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Shopping: Dune...

1984 USA action Sci-Fi adventure by David Lynch, once cut for a BBFC PG rating, just released on US 4K Blu-ray


Link Here30th December 2021

Dune is a 1984 USA action Sci-Fi adventure by David Lynch.
Starring Kyle MacLachlan and Virginia Madsen and Francesca Annis. IMDb

BBFC category cuts were required for a PG rated 1984 cinema release. Uncut and 15 rated on UK home video until 2016 when the rating was dropped to 12. Uncut and MPAA PG-13 rated in the US.

Summary Notes

In the far future, a duke and his family are sent by the Emperor to a sand world from which comes a spice that is essential for interstellar travel. The move is designed to destroy the duke and his family, but his son escapes and seeks revenge as he uses the world's ecology as one of his weapons.

US: Uncut and MPAA PG-13 rated for:

Promotional Material

Following a notorious aborted attempt by Alejandro Jodorowsky in the 1970s, Frank Herbert's bestselling sci-fi epic Dune finally made it to the big screen as the third film by emerging surrealist wunderkind David Lynch, featuring an all-star cast that includes several of Lynch's regular collaborators.

The year is 10,191, and four planets are embroiled in a secret plot to wrest control of the Spice Melange, the most precious substance in the universe and found only on the planet Arrakis. A feud between two powerful dynasties, House Atreides and House Harkonnen, is manipulated from afar by ruling powers that conspire to keep their grip on the spice. As the two families clash on Arrakis, Duke Atreides' son Paul (Kyle MacLachlan, in his screen debut) finds himself at the center of an intergalactic war and an ancient prophecy that could change the galaxy forever.

Though its initial reception ensured that Lynch largely eschewed mainstream filmmaking for the rest of his career, Dune has since been rightly re-evaluated as one of the most startlingly original and visionary science fiction films of the 1980s. Its astonishing production design and visual effects can now be appreciated anew in this spellbinding 4K restoration, accompanied by hours of comprehensive bonus features.

4K ULTRA HD LIMITED EDITION CONTENTS

  • Brand new 4K restoration from the original camera negative
  • 60-page perfect-bound book featuring new writing by Andrew Nette, Christian McCrea and Charlie Brigden, an interview with sound designer Alan Splet from 1984, excerpts from an interview with the director and a Dune Terminology glossary
  • Large fold-out double-sided poster featuring original and newly commissioned artwork by Dániel Taylor
  • Six double-sided, postcard-sized lobby card reproductions
  • Limited edition packaging with reversible sleeve featuring original and newly commissioned artwork by Dániel Taylor

DISC 1: FEATURE & EXTRAS (4K ULTRA HD BLU-RAY)

  • 4K (2160p) UHD Blu-ray presentation in Dolby Vision (HDR10 compatible)
  • Original uncompressed stereo and DTS-HD MA 5.1 audio
  • Optional English subtitles for the deaf and hard-of-hearing
  • Brand new commentary by film historian Paul M. Sammon
  • Brand new commentary by Mike White of The Projection Booth podcast
  • Impressions of Dune , a 2003 documentary on the making of the film
  • Designing Dune , a 2005 featurette on the work of production designer Anthony Masters
  • Dune FX , a 2005 featurette on the film's effects
  • Dune Models & Miniatures , a 2005 featurette on the film's model effects
  • Dune Costumes , a 2005 featurette on the film's costume designs
  • 11 deleted scenes, with a 2005 introduction by Raffaella de Laurentiis
  • Destination Dune , a 1983 featurette
  • Theatrical trailers and TV spots
  • Image galleries

DISC 2: BONUS DISC (BLU-RAY)

  • Beyond Imagination: Merchandising Dune , a brand new featurette on the film's promotional merchandise
  • Prophecy Fulfilled: Scoring Dune , a brand new featurette on the film's music score, with interviews with members of Toto and film music historian Tim Grieving
  • Brand new interview with make-up effects artist Giannetto de Rossi
  • Archive interview with production coordinator Golda Offenheim
  • Archive interview with star Paul Smith
  • Archive interview with make-up effects artist Christopher Tucker

*EXTRAS STILL IN PRODUCTION AND SUBJECT TO CHANGE*

 

 

Shopping: Donnie Darko...

2001 USA Sci-Fi thriller by Richard Kelly just released on UK 4K Blu-ray with 2 versions


Link Here30th December 2021

Donnie Darko is a 2001 USA Sci-Fi thriller by Richard Kelly.
Starring Jake Gyllenhaal, Jena Malone and Mary McDonnell. Melon Farmers link BBFC link 2020 IMDb

Exists as a Theatrical Version and a Director's Cut. Both are 15 rated by the BBFC and MPAA R rated in the US.
UK: Passed Suitable for 15 years and over uncut for:
  • 2021 Arrow Video [Theatrical Version + Director's Cut] (RB) 4K Blu-ray at UK Amazon #ad released on 13th December 2021
  • 2021 Arrow Video Amazon Prime VoD [UK only] at UK Amazon #ad

Promotional Material

Fifteen years before Stranger Things combined science fiction, Spielbergian touches and 80s nostalgia to much acclaim, Richard Kelly set the template -- and the high-water mark -- with his debut feature, Donnie Darko. Initially beset with distribution problems, it would slowly find its audience and emerge as arguably the first cult classic of the new millennium. Donnie is a troubled high school student: in therapy, prone to sleepwalking and in possession of an imaginary friend, a six-foot rabbit named Frank, who tells him the world is going to end in 28 days, 06 hours, 42 minutes and 12 seconds. During that time he will navigate teenage life, narrowly avoid death in the form of a falling jet engine, follow Frank's maladjusted instructions and try to maintain the space-time continuum. Described by its director as "The Catcher in the Rye as told by Philip K. Dick", Donnie Darko combines an eye-catching, eclectic cast -- pre-stardom Jake and Maggie Gyllenhaal, heartthrob Patrick Swayze, former child star Drew Barrymore, Oscar nominees Mary McDonnell and Katharine Ross, and television favourite Noah Wyle -- and an evocative soundtrack of 80s classics by Echo and the Bunnymen, Tears for Fears and Duran Duran. This 4K restoration by Arrow Films allows a modern classic to receive the home video treatment it deserves.

4K ULTRA HD BLU-RAY 2-DISC SPECIAL EDITION CONTENTS - 4K restorations of both the Theatrical Cut and the Director's Cut from the original camera negatives by Arrow Films, supervised and approved by director Richard Kelly and cinematographer Steven Poster - 4K (2160p) UHD Blu-ray presentations of both cuts in Dolby Vision (HDR10 compatible) - Original DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 audio - Optional English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing - Reversible sleeve featuring original and newly commissioned artwork by Luke Preece

DISC 1 -- THE THEATRICAL CUT [4K UHD BLU-RAY] - Audio commentary by writer-director Richard Kelly and actor Jake Gyllenhaal - Audio commentary by Kelly, producer Sean McKittrick and actors Drew Barrymore, Jena Malone, Beth Grant, Mary McDonnell, Holmes Osborne, Katharine Ross and James Duval - Deus ex Machina: The Philosophy of Donnie Darko, a documentary by Ballyhoo Motion Pictures on the making of Donnie Darko, containing interviews with writer-director Richard Kelly, producer Sean McKittrick, cinematographer Steven Poster, editor Sam Bauer, composer Michael Andrews, costume designer April Ferry, production designer Alec Hammond and actor James Duval - The Goodbye Place, Kelly's 1996 short film, which anticipates some of the themes and ideas of his feature films - 20 deleted and alternate scenes with optional commentary by Kelly - Trailer

DISC 2 -- THE DIRECTOR'S CUT [4K UHD BLU-RAY] - Audio commentary by Kelly and filmmaker Kevin Smith - The Donnie Darko Production Diary, an archival documentary charting the film's production, with optional commentary by cinematographer Steven Poster - Archive interviews with Kelly, actors Jake Gyllenhaal, Jena Malone, Drew Barrymore, James Duval, Maggie Gyllenhaal, Holmes Osborne, Noah Wyle and Katharine Ross, producers Sean McKittrick, Nancy Juvonen, Hunt Lowry and Casey La Scala, and cinematographer Steven Poster - Three archive featurettes: They Made Me Do It, They Made Me Do It Too and #1 Fan: A Darkomentary - Storyboard comparisons - B-roll footage - Cunning Visions infomercials - Music video: Mad World by Gary Jules - Galleries - Director's Cut trailer - TV spots

 

 

Shopping: The Bird With the Crystal Plumage...

1969 Italian/West German thriller by Dario Argento, once cut in the US and UK, just released on UK 4K Blu-ray


Link Here28th December 2021

The Bird with the Crystal Plumage is a 1969 Italian/West German thriller by Dario Argento.
With Tony Musante and Suzy Kendall. Melon Farmers link BBFC link 2020 IMDb

The cut US R Version was passed X for cinema release (and pre-cert VHS). Cut further by the BBFC for VHS and 2005 DVD. Uncut for the 2011 Arrow DVD. Originally cut in the US for a PG rating but recent US releases have been uncut.
UK: passed 15 uncut for one scene of sexualised violence and moderate horror:

Promotional Material

In 1970, young first-time director Dario Argento (Deep Red, Suspiria) made his indelible mark on Italian cinema with The Bird with the Crystal Plumage -- a film which redefined the 'giallo' genre of murder-mystery thrillers and catapulted him to international stardom. Sam Dalmas (Tony Musante, We Own the Night), an American writer living in Rome, inadvertently witnesses a brutal attack on a woman (Eva Renzi, Funeral in Berlin) in a modern art gallery. Powerless to help, he grows increasingly obsessed with the incident. Convinced that something he saw that night holds the key to identifying the maniac terrorising Rome, he launches his own investigation parallel to that of the police, heedless of the danger to both himself and his girlfriend Giulia (Suzy Kendall, Spasmo)...

A staggeringly assured debut, The Bird with the Crystal Plumage establishes the key traits that would define Argento's filmography, including lavish visuals and a flare for wildly inventive, brutal scenes of violence. With sumptuous cinematography by Vittorio Storaro (Apocalypse Now) and a seductive score by legendary composer Ennio Morricone (Once Upon a Time in the West), this landmark film has never looked or sounded better in this 4K Ultra HD presentation from Arrow Video!

4K ULTRA HD BLU-RAY SPECIAL EDITION CONTENTS - 4K restoration from the original negative by Arrow Films - 4K (2160p) UHD Blu-ray presentation in Dolby Vision (HDR10 compatible) - Restored original lossless mono Italian and English soundtracks - English subtitles for the Italian soundtrack - Optional English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing for the English soundtrack - Audio commentary by Troy Howarth, author of So Deadly, So Perverse: 50 Years of Italian Giallo Films - Black Gloves and Screaming Mimis, an interview with author and critic Kat Ellinger exploring the film's themes and its relationship to both the giallo and Fredric Brown's novel The Screaming Mimi - The Power of Perception, a visual essay on the cinema of Dario Argento by Alexanda Heller-Nicholas, author of Devil's Advocates: Suspiria and The Giallo Canvas: Art, Excess and Horror Cinema, reflecting on the recurring theme of perception and the role of art in Argento's filmography - Crystal Nightmare, an interview with writer/director Dario Argento - An Argento Icon, an interview with actor Gildo Di Marco - Eva's Talking, an archival interview with actor Eva Renzi - Original Italian and international theatrical trailers - 2017 Texas Frightmare trailer - Image galleries - Reversible sleeve featuring original and newly commissioned artwork by Obviously Creative

 

 

Shopping: Endgame...

1983 Italy action Sci-Fi film by Joe D'Amato, once cut by the BBFC, just released on US Blu-ray


Link Here28th December 2021

Endgame is a 1983 Italy action Sci-Fi film by Joe D'Amato (as Steven Benson).
Starring Al Cliver, Laura Gemser and George Eastman. Melon Farmers link IMDb

Uncut on pre-cert VHS, but cut by the BBFC for 1986 18 rated VHS. Uncut and MPAA R rated in the US.

Summary Notes

A telepathic mutant recruits a post-World War III TV game-show warrior to lead her band of mutants to safety.

US: Uncut and MPAA R rated for:

Promotional Material

AN UNDERGROUND SOCIETY OF MUTANT REBELS ATTEMPT TO OVERTHROW THE TYRANNICAL GOVERNMENT BY INFILTRATING THE SPORT IN WHICH HUMANS ARE HUNTED AS PREY.

For his own entry in the '80s Italian Post-Nuke cycle, Joe D'Amato combines a prescient script, ferocious action and an unprecedented cast of ItaloCult icons to create "one of the better Spaghetti Sci-Fi films of the decade" (Rivets On The Poster): In a radiation-ravaged future, an underground society of mutant rebels will attempt to overthrow the tyrannical government by infiltrating the TV sport in which humans are hunted as prey.

Al Cliver (ZOMBIE), Laura Gemser (BLACK EMANUELLE), George Eastman (ANTHROPOPHAGUS), Gabriele Tinti (CALIGULA 2), Bobby Rhodes (DEMONS) and peplum legend Gordon Mitchell (THE GIANT OF METROPOLIS) star in this "tons of fun for lovers of Italian exploitation" (Rubbermonsterfetishism) featuring a pounding score by Carlo Maria Cordio (SHOCKING DARK), now scanned in 2K from the original negative.

SPECIAL FEATURES:

  • Trailer

 

 

Shopping: The Last Letter from Your Lover...

