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