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Link Here 10th February 2025

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A Chinese Odyssey: Parts 1 & 2

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A Chinese Odyssey: Parts 1 & 2 is a double bill by Jeffrey Lau
Starring Stephen Chow, Kar-ying Law and Law Kar-ying

There are no censorship issues with this release.
US: Uncut and MPAA Unrated for:

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Stephen Chow (Kung Fu Hustle, Shaolin Soccer) stars in this comedic and action-packed two-part adaptation of Journey to the West, a classic 16th century Chinese novel. Directed by Jeffrey Lau (Out of the Dark), this two-disc set includes both feature films together in the North America for the first time:

A Chinese Odyssey Part 1: Pandora's Box
A Monkey King is reincarnated in the unhuman form as Joker, a highwayman oblivious to his original identity and the fact that 500 years earlier, he and his master, the Longevity Monk, were punished and made to stay human.

A Chinese Odyssey Part 2: Cinderella
The convoluted continuation of the adventures of the time-traveling, now-human Monkey King, who attempts to fulfill his divine destiny.

Bonus Content:

Disc 1 - A Chinese Odyssey: Part 1 - Pandora's Box:

  • The King of Cantonese Comedy: Interview with Gary Bettinson, Editor of the Book The Cinema of Stephen Chow
  • An Odyssey of Ambition: Interview with Hong Kong Academic and Filmmaker Gilbert Po
  • Audio Commentary with Frank Djeng of the New York Asian Film Festival
  • Optional English Subtitles Newly Translated for this Release
  • Interview with Director Jeffrey Lau
  • Original Theatrical Trailer
  • Image Gallery
Disc 2 - A Chinese Odyssey: Part 2 - Cinderella:
  • Vision for an Odyssey: Interview with Cinematographer Ray Wong
  • A Cult Film Crusade: Interview with James Mudge, Veteran Hong Kong Film Critic at easternKicks
  • Audio Commentary with Frank Djeng of the New York Asian Film Festival
  • Optional English Subtitles Newly Translated for this Release
  • Interview with Director Jeffrey Lau
  • Image Gallery

Spaghetti Western Classics Kill Them All and Come Back Alone / The Hellbenders

Spaghetti Western Classics Kill Them All and Come Back Alone / The Hellbenders is a double bill by Enzo G. Castellari, Sergio Corbucci
Starring Chuck Connors, Joseph Cotten and Frank Wolfe

US: Uncut and MPAA R rated for:
  • 2025 KL Studio Classics [Kill Them All and Come Back Alone / The Hellbenders] R0 4K Blu-ray at US Amazon #ad released on 4th February 2025

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This special edition includes two classic Spaghetti Westerns:

Kill Them All and Come Back Alone (1968) -- From Enzo G. Castellari, the legendary director of Street Law, The Big Racket, Keoma and The Inglorious Bastards comes this action-packed spaghetti western starring screen and television great Chuck Connors (The Big Country, TV's The Rifleman and Branded). In 1864, a mercenary Clyde McKay (Connors) leads a squad of tough-as-nails cutthroats on a mission for the Confederate high command to infiltrate an enemy fortress and steal millions in gold from the Union Army. Frank Wolfe (Once Upon a Time in the West) co-stars in this fully restored first-rate tale of betrayal and revenge.

The Hellbenders (1967) -- From Sergio Corbucci, the legendary director of Django, Navajo Joe, The Great Silence and The Mercenary comes this classic spaghetti western starring screen icon Joseph Cotten (The Third Man, Duel in the Sun) as the fanatical patriarch of a family of ex-Confederate killers who massacre an army convoy carrying millions in cash to finance an invasion of the North. But before they can re-ignite the Civil War, they'll have to smuggle a coffin crammed with the stolen cash across a frontier enflamed by lust, violence and extreme vengeance. Aldo Sambrell (For a Few Dollars More) and Al Mulloch (The Good, the Bad and the Ugly) co-star in this fully restored western shocker. The Hellbenders--also known as The Cruel Ones, Features a rousing score renowned composer Ennio Morricone (A Fistful of Dollars).