2021 UK romance by Augustine Frizzell, cut for a 12 rating, just released on UK Blu-ray and DVD


Link Here27th December 2021

The Last Letter from Your Lover is a 2021 UK romance by Augustine Frizzell
Starring Shailene Woodley, Felicity Jones and Joe Alwyn BBFC link 2020 IMDb

Originally passed 15 uncut for cinema release but was later presumably cut for a 12A rated cinema release in 2021. The UK home video releases also features the cut version.

Summary Notes

A pair of interwoven stories, set in the past and present, follow an ambitious journalist determined to solve the mystery of a forbidden love affair at the center of a trove of secret love letters from 1965.

UK: Passed 12 uncut for infrequent strong language, moderate sex, sex references:

Promotional Material

Adapted from Jojo Moyes' best-selling novel, THE LAST LETTER FROM YOUR LOVER is a passionate, dual-narrative love story set in the French Riviera and London during the 1960s and present day. It tells the tale of elegant Jennifer Stirling (Shailene Woodley) and how her life becomes inextricably interwoven with that of Ellie Haworth (Felicity Jones) in life changing events which connect them across almost half a century.

Jennifer lives a luxurious life with her wealthy and powerful husband Laurence (Joe Alwyn). When an unfortunate event wipes her memory, she struggles to find her identity until she stumbles upon wistful love letters hidden in her home. The passionate notes unravel a starcrossed love affair she had with foreign correspondent Anthony O'Hare (Callum Turner) and ultimately lead her to discover her true self.

Jennifer's story becomes intertwined with that of Ellie, a whip-smart journalist in contemporary London, who discovers and becomes enthralled by these love letters from a bygone era. As she begins to piece them together with the help of archivist Rory (Nabhaan Rizwan), she sets off on a journey that will entangle the two women's lives forever.

Extras:

Page to Screen
Leading Ladies
Costume Piece

 

 

Shopping: The Bird With the Crystal Plumage...

1969 Italian/West German thriller by Dario Argento, once cut in the US and UK, just released on UK 4K Blu-ray


Link Here27th December 2021

The Bird with the Crystal Plumage is a 1969 Italian/West German thriller by Dario Argento.
With Tony Musante and Suzy Kendall. Melon Farmers link BBFC link 2020 IMDb

The cut US R Version was passed X for cinema release (and pre-cert VHS). Cut further by the BBFC for VHS and 2005 DVD. Uncut for the 2011 Arrow DVD. Originally cut in the US for a PG rating but recent US releases have been uncut.
UK: passed 15 uncut for one scene of sexualised violence and moderate horror:

Promotional Material

In 1970, young first-time director Dario Argento (Deep Red, Suspiria) made his indelible mark on Italian cinema with The Bird with the Crystal Plumage -- a film which redefined the 'giallo' genre of murder-mystery thrillers and catapulted him to international stardom. Sam Dalmas (Tony Musante, We Own the Night), an American writer living in Rome, inadvertently witnesses a brutal attack on a woman (Eva Renzi, Funeral in Berlin) in a modern art gallery. Powerless to help, he grows increasingly obsessed with the incident. Convinced that something he saw that night holds the key to identifying the maniac terrorising Rome, he launches his own investigation parallel to that of the police, heedless of the danger to both himself and his girlfriend Giulia (Suzy Kendall, Spasmo)...

A staggeringly assured debut, The Bird with the Crystal Plumage establishes the key traits that would define Argento's filmography, including lavish visuals and a flare for wildly inventive, brutal scenes of violence. With sumptuous cinematography by Vittorio Storaro (Apocalypse Now) and a seductive score by legendary composer Ennio Morricone (Once Upon a Time in the West), this landmark film has never looked or sounded better in this 4K Ultra HD presentation from Arrow Video!

4K ULTRA HD BLU-RAY SPECIAL EDITION CONTENTS - 4K restoration from the original negative by Arrow Films - 4K (2160p) UHD Blu-ray presentation in Dolby Vision (HDR10 compatible) - Restored original lossless mono Italian and English soundtracks - English subtitles for the Italian soundtrack - Optional English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing for the English soundtrack - Audio commentary by Troy Howarth, author of So Deadly, So Perverse: 50 Years of Italian Giallo Films - Black Gloves and Screaming Mimis, an interview with author and critic Kat Ellinger exploring the film's themes and its relationship to both the giallo and Fredric Brown's novel The Screaming Mimi - The Power of Perception, a visual essay on the cinema of Dario Argento by Alexanda Heller-Nicholas, author of Devil's Advocates: Suspiria and The Giallo Canvas: Art, Excess and Horror Cinema, reflecting on the recurring theme of perception and the role of art in Argento's filmography - Crystal Nightmare, an interview with writer/director Dario Argento - An Argento Icon, an interview with actor Gildo Di Marco - Eva's Talking, an archival interview with actor Eva Renzi - Original Italian and international theatrical trailers - 2017 Texas Frightmare trailer - Image galleries - Reversible sleeve featuring original and newly commissioned artwork by Obviously Creative

 

 

Shopping: Armour of God...

1987 Yugoslavia/Hong Kong action comedy by Jackie Chan just released on UK Blu-ray with 2 versions


Link Here27th December 2021

Armour of God is a 1987 Yugoslavia/Hong Kong action comedy by Jackie Chan.
With Jackie Chan, Alan Tam and Rosamund Kwan. Melon Farmers link BBFC link 2020 IMDb

Uncut by the BBFC in a longer Hong Kong Version and also a shortened International Version
UK: Passed Suitable for 15 years and over uncut for:
  • 2021 88 Films Collector's Edition [Hong Kong + International versions] (RB) Blu-ray at UK Amazon #ad released on 13th December 2021

Summary Notes

Jackie Chan and his bumbling sidekick are sent on a quest through Europe to find a mysterious treasure held by a shadowy organization of monks.

 

 

Shopping: The Cat O Nine Tails...

1971 Italy / France / West Germany mystery thriller by Dario Argento, once cut in the US and UK, just released on UK 4K Blu-ray


Link Here21st December 2021

The Cat o'Nine Tails is a 1971 Italy / France / West Germany mystery thriller by Dario Argento.
Starring James Franciscus, Karl Malden and Catherine Spaak. Melon Farmers link BBFC link 2020 IMDb

The BBFC AA rated 1971 cinema release was cut, but the BBFC database claims it to be uncut. The contradiction hasn't been fully explained but there may be a combination of pre-cuts and BBFC cuts. The 18 rated VHS was slightly shortened for video and 2002 DVD. The same versions was reduced to a 15 rating in 2005. The same version is unrated in the US but the PG rated version is heavily cut.
UK: Passed 15 uncut for strong violence:

Promotional Material

Following the success of his debut feature, The Bird with the Crystal Plumage, distributor Titanus tasked writer/director Dario Argento with delivering a follow-up in short order. The resulting film, granted a greatly enhanced budget and heralded in its US marketing campaign as "nine times more suspenseful" than its predecessor, was The Cat O' Nine Tails. When a break-in occurs at a secretive genetics institute, blind puzzle-maker Franco Arnò (Karl Malden, Patton, One-Eyed Jacks), who overheard an attempt to blackmail one of the institute's scientists shortly before the robbery, teams up with intrepid reporter Carlo Giordani (James Franciscus, Beneath the Planet of the Apes) to crack the case. But before long the bodies begin to pile up and the two amateur sleuths find their own lives imperiled in their search for the truth. And worse still, Lori (Cinzia De Carolis, Cannibal Apocalypse), Franco's young niece, may also be in the killer's sights...

