 Released on 16th May 2022
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 Half a Loaf of Kung Fu is a 1978 Taiwan/Hong Kong action comedy by
Chi-Hwa Chen
Starring Jackie Chan, Chun-Erh Lung and Cheng-Lan Chin
 Cut by the BBFC for 18 rated VHS in 1988. Later uncut for 2002 DVD.
Summary Notes Mostly a Kung-fu showcase; a loose script describes Jackie Chan's character learning Kung-fu from a beggar-master and his pupil while guarding a caravan from bandits.
Chan's early comedic beginnings are shown here.
UK: Passed 18 uncut:
Promotional Material While the mighty Shaw Brothers were dominating the Hong Kong martial arts scene with hard-hitting features like THE CHINESE BOXER and dazzling us with an aesthetic brilliance found in
productions such as LEGENDARY WEAPONS OF CHINA or THE SHAOLIN DISCIPLES, writer and star JACKIE CHAN and director Chen Chi-Hwa were cutting across much of the pomposity associated with many of these types of films and offering something much more akin to
parody with HALF A LOAF OF KUNG FU Accident-prone Jiang (Chan) dreams of learning Kung Fu from a master, but when he takes employment as a bodyguard at a shady mansion, he stumbles upon an evil witch and finds himself in
the middle of an uncertain future. Funny, inventive and clever, HALF A LOAF OF KUNG FU provides light-hearted action, some bonkers scenarios and of course, Chan's patented style of fun and fury.
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Hero is a 1997 Hong Kong/China film by Corey Yuen
Starring Takeshi Kaneshiro, Biao Yuen and Jessica Hester Hsuan
Exists as an International Version and an extended Taiwan Version. UK: The International Version was passed 15 uncut for strong bloody violence, injury detail:
Promotional Material From director and writer Corey Yuen (Righting Wrongs, Red Cliff, The Transporter) comes this high-octane tale of criminal gangs, betrayal and greed. When brothers Ma Wing-jing (Taksehi
Kaneshiro) and Ma Tai-cheung (Yuen Wah) flee their impoverished homeland to seek their fortune in Shanghai, they at first find more grinding penury when they are forced to work as lowly coolies, however Wing-jing soon becomes embroiled in the seedy world
of big city triads and his once insignificant life becomes an arrogant lust for power. This fabulous remake of Cheh Chang's classic The Boxer from Shantung (1972) from the legendary Shaw Brothers studios is given a 90s makeover chock full with stunts,
fights and awe inspiring action sequences. A must for collectors of martial arts cinema. |
Violent City is a 1970 Italy/France/US film by Sergio Sollima
Starring Charles Bronson, Telly Savalas and Jill Ireland
Cut by the BBFC for X rated cinema release in 1971. Later the cuts were waived for 18 rated DVD in 2004. Exists as a full length Italian version and a shortened English version.
UK: Passed 18 uncut for brief strong
sex scenes and strong violence:
- 2022 88 Films [Italian + US Versions] (RB) Blu-ray at UK Amazon #ad released on 16th May 2022
Promotional Material Starring Charles Bronson (ONCE UPON A TIME IN THE WEST, DEATH WISH) and Telly Savalas (THE DIRTY DOZEN, HORROR EXPRESS) this early Italian Poliziotteschi movie directed by Sergio
Sollima, blasts its way across the screen in a bloody crime thriller of revenge and retribution. After being framed for a murder following a bloody shoot out, assassin Jeff Heston is finally released from prison where he immediately sets about seeking
the pair who betrayed him. However, when he refuses to accept an offer to join the gang which set him up in the first place, Heston finds himself murderously pursued through the streets of New Orleans. Like the spaghetti westerns from a few years
earlier, Violent City places its protagonist against the mercy of a corrupt system in a violently entertaining story full of twists, turns and surprises. Extras: 3 Cuts of the Film, 4K Violent City 2K Italian Cut New The
Family Version Audio Commentary by Paul Talbot Trailer Poss Mike Segal and or Bill Lustig interviews with Sergio Solima |
Don't Return is a 2020 Canada Sci-Fi horror by BJ Verot
Starring Richard Harmon, Echo Andersson and Sara Thompson
There are no censorship issues with this release Summary Notes After the death of his father, a brilliant college student returns to his family home where he learns that
the horrors from his childhood aren't as dead and gone as he once thought.
UK: Passed 15 uncut for strong horror, threat, language:
Promotional Material After the death of his father, a brilliant college student returns to his family home where he learns that the horrors from his childhood aren't as dead and gone as he once thought.
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Marry Me is a 2021 USA comedy romance by Kat Coiro.
Starring Jennifer Lopez and Owen Wilson and Chloe Coleman.
Cut in the US to remove a strong language warning for PG-13. Presumably the cut version has been distributed worldwide and this was then rated 12 by the BBFC.
Summary Notes A betrayed pop star (Jennifer Lopez), slated to marry her pop star fianc39 (Maluma) on stage, instead marries a stranger from the audience - a high school math teacher
(Owen Wilson). Against the odds, their sham relationship develops into something real... but can their love survive the limelight?
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implied strong language:
US: Cut and MPA PG-13 Rated for some language and suggestive material The film was originally submitted and was MPA PG-13 rated for brief strong language and some suggestive material. The film was then edited, presumably to delete/obscure
strong language, and resubmitted prior to release. The film was then MPA PG-13 rated for some language and suggestive material. Presumably the cut version has been distributed thereafter. |
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Wyrmwood: Apocalypse is a 2021 Australia action film by Kiah
Roache-Turner
Starring Shantae Barnes-Cowan, Nicholas Boshier and Bianca Bradey
There are no censorship issues with this release
Summary Notes In a zombie-infested Australian wasteland, soldier Rhys has dedicated his life to tracking and capturing survivors for the Surgeon General in hopes of finding a cure.
UK: Passed 15
uncut for strong bloody violence, gore, language, drug misuse:
Promotional Material The long-overdue sequel to the spectacular 2014 FrightFest Glasgow hit, time to take another hellish, blood-soaked, breakneck-paced, thrill ride into joyous Ozploitation 1970s style
sizzling with spectacular action and anarchic glee. Siblings Barry and Brooke join forces with fellow rebels to take on soldier Rhys, The Colonel and The Surgeon intent on slaughtering their way through a zombie-infested wasteland to find the
living dead cure. With barely a moment to catch the breath, and more twists and turns than a pair of wrestling snakes, explosive, outlandish, playful, roaring, no-holds-barred, laugh-out-loud, deranged, gory fun is guaranteed.
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Paris, 13th District is a 2021 France comedy romance by Jacques Audiard
Starring Lucie Zhang, Makita Samba and Noémie Merlant
There are no censorship issues with this release In the US: Rated R for strong
sexual content throughout, graphic nudity, language and some drug use Summary Notes Émilie meets Camille who is attracted to Nora, who crosses paths with Amber. Three girls and a
boy - They're friends, sometimes lovers and often both.
UK: Passed 18 uncut for strong sex:
Promotional Material Jacques Audiard returns to Paris with an adaptation of Adrian Tomine's 2015 collection of graphic short stories Killing and Dying. Written in collaboration with Portrait of a Lady on
Fire writer-director Céline Sciamma, and Léa Mysius, Paris, 13th District is set in the French capital's 13th arrondissement, on the left bank of the Seine, and charts the interwoven relationships between four twenty-somethings. Capturing a very
different Paris to the one that appeared in his previous films, which were dominated by the city's underworld, Paris, 13th District is a modern story of love and life, reflecting shifting attitudes towards identity and fidelity in today's Paris.
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Girls Nite Out is a 1982 US film by Robert Deubel
Starring Julia Montgomery, James Carroll and Suzanne Barnes
Cut by the BBFC for 18 rated VHS. Uncut and MPAA R rated in the US. BBFC details not
yet published for 2022 release. UK: Previously cut and BBFC 18 rated for:
- 2022 Arrow Special Edition (RB) Blu-ray at UK Amazon #ad released on
16th May 2022
Promotional Material A host of familiar genre faces including Hal Holbrook ( Creepshow ), Rutanya Alda ( Amityville II: The Possession ), Julia Montgomery ( The Kindred ) and Lauren-Marie Taylor ( Friday
the 13th Part 2 ) rounds out the cast of this gloriously mean-spirited slice from the slasher golden age, Girls Nite Out ! The students of DeWitt University are preparing themselves for a night of fun and frolics in the
form of an all-night scavenger hunt. Little do they know that they are in fact the ones being hunted... An unhinged assailant, disguised in the college's goofy bear mascot outfit -- and bearing knives for claws, two years before Freddy donned his famous
gloves -- is stalking the campus hellbent on carving up co-eds. Originally released under the only marginally more appropriate title of The Scaremaker , Girls Nite Out is a decidedly singular slasher flick which comes
on like a frenetic cross between Animal House and Friday the 13th -- veering from jovial frat antics to jarringly disturbing scenes of the killer shrieking obscenities as he slices up his victims. On this nite out, no one is coming home!
