AGFA/SWV

[Rob4]

just released - review http://www.mondo-digital.com/satanis.html

[Rob4]

October '20

[Rob4]

...and one that I missed posting from 2019

[Susan Foreman]

***NEW TITLE ANNOUNCEMENT***

"AGFA announced 2 new titles by name and an unspecified "Smut Without Smut" disc in November during their recent AGFADROME event:

The Leather Boys (1964) in June
An immature teenager marries a young biker but becomes disenchanted with the realities of working class marriage and her husband's relationship with his best friend.

Treasure of the Ninja (1987) in July (with more films by William Lee as extra features) this film concerns a secret agent guiding an adventurous female professor on a search for the Treasure of the Ninja."

[Susan Foreman]

'She Freak' (1967) -Coming to Blu-ray from AGFA

Release date: August 31

Special features:

• 4K restoration from the original 35mm camera negative
• Archival commentary with producer David F. Friedman and Something Weird founder Mike Vraney
• ASYLUM OF THE INSANE: SHE FREAK inserts preserved in 2K
• THE LAUGHING, LEERING, LAMPOONING LURES OF DAVID F. FRIEDMAN: a feature-length compilation of trailers from the Something Weird vaults, newly preserved in 2K
• Vintage shorts from the carnival midway
• Promotional photo gallery
• Booklet with essay by Something Weird’s Lisa Petrucci
• English1.85:1DTS-HD Master Audio

[Susan Foreman]

'What Really Happened To Baby Jane? And the Films of the Gay Girls Riding Club' (1963) - Coming to Blu-ray from AGFA

Release date: September 28

"Spearheaded by filmmaker Ray Harrison, the Gay Girls Riding Club (GGRC) took California's 1960s underground gay scene by storm with drag spoofs of classic Hollywood films. WHAT REALLY HAPPENED TO BABY JANE? AND THE FILMS OF THE GAY GIRLS RIDING CLUB collects the joyous, ambitious, and wig-filled GGRC films on home video for the first time ever. From WHAT REALLY HAPPENED TO BABY JANE?, shot only a few months after the release of WHAT EVER HAPPENED TO BABY JANE?, to ALL ABOUT ALICE, the GGRC's feature-length roast of ALL ABOUT EVE, these pioneering DIY movies are essential snapshots of mid-century drag culture that would feel right at home with the dreamy work of Mike and George Kuchar. AGFA, in partnership with the Outfest UCLA Legacy Project, is thrilled to present these overlooked chapters of queer cinema -- preserved from the only known 16mm film elements in existence."

Films included:

• ALWAYS ON SUNDAY (1962, 8 mins)
• WHAT REALLY HAPPENED TO BABY JANE? (1963, 31 mins)
• THE ROMAN SPRINGS ON MRS. STONE (1963, 19 mins)
• SPY ON THE FLY (1967, 43 mins)
• ALL ABOUT ALICE (1972, 75 mins)

Bonus Features:

• Region Free Blu-ray
• 2K preservations from the only known 16mm prints in existence
• 2K restoration of ALL ABOUT ALICE from the 16mm camera reversal
• WHAT REALLY HAPPENED TO BABY JANE?: Commentary with queer film historian Evan Purchell and AGFA's Bret Berg
• ALL ABOUT ALICE outtakes
• Reversible cover with archival GGRC promotional material
• English SDH subtitles

[Susan Foreman]

'Boardinghouse' (1982) -Coming to Blu-ray from AGFA and Bleeding Skull

Release date: October 26

Special features and specs

• Theatrical cut: Preserved in 2K from an original 35mm release print
• Original home video cut: Transferred from the 3/4” master tape
• Theatrical cut: partial commentary with AGFA + Bleeding Skull’s Joseph A. Ziemba & friends
• Theatrical cut: commentary with star Maryel McKinley & Sean King
• 35mm theatrical trailer
• Home video trailers and TV spots
• PSYCHO KILLER (1984): Previously unreleased alternate cut of BOARDINGHOUSE, transferred from the 1” master
• SALLY & JESS (1989): Previously unreleased “family film” from the makers of BOARDINGHOUSE, preserved in 2K from the 16mm answer print
• SALLY & JESS: Commentary with Kalassu, John Wintergate, & Sean King
• SALLY & JESS on-set footage
• Music videos from Kalassu & John Wintergate
• English subtitles
• English1.85:1. DTS-HD Master Audio
• Region Free Blu-ray

[MrBarlow]

Originally Posted by Susan Foreman

'Boardinghouse' (1982) -Coming to Blu-ray from AGFA and Bleeding Skull

Release date: October 26

Special features and specs

• Theatrical cut: Preserved in 2K from an original 35mm release print
• Original home video cut: Transferred from the 3/4” master tape
• Theatrical cut: partial commentary with AGFA + Bleeding Skull’s Joseph A. Ziemba & friends
• Theatrical cut: commentary with star Maryel McKinley & Sean King
• 35mm theatrical trailer
• Home video trailers and TV spots
• PSYCHO KILLER (1984): Previously unreleased alternate cut of BOARDINGHOUSE, transferred from the 1” master
• SALLY & JESS (1989): Previously unreleased “family film” from the makers of BOARDINGHOUSE, preserved in 2K from the 16mm answer print
• SALLY & JESS: Commentary with Kalassu, John Wintergate, & Sean King
• SALLY & JESS on-set footage
• Music videos from Kalassu & John Wintergate
• English subtitles
• English1.85:1. DTS-HD Master Audio
• Region Free Blu-ray

Just a shame they aren't releasing the full 2 hour 30 minute film

[Rob4]

I'm confused... pretty easy I know

...but I thought BoardingHouse was one of the first 'shot on video' films?

[Susan Foreman]

Originally Posted by Susan Foreman

'Boardinghouse' (1982) -Coming to Blu-ray from AGFA and Bleeding Skull

Originally Posted by MrBarlow

Just a shame they aren't releasing the full 2 hour 30 minute film

Apparently it's on the Two-Disc Special Edition release from Olive Films in 2015 (although this is only a Region 1 thing)

DISC ONE
*The Film - Original Theatrical Version (98:41)
2008 interview with director/actor John Wintergate and actress/composer Kalessu (23:13)
2013 Q&A with director/actor John Wintergate and actress/composer Kalessu (15:10)
Behind the Scenes/Music Video B-roll (15:15)
33⅓ Teeth Magazine interviews (14:48)
Still Gallery (9:22)
Original Film Intro (1:33)
Original Trailer (:48)
Alternate Ending (4:31)
Rare Trailers, TV Spots and Voice-Overs (23:53)

DISC TWO
*The Film - Rare Director’s Cut (156:48)
- Audio Commentary with director/actor John Wintergate and actress/composer Kalessu, moderated by Jesús Terán (2013)
Lightstorm Photo Gallery (14:43)
“The Phantom” Demo Reel (9:05)
Terror on Tour Revisited (6:40)
Lightstorm “Break it Off” Live (4:17)
Lightstorm (with a bite) “O My Love” (4:00)
“Stop Fooling Around” Music Video (3:11)
“The Raven/Break it Off” Music Video (3:13)
“Love Starved” Music Video (3:05)
Teeth: Live in Europe (3:03)