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Weekly UK DVD and Blu-ray Releases...

Nightmares In A Damaged Brain, Invasion of the Body Snatchers


Link Here15th March 2024

UK flagReleased on 12th February 2024

The Loch Ness Horror

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The Loch Ness Horror is a 2023 action horror by Tyler-James
Starring May Kelly, Becca Hirani and Tara MacGowran BBFC link 2020 IMDb

There are no censorship issues with this release

Summary Notes

A group are sent to discover what happened to a recent lost ship.. Only to discover the horror that awaits them lurking below..

UK: Uncut and BBFC 15 rated for strong language, bloody images:

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A group are sent to discover what happened to a recent lost ship.. Only to discover the horror that awaits them lurking below..

Invasion of the Body Snatchers

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Invasion of the Body Snatchers is a 1978 USA Sci-Fi horror by Philip Kaufman.
Starring Donald Sutherland and Brooke Adams and Jeff Goldblum. BBFC link 2020  IMDb

There are no censorship issues with this release

Summary Notes

In San Francisco, a group of people discover the human race is being replaced one by one, with clones devoid of emotion.

UK: Uncut and BBFC 15 rated for strong violence, moderate horror:

Promotional Material

When health official Elizabeth Driscoll (Brooke Adams) notices that her lover has become strangely distant, this sets in train a series of shocking discoveries that sees both her and colleague Matthew Bennell (Donald Sutherland) fleeing for their lives to the sound of ear-piercing alien screams.

Remakes of great films are usually on a hiding to nothing, but Philip Kaufman's brilliant update of the 1956 classic is a rare and memorable exception. Transposing the action to the heart of San Francisco allows Kaufman to retain all the suspense of Jack Finney's original story while adding caustic social commentary about the selfishness of the 1970s "me generation" that remains all too relevant today.

But it's a paranoid thriller first and foremost, based on one of the most psychologically terrifying of all premises -- what happens when you can no longer trust not just the authorities but even your nearest and dearest?

4K ULTRA HD BLU-RAY LIMITED EDITION CONTENTS

  • 4K (2160p) UHD Blu-ray presentation in Dolby Vision (HDR10 compatible)
  • Original uncompressed stereo 2.0 and 5.1 DTS HD Master Audio sound
  • Optional English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing
  • Audio commentary with director Philip Kaufman
  • Discussing the Pod , a panel conversation about Invasion of the Body Snatchers and invasion cinema featuring critic Kim Newman and filmmakers Ben Wheatley ( Kill List ) and Norman J. Warren ( Satan's Slave )
  • Writing the Pod , an interview with Jack Seabrook, author of Stealing Through Time : On the Writings of Jack Finney about Finney's original novel The Body Snatchers
  • Re-Visitors from Outer Space: Or, How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Pod , a documentary on the making of the film featuring Philip Kaufman, Donald Sutherland, writer W.D. Richter and more
  • The Man Behind the Scream: The Sound Effects Pod , a look at the film's pioneering sound effects
  • The Invasion Will Be Televised: The Cinematography Pod , cinematographer Michael Chapman ( Taxi Driver , Raging Bull ) discusses the look of and influences on the visual style of the film
  • Practical Magic: The Special Effects Pod , a look at the creation of the special effects from the opening space sequence
  • Original theatrical trailer
  • Double-sided fold-out poster featuring original and newly commissioned artwork by Tony Stella
  • Six postcard-sized artcards
  • Illustrated collector's booklet featuring writing on the film by David Cairns and Charles Freund, and archival interviews with director Philip Kaufman and writer W.D. Richter
  • Reversible sleeve featuring original and newly commissioned artwork by Tony Stella
Nightmares In A Damaged Brain

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Nightmares In A Damaged Brain is a 1981 US/Italy horror by Romano Scavolini
Starring Baird Stafford, Sharon Smith and C.J. Cooke BBFC link 2020 IMDb

Cut by the BBFC for X rated 1982 cinema release. Famously banned as a video nasty with the distributor being jailed. A cut US R rated version was released in the UK for an 18 rated 2002 DVD. In the US the Unrated 2011 Code Red version is slightly shortened in uncontroversial scenes but is the best available.

An uncut version, or as near as dammit, was released in the UK in November 2015 but was soon withdrawn presumably for a lack of BBFC paperwork. However the BBFC certificate was published shortly after and the DVD went back on sale.

The original UK cinema version was heavily cut by the BBFC with edits made to closeups of throat slitting and repeated stabs during the telephone murder, the pick axe killing, and axe blows (including blood frothing from a man's head) during the climactic flashback. The film was then listed and banned as an official video nasty, and a successful prosecution was brought against the distributing company World of Video 2000 in 1984 for releasing an unauthorized video version (which was 1 min longer than the cut cinema print). The film was finally granted a video certificate in 2002 though the print submitted was an edited U.S version, which restores the ice pick murder and around 1 minute of dialogue scenes but still has edits to the throat slashing/stabbing scene and some brief cuts to the climactic flashback nightmare murder.

Summary Notes

A mental patient embarks on a murder spree upon escaping from an institution.

UK: Uncut and BBFC 18 rated for strong bloody violence, horror, strong sex:

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It's been called "graphic and unapologetic" (SexGoreMutants), "brutally effective" (Screen Rant) and "a forgotten classic" (Horror News). It remains the most reviled, controversial, and misunderstood genre film of the '80s. Now "the most repulsive, degrading and horrifying movie ever made" (NY Daily News) can be experienced like never before: When a homicidal mental patient (an enduringly disturbing performance by Baird Stafford ) flees an experimental drug program, he'll leave a 5-day trail of psychosexual carnage from the peep shows of 42nd Street to the gore-soaked shores of Florida. Written and directed by Romano Scavolini , this "devastating masterpiece" (Cinefear) -- whose UK release as NIGHTMARES IN A DAMAGED BRAIN led to the imprisonment of distributor David Hamilton-Grant -- has been scanned from the internegative and various foreign print sources to create the most complete version ever assembled.

Disc Specs:

  • Aspect ratio: 1.85:1
  • Audio: English 5.1 / English Stereo
  • 4K Video: HDR
  • Closed Captions
  • UHD: Region Free

Special Features:

Disc 1: UHD

  • Audio Commentary With Star Baird Stafford and Special Effects Assistant Cleve Hall Moderated By Lee Christian and David DeCoteau
  • Audio Commentary With Producer William Paul
  • Trailers

Disc 2: Blu-ray

  • Damaged: The Very British Obscenity of David Hamilton-Grant
  • Audio Commentary With Star Baird Stafford and Special Effects Assistant Cleve Hall Moderated By Lee Christian and David DeCoteau
  • Audio Commentary With Producer William Paul
  • Kill Thy Father And Thy Mother -- Interview With Director Romano Scavolini (71 mins)
  • Dreaming Up A Nightmare -- Featuring Former President Of 21st Century Distribution Arthur Schweitzer , Actor/Unit Production Manager Mik Cribben , Production Supervisor Simon Nuchtern , Florida Producer/Special Effects Artist William Milling , Uncredited Editor Jim Markovic and Archival Interviews With Actor Baird Stafford and Special Effects Artists Edward French and Cleve Hall
  • The Nightmare Of NIGHTMARE -- Interview With Erroneously Credited Special Effects Director Tom Savini
  • Deleted Scenes
  • Still Gallery
  • Trailers

This double disc also includes an 8-page booklet.

 

 

 

Weekly US DVD and Blu-ray Releases...

The Black Room, Nightmare, Trainspotting, The Conan Chronicles


Link Here28th February 2024

US flagReleased on 6th February 2024

Funeral Home

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Funeral Home is a 1980 Canada horror thriller by William Fruet
Starring Kay Hawtrey, Lesleh Donaldson and Barry Morse IMDb

There are no censorship issues with this release

Summary Notes

A young woman arrives at her grandmother's house, which used to be a funeral home, to help her turn the place into a bed-and-breakfast inn. After they open, however, guests begin disappearing or turning up dead.

US: Uncut and MPAA R rated for:

 

US flagReleased on 30th January 2024

eXistenZ

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eXistenZ is a 1999 Canada / UK action Sci-Fi horror by David Cronenberg.
Starring Jude Law and Jennifer Jason Leigh and Ian Holm. IMDb

There are no censorship issues with this release.
US: Uncut and MPAA R rated for:

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*This listing is for the standard edition version and does NOT come with a limited edition slipcase!*

Vinegar Syndrome specializes in the masterful restoration and distribution of cult, horror, and erotic films from the 1960s-90s.

In the near future, video games have evolved to a point where they are able to biologically interact with players through the use of an electronic umbilical cord. Allegra Geller has created eXistenZ, a highly anticipated virtual reality game which has come under fire for its potential ability to effectively warp players' perceptions of reality. When an anti-game zealot attempts to murder Allegra during a demo, she narrowly escapes with the help of her publicist, Ted Pikul. However, Allegra discovers that the only master copy of the game might have been damaged during the attack and convinces Ted to test it with her. After Ted reluctantly agrees, the pair enter the virtual world of eXistenZ, but it's not long before they start becoming uncertain as to where the violent gameplay ends and reality begins...

Director David Cronenberg's (Videodrome, Crash) masterpiece of sci-fi horror for the video game age, eXistenZ stars two-time Academy Award nominee Jude Law (The Talented Mr. Ripley), Oscar® nominee Jennifer Jason Leigh (Single White Female), and four-time Oscar® nominee Willem Dafoe (Platoon). Action-packed from beginning to end, and featuring memorable creature effects designed by Stephan Dupuis (Scanners), loaded with a consummate selection of new and archival extras, Vinegar Syndrome is proud to present the 4K UHD debut of this slime-filled look at a virtual future which might become reality sooner than we'd like to think.

Bonus Features:
1. 2-disc Set: 4K Ultra HD / Region A Blu-ray
2. 4K UHD presented in High-Dynamic-Range
3. Newly scanned & restored in 4K from its 35mm interpositive
4. Brand new commentary track with film historian Dr. Jennifer Moorman
5. Archival commentary track with director David Cronenberg
6. Archival commentary track with cinematographer Peter Suschitzky
7. Archival commentary track with visual effects supervisor Jim Isaac
8. "Crafting (un)Reality" (22 min) - a brand new interview with art director Tamara Deverell on building the worlds of eXistenZ
9. "Frankenstein Syndrome" (9 min) - a brand new interview with make-up effects artist Stephan Dupuis on bringing eXistenZ to life
10. "Sticking with Genius" (10 min) - a brand new interview with producer Robert Lantos
11. "The Art of the Title" (7 min) - a brand new interview with opening title designer Robert Pilichowski
12. "Frame by Frame: The Invisible Art of Production Designer Carol Spier" (48 min) - archival featurette
13. Archival Promotional Featurette (7 min)
14. Archival Special Effects Featurette (4 min)
15. Promotional & behind-the-scenes still gallery
16. Theatrical trailer
17. Archival EPK interviews with: director David Cronenberg (4 min), actor Jude Law (15 min), actress Jennifer Jason Leigh (2 min), actor Willem Dafoe (7 min) and visual effects supervisor Jim Isaac (28 min)
18. Reversible sleeve artwork
19. English SDH subtitles

The Black Room

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The Black Room is a 1983 USA horror thriller by Elly Kenner and Norman Thaddeus Vane.
Starring Stephen Knight and Cassandra Gava and Jimmy Stathis. IMDb

Passed X uncut for 1983 cinema release but the follow up pre-cert VHS release from the same year was seized by police. Uncut and MPAA Unrated in the US.

Summary Notes

A room gets put up for rent following the mysterious murder of its previous tenant. When an apartment-hunting man sees the deal the brother and sister landlords are offering, he immediately puts down the first month's rent and starts spending his days there, even though he has a home to spend his nights at with his wife. When he comes home, he tells his wife about the fantasies he has of having sex with various women each day in his new apartment. His wife goes along with it for a while, but when she discovers that her husband's stories are much more than just fantasies, she starts to do some investigating.

US: Uncut and MPAA Unrated for:

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Looking to inject a little more excitement into his life, family man Larry seizes the opportunity when he happens across a newspaper advert for a "unique and exotic" room for rent in a mansion in the Hollywood Hills. The room, draped in black sheets and filled with candles, pillows and mirrors, seems to be the ideal place in which to carry out his extra-marital affairs - which Larry promptly does, first picking up a young college girl and later a prostitute. The mysterious owners of the property, siblings Jason and Bridget, seem more than happy to accommodate the wayward husband, dutifully preparing the room for each visit. But what Larry doesn't realize is that Jason is deathly in need of regular blood transfusions, and the pair have been abducting each of Larry's carnal conquests to use as victims in Jason's deadly laboratory...

Written and co-directed by Norman Thaddeus Vane (writer/director of 1983's Frightmare) and directed by Elly Kenner, 1982's THE BLACK ROOM is a smart, seductive, and utterly unique horror yarn, offering up a distinctive and modern take on the then-tired vampire mythos, whilst doubling down on all the requisite sex and bloodletting one would expect from the genre - the latter aided in no small part by the talents of special effects guru Mark Shostrom (Evil Dead II, the A Nightmare on Elm Street series). Featuring cinematography from Robert Harmon (who'd go on to helm the 1986 cult classic The Hitcher), Vinegar Syndrome is thrilled to resurrect THE BLACK ROOM from its murky VHS grave, pumping fresh blood into this underseen horror gem with a new 4K restoration from 35mm negative elements and an unholy assortment of newly-produced bonus features.

Bonus Features:
1. Region Free Blu-ray
2. Newly scanned & restored in 4K from 35mm negative elements
3. "The Other Side of the Mirror" - an interview with director Elly Kenner
4. "Acting on Impulse" - an interview with actor Jimmy Stathis
5. "Getting Revenge" - an interview with actress Claire Corff (formerly Clara Perryman)
6. "Blood and Black Room" - an interview with special effects artist Mark Shostrom
7. "Working Their Asses Off" - an interview with production assistant Lisa Cronin
8. "Bodies of Work" - Nightmare USA author Stephen Thrower on The Black Room and the career of its writer Norman Thaddeus Vane
9. Reversible sleeve artwork
10. English SDH subtitles

The Prophecy 1-3

The Prophecy 1-3 is a trilogy by Gregory Widen
Starring Christopher Walken, Elias Koteas and Virginia Madsen BBFC link 2020 IMDb

Exists as a US Version and a European Version titled God's Army.

Summary Notes

At the scene of a bizarre murder, L.A. homicide detective Thomas Dagget discovers a lethal heavenly prophecy now being fulfilled on earth. Yet in his fight to stop the forces of evil, led by the powerful angel Gabriel, Dagget finds an unlikely ally in an elementary school teacher. Together they race against time and terror to save the world as we know it.

US: Uncut and MPAA R rated for:
  • 2024 Vinegar Syndrome [The Prophecy I - III] R0 4K Blu-ray/RA Blu-ray Combo at US Amazon #ad released on 30th January 2024
The Prophecy is a 1995 US action horror thriller by Gregory Widen
Starring Christopher Walken, Elias Koteas and Virginia Madsen Melon Farmers link BBFC link 2020 IMDb

Exists as a US Version and a European Version titled God's Army.

