Radiance Films swelters in the RED SUN (review)

A layabout hooks up with a barmaid who shares an apartment with three roommates and becomes entangled in murder and terrorism.  Starring counter culture and style icon Uschi Obermaier.

REVIEW LINK: Radiance Films (US/UK) Region ALL Blu-ray (DVDCompare)

RED SUN Blu-ray specs:

• 1080p24 MPEG-4 AVC 1.66:1 Widescreen
• German LPCM 2.0 Mono
• Optional English Subtitles
• Select Scene Commentary from 2001 with director Rudolf Thome and Rainer Langhans, actress Uschi Obermaier's boyfriend and Kommune 1 member who served as inspiration for the film and was on set for the shoot
• "ROTE SONNE Between Pop Sensibility and Social Critique" visual essay by author Johannes Von Moltke
• "From Oberhausen to the Fall of the Wall" visual essay by film programmer Margaret Deriaz

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Radiance Films visits A QUIET PLACE IN THE COUNTRY (review)

The romantic relationship between Vanessa Redgrave and Franco Nero that started in CAMELOT takes a dark turn in the Italian countryside as artist Leonardo (Nero) wants to get away from the city and the controlling influence of his agent/lover (Redgrave).  Finding a dilapidated Italian villa, he soon discovers that it is haunted by the beguiling spirit of a promiscuous countess whose memory begins to obsess and then possess him.  Directed by Elio Petri.

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

A QUIET PLACE IN THE COUNTRY Blu-ray specs:

• 1080p24 MPEG-4 AVC 1.85:1 Widescreen
• English and Italian LPCM 2.0 Mono
• Optional English SDH Subtitles (for English track) and English Subtitles (for Italian track)
  
• Select-scene Audio Commentary looking at Petri's recurring themes of masculinity by critic and filmmaker Kat Ellinger 
• Interview on the film by author Stephen Thrower 
• Interview with actor Franco Nero 
• Interview with make-up artist Pier Antonio Mecacci 
• U.S. Theatrical Trailer
• Comes with a reversible sleeve featuring artwork based on original posters. 
• Limited edition of 3,000 copies includes a booklet featuring new writing on the film by Simon Abrams, and is presented in full-height Scanavo packaging with removable OBI strip leaving packaging free of certificates and markings.
  

Cauldron Films investigates TOP LINE (review)

Franco Nero is a booze-hound writer in Columbia whose pursuit of an Aztec treasure leads to the discovery of a UFO.  Soon he is on the run from treasure hunters, government assassins, and even an ALIEN TERMINATOR in this Italian sci-fi mashup.

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

TOP LINE Blu-ray specs: 

• 1080p24 MPEG-4 AVC 1.66:1 Widescreen
• English and Italian DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0 Mono
• Optional English SDH and English Subtitles
• Audio Commentary by with film historian Eric Zaldivar, including audio interviews from cast members, Deborah Moore and Robert Redcross, with additional insight on Italian cult films with actors Brett Halsey and Richard Harrison
• "The Strange Case of Ted Archer" interview with film historian Eugenio Ercolani 
• "Black Top!" interview with actor Franco Nero 
• "Alien Terminated: The Alien Theories of Top Line by parapolitics researcher Robert Skvarla" 
• Comes with a reversible cover.
  

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Vinegar Syndrome takes a BLOODBATH AT THE HOUSE OF DEATH (review)

Paranormal investigators studying strange phenomena at a manor house where eighteen people were murdered in one night are in for new carnage in the British horror comedy BLOODBATH AT THE HOUSE OF DEATH starring Vincent Price and comedian Kenny Everett.

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

BLOODBATH AT THE HOUSE OF DEATH 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 and writers Jonathan Rigby and Kevin Lyons 
• "Crying with Laughter" interview with co-writer Barry Cryer 
• Interview with producer Stuart D. Donaldson 
• "Running the Bloodbath: A Look Back at the Making of a Cult Classic" 2008 documentary 
• U.K. Theatrical Trailer 
• U.S. Theatrical Trailer 
• Still Gallery 
• Comes with a reversible cover. 
• Orders directly from Vinegar Syndrome come with the purchasing option of a special limited edition spot gloss slipcover designed by JJ Harrison limited to 5,000 units (the standard edition can also be purchased there at a lesser price).
  

