Mill Creek has DEADLY DESIRES times eight (review)

Mill Creek presents another two-disc, eight-movie collection of Sony/Columbia thrillers.  Meg Ryan and Mark Ruffalo are entangled in grisly murder in Jane Campion's IN THE CUT.  Elisha Cuthbert's deaf-mute adopted sister may be something more sinister in THE QUIET.  Charlize Theron is terrorized by her daughter's kidnappers in TRAPPED.  Doctor Gerard Depardieu investigates the case of a young nun in THE PACT OF SILENCE.  Richard Gere and Kim Basinger are on the run in the bayou in NO MERCY while Burt Reynolds is accused of murder in PHYSICAL EVIDENCE with Theresa Russell as his only hope.  Judd Nelson is nuts in RELENTLESS.  Dylan McDermott and Tom Sizemore square off in WHERE SLEEPING DOGS LIE (also starring Sharon Stone).

REVIEW LINK: Mill Creek Entertainment (US) Region 1 NTSC DVD (DVD Compare)

DEADLY DESIRES 8 MOVIE COLLECTION DVD specs:

• Disc One:
• "In the Cut"
• Unrated Director's Cut
• 16:9 anamorphic 1.85:1 widescreen
• English Dolby Digital 5.1
• "The Quiet"
• 16:9 anamorphic 2.35:1 widescreen
• English Dolby Digital 5.1
  
• "Pact of Silence"
• 16:9 anamorphic 2.35:1 widescreen
• French Dolby Digital 2.0 stereo
• Optional English subtitles
  
• "Trapped" 
• 16:9 anamorphic 1.78:1 widescreen
• English Dolby Digital 5.1
• Disc Two:
• "No Mercy"
• 16:9 anamorphic 1.78:1 widescreen
• English Dolby Digital 2.0 stereo
• "Physical Evidence"
• 16:9 anamorphic 1.85:1 widescreen
• English Dolby Digital 2.0 stereo
• "Relentless"
• 16:9 anamorphic 1.85:1 widescreen
• English Dolby Digital 2.0 stereo
  
• "Where Sleeping Dogs Lie"
• 16:9 anamorphic 1.85:1 widescreen
• English Dolby Digital 2.0 stereo

Vinegar Syndrome's FANNY HILL meets THE PHANTOM GUNSLINGER (review)

Vinegar Syndrome brings us a Blu-ray/DVD combo double feature of two oddball entries from producer Albert Zugsmith (TOUCH OF EVIL, WRITTEN ON THE WIND).  In FANNY HILL (started by Russ Meyer before Zugsmith decided it should be more comic than sexy), Leticia Roman plays the literary damsel whose virtue is threatened by a number of clients of her guardian Mrs. Brown.  In THE PHANTOM GUNSLINGER, Troy Donahue is a bumbling divinity student deputized by the cowardly sheriff when "The Terrible Seven" ride into town and take over.

REVIEW LINK: Vinegar Syndrome (US) Region ALL Blu-ray/Region 0 NTSC DVD (DVD Drive-in)

FANNY HILL/THE PHANTOM GUNSLINGER Blu-ray/DVD specs:

• Blu-ray (Disc One):
• 1080p24MPEG-4 AVC 1.85:1 widescreen versions of both films
• English DTS-HD Master Audio 1.0 mono
• DVD (Disc Two): 
• 16:9 anamorphic 1.85:1 transfer of FANNY HILL
• English Dolby Digital 2.0 mono
• DVD (Disc Three):
• 16:9 anamorphic 1.85:1 widescreen transfer of THE PHANTOM GUNSLINGER
• English Dolby Digital 2.0 mono
• Interview with FANNY HILL's Ulli Lommel
• Interview with film historian Eric Schaefer
• Reversible Cover

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Shout! Factory unleashes a CULT MOVIE MARATHON VOLUME TWO (review)

In the second volume of Shout! Factory's CULT MOVIE MARATHON (volume one review coming soon), the ANGELS FROM HELL clash with the police of a small town while Candice Rialson's (PETS) vagina starts talking in CHATTERBOX! from Tom DeSimone (HELL NIGHT).  In THE NAKED CAGE, Shari Shattuck is thrown behind bars during a prison riot with rival girl gangs, lesbian wardens, and rapey guards.  Linda Blair gets grafted in a patchwork of two Spanish/Italian women-in-prison movies in Empire Pictures' SAVAGE ISLAND.

