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Vinegar Syndrome Releases

New York based filmmaker Eddie Israel (Harvey Keitel, Bad Lieutenant) is embarking on a new production titled Mother of Mirrors, being shot in Los Angeles. Joining Israel in Hollywood are his film’s lead actors, Sarah (Madonna, Desperately Seeking Susan) and Francis (James Russo, China Girl), playing an unhappily married couple coming to terms with matters of religion, drug use and unconventional sex. As reality and fiction begin to merge, Israel’s wife, Madlyn (Nancy Ferrara, real life wife to Abel), enters the fray of the tumultuous film production that has become home to infidelity, drug use and acts of violence, setting the stage for an unpredictable and uncompromising final act.

Kicking off the collection is Christopher Lewis’ grisly Oklahoma-lensed supernatural slasher, REVENGE, starring Patrick Wayne and John Carradine in the midst of a rural cult of satan-loving killers who use the black arts to wreck havoc on anyone who gets in their way. Enjoy this gruesome classic newly restored from its 16mm original negative with all its bloody effects looking better than ever.

Next up, Doug Robertson’s Kentucky based revenge-slasher HAUNTEDWEEN takes the Halloween spirit to newly vengeful heights as a fraternity party becomes a night of bloody mayhem when a masked stalker begins dismembering the guests. Packed with local flavor and a good sense of fun, this truly regional passion project comes to Blu-ray restored in 4K from its 16mm camera negative and packed with new and archival bonus materials.

Finally, from Michael O’Rourke, the man behind the previous HGH’s sleeper hit, Moonstalker, comes another (though earlier) demented, Reno shot slasher with the ghostly “romance,” DEADLY LOVE! After her lover is murdered, a scorned woman summons his presence from the grave. Years later his ghost still haunts the house of his lover’s untimely demise, where he murders anyone who makes the mistake of entering the property. Enjoy this offbeat regional rarity newly restored from its 16mm interpositive.

China O’Brien 1

Lori "China" O'Brien is a tough as nails big city cop. After having to use her weapon in the line of duty, China decides to give up her career as a police officer and move back to her hometown of Beaver Creek, Utah. Upon returning home, China discovers that her once quiet town is now being overrun by corruption and organized crime. When China's father - the local Sheriff - is killed, China vows to run for Sheriff herself in order to rid the town of corruption. With the help of her former boyfriend Matt, as well as a mysterious Native American biker named Dakota, China quickly goes into action cleaning up the streets of the town she once loved.

China O’Brien 2

China is forced back into action when her quiet town is once again ravaged by violence. Former drug dealer, Charlie Baskin, escapes from prison and sets his sights on those who helped get him arrested. Wrangling a team of criminals, Baskin arrives in Beaver Creek in order to take revenge on a man named Frank who helped put him away. When Baskin kidnaps Frank's wife and daughter, China must once again team up with Matt and Dakota in order to rid the town of criminal lowlifes and protect the innocent.

Extras:

  • Brand new commentary tracks for each film by martial arts film experts Frank Djeng and John Charles

  • "Cynthia Rothrock is China O'Brien" (19 min) - a brand new interview with star Cynthia Rothrock

  • "A Worthwhile Journey: The Martial Artists of China O'Brien" (33 min) - a brand new featurette with actors Richard Norton, Keith Cooke and Chris Casamassa

  • "Melanie Good is Stripper Assassin" (11 min) - a brand new interview with actress Melanie Good

  • "Casting China" (11 min) - a brand new interview with casting director Catrine McGregor

  • "Composing China" (11 min) - a brand new featurette with composers David Wheatley and Paul Antonelli

  • "The Making of a Martial Arts Movie" (40 min) - an archival making-of documentary on CHINA O'BRIEN featuring interviews with its cast/crew and rare behind-the-scenes footage

  • Video interview with Cynthia Rothrock and Richard Norton (26 min) - courtesy of the @CynthiaRothrockChannel on YouTube

  • Video interview with Cynthia Rothrock (12 min) - courtesy of the @CynthiaRothrockChannel on YouTube

  • Trailers

When terrorist Ben Shaheed takes an American helicopter crew hostage, the elite fighters of the Navy Seals will stop at nothing to save their fellow soldiers while working to foil Shaheed’s bloodthirsty plans to derail ongoing Middle East peace negotiations.

Maria St. John is a ghost of her former self. Ever since her daughter went missing, Maria has forgotten how to eat, how to sleep, how to exist at all. No matter where she goes, there are reminders of her missing daughter, Jessica. On the one year anniversay of Jessica’s disappearance, Maria encounters a mysterious milkman who has a strong connection with her lost child, and he may be the only person who can reunite them.

