RETIRED NAZIS, RAMPAGING ALIENS, AND EROTIC OZPLOITATION CLASSICS ARE ON UMBRELLA'S DOCKET THIS MONTH!
As I type up this post about Umbrella's latest titles, it occurred to me that I somehow totally missed sharing December 2018's new releases! So before we even get into the handful of new Aussie Blus and DVDs that are out this month, let me just quickly list last month's titles.
These discs were released on December 5th, 2018:
* CELIA / THE TALE OF RUBY ROSE (DVD DOUBLE FEATURE)
* DR. KNOCK (DVD)
* FROG DREAMING (BLU-RAY)
* FROG DREAMING (DVD)
* THE MERGER (BLU-RAY)
* THE MERGER (DVD)
* ONE LESS GOD (DVD)
* THE PRINCESS AND THE DRAGON (DVD)
* TRAVELING NORTH / THE MANGO TREE (CLASSIC AUSTRALIAN STORIES - DVD)
* YOU WERE NEVER REALLY HERE (BLU-RAY)
* YOU WERE NEVER REALLY HERE (DVD)
Now that we're back on track, let's take a gander at Umbrella's January titles! A teenager discovers that his neighbor is a wanted Nazi war criminal in APT PUPIL, which is based upon Stephen King's novella of the same name. In FELICITY, a young girl liberates herself sexually, while in CENTRESPREAD, a naive young girl has to decide between fame or love. In the slapstick sex-comedy PLUGG, a private detective is hired to dig up dirt on an escort agency that the mayor of Perth wants to shut down. Finally, 20 MILLION MILES TO EARTH features Ray Harryhausen's Ymir, a rather tragic Venusian beast that is stranded on Earth! For more info on this titles (and Umbrella's full January roster) please continue onward!
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
* February is a rather sparse month with next to no Horror, Cult, or Exploitation titles. The only release of interest for you Vault Dwellers will probably be WALKABOUT, a tale about two orphaned children struggling to survive in the Australian outback.
Synopsis: Special effects master Ray Harryhausen (CLASH OF THE TITANS, ONE MILLION YEARS B.C.) brings you one of his earliest groundbreaking films.
On its way home from Venus, a U.S. Army rocket ship crashes into the sea of Sicily leaving Colonel Calder (William Hopper - REBEL WITHOUT A CAUSE) the sole survivor ...or so it seems. A sealed container is also recovered from the wreck and when a zoologist (Frank Puglia - GIRLS! GIRLS! GIRLS!) and his granddaughter (Joan Taylor - EARTH VS. THE FLYING SAUCERS) open it, the gelatinous mass inside escapes.
Overnight, it grows into a horrific monster that has doubled in size. In desperation, Calder calls in the Army to help fight the monster, which has taken refuge atop the Coliseum in Rome. But it will take more than man's weapons to fight the evil forces of the unknown and save the world from destruction.
Disc Specs:
Rated PG | Black & White| 83 minutes | Region 4
Video - 480p Widescreen (16:9)
Audio - 5.1 Dolby Digital
Extras:
- None.
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Synopsis: From the novella by acclaimed Horror Master, Stephen King, APT PUPIL is the story of Todd Bowden (Brad Renfro - SLEEPERS), a brilliant young student who discovers that an old man living in his hometown is actually a wanted Nazi war criminal.
To satisfy Todd's curiosity and earn his silence, Kurt Dussander (Ian McKellen - THE X-MEN SERIES) reveals his secret past... but all too soon it becomes clear that Todd is not the one in control of this twisted psychological game and that if he lives through it, he will learn a very dangerous lesson.
Disc Specs:
Rated MA | Color | 111 minutes | Region Free
Video - 1080p Widescreen (16:9)
Audio - 2.0 DTS-HD Master Audio
Extras:
- Behind the Scenes Footage
- Theatrical Trailer
- TV Spots
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FELICITY Synopsis: Felicity (the gorgeous Glory Annen) is a sheltered teen who surrenders her blossoming body to a world of bold sexual adventure in this homegrown erotic sin-sation from sexy Ozploitation auteur John D. Lamond.