This second entry in the so-called "Animal Trilogy" found Argento further refining his distinctive style and cementing his reputation as the master of the giallo thriller. Co-starring Catherine Spaak (Il Sorpasso) and Rada Rassimov (Baron Blood), and featuring another nerve-jangling score by the great Ennio Morricone (The Bird with the Crystal Plumage, The Good, The Bad and the Ugly), The Cat O' Nine Tails remains one of Argento's most suspenseful and underrated films.

4K ULTRA HD BLU-RAY SPECIAL EDITION CONTENTS - 4K restoration from the original negative by Arrow Films - 4K (2160p) UHD Blu-ray presentation in Dolby Vision (HDR10 compatible) - Restored original lossless mono Italian and English soundtracks - English subtitles for the Italian soundtrack - Optional English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing for the English soundtrack - Audio commentary by critics Alan Jones and Kim Newman - Nine Lives, an interview with co-writer/director Dario Argento - The Writer O' Many Tales, an interview with co-writer Dardano Sacchetti - Child Star, an interview with actress Cinzia De Carolis - Giallo in Turin, an interview with production manager Angelo Iacono - Script pages for the lost original ending, translated into English - Original Italian, international and US theatrical trailers - Reversible sleeve featuring original and newly commissioned artwork by Obviously Creative

 

 

Shopping: Dementia 13...

1963 US thriller by Francis Ford Coppola, once cut by the BBFC, just released on UK Blu-ray


Link Here21st December 2021

Dementia 13 is a 1963 US thriller by Francis Ford Coppola.
With William Campbell, Luana Anders and Bart Patton. Melon Farmers linkYouTube icon BBFC link 2020 IMDb

Two extra scenes shot by Jack Hill were added for the Theatrical Version. This version was cut by the BBFC for an X rated cinema release in 1963. The uncut Theatrical Version was BBFC 15 rated for home video. The two Jack Hill scenes were removed in the Director's Cut which was also 15 rated by the BBFC.

There is also a gimmicky optional prologue running 6 or 7 minutes where a psychology doctor tests the audience to see if they are stable enough to watch the film.

The original UK cinema version was cut by the BBFC to edit some of the gore from the murder scenes, including the decapitation, and various shots of dead bodies. The cuts were restored in all later UK prints.

UK: The Director's Cut was passed 15 uncut for strong violence:
  • 2021 Lionsgate Home Entertainment (RB) Blu-ray at UK Amazon #ad released on 15th November 2021
  • 2021 Lionsgate Home Entertainment Amazon Prime VoD [UK only] at UK Amazon #ad

Promotional Material

Presented in a high-definition director's cut, Francis Ford Coppola's Dementia 13 is quintessential gothic horror, wrapped in the twisted mysteries of a family's deepest, darkest secrets.

A widow deceives her late husband's mother and brothers into thinking he's still alive when she attends the yearly memorial to his drowned sister, hoping to secure his inheritance. But her cunning is no match for the demented, axe-wielding thing roaming the grounds of the family's Irish estate in this cult favorite featuring Patrick Magee and Luana Anders.

Extras:

Introduction by Francis Ford Coppola
Audio Commentary by director Francis Ford Coppola
Prologue (Dementia 13 Test)

 

 

Shopping: Night of the Demon...

1980 US video nasty by James C Wasson set for uncut UK Blu-ray release on 21st February 2022


Link Here16th December 2021

Night of the Demon is a 1980 US horror by James C Wasson.
With Michael Cutt, Joy Allen and Bob Collins. Melon Farmers linkYouTube icon BBFC link 2020 IMDb

Banned as a video nasty in 1983. Later heavily cut for 1984 VHS and the cuts continued to the 2004 DVD. Finally passed 18 uncut for 2022 Blu-ray. Uncut and MPAA R rated in the US.
UK: Passed 18 uncut for strong gory violence, sexual violence:

Summary Review: Cheap

Another film that is something like an urban legend: being banned in countries like Germany or Norway and also very hard to find. The reputation of Night of the Demon is much more interesting than the movie itself!

The story is simple: a professor and some students travel to the dark forests to investigate some cruel murders which were caused by a Bigfoot-like monster that looks like Chewbacca from Star Wars . A feeble minded woman who lives in a lonely hut plays an important role in the solution of the mystery.

Well, the acting is bad, the F/X are pretty cheesy and only the many murders featured in this flick will keep you away from falling asleep! These deaths however are pretty are gory and violent, so fans of splatter movies won't be disappointed!

 

 

Shopping: Breakheart Pass...

1975 USA western mystery by Tom Gries, once cut for a BBFC A rating, just released on US Blu-ray


Link Here16th December 2021

Breakheart Pass is a 1975 USA western mystery by Tom Gries.
Starring Charles Bronson and Ben Johnson and Richard Crenna. IMDb

BBFC category cuts for an A rated 1975 cinema release and 1987 VHS. Uncut on DVD since 2002. Uncut in the US.

Summary Notes

Train with medical supplies and small U.S. Army unit is heading through Rocky mountains towards plagued Fort Humboldt. Among its passengers are territory governor, priest, doctor and U.S. Marshal with his prisoner, John Deakin. However, nothing on that train is what it seems.

US: Uncut and MPAA PG rated for:

Promotional Material

Screen legend Charles Bronson (Chato's Land, The White Buffalo) is at his dynamic, heroic best in this suspenseful, action-packed mystery-western based on the bestselling novel by Alistair MacLean (Where Eagles Dare, When Eight Bells Toll). Directed by Tom Gries (Will Penny) and featuring Ben Johnson (The Wild Bunch), Richard Crenna (First Blood), Jill Ireland (The Valdez Horses), Charles Durning (Tough Guys) and Ed Lauter (The Longest Yard), Breakheart Pass throws open the throttle for runaway excitement! At the height of the frontier era, a locomotive races through the Rocky Mountains on a classified mission to a remote Army post. But one by one, the passengers are being murdered! Their only hope is John Deakin (Bronson), a mysterious prisoner-in-transit who must fight for his life--and the lives of everyone on the train--as he uncovers a deadly secret that explodes in a torrent of shocking revelations, explosive brawls and blazing gun battles.

Special Features:
-Brand New 2K Master
-NEW Audio Commentary by Film Historians Howard S. Berger, Steve Mitchell and Nathaniel Thompson
-Reversible Art
-Optional English Subtitles

 

 

Shopping: The Hills Have Eyes...

1977 US horror by Wes Craven, cut in the US and UK, just released on UK 4K Blu-ray


Link Here16th December 2021

The Hills Have Eyes is a 1977 US horror by Wes Craven.
With Suze Lanier-Bramlett, Robert Houston and John Steadman. Melon Farmers linkYouTube icon BBFC link 2020 IMDb

Cut in the US for an R rating. Further cut by the BBFC for cinema. The cinema version was released on pre-cert video and was seized by police during the video nasties panic. It was cut again but differently, for BBFC approved VHS. The R rated Version was passed without BBFC cuts for DVD. This is the best available version, with no sign of original US cuts being restored.
UK: Passed Suitable for 18 years and over uncut for:
  • 2021 Arrow Video Limited Edition R0 4K Blu-ray at UK Amazon #ad released on 8th November 2021

Promotional Material

THE LUCKY ONES DIED FIRST...

Horror master Wes Craven achieved critical and commercial success with the likes of Scream and A Nightmare on Elm Street -- but for many genre fans, the director's seminal 1977 effort The Hills Have Eyes remains his masterpiece.

Taking an ill-advised detour en route to California, the Carter family soon run into trouble when their campervan breaks down in the middle of the desert. Stranded, the family find themselves at the mercy of a group of monstrous cannibals lurking in the surrounding hills. With their lives under threat, the Carters have no choice but to fight back by any means necessary.

Following on from his notorious 1972 directorial debut The Last House on the Left , Craven's The Hills Have Eyes stands alongside the likes of The Texas Chain Saw Massacre and Night of the Living Dead as one of the defining classics of American horror.

4K ULTRA HD BLU-RAY LIMITED EDITION CONTENTS

  • Brand new 4K restoration of the film, viewable with both original and alternate endings
  • 4K (2160p) UHD Blu-ray presentation in High Dynamic Range
  • Original lossless mono audio
  • Optional lossless 2.0 stereo and 7.1 remixes (original ending only)
  • Optional English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing
  • 6 postcards
  • Reversible fold-out poster
  • Limited edition 40-page booklet featuring writing on the film by critic Brad Stevens and a consideration of the Hills franchise by Arrow producer Ewan Cant, illustrated with original archive stills and posters
  • Audio commentary with actors Michael Berryman, Janus Blythe, Susan Lanier and Martin Speer
  • Audio commentary by academic Mikel J. Koven
  • Audio commentary with Wes Craven and Peter Locke
  • Looking Back on The Hills Have Eyes -- making-of documentary featuring interviews with Craven, Locke, actors Michael Berryman, Janus Blythe, Robert Houston, Susan Lanier, Dee Wallace and director of photography Eric Saarinen
  • Family Business -- an interview with actor Martin Speer
  • The Desert Sessions -- an interview with composer Don Peake
  • Outtakes
  • Alternate ending
  • Trailers and TV Spots
  • Image gallery
  • Original screenplay
  • Reversible sleeve featuring original and newly commissioned artwork by Paul Shipper

 

 

Shopping: The Bird with the Crystal Plumage...

1970 Italy / West Germany horror mystery thriller by Dario Argento, once cut in the US and UK, just released on US 4K Blu-ray


Link Here13th December 2021

The Bird with the Crystal Plumage is a 1970 Italy / West Germany horror mystery thriller by Dario Argento
Starring Tony Musante, Suzy Kendall and Enrico Maria Salerno BBFC link 2020 IMDb

The cut US R Version was passed X for cinema release (and pre-cert VHS). Cut further by the BBFC for VHS and 2005 DVD. Uncut for the 2011 Arrow DVD. Originally cut in the US for a PG rating but recent US releases have been uncut.

Summary Notes

An American expatriate in Rome witnesses an attempted murder that is connected to an ongoing killing spree in the city, and conducts his own investigation despite himself and his girlfriend being targeted by the killer.

US: Uncut and MPAA Unrated for:
  • 2021 Arrow Video Standard Edition R0 4K Blu-ray at US Amazon #ad released on 23rd November 2021

Promotional Material

In 1970, young first-time director Dario Argento ( Deep Red , Suspiria ) made his indelible mark on Italian cinema with The Bird with the Crystal Plumage -- a film which redefined the 'giallo' genre of murder-mystery thrillers and catapulted him to international stardom.

Sam Dalmas (Tony Musante, We Own the Night ), an American writer living in Rome, inadvertently witnesses a brutal attack on a woman (Eva Renzi, Funeral in Berlin ) in a modern art gallery. Powerless to help, he grows increasingly obsessed with the incident. Convinced that something he saw that night holds the key to identifying the maniac terrorising Rome, he launches his own investigation parallel to that of the police, heedless of the danger to both himself and his girlfriend Giulia (Suzy Kendall, Spasmo )...

A staggeringly assured debut, The Bird with the Crystal Plumage establishes the key traits that would define Argento's filmography, including lavish visuals and a flare for wildly inventive, brutal scenes of violence. With sumptuous cinematography by Vittorio Storaro ( Apocalypse Now ) and a seductive score by legendary composer Ennio Morricone ( Once Upon a Time in the West ), this landmark film has never looked or sounded better in this 4K Ultra HD presentation from Arrow Video!

4K ULTRA HD BLU-RAY SPECIAL EDITION CONTENTS

  • 4K restoration from the original negative by Arrow Films
  • 4K (2160p) UHD Blu-ray presentation in Dolby Vision (HDR10 compatible)
  • Restored original lossless mono Italian and English soundtracks
  • English subtitles for the Italian soundtrack
  • Optional English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing for the English soundtrack
  • Audio commentary by Troy Howarth, author of So Deadly, So Perverse: 50 Years of Italian Giallo Films
  • Black Gloves and Screaming Mimis, an interview with author and critic Kat Ellinger exploring the film's themes and its relationship to both the giallo and Fredric Brown's novel The Screaming Mimi
  • The Power of Perception, a visual essay on the cinema of Dario Argento by Alexanda Heller-Nicholas, author of Devil's Advocates: Suspiria and The Giallo Canvas: Art, Excess and Horror Cinema, reflecting on the recurring theme of perception and the role of art in Argento's filmography
  • Crystal Nightmare, an interview with writer/director Dario Argento
  • An Argento Icon, an interview with actor Gildo Di Marco
  • Eva's Talking, an archival interview with actor Eva Renzi
  • Original Italian and international theatrical trailers
  • 2017 Texas Frightmare trailer
  • Image galleries
  • Reversible sleeve featuring original and newly commissioned artwork by Obviously Creative

 

 

Shopping: Snapshot...

