Mortal Kombat Kollection [1995/1997] [Arrow 4kUHD/Blu-Ray LE]

GET OVER HERE! And read this review of the 1990s action adaptation dulology of the parents-pearly-clutching bloody fighting game Mortal Kombat! Both the fondly remembered 1995 Paul WS Anderson film and its less fondly remembered 1997 sequel, Annihilation, by John R. Leonetti, are collected on 4K & Blu-Ray with a fantastic, largest set of features, due at the end of June 2026.

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The Bootleg Files: Uncle Tom’s Bungalow

BOOTLEG FILES 941: “Uncle Tom’s Bungalow” (1937 animated short directed by Tex Avery).

LAST SEEN: On Vimeo.

AMERICAN HOME VIDEO:
An excerpt was featured in a 1989 VHS video release.

REASON FOR BOOTLEG STATUS: It was withdrawn from circulation.

CHANCES OF SEEING A COMMERCIAL DVD RELEASE: None.

The slavery era represented one of the most painful chapters of American history, and the idea of making a comedy out of this tragedy is incomprehensible. Incredibly, the Warner Bros. animation unit thought it would be a fun idea to take Harriet Beecher Stowe’s anti-slavery landmark “Uncle Tom’s Cabin” and turn it into a breezy, irreverent romp.
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