The Card Player

⍟ Vinegar Syndrome ⍟

| VS-507 SLIP |

Medusa Film | 2003 | 103 min | 1.85:1 | English, Italian DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1
Directed by Dario Argento
Starring: Stefania Rocca, Liam Cunningham, Silvio Muccino, Adalberto Maria Merli, Claudio Santamaria, Fiore Argento

This special limited edition spot gloss slipcover (designed by Suspiria Vilchez) is limited to 6,000 units and is only available on our website and at select indie retailers. Absolutely no major retailers will be stocking them.

In Rome, Inspector Anna Mari receives a macabre surprise for her birthday when an email lands in her inbox from someone calling themself “The Card Player”, and claiming to be the one responsible for the recent kidnapping of a British tourist. In a sadistic twist, the kidnapper challenges the authorities to a game of online poker to determine whether the young woman lives or dies. When the Police Commissioner forbids his team to go through with the game, the maniac brutally slaughters the tourist before their very eyes via webcam, later dumping the body in a river. As more and more women are abducted from the streets of the Italian capital and subjected to the same treatment, Anna Mari joins forces with Irish policeman John Brennan and young poker whizz-kid Remo in an attempt to beat The Card Player at their own deadly game.

A later giallo offering from the master of the form, Dario Argento’s (Deep Red, The Bird with the Crystal Plumage) THE CARD PLAYER takes all the familiar trappings of the genre and plants them firmly in an early 2000s milieu, complete with a fittingly pulsing, contemporary electronic score by Claudio Simonetti (Suspiria, Tenebrae). Co-scripted by regular Argento collaborator Franco Ferrini (Phenomena, Demons) and featuring gruesome corpse special effects from Sergio Stivaletti (Cemetery Man), Vinegar Syndrome is delighted to present THE CARD PLAYER in its world UHD debut, newly restored in 4K from the original camera negative and loaded with a full deck of both new and archival extras.

• 2-disc Set: 4K Ultra HD / Region A Blu-ray
• 4K UHD presented in Dolby Vision High-Dynamic-Range
• Newly scanned & restored in 4K from its 35mm original camera negative
• Presented in its original English language 5.1 surround soundtrack, as well as its Italian language 5.1 surround soundtrack with newly translated English subtitles
• Commentary track with film historians Troy Howarth and Nathaniel Thompson
• Playing the Game (27 min) – a brand new interview with actress Stefania Rocca
• Digital Nightmare (19 min) – a brand new interview with composer Claudio Simonetti
• Like in War (10 min) – a brand new interview with make-up artist Sergio Stivaletti
• Sharp Cuts (20 min) – a brand new interview with editor Walter Fasano
• Watch Me When I Kill (18 min) – an archival interview with director/screenwriter Dario Argento
• Taking Risks (9 min) – an archival interview with screenwriter Franco Ferrini
• A Chip and a Chair (12 min) – an archival interview with set designer Antonello Geleng
• Game Over (8 min) – an archival interview with actress Fiore Argento
• Archival behind-the-scenes featurette (9 min)
• Reversible sleeve artwork
• English SDH subtitles

Yongary, Monster from the Deep

⍟ Vinegar Syndrome ⍟

| VS-506 CASE |

MGM | 1967 | 80 min | 2.35:1 | English Mono
Directed by Kim Ki-duk
Starring: Yeong-il Oh, Jeong-im Nam, Lee Soon-jae, Moon Kang, Kwang Ho Lee

This special limited edition 2-disc 4K UHD/Blu-ray set comes with a spot gloss hard slipcase + slipcover combo (designed by Matt Frank) and is limited to 6,000 units. It is only available on our website and at select indie retailers. Absolutely no major retailers will be stocking them.

Earthquakes are causing havoc throughout Korea and it’s no simple seismic mayhem, but instead the mythic monster Yongary emerging from the earth! After nuclear testing awakens the giant monster presaged in Korean folklore, Yongary threatens to level the country, breathing fire and stomping entire buildings. Only scientist Il-Woo, with the help of his girlfriend’s prankster kid brother Icho, can figure out how to slow down the terrible Yongary, who gobbles up petroleum products and only appears to be growing stronger. The seemingly powerless army considers using guided missiles against Yongary, potentially demolishing ancient historical landmarks in order to save lives, all in the hope of stopping his fiery path of destruction.

Considered one of Korea’s first giant monster epics, YONGARY, MONSTER FROM THE DEEP is a vital and original take on the genre, with an expertly handled monster, a healthy dose of humor, and even a clever touch of sentiment shown towards the monster itself. It also boasts masterful special effects crafted by the legendary Keizô Murase (Mothra, King Kong vs. Godzilla, Gamera, etc.) himself, character stories built around Il-Woo and Icho, and utterly exquisite miniature work. This kaiju classic and long-time staple on regional U.S. TV has something for everyone, including a jaw-dropping rock ‘n roll dance sequence! The folkloric monster team at Vinegar Syndrome is proud to bring you this beloved creature classic, newly restored in 4K and finally featuring the surviving fragments of its original Korean language version.