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88 Films falls under the spell of THE SORCERERS (review)

A young man looking for new sensations falls under the spell of THE SORCERERS, a hypnotist and his pleasure-seeking wife who use their new invention to take over his mind and experience all of his sensations from the sensual to the murderous.  Boris Karloff and Ian Ogilvy star in the second film by WITCHFINDER GENERAL's Michael Reeves.

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

THE SORCERERS Blu-ray specs:

• 1080p24 MPEG-4 AVC 1.85:1 Widescreen
• English LPCM 2.0 Mono
• Optional English HoH Subtitles
• Audio Commentary by film journalists William Fowler and Vic Pratt 
• Audio Commentary by film critics Kim Newman and Sean Hogan 
• "Can't Get You Out of My Head - Ian Ogilvy on THE SORCERERS" 
• "Black Magic Camera" interview with assistant cameraman Don Lord 
• "Controlling the Cuts" interview with editor David Woodward 
• Theatrical Trailer 
• Stills Gallery 
• Comes with a reversible sleeve featuring new artwork by Sean Longmore & original poster. 
• The first pressing includes a limited edition reverse-board O-ring slipcover and a booklet by Johnny Mains.
  

88 Films gets stranded on ISLAND OF TERROR (review)

When corpses start turning up on an island off the coast of Ireland, scientists work against the clock to combat a bone-sucking menace.  Peter Cushing and Edward Judd star.

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

ISLAND OF TERROR Blu-ray specs:

• 1080p24 MPEG-4 AVC 1.66:1 Widescreen
• English LPCM 2.0 Mono
• Optional English HoH Subtitles
• Audio Commentary by film historian David Flint
• Stills Gallery
• Theatrical Trailer
• Comes with a reversible sleeve featuring new artwork by Sean Longmore & original poster. 
• The first pressing includes a double-walled reverse-board gloss O-ring slipcover and a booklet featuring "Beware the Silicates on the Island of Terror!" by Barry Forshaw.
   

Eureka takes on THE DOUBLE CROSSERS (review)

When his father is murdered, a Singaporean cop discovers that he was a smuggler and goes after his partner who is now the godfather of Hong Kong in an adventure that has him on the run from the mob in Bali.

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

THE DOUBLE CROSSERS Blu-ray specs:

• Hong Kong Version (100 minutes):
• 1080p24 MPEG-4 AVC 2.35:1 Widescreen 
• Mandarin and English LPCM 2.0 Mono Tracks 
• Optional English Subtitles 
• Audio Commentary by East Asian film expert Frank Djeng (NY Asian Film Festival) 
• Audio Commentary by action cinema experts Mike Leeder and Arne Venema 
• Hong Kong Theatrical Trailer
• Export Version (98 minutes):
• 1080p24 MPEG-4 AVC 2.35:1 Widescreen 
• English LPCM 2.0 Mono 
• Comes with a reversible sleeve featuring original poster artwork. 
• The first pressing 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 challenges A MAN CALLED TIGER (review)

Jimmy Wang Yu headlines "the film Bruce Lee never made" as a Chinese man in Kyoto infiltrating the yakuza to avenge his father's death.

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

A MAN CALLED TIGER Blu-ray specs:

• Original Hong Kong Theatrical Version (112 minutes):
• 1080p24 AVC MPEG-4 2.35:1 Widescreen 
• Mandarin and English LPCM 2.0 Mono Tracks 
• Optional English Subtitles 
• Audio Commentary by East Asian film expert Frank Djeng (NY Asian Film Festival) and Michael Worth 
• Audio Commentary by action cinema experts Mike Leeder and Arne Venema
• 1978 Re-release Version (~79 minutes):
• 1080p24 AVC MPEG-4 2.35:1 Widescreen 
• Mandarin and English LPCM 2.0 Mono Tracks 
• Optional English Subtitles 
• "Cutting Tiger, Hidden Subtitles" video essay by Brandon Bentley 
• Music Videos: 
• "Do You Know What Sadness Means?" 
• "Because I Have Your Love" 
• Textless Opening 
• Hong Kong Theatrical Trailer 
• Comes with a reversible sleeve featuring original poster artwork. 
• The first pressing includes a limited edition O-Card slipcase featuring new artwork by Darren Wheeling, a reversible poster featuring original poster artwork, and a collector's booklet featuring new writing on the film by writer and critic James Oliver, and a short essay by Brandon Bentley about the versions of the film presented on this release.
  

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88 Films gets scorched by NIGHT OF THE BIG HEAT (review)

All of England is in a torrential frost while the island of Fara is experiencing an unprecedented heatwave.  As the temperature climbs, the locals start to suspect that an alien intelligence is responsible for the strange happenings and sudden outbursts of madness in this British science fiction film starring Christopher Lee, Patrick Allen, and Peter Cushing.

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

NIGHT OF THE BIG HEAT Blu-ray specs:

• 1080p24 MPEG-4 AVC 1.85:1 Widescreen
• English LPCM 2.0 Mono
• Audio Commentary by film journalist David Flint 
• "Jane Merrow Remembers NIGHT OF THE BIG HEAT" interview 
• "Mike Higgins Remembers NIGHT OF THE BIG HEAT" interview 
• Stills Gallery 
• Comes with a reversible sleeve featuring new artwork by Sean Longmore and the original poster. 
• The first pressing includes a double-walled reverse-board gloss O-ring slipcover and the booklet "Rising Temperatures on the Night of the Big Heat" by Barry Forshaw.
   

88 Films disrobes for THE PLEASURE (review)

Frenchman Gerard had a long-standing affair with the beautiful Leonora that lasted through her multiple affairs, marriage with children, and even her secret life as a prostitute.  When she dies, he is left with the guardianship of her children, including Ursula who is the very image of her mother and who wants to relive her mother's erotic memories in this classy eighties effort from Joe D'Amato starring Gabriele Tinti, Lili Carati, and Laura Gemser.

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

THE PLEASURE Blu-ray specs:

• English Version (94 minutes):
• 1080p24 MPEG-4 AVC 1.66:1 Widescreen
• English LPCM 2.0 Mono
• Italian Version (90 minutes):
• 1080p24 MPEG-4 AVC 1.66:1 Widescreen
• Italian LPCM 2.0 Mono 
• Optional English Subtitles
• "Clyde on Joe" interview with co-writer Claudio Fragasso 
• "The Pleasure of It All" interview with film critic Franco Grattarola 
• "Filmirage: Sex and/or Violence" visual essay by film historian Mike Foster 
• "Budget Erotica" visual essay by film historian Pier Maria Bocchi 
• Italian Credits 
• English Export Trailer
• Comes with a reversible cover featuring new artwork by Graham Humphreys and the original poster. 
• The first pressing includes a double-walled, anti-scratch matte laminate O-ring slipcover and the booklet featuring "Houses of Tolerance, Joe D'Amato's The Pleasure, Sex and Prostitution in Italy" by Francesco Massaccesi.
  

Vinegar Syndrome wreaks havoc with INTREPIDOS PUNKS/VENGEANCE OF THE PUNKS (review)

A murderous gang of punks overrun Mexico City and only a tough pair of cops can take them on in the landmark Mexican cult films INTREPIDOS PUNKS and VENGEANCE OF THE PUNKS!