REVIEW LINK: Shout! Factory (US) Region 1 NTSC DVD (DVD Drive-in)

CULT MOVIE MARATHON VOLUME TWO DVD specs:

• Angels from Hell:
• 16:9 anamorphic 1.85:1 widescreen
• English Dolby Digital 2.0 mono
• Chatterbox!:
• 4:3 non-anamorphic 1.33:1 fullscreen
• English Dolby Digital 2.0 mono
• The Naked Cage:
• 4:3 non-anamorphic 1.33:1 fullscreen
• English Dolby Digital 2.0 mono
• Savage Island: 
• 4:3 non-anamorphic 1.33:1 fullscreen
• English Dolby Digital 2.0 mono

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Breaking Glass and QC Pictures stay up for LONGING NIGHTS (review)

REVIEW LINK: QC Cinema/Breaking Glass Pictures (US) Region 1 NTSC DVD (DVDBeaver)

LONGING NIGHTS DVD specs:

• 16:9 anamorphic 1.78:1 widescreen
• Spanish Dolby Digital 2.0 stereo
• Burnt-in English Subtitles
• "A Day in the Life of Aitana" featurette
• Photo Gallery
• Trailer
• Breaking Glass Trailers

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Breaking Glass Picturse and QC Cinema smoke PEYOTE (review)

REVIEW LINK: QC Cinema/Breaking Glass Pictures (US) Region 1 NTSC DVD (DVDBeaver)

PEYOTE DVD specs:

• 16:9 anamorphic 1.78:1 widescreen
• Spanish Dolby Digital 2.0 stereo
• Burnt-in English subtitles
• The Making of "Peyote"
• Short film "El Autor"
• Photo Gallery
• Trailer
• Breaking Glass Trailers

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MVD Visual babysits CHILDREN OF A DARKER DAWN (review)

REVIEW LINK: MVD (US) Region 0 NTSC DVD (DVDBeaver)

CHILDREN OF A DARKER DAWN DVD specs:

• 16:9 anamorphic 1.78:1 widescreen
• English Dolby Digital 2.0 stereo
• Music Video
• Trailer

Impulse Pictures releases SCHOOLGIRL REPORT #11: TRYING BEATS STUDYING (review)

Those naughty Germans take a peek into the sex lives of schoolgirls in SCHOOLGIRL REPORT #11 as a radio show panel argue over whether laws protecting youth are too liberal and in need of reform.


REVIEW LINK: Impulse Pictures (US) Region 0 NTSC DVD (DVD Drive-in)

SCHOOLGIRL REPORT VOLUME #11 DVD specs:

• 16:9 anamorphic 1.66:1 widescreen
• German Dolby Digital 2.0 mono
• Optional English subtitles

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Scorpion Releasing enters THE OCTAGON (review)

Chuck Norris battles ninjas and international terrorists in his second big action film THE OCTAGON.  Also starring Art Hindle (BLACK CHRISTMAS), Lee Van Cleef (THE GOOD, THE BAD, AND THE UGLY), Richard Norton (CITY HUNTER), Tadashi Yamashita (AMERICAN NINJA), John Fujioka (MORTAL KOMBAT), and Karen Carlson (FLESHBURN).


REVIEW LINK: Scorpion Releasing (US) Region 0 NTSC DVD (DVD Drive-in)

THE OCTAGON DVD specs:

• 16:9 anamorphic 1.78:1 widescreen
• English Dolby Digital 5.1 and 2.0 mono
• Audio Commentary by director Eric Karson
• Making of "The Octagon"
• Interview with actor Tadashi Yamashita
• Theatrical Trailer

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Scorpion Releasing witnesses THE RETURN (review)

MOONLIGHTING's Cybill Shepherd, AIR WOLF's Jan-Michael Vincent, ED WOOD's Martin Landau, and PERRY MASON's Raymond Burr witness alien phenomena in THE RETURN.  Directed by Greydon Clark (SATAN'S CHEERLEADERS) and scripted by Jim and Ken Wheat (PITCH BLACK).


REVIEW LINK: Scorpion Releasing (US) Region 0 NTSC DVD

THE RETURN DVD specs:

• 16:9 anamorphic 1.78:1 widescreen from the original negative
• English Dolby Digital 2.0 mono
• Audio Commentary with director Greydon Clark
• Interview with director Greydon Clark
• Theatrical Trailer
• Scorpion Releasing Trailers

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Scorpion Releasing on the DAY OF THE ANIMALS (review)

Christopher George, Lynda Day George, Richard Jaeckel, Leslie Nielsen, and Andrew Stevens experience "when animals attack" on a nature hike plagued with grisly (and grizzly) death when the depleted ozone layer starts to make animals and people go berserk.  From the director of GRIZZLY and THE MANITOU.

