Thursday, October 31, 2024

Bones and All available on 4K UHD for the First Time November 26, 2024 from Shout! Studios!

Bones and All

Available on 4K UHD for the First Time November 26, 2024

A liberating road odyssey of two young people coming into their own, searching for identity and chasing beauty in a perilous world that cannot abide who they are, Bones and All will be available on 4K UHD from Shout! Studios November 26, 2024. Directed by Luca Guadagnino (Challengers, Suspiria, Call Me By Your Name), this two-disc 4K UHD and Blu-ray set includes a number of bonus features including the featurette Luca Guadagnnino: The Vision of Bones and All and more!

Based on the novel by Camille DeAngelis, Bones and All is a story of first love between Maren (Taylor Russell), a young woman learning how to survive on the margins of society, and Lee (Timothée Chalamet), an intense and disenfranchised drifter. Luca Guadagnino directs from a screenplay by David Kajganich. The stellar cast also includes André Holland, Chloë Sevigny, David Gordon Green, Michael Stuhlbarg, and Mark Rylance.

Bones and All Bonus Features:
DISC ONE (4K UHD):
- NEW 4K Presentation from The Original Elements
- Presented In Dolby Vision and Dolby Atmos
- Audio: English DTS-HD Master - Audio 5.1 & 2.0, Dolby Atmos

DISC TWO (BLU-RAY):
- NEW 4K Presentation from The Original Elements
- Audio: English DTS-HD Master - Audio 5.1 & 2.0, Dolby Atmos
"A Look Inside"
- Luca Guadagnnino: The Vision of Bones and All
"Meet Lee"
"Meet Maren"
"Outsiders In Love"






Saturday, October 26, 2024

VILLAGE OF DOOM (1983) (Unearthed Films Blu-ray Review)

VILLAGE OF DOOM (1983) 

Label: Unearthed Films
Region Code: Region-Free 
Rating: Unrated
Duration: 105 Minutes 40 Seconds 
Audio: Japanese PCM 2.0 with Optional English Subtitles 
Video: 1080p HD Widescreen 
Director: Noboru Tanaka
Cast: Masato Furuoya, Kumiko Ôba, Isao Natsuyagi

Village of Doom (1983) is a Japanese true crime story that tells the tale of the infamous Tsuyama Massacre, a revenge killing spree that occurred on the night of May 21st 1938 in the rural village of Kamo near Tsuyama in Okayama Prefecture. In the film 
Tsugio Inumaru (Masato Furuoya) is a 21-year-old man who lives with his grandmother, having been orphaned at a young age. He is known around the village as the "genius", he's mild-mannered and has plans to becoming a teacher, but he dreams of enlisting in the military to serve his country. However, after being diagnosed with tuberculosis he is denied entry, and becomes increasingly distraught and depressed about. He often wanders the village at night, and through his strolls ends up sleeping with a couple of the village women whose husbands are off at war, and lonely, and welcome him into their beds. It here that you can clearly see the influence of director Noboru Tanaka who was known for his Nikkatsu’s roman porno flicks, there's a lot of psycho-sexual happenings here with Tsugio indulging in this newfound sexual fervor.

Despite this sexual awakening he begins to feel increasingly ostracized by his fellow villagers, and even the women eventually turn away from him, even his cousin Yasuyo (Misako Tanaka), whom he has mutually expressed romantic interest in, ends up marrying his best friend. Frustrated and lonely he starts to plan a massacre at the village, literally mapping out a plan of attack that includes cutting the power to the village. After an altercation with his former best friends local authorities recognize him as a potential threat and confiscate a cash of ammunition and weapons they find at his home, but he secretly amasses a new cache of weapons including a shotgun, a Japanese sword and axe. The night of the tragic massacre he dons a makeshift light-hat, cut the power, and goes door-to-door murdering over 30 villagers whom he has felt have wronged him in recent times, including his own grandmother, decapitating her first so that she won't have to face the shame of his actions later.

To this day the deadly attack remains the deadliest mass murder spree in Japanese history, and it would be easy to make a film that painted him as just evil-incarnate, but it's slightly more shaded than that. He starts off as someone who seems to be on the right path, but tragedy and loss in his life have scarred him. His psycho-sexual escapades around town seem to chip away at his moral compass, and when he is diagnosed with tuberculosis, after he is not only denied entry into the military, but which cause the women of the village turn away from him. He goes off the deep end, mired in despair and anguish, ultimately resulting in the violent and deadly massacre. 

The film has a bit of slow-burn build to it, but the sexual escapades in the middle add some vitality to it, and the final 30-minutes which show the massacre are quite shocking and well-done. Something I found interesting was the exploration the ancient custom of "yobai" aka night-crawling, which I was not familiar with when I tossed this on, but apparently it's an obscure coming-of age ritual wherein single young men would enter a house unannounced and engage in consensual sex with young women. I found it very strange indeed. The flick ultimately humanizes the killer, while not exactly condoning what transpired, but offering a tragic character study of a young man who feels left out and left behind, who finds his aspirations falling away from him, and who resorts to horrific spree of nocturnal violence and in the end, suicide. 

Audio/Video: Village of Doom (1983) arrives on Blu-ray from Unearthed Films as part of their Unearthed Classics line-up, presented in 1080p HD framed in 1.85:1 widescreen. It generally looks quite good, colors are pleasing and black levels are strong, while occasionally looking milky or leaning green, but otherwise this looks terrific. Audio comes by way of Japanese DTS-HD MA 2.0 dual-mono with optional English subtitles. The track is clean and well-balanced,  the Japanese dialogue sounds natural and the unusually anachronistic score by Masanori Sasaji sounds just fine. 

Bonus features include an Audio commentary by Asian film experts Arne Venema and Mike Leeder; the 15-min Dark Asia with Megan: Case #57 Japan's Darkest Night, Tsuyama Massacre; a Promotional Gallery, and 1-min Theatrical Trailer. The single-disc release arrives in a standard keepcase with a single-sided wrap, we also get a Slipcover, w which is probably limited to the first pressing only. 