Extras:

  • Feature-length drunk commentary with writer-director Case Esparros

  • Interview with star Gary Wilson

  • Interview with director Case Esparros

  • Director-moderated conversation with composer Aaron Dilloway

  • Director Q&A From live screening at the University of Central Florida

  • “Herbert” Case Esparros’ short film scored by Gary Wilson

  • Remastered original trailer

  • 32-page booklet featuring concept art and behind the scenes photos

Long celebrated for its groundbreaking achievements in animation, the National Film Board of Canada has earned international acclaim and dozens of Oscar® nominations for its animated shorts. During a particularly fertile period between 1965 and 1985, the NFB played an instrumental role in the medium’s rapid evolution, breaking new ground with a wildly varied and inventive run of films that are alternately abstract, eerie, entertaining, poetic, poignant, and psychedelic. An eye-opening overview of this seminal period in animated film history, Animation Night in Canada, Vol. 1 features 14 Oscar®-nominated classics with style and personality to spare.

Extras:

  • All films restored by the National Film Board of Canada

  • Eight additional shorts from the directors in this collection: Norman McLaren’s Oscar®-winning Neighbours (1952, 8 min.), Yvon Mallette’s Boomsville (1968, 10 min.), Co Hoedeman’s Matrioska (1970, 5 min.), Les Drew’s The Underground Movie (1972, 14 min.), Ishu Patel’s Perspectrum (1975, 6 min.), André Leduc’s Canada Vignettes: Instant French (1979, 1 min.), Caroline Leaf and Veronika Soul’s Interview (1979, 14 min.), and Ron Tunis’ This Is Me (1979, 27 min.)

  • McLaren on McLaren (1983, 8 min.) – The legendary director of Neigbours and Pas de deux reflects on his filmmaking career

  • Alter Egos (2004, 52 min.) – Laurence Green’s documentary about Oscar®-nominated NFB animators Chris Landreth and Ryan Larkin

  • Booklet featuring a new interview with animator and NFB Head of Animation (1967-1972) Robert Verrall, plus additional notes on the films

  • English SDH subtitles

A college student searches for answers and justice after discovering deepfake pornography of herself circulating online.

Extras:

  • Trailer

  • Directors Commentary with Sophie Compton and Reuben Hamlyn

  • FilmFest Munich Director Interview

  • IDA FallDocs Q&A Panel with The Hollywood Reporter's Mia Galuppo

  • SXSW Panel - Deepfakes & Documentary with Adam Dodge (EndTAB) and Mia Galuppo (The Hollywood Reporter)

  • Q&A with Actress Juno Temple

  • English SDH subtitles

Valeria's joy at becoming pregnant with her first child is quickly taken away when she's cursed by a sinister entity. As danger closes in and relationships with her family become fractured, she's forced deeper into a chilling world of dark magic that threatens to consume her. A group of witches emerge that could be her only hope for safety and salvation, but not without grave risk.

Extras:

  • Commentary track with Director and Co-Writer Michelle Garza Cervera and Director of Photography Nur Rubio Sherwell

  • Behind the Scene Featurette (3min)

  • Three Deleted scenes

  • Collectiable booklet with essays from Fernanda Solórzano, Alexandra Heller-Nicholas and Brandon Streussnig

  • Translated English Subtitles

Jobe, a mysterious middle-aged rollerblader, spends his days selling drugs to an eclectic mix of downtown weirdos. When he gets the call to make a special delivery to his favorite actor he’s completely starstruck. What starts off as an exciting encounter with an A-list celebrity quickly devolves into a nightmarishly comedic trainwreck when the actor dies and Jobe is forced to flee into the night. Afraid and confused, he blades around the streets of lower Manhattan. Dodging paparazzi, police, a cinephilic doomsday prepper, a disturbed comedian, heartbroken superfans, and his raver roommate, he fights to clear his name - all while entertaining his mom who is visiting from out of town!

Extras:

  • Deleted scenes 

  • Re-visiting East Village Locations with Sean Price Williams and Michael M. Bilancic 

  • Zane revisited with Owen Kline

  • Conversation with Theodore Bouloukos and Jason Grisell

  • Commentary by Michael M. Bilandic

Lai Chao, a young sailor and expert in kung fu, inadvertently finds himself dragged into an international diamond smuggling scheme. With both the police and the local mafia don (along with his hooded henchmen) in hot pursuit, Lai Chao is forced to fight for his life as kung fu expert killers lurk around every corner!