1979 Australia horror thriller by Simon Wincer just released on UK Blu-ray with 2 versions


Link Here11th December 2021

Snapshot is a 1979 Australia horror thriller by Simon Wincer.
With Chantal Contouri, Robert Bruning and Sigrid Thornton. Melon Farmers linkYouTube icon BBFC link 2020 IMDb

Exists in the original Australian Version and a shortened US version
UK: The shortened US Version was passed 15 uncut for sexual threat, strong threat, nudity, violence:

Promotional Material

Angela (Sigrid Thornton) is a young hair-dresser having a hard time making ends meet. Looking for a fast way to earn some extra money, she accepts a job working as a model. Soon, however, she gets the feeling that someone is watching her; following her...stalking her. Is it her deranged ice cream truck driving ex boyfriend? A psychotic admirer? Or someone more sinister... As Angela delves further into her new and sordid lifestyle, she finds herself growing closer and closer to the deadly truth.

Director Simon Wincer's (Harlequin) slow burn psychological thriller, Snapshot, melds character drama with moments of shocking violence and nail biting suspense. Featuring atmospheric scope photography by Vincent Monton (Road Games) and a pounding soundtrack from Brian May (Mad Max), Snapshot is a forgotten piece of Ozploitation and is proudly presented on Blu-ray by 88 Films, newly restored from its original 35mm camera negative.

 

 

Shopping: Chato's Land...

1972 UK / Spain / USA western by Michael Winner, cut in the US and UK, just released on US Blu-ray


Link Here9th December 2021

Chato's Land is a 1972 UK / Spain / USA western by Michael Winner
Starring Charles Bronson, Jack Palance and James Whitmore Melon Farmers link BBFC link 2020 IMDb

The US MPAA PG rated US Version is cut. This version was then further cut by the BBFC for violence for an X rated cinema release in 1972. The 1986 VHS release was 18 rated and further cut for horse falls. The violence cuts were waived for 18 rated DVD in 2004 which is based on the International version, but the animal cruelty cuts were retained.

Summary Notes

After a deadly confrontation with the racist local sheriff in the town's whites-only bar, the half-Apache, Pardon Chato, flees into the unforgiving desert. Hell-bent on making Chato pay, the famed former Confederate officer, Captain Quincey Whitmore, assembles an angry posse of blood-thirsty men; however, who is the hunter, and who is the hunted? Do Whitmore's toughs stand a chance of surviving in Chato's dangerous land?

US: The International Version is uncut and MPAA Unrated for:

Promotional Material

The familiar team of director Michael Winner and star Charles Bronson joins forces with Chato's Land (1972), focusing on Bronson's stoic Apache, pursued by a scrofulous posse of rapists and murderers led by none other than Jack Palance.

 

 

Shopping: The Outsiders...

1983 USA crime drama by Francis Ford Coppola just released on UK 4K Blu-ray with 2 versions


Link Here9th December 2021

The Outsiders is a 1983 USA crime drama by Francis Ford Coppola.
Starring C Thomas Howell, Matt Dillon and Ralph Macchio. Melon Farmers linkYouTube icon BBFC link 2020 IMDb

Exists in two versions, a originally PG rated Theatrical version and a 12 rated Complete Novel version. The BBFC uprated the Theatrical version from PG to 12 in 2021.

UK: The Complete Novel version was passed Suitable for 12 years and over uncut for:
  • 2021 Studiocanal R0 4K Blu-ray at UK Amazon released on 8th November 2021
  • 2021 Studiocanal (RB) Blu-ray at UK Amazon released on 8th November 2021
  • 2021 Studiocanal R2 DVD at UK Amazon #ad released on 8th November 2021

Promotional Material

Francis Ford Coppola's 1983 coming-of-age classic, THE OUTSIDERS THE COMPLETE NOVEL, based on S.E Hinton's classic novel, has been stunningly restored. This very special collector's edition includes both the original and complete Novel version in glorious 4K for the first time, overseen and approved by Coppola himself.

In 1966 Tulsa, teenagers come two ways. If you're a "Soc," you've got money, cars, a future. But if you're a "Greaser," you're an outsider with only your friends...and a dream that someday you'll finally belong. Francis Ford Coppola's powerful film THE OUTSIDERS: THE COMPLETE NOVEL captures how it feels to be caught between childhood's innocence and adulthood's disillusionment. The ensemble is a Who's Who of young talents of the past two decades: Matt Dillon, Tom Cruise, Emilio Estevez, C. Thomas Howell, Diane Lane, Patrick Swayze, Rob Lowe and Ralph Macchio. Movingly and in an intensely visual style, Coppola has made these street rats and their struggle heroic -- and unforgettable.

Extras:

Includes Original soundtrack CD, 64-page booklet, x 2 posters from artist Tony Stella, 5 artcards from James Hamilton photography, 'Stay Gold' pin badge. Booklet includes exclusive introduction from C Thomas Howell and a brand new interview with S.E Hinton by Lena Dunham.

UHD 1 :
The Outsiders The Complete Novel (2021 Restoration)
Audio Commentary with Francis Ford Coppola
Audio Commentary with Matt Dillon, C. Thomas Howell, Diane Lane, Rob Lowe, Ralph Macchio and Patrick Swayze
NEW: Restoration Story
NEW: Interview with Cinematographer Stephen Burum
NEW: Deleted Scenes
NEW: Francis Ford Coppola introduction
NEW: Outsider Looking In - Frances Ford Coppola discusses some key scenes
NEW: Old House, New Home
NEW: Trailer

UHD 2:
The Outsiders (2021 Restoration)
Staying Gold: A Look Back at 'The Outsiders'
NBC's News Today from 1983 'The Outsiders' Started by School Petition
7 Cast Members (Lowe, Swayze, Howell, Dillon, Macchio, Garret and Lane) read extracts from the novel
S.E. Hinton on Location in Tulsa
The Casting of 'The Outsiders'
Six deleted and extended scenes
Trailer from 1983

BD 1:
The Outsiders The Complete Novel (2021 Restoration)
Audio Commentary with Francis Ford Coppola
Audio Commentary with Matt Dillon, C. Thomas Howell, Diane Lane, Rob Lowe, Ralph Macchio and Patrick Swayze
NEW: Restoration Story
NEW: Interview with Cinematographer Stephen Burum
NEW: Deleted Scenes
NEW: Francis Ford Coppola introduction
NEW: Outsider Looking In - Frances Ford Coppola discusses some key scenes
NEW: Old House, New Home
NEW: Trailer

BD 2:
The Outsiders (2021 Restoration)
Staying Gold: A Look Back at 'The Outsiders'
NBC's News Today from 1983 'The Outsiders' Started by School Petition
7 Cast Members (Lowe, Swayze, Howell, Dillon, Macchio, Garret and Lane) read extracts from the novel
S.E. Hinton on Location in Tulsa
The Casting of 'The Outsiders'
Six deleted and extended scenes
Trailer from 1983

 

 

Shopping: The Chinese Boxer...

