Severin Films

[Blutarsky]

The current Russ Meyer deal is for five titles

I wonder what the other two are? I would be shocked if they didn't try to get their hands on Faster, Pussycat! Kill! Kill! and maybe Mudhoney. However, I am curious if other labels are also making deals with the Meyer estate. I know with the Severin deal, the Meyer estate had several unique rules. I read somewhere that one of their big stipulations was the Vixen trilogy had to use the VHS covers Meyer had designed back in the 80s for their VHS releases.

[dwk]

Severin announced a re-release of the Blood Island collection

Between 1959 and 1971, Filipino filmmakers Eddie Romero and Gerry de León – along with Hemisphere Pictures marketing consultant Samuel M. Sherman – unleashed THE BLOOD ISLAND FILMS, a monsters-and-mayhem quartet that remains among the most deliriously schlocky classics in horror history. The two-disc set of all four films – scanned uncut in 4K with improved color and audio plus over 8 combined hours of special features – is available exclusively at the Severin Films Webstore with pre-order beginning today.

 
The Blood Island series launched with TERROR IS A MAN, a “quite terrifying” (The New York Times) take on The Island Of Dr. Moreau starring Francis Lederer (THE RETURN OF DRACULA). BRIDES OF BLOOD stars John Ashley (THE TWILIGHT PEOPLE) and Beverly Powers (SPEEDWAY) in a taboo-smashing orgy of violence, nudity and depraved nuptials. Ashley and Angelique Pettyjohn (THE CURIOUS FEMALE) star in MAD DOCTOR OF BLOOD ISLAND, “one of the greatest, nastiest, goriest films of the 1960s” (Dangerous Minds). BEAST OF BLOOD stars Ashley and Celeste Yarnall (THE VELVET VAMPIRE) in “the most exciting and aggressive of all the BLOOD ISLAND movies” (1000 Misspent Hours), newly scanned from a 35mm print by the Library of Congress.

DISC 1 Special Features:
TERROR IS A MAN
Man Becomes Creature – Interview With Hemisphere Marketing Consultant Samuel M. Sherman
Dawn Of Blood Island – Interview With Co-Director Eddie Romero Terror Creature – Interview With Pete Tombs, Co-Author Of Immoral Tales
When The Bell Rings – Interview With Critic Mark Holcomb
Trailer
Poster And Still Gallery

BRIDES OF BLOOD
Audio Commentary With Hemisphere Marketing Consultant Samuel M. Sherman Jungle Fury – Interview With Co-Director Eddie Romero
Here Comes The Bride – Interview With Hemisphere Marketing Consultant Samuel M. Sherman
Beverly Hills On Blood Island – Interview With Actress Beverly Powers
Alternate BRIDES OF BLOOD ISLAND Title Sequence And JUNGLE FURY Title Card
Teaser Trailer
Poster And Still Gallery

DISC 2 Special Features:
MAD DOCTOR OF BLOOD ISLAND
Audio Commentary With Horror Film Historians Nathaniel Thompson And Howard S. Berger
Audio Commentary With Hemisphere Marketing Consultant Samuel M. Sherman Tombs Of The Living Dead – Interview with Pete Tombs, Co-Author Of Immoral Tales
A Taste Of Blood – Interview With Critic Mark Holcomb
The Mad Director Of Blood Island – Interview With Co-Director Eddie Romero Trailer
Poster And Still Gallery

BEAST OF BLOOD
Audio Commentary With Hemisphere Marketing Consultant Samuel M. Sherman Celeste And The Beast – Interview With Actress Celeste Yarnall
Dr. Lorca's Blood Devils – Interview With Actor Eddie Garcia
Super 8 Digest Version
Trailer
Radio Spot
Poster And Still Gallery

Feature Specs for FEAR IN THE PHILIPPINES:
Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
Audio: English Mono
Closed Captions: English SDH
Runtime: 368 mins
Region: Region Free

[mrb404]

Tim Lucas' updated list of film commentaries mentions a forthcoming release of Negatives by Severin (item 180 in the list, most certainly Peter Medak's 1968 film).

