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Umbrella Entertainment has informed us that it is preparing a Blu-ray release of Brian Trenchard-Smith's films Day of the Panther (1988) and Strike of the Panther (1988). The double-feature release will be available for purchase on June 5.



Synopsis:



"Get ready for an Ozploitation double-bill like you've never seen before!Shot on location in Hong Kong and Australia, DAY OF THE PANTHER and its sequel, STRIKE OF THE PANTHER, explode from the screen in a flurry of bloody fists, spiked bats, nunchucks and mullets! Packed with dangerous stunts and muscle cars smoking it up on suburban Perth streets, DAY and STRIKE are a double-bill of rarely seen Ozploitation mayhem that will leave you gasping to rewind and check what you have just seen."



Starring Australian screen icons, John Stanton, Rowena Wallace and Michael Carman, Umbrella Entertainment have dug deep into the vaults of Australian cult cinema to unearth this indie assault, filmed back-to-back in Australia's bicentennial year of 1988.



Directed by Brian Trenchard-Smith (The Man From Hong Kong, Frog Dreaming), these long forgotten Australian action gems have been resurrected and scanned in 4K from their original 35mm interpositive elements. For the first time, these cult time-capsules have been remastered in HD and presented in their original aspect ratios.



DAY OF THE PANTHER "Martial-arts expert, Jason Blade (Edward John Stazak) goes after a criminal gang and its boss, who were responsible for the death of his partner."



STRIKE OF THE PANTHER "Jason Blade is back! After rescuing the daughter of prominent businessman David Summers, from a brothel in Dalkeith, he forms the Crime Task Force to assist in the capture of Jim Baxter (James Richards, Agent Provocateur). When Baxter kidnaps Blade's girlfriend, Gemma Anderson (Paris Jefferson, The Counsellor) Blades seeks revenge but Baxter has found refuge in a deserted power station and wired it with enough explosives to destroy half of Perth."



Special Features and Technical Specs:



· BRAND NEW 4K REMASTERS OF BOTH FILMS

· Original trailers

· Optional English SDH subtitles

· And MORE...

Elitistissäkin lyhyen

arvostelun osakseen saanut DEATH WEEKEND – Tappava viikonloppu (1976) saa HD ensi-iltansa 28.06.2019, kun Itävaltalainen NSM Records julkaisee elokuvan peräti seitsemällä eri kansikuvavaihtoehdolla Mediabook painoksina.

Saksalaisen

Turbine Medien työntäyteiseen julkaisukatalogiin on luvassa lisää klassikoita, kun lafka pistää pihalle pienimuotoisena yllätyksenä KILL SQUAD (1982) syyskuussa. Cronenberg'n CRASH (1996) ja äskettäin ilmoitettua John Landis ‑klassikoa An American Werewolf in London (1981) odotellessa...



"For exactly 37 years, after the theatrical release, this video rental classic was only available on VHS. This could not stand, so we will publish the flick as a world premiere on DVD and Blu-ray. Do not worry, your car wash has no leak and we do not want to stick a used lollipop to your shirt. You get – as usual – the complete Turbine package."



"The film is remastered in Full HD for the first time, and will also contain a Grindhouse version and a 4:3 retro version. Plus lots of bonus materials (interviews, "Trash Tube" special episode, trailer, version comparisons...). But that's not enough! You get a second Blu-ray with the documentaries "Planet of the Tapes" on the 80s VHS cult in Germany and "Schnodder Dub – These lips you can hear" that were specially produced for our edition. But there is always space for one more, so there is also a documentary about the Grindhouse Cinema in the USA."



"But do not grow tired, you roast giblets... a fat booklet by David Renske is waiting for you in the Mediabook with interviews, the production history of the film and the secret mercenary files. And so that you do not cut a fairy-tale character into our wool, there is also an edition in VHS design with posters and a special bonus that you can nail to the wall."



You must look forward to September / October.



P.S .: the US artwork by Drew Struzan, can you imagine that !!