REVIEW LINK: Scorpion Releasing (US) Region 0 NTSC DVD (DVD Drive-in)

DAY OF THE ANIMALS DVD specs:

• 16:9 anamorphic 2.35:1 widescreen from the original IP
• English Dolby Digital 5.1 and 2.0 mono
• Fun Facts and Trivia with Katarina Leigh Waters
• Interview with actor Jon Cedar
• Interview with actor Paul Mantee
• TV Spot
• Scorpion Releasing Trailer

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Film Chest bundles up for a SILENT NIGHT, BLOODY NIGHT (review)

The decades old secrets of Butler House spill out in an axe massacre in the seventies cult classic SILENT NIGHT, BLOODY NIGHT starring Patrick O'Neal, James Patterson, Astrid Heeren, Mary Waranov, and a host of Andy Warhol players.

REVIEW LINK: Film Chest (US) Region 0 NTSC DVD (DVD Drive-in)

SILENT NIGHT, BLOODY NIGHT DVD specs:

• 16:9 anamorphic 1.78:1 widescreen
• English Dolby Digital 2.0 mono 

Film Chest wishes you a SILENT NIGHT, BLOODY NIGHT (review)

The decades old secrets of Butler House spill out in an axe massacre in the seventies cult classic SILENT NIGHT, BLOODY NIGHT starring Patrick O'Neal, James Patterson, Astrid Heeren, Mary Waranov, and a host of Andy Warhol players.

REVIEW LINK: Film Chest (US) Region 0 NTSC DVD (DVDBeaver)

SILENT NIGHT, BLOODY NIGHT DVD specs:

• 16:9 anamorphic 1.78:1 widescreen
• English Dolby Digital 2.0 mono 

Breaking Glass Pictures presents the world of PABLO (review)

You may not know who Pablo Ferro is by name, but you know his work.  Follow his story from his immigration from Cuba with his family to his work with Marvel Comics and revolutionary television commercials to working on trailers and the title design for Stanley Kubrick's DR. STRANGELOVE and A CLOCKWORK ORANGE and other major films which would not be the same without his spectacular contributions.

REVIEW LINK: Breaking Glass Pictures (US) Region 1 NTSC DVD (DVDBeaver)

PABLO DVD specs: 

• 16:9 anamorphic 1.78:1 widescreen
• English Dolby Digital 2.0 stereo
• English Closed Captioning
• Audio Commentary by director Richard Goldgewicht and producer Jeremy Goldscheider
• "Who is Pablo Ferro?" promo
• "Jee Pablo" Preview
• Creator Final Animation Test
• Pablo Ferro's Original Art for "Pablo"
• Brief Lesson in the History of Trailers
• Brief Lesson in the History of René Magritte
• Animated Trailer
• Trailer
• Photo Gallery
• Breaking Glass Trailers

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Strand Releasing looks into THE FUTURE (review)

Rutger Hauer stars as a reclusive actor in this strange tale of a pair of orphans embroiled in a scheme of seduction and betrayal.

REVIEW LINK: Strand Releasing (US) Region 1 NTSC DVD (DVDBeaver)

THE FUTURE DVD specs:

• 16:9 anamorphic 1.78:1 widescreen
• Italian/Spanish/English Dolby Digital 5.1
• Optional English subtitles
• Theatrical Trailer
• Strand Releasing Trailers

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THE EAGLE HAS LANDED on Shout! Factory (review)

German agents Michael Caine, Donald Sutherland, and Robert Duvall plot to kidnap Winston Churchill in the epic WWII film THE EAGLE HAS LANDED.  Jenny Agutter, Jean Marsh, and Judy Geeson also star.

