by Darcy Moynahan

ALIAS JESSE JAMES (BLU-RAY) (1959)

Legendary funnyman Bob Hope (The Cat and the Canary, My Favorite Blonde) stars as the yellowest cowboy ever to sit in the saddle in this fast-paced western spoof riddled with rapid-fire laughs and sure-fire stunts! It takes a real sharp-shootin’, rough-ridin horseman to keep Jesse James in line. But until he arrives, insurance broker Milford Farnsworth (Hope) will simply have to do. Norman Z. McLeod (Topper, The Paleface) directed this comedy classic co-starring Rhonda Fleming (The Revolt of the Slaves) and Wendell Corey (Desert Fury) as Jesse James. Featuring a cavalcade of cowboy cameos by James Arness, Ward Bond, Gary Cooper, Bing Crosby, Fess Parker, Roy Rogers and his faithful steed Trigger, and many more!

ALIEN FROM L. A. (BLU-RAY) (1988)

Wanda’s famed archeologist father has been missing for years. Out of the blue, she receives an unexpected letter from her fathers colleague in Africa informing her that his disappearance is due to his presumed death after falling down a bottomless pit. Deciding to make the transcontinental journey in the hope of finding him alive, Wanda flies to Africa only to end up stumbling down the same pit as her father. Once at the bottom of the hole, she discovers that it’s the gateway to a lost subterranean civilization – Atlantis! Unfortunately, the Atlanteans don’t take too kindly to visitors from the Earth’s surface…

An intentionally absurd late 80s cable TV mainstay from Cannon Films, helmed by beloved cult filmmaker, Albert Pyun (Radioactive Dreams, Nemesis), ALIEN FROM L.A. stars actress and model, Kathy Ireland (The Player) in her breakout role, along with William R. Moses (TVs JAG) and Linda Kerridge (Fade to Black). Vinegar Syndrome presents this wonderfully wacky sci-fi comedy on Blu-ray, newly restored in 2K

AMERICAN GODS-SEASON 3 (BLU-RAY) (DVD) (2021)

In Season Three of “American Gods,” dangerous secrets intensify the inevitable war building between the Old Gods of mythology and the New Gods of technology. When Shadow Moon discovers that his boss, Mr. Wednesday, is not only one of the Old Gods but is also his father, Shadow attempts to break away and find his own path. Guided on this spiritual journey by the gods of his black ancestors, the Orishas, Shadow puts down roots in the idyllic, snowy town of Lakeside, Wisconsin but this small town holds dark and bloody secrets that force him to accept his destiny. Rather than facing a choice between divinity or humanity, Shadow must now decide just what kind of god he wants to be.

BAISE-MOI AKA RAPE ME (BLU-RAY) (DVD) (2000)

The shocking French thriller Baise-moi tells the story of two young women who go on a violent spree against a society in which they feel marginalized. One of them, Manu, is brutally raped by a group of savage thugs. The other, Nadine, sells her body but refuses to give up her soul. Chance unites them and together they decide to alter their destinies. Angry at the world, they embark on a twisted, rage-filled road trip, leaving a trail of mischief and dead bodies in their wake. Written and directed by Virginie Despentes (Bye Bye Blondie) and Coralie Trinh Thi from Despentes novel, this raw, explosive film continues to stir controversy with its graphic mix of high-impact violence and explicit sex scenes.

BEASTMASTER (4K ULTRA HD/BLU RAY) (1982)

When he was a baby, Dar (Marc Singer, In The Cold Of The Night, TV’s ‘V’) and his royal family were cursed by an all-powerful wizard named Maax (Rip Torn, Men in Black) to prevent him from rightfully ascending as the leader of his people. Stolen from his parents and about to be sacrificed, Dar is rescued by a kind villager who raises him as his own. While training with his adopted father, Dar realizes the curse has left him with a unique gift: the ability to telepathically communicate with all forms of animal life. Years later, Maax returns with the help of a violent band of marauders known as the Jun to all but wipe out Dar’s tribe, leaving him to fend for himself. Accompanied by his animal and human friends, Dar sets out on a quest of vengeance to destroy Maax and the Jun, and return peace to the land before it’s too late.

Directed by legendary genre filmmaker Don Coscarelli (Phantasm, Bubba Ho-Tep, John Dies At The End) and co-starring Tanya Roberts (Sheena, Tourist Trap), John Amos (Coming to America, TV’s ‘The West Wing’), and Rod Loomis (Bill & Teds Excellent Adventure, TV’s ‘Stargate SG-1’), THE BEASTMASTER is a thrilling mix of fantasy, action, and adventure, with touches of horror. Photographed by Academy Award winning cinematographer John Alcott (Barry Lyndon, A Clockwork Orange) and featuring incredible production design by Conrad Angone, Vinegar Syndrome brings THE BEASTMASTER to 4K Ultra HD and Blu-ray in a brand new 4K restoration!

BIRTHDAY CAKE (DVD) (2021)

On the 10th anniversary of his father’s mysterious death, Gio (Shiloh Fernandez) brings a birthday cake prepared by his mother (Lorraine Bracco) to a memorial celebration hosted by his uncle Angelo (Val Kilmer), a Brooklyn mafia boss. Gio’s life begins to change as he pieces together what really happened to his father all those years ago, coming face to face with a kind of violence he has been trying to avoid his whole life.

BORN FOR HELL (BLU-RAY) (DVD) (1976)

In 1976, Montreal filmmaker Denis Héroux – future director of THE UNCANNY and Oscar®-nominated producer of ATLANTIC CITY – adapted the true story of Chicago mass murderer Richard Speck to war-torn Belfast, where a disturbed Vietnam vet drifter (Mathieu Carrière of MALPERTUIS and BILITIS fame) brutalizes a dorm full of student nurses. Re-edited by its video distributor and released as NAKED MASSACRE, Héroux’s harrowing director’s cut has remained unseen in America until now. Debra Berger (THE INGLORIOUS BASTARDS), Leonora Fani (GIALLO IN VENICE), Christine Boisson (EMMANUELLE), Ely Galleani (BABA YAGA) and Carole Laure (SWEET MOVIE) co-star in this “uncompromising and unfathomably grim work of art” (Video Basement), scanned in 2K from an uncut 35mm print discovered in The National Archives of Canada.

BROTHERHOOD OF THE WOLF (BLU-RAY) (2001)

When a mysterious beast ravages the countryside, two unlikely heroes are called in to fight the evil. And now, their battle against dark, unspeakable terror is even more gripping with a daring extended version of the film that showcases more of the breathtaking martial arts action and over four hours of in-depth bonus features. The incredible hit that took audiences and critics alike on “a wild ride” is back with a more chilling adventure that’s sure to have pulses racing all over again!

CAUGHT IN TIME (DVD) (2020)

Lau Ho-Leung’s (Two Thumbs Up) sophomore feature is set in 1990’s China and is based on Zhang Jun, a notorious robber and serial killer. Detective Zhong Cheng (Wang Qianyuan) has been tracking down Zhang Sun (Daniel Wu) and his gang for years. The final shirtless chase scene set in a bathhouse apparently caused quite a stir, with viewers specifically enjoying that scene and how well the men’s towels stayed on. Caught in Time is inspired by Hong Kong crime films but is set in mainland China, which has spurred mixed response, but the film has been praised for an accurate portrayal of 1990s China.

CHAMBER OF HORRORS (BLU-RAY) (1966)

Prepare yourself for a chilling tale of terror and unspeakable vengeance inside the Chamber of Horrors. The condemned maniac Jason Cravatte (Patrick O’Neal) escapes capture from the authorities at a bloody cost by chopping off his manacled hand! Free to kill once more, he outfits his gruesome stump with tools designed to chop, rip, and skewer a new batch of victims as he embarks on a bloody spree of death.

CLAY PIGEONS (BLU-RAY) (1998)

Joaquin Phoenix (Gladiator, Joker), Vince Vaughn (Swingers, Brawl in Cell Block 99) and Janeane Garofalo (Mystery Men, Wet Hot American Summer) star in this hot-blooded crime-comedy from director David Dobkin (Wedding Crashers, The Judge). He has a firm handshake, a ready smile and some strange ideas about friendship. His name is Lester Long (Vaughn) and when the bodies start piling up he generously decides to share the blame. Now the FBI has got the whole town under observation, and Lester has put his new friend Clay (Phoenix) over a barrel. The only way for Clay to set things straight is to beat one twisted individual at his own game of deceit and double-crossing.

DARK HAUL (DVD) (2014)

The meaning of a cryptic prophecy divides a team of secretive guardians as they attempt to transport a deadly creature and its half-human sister in an 18-wheeler truck to a more secure location. But a hidden agenda undermines their mission, releasing the beast, and they end up battling for the fate of the world when the true meaning of the prophecy is discovered. Tom Sizemore (Saving Private Ryan, Black Hawk Down, Heat) and Evalena Marie (Remains) star in this mysterious and thrilling creature feature that delivers pulse-pounding action and eye-popping effects at every turn!

DEAD ZONE (BLU-RAY) (1983)

When Johnny Smith (Christopher Walken) awakens from a coma caused by a car accident, he finds that years have passed, and he now has psychic abilities. Heartbroken that his girlfriend (Brooke Adams) has moved on with her life, Johnny also must contend with his unsettling powers, which allow him to see a person’s future with a mere touch. After shaking the hand of aspiring politician Greg Stillson (Martin Sheen), Johnny sees the danger presented by the candidate’s rise and resolves to kill him.

EQUILIBRIUM (BLU-RAY) (2002)

In a futuristic world, a regime has eliminated war by suppressing emotions: books, art and music are strictly forbidden and feeling is a crime punishable by death. Clerick John Preston (Christian Bale) is a top-ranking government agent responsible for destroying those who resist these rules. When he misses a dose of Prozium, a mind-altering drug that hinders emotion, Preston, who has been trained to enforce strict laws of the new regime, suddenly becomes the one capable of overthrowing it.

EVERY BREATH YOU TAKE (DVD) (2021)

A searing psychological thriller about a psychiatrist (Casey Affleck), whose career is thrown into jeopardy after his patient takes her own life. When he invites his patient’s surviving brother (Sam Claflin) into his home to meet his wife (Michelle Monaghan) and daughter (India Eisley), his family life is suddenly torn apart.

FLIGHT TO MARS (BLU-RAY)  (1951)

Five Earthlings land on Mars and are greeted by a team of friendly inhabitants. In time, the Earthlings learn that the genial welcoming party secretly covets their ship. Fearing they have depleted the key mineral used to power their life-support systems, the Martians are determined to get off their dying planet by any means necessary. Not only do the Martians intend to leave the stranded crew behind to die, but they also plan to invade and conquer Earth. The discovery of this sinister alien agenda kicks off a long round of deception and suspense. Can the space travelers outsmart these diabolical Martians? All seems lost until a female Martian scientist offers to help. Suddenly the group from Earth has a fighting chance!

From legendary producer Walter Mirisch comes Flight to Mars, a stirring adventure from the dawn of the 1950s science fiction boom. Starring Marguerite Chapman and Cameron Mitchell, filmed in gorgeous Cinecolor with costumes that are out of this world, Flight to Mars emerged from tiny Monogram Pictures like a rocket.

HEIST (BLU-RAY) (2001)

Joe Moore (Gene Hackman) has a job he loves. He’s a thief. His job goes sour when he gets caught on security camera tape. His fence, Bergman (Danny DeVito) reneges on the money he’s owed, and his wife (Rebecca Pidgeon) may be betraying him with the fence’s young lieutenant (Sam Rockwell). Moore and his partner, Bobby Blane (Delroy Lindo) and their utility man, Pinky Pincus (Ricky Jay) find themselves broke, betrayed, and blackmailed. Moore is forced to commit his crew to do one last big job.

I LOVE YOU TO DEATH (BLU-RAY) (1990)

Tracey Ullman stars in the true story of Rosalie Boca, a woman who tried to kill her husband…four times! The devoted wife of a philandering pizza maker (Kevin Kline), Rosalie sharpens her homicidal instincts when she learns that he’s been squeezing more than just tomatoes.

IMMENSEE/GREAT SACRIFICE (BLU-RAY) (1944)

During World War II, Kristina Sderbaum came to represent, for the German people, an ideal woman: the embodiment of strength and beauty, as well as a paragon of fidelity and sacrifice. Immensee stars Sderbaum as Elisabeth, a woman in love with Reinhardt, a brilliant composer (Carl Raddatz), but who instead marries someone more reliable (Paul Klinger). Years later, Reinhardt returns, and Elisabeth has a chance to be true to her one greatest love. In The Great Sacrifice, Sderbaum is ls, a goddess of a woman who captures the heart of a married man Albrecht (Raddatz). When ls falls victim to a serious illness, Albrects loyal wife (Irene von Meyendorff) sacrifices her own happiness for the sake of her husband. Filmed in the rich, warm hues of the Agfacolor process (exquisitely restored by the Friedrich Wilhelm Murnau Stiftung), both films are heavy with mood, highlighted by feverish dream sequences that give sublime visual expression to the characters overwrought emotions.

KEEPING FAITH SERIES 3 (DVD) (2021)

Keeping Faith is a welah thriller TV series that stars Eve Myles as Faith,  a lawyer whose husband disappears while she is on maternity leave. Keeping Faith is also remarkable for filming episodes in both Welsh and english. Season 3 focuses on Faith dealing with the aftermath of a marital breakup while also working on an emotionally taxing medical case. 

KEN JACOBS COLLECTION (BLU-RAY) (1955-2021)

Ken Jacobs is one of the most wildly creative and influential film artists and teachers in the history of the medium, and Kino Classics is proud to present this two-disc selection from his vast body of work (additional titles will be available digitally via Kino Now). Jacobs, born in Brooklyn, NY in 1933, studied Abstract Expressionism with Hans Hofmann before turning to filmmaking where he became a prolific member of the underground scene, along with contemporaries Jonas Mekas, Jack Smith, and Stan Brakhage. His early films use NYC as a poetic landscape (Orchard Street) and as a setting for Smiths carnivalesque performances (Little Stabs at Happiness and Blonde Cobra both preserved by Anthology Film Archives). Jacobs then started experimenting with found footage, expanding a five-minute fragment of Billy Bitzers Tom, Tom, the Pipers Son to feature length (restored in 2K by Museum of Modern Art), and went on to embrace digital tools – using stroboscopic effects to turn silent shorts and Victorian stereoscopic photographs into mind-expanding 3D investigations (Capitalism: Child Labor). He continues to push the boundaries of the art form as you can see with his hypnotically abstract Movie That Invites Pausing (2021). In addition to his landmark films, which have been honored by the American Film Institute, the Guggenheim Foundation, and the Rockefeller Foundation, Jacobs (along with his wife Flo) founded the free film school Millennium Film Workshop, and he also helped create SUNY Binghamtons experimental Department of Cinema in 1969, where he became a Distinguished Professor and influenced generations of artists and scholars.

KENNY SCHARF-WHEN WORLDS COLLIDE (DVD) (2020)

KENNY SCHARF: WHEN WORLDS COLLIDE was made over 11 years and features interviews and rare archival footage with Kenny Scharf, Andy Warhol, Jean-Michel Basquiat, Keith Haring, Ed Ruscha, Dennis Hopper, Yoko Ono, Kaws, Marilyn Minter, and Jeffrey Deitch. The documentary shows Scharf’s New York City arrival in the early 1980s where he quickly befriended Keith Haring and Jean-Michel Basquiat. This trio, amongst the fervent creative bustle of a depressed downtown scene, would soon take the art world by storm. While Basquiat and Haring both died tragically young, Scharf lived through cataclysmic shifts inNew York City and the art world. Despite setbacks along the way, Scharf continues to follow his particular high-tone, technicolor artistic vision while growing public and critical appreciation for his earlier work has cemented his place as a pop art icon.

KITTEN WITH A WHIP (BLU-RAY) (1964)

Ann-Margret and John Forsyth star in Kitten with a Whip, the cult classic that’s so hot it sizzles so jazzy it swings! Jody Drew (Ann-Margret) is a sweet, sexy, psycho-babe on the run from the law. She escaped from a detention center, stabbed a guard and burned the place to the ground. David Patton (Forsythe) doesn’t know all this. He’s just a Senatorial candidate trying to do all the right things. However, Jody makes sure that all the wrong things happen. She twists poor David’s life into a knot, first threatening him with a rape charge then, with a little help from her friends, kidnapping him for a Mexican joy ride.

L’AMOUR BRAQUE AKA MAD LOVE (BLU-RAY) (DVD) (1985)

Sophie Marceau (The World Is Not Enough, Braveheart, Police), Francis Huster (La Femme Publique, Le Dner de Cons) and Tchky Karyo (La Femme Nikita, Dobermann) form the mad love-triangle at the core of Andrzej Zulawskis LAmour Braque (a.k.a. Mad Love), a postmodern, existentialist homage to Fyodor Dostoevsky’s classic novel The Idiot. A manic bank robber (Karyo) aims to take back his beloved moll (Marceau) from rival gangsters. On a train to Paris, he meets a neurotic dreamer (Huster) who assumes the mantle of the tales idiot and gets swept up in the ensuing maelstrom of love and vengeance. Brimming with outbursts of energy and eruptions of emotional violence, LAmour Braque is a deliriously unique, perverse and bloody ballet choreographed by the visionary director of Possession and Cosmos.

MAIL ORDER MURDER-THE STORY OF W.A.V.E. PRODUCTIONS (BLU-RAY) (2020)

Mail Order Murder: The Story of W.A.V.E. Productions is the first true and uncensored account of the New Jersey based horror and custom video movie studio W.A.V.E. Productions. Since its start in 1987, W.A.V.E. founder/director Gary Whitson has produced a staggering filmography of over 400 shot on video features by allowing his fans to script and finance their custom movies specifically tailored to satiate their own idiosyncratic video obsessions.

In this all new documentary, directors Ross Snyder and William Hellfire chart the history and subsequent 30 year phenomenon of W.A.V.E. Productions with in-depth and candid interviews from a multitude of Gary’s stars and collaborators, including Tina Krause, Pamela Sutch, Debbie D, Dave Castiglione, Laura Giglio, Deanna Demko, Aven Warren, Clancy McCauley and many more.

MASTERPIECE MYSTERY-UNFORGOTTEN SEASON 4 (DVD) (2021)

A corpse is discovered in a scrap yard. Four suspects emerge; all have links to the law and attended the same police training course back in 1989. Since then their lives have gone in very different directions. But exactly who is fighting for justice? Can the police force ever really be trusted?

MIDNIGHT IN THE SWITCHGRASS (DVD) (2021)

Bruce Willis (DIE HARD franchise) and Megan Fox (TRANSFORMERS: REVENGE OF THE FALLEN) lead a powerful cast including Emile Hirsch (ONCE UPON A TIME… IN HOLLYWOOD), Lukas Haas (INCEPTION), and Colson Baker (BIRD BOX) in this gritty and intense crime-thriller. While in Florida on another case, FBI agents Helter (Willis) and Lombardo (Fox) cross paths with state cop Crawford (Hirsch), who s investigating a string of female murders that appear to be related. Lombardo and Crawford team up for an undercover sting, but it goes horribly wrong, plunging Lombardo into grave danger and pitting Crawford against a serial killer in a twisted game of cat and mouse.

PEOPLE NEXT DOOR (DVD) (1970)

A married couple, Arthur (Eli Wallach, The Magnificent Seven, The Good, the Bad and the Ugly) and Gerrie Mason (Julie Harris, The Haunting, East of Eden) struggle with the realities of their imperfect marriage as they fight to save and rehabilitate their teenage daughter, Maxie (Deborah Winters, Class of 44, Blue Sunshine), from a life of drug addiction and ultimate committal to a mental ward. Written by J.P. Miller (Helter Skelter, Days of Wine and Roses); directed by David Greene (I Start Counting, Gray Lady Down, Hard Country); and beautifully shot by the great Gordon Willis (The Godfather, Manhattan, The Parallax View), The People Next Door features a stellar cast that includes Cloris Leachman (The Last Picture Show, Young Frankenstein), Stephen McHattie (Moving Violation, Watchmen), Hal Holbrook (Magnum Force, Rituals), Rue McClanahan (TVs Maude and The Golden Girls), Nehemiah Persoff (Fate Is the Hunter), Mike Kellin (Sleepaway Camp) and Rutanya Alda (Amityville II: The Possession). Now watch this classic 70s melodrama for the first time in HD!

PROFESSOR T (DVD) (2021)

Jasper Tempest is a Professor of Criminology at Cambridge University. He is obsessed with cleanliness, structure and order, but his genius for solving crimes means he is constantly having to get his hands dirty, helping the police to crack their most difficult cases.

QUIET PLACE-PART 2 (4K-UHD/BLU-RAY) (DVD) (2021)

If you can’t stand the sounds of strangers munching on popcorn at the movie theater then your time has finally come to see this movie distraction free! The sequel to A Quiet Place picks up where the last one ended. The Abbott family (minus the patriarch played by director John Krasinski, who appears in a flashback sequence in which he discovers at a truly shocking speed that the aliens are sound-sensitive) continue to fight for their survival and to find a way to fend off the aliens that have been killing everyone. Because we can’t just enjoy a movie in which a woman (Emily Blunt) is the only adult, Cillian Murphy joins the cast as an old family friend who is now a grief-stricken recluse. This movie left me with more questions than answers about things that will almost certainly not be addressed in the third film or the planned spin-off, but Millicent Simmonds put on another great performance that makes sticking with this series worthwhile. 

SAN FRANCISCO STORY (DVD) (1952)

In San Francisco during the gold rush, a miner gets involved in a newspaper editor’s crime-fighting crusade.

SHENANDOAH (BLU-RAY) (1965)

From Andrew V. McLaglen, the acclaimed director of McLintock!, The Rare Breed, The Way West, The Devil’s Brigade, Ffolkes and The Wild Geese, comes this classic Civil War drama starring the great James Stewart (Broken Arrow, Bend of the River). Stewart stars as Charlie Anderson, a wealthy Virginia farmer who refuses to support the Confederacy because he is opposed to slavery, yet refuses to support the Union because he is deeply opposed to war. When his son is taken prisoner and he goes to search for the boy, Charlie sees firsthand the horrors of war and is at last forced to take his stand. This anti-war, pro-family western co-stars Doug McClure (TVs The Virginian), Glenn Corbett (Chisum), Patrick Wayne (Big Jake), Phillip Alford (To Kill a Mockingbird) and, in their film debuts, Rosemary Forsyth (Texas Across the River) and Katharine Ross (Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid).

SHIVA BABY (BLU-RAY) (2021)

A near college graduate, Danielle, gets paid by her sugar daddy and rushes to meet her neurotic parents at a family shiva. Upon arrival, she is accosted by various estranged relatives about her appearance and lack of post-grad plans, while her confident ex-girlfriend, Maya, is applauded by everyone for getting into law school. Danielle’s day takes an unexpected turn when her sugar daddy, Max, arrives at the shiva with his accomplished wife, Kim, and a crying baby. As the day unfolds, Danielle struggles to keep up different versions of herself, fend off pressures from her family and confront her insecurities without completely losing it.

SIEGE (BLU-RAY) (DVD) (1983)

From co-directors Paul Donovan and Maura O’Connell (DEFCON-4) comes one of the most disturbing – and rarely-seen – Canadian shockers of the ’80s, inspired by the actual 42-day Halifax police strike: When a local group of right-wing vigilantes massacres the patrons of a gay bar, the sole survivor seeks refuge in a nearby apartment building whose residents must now defend themselves in a night of hate, terror and bloodshed. Doug Lennox (BREAKING POINT), Tom Nardini (CAT BALLOU), Jack Blum (HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO ME) and Keith Knight (MY BLOODY VALENTINE) star in this “dark and intense thriller, still uncomfortably relevant 35 years after it was made” (Blog Of Horror) – released in the U.S. as SELF DEFENSE

SKINNED DEEP (BLU-RAY) (DVD) (2004)

His mind-blowing work as an FX artist has included everything from Frank Henenlotter’s BRAIN DAMAGE and FRANKENHOOKER to Matthew Barney’s CREMASTER CYCLE. And for his 2004 debut as writer/producer/director, Gabe Bartalos created this “demented gift from the B-Movie Gods” (Bloody Good Horror) about a rural clan of psychotic freaks, the killing spree “that takes us places and shows us things we’ve never seen before” (Dread Central) and the final girl that may be their depraved undoing. Warwick Davis (LEPRECHAUN) and Jason Dugre (SAINT BERNARD) star – with an appearance by fandom legend Forrest J. Ackerman – in this “brutal, bloody forgotten masterpiece” (Morbidly Beautiful) featuring music by Captain Sensible of The Damned, now scanned uncut in 2K from the original negative for the first time ever.

SO LONG BILLIE (BLU-RAY) (2019)

Jimmy is about to become a man. Turning 13 in a deserted region in France without a father around means he looks up to his older brother Victor (Aliocha Schneider – Closet Monster, Netflix’s Vampires) and their mentor Toxou. They scrape by on ripping off tourists, digging for ancient artifacts, and charging their younger friends to watch them have sex. Everything changes with the sudden arrival of the troubled Billie (Garance Marillier – Raw). Victor and her fall passionately in love which leaves Jimmy and the rest of the gang wondering what will happen to them if he leaves. A film infused with the spirit of Pasolini and taking place in a harsh yet beautiful landscape reminiscent of Malick, directors Anna Falgures and John Shank take us on a twilight-fueled journey to the dark side of coming-of-age.

STATE AND MAIN (BLU-RAY) (2000)

Big Movie. Small Town. Huge Trouble. When a big-budget film crew takes over a small town, they shoot first and ask questions later. Director Walt Price (William H. Macy) has his work cut out for him with a girl-crazy leading man (Alec Baldwin), a camera-shy leading lady (Sarah Jessica Parker), an idealistic writer (Philip Seymour Hoffman), and a high-strung producer (David Paymer). When the townsfolk eagerly get in on the act, get ready for scandal, greed and romance!

STRANGER ON THE RUN (BLU-RAY) (DVD) (1967)

From Don Siegel, the legendary director of Madigan, Two Mules for Sister Sara, Dirty Harry, Charley Varrick and The Shootist, comes this first-rate western starring screen greats Henry Fonda (The Ox-Bow Incident), Anne Baxter (Yellow Sky) and Michael Parks (Nightmare Beach). Washed-up, alcoholic vagabond Ben Chamberlain (Fonda in an atypical role) drifts into a godforsaken railhead town looking for a woman named Alma. When that woman winds up dead, Ben finds himself wrongfully accused of murder by the corrupt railroad chief deputy Vince McKay (Parks) and his trigger-happy posse. McKay gives him a horse; some supplies and a one-hour head start into the desert before sending his band of cutthroats after him. Scripted by Dean Riesner (Play Misty for Me) from a story by Reginald Rose (12 Angry Men), Stranger on the Run boasts a strong supporting cast including Dan Duryea (Scarlet Street), Sal Mineo (Rebel Without a Cause), Lloyd Bochner (Point Blank), Michael Burns (TVs Wagon Train) and Madlyn Rhue (It’s a Mad Mad Mad Mad World).

SURF II (BLU-RAY) (1984)

Surfing is the only thing to do for high school students Chuck and Bob who are in preparation for the big surf competition. However, their fathers, sales reps for a new soda named Buzzz Cola, disapprove of surfing as a whole. Everything is going swell until the area’s surfing population starts getting kidnapped by Menlo, a vengeful nerd turned mad scientist, with a particular vengeance aimed at surfers. Using Buzzz Cola, Menlo has begun turning surfers into brain dead zombies, with the aid of his assistant, Sparkle. Can Chuck and Bob thwart his evil master plan in time to save the surfing competition?

A completely wild and thoroughly unhinged comedy that manages to integrate slapstick humor, surreal sight gags, horror and sci-fi elements, T&A, as well as having possibly served as an influence to the most famous animated TV series in history, Randall Badats one of a kind and completely bonkers gem, SURF II (The End of a Trilogy) stars Eddie Deezen (Grease, War Games), Lyle Waggoner (TVs Wonder Woman), Linda Kerridge (Fade to Black), Terry Kiser (Tammy & the T-Rex), and Eric Stoltz (Back to the Future, Pulp Fiction), in one of his earliest roles. Never released on disc, Vinegar Syndrome brings SURF II to Blu-ray, newly restored from long lost 35mm elements and presented both in its commonly seen theatrical version as well as in its unreleased and radically different original directors cut.

TIMELINE (BLU-RAY) (2003)

While working at the site of an archaeological dig, Professor Johnston (Billy Connolly) stumbles into a wormhole and plunges back in time to 14th-century France. Mad scientist Robert Doniger (David Thewlis), who accidentally created the wormhole while developing a teleportation device, sends the professor’s son, Chris (Paul Walker), and protégé Kate (Frances O’Connor) back in time to retrieve him. Unfortunately, their rescue mission is sidetracked by a bloody battle between France and England.

TREASURE OF THE NINJA AND THE FILMS OF WILLIAM LEE (BLU-RAY) (1987)

Meet your new favorite action hero. Throughout the 1980s, Black filmmaker and martial artist William Lee wrote, produced, directed, and starred in dozens of D.I.Y. action epics — all shot on Super 8 in Ohio and New York City. From TREASURE OF THE NINJA (1987, Lee’s most ambitious and beloved movie) to THE NEW CHINESE CONNECTION (1980, an homage to Bruce Lee — William Lee’s idol), these inclusive and explosive works serve as an inspiration to anyone with a dream, pulse, or appreciation for spinning kicks. AGFA + Bleeding Skull! are elated to bring the best-of-the-best in William Lee’s early filmography to a wider audience for the first time ever, complete with brand new transfers and a revelatory stack of previously unreleased films. Also includes DRAGON VS. NINJA (1984).

VENGEANCE TRAILS: FOUR CLASSIC WESTERNS [LIMITED EDITION] (BLU-RAY)

In the mid-1960s, the runaway success of Sergio Leone’s “Dollars” trilogy gave rise to an explosion of similar productions as filmmakers by the dozen sought to capitalize on this new, uniquely Italian take on the western, characterized by their deeply cynical outlook, morally compromised antiheroes and unflinching depictions savage violence. This specially curated selection gathers together four outstanding examples of the genre from the height of its popularity, all centered around a theme of revenge. In Lucio Fulci’s Massacre Time (1966), Franco Nero and George Hilton star as estranged brothers forced to band together against the powerful businessman and his sadistic son who’ve seized control of their hometown. In Maurizio Lucidi’s My Name is Pecos (1966), Robert Woods stars as the eponymous Mexican gunslinger, returning to Houston to settle a long-standing score against the racist gang boss who wiped out his entire family. In Massimo Dallamano’s Bandidos (1967), Enrico Maria Salerno plays a former top marksman who, years after being maimed by a former protégé, teams up with a fresh apprentice to get his revenge against the man who betrayed him. Finally, in Antonio Margheriti’s And God Said to Cain (1970), the inimitable Klaus Kinski stars as a man who has spent the last decade in a prison work camp for a crime he didn’t commit and who, upon his release, immediately sets out to wreak vengeance on the men who framed him. Featuring a wealth of key Euro cult talent both behind and in front of the camera, Arrow Video is proud to present these four classic westerns in sparkling high definition restorations, three of them produced specially for this release, alongside a plethora of brand new bonus materials. (These titles all rent separately)