Extras:

  • Featurette Nanaroscope “Kárate Contra Mafia: the Karate film that failed at everything”

  • Standing ovation for Ramón Saldías at 2016 Nanarland Night screening

  • Original trailer

  • French Karate: selection of French kung-fu film trailers scanned in 35mm

  • English & French subtitles

When Kamal resolves to change his life for the better, he leaves Belgium to help war victims in Syria. But, having arrived, he is forced to join ISIS and is left stranded in Raqqa. Back home, his younger brother Nassim quickly becomes easy prey for radical recruiters, who promise to reunite him with his brother. Their mother, Leila, fights to protect the only thing she has left: her youngest son.

Extras:

  • Intro from the Filmmakers

  • Adil & Bilall Short Film: Broeders (2011)

  • Commentary Track with Adil & Bilall

  • Animatic to Scene:

  • Attack of the Village

  • Intro Musical #1

  • Behind the Scene Footage:

  • Attack of the Hospital

  • ISIS Kid Boot Camp

  • Musical #1

  • Dance Rehearsal

  • Los Angeles Premiere Q&A with Oliver Stone

  • Kamal Kawasaki Video Clip: Double K

  • Uncut Scene: Family Testimony

  • US Trailer

  • Written Essay from Evrim Ersoy; Film Programmer

Everyone around psychic Clementine Carter is being brutally murdered by a masked killer dubbed 'The Scalper.' Is it dead psycho Andrew Lubitz back from the grave, a copycat killer or a horror beyond imagination? Clementine must use her second sight to stay one step ahead of the maniac's blade to solve the mystery.

Extras:

  • Director Commentary

  • Making Of

  • Deleted Scenes

  • Special Effects & Makeup Test Footage

  • English SDH subtitles

Melvin Hubble (Charlie Fleming) is the last in a long familial line of extremely unsuccessful serial killers. In an attempt to fulfill his father’s dying wish, he takes one final stab at glory by sneaking into the Rho Rho Rho sorority house on the eve of the girls’ prospective slumber party. Unbeknownst to Melvin, another killer with similar homicidal intentions is also loose in the same house. Surrounded by a bevy of horny and brainless sorority bimbos, only the bookish psychology major Lauren (Amy Lynn Best) has the wherewithal to perceive the imminent danger afoot.

Extras:

  • New 2023 commentary with director Amy Lynn Best and writer Mike Watt

  • Archival commentary with director Amy Lynn Best, writer Mike Watt, and actress Robyn Griggs

  • Archival cast commentary with actors Charlie Fleming, Tim Gross, and Jim Steinhoff

  • “Ouch!: 20 Years of Severe Injuries”: a new 2023 retrospective documentary (45 min.)

  • Archival interview with director Amy Lynn Best

  • Archival interview with actress Brinke Stevens

  • Archival on-set cast & crew interviews

  • Outtakes and deleted scenes

  • Trailers

  • “WereGrrl” (2002) -A short film directed by Amy Lynn Best starring Debbie Rochon

  • “WereGrrl” outtakes

  • Archival “WereGrrl” interview from Secret Scroll Digest

  • “WereGrrl Threesomes” -on set cast interviews

  • “Zom-B-Gone” (2015) -Short film directed by Amy Lynn Best

  • “7:45 of the Dead” (2011) -Short film directed by Amy Lynn Best

  • “Neck Up” (1995) -Short film directed by writer Mike Watt

In Chicago, Zaynab (Fawzia Mirza) is a thirty-something American-Pakistani lawyer who lives with and cares for her recently widowed, TV-obsessed mother (legendary Indian actress Shabana Azmi). Alma (Sari Sanchez) is a free-spirited Mexican-American bookshop owner. After meeting in a bar, the two quickly fall into bed with each other and embark on a romance…but problems aren’t far behind. Zaynab’s traditional mother still expects her daughter to marry a man, while Alma finds herself reluctant to get involved with the closeted Zaynab, leaving them at odds despite their strong attraction for each other. And then there’s Zaynab’s latest interest: training in Lucha-style wrestling with a former pro grappler!

Extras:

  • Feature Audio Commentary by Fawzia Mirza and director Jennifer Reeder

  • Video Production Diary

  • Interview with director Jennifer Reeder

  • Interview with Fawzia Mirza

  • Interview with Sari Sanchez

  • A Conversation with Shabana Azmi

  • Zaynab Loves Movies vignette

  • Image Gallery

  • Theatrical trailer

  • English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing

  • German subtitles

In a small town in 1970s West Germany, Stephanie (played by a charming Zelda Espenschied as a young child, and a surly Miriam Schiweck “ten years later”) is raised by two parents who have no business having children. The mother (Freya Kreutzkam, never far from despair-induced collapse) suffers from an unspecified medical condition—one both mental and physical. The father makes it clear that he has no patience for his daughter.

