THE TEACHER, an Award-Winning Pitch Black Comedy Set in Communist Era Czechoslovakia, Arrives on DVD/Digital on from Film Movement

"Exceptional... wonderfully entertaining"

-The Los Angeles Times

  "(An) intelligent and universally resonant crowd-pleaser"

-Variety

FROM OSCAR®-NOMINATED DIRECTOR JAN HŘEBEJK

 COMES A PITCH BLACK COMEDY SET IN

COMMUNIST ERA CZECHOSLOVAKIA

THE TEACHER

Street Date: January 9, 2018

Zuzana Mauréry, named Best Actress at the Karlovy Vary Film Festival, is a Manipulative Teacher in This Acclaimed Theatrical Release;

Arriving on DVD with the Bonus Short "Sacrilege"

SYNOPSIS

From Oscar®-Nominated director Jan Hřebejk (Divided We Fall) and loosely inspired by true events, THE TEACHER is a dark comedy about a delightfully nasty middle school teacher you'll not soon forget.  Zuzana Mauréry received universal acclaim as Comrade Drazdechova, who uses her students to manipulate their parents for her own gain.  Called "needle sharp... [featuring] one of the most intense PTA meeting of all time" by Indiewire, THE TEACHER arrives on DVD and Digital January 9, 2018 following Film Movement's theatrical release.

Czechoslovakia, 1983. Middle school teacher Maria Drazdechova (Mauréry) greets her new students by asking each to announce what his or her parents do for a living.  Soon, it becomes apparent that her pupils' grades are tied to how helpful their families can be with favors, both big and small. While this does not sit well with many parents, others are willing to play along because Ms. Drazdechova is also a high-ranking official of the Communist Party.  Now, with the futures of their children at stake, each family must decide whether they are willing to maintain the status quo or stand up against the corrupt system.

BONUS FEATURE 

BONUS SHORT FILM - Sacrilege (directed by Christophe M. Saber, Switzerland/France, 15 minutes) Saoud is the king of his neighborhood, but when a rumor gets out that he committed a sacrilegious act he is immediately ostracized by the community. 

FILM FESTIVALS 

Winner, Best Actress - Karlovy Vary Int'l. Film Festival

Winner, Best Art Direction - Gijon Int'l. Film Festival

Winner, Best Soundtrack - Gijon Int'l. Film Festival

Official Selection - Chicago Int'l. Film Festival

Official Selection - Hamptons Int'l. Film Festival

Official Selection - Busan Int'l. Film Festival

Official Selection - Tokyo Int'l. Film Festival

Official Selection - Warsaw Int'l. Film Festival

Official Selection - Palm Springs International Film Festival

Opening Night Film - Trieste Film Festival 

PROGRAM INFORMATION

Type:  DVD

Running Time:  103 minutes

Genre:  World Cinema/Dark Comedy

Aspect Ratio:  1.78:1

Audio:  5.1 Surround Sound/2.0 Stereo

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.

The Sword and The Claw new 4k transfer from AGFA

Alamo Drafthouse's American Genre Film Archive (AGFA) to release brand new 4k transfer of THE SWORD AND THE CLAW

January 23rd Blu-ray release transferred from the only theatrical print in existence

Alamo Drafthouse's American Genre Film Archive, the largest non-profit genre film archive in the world, is excited to announce a January 23, 2018 release date for THE SWORD AND THE CLAW on Blu-ray.

They took his money. They took his family. And now, they've taken his hands. But they can never take his revenge! Exploding from the same hallucinogenic netherworld as TURKISH STAR WARS, THE SWORD AND THE CLAW stars Turkish genre legend Cüneyt Arkin in his most iconic role. It's CONAN THE BARBARIAN meets The Three Stooges meets DOLEMITE with more lo-fi bloodshed, pop-art visuals, and bizarro dubbing than the boundaries of reality can handle. This is the movie that Kung-Fu Express described as, "Dirtiest fighting ever!"

"We've been obsessed with Turkish genre films for decades," said AGFA director Joe Ziemba. "We were blown away to discover that we had the only known 35mm print in existence for this movie, which also happens to be Turkey's most insane battle epic. This is the first 4K preservation of a Turkish genre film in history. We couldn't be happier to share it with the world."

Special features include: 

- New 4K scan from the only surviving 35mm theatrical print!

- Face-smashing action trailers from the AGFA vault!

- Bonus Movie: BRAWL BUSTERS, a new 2K scan from an original theatrical print!

- Reversible cover art with illustration by Alexis Ziritt (SPACE RIDERS)!

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About AGFA

The American Genre Film Archive (AGFA) is a 501(c)(3) non-profit located in Austin, Texas. AGFA exists to preserve the legacy of genre movies through collection, conservation, and distribution. Formed in 2009, AGFA focuses on outlaw exploitation movies that were produced from the 1960s through the 2000s. From manic hicksploitation epics to bloodthirsty shoestring goreblasts, each title in AGFA's collection is a celebration of culture that should never be forgotten. Housing over six thousand 35mm film prints and trailers, our non-profit archive counts among its board members and advisors Alamo Drafthouse founders Tim and Karrie League, filmmakers Paul Thomas Anderson, Anna Biller, Frank Henenlotter, and Nicolas Winding Refn, musician RZA, exploitation film savior Lisa Petrucci, and genre film superheroes Zack Carlson, Kier-La Janisse, and Lars Nilsen.

SHADOWMAN, an Acclaimed Doc About the Enigmatic Artist Who Launched the Street Art Movement, Arrives on DVD

THIS JANUARY, JOIN FILM MOVEMENT FOR A "COMPELLING" DOCUMENTARY ABOUT THE ENIGMATIC ARTIST WHO LAUNCHED THE STREET ART MOVEMENT SHADOWMAN Street Date: January 2, 2018

SYNOPSIS

Before Banksy, there was Hambleton.  In the 1980s, Richard Hambleton was the Shadowman, a specter in the night who painted hundreds of startling silhouettes on the walls of lower Manhattan and, along with Keith Haring and Jean-Michel Basquiat, sparked the street art movement. After drug addiction and homelessness sent him spinning out of the art scene for 20 years, Hambleton gets a second chance...but will he take it?  Following its acclaimed theatrical release, SHADOWMAN, a New York Times Critic's Pick from Oscar®-nominated director Oren Jacoby (Sister Rose's Passion, Constantine's Sword), arrives on DVD on January 2, 2018.

SHADOWMAN plunges the viewer into the chaotic life of a forgotten artist, from early fame as a painter and denizen of the Lower East Side, through his struggles with heroin, to his surprising comeback as street art exploded to become one of the most popular and lucrative art movements in the world.   Featuring rare footage of 1980s music and art, which bring to the screen an indelible portrait of New York City from a lost, transformative time, SHADOWMAN is a trip down a rabbit hole into the mystifying, agonizing, exhilarating, and sometimes frightening, world of a brilliant artist in the thrall of creation and addiction.

Earl Douglas of The Interrobang calls SHADOWMAN "a fitting epitaph for an art world giant," Peter Goldberg of Slant Magazine says the doc is [an] art-world fairy tale unafraid to face the bitter details of its hero's tumultuous life," and Culture Sonar calls it "A fascinating (and frankly, heart-wrenching) documentary about this remarkable artist".

BONUS FEATURES
Over 30 minutes of additional footage and deleted scenes
FILM FESTIVALS
Official Selection -- Tribeca Film Festival
Official Selection -- Nantucket Film Festival
Official Selection -- Stockholm Int'l Film Festival
Official Selection -- Nantucket Film Festival
Official Selection - Virginia Film Festival
PROGRAM INFORMATION

Type: DVD
Running Time: 83 minutes
Genre: Documentary
Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1
Audio: 5.1 Surround Sound/2.0 Stereo
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.

STRAIGHT EDGE: A Clear-Headed Hardcore Punk History, by Tony Rettman

STRAIGHT EDGE: A Clear-Headed Hardcore Punk History by Tony Rettman

Deluxe 400-page softcover book with foreword by Civ of Gorilla Biscuits

This deluxe softcover runs 400 pages, features a foreword by Civ of Gorilla Biscuits, includes a full-color insert, and after is available HERE. This is the latest authoritative and exhaustive leap by Bazillion Points into the vast demi-world of a powerful DIY subculture. Launch events were mobbed at the Sonos NYC store, Bridge 9 Records in Boston, and Hold Fast Records in Asbury Park, NJ, where Tony Rettman sat for a riveting Q&A with Minor Threat's Brian Baker.

Starting in 1981 via Minor Threat's revolutionary call to arms, the clean and positive straight edge hardcore punk movement took hold and prospered during the 1980s, earning a position as one of the most durable yet chronically misunderstood music subcultures. Straight edge created its own sound and visual style, went on to embrace vegetarianism, and later saw the rise of a violent militant fringe. As the "don't drink, don't smoke" message spread from Washington, D.C., to Boston, California, New York City, and, eventually, the world, adherents struggled to define the fundamental ideals and limits of what may be the ultimate youth movement.

