British distributors 88 Films have announced that they will add three new titles to their Blu-ray catalog: Joe D'Amato's
Beyond the Darkness (1979), J. Lee Thompson's
Messenger of Death (1988), and Arthur Marks'
Friday Foster (1975). The three releases are expected to arrive on the market later this year.
Friday Foster
Soul Cinema superstar Pam Grier leads an outta-sight, all-star cast, including Yaphet Kotto (Alien), Eartha Kitt (TV's original Catwoman), Carl Weathers (Rocky), Scatman Crothers (The Shining), Ted Lange ("The Love Boat"), Jim Backus ("Gilligan's Island") and Godfrey Cambridge (Cotton Comes To Harlem) in this ultra-slick, pulse-pumping actioner that brings a foxy camerawoman into the focus of danger!
When photographer Friday Foster (Grier) unwittingly uncovers a white supremacist plot to knock off all of the country's top black leaders, she and her free-wheelin', trouble-dealin' P.I. Friend, Hawkins (Kotto), go on a mission to stomp the killers' plans! From the backstage murders at a righteous fashion show to a pedal-to-the-metal car chase from a funeral - in a hearse(!) - this shutterbuggin' babe will go anywhere and do anything to expose the corruption - only this time, the shooting isn't just with a camera!
Messenger of Death
In ay Colorado town, a horrific crime has been committed...and only one man can bring the killer to justice! Action hero Charles Bronson stars as a crime reporter on a relentless search for the truth in this "crisply directed" (Los Angeles Times) suspense thriller!
could a simple feud between brothers lead to the brutal massacre of an entire family? Garret Smith (Bronson) travels to a remote Rocky Mountain town to investigate and uncovers far more sinister motives. As he gets closer to the bizarre truth, Smith unravels a plot of greed, revenge and religious zealotry. But can he get to the bottom of the murders before an "avenging angel" visits him with an equally deadly message?
Beyond the Darkness
When Anna, the fiance of taxidermist Frank Wyler, dies of a mysterious illness, Frank digs up her body and preserves it per his profession so that he can be with his lover forever.