JUST THREE MORE WEEKS UNTIL VINEGAR SYNDROME HALFWAY TO BLACK FRIDAY!

Friday 6th May 2022 - posted by Eric_Cotenas

It’s now just three short weeks till the 2022 Halfway to Black Friday Sale, going live at 12:01 AM on Friday, May 27th through 11:59 PM on Monday, May 30th! We hope you’re pumped for THRILLER (in two never-on-video versions), MIAMI CONNECTION (featuring its never-on-video pre-release cut), and CLOAK & DAGGER in 4K UHD, along with the world premier of the uncut version of HORROR HIGH, paired with STANLEY, on Blu-ray!(not available to order until May 27th)

Plus, we’re itching to unveil our next set of secret surprise releases so you can bask in their bloody, low-fi chills and big budget weirdness. And if that weren't enough, we’ve got another set of action packed VSAs headed your way. And as always, we’ve got a new assortment of catalog slips including our second catalog box set and much more!

If you’re saving up to become a Halfway Subscriber, we’re ready to welcome you to the club with our biggest and best second half of the year ever. We hope you’re looking forward to plenty of slashers, gialli, and regional weirdness, as well as UHD premiers of horror masterpieces such as THE TEXAS CHAINSAW MASSACRE PART 2!

SYLVIA KRISTEL IN NAKED OVER THE FENCE (BLU-RAY/CD SOUNDTRACK) BY RUUD BOS – PRE-ORDER NOW!

Thursday 5th May 2022 - posted by Eric_Cotenas

Rick Lemming (Rijk de Gooyer) is the operator and owner of a successful Amsterdam arcade. Along with his tenant Penny (Jennifer Willems), Rick’s life takes a turn when their friend Ed (real-life black-belt Jon Bluming), a karate instructor, is hired to act in an art film with his girlfriend, the glamorous singer Lilly (Sylvia Kristel). Lilly and Ed find themselves unsuspectingly immersed in the illicit world of pornography — resulting in death threats and murder.

Frans Weisz’s sexy comedy thriller turned cult classic Naked Over the Fence (Naakt over de Schutting) was the first major Dutch starring role of Sylvia Kristel right before she appeared in Emmanuelle. Cult Epics presents on Blu-ray/DVD the newly restored high-definition 4K transfer with a plethora of bonus features.

Special Features
. New HD Transfer (from original negative) & Restoration
. Audio Commentary by biographer Harry Hosman
. Behind-the-Scenes of Naked Over the Fence
. Radio Interview with Frans Weisz (KRO, 2014)
. B-Movie Orchestra + Interview with composer Ruud Bos (VPRO, 2015)
. Promotional Gallery
. Sylvia Kristel Trailers
. Poster & Photo Gallery

LIMITED EDITION COLLECTIBLE:
. Ltd. Edition of 1000 Blu-ray copies includes exclusive CD soundtrack by Ruud Bos, slipcase & double-sided sleeve
. Repro Promo Brochure (limited to first 100 copies)

PRE-ORDER direct from Cult Epics
. A single-disc DVD edition is also availalble from Cult Epics.

NEW RELEASES OF TWO FILMS BY ENZO G. CASTELLARI AND A WALTER HILL CLASSIC, AVAILABLE ON BLU-RAY FOR THE FIRST TIME IN THE UK!

Friday 29th April 2022 - posted by Eric_Cotenas

STUDIOCANAL presents the brand-new restorations of two classics from legendary director Enzo G Castellari (The Inglorious Bastards) - the stunning Poliziotteschi crime thriller HIGH CRIME (1973), starring Franco Nero (Django) and said to have been inspired by Bullitt; and iconic Spaghetti Western KILL THEM ALL AND COME BACK ALONE (1968), starring Chuck Connors (Branded). And a new release of the superb action thriller EXTREME PREJUDICE starring Nick Nolte (48 Hours) and Powers Boothe (Southern Comfort), directed by Walter Hill (The Warriors). Available to buy on Blu-ray for the first time and on DVD and Digital from 6th June 2022.


In HIGH CRIME, Vice-Commissioner Belli (Nero), the assistant chief inspector in Genoa, is investigating a series of crimes committed by a drug-running gang. He approaches the apparently reformed old-fashioned gangster Cafiero (Fernando Rey) for information on the gang, not knowing that Cafiero plans to take care of them himself. When Belli's boss is murdered, he takes over as Commissioner and fights on, hoping for a chance to avenge his boss and take down the underworld organisation.

SPECIAL FEATURES:
- "A Criminal Conversation: Enzo G. Castellari Remembers High Crime" interview
- "The Scene of the Crime" interview with cinematographer Roberto Girometti
- "High and Dry: The Stuntwork of Massimo Vanni" interview

A bloodthirsty Civil War tale set in 1864, KILL THEM ALL AND COME BACK ALONE sees mercenary Clyde McKay (Connors) leading a squad of mercenaries on a dangerous Confederate mission: to infiltrate and raid a Unionist army fortress where a million dollars in gold has been stowed away in boxes of dynamite. A single bullet could send the whole treasure sky high but for these renegades nothing is impossible. Only madmen could pull off such a job!

SPECIAL FEATURES:
- Audio Commentary by filmmaker and fan Alex Cox
- "Shoot to Kill, Aim to Thrill" interview with director Enzo G. Castellari
- "Shoot-Outs in the Old Spaghetti West" filmmaker Romolo Guerrieri on a Family of Filmmaking
- "Italy's Cult Auteur of Action Cinema: A Critical Retrospective of Enzo G. Castellari" documentary

Neo-Western action thriller EXTREME PREJUDICE sees tough Texas Ranger Jack Benteen (Nolte) fighting to bring down his childhood friend Cash Bailey (Boothe), now a ruthless drug baron operating across the Mexican border. Jack is recruited by the CIA to terminate Cash with extreme prejudice, but must also reckon with a clandestine army of veterans officially killed-in-action but now on a top-secret assignment in pursuit of the narcotics kingpin, leading to an epic and intensely violent showdown.