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*This listing is for the standard edition version and does NOT come with a limited edition slipcase!*

Vinegar Syndrome specializes in the masterful restoration and distribution of cult, horror, and erotic films from the 1960s-90s.

One of the bloodiest and most creative, late 20th century horror franchises, THE PROPHECY TRILOGY , all of which star Oscar® winner Christopher Walken as the evil angel Gabriel, broke new ground in 1990s horror with their high concept narratives and gruesome practical effects. Vinegar Syndrome is proud to present the 4K UHD debuts of THE PROPHECY 1-3, or the "Gabriel" trilogy, all newly and exclusively restored and featuring an extensive array of new and archival bonus materials.

In Gregory Widen's acclaimed directorial debut, THE PROPHECY (1994), Elias Koteas (Crash) stars as Thomas Dagget, a former seminary student who has turned his back on religion, instead becoming a homicide detective. Thomas' latest case, of a strangely deformed and mutilated corpse, pushes him into the middle of a bloody battle between Simon ( Eric Stoltz ), an angel of good, and Gabriel (Christopher Walken), an angel of evil, each of whom are attempting to gather souls and build an army in order to prevent - or bring about - the apocalypse.

In director Greg Spence's gruesome follow-up, THE PROPHECY II (1998), dark angel Gabriel, vengeful over his failure to bring about the end times, returns to earth intent on spreading violence and destruction, but soon sets his sights on Valarie Rosales ( Jennifer Beals ), a nurse who, unbeknownst to her, is pregnant with an angel. If Gabriel is able to kill both her and her child, he will hold sufficient evil power to finish his war in heaven.

Finally, in director Patrick Lussier's closing entry in the trilogy, THE PROPHECY 3: THE ASCENT (2000), the now human Gabriel is faced with an unlikely challenge - to assist Danyael, a resurrected half angel/half human in stopping the evil angel sent to kill him, and to help Danyael prevent Heaven's war and stop the coming of a second genocidal God - Pyriel.

Bonus Features:
1. 4-disc Set: 4K Ultra HD x2 / Region A Blu-ray x2
2. 4K UHD presented in High-Dynamic-Range
3. Newly scanned & restored in 4K from their 35mm interpositives
4. Commentary track for THE PROPHECY with writer/director Gregory Widen and producer Joel Soisson
5. Commentary track for THE PROPHECY II with co-writer/director Greg Spence and producer Joel Soisson
6. Commentary track for THE PROPHECY III: THE ASCENT with director Patrick Lussier and co-writer/producer Joel Soisson
7. "The War in Heaven: The Making of The Prophecy" (38 minutes) - brand new documentary featuring interviews with director Gregory Widen, producer Joel Soisson, director of photography Richard Clabaugh and special makeup effects artist Mark Villalobos
8. "The Return to Eden: The Making of The Prophecy II" (34 minutes) - brand new documentary featuring interviews with director Greg Spence, producer Joel Soisson, writer Matt Greenberg, director of photography Richard Clabaugh, special makeup effects artist Mark Villalobos and actor Russell Wong
9. "The War on Earth: The Making of The Prophecy III: The Ascent" (29 minutes) - brand new documentary featuring interviews with director Patrick Lussier, producer Joel Soisson, special makeup effects artist Mark Villalobos and actors Davino Buzzotta and Vincent Spano
10. Comprehensive promotional & behind-the-scenes still gallery
11. Reversible sleeve artwork
12. English SDH subtitles

Trainspotting

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Trainspotting is a 1996 UK drama by Danny Boyle.
Starring Ewan McGregor, Ewen Bremner and Jonny Lee Miller. Melon Farmers link  YouTube icon  BBFC link 2020  IMDb

The 1996 UK release was uncut and BBFC 18 rated. However the BBFC asked for cuts for the follow up VHS. The film was also cut in the US for an R rating and this version was released on UK 18 rated DVD without further BBFC cuts. The film was released uncut on 18 rated DVD and Blu-ray in 2009. The uncut version was later released in the US  also with an MPAA R rating.

Summary Notes

Renton, deeply immersed in the Edinburgh drug scene, tries to clean up and get out despite the allure of drugs and the influence of friends.

US: Uncut and MPAA R rated for:
  • 2024 The Criterion Collection R0 4K Blu-ray/(RA) Blu-ray Combo at US Amazon #ad released on 30th January 2024
  • 2024 The Criterion Collection (RA) Blu-ray at US Amazon #ad released on 30th January 2024

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A jolt of adrenaline shot straight to the heart of 1990s British cinema, this darkly funny adaptation of Irvine Welsh's novel was a major breakthrough for director Danny Boyle, producer Andrew Macdonald, and screenwriter John Hodge. With live-wire energy and stylistic verve, Trainspotting bounces across the life and times of Mark Renton (Ewan McGregor), a Scottish heroin addict who, along with his misfit mates, gets high, gets in trouble, gets clean, and gets high again, all in a bid to outrun the banality of modern existence. Kinetically cut to an iconic soundtrack of techno, rock, and Brit-pop, this indie phenomenon chooses life in all its ugly, beautiful, terrifying exhilaration.

FILMMAKER-APPROVED 4K UHD + BLU-RAY SPECIAL EDITION FEATURES

  • New 4K digital restoration of the uncut version of the film, supervised by director Danny Boyle, with 2.0 surround DTS-HD Master Audio soundtrack
  • One 4K UHD disc of the film presented in Dolby Vision HDR and one Blu-ray with the film and special features
  • Alternate 5.1 surround DTS-HD Master Audio soundtrack
  • Audio commentary featuring Boyle, producer Andrew Macdonald, screenwriter John Hodge, and actor Ewan McGregor
  • Nine deleted scenes with commentary from the filmmakers
  • New interview with production designer Kave Quinn and costume designer Rachael Fleming
  • Off the Rails: The Making of "Trainspotting," a documentary featuring archival interviews with cast and crew and behind-the-scenes footage
  • Memories of "Trainspotting," a documentary from 2008 featuring the filmmakers as well as actors McGregor, Kelly Macdonald, Ewen Bremner, and Robert Carlyle
  • Reflections from soundtrack artists Iggy Pop, Jarvis Cocker, Bobby Gillespie, Damon Albarn, Leftfield, and Underworld
  • Theatrical teaser and trailer
  • English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing
  • PLUS: Essays by critic Graham Fuller and author Irvine Welsh, and Welsh's glossary of terms from the novel
The Boogens

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The Boogens is a 1981 US Sci-Fi horror thriller by James L. Conway
Starring Rebecca Balding, Fred McCarren and Anne-Marie Martin IMDb

There are no censorship issues with this release

Summary Notes

Otherworldly creatures are released from the bootleg tunnels underneath a small-town mining community, and begin chomping on the locals.

US: Uncut and MPAA R rated for:

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THERE IS NO ESCAPE! In a small town near Denver, two young men begin to explore a long-abandoned old mine recently re-opened by a group of miners. When one of the men is discovered missing, his friends begin a search that leads them to horrifying consequences. They are all unaware of the evil that has been unleashed and soon, one by one, the townspeople are snatched up by a monster that no one has yet to see. Suddenly, the grisly truth is revealed and a young couple is forced to confront the unknown in order to save their lives...and the entire town. After 100 years they have reawakened...Prepare to meet The Boogens. Directed by James L. Conway (The Lincoln Conspiracy, Hangar 18) and starring Rebecca Balding (Silent Scream).

