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The BBFC commented in a recent board meeting minutes: BBFC Classifiers discussed a policy proposal to allow BBFC age ratings issued by self-rating partners such as Netflix to be made available for wider online use by other VoD
services licensed to carry BBFC ratings. This proposal will promote greater ratings consistency across the VoD landscape, to help families make safe and informed viewing decisions. The Classifiers approved the new policy to be
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European police chiefs disgracefully call for citizens to lose their basic internet protection from Russian and Chinese spies, scammers, thieves and blackmailers.
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European police chiefs have called for Europeans to be deprived of basic internet security used to protect against Russian & Chinese spies, scammers, thieves and blackmailers. The police chiefs write: Joint
Declaration of the European Police Chiefs We, the European Police Chiefs, recognise that law enforcement and the technology industry have a shared duty to keep the public safe, especially children. We have a proud partnership
of complementary actions towards that end. That partnership is at risk. Two key capabilities are crucial to supporting online safety. First, the ability of technology companies to reactively provide to law
enforcement investigations -- on the basis of a lawful authority with strong safeguards and oversight -- the data of suspected criminals on their service. This is known as lawful access. Second, the ability
of technology companies proactively to identify illegal and harmful activity on their platforms. This is especially true in regards to detecting users who have a sexual interest in children, exchange images of abuse and seek to commit contact sexual
offences. The companies currently have the ability to alert the proper authorities -- with the result that many thousands of children have been safeguarded, and perpetrators arrested and brought to justice. These are
quite different capabilities, but together they help us save many lives and protect the vulnerable in all our countries on a daily basis from the most heinous of crimes, including but not limited to terrorism, child sexual abuse, human trafficking, drugs
smuggling, murder and economic crime. They also provide the evidence that leads to prosecutions and justice for victims of crime. We are, therefore, deeply concerned that end to end encryption is being rolled out in a way that
will undermine both of these capabilities. Companies will not be able to respond effectively to a lawful authority. Nor will they be able to identify or report illegal activity on their platforms. As a result, we will simply not be able to keep the
public safe. Our societies have not previously tolerated spaces that are beyond the reach of law enforcement, where criminals can communicate safely and child abuse can flourish. They should not now. We cannot let ourselves be
blinded to crime. We know from the protections afforded by the darkweb how rapidly and extensively criminals exploit such anonymity. We are committed to supporting the development of critical innovations, such as encryption, as a
means of strengthening the cyber security and privacy of citizens. However, we do not accept that there need be a binary choice between cyber security or privacy on the one hand and public safety on the other. Absolutism on either side is not helpful.
Our view is that technical solutions do exist; they simply require flexibility from industry as well as from governments. We recognise that the solutions will be different for each capability, and also differ between platforms. We
therefore call on the technology industry to build in security by design, to ensure they maintain the ability to both identify and report harmful and illegal activities, such as child sexual exploitation, and to lawfully and exceptionally act on a lawful
authority. We call on our democratic governments to put in place frameworks that give us the information we need to keep our publics safe. Trends in crime are deeply concerning and show how offenders
increasingly use technology to find and exploit victims and to communicate with each other within and across international boundaries. It must be our shared objective to ensure that those who seek to abuse these platforms are identified and caught, and
that the platforms become more safe not less.
See article from
reclaimthenet.org Here we have Europol and the UK's National Crime Agency (NCA), teaming up to attack Meta for the one thing the company is apparently trying to do right. And that's implementing in its products
end-to-end encryption (E2EE), the very, necessary, irreplaceable software backbone of a safe and secure internet for everybody. Yet that is what many governments, and here we see the EU via Europol, and the UK, keep attempting to damage.
But mass surveillance is a hard sell, so the established pitch is to link the global and overall internet problem, to that of the safety of children online, and justify it that way. The Europol executive
director, Catherine De Bolle, compared E2EE to sending your child into a room full of strangers and locking the door. And yet, the technological truth and reality of the situation is that undermining E2EE is akin to giving the key to your front door and
access to everybody in it, children included, to somebody you trust (say, governments and organizations who like you to take their trustworthiness for granted). But once a copy of that key is out, it can be obtained and used by
anybody out there to get into your house at any time, for any reason. That includes governments and organizations you don't trust or like, straight-up criminals -- and anything active on the web in between.
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Family Star Family Star is a 2024 India children's film by Parasuram
Starring Mrunal Thakur, Vijay Deverakonda and Victoria Grace
 BBFC category cuts were required for a 12A rated cinema release in 2024.
Summary Notes The highs and lows of family relationships in a Indian middle-class family. The life of Govardhan, who wants to achieve greatness in life but has to navigate through a
myriad of relationship/trust/ego issues.
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|  | UK: BBFC 12A rated for moderate violence, injury detail, sexual harassment, strong language for moderate
violence, injury detail, sexual harassment, strong language after BBFC cuts:
- 2024 TGS ENTERTAINMENT cinema release (rated 02/04/2024)
The BBFC commented: The distributor chose to remove scenes of violence in order to achieve their desired 12A rating. An uncut 15 classification was available.
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infrequent strong language:
- 2024 2G Ent cinema release (rated 03/04/2024)
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- 2024 Southern Star International Ausnz cinema release (rated 02/04/2024) titled The Family Star
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Starring G.V. Prakash Kumar, Bharathiraja and Ivana
There are no censorship issues with this release
Summary Notes Kemban, a thief seeking an anti-poaching watcher job, finds out that it requires a bribe of Rs. 2 Lakh. Will he be able to arrange the money?
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- 2024 Ahimsa Entertainment cinema release (rated 02/04/2024)
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There are no censorship issues with
this film. BBFC Notes A girl enlists the help of a furry creature to stop an invisible force terrorising her town in this Russian fantasy adventure. The film has plenty of humour and
action to offset occasionally intense moments.
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- 2024 Spirit Entertainment cinema release (rated 02/04/2024)
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Omen Omen is a 2023 Belgium/The Democratic Republic of Congo/Netherlands/France/Germany/South Africa drama by Baloji
Starring Marc Zinga, Yves-Marina Gnahoua and Marcel Otete Kabeya
There are no censorship issues with this release
Summary Notes After spending years in Belgium, a young Congolese man returns to his birthplace of Kinshasa to confront the intricacies of his family and culture.
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- 2024 Aya Films C.I.C cinema release (rated 02/04/2024)
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There's Still Tomorrow There's Still Tomorrow is a 2023 Italy comedy drama by Paola Cortellesi
Starring Paola Cortellesi, Valerio Mastandrea and Romana Maggiora Vergano
There are no censorship issues with this release
Summary Notes Trying to escape from the patriarchy in the Italian post-war society, Delia plots an act of rebellion against her violent husband.
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All That Money Can Buy All That Money Can Buy is a 1941 US romance by William Dieterle
Starring Edward Arnold, Walter Huston and Jane Darwell
There are no censorship issues with this release
Over the years, this film was re-released more than once, partly because of its poor box office, and gradually cut down to 85 minutes. It remained in this form for many years, until it was recently restored to its full length.
Summary Notes A nineteenth-century New Hampshire farmer makes a pact with Satan for economic success, then enlists famed orator Daniel Webster to extract him from his contract.
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Gonjiam: Haunted Asylum Gonjiam: Haunted Asylum is a 2018 South Korea horror by Jung Bum-shik
Starring Oh Ah-yeon, Wi Ha-joon and Yoo Je-Yoon
There are no censorship issues with this release
Summary Notes The crew of a horror web series travels to an abandoned asylum for a live broadcast. It soon encounters much more than expected as it moves deeper inside the nightmarish old
building.