From taboo-breaking pleasures at an all-girl Catholic school to wanton delights in the exotic underground of Hong Kong, come join Felicity as she finally liberates her libido in the Far East with the help of Penthouse pet and Bond girl Joni Flynn (OCTOPUSSY).
Hailed as Australia's most erotic screen odyssey and celebrated in the documentary NOT QUITE HOLLYWOOD, FELICITY captures the sensual and sumptuous flavour of BILITIS, EMMANUELLE, and STORY OF O in its classic tale of burgeoning sexuality and the ultimate search for forbidden ecstasy.
CENTRESPREAD Synopsis: In a world at the brink of the 21st century, where strict social stratification is rigidly enforced, where spending power is related to social utility rather than to productivity, and the only manifestation of violence is in magazine pages, a photographer whose special talent is mixing violence and sex, is told to find a new girl whose freshness will rejuvenate the pages of the magazine.
Gerard (Paul Trahair) not only fulfils his task but also rediscovers innocence and a world left behind by advancing technology when he uncovers Niki (Kylie Foster - QUIGLEY DOWN UNDER). But love is not in the Editor's plans and he offers Niki a choice - stardom or the love of a redundant photographer....
The directorial debut of Tony Peterson (veteran Ozploitation editor behind MAD MAX, FANTASM COMES AGAIN, and THE SURVIVOR), CENTRESPREAD depicts an ominous new society where old-fashioned love battles against sexual availability in a world invaded by rules, regulations and computer control.
Rated R | Color | 176 minutes (total) | Region Free
Video - 1080p Widescreen (16:9)
Audio - 2.0 DTS-HD Master Audio
FELICITY Extras:
- Audio commentary with Director John D. Lamond and star Glory Annen.
- Confessions of an R-Rated Movie Maker - Extended interviews from Not Quite Hollywood with John Lamond, Glory Annen and Gary Wapshott!
- Image gallery
- Theatrical trailer
CENTRESPREAD Extras:
- Behind The Centrespread - Interview with producer Greg Lynch!
- Theatrical Trailer A
- Theatrical Trailer B
- Alternate UK cut
- Image Gallery
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Synopsis: PLUGG is a slapstick comedy in which a blonde from the Pussycat Escort Agency is stalked and ogled by a comic private detective named Plugg (Peter Thompson - MAD DOG MORGAN).
Private detective, Horatio Plugg, has been commissioned by Mayor Claude Marshall-Enright (Edgar Metcalfe - A CRY IN THE DARK) to get a complete dossier on the Perth-based agency so it can be shut down. The owner of the agency (Alan Cassell, BREAKER MORANT) wants to keep practicing his golf so gets Plugg on the case...
The inept Plugg thinks the arrival of horny farmer (Phil Cleary) who wants to get off with Kelli Kelly (Cheryl Rixon - Homicide) is the perfect chance to nail the Escort Agency. But as he's perving on Kelli Kelly, he's also being pursued by a disaster-prone policeman, Inspector Closer (Norman Yemm) and his constable side-kick (Reg Gorman). All parties meet in the climactic court case following a series of chases.
Disc Specs:
Rated R | Color | 86 minutes | Region Free
Video - 480p Widescreen (16:9)
Audio - Mono
Extras:
- Trailer (accessible at the end of the Feature)
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Also available this month from UMBRELLA ENTERTAINMENT:
- 7TH CAVALRY (SIX SHOOTER CLASSICS - DVD)
- THE BATTLERS (CLASSIC AUSTRALIAN STORIES - DVD)
- CENTRESPREAD (OZPLOITATION CLASSICS - DVD)
- WATER UNDER THE BRIDGE (CLASSIC AUSTRALIAN STORIES - DVD)
- WHEELY (DVD)
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