• 2-disc Set: 4K Ultra HD / Region A Blu-ray
• 4K UHD presented in Dolby Vision High-Dynamic-Range
• Newly scanned & restored in 4K from its 35mm interpositive
• Commentary track with film historian Samm Deighan
• Commentary track with film historian Steve Ryfle & writer/critic Kim Song-ho
• All that remains of Daegoesu Yonggari, the original Korean cut of Yongary with newly translated English subtitles, sourced from tape and courtesy of the Korean Film Archive (48 min)
• Archival video interview with legendary kaiju suitmaker Keizo Murase, originally produced for TohoKingdom.com (20 min)
• “Yongary: The Birth of Korea’s Monster” (19 min) – a featurette with Korean film historians Kim Hyun-jae, Hong Gi-hun, and Park Sang-kyu
• Video introduction by film historian Sean Rhoads, co-author of Japan’s Green Monsters: Environmental Commentary in Kaiju Cinema (8 min)
• Image gallery
• Anatomy poster by renowned kaiju artist Matt Frank
• Reversible sleeve artwork
• English SDH subtitles

The Nick Millard Action Collection

⍟ Vinegar Syndrome ARCHIVE ⍟

| VSA-055 |

1977-1985 | 318 min (combined) | 1.33:1 | English Mono
Directed by Nick Millard
Starring: Marland Proctor, Irmgard Millard, Nick Millard, Gary Boyd, Albert Eskinazi, Priscilla Alden, Barrett Cooper

THE NICK MILLARD ACTION COLLECTION is part of our Vinegar Syndrome Archive collection, celebrating forgotten cinematic oddities from the video store era. This collection was inspired by our own brick & mortar video stores, with locations in Bridgeport, CT, Denver, CO, Toronto, ON, and Pittsburgh, PA (opening soon!).

Unique to this line, each hand numbered limited edition release will come fitted in a specially designed, bottom loading VHS inspired slipcase, while also including a double-sided poster.

These releases will ONLY be available on our website and at participating indie retailers. Absolutely no major retailers will be stocking them. This spot gloss slipcase edition (designed by Luke Insect) is strictly limited to 5,000 units and and includes a 40-page perfect bound book. This release may (but probably not) be followed by a standard edition in the future.

After a hefty career making oddball erotica, followed by the brain-melting one-two punch of the horror classics Criminally Insane and Satan’s Black Wedding, director Nick Millard helmed an increasingly bizarre series of low-budget action thrillers, combining his trademarks of stolen international locales, sureally mismatched footage, demented dialogue, and some of the fastest-cut shootouts in cinema history. Welcome to THE NICK MILLARD ACTION COLLECTION. Presented here are all five of Millard’s shot-on-film action, thriller, and caper features, newly restored from their original negatives and featuring a new documentary on the life and films of Nick Millard.

.357 MAGNUM (1977, 68 minutes) – Millard’s action debut follows assassin John Hightower as he attempts to take down a rival hitman who has gone on an unhinged rampage. Fearing that he’s not up to the task, he enlists the help of his mentor to train him to become the ultimate killing machine. The most ambitious of Millard’s low-fi epics, shot on location throughout Asia, this clever caper offers an abundance of bloody shoot-outs, all the way through to its twist-filled conclusion.

ALCATRAZ BREAKOUT (aka Alcatraz 1313-0) (1978, 58 minutes) – Due to his successful escape attempts at other facilities, maximum security prisoner 1313-0 has been sent to Alcatraz Federal Penitentiary. While his wife and young daughter hope for his parole, he plots his most daring escape yet. Filled with sneakily stolen footage shot at Alcatraz, this was Millard’s final theatrically released feature film.

ONE-ARMED WARRIOR (aka The Terrorists) (1980, 55 minutes) – James Luke is assigned the case of tracking a group of German terrorists who have been responsible for a series of brutal attacks. But when he discovers a plot to assassinate the President of the United States on an upcoming international trip, he’s in a race against time to foil the deadly plan. Between typically absurd action set pieces and an abundance of location footage, this was Millard’s final international mini-epic.

STREET RACE (1981, 71 minutes) — Once celebrated race car driver John Ryan is now in a crisis. His love for racing, while unchanged, is now being betrayed by his aging body, which may no longer be up to the task. Sensing his decline, a younger racer vies to steal his spotlight. Millard’s attempt at a serious, character-driven drama pits actual race car driving against more nuanced and thoughtful character development. Long thought lost, and one of the “longest” films he made, STREET RACE features great international racing footage, from California’s Grand Prix of Long Beach to the French Riviera’s famous Formula 1 races..

SHOTGUN (aka Gunblast) (1985, 66 minutes) – Career criminal Roy Grant has spent his life in and out of prison, but his latest attempt to go straight is quickly foiled when a mysterious woman enlists his help to steal a fortune’s worth of drugs and money. After pulling off the heist, the two embark on a getaway road trip, but danger is following them everywhere. A more “conventional” crime thriller than one would expect from Millard, this was his final feature edited entirely on film and offers plentiful action and surprises throughout.