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- 2024 Second Sight Films Limited Edition (RB) Blu-ray at UK Amazon #ad released on 17th June 2024
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Promotional Material The crew of a horror web series travels to a legendary abandoned asylum for a live broadcast. Things take an unexpected turn when they begin to experience more than they imagined.
Special Features
- New audio commentary by Mary Beth McAndrews and Terry Mesnard
- Fear the Unknown: Zoë Rose Smith on Gonjiam: Haunted Asylum
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- The New Faces
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The Jack in the Box Rises The Jack in the Box Rises is a 2024 UK horror by Lawrence Fowler
Starring Nicholas Anscombe, Isabella Colby Browne and Lisa Antrobus
There are no censorship issues with this release
Summary Notes When a creepy Jack-in-the-Box is discovered and opened on the grounds of an exclusive girls' school, six brave students soon enter a fight to the finish against the
unleashed demon.
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There are no censorship issues with
this film. BBFC Notes A girl enlists the help of a furry creature to stop an invisible force terrorising her town in this Russian fantasy adventure. The film has plenty of humour and
action to offset occasionally intense moments.
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- 2024 Spirit Entertainment Blu-ray (rated 02/04/2024)
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| | TV BBFC decisions from 29 March 2024 to 02 April 2024 | | Buddy Daddies Buddy Daddies is a 2023 Animation TV Show by Yoshiyuki Asai
Starring Landon McDonald, David Matranga and Emi Lo
There are no censorship issues with
this film. BBFC Notes BUDDY DADDIES is a Japanese anime series; in this episode, two assassins who live as roommates take in a child after their latest assassination job is hindered.
- Season 01 Episode 01: Piece of Cake: 15 rated for strong violence, injury detail
- Season 01 Episode 02: The Kiss of Death: 15 rated for strong violence, injury detail
- Season 01 Episode 03: Spice of Life: 15 rated for strong injury
detail, violence, domestic abuse
- Season 01 Episode 04: What Will Be, Will Be: PG rated for mild bad language, violence
- Season 01 Episode 05: Crunch Time: PG rated for mild bad language, threat, violence references
- Season 01
Episode 06: Love Is Blind: 12 rated for moderate threat
- Season 01 Episode 07: After Rain Comes Fair Weather: 12 rated for moderate threat, injury detail
- Season 01 Episode 08: Nothing Seek, Nothing Find: 15 rated for strong violence,
bloody images
- Season 01 Episode 09: No Sweet Without Sweat: PG rated for mild bad language
- Season 01 Episode 10: Lost at Sea: PG rated for mild threat, violence references
- Season 01 Episode 11: Everyone Will Be Hypocrites: 15
rated for strong violence, bloody images
- Season 01 Episode 12: Daughter Daddies: 15 rated for strong violence, injury detail
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Starring Yuma Uchida, Satoshi Hino and Aaron
Campbell
There are no censorship issues with this release
Summary Notes Tsuyoshi Mukouda is transported to a fantasy world and discovers his only skill is "having free access to online supermarket".
- Season 01 Episode 01: My Absurd Skill Is Unexpectedly Useful: 12 rated for brief moderate violence
- Season 01 Episode 02: The Salient Familiar Is a Living Legend: 12 rated for brief moderate bloody images
- Season 01 Episode 03: My
Super Power Is All About Cooking: PG rated for mild injury detail, violence, threat
- Season 01 Episode 04: Cannot Start the Journey Without a Map: PG rated for mild violence, threat, language
- Season 01 Episode 05: The Goddess of Wind Has
a Sweet Tooth: PG rated for mild threat, violence
- Season 01 Episode 06: Growth Happens Out of Nowhere: 12 rated for moderate violence, bloody images
- Season 01 Episode 07: The Wolf Dances With Monsters: 12 rated for moderate violence,
bloody images
- Season 01 Episode 08: All of the Boss Monsters Are Tasty: 12 rated for moderate bloody images
- Season 01 Episode 09: Hunting Quests Are All About Meat and Money: 12 rated for moderate injury detail
- Season 01
Episode 10: My Two Familiars Are Too Overpowered: PG rated for mild injury detail, violence, sex references, threat
- Season 01 Episode 11: Doing Business for the Missus: 12 rated for moderate injury detail
- Season 01 Episode 12:
Adventures Are as Countless as Varieties of Food: PG rated for mild violence, sex references, threat
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Starring j-hope
There are no censorship issues with this release
Summary Notes Revolves around j-hope's origin story and love for dancing as he begins a new journey in the 12th year of his professional career.
