New Release Tuesday! French noir, vintage 80s Euro-horror, the making of The Godfather, and more!

ABORTION: STORIES WOMEN TELL (2017)

BACK TO THE WALL / WITNESS IN THE CITY (1959)

Back to the Wall a.k.a. Le dos au mur (1958)

A wealthy industrialist discovers his wife is having an affair and decides to exact revenge by blackmailing her under an assumed identity.

Witness in the City a.k.a. Un témoin dans la ville (1959)

Industrialist Pierre Verdier kills his mistress Jeanne Ancelin by throwing her off a train. Her husband, Ancelin, decides to take revenge on his wife’s murderer, who has been acquitted by justice. He waits for him in his house and hangs him. He leaves the place unseen, at least this is what he thinks. But unfortunately for him, Lambert, a taxi driver has witnessed him. Ancelin has no option but to get rid of him…  (BLU-RAY)

BLOOD HUNT (1985)

In 1985, director Javier Elorrieta fused the brutal realism of the Quinqui genre with American-style rural revenge to create one of Spain’s most significant shockers of the decade: When a troubled city doctor (singer/songwriter Patxi Andión) relocates to a remote village, he’ll discover that a horrific tragedy in the town’s past is commemorated by hunting teen addicts as human prey. Agustín González (EL PICO 2), Aldo Sambrell (SATAN’S BABY DOLL), Lola Gaos (TRISTANA), Terele Pávez (DAY OF THE BEAST) and Yolanda Ventura (of ’80s teen pop superstars Parchís) co-star in what La Abadia de Berzano calls “daring cinema brought to life by a magnificent cast” now featuring a new 2K scan from the original negative for the first time ever in America. (BLU-RAY)

CARTER, RON: FINDING THE RIGHT NOTES (2022)

DENONCIATION, LA (1962)

La Denonciation (The Immoral Moment) An innocent man, a dark bar, a body already on the floor, a brawl – what happened? And who’s innocent, anyway? (DVD)

DETECTIVE STORY (1951)

James McLeod (Kirk Douglas) is a stern police detective who has no tolerance for crime. At home, however, he is a loving husband to his wife, Mary (Eleanor Parker). The police are ready to conclude the case of abortionist Karl Schneider (George Macready), who is responsible for the death of at least one patient, but McLeod’s hatred for the doctor prolongs the investigation. The detective soon uncovers a dark secret that threatens to destroy his sanity and ruin his life. (BLU-RAY)

DON’T WORRY DARLING (2022)

Alice and Jack  are lucky to be living in the idealized community of Victory, the experimental company town housing the men who work for the top-secret Victory Project and their families. The 1950’s societal optimism espoused by their CEO, Frank —equal parts corporate visionary and motivational life coach—anchors every aspect of daily life in the tight-knit desert utopia.

While the husbands spend every day inside the Victory Project Headquarters, working on the “development of progressive materials,” their wives—including Frank’s elegant partner, Shelley—get to spend their time enjoying the beauty, luxury and debauchery of their community. Life is perfect, with every resident’s needs met by the company. All they ask in return is discretion and unquestioning commitment to the Victory cause.

But when cracks in their idyllic life begin to appear, exposing flashes of something much more sinister lurking beneath the attractive façade, Alice can’t help questioning exactly what they’re doing in Victory, and why. Just how much is Alice willing to lose to expose what’s really going on in this paradise? (BLU-RAY and DVD)

EMERGENCY DECLARATION (2021)

Inchon cop In-Ho (Song Kang-Ho) was sorry he couldn’t join his wife (Woo Mi-Hwa) on their scheduled vacation flight to Honolulu. He was sorrier to learn she was sharing the trip with an unstable virologist (Yim Si-Wan)-and when the demented doctor looses his deadly discovery in the cabin, tormented ex-pilot Jae-Hyuk (Lee Byung-Hun) might be the only hope for all on board. (DVD)

EMILY THE CRIMINAL (2022)

Desperate for income, Emily takes a shady gig buying goods with stolen credit cards supplied by a charismatic middleman named Youcef. Seduced by the quick cash and illicit thrills, they hatch a plan to take their business to the next level. (DVD and BLU-RAY)

FLIGHT ATTENDANT (2020)

Sometimes, an entire life can change in one night. This dark comedic thriller, based on the novel by Chris Bohjalian, stars Kaley Cuoco as Cassie Bowden, a New York-based, globe-trotting flight attendant with a devil-may-care attitude who relishes flying off at a moment’s notice to her next great adventure. But Cassie’s seemingly glamorous world is suddenly thrown into a tailspin when she becomes entangled in international intrigue. Haunted by the bleak future she faces if she doesn’t make things right, Cassie heads down a twisted path filled with unsettling discoveries, more than a few illegal escapades… and a rising body count. (DVD)

GAME FOR SIX LOVERS (1960)

Miléna (Françoise Brion) is living in her grandmother’s baroque château when the rich lady dies. The lawyer Miguel (Gérard Barray), who had a previous relationship with Miléna, insists the other two grandchildren, Fifine (Alexandra Stewart) and her brother Jean-Paul (Paul Guers), visit the château for the reading of the will, even though they have been estranged from the family at an early age. However, Robert, who had been living with Fifine in an open relationship, arrives and impersonates Jean-Paul. Robert falls for Fifine’s cousin Miléna while Fifine has designs on Miguel. In the meantime, the butler César is focusing his lecherous intentions on Prudence, the maid he had just hired. (DVD)

GHOSTS: SEASON 1 (2021)

HOLD ME TIGHT (2021)

