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Synapse Films työstää parhaillaan uutta 4K-masteria klassikosta Lemora (1973). Tällä välin tietoa tulevasta:


"MASSACRE AT CENTRAL HIGH! The violent cult-classic gets the HD treatment and, for the first time EVER, gets a truly authorized optical disc format release in conjunction with director Rene Daalder. Coming from Synapse Films on DVD and Blu-ray in 2016!"


"Synapse Films is proud to announce work has begun on MASSACRE AT CENTRAL HIGH, directed by Rene Daalder. Rene has completed and supervised a beautiful HD transfer for us, and we are in the process of locating the original audio sound elements (stored at Paramount, evidently, so we're working with their legal department as fast as we can to get access) and doing some additional work at Reliance Mediaworks/Prime Focus for picture restoration (the master was created from a negative element, but were making it the best we can make it!)."


"Extras are still to be coordinated, so no further info on additional supplemental material is available at this time (Rene is busy now working on a new film, so we are waiting for him). We'll give more info on the release, as we have it. We may be able to post some sample frames of the new HD master in the near future."




Devil Hunter / Cannibal Terror – 8/20 on Blu-ray from @ Severin Films.





Kino Lorber


"Coming Soon! On Blu-ray and DVD! DELTA FORCE 2 (1990) Starring Chuck Norris, Billy Drago, John P. Ryan, Richard Jaeckel and Mark Margolis – Directed by Aaron Norris."

Toivottavasti tuo pray for death on r-rated versio. Olen pikkusieluinen wanker mutta henkilökohtaisesti vituttaa ajats jokin elokuvaa oikeasti vähemmän arvostava joka ei raaskinut hommata koch median julkaisua saa 66,33% halvemmalla jonkin "paskalafkan" julkaisun samasta rainasta...Ja ostin vielä kaksilla kansilla mutta sehän oma vika....Swordkill tulee kyllä hankittua...

MGM/UA:n hd-printti on oiva osoitus onnistuneesta siirroksesta – cinemascopelle tyypillistä kuva-alan laidoilla ilmenevää osittaista pehmeyttä sekä tuotannollisista tekijöistä johtuvaa kuvan terävyyden fokuksen ajoittaista herpaantumista lukuunottamatta. Lisäksi ranskalaisesta raakileesta leffaan suht saumattomasti editoidut

unrated-kohtaukset on kelvollisessa kuosissa laadusta puhuttaessa, vaikka väreiltään haaleampi ja yleissävyltään hivenen tummahko toisto yhdistettynä äänen matalimpien taajuuksien lievään ylikorostumiseen kyseenalaistaakin hulppean hintapyynnön tässä yhteydessä, olkoonkin, että kyse on rajoitetusta painoksesta.


Sikäli sataykkönen, kaikkia järjellisiä olettamuksia vasten, onnistuisi navigoimaan elokuvan täysipitkän version kauttaaltaan korkeammalla resoluutiolla ja työstämään kyseisestä Kosch Media ‑julkaisun tappajan, voitanee tuolloin jo puhua jonkin sortin kulttuurisaavutuksesta.

Neon Maniac (26.7.2015 14:17)

Sikäli sataykkönen, kaikkia järjellisiä olettamuksia vasten, onnistuisi navigoimaan elokuvan täysipitkän version kauttaaltaan korkeammalla resoluutiolla ja työstämään kyseisestä Kosch Media ‑julkaisun tappajan, voitanee tuolloin jo puhua jonkin sortin kulttuurisaavutuksesta.

Tuo olisi niin kova juttu että voisi toteutuessaan hyvin mielin antaa pitkät koch median julkaisun todennäköisesti rajulle arvon-nousulle lähivuosina...Parempi versio kuitenkin ajaa harvinaisuuden edelle koska itse katselukokemuksen miellyttävyys tärkeämpi kuin minkä arvoinen hyllyssä oleva kiekko on...

boyka (26.7.2015 18:53)

Neon Maniac (26.7.2015 14:17)

Sikäli sataykkönen, kaikkia järjellisiä olettamuksia vasten, onnistuisi navigoimaan elokuvan täysipitkän version kauttaaltaan korkeammalla resoluutiolla ja työstämään kyseisestä Kosch Media ‑julkaisun tappajan, voitanee tuolloin jo puhua jonkin sortin kulttuurisaavutuksesta.

Tuo olisi niin kova juttu että voisi toteutuessaan hyvin mielin antaa pitkät koch median julkaisun todennäköisesti rajulle arvon-nousulle lähivuosina...Parempi versio kuitenkin ajaa harvinaisuuden edelle koska itse katselukokemuksen miellyttävyys tärkeämpi kuin minkä arvoinen hyllyssä oleva kiekko on...

"Simon DiabolikPlease do everything you can to locate the unrated uncut Pray For Death. The US R rated version is censored."
" "101 FilmsThanks for the feedback all, we'll check with MGM today, hopefully we can locate an HD print of the uncut version"

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Mahtaakohan löytyä? Millä 

antaumuksella 

Kosch Media alkujaan "etsi" mahdollista uncut HD printtiä elokuvasta? 

Itsekkin tuli hankittua koch median Pray For Death julkaisu kohtalaisen isoon hintaan (101 films Pray For Death preorder hinta £10). Toivottavasti leikkaamaton HD printti silti löytyisi!

Code Red DVD ottanut tehtäväkseen julkaista kasarislasherin Fatal Games (1984) aka The Killing Touch aka Olympic Nightmare. Julkaisuajankohdasta, sen enempää kuin formaatista, ei vielä tätä kirjoittaessa ole virallista ilmoitusta, mutta lafkan pääpirun oikukkuuden tuntien veikattakoon sinikiekolle vähintään rajoitettua kappalemäärää.



"Independent U.S. distributors Slasher // Video and Olive Films will bring a number of new genre titles to Blu-ray in September. Amongst them are: Mark Freed's Shock 'Em Dead, David A. Prior's Killer Workout, and Paul Ragsdale's Cinco de Mayo."


"Please note that all upcoming Slasher // Video releases will be distributed by Olive Films."

29.9.2015

NOTE! Splatter: Architects of Fear, Death Nurse, Death Nurse 2, Cemetery Sisters and Boardinghouse are dvd only releases







"Independent U.S. distributors Severin Films have detailed their upcoming Blu-ray release of director Brian Trenchard-Smith's film Turkey Shoot a.k.a. Escape 2000 (1984), starring Steve Railsback, Olivia Hussey, and Michael Craig. The release will arrive on the market on September 8."


"Synopsis: In a totalitarian society a few years from now, innocent 'deviants' like Paul (Steve Railsback) and Chris (Olivia Hussey) are forced into government camps where their 'rehabilitation' includes beatings, rape a and torture. But the most shocking brutality is still to come when they are chosen for the 'Turkey Shoot,' a horrific hunt by the sadistic warden and his wealthy friends using prisoners as human prey."


Supplemental Features:


Not Quite Hollywood Extended Interviews with: Brian Trenchard Smith, Antony I. Ginnane, Steve Railsback, Lynda Stoner, Roger Ward, Gus Mercurio, Bob McCarron

The Ozploitation Renaissance – Round table discussion with director Brian Trenchard-Smith, producer Antony I. Ginnane, and Ozploitation cinematographer Vincent Monton. (26 minutes)

Turkey Shoot: Blood & Thunder Memories featurette (24 minutes)

Brian Trenchard-Smith Interview (10 minutes)

Audio Commentary with Brian Trenchard-Smith

Turkey Shoot Trailer

Escape 2000 Alternate Title Sequence

Blood Camp Thatcher Alternate Title Sequence





Olive Films


Black Caesar


"Fred Williamson held the reigns as the prominent male lead in several of the blaxploitation era's most popular films including Hammer, Legend of Nigger Charley, Three The Hard Way and Hell Up In Harlem."


"The brutal assault at the hands of a racist cop will inform the life of Tommy Gibbs (Fred Williamson, Hammer), who will grow up to become the reigning head of Harlem's black mafia in Black Caesar."


"Establishing a mob empire that challenges the New York mafia's stronghold on the city, Tommy will prove himself a worthy opponent and a natural born enemy. His volatile romance with chanteuse Helen (Gloria Hendry, Live and Let Die) will set in motion a series of deadly events that the self-proclaimed criminal kingpin, the Black Caesar, may not escape."


