Newly Restored in 2K, Film Movement Releases Romy Schneider's Classic SISSI COLLECTION on Blu-Ray for the Very First Time on 11/14!

"Glittering Splendor...Schneider is a sight to behold."

-- The New York Times

JUST IN TIME FOR THE HOLIDAYS, FILM MOVEMENT BRINGS TOGETHER "THE SISSI TRILOGY", NEWLY RESTORED IN 2K

AND AVAILABLE FOR THE FIRST TIME EVER ON BLU-RAY

THE SISSI COLLECTION

Romy Schneider Vaulted to International Stardom in Her Career 

Defining Role as the Beloved Austrian Princess; Every Timeless Sissi Film 

is Collected in this 5-Disc Set, Perfect for the Whole Family and 

Available on November 14, 2017 Extras Include a Bonus Disc featuring "Forever My Love" (1962), a Condensed English-Dubbed Version of the Trilogy, a "Making of" Featurette and a 20-page Collector's Booklet

SYNOPSIS

At the age of seventeen, Romy Schneider vaulted to international stardom through her portrayal of Princess Elisabeth (Sissi) of Austria in the first of three lavish films directed by Ernst Marischka.  And, while she would go on to work with some of the most influential and daring European directors of the era, Schneider will always be remembered by this defining role in the internationally beloved series.  Newly restored in 2K and available for the first time ever on Blu-ray in North America, THE SISSI COLLECTION, priced at $74.95srp, includes the Cannes Golden Palm-Nominated "Sissi Trilogy" along with VICTORIA IN DOVER (1954), a precursor to the Sissi films in which Schneider plays Britain's Princess Victoria. 

In SISSI, the title tale from 1955, viewers embraced the 16 year-old Sissi as she traveled with her mother to the Austrian court in Ischl, where the engagement between her sister Helene and the young emperor Franz Josef (Karl Boehm) was to be announced.  Unfortunately for Helene, he falls for Sissi after meeting her while out fishing.  Sissi is also romantically engaged, but marriage comes with a price -- Archduchess Sophie, his arrogant and headstrong mother!  The sequel, SISSI: THE YOUNG EMPRESS (1956) follows the magnificent imperial wedding in Vienna and finds Sissi settling down to everyday life as empress.  Unfortunately, the strong-willed Sissi and her domineering mother-in-law cannot see eye to eye, and the conflict is heightened with the birth of a daughter.  Ultimately, a truce is brokered and the young couple head from Hungary where they are crowned King and Queen.  In the final film in the beloved trilogy, SISSI: THE FATEFUL YEARS OF THE EMPRESS(1957), Sissi has proven her ability to not only handle affairs of state but also her mother-in-law.  But as the Queen travels to Hungary in an effort to calm the insubordinate nobility, Archduchess Sophie again causes trouble for her daughter-in-law. 

All of the remastered films in "The Sissi Trilogy" are presented in both 16:9 widescreen and the original theatrical full screen aspect ratios.

BONUS FEATURES 

FOREVER MY LOVE (1962) --  The beloved "Sissi Trilogy" presented in a condensed English-dubbed version, originally released by Paramount Pictures in the U.S. and featuring a theme song written by Burt Bacharach.

FROM ROMY TO SISSI -- Making-of Featurette

SISSI'S GREAT-GRANDSON AT THE MOVIES - Excerpt from the documentary film Elisabeth: Enigma of an Empress

Full-color, 20-page collectible booklet with new essay by critic Farran Smith Nehme

PROGRAM INFORMATION

Type:  Blu-ray

Running Time: 600 mins. + extras

Rating:  NR

Genre:  Drama

Aspect Ratio: 1.78:1 Widescreen/4:3

Audio:  (BD) DTS-HD Master Audio/5.1 Dolby Digital / (Bonus DVD) 5.1 Dolby Digital/2.0 Stereo

Language: German with English Subtitles

About Film Movement

Celebrating its 15th year, Film Movement is a North American distributor of award-winning independent and foreign films based in New York City.  Film Movement has released more than 250 feature films and shorts culled from prestigious film festivals worldwide, and last year it had its first Academy Award-nominated film, Naji Abu Nowar's THEEB. Film Movement's theatrical distribution strategy has evolved to include promising American independent films, documentaries, and an even stronger slate of 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, and Ettore Scola. For more information, please visit www.filmmovement.com.

AFTERIMAGE, Legendary Director Andrzej Wajda's Powerful Final Film and Poland's Submission for Best Foreign Language Film, Will Now Arrive on BD+DVD on 11/7

"Angry, vivid, passionate."

-Glenn Kenny, The New York Times

"Triumphant... one of the year's best pictures."

-John Fink, The Film Stage

THIS OCTOBER, FILM MOVEMENT PRESENTS LEGENDARY DIRECTOR ANDRZEJ WAJDA'S FINAL FILM -- POLAND'S

OFFICIAL SUBMISSION FOR BEST FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM -- A PASSIONATE PORTRAIT OF A RENOWNED AVANT-GARDE

PAINTER WHO BATTLED STALINISM

AFTERIMAGE

Called "a Fitting Coda for Wajda's Career[1]" This Powerful Biopic -- 

a New York Times Critic's Pick -- arrives on Blu-ray + DVD Combo on 

NOVEMBER 7, 2017; Bonus Features Include the Feature-Length HD Documentary "Wajda by Wajda" and Commentary by History/Theory 

of Cinema Professor Emeritus Stuart Liebman

SYNOPSIS

AFTERIMAGE, legendary director Andrzej Wajda's final film, is a passionate portrait of renowned avant-garde painter, Władysław Strzemiński, who challenged Stalinist orthodoxy.  On October 24, Film Movement will release this powerful biopic -- Poland's Official Submission for Best Foreign Language Film at this past year's Academy Awards -- as a Blu-ray + DVD combo for $39.95.