UK: Uncut and BBFC
12 rated for implied strong language:
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| | Paul T. Goldman Paul T. Goldman is a 2023 US comedy documentary drama by Jason Woliner
Starring Paul T. Goldman, Melinda McGraw and Christopher Stanley
There are no censorship issues with this release
Summary Notes One man's efforts to uncover the truth thrust him into a labyrinth of fraud, deception, and criminality that transform him "from wimp to warrior".
- Season 01 Episode 01: Chapter 1: BCBS: 12 rated for infrequent strong language, moderate sex references
- Season 01 Episode 02: Chapter 2: Moscow: 15 rated for strong sex references
- Season 01 Episode 03: Chapter 3: Royce: 15 rated for
strong sex references, language
- Season 01 Episode 04: Chapter 4: The Trial: 15 rated for strong language, sexual violence references
- Season 01 Episode 05: Chapter 5: The Chronicles: 12 rated for infrequent strong language, moderate
references to sex and sexual abuse\n\n
- Season 01 Episode 06: Chapter 6: The Warrior: 15 rated for strong sex references, sexual violence references
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Starring Grace Lynn Kung, Sofia Banzhaf and Joe Cobden
There are no censorship issues with this release
Summary Notes A police procedural built around a bitter ex-cop turned private investigator and a naive but ambitious newcomer.
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Starring Christine Roche, Gia Lily and Anna Swan
There are no censorship issues with this release
Summary Notes After crash-landing in an escape pod on a dark and misty planet, a mother is hunted by an alien creature which is drawn to the lights she must use to find her missing son.
UK: Uncut and BBFC 15 rated for strong language:
- 2024 Vertical Entertainment VoD (rated 29/03/2024)
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Black Mask is a 1996 Hong Kong action comedy by Daniel Lee
Starring Jet Li, Ching Wan Lau and Karen Mok
Cut in Hong Kong for its theatrical release. This was then shortened for the export version which was passed 18 by the BBFC for UK home video. The uncut Hong Kong version was later released. The restored Hong Kong cuts were also restored to
the Export Version resulting in the Extended Export Version. The longest version is the Taiwan Version which restores deleted scenes from a Workprint. Summary Notes A survivor of a
supersoldier project must fight his former comrades as a masked hero.