Special Features:
- 2020 UHD SDR Masters by StudioCanal
- Includes Both the 99-Minute English and 100-Minute Italian Cuts of KILL THEM ALL AND COME BACK ALONE
- Audio Commentaries (Both Films) by Filmmaker Alex Cox, Author of 10,000 Ways to Die: A Director's Take on the Italian Western
- Theatrical Trailers (Both Films)
- KILL THEM ALL - Triple-Layered UHD100 Disc
- THE HELLBENDERS - Dual-Layered UHD66 Disc
- Optional English Subtitles

 

 

 

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Link Here 10th February 2025

UK flagReleased on 3rd February 2025

Red Dawn

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Red Dawn is a 1984 USA action drama by John Milius.
Starring Patrick Swayze, C Thomas Howell and Lea Thompson. IMDb

Two films were accredited as leading to the creation of the MPAA's PG-13 rating, namely Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom, and Gremlins. However the first theatrical release with a PG-13 rating was Red Dawn.
UK: Passed Suitable for 15 years and over uncut for:
  • 2025 Altitude Film Distribution/Capelight Pictures Limited Edition R0 4K Blu-ray/(RB) Blu-ray Combo at UK Amazon #ad released on 3rd February 2025
  • 2025 Altitude Film Distribution/Capelight Pictures R2 DVD at UK Amazon #ad released on 3rd February 2025
  • 2025 Altitude Film Distribution/Capelight Pictures Amazon VoD [UK] at UK Amazon #ad

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In an alternate 1980s, the United States stands alone as communism grows stronger.

When Soviet soldiers invade a small Colorado town, brothers Jed (Patrick Swayze) and Matt Eckert (Charlie Sheen) escape with friends to the forest. With their father, Tom (Harry Dean Stanton), a prisoner of the invading army, the children decide to fight against the Soviets. As the country comes under increasing attack, the group teams up with Lt. Col. Andrew Tanner (Powers Boothe) to take back their town.

Special Features:
Original Theatrical Trailer
US Teaser
German Trailer

Bonus Disc:
Red Dawn Rising: Making-of
Training for WWIII
Building the Red Menace
WWIII Comes to Town

Werewolves

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Werewolves is a 2024 US action horror thriller by Steven C. Miller
Starring Frank Grillo, Katrina Law and Lou Diamond Phillips BBFC link 2020 IMDb

There are no censorship issues with this release

Summary Notes

Two scientists try to stop a mutation that turns people into werewolves after being touched by a super-moon the year before.

UK: Uncut and BBFC 15 rated for strong bloody violence, horror, language:

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Humanity is about to discover that its bite is far worse than its bark in this action horror. One year ago, a supermoon event triggered a global outbreak, transforming anyone exposed to moonlight into bloodthirsty werewolves for just one night. Now, as the next supermoon rises, former marine and Global Rapid Response Team Leader Wesley Marshall teams up with scientists Dr. Aranda and Dr. Amy Chen to find a cure before humanity is lost, but as chaos and carnage unfold, Marshall must fight off killer beasts and risk everything to protect his family.

 

 

 

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Sliver


Link Here5th February 2025

US flagReleased on 28th January 2025

Sliver

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Sliver is a 1993 US erotic thriller by Phillip Noyce
Starring Sharon Stone, William Baldwin and Tom Berenger BBFC link 2020 IMDb

The film was cut in the US for an R rated Theatrical Version. European cinema, VHS and DVD releases are uncut but worldwide Warner and Paramount Blu-ray releases feature the cut R rated version. In the US MPAA Unrated releases feature the uncut version. There is also a workprint version which reveals that significant rework was required after poor response to preview screenings.

Summary Notes

A woman moves into an exclusive New York City apartment building that she soon discovers houses tenants with all manner of shocking secrets.

US: Uncut and MPAA Unrated for:
  • 2025 Vinegar Syndrome R0 4K Blu-ray/RA Blu-ray Combo at US Amazon #ad released on 28th January 2025

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Carly Norris (Sharon Stone, Basic Instinct), a new resident of the chic, high-tech, and ultra-thin (like a sliver) Manhattan apartment building 113, is a divorcee looking for a good time. She finds that in her neighbor Zeke (William Baldwin, Backdraft), a wealthy video game designer-cum-playboy who harbors a dark secret which her other neighbor Jack (Tom Berenger, The Substitute) is all too willing to go into detail on. As Carly navigates her sexual tryst with Zeke and Jack's increasing paranoia, deaths in 113 begin to pile up as do revelations about the prior tenant in Carly's apartment, who died under mysterious circumstances.

One of the essential erotic thrillers of the early 90s, from director Phillip Noyce (Patriot Games) and writer Joe Eszterhas (Basic Instinct, Showgirls), who adapted the novel by Ira Levin (Rosemary's Baby), SLIVER is a marvelously twisted neo-noir with a supporting cast that includes Colleen Camp (Death Game), Martin Landau (Ed Wood), and CCH Pounder (TV's The Shield). Photographed by acclaimed Oscar-winning cinematographer Vilmos Zsigmond (Close Encounters of the Third Kind) and scored by three-time Oscar winner Howard Shore (Silence of the Lambs), Vinegar Syndrome proudly brings this envelope-pushing box office hit to 4K UHD, newly restored from its original 35mm camera negative under the supervision of director Phillip Noyce and presented in its unrated version.

Bonus Features:
1. 2-disc Set: 4K Ultra HD / Region A Blu-ray
2. 4K UHD presented in Dolby Vision High-Dynamic-Range
3. Newly scanned & restored in 4K from its 35mm original camera negative
4. "The Skinny on Sliver" (32 min) - an interview with director Phillip Noyce
5. "Taking Chances on Sliver" (12 min) - an interview with screenwriter Joe Eszterhas
6. "Re-Marks on Sliver" (9 min) - an interview with actress Colleen Camp
7. Archival Electronic Press Kit interview clips with Sharon Stone, William Baldwin and Tom Berenger
8. Behind-the-scenes footage from the Electronic Press Kit
9. Alternate scenes from the R-rated edit
10. Still gallery
11. Original video trailer
12. TV spots
13. Reversible sleeve artwork
14. English SDH subtitles

 

 

 

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The Cell, The Convert


Link Here 30th January 2025

UK flagReleased on 27th January 2025

The Convert

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The Convert is a 2023 UK/Australia/New Zealand action drama by Lee Tamahori
Starring Guy Pearce, Tioreore Ngatai-Melbourne and Antonio Te Maioha BBFC link 2020 IMDb

There are no censorship issues with this release

Summary Notes

A lay preacher arrives at a British settlement in 1830s. His violent past is soon drawn into question and his faith put to the test, as he finds himself caught in the middle of a bloody war between Maori tribes.

UK: Uncut and BBFC 15 rated for strong bloody violence, injury detail:

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New Zealand in the 1830s is a Maori world, dominated by tribal wars. Seeking redemption from a dark past, lay preacher Thomas Munro (GUY PEARCE) is on board a trading vessel heading to the newly established British Settlement, Epworth. When the ship anchors for repairs, Munro finds himself caught up in a battle between Maori tribes and witnesses the slaughter of innocents at the hands of chief Akatarawa (LAWRENCE MAKOARE). Munro manages to save the life of Rangimai (TIOREORE NGATAI-MELBOURNE), the daughter of Maianui (ANTONIO TE MAIOHA), a rival chief whose land Epworth leases in a delicate arrangement. As Munro begins to experience the white townsfolk's entrenched racism and paranoia towards the Maori, he finds himself increasingly ostracised within the community he is meant to serve and realises he has been brought to this isolated British outpost merely to add the veneer of civilisation. After one of Maianui's men is murdered under mysterious circumstances, Munro and Rangimai make the difficult journey into prohibited lands ruled by Maori warlords, in the hope of repairing the injustice.

EXTRAS:

A visceral cinematic experience from Maori director, Lee Tamahori (Once Were Warriors, Die Another Day),and the producers of One Life, The Outrun, The Water Diviner, and The Matrix.

 

 

UK flagReleased on 20th January 2025

The Curse of The Sin Eater

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The Curse of The Sin Eater is a 2024 US horror thriller by Justin Denton
Starring Carter Shimp, Elizabeth Laidlaw and Marcelo Wright BBFC link 2020 IMDb

There are no censorship issues with this release

Summary Notes

A poor construction worker makes a deal with a dying business mogul to inherit billions only to discover that he has also been cursed by the man's terrifying sins.

UK: Uncut and BBFC 15 rated with a trigger warning for horror, bloody images, language, suicide, domestic abuse, drug misuse:

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A poor construction worker makes a deal with a dying business mogul to inherit billions only to discover that he has also been cursed by the man's terrifying sins.

The Cell

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The Cell is a 2000 USA / Germany Sci-Fi thriller by Tarsem Singh.
Starring Jennifer Lopez and Vince Vaughn and Vincent D'Onofrio. BBFC link 2020 IMDb

The International Version released in the UK with an 18 rating is uncut. Some US releases are cut for an MPAA R rating. However the 2015 Blu-ray is Uncut and MPAA Unrated

Summary Notes

An FBI agent persuades a social worker, who is adept with a new experimental technology, to enter the mind of a comatose serial killer in order to learn where he has hidden his latest kidnap victim.

UK: Uncut and BBFC 18 rated for sexualised violence, strong bloody violence, sex references:
  • 2025 Arrow Video R0 4K Blu-ray/RB Blu-ray Combo [International Version + US Version] at UK Amazon #ad released on 20th January 2025

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HIS MIND IS HER PRISON

Sublime, grotesque and visually ravishing, Tarsem Singh's debut feature delivers on the extraordinary artistry of his work in music video and commercials as it takes the audience on a journey through the bizarre worlds inside the mind of a killer.

When serial murderer Carl Stargher (Vincent D'Onofrio) falls into a coma with his latest victim still trapped in an unknown location and waiting to die, the FBI turn to psychologist Catherine Deane (Jennifer Lopez) for help. Using an experimental technology she enters the dark dreamscape of Stargher's mind, attempting to learn his secrets before it's too late. But his unconscious is a twisted nightmare, a labyrinth that threatens to trap her inside his terrifying world forever. To save a life, she'll have to risk her own.

With a script by Mark Protosevich ( I Am Legend ), and a supporting cast that includes Vince Vaughn ( Brawl in Cell Block 99 ) and Marianne Jean-Baptiste ( In Fabric ), The Cell is a gripping, edge-of-the-seat thriller, filled with jaw-dropping imagery that will entrance and unsettle in equal measure.

2-DISC 4K ULTRA HD LIMITED EDITION CONTENTS

  • Brand new 4K restorations of both the 107-minute Theatrical Cut and the 109-minute Director's Cut by Arrow Films, approved by director Tarsem Singh
  • Includes bonus disc containing a previously unseen version of the film with alternate aspect ratio and alternate grading created by director of photography Paul Laufer
  • Original lossless DTS-HD MA 5.1 audio
  • Optional English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing
  • Illustrated collector's book containing new writing on the film by critics Heather Drain, Marc Edward Heuck, Josh Hurtado, and Virat Nehru
  • Limited edition packaging with reversible sleeve featuring original and newly commissioned artwork by Peter Savieri

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

  • 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray® (2160p) presentation of both the Theatrical and Director's cuts of the film in its original 2.39:1 aspect ratio with Dolby Vision (HDR10 compatible)
  • Brand new audio commentary with film scholars Josh Nelson & Alexandra Heller-Nicholas
  • Brand new audio commentary with screenwriter Mark Protosevich & film critic Kay Lynch
  • Archive audio commentary with director Tarsem Singh
  • Archive audio commentary with director of photography Paul Laufer, production designer Tom Foden, makeup supervisor Michèle Burke, costume designer April Napier, visual effects supervisor Kevin Tod Haug, and composer Howard Shore
  • Projection of the Mind's Eye , a new feature-length interview with director Tarsem Singh
  • Between Two Worlds , a new in-depth interview with director of photography Paul Laufer

    DISC 2 - ALTERNATE VERSION & EXTRAS (BLU-RAY)

  • Previously unseen version of the Theatrical Cut of the film, presented in 1.78:1 aspect ratio with alternate grading, from a 2K master created by director of photography Paul Laufer
  • High Definition Blu-ray® (1080p) presentation
  • Paul Laufer Illuminates , a new interview about the alternate master of The Cell presented on this disc
  • Art is Where You Find It , a new visual essay by film scholar Alexandra Heller-Nicholas
  • The Costuming Auteur , a new visual essay by film critic Abby Bender
  • Style as Substance: Reflections on Tarsem , an archive featurette
  • Eight deleted/extended scenes with optional audio commentary by director Tarsem Singh
  • Six multi-angle archive visual effects vignettes
  • Theatrical trailers
  • Image gallery

Iconic

Iconic is a 2024 US horror thriller by Matthew Freiheit
Starring Alyssa Anthony, Dylan Bonansigna and Chris Boudreaux BBFC link 2020   IMDb

There are no censorship issues with this release

Summary Notes

A beauty influencer living in Los Angeles gradually loses her grip on reality.

