Saturday, November 23, 2024

February releases from Imprint Film Announced!



Lipstick (1976)

Beloved supermodel and granddaughter of writer Ernest Hemingway, Margaux Hemingway, stars in this controversial revenge thriller.

Written by David Rayfiel, the screenwriter behind iconic 90s hits Sabrina and The Firm, and also starring Chris Sarandon (Dog Day Afternoon), Perry King (The Hasty Heart), Anne Bancroft (The Graduate) and Margaux Hemingway’s sister Mariel Hemingway – nominated for Best Acting Debut at the 1977 Golden Globes for her performance in this film.

A top fashion model seeks justice after getting sexually assaulted by her teenage sister’s obsessive music teacher.

1500 copies only.

Special Features:
- 1080p High-definition presentation on Blu-ray
- NEW Audio Commentary by film critic & author Alexandra Heller-Nicholas
- Audio Commentary with Justin Kerswell and Amanda Reyes
- Interview with actor Chris Sarandon
- Interview with actress Mariel Hemingway
- Interview with actor Perry King
- Photo Gallery
- Limited Edition Slipcase

Specs: 
Theatrical Trailer
Aspect Ratio 1.78:1
Audio: English LPCM 2.0
Optional English HOH Subtitles


The Betsy (1978)!

Worldwide first on Blu-ray!

Bestselling American author Harold Robbins’ novel comes to life in this sizzling drama, directed by Emmy Award-winning filmmaker Daniel Petrie (A Raisin in the Sun).

Featuring an all-star cast including Laurence Olivier, Robert Duvall, Katharine Ross, Tommy Lee Jones and Jane Alexander, with a score by the genius composer behind the early James Bond films, John Barry.

The ageing, retired founder of an auto giant comes out of retirement to try to develop a safe, fuel-efficient car.

1500 copies only.

Special Features:
- 1080p High-definition presentation on Blu-ray from a NEW 2K scan by Imprint Films
- NEW Audio Commentary by film historians Howard S. Berger and Nathaniel Thompson
- Archival interview with Harold Robbins
- Limited Edition Slipcase

Specs: 
Aspect Ratio 1.78:1
Audio: English LPCM 2.0 Mono
Optional English HOH Subtitles


Play It Again Sam (1972)!

Worldwide first on Blu-ray!

Woody Allen and Diane Keaton’s long-term collaboration began here, a comedy following a recently divorced film critic who sees apparitions of Humphrey Bogart’s Casablanca character Rick Blaine. 

Based on Allen’s hit Broadway play of the same name, the film adaptation was helmed by Academy Award-nominated director Herbert Ross (The Turning Point), featuring a supporting cast of Tony Roberts, Jerry Lacy and Susan Anspach.

1500 copies only!

Special Features:
- 1080p High-definition presentation on Blu-ray from a NEW 4K Scan
- NEW Audio Commentary by film writer and author Martyn Conterio
- Robert B. Weide’s 2011 feature documentary Woody Allen: A Documentary
- Bonus Documentary extras:The New Yorker
Woody Allen In Idaho , 12 Questions, Nettie. Back To Brooklyn, Woody Allen’s Favourite Actor, Director Interview 
- Theatrical Trailer
- Limited Edition Slipcover 

Specs: 
Aspect Ratio 1.85:1
Audio: English LPCM 2.0 Mono
Subtitles TBC


Lifeguard (1976)

Lifeguard is a stunning 70’s drama directed by Emmy Award-winning filmmaker Daniel Petrie (A Raisin in the Sun), described by Time Out as an “autopsy on the psyche of the American male”. 

Starring Sam Elliott in his breakout role as a So-Cal Lifeguard entering a mid-life crisis, alongside early performances from Academy Award-nominated actresses Anne Archer (Fatal Attraction) and Kathleen Quinlan (Apollo 13).

1500 copies only.

Special Features:
- 1080p High-definition presentation on Blu-ray from a NEW 4K scan
- NEW Audio Commentary by film historians Scout Tafoya & Daniel Kremer
- Theatrical Trailer
- Limited Edition Slipcase 

Specs: 
Audio: English LPCM 2.0 Mono
Aspect Ratio 1.85:1
Optional English HOH Subtitles

The Liberation of LB Jones (1970)

Worldwide first on Blu-ray!

This controversial crime drama rose to number one at the U.S. box office, the final film of the legendary Academy Award-winning director behind Ben-Hur, William Wyler. 

Based on true events and the novel by Jesse Hill Ford, the film stars critically acclaimed actors Roscoe Lee Browne (The Cosby Show), Lee J. Cobb (12 Angry Men), and Lola Falana – nominated for a Golden Globe for her performance. 

A young lawyer and his wife move to Tennessee to work in his Uncle Oman’s law firm. Under his nephew’s pressure, Oman Hedgepath agrees to represent L.B. Jones, a wealthy black undertaker who intends to divorce his wife for adultery with a white policeman.

1500 copies only.

Special Features and Technical Specs:
- Limited Edition Slipcase 
1080p High-definition presentation on Blu-ray
Special Features TBC
Audio: English LPCM 2.0 Mono
Aspect Ratio 1.78:1
Optional English HOH Subtitles

Swashbuckler (1976)

Academy Award-nominated actor Robert Shaw leads a band of pirates in this epic adventure from director James Goldstone (Rollercoaster). 

Also starring James Earl Jones, Peter Boyle, Beau Bridges and Anjelica Huston. 

A pirate and a hot-tempered noblewoman join forces to protect Jamaica from a tyrant!

1500 copies only.