Extras:

  • New interview with writer/director Sabrina Mertens

  • New interview with co-star Freya Kreutzkam

  • Q&A at Nitehawk Cinema, Brooklyn, NY Summer 2023 with filmmaker Sabrina Mertens, actress Freya Kreutzkam, and Caryn Coleman of The Future Of Film Is Female

  • Over 20 minutes of Deleted Scenes and Behind The Scenes Footage

  • Gentle Moments - a short film starring Freya Kreutzkam by filmmaker Sabrina Mertens

  • US Trailer

  • New Essays by Samm Deighan, Stephanie Monohan, and Elizabeth Horkley

"The World’s Most Hated Band,” notorious rappers Insane Clown Posse, find themselves as unwitting warriors for the First Amendment after they and their one million die-hard fans (called Juggalos) are labeled a gang by the FBI. With the help of the ACLU, the band fights to uncover the reasons behind the designation and get removed from the gang list as their fans begin to losing their jobs, have their children put into protective custody, and face jail time — all because of their musical tastes.

Extras:

  • Special Intro from ICP

  • ICP Concert

  • Deleted & extended scenes

  • Poster gallery

  • Trailers & teasers

Mohsen Tanabandeh delivers an unforgettable performance as Shakib, an anonymous day laborer still grieving the deaths of his wife and son who’s given a job guarding the set of a film about the Holocaust. When the lead actor playing (yes) Hitler is struck ill, Shakib is enlisted to wear the costume and mustache – and for the first time in his life, he has a little money, respect and a place to sleep. Unexpectedly, his sex worker “girlfriend” Ladan (Mahsa Hejazi) shows up, threatening to upset his tenacious hold on prosperity. When Ladan suddenly disappears during filming, it sets off a violent chain of events.

Extras:

  • New hour-long video interview with director Houman Seyedi and co-writer Azad Jafarian, moderated by Dennis Bartok of Deaf Crocodile (In Persian with simultaneous English translation)

  • New commentary by film critic Walter Chaw (Film Freak Central)

Severin Releases

At the opening of a tropical resort, a photographer (Claudio Cassinelli of SLAVE OF THE CANNIBAL GOD), an anthropologist (Barbara Bach of THE SPY WHO LOVED ME) and an arrogant hotelier (Mel Ferrer of EATEN ALIVE!) are besieged by hostile natives, obnoxious tourists and a gargantuan river beast that intends to devour them all.

Extras:

  • Down By The River – Interview With Director Sergio Martino

  • Minou – Interview With Actress Silvia Collatina

  • Beware Of The Gator – Interview With Camera Operator Claudio Morabito

  • Later Alligator – Interview With Production Designer Antonello Geleng

  • Underwater – Interview With Underwater Camera Operator Gianlorenzo Battaglia

  • 3 Friends And An Alligator – Discussion With Cinematographer Giancarlo Ferrando, Production Designer Antonello Geleng And Special Effects Supervisor Paolo Ricci

  • Paradise House: Christianity And The Natural World In THE GREAT ALLIGATOR – Video Essay By Lee Gambin, Author Of Massacred By Mother Nature

  • Alligator Land – Antonello Geleng Shares Original Production Drawings

  • Trailer

Jimmy McNichol stars as an orphaned high-school student raised by his strangely overprotective aunt (Susan Tyrrell of FAT CITY fame) who becomes implicated in a grisly murder investigated by a psychotic police detective (an equally unhinged Bo Svenson of INGLORIOUS BASTARDS)

Extras:

-Disc 1

  • Audio Commentary With Star Jimmy McNichol

  • Audio Commentary With Co-Writer/Producer Steve Breimer And Co-Writer Alan Jay Glueckman, Moderated By Mondo Digital’s Nathaniel Thompson

  • Audio Commentary With Co-Producer And Unit Production Manager Eugene Mazzola

  • Trailer

-Disc 2

  • Audio Commentary With Star Jimmy McNichol

  • Audio Commentary With Co-Writer/Producer Steve Breimer And Co-Writer Alan Jay Glueckman, Moderated By Mondo Digital’s Nathaniel Thompson

  • Audio Commentary With Co-Producer And Unit Production Manager Eugene Mazzola

  • Extreme Prejudice – Interview With Actor Bo Svenson

  • Point And Shoot – Interview With Director Of Photography Robbie Greenberg

  • Family Dynamics – Interview With Editor Ted Nicolaou

  • Cast And Crew Interviews With Actors Jimmy McNichol, Susan Tyrrell And Steve Eastin, Make-Up Artist Allan A. Apone And Producer Steve Breimer

  • Trailer

  • TV Spot

In 1947, a young girl is roasted alive in a car accident. Thirty years later, her grown brother returns to their childhood home with his mentally unstable wife and sweet daughter Cathy. But when the dead aunt’s vengeful spirit possesses the child, it will unleash an unnerving nightmare of creepy mediums, demonic dolls, and plenty of sick ‘70s foul-mouthed moppet mayhem.

Extras:

  • Audio Commentary By Fangoria Contributor Brian Collins And Filmmaker Simon Barrett (U.S. Cut Only)

  • Tricks And Treats – Interview With Director Eddy Matalon

  • Cathy's Daddy – Alan Scarfe Remembers CATHY'S CURSE

  • Cathy & Mum – Interview With Actress Randi Allen And Costume Designer Joyce Allen

  • Introduction To Cinematic Void/American Cinematheque Screening By Brian Collins

  • Theatrical Trailers

A young woman abducts a doctor whom she holds responsible for the death of her boyfriend and subjects him to various sexual torture acts.

Extras:

  • Sax, Lies and Videotape – Interview With Actress Blanca Marsillach

  • Archival Audio Interview With Director Lucio Fulci By Michele Romagnoli

  • The Devil's Halsey – Interview With Actor Brett Halsey

  • Wild Flower – Interview With Actress Corinne Cléry

  • Producing Honey – Interview With Producer Vincenzo Salviani

  • The Devil's Sax – Interview With Composer Claudio Natili

  • Stephen Thrower, Author Of Beyond Terror: The Films Of Lucio Fulci, On THE DEVIL'S HONEY

  • Fulci's Honey – Audio Essay By Troy Howarth, Author Of Splintered Visions: Lucio Fulci And His Films

  • Alternate Opening

  • Trailer

In a gothic cathedral built on the mass grave of a Teutonic purge, an ancient discovery by the new librarian will release an unholy maelstrom of madness, violence and demonic vengeance.

Extras:

  • The Mystery Of The Cathedrals – Interview With Director Michele Soavi

  • Alchemical Possession – Interview With Co-Screenwriter/Producer Dario Argento

  • The Eleventh Commandment – Interview With Co-Screenwriter Franco Ferrini

  • The Ghostwriter – Interview With Co-Screenwriter Dardano Sacchetti

  • Lotte – Interview With Actress Asia Argento

  • Here Comes The Bride – Interview With Actress Antonella Vitale

  • A Demon Named Evan – Interview With Actor Tomas Arana

  • Father Giovanni – Interview With Actor Giovanni Lombardo Radice

  • Monsters And Demons – Interview With Special FX Artist Sergio Stivaletti

  • Holy Ground – Interview With Make-Up Artist Franco Casagni

  • Building The Church – Interview With Set Designer Antonello Geleng

  • The Right-Hand Man – Interview With Assistant Director Claudio Lattanzi

  • Return To The Land Of The Demons – Interview With Alan Jones, Author Of Profondo Argento

  • Trailer

Shout! Factory Releases

Wrongly executed for the murder of his girlfriend, Alex Corvis (Mabius) returns from the dead and sets out to find the real killer. Aided by his girlfriend's sister (Dunst) — and under the guidance of the mysterious crow — he unmasks a tangled web of corruption and deceit in his quest for retribution and redemption.

Extras:

  • Audio Commentary With Director Bharat Nalluri, Actor Eric Mabius, Producer Jeff Most, Composer Marco Beltrami, And Production Designer Maia Javan

  • Behind-The-Scenes Featurette

  • Behind-The-Makeup Featurette

  • Production Design Featurette

  • "Who's That Bird?"

  • Trailer

Prepare for the ultimate battle of man versus nature when a small town becomes ground zero for a lethal virus carried by genetically altered snakes escaped from a government lab and on the prowl. As both the virus and the body count spin out of control, the military is dispatched to help quarantine both the victims and the reptiles. The race is on to save as many people as possible and halt the slithering assault on humanity – or die trying.

Extras:

  • Audio: DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0 Stereo, Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround

  • Audio Commentary With Director Fred Olen Ray (aka Ed Raymond)

  • Trailer

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