UK: Uncut and BBFC 18 rated for strong sex, drug misuse, injury detail, sexual violence:

Promotional Material

In downtown Los Angeles a model influencer struggles to maintain her sanity after an internet scandal, violent stalker and new love interest threaten to turn her life upside down.

 

 

 

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Incubus, Shaw Brothers Classics: Volume Five


Link Here 19th January 2025

US flagReleased on 14th January 2025

Incubus

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Incubus is a 1966 US horror by Leslie Stevens
Starring William Shatner, Allyson Ames and Eloise Hardt BBFC link 2020 IMDb

There are no censorship issues with this release

Summary Notes

On a strange island inhabited by demons and spirits, a man battles the forces of evil.

US: Uncut and MPAA Unrated for:

Promotional Material

It is often said that films about the Devil are cursed with bad luck, but Leslie Stevens' Incubus might be the most cursed of them all. By the time it premiered in 1966, two of its stars had tragically taken their own lives; the eccentric director's insistence on filming in the obscure Esperanto language ensured it failed to receive any distribution; and it was nearly lost forever when the original elements were believed lost in a fire. Decades passed until it was finally saved and unveiled to the public in all its unholy glory! Wounded in battle, soldier Marc (William Shatner, just prior to being cast in Star Trek) ventures to the remote village of Nomen Tuum to find a well where the waters are said to be blessed with healing powers. Little does he suspect that the inhabitants of Nomen Tuum are demonic seductresses who entice interlopers and lead them to damnation, and one such succubus, Kia (Allyson Ames) has her sights on Marc. As an eclipse shrouds the sun and darkness falls over the village, Marc and Kia's relationship becomes more passionate... will his soul survive?

Now restored in 4K from the last known surviving 35mm print, this eerie and unforgettable American folk horror from the creator of The Outer Limits survives to chill a new generation as never seen before. Stylishly filmed in Big Sur and other California locations by cinematographer (and future Academy Award winner) Conrad L. Hall, Incubus is a film unlike any other, now accompanied by hours of bonus features delving into the mysteries of this once-thought-lost cult classic.

Shaw Brothers Classics: Volume Five

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Shaw Brothers Classics: Volume Five is a film set
Starring Yi Chang, Lieh Lo and Ping Lu

There are no censorship issues with this release.
US: Uncut and MPAA Unrated for:

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Shaw Brothers Classics, Vol. 5 [Blu-ray]

 

 

 

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Link Here 16th January 2025

UK flagReleased on 13th January 2025

Rippy

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Rippy is a 2024 Australia horror mystery thriller by Ryan Coonan
Starring Tess Haubrich, Michael Biehn and Angie Milliken BBFC link 2020 IMDb

There are no censorship issues with this release

Summary Notes

Obsessed with living up to her dead father's legacy, a young sheriff finds her mettle tested when locals are found ripped to shreds.

UK: Uncut and BBFC 15 rated for strong injury detail, horror, violence, language:

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A series of gruesome murders is terrifying the inhabitants of the Australian outback settlement of Axehead.

The town's only law enforcement officer and sheriff (Maddy), searches for clues. However, her investigations lead nowhere -- until her uncle mentions a massive, seven-foot zombie kangaroo that he is convinced is responsible for the bloodshed.

Determined to end the nightmare and save her town, Maddy, side by side with her Uncle and Aunt Donna, confronts the killer kangaroo in a fight to the death.

Incubus

Incubus is a 1966 US horror by Leslie Stevens
Starring William Shatner, Allyson Ames and Eloise Hardt BBFC link 2020 IMDb

There are no censorship issues with this release

Summary Notes

On a strange island inhabited by demons and spirits, a man battles the forces of evil.

UK: Uncut and BBFC 15 rated for sexual threat:

Promotional Material

EVIL HAS NEVER BEEN SO SEDUCTIVE.