SpecialFeatures:
- 1080p High-definition presentation on Blu-ray
- NEW Audio Commentary by film historian Howard S. Berger
- Theatrical Trailer
- Limited Edition Slipcase 

Specs: 
Audio: English LPCM 2.0 Mono
Aspect Ratio 2.35:1
Optional English HOH Subtitles


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AMERICAN MOVIE (1999) (SPHE 4K Ultra HD Review)


AMERICAN MOVIE (1999)

Label: SPHE
Region Code: Region-Free 
Rating: R
Duration: 104 Minutes 42 Seconds 
Audio: English DTS-HD MA 2.0 Stereo with Optional English Subtitles 
Video: 2160p Ultra HD Fullscreen (1.33:1)  
Director:
Cast: Mark Borchardt, Mike Schank, Matt Weisman

The 1999 doc American Movie follows the no-budget movie-making exploits of Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin denizen Mark Borchardt, who is obsessed with making a movie. At the top of the doc he's trying to get a film called "Northwestern" rolling, but after several just a few production meetings into it he realizes that he just doesn't have the resources to make it, so he switches gears, throwing his passion into making a horror film called "Coven", which he hilariously mispronounces with a long "o" sound, a film he started making in 1994. 

This guy is totally movie obsessed, and his enthusiasm is quite infectious, to both us and those around him, but he's also an alcoholic newspaper delivery guy with massive debt, few resources, and a taste for booze, which when combined with his movie-making passion makes for one of the most entertaining docs of all-time. He has an indominable DIY spirit, but he also has few to little resources in which to make those aspiration come true, and seeing him trying scrape together this indie horror flick with myriad setbacks and stumbles, is both a testament to his passion for film, but also to just how misguided he is, and completely unable to see he's in over-his0head, which is also his greatest strength. When I first saw this I was convinced it was a mockumentary, something along the lines of Christopher Guest's For Your Consideration, but no, this is real, and it's just bonkers and totally entertaining from start to finish, and surprisingly heart-warming as well. 

I love the scene of Mark going through his mail and is opening bills, lamenting that he owes taxes, his phone bill is overdue, and he's broke, he owes child support, but then he gets a credit card in the mail and says "Oh God, kick-fucking-ass, I got a Master Card. I don't believe it, man. Life is kind of cool sometimes."; but my favorite line is when they are do line reading with the local actors and he complains to his best pal Mike that "They're making a mockery of my words, man. This whole thing is turning out to be a theatrical mockery. You understand that, Mike?", then proceeds to give his own line reading which is over-the-top and pretty terrible. I thought his kind-hearted pal Mike is sort of the heart and soul of the film, a former alcoholic and drug addict on the road to recovery but who is clearly a casualty of a partying life-style, he's off the drugs and booze but now he's addicted to scratch-off lottery tickets, reasoning that "when you play the lottery, sometimes you win and sometimes you lose... but it's better than using drugs or alcohol, because when you use drugs and alcohol, especially drugs, you always lose". Hard to argue with that logic to a degree, I guess, but he's a standup friend for sure who more than anyone else goes above and beyond to help his pal Mark out in any capacity he can to make this dang movie. 

Then there's Mark's own family who are helping him out, including his Swedish-born mother who struggles to operate the 16mm camera for him during one of his own scenes, his somewhat mysterious father, and then there's his elderly Uncle Bill, who loans him $3,000 with Mark's guarantee that once the film is made he can sell 3,000 copies of the it on VHS for $14.95 a pop and repay him. That Uncle Bill seems like he's in some state of dementia adds an element of unsavoriness to the proceedings, but also quite a bit of entertainment as Mark plies him with alcohol, and later tries in van to get him to utter some ADR from the passenger seat of his car, 

It's a wild fly-on-the-wall doc that is a love-letter to the independent spirit of Mark Brouchard and independent filmmaking, in ways it sort of feels like a mockumentary crossed with a weird fly-on-the-wall feel of something like Gummo, and every time I watch I am utterly fascinated by Brouchard and the cast of characters that orbit around him while trying to make this horror flick.  

Audio/Video: American Movie (1999) surprisingly arrives on 4K Ultra HD framed in 1.33:1 fullscreen from Sony, the documentary footage was shot on 16mm and it looks authentic to it's low-budget 16mm roots, meaning it's plenty grain, but it also has nice texture and detail. Colors looks solid, the Dolby Vision (HDR) color-grade offers well-saturated primaries, but it's not exactly the sort of film that really needs DV/HDR either.  The biggest benefit of the WGC spectrum is deeper blacks which help with contrast as well. 

Audio comes by way of English DTS-HD MA 2.0 stereo with optional English subtitles. It's a doc, so it's dialogue heavy and the track is solid, everything sounded clean and accurate to the original sound production. 

Extras carried over from the previous Blu-ray edition include the Director and Cast Audio Commentary featuring Director Chris Smith, producer Sarah Price, Mark Borchardt, and Mike Shank; 37-minutes of Deleted Scenes; and the 3-min Theatrical Trailer. Something not present on the previous Blu-ray that turns up here is pretty exciting, we get the 26-min "Coven" Short Film by Mark Borchardt! This probably makes this worth the double-dip for fans like myself who probably wouldn't normally upgrade a doc from Blu-ray to 4K Ultra HD, but for me I think it's worth it to own the flick the doc is about! 

The single-disc release arrives housed in a black keepcase with a single-sided wrap featuring the theatrical artwork, which is replicated on the Slipcover, which I would imagine is limited to the first-pressing only.   

