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The Anthropophagous Beast, Absurd Absurd, Soldier Blue
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12th September 2024
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Soldier Blue is a 1970 USA western by Ralph Nelson.
Starring Candice Bergen, Peter Strauss and Donald Pleasence.
 Reportedly cut in the US for an MPAA rating in 1970. These cuts have long since been forgotten and the R rated version is the best available. The film was cut for
an MPAA PG rating in 1974 but the R rating was restored in 1976. The R rated version was cut by the BBFC for X rated cinema release and 18 rated VHS. The BBFC cuts for sexual violence were waived in 2004 for 18 rated DVD releases but new cuts were
required for horse falls. In 2024 further BBFC cuts were required for previously unnoticed indecent images of a child. Summary Notes After a cavalry group is massacred by the
Cheyenne, only two survivors remain: Honus, a naive private devoted to his duty, and Cresta, a young woman who had lived with the Cheyenne two years and whose sympathies lie more with them than with the US government. Together, they must try to reach the
cavalry's main base camp. As they travel onward, Honus is torn between his growing affection for Cresta, and his disgust for her anti-American beliefs. They reach the cavalry campsite on the eve of an attack on a Cheyenne village, where Honus will learn
which side has really been telling him the truth.
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Promotional Material Controversial upon its release, Ralph Nelson's Soldier Blue follows Honus (Peter Strauss) and Cresta (Candice Bergen), the only remaining survivors of a Cheyenne Native American
attack, as they travel across the unforgiving wilderness of the American frontier in search of refuge. Their journey reaches a tragic climax as they witness the brutal and cold-blooded slaughter of the Cheyenne tribe at the hands of the U.S. army.
Reflecting the political climate of the time, Soldier Blue is uncompromising in its anti-war stance and in its extremely graphic depiction of the 1864 Sand Creek Massacre. By shedding light on America's dark history and the inhumane actions of the U.S.
army, this revisionist western is one of the most radical films in American cinema's history. EXTRAS: NEW Interview with actress Candice Bergen, Audio commentary by film critic Steve Mitchell and Howard S. Berger, NEW Trailer
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Rocky Balboa is a 2006 USA action sport drama by Sylvester Stallone
Starring Sylvester Stallone, Antonio Tarver and Milo Ventimiglia
Exists as a Theatrical Version and a Director's Cut
UK: The Director's Cut: is BBFC 12 rated for moderate violence, injury detail:
UK: The Theatrical Version is BBFC 12 rated for infrequent moderate boxing violence:
- 2024 Warner Bros [Theatrical Version + Director's Cut] R0 4K Blu-ray/R0 Blu-ray Combo
at UK Amazon #ad released on 15th July 2024
- 2024 Warner Bros Amazon
VoD [UK] at UK Amazon #ad
Promotional Material Sixth installment in the popular Rocky franchise - a full 3 years after the first introduction of the young back street brawler from Philly. Rocky (Sylvester Stallone) is now a
5-something widower after the death of his beloved Adrian. His relationship with his son (Milo Ventimiglia) has also deteriorated and Rocky finds his only solace in the stories he recounts to the customers who visit his deli. However, everything is about
to change as a 'what if' debate emerges as to whether current champion Mason 'The Line' Dixon (Antonio Tarver) would have beaten Rocky in his prime. Nobody ever suspects that the match might actually happen, given the 3-year age difference. However, when
Dixon's management sets up an exhibition fight, the gauntlet is well and truly thrown down and an enthusiastic Rocky grasps it with both hands. The 'Italian Stallion' re-applies for his license, rounds up the old gang and sets off on the arduous journey
to regain his long-lost fitness and ability. On-Disc Special Features
- Sylvester Stallone Commentary
- Alternate Ending
- Paulie's Girlfriend Moves His Things
- Skills vs.
Will: The Making of Rocky Balboa
- Reality in the Ring: Filming Rocky's Final Fight
- Virtual Champion: Creating the Computer Fight
- Fight Makeup
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Absurd is a 1981 Italy film by Joe D'Amato
Starring George Eastman, Annie Belle and Charles Borromel
BBFC cuts were required for an 18 rated 1983 cinema release. Later banned as a video nasty in 1983. The BBFC waived their cuts for an uncut 18 rated home video release in 2017. Uncut and MPAA Unrated in the US. There also exists an extended
version in Belgium with additional dialogue and an extended scene. Before its inclusion on the video nasty list the film received a brief theatrical release in the UK in 1983. Unlike its pre-certificated video counterpart however the cinema version
was cut by 2 mins 32 secs by the BBFC with heavy edits to the murder of the nurse with a drill, a man's forehead being sliced with a band saw, and a woman's face being burnt off in an oven. Summary Notes
A priest-doctor chasing a man with supernatural regenerative abilities, who has recently escaped from a medical lab, reaches a small town where the mutant goes on a killing spree.
UK: Uncut and BBFC
18 rated for strong gore, violence:
- 2024 88 Films R0 4K Blu-ray/(RB) Blu-ray Combo at UK Amazon #ad released
on 15th July 2024
- 2024 88 Films (RB) Blu-ray at UK Amazon #ad released on 15th July 2024
Promotional Material Mikos (George Eastman, Hands of Steel), an unstoppable killing machine, is on the loose in a sleepy American town. The town's only hope is a mysterious priest (Edmund Purdom, Pieces)
who has been hunting this madman around the globe. As the bodies pile up, desperate Police Sergeant, Engleman (Charles Borromel, Ladyhawke), teams up with the priest in hopes of stopping Mikos from slaughtering more and more of his town folk. A would-be
sequel to Joe D'Amato's infamous Anthropophagus: The Beast, this notorious splatter classic finally returns to UK shelves after three decades of obscurity thanks to 88 Films. Co-starring Anne Belle (House on the Edge of the Park) and Michele Soavi (Stage
Fright), and featuring over-the-top death scenes that linger long after viewing, Absurd is essential viewing for any self-respecting horror fan and is presented here, uncut and remastered in 4K from the original camera negative.
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The Crow: Salvation is a 2000 Germany/US action fantasy by Bharat Nalluri
Starring Kirsten Dunst, William Atherton and Debbie Fan
There are no censorship issues with this release in the UK and US but there were
censorship problems in Germany. Summary Notes Alex Corvis returns to the world of the living to solve the murder of a young woman that he was wrongly accused of.
UK:
Uncut and BBFC 15 rated for strong violence, injury detail, sexual threat, sex, language, threat:
- 2024 Icon Film Distribution (RB) Blu-ray at UK Amazon #ad released on
8th July 2024
Promotional Material The infamous third instalment of the cult-classic The Crow film series arrives for the first time in the UK on Blu-Ray! In this dark revenge thriller with a supernatural twist, Alex
Corvis returns to the world of the living to avenge the murder of his girlfriend, who he was wrongly accused of killing. But first he must uncover the truth about who really killed her. Starring Eric Mabius (Inside Game, Ugly Betty), Academy Award
nominee Kirsten Dunst (The Power of the Dog, Spider-Man, Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, Little Women), and William Atherton (Die Hard, Ghostbusters).
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The Anthropophagous Beast is a 1980 Italian horror by Joe D'Amato.
With Tisa Farrow, Saverio Vallone and Serena Grandi.
Famously banned in the UK as a video nasty. The US R rated version is heavily cut and was also distributed in the UK. Released uncut in the UK on DVD and then Blu-ray in 2015. The Unrated Version in the US is uncut. UK:
Passed 18 uncut for strong gory violence, horror for:
Promotional Material Perhaps the most notorious 'video nasty' of all time, ANTHROPOPHAGOUS is back to deprave and corrupt a fresh wave of horror film viewers! Joe D'Amato cemented himself into genre film
history with this slickly directed, and sinisterly suspenseful, creature feature which has some unprepared tourists arriving on a desolate Mediterranean island -- only to find themselves stalked by a silent cannibalistic Neanderthal! Featuring gory
special effects, that convinced some British moral guardians that ANTHROPOPHAGOUS was a legitimate 'snuff movie', there is little doubting that this timeless terror totem still holds up today. Also boasting a cast of genre legends, such as Tisa Farrow
(ZOMBIE FLESH EATERS), Zora Kerova (CANNIBAL FEROX) and George Eastman (RABID DOGS), 88 Films is proud to present ANTHROPOPHAGOUS, fully uncut and uncensored, and re-mastered in 4K from the original 16mm Camera Negative.