In Hold Me Tight, Vicky Krieps (Phantom Thread, Bergman Island) gives another riveting performance as Clarisse, a woman on the run from her family for reasons that aren’t immediately clear. Widely renowned as one of France’s great contemporary actors but less well-known in North America for his equally impressive work behind the camera, Mathieu Amalric’s sixth feature as director is his most ambitious to date. This virtuosic, daringly fluid portrait of a woman in crisis alternates between Clarisse’s adventures on the road and scenes of her abandoned husband Marc (Arieh Worthalter) as he struggles to take care of their children at home. Amalric’s film keeps viewers uncertain as to the reality of what they’re seeing until the final moments of this moving, unpredictable, and richly rewarding family drama. (DVD)

LIBIDO (1965)

When a small boy witnesses his father kill a woman during an S&M session, he’ll grow into a disturbed young man tormented by images of violence, perversion, madness and murder. (BLU-RAY)

MACUMBA SEXUAL (1981)

It is the film that shocks even the most hardcore connoisseurs of Euro-Sex sagas, a fever dream of unbridled depravity from the bizarre mind of writer/director Jess Franco! The ever-alluring Lina Romay – as her alter ego ‘Candy Coster’ – stars as a young wife haunted by erotic hallucinations of the mysterious Princess Obongo. But this self-proclaimed ‘Goddess Of Unspeakable Lust’ has still more in store for this yuppie sexpot and her unsuspecting husband, including lesbian ecstasy, frenzied threesomes, bisexual orgies and beyond! (BLU-RAY)

MANSION OF THE LIVING DEAD (1982)

Get ready to experience notorious writer/director Jess Franco at his most wild, perverse and extreme! Four wanton waitresses – including Eva Leon of House Of Psychotic Women, Mamie Kaplan of Lillian, The Perverted Virgin and the legendary Lina Romay (billed here as ‘Candy Coster’) of Barbed Wire Dolls – arrive for vacation in the Canary Islands where they soon indulge their hungers for masturbation, lesbian lust, bondage and beyond. But the ultimate depravities are still to come, as a nearby 17th Century monastery unleashes a horde of zombie Templars crazed for the taste of hot female flesh! Robert Foster (Macumba Sexual) co-stars in this jaw-dropping saga of sex and sadism that Franco scholars have called an insane homage to the Blind Dead series. (BLU-RAY)

MONA LISA AND THE BLOOD MOON (2021)

When a struggling single mother befriends a mysterious woman who has supernatural powers, she sees a lucrative opportunity to make some fast cash. However, their crime spree soon draws unwanted attention as the cops start to close in. (BLU-RAY)

MOST BEAUTIFUL BOY IN THE WORLD (2021)

OFFER, THE (2022) (LIMITED SERIES)

ORIGINS OF HIP HOP (2022)’

PEKING EXPRESS (1951)

In this thrilling remake of Josef von Sternberg’s Shanghai Express, Joseph Cotten (The Third Man) stars as World Health Organization doctor Michael Bachlin, traveling by train from Shanghai to Peking. Among the other passengers on board the Peking Express are Michael’s former lover (Corinne Calvet, Rope of Sand), a priest (Edmund Gwenn, Foreign Correspondent) and a reporter (Benson Fong, Deception), all fleeing Chinese Communist rule. But when an outlaw (Marvin Miller, Dead Reckoning) and his terrifying gang hold the train hostage, the refugees are plunged into even greater danger. Director William Dieterle (Portrait of Jennie, The Turning Point) mixes gripping film noir with breathtaking action-adventure in Peking Express, featuring gorgeous cinematography by Charles Lang (A Foreign Affair) and an excellent script by John Meredyth Lucas (Dark City), Jules Furthman (The Outlaw) and Harry Hervey (Road to Singapore). (DVD)

PICPUS / CECILE IS DEAD (1944)

PicPus (1942)

A killer is doing away with people. These people have certainly got something in common, but what can it be? A clairvoyant, a blind man, a doctor, a real estate agent… All takes place near the metro station Picpus in Paris, and the eponymous street. Directed by Richard Pottier.

Cecile is Dead! (1943)

A woman keeps coming to Quai Des Orfevres to see Inspector Maigret about disturbing events in her household.Maigret and his colleagues are annoyed, until this woman is found dead and they realize she was on to something. (BLU-RAY)

SHADOWED MIND (1988)

Stephanie, arrives as a patient at a private clinic for sufferers of sexual dysfunction run by Dr Hildesheimer. Stephanie’s fellow patients all have their own issues including inhibition, neurosis, fixation, delusions etc. Stephanie begins a tentative affair with one of the other patients while a killer stalks the institution. (BLU-RAY)

SNIPER: ROGUE MISSION (2022)

When a crooked federal agent is involved in a human sex trafficking ring, Sniper & CIA Rookie Sniper Brandon Beckett goes rogue, teaming up with his former allies Homeland Security Agent Zero and assassin Lady Death to uncover the corrupt agent and take down the criminal organization. (BLU-RAY)

SPEAKING OF MURDER (1957)

Louis Bertain is the owner of a Paris garage which is the front for a robbery gang. He and his accomplices are careful to keep up a civic veneer by day, indulging in criminal activities only when “the red light is on” at night. This status quo is upset when one of the gang members becomes convinced that Louis’ younger brother is a police informer.  (BLU-RAY)

WESTWORLD: SEASON 4: THE CHOICE (2016)

The fourth season picks up over seven years after the protracted war between A.I. hosts and sentient humans – humanity is finally free. Or so it seems. Maeve and Caleb soon begin to suspect that Hale and a host version of The Man in Black are seeding a conspiracy to regain control of the human race. Meanwhile, Bernard returns from The Sublime with a new power. And a young writer, by the name of Christina, begins to question the nature of her reality. Westworld continues to thrill as it deftly weaves together stories about the complicated relationship between man and machine. (DVD)