Special Features: 
- "Coven" Short Film by Mark Borchardt (36:20) 
- Director and Cast Audio Commentary
- Deleted Scenes (36:56) 
- Theatrical Trailer (2:44) 

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THE WALKING DEAD (1936) (Warner Archive Blu-ray Review)

THE WALKING DEAD (1936) 

Label: Warner Archive 
Region Code: Region-Free 
Rating; Unrated
Duration: 66 Minutes 6 Seconds 
Audio: English DTS-HD MA 2.0 Dual-Mono with Optional English Subtitles 
Video: 1080p HD Fullscreen (1.37:1)
Director: Michael Curtiz
Cast: Boris Karloff, Ricardo Cortez, Edmund Gwenn

In the Michael Curtiz (Doctor X) directed gangster-thriller The Walking Dead (1936) Boris Karloff (The Invisible Ray) stars as musician John Elman, who has just gotten out of jail after a stint for manslaughter, having accidentally killing a man after punching him too hard during an altercation. Having served his sentence he's finding it hard to find a job, until he meets the shady Trigger Smith (Joseph Sawyer, It Came from Outer Space) who hires him to keep tabs on Judge Roger Shaw (Joseph King, Charlie Chan at the Wax Museum), the same judge who sentenced Elman to prison year earlier, supposedly because he's a philanderer and he;s being investigated, but Elman is unaware that Trigger is a hitman for the local mafia who have it out for the judge, and he's being set-up as a patsy for the judge's murder. Sure enough the mob kill the judge and dump his body in Elman's car, and not surprisingly given his history with the judge, he's railroaded during a court trial and sentenced tot he electric chair for the murder he did not commit. The wrinkle is that a young couple, Nancy (Marguerite Churchill, Dracula's Daughter) and Jimmy (Warren Hull, Night Key), witness the gangsters dumping the body in the car and know that Elman is innocent, but are too scared to come forth after being threatened by the gangsters. They do make a 11th hour attempt to come forward with information to clear his name on the night of his execution, but it's too late to save Elman. Realizing their mistake after the fact officials allow Dr. Evan Beaumont (Edmund Gwenn, Them!) to take possession of the corpse and he uses an experimental mechanical heart to revive Elman, who is miraculously resurrected but seemingly has no memory of his life before the execution. The experience has changed him, leaving him partially crippled with a white streak through his hair, but stars to sense and understand that it was the local crime syndicate that set him up, those being Loder (Barton MacLane, Cry of the Werewolf), Blackstone (Paul Harvey, Waterfront at Midnight), and Merritt (Robert Strange, The Mad Monster). He sets about visiting them one at a time, confronting them about why they killed him, and strangely they each die, not by his hand directly but by their own actions, fueled by the guilt of their actions and fear, which leads to them shooting themselves, getting hit by a train, falling out a window and dying a horrific car accident. 

It's a solid thriller, basically a gangster revenger with some chilling semi supernatural elements, stylishly directed by Curtiz with his usual visual flourishes, moody sets steeped in shadow, plenty of atmosphere, and the action is well-staged including a finale car chase and wreck, plus a couple of terrific looking sequences in a rainy cemetery. 

Karloff gives a strong and rather haunted performance, at times I was getting a definite Frankenstein vibe from the performance, and of course his look with that white streak certainly brought to mind Elsa Lanchester from The Bride of Frankenstein from the year before. At just 66-minutes this one flies by with a brisk pace, it's well-crafted, and the action is quite enjoyable and there are some chilling moments as well. While I was watching it I was also getting vibes of Dead and Buried (1981) with Karloff's character as someone who should be dead, and seems to realize that towards the end. 

Audio/Video: The Walking Dead (1936) arrives on Blu-ray from Warner Archive with a restoration sourced from a new 4K scan of the original nitrate camera negative, presented in the original 1.37:1 aspect ratio. The source looks immaculate, loving restored and cleaned-up, it's also quite filmic looking with a lush layer of natural film grain throughout. Grayscale and contrast look nicely dueled in, there's some inherent softness that creeps in occasionally and blacks are not quite inky black, but regardless, this is a phenomenal looking presentation. Audio comes by way of English DTS-HD MA 2.0 dual-mono with optional English subtitles. There's some light hiss and crackle present on the track but all things considered, a solid track, and the score by Bernhard Kaun (Frankenstein) sounds great. 

Warner Archive's disc features a new Audio Commentary by Film Historian and Author Alan K Rode, which I appreciated as Warner Archive Blu-ray rarely feature new bonus content. We also get a wealth of archival materials by way of an Audio Commentary by Film Historian Greg Mank; the 37-min documentary Michael Curtiz: The Greatest Director You've Never Heard Of featuring input from Ben Burtt, Steven Spielberg, William Friedkin, Rudy Belhmer, George Stevens, Jr., and Alan K. Rode. This one is not new and has previously been issued on both Blu-ray and 4K UHD edition of Curtiz' Casablanca; plus we ger a pair of classic Friz Freleng produced cartoons, both from '36, by way of the 8-min The Cat Came Back and the 8-min Let It Be Me; plus the Original Theatrical Trailer. The single-disc release arrives in a standard keepcase with a single-sided wrap featuring what looks to be an theatrical poster artwork. 

Special Features: 
- Audio Commentary by Film Historian Greg Mank
- New Audio Commentary by Film Historian and author Alan K. Rode
- Documentary-Michael Curtiz: The Greatest Director You've Never Heard Of (37:20) 
- Classic Cartoons The Cat Came Back (8:01) 1a+and Let It Be Me (7:54) 
- Original Theatrical Trailer (1:13) 

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SEVERIN FILMS BLACK FRIDAY SALE TITLE REVEALS 1-10!