It is often said that films about the Devil are cursed with bad luck, but Leslie Stevens' Incubus might be the most cursed of them all. By the time it premiered in 1966, two of its stars had tragically taken their own lives; the eccentric director's insistence on filming in the obscure Esperanto language ensured it failed to receive any distribution; and it was nearly lost forever when the original elements were believed lost in a fire. Decades passed until it was finally saved and unveiled to the public in all its unholy glory!

Wounded in battle, soldier Marc (William Shatner, just prior to being cast in Star Trek ) ventures to the remote village of Nomen Tuum to find a well where the waters are said to be blessed with healing powers. Little does he suspect that the inhabitants of Nomen Tuum are demonic seductresses who entice interlopers and lead them to damnation, and one such succubus, Kia (Allyson Ames) has her sights on Marc. As an eclipse shrouds the sun and darkness falls over the village, Marc and Kia's relationship becomes more passionate... will his soul survive?

Now restored in 4K from the last known surviving 35mm print, this eerie and unforgettable American folk horror from the creator of The Outer Limits survives to chill a new generation as never seen before. Stylishly filmed in Big Sur and other California locations by cinematographer (and future Academy Award winner) Conrad L. Hall, Incubus is a film unlike any other, now accompanied by hours of bonus features delving into the mysteries of this once-thought-lost cult classic.

LIMITED EDITION BLU-RAY CONTENTS

  • 4K restoration from the last surviving 35mm print by Le Chat Qui Fume
  • High Definition (1080p) Blu-ray presentation
  • Original lossless Esperanto mono audio
  • Optional English subtitles
  • Optional Esperanto subtitles for the deaf and hard-of-hearing
  • New audio commentary by writer and genre historian David J. Schow, author of The Outer Limits: The Official Companion
  • Archive audio commentary by star William Shatner
  • Archive audio commentary by producer Anthony Taylor, cinematographer Conrad L. Hall and camera operator William Fraker
  • Alternate 1.37:1 presentation of the film
  • Words and Worlds: Incubus and Esperanto in Cinema , a newly filmed interview with genre historian Stephen Bissette
  • Internacia Lingvo: A History of Esperanto , a newly filmed interview with Esther Schor, author of Bridge of Words: Esperanto and the Dream of a Universal Language
  • An Interview with the Makers of Incubus , an archive interview by Schow with Taylor, Hall and Fraker
  • Video trailer
  • Reversible sleeve featuring newly commissioned artwork by Richard Wells
  • Illustrated collector's booklet featuring new writing on the film by Frank Collins and Jason Kruppa
 

 

 

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Oddity, Rampo Noir


Link Here 6th January 2025

UK flagReleased on 6th January 2025

Oddity

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Oddity is a 2024 Ireland horror thriller by Damian Mc Carthy
Starring Carolyn Bracken, Johnny French and Steve Wall BBFC link 2020 IMDb

There are no censorship issues with this release

Summary Notes

A psychic medium attempts to uncover the truth behind her sister's murder at the site of the crime.

UK: Uncut and BBFC 15 rated for strong horror, threat, injury detail:

Promotional Material

A psychic medium attempts to uncover the truth behind her sister's murder at the site of the crime.

Beezel

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Beezel is a 2024 US horror thriller by Aaron Fradkin
Starring Bob Gallagher, LeJon Woods and Nicolas Robin BBFC link 2020 IMDb

There are no censorship issues with this release

Summary Notes

Over 60 years, three guests of a cursed home discover an eternal witch who lives beneath it with an insatiable thirst for living souls.

UK: Uncut and BBFC 18 rated for strong gore:

Promotional Material

In the heart of Western Massachusetts lies a house steeped in darkness, a place where unimaginable horrors unfold over the course of six decades.

A horrifying incident involving a child unravels a tapestry of terror that reveals the malevolent presence of an ancient witch who resides within the basement.

Rampo Noir

Rampo Noir is a 2005 Japan anthology horror fantasy by Akio Jissôji, Atsushi Kaneko, Hisayasu Satô
Starring Tadanobu Asano, Yûko Daike and Chisako Hara BBFC link 2020 IMDb

There are no censorship issues with this release

Summary Notes

This four-part anthology takes its cue from the short fiction of legendary horror writer Edogawa Rampo.

