Kathryn Morris UK

Bone Tomahawk A Steel On Disc In UK

The Bone Tomahawk story is not quite over in the UK.

On Monday-week (15th August 2016) a special edition of the movie Blu-ray is being released exclusively by the online retailer Zavvi.

The ‘special’ is the case the disc comes in. Rather than the standard plastic box that Blu-ray’s normally come in (as Bone Tomahawk itself does, albeit with a black horizontal stripe across the top) this is a special metal box. It is being called a ‘steelbook’ and has different art on it too compared with the previously available versions. Check it out in the image above. Very skull-y.

A larger version of the front cover image joins the one above in the KM UK Gallery.

At £18 it is around the same price as the initial Blu-ray release so if you are going to buy a copy why not go with this one.

You can find the details on the Zavvi website HERE.

As I am sure you are aware by now Bone Tomahawk harks back to the classic western, a genre largely ignored of late, but adds in the more on-trend twist of a sort of zombie-like creature and throws in a big dose of a horror. It’s a horror western. Kurt Russell (Death Proof) stars as the sheriff who takes it upon himself to rescue some kidnapped townsf0lk from the murderous savages. Matthew Fox (Lost), Patrick Wilson (Insidious), and Richard Jenkins (Let Me In) join the ill-fate adventure. Kathryn has a small role as the wife of Sheriff Hunt. Lili Simmons (Banshee) is one of those taken.

Room(g’day)mate Wanted

It’s been a day.

A whole 24 hours, almost to the minute, has gone by since I last posted about Roommate Wanted (aka 2Br/1Ba). That very post is here.

Having stumbled across the news that Roommate Wanted was recently released in Germany on DVD and Blu-ray formats, I also found out that in about one month’s time those on the other side of the world will get it too.

Yes, our cousins in Australia will be on the receiving end of both disc formats on the 20th of July this year.

Based on the ‘M’ logo on the front of the cover (image on the right) it looks like the film has been classified as being suitable for those aged 15 and over. Apparently there is some leeway for appropriate adults to be slightly inappropriate and allow younger ones access, but they probably shouldn’t. Always read any advisory notes provided by your regional authority.

Australia is not part of Europe, and is seriously considering no longer having anything to do with the UK, but managed to horn in on Eurovision recently because it uses the same TV standards and therefore is in the same DVD/Blu-ray region codes.

Roommate Vanted

It’s been a year.

A whole 12 months, almost to the day, has gone by since I last posted about Roommate Wanted (aka 2Br/1Ba). That very post, my review of the movie, is here.

I have just discovered that Roommate Wanted has been released in Germany for home viewing. Not only is it available on DVD, as it was in the USA, but also on the hi-def Blu-ray format too.

It looks like it started shipping at the beginning of this month (June 2016). Despite what the image on the right suggests I believe the disc is rated with as acceptable for 16 year olds. Check your local suppliers for details though.

As things stand at the time of writing the UK is still part of Europe and the whole continent, and Australasia, are part of the same region for DVDs and Blu-rays so cross border purchasing is viable.

Kathryn has a small role in the comedy drama about two room-mates (played by Alexa Vega and Spencer Grammer) who get into a more than a little disagreement about something.

Bone Tomahawk On Disc In UK Tomorrow

New news has been a bit hard to come-by of late so in another ‘remainder reminder’ the horror-western Bone Tomahawk is out on on DVD and Blu-ray formats in the UK from tomorrow (13th June).

I’m not sure how successful Bone Tomahawk was at the cinemas. It got a limited release and was also made available via VOD services around the same time, which will have had an impact. This makes box-office figures sparse and of limited use in gauging results.

The long time span between the first UK screening at the BFI London Film Festival in October of last year, the general release being delayed until February of this year, and then a further 4 months for the home disc release, can’t have helped matters.

The general consensus appears to be that Bone Tomahawk is a very good film, especially for such a low budget production from a first time director (also the writer) S. Craig Zahler. The stellar cast must have helped in getting the idea to the screen.

No doubt it will quickly become a cult classic now it is available on disc.

Here are links those links again to the Amazon UK DVD and Blu-ray pages.

There is still over a week to go if you want to win a copy of Bone Tomahawk in the format of your choice in a competition on the Scream horror magazine website. See HERE for details.

Bone Tomahawk On Disc In UK Next Week

Monday-week (that’s the Monday after tomorrow for those non-Englanders) the horror western Bone Tomahawk will be released on DVD and Blu-ray formats in the UK.

It hits the shelves, virtual and real, on Monday the 13th of June.

Much to my surprise it looks like I didn’t post this information when I found it out a while back. I definitely posted about the addition of pages on Amazon’s website back in February but the information then was not complete. Later the proper date was added.

The prices of the discs has dropped since then to £9.99 (~US$15) for the DVD and £14.99 (~US$22) for the Blu-ray. Don’t worry if you pre-ordered, you will be charged the lower price at the time of shipping.

If you would like to a copy for free then the website of Scream, the horror magazine, is offering readers an opportunity to win one. They have 7 Blu-rays and 3 DVDs so there are ten chances to take a price. You only need to send them an email with your contact details by the 20th of June (a couple of weeks from now) to take part. See the Scream website HERE for details.