THE SEVERIN BLACK FRIDAY SALE
STARTS NOVEMBER 28th


DELICATESSEN
EATEN ALIVE
RATS: NIGHT OF TERROR
SLAVE OF THE CANNIBAL GOD
HELL OF THE LIVING DEAD
LAST CANNIBAL WORLD
THONG GIRLS
NIGHT TRAIN MURDERS
ANTIVIRAL
THE MASK OF SATAN

DELICATESSEN

It’s been called “murderously funny” (The Los Angeles Times), “subversively stylish” (The New York Times) and “a visually stunning achievement” (DVD Talk). Now experience “the most charming post-apocalyptic cannibal comedy ever made” (Starburst) in UHD for the first time ever in North America: From co-writers/directors Jean-Pierre Jeunet (AMÉLIE) & Marc Caro (THE CITY OF LOST CHILDREN) and producer Claudie Ossard (BETTY BLUE) comes the “darkly moving and strangely uplifting” (Salon) dystopian fable – nominated for 10 César Awards – about odd jobs and strange neighbors, circus stars and troglodytes, fresh meat and true love. Dominique Pinon (DIVA), Jean-Claude Dreyfus (A VERY LONG ENGAGEMENT) and Howard Vernon (THE AWFUL DR. ORLOFF) star in “a classic from beginning to end” (Little White Lies), now restored in 4K from the original camera negative by StudioCanal under the supervision of Jeunet, with an incredible 6 hours of new and archival Special Features curated exclusively for this edition.

DELICATESSEN Special Features:
UHD:
- Audio Commentary With Co-Director Jean-Pierre Jeunet
- Trailer
BLU-RAY DISC 1:
- Audio Commentary With Co-Director Jean-Pierre Jeunet
Interview With Co-Directors Jean-Pierre Jeunet And Marc Caro
- Fine Cooked Meats – The Making Of DELICATESSEN
- Copains Comme Cochons – Interview With Co-Director Marc Caro
- The Tale Of 'Terry Gilliam Presents DELICATESSEN' – Interview With Terry Gilliam
- Trailer
BLU-RAY DISC 2:
- Main Course Pieces – A Retrospective
- Take Your Pig – Interview With Actor Jean-Claude Dreyfus
- Archival Interviews With Cast, Crew And Critics
- Jean-Pierre Jeunet Archives
- LE BUNKER DE LA DERNIÈRE RAFALE – Short Film By Jean-Pierre Jeunet And Marc Caro
*Exclusive Booklet By Claire Donner Of The Miskatonic Institute Of Horror Studies

Feature Specs for DELICATESSEN:
Runtime: 100 mins.
Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1
Audio: French 5.1, French Stereo
Subtitles: English
Region: UHD: A/B/C, Blu-ray Disc 1: A, Blu-ray Disc 2: A/B/C

EATEN ALIVE

After launching the genre with MAN FROM DEEP RIVER, writer/director Umberto Lenzi “ups the ante and then some” (Dread Central) with “the most entertaining cannibal adventure of them all” (Daily Dead), now in UHD for the first time ever: A desperate rescue expedition to the jungles of New Guinea will unleash bizarre primitive rituals, over-the-top violence, gratuitous nudity, recycled footage, a maniacal cult leader and an all-you-can-eat buffet of flesh-chomping carnage. Robert Kerman (CANNIBAL HOLOCAUST), Janet Agren (CITY OF THE LIVING DEAD), Ivan Rassimov (ALL THE COLORS OF THE DARK), Paola Senatore (EMANUELLE IN AMERICA), Me Me Lai (LAST CANNIBAL WORLD) and Mel Ferrer (THE GREAT ALLIGATOR) star in this “grisly greatest hits package” (Mondo Digital) scanned in 4K from the CRI with over 4 hours of Special Features that include a newly discovered discussion of cannibal films between Umberto Lenzi and Ruggero Deodato.

EATEN ALIVE Special Features:
UHD:
- Audio Commentary With Mondo Digital's Nathaniel Thompson And Troy Howarth, Author Of Make Them Die Slowly: The Kinetic Cinema Of Umberto Lenzi
- Trailer
BLU-RAY:
- Audio Commentary With Mondo Digital's Nathaniel Thompson And Troy Howarth, Author Of Make Them Die Slowly: The Kinetic Cinema Of Umberto Lenzi
- Welcome To The Jungle – Interview With Director Umberto Lenzi
- Deodato Meats Lenzi – An Exclusive Discussion Of Their Cannibal Films
- Me Me Lai Bites Back – Feature Documentary On The Queen Of Cannibal Movies
- The Sect Of The Purification – Interview With Production Designer Antonello Geleng
- Archival Interviews With Actors Ivan Rassimov And Robert Kerman
2013 Q&A With Umberto Lenzi From The Festival Of Fantastic Films
- Newly Discovered Alternate Footage
- Trailer
*Exclusive Booklet By Claire Donner Of The Miskatonic Institute Of Horror Studies

Feature Specs for EATEN ALIVE:
Runtime: 93 mins.
Aspect Ratio: 1.66:1
Audio: English Mono, Italian Mono
Closed Captions: English SDH
Subtitles: English
Region: UHD: A/B/C, Blu-ray: A

RATS: NIGHT OF TERROR

Having depicted the zombie apocalypse in HELL OF THE LIVING DEAD, director Bruno Mattei and screenwriters Claudio Fragasso & Rossella Drudi took on a new kind of cataclysm to create “a grotesque, funny and thrilling magnum opus” (Daily Dead) that still must be seen to be believed, especially in UHD: In the year 225 A.B. (After The Bomb), a gang of scavengers discovers a seemingly abandoned city – including sets originally built for ONCE UPON A TIME IN AMERICA – only to become prey for millions of flesh-hungry rats. Ottaviano Dell’Acqua (ZOMBIE 3), Massimo Vanni (ROBOWAR), Gianni Franco (THE WAX MASK) and Geretta Geretta (DEMONS) star – with a classic ‘80s Italian horror score by Luigi Ceccarelli (NOSFERATU IN VENICE) – in “Bruno Mattei’s masterpiece” (Senseless Cinema), now scanned in 4K from the original camera negative for the first time ever, with 3 hours of new & archival Special Features and a Bonus CD of the recently discovered/remastered soundtrack.