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

INTREPIDOS PUNKS/VENGEANCE OF THE PUNKS Blu-ray specs:

• Intrepidos Punks:
• 1080p24 MPEG-4 AVC 1.85:1 Widescreen
• Spanish DTS-HD Master Audio 1.0 Mono
• Optional English Subtitles
• "Intrépidos Punks: A Surrealistic Mexican Scene" documentary with actors Tito Guillen, Socorro Albarran, Carlos Hauptvgel, Fidel Abrego, Olga Rios, Rosita Bouchot and Arturo Masson
• Vengeance of the Punks:
• 1080p24 MPEG-4 AVC 1.85:1 Widescreen
• Spanish DTS-HD Master Audio 1.0 Mono
• Optional English Subtitles
• "La Venganza de los Punks: Punk is Dead" documentary with actors Tito Guillen, Socorro Albarran, Carlos Hauptvgel, Fidel Abrego, Olga Rios, Arturo Masson, Anais De Melo and Juan Moro
• Reversible Cover
• Collector's booklet by Mexican art historian Claudia Pretelin
  

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Altered Innocence gets in bed with OZON'S TRANSGRESSIVE TRIPLE (review)

"Kink, murder, incest, and cannibalism. These are just a few of François Ozon's favorite things in his early features. A masterful chameleon of genre and style with more than 20 years of filmmaking under his belt, Ozon has built a vast and versatile body of work and while he may have gained the spotlight after the critically acclaimed and elegantly subtle 'Under the Sand' (2000) along with the sexy thriller 'Swimming Pool' (2003), this collection rediscovers Ozon's brash roots with a trilogy like no other."

OZON'S TRANSGRESSIVE TRIO Blu-ray specs:

• Disc One:
• Sitcom:
• 1080p24 MPEG-4 AVC 1.66:1 Widescreen
• French DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0 Stereo
• Optional English Subtitles
• Criminal Lovers:
• 1080p24 MPEG-4 AVC 1.85:1 Widescreen
• French DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0 Stereo
• Optional English Subtitles
• Disc Two:
• Water Drops on Burning Rocks:
• 1080p24 MPEG-4 AVC 1.66:1 Widescreen
• French DTS-HD Master Audio 1.0 Mono
• Optional English Subtitles
• Audio Commentary by film historians Cerise Howard and Rohan Spong
• "Little Deaths: Loss and Coming of Age in François Ozon's First Chapter" visual essay by film historian Kat Ellinger 
• Interview with actor Stéphane Rideau 
• Compilation Trailer 
• Bonus Trailers 
• Comes with a pullout poster with artwork by Pierre et Gilles on one side and a critical essay by Juan Barquin and Trae DeLellis on the reverse.
  

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Radiance Films and Raro Video suffer the REVENGE OF THE BLOOD BEAST (review)

British honeymooners get lost in Transylvania coinciding with the resurrection of a witch who swore revenge on her persecutors two hundred years before in Michael Reeves' directorial debut.  Barbara Steele and Ian Ogilvy star.

REVIEW LINK: Raro Video/Radiance Films (UK) Region ALL Blu-ray (DVDCompare)

REVENGE OF THE BLOOD BEAST Blu-ray specs:

• 1080p24 MPEG-4 AVC 2.35:1 Widescreen
• English and Italian LPCM 2.0 Mono
• Optional English SDH Subtitles for the English track and English subtitles for the Italian track
• Audio Commentary by producer Paul Maslansky, and actors Ian Ogilvy and Barbara Steele, moderated by David Gregory 
• Interview with actor Ian Ogilvy 
• Interview with author/critic Kim Newman 
• "A Bloody Journey to Italy" audio interview with actress Barbara Steele 
• Limited edition of 3,000 copies includes a reversible cover and a booklet by Kevin Lyons, author of "The Encyclopedia of Fantastic Film and Television".

Synapse Films tunes into DEMONS 2 in 4K (review)

Demons burst through the television set and infect a hi-tech highrise in Lamberto Bava's sequel to his hit film.  Dario Argento produces.