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Latest releases
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30th August 2024
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Pat Garrett and Billy the Kid is a 1973 US/Mexico western
biography by Sam Peckinpah
Starring James Coburn, Kris Kristofferson and Richard Jaeckel
The 1973 UK X rated cinema version featured the shorter Theatrical Version and
was cut by the BBFC for violence. Subsequent releases in 1989 and 1991 were BBFC 18 rated and were cut by the BBFC for animal violence. The Special Edition was released in 2006 and was similarly BBFC 18 rated after BBFC cuts for animal violence. All
releases are uncut in the US with the Special Edition being MPAA R rated. The US Criterion Collection features a 50th Anniversary Version.
Summary Notes Pat Garrett is hired as a
lawman on behalf of a group of wealthy New Mexico cattle barons to bring down his old friend Billy the Kid.
US: The Turner Preview Version is MPAA R rated for:
- 2024 The Criterion Collection [Theatrical + Turner Preview + 50th Anniversary versions] R0 4K Blu-ray
at US Amazon #ad released on 2nd July 2024
- 2024 The Criterion Collection [Theatrical +
Turner Preview + 50th Anniversary versions] R0 Blu-ray at US Amazon #ad released on 2nd July
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Promotional Material Sam Peckinpah's cycle of genre-redefining westerns came to a close with this blood- and dust-caked elegy for the American West, which marries his renegade style with a fatalistic
sense of finality. As newly minted lawman Pat Garrett (James Coburn) stalks the outlaw Billy the Kid (Kris Kristofferson) across the plains, their old friendship is twisted into rivalry, and mythic ideals of freedom come up against an emerging
ruling-class order--all to the strains of a haunting soundtrack by Bob Dylan (who also appears as the mercurial Alias). Pat Garrett and Billy the Kid --presented here for the first time in three separate
versions--stands as perhaps the maverick auteur's richest, most mature work, a world-weary ballad that bears the solemn weight of history passing into legend.
4K UHD + BLU-RAY SPECIAL EDITION FEATURES
- New 4K digital restoration of the 50th Anniversary Release, supervised by editors Paul Seydor and Roger Spottiswoode, with uncompressed monaural soundtrack
- New 4K digital restoration
of the Original Theatrical Release, with uncompressed monaural soundtrack
- Audio commentary for the 50th Anniversary Release featuring Seydor, Spottiswoode, and critic Michael Sragow
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Two 4K UHD discs of the films presented in Dolby Vision HDR and two Blu-rays with the films and special features
- New 2K digital master of director Sam Peckinpah's Final Preview Cut, with
uncompressed monaural soundtrack
- Dylan in Durango, a new interview with author Clinton Heylin about the film's soundtrack
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Passion & Poetry: Peckinpah's Last Western, a new documentary by Mike Siegel about the making of the film
- Archival interview with actor James Coburn
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Trailer and TV spots
- English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing
- PLUS: An essay by author Steve Erickson
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Point Break is a 1991 USA / Japan action crime thriller by Kathryn Bigelow.
Starring Patrick Swayze, Keanu Reeves and Gary Busey.
BBFC category cuts were required for a 15 rated 1991 cinema release.
The subsequent VHS release was rated 18 uncut and was later released on DVD. The rating was reduced to 15 uncut for 2011 Blu-ray. Uncut and MPAA R rated in the US. Cutting Edge
Gavin Salkeld surfs the BBFC cuts to Kathryn Bigelow's action thriller
Cutting Edge Episode 13: Point Break
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In the coastal town of Los Angeles, a gang of bank robbers call themselves the ex-presidents. commit their crimes while wearing masks of ex-presidents Reagan, Carter, Nixon and
Johnson. The F.B.I. believes that the members of the gang could be surfers and send young agent Johnny Utah undercover at the beach to mix with the surfers and gather information. Utah meets surfer Bodhi and gets drawn into the lifestyle of his new
friend.
