THE IRON CLAW
The true story of the inseparable Von Erich brothers, who made history in the intensely competitive world of professional wrestling in the early 1980s. Through tragedy and triumph, under the shadow of their domineering father and coach, the brothers seek larger-than-life immortality on the biggest stage in sports.
SPECIAL FEATURES
- Brotherhood Is Forever: Making Iron Claw – Featurette
- Cast and Crew Q&A
- Theatrical Trailer
- Audio: DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 track
- Optional English SDH and Spanish subtitles for the main feature
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Saint Omer (#1212)
Bringing a documentarian’s sense of open-ended inquiry to her first narrative feature, writer-director Alice Diop constructs a morally and emotionally layered courtroom drama unlike any other. When she travels to Saint-Omer, France, to attend the trial of a young Senegalese woman (Guslagie Malanda) accused of murdering her infant daughter, novelist Rama (Kayije Kagame) finds herself shaken to the core by a case that proves to have profound resonances with her own life. Interweaving complex themes of mother-daughter bonds, immigrant alienation, and postcolonial trauma into a piercing portrait of two mysteriously connected women, Diop forgoes mere questions of guilt and innocence in order to plumb the unsettling unknowability of the human soul.
DIRECTOR-APPROVED BLU-RAY SPECIAL EDITION FEATURES
- New 2K digital master, with 5.1 surround DTS-HD Master Audio soundtrack
- New and archival interviews with director Alice Diop
- Conversation between Diop and author Hélène Frappat
- Conversation between Diop and filmmaker Dee Rees from a 2023 episode of The Director’s Cut – A DGA Podcast
- Trailer
- New English subtitle translation
- PLUS: An essay by critic Jennifer Padjemi
New design by Michael Boland
To Die For (#1213)
The all-American obsession with celebrity turns monstrous in this deliciously subversive (and disturbingly prescient) satire of our television-mediated, true-crime-obsessed age. In a career breakthrough, Nicole Kidman delivers a diabolical deconstruction of the girl next door as a local TV weather reporter whose perfectly perky facade belies a murderous heart, as her ruthless pursuit of fame ensnares three disaffected teens in a sordid, tabloid-ready scandal. Deftly deploying shifting perspectives, faux-documentary interviews, and a supporting cast featuring Joaquin Phoenix, Matt Dillon, and Casey Affleck, director Gus Van Sant adds provocative layers of meaning to this darkly funny examination of suburban sociopathy.
DIRECTOR-APPROVED 4K UHD + BLU-RAY SPECIAL EDITION FEATURES
- New 4K digital restoration, approved by director Gus Van Sant and director of photography Eric Alan Edwards, with 5.1 surround DTS-HD Master Audio soundtrack
- One 4K UHD disc of the film presented in Dolby Vision HDR and one Blu-ray with the film and special features
- Audio commentary featuring Van Sant, Edwards, and editor Curtiss Clayton
- Deleted scenes
- Trailer
- English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing
- PLUS: An essay by film critic Jessica Kiang
New design by Tori Huynh
Wednesday: Season One
“Wednesday” is a sleuthing, supernaturally infused mystery charting Wednesday Addams’ years as a student at Nevermore Academy. Wednesday’s attempts to master her emerging psychic ability, thwart a monstrous killing spree that has terrorized the local town and solve the supernatural mystery that embroiled her parents 25 years ago — all while navigating her new and very tangled relationships at Nevermore.
SPECIAL FEATURES
- Not Listed
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ADDITIONAL TV BOX SETS
- Ancient Empires (2023)
- Berserk: The Complete TV Series (1997-1998)
- Bleach: Thousand Year Blood War: Part One (2022)
- Boruto: Naruto Next Generations: Set Seventeen (2022)
- Fist of the North Star: The Legend of the True Savior – Legend of Kenshiro (2008)
- Futakoi: The Complete TV Series (2004)
- Marauding Milf (2014)
- Medabots: Spirit – The Complete Second Series (2000-2001)
- Memories of Anne Frank (2009)
- Midsomer Murders: Series Twenty-Four (2023)
- One Step Beyond – The Lost Episodes Collection
- Paris Police 1905 (2022)
- Star Trek- Lower Decks: Season Three
The Book of Clarence
From visionary filmmaker Jeymes Samuel, The Book of Clarence is a bold new take on the timeless Hollywood era Biblical epic. Streetwise but struggling, Clarence (LaKeith Stanfield) is trying to find a better life for himself and his family, make himself worthy to the woman he loves, and prove that he’s not a nobody. Captivated by the power and glory of the rising Messiah and His apostles, he risks everything to carve his own path to a divine life, a journey through which he finds redemption and faith, power and knowledge.
SPECIAL FEATURES
- Deleted scenes with filmmaker introductions
- Audio commentary with Jeymes Samuel and Lakeith Stanfield
- Band of Brothers: Meet the Cast
- Song of Songs: An Epic Collaboration
- The Gospel of Jeymes: On the Set with Jeymes Samuel
- Book 4: Making the Film
- Gag Reel
- Optional English, English SDH, Spanish, and French subtitles for the main feature
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Freud’s Last Session
London, September 3rd, 1939. The world is on the brink of war. In his final days, Sigmund Freud, a recent escapee with his daughter from the regime, receives a visit from the formidable Oxford Don C.S. Lewis (The Chronicles of Narnia). On this day, two of the greatest minds of the twentieth century intimately engage in a monumental session over the belief in the future of mankind and the existence of God.
SPECIAL FEATURES
- Deleted Scenes
- Behind the Scenes
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Good Burger 2
Calling all dudes—buckle up, because the new adventures of Ed and Dex start now! Your favorite fast-food duo is back and serving up nostalgic laughs and new antics in Good Burger 2. Follow Dexter Reed (Kenan Thompson) and original cashier Ed (Kel Mitchell) as they reunite in the present day at fast-food restaurant Good Burger with a hilarious new group of employees. Dexter is down on his luck after another one of his inventions fails. Ed welcomes Dex back to Good Burger with open arms and gives him his old job back. With a new crew working at Good Burger, Dex devises a plan to get back on his feet but unfortunately puts the fate of Good Burger at risk once again.
SPECIAL FEATURES
- Home of the Good Bloopers (Extended Version)
- The Comfort Food Classic
- Behind the Scenes with Kenan and Kel
- MEAT the Employees
- Q&A with the New Crew
- Employee Training Video
- Good Burger 1 Movie Recap
- Optional English SDH subtitles for the main feature
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Out Of Darkness
A small boat reaches the shores of a raw and desolate landscape. A group of six have struggled across the narrow sea to find a new home. They are starving, desperate, and living 45,000 years ago. First they must find shelter, and they strike out across the tundra wastes towards the distant mountains that promise the abundant caves they need to survive. But when night falls, anticipation turns to fear and doubt as they realize they are not alone. Terrifying sounds suggest something monstrous at large in this landscape, something that could kill or steal them away. As relationships in the group fracture, the determination of one young woman reveals the terrible actions taken to survive.
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- Not Listed
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When Evil Lurks
The residents of a small rural town discover that a demon is about to be born among them. They desperately try to escape before the evil is born, but it may be too late.
SPECIAL FEATURES
- Behind the scenes photo gallery
- Original trailer
- Optional English subtitles for the main feature
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All Ladies Do It
Taking his inspiration from a true incident, erotic maestro Tinto Brass crafts his delightful morality tale of a young couple’s journey toward discovery through infidelity. Paulo is thrilled that his wife Diana is still sought after, and takes delight in her tales of flirtations and adventures. But when Diana goes too far with a French poet, Paulo is overcome with raging jealousy. In a rampage, Diana lures everyone she can, and after a particularly rough house party, she returns to Paulo, who accepts her unconditionally.