• 2-disc Region Free Blu-ray Set
• Newly scanned and restored in 4K from their 16mm original negatives
• Commentary track with author Brian Albright for .357 Magnum
• “Home Made Hollywood” (24 min) – a newly produced documentary on the life and films of Nick Millard
• “Do it All” (9 min) – an interview with Valerie Millard, daughter of Nick Millard
• 40-page perfect bound book with essays by Brian Albright and Charles Devlin
• Inside cover artwork
• English SDH subtitles

We’re No Angels

⍟ Cinématographe ⍟

| CIN-020 CASE |

Paramount | 1989 | 106 min | 2.39:1 | English DTS-HD MA 2.0
Directed by Neil Jordan
Starring: Robert De Niro, Sean Penn, Demi Moore, James Russo, John C. Reilly, Hoyt Axton, Wallace Shawn, Bruno Kirby, Ray McAnally

Taking its name from the Lumière Brothers invention of the same name, Cinématographe is a new sub-label from Vinegar Syndrome that seeks to fill gaps in the canon of American cinema. Offering a mix of auteur driven studio films produced during the New Hollywood era of the late 1960s and 70s all the way through the indie boom of the 1980s and 90s, Cinématographe will explore the wide breadth of American moviemaking, spanning numerous genres and scales of production. Curated and produced by Vinegar Syndrome’s Justin LaLiberty, each limited edition release will be housed in a specially designed, cloth-bound, media book with embossed foil titles and custom molded disc trays accompanied by a slipcase featuring newly commissioned art and an individually numbered J-card.

This special limited edition J-card MediaBook slipcase (designed by F. Ron Miller) is limited to 4,000 units and is only available on our website and at select indie retailers. Absolutely no major retailers will be stocking them.

Jim (Sean Penn, Carlito’s Way) and Ned (Robert De Niro, The Untouchables), two ambling convicts imprisoned in Upstate New York during the Great Depression, are forced to escape prison when fellow inmate Bobby (James Russo, Dangerous Game) pulls a gun during his electric chair execution, turning them into unwitting accomplices. With a taste of freedom, Jim and Ned end up in a small town near the Canadian border, mistaken for priests in the local monastery. With the law hindering an easy passage into Canada, the two hunker down in their newfound home, befriending the people of the town and finding faith in the process.

A remake of the 1955 Michael Curtiz film of the same name, We’re No Angels is a deft marriage of comedy and drama from celebrated Irish filmmaker Neil Jordan (Mona Lisa, The Crying Game), based on a script from noted playwright David Mamet (The Untouchables, House of Games). Featuring a staggering ensemble cast including Oscar nominees Demi Moore (A Few Good Men) and John C. Reilly (Chicago) with Wallace Shawn (My Dinner with Andre) and Bruno Kirby (The Godfather Part II), WE’RE NO ANGELS is a seldom overlooked entry in Neil Jordan’s career. Cinématographe is proud to bring Jordan’s epic crime comedy to blu-ray for the first time in the world with a new 4K restoration approved by the filmmaker.

A New Leaf

⍟ Cinématographe ⍟

| CIN-021 CASE |

Paramount | 1971 | 102 min | 1.85:1 | English DTS-HD MA 1.0
Directed by Elaine May
Starring: Walter Matthau, Elaine May, Jack Weston, George Rose, James Coco, Dorris Roberts, Renée Taylor

Taking its name from the Lumière Brothers invention of the same name, Cinématographe is a new sub-label from Vinegar Syndrome that seeks to fill gaps in the canon of American cinema. Offering a mix of auteur driven studio films produced during the New Hollywood era of the late 1960s and 70s all the way through the indie boom of the 1980s and 90s, Cinématographe will explore the wide breadth of American moviemaking, spanning numerous genres and scales of production. Curated and produced by Vinegar Syndrome’s Justin LaLiberty, each limited edition release will be housed in a specially designed, cloth-bound, media book with embossed foil titles and custom molded disc trays accompanied by a slipcase featuring newly commissioned art and an individually numbered J-card.

This special limited edition J-card MediaBook slipcase (designed by Michael DeForge) is limited to 5,000 units and is only available on our website and at select indie retailers. Absolutely no major retailers will be stocking them. Note: this release is available to be purchased on its own, or bundled with the hardcover book Miss May Does Not Exist by Carrie Courogen (book details can be seen below). This Limited Edition Slipcase + Book bundle is limited to 100 units.

Henry Graham (Walter Matthau, The Bad News Bears), a descendant of a wealthy New York family, has exhausted his inheritance, leaving him near penniless, much to the dismay of his uncle Harry (James Coco, Murder By Death), who refuses his request for a loan. Upon suggestion of his valet driver Harold (George Rose, The Flesh and the Fiends), Henry devises a plot to marry wealthy professor Henrietta Lowell (played by writer/director Elaine May) and murder her, becoming the beneficiary of her fortune. Along the way, Henry faces various obstacles, including unexpectedly falling in love.