US: Uncut and MPAA R rated for:
- 2024 SHOUT! FACTORY Steelbook Edition R0 4K Blu-ray/RA Blu-ray Combo at US Amazon #ad released on 2nd July 2024
- 2024 SHOUT! FACTORY Collector's Edition R0 4K Blu-ray/RA Blu-ray Combo at US Amazon #ad
released on 2nd July 2024
- 2024 SHOUT! FACTORY Amazon VoD [US] at US Amazon #ad
Promotional Material Hang ten and hang tough, Johnny. Rookie FBI agent Johnny Utah is learning to ride the waves. His mission: infiltrate a group of extreme surfers who may be the bank robbers known as
the Ex-Presidents, and whose MO includes wearing masks of former White House denizens. Keanu Reeves portrays Johnny, Patrick Swayze plays charismatic thrill seeker Bodhi, and Oscar®-winning director Kathryn Bigelow delivers an adrenaline rush of gnarly
rides, skydives and danger in Point Break! Bonus Content:
- 4K Restoration of the Film from an Interpositive
- In Dolby Vision (HDR 10 Compatible)
- Additional Scenes
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Four Featurettes: It's Make or Break, Ride the Wave, Adrenaline Junkies, and On Location: Malibu
- Still Gallery
- Theatrical Trailer
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Taxi Driver is a 1976 USA crime drama by Martin Scorsese.
Starring
Robert De Niro, Jodie Foster and Cybill Shepherd.
Cut by the BBFC for 18 rated 1976 cinema release and again on VHS in 1976 and 1986. Uncut on 18 rated home video since 1993. Uncut and MPAA R rated in the US.
US: Uncut and MPAA R rated for:
Promotional Material Returns to 4K Ultra HD disc as a limited edition SteelBook with Dolby Vision Includes hours of archival special features
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Who's That Girl is a 1987 US comedy romance by James Foley
Starring Madonna, Griffin Dunne and Haviland Morris
BBFC category cuts were required for PG rated cinema releases in 1987 and 1988. Uncut and BBFC PG rated for 2006 DVD.
Summary Notes The life of an uptight tax
lawyer turns chaotic when he is asked to escort a young woman newly released from prison, who persuades him to help prove her innocence.
US: Uncut and MPAA PG rated for:
Promotional Material Loudon Trott (Griffin Dunne) is a straight-laced lawyer assigned by his boss and prospective father-in-law to pick up free-spirited parolee Nikki Finn (Madonna) from jail and make
sure she gets on the first bus out of town. However, Nikki forces Loudon to take a detour so she can find evidence that will clear her name. As he accompanies Nikki on her quest, joined by a South American panther he has picked up for another client,
Loudon finds himself falling in love with the kind-hearted Nikki. Bonus Content:
- 2K Scan of the 35mm Interpositive
- Audio Commentary by Film Historian Russell Dyball
- Theatrical Trailer
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Night of The Eagle, The Holy Virgin Vs The Evil Dead
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26th August 2024
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Released on 1st July 2024 |
Winnie the Pooh: Blood and Honey 2 is a 2024 UK horror
thriller by Rhys Frake-Waterfield
Starring Scott Chambers, Tallulah Evans and Ryan Oliva
There are no censorship issues with this release
Summary Notes Not wanting to live in the shadows any longer, Winnie-the-Pooh, Piglet, Owl, and Tigger take their fight to the town of Ashdown, leaving a bloody trail of death and mayhem in their wake.
UK: Uncut and BBFC 18 rated for strong bloody violence, injury detail, threat:
- 2024 Altitude Film Distribution (RB) Blu-ray at UK Amazon #ad released
on 1st July 2024
- 2024 Altitude Film Distribution R2 DVD at UK Amazon
#ad released on 1st July 2024
Promotional Material Not wanting to live in the shadows any longer, Winnie-the-Pooh, Piglet, Owl, and Tigger take their fight to the town of Ashdown, leaving a bloody trail of death and mayhem in their
wake.
