Australian label Umbrella Entertainment has announced its November batch of 4K Blu-ray and Blu-ray releases. They are:
Eyes Without a Face (1960),
Timecrimes (2007),
The House of the Devil (2009),
Ozploitation Rarities Volume 2 (1982-1988), and
Full Moon Fright Box Vol 1 (1991-2010).
Eyes Without a Face 4K Blu-ray
Description: Inspiring countless horror filmmakers since it's 1960 release, EYES WITHOUT A FACE (Les Yeux Sans Visage) is the critically acclaimed film from Georges Franju. Beautifully shot in black and white, EYES WITHOUT A FACE is a remarkable work that draws on visual poetry and surrealism as well as surgical horror, to create a cinematic masterpiece.
Disfigured in a car crash, Christine Génessier (Edith Scob) is forced to live wearing a mask, but her father Doctor Génessier (Pierre Brasseur) believes that he has the surgical skills necessary to replace her face, all he needs is a young woman whose face he can successfully graft onto his daughter. But as these surgical procedures fail and more women vanish from the streets, the police start investigating the disappearances…
Special Features and Technical Specs:
- DOLBY VISION/HDR PRESENTATION OF THE FILM
- NEW Audio Commentary
- NEW Video Essay by writer Dr. Lindsay Hallum
- Blood of the Beasts (Le Sang des bêtes) - Georges Franju's 1949 documentary about Paris slaughterhouses
- "For Her Eyes Only" 2014 interview with actress Edith Scob by L.P. Hugo
- "Les Fleurs maladives de Georges Franju" 2009 overview of Georges Franju's career by Pierre-Henri Gibert
- Trailer
- In French, with English subtitles
- 4K BLU-RAY/BLU-RAY COMBO PACK
STREET DATE: NOVEMBER 6.
Eyes Without a Face 4K Blu-ray Collector's Edition
Special Features and Technical Specs:
- DOLBY VISION/HDR PRESENTATION OF THE FILM
- NEW Audio Commentary
- NEW Video Essay by writer Dr. Lindsay Hallum
- Blood of the Beasts (Le Sang des bêtes) - Georges Franju's 1949 documentary about Paris slaughterhouses
- "For Her Eyes Only" 2014 interview with actress Edith Scob by L.P. Hugo
- "Les Fleurs maladives de Georges Franju" 2009 overview of Georges Franju's career by Pierre-Henri Gibert
- Trailer
- A 48-page book with behind-the-scenes, experiences and art including essays from Stephen Thrower, Nadine Whitney and Jack Sargeant
- Original poster artwork rigid case
- Original poster artwork slipcase
- 8 replica lobby cards
- A3 reversible poster
- Limited Edition Numbered release
- In French, with English subtitles
- 4K BLU-RAY/BLU-RAY COMBO PACK
STREET DATE: NOVEMBER 6.
Timecrimes
Description: In TIMECRIMES, nothing is as it seems. Prepare for a heart-pounding journey where time is both a trap and the only key to survival. Dive into this riveting tale and question everything you think you know about causality and crime in Nacho Vigalondo's (Colossal) unforgettable directorial debut.
A man on the run from a relentless killer stumbles into a mysterious lab, accidentally triggers a time machine, and sends himself back an hour. Suddenly, he finds himself entangled in a nightmarish loop where reality blurs and terror reigns. A naked woman, unconscious in the forest. A cloaked stranger, with a face covered in bloodied bandages. A disquieting hilltop mansion. And Héctor, a man whose curiosity threatens to unravel the very fabric of time. Each of them pieces of an unpredictable jigsaw puzzle, where every moment ratchets up the suspense, and every twist plunges you deeper into a web of fear, drama, and mind-bending intrigue. Who is the murderer? Who is the victim?
Special Features and Technical Specs:
- NEW Interview with Director Nacho Vigalondo
- Alternate Chronological Cut
- Audio Commentary with Director Nacho Vigalondo
- "The Making of Timecrimes" documentary
- Cast and Crew Interviews
- "Make-up" featurette
- "7:35 de la Mañana" short film by Vigalondo
- "Timecrimes Internet Game" documentary
- Trailer
- Optional English subtitles for the main feature
STREET DATE: NOVEMBER 6.
Timecrimes Collector's Edition
Special Features and Technical Specs:
- NEW Interview with Director Nacho Vigalondo
- Alternate Chronological Cut
- Audio Commentary with Director Nacho Vigalondo
- "The Making of Timecrimes" documentary
- Cast and Crew Interviews
- "Make-up" featurette
- "7:35 de la Mañana" short film by Vigalondo
- "Timecrimes Internet Game" documentary
- Trailer
- Optional English subtitles for the main feature
- A 48 page book with behind-the-scenes, experiences and art including essays from Shelagh Rowan-Legg and Miguel Sebastián Martín
- Custom artwork rigid case by RYVE Creative
- Custom artwork slipcase by RYVE Creative
- 8 artcards
- A3 reversible poster
- Limited Edition Numbered release
STREET DATE: NOVEMBER 6.
The House of the Devil
Description: An intense and shocking movie from cult writer/director Ti West (X, Pearl, Maxxxine). Cult icons Tom Noonan (Manhunter), Mary Woronov (The Devil's Rejects) and Dee Wallace (The Hills Have Eyes) - co-star in the acclaimed demonic thriller that fans and critics hail as an unnerving return to the classic horror of the late seventies and early eighties.
During the 1980s, over 70% of American adults believed in the existence of abusive Satanic Cults. This film is based on true and unexplained events. Desperate for quick cash, college sophomore Samantha Hughes (a breakout performance by Jocelin Donahue) takes a babysitting job in the isolated mansion of the creepy Ulman family. Ignoring the warnings from her best friend (Greenberg's Greta Gerwig), Samantha has no idea that a nightmare of unspeakable fear and torment awaits her within these walls. At midnight, in the shadow of a full lunar eclipse, the ultimate evil will be unleashed.
Special Features and Technical Specs:
- NEW Video Essay with writer and critic Heather Drain
- Audio commentary Ti West, Larry Fessenden, Peter Phox, Graham Reznick
- Audio commentary Ti West and Jocelin Donahue
- In The House of the Devil featurette
- Behind the House of the Devil
- Deleted scenes
- House of the Devil' 1896 Georges Méliès short film
- Trailer
- Optional English subtitles for the main feature
STREET DATE: NOVEMBER 6.
The House of the Devil Collector's Edition
Special Features and Technical Specs:
- NEW Video Essay with writer and critic Heather Drain
- Audio commentary Ti West, Larry Fessenden, Peter Phox, Graham Reznick
- Audio commentary Ti West and Jocelin Donahue
- In The House of the Devil featurette
- Behind the House of the Devil
- Deleted scenes
- House of the Devil' 1896 Georges Méliès short film
- Trailer
- Optional English subtitles for the main feature
- A 48-page book with behind-the-scenes, experiences and art
- Classic poster artwork rigid case
- Classic poster artwork slipcase
- 8 artcards
- A3 reversible poster
- Limited Edition Numbered release
STREET DATE: NOVEMBER 6.
Ozploitation Rarities Volume 2
Description: Our exploration of lost Australian genre films continues in OZPLOITATION RARITIES VOL. 2, featuring our NEW restorations of DESOLATION ANGELS (aka Fair Game), CODA and THE THIRTEENTH FLOOR.
These three unearthed tales of women facing off against vicious killers feature some of the most bold and bonkers filmmaking from Down Under with electrified ghosts, twin panel vans from hell, and a symphonic spree-killer in a mask.
DESOLATION ANGELS
Three spunky teenage girls decide to ditch their parents and private school for a long weekend getaway in Portsea. But, on the way to the seaside resort town they encounter two menacing black panel vans – and their bid for a harmless adventure turns into a chilling white line pursuit that climaxes at the schoolgirls' remote beach house.Thrown into this nightmare is Pamela, a stunning blonde who has defrauded her employee out of $20,000. On the run and lying low, she joins the girls in a terrifying battle for survival as the terror, suspense and body count rises. Released in the U.S. under the far more generic title FAIR GAME, DESOLATION ANGELS boasts bitumen-burning chases, a harrowing game of cat-and-mouse and star turns from Kerry Mack (Hostage) and the alluring Karen West (1980 Playmate of the Year) – accompanied by classic tracks from COLD CHISEL. Never before available in Australia - and considered the rarest of Ozploitation gems - DESOLATION ANGELS is presented in a new 2K transfer approved by the film's cinematographer Ellery Ryan (Death in Brunswick, Grievous Bodily Harm).
Special Features and Techncial Specs:
- NEW 2K RESTORATION
- NEW Audio commentary from director Chris Fitchett and cinematographer Ellery Ryan
- NEW THE CAR AS VILLAIN IN AUSTRALIAN CINEMA – a visual essay from screenwriter and author Stephen Vagg
- Aussie Car Movie trailer reel
- AFI trailer
- A 48-page book with behind-the-scenes, experiences and art
- Rigid case artwork by Fräntz Kantor
- 8 poster cards
- 2 x A3 reversible posters
- Limited Edition Numbered release
CODA
The brutal murder of a university's most promising music student sends panic and fear through the stuffy halls of academia. Neighbour and fellow student, Kate Martin (Penny Cook), finds herself caught up in the hunt for the masked killer as one-by-one the people around her start dying in bizarre and horrific ways. Who could this insatiable maniac be? Is it the jilted ex-husband who always happens to be in the wrong place at the wrong time? Is it the new arrival next door with the heavy, locked steamer trunk? Or is it the music professor whose claims of abstinence mask a deep-rooted, psycho-sexual desire for her most promising students of either sex? Heavily influenced by Hitchcock and John Carpenter's Halloween, CODA marks the feature debut of prolific filmmaker Craig Lahiff (Heaven's Burning) and boasts a talented cast of Ozploitation regulars including Penny Cook (The Dreaming), Arna-Maria Winchester (The Chain Reaction) and Liddy Clark (Kitty and the Bagman). After having only received a limited VHS release in Australia before fading into well-thought-of obscurity, CODA is finally presented in a new 2K transfer approved by the film's cinematographer David Foreman.
Special Features and Techncial Specs:
- NEW 2K RESTORATION
- NEW Audio commentary with production designer Anni Browning, assistant director Gus Howard and actress Liddy Clark
- NEW Interview with cinematographer David Foreman
- NEW Interview with Liddy Clark
- The Craig Lahiff trailer and short film collection
- The VHS experience
- Original trailer
- A 48-page book with behind-the-scenes, experiences and art
- Rigid case artwork by Fräntz Kantor
- 8 poster cards
- 2 x A3 reversible posters
- Limited Edition Numbered release
THE THIRTEENTH FLOOR
From famed Ozploitation producers David Hannay (Stone) and Tom Broadbridge (BMX Bandits) comes this chilling tale of supernatural vengeance. A dark and terrible secret lurks on the thirteenth floor of a plush city office block, where a mysterious curse had brought disaster to anyone who rents it. Years earlier, an innocent seven year old girl, Heather Thompson (Lisa Hensley), watched on as her gangster father ordered the brutal electrocution of a small boy. And today, fate has drawn her back to the possessed building. Heather discovers that a deadly life force has manifested itself in the electrical system – and is about to unleash a terrifying new power hell bent on revenge… somewhere on the thirteenth floor. Boasting a series of gruesome set-pieces and early big screen appearances from Miranda Otto and Lisa Hensley, THE THIRTEENTH FLOOR finally makes its hi-def premiere with a new 2K transfer approved by the film's writer/director Chris Roache.
Special Features and Techncial Specs:
- NEW 2K RESTORATION
- NEW Audio commentary from writer/director Chris Roache
- NEW Interview with actress Lisa Hensley
- NEW WOMEN IN PERIL – a visual essay from author and TV historian Andrew Mercado
- The VHS experience
- Original theatrical trailer
- A 48-page book with behind-the-scenes, experiences and art
- Rigid case artwork by Fräntz Kantor
- 8 poster cards
- 2 x A3 reversible posters
- Limited Edition Numbered release
Full Moon Fright Box Vol 1
Descriptin: Hidden away in the dark, dusty recesses of your local video library, in the sections farthest from the counter - a place few dared to tread – lay a hidden treasure trove of fantastical works. Works so strange, so uncanny, so downright off-the-wall bizarre that once seen, few could pass by without feeling the need to experience them first hand. From psychotic puppets to intergalactic space-cops to monsters made small to slimy sorority babes to feuding vampire brothers, the films of Full Moon Entertainment were nigh impossible to resist And what's even more remarkable, is that most, if not all of them, originated in the mind of one man - writer, director, producer, wunderkind - Charles Band! Collected within this prodigious Fright Box are some of Full Moon's greatest accomplishments, curated for your viewing pleasure. Join us, if you dare!
DOLLMAN
He was the toughest, baddest cop on the planet Arturus. A fearless renegade carrying nothing but a laser pistol and a badge. But when a high-speed space chase strands him on earth, Brick Bardo (Tim Thomerson) finds himself in a land populated by giants. But scum is scum no matter how big they are and though he might now only be thirteen inches tall, he's armed with the deadliest weapon man has ever seen and he's not afraid to use it! As always, Brick has perfect timing: he lands just in time to save a young woman from a scorching death at the hands of some drug thugs. She's Debi Alejandro (Kamala Lopez) and she's ruffled the feathers of the wrong group of people in her fight to save her community from crime lord Braxton Red (Jackie Earl Haley) and his goons. Now known as DOLLMAN, Bardo joins Debi in her quest to remove demonic drug dealers, heroin-hooked hookers, low life pimps, nightmare neo-nazis and cretinous yuppies from the neighbourhood - and look good doing it!– He may be small but he's still a criminal's deadliest nightmare!
Special Features and Techncial Specs:
- NEW Audio Commentary: Author and Full Moon historian Nat Brehmer
- NEW Interview with Charles Band
- NEW Full Moon University - The Videozone Story - Featuring Daniel Schweiger, Dave Parker, Charles Band, and Jeff Farley
- Dollman Videozone Episode
- Tim Thomerson and Charles Band Vidcast July 2013
- Lost Pulse Pounders 1998 Promo
- Trailer
- A 48-page book with behind-the-scenes, experiences and art with articles by John Harrison and Guy Davis
- Custom rigid case artwork by Johny 'Smoov Design' Bekavac
- Each title comes with slipcase with custom artwork by Johny 'Smoov Design' Bekavac
- 4 poster stand up counter displays
- 2 x A3 reversible posters
- Limited Edition Numbered release
DEMONIC TOYS
They're cute and cuddly by day, lethal by night. Ruthless killing machines that have come alive for just one purpose… death! And for five adults trapped in an abandoned warehouse, every child's worst nightmare has become a deadly reality…While on a stakeout, Judith Grey (Tracy Scoggins), a beautiful, tough cop, is trapped in a warehouse full of toys. But these are no ordinary playthings – they have awakened to murderous life by a strange child (Daniel Cerny). Each toy feeds on blood: Jack-in-the-Box heads straight for the throat Teddy Bear is not afraid to show its claws and Baby Doll is truly to die for. Now it's up to Grey and a passing delivery boy, Mark Wayne (Bentley Mitchum), to stop the deadly, DEMONIC TOYS!
Special Features and Techncial Specs:
- NEW Audio Commentary: Author and Full Moon historian Nat Brehmer
- NEW Audio Commentary: Historians Ali Chappell & Jay Clarke
- NEW Build -A-Scare - Creature Sculptor Jeff Farley on Demonic Toys
- NEW Interview with Charles Band
- Demonic Toys Videozone Episode
- Trailer
- A 48-page book with behind-the-scenes, experiences and art with articles by John Harrison and Guy Davis
- Custom rigid case artwork by Johny 'Smoov Design' Bekavac
- Each title comes with slipcase with custom artwork by Johny 'Smoov Design' Bekavac
- 4 poster stand up counter displays
- 2 x A3 reversible posters
- Limited Edition Numbered release
DOLLMAN VS DEMONIC TOYS
The Demonic Toys are back and they're nastier than ever! But this time our heroine Judith Grey (Tracy Scoggins) has enlisted the aid of that pint-sized cop from the planet Arturus – Dollman (Tim Thomerson). He may be small, but he packs one hell of a punch!Dollman's up to the challenge, but there's trouble in the toy chest when his new paramour, the diminutive Nurse Ginger (Melissa Behr) – previously shrunken to a mere 13 inches in BAD CHANNELS - is kidnapped by the evil minded, bad tempered Baby Doll!
Special Features and Techncial Specs:
- NEW Audio Commentary: Author and Full Moon historian Nat Brehmer
- NEW Audio Commentary: Historian Ali Chappell
- NEW Interview with Charles Band
- Audio Commentary with Charles Band and Tim Thomerson
- Dollman Vs Demonic Toys Videozone Episode
- Uncut Footage: 3 hours of raw footage from the set
- Original Trailer
- A 48-page book with behind-the-scenes, experiences and art with articles by John Harrison and Guy Davis
- Custom rigid case artwork by Johny 'Smoov Design' Bekavac
- Each title comes with slipcase with custom artwork by Johny 'Smoov Design' Bekavac
- 4 poster stand up counter displays
- 2 x A3 reversible posters
- Limited Edition Numbered release
DEMONIC TOYS 2
Dr. Lorca, collector of biological oddities, (Michael Citriniti) is on the hunt for some new strange specimens with the assistance of Caitlin (Alli Kinzel) and her boyfriend David (Lane Compton). Along the way they discover the remains of a series of toys that were rumoured to have been possessed by a demon hiding in the body of a child. Travelling to a mysterious, remote castle in Italy, the rumoured location of an ancient puppet that is somehow alive and walking around. While being hunted the puppet manages to reanimate the DEMONIC TOYS and once more Baby Doll, Jack-in-the-Box and their allies are free to feed on the blood of mortals.
Special Features and Techncial Specs:
- NEW Audio Commentary Author and Full Moon historian Nat Brehmer
- NEW Interview with Charles Band
- Trailer
- A 48-page book with behind-the-scenes, experiences and art with articles by John Harrison and Guy Davis
- Custom rigid case artwork by Johny 'Smoov Design' Bekavac
- Each title comes with slipcase with custom artwork by Johny 'Smoov Design' Bekavac
- 4 poster stand up counter displays
- 2 x A3 reversible posters
- Limited Edition Numbered release
STREET DATE: NOVEMBER 6.