Tank Girl

⍟ Vinegar Syndrome ULTRA ⍟

| VSU-015 BOX |

United Artists/MGM | 1995 | 104 min | 2.35:1 | 5.1 Surround
Directed by Rachel Talalay
Starring: Lori Petty, Ice-T, Naomi Watts, Malcolm McDowell

This special limited edition deluxe magnet box + slipcover set (designed by JJ Harrison and Michael DeForge), includes a 40-page perfect bound book and is limited to 8,000 units. It is only available on our website and at select indie retailers. Absolutely no major retailers will be stocking them.

Rebecca’s simply not having an easy time of things. It’s not merely that her life is difficult in 2033, scavenging in the drought-ridden, post-comet ravaged Earth, but her crew of fellow renegades has just been raided by the brutal troops of Water & Power, killing her boyfriend and imprisoning her and her friend Sam. Only the Rippers, a lethal band of engineered half-kangaroo/half-man super-soldiers, are left to challenge Kesslee, the cruel, power-mad leader of W&P bent on crushing the underground and controlling all the remaining water in the world. But now that Rebecca’s got designs on stealing a tank and convincing her new pal Jet Girl to break out of confinement with her, things might be looking up.

A cult film firmly rooted in an equally cheeky cult comic, TANK GIRL infused Jamie Hewlett’s original character with uniquely Generation X traits, proudly independent defiance, and a flippant irreverence rarely seen in female characters of the time. Set in a post-apocalyptic world masterfully designed by Catherine Hardwicke (Tombstone, I’m Gonna Git You Sucka), and boasting a near-endless amount of costumes by Arianne Phillips (The Crow, Once Upon a Time… in Hollywood), particularly for the lead character, few films of the Riot Grrrl/grunge era still hold such vitality. Directed by Rachel Talalay (Freddy’s Dead: The Final Nightmare), with designs by legendary effects artist Stan Winston (and team), as well as a crack soundtrack supervised by Courtney Love of Hole, it stars Lori Petty (Point Break, Orange is the New Black) in the titular role, as well as Ice-T (New Jack City, Surviving the Game), Naomi Watts (Mulholland Drive, Eastern Promises), Jeff Kober (Out of Bounds, The First Power), and Malcolm McDowell (A Clockwork Orange, Class of 1999). Vinegar Syndrome Ultra is thrilled to bring this bold sci-fi adventure to you in an all-new director-supervised restoration from its 35mm original camera negative.

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
Director-approved presentation
Commentary track with author and entertainment journalist Kristen Lopez
“Artful Inspiration” (13 min) – a new featurette with director Rachel Talalay and artist Gary Baseman
“Gotta Be Me” (14 min) – a new interview with actress Lori Petty
“Badass Feminine Energy” (11 min) – a new interview with production designer Catherine Hardwicke
“Donning the Ears” (12 min) – a new interview with actor Scott Coffey
“An Eye for the Apocalypse” (12 min) – a new interview with casting director Pam Dixon
“Punk Rock Post-Apocalypse” (24 min) – a new interview with costume designer Arianne Phillips
“Meet the Rippers” (12 min) – a new featurette with Stan Winston’s crew and Legacy Effects co-founders J. Alan Scott and Shane P. Mahan
“Tank in Translation” (15 min) – a new interview with storyboard artist and second unit director Peter Ramsey
“The Making of Tank Girl” (5 min) – an archival making-of featurette
Original ending (2 min)
Original trailer
40-page perfect-bound book with essays by: Sarah Fensom, Heather Drain, Elizabeth Purchell
Reversible sleeve artwork
English SDH subtitles

Terror Firmer

⍟ Vinegar Syndrome ⍟

| VS-522 CASE |

Troma | 1998 | 114 min | 1.85:1 | English 2.0 Stereo
Directed by Lloyd Kaufman
Starring: Will Keenan, Alyce LaTourelle, Lloyd Kaufman, Trent Haaga, Debbie Rochon, Joe Fleishaker

This special limited edition 3-disc 4K UHD/2 x Blu-ray set comes with a spot gloss hard slipcase + slipcover combo (designed by Steak Mtn. & Johnny Ryan), includes a 40-page perfect bound book and is limited to 8,000 units. It is only available on our website and at select indie retailers. Absolutely no major retailers will be stocking them.

A fledgling film crew, led by the lovable, yet blind, director Larry Benjamin, is hard at work making – or at least trying to make – Benjamin’s latest and most ridiculous movie. But problems with a difficult cast, an inexperienced and distracted crew, special effects that don’t quite work, and more are soon upended when members of the production team begin to be murdered in increasingly strange and convoluted ways. As the rickety production grinds to a halt, and tensions and distrust flare, the mystery assailant continues to strike. Will Larry and his ragtag team of creative misfits be able to band together and unmask the monstrous force hellbent on killing off the movie’s cast and crew before everyone left is reduced to piles of bloody pulp?

Acclaimed filmmaker Lloyd Kaufman’s (The Toxic Avenger) twisted take on a meta-movie, TERROR FIRMER is a splatter-fueled shock-fest-cum-murder-mystery which pushes the concept of bad taste to its wildest and most creative extremes, as only Troma can do. Featuring an ensemble cast of Troma alums including Will Keenan (Tromeo and Juliet), Trent Haaga (Tales of Halloween), legendary “Scream Queen” Debbie Rochon (Tromeo and Juliet), Joe Fleishaker (Troma’s War), along with guest appearances from esteemed filmmakers Eli Roth (Hostel), Joe Lynch (Wrong Turn 2), Matt Stone & Trey Parker (South Park) and Lemmy Killmister (of the band Motörhead) as himself, this wildly over-the-top ode to independent filmmaking at last comes to UHD from Vinegar Syndrome, newly restored in 4K from its 35mm original camera negative and heaped with extensive new and archival extras.

3-disc Set: 4K Ultra HD / Region Free Blu-ray x2
4K UHD presented in Dolby Vision High-Dynamic-Range
Newly scanned & restored in 4K from its 35mm original camera negative
Commentary track with director Lloyd Kaufman
Commentary track with editor Gabriel Friedman and associate editor Sean McGrath
Commentary track with actors Will Keenan, Debbie Rochon, and Trent Haaga
“Cinema Through Chaos” (48 min) – a brand new retrospective documentary on the making of Terror Firmer featuring director Lloyd Kaufman, writer Douglas Buck, editor Gabriel Friedman, co-stars Will Keenan, Trent Haaga, Debbie Rochon, Sean Pierce, Greg “G-Spot” Siebel, Charlotte Kaufman and crew members Joe Lynch and Eric “Zork” Alan
“Lloyd Gets Spooked” (17 min) – a new featurette detailing the Minneapolis premiere of Terror Firmer in January of 2000, featuring Lloyd Kaufman and members of Carshool-Film-O-Rama
“The Zork-ive” – newly discovered on-set interviews from Tromaville’s own Eric “Zork” Alan made during the filming of Terror Firmer with: director Lloyd Kaufman (8 min), actress Alyce LaTourelle (13 min), actress Reverend Jen Miller (8 min), Lemmy (4 min), actor Roy David (8 min), actor Trent Haaga (3 min), actor Yaniv Sharon (7 min), and actor Joe Franklin (13 min)
“Terror Firmer” with inserted deleted scenes (sourced from standard definition video), with an optional commentary track by editor Gabriel Friedman and associate editor Sean McGrath (124 min)
“Farts of Darkness: The Making of Terror Firmer” (99 min) – a feature-length archival making-of documentary
“A Look Behind the Scenes 20 Years Later” (14 min) – a making-of documentary from 2019
Alternate unused mock behind-the-scenes footage (14 min)
Audition footage (6 min)
Bloopers (6 min)
Interview with actress Charlotte Kaufman (3 min)
Deleted scenes with optional commentary by editor Gabriel Friedman and associate editor Sean McGrath (16 min)
Storyboard comparison for the escalator scene (3 min)
“Gyno Talk” with actress Alyce LaTourelle (3 min)
Archival introduction by Lloyd Kaufman (3 min)
Theatrical trailer
Teaser trailer
40-page perfect-bound book with essays by: Mathew Klickstein, Alex Gootter, Heather Drain
Reversible sleeve artwork
English SDH subtitles

The Phantom of the Opera

⍟ Vinegar Syndrome ⍟

| VS-523 SLIP |

Medusa Film | 1998 | 113 min | 1.85:1 | Italian, English 5.1 Surround
Directed by Dario Argento
Starring: Asia Argento, Julian Sands, Andrea Di Stefano, Nadia Rinaldi, Coralina Cataldi-Tassoni

This special limited edition spot gloss slipcover (designed by Robert Sammelin) 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.

In late nineteenth-century Paris, strange things are happening at the Opera House. Legends abound of a mysterious phantom who, raised from infancy by rats, inhabits the subterranean caverns deep beneath the famous building, occasionally emerging above ground to wreak bloody havoc. Enchanted by the voice of the beautiful Christine Daaé, an understudy in the upcoming production of Romeo and Juliet, the phantom quickly brings the singer under his spell, setting himself on a collision course with her would-be suitor, Raoul. As the gala performance of Romeo and Juliet draws near, and Christine falls ever deeper under his influence, the phantom hatches a diabolical plan to secure his young protégeé the starring role – and claim her as his, once and for all.

Based on Gaston Leroux’s 1910 novel of the same, THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA sees Italian horror maestro Dario Argento (Suspiria, Deep Red) turn his masterful directorial hand to a period piece, whilst still injecting proceedings with all the expected visual flair and gruesome gore. Featuring lead performances from Asia Argento (The Stendhal Syndrome) and Julian Sands (Warlock, Boxing Helena) as the titular villain, alongside expert cinematography from veteran DP Ronnie Taylor (Gandhi) and a lush, orchestral score from Ennio Morricone (The Good, the Bad and the Ugly), Vinegar Syndrome is thrilled to raise the curtain on Argento’s THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA, newly restored in 4K from its original negative and loaded with a bewitching array of new and archival bonus features.

