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The Last Godfather aka The Dumb Mafia DVD (Lionsgate)
RELEASE DATE: August 9, 2011 This Korean/American co-production was written, directed by and starring Korean comedian/celebrity Hyung-Rae Shim. Mob boss Don Carini (Harvey Keitel) is retiring from the Mafia business – but when he gathers the family to announce his heir, the Don surprises everyone by anointing his goofy adopted son Young-gu (Hyung-Rae Shim) as the next godfather. Check out the trailer here.
Cul-de-sac Blu-ray/DVD (Criterion)
RELEASE DATE: August 16, 2011 Roman Polanski orchestrates a mental ménage à trois in this slyly absurd tale of paranoia from the director’s golden 1960s period. Donald Pleasance and Françoise Dorléac star as a withdrawn couple whose isolated house is infiltrated by a rude, burly American gangster on the run, played by Lionel Stander. The three engage in a game of shifting identities and sexual and emotional humiliations. Cul-de-sac is … Continue reading
The Killing Blu-ray/DVD (Criterion)
RELEASE DATE: August 16, 2011 Stanley Kubrick’s account of an ambitious racetrack robbery is one of Hollywood’s tautest, twistiest noirs. Aided by a radically time-shuffling narrative, razor-sharp dialogue from pulp novelist Jim Thompson, and a phenomenal cast of character actors, including Sterling Hayden, Coleen Gray, Timothy Carey, and Elisha Cook Jr., The Killing is both a jaunty thriller and a cold-blooded punch to the gut. And with its precise tracking … Continue reading
Martial Arts of Shaolin aka Shaolin Temple 3 DVD (Dragon Dynasty)
RELEASE DATE: August 9, 2011 Directed by Lau Kar-leung and starring Jet Li. Internationally lauded as one of the greatest, this magnificent martial arts masterpiece marked the titanic, one-time only, teaming of renowned champion Jet Li with legendary director Lau Kar-leung. Read cityonfire.com’s review. Click here for the trailer/clip.
Citizen Kane 70th Anniversary Edition Blu-ray/DVD (Warner)
RELEASE DATE: TBA A psychological study of Charles Foster Kane, a powerful newspaper tycoon whose idealism was corrupted as he rose to enourmous wealth and power. The story unfolds as a mystery: when Mr. Kane dies uttering cryptic last words, a magazine reporter interviews the tycoon’s friends in an effort to uncover the significance of the word “Rosebud.” Directed by Orson Welles, Citizen Kane is considered the greatest film of … Continue reading
Conan the Barbarian/Conan the Destroyer Blu-ray (Universal)
RELEASE DATE: August 2, 2011 First time on Blu-ray: Conan the Barbarian, a 1982 action-adventure film by director John Milius and starring Arnold Schwarzenegger. The film is loosely based on the Conan the Barbarian stories by Robert E. Howard and was written by Oliver Stone and John Milius. Also available is the less-acclaimed Conan the Destroyer. Trailers: Conan the Barbarian | Conan the Destroyer
Sword and Sorcery Collection: Deathstalker, Deathstalker II, The Warrior and the Sorceress & Barbarian Queen DVD (Shout!)
RELEASE DATE: August 23, 2011 Shout! presents another round of Roger Corman’s Cult Classics: Sword and Sorcery Collection: Deathstalker, Deathstalker II, The Warrior and the Sorceress & Barbarian Queen. Just in time to exploit the release of the new Conan movie (just as they did when the original Conan movie came out!) Trailers: Deathstalker | Deathstalker II | Barbarian Queen | The Warrior and the Sorceress
Streetwalkin’ DVD (Shout!)
RELEASE DATE: August 2, 2011 Roger Corman’s Cult Classics presents: Streetwalkin’! The title says it all. Starring Melissa Leo, Dale Midkiff, Julie Newmar, Antonio Fargas, Leon Robinson. Directed by Joan Freeman (Satisfaction). Okay, this is probably where I start to lose COF visitors one-by-one… Check out the trailer here.
Machete Maidens Unleashed DVD (MPI)
RELEASE DATE: July 26, 2011 Karate-kickin’ midgets! Paper-mache monsters! Busty babes with blades! Filipino genre films of the ’70s and ’80s had it all. Boasting cheap labour, exotic scenery and non-existent health and safety regulations, the Philippines was a dreamland for exploitation filmmakers whose renegade productions were soon engulfing drive-in screens around the globe like a tidal schlock-wave! At last, the all-too-often overlooked world of drive-in filler from Manila gets … Continue reading
Women in Cages DVD/Blu-ray Collection: Big Doll House, Women in Cages, The Big Bird (Shout!)
RELEASE DATE: June 21, 2011 (DVD); August 23, 2011 (Blu-ray) A collection of exploitation, chicks and chains! The Big Bird Cage (view trailer): Guerrillas and girls, revolution and sex all combine in an over-the-top jail-break flick. Big Doll House (view trailer): Six women locked in a brutal and sadistic prison take hostages in a desperate escape attempt. Women In Cages (view trailer): Lust meets betrayal when four women decide to … Continue reading
Sands of the Kalahari Blu-ray/DVD (Olive Films)
Release Date: August 2, 2011. Sands of the Kalahari is a 1965 film British adventure/drama about a disparate and desperate group of plane crash survivors thrust into a savage environment in Africa. Starring Stuart Whitman, Stanley Baker, Susannah York, and Theodore Bikel, based on the novel by William Mulvihill. Directed by Cy Endfield, who directed Universal Soldier (1971).
Women In Prison Triple DVD: Chained Heat/Read Heat/Jungle Warriors (Panik House)
RELEASE DATE: July 12, 2011 CHAINED HEAT – Widely regarded as the greatest women-in-prison film of all time, finally comes to DVD in a totally uncut, re-mastered version. This triple-pack of ‘boobs behind bars’ mid-80s exploitation classics will only be in print for a limited time. Starring Linda Blair (The Exorcist). Check out the trailer. RED HEAT – Linda Blair heads back to prison as American tourist Christine Carlson, a … Continue reading
Oblivion DVD (Shout!)
RELEASE DATE: July 5, 2011 Just in case you can’t wait for Cowboys & Aliens! Set in the year 3031 on a frontier planet light years away from Earth, a bizarre gang of futuristic desperadoes have their sight set on turning the tumbleweed town of Oblivion into their own private playground. Directed by Sam Irvin and starring Richard Joseph Paul, Andrew Divoff, George Takei, Julie Newmar, Musetta Vander, Isaac Hayes … Continue reading
Hobo With A Shotgun Blu-ray/DVD (Magnolia)
RELEASE DATE: July 5, 2011 Hobo with a Shotgun is a 2011 Canadian action exploitation film directed by Jason Eisener and written by John Davies. It is based on the Grindhouse trailer of the same name. It’s about a homeless vigilante (Rutger Hauer) blows away crooked cops, pedophile Santas, and other scumbags with his trusty pump-action shotgun. Check out trailer here.
Scarface Limited Edition Humidor Blu-ray (Universal)
RELEASE DATE: September 6, 2011 Limited edition (1,000 worldwide) set priced at $999.99. It will feature a hand-crafted Scarface-themed humidor. Created by the renowned Daniel Marshall, the humidor’s exterior is hand painted and polished with the Marshall’s trademark “1000 coat brilliant finish.” The interior – made with untreated Spanish cedar – will properly condition and age approximately 100 cigars at optimal humidity levels. Click here for more details. Standard Blu-ray … Continue reading
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