Cinemaniac Mark

  A quick pre-review look at upcoming March 26 - May 7, 2024 releases (with Amazon links for full specs and purchasing):  NIGHT OF THE BLOOD MONSTER (1970) on 4K UHD + Blu-ray from Blue Underground (Street Date: 3/26/24):  https://amzn.to/3J2WnVP   ZERO WOMAN: RED HANDCUFFS (1974), on Blu-ray from Cauldron Films (Street Date: 5/7/24):  https://amzn.to/43ExnxF   YUNI (2022), on DVD and VOD from Film Movement (Street Date: 4/16/24):  https://amzn.to/3VBTmnd   AGONIE (2020), on DVD from Indiepix Classics (Street Date: 4/8/24):  https://amzn.to/43AouFm   THE TIN STAR (1957), on Blu-ray from Arrow Video (Street Date: 4/8/24):  https://amzn.to/4aAjmUf   BASKET CASE (1982), on 4K HDR UHD from Arrow Video (Street Date: 4/30/24):  https://amzn.to/3IZqaip   THE SCARFACE MOB (1959), on Blu-ray from Arrow Video (Street Date: 4/23/24):  https://amzn.to/43Apklu   ALL LADIES DO IT (1992), on 4K UHD + Blu-ray from Cult Epics (Street Date: 4/8/24):  https://amzn.to/3VDdUf8   GALAXY GIRLS (1997) and PET

Cauldron Films ' recent 4K UHD + Blu-ray release of Lucio Fulci's CITY OF THE LIVING DEAD (aka THE GATES OF HELL - 1980) presents the film looking better than ever, with a ton of extras and some fun Easter Eggs. One of the grossest scenes in cinematic history...now sharper than ever! Get your copy now from Amazon at: https://amzn.to/43lSZPk (As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases.) Full review here:

Currently in theaters from Funimation comes YODHA, an Indian action film in the style of PASSENGER 57, with an elite air commando (Sidharth Malhotra) attempting to stop a commercial airline hijack while his wife (Raashi Khanna), a government official with her own set of problems on the ground, attempts to aid him from afar. Top-notch action and hand-to-hand fisticuffs, and never a dull moment during its 130-minute runtime. Full review here:

  Peter O'Toole stars in Peter Yates' gritty, grumpy and great WWII action thriller MURPHY'S WAR (1971), in which a wounded survivor of a German U-Boat ambush of a British vessel off the coast of Venezuela decides to wage one-man war on the submarine with only a downed biplane and a fire in his belly. O'Toole is a magnetic mix of mischievous and malevolent, and the action is fantastic in this crisply-transferred new Arrow Video release with insightful extras. Get your copy now from Amazon at: https://amzn.to/48xXsQ5 (As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases.) Full review here:

MVD Entertainment Group releases on Blu-ray and DVD the Argentinean Tarantinoesque crime thriller/comedy PUNTO ROJO on 3/12. A nonlinear look at three characters in conflict in the middle of nowhere, done with style and a wink. Full disc specs and buying info: https://amzn.to/3wE1SYh (As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases.) Full review here:

  Arrow Video continues their series of Golden Harvest Sammo Hung releases with his first film as director, THE IRON-FISTED MONK (1977), a tale of martial arts revenge, in Sammo's signature comedic/brutal style. Available on Blu-ray now via Amazon: https://amzn.to/3SX5rjP (As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases.) Full review here:

This motion picture is not a sequel to WITCHBOARD! The MVD Rewind Collection brings a slightly slimmed-down version of Vinegar Syndrome's Blu-ray release of WITCHTRAP (1989), a supernatural horror hoot featuring Linnea Quigley in a small role as part of a team of paranormal researchers and a dubious security team who venture to house of horrors to suss out the sinister former (deceased) owner's potential sinister squatting, from director Kevin Tenney (writer and director of WITCHBOARD, which this film is NOT a sequel to). A horrifying hoot (intentional and otherwise), with fun practical FX, a solid transfer and interesting extras, ported over from the earlier release, with the throwback MVD Rewind Collection art style and mini-poster. Get your copy now from Amazon at: https://amzn.to/4bYKo9a (As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases.) Full review here:

Brad Pitt in a slasher movie?? You bet your syllabus! Pitt co-stars with Jill Schoelen and Donovan Leitch in CUTTING CLASS (1989), a horror-comedy set in a High School where the student bodies pile up. Now on 4K UHD + Blu-ray from the MVD Rewind Collection , in a transfer and extras (some, not all) ported over from the out of print Vinegar Syndrome release, with cool retro packaging and a mini-poster that looks like an old CED. Get your copy now from Amazon at: https://amzn.to/3V0vidf (As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases.) Full review here:

On 3/12/24, Grindhouse Releasing lets loose the unhinged William Grefe' Drive-In thriller IMPULSE (1974), starring William Shatner as a groovily-clad lothario on the make, with murderous tendencies. Nice transfer, and LOADED with extras (and Easter Eggs!), covering the making of the film, Shatner's post-STAR TREK career, Grefe's career, TWO bonus Grefe films (THE DEVIL'S SISTERS and THE GODMOTHERS, which needs to be seen to be believed), and more than a dozen hours of interviews, commentaries, and deep dives into the nuts and bolts of independent filmmaking. An essential supplement to Arrow Video's HE CAME FROM THE SWAMP set, filling in a lot of gaps and giving you all the Grefe you can handle. Get your copy now from Amazon at: https://amzn.to/48Ckzc0 (As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases.) Full review here:

Radiance Films brings to Blu-ray the Italian historical/absurdist/comedy/drama/musical from directors Paolo and Vittorio Taviani, ALLONSANFA'N (1974), starring Marcello Mastroianni, Laura Betti, Mimsy Farmer and Claudio Cassinelli, a worldwide English-subtitled disc debut, in a solid transfer with extras. Get your copy now from Amazon at: https://amzn.to/3OYsYjd (As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases.) Full review here: