Vinegar Syndrome has announced its February batch of Blu-ray releases. They are: The Devonsville Terror (1983), Bio Zombie (1998), and Goodbye, 20th Century (1998).
Description: Nearly 300 years ago, the residents of Devonsville tortured and murdered a trio of women suspected of witchcraft. However, as they burned, the condemned women swore vengeance from beyond the grave...
The Present: Jenny Scanlon has just moved to Devonsville to take up a job as a schoolteacher. While some in the community welcome her more progressive minded approach to education, the town's older menfolk, all descendants of those responsible for the centuries old witch-hunts, become increasingly suspicious that Jenny, along with two other liberal young women are in fact agents of Satan who have returned from hell to take revenge on behalf of the executed witches. As unexplainable events involving Jenny begin to occur, old superstitions and paranoia run amok, leading to an ever increasing threat of violence…But is the long feared curse in fact coming true?
Special Features and Technical Specs:
NEW 2K RESTORATION OF THE FILM FROM THE 35MM INTERNEGATIVE
"God is a Woman" - an interview with co-writer/actress Suzanna Love
"It's Melting Men!" - an interview with Special effects artist Matthew W. Mungle
"The Incredible Melting Man!" - an interview with actor Paul Willson
"Not Very Nice People" - an interview with makeup artist Erica Ueland
"Mind of a Chess Player" - an interview with camera operator Jürg V. Walther
Archival interview with co-writer/director Ulli Lommel
Description: Invincible and Bee are two wannabe gangsters who spend their days hanging around the mall selling bootleg DVDs. When they aren't committing petty crimes and trying to pick up girls, the two hoodlums run errands for their low level Triad boss. When one of these errands involves them picking up their boss's car from the mechanic, things take a turn for the two delinquents when they accidentally hit a man walking in the middle of the road. Trying to hide their crime, Invincible and Bee bring the man's body to the mall in order to figure out their next move. Little do they know that the man has been infected with an experimental bio-weapon that has turned him into a zombie. When the man's corpse doesn't stay put, it's only a matter of time before the victims start piling up and the mall soon becomes overrun by a zombie horde trapping a group of shoppers inside. Will Invincible and Bee step up to become heroes and save the day or will their slacker nature get the best of them dooming all inside?
Directed by one of Hong Kong's most prominent action directors, Wilson Yip (Ip Man, SPL: Kill Zone), BIO ZOMBIE is a neon-filled zombie comedy bursting at the guts with 90s flare. Featuring a cast of likable characters lead by Jordan Chan (Young and Dangerous) and Sam Lee (Gen-X Cops) as Invincible and Bee, as well as a strong supporting cast featuring Emotion Cheung (The Demon's Baby), Angela Tong (Honour of the Gods), and Suk-Mui Tam (Fist of Legend). Vinegar Syndrome is proud to present this gory slice of 90s nostalgia on Blu-ray for the first time, restored from studio supplied masters.
Special Features and Technical Specs:
Studio supplied master with additional restoration performed by VS
Presented in both it's original Cantonese language soundtrack with newly translated English subtitles and a Mandarin language dub track
Brand new commentary track with film historian Frank Djeng
"Bio Zombie" - an interview with co-writer/director Wilson Yip by Frédéric Ambroisine
"Video Games, Contaminated Lucozade and Human Sushi" - a video essay by film historian Chris O'Neill
Alternate Ending of Bio-Zombie
20-page booklet with essay by author Rod Lott and film programmer / writer Ariel Esteban Cayer
Description: The year is 2019 and the world has become a dystopian wasteland. A group of nomadic marauders attempt to execute a man named Kuzman as they believe he is responsible for the death of the children in their tribe. After shooting Kuzman several times, they discover that he is in fact immortal. Kuzman then roams the wasteland trying to discover his purpose and ultimately seeking his own death. Upon meeting a fellow immortal, his journey leads him to mythical ruins guarded by a Sentry, whom he will have to defeat to enter and discover the secrets held inside. Flashing back to New Year's Eve in the year 1999, Kuzman discovers a connection between him and a violent Santa Claus impersonator who ends up in an insane situation after crashing a funeral.
Unlike anything you have seen before and almost impossible to categorize, GOODBYE, 20TH CENTURY is a brutally violent post-apocalyptic film lensed in the country of Macedonia. Best described as "Mad Max if it was made by Jodorowsky," GOODBYE, 20TH CENTURY is a unique film experience that is rife with insane imagery, visual metaphors, and a loose narrative structure that plays out in almost three separate parts. Restored in 4k from the 35mm original camera negative, Vinegar Syndrome is proud to present this truly one of a kind film on Blu-ray for the first time, as it has remained almost virtually unknown outside of its native country.
Special Features and Technical Specs:
NEW 4K RESTORATION OF THE FILM FROM THE ORIGINAL CAMERA NEGATIVE
"Incredible Madness" (38 min) - an interview with co-writer/co-director Aleksandar Popovski
"Designs Beyond the 20th Century" (9 min) - an interview with art director Bujar Muca
"The Immortal Man" (14 min) - an interview with actor Nikola Ristanovski