US: The US Version is MPAA R rated for:
- 2024 Eureka Limited Edition [Uncut Hong Kong + US Export + Taiwan Versions] (RA) Blu-ray at US
Amazon #ad released on 23rd April 2024
Promotional Material THE SUPERHERO MARTIAL ARTS CLASSIC FROM WRITER / PRODUCER TSUI HARK (ONCE UPON A TIME IN CHINA, KNOCK OFF) NOW AVAILABLE IN A 2-DISC LIMITED EDITION
BLU-RAY! Tsui Chik (Li) is a librarian who leads a quiet, unassuming life - or, at least, that's what he wants people to believe. In truth, he was once a member of the 701 Squad, a group of elite combatants produced by a failed
super-soldier project. In kind with his former comrades, his central nervous system has been altered to render him impervious to pain. When several of his fellow test subjects resurface and embark on a crimewave under the leadership of their former
commander Hung Kuk (Patrick Lung), Tsui is forced to use his extraordinary abilities once more. Donning a costume, he sets out to face his past - as the vigilante known as the Black Mask. Adapted from the manhua by Pang Chi-ming and Li Chi-tak and
heavily influenced by Bruce Lee's turn as Kato in The Green Hornet, Black Mask is one of the most entertaining movies in Jet Li's filmography and boasts action orchestrated by Yuen Woo-ping, who would later win an Academy Award for his work on Crouching
Tiger, Hidden Dragon. Eureka Classics is proud to present the film in its rarely seen uncut version on Blu-ray from a 2K restoration! LIMITED EDITION TWO-DISC BLU-RAY SET FEATURES: Limited Edition of 2000
copies only | O-card slipcase featuring new artwork by Grégory Sacré (Gokaiju) | Limited Edition bonus disc featuring an extended version of the film | PLUS: A Limited- edition collector's booklet featuring new writing on the film by James Oliver
DISC ONE
- Fully uncut Hong Kong version presented in 1080p from a 2K restoration
- Original US version presented in 1080p from a 2K restoration
- Original Cantonese Stereo and optional DTS-HD MA 5.1 (Hong Kong Version)
- Optional English subtitles, newly translated for this release
- Brand new audio commentary on the Hong Kong version by Asian film expert Frank Djeng (NY Asian Film Festival)
- Brand new audio commentary on the US export
version by action cinema experts Mike Leeder and Arne Venema
- Brand new interview with stuntman Mike Lambert
- Brand new interview with film critic Andrew Heskins (easternKicks.com)
- Brand new interview with
Leon Hunt, author of Kung Fu Cult Masters: From Bruce Lee to Crouching Tiger
- Reversible sleeve featuring original poster artwork
- Archival Making of featurette
- Trailers
DISC TWO (LIMITED EDITION BONUS DISC)
- Extended version of Black Mask featuring all the unique footage from the various releases of the film re-inserted
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Forbidden Passions + Lurid Tales: The Castle Queen is a double feature by Ellen Cabot, Jackie Garth
Starring Debra Beatty and Kim Dawson There are no censorship issues with this release. US: Uncut and MPAA R rated for:
Promotional Material DOUBLE THE FUN WITH THESE TWO STEAMY FLICKS STARRING DEBRA BEATTY AND KIM DAWSON IN THIS SEXY 'SKINMAX' DOUBLE FEATURE! FORBIDDEN PASSIONS: Your wildest fantasies are possible
in this look at afterlife encounters when Mara (Debra Beatty, Caged Heat 3000), a cyber-seductress uses her special computer programming skills to fulfill your most intimate dreams while in the afterlife. LURID TALES: THE CASTLE QUEEN: When Thomas
(Shannon Dow Smith, Invasion of Privacy) is playing what he believes to be a simple arcade game, he is suddenly transformed back to Cromwellian England and finds himself in a bawdy battle for the rights to a magnificent estate - and for the heart of Lady
Dorset (Kim Dawson, Bad Blood), the lusty seductress of the castle.