Special Features: 
- Audio commentary by Asian film experts Arne Venema and Mike Leeder
- Dark Asia with Megan: Case #57 Japan's Darkest Night, Tsuyama Massacre (15:03) 
- Promotional Gallery
- Theatrical Trailer (1:20) 

The Village of Doom (1983) is quite an unsettling true crime story, the tale of a mass killing spree committed by someone who feels ostracized and excluded by his community is more relevant now than ever, sadly, and while the film is certainly exploitive I found it to be quite well-made, with a terrific performance by Masato Furuoya as the unstable young man who perpetrated the horrific crime. Unearthed Films Blu-ray has a strong A/V presentation, and the extras are appreciated. If you're a fan of true crime cinema or unsettling character studies this is well worth seeking out, recommended. 

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THE HITCHER (1996) (WBDHE 4K Ultra HD Review)

THE HITCHER (1996)

Label: WBDHE
Region Code: Region-Free
Rating: R
Duration: 97 Minutes 
Audio: English Dolby Atmos (TrueHD 7.1) DTS-HD MA 2.o Stereo with Optional English Subtitles 
Video: Dolby Vision HDR 2160p Ultra HD Widescreen (2.39:1) 
Director: Robert Harmon
Cast: Rutger Hauer, C. Thomas Howell, Jennifer Jason Leigh, 
Jeffrey DeMunn

The Hitcher (1986) is a 1986 cult classic directed Robert Harmon (China Lake), and written by Eric Red (Bad Moon), wherein 20-something Jim Halsey (C. Thomas Howell, The Outsiders) is travelling cross country, delivering a car from Chicago to San Diego. He finds himself tired and alone, driving through the unending wasteland that is rural West Texas, and when he sees a hitchhiker thumbing it on the side of the road he stops to give him a lift. The hitcher introduces himself by the dubious name of John Ryder (Rutger Hauer, Split Second) thumbing it on the side of the road. Jim cracks a joke about the dangers of picking up hitchhikers, not realizing he's just let a stone-cold killer into his vehicle, and his life will never be the same. Rider is an unusually intense person, and while they engage in uncomfortable conversation they come upon a vehicle on the side of the road that appears disabled or in distress. When Jim slows down to see if they might need help Rider stomps on his foot, pressing the accelerator, telling him not to stop. Alarmed Jim asks why he dad that to which Ryder replies that he killed and dismembered the occupants of the vehicle, threatening Jim with a switchblade telling him he will do the same to him. Jim scared shitless asks why he's doing what he's doing, to which the hitcher replies "I want you to stop me.". When Jim sees an opportunity to escape he takes it, kicking the unbuckled hitcher out the passenger door before speeding off. Later on he sees a car with a family in it, he is shocked to see Rider in the backseat with kids, and while he tries to warn the family he ends up having an accident, later discovering the grisly remains of the family further on down the road. Soon after Jim meets a kindly and sympathetic waitress named Nash (Jennifer Jason Leigh, Single White Female) at a roadside diner, and she too becomes a pawn in Ryder's demented game.

Thus ensues an almost Terminator-ish cat and mouse game between young Jim and the demented and deadly hitcher, with the mysterious stranger's path of destruction blamed on Jim when the local cops pin the blame on him, and you can hardly blame them, wherever there's death and destruction Jim is there, but after interviewing him he seems an unlikely suspect despite his proximity to the murders.  But that matter little as Ryder too ends up at the police station where he decimates the cops, offscreen, and Jim finds himself on the run pursued by more cops. 

This is one of those films I first watched on HBO as a kid at one of those sleepovers at my childhood friend Barry's house, where I seem to have watched the bulk of the 80's horror-thrillers that made me the horror fan\ I am today.  Even then it very much reminded me of The Terminator in that Rutger Hauer is a seemingly unstoppable killing machine, his turn here is so unnerving, the Terminator-ish of it all compounded by the fact that he is totally demented, and like a machine cannot be reasoned with. There's no cold machine-logic at play here, he's just a man with murder on his mind, having chosen this one young man to torment, and as a kid I found that prospect absolutely terrifying. Hauer's steely cold-blue eyes are mesmerizing, and I always wonder what's swirling around in his mind behind those eyes, he is such a mystery, his motivations are never revealed, and as such his threat is ever present and unpredictable, he seems like some awful figment of Jim's mind at times, but he's certainly a part of the physical world, as evidenced by his path of death and destruction. 

The first few times I saw this I will say I thought that C. Thomas Howell was a bit of a wink-link, a bit too over-the-top at times, too reigned in during others when I thought he should be the opposite, but I have softened on that. When I was younger I always imagined myself rising tot he occasion and making solid well-thought decisions if something I saw in a movie would happen to me, but decades of real-life experience  and observation of human nature in action has corrected that incorrect train of thought, I know now when the stress sets in, even without a cold-blooded killer terrorizing you, people tend to fall apart and make poor decisions, and at the end of the day, if people did make poor decisions in films horror movies would be pretty dull! 

This is a flick that looks terrific, we get big blue skies, dramatic sunsets, gorgeous open vistas, all of shot by cinematographer John Seal who shot Deathcheaters, Witness and Mad Max: Fury Road, and it looks terrific. The film also has a terrific and tense and often pummeling synth score my Mark Isham (A River Runs Through It) that adds a lot of atmosphere tot he nail-biting thriller elements. 

This is definitely more of a thriller than an out-and-out horror, but it's plenty horrific, even without a lot of gore, it's just very tense and atmospheric, and the vehicle carnage here is fantastic. There are several highway pursuits, including one extended manhunt with the cops chasing down Jim, a pursuit that is interrupted when Ryder shows up in a stolen truck causing all sorts of vehicular carnage, even shooting down a police helicopter with his hand-cannon in the process, it's an off the charts bonkers bit of thriller-action. The downbeat finale which involves a semi-truck and the threat of someone being torn apart is a real nail-biter as well, and is still quite a gut-punch. 

Audio/Video: The Hitcher (1986) arrives in region-free 4K Ultra HD from Warner Bros, a gorgeous new 4K restoration sourced from the original negative camera negative supervised and approved by director Robert Harmon with Dolby Vision (HDR) color- grading. Notably, this is the same restoration released in the UK by Second Sight Films, presented in 2160p UHD and framed in the original 2.39:1 widescreen. After years of only watching this on an rather ugly DVD this most recent viewing of The Hitcher on 4K was truly a revelation, like seeing it for the first time all over again. The source looks immaculate, grain looks natural and unmolested, and the finer detail of clothing textures and the crags of Rutger Hauer's face and his steely blue eyes look terrific. The Dolby Vision (HDR) grade is impressive, the colors of the blue skies and desert sunsets are rich, the skin tones and primaries are refreshed, and fire sequences all showcase terrific looking color depth; and the darker scenes are nicely deep and layered with excellent shadow detail.  

Audio options include English DTS-HD MA 2.0 stereo and a new Dolby Atmos (TrueHD 7.1) remix, with optional English subtitles. It's great to have the original theatrical stereo track on the disc, it has wonderful stereos separation tracking the action onscreen, music cues are potent, the highway car carnage and sounds of gunfire exchanges are robust and potent. The Dolby Atmos (TrueHD 7.1) takes all that's great about the stereo tracks and  kicks it up several notches with immersive elements and sharp sound design, the car carnage especially packs a wallop with the Atmos, as does quieter moments that are more nuanced. One of the biggest benefits outside of the more immersive experience with the Atmos is the low-end registers, the sounds of the semi-truck threateningly revving it's engine during the finale packs a real punch.   

Onto the extras, we get an archival Audio Commentary by director Robert Harmon and writer Eric Red, plus the new 41-min Bullseye: Interview with Robert Harmon, in which the director talks about the screenplay and Hauer's intense performance, the filming and production, and how the film was received; plus we get the 2-min Theatrical Trailer

Notably, whole this release from WB features the same A/V as the UK release from Second Sight the extras are quite paired down, SS's limited edition and standard release versions are absolutely dripping with in-depth extras, and if you are an extras junkie like I am I would recommend seeking it out (I did), but if you are just looking for a rock solid A/V presentation with a modest set of extras this is certainly the most cost effective way to go, and it's a very strong presentation.  

The single-disc release arrives in a standard keepcase with a single-sided sleeve of artwork featuring the original illustrated movie poster artwork.  

Special Features: 
- Audio Commentary by director Robert Harmon and writer Eric Red
- Bullseye: Interview with Robert Harmon (41:29)
- Theatrical Trailer (1:28) 

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EXHUMA (2024) (Well Go USA Blu-ray Review)

EXHUMA (2024) 

Label: Well Go USA
Region Code:
Rating: Unrated 
Duration: 134 Minutes 14 Seconds 
Audio: Korean Dolby Atmos (TrueHD 7.1), English DTS-HD MA 2.0, 5.1 with Optional English Subtitles 
Video: 1080p HD Widescreen (1.85:1)
Director: Jang Jae-Hyun
Cast: Choi Min-Sik, Kim Go-Eun, Lee Do-Hyun, Yoo Hai-Jin

In the South Korean supernatural thriller Exhuma (2024) Korean shaman Lee Hwa-rim (Kim Go-eun) and her protégé, Yoon Bong-gil (Lee Do-hyun) are hired by a wealthy family to investigate the mysterious illness that has befallen the family's newborn son, determining that the illness is caused by a vengeful spirit of the family's grandfather that is haunting them. She in turn enlists a Feng Shui expert named Kim Sang-deok (Choi Min-sik, Oldboy) and his mortician colleague named Yeong-geun (Yoo Hae-jin) to move the remains of that ancestor from his grave located in the North Korean mountain, in hopes of lifting the curse. Upon arriving Sang-deok detects the presence of the evil spirit in the soil of the land, and attempts to back away from the job until the family's patriarch Ji-Yong (Kim Jae-cheol) double his rate, and since his daughter is about to get married he needs the money he proceeds. 

The assembled team successfully exhumes the ancestral remains, with Hwa-rim performing a ritual to ward of the evil spirit during the uncovering of the coffin, all of which seems to be undone when one of the gravediggers discovers a human-headed snake at the burial site and beheads it with his shovel. At the facility where the coffin is being held before cremation a greedy employee opens the coffin after hearing legends of buried treasure hidden within it, unleashing the evil spirit of the grandfather, who sets it's sights in his living descendants with deadly results.

Exhuma is another interesting South Korean ghost story, this one exploring elements of Korean shamanism and folklore that to be frank was a bit over my head at first, it took a bit for me to put the pieces together, but it's quite a fascinating watch, and once I started wrapping my head around "geomancers" and the Feng Shui of burial sites I found myself quite into it all. 

There's exploration of the grandfather's past and why he was improperly  buried in such a odd place atop a mountain on the border of North and South Korea, and how an improper burial can lead to sinister spirits being unleashed. An interesting turn occurs when it is discovered that the grandfather was a Japanese sympathizer during WWII, which leads tot he discovery of another seven-foot coffin buried at the mountaintop burial site of the coffin they've just exhumed, and how that has connections to a Japanese shaman, finding out that within the mysterious second coffin is a seven-foot samurai ghoul who is at some point unleashed, and more supernatural carnage ensues. 

This one is a bit of a slow-burn, it takes a bit to get going but the slow-build pays off and the supernatural happenings are quite well done, this is a very visually striking flick, and I especially liked how the ghoul they unearth turns into a fireball at certain points. Easily one of my favorite 2024 watches I cannot recommend this one enough, definitely seek this one out ASAP.  

Audio/Video: Exhuma (2024) arrives on Blu-ray from Well Go USA in 1080p HD framed in 2.39:1 widescreen. The digital shot film looks sharp and well-textured, plenty of fine detail in the close-ups, and while I did think some of the darker scenes struggled a bit and where a tad murky at times overall the image looks quite leasing. It should be noted that the film is also released by Well Go USA on 4K Ultra HD with Dolby Vision (HDR10). Audio comes by way of Korean Dolby Atmos (True HD 7.1) and Dolby Digital 2.0 stereo, as well as English-dubbed DTS-HD MA 2.0 and 5.1  with optional English subtitles. The Atmos track is nicely atmospheric, especially during the moments of supernatural menace kick in. 

The only extras are a brief 4-min Making of; the 2-min Trailer; and 5-min of Well Go USA Trailers. The single-disc release arrives in a standard keepcase with a single0sided wrap, plus a Slipcover with the same artwork.

Special Features: 
- Making of (3:38)
- Trailer (1:48) 
- Well Go USA Trailers: Alienoid: Return to the Future, Noryang: Deadly Sea, Dr. Cheon and the Lost Talisman (5:27) 

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Friday, October 25, 2024

RED SHIRT HOME VIDEO AND SYNAPSE FILMS BRING THE HEAVY METAL HORROR CLASSIC TRICK OR TREAT TO LIMITED EDITION 4K UHD + BLU-RAY!