Looking at the last years of the controversial and visionary artists' life, AFTERIMAGE follows Poland's best-known interwar artist and theoretician as he wages war against Stalinism.  Though he didn't start painting until after becoming a double amputee, the ever-compelling and charismatic Strzemiński eventually became a professor at the National School of Fine Arts in Lodz.  It's there that students treat him like the "messiah of modern painting," but university authorities and the Ministry of Culture have a differing opinion.  Refusing to comply with Party regulations, the rebellious artist is eventually expelled from the university and the artists' union. And as the Communist authorities continue their efforts to ruin him, Strzemiński, brilliantly played by Polish superstar Boguslaw Linda, remains steadfast in his political and artistic convictions.

Called "a fitting capstone[2]" to the career of Wajda and "a strong story from a cinematic master[3]," Dan Fainaru of Screen Daily also called AFTERIMAGE "an essential addition to the tragic cultural history of the communist era in Eastern Europe and the disasters wrecked by this totalitarian rule." 

BONUS FEATURES

The feature-length HD documentary "Wajda by Wadja" (95 mins.) - The filmmaker offers a unique perspective on his work and provides us with the keys to understanding it shortly before his death.

Commentary by History and Theory of Cinema Professor Emeritus Stuart Liebman from the CUNY Graduate Center 

PROGRAM INFORMATION

Type:  Blu-ray + DVD

Running Time: 100 mins. + extras

Rating:  N/A

Genre:  Drama

Aspect Ratio: Widescreen 2.35:1

Audio:  (BD) DTS-HD Master Audio/5.1 Dolby Digital / (DVD) 5.1 Dolby Digital/2.0 Stereo

Language: Polish with English Subtitles

About Film Movement

Celebrating its 15th year, Film Movement is a North American distributor of award-winning independent and foreign films based in New York City.  Film Movement has released more than 250 feature films and shorts culled from prestigious film festivals worldwide, and last year it had its first Academy Award-nominated film, Naji Abu Nowar's THEEB. Film Movement's theatrical distribution strategy has evolved to include promising American independent films, documentaries, and an even stronger slate of 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, and Ettore Scola. For more information, please visit www.filmmovement.com.

LEVEL 33 ENTERTAINMENT ANNOUNCES THE RELEASE OF ATTACK OF THE KILLER DONUTS A HILARIOUS NEW HORROR COMEDY

LEVEL 33 ENTERTAINMENT ANNOUNCES THE RELEASE OF

ATTACK OF THE KILLER DONUTSA HILARIOUS NEW HORROR COMEDY 

Coming to Select Theaters & On Demand Everywhere – November 17th, 2017 

Level 33 Entertainment has announced today the official release date for the horror comedy feature film ATTACK OF THE KILLER DONUTS starring C. Thomas Howell (E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial, The Outsiders, & The Amazing Spider-Man), Justin Ray (1 Chance 2 Dance & Disaster L.A.), and Michael Swan (As the World Turns, Jason Lives: Friday the 13th Part VI, & The Bold and the Beautiful). The film will screen in select cities across the U.S. and will be available “Day-and-Date” via all On Demand platforms including iTunes Movies, Comcast Xfinity, Amazon Video, Sony PlayStation, and many more.

ATTACK OF THE KILLER DONUTS was directed by Primetime Emmy Nominee Scott Wheeler (Martian Land, Avalanche Sharks, & Sink Hole). The film was written by Nathan Dalton (Beaten Path & Home for Detention), Chris De Christopher (Piranhaconda, General Hospital, & Death Racers), and Rafael Diaz-Wagner (Porkchop and a Glass of Water, Bernie Weiss: The Most Interesting Man in Miama, & Sharkansas Women’s Prison Massacre); produced by Rafael Diaz-Wagner and Nicole M. Saad (Left Behind, Sharkansas Women’s Prison Massacre, & Ninja Bitch Killer).

Synopsis:  We've eaten them for years, now it's their turn! A chemical accident turns ordinary donuts into bloodthirsty killers. Now it's up to Johnny, Michelle and Howard to save their sleepy town from... Killer Donuts.

Watch the Official Trailer: http://bit.ly/2gh101c

FACEBOOK: https://www.facebook.com/Attack-Of-The-Killer-Donuts

TWITTER: @Level33_Ent

ABOUT Level 33 Entertainment

Los Angeles based Level 33 Entertainment is an entertainment company dedicated to redefining the landscape for independent film distribution.  Level 33 provides innovative sales, marketing and distribution services for feature films and entertainment content, delivering a flexible and transparent distribution solution for all platforms including Theatrical, Home Entertainment, Digital and Broadcast.  Current releases from Level 33 include UNLEASHED with Kate Micucci, Sean Astin, Justin Chatwin, and Steve Howey, IMPERFECTIONS starring Zach McGowan, Ed Begley Jr. and Marilu Henner, and 1 NIGHT with Anna Camp and Justin Chatwin.

www.level33entertainment.com

Lydia Loveless Doc and RSD Vinyl

"Who Is Lydia Loveless"on DVD November 24th 

Proof positive the future of rock & roll is alive and well in a brilliant 5-foot tall spitfire from Columbus, Ohio

Lydia Loveless documentary and limited-edition live vinyl-only EP 

from Color Me Obsessed director Gorman Bechard 

Filmmaker Gorman Bechard, who has chronicled three of the most influential bands in the history of rock and roll with documentaries about The Replacements, Archers of Loaf, and Hüsker Dü's Grant Hart is turning his camera towards the future with his new film, Who is Lydia Loveless?

