Sometimes there are movies that just entirely escape your radar. Then you realize a boutique label is giving the film the treatment it arguably deserves and you decide to take the plunge and watch it for the first time. Before… Read More ›
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Radiance Films releases director Yasuharu Hasebe’s debut film, the spy spoof “Black Tight Killers,” in resplendent HD.
A war photographer, a stewardess, and a chance meeting set the stage for an 87-minute technicolor adventure of crime, mystery, and romance in director Yasuharu Hasebe’s (Retaliation) 1966 caper Black Tight Killers (俺にさわると危ないぜ). The first of several collaborations with lead… Read More ›
Radiance Films brings a forgotten “Great” back with “Allonsanfàn” on Blu-ray.
If you’ve never heard of the Italian Napoleonic drama Allonsanfàn before today, don’t worry, almost no one has. I had not heard of it until Radiance Films announced this Blu-ray release, and one of Vulture’s film critics Bilge Ebiri quote… Read More ›
Arrow Video elevates the look and sound of “The Shaolin Plot,” now in 2K.
You gotta love ‘70s Kung-Fu cinema. Within the first 15 minutes of Huang Feng’s The Shaolin Plot, a man is killed with a chicken leg, an assassination attempt is flawlessly averted, and a disobedient guest’s head is cut off by… Read More ›
Radiance Films welcome a new Damiano Damiani-directed film to their collection, the spy thriller “Goodbye & Amen.”
During the debut year for physical media boutique Radiance Films, a distributor interested in lesser-available/known international cinema, they released a wonderful three-film collection of director Damiano Damiani’s film dubbed “Cosa Nostra: Franco Nero in three Mafia Tales by Damiano Damiani.”… Read More ›
Radiance Films adds Kōhei Oguri’s “The Sting of Death” to their collection with a first-time Blu-ray limited edition.
It’s 1985 and author Toshio Shimao releases “The Sting of Death” and Other Stories, a collection of works, the primary one being described as autobiographical. Five years later, writer/director Kōhei Oguri (Muddy River) would adapt that central tale into his… Read More ›
“The Book of Harth” DVD Giveaway
After spending time on the festival circuit in 2022 and 2023, documentarian Pierre Guillet’s (Bristol Fashion) latest project, The Book of Harth, is releasing on physical formats. This project follows a conceptual artist, David Greg Harth, in his quest to gather… Read More ›
“Conan the Destroyer” battles on in glorious 4K UHD via Arrow Video.
Two years after Conan the Barbarian was released on the world, there was a change in guard on the creative side and director Richard Fleischer (Soylent Green) took over the director’s chair, returning with lead actor Arnold Schwarzenegger (The Terminator;… Read More ›
What is best in life is the 4K UHD edition of “Conan the Barbarian” from Arrow Video.
The year is 1982 and the most impressively-formed human being finally gets his big Hollywood break — Arnold Schwarzenegger in John Milius’s Conan the Barbarian. While watching the movie today in 2024, it is evident that Conan is certainly a… Read More ›
“Apple Seed” Blu-ray Giveaway
After an initial release in 2019, writer/director Michael Worth’s dramedy Apple Seed received a physical release from VCI Entertainment in December 2023. Now, thanks to MVD Entertainment Group, EoM is giving away one (1) Blu-ray edition of the film. No law-breaking… Read More ›
“Stella Maris” Blu-ray Giveaway
December 2023, VCI Entertainment released a brand-new restoration of the Mary Pickford-led drama Stella Maris. Now, thanks to MVD Entertainment Group, EoM is giving away one (1) Blu-ray edition of the restoration. For a chance to win, submit an entry before… Read More ›
The first two entries in “The Long Arm of the Law Saga” join the Asia Collection of 88 Films via a collector’s edition.
Restorations are a great way to not only preserve cinema history, they are also a way for films that may have been lost, forgotten, or otherwise kept to a region or country to find new audiences. For 88 Films, specifically… Read More ›
“Satanic Hispanics” on Blu-ray falls short as an anthology.
No one who is involved in making movies goes out of their way to make anything less than spectacular. This does not mean every movie is going to be gold, nor does it mean every movie is going to be… Read More ›
“Mondo New York” Blu-ray Giveaway
The term “mondo” is born from the Italian word for “world” and came to apply to psychedelic, mockumentary-type films made from the late ‘50s to the early ‘80s which explored taboo subjects like sex, racism, ethnocentrism, death, and more. In… Read More ›
“The Inspector Wears Skirts” joins the ranks of the 88 Asia Collection in 2K.
First hitting Hong Kong theaters with 1986’s action comedy Naughty Boys (扭計雜牌軍), filmmaker Wellson Chin Sing-Wai’s follow up is that of the female-led The Inspector Wears Skirts (霸王花), released as Top Squad in the U.S., has Sibelle Hu (The Seventh… Read More ›
“Kill Butterfly Kill” Blu-ray Giveaway
This month, Cauldron Films is set to release a new 4K restoration using the surviving elements of the IFD Films crime thriller Kill Butterfly Kill. But it’s not just a 4K restoration, it’s a two-disc release that includes bonus features… Read More ›
The “Messiah of Evil” devours the screen with Radiance Films’s special edition release.
Featuring not one but two of the great film prologues of the 1970s New Hollywood era, the high-minded horror classic Messiah of Evil (1973) is the latest release from independent Blu-ray distributor Radiance Films. Earlier this year a limited edition… Read More ›
“Full Body Massage” Blu-ray Giveaway
Last month, Unearthed Films released the 1995 Nicolas Roeg drama Full Body Massage on Blu-ray for the first time. The bonus materials are meager, but if you’ve wanted to enjoy this particular Mimi Rogers/Bryan Brown tale in high-definition, then your… Read More ›
Chose to raise or call on VCI Entertainment’s Blu-ray restoration of dramedy “The Gamblers.”
You never count your money When you’re sittin’ at the table There’ll be time enough for countin’ When the dealin’s done – “The Gambler,” made famous by singer Kenny Rogers. When it comes to gambling, there aren’t many songs as… Read More ›
See ripped hacker Hemsworth in 4K, and “Blackhat” Director’s Cut in 2K via Arrow Video.
You’ll believe a computer nerd can be handsome and ripped. Or maybe you won’t. It’s Michael Mann’s (Thief, Heat) Blackhat (2015), and it’s finally releasing in 4K UHD from Arrow this Tuesday, November 28th. But more importantly, the 2K Director’s… Read More ›