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The Holy Virgin Vs The Evil Dead is a 1991 Hong Kong action
horror by Chun-Ku Lu
Starring Donnie Yen, Pauline Yeung and Ben Lam
This was shot in two versions, one nude, and one clothed. Presumably it was the
unclothed version that was cut by the BBFC for 18 rated VHS for blood on the breasts. The clothed version was passed 15 for 2023 Blu-ray. See cuts details
from movie-censorship.com
Summary Notes Professor Shiang's female students are chewed apart by the moon monster. At first, Shiang is a police suspect, but as the corpses mount,
the cops realize that there are supernatural forces at work.
UK: The cut clothed version is BBFC 15 rated for strong language, violence, injury detail, sexualised violence, sex:
- 2024 88 Films [Clothed + Unclothed versions] (RB) Blu-ray at UK Amazon #ad
released on 1st July 2024
Promotional Material Martial arts action icon Donnie Yen ('John Wick: Chapter Four', 'Ip Man') plays Cheung, a kung fu fighting Chinese Indiana Jones forced to taken on the challenge of an ancient
supernatural foe. Ken Lo ('Drunken Master II') is our hero's nemesis as he tries to protect a magically empowered tribal princess (Pauline Yeung, 'Dragons Forever'). Cheung must also contend with Sgt Hu, a Hong Kong lady cop determined to crack the same
case (Sibelle Hu, 'The Inspector Wear Skirts') Shot mainly on exotic Thai locations, 'Holy Virgin VS Evil Dead' is a fast-paced genre-blending mix of fierce Hong Kong fistfights and over-the-top horror flick effects.
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Night of The Eagle is a 1962 UK horror by Sidney Hayers.
Starring Peter Wyngarde and Janet Blair and Margaret Johnston.
For the American-International release in the United States, a gimmicky voice-over opening was added which supposedly cast a protective spell over the audience. This adds 2:20s to the original running time.
Summary Notes A skeptical college professor discovers that his wife has been practicing magic for years. Like the learned, rational fellow he is, he forces her to destroy all her
magical charms and protective devices, and stop that foolishness. He isn't put off by her insistence that his professional rivals are working magic against him, and her protections are necessary to his career and life.
UK: Uncut
and BBFC 12 rated for moderate threat, sex references, sexual violence references:
Promotional Material Based on the novel Conjure Wife by Fritz Leiber, Night of the Eagle is a taut, atmospheric and terrifying film that remains a much-loved cult classic to this day. Professor Norman
Taylor (Peter Wyngarde) seemingly has it all: a great job, the envy of his colleagues, a happy marriage, and a healthy scepticism when it comes to the supernatural. However, things begin to unravel when Taylor discovers that his wife Tansy (Janet Blair)
has been practicing witchcraft apparently in an effort to progress his career and to protect him from jealous colleagues. Despite Tansy's warnings, Taylor insists on destroying all of her magic paraphernalia and tries to carry on as normal, refusing to
believe that his wife's witchcraft could have been behind his success. That is, until the very next day when things in his life start going very wrong... EXTRAS: Burn Witch, Burn: Anna Bogutskaya on Night of the Eagle, Archive Interview with Peter
Wyngarde, US Theatrical Trailer, UK Theatrical Trailer, US Alternate Opening Credits, Audio Commentary with screenwriter Richard Matheson, Behind the Scenes stills gallery. Brand new 4K restoration. Delve deeper into the STUDIOCANAL catalogue with the
curated CULT CLASSICS collection. Discover eclectic, boundary pushing rarities, genre classics, and forgotten cinematic treasures.
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Amsterdamned, The Case Of The Bloody Iris, The Guyver
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19th August 2024
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The Guyver is a 1991 US/Japan action comedy by Screaming Mad George, Steve Wang
Starring Greg Joung Paik, Jimmie 'JJ' Walker and Peter Spellos
Originally MPAA R rated the film was cut for an MPAA PG-13 rated theatrical release. This theatrical version was later dubbed a Director's Cut, maybe to contrast with the shortened VHS Version. The Original R rated version was released on US
Blu-ray in 2024. The VHS Version was cut by the BBFC for 15 rated 1992 VHS. The cuts were waived in 2016 for the 12 rated Director's Cut DVD/Blu-ray. Summary Notes Young man merges
with mechanical device, becoming cyborg superhero. Strange creatures emerge, seeking to reclaim device. He uncovers plot to genetically engineer monstrous creatures.