Tony Rettman traces the story of straight edge from adolescent origins to enduring counterculture via fresh first-hand accounts from the clear and alert members of Minor Threat, SS Decontrol, Youth of Today, DYS, Slapshot, Uniform Choice, 7 Seconds, Stalag 13, Justice League, Chain of Strength, No for an Answer, Insted, Gorilla Biscuits, Judge, Bold, Project X, Lärm, Brotherhood, Shelter, H2O, Half Off, Resurrection, Raid, Strife, Earth Crisis, Vegan Reich, Mindset, Stop and Think, Mouthpiece, Floorpunch, Ten Yard Fight, Mental, Fucked Up, Trial, Have Heart, Praise, Clear, the Geeks, and many others.

Time Out New York calls the book: "a trip through the storied history of the straight edge punk movement, from its origins in 1981 as a call-to-arms from the band Minor Threat to its later flourishing as a fully-fledged counter-culture manifesto."

QUOTES

"What separates hardcore from punk is that punk was just saying, 'fkck this place.' Hardcore was saying, 'let's make a difference. Let's make our minds stronger and focus.'"

- Toby Morse, H2O

"We were out to create a revolution. We loved the power and energy of hardcore, but not the whole self-destructive punk ethos. We were into being healthy and living clean, mean, and smart."­

- John Porcelly, Youth of Today

"Straight edge became a religion. It's a very strange feeling to be one of the unwitting founders of this religion."

- Jeff Nelson, Minor Threat

"I'm honored to be part of this book, which accurately recalls a counterculture within a counterculture, a movement that changed the course of so many people's lives, including my own. Straight edge gave us some stable footing and handrails in a confusing time, and provided us a soundtrack of hard, positive, and life-affirming music to craft our progressive and positive adult lives. This book will serve as a crucial and authoritative glance into that world, shining light for fans around the globe on a time that we will never forget."

- Ray Cappo, Youth of Today

"I fxcking loved it! The SSD stuff was amazing, they were my game changer. I also really loved the Uniform Choice chapters. It's a great book. Tony Rettman has done it again, and I'm stoked to have a small part in it."

- Mike Ferraro, Judge

"I will look forward to having this on our coffee table and showing it and reading it with pride for my role in this beautiful movement, for what you've done and captured, and what straight edge was, is and will be." 

- Dave Smalley of DYS/All/Dag Nasty

"Tony Rettman's book is THE CHOICE for a firsthand account of the history, inner workings, and real truth of straight edge, one of the most important cultural influences of the last century."

- Al Barile, SSD  

"A fantastic read and a true documentation straight from the people who made this small scene an important piece of music history."

- Dennis Lyxzen, Refused

"I love this book! Everyone's stories are tied together to bring validity to the subject. Rettman covered a lot of ground here, and I'm impressed."

- Steve Larson, Insted

A NIGHTMARE ON ELM STREET Fandom Documentary FREDHEADS Unveils Poster & Teaser

A Nightmare on Elm Street fandom documentary FredHeads unveils poster & teaserCrowdfunding campaign launched: bit.ly/FredHeads

Wes Craven's A Nightmare on Elm Street is a global cultural phenomenon that has given eternal life to its legacy and its villain, Freddy Krueger. FredHeads is a documentary that shines a spotlight on the fervent fans within the Elm Street community.

Watch the FredHeads teaser trailer here: https://youtu.be/7n7MjtOPLcA

FredHeads' central theme analyzes how being a fan can change your life. The filmmakers have been traveling the country to speak with enthusiasts of all types: passionate fanatics, lifelong aficionados, cosplayers, creators, artists, filmmakers, kids, and more.

The documentary also features insight from the stars and creatives of the Elm Street franchise, exploring the enduring legacy, cultural impact, and fan community. Interview subjects include Lisa Wilcox, Robert Kurtzman, Tuesday Night, Miko Hughes, Danny Hassel, Andras Jones, Toy Newkirk, Kelly Jo Minter, Ricky Dean Logan, and Mick Strawn, among others.

Venn Pictures and Northgate Pictures have launched an Indiegogo in order to complete production on the ambitious project: http://bit.ly/FredHeads

The crowdfunding campaigns allows fans to pre-order a limited edition DVD of the documentary, ensuring that they will be among the first to see FredHeads. T-shirts, pins, posters, soundtracks, and sunglasses are among the available merchandise. One-of-a-kind perks from Elm Street alumni are also up for grabs, including prop replicas signed by Freddy Krueger himself, Robert Englund.

FredHeads is directed by Paige Troxell, who credits A Nightmare on Elm Street with saving her life. "In my darkest times I have turned to Elm Street. It is a survival story, it is my best friend, it is my comfort, and it is my home," gushes Troxell. "I knew that there were others out there who saw this film for more than just the typical slasher. It is my goal to bring to life each and every story; to show the world that this community stands together, that we are a support team for each other."

The FredHeads team loves to hear from fellow fans, so be sure to visit http://facebook.com/FredHeadsDoc to find out how you can submit your story.

New from Arrow Video US and Arrow Academy US

New from Arrow Video US and Arrow Academy US

PULP Blu-ray and DVD (12/12)

Whiskey Galore! Blu-ray and DVD(12/12)

Donnie Darko [Limited Edition Steelbook] (Blu-ray) (12/12)

The Apartment - Limited Edition (12/26)

via MVD Entertainment Group

Get ready for the festive season as Arrow release four new titles across their labels in December. 

First up, two titles from Arrow Video. Michael Caine and Mike Hodges, the star and director of British classic Get Carter, reunite for 1972's Pulp, a crime comedy about a paperback writer inadvertently drawn into the world he writes about. The DVD and Blu-ray release of this neglected gem (a favourite of author J.G. Ballard) features a brand new, and long overdue, 2K restoration from original film elements, supervised and approved by director of photography Ousama Rawi, produced by Arrow exclusively for this release.

The second title is a Limited Edition Steelbook release of Richard Kelly's debut masterpiece Donnie Darko. This release contains their brand-new 4k restoration of the Theatrical cut as supervised and approved by Richard Kelly himself, plus a whole host of fantastic extra features and a 20-page collector's booklet featuring writing on the film by critic and author Nathan Rabin.

Meanwhile, Arrow Academy will release The Apartment, starring Jack Lemmon and Shirley MacLaine in Oscar-nominated performances as a couple who start an unlikely romance in late-1950s Manhattan. A note perfect production that went on to win Best Picture at the 1961 Academy Awards, many regard this as Billy Wilder's best work.

Finally, Arrow Films release the recent remake of Whisky Galore!, starring Ellie Kendrick (Game of Thrones), James Cosmo (Game of Thrones) and stand-up comedian Eddie Izzard (Hannibal). This charming and heart-warming tale of a Scottish island community is based on a true story during World War II and the story was previously told in the classic Ealing comedy of the same name. 

PULP Blu-ray and DVD (12/12)

A year after they'd created one of the defining British gangster pictures with Get Carter, three Michaels - writer-director Mike Hodges, producer Michael Klinger and star Michael Caine - reunited for another crime picture, albeit with a more oddball flavor...

Caine plays Mickey King, a successful pulp novelist responsible for such titles as My Gun Is Long and The Organ Grinder, who is invited to ghost-write the autobiography of a mystery celebrity. His client turns out to be a former actor, played by Mickey Rooney, well-known for his gangster roles and real-life gangster connections - but death is around the corner, and King finds his commission to be a lot more complicated than he first imagined.

A favorite of J.B. Ballard, Pulp has long existed in the shadow of its predecessor. Tonally, it could not be more different - Get Carter never had the time for sight gags and one-liners - but it's a real gem in its own right and fully deserving of a wider audience. This brand-new restoration from Arrow Films aims to right than wrong.

Trailer: https://youtu.be/DhlgIFxJqzg 

FEATURES

- Brand new 2K restoration from original film elements, supervised and approved by director of photography Ousama Rawi, 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 writer-director Mike Hodges

- Brand-new interview with director of photography Ousama Rawi

- Brand-new interview with assistant director John Glen

- Brand-new interview with Tony Klinger, son of producer Michael Klinger

- Original theatrical trailer

- Reversible sleeve featuring original and newly commissioned artwork by Nathanael Marsh

FIRST PRESSING ONLY: Collector's booklet containing new writing by Alexandra Heller-Nicholas

SPECS

Production Year: 1972 

Running Time: 108 

Number of Discs: 1 

Language: English 

Subtitles: English SDH 

Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1 

Blu-ray SRP: $34.95

DVD SRP: $24.95

Whiskey Galore! Blu-ray and DVD (12/12)

Whisky Galore! is the charming and heart-warming tale of a community of Islanders on a remote Scottish Island during WW2 coming together to relieve a sinking ship of its amber cargo.