RED SHIRT HOME VIDEO AND SYNAPSE FILMS BRING THE HEAVY METAL HORROR CLASSIC TRICK OR TREAT TO LIMITED EDITION 4K UHD + BLU-RAY!

Slipcase "A" artwork by Justin Osborn

Slipcase "B" artwork by Devon Whitehead

Slipcase "C" artwork by Sean Longmore

The Limited Edition (6,666 units) UHD + Blu-ray + CD combo for TRICK OR TREAT is available for order NOW exclusively from the Synapse Films website, DiabolikDVD.com and OrbitDVD.com.
Orders will ship starting the week of October 27, 2024.

From the early days of DVD, one movie more than any other has been requested by horror fans and metal heads all over: Charles Martin Smith’s heavy metal horror classic TRICK OR TREAT. A box office disappointment that found a wide following on home video and cable in the 80s and 90s, it’s been curiously out of reach to fans, who would rely on dubious DVDs and imports to get their Halloween heavy horror treat. Now, Red Shirt Pictures and Synapse Films are finally bringing the much-anticipated TRICK OR TREAT to your door in a definitive Limited Edition 4K UHD/Blu-ray that will make every day Halloween for horror fanatics and headbangers!

Rock ‘n’ roll will never die, in this 1980s cult favorite that stars Marc Price (Family Ties) as Eddie Weinbauer, a teenage outcast who idolizes Sammi Curr (Tony Fields), a heavy metal superstar. After Sammi dies a violent death, his spirit returns to help Eddie get even with his high school tormentors. In doing so, Sammi begins to gain control over Eddie’s life and brings him deeper into the world of the occult. When Eddie realizes that he has become the tool of Sammi’s vengeance, he attempts to stop him, and the horrifying events that follow leave no one unscathed.

Featuring special appearances by Gene Simmons and Ozzy Osbourne, TRICK OR TREAT marked the directorial debut of veteran actor Charles Martin Smith (The Untouchables; Starman) and features a legendary soundtrack by Fastway. Red Shirt Home Video and Synapse Films are proud to present this heavy metal horror classic in an all-new 4K restoration presented in Dolby Vision (HDR10 compatible) and loaded with hours of supplemental material including multiple commentary tracks and a feature-length video retrospective. No False Metal!

4K UHD/BLU-RAY/CD - LIMITED EDITION CHIPBOARD CASE CONTAINS:

This three-disc set contains a 4K (2160p) UHD Blu-ray, a Blu-ray (1080p) and a CD soundtrack album, and is limited to 6,666 copies (2222 of each of the three covers) • Exclusive limited-edition chipboard slipcase packaging featuring your choice of three different artwork styles by Justin Osbourn, Sean Longmore and Devon Whitehead (2222 of each artist’s design, for a total of 6666 units) • Illustrated collector’s booklet containing essays by Michael Gingold, Samm Deighan and Michael Felsher • Six double sided collector’s cards • Fold-out double-sided Sammi Curr fan poster

PLEASE NOTE: This release is only available direct from Synapse Films and our distribution partners, DiabolikDVD and Orbit DVD, at this time.

HEAD-BANGNING SPECIAL FEATURES INCLUDE:
- 4K restoration from the original 35mm camera negative mastered in Dolby Vision (HDR10 compatible) and approved by Academy Award-winning Director of Photography Robert Elswit (THERE WILL BE BLOOD)
- Lossless English DTS-HD Master Audio of the original 2.0 theatrical mix and an all-new 5.1 surround sound mix
- Audio commentary with director Charles Martin Smith, moderated by filmmaker Mark Savage
- Audio interviews with writer/producer Michael S. Murphey and writer Rhet Topham, moderated by film historian Michael Felsher
- Audio conversation with Paul Corupe and Allison Lang, authors of Satanic Panic: Pop-Cultural Paranoia in the 1980s.
- Rock & Shock: The Making of TRICK OR TREAT - An all-new retrospective featuring director Charles Martin Smith, actors Marc Price, Glen Morgan, Elise Richards, and Larry Sprinkle, writer/producer Joel Soisson, costume designer Jill Ohanneson, assistant set costumer Francine Decoursey, construction foreman Tom Jones, Jr., special make-up effects artist Everett Burrell, music executive producer Stephen E. Smith, composer Christopher Young, and a special appearance by Gene Simmons
- In The Spotlight: A Tribute to Tony Fields, featuring interviews with the late actor’s family and friends
- Horror's Hallowed Grounds: The Filming Locations of TRICK OR TREAT with Sean Clark
- “After Midnight” music video
- Theatrical Trailers, TV Spots and Radio Spots
- Still Gallery featuring optional audio interview with still photographer Phillip V. Caruso
- Vintage electronic press kit

Order TRICK OR TREAT now from Synapse Films:

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If you have questions regarding the shipping of your order in North America you must contact CAV Distribution and NOT Synapse or Red Shirt Pictures via this email address: trickortreat@cavd.com

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DISC SPECIFICATIONS FOR FEATURE PRESENTATION
Language: English DTS-HD MA 5.1 Surround / English DTS-HD MA 2.0 Original Theatrical Audio
Aspect Ratio: Widescreen (1.85:1) Presentation
Format: 2160p 4K UHD / 1080p Blu-ray / Audio CD
Region: Region Free
Street Date: Week of October 27, 2024
ITEM #: RSV002
UPC CODE: 654930325896
SUGGESTED RETAIL PRICE: $66.66



Wednesday, October 23, 2024

FRAGGLE ROCK S1 AVAILABLE ON DVD & BLU-RAY 11/19




WELCOME BACK TO THE WORLD OF THE FRAGGLES WITH THE ACCLAIMED NEW SERIES,
NOW DEBUTING ON 
DVD AND BLU-RAY

AVAILABLE NOVEMBER 19TH – PERFECT FOR THE HOLIDAYS!

Welcome to the world of Jim Henson’s Fraggle Rock: Back to the Rock! Just through a hole in the wall of Doc’s workshop, you will find the magical underground home of the hilarious, musical, fun-loving Fraggles, industrious little Doozers, and giant lumbering Gorgs, not to mention an endless array of wondrous creatures that live in the tunnels and caves of Fraggle Rock! Packed with Fraggle-y comedy, exhilarating adventures, memorable songs, and celebrity guest stars like Daveed Diggs, Ed Helms, Cynthia Erivo, Patti LaBelle, Kenan Thompson, and Foo Fighters, Fraggle Rock: Back to the Rock explores the magic that happens when we celebrate and care for our interconnected world. Starring a cast of puppet characters brought to life by the world-renowned Jim Henson's Creature Shop, this award-winning and critically acclaimed series from The Jim Henson Company (Sid the Science Kid, Dinosaur Train, Word Party) will have the entire family dancing their cares away again and again!

