fear city

 

director  abel ferrara

starring  tom berenger · jack scalia · billy dee williams

language(s)  english

format  blu-ray

 

Taking place in Ferrara’s trademark nightmarish vision of New York City, Fear City delves into the seedy underbelly of the city in the 80s. Filmed on location in the sleazy dive bars and back alleys of Times Square, this thrilling, erotic neo-noir is a tale of a brutal killer targeting the city’s strippers and the former boxer and cop out to catch them. There’s a psychopath on the loose in Manhattan who is stalking and mutilating beautiful strippers employed by booking agents Matt Rossi (Tom Berenger – Platoon, Inception) and Nicky Parzeno (Jack Scalia). But when the madman targets Matt’s ex-girlfriend, Loretta (Melanie Griffith – Something Wild), he must confront his own violent past to stop the sadist.

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a shock to the system

 

director  Jan Egleson

starring  Michael Caine · Elizabeth McGovern ·  Swoosie Kurtz

language(s)  english

format  blu-ray

 

HE’S KILLING ON IMPULSE… AND HE WON’T REST UNTIL HE GETS A CORNER OFFICE. Loyal and hardