 Released on 22nd April 2024
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 Voices is a 1973 UK horror thriller by Kevin Billington
Starring David Hemmings, Gayle Hunnicutt and Lynn Farleigh
Cut by the BBFC for an AA rated cinema release in 1973. Presumably it was the cinema version that was released on pre-cert VHS in 1982. Uncut for 15 rated Blu-ray in 2022.
UK: Uncut and BBFC 15 rated with a trigger
warning for suicide references, bloody images:
Promotional Material Real-life husband and wife David Hemmings (Blowup, Deep Red) and Gayle Hunnicutt (Eye of the Cat, Fragment of Fear) star in this tense British shocker from director Kevin Billington
(The Rise and Rise of Michael Rimmer).
After a tragic family accident, Claire (Hunnicutt) suffers a mental breakdown. In an effort to help her recovery, Robert (Hemmings), her husband, takes her to convalesce in a grand country house, but her
already fragile sanity is soon threatened by ghostly apparitions and terrifying visions. Extras "INDICATOR STANDARD EDITION SPECIAL FEATURES
New restoration from a 4K scan of the original separation masters by Powerhouse Films
Authentic presentation of this unique mixed-media production, which combines film-shot and video-captured material
Original mono audio
Audio commentary with writers and film experts Barry Forshaw and Kim Newman (2022)
Wide Boys (2022, 18 mins): film historian Vic Pratt charts the ups and downs of John Daly and David Hemmings' production company, Hemdale
Mon Brave! (2022, 8 mins): filmmaker Peter Crane recalls his personal and professional relationship with Hemmings
Voices from the Past (2022, 4 mins): a look at the challenges of restoring Voices
Image gallery: promotional and publicity
material
New and improved English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing"
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The Beast In The Cellar is a 1971 UK horror thriller by James Kelley
Starring Beryl Reid, Flora Robson and John Hamill
BBFC cuts were required for X rated cinema release in 1970. Later uncut and 15 rated
on 2004 DVD. Summary Notes Soldiers in a rural English town are being brutally murdered by an unknown creature. Two sisters living nearby realize they might understand what's
happening.
UK: Uncut and BBFC 15 rated for moderate bloody violence:
Promotional Material When soldiers stationed in the local community are mauled to death in the local woods, a wild cat is thought to be the culprit. However, two sisters, begin to suspect that their
brother who has been locked in their cellar for 30 years may be responsible. This creepy early 70s horror starring Beryl Reid (Psychomania) and Flora Robson (Eye of the Devil, Fragment of Fear) carries a brooding tension that is both claustrophobic and
horrible. A bonafide cult classic. 2K Remaster from 4K Scans of the Original Negatives presented in High Definition (1080p) Blu-ray in 1.66:1 Aspect Ratio Original Uncompressed Mono Optional English SDH Audio commentary by associate producer
Christopher Neame and executive producer Tony Tenser, moderated by author John Hamilton Audio Commentary By Film Critics David Flint and Allan Bryce Beats in the Cellar - An Interview with Composer Tony Macaulay Beast in the Cells - An Interview with
Editor Nicholas Napier-Bell Sound From the Cellar - An Interview with Sound Camera Operator Graham V. Hartstone Getting in the Cellar - An Interview with Actor Christopher Chittell Original Trailer
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Black Mask is a 1996 Hong Kong action comedy by Daniel Lee.
With Jet Li, Ching Wan Lau and Karen Mok.
Cut in Hong Kong for its theatrical release. This was then shortened for the export version which was passed 18 by the BBFC for UK home video. The uncut Hong Kong version was later released. The restored Hong Kong cuts were also
restored to the Export Version resulting in the Extended Export Version. The longest version is the Taiwan Version which restores deleted scenes from a Workprint. Summary Notes A
survivor of a supersoldier project must fight his former comrades as a masked hero.
UK: The US Export Version is BBFC 18 rated:
- 2024 Eureka Limited Edition [Uncut Hong Kong + US Export + Taiwan Versions] (RB) Blu-ray
at UK Amazon #ad released on 22nd April 2024
Promotional Material Jet Li stars in an action-packed superhero spectacle produced by the legendary Tsui Hark ! Tsui Chik (Li) is
a librarian who leads a quiet, unassuming life -- or, at least, that's what he wants people to believe. In truth, he was once a member of the 701 Squad, a group of elite combatants produced by a failed super-soldier project. In kind with his former
comrades, his central nervous system has been altered to render him impervious to pain. When several of his fellow test subjects resurface and embark on a crimewave under the leadership of their former commander Hung Kuk ( Patrick Lung
), Tsui is forced to use his extraordinary abilities once more. Donning a costume, he sets out to face his past -- as the vigilante known as the Black Mask. Adapted from the =manhua by Pang Chi-ming and Li Chi-tak and heavily
influenced by Bruce Lee's turn as Kato in =The Green Hornet , Black Mask is one of the most entertaining movies in Jet Li's filmography and boasts action orchestrated by Yuen Woo-ping, who would later
win an Academy Award for his work on =Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon . Eureka Classics is proud to present the film in its rarely seen uncut version on Blu-ray from a 2K restoration! LIMITED EDITION TWO-DISC
BLU-RAY SET FEATURES: Limited Edition of 2000 copies only | O-card slipcase featuring new artwork by Grégory Sacré (Gokaiju) | Limited Edition bonus disc featuring two alternate versions of the film | PLUS: A
Limited- edition collector's booklet featuring new writing on the film by James Oliver DISC ONE Fully uncut Hong Kong version presented in 1080p from a 2K restoration | Original US version presented in 1080p from a 2K restoration | Original
Cantonese Stereo and optional DTS-HD MA 5.1 (Hong Kong Version) | Optional English subtitles, newly translated for this release | Brand new audio commentary on the Hong Kong version by Asian film expert Frank Djeng (NY Asian Film Festival) | Brand new
audio commentary on the US export version by action cinema experts Mike Leeder and Arne Venema | Brand new interview with stuntman Mike Lambert | Brand new interview with film critic Andrew Heskins (easternKicks.com) | Brand new interview with Leon Hunt,
author of Kung Fu Cult Masters: From Bruce Lee to Crouching Tiger | Reversible sleeve featuring original poster artwork | Archival Making of featurette | Trailers DISC TWO (LIMITED EDITION BONUS DISC) Alternate
Taiwanese cut of the film | Extended version of Black Mask featuring all the unique footage from the various releases of the film re-inserted
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Ship Of The Damned is a 2024 UK action horror by Steve Lawson
Starring Hannaj Bang Bendz, Jacob Anderton and Francesca Louise White
There are no censorship issues with this release Summary Notes After an abandoned 500 year-old ship appears off the coast of a small town, Historian Elena and the local
coastguard go to investigate. They discover it is not abandoned and the ship's cursed crew have horrific plans for the intruders.
UK: Uncut and BBFC 15 rated for strong violence, gore, language, threat, sexual threat:
Promotional Material After an abandoned 400 year-old pirate ship appears off the coast of a small town, Maritime Historian Elena and the local coastguard are sent to investigate its origins. They soon
discover it is anything but abandoned and the ship's cursed pirate crew have horrific plans for the intruders.
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 Released on 23rd April 2024
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Black Mask is a 1996 Hong Kong action comedy by Daniel Lee
Starring Jet Li, Ching Wan Lau and Karen Mok
Cut in Hong Kong for its theatrical release. This was then shortened for the export version which was passed 18 by the BBFC for UK home video. The uncut Hong Kong version was later released. The restored Hong Kong cuts were also restored to
the Export Version resulting in the Extended Export Version. The longest version is the Taiwan Version which restores deleted scenes from a Workprint. Summary Notes A survivor of a
supersoldier project must fight his former comrades as a masked hero.
US: The US Version is MPAA R rated for:
- 2024 Eureka Limited Edition [Uncut Hong Kong + US Export + Taiwan Versions] (RA) Blu-ray at US
Amazon #ad released on 23rd April 2024
Promotional Material THE SUPERHERO MARTIAL ARTS CLASSIC FROM WRITER / PRODUCER TSUI HARK (ONCE UPON A TIME IN CHINA, KNOCK OFF) NOW AVAILABLE IN A 2-DISC LIMITED EDITION
BLU-RAY! Tsui Chik (Li) is a librarian who leads a quiet, unassuming life - or, at least, that's what he wants people to believe. In truth, he was once a member of the 701 Squad, a group of elite combatants produced by a failed
super-soldier project. In kind with his former comrades, his central nervous system has been altered to render him impervious to pain. When several of his fellow test subjects resurface and embark on a crimewave under the leadership of their former
commander Hung Kuk (Patrick Lung), Tsui is forced to use his extraordinary abilities once more. Donning a costume, he sets out to face his past - as the vigilante known as the Black Mask. Adapted from the manhua by Pang Chi-ming and Li Chi-tak and
heavily influenced by Bruce Lee's turn as Kato in The Green Hornet, Black Mask is one of the most entertaining movies in Jet Li's filmography and boasts action orchestrated by Yuen Woo-ping, who would later win an Academy Award for his work on Crouching
Tiger, Hidden Dragon. Eureka Classics is proud to present the film in its rarely seen uncut version on Blu-ray from a 2K restoration! LIMITED EDITION TWO-DISC BLU-RAY SET FEATURES: Limited Edition of 2000
copies only | O-card slipcase featuring new artwork by Grégory Sacré (Gokaiju) | Limited Edition bonus disc featuring an extended version of the film | PLUS: A Limited- edition collector's booklet featuring new writing on the film by James Oliver
DISC ONE
- Fully uncut Hong Kong version presented in 1080p from a 2K restoration
- Original US version presented in 1080p from a 2K restoration
- Original Cantonese Stereo and optional DTS-HD MA 5.1 (Hong Kong Version)
- Optional English subtitles, newly translated for this release
- Brand new audio commentary on the Hong Kong version by Asian film expert Frank Djeng (NY Asian Film Festival)
- Brand new audio commentary on the US export
version by action cinema experts Mike Leeder and Arne Venema
- Brand new interview with stuntman Mike Lambert
- Brand new interview with film critic Andrew Heskins (easternKicks.com)
- Brand new interview with
Leon Hunt, author of Kung Fu Cult Masters: From Bruce Lee to Crouching Tiger
- Reversible sleeve featuring original poster artwork
- Archival Making of featurette
- Trailers
DISC TWO (LIMITED EDITION BONUS DISC)
- Extended version of Black Mask featuring all the unique footage from the various releases of the film re-inserted
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Forbidden Passions + Lurid Tales: The Castle Queen is a double feature by Ellen Cabot, Jackie Garth
Starring Debra Beatty and Kim Dawson There are
no censorship issues with this release. US: Uncut and MPAA R rated for:
Promotional Material DOUBLE THE FUN WITH THESE TWO STEAMY FLICKS STARRING DEBRA BEATTY AND KIM DAWSON IN THIS SEXY 'SKINMAX' DOUBLE FEATURE! FORBIDDEN PASSIONS: Your wildest fantasies are possible
in this look at afterlife encounters when Mara (Debra Beatty, Caged Heat 3000), a cyber-seductress uses her special computer programming skills to fulfill your most intimate dreams while in the afterlife. LURID TALES: THE CASTLE QUEEN: When Thomas
(Shannon Dow Smith, Invasion of Privacy) is playing what he believes to be a simple arcade game, he is suddenly transformed back to Cromwellian England and finds himself in a bawdy battle for the rights to a magnificent estate - and for the heart of Lady
Dorset (Kim Dawson, Bad Blood), the lusty seductress of the castle.
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Galaxy Girls +
Petticoat Planet SkinMax Double Feature is a 2024 film by Scott Harris, Ellen Cabot
Starring Elizabeth Kaitan, Gail Thackray and Monique Parent There are no censorship issues with this release. US: Uncut and
MPAA R rated for:
Promotional Material DOUBLE THE FUN WITH THESE TWO SEXY SCI-FI FLICKS STARRING GAIL THACKRAY AND ELIZABETH KAITAN IN THIS 'SKINMAX' DOUBLE FEATURE! GALAXY GIRLS: An alien vessel crashes on Earth
and is discovered by Cindy (Gail Thackray, Bigfoot or Bust), Shauna (Yvette McClendon, Haunted) and Becky (Heather Ford), three friends beginning what they think to be a casual vacation in the mountains. The alien creatures, escaping a death sentence on
their own world, are motivated only by death, destruction and a taste for blood. Ultimately nothing stands in the way except Cindy, aided by Matt (Bernie Van De Yacht, Prey), another visitor from beyond the stars sent to recover the ship and bring them
to justice. Together they set out to destroy the ship, though its destruction could strand Matt on earth forever! Also known as Alien Escape, this sexy sci-fi adventure also features Monique Parent (Buford's Beach Bunnies) along with appearances by cult
directors Fred Olen Ray (Cyclone) and Jim Wynorski (Chopping Mall). PETTICOAT PLANET: Commander Steve Rogers (Troy Vincent,Team Knight Rider), a blue collar space jockey with a lousy job, crash-lands his corroding craft onto a desert planet. But
his luck is about to change... as he recovers, he finds himself to be the only man in a wild western town inhabited by beautiful, gun slingin' whiskey drinkin' women. Peace, harmony and boredom are abound in Puckerbush Gulch until word gets out that for
the first time in twenty years, there's a man in their midst. Best friends become bitter foes as the sex-crazed cowgirl corral the Commander one by one. Lost in space with no way home, can our hero find true happiness, or will he be pushin' up daisies
from pure exhaustion?
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Goodbye Uncle Tom is a 1971 Italy drama by Gualtiero Jacopetti and
Franco Prosperi.
With Gualtiero Jacopetti and Franco Prosperi.
The original Italian Version was significantly cut and reworked for the English Version. The English Version was heavily cut for a BBFC X rated cinema release in 1973. Not released in the UK since. Uncut and MPAA Unrated in the
US.
Summary Notes Two documentary filmmakers go back in time to the pre-Civil War American South, to film the slave trade.
US: Uncut and MPAA Unrated for:
- 2024 Blue Underground Limited Edition [Italian + English Versions] R0 4K Blu-ray at US Amazon
#ad released on 23rd April 2024
- 2024 Blue Underground Limited Edition [Italian + English Versions] (RA) Blu-ray
at US Amazon released on 23rd April 2024
- 2024 Blue Underground Amazon VoD [US]
at US Amazon #ad
Promotional Material THE FIRST MOTION PICTURE BASED ON HISTORICAL FACTS ABOUT THE RISE AND REVOLT OF SLAVERY IN AMERICA! The film considered too shocking for the
world! Written, edited, produced and directed by Gualtiero Jacopetti and Franco Prosperi of MONDO CANE fame, this epic recreation of the American slave trade atrocities was both condemned as depraved exploitation and acclaimed as an unprecedented cry of
Black anguish and rage. The Detroit Chronicle hailed it as "a graphic, moving, nerve-paralyzing film." Legendary film critic Pauline Kael called it "the most specific and rabid incitement of the race war." It became one of the most
reviled and misunderstood films of its time. Five decades cannot diminish GOODBYE UNCLE TOM's impact or quiet its controversy as it has become even more relevant TODAY! In 1971, distributors forced the filmmakers to completely re-cut the film and
radically re-write its extreme narration, removing more than 13 minute of race-war politics and inserting alternate scenes - creating what would become an entirely different film - before it could be released. Now more than 50 years later, both versions
of GOODBYE UNCLE TOM can finally be seen in brand-new restorations, scanned in 4K 16-bit from their original negatives, with Dolby Vision HDR & newly restored DTS-HD Master Audio, and packed with over 5 hours of Extras!
SPECIAL FEATURES:
- Ultra HD Blu-ray (2160p) Widescreen 2.40:1 feature presentations
- Audio: 1.0 DTS-HD MA (English); 1.0 DTS-HD MA (Italian)
- English Version (123 Mins.) with Optional English SDH and Espanol Subtitles + English Trailer
- Italian
Version (136 Mins.) with Optional English and English SDH Subtitles + Italian Trailer
- THE IMPORTANCE OF SHOCKING: GUALTIERO JACOPETTI -- A feature-length documentary by Director Andrea Bettinetti (94 Mins.)
- THE GODFATHERS OF MONDO -- A
feature-length documentary by Director David Gregory (89 Mins.)
- Goodbye Cruel Mondo - Interviews with Writers/Directors Gualtiero Jacopetti & Franco Prosperi, and Composer Riz Ortolani (20 Mins.)
- Behind-the-Scenes 8mm Footage with
Audio Commentary by Production Manager Giampaolo Lomi (50 Mins.)
- Mondo Mercenaries - Interview with Author & Academic Mark Goodall (27 Mins.)
- Abjection Under Authoritarianism - Interview with Professor Matthew J. Smith (20 Mins.)
- Extensive Still Galleries, including Giampaolo Lomi's Behind-the-Scenes Photos
- BONUS! GOODBYE UNCLE TOM Original Motion Picture Soundtrack CD by Riz Ortolani
- BONUS! Collectible Booklet with new essay by Dan Madigan
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Rolling Thunder is a 1977 action revenge film by John Flynn.
With William Devane, Tommy Lee Jones and Linda Haynes.
Cut by the BBFC for X rated cinema release in 1977. Uncut and 18 rated on DVD and Blu-ray. The film was banned in New Zealand from 1978-1989.
Summary Notes Major Charles Rane comes back from the war and is given a number of gifts from his hometown because he is a war hero. Some greedy thugs decide that they want to steal a number of
silver dollars from him. In the process they also manage to kill his wife and son and destroy his hand. The Major wants revenge so he enlists the help of his war buddy Johnny to meet the thugs in a final showdown.
US: Uncut and
MPAA R rated for:
Promotional Material When Major Charles Rane (William Devane, Marathon Man, Interstellar) returns home to San Antonio, Texas, he is given a hero's welcome. He and his friend John Vohden (Tommy Lee Jones,
The Fugitive) had endured eight years of physical and mental torture in a POW camp.
Adjusting to his old life isn't going to be easy for Rane. His wife Janet has fallen in love with another man, and his son doesn't remember him. The publicity he
receives as a returning hero has attracted the attention of a group of hoodlums. When the group kills Rane's wife and son and leaves him for dead, he and Vohden team up to hunt them down. Bonus Content:
- 4K Transfer from the 35mm Original Camera Negative
- In Dolby Vision (HDR-10 Compatible)
- Audio Commentary with Screenwriter/Novelist Heywood Gould and Author/Film Historian C. Courtney Joyner
- Audio Commentary with Filmmakers
Jackson Stewart and Francis Galluppi
- Lean And Mean: The Early Films of John Flynn: An Interview with Author/Film Historian C. Courtney Joyner
- Coming Home to War: Scoring Rolling Thunder: An Interview with Composer Barry De Vorzon
- The Making of Rolling Thunder: Featuring Interviews with Actors William Devane and Tommy Lee Jones and Writers Paul Schrader and Heywood Gould
- Trailers from Hell: Filmmaker Eli Roth on Rolling Thunder
- Theatrical Trailer
- TV
Spot
- Radio Spots
- Still Gallery
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Tormented is a 1960 US horror thriller by Bert I. Gordon
Starring Richard Carlson, Susan Gordon and Lugene Sanders
There are no censorship issues with this release Summary Notes A man lets a former flame fall to her death rather than let her interfere with his new relationship, but her
ghost returns to disrupt his impending nuptials.
US: Uncut and MPAA Unrated for:
Promotional Material FILM MASTERS PROUDLY PRESENTS THIS NEW HD SCAN AND RESTORATION FROM 35MM ORIGINAL ARCHIVAL ELEMENTS! Cult director Bert I. Gordon was at the
helm for this terrifying story of supernatural passion. Set on an island in a tight-knit community, Tom Stewart (Richard Carlson) is preparing to marry the woman he loves. All is well until Tom's old girlfriend, Vi, confronts him at the top of the
island's lighthouse, claiming he can only be hers! A freak accident throws the scorned woman to her death. At first relieved, Tom's tune changes when her vengeful spirit begins to follow him wherever he goes. He's soon tormented, body and soul, by an
unforgiving she-ghost! What lengths will Tom go to in order to protect his secret? Will the vengeful Vi finally reveal herself to the others at hand? Find out in this harrowing tale of love between the living and the dead!
SPECIAL FEATURES:
- MST3K Bonus Film of Tormented
- 'Bigger Than Life: Bert I. Gordon in the 1950's and 1960's' - New Ballyhoo Motion Pictures documentary featuring C. Courtney Joyner
- 'Bert I. Gordon: The Amazing Colossal Filmmaker' - archival
interview with writer/director/producer Bert I. Gordon
- Unaired pilot episode of 'Untold Ghost Stories,' with Vincent Price
- Inserted full color booklet with essay by Tom Weaver
- Full Commentary track done by Gary Rhodes
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The Boss is a 1973 Italy action crime thriller by Fernando Di Leo.
Starring Henry Silva and Richard Conte and Gianni Garko.
There are no censorship issues with this release Summary Notes A bomb attack in a cinema in Palermo kills all the fellows of Attardi's clan a part from Cocchi. He
immediately understands that the author of the bomb attack is Daniello from Don Corrasco's clan. Cocchi is determined to revenge. His actions, including the Corrasco's daughter kidnap, in a Palermo in which also the police is corrupted, will soon destroy
the old equilibrium giving the way to an escalation of violence that won't save anyone. If Cocchi will survive to the mafia war he will be the new boss for sure.
UK: Uncut and BBFC 18 rated with a trigger warning for sexual
threat, sexually abusive behaviour:
- 2024 Raro Video Limited Edition [Italian + English Version] R0 Blu-ray at UK
Amazon #ad released on 29th April 2024
Promotional Material In the 1970s the crime film flourished in Italy as the country went through years of political and social unrest, the so-called 'Years of Lead'. Italian movie producers would
capitalise on these times by producing cheap, violent movies about the country's organised crime and corruption, establishing the genre of the poliziotteschi. One of the most celebrated poliziottesco directors was Fernando Di Leo, a director as concerned
with telling entertaining stories as he was with creating socially relevant backdrops. In Di Leo's The Boss, Henry Silva plays mob enforcer Nick Lanzetta, who assassinates key members of a rival gang in order to put his boss in a position to seize power.
However, one surviving member of the gang, Cocchi (Pier Paolo Capponi, The Cat o' Nine Tails) plots his revenge involving corrupt cop Torri (Gianni Garko, If You Meet Sartana Pray For Your Death), leading to a bloody series of double-crosses and power
plays to find who will ultimately become the boss. LIMITED EDITION BLU-RAY SPECIAL FEATURES 2020 4K restoration of the original negative, presented in the original Italian version and the shorter English export cut, on Blu-ray for the first time
in the UK Uncompressed mono PCM audio Audio commentary by critic Rachael Nisbet New interview with Fernando Di Leo biographer Davide Pulici Archival documentary Mafia Stories featuring stars Gianni Garko, Pier Paolo Capponi, producer Armando Novelli and
director Fernando Di Leo among others (24 mins) Original trailer Image gallery Reversible sleeve featuring artwork based on original posters New and improved English subtitle translation Limited edition booklet with new writing by Italian crime expert
and scholar Giulio Olesen and an archival interview with Di Leo Limited edition of 3000 copies, presented in full-height Scanavo packaging with limited edition booklet and reversible sleeve
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The Bell Keeper is a 2023 US action horror by Colton Tran
Starring Randy Couture, Kathleen Kenny and Reid Miller
There are no censorship issues with this release Summary Notes Follows a group of friends who travel to a secluded campsite to film a documentary. What they find is
something much more sinister than they could have ever imagined.
UK: Uncut and BBFC 15 rated for strong bloody violence, language, drug misuse:
Promotional Material A group of friends travel to a secluded campsite to film a documentary. What they find is something much more sinister than they could have ever imagined.
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The Nude Vampire is a 1970 France horror by Jean Rollin.
Starring Maurice Lemaître and Caroline Cartier and Ly Lestrong.
Cut by the BBFC for 1972 cinema release. Passed 18 uncut for all home video releases. Uncut and MPAA R rated in the US. Summary Notes Wealthy and decadent industrialist
Georges Radamante rules over a strange secret suicide cult and wants to achieve immortality by figuring out a way to share the biochemistry of a young mute orphaned vampire woman. Complications ensue when Radamante's son Pierre finds out what's going on
and falls for the comely lass.
UK: Passed Suitable for 18 years and over uncut for:
Promotional Material Jean Rollin's second feature film, and his first in colour, The Nude Vampire (La Vampire nue) finds the master of the fantastique combining his trademark erotic-vampire themes with
an homage to the mystery serials of his youth. When Pierre (Olivier Martin), the son of a wealthy industrialist, witnesses a beautiful woman (Caroline Cartier) being pursued and captured by men in bizarre masks, he decides to investigate,
uncovering a sinister vampire cult... Starring Caroline Cartier (Lumière), veteran French character actors Bernard Musson (The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie) and Paul Bisciglia (The Demoniacs), Lettrist artist Maurice Lemaître (co-writer of
Rollin's The Iron Rose), and Rollin regulars Olivier Martin (The Rape of the Vampire) and twins Cathy and Marie-Pierre Castel (Lips of Blood), The Nude Vampire is one of Jean Rollin's most eccentric and effective works. Extras "INDICATOR
LIMITED EDITION BLU-RAY SPECIAL FEATURES
- Brand-new 4K restoration from the original negative by Powerhouse Films
- Original French and English mono soundtracks
- Audio commentary with film historians Kevin Lyons and Jonathan Rigby (2024)
- Jean Rollin Introduces 'The
Nude Vampire' (1998)
- Le Passage (2024): updated documentary on the making of The Nude Vampire by Rollin's personal assistant, Daniel Gouyette, including interviews with key collaborators Natalie Perrey, Jean-Noël Delamarre and Jean-Pierre
Bouyxou
- Fragment d'un dialogue (2024): extracts from selected interviews with Rollin conducted by Gouyette between 1998 and 2003
- Interview with archivist Lucas Balbo exploring Rollin's connection to the French anarchist union (2024)
- Critical appreciation by author and film historian Virginie Sélavy (2024)
- Original French and English theatrical trailers
- Image gallery: promotional and publicity material, and behind the scenes
- New and improved
English translation subtitles for the French soundtrack
- New and improved English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing
- Limited edition exclusive 80-page book with a selection of new and archival writing including a new essay by
David Jenkins, an archival introduction by director Jean Rollin, an archival interview with Rollin, and full film credits.
- Limited edition of 10,000 individually numbered units (6,000 4K UHDs and 4,000 Blu-rays) for the UK and US
All extras subject to change"
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The Demoniacs is a 1973 French/Belgian horror by Jean Rollin.
With Joëlle Coeur, Willy Braque and Paul Bisciglia.
Cut by the BBFC for 18 rated UK DVD releases. Later the Extended Version was passed 18 uncut for Blu-ray. There are 2 cut variants in the US with one that claims that it is Director Approved. Summary Notes
A gang of pirates rape the two sole survivors of a ship wreck. The violated girls are rescued by the strange inhabitants of a supposedly haunted island, where they are granted supernatural powers to strike revenge
against the pirates.
UK: Uncut and BBFC 18 rated for sexual violence, strong sex, nudity:
- 2024 Powerhouse Films Limited Edition [Theatrical + Extended Version + Curse of the Living Dead] R0 4K Blu-ray
at UK Amazon #ad released on 29th April 2024
- 2024 Powerhouse Films
Limited Edition [Theatrical + Extended Version + Curse of the Living Dead] R0 Blu-ray at UK
Amazon #ad released on 29th April 2024
Promotional Material "The Demoniacs (Les Démoniaques) sees director Jean Rollin eschew his regular subject of vampirism for a brutal nautical tale of ritual horror and supernatural vengeance.
A gang of ruthless pirates, known as 'the wreckers', rape two survivors of a shipwreck. The women, now mute, are guided by a mysterious clown to a ruined castle, where they receive magical powers with which to exact their revenge on the gang. Starring Joëlle Coeur (Schoolgirl Hitchhikers), John Rico (Blood Orgy of the She-Devils), Willy Braque (Lips of Blood), and Mireille Dargent (The Iron Rose), The Demoniacs is one of its director's most shocking and violent tales of the fantastique."
Extras "INDICATOR LIMITED EDITION 4K UHD SPECIAL FEATURES
- Brand-new 4K HDR restoration from the original negative by Powerhouse Films
- 4K (2160p) UHD presentation in Dolby Vision (HDR10 compatible)
- Three presentations of the film: the original theatrical version; the longer, explicit export
version; and Curse of the Living Dead, the alternative English-language cut
- Original mono audio
- Audio commentary with film expert Tim Lucas (2024)
- Selected scenes commentary with Jean Rollin (2005)
- Jean Rollin
Introduces 'The Demoniacs' (1998)
- One of the Demoniacs (2024): new presentation of an interview with regular Rollin collaborator Jean-Pierre Bouyxou
- Newly edited archival interview with actor Willy Braque (2024)
- Critical
appreciation by author and musician Stephen Thrower (2024)
- Outtake footage
- Original theatrical trailer
- Image gallery: promotional and publicity material, and behind the scenes
- New and improved English translation
subtitles
- New and improved English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing for Curse of the Living Dead
- Limited edition exclusive 80-page book with a new essay by Alexandra Heller-Nicholas, an archival piece on the making of the film
by Jean Rollin, an archival interview with Rollin, an archival interview with actor Monica Swinn, and full film credits.
- World premiere on 4K UHD
Limited edition of 10,000 individually numbered units (6,000 4K UHDs and 4,000 Blu-rays) for the UK and US All extras subject to change"
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Prey! is a 2024 US action thriller by Mukunda Michael Dewil
Starring Dylan Flashner, Mohamed Hakeemshady and Emile Hirsch
There are no censorship issues with this release Summary Notes A young couple is compelled to leave their Christian missionary station in the Kalahari Desert
after being threatened with death by an extremist militant gang. After crashing their aircraft they must battle man and beast for their lives.
UK: Uncut and BBFC 15 rated for strong violence, threat, injury detail, language
- 2024 Signature Entertainment R2 DVD at UK Amazon #ad released on 29th
April 2024
Promotional Material In the heart of the Kalahari Desert, Mia (Mena Suvari) and Alex's (Ryan Phillippe) peaceful existence is upended by a militant group's deadly pursuit. Their only escape is a decrepit
plane, flown by Jack (Emile Hirsh), a dubious smuggler. As they soar towards sanctuary, disaster strikes--the plane crashes in a perilous animal reserve.
Amidst the wreckage, the couple faces a harrowing reality: they're trapped in a domain ruled
by nature's most ruthless predators. With no help in sight, they must outsmart lions, leopards, and hyenas to survive. Their journey tests their bond, revealing a resilience that defies the wild's savagery.
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CHINA O'BRIEN I + II is a 2024 double bill by Robert CLOUSE
Starring Cynthia ROTHROCK, Richard NORTON and Keith COOKE
UK: Passed Suitable for 18 years and over uncut for:
- 2024 Eureka Special Edition [China O'Brien I + II] R0 Blu-ray at UK Amazon
#ad released on 29th April 2024
China O'Brien is a 1990 US/China/Hong Kong action drama by Robert Clouse
Starring Cynthia Rothrock, Richard Norton and Keith Cooke
Cut by the BBFC for 18 rated 1990 VHS release. China O'Brien II
is uncut Promotional Material The inimitable martial arts superstar Cynthia Rothrock stars in two of the most gloriously entertaining films of her career! In
China O'Brien , city cop and formidable martial artist Lori "China" O'Brien (Rothrock) is forced to resign from the force and return home to a small Utah town after her involvement in an accidental
death. But upon arrival in Beaver Creek, she finds that her lawman father -- Sheriff John O'Brien ( David Blackwell ) -- is desperately trying to bring down local crime boss Edwin Sommers ( Steven Kerby
), and it isn't long before she steps into the fray. Then, in China O'Brien II , Lori must once again protect her hometown when it becomes a hideout for a dangerous fugitive: the escaped drug lord
Charlie Baskin ( Harlow Marks ). Helmed by Richard Clouse , the celebrated director of =Enter the Dragon and =Game of Death , the =China O'Brien films firmly
established Cynthia Rothrock as an International action star following a successful string of hits in Hong Kong. Eureka Classics is proud to present both films for the first time on Blu-ray
from brand new 4K restorations . SPECIAL TWO DISC BLU-RAY EDITION FEATURES
- Limited Edition O Card slipcase featuring new artwork by Gokaiju
- 1080p HD presentations on Blu-ray from brand new 4K restorations of the original film elements
- Uncompressed original
English mono ( =China O'Brien ) and stereo ( =China O'Brien 2 ) audio tracks
- Optional English SDH
- Brand new feature-length audio commentaries on both films by action cinema experts Mike Leeder & Arne
Venema
- Brand new feature-length commentary on =China O'Brien 2 by Asian cinema expert Frank Djeng (NY Asian Film Festival)
- Select-scene commentary on both films by Cynthia Rothrock and Frank Djeng
- =Made in China --
Brand new interview with Cynthia Rothrock
- =Enter Dakota -- Brand new interview with actor and martial artist Keith Cooke
- =A Conversation with Richard Norton -- Brand new interview with actor and
martial artist Richard Norton by A.J. Richardi and Gavin Kelley of =The Martial Arts Mania Podcast
- =Leon Hunt on China O'Brien -- Brand new interview with Leon Hunt, author of =Kung Fu Cult Masters: From Bruce Lee to
Crouching Tiger
- =James Mudge on China O'Brien -- Brand new interview with filmmaker and critic James Mudge
- Limited Edition Reversible Poster
- Trailers
- PLUS: A Limited Edition collector's booklet featuring new writing by Eddie Falvey and James Oliver
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Barbarella is a 1968 France / Italy comedy Sci-Fi fantasy by Roger Vadim.
Starring Jane Fonda and John Phillip Law and Anita Pallenberg.
Cut in the US for an MPAA PG rating but home video releases are uncut even if still claiming to be PG rated. Summary Notes The year is 40,000. After peaceful floating in
zero-gravity, astronaut Barbarella lands on the frozen planet Lythion and sets out to find renowned scientist Durand Durand in the City of Night, Sogo, where a new sin is invented every hour. There, she encounters such objects as the Excessive Machine, a
genuine sex organ on which an expert artist of the keyboard, in this case, Durand Durand himself, can drive a victim to death by pleasure, a lesbian queen who can make her fantasies take form in her Chamber of Dreams, and a group of ladies smoking a
giant hookah which dispenses Essence of Man through a poor victim struggling in its glass globe. You can not help but be impressed by the special effects crew and the various ways that were found to tear off what minimal clothes our heroine seemed to
possess.
US: Uncut and MPAA PG rated for:
Promotional Material Slip out of your spacesuit and into something more comfortable! It's time to join Barbarella on a series of cosmic adventures in this Dino De Laurentiis production directed by Roger
Vadim ( =And God Created Woman ) and starring Jane Fonda as the intergalactic glamor puss created by comic book artist Jean-Claude Forest. It is the year 40,000AD. When evil scientist Durand Durand (Milo O'Shea) creates a deadly weapon with the
potential to cause mass devastation, the President of Earth dispatches Barbarella (Fonda) to hunt him down. Crash-landing in an icy wilderness somewhere within the Tau Ceti planetary system, Barbarella is rescued by Mark Hand (Ugo Tognazzi, La Cage Aux
Folles) and guided by the blind angel Pygar (John Phillip Law, =Danger: Diabolik ) to Durand's lair in Sogo, a city of corruption and debauchery, where an encounter with the Great Tyrant Black Queen (Anita Pallenberg, =Performance ) and her
minions throws her mission into jeopardy. With an all-star cast including David Hemmings and Marcel Marceau, and glorious retro-futuristic costumes and art design dripping with 60s psychedelia, Barbarella defined an era and has never looked better
than this 4K restoration, with an HDR/Dolby Vision color grade so rich it can be seen from space, loaded with bonus features! 4K ULTRA HD BLU-RAY SPECIAL EDITION CONTENTS
- 4K restoration from the original negative by Arrow Films
- Reversible sleeve featuring original and newly commissioned artwork by Tula Lotay
DISC ONE - FEATURE (4K ULTRA HD BLU-RAY)
- 4K (2160p) Ultra HD Blu-ray presentation in Dolby Vision (HDR10 compatible)
- Original lossless English mono audio, plus remixed 5.1 and Dolby Atmos surround and lossless French mono (featuring the voice of Jane Fonda)
- Optional
English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing
- Audio commentary by film critic Tim Lucas
- Alternative opening and closing credits (in 4K with Dolby Vision)
DISC TWO - EXTRAS (BLU-RAY)
- =Another Girl, Another Planet an appreciation of =Barbarella by film critic Glenn Kenny
- Paul Joyce's behind the scenes featurette, =Barbarella Forever!
- =Love , a two-hour in-depth discussion between film and cultural historians Tim Lucas & Steve Bissette on the impact and legacy of =Barbarella
- =Dress to Kill , a 30-minute interview with film fashion scholar Elizabeth Castaldo Lundén on
Jacques Fonteray's world-changing costume designs
- =Framing for Claude , an interview with camera operator Roberto Girometti
- =Tognazzi on Tognazzi , actor/director Ricky Tognazzi discusses the life and work of his father and =Barbarella
star Ugo Tognazzi
- =An Angel's Body Double , actor Fabio Testi discusses his early career as a stuntman and body double for John Phillip Law on =Barbarella
- =Dino and Barbarella , a video essay by Eugenio Ercolani on producer Dino
De Laurentiis
- Trailer
- US TV and radio spots
- Image gallery
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Basket Case is a 1982 US comedy horror by Frank Henenlotter.
With Kevin Van Hentenryck, Terri Susan Smith and Beverly Bonner.
Cut by the BBFC for cinema release, further cut for 1987 VHS. Uncut since
1999. Originally MPAA Unrated in the US but later was R rated. Summary Notes Charming country bumpkin Duane Bradley takes a motel room in New York with a basket and a backpack. In a
flashback sequence we learn the basket contains his surgically removed Siamese twin - who is not only so physically deformed the doctors hesitated to consider him a human, but is also the vindictive driver behind their trip, with the purpose of killing
off all those he blames. But in one of those doctors' offices, Duane gets his first-ever date, with the receptionist, and wants to start a positive life. When the freak twin escapes, the scene is set for a grim finale.
US: Uncut
and MPAA R rated for:
Promotional Material The feature debut of director Frank Henenlotter ( Brain Damage ,
Frankenhooker ), 1982's Basket Case is a riotous and blood-spattered "midnight movie"
experience, now presented for the first time ever on 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray. Duane Bradley seems like a pretty ordinary guy. His formerly conjoined twin Belial, on the other hand, is a deformed creature who lives in a wicker basket. Arriving
in the Big Apple and taking up a room at a seedy hotel, the pair set about hunting down and butchering the surgeons responsible for their separation. Filmed on a shoestring budget against the backdrop of 1980s New York (where it played on the
midnight movie circuit for over two-and-a-half years), =Basket Case has clawed its way from its humble origins to become one of the most celebrated cult movies of all time. 4K ULTRA HD BLU-RAY LIMITED EDITION CONTENTS
- 4K restoration from the original 16mm negative by MoMA
- 4K (2160p) UHD Blu-ray presentation in Dolby Vision (HDR10 compatible)
- Original uncompressed PCM mono audio
- Optional English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing
- Audio commentary with writer/director Frank Henenlotter and star Kevin VanHentenryck
- Archival audio commentary with Frank Henenlotter, producer Edgar Ievins, actor Beverly Bonner and filmmaker Scooter McRae
- Basket Case 3-1/2:
An Interview with Duane Bradley -- short film by Frank Henenlotter
- Me and the Bradley Boys -- interview with actor Kevin VanHentenryck
- A Brief Interview with Director Frank Henenlotter -- a strange 2017 interview with the director
- Seeing Double: The Basket Case Twins -- interview with actors Florence and Maryellen Schultz
- Blood, Basket and Beyond -- interview with actor Beverly Bonner
- The Latvian Connection -- featurette including interviews with producer
Edgar Ievins, casting person/actor Ilze Balodis, associate producer/special effects artist Ugis Nigals and Belial performer Kika Nigals
- Belial Goes to the Drive-In -- interview with film critic Joe Bob Briggs
- Basket Case at MoMA --
footage from the 2017 restoration premiere
- What's in the Basket? -- feature-length documentary covering the three films in the =Basket Case series
- In Search of the Hotel Broslin -- archival location featurette
- The Frisson of
Fission: Basket Case, Conjoined Twins, and 'Freaks' in Cinema -- video essay by Travis Crawford
- Slash of the Knife (1976, 30 mins) -- short made by Frank Henenlotter featuring many of the same actors from =Basket Case , including optional audio
commentary with Frank Henenlotter and playwright Mike Bencivenga
- Basket Case and =Slash of the Knife outtakes
- Belial's Dream (2017, 5 mins) -- animated short by filmmaker Robert Morgan
- Extensive image galleries
- Trailers, TV & radio spots
- Reversible sleeve featuring original and newly commissioned artwork by Sara Deck
- Double-sided fold-out poster featuring original and newly commissioned artwork by Sara Deck
- Collector's booklet featuring writing on the film by
Michael Gingold and a =Basket Case comic strip by artist Martin Trafford
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Conan the Barbarian is a 1982 USA action fantasy adventure by John
Milius.
With Arnold Schwarzenegger, James Earl Jones and Max von Sydow.
Originally cut for an MPAA R rating The uncut version has never been released. All British releases were further cut by the BBFC. There is also an Iinternational version and an Extended Verson that exists in a couple of variants.
Summary Notes A young boy, Conan, becomes a slave after his parents are killed and tribe destroyed by a savage warlord and sorcerer, Thulsa Doom. When he grows up he becomes a
fearless, invincible fighter. Set free, he plots revenge against Thulsa Doom.
US: Uncut and MPAA R rated for:
- 2024 Arrow Video Special Edition [Extended, International and Theatrical Versions] R0 4K Blu-ray/(RA) Blu-ray Combo
at US Amazon #ad released on 30th April 2024
- 2024 Arrow Video Special Edition
[Extended, International and Theatrical Versions] (RA) Blu-ray at US Amazon #ad released on
30th April 2024
- 2024 Arrow Video Amazon VoD [US] at US Amazon #ad
Promotional Material Ripped from the pages of Robert E. Howard's beloved pulp stories, and brought to the screen by maverick director John Milius, =Conan the Barbarian is one of the most beloved
fantasy-action adventures in Hollywood history, which not only popularized a new subgenre -- the sword-and-sorcery film -- but also made a cinematic icon of its star, former bodybuilding sensation Arnold Schwarzenegger. In an ancient land, young
Conan witnesses his family being slaughtered by an evil snake cult ransacking his village. Raised as a slave, the adult Conan (Schwarzenegger) rises up through the fighting pits, becoming an unparalleled and fearsome warrior. Unexpectedly freed, Conan
and his companions -- two fighters, Subotai (Gerry Lopez) and Valeria (Sandahl Bergman), as well as a Wizard (Mako) -- are enlisted by King Osric (Max von Sydow) to free his daughter from the hypnotic clutches of the same cult that murdered Conan's
family long ago, led by the shape-shifting sorcerer Thulsa Doom (James Earl Jones). Praise Crom! At long last, Milius' glorious ode to the days of high adventure (co-written by Oliver Stone) has been restored in stunning 4K with hours of bonus
features and a heart-racing Atmos remix that immerses you in the action, accompanied throughout by an electrifying, career-best score by the late Basil Poledouris (RoboCop). If you do not listen... then to hell with you! DISC ONE -- FEATURE
- High Definition Blu-ray (1080) presentation of three versions of the film via seamless branching: the Theatrical Cut (127 mins), the International Cut (129 mins) and the Extended Cut (130 mins) all restored in 4K from the original negative by Arrow
Films
- Restored original mono audio and remixed Dolby Atmos surround audio on all tree cuts
- Optional English subtitles for the deaf and hard-of-hearing on all three cuts
- Archive feature commentary by director John
Milius and star Arnold Schwarzenegger (Extended Cut only)
- Feature commentary by genre historian Paul M. Sammon, author of =Conan: The Phenomenon (Extended Cut only)
- Isolated score track in lossless stereo (Extended Cut only)
DISC TWO -- EXTRAS
- Conan Unchained: The Making of Conan , an archive documentary from 2000 featuring interviews with Schwarzenegger, Milius, Stone, Jones, Lopez, Bergman, Poledouris and several others
- Designing Conan, an interview with production artist
William Stout
- Costuming Conan, an interview with costume designer John Bloomfield
- Barbaric Effects, an interview with special effects crew members Colin Arthur and Ron Hone
- Young Conan, an interview with actor Jorge Sanz
- Conan & The Priest, an interview with actor Jack Taylor
- Cutting the Barbarian , an interview with assistant editor Peck Prior
- Crafting Conan's Magic , an interview with visual effects crew members Peter Kuran and Katherine Kean
- Barbarians and Northmen , an interview with filmmaker Robert Eggers on the film's influence on =The Northman
- Behind the Barbarian , an interview with John Walsh, author of =Conan the Barbarian: The Official History of the Film
- A Line in the Sand , an interview with Alfio Leotta, author of =The Cinema of John Milius
- Conan: The Rise of a Fantasy Legend , an archive featurette on the film's literary and comic book roots
- Art of Steel: Sword Makers & Masters , an archive interview with sword master Kiyoshi Yamasaki
- Conan: From the Vault ,
an archive compilation of on-set cast and crew interviews
- A Tribute to Basil Poledouris , a series of videos produced by the Úbeda Film Music Festival, including video of Poledouris conducting a concert of music from the film in 2006 (remixed in
5.1 surround) and interviews with collaborators such as Paul Verhoeven and Randal Kleiser
- Rarely-seen electronic press kit from 1982, featuring over half an hour of on-set footage and cast and crew interviews (from a watermarked tape source)
- Outtakes, including a deleted cameo by Milius
- Split-screen "Valeria Battles Spirits" visual effects comparison
- Conan: The Archives , a gallery of photos and production images from 2000
- Conan the
Barbarian: The Musical, an affectionate comic tribute to the film by Jon & Al Kaplan
- US and International teaser and theatrical trailers
- Image gallery
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Dr. Terror's House of Horrors is a 1965 UK horror by Freddie
Francis (as Freddy Francis).
Starring Christopher Lee and Peter Cushing and Neil McCallum.
There are no censorship issues with this release Summary Notes
Five strangers board a train and are joined by a mysterious fortune teller who offers to read their Tarot cards. Five separate stories unfold: An architect returns to his ancestral home to find a werewolf out for
revenge; a doctor suspects his new wife is a vampire; an intelligent vine takes over a house; a jazz musician plagiarizes music from a voodoo ceremony; a pompous art critic is pursued by a disembodied hand.