[dwk]

The Pick-Up site exclusive limited edition Blu-ray with Mau Mau Sex Sex
Disc 1: Blu-ray (THE PICK-UP)
Sirens On The Road: Post-Noir Vision And Beatnik Glory In THE PICK-UP – Video Essay By Filmmaker Stephen Broomer
Photo Gallery With Commentary By Something Weird Video's Mike Vraney And Exploitation Legend David F. Friedman
Trailer

Disc 2: Blu-ray (MAU MAU SEX SEX)[Webstore Exclusive]
Audio Commentary With Director Ted Bonnitt And Severin Films' David Gregory
Archival Audio Commentary With Exploitation Legends David F. Friedman And Dan Sonney
Archival Audio Commentary With Director Ted Bonnitt And Writer Eddie Muller
Trailer

Disc Specs:
Runtime: The Pick-Up: 90 mins | Mau Mau Sex Sex: 79 mins
Audio: The Pick-Up: English Mono | Mau Mau Sex Sex: English Stereo
Closed Captions
Region Free
Aspect Ratio: The Pick-Up: 1.33:1 | Mau Mau Sex Sex: 1.78:1

and the next two Russ Meyer's UHDs:
Motorpsycho
Disc 1: 4K UHD (Film + Special Features)
Audio Commentary With Film Historian Elizabeth Purchell And Filmmaker Zach Clark
Trailer

Disc 2: Blu-ray (Film + Special Features)
Audio Commentary With Film Historian Elizabeth Purchell And Filmmaker Zach Clark
Desert Rats On Hondas – Interview With Actors Haji And Alex Rocco
Trailer

Disc Specs:
Runtime: 74 mins
Audio: English Mono
4K Video: HDR10
Closed Captions
Region Free
Aspect Ratio: 1.66:1

Up!
Disc 1: 4K UHD (Film + Special Features)
Audio Commentary With Film Historian Elizabeth Purchell

Disc 2: Blu-ray (Film + Special Features)
Audio Commentary With Film Historian Elizabeth Purchell
No Fairy Tale...This! – Interview With Actress Raven De La Croix
Radio Spot

Disc Specs:
Runtime: 80 mins
Audio: English Mono
4K Video: HDR10
Closed Captions
Region Free
Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1

[starmanof51]

Starting to wonder if they were denied Faster Pussycat, or at least waiting to see if sales of the others could command a higher licensing fee

[Tuppence]

They were denied it in this first round of licensing, but it may be coming in the future - see here for more details on Severin's deal with the Meyer estate.

[MichaelB]

Yes, they were initially allowed to license five titles, which we now know were Motor Psycho, Vixen, Supervixens, Up! and Beneath the Valley of the Ultravixens.

But this is standard practice when licensing lots of titles from the same rightsholder - understandably, they want to make sure that the label is doing a decent job with them before letting them have access to any more. Although on the strength of the first three (which look incredible), it wouldn't surprise me at all if more were going to be on the way.

Incidentally, David Gregory has confirmed that the two latest Meyer titles will also get UK releases.

[Peacock]

Thanks for the info Michael.
I’ve never seen Motor Psycho so I’m keen to finally check it out.

Up! is fun if a little too cartoony for me. Really curious what titles they will put out next…

[TechnicolorAcid]

The Immoral Mr. Teas [-o<

[Blutarsky]

Really excited for Motor Psycho. Recently rewatched my old DVD copy of it and I came out of it thinking that it was one of Meyer’s strongest works. Upset that Mudhoney or Lorna wasn’t the other title, but I am happy we are getting Up!

Bring on more Russ Severin!

[dwk]

House of Psychotic Women: Rarities Collection Volume 2 [4-Disc Blu-ray Box Set]

In this second collection inspired by her “groundbreaking” (Screen Anarchy) book that “forever changed the landscape of film analysis” (Bloody Disgusting), producer/curator Kier-La Janisse presents a new quartet of international classics – along with nearly 11 combined hours of Special Features – that explores startling depictions of female neurosis on screen: Amanda Plummer gives a searing performance as a disturbed drifter on a cross-country killing spree in BUTTERFLY KISS, the breakthrough debut from director Michael Winterbottom. Legendary Czech actress Iva Janžurová portrays a pair of rival sisters in Juraj Herz’ crazed gothic melodrama MORGIANA. In Ben Maddow, Sidney Meyers and Joseph Strick’s ‘dramatized documentary’ THE SAVAGE EYE, Barbara Baxley stars as a bitter divorcee adrift in Los Angeles’ dark underbelly. And with the landmark Spanish thriller THE GLASS CEILING starring Carmen Sevilla, writer/director Eloy de la Iglesia crafts an unsettling story of paranoia, madness and murder. All 4 films in HOUSE OF PSYCHOTIC WOMEN RARITIES COLLECTION VOLUME 2 have been scanned from their original camera negatives and are presented on Blu-ray for the first time ever in North America.

Disc 1: BUTTERFLY KISS (1994)
In his “breathtakingly original” (Variety) debut feature, writer/director Michael Winterbottom (24 HOUR PARTY PEOPLE, THE KILLER INSIDE ME) shocked audiences with the startling drama The New York Times called “a twisted British answer to THELMA & LOUISE”: Amanda Plummer (PULP FICTION) delivers “a brave performance that sears itself permanently into the viewer's consciousness” (Austin Chronicle) as a disturbed drifter whose seduction of a lonely convenience store clerk (an equally daring Saskia Reeves of Slow Horses) triggers a cross-country odyssey of obsession, madness and murder. Ricky Tomlinson (RIFF-RAFF) co-stars in this “provocative masterpiece” (The Advocate) co-written by 2x BAFTA nominee Frank Cottrell-Boyce (WELCOME TO SARAJEVO) and featuring cinematography by 2x Oscar® nominee Seamus McGarvey (ATONEMENT), now scanned in 2K from the original camera negative by The British Film Institute and approved by Winterbottom and McGarvey.

Disc Specs:
Runtime: 88 mins
English Stereo | Closed Captions
Region Free
Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1

Special Features:
Introduction By Kier-La Janisse, Author Of House Of Psychotic Women
Introduction By Writer Frank Cottrell-Boyce
Audio Commentary With Film Historian Kat Ellinger
Between Everyday And The Extreme – Michael Winterbottom On Directing BUTTERFLY KISS
No Judgement – Amanda Plummer Remembers Portraying Eunice
You're Not Judith – Saskia Reeves On Portraying Miriam
Pestilence Through Petrol – Julie Baines On Producing BUTTERFLY KISS
Front Light And Black Sky – Seamus McGarvey On Shooting BUTTERFLY KISS
Trailer

Short Film
PLEASURES OF WAR (Ruth Lingford, 1998)

Disc 2: MORGIANA (1972)
From internationally award-winning filmmaker Juraj Herz (THE CREMATOR, THE NINTH HEART) comes this “haunting” (Senses Of Cinema), “gorgeously baroque” (Starburst) and “deliriously exciting cult gem” (Culture Fix), considered to be the final film of the Czech New Wave: When their wealthy father dies, cruelly jealous Viktorie will lead her naïvely trusting sister Klára – both portrayed in “a frightening, stellar performance” (At The Mansion Of Madness) by legendary Czech actress Iva Janžurová – into a gothic nightmare of deception, blackmail and murder. Josef Abrhám (Václav Havel’s LEAVING) and Josef Somr (CLOSELY WATCHED TRAINS) co-star in this “terrific chamber piece that horror fans still haven't caught up to” (Mondo Digital), newly scanned in 4K from the original camera negative by The National Film Archive in Prague.

Disc Specs:
Runtime: 101 mins
Czech Mono | English Subtitles
Region Free
Aspect Ratio: 1.37:1

Special Features:
Introduction By Kier-La Janisse, Author Of House Of Psychotic Women
Audio Commentary With Stranger With My Face Festival Director Briony Kidd And Cerise Howard, Co-Founder Of The Czech And Slovak Film Festival Of Australia
Little Drop Of Poison – Actress Iva Janžurová Remembers MORGIANA
The Stone Forest – Newly Commissioned Short Film On Shooting Location Pobiti Kamani, Animated By Leslie Supnet And Narrated By Kier-La Janisse
NIGHTMARES – Juraj Herz' 1970 Vampire Rock Musical Made For Czech TV

Short Film
REST IN PEACE (Rachel Amodeo, 1998) New 2K Scan Of This Cult Favorite By Rachel Amodeo And Dame Darcy

Disc 3: THE SAVAGE EYE (1959)
In 1959, a trio of outsider filmmakers – formerly blacklisted screenwriter Ben Maddow (THE ASPHALT JUNGLE), Oscar® nominated editor/director Sidney Meyers (THE QUIET ONE) and future Oscar® winning director Joseph Strick (INTERVIEWS WITH MY LAI VETERANS) – wrote, produced, edited and directed the ‘dramatized documentary’ that San Francisco Cinematheque calls “a masterpiece of verité cinema”: Adrift and bitter after her recent divorce, a woman (Barbara Baxley of NORMA RAE and NASHVILLE) confronts the grim realities of existence amongst the poetic grotesqueries of urban Los Angeles. The voice of Gary Merrill (ALL ABOUT EVE) co-stars in this “unique and unusual must-see” (FilmFanatic) – filmed on location by a team of cinematographers that included 2x Academy Award® winner Haskell Wexler (MEDIUM COOL) – now scanned in 4K by Severin Films from the original camera negative provided by the Academy Film Archive.

Disc Specs:
Runtime: 67 mins
English Mono | Closed Captions
Region Free
Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1

Special Features:
Audio Commentary With Film Curator/Historian Elizabeth Purchell
Judith X – Locations Video Essay By Esotouric's Kim Cooper
Archival Interview With Co-Director Joseph Strick
Trailer
Trailers From Hell Commentary By Kier-La Janisse, Author Of House Of Psychotic Women

Short Films
INTERVIEWS WITH MY LAI VETERANS (Joseph Strick, 1970)
Archival Interview With Director Joseph Strick On INTERVIEWS WITH MY LAI VETERANS
MISS CANDACE HILLIGOSS' FLICKERING HALO (Vincenzo Core And Fabio Scacchioli, 2011)

Disc 4: THE GLASS CEILING (1971)
In his landmark 1971 feature, writer/director Eloy de la Iglesia – who would go on to create such subversively disturbing films as CANNIBAL MAN, THE CREATURE and the Quinqui classics NAVAJEROS and EL PICO 1 & 2 – brought an unnerving new perspective to female madness: When her husband leaves on a business trip, a frustrated housewife – an award-winning performance by Carmen Sevilla, star of CROSS OF THE DEVIL and NO ONE HEARD THE SCREAM – begins to obsess over unfamiliar noises in their apartment building and suspects that an upstairs neighbor has committed murder. Dean Selmier (THE BLOOD SPATTERED BRIDE), Patty Shepard (CRYPT OF THE LIVING DEAD), Fernando Cebrián (TRISTANA) and Emma Cohen (HORROR RISES FROM THE TOMB) co-star in this milestone Spanish thriller, now scanned in 4K from the original camera negative.

Disc Specs:
Runtime: 95 mins
English Mono, Spanish Mono | Closed Captions, English Subtitles
Region Free
Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1

Special Features:
Introduction By Kier-La Janisse, Author Of House Of Psychotic Women
Audio Commentary With Shelagh Rowan-Legg, Author Of A Forthcoming Monograph On Director Eloy De La Iglesia, And Faculty of Horror's Alexandra West
Connected At The Soul – Patty Shepard As Remembered By Her Sister, Judith Chapman
Alternate Scenes From The TV Version
Trailer

Short Film
ANTA MUJER (Agustí Villaronga, 1976)

In My Skin [2-Disc 4K UHD w/Exclusive Diagonal Split Slipcase] [Limit of 2500]

You may be shocked. You might turn away. But you will never forget the “uniquely disturbing” (Indiewire), “spectacularly grotesque” (Los Angeles Times), “superbly acted and brilliantly made” (Cult Projections) debut film by writer/director/star Marina de Van: After a disfiguring leg injury, a young woman (de Van) develops an unsettling secret relationship with her own body in which pain is pleasure, mutilation is love and hungers of the flesh have a mind of their own. Laurent Lucas (CALVAIRE) and Léa Drucker (Catherine Breillat’s LAST SUMMER) co-star in this “beautiful and terrifying body horror tour-de-force” (Village Voice) scanned in 4K from the original camera negative for the first time ever, with 7 hours of Special Features curated exclusively for this edition.

Disc 1: 4K UHD (Film + Special Features)
Commentary By Writer/Director/Star Marina De Van
Commentary By Film Critic/Fantasia International Film Festival Programmer Justine Smith
Exclusive Faculty Of Horror Episode On IN MY SKIN With Andrea Subissati And Alexandra West
French Trailer
U.S. Trailer

Disc 2: Blu-ray (Film + Special Features)
Introduction By Kier-La Janisse, Author Of House Of Psychotic Women
Commentary By Writer/Director/Star Marina De Van
Commentary By Film Critic/Fantasia International Film Festival Programmer Justine Smith
Exposed Skin – Interview With Marina De Van
Fear Of A Female Cannibal – Barbara Creed, Author Of The Monstrous-Feminine, On IN MY SKIN
Under The Surface – Video Essay By Dr. Alexandra Heller-Nicholas, Author Of 1000 Women In Horror, 1895-2018
Exclusive Faculty Of Horror Episode On IN MY SKIN With Andrea Subissati And Alexandra West
French Trailer
U.S. Trailer
Marina De Van's Student Shorts
BIEN SOUS TOUS RAPPORTS (1996)
RÉTENTION (1997)
Short Films
CADAVRE EXQUIS (Léa Mysius, 2013)
A FERMENTING WOMAN (Priscilla Galvez, 2024)
Commentary For A FERMENTING WOMAN With Director Priscilla Galvez And Star Sook-Yin Lee

Disc Specs:
Runtime: 95 mins
Audio: French 5.1, French Stereo
4K Video: Dolby Vision
English Subtitles
Region Free
Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1

Entertaining Mr. Sloane [Blu-ray w/Slipcase]

From the legendary pen of Joe Orton – hailed by The Guardian as “the first rock star playwright” – comes the “sophisticated and devastating” (New York Magazine) film version of the tale that has shocked and delighted audiences for over half a century: When voracious middle-aged Kath (Beryl Reid of THE KILLING OF SISTER GEORGE) invites a strapping young stranger named Sloane (Peter McEnery of NEGATIVES) to move in, the arrival of her upper-crust brother Ed (Harry Andrews of THE RULING CLASS) will lead to a most unexpected triangle of lust, murder and pickled onions. Alan Webb (WOMEN IN LOVE) co-stars in this “sharp, wild and effervescent comedy” (Cinevue) adapted by BAFTA nominee Clive Exton (Jeeves & Wooster) and directed by Douglas Hickox (ZULU DAWN, THEATRE OF BLOOD), now scanned in 2K from the original camera negative with 4+ hours of new and archival Special Features.