"Larry Cohen (Hell Up In Harlem), working from his own script, directs the blaxploitation film Black Caesar that co-stars Art Lund (Bucktown), Val Avery (Donnie Brasco) and D'Urville Martin (Sheba, Baby), featuring a score by James Brown."


STREET DATE: SEPTEMBER 22.




Slaughter


"Academy Award-nominee Rip Torn (Best Supporting Actor, Cross Creek) stars as the psychotic Mafioso who goes head-to-head with the out-for-vengeance Jim Brown in Slaughter."


"This Jim Brown blaxploitation vehicle directed by Jack Starrett (Cleopatra Jones) is the tale of an ex-Vietnam, ex-Green Beret captain known to his friends and enemies alike by one name Slaughter. He's out to avenge the murder of his parents by the psychotic Mafioso Dominic Hoffo (Rip Torn, Men In Black). Slaughter's thirst for vengeance will not be sated, even after a sympathetic mobster's girlfriend, Ann (Stella Stevens, The Poseidon Adventure) is presented to him as a peace offering."


"Gunplay, fist fights and all-out action lies around every corner in Slaughter, co-starring Cameron Mitchell (The Klansman) and Don Gordon (The Mack) and written by Mark Hanna (Gunslinger) and Don Williams (Blood, Black and White)."


STREET DATE: SEPTEMBER 22.

The American Dreamer – 9/22 on Blu-ray & DVD from Etiquette Pictures.




Kino Lorber



"Coming Soon on Blu-ray! Cover Art to be Approved! THE PEOPLE THAT TIME FORGOT (1977) Starring Patrick Wayne, Doug McClure and Sarah Douglas – Directed by Kevin Connor."





"Coming Soon on Blu-ray! Reversible Cover Art to be Approved! THE LITTLE GIRL WHO LIVES DOWN THE LANE (1976) Starring Jodie Foster, Martin Sheen, Alexis Smith and Scott Jacoby – Directed by Nicolas Gessner."





"Coming October 13th on Blu-ray and DVD! THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA (1925/1929) – Starring Lon Chaney and Mary Philbin – Directed by Rupert Julian."


Disc 1


24 frames-per-second version (78 Min.) 1920 x 1080 (1.33:1 pillarbox)

Music composed and performed by Alloy Orchestra (2.0 Stereo)

Theatre organ score arranged and performed by Gaylord Carter (2.0 Mono)20 frames-per-second version (92 Min.) 1920 x 1080 (1.33:1 pillarbox)

Musical setting composed by Gabriel Thibaudeau (2.0 Stereo)Performed by I Musici de Montréal; Conducted by Yuri Turovsky; Claudine Côté, Soprano

Audio commentary by film historian Jon Mirsalis (2.0 Mono)


Disc 2


1925 Version (114 Min.) Standard Definition (4x3)

Musical Setting Arranged and Performed by Frederick Hodges (2.0 Mono)


EXTRAS:


Original Screenplay (91 Min. video scroll)

Montage of Stills (13 Min.)

Interview with composer Gabriel Thibaudeau (9 Min.)

Two travelogues by Burton Holmes, depicting Paris in 1925: PARIS FROM A MOTOR (3 1/2 Min.)

A TRIP ON THE SEINE (3 1/2 Min.)

4.8.2015




Sony (6.10.2015)


"Sony has announced the October 6th, 2015 re-release of Bram Stoker's Dracula in a highly demanded new restoration presentation, replacing the previous, and controversial, release from early in the Blu-ray format's lifespan. The new release will debut Sony's "Supreme Cinema Series." Sony says of the new line, "The Supreme Cinema Series is a premium, limited edition collection befitting beloved cinematic favorites and modern classics."


"Each film is presented with pristine high definition picture, enhanced sound and a collection of new and/or archival special features, creating an ultimate edition for first-time viewers and fans alike. Complete with unique Clear Case packaging, the Supreme Cinema Series is the optimal way to celebrate these unforgettable cinematic experiences."


"Bram Stoker's Dracula will be available as a standard "Supreme Cinema Series" release as well as a limited edition collectible version which will include a high-end clear-case packaging and a 24-page booklet with a new introduction from Director Francis Ford Coppola."


Special features include:


NEW 4K Restoration & Dolby Atmos soundtrack (Dolby TrueHD 7.1 compatible)

NEW Reflections in Blood: Francis Ford Coppola and Bram Stoker's Dracula

NEW Practical Magicians: A Collaboration Between Father and Son

NEW Rare 1993 Commentary with Francis Ford Coppola, Roman Coppola and Greg Cannom

Deleted Scenes

Audio Commentary & Film Introduction by Director Francis Ford Coppola

4 Legacy Featurettes

Tuli Blu-ray.com adminilta tieto, että Deadly Prey on nyt ennakkotilattavissa! Heti tilaukseen. Harmi, ettei Deadliest Prey ollut ekstroissa – meinaan vaan, että kuka sitä lähtee erikseen ostamaan....... Edit: Olive Films vahvisti, että kysessä on aluekoodi A:lle lukittu julkaisu, joten riemu oli ennenaikaista ainakin itselleni, kun ei A-levyt toistu, mutta toivotaan brittijulkaisua meille rajoitteisille.

Arrow Films


UK TITLE ANNOUNCEMENT: Nekromantik 2: Once prosecuted in its native Germany as gloriying violence, Jörg Buttgereits notorious cult classic arrives on home video for the first time in the UK – fully uncut! Released 2nd November.


"RETURN OF THE LOVING DEAD."


"Monika isnt like other young women. She shares her small flat with Rob, a recently disinterred corpse which serves the object of her affections. But then the good-natured Mark comes into her life, and she finds herself torn between the prospect of a normal life with a living partner and her overwhelming love for her rotting bed-fellow."


"Once prosecuted in its native Germany for glorifying violence, Jörg Buttgereits follow-up to his ground-breaking Nekromantik is just as shocking as its reputation would suggest. But its also a profoundly moving (if decidedly twisted) love story, and a thought-provoking meditation on death – that most mysterious aspect of the human condition."


3-DISC DIRECTOR-APPROVED LIMITED EDITION CONTENTS


New High-Definition transfer of the feature from the original 16mm camera negative, supervised by producer Manfred Jelinski

High Definition Blu-ray (1080p) and Standard Definition DVD presentations

Optional English subtitles

Limited Edition packaging featuring new artwork by Gilles Vranckx

Individually-numbered #/3,000 Certificate

Exclusive Limited Edition 100-page book


DISC 1 [BLU-RAY] & DISC 2 [DVD] – NEKROMANTIK 2


Audio commentary with Jörg Buttgereit, co-writer Franz Rodenkirchen, and actors Monika M. and Mark Reeder

Brand new interviews with Buttgereit and Reeder

The Making of Nekromantik 2 – vintage documentary featuring a wealth of behind-the-scenes footage, viewable with two different audio tracks: an English commentary with Buttgereit, Franz Rodenkirchen, Monika M. and Buttgereit biographer David Kerekes, and a German-language audio track featuring radio interviews with Buttgereit and Rodenkirchen, subtitled in English

Outtakes Reel

Nekromantik 2 Livekonzert – footage from the 2011 live performance of the film score in Berlin, featuring Monika M.

Nekromantik 2 Livekonzert – the complete 20-track audio recording of the Berlin concert [DVD-ROM content]

A Moment of Silence at the Grave of Ed Gein – Jörg Buttgereit short film

Two Buttgereit-directed music videos: Rise Up by Die Krupps (1997), starring Monika M., and Die Frau in der Musik by Stereo Total (2007)

Complete collection of Buttgereit feature film trailers: Nekromantik, Der Todesking, Nekromantik 2 and Schramm

Extensive image gallery


DISC 3 [CD] – NEKROMANTIK 2 SOUNDTRACK – LIMITED EDITION EXCLUSIVE


CD featuring the complete Nekromantik 2 soundtrack

100-PAGE BOOK – LIMITED EDITION EXCLUSIVE

Exclusive perfect-bound book featuring new writing on Nekromantik 2 from Electric Sheep editor Virginie Selavy alongside archive pieces, all illustrated with new artwork and original archive stills


+ MORE TO BE ANNOUNCED!





Trick or Treats – August on Blu-ray from Code Red DVD.





Sweet Sixteen – August on Blu-ray from Code Red DVD.





"Coming Soon on Blu-ray and DVD from Kino Lorber! COP (1988) Starring James Woods, Lesley Ann Warren, Charles Durning, Charles Haid and Raymond J. Barry – Based on the Novel "Blood on the Moon" by James Ellroy – Written, Produced and Directed by James B. Harris."





"Raiders of the Living Dead – 8/1 on Blu-ray (Italian) from Quadrifoglio."

I'm Gonna Git You, Sucka / 2.11.2015 UK

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Gonna-Git-You-Sucka-Blu-ray/dp/B0100LRFCE/ref=sr_1_2?s=dvd&ie=UTF8&qid=1439441937&sr=1-2&keywords=im+gonna+git+you+sucka

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A Snake of June - 9/28 on Blu-ray (UK) from Third Window Films."





"9/8 on Blu-ray from Twilight Time."

Kino Lorber


"Coming Soon on Blu-ray! UP THE CREEK (1984) Starring Tim Matheson, Jennifer Runyon, Stephen Furst, Dan Monahan, Sandy Helberg, James B. Sikking and John Hillerman – Directed by Robert Butler."





"Coming Soon on Blu-ray and DVD! I'M GONNA GIT YOU SUCKA (1988) Starring Keenen Ivory Wayans, Bernie Casey, Jim Brown, Isaac Hayes, Antonio Fargas, Steve James, Ja'net DuBois, Dawnn Lewis, John Vernon, Clu Gulager, Damon Wayans, Kadeem Hardison, Anne-Marie Johnson, Clarence Williams III, John Witherspoon, Kim Wayans and David Alan Grier – Written and Directed by Keenen Ivory Wayans."





"Sony Pictures Home Entertainment will release on Blu-ray directors Jean-Pierre Jeunet and Marc Caro's adventure film The City of Lost Children (1995), starring Ron Perlman, Daniel Emilfork, Dominique Pinon, Jean-Claude Dreyfus, and Judith Vittet. The release will be available for purchase later this year. In 1995, the film was nominated for the prestigious Palme d'Or Award at the Cannes Film Festival."





"The Classic Adult Nightmare Returns in HD! 88 FILMS PRESENTS THE CHILDREN OF THE CORN TRILOGY BOX SET!"


"THE ORIGINAL THREE THEATRICAL CLASSICS OBTAIN A STUNNING NEW LEASE OF LIFE. Having experienced a superb first eight months in 2015, including with their critically acclaimed AMERICAN NINJA COLLECTION, 88 Films is thrilled to present another box set of bloody brilliant thrills: CHILDREN OF THE CORN. Released in 1984, and adapted from a popular Stephen King short story, the original CHILDREN OF THE CORN became one of the most successful of the legendary author's page-to-screen adaptations. The hit horror sickie headlines a pre-TERMINATOR Linda Hamilton and Peter Horton (TV's THIRTYSOMETHING) as a travelling couple who unwittingly become trapped in the fictional town of Gatlin, Nebraska, and find themselves stalked by a creepy clan of young cultists. No adult is allowed to survive in Gatlin or else, their prophecy predicts, the harvest will collapse. Suffice to say, all hell soon breaks loose (literally) and demonic entities ensure that Hamilton and her husband are in for a long night... Co-starring popular genre face Courtney Gains (THE 'BURBS) and given a malevolent mid-western touch by director Fritz Kiersch (TUFF TURF), CHILDREN OF THE CORN remains one of the most spine-tingling terror titles of the 1980s."


"Unsurprisingly, this blockbuster bout of bloodshed led to a franchise of fan favourite sequels – although it would take until 1993 for CHILDREN OF THE CORN II: THE FINAL SACRIFICE to rear its rural shocks. Once again set in Nebraska, this frightful follow-up has some members of a nearby town choosing to adopt the surviving adolescents from the previous pot-boiler. Unfortunately for them, a demonic entity out in the cornfields is planning to possess the supposedly sane school-kids so that a new crimson-caked celebration can begin. Featuring some malicious set pieces, and a script co-written by Gilbert Adler (producer of SUPERMAN RETURNS and VALKYRIE), CHILDREN OF THE CORN II: THE FINAL SACRIFICE carves up a thrilling entry into the winning franchise formula."