The feature-length documentary follows Lydia Loveless and her band into the studio as they record their album Real. Along with a chaotic super-charged home-town live performance shot specifically for the film and extensive interviews with Loveless and her band, the rock-doc will delve into the realities, financial and otherwise, of a working musician on the brink of major success. It will examine what it's like to be a woman in the mostly sexist rock & roll world, dealing with cellphones in your face as you sing a heartbreaking tune, piracy, streaming services, and of course answer the question: Who Is Lydia Loveless?

"Lydia is the future of rock and roll," director Bechard explains. "She straps you onto an emotional roller coaster of love, lust, drunken mistakes, a little stalking, a lot of heartbreak, an you're left breathless, stunned, happy to have taken the ride."

Music journalists from SPIN to Rolling Stone have likewise raved, with her albums always finding their way onto many year-end Best Album lists.

"I'm excited to work with Gorman," says Loveless. "He's very passionate about music and about the true meaning and spirit of rock and roll."

The vinyl release, Live From the Documentary Who is Lydia Loveless?, is an exclusive Record Store Day release featuring 6 tracks recorded at a hometown performance in Columbus, Ohio.

Bechard's three previous music docs have all won critical praise. Rolling Stone called Color Me Obsessed, A Film About The Replacements one of "The Seven Best New Music Documentaries of the Year."

The Seattle Times raved about the "raw power and mesmerizing hooks" in his Archers of Loaf concert film What Did You Expect? While Every Everything: The Music, Life & Times Of Grant Hart was labeled "beautifully sad" by The Village Voice.

He is currently in post production on documentaries about Wilco's Jay Bennett, as well as newly-signed Bloodshot Records recording artist Sarah Shook and the Disarmers. Bechard is also the filmmaker behind the ASPCA-award-winning animal welfare documentary A Dog Named Gucci.

Who is Lydia Loveless? will be released on an extra-filled DVD and streaming services from MVD Entertainment Group on Friday, November 24th, 2017. Live From the Documentary Who is Lydia Loveless? (which includes a copy of the DVD) will be available as a Record Store Day exclusive on that same day.

For more information please visit: www.WhoIsLydiaLoveless.com

Pre-order the DVD at MVDshop.com or on Amazon

Trailer: https://vimeo.com/149648442 

DOO-WOP DOCUMENTARY STREETLIGHT HARMONIES TO DEBUT AT DOC NYC NOVEMBER 14

DOO-WOP DOCUMENTARY STREETLIGHT HARMONIES TO DEBUT AT DOC NYC NOVEMBER 14

BRIAN WILSON, LA LA BROOKS (THE CRYSTALS), CHARLIE THOMAS (THE DRIFTERS), BRIAN MCKNIGHT, ANTHONY GOURDINE (LITTLE ANTHONY AND THE IMPERIALS), AL JARDINE (THE BEACH BOYS), LANCE BASS AND MORE ICONIC MUSICIANS FEATURED

Doo-Wop documentary Streetlight Harmonies will debut at the DOC NYC festival on Tuesday, November 14, with a second screening on Wednesday November 15th. Streetlight Harmonies shines a long overdue spotlight on the artists and celebrates the music that defined the musical generation of Doo-Wop. Utilizing all-new interviews along with HD restored archival footage the film will explore the history and social impact of this timeless era. Rolling Stone has an exclusive first look of the doc and fans can view the clip here. View the extended trailer now online.

Streetlight Harmonies DOC NYC Screening Info:

Tuesday November 14

7:30PM

Chelsea Cinépolis

260 W 23rd Street

New York, NY 10011

Wednesday November 15

10:30AM

IFC Center

323 6th Avenue

New York, NY 10014

About Streetlight Harmonies:

It’s the unmistakable falsetto leads, lilting harmonies and deep backing vocals set to a bluesy street corner rhythm that created those unmistakable sounds “Up On The Roof” (The Drifters), Tears On My Pillow (Little Anthony & The Imperials), Smoke Gets In Your Eyes (The Platters), and “Why Do Fools Fall in Love” (The Teenagers) all an endless jukebox of melodies and memories. No other genre of music can conjure up the innocence of a nation, or the pangs of love quite like the timeless sounds of Doo-Wop. An entertaining journey through bands, songs and harmonies that evoke both days gone by as well as current hits, Streetlight Harmonies uncovers a definitive period of music and the artists that defined it. Millions know the music but few know the artists and their history that laid the foundation for rock and roll, rhythm and blues, and built a bridge to the civil rights movement.

