SCREAM FACTORY'S NEWEST RELEASES FEATURE RECOVERING ZOMBIES AND A MARRIAGE STRAINED BY MURDER AND DECEPTION!
IFC Midnight titles are often a mixed bag, but both of these new ones seem pretty interesting! THE CURED deals with people being integrated back into society after being cured of their former cannibalistic state, while MIDNIGHTERS follows a married couple that are guilty of involuntary manslaughter! Continue onward to learn more about these two films, which are now available to purchase!
THE CURED (2017)
Synopsis: What happens when the undead return to life? In a world ravaged for
years by a virus that turns the infected into zombie-like cannibals, a
cure is at last found and the wrenching process of reintegrating the
survivors back into society begins. Among the formerly afflicted is
Senan (Sam Keeley - THIS MUST BE THE PLACE), a young man haunted by the
horrific acts he committed while infected.
Welcomed back into the family
of his widowed sister-in-law (Ellen Page - JUNO, SUPER), Senan attempts to
restart his life — but is society ready to forgive him and those like
him? Or will fear and prejudice once again tear the world apart? Pulsing
with provocative parallels to our troubled times, THE CURED is a smart,
scary, and hauntingly human tale of guilt and redemption. Disc Specs:
Rated R | Color | 95 minutes | Region A
Video - 1080p Widescreen (2.40:1)
Audio - ?
Synopsis: December 31st becomes a long day's journey into dread for one seriously
unlucky couple in this nerve-twisting wild ride. On their way home from
ringing in the new year, Lindsey (Alex Essoe) and Jeff (Dylan McTee)
accidentally run down a man in the middle of the road.
Things look bad
when they panic and stash the body in the backseat of their car. Things
look worse when they discover that the stranger they hit had sinister
intentions involving them and their family. And things go off the rails
when a certain psychotic detective (Ward Horton) comes calling ...
This frightening and gripping feature debut from director Julius Ramsay
(The Walking Dead) careens with hairpin twists and genre-defying
surprises.
Disc Specs:
Rated R | Color | 93 minutes | Region A
Video - 1080p Widescreen (2.40:1)
Audio - ?
Extras:
None.
You can own MIDNIGHTERS on DVD or Blu-ray today! Pick up a copy now from AMAZON, BULLMOOSE, or directly from SHOUT! FACTORY.
It's Tuesday again Vault Dwellers and you know what that means: New DVDs & Blu-rays! This week is a little light on genre fare, but there are a few titles that you may just want to add to your collection!
John Krasinski's A QUIET PLACE is now available, and comes highly recommended - It is easily one of the best movies I have seen this year! Shout! Factory gives THE BORN LOSERS a new Blu-ray release (though for about ten bucks more you can have Shout Select's complete BILLY JACK COLLECTION!), while Mondo Macabro delivers a new Blu for WHO CAN KILL A CHILD?
Full Moon gives PUPPET MASTER 4 and PUPPET MASTER 5 separate Blu-ray discs (for those of you who are collecting the series piecemeal instead of getting the full set), SPIDARLINGS gets its Blu-ray debut from Troma, and the American Genre Film Archive teamed with Something Weird to give GODMONSTER OF INDIAN FLATS a 4K transfer for its new Blu-ray release!
The rest of this week's releases are a mix of indie titles, several Film Noir sets, a couple of TV series, two cool documentaries, and a heavy dose of Burt Reynolds! Scroll down to see the entire roster of this week's new DVDs and Blu-rays!
NEW TO DVD & BLU-RAY
The Assassin's Code
Before Someone Gets Hurt
Dragon Inn (Criterion Collection)
Fire Birds
Future World
The Magicians: Season Three
A Quiet Place
Who's Watching Oliver?
NEW TO BLU-RAY
The Born Losers
Detective Bureau 2-3: Go to Hell Bastards (Special Edition)
Garo: Divine Flame
Godmonster of Indian Flats
Puppet Master 4
Puppet Master 5
Spidarlings
Who Can Kill a Child?
NEW TO DVD
24x36: A Movie About Movie Posters
42nd Street Pete Presents: Hot For Teacher
2069: A Sex Odyssey
All Strippers Must Die!