3-DISC DVD SET INCLUDES
All 14 episodes from Season 1, presented in standard definition
English 5.1 Dolby Digital

3-DISC BLU-RAY SET INCLUDES
- All 14 episodes from Season 1, presented in high definition
- English 5.1 DTS-HD MA

Special Features:
- 3 Episodes Featuring Commentary with Puppeteers John Tartaglia and Karen Prell
- Blooper Reel
- 4 Sing-Alongs

Specs: 
Run Time: Approx. 338 minutes
Rating: Not Rated
DVD: Anamorphic Widescreen 1.78:1; English 5.1 Dolby Digital
Blu-ray: 1080p High Definition 1.78:1; English 5.1 DTS-HD MA

EPISODE DESCRIPTIONS
Episode 1
Pilot
To prove he’s brave enough to accompany Uncle Matt to Outer Space, Gobo leads the gang on a daring adventure to the Crevice of Solitude. An unexpected discovery brings new life to all Fraggles, Doozers, Gorgs, and even a Silly Creature named Doc and her dog, Sprocket.

Episode 2
Red and the Big Jump
Inspired by all the new water in Fraggle Rock, Red leads everyone in a wild diving game. But when she pressures Wembley to jump off a tall Doozer tower and he literally freezes in fear, she’s forced to see things in a new way… especially after a run-in with Junior Gorg.

Episode 3
The Merggle Moon Migration
After a bizarre dream, Mokey decides to follow her “inner map” to find the Merggle Queen (Patti LaBelle) perform a once-in-a-generation event, only to land in the spooky and dangerous Echo Chamber. Meanwhile, Doc follows another cool, rare event in her own way.

Episode 4
The Glow
Boober feels painfully different after discovering that his baloobius glows, but a visit from the majestic Archivist (Cynthia Erivo) helps him embrace his uniqueness. Meanwhile all of the Rock celebrates the arrival of Uncle Matt’s latest one-of-a-kind artifact.

Episode 5
Four Wembleys and a Birthday
Wembley tries to make everyone happy on his birthday by doing all of the activities they suggest at the same time. When this leads to him literally splitting into multiple Wembleys, he must consult with the all-knowing Trash Heap.

Episode 6
The Legend of Icy Joe
During the First Frost, Gobo and Wembley retrace the trek of a heroic adventurer and learn she may not be quite who they expected. Meanwhile Doc and Sprocket battle the cold and find a new hero of their own.

Episode 7
Flight of the Flutterflies
Jamdolin (Daveed Diggs) and the Troubadours come to the Rock to celebrate the holiday, New Day’s Day, but Boober wrestles with his anxiety when he unexpectedly finds himself at the center of the action. Meanwhile the Doozers celebrate their own way and Doc gets way out of her comfort zone.

Episode 8
Craggle Lagoon
The Fraggles head to Craggle Lagoon for their first-ever vacation, but discover the lagoon’s water mysteriously gone. Inspector Red springs into action, excited to find a culprit, but a new friend, Lyle, (Ed Helms) helps her see it’s more important to help the Craggles, especially when the case takes an unexpected turn.

Episode 9
The Giggle Gaggle Games
Determined to make the displaced Craggles feel at home in Fraggle Rock, Mokey insists on playing wild games with their new guests. But when things take an unexpected turn, Mokey learns the only true way to help. Meanwhile the Gorgs have a new, selfish plan for their water.

Episode 10
Wembley the Spokesfraggle
Fast-talking Doozer Jack Hammer (Kenan Thompson) chooses Wembley as the spokesfraggle for the new (yucky) Doozer sticks made with the sticky goo Cotterpin discovered. Wembley loves all the new attention but has to decide between being popular and doing what’s right.

Episode 11
Deep Dive
After Red finds the pond is too full of Doozer stick goo to dive, she tries another extreme activity and hurts her baloobius. Mokey tries to help her find a new outlet for her energy.

Episode 12
Into the Trash
When Marjory falls ill, Boober is called to a special task: venture into the deep mountain of trash in order to heal her. Meanwhile Doc deals with a setback in her project and gets some unexpected help, and Uncle Matt stumbles upon a musical performance by the Foo Fighters.

Episode 13
All of Us
To bring water back to Fraggle Rock and set things right, Gobo convinces the gang to work with an unlikely ally, kicking off an adventure affecting every creature, big and small. Meanwhile Doc celebrates one big discovery, and nearly makes another.

Episode 14
Night of the Lights
It’s the most Fraggily holiday of the year, and the Rock is filled with songs and cheer. When Jamdolin (Daveed Diggs) encourages Wembley to make a special wish, the World’s Oldest Fraggle leads the gang on an adventure to find the brightest light and, maybe, the true meaning of the holiday.

'Speak No Evil' Christian Tafdrup's dread-inducing Danish horror will leave you speechless on digital, Blu-ray & DVD 12/2



SPEAK NO EVIL
Arrives on Blu-ray, DVD and digital 
December 2, 2024

‘A superbly excruciating tale of monsters in civilian clothing’
- IGN Movies

‘Soul-chilling… disturbingly fascinating’
- Roger Ebert

‘One of the most controversial horror films of recent times… fully earns its fearsome reputation... what makes this so effective isn't just the violence, but the sense that we're complicit through our own moral cowardice’
★★★★★
- Radio Times

‘Channelling the best of Funny Games, Wolf Creek and The Strangers... is sure to leave you on the edge of your seat with your heart in your mouth’
★★★★
- The Hollywood News

A profoundly uncomfortable piece of filmmaking… meticulously judged exercise in satirical sadism’
- Screen International

Hailed as ‘Sundance’s most shocking feature’ by Dread Central and as ‘the most amazing thing I have seen in I don’t know how long... It’s crazy and it’s crazy good’ by The Guardian; the original Speak No Evil garnered praise and awards galore on its release in 2022, and now this unnerving, dread-inducing and unrelentingly gripping social satire of a chiller gets its home release this winter.