Iconic musicians featured in the documentary include Jimmy Merchant (The Teenagers), Anthony Gourdine (Little Anthony and the Imperials), Al Jardine (Beach Boys), Brian Wilson (Beach Boys and Brian Wilson Band), Charlie Thomas (Drifters), Sammy Strain (Imperials, O'Jays), Terry Johnson (The Flamingos), Diz Russell (Orioles),Fred Parris (5 Satins), Billy Brown (Ray Goodman and Brown, Moments), Ron Coleman (The Broadways), Lois Powell (The Chantels), Fanita James (The Blossoms), La La Brooks (The Crystals), Janis Ian (Manhattan Transfer), Vito Picone (The Elegants), Eddie Rich (Swallows), Leon Hughes (Coasters), Jeff Barry, Brooks Arthur, Wally Roker (Heartbeats), Freda Payne, Sherrie Payne (Supremes), Florence La Rue (Fifth Dimension), Claude McKnight (Take 6), Brian McKnight, Lance Bass (NSYNC), Barbara Jean English (The Clickettes), Ron Dante (The Archies), Jon Bauman, Lenny Welch, Lamont Dozier, and many more.

Streetlight Harmonies is produced by Tango Entertainment’s Tim Headington (Argo, Hugo, World War Z), Footnote Films’ Theresa Steele (Britney Spears Live from Las Vegas, Justin Timberlake: Down Home in Memphis), and directed by Hatcreek Films’ award-winning producer/director Brent Wilson. Submarine Entertainment (20 Feet From Stardom, Searching for Sugarman, Miss Sharon Jones!) will represent worldwide rights for the new documentary feature.

About DOC NYC:

DOC NYC, America’s largest documentary festival, takes place over 8 days in November; the eighth edition will be held November 9-16, 2017 at New York’s IFC Center, Cinepolis Chelsea and the SVA Theatre. The 2017 festival showcases over 250 films and events with more than 350 filmmakers and special guests appearing in person. In addition to premiering feature-length and short documentaries, the festival’s highlights also include DOC NYC PRO—a series of in-depth panels and master classes—and the Visionaries Tribute awards ceremony that honors major figures in the field of nonfiction film. DOC NYC is produced by the IFC Center. www.docnyc.net

Streetlight Harmonies Online:

Official Website: www.streetlightharmonies.com

This Halloween, Something Psycho This Way Comes with Acclaimed Killer Thriller, WICHITA

"Built from the roots of Psycho and Frenzy, Wichita is a film 

Alfred Hitchcock might make if he were a young director today."

-- Dave Luhrssen, Shepherd Express

"A solid little psycho-thrriller...[that] marks 

Justyn Ah Chong and Matthew Ward as filmmakers to watch."

-- Rob Hunter, Film School Rejects

"Tension and suspense to spare...head-and-shoulders above most of the 

"killer in the woods" dreck stalking the DVD racks.  And it's deadly fun, too"

-- Mark Wingfield, HK and Cult Film News

"Takes twists to another level...With an ending that will leave the entire film 

up for discussion, the storyline never lets up for a moment and certainly takes its own demented path with ease."

-- Jeri Jaquin, Movie Maven

"Give Witchita the once over, especially if you dig on the more 

psychological side of our beloved fright flicks. It's well shot, 

terrifically acted, and full of suspense throughout"

-- Daniel Wilder, That's Not Current.com

"An off-kilter psycho thriller...Nate Gold's brooding cinematography is a plus"

-- Mark Burger, Yes! Weekly

"A must watch for all indie horror fans"

-- Robyn Andrew, Cryptic Rock.com

"One of those rare indie treats that come from out of nowhwere 

and punches you right in the gut"

-- Brian Shirley, Alien Bee

SOMETHING PSYCHO THIS WAY COMES...

 A CHILDREN'S TV DIRECTOR SPIRALS INTO INSANITY IN

A DARK PSYCHOLOGICAL THRILLER FROM

CANDY FACTORY FILMS

WICHITA

Wichita - Teaser from Yaniv Elani on Vimeo.

One of the Best Reviewed Indie Horror Films on 2017 is AVAILABLE NOW on Digital HD Platforms Including iTunes, Amazon and Google Play

"All Day Thumbsucker Revisited: The History Of Blue Thumb Records" Revived On Eve Of Legendary Label's 50th Anniversary

LONG OUT-OF-PRINT COLLECTION ALL DAY THUMBSUCKER REVISITED, DOCUMENTING THE HISTORY OF BLUE THUMB RECORDS, REVIVED ON EVE OF LEGENDARY LABEL’S  50TH ANNIVERSARY NEXT YEAR 

HONORS MEMORY OF LATE LABEL FOUNDERS TOMMY LIPUMA AND BOB KRASNOW 

2CD SET AVAILABLE TODAY WITH FIRST-EVER DIGITAL RELEASE ON NOVEMBER 10

From 1968 to 1978, Blue Thumb Records was one of music's most adventurous and imaginative record labels, with a far-ranging roster of cutting-edge acts and an unconventional visual sensibility. Nurturing an eclectic assortment of artists from a wide variety of genres, Blue Thumb embodied the restless creative spirit of the era in which it was born, reflecting the emerging attitude that albums were worthy of being taken seriously as artistic statements.

Blue Thumb's expansive musical vision was anthologized on the 1995 label retrospective All Day Thumbsucker Revisited. Today, October 27, Verve Records/UMe is releasing the long-out-of-print collection, originally compiled by Gary Katz, known for his work with Steely Dan, in an updated two-CD edition on the eve of next year’s 50th anniversary of Blue Thumb’s founding. The first in a projected series of releases to celebrate the revered label, the CD set offers 32 vintage tracks spread across two discs, while the digital edition, due November 10, marks the first time this collection will be available as a digital download and for streaming. In showcasing Blue Thumb's influential artist roster, the album also honors the iconoclastic musical vision of late label founders Bob Krasnow, who died on December 11, 2016, and Tommy LiPuma, who passed away on March 13, 2017. The album is available for purchase here: https://lnk.to/Thumbsucker2CD

Danny Bennett, President & CEO of Verve Label Group comments, “With the release of All Day Thumbsucker Revisited, we are so proud to honor Tommy LiPuma and Bob Krasnow by celebrating their Blue Thumb Records legacy and the incredible music they curated, all of which is well represented on this must-have collection.”