US: The Original Version is uncut and MPAA R rated for:
- 2024 Unearthed Classics Limited Collector's Edition R0 4K Blu-ray at US Amazon #ad released
on 25th June 2024
Promotional Material PART HUMAN. PART ALIEN. PURE SUPERPOWER. In this thrill-a-minute action adventure, Sean Barker (Jack Armstrong) is a college student who discovers
the "Guyver", an alien mechanical device that merges with his own body, turning him into a super-powerful cyborg fighting machine. The device belongs to Chronos, an evil corporation run by human mutants that metamorphize into monstrous soldiers
called "Zoanoids". Chronos badly wants the Guyver back and sends a gang of Zoanoids to kidnap Sean's girlfriend, Mizuki (Vivian Wu). Sean rescues Mizuki with the help of Max Reed (Mark Hamill), a CIA agent determined to keep the device from
falling into the hands of Chronos. However, the rescue attempt is not completely successful, thereby triggering a series of epic battles between the forces of good and evil. LIMITED COLLECTOR'S EDITION CONTENTS:
- NEW 4K restoration of the original R-rated 35mm camera negative by Unearthed Films
- Blu-ray of the feature film and all new extras
- The Guyver Soundtrack composed by Matthew Morse
- Booklet
DISC ONE -- FEATURE (4K ULTRA HD):
- NEW 4K restoration of the original R-rated 35mm camera negative by Unearthed Films presented in its original 1.85:1 aspect ratio in HDR
- NEW Commentary with co-directors Screaming Mad George and Steve Wang, moderated by Dom O'Brien, the
author of Budget Biomorphs: The Making of The Guyver Films
- DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1
- DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0
- Optional English SDH Subtitles
DISC TWO -- FEATURE & EXTRAS (BLU-RAY):
- NEW 4K restoration of the original R-rated 35mm camera negative by Unearthed Films presented in 1080p HD in its original 1.85:1 aspect ratio
- DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1
- DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0
- Optional English SDH
Subtitles
- NEW Commentary with co-directors Screaming Mad George and Steve Wang, moderated by Dom O'Brien, the author of Budget Biomorphs: The Making of The Guyver Films
- NEW Interview with producer Brian Yuzna
- NEW Interview with
co-director Screaming Mad George
- NEW Suit Tests with commentary by co-directors Screaming Mad George and Steve Wang
- NEW Outtakes with commentary by co-directors Screaming Mad George and Steve Wang
- NEW Gag Reel with commentary
by co-directors Screaming Mad George and Steve Wang
- NEW Production & Artwork Gallery
- Alternate Title Sequence
- Trailers
DISC THREE -- SOUNDTRACK (CD / COMPACT DISC):
- The Guyver Original Motion Picture Soundtrack composed by Matthew Morse
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Amsterdamned is a 1988 Dutch action film by Dick Maas.
With Huub
Stapel, Monique van de Ven and Serge-Henri Valcke.
Cut by the BBFC for 18 rated 1989 cinema release and VHS. Uncut since 2009 15 rated DVD. Uncut and MPAA R rated in the US. Summary Notes A hard-boiled police
detective sets out to capture a gruesome serial killer terrorizing the canals of Amsterdam.
US: Uncut and MPAA R rated for:
Promotional Material THE DANGER LIES JUST BELOW THE SURFACE! Down in the murky depths of Amsterdam's famous canals lurks a murderous predator. Surfacing at night,
he kills at random and disappears without a trace. As the bodies begin to pile up and mass hysteria envelopes the city, Detective Eric Visser is assigned to head the investigation. With only the escalating number of victims to go on, Visser pursues his
quarry with a vengeance, unaware that his beautiful new girlfriend may be the mysterious killer's next victim. Huub Stapel (THE LIFT) and Monique van de Ven (TURKISH DELIGHT) star in this pulse-pounding thriller written and directed by Dick Maas
(SILENT WITNESS), highlighted by an explosive speedboat chase through the city's narrow canals. Long unavailable on U.S. home video, Blue Underground proudly presents AMSTERDAMNED in a brand-new 2K restoration from the original negative, approved by Dick
Maas! SPECIAL FEATURES:
- Audio Commentary with Writer/Director Dick Maas and Editor Hans van Dongen
- The Making of AMSTERDAMNED
- Tales From The Canal - Interview with
Star Huub Stapel
- Damned Stuntwork - Interview with Stunt Coordinator Dickey Beer
- Dutch Trailer
- U.S. Trailer
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Lois Lane Music Video - "Amsterdamned" (Directed by Dick Maas)
- Poster & Still Gallery
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The Case Of The Bloody Iris: is a 1972 Italy crime horror by
Giuliano Carnimeo
Starring Edwige Fenech, George Hilton and Paola Quattrini
Cut by the BBFC for 18 rated cinema release in 1973. Uncut and 18 rated on DVD.