The first feature film to be written and directed by noted playwright and comedian Elaine May (Mikey and Nicky, Ishtar), A NEW LEAF is a calling card of the highest order. Showcasing May as a triple threat, behind and in front of the camera, and offering a canvas for her rapid fire, often acerbic, humor that would define her work. Nominated for two Golden Globe Awards in 1972 – Best Motion Picture (Comedy or Musical) and Best Actress for Elaine May – and adopted into the National Film Registry by the Library of Congress in 2019, A NEW LEAF is one of the great American comedy films of the 1970s and is often cited as the crowning achievement of May’s illustrious, albeit often controversial, career. Cinématographe is proud to present the world 4K UHD debut of Elaine May’s romantic comedy masterpiece, in a new restoration from the original 35mm camera negative.

Fire Maidens of Outer Space

⍟ Vinegar Syndrome LABS ⍟

| VSL-018 SLIP |

Paramount | 1956 | 81 min | 1.37:1 | English Mono
Directed by Cy Roth
Starring: Anthony Dexter, Susan Shaw, Paul Carpenter, Jacqueline Curtis, Harry Fowler, Sydney Tafler

Welcome Vinegar Syndrome Labs (VSL) to the VS Sub-Label family! As with each of our sub-labels we are hoping to expand and defy expectations with the diversity of films we restore and release. As the name implies, VSL will serve as a kind of testing area for releasing genres and eras of film that one might not immediately expect to come from VS. The ultimate objective of VSL will be to see if these types of films will find an audience, and if so, pursue and release more of them…and even if not, still serve as a means of restoring more of the weird, rare, and unusual movies you might not expect from Vinegar Syndrome.

This special limited edition spot gloss slipcover (designed by Robert Sammelin) is limited to 3,000 units and is only available on our website and at select indie retailers. Absolutely no major retailers will be stocking them.

In a secret space mission, a joint team of US and UK rocketmen hurtle into space to explore the thirteenth moon of Jupiter. Enshrouded in both fog and mystery, only this moon has the potential to sustain life as we know it. Upon landing, these five explorers encounter not only the remnants of Atlantis, but over a dozen nubile maidens and their “father” Prasus. Eager to launch New Atlantis but without enough men to help populate the society, Prasus is overjoyed to receive these male guests. While the rocket crew can hardly believe their good fortune, this lunar paradise is regularly menaced by a surly monster known only as The Creature, and trusting Prasus may lead to their deep space doom! A cheery relic of genre film past, FIRE MAIDENS OF OUTER SPACE is a delirious classic of 1950s sci-fi, when only a vague concept of astronomy and the lure of women alone could fill the right kind of theater. American Cy Roth (Combat Squad) wrote, produced, and directed this British production with fellow American Anthony Dexter (The Phantom Planet, Valentino) playing team leader Luther Blair. Also featuring Paul Carpenter (Intent to Kill, The Unholy Four) as the ship’s captain and Susan Shaw (Blonde Blackmailer, Carry On Nurse) as Hestia, the maiden who’s caught Blair’s eye and just may help the team return to Earth. Vinegar Syndrome Labs proudly presents this beloved atomic age romp on Blu-ray in a new 4K scan and restoration.

• Region A Blu-ray
• Scanned and restored in 4K from its 35mm fine grain master
• Commentary track with film historians/writers Jonathan Rigby and Kevin Lyons
• Commentary track with film writers Chris Shields and Sarah Fensom
• “One Step Back: Sci-Fi’s Regressive Outliers” (12 min) – a new video essay by Dr. Sabina Stent
• “The Fire Maidens: Another Look at the Starlets” (7 min) – a new video essay by Benjamin Tucker
• Reversible sleeve artwork
• English SDH subtitles

Nightbeast

⍟ Vinegar Syndrome ⍟

| VS-277 VARIANT-SLIP |

Troma | 1982 | 81 min | 1.33:1
Directed by Don Dohler
Starring: Tom Griffith, Jamie Zemarel, Karin Kardian, George Stover, Don Leifert

This special limited edition spot gloss variant slipcover (designed by Steak Mtn) is limited to 2,000 units and is only available on our website and at select indie retailers. Absolutely no major retailers will be stocking them. The original limited edition slipcover (designed by Earl Kessler Jr.) was limited to 3,000 units and is sold out. Note: this is a brand new limited edition variant slipcover of a Blu-ray originally released in 2019. It is not included in any subscription, nor will a subscriber coupon be issued. In addition, the “slip-only” version will only be available during the Alien Invasion Summer Subscriber Week Sale.

Amidst a dazzling meteor shower, the Nightbeast lands near a small East Coast town, armed with his vaporizing ray gun and a goal of killing everyone who crosses his path. As area residents are blasted to smithereens, the local sheriff and an ever dwindling group of survivors become determined to figure out a way to defeat this fearsome alien before their entire community is wiped out.

A dazzling display of lo-fi ambition from Baltimore based cult filmmaker and underrated auteur, Don Dohler (Alien Factor, Fiend), NIGHTBEAST immediately plunges the viewer into a frenzy of wildly colorful and stunning animation techniques, homemade gore effects, and awkward sexual encounters. Made for a scant $14,000 and featuring a soundtrack partially composed by a then teenage J.J. Abrams (Star Trek, Star Wars Episode VIII), Vinegar Syndrome proudly brings this regional sci-fi/horror classic to Blu-ray in a brand new 2k restoration of its 16mm camera original!

