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1969 US horror mystery by William O Brown, once cut in the US, just released on US Blu-ray
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The Naked Witch is a 1969 US horror mystery by William O. Brown
Starring Anthony Eisley, Thordis Brandt and Alvy Moore
 Originally released in the US in a cut MPAA M rated version titled The Witchmaker.
Later reissued uncut and MPAA R rated with the title The Naked Witch
Summary Notes A psychic researcher and his assistants investigate a series of murders of beautiful young
women.
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Promotional Material When a series of brutal, ritualistic type murders of eight young women occur at a Louisiana swamp, Dr. Ralph Hayes, a psychic researcher, heads there with his team to begin an
investigation into the dark & macabre tragedies. After learning the bodies of the women have been drained of their blood, and marked with satanic symbols, Dr. Hayes and his team suspect this is the work of a satanic coven. It doesn't take long for them
to discover that they are up against a powerful warlock who is out to fulfill a pact with his master. Bonus Materials
- Commentary track by Robert Kelly, artist, reviewer and film buff extraodinaire!
- Poster gallery of other notable horror films of the 1960's. '1960S Horror: A Decade of Innovation and
Fear'
- Restored original Theatrical Trailer, TV Trailer and Radio Spot
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An occasional series of old BBFC Cuts to the Carry On films
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Carry On Teacher is a 1959 UK comedy by Gerald Thomas
Starring Kenneth Williams, Leslie Phillips and Kenneth Connor
BBFC cuts were required for 'U' rated cinema release in 1959. The BBFC cuts have
persisted into all releases since. Summary Notes Pupils run amok at Maudlin Street School in an attempt to hang on to their headmaster. He has applied for a new job, but the students
like him and don't want to lose him.
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BBFC U rated for mild sex references and comic violence:
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- 2001 Warner Home DVD (rated 12/09/2001)
- 1988 Warner Home VHS (rated 11/07/1988)
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sex references and comic violence after BBFC cuts:
- 1959 Beaconsfield Films cinema release (rated 20/05/1959)
Thanks to Vince. The BBFC cuts list read:
Reel 2 & 3 - Shorten the dialogue between the master and the pupil who objects to the use of the school edition of 'Romeo and Juliet', especially removing the phrase "by her fine foot, straight leg and thigh and the demesnes
that there adjacent lie."
From IMDb: The name 'Allcock' was questioned by the 1950s' censors, especially how much the characters constantly say it with such precision on the cock part, but they eventually allowed it to pass.
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1972 film by Jess Franco set for US Blu-ray release on 19th August 2025
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The Vengeance of Dr. Mabuse is a 1972 film by Jess Franco
Starring Fred Williams, Jack Taylor and Beni Cordoso There are no censorship issues with this release. US: Uncut and MPAA Unrated for:
Promotional Material A criminal mastermind (Jack Taylor, Female Vampire) deploys poison gas and a beautiful whip-wielding assassin (Beni Cardoso) in a plot to steal government secrets in The Vengeance of
Dr Mabuse (Dr. M schlägt zu). But his elaborate schemes risk unraveling when a small-town inspector (Fred Williams) stumbles into the scene. An unauthorized entry in the Dr. Mabuse cycle, the film makes no reference to Norbert Jacquess clairvoyant
criminal (the M-word is carefully avoided). Instead, director Jess Franco used the project as a chance to revisit his own sci-fi thrillers (The Awful Dr. Orlof, The Diabolical Dr. Z). Fold in a disfigured henchman (Rocha), a striptease dancer (Ewa
Strömberg, Vampyros Lesbos), and wrap it all in a feverish jazz score, and the result is a spicy cinematic melange that could only have been concocted in the demented mind of Jess Franco.
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BBFC briefly erroneously reported censor cuts but the film is actually 18 rated and uncut
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A Game in the Woods is a 2024 US horror by Mike McCutchen
Starring Eleanor Newman, Emily Skeen and John P. Crowley
The BBFC briefly reported dialogue cuts to this film but this was an erroneous
database entry and the film is actually uncut and BBFC 18 rated. The video is uncut and MPA Unrated in the US. Summary Notes After a Texas rancher dies, his granddaughter and her
girlfriend discover masked hunters at his ranch competing in a twisted game of life and death. Will the beauties and their already rocky romance survive the brutal carnage?
