Shout Factory and Scream Factory Announce New Summer Releases
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Posted March 8, 2021 03:58 PM by Webmaster
Shout Factory and Scream Factory have announced a number of new upcoming titles. Amongst them are: Just A Gigolo (1978), Sphinx (1981), and The Awakening (1980).
Just A Gigolo
Synopsis: Paul von Przygodski (David Bowie), a young Prussian gentleman, arrives in the trenches in time to be caught in the final explosion of the Great War. After recuperating in a military hospital, where he is mistaken for a French hero, he returns to Berlin. His family home has been turned into a boarding house, his father (Rudolf Schündler) is paralyzed, and his mother (Maria Schell) is working in the Turkish baths.
Attempting to find a new purpose, his childhood friend, Cilly (Sydne Rome), abandons him for fame and fortune; his former commanding officer, Captain Kraft (David Hemmings), tries to persuade him to join his right-wing movement and a widow, Helga von Kaiserling (Kim Novak), briefly seduces him with the finer things in life.
In a society where the individual comes first and anyone can be bought, he is recruited by Baroness von Semering (Marlene Dietrich) as one in her regiment of gigolos.
The cynical and decadent world of entertaining rich widows leads an increasingly disillusioned Paul to a poignant, chilling end.
Special Features and Technical Specs:
Sphinx
Synopsis: Someone is hunting tourists out of season in this adventure thriller directed by Franklin J. Schaffner (Planet Of The Apes, Patton, Papillon, The Boys From Brazil) and starring Lesley-Anne Down (The Great Train Robbery), Frank Langella (Dracula), and John Gielgud (Murder On the Orient Express). A beautiful, dedicated Egyptologist finds her life threatened many times while traveling from Cairo to Luxor's Valley of the Kings. She is in search of a mysterious tomb of riches, which also holds great interest for black marketeers. Based on a novel by Robin Cook, this riveting film delivers twists, turns and a tale of intrigue you won't soon forget!
STREET DATE: JUNE 15.
Stardust
Synopsis: In 1971, a 24-year-old fledgling artist named David Bowie (Johnny Flynn) is sent to America to promote his newest record, The Man Who Sold The World. He is quickly met with an audience who are not yet ready for him. But during the tumultuous journey, Bowie slowly begins to realize a need to reinvent himself in order to truly become himself ... and it's within that realization that his iconic, celestial alter-ego Ziggy Stardust is born. Anchored by stellar performances from Johnny Flynn, Jena Malone (as Bowie's wife, Angie) and Marc Maron (as his publicist, Rob Oberman), Stardust offers an intimate glimpse into the moments that inspired the creation of Bowie's first and most memorable alter-ego, illuminating the turning point that cemented his legacy as one of the world's greatest cultural icons.
STREET DATE: JUNE 29.
The Awakening
Synopsis: Two-time Academy Award® winner* Charlton Heston stars as an archaeologist driven to destroy the ancient evil he unleashes when his research causes The Awakening. Matthew Corbeck (Heston, Ben-Hur) is obsessed with finding and opening the tomb of the murderous ancient Egyptian queen Kara, to the point of neglecting his pregnant wife (Jill Townsend, Poldark) even as she delivers their baby. But the evil that Corbeck frees takes possession of his newborn daughter. Now, eighteen years later, Corbeck's daughter, Margaret (Stephanie Zimbalist, Remington Steele), returns to Egypt to meet her father for the first time – and Corbeck must overcome powerful occult forces to destroy the evil he loosed upon the world!
STREET DATE: JUNE 15.
Human Nature
Synopsis: From the writer and director of Eternal Sunshine Of The Spotless Mind comes a comedy you'll go ape for.
,br> Tim Robbins (The Shawshank Redemption), Patricia Arquette (Boyhood), and Rhys Ifans (Notting Hill) are in a hair-raising love triangle in this eccentric tale of three outsiders who take a walk on the wild side. The unique stylings of acclaimed screenwriter Charlie Kaufman (Adaptation, Being John Malkovich) are on full display, ably assisted by director Michel Gondry (Be Kind Rewind) and a pitch-perfect cast, including Miranda Otto (The Lord Of The Rings films), Rosie Perez (Birds Of Prey), Peter Dinklage (Game Of Thrones), and Toby Huss (Halt And Catch Fire.)
STREET DATE: JUNE 22.
