88 Films wages war in THE DELIGHTFUL FOREST (review)

After avenging his brother's murder on his sister-in-law and her lover, the hero Wu Song accepts his prison sentence only to become entangled in a web of betrayals as rival gangs struggle over a nearby territory.  Ti Lung stars in this Shaw Brothers classic based on the famous novel "The Water Margin" directed by Chang Cheh.

REVIEW LINK: 88 Films (U.K.) Region B Blu-ray (DVDCompare)

THE DELIGHTFUL FOREST Blu-ray specs:

• 1080p24 MPEG-4 AVC 2.35:1 Widescreen
• Mandarin and English LPCM 2.0 Mono
• Optional English Subtitles
• Audio Commentary by film historian David West
• "Warrior Lady" interview with actress Yu Feng
• Image Gallery
• Re-issue Trailer
• Comes with a reversible sleeve with brand-new artwork from Aurelio Lorenzo and original Hong Kong art. 
• The first pressing includes a slipcover by Aurelio Lorenzo. 

88 Films infiltrates the SECRET SERVICE OF THE IMPERIAL COURT (review)

Through the manipulation of the court eunuch, the assassination squad of the Ming Dynasty has been turned towards eliminating his enemies.  When the Sergeant of the Guard instead protects the persecuted, the Commander - his own father - orders his death at the hands of his men in this Shaw Brothers classic of court intrigue and mass slaughter. 

REVIEW LINK: 88 Films (U.K.) Region B Blu-ray (DVDCompare)

SECRET SERVICE OF THE IMPERIAL COURT Blu-ray specs:

• 1080p24 MPEG-4 AVC 2.35:1 Widescreen
• Cantonese and Mandarin LPCM 2.0 Mono
• Optional English Subtitles
• Still Gallery
• Comes with a reversible sleeve with brand-new artwork from R.P. “Kung Fu Bob” O’Brien and original Hong Kong art.  
• The first pressing includes a slipcover by "Kung Fu Bob" O'Brien. 

Altered Innocence cruises with TAXI ZUM KLO (review)

By day, Frank is a schoolteacher, by night he cruises the toilets in this German New Wave film about a double life during the early days of gay rights in West Germany based on the life of its star and director Frank Ripploh.

REVIEW LINK: Altered Innocence (U.S.) Region ALL Blu-ray (DVDCompare)

TAXI ZUM KLO Blu-ray specs:

• 1080p24 MPEG-4 AVC 1.26:1 Pillarboxed Fullscreen
• German DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0 Mono
• Optional English and Spanish Subtitles
• "This or That" video essay by film historian KJ Shepherd
• "From the Classroom to the Tearoom" video essay by film historian Elizabeth Purchell
• Restoration Trailer
• Other Trailers
• Comes with a booklet featuring an essay by Bradford Nordeen.

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Cinephobia Releasing finds love and loss in #300LETTERS (review)

Just as Jero is about to celebrate Valentine's Day on social media, his boyfriend Tom breaks up with him, leaving him three-hundred letters for each day of their relationship explaining what went wrong.  His friend advises him to move on, but Jero cannot resist knowing the truth.. or a version of it in this Argentinian romantic comedy.

REVIEW LINK: Breaking Glass Pictures (U.S.) Region 1 NTSC DVD (DVDCompare)

#300LETTERS DVD specs:

• 16:9 Anamorphic 2.40:1 Widescreen
• Spanish Dolby Digital 5.1 and 2.0 Stereo
• Optional English and English SDH Subtitles
• Theatrical Trailer
• Start-up Trailers

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It's a DUEL TO THE DEATH between Golden Harvest and 88 Films (review)

A Chinese scholar monk and a Japanese samurai compete in a swordplay competition unaware that forces behind the scenes are attempting to "trim down" the competition for what will become a DUEL TO THE DEATH.  From the director of A CHINESE GHOST STORY.

REVIEW LINK: 88 Films (U.S.) Region A Blu-ray (DVDCompare)

DUEL TO THE DEATH Blu-ray specs: 

• 1080p24 MPEG-4 AVC 2.39:1 Widescreen
• Cantonese and English LPCM 2.0 Mono
• Optional English Subtitles
• Audio Commentary by Frank Djeng, New York Asian Film Festival
• Interview with actor Eddy Ko
• Interview with screenwriter Manfred Wong
• "Duel Idenity" interview with actor Norman Tsui
• Interview with actress Flora Cheung
• English Opening/Closing Credits
• Image Gallery
• Hong Kong Theatrical Trailer
• Reconstructed U.S. Home Video Trailer
• Comes with a reversible cover.
• The first pressing comes with an O-Card slipcase featuring new artwork by Kung Fu Bob and a 31-page booklet with two essays by The Fanatical Dragon.

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Full Moon and Surrender Cinema entice you into the DEVIANT DUNGEON PACK (review)

Enter castles full of time traveling babes and supernatural curses courtesy of Full Moon's nineties erotica label Surrender Cinema.  In DUNGEON OF DESIRE, a photographer and two models get sent back in time by a magic chastity belt and involved in castle intrigue around a pleasure-loving evil queen and two forbidden lovers.  In LURID TALES: THE CASTLE QUEEN, a history student trying out a VR program for relaxation ends up back in the past as the special guest of a beautiful widow and her two sexy sisters.  In HIDDEN BEAUTIES: THE AWAKENING, a pair of siblings and their friends are drawn to a European castle to free three maidens from a gypsy curse.

REVIEW LINK: Full Moon Entertainment (U.S.) Region 0 NTSC DVD (DVDCompare)

DUNGEON OF DESIRE DVD specs:

• Disc One (Dungeon of Desire):
• 4:3 non-anamorphic 1.33:1 Fullscreen
• English Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo
• Bonus Trailers 
• Disc Two (Lurid Tales - The Castle Queen):
• 4:3 non-anamorphic 1.33:1 Fullscreen
• English Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo
• Bonus Trailers 
• Disc Three (Hidden Beauties - The Awakening):
• 4:3 non-anamorphic 1.33:1 Fullscreen
• English Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo
• Bonus Trailers 

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MVD Visual and Skinmax offer up a duo of MIDNGHT TEMPTATIONS (review)

In this retro duo of nineties Skinmax softcore erotica, MIDNIGHT TEMPTATIONS is about a fashion designer who gets implicated in the murder of a man she slept with but cannot remember and in MIDNIGHT TEMPTATIONS 2, a young woman undergoes past life regression to discover her past loves and the identity of her mysterious Mr. Right.

REVIEW LINK: MVD Visual (U.S.) Region 0 NTSC DVD (DVDCompare)

MIDNIGHT TEMPTATIONS/MIDNIGHT TEMPTATIONS 2 DVD specs:

• Midnight Temptations:
• 16:9 Anamorphic 1.33:1 Windowboxed Presentation
• English Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono
• Optional English SDH Subtitles 
• Midnight Temptations 2:
• 16:9 Anamorphic 1.33:1 Windowboxed Presentation
• English Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono
• Optional English SDH Subtitles 
• Bonus Trailers

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