RATS: NIGHT OF TERROR Special Features:
UHD:
- Trailer
BLU-RAY:
- Mad Rats: The Making Of A Cult РFeaturing Co-Writer/Uncredited Co-Director Claudio Fragasso; Actors Ottaviano Dell'Acqua, Massimo Vanni, Ann-Gisel Glass And Jean-Christophe Br̩tigni̬re; Composer Luigi Ceccarelli; And Still Photographer Gianni Leacche
- Of Rats And Men – Interview With Director Bruno Mattei
- Richard And The Rats – Interview With Actor Ottaviano Dell’Acqua
Chocolate And Rats – Interview With Actress Geretta Geretta
Last Rat Standing – Interview With Actor Gianni Franco
- Rats Dance – Interview With Composer Luigi Ceccarelli
- Bruno And Claudio, I Knew Them Well – Interview With Executive Producer Roberto Di Girolamo
- Bonded By Blood – Retrospective Making-Of For HELL OF THE LIVING DEAD And RATS: NIGHT OF TERROR Featuring Co-Writer/Uncredited Co-Director Claudio Fragasso And Actors Ottaviano Dell'Acqua, Franco Garofalo, Margie Newton And Massimo Vanni
- Trailer
- "Under The Black Sky" By Pornographie Exclusive – Severin Produced Music Video With Geretta Geretta
*Bonus Disc: Soundtrack CD

Feature Specs for RATS: NIGHT OF TERROR:
Runtime: 97 mins
Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1
Audio: English Mono, Italian Mono
Closed Captions: English SDH
Subtitles: English
Region: UHD: A/B/C, Blu-ray: A

SLAVE OF THE CANNIBAL GOD

After creating some of the best gialli of the ‘70s, director Sergio Martino (ALL THE COLORS OF THE DARK) entered the cannibal cycle with this “blood and guts gorefest” (Trailers From Hell) that “still packs a punch” (Rock! Shock! Pop!) and is presented in UHD for the first time ever: When a British scientist disappears in the jungles of New Guinea, his wife (Ursula Andress) hires an American anthropologist (Stacy Keach) to lead her deep into a green inferno of graphic violence, steamy nudity and several of the most notorious scenes in the entire genre. Claudio Cassinelli (THE GREAT ALLIGATOR) co-stars in what Daily Grindhouse hails as “ROMANCING THE STONE for deviants,” now scanned in 4K from the original camera negative with over 3 hours of Special Features that include a new interview with Martino.

SLAVE OF THE CANNIBAL GOD Special Features:
UHD:
- Audio Commentary With Claire Donner Of The Miskatonic Institute Of Horror Studies
- Trailer
BLU-RAY:
- Audio Commentary With Claire Donner Of The Miskatonic Institute Of Horror Studies
- In The Jungle – Interview With Director Sergio Martino
- Unabated – Interview With Camera Operator Claudio Morabito
- Adventure Of A Lifetime – Interview With Production Designer Antonello Geleng
- Brothers In Arms – Interview With Antonello Geleng And Special Effects Artist Paolo Ricci
- Dangerous Liaison – Archival Interview With Actor Stacy Keach
- Trailer

Feature Specs for SLAVE OF THE CANNIBAL GOD:
Runtime: 103 mins.
Aspect Ratio: 2.35:1
Audio: English Mono, Italian Mono
Closed Captions: English SDH
Subtitles: English
Region: UHD: A/B/C, Blu-ray: A

HELL OF THE LIVING DEAD

What began as the epic global zombie apocalypse screenplay VIRUS by Claudio Fragasso & Rossella Drudi (SHOCKING DARK, ROBOWAR) became – via the inimitable vision of director Bruno Mattei (CRUEL JAWS, RATS: NIGHT OF TERROR) and a fraction of the original budget – this “gloriously ludicrous” (Confluence of Cult), “compulsively watchable” (Classic-Horror), “infamous zombie-chomp spectacular” (Braineater), now in UHD for the first time in America: When a top-secret biomedical project accidentally unleashes a catastrophic plague, a four-man commando team and a female reporter head into the jungle for an “absolutely insane” (B&S About Movies) experience in gratuitous nudity, grisly stock footage and ravenous hordes of flesh-eating zombies. Margie Newton (THE ADVENTURES OF HERCULES), Franco Garofalo (THE OTHER HELL) and a soundtrack ‘borrowed’ from Goblin star in “a must for all fans of Italian exploitation” (Cinezilla) – also known as VIRUS, NIGHT OF THE ZOMBIES and ZOMBIE CREEPING FLESH – now scanned in 4K from the original camera negative.

HELL OF THE LIVING DEAD Special Features:
UHD:
- Trailer
BLU-RAY:
- Go To Hell – Interview With Director Bruno Mattei
- The Beauty And The Zombies – Interview With Actress Margie Newton
- My Big Chance – Interview With Actor Franco Garofalo
- Lt. Mike London Is Back! РInterview With Actor Jos̩ Gras
- My Son Is A Zombie – Interview With Actor Pep Ballester
- Producing The Apocalypse – Interview With Producer José María Cunillés
- Papua New Guinea In Barcelona РLocations Tour With Jos̩ Gras
- Peter And The Test Tube Babies' 
"Zombie Creeping Flesh" – Interview With Punk Singer Peter Bywaters
Trailer
*Bonus Disc: Soundtrack CD

Feature Specs for HELL OF THE LIVING DEAD:
Runtime: 100 mins.
Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1
Audio: English Mono, Italian Mono
Closed Captions: English SDH
Subtitles: English
Region: UHD: A/B/C, Blu-ray: A

LAST CANNIBAL WORLD

For the first film in his unofficial ‘Cannibal Trilogy,’ director Ruggero Deodato (CANNIBAL HOLOCAUST, HOUSE ON THE EDGE OF THE PARK) delivered a depraved adventure that’s been called “well made and meaty” (Malevolent Dark), “gripping and shocking” (Monster Hunter) and “easily the most savage of the entire genre” (Fantastic Movie Musings), presented in UHD for the first time ever in North America: In a jungle hell that has no pity for man, the survivors of a plane crash are hunted by a primitive tribe with a taste for torment. Massimo Foschi (NINE GUESTS FOR A CRIME), Ivan Rassimov (SACRIFICE!) and Me Me Lai (EATEN ALIVE) star in this ultra-graphic gut-muncher – also known as JUNGLE HOLOCAUST, THE LAST SURVIVOR and CANNIBAL – “that raised the bar in terms of extreme gore and nastiness” (The Worldwide Celluloid Massacre), now scanned in 4K from the original negative with over 2½ hours of Special Features and a webstore exclusive Blu-ray disc containing the Alternate U.S. Version of the film.

*WEBSTORE EXCLUSIVE 3-DISC COLLECTION WITH WEBSTORE EXCLUSIVE SLIPCOVER

LAST CANNIBAL WORLD Special Features:
- Disc 1: UHD (Uncut Version + Special Features):
- Audio Commentary With Director Ruggero Deodato, Moderated By Freak-O-Rama's Federico Caddeo
- Trailer
Disc 2: BLU-RAY (Uncut Version + Special Features):
- Audio Commentary With Director Ruggero Deodato, Moderated By Freak-O-Rama's Federico Caddeo
- Jungle Fever – Interview With Assistant Director Lamberto Bava
- The Queen Of The Cannibals – Interview With Actress Me Me Lai
Man Eat Man – Interview With Actor Massimo Foschi
- Archival Interview With Actor Ivan Rassimov
- Trailer
- TV Spot
Disc 3: BLU-RAY (Alternate U.S. Version + Special Feature):
- U.S. Trailer
*Exclusive Booklet By Claire Donner Of The Miskatonic Institute Of Horror Studies

Feature Specs for LAST CANNIBAL WORLD:
UNCUT VERSION:
Runtime: 93 mins.
Aspect Ratio: 2.35:1
Audio: English Mono, Italian Mono
Closed Captions: English SDH
Subtitles: English
Region: A/B/C

ALTERNATE U.S. VERSION:
Runtime: 89 mins.
Aspect Ratio: 2.35:1
Audio: English Mono
Closed Captions: English SDH
Region: A/B/C

THONG GIRLS

This 1983 production from writer/director Jess Franco can finally be experienced as one of his most surprising and heartfelt offerings of the decade: It’s summer’s end in the resort city of Benidorm, where seductive foreigners, conniving hustlers, gullible tourists and insatiable celebrities all come together in a barbed confection that’s part sunny comedy, part NASHVILLE-style satire and totally, unmistakably, sexy Franco fun. Jess’ partner/muse Lina Romay (at her most luscious) and production manager/star Antonio Mayans (NIGHT OF OPEN SEX) are joined by a cast of familiar faces from their ‘80s stock company – including Eva León (MANSION OF THE LIVING DEAD), Muriel Montossé (THE INCONFESSABLE ORGIES OF EMMANUELLE), Juan Soler (CRIES OF PLEASURE) and Analía Ivars (BAHIA BLANCA) – in this unexpected delight from “one of the cinema's great individualists” (The Guardian), now scanned in 2K from the original camera negative with over 2 hours of new Special Features.

THONG GIRLS Special Features:
- Audio Commentary With Francomania's John Dixon And William Morris
- Jess Franco's Naked City РInterview With Stephen Thrower, Author Of Flowers Of Perversion: The Delirious Cinema Of Jes̼s Franco
- In The Land Of Franco Part 11

Feature Specs for THONG GIRLS:
Runtime: 85 mins.
Aspect Ratio: 1.66:1
Audio: Spanish Mono
Subtitles: English
Region: A/B/C

NIGHT TRAIN MURDERS

For far too long, this 1974 shocker directed by Aldo Lado (WHO SAW HER DIE?) has been dismissed as a LAST HOUSE ON THE LEFT knockoff. Now it can be experienced as a classic “more intense and disturbing than the film that inspired it” (DVD Talk) in UHD for the first time ever: When two young girls taking a train home for the holidays encounter a pair of sadistic thugs, it will trigger a nightmare of sexual brutality and parental revenge. Flavio Bucci (SUSPIRIA), Irene Miracle (INFERNO), Macha Méril (DEEP RED) and Enrico Maria Salerno (THE BIRD WITH THE CRYSTAL PLUMAGE) star – with a powerful soundtrack by Ennio Morricone – in this “damn fine film that stands on its own merits” (Screen Anarchy) – also known as LAST STOP ON THE NIGHT TRAIN, THE NEW HOUSE ON THE LEFT, SECOND HOUSE ON THE LEFT, DON’T RIDE ON LATE NIGHT TRAINS, LAST HOUSE PART II and XMAS MASSACRE – scanned in 4K from the original camera negative with over 5 hours of Special Features. 

