Sunday, September 30, 2018

Yessongs and Glastonbury Fayre: 1971 The True Spirit Of Glastonbury

Coming soon from SCREENBOUND INTERNATIONAL 

YES - Yessongs (10/19) [Blu-ray]

GLASTONBURY FAYRE: 1971 The True Spirit Of Glastonbury 
(11/9) [Blu-ray and DVD]

MELANIE - For One Night Only (Available Now) [DVD]

Based in the U.K., Screenbound emerged from various U.K. distribution, production and DVD companies founded in 2003 by Alan Byron. In 2015, the companies were all brought under the Screenbound brand, and the international sales and distribution arm - Screenbound International Pictures - was launched to represent a classic film library of over 500 titles.

"We're delighted to be working with a specialist distributor such as MVD," said Byron. "While they succeed with many genres of film and music, at their core is music video and that's exciting."

"We are honored to be working with Alan and Screenbound, and so pleased to be launching with some absolute classics in the music video genre," said Ed Seaman, COO of MVD Entertainment Group.

MVD will represent the following titles for US distribution...

Melanie - For One Night Only
The first ever release of a Melanie concert on DVD.
Jarvis Cocker sent Melanie a special invitation to open the Meltdown Festival at the Queen Elizabeth Hall, London in June 2007. This DVD showcases that intimate evening's performance from a unique songstress who sings all of her hits including Brand New Key, Beautiful People, Peace Will Come, Hush A Bye, Ruby Tuesday, Alexander Beetle and many more



Yes - Yessongs
Filmed in 1972 at London's Rainbow theatre, this feature film was released theatrically in the UK the following year with a quadrophonic sound track. The film features their new line-up of the time Jon Anderson, Chris Squire, Steve Howe, Rick Wakeman and Alan White.



Glastonbury Fayre: 1971 The True Spirit Of Glastonbury
First ever Blu-ray release of this cult music film / rockumentary that established Glastonbury as the UK's main festival
Shot by acclaimed director, Nic Roeg, Glastonbury Fayre is an enthralling music film of the first Glastonbury festival to have the pyramid stage. Free to all and with a line-up that included Melanie, Terry Reid, Family, Fairport Convention, Traffic, Linda Lewis, Arthur Brown, the true spirit of Glastonbury is there for all to see in this unique film record.


Saturday, September 29, 2018

The Predator official merchandise released by Fright-Rags Teen Wolf & Slashback Video apparel also on sale now at Fright-Rags.com

The Predator official merchandise released by Fright-Rags
Teen Wolf & Slashback Video apparel also on sale now at Fright-Rags.com


The hunt has evolved in The Predator! Fright-Rags celebrates the release of the new entry in the Predator franchise - in theaters now via 20th Century Fox - with officially licensed apparel, plus new shirts from Teen Wolf and Slashback Video.



The Predator returns with two official designs from Fright-Rags, both of which are available on T-shirts and baseball tees. There's also an exclusive Predator enamel pin with a flip-open mask to reveal the ugly mother behind it.



Unleash your inner werewolf with Fright-Rags' Teen Wolf collection. The '80s classic starring Michael J. Fox has received six new shirt designs, one of which is also available on baseball tees.



Fright-Rags is a proud sponsor of Slashback Video. If you're unable to make it to the video store art exhibition - currently on display at The Mystic Museum in Burbank, CA - you can relive the glory days of VHS with Fright-Rags' Revenge of Slashback Video shirt.

The Predator, Teen Wolf, and Slashback Video apparel is available now at Fright-Rags.com.

Friday, September 28, 2018

50 Years After Inventing the Zombie Apocalypse, George A. Romero’s ‘Night of the Living Dead’ Returns to Movie Theaters Just Before Halloween

50 Years After Inventing the Zombie Apocalypse,

George A. Romero’s ‘Night of the Living Dead’Returns to Movie Theaters Just Before Halloween


On October 24 & 25 Only, Fathom Events Brings a Newly Restored and Remastered Version of Romero’s Groundbreaking Horror Film Back to Cinemas 


A half-century ago, the living dead had their night, but for decades the inexorable dread of George A. Romero’s “Night of the Living Dead” has been seen only in murky, fuzzy versions.
On Wednesday, October 24, and Thursday, October 25, only, “Night of the Living Dead” returns to nearly 600 movie theatres nationwide in a newly restored and remastered version presented by Fathom Events, Image Ten Inc. and Living Dead Media, in association with Janus Films and the Criterion Collection. “Night of the Living Dead” will play at 7:00 p.m. and 10:00 p.m. (local time) both days, presented through Fathom’s Digital Broadcast Network (DBN).
Commemorating its 50th anniversary, “Night of the Living Dead” will be accompanied by a new behind-the-scenes look at the making of this iconic film. Tickets for “Night of the Living Dead” are available beginning today at www.FathomEvents.com \and participating theater box offices. A complete list of theater locations can be found on the Fathom Events website (theaters and participants are subject to change).
Prior to his death in 2017, Romero supervised the restoration of “Night of the Living Dead” in anticipation of the film’s 50th anniversary. He worked with the film’s sound engineer, Gary Streiner, to restore and remaster the movie in 4K Ultra HD from the original camera negative. The Museum of Modern Art, The Film Foundation, The George Lucas Family Foundation, and The Celeste Bartos Film Preservation Center supported the restoration project.
The film tells the deceptively simple story of a group of strangers trapped in a farmhouse and find themselves fending of a horde of recently dead flesh-eating ghouls. Romero’s claustrophobic vision of a late-1960s America literally tearing itself apart rewrote the rules of the horror genre, combining gruesome gore with acute social commentary, while quietly breaking ground by casting an African-American actor (Duane Jones) in its leading role.
Named one of the 10 best horror films of all time by Rolling Stone, “Night of the Living Dead” continues to influence pop culture and remains loved by films and critics alike: The film holds a 97 percent rating on Rotten Tomatoes.
“There are not many films that warrant the kind of attention ‘Night of the Living Dead’ has received from the Museum of Modern Art, but there are also not many films whose influence remains so strong in global popular culture 50 years after it was made. George A. Romero’s film has never looked better, and we are proud to present this dazzling new restoration to film lovers and horror fans,” said Fathom Events VP of Studio Relations Tom Lucas.
Steve Wolsh, CEO of Living Dead Media, added, “It’s been a two-year labor of love to bring this stunning version of ‘Night of the Living Dead’ into theaters for the 50th anniversary. This movie was intended to be seen in a dark theater with a live audience, and this restoration gives fans and newcomers alike a chance to see the film as they’ve never seen it before.” Please visit the film’s Facebook page for all things “Night of the Living Dead.”


About Fathom Events
Fathom Events is the leading event cinema distributor with theater locations in all top 100 DMAs® (Designated Market Areas) and ranks as one of the largest overall theater content distributors. Owned by AMC Entertainment Inc. (NYSE: AMC), Cinemark Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: CNK) and Regal Entertainment Group (NYSE: RGC), Fathom Events offers a variety of unique entertainment events in movie theaters such as live performances of the Metropolitan Opera, top Broadway stage productions, major sporting events, epic concerts, the yearlong TCM Big Screen Classics series, inspirational events and popular anime franchises. Fathom Events takes audiences behind the scenes for unique extras including audience Q&As, backstage footage and interviews with cast and crew, creating the ultimate VIP experience. Fathom Events’ live Digital Broadcast Network (“DBN”) is the largest cinema broadcast network in North America, bringing live and pre-recorded events to 941 locations and 1,496 screens in 181 DMAs. The company also provides corporations a compelling national footprint for hosting employee meetings, customer rewards events and new product launches. For more information, visit www.FathomEvents.com.

About Living Dead Media
Living Dead Media is an independent media company operating in Los Angeles, bringing the “Living Dead” to life across the media landscape in 2018 and beyond. Living Dead Media’s projects include partnering with Image Ten Productions and Janus Films in the 2018 worldwide release of the remastered “Night of the Living Dead” (1968), the upcoming first-ever “George A. Romero’s Night of the Living Dead” mobile gaming app, and the original film’s never-produced sequel, to be released as “Night of the Living Dead Part II” (2019). In addition, Living Dead Media is rolling out a truly masterful “Night of the Living Dead” Ultimate Fan Collector’s Box Set through a partnership with FYE stores. For more information, visit www.fb.com/OfficialNightoftheLivingDead.

Monday, September 10, 2018

On 9/25, Asia Argento's Dark, Voyeuristic Directorial Debut, SCARLET DIVA, Arrives in a Special, Newly-Restored HD Edition



"A bravura piece of filmmaking."
-- G. Allen Johnson, San Francisco Chronicle

"A dazzlingly self-assured directorial debut."
-- F. X. Feeney, LA Weekly

ASIA ARGENTO'S DARK, VOYEURISTIC DIRECTORIAL DEBUT ARRIVES IN A SPECIAL EDITION, NEWLY-RESTORED IN HD

SCARLET DIVA

Street Date: September 25, 2018
BD/DVD SRP: $39.95/$29.95

Packed with Extras, Including a New Audio Commentary by Asia Argento,
a Making-of Featurette, 20-Page Booklet and More 
SYNOPSIS
 
Italian actress-writer-director Asia Argento, daughter of famed genre director Dario, has spent much of her life in the spotlight and under the glare of media scrutiny. In her dark, voyeuristic and semi-autobiographical directorial debut,
SCARLET DIVA, Argento plays Anna Battista, a rising young actress who, despite her popularity and success, experiences despair and degradation at the hands of the film industry. Her harrowing journey towards redemption leads her on a sordid spree of excess across America and Europe while trying to recapture her innocence and find true love. 
 
Newly restored in HD, Scarlet Diva has been applauded by audiences and critics alike since its original release nearly twenty years ago. In his New York Times theatrical review, A.O. Scott called the film "weirdly fascinating... curiously moving" and, for the Los Angeles Times, Manohla Dargis wrote that it "has more guts and energy than much of what will open this year." Joe Bob Briggs said it is "raw, visceral, super-charged with the darkest of dark emotions" and G. Allen Johnson called it an "astounding work" of "full-throated rage against the international filmmaking machine."
 
BONUS FEATURES 
Two audio commentaries by Asia Argento (2002 & 2018)  
Looking into the Eye of the Cyclops with Joe Coleman
Asia Argento interview
Making of Scarlet Diva
Original release promos
20-page commemorative booklet
PROGRAM INFORMATION
 
Type: Blu-ray/DVD
Running Time: 105 minutes
Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1 Widescreen
Audio: Stereo
Language: Italian with English Subtitles/English Language

About Film Movement

Founded in 2002 as one of the first-ever subscription film services with its DVD-of-the-Month club, Film Movement is now a North American distributor of award-winning independent and foreign films based in New York City. It has released more than 250 feature films and shorts culled from prestigious film festivals worldwide.  Film Movement's theatrical releases include American independent films, documentaries, and foreign art house titles. Its catalog includes titles by directors such as Hirokazu Kore-eda, Maren Ade, Jessica Hausner, Andrei Konchalovsky, Andrzej Wajda, Diane Kurys, Ciro Guerra and Melanie Laurent. In 2015, Film Movement launched its reissue label Film Movement Classics, featuring new restorations released theatrically as well as on Blu-ray and DVD, including films by such noted directors as Eric Rohmer, Peter Greenaway, Bille August, Marleen Gorris, Takeshi Kitano, Arturo Ripstein, Sergio Corbucci and Ettore Scola. For more information, please visit www.filmmovement.com.

Saturday, September 8, 2018

The Teenage Slasher Movie Book



Spooky season is around the corner, and we have the perfect book for horror film fans. The Teenage Slasher Movie Book by J.A. Kerswell was recently revised and expanded and will be out in time for Halloween from CompanionHouse Books.

The Teenage Slasher Movie Book details the subgenre’s surprising beginnings, revels in its g(l)ory days, and discusses its recent resurgence. Packed with reviews of the best (and worst) slasher movies and illustrated with an extensive collection of distinctive and often graphic color poster artwork from around the world, this book also looks at the political, cultural, and social influences on the slasher movie and its own effect on other film genres.

J. A. Kerswell fell in love with the slasher movie after watching Halloween II (1981) at an impressionable age. It’s a love he’s been unable to shake through the best and very worst the subgenre has had to offer. Founder of the slasher movie website Hysteria Lives! (www.hysteria-lives.co.uk), which has been reporting on “slasher trash with panache” for over a decade, he knows more about the slasher movie than anyone should.

Friday, September 7, 2018

Get Ready to Party with RETURN OF THE LIVING DEAD, ALIEN, ALIENS, & SLEEPAWAY CAMP 2 Shirts

Get ready to party with Return of the Living Dead, Alien, Aliens, & Sleepaway Camp 2 shirtsAvailable now at Fright-Rags.com




"You think this is a fucking costume? This is a way of life!" Fright-Rags is ready to party with new and classic apparel from The Return of the Living Dead, Alien, Aliens, and Sleepaway Camp II: Unhappy Campers.



Fright-Rags' The Return of the Living Dead collection is sure satisfy your hunger for more brains. It includes four new tees featuring Tarman, Trash, and Freddy, plus a new variant of the "TV Tarman" artwork and a fan-demanded re-print of a classic design.



Ridley Scott's Alien and James Cameron's Aliens are two drastically different beasts, but both films are among the most revered in the sci-fi horror realm. Fright-Rags has six Alien/Aliens shirts to choose from: three new designs, two classic reprints, and a retro-style official Alien logo.



In honor of the 30th anniversary of Sleepaway Camp II: Unhappy Campers, Fright-Rags has reprinted Justin Osbourn's design for the slasher sequel. It's available in men's and, for the first time, women's styles.

The Return of the Living Dead, Alien, Aliens, and Sleepaway Camp II apparel is on sale now at Fright-Rags.com.

Be sure to return to the site this Friday, August 31, for Fright-Rags’ latest “classick” reprint of Fright-Rags founder Ben Scrivens' What Would Jason Do? shirt, which will be available for three days only.

Finally, check back on September 1-3 for Fright-Rags' Anniversary Blowout Sale! The company will celebrate 15 years in business with over 200 shirts for $15 each, plus $6 enamel pins, $6 socks, $20 lounge pants, $25 hoodies, and $15 box sets!