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Wednesday, October 1, 2014

News: AT THE EARTH'S CORE (1976) Hitting Blu-ray in January

Good news for fans of the John Dark/Kevin Connor lost world epics of the Seventies: Kino Video and Scorpion Releasing have announced that they will be bringing to Blu-ray the Edgar Rice Burroughs adaptation At the Earth's Core (1976), starring stalwart Doug McClure, Star Wars' Peter Cushing, and the stunning Caroline Munro. The disc is scheduled to be released on January 13, 2015.

Here's what Kino has to say about their upcoming release:

There's more than lava at the Earth's core. There's also Pellucidar: an underground empire where gargantuan pterodactyls torture and enslave all humanoids - including the lovely Dia (Munro). But all that could change when a surface-dwelling scientist (Cushing) and an American businessman (McClure) drive their powerful "Iron Mole" straight into Pellucidar...stirring up a great deal more than dirt, rocks and lava!

Special Features:

    Reversible cover art work
    Brand New on camera interview with star Caroline Munro
    Brand New on camera with Director Kevin Connor
    Audio commentary with Kevin Connor
    Original Trailer

Sounds like an essential purchase! Here's hoping that this does well, so that Kino might also score the rights to Warlords Of Atlantis (which still doesn't have an authorized U.S. release) and the Time Forgot flicks.

7 comments:

Paul R. McNameeOctober 1, 2014 at 9:07 AM
C'mon 'Warlords of Atlantis'! C'mon 'Warlords of Atlantis'!
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aficionadofanOctober 1, 2014 at 10:29 AM
Caroline Munro in HD?! I'm there!
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Patrick D. BooneOctober 1, 2014 at 4:56 PM
Looks like a must have!
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DennyOctober 3, 2014 at 4:59 AM
Day one purchase for me.
Now for Warlords and Land that time forgot :D
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SteveOctober 3, 2014 at 2:11 PM
Heck yeah! I've been waiting for this to come out. And yes, bring on "The Land that Time Forgot" too. Doug McClure dinosaur movies were a staple of my childhood. I wish he could be alive to do the commentary with Caroline. Good times, good times.
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UnknownOctober 9, 2014 at 5:27 AM
Oh yes, I'll have this please...
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ScottNovember 4, 2014 at 1:56 PM
For those interested in seeing the broadcast HD prints of At The Earth's Core and The Land That Time Forgot, MGM HD is airing them.

The channel is running both on November 7th, with TLTTF starting at 9:25am, and ATEC at 1:10pm. Times listed are Central.

Set those DVR's!
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