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DVDBEAVER'S "THE BEST OF 2019" LIST
Thursday 2nd January 2020 - posted by James
The DVDBeaver site has compiled from their users and reviewers (our site's James-Masaki Ryan and Eric Cotenas included) a list of the best discs released in 2019. See the full list here.
VINEGAR SYNDROME RINGS IN THE NEW YEAR WITH TROMA!
Sunday 22nd December 2019 - posted by Eric_Cotenas
On January 28, 2020, Vinegar Syndrome's first releases of the new year will be streeting including the Troma pick-up Zombie Island Massacre starring congressional sex scandal survivor Rita Jenrette among a group of American tourists who encounter voodoo and death on vacation while suburban housewives turn into another Troma pick-up Flesh-Eating Mothers and adult filmmakers channel Scheherezade in the X-rated A Thousand and One Erotic Nights 1 & 2.
Zombie Island Massacre specs:
• Region Free Blu-ray/DVD combo
• Newly scanned & restored in 2k from its 35mm camera negative
• Original theatrical trailer
• Multiple TV spots
• Promotional ‘sizzle’ reel
• Reversible cover artwork
• English SDH subtitles
Flesh-Eating Mothers specs:
• Region Free Blu-ray/DVD combo
• Newly scanned & restored in 2k from its 16mm archival elements
• Brand new commentary track with director James Martin, moderated by film historian and author Michael Gingold
• "Blood and Laughs" - an interview with director James Martin
• "Hungry to Make Movies" - an interview with producer Peter Ilich
• Reversible cover artwork
• English SDH subtitles
A Thousand and One Erotic Nights 1 & 2 specs:
• Region Free Blu-ray/DVD combo
• Newly scanned & restored in 2k from their 35mm original negatives
• Original theatrical trailers for both films
• Reversible cover artwork
• English SDH subtitles
Zombie Island Massacre, Flesh-Eating Mothers, and A Thousand and One Erotic Nights 1 & 2 are available together in the January 2020 Package for $70 (original price: $104.94).
Also don't miss out on these December titles shipping out soon!
Justine specs:
• Region Free Blu-ray/DVD Combo
• Newly scanned & restored in 2k from its 35mm original camera negative
• Brand new audio commentary from director Roberta Findlay, moderated by film historian Casey Scott
• Original theatrical trailer
• Reversible cover artwork
• English SDH subtitles
Hard Soap, Hard Soap / Disco Lady specs:
• Region Free Blu-ray/DVD Combo
• Newly scanned & restored in 2k from various 16mm and 35mm archival elements
• Brand new interview with director Bob Chinn
• Original theatrical trailers for both films
• Reversible cover artwork
• English SDH subtitles
TOKYO INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL 2019
Thursday 19th December 2019 - posted by James
The largest annual film festival in Asia took place recently, and our own James-Masaki Ryan has again taken the time to attend and review a number of new films from around the world. Read the article and view photos and trailers here.
AMICUS HORRORS 'ASYLUM' AND 'THE HOUSE THAT DRIPPED BLOOD' ARRIVE ON STANDARD EDITION BLU-RAY ON 6 JANUARY 2020
Saturday 7th December 2019 - posted by Eric_Cotenas
Following their highly acclaimed release on Limited Edition Blu-ray, Second Sight is delighted to announce classic Amicus horrors Asylum and The House That Dripped Blood are set to arrive as Standard Edition Blu-rays, complete with a slew of special features and new reversible sleeve artwork created by Graham Humphreys on 6 January 2020.
Iconic 1972 Amicus horror anthology Asylum from Psycho writer Robert Bloch and director Roy Ward Baker (A Night to Remember), follows Doctor Martin (Robert Powell, The Italian Job, The Thirty Nine Steps) as he arrives for a job interview at a secluded asylum for the incurably insane. He must prove himself by listening to the macabre tales of four inmates to determine which is the former head of the asylum who experienced a breakdown. We join him on the investigation of four hair-raising horrors...