SPECIAL FEATURES:
- Audio Commentary by film historians C. Courtney Joyner and Henry Parke
- Isolated Score Selections featuring an audio interview with music historian John Takis
- "The Major's Agenda" interview with actor Michael Ironside
- "The War Within" interview with actor Clancy Brown
- "Capturing the Chaos" interview with director of photography Matthew F. Leonetti
- Original Trailers
- Vintage EPK
- Stills Gallery

Packed with a host of new special features (including commentaries and interviews) these immaculate restorations, making their UK Blu-ray debuts, are a must-own for discerning cult film fans, and aficionados of the no-holds barred directors Castellari and Hill.

All three titles are available on Blu-ray. DVD, and digital on 6 July 2022:
- pre-order HIGH CRIME from Amazon;
- pre-order KILL THEM ALL AND COME BACK ALONE from Amazon;
- pre-order EXTREME PREJUDICE from Amazon.

GET CARTER COMING TO 4K FROM THE BFI JULY 2022

Friday 22nd April 2022 - posted by James

Newly restored in 4K from the original camera negative by the BFI, and approved by director Mike Hodges, Get Carter is back, and looking and sounding better than ever, along with a Blu-ray disc featuring new and archive extras.

Release date is July 25, 2022, with details of specs and extras at the BFI Shop and at Amazon UK.

EUREKA ENTERTAINMENT 2 FOR £35 LIMITED OFFER UNTIL MON 18 APRIL 2022

Tuesday 12th April 2022 - posted by Eric_Cotenas

A 2 for £35 OFFER has just gone live at Eureka Entertainment. LIMITED OFFER until Mon 18 April 2022.

Get any two titles below for £35. Mix and Match and pick as many as you wish. Discount will only be applied for every two that you purchase (while stocks last).

PRANO BAILEY-BOND’S 'CENSOR' STARRING NIAMH ALGAR GETS LIMITED EDITION BLU-RAY RELEASE ON 31 JANUARY 2022

Wednesday 22nd December 2021 - posted by Eric_Cotenas

'This thrilling, dizzying debut… is a nostalgic treat for anyone old enough to remember the infamous "video nasties" scare of the early 80s' – Mark Kermode

'Ambiguous, introspective, thoughtful. As weirdly uncomfortable as horror should be, and rarely is… Niamh Algar is terrific, and deeply empathetic' – Flick Philosopher

'Bailey-Bond displays a tricky skill: moving from realism to nightmarish oddness while taking viewers along with you' – Sunday Times

'Feels lovingly worked-at, slathered in period detail and aesthetic beauty' – Independent

Prano Bailey-Bond's acclaimed 'thrilling, dizzying debut' Censor stars the incredible Niamh Algar in a mesmerising performance as a dedicated and intense film censor during Britain's infamous 'video nasty' era, whose work slowly becomes intwined with her past. Now this brilliantly dark and disturbing British horror is set for the highly anticipated Limited Edition Blu-ray treatment from Second Sight Films on 31 January 2022.

Enid (Algar – Deceit, The Virtues) spends her days meticulously watching and assessing gruesomely violent and disturbing movies, taking her work as a film censor very seriously. She holds a strong sense of responsibility in protecting audiences from extreme content, subconsciously driven by the guilt she holds from a disturbing childhood trauma.

When a troubling film lands on her desk, Enid finds herself embroiled in the story and slowly starts to uncover some of her lost memories that seem strangely similar to the film. Consumed by the need to find if there is a connection between the production and the disappearance of her sister, her life spirals out of control, descending into darkness and danger.

Censor Limited Edition Blu-ray comes as a two-disc box set presented in a rigid slipcase with new artwork by James Neal and a soft cover book with brand new essays and art cards. The slew of special features include:

• Audio Commentary by director and co-writer Prano Bailey-Bond and executive producer Kim Newman
• Audio Commentary by director and co-writer Prano Bailey-Bond, director of photography Annika Summerson, editor Mark Towns, and sound designer Tim Harrison
• Audio Commentary by film historians Kat Ellinger, Lindsay Hallam, and Miranda Corcoran
• "My Own Nasty" interview with co-writer and director Prano Bailey-Bond
• "Penning a Nasty" interview with co-writer Anthony Fletcher
• "The Censor" interview with actress Niamh Algar
• "Nasty Images" interview with director of photography Annika Summerson
• "I'm Cutting It" interview with editor Mark Towns
• "Nasty Sounds" composer Emilie Levienaise-Farrouch
• "The Making of Censor"
• Deleted Scenes
• "Nasty" 2015 short film by Prano Bailey-Bond (15:48)
• "Enid's Gaze: Alexandra Heller-Nicholas on Censor" visual esssay
• Screening Q&A with Prano Bailey-Bond and Emilie Levienaise-Farrouch, hosted by Jed Shepherd
• Prano Bailey-Bond in conversation with BBFC compliance Officer David Hyman
• "My Nasty Memories" by filmmaker David Gregory
• "Ban the Sadist Videos!" parts one and two of the feature-length documentary
Limited Edition Contents:
• Rigid slipcase with new artwork by James Neal
• Softcover book with new essays by Anna Bogutskaya, Kat Ellinger, Tim Murray, Alison Peirse and Hannah Strong plus production photos
• 6 collectors' art cards

Pre-order Censor from Amazon UK or direct from Second Sight.

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