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
Commentary track with film historians Troy Howarth and Nathaniel Thompson
“Of Screams and Arias” (22 min) – an interview with actress Nadia Rinaldi
“Acts of Fear” (11 min) – an interview with actor Gianni Franco
“Opera of Wounds” (20 min) – an interview with special effects artist Sergio Stivaletti
“Like a Thunder” (20 min) – an interview with editor Anna Napoli
“Behind the Camera” (12 min) – an interview with camera operator Marco Pieroni
“Behind the Red Curtain” (18 min) – an archival interview with director/screenwriter Dario Argento
“In the Phantom Cave” (18 min) – an archival interview with production designer Antonello Geleng
“Welcome to the Opera” (18 min) – an archival interview with producer Giuseppe Colombo
Alternate English titles
Reversible inside sleeve
Newly translated English subtitles

Made in Hong Kong: Volume #2

(NEW YORK CHINATOWN / BEST OF THE BEST / FINAL JUSTICE)

⍟ Vinegar Syndrome ⍟

| VS-525 CASE |

In-Gear Film | 1982-1996 | 295 min (combined) | 1.85:1 | Cantonese, Mandarin Mono
Directed by Stanley Wing Siu, Herman Yau, Derek Chiu
Starring: Alan Tang, Melvin Wong, Don “The Dragon” Wilson, Jacky Cheung, Sammi Cheng, Man-Tat Ng, Sean Lau, Eric Tsang, Carman Lee, Almen Wong

This special limited edition 3-disc Blu-ray set comes with a spot gloss hard slipcase + slipcover combo (designed by Sean Longmore), includes a 40-page perfect bound book 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.

The cinema of Hong Kong is sometimes pigeonholed by outsiders, but a closer look reveals a vast array of styles and topical matters deftly handled by its many directors. Whereas Made in Hong Kong: Volume #1 focused on Category II & III horror films, this second volume expands the concept by showcasing broad diversity through three very distinct, powerful features. From gritty, exploitation action on the streets of Manhattan to drunkenly dancing in the rain, and from hiding out in Macau to the high tension of a courtroom, Made in Hong Kong: Volume #2 delivers a bold, wide-ranging trio of rarities.

In NEW YORK CHINATOWN (aka New York Chinatown Massacre), the rarest of these three films, production did indeed land in 1980s New York City, telling a tale of inter-Triad conflict and betrayal on the streets of Manhattan’s grimy Chinatown back when such filmmaking was still feasible for a non-Hollywood production. The film boasts eye-popping street scenes of the legendary Deuce (and its storied grindhouse cinemas) shot earlier in the 1980s, and action scenes as raw as the surroundings in which they were shot. Starring Alan Tang (Flaming Brothers), Melvin Wong (Yes, Madam!), and directed by Stanley Wing Siu (The Avenging Quartet), it also features the screen debut of actor/kickboxing champ Don “The Dragon” Wilson (Bloodfist, New York Ninja) in his only Hong Kong production.

The police drama takes on a new twist in BEST OF THE BEST from director Herman Yau (Ebola Syndrome), as second-generation policeman Dee aims to be the proud supercop his troubled father was not. But when working with his elite Flying Tigers unit brings him into contact with Heidi, the spark between them is immediate, and romance ensues — even in the face of Heidi’s notorious father, a cop-hating Triad leader. Meanwhile, Dee’s own father, an alcoholic former-cop-turned-nightclub-host, tries to ease tensions, but serious, violent conflict is inevitable. A wild and highly stylized mix of action, suspense, and drama starring Jacky Cheung (Days of Being Wild), Sammi Cheng (Infernal Affairs), and featuring an exceptional performance by Man-Tat Ng (Shaolin Soccer).

FINAL JUSTICE explores faith, justice, and loyalty, as Catholic priest Father Lee regularly endures giving forgiveness to Kim, a depraved gangster (and media mogul) who routinely demands absolution after his crimes. When Lee crosses paths with Donna, a woman attracted to the worst kind of men, he betrays his orders for a night of sexual abandon with her. After Donna accuses Lee of rape, Kim defends the priest and pays for his legal defense. Struggling between the Church, the legal system, and Lee’s own beliefs, and with the handover of Hong Kong to China in the background, an eerie uncertainty colors both courtroom scenes and attempts to entrap Kim. This underseen powerhouse drama was directed by Derek Chiu (The Log) and stars Sean Lau (Mad Detective), Eric Tsang (Comrades, Almost a Love Story), and Carman Lee (The Wicked City).

3-disc Set: Region A and B Blu-rays
Newly scanned & restored in 2K from their 35mm original camera negatives
40-page perfect-bound book with essays by: John Dickson, Travis Woods, Samm Deighan (limited edition only)
Reversible sleeve artwork
Newly translated English subtitles

NEW YORK CHINATOWN Extras:

Commentary track with Kenneth Brorsson of the Podcast on Fire Network
“Rival of the Godfather” (22 min) – a new interview with actor Melvin Wong
“Leading the Massacre” (20 min) – a new interview with action director Leung Pasan

BEST OF THE BEST Extras:

Commentary track with film historian Samm Deighan
New interview with director Herman Yau (19 min)
“Flying Tiger in Love” (21 min) – an interview with scriptwriter and producer Tony Leung Hung-wah
“The Best in Action” (21 min) – an interview with action director Benz Kong
“Cantopop and Hong Kong Cinema: A Golden Age of Multimedia Stardom” (17 min) – a new video essay by film historian Erica Schulz

FINAL JUSTICE Extras:

Commentary track with film historian Frank Djeng
“Body of Evidence” (22 min) – a new interview with actress Almen Wong

Don’t Be Afraid of the Dark

⍟ Iconoscope ⍟

| ICON-001 CASE |

1973 | 74 min | 1.33:1 | English Mono
Directed by John Newland
Starring: Judd Nelson, Ally Sheedy, David Caruso, Paul Winfield, Scott Wilson, Anita Morris, Luis Contreras

Iconoscope is a new Vinegar Syndrome sub label dedicated entirely to television, produced by long-time VS film scanning technician and restoration artist, Brandon Upson. With a focus on genre-based, English language (and possibly international) productions, Iconoscope will be preserving, restoring and releasing made-for-tv films, mini-series, and multi-season series ranging from well known big productions to more obscure, and even lost, regional rarities.

This special limited edition 4K UHD/Blu-ray set comes with a spot gloss and embossed bottom load slipcase + slipcover combo (designed by Wes Benscoter) 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.

When Sally inherits a beautiful Victorian mansion from her grandmother, she and her husband Alex waste no time moving in. During renovations, she comes across a mysterious locked study. Despite pleas from the local handyman who insists she leave things be, Sally finally happens upon the key. Inside, she discovers a reinforced fireplace that was sealed long ago, and the handyman insists she not try to open it. Soon after entering the room, Sally begins to see small, menacing creatures all over the house, but no one will believe her. Alex thinks she’s just neurotic, and her friend Joan thinks she’s merely another bored housewife seeking attention. Meanwhile, the macabre creatures keep calling her to join them, as Sally too begins to question her sanity. As she spirals closer and closer to madness, the shocking truth of the house’s past starts to unravel, with death close behind.

One of the most celebrated and beloved horror Movie Of The Week telefilms of the 1970s, helmed by master small screen director John Newland (TV’s Star Trek, Night Gallery), DON’T BE AFRAID OF THE DARK has resonated with and inspired generations of fans and filmmakers alike, including Guillermo del Toro, who produced and co-wrote a 2010 theatrical remake. Evincing an atmosphere of true doom, terrifying forced perspective creature effects, and bold performances from Kim Darby (True Grit, Halloween: The Curse of Michael Myers) and Jim Hutton (Hellfighters, Psychic Killer), Iconoscope is proud to present for its debut release, the 4K UHD premiere of this intensely creepy creature feature, newly restored from a 4K scan of its original camera negative.

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
Commentary with author and telefilm historian Amanda Reyes
Commentary with critic Steve “Uncle Creepy” Barton, screenwriter Jeffrey Reddick & critic Sean Abley
“Setting Evil Free” – a new locations featurette shot at the Newhall Mansion
24-page booklet with an essay by Amanda Reyes
Reversible sleeve artwork
English SDH subtitles

The Gambler

⍟ Cinématographe ⍟

| CIN-029 CASE |

Paramount | 1974 | 111 min | 1.85:1 | English DTS-HD MA 1.0
Directed by Karel Reisz
Starring: James Caan, Paul Sorvino, Lauren Hutton, Burt Young, Antonio Fargas, Morris Carnovsky

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 Vlad Rodriguez) 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 Limited Edition includes a 60 page booklet). Note: this release is available to be purchased on its own, or bundled with a pair of The Gambler-themed Cinématographe stickers. This Limited Edition Slipcase + Stickers bundle is limited to 275 units. (sticker sizes: 3.5″ x 2.5″ rectangle / 3″ x 3″ circle) – (Sold Out)

New York City professor Axel Freed (James Caan, The Godfather) is in crippling debt due to gambling addiction. He owes over forty thousand dollars to his bookie Hips (Paul Sorvino, Goodfellas), who has mob connections and threatens violence against Axel if he doesn’t pay his debts. Managing to borrow enough money from his mother to pay what he owes, Axel flees town with his girlfriend Billie (Lauren Hutton, American Gigolo) for Las Vegas, which thrusts him back into the world of gambling, resulting in an anxiety-inducing spiral of unpaid debts, violence and despair.

The American debut for Czech born, British filmmaker Karel Reisz (Saturday Night, Sunday Morning), The Gambler is a now iconic entry in the pantheon of crime cinema of the 1970s. Featuring a manic, career defining, performance from James Caan accompanied by stunning on location photography from cinematographer Victor J. Kemper (Dog Day Afternoon), production design by Philip Rosenberg (All That Jazz), and palpably tense editing work from future filmmaker Roger Spottiswoode (Under Fire), Reisz’s film is one of the great American films of the New Hollywood era. Cinématographe is proud to present The Gambler in a new 4K restoration for its world UHD debut.

