January 26
The Curious Dr. Humpp [1969]
- Blu-ray
- PRINCIPAL CAST: Ricardo Bauleo, Gloria Prat, Aldo Barbero
- DIRECTOR: Emilio Vieyra
- SYNOPSIS: THE CURIOUS DR. HUMPP isn’t a movie — it’s a rite of passage. Easily one of the most brain breaking sensory overloads in exploitation history, the story follows Dr. Humpp and his army of grotesque monsters as they kidnap couples and drain their “blood forces of sex” to keep the doctor eternally young. Directed by the prolific Emilio Vieyra in Argentina, this movie combines artful gothic horror with unhinged sex, comic book pulp, and a talking brain in a jar. Plus a monster who plays the guitar. Basically, this is what might have happened if Mario Bava collaborated with Doris Wishman after an acid binge. AGFA + Something Weird are thrilled to present a brand new restoration of this iconic sex-horror classic, complete with a new commentary track from filmmaker Frank Henenlotter (BASKET CASE). Plus LA VENGANZA DEL SEXO, Vieyra’s original “horror” cut of THE CURIOUS DR. HUMPP in its original Spanish language — available for the first time ever on home video with English subtitles!
- Bonus Features:
1. Region Free Blu-ray
2. Newly scanned & restored in 2k from its 35mm internegative
3. Commentary track with filmmaker Frank Henenlotter (BASKET CASE)
4. Bonus Movie: LA VENGANZA DEL SEXO – 2K restoration of the original cut of THE CURIOUS DR. HUMPP from a 35mm fine grain lab print
5. Brain damaged shorts and trailers from Dr. Humpp’s laboratory
6. Reversible cover artwork
7. English SDH subtitles - GENRE: Horror, Sci-Fi
- RATING: Not Rated
- RUN TIME: 87 Minutes
- STUDIO: American Genre Film Archive
- https://www.americangenrefilm.com/
- https://www.facebook.com/americangenrefilmarchive
- https://twitter.com/filmarchive
- https://www.amazon.com/Curious-Dr-Humpp-Blu-ray/dp/B08Q9WDV32/
- https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0062433/
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Don’t Panic [1988]
- Blu-ray
- PRINCIPAL CAST: Jon Michael Bischof, Gabriela Hassel, Helena Rojo
- DIRECTOR: Ruben Galindo Jr.
- SYNOPSIS
- It’s Michael’s seventeenth birthday and his friends have decided to surprise him with the ultimate birthday bash: breaking into his house and playing with a Ouija board. But what they think is just a harmless bit of fun quickly turns into a supernatural terror when they unwittingly summon a demonic presence named Virgil, who proceeds to possess someone close to Michael, forcing them to savagely kill anyone and everyone Michael cares about. All the while, Michael begins to have terrifying dreams which he slowly begins to realize might be visions of the carnage that only he can stop.
- A bonkers tribute to Nightmare on Elm Street from the reigning king of gory Mexican horror, Ruben Galindo Jr. (Cemetery of Terror, Grave Robbers), DON’T PANIC has gained a long overdue cult fan base in recent years and is guaranteed to leave viewers both awestruck and dumbfounded from its surreal opening through its action-packed finale! Starring American ex-pat, Jon Michael Bischof (who also performs the film’s memorable theme song) and loaded with all the crazy kills you could hope for, Vinegar Syndrome is delighted to present the worldwide Blu-ray debut of DON’T PANIC, newly restored in 4K from its 35mm original negative and featuring both its English & Spanish language audio tracks!
- Bonus Features:
1. Region Free Blu-ray
2. Newly scanned & restored in 4k from its 35mm original negative
3. Includes both the original English and the dubbed Spanish language soundtracks
4. “Possessed by Horror” – an interview with director Rubén Galindo Jr.
5. Commentary track with director Rubén Galindo Jr.
6. Commentary track with The Hysteria Continues!
7. Alternate Spanish titles
8. Reversible cover artwork
9. English SDH subtitles - TAGLINES:
- Forget Freddie and Jason. Virgil’s the newest nightmare in town.
- The REAL nightmare is just beginning!