SPECIAL FEATURES
DISC ONE – 4K BLU-RAY
- EXCLUSIVE NEW 4K RESTORATION OF THE FILM FROM THE ORIGINAL CAMERA NEGATIVE
- HDR PRESENTATION OF THE FILM IN 1.85:1 ASPECT RATIO
- NEW Audio commentary by Eugenio Ercolani and Troy Howarth
- NEW Theatrical trailers
- Original Italian and English audio tracks, with optional English subtitles
DISC TWO – BLU-RAY
- EXCLUSIVE NEW 4K RESTORATION OF THE FILM FROM THE ORIGINAL CAMERA NEGATIVE
- HDR PRESENTATION OF THE FILM IN 1.85:1 ASPECT RATIO
- NEW Audio commentary by Eugenio Ercolani and Troy Howarth
- NEW Theatrical trailers
- Interview with Director Tinto Brass (2001)
- Outtakes
- Photo Gallery
- Original Italian and English audio tracks, with optional English subtitles
ADDITIONAL CONTENT
- 20-page illustrated booklet with essays by Eugenio Ercolani and Domenico Monetti
- Reversible Sleeve with original uncensored Italian poster art
- Standard slipcase
- Four collectible lobby cards (First pressing only)
BLU-RAY RELEASE
Amélie
Bursting with imagination and having seen her share of tragedy and fantasy, Amélie is not like the other girls. When she grows up, she becomes a waitress in a Montmartre bar run by a former dancer. Amélie enjoys simple pleasures until she discovers that her goal in life is to help others. To that end, she invents all sorts of tricks that allow her to intervene incognito into other people’s lives, including an imbibing concierge and her hypochondriac neighbor. But Amélie’s most difficult case turns out to be Nino Quicampoix, a lonely sex shop employee who collects photos abandoned at coin-operated photobooths.
SPECIAL FEATURES
- NEW Jean-Pierre Jeunet Looks Back (Blu-ray Exclusive)
- Commentary with Director Jean-Pierre Jeunet
- The Look of Amélie
- Q&A With the Director
- Q&A With the Director and the Cast
- An Intimate Chat With Jean-Pierre Jeunet
- Fantasies of Audrey Tautou
- Cast Auditions
- Home Movie: Inside the Making of Amélie
- Storyboard Comparisons
- The Amélie Scrapbook
- Trailer
- French DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 track and English subtitles
Blonde Ambition
Candy and Sugar Kane aren’t getting very far with their song and dance act in Coyote Fang, Wyoming, until one night when British noble Stephen Carlisle III’s plane breaks down nearby. After happening to catch their show, he’s immediately smitten by the sophisticated Candy along with her ditsy sister, and decides to whisk them off to New York City; setting them up with a luxury penthouse apartment so that they can finally have a shot at their dream of Broadway success. However, as Stephen’s interest in Candy becomes increasingly romantic, his posh aunt, Lady Buckingham becomes concerned for the welfare of the family fortune. Taking matters into her own hands, she hires Brett, a sleazy private dick, to try and dig up dirt on Candy and Sugar, hoping to demonstrate to Stephen their actual intentions.
One of the funniest and most opulent X-rated films ever produced, The Amero Brothers’ (Bacchanale) love letter to the golden age of Hollywood musicals is a tour de force of burlesque humor, uproarious sight gags, and madcap set pieces, all culminating in one of the most outrageous finales in hardcore film history! Starring British sex symbol Suzy Mandel (The Playbirds, Love Boat) along with Dory Devon (Love In Strange Places), Eric Edwards (Corporate Assets), Wade Nichols (Take Off, The Edge of Night), and Jamie Gillis (Waterpower), and featuring colorful photography by Roberta Findlay (A Woman’s Torment), Mélusine is proud to present the extras packed, 4K UHD debut of the comedy classic which reminds you that: if you liked Deep Throat & Singin’ in the Rain, you’ll love BLONDE AMBITION!
SPECIAL FEATURES
- 4K UHD + Region Free Blu-ray Set
- Newly scanned & restored in 4K from its 35mm camera negative
- A brand new audio commentary with cinematographer Roberta Findlay, moderated by film historian Casey Scott
- Theatrical Trailer for Blonde Ambition
- Teaser for Blonde Ambition
- Original Art and Photo Image Gallery
- Reversible cover artwork
- 36 page liner note booklet with an essay by film historian Casey Scott
- Custom collectible postcard
- English SDH subtitles
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Burial Ground
For his only foray into the zombie genre, psychosexual sleaze maestro Andrea Bianchi (MALABIMBA: THE MALICIOUS WHORE, STRIP NUDE FOR YOUR KILLER) unleashed the barrage of flesh-ripping, gut-chomping and depraved oedipal mayhem that set insane new standards in Italian horror, now in UHD for the first time in North America: Mariangela Giordano (of SATAN’S BABY DOLL, THE SECT and PATRICK STILL LIVES fame) stars in the ’80s splatter classic about a cursed country estate besieged by horny houseguests, undead Etruscans and the unusual relationship between a mother (Giordano) and her mega-creepy young son (disturbingly portrayed by adult actor Peter Bark) that will trigger some of the most jaw-dropping scenes in grindhouse history. Severin Films is improbably proud to present the definitive version of this gorehound/sex-fiend favorite.
SPECIAL FEATURES
DISC ONE – 4K BLU-RAY
- EXCLUSIVE NEW4K RESTORATION OF THE FILM
- DOLBY VISION/HDR PRESENTATION OF THE FILM
- ORIGINAL ENGLISH AND ITALIAN AUDIO TRACKS
- Audio Commentary With Critics Nathaniel Thompson, Troy Howarth And Eugenio Ercolani
- Audio Commentary With Italian Cinema Experts Calum Waddell And John Martin
- Theatrical Trailer
- Opitonal English and English SDH subtitles for the main feature
DISC TWO – BLU-RAY
- EXCLUSIVE NEW4K RESTORATION OF THE FILM
- Audio Commentary With Critics Nathaniel Thompson, Troy Howarth And Eugenio Ercolani
- Audio Commentary With Italian Cinema Experts Calum Waddell And John Martin
- Villa Parisi: Legacy Of Terror – Location Featurette
- Return To The Burial Ground – Interview With Actor Peter Bark At Villa Parisi
- Peter Still Lives – Festival Q&A With Peter Bark
- Just For The Money – Interview With Actor Simone Mattioli
- The Smell Of Death – Interviews With Producer Gabriele Crisanti And Actress Mariangela Giordano
- Deleted/Extended Material
- Theatrical Trailer
- REGION-FREE
4K INSIDE
Dark Night of the Scarecrow: Double Feature
Dark Night of the Scarecrow
When young Marylee Williams (Tonya Crowe) is found viciously mauled, all hell breaks loose in her small rural town. Officious postmaster Otis P. Hazelrigg (Charles Durning) leads a gang of bigots in pursuit of the suspect: her mentally challenged friend Bubba Ritter (Larry Drake). Finding him hiding inside a scarecrow, they exact brutal mob ‘justice’…only to discover a tragic mistake! Now a strange apparition stalks the land seeking each of them out, as the legend of the Scarecrow begins.
Dark Night of the Scarecrow #2
A dark terror lies just below the surface of the small-town Chris Rhymer (Amber Wedding) and her young son Jeremy (Aiden Shurr) have settled in. One day while looking for Jeremy, she comes upon a weathered old scarecrow, and realizing that is only an inert effigy, she tells it her secret for being there. Now, suddenly after forty years, a dark terror stalks the cornfields. Is it on a mission of revenge or is it protecting Chris from outside threats? The legend of the Scarecrow continues . . .