"Also re-mastered in HD for this very special set is CHILDREN OF THE CORN III: URBAN HARVEST (1995), the concluding episode in the series to see the light of a cinema screen. Perhaps the most potent of all the CHILDREN OF THE CORN sequels, this third instalment gave an early role to future Oscar winner Charlize Theron (MONSTER/ MAD MAX: FURY ROAD). With Nebraska cowering in fear at the thought of another child-led slice and dice revolution, two youngsters are adopted and taken to Chicago – where, it would seem, they are safe from any satanic influences! Alas, the opposite is true, and even big city life is revealed to be irrelevant to our clan of pint-sized psychopaths. Another winner, with a slow-burning sense of suspense and plenty of gory thrills and spills, CHILDREN OF THE CORN III: URBAN HARVEST is a spook-fest that more than deserves its BluRay reappraisal."


"Accompanying this delicious package will also be a new full length documentary feature, THE LIFE, LEGACY AND LEGEND OF DON BORCHERS. As the title suggests this labour of love undertaking focuses on the charismatic and frequently unrecognised genius producer behind CHILDREN THE CORN as well as such B-movie classics as BEASTMASTER (1982), ANGEL (1984), CRIMES OF PASSION (1984), VAMP (1986), TWO MOON JUNCTION (1989), DESIRE AND HELL AT SUNSET MOTEL (1991), DOPPLEGANGER (1993), THE DEMOLITIONIST (1995) and many more. Developed and produced by Calum Waddell and Naomi Holwill of High Rising Productions, and directed by Jim Kunz, this feature production is sure to appease anyone curious about the challenges of creating quality low budget genre cinema."


"Scheduled for release on November 23rd, with an RRP of £34.99, on both BluRay and DVD, the CHILDREN OF THE CORN collector's edition set, which will also come with a franchise-spanning booklet from author Calum Waddell, is sure to have horror film fans screaming with anticipation!"





"Eugenie... the Story of her Journey into Perversion - 12/15 on Blu-ray/DVD/CD from Blue Underground."

"Marquis de Sade's Justine - 12/15 on Blu-ray/DVD/CD from 

Blue Underground."





"Prisoners of the Lost Universe - 12/14 on Blu-ray & DVD (UK) from Odeon."





"Rage of Honor - 12/28 on Blu-ray (UK) from 101 Films."





"Blood and Lace – 11/24 on Blu-ray from Scream Factory."




Future Film 4.11.2015

Muutama yksittäispoiminta

Olive Films'in lähiaikojen tarjonnasta..

Kinjite: Forbidden Subjects


"Kinjite: Forbidden Subjects would be J. Lee Thompson's (Academy Award nominee for Best Director, The Guns of Navarone) final film and his ninth collaboration with actor Charles Bronson (Messenger of Death)."


"Straddling the cultural divide between the East and West, Kinjite: Forbidden Subjects stars Charles Bronson (Messenger of Death) as Lt. Crowe, a coarsened Los Angeles cop whose objectivity is compromised when a case he's investigating hits close to home.Crowe will reexamine his prejudices when he forges a friendship with a Japanese businessman whose daughter he's saved from a child prostitution ring. But an unexpected tragedy will lead the out-for-justice Crowe into uncharted waters as he pursues the murderous pimp known as Duke (Juan Fernández, Bulletproof) in the edge-of-your seat crime drama Kinjite: Forbidden Subjects."


"Written by Harold Nebenzal (The Wilby Conspiracy), the film features supporting performances by Perry Lopez (Chinatown), Peggy Lipton (TV's Twin Peaks), Nicole Eggert (TV's Baywatch) and Sy Richardson (Repo Man)."


STREET DATE: OCTOBER 27.




Messenger of Death


"The brutal murder of three Mormon women and their children is just the tip of the iceberg as an investigative reporter digs into the seamy side of religious fanaticism and political corruption in the compelling crime drama Messenger of Death."


"Newspaper reporter Garret Smith (Charles Bronson, Death Wish) with the help of local editor Jastra Watson (Trish Van Devere, The Changeling) set out to solve the horrific murders which they believe may be linked to a fundamentalist sect whose excommunicated leader, Willis Beecham (Jeff Corey, True Grit) is considered a prophet. Garret and Jastra discover just how deep still waters run as clues and the list of possible suspects pile up, which includes the husband & father of the murder victims (Charles Dierkop, The Sting) and his estranged brother (John Ireland, Red River).Directed by J. Lee Thompson (Kinjite: Forbidden Subjects) from Paul Jarrico's (The Face Behind The Mask) script (based on the book The Avenging Angel by Rex Burns), Messenger of Death co-stars Daniel Benzali (Dead Heat), Laurence Luckinbill (The Boys in the Band), Marilyn Hassett (The Other Side of The Mountain) and Tom Everett (Air Force One)."


STREET DATE: OCTOBER 27.




Mandingo


"Academy Award-winner Richard Fleischer (Best Documentary, Design For Death) directs three-time Academy Award-nominee James Mason (Academy Award Best Supporting Actor nominee for The Verdict; Academy Award Best Supporting Actor nominee for Georgy Girl; Academy Award Best Actor nominee for A Star Is Born) in the antebellum potboiler Mandingo.."


"Warren Maxwell (James Mason, North By Northwest) and his son Hammond (Perry King, The Day After Tomorrow) rule their plantation and its inhabitants with an iron fist. Warren needs to see Hammond wed a woman from a respectable family, sire a son, and acquire a Mandingo slave to breed a stronger slave colony. Hammond finds that "respectable woman" in his bride, Blanche (played at fever pitch by Susan George, Straw Dogs), but her questionable chastity soon has Hammond returning to his wandering ways. When he purchases the beautiful Ellen (Brenda Sykes, Cleopatra Jones) to be a "house slave" and his mistress Blanche is pushed to the edge."


"When the vengeful Blanche forces Mede (Ken Norton, Drum), the newly acquired Mandingo slave, into her bed she is ill prepared for the dire consequences."


STREET DATE: OCTOBER 27.




Stephen King's Sometimes They Come Back


"Tim Matheson (two-time Primetime Emmy-nominee for Best Guest Appearance in TV's The West Wing) gives what Entertainment Weekly called a "truly moving" performance in the "well-acted and skillfully produced" Stephen King's Sometimes They Come Back."


"Based on the short story by Stephen King (The Shining), Sometimes They Come Back, stars Tim Matheson (Animal House) as the troubled Jim Norman who moves back to his hometown with his wife Sally (Brooke Adams, The Dead Zone) and son Scott (Robert Hy Gorman, Forever Young) after accepting a teaching job at the local high school."


"But the town holds dark memories for Jim who moved away years earlier following the murder of his brother, Wayne (Chris Demetral, Blank Check). The young men responsible for the murder met with their own horrific deaths and now those restless spirits have come back for revenge."


"Director Tom McLoughlin's chilling Stephen King's Sometimes They Come Back is adapted for the screen by Lawrence Konnor and Mark Rosenthal (Planet of the Apes co-writers) and co-stars Robert Rustler (Thrashin'), William Sanderson (Blade Runner) and Nicholas Sadler (Scent of A Woman)."


STREET DATE: OCTOBER 27.





[b]Dr. Terror's House of Horrors[/b


"Dr. Terror's House of Horrors is an entertaining horror anthology directed by Freddie Francis, the two-time Academy Award winner for Best Cinematography (Sons and Lovers and Glory) and the renowned cinematographer of Jack Clayton's classic Gothic thriller The Innocents."


"Five men who board a train as strangers will soon find commonality when joined by a sixth passenger, the mysterious traveler known as Dr. Schreck (Peter Cushing). Watch as their destinies unfold in the chilling and "life"-altering horror-thrill ride, Dr. Terror's House of Horrors."


"To while away the time, the good doctor offers to read each passenger's Tarot cards. The innocent parlor game has an unexpected conclusion as each reading unfolds on screen as a terrifying vignette (a werewolf on the loose; a vengeful creeping vine; a tale of voodoo; a disembodied hand coming to life; and a vampire story) the results of which are unpredictable and shocking."


"From director Freddie Francis (The Doctor and The Devils, Dracula Has Risen From The Grave, Tales From The Crypt) and starring horror film royalty Peter Cushing (Horror of Dracula, Evil of Frankenstein) and Christopher Lee (Horror of Dracula, Lord of the Rings), Dr. Terror's House of Horrors features a stellar cast of supporting players including Donald Sutherland (Robert Altman's M.A.S.H., Bernardo Bertolucci's 1900), Max Adrian (Ken Russell's The Devils and The Boyfriend) and Michael Gough (Horror of Dracula, Tim Burton's Batman and Sleepy Hollow)."


STREET DATE: OCTOBER 27.