Fractured Visions

[Demdike@Cult Labs]

I thought this new UK boutique label deserved a thread based on their output so far.

I ordered their only two releases yesterday and put in a pre-order for their third release out in November.

So far we have - Silent Action

From maverick filmmaker Sergio Martino (Torso) comes his most explosive and provocative film, Silent Action. When high-ranking military officials turn up dead, all from apparent suicides or suspicious accidents, it’s down to Inspector Giorgio Solmi (Luc Merenda, The Violent Professionals) to find out what’s happened to them. Aided by Captain Mario Sperli (Tomas Milian, Almost Human), the two men soon find themselves in the midst of a deadly political scandal that threatens to bring Rome to its knees.


Making its global HD debut, Fractured Visions is proud to present Silent Action (A.K.A The Police Accuse: The Secret Service Kill), a bold and uncompromising take on a startling true story, lovingly restored and featuring a host of new bonus material.


LIMITED EDITION OF 3,000

Collector’s Edition Slipcase
Original Soundtrack CD
Special Collector’s Booklet with new essays by Eugenio Ercolani and Francesco Massaccesi

SPECIAL FEATURES

2K Restoration from the Original Camera Negative

Original Italian Mono Audio with newly translated English subtitles

Newly Remastered English Mono Audio

Audio Commentary with Tough-guy film expert Mike Malloy

The Age of Lead: 1970s Italy

Directing the Strategy: A interview with Director Sergio Martino

Luc Unleashed: A interview with Actor Luc Merenda

Sergio and I: A interview with Composer Luciano Michelini

Archival interview with Luc Merenda

Archival featurette: The Milian Connection

[Demdike@Cult Labs]

Luz: The Flower of Evil

Far into the Colombian mountains, a small farming community is rocked by the arrival of a mysterious young boy. Their leader, El Señor, claims that the child is the new Messiah, there to save their land, yet his three daughters start to question their father’s beliefs when the community starts to dissolve into madness and violence. Is this boy God? The Devil? More importantly, is there a difference?

LUZ: THE FLOWER OF EVIL marks the arrival of a stunning new cinematic voice. Juan Diego Escobar Alzate’s harrowing yet beautiful take on Good versus Evil is unlike anything that has come before it and is essential viewing for any folk horror, acid western and dark arthouse film aficionados. Brace yourself.

Limited Edition of 1,000 Units

Collectors' edition slipcase with new art by Christopher Shy

Collectors' edition booklet with new writing by Diego López Fernández and Abraham Castillo Flores

Soundtrack CD by Brian Heater

6 Art Cards

Special Features

Audio Commentary with Director and film critic Kurt Halfyard

'The SITGES Experience' documentary

'Making of' documentary

Trailer Reel

The Scum - Dead Eye's Music Video

Short Film - The Colours of Hope and Wonder

[Demdike@Cult Labs]

Released Nov 29th

Free Hand For A Tough Cop

From the notorious Umberto Lenzi (Nightmare City) comes Free Hand For A Tough Cop, the film that introduced Tomas Milian’s legendary ‘Monnezza’ (A.K.A Garbage Can) to audiences around the world. When the critically ill daughter of a prominent family is kidnapped by a ruthless band of thugs, Inspector Sarti (Claudio Cassinelli, Suspected Death Of A Minor) is forced to bend the rules and oversees the prison break of Sergio 'Monnezza' Marazzi (Tomas Milian, Brothers Till We Die), a lowlife criminal with deep roots in the criminal underworld. The unlikely duo team-up in hopes of retrieving the girl and catching the infamous Brescianelli (Henry Silva, Almost Human), the crime boss behind the kidnapping, before time runs out.


Finally making its UK debut, Fractured Visions is proud to present Free Hand For A Tough Cop, a much-loved Euro Crime classic that spawned other genre staples like Umberto Lenzi’s Brothers Till We Die and Stelvio Massi’s Destruction Force. It all started here!



LIMITED EDITION OF 3,000

Collector’s Edition Slipcase

6 Art Cards

Special Collector’s Booklet with new writing by Austin Fisher & text interview with Umberto Lenzi by Eugenio Erocolani

SPECIAL FEATURES

2K Restoration from the Original Camera Negative

Original Italian Mono Audio with newly translated English subtitles

English Mono Audio

Cops and Robbers: An Interview with Nino Celeste

No Small Roles: An Interview with Corrado Solari

Producing Mayhem: An Interview with Ugo Tucci

Portrait of a Daughter: An Interview with Alessandra Lenzi

Audio Commentary with Euro Crime producer Mike Martinez

Audio Commentary with Troy Howarth and Nathaniel Thompson

Monnezza's Machine: A new video essay by film writer Francesco Massaccesi

Trailer

[The Reaper Man@Cult Labs]

Originally Posted by Demdike@Cult Labs

I thought this new UK boutique label deserved a thread based on their output so far.

I ordered their only two releases yesterday and put in a pre-order for their third release out in November.

So far we have - Silent Action

From maverick filmmaker Sergio Martino (Torso) comes his most explosive and provocative film, Silent Action. When high-ranking military officials turn up dead, all from apparent suicides or suspicious accidents, it’s down to Inspector Giorgio Solmi (Luc Merenda, The Violent Professionals) to find out what’s happened to them. Aided by Captain Mario Sperli (Tomas Milian, Almost Human), the two men soon find themselves in the midst of a deadly political scandal that threatens to bring Rome to its knees.


Making its global HD debut, Fractured Visions is proud to present Silent Action (A.K.A The Police Accuse: The Secret Service Kill), a bold and uncompromising take on a startling true story, lovingly restored and featuring a host of new bonus material.


LIMITED EDITION OF 3,000

Collector’s Edition Slipcase
Original Soundtrack CD
Special Collector’s Booklet with new essays by Eugenio Ercolani and Francesco Massaccesi

SPECIAL FEATURES

2K Restoration from the Original Camera Negative

Original Italian Mono Audio with newly translated English subtitles

Newly Remastered English Mono Audio

Audio Commentary with Tough-guy film expert Mike Malloy

The Age of Lead: 1970s Italy

Directing the Strategy: A interview with Director Sergio Martino

Luc Unleashed: A interview with Actor Luc Merenda

Sergio and I: A interview with Composer Luciano Michelini

Archival interview with Luc Merenda

Archival featurette: The Milian Connection

Bought this in Fopp a few weeks ago.Great package.

[Demdike@Cult Labs]

Originally Posted by The Reaper Man@Cult Labs

Bought this in Fopp a few weeks ago.Great package.

Nice one. I've not seen it before. Look forward to watching it. I believe NoShame released it on dvd but it passed me by as so many of their dvd's did.

[Demdike@Cult Labs]

Arrived today.



I don't think i've ever owned a companies entire output before.

[Demdike@Cult Labs]

Coming in 2022

Kwak Kyung-taek's Korean gangster film Friend (2001)

Not interested in that one personally.

[Justin101]

It's hard to see what their line is supposed to be, so far the films are very varied.

[Demdike@Cult Labs]

Originally Posted by Justin101

It's hard to see what their line is supposed to be, so far the films are very varied.

Perhaps testing the waters with various genres. So far with two Italian crime films, a Colombian folk horror and a Korean film it could actually be a typical month for Arrow.

Except for the prices of course.

[Susan Foreman]

'The Scary of Sixty-First' (2021) - Blu-ray pre-order available from Amazon UK - £27:32

Release date: October 3

"Addie and Noelle can’t believe their luck when they discover an affordable apartment on Manhattan’s famous Upper East Side.

As soon as they move in, Addie starts acting odd, sucking her thumb, and speaking in a childlike fashion. With the help of a mysterious conspiracy theorist, they soon discover the apartment harbours a dark secret: the property was owned by disgraced millionaire Jeffrey Epstein and Addie is possessed by one of the sex offender's victims.

Bold, daring and unlike anything that has come before it, Fractured Visions is proud to present Dasha Nekrasova’s darkly-comic horror, a film that is guaranteed to leave your jaw on the floor."

Collector’s Edition Content:

• Audio Commentary with Dasha Nekrasova and co-writer/actress Madeline Quinn
• Audio Commentary with film historians and authors Alexandra Heller-Nicholas and Josh Nelson
• Q&A with Dasha Nekrasova from Beyond Fest 2021
• "Metaphysical Repercussions" - an interview with co-writer/director/actress Dasha Nekrasova
• "Doing the Undoable and Saying the Unsayable" - an interview with actress Betsey Brown
• "Watching the (Armchair) Detectives" - an interview with producer/actor Mark H. Rapaport
• Trailer
• Collector’s Edition Slipcase with new artwork by Chris Crow & Sloth Visuals
• Collector’s booklet with new essays by Caitlyn Downs, Zoé Rose Smith, and Janine Pipe
• 6 Art Cards