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Arrow Video brings the gritty 1973 revenge action flick THE OUTFIT to Blu-ray, looking great and featuring supplements that delve into the work of the film's director, John Flynn, and the world of Donald E. Westlake's "Parker" novels, upon which this film is based. Whaddaya do when you get out of stir and find out your brother just got offed by the mob? If you're Robert Duvall, you call up old partner Joe Don Baker and set to shaking down mob-run operations for all their loose cash while you work your way to the top, with hitmen on your tail! Get your copy now from Amazon at: https://amzn.to/44G1M09 (As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases.) Full review here:

  Out today from Arrow Video, Ted Kotcheff's disturbing Australian Outback cult gem WAKE IN FRIGHT (1971), in a new 4K UHD edition, porting over extras from previous releases and adding a few new examinations and appreciations of the nearly-lost tale of an introverted schoolteacher finding Hell in other people when stranded in a remote mining town. Get your copy now from Amazon at: https://amzn.to/4faWP5f (As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases.) Full review here:

  Arrow Video brings Michael Crichton's WESTWORLD (1973) to 4K UHD looking great, with sharp-shooting extras featuring interviews with stars Richard Benjamin and James Brolin, and a wealth of anecdotes and analysis on the Sci-Fi thriller that spawned a sequel and two TV series. A luxury theme park for adults who want to live out their fantasies in Roman, Medieval, or Old West worlds? What could go wrong...go wrong...go wrong... Get your copy now from Amazon at: https://amzn.to/4ujZj74 (As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases.) Full review here:

  Eureka Entertainment delivers three times the Sammo with TRIPLE THREAT: THREE FILMS WITH SAMMO HUNG, featuring three lesser-known Golden Harvest films from one of the icons of Hong Kong action cinema. In THE MANCHU BOXER (1974), Sammo has the smallest role of the three films on the set, as a thug hired by a Kung Fu master with poor sportsmanship ideals, who hires Mr. Hung and another thug to take out contestants in a rural martial arts tournament. Old-school Kung Fu with some nice choreography by Sammo. In PAPER MARRIAGE (1988), Sammo co-stars with Maggie Cheung as an average Hong Kong guy, living in the U.S. (really Canada), who agrees to a sham Green Card marriage with Maggie in order to make some money that will allow him to avoid a beating by debt collectors and not have to fall back on his skills as an underground kickboxer. Pleasant mismatched romantic comedy that saves the majority of its action for a wild last 10 minutes, set in a giant mall with a pirate ship and waters...

  Just how many times can one man escape from police custody? THE RAPACIOUS JAILBREAKER (1974) answers that question, based on the true story of a Japanese criminal who the authorities had a tricky time keeping contained, now available on Blu-ray from Radiance Films . Get your copy now from Amazon at: https://amzn.to/3KagdCr (As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases.)

  88 Films brings Teruo Ishii's 1975 Japanese biker melodrama DETONATION! VIOLENT RIDERS to Blu-ray, a stylish tale of a two-wheeled titan of the road who must deal with rival gangs, dueling lady loves, and Sonny Chiba in his quest to be the best. Get your copy now from Amazon at: https://amzn.to/3UMiOVa (As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases.)

  Severin Films' new FEAR IN THE PHILIPPINES: THE COMPLETE BLOOD ISLAND FILMS Blu-ray set collects the four films helmed by Gerardo de Leon and Eddie Romero between 1959 and 1970, revealing the shocking details of panther men, mad scientists, damsels in distress, green-blooded beasts, he-man heroes, and all manner of South Seas savagery. Originally released by Hemisphere Pictures, these four flicks are prime Drive-In fodder, schlock full of exploitation elements and sure to warm a cold night or brighten a weekend afternoon. TERROR IS A MAN (1959) BRIDES OF BLOOD (1968) MAD DOCTOR OF BLOOD ISLAND (1969) BEAST OF BLOOD (1970) Previously released as individual discs by Severin, now contained on two Blu-rays in one case, housed in a nice hard shell slipcase, with all extras from previous editions ported over, including copious commentary by Independent International impresario Sam Sherman, detailing the finer points of film production, distribution and marketing. Get your copy now from...

  The good eggs at Lee Mendelson Film Productions bring to the world another classic Peanuts soundtrack release, just in time to put in your basket, IT'S THE EASTER BEAGLE, CHARLIE BROWN! (1974), featuring the complete Vince Guaraldi score, beautiful packaging, and fascinating liner notes. Another winner from the LMFP team, with tracks that both evoke nostalgia for Peanuts TV devotees and music fans alike. Some solid fun, funky, loungey vibes, along with a new medley recorded by the original musicians. Pure glee from the first groove to the last. Get your copy now from Amazon at: https://amzn.to/3Fl0Jcy (As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases.) Full review here:

  Severin Films brings Russ Meyer's final theatrical film to DVD, Blu-ray, and 4K UHD looking bigger and better than ever, BENEATH THE VALLEY OF THE ULTRAVIXENS (1979), a bouncy, boisterous, living cartoon that spoofs both Meyer's own style and the adult films of the day. Frisky, filthy fun, starring Kitten Natividad, Ken Kerr, Stuart Lancaster, Ann Marie, and June Mack, with cameos by Candy Samples and Uschi Digard. Severin's disc carries over extras from previous editions (including a no-holes-barred Meyer commentary and Natividad interview), along with more goodies from the Bosomania archives. Get your copy now from Amazon at: https://amzn.to/4hvJzqf (As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases.) Full review here:

  Severin Films at long last brings the Russ Meyer catalog to remastered Blu-ray with their release of his "Vixen Trilogy" (VIXEN, SUPERVIXENS, and BENEATH THE VALLEY OF THE ULTRAVIXENS) on DVD, Blu-ray and 4K UHD, with stunningly remastered main features, vintage Meyer audio commentaries, and extras both archival and new. Digging into SUPERVIXENS (1975) here (get comfy, I'm a ramblin' guy), and just amazed at the image quality and care put into these, as a longtime fan who never thought he'd see the day something like this would be released. Get your copy now from Amazon at: https://amzn.to/429qgyL (As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases.) Full review here:

  MVD Entertainment Group brings the 1977 Drive-In exploitation thriller COP KILLERS to Blu-ray in a nice sharp transfer with extras ported over from the 2006 Media Blasters DVD. From the folks who brought you FLESH GORDON, and featuring its star Jason Williams, this gritty flick follows two small-time drug smugglers looking to make one big score and retire, but a police ambush turns them into the titular wanted men as they dash to make the deal and get to the border in one piece. Get your copy now from Amazon at: https://amzn.to/4gH7wKY (As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases.) Full review here:

  Eureka Entertainment brings Angela Mao's final film for Golden Harvest to Blu-ray, the ass-kicking, face-fisting, scorpion-tossing BROKEN OATH (1977), a Hong Kong remake of Japan's LADY SNOWBLOOD, in which Mao seeks revenge on those who brought her parents to a dark fate. Mao is outstanding in acting and action here, the transfer looks great, and a LOT of scorpions are flung. Get your copy now from Amazon at: https://amzn.to/4g80tuM (As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases.) Full review here:

  Severin Films gives the world just what it needs in this moment of crisis...a 3-disc Blu-ray collection of some of Ed Wood's adult film work! HARD WOOD: THE ADULT FEATURES OF ED WOOD presents three films from the early 70s (plus a bonus Wood-penned film from 1963), starring such notables as Uschi Digard, Rene Bond, and John Holmes and their unique, talents, as well as the unique talents of writer and director Wood. It's early 70s smut with a touch of the bizarre, including a fistful of loops with subtitles written by Ed! Transfers are sharp and colorful and there are loads...of extras! Get your copy now from Amazon at: https://amzn.to/3D1D0Nc (As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases.) Full review here:

  Severin Films gives fans of 70s Drive-In sleaze a gift with a deluxe edition of Bert I. Gordon's THE MAD BOMBER (1973 - seen here in in its uncut THE POLICE CONNECTION form), starring Vince "Ben Casey" Edwards as a supercop on the trail of the titular terror, Chuck "Tourist Trap" Connors, creating chaos around Los Angeles with bagged boom-booms. Aggressive assaulter Neville "Eaten Alive" Brand can finger the fiend, but first Edwards has to catch him. Loaded with nudity, vintage early 70s Los Angeles locations, and gory post-explosion carnage, it's a wild ride, long unseen by genre fans. Transfer looks great, and we get two cuts of the film (including the sanitized TV edit with a bonus scene), copious extras, and nice throwback packaging. Get your copy now from Amazon at: https://amzn.to/3OlNiKr (As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases.) Full review here:

Film Masters strikes again with a restored Special Edition of the infamous martial arts epic THE CRIPPLED MASTERS (1979) on Blu-ray, with fun and insightful extras including an audio commentary by The Important Cinema Club's Justin Decloux and Will Sloan, a featurette on Kung Fu movies and the NYC theaters who loved them by Chris Poggiali, a restoration demo, trailers, a booklet with two interesting articles, and the raw, unrestored scan of the film! If you see one film about a pair of martial artists, one missing arms and the other missing legs, who learn the ways of Kung Fu from an elderly Yoga master, this might be just what you're looking for! Get your copy now from Amazon at: https://amzn.to/3zIU4pF (As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases.) Full review here:

  Synapse Films brings the Thai giant aquatic chomper thriller CROCODILE to Blu-ray in a special edition that should delight fans of the oddball JAWS clone, and continue to amuse and confuse the casual viewer, in this spiffy new widescreen HD presentation. (Not to be confused with ALLIGATOR...or KILLER CROCODILE...or THE GREAT ALLIGATOR RIVER...or...) Get your copy now from Amazon at: https://amzn.to/45QsItQ (As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases.) Full review here:

  Blue Underground brings to 4K+Blu-ray Bob Clark's petrifying PTSD parable DEATHDREAM (aka DEAD OF NIGHT, 1974) in a new transfer with archival and new extras. A sinister slow-burn tale of a soldier who returns home from Vietnam...changed. Disturbing, and a subject under the surface as relevant today as it was 50 years ago. Get your copy now from Amazon at: https://amzn.to/3VMfVVN (As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases.) Full review here:

  NEON EAGLE VIDEO brings to Blu-ray the brazenly bonkers Japanese pinky violence thriller ZERO WOMAN: RED HANDCUFFS (1974), a down and dirty, visually arresting plunge into the grimy world of an undercover female cop with the titular crimson cuffs, bend on viciously violent vengeance! Get your copy now from Amazon at: https://amzn.to/4blMMWB (As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases.) 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:

  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: