Vinegar Syndrome Reveals New Partner Label Releases
Posted May 8, 2021 05:45 PM by Webmaster
Vinegar Syndrome will distribute five new titles from partner labels. They are: Adoration (2019), The Leather Boys (1964), Donny's Bar Mitzvah (2020), Martha: A Picture Story (2019), and Prospect (2018). All releases will be available for purchase on May 25.
Description: Sex, drugs, and a dysfunctional family create the perfect storm for Donny Drucker's Bar Mitzvah. We are catapulted back in time to the year 1998 as we follow a colorful array of characters from the perspective of a hired videographer. Donny tries to enjoy the evening while juggling his crazy mother, his teenage angst, and his new girlfriend Handjob Hannah. Meanwhile Gearld, the MC of the party, is on a mission to stop the notorious party pooper Val Dho who is attempting to ruin the party. All that, plus: scandalous affairs, love triangles, spin the bottle, and a man with ranch dressing for hands. But as per tradition, all must be resolved before the big song at the end of the night.
Framed as a found footage home movie and shot entirely in 4x3 to look just like your home movies from the 90s, Donny's Bar Mitzvah is a wild and raunchy coming of age comedy that mixes the familiar with the absurd, including cameos from Danny Trejo and Waldo himself. Not for the faint of heart or easily offended, see the film that The New York Times calls "horny" and has been met with confusion and derision from your local rabbi.
Special Features and Technical Specs:
In character commentary track with Gary & Susie, played by actors Adam Herschman and Tricia O'Kelley
Interview with director Jonathan Kaufman
Multiple trailers
Rabbis react to the film
Reversible cover artwork
Optional English SDH subtitles for the main feature
REGION-A "LOCKED"
FROM PARTNER LABEL AMERICAN GENRE FILM ARCHIVE (AGFA):
Description: Part of Britain's new wave of hyper-realistic "Kitchen Sink" films, THE LEATHER BOYS is a riveting mix of teen angst, biker thrills, and raging emotion. The movie follows young newlyweds Reggie (Colin Campbell) and Dot (Rita Tushingham, A TASTE OF HONEY) as they embark on a new life together. But there's trouble in paradise when Reggie develops feelings for Pete (Dudley Sutton), a member of a rival biker gang. Directed by Sidney J. Furie (THE ENTITY) and written by Gillian Freeman from her novel, THE LEATHER BOYS explodes with expressionistic photography, gripping themes, and a bold exploration of identity. Long unavailable on home video, AGFA + Shout! Factory are elated to present a sparkling new restoration of this important chapter of early queer cinema.
Special Features and Technical Specs:
NEW RESTORATION FROM THE ORIGINAL 35MM CAMERA NEGATIVE
Audio Commentary with director Sidney J. Furie and biographer Daniel Kremer
Audio interviews with stars Rita Tushingham and Dudley Sutton
Short: CONSENTING ADULTS: A STUDY OF HOMOSEXUALITY, from the Something Weird S-VHS archive
Reversible cover artwork
Optional English SDH subtitles for the main feature
Description: In 1970s New York, trailblazing street photographer Martha Cooper captured some of the first images of graffiti at a time when the city had declared war on it. Decades later, Cooper has become an influential figure to the global movement of street artists.
"Directed with infectious zeal, it's a photographer bio-doc that always feels to be in motion, especially given its excellent editing, fascinating subject, and narrative ambition." − RogerEbert.com
"1977, the Bronx was burning down. No one really wanted to write that graffiti was an interesting thing. But I don't want to shoot something that's done with permission. It's an outlaw art. That's what makes it thrilling." — Martha Cooper
Special Features and Technical Specs:
Martha Cooper Studio Tour
Os Gemeos Extended Interview
Official Trailer
Optional English SDH subtitles for the main feature
Description: Young lovers are on the run in the final film of Fabrice du Welz's Ardennes trilogy (Calvaire, Alleluia). An official selection of Fantastic Fest, the film follows shy 12-year old Paul who lives near a psychiatric institute. After an encounter with a patient there, the troubled yet beautiful Gloria, he becomes infatuated and vows to protect her. Insisting the doctors are holding her hostage for an inheritance, the two escape and wreak havoc across the French countryside. A potent combination of violent thriller and romantic sexual awakening, du Welz masterfully captures the teenage intensity of 'amour fou' pairing perfectly with Manuel Dacosse's sumptuous 16mm photography.
Special Features and Technical Specs:
Interview with Director Fabrice du Welz
Deleted Scenes
U.S. Trailer
Other Trailers
Spoken Language(s): French & Dutch
Optional English and Spanish subtitles for the main feature
Description: A teenage girl and her father travel to a remote alien moon, aiming to strike it rich. They've secured a contract to harvest a large deposit of the elusive gems hidden in the depths of the moon's toxic forest. But there are others roving the wilderness and the job quickly devolves into a fight to survive. Forced to contend not only with the forest's other ruthless inhabitants, but with her own father's greed-addled judgment, the girl finds she must carve her own path to escape.
Special Features and Technical Specs:
4K BLU-RAY WITH HDR in a brand new higher bitrate encode (exclusive to this release)
2021 Retrospective Interview with Filmmakers Christopher Caldwell and Zeek Earl
Aurelac Prospecting - collectable booklet/manual (included with first 2,000 units)
Commentary track with the filmmakers
"Prospect" - short film version from 2014
Behind the scenes featurette
Deleted Scene: Channel Rat
Deleted Scene: Leroy
Inside Prospect: Helmets of Prospect
Inside Prospect: The Drop Pod
Scene Analysis with Costume Designer Aidan Vitti - Merc Camp
Scene Analysis with Visual Effects Supervisor Ian Hubert - Dust VFX
Scene Analysis with Visual Effects Supervisor Ian Hubert - Spaceship VFX
Scene Analysis with Production Designer Matt Acosta - Cee Pod Interior
Scene Analysis with Production Designer Matt Acosta - Ezra Arrival