Blue Underground is damned in AMSTERDAMNED (review)

A knife-wielding maniac is stalking victims along the famous canals of Amsterdam in Dick Maas' ambitious follow-up to THE LIFT.  Huub Stapel stars as the investigating police detective and Monique Van Voren is the comely diver/tour guide.  Featuring a show-stopping speedboat chase that rivals the one from PUPPET ON A STRING.

REVIEW LINK: Blue Underground (US) Region ALL Blu-ray (DVDCompare)

AMSTERDAMNED Blu-ray specs: 

• 1080p24 MPEG-4 AVC 1.85:1 widescreen 
• Dutch DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 and 2.0 Stereo, English DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0 Stereo, and French Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo 
• Optional English (for Dutch audio), English SDH (for English audio), and Spanish subtitles 
• Audio Commentary by director Dick Maas and editor Hans van Dongen, and moderated by David Gregory .
• "The Making of Amsterdamned" vintage featurette 
• "Tales from the Canal" interview with actor Huub Stapel 
• "Damned Stuntwork" interview with stunt coordinator Dickey Beer 
• Loïs Lane "Amsterdamned" music video 
• Still gallery of poster and video art and lobby cards 
• Dutch and American Trailers 

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88 Films targets a MAN OF VIOLENCE for THE BIG SWITCH (review)

Before Pete Walker became known for gritty British horror films, he transitioned from sex comedies to "sex and violence" crime films.  In MAN OF VIOLENCE, a private detective gets caught between two dodgy business partners and a cache of gold.  In THE BIG SWITCH, an advertising executive is framed for murder and forced to work for gangsters.

REVIEW LINK: 88 Films (UK) Region B Blu-ray (DVDCompare)

MAN OF VIOLENCE/THE BIG SWITCH Blu-ray specs:

• Disc One - Man of Violence (1970):
• 1080p24 MPEG-4 AVC 1.37:1 Pillarboxed Fullscreen 
• English LPCM 2.0 Mono 
• Optional English HoH Subtitles 
• "Sex and Violence - Pete Walker's Austerity Films" interview with director Pete Walker 
• "Noir in Colour" interview with director of photography Norman Langley 
• "Man of Violence" title sequence
• Theatrical Trailer
• Disc Two - The Big Switch (1968):
• British Version (69 minutes): 
• 1080p24 MPEG-4 AVC 1.37:1 Pillarboxed Fullscreen 
• English LPCM 2.0 Mono 
• Optional English HoH Subtitles 
• Export Version (77 minutes): 
• 1080p24 MPEG-4 AVC 1.37:1 Pillarboxed Fullscreen 
• English LPCM 2.0 Mono 
• Optional English HoH Subtitles 
• Theatrical Trailer
• Outer double walled slipcase featuring new artwork by Ben Turner.
  

Eureka Classics pays A QUEEN'S RANSOM (review)

Offscreen enemies George Lazenby and Jimmy Wang Yu reunited for this oddball international heist/terrorism film involving Queen Elizabeth's visit to Hong Kong also starring Angela Mao.

REVIEW LINK: Eureka Video (US/UK) Region A/B Blu-ray (DVDCompare)

A QUEEN'S RANSOM Blu-ray specs:

• Hong Kong Version (98 minutes):
• 1080p24 MPEG-4 AVC 2.35:1 Widescreen 
• Mandarin and English LPCM 2.0 Mono 
• Optional English Subtitles 
• Audio Commentary by East Asian film expert Frank Djeng, NY Asian Film Festival
• English Export Version (92 minutes):
• 1080p24 MPEG-4 AVC 2.35:1 Widescreen 
• Mandarin and English LPCM 2.0 Mono 
• Optional English Subtitles 
• Audio Commentary by action cinema experts Mike Leeder and Arne Venema 
• "Fighting George: Training with Michael Worth" interview with martial artist and actor Michael Worth 
• Hong Kong Theatrical Trailer 
• Comes with a reversible sleeve featuring original poster artwork. 
• The first pressing of 2,000 copies includes a limited edition O-Card slipcase featuring new artwork by Darren Wheeling and a collector’s booklet featuring new writing on the film by James Oliver. 

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Eureka and Masters of Cinema celebrate THE VALIANT ONES in 4K (review)

Japanese ronin and Chinese bandits ravage the coasts of China during the 16th century.  The emperor sends a new governor to the province who ruffles feathers when he employs a skilled strategist and his unconventional team to lure the pirates into a trap in King Hu's lesser-seen THE VALIANT ONES.