SPECIAL EDITION CONTENTS
- Brand new 2K restoration from 35mm vault elements
- High Definition Blu-ray (1080p) presentation
- Original uncompressed mono audio
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Optional English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing
- Brand new audio commentary with genre film critic/author Justin Kerswell and film historian/author Amanda Reyes
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Staying Alive -- a brand new video interview with actress Julia Montgomery
- A Savage Mauling -- a brand new video interview with actress Laura Summer
- Alone
in the Dark -- a brand new video interview with actress Lois Robbins
- It Was a Party! -- a brand new video interview with actor Paul Christie
- Love & Death -- a brand new video
interview with actors Lauren-Marie Taylor and John Didrichsen
- Archival video interview with actress Julia Montgomery
- The Scaremaker Alternate Title Card
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Original Trailers
- Reversible sleeve featuring original artwork and newly-commissioned artwork by Justin Osbourn
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Human Lanterns is a 1982 Hong Kong action horror by Chung Sun
Starring Tony Liu, Kuan Tai Chen and Lieh Lo
The film was heavily cut for Hong Kong release but was released on 2005 18 rated UK DVD with just one scene missing. The film was released uncut on 2022 18 rated Blu-ray. Summary Notes
A psychotic craftsman pits two rival Kung-Fu masters against each other while designing special lanterns from a disturbing source. UK: Passed 18 uncut for strong bloody violence, sexual violence:
Reviews
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This release is based upon the previous UK release but has the cut scene, previously provided on DVD Extras, being spliced back into the film. |
pre-cut
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bloody violence without further BBFC cuts:
- 2005 Momentum Pictures video
US: The same pre-cut version is MPAA Unrated for:
- 2008 Image DVD but with the cut scene included in the DVD Extras
This version is missing the scene with the first victim Yen-chu having her skin peeled. See pictorial cuts from movie-censorship.com |
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Hong Kong | Hong Kong: Cut by 3:40s for theatrical and DVD release From
pictorial cuts from movie-censorship.com : The cuts were:
- To remove the scene in the run up to the skin peeling of Yen-chu. Chun Fang rips off Yen-chu's clothes and cuts her head with an axe and a little later inserts the poison into her head wound. Afterwards he cuts her shoulder as the start point to the
peeling
- Note that the subsequent skin peeling of Yen-chu is included in this version, whereas it was missing from the UK DVD.
- The Hong Kong version is then missing Fang showing Yen-chu her peeled skin and then moving to wash it
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A scene is missing showing old Tsui being drowned in a barrel of blood
- A scene with Fang ripping off the Lung's wife's clothes before starting to rape her
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Promotional Material Though featuring the Shaw Brothers custom brand of martial arts mayhem, HUMAN LANTERNS also taps into the early 80s craze for the American slasher film and the earlier Hammer horrors by
providing a grisly take on the serial killer feature in an inimitable Hong Kong style. When an unbalanced craftsman decides to get revenge on two Kung Fu masters by creating special lanterns constructed from the human skin of their dead relatives, all
hell breaks loose in this gruesome tale of bloody retribution. Taking its inspiration from movies like Psycho and real cases like Ed Gein, HUMAN LANTERNS is clearly not for the faint-hearted with its over the top gore and sadistic qualities but this
slice of darker than dark fantasy still manages to be both wonderfully horrible and impressively entertaining. Extras: Audio commentary by Kenneth Brorsson and Phil Gillon of the Podcast On Fire Network Interview with
Susan Shaw by Fred Ambroisine |
Revolver is a 1973 Italy/France/West Germany film by Sergio Sollima
Starring Oliver Reed, Fabio Testi and Paola Pitagora
There are no censorship issues with this release. UK: Previously passed 15 uncutuncut for:
Promotional Material After directing his triptych of political (and acclaimed) spaghetti westerns (The Big Gundown; Face to Face; and Run, Man, Run), Sergio Sollima directed two crime thrillers in the
poliziotteschi genre -- the name given to the violent and action-packed Italian crime thrillers that had become exceedingly popular amongst Italian audiences. Sollima was a perfect fit for this style of filmmaking, and the two films he directed in the
genre are both essential viewing. Presented here is the second, Revolver , starring Oliver Reed and <strongFabio Testi. Kidnappers have snatched the wife of Milan's top prison warden (Reed) and demand the release of an inmate
(Testi) as ransom. But when the warden allows his prisoner to escape, the two become trapped in a deadly conspiracy that reaches from the halls of government to the bullet-riddled city streets. Can an obsessed lawman and an escaped convict survive the
forces of corruption as well as each other, or does the ultimate law of society belong to the revolver? "Makes Death Wish look like wishful thinking!" was the immortal tagline that accompanied the film upon its US
release (also retitled Blood in the Streets), but Revolver--as is to be expected from Sollima--is a much more complex film. Sollima was a highly political director and his films were often allegorical, implicitly opposed to the corruption endemic in
Italian society at the time. With music by the late maestro, Ennio Morricone (including one of his most beloved compositions, Un Amico), Eureka Classics is proud to present Revolver from a new 4K restoration for the first time on Blu-ray in the UK.
SPECIAL EDITION BLU-RAY FEATURES; > SPECIAL EDITION BLU-RAY FEATURES ] | Limited Edition O-Card slipcase (2000 copies only) | 1080p presentation on Blu-ray from a 4K restoration | English and Italian audio
options | Optional English Subtitles, newly translated for this release | Brand new audio commentary by author / critic Kim Newman | Brand new interview with film scholar Stephen Thrower, author of Nightmare USA | Archival interview with actor Fabio
Testi | Original Trailers and Radio Adverts | PLUS: A Limited-Edition Collector's Booklet (2000 copies only) featuring two new essays by author Howard Hughes; one covering the background to the making of Revolver, and an extensive piece on Ennio
Morricone's "Eurocrime" soundtracks | *All extras subject to change
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The Craft is a 1996 USA horror fantasy thriller by Andrew Fleming.
Starring Robin Tunney and Fairuza Balk and Neve Campbell.
There are no censorship issues with this release. US: Uncut and MPAA R rated for:
- 2022 SHOUT! FACTORY Collector's Edition R0 4K Blu-ray/(RA) Blu-ray Combo at US Amazon #ad released on 17th May 2022
- 2022 SHOUT! FACTORY Amazon VoD [US] at US Amazon #ad
Promotional Material Sarah has always been different. So as the newcomer at St. Benedict's Academy, she immediately falls in with high school outsiders. But there's something different about her new
friends, and it's not just that they won't settle for being a group of powerless misfits. They have discovered The Craft...and they are going to use it. This spectacular horror thriller has an all-star cast including Neve Campbell (the Scream franchise,
Wild Things), Robin Tunney (Supernova, The Zodiac), Fairuza Balk (The Island of Dr. Moreau, American History X), Rachel True (Half Baked, Embrace of The Vampire) and Skeet Ulrich (Scream, Riverdale). Bonus Content: 4K
Restoration by Sony Audio Commentary with Director Andrew Fleming 4K Resoration by Sony Audio Commentary with Andrew Fleming Directing The Craft - An Interview with Andrew Fleming Producing The Craft - An Interview with Producer Douglas Wick Writing The
Craft - An Interview with Co-Writer Peter Filardi Effecting The Craft - An Interview with Makeup Effects Supervisor Tony Gardner Vintage Featurette - Conjuring The Craft Vintage Featurette - The Making of The Craft Deleted Scenes with Optional Audio
Commentary by Andrew Fleming Theatrical Trailer |
Escape From New York is a 1981 UK / USA action Sci-Fi film by John
Carpenter.
Starring Kurt Russell and Lee Van Cleef and Ernest Borgnine.
There are no censorship issues with this release Summary Notes In the future, crime is out
of control and New York City is a maximum se curity prison. Grabbing a bargaining chip right out of the air, convicts bring down the President's plane in bad old Gotham. Gruff Snake Plissken, a one-eyed lone warrior new to prison
life, is coerced into bringing the President, and his cargo, out of this land of undesirables.