With the 2024 remake currently thrilling and chilling in UK cinemas, Acorn Media International is pleased to announce that the release of the original Danish horror from Christian Tafdrup is set for its Blu-ray, DVD and digital release on December 2.

The story follows a reserved Danish family – Bjorn (Morten Burian), Louise (Sidsel Siem Koch) and daughter,

Agnes (Liva Forsberg) – who are on holiday in Tuscany. When they meet a fun-loving Dutch family, Patrick (Fedja van Huet), Karin (Karina Smulders) and their son, Abel (Marius Damslev), the two families hit it off immediately.

Back home the Danes receive an unexpected invitation to come and stay with their new Dutch friends. After a lengthy trip they arrive at at the remote house and are welcomed with open arms. But what starts as friendly hospitality soon takes a terrifyingly dark turn, leaving the family trapped in a sinister game of manners and menace...

As the tension mounts, they realise that they’re in deadly danger and their polite restraint could cost them everything.

Silence is deadly... dare you Speak No Evil? A movie that will leave you speechless with fear.

Title: Speak No Evil Blu-ray Release Date: 2 December 2024
Cat.No: AB2095 RRP: £19.99
Cert: 18 Running Time: 98 mins. on 1 disc

Title: Speak No Evil DVD Release Date: 2 December 2024
Cat.No: AV3802 RRP: £15.99
Cert: 18 Running Time: 98 mins. on 1 disc

Available on digital to download and keep from 2 December 202



Tuesday, October 22, 2024

Warner Bros. Discovery Home Entertainment Announces Joker: Folie À Deux on 4K UHD, Blu-ray and DVD 12/14!




JOKER: FOLIE À DEUX


Sequel to the 2019 Film Joker from Director Todd Phillips

Becomes Available for Purchase and Rental

Debuts for Premium Digital Ownership and Rental on October 29th

4K UHD, Blu-ray and DVD Arrive on December 17th

From acclaimed writer/director/producer Todd Phillips comes Joker: Folie À Deux, the follow-up to 2019’s Academy Award-winning Joker, which earned more than $1 billion at the global box office. The new film stars Joaquin Phoenix once again in his Oscar-winning dual role as Arthur Fleck/Joker, opposite Oscar winner Lady Gaga (“A Star Is Born”). Joker: Folie À Deux debuts for purchase and rental digitally at home on October 29.

On October 29, Joker: Folie À Deux will be available for early Premium Digital Ownership at home and for 48-hour rental via PVOD on participating digital platforms where you purchase or rent movies, including Amazon Prime Video, AppleTV, Google Play, Fandango at Home, and more.
 
On December 17, Joker: Folie À Deux will be available to own on 4K UHD, Blu-ray and DVD from online and physical retailers. Joker: Folie À Deux will also continue to be available to own in high definition and standard definition from participating digital retailers.
 
Joker: Folie À Deux finds Arthur Fleck institutionalized at Arkham awaiting trial for his crimes as Joker. While struggling with his dual identity, Arthur not only stumbles upon true love, but also finds the music that's always been inside him.

The film also stars Oscar nominees Brendan Gleeson (The Banshees of Inisherin) and Catherine Keener (Get Out, Capote), alongside Zazie Beetz, reprising her role from Joker.

Phillips, who received Oscar nominations for directing, writing and producing Joker, directed Joker: Folie À Deux from a screenplay co-written with fellow Oscar nominee Scott Silver, based on characters from DC. The film was produced by Phillips, Oscar nominee Emma Tillinger Koskoff and Joseph Garner. Lady Gaga served as music consultant. The film’s executive producers are Michael E. Uslan, Georgia Kacandes, Silver, Mark Friedberg and Jason Ruder.

DIGITAL, 4K, BLU-RAY & DVD ELEMENTS

Joker: Folie À Deux Premium Digital Ownership, 4K UHD and Blu-ray contain the following special features:  

4K UHD
- Everything Must Go (4 Part Longform Documentary)
- Can I Have A Cigarette?
- Finding Lee
- A Hundred Films In One
- King of Nothing
- The Character Of Music
- Live! With The Joker
- Colors Of Madness
- Crafted With Class
 
Premium Digital Ownership: October 29, 2024
4K UHD, Blu-ray and DVD Street Date: December 17, 2024
4K Languages: English, German, Latin Spanish, Italian, Canadian French
4K Subtitles: English, Danish, Finnish, Canadian French, Parisian French, German, Italian, Norwegian, Latin Spanish, Swedish
BD Languages: English, Canadian French, Latin Spanish
BD Subtitles: English, Latin Spanish, Parisian French, Canadian French
DVD Languages: English, Latin Spanish, Canadian French
DVD Subtitles: English, Latin Spanish, Korean, Parisian French, Canadian French, Chinese – Complex, Cantonese
Running Time: 138 minutes
Rating: R for some strong violence, language throughout, some sexuality, and brief full nudity
DVD: DLBY/DGTL
4K UHD and Blu-ray: ATMOS TrueHD, DLBY/DGTL

From acclaimed writer/director/producer Todd Phillips comes Joker: Folie À Deux, the much-anticipated follow-up to 2019’s Academy Award-winning Joker, which earned more than $1 billion at the global box office. The new film stars Joaquin Phoenix once again in his Oscar-winning dual role as Arthur Fleck/Joker, opposite Oscar winner Lady Gaga (A Star Is Born).

Joker: Folie À Deux finds Arthur Fleck institutionalized at Arkham awaiting trial for his crimes as Joker. While struggling with his dual identity, Arthur not only stumbles upon true love, but also finds the music that's always been inside him.

The film also stars Oscar nominees Brendan Gleeson (The Banshees of Inisherin) and Catherine Keener (Get Out, Capote), alongside Zazie Beetz, reprising her role from Joker.

Phillips, who was nominated for Oscars for directing, writing and producing Joker, directed Joker: Folie À Deux from a screenplay by fellow Oscar nominee Scott Silver & Phillips, based on characters from DC. The film was produced by Phillips, Oscar nominee Emma Tillinger Koskoff and Joseph Garner. Lady Gaga served as music consultant. The film’s executive producers are Michael E. Uslan, Georgia Kacandes, Silver, Mark Friedberg and Jason Ruder.