- Your are already dead but don’t panic… it could be worse
- GENRE: Horror
- RATING: Not Rated
- RUN TIME: 90 Minutes
- STUDIO: Vinegar Syndrome
- https://vinegarsyndrome.com/
- https://www.facebook.com/vinsyn
- https://twitter.com/VinegarSyndrome
- https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08QBQKXQG/
- https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0193879/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t3YlOGSUhv8
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Silent Madness [1984]
- Blu-ray – 3-D Set
- PRINCIPAL CAST: Belinda Montgomery, Viveca Lindfors, Solly Marx
- DIRECTOR: Simon Nuchtern
- SYNOPSIS:
- When a glitch in the computer system at an asylum for the criminally insane results in the release of the wrong patient – a giant-in-stature homicidal maniac named Howard Johns who has a penchant for killing college coeds – it’s up to one of the institute’s top doctors to track him down. Unfortunately, it’s not just Howard she has to worry about, as the administration of the asylum has decided to cover up the error to avoid bad press, going as far as to hire a duo of thugs to permanently ‘silence’ the good doctor. Soon enough, Howard finds his way back to the sorority house he once terrorized and sets out to murder the latest batch of nubile coeds who have taken up residence in the stately manor.
- One of the few slashers produced during the short-lived, early 80s revival of 3D movies, Simon Nuchtern’s (Savage Dawn) SILENT MADNESS knows exactly what audiences want and delivers. Heavily gelled lighting and excellent use of 3-D photography, from Gerald Feil (Friday the 13th Part III), elevate the high body count drive-in classic, which stars Belinda Montgomery (TRON: Legacy), Viveca Lindfors (Creepshow), and career stuntman, Solly Marx (Phantasm II) as the diabolical Howard Johns. Never officially released on disc and nearly impossible to see in its original scope and 3-D version, Vinegar Syndrome presents SILENT MADNESS on Blu-ray, newly restored from its original 3-D negative and presented in Digital 3-D (which mirrors the theatrical experience), Flat (2-D), and Anaglyph 3-D, which you can enjoy with your custom pair of 3-D glasses, included with this disc!
- Bonus Features:
1. Region Free Blu-ray (2-disc Set)
2. Includes two pairs of Silent Madness themed 3-D glasses
3. Newly scanned & restored in 4k from its 35mm negative
4. Three viewing options: Digital 3-D (requires a 3-D capable TV and player), Anaglyph 3-D (works on all TVs with included 3-D glasses) and regular Flat 2-D
5. Newly recorded commentary track with director Simon Nuchtern, moderated by author Michael Gingold
6. Commentary track with The Hysteria Continues!
7. “Method to the Madness” – a 45 minute making-of documentary featuring interviews with the cast and crew
8. Deleted interviews from “Method to the Madness”
9. “Silent Stalking Grounds” – locations featurette
10. Introduction by director Simon Nuchtern
11. Promotional 3-D sizzle reel for Silent Madness
12. Promotional & behind-the-scenes still gallery
13. Multiple radio spots
14. Reversible cover artwork - TAGLINES:
- The Screaming Never Stops …
- Dare You Watch It Alone?
- HE’S OUT NOW…The Terror has just begun!
- GENRE: Horror, Thriller
- RATING: Rated R
- RUN TIME: 97 Minutes
- STUDIO: Vinegar Syndrome
- https://vinegarsyndrome.com/
- https://www.facebook.com/vinsyn
- https://twitter.com/VinegarSyndrome
- https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08QBRGJG7/
- https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0088116/
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The Theater Bizarre [2011]
- Blu-ray
- PRINCIPAL CAST: Udo Kier, Guilford Adams, Suzan Anbeh, Lindsay Goranson, André Hennicke, Kaniehtiio Horn, Lena Kleine, Catriona MacColl, Victoria Maurette, Virginia Newcomb, Debbie Rochon, Tom Savini, Melodie Simard
- DIRECTORS: Douglas Buck, David Gregory, Buddy Giovinazzo, Jeremy Kasten, Karim Hussain, Richard Stanley, Tom Savini
- SYNOPSIS: Down a seedy city street, a young woman is obsessed with what appears to be a long abandoned theatre. One night, she sees the front door slightly ajar and impulsively decides to sneak inside. But there in the vast, eerie auditorium, a show unlike any other unfolds before her eyes. Its host is an odd marionette-like man who will introduce her to six tales of the truly bizarre: A couple traveling in a remote part of the French Pyrenees crosses paths with a lustful witch; A paranoid lover faces the wrath of a partner who has been pushed to her limit; The Freudian dreams of an unfaithful husband blur the lines between fantasy and reality; The horrors of the real world are interpreted through the mind of a child; A woman addicted to other people’s memories gets her fix through the fluid of her victims eyeballs; And a perverse obsession with sweets turns sour for a couple in too deep. But as the stories unfold, something strange is happening to the woman. Something irreversible and horrific. Something that awaits its next audience in THE THEATRE BIZARRE. Directed by Douglas Buck (Sisters, Family Portraits: A Trilogy of America), Buddy Giovinazzo (Combat Shock, Life is Hot in Cracktown), David Gregory (Plague Town), Karim Hussain (The Beautiful Beast, Subconscious Cruelty), Jeremy Kasten (The Wizard of Gore (2007)), Tom Savini (Tales from the Darkside, Night of the Living Dead), and Richard Stanley (Hardware, Dust Devil)
- GENRE: Horror, Mystery, Thriller
- RATING: Not Rated
- RUN TIME: 114 Minutes
- STUDIO: Severin Films
- https://severin-films.com/
- https://www.facebook.com/severinfilms/
- https://twitter.com/severinfilms/
- https://www.amazon.com/Theatre-Bizarre-Blu-ray-Udo-Kier/dp/B08PJWJWKR/
- https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1763316/
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Family Portraits [2003]
AKA: Family Portraits: A Trilogy of America
- Blu-ray
- PRINCIPAL CAST: Jared Barsky, Gary Betsworth, Ray Bland
- DIRECTOR: Douglas Buck
- SYNOPSIS:
- FAMILY PORTRAITS – The worldwide Blu-ray premiere of Douglas Buck’s devastating anthology.Over the course of seven years, three short films about the brutal dissolution of the American family – CUTTING MOMENTS (1997), HOME (1998) and PROLOGUE (2003) – elicited both horrified gasps and standing ovations at film festivals around the world. When combined into a theatrical feature, this trilogy by writer/producer/director/editor Douglas Buck – whose directing credits would eventually include the SISTERS remake and ‘The Accident’ segment of THE THEATRE BIZARRE – was hailed as “nightmarish” (The New York Times), “like Todd Solondz on crack” (Digitally Obsessed) and “the most chilling portrait of the loss of humanity in the manicured lawns of Middle America ever made” (LA Weekly). Buck’s “unbearably intense and enormously moving” (Filmecho) stunner is now scanned in 2k from the original negative for the first time ever with all-new Special Features.
Specs:
Anamorphic Widescreen 1.78:1.
Dolby Digital Mono.
Region: All.Special Features:
Commentary with Director Douglas Buck.
Commentary with Maitland McDonagh.
After All – Early Short Film.
Cutting Moments – Interviews, Circa 1998.
That’s Dark – Podcast on CUTTING MOMENTS & Interview with Director Douglas Buck.
Deleted Scene – Prologue.
Behind the Scenes – Prologue.
Stills Galleries.
Trailer. - GENRE: Horror, Drama
- RATING: Not Rated
- RUN TIME: 104 minutes
- STUDIO: Severin Films
- https://severin-films.com/
- https://www.facebook.com/severinfilms/
- https://twitter.com/severinfilms/
- https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08PJK78M7/
- https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0463310/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KEe8lVsZhLo
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Fade to Black [1980]
- Blu-ray
- PRINCIPAL CAST: Dennis Christopher, Linda Kerridge, Tim Thomerson
- DIRECTOR: Vernon Zimmerman
- SYNOPSIS:
- Eric Binford lives for, and if he could have it his way ‘in’, the movies. He works at a 35mm print depot as a delivery boy but spends all of his free time watching classic films and collecting Hollywood memorabilia. Endlessly tormented by his colleagues, Eric drifts further and further into a dream world wherein he embodies the silver screen characters he so deeply worships. However, when the teasing pushes him too far, he snaps and literally goes into character, donning the outfits of his big screen idols and slowly but surely killing off his tormentors in outrageous recreations of his favorite film scenes…
- A slasher that’s profoundly infused with cinephilia and old Hollywood iconography from its first frame to its last, Vernon Zimmerman’s (Bobby Jo and the Outlaw) FADE TO BLACK is an often haunting examination of the terror that can occur when fantasy and reality collide. Starring Dennis Christopher (Breaking Away, the original ‘It’) alongside Mickey Rourke (The Wrestler) and featuring cinematography by Álex Phillips Jr. (Bring Me the Head of Alfredo Garcia), FADE TO BLACK is a masterpiece of psychological horror that’s making its long overdue, worldwide Blu-ray debut from Vinegar Syndrome in a new 4K restoration of recently uncovered 35mm negative elements.
