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L.A. wrote: Mon May 18, 2020 6:37 pmRegarding Scavolini, isn’t Massacre Video releasing Nightmare in a Damaged Brain paired with Dog Tags?

Since some of you were unsure about the sincerity of this announcement due to today's date: this is no April Fool's joke

The moment has finally come! We can finally announce a film that ranks among our greatest discoveries of the last few years and probably not many of you will have ever heard about it. We're talking about Grigori Kromanov's "HUKKUNUD ALPINISTI" HOTELL, also (un)known as DEAD MOUNTAINEER'S HOTEL, Estonia's very first sci-fi horror film from 1979! Potentially more familiar might be the novel of the same name the film is based on by the visionary Strugatskiy brothers who, anongst many other masterpieces, have penned Andrei Tarkowsky's milestone film STALKER as well as Aleksey German's HARD TO BE A GOD. The noir-clad jewel will be released on Blu-ray and DVD with English subtitles. More infos to come, as usual.

beamish14 wrote: Sun Jul 24, 2022 8:11 pmMountains of the Moon is a neglected masterpiece

Camera Obscura wrote:Some might argue that today's announcement doesn't really fit into our catalog. However, since our catalog consists of films that are very dear to our heart and which we want to recommend to all of you, it actually fits quite perfectly: Because another childhood trauma that needs to be overcome was triggered by MOUNTAINS OF THE MOON from 1990. The career aspiration of an archeologist/explorer spawned by watching INDIANA JONES and similar fare was instantly destroyed when Bob Rafelson's fantastic adventure classic found its way into the VHS recorder -- a film which seems to have been unjustly forgotten shortly after its release. We still remember it vividly, however, and will therefore release it on Blu-ray.

L.A. wrote: Thu Apr 01, 2021 8:43 pm

Since some of you were unsure about the sincerity of this announcement due to today's date: this is no April Fool's joke

The moment has finally come! We can finally announce a film that ranks among our greatest discoveries of the last few years and probably not many of you will have ever heard about it. We're talking about Grigori Kromanov's "HUKKUNUD ALPINISTI" HOTELL, also (un)known as DEAD MOUNTAINEER'S HOTEL, Estonia's very first sci-fi horror film from 1979! Potentially more familiar might be the novel of the same name the film is based on by the visionary Strugatskiy brothers who, anongst many other masterpieces, have penned Andrei Tarkowsky's milestone film STALKER as well as Aleksey German's HARD TO BE A GOD. The noir-clad jewel will be released on Blu-ray and DVD with English subtitles. More infos to come, as usual.

L.A. wrote: Mon Jul 25, 2022 9:23 am

beamish14 wrote: Sun Jul 24, 2022 8:11 pmMountains of the Moon is a neglected masterpiece

Earlier in June:

Camera Obscura wrote:Some might argue that today's announcement doesn't really fit into our catalog. However, since our catalog consists of films that are very dear to our heart and which we want to recommend to all of you, it actually fits quite perfectly: Because another childhood trauma that needs to be overcome was triggered by MOUNTAINS OF THE MOON from 1990. The career aspiration of an archeologist/explorer spawned by watching INDIANA JONES and similar fare was instantly destroyed when Bob Rafelson's fantastic adventure classic found its way into the VHS recorder -- a film which seems to have been unjustly forgotten shortly after its release. We still remember it vividly, however, and will therefore release it on Blu-ray.

Camera Obscura wrote:We were yet again in the mood for something controversial, and so we decided to release one of the most controversial films of all time: We're talking about Dusan Makavejev's SWEET MOVIE from 1974, of course, in which he exhibits without any inhibition every conceivable kinkiness in a highly artistic fashion. We will restore the movie in 4K, and to make sure that every pore can be marveled at, we will not only release it on Blu-ray but also on UHD.