SPECIAL FEATURES
- Not Listed
BLU-RAY RELEASE
Goin’ South
Henry Moon (Jack Nicholson, Chinatown) is a cut-rate outlaw in post-Civil War Texas, convicted of bank robbery and property theft. Moon is sentenced to death by hanging in the town of Longhorn, a town that maintains an ordinance allowing for any condemned man to be freed from the gallows via marriage. Julia Tate (Mary Steenburgen, Clifford), a quiet virginal young woman with a secret gold mine, saves Moon from the gallows in an attempt to exploit him for free labor. With Moon intent on consummating his marriage to a virgin bride and Tate seeking to mine her hidden fortune, the two embark on an equally combative, comedic, relationship in the Old West.
The sophomore feature directorial effort from Jack Nicholson, following his counterculture comedy Drive, He Said in 1971, GOIN’ SOUTH is a commonly overlooked entry in Nicholson’s repertoire as an actor and filmmaker. Featuring gorgeous photography from noted cinematographer Néstor Almendros (Days of Heaven) and a talented comedic cast including John Belushi (Animal House), Christopher Lloyd (Back to the Future), Danny DeVito (Wise Guys) and Ed Begley Jr. (Blue Collar), Cinématographe is proud to present Jack Nicholson’s wild western comedy on blu-ray and UHD for the first time in the world from a brand new 4K restoration of its original camera negative!
SPECIAL FEATURES
- Region Free UHD/Region A Blu-ray
- New audio commentary with film critic Simon Abrams
- Néstor Almendros: A Man with a Camera — a new video essay by historian Samm Deighan
- Jack of Three Trades: In Focus on Nicholson the Director — a new video essay by historian Daniel Kremer
- New written essays by Jack Nicholson biographer Marc Eliot and film critic Chris Shields
- English SDH subtitles
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Night of the Blood Monster
Christopher Lee (THE WICKER MAN) gives one of his most unforgettable performances as Judge Jeffreys, the infamous 17th Century witchfinder whose unholy obsession with a luscious wench (Maria Rohm of EUGENIE) fuels a jaw-dropping spree of torture, brutality and flesh-ripping perversion. Howard Vernon (SUCCUBUS), Margaret Lee (FIVE GOLDEN DRAGONS), Maria Schell (99 WOMEN) and Oscar® nominee Leo Genn (QUO VADIS) co-star in this landmark epic of sexual violence and sadism, complete with a superb score by Bruno Nicolai (COUNT DRACULA) and directed with spectacularly deviant glee by the one and only Jess Franco (VENUS IN FURS).
SPECIAL FEATURES
- EXCLUSIVE NEW 4K RESTORATION OF THE FULLY UNCUT VERSION OF THE FILM FROM THE ORIGINAL CAMERA NEGATIVE
- DOLBY VISION/HDR PRESENTATION OF THE FILM
- Audio Commentary #1 with Film Historians Troy Howarth and Nathaniel Thompson
- Audio Commentary #2 with Film Historians Kim Newman and Barry Forshaw
- Audio Commentary #3 with Film Historians David Flint and Adrian Smith
- Bloody Jess – Interviews with Director Jess Franco and Star Christopher Lee
- Judgement Day – Interview with Stephen Thrower, Author of “Murderous Passions: The Delirious Cinema of Jesus Franco”
- In The Shadows – Interviews with Filmmaker Alan Birkinshaw and Author Stephen Thrower on Harry Alan Towers
- Deleted and Alternate Scenes
- Trailers and TV Spot
- Still Galleries
- Audio: English (1.0 DTS-HD MA)
- Subtitles: English SDH, Français, Español
- Limited Edition embossed slipcover and reversible sleeve with alternate artwork (pictured below right) [First Pressing Only]
- REGION-FREE
BLU-RAY RELEASE
North Dallas Forty
Nick Nolte stars in this honest entertainment about one man’s rebellion against the bureaucratic, manipulative world of professional football. Based on the popular novel by former Dallas Cowboy Peter Gent, North Dallas Forty depicts Nolte as an aging ballplayer who, through a woman he meets (Dayle Haddon), is drawn away from the masculine, violent world in which he has lived so long. In doing so, he finds himself at odds with the team’s management. The excitement, humor and drama of North Dallas Forty is heightened by its meticulous attention to the details of a football player’s private and public life and its authenticity on the playing field.
SPECIAL FEATURES
DISC ONE – 4K BLU-RAY
- NEW 4K RESTORATION OF THE FILM FROM THE ORIGINAL CAMERA NEGATIVE
- DOLBY VISION/HDR PRESENTATION OF THE FILM
- Audio Commentary by Film Historians Daniel Kremer and Daniel Waters, with Director Ted Kotcheff
- 5.1 Surround and Lossless
- Optional English SDH subtitles for the main feature
DISC TWO BLU-RAY
- NEW 4K RESTORATION OF THE FILM FROM THE ORIGINAL CAMERA NEGATIVE
- Audio Commentary by Film Historians Daniel Kremer and Daniel Waters, with Director Ted Kotcheff
- Introduction by Ted Kotcheff (1:21)
- Hit Me with Those Best Shots: Ted Kotcheff Remembers North Dallas Forty (5:22)
- Looking to Get Out: A Comparative Analysis of the Ted Kotcheff Vision
- Theatrical Trailer
- 5.1 Surround and Lossless 2.0 Audio
- Optional English SDH Subtitles
BLU-RAY RELEASE
Paint Your Wagon
In this musical based on the Broadway show, Ben Rumson (Lee Marvin) happens upon a wrecked wagon containing a dead man and his surviving brother, Pardner (Clint Eastwood), in the wilds of California during the Gold Rush. At the burial, they discover gold dust and stake a claim. Soon a mining camp dubbed “No Name City” emerges, rife with lonely men starved for female companionship. When a polygamist Mormon arrives looking to sell off a wife (Jean Seberg), a bidding war commences.
SPECIAL FEATURES
DISC ONE – 4K BLU-RAY
- NEW 4K RESTORATION OF THE FILM FROM THE ORIGINAL CAMERA NEGATIVE
- DOLBY VISION/HDR PRESENTATION OF THE FILM
- NEW Audio Commentary by Lee Marvin Biographer Dwayne Epstein and Screenwriter/Author C. Courtney Joyner
- 5.1 Surround and Lossless 2.0 Audio
- Optional English Subtitles
DISC TWO – BLU-RAY
- NEW 4K RESTORATION OF THE FILM FROM THE ORIGINAL CAMERA NEGATIVE
- NEW Audio Commentary by Lee Marvin Biographer Dwayne Epstein and Screenwriter/Author C. Courtney Joyner
- Theatrical trailer
- 5.1 Surround and Lossless 2.
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Patrick
(INDICATOR SERIES #430)
From director Richard Franklin (Roadgames) comes Patrick, a terrifying fusion of science fiction and Hitchcockian thriller, starring Susan Penhaligon (House of Mortal Sin), Robert Helpmann (The Red Shoes), and Robert Thompson (Thirst). Murderer Patrick (Thompson) is kept in a comatose state between life and death, under the watchful eye of the eccentric Dr Roget (Helpmann). When he is assigned a caring new nurse, Kathy (Penhaligon), he becomes possessive, and uses telekinetic powers to torment anyone who comes between them. Produced by Antony I Ginnane (Snapshot), written by Everett De Roche (Harlequin), and scored by Brian May (Mad Max), Patrick’s unprecedented international success made it a landmark of the Australian New Wave.