Belly Timber
Black Candles
Buzzard Hollow Beef
Blue Desert
Die Gest: Flesh Eater
The Exorcist: The Complete First Season
The Exorcist: The Complete Second Season
Flesh & Blood: The Hammer Heritage of Horror
Hitler's Hollywood
Hooper (1978)
Johnny Mysto: Boy Wizard
Killing Joan
Lionheart / Black Eagle (Double Feature)
The Man With Two Heads
Reckless Kelly
Scarecrows of the Third Reich
Sharkey's Machine
Stroker Ace
NEW MULTI-FILM COLLECTIONS ON DVD Hammer Film Noir Collector's Set: Vol. 1
Contains: Bad Blonde, Blackout, The Gambler and the Lady, Heat Wave, Man Bait, and Stolen Face. Hammer Film Noir Collector's Set: Vol. 2
Contains: Terror Street, Wings of Danger, The Glass Tomb, Paid to Kill, The Black Glove, The Deadly Game, The Unholy Four, and A Race for Life.
Forgotten Noir: Collector's Set 2
Contains: Man From Cairo, Mask of the Dragon, FBI Girl, Tough Assignment, I'll Get You, and Fingerprints Don't Lie.
"GODMONSTER OF INDIAN FLATS" EXITS OBSCURITY AND ARRIVES ON BLU-RAY WITH A 4K TRANSFER AND NEW EXTRAS!
In the long list of things I never thought I'd hear myself say.... GODMONSTER OF INDIAN FLATS hits Blu-ray tomorrow! Holy. Hell. I first discovered this cult oddity years ago when I picked up a cheap copy of Something Weird's DVD release of the film. To this day I'm not entirely sure how I feel about this tale of mutant sheep on the loose near a town that is forcibly trapped in the past by its mad mayor. Guess it's time to revisit it!
Synopsis: Gaseous vapors from an ancient mine cause the birth of a huge squealing embryo that is taken to the laboratory of a local mad doctor where it grows into a monstrous 8-foot mutant sheep. Got that? An 8-Foot Mutant Sheep! Meanwhile, the racist mayor of a historic Wild West tourist town attempts to thwart the efforts of a black man buying real estate by attempting to lynch him! Plans go awry, however, when the giant, wool-covered Lamb from Hell escapes from the doctor's lab and starts waddling across the countryside.
Spewing an orange phosphorous gas, the semi-prehistoric GODMONSTER OF INDIAN FLATS terrifies the population, blows up a gas station, and even "dances" with a deranged hippie chick until it's lassoed by cowboys. The mayor then startles everyone by putting "the damaged mongoloid beast" on display as "The 8th Wonder Of The World!"
"Dear God! WHAT am I? WHY am I?!"
Starring cult favorite Stuart Lancaster (MANTIS IN LACE) as the malignant Mayor Silverdale, filmed in Virginia City, Nevada (an actual U.S. national historical monument!), and mixing science fiction, satire, and politics, the ultra-obscure GODMONSTER OF INDIAN FLATS is easily one of the weirdest, wackiest, oddballest monster movies ever made!
Disc Specs:
Not Rated | Color | 89 minutes | Region A
Video - 1080p Widescreen (1.85:1)
Audio - 2.0 Mono (?)
Extras:
NEW! 4K Restoration of the film from the only surviving 35mm theatrical print!
Rampaging monster trailers from the AGFA vaults!
Berserker shorts from the Something Weird vaults!
Bonus Movie: THE LEGEND OF BIGFOOT (1975), a new 2K scan from an original theatrical print!
GODMONSTER OF INDIAN FLATS hits retailers on Tuesday, July 10th and should cost you $20! Get yourself a copy now from AMAZON, BULLMOOSE, or DIABOLIK DVD!
LAMBERTO BAVA'S CLASSIC CREATURE FEATURE FINALLY GETS THE LOVE IT DESERVES THANKS TO CODE RED!