US: Uncut and MPAA
Unrated for:
- 2024 Vinegar Syndrome R0 4K Blu-ray/RA Blu-ray Combo at US Amazon #ad released on 30th
April 2024
Promotional Material *This listing is for the standard edition version and does NOT come with a limited edition slipcase!* Vinegar Syndrome specializes in the masterful
restoration and distribution of cult, horror, and erotic films from the 1960s-90s. Five men, all strangers, board a carriage on a train from London to the town of Bradley, where they're joined at the last minute by a sixth - a mysterious,
black-clad older gentleman who introduces himself as Doctor Schreck (German for "terror," as he informs them). Bearing a stack of Tarot cards, Doctor Schreck claims to have the ability to read fortunes, and although some of the group are
initially skeptical, it's not long before his fellow passengers are asking him each in turn to relate what the future holds in store. What follows is five fiendish tales of terror, as the doctor reveals the various dreadful fates that are to befall his
traveling companions - which include bone-chilling encounters with werewolves, killer plants, voracious vampires and all other manner of horrors! The first in a line of anthology films to be produced by Milton Subotsky and Max Rosenberg's
celebrated Amicus Productions, DR. TERROR'S HOUSE OF HORRORS is a frightfully entertaining classic of 60s British horror which reunites genre legends Peter Cushing as the titular doctor and Christopher Lee
, who delivers a memorable turn as a scathing art critic terrorized by a disembodied hand! Helmed by Academy Award® winner Freddie Francis and featuring an early appearance by Donald Sutherland (
Don't Look Now ), Vinegar Syndrome conjures up the 4K UHD debut of DR. TERROR'S HOUSE OF HORRORS, presented from a brand new 4K restoration of its 35mm camera negative and stacked with extras both old and new!
Bonus Features:
1. 2-disc Set: 4K Ultra HD / Region A Blu-ray
2. 4K UHD presented in High-Dynamic-Range
3. Newly scanned & restored in 4K from its 35mm original camera negative
4. Audio commentary with
director Freddie Francis and moderator Jonathan Sothcott
5. "A New Home of Horror" (15 min) - featurette including never-before-seen interviews with actress Katy Wild, second assistant director Hugh Harlow, propman Arthur Wicks, continuity
supervisor Pauline Harlow and dubbing mixer John Aldred
6. "Tales of Terror" (39 min) - author Stephen Thrower on Dr. Terror's House of Horrors
7. "House of Cards" (58 min) - an archival making-of documentary
8. Archival
video interviews with: actor Kenny Lynch (25 min), actor Ann Bell (21 min) and actor Jeremy Kemp (8 min)
9. Archival audio interviews with: writer/producer Milton Subotsky (12 min) and producer Max Rosenberg (2 min)
10. English trailer
11.
German trailer
12. Italian trailer
13. Two extensive promotional image galleries
14. Reversible sleeve artwork
15. English SDH subtitles
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Hot Spur is a 1968 US western by Lee Frost
Starring James Arena, Virginia Gordon and Joseph Mascolo
Banned by the BBFC for 1970 cinema release.
Summary Notes A deranged stablehand kidnaps the wife of a ranch owner to avenge the rape of his sister.
US: Uncut and MPAA Unrated for:
Promotional Material Having struck gold with shockumentaries like ECCO and MONDO BIZARRO, producer Bob Cresse and writer/director Lee Frost applied their distinctive sleaze aesthetic to a revenge western
they advertised as "91 minutes of Freudian fury!" It would soon redefine the 'roughie,' be named one of the Top Ten Movies of 1969 by conservative publication National Review and become one of the most notorious exploitation films in history.
Joseph Mascolo (Days Of Our Lives), Virginia Gordon (THE ANIMAL) and John Alderman (TRADER HORNEE) star in this infamous Olympic International hit now scanned uncut in 4K from the recently rediscovered negative, with Special Features from the Something
Weird archive that include the 1963 Frost/Cresse stripper epic HOLLYWOOD'S WORLD OF FLESH and the 1968 nudie-cutie short THE CASTING DIRECTOR starring Bob Cresse and directed by David F. Friedman. SPECIAL FEATURES:
- Audio Commentary With Vinegar Syndrome's Joe Rubin, Severin Films' Andrew Furtado And Bob Cresse Friend/Former Something Weird General Manager Tim Lewis
- Recently Discovered Audio
Discussion On Frost/Cresse By David F. Friedman And Something Weird Founder Mike Vraney
- HOLLYWOOD'S WORLD OF FLESH - Early Frost/Cresse Feature (64 mins)
- THE CASTING
DIRECTOR - Rare Short Starring Bob Cresse, Directed By David F. Friedman
- Theatrical Trailer
- Teaser
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The Demoniacs is a 1973 French/Belgian horror by Jean Rollin.
With Joëlle Coeur, Willy Braque and Paul Bisciglia.
Cut by the BBFC for 18 rated UK DVD releases. Later the Extended Version was passed 18 uncut for Blu-ray. There are 2 cut variants in the US with one that claims that it is Director Approved. Summary Notes
A gang of pirates rape the two sole survivors of a ship wreck. The violated girls are rescued by the strange inhabitants of a supposedly haunted island, where they are granted supernatural powers to strike revenge
against the pirates.
US: Uncut and MPAA Unrated for:
- 2024 Powerhouse Films Limited Edition [Theatrical + Extended Version + Curse of the Living Dead] R0 4K Blu-ray
at US Amazon #ad released on 24th April 2024
- 2024 Powerhouse Films Limited Edition
[Theatrical + Extended Version + Curse of the Living Dead] R0 Blu-ray at US Amazon released on
24th April 2024
Promotional Material "The Demoniacs (Les Démoniaques) sees director Jean Rollin eschew his regular subject of vampirism for a brutal nautical tale of ritual horror and supernatural vengeance.
A gang of ruthless pirates, known as 'the wreckers', rape two survivors of a shipwreck. The women, now mute, are guided by a mysterious clown to a ruined castle, where they receive magical powers with which to exact their revenge on the gang. Starring Joëlle Coeur (Schoolgirl Hitchhikers), John Rico (Blood Orgy of the She-Devils), Willy Braque (Lips of Blood), and Mireille Dargent (The Iron Rose), The Demoniacs is one of its director's most shocking and violent tales of the fantastique."
Extras "INDICATOR LIMITED EDITION 4K UHD SPECIAL FEATURES
- Brand-new 4K HDR restoration from the original negative by Powerhouse Films
- 4K (2160p) UHD presentation in Dolby Vision (HDR10 compatible)
- Three presentations of the film: the original theatrical version; the longer, explicit export
version; and Curse of the Living Dead, the alternative English-language cut
- Original mono audio
- Audio commentary with film expert Tim Lucas (2024)
- Selected scenes commentary with Jean Rollin (2005)
- Jean Rollin
Introduces 'The Demoniacs' (1998)
- One of the Demoniacs (2024): new presentation of an interview with regular Rollin collaborator Jean-Pierre Bouyxou
- Newly edited archival interview with actor Willy Braque (2024)
- Critical
appreciation by author and musician Stephen Thrower (2024)
- Outtake footage
- Original theatrical trailer
- Image gallery: promotional and publicity material, and behind the scenes
- New and improved English translation
subtitles
- New and improved English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing for Curse of the Living Dead
- Limited edition exclusive 80-page book with a new essay by Alexandra Heller-Nicholas, an archival piece on the making of the film
by Jean Rollin, an archival interview with Rollin, an archival interview with actor Monica Swinn, and full film credits.
- World premiere on 4K UHD
Limited edition of 10,000 individually numbered units (6,000 4K UHDs and 4,000 Blu-rays) for the UK and US All extras subject to change"
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The Nude Vampire is a 1970 France horror by Jean Rollin
Starring Caroline Cartier, Olivier Rollin and Maurice Lemaître
Cut by the BBFC for 1972 cinema release. Passed 18 uncut for all home video releases. Uncut and MPAA R rated in the US. Summary Notes A young man falls in love with a
beautiful woman being chased by sinister masked figures at night. He tries to track her down, and learns she's being held captive by his father and colleagues who believe she's a vampire.
US: Uncut and MPAA Unrated for:
Promotional Material Rollin's second feature, and his first in colour, The Nude Vampire (La Vampire nue) finds the master of the fantastique combining his trademark erotic-vampire themes with an homage
to the mystery serials of his youth. One Rollin's most eccentric and effective works.
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Night Swim is a 2024 US/UK/Australia horror thriller by Bryce McGuire
Starring Wyatt Russell, Kerry Condon and Amélie Hoeferle
There are no censorship issues with this release Summary Notes A family moves into a new home, unaware that a dark secret from the house's past will unleash a malevolent
force in the backyard pool.
Australia: Uncut and ACB M rated for supernatural themes and violence:
Promotional Material NO RUNNING, NO DIVING, NO SWIMMING AFTER DARK The producers of M3GAN high dive into the deep end of horror with the supernatural thriller,
Night Swim. Wyatt Russell (The Falcon and the Winter Soldier) stars as a former major league baseball player, forced into early retirement by a degenerative illness, who moves into a new home with his wife (Oscar nominee Kerry Condon) and their two
children. The new home comes complete with a backyard swimming pool, but a deep secret surfaces and unleashes a malevolent force that will drag the family into the inescapable depths of terror.
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Frivolous Lola is a 1998 Italy comedy romance by Tinto Brass
Starring Anna Ammirati, Patrick Mower and Max Parodi
The film exists as an uncut Italian Version/Director's Cut and a cut Export Version. Summary Notes Set in the 1950s Italian countryside, the film tells the story of Lola
and Masetto, a young couple whose views on premarital sex differ drastically.