Hunter Hunter
Synopsis: In the remote wilderness, fur trapper Joseph Mersault (Devon Sawa, Idle Hands, The Fanatic) and his family struggle to make ends meet. Believing their traps are being hunted by a returning rogue wolf, Joseph leaves his wife, Anne (Camille Sullivan, Unspeakable), and daughter, Renée (Summer H. Howell, The Midnight Man), on their own as he launches a determined search to catch the apex predator in the act. Growing increasingly anxious as Joseph's absence continues on, Anne reaches new heights of paranoia when a mysterious and severely injured man appears on her doorstep — and soon the threat of a predator in the woods becomes a threat much closer to home. "An extraordinary entry in the modern horror canon" (Richard Whittaker, Austin Chronicle), Hunter Hunter is a heart-stopping, deep-woods thriller that will stick with you no matter where you are …
STREET DATE: JUNE 22.
Kindred
Synopsis: After the death of her boyfriend, vulnerable mother-to-be Charlotte (Tamara Lawrance) is taken in by her deceased partner's mother, Margaret (Fiona Shaw), and stepbrother, Thomas (Jack Lawson). But Charlotte's source of comfort soon turns to terror as her benefactors begin to appear increasingly obsessed with her every move. Plagued by mysterious hallucinations, Charlotte finds her suspicions raging with questions about Margaret and Thomas's intentions for her unborn child.
STREET DATE: JUNE 15.
Embattled
Synopsis: Raised by an abusive father, Cash (Stephen Dorff) channels his aggression to become a World Champion MMA fighter. Now accustomed to wealth, adulation and global popularity, he faces a new challenge when his second son is born with Williams Syndrome. But this time, rather than stand and fight, he runs. While Cash continues to make his fortune in the ring, his eldest son, Jett (Darren Mann), becomes the caregiver to his younger brother, Quinn (Colin McKenna). When Jett decides to follow in his father's fighting footsteps, he faces his past head on, embarking on a course inevitably pitting father versus son in a battle which, no matter the outcome, neither can win. Director Nick Sarkisov and screenwriter David McKenna (American History X) "give us fully drawn, realistic male characters slugging it out [in] one of the boldest, strongest films of 2020. Really" (Randy Myers, San Jose Mercury News).
STREET DATE: JUNE 1.
The Unhealer
Synopsis: A bullied teenager gains the means to fight back when a botched faith healing bestows supernatural, shamanistic powers upon him. When his lifelong tormentors pull a prank that causes the death of someone he loves, the teen uses his newfound abilities for revenge and goes on a bloody rampage to settle the score. This dark horror tale features performances from genre favorites Adam Beach (Suicide Squad), Branscombe Richmond (Hard To Kill), Natasha Henstridge (Species), and Lance Henriksen (Aliens). "Any fan of classic Stephen King should definitely check out The Unhealer" (Joanna K. Neilson, Horror DNA) ... it unfolds with fun surprises and gore "like one of those shiny mid-career Wes Craven movies" (Dark Eyes of London).
Special Features and Technical Specs:
Battle Beyond the Stars SteelBook Edition
Synopsis: Shad (Richard Thomas) must scour the cosmos to recruit mercenaries from different planets and cultures in order to save his peaceful home planet from the threat of the evil tyrant Sador (John Saxon), who's bent on dominating and enslaving the entire universe. Joining this "magnificent seven" of mercenaries are the deadly Gelt (Robert Vaughn), carefree Cowboy (George Peppard) and the sexy Valkyrie Saint-Exmin (Sybil Danning).
The film benefits greatly from some extremely talented people behind the scenes that went on to bigger things: Academy Award®–winning director* James Cameron (The Terminator, Aliens), Academy Award®–winning composer** James Horner (Titanic, Avatar), screenwriter John Sayles (Lone Star, Piranha) and producer Gale Anne Hurd (The Terminator, Hulk) all participated in this "visually inventive and intermittently involving intergalactic shoot-'em-up" (The Onion A.V. Club)!
Special Features and Technical Specs:
Just A Gigolo
Synopsis: Paul von Przygodski (David Bowie), a young Prussian gentleman, arrives in the trenches in time to be caught in the final explosion of the Great War. After recuperating in a military hospital, where he is mistaken for a French hero, he returns to Berlin. His family home has been turned into a boarding house, his father (Rudolf Schündler) is paralyzed, and his mother (Maria Schell) is working in the Turkish baths.