*WEBSTORE EXCLUSIVE 3-DISC COLLECTION WITH WEBSTORE EXCLUSIVE SLIPCOVER

NIGHT TRAIN MURDERS Special Features:
UHD:
- Audio Commentary With Director Aldo Lado, Moderated By Freak-O-Rama's Federico Caddeo
- Audio Commentary With Ultra Violent Magazine's Art Ettinger And Cinema Arcana's Bruce Holecheck
- Trailer
BLU-RAY:
- Audio Commentary With Director Aldo Lado, Moderated By Freak-O-Rama's Federico Caddeo
- Audio Commentary With Ultra Violent Magazine's Art Ettinger And Cinema Arcana's Bruce Holecheck
Hear My Train A-Comin' – Interview With Director Aldo Lado
- The Veiled Lady РInterview With Actress Macha M̩ril
- Back On The Train – Interview With Actor Gianfranco De Grassi
- Train In Vain – Interview With Actress Irene Miracle
- NIGHT TRAIN MURDERS And Sadean Women: Power, Pleasure And The Subversion Of Morality – Video Essay By Kat Ellinger, Author Of Daughters Of Darkness
Trailer
*Bonus Disc: Soundtrack CD

Feature Specs for NIGHT TRAIN MURDERS:
Runtime: 94 mins
Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1
Audio: English Mono, Italian Mono
Closed Captions: English SDH
Subtitles: English
Region: UHD: A/B/C, Blu-ray: A

ANTIVIRAL

The award-winning debut feature by writer/director Brandon Cronenberg has been called “wild and creepy” (JoBlo), “smart and subversive” (Empire) and “hallucinatory body horror from the same plasma pool as VIDEODROME” (ScreenCrush). Now it can be experienced in UHD for the first time ever: Syd March (Caleb Landry Jones of Twin Peaks: The Return and GET OUT) is a top sales representative for The Lucas Clinic, which harvests exclusive infections from celebrities for injection into obsessed fans. But in a near future consumed by the possibilities of biological communion, will Syd himself pay a horrific price for the toxicity of fame? Sarah Gadon (COSMOPOLIS) and Malcolm McDowell co-star in this “new perversity from a new Cronenberg” (Salon), scanned in 4K from the 35mm protection internegative supervised by Brandon Cronenberg and cinematographer Karim Hussain (INFINITY POOL) with 3 hours of new and archival Special Features.

*WEBSTORE EXCLUSIVE 3-DISC COLLECTION WITH WEBSTORE EXCLUSIVE SLIPCOVER

ANTIVIRAL Special Features:
Disc 1: UHD:
- Audio Commentary With Writer/Director Brandon Cronenberg And Director Of Photography Karim Hussain
- Trailer
Disc 2: BLU-RAY:
- Audio Commentary With Writer/Director Brandon Cronenberg And Director Of Photography Karim Hussain
BROKEN TULIPS – Short Film Written And Directed By Brandon Cronenberg
- Anatomy Of A Virus – Making-Of Featurette
- Reviving A Dead Cell – Brandon Cronenberg And Karim Hussain Discuss The Restoration
- Brandon Cronenberg: A First-Time Director's Vision
- Deleted Scenes With Optional Commentary By Brandon Cronenberg And Karim Hussain
- First Meeting – With Actors Caleb Landry Jones And Sarah Gadon
- The Design Of ANTIVIRAL – Interview With Production Designer Arvinder Greywal
- Manufacturing Celebrity – EPK With Cast And Crew
- Trailer
Disc 3: BLU-RAY:
- Introduction To The Cannes Cut By Writer/Director Brandon Cronenberg And Director Of Photography Karim Hussain
- FLIR P660 Thermal Camera Test
*Exclusive Booklet By Claire Donner Of The Miskatonic Institute Of Horror Studies

Feature Specs for ANTIVIRAL:
Runtime: 108 mins., Cannes Cut: 113 mins.
Aspect Ratio: 1.78:1
Audio: English 5.1, English Stereo
Closed Captions: English SDH
Region: A/B/C

THE MASK OF SATAN

From writer/director Lamberto Bava (DEMONS) comes a modern-day reimagining of his father’s classic BLACK SUNDAY featuring FX by Sergio Stivaletti (CEMETERY MAN), music by Simon Boswell (SANTA SANGRE) and hailed as “an impressive evolution of ‘80s Italian horror that not enough fans have seen” (At The Mansion Of Madness): When a group of skiers becomes trapped in a crevasse, their discovery of a long-frozen female corpse will unmask an ancient evil, unlock a portal of the damned and unleash a nightmare of Satanic vengeance. Mary Sellers (STAGEFRIGHT), Debora Caprioglio (Klaus Kinski’s PAGANINI) and Michele Soavi (director of THE CHURCH and THE SECT) star in this “visual roller coaster” (Ninja Dixon) – also known as DEMONS 5: THE DEVIL’S VEIL – now scanned in 2K from the original camera negative for the first time ever in North America.

*WEBSTORE EXCLUSIVE SLIPCOVER

THE MASK OF SATAN Special Features:
- The Curse Of The Mask – Interview With Director Lamberto Bava
- Una Americana A Roma – Interview With Actress Mary Sellers
- Sabina The Teenage Witch - Interview With Actress Debora Caprioglio

Feature Specs for THE MASK OF SATAN:
Runtime: 98 mins.
Aspect Ratio: 1.66:1
Audio: Italian Mono, Spanish Mono
Subtitles: English
Region: A/B/C



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Friday, November 22, 2024

TRICK OR TREAT Comes to 4K UHD and Blu-ray March 11, 2025!


RED SHIRT HOME VIDEO AND SYNAPSE FILMS BRING THE HEAVY METAL HORROR CLASSIC TRICK OR TREAT TO STANDARD EDITION 4K UHD + BLU-RAY MARCH 11, 2025!


Front cover artwork by Sean Longmore (above); reversible cover art (below).


What are you afraid of? It's only rock 'n' roll!

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 definitive 4K UHD and Blu-ray releases 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!

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
- Region free for worldwide playback
- Limited edition o-card available on FIRST PRESSING ONLY!

Order TRICK OR TREAT Standard Edition 4K UHD now from Synapse Films: https://www.synapsefilms.com/product/trick-or-treat-2160p-4k-uhd/

Order TRICK OR TREAT Standard Edition Blu-ray now from Synapse Films: https://www.synapsefilms.com/product/trick-or-treat-1080p-blu-ray/

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 (s): 2160p 4K UHD / 1080p Blu-ray / 480p DVD
Region: Region Free
Street Date: March 11, 2025



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Tuesday, November 19, 2024

MCBASTARD'S MAUSOLEUM 2024 CHRISTMAS GIFT GUIDE!