SPECIAL FEATURES
- NEW 4K RESTORATION OF THE FILM BY POWERHOUSE FILMS
- DOLBY VISION/HDR PRESENTATION OF THE FILM
- Three presentations of the film:
- The original Australian theatrical version
- The shortened US theatrical cut with American dubbing
- Italian theatrical version, featuring an alternative score by Italian prog legends Goblin and presented with English subtitles for the first time
- Original mono audio
- Audio commentary with director Richard Franklin and screenwriter Everett De Roche (2002)
- On-Set Interview with Richard Franklin (1978): behind-the-scenes interview with the Patrick director conducted by Australian film critic Ivan Hutchinson
- Interview with Richard Franklin (2001): previously unseen interview in which the director discusses Patrick
- A Coffee Break with Antony I. Ginnane (2009): the renowned genre-film producer revisits Patrick
- ‘Not Quite Hollywood’ Interview Excerpts (2008): extensive selection of outtakes from Mark Hartley’s acclaimed documentary on Australian cinema, featuring Franklin, De Roche, Ginnane, and stars Susan Penhaligon and Rod Mullinar
- Stephen Morgan on ‘Patrick’ (2023): appreciation by the academic and Australian cinema specialist
- Original Australian theatrical trailer
- Original US theatrical trailer
- TV spots
- Image gallery: promotional and publicity material, and behind the scenes
- New and improved English translation subtitles
- Newly translated English subtitles for the Italian soundtrack
- Limited edition exclusive 80-page book with a new essay by Alan Miller, exclusive extracts from director Richard Franklin and producer Anthony I Ginnane’s unpublished memoirs; archival interviews with screenwriter Everett De Roche and special-effects supervisor Conrad Rothmann, and full film credits
Phase IV
Following a mysterious eclipse-like solar event, scientists begin to notice strange and unexplainable behavioral changes in ants. While initially written off as an unconcerning anomaly, it soon becomes apparent that the creatures have developed advanced intelligence along with the ability to work collectively. Scientists Ernest Hubbs and James Lesko have been transferred to a futuristic lab in a remote part of the Arizona desert in which to study these phenomena. However, when the ants begin to attack and kill both wildlife and humans, Hubbs and Lesko realize that the entire human race might now be at a deadly evolutionary disadvantage to the tiny insects…
The sole feature film directed by acclaimed graphic artist Saul Bass, PHASE IV is a landmark of 1970s science fiction as it blends arresting visuals, photographed by Dick Bush (Sorcerer) along with nature photographer Ken Middleham, with a tense and harrowing animal attack narrative. Starring Nigel Davenport (Chariots of Fire), Michael Murphy (Nashville), and Lynne Frederick (Schizo) and featuring a mesmerizing musical score by electronic music pioneer Brian Gascoigne, Vinegar Syndrome presents PHASE IV on 4K UHD, newly restored from its 35mm original camera negative and at last containing its legendary and never-before-on-video Preview Version, featuring exclusive, extended, and alternate sequences which have remained unseen since 1974!
SPECIAL FEATURES
- 3-disc Set: 4K Ultra HD / Region A Blu-ray x2
- 4K UHD presented in High-Dynamic-Range
- Newly scanned & restored in 4K from its 35mm original camera negative
- The 84-minute Theatrical Version is available on both the UHD and Blu-ray discs
- The 89-minute Preview Version with multiple soundtrack options is included on a Blu-ray disc
- Commentary track for the Theatrical Version with film historian Matthew Asprey Gear
- “Evolutions: The Making of Phase IV” (48 min) – a brand new documentary by Elijah Drenner featuring interviews with Jeffrey Bass, co-star Michael Murphy, screenwriter Mayo Simon, archivist Sean Savage and design historian/Saul Bass biographer Pat Kirkham
- “Formicidae Sinfonia: The Music and Sounds of Phase IV” (15 min) – a brand new featurette with composer Brian Gascoigne and electronic music artist David Vorhaus
- Deleted shots and sequences (2 min)
- Raw footage from Saul Bass’ original ending montage sequence (16 min)
- Theatrical trailer
- Still gallery
- Reversible sleeve artwork
- English SDH subtitles
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Primal Fear
(Paramount Presents #43)
Defense attorney Martin Vail takes on jobs for money and prestige rather than any sense of the greater good. His latest case involves an altar boy, accused of brutally murdering the archbishop of Chicago. Vail finds himself up against his ex-pupil and ex-lover, but as the case progresses and the Church’s dark secrets are revealed, Vail finds that what appeared a simple case takes on a darker, more dangerous aspect.
SPECIAL FEATURES
- Not Listed
Snapshot
(INDICATOR SERIES #431)
Chantal Contouri (Thirst), Robert Bruning (Ned Kelly), and Sigrid Thornton (Prisoner: Cell Block H) star in Snapshot, a tense Australian thriller that marked the feature debut of director Simon Wincer (Harlequin, Free Willy). When naïve hairdresser Angela (Thornton) is persuaded by her model friend Madeline (Contouri) to try glamour modelling, she dreams of escaping her humdrum life and the clutches of her over-protective mother. Instead, she is thrust into a decadent world of jealousy, exploitation… and death. Produced by Antony I Ginnane (Patrick), co-written by Everett De Roche (Roadgames), and scored by Brian May (Mad Max), Snapshot – released internationally under the titles One More Minute and The Day After Halloween – is a classic of Ozploitation cinema.
SPECIAL FEATURES
- NEW 4K RESTORATION FROM THE ORIGINAL CAMERA NEGATIVE BY POWERHOUSE FILMS
- DOLBY VISION/HDR PRESENTATION OF THE FILM
- Two presentations of the film:
- The 93-minute theatrical version in 4K Dolby Vision
- The extended 101-minute director’s cut from best surviving materials
- Original mono audio
- Audio commentary on the theatrical version with Ginnane, director Simon Wincer, cinematographer Vincent Monton, and actor Sigrid Thornton, moderated by Mark Hartley (2017)
- Audio commentary on the director’s cut with producer Antony I Ginnane and film critic and archivist Jaimie Leonarder (2018)
- Audio commentary on the director’s cut with Ginnane and horror hostess Katarina Leigh Waters (2012)
- Producing ‘Snapshot’ (2017): Ginnane revisits the film’s shoot
- ‘Not Quite Hollywood’ Interview Excerpts (2008): extensive selection of outtakes from Mark Hartley’s acclaimed documentary on Australian cinema, featuring Thornton, Ginnane, Wincer, Monton, writer Everett De Roche, assistant director Tom Burstall, and actor Lynda Stoner
- Archival audio interview with Chantal Contouri (1979)
- Archival audio interview with Simon Wincer (1979)
- Archival audio interview with stuntman Grant Page
- Stephen Morgan on ‘Snapshot’ (2023): appreciation by the academic and Australian cinema specialist
- Alternative The Day After Halloween opening titles
- Original theatrical trailer
- TV spots
- Image gallery: promotional and publicity material, and behind the scenes
- New and improved English translation subtitles
- Limited edition exclusive 80-page book with a new essay by Ian Barr; an exclusive extract from producer Anthony I Ginnane’s unpublished memoirs; archival interviews with director Simon Wincer, screenwriter Everett De Roche, and composer Brian May, and full film credits
The Warriors
In 1979, fresh from directing bare knuckle boxing movie Hard Times and supercool crime thriller The Driver, Walter Hill delivered his third stone cold classic in a row: The Warriors, a slam-bang, visually kinetic action movie that mixed a heightened comic-book sensibility with a timeless tale from ancient Greece and set them loose in the streets of modern America. In New York the gangs outnumber the cops by 5-1. Together, they could rule the city. Gang-leader Cyrus has a dream to do just that and calls a summit. The gangs of New York gather in their thousands, Cyrus takes the stage. From somewhere in the crowd a shot rings out and Cyrus falls down dead. In the chaos that follows, a small gang from Coney Island – the Warriors – are blamed. Now everyone is out to get them. On foot, in enemy territory, can they make it through the night to get back across the city to the safety of home turf? For all you boppers out there, for all you street people with an ear for the action… the iconic cult classic is back in a 4K restoration approved by director Walter Hill. Can you dig it?
