VINEGAR SYNDROME NEW RELEASES IN MAY!

MADMAN (1981) 

Label: Vinegar Syndrome
Release Date: May 26th 2015
Run Time: 88 Minutes
Color Widescreen 1.85:1

English DTS-HD MA 2.0 Mono Region 0
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Joe Giannone
Cast: Gaylen Ross, Tony Fish, Paul Ehlers

Years ago, Madman Marz violently murdered his family only to escape into the woods before his execution could be completed. Legend has it that anyone who calls his name can summon him back to continue his bloody rampage. But teenage Richie, away at camp, doesn't believe the old legend and calls his name. As night falls, strange things start happening at at camp and soon Madman Marz is back, axe in hand, to finish the killing spree he started decades ago. One of the true classics of 80's slasher cinema, Vinegar Syndrome proudly presents MADMAN on Blu-ray for the first time, newly restored in 4K from the camera negative!

Bonus Features:
- New 4k restoration from the 35mm camera negative
- Original Theatrical Trailer
- TV spots
- Cast/Crew interviews
- The Legend Lives: 91 minute documentary on the Making of Madman
- Commentary track by The Hysteria Continues!

FAST CARS FAST WOMEN (1981) / STARSHIP EROS (1979)  Label: Vinegar SyndromeRelease Date: May 12th 2015  Run Time: 145 Minutes Widescreen 1.66:1 English DTS-HD MA 2.0 Mono  Region 0 Rating: NR Director: Scott McHaley Cast: Kay Parker, Mike Ranger, Bill Margold, Becky Savage FAST CARS FAST WOMEN: Welcome to the erotic world of female racecar drivers! These high octane girls know how to rev up everyone's engine, but when a group of sleazy mobsters begin attacking the girls and their friends, it's up to their tough coach (Kay Parker) to unleash her own brand of revenge! STARSHIP EROS: Aboard the Starship Eros, the all-female crew have nothing but time to indulge in their erotic fantasies, with the help of their robotic servant. Bonus Features: - New 2k restorations from the 35mm camera negatives - Original theatrical trailer - Interview with producer Wesley Emerson - Outtakes from FAST CARS FAST WOMEN SEX WORLD (1977)  Label: Vinegar SyndromeRelease Date: May 12th 2015  Run Time: 91 Minutes Color Widescreen 1.85:1  English Dolby Digital Mono  Region 0 Rating: NR Director: Anthony Spinelli Cast: Annette Haven, Kay Parker, Leslie Bovee, John Leslie, Joey Silvera Sex World is a luxury resort, advertised as the ultimate sex-themed getaway, where people travel to try and overcome their sexual problems. As the resort's guests slowly become aware of their inhibitions, fears, and repressed urges, with the help of robotic surrogate lovers, director Anthony Spinelli's camera paints a haunting picture of human insecurities set against a science fiction backdrop. One of the biggest hits of the late 1970's SEX WORLD is a thoughtful analysis of eroticism, punctuated with striking and at times abstract visuals. Featuring an all-star cast, including Annette Haven, Leslie Bovee, Kay Parker, John Leslie, Joey Silvera, and with Hollywood level production values, SEX WORLD remains one of the most significant and thought provoking feature films ever produced. Vinegar Syndrome presents this genre classic newly restored in 4k from the original 35mm camera negative, featuring brand new interviews with its talented stars. Bonus Features: - New 4k restoration from the 35mm camera negative - Original theatrical trailer - Video interviews with Kay Parker, Joey Silvera and Joel Sussman LONG JEANNE SILVER (1977)  Label: Vinegar SyndromeRelease Date: May 12th 2015  Run Time: 65 Minutes Full Screen 1.33:1  English Dolby Digital Mono  Region 0 Adult Erotica Rating: NR Production Year: 1977 Director: Alex deRenzy Cast: Jeanne Silver, Paul Thomas, Joey Silvera, Sandy Pinney From master filmmaker Alex deRenzy, comes one of the most radical films of the 1970's, LONG JEANNE SILVER. Part documentary, part vignette film, LONG JEANNE SILVER follows the sensual encounters of beautiful amputee, Jeanne Silver, as she invites her lovers to experience her unique sexual gift. DeRenzy's cinema verite styled camera captures Jeanne as she experiences the pleasures of men and women alike, between heart felt and candid glimpses of her real life and personality. Vinegar Syndrome is proud to present this incredibly unique film on DVD fully uncut and newly restored from rare 16mm vault elements. Bonus Features: - New 2K restoration from 16mm vault elements - Audio Commentary with star Jeanne Silver

VINEGAR SYNDROME MARCH RELEASES BRING THE SLEAZE, SLASHERS AND NOIR!

