Posted Thu Mar 22, 2018 at 03:45 PM PDT by Steven Cohen
Several cult flicks are in the works for Blu-ray.
Vinegar Syndrome and Severin Films have detailed a new assortment of Blu-ray titles set for release this spring. The lineup includes a wide assortment of cult, exploitation, and horror movies.
First up, Vinegar Syndrome has announced its new lineup of Blu-rays scheduled to arrive later this month and in April...
March 27
Jamaa Fanaka's Welcome Home Brother Charles / Emma Mae starring Marlo Monte, Reatha Grey, Stan Kamber, Jerri Hayes, and Ernest Williams II. Both films have been newly restored from their original camera negatives, and supplements will include:
- "The History of the L.A. Rebellion & Jamaa Fanaka" - an appreciation by Jan-Christopher Horak, Director of the UCLA Film & Television Archive
- Post film Q&A with actress Jerri Hayes from a 2017 screening of EMMA MAE at BAMcinématek in Brooklyn, NY
- Original theatrical trailer
- Multiple original teaser trailers
- Reversible cover artwork
Alexander Cassini's Star Time starring Michael St. Gerard, John P. Ryan, and Maureen Teefy. The film has been newly restored from its original 35mm camera negative and will be presented in its never-before-on-home-video original director's cut. Supplements will include:
- Commentary track with director Alexander Cassini
- "Shooting Star Time" - interview with Cinematographer Fernando Argüelles
- "The Great Performance" - a short film by Alexander Cassini
- Original theatrical trailer
- Reversible cover artwork
Alex de Renzy's Babyface II starring Stacey Donovan, Jamie Gillis, Kristara Barrington, Jerry Butler, Taija Rae, and Tom Byron. The film has been newly restored from its original 35mm camera negative, and supplements will include:
- Original theatrical trailer
- Reversible cover artwork
April 24
Slava Tsukerman's Liquid Sky starring Anne Carlisle, Paula E. Sheppard, Bob Brady, and Susan Doukas. The film has been newly restored in 4K from its original 35mm camera negative. Supplements will include:
- Commentary track with: Slava Tsukerman (director)
- Interview with Slava Tsukerman
- Interview with Anne Carlisle (actress)
- Director's introduction
- "Liquid Sky Revisited" (2017) - 50 minute making-of documentary
- Q&A from a 2017 Alamo Drafthouse Yonkers screening with: Slava Tsukerman, Anne Carlisle and Clive Smith (co-composer)
- Isolated soundtrack
- Never before seen outtakes
- Alternate opening sequence
- Behind the scenes rehearsal footage
- Multiple trailers
- Still gallery
- Cover artwork by Derek Gabryszak
Norman J. Warren's Terror starring John Nolan, Carolyn Courage, and James Aubrey. The disc will feature a new 2K restoration of the film from the 35mm original camera negative. Supplements will include:
- Extensive audio interview with director Norman J. Warren, conducted by Kat Ellinger
- Brand new video interviews with: Norman J. Warren – director, David McGillivray – screenwriter, Carolyn Courage – actress, Tricia Walsh – actress, Mary Maude – actress, and Peter Craze – actor
- Deleted and extended scenes
- Reversible cover
Jim Mallon's Blood Hook starring Mark Jacobs, Lisa Jane Todd, and Patrick Danz. The disc will feature a new 2K restoration of the film from the 16mm original camera negative. Supplements will include:
- "Hook, Line and Sinker" – an interview with director Jim Mallon
- "What's in the Tacklebox?" – an interview with fx artist Jim Suthers
- "First Blood Hook" – an interview with actress Lisa Todd
- Audio interview with cinematographer / editor Marsha Kahm
- Still gallery
- Original theatrical trailer
- Limited edition slipcover designed by Chris Garofalo
- Reversible cover
J. Christian Ingvordsen's Blue Vengeance starring Joe Ambrose, Tom Billett, and Paul Borghese. The disc will feature a new 2K restoration of the film from the 35mm original camera negative. Supplements will include:
- Commentary track with director/actor J. Christian Ingvordsen, moderated by Michael Gingold
- Commentary track with actor John Weiner
- "Making Blue Vengeance" – making-of documentary created by J. Christian Ingvordsen
- "On Blue Vengeance" – a conversation with J. Christian Ingvordsen & Michael Gingold
- "The First Man" (1996) – an unreleased surreal science fiction drama from Blue Vengeance co-writer Danny Kuchuck
- Limited edition slipcover designed by Derek Gabryszak
- Reversible cover artwork
In addition, Severin Films has also detailed several new titles set for release in the coming months...
April 3
Jess Franco's Sinfonia Erotica starring Lina Romay, Susan Hemingway, and Armando Borges. The disc will feature video sourced from a 4k scan of an uncut 35mm print donated by The Instituto de la Sexualidad Humana in Madrid. Supplements will include:
- Jess Franco on First Wife Nicole Guettard - Interview with Director Jess Franco.
- Stephen Thrower on Sinfonia Erotica - Interview with the author of "Murderous Passions - The Delirious Cinema of Jesus Franco."
Jess Franco's The Sadist of Notre Dame starring Lina Romay, Olivier Mathot, and Pierre Taylou. Supplements will include:
- The Gory Days of Le Brady - Documentary short on the legendary Parisian horror cinema.
- Stephen Thrower on Sadist of Notre Dame - Interview with the author of "Murderous Passions - The Delirious Cinema of Jesus Franco."
- Selected Scenes Commentary with "I'm In a Jess Franco State of Mind" Webmaster Robert Monell.
- Treblemakers - Interview with Alain Petit, author of "Jess Franco Ou Les Prosperites Des Bis."
Spring
Joe D'Amato's Emanuelle and the Last Cannibals starring Laura Gemser, Gabriele Tinti, and Nieves Navarro. The disc will feature a brand new 2K remaster of the film prepared for this release. Likewise, the first 2,500 units will include a remastered CD copy of the film's original soundtrack. Supplements will include:
- The World of Nico Fedenco - an interview with the composer (27 min)
- A Run Among the Cannibals - an interview with actress Annamaria Clementi (23 min)
- Dr. O'Brien MD - an interview with actor Donald O'Brien (19 min)
- From Switzerland to Mato Grosso - an interview with actress Monica Zanchi (19 min)
- I Am Your Black Queen - an audio commentary by actress Laura Gemser (11 min)
- Original trailer
You can find the latest specs for all of the titles listed above linked from our Blu-ray Release Schedule.
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