Based on the true story of the cargo ship SS Politician running aground off the coast of Eriskay in 1941 and the ensuing battle between the Excise Men and the locals trying to salvage the lucrative cargo, that of 50,000 cases of Whiskey . The shipwreck and its cargo was like manna from heaven to the Islanders, whose island was totally 'dry', without any type of alcohol, which some would say is part of the life blood of the Scottish Islands!

Eddie Izzard, Gregor Fisher, Sean Biggerstaff, James Cosmo, Ellie Kendrick, Kevin Guthrie and Naomi Battrick stars in this charming remake of the Ealing classic!

Trailer: https://youtu.be/WzY3b90FLpY 

SPECS

Production Year: 2016 

Rating: Unrated 

Running Time: 98 

Number of Discs: 1 

Language: English 

Blu-ray SRP: $29.95

DVD SRP: $19.95

Donnie Darko [Limited Edition Steelbook] (Blu-ray) (12/12)

I WANT YOU TO WATCH THE MOVIE SCREEN.

THERE'S SOMETHING I WANT TO SHOW YOU.

Fifteen years before Stranger Things combined science-fiction, Spielberg-ian touches and 80s nostalgia to much acclaim, Richard Kelly set the template - and the high-water mark - with his debut feature, Donnie Darko. Initially beset with distribution problems, it would slowly find its audience and emerge as arguably the first cult classic of the new millennium. Donnie is a troubled high school student: in therapy, prone to sleepwalking and in possession of an imaginary friend, a six-foot rabbit named Frank, who tells him the world is going to end

in 28 days 06 hours 42 minutes and 12 seconds. During that time he will navigate teenage life, narrowly avoid death in the form of a falling jet engine, follow Frank's maladjusted instructions and try to maintain the space-time continuum.

Described by its director as "The Catcher in the Rye as told by Philip K. Dick", Donnie Darko combines an eye-catching, eclectic cast - pre-stardom Jake and Maggie Gyllenhaal, heartthrob Patrick Swayze, former child star Drew Barrymore, Oscar nominees Mary McDonnell and Katherine Ross, and television favourite Noah Wyle - and an evocative soundtrack of 80s classics by Echo and the Bunnymen, Tears for Fears and Duran Duran. This brand-new 4K restoration, carried out exclusively for this release by Arrow Films, allows a modern classic to finally receive the home video treatment it deserves.

SPECIAL EDITION CONTENTS:

- Brand-new 4K restoration from the original camera negative produced by Arrow Films exclusively for this release, supervised and approved by director Richard Kelly and cinematographer Steven Poster.

- Original 5.1 audio

- Optional English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing

- Audio commentary by writer-director Richard Kelly and actor Jake Gyllenhaal

- Audio commentary by Kelly, producer Sean McKittrick and actors Drew Barrymore, Jena

Malone, Beth Grant, Mary McDonnell, Holmes Osborne, Katharine Ross and James Duval

- Deus ex Machina: The Philosophy of Donnie Darko, a brand-new feature-length 'making of' documentary

- The Goodbye Place, Kelly's 1996 short film, which anticipates some of the themes and ideas of his feature films

- Twenty deleted and alternate scenes with optional commentary by Kelly

- Trailer

- 20-page collector's booklet featuring writing on the film by critic and author Nathan Rabin

SPECS

Production Year: 2001 

Running Time: 113 

Number of Discs: 1 

Language: English 

Subtitles: English SDH 

Aspect Ratio: 2.35 : 1 

SRP: $39.95

The Apartment - Limited Edition (12/26)

In 1960, following on from the success of their collaboration on Some Like it Hot, director Billy Wilder (Ace in the Hole, Sunset Boulevard) reteamed with actor Jack Lemmon (The Odd Couple, Glengarry Glen Ross) for what many consider the pinnacle of their respective careers: The Apartment.

C.C. "Bud" Baxter (Lemmon) is a lowly Manhattan office drone with a lucrative sideline in renting out his apartment to adulterous company bosses and their mistresses. When Bud enters into a similar arrangement the firm's personnel director, J.D. Sheldrake (Fred MacMurray, Double Indemnity), his career prospects begin to look up... and up. But when he discovers that Sheldrake's mistress is Fran Kubelik (Shirley MacLaine, Irma la Douce), the girl of his dreams, he finds himself forced to choose between his career and the woman he loves...

Winner of five Academy Awards®, including Best Picture, The Apartment features a wealth of Hollywood's finest talent - on both sides of the camera - at the top of their game. By turns cynical, heart-warming and hilarious, Wilder's masterpiece now shines like never before in this all-new, 4K-restored edition from Arrow Films.