• Region Free Blu-ray/DVD combo
• Newly scanned & restored in 2k from its 16mm camera original
• Audio commentary with writer/director Don Dohler & actor George Stover
• “An Electric Performance” – an interview with actor Jamie Zemarel
• “Crashing the Set” – an interview with visual fx artist John Ellis
• “Shooting the Nightbeast” – an interview with cinematographer Richard Geiwitz
• “Nightbeast Returns” – archival interviews with the cast and crew
• Outtakes & Bloopers
• Visual FX gallery
• Original theatrical trailer
• Reversible cover artwork
• English SDH subtitles

Xtro 3: Watch the Skies

⍟ Vinegar Syndrome ⍟

| VS-308 VARIANT-SLIP |

Dorian | 1995 | 97 min | 1.85:1
Directed by Harry Bromley Davenport
Starring: Andrew Divoff, Virgil Frye, J. Marvin Campbell, Douglas Cavanaugh, Robert Culp

This special limited edition spot gloss variant slipcover (designed by Black Coffiend) is limited to 2,000 units and is only available on our website and at select indie retailers. Absolutely no major retailers will be stocking them. The original limited edition slipcover (designed by Earl Kessler Jr.) was limited to 2,000 units and is sold out. Note: this is a brand new limited edition variant slipcover of a Blu-ray originally released in 2020. It is not included in any subscription, nor will a subscriber coupon be issued. In addition, the “slip-only” version will only be available during the Alien Invasion Summer Subscriber Week Sale.

A group of military personnel have been assembled to, they believe, locate and disarm old active explosives which have been left unattended at a former army testing site on a remote island. But when they arrive at the deserted island, they soon discover that something doesn’t seem quite right about their mission. Soon enough, they uncover a strange concrete block which, after accidentally blowing up, unleashes an indestructible, bloodthirsty alien being which will stop at nothing to kill them. As the survivors band together in order to stay alive and try and find a way to outwit the diabolical creature, they realize that their entire mission might have been a trap and that the military is using them as pawns in their own vicious plan…

The third and most violent entry in the XTRO trilogy, Harry Bromley Davenport’s XTRO 3: WATCH THE SKIES moves the setting to Southern California while amping up both the action and the gore, through a series of nasty and inventive death scenes. Featuring a talented supporting cast, including Virgil Frye (Easy Rider, Graduation Day), Andrew Divoff (Air Force One, Toy Soldiers), Nigel Gibbs (Pump Up the Volume), and Robert Culp (I Spy) and photographed by Irv Goodnoff (Evilspeak, The Farmer), Vinegar Syndrome presents this underrated slice of 90s action tinged sci-fi/horror on Blu-ray for the very first time, newly restored in 2k from its original 35mm camera negative.

• Region Free Blu-ray/DVD combo
• Newly scanned & restored in 2k from its 35mm camera negative
• “Winning and Losing” – an interview with director Harry Bromley Davenport
• “Acting like a Writer” – an interview with writer/actor Daryl Haney
• Original trailer
• Reversible cover artwork
• English SDH subtitles

5 Dead on the Crimson Canvas

⍟ DEGAUSSER VIDEO ⍟

| DV-023 SLIP |

1996 | 96 min | 1.33:1 | English Stereo
Directed by Joseph F. Parda
Starring: Joe Zaso, Liz Haverty, Simeon Mony Damevski, Rick Poli

Degausser Video was created by several of the devious minds behind VS, which will bring to Blu-ray deluxe editions of both canonical and under-seen shot on video (SOV) genre cinema, in addition to work shot on film, but edited on tape, wherein the original film materials are believed to be lost or destroyed. Similar to Vinegar Syndrome’s focus on FILM preservation, Degausser will work only from original analogue tape materials with an emphasis on maintaining the aesthetics inherent to each respective video format. Additionally, each title released by Degausser will be made available in an ultra limited “new” VHS edition, fitted in a custom designed hard shell light box.

This special limited edition spot gloss slipcover (designed by Robert Sammelin) is limited to 3,000 units and is only available on our website and at select indie retailers. Absolutely no major retailers will be stocking them. This special Limited Edition Deluxe VHS Light Case (artwork by Robert Sammelin) comes with a Custom Molded Clear Shell VHS and is limited to just 200 units. It is only available on our website and at select indie retailers. Absolutely no major retailers will be stocking them. Important note: depending on the sales, we may choose to re-release this deluxe VHS package in the distant future (most likely not, but you never know!).

Richard Streeb is a brooding artist whose work dwells on grisly depictions of death and dismemberment. Shortly after the unveiling of his most recent exhibition, Streeb’s preoccupation with the macabre bleeds horrifyingly into real life when the artist is attacked in his own home by a black-clad, knife-wielding figure. After being stabbed multiple times before the eyes of his helpless wife, Streeb is dragged off into the night by his assailant. With the authorities proving ineffectual, and the mysterious killer striking again and again – targeting victims all tied to the artist – it falls to Streeb’s brother Bill to mount his own investigation in an attempt to unravel the meaning behind these slayings.