Special Features:

DISC 1 (4KUHD):
- Brand New HDR/Dolby Vision Master -- From a 4K Scan of the 35mm Original Camera Negative
- NEW Audio Commentary by Actor Jeff Harlan and Film Historian Howard S. Berger
- 2012 Audio Commentary by Director James Conway, Writer David O'Malley, and Actress Rebecca Balding, Moderated by Jeff McKay
- 5.1 Surround and Lossless 2.0 Audio
- Triple-Layered UHD100 Disc
- Optional English Subtitles

DISC 2 (BLU-RAY):
- Brand New HD Master -- From a 4K Scan of the 35mm Original Camera Negative
- NEW Audio Commentary by Actor Jeff Harlan and Film Historian Howard S. Berger
- 2012 Audio Commentary by Director James Conway, Writer David O'Malley, and Actress Rebecca Balding, Moderated by Jeff McKay
- William Munns: The Man Who Made The Boogens: Featurette by Howard S. Berger with Boogens Creature Designer William Munns
- Theatrical Trailer
- Two TV Spots
- 5.1 Surround and Lossless 2.0 Audio
- Dual-Layered BD50 Disc
- Optional English Subtitles

The Conan Chronicles: Conan the Barbarian & Conan the Destroyer

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The Conan Chronicles: Conan the Barbarian & Conan the Destroyer is a double bill by John Milius, Richard Fleischer
Starring Arnold Schwarzenegger, James Earl Jones and Sandahl Bergman

Both films have been cut by film censors.

US: Conan the Barbarian is cut and MPAA R rated:
US: Conan the Destroyer is uncut and MPAA PG rated:
  • 2024 Arrow Video Conan Chronicles [Conan the Barbarian (3 versions) + Conan the Destroyer] R0 4K Blu-ray at US Amazon released on 30th January 2024
  • 2024 Arrow Video Conan Chronicles [Conan the Barbarian (3 versions) + Conan the Destroyer] (RA) Blu-ray at US Amazon #ad released on 30th January 2024
  • 2024 Arrow Video [Conan the Destroyer] Limited Edition R0 4K Blu-ray at US Amazon released on 30th January 2024
  • 2024 Arrow Video [Conan the Destroyer] Limited Edition (RA) Blu-ray at US Amazon released on 30th January 2024
  • 2024 Arrow Video [Conan the Barbarian (3 versions)] Limited Edition R0 4K Blu-ray at US Amazon released on 30th January 2024

Conan the Barbarian is a 1982 USA action fantasy adventure by John Milius.
With Arnold Schwarzenegger, James Earl Jones and Max von Sydow. Melon Farmers link  YouTube icon  BBFC link 2020  IMDb

Originally cut for an MPAA R rating The uncut version has never been released. All British releases were further cut by the BBFC. There is also an Iinternational version and an Extended Verson that exists in a couple of variants.

Conan the Destroyer is a 1984 US action film by Richard Fleischer.
With Arnold Schwarzenegger, Grace Jones and Olivia d'Abo. Melon Farmers link  YouTube icon  BBFC link 2020  IMDb

Cut by the BBFC for animal cruelty. Uncut and MPAA PG rated in the US.

Promotional Material

THIEF. WARRIOR. GLADIATOR. KING.

Ripped from the pages of Robert E. Howard's beloved pulp stories, 1982's Conan the Barbarian and its sequel, 1984's Conan the Destroyer , not only popularized a new subgenre -- the sword-and-sorcery film -- but also made a cinematic icon of the star playing the titular hero, former bodybuilding sensation Arnold Schwarzenegger.

Conan the Barbarian , from maverick filmmaker John Milius, sees the Cimmerian thief and future king rise up from slavery to become an unparalleled and fearsome warrior, intent on vengeance against the evil snake cult that slaughtered his family long ago, led by the shape-shifting sorcerer Thulsa Doom (James Earl Jones). In the sequel, helmed by action veteran Richard Fleischer, Conan finds himself escorting a young princess on a quest for a mythical horn that will awaken a slumbering god, battling an onslaught of evil beasts, wizards and cannibals along the way.

At long last, these glorious odes to the days of high adventure have been restored in stunning 4K with hours of bonus features and heart-racing Atmos remixes that immerse you in the action, accompanied throughout by electrifying music scores by the late Basil Poledouris ( RoboCop ). If you do not listen... then to hell with you!

LIMITED EDITION BLU-RAY CONTENTS

  • Brand new 4K restorations of both films from the original negatives by Arrow Films
  • High Definition Blu-ray (1080p) presentations of both films
  • Three versions of Conan the Barbarian via seamless branching: Theatrical Cut (127 mins), International Cut (129 mins) and Extended Cut (130 mins)
  • Newly restored original mono audio and remixed Dolby Atmos surround audio for both films
  • Optional English subtitles for the deaf and hard-of-hearing on both films
  • Archive commentary for Conan the Barbarian by John Milius and Arnold Schwarzenegger
  • Archive commentaries for Conan the Destroyer by Richard Fleischer and actors Olivia d'Abo, Tracey Walter and Sarah Douglas
  • Brand new commentaries for both films by genre historian Paul M. Sammon
  • Newly assembled isolated score tracks in lossless stereo for both films
  • Newly filmed interviews for Conan the Barbarian with production artist William Stout, costume designer John Bloomfield, special effects crew members Colin Arthur and Ron Hone, actors Jorge Sanz and Jack Taylor, assistant editor Peck Prior, visual effects animators Peter Kuran and Katherine Kean, filmmaker Robert Eggers ( The Northman ) and authors John Walsh and Alfio Leotto
  • Newly filmed interviews for Conan the Destroyer with Bloomfield and Walsh, casting director Johanna Ray, art director Kevin Phipps and stunt coordinator Vic Armstrong
  • Conan Unchained: The Making of Conan , an archive documentary from 2000 featuring interviews with Schwarzenegger, Milius, Stone, Jones, Lopez, Bergman, Poledouris and several others
  • Archive bonus features for both films, including interviews with sword master Kiyoshi Yamasaki, writers Roy Thomas & Gerry Conway and Poledouris, outtakes and more
  • A Tribute to Basil Poledouris , a series of videos produced by the Úbeda Film Music Festival, including video of Poledouris conducting a concert of music from Conan the Barbarian in 2006 (remixed in 5.1 surround)
  • Theatrical trailers and image galleries for both films
  • Double-sided fold-out posters for both films
  • Twelve double-sided collectors' postcards
  • Illustrated collectors' booklet featuring new writing by Walter Chaw and John Walsh, and archive set reports for both films by Paul M. Sammon

Murphy's War

Murphy's War is a 1971 UK war drama by Peter Yates
Starring Peter O'Toole, Siân Phillips and Philippe Noiret BBFC link 2020 IMDb

The original UK cinema version was cut by the BBFC to remove 2 uses of the word 'fuck' and to edit shots of bloody shootings and dead bodies for an 'A' (PG) certificate. The 12-rated UK DVD release restores the gunshot scenes but also has the swear words blanked out, and an inferior 4:3 transfer.

Summary Notes

A lone survivor from a British naval ship is obsessed with getting revenge on a German U-boat crew that massacred his shipmates in the water.

US: Uncut and MPAA PG-13 rated for:

Promotional Material

WORLD WAR TWO IS ENDING, WORLD WAR MURPHY HAS JUST BEGUN...

Iconic actor Peter O'Toole ( Lawrence of Arabia , The Stunt Man ) joins forces with director Peter Yates ( Bullit , The Friends of Eddie Coyle ) in this blisteringly acerbic, wildly entertaining film about the absurdity of war.

During the last days of WWII, the merchant ship 'Mount Kyle' is sunk by a German U-boat off the coast of Venezuela and the sailors machine-gunned in the water. Only Murphy (O'Toole) survives, making his way to shore where he is nursed to health by Dr. Hayden (Sian Phillips), a pacifist Quaker who runs a missionary settlement near the mouth of the Orinoco River. When Murphy discovers that the U-boat is now hiding further up the river using the jungle for cover, he becomes obsessed with retribution and begins a one man war to sink the German U-boat, no matter the cost.