For years Lamberto Bava's MONSTER SHARK was only available to us via Mystery Science Theater 3000's hysterical episode under its alternate title of DEVILFISH. But now Code Red has unleashed the original "Sharktopus" to Blu-ray with a new HD transfer and I couldn't be happier!
Synopsis: The ocean depths unleash a bloodthirsty monstrosity in this cult classic monster favorite from Italy! A marine biologist (Michael Sopkiw, BLASTFIGHTER), a dolphin trainer (Valentine Monnier, 2019: AFTER THE FALL OF NEW YORK), a research scientist, and a local sheriff (Gianni Garko, THE PSYCHIC) try to hunt down a large sea monster, a shark/octopus hybrid, that’s devouring swimmers and fishermen off a south Florida coast.
Also starring William Berger (SABATA) and featuring a score by Fabio Frizzi (THE BEYOND), this aquatic nightmare was directed by Lamberto Bava (DEMONS) and co-written by Luigi Cozzi (STAR CRASH) and Sergio Martino (HANDS OF STEEL) -- and now you can see it bigger and bloodier than ever in a new HD scan!
Disc Specs:
Not Rated | Color | 94 minutes | Region A
Video - 1080p Widescreen (1.66:1)
Audio - English DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0
Extras:
Audio commentary with actor Michael Sopkiw.
Reversible cover art.
Code Red's MONSTER SHARK Blu-ray is now available wherever Blu-ray discs are sold, and should cost you between $20 - $24. If you're a fan of Italian Horror and/or creature features, you should definitely snag a copy of this flick from AMAZON, BULLMOOSE, or DIABOLIK DVD!
Sorry for the lateness of this post Vault Dwellers - been pretty busy with Independence Day celebrations and whatnot. But now I'm back to bring you movie collectors news of the latest Blu-ray and DVD releases that you all crave!
Fans of the legendary Bigfoot take note that we get TWO new killer Sasquatch flicks this week: BIG LEGEND and PRIMAL RAGE! Both look pretty cool!
But this week, Arrow Video rules the roost with two stellar Limited Edition releases that you definitely don't want to miss out on, namely the 3-Disc release for Wes Craven's THE LAST HOUSE ON THE LEFT and THE COMPLETE SARTANA COLLECTION!
The rest of this week's tiny release slate is made up of anime, indie Horror, and some cult classics! Scroll down to see the full list of this week's newest DVD & Blu-ray titles!
NEW TO DVD & BLU-RAY
Another Wolfcop
Corbin Nash
The Cured
Devilfish (aka Monster Shark)
Don't Grow Up
Grimm: The Complete Collection
JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Set 2 - The Stardust Crusaders Arc (Limited Edition)
The Jurassic Games
The Lullaby
Mansfield 66/67
Midnighters
Mobile Suit Gundam 00: Collection 1
Mobile Suit Gundam AGE: Memory of Eden OVA
NEW TO BLU-RAY
The Complete Sartana (Limited Edition)
House Shark (Limited Edition)
The Last House on the Left (3-Disc Limited Edition)
NEW TO DVD
Bazookas: The Movie (Special Collector's Edition) Big Legend
Dead List
Eruption L.A.
House of the Witch
Immortal Wars
Island Claws
Primal Rage
The Pyx (1973)
They Nest
Toxic Shark
Treasure Hunters
"THE ADDICTION" AND "VIGIL" NOW AVAILABLE ON BLU-RAY COURTESY OF ARROW VIDEO!
Truth be told Vault Dwellers, I am not familiar with either of Arrow's newest titles, but they sound pretty interesting! THE ADDICTION was directed by Abel Ferrara (MS.45, THE DRILLER KILLER) and offers up a different take on vampirism, while VIGIL is the directorial debut of Vincent Ward (WHAT DREAMS MAY COME) and tells the tale of a young girl who tries to protect her family from a mysterious stranger that just may be the Devil himself. Sound enticing? Then read on fellow Blu-ray collectors!