US: The Italian Version is uncut and MPAA Unrated for:
- 2024 Cult Epics Collectors' Edition R0 4K Blu-ray/(RA) Blu-ray Combo at US Amazon #ad released on 3rd May 2024
- 2024 Cult Epics Special Edition (RA) Blu-ray Combo at US Amazon #ad released on 3rd
May 2024
Promotional Material THE TINTO BRASS CLASSIC MAKES ITS 4K ULTRA HD DEBUT! Join the Joie de Vivre club with the maddeningly charming Lola, as she plots to loosen up
her fiancé in this exuberant sexy comedy. Everyone is wild about Lola - even, some suspect, her own stepfather. Frivolous Lola is Tinto Brass' most likable film, Cult Epics presents the Uncut & Uncensored Director's Cut with new and vintage bonus
features. 4K ULTRA HD SPECIAL FEATURES:
- New 4K Transfer (from original negative) & Restoration with HDR
- New DTS-HD MA 2.0 Stereo/5.1 Surround Italian & English
- New Audio
Commentary by Eugenio Ercolani & Nathaniel Thompson
- Theatrical Trailers
BLU-RAY SPECIAL FEATURES:
- New 4K Transfer (from original negative) & Restoration
- New DTS-HD MA 2.0 Stereo/5.1 Surround Italian & English
- New Audio Commentary
by Eugenio Ercolani & Nathaniel Thompson
- Theatrical Trailers
- Interview with director Tinto Brass (2004)
- Photo Gallery
- Double-sided sleeve with original Italian poster art
- 20-page illustrated booklet with liner notes by Eugenio Ercolani and Domenico Monetti
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Slipcase
- 4K UHD first pressing Exclusive: 4x Repro Italian Lobby Card prints
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Released on 13th May 2024 |
The Last Kumite is a 2024 US action film by Ross W. Clarkson
Starring Cynthia Rothrock, Michel Qissi and Matthias Hues
There are no censorship issues with this release
UK: Uncut and BBFC 15 rated for strong bloody violence, gory images, language:
- 2024 Altitude Film Distribution/Capelight Pictures R0 4K Blu-ray/(RB) Blu-ray Combo
at UK Amazon #ad released on 13th May 2024
- 2024 Altitude Film
Distribution/Capelight Pictures (RB) Blu-ray at UK Amazon #ad released on 13th May 2024
- 2024 Altitude Film Distribution/Capelight Pictures R2 DVD at UK Amazon #ad
released on 13th May 2024
Promotional Material When Karate champion Michael Rivers wins the last tournament of his career, shady businessman Ron Hall offers him the opportunity to fight in an illegal
Kumite in Bulgaria against the world's best martial artists. When Michael declines, Hall has his daughter kidnapped and, in order to rescue her, Rivers is left with no choice but to compete in the deadly tournament. Arriving in Bulgaria, he
finds out that he is not the only fighter whose loved one was taken. Rivers enlists the help of trainers Master Loren (Billy Blanks), and Julie Jackson (Cynthia Rothrock) but will it be enough for him to win the tournament and save his daughter's life?
Bonus Features:
Behind the Scenes
Stan Bush: "No Surrender" (music video)
Interviews with Kurt McKinney, Mohammed Qissi, Mathis Landwehr, Matthias Hues and Paul Hertzog
Sean and Mathis
comment on previs
Trailer
Teaser
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Butcher, Baker, Nightmare Maker is a 1981 US horror mystery
thriller by William Asher
Starring Jimmy McNichol, Susan Tyrrell and Bo Svenson
Banned as Video Nasty in 1983. Banned again by the BBFC for video in 1987. Uncut and
MPAA R rated in the US. Summary Notes An orphaned teenager finds himself being dominated by his aunt who's hell-bent on keeping him with her...at all costs.
UK:
Butcher: Uncut and BBFC 18 rated with a trigger warning for strong bloody violence, domestic abuse, sexual violence references:
Promotional Material It remains the most joltingly violent, psychosexual grindhouse shocker of the '80s, directed by a veteran of =I Love Lucy and starring a frequently shirtless former teen idol
with an epically demented performance by an Oscar® nominee. And now it can be experienced for the first time ever in UHD : Jimmy McNichol stars as an orphaned high-school student raised by
his strangely overprotective aunt ( Susan Tyrrell of FAT CITY fame) who becomes implicated in a grisly murder investigated by a psychotic police detective (an equally unhinged Bo Svenson of INGLORIOUS BASTARDS). 7x Emmy® nominee
Julia Duffy ( =Newhart ) and Bill Paxton (in one of his first film roles) co-star in this "jaw-dropping hunk of genre insanity" ( =Pop Culture Beast ) and former
DPP 39 Video Nasty -- also known as NIGHT WARNING -- now scanned in 4K from the original camera negative with 6 hours of new and archival Special Features. SPECIAL FEATURES:
- Audio Commentary With Star Jimmy McNichol
- Audio Commentary With Co-Writer/Producer Steve Breimer And Co-Writer Alan Jay Glueckman, Moderated By Mondo Digital's Nathaniel Thompson
- Audio Commentary With Co-Producer And
Unit Production Manager Eugene Mazzola
- Extreme Prejudice - Interview With Actor Bo Svenson
- Point And Shoot - Interview With Director Of Photography Robbie Greenberg
- Family Dynamics - Interview With Editor
Ted Nicolaou
- Cast And Crew Interviews With Actors Jimmy McNichol, Susan Tyrrell And Steve Eastin, Make-Up Artist Allan A. Apone And Producer Steve Breimer
- Trailer
- TV Spot
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Released on 14th May 2024 |
Orphan is a 2009 US/Canada/Germany/France horror mystery thriller by Jaume Collet-Serra
Starring Vera Farmiga, Peter Sarsgaard and Isabelle Fuhrman
There are no censorship issues with this release Summary Notes A husband and wife who recently lost their baby adopt a 9-year-old girl who is not nearly as innocent as she
appears.
US: Uncut and MPAA R rated for:
Promotional Material From Dark Castle Productions comes the tale of the angelic Esther (Isabelle Fuhrman, The Hunger Games), a sweet, precocious child who is taken in by the loving Kate (Vera Farmiga,
The Departed) and John (Peter Sarsgaard, The Batman). We would describe more, but this shocking, moody masterpiece is a dish best watched cold. When its final twist is played, you'll want to watch it again...with family. Bonus Content:
- 2024 2K Scan of the Interpositive
- Mama's Little Devils: Bad Seeds and Evil Kids Featurette
- Deleted Scenes/Alternate Ending
- Still Gallery
- Theatrical Trailer
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Released on 21st May 2024 |
Bettie Page Double Feature is a double bill by Irving Klaw
Starring Bettie Page, Lili St. Cyr and Tempest Storm There are no censorship issues with this release. US: Uncut and MPAA Unrated for:
Promotional Material Experience the golden age of burlesque in this titillating triple feature of 1950s grindhouse classics, newly restored from the original negatives. Pinup goddess Bettie Page shares
the screen with striptease legend Tempest Storm in the holy grails of full-color burlesque films: Varietease (1954) and Teaserama (1955). Directed by girlie-pix impresario Irving Klaw, the dance card includes performances by strip queens Lili St. Cyr,
tantalizing Trudy Wayne, and "female impersonator" Vickie Lynn, interspersed with obligatory appearances by baggy-pants comics and sunny songsters. Concluding the trilogy is Klaw's Buxom Beautease (1956), which incorporates the short color film
Striptease Revealed, and features incendiary performances by Blaze Starr and Dorian Dennis. Working in collaboration with Something Weird, the Sonney Amusement Enterprises Film Collection, and the UCLA Film & Television Archive, Kino Lorber has
performed meticulous 4K restorations of these essential films, introducing them to a new generation of burlesque aficionados. Special Features:
- 4K Restorations of TEASERAMA and VARIETEASE from the 16mm
Original Camera Negatives
- 4K Restoration of BUXOM BEAUTEASE from the 35mm Camera Negative and 16mm Materials
- Includes the SOMETHING WEIRD VIDEO Editions of VARIETEASE and TEASERAMA in HD
- Audio Commentary for TEASERAMA by Jo Weldon,
Author of The Burlesque Handbook
- Audio Commentary for VARIETEASE by Film Historian Alexandra Heller-Nicholas
- Audio Commentaries for the SWV Versions of TEASERAMA and VARIETEASE by David F. Friedman and Mike Vraney
- Theatrical Trailers
for All Three Films
- Optional English Subtitles
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Released on 27th May 2024 |
Malum is a 2023 Italy/US horror thriller by Anthony DiBlasi
Starring Jessica Sula, Natalie Victoria and Kevin Wayne
There are no censorship issues with this release Summary Notes A rookie police officer willingly takes the last shift at a newly decommissioned police station in an
attempt to uncover the mysterious connection between her father's death and a vicious cult.
UK: Uncut and BBFC 18 rated for strong bloody violence, gore:
- 2023 Screenbound Pictures Ltd (RB) Blu-ray at UK Amazon #ad released on
4th March 2024
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Hunt Her Kill Her is a 2022 US horror thriller by Greg Swinson, Ryan
Thiessen
Starring Natalie Terrazzino, JC Oakley III and Larry Bunton
There are no censorship issues with this release
Summary Notes A janitor in a furniture factory finds herself in a fight for her life when she becomes the target of sinister masked intruders.
UK: Uncut and BBFC 15 rated for strong threat,
violence, injury detail, language:
- 2024 Screenbound Pictures Ltd (RB) Blu-ray at UK Amazon #ad released on
27th May 2024
Promotional Material A lone night shift janitor during her first night on the job finds herself in an unexpected fight for survival when she becomes the target of sinister masked intruders. As their
disturbing motives become clearer, she must use barbaric violence to make it through the night alive. |
You Can't Run Forever is a 2023 US thriller by Michelle Schumacher
Starring J.K. Simmons, Fernanda Urrejola and Allen Leech
There are no censorship issues with this release
Summary Notes A teenage girl suffering from anxiety due to a tragic event from her past finds herself hunted through the woods by a sociopath on a murderous rampage.
UK: Uncut and BBFC 15 rated
with a trigger warning for strong violence, injury detail, threat, suicide, very strong language:
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Released on 28th May 2024 |
Cathy's Curse is a 1977 France / Canada horror by Eddy Matalon.
Starring Alan Scarfe, Beverly Murray and Randi Allen.