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2001 France/Italy/Germany crime comedy romance by Jacques Rivette just released on UK with 2 versions
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Va Savoir is a 2001 France/Italy/Germany crime comedy romance by Jacques Rivette
Starring Jeanne Balibar, Sergio Castellitto and Marianne Basler
Exists as a Theatrical Version and a Director's Cut.
Summary Notes Quick-witted, well-read cultured types revolve around each other in a delightful potpourri of theatre, romanticism and theft.
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Promotional Material Returning home with her travelling theatre troupe, actress Camille (Jeanne Balibar, Les misérables) finds the affections of her director lover Ugo (Sergio Castellitto, Conclave) have
waned after he takes an interest in Dominique (Hélčne de Fougerolles, Innocence), a vivacious student helping him search for an infamous missing play. In a bid to make him jealous, Camille reunites with her former lover Pierre (Jacques Bonnaffé, Prénom
Carmen), now happily married to Sonia (Marianne Basler, Midnight in Paris), and a farce-like series of love triangles ensue. Theatrically exploring attraction, jealousy, and every emotion in between, Jacques Rivettes quick-witted and zesty romantic drama
turns a satirical lens on the citys intelligentsia - for whom Paris will always be their home - to ask whether even they know what love is all about. LIMITED EDITION BLU-RAY SPECIAL FEATURES
- New 4K restorations of Va Savoir (the 154-minute theatrical cut) and Va Savoir+ (the 223-minute directors original cut), presented on two discs
- Original uncompressed PCM stereo audio
- Select-scene audio commentary by screenwriters
Pascal Bonitzer and Christine Laurent
- Archival interview with director Jacques Rivette
- Archival interview with star Jeanne Balibar
- Interview with critic Jonathan Romney
- Reversible sleeve featuring original and newly
commissioned artwork by Filippo Di Battista
- Limited edition booklet with archival writing by Rivette expert Mary M. Wiles
- Limited edition of 3000 copies, presented in full-height Scanavo packaging with removable OBI strip leaving
packaging free of certificates and markings
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1964 Italy/Spain/West Germany action western drama by Sergio Leone just released on UK 4K Blu-ray with a history of cuts and tweaks
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A Fistful of Dollars is a 1964 Italy/Spain/West Germany action western drama by Sergio Leone
Starring Clint Eastwood, Gian Maria Volontč, (Italian, English version) and Marianne Koch
Originally cut in the US for an 'M' rated theatrical release. The US cut version was further cut by the BBFC for an X (16) rated 1967 cinema release and it seems the same version was released again in 1981 for an 'AA' rated cinema
re-release. A slightly extended UK Theatrical version was released on pre-cert VHS in 1983 and on 15 rated VHS in 1987. Uncut and BBFC 15 rated in the UK since 1999. Meanwhile in the US the film was released uncut and MPAA Unrated on 1988 VHS.
An R rating was obtained for the uncut version in 1994 and applies to all subsequent releases. Summary Notes Drifter gunman Joe (Clint Eastwood) arrives in the Mexican village of
San Miguel at the border of the United States of America, and befriends the owner of the local bar, Silvanito. Joe discovers that the town is dominated by two gangster lords: John Baxter (Wolfgang Lukschy) and the cruel Ramón Rojo (Gian Maria Volontč).
When Joe kills four men of Baxter's gang, he is hired by Ramón's brother Esteban Rojo (Sieghardt Rupp) to join their gang. However, Joe decides to work for both sides, playing one side against the other.
