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Schlock-Wire: Get Paranoid With CONSPIRACY CINEMA From Headpress
Apr 19th
If you have a taste for documentary cinema’s eccentric side, Headpress is about to unleash a tome that will feed that obsession. Conspiracy Cinema is an exploration of a distinctly modern wave of internet-distributed documentary filmmaking that explores various conspiracy theories in a way unfettered by objectivity or commercial concerns. This book is already available More >
Schlock-Wire: Strap Yourself In For The International Adventure Travel Film Festival In May
Apr 18th
Just because a film festival is focused around documentaries doesn’t mean it can’t be a rock and roll proposition. For proof, consider The International Adventure Travel Film Festival. This event will take place the first weekend in May at North Carolina’s Nantahala Outdoor Center and will present a three day program of “adventure travel documentaries More >
Schlock-Wire: MST3K VOL. XXIV Coming From Shout Factory In July
Apr 17th
MST3K Vol. XXIII has only been out for a short while but fans of the show should start preparing for more. July will see the release of MST3K Vol. XXIV, the latest box set in the ongoing series of releases from Shout! Factory. This time, there’s a fresh hook for the set — each of More >
Schlock-Wire: Shout! Factory Exhumes REMAINS For Blu-Ray & DVD In July
Apr 16th
Hot on the heels of their DVD release of Alien Opponent, Shout! Factory will be releasing another film made for Chiller Network on disc. This time the selection is Remains, an adaptation of a Steve Niles graphic novel in which Las Vegas becomes a playground for the living dead. Shout! Factory will release this title More >
Schlock-Wire: Shout Factory Brings THE SAILOR WHO FELL FROM GRACE WITH THE SEA To Blu-Ray
Apr 7th
Big news for fans of Hollywood oddities from the 1970’s: Shout! Factory will release a blu-ray edition of The Sailor Who Fell From Grace With The Sea in June. This controversial film takes its basis from a novel by Yukio Mishima and features Kris Kristofferson and Sarah Miles in a tale of love and obsession More >
Schlock-Wire: Synapse Brings RED SCORPION To Blu-Ray And DVD In June
Apr 4th
Attention, fans of old-school action flicks: a hefty dose of vintage cine-machismo is coming your way in June, courtesy of Synapse Films. Red Scorpion is a Dolph Lundgren vehicle directed by Joseph Zito of Invasion U.S.A. fame. It has a top-flight cast, tons of action, a few choice Tom Savini gore effects and a fascinating More >
Schlock-Wire: RaroVideo Brings UBALDO TERZANI HORROR SHOW To Blu-Ray In April
Mar 31st
Here’s one for fans of Italian horror fare: RaroVideo U.S. will briefly step away from the vintage Neapolitan fare they are known for to release a modern Italian shocker on blu-ray. The film in question is Ubaldo Terzani Horror Show and uses a tricky film-within-a-film plot to set up its combination of Italian atmosphere and More >
Schlock-Wire: Shout! Factory’s S.W.A.T.: THE FINAL SEASON Hits DVD In May
Mar 28th
Attention, fans of 1970’s cop shows: a missing piece of the puzzle is about to be restored on DVD by the good folks at Shout! Factory. S.W.A.T.: The Final Season will present all 24 episodes of this controversial show’s second and last season on DVD for the first time. It will be a six disc More >
Schlock-Wire: KOJAK: SEASON FOUR Coming From Shout! Factory In May
Mar 23rd
Hot on the heels of their recent release of the show’s third season, Shout! Factory is dishing up Season 4 of Kojak in May. This beloved detective show starred Telly Savalas as a bald, lollipop-loving detective who dealt with all manner of crimes on the mean streets of New York City. This new set packs More >
Schlock-Wire: Shout! Factory Brings Sci-Fi Hit SECTOR 7 From Korea To U.S. DVD & Blu-Ray
Mar 21st
Hot on the heels of the announcement that they will be releasing Accident on DVD & Blu-Ray, Shout! Factory has announced another forthcoming release from a different corner of the Asian film market. This time the film in question is Sector 7, Korea’s first 3-D science fiction epic. With a plot that conjures up fond More >
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