THE MUTHERS (1976) DVD

Label: Vinegar Syndrome
Release Date: March 10th 2015
Run Time: 83 Minutes
English Dolby Digital Mono
Color Widescreen 1.85:1 
Region 0
Rating: R
Director: Cirio Santiago
Cast: Jayne Kennedy, Rosanne Katon, Jeannie Bell

Climb aboard with THE MUTHERS. The meanest, toughest and most action packed pirate crew in the pacific. Join Jayne Kennedy, Rosanne Katon, Jeannie Bell and their crew on a daring rescue mission to save one of their own from the clutches of vicious white slavers.
Directed by the master of Filipino sleaze, Cirio Santiago, THE MUTHERS blasts onto DVD newly restored from its 35mm negative.

Bonus Features:
- Restored in 2k from 35mm negative
- Original Theatrical Trailer

HOT LEGS (1979) / CALIFORNIA GIGOLO (1979) DVD

Label: Vinegar SyndromeRelease Date: March 10th 2015 
Run Time: 151 Minutes
Color Widescreen 1.85:1 
English Dolby Digital Mono 

Region 0
Rating: NR
Director: Bob Chinn
Cast: John Holmes, Jesie St. James, Paul Thomas, Kandi Barbour

HOT LEGS: Meet the girls at Hot Legs: beautiful models who will do anything to please their photographers. As an important publication deadline approaches, everyone tries to focus on work, but will their lustful desires get in the way?

CALIFORNIA GIGOLO: John Holmes is the biggest stud in Hollywood. All the girls love him and can never get enough. Follow the California Gigolo John through the most star studded and erotic adventure of his life.

Bonus Features:
- Restored in 2k from 35mm negative
- Original Theatrical Trailers for Both Films

DIXIE RAY HOLLYWOOD STAR (1983) DVD

Label: Vinegar Syndrome
Release Date: March 10th 2015 
Run Time: 101 Minutes
Color Widescreen 1.85:1

English Dolby Digital Mono Region 0
Rating: NR
Director: Anthony Spinelli
Cast: Lisa Deleeuw, Juliet Anderson, John Leslie, Cameron Mitchell

Private investigator Nick Popodopolis (John Leslie) has a problem: there's a corpse of a beautiful woman (Juliet Anderson) on the floor of his office. As he explains his case to an alcoholic lieutenant (Cameron Mitchell), a strange story of blackmail, mystery and murder unfolds, all centered on an enigmatic movie star, Dixie Ray (Lisa Deleeuw).

Anthony Spinelli's big budget WWII era set noir ranks as one of his most ambitious films ever made. With an all star cast that also features Kelly Nichols, Veronica Hart, and Samantha Fox, the film was released in two different versions (DIXIE RAY HOLLYWOOD STAR and IT'S CALLED MURDER BABY), both of which are presented here, fully restored from their original 35mm negatives.

Bonus Features:
- Includes two different cuts of the film, DIXIE RAY HOLLYWOOD STAR and  IT'S CALLED MURDER BABY
- Restored in 2k from 35mm negatives
- Original Theatrical Trailer

Don't Forget: Previously Announced From Vinegar Syndrome For March

DON'T GO IN THE WOODS (1981) BD/DVD Combo

Label: Vinegar Syndrome
Release Date: March 10th 2015
Run Time: 82 Minutes
Color Widescreen 1.66:1 
English DTS-HD MA 2.0 Mono 
Region 0
Rating: NR
Director: James Bryan
Cast: Jack McClelland, Mary Gail Artz, James P. Hayden

In director James Bryan's 1981 cult classic, a group of obnoxious campers venture into the wilderness for what they assume will be a fun filled weekend. Unknown to them, a bloodthirsty maniac is hiding in the woods, watching their every move, and violently killing them, one by one, every chance he gets... Filled with low-fi gore effects and black humor, DON'T GO IN THE WOODS remains one of the quintessential regional slasher films of the early 80s, and is coming to Blu-ray for the very first time, newly restored in 2K from the 35mm Interpositive and loaded with extras.

Bonus Features:
- Director commentary
- Group commentary with Director, Star Mary Gail Arts & others
- Commentary with The Hysteria Continues!
- Cast and Crew Interviews
- Autograph signing party footage
- Pressbooks & artwork gallery
- Production still images
- TV promo
- Theatrical trailer
- And more!