In addition to the Director's Cut there is a shortened US Version. Summary Notes A young girl is possessed by the spirit of her aunt, who died as a child in a
car accident. Soon, people around her begin to mysteriously die off.
US: Uncut and MPAA Unrated for:
- 2024 Severin Films [Director's Cut + US Version] R0 4K Blu-ray/(RA) Blu-ray Combo at US Amazon
#ad released on 28th May 2024
- 2024 Severin Films Amazon VoD [US] at US Amazon #ad
Promotional Material THE WORLDWIDE UHD PREMIERE OF THE DIRECTOR'S CUT & U.S. RELEASE VERSION It's been called "chilling and disturbing" (Film
Fracture), "an absolute revelation" (Kindertrauma) and "unlike anything you've ever seen" (Bloody Disgusting). Now experience The Director's Cut and American R-Rated Release Version in UHD for the first time ever: In 1947, a young
girl is roasted alive in a car accident. Thirty years later, her grown brother returns to their childhood home with his mentally unstable wife and sweet daughter Cathy. But when the dead aunt's vengeful spirit possesses the child, it will unleash an
unnerving nightmare of creepy mediums, demonic dolls, and plenty of sick '70s foul-mouthed moppet mayhem. In an unprecedented source upgrade, both versions are scanned in 4K from the recently discovered negatives with 2+ hours of Special Features.
SPECIAL FEATURES:
- Audio Commentary By Fangoria Contributor Brian Collins And Filmmaker Simon Barrett (U.S. Cut Only)
- Tricks And Treats - Interview With Director Eddy Matalon
- Cathy's Daddy - Alan Scarfe Remembers CATHY'S CURSE
- Cathy & Mum - Interview With Actress Randi Allen And Costume Designer Joyce Allen
- Introduction To Cinematic Void/American Cinematheque Screening By Brian Collins
- Theatrical Trailers
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Released on 3rd June 2024 |
A Southern Haunting is a 2023 US horror thriller by M.J. Anderson, T.
Huff
Starring Merle Ackelson, Robert Ackelson and Donovan Ailton
There are no censorship issues with this release UK: Uncut and BBFC 15 rated for strong injury detail, threat:
Promotional Material After receiving 40-acres, an ex-slave family battles man and myth to uncover the truth behind their land.
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Chief of Station is a 2024 US action thriller by Jesse V. Johnson
Starring Olga Kurylenko, Aaron Eckhart and Alex Pettyfer
There are no censorship issues with this release Summary Notes After learning that the death of his wife was not an accident, a former CIA Station Chief is forced back
into the espionage underworld, teaming up with an adversary to unravel a conspiracy that challenges everything he thought he knew.
UK: Uncut and BBFC 15 rated for strong violence, language:
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Released on 10th June 2024 |
The Lawnmower Man Collection is a double feature by Gualtiero
Jacopetti, Franco Prosperi
Starring Stefano Sibaldi, Susan Hampshire and Dick Gregory
UK: Aggregate BBFC 15 rated:
- 2024 101 Films Lawnmower Man Collection [Theatrical Versions + Director's Cut of The Lawnmower Man] (RB) Blu-ray
at UK Amazon #ad released on 10th June 2024
The Lawnmower Man is a 1996 UK/USA/Japan Sci-Fi by by Brett Leonard.
With Jeff Fahey, Pierce Brosnan and Jenny Wright.
Uncut by censors. There exists a theatrical version and a longer Director's Cut Lawnmower Man 2: Beyond Cyberspace is a 1996 USA action Sci-Fi thriller
by Farhad Mann.
With Patrick Bergin, Matt Frewer and Austin O'Brien.
BBFC imposed category cuts were required for 12 rated cinema release and
2004 DVD. Released uncut in 2010 on UK DVD but this is not in the BBFC database. There was however a BBFC update for an uncut 12 rating in 2024. Uncut in the US.
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101 Films presents groundbreaking 90s sci-fi The Lawnmower Man (1992) and its sequel , Lawnmower Man 2: Beyond Cyberspace (1995) on Blu-ray in the UK for
the very first time. Presented in a 3-disc set including both the theatrical and director's cuts of The Lawnmower Man, in limited edition packaging featuring newly commissioned artwork, and complete with a booklet with new writing on the film.
The Lawnmower Man : Dr. Lawrence Angelo =(Pierce Brosnan) is a brilliant scientist obsessed with perfecting virtual reality software. When his experiments on animals fail, he finds the ideal substitute - Jobe Smith
=(Jeff Fahey), a slow-witted gardener. Dr. Angelo's goal is to benefit his human guinea pig and ultimately mankind itself, but evil lurks in the guise of "The Shop", a shadow group that seeks to use the technology to create an invincible
war machine. When the experiments change the simple Jobe into a superhuman being, the stage is set for a Jekyll-and-Hyde struggle for control of Jobe's mind and the future of the world. Lawnmower Man 2: Beyond Cyberspace
: Enter the deadly world of virtual reality, where information is the key to world domination. Picking up where the original Lawnmower Man ended, Jobe =(Matt Frewer - Max Headroom) has become a hostage in futuristic hell. But when he
discovers a computer chip that will give him the key to the ultimate revenge, the battle for world control begins. With stunning special effects, Lawnmower Man 2: Beyond Cyberspace takes you into a world where only the hardwired dare to journey.
Special Features: Limited-Edition rigid box packaging and Limited-Edition Booklet: Includes Grassroots and Cyber Suits: Variations of The Lawnmower Man by Rich Johnson and This Diseased Mainframe: The Abject Horror
of Bodily Digitisation in The Lawnmower Man by Andy Marshall-Roberts. DISC 1
- Cybergod: Creating The Lawnmower Man
- Audio commentary with writer/Director Brett Leonard and writer producer Gimel Everett
- Deleted scenes
- Original electronic press kit with cast interviews and
behind-the-scenes footage
- Edited animated sequences
- Theatrical trailer
- TV spot
DISC 2
- Audio commentary with writer/Director Brett Leonard and writer/producer Gimel Everett
- Conceptual art and design sketches
- Behind-the-scenes and production stills
- Storyboard comparison
DISC 3
- Lawnmower Man 2: Beyond Cyberspace
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Released on 11th June 2024 |
Immaculate is a 2024 Italy/US horror by Michael Mohan
Starring Sydney Sweeney, Álvaro Morte and Simona Tabasco
There are no censorship issues with this release Summary Notes Cecilia, a woman of devout faith, is warmly welcomed to the picture-perfect Italian countryside where she is
offered a new role at an illustrious convent. But it becomes clear to Cecilia that her new home harbors dark and horrifying secrets.
US: Uncut and MPAA R rated for:
Promotional Material Sydney Sweeney (Anyone But You, Euphoria, The White Lotus) stars as Cecilia, an American nun of devout faith, embarking on a new journey in a remote convent in the picturesque
Italian countryside. Cecilia's warm welcome quickly devolves into a nightmare as it becomes clear her new home harbors a sinister secret and unspeakable horrors.
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Released on 17th June 2024 |
Gonjiam: Haunted Asylum is a 2018 South Korea horror by Jung
Bum-shik
Starring Oh Ah-yeon, Wi Ha-joon and Yoo Je-Yoon
There are no censorship issues with this release Summary Notes
The crew of a horror web series travels to an abandoned asylum for a live broadcast. It soon encounters much more than expected as it moves deeper inside the nightmarish old building.
UK: Uncut
and BBFC 15 rated for strong supernatural threat, language:
- 2024 Second Sight Films Limited Edition (RB) Blu-ray at UK Amazon #ad released on 17th June 2024
- 2024 Second Sight Films (RB) Blu-ray at UK Amazon
released on 17th June 2024
Promotional Material The crew of a horror web series travels to a legendary abandoned asylum for a live broadcast. Things take an unexpected turn when they begin to experience more than they imagined.
Special Features
- New audio commentary by Mary Beth McAndrews and Terry Mesnard
- Fear the Unknown: Zoë Rose Smith on Gonjiam: Haunted Asylum
- Trailers
- Archive featurettes:
- The Beginning of the Rumours
- The New Faces
- The Sanctum of Horror
- The Truth of the Ghostlore
- The Live Recording
- The Press Conference
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Released on 24th June 2024 |
Sympathy for the Underdog is a 1971 Japan crime drama by Kinji
Fukasaku
Starring Kôji Tsuruta, Tomisaburô Wakayama and Tsunehiko Watase
There are no censorship issues with this release Summary Notes
A yakuza gang gets driven out of Yokohama by a big gang from Tokyo. They relocate to Okinawa to violently start over.
UK: Uncut and BBFC 15 rated for strong violence, injury detail, language,
nudity:
Promotional Material Returning from a ten-year prison sentence, former gang leader Gunji (Koji Tsuruta, Big Time Gambling Boss) finds that his turf has been taken over by his former enemy, now a large
crime syndicate with a legal corporate front. Looking for new opportunities, he gathers his old crew and heads for the island of Okinawa, a legal grey zone ripe for the taking. Made just before Kinji (Yakuza Graveyard) Fukasaku's 1970s streak of yakuza
movie masterpieces, Sympathy for the Underdog is a key film in the development of this director's unique style and themes.
LIMITED EDITION BLU-RAY SPECIAL FEATURES
High-Definition digital transfer
Uncompressed mono PCM audio
Audio
commentary by yakuza film expert Nathan Stuart (2024)
Interview with Fukasaku biographer Olivier Hadouchi (2024)
Visual essay on Okinawa on screen by film historian and author Aaron Gerow (2024)
Trailer
New and improved English subtitle
translation
Reversible sleeve featuring original and newly commissioned artwork by Time Tomorrow
Limited edition booklet featuring new writing by Bastian Meiresonne and an archival review of the film
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