Attempting to find a new purpose, his childhood friend, Cilly (Sydne Rome), abandons him for fame and fortune; his former commanding officer, Captain Kraft (David Hemmings), tries to persuade him to join his right-wing movement and a widow, Helga von Kaiserling (Kim Novak), briefly seduces him with the finer things in life.
In a society where the individual comes first and anyone can be bought, he is recruited by Baroness von Semering (Marlene Dietrich) as one in her regiment of gigolos.
The cynical and decadent world of entertaining rich widows leads an increasingly disillusioned Paul to a poignant, chilling end.
Special Features and Technical Specs:
- The Making Of Gigolo With Producer/Writer Joshua Sinclair And Asst. Director Rory Maclean
- Audio Commentary With Joshua Sinclair And Rory Maclean
- 32-Page Booklet
- Optional English SDH subtitles for the main feature
Sphinx
Synopsis: Someone is hunting tourists out of season in this adventure thriller directed by Franklin J. Schaffner (Planet Of The Apes, Patton, Papillon, The Boys From Brazil) and starring Lesley-Anne Down (The Great Train Robbery), Frank Langella (Dracula), and John Gielgud (Murder On the Orient Express). A beautiful, dedicated Egyptologist finds her life threatened many times while traveling from Cairo to Luxor's Valley of the Kings. She is in search of a mysterious tomb of riches, which also holds great interest for black marketeers. Based on a novel by Robin Cook, this riveting film delivers twists, turns and a tale of intrigue you won't soon forget!
STREET DATE: JUNE 15.
Stardust
Synopsis: In 1971, a 24-year-old fledgling artist named David Bowie (Johnny Flynn) is sent to America to promote his newest record, The Man Who Sold The World. He is quickly met with an audience who are not yet ready for him. But during the tumultuous journey, Bowie slowly begins to realize a need to reinvent himself in order to truly become himself ... and it's within that realization that his iconic, celestial alter-ego Ziggy Stardust is born. Anchored by stellar performances from Johnny Flynn, Jena Malone (as Bowie's wife, Angie) and Marc Maron (as his publicist, Rob Oberman), Stardust offers an intimate glimpse into the moments that inspired the creation of Bowie's first and most memorable alter-ego, illuminating the turning point that cemented his legacy as one of the world's greatest cultural icons.
STREET DATE: JUNE 29.
The Awakening
Synopsis: Two-time Academy Award® winner* Charlton Heston stars as an archaeologist driven to destroy the ancient evil he unleashes when his research causes The Awakening. Matthew Corbeck (Heston, Ben-Hur) is obsessed with finding and opening the tomb of the murderous ancient Egyptian queen Kara, to the point of neglecting his pregnant wife (Jill Townsend, Poldark) even as she delivers their baby. But the evil that Corbeck frees takes possession of his newborn daughter. Now, eighteen years later, Corbeck's daughter, Margaret (Stephanie Zimbalist, Remington Steele), returns to Egypt to meet her father for the first time – and Corbeck must overcome powerful occult forces to destroy the evil he loosed upon the world!
STREET DATE: JUNE 15.
Human Nature
Synopsis: From the writer and director of Eternal Sunshine Of The Spotless Mind comes a comedy you'll go ape for.
,br> Tim Robbins (The Shawshank Redemption), Patricia Arquette (Boyhood), and Rhys Ifans (Notting Hill) are in a hair-raising love triangle in this eccentric tale of three outsiders who take a walk on the wild side. The unique stylings of acclaimed screenwriter Charlie Kaufman (Adaptation, Being John Malkovich) are on full display, ably assisted by director Michel Gondry (Be Kind Rewind) and a pitch-perfect cast, including Miranda Otto (The Lord Of The Rings films), Rosie Perez (Birds Of Prey), Peter Dinklage (Game Of Thrones), and Toby Huss (Halt And Catch Fire.)
STREET DATE: JUNE 22.