SPECIAL FEATURES
- 4K remaster of the Theatrical Cut from the original camera negative supervised by Arrow Films and approved by director Walter Hill
- High Definition (1080p) Blu-ray presentation
- Original uncompressed mono, plus stereo 2.0 and Dolby Atmos audio options
- Optional English Subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing
- Audio commentary by film critic Walter Chaw, author of A Walter Hill Film
- War Stories, an interview with director Walter Hill
- Whole Lotta Magic, a roundtable discussion in which filmmakers Josh Olson (A History of Violence), Lexi Alexander (Green Street Hooligans), and Robert D. Krzykowski (The Man Who Killed Hitler and Then the Bigfoot) discuss their love of The Warriors and the work of director Walter Hill
- Battling Boundaries, an interview with editor Billy Weber
- Gang Style, an interview with costume designer Bobbie Mannix
- Armies of the Night, a look at costume designs and photographs from the archive of designer Bobbie Mannix
- Sound of the Streets, an appreciation of composer Barry De Vorzon and the music of The Warriors by film historian Neil Brand
- Isolated score option
- Come Out to Play, a look at the iconic locations of the Warriors’ Coney Island home turf
- The Beginning, an archival extra looking back on how The Warriors came to be, featuring interviews with producer Lawrence Gordon, actor James Remar, editor David Holden, and writer/director Walter Hill
- Battleground, an archival extra in which director Walter Hill and assistant director David O. Sosna look back at the difficulties of shooting on location in New York City
- The Way Home, an archival extra focusing on the look of film with contributions from director of photography Andrew Laszlo
- The Phenomenon, an archival extra featuring director Walter Hill and the cast of The Warriors
- Theatrical trailer
- Image gallery
- Reversible sleeve featuring original and newly commissioned artwork by Laurie Greasley
BLU-RAY RELEASE
3 Godfathers
Heralded as ‘John Ford’s Legend of the Southwest!’ by M-G-M upon release, “3 GODFATHERS” is one of the most impressive collaborations between legends John Wayne and John Ford. The story tells of fugitive bank robbers Robert (John Wayne), William (Harry Carey, Jr.), and Pedro (Pedro Armendariz) stand at a desert grave. Caring for the newborn infant of a woman they just buried will ruin any chance of escape. But they won’t go back on their promise to her. They won’t abandon little Robert William Pedro. Director John Ford’s retelling of the Biblical Three Wise Men tale remains a scenic and thematic masterpiece. Ford adds Technicolor® to his feature-film palette, capturing stunning vistas via cinematographer Winton Hoch, who would win two of his three Academy Awards® for Ford films. Again, populist-minded Ford asserts that even men of dissolute character can follow that inner star of Bethlehem to their own redemption.
SPECIAL FEATURES
- NEW 4K RESTORATION FROM THE ORIGINAL CAMERA NEGATIVE
- Fully remastered and restored 1080p HD presentation of M-G-M’s 1936 feature THREE GODFATHERS with Chester Morris and Lewis Stone, from a 4K scan of best preservation elements (TRT: 81 Minutes)
- Original Theatrical Trailers for “3 GODFATHERS” (1948) and “THREE GODFATHERS” (1936)
- Optional English SDH subtitles for the main feature
The Batwoman
(INDICATOR SERIES #275)
Wrestlers, mad doctors, and human-fish hybrids abound in The Bat Woman (La mujer murciélago), a colourful showcase for the talents of Italian Mexican sex symbol Maura Monti. When Acapulco’s wrestlers start being murdered and their pineal glands mysteriously extracted, the wealthy luchadora Gloria (Monti) adopts her crime-fighting persona of the Bat Woman. Donning her disguise of shiny blue mask, cape, and micro-bikini, she teams up with agent Mario (Héctor Godoy) to foil the evil Dr Williams (Roberto Cañedo) in his dastardly plan to create an army of amphibious ‘fish-men’. Produced by Guillermo Calderón (Santo vs. the Riders of Terror) and directed by René Cardona (The Panther Women), The Bat Woman is an eye-popping, high-camp blend of lucha libre and superhero action.
SPECIAL FEATURES
- 4K RESTORATION FROM THE ORIGINAL CAMERA NEGATIVE
- Original Spanish mono audio
- Audio commentary with film historian and Mexican cinema specialist David Wilt (2024)
- Adventures in Mexicolour (2024): journalist, writer and indie editor of Belcebú, and formerly DC Comics, Mauricio Matamoros Durán examines the position of The Bat Woman within the Mexican and international pop and comic-book culture of the time
- Fantastique Creatures (2024): José Luis Ortega Torres, film critic, teacher, and author of the book Mostrología del cine mexicano, explores the representation of monsters in early Mexican genre cinema
- Original theatrical trailer
- Image gallery: promotional and publicity material
- New and improved English translation subtitles
- Limited edition exclusive 80-page book with a new essay by Dolores Tierney, archival essays by Doyle Greene and Andrew Coe, archival interviews with Maura Monti, and full film credits
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The Boob / Why Be Good?
Two laugh-filled romps from the last years of Silent Cinema make up this Double Feature disc. Directed with the usual splash of skill by the great William A. Wellman, THE BOOB is a lampoon of Hollywood gangsters and cowboys. George K. Arthur stars as Peter Good, whose girlfriend has run off with a bootlegger, sending the hapless boob running after both. The story becomes a culture-clash farce that pits his hick heroism against the wiles of slick-haired gangsters and gin-soaked jazz babies. The film gave Joan Crawford one of her first important roles, as a tough but glamorous revenue agent who helps Peter save the day.
WHY BE GOOD? stars the magnificent Colleen Moore who captures the rebellious flamboyance of the era portraying Pert Kelly, a shopgirl who wins the heart of the boss’ son (Neil Hamilton). The boss, however, doubts that Pert is virtuous. His love-struck son wonders if Dad could be right. So, he sets up a little test for his sweetie: He takes Pert to a raucous roadhouse, rents a private room and makes a most ungentlemanly suggestion. Will Pert be good? Or, with Prince Charming in her grasp, will she decide it’s better to be bad? M-G-M’s The Boob is presented with a joyous musical score written in 2003 by composer Arthur Barrow. First National’s Why Be Good? Is presented with its original synchronized Vitaphone soundtrack with synchronized music and sound effects.
SPECIAL FEATURES
- Not Listed
The Bounty Hunter Trilogy
(Killer’s Mission / The Fort of Death / Eight Men to Kill)
“I won’t be wronged. I won’t be insulted. I won’t be laid a hand on. I don’t do these things to other people, and I require the same from them.” Legendary director Don Siegel (Dirty Harry) directs the iconic John Wayne as an ageing gunfighter dying of cancer in his final screen appearance, a superb adaptation of Glendon Swarthout’s classic western novel, The Shootist. John Bernard Books is the stuff of legend, a renowned ‘shootist’ whose reputation looms large. But it’s 1901, and like the old west, John is dying and a reputation like his draws trouble like an outhouse draws flies. As word spreads that the famous gunfighter is on his last legs, the vultures begin to gather; old enemies, the marshal, newspaper men, an undertaker, all eager to see him dead. Other men might die quietly in bed or take their own lives, but J. B. Books will choose his executioner and face down death with a pistol in each hand. With an outstanding cast that features not only Wayne, but James Stewart, Lauren Bacall, Ron Howard, Scatman Crothers and John Carradine, The Shootist is an elegiac ode to a monumental screen presence and to the Western genre itself.