REVIEW LINK: Shout! Factory (US) Region ALL Blu-ray (DVD Drive-in)

THE EAGLE HAS LANDED Blu-ray/DVD combo:

• Blu-ray:
• 1080p24 MPEG-4 AVC 2.35:1 widescreen
• English DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0 stereo
• Optional English SDH Subtitles
• DVD:
• 16:9 anamorphic 2.35:1 widescreen
• English Dolby Digital 2.0 stereo
• Optional English SDH Subtitles
• "THE EAGLE HAS LANDED Revisited" featurette
• "Tom Mankiewicz: Looking Back" featurette
• "ATV Today on Location" vintage featurette 
• Film Night Location Report
• "On Location in Norfolk"
• On Location Interviews
• Theatrical Trailer 

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Scorpion Releasing presents a double bill of LURKERS/DIE SISTER, DIE! (review)

Roberta Findlay's LURKERS are after Cathy's soul while money hungry schemers want Amanda to DIE SISTER, DIE! in this strange double feature from Scorpion Releasing.

REVIEW LINK: Scorpion Releasing (US) Region 0 NTSC DVD (DVD Drive-in)

LURKERS/DIE SISTER, DIE! DVD specs:

• 16:9 anamorphic 1.78:1 widescreen
• English Dolby Digital 2.0 mono
• Isolated Music Tracks for both films
• Theatrical Trailers for both films
• "Katarina's Nightmare Theater" intro and post-script for LURKERS
• Scorpion Releasing Trailers

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Blue Underground rehabilitates MANIAC COP 3 (review)

The "Maniac Cop" is back and he's looking for a bride in the supremely ill-fated third installment of the franchise.  Robert Davi and Robert Z'Dar star.

REVIEW LINK: Blue Underground (US) Region ALL Blu-ray/Region 0 NTSC DVD (DVD Drive-in)

MANIAC COP 3 Blu-ray/DVD combo specs:

• Blu-ray:
• 1080p24 MPEG-4 AVC 2.35:1 widescreen
• English DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 and Dolby Digital 2.0 surround
• Optional English SDH, French (Canadian), French (Parisian), German, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Mandarin (Simplified), Mandarin (Traditional), Portuguese (Brazilian), Russian, Spanish (Castillian), and Spanish (Latin American) subtitles
• DVD: 
• 16:9 anamorphic 2.35:1 widescreen
• English Dolby Digital 5.1 EX and Dolby Digital 2.0 surround
• Optional English SDH, French (Canadian), French (Parisian), German, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Mandarin (Simplified), Mandarin (Traditional), Portuguese (Brazilian), Russian, Spanish (Castillian), and Spanish (Latin American) subtitles
• Wrong Arm of the Law: The Making of "Maniac Cop 3"
• 7 Deleted and Extended Scenes (in Dolby Digital 5.1)
• Theatrical Trailer
• Poster and Still Gallery
• Original Synopsis (text screens) 
• Slipcover

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Blue Underground resurrects MANIAC COP 2 (review)

The "Maniac Cop" (Robert Z'Dar) rises from his watery grave to take revenge in William Lustig's and Larry Cohen's exciting sequel.  Bruce Campbell, Laurene Landon, Claudia Christian, Robert Davi, Leo Rossi, and Michael Lerner also star.

REVIEW LINK: Blue Underground (US) Region ALL Blu-ray/Region 0 NTSC DVD (DVD Drive-in)

MANIAC COP 2 Blu-ray/DVD combo specs:

• Blu-ray:
• 1080p24 MPEG-4 AVC 1.85:1 widescreen
• English DTS-HD Master Audio 7.1, Dolby Digital 5.1 EX and 2.0 surround
• Optional English, Danish, Dutch, French (Canadian), Finnish, French (Parisian), German, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Mandarin (Simplified), Mandarin (Traditional), Norwegian, Portuguese (Brazilian), Russian, Spanish (Castillian), Spanish (Latin American), and Swedish subtitles
• Isolated Music Track (DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0 stereo)
• DVD:
• 16:9 anamorphic 1.85:1 widescreen
• English DTS 6.1, Dolby Digital 5.1 EX and 2.0 surround
• Optional English, Danish, Dutch, French (Canadian), Finnish, French (Parisian), German, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Mandarin (Simplified), Mandarin (Traditional), Norwegian, Portuguese (Brazilian), Russian, Spanish (Castillian), Spanish (Latin American), and Swedish subtitles
• Isolated Music Track (Dolby Digital 2.0 stereo)
• Audio Commentary by director William Lustig and filmmaker Nicolas Winding Refn
• Back on the Beat: The Making of "Maniac Cop 2"
• Cinefamily Q and A with director William Lustig
• Deleted Scene: "The Evening News with Sam Raimi"
• Trailers: 
• International Trailer
• UK Teaser
• French Trailer
• German Trailer
• Poster and Still Gallery 
• Slipcover

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