Over the last few years, physical media boutique Cult Epics has released a series of restorations of filmmaker Tinto Brass’s catalogue, the latest of which is his 1983 erotic romance The Key. Courtesy of Cult Epics, EoM is giving away… Read More ›
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“The Girl Who Leapt Through Time” 4K UHD Giveaway
Last month, Cult Epics released another restoration from Japanese filmmaker Nobuhiko Ôbayashi’s catalogue of titles, the sci-fi romance The Girl Who Leapt Through Time. Courtesy of Cult Epics, we reviewed the standard edition of their new 4K UHD restoration and, now,… Read More ›
Nobuhiko Ôbayashi’s 1983 sci-fi romance adaptation “The Girl Who Leapt Through Time” receives a first-time North American release via Cult Epics.
By the time of his passing in 2020, filmmaker Nobuhiko Ôbayashi had directed nearly 80 films, features and shorts, with his most recent, Labyrinth of Cinema, released in 2019. It would be his feature debut, House (1977), that would make… Read More ›
“The Island Closest to Heaven” Blu-ray Giveaway
Physical media boutique Cult Epics is releasing their third of four Nobuhiko Obayashi Teenage Idol movie, The Island Closest to Heaven, on November 25th on both Blu-ray and DVD. Courtesy of MVD Entertainment Group, EoM is giving away one (1) Blu-ray… Read More ›
Nobuhiko Obayashi Two-Film Giveaway
While filmmaker Nobuhiko Obayashi is known for horror comedy House (1977), it’s not the only work Obayashi released nor the only genre he stuck to. In 1981, Obayashi released sci-fi comedy School in the Crosshairs and, in 1986, released romantic drama… Read More ›
“Dakota” Blu-ray Giveaway
Continuing their restoration work with Scorpio Films titles, physical media boutique Cult Epics offers the final Wim Verstappen-directed title for Scorpio, the adventure/drama Dakota. Available on both Blu-ray and DVD formats, EoM is pleased to giveaway one (1) Blu-ray edition, courtesy… Read More ›
“Wan Pipel” Blu-ray Giveaway
Marking the end of filmmaker Pim de la Parra’s time with Scorpio Films is the 1976 dramatic romance Wan Pipel (One People), which is having its worldwide Blu-ray debut via Cult Epics. Courtesy of Cult Epics and MVD Entertainment Group, EoM… Read More ›
Sex comedy “Frivolous Lola” is the second Tinto Brass 4K UHD restoration home release by Cult Epics.
In April 2024, physical media boutique Cult Epics released a first-time world premiere 4K UHD of filmmaker Tinto Brass’s erotic dramedy All Ladies Do It (1992). This would be the first of several restorations the boutique would release in the… Read More ›
Cult Epics offers a world premiere 4K UHD restoration of Tinto Brass’s erotic dramedy “All Ladies Do It.”
Despite the push in the United States to regulate it in order to promote a very specific agenda tied to faith, sex is not a bad thing. It can be awkward, messy, and silly, but when it’s between consenting adults,… Read More ›
Cult Epics releases Marleen Gorris’s “The Last Island” on home video with a first-time 2K HD restoration.
It’s the hope that kills you. – Mae Green, Ted Lasso In her debut feature film, writer/director Marleen Gorris confronted gender expectations and equity with psychological crime thriller A Question of Silence (1982), only to follow it up with a… Read More ›
Powerful sex-positive dramatic thriller “Broken Mirrors” gets the 4K HD restoration enhancement via Cult Epics.
Writer/director Marleen Gorris won the Oscar for Best Foreign Language Film in 1995 for her project Antonia’s Line. Prior to earning the accolade for her LGBTQA+ feminist fairy tale, the Dutch filmmaker opened her feature film career with feminist thriller… Read More ›
Cult Epics’s 2K restoration of Marleen Gorris’s 1982 dramatic thriller “A Question of Silence” is still horrifically on-target with its exploration of gender equity.
There are far too many people today who think misogyny is a manufactured concept. That, somehow, the way things used to be is somehow better than they are now, what with women having voting rights, the ability to own property,… Read More ›
Cult Epics restores writer/director Martin Koolhoven’s psychological thriller/dark comedy “AmnesiA” beautifully with a limited edition package to match.
First there was the reduction of available discs to rent via services like Netflix, then streaming rights for entertainment jumped from one streamer to another. To make matters even harder for consumers, some services straight up started deleting their films… Read More ›
Boutique distributor Cult Epics provides a lovely restoration of writer/director Just Jaeckin’s romantic comedy “The Last Romantic Lover.”
By 1978, writer/director Just Jaeckin was known for his erotic films Emmanuelle (1974), The Story of O (1975), and Madame Claude (1977). Seeking a break from this, Jaeckin developed romantic comedy Le dernier amant romantique (The Last Romantic Lover) with… Read More ›