MCBASTARD'S MAUSOLEUM
2024 CHRISTMAS GIFT GUIDE

Well, it's that time of the year again... 'twas about a month before Christmas and all the stockings are hung by the decorative fake LED fireplace with care, in hopes that on Christmas morn physical media film lovers would find Blu-rays and 4K UHD flicks with Dolby Atmos and Dolby Vision there... or something like that... 

Naughty or nice, if they're a movie lover get 'em something cool this year, it's been a fantastic year for physical media editions, so there's no shortage of cool stuff to choose from. Tphere were so many awesome box sets, collections and single film editions released this year, it's kind of crazy.  

As is out semi-annual tradition we've put together some movie lovers Christmas gift ideas for you, chock full of Amazon affiliate links (and some cool indie distros, too) to generate some of our own Christmas cheer on the back end. So, have a look-see and hopefully you get some ideas of what to get your cinema loving friends and family, but don't forget to treat yourself, too! This is a list that caters to my own personal preferences of cult-classics, paranoid sci-fi, and vintage horror, and I tried to spice it up with some cool television. Westerns, crime-thrillers, and a nice selection of nostalgic animated releases, all sort of cool stuff. 


 Limited Edition 4-Disc Blu-ray + 
2-Disc CD set (Cauldron Films)

SHAWSCOPE VOL. 3 LIMITED EDITION BOX SET  10-Disc Blu-ray Set (Arrow Video) 

Limited Edition 4K UHD + Blu-ray + Digital Copy (Paramount) 

HELLRAISER: QUARTET OF TORMET - PINHEAD SLIPCASE 4-Disc Limited Edition 4K Ultra HD (Arrow Video)

13-Disc Blu-ray Set (Severin Films) 


ALFRED HITCHCOCK: THE ICONIC FILM COLLECTION 6-Disc 4K Ultra HD Set (Warner Bros.) 

JOYSTICKS (1983) Collector's Edition Blu-ray (MVD Rewind Collection) 

Bu-ray (Scream Factory) 

ZERO WOMAN: RED HANDCUFFS (1974) Blu-ray  
(Neon Eagle Video) 

THE BEAST WITH FIVE FINGERS (1947) Blu-ray (Warner Archive) 

REDNECK MILLER (1976) Blu-ray (Film Masters Archive Collection)

BODY DOUBLE  (1984) 4K Ultra HD + Blu-ray + Digital (Steelbook) 

GHOULIES II (1987)  2-Disc Collector's Edition 4K Ultra HD + Blu-ray (MVD Rewind Collection) 

HIGH CRIME (1973) 
3-Disc Limited Edition 4K Ultra HD + Blu-ray + CD (Blue Underground)

THE GUYVER  (1991) Limited Collector's Edition 4K Ultra HD + Blu-ray + CD (Unearthed Films)  

4K Ultra HD + Blu-ray (Vinegar Syndrome)


4K Ultra HD (Warner Bros.)

THE CASE OF THE BLOODY IRIS (1972)   4K Ultra HD + Blu-ray (Celluloid Dreams)

A NIGHTMARE ON ELM STREET (1984) 4K Ultra HD + Digital (Warner Bros) 

4K Ultra HD + Blu-ray + Digital  (20th Century Focmz) 

4K Ultra HD + Digital. (Warner Bros.)

GUMMO  (1997) 4K Ultra HD + Blu-ray (Criterion) 

HAPPINESS (1998) 4K Ultra HD + Blu-ray (Criterion) 

LONE STAR  (1996) 4K Ultra HD + Blu-ray (Criterion) 

GREG ARAKI'S TEEN APOCALYPSE TRILOGY  4K Ultra HD + Blu-ray (Criterion) 

THE TENANT (1976) 4K Ultra HD + Blu-ray (Vinegar Syndrome) 

4K Ultra HD + Digital (Sony) 

(Shout! Factory) 

(Shout! Factory) 

3-Disc Blu-ray + CD Soundtrack (Grindhouse Releasing) 

BAD COMPANY (1972) 
Blu-ray (Fun City Editions)

LOONEY TUNES COLLECTOR'S CHOICE VOLS. 1-4 Blu-ray Set (Warner Archive) 


SUPER FRIENDS: THE COMPLETE SERIES  (1973-1985) 16-Disc Blu-ray Set (Warner Bros.) 

(2024) 2-Disc Blu-ray Set (Paramount)

THE BOY AND THE HERON (2023) 4K Ultra HD + Blu-ray 

4K Ultra HD (Warner Bros.) 

THE COMPLETE RANKIN BASS CHRISTMAS COLLECTION  5-Disc Blu-ray Set (Universal).

BATMAN - 85TH ANNIVERSARY 10-FILM COLLECTION 10-Disc 4K Ultra HD (Warner Bros.)  


FRIENDS: THE COMPLETE SERIES (1994-2004) 25-Disc 4K Ultra HD - Blu-ray Set 
(Warner Bros.) 

(1989-1998) 24-Disc 4K Ultra HD Set (Sony) 

I LOVE LUCY: THE COMPLETE SERIES (1951-1960) 33-Disc Blu-ray Set (Paramount) 

HOUSE OF THE DRAGON: THE COMPLETE SECOND SEASON
(2024) 5-Disc 4K Ultra HD Set (Warner Bros.) 

2-Disc 4K Ultra HD Steelbook (Disney) 

A MAN CALLED SHENANDOAH: THE COMPLETE SERIES (1965-1966) 5-Disc Blu-ray Set (Warner Archive) 

6-Disc Blu-ray Set (Warner Archive)  

CINEMA SPECULATION (Hardcover Book) by Quentin Tarantino 

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