A loving homage to the films of Dario Argento and Mario Bava, director Joseph F. Parda’s micro-budget 5 DEAD ON THE CRIMSON CANVAS (1996) – produced by and starring B-movie stalwart Joe Zaso (Nikos the Impaler) – may well lay claim to being the only shot on Super-8 giallo to emerge from Long Island, NY. Featuring a black-gloved killer right out of the likes of Blood and Black Lace and The Bird with the Crystal Plumage, and offering up plentiful bare skin and grisly deaths – including gouged eyes and faces stripped bare by piranhas – Degausser Video is thrilled to unveil 5 DEAD ON THE CRIMSON CANVAS on Blu-ray, newly restored from the best existing tape master and loaded with a host of new and archival extras.

• Region Free Blu-ray
• Newly transferred and restored from the best surviving tape master
• Commentary track with writer/director Joseph F. Parda and actor/producer Joe Zaso
• “Long Island Giallo: The Making of 5 Dead on the Crimson Canvas” (41 min) – a brand new documentary featuring interviews with actor/producer Joe Zaso, actor/painter Ray Schwetz, actor Ian Stark, and actor/still photographer Chris Hoskins
• “A Dialogue with Mr. Streeb” (10 min) – a brand new interview with actor Simeon Mony Damevski
• “Is It Giallo?” (5 min) – a brand new examination of 5 Dead on the Crimson Canvas by Sam Panico
• Original audition footage (5 min)
• Stills and artwork gallery
• Trailer
• Reversible sleeve artwork
• English SDH subtitles

Savage Dawn

⍟ DEGAUSSER VIDEO ⍟

| DV-017X |

1985 | 103 min
Directed by Simon Nuchtern
Starring: Lance Henriksen, George Kennedy, Karen Black, Richard Lynch, William Forsythe

Degausser Video was created by several of the devious minds behind VS, which will bring to Blu-ray deluxe editions of both canonical and under-seen shot on video (SOV) genre cinema, in addition to work shot on film, but edited on tape, wherein the original film materials are believed to be lost or destroyed. Similar to Vinegar Syndrome’s focus on FILM preservation, Degausser will work only from original analogue tape materials with an emphasis on maintaining the aesthetics inherent to each respective video format. Additionally, each title released by Degausser will be made available in an ultra limited “new” VHS edition, fitted in a custom designed hard shell light box.

This special Limited Edition Deluxe VHS Light Case (artwork by Sean Longmore) comes with a Custom Molded Clear Shell VHS and is limited to just 200 units. It is only available on our website and at select indie retailers. Absolutely no major retailers will be stocking them. Important note: depending on the sales, we may choose to re-release this deluxe VHS package in the distant future (most likely not, but you never know!).

The residents of a small border town find themselves under siege by a vicious biker gang who get their kicks from unfettered brutality. When Stryker, a hardened Vietnam veteran who’s in the area visiting an old friend, learns of the goings-on, he becomes determined to put an end to the violence by any means necessary, and begins to assemble a ragtag militia…

Satan’s Bed + Scare Their Pants Off

⍟ Distribpix ⍟

| DPIX-007 CASE |

1965-1968 | 73-63 min | 1.37:1 | English DTS-HD MA 1.0
Directed by Michael and Roberta Findlay, Ron Sullivan
Starring: Yoko Ono, Val Avery, Glen Nielson, Roberta Findlay, Mary St. Feint, Sean Laney, Jon Woods, Alou Mitsou, Claire Adams

From nudies to roughies to ultra weird regional curiosities, the sexploitation world welcomed any filmmaker working in any genre, so long as the limits of nudity and sex on screen were pushed as far as they could go – but never all the way. DISTRIBPIX, one of the legendary names in the genre (and whose extensive library will be the backbone of this line), will offer single, double, and even triple feature Blu-rays highlighting works from every corner and crevice of softcore smut, from the dawn of nudie cuties to the all-but-hard 70s, with plentiful lost and never on disc films along the way.

This special limited edition Blu-ray comes with a spot gloss hard slipcase + slipcover combo (designed by Richard Hilliard), includes a 40-page perfect bound book, and is limited to 2,000 units. It is only available on our website and at select indie retailers. Absolutely no major retailers will be stocking them.

Crime, kidnapping, white slavery, ritualistic cults, and other sordid activities were all fodder for the most outlandish roughies of the 1960s. Produced primarily in New York by a mix of budding filmmakers and “legit” craftspeople moonlighting in the seedier areas of cinema, these trashy tales became the bedrock of what later exploitation features would take in even more extreme directions. Distribpix Inc. + Something Weird offer the Blu-ray debut of a notorious pairing of two of the most twisted such efforts, both newly restored in 4K from their 35mm original camera negatives!

In SATAN’S BED, a pre-fame Yoko Ono stars as Ito, a young Japanese woman who arrives in New York to reunite with her husband, only to discover he’s gotten mixed up in a life of drugs and crime. Meanwhile, a gang of strung out dope fiends unable to satisfy their kicks, kidnap and torment beautiful women. A truly twisted mutant film which combines an unfinished hard boiled crime drama with a nasty sexploitation thriller, this Michael & Roberta Findlay effort offers one sick surprise after another.