REVIEW LINK: Eureka Video (US/UK) Region ALL 4K UltraHD (DVDCompare)

THE VALIANT ONES 4K UltraHD specs:

• 2160p24 HEVC 2.35:1 Widescreen (Dolby Vision)
• Mandarin LPCM 1.0 Mono
• Optional English Subtitles
• Audio Commentary by Asian film expert Frank Djeng (NY Asian Film Festival) 
• "Tony Rayns on THE VALIANT ONES" 
• "Tsar of All Wuxia" video essay by film historian David Cairns 
• "The Life of a Lucky Stuntman" interview with stuntman Billy Chan 
• "My Father and I" interview with actor Ng Ming-choi 
• "Memories of Hu" interview with Roger Garcia (Hong Kong International Film Festival Society) by Frédéric Ambroisine 
• Interview with actress Hsu Feng by Frédéric Ambroisine 
• Interview with actor Ng Ming-choi by Frédéric Ambroisine 
• First pressing of 2000 copies also includes a slipcase featuring new artwork by Grégory Sacré (Gokaiju) and a collector’s booklet featuring new writing on the film by Jonathan Clements.

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88 Films takes on the ABSURD Italian slasher (review)

Joe D'Amato and George Eastman take on the slasher genre an ABSURD rip-off of HALLOWEEN in which a small town is terrorized by a mad killer whose path of carnage eventually settles on a house in the countryside where a nurse, a babysitter, a bratty little boy, and a paraplegic girl have been left alone for the night.  George Eastman, Annie Belle, and Edmund Purdom star.

REVIEW LINK: 88 Films (UK) Region ALL 4K UltraHD/Blu-ray Combo (DVDCompare)

ABSURD 4K UltraHD/Blu-ray Combo specs:

• Disc One (4K UltraHD):
• English Version (94 minutes): 
• 2160p24 HEVC 1.85:1 Widescreen (HDR10) 
• English DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0 Mono 
• Optional English SDH Subtitles 
• Audio Commentary by film historians Eugenio Ercolani and Nanni Cobretti 
• Audio Commentary by The Hysteria Continues 
  
• Italian Version (88 minutes): 
• 2160p24 HEVC 1.85:1 Widescreen (HDR10) 
• Italian DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0 Mono 
• Optional English Subtitles 
• "Absurd" Export Trailer
• Disc Two (Blu-ray):
• English Version (94 minutes): 
• 1080p24 MPEG-4 AVC 1.85:1 Widescreen 
• English DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0 Mono 
• Optional English SDH Subtitles 
• Audio Commentary by film historians Eugenio Ercolani and Nanni Cobretti 
• Audio Commentary by The Hysteria Continues 
• Italian Version (88 minutes): 
• 1080p24 MPEG-4 AVC 1.85:1 Widescreen 
• Italian DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0 Mono 
• Optional English Subtitles 
• "When Luigi Met George" interview with actor/screenwriter Luigi Montefiori 
• "The Absurd Factor" interview with actor/screenwriter Luigi Montefiori 
• "The Sound of Filmirage" interview with composer Carlo Maria Cordio 
• "An Uncredited Biker" interview with filmmaker Michele Soavi 
• "How ABSURD: An Italian Slasher" visual essay by film historian Mike Foster 
• "Absurd" Export Trailer
• Comes with a reversible sleeve featuring new art by Graham Humphreys and original Italian poster. 

88 Films website exclusive edition includes a rigid slipcase with original VHS artwork, doublesided A3 poster, and a 40-page perfectbound book featuring: - "Absurd - Joe D'amato and the Outer Limits of Bad Taste" by David Flint; - "Rosso Sangue" by Johnny Mains; - "No Saints Day - Absurd, the Italian Halloween" by Jon Dear; - "Slasher Italian Films …and No Sex Please" by Pier Maria Bocchi; - and "Absurdly Awesome" by Mia Boffey.

88 Films takes a bite out of ANTHROPOPHAGUS (review)

It's not the fear that tears you apart, it's ANTHROPOPHAGOUS.  ZOMBIE's Tisa Farrow accompanies a group of friends to a Greek island only to discover that it has been deserted and the only other living thing is a beast that craves human flesh.  George Eastman also stars.

REVIEW LINK: 88 Films (UK) Region ALL 4K UltraHD/Blu-ray Combo (DVDCompare)

ANTHROPOPHAGUS 4K UltraHD/Blu-ray Combo specs:

• Disc One (4K UltraHD):
• 2160p24 HEVC 1.66:1 Widescreen (HDR10) 
• English or Italian DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0 Mono 
• Optional English SDH Subtitles (for English audio) and English Subtitles (for Italian audio) 
• Audio Commentary by film historians Eugenio Ercolani and Nanni Cobretti 
• Italian Theatrical Trailer
• Disc Two (Blu-ray):
• 1080p24 MPEG-4 AVC 1.66:1 Widescreen 
• English or Italian DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0 Mono 
• Optional English SDH Subtitles (for English audio) and English Subtitles (for Italian audio) 
• Audio Commentary by film historians Eugenio Ercolani and Nanni Cobretti 
• "Resurrecting the Monster" interview with filmmaker Dario Germani 
• "The Sacrificial Lamb" interview with actress Zora Kerowa 
• "The Grim Reaper" interview with actor Luigi Montefiori 
• "Joe, The Monster and Me" archival interview with actor Luigi Montefiori 
• Deleted Scene with introduction by film historian Eugenio Ercolani 
• "The Guts of It All" visual essay by film historian Eugenio Ercolani 
• Italian Theatrical Trailer 
• English Export Trailer 
• U.K. Video Trailer 
• U.S. VHS Trailer
• Comes with a reversible sleeve featuring new art by Graham Humphreys and original Italian poster.
• 88 Films Website Exclusives include a rigid slipcase with original VHS artwork, doublesided A3 poster, and a 40-page perfectbound book featuring:
  - "Islands Of Death: Horrors Of The Greek Archipelago" by John Llewellyn Probert;
  - "Devouring the Innocent: Women and Children as Cannibalistic Prey in <i>Anthropophagous</i>" by Zoë Rose Smith;
  - "So Horrific It Must Be Real: The Trials and Tribulations of <i>Anthropophagous the Beast</i>" by David Flint;
  - and "The Savage Island" by Daniel Burnett.
   

Celluloid Dreams investigates THE CASE OF THE BLOODY IRIS (review)

Jennifer and fellow model Marilyn move into a modern apartment building into the unit where the previous tenant was murdered.  It turns out that is not the only murder that has plagued the building, and Jennifer soon wonders if it is her violent ex, her new lover, or one of her neighbors that is stalking her through the corridors in this giallo starring George Hilton and Edwige Fenech.

REVIEW LINK: Celluloid Dreams (US) Region ALL 4K UltraHD/Blu-ray (DVDCompare)

THE CASE OF THE BLOODY IRIS 4K UltraHD/Blu-ray Combo specs:

• Disc One (4K UltraHD):
• 2160p24 HEVC 2.39:1 Widescreen (HDR10) 
• English and Italian DTS-HD Master Audio 1.0 
• Optional English SDH and English Subtitles 
• English or Italian Opening Credits via Seamless Branching
• Audio Commentary by film historian Guido Henkel 
  
• Disc Two (Blu-ray):
• 1080p24 MPEG-4 AVC 2.39:1 Widescreen 
• English and Italian DTS-HD Master Audio 1.0 
• Optional English SDH and English Subtitles 
• English or Italian Opening Credits via Seamless Branching 
• Audio Commentary by film historian Guido Henkel 
• "Drops of Giallo" interview with screenwriter Ernesto Gastaldi and director Giuliano Carnimeo 
• "Flowers of Blood" interview with actor George Hilton 
• "Marilyn" interview with actress Paola Quattrini 
• International Trailer 
• Italian Theatrical Trailer 
• Image Gallery 
• Outtakes Reel
• Comes with a slipcover and insert with credits, information about the restoration, and a promotion for the next release.

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Second Run returns home with HEIMAT (review)

Edgar Reitz's epic German television saga chronicles the changes to a German village from 1919-1982 as seen through the eyes of the Simon family torn apart and brought together by war, compassion, greed, love, and lust.

REVIEW: Second Sight (UK) Region B Blu-ray (DVDCompare)

HEIMAT Blu-ray specs:

• 1080i50 MPEG-4 AVC 1.66:1 widescreen
• German LPCM 2.0 mono
• Optional English subtitles
• Eleven episodes on five Blu-ray discs
• Bonus Blu-ray disc featuring:
• "HEIMAT - The Hunsrück Villages: Stories From The Film Locations" Edgar Reitz's 2-hour documentary 'prologue' to HEIMAT
• Interview with Edgar Reitz
• "Maria's Story: Marita Breuer on Heimat" featurette
• "Christian Reitz: Restoring HEIMAT" featurette
• "Showing Not Talking: Jan Harlan on HEIMAT" featurette
• Visual Essay by Daniel Bird

Fun City Editions hits the road with RADIO ON (review)

When a radio DJ discovers his brother has mysteriously died, he takes to the road from London to Bristol to find out way and encounters a number of odd personalities along the way in this British/German "road movie" with music by David Bowie, Kraftwerk, Devo, and more.

REVIEW LINK: Fun City Editions (US) Region A Blu-ray (DVDCompare)

RADIO ON Blu-ray specs:

• 1080p24 MPEG-4 AVC 1.85:1 Widescreen
• English DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0 Mono
• Optional English SDH Subtitles
• Audio Commentary by film historian Kier-La Janisse 
• "Before the Explosion of the Image Bank" interview with director Chris Petit 
• "A Little Bit Kitsch, But Ice Cold: Retro-futurism in Focus" audio discussion with Vic Pratt and director Chris Petit 
• Interview with Chris Petit & Keith Griffiths 
• "Radio On (Remix)" video essay 
• Image Gallery 
• Theatrical Trailer 
• Reversible cover 

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Wild Eye Releasing and Visual Vengeance give voice to SCREAM QUEEN (review)

When scream queen Malicia Tombs (Linnea Quigley) perishes in a car explosion, the crew of her latest film - and the suspects in her death - are invited to a remote mansion to finish her film by a mysterious host and a killer stalking the halls.  From the director of CAMP BLOOD.

REVIEW LINK: Wild Eye Releasing (US) Region ALL Blu-ray (DVDCompare)

SCREAM QUEEN Blu-ray specs: 

• Director's Cut (74 minutes):
• 1080i60 MPEG-4 AVC 1.33:1 Pillarboxed Fullscreen 
• English Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono 
• Optional English SDH Subtitles 
• Audio Commentary by writer/director Brad Sykes
• Producer's Cut (79 minutes):
• 1080i60 MPEG-4 AVC 1.33:1 Pillarboxed Fullscreen 
• English Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono 
• "Once Upon a Time in Horrorwood" interview with writer/director Brad Sykes 
• Interviews: 
• actress Linnea Quigley 
• editor Mark Polonia 
• Behind the Scenes Image Gallery 
• Linnea Quigley Image Gallery 
• Original Script Excerpts 
• Original Trailer 
• Visual Vengeance Trailer 
• Comes with a slipcover, reversible cover, video rental store card, sheet of twelve stickers, and foldout poster.

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Wild Eye Releasing and Visual Vengeance knock on THE WRONG DOOR (review)

When a radio mystery drama student and part-time singing telegram knock on THE WRONG DOOR, he becomes entangled in a murder and may just be the next victim in this Super 8-lensed regional thriller.

REVIEW LINK: Wild Eye Releasing (US) Region ALL Blu-ray (DVDCompare)

THE WRONG DOOR Blu-ray specs: 

• Original Cut (74 minutes):
  
• 1080p24 MPEG-4 AVC 1.37:1 Pillarboxed Fullscreen
• English Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo
• Optional English SDH Subtitles
• Audio Commentary on the original cut by co-directors Bill Weiss and Shawn Kerby 
• Audio Commentary on the original cut by co-director James Groetsch and producer John Schonebaum
  
• Director's Cut (67 minutes):
• 1080i60 MPEG-4 AVC 1.37:1 Pillarboxed Fullscreen
• English Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo
• "Men Make Movie, If Not Million$: The Making of THE WRONG DOOR" documentary 
• Interviews with co-directors James Groetsch, Shawn Korby, and Bill Weiss, and actor Matt Felmlee 
• "Distributing THE WRONG DOOR" interview with "Film Threat" magazine writer Chris Gore 
• Super 8 Short Films: 
• "Raiders of the Lost Bark" (1983) 
• "The Pizza Man" (1988) 
• "The Gale Whitman Show" TV episode 
• Original MUTHER Video VHS Intro 
• Image Gallery 
• Original Storyboards Gallery 
• Film Threat Review 
• "Now Hiring" Trailer 
• Visual Vengeance Trailer 
• Comes in a slipcover with a reversible sleeve, "The Wrong Door" door tag, foldout poster, and a sheet of twelve stickers.

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Severin Films rebirths BAD BIOLOGY (review)

What happens when a woman with a mutant sex drive meets a man whose genitals have a life of their own... death, disaster, and multiple orgasms in the comeback film of BASKET CASE's Frank Henenlotter BAD BIOLOGY.

REVIEW LINK: Severin Films (UK) Region ALL 4K UltraHD/Blu-ray (DVDCompare)

BAD BIOLOGY 4K UltraHD/Blu-ray specs: 

• Disc One (4K UltraHD):
• 2160p24 HEVC 1.78:1 Widescreen (HDR10) 
• English DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 and 2.0 Stereo 
• Optional English SDH Subtitles 
• Audio Commentary by director Frank Henenlotter, director of photography Nick Deeg and actor Anthony Sneed 
• Audio Commentary by director Frank Henenlotter and producer R.A. Thorburn
• Disc Two (Blu-ray):
• 1080p24 MPEG-4 AVC 1.78:1 Widescreen 
• English DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 and 2.0 Stereo 
• Optional English SDH Subtitles 
• Audio Commentary by director Frank Henenlotter, director of photography Nick Deeg and actor Anthony Sneed 
• Audio Commentary by director Frank Henenlotter and producer R.A. Thorburn 
• "Spook House" documentary
• "In the Basement with Charlee Danielson"
• "Deeg and Sneed" conversation with director of photography Nick Deeg and actor Anthony Sneed
• "Swollen Agenda" interview with makeup effects artist Gabe Bartalos
• "Beyond Bad" documentary
• "F**k Face: The Man Behind the Lens"
• "Suck" short film by Anthony Sneed
• "Legendary Loser" music video by R.A. The Rugged Man 
• Thorburn Image Gallery
  

MVD bares it all with the Skinmax Double Feature of FORBIDDEN PASSIONS and LURID TALES: THE CASTLE QUEEN (review)

Virtual reality gets sexy with this Skinmax double feature.  In FORBIDDEN PASSIONS, software designer Mara dies in a fire while hooked up to her VR program and is given the chance to help her users with their sexual problems on the virtual plane.  In LURID TALES: THE CASTLE QUEEN, a stressed out college student tries a VR rig and wakes up in medieval England as the guest of a sexy widow and her sisters who use their charms to fend off enemies who try to steal their land.

REVIEW LINK: MVD Visual (US) Region 0 NTSC DVD (DVDCompare)

FORBIDDEN PASSIONS/LURID TALES: THE CASTLE QUEEN DVD specs:

• 16:9 Anamorphic 1.33:1 Pillarboxed Fullscreen
• English Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo
• Optional English SDH Subtitles
• Video Trailers

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Acorn Media solves whodunits with HARRY WILD: SERIES 1 AND 2 (review)

Jane Seymour is retired literature professor Harry Wild who takes a troubled teen under her wing as she turns into an amateur detective investigating crimes under the nose of her detective son in this AcornTV original series.

REVIEW LINK: Acorn Media (UK) Region 0 PAL DVD (DVDCompare)

HARRY WILD - SERIES 1 AND 2 DVD specs:

• Twelve episodes on four dual-layer DVDs
• 16:9 anamorphic 2.00:1 widescreen
• English Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo
• Behind the Scenes featurettes
• Picture Gallery
  

88 Films salutes YES, MADAM! (review)

Michelle Yeoh is a Hong Kong cop who teams up with an American copy played by Cynthia Rothrock to track down the killer of their mentor with the unwelcome help of a trio of bumbling thieves.

REVIEW LINK: 88 Films (US) Region A Blu-ray (DVDCompare)

YES, MADAM! Blu-ray specs:

• Hong Kong Version:
• 1080p24 MPEG-4 AVC 1.85:1 Widescreen 
• Cantonese DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0 Mono (theatrical mix), Cantonese DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0 Mono (home video mix), and English DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 (home video mix)
• Optional English Subtitles 
• Audio Commentary by Hong Kong film expert Frank Djeng
• Export Version:
• 1080p24 MPEG-4 AVC 1.85:1 Widescreen 
• English Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono (classic dub) 
• Select Scene Commentary by actress Cynthia Rothrock and Frank Djeng on the Airport Scene 
• Select Scene Commentary by actress Cynthia Rothrock and Frank Djeng on the Final Fight Scene 
• Introduction by actress Cynthia Rothrock 
• "Battling Babes" featurette 
• Interview with actress Michelle Yeoh 
• "Ladies First" interview with actor Mang Hoi 
• "A Team Player" interview with actress Cynthia Rothrock 
• Hong Kong Theatrical Trailer
  

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88 Films goes on duty with ROYAL WARRIORS (review)

A Japanese cop bent on avenging his slain partner teams up with a Hong Kong female police officer in pursuit of a pair of deadly Japanese thieves in this early example of the "Girls with Guns" genre starring Michelle Yeoh.