Synapse Films new 4K restoration of Jorge Grau's THE LIVING DEAD AT MANCHESTER MORGUE (1974) will be having its world premiere next month at the Fantasia Film Festival.



https://fantasiafestival.com/en/film...chester-morgue



Quote:



"Hippies. Cops. Zombies. Its Jorge Graus THE LIVING DEAD AT MANCHESTER MORGUE and, despite what the films core ingredients may have you anticipating, this 1974 classic is no laughing matter. Influenced by the counterculture and informed by an anger that speaks to catastrophic environmental neglect, this is one of the great leftfield Euro-horror works of the 70s. Ray Lovelock and Cristina Galbó are hippies on the run from a bitter older cop (Arthur Kennedy) who suspects them of committing cult-like murders that were soon to learn are in fact the handywork of deathless cadavers preying on the living. While taking inspiration from George Romeros sociopolitical Grand Guignol gamechanger, Graus film is a distinct, socially-conscious horror creation of its own that itself went on to inspire future filmmakers."



"Released under a cheerful range of titles 15 in all, among them BREAKFAST AT THE MANCHESTER MORGUE, DONT OPEN THE WINDOW, LE MASSACRE DES MORTS VIVANTS and LET SLEEPING CORPSES LIE – censored differently from one country to another, the film became a fascination object for generations of cinephiles. Kennedy, once having worked with the likes of Elia Kazan, Richard Fleischer and David Lean, now at a point where he was all over Euro prods from Umberto Lenzi, Alberto De Martino and Ferdinando Baldi, is committed as ever here. Among its many attributes, the film features grisly effects by Gianetto De Rossi, who would go on to splatter the screen in a wave of influential Fulci films, including ZOMBIE and THE BEYOND. In recognition of Jorge Graus passing last December, Fantasia is proud to present the World Premiere of Synapse Films restoration of the Spanish maestros most celebrated genre work, a still-startling nightmare creation that was years ahead of its time. Uncut, back from the dead, ready to shock and inspire a new generation." – Mitch Davis



And some notes from Don May Jr. on IG:



Quote:



"So, the announcement is "official" today even though it was disappointingly spoiled online a few days ago (much to my annoyance). But, yes, THIS is the reason Synapse has been rather quiet this past year... I've been working on a 4K restoration of this Jorge Grau horror classic for a while now and it has taken up most of my time. Giving this the same love as our previous award-winning SUSPIRIA restoration, so I just wanted it to remain a secret publicly until it was almost ready. The World Premiere is next month at Montreal's amazing Fantasia Film Festival. I don't know the exact date or time of the screening yet, but I'm sure the festival website will be updated with time and ticket info today. As of me writing this, the website was a bit slow from traffic. They have me coming in on the 26th through the 28th of July, so it has to be between those dates FYI."

Brittiläinen Powerhouse Films on ilmoittanut julkaisevansa 29. 7. 2019 Jimmy Sangsterin ideoiman ja Richard Marquandin ohjaaman 

The Legacyn

(1978).

Scream Factory ilmoitti Comic-Conissa julkaisevansa Let's Scare Jessica To Deathin:

https://www.shoutfactory.com/blog/new-title-announcements-from-san-diego-comic-con-2019/

Alustava ilmestymisaika 2020 tammikuu. Tarkempaa tietoa ei ole muttei sitä kyllä tässä vaiheessa tarvikaan... huh huh

Hiljalleen pientä päivitystä tilanteeseen:

Taas kaksi kokoelmaa Universal Sony Pictures Home Entertainment Nordicin englanniksi dubattuja Hongkong-elokuvia: Jackie Chan Vintage Collection Vol. 2 ja Once Upon a Time In China Collection.

Tämä Kung-Fu Classics 1 Box sen sijaan päätyi harkinnan arvoisten listalle. Puheen pitäisi kai olla kantoninkiinaksi, mutta kyllä mandariini menee ihan tarpeeksi lähelle.

Criterionilta vihdoin tulossa kauan huhuiltu Roma ja mm. Teorema myös:

bit.ly/CriterionFeb2020

Criterionin julkaisukatalogiin tiensä tuntuu löytävän tänäkin vuonna monen kirjava määrä kaikkea muuta paitsi yksi ehkä

odotetuimmista elokuvista lafkan lähihistoriassa. Ei minkäänlaista informaatiota asian tiimoilta puoleen tai toiseen yhäkään. Saatana, että osaakin sapettaa.