The BFI announces today the introduction of ‘Dual Format Editions’, in which both the DVD and Blu-ray versions of selected releases – main features and extras alike – will sit side-by-side in a competitively-priced single package.

Dual Format Editions launch on 26 April, at RRP £19.99, with two classics from the master of Japanese cinema, Yasujiro Ozu: Tokyo Story (1953) and Early Summer (1951). Over the next 12 months a total of 25 releases will be packaged in
this way.

Sam Dunn, Head of BFI Video Publishing, comments:

‘The idea behind Dual Format Editions is to provide film lovers with the ultimate win-win solution in a time of financial uncertainty and technological confusion. Not only does the price mean that the BFI’s quality Blu-rays are instantly more
affordable, but the inclusion of both DVD and Blu-ray in a single package means that the DVD buyer is safeguarded against upgrades they may make in the future at no extra cost.’

Existing Blu-ray customers will benefit both from the lower price and from the inclusion of a DVD, which offers greater flexibility for viewing away from the home cinema environment.

Other titles lined up for the BFI Dual Format treatment this year are the Quay Brothers’ exquisite Institute Benjamenta (1995); Tony Garnett’s controversial Prostitute (1980); celebrated James Bond director Guy Hamilton’s long-lost The
Party’s Over (1965) starring Oliver Reed; Gerry O’Hara’s swinging The Pleasure Girls (1965) starring Ian McShane and Klaus Kinski; a collection of acclaimed Hollywood director Tony Scott’s early films, including Loving Memory (1970); and
Mike Sarne’s colourful Swinging Sixties masterpiece Joanna (1968).

Over the past 18 months the BFI has embraced the Blu-ray format and built a unique and exciting catalogue of High Definition releases. Providing a platform for both critically acclaimed and little-known films, the BFI Blu-ray range not
only includes classics such as Saturday Night and Sunday Morning, Red Desert and Salò, but also showcases lesser-known, but equally arresting, works by unduly neglected filmmakers like Jeff Keen, Bill Douglas and Jane Arden.

Looking ahead, the BFI will continue to present a rich and diverse selection of works on Blu-ray in order to provide viewers with the opportunity to experience and engage with film like never before.

In Werner Herzog’s BAD LIEUTENANT: PORT OF CALL NEW ORLEANS, Nicolas Cage plays a rogue detective who is as devoted to his job as he is at scoring drugs — while playing fast and loose with the law.  He wields his badge as often as he wields his gun in order to get his way.  In the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina he becomes a high-functioning addict who is a deeply intuitive, fearless detective reigning over the beautiful ruins of New Orleans with authority and abandon. Complicating his tumultuous life is the prostitute he loves (played by Eva Mendes). Together they descend into their own world marked by desire, compulsion, and conscience. The result is a singular masterpiece of filmmaking: equally sad and manically humorous. Also starring Val Kilmer, Alvin “Xzibit” Joiner, Fairuza Balk, Shawn Hatosy and Jennifer Coolidge.

 BAD LIEUTENANT:PORT OF CALL NEW ORLEANS – Specifications

Format – DVD Running Time – 121 minutes

Rated – R

Pre-Book Date – March 2, 2010

Street Date – April 6, 2010

Sound: 5.1 Dolby Digital Surround

SRP: $28.98 (DVD) and $29.98 (Blu-Ray)

Aspect ratio: 16 X 9 2.35 Anamorphic Widescreen

Special Features: BAD LIEUTENANT:PORT OF CALL NEW ORLEANS Photography Book, Photos by Lena Herzog, Theatrical Trailer, The Making of “BAD LIEUTENANT:PORT OF CALL NEW ORLEANS,” English and Spanish Subtitles and Previews

The Grisly Chase Begins On DVD May 25
From RHI Entertainment and Vivendi Entertainment

UNIVERSAL CITY, CA (March 2, 2010) - Demon-worshiping bikers fire up their engines for blood when HARD RIDE TO HELL,burns its way onto DVD May 25 from Vivendi Entertainment and RHI Entertainment.  After accidently witnessing a cruel human sacrifice, a group of defenseless campers find themselves on the run from a savage gang of bikers on the hunt for their next human offering.  As the campers attempt to seek protection at an abandoned church, they find a dangerous priest on a mission from God and a mysterious young boy who carries a horrific secret.  A road trip of nightmares, the Spike TV original movie stars Miguel Ferrer (Traffic), Laura Mennell (Watchmen), and Katharine Isabelle (Ginger Snaps: Unleashed).  HARD RIDE TO HELL will be available for the suggested retail price of $19.93. 

Synopsis:
A lonely stretch of Texas desert highway leads a group of campers on a one-way ride to hell after witnessing an obscene blood sacrifice. Now, with a group of biking devil worshipers on their tail, they are pawns in an ancient battle between good and evil.  Pursued to a decrepit old church in a ghost town, the campers fall victim to a new hell - a strange young boy harboring a terrifying secret and a priest with a terrifyingly divine mission of his own.
 
BASICS
Price: $19.93
Street Date: May 25, 2010
Pre-book Date: April 27, 2010
Catalog Number: RH01373
Language:  English
Running time: 94 minutes
Rating: NR

HOLLYWOOD, Calif. (January 11, 2010) – Filled with adventure, drama, humor and romance, the epic and enduring cinematic classic THE AFRICAN QUEEN will finally make its way home when it debuts on DVD and Blu-ray for the first time ever on March 23, 2010 from Paramount Home Entertainment.  Meticulously restored using state-of-the-art 4K digital technology, THE AFRICAN QUEEN will now be available for a new generation to appreciate and for long-time fans to see again, as if for the first time. Legendary director John Huston’s treasured romantic adventure stars the incomparable Humphrey Bogart as hard-drinking boat captain Charlie Allnut—a role that won him his only Academy Award® (Best Actor, 1951)—and renowned actress Katharine Hepburn as missionary Rose Sayer in a tale of two disparate people thrown together by fate and drawn together by love.

A six-year journey filled with challenges nearly as difficult as those faced by Rose and Charlie, the restoration process began at the source: Romulus Films—one of the film’s original production companies—provided access to the original three-strip negative at a London facility where the film was carefully scanned and digitized.  The separate elements were then transferred to Los Angeles and painstakingly recombined and inspected frame by frame to ensure that every detail aligned and that any dirt and scratches were removed. 

To ensure that the restored picture matched the filmmakers’ original vision, Paramount arranged a screening of an MPAA archive print for the film’s original cinematographer, Academy Award® winner Jack Cardiff*, whose comments were recorded live during the screening.  That same archival print was later screened alongside the newly restored version so that the restoration team could ensure that all of Cardiff’s notes had been addressed.  The result is a vibrant, warm picture that reverentially recreates the film as it was originally meant to be seen.

THE AFRICAN QUEEN will be available as a single disc DVD or Blu-ray and also in Commemorative, Limited Edition DVD or Blu-ray box sets.  Both the DVD and Blu-ray feature a new documentary entitled “Embracing Chaos: Making The African Queen”, which includes new interviews with contemporary film experts such as Martin Scorsese and incorporates home movies, archival images and more.  The Commemorative box set includes either the DVD or Blu-ray detailed above, plus an audio disc with a recording of the Lux Radio Theater broadcast of The African Queen, a reproduction of Katharine Hepburn’s out-of-print memoir The Making of The African Queen or How I Went to Africa with Bogart, Bacall and Huston and Almost Lost My Mind, a Senitype® film frame collectible reproduction and postcards featuring reproductions of images related to the film.

THE AFRICAN QUEEN DVD & Blu-ray

THE AFRICAN QUEEN DVD is presented in full screen format with English, French and Spanish Mono and English, French and Spanish subtitles.  The Blu-ray is presented in 1080p High Definition with English, French and Spanish Mono and English, English SDH, French, Spanish and Portuguese subtitles.  Special features are as follows:

Embracing Chaos: Making The African Queen—This comprehensive documentary takes a look back at the production with commentary about the cast, the challenges of the filming locations and how the spectacular cinematography impacted the industry overall. Includes on-camera interviews with notable Hollywood icons, critics and crew members from the film including Martin Scorsese, Tony Huston, Richard Schickel and more, plus never-before-seen archival images and home movie footage provided by the estate of cinematographer Jack Cardiff.

The Commemorative, Limited-Edition DVD and Blu-ray box sets include the above along with:

An audio disc with a recording of the Lux Radio Theater presents The African Queen radio broadcast
A Senitype® film frame collectible reproduction
Collectible postcards featuring reproductions of images related to the film
A reproduction of Katharine Hepburn’s out-of-print memoir The Making of The African Queen or How I Went to Africa with Bogart, Bacall and Huston and Almost Lost My Mind
 

SHOUT! FACTORY LANDS HOME ENTERTAINMENT RIGHTS TO POPULAR TELEVISION PROPERTIES MAX HEADROOM AND THE NORM SHOW

Los Angeles, CA - Shout! Factory and Warner Home Video, a division of Warner Bros. Home Entertainment, Inc., announced a multi-property alliance to bring the highly anticipated Warner Bros. television series Max Headroom and The Norm Show to the home entertainment marketplace. Under its multi-year agreement with Warner Home Video, Shout! Factory will be the exclusive media company to distribute Max Headroom and The Norm Show DVDs for home entertainment releases in the United States and Canada. The announcement was made today by Shout! Factory founding
partners Richard Foos, Bob Emmer and Garson Foos; and Jeff Brown, Executive Vice President and General Manager, Non-theatrical Franchise Marketing.

Production has begun to develop a wide range of bonus content for Max Headroom: The Complete Series DVD box set, as well as re-transferring the episodes from the original elements to provide the highest picture quality.

“Max Headroom is a uniquely sought-after television property, boasting a large fan following and consumer interests. We have been pursing this property with Warner Bros. for years, and we’re thrilled that it’s finally coming to fruition,” state Shout! Factory founding partners. “We’re pop culture fanatics at Shout!, and both of these shows are loved by fans of TV and are highly requested.  We’ll do them justice with great extras and packaging.”

“It’s a privilege to partner with Shout! Factory and we look forward to combining our efforts to bring these two highly-regarded television programs to the home entertainment audience,” said Brown.  He added, “We look forward with anticipation to the opportunity of creating a series of releases that will be innovative, original and stand out in the home
entertainment market place.”

Starring Matt Frewer, W. Morgan Sheppard, Jeffrey Tambor and Amanda Pays, the U.S. television series Max Headroom, inspired by a British made-for-television movie 20 Minutes into the Future, aired on ABC from 1987-1988.  Hailed by critics and fans as one of the most innovative science fiction series ever produced for American television, Max Headroom is considered to be the first cyberpunk television series, bolstered by its innovative premise, brilliant writing and fast-paced visual style.  Unafraid to explore any subject, no matter how controversial, the series cynically tackles topical issues from the general television industry such as the exploitation of the TV ratings games, political advertising, tele-evangelism, news coverage and commercials.  The world of Max Headroom is a satirically funny look at television of the not-too-distant future. There are 4,000 TV channels, cameras are everywhere, television sets can’t be shut off, ratings have been perfected to the point where programming decisions are made minute by minute, and Network 23, the ratings leader, is headed by a man who would literally kill for ratings.  Enter investigative reporter Edison Carter and his alter ego, the first computer-simulated multi-media star, Max Headroom, played by Matt Frewer. Max Headroom is a production of
Chrysalis/Lakeside in association with Lorimar Telepictures.

The Norm Show, starring Saturday Night Live veteran Norm Macdonald, chronicles the misadventures of former NHL hockey player turned dysfunctional social worker whose life has been thrown for a loop due to gambling and tax evasion. Brimming with edgy humor and smart repartee, The Norm Show was one of the top rated sitcoms in 1999 and ran on ABC
for three seasons. The second season also brought about the shortening of the show’s title to simply Norm.  The series also boasts a pedigreed ensemble cast including Laurie Metcalf, Ian Gomez, Artie Lange, Bruce Jarchow, Max Wright and Faith Ford.  Norm is executive produced by Bruce Helford, Bruce Rasmussen, Rob Ulin and Deborah Oppenheimer, produced by
Macdonald and created by Helford and Macdonald. Norm is a production of Mohawk Productions in association with Warner Bros. Television.

Nigel Wingrove and Marc Morris

FAB Press

2^nd Edition, 11/15/2009

$39.95

Fab Press’ 2^nd edition of Marc Morris and Nigel Wingrove’s The Art Of The Nasty is a video collector’s dream come true. This lavish, full color 166 page hardcover book compiles hundreds of pieces of cover art from long out of print British issue VHS tapes, many of which came under scrutiny during the ‘Video Nasty Era’ – almost 450 images, to be exact (which is over a hundred more than the 1^st edition of the book contained).

While the book may be of more interest to British cult film fans simply because of the history behind the controversial titles covered, anyone even remotely interested in how films were marketed in the eighties through their often times shocking covers would do well to pick this up. Part coffee table book, part history lesson, this weighty tome starts off with thirteen pages of introductory text that explains what’s happened in regards to censorship issues in the British film industry since the first edition of the book was published ten years ago before giving us a solid overview of the era in which the video nasty was a cause for concern among moral crusaders and their ilk. The mood is set politically, socially and commercially and once we’re all up to speed on how and why this all came to be, we move on to the covers themselves.

The first chapter covers the ‘Official Nasties’ which were written up on  a list comprised of thirty-nine feature films deemed obscene by The Director Of Public Prosecutions.  Seriously disturbing titles such as Cannibal Holocaust, Faces Of Death and I Spit On Your Grave are featured here alongside more questionable selections such as Don’t Go In The Woods… Alone and The Werewolf And The Yeti. The Book doesn’t stop with just the official thirty-nine film, however, as the second chapter, Nasties On Parole, gives us a look at the often times very sensationalist cover art used on the video releases for the thirty-three films that were tried but not convicted. Stand outs here include Cannibal Terror (it’s hard to believe that anyone ever took this picture seriously enough to deem it a social threat!), Death Trap (better known elsewhere as Tobe Hooper’s Eaten Alive), The Living Dead At The Manchester Morgue, Prisoner Of The Cannibal God (or, if you prefer, Mountain Of The Cannibal God), and Jess Franco’s Women Behind Bars among others.

The third chapter, ‘Nasties – The Ones That Got Away,’ covers films that somehow managed to evade prosecution attempts despite dubious cover art and questionable morality. Look for sleeves exhibiting the merits of pictures like Schoolgirls In Chains, City Of The Living Dead, Brutes And Savages, Texas Chainsaw Massacre, Ilsa – Harem Keeper Of The Oil Sheiks (which was released with Arabic subtitles presumably to throw off officials looking to prosecute British companies by making the tape look like an import) to artsier fare such as In The Realm Of Senses and Waters’ Pink Flamingos to more action oriented films like Shogun Assassin, Death Wish, and Peckinpah’s Straw Dogs.

Chapter four, simply titled Nice And Sleazy Does It, is an interesting collection of artwork from the pre-cert days. Those with an interest in early adult video releases should relish cover art from interesting releases like De Renzy’s Babyface and Pretty Peaches, and Bethel Buckalew’s The Dirty Mind Of Young Sally alongside more expected offerings such as some of D’Amato’s Black Emmanuelle films, Fanny Hill, Double Agent 73, Electric Blue and some oddball British sex films such as Girls Come First and Keep It Up, Jack. There’s no shortage of horror movie material in this chapter either, so be on the lookout for plenty of great titles like The House Of Whipcord, Killer’s Moon, Scream Bloody Murder, and Torso as well as plenty of Nazisploitation pictures like SS Girls.

The fifth and final chapter, The Good, The Bad And The Vomit Inducing, is simply a selection of other titles of interest. There’s a lot of really odd cover art in here as well as some fairly strong images promoting titles like Astro Zombies, The Amazing Mr. No Legs (when is this going to get a DVD release?), The Black Gestapo, Bava’s Black Sunday, a garish piece from The Corpse Grinders and a surprisingly gory sleeves from Drive-in Massacre and The Executioner (better known as Massacre Mafia Style) to sexier stuff like Devils In The Convent, Primitive London, Queens Of Evil and Truck Stop Women. While there’s a nice mix in here made up of sex films, kung fu movies and general exploitation the focus is certainly on horror films, which make up roughly eighty percent of the images shown. An appendix listing the video companies and their catalogues closes the book out nicely.

Morris and Wingrove should be commended for the massive collection of images they’ve compiled for this book while FAB Press definitely deserves credit for making it available in such an attractive edition. The paper stock used is thick and it reproduces all of the tacky, garish and crazy covers quite well, while the hardcover binding ensures that you don’t have to worry about the pages ever falling out of the book. It’s a really well put together package in pretty much every regard and it’s hard to imagine any regular reader of this website not finding a whole lot to love here. VHS may be gone as a popular format but its fan base lives on (don’t believe me? Click here!)  and books like this ensure that the often times unique and exclusive artwork used for these releases is preserved. Here’s hoping someday we’ll see similar volumes in the future.

For more information on The Art Of The Nasty, check out the FAB Press homepage by clicking here!

Rest in peace, Jamie. You will be missed and you will never be replaced.

It remains as true today as it did in the days of the ancient Samurai: the weapons of the Ninja hold legendary powers for both good men and evil. The deadly weapons of the last Koga Ninja have now been entrusted to an American Ninjutsu student (Scott Adkins, X-Men Origins: Wolverine, The Bourne Ultimatum, The Expendables, Undisputed) studying in Japan. Commanded by his Sensei to return to New York and protect the weapons at all cost, he must defeat the skilled Yakuza assassins hunting him and prevent the power of the weapons from falling into evil hands. The film also stars Todd Jensen and Kathryn Le.

NINJA  – Specifications

Format – DVD and Blu-ray

Running Time – 92 minutes

Rated – R

Pre-Book Date – January 26, 2010

Street Date – March 2, 2010

Sound: 5.1 Dolby Digital Surround

SRP: $19.98 (DVD) and $24.98 (Blu-ray)

Aspect ratio: 16 X 9 2.35 Anamorphic Widescreen

Special Features: Previews and Subtitles (English and Spanish)

Two Lovers, One Summer, Nine Songs

Palisades Tartan’s 9 Songs, Featuring Live Performances by Eight of Today’s Top Alternative Rock Bands
Available on Blu-ray May 18th

“    ” — Film Review

“An audacious and deeply moving work.” — Daily Telegraph

“Hard-core.” — Kenneth Turan, Los Angeles Times

“Non-stop sex romp.” — John Anderson, Newsday

“Psychologically acute, ultimately poignant and loaded with great concert footage.” — Karen Durbin, Elle

“Obliterating a century of cinematic sexual conventions.” — Playboy

“A touching, often poetic, sometimes achingly real snapshot of a brief encounter almost entirely through the bedroom.” — Derek Elley, Variety

LOS ANGELES – Feb. 16, 2010 – For Immediate Release – From award-winning director Michael Winterbottom (A MIGHTY HEART, A COCK AND BULL STORY, CODE 46) comes the sexually charged, critically acclaimed 9 SONGS, featuring live performances by eight of today’s top alternative rock bands and available on Blu-ray DVD May 18th, 2010.

Available in an “Unrated Full Uncut Version” (theatrical version) 9 SONGS charts the depths of sexuality and music in one relationship and how they are forever intertwined.  Featuring live performances by Black Rebel Motorcycle Club, The Von Bondies, Elbow, Primal Scream, The Dandy Warhols, Super Furry Animals, Franz Ferdinand and Michael Nyman. 

In 9 SONGS, Kieran O’Brien, (24 HOUR PARTY PEOPLE, HBO’S BAND OF BROTHERS) meets Lisa (Margo Stilley in her feature film debut) during a mobbed rock concert at London’s Brixton Academy, they are in bed together by night’s end. Over the next few months, their growing sexual passion is balanced only by their love of music and the concerts they attend. 

Premiered at the 2004 Cannes Film Festival, 9 SONGS  is winner of the “Best Cinematography” award at the 2005 San Sebastián International Film Festival.

9 SONGS is presented in anamorphic widescreen, Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround Sound and DTS Surround Sound 5.1.  Special DVD features include behind-the-scenes footage featuring the bands of 9 SONGS; concert-only performance option; interviews with cast and crew; original theatrical trailer; and trailers of Palisades Tartan’s upcoming releases.

Tartan Films was originally founded in 1984 in the UK and is credited with bringing Asian Extreme film to the West as well as some of the most compelling art house films of the last quarter century. In May 2008, Palisades Pictures acquired Tartan Films US library assets and two months later, acquired a majority of Tartan Films UK’s 400+ film library assets. The new company Palisades Tartan has operations both nationally and internationally. Palisades Tartan will continue to expand an already distinctive and provocative slate of films by focusing on quality film acquisitions, thus significantly increasing the size of their overall library in both territories. Palisades Pictures and its parent company Palisades Media Corp is a prestigious financier of print & advertising for the independent film market.  Together with its affiliate, Palisades Media Asset Fund, Palisades has securitized and financed more than 550 films.
www.PalisadesTartan.com

9 SONGS
Palisades Tartan
Genre: Drama
Rating: Unrated (Special Features Not Rated/Subject to Change)
Language: English
Format:  Blu-ray DVD
Running Time:  Approx (Plus Special Features) 
Suggested Retail Price:  $ 24.97
Pre-Order Date:  4/13/10
Street Date: 5/18/10
Catalog #:  TVD6007
UPC Code:  842498000182

Palisades Tartan’s EX DRUMMER in stores April, 20th 2010

“…an underground classic” -Ted Fry, Seattle Times

“We have just been introduced to a fierce and uncompromising new talent.” -Todd Brown, Twitch Films

“Quite a good first feature…. And it’s funny”
“The film has a great soundtrack” -Ain’t It Cool News

LOS ANGELES — Feb. 16, 2010 — For Immediate Release — Dubbed “A thoroughly offensive and often hilarious punk requiem,” by the Seattle Times and fresh off of its limited Stateside theatrical run, Koen Mortier’s EX DRUMMER will hit dvd shelves April 20th, courtesy of Palisades Tartan.

Every village has its band of fools, trying to get to the top, following their idols in drug habits, but staying losers till the end of their pathetic days. They all do this in the name of rock & roll. In this film, three disabled rock musicians are looking for a drummer. Dries, a well known writer, seems the right guy for the job, were it not for the fact that his only handicap is that he can’t play the drums. He joins the group as a perfect, but evil god walking down his mountain to play with the populace. With the arrival of this infiltrator, personal disputes and family feuds start to jeopardize the band’s fragile future. Dries will manipulate them till they are willing to drink each others blood and their only future is written down in many Punk lyrics: “No Future”.

EX DRUMMER played at over 29 different film festivals and collected numerous awards along the way, including Winner, Gold jury prize for Best First Feature - Montréal Festival Fantasia (2008), Winner, Jury Prize, Best First Feature, Raindance Film Festival (2007), Winner, Special Jury Award, Warsaw Film Festival (2007) and Winner, Audience Award, Fantasy FilmFest (2007).

Belgian with English subtitles, EX DRUMMER is presented in Anamorphic Widescreen, with Stereo Sound. Special DVD features include, Making-Of Documentary, Interview with the Director, Choosing Weapons Featurette, Choosing Costumes Featurette and the French Theatrical trailer.

Tartan Films was originally founded in 1984 in the UK and is credited with bringing Asian Extreme film to the West as well as some of the most compelling art house films of the last quarter century. In May 2008, Palisades Pictures acquired Tartan Films US library assets and two months later, acquired a majority of Tartan Films UK’s 400+ film library assets. The new company Palisades Tartan has operations both nationally and internationally. Palisades Tartan will continue to expand an already distinctive and provocative slate of films by focusing on quality film acquisitions, thus significantly increasing the size of their overall library in both territories. Palisades Pictures and its parent company Palisades Media Corp is a prestigious financier of print & advertising for the independent film market.  Together with its affiliate, Palisades Media Asset Fund, Palisades has securitized and financed more than 550 films.
www.PalisadesTartan.com

EX DRUMMER
Palisades Tartan
Genre: Action/Foreign
Rating: Not Rated (Special Features Not Rated/Subject to Change)
Language: Black Comedy/Drama (English Subtitles)
Format:  DVD
Running Time:  Approx 104 Minutes (Plus Special Features) 
Suggested Retail Price:  $ 19.93
Pre-Order Date:  3/16/10
Street Date: 4/20/10
Catalog #:  TVD2060
UPC Code:  842498000175

BIG SCREEN BOMBSHELLS

This collection of 12 larger-than-life cult classic favorites boasts some of the biggest and baddest babes of the big screen!  From the ruthless to the dangerously sexy, these leading ladies dominate in these classic drive-in flicks.

Chain Gang Women – (1972)
Policewomen – (1974)
Superchick – (1973)
Las Vegas Lady – (1976)
Single Room Furnished – (1968)
Lena’s Holiday – (1991)
Cindy and Donna – (1971)
Hustler Squad – (1976)
Pick-Up – (1975)
Galaxina – (1980)
The Sister-In-Law – (1974)
The Stepmother – (1972)

Starring:
·Jayne Mansfield (Promises! Promises!)
·Dorothy Stratten (Playboy Playmate – Aug 1979)
·Stella Stevens (The Poseidon Adventure, Chained Heat)
·Barbara Mills (The Stewardesses)
·Sondra Currie (The Concrete Jungle, The Hangover)
·And many more

SAVAGE CINEMA

Twelve adrenaline-pumping action flicks featuring the most brutal bikers, the most wretched rebels and the hardest-hitting action scenes from the drive-in era of the 60s and 70s.

Hell on Wheels – (1967)
Little Laura & Big John – (1973)
The Wild Rebels – (1967)
Wild Riders – (1971)
Pink Angels – (1971)
Burnout – (1979)
Death Riders – (1976)
The Sidehackers – (1969)
Dangerous Charter – (1962)
Hellcats – (1967)
Death Machines – (1976)
Best Friends – (1975)

Starring:
·Karen Black (Five Easy Pieces, The Great Gatsby)
·Fabian Forte (The Longest Day)
·Dan Haggerty (Grizzly Mountain)
·Ross Hagen (Speedway)
·John Ashley (Beach Party, Apocalypse Now)
·Marty Robbins
·And many more!
 
RAMPAGE: KILLING WITHOUT REASON

This 10-part documentary series explores the motives and events leading up to the most horrifying rage-murder cases in recent history. 

Profiles include:
·Timothy McVeigh (Oklahoma City bombings)
·Jack Gilbert Graham (Bombing of Flight 629)
·Eric Harris and Dylan Klebold (Columbine High School massacre)
·Seung-Hi Cho (Virginia Tech massacre)
·Charles Manson (Manson Family murders)
·and many more. 
 
AMERICA: THE BIRTH OF FREEDOM

An exciting, historical journey through the battles and victories surrounding America’s pursuit for freedom.  This poignant 10-part-documentary series is comprehensively presented through narration, photographs and paintings to create a visual history of America’s founding ideals of liberty and freedom.
·The Revolutionary War
·Thomas Jefferson
·Abe Lincoln
·The Civil War
·The Diary of a Confederate Soldier

WANTED: DEAD OR ALIVE – SEASON TWO

This long awaited second season of Steve McQueen’s breakout series features all 32 episodes from 1959-1960.  Josh Randall (McQueen) was not a typical rough-hewn bounty hunter of the Old West; he was a consummate gentleman who many times gave away half - or even all - of his reward money to charity. He was a man of few words and he carried a Winchester sawed-off shotgun, which he wore on his belt and fondly called his “Mare’s Leg”. Originally aired on CBS from 1958 - 1961, Wanted: Dead or Alive was the TV series that launched Steve McQueen back into the film industry in the western classic The Magnificent Seven.

IRON KING

Iron King (the complete 26 episode series collection) is one of the gloriously loopy Tokusastu Japanese superhero television shows.  Filled with furious, fast-paced action and campy humor, Iron King quickly became a favorite in its native Japan when originally broadcast from 1972-1973 by combining robots, martial arts, and creatures in ways uniquely Japanese.

CHRONICLES OF WAR

Every soldier has a story.  The experiences of these courageous individuals offer a compelling and harrowing portrayal of American history from deep within the trenches of the battlefield.  These documentary features bring viewers to the front lines of war with captivating interviews, rare video footage and stunning images creating a 13-hour journey into the history of American Soldier.

AMAZING WAR MACHINES

An all-new 13-part documentary series.  Learn the fascinating history and advancements made in the field of war machinery and weaponry.  This comprehensive documentary series travels from the earliest weapons of a primitive era to the most technologically advanced machines used by the armed forces around the world.

SONNY CHIBA COLLECTION

Four films starring martial arts legend Shinichi “Sonny” Chiba.  For the first time ever, these 4 martial arts classics are available together uncut, unedited and now available for an incredible value!  Chiba’s legacy as a martial arts master, teacher and movie star is showcased in this exclusive collection featuring the following international hits:

·G.I. Samurai (aka Time Slip)
·Ninja Wars (aka Black Magic Wars)
·Legend of the Eight Samurai
·Resurrection of Golden Wolf

TRAIL OF TEARS: A NATIVE AMERICAN DOCUMENTARY COLLECTION

Native Americans have experienced a history full of oppression and racism. Since the period when Native tribes were found on this continent at the time of its “discovery,” the British and American governments disregarded Native Americans as the owners of the territory they occupied and used aggressive force to take their lands and destroy their people.