REVIEW LINK: Synapse Films (US) Region ALL 4K UltraHD (DVDCompare)

DEMONS 2 4K UltraHD specs: 

• International Version:
• 2160p24 HEVC 1.66:1 Widescreen (Dolby Vision) 
• English DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 and 2.0 Stereo 
• Optional English SDH Subtitles 
• Audio Commentary by film historian Travis Crawford
• Italian Version:
• 2160p24 HEVC 1.66:1 Widescreen (Dolby Vision) 
• Italian DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 and 2.0 Stereo 
• Optional English Subtitles
• "Together and Apart" visual essay by author/critic Alexandra Heller-Nicholas 
• "Creating Creature Carnage" interview with special makeup effects artist Sergio Stivaletti 
• "Bava to Bava" interview with filmmaker Luigi Cozzi on the history of Italian horror 
• "Demonic Influences" Federico Zampaglione Speaks 
• "The Demons Generation: Roy Bava Discusses a Legacy in Lacerations" interview with director's son Roy Bava 
• "The New Blood of Italian Horror: Sergio Stivaletti and Michele Soavi from DEMONS to DELLAMORTE DELLAMORE" interview with special makeup effects artist Sergio Stivaletti 
• "Screaming for a Sequel: The Delirious Legacy of DEMONS 2" interview with director Lamberto Bava 
• "A Soundtrack for Splatter" interview with composer Simon Boswell 
• Comes with an insert with information on the transfer.
  

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Synapse Films breaks the fourth wall with DEMONS in 4K (review)

Guests at a special sneak preview of a horror film become infected with a supernatural outbreak in the gory, eighties Italian horror DEMONS directed by Lamberto Bava and produced by Dario Argento.

REVIEW LINK: Synapse Films (US) Region ALL 4K UltraHD (DVDCompare)

DEMONS 4K UltraHD specs:

• International Version:
• 2160p24 HEVC 1.66:1 Widescreen (Dolby Vision) 
• English DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 and 2.0 Stereo 
• Optional English SDH Subtitles 
• Audio Commentary by critics Kat Ellinger and Heather Drain, co-hosts of the Hell's Belles podcast 
• Audio Commentary by director Lamberto Bava, special effects artist Sergio Stivaletti, composer Claudio Simonetti, and actress Geretta Geretta (Giancarlo), moderated by Mike Baronas, Art Ettinger, and Mark Murray
• Italian Version:
• 2160p24 HEVC 1.66:1 Widescreen (Dolby Vision) 
• Italian DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 and 2.0 Stereo 
• Optional English Subtitles
• U.S. Version:
• 2160p24 HEVC 1.66:1 Widescreen (Dolby Vision) 
• English DTS-HD Master Audio 1.0 Mono 
• Optional English Subtitles
• "Produced by Dario Argento" visual essay by author and critic Michael Mackenzie 
• "Dario’s Demon Days" interview with writer/producer Dario Argento 
• "Defining an Era in Music" interview with composer Claudio Simonetti 
• "Splatter Spaghetti Style” interview with Luigi Cozzi 
• "Carnage at the Cinema: Lamberto Bava and His Splatter Masterpiece" interview with director Lamberto Bava 
• "Dario and His Demons: Producing Monster Mayhem" interview with writer/producer Dario Argento 
• "Monstrous Memories: Luigi Cozzi on DEMONS" interview with filmmaker Luigi Cozzi 
• "Profondo Jones: The Critical Perspective" interview with critic Alan Jones 
• "Splatter Stunt Rock" interview with stuntman Ottaviano Dell'Acqua 
• "[Sergio] Stivaletti Q and A" The Festival of Fantastic Films - Manchester, England 25th October 2019 moderated by Michelangelo Stivaletti and Calum Waddell 
• Italian Theatrical Trailer 
• International Theatrical Trailer 
• US Theatrical Trailer 
• Includes an insert with information about the transfer. 

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MVD Visual resurrects GHOULIES II in 4K (review)

The ghoulies escape a priest's attempt to destroy them and hide out in the fun house of a traveling circus, attracting publicity and big business when they start murdering visitors in this horror comedy from the director of ZOLTAN, HOUND OF DRACULA.