SPECIAL FEATURES
- NEW 2K RESTORATION by Arrow Films from the original 35mm camera negative
- Brand new audio commentary by filmmaker and critic Howard S. Berger
- The Last Day, a new visual essay by film critic David Cairns
- A Man-Making Moment, a new interview with Western author C. Courtney Joyner
- Laments of the West, a new appreciation of Elmer Bernstein’s score by film historian and composer Neil Brand
- Contemplating John Wayne: The Death of a Cowboy, a new visual essay by filmmaker and critic Scout Tafoya
- The Shootist: The Legend Lives On, archival featurette
- Theatrical trailer
- Image gallery
- Reversible sleeve featuring original and newly commissioned artwork by Juan Esteban Rodríguez
- Double-sided fold-out poster featuring original and newly commissioned artwork by Juan Esteban Rodríguez
- Six postcard-sized lobby card reproductions
- Original lossless mono audio
- Optional English Subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing
- Illustrated collector’s booklet featuring new writing by film critic Philip Kemp
The Crow: Salvation
Kirsten Dunst (The Power Of The Dog) and Eric Mabius (Cruel Intentions) star in the third exciting motion picture in The Crow legacy — The Crow: Salvation! Wrongly executed for the murder of his girlfriend, Alex Corvis (Mabius) returns from the dead and sets out to find the real killer. Aided by his girlfriend’s sister (Dunst) — and under the guidance of the mysterious crow — he unmasks a tangled web of corruption and deceit in his quest for retribution and redemption.
SPECIAL FEATURES
- Audio: DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 Surround and 2.0 Stereo
- Audio Commentary With Director Bharat Nalluri, Actor Eric Mabius, Producer Jeff Most, Composer Marco Beltrami, And Production Designer Maia Javan
- Behind-The-Scenes Featurette
- Behind-The-Makeup Featurette
- Production Design Featurette
- “Who’s That Bird?”
- Image Gallery
- Trailer
Film Noir: The Dark Side of Cinema XVIII
(City of Shadows / Crashout / Finger Man)
This collection features three film noir classics. City of Shadows (1955) – Their Business Was “Legitimate”—Because the Law Couldn’t Touch Them! Iconic screen tough Victor McLaglen (The Informer, Klondike Annie) is Big Tim Channing, a small-time racketeer who makes a living supplying old, out-of-date slot machines to businesses. He strikes up a prosperous partnership with newsboy Dan Mason when the precocious kid shows him how to corner the slot-machine racket and, at the same time, put his crooked competitors out of the running. But when Dan grows up and graduates from law school, it thrusts old Tim into a compromising position. From William Witney, director of the legendary serials Daredevils of the Red Circle and Adventures of Captain Marvel, and co-starring John Baer (We’re No Angels), Kathleen Crowley (Curse of the Undead) and Anthony Caruso (Never Steal Anything Small). Crashout (1955) – It Blasts the Screen with Violence! Six ruthless convicts break out of prison and frantically try to avoid an extensive manhunt. Arthur Kennedy (Bright Victory) co-stars with a legendary lineup of Hollywood heavies: William Bendix (The Web), Luther Adler (D.O.A.), William Talman (Big House, U.S.A.), Gene Evans (Fixed Bayonets!) and Marshall Thompson (It! The Terror from Beyond Space). Once the coast is clear, they set out on a long and dangerous journey by foot, train and car to retrieve bank loot. After barely surviving two deadly incidents, the gang seeks refuge in a farmhouse as the action reaches a fever pitch. Ironically, the men start to realize that it’s not the law that they need to worry about. A hardboiled, edge-of-your-seat noir produced by Ida Lupino’s Filmakers Releasing Organization for director Lewis R. Foster (Those Redheads from Seattle). Cinematography by the masterly Russell Metty (Touch of Evil). Finger Man (1955) – I Put the Finger on Public Enemy Number One! Frank Lovejoy (The Hitch-Hiker, House of Wax) stars as ex-con Casey Martin, who is caught red-handed while heisting a truck shipment. When he discovers that his sister has now become a desperate drug addict after working for gruff bootlegger Dutch Becker (Forrest Tucker, Sands of Iwo Jima), Martin accepts the deal that the T-men offer him and goes to work undercover to nail Dutch and his gang. Peggy Castle (99 River Street) plays Gladys Baker, the gangster’s associate who falls for the finger man. Timothy Carey (The Killing) plays Lou Terpe, the finger man’s former cellmate and a particularly sadistic member of Dutch’s crew. A crime-busting noir yarn spun by director Harold D. Schuster (Loophole).
SPECIAL FEATURES
- NEW HD Masters by Paramount Pictures
- NEW Audio Commentary for CITY OF SHADOWS by Film Historian/Screenwriter Gary Gerani
- NEW Audio Commentary for CRASHOUT by Author/Film Historian Alan K. Rode
- NEW Audio Commentary for FINGER MAN by Professor and Film Scholar Jason A. Ney
- Optional English Subtitles
The Inspector Wears Skirts II
Four new Banshee Squad Members join the Hong Kong Police Academy to undergo training supervised by Madam Wu (Sibelle Hu). Their personalities don’t click with the current Squad Members, resulting in petty arguments and duels. However, they later make peace with one another as they join the Tiger Squad Members, supervised by Inspector Kan (Shui-Fan Fung), to undergo new training courses together and combine forces to take down a band of terrorists.
SPECIAL FEATURES
- 2K RESTORATION FROM THE ORIGINAL CAMERA NEGATIVE
- Audio:
- Original Cantonese Mono with English Subtitles
- English Mono Dub
- Audio Commentary by Frank Djeng
- Leading the Top Squad – An Interview with Director Wellson Chin
- An Interview With Stuntman Go Shut Fung
- Hong Kong Trailer
The Little Drummer Girl
Palestinian intelligence says she’s loyal to their cause. Israeli counterintelligence says she’s “bright, creative, underused, romantic and a liar.” Diane Keaton stars as Charlie, a repertory actress and Palestinian sympathizer who plays the role of — and for — her life when she’s thrust onto the center stage of international espionage. Klaus Kinski and Yorgo Voyagis co-star as shrewd Israeli operatives who plot to use Charlie as bait to capture an elusive Palestinian terrorist (Sami Frey). Director George Roy Hill masterfully arranges the pieces of this cloak-and-dagger puzzle based on John le Carre’s bestseller into a dazzling thriller racing full tilt through London, Munich, Athens, Jerusalem and Beirut. March to the enthralling beat of The Little Drummer Girl.
SPECIAL FEATURES
- Original Theatrical Trailer
- Optional English SDH subtitles for the main feature
Money Talks
Brace yourself for an explosive action comedy as Chris Tucker and Charlie Sheen team up for trouble in Money Talks. A jailbreak accidentally sets fast talking ticket hustler Franklin Hatchet (Tucker) on the run for murder. Now the whole city is on his tail, and only reporter James Russell (Sheen) can clear his name. Together they’re caught in the hilarious crossfire between the cops, crooks and commandos, trying to retrieve a fortune and diamonds. Also starring Heather Locklear and Paul Sorvino, Money Talks is a full-scale assault of comedy and mayhem.
SPECIAL FEATURES
- Original Theatrical Trailer
- Optional English SDH subtitles for the main feature
Monk: Season Five
It’s time to tidy up for another season with the marvelous Tony Shalhoub in all 16 fifth-season episodes of Monk, television’s freshest and funniest series. Gumshoe Adrian Monk would never actually have gum on his well-polished shoes: in addition to intellect and instinct, he also has obsessive-compulsive disorder. Though his eccentric traits bewilder his colleagues Natalie Teeger, Captain Stottlemeyer and Lieutenant Disher, Monk’s attention to detail keeps crime—and grime—off the streets. Follow the clues to Season Five of Monk, the quirky and original show TV Guide hails as “alternatively hilarious and touching,” featuring guest stars Brooke Adams, Sean Astin, Alice Cooper, Charles Durning, Dan Hedaya, Jennifer Lawrence, Sharon Lawrence, Chi McBride, Andy Richter, Stanley Tucci, Reginald VelJohnson, Steven Weber, Peter Weller and many more.