UK: Uncut and BBFC 15
rated for strong violence:
Promotional Material It wasnt really the first film of its kind, but the western allItaliana -- or 'spaghetti Western' -- was never the same again after Sergio Leones
groundbreaking A Fistful of Dollars , starring Clint Eastwood in the classic role that made him an international icon. A nameless stranger (Eastwood) rides into the Mexican border town of San Miguel and quickly
finds himself in the middle of a bloody battle for power between two rival families, the Baxters and the Rojos. Cannily realising theres money to be made from playing each side against the other, the Man with No Name soon finds himself caught in the
crossfire as the body count escalates, his only chance of escape a standoff against the Rojos mercilessly cruel leader, Ramón (Gian Maria Volonté). Leones clever and contemporary inversion of Western archetypes was not only the first entry in a
much-beloved trilogy, but the directors first collaboration with the brilliant composer Ennio Morricone. Now fully uncut and freshly restored in glorious 4K with an arsenal of new and old bonus material, the Man with No Name rides again like never
before! LIMITED EDITION CONTENTS
- Reversible sleeve featuring original and newly commissioned artwork by Tony Stella
- Perfect bound collectors booklet featuring new writing on the film by Henry Blyth, Bilge Ebiri,
Pasquale Iannone and Eloise Ross
- Double-sided fold-out poster featuring original and newly commissioned artwork by Tony Stella
DISC 1 -- FEATURE
- New 4K restoration from the original 2-perf Techniscope negative
- High Definition (1080p) Blu-ray presentation
- Original English and Italian
front and end titles
- Newly restored original lossless English and Italian mono audio
- Optional newly remixed lossless English and Italian DTS-HD MA 5.1 audio
- Optional English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing for the English soundtrack
- Optional English subtitles for the Italian soundtrack
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Audio commentary by film historian and Leone biographer Sir Christopher Frayling
- Audio commentary by film historian and critic Tim Lucas
- Trailers, TV spots and radio
spots
DISC 2 -- EXTRAS
- When It All Started , a newly filmed interview with film historian and critic Fabio Melelli
- Four Fingers Four Picks
, a newly filmed interview with guitarist Bruno Battisti DAmario
- Wind & Fire , a newly filmed interview with Morricone biographer Alessandro de Rosa
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A Night at the Movies , a newly filmed interview with filmmaker Paolo Bianchini
- A Fistful of Outtakes , highlights
from the original rushes
- The Day the Soundtrack Changed , a new visual essay by musician and disc collector Lovely Jon exploring the films iconic score
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Marisol: Leone's Madonna of the West , an archival interview with co-star Marianne Koch
- The Frayling Archives and
A New Kind of Hero , two archival interviews with Sir Christopher Frayling
- A Few Weeks in Spain , an archival interview with Clint Eastwood
- Tre Voci , an archival featurette with Leone collaborators Mickey Knox, Sergio Donati and Alberto Grimaldi
- Opnng scene with Harry Dean
Stanton filmed for the films US TV debut in 1975, plus an archival interview with the prologues director Monte Hellman
- Restoration Italian Style , an archival featurette on the
film's remastering for DVD
- Location Comparisons 1964--2004 , an archival featurette
- Alternate credits sequences
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Three comprehensive image galleries: A Fistful of Pictures, On the Set and Promoting A Fistful of Dollars
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2025 film by Jackie Chan just released on UK 4K Blu-ray with 2 versions
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Miracles is a 2025 film by Jackie Chan
Starring Jackie Chan, Anita Mui and Ah-Lei Gua The film is uncut by the BBFC or MPAA. Exists in a shortened export version and a full length Hong Kong Version. Both are PG rated by
the BBFC UK: Passed Parental Guidance uncut for:
- 2025 88 Films Limited Edition [Uncut Hong Kong version + shortened international version] R0 4K Blu-ray
at UK Amazon #ad released on 14th April 2025
Promotional Material An optimistic Gwok Zan-Waa (Jackie Chan) arrives in Hong Kong, quickly finding himself impoverished. That is, until a serendipitous encounter with a rose seller (Gua Ah-Leh) leads to
his inadvertent appointment as boss of a local gang. Amidst the reluctant leaders efforts to reform their fraternity and businesses, is an endeavour to share his new-found fortune with the bestower, all whilst trying to stave off rivals and the
authorities. A remake of Frank Capras Pocketful of Miracles, Miracles - also known by its Hong Kong English title Mr Canton and Lady Rose - is an action-comedy-romance set against a backdrop of lavish elegance and style now remastered in 4K UHD with
Dolby Vision and featuring both the Theatrical and Export Versions. SPECIAL FEATURES: Limited Edition DUAL FORMAT Special Features include
- - Brand-new 4K restoration from the Original Camera Negative presented in Dolby Vision High Dynamic Range (HDR10 Compatible)
- - 4K (2160p) UHD presentation of the Original Hong Kong cut (Mr Canton & Lady Rose - 127 mins) and the International
cut (Miracles aka Black Dragon - 107 mins) in original 2.35:1 Aspect Ratio
- - High Definition (1080p) Blu-rayTM disc also included
- - Remastered Original Cantonese Mono Soundtrack
- - Alternate Cantonese Mono Soundtrack featuring a
unique mix and different music cues
- - Cantonese Mono - Home Video Mix
- - Cantonese 5.1
- - Newly-translated English Subtitles and SDH [optional]
- - Classic English Dub for the International cut with optional SDH
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Audio Commentary by Frank Djeng and F.J. DeSanto [HK Version]
- - Teaser with clips from the main features of Project A II, Police Story 2, followed by behind-the-scenes of Miracles
- - Scenes From the Taiwan Version
- - Alternate
The Canton Godfather title sequence
- - Jackie Chan: Film Director Featurette with Steve Lawson
- - Hong Kong Teaser
- - Hong Kong Trailer
- - Japanese Trailer
- - Japanese TV Spot
- - Stills Gallery
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Double-sided sleeve featuring original Hong Kong art
- - Presented in a rigid slipcase featuring new artwork by Sam Green, and containing perfect bound book illustrated book featuring new and archive articles by David West, Paul Bramhall & William
Blaik, art cards and double-sided poster
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1979 Japan horror thriller by Chusei Sone, previously significantly cut, just passed 18 uncut by the BBFC
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Angel Guts: Red Classroom is a 1979 Japan horror thriller by Chűsei Sone
Starring Yűki Mizuhara, Keizô Kanie and Jun Aki
Distributors submitted this film to the BBFC in 2002 but the BBFC required
unacceptable cuts and the distributors abandoned the UK release. The BBFC was finally passed 18 uncut for Blu-ray in 2025. Uncut and MPAA Unrated in the US.