2-Disc Set: 4K Ultra HD + Region A Blu-ray
New audio commentary by film critic Glenn Kenny
Archival audio commentary by film critic Matthew Asprey Gear, recorded in 2021
The Gambler vs. The Gambler – a new video essay from film historian Samm Deighan comparing the 1974 original and 2014 remake of The Gambler
After the Game – an archival video essay from film historian Chris O’Neill, recorded in 2021
On The Morning After: Composing The Gambler – an archival interview about Jerry Fielding’s score with film music historian Jon Burlingame
James Caan on Charlie Rose – a full, 26 minute, interview between actor James Caan and journalist Charlie Rose, recorded in 1996
Karel Reisz on Karel Reisz – a two hour long audio interview with the filmmaker, recorded in 1991, provided by The British History Project
Booklet with new text essays by film critics Aisha Harris, Jordan Hoffman, Adam Nayman and Scott Tobias
English SDH subtitles

Married to the Mob

⍟ Cinématographe ⍟

| CIN-028 CASE |

1988 | 104 min | 1.85:1 | English DTS-HD MA 2.0
Directed by Jonathan Demme
Starring: Michelle Pfeiffer, Matthew Modine, Dean Stockwell, Mercedes Ruehl, Alec Baldwin, Joan Cusack, Oliver Platt, Paul Lazar, Charles Napier

This special limited edition J-card MediaBook slipcase (designed by Vlad Rodriguez) 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 Limited Edition includes a 60 page booklet). Note: this release is available to be purchased on its own, or bundled with the hardcover book There’s No Going Back: The Life and Work of Jonathan Demme by David M. Stewart (book details can be seen below). This Limited Edition Slipcase + Hardcover Book bundle is limited to 100 units. – (Sold Out)

Angela de Marco (Michelle Pfeiffer, Scarface) is married to Frank “Cucumber” de Marco (Alec Baldwin, Miami Blues), who is murdered for having an affair with the mistress of mob boss Tony “The Tiger” Russo (Dean Stockwell, Blue Velvet). Following Frank’s sudden departure, Angela trades her Long Island environs for New York City, catching the eye of Tony, and the FBI, in the process. As Angela begins a casual tryst with undercover FBI agent Mike Downey (Matthew Modine, Full Metal Jacket), the case against Tony continues to mount, resulting in a bullet-ridden climax.

Directed by Jonathan Demme (Swimming to Cambodia) and based on an original screenplay by Barry Strugatz and Mark R. Burns (She-Devil), Married to the Mob is a deft, often very funny, marriage of crime conventions and romantic comedy. Featuring many Demme collaborators on the crew—including cinematographer Tak Fujimoto (The Silence of the Lambs), editor Craig McKay (Philadelphia), production designer Kristi Zea (Beloved) and a score by David Byrne, of Talking Heads—alongside an incredible supporting cast that includes the likes of Mercedes Ruehl (The Warriors), Oliver Platt (The Ice Harvest), Paul Lazar (Philadelphia) and Joan Cusack (Broadcast News), Married to the Mob is a rousing display of eclectic talent in American moviemaking of the 1980s. Cinématographe is proud to present the definitive edition of Jonathan Demme’s genre-bending masterpiece, in a new 4K restoration, marking its world UHD debut.

2-Disc Set: 4K Ultra HD + Region A Blu-ray
New audio commentary with actor Matthew Modine, moderated by Cinématographe’s Justin LaLiberty
New audio commentary with podcaster and writer Sean Fennessey
Bus Surfing – a new video interview with actor Matthew Modine
Realistic & Honest – a new video interview with actor Paul Lazar
No Script, No Job – a new video interview with producer Edward Saxon
After Angela – a new video interview with writers Barry Strugatz and Mark R. Burns
Drawing Movies – a new video interview with storyboard artist John Dahl
Everyone Deserves a Second Chance – a new video essay by film historian Chris O’Neill
Restoring a Comedy Classic: Married to the Mob – A 2022 episode of the Wrong Reel Podcast with host James Hancock and Matthew Modine’s long-time producing partner Adam Rackoff
Stills galleries of archival and publicity materials
Theatrical Trailer
Booklet with new text essays by film critics Mitchell Beaupre, Aisha Harris, Nick Newman and David Stewart, author of There’s No Going Back: The Life and Work of Jonathan Demme
English SDH subtitles

The Veil

⍟ Iconoscope ⍟

| ICON-002 CASE |

1958 | 369 min (combined) | 1.33:1 | English Mono
Directed by Frank P. Bibas (creator)
Starring: Boris Karloff, George Hamilton, Patrick Macnee, Katharine Squire, Torin Thatcher, Niall MacGinnis, Denise Alexander, Whit Bissell

This special limited edition Blu-ray set comes with a spot gloss and embossed single walled hard slipcase + slipcover combo (designed by Lucas Peverill) and is limited to 5,000 units. It is only available on our website and at select indie retailers. Absolutely no major retailers will be stocking them.

In 1958, commercial producer Frank P. Bibas began production on a television anthology series for the legendary Hal Roach Studios centered around classic horror titan Boris Karloff. Predating One Step Beyond, The Twilight Zone, and Thriller, THE VEIL crafted each episode around mysterious and unexplainable phenomena, including time travel, ESP, reincarnation, astral projection, and the supernatural. Despite it being an era ripe with science fiction and horror, the dozen episodes of THE VEIL, all of which featured a top-tier cast and crew, never saw broadcast and then vanished completely for decades.

Featuring Boris Karloff as host (in all but the original version of the pilot) and cast in lead or supporting roles in each episode but one, THE VEIL harnessed in its short time a noteworthy array of talent from both behind and in front of the camera. Writers on the series included Jack Laird (Night Gallery) and Lásló Vadnay (Flesh and Fantasy), and among the directors were Arthur Hiller (The Hospital, Silver Streak), George Waggner (The Wolf Man, TV’s Batman), and Herbert L. Strock (How to Make a Monster, TV’s Science Fiction Theatre). The rotating casts of on-screen talent in THE VEIL included Patrick Macnee (The Howling), Katharine Squire (The Alfred Hitchcock Hour), Torin Thatcher (The Snows of Kilimanjaro), Niall MacGinnis (Island of Terror), Denise Alexander (TV’s Days of our Lives), Whit Bissell (Soylent Green), and the first on-screen appearance of George Hamilton (Love at First Bite). Iconoscope is honored to present the first official Blu-ray release of the complete series, newly scanned in 4k from rare archival film elements and featuring an array of new and archival extras, including some recently rediscovered bonuses.

3-disc Set: Region Free Blu-rays
The complete series of The Veil, newly scanned and restored in 4K from 16mm and 35mm original archival elements
Four episode commentaries with author and film historian Tom Weaver
“Carrying on the Legacy” – an interview with Sara Karloff, daughter of Boris Karloff
“The 11th Episode” – an interview with Barbara Bibas Montero, daughter of The Veil creator Frank P. Bibas
Two versions of the ‘backdoor pilot’ episode “The Vestris”: the original ‘Telephone Time’ version & the previously lost ‘The Veil’ version, hosted by Boris Karloff
“House of Death” – a horror-tinged episode of Schlitz Playhouse long believed to be lost, starring Boris Karloff and directed by William Asher (Butcher, Baker, Nightmare Maker), with audio commentary by author and telefilm historian Amanda Reyes
24-page booklet with an essay by Tom Weaver
Reversible sleeve artwork
English SDH subtitles

The Snow Creature

⍟ Vinegar Syndrome Labs ⍟

| VSL-021 SLIP |

1954 | 72 min | 1.85:1 | English Mono
Directed by W. Lee Wilder
Starring: Paul Langton, Leslie Denison, Teru Shimada, Rollin Moriyama, Robert Kino, Robert Hinton

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 Shea Hardacre) 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.

On an expedition deep into the Himalayas, Dr. Frank Parrish would rather keep things focused on his real mission—obtaining biological samples. But as he, his photographer, and their Sherpa troop press on into the harsh, frigid wilderness, he is forced to accept one truth he’d rather not. His lead guide not only insists that a Yeti really exists, but it’s absconded with his wife, and now the Sherpa have overtaken Parrish’s mission in order to rescue her. Not only is the Yeti real, they manage to extract it from Asia and fly it to Los Angeles, all in the predictable name of science. That is, until it breaks free and threatens to cause havoc across the city!

THE SNOW CREATURE came at a critical point in the Atomic Age 1950s, as it represents a reworking of the older King Kong story into an entirely new piece of lore, exploiting the increasing interest in the Abominable Snowman. Directed by W. Lee Wilder (Killers from Space, and brother of director Billy Wilder), written by his son Myles Wilder (TV’s The Dukes of Hazzard), and starring Paul Langton (TV’s Peyton Place, The Incredible Shrinking Man), Teru Shimada (You Only Live Twice, King Rat), and William Phipps (The War of the Worlds, Messenger of Death), this historic B-thriller played both drive-ins and regional television well into the 1960s. The half man/half monsters at Vinegar Syndrome Labs are delighted to bring you this wooly trendsetter scanned and restored from its 35mm fine grain master.

Region A Blu-ray
Scanned and restored in 4K from its 35mm fine grain master
Commentary track with film historians Jonathan Rigby and Kevin Lyons
“Kim Newman on The Snow Creature” (15 min) – an interview with writer and film critic Kim Newman
“The Wilder Brother” (10 min) – an interview with writer Vincent Brook on the forgotten legacy of W. Lee Wilder
Reversible sleeve artwork
English SDH subtitles

The Films of Hisayasu Satô: Volume #3

(Kyrie Eleison / Rafureshia / Turtle Vision)

⍟ Pink Line ⍟

| PL-003 CASE |

1991-1995 | 186 min (combined) | 1.85:1 | Japanese 1.0 Mono
Directed by Hisayasu Satô
Starring: Takeshi Itô, Kinako, Yumi Yoshiyuki, Kiyomi Itô, Rei Takagi, Naomi Sugishita, Miki Fukada

The 1970s through 1990s saw a boom in transgressive genre filmmaking throughout Asia, but particularly in Japan where the “Pinku Eiga” became one of the most popular types of films produced in the country. With young filmmakers seizing an opportunity to hone their craft, countless soon-to-be celebrated directors created work which were more daring, unusual, and often shocking than just about any of the other genre cinema ergering across the globe. Pink Line will present exclusive new restorations of select works from key Asian erotic filmmakers, with a focus on Japan’s Pinku Eiga genre.

This special limited edition Blu-ray comes with a spot gloss hard slipcase + slipcover combo (designed by Steak Mtn.), includes a 40-page perfect bound book, and is limited to 4,000 units. It is only available on our website and at select indie retailers. Absolutely no major retailers will be stocking them.

A master of combining the macabre with nihilistic and ill-fated character studies of women on the brink of madness, this third volume of THE FILMS OF HISAYASU SATÔ collects a trio of the master filmmaker’s most unsettling (and unpredictable) looks at doomed and demented relationships, all newly restored in 2K from their 35mm original camera negatives, under Satô’s supervision, and presented by Pink Line on Blu-ray for the first time.

