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Reposted by Eric (aka Stab West)

Disc-Connected: Your trusted news source in physical media @disc-connected.bsky.social · 13h

Folks...

I have gotten MANY messages asking if I know anything about "Scream Factory shutting down". Let me lay a few things out.

1. A new account on the Blu-ray.com forums made one comment and EVERYONE is speculating because of that single comment.

2. The internet loves a good rumor.

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Disc-Connected: Your trusted news source in physical media @disc-connected.bsky.social · 2d

***DEAL***

#Blaxploitation Classics Volume 1 from #ShoutStudios is down to $99.99 on Amazon and some regions are showing a coupon bringing it down to $79.99:

https://amzn.to/3J5hKK2

#BluRay #Ad #PhysicalMedia #BluRays #BoutiqueBluRay #CultMovies #DiscConnected

Amazon.com: Blaxploitation Classics: Volume One - 4K Ultra HD + Blu-ray [4K UHD] : Anthony Quinn, Fred Williamson, Pam Grier, Isaac Hayes, Yaphet Kotto, Minnie Gentry, Julius Harris, Booker Bradshaw, Austin Stoker, Anthony Franciosa, Gloria Hendry, Robert DoQui, D'Urville Martin, Alan Weeks, Margaret Avery, William Elliott, Annazette Chase, Don Pedro Colley, Allan Arbus, Sid Haig, Ralph Serpe, David Sheldon, Fouad Said, Fred Weintraub, Larry Cohen, Paul Hellerman, Robert Papazian, William Girdler, Barry Shear, Jonathan Kaplan, Larry Cohen, Jack Hill: Movies & TV

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Eric (aka Stab West) @stabwest.bsky.social · 3d

Had to pay my respects by watching one of my favorite films starring Diane Keaton. #RIPDianeKeaton

#LastFourWatched #LetterboxdFriday #FilmSky

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Eric (aka Stab West) @stabwest.bsky.social · 17d

Hoping Diabolik or Orbit gets this one in!

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Eric (aka Stab West) @stabwest.bsky.social · 17d

The spooky season is nigh.
#LetterboxdFriday #LastFourWatched #FilmSky

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Eric (aka Stab West) @stabwest.bsky.social · 20d

September Acquisitions

#PhysicalMedia #FilmSky

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Eric (aka Stab West) @stabwest.bsky.social · Sep 18

Solid flick from the @severinfilms.bsky.social library.
boxd.it/b6FgK9

#FilmSky

A ★★★★ review of The Mad Bomber (1973)

If you’ve ever listened to the Severin podcast, you know those folks are great at promoting their titles. They can make every movie, no matter how good or bad, sound like a gift from God that you abso...

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Disc-Connected: Your trusted news source in physical media @disc-connected.bsky.social · Sep 15

***ANNOUNCEMENT***

Coming on December 16th on #4K and Blu-ray in the US from @criterion.bsky.social: #PeeweesBigAdventure (1985)!

One of the most eccentric comedies of the 1980s, Pee-wee’s Big Adventure is a pop-culture touchstone that helped make a manic oddball named Pee-wee Herman—

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Eric (aka Stab West) @stabwest.bsky.social · Sep 12

#LetterboxdFriday #LastFourWatched #Filmsky

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Disc-Connected: Your trusted news source in physical media @disc-connected.bsky.social · Sep 4

***VIDEO***

New interview up with BRAND NEW Boutique label, New Wave video! John and Maiko join me to discuss the roots behind the name of the label, detailing their first three spines, and even give an exclusive reveal to spine #4!

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Eric (aka Stab West) @stabwest.bsky.social · Sep 5

#LastFourWatched #LetterboxdFriday #FilmSky

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Disc-Connected: Your trusted news source in physical media @disc-connected.bsky.social · Sep 2

***RELEASE DETAILS***

Coming on November 26th on #4K in Australia from @imprintfilms.bsky.social: #Jade (1995)!

When a prominent art dealer is found murdered, the man’s death leads to an intriguing investigation steeped in sex, deception, corruption, and crime. District Attorney David Corelli

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Eric (aka Stab West) @stabwest.bsky.social · Sep 1

August acquisitions.