US: Uncut and MPAA R rated for:
- 2022 SHOUT! FACTORY Collector's Edition R0 4K Blu-ray/(RA) Blu-ray Combo at US Amazon #ad released on 17th May 2022
- 2022 SHOUT! FACTORY Amazon VoD [US] at US Amazon #ad
Promotional Material A thrilling landmark film that jolts along at a breakneck pace, Escape From New York leapt to cult status with high-octane action, edge-of-your-seat suspense and the mind-blowing vision
of lone warrior Snake Plissken (Kurt Russell) battling his way out of a post-apocalyptic Manhattan! In a world ravaged by crime, the entire island of Manhattan has been converted into a walled prison where brutal prisoners roam. But when the US president
(Donald Pleasence) crash-lands inside, only one man can bring him back: notorious outlaw and former Special Forces war hero Snake Plissken (Russell). But time is short. In 24 hours, an explosive device implanted in his neck will end Snake's mission--and
his life--unless he succeeds! Bonus Content:
- 4K Restoration by StudioCanal
- Dolby Atmos Track
- Restored Original Stereo Track
- Audio Commentary with Director John
Carpenter and Actor Kurt Russel
- Audio Commentary with Producer Debra Hill and Production Designer Joe Alves
- Audio Commentary with Actress Adrienne Barbeau and Director of
Photography Dean Cundey
- Audio Commentary with Director John Carpenter and Actor Kurt Russell
- Audio Commentary with Producer Debra Hill and Production Desginer Joe Alves
- Audio Commentary with Actress Adrienne Barbeau and Director of Photography Dean Cudney
- Trailers from Hell - Filmmaker Neil Marshall on Escape From New York
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Purgatory: Entering John Carpenter's Escape From New York
- Radio Spot
- Big Challenges in Little Manhattan: The Visual Effects of Escape From New York
- Scoring the Escape - A Discussion with Composer Alan Howarth
- On Set with John Carpenter - The Images of Escape From New York with Photographer Kim Gottlieb-Walker
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I Am Taylor - An Interview with Actor Joe Unger
- My Night on Set - An Interview with Filmmaker David DeCoteau
- Deleted Scene: The Original Opening Bank
Robbery Sequence with Optional Audio Commentary
- Return to Escape From New York Featurette
- Theatrical Trailers
- Photo Galleries -
Behind-the-Scenes, Posters and Lobby Cards
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Extreme Prejudice is a 1987 USA action crime western by Walter Hill.
Starring Nick Nolte, Powers Boothe and Michael Ironside. 
Cut by the BBFC for cinema, VHS and 2000 DVD. Uncut since 2003 DVD. Uncut and MPAA R rated in the US. Initially cut in Germany and Australia but was later released
uncut.
Summary Notes When they were kids Texas Ranger Jack Benteen used to be best friends with drug kingpin Cash Bailey. At present, however, the only element linking them together
is Jack's girlfriend Sarita, who used to be with Cash. She returns to Cash as a voluntary hostage to make certain that Jack keeps his hands off the drug lord's operation. On top of that, there is a meticulously planned drug bust, in which both Jack and
Cash butt heads with CIA-funded paramilitary Maj. Paul Hackett, following his own agenda.
US: Uncut and MPAA R rated for:
Promotional Material Jack Benteen is an old fashioned Texas Ranger working out of El Paso, across the border in a small Mexican village resides his one time childhood friend Cash Bailey, who has become the
districts drug running king. The two men have another link in sensual Sarita, a one-time mistress to Cash, and now Jack's lover. Both men run into a CIA-backed para-military group headed by a cold and calculating army major who plans to terminate Cash.
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Girls Nite Out is a 1982 US film by Robert Deubel
Starring Julia
Montgomery, James Carroll and Suzanne Barnes
Cut by the BBFC for 18 rated VHS. Uncut and MPAA R rated in the US. US: Uncut and MPAA R rated for:
- 2022 Arrow Special Edition (RA) Blu-ray at US Amazon #ad released on 17th May 2022
Promotional Material A host of familiar genre faces including Hal Holbrook ( Creepshow ), Rutanya Alda ( Amityville II: The Possession ), Julia Montgomery ( The Kindred ) and Lauren-Marie Taylor ( Friday
the 13th Part 2 ) rounds out the cast of this gloriously mean-spirited slice from the slasher golden age, Girls Nite Out ! The students of DeWitt University are preparing themselves for a night of fun and frolics in the
form of an all-night scavenger hunt. Little do they know that they are in fact the ones being hunted... An unhinged assailant, disguised in the college's goofy bear mascot outfit -- and bearing knives for claws, two years before Freddy donned his famous
gloves -- is stalking the campus hellbent on carving up co-eds. Originally released under the only marginally more appropriate title of The Scaremaker , Girls Nite Out is a decidedly singular slasher flick which comes
on like a frenetic cross between Animal House and Friday the 13th -- veering from jovial frat antics to jarringly disturbing scenes of the killer shrieking obscenities as he slices up his victims. On this nite out, no one is coming home!
SPECIAL EDITION CONTENTS
- Brand new 2K restoration from 35mm vault elements
- High Definition Blu-ray (1080p) presentation
- Original uncompressed mono audio
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Optional English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing
- Brand new audio commentary with genre film critic/author Justin Kerswell and film historian/author Amanda Reyes
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Staying Alive -- a brand new video interview with actress Julia Montgomery
- A Savage Mauling -- a brand new video interview with actress Laura Summer
- Alone
in the Dark -- a brand new video interview with actress Lois Robbins
- It Was a Party! -- a brand new video interview with actor Paul Christie
- Love & Death -- a brand new video
interview with actors Lauren-Marie Taylor and John Didrichsen
- Archival video interview with actress Julia Montgomery
- The Scaremaker Alternate Title Card
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Original Trailers
- Reversible sleeve featuring original artwork and newly-commissioned artwork by Justin Osbourn
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Horror Express & Curse of The Crimson
Altar is a double feature by Eugenio Martín, Vernon Sewell
Starring Christopher Lee, Peter Cushing and Telly Savalas US: Uncut and MPAA Unrated for:
- 2022 DigiComTV [Horror Express + Curse of The Crimson Altar] (RA) Blu-ray at US Amazon #ad released on 17th May 2022
Curse of the Crimson Altar is a 1968 UK horror by Vernon Sewell.
Starring Boris Karloff, Christopher Lee and Mark Eden.
Cut by the BBFC for 1968 cinema release. This version was also released on home video until 2014 when the uncut version was released on Blu-ray. Uncut and MPAA R rated
in the US. Promotional Material Horror Express: This horror classic of the 1970's begins in China during 1906 where Professor Saxton (Lee) discovers the frozen body of a creature he believes
may be the missing link to the explanation of human evolution Curse of the Crimson Altar: This is a British horror film starring Christopher Lee and Boris Karloff. Antiques dealer Robert Manning is searching for his brother, while experiencing strange
dreams of ritual sacrifice. |
Violent City is a 1970 Italy/France/US film by Sergio Sollima
Starring Charles Bronson, Telly Savalas and Jill Ireland
Cut by the BBFC for X rated cinema release in 1971. Later the cuts were waived for 18 rated DVD in 2004. Exists as a full length Italian version and a shortened English version.
US: Uncut and MPAA R rated for:
- 2022 Kl Studio Classics Special Edition [English + Italian versions] (RA) Blu-ray at US Amazon
#ad released on 17th May 2022
- 2022 Kl Studio Classics Special Edition [English + Italian versions] (R1) DVD
at US Amazon #ad released on 17th May 2022
Promotional Material In a city set to explode, one man has just lit the fuse! After a bloody double-cross leaves him for dead, professional hit man Jeff (Charles Bronson, Mr. Majestyk) tracks the shooter
and his beautiful mistress (Jill Ireland, The Valdez Horses) to New Orleans. But when Jeff takes both revenge and the woman, he finds himself blackmailed by a powerful crime boss (Telly Savalas, A Town Called Hell) who wants the fiercely independent
gunman to join his organization. Jeff refuses, and is hunted through an unforgiving city where love is like a loaded gun and debts of vengeance are paid in bullets. This is no ordinary Bronson movie! Packed with savage action and a shocking twist ending,
Violent City (also known as The Family) was directed by Italian genre ace Sergio Sollima (Face to Face) from a fast-paced screenplay co-written by the brilliant Lina Wertmüller (Seven Beauties) and features a pulse-pounding score by the legendary Ennio
Morricone (The Good, the Bad and the Ugly). This 2-disc special edition includes both the original VIOLENT CITY and the 1973 US cut, THE FAMILY. Special Features: DISC 1: -2K Restoration of Violent City (In English &
Italian with Optional English Subtitles) -NEW Audio Commentary by Film Historian Paul Talbot, the author of the BRONSON'S LOOSE! Books -Shooting VIOLENT CITY: Interview with Co-Writer/Director Sergio Sollima -Theatrical Trailers for VIOLENT CITY and THE
FAMILY -TV Spot for THE FAMILY DISC 2: -4K Restoration of Citta violenta (In Italian with Optional English Subtitles) -HD Master of The Family -- 2K Scan of a 35mm Print (In English with Optional English Subtitles) -Charles Bronson Theatrical Trailers
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Without Warning is a 1980 USA Sci-Fi horror thriller by Greydon Clark.
Starring Jack Palance and Martin Landau and Tarah Nutter.
