Vinegar Syndrome Announces June Titles
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Posted May 17, 2018 07:57 PM by Webmaster
U.S. label Vinegar Syndrome has officially announced and detailed its upcoming batch of new titles, which will be available for purchase this June. Titles include Rick Sloane's The Visitants (1986) and Blood Theatre (1984), and Straw Weisman's Grave Robbers a.k.a. Dead Mate (1988).
Blood Theatre/The Visitants
Synopsis: From the damaged mind of director Rick Sloane (HOBGOBLINS) comes BLOOD THEATRE and THE VISITANTS.
In Sloane's 1984 debut, BLOOD THEATRE, an old movie house in which a massacre occurred decades earlier, finally re-opens only to be once again targeted by a bloodthirsty maniac intent on murdering anyone and everyone who makes the mistake of buying a ticket. Packed with low rent bloodshed, BLOOD THEATRE exemplifies the no-budget aesthetic Sloane relished and features the one and only Mary Woronov (EATING RAOUL) in a supporting role.
Sloane's second feature effort, THE VISITANTS, is set in the neon colored 1950s and chronicles the hi-jinx which ensue following the theft of a ray gun by a teenage boy from his bizarre neighbors who just happen to be aliens who have embedded themselves within a sleepy suburban neighborhood.
Barely seen since their brief theatrical runs, Vinegar Syndrome presents the Blu-ray debuts of these off the wall, home grown pieces of jaw dropping mutant cinema, both newly restored from their 35mm camera negatives.
Special Features and Technical Specs:
Grave Robbers
Nora Mae Edwards had always dreamed that a handsome and wealthy man would offer to marry her, but she never expected to find love while working the night shift at a sleazy diner. However, when John Henry Cox proposes to her within moments of their meeting, Nora can't help but say yes. Whisked off to John's home town of Newbury to live in his family's mansion, Nora discovers that her new husband's profession is that of an undertaker, and that the local death toll is disproportionately high. As the joys of marital bliss soon give way to increasingly violent nightmares, she begins to suspect that her seemingly gentle husband may be harboring a dark secret, especially when she learns that she's far from the first 'Mrs. Cox,' but even more terrifyingly, that while her husband desires her body, he'd prefer it cold and dead…
A darkly humorous and vaguely supernatural story of necrophilia, GRAVE ROBBERS is a gruesome black comedy about the meaning of love and lust after death. Written and directed by Straw Weisman (FIGHT FOR YOUR LIFE), and the final producing effort from exploitation film tsar, Lew Mishkin, Vinegar Syndrome brings this direct-to-video rarity to Blu-ray, newly restored from its camera negative and fully uncut.
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UPCOMING DVD ONLY RELEASES
Ms. Magnificent
Synopsis: Ms. Magnificent (Desiree Cousteau, Pretty Peaches) does two things well…one of them is fly! When mild mannered LA Times reporter, Linda Kent, discovers that her intergalactic arch nemesis, Kreeta Borgia (Jesie St. James) has landed on earth (in a Safeway parking lot) and has begun kidnapping people, including her boyfriend, for use in her diabolical plans for world sexual domination, Linda transforms into her alter ego, Miss Magnificent, out to save the day and use her super sexual powers to defeat Kreeta, while rescuing her boyfriend in the process. But when Kreeta learns of Miss Magnificent's valiant efforts to combat her, she becomes determined to destroy the fearless superhero or, at least, seduce her.
A notorious and controversial superhero spoof that fell victim to a lawsuit resulting in its original point of reference being censored, MS. MAGNIFICENT is an endearingly sleazy and funny tribute to 1930s and 40s serials funneled through late 70s pop culture based humor, and featuring supporting performances from Sharon Kane, Holly McCall, and Mike Horner. Vinegar Syndrome brings this cult favorite to DVD fully uncut (albeit still 'censored'), newly restored from 16mm archival elements.
Cast: Desiree Cousteau, Jesie St. James, Sharon Kane, Holly McCall, Mike Horner, Starr Wood, Liza Dwyer.
Special Features and Technical Specs:
Naughty Network
Synopsis: WHAC is the most popular erotic themed TV channel on the air, but its president, Mr. Blackman, fears that competition from other sexually charged stations could risk harming their ratings as has thus assembled his entire creative team for a sneak preview of all of the new programs set to air, to make sure that each one is up to the high standards expected from his viewers…
With sexed up parodies of some of TV's top shows, such as T*R*A*S*H* and Genital Hospital, maverick filmmaker Howard Ziehm's (FLESH GORDON, STAR VIRGIN) NAUGHTY NETWORK is a bawdy delight of elegant, raunchy, and often hilarious erotic vignettes featuring the talents of Nicole Black, Laurie Smith, Loni Sanders, Mike Ranger, Kevin James, Tantala Ray, and more! Vinegar Syndrome brings this classic early 80s sex comedy, and the final explicit film directed by Ziiehm, to DVD, newly restored from its 35mm negative!
Cast: Nicole Black, Laurie Smith, Loni Sanders, Mike Ranger, Kevin James, Tantala Ray.
Special Features and Technical Specs:
Blood Theatre/The Visitants
Synopsis: From the damaged mind of director Rick Sloane (HOBGOBLINS) comes BLOOD THEATRE and THE VISITANTS.
In Sloane's 1984 debut, BLOOD THEATRE, an old movie house in which a massacre occurred decades earlier, finally re-opens only to be once again targeted by a bloodthirsty maniac intent on murdering anyone and everyone who makes the mistake of buying a ticket. Packed with low rent bloodshed, BLOOD THEATRE exemplifies the no-budget aesthetic Sloane relished and features the one and only Mary Woronov (EATING RAOUL) in a supporting role.