REVIEW LINK: MVD Visual (US) Region ALL 4K UltraHD/Region A Blu-ray (DVDCompare)

GHOULIES II 4K UltraHD/Blu-ray specs: 

• Disc One (4K UltraHD):
• PG-13 Version: 
• 2160p24 HEVC 1.85:1 Widescreen (Dolby Vision) 
• English DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0 Stereo 
• Optional English SDH Subtitles 
• R-rated Version: 
• 2160p24 HEVC 1.85:1 Widescreen (Dolby Vision) 
• English DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0 Stereo 
• Optional English SDH Subtitles 
• Introduction by screenwriter Dennis Paoli 
• Theatrical Trailer
• Disc Two (Blu-ray):
• PG-13 Version: 
• 1080p24 MPEG-4 AVC 1.85:1 Widescreen 
• English LPCM 2.0 Stereo 
• Optional English SDH, French, Spanish Subtitles 
• Introduction by screenwriter Dennis Paoli 
• "More Toilets, More Terror: The Making of GHOULIES II" 
• "Under a Magic Moon" interview with screenwriter Dennis Paoli 
• Alternate Scenes 
• Theatrical Trailer 
• Still Gallery 
• Bonus Trailers
• Includes a slipcover, collectible '4K LaserVision' mini-poster, and reversible artwork.

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Second Sight takes part in THE SACRAMENT (review)

Ti West's found footage take on the Jonestown massacre follows a fashion photographer and his video journalism buddies in search of his sister who went from rehab to a cult deep in the jungle of an unknown country.

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

THE SACRAMENT Blu-ray specs: 

• 1080p24 MPEG-4 AVC 1.78:1 Widescreen
• English DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1
• Optional English HoH Subtitles
• "Indie Guys at Heart" interview with actor AJ Bowen 
• "The Best Pathway" interview with actor Joe Swanberg 
• "An Ecstatic State" interview with actor Amy Seimetz 
• "The Itch to Act" interview with Actor Gene Jones 
• "A Wild Ride" interview with producer Peter Phok 
• "Truthiness: Alexandra Heller-Nicholas on THE SACRAMENT" 
• "We’re Not Sinners Here: The Making of THE SACRAMENT" 
• Comes in a rigid slipcase with new artwork by Chris Malbon with a 70-page book featuring new essays by Anton Bitel, Kat Hughes, Rich Johnson and Beth Kelly, as well as six collectors' art cards.
  

88 Films digs up FUNERAL HOME (review)

Young Heather goes to stay with her grandmother for the summer in order to turn the family's former funeral home into a bed and breakfast.  When the guests start disappearing, Heather starts to suspect that there is something going on in the basement in this Canadian slasher.

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

FUNERAL HOME Blu-ray specs:

• 1080p24 MPEG-4 AVC 1.85:1 Widescreen
• English LPCM 2.0 Mono
• Optional English HoH Subtitles
• Audio Commentary by film historians Jason Pichonsky and Paul Corupe 
• Audio Commentary by The Hysteria Continues 
• Isolated Score Selections and Audio Interview With Music Historian Douglass Fake 
• Audio interviews with actor Lesleh Donaldson, first assistant director Ray Sager, and production assistant Shelley Allen 
• "House of Death - Lesleh Donaldson on FUNERAL HOME" 
• "Photographing Horror Films - Mark Irwin on FUNERAL HOME" 
• "The Art of Misdirection - Stephen E. Miller on FUNERAL HOME" 
• "CRIES IN THE NIGHT - Lesleh Donaldson in Conversation with Ray Sager" 
• "Dead and Breakfast" interview with art director Susan Longmire and set assistant Elinor Galbraith 
• "Family Owned and Operated" interview with interview with Brian Allen, president of Premiere Operating, LTD. and son of producer Barry Allen 
• "Secrets and Shadows" interview with cinematographer Mark Irwin 
• "Filming Locations" narrated by Michael Felsher 
• Image Gallery 
• CRIES IN THE NIGHT Radio Spots 
• CRIES IN THE NIGHT TV Spots 
• FUNERAL HOME Paragon VHS Trailer 
• CRIES IN THE NIGHT Theatrical Trailer 
• Comes with a reversible cover. 
• The first pressing includes a matte slipcover.
  