Blue Thumb Records' diverse artist roster included avant-garde hero Captain Beefheart and His Magic Band (whose rejected band name provided Blue Thumb's handle), Marc Bolan's Tyrannosaurus Rex, soul icons Ike and Tina Turner, hitmakers the Pointer Sisters, retro-swing hipsters Dan Hicks and His Hot Licks, venerable rockers Dave Mason and Leon Russell, psychedelic savants Love, boundary-pushing future star Sylvester, avant-jazz icon Sun Ra, rap progenitors the Last Poets, Gypsy jazz guitarist Gábor Szabó, spoken-word innovator Ken Nordine, British imports Mark-Almond and the Aynsley Dunbar Retaliation, jazz greats the Crusaders, Luis Gasca and Philip Upchurch, and blues legends Albert Collins, John Mayall, Buddy Guy, Junior Wells and Junior Mance—all of whom are featured on All Day Thumbsucker Revisited.

Along with 30 tracks from the original album, the 2017 edition of All Day Thumbsucker Revisited features two additional tracks by Buddy Guy and the Pointer Sisters. In addition to the above-mentioned artists, the album also includes a track by veteran pianist-journalist Ben Sidran, who also provided the original album's liner notes, which are reproduced here in their entirety.  

Bob Krasnow had already been president of the King and Buddah/Kama Sutra labels when he formed Blue Thumb Records in 1968. Recruiting like-minded A&M Records producer Tommy LiPuma and A&M marketing executive Don Graham, Krasnow set out to build a record label that would reflect his own freewheeling sensibility as well as the increasing influence of album-oriented radio.

As Joe Sample of the Crusaders observed, "LiPuma and Krasnow were young and vibrant men with a tremendous love of music. And they also had the expertise to back up that love. And they started signing all kinds of bands. It was the new image in music, and I think it was the best kind of image that we ever had in the music business.

"There was a sense in the air of a lot of adventure," Sample notes. "The music business was making big, major changes; the newfound FM airwaves meant there was suddenly a whole new branch of radio stations that played music that would never be played on an AM station. Blue Thumb was one of the first companies that realized this new set of airwaves was important for music."

Commenting on Blue Thumb's early days, Sidran recalled, "They were running it, literally, out of three rooms. And they were making records that were consciously counter to what was going on. And nobody had done that... Krasnow was going out of his way to do something different."

That "something different" can be heard throughout All Day Thumbsucker Revisited, whose vintage grooves affirm the timeless brilliance of Blue Thumb's enduring musical vision.

ALL DAY THUMBSUCKER REVISITED TRACK LISTING

Disc One

1.   Only You Know and I Know - Dave Mason

2.   The City - Mark-Almond

3.   Put It Where You Want It - The Crusaders

4.   A Song For You - Leon Russell

5.   Stimela (Coaltrain) - Hugh Masekela

6.   By The Light Of  Magical Moon - Tyrannosaurus Rex

7.   Yes We Can Can - The Pointer Sisters

8.   Darkness Darkness - Philip Upchurch

9.   Son Of Mirror Man – Mere Man - Captain Beefheart and His Magic Band

10. Sugar on the Line - The Aynsley Dunbar Retaliation

11. Little Mama - Luis Gasca

12. Canned Music - Dan Hicks and His Hot Licks

13. Riffin’ (A.K.A. A Motif Is Just A Riff) – Buddy Guy, Junior Wells and Junior Mance

14. I’ve Been Loving You Too Long - Ike & Tina Turner

15. Fat Jam - Ben Sidran

16. Southern Man - Sylvester and the Hot Band

Disc Two

1.   Delta Lady - Leon Russell

2.   Shiver ‘n Shake - Albert Collins

3.   Shouldn’t Have Took More Than You Gave - Dave Mason

4.   Blackbird - Bossa Rio

5.   Ride A White Swan - Tyrannosaurus Rex

6.   I Scare Myself - Dan Hicks and His Hot Licks

7.   The Everlasting First - Love

8.   The Frog - Joao Donato

9.   Safe As Milk - Captain Beefheart and His Magic Band

10. Breezin’ - Gabor Szabo

11. Sitting on the Outside - John Mayall

12. Images - Sun Ra

13. Bird’s Word - The Last Poets

14. Roger - Ken Nordine

15. How Long (Betcha’ Got A Chick On The Side) – The Pointer Sisters 

16. So Far Away - The Crusaders

Arrow Video and Arrow Academy - November 2017 Release Schedule

New from Arrow Video US and Arrow Academy US

George Romero Between Night and Dawn Limited Edition [Dual Format] (11/14)

J.D.'s Revenge [Dual Format] (11/14)

Hellraiser [Limited Edition Steelbook] (11/14)

Animal Factory [Blu-ray] (11/28)

Zoology [Blu-ray and DVD] (11/14)

via MVD Entertainment Group

Pre-order at MVDshop.com or on Amazon

Winter chills just mean that it's November, and Arrow Video are set to heat things up with a George Romero box set, a blaxploitation chiller, classic horror in steelbook form, a modern-day Russian black comedy, and a cult thriller directed by Steve Buscemi! With plenty of lavish packaging and limited edition items, Christmas has come early for film collectors!