REVIEW LINK: 88 Films (US) Region A Blu-ray (DVDCompare)

ROYAL WARRIORS Blu-ray specs: 

• 1080p24 MPEG-4 AVC 1.85:1 Widescreen
• Cantonese/Japanese DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0 Mono (theatrical mix), Cantonese/Japanese DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0 Mono (alternate mix), English DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 (new dub), and English DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0 Mono (classic dub) 
• Optional English Subtitles 
• Audio Commentary by Asian film expert Frank Djeng 
• English "In the Line of Duty" Title Sequence 
• Missing Airplane Scene Inserts 
• Hong Kong Theatrical Trailer 
• English Theatrical Trailer

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Acorn Media investigates WHITSTABLE PEARL: SERIES 1 AND 2 (review)

Having given up her dream of being a police officer in London when she got pregnant, Pearl Nolan has been running a restaurant in her home village of Whitstable for the last twenty years with her mother.  With her son about to go off to college, Pearl decides her second act will be as a private detective but she becomes the chief suspect when her seafood supplier is found dead and tangled in his nets.  Over two series of twelve episodes, Pearl butts heads with "down from London" police detective Mike McGuire in a battle of professionally-honed instincts versus insider knowledge.

REVIEW LINK: Acorn Media (UK) Region 0 PAL DVD (DVDCompare)

WHITSTABLE PEARL SERIES 1 AND 2 DVD specs:

• Twelve episodes on four dual-layer DVDs
• 16:9 Anamorphic 2.00:1 Widescreen
• English Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo
• Optional English HoH Subtitles
• Behind the Scenes for both series
• Image Galleries
  

Fun City Editions aims a handgun DEEP IN THE HEART of Texas (review)

Kathleen moves from Boston to Dallas to teach high school where she is introduced to Larry, a handsome attorney whose love of guns is more than a hobby.  When he rapes her at gunpoint, Kathleen decides to take revenge on her own terms in this atypical deconstruction of the rape-revenge film and satire of American gun culture.

REVIEW LINK: Fun City Editions (US) Region A Blu-ray (DVDCompare)

HANDGUN Blu-ray specs:

• 1080p24 MPEG-4 AVC 1.85:1 Widescreen
• English DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0 Mono
• Optional English SDH Subtitles
• Audio Commentary by film historians Erica Shultz and Chris O'Neill 
• Archival interview with producer/writer/director Tony Garnett 
• Image Gallery 
• Theatrical Trailer 
• Comes with a booklet featuring a new essay by Alexandra Heller-Nicholas. 
• The first pressing includes and a limited edition slipcover with newly-commissioned front and back artwork by Tom Ralston.

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Film Movement and Rainer Werner Fassbinder crack the case of KAMIKAZE 89 (review)

Filmmaker Rainer Werner Fassbinder had his first film lead and final acting role in 1982's KAMIKAZE '89.  Loosely based on Per Wahlöö's "Murder on the 31st Floor", the film finds Fassbinder as alcoholic police lieutenant Jansen investigating a bomb threat against The Combine, the monolithic company that controls all arts, news, and entertainment for The Federal Republic of Germany.  He's got "ninety six hours to crack his last case... his time's already up."

REVIEW LINK: Film Movement/Vinegar Syndrome (US) Region ALL Blu-ray (DVDCompare)

KAMIKAZE 89 Blu-ray specs:

• 1080p24 MPEG-4 AVC 1.66:1 widescreen
• German LPCM 2.0 mono
• Optional English subtitles
• Audio Commentary by producer Regina Ziegler
• Hour documentary "Rainer Werner Fassbinder: The Last year"
• Theatrical Trailer
• John Cassavetes' Radio Spots for KAMIKAZE 89
• Previews
• Booklet by Nick Pinkerton and Samuel B. Prime

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