Satô’s study of the psychosexual world of loneliness, KYRIE ELEISON tells the story of a socially isolated medical researcher who begins a series of bizarre experiments she hopes may heal her boyfriend left comatose after an accident. But as her wild experiments in wiretapping have increasingly violent and masochistic results, the lines between reality and nightmare start to irreparably blur.

In RAFURESHIA, Satô takes a much lighter, almost absurdist tone, in this equally bizarre approach to the Pink film, as he explores the interwoven lives of a set of very different women, as each tries to explore and harness their sexuality in the face of unavoidable abuse. Set in an almost fairytale arc, albeit one with incestuous fathers, dominatrixes, and lecherous homeless men, RAFURESHIA plays with mood and comedy with surprising results.

Satô updates the tropes of a classic “rape and revenge” drama in the highly voyeuristic TURTLE VISION, as a traumatized young woman grows into a cynical and vengeful adult, focusing her carnal and often bloodthirsty rage on the men who court her. Dramatically photographed with exemplary use of Satô’s fixation on video and TV monitors, the story is framed around a professional cameraman (working for an unknown shadowy outfit) whose work takes him to shoot covert footage of sexual acts.

2-disc Region Free Blu-ray Set
KYRIE ELEISON commentary track with Japanese cinema expert Jasper Sharp
RAFURESHIA commentary track with Asian cinema historian Pierce Conran & critic James Marsh
TURTLE VISION commentary track with critic Amber T
“Lord, Have Mercy” (9 min) – an interview with Hisayasu Satô on KYRIE ELEISON
“Escape 3” (14 min) – an interview with Hisayasu Satô on RAFURESHIA
“Revenge in S&M” (12 min) – an interview with Hisayasu Satô on TURTLE VISION
“A Guide to Pink” (20 min) – an interview with critic Yoshiyuki Hayashida
“Walking in Circles: Part 3” (27 min) – Shinjuku with Hisayasu Satô
40-page perfect-bound book with essays by: Dakota Noot, Amber T, Fred Barrett (limited edition only)
Reversible sleeve artwork
Newly translated English subtitles

7 Walks with Mark Brown

⍟ Several Futures ⍟

| SF-002 SLIP |

2024 | 104 min | 1.85:1 | French DTS-HD MA 5.1
Directed by Vincent Barré, Pierre Creton
Starring: Mark Brown

Several Futures is an independent film distributor with a focus on auteurist and anti-imperialist work. The label was founded in 2022 by filmmaker and programmer Graham L. Carter in the hopes of bringing films to North America that might otherwise not be released. “My loyalty is always with the oppressed.” – Heiny Srour.

This special limited edition slipcover 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.

Accompanied by a small crew, Creton and Barré follow paleobotanist Mark Brown across seven locations in Normandy as he seeks out native plants from which an ancient garden could be created and explains, with the loving tenderness of a true expert, the etymology, beauty, and scientific properties of the region’s flora.

Region A Blu-ray
Creton’s latest short film Still Life Primavera (2025) – 24 minutes
Two Short Films by Creton & Barré:
- L’arc d’Iris (Souvenir d’Un Jardin) (2006) – 30 minutes
- Petit traité de la marche en plaine (2014) – 26 minutes
A new interview with Creton & Barré (2025) – 41 minutes
New artwork by Tyler Rubenfeld
Plus a booklet with a new essay by critic Leo Goldsmith
English subtitles

Afterschool

⍟ IFC Films ⍟

| IFC-023 SLIP |

2008 | 102 min | 1.78:1 | English DTS-HD MA 5.1
Directed by Antonio Campos
Starring: Ezra Miller, Rosemarie DeWitt, Addison Timlin

Established in 2000 and based in New York City, IFC Films is a leading U.S. distributor of independent film. Its unique distribution model makes independent films available to a national audience by releasing them in theaters as well as on VOD. Partnered with OCN Distribution, IFC will release new titles on home video and revisit past favorites in brand new editions, with many making their HD physical media debuts.

This special limited edition slipcover (designed by Steak Mtn) 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.

Rob is a prep school kid obsessed with online porn and violent videos. When he accidentally films a drug overdose by popular girls on his camera, his obsessions become reality.

Region A Blu-ray
New Audio Commentary with Writer/Director Antonio Campos
Archival Audio commentary with Writer / Director Antonio Campos, Producer Josh Mond and Cinematographer Jody Lipes
Theatrical Trailer
NYFF Trailer
Cell Phone Videos
Deleted and Alternate Scenes with Optional Commentary
Virgil Outtakes Montage
Stuhlbarg Uncut
“The Last 15” short film by Antonio Campos
Interview with Actor Ezra Miller
School Promotional Video and Robert Memorial Video
English SDH subtitles

Birthrite

⍟ Brainstorm Media ⍟

| BST-012 SLIP |

2025 | 100 min | 2.35:1 | English DTS-HD MA 5.1, 2.0
Directed by Ross Partridge
Starring: Alice Kremelberg, Juani Feliz, Jennifer Lafleur, Henny Russell, Kale Brown, Owen Campbell, Elsa Parent, Patch Darragh, Malinda Lopez, Callie Beaulieu, and Michael Chernus

Since Brainstorm Media’s inception in 1995, the company has had a forward-thinking approach to a growing indie marketplace. With an ethos of adaptability, Brainstorm continues to expand its network of partners and explore unique models of distribution. Brainstorm’s mission is to realize focused and creative distribution strategies for its content partners.

This special limited edition slipcover (designed by Adam Maida) 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.

When a couple expecting their first child move to a new town hoping for a fresh start, they are confronted by a darkness that threatens to claim their unborn child as they discover their place in the cursed history of their new home.

Region A Blu-ray
Trailer
Behind the Scenes
Deleted Scenes
English SDH subtitles

Blast-Off Girls + The Girl, The Body, and the Pill

⍟ American Genre Film Archive ⍟

| AGFA-073 SLIP |

1967 | 157 min (combined) | 1.66:1, 1.37:1 | English DTS-HD MA 2.0
Directed by Herschell Gordon Lewis
Starring: Nancy Lee Noble, Bill Rogers

Presented in partnership with Something Weird Video… The American Genre Film Archive (AGFA) represents the world’s largest theatrical catalog of exploitation cinema. Their home video line presents a diverse selection of movies, ranging from new preservations of classics from the vast library of Something Weird to the wildest in shot-on-video (SOV) titles. Vinegar Syndrome’s sister company, OCN Distribution, is thrilled to be representing this diverse and unique home video line!

This special limited edition spot gloss slipcover 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.

A double feature of campy chaos from exploitation titan Herschell Gordon Lewis! Lewis’s underground answer to The Beatles’s A HARD DAY’S NIGHT, BLAST-OFF GIRLS follows the story of Boogie Baker, a slimy music impresario who leads a band called The Big Blast (portrayed by Chicago-based garage rock band The Faded Blue) down a path of sex, pot parties, and surreal hang-outs with Colonel Sanders from Kentucky Fried Chicken. Written by frequent Lewis collaborator Allison Louise Downe (BLOOD FEAST), THE GIRL, THE BODY, AND THE PILL is an Afterschool Special from hell that finds teenager Randy Hunt (Nancy Lee Noble, SHE-DEVILS ON WHEELS) navigating sex-ed madness, a psychotic father, and questionable facts about birth control pills. AGFA and Something Weird are thrilled to bring these overlooked Lewis treasures to Blu-ray for the first time ever—”in eye-blasting color!”

Region Free Blu-ray
BLAST-OFF GIRLS: Preserved from a 35mm print courtesy of UCLA, as the original negative is decayed
THE GIRL, THE BODY, AND THE PILL: Preserved from the only known 35mm print, as the original negative is lost
Commentary by Gentry Austin & Casey Scott of The Sin Syndicate podcast
Audio interview with actress Nancy Lee Noble
THE GIRL, THE BODY, AND THE PILL: Alternate opening credits
Short: A HOT NIGHT AT THE GO-GO LOUNGE, directed by H.G. Lewis
THE H.G. LEWIS TRAILER VAULT, a 51-minute collection of Lewis trailers from the Something Weird archives
Photo gallery
Booklet with essays by Janna Jones & Gentry Austin
English SDH subtitles

Boys Go to Jupiter

⍟ Cartuna ⍟

| TDC-010 |

2024 | 87 min | 1.78:1 | English DTS-HD MA 2.0
Directed by Julian Glander
Starring: Jack Corbett, Tavi Gevinson, Elsie Fisher, Janeane Garofalo, Grace Kuhlenschmidt, Miya Folick, Julio Torres, Joe Pera, Sarah Sherman, Cole Escola, Eva Victor, Chris Fleming, River L Ramirez, Max Wittert & Demi Adejuyigbe

Cartuna is a cartoon company and indie film distributor focused on animation, puppetry, DIY art, and alt-comedy. Please enjoy our personal collection of films, our artists will thank you for it!

This listing is for the standard edition Blu-ray. The limited edition slipcover was limited to 500 units and is sold out. The two versions are identical, aside from the slipcover.

It’s the day after Christmas in suburban Florida, and Billy 5000 (Jack Corbett) and his friends drift through the sun-bleached limbo between holidays by slacking, shoplifting, and beatboxing. In between sneaking into pools and zoning out on the beach, Billy hustles for tips on the food-on-demand app Grubster, determined to make exactly $5,000 before New Year’s Eve. As he zigzags across town on his hoverboard delivering fast food to a cast of oddball locals, a routine drop-off at the Dolphin Groves Juice Company leads to an unexpected reunion with Rozebud (Miya Folick), his childhood crush, and a mysterious alien creature named Donut that’s stowed away in his backpack. The surprise encounter sets off a surreal chain of events that puts Billy in the crosshairs of Dr. Dolphin (Janeane Garofalo), a ruthless juice mogul who will stop at nothing to reclaim her extraterrestrial property.

Directed by Julian Glander in his signature tactile, lo-fi CGI style, Boys Go to Jupiter transforms the sprawl of suburban Florida into a pastel purgatory of empty strip malls, algorithmic music, and adolescent yearning. What begins as a quest for financial freedom slowly evolves into an offbeat odyssey of love, labor, and late-capitalist absurdity, as Billy is forced to decide how far he’ll go to protect his friends—and his future. With its deadpan humor, musical detours, and deeply felt strangeness, the film reimagines the coming-of-age comedy as a vapor-soaked fable for the burnout generation.

Region Free Blu-ray
Julian Glander Short Films:
- Street Demon (2014)
- Bloop’s Birthday (2016)
- Skybaby (2018)
- Working Myself Into a Puddle (2024)
Music Videos:
- Winter Citrus
- No Batteries
- Egg Song
- Beverages Have Different Flavors
Commentary with Julian Glander, Peisin Yang Lazo and Max Wittert
Trailer
English SDH, Spanish, French, Chinese (Simplified), Chinese (Traditional), Czech, German, Italian, Polish subtitles

Bye Bye Love

⍟ Kani ⍟

| KANI-035 SLIP |

1974 | 85 min | 1.85:1 | Japanese DTS-HD MA 2.0
Directed by Isao Fujisawa
Starring: Ren Tamura, Miyagi Ichijo, Puzo Morita, Atsuko Ami, Satomi Oki, Enver Altenbay

Named after Yasujiro Ozu’s custom-made, tatami-level, crab-like tripod, Kani is a new home video label dedicated to leveling the gaze and furthering the understanding of Asian cinema in North America. Focused on genre-defying films, Kani aims to expand the canon, bolster up-and-coming filmmakers and reintroduce repertory classics in context. Vinegar Syndrome’s sister company, OCN Distribution, is thrilled to be representing this diverse and unique home video line!

This special limited edition slipcover 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.

Lost and nihilistic drifter Utamaro chances upon Giko, a female-presenting shoplifter who immediately catches his eye. One thing leads to another and the couple soon find themselves on the lam for murder. This provides for a delightful pretext to explore notions of societal malaise, free love and gender fluidity in a rapidly evolving 1970s Japan, as both Utamaro and Giko begin to know each other on the road by way of a variety of encounters, alternating between surrealistic, psychedelic and sexual.

The sole feature film directed by Isao Fujisawa, who learned his craft as an assistant director to Hiroshi Teshigahara on New Wave classics such as Woman in the Dunes and The Face of Another, Bye Bye Love is a deeply personal reckoning with sexual identity. Bridging the distance between Pierrot le fou, Bonnie and Clyde and Funeral Parade of Roses with an impeccable sense of style, splashes of Godardian color as well as strong anti-imperialist and existentialist themes, this iconic jishu eiga (self-produced film) was long thought lost until recently shepherded towards restoration by director and programmer Akihiro Suzuki. A new landmark of Japanese queer cinema, it is now distributed in North America for the very first time in 50 years.

“Anticipates the transgressive New Queer Cinema movies of Gregg Araki and Gus Van Sant…” — Luke Goodsell, Metrograph

“A veritable unicorn fossil unearthed from the Pleistocene bogland of 1974 and spit-shined for our retro-retro delectation… Bye Bye Love is pure snot-nosed anti-establishment indie heaven…” — Michael Atkinson, The Village Voice

“Presciently offers an accomplished representation of queer love and genderfluid identity nailing both ends of the trans experience: the reassuring euphoria when gender identity and presentation align and the thorny, insidious envy of cisgender people.” — Ren Scateni, BFMAF

Region A Blu-ray
2K restoration
Introduction by director and programmer Akihiro Suzuki
Interview with director Isao Fujisawa
Booklet with new writing by Akihiro Suzuki
English SDH subtitles

Christina Lindberg: The Original Eye Patch Wearing Butt Kicking Movie Babe

⍟ Klubb Super 8 ⍟

| KS8-003 |

1982, 1987 | 279 min (combined) | 1.85:1 | Japanese DTS-HD MA 1.0, 2.0
Directed by Hideo Gosha
Starring: Yuko Natori, Rino Katase, Jinpachi Nezu, Sayoko Ninomiya, Mariko Fuji

Klubb Super 8 is a Swedish independent research outfit/film archive/film club/film distribution company dedicated to Swedish exploitation Cinema that has been operational for almost 25 years, releasing films on VHS, DVD and Blu-ray. Klubb Super 8 also owns the subsidiary Cultpix.com, a global streaming platform focused on vintage exploitation/genre/cult movies from around the world.

This listing is for the standard edition Blu-ray. The limited edition slipcover was limited to 1,000 units and is sold out. The two versions are identical, aside from the slipcover.

From Sweden’s number one centerfold girl to Quentin Tarantino’s favorite actress. Christina Lindberg made about twenty films during the 70s, then switched careers and became a journalist. Today she is an icon and her films are being reevaluated, restored, and shown around the world. This is the story of her life in a unique director’s cut documentary by award-winning directors Jane Magnusson and Ika Johannesson, including a visit to the shoot of the unfinished film Cry for Revenge. The documentary was 58 minutes when aired on national television in Sweden. The film’s directors have created an extended and more in-depth version totaling 72 minutes.

Region Free Blu-ray
Photo Gallery Cry for Revenge
Christina Lindberg trailers:
- Maid in Sweden
- Anita
- Dog Days
- What Schoolgirls Don’t Tell
- Sex and Fury
- Exposed
- Exposed – The Depraved (US alternative title)
- Thriller – A Cruel Picture
- Yusra (scenes from the film)
Gallery – Christina Lindberg centerfolds
Christina Lindberg World Tour – Documentary about Christina’s worldwide travels 2006-2025
Christina’s Mushroom School (1993) – Director, script: Christina Lindberg
English, Swedish subtitles

The Dead Thing

⍟ Shudder ⍟

| SHU-026 SLIP |

2024 | 94 min | 1.78:1 | English DTS-HD MA 5.1
Directed by Elric Kane
Starring: Blu Hunt, Ben Smith-Petersen, Katherine Hughes

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 Trevor Henderson) 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.

A young woman lost in a series of meaningless connections falls in love with a charismatic and sensitive man, who hides a dark secret that turns her affair into a dangerous obsession.

Region A Blu-ray
Audio Commentary w Director, writers, Producers & Editor
BTS Featurette (stills & Video 8m)
Deleted scenes w/ Optional Audio commentary
Booklet with new writing by film critic Travis Woods
English SDH subtitles

A Desert

⍟ Dark Sky ⍟

| DSKY-001 SLIP |

2025 | 102 min | 1.85:1 | English DTS-HD MA 5.1
Directed by Joshua Erkman
Starring: David Yow, Kai Lennox, Sarah Lind, Zachary Ray Sherman, Ashley B. Smith, Rob Zabrecky, S.A. Griffin

Dark Sky Films is an independent genre film production and distribution company, and a wholly owned subsidiary of MPI Media Group. The company is home to some of the world’s most influential genre films and is dedicated to discovering, preserving, and producing both new and classic horror, sci-fi, and cult films from around the globe.

This special limited edition slipcover (designed by Adam Maida) 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. Note: this release is available to be purchased on its own, or bundled with the A Desert – Soundtrack Cassette. This Limited Edition Slipcover + Cassette bundle is limited to 200 units. (Sold out)

A photographer on a road trip across the American Southwest is thrust into the nihilistic underbelly of America and drags his wife and a shady private detective down into this nightmare world with him.

Region A Blu-ray
Audio Commentary with Joshua Erkman and Film Critic Anton Bitel
Audio Commentary with the Crew of A DESERT
Audio Commentary with the Cast of A DESERT
DEATH OF THE NEW WEST – on the photography of A DESERT
Booklet with new writing by film critic Alexandra Heller-Nicholas
English SDH subtitles

Doomsdays

⍟ Factory 25 ⍟

| FTF-158 SLIP |

2013 | 91 min | 1.78:1 | English DTS-HD MA 2.0
Directed by Eddie Mullins
Starring: Leo Fitzpatrick, Justin Rice, Laura Campbell, Brian Charles Johnson

Factory 25, a Brooklyn-based independent film distribution company was founded in 2009 by Matt Grady. F25 is a home for conceptually provocative narratives and documentaries. Its mission is to deliver specialized film and music titles in an aesthetically captivating way while exposing the indie world to under-the-radar films, music, and other curiosities in various ways and formats — theatrically, digitally, on TV, VOD, via subscription, limited edition DVDs, Blu-ray’s, books and vinyl. Vinegar Syndrome’s sister company, OCN Distribution, is thrilled to be representing this diverse and unique home video line!

This special limited edition slipcover 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.

The film follows two vagabonds, Dirty Fred and Bruho, who wander around looting vacation homes in the Catskill Mountains. Their commitment to the lifestyle is challenged, however, when a runaway teen and an aimless young woman join their ranks.

Region Free Blu-ray
Original Doomsdays short film
Erection and Destruction, a 2024 short film starring Joshua Burge and Chloë Levine
32 page booklet with text by Joel Potrykus and Malcolm Harris, an interview with writer/director Eddie Mullins by Grady Hendrix, and a list of the film’s cinematic influences
English subtitles

The Early Films of Lee Isaac Chung

(MUNYURANGABO / LUCKY LIFE / ABIGAIL HARM)

⍟ Film Movement ⍟

| FM-030 CASE |

2007-2012 | 274 min (combined) | 2.35:1, 1.85:1, 1.78:1 | English, Kinyarwanda DTS-HD MA 5.1, 2.0
Directed by Lee Isaac Chung
Starring: Jeff Rutagengwa, Eric Ndorunkundiye, Amanda Plummer, Tetsuo Kuramochi, Will Patton, Daniel O’Keefe, Megan McKenna, Kenyon Adams

Founded in 2002 as one of the first-ever subscription film services with its DVD-of-the-Month Film Club, Film Movement is now a North American distributor of award-winning independent and foreign films based in New York City. In 2015, Film Movement launched the reissue label Film Movement Classics featuring new restorations released theatrically as well as on home video, with an emphasis on films by auteur directors such as Eric Rohmer, Peter Greenaway and Takeshi Kitano.

This special limited edition 2-disc Blu-ray set comes with a spot gloss hard slipcase + slipcover combo (designed by Adam Maida), 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.

Released for the first time ever in North America as a box set, The Early Films of Lee Isaac Chung includes the Oscar-nominated filmmaker’s first three award-winning films, before he went on to direct his Academy Award-winning hit, Minari.

Munyurangabo
After stealing a machete from a market in Kigali, Munyurangabo and his friend, Sangwa, leave the city on a journey tied to their pasts. Their friendship, however, is tested when Sangwa’s parents disapprove of Munyurangabo, warning that “Hutus and Tutsis are supposed to be enemies.”

Lucky Life
A group of friends travels to the beach in hopes of encouraging Jason (Kenyon Adams), who has been diagnosed with terminal cancer. Some time later, as Mark (Daniel O’Keefe) and Karen (Megan McKenna) plan to have a child, the beach trip lingers as a haunting memory.

Abigail Harm
Abigail Harm (Amanda Plummer) lives alone on the outskirts of the city. One day, she recalls an old story about a woodcutter who saves the life of a mystical deer and is granted his wish for a companion. Before long, this tale seems to come alive in Abigail’s own lonely world.

2-Disc Region A Blu-ray
40 Page Book with new writing by Keith Uhlich, Jaime Rebanal and Alexandra Heller-Nicholas (limited edition only)
English subtitles

MUNYURANGABO

Director Commentary by Lee Isaac Chung
Behind-The-Scenes featurette

LUCKY LIFE

Commentary by Lee Isaac Chung

ABIGAIL HARM

Commentary by Lee Isaac Chung

The Encampments

⍟ Watermelon Pictures ⍟

| WP-001 SLIP |

2025 | 90 min | 1.85:1 | English DTS-HD MA 5.1, 2.0
Directed by Michael T Workman, Kei Pritsker
Starring: Various

Watermelon Pictures is an award-winning film production and distribution company founded in 2024 by brothers Badie Ali and Hamza Ali. The company is dedicated to amplifying underrepresented filmmakers worldwide through powerful and culturally urgent storytelling. Watermelon Pictures is a wholly owned subsidiary of MPI Media Group.

This special limited edition slipcover (designed by Michael DeForge) 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.

From Executive Producer Macklemore, The Encampments offers an intimate look at America’s student movement, sparked at Columbia University as students, among them being Mahmoud Khalil, protested their universities’ ties to the war on Gaza.

Region A Blu-ray
6 bonus scenes
Director and Participant Commentary
Exclusive clip from Bisan Owda
Trailer
English SDH subtitles

Ghostkeeper

⍟ Canadian International Pictures ⍟

| CIP-040 SLIP |

1981 | 87 min | 1.85:1 | English DTS-HD MA 2.0
Directed by James Makichuk
Starring: Riva Spier, Murray Ord, Sheri McFadden, Georgie Collins

From arthouse to Canuxploitation, Canadian International Pictures (CIP) is devoted to resurrecting vital, distinctive, and overlooked triumphs of Canadian cinema. This label is focused on the country’s original cinematic boom years – spanning the ’60s, ’70s, and ’80s – occasionally venturing past that period (and the country’s borders) to highlight the films of Canada’s most inspired actors and filmmakers. Vinegar Syndrome’s sister company, OCN Distribution, is thrilled to be representing CIP’s brand new line of home video releases!

This listing is for the standard edition Blu-ray. The limited edition slipcover (designed by Tony Stella) was limited to 2,000 units and is sold out. The two versions are identical, aside from the slipcover.

Who next becomes the keeper of the beast that lives on human flesh?

During a New Year’s Eve snowmobiling trip, Jenny (Rabid’s Riva Spier), her boyfriend Marty (The Grey Fox’s Murray Ord), and their friend Chrissy (Sheri McFadden) veer off path to explore a patch of private property. Stranded by a heavy snowfall, they stumble upon an abandoned hotel and seek refuge for the night. But before long, they meet a menacing woman (Rad’s Georgie Collins) who shares the building with her knife-wielding son (The High Country’s Bill Grove) and a mysterious creature who feeds on human flesh. As the visiting trio comes under attack, they struggle to make a safe escape – and maintain their grip on reality.

Featuring haunting performances from its entire cast and a typically atmospheric score by Paul Zaza (My Bloody Valentine), James Makichuk’s Ghostkeeper is an essential entry in the New Year’s Eve horror canon and a dread-inducing descent into wintery isolation and madness. Long regarded as the Canadian answer to Stanley Kubrick’s The Shining, this slasher staple is a Canuxploitation classic and one of the enduring highlights of the tax shelter era.

Region A Blu-ray
Newly scanned and restored in 4K from the only known complete 35mm theatrical print by Canadian International Pictures
New audio commentary featuring stars Riva Spier and Murray Ord, plus co-writer/associate producer Doug MacLeod
New audio commentary featuring The Hysteria Continues! and author/film historian Amanda Reyes
New episode of The New World Pictures Podcast on Ghostkeeper
Ghostsneaker (2025, 16 min.) – New interview with film historian Chris Alexander
The Window of Opportunity (2025, 15 min.) – New interview with story consultant Dave Makichuk
I Need It Friday (2025, 10 min.) – New interview with composer Paul Zaza
Zaza Begins (2025, 16 min.) – Zaza reflects on his early films
Hollywood Canadians (2025, 14 min.) – Filmmakers Paul Lynch (Prom Night) and David Winning (Storm) reflect on Jim Makichuk
Calgary Underground Film Festival Q&A (2024, 41 min.) – Post-screening discussion featuring Ord, MacLeod, and Dave Makichuk
Archival interview with actress Georgie Collins (2011, 14 min.) – A conversation moderated by Ord and edited by Jim Makichuk
Archival interview with cinematographer John Holbrook (2011, 7 min.)
Alternate opening (1982, 2 min.)
Ghostkeeper 2 (2013, 6 min.) – Jim Makichuk’s Kickstarter video pitching a sequel
Night School (1971, 2 min.) – Early Jim Makichuk short
Booklet featuring a new essay by film journalist/programmer Yasmina Ketita and an essay on the film’s production history by Eric Volmers
Reversible cover artwork
English SDH subtitles

A Grand Mockery

⍟ Yellow Veil Pictures ⍟

| YVP-039 SLIP |

2025 | 105 min | 1.33:1 | English DTS-HD MA 5.1
Directed by Adam C. Briggs, Sam Dixon
Starring: Sam Dixon, Kate Dillon, James Louis O’Leary

Yellow Veil Pictures is a New York City and Los Angeles-based film sales and distribution company focusing exclusively on boundary pushing genre cinema, seeking to highlight filmmakers who exist on the cusp of commercial and arthouse cinema.

This special limited edition slipcover 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.

Josie’s mundane life changes when mental illness drives him to Queensland’s rainforests. Shot on super-8, this playful diptych shifts from dark comedy to transformation alongside its protagonist.

Region A Blu-ray
Commentary with Directors Adam C. Briggs and Sam Dixon
Interview with Directors Adam C. Briggs and Sam Dixon
Deleted Scene: “Heven Master”
Q&A at the Fantasia Film Festival with Justine Smith
Q&A at the at the Lido in Melbourne with Zac Tomé
Video Podcast “Director’s Commentary” with Eugene Kotlyarenko with Adam C. Briggs and Sam Dixon
A Grand Mockery Script Overview
Short Film: We’ve All Got ‘Em (2023) Directed by Adam C. Briggs and Sam Dixon
Essay by Alexandra Heller-Nicholas
English SDH subtitles

The Great Silence

⍟ Film Movement Classics ⍟

| FMC_047b CASE |

1968 | 105 min | 1.85:1 | Italian, English Dolby Digital 2.0
Directed by Sergio Corbucci
Starring: Klaus Kinski, Jean-Louis Trintignant, Vonetta McGee, Frank Wolff, Luigi Pistilli, Mario Brega

This listing is for the standard edition 2-disc 4K UHD/Blu-ray. The limited edition hard slipcase + slipcover combo (designed by Tony Stella) was limited to 2,000 units and is sold out. The two versions are identical, aside from the packaging and the 40-page book.

On an unforgiving, snow-swept frontier, a group of bloodthirsty bounty hunters, led by the vicious Loco (Klaus Kinski) prey on a band of persecuted outlaws who have taken to the hills. Only a mute gunslinger named Silence (Jean-Louis Trintignant) stands between the innocent refugees and the corrupt bounty hunters. But, in this harsh, brutal world, the lines between right and wrong are not always clear, and good does not always triumph. Featuring superb photography and a haunting score from maestro Ennio Morricone, director Sergio Corbucci’s bleak, brilliant and violent vision of an immoral, honorless West is widely considered to be among the best and most influential Westerns ever made.

2-Disc Set: 4K UHD/Region A Blu-ray
Austin Fisher on The Great Silence
Howard Hughes & Richard Knew Audio Commentary
Mike Siegel Audio Commentary
Alex Cox Live Audio Commentary at The Hollywood Theatre
Cox on Corbucci: filmmaker and author Alex Cox (Repo Man) surveys Sergio Corbucci’s career and how The Great Silence fits within the maestro’s oeuvre
Western, Italian Style: 1968 documentary on Italian westerns includes prime behind-the-scenes footage of The Great Silence
Two alternate endings restored in 2K and with sound, including the option to play one of the alternate endings with Alex Cox’s commentary
- One of the alternate endings has never been seen before and another has never been released with sound
Booklet with essays by Nick Newman, Elena Lazic, and Filipe Furtado (Only included with the Limited Edition)
The Great Silence original theatrical trailer restored in 2K
The Great Silence 2018 theatrical trailer
Italian and English language versions
English subtitles

In Our Blood

⍟ Utopia ⍟

| UTO-038 SLIP |

2024 | 88 min | 1.78:1 | English DTS-HD MA 5.1, 2.0
Directed by Pedro Kos
Starring: Brittany O’Grady, E. J. Bonilla, Steven Klein, Bianca Comporato, with Krisha Fairchild, and Alanna Ubach

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 slipcover (designed by Steak Mtn) 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.

Nothing is as it seems when filmmaker Emily Wyland (Brittany O’Grady) teams up with cinematographer Danny (E. J. Bonilla) to shoot a documentary about reuniting with Emily’s estranged mother, Sam. When she goes missing, possibly succumbing to the addictions that tore her family apart, Emily and Danny must follow increasingly sinister clues to find her before it’s too late.

Region A Blu-ray
Official Trailer
Behind The Scenes photo gallery
Behind The Scenes video gallery
Q&A at the Fantasia International Film Festival – World Premiere
Alternate Opening
Audio/Video Directors Commentary
English SDH subtitles

The Last Mistress

⍟ IFC Films ⍟

| IFC-022 SLIP |

2007 | 105 min | 1.85:1 | French DTS-HD MA 5.1
Directed by Catherine Breillat
Starring: Asia Argento, Fu’ad Aït Aattou, Roxane Mesquida, Claude Sarraute, Yolande Moreau, Michael Lonsdale, Léa Seydoux

This special limited edition slipcover (designed by Jillian Adel) 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.