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Girls + Petticoat Planet SkinMax Double Feature is a 2024 film by Scott Harris, Ellen Cabot
Starring Elizabeth Kaitan, Gail Thackray and Monique Parent There are no censorship issues with this release. US: Uncut and MPAA R rated for:
Promotional Material DOUBLE THE FUN WITH THESE TWO SEXY SCI-FI FLICKS STARRING GAIL THACKRAY AND ELIZABETH KAITAN IN THIS 'SKINMAX' DOUBLE FEATURE! GALAXY GIRLS: An alien vessel crashes on Earth
and is discovered by Cindy (Gail Thackray, Bigfoot or Bust), Shauna (Yvette McClendon, Haunted) and Becky (Heather Ford), three friends beginning what they think to be a casual vacation in the mountains. The alien creatures, escaping a death sentence on
their own world, are motivated only by death, destruction and a taste for blood. Ultimately nothing stands in the way except Cindy, aided by Matt (Bernie Van De Yacht, Prey), another visitor from beyond the stars sent to recover the ship and bring them
to justice. Together they set out to destroy the ship, though its destruction could strand Matt on earth forever! Also known as Alien Escape, this sexy sci-fi adventure also features Monique Parent (Buford's Beach Bunnies) along with appearances by cult
directors Fred Olen Ray (Cyclone) and Jim Wynorski (Chopping Mall). PETTICOAT PLANET: Commander Steve Rogers (Troy Vincent,Team Knight Rider), a blue collar space jockey with a lousy job, crash-lands his corroding craft onto a desert planet. But
his luck is about to change... as he recovers, he finds himself to be the only man in a wild western town inhabited by beautiful, gun slingin' whiskey drinkin' women. Peace, harmony and boredom are abound in Puckerbush Gulch until word gets out that for
the first time in twenty years, there's a man in their midst. Best friends become bitter foes as the sex-crazed cowgirl corral the Commander one by one. Lost in space with no way home, can our hero find true happiness, or will he be pushin' up daisies
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Goodbye Uncle Tom is a 1971 Italy drama by Gualtiero Jacopetti and Franco
Prosperi.
With Gualtiero Jacopetti and Franco Prosperi. 
The original Italian Version was significantly cut and reworked for the English Version. The English Version was heavily cut for a BBFC X rated cinema release in 1973. Not released in the UK since. Uncut and MPAA Unrated in the
US.
Summary Notes Two documentary filmmakers go back in time to the pre-Civil War American South, to film the slave trade.
US: Uncut and MPAA Unrated for:
- 2024 Blue Underground Limited Edition [Italian + English Versions] R0 4K Blu-ray at US Amazon
#ad released on 23rd April 2024
- 2024 Blue Underground Limited Edition [Italian + English Versions] (RA) Blu-ray
at US Amazon released on 23rd April 2024
- 2024 Blue Underground Amazon VoD [US]
at US Amazon #ad
Promotional Material THE FIRST MOTION PICTURE BASED ON HISTORICAL FACTS ABOUT THE RISE AND REVOLT OF SLAVERY IN AMERICA! The film considered too shocking for the
world! Written, edited, produced and directed by Gualtiero Jacopetti and Franco Prosperi of MONDO CANE fame, this epic recreation of the American slave trade atrocities was both condemned as depraved exploitation and acclaimed as an unprecedented cry of
Black anguish and rage. The Detroit Chronicle hailed it as "a graphic, moving, nerve-paralyzing film." Legendary film critic Pauline Kael called it "the most specific and rabid incitement of the race war." It became one of the most
reviled and misunderstood films of its time. Five decades cannot diminish GOODBYE UNCLE TOM's impact or quiet its controversy as it has become even more relevant TODAY! In 1971, distributors forced the filmmakers to completely re-cut the film and
radically re-write its extreme narration, removing more than 13 minute of race-war politics and inserting alternate scenes - creating what would become an entirely different film - before it could be released. Now more than 50 years later, both versions
of GOODBYE UNCLE TOM can finally be seen in brand-new restorations, scanned in 4K 16-bit from their original negatives, with Dolby Vision HDR & newly restored DTS-HD Master Audio, and packed with over 5 hours of Extras!
SPECIAL FEATURES:
- Ultra HD Blu-ray (2160p) Widescreen 2.40:1 feature presentations
- Audio: 1.0 DTS-HD MA (English); 1.0 DTS-HD MA (Italian)
- English Version (123 Mins.) with Optional English SDH and Espanol Subtitles + English Trailer
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Version (136 Mins.) with Optional English and English SDH Subtitles + Italian Trailer
- THE IMPORTANCE OF SHOCKING: GUALTIERO JACOPETTI -- A feature-length documentary by Director Andrea Bettinetti (94 Mins.)
- THE GODFATHERS OF MONDO -- A
feature-length documentary by Director David Gregory (89 Mins.)
