Scorpion Releasing hunts KILLER FISH (review)

Lee Majors, Karen Black, James Franciscus, Margaux Hemingway, Marisa Berenson, and Gary Collins star in Antonio Margheriti's KILLER FISH.  A group of jewel thieves execute a heist on a Brazilian mine and hide the loot in a dam until the heat dies down.  When some of the robbers get antsy and try to retrieve the jewels, the discover that something deadly lurks beneath the waters.

REVIEW LINK: Scorpion Releasing (US) Region 1 NTSC DVD (DVD Drive-in)

KILLER FISH DVD specs:

• 16:9 anamorphic 1.78:1 widescreen
• English Dolby Digital 2.0 mono
• Interview with actor Frank Pesce
• Theatrical Trailer

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Redemption Films takes THE LAST STEP DOWN into BLOOD LUST (review)

Two prostitutes take a virginal newcomer to a Satanic mass to take THE LAST STEP DOWN while Carmilla and Dracula shed their cloaks (and everything else) in search of a virgin bride.

REVIEW LINK: Redemption Films (US) Region 1 NTSC DVD (DVDBeaver)

THE LAST STEP DOWN/BLOOD LUST DVD specs:

• 16:9 anamorphic 1.66:1 widescreen
• English Dolby Digital 2.0 mono
• Short 8mm Bonus Feature "Blood Lust"
• Redemption Films Trailers

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88 Films mutates THE TOXIC AVENGER (review)

A ninety-eight pound weakling is the victim of a cruel and painful prank that transforms him into THE TOXIC AVENGER.  The mutant superhero starts to clean up the corrupt town, ripping criminals limb from limb and falling in love on the side.

REVIEW LINK: 88 Films (UK) Region 0 NTSC DVD (DVDBeaver)

THE TOXIC AVENGER DVD specs:

• 16:9 anamorphic 1.78:1 widescreen
• English Dolby Digital 2.0 mono
• Audio Commentary by co-director Lloyd Kaufman
• 15th Anniversary Introduction
• 30th Anniversary Introduction
• "The Radiation March"
• Intro from the "Toxic Crusaders" cartoon
• "Toxie - 15 Years Later"
• "Tromaville Cafe: The Death of Toxie"
• Troma Studio Building Tour
• "Mopboy Secrets" with actor Mark Torgl
• "Why is Lloyd Kaufman Living in a Refrigerator Box"
• Public Service Announcement
• "Aroma Du Troma"
• Toxic Slide Show
• Theatrical Trailer
• Toxic Trailer Reel
• 88 Films Trailer Park

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Strand Releasing invites YOU AND THE NIGHT (review)

If Alain Robbe-Grillet directed THE BREAKFAST CLUB as an orgy of broody French sophisticates, the result would be something like Yann Gonzalez's YOU AND THE NIGHT.  Beautiful sensory vampires Ali and Matthias (and their crossdressing gypsy maid Udo) invite a series of sexually excited guests - The Star, The Teen, The Stud, and The Slut - to an orgy.  To the rhythms of the M83 soundtrack, their guests shed their facades and reveal the reasons why they seek escape in anonymous sexual encounters, but the specter of death looms over the festivities.

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

YOU AND THE NIGHT DVD specs:

• 16:9 anamorphic 1.66:1 widescreen
• French Dolby Digital 5.1
• Optional English subtitles
• Short film "We Will Never Be Alone Again"
• Alternate Artwork Gallery
• Theatrical Trailer
• Strand Releasing Trailers

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Cinema Libre celebrates the HERO OF THE DAY (review)

In this fictional documentary, filmmaker Allen wants to do a "where are they now" piece on former NFL player Mark Chambers.  Discovering that his idol has fallen on hard times, Allen finds himself losing control of the documentary's focus as Mark leads them on what he promises will be an unforgettable day.  As Mark embarks on a series of first experiences and pursues a possible criminal, Allen is torn between seeing what happens next and his concern for a man that he has come to care about.

REVIEW LINK: Cinema Libre (US) Region 0 NTSC DVD (DVDBeaver)

HERO OF THE DAY DVD specs:

• 16:9 anamorphic 1.78:1 widescreen
• English Dolby Digital 2.0 stereo
• Interview with producer Jeff Rogers
• Theatrical Trailer
• Production Stills
• Cinema Libre Trailers 

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Screen Media exposes LIVE NUDE GIRLS (review)

When Wall Street burnout Shane inherits his uncle's Las Vegas strip club, he is disheartened to learn that the wonderland of his adolescent imagination has fallen on hard times.  With the not-too-helpful input of the club's manager (Dave Foley), Shane's manchild best friend Tommy, and a brainy and sexy waitress he attempts to reverse the club's fortunes.  Meanwhile, his stripper aunt plots against him in an effort to take over the club herself.

REVIEW LINK: Screen Media (US) Region 1 NTSC DVD (DVDBeaver)

LIVE NUDE GIRLS DVD specs:

• 16:9 anamorphic 1.78:1 widescreen
• English Dolby Digital 2.0 stereo
• Deleted Scenes

Strand Releasing falls in love with PARIS-MANHATTAN (review)

In this fluffy romantic comedy, the only man in pharmacist Alice's life is Woody Allen with whom she carries on a private dialogue about life and love through his films.  Just when she seems to be hitting it off with a jazz-loving financier, she also finds herself inexplicably drawn to an alarm specialist whose offers a fresh and blunt perspective on all of the petty dysfunctions of her family that prove that being the black sheep might not be such a bad thing.  Alice Taglioni, Patrick Bruel, Marine Delterme, and Michel Aumont star.

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

PARIS-MANHATTAN DVD specs:

• 16:9 anamorphic 1.85:1 widescreen
• French Dolby Digital 5.1
• Optional English subtitles
• Theatrical Trailer
• Short film "Woody Before Allen"
• Strand Releasing Trailers

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