Vinegar Syndrome screens an AVON TRIPLE FEATURE (review)

Three filthy and grungy Avon shorts from the down and dirty Phil Prince get the Vinegar Syndrome treatment on this 2K-mastered DVD.  The SAVAGE SADISTS hold a pornographer, his wife, and two mistresses hostage and force them into acts of humiliation.  Bud accepts an invitation to the DEN OF DOMINANCE and discovers that it is an S&M club.  The DAUGHTERS OF DISCIPLINE get punished by mom and dad for using their S&M equipment on the neighbor guy.

REVIEW LINK: Vinegar Syndrome (US) Region 0 NTSC DVD (DVD Drive-in)

AVON TRIPLE FEATURE DVD specs:

• 2K scans from 16mm archival elements
• 4:3 non-anamorphic 1.33:1 fullscreen
• English Dolby Digital 1.0

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Severin Films seeks Richard Stanley's LOST SOUL: (review)

The juicy, ugly, true story of how Richard Stanley's adaptation of THE ISLAND OF DR. MOREAU became the John Frankenheimer/Marlon Brando/Val Kilmer bomb is related by Richard Stanley, Fairuza Balk, Rob Morrow, and several others in front of and behind the camera on the disastrous shoot.

REVIEW LINK: Severin Films (US) Region ALL Blu-ray/DVD/CD (DVD Drive-in)

LOST SOUL Blu-ray/DVD/CD specs:

• Disc 1 (Blu-ray):
• 1080p24 MPEG-4 AVC 1.78:1 widescreen
• English LPCM 2.0 stereo
• Optional English subtitles
• Interview Outtakes:
• Richard Stanley
• Marco Hoffschneider
• Jim Sbardelatti
• Graham Humphreys
• Hugh & Ollie
• Graham Humphreys Conceptual Art Gallery with commentary by Richard Stanley
• Archival Interview with John Frankenheimer
• Barbara Steele Audio Interview
• "The Beast of Morbido" featurette
• The Hunt for the Compound - location visit
• Boar Man Diary
• Trailer
• Disc 2 (DVD):
• The H.G. Wells Files:
• Previously Lost 1921 Moreau adaptation "Island of the Lost" by Urban Gad
• "H.G. Wells on Film" featurette
• Richard Stanley on H.G. Wells
• Easter Egg
• Disc 3 (CD):
• "The Island of Dr. Moreau" by H.G. Wells, read by Richard Stanley (.mp3 format)

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LionsGate sows SEEDS OF YESTERDAY (review)

Lifetime's take on V.C. Andrews' "Flowers in the Attic" quartet comes to an explosive climax in SEEDS OF YESTERDAY as a new generation of the family face the dark secrets hidden in Foxworth Hall.

REVIEW LINK: LionsGate (US) Region 1 NTSC DVD (DVDCompare)

SEEDS OF YESTERDAY DVD specs:

• 16:9 anamorphic 1.78:1 widescreen
• English Dolby Digital 5.1
• Optional English SDH and Spanish subtitles
• Previews
• Digital Download Code

Mondo Macabro dances a TANGO OF PERVERSION with THE WIFE KILLER (review)

From Mondo Macabro comes the first two volumes of "The Greek Collection" comprising prolific Greek exploitation director Kostas Karragianis' two stabs at cashing in on the giallo genre.  In TANGO OF PERVERSION, a well-off voyeur thinks he is impotent until he makes love to the corpse of a woman accidentally killed out of jealousy by his friend.  What will he do to continue "reliving" the erotic sensations that can only be enjoyed with the cold and still?  In THE WIFE KILLER, a playboy tires of his wealthy wife and wants to marry his younger mistress.  He plots with a killer to make his wife the next victim of a rapist who has been murdering women and their lovers, but the killer has a contingency plan just in case his partner tries to double cross him.  Released theatrically in the states as THE RAPE KILLER and then on VHS in DEATH KISS.  Mondo Macabro's DVD presents the first release of the film's uncut version.

REVIEW LINK: Mondo Macabro (US) Region 1 NTSC DVD (DVD Drive-in)

TANGO OF PERVERSION DVD specs:

• 4:3 non-anamorphic 1.33:1 fullscreen
• Greek and English Dolby Digital 1.0 mono tracks
• Optional English subtitles
• Interview with the Producer (text)
• About the Film (text)
• Filmographies
• Alternate English Credits
• "Sunshine and Shadows" documentary
• More from Mondo Macabro

THE WIFE KILLER DVD specs:

• 4:3 non-anamorphic 1.33:1 fullscreen
• Greek and English Dolby Digital 1.0 mono tracks
• Optional English subtitles
• "A Crime in Couvari" essay on the factual basis of the film
• About the Film (text)
• Filmographies
• Alternate English Credits
• US Trailers
• "Sunshine and Shadows" documentary
• More from Mondo Macabro

Arrow Films in the web of THE SPIDER (review)

From Denmark comes this Nordic Noir set during the aftermath of World War II when the country was trying to forget its collaboration with the Germans.  A young cub reporter yearns to move up to the crime desk and investigates Copenhagen's black market which he insists is far more organized and lucrative than the government believes it to be.  When two bodies wash up on the shore, the reporter and his seasoned mentor discover that the dead men are a link to a criminal conspiracy overseen by a mastermind known as "The Spider".

REVIEW LINK: Arrow Films (UK) Region 2 PAL DVD (DVDBeaver)

THE SPIDER DVD specs:

• Six Episodes on Two Dual Layer DVDs
• 16:9 anamorphic 1.78:1 widescreen
• Danish Dolby Digital 2.0 stereo
• Optional English subtitles 

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Strand Releasing tries to SET FIRE TO THE STARS (review)

Based on John Malcolm Brinnin's DYLAN THOMAS IN AMERICA, SET FIRE TO THE STARS follows academic Brinnin's account of his attempt to tour Irish poet Thomas in American venues as they each confront their inner demons.  Elijah Wood and Celyn Jones star.

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

SET FIRE TO THE STARS DVD specs:

• 16:9 anamorphic 2.35:1 widescreen
• English Dolby Digital 5.1
• Optional English subtitles
• Deleted Scenes
• Poetry Readings
• Theatrical Trailer
• Previews

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Strand Releasing praises MAY ALLAH BLESS FRANCE! (review)

In this gritty offering from France, Congolese immigrant Regis and his family and friends try to adjust to life in the ghettos of France.  Their dreams of forming a rap group are complicated by Regis' promising academic career and their involvement in various levels of criminal activity to raise funds for recording their music.  Directed by Abd Al Malik from his autobiographical novel.

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

MAY ALLAH BLESS FRANCE! DVD specs:

• 16:9 anamorphic 2.35:1 widescreen
• French Dolby Digital 5.1
• Optional English subtitles
• Theatrical Trailer
• Previews

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