Summary Notes When a
writer for a porn magazine, watches a "rape" porn that is set in a school, he becomes obsessed with the lead actress, Nami, and tries to find her. He meets her by chance as he arrives for a shoot at a hotel.
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rated for sexual violence, strong sex, nudity:
- 2025 Third Window Films Blu-ray (rated 06/05/2025) titled Angel Guts - Red Classroom
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after BBFC cuts:
- 2002 Artsmagic DVD (rated 16/09/2002)
The BBFC commented: Compulsory cuts required to remove eroticising sight of forced exposure and groping of breasts and to remove eroticising detail from subsequent rape scene. Cuts made in accordance with BBFC Guidelines
and BBFC Policy on sexual violence.
The video remained unreleased after the BBFC required unacceptable cuts. Distributors ArtsMagic collected all five uncut versions of Nikkatsu's officially produced "Angel Guts" films
from 1978-1988. Having had difficulties submitting Red Classroom and Red Dizziness to the BBFC back in 2002 they decided to abandon plans for the UK market full stop, because they knew they wouldn't be able to release the best versions that they could.
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1963 UK comedy by Jeremy Summers, once cut for a BBFC U rating, just released on UK Blu-ray and DVD
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The Punch And Judy Man is a 1963 UK comedy by Jeremy Summers
Starring Tony Hancock, Sylvia Syms and Ronald Fraser
Cut by the BBFC for a U rated cinema release in 1962. a shortened version was released
on VHS and DVD. Uncut and 12 rated for 2025 Blu-ray but the BBFC notes that it required the removal of an old BBFC U rating card. Summary Notes Dark comedy about a seaside Punch and
Judy man driven to distraction by his social climbing wife and his hatred for the snobbery of local government. He is persuaded to go to the Mayor's gala evening but it's all too much for him.
UK: Passed Universal, suitable for
all uncut for:
Promotional Material Appearing in his second feature film-starring role, comedy legend Tony Hancock gives a memorable performance in this bittersweet comedy of small-town snobbery and one-upmanship.
Content to scratch out a living in the faded seaside town of Piltdown, puppeteer Wally Pinner (Hancock) is unhappily married to Delia (Sylvia Syms), a gift-shop owner with social pretensions. When Wally is invited to perform at the town's anniversary
gala reception, however, Delia scents a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to raise the couples social standing... EXTRAS:
- NEW Hard Knocks: Paul Merton on The Punch and Judy Man
- Excerpt from ABC Series HANCOCK'S
- BEHP Audio interview extract with Jeremy Summers
- Blackpool Show: Season 1 Episode 7 (1966)
- Behind the Scenes Stills Gallery
- Theatrical trailer
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2025 UK crime drama by Donald Cammell, Nicolas Roeg just released on Criterion US 4K Blu-ray
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Performance is a 1970 UK crime drama by Donald Cammell & Nicolas Roeg.
With James Fox, Mick Jagger and Anita Pallenberg.
The film has a history of censorship at the hands of the BBFC and Its own
distributor, Warner. BBFC cuts wre later waived but the extensive footage removed by Warners is still missing. Summary Notes A violent East London gangster undergoes a transformation
of identity while hiding from his former colleagues in the home of a jaded Bohemian rock star and his two girlfriends.
US: Uncut and MPAA Unrated for:
- 2025 The Criterion Collection R0 4K Blu-ray/(RA) Blu-ray Combo at US Amazon #ad released on
25th February 2025
- 2025 The Criterion Collection (RA) Blu-ray at US Amazon #ad released on 25th February 2025
Promotional Material The grimy criminal underworld and hedonistic rock-and-roll counterculture of late-1960s London collide in this mind-scrambling, kaleidoscopic freak-out. On the run from his vengeful
boss, a ruthless gangster (James Fox) hides out in the Notting Hill home of a reclusive rock star (Mick Jagger) and his companions (Anita Pallenberg and Michele Breton), who open the doors of his perception as the lines between reality and fantasy, male
and female, persona and self, dissolve in a hallucinogenic haze. Built around Jaggers most magnetic narrative-film performance, this visionary collaboration between enigmatic artist Donald Cammell and first-time director Nicolas Roeg is a daringly
transgressive, endlessly influential journey to the dark side of bohemia.
4K UHD + BLU-RAY SPECIAL EDITION FEATURES
- New 4K digital restoration, approved by producer Sandy Lieberson, with uncompressed monaural original-UK-version soundtrack
- One 4K UHD disc of the film presented in Dolby Vision HDR
and one Blu-ray with the film and special features
- Donald Cammell: The Ultimate Performance (1998), a documentary by Kevin Macdonald and Chris Rodley
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Influence and Controversy: Making 'Performance' (2007), a documentary about the making of the film
- The True Story of David
Litvinoff, a new visual essay by Keiron Pim, biographer of dialogue coach and technical adviser David Litvinoff
- Performers on 'Performance,' a documentary featuring
actors James Fox, Mick Jagger, Anita Pallenberg, and others
- The Two Cockneys of Harry Flowers, a program on the dialogue overdubbing done for the U.S. version of the film
- Memo from Turner, a program featuring behind-the-scenes footage
- Trailer
- English subtitles for the
deaf and hard of hearing
- PLUS: An essay by film critic Ryan Gilbey and a 1995 article by filmmaker and scholar Peter Wollen
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film set just released on UK Blu-ray and DVD
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Erotic Ghost Story Trilogy is a film set
Starring Amy Yip, Hitomi Kudo and So Man There are no censorship issues with this release beyond noting that there are shorter Mandarin versions UK: BBFC aggregate 18
rated:
Promotional Material This triple-bill of paranormal perversion delivers everything you'd want from a Category III movie, plus a bit more besides. In the first tale from Story of Ricki director Ngai Choi
Lam, a trio of sexy spirits fall for the same hunk. The second movie, the directorial debut of Peter Ngor has the God of Carnal Desire, God Wu Tung on a quest for revenge after his favourite conquest is zapped by other god like beings and in the third
piece from Kai-Ming Lai, a man journeys into the afterlife only to be greeted by a very powerful woman. A trilogy like no other, this one hits the spirited saucy spot.
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2015 USA action crime mystery by Michael Mann just released on UK 4K Blu-ray with 2 versions
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Blackhat is a 2015 USA action crime mystery by Michael Mann.
Starring Chris Hemsworth and Viola Davis and Manny Montana.
Exists as a US Version, a cut International/European Version and a Director's Cut.
Summary Notes Set within the world of global cybercrime, Legendary's "blackhat" follows a furloughed convict and his American and Chinese partners as they hunt a high-level
cybercrime network from Chicago to Los Angeles to Hong Kong to Jakarta.
