The 2021 Oscar nominations have been announced. Because of the pandemic, films that premiered on streaming services were eligible for the nominations as long as the productions had originally been intended for theatrical release.
Cinema Retro has received the following press release relating to the Region 2 UK release:
Eureka Entertainment to release a 1970s Killer creature
double feature of NIGHTWING & SHADOW OF THE HAWK, on Blu-ray for the first
time in the UK, presented as part of the Eureka Classics range from15 March 2021. The first print run of 2000 copies
will feature a Limited-Edition Collector’s Booklet.
Are a wave of mysterious deaths on a Native
American reservation being caused by killer vampire bats, or a curse from
beyond the grave? Featuring special effects work by Carlo
Rambaldi (Alien, E.T. the Extra Terrestrial),
Nightwing
was one of many creature features produced to cash in on the success of Jaws,
but director Arthur Hiller (Love Story) also imbues the film with
a humanitarian edge. Described in recent years as an “eco-gothic Westernâ€, and
“a great exploration of social change and race relationsâ€, Nightwing comes
to Blu-ray for the first time ever in the UK.
An ageing medicine man (Academy Award nominee Chief Dan
George; The Outlaw Josey Wales) recruits his
sceptical grandson (Jan-Michael Vincent; Airwolf,
The Mechanic) to aid him in a spiritual battle against evil spirits
and black magic. Filmed in the forests of British Columbia to stunning effect, Shadow of
the Hawk features a number of eerie and effective sequences of
supernatural terror, and Eureka Classics is proud to
present the film on Blu-ray for the first time ever on home video in the UK.