DVD Review: EXPECTATIONS (1977) / CONFESSIONS (1977)

DRIVE-IN DOUBLE FEATURE: 

EXPECTATIONS (1977) / CONFESSIONS (1977)

Label: Vinegar Syndrome

Region: Region-FREE

Duration: 128 Minutes

Video: Anamorphic Widescreen (1.85:1)

Audio: English Dolby Digital Mono

Director: Anthony Spinelli

Cast: Chris Cassidy, Kristine Heller, John Leslie, Joey Silvera, Jack Wright

The fine purveyors of filth and sleaze over at Vinegar Syndrome have put together this XXX double feature from porn auteur Anthony Spinelli from 1977. Both films are of the plot-driven porno variety and feature attractive women doing a lot of naughty things.
In Expectations (1977) we start of with some sex of course, nicely lit with a blue light and ending with a a damn decent blow job. The woman performing this delightful oral routine  is Margo (Delania Raffino) and she's bored with her upper crust lifestyle. To cure this malaise she sets in motion a plan to swap lives with a young hippie-type named Montana (Chris Cassidy). The two women meet-up and exchange IDs and apartments and Margo heads off to Montana's little bungalow - it's just that easy. Margo arrives at the quaint apartment and its not long before there's a knock a the door. A young and young mustached stud enters and pretty much forces himself on her - while it starts out a bit rough she's completely game for this new experience after a few seconds. This guys corny sex-talk is hilarious, you gotta hear it. 

Meanwhile blond hippie Montana is back at Margo's pad sifting through jewelery and making herself comfy in the new surroundings when Margo's one-eyed brother Vincent (Jack Wright) arrives looking for his sister. After some small talk the two get down to the expected sex-stuff and she takes on the persona of Margo which gives the encounter weird incestuous overtones, plus that eye-patch is just the most ridiculous thing ever. 

Montana sends a female companion over to Margo for her very first interracial woman-on-woman encounter. For all of a 1/2 second she seems resistant but she cums around nicely to the idea and we end up with a sweetly intimate encounter. However, when Montana boasts to Margo that she fucked her brother and indulged his incestuous fantasies she calls off the swap but not before some Margo-on-Montana sex action, oh yeah.  This one was a nice slice of x-rated entertainment shot fairly well and with an intriguing (enough) framing device. I loved the 70's styles and the hardcore sex is dirty and hot with no shortage of bush, blow jobs, and glistening genitalia. 

The second feature Confessions (1977) starts when a married couple wake in bed together. The husband Gary wakes-up with a skull-pounding headache after a night of drinking. Fortunately his wife Beth (Kristine Heller) sucks away his brain pain with a morning blow job and when he finishes-up on her face she cleans-up his love gun with her tongue, she's a nice lady! The selfish fucker jumps in the shower and is off to work without even reciprocating - what a shitter. 

Unsatisfied in bed Beth decides to explore other sexual avenues throughout the course of the day. Her husband refers to himself in the third person, he's obviously a douche nozzle. Before you know it Beth's sucking biker-cock (and not very well according to him) so he gives her an impromptu lesson in fellatio. At a party later that night she screws Gary's boss in the bathroom after giving him one of those newly practiced blow jobs while the films inter cuts between a party guest eating a banana, she was so into it assume she's dreaming of a cock between those lips. Later she answers a personal ad to dominate a woman's submissive husband (Jack Wright again minus the eye-patch), she does it so well that she's rewarded with a prolonged carpet munching session from the grateful wife who tongue-darts her to a screaming orgasm. Her thirst for sex  not quite quenched she resorts to one final excursion - prostitution. This one made me wonder what kind of weirdo would go-down an a prostitute! I love it when the john inquires "How Much?" and she responds "$200" which he scoffs "I wanna fuck you, not support you". 

Kristine Heller is quite a looker with a gorgeous body and the camera loves every inch of her, for the most part she has some decent acting chops when they're called upon - which is not that often to be honest - but once again the premise is an just interesting enough to pull the various sex scenes together into a semi-coherent films 

You just don't see hairy pussy and cock-shaft like this anymore, t was a seedier time when porn wasn't streaming online for free and you had to seek it out in cum-stained theaters projected  - now thanks to Vinegar Syndrome you can watch it on DVD for cheap at home.

The DVD from Vinegar Syndrome presents both films in anamorphic widescreen (1.85:1) with English Dolby Digital Mono audio with no subtitles. Scanned from 2K film elements the transfers look nice with . strong color reproduction and clarity, the crispness is generally quite nice with only a few instances of print damage. The mono audio is decent and the score and dialogue sound nice with some underlying minor hiss but it's not distracting. No special features for either film on this set, the budget-minded Drive-In double features from VS rarely sport commentary tracks but there's only so much you can say about a fuck tape

Verdict: Another fun x-rated double-feature from the filth preservationists over at Vinegar Syndrome who are on quite a run this past year with obscure slices of nasty cinema. If I had to pick my preference I'm going with the swap identity turn-on of Expectations (1977) a filthy piece of cinema with a fun premise and plenty of the requisite seedy sex scenes. If you're looking for a quality double-dose of 70's hairy-bushed porn this double feature is just what you're looking for.  2.5 Outta 5