Summary Notes Having recently escaped the clutches of a hippie sex cult, a beautiful model is pursued by a serial killer whose previous victims include former occupants of her new
apartment.
US: Uncut and MPAA Unrated for:
Promotional Material From a script by the master architect of giallo, Ernesto Gastaldi (THE STRANGE VICE OF MRS. WARDH, ALL THE COLORS OF THE DARK, DEATH WALKS ON HIGH HEELS), comes genre director
Giuliano Carnimeo's sexually-charged giallo debut (credited as Anthony Ascott), presented here, for the first time, in 4K ultra-high definition. The gruesome murders of two young women send a shockwave of fear through the tenants of a high-rise
apartment building. For photo models Jennifer and Marylin, it presents a welcome opportunity to move in together in one of the emptied flats. But the aura of terror catches up with everyone and soon, Jennifer feels like prey, stalked and targeted by the
gloved killer. As her paranoia grows, Jennifer suspects everyone--her fanatic ex-husband, her spinster neighbor, the lesbian from down the hall, and even her boyfriend. But she is determined to stay one step ahead of the depraved killer! Starring
giallo's ultimate scream queen, Edwige Fenech (STRIP NUDE FOR YOUR KILLER, HOSTEL: PART II), alongside George Hilton (THE STRANGE VICE OF MRS. WARDH, THE CASE OF THE SCORPION'S TAIL) in their third collaboration together, "The Case of the Bloody
Iris" is "pure giallo fun" (Mondo Digital). With its beautiful cinematography masterfully contrasted by its brutal violence, the film is every bit as exploitative and blood-spattered as it is sultry and salacious, turning it into "a
luxuriant banquet of sumptuous visuals, sinister chills, and otherworldly beauty" (Deadshed). Celluloid Dreams is proud to present this newly scanned version, restored in 4K from the original camera negatives. It is the version of "The Case of
the Bloody Iris" you've been dying to see. SPECIAL FEATURES:
- "Flowers of Blood" Interview Featurette with George Hilton
- "Marylin" Interview Featurette with Paola Quattrini
- NEW!
"Drops of Giallo" Interview Featurette with Ernesto Gastaldo and Giuliano Carnimeo
- NEW! Commentary Track
- Outtake Reel
- Image Gallery
- English & Italian Trailers
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Enter The Clones Of Bruce is a 2023 US documentary by David
Gregory
Starring Bruce Le, Bruce Li and Ryong Keo
There are no censorship issues with this release
Summary Notes Enter the Clones of Bruce dives into the Bruce Lee exploitation craze, otherwise known as Bruceploitation.