Working with Phillips behind the camera are his team from Joker, including Oscar-nominated director of photography Lawrence Sher, production designer Mark Friedberg, Oscar-nominated editor Jeff Groth, and composer Hildur Guðnadóttir, who won the Oscar for her work on the first film. New to the team is Oscar-nominated costume designer Arianne Phillips (Once Upon a Time in… Hollywood, Don’t Worry Darling). Ruder is the film’s executive music producer and the music supervisors are Randall Poster and George Drakoulias. Casting is by Francine Maisler (the Dune films, Challengers).

Warner Bros. Pictures Presents A Joint Effort Production, A Film by Todd Phillips, Joker: Folie À Deux. The film is released worldwide by Warner Bros. Pictures.



Monday, October 21, 2024

HOLLYWOOD 90028 (1971) (Grindhouse Releasing Blu-ray Review)

HOLLYWOOD 90028 (1971)
3-Disc Blu-ray (x2) + CD Soundtrack 

Label: Grindhouse Releasing
Region Code: Region-Free 
Rating: Unrated 
Duration: 87 Minute's 29 Seconds 
Audio: English DTS-HD MA 2.0 Dual-Mono with Optional English Subtitles 
Video: 1080p HD Widescreen (1.85:1)
Director: Christina Hornisher
Cast: Christopher Augustine, Jeannette Dilger, Dick Glass, Gayle Davis

Hollywood 90028 (1971), directed by Christina Hornisher, is a seedy, downbeat serial-killer flick that shows the dark side of the movie industry, wherein an aspiring steely blue-eyed movie cameraman Mark (Christopher Augustine, The Doll Squad) dreams of working on Hollywood films, but has been relegated to shooting peepshow porno-loops for sleazy smut-producer Jobal (Dick Glass). Mark carries with guilt over the accidental death of his baby brothers as a child, and is by memories of his overbearing mother, which has translated into sexual frustration as an adult, and in turn violence towards women. 

When he's not shooting porno-loops Mark prowls the peep shows and adult book shops of Los Angeles, picking up young hippie girl (Dianna Huntress) whom he strangles to death, the film opens with on such harrowing scene of him meeting a young woman, accompanying her back to her place, they make out and just when it looks like sexy good times he wraps his hands around her neck and chokes the life out of her startled eye. However, when Mark meets porno actress Michelle (Jeannette Dilger, Young, Hot 'n Nasty Teenage Cruisers) on the set of one of Jobal's sleazy movies the pair hit it off and end up spending time together walking around L.A. and visiting the Hollywood sign, discussing their issues and how they ended-up where they are in life. She's in a committed relationship and but he seems legit happy to have a platonic friend, but that does not keep him off the streets prowling for victims, later picking up a hitchhiker named Gretchen (Gayle Davis, Sharkey's Machine) , they hit the beach together and they rent a sailboat, while sailing her talkative nature annoys him, and he strangles her to death, explaining her absence on returning to the boat shop by saying he "dropped her off" down the coast. 

Not long after Michelle leaves him a voicemail breaking things off with him, saying she realizes they would never work out, that he; in a dark place, leading to mark going to her place, and of course things don't go a is planned, ending with a you-won't-believe-it-when-you-see-it finale atop the Hollywood sign. 

Written and directed by Christina Hornisher, her sole theatrical film, who was unknown to me prior to the re-release of this film by Grindhouse Releasing. the film is seedy but also quite well lensed by Jean-Pierre Geuens (Lemora: A Child's Tale of The Supernatural), capturing the grimy '70s L.A. streets, seedy adult bookshops and flea-pit cinemas of the era, making for quite time-capsule of this early 70's era in L.A., which is like catnip for me, I love seeing this era onscreen.  

While the film was alternatively marketed as The Hollywood Hillside Strangler and Twisted Throats to cash-in on the slasher craze and to true-crime headlines it's really more of a thoughtful character study, one that dissects the darker side of Hollywood aspirations, tracking both Christopher and Michelle's mid-west origins and their journeys to Los Angeles following their Hollywood dreams only to end up in the margins of the porno industry. There's a scene of them walking through L.A. as she discusses how she went from working at the telephone company to being lured into "modeling" and eventually the skin trade that I found quite compelling. Meanwhile Christopher applies for various legit cameraman jobs on commercial and film productions, only to be told they need to see a sample of his work before taking a chance on him, knowing all-to-well that the only reels he has are porno-loops and that he will be shunned. 

This is a film that lingers long after the closing credits, the flick has kinship with other flicks like Peeping Tom, Henry: Portrait of A Serial Killer, Taxi Driver, Don’t Answer the Phone and Maniac, but is not gruesome, the kills are suspenseful and shocking, but they don't revel in the brutality and gore of the kills,. The film is much more interested in exploring Mark's despair and derangement, and a feminist examination of the porno industry as a place where broken dreams go to die a misogynist death, that I found completely fascinating.

Audio/Video: Hollywood 90028 makes it U.S. home video debut on region-free Blu-ray from Grindhouse Releasing with a new 4K restoration created from the original 35mm camera negative. This looks pretty solid, there are some small blemished and softness along the way but it retains it's filmic grain without any aggressive digital-scrubbing, colors are generally strong, and fine detail and seedy 70's textures look terrific. Audio comes by way of English DTS-HD MA 2.0 dual-mono with optional English subtitles. The track is clean and well-balanced, there are no issues with age related hiss or distortion, and the soundtrack by Basil Poledouris (Conan the Barbarian) has some nice depth to it. 

As usual this Grindhouse Releasing set is dripping with extras, starting on disc one we get a Audio Commentary by Marc E. Heuck & Heidi Honeycutt that dives deep into the cast and crew, locations, distribution story and quite a bit more. We also get a Locations Audio Commentary by Shawn Langrick that gets into the locations seen in the film. 

We also get 9-min of VHS sourced Shocking Alternate Scenes from the Original X-rated Version: The Simple Story (2:53), Darkroom 2 (1:55), Love Montage (3:45), plus 3-min of The Cameraman Outtakes, which appear to be unused or alternate location footage. A nice add is the85-min Bonus Film: Twisted Throats, a shorter alternate version of the film in standard definition, with plenty of scratches and a nice authentic grindhouse patina.  