88 Films gives a merry widow ORGASMO (review)

Carroll Baker is a widow in Italy with a pair of sexy American siblings who are after her body and her millions in this giallo from Umberto Lenzi rated X in the United States.

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

ORGASMO Blu-ray specs:

• Italian Version:
• 1080p24 MPEG-4 AVC 2.35:1 Widescreen 
• Italian and English LPCM 2.0 Mono 
• Optional English subtitles for the Italian track, English HoH subtitles for the English track, and English subtitles for undubbed portions of the English track 
• Audio Commentary on the director's cut by film historians Troy Howarth, Nathaniel Thompson, and Eugenio Ercolani 
• Audio Commentary on the director's cut by author/critic Kim Newman and film historian Stephen Thrower
• U.S. X-rated Version:
• 1080p24 MPEG-4 AVC 2.35:1 Widescreen 
• English Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono 
• Optional English HoH Subtitles 
• "Editing for Umberto" interview with editor Eugenio Alabiso 
• "The Cinephile Director" interview with director Umberto Lenzi 
• "Baker's Dozen" visual essay by film historian Mike Foster Reconstructed English "Paranoia" Trailer U.S. X-Rated "Paranoia" 
• Theatrical Trailer 
• Comes with a reversible cover. 
• The first pressing includes a limited edition anti-scratch O-ring slipcase and a booklet featuring "The Satirical Class - Society, Satire and Guilt in Umberto Lenzi’s Orgasmo" by Francesco Massaccesi and "Orgasmic Pleasures" by Mia Boffey.
  

Raro Video and Radiance Films trace THE ITALIAN CONNECTION (review)

When small-time pimp Luca Canali finds himself targeted for death by American gangsters, he unravels a tangled web of betrayals and double-dealing in this brutal crime film from Fernando di Leo starring Henry Silva, Woody Strode, and Mario Adorf.

REVIEW LINK: Raro Video (UK) Region ALL Blu-ray (DVDCompare)

THE ITALIAN CONNECTION Blu-ray specs:

• 1080p24 MPEG-4 AVC 1.85:1 Widescreen
• English and Italian LPCM 2.0 Mono
• Optional English SDH Subtitles for the English track and English subtitles for the Italian track
• "Roots of the Mafia" documentary featuring director Fernando Di Leo, assistant director Franco Lo Cascio, producer Armando Novelli, and actress Franceca Romana Coluzzi
• "… and a Tiny Bullet for a Tiny Kitten" visual essay by film historian Howard S. Berger
• Limited edition of 3,000 copies includes a booklet with new writing by Italian crime expert Austin Fisher.
  

Cauldron Films sets traps for RATMAN (review)

A scientific experiment gone wrong produces a venomous spawn of a rat and a monkey that gets loose and terrorizes the Carribean in this eighties Italian horror film starring David Warbeck, Janet Agren, Eva Grimaldi, Werner Pochath, and the world's shortest actor Nelson de la Rosa.

REVIEW LINK: Cauldron Films (US) Region ALL Blu-ray (DVDCompare)

RATMAN Blu-ray specs:

• 1080p24 MPEG-4 AVC 1.66:1 Widescreen
• English DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0 Mono
• Optional English SDH Subtitles
• "Lighting the RAT MAN" interview with cinematographer Roberto Girometti
• "Framing the RAT MAN" interview with camera operator Federico del Zoppo
• "Just a Fin" audio interview with post-production consultant Alberto de Martino
• Reversible cover
  

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Full Moon enrolls SWEDISH BOARDING SCHOOL GIRLS (review)

Marie-France and her six Swedish schoolmates take pleasure into their own hands... so to speak when the faculty is too busy boinking each other in this German sex comedy from Erwin C. Dietrich.

REVIEW LINK: Full Moon (US) Region ALL Blu-ray (DVDCompare)

SWEDISH BOARDING SCHOOL GIRLS Blu-ray specs:

• 1080p24 MPEG-4 AVC 1.85:1 Widescreen
• English Dolby Digital 5.1 and 2.0 Stereo
• Trailer
  

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