US: Uncut and MPAA Unrated for:
Promotional Material THE AWARD-WINNING DOCUMENTARY WITH 3+ HOURS OF SPECIAL FEATURES! Within hours of his funeral, Hong Kong movie studios began to produce
hundreds of unauthorized biopics, spin-offs and rip-offs starring a competing roster of Bruce Lee lookalikes. Over the next decade, 'Bruceploitation' would become a staple of global cinema. Director David Gregory - whose award-winning documentaries
include LOST SOUL: THE DOOMED JOURNEY OF RICHARD STANLEY'S ISLAND OF DR. MOREAU and BLOOD & FLESH: THE REEL LIFE & GHASTLY DEATH OF AL ADAMSON - now examines this fascinating phenomenon via interviews with Bruce Li, Bruce Le, Bruce Liang and
Dragon Lee; martial arts legends like Angela Mao, David Chiang, Phillip Ko and Sammo Hung; and the producers, directors, distributors and experts - along with copious clips from the films themselves - that for the first time reveal the history,
controversy and legacy behind one of the most bizarre genres in movie history. SPECIAL FEATURES
- Audio Commentary With Co-Executive Producer/Director David Gregory; Co-Producers Frank Djeng, Vivian Wong And Michael Worth; And Director Of Photography Jim Kunz
- Working At Shaw
Brothers - Outtakes With Godfrey Ho, David Chiang, Yasuaki Kurata, Lee Chiu, Lo Meng, Mars And Phillip Ko
- Bruce Lee And I - Outtakes With Sammo Hung, Phillip Ko, Yasuaki Kurata, Mars, Angela Mao, Andre Morgan,
Lee Tso Nam and More
- The Lost World Of Kung Fu Film Negatives - Outtakes With Godfrey Ho, Joseph Lai, Angela Mao, Lee Tso Nam And Film Preservationists
- Bruce's Hong Kong
- Location Tour With Frank Djeng
- Severin's Kung Fu Theater With Actor/Director/Bruceploitation Expert Michael Worth
- Trailers
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Fist of Legend
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10th August 2024
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Sympathy for the Underdog is a 1971 Japan crime drama by Kinji
Fukasaku
Starring Kôji Tsuruta, Tomisaburô Wakayama and Tsunehiko Watase
There are no censorship issues with this release Summary Notes
A yakuza gang gets driven out of Yokohama by a big gang from Tokyo. They relocate to Okinawa to violently start over.
UK: Uncut and BBFC 15 rated for strong violence, injury detail, language,
nudity:
Promotional Material Returning from a ten-year prison sentence, former gang leader Gunji (Koji Tsuruta, Big Time Gambling Boss) finds that his turf has been taken over by his former enemy, now a large
crime syndicate with a legal corporate front. Looking for new opportunities, he gathers his old crew and heads for the island of Okinawa, a legal grey zone ripe for the taking. Made just before Kinji (Yakuza Graveyard) Fukasaku's 1970s streak of yakuza
movie masterpieces, Sympathy for the Underdog is a key film in the development of this director's unique style and themes.
LIMITED EDITION BLU-RAY SPECIAL FEATURES
High-Definition digital transfer
Uncompressed mono PCM audio
Audio
commentary by yakuza film expert Nathan Stuart (2024)
Interview with Fukasaku biographer Olivier Hadouchi (2024)
Visual essay on Okinawa on screen by film historian and author Aaron Gerow (2024)
Trailer
New and improved English subtitle
translation
Reversible sleeve featuring original and newly commissioned artwork by Time Tomorrow
Limited edition booklet featuring new writing by Bastian Meiresonne and an archival review of the film
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Fist of Legend is a 1994 Hong Kong/China action drama by Gordon Chan
Starring Jet Li, Shinobu Nakayama and Siu-Ho Chin
Exists as a Hong Kong Version, a Cantonese Version and a longer Taiwan Version
Summary Notes In 1937, a Chinese martial artist returns to Shanghai to find his
teacher dead and his school harassed by the Japanese.
UK: Uncut and BBFC 18 rated for strong violence:
Promotional Material A stunning reinvention of Bruce Lees timeless 1972 classic, Fist of Fury, Fist of Legend delivers scene upon scene of intense and magnificently composed martial arts action, and is
now considered by many to be the greatest Kung Fu movie of all time! In the most electrifying performance of his celebrated career, international superstar, Jet Li, plays Chen Zhen - the matchless number-one student of Chinas preeminent Kung Fu master,
Fok Yun-gap. Upon returning home to Shanghai after a period of study abroad, he discovers that his homeland has been devastated by a brutal Japanese occupation, and that his once proud martial arts academy has fallen into disarray following the untimely
demise of his beloved Master - allegedly in a challenge match with a member of the Japanese Black Dragon Clan. Disgusted by the official verdict on his teachers death, Chen embarks on a heroic and uncompromising one-man quest to uncover the true killer
and restore dignity to his fallen people-a journey that will bring him into deadly confrontation with Japans most formidable fighters. Fist of Legend is a brilliant martial arts masterpiece that has been awarded iconic status by fans and critics
worldwide.
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