There are no censorship issues with this release US: Uncut and MPAA R rated for:
Promotional Material From Greydon Clark, the legendary cult director of Satan's Cheerleaders, Angels Brigade, The Return, Wacko, Joysticks, Final Justice and Uninvited, comes the ultimate in
extraterrestrial terror--Without Warning. It's an alien. It preys on human fear. It feeds on human flesh. It comes with flying, bloodsucking jellyfish. And it's here! A group of teenagers, a grizzled hunter and a crazy war veteran wage a life-and-death
battle against the insidious invader. Be warned, there can be only one survivor. The alien--or Earth. Humanity depends on Jack Palance (Sudden Fear), Martin Landau (The Being), Tarah Nutter (Chilly Scenes of Winter), Christopher S. Nelson (Roller
Boogie), Cameron Mitchell (Silent Scream), Neville Brand (Eaten Alive), Sue Ane Langdon (The Evictors), Ralph Meeker (Kiss Me Deadly), Larry Storch (Sweet Sixteen), Lynn Theel (Humanoids from the Deep), Darby Hinton (Hi-Riders) and David Caruso (King of
New York) to defeat the evil E.T. (Kevin Peter Hall, the predator in Predator). Ace cinematographer Dean Cundey (The Thing) lensed this classic creepfest and effects whiz Greg Cannom (Bram Stoker's Dracula) created the freaky fiends from outer space.
Don't say we didn't warn you! Special Features: -Brand New 2K Masters -Audio Commentary by Producer/Director Greydon Clark -Greg & Sandy's Alien Adventures: Interviews with Actors Tarah Nutter and Christopher S. Nelson
(20:44) -Independents Day: Interview with Cinematographer Dean Cundey (15:05) -Producers vs. Aliens: Interview with Co-Writer/Co-Producer Daniel Grodnik (11:24) -Hunter's Blood: Interview with Special Make-Up Effects Creator Greg Cannom (5:56) -TRAILERS
FROM HELL with Mike Mendez -Theatrical Trailer -Newly Commissioned Art by Vince Evans -Optional English Subtitles | | |
Released on 23rd May 2022 |
The Huntress of Auschwitz is a 2022 US war horror thriller by Richard
John Taylor
Starring Rula Lenska, Steve Wraith and Lowri Watts-Joyce
There are no censorship issues with this release
Summary Notes A young American girl travels to Europe to track down the Nazi guard responsible for the murder of her great-grandparents.
UK: Passed 15 uncut for strong language, threat, sexual
threat, references to sex and violence:
Promotional Material A young American girl travels to Europe to track down the Nazi guard responsible for the murder of her great-grandparents. |
We're All Going To The World's Fair is a 2021 US horror
drama by Jane Schoenbrun
Starring Anna Cobb, Holly Anne Frink and Michael J Rogers
There are no censorship issues with this release UK: Passed 15
uncut for disturbing scenes:
- 2022 Lightbulb Film Distribution (RB) Blu-ray at UK Amazon #ad released
on 23rd May 2022
Promotional Material Late on a cold night somewhere in the US, teenage Casey sits alone in her attic bedroom, scrolling the internet under the glow-in-the-dark stars and black-light posters that blanket the
ceiling. She has finally decided to take the World's Fair Challenge, an online role-playing horror game, and embrace the uncertainty it promises. After the initiation, she documents the changes that may or may not be happening to her, adding her
experiences to the shuffle of online clips available for the world to see. As she begins to lose herself between dream and reality, a mysterious figure reaches out, claiming to see something special in her uploads. Extras:
1 - Audio Commentary from Director, Jane Schoenbrun and lead actor, Anna Cobb; DELETED SCENES: 2 - Casey Coming Home 3 - Casey's Walking Tour 4 - Extended Ending 5 - Moving Poster Gif 6 - Trailer |
Cat's Eye is a 1985 US/Netherlands comedy horror thriller by Lewis Teague
Starring Drew Barrymore, James Woods and Alan King
There are no censorship issues with this release Summary Notes A stray cat is the linking element of three tales of suspense and horror.
UK: Passed
15 uncut for strong threat:
Promotional Material From the macabre imagination of Stephen King (the bestselling author of Firestarter, The Shining & Carrie) comes this newly restored trio of thrilling tales linked by a stray cat
that roams from one story to the next in search of a girl he must protect. In 'Quitters Inc.', a New York family man (James Woods) is encouraged to give up cigarettes with the help of a shady self-help operation, who
outline a litany of increasingly severe penalties for his loved ones if he cannot resist temptation. 'The Ledge' features a casino owner (Kenneth McMillan) who kidnaps and forces Johnny Norris (Robert Hays) into a
dangerous wager for having an affair with his wife. If he can traverse the exterior ledge of the mobster's penthouse then he can leave safely. But if Norris refuses then grave consequences await. Finally, a young girl
(Drew Barrymore) has difficulty sleeping. Though her parents suspect the new family cat of wrongdoing, the girl knows better after she sees a horrifying troll emerging from her bedroom wall... Extras:
NEW Interview with Director Lewis Teague
Audio Commentary with Director Lewis Teague
Johnny Norris on the Edge: Robert Hays Remembers Cat's Eye
"Like Herding Cats": A Conversation with Animal Trainer Teresa Ann
Miller
The original theatrical trailer for the Cat's Eye release in cinemas |
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.
UK: Passed 18
uncut for strong bloody violence:
- 2022 Final Cut Entertainment RB Blu-ray at UK Amazon #ad released on
23rd May 2022
Promotional Material When Major Charles Rane and his friend Johnny Vohden returns home to San Antonio after eight years of physical and mental torture in a Vietnam POW camp they are treated as a heroes. But
Rane cannot know his experiences are nothing compared to the ordeal he must still face. A gang of thugs invade his home to steal the silver coins he received for his service and mangle his hand leaving him and his family for dead. Whilst recovering in
hospital Rane becomes more distant and cold. Aided by his loyal friend and now wielding a hook for a hand he sets out on a mission of vengeance with the ice cold determination of a man who has suffered too much and has nothing else to live for but
revenge. | | |
Released on 24th May 2022 |
Candyman is a 1992 USA / UK horror thriller by Bernard Rose.
Starring Virginia Madsen and Xander Berkeley and Tony Todd.
Released uncut and 18 rated for UK cinema release and VHS. In the US the film was cut for an MPAA R rating. This cut version seems to have been released worldwide on DVD and Blu-ray with just a Turkish DVD escaping the cuts until 2018. The
film was restored for UK Blu-ray in 2018. Both the cut US version and the uncut UK version were restored for this release. Summary Notes Helen Lyle is a student who decides to
write a thesis about local legends and myths. She visits a part of the town, where she learns about the legend of the Candyman, a one-armed man who appears when you say his name five times, in front of a mirror. Of course, Helen doesn't believe all this
stuff, but the people of the area are really afraid. When she ignores their warnings and begins her investigation in the places that he is rumored to appear, a series of horrible murders begins. Could the legend be true?
US: Uncut
and MPAA Unrated for:
- 2022 SHOUT! FACTORY Collector's Edition [Unrated + US Theatrical Versions] R0 4K Blu-ray at US
Amazon #ad released on 24th May 2022
Promotional Material Bonus Content:
- 4K Master of the Original Negative, Supervised and Approved by Writer/Director Bernard Rose and Director of Photography Anthony B. Richmond by Arrow Video
- 4K UHD Presentation in Dolby Vision
of Both Cuts of the Film, the Theatrical R-rated Version and the Unrated Version Featuring Alternate, More Graphic Footage, Presented via Seamless Branching
- Dolby Atmos Track
- Interview with Actress Vanessa Williams
- Audio Commentary with Writer/Director Bernard Rose and Actor Tony Todd
- Audio Commentary with Authors/Film Historians Stephen Jones and Kim Newman
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Audio Commentary with Bernard Rose, Author Clive Barker, Producer Alan Poul and Actors Tony Todd, Virginia Madsen and Kasi Lemmons
- Audio Commentary with Bernard Rose, from the Movie Crypt
Podcast Hosted by Filmmakers Adam Green and Joe Lynch
- Sweets to the Sweet: The Candyman Mythos -- Featuring Interviews with Bernard Rose, Producer Alan Poul, Executive Producer Clive Barker, Actors Virginia Madsen,
Tony Todd and Kasi Lemmons
- Clive Barker: Raising Hell -- An Interview with Author/Artist/Filmmaker Clive Barker
- The Heart of Candyman -- An Interview with Actor Tony Todd
- Bernard Rose's Storyboards
- Theatrical Trailer
- TV Spots
- Still Gallery
- Screenplay
- 4K Master of the Original Negative with HD Inserts for the Uncut Footage from an Archival Film Print by Arrow Video
- Be My Victim -- An Interview with Tony Todd
-
It Was Always You, Helen -- An Interview with Actress Virginia Madsen
- Reflection in The Mirror -- An Interview with Actress Kasi Lemmons
- A Kid in Candyman
-- An Interview with Actor DeJuan Guy
- The Writing on the Wall: The Production Design of Candyman -- An Interview with Production Designer Jane Ann Stewart
- Forbidden Flesh: The
Makeup FX of Candyman -- Including Interviews with Special Makeup Effects Artists Bob Keen, Gary J. Tunnicliffe and Mark Coulier
- A Story to Tell: Clive Barker's The Forbidden -- Writer Douglas E. Winter on Clive
Barker's Seminal Books of Blood and Candyman's Source Story, The Forbidden
- Urban Legend: Unwrapping Candyman -- A Critical Analysis of the Film with Writers Tananarive Due and Steven Barnes
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Lifeforce is a 1985 UK horror sci-fi by Tobe Hooper.