With a script by Stirling Silliphant ( In the Heat of the Night , The Poseidon Adventure ), cinematography by the legendary Douglas Slocombe ( The Italian Job , Raiders of the Lost Ark ) and a supporting cast that includes Philippe Noiret ( La Grande Bouffe , Cinema Paradiso ) and Horst Janson ( Captain Kronos -- Vampire Hunter , Shout at the Devil ), Murphy's War is an underseen gem.

LIMITED EDITION CONTENTS

  • High Definition (1080p) Blu-ray presentation
  • Original lossless mono audio
  • Optional English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing
  • Running Out of War , a new visual essay by film critic David Cairns
  • A Great Adventure , an archive interview with assistant director John Glen
  • Dougie, Chic and Me , an archive interview with focus puller Robin Vidgeon
  • One Man Army , an archive interview with film critic Sheldon Hall
  • Theatrical trailer
  • Image gallery
  • Reversible sleeve featuring original and newly commissioned artwork by Peter Strain
  • Illustrated collector's booklet featuring new writing by film critic Philip Kemp
Danza Macabra: Volume Two: The Italian Gothic Collection

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Danza Macabra: Volume Two: The Italian Gothic Collection is a four film set by Antonio Margheriti, Sergio Corbucci
Starring Barbara Steele, Georges Rivière and Margrete Robsahm

There are no censorship issues with this release

Summary Notes

A journalist takes a bet that he can spend the night in a haunted castle on All Hallow's Eve. During his stay, he bears witness to the castle's gruesome past coming to life before him, and falls in love with a beautiful female ghost.

US: Uncut and MPAA Unrated for:
  • 2024 Severin [Castle of Blood + Danza Macabra] R0 4K Blu-ray/RA Blu-ray Combo at US Amazon #ad released on 30th January 2024

Promotional Material

Gothic goddess Barbara Steele stars in Antonio Margheriti's certified masterpiece CASTLE OF BLOOD and its Italian version DANZA MACABRA, both restored and scanned in 4K and presented in UHD for the first time ever. JEKYLL is 1969's award-winning four-part classic from writer/director/star Giorgio Albertazzi that contemporizes the classic tale of man's darkest impulses. Writer/director Corrado Farina reinvents the Dracula legend as a modern-day capitalist conspiracy w/ his startling and long out-of-print 1971 debut THEY HAVE CHANGED THEIR FACE. And a sizzling Rosalba Neri is seduced by Satan himself in 1972's THE DEVIL'S LOVER, finally available restored and uncut. All four titles are now presented in their North American Premieres, newly mastered from the best available elements w/ over 13 collective hours of Special Features.

CONTENT & SPECIAL FEATURES / SPECS:

  • (DANZA MACABRA: 91 min), (CASTLE OF BLOOD: 83 min)
  • DANZA MACABRA Audio: Italian Mono, Partial English Mono / Optional English Subtitles, Closed Captions
  • CASTLE OF BLOOD Audio: English Mono / Closed Captions
  • Region A / Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1

DISC ONE: CASTLE OF BLOOD - 4K ULTRA HD DISC (Film + Special Features):

  • Audio Commentary W/ Rod Barnett Of NaschyCast and The Bloody Pit & Adrian Smith
  • Trailer & TV Spot

DISC TWO: CASTLE OF BLOOD - BLU-RAY DISC (Film + Special Features):

  • Audio Commentary w/ Rod Barnett & Adrian Smith
  • Selected Scene Commentary w/ Barbara Steele & archivist Russ Lanier
  • Exploring The Castle Of Blood -- Interview w/ Stephen Thrower

DISC THREE: CASTLE OF BLOOD - BLU-RAY (Supplemental Material):

  • The Director Who Didn't Like Blood -- Interview w/ Edoardo Margheriti, Son of Director Antonio Margheriti
  • Enigmatic Elegance: Unveiling The Haunting Legacy Of Barbara Steele In The Italian Gothic -- Video Essay
  • Return To The Castle -- Location Featurette
  • Antonio Margheriti Remembers CASTLE OF BLOOD & Barbara Steele
  • Trailer & TV Spot

DISCS FOUR & FIVE: JEKYLL (1969, 262 min) -- BLU-RAY (Film + Special Features):

  • Dr. Jekyll And Mr. Albertazzi -- Interview w/ Actor Giuliano Disperati
  • Building The World Of JEKYLL -- Interview w/ Set Designer Emanuele Taglietti
  • The Double Spiral Staircase Of Jekyll And Hyde -- Video Essay
  • Audio: Italian Mono / Optional English Subtitles
  • Region A/B/C - Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1

DISC SIX: THEY HAVE CHANGED THEIR FACE (1971, 96 min) - BLU-RAY (Film + Special Features):

  • Audio Commentary w/ Director Corrado Farina Moderated by Alberto Farina
  • Audio Commentary w/ Kat Ellinger, Author of Daughters Of Darkness
  • The Farina Method -- Interview w/ Film Critic Alberto Farina
  • Bloodsucking Capitalists -- Interview w/ Actor Giuliano Disperati & Screenwriter Giulio Berruti
  • Outtakes of De Sade
  • Short Films By Corrado Farina
  • IL FIGLIO DI DRACULA (THE SON OF DRACULA) + GIRO GIRO TONDO (RING AROUND THE ROSIE) + IL CANTICO DELLE CREATURE (THE CANTICLE OF THE CREATURES)
  • PRAISED BE MY LORD -- Documentary Directed By Corrado Farina (84 mins) + Commercials Directed By Corrado Farina
  • Audio: Italian Mono / Optional English Subtitles
  • Region A - Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1

DISC SEVEN: THE DEVIL'S LOVER (1972, 78 min) - BLU-RAY (Film + Special Features):

  • Audio Commentary w/ film scholar Annie Rose Malamet
  • Lady Of The Night: The Feminism of Rosalba Neri (Video Essay)
  • Out Of The Woods -- Interview w/ Actor Robert Woods
  • Audio: Italian Mono / Optional English Subtitles
  • Region A - Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1

DISC EIGHT: THE DEVIL'S LOVER -- CD

Nightmare

Nightmare (Nightmares in a Damaged Brain) is a 1981 USA/Italy horror by Romano Scavolini.
With Baird Stafford, Sharon Smith and CJ Cooke. Melon Farmers link  YouTube icon  BBFC link 2020  IMDb

Cut by the BBFC for X rated 1982 cinema release. Famously banned as a video nasty with the distributor being jailed. A cut US R rated version was released in the UK for an 18 rated 2002 DVD.  The most complete version is distributed by 88 Films in the UK (BBFC 18 rated) and Severin in the US (MPAA Unrated).

An uncut version, or as near as dammit, was released in the UK in November 2015 but was soon withdrawn presumably for a lack of BBFC paperwork. However the BBFC certificate was published shortly after and the DVD went back on sale.

Summary Notes

A mental patient embarks on a murder spree upon escaping from an institution.

US: Uncut and MPAA Unrated for:

Promotional Material

IF YOU WERE TERRIFIED BY "DAWN OF THE DEAD" & FRIDAY THE 13TH YOU MUST SEE NIGHTMARE!

It's been called "graphic and unapologetic" (SexGoreMutants), "brutally effective" (Screen Rant) and "a forgotten classic" (Horror News). It remains the most reviled, controversial and misunderstood genre film of the '80s. Now "the most repulsive, degrading and horrifying movie ever made" (NY Daily News) can be experienced like never before: When a homicidal mental patient (an enduringly disturbing performance by Baird Stafford) flees an experimental drug program, he'll leave a 5-day trail of psychosexual carnage from the peep shows of 42nd Street to the gore-soaked shores of Florida. Written and directed by Romano Scavolini, this "devastating masterpiece" (Cinefear) - whose UK release as NIGHTMARES IN A DAMAGED BRAIN led to the imprisonment of distributor David Hamilton-Grant - has been scanned from the internegative and various foreign print sources to create the most complete version ever assembled.

SPECIAL FEATURES

  • Audio Commentary With Star Baird Stafford And Special Effects Assistant Cleve Hall Moderated By Lee Christian And David DeCoteau
  • Audio Commentary With Producer William Paul
  • Kill Thy Father And Thy Mother - Interview With Director Romano Scavolini (71 mins)
  • Dreaming Up A Nightmare - Cast And Crew Interviews
  • The Nightmare Of NIGHTMARE - Interview With Erroneously Credited Special Effects Director Tom Savini
  • The Stuff That Nightmares Are Made Of - Interview With Makeup Artist Robin Stevens
  • A Nightmare On Many Streets - Locations Tour With Rue Morgue Writer Michael Gingold
  • Open Matte Peep Show Sequence
  • Deleted Scenes
  • Still Gallery
  • Trailers
Loaded Guns

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Loaded Guns is a 1975 Italy action comedy by Fernando Di Leo
Starring Ursula Andress, Woody Strode and Marc Porel IMDb

There are no censorship issues with this release
US: Uncut and MPAA Unrated for:

Promotional Material

Action movie maestro Fernando Di Leo (Caliber 9) directs another wildly entertaining crime film with Loaded Guns (Colpo in canna), starring the incomparable Ursula Andress (Dr. No, Casino Royale). Andress plays Nora, a stewardess who finds herself in the center of a gang war in Naples. If anyone can undermine an ancient mob blood feud and come out on top, it's the effortlessly clever, sexy and downright devious Nora, played with verve by the stunning Andress. More of an action-comedy than the gritty cop films Di Leo was known for, Loaded Guns shows that Di Leo was more than a one-trick pony.

Special Features:
- Alternate English Audio Track
- Audio Commentary by film historian Rachael Nisbet
- Fernando Di Leo: Parody of a Genre

 

 

 

Weekly UK DVD and Blu-ray Releases...

Get Carter, I The Executioner, Inside, Goodbye and Amen


Link Here22nd February 2024

UK flagReleased on 5th February 2024

Inside

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Inside is a 2007 France horror by Alexandre Bustillo, Julien Maury
Starring Alysson Paradis, Jean-Baptiste Tabourin and Claude Lulé IMDb

There are no censorship issues with this release

Summary Notes

Four months after the death of her husband, a woman on the brink of motherhood is tormented in her home by a strange woman who wants her unborn baby.

UK: Passed Suitable for 18 years and over uncut for:
  • 2024 Second Sight Special Edition (RB) Blu-ray at UK Amazon #ad released on 5th February 2024
  • 2024 Second Sight Standard Edition  (RB) Blu-ray at UK Amazon released on 5th February 2024

Promotional Material

Following the death of her husband, an expectant woman is tormented in her home on Christmas Eve by a strange woman who wants her unborn baby.

Special Features:

  • New audio commentary by Anna Bogutskaya
  • New audio commentary by Elena Lazic
  • First Born: a new interview with Co-Writer/Directors Alexandre Bustillo and Julien Maury
  • Labour Pains: a new interview with Actor Alysson Paradis
  • A New Extreme: a new interview with Producer Franck Ribière
  • Womb Raider: a new interview with Cinematographer Laurent Barès
  • Reel Action: a new interview with Stunt Coordinator Emmanuel Lanzi
  • The Birth of a Mother: Jenn Adams on Inside

Limited Edition Contents:

  • Rigid slipcase with new artwork by James Neal
  • 70-page book with new essays by Chad Collins, Kat Ellinger, Annie Rose Malamet and Hannah Strong
  • 6 collectors' art cards
 

 

UK flagReleased on 29th January 2024

Goodbye & Amen

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Goodbye & Amen is a 1977 Italy thriller by Damiano Damiani
Starring Tony Musante, Claudia Cardinale and John Forsythe BBFC link 2020 IMDb

There are no censorship issues with this release

Summary Notes

An agent's plot to overthrow an African nation is jeopardized by his friend's interference in the country's politics.

UK: Uncut and BBFC 15 rated for strong violence, brief sexual threat:

Promotional Material

John Dannahay (Tony Musante, The Bird with the Crystal Plumage), a CIA agent stationed in Rome, is preparing to overthrow an African government. But his plan goes wrong when a corrupt colleague starts shooting people from the roof of a hotel, taking an innocent couple hostage. Director Damiano Damiani (How to Kill a Judge) wields expert tension in this gripping espionage thriller, twisting and turning its tight plot to its sensational finale. Featuring a fantastic supporting cast including Claudia Cardinale (The Day of the Owl), John Steiner (The Case is Closed: Forget It) and Wolfango Soldati (The Heroin Busters), Goodbye & Amen is one of the great 1970s Italian action thrill rides, set to a haunting score by Guido and Maurizio De Angelis (Torso, Keoma).

LIMITED EDITION BLU-RAY SPECIAL FEATURES

New 2023 restoration of the film from the original camera negative presented with Italian and, for the first time on home video, English audio options
Uncompressed mono PCM audio
Audio commentary by Eurocrime experts Nathaniel Thompson and Howard Berger (2023)
Interview with editor Antonio Siciliano (2023)
Archival interview with Wolfango Soldati (2013)
New and improved English subtitles for Italian audio and English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing for English audio
Reversible sleeve featuring designs based on original posters
Limited edition booklet featuring new writing by by Italian crime cinema expert Lucia Rinaldi
Limited edition of 3000 copies, presented in full-height Scanavo packaging with removable OBI strip leaving packaging free of certificates and markings

I, the Executioner

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I, The Executioner is a 1968 Japan drama by Tai Katô
Starring Makoto Satô, Chieko Baishô and Sanae Nakahara BBFC link 2020 IMDb

There are no censorship issues with this film.
UK: Uncut and BBFC 18 rated for sexual violence, strong violence:

Promotional Material

A man brutally murders a woman after forcing her to write the names of four others. As the murders pile up, the police investigate the links between the victims and how they may be connected to the suicide of a young boy in the same building. Directed by Tai Kato (By a Man's Face You Shall Know Him), a former apprentice of Akira Kurosawa better known for his yakuza films, I, the Executioner is a pitch black neo noir that makes the serial killer the central character. Sensationally photographed with claustrophobic close ups, Kato's film evokes both Hitchcock's Psycho and the films of Nagisa Oshima, while also prefiguring the Italian giallo.

LIMITED EDITION BLU-RAY SPECIAL FEATURES

High-Definition digital transfer
Uncompressed mono PCM audio
Visual essay on Japanese serial killer films by Jim Harper
Appreciation by filmmaker Kenta Fukasaku
Trailer
Newly translated English subtitles
Reversible sleeve featuring original newly commissioned artwork by Time Tomorrow
Limited edition booklet featuring new writing by Tony Rayns and a new translation of archival writing on the film
Limited edition of 3000 copies, presented in full-height Scanavo packaging with removable OBI strip leaving packaging free of certificates and markings

Death Occurred Last Night

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Death Occurred Last Night is a 1970 Italy/West Germany crime thriller by Duccio Tessari
Starring Raf Vallone, Frank Wolff and Gabriele Tinti BBFC link 2020 IMDb

There are no censorship issues with this film.
UK: Uncut and BBFC 15 rated for strong violence, sexual coercion references, nudity:

Promotional Material

A lonely widower appeals to the police to find his missing daughter. The sceptical police officer picks up the case but it becomes murder when her body is recovered. Now they must find the culprit before the vengeful father does first. Genre master Duccio Tessari (A Pistol for Ringo, The Bloodstained Butterfly) adapts Italy's premier noir writer Giorgio Scerbanenco for this investigative thriller. Death Occurred Last Night goes into methodical detail of the investigation before getting to the titular death, focusing much more on character and process. Raf Vallone (The Italian Job) gives a tortured performance as the father, while Frank Wolf (Once Upon a Time in the West) stars as the dedicated cop.

LIMITED EDITION BLU-RAY SPECIAL FEATURES
High Definition digital transfer from the original camera negative
Uncompressed mono PCM audio
Audio essay by Francesco Massaccessi on the importance of Milan in Italian noirs of the period as well as Scerbanenco's character Duca Lamberti inside and outside his cinematic iterations
Archival interview with Chris Alexander
Original trailer
Reversible sleeve featuring artwork based on original posters
New and improved English subtitle translation for Italian audio and English SDH for English audio
Limited edition booklet by David Sodergren
Limited edition of 3000 copies presented in full-height Scanavo packaging

Get Carter

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Get Carter is a 1971 UK action thriller by Mike Hodges 
Starring Michael Caine, Ian Hendry and Britt Ekland Melon Farmers link  BBFC link 2020  IMDb

Cut by the BBFC for 1971 X rated cinema release, then uncut and 18 rated on home video. Uncut and MPAA R rated in the US. However the film was partly overdubbed in the US lest Americans couldn't understand British accents.

Summary Notes

A vicious London gangster, Jack Carter, travels to Newcastle for his brother's funeral. He begins to suspect that his brother's death was not an accident and sets out to follow a complex trail of lies, deceit, cover-ups and backhanders through Newcastle's underworld, leading, he hopes, to the man who ordered his brother killed. Because of his ruthlessness, Carter exhibits all the unstopability of the cyborg in The Terminator (1984), or Walker in Point Blank (1967), and he and the other characters in this movie are prone to sudden, brutal acts of violence.

UK: Uncut and BBFC 18 rated with a trigger warning for strong sex, violence, references to child sex abuse:
  • 2024 BFI R0 4K Blu-ray/(RB) Blu-ray Combo at UK Amazon #ad released on 29th January 2024

Promotional Material

Michael Caine is Jack Carter, the London gangland enforcer who returns to his hometown of Newcastle to avenge his brother's death. Rarely has the criminal underworld been so realistically portrayed as in this 1971 masterpiece. Shot on location, resulting in a devastatingly authentic snapshot of life in the north east of England in the late-industrial period, Get Carter remains arguably the grittiest and greatest of all British crime films. restored in 4K from the original camera negative by the BFI, and approved by director Mike Hodges, Get Carter is back, looking and sounding better than ever.

Special Features:

  • 4K (2160p) UHD Blu-ray presentation in Dolby vision (HDR10 compatible)
  • Newly recorded introduction by Michael Caine (2022,3 mins)
  • Audio commentary featuring Michael Caine, Mike Hodges and Wolfgang Suschitzky (2000)
  • Audio commentary featuring Kim Newman and Barry Forshaw
  • Isolated score by Roy Budd
  • Mike Hodges in Conversation (2022, 60 mins): the director discusses his career in this interview recorded at BFI Southbank
  • The Sound of Roy Budd (2022, 17 mins): film music expert Jonny Trunk explores the varied career of Roy Budd, and revisits Budd's iconic, minimalist score for Get Carter
  • Roy Budd Plays 'Get Carter' (1971, 4 mins)
  • BBC Look North location report (1970, 5 mins): surviving footage of a 1971 report on Get Carter's making, from the BBC'S regional news programme
  • Don't Trust Boys (2022, 22 mins): actor Petra Markham reflects upon her career on stage and screen, and recalls her role in Get Carter
  • Klinger on Klinger (2022, 24 mins): Tony Klinger recalls and evaluates the career of his father, Michael Klinger, Producer of Get Carter
  • The Ship Hotel -- Tyne Main (1967, 33 mins): Philip Trevelyan's wonderful film about a pub on the banks of the River Tyne
  • International trailer (1971)
  • Release trailer (2022)
  • Michael Caine's message to premiere attendees (1971, 1 min)
  • Script gallery
  • English language with optional descriptive subtitles
  • Audio description track

KUNG FU CULT MASTER

KUNG FU CULT MASTER is a 1993 Hong Kong action fantasy by Jing Wong, Sammo Kam-Bo Hung
Starring Jet Li, Sharla Cheung and Chingmy Yau BBFC link 2020  IMDb

There are no censorship issues with this release

Summary Notes

A wild, rollicking martial-arts fantasy extravaganza that features prized swords and swordsmen, a crazy monk attached to a rolling boulder (yup!), serious clan and cult rivalries, and lots of magic and flying.

UK: Uncut and BBFC 15 rated for:
  • 2024 Eureka Entertainment Ltd (RB) Blu-ray at UK Amazon #ad released on 29th January 2024

Promotional Material

One of director Wong Jing 's most under-appreciated films is this wuxia extravaganza based on Jin Yong's The Heaven Sword and Dragon Saber .

While warring martial arts sects fight over a pair of mythical swords that grant great power, Zhang Wuji ( Jet Li ) goes on a quest to become a great martial artist and end the conflict.

Presented from a new restoration of the original film elements, Eureka Classics presents Kung Fu Cult Master for the first time ever on Blu-ray.

SPECIAL BLU-RAY EDITION FEATURES:

Limited Edition O-Card slipcase featuring new artwork by Darren Wheeling | 1080p HD presentation on Blu-ray of the original Hong Kong theatrical cut from a new restoration of the original film elements | Original Cantonese mono audio | Optional English dubbed mono audio | Optional English Subtitles | Brand new feature length audio commentary by Asian film expert Frank Djeng | Archival Interview with Sammo Hung from 2004 by Frédéric Ambroisine | Trailer | PLUS: A Limited Edition collector's booklet featuring new writing on the film by Simon Abrams

Peeping Tom

Peeping Tom is a 1960 UK horror thriller by Michael Powell
Starring Karlheinz Böhm, Anna Massey and Moira Shearer BBFC link 2020 IMDb

Cut by 7 minutes for 1960 cinema release. Most but not all cuts have been restored for home video. The cut material has been lost so the current version is the best available

In the scene where Mark is about to kill the 'model' "Milly" she lays on the bed bare breasted. For the US version they had to re-shoot with her breasts covered.

Summary Notes

A young man murders women, using a movie camera to film their dying expressions of terror.

UK: K: The Best available Version is BBFC 15 rated for strong threat:

Promotional Material

A piercing new 4K restoration of Michael Powell's iconic serial killer classic PEEPING TOM, restored by The Film Foundation and BFI National Archive. An influential cinematic masterpiece written by Leo Marks (Twisted Nerve) and starring Carl Boehm (Sissi), Anna Massey (Frenzy), Moira Shearer (The Red Shoes) and Maxine Audley (A King in New York). Now regarded as a ground-breaking masterpiece of the British horror movement, on its initial release in 1960, PEEPING TOM received a savage reception from critics who were dismayed by its controversial subject matter and the sympathy it seems to engender for its murderous protagonist. The second film from visionary director Michael Powell, following his run of 1940s and 50s classics collaborating with screenwriter Emeric Pressburger,
PEEPING TOM left Powell's career in tatters and the film was made unavailable for many years. PEEPING TOM has since become recognized as a watershed in genre cinema, its themes of voyeurism and psychopathy proving hugely influential on the evolution of the slasher movie.

Mark (Carl Boehm), a focus puller at the local film studio, supplements his wages by taking glamour photographs in a seedy studio above a newsagent. By night he is a sadistic killer, stalking his victims with his camera forever in his hand trying to capture the look of genuine, unadulterated fear - an obsession that stems from his disturbing and terrifying childhood at the hands of his scientist father. Mark slowly becomes enamoured with Helen (Anna Massey), who lives with her blind mother (Maxine Audley) in the flat downstairs, but how long before he turns the deadly gaze of his camera towards her?

Extras:

32-page booklet with introduction from Martin Scorsese, brand new essays and original press book.
New Visions of Voyeurism: Peeping Tom by Sir Christopher Frayling
New Take Me To Your Cinema: The Legacy of Peeping Tom
New Restoring Peeping Tom
2023 Trailer
London Easter Egg (UK menus)
The Eye of the Beholder
Intro by Martin Scorsese (2007)
Interview with Thelma Schoonmaker (2007)
Audio Commentary by Professor Ian Christie
Original Theatrical Trailer
Behind the Scenes Stills Gallery

 

 

 

Weekly US DVD and Blu-ray Releases...

The Devil's Brigade, Blood Feast, The Devil's Partner


Link Here11th February 2024

US flagReleased on 23rd January 2024

Blood and Lace

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Blood and Lace is a 1971 USA horror by Philip S Gilbert (as Philip Gilbert).
Starring Gloria Grahame and Milton Selzer and Len Lesser. IMDb

There are no censorship issues with this release

Summary Notes

After her prostitute mother and her john are beaten to death while they are asleep in bed, teen-aged Ellie Masters is sent to an isolated orphanage run by Mrs. Deere and her handyman. Taking an avid interest in her welfare is detective Calvin Carruthers. Taking almost no interest at all, is social worker Harold Mullins who is completely under Mrs. Deere's thumb. Lots of unpleasant surprises are in store for Ellie, not the least of which is the fact that Mrs. Deere and her handyman are both brutal sadists, who run the orphanage like a concentration camp and the strong possibility that her mother's hammer-wielding killer is now stalking her.

US: Uncut and MPAA Unrated for:

Promotional Material

After her prostitute mother is murdered, a teenage girl is sent to a remote orphanage run by a mysterious woman and her handyman, both whom she comes to suspect are hiding dark secrets.

 

 

US flagReleased on 16th January 2024

The Devil's Partner

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The Devil's Partner is a 1960 US horror by Charles R. Rondeau
Starring Edgar Buchanan, Jean Allison and Richard Crane IMDb

Exists as a Theatrical Version and a TV Version

Summary Notes

An old man sells his soul to the devil, and turns into a young man. He then uses witchcraft and black magic to win a woman from his rival.

US: Uncut and MPAA Unrated for:
  • 2024 Film Masters [Theatrical + TV Versions] (RA) Blu-ray at US Amazon #ad released on 16th January 2024

Creature From The Haunted Sea is a 1961 US comedy horror by Roger Corman
Starring Antony Carbone, Betsy Jones-Moreland and Robert Towne BBFC link 2020 IMDb

Exists as a Theatrical Version and a TV Version

Promotional Material

Roger Corman and his brother Gene founded The Filmgroup to distribute their own films. Occasionally they picked up projects by other filmmakers, such as The Devil's Partner (1961), a macabre tale of an elderly man who regains his youth after making a deal with Satan. This tale of folk terror from director Charles Rondeau stars Edgar Buchanan and Jean Allison. Special Bonus Feature: Creature from the Haunted Sea (1961), Corman's spoof of crime films where a gangster knocks off his crew members, blaming their deaths on a legendary sea monster. These two were often paired as a double-feature during the summer and fall of 1961. Beware of the creature with ping-pong ball eyes!

SPECIAL FEATURES:

  • TV Version of Devil's Partner included
  • Theatrical Version of Creature from the Haunted Sea included
  • Extended TV Version of Creature from the Haunted Sea included
  • Full length commentary for Devil's Parter
  • Full length commentary for theatrical version of Creature from the Haunted Sea
  • Inserted booklet with essays by Tom Weaver and Mark McGee
  • Hollywood Intruders: The Filmgroup Story: Part 3 by Ballyhoo Motion Pictures
Blood Feast (2016)

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Blood Feast is a 2016 Germany / USA horror by Marcel Walz.
Starring Robert Rusler, Caroline Williams and Sophie Monk. Melon Farmers link  IMDb

Cut for a US MPAA R rating on 2018 Blu-ray, but later in 2018 it was announced that the theatrical release would be MPAA Unrated. There is also a cut NC-17 version which is less cut than the R rated version.
US: Uncut and MPAA Unrated for:

Promotional Material

NOTHING SO APPALLING IN THE ANNALS OF HORROR... SINCE THE ORIGINAL!

A REMAKE OF H.G. LEWIS' NOTORIOUS SPLATTER CLASSIC! Fuad Ramses and his family have moved from the United States to France, where they run an American-themed diner. Since business is not going well, Fuad also works the graveyard shift in a museum of ancient Egyptian culture. During these long nights, he is repeatedly drawn to a statue representing the seductive goddess, Ishtar. As his fascination with Ishtar grows, she begins speaking to him in visions. One night, Fuad succumbs to her deadly charms and begins a new life of murder and cannibalism. He prepares a lavish feast for Ishtar dripping with the blood, organs and intestines of his victims. As the bodies pile up, Fuad slips further into madness until no one... not even his wife and daughter... is safe from the desires of the bloodthirsty goddess!

A fun and ultra-gory homage to H.G. Lewis' original 1963 BLOOD FEAST, this remake is presented uncut and in 4K Dolby Vision (HDR10 compatible) for the first time ever on home video! Stars genre favorites Robert Rusler (A NIGHTMARE ON ELM STREET 2: FREDDY'S REVENGE), Caroline Williams (THE TEXAS CHAINSAW MASSACRE PART 2) and Sophie Monk (THE HILLS RUN RED).

SPECIAL FEATURES:

  • 'Making of' featurette
  • Indiegogo promotional trailer
  • Theatrical trailer
  • Chilli Con Curtis 'Tonite' - Music Video
  • BLOOD FEAST - Red Carpet Premiere 2018
  • BLOOD FEAST - Scare Cam
  • English SDH Subtitles
The Devil's Brigade

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The Devil's Brigade is a 1968 USA action war drama by Andrew V McLaglen.
Starring William Holden, Cliff Robertson and Vince Edwards. IMDb

BBFC category cuts were required for an 'A' rated 1968 cinema release. Uncut on home video. Uncut and MPAA Unrated in the US.

US: Uncut and MPAA Unrated for:

Promotional Material

They were misfits, rebels...and heroes! Screen greats William Holden (Stalag 17) and Cliff Robertson (633 Squadron) topline this riveting World War II saga based on the true story of the First Special Service Force. Capturing the drama of combat with outstanding cinematography, The Devil's Brigade is a thrilling tribute to this renowned fighting unit. Lt. Col. Robert T. Frederick (Holden) takes on the daunting task of melding a renegade group of American and Canadian recruits into a crack team of commando warriors. Frederick's superiors doubt the rookies until Frederick volunteers them for a perilous attack on a Nazi stronghold in the mountains. His men will be outnumbered and outgunned, but that's a fair fight to The Devil's Brigade. Action veteran Andrew V. McLaglen (The Wild Geese, ffolkes) helms this top-notch adventure yarn with a strong cast including Vince Edwards (The Victors), Richard Jaeckel (The Dirty Dozen), Carroll O'Connor (TV's All in the Family), Dana Andrews (Laura), Michael Rennie (The Lost World), Richard Dawson (TV's Hogan's Heroes), Claude Akins (Tentacles) and Harry Carey Jr. (The Rare Breed).

Special Features:
- Audio Commentary by Filmmaker/Historian Steve Mitchell and Combat Films: American Realism Author Steven Jay Rubin
- Theatrical Trailer
- Optional English Subtitles

 



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