Catherine Breillat, France’s foremost provocatrice, teams with daredevil screen siren Asia Argento for a scorching, intensely carnal adaptation of a scandalous 19th-century novel. A reformed libertine prepares to marry a virginal daughter of the aristocracy and settle down. But his jealous lover (Argento) lurks in the wings–and in the minds of high society’s gossip hounds– still fiercely determined to possess him.

Region A Blu-ray
New audio commentary with film critic Elena Lazic
Difficult Women – a new video essay by film critic Alexandra Heller Nicholas
New video interview with actress Asia Argento
Booklet with new writing by Beatrice Loayza
English subtitles

Love Kills + Between Us

⍟ Dark Star ⍟

| DS-031 SLIP |

2022-2025 | 200 min (combined) | 2.35:1 | English, French DTS-HD MA 5.1
Directed by Duke, Jude Bauman
Starring: Lucy Diamante, Gaia Brooks, Maximilian Seed, Kostas Angel, Amandine Noworyta, Iris Jodorowsky, William Mesguich, Jean-François Stevenin, Virginie Natkin

Dark Star Pictures is a new-age North American distribution company, focused on bringing unique and targeted content to audiences across the country and is committed to releasing auteur-driven, original cinema in the theatrical, digital and home video space. In partnership with OCN Distribution, new Dark Star titles – along with celebrated features in their back catalog – will receive features packed blu-ray editions that will maintain the OCN standard of quality and Dark Star’s deft curation.

This special limited edition slipcover (designed by Corrine Halbert) 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.

LOVE KILLS – An infidelity comes to an abrupt end when two cheating lovers are caught, and a sugar daddy becomes the prime suspect when one of them goes missing.

BETWEEN US – Elodie and Laetitia are in love and want a child. When Elodie learns she cannot have children, the couple decides to take on a roommate.

Region A Blu-ray
English SDH subtitles

BETWEEN US

Official Trailer
Photo Gallery

LOVE KILLS

Commentary with director Duke, performers Lucy Diamanté and Gaia Brooks
Commentary with director Duke, performers Kostas Angel and Maximilian Seed
Interviews with cast: Kostas Angel, Gaia Brooks, Lucy Diamanté, J.C. Smith, Maximilian Seed
Auditions: Gaia Brooks, Lucy Diamanté, Maximilian Seed and more
Photo Slideshow
Official Trailer

She Came from the Woods

⍟ ETR Media ⍟

| ETRM043 |

2022 | 107 min | 2.39:1 | English DTS-HD MA 5.1
Directed by Erik Bloomquist
Starring: Cara Buono, William Sadler, Clare Foley, Spencer List, Michael Park

ETR Media is the brand new film distribution arm of Enjoy the Ride Records, a Long Island based record label, specializing in cult following reissues through a variety of genres. ETR Media releases will adhere to the same quality standards as fans have come to associate with their lavish LP reissues. Vinegar Syndrome’s sister company, OCN Distribution, is thrilled to be representing this new and unique home video line!

This listing is for the standard edition Blu-ray. The limited edition slipcover was limited to 500 units and is sold out. The two versions are identical, aside from the slipcover.

In 1987, a group of counselors accidentally unleash a decades’ old evil on the last night of summer camp. As the situation turns bloody, the group is forced to confront what stories are worth telling and what secrets are worth keeping.

Region Free Blu-ray
Trailer
Audio Commentary from the Director, Writers, and Cinematographer
Behind-the-Scenes featurette
Curated Stills Gallery
English SDH subtitles

Smoke and Mirrors: The Story of Tom Savini

⍟ Wild Eye Releasing ⍟

| WER-004 SLIP |

2020 | 91 min | 1.85:1 | English DTS-HD MA 2.0
Directed by Jason Baker
Starring: Tom Savini (Self), Danny McBride (Self), Robert Rodriguez (Self), Danny Trejo (Self), Alice Cooper (Self), Greg Nicotero (Self), George Romero (Self), Tony Todd (Self)

Founded in 2006, Wild Eye Releasing has carved out a name as a driving force in low-budget, underground, and outsider cinema, earning a cult following among filmmakers and fans alike. Wild Eye champions horror, action, sci-fi, exploitation, arthouse, documentaries, and vintage gems from across the globe, delivering them worldwide via home video, digital and theatrical avenues. We also produce our own in-house features and mockbusters like the fan-favorites Cocaine Shark, Amityville in Space and the Ouija Shark and Jurassic Shark series, while proudly distributing VHS era classics such as Splatter Farm, Zombie Bloodbath, Bloody Muscle Body Builder in Hell and The Necro Files via our sister imprint, Visual Vengeance.

This special limited edition slipcover (designed by Haunt Love) 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.

The definitive documentary on one of the most iconic and sought after special effects artists in horror film history, whose genre-defining creations earned him the title “The King of Splatter.” We follow Savini from his childhood in Pittsburgh and his tour of duty during the Vietnam War, leading into his legendary collaboration with George Romero (Dawn of the Dead, Creepshow, Day of the Dead) and beyond.

Region Free Blu-ray
Audio commentary with Tom Savini and director Jason Baker
Excerpts from Tom’s personal behind the scenes video archives: Featuring BTS footage from several classic horror films like Day of the Dead, The Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2, From Dusk Til Dawn, Creepshow, Friday the 13th Part IV, and more
Tom’s behind the scenes personal video from directing Night of the Living Dead (1990)
Excerpts from Tom’s personal home movies
Excerpts from Tom’s personal video of Dracula: The Stage Show
Trailers
English SDH subtitles

Someone’s Knocking at the Door + The Deep Ones

⍟ Dark Star ⍟

| DS-030 |

2009-2025 | 163 min (combined) | 1.85:1 | English DTS-HD MA 5.1
Directed by Chad Ferrin
Starring: Gina La Piana, Robert Miano, Johann Urb, Silvia Spross, Noah Segan, Lew Temple, Vernon Wells, Andre Bunker, Ezra Buzzington, Elina Madison

This listing is for the standard edition Blu-ray. The limited edition slipcover (designed by Black Coffiend) was limited to 500 units and is sold out. The two versions are identical, aside from the slipcover.

THE DEEP ONES – A married couple rents a beach side Airbnb only to be surrounded by peculiar neighbors and occurrences. They soon discover that they are in the grip of a mysterious cult and the ancient sea god that they worship.

SKATD – Returning to the medical school where they were test subjects decades ago, a pair of outrageously twisted serial killers use shockingly brutal sex acts to start killing off a group of drugged-out med students.

Region A Blu-ray
English SDH subtitles

THE DEEP ONES

Director’s Commentary
The Making of ‘The Deep Ones’
Q&A w/ Grimmfest Film Festival
Q&A w/ H.P. Lovecraft Film Festival
Festival Teaser
‘Are You Nervous’ fest intro

SKATD

Behind the Scenes
Deleted & Extended Scenes
Alternate Opening Scene

Stranger Eyes

⍟ Film Movement ⍟

| FM-032 SLIP |

2024 | 125 min | 1.85:1 | Mandarin DTS-HD MA 5.1
Directed by Yeo Siew Hua
Starring: Lee Kang-Sheng, Wu Chien-ho, Anicca Panna, Vera Chen, Pete Teo

This special limited edition slipcover (designed by Brandon Schaefer) 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.

After enduring months of a fruitless police investigation into the disappearance of their daughter, a young, estranged couple, Junyang and Peiying, realize they are being filmed surreptitiously when they begin receiving mysterious packages at their door containing DVDs with footage of their daily lives. The moments captured are unnerving not only for the violation of their privacy, but for what is exposed about Junyang and Peiying’s relationship on a most intimate level. Suspecting the voyeur is responsible for taking their daughter, the couple embark on a desperate mission to seek him out, only to find the truth of his identity is more complicated than it seems.

Featuring legendary Taiwanese actor Lee Kang-sheng, STRANGER EYES “transmogrifies what looks at first like a creepy crime thriller into something much more tricksy, potent and ultimately puzzling, yet still rooted in recognizable human fragility,” (The Hollywood Reporter). Referencing other surveillance thrillers like Michael Haneke’s CACHE and Alfred Hitchcock’s REAR WINDOW, Singaporean filmmaker Yeo Siew Hua’s latest feature is a timely update to the genre as a meditation on voyeurism in the digital age and the contradictory desires around being seen.

Region A Blu-ray
Making of featurette
16-page booklet with an essay by film critic Ryan Swen
English subtitles

Trigger Man

⍟ Glass Eye Pix ⍟

| GEP-004 SLIP |

2006 | 80 min | 1.85:1 | English DTS-HD MA 5.1
Directed by Ti West
Starring: Reggie Cunningham, Ray Sullivan, Sean Reid, James Felix McKenney, Larry Fessenden, Heather Robb

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 Wes Benscoter) 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.

The Horrific Story inspired by true Events…

Ti West’s Trigger Man leads the charge in a new wave of stripped-down, scary movies fueled by seat-of-the-pants filmmaking ingenuity.

Reggie, Sean, and Ray leave Manhattan for a day trip of deer hunting in Delaware, expecting to drink a few beers in the woods free of the city-life responsibilities that are slowly forcing the childhood friends apart. But with one well-aimed shot, a walk in the sun is transformed into a frantic and desperate fight for survival, as Trigger Man morphs from a character-driven rural amble into a “”smartly compact and radical survival thriller (Variety). Writer, director, and editor Ti West (The Roost, Cabin Fever II) expertly exploits audience expectations, using minimalist handheld photography to relentlessly build tension to “a genuinely terrifying payoff” (New York Sun).

Region A Blu-ray
Commentary with Ti West and Larry Fessenden, recorded in 2025
Commentary with Ti West, sound designer Graham Reznick, actors Reggie Cunningham, Ray Sullivan, Sean Reid, recorded in 2007
TRIGGER MAN Behind the Scenes
Theatrical Trailer
Q&A from the Los Angeles Film Festival
PREY short film by Ti West
Booklet featuring new writing by Isaac Feldberg
English subtitles

An Unfinished Film

⍟ Film Movement ⍟

| FM-033 SLIP |

2024 | 106 min | 1.85:1 | Mandarin DTS-HD MA 5.1
Directed by Lou Ye
Starring: Qin Hao, Mao Xiaorui, Qi Xi, Huang Xuan

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.