With Steve Railsback, Mathilda May and Peter Firth.
Uncut in Europe but shortened and altered to play down the vampires for US release. This release features the shortened US Version on 4K Blu-ray and the Director's Cut/European Version on Blu-ray.
Summary Notes A race of space vampires arrive in London and infect the populace.
US: Uncut and MPAA R rated for:
- 2022 SHOUT! FACTORY [Director's Cut + US Version] R0 4K Blu-ray/RA Bl-ray Combo at US Amazon
#ad released on 24th May 2022
- 2022 SHOUT! FACTORY Amazon VoD [US] at US Amazon #ad
Promotional Material A mission to investigate Halley's Comet discovers an even stranger phenomenon: an alien spacecraft! Following a deadly confrontation, the aliens arrive on Earth, where their
seductive leader begins a terrifying campaign to drain the lifeforce of everyone she encounters. Her victims, in turn, continue the cycle, and soon the entire planet is in mortal danger. And when the mission's sole survivor (Steve Railsback, The Stunt
Man) sets out to destroy her, he comes face to face with the most charming--and horrifying--being he's ever known. Will he be able to destroy the lovely vampiress...or will he become yet another victim of her fatal charm?
Bonus Content:
- 2021 4K Scan of the Original Camera Negative
- Dangerous Beauty - An Interview with Actress Mathilda May
- Space Vampires in London - An Interview with
Director Tobe Hooper
- Calen's Curse - An Interview with Actor Steve Railsback
- Teaser and Theatrical Trailers
- TV Spot
-
Still Gallery
- Restoration on the 2018 4K Scan of the Interpositive
- Audio Commentary with Tobe Hooper, Moderated by Tim Sullivan
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Audio Commentary with Make-up Effects Designer Nick Maley, Moderated by Michael Felsher
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Malignant is a 2021 USA horror by James Wan
Starring Annabelle Wallis, Maddie Hasson and George Young
There are no censorship issues with this release US: Uncut and MPAA R rated for strong horror violence and gruesome images, and for language:
Promotional Material "Malignant" marks director James Wan's return to his roots with this new original horror thriller. In the film, a woman is paralyzed by shocking visions of grisly murders, and
her torment worsens as she discovers that these waking dreams are in fact terrifying realities. |
One-Armed Boxer is a 1972 Taiwan / Hong Kong action drama by Yu Wang.
Starring Yu Wang, Yeh Tien and Hsin Tang.
Cut by the BBFC for 1973 cinema release. Uncut and 18 rated on home video. Uncut and MPAA Unrated in the US.
Summary Notes
After a fight, the school of master Hang Tui has to face the opium dealer Chao and his thugs. After a first defeat, the treacherous Chao hires a bunch of ruthless mercenaries. Tien Lung, Hang Tui's best student, is the only survivor,
but without one of his arm. He has to undergo very painful training to exact revenge on evil Chao and his deadly henchmen. UK: Passed 18 uncut for:
Reviews
- See review from insidepulse.com : " When Jimmy Wang Yu passed away recently (April 5, 2022), there were a lot of
obituaries that pointed out how essential the actor was in the Hong Kong film industry "
Promotional Material When former Shaw Brothers executive Raymond Chow founded rival studio Golden Harvest in 1970, he quickly teamed up with "Jimmy" Wang Yu -- Hong Kong's first kung fu superstar and
formerly Shaw's biggest box office draw. Bringing over his peerless talent for taking on all foes with one hand tied behind his back, Wang wrote, directed and played the title role in one of his most unmissable kickass classics. From the legendary star
of One-Armed Swordsman and The Chinese Boxer comes... One-Armed Boxer ! Yu Tian Long (Wang) is the best fighter to come out of his local martial arts school, but when he crosses the ruthless leader of a local crime
syndicate, the big boss' brutal bevy of deadly killers make mincemeat out of the school and everyone inside. Now the only survivor of the massacre, and short of one appendage, Yu is gifted a powerful elixir that promises to give him the strength to take
swift revenge on the army of assassins, each representing the most lethal forms of fighting from across the Eastern hemisphere. Proving once and for all that you only need five fingers of death to get the job done,
Wang would later reprise his role in the infamous sequel Master of the Flying Guillotine , but it's the dementedly inventive original where he's arguably at the height of his powers. SPECIAL EDITION CONTENTS
- 2K restoration from the original elements by Fortune Star
- High Definition (1080p) Blu-ray presentation
- Original lossless Mandarin mono audio, alternate
Mandarin soundtrack and original English dubbed audio
- Optional English subtitles, plus hard-of-hearing subtitles for the English dub
- Commentary by Frank Djeng from the NY Asian
Film Festival
- Career retrospective interview with Wang Yu, filmed in Nantes in 2001 and never released before, courtesy of the Frédéric Ambroisine Video Archive
- Trailer gallery,
featuring the original Hong Kong theatrical trailer, a US TV spot (as The Chinese Professionals ) and over half an hour of trailers for other Wang Yu classics including One-Armed Swordsman and Master of the Flying Guillotine
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Image gallery
- Reversible sleeve featuring original and newly commissioned artwork by Ilan Sheady
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X is a 2022 US horror mystery thriller by Ti West
Starring Jenna Ortega, Kid Cudi and Brittany Snow
There are no censorship issues with this release In the US: Rated R for strong bloody violence and gore, strong sexual content, graphic nudity, drug use, and language Summary Notes
The plot is currently unknown. US: Uncut and MPAA R rated for:
Promotional Material In 1979, a group of young filmmakers set out to make an adult film in rural Texas, but when their reclusive, elderly hosts catch them in the act, the cast find themselves fighting for
their lives. | | |
Released on 30th May 2022 |
Stone is a 1974 Australia action mystery drama by Sandy Harbutt
Starring Deryck Barnes, Sandy Harbutt and Hugh Keays-Byrne
The original Australian theatrical cut ran 132 minutes, but was soon shortened for the Director's Cut. This release features the Director's Cut.
UK: The Director's Cut was previously passed 18 uncut for scene of
strong bloody violence & one use of very strong language:
Promotional Material Five years before MAD MAX, producer/director/co-writer/star Sandy Harbutt - in his first and only feature film - ignited Australia's exploitation explosion, launched a global censorship
battle and delivered what may still be the best biker movie in history: When an undercover cop (Ken Shorter of SUNDAY TOO FAR AWAY) infiltrates an outlaw motorcycle gang (led by Harbutt), he'll straddle 7000 RPM of screaming steel for a full-throttle
hell ride through sex, violence, and Down Under vengeance. Hugh Keays-Byrne (Immortan Joe in MAD MAX: FURY ROAD), Helen Morse (PICNIC AT HANGING ROCK), Roger Ward, Vincent Gil and Reg Evans of MAD MAX fame, and members of the Sydney Hells Angels co-star
in the "ass-kicking bite of entertainment that delivers on every level" (DVD Drive-In), now featuring an uncut 4K scan from original vault elements supervised by Harbutt himself shortly before his death. Features
include: 4k Scan and Restoration of Archival Film Materials DTS-HD MA Mono Optional English Subtitles The Making Of STONE Deleted And Extended Scenes STONE Forever NOT QUITE HOLLYWOOD Extended Interviews Make Up Tests Slideshow With Commentary By
Director Sandy Harbutt Trailer |
The Castle Of Fu Manchu is a 1969 UK / West Germany / Italy / Spain /
Liechtenstein / Turkey crime horror adventure by Jesús Franco (as Jess Franco)
Starring Christopher Lee,Richard Greene,Howard Marion-Crawford
There are no censorship issues with this release UK:
Passed PG uncut for mild violence and threat:
- 2022 Powerhouse/Indicator Standard Edition (RB) Blu-ray at UK Amazon #ad
released on 30th May 2022
Promotional Material Synopsis "The final entry in the five-film cycle reviving Sax Rohmer's Chinese super-villain, Fu Manchu, from maverick British producer and writer Harry Alan Towers (Count
Dracula). Jesús Franco (Vampyros Lesbos, Lorna the Exorcist) is back in the director's chair for The Castle of Fu Manchu, a delirious tale of eco-terrorism. Christopher Lee (The Two Faces of Dr. Jekyll) again stars as the diabolical antagonist who plots
with his sadistic daughter Lin Tang (Tsai Chin, Casino Royale) to control the weather and freeze the world's oceans using a special chemical compound. Nayland Smith (Richard Greene, The Adventures of Robin Hood) and Dr Petrie (Howard Marion-Crawford,
Gideon's Day) are dispatched by Interpol to trace the evil mastermind. They travel to Istanbul where they encounter a local opium kingpin Omar Pashu (José Manuel Martín, The Sinister Eyes of Dr. Orloff) and his beautiful female bodyguard Lisa (Rosalba
Neri, The French Sex Murders, Amuck!), before uncovering Fu Manchu's lair in Anatolia, where a deadly confrontation ensues... " Extras "INDICATOR STANDARD EDITION SPECIAL FEATURES
- Restoration from a 4K scan of the original negative
- Two presentations of the film: with the original The Castle of Fu Manchu title sequence, and the alternative Assignment Istanbul titles
- Original mono audio
- Vic Pratt Introduces 'The Castle of Fu Manchu' (2020, 7 mins): appreciation by the BFI curator
- From Alicante to Istanbul
(2020, 13 mins): actor Rosalba Neri remembers Jesús Franco, Maria Rohm and the making of The Castle of Fu Manchu
- An Interview with Harry Alan Towers (2008, 45 mins): far-reaching personal account of the intrepid
producer's life in radio, TV and film
- The Further Mysteries of Dr. Fu-Manchu: 'The Coughing Horror' (1924, 31 mins): Fu Manchu torments Nayland Smith with a terrifying creature in this silent serial sequel, presented
with an optional new score by the band Peninsula
- Alternative title sequences
- Original theatrical trailer
- Image gallery: promotional and
publicity material
- New and improved English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing"
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Released on 6th June 2022 |
Great Freedom is a 2021 Austria/Germany drama by Sebastian Meise
Starring Franz Rogowski, Georg Friedrich and Anton von Lucke
There are no censorship issues with this release Summary Notes
In post-war Germany, not everybody can enjoy freedom. Hans, a man who undergoes repeated prison time as he keeps being punished for his desires, experiences its passage differently from his recurring cellmate Viktor, a
convicted murderer in it for the long haul. We begin in 1968, with Hans again arriving in prison. Viktor, an amateur tattoo artist, offers to cover up the camp number on Hans' forearm. Over time, the two men will exchange moments of exposure and need.