SPECIAL FEATURES
- ALL 16 SEASON FIVE EPISODES NEWLY RESTORED IN 4K
- Mr. Monk and the Leper in Black and White
- Mr. Monk and the Leper Intro with Tony Shalhoub
- Mr. Monk and the Leper Intro with Ted Levine and Jason Gray-Stanford
- Audio Commentary for Mr. Monk and the Leper with Tony Shalhoub, Jason Gray-Stanford, Ted Levine, Traylor Howard, Sarah Brown, Executive Producer David Hoberman, Writer/Executive Producer Andy Breckman and Director/Executive Producer Randall Zisk
- Mr. Monk and Dr. Kroger: Webisode (1:57)
- Mr. Monk and the Computer: Webisode (2:00)
- Mr. Monk and the Blood Test: Webisode (2:08)
- Mr. Monk Goes to the Gym: Webisode (1:44)
- Optional English Subtitles
Nightsiren
In a remote mountain village, two sisters grow up at the mercy of their abusive mother. A terrible accident happens when the eldest, Šarlota, escapes into the woods, followed by her sister Tamara. Otyla, a Roma woman living on the outskirts of town, is blamed for the girls’ disappearance and accused of witchcraft. Twenty years later, Šarlota unexpectedly shows up in the village. As she digs into her past, the locals grow suspicious. Only a young and eccentric herbalist, Mira, is willing to befriend her. When the animals in the village start to fall ill, the locals accuse Šarlota of conjuring Otyla’s spirit.
SPECIAL FEATURES
- Region A Blu-ray
- Trailers
- Stills Gallery
- English subtitles
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The Panther Women
(INDICATOR SERIES #274)
Gothic horror and lucha libre collide in The Panther Women (Las mujeres panteras), which showcases a host of Mexico’s top female stars, including Elizabeth Campbell, Ariadne Welter, and Yolanda Montes aka Tongolele. The Panther Women are a witch cult who resurrect their leader by sacrificing the descendants of the family which murdered him. As the cult seeks to kill the youngest descendant, they are taken on by fearless luchadoras Loreta Venus (Welter) and the Golden Rubí (Campbell). Directed by René Cardona (Night of the Bloody Apes), scripted by Alfredo Salazar (The Bat Woman), and produced by Guillermo Calderón (Santo vs. the Riders of Terror), The Panther Women is an action-packed and influential classic of the cine de luchadoras.
SPECIAL FEATURES
- 2K RESTORATION FROM THE ORIGINAL CAMERA NEGATIVE
- Original Spanish mono audio
- Audio commentary with the publisher of From Parts Unknown and screenwriter of Los campeones de la lucha libre, Keith J Rainville (2024)
- Let Them Fight! (2024, 15 mins): the Killer Film, el critico enmascarado (the Masked Critic), lucha libre specialist, and filmmaker behind the Monterrey female wrestlers documentary La femenil, discusses the protagonists of the film, the cine de luchadoras, and the controversial story of Mexican female wrestling
- Cat Fight (2024, 24 mins): academic and Latin American horror specialist Valeria Villegas Lindvall, also known as Morena de Fuego, examines the struggle for empowerment and the subverted representation of the female characters in the film
- Original theatrical trailer
- Image gallery: promotional and publicity material
- New and improved English translation subtitles
- Limited edition exclusive 80-page book with a new essay by Iain Robert Smith, archival essays by Janina Möbius and Ricardo Cárdenas Pérez, an archival interview with Guillermo Calderón, and full film credits
- REGION-FREE
Santo vs. the Riders of Terror
El Santo, the Silver-Masked Man, rides into the Wild West in Santo vs. the Riders of Terror (Santo contra los jinetes del terror), a unique blend of gunplay and lucha libre action. When a group of lepers escape from their asylum, they fall under the influence of a band of outlaws who are terrorising a small western town. The desperate sheriff calls for El Santo to defeat the bandits, defend the townsfolk, and help the exploited lepers. Produced by Guillermo Calderón (The Bat Woman) and directed by René Cardona (The Panther Women), Santo vs. the Riders of Terror sees the cine de luchadores meet the ‘chili western’ and adds dashes of horror and romance along the way. This striking 4K restoration is also coupled with Lepers and Sex (Los leprosos y el sexo), the recently rediscovered ‘sexy’ reworking of Santo vs. the Riders of Terror, which was created by the producers for the export market – all without the knowledge of the family friendly El Santo!
SPECIAL FEATURES
- 4K RESTORATION from the original negative for Santo vs. the Riders of Terror and the alternative softcore version, Lepers and Sex
- Original Spanish mono audio
- Audio commentary with film historian and Mexican cinema specialist David Wilt (2024)
- Never-seen-before archival interview with co-star Armando Silvestre in which he discusses his involvement with the Calderón family (2024)
- Western a la mexicana (2024): lucha libre specialist and filmmaker the Killer Film, el critico enmascarado (the Masked Critic), assesses the film, its different versions, and its place within Santo’s acting and wrestling career Cardona Bonanza (2024): writer and Mexican genre film programmer of Trash-Mex Armando Hernandez discusses René Cardona’s career and the Cardona dynasty
- Alternative French opening credits
- Original theatrical trailer
- Image gallery: promotional and publicity material
- New and improved English translation subtitles
- Limited edition exclusive 80-page book with a new essay by Colin Gunkel, archival essays by Doyle Greene, Olivia Cosentino and Brian Price, archival interviews with El Santo and Viviana García-Besné, and full film credits
- REGION-FREE
Simon Killer
A heartbroken American on a soul-searching trip to Paris finds his buried secrets clawing their way to the surface in this neo-noir thriller from writer/director Antonio Campos (Afterschool). Lovelorn in the aftermath of a recent break-up with his longtime girlfriend, American college graduate Simon (Brady Corbet) wanders the streets of Paris aimlessly, and drifts into a sex parlor where he encounters mysterious prostitute Victoria (Mati Diop). His emotions suddenly reawakened, Simon hatches a plan to blackmail one of her wealthy clients — a crime that has some unexpected repercussions for all involved.
SPECIAL FEATURES
- Region A Blu-ray
- Newly recorded audio commentary with Co-Writer / Director Antonio Campos and Co-Writer / Star Brady Corbet
- Video Conversation with Co-Writer / Director Antonio Campos and Co-Writer / Star Brady Corbet
- The Case of the Curious Camera – interview with Antonio Campos on the aesthetics of Simon Killer
- The Last 15 – Antonio Campos’ 2007 short film
- Behind the scenes and rehearsal footage
- Sundance Alumni Spotlight – interview with Antonio Campos, Sean Durkin and Josh Mond
- Original theatrical trailer
- Booklet with new writing by Alexandra Heller-Nicholas
- English SDH subtitles
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Stand And Deliver
One of the most important films of the late 1980s comes to Blu-ray with a fresh new HD master derived from a new 4K scan of the Original Camera Negative. Stand and Deliver lived up to its title when first released in 1988. This moving, acclaimed crowd-pleaser is the dynamic saga of real-life heroes determined to conquer a foe few people dare confront: the National Advanced Placement Calculus Exam. The outstanding Edward James Olmos earned a 1988 Best Actor Academy Award™ nomination for his performance filled with fire and grit as Jamie Escalante, an East L.A. math teacher who refuses to write off his inner-city students as losers. Escalante cajoles, pushes, threatens and inspires 18 students who were struggling with fractions to become math whizzes. Lou Diamond Phillips (La Bamba, Longmire) and Andy Garcia co-star in this timeless and true-life story about the real Escalante and his unconventional methods to inspire his students to greatness.
SPECIAL FEATURES
- NEW 4K RESTORATION FROM THE ORIGINAL CAMERA NEGATIVE
- Original Theatrical Trailer
- Optional English SDH subtitles for the main feature
They Drive By Night
George Raft and Humphrey Bogart share a driving ambition in legendary director Raoul Walsh’s classic They Drive by Night, a feisty tale of brothers trying to make it as independent truckers. Ann Sheridan plays a truck-stop waitress dishing both the daily special and the patter, and Ida Lupino is a headstrong executive mixing business and romance with murder. With Bogart again riding shotgun en-route to leading-man stardom (which he would achieve the following year) and Raft at the wheel in one of his finest performances, this sterling example of Warner Bros. social-conscience filmmaking proved a study vehicle for both. It proved even more fortuitous for Miss Lupino: her courtroom breakdown scene made her an “overnight” sensation that landed her a contract with the studio.
SPECIAL FEATURES
- NEW 4K RESTORATION FROM THE ORIGINAL CAMERA NEGATIVE
- DIVIDED HIGHWAY-THE STORY OF ‘THEY DRIVE BY NIGHT’ – Fetaurette
- Classic WB Short ‘SWINGTIME IN THE MOVIES
- LUX RADIO THEATER BROADCAST (6/2/1941) with George Raft and Lana Turner
- Original Theatrical Trailer
- Optional English SDH subtitles for the main feature
Venomous
Prepare for the ultimate battle of man versus nature when a small town becomes ground zero for a lethal virus carried by genetically altered snakes escaped from a government lab and on the prowl. As both the virus and the body count spin out of control, the military is dispatched to help quarantine both the victims and the reptiles. The race is on to save as many people as possible and halt the slithering assault on humanity – or die trying.
SPECIAL FEATURES
- Audio Commentary With Director Fred Olen Ray (aka Ed Raymond)
- Trailer
- Audio: DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0 Stereo, Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround
- Optional English subtitles for the main feature
When The Devil Roams
Follows a family of traveling sideshow performers as they traverse the harsh conditions of Depression-era America on a bloody search for eternal life.
SPECIAL FEATURES
- Region A Blu-ray
- Devil in Detail: Behind the Scene Documentary on the making of Where the Devil Roams
- Short Film by the Adams Family: EVER
- Transcription of Prologue Poem of Where the Devil Roams
- Trailer
- Essay by Alexandra Heller-Nicholas
- English SDH subtitles
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The Wind of Ayahuasca
In Iquitos, gateway to the Peruvian Amazon, Nexy (Silvia Chávez) lives on the margins, sometimes as a sex worker, haunted by the memories and folklore of her rural childhood. She meets Miguel (Johnny Palacios) a sociologist visiting from Lima, studying the spiritual traditions and socioeconomic disparities of the region. Miguel encourages Nexy to consult a curandero (Melitón Delgado), who suggests she participate in a healing ceremony. Together, they travel into the jungle, seeking to deepen the healing in a natural environment. When Nexy vanishes, both Miguel and Melitón seek guidance from ayahuasca, and experience profound revelations while in the embrace of the medicine.
In depicting ayahuasca-induced visions, filmmaker Nora de Izcue avoided the American tropes of frantic psychedelic visual effects, and instead depicts the spiritual journeys as a series of elegantly composed tableaus, through which the camera often glides on a waterborne platform. These moments of detachment from the “reality” of the narrative enfold the viewer in poignant and often profound meditative states. Melitón Delgado, who portrays the shaman in the film, was an actual ayahuasquero, and served as technical consultant on the film, with his mother Alicia Vda. de Delgado.
The Wind of Ayahuasca was the first film to offer an authentic and honest depiction of an ayahuasca healing ceremony and the first Peruvian feature by a woman director. It was restored in 2K from an English-subtitled 35mm print in 2018, in cooperation with the Perú Ministry of Culture
SPECIAL FEATURES
- Interview with filmmaker Nora de Izcue
- Theatrical re-release trailer (2023)
- 2xUno
- Acorn
- AIMEE: The Visitor (2023)
- American Experience: Nazi Town, USA
- At 23,000 Feet
- Automata (2014)
- B4 (2012)
- Bardejov (2024)
- The Bed And How To Make It / Nude In Charcoal (1961-1965)
- Before The Dark
- Blind Faith (1989) (Vinegar Syndrome)
- Blitz
- Bloodmoon
- Born To Fly (2023)
- The Breaking Ice (2023)
- Bubble Bath (1980) (Vinegar Syndrome)
- Carpet Cowboys (2023) (Vinegar Syndrome)
- Carnal Sins
- Carver
- Closed Circuit (1978)
- A Cold Grave
- Cold Meat (2023)
- The Contender (2000)
- Craig Before the Creek: An Original Movie (2023)
- The Crime Is Mine (2023)
- Different Strokes + Ultimate Taboo Skinmax Double Feature
- Dracula, Prisoner of Frankenstein (1972) (Severin)
- Everything to Entertain You: The Story of Video Headquarters (2023) (Vinegar Syndrome)
- Fangs of Fate
- Five Card Stud (1968) (Vinegar Syndrome)
- The Fox (2022)
- Francesca Quinn P.I. (2022)
- From Dust
- Ghost Samurai (2022)
- Handle with Care: The Legend of the Notic Streetball Crew (2021)
- Hans Christian Andersen’s The Little Mermaid (1975)
- Herencia Diabólica (1993) (Vinegar Syndrome)
- Inside Little Oral Annie / Little Oral Annie Takes Manhattan (1984) (Vinegar Syndrome)
- Jurassic Triangle (2024)
- Killing Season
- The Little Girl Who Sold the Sun + Le Franc: Two Films by Djibril Diop Mambety
- Lovely Complex: The Movie (2006)
- Mambar Pierrette
- Man on the Brink (1981) (Vinegar Syndrome)
- The Monster Mash (2022)
- Mysteryland
- A Nashville Wish (2024)
- Oddities Beyond Belief (The Walter Futter’s Curiosities Collection)
- Orphan Horse
- The Paperboy (2012)
- Perpetrator (2023) (Shudder)
- The Playgirls and the Vampire (1960) (Vinegar Syndrome)
- Polar Rescue (2022)
- Quintessentially Irish
- Rejeanne Padovani (1973) (Vinegar Syndrome)
- The Renegade (1943)
- Riders of the Pony Express (1949)
- The Rock-afire Explosion (2008) (Vinegar Syndrome)
- The Roundup: No Way Out (2023)
- The Royal Hotel (2023)
- The Shamrock Spitfire (2024)
- Silent Slapstick Comedy Parade, Volume 3: The Jazz Band Leader/A Sanitarium Scandal/All is Fair/Family Life
- Snow Valley (2024)
- Spanish Blood Bath: Night of the Skull / Violent Blood Bath / The Fish with the Eyes of Gold (1974) (Vinegar Syndrome)
- Spider Labyrinth
- Stice’s Satyricon (2021) (Vinegar Syndrome)
- Stir (1980) (Severin)
- Stranded + Cosmic Psychos (2013-2015) (Vinegar Syndrome + Umbrella Entertainment)
- Stripshow + Target of Seduction Tane McClure SkinMax Double Feature
- Thousand Yard Stare
- Totally Wired: Three Films By Nathan Silver (2013) (Vinegar Syndrome)
- Treasure Hunters
- Vampire Wars (2016)
- The Wedding Party
- World War I: On Land and Air
- World War II Documentary Double Feature: With the Marines at Tarawa (1944)/Fury in the Pacific (1945)
- The Zombie Army (1991) (Vinegar Syndrome)
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