British label Network Releasing will add four new titles to its Blu-ray catalog: Joseph Cates'
Who Killed Teddy Bear (1965), Joseph P. Mawra's
Miss Leslie's Dolls (1973), Sidney Hayers's
In the Devil's Garden a.k.a.
Assault (1971), and Gary Sherman's
Death Line a.k.a.
Raw Meat (1972).
Who Killed Teddy Bear
Synopsis: A grim police detective embarks on a one-man crusade to track down a depraved sex maniac when a nightclub dancer receives a disturbing series of obscene phone calls. Finding himself getting far too close to the victim for comfort, the hard-boiled cop must track down the unbalanced pervert before he can carry out his sick threats...
Refused certification on its original theatrical release due to its sleazy, taboo-breaking nature, this psychological crime thriller features strong performances from Sal Mineo as a bodybuilding, pornography-addicted bus boy and Juliet Prowse as a victimised nightclub hostess. Showcasing Oscar-nominated cinematographer Joseph Brun's breathtaking imagery of pre-clean-up Times Square and 42nd Street, this forgotten neo-noir masterpiece of American independent cinema still retains the power to shock, and crackles with energy from its smart dialogue, electrifying performances and groovy dance sequences.
Special Features and Technical Specs:
- NEW REMASTER of the film
- Original Trailer
- Court Martial episode
- LSD: Insight or Insanity?
- Stills gallery
- PDF material
- Optional English SDH subtitles for the main feature
STREET DATE: AUGUST 27.
Miss Leslie's Dolls
Synopsis: A rare specimen from the more deranged end of the Grindhouse spectrum, Miss Leslie's Dolls is a memorably demented tale of possession and transvestitism from director Joseph G. Prieto (who, under the name Joseph P. Mawra, directed the outrageous 1965 lesbian sexploitation "documentary" Chained Girls). Believed lost for decades, it has been remastered from original film elements especially for this release.
Stranded in the backwoods during a thunderstorm, a beautiful teacher and her three promiscuous students take refuge at a lonely house owned by the middle-aged Miss Leslie. Miss Leslie, however, is less a mild-mannered spinster and more an axe-wielding, homicidal cross-dresser intent on transferring his spirit into the nubile body of any girl foolish enough to come visiting...
Special Features and Technical Specs:
- NEW REMASTER of the film
- Optional English SDH subtitles for the main feature
- And More...
STREET DATE: AUGUST 27.
Assault a.k.a. In the Devil's Garden
Synopsis: A hard-hitting psychological thriller, Assault stars Frank Finlay as a career policeman willing to employ unorthodox methods to catch a sleazy murderer and Suzy Kendall as a plucky teacher willing to put her life in jeopardy to help him do so. Tautly directed by Sidney Hayers, this controversial drama is remastered from original film elements and presented here as a brand-new High Definition transfer in its original theatrical aspect ratio.
When a schoolgirl rapist escalates to murder, Det. Chief Supt. Velyan faces an agonising choice when the girl's teacher - who saw the maniac in pursuit of his second victim - offers to put herself in harm's way in an effort to catch the killer!
Special Features and Technical Specs:
- NEW REMASTER of the film
- Theatrical trailer
- Image Gallery
- Optional English SDH subtitles for the main feature
STREET DATE: AUGUST 27.
Death Line
Synopsis: Donald Pleasence gives a memorable performance as an idiosyncratic police inspector hot on the trail of a nest of inbred subterranean cannibals in this notoriously violent arthouse slasher movie from the early 1970s. A long-time cult favourite, Death Line features stylishly grim imagery from Oscar-nominated cinematographer Alex Thomson and a rumbustuously sleazy soundtrack from Wil Mallone and Jeremy Rose. Remastered from original film elements it is presented here as a brand-new High Definition transfer in its original theatrical aspect ratio.
When a philandering politician goes missing on the Underground, the subsequent police investigation uncovers a terrifying secret kept hidden since the 1800s. Who – or what – is turning the Underground tunnels into a Death Line..?
Special Features and Technical Specs:
- NEW REMASTER of the film
- Optional English SDH subtitles for the main feature
- And More...
STREET DATE: AUGUST 27.