- Goodbye Cruel Mondo - Interviews with Writers/Directors Gualtiero Jacopetti & Franco Prosperi, and Composer Riz Ortolani (20 Mins.)
- Behind-the-Scenes 8mm Footage with
Audio Commentary by Production Manager Giampaolo Lomi (50 Mins.)
- Mondo Mercenaries - Interview with Author & Academic Mark Goodall (27 Mins.)
- Abjection Under Authoritarianism - Interview with Professor Matthew J. Smith (20 Mins.)
- Extensive Still Galleries, including Giampaolo Lomi's Behind-the-Scenes Photos
- BONUS! GOODBYE UNCLE TOM Original Motion Picture Soundtrack CD by Riz Ortolani
- BONUS! Collectible Booklet with new essay by Dan Madigan
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Rolling Thunder is a 1977 action revenge film by John Flynn.
With
William Devane, Tommy Lee Jones and Linda Haynes.
Cut by the BBFC for X rated cinema release in 1977. Uncut and 18 rated on DVD and Blu-ray. The film was banned in New Zealand from 1978-1989.
Summary Notes Major Charles Rane comes back from the war and is given a number of gifts from his hometown because he is a war hero. Some greedy thugs decide that they want to steal a number of
silver dollars from him. In the process they also manage to kill his wife and son and destroy his hand. The Major wants revenge so he enlists the help of his war buddy Johnny to meet the thugs in a final showdown.
US: Uncut and
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Promotional Material When Major Charles Rane (William Devane, Marathon Man, Interstellar) returns home to San Antonio, Texas, he is given a hero's welcome. He and his friend John Vohden (Tommy Lee Jones,
The Fugitive) had endured eight years of physical and mental torture in a POW camp.
Adjusting to his old life isn't going to be easy for Rane. His wife Janet has fallen in love with another man, and his son doesn't remember him. The publicity he
receives as a returning hero has attracted the attention of a group of hoodlums. When the group kills Rane's wife and son and leaves him for dead, he and Vohden team up to hunt them down. Bonus Content:
- 4K Transfer from the 35mm Original Camera Negative
- In Dolby Vision (HDR-10 Compatible)
- Audio Commentary with Screenwriter/Novelist Heywood Gould and Author/Film Historian C. Courtney Joyner
- Audio Commentary with Filmmakers
Jackson Stewart and Francis Galluppi
- Lean And Mean: The Early Films of John Flynn: An Interview with Author/Film Historian C. Courtney Joyner
- Coming Home to War: Scoring Rolling Thunder: An Interview with Composer Barry De Vorzon
- The Making of Rolling Thunder: Featuring Interviews with Actors William Devane and Tommy Lee Jones and Writers Paul Schrader and Heywood Gould
- Trailers from Hell: Filmmaker Eli Roth on Rolling Thunder
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Tormented is a 1960 US horror thriller by Bert I. Gordon
Starring Richard Carlson, Susan Gordon and Lugene Sanders
There are no censorship issues with this release Summary Notes A man lets a former flame fall to her death rather than let her interfere with his new relationship, but her
ghost returns to disrupt his impending nuptials.
US: Uncut and MPAA Unrated for:
Promotional Material FILM MASTERS PROUDLY PRESENTS THIS NEW HD SCAN AND RESTORATION FROM 35MM ORIGINAL ARCHIVAL ELEMENTS! Cult director Bert I. Gordon was at the
helm for this terrifying story of supernatural passion. Set on an island in a tight-knit community, Tom Stewart (Richard Carlson) is preparing to marry the woman he loves. All is well until Tom's old girlfriend, Vi, confronts him at the top of the
island's lighthouse, claiming he can only be hers! A freak accident throws the scorned woman to her death. At first relieved, Tom's tune changes when her vengeful spirit begins to follow him wherever he goes. He's soon tormented, body and soul, by an
unforgiving she-ghost! What lengths will Tom go to in order to protect his secret? Will the vengeful Vi finally reveal herself to the others at hand? Find out in this harrowing tale of love between the living and the dead!
