Severin Films

[Susan Foreman]

'THE RED LIGHT BANDIT' (1968) - Coming to Blu-Ray from Severin Films during the summer sale in July

"THE WORLDWIDE BLU-RAY PREMIERE

The centerpiece of the radical underground Cinema Marginal movement, this "electric, legendary movie" (Slant Magazine) written and directed by 21-year-old Rogerio Sganzerla defiantly attacked Brazil?s sociopolitical morals, gleefully subverted the rules of narrative cinema and has lost none of its power to shock, disturb and delight

Based on police reports of the real-life bandit who terrorized '60s Sao Paulo, a charismatic crook (Paulo Villaca) robs the rich, taunts law enforcement and becomes a public hero in an anarchic odyssey that's equal parts crime thriller, urban western, grindhouse roughie, twisted comedy, cultural grenade and still unlike anything you've ever seen

Helena Ignez (Jose Mojica Marins' EMBODIMENT OF EVIL) co-stars in this "hallucinatory and amazing manifesto" (Next Projection) now scanned in 2K from the original camera negative"

Special Features:

• Cinema Marginal ? Interview With Producer And Film Conservationist Paulo Sacramento
• The Anti-Muse - Interview With Actress Helena Ignez
• Trailer
• Short Films:
  - COMICS By Rogerio Sganzerla
  - HORROR PALACE HOTEL By Jairo Ferreira
  - Introduction To HORROR PALACE HOTEL By Filmmaker Dennison Ramalho

Feature Specs:

• Runtime: 92 mins.
• Audio: Portuguese Mono
• Subtitles: English Subtitles
• Region: Region Free
• Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1

[Susan Foreman]

'The Mad Bomber' (1973) - Coming to Severin Films in a TOTALLY UNCUT & UNCENSORED ALL-NEW 4K SCAN

"Although best known for his giant monster movies like THE AMAZING COLOSSAL MAN, ATTACK OF THE PUPPET PEOPLE and EMPIRE OF THE ANTS, writer / producer / director Bert I. Gordon took a sharp right turn into '70s urban perversion with this "remarkably politically incorrect" (Rock! Shock! Pop!) crime shocker

A psycho citizen (Chuck Connors of The Rifleman and TOURIST TRAP) is planting deadly bombs across Los Angeles. A depraved rapist (Neville Brand of BIRDMAN OF ALCATRAZ and EATEN ALIVE) is the only witness who can identify him. And a deranged detective (Vince Edwards of Ben Casey and RETURN TO HORROR HIGH) will break every rule in the book to bust them both

Also known in various censored versions as THE POLICE CONNECTION and DETECTIVE GERONIMO, this "dynamite mix of grit and sleaze" (Flick Attack) is now scanned in 4K from the internegative for the first time ever with over 6 hours of explosive Special Features."

Special Features and Specs:

• Audio Commentary By House Of Psychotic Women Author Kier-La Janisse With Retired Bomb Squad Detective Mike Digby
• Isolated Score
• Audio Interview With Director Bert I. Gordon Conducted By David Del Valle
• Patricia Gordon Remembers Her Father
• To Be In The Moment ? Interview With Actress Cynthia MacAdams
• On The Trail Of THE MAD BOMBER ? Locations Featurette
• THE MAD BOMBER TV Cut
• TV Spots
• THE MAD BOMBER Story ? Essay By Andy Turner With Exclusive Images From Still Photographer Carol Gordon
• Runtime: 91 mins.
• Audio: English 5.1 Surround, English Mono
• Subtitles: Closed Captions
• Region: Region Free
• Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1

[Susan Foreman]

'Blue Sunshine' (1977) - 4K UHD 3-Disc Limited Edition Website Exclusive [4K UHD / Blu-Ray / CD] - available now from Synapse Films direct - US$49.95

"Did you ever hear the words "Blue Sunshine"?
Try to remember?your life may depend on it!"

"It starts off as a great party - just eight people in a secluded lodge. One of the guests suddenly goes on a shockingly violent, murderous rampage. There is something wrong with his hair, and pure evil in his eyes. What he does to three of the girls there is too hideous to describe. Falsely accused of the brutal killings, Jerry Zipkin (Red Shoe Diaries' Zalman King) goes on the run. More bizarre murders occur, and while trying to clear his name, Jerry discovers the shocking truth: The people losing their hair and turning into violent psychopaths may be connected to a drug each killer took a decade before. A drug known as 'Blue Sunshine.'

Synapse Films is proud to present Jeff Lieberman's 1977 cult-classic horror film Blue Sunshine in an all-new 4K restoration presented in Dolby Vision (HDR10 compatible) and loaded with hours of supplemental material. This three-disc set contains one 4K (2160p) UHD Blu-ray, one Blu-ray (1080p) and a CD soundtrack album, and is strictly limited to 4,000 copies.

Our exclusive limited edition features hard chipboard slipcase packaging with stunning new artwork by artist Wes Benscoter. Inside is a dual-wall o-card wrapped around a clear three disc Criterion-style case."

Special features and specs:

• 4K restoration of the original 35mm camera negative mastered in Dolby Vision (HDR10 compatible)
• Lossless English DTS-HD Master Audio original theatrical mono and a 5.1 surround sound mix supervised by director Jeff Lieberman
• Two audio commentaries featuring director Jeff Lieberman
• New introduction to the film by director Jeff Lieberman
• Archival 2003 interview with director Jeff Lieberman
• "Lieberman on Lieberman" video interview
• Channel Z "Fantasy Film Festival" interview with Mick Garris and Jeff Lieberman
• Fantasia Film Festival 4K Premiere Q&A with moderator Michael Gingold and director Jeff Lieberman
• Anti-drug "scare films": LSD-25 (1967) and LSD: Insight or Insanity? (1968), courtesy of the American Genre Film Archive
• Jeff Lieberman?s first film The Ringer, included here in two versions: the original uncut version (from a projection print source) and the final release version (remastered in 4K by Synapse Films from the original camera negative) with optional audio commentary on the uncut version by Jeff Lieberman and moderator Howard S. Berger
• Theatrical trailers
• Still gallery
• Liner notes booklet by Jeff Lieberman, featuring a chapter on the making of Blue Sunshine from his book Day of the Living Me: Adventures of a Subversive Cult Filmmaker from the Golden Age
• Limited edition fold-out poster
• Limited edition remastered CD soundtrack (13 tracks)
• Runtime: 95 mins.
• Language: English DTS-HD MA 5.1 Surround / Original 2.0 Theatrical Mono
• Aspect Ratio: Ultra High Definition Widescreen (1.85:1) Presentation
• Format: 4K 2160p UHD Blu-ray / 1080p Blu-ray / CD Soundtrack

[Demdike@Cult Labs]

Wrong thread. That's a Synapse release not Severin.

[Susan Foreman]

Originally Posted by Demdike@Cult Labs

Wrong thread. That's a Synapse release not Severin.

You are quite correct, sir

That's the problem with two companies beginning with the same letter of the alphabet!!

I'll put it in the right place

[Susan Foreman]

'The Creature' (1977) - Coming to Blu-Ray during their summer sale in July from Severin Films

"THE FIRST OFFICIAL NORTH AMERICAN RELEASE

From Eloy de la Iglesia - the defiantly transgressive and ever-controversial director of CANNIBAL MAN, THE GLASS CEILING and the Quinqui classics EL PICO 1 & 2 and NAVAJEROS - comes the most daring and unsettling film of his entire career

After a heartbreaking miscarriage, a couple (Goya Award winners Ana Belen and Juan Diego) adopts a stray male dog in hopes of saving their rocky marriage. But as the wife develops an obsessive bond with her new companion, it will trigger jealousies and rivalries that may lead to the most inconceivable act of all

Claudia Gravi (BYLETH: THE DEMON OF INCEST), Ramon Reparaz (THE PRIEST) and Manuel Pereiro (THE NIGHT OF THE WALKING DEAD) co-star in this "remarkable gem about extreme love" (Horror Estremo), now scanned in 2K from the negative"

Special Features and Specs:

• A Strange Movie ? Interview With Assistant Director Alejo Loren
• Gaspar / Eloy ? Interview With Filmmaker Gaspar Noe
• Introduction By Gaspar Noe At Cin?math?que Fran?aise (7/20/2023)
• Runtime: 101 mins.
• Audio: Spanish Mono
• Subtitles: English Subtitles
• Region: Region Free
• Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1

[Susan Foreman]

'A Dog Called Vengeance' (1977) - Coming to Blu-ray during the summer sale in July

"THE FIRST OFFICIAL NORTH AMERICAN DISC RELEASE

Less than two years after the end of Spain's oppressive Franco regime, Goya Award winning filmmaker Antonio Isasi (THEY CAME TO ROB LAS VEGAS, SUMMERTIME KILLER) co-wrote and directed the action blockbuster that shocked European audiences and became one of the most culturally-charged survival thrillers of the decade

Best Supporting Actor Oscar nominee and Pulitzer Prize winning playwright Jason Miller (THE EXORCIST, THAT CHAMPIONSHIP SEASON) "gives a fantastic performance" (This Is Quiet Cool) as a political prisoner who escapes custody, only to be relentlessly pursued by a military dictatorship dog driven to hate, hunt and kill.

Donatello Award winner Lea Massari (L'AVVENTURA) and Goya Award winners Marisa Paredes (HIGH HEELS) and Juan Antonio Bardem (THE CORRUPTION OF CHRIS MILLER) co-star in "one of a master director?s most significant films" (Madriz), now scanned in 2K from the original camera negative"

Special Features and Specs:

• A Film Ahead Of Its Time - Appreciation By ?ngel Sala, Head Of Programming At The Sitges Film Festival
• Memories Of A Guerilla Woman - Interview With Actress Marisa Paredes
• Daughter Of Titans - Interview With Mar?a Isasi, Daughter Of Director Antonio Isasi And Actress Marisa Paredes
• Trailer
• Runtime: 115 mins.
• Audio: Spanish Mono, English Mono
• Subtitles: English Subtitles, Closed Captions
• Region: Region Free
• Aspect Ratio: 1.66:1

[Susan Foreman]

There's a flash 24hr box et sale coming soon

Here's a list of the SELECT Box Sets that WILL be on sale for up to 55% off SRP during the SEVERIN SUMMER SALE on SATURDAY JULY 13TH ONLY:

• All The Haunts Be Ours: A Compendium Of Folk Horror
• The Complete Lenzi / Baker Giallo Collection
• Cushing Curiosities
• Danza Macabra Vol. One: The Italian Gothic Collection
• Danza Macabra Vol. Two: The Italian Gothic Collection
• The Dungeon of Andy Milligan Collection
• The Eurocrypt of Christopher Lee Collection Vol 1
• The Eurocrypt of Christopher Lee Collection Vol 2
• House of Psychotic Women Rarities Collection
• The Incredibly Strange Films of Ray Dennis Steckler
• Nasty Habits: The Nunsploitation Collection
• Violent Streets: The Umberto Lenzi/Tomas Milian Collection
• The Sensual World of Black Emanuelle
• Wings of Disaster: The Birdemic Trilogy

[peter alex]

got the 2 disc release of nightmare in a damaged brain on Monday and the Blu-Ray disc will not play it just says check disc and it still won't play as anyone else have the same problem with the disc.

[Susan Foreman]

'2020 Texas Gladiators' (1983) - Coming as a 4K UHD / Blu-Ray combo from Severin Films during their summer sale in July

"THE WORLDWIDE UHD PREMIERE

3 DISC COLLECTION INCLUDES SOUNDTRACK CD

The most elusive, requested and unapologetically unhinged Penne Post-Apocalypse epic of all is finally available, uncut and uncensored on disc for the first time ever: From ItaloSleaze Maestro Joe D'Amato comes this "insane and very entertaining" (Rare Cult Cinema) saga of graphic violence, rampant nudity, unholy mutants, big explosions, fascist rhetoric, motorcycle mayhem, saloon brawls, Indian attacks and plenty of lawless Lone Star depravity, written by George Eastman (ANTHROPOPHAGOUS) and assistant directed by Michele Soavi (CEMETERY MAN).

Al Cliver (ENDGAME), Peter Hooten (NIGHT KILLER), Sabrina Siani (WHITE CANNIBAL QUEEN), Geretta Geretta (RATS: NIGHT OF TERROR) and Donald O'Brien (DR. BUTCHER, M.D.) star in this "very definition of a guilty pleasure" (The Spinning Image), now scanned in 4K from the original negative with new and archival Special Features, plus the soundtrack by SHOCKING DARK composer Carlo Maria Cordio."

Special Features:

Disc 1: UHD

• Trailer

Disc 2: Blu-ray

• Shoot Me: The Real Story Of The Italian Texas Gladiators - Archival Interviews With Director Joe D'Amato, Assistant Director Michele Soavi, Screenwriter Luigi Montefiori And Actor Al Cliver
• Gladiator Geretta - Interview With Actress Geretta Geretta
• Trailer

Disc 3:

• Soundtrack CD

Feature Specs:

• Runtime: 90 mins.
• Audio: English Mono, Italian Mono
• Subtitles: English Subtitles, Closed Captions
• Region: UHD: Region Free / Blu-ray: A
• Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1