In SCARE THEIR PANTS OFF, innocent young women are being drugged and kidnapped off the streets of Manhattan, only to awaken in a mysterious dark room where they are tormented by hideously deformed creatures…or are they? Combining a sex-cult oriented nudity with a crime thriller, and touches of oddball humor, this truly unique sleaze pic was the sole directing effort from John Maddox and was produced by the legendary Ron Sullivan (aka Henri Pachard).

• Region Free Blu-ray
• SATAN’S BED (73 min) and SCARE THEIR PANTS OFF (63 min) are newly restored in 4K from their 35mm original camera negatives
• Original trailers for Satan’s Bed and Scare Their Pants Off
• Opening title card featurette
• Archival image gallery
• “Something Weird” shorts
• Reversible cover artwork
• English SDH subtitles

A Man of Integrity

⍟ BIG WORLD PICTURES ⍟

| BWP-12 SLIP |

2017 | 117 min | 2.39:1 | Farsi DTS-HD MA 5.1
Directed by Mohammad Rasoulof
Starring: Reza Akhlaghirad, Soudabeh Beizaee, Nasim Adabi

Founded in 2013, Big World Pictures is a non-profit distribution outfit dedicated to bringing the best in world cinema to film enthusiasts across the United States. Previous releases include films by Radu Jude, Tamer El Said, Maya Vitkova, Jean-Gabriel Périot, Julia Murat, Tsai Ming-liang and Eric Rohmer. Vinegar Syndrome’s sister company, OCN Distribution, is thrilled to be representing this diverse and unique home video line!

This special limited edition slipcover (designed by Dylan Haley) is limited to 500 units and is only available on our website and at select indie retailers. Absolutely no major retailers will be stocking them.

Reza, having distanced himself from the urban quagmire, leads a simple life along with his wife and young son, somewhere in a remote village in Northern Iran. He spends his days working on his goldfish farm. Nearby, a private company with close links to the government and local authorities, has taken control of nearly every aspect of regional life. Its shareholders, accumulating wealth, power and economic influence, have been pushing local farmers and small owners to sell off their belongings, farms and estates, to the benefit of the Company’s influential network and its monopoly. It is under their pressure that many villagers have themselves become local links in the larger network of corruption.

• Region A Blu-ray
• Trailer
• Booklet with an essay by Jonathan Rosenbaum
• English subtitles

I Can See You

⍟ Glass Eye Pix ⍟

| GEP-002 SLIP |

2008 | 97 min | 1.85:1 | English DTS-HD MA 5.1
Directed by Graham Reznick
Starring: Benjamin Dickinson, Duncan Skiles, Christopher Ford, Olivia Villanti, Heather Robb, Larry Fessenden

Glass Eye Pix (“one of the indie scene’s most productive and longest-running companies” —Filmmaker Magazine) is the fierce independent NYC-based production outfit headed by art-horror auteur Larry Fessenden (BLACKOUT, DEPRAVED, BENEATH, ABC’s of DEATH 2, NBC’s Fear Itself episode “SKIN AND BONES,” THE LAST WINTER, WENDIGO, HABIT, NO TELLING). Glass Eye Pix is responsible for narrative films, documentaries, books, comics, audio plays, and other unique work designed to inspire and contrast with corporate media. Fessenden (winner of the Someone to Watch Spirit Award) has operated the company since 1985, with the mission of supporting individual voices in the arts.

This special limited edition slipcover (designed by Brian Level) is limited to 1,000 units and is only available on our website and at select indie retailers. Absolutely no major retailers will be stocking them.

Three aspiring ad-men take a weekend in the wilderness, brainstorming for their first assignment: to overhaul the image of a once popular cleaning product, Claractix. While in the woods, a girlfriend’s mysterious disappearance sparks a harrowing descent into unreality. Personalities contort into extremes and visits are made by a specter from Claractix campaigns of the past as the film careens towards it’s startling climax.

• Region Free Blu-ray
• English SDH subtitles

I CAN SEE YOU

• Newly restored, available in HD for the first time
• Brand new 2025 commentary with director Graham Reznick, producer Peter Phok and moderated by film critic Simon Abrams
• Original 2009 commentary with Graham Reznick, cast Ben Dickinson, Christopher Ford, and Duncan Skiles, and first assistant director Josh Hartsoe
• 28 page booklet with a new essay by culture critic and “Shock Value” author Jason Zinoman, new art by Adam Juresko, unseen concept art, poster designs, behind the scenes photos, director’s notes, and a forward by Larry Fessenden
• Brand new slipcase artwork by Brian Level
• Ti West interviews Graham Reznick; a rarely heard 2009 podcast recording
• Behind-The-Scenes featurette compiled by Larry Fessenden
• Original 5.1 Surround and 2.0 Stereo Mixes
• Deleted scenes and outtakes
• Original 2008 Trailer

