HK AND CULT FILM NEWS: September 2007

Sunday, September 30, 2007

BCI's November Grindhouse Releases!

At the Grindhouse, action is an equal-opportunity employer. Why should the guys have all the fun shooting, blowing up things and bringing the villains to justice? On November 13^th, BCI, a Navarre Corporation Company, under their cult label Deimos, continues the critically acclaimed “Welcome to the Grindhouse” double feature DVD series with a double-feature double-threat of female action spectaculars! Boasting all-new anamorphic widescreen transfers, original theatrical trailers and theater ads, these Grindhouse releases are gentle reminders that hell hath no fury like a woman scorned! SRP is $12.98 for each and pre-book date is October 5, 2007

Welcome to the Grindhouse: Superchick and Hustler Squad

A super charged girl! Always ready for action…any kind!

Boasting a cast including future TV astrologer Joyce Jillson, Uschi Digard (Russ Meyer’s Supervixens) and film legend John Carradine, Superchick (1974) spins the sexy tale of Tara B. True (Jillson), a brunette airline stewardess who, at every stop, transforms herself into a blonde buxom dynamo -- ready to party with a different lover in each lay-over! Don’t miss the cameo from future 1980s porn legend Candy Samples!

You pay for the pleasure…the killing is free!

In Hustler Squad (1976), an unlikely group of freedom fighters – professional prostitutes – are recruited by the U.S. Army to perform a dangerous and quite unorthodox military mission. Starring John Ericson (7 Faces of Dr. Lao) and Karen Ericson (Night of the Demons).

Welcome to the Grindhouse: Policewomen and Las Vegas Lady

Cold steel on the outside…all woman on the inside!

Policewomen (1974) stars Sondra Currie as a beautiful but tough policewoman who gets a dangerous assignment to break up a mob of women criminals – by infiltrating the gang!

If you can’t beat the system…rob it!

With a stellar cast including Stella Stevens (The Poseidon Adventure), Stuart Whitman (Night of the Lepus), George DiCenzo (Back to the Future), Lynne Moody (“Roots”), and Tony Bill (Pee Wee’s Big Adventure), Las Vegas Lady (1975) is a suspense-filled comedy about a female gang that plans a daring caper in the gambling capital of the world – Las Vegas ! Gambling, heists, love and intrigue – Las Vegas Lady is Ocean’s Eleven with a sexy, retro twist!

Welcome to the Grindhouse: Superchick / Hustler Squad

Street Date: November 13, 2007
Catalog #: 47995-9
Running Time: 192 Minutes
Rating: R
Retail Price: $12.98

Welcome to the Grindhouse: Policewomen / Las Vegas Lady

Street Date: November 13, 2007
Catalog #: 47996-9
Running Time: 186 Minutes
Rating: R
Retail Price: $12.98

The Latest in Euro-Horror from BCI: A Terrifying Two-fer!

PREPARE FOR THE HOLIDAYS

WITH A FEAST OF EURO-HORROR FROM BCI!

“THE LORELEY’S GRASP”AND

“HORROR RISES FROM THE TOMB”

Available For the First Time, Remastered in High Definition;

Serving on DVD November 13th

Los Angeles , CA – What better way to usher in the holidays than with a heaping helping of Euro-horror? BCI Eclipse, a Navarre Corporation Company, under their Deimos label, unveils the latest additions to their ever-growing Euro-horror library with the November 13^thDVD release of Amando de Ossorio’s The Loreley’s Grasp (Las Garras de Lorelei) and Horror Rises from the Tomb (El Espanto Surge de la Tumba), starring and written by Spanish horror film icon Paul Naschy. Continuing its dedication to preserving and presenting classic Euro-horror films on DVD , Deimos presents these two classic horror films for the first time in their most complete, uncut original versions, remastered from the original negative in high definition. For side dishes, each film boasts a tasty selection of bonus features, including the original Castilian and English-dubbed audio tracks, theatrical trailers, photo galleries and alternate scenes. SRP is a paltry $19.98 for each title. Order date is October 5^th.

Written and directed by Amando de Ossorio, The Loreley’s Grasp reaches out from the depths. In a university town by the Rhine river, young women are turning up dead…savagely torn to pieces and their hearts ripped out of their bodies. With casualties mounting and local authorities at a loss, helpless to find who – or what – is causing these horrible murders, a nearby school for young women hires an experienced hunter to find and kill the murderer. The hunter will soon find out that horror is only skin deep and that his target is an alluring and mysterious being – the Loreley – who is already searching for another victim to use in a gruesome ancient ritual.