Their bond is shadowed throughout by Viktor's deep-rooted homophobia and Paragraph 175, which criminalizes homosexuality. Despite all this, Hans and Viktor develop an unlikely bond.
Versions
uncut
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- 2022 MUBI (RB) Blu-ray at UK Amazon released on 6th June 2022
- 2022 MUBI R2 DVD at UK Amazon #ad released on 6th June 2022
- 2022 cinema release
The BBFC comments: There are scenes of strong sex, including an explicit image of penetration, and scenes containing masturbation, fellatio and implied anal sex.
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The Killer Meteors is a 1976 Hong Kong/Taiwan action thriller by Wei Lo
Starring Jackie Chan, Jimmy Wang Yu and Yu-Li Lan
There are no censorship issues with this release. UK: Previously passed 15 uncut:
Promotional Material Not to be confused with a science fiction disaster movie, KILLER METEORS is a wuxia style martial arts feature that brings two legends of the screen, JIMMY WANG YU and JACKIE CHAN
together in an explosive Kung Fu cult classic. Known as "Killer Meteors", local hero Mei Xing He (Jimmy Wang Yu) is invincible due to his 'secret weapon'. However, when his services are sought by another powerful figure, Hua Wu Bin (Jackie
Chan), he finds himself drawn into the deadliest challenge of his life. From the golden age of Kung Fu features, this epic movie delivers a killer plot peppered with high flying, quick as lightning fight scenes. |
Narco Sub is a 2021 USA action crime drama by Shawn Welling
Starring Tom Vera, Tom Sizemore and Lee Majors
There are no censorship issues with this release In the US: Rated R for violence, language throughout, some drug use, sexual references and brief nudity Summary Notes
The Colombian cartel runs a mission through Mexico to deliver cocaine into the United States while holding two young hostages. Their plan is exposed when a former Navy SEAL helps the DEA and Border Patrol rescue the two girls. When
the cartel leader hears word of their capture, he plans to kidnap the former Navy man's family in return for his help with their next shipment. This time in a submarine. It is up to Bruce Stryker to help the cartel deliver their inventory into the United
States in order to get his family back. UK: Passed 15 uncut for strong violence, threat, sexual threat, drug misuse, language, nudity:
Promotional Material A DEA agent turns criminal to save his family when they're kidnapped by a drug cartel. | | |
Released on 7th June 2022 |
The Living Dead At Manchester Morgue is a 1974
Spain/Italy horror by Jorge Grau
Starring Cristina Galbó, Ray Lovelock and Arthur Kennedy
Cut in the US for an MPAA R rating where there is also an uncut Unrated version. In
the UK the BBFC cut the 1975 cinema release. Cut and uncut versions were released on pre-cert VHS which went onto be banned as video nasties. The VHS was passed 18 by the BBFC in 1985 but only after the original cinema cuts were replied along with
additional cuts for video. The BBFC relented in 2002 and the film was passed 18 uncut on DVD. US: Uncut and MPAA Unrated for:
- 2022 Synapse Films Steelbook Edition R0 Blu-ray at US Amazon released on 25th July 2022
- 2022 Synapse Films Special Edition (RA) Blu-ray at US Amazon #ad released on 7th June
2022
- 2022 Synapse Films Amazon VoD [US] at US Amazon #ad
Reviews
Promotional Material LET SLEEPING CORPSES LIE! A strange twist of fate brings two young
travelers, George (Ray Lovelock, The Cassandra Crossing) and Edna (Christine Galbo, The House That Screamed), to a small town where an experimental agricultural machine may be bringing the dead back to life! As zombies infest the area and attack the
living, a bullheaded detective (Academy Award® nominee Arthur Kennedy, Peyton Place) thinks the couple are Satanists responsible for the local killings. George and Edna have to fight for their lives, and prove their innocence, as they try and stop the
impending zombie apocalypse! The Living Dead at Manchester Morgue (aka "Let Sleeping Corpses Lie" and "Don't Open the Window") is a gory horror tale from Spanish director
Jorge Grau and widely considered to be one of the best zombie films ever made. Beautifully restored in 4K from the original camera negative, Synapse Films presents the film with the true original English theatrical mono mix and the real opening and
closing credit sequences intact. SPECIAL FEATURES:
- Exclusive new 4K restoration from the original 35mm camera negative
- New 5.1 English stereo surround remix made exclusively
for the Synapse Films release
- Restoration of the true original English language theatrical mono mix
- Two
audio commentaries featuring authors and film scholars Troy Howarth, Nathaniel Thompson and Bruce Holecheck
- Jorge Grau - Catalonia's Cult Film King (89 mins.) -- This extensive
feature-length documentary explores the life and films of director Jorge Grau
- The Scene of the Crime - Giannetto De Rossi in Discussion from Manchester (16 Mins.) (BLU-RAY
EXCLUSIVE)
- Giannetto De Rossi - Q&A at the Festival of Fantastic Films, UK (43 Mins)
- Theatrical
trailer, TV spots and radio spots
- Newly translated removable English SDH subtitles
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Released on 13th June 2022 |
The Batman is a 2022 US action mystery drama by Matt Reeves
Starring Zoë Kravitz, Robert Pattinson and Barry Keoghan
There are no censorship issues with this release but the high age rating stirred a little controversy. In the US: Rated PG-13 for strong violent and disturbing content, drug content, strong language, and some suggestive material
Summary Notes When the Riddler, a sadistic serial killer, begins murdering key political figures in Gotham, Batman is forced to investigate the city's hidden corruption and question
his family's involvement.
UK: Passed 15 uncut for strong threat, violence:
Promotional Material Two years of stalking the streets as the Batman, striking fear into the hearts of criminals, has led Bruce Wayne deep into the shadows of Gotham City. With only a few trusted allies
amongst the city's corrupt network of officials and high@profile figures, the lone vigilante has established himself as the sole embodiment of vengeance amongst his fellow citizens. When a killer targets Gotham's elite with a series of sadistic
machinations, a trail of cryptic clues sends the World's Greatest Detective on an investigation into the underworld, where he encounters Selina Kyle/aka Catwoman, Oswald Cobblepot/aka the Penguin, Carmine Falcone, and Edward Nashton/aka the Riddler. As
the evidence begins to lead closer to home and the scale of the perpetrator's plans becomes clear, Batman must forge new relationships, unmask the culprit, and bring justice to the abuse of power and corruption that has long plagued Gotham City.
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Released on 14th June 2022 |
Hotel Fear is a 1978 Italy/Spain horror romance by Francesco Barilli
Starring Luc Merenda, Leonora Fani and Francisco Rabal
There are no censorship issues with this release US: Uncut and MPAA Unrated for:
Promotional Material Mondo Macabro presents HOTEL FEAR - The world Blu-ray premier of a classic Italian thriller.
The story takes place in Italy towards the end of
World War Two, in a run-down hotel by the shores of a large lake. A strange assortment of guests are staying there. They seem to be either suffering from mental illness, involved in scams of one sort or another, or hiding from something in their past.
Rosa, a teenage girl played by Leonora Fani, works with her mother, Marta, trying to keep the hotel functioning. Due to the war and the frequent bombing raids that take place, the hotel is on its last legs and even finding food for the guests is
a major problem. Rosa writes letters to send to her father who is off fighting in the war. Rosa's mother dies unexpectedly, and suddenly the girl finds herself at the mercy of the sexually rapacious and insane hotel guests. After a vicious rape, Rosa
despairs. She calls on her absent father to avenge her. And it seems her call is answered when the guests die violently at the hands of a masked, gloved killer. But who really is this mystery assassin? And is Rosa losing her grip on reality?