This harrowing and compelling compilation of 4 award-winning documentary programs chronicles the struggles of the Native American culture from the forced relocation known as the Trail of Tears to the current issues faced by America’s aboriginal people.

FIGHT! DRAGON

It’s good vs. evil in this classic Japanese series, Fight! Dragon (all 26 Episodes of this hit Kung-Fu tv show).  Hong Kong “villain” actor Yasuaki Kurata stars in this exciting Japanese superhero television program.  Unlike other shows of the era, this is a more ‘traditional’ superhero program…minus the special effects and rubber monster suits!  Guest stars include Yang Sze, Tetsu Sumi, Bruce Liang and Bolo Yeung

HELL ON EARTH

The world has suffered from numerous disasters of varying magnitude over the years.  From hurricanes to earthquakes, floods to fires, Mother Nature has unleashed some of the most devastating and catastrophic earth-shattering events taking thousands of lives and costing millions of dollars.  This comprehensive documentary collection is composed of 25 riveting and harrowing documentary features chronicling some of the most epic disasters mankind has faced throughout the 20th century.

UNDEAD: THE VAMPIRE COLLECTION

Sink your fangs into this immortal collection of 20 frighteningly delicious films featuring some of the most legendary vampire flicks of all time.  From Bela Lugosi to Paul Naschy and Christopher Lee to Vincent Price, the most beloved bloodsuckers of yesterday and today are all together in one terrifying compilation. 

Atom Age Vampire – (1960)
Bat, The – (1959)
Bat, The (Silent) – (1926)
Blood of Dracula’s Castle – (1969)
Bloody Vampire – (1962)
Count Dracula and His Vampire Bride – (1974)
Crypt of the Living Dead – (1973)
Devil Bat, The – (1941)
Horrible Sexy Vampire – (1970)
Horror Express – (1972)
Last Man on Earth, The – (1960)
Nightmare Castle – (1965)
Nosferatu – (1922)
Prime Evil – (1988)
Terror Creatures from the Grave – (1965)
Vampire Bat, The – (1933)
Vampire Happening, The – (1971)
Vampire’s Night Orgy – (1973)
Werewolf vs. Vampire Women, The – (1971)
Witches Mountain, The – (1972)

FUNNY GAMES, writer-director Michael Haneke’s (The White Ribbon; Hidden) return, ten years on, to the provocative film that built his international reputation in 1997, transforms the action of his original film to the idyllic world of the Hamptons in America in a remake that garnered a five star review in Time Out and four star reviews in Empire, Total Film, The Guardian, News of the World and Loaded.

Taking a much-needed vacation, a young family prepares for a relaxing time at their secluded holiday home. When a polite young man makes a surprise call and asks to borrow some eggs, his clumsiness leads to the appearance of his equally charming friend. However, the seemingly innocent visit soon turns into a horrific ordeal as the whole family is subjected to an unrelenting campaign of torment and torture.

Confronting the notions of violence in the media, the film’s two protagonists, Paul and Peter, taunt not only the family but also the viewers, addressing the camera and implicating others into their torturous game play.

Adding further power to the film, Haneke has assembled a stellar cast led by Naomi Watts (The International; Eastern Promises) and Tim Roth (Lie To Me; The Incredible Hulk) as the besieged couple with young actors Michael Pitt (Last Days; The Dreamers) and Brady Corbet (Mysterious Skin; Thirteen) as their charming but disturbed tormentors.

A must-see work by one of the world’s leading and most acclaimed film directors, FUNNY GAMES is a shocking and unforgettable experience.

FUNNY GAMES (cert. 18) will be released on DVD (£9.99) and Blu-ray (£15.99) by Kaleidoscope Entertainment on 1st March 2010. Special Features include: exclusive interview with Michael Haneke; Dolby Digital 5.1 audio; theatrical trailer.

                                           “CRUEL AND BRILLIANT… A GRIPPING HORROR.” – THE TIMES