In January 2020, director Xiaorui reunites his cast and crew to complete a film that was abandoned during production ten years earlier. However, the team is suddenly placed into lockdown together during the onset of COVID-19. Confronted with the challenges of the pandemic, Xiaorui and his crew are forced to determine how to move forward in a rapidly changing world.

From acclaimed director Lou Ye (Suzhou River, Summer Palace), An Unfinished Film is “an utterly unique and very important movie about Covid, the crisis that affected all of us,” (The Guardian). Combining fiction and documentary footage together, Lou Ye both commemorates those lost to the virus and creates “one of the most thoughtful, truthful and tactful depictions of the pandemic ever put to screen.” (The Wrap).

Region A Blu-ray
Lou Ye Q&A Featurette
16 page booklet with an essay by film critic Simon Abrams
English subtitles

Your Life is on the Line!: A Joe Christ Anthology

⍟ Saturn’s Core ⍟

| SC-055 SLIP |

1988-1995 | 128 min (combined) | 1.33:1 | English DTS-HD MA 2.0
Directed by Joe Christ
Starring: Joe Christ, Mary Leohr, Dana Wisdom, Susan Ferris, Genesis P-Orridge, David Aaron Clark, Tattoo Mike Wilson

Saturn’s Core Audio & Video is a New Jersey based home video label devoted to releasing underground oddities and shot on video cinema on VHS, and now, blu-ray discs! In partnership with OCN Distribution, Saturn’s Core will exhume forgotten or under-seen genre cinema from the 80s and 90s, with an emphasis on SOV horror features. 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 Oliver Costes) 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.

Outrageous…Revolting…Abrasive…Tasteless…These are just a few of the adjectives that define the polarizing work of punk musician turned transgressive filmmaker Joe Christ. Combining the gross-out provocations of early John Waters with the penurious, confrontational shock aesthetics of Nick Zedd, Christ utilized video as his primary medium to rail against the cinematic boundaries of general decency and good taste. Saturn’s Core is proud to present the first volume in the complete filmography of Joe Christ, which conjures up a disturbing worldview populated solely by victims and their potential assailants; an unsettling portrait of early ‘90s American white trash culture teetering on the brink of psychosis.

Communion in Room 410 (1988) presents a cinema vérité variation on the Last Supper replete with nudity, self-mutilation, and blood drinking. Speed Freaks with Guns (1991) chronicles the murderous home movies of a raving, paranoid amphetamine addict. In Crippled (1992), a bed-ridden, disabled woman is repeatedly abused by her amoral caretakers. Acid Is Groovy Kill the Pigs (1993) follows Christ on a homicidal, acid-fueled road “trip” that’s loosely inspired by the real life, Jeffrey MacDonald / Fatal Vision murders. Sex, Blood & Mutilation (1995) unfolds as a shocking, Mondo-style video freakshow featuring appearances by David Aaron Clark (We Await), Tattoo Mike Wilson (War is Menstrual Envy), and industrial pioneer Genesis P-Orridge (Throbbing Gristle, Psychic TV).

Region Free Blu-ray
Archival audio commentary on all five films by director Joe Christ
“Mondo Christ: Underground Cinema’s Punk Rock Ciazarn” – a visual essay on the Joe Christ filmography by film writer and author Heather Drain
“Lysergic Deathtripping” – a visual essay on Acid Is Groovy Kill the Pigs by film writer and author Heather Drain
“Sex, Blood, & Mutilation 2” – Footage from the uncompleted sequel
“Bigger Than God” – a 28-page booklet edited by Jason Pankoke (Micro-Film) featuring writings by Will Sloan (Important Cinema Club), Vincent Albarano (Aesthetic Deviations), & musician / SOV expert James Kelly
Trailers & TV spots
English SDH subtitles

Resurrection Of Eve

⍟ Mitchell Brothers Film Group ⍟

| MBFG-002 CASE |

1973 | 84 min | 1.37:1 | English DTS-HD MA 1.0
Directed by Jon Fontana and Artie Mitchell
Starring: Marilyn Chambers, Mimi Morgan, Nancy Weich, Johnny Keyes

San Francisco based Jim & Artie Mitchell were at the forefront of bringing the sexual revolution to American cinema. Working within their filmmaking collective known as Cinema 7, the brothers and their group of regular artistic collaborators created dozens of intelligent, thought provoking, and radically minded erotic feature and short films. Mitchell Brothers Film Group will bring their extraordinary body of work to Blu-ray and 4K UHD in deluxe, restored editions, many of which will be coming to disc for the first time.

This special limited edition Blu-ray comes with a spot gloss hard slipcase + slipcover combo (designed by Robert Sammelin), includes a 40-page perfect bound book, and is limited to 3,000 units. It is only available on our website and at select indie retailers. Absolutely no major retailers will be stocking them.

With ocean waves crashing below, Eve sits by herself atop a cliff. Suddenly a man approaches her; the man who will change her life forever. Her memories of childhood torment slowly give way to the optimism of young adulthood, and a chance at happiness with successful DJ Frank Paradise, but everything changes in a near-fatal instant when a car crash leaves Eve disfigured. While her new face emerges and her scars start to heal, she must now accept that those who seemed to love her may not have had Eve’s true desires and best interests in mind. The chains of conformity begin to strain as Eve learns the value of overcoming her deep-rooted guilt and repression.

Following the sensational success of Behind the Green Door, the Mitchell Brothers felt they needed to create something even bigger and more meaningful as a follow-up. With their regular cinematographer Jon Fontana, taking on co-directing duties along with Artie Mitchell, RESURRECTION OF EVE was another instant smash hit, infused with pointed commentary on race and women’s liberation. Starring as the three versions of Eve, Marilyn Chambers (Insatiable), along with Mimi Morgan (Femmes DeSade) and Nancy Weich in their feature film debuts, the film also boasts a strong supporting performance from Johnnie Keyes (Heavenly Desire). With a tremendous original soundtrack by Richard Wynkoop and extraordinary visuals and editing by Jon Fontana and Mark Bradford EVE further elevated the art of erotica and at last comes to Blu-ray newly restored in 4k from the Mitchell Brothers Film Group.

Region Free Blu-ray
84 minute feature presentation of RESURRECTION OF EVE newly restored from the 35mm blow-up CRI with the following sound options:
- the original English language mono soundtrack
- a feature-length audio commentary with Marilyn Chambers biographer Jared Stearns
- an audio interview with actor Johnnie Keyes moderated by Ashley West of The Rialto Report
The Many Faces Of Marilyn Chambers featurette
Porn Was Born Here: A History of The Tenderloin
Never before seen trims & outtakes
8mm digest version of Resurrection Of Eve
Initial release trailer
Wide release trailer
Archival image gallery
11×17 replica Japanese one-sheet
Reversible cover artwork
English SDH subtitles

Maraschino Cherry

⍟ Quality X ⍟

| QX-021 SLIP |

1978 | 85 min | 1.85:1 | English DTS-HD MA 1.0
Directed by Radley Metzger aka Henry Paris
Starring: Gloria Leonard, Annette Haven, C.J. Laing, Jenny Baxter, Eric Edwards, Wade Nichols, Mark Valentine, Micheal Gaunt, Sue McBain, Leslie Bovee, Spalding Gray

The biggest stars, best directors, and highest production values; that is a QUALITY X film. These deluxe Blu-ray editions of some of the genre’s masterpieces, along with plenty of hidden gems, offer beautiful restorations and plentiful bonus features, all presented in homage to its namesake of esteemed New York film distributor, Mature Pictures, the company which almost single handedly raised the bar for outstanding sex films, and whose films will be included in this fittingly elegant collection.

This special limited edition spot gloss slipcover (designed by Rich Long) 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.

Set over the course of one sex-filled day at an exclusive Manhattan bordello, lusty madam Maraschino Cherry and her dedicated staff satisfy the desires of their seemingly endless stream of clients. From haggard city employees, brusque businessmen, hopeless romantics, kinky hedonists, and other assorted oddballs, they fulfill any and all fantasies over the course of a hard day’s work. The final film directed by Radley Metzger (The Opening of Misty Beethoven) under his pseudonym of Henry Paris, MARASCHINO CHERRY offers a non-stop tableau of scorching sensuality portrayed by an all-star erotic cast, including Gloria Leonard (Misbehavin’), Annette Haven (SexWorld), CJ Laing (Anyone But My Husband), Leslie Bovee (Tapestry of Passion), and the incredible Constance Money (Mary! Mary!), plus supporting appearances from Eric Edwards (The Fireworks Woman) and Wade Nichols (Take Off). Photographed and edited with Metzger’s trademark eye for visual elegance and a frothy and sophisticated sense of humor, MARASCHINO CHERRY at last comes to Blu-ray from Quality X. Newly scanned and restored in 4K from its 35mm negative, it includes a never-before-heard archival commentary track between Metzger and historian Ashley West, which will at last satisfy many burning questions regarding the making of this erotic classic.

Region Free Blu-ray
Newly scanned & restored in 4K from its 35mm negative
Feature length audio commentary with director Radley Metzger moderated by Ashley West of The Rialto Report
Archival video interviews with Gloria Leonard
Original theatrical trailers
Radio spots
Never before seen trims & outtakes
Archival image gallery
24 page booklet with essay by Ashley West of The Rialto Report
Reversible cover artwork
English SDH subtitles

Vinegar Syndrome: January 2026

Tank Girl

Terror Firmer

The Phantom of the Opera

Made in Hong Kong: Volume #2

Don’t Be Afraid of the Dark

The Gambler

Married to the Mob

The Veil

The Snow Creature

The Films of Hisayasu Satô: Volume #3

7 Walks with Mark Brown

Afterschool

Birthrite

Blast-Off Girls + The Girl, The Body, and the Pill

Boys Go to Jupiter

Bye Bye Love

Christina Lindberg: The Original Eye Patch Wearing Butt Kicking Movie Babe

The Dead Thing

A Desert

Doomsdays

The Early Films of Lee Isaac Chung

The Encampments

Ghostkeeper

A Grand Mockery

The Great Silence

In Our Blood

The Last Mistress

Love Kills + Between Us

She Came from the Woods

Smoke and Mirrors: The Story of Tom Savini

Someone’s Knocking at the Door + The Deep Ones

Stranger Eyes

Trigger Man

An Unfinished Film

Your Life is on the Line!: A Joe Christ Anthology

Resurrection Of Eve

Maraschino Cherry

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