Written by Jacinto Molina (aka Paul Naschy) and directed by Carlos Aured, Horror Rises from the Tomb is another terrifying chapter in the Euro-horror legacy of Paul Naschy. In 15^th century France, the warlock Alaric de Marnac is beheaded for crimes against humanity and his equally guilty mistress also viciously killed, but not before the pair put a curse upon the descendents of their executioners. Featuring midnight séances, the undead rising from marshes, generous doses of nudity, blood-drenching heart-ripping and eerie atmosphere, Horror Rises from the Tomb rightfully deserves its place of a hallmark of Euro-horror.

The Loreley’s Grasp hands out these gripping special features:

o Complete, uncut version
o Anamorphic Widescreen (1.85:1)
o Liner notes by author Mirek Lipinski (www.naschy.com) with rare photos and stills
o Two audio tracks: In Castilian with English subtitles and English dubbed track
o U.S. Theatrical trailer
o Spanish credit sequence
o Still gallery

Bonus features emerging from Horror Rises from the Tomb include:

o Complete, uncut version
o Anamorphic Widescreen (1.85:1)
o Two Audio Tracks: In Castilian with English Subtitles and English Dubbed Track
o Introduction by star Paul Naschy
o Liner notes by author Mirek Lipinski (www.naschy.com) with rare photos and stills
o Audio Commentary with Writer/Star Paul Naschy and Director Carlos Aured, moderated by Angel Gomez Rivera
o Still gallery of photos from the film & posters and other advertising materials from around the world
o U.S. Theatrical Trailer
o Spanish Credit Sequence

The Loreley’s Grasp (Las Garras De Lorelei)

Street Date: November 13, 2007
Catalog #: 47162-9
Running Time: 85 Minutes
Rating: NR
Retail Price: $19.98

Horror Rises from the Tomb (El Espanto Surge De La Tumba)

Street Date: November 13, 2007
Catalog #: 47163-9
Running Time: 90 Minutes
Rating: NR
Retail Price: $19.98

The Lastest Specis for BCI's Welcome to the Grindhouse!

The month of October finds the leaves turning, daylight hours getting shorter and the weather cooling down. But at the Grindhouse the action is just starting to heat up…with the sexiest and toughest ladies! BCI, a Navarre Corporation Company, presents the latest additions to the “Welcome to the Grindhouse” series with two all-new double feature DVDs premiering on October 2nd. Each double feature DVD features anamorphic widescreen transfers, original theatrical trailers and theater ads. Girls, Girls, Girls! is the marquee theme for October. SRP is $12.98 each.

Welcome to the Grindhouse: Coach and The Beach Girls

In Coach (1978), a young blonde, beautiful woman is hired to coach a team of underachieving basketball players and, against all odds, leads them to victory. Starring Cathy Lee Crosby (“That’s Incredible”), Michael Biehn (Terminator, Grindhouse) and Keenan Wynn (Dr. Strangelove).

The Beach Girls (1982) is a coming-of-age story about a studious young woman who changes during her summer vacation from a bespectacled bookworm into a femme fatale. Starring Debra Blee, Playboy playmate Jeana Tomasina, James Daughton (National Lampoon’s Animal House) and Adam Roarke (Dirty Mary, Crazy Larry).

Welcome to the Grindhouse: The Hellcats and Chain Gang Women

The Hellcats (1974) was perhaps the first film of its kind. Viciousness, brutality, drug-dealing, even honesty and love are all part of this fast-paced, action-packed film about female motorcycle gangs.

Chained like animals…treated like trash! Chain Gang Women (1971) tells the shocking, brutal story of two female convicts, whose daring escape starts a trail of violence, rape and murder, forever feeling the touch of their unleashed, primitive cravings! Stars Michael Stearns (Battle for the Planet of the Apes), Barbara Mills (The Stewardesses), Linda York and Wes Bishop (Race with the Devil).

Coach / The Beach Girls

Street Date: October 2, 2007
Catalog #: 47967-9
Running Time: 191 Minutes
Rating: R
Retail Price: $12.98

The Hellcats / Chain Gang Women

Street Date: October 2, 2007
Catalog #: 47968-9
Running Time: 175 Minutes
Rating: R
Retail Price: $12.98