Legendary horror cinema innovator, George A Romero, is responsible for arguably the most influential zombie films of all time. But he doesn't just make undead epics, and the three films collected here in the box set George Romero Between Night and Dawn - There's Always Vanilla, Season of the Witch and The Crazies - showcase the versatility and dynamism of this American auteur. As well as the films there are Romero interviews and documentaries and much more.

Next is the stunning debut of of the blaxploitation favorite JD's Revenge, a story about a man possessed by the spirit of a murderous gangster. Featuring Academy Award-winner Louis Gossett Jr (An Officer and a Gentleman), this is alternately tough and terrifying - a Blaxploitation gem waiting to be rediscovered.

Stephen King was once famously quoted as saying, "I have seen the future of horror...his name is Clive Barker." That future was realized in 1987 with the release of Barker's directorial debut Hellraiser. Introducing the world to the iconic Pinhead and his sadistic band of Cenobites, Hellraiser became an instant genre classic upon release and remains one of the most frighteningly original visions in horror. Now fans can own it in the form of an incredibly awesome steelbook with tons of extras.

The last of the Arrow Video titles for November is Animal Factory. Directed by Steve Buscemi, the film stars Willem Dafoe and Edward Furlong as they make their way through life inside a maximum security prison. This was Buscemi's second stint in the director's chair and sees him marshalling a formidable ensemble cast, for a powerful and sincere account of the men caught up in the penal system.

Finally, there is one release from Arrow Academy US - Zoology, an extraordinary film about a zoo worker who grows a tail, that proves that challenging, thought-provoking art house cinema is alive and well in the 21st century. In turns, disturbing, uplifting, and blackly comic, this is a challenging and irresistible contemporary fable, that deftly mixes the deadpan humour of Aki Kaurismäki with a poignant examination of social issues including loneliness and aging.

George Romero Between Night and Dawn Limited Edition [Dual Format] (11/14)

George Romero's name may be synonymous with the living dead subgenre, but his filmography is far richer and more varied than his reputation as "the zombie guy" would suggest. Following the breakout success of his debut feature Night of the Living Dead, the director would embark upon a series of projects which demonstrate a master filmmaker with more than mere gut-munching on his mind.

In There's Always Vanilla, young drifter Chris and beautiful model Lynn embark upon a tumultuous relationship which seems doomed from the outset. Season of the Witch (released theatrically as Hungry Wives) follows the exploits of Joan Mitchell - a housewife who seeks to escape the confines of her humdrum suburban existence through a flirtation with witchcraft. Lastly, The Crazies sees Romero returning to firmer horror territory as a small rural town finds itself in the grip of an infection which send its hosts into a violent, homicidal frenzy.

Taken together, these three films, made in the period between Romero's celebrated living dead outings Night of the Living Dead and Dawn of the Dead, serve to shine a light on the broader thematic concerns and auteurist leanings of a skilled craftsman too often pigeonholed within the genre.

LIMITED EDITION CONTENTS

- High Definition Blu-ray (1080p) and Standard DVD presentations 

- Original Mono Audio (Uncompressed PCM on the Blu-rays) 

- English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing 

- Reversible sleeve for each film featuring original and newly-commissioned artwork by Gilles Vranckx 

- Limited edition 60-page booklet featuring new writing on the films by Kat Ellinger, Kier-La Janisse and Heather Drain

THERE'S ALWAYS VANILLA

- Brand new 2K restoration from original film elements 

- Brand new audio commentary by Travis Crawford

- Affair of the Heart: The Making of There's Always Vanilla - brand new documentary featuring interviews with producers John Russo and Russell Streiner, stars Judith Streiner and Richard - Ricci, and sound recordist Gary Streiner

- Digging Up the Dead - The Lost Films of George A. Romero - archive interview with Romero discussing his early films There's Always Vanilla and Season of the Witch

- Location Gallery with audio commentary by Romero historian Lawrence DeVincentz

- Memorabilia Gallery 

- Trailer

- Reversible sleeve featuring original and newly-commissioned artwork by Gilles Vranckx

SEASON OF THE WITCH

- Brand new 4K restoration of the original theatrical version from the camera negative [90 mins] 

- Alternate extended version [104 mins]

- Brand new audio commentary by Travis Crawford

- When Romero Met Del Toro - filmmaker Guillermo Del Toro in conversation with George Romero

- The Secret Life of Jack's Wife - archive interview with actress Jan White 

- Alternate Opening Titles

- Location Gallery with audio commentary by Romero historian Lawrence DeVincentz

Memorabilia Gallery 

- Trailer

- Reversible sleeve featuring original and newly-commissioned artwork by Gilles Vranckx 

THE CRAZIES

- Brand new 4K restoration from the original camera negative 

- Brand new audio commentary by Travis Crawford

- Romero Was Here: Locating The Crazies - Romero historian Lawrence DeVincentz takes us on a guided tour of Evans City, PA and the locations used in The Crazies 

- Crazy for Lynn Lowry - cult star Lynn Lowry discusses her early career including her role in The Crazies 

- Q&A with Lynn Lowry filmed at the 2016 Abertoir Film Festival 

- Audio interview with producer Lee Hessel 

- Behind-the-scenes footage with optional commentary by Lawrence DeVincentz

- Alternate Opening Titles

- Image Galleries

- Trailers & TV Spots 

- Reversible sleeve featuring original and newly-commissioned artwork by Gilles Vranckx 

J.D.'s Revenge [Dual Format] (11/14)

It wasn't long before the Blaxploitation boom moved into the horror market, bringing the world Blacula, Blackenstein, Abby (Blaxploitation's The Exorcist) and cult favorite J.D.'s Revenge. 

Law student Ike is enjoying a night on the town with his friends when his life changes dramatically. Taking part in a nightclub hypnosis act, he becomes possessed with the spirit of a violent gangster murdered in the 1940s. Believing himself to be the reincarnation of murderous J.D., Ike launches a revenge campaign against those who had done 'him' wrong all those years ago... 

Directed by Arthur Marks (Bucktown, Friday Foster) and starring Glynn Turman (Cooley High) and Academy Award-winner Louis Gossett Jr. (An Officer and a Gentleman), J.D.'s Revenge is a alternately tough and terrifying - a Blaxploitation gem waiting to be rediscovered!

Features

- Brand new 2K restoration from original film elements, produced by Arrow Films exclusively for this release

- High Definition Blu-ray (1080p) presentation

- Original 1.0 mono sound

- Optional English subtitles for the deaf and hard-of-hearing

- Brand new interview with producer-director Arthur Marks

- More interviews to be announced!

- Original theatrical trailer

- Arthur Marks trailer reel

- Reversible sleeve featuring original and newly commissioned artwork by Sean Phillips

FIRST PRESSING ONLY: Collector's booklet containing new writing by Kim Newman, author of Nightmare Movies

Hellraiser [Limited Edition Steelbook] (11/14)

Stephen King was once famously quoted as saying, "I have seen the future of horror...his name is Clive Barker." That future was realized in 1987 with the release of Barker's directorial debut

Hellraiser. 

Based on his own novella The Hellbound Heart, Barker's Hellraiser sees Larry (Andrew Robinson) and his wife Julia (Clare Higgins) move into their new home, unaware that something evil lurks beneath the floorboards of the dilapidated house - something that wants human blood... 

Introducing the world to the iconic Pinhead and his sadistic band of Cenobites, Hellraiser became an instant genre classic upon release and remains one of the most frighteningly original visions in horror.

Features

- Limited Edition SteelBook featuring brand new Mondo artwork by Matt Ryan Tobin

- Brand new 2K restoration approved by director of photography Robin Vidgeon

- High Definition (1080p) Blu-ray presentation

- Uncompressed PCM Stereo 2.0 and Lossless DTS-HD MA 5.1 sound

- English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing

- Audio commentary with writer-director Clive Barker

- Audio commentary with Barker and actress Ashley Laurence

- Leviathan: The Story of Hellraiser - brand new version of the definitive documentary on the making of Hellraiser, featuring interviews with key cast and crew members

- Being Frank: Sean Chapman on Hellraiser - actor Sean Chapman talks candidly about playing the character of Frank Cotton in Barker's original

- Soundtrack Hell: The Story of the Abandoned Coil Score - Coil member Stephen Thrower on the Hellraiser score that almost was

- Hellraiser: Resurrection - vintage featurette including interviews with Clive Barker, actors Doug Bradley and Ashley Laurence, special make-up effects artist Bob Keen and others

- Under the Skin: Doug Bradley on Hellraiser

- Original EPK featuring on-set interviews with cast and crew

- Draft Screenplays [BD-ROM content]

- Trailers and TV Spots

- Image Gallery

- New artwork by Mondo artist Matt Ryan Tobin

Animal Factory [Blu-ray and DVD] (11/28)

Troubled youth Ron Decker (Edward Furlong, American History X) is sentenced to a ten-year stint in the notorious San Quentin State Prison for a drug-dealing conviction. Inexperienced in the ways of prison life, he's taken under the wing of Earl Copen (Willem Dafoe, To Live and Die in LA), an experienced con with the entire prison in the palm of his hand - inmates and guards alike. But as Ron grows increasingly cocky in his privileged role as Earl's confidant, is he in danger of biting off more than he can chew with some of the jail's more volatile inhabitants? 

Based on the semi-autobiographical novel of the same name by Eddie Bunker (Reservoir Dogs), Animal Factory was Steve Buscemi's (Lonesome Jim, Interview) second stint in the director's chair and sees him marshaling a formidable ensemble cast, including Bunker, Danny Trejo (Machete) and Mickey Rourke (The Wrestler), for a powerful and sincere account of the men caught up in the penal system and the deals they cut with each other, and themselves, in order to survive.

Features:

- High Definition digital transfer

- Lossless original 2.0 stereo audio

- Optional English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing

- Interview with critic Barry Forshaw covering Eddie Bunker's varied career

- Audio commentary by novelist/co-writer/actor Eddie Bunker and co-producer/actor Danny Trejo

- Theatrical trailer

- Reversible sleeve featuring original and newly commissioned artwork by Jacob Phillips

First Pressing Only: Collector's booklet containing new writing on the film by Glenn Kenny

Zoology [Blu-ray and DVD] (11/14)

Writer-director Ivan I. Tverdovsky's prize-winning sophomore feature (Special Prize of the Jury at Karlovy Vary Film Festival, Best Picture at Fantastic Fest) deftly mixes the deadpan humour of Aki Kaurismäki with a poignant examination of social issues including loneliness and aging. 