Hunter Hunter
Synopsis: In the remote wilderness, fur trapper Joseph Mersault (Devon Sawa, Idle Hands, The Fanatic) and his family struggle to make ends meet. Believing their traps are being hunted by a returning rogue wolf, Joseph leaves his wife, Anne (Camille Sullivan, Unspeakable), and daughter, Renée (Summer H. Howell, The Midnight Man), on their own as he launches a determined search to catch the apex predator in the act. Growing increasingly anxious as Joseph's absence continues on, Anne reaches new heights of paranoia when a mysterious and severely injured man appears on her doorstep — and soon the threat of a predator in the woods becomes a threat much closer to home. "An extraordinary entry in the modern horror canon" (Richard Whittaker, Austin Chronicle), Hunter Hunter is a heart-stopping, deep-woods thriller that will stick with you no matter where you are …
STREET DATE: JUNE 22.
Kindred
Synopsis: After the death of her boyfriend, vulnerable mother-to-be Charlotte (Tamara Lawrance) is taken in by her deceased partner's mother, Margaret (Fiona Shaw), and stepbrother, Thomas (Jack Lawson). But Charlotte's source of comfort soon turns to terror as her benefactors begin to appear increasingly obsessed with her every move. Plagued by mysterious hallucinations, Charlotte finds her suspicions raging with questions about Margaret and Thomas's intentions for her unborn child.
STREET DATE: JUNE 15.
Embattled
Synopsis: Raised by an abusive father, Cash (Stephen Dorff) channels his aggression to become a World Champion MMA fighter. Now accustomed to wealth, adulation and global popularity, he faces a new challenge when his second son is born with Williams Syndrome. But this time, rather than stand and fight, he runs. While Cash continues to make his fortune in the ring, his eldest son, Jett (Darren Mann), becomes the caregiver to his younger brother, Quinn (Colin McKenna). When Jett decides to follow in his father's fighting footsteps, he faces his past head on, embarking on a course inevitably pitting father versus son in a battle which, no matter the outcome, neither can win. Director Nick Sarkisov and screenwriter David McKenna (American History X) "give us fully drawn, realistic male characters slugging it out [in] one of the boldest, strongest films of 2020. Really" (Randy Myers, San Jose Mercury News).
STREET DATE: JUNE 1.
The Unhealer
Synopsis: A bullied teenager gains the means to fight back when a botched faith healing bestows supernatural, shamanistic powers upon him. When his lifelong tormentors pull a prank that causes the death of someone he loves, the teen uses his newfound abilities for revenge and goes on a bloody rampage to settle the score. This dark horror tale features performances from genre favorites Adam Beach (Suicide Squad), Branscombe Richmond (Hard To Kill), Natasha Henstridge (Species), and Lance Henriksen (Aliens). "Any fan of classic Stephen King should definitely check out The Unhealer" (Joanna K. Neilson, Horror DNA) ... it unfolds with fun surprises and gore "like one of those shiny mid-career Wes Craven movies" (Dark Eyes of London).
Special Features and Technical Specs:
- Gag Reel
- Deleted Scenes
- Alternative/Extended Scenes
- Behind-The-Scenes Interviews
- Optional English SDH subtitles for the main feature
Battle Beyond the Stars SteelBook Edition
Synopsis: Shad (Richard Thomas) must scour the cosmos to recruit mercenaries from different planets and cultures in order to save his peaceful home planet from the threat of the evil tyrant Sador (John Saxon), who's bent on dominating and enslaving the entire universe. Joining this "magnificent seven" of mercenaries are the deadly Gelt (Robert Vaughn), carefree Cowboy (George Peppard) and the sexy Valkyrie Saint-Exmin (Sybil Danning).
The film benefits greatly from some extremely talented people behind the scenes that went on to bigger things: Academy Award®–winning director* James Cameron (The Terminator, Aliens), Academy Award®–winning composer** James Horner (Titanic, Avatar), screenwriter John Sayles (Lone Star, Piranha) and producer Gale Anne Hurd (The Terminator, Hulk) all participated in this "visually inventive and intermittently involving intergalactic shoot-'em-up" (The Onion A.V. Club)!
Special Features and Technical Specs:
- BRAND NEW 2K RESTORATION FROM AN INTERPOSITIVE
- Audio Commentary By Writer John Sayles And Producer Roger Corman
- Audio Commentary By Production Manager Gale Anne Hurd
- "The Man Who Would Be Shad" – Interview With Actor Richard Thomas
- "Space Opera On A Shoestring" – Comprehensive Look At Technical Challenges And Post Production
- Theatrical Trailer
- TV Spots
- Radio Spots
- Poster And Still Gallery
- Optional English SDH subtitles for the main feature