1970 Hong Kong action crime film by Yu Wang, once cut by the BBFC, just released on UK Blu-ray


Link Here6th December 2021
The Chinese Boxer is a 1970 Hong Kong action crime film by Yu Wang.
Starring Yu Wang and Lieh Lo and Ping Wang. BBFC link 2020 IMDb
Cut by the BBFC for 18 rated VHS in 1986. Presumably uncut for 18 rated Blu-ray in 2021.
UK: Passed Suitable for 18 years and over uncut for:

Promotional Material

From the golden age of Kung Fu movies, the legendary Shaw Brothers bring you an action-packed tale of revenge, mayhem and flying fists. When his martial arts school is viciously attacked by a rival gang of Japanese thugs, Lei Ming swears to bring them down with violent justice. Written, starring and directed by Jimmy Wang Yu, The Chinese Boxer (1970) is a fabulously fast-paced feature full of exquisite set-pieces and mind-blowing fight choreography.

A huge influence on the likes of Tarantino's Kill Bill (2003) and Bruce Lee's Fist of Fury (1972) this entertainingly savage story of resilience, skill and a battle against the odds, is one of the first true modern classics of the genre, focussing as it does on physical prowess and athletic proficiency over the more mythical elements of the wuxia era. An undoubted cult classic, this is a must for any serious collector of extreme Asian cinema and martial arts madness.

Extras:

English LPCM Mono 2.0
Mandarin LPCM Mono 2.0
Newly-translated English Subtitles
Commentary with Film journalist Samm Deighan
Open Hand Combat - Interview with Journalist David West
Interview with Actor
'Hammer of God' TV Spot
Reversible sleeve with brand-new artwork from R.P. "Kung Fu Bob" O'Brien & Original Hong Kong poster artwork

 

 

Shopping: Indiana Jones 4-Movie Collection...

film set just released on US 4K Blu-ray with 2 of the films once having a history of cuts


Link Here3rd December 2021
Indiana Jones 4-Movie Collection is a film set
Starring Harrison Ford

US: Uncut and MPAA PG-13 rated for:

Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom is a 1984 US action adventure by Steven Spielberg.
With Harrison Ford, Kate Capshaw and Jonathan Ke Quan. Melon Farmers link YouTube icon BBFC link 2020 IMDb

Cut for a PG rated UK cinema release and home video until 2008. An uncut 12 rated version was released in 2012.

Censorship history

In the US, the film was controversially PG rated. A decision said to have spurred the introduction of the PG-13.

See A Collider article claims that the MPAA decision to introduce the PG-13 rating was more about merchandising to children rather than the content of the movies from collider.com

Gavin Salkeld's Cutting Edge Episode 42: Indiana Jones & the Temple of Doom

Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade is a 1989 USA action adventure by Steven Spielberg.
With Harrison Ford, Sean Connery and Alison Doody. Melon Farmers linkYouTube icon BBFC link 2020 IMDb

The film suffered a trivial cut after the initial cinema release to remove the word 'Jewish'. All release were PG rated until the rating was raised to 12A for 2021 cinema release. The film is PG-13 rated in the US.

Promotional Material

From legendary filmmakers Steven Spielberg and George Lucas, comes one of the greatest movie franchises of all time in 4K Ultra HD. Collected together, all four original Indiana Jones movies have been visually remastered with HDR-10 and Dolby Vision, and state of the art Dolby Atmos for optimum picture and sound quality. Dive into the spectacular stunts and groundbreaking effects with seven hours of special features on one bonus disc. Spanning the globe, on death-defying archeological endeavors, if adventure has a name... it must be Indiana Jones.

 

 

Shopping: The Designated Victim...

1971 Italy crime thriller by Maurizio Lucidi just released on US Blu-ray with 2 versions


Link Here3rd December 2021

The Designated Victim is a 1971 Italy crime thriller by Maurizio Lucidi
Starring Tomas Milian, Pierre Clémenti and Katia Christine BBFC link 2020 IMDb

There are no censorship issues with this release. Exists as a Theatrical Version and an Extended Version.

Summary Notes

A wealthy, decadent count convinces a disillusioned playboy that they shall murder one another's relatives, to get away with the perfect crime. The count murders the playboy's unpleasant wife. Now the playboy finds he cannot keep his end of the bargain, while the police finger him for the murder.

US: Uncut and MPAA Unrated for:
  • 2021 Mondo Macabro [Theatrical + Extended Versions] R0 Blu-ray at US Amazon #ad released on 9th November 2021

Promotional Material

THE DESIGNATED VICTIM - The first U.S. release of this dream-like thriller set in the ancient city of Venice.

A disillusioned advertising executive is lured by a decadent Count into a bizarre plot to kill each other's unsavoury relatives. Stefano, a partner in a company that makes high-end commercials, wants to sell his share of the business and move to South America with his girlfriend, Fabienne. However his wife, in whose name the shares are registered, won't agree to the sale. Stefano goes to Venice with Fabienne for the weekend to escape his worries. There he meets the mysterious Count Tiepelo. Hearing of Stefano's business problems the Count tells him about his own brother who is making his life miserable. The Count then makes a startling suggestion - that he will kill Stefano's wife if Stefano kills the Count's brother. More amused than shocked, Stefano laughs off the idea.

Then one day Stefano receives a phone call from the police; his wife had been found strangled and he is the prime suspect. From that moment on Stefano's life becomes a living nightmare as he discovers the true extent of the web the Count has woven around him. Finally, for Stefano, there is only one way out.

With astonishing performances from Tomas Milian and Pierre Clementi, and settings that include a mist-wreathed Venice, a magnificent Lake Como villa and the glitzy world of advertising, THE DESIGNATED VICTIM is a gripping, dream-like thriller that takes us on a trip to hell as Stefano is driven to the very edge of insanity.

Specs:
Anamorphic Widescreen 2.35:1.
DTS-HD MA 2.0 Stereo .
Region code: All.

Special Features:
Brand new 4k transfer from film negative.
Interview with writer and assistant director Aldo Lado.
Interview with Balthazar Clementi.
Audio commentary by Fragments of Fear (Peter Jilmstad and Rachael Nisbet).
Exclusive extended version.
Alternate scenes.
Trailers.
Mondo Macabro previews. The Venetian setting makes for an unusual and effective backdrop all the way to the memorable, tense climax. Mondo Digital Mondo Macabro has done a great job bringing this underappreciated gem to Blu-ray with a beautiful presentation for the feature and a strong selection of extra features as well. Highly recommended. Ian Jane, Rock! Shock! Pop! The core story always remains gripping, and Clémenti in particular lights up the screen. DC Merryweather, Letterboxd

 

 

Rocky Iv: Rocky Vs. Drago...

Stallone's new Director's Cut is 12A rated for UK cinema release


Link Here22nd November 2021
Rocky IV is a 1985 USA sport drama by Sylvester Stallone.
Starring Sylvester Stallone and Talia Shire and Burt Young. Melon Farmers link  BBFC link 2020  IMDb

The BBFC uprated the film from PG to 12A for 2020 cinema release. Director Sylvester Stallone produced a PG-13 rated Director's Cut in 2021, whereas the original was PG rated. The Director's was passed 12A for UK cinema release in 2021.

Summary Notes

Rocky Balboa accompanies his friend Apollo Creed to the ring in a boxing match against a Russian Boxer named Ivan Drago. Drago is too strong for Creed, and unfortunately kills him in his match. Balboa blames himself for Creed's death and is determined to defeat Drago in a boxing match. He gains the help of Creed's former manager, Duke and travels to U.S.S.R. to take on Drago.

Versions

BBFC uncut
uncut
run: 94m
pal: 90m
12AUK: The Director's Cut was passed 12A uncut for moderate violence, bloody images:
  • 2021 cinema release titled Rocky Iv: Rocky Vs. Drago (Director's Cut)

 

 

The Phantom Of The Open...

UK comedy drama cut for a 12A rated cinema release


Link Here26th October 2021
The Phantom Of The Open is a 2021 UK comedy drama by Craig Roberts
Starring Rhys Ifans, Sally Hawkins and Mark Rylance BBFC link 2020 IMDb

The story of golfer Maurice Flitcroft whose performance at the 1976 British Open Golf Championship made him a legend.

Exists in 2 versions. The Phantom Of The Open was cut for BBFC 12A rated cinema release in 2021.  The Fantastic Flitcrofts is uncut and BBFC 15 rated for cinema release in 2021.

 

Versions

cut
cut
cut:  
run: 103m
pal: 99m
12AUK: Passed 12A for infrequent strong language:
  • 2021 cinema release titled The Phantom Of The Open

Cut to reduce strong language.

BBFC uncut
uncut
run: 103m
pal: 99m
15UK: Passed 15 uncut for strong language:
  • 2021 cinema release titled The Fantastic Flitcrofts

 

 

Updated: Scream...

Extra guts in the UK Trilogy Blu-ray


Link Here20th October 2021

Scream is a 1996 USA crime horror mystery by Wes Craven.
With Neve Campbell, Courteney Cox and David Arquette. Melon Farmers link  YouTube icon   BBFC link 2020   IMDb

A killer known as Ghostface begins killing off teenagers, and as the body count begins rising, one girl and her friends find themselves contemplating the "Rules" of horror films as they find themselves living in a real-life one.

The film has generally been released in the Theatrical Version that was cut in the US  for an MPAA R rating. There is an uncut Director's Cut but this has proved elusive.

Now James has observed that the recent UK Blu-ray Trilogy release contains the Director's Cut. He writes:

I have the UK blu-ray trilogy from 2020 and it's definitely the director's cut, even if it isn't advertised as such. I've attached pictures of 2 shots that are only in the directors cut.

scream guts

Update: Disagreement

26th October 2021. Thanks to Mark

Re your article about the recent Scream Trilogy Blu-Ray containing the unrated cut of the first movie. Unfortunately after checking and comparing it to the original release which I also have, they are identical. You only see the aftermath of the first killing and not the actual spilling of the guts.

And Ramsey also notes that the Trilogy Blu-ray features the cut MPAA R rated version.

 

 

Extract: Scissors at dawn...

Daily Telegraph film critic asks if the BBFC is being too strict over 18 ratings for The Last Duel and Last Night in Soho


Link Here18th October 2021
The Last Duel is a 2021 USA drama by Ridley Scott
Starring Matt Damon, Adam Driver and Jodie Comer BBFC link 2020 IMDb

King Charles VI declares that Knight Jean de Carrouges settle his dispute with his squire by challenging him to a duel.

Passed BBFC 18 uncut for sexual violence, strong bloody violence

Last Night in Soho is a 2021 UK horror mystery thriller by Edgar Wright
Starring Anya Taylor-Joy, Thomasin McKenzie and Diana Rigg BBFC link 2020 IMDb

In acclaimed director Edgar Wright's psychological thriller, Eloise, an aspiring fashion designer, is mysteriously able to enter the 1960s where she encounters a dazzling wannabe singer, Sandie. But the glamour is not all it appears to be and the dreams of the past start to crack and splinter into something far darker.

Passed BBFC 18 uncut for strong bloody violence

The Telegraph film critic Robbie Collin has written questioning whether the BBFC are being too strict in the 18 rating for the Last Due and Last Night in Soho:

Borrowing from Kurosawa's Rashomon, Scott depicts the events leading to the duel from his three protagonists' very different perspectives, a narrative device that comes into its own in the depiction of the rape itself. For Driver, the attack is a transaction: he sees something he wants and takes it, while assuming his victim accepts on some deep level this is just how things work. To Comer, it is unthinkably traumatising, but also chillingly banal. The fundamental horror of Driver's actions isn't couched in striking camera angles or lurid stylistic flourishes.

It's what developmental psychologists might describe as a teachable moment: the scene lays bare the mechanisms of sexual violence so frankly that you sense it could give its audience a greater understanding of the subject. But alas, one particular group that might especially benefit -- older teenage boys -- has been prevented from seeing it in the first place.

A few days later, the same classification was handed down to Edgar Wright's Last Night in Soho: another film that addresses sexual violence in ways that could be instructive -- as opposed to scarring -- for younger viewers.

...

But for Scott's and Wright's films to be made out of bounds to every member of a demographic for whom the issues they address might hold particular pertinence feels like the opposite of good moral sense. Understanding often follows discomfort: in fact, the discomfort is often what makes the understanding stick.

 

 

Jules And Jim...

A classic old French film is the latest film to be uprated by the BBFC


Link Here18th October 2021
  Jules And Jim is a 1962 France romance by François Truffaut
Starring Jeanne Moreau, Oskar Werner and Henri Serre BBFC link 2020 IMDb
There are no cuts issues with this release. The BBFC rating was originally 'X' in 1962, and then PG from 1991 until to 2008. BBFC have just increased the rating to 12A over new sensitivities about discrimination and sex references.

Summary Notes

In pre-WWI Paris, two friends, Jules (Austrian) and Jim (French), fall in love with the same woman, Catherine. But Catherine loves and marries Jules. When they meet again in Germany after the war, Catherine starts to love Jim - This is the story of three people in love, a love that doesn't affect their friendship, and about how their relationship evolves with the years.

Versions

BBFC uncut
uncut
run: 106m
pal: 102m
12AUK: Passed 12A uncut with a BBFC trigger warning for discrimination, moderate bad language, sex references:
  • 2021 cinema release titled Jules Et Jim

BBFC uncut
uncut
run: 105:56s
pal: 101:42s
PG 1980UK: Passed PG uncut for mild language, sex references and brief drug reference:
  • 2008 cinema release titled Jules Et Jim
  • 2006 Cinema Club video titled Jules Et Jim
UK: Passed PG uncut:
  • 2002 Tartan Video Ltd video titled Jules Et Jim
  • 1993 Artificial Eye Film Co. Ltd VHS titled Jules Et Jim
  • 1991 cinema release titled Jules Et Jim
BBFC uncut
uncut
run: 106:00s
pal: 101:46s
X pre 1970UK: Passed X (16) uncut:
  • 1962 cinema release


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