THE ADDICTION (1995)
Synopsis: The mid-nineties were a fertile period for the vampire movie. Big-name stars such as Tom Cruise (INTERVIEW WITH THE VAMPIRE) and Eddie Murphy (VAMPIRE IN BROOKLYN) flocked to genre, as did high-caliber filmmakers like Francis Ford Coppola (BRAM STOKER'S DRACULA), veterans Wes Craven (VAMPIRE IN BROOKLYN) and John Landis (INNOCENT BLOOD), independents Michael Almereyda (NADJA) and Jeffrey Arsenault (NIGHT OWL), and up-and-comers Quentin Tarantino (FROM DUSK TILL DAWN) and Guillermo del Toro (CRONOS). Amid the fangs and crucifixes, Abel Ferrara reunited with his KING OF NEW YORK star Christopher Walken for THE ADDICTION, a distinctly personal take on creatures of the night.
Philosophy student Kathleen (Lili Taylor, THE CONJURING) is dragged into an alleyway on her way home from class by Casanova (Annabella Sciorra, THE HAND THAT ROCKS THE CRADLE) and bitten on the neck. She quickly falls ill but realizes this isn't any ordinary disease when she develops an aversion to daylight and a thirst for human blood...
Having made a big-budget foray into science fiction two years earlier with BODY SNATCHERS, Ferrara's approach to the vampire movie is in a lower key. Shot on the streets of New York, like so many of his major works (including BAD LIEUTENANT) and beautifully filmed in black and white, THE ADDICTION sees the filmmaker on his own terms and at his very best: raw, shocking, intense, intelligent, masterful.
Disc Specs:
Rated R | Black & White | 82 minutes | Region A
Video - 1080p Widescreen (1.85:1)
Audio - English DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 & LPCM 2.0
Extras:
NEW! Restoration from a 4K scan of the original camera negative by
Arrow Films, approved by director Abel Ferrara and director of
photography Ken Kelsch!
Audio commentary by Abel Ferrara, moderated by critic and biographer Brad Stevens!
NEW! Talking
with the Vampires (2018) - Documentary about the film made by
Ferrara especially for this release, featuring actors Christopher Walken
and Lili Taylor, composer Joe Delia, Ken Kelsch, and Ferrara himself!
NEW! Interview with Abel Ferrara!
NEW! Interview with Brad Stevens!
Abel Ferrara Edits The Addiction - An archival piece from the time of production
Original trailer
Reversible sleeve featuring original and newly commissioned artwork by Peter Strain!
FIRST PRESSING ONLY: Illustrated collector's booklet containing new writing on the film by critic Michael Ewins!
THE ADDICTION is currently available wherever Blu-ray discs are sold and should cost between $24 - $28. You can get yourself a copy now from AMAZON, BULLMOOSE, or DIABOLIK DVD!
VIGIL (1984)
Synopsis: Vincent Ward once described as the "Antipodean Werner Herzog" made his feature debut with VIGIL, heralding his status as one of New Zealand's most distinctive filmmaking talents and paving the way for such equally remarkable and unclassifiable efforts as THE NAVIATOR: A MEDIEVAL ODYSSEY and MAP OF THE HUMAN HEART.
A stranger appears in a remote New Zealand farmland at the exact time a farmer accidentally falls to his death. The mysterious outsider grows close to some of the dead man's family, to the point where he and the widow become lovers. But her eleven-year-old daughter, Toss, struggling to come to terms with the death of her father as well as her impending womanhood, believes the intruder to be the devil and sets about protecting her family and their homestead.
Propelled by Fiona Kay's outstanding performance as Toss, she would earn a standing ovation when VIGIL screened at the 1984 Cannes Film Festival the first time ever that a New Zealand feature played in the main competition.
Disc Specs:
Not Rated | Color | 90 minutes | Region A
Video - 1080p Widescreen (1.85:1)
Audio - LPCM Mono
Extras:
NEW! Appreciation by film critic Nick Roddick, recorded exclusively for this release!
On-set report from the long-running New Zealand television programme Country Calendar.
Extract from a 1987 Kaleidoscope television documentary on New Zealand cinema, focusing on Vigil and Vincent Ward.
Theatrical trailer
FIRST PRESSING ONLY: Illustrated collector's booklet featuring new writing on the film by critic Carmen Gray.