- Bonus Features:
1. Region Free Blu-ray
2. Newly scanned & restored in 4k from 35mm negative elements
3. Commentary track with lead actor Dennis Christopher
4. Commentary track with The Hysteria Continues!
5. Historical commentary track with film historians Amanda Reyes and Bill Ackerman
6. “Living & Dying for the Movies” – an interview with lead actor Dennis Christopher
7. “Celluloid Heroes” – an interview with executive producer Irwin Yablans
8. “Taking the Hits” – an interview with special effects artist Wayne Beauchamp
9. “A Shiny Quality” – an interview with actress Marcie Barkin
10. “Experimenting with Sound” – an interview with composer Craig Safan
11. “Finishing the Story” – an interview with editor Barbara Pokras
12. “A Brush with Darkness” – an interview with stylist Patricia Bunch
13. Audio interview with lead actress Linda Kerridge
14. Still Gallery
15. Original theatrical trailer
16. Reversible cover artwork
17. English SDH subtitles - TAGLINES:
- Meet Eric Binford, the ultimate movie buff. If you know someone like him… run!
- The theater is dark. Eric’s mind is darker.
- Twinkle twinkle movie star. Eric knows just where you are. Try to run, try to hide. You won’t get out of this alive.
- If you’re not nice to Eric, his imaginary friends will even the score…
- Eric Binford lives for the movies… Sometimes, he kills for them, too!
- People used to laugh at Eric Binford. Now with every performance, he knocks them dead.
- GENRE: Horror, Crime, Comedy
- RATING: Rated R
- RUN TIME: 102 Minutes
- STUDIO: Vinegar Syndrome
- https://vinegarsyndrome.com/
- https://www.facebook.com/vinsyn
- https://twitter.com/VinegarSyndrome
- https://www.amazon.com/Fade-Black-Blu-ray-Dennis-Christopher/dp/B08QBPT3S4/
- https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0080711/
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Come Play [2020]
- Blu-ray/DVD
- PRINCIPAL CAST: Azhy Robertson, Gillian Jacobs, John Gallagher Jr., Winslow Fegley, Jayden Marine, Gavin MacIver-Wright, Rachel Wilson, Alana-Ashley Marques, Dalmar Abuzeid, Ana Araujo, Eboni Booth, Kate Fenton, Ish Morris
- DIRECTOR: Jacob Chase
- SYNOPSIS: Newcomer Azhy Robertson stars as Oliver, a lonely young boy who feels different from everyone else. Desperate for a friend, he seeks solace and refuge in his ever-present cell phone and tablet. When a mysterious creature uses Oliver’s devices against him to break into our world, Oliver’s parents (Gillian Jacobs and John Gallagher Jr.) must fight to save their son from the monster beyond the screen.
- TAGLINES:
- He’s good at taking friends
- Don’t let him out
- GENRE: Horror, Drama, Mystery
- RATING: Rated PG-13 (terror, frightening images and some language)
- RUN TIME: 96 Minutes
- STUDIO: Universal Pictures Home Entertainment
- https://www.uphe.com/
- https://www.facebook.com/universalpictures
- https://twitter.com/UniAllAccess
- https://www.amazon.com/Come-Play-Blu-ray-Jacob-Chase/dp/B08LNF3XFC/
- https://www.imdb.com/title/tt8004664/
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The AGFA Horror Trailer Show
- Blu-ray
- SYNOPSIS: Unleashed from the dungeon of the American Genre Film Archive (AGFA), THE AGFA HORROR TRAILER SHOW is a senses-shattering compilation of the most spine-ripping, slime-slinging, soul-shredding horror trailers that you’ve never seen. Meticulously constructed by the mad scientists at AGFA to resemble an otherworldly night at the drive-in, this mixtape features rare trailers, commercials, and ephemera from the vaults — most of which has never been seen since its original release. And it’s all presented via a 2K scan from a newly struck 35mm theatrical film print of the show! Plus: The journey continues with THE AGFA HORROR TRAILER SHOW: VIDEORAGE, a full-length mixtape created exclusively for this release.
- Bonus Features:
1. Region Free Blu-ray
2. Newly scanned & restored in 2k from a newly struck 35mm theatrical print
3. Commentary with the AGFA team
4. Short: SAY GOODBYE TO YOUR BRAIN, a found footage horror experiment
5. Bonus Movie: THE AGFA HORROR TRAILER SHOW: VIDEORAGE, a full-length mixtape celebrating the wildest shot-on-video and direct-to-video trailers from AGFA’s video dungeon
6. Reversible cover artwork
7. English SDH subtitles - GENRE: Horror
- RATING: Not Rated
- RUN TIME: 80 minutes
- STUDIO: American Genre Film Archive
- https://www.americangenrefilm.com/
- https://www.facebook.com/americangenrefilmarchive
- https://twitter.com/filmarchive
- https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08P5NRZ1Z/
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Gamera: The Heisei Trilogy
Blu-ray – 3 Disc Limited Edition Steelbook
PRINCIPAL CAST: Tsuyoshi Ihara, Toshiyuki Nagashima, Shinobu Nakayama
DIRECTOR: Shusuke Kaneko
SYNOPSIS: After lying dormant for fifteen years, Gamera was rebooted for the big screen in a smash hit trilogy masterminded by director Shusuke Kaneko (Necronomicon), writer Kazunori Ito (Ghost in the Shell) and visual effects director Shinji Higuchi (who went on to co-direct Shin Godzilla). Trading the campy, kid-friendly surrealism of the earlier films for a darker, more realistic tone and jaw-droppingly innovative special effects, the Heisei Trilogy are still regarded today as among the best and by some, the very best kaiju films ever made.
STEELBOOK BLU-RAY EDITION CONTENTS
High Definition (1080p) transfers of all three films on Blu-ray, including 4K restorations by Kadokawa Pictures
Original Japanese and dubbed English DTS-HD MA 5.1 and 2.0 audio for all three films
Optional English subtitles for all three films
DISC ONE GAMERA THE GUARDIAN OF THE UNIVERSE
Commentary by Matt Frank
Newly filmed introduction by August Ragone
A Testimony of 15 Years: Part 1, the first in an epic three-part documentary interviewing cast and crew of the Heisei Trilogy
Interviews with director Shusuke Kaneko and SFX director Shinji Higuchi, filmed by Jörg Buttgereit in 2002
Extended interview with Shinji Higuchi, focusing on the trilogy s special effects
Behind the scenes featurettes tracing the film s production from announcement to release
Alternate English credits
Trailer and image galleries
DISC TWO GAMERA 2: ATTACK OF LEGION
Commentary by Kyle Yount
Newly filmed introduction by August Ragone
A Testimony of 15 Years: Part 2, the next part of the documentary interviewing cast and crew of the Heisei Trilogy
On-set footage from the shooting of the film s main unit and special effects filming
Behind the scenes featurettes tracing the film s production from announcement to release
Alternate English credits
Lake Texarkana comedic dub track
Trailer and image galleries
DISC THREE GAMERA 3: REVENGE OF IRIS
Commentary by Steve Ryfle & Ed Godziszewski
Newly filmed introduction by August Ragone
A Testimony of 15 Years: Part 3, the final part of the documentary interviewing cast and crew of the Heisei Trilogy
Behind the scenes featurettes tracing the film s production from announcement to release
Deleted Scenes
The Awakening of Irys (Remix), a montage of behind-the-scenes footage and work-in-progress special effects footage
Alternate English credits
Trailer and image galleries
RATING: Not Rated
RUN TIME: 5 hours, 3 min
STUDIO: Arrow Video
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https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08LNLC28Q/
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Gamera: The Showa Era Collection
Blu-ray – 4 Disc Special Edition
PRINCIPAL CAST: Eiji Funakoshi, Kôjirô Hongô, Kôji Fujiyama, Yaeko Kojima
DIRECTORS: Noriaki Yuasa, Shigeo Tanaka
SYNOPSIS: As giant monsters rampaged the Japanese cinematic landscape during the kaiju boom of the mid-1960s, Daiei Studios introduced a new character to the screen that would be embraced for generations: Gamera, the giant, flying, fire-breathing turtle, and friend of all children! Buried under the Arctic ice for several millennia, the colossal chelonian is unleashed upon Japan, leaving havoc in his wake. After becoming an unexpected box office sensation, Gamera returned several more times, leaping to the world’s defense against a motley assortment of evil creatures, from the death-ray-shooting flying terror Gyaos, to the knife-headed alien menace Guiron, to the underwater invader Zigra!
SPECIAL EDITION CONTENTS
High Definition (1080p) transfers of all eight Showa-era Gamera films on Blu-ray
Lossless original Japanese and dubbed English mono audio for all films
Optional English subtitles for all films
Reversible sleeves featuring original and newly commissioned artwork by Matt Frank
DISC ONE GAMERA THE GIANT MONSTER
Commentary and newly filmed introduction by August Ragone
High Definition (1080p) transfer of Gamera the Invincible, the American theatrical version of the film, with lossless mono audio and optional English subtitles for the deaf and hard-of-hearing
Remembering the Gamera Series, an archive featurette from 1991, including interviews with director Noriaki Yuasa, writer Nisan Takahashi and others
Interview with Noriaki Yuasa, filmed by Jörg Buttgereit in 2002
Gamera Special, an hour-long best-of compilation supervised by Noriaki Yuasa in 1991
Alternate English credits
Trailer and image galleries
DISC TWO GAMERA VS. BARUGON / GAMERA VS. GYAOS
Commentary on Gamera vs. Barugon by August Ragone & Jason Varney
Commentary on Gamera vs. Gyaos by Stuart Galbraith IV
Newly filmed introductions to both films by August Ragone
High Definition (1080p) transfer of War of the Monsters, the shorter American edit of Gamera vs. Barugon, with lossless English audio
Alternate English credits for both films
Trailer and image galleries
DISC THREE GAMERA VS. VIRAS / GAMERA VS. GUIRON
Choice of three different versions of Gamera vs. Viras via seamless branching
Commentary on Gamera vs. Viras by Carl Craig and Jim Cirronella
Commentary on Gamera vs. Guiron by David Kalat
Newly filmed introductions to both films by August Ragone
New featurette with actor Carl Craig showing his souvenirs and props from Gamera vs. Viras
Highlights from the G-FEST X convention in 2003, featuring Noriaki Yuasa and Carl Craig
The 4th Nippon Jamboree, a promotional film for the Boy Scouts of Japan directed by Yuasa in 1966
Alternate English credits for both films
Trailer and image galleries
DISC FOUR GAMERA VS. JIGER / GAMERA VS. ZIGRA / GAMERA SUPER MONSTER
Commentary on Gamera vs. Jiger by Edward L. Holland
Commentary by Gamera vs. Zigra by Sean Rhoads & Brooke McCorkle
Commentary on Gamera Super Monster by Richard Pusater
Newly filmed introductions to all three films by August Ragone
Alternate English credits for all three films
Trailer and image galleries
RATING: Not Rated
RUN TIME: 11 hours, 30 minutes
STUDIO: Arrow Video
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https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08LNF3XC7/
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Gamera: The Heisei Era Collection
Blu-ray – 4 Disc Special Edition
PRINCIPAL CAST: Tsuyoshi Ihara, Toshiyuki Nagashima, Shinobu Nakayama
DIRECTORS: Shusuke Kaneko, Ryuta Tasaki
SYNOPSIS:
After lying dormant for fifteen years, Gamera was rebooted for the big screen in a smash hit trilogy masterminded by director Shusuke Kaneko, writer Kazunori Ito and SFX director Shinji Higuchi.
Trading the campy kid-friendly surrealism of the earlier films for a darker, more realistic tone and jaw-dropping innovative special effects, the Heisei trilogy are still regarded today as three of the best if not the very best kaiju films ever made.
SPECIAL EDITION CONTENTS
High Definition (1080p) transfers of all four films on Blu-ray, including 4K restorations of the Heisei Trilogy by Kadokawa Pictures
Original Japanese and dubbed English DTS-HD MA 5.1 and 2.0 audio for all films
Optional English subtitles for all films
Reversible sleeves featuring original and newly commissioned artwork by Matt Frank
DISC ONE GAMERA THE GUARDIAN OF THE UNIVERSE
Commentary by Matt Frank
Newly filmed introduction by August Ragone
A Testimony of 15 Years: Part 1, the first in an epic three-part documentary interviewing cast and crew of the Heisei Trilogy
Interviews with director Shusuke Kaneko and SFX director Shinji Higuchi, filmed by Jörg Buttgereit in 2002
Extended interview with Shinji Higuchi, focusing on the trilogy s special effects
Behind the scenes featurettes tracing the film s production from announcement to release
Alternate English credits
Trailer and image galleries
DISC TWO GAMERA 2: ATTACK OF LEGION
Commentary by Kyle Yount
Newly filmed introduction by August Ragone
A Testimony of 15 Years: Part 2, the next part of the documentary interviewing cast and crew of the Heisei Trilogy
On-set footage from the shooting of the film s main unit and special effects filming
Behind the scenes featurettes tracing the film s production from announcement to release
Alternate English credits
Lake Texarkana comedic dub track
Trailer and image galleries
DISC THREE GAMERA 3: REVENGE OF IRIS
Commentary by Steve Ryfle & Ed Godziszewski
Newly filmed introduction by August Ragone
A Testimony of 15 Years: Part 3, the final part of the documentary interviewing cast and crew of the Heisei Trilogy
Behind the scenes featurettes tracing the film s production from announcement to release
Deleted Scenes
The Awakening of Irys (Remix), a montage of behind-the-scenes footage and work-in-progress special effects footage
Alternate English credits
Trailer and image galleries
DISC FOUR GAMERA THE BRAVE
Commentary by Keith Aiken & Bob Johnson
How to Make a Gamera Movie, a featurette hosted by director Ryuta Tasaki
Behind The Scenes of Gamera the Brave, an all-access on-set documentary
The Men That Made Gamera, a documentary looking back at the series from start to finish, featuring interviews with cast and crew
Opening Day Premiere, a featurette showing the cast and crew presenting the film at its first showing
Kaho s Summer, an interview with the film s young star
Special Effects Supercut, a montage of effects shots overseen by FX supervisor Hajime Matsumoto
Trailer and image galleries
RATING: Not Rated
RUN TIME: 6 hours, 39 minutes
STUDIO: Arrow Video
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https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08LNL4FWT/
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Synchronic [2019]
- Blu-ray/DVD
- PRINCIPAL CAST: Anthony Mackie, Jamie Dornan, Katie Aselton
- DIRECTORS: Justin Benson, Aaron Moorhead
- SYNOPSIS: When New Orleans paramedics and longtime best friends Steve (Anthony Mackie) and Dennis (Jamie Dornan) are called to a series of bizarre, gruesome accidents, they chalk it up to the mysterious new party drug found at the scene. But after Dennis s oldest daughter suddenly disappears, Steve stumbles upon a terrifying truth about the supposed psychedelic that will challenge everything he knows about reality and the flow of time itself.
- Language: English
Subtitle: English SDH - BONUS FEATURES:
Commentary with Directors and Producer
Making of
Previsualization
VFX Breakdown
Deleted Scene
Alternate Ending
Trailers - GENRE: Horror, Sci-Fi, Drama
- RATING: Rated R
- RUN TIME: 101 minutes
- STUDIO: Well Go USA
- https://www.wellgousa.com/
- https://www.facebook.com/WellGoUSA
- https://twitter.com/wellgousa
- https://www.amazon.com/Synchronic-Blu-ray-Anthony-Mackie/dp/B08LNBH4PP/
- https://www.imdb.com/title/tt9016974/
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Impetigore [2019]
Blu-ray
PRINCIPAL CAST: Tara Basro, Ario Bayu, Marissa Anita, Christine Hakim
DIRECTOR: Joko Anwar
SYNOPSIS: Feeling down on her luck and low on funds, Maya’s spirits are lifted when she discovers her family home still remains in the village she grew up in. She enlists the help of her best friend to go back to her hometown and claim her inheritance. But Maya is unaware that the people who live in the village have actually been trying to kill her to remove the curse that’s plagued them for years. In order to make it out alive, Maya must unravel the twisted truth of her past.
GENRE: Horror, Drama, Mystery
RATING: Not Rated
RUN TIME: 106 minutes
STUDIO: RLJE Films
https://us.rljentertainment.com/
https://www.facebook.com/RLJEfilms
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08KMHSPVZ/
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt9000302/
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