This
was director Francesco Barilli's second feature film, after the highly regarded PERFUME OF THE LADY IN BLACK. Due to distribution problems the film has been hard to see. It has never been released in the US before and this is its world premier on
Blu-ray.
Specs:
High Definition 1080p 1.66:1.
DTS-HD MA 2.0 Mono.
Region code: All.
Special Features:
Brand new 2k restoration from original negative.
New interview with director Francesco Barilli.
New interview with actor Luc Merenda.
Archive interview with Francesco Barilli.
Audio commentary by Fragments of Fear (Peter Jilmstad and Rachael Nisbet).
Alternate scenes.
Trailer.
Mondo Macabro previews. |
Ninja Badass is a 2020 US comedy by Ryan Harrison
Starring Ryan Harrison, Darrell Francis and Mitch Schlagel
There are no censorship issues with this release Summary Notes The Ninja VIP Super Club is doing a slow drag across the American Midwest, culminating in female sacrifice.
When they kidnap a super hot babe, Rex, has his eyes on-it 's up to him to become a ninja and to steal her back from them.
US: Uncut and MPAA Unrated for:
- 2022 Bayview Entertainment (RA) Blu-ray at US Amazon #ad released on 14th June 2022
Promotional Material Hold onto your egg rolls for the acclaimed ninja adventure filled with bullets, blades and hot babes! The Ninja VIP Super Club is doing a slow drag across the American Midwest,
culminating in female sacrifice. When they kidnap a super hot babe that local scumbag Rex (acclaimed filmmaker Ryan Harrison) has his eyes on - it's up to him to become the ninja badass to steal her back. Then she can have his babies! "Perfect
midnight movie" - Emilie Black, Cinema Crazed. | | |
Released on 20th June 2022 |
Martial Club is a 1981 Hong Kong action drama by Chia-Liang Liu
Starring Chia-Hui Liu, Kara Wai and Te-Lo Mai
There are no censorship issues with this release beyond noting the 18 rating from 1981 has become a 12 rating by 2022.
UK: Passed 12 uncut for moderate violence, injury detail, sex references:
Promotional Material A gloriously typical entry from Shaw Brothers, Martial Club starring Kara Wei (THE BRAVE ARCHER 2 and MAD MONKEY KUNG FU) and Gordon Liu (THE 36TH CHAMBER OF SHAOLIN) and directed by
Lau Kar-Leung (LEGENDARY WEAPONS OF CHINA), affords us a fast-paced, cleverly choreographed piece of martial arts fun combining many elements that lovers of this kind of cinema will be more than appreciative of. Rival fight schools, an old master and
beautifully designed set pieces tumble together in a colourfully kinaesthetic unceasing parade of flying fists and action set pieces. |
Zone Troopers is a 1985 USA action war adventure by Danny Bilson.
Starring Tim Thomerson and Timothy Van Patten and Art LaFleur.
There are no censorship issues with this release. BBFC 15 rated until 12 rated Blu-ray of 2022.
Summary Notes In Italy during WW II, a patrol of American soldiers
discover a space ship that has crash-landed in the woods, and they come across its alien crew. A nearby Nazi unit also finds out about the alien craft, and sends a patrol to capture it and the Americans.
UK: Passed 12 uncut for
moderate violence, bloody images:
Promotional Material Synopsis This silly, low budget science fiction feature somehow combines Nazisploitaion with spaceships and horror to create a cartoonish romp through a history that never was. When a
World War II American military patrol gets lost behind enemy lines in Italy and stumbles upon a crashed alien spacecraft, they quickly come to realise they must join forces with the surviving extra-terrestrials if they are to defeat a Nazi crack team who
are hell-bent on using alien technology to win the war. Madcap, fun and charmingly cheap, this daft science fiction potboiler is a must for all collectors of cult 80s movies. | | |
Released on 21st June 2022 |
The Cellar is a 2022 Ireland horror by Brendan Muldowney
Starring Elisha Cuthbert, Eoin Macken and Dylan Fitzmaurice Brady
There are no censorship issues with this release US: Uncut and MPAA Unrated for:
- 2022 IMAGE ENTERTAINMENT (RA) Blu-ray at US Amazon #ad released on 21st June 2022
Promotional Material After moving to an old house in the country, Keira's daughter goes missing during a power cut. She decides she will go to hell and back to find her. |
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Released on 27th June 2022 |
Mardi Gras Massacre is a 1978 US horror by Jack Weis.
With Curt
Dawson, Gwen Arment and William Metzo.
Banned as a video nasty in 1983. Uncut and BBFC 18 rated since 2022
Blu-ray. Uncut and MPAA R rated in the US. Summary Review: Cheese and sleaze! Not exactly a straight slasher as many believe but
it's surely as cheesy, and unintentionally funny as any slasher from the 80's.
Mardi Gras Massacre could be considered as a toned down exploitation low budget. The plot asks for brutality, violence, sleaze but the truth is that the
execution of the idea isn't as half as good as it should.
The ritual method is repeated in all the death scenes. So we don't get originality or probably there wasn't enough budget to at least create three different gore scenes. It's okay but even
ultra low budget slashers have at least two different killing methods! Anyways, Mardi Gras Massacre has generated some kind of cult over the years but sincerely, this isn't a must see. The movie should only be watched by b-movie lovers or morbid
fans of low budget cheese and sleaze! UK: Passed 18 uncut for sexualised violence:
- 2022 88 Films Collector's Edition (RB) Blu-ray at UK Amazon #ad released
on 27th June 2022
Promotional Material Police try to capture someone who is committing ritual murders of women during Mardi Gras in New Orleans. |
The Seventh Curse is a 1986 Hong Kong action horror by Ngai Choi Lam
Starring Chow Yun-Fat, Siu-Ho Chin and Maggie Cheung
The film was cut by the BBFC for sexual violence in the 18 rated video release of 1998. The 2022 18 rated Blu-ray release is uncut. There are alternative endings whereby editors have shortened or removed the final 2 scenes on account of brevity.
UK: Passed 18 uncut for strong sexualised nudity, injury detail:
- 2022 88 Films Collector's Edition (RB) Blu-ray at UK Amazon #ad released
on 27th June 2022
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Promotional Material Starring Chow Yun-fat (Hard Bolied, The Killer, Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon) The Seventh Curse is a curious entry from Golden Harvest, the legendary production company which had
previously bought us the stone cold Bruce Lee classics, Way of the Dragon, Fist of Fury and Enter the Dragon. When Dr Yuen (Chin Siu-ho) attempts to rescue a girl about to be sacrificed by the Worm Tribe in the middle of a Thailand jungle, he is damned
with seven 'Blood Curses'. Though he finds a temporary antidote this will only last a year and he must return to the jungle to find a permanent cure. The Seventh Curse is an adventurous story of lost tribes and deadly
magic. Featuring strange locales, evil sorcerers and monsters, this bonkers thrill fest is a rollicking Asian oddity, a must for collectors of exotic Hong Kong cinema. |
Spanish Fly is a 1976 UK / Spain / Canada comedy by Bob Kellett.
Starring Leslie Phillips and Terry-Thomas and Graham Armitage.
There are no censorship issues with this release Summary Notes On the beautiful island of Minorca, Sir Percy de Courcy finds himself once again penniless. Since the
disreputable Sir Percy isn't exactly willing to work for a living, this means he must concoct some sort of scam to maintain his luxurious lifestyle.
UK: Passed Suitable for 15 years and over uncut for:
Promotional Material Comedy icons Terry-Thomas and Leslie Phillips set new levels of bounderism and caddishness in this wickedly funny, mid-'70s sex comedy set on the Mediterranean island of Minorca!
Directed by Bob Kellett and co-starring Sue Lloyd, Spanish Fly is featured is featured here as a brand-new High Definition remaster from original film elements in its original theatrical aspect ratio. Sir Percy de Courcy
feels dejected. His cunning wheeze to make some fast cash by buying up 100,000 gallons of local plonk to sell at a vast profit comes adrift when even he has to admit it tastes foul. But when his chauffeur adds a certain local ingredient to improve the
taste, it turns the wine into a potent aphrodisiac! SPECIAL FEATURES:
- Fullscreen, as-filmed version
- Theatrical trailer
- Image gallery with music suite featuring Ron Goodwin's original score
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Released on 28th June 2022 |
Mardi Gras Massacre is a 1978 US horror by Jack Weis.
With
Curt Dawson, Gwen Arment and William Metzo.
Banned as a video nasty in 1983. Uncut and BBFC 18 rated since 2022
Blu-ray. Uncut and MPAA R rated in the US. US: Uncut and MPAA Unrated for:
Promotional Material NANCY DANCER DIED ON FEBRUARY 13, 1978. THAT WAS ONLY THE BEGINNING. With only five films, New Orleans-based writer/producer/director Jack Weis became
one of the most enigmatic figures in '70s exploitation. And for his final trashterpiece, Weis delivered a filth-fueled, disco-drenched and gore-soaked epic of butchered hookers, hard-boiled homicide cops and a prissy psycho with an Aztec sacrifice fetish
that remains a once-in-a-lifetime sleaze experience. Curt Dawson (BLOOD BATH), Ronald Tanet (CRYPT OF DARK SECRETS) and February '75 Playboy Playmate Laura Misch star in this "shocking-yet-hysterical fever dream
of regional filmmaking" (Bleeding Skull) with a soundtrack by Dennis Coffey & Mike Theodore (BLACK BELT JONES) and still banned in the UK as one of the original DPP 39 Video Nasties, now featuring a 2K master compiled from the best surviving
post-Katrina elements and a revealing new interview with Weis himself. SPECIAL FEATURES I'm Not Into Hollywood - Interview With Director Jack Weis The Mardi Gras Killer - Interview With Actor William Metzo The First Victim -- Interview With Actress Laura
Misch Trailer SPECIAL FEATURES
- I'm Not Into Hollywood - Interview With Director Jack Weis
- The Mardi Gras Killer - Interview With Actor William Metzo
- The First Victim -- Interview With
Actress Laura Misch
- Trailer
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Released on 12th July 2022 |
Terror Circus is a 1974 US film by Alan Rudolph
Starring Andrew Prine, Manuela Thiess and Sherry Alberoni
There are no censorship issues with this release US: Uncut and MPAA R rated for:
Promotional Material Three beautiful young women are bound for Las Vegas to become showgirls. It's not long before their car breaks down, stranding them in the middle of the Nevada desert. After spending
the night in their car, a man named Andre (Andrew Prine, Grizzly, Simon, King of the Witches) offers them a lift to his place and a tow truck. But the girls quickly learn there's more to Andre than meets the eye and they're soon taken prisoner, joining a
slew of other women. Andre fancies himself a ringleader and these girls are trained and whipped like circus animals. Meanwhile, Andre's daddy is a hideous mutant locked in an outhouse shed, and one of his captives reminds Andre of his dead mommy. Escape
seems hopeless at first, but when the pretty girls don't show up for their gig, their agent, Derek Moore (Jazz DJ Legend Chuck Niles) starts looking for them. This cult horror film was directed by the great Alan Rudolph (Choose Me, Trouble in Mind, The
Moderns). Special Features: -Born Again! Returning to Terror Circus: Interviews with Associate Producer Marvin Almeas, Costume Designer Allan A. Apone, Actress Jennifer Ashley and Special Makeup/Effects Creators Byrd
Holland and Douglas J. White | | |
Released on 18th July 2022 |
Red Sonja is a 1985 US/Netherlands/Italy action fantasy by Richard Fleischer
Starring Arnold Schwarzenegger, Brigitte Nielsen and Sandahl Bergman
Originally cut in the UK for PG rated cinema and VHS release in 1985. All subsequent releases are 15 rated and uncut. Uncut and PG-13 rated in the US.
UK: Passed 15 uncut for strong violence, sexual violence,
nudity:
Promotional Material Directed by Richard Fleischer (Conan the Destroyer), the classic 80s fantasy action film RED SONJA has been restored in 4K UHD and includes a score from the renowned Academy
Award-Winning(r) composer Ennio Morricone. Based on stories by the creator of Conan the Barbarian, Robert E. Howard and featuring new original artwork by Renato Casaro, the original movie poster artist. Brigitte Nielsen
(Rocky IV, Cobra) stars as the iconic, flame-haired heroine who sets out to avenge the death of her family after being granted extraordinary powers by a mysterious vision, but only if she vows to never fall in love with a man who cannot defeat her in
combat. She is tasked to stop the tyrannical Queen Gedren (Sandahl Bergman, Conan the Barbarian), who is in possession of a talisman that could destroy the world. On her journey she meets Kalidor (Arnold
Schwarzenegger, The Terminator, Total Recall), a powerful stranger gifted with unusual strength who insists on helping Sonja end the Queen's reign of terror. Extras:
- Feature-length Documentary about Renato Casaro: The Last Movie Painter
- Documentary Feature: "Arnold Schwarzenegger - The Man who raised Hollywood"
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Interview with Assistant Director Michel Ferry: "Red Sonja vs. Kalidor - The Making of a Misunderstanding"
- Original Theatrical Trailer
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Released on 25th July 2022 |
Pink Flamingos is a 1972 USA crime comedy horror by John Waters.
Starring Divine, David Lochary and Mary Vivian Pearce.
Cut by the BBFC for varying amounts for an 18 rating between 1990 and 1999. Uncut and 18 rated for 2008 DVD but this was never released. Formally uncut and BBFC 18
rated for 2022 Blu-ray. Uncut and MPAA NC-17 rated in the US. UK: Passed 18 uncut for sexual violence, strong real sex, nudity:
- 2022 Sony/Criterion Collection (RB) Blu-ray at UK Amazon #ad released on
25th July 2022
The BBFC agreed to an uncut 18 rated DVD release in 2008 but the release was cancelled. The BBFC commented in 2008 about the 3 cuts to be waived:
- Probably the most difficult scene was the one featuring a man assaulting a woman with live chickens. However, a careful viewing of the scene suggested that the handling of the chickens, although rough, was no stronger
than other scenes of animals being manhandled that had been passed in other films. Furthermore, although the chickens were killed, the killing was quick and clean and therefore not in breach of BBFC policy on animal cruelty.
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The scene showing a man masturbating and injecting semen into a woman's vagina was grotesque and repulsive, rather than erotic. Although the Board had previously expressed concerns about the non-consensual nature of the scene, the
datedness of the film and the lack of credibility of the scene, argued against intervention. With regard to the sexual violence in the scene, the Board's conclusion was that the scene was so over-the-top and so divorced from reality, that the likely
response was disgust, shock and horror, rather than arousal.
- The brief explicit fellatio could be justified by the wider context of the film, in that the whole purpose of the film was to shock, disgust and amuse (in
a blackly comic fashion), rather than to arouse, and the explicitness of the image was important in creating the film's effect.
The BBFC's ratings info from 2022 reads: nudity : There is focus on a man's dilating anus, in close-up detail. There is wider full nudity. sex : There is a scene of unsimulated
fellatio between a fictional mother and son. There are other strong sex scenes, as well as references to ejaculation, masturbation and troilism. A man's semen is seen, in close-up detail. sexual violence and sexual threat :
A man rapes a woman, while daubing her in chicken blood. After masturbating over her, a man artificially inseminates an unconscious female prisoner. A man exposes himself to schoolgirls. other issues: In unsimulated
footage, a woman puts dog excrement in her mouth. There is infrequent very strong language ('c**t'), regular strong language ('f**k', 'motherf**ker') and discriminatory terms such as 'fag', 'dyke' and 'queen'. A chicken is killed on-screen. Threat, gore
and implied violence are strong. There is brief drug misuse.
Promotional Material When a pair of sociopaths (MINK STOLE and DAVID LOCHARY) with a habit of kidnapping women in order to
impregnate them attempt to challenge her title, Divine resolves to show them and the world the true meaning of the word filthy. Incest, cannibalism, shrimping, and film history's most legendary gross-out ending--Waters and his merry band of Dreamlanders
leave no taboo unsmashed in this gleefully subversive ode to outsiderhood, in which camp spectacle and pitch-black satire are wielded in an all-out assault on respectability. | | |
Released on 1st August 2022 |
Benedetta is a 2021 France/Belgium/Netherlands historical romance by Paul Verhoeven
Starring Virginie Efira, Charlotte Rampling and Daphne Patakia
Uncut and 18 rated by the BBFC and Irish Film Classification Office. The film was released MPA Unrated in the US. Summary Notes A
17th-century nun in Italy suffers from disturbing religious and erotic visions. She is assisted by a companion, and the relationship between the two women develops into a romantic love affair.
UK: Passed 18 uncut for sexual
violence, strong sex, nudity, bloody violence.
Controversy A lesbian nun thriller that features a sex scene that has been slammed by Catholic groups who have claimed it as 'appalling and blasphemous'. The film was released in Ireland on
Good Friday, 2022. A scene which features a statue of Virgin Mary being used as a sex toy has been particularly criticised. Promotional Material From renowned provocateur Paul Verhoeven (Elle,
Basic Instinct), BENEDETTA is a subversive erotic drama based on the true story of a 17th century nun entangled in a forbidden lesbian affair. Virginie Efira stars as the titular Benedetta, a nun whose religious fervor begins to manifest in increasingly
sensual and violent visions of Jesus. These hallucinations arouse the suspicions of Charlotte Rampling's shrewd abbess, Sister Felicita, whose distrust grows when a farm girl called Bartolomea (Daphné Patakia) enters the convent seeking refuge, and
quickly develops an attraction to Benedetta. Premiering at the 2021 Cannes Film Festival, Verhoeven's intoxicating latest is a transgressive and alluring look at faith, power and religion, and is every bit as scandalous as you would expect from the
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