UK: Uncut and BBFC 15 rated for strong violence:
Promotional Material WE ARE NO LONGER IN CONTROL. Michael Mann ( Thief , Collateral ), the acclaimed auteur celebrated for his
action panache and commitment to cinematic realism, turns his hand to depicting the high-stakes world of global cybercrime in Blackhat , a contemporary, ripped-from-the-headlines twist on the espionage thriller. Chris Hemsworth (
The Avengers , Extraction ) stars as Nick Hathaway, a gifted hacker currently serving a lengthy prison sentence. When a Hong Kong nuclear plant goes into meltdown after its security is
penetrated, Chinese army cybersecurity captain Chen Dawai (Leehom Wang, Lust, Caution ) offers his old college roommate a deal: help identify and apprehend the culprit in exchange for his own freedom. What follows is a
frenetic, globe-trotting race against time to avert disaster, fraught with hidden agendas and ever-shifting loyalties. Praised for its unusually accurate portrayal of cybersecurity, Blackhat boasts an impressive
international cast, including Tang Wei ( Decision to Leave ), Viola Davis ( The Woman King ) and Yorick van Wageningen ( The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
), and showcases one of cinemas finest filmmakers bringing the skills he honed during a long and storied career to bear on a distinctly 21st-century phenomenon. SPECIAL EDITION CONTENTS
- 4K (2160p) UHD Blu-ray presentations in Dolby Vision (HDR10 compatible) of both the US and international versions of the film
- Original lossless 5.1 audio
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Optional English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing
- Audio commentary by critics Bryan Reesman and Max Evry
- Firewall
-- video interview with cinematographer Stuart Dryburgh
- Zero Day Threat -- video interview with production designer Guy Hendrix Dyas
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The Cyber Threat , On Location Around the World and Creating Reality -- three archival behind-the-scenes featurettes on the
making of the film
- Image gallery
- Reversible sleeve featuring original and newly commissioned artwork by Doug John Miller
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1960 Italy horror by Mario Bava just released on US Blu-ray
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The Mask Of Satan is a 1960 Italy horror by Mario Bava.
Starring Barbara Steele and John Richardson and Andrea Checchi.
Banned by the BBFC in 1961. The European Version (Mask of Satan) was uncut but the US
Version (Black Sunday) was cut. Summary Notes In the Seventeenth Century, in Maldavia, Princess Asa Vajda and her lover Javutich (Arturo Dominici) are killed by the local population,
accused of witchcraft. A mask of Satan is attached to their faces. Princess Asa curses her brother, promising revenge to his descents. The body of Javutich is buried outside the cemetery, and the coffin of Princess Asa is placed in the family's tomb with
a cross over it for protection. Two hundred years later, Professor Thomas Kruvajan and his assistant, Dr. Andre Gorobec, are going to a congress in Russia and they accidentally find the tomb. Dr. Thomas breaks the cross, releasing the evil witch. When
they are leaving the place, Dr. Andre meets Princess Katia Vajda, descendant of Princess Asa, and falls in love with her. Meanwhile, Katia is threatened by the witch, who wants to use her body to live again.
US: Uncut and MPAA
Unrated for:
Promotional Material THE NORTH AMERICAN BLU-RAY PREMIERE From writer/director Lamberto Bava (DEMONS) comes a modern-day reimagining of his father's classic BLACK SUNDAY featuring FX by Sergio Stivaletti
(CEMETERY MAN), music by Simon Boswell (SANTA SANGRE) and hailed as an impressive evolution of '80s Italian horror that not enough fans have seen (At The Mansion Of Madness): When a group of skiers becomes trapped in a crevasse, their discovery of a
long-frozen female corpse will unmask an ancient evil, unlock a portal of the damned and unleash a nightmare of Satanic vengeance. Mary Sellers (STAGEFRIGHT), Debora Caprioglio (Klaus Kinski's PAGANINI) and Michele Soavi (director of THE CHURCH and THE
SECT) star in this visual roller coaster (Ninja Dixon) - also known as DEMONS 5: THE DEVIL'S VEIL - now scanned in 2K from the original camera negative for the first time ever in North America. Special Features The Curse Of The Mask - Interview
With Director Lamberto Bava Una Americana A Roma - Interview With Actress Mary Sellers Sabina The Teenage Witch - Interview With Actress Debora Caprioglio
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1992 horror by Dennis Dimster reappears with an uncut 15 rating after previously being banned by the BBFC during the Jamie Bulger moral panic
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Mikey is a 1992 USA horror thriller by Dennis Dimster (as Dennis Dimster-Denk).
Starring Brian Bonsall and Josie Bissett and Ashley Laurence.
The film was withdrawn from cinema release in 1993 when caught up in the Jamie Bulger controversy. It was then banned by the BBFC from 1996 VHS release. The film was rated BBFC 15 uncut when resubmitted for Blu-rayn in 2025. Uncut
and MPAA R rated in the US. Summary Notes A strong thriller directed by Dennis Dimster-Denk. Brain Bonsall is extraordinary good as the young smart psycho.
The film received some controversy, because of Mikey's age in the film, when it's came out in the Spring of 1992. Versions
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- 2025 Treasured Films Blu-ray (rated 21/03/2025)
UK: Passed 18 uncut for:
However the certificate was withdrawn in the fallout of the James Bulger killing. See article from en.wikipedia.org , (thanks to Jonathan)
The film was withdrawn from release in the United Kingdom following the James Bulger murder in Liverpool in 1993. It had been classified with an 18 certificate for cinema in November 1992, but head censor James Ferman
demanded the certificate be returned.
The BBFC cinema certificate is no longer in the BBFC database.
UK: Available on Amazon Prime Note that BBFC bans do not apply to online video.
However BBFC bans do apply to TV broadcasts although TV companies can get the nod from the BBFC that if a film were to be submitted it would no longer be banned.
US: Uncut and MPAA R Rated for:
Germany: Uncut for:
Spain: The Spanish release is uncut for:
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- 1996 Video Programme VHS (rated 20/12/1996)
UK: Banned by the BBFC in 1996 (in the fallout from the James Bulger killing) for:
The BBFC explained their ban:
- A 9 year old boy kills his foster family one by one, including the realistic drowning of his 3 year old sister. It was argued that this was a fantasy horror film and not to be taken literally, but three distinguished child
psychiatrists advised us that the video was sufficiently realistic to have a dangerous impact on a significant proportion of vulnerable children.
UK: Passed 18 uncut for:
However the certificate was withdrawn in the fallout of the James Bulger killing. See article from en.wikipedia.org , (thanks to Jonathan)
The film was withdrawn from release in the United Kingdom following the James Bulger murder in Liverpool in 1993. It had been classified with an 18 certificate for cinema in November 1992, but head censor James Ferman
demanded the certificate be returned.
The BBFC cinema certificate is no longer in the BBFC database.
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1982 Hong Kong romance by Patrick Tam, Terry Kay-Ming Tong just released on UK Blu-ray in the Director's Cut
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Nomad is a 1982 Hong Kong romance by Patrick Tam, Terry Kay-Ming Tong
Starring Patricia Ha, Kent Tong and Cecilia Yip
The film was recut after original release version brought complaints over sex scenes
in mall and on tram.
Summary Notes Two young couples, from the wealthy and working class of Hong Kong, form and soon become inseparable. They start living an idle life, dreaming
of traveling far away, when an ex-revolutionary friend in hiding arrives from Japan.
Versions
Promotional Material An icon of the Hong Kong New Wave and mentor to Wong Kar-wai, Patrick Tam worked with icons including Tony Leung (In the Mood for Love), Leslie Cheung (Days of Being Wild), Kenny Bee
(Armour of God) and others in these two inimitable classics. In Nomad two couples, equal parts rich and working class, bond and experience the frolics of youth. The arrival of a Red Army deserter brings violence and disruption prompting incredible plot
twists and inspired set-pieces. My Heart is That Eternal Rose finds Tam in the more familiar Heroic Bloodshed genre. A young couple are torn apart by a botched Triad job that forces Rick to relocate to the Philippines and Lap to become a
gangster's moll. Six years later they meet again but their reunion only reignites the danger that drove them apart. Stunningly shot by David Chung (Once Upon a Time in China) and Christopher Doyle (Chungking Express) both films are newly restored
and made available on Blu-ray for the first time in the UK. LIMITED EDITION BLU-RAY SPECIAL FEATURES
- 4K restoration of the Nomad director's cut, 2K restoration of My Heart is That Eternal Rose, UK premieres on Blu-ray presented on two discs
- Interview with critic Tony Rayns on Nomad (2024)
- Interview with assistant director Stanley
Kwan on Nomad (2024)
- Interview with Nomad producer Dennis Yu (2024)
- A visual essay on Patrick Tam and the Hong Kong New Wave by author David Desser (2024)
- Audio commentary on My Heart is That Eternal Rose by Frank Djeng (2024)
- Interview with producer John Sham (2019)
- Two episodes of C.I.D. directed by Tam (1976, 49 mins each)
- Trailer
- Newly improved English subtitle translations by Dylan Cheung
- Reversible sleeve featuring original
and newly commissioned artwork by Time Tomorrow
- Limited edition booklet featuring an archival career-spanning interview with Patrick Tam by Arnaud Lanuque and a new essay by Kambole Campbell
- Limited edition of 3000 copies, presented in
full-height Scanavo packaging with removable OBI strip leaving packaging free of certificates and markings
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