#PhysicalMedia #FilmSky @arrowvideo.bsky.social @shoutstudios.bsky.social @severinfilms.bsky.social @synapsefilms.bsky.social @deafcrocodile.bsky.social @kinolorber.com

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Bill Hunt @billhuntbits.bsky.social · Aug 30

BREAKING on @thedigitalbits.bsky.social website – Disney sets TRON (1982) & TRON: LEGACY (2010) for 4K Ultra HD release on 9/16! Details here… 👇
thedigitalbits.com/columns/bill...

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Eric (aka Stab West) @stabwest.bsky.social · Aug 28

Worth noting that Gruv has been cracking down on people who repeatedly use the code. You can still get away with it, but more and more reports are coming in about orders being canceled.

Eric (aka Stab West) @stabwest.bsky.social · Aug 28

Ugh. Looks like tons a great new features too. Damn it.

Maybe for the 50th we'll finally get those Eric Stoltz scenes! 😆

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Disc-Connected: Your trusted news source in physical media @disc-connected.bsky.social · Aug 28

***ANNOUNCEMENT***

Coming on October 14th on Amazon Exclusive #4K #Steelbook in the US from #UniversalPictures: #BackToTheFuture 40th Anniversary 4K Trilogy Steelbook Giftset (1985-1990)!

Experience one of the most popular movie series of all time like never before with Back to the Future:

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Reposted by Eric (aka Stab West)

Disc-Connected: Your trusted news source in physical media @disc-connected.bsky.social · Aug 28

***ANNOUNCEMENT***

Coming on October 14th on #4K #Steelbook in the US from #UniversalPictures: #BackToTheFuture (1985)!

From the Academy Award-winning filmmakers Steven Spielberg and Robert Zemeckis comes Back to the Future—the original, groundbreaking adventure that sparked one of the most

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Reposted by Eric (aka Stab West)

Disc-Connected: Your trusted news source in physical media @disc-connected.bsky.social · Aug 28

***ANNOUNCEMENT***

Coming on November 10th on Collector's Edition #4K #Steelbook in the UK from #UniversalPictures: #BackToTheFuturePartIII (1990)!

To celebrate the 40th Anniversary of the original film, Universal presents a special edition steelbook of Back to the Future III housed in a

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Reposted by Eric (aka Stab West)

Disc-Connected: Your trusted news source in physical media @disc-connected.bsky.social · Aug 28

***ANNOUNCEMENT***

Coming on November 10th on Collector's Edition #4K #Steelbook in the UK from #UniversalPictures: #BackToTheFuturePartII (1989)!

To celebrate the 40th Anniversary of the original film, Universal presents a special edition steelbook of Back to the Future II housed in a

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Reposted by Eric (aka Stab West)

Disc-Connected: Your trusted news source in physical media @disc-connected.bsky.social · Aug 28

***ANNOUNCEMENT***

Coming on November 10th on Collector's Edition #4K #Steelbook in the UK from #UniversalPictures: #BackToTheFuture (1985)!

To celebrate the 40th Anniversary of this beloved classic, Universal presents a special edition steelbook housed in a rigid slipcase featuring new and

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Eric (aka Stab West) @stabwest.bsky.social · Aug 26

Ugh. This ABSOLUTELY sucks!

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Gold Ninja Video @goldninjavideo.bsky.social · Aug 26

Unfortunately, like every small business in the world, I will be forced to stop shipping to the United States starting tomorrow, August 27, due to the elimination of duty-free shipping for packages valued under $800 to the United States.

This really sucks.

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Eric (aka Stab West) @stabwest.bsky.social · Aug 26

I don’t hear people talk about this one much but this show was awesome.

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Disc-Connected: Your trusted news source in physical media @disc-connected.bsky.social · Aug 26

***ANNOUNCEMENT***

Coming on December 3rd on #4K in Australia from @umbrellaent.bsky.social: #LakeMungo (2008)!

Sixteen-year-old Alice Palmer drowns while swimming in the local dam. When her body is recovered and a verdict of accidental death returned, her grieving family buries her.

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