SPECIAL FEATURES:
- MST3K Bonus Film of Tormented
- 'Bigger Than Life: Bert I. Gordon in the 1950's and 1960's' - New Ballyhoo Motion Pictures documentary featuring C. Courtney Joyner
- 'Bert I. Gordon: The Amazing Colossal Filmmaker' - archival
interview with writer/director/producer Bert I. Gordon
- Unaired pilot episode of 'Untold Ghost Stories,' with Vincent Price
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Black Mask is a 1996 Hong Kong action comedy by Daniel Lee.
With Jet Li, Ching Wan Lau and Karen Mok.
Cut in Hong Kong for its theatrical release. This was then shortened for the export version which was passed 18 by the BBFC for UK home video. The uncut Hong Kong version was later released. The restored Hong Kong cuts were also
restored to the Export Version resulting in the Extended Export Version. The longest version is the Taiwan Version which restores deleted scenes from a Workprint. Summary Notes A
survivor of a supersoldier project must fight his former comrades as a masked hero.
UK: The US Export Version is BBFC 18 rated:
- 2024 Eureka Limited Edition [Uncut Hong Kong + US Export + Taiwan Versions] (RB) Blu-ray
at UK Amazon #ad released on 22nd April 2024
Promotional Material Jet Li stars in an action-packed superhero spectacle produced by the legendary Tsui Hark ! Tsui Chik (Li) is
a librarian who leads a quiet, unassuming life -- or, at least, that's what he wants people to believe. In truth, he was once a member of the 701 Squad, a group of elite combatants produced by a failed super-soldier project. In kind with his former
comrades, his central nervous system has been altered to render him impervious to pain. When several of his fellow test subjects resurface and embark on a crimewave under the leadership of their former commander Hung Kuk ( Patrick Lung
), Tsui is forced to use his extraordinary abilities once more. Donning a costume, he sets out to face his past -- as the vigilante known as the Black Mask. Adapted from the =manhua by Pang Chi-ming and Li Chi-tak and heavily influenced by
Bruce Lee's turn as Kato in =The Green Hornet , Black Mask is one of the most entertaining movies in Jet Li's filmography and boasts action orchestrated by Yuen Woo-ping, who would later win an Academy Award
for his work on =Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon . Eureka Classics is proud to present the film in its rarely seen uncut version on Blu-ray from a 2K restoration! LIMITED EDITION TWO-DISC BLU-RAY SET FEATURES:
Limited Edition of 2000 copies only | O-card slipcase featuring new artwork by Grégory Sacré (Gokaiju) | Limited Edition bonus disc featuring two alternate versions of the film | PLUS: A Limited- edition collector's
booklet featuring new writing on the film by James Oliver DISC ONE Fully uncut Hong Kong version presented in 1080p from a 2K restoration | Original US version presented in 1080p from a 2K restoration | Original Cantonese Stereo and
optional DTS-HD MA 5.1 (Hong Kong Version) | Optional English subtitles, newly translated for this release | Brand new audio commentary on the Hong Kong version by Asian film expert Frank Djeng (NY Asian Film Festival) | Brand new audio commentary on the
US export version by action cinema experts Mike Leeder and Arne Venema | Brand new interview with stuntman Mike Lambert | Brand new interview with film critic Andrew Heskins (easternKicks.com) | Brand new interview with Leon Hunt, author of Kung Fu Cult
Masters: From Bruce Lee to Crouching Tiger | Reversible sleeve featuring original poster artwork | Archival Making of featurette | Trailers DISC TWO (LIMITED EDITION BONUS DISC) Alternate Taiwanese cut of the film
| Extended version of Black Mask featuring all the unique footage from the various releases of the film re-inserted
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