UK: Uncut and BBFC 18 rated for strong sex:

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Four filmmakers from completely different backgrounds bring their radically personal takes to the stories of Japan's celebrated master of the macabre, Edogawa Rampo ( Horrors of Malformed Men , Blind Beast ).

In Mars's Canal , by music video director and visual artist Suguru Takeuchi, a lone man encounters the other side of his psyche beyond the reflective surface of a circular pond set in a desolate landscape. Japanese New Wave auteur and longtime director of the Ultraman series Akio Jissoji ( This Transient Life , Mandala ) harnesses his distinctive stylistic sheen in his story of a mad mirror maker, Mirror Hell . Caterpillar sees the singular vision of cult director Hisayasu Sato ( The Bedroom , Naked Blood ) at its most grotesque, in his portrait of a wounded war veteran who returns from the frontline as little more than a bloody torso, helpless to defend himself against the increasingly perverted caprices of an embittered wife. Finally, a famous actor is subjected to the obsessive attentions of her limo driver in Crawling Bugs , the directorial debut of internationally acclaimed manga artist Atsushi Kaneko ( Bambi and Her Pink Gun ).

Produced by the same team behind Ichi the Killer and Uzumaki , and with a cast featuring some of Japan's top stars, including Tadanobu Asano ( Maboroshi , Silence ) and Ryuhei Matsuda ( Blue Spring , Gohatto ), Rampo Noir is a stylistic tour-de-force that vividly evokes the "erotic grotesque" worlds created by Japan's pioneering proponent of horror and mystery fiction.

LIMITED EDITION CONTENTS

  • High Definition Blu-ray® (1080p) presentation
  • Original lossless Japanese stereo audio
  • Optional newly translated English subtitles
  • Brand new audio commentary by Japanese film experts Jasper Sharp and Alexander Zahlten
  • Another World , a new interview with Suguru Takeuchi, director of Mars's Canal
  • A Moving Transformation , a new interview with Hisayasu Sato, director of Caterpillar
  • Butterfly Queen , a new interview with Atsushi Kaneko, manga artist and director of Crawling Bugs
  • Hall of Mirrors , a new interview with cinematographer Masao Nakabori about working with Akio Jissoji and Mirror Hell
  • The Butterfly Effect , a new interview with Akiko Ashizawa, the cinematographer of Caterpillar
  • Looking in the Mirror , a new interview with actor Yumi Yoshiyuki about Mirror Hell
  • Archive stage greeting footage with the cast and directors from the Japanese premiere of Rampo Noir
  • Crossing the Lens , a feature-length making-of documentary by Tatsuya Fukushima from 2006
  • Image gallery
  • Reversible sleeve featuring original and newly commissioned artwork by Luke Insect
  • Illustrated collector's booklet featuring new writing on the film by Eugene Thacker and Seth Jacobowitz

Seven

Seven is a 1995 US crime mystery thriller by David Fincher
Starring Morgan Freeman, Brad Pitt and Kevin Spacey BBFC link 2020 IMDb

Reportedly cut for an MPAA R rating. Alternate endings have been released as disk extras.

Summary Notes

Two detectives, a rookie and a veteran, hunt a serial killer who uses the seven deadly sins as his motives.

UK: Uncut and BBFC 18 rated for sexual violence references, strong violence, disturbing scenes:

Promotional Material

GLUTTONY. GREED. SLOTH. WRATH. PRIDE. LUST. ENVY.

Two cops (Brad Pitt and Morgan Freeman) track a brilliant and elusive killer who orchestrates a string of horrific murders, each kill targeting a practitioner of one of the Seven Deadly Sins. Gwyneth Paltrow also stars in this acclaimed thriller set in a dour, drizzly city sick with pain and blight. David Fincher (Fight Club, Zodiac, The Curious Case of Benjamin Button) guides the action -- physical, mental and spiritual -- with a sure understanding of what terrifies us, right up to a stunning denouement that will rip the scar tissue off the most hardened soul.

On-Disc Special Features

  • 4x Commentaries Featuring Director David Fincher, Actors Brad Pitt and Morgan Freeman, and Other Collaborators on the Film
  • Additional/Extended Scenes
  • Alternate Endings
  • And More
 




 


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