Also included are some Still Galleries of Publicity (21 Images), Drive-In Asylum Newspaper Ad Gallery (4:35), Christina Hornisher (21 Images), Cast Photos (25 Images), Covert Art by Jerry Martinez (67 Images), and Adult Bookshop (25 Image), with disc 1 extras buttoned up with Trailers including the alternate Hollywood Hillside Strangler trailer and Radio Spots, plus a huge reel of Grindhouse Releasing Prevues of Coming Attractions, which I almost always sit through no matter how many times I've seen it, it's pretty terrific. An Easter Egg hidden away on the menu includes a brief 1-min piece relating to the discovery of the Hollywood 90028 negatives.

Onto disc 2 we start of with the 96-min Hollywood Dreams: The Making of Hollywood 90028 featuring interviews with stars  Christopher Augustine, Jeannette Dilger, Gayle Davis, editor Leon Ortiz-Gil that tells the story of Hornisher and the making of the film through their recollections, touching on her personal life and upbringing, and her death in 2003. 
There's also a 38-min Christopher Augustine at the New Beverly, recorded September 23, 2022 after a screening fo the film with a Q&A; plus the 25-min Tom & Tina - The Early Years; Interview with Tom DeSimone (Reform School Girls), who was a friend who met Hornisher in film school and collaborated on a few projects with her. 

Also on Disc 2 are a 4-min Los Angeles: Here & Gone, a locations then and now comparison, plus four Experimental 16mm short films by director Christina Hornisher: 4x8=16 (2:52), The Sun is Long (6:00), And on the Sixth Day (5:11),  Sister of the Bride (21:17).  

Easter eggs tucked away on disc 2  include the 30-min The Erotic Director short porn with Dick Glass, an ddditional 6-min Interview with Gayle Davis who talks about her dancing career and meeting Elvis, plus an Every Mother's Son TV Appearance on Disc-O-Teen Dance Show hosted by horror-host Zacherly.  

The 3-disc Blu-ray/CD Soundtrack set release arrives in an clear, oversized Scanavo keepsake with a Reversible Sleeve of Artwork with the original illustrated poster artwork on one-side and a quite striking new piece by artist Jerry Martinez. The keepcase is housed inside a very cool side-loading Embossed Slipcover also featuring the Jerry Martinez artwork. The 3rd disc is the 17-Track CD Soundtrack of the Basil Poledouris score, newly remastered in stunning 24 bit/192khz sound from the original master tapes. The CD comes housed inside its own cardboard slip also decorated with the Jerry Martinez artwork. Inside the keepcase there's a 28-page Full-Color Illustrated Booklet with writing on the film by cinema historians Marc E. Heuck who takes a deep-dive into Hornisher career, while David Szulkin tackles actor/musician/scientology Dick glass, plus an appreciation by director Jim VanBebber (Deadbeat at Dawn), and a film chapter list. 



Special Features: 
Disc 1 (Blu-ray - Feature + Extras) 
- Audio Commentary by Marc E. Heuck & Heidi Honeycutt
- Locations Audio Commentary by Shawn Langrick
- Shocking Alternate Scenes from the Original X-rated Version: The Simple Story (2:53), Darkroom 2 (1:55), Love Montage (3:45) 
- The Cameraman Outtakes (3:22) 
- Still Galleries: Publicity (21 Images), Drive-In Asylum Newspaper Ad Gallery (4:35), Christina Hornisher (21 Images), Cast Photos (25 Images), Covert Art by Jerry Martinez (67 Images), Adult Bookshop (25 Image 
- Hollywood 90028 Trailer (1:40)
- Hollywood Hillside Strangler Trailer (0:35)
Hollywood Hillside Strangler Radio Spots. (0:58) 
- Grindhouse Releasing Prevues of Coming Attractions: Impulse (1:16), Death Game (2:40), Scum of the Earth (2:11), Bogard (2:42), Love Is Deep Inside (1:34), Ice House (2:39), Family Enforcer (1:47), Cannibal Holocaust (1:25), Cannibal Ferox (2:45), Massacre Mafia Style (2:18), Gone with the Pope (2:00), Pieces (0:32), The Beyond (3:26), Cat In the Brain (1:57), An American Hippie In Israel (3:01), Corruption (1:40), The Swimmer (2:42), The Big Gundown (2:13), I Drink Your Blood (2:49), The Tough Ones (3:29), The Passion Pit (2:32)
- Bonus Film: Twisted Throats  (84:46) 
- Easter Egg: The Discovery of the Hollywood 90028 Negative 1:07
Disc 2 (Blu-ray - Extras): 
- Hollywood Dreams: The Making of Hollywood 90028 featuring interviews with stars  Christopher Augustine, Jeannette Dilger,  Gayle Davis, editor Leon Ortiz-Gil and Tom DeSimone
- Christopher Augustine at the New Beverly (September 23, 2022)(38:29)
- Tom & Tina - The Early Years; Interview with Tom DeSimone (24:47) 
- Los Angeles: Here & Gone (4:14) 
- Experimental 16mm short films by director Christina Hornisher: 4x8=16 (2:52), The Sun is Long (6:00), And on the Sixth Day (5:11),  Sister of the Bride (21:17) 
- Liner notes by cinema historians Marc E. Heuck, David Szulkin,
 Richard Kraft and Jim VanBebber
- Easter Egg: The Erotic Director 
(30:17) 
Easter Egg: Additional Intervirew with Gayle Davis (6:00) 
- Easter Egg: Every Mother's Son TV Appearance on Disc-O-Teen Dance Show hosted by Zacherly  (7:21) 
Disc 3 (CD Soundtrack) 
- BONUS CD - Original Soundtrack album by Basil Poledouris - newly remastered in stunning 24 bit/192khz sound from the original master tapes

Packaging Extras: 
- Reversible Wrap 
- Embossed slipcover with new art by Jerry Martinez
- 28- Page Full-Color Illustrated Book 

Grindhouse Releasing 3-disc set for Hollywood 90028 (1971) is sure to be the definitive release of the film barring some future 4K Ultra HD release. The A/V merits are rock solid, and the extras are exhaustive, obsessively so.The Hollywood Dreams: The Making of Hollywood 90028 doc and the Tom & Tina - The Early Years; Interview with Tom DeSimone, the inclusion of her early short films, it's all a deep dive into the obscure director's life and art, and comes across as a true passion project from all involved. On top of that the CD soundtrack and 28-page Booklet add more depth and context to the release. While director Christina Hornisher might have only one feature film to her name it's quite an interesting and meditative exploitation flick, and Grindhouse Releasing are making sure the word gets out about it with this definitive home video version. 

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