NEW UK/US/CA TITLE: The El Duce Tapes (Blu-ray) Release date: February 1st In the early 90s, aspiring filmmaker (and General Hospital co-star) Ryan Sexton filmed hour upon hour of VHS footage of the jaw-droppingly offensive Shock Rock band The Mentors, focusing on their infamous lead singer, “El Duce.” "In the early 90s, aspiring filmmaker (and General Hospital co-star) Ryan Sexton lugged a giant camcorder into some of the seediest clubs and the filthiest apartments in Hollywood. There he filmed hour upon hour of VHS footage of the jaw-droppingly offensive Shock Rock band The Mentors, focusing on their infamous lead singer, “El Duce.” 30 years later, the team behind The Nightmare and Room 237 and the editor of Leap of Faith: William Friedkin on The Exorcist uncover this dusty stockpile of long forgotten – and unseen – footage. They begin to piece together a picture of the man under the black executioner’s hood and what his wilfully offensive act and controversial views might tell us about 21st century America. An incendiary, tragicomic documentary (midway between The Decline of Western Civilization and Crumb) which has been hailed as “Essential Viewing” by CineVue and called “Dark and Irresistible” by director John Carpenter, The El Duce Tapes will chew you up, spit you out, and leave you floored." SPECIAL EDITION CONTENTS
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NEW UK/US/CA TITLE: Shogun’s Joy of Torture (Blu-ray) Release date: February 22nd From the outrageous imagination of cult director Teruo Ishii (Orgies of Edo, Horrors of Malformed Men) comes this infamous omnibus of three shocking tales of crime and punishment based on true-life documented cases set during the reign of the Tokugawa shogunate. "From the outrageous imagination of cult director Teruo Ishii (Orgies of Edo, Horrors of Malformed Men) comes this infamous omnibus of three shocking tales of crime and punishment based on true-life documented cases set during the reign of the Tokugawa shogunate. The first tale sees the beautiful Mitsu (Masumi Tachibana) going to horrifying lengths to tend to her older brother Shinzō (Teruo Yoshida), a carpenter injured in a work accident, but the law catches up on them and metes out a terrifying retribution after they violate the ultimate taboo. In the second, unfettered passions in a Buddhist nunnery are not allowed to go unpunished after abbess Reihō (Yukie Kagawa) and her attendant Rintoku (Naomi Shiraishi) encounter a virile young monk from a neighbouring temple. In the closing segment, a sadistic torturer (Fumio Watanabe) attempts to show a tattoo artist (Asao Koike) how to depict convincing expressions of faces of pain in his work by allowing him to sketch a selection of Europeans as they are tortured for entering Japan with the aim of spreading Christianity. Ishii’s notorious portmanteau of Edo-era excess signalled a change in direction for a director until then regarded for his crime and yakuza films, setting the ball rolling on the run of grotesque historical anthologies for which he is now best remembered. Vehemently denounced by the critics of the day, Shogun’s Joy of Torture set a new benchmark for the depiction of sex, sadism and depravity in Japanese exploitation, with Ishii staging his elaborate torture methods with an unmatched verve and inventiveness." SPECIAL EDITION CONTENTS
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Annoyed that Beyond Re-animator isn’t an LE like the other 2 films for continuity purposes, but I’ll definitely be getting that and the Demons set, rest I couldn’t care less about tbh :nod: |
BONUS ANNOUNCEMENT - NEW UK/US TITLE: An American Werewolf in London (Zavvi Red Carpet Customers & DiabolikDVD Exclusive Limited Edition Blu-ray SteelBook with Slipcase) Zavvi exclusive - https://www.zavvi.com/blu-ray/an-ame...wRwgxtCnXyFeDo Release date: March 29th "One of the greatest directors of the 1980s, John Landis (The Blues Brothers, Trading Places), expertly combines macabre horror with dark humour in the lycanthropic classic, An American Werewolf in London. American tourists David (David Naughton) and Jack (Griffin Dunne) are savaged by an unidentified vicious animal whilst hiking on the Yorkshire Moors. David awakes in a London hospital to find his friend dead and his life in disarray. Retiring to the home of a beautiful nurse (Jenny Agutter, Walkabout) to recuperate, he soon experiences disturbing changes to his mind and body, undergoing a full-moon transformation that will unleash terror on the streets of the capital... An American Werewolf in London had audiences howling with laughter and recoiling in terror upon its cinema release. Landis’ film has gone on to become one of the most important horror films of its decade, rightly lauded for its masterful set-pieces, uniquely unsettling atmosphere and Rick Baker’s truly ground-breaking, Oscar-winning special makeup effects. Now restored and presented with an abundance of extra features, this big beast of horror can be devoured as never before..." LIMITED EDITION STEELBOOK CONTENTS
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Nothing for me, except possibly El Duce Tapes. I'll stick with my Demons 1&2 steelbook and I my dvd copy of Beyond Reanimator has never been watched. Bought it in the Fantastic Factory set about 8 yrs ago. If was gonna get watched, itd get watched by now! |
I wasn't particularly keen on Reanimator 3 when it came out, need to give my dvd a rewatch. |
1 Attachment(s) The Fran Simeoni list that has Blurage frothing with anticipation :lol: EDIT: the most intriguing one for me is 'H X 2 UHD' - i think this could be two Halloween films? |
Damnit new this week was the wrong time to sell bloodtide second hand on ebay. |
I love Re Animator 1&2, saw 3 at Frightfest, bought the Arrow dvd.... And sadly I just don't get it. Demons is tempting but my steelbook is nice, haven't watched it a great deal. Feb must be double (or triple) dip month. Good selection if you didn't already have some of them. |
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