Trailer: https://youtu.be/GX9-5Zxy5us 

LIMITED EDITION CONTENTS

- Limited Deluxe Edition Blu-ray [3000 copies]

- Brand new 4K restoration of the film from the original camera negative produced by Arrow Films exclusively for this release

- Original uncompressed PCM mono audio

- Optional 5.1 remix in lossless DTS-HD Master Audio

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

- Audio commentary with film producer and historian Bruce Block

- New appreciation of the film and select scene commentary by film historian Philip Kemp

- The Flawed Couple, a new video essay by filmmaker David Cairns on the collaborations between Billy Wilder and Jack Lemmon

- Billy Wilder ABC, an overview by David Cairns on the life and career of the filmmaker, covering his films, collaborators and more

- New interview with actress Hope Holiday

- Inside the Apartment, a half-hour "making-of" featurette from 2007 including interviews with Shirley MacLaine, executive producer Walter Mirisch, and others

- Magic Time: The Art of Jack Lemmon, an archive profile of the actor from 2007

- Original screenplay by Billy Wilder and I.A.L. Diamond (BD-ROM content)

- Theatrical trailer

- Special collector's packaging featuring newly commissioned artwork by Ignatius Fitzpatrick

- Collector's 150-page hardcover book featuring new writing by Neil Sinyard, Kat Ellinger, Travis Crawford and Heather Hyche, generously illustrated with rare stills and behind-the-scenes imagery

SPECS

Production Year: 1960 

Rating: Unrated 

Running Time: 119 mins 

Number of Discs: 1 

Language: English 

Subtitles: English SDH 

Aspect Ratio: 2.35:1 

SRP: $49.95

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The Theta Girl, a new indie gore thriller, is hitting film festivals this Winter

THE THETA GIRL, a new independent micro-budget gore thriller, ravages festival circuit this Winter

The Theta Girl, a feature film produced by first-time filmmakers David Axe and Christopher Bickel, is coming to film circuits this Winter.

The film had its world-premiere in Atlanta on Friday the 13th of October at midnight -- a fitting time slot for opening what director Christopher Bickel calls "a brutally violent existential horror film." At the Atlanta screening, several audience members walked out of the film following one shocking scene depicting a violent home invasion. The audience members who remained were very vocal and enthusiastic about their enjoyment and appreciation of the film, one audience member writing in a comment online: "Holy sh*t! Talk about a low-budget MASTERPIECE. A gory drug-induced mystery! A psychedelic B Movie thriller! Roger Corman-esque Punk cinema that's WAY better and smarter than it should be! A++++++" 

The Theta Girl was produced on a shoestring budget of $14,000. To put that budget into perspective, the film could have been made 3,571 times over for what it cost Hollywood to make one Emoji Movie. It is the first film for Axe and Bickel, and indeed it was the first film for the majority of cast and crew. Though the film exhibits some rough edges as a result of its extremely low budget and the experience level of the creators, it has been enthusiastically praised for its high entertainment value, thoughtful existential themes, and shocking content. 

The film has already received accolades from critics. One critic gushing "not only is it possibly the best independent film of 2017 but possibly one of the best examples of low budget filmmaking EVER!" (full review HERE)

Venerated Indie Film magazine Film Threat gave The Theta Girl high marks calling it "edgy, thoughtful, quality entertainment." (full review HERE)

Billed as an "existenploitation film," The Theta Girl follows the trials and tribulations of young drug-dealer, Gayce Delko, and the hallucinogen she peddles. "Theta" was a "fun drug" -- a drug that blew people's minds. Theta was supposed to be a door to Heaven, but when her best friends get methodically and brutally murdered, Gayce realizes theta might also be a door to Hell -- and it's up to her to shut it. The film's tagline is "She brought the pills. He brought the kills." 

Bickel describes The Theta Girl as "an exercise in sex, drugs, punk rock, brutality, gore, revenge, and self-actualization... but really it's an art film." 

The Theta Girl was written by David Axe and directed by Christopher Bickel, who also shot, edited, and provided sound-design for the film. Axe and Bickel also served as the film's producers under the "Barron Perter Productions" moniker. The film stars Victoria Elizabeth as "Gayce," Shane Silman as "Brother Marcus," and Darrelle D. Dove as "Derek." 

The film has not been rated by the MPAA, but it contains nudity, drug use, adult themes, and extremely graphic violence. 

Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w-My7mJg1M4

PRESS QUOTES

"You'll be exhausted or exhilarated, turned off or turned on, but you won't be bored. If your assaulted senses recover by the time the final credits roll, you may even swell with admiration" 

-- Rodney Welch, Free Times 

"The Theta Girl raises the bar on the modern indie film" 

-- Dave Koenig, Fiendish Magazine 

"Raw, unflinching and unapologetic" 

-- Cherry Bombed, Dangerous Minds 

"Possibly the best independent film of 2017 but possible one of the best examples of low budget filmmaking EVER!" 

-- Zeda Muller, Medallion Films 

"This film explodes onto the screen like the lovechild of Ted V. Mikels and Jodorowsky, skull-fucks you like a tag team of Blue Sunshine and Blood Feast, and when it's done you will say, "Thank you, may I have another.""

- Psycho Drive-In 

"Far, far better than it has any right to be... This is the kind of movie that microbudget indie producers should be studying to up their filmmaking game." 

-- The Slaughtered Bird

ABOUT THE FILMMAKERS: 

The film is written by David Axe, journalist and editor of the website War Is Boring. The film is directed by Christopher Bickel, former Maximum RocknRoll writer, current staff writer at Dangerous Minds, and curator of the "First Friday Lowbrow Cinema Explosion" series at The Nickelodeon. The two produced the film with their own money and money raised via a successful crowd-funding campaign. 

Ed Wood's "The Violent Years" new 4k transfer from AGFA

Alamo Drafthouse's American Genre Film Archive and Something Weird

announce brand new 4k transfer of Ed Wood's THE VIOLENT YEARS 

Coming to Blu-ray on November 21st

Alamo Drafthouse's American Genre Film Archive, the largest non-profit genre film archive in the world, and Something Weird are excited to announce an November 21st release of THE VIOLENT YEARS on Blu-ray. After a successful Kickstarter campaign in 2015, AGFA purchased a 4K film scanner to create new digital transfers of titles from the Something Weird library. THE VIOLENT YEARS is the third release of dozens in this partnership, following THE ZODIAC KILLER and BAT PUSSY.

Written by legendary Hollywood outsider Edward D. Wood, Jr. (PLAN 9 FROM OUTER SPACE, GLEN OR GLENDA), THE VIOLENT YEARS is the story of Paula Parkins (Jean Moorehead), a good-girl-gone-bad who leads her degenerate teenage hellcats down a path of gas station hijackings, pajama party orgies, and cold-blooded murder! From Wood's patently deranged dialogue to the scene where the gang performs a "man attack," THE VIOLENT YEARS is an essential exposé on crime, gender politics, and sweater-stealing. Remember, "This is a story of violence!"

"Ed Wood's influence is woven into our DNA," said AGFA director Joe Ziemba. "We're honored to help the world reassess his importance as a ground-breaking queer filmmaker through our release of THE VIOLENT YEARS with Something Weird. Wherever he is, we hope Ed is smiling."

Special features include:

- New 4K scan from the original camera negative!

- Commentary track with filmmaker Frank Henenlotter (BASKET CASE, FRANKENHOOKER) and Ed Wood biographer Rudolph Grey!

- Gutter-noir trailers from the Something Weird vault!

- Memorabilia scrapbook!

- Bonus movie: ANATOMY OF A PSYCHO (1961), a new 2K scan from an original theatrical print

- Reversible cover art

Order THE VIOLENT YEARS here

Get ready for ANOTHER WOLFCOP in theaters DECEMBER 1!

After making its world premiere at the 2017 Fantasia Film Festival, the sequel to the 2014 hit horror comedy WOLFCOP is set to hit theatres in the U.S. and Canada on December 1. 

*Poster credit goes to Tom "The Dude" Hodge*

Directed by Lowell Dean (WOLFCOP), the film stars Leo Fafard (WOLFCOP), Amy Matysio (STRANDED), Jonathan Cherry (GOON: LAST OF THE ENFORCERS), and Yannick Bisson (Murdoch Mysteries). Alcoholic werewolf cop Lou Garou (Leo Fafard) springs into action when an eccentric businessman with evil intentions seduces Woodhaven’s residents with a new brewery and hockey team in this outrageous horror-comedy sequel. 

Check out the trailer here and GET STOKED!!!

D.O.A.: A Right Of Passage coming to Theaters and Blu-ray + DVD

D.O.A.: A Right Of Passage 

coming to Theaters in November and Blu-ray + DVD December 8

Brand-new HD transfer of classic punk rockumentary following the 

Sex Pistols 1978 tour... Available for the first time.

"D.O.A. is as much of a Woodstock as punk may ever inspire."

- The New York Times

"D.O.A. features state-of-the-art performances... 

Still, it's the eerie Spungen-Vicious dialogue that will probably haunt most viewers."

- Rolling Stone

D.O.A.: A Right Of Passage is the ground-breaking classic rockumentary about the origin of punk rock. The film will be coming to select theaters in mid-November, and will also be available in a collector's edition Blu-ray + DVD package.

"High Times is pleased to finally uncover and restore this extraordinary, vintage film - D.O.A.," said High Times owner and CEO Adam Levin. 

The vision for the film can be attributed to two people: Tom Forcade (the founder of High Times magazine) and filmmaker Lech Kowalski (East of Paradise). The production centered around the Sex Pistols 1978 tour of the US, which ended with the group breaking up. Forcade and Kowalski followed the band with handheld cameras through the clubs and bars during their seven-city U.S. tour. 

Mixing this with footage of other contemporary bands, trends in the fashion capitals and punks of all shapes and colors, the film makers captured a grainy, stained snapshot of the punk movement at its peak (which includes the now famous footage of Sid Vicious and Nancy Spungen in bed) along with rare interview and concert footage of the late seventies punk rock music scene. 

As John Holmstrom, Founding Editor of PUNK Magazine, writes in his liner notes:

"D.O.A., the original 1950 film noir and A Rite of Passage's namesake, was about a dead man walking who wanted to get revenge on his killers. This aptly describes D.O.A.: A Rite of Passage, which was made by a man who killed himself a few months later, who wanted to get revenge on his tormentors: corporate and government control of rock music and youth culture."

With live performances by the Sex Pistols, The Dead Boys, Generation X (with Billy Idol), The Rich Kids, the X-Ray Spex, and Sham 69, along with additional music from The Clash, Iggy Pop, this iconic documentary is now available for the first time ever on disc!

Screenings:

11/15-11/16 - Phoenix, AZ - FilmBar 

11/16 - Pittsburgh, PA - Hollywood Theater

11/17 - Dallas, TX - Texas Theater 

11/21 - Baltimore, MD - Parkway Theater

11/29 - Iowa City, IA - FilmScene

12/1 + 12/3 - Boston, MA - Brattle (Cambridge, MA)

12/4 - Durham, NC - Carolina Theater

12/11 - Nashville, TN - Belcourt

12/18 - Maitland, FL - Enzian 

1/3 - Yonkers, NY - Alamo Drafthouse

1/12 - Tulsa, OK - Circle Cinema 

1/12-1/14 - Seattle, WA - Northwest Film Forum

1/15 - San Francisco, CA - Alamo Drafthouse

1/15 - Denver, CO - Alamo Sloans Lake 

1/18 - Louisville, KY - Speed Museum

Bonus Materials:

- High Definition Blu-ray (1080p) and Standard Definition DVD presentation of the main feature

- Original 2.0 Mono Audio (Uncompressed PCM on the Blu-ray)

- 12 page booklet with liner notes written by John Holmstrom, founding editor of PUNK Magazine

- 'Dead On Arrival: The Punk Documentary That Almost Never Was' - A feature length documentary about the making of D.O.A. A Rite of Passage produced by award-winning filmmaker (and former MTV Senior Producer) Richard Schenkman (HD)

- Reversible artwork

- 2-Sided Poster included

- Original Theatrical Trailer

- Limited Edition Retro 'Video Store Style' Slipcover / O-Card (First Pressing Only)

- Rare Sex Pistols photo gallery

Pre-order at MVDshop.com 

OH HELL GNAW! 'RATPOCALYPSE' TRAILER PREMIERE

Available on demand Friday, December 12

STARRING: Casper Van Dien, Victoria Summer, Linda Bella, Catherine Oxenberg, Robert Craighead, Ilya Slovesnik, Natalia Lapina, Alexander Khachatryan, Lidiya Korotko

WRITTEN & DIRECTED BY: Vladimir Uglichin

American Senator John Perryman (Van Dien, Starship Troopers), a man of pure and humble soul with a warrior's disposition, delivers a fiery speech in Moscow about the country's main evil - corruption. A corruption so pervasive it will turn men into “rats.” He declares that he was ordered to speak to them from above and threatens everyone with the loss of their human form, which draws only guffaws and resentment from the people. Many take the Senator for a madman as gradually, all his friends and relatives turn away from him. Eventually the Senator meets a mysterious girl in the streets who seems to be his guardian angel but soon, everything he talked about in Moscow begins to come true, triggering panic in Russia and around the world. Full of unexpected moments and plot twists both curious and amusing, Ratpocalypse brings the intimidating and often horrific world of politics to new levels of reality. 

PREORDER on iTUNES: http://apple.co/2hgIdHH