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    OK, these popped up in my inbox this morning, figured I'd pass them along.

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    Aguirre, Wrath of God

    A film by Werner Herzog starring Klaus Kinski

    A visceral, ambitious exploration of megalomania and savage beauty, Aguirre, Wrath of God remains one of Herzog's most brilliant achievements and one of German cinema's totemic masterpieces.

    Coming to Blu-ray for the first time on 19 May 2014 in a Limited Edition SteelBookTM, it will also be included in mammoth Herzog Blu-ray and DVD box sets released in July. The SteelBookTM contains both English and German versions of Aguirre, four other Herzog films, including Last Words and Fata Morgana, and feature-length audio commentaries with the director for both Aguirre and Fata Morgana.

    Shot entirely on location in the wild Amazonian jungle near Machu Picchu, Aguirre, Wrath of God stars the legendarily volatile Klaus Kinski as Don Lope de Aguirre, a power-crazed sixteenth-century explorer who leads a troupe of conquistadors on a doomed expedition in search of El Dorado, the fabled 'City of Gold'.

    This was Herzog's first of five tempestuous collaborations with Kinski who gave what is arguably his greatest ever performance as Aguirre. With his sinister, tilting walk and demonic gaze, Kinski endows Aguirre with an eerie restraint, a threatening unpredictability.

    Integral to the film is the hypnotic score by Florian Fricke of Krautrock band Popol Vuh.

    Special features:

    Limited Edition SteelBookTM
    Original mono audio (German and English)
    Alternative 5.1 Surround audio (German)
    The Unprecedented Defence of the Fortress Deutschkreuz (Werner Herzog, 1967, 16 mins): symbolic drama about four young men hiding from an imagined enemy
    Last Words (Werner Herzog, 1968, 13 mins): short film about the last man to leave a former leper colony
    Precautions Against Fanatics (Werner Herzog, 1969, 11 mins): short satire about horse-racing enthusiasts
    Fata Morgana (Werner Herzog, 1971, 77 mins): hallucinatory film exploring mirages and the Mayan creation myth
    Feature-length audio commentaries with Werner Herzog for both Aguirre, Wrath of God and Fata Morgana
    Original theatrical trailer
    Stills gallery
    Illustrated booklet with a new essay by Laurie Johnson, full film credits and on-set photographs

    Product details:

    RRP: £22.99 / cat. no. BFIB1169 / Cert PG

    Germany / 1972 / colour / German language, with optional English subtitles; English language / 93 mins / Original aspect ratio 1.33:1 / BD50 / 1080p / PCM 1.0 mono audio (48k/24-bit) and 5.1 DTS-HD Master Audio



    The Werner Herzog Collection box-sets, which span 20 years of the director's career, from 1967 - 1987, will be released on 21 July on Blu-ray (8 discs) and DVD (7 discs).

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    Nosferatu the Vampyre

    A film by Werner Herzog starring Klaus Kinski, Isabelle Adjani and Bruno Ganz

    Werner Herzog's masterful contribution to the vampire canon is both a discerning tribute to FW Murnau's 1922 silent classic, and a singularly atmospheric and thoughtful horror film in its own right.

    It comes to Blu-ray for the first time on 19 May 2014, released in a Limited Edition SteelBookTM ahead of its inclusion in mammoth Herzog Blu-ray and DVD box-sets in July.

    The SteelBookTM contains both English and German versions of the film, a full-length audio commentary with Werner Herzog, an on-set documentary and more.

    Jonathan Harker (Bruno Ganz, Downfall) lives with his young wife Lucy (Isabelle Adjani, Possession) in the idyllic town of Wismar, where he works as an estate agent. In spite of grim omens, Harker ventures deep into the Carpathian Mountains to close a property deal with Count Dracula (Klaus Kinski, Aguirre, Wrath of God), a sickly, wraith-like creature with sunken eyes and pallid skin. While dining that night at the Count's ghostly castle, Harker cuts his finger, provoking a disturbing reaction in his host...

    Kinski's exquisite central performance, Herzog's painterly images and Popul Vuh's ethereal music combine to create one of horror cinema's most hypnotic and seductive experiences.

    Special features:

    Limited Edition SteelBookTM
    Newly remastered presentations of the English and German versions
    Original mono audio (German and English)
    Alternative 5.1 Surround audio (German)
    Feature-length audio commentary with Werner Herzog
    On-set documentary (1979, 13 mins): promotional film featuring candid interviews with Werner Herzog and Klaus Kinski
    Original theatrical trailer
    Stills gallery
    Illustrated booklet with a new essay by Laurie Johnson, full film credits and on-set photographs

    Product details:

    RRP: £22.99 / cat. no. BFIB1172 / Cert PG

    Germany, France / 1979 / colour / German language, with optional English subtitles; English language / 107 mins / Original aspect ratio 1.85:1 / BD50 / 1080p / PCM 1.0 mono audio (48k/24-bit) and 5.1 DTS-HD Master Audio

    The Werner Herzog Collection box-sets, which span 20 years of the director's career, from 1967 - 1987, will be released on 21 July on Blu-ray (8 discs) and DVD (7 discs).

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      First images I've seen from the BFI Aguirre transfer are here.
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        The Werner Herzog Collection - 18 films on Blu-ray and DVD

        Presented in two formats - an 8-disc Blu-ray box set and a 10-disc DVD box set - The Werner Herzog Collection is released by the BFI on 28 July 2014. Containing 18 films by the visionary German filmmaking legend, the collection includes such classics of world cinema as Nosferatu the Vampyre, Aguirre, Wrath of God and Fitzcarraldo, as well as a number of Herzog's acclaimed, but rarely seen short films.

        Extensive extras include Jack Bond's long-unseen South Bank Show portrait of Herzog (1982), Les Blank's classics Werner Herzog Eats His Shoe (1980) and Burden of Dreams (1982), feature-length director commentaries, original trailers, stills galleries and an extensive contextualising booklet.

        The films:

        The Unprecedented Defence of the Fortress Deutschkreuz (1967) | Last Words (1968) | Precautions Against Fanatics (1969) | Handicapped Future (1970) | Fata Morgana (1971) | Land of Silence and Darkness (1971) | Aguirre, Wrath of God (1972) | The Enigma of Kaspar Hauser (1974) | The Great Ecstasy of Woodcarver Steiner (1975) | Heart of Glass (1976) | How Much Wood Would a Woodchuck Chuck (1976) | Stroszek (1977) | Nosferatu, the Vampyre (1979) | Woyzeck (1979) | Huie's Sermon (1980) | God's Angry Man (1980) | Fitzcarraldo (1982) | Cobre Verde (1987)

        Special features:

        All films presented in High Definition
        Alternative German and English versions of Nosteratu, the Vampyre
        Full-length audio commentaries with Werner Herzog on selected titles
        Alternative German and English language audio options on selected titles
        Newly created subtitles for all films
        Optional 5.1 German and English audio on selected titles
        Nosferatu on-set documentary (1979, 13 mins)
        Werner Herzog Eats His Shoe (Les Blank, 1980, 21 mins)
        Burden of Dreams (Les Blank, 1982, 95 mins)
        Guardian Lecture with Werner Herzog (1988, 83 mins)
        South Bank Show: Werner Herzog (Jack Bond, 1982, 56 mins)
        Original trailers on selected titles
        Stills galleries on selected titles
        Illustrated booklet with extensive essay by Laurie Johnson; full film credits



        Blu-ray product details

        RRP: £79.99 / cat. no. BFIB1192 / Cert 15

        Germany, France, Peru, Ghana / 1967-1987 / black & white, and colour / German language, with optional English subtitles; English language / 1391 mins + extras / Original aspect ratios 1.33:1, 1.66:1 and 1.85:1 / BD50 x 8 / 1080p / PCM mono and stereo audio (48k/24-bit) and 5.1 DTS-HD master audio (640kbps)

        DVD product details

        RRP: £59.99 / cat. no. BFIV2005 / Cert 15

        Germany, France, Peru, Ghana / 1967 -1987 / black & white, and colour / German language, with optional English subtitles; English language / 1341 mins + extras / Original aspect ratios 1.33:1, 1.66:1 and 1.85:1 / DVD9 x 10 / Dolby Digital mono audio and stereo audio (320kbps) and Dolby Digital 5.1 surround audio (448kbps)

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            I've got an email today saying that the BFI's big Herzog box has been pushed back to the end of August - which is kind of a relief as I'm going to be skint at the end of this month anyway
            'You know, I'd almost forgotten what your eyes looked like. Still the same. Pissholes in the snow'

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            • #7
              Yep, BFI confirmed via email this morning "Our deluxe Blu-ray and DVD box set The Werner Herzog Collection will now be released 25 August."
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