Sloane's second feature effort, THE VISITANTS, is set in the neon colored 1950s and chronicles the hi-jinx which ensue following the theft of a ray gun by a teenage boy from his bizarre neighbors who just happen to be aliens who have embedded themselves within a sleepy suburban neighborhood.
Barely seen since their brief theatrical runs, Vinegar Syndrome presents the Blu-ray debuts of these off the wall, home grown pieces of jaw dropping mutant cinema, both newly restored from their 35mm camera negatives.
Special Features and Technical Specs:
- NEW 2K RESTORATIONS OF BOTH FILMS from the 35mm camera negatives
- Bonus feature film: THE VISITANTS (1987), directed by Rick Sloane
- Audio Commentary track with Rick Sloane on BLOOD THEATRE & THE VISITANTS
- Ensemble introduction from a screening at the New Beverly Cinema in Los Angeles with: Rick Sloane, Mary Woronov (actress BLOOD THEATRE), Marcus Vaughter (actor THE VISITANTS), Jordana Capra (actress THE VISITANTS)
- BLOOD THEATRE, post film Q&A with: Rick Sloane and Mary Woronow
- Audio Commentary track for BLOOD THEATRE with: The Hysteria Continues!
- Reversible cover for THE VISITANTS
- English SDH subtitles
- REGION-FREE
Grave Robbers
Nora Mae Edwards had always dreamed that a handsome and wealthy man would offer to marry her, but she never expected to find love while working the night shift at a sleazy diner. However, when John Henry Cox proposes to her within moments of their meeting, Nora can't help but say yes. Whisked off to John's home town of Newbury to live in his family's mansion, Nora discovers that her new husband's profession is that of an undertaker, and that the local death toll is disproportionately high. As the joys of marital bliss soon give way to increasingly violent nightmares, she begins to suspect that her seemingly gentle husband may be harboring a dark secret, especially when she learns that she's far from the first 'Mrs. Cox,' but even more terrifyingly, that while her husband desires her body, he'd prefer it cold and dead…
A darkly humorous and vaguely supernatural story of necrophilia, GRAVE ROBBERS is a gruesome black comedy about the meaning of love and lust after death. Written and directed by Straw Weisman (FIGHT FOR YOUR LIFE), and the final producing effort from exploitation film tsar, Lew Mishkin, Vinegar Syndrome brings this direct-to-video rarity to Blu-ray, newly restored from its camera negative and fully uncut.
Special Features and Technical Specs:
- NEW 2K RESTORATION OF THE FILM from the 35mm camera negative
- Audio Commentary track with writer/director Straw Weisman
- "Digging Up the Past" – interview with Straw Weisman
- Director's introduction
- Original video trailer
- Reversible cover
- English SDH subtitles
- REGION-FREE
***
UPCOMING DVD ONLY RELEASES
Ms. Magnificent
Synopsis: Ms. Magnificent (Desiree Cousteau, Pretty Peaches) does two things well…one of them is fly! When mild mannered LA Times reporter, Linda Kent, discovers that her intergalactic arch nemesis, Kreeta Borgia (Jesie St. James) has landed on earth (in a Safeway parking lot) and has begun kidnapping people, including her boyfriend, for use in her diabolical plans for world sexual domination, Linda transforms into her alter ego, Miss Magnificent, out to save the day and use her super sexual powers to defeat Kreeta, while rescuing her boyfriend in the process. But when Kreeta learns of Miss Magnificent's valiant efforts to combat her, she becomes determined to destroy the fearless superhero or, at least, seduce her.
A notorious and controversial superhero spoof that fell victim to a lawsuit resulting in its original point of reference being censored, MS. MAGNIFICENT is an endearingly sleazy and funny tribute to 1930s and 40s serials funneled through late 70s pop culture based humor, and featuring supporting performances from Sharon Kane, Holly McCall, and Mike Horner. Vinegar Syndrome brings this cult favorite to DVD fully uncut (albeit still 'censored'), newly restored from 16mm archival elements.
Cast: Desiree Cousteau, Jesie St. James, Sharon Kane, Holly McCall, Mike Horner, Starr Wood, Liza Dwyer.
Special Features and Technical Specs:
- NEW 2K RESTORATION OF THE FILM from 35mm archival elements
- REGION-FREE
Naughty Network
Synopsis: WHAC is the most popular erotic themed TV channel on the air, but its president, Mr. Blackman, fears that competition from other sexually charged stations could risk harming their ratings as has thus assembled his entire creative team for a sneak preview of all of the new programs set to air, to make sure that each one is up to the high standards expected from his viewers…
With sexed up parodies of some of TV's top shows, such as T*R*A*S*H* and Genital Hospital, maverick filmmaker Howard Ziehm's (FLESH GORDON, STAR VIRGIN) NAUGHTY NETWORK is a bawdy delight of elegant, raunchy, and often hilarious erotic vignettes featuring the talents of Nicole Black, Laurie Smith, Loni Sanders, Mike Ranger, Kevin James, Tantala Ray, and more! Vinegar Syndrome brings this classic early 80s sex comedy, and the final explicit film directed by Ziiehm, to DVD, newly restored from its 35mm negative!
Cast: Nicole Black, Laurie Smith, Loni Sanders, Mike Ranger, Kevin James, Tantala Ray.
Special Features and Technical Specs:
- NEW 2K RESTORATION OF THE FILM from 35mm archival elements
- Original theatrical trailer
- REGION-FREE