Disc 1: Blu-ray
Audio Commentary With Film Historian Nathaniel Thompson And Orton Scholar Dr. Emma Parker
Archival Interview With Actor Peter McEnery
All My Sloanes – 60 Years Of Joe Orton's Mr. Sloane, Featuring Malcolm McDowell And Maxwell Caulfield
Archival Interview With John Lahr, Author Of Prick Up Your Ears: The Biography Of Joe Orton
Archival Interview With Leonie Orton Remembering Her Brother Joe
Ortonesque – Screenwriter David McGillivray On The Lasting Influence Of Joe Orton
Act Of Character – Rosie White On The Inimitable Identities Of Beryl Reid
Archival Locations Featurette With Richard Dacre
Threads Of Desire: Costuming And Sexuality In ENTERTAINING MR. SLOANE – Video Essay By Costume Historian Elissa Rose
Trailer

Disc Specs:
Runtime: 94 mins
Audio: English Mono
Closed Captions
Region A
Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1

[Matt]

IN MY SKIN?!? Truly a miraculous release. I’ve been clutching my Wellspring DVD tightly to my bosom for over two decades now.

[beamish14]

The Savage Eye is fantastic. I keep praying that Joseph Strick’s Road Movie will get a release, and it seems like Severin would be the company to give it the attention it deserves. It would make a great pairing with the excellent Butterfly Kiss!

[dwk]

DR. WHO & THE DALEKS UHD
Disc 1: UHD (Film + Special Features):
Audio Commentary With Whovians Barry Forshaw, Stephen Jones And Kim Newman
Audio Commentary With Stars Jennie Linden And Roberta Tovey, Moderated By Journalist Jonathan Sothcott
Audio Commentary With Critic Kim Newman, Screenwriter/Writer Robert Shearman And Actor/Writer Mark Gatiss
Trailer

Disc 2: Blu-ray (Film + Special Features):
Audio Commentary With Whovians Barry Forshaw, Stephen Jones And Kim Newman
Audio Commentary With Stars Jennie Linden And Roberta Tovey, Moderated By Journalist Jonathan Sothcott
Audio Commentary With Critic Kim Newman, Screenwriter/Writer Robert Shearman And Actor/Writer Mark Gatiss
1992 Audio Interview With Director Gordon Flemyng By Author/Journalist Tony Earnshaw Subotsky
And The Daleks: Part 1 – Interview With Producer Milton Subotsky
Kara And The Daleks – Interview With Doctor Who Expert Kara Dennison DALEKMANIA – 1995 Documentary (60 mins)
Interview With Gareth Owen, Author Of The Shepperton Story
The Dalek Legacy: Destination Skaro – With Nicholas Briggs (Voice Of The Daleks), Screenwriter Robert Shearman, Visual Effects Designer Mike Tucker (Doctor Who), Editorial Assistant Emily Cook (Doctor Who Magazine) And Writer/3D Artist Gavin Rymill (Doctor Who Magazine)
Trailer
Still Gallery

Feature Specs for DR. WHO & THE DALEKS:
Aspect Ratio: 2.35:1
4K Video: Dolby Vision
Audio: English Mono
Closed Captions: English SDH
Runtime: 83 mins
Region: UHD A/B/C, Blu-ray A

DALEKS’ INVASION EARTH 2150 A.D. UHD
Disc 1: UHD (Film + Special Features):
Audio Commentary With Whovians Barry Forshaw, Stephen Jones And Kim Newman
Audio Commentary With Critic Kim Newman, Screenwriter/Writer Robert Shearman And Actor/Writer Mark Gatiss
Trailer

Disc 2: Blu-ray (Film + Special Features):
Audio Commentary With Whovians Barry Forshaw, Stephen Jones And Kim Newman
Audio Commentary With Critic Kim Newman, Screenwriter/Writer Robert Shearman And Actor/Writer Mark Gatiss
Daleks Invasion BBC, 1963 To 1969 A.D. – Interview With Doctor Who Expert Stephen Thrower
Subotsky And The Daleks: Part 2 – Interview With Producer Milton Subotsky Interview With Actor Bernard Cribbins
Interview With Gareth Owen, Author Of The Shepperton Story
The Dalek Legacy: Invasion Earth – With Nicholas Briggs (Voice Of The Daleks), Screenwriter Robert Shearman, Visual Effects Designer Mike Tucker (Doctor Who), Editorial Assistant Emily Cook (Doctor Who Magazine) And Writer/3D Artist Gavin Rymill (Doctor Who Magazine)
Restoring Dr. Who In 4K – With Restoration Expert Anthony Badger, Film Prep And Scanning Expert Ray King And Colorist Steve Bearman
Trailer
Still Gallery

Feature Specs for DALEKS’ INVASION EARTH 2150 A.D.:
Aspect Ratio: 2.35:1
4K Video: Dolby Vision
Audio: English Mono
Closed Captions: English SDH
Runtime: 85 mins
Region: UHD A/B/C, Blu-ray A

UNKNOWN WORLD Blu-ray
Special Features:
Audio Commentary With Film Writer Stephen R. Bissette Victor Kilian:
A Blacklist Legacy – Interview With Crawford Kilian, Actor Victor Kilian's Grandson
The Unknown World Of Terrell O. Morse – Interview With Film Historian C. Courtney Joyner
Special Effects Maestros Of The 1950s – Video Essay By Comic Book Artist Stephen R. Bissette
Trailer

Feature Specs for UNKNOWN WORLD:
Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
Audio: English Mono
Closed Captions: English SDH
Runtime: 75 mins
Region: A/B/C

JACK THE RIPPER UHD
Disc 1: UHD (Film + Special Features):
Audio Commentary With Co-Director/Co-Producer/Co-Cinematographer Robert S. Baker, Screenwriter Jimmy Sangster And Assistant Director Peter Manley, Moderated By British Horror Historian Marcus Hearn
Trailer

Disc 2: Blu-ray (Film + Special Features):
Audio Commentary With Co-Director/Co-Producer/Co-Cinematographer Robert S. Baker, Screenwriter Jimmy Sangster And Assistant Director Peter Manley, Moderated By British Horror Historian Marcus Hearn
The Reel Jack The Ripper – Interview With Denis Meikle, Author Of Jack The Ripper: The Murders And The Movies
Gentleman Jack – The Whitechapel Murders Revisited
Choice Cuts: The Two Faces Of Jack The Ripper – Interview With Alain Petit, Ripperologist Extraordinaire
Trailer
Poster And Still Gallery

Feature Specs for JACK THE RIPPER:
Aspect Ratio: 1.66:1
4K Video: HDR10
Audio: English Mono
Closed Captions: English SDH
Runtime: European Version: 85 mins / U.S. Version: 85 mins
Region: A/B/C

[Matt]

IN MY SKIN?!? Truly a miraculous release. I’ve been clutching my Wellspring DVD tightly to my bosom for over two decades now.

I received my copy of In My Skin today, several weeks earlier than expected. I don't know what to look for in terms of technical details the way many here can, but I would say it looks fine enough. There is still a lot of scratches visible and some digital noise, but I'm not expecting a pristine image.

One thing, however, is that I will continue to have to cling to my Wellspring DVD because it has two short films by De Van that are not on the Severin disc: Alias and Psy-show. The latter is one of my favorite short films of that era. On the Severin disc, there are two student shorts by De Van (not on the Wellspring DVD) and then, for some reason, two shorts by other filmmakers thematically related to De Van's. If anyone from Radiance is reading this thread, you have a chance to better Severin's disc simply by including those two missing shorts and by making a less eccentric choice for the subtitle font (which is mercifully white here and not yellow).

[brundlefly]

I received my copy of In My Skin today, several weeks earlier than expected. I don't know what to look for in terms of technical details the way many here can, but I would say it looks fine enough. There is still a lot of scratches visible and some digital noise, but I'm not expecting a pristine image.

One thing, however, is that I will continue to have to cling to my Wellspring DVD because it has two short films by De Van that are not on the Severin disc: Alias and Psy-show. The latter is one of my favorite short films of that era. On the Severin disc, there are two student shorts by De Van (not on the Wellspring DVD) and then, for some reason, two shorts by other filmmakers thematically related to De Van's. If anyone from Radiance is reading this thread, you have a chance to better Severin's disc simply by including those two missing shorts and by making a less eccentric choice for the subtitle font (which is mercifully white here and not yellow).

The reason, FWIW:

Originally [In My Skin] was supposed to be in the [House of Psychotic Women] box set so I didn't curate Psy-show as it didn't fit the theme as much, and Alias I did try to get but it couldn't be delivered in time.

[ryannichols7]

The reason, FWIW:

Originally [In My Skin] was supposed to be in the [House of Psychotic Women] box set so I didn't curate Psy-show as it didn't fit the theme as much, and Alias I did try to get but it couldn't be delivered in time.

sounds to me like there's no reason Radiance won't include them on their (assumed) release. it seems to me Severin moved this out of the box and to its own 4K when they learned the UK release was happening. as they've already buried some other titles in the Folk Horror boxes that have standalone UK discs, probably wanting to prevent the same mistake...

[Tuppence]

Two previously lost Andy Milligan films, The Degenerates (1967) and Kiss Me, Kiss Me, Kiss Me! (1968) are coming soon.

[dwk]

Cliff Twemlow boxset

“Welcome to the story of Cliff Twemlow,
the unlikeliest movie mogul you’ve never heard of… until now.
He is finally going to get the recognition he has always deserved.”
American Cinematheque

11 FEATURE FILMS
ON 9 BLU-RAYS
INCLUDING THE AWARD-WINNING DOCUMENTARY
MANCUNIAN MAN
WITH 13+ HOURS OF SPECIAL FEATURES
AND BONUS ‘PETER RENO’ CD

Cliff Twemlow was a nightclub bouncer, composer, novelist, actor, filmmaker and unsung ‘80s UK legend. For more than a decade, the unstoppable Manchester native – along with a devoted team of local doormen, martial artists, variety performers, models, girlfriends, gym friends, family members and B-listers – created his own low-budget shot-on-video empire via a bollock-bashing oeuvre of gangster films, horror movies, spy thrillers, sci-fi epics and beyond. This first-ever Intervision Picture Corp. box set brings together every film by “The Orson Welles of Eccles” – including his infamous Section 3 ‘video nasty’ G.B.H./GRIEVOUS BODILY HARM – sourced from their original tape masters, as well as 2023’s “sweet, moving and very, very funny” (Deadline Hollywood) documentary MANCUNIAN MAN: THE LEGENDARY LIFE OF CLIFF TWEMLOW directed by Jake West, plus unfinished projects, over 13 hours of Special Features, a CD featuring Cliff’s music from DAWN OF THE DEAD and much more.

Disc 1: MANCUNIAN MAN: THE LEGENDARY LIFE OF CLIFF TWEMLOW

Special Features:
Additional Scenes
Manchester Locations Tour
The Swedish Connection – Interview with Jonathan Sisson On G.B.H.’s First-Time/Last-Time Investors
The Pike Rediscovered – The Hunt For The Mechanical Monster
Manchester Premiere
London World Premiere
Glasgow Premiere
Trailer
Image Gallery

Disc Specs:
Runtime: 124 mins
English Stereo | Closed Captions
Region Free
Aspect Ratio: 1.78:1

Disc 2: TUXEDO WARRIOR

Special Features:
Outtakes
Gag Reel
Trailer

Disc Specs:
Runtime: 93 mins
English Mono | Closed Captions
Region Free
Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1

Disc 3: G.B.H.

Special Features:
Audio Commentary With Actor Brian Sterling-Vete And Cult Movie Historian David Flint
Alternate Credits Sequence
Teaser Trailer
Trailer
THE PIKE TV Special
MASON'S WAR Promo

Disc Specs:
Runtime: 89 mins (Original Director’s Cut) / 74 mins (UK Release Version)
English Mono | Closed Captions
Region Free
Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1

Disc 4: TARGET: EVE ISLAND / THE IBIZA CONNECTION

TARGET: EVE ISLAND Special Features:
Audio Commentary With Actor Brian Sterling-Vete And Producer Martin De Rooy
For The Love Of Cliff – Audio Commentary Outtake With Brian Sterling-Vete,
Martin De Rooy And Severin Films’ Carl Daft
Granada Tourism Promo
Alternate Credits Sequence
Rushes
Trailer 1
Trailer 2

TARGET: EVE ISLAND Disc Specs:
Runtime: 84 mins
English Mono | Closed Captions
Region Free
Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1

THE IBIZA CONNECTION Special Features:
Audio Commentary With Director Howard Arundel And Cult Movie Historian David Flint
Actor Brett Sinclair’s Ibiza Videos

THE IBIZA CONNECTION Disc Specs:
Runtime: 93 mins
English Mono | Closed Captions
Region Free
Aspect Ratio: 1.78:1

Disc 5: THE AFRICAN RUN / MOON STALKER

THE AFRICAN RUN Special Features:
Scene Breakdowns – Compilation Of New Scenes With Detailed Production/Location Notes
Alternate Credits Sequence
David Ball Test Footage

THE AFRICAN RUN Disc Specs:
Runtime: 94 mins
English Mono | Closed Captions
Region Free
Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1

MOON STALKER Special Features:
Audio Commentary With Actor Brian Sterling-Vete And Cult Movie Historian David Flint
Alternate Credits Sequence
Trailer
THE BLIND SIDE OF GOD Promo
HARRISING MOMENTS – Jerry Harris Showreel

MOON STALKER Disc Specs:
Runtime: 91 mins
English Mono | Closed Captions
Region Free
Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1

Disc 6: THE HITMAN / THE EYE OF SATAN

THE HITMAN Special Features:
Alternate Credits Sequence
Trailer

THE HITMAN Disc Specs:
Runtime: 89 mins
English Mono | Closed Captions
Region Free
Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1

THE EYE OF SATAN Special Features:
Deleted Scenes
Bloopers
Trailer 1
Trailer 2

THE EYE OF SATAN Disc Specs:
Runtime: 79 mins
English Mono | Closed Captions
Region Free
Aspect Ratio: 1.78:1

Disc 7: FIRESTAR: FIRST CONTACT / TOKYO SUNRISE

FIRESTAR: FIRST CONTACT Special Features:
Deleted Fight Scene
Trailer

FIRESTAR: FIRST CONTACT Disc Specs:
Runtime: 94 mins
English Mono | Closed Captions
Region Free
Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1

TOKYO SUNRISE Special Features:
Making-Of
Outtakes/Bloopers
Promo 1
Promo 2

TOKYO SUNRISE Disc Specs:
Runtime: 21 mins
English Mono | Closed Captions
Region Free
Aspect Ratio: 1.78:1, 1.33:1

Disc 8: G.B.H. 2: LETHAL IMPACT

Special Feature
BAD WEEKEND – Cliff’s Final Production, An Unreleased Short Film Intended As A Half-Hour TV Pilot

Disc Specs:
Runtime: 99 mins (Pre-Release Version) | 110 mins (Special Edition)
English Mono | Closed Captions
Region Free
Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1

Disc 9: FITNESS OVER 40 / THE ART OF NUDE MASSAGE

FITNESS OVER 40 Disc Specs:
Runtime: 55 mins
English Mono | Closed Captions
Region Free
Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1

THE ART OF NUDE MASSAGE Disc Specs:
Runtime: 46 mins
English Mono | Closed Captions
Region Free
Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1

Disc 10: THE PETER RENO TAPES CD

[Peacock]

Two previously lost Andy Milligan films, The Degenerates (1967) and Kiss Me, Kiss Me, Kiss Me! (1968) are coming soon.

This is really incredible news. Ridiculous as it sounds due to them being Andy Milligan movies. I really love his early bitter bitchy dramas but so many of them are lost so finding two is a big deal! Hopefully they live up to his reputation!

[Peacock]

Also - has anyone here seen any Cliff Twemlow movies? Severin’s trailer makes them look awful, but I’m hoping they have some redeeming qualities within!

[colinr0380]

Also - has anyone here seen any Cliff Twemlow movies? Severin’s trailer makes them look awful, but I’m hoping they have some redeeming qualities within!

They have been extremely hard to see, even in the UK. I have only just recently managed to see G.B.H. through a YouTube rip (which is tellingly down now), which is an interesting shot-on-video Manchester set gangster film (with an amusing riff on the James Bond theme for its opening titles!) and is most famous for coming close to the fringes of the Video Nasty situation in the UK by getting on the Section 3 list, so hopefully this boxset (which should include the 1991 sequel Lethal Impact) will be the opportunity to assess the entire body of work. But I think it should be more approached as part of Severin's sterling effort to bring a lot of these more obscure 'video nasty' titles back into circulation than for any indicator of the quality of said titles!

Something that we have not mentioned in the passages thread is that one of the actors in G.B.H. (and who also appears in Twelmlow's written and starring early 90s horror film The Eye of Satan - that's the one I am most looking forward to seeing, and note that the trailer morphs from religious horror into action stuff in a way that only Schwarzenegger's End of Days would capture at the other end of the decade! If only Garth Marenghi knew he had competition!) is John Saint Ryan, who died on 4th April, and amusingly all the news reports seem to have been confusing Twemlow's 1983 G.B.H. film with the later "Channel 4" Alan Bleasdale series with the same title from 1991! So that also shows how obscure the films are in the UK. And since he was in Coronation Street and lots of US TV shows in later decades, that has inevitably been the focus in the obituaries with no real mention of his Twemlow work at all, even in Manchester-centric newspapers!

[colinr0380]

Also that "Fitness over 40 / The Art of Nude Massage" disc seems tailor made for Mike Stoklasa from Red Letter Media to react to!

[jlnight]

Is Tuxedo Warrior the film directed by Andrew Sinclair (Breaking of Bumbo, Under Milk Wood, and Blue Blood)? I think that was based on Twemlow's memoirs. Also been on Sky Movies I think.

I joked about a Twemlow box set in the Michael J. Murphy thread but at least Twemlow had some kind of recognition within low budget filmmaking circles. Apparently the end credit music of Granada's Crown Court was composed by him under a pseudonym.

[Robin Davies]

If only Garth Marenghi knew he had competition!

Maybe Cliff's The Assassinator (alternative title for The Hitman) was an inspiration for The Reprisalizer in Matthew Holness' short film A Gun For George:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fq0xt_gbVH0