THE VIEWER

• Newly restored and re-mixed, available in HD and stereoscopic 3D for first time
• Stereoscopic Blu-ray 3D version optimized for 3D TVs and projectors
• Classic red-cyan anaglyph 3D version
• 2D flat version
• Brand new remastered 2025 5.1 Surround Mix by Graham Reznick
• Original 2009 2.0 Stereo Mix
• Original 2009 commentary track with Graham Reznick, cinematographer Gordon Arkenberg and VFX Supervisor Neal Jonas
• Original 2009 stereoscopic 3D trailer

OFFERINGS

• Three short films and one music video
• Offering.01 – TWELVE DAYS OF BLACK MASS (2008)
• Offering.02 – THE TRICK IS THE TREAT (2013, featuring Angus Scrimm)
• Offering.03 – SM CLAUS (2018)
• Para.Offering – HIGHLAND STEEL (music video, 2018)

Pavements

⍟ UTOPIA ⍟

| UTO-033 SLIP |

2024 | 128 min (combined) | 2.35:1 | English DTS-HD MA 5.1
Directed by Alex Ross Perry
Starring: Stephen Malkmus, Scott Kanberg, Joe Keery, Jason Schwartzman, Mark Ibold, Tim Heidecker, Zoe Lister-Jones

Utopia is a film acquisitions, sales, and technology company with a ‘filmmaker first’ approach. Utopia focuses on creating new revenue and monetization opportunities, improving the direct-to-consumer experience, and helping filmmakers maintain a global presence. Vinegar Syndrome’s sister company, OCN Distribution, is thrilled to be representing Utopia’s brand new line of home video releases!

This special limited edition spot gloss slipcover (designed by Steak Mtn) is limited to 2,000 units and is only available on our website and at select indie retailers. Absolutely no major retailers will be stocking them.

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An examination of the iconic 1990s indie band Pavement appears to be just another music documentary—until it isn’t. A prismatic hybrid of narrative, scripted, documentary, musical, and metatextual forms, the film intimately shows the band preparing for their sold-out 2022 reunion tour while simultaneously tracking the preparations for a musical based on their songs, a museum devoted to their history, and a big-budget Hollywood biopic inspired by their saga as the most important band of a generation.

• 2-disc Set: 4K Ultra HD / Region A Blu-ray
• Feature commentary with director Alex Ross Perry and editor/producer Robert Greene
• Post-screening conversation from the 62nd New York Film Festival featuring director Alex Ross Perry, producer/editor Robert Greene, and members of the band Pavement, moderated by NYFF artistic director Dennis Lim
• THE BAND
  • PDX SESSIONS
  • LA SESSIONS
  • DAY OF FIRST SHOW IN LA
  • GROUNDED LIVE IN LA
• THE SHOW
  • SLANTED! ENCHANTED! DAY ONE SHORT FILM
  • REHEARSING CUT YOUR HAIR
  • REHEARSING SPIT ON A STRANGER
  • S!E! FINDING THE STORY!
• THE MUSEUM
  • THURSTON MOORE INTERVIEWS STEPHEN MALKMUS AT THE PAVEMENTS MUSEUM
  • NYN RAW FOOTAGE OF PAVEMENT MUSEUM CURATOR
  • GROUNDED LIVE AT THE PAVEMENT MUSEUM
• THE MOVIE
  • RANGE LIFE A PAVEMENTS STORY TEASER
  • ON THE SET OF… RANGE LIFE
  • RANGE LIFE TABLE READS
  • RANGE LIFE MATADOR OFFICE FULL SCENE
  • RANGE LIFE LOLLAPALOOZA TOUR MONTAGE DELETED SCENE
  • RANGE LIFE RADIO SHOW FULL SCENE
  • RANGE LIFE DISASTROUS LOLLAPALOOZA INTRO DELETED SCENE
  • RANGE LIFE MALKMUS AND LOMBARDI DELETED SCENE
• English SDH subtitles

Sharksploitation

⍟ SHUDDER ⍟

| SHU-018 SLIP |

2023 | 106 min | 1.78:1 | English DTS-HD MA 5.1
Directed by Stephen Scarlata
Starring: Roger Corman, Joe Dante, Mario Van Peebles, Joe Alves, Adam Rifkin, David Worth

Called “one of the best streaming services in the world” by RogerEbert.com and described by Thrillist as “pretty much everything a horror fan could want,” Shudder is a premium streaming service offering the best selection of horror, thriller and supernatural movies, series and specials.

This special limited edition slipcover (designed by Nino Cammarata) is limited to 1,000 units and is only available on our website and at select indie retailers. Absolutely no major retailers will be stocking them.

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The ultimate deep dive into the world of shark cinema: filmmakers, critics, scholars, and conservationists explore the cultural impact on audiences and this misunderstood species.

• Region A Blu-ray
• Audio Commentary with writer/director/producer Stephen Scarlata and producer Josh Miller
• Extended and Deleted Interviews with Mary Roach, Glenn Campbell, Mark Polonia, David Worth, Misty Talley, Joe Alves, Mario Van Peebles, Scott Devine
• Endlessly Fascinating – a new video interview with film critic Michael Gingold, author of Rue Morgue Magazine’s Shark Movie Mania
• Booklet with new writing by film critic Samuel Cohen
• English SDH subtitles