Natasha is a middle-aged admin employee at a zoo where her female co-workers take pleasure in making fun of her. She lives with her God-fearing mother and leads a dull existence without prospects, until one day she grows a tail. Medical examinations follow where she meets Peter, a young radiologist and her dreary life is turned upside down. 

Described as "Kafka meets Cronenberg" (Hollywood Reporter) Tverdovsky's film is a beautifully photographed portrait of Eastern Europe that recalls the recent New Romanian Cinema and features a brave and brilliant central performance from Natalya Pavlenkova.

Features

- High Definition 1080p Presentation

- Optional English Subtitles

- 5.1 DTS-HD MA surround sound

- Trailer

- More to be announced!

First Pressing Only: Illustrated collectors booklet featuring new writing on the film by critic and author Michael Brooke

Pre-order at MVDshop.com or on Amazon

John Carpenter's Halloween, Jigsaw, & more new horror apparel from Fright-Rags

John Carpenter's Halloween, Jigsaw, & more new horror apparel from Fright-RagsOn sale now at Fright-Rags.com

If you're having trouble maintaining the Halloween spirit as the big day approaches, one look at Fright-Rags' new releases ought to do the trick. The horror apparel company has treats from John Carpenter's Halloween, Jigsaw, P.J. Soles, and General Mills' monster cereals.

Fright-Rags rings in Halloween with a huge collection of apparel from John Carpenter's 1978 horror classic. It includes four new Halloween T-shirt designs; reprints of several classic shirts; the iconic poster art on T-shirts, baseball tees, and zip-up hoodies; and two pairs of custom-knit crew socks.

As if that weren't enough, Fright-Rags has released "totally" cool T-shirts, baseball tees, and enamel pins dedicated to fan-favorite actress P.J. Soles, who plays Lynda in Halloween.

Jigsaw, the long-awaited eighth installment in the franchise, is in theaters now via Lionsgate. Fright-Rags celebrates the return of the modern horror icon with a new collection of T-shirts - including one that glows in the dark - and enamel pins from the film.

General Mills' monster cereals come just once a year, but even the other mascots are getting in on the fun this time. Fright-Rags has a new shirt depicting General Mills cereal mascots dressed up as Count Chocula, Boo Berry, and Franken Berry for Halloween.

These items are on sale now at Fright-Rags.com, along with apparel from Trick 'r Treat, Halloween II, Halloween III, and many more.

CANDY APPLE, an Homage to NYC's Lower East Side of the '70s & '80s, Arriving on DVD on 11/28 from IndiePix Films

Reality is Skewed in the Eccentric Drama CANDY APPLE, an Homage to NYC's Lower East Side of the '70s & '80s, Arriving on DVD on 11/28 from IndiePix Films

"If you like your New York served up grimy, and filled with an assortment of intense, oddball characters that are low on cash but high on ideas, 

you don't want to miss Candy Apple"

-- Indie Flurry

REALITY IS SKEWED IN AN ECCENTRIC, ECLECTIC 

FATHER-SON STORY, AN HOMAGE TO THE 

LOWER EAST SIDE OF THE '70s & '80s

CANDY APPLE

Street Date: November 28, 2017

The Blackly Comic Feature Film Debut of Visual Artist Dean Dempsey

in Collaboration with CREEM Magazine Arrives on DVD this November

CANDY APPLE, the first feature-length narrative film from visual artist Dean Dempsey (who also stars) uses Dempsey's biological father and a handful of true stories to weave an eccentric, eclectic and compelling black comedy.  The collaboration with CREEM Magazine, an homage to New York's gritty Lower East Side of the '70s & '80s features a cast of familiar art world and nightlife faces like the Voluptuous Horror of Karen Black and Sophia Lamar, and arrives on DVD from IndiePix Films on November 28.

After burning bridges out west, double-amputee punk rocker Terry Trash moves back to New York to room with his adult son Bobby (Dempsey) in a small apartment on the Lower East Side.  Bobby is reluctant, but committed, to helping his ex-junkie father, all the while trying to stay focused on his own creative pursuits.  A fledgling filmmaker, Bobby tries to cast his Trash and the neighborhood characters that inspire him, but constantly fails to finish a project, so he turns to sex work organized by his confidant, Lady (Lamar).  Meanwhile, Trash has all but abandoned landing a job or reigniting his band, and, instead, has befriended local eccentric, Roxy (Neon Music).  With the help of hallucinogens, the two embark on regular adventures through New York and other worlds, when Trash isn't selling drugs.  Ultimately, he overdoses and when Bobby hears of Trash's relapse, his confidence and belief in his father is broken. And as the cast's interrelationships weaken, CANDY APPLE ends where it begins, with a father and son struggling to balance desire with reality but never getting it right.

16 John Carpenter's Halloween Shirts Available from Terror Threads

16 John Carpenter's Halloween Shirts Available from Terror Threads

On sale now at bit.ly/HalloweenThreads

Death has come to your little town! Terror Threads celebrates the night he came home with a collection of John Carpenter's Halloween apparel.

A whopping 16 exclusive, officially-licensed Halloween shirts are for sale, ranging from newly commissioned artwork to vintage production stills turned into unique shirt designs.

Michael Myers, Laurie Strode, Dr. Loomis, the Myers house, and more iconic imagery from the 1978 horror classic are all accounted for. Every design is available on men's T-shirts, women's T-shirts, tank tops, and baseball tees.

John Carpenter's Halloween collection is on sale now at TerrorThreads.com.