Blu-ray specifications:
• 1080p24 MPEG-4 AVC 1.85:1 Widescreen
• English LPCM 1.0 Mono
• Optional English HoH Subtitles
• Audio Commentary with director Roy Ward Baker and camera operator Neil Binney
• ‘Two’s a Company’: 1972 on-set BBC report featuring interviews with producer Milton Subotsky, Director Roy Ward Baker, Actors Charlotte Rampling, James Villiers, Megs Jenkins, Art Director Tony Curtis and Production Manager Teresa Bolland
• Screenwriter David J. Schow on writer Robert Bloch
• Fiona Subotsky remembers Milton Subotsky
• ‘Inside The Fear Factory’ Featurette with directors Roy Ward Baker, Freddie Francis and producer Max J. Rosenberg
• Theatrical Trailer
• Reversible sleeve featuring new artwork by Graham Humphreys and original artwork
Seminal Amicus horror The House that Dripped Blood, from Peter Duffell in his directorial debut and written by renowned screenwriter Robert Bloch (Psycho), is a star-studded anthology. Scotland Yard’s Inspector Holloway (John Bennett, Watership Down, The Fifth Element) investigates a mysterious mansion with a ghoulish history and a chilling fate for its occupants in four tales of terror...
Blu-ray specifications:
• 1080p24 MPEG-4 AVC 1.85:1 Widescreen
• English LPCM 1.0 Mono
• Optional English HoH subtitles
• Audio commentary with director Peter Duffell and Author Jonathan Rigby
• Audio commentary with film historian and author Troy Howarth
• Interview with second assistant director Mike Higgins
• ‘A Rated Horror Film’ -Vintage featurette featuring interviews with director Peter Duffell and actors Geoffrey Bayldon, Ingrid Pitt and Chloe Franks
• Theatrical Trailers
• Amicus Radio Spots
• Stills Gallery
• Reversible sleeve featuring new artwork by Graham Humphreys and original artwork
VINEGAR SYNDROME 2019 BLACK FRIDAY SALE BEGINS NOVEMBER 29TH AT 12:01 EST
Thursday 28th November 2019 - posted by Eric_Cotenas
Starting Friday, November 29th at 12:01 A.M. EST through December 2nd, Vinegar Syndrome will have their 2019 Black Friday sale showcasing:
• the full, uncut R-rated Blu-ray/DVD combo of Tammy and the T-Rex with 3D lenticular slipcover
• The Angel Collection trilogy boxed set
• TWO mind-blowing surprise VS Blu-ray releases
• TWO surprise Vinegar Syndrome Archive releases
• Multiple catalogue slipcovers
• 2020 yearly package
• 50% off pretty much everything on the site
CULT EPICS BLU-RAY BLOWOUT
Monday 25th November 2019 - posted by Eric_Cotenas
Cult Epics will be having a SALE starting 12PM PST Monday November 25th until MIDNIGHT PST on Cyber Monday. This will be the first sale of CULT EPICS on their Blu-rays, including Slipcases, etc. 50% off with FREE US SHIPPING. You can order as many you want and we will combine all orders! International orders will receive a refund on combined shipping costs!
Titles attached will be on sale. Subscribers will be notified Monday morning at noon and the titles will also be available on Cult Epics website as of 12PM PST Monday 25th until Midnight PST Cyber Monday.
SEVERIN FILMS RESURRECTS "VIY" FOR BLU-RAY IN DECEMBER
Wednesday 13th November 2019 - posted by Eric_Cotenas
On December 10, 2019, by popular demand, Severin Films will be putting out a general release version of their Blu-ray of the Russian fantasy film Viy based on the novel by Gogol - the same literary source that inspired Mario Bava's Black Sunday - in which a seminary student is forced to spend three nights with the corpse of a beautiful young witch. But when she rises from the dead to seduce him, it will summon a nightmare of fear, desire and the ultimate demonic mayhem. Scripted by Russian fantasy auteur Aleksandr Ptushko, Severin's Blu-ray of Viy will feature:
• Region Free Blu-ray
• Optional English Dub Track
• "Viy the Vampire" interview with filmmaker Richard Stanley
• "The Woods To The Cosmos" John Leman Riley on the history Of Soviet fantasy and sci-fi film
• Short Silent Films – Satan Exultant, The Queen of Spades, and The Portrait
• Theatrical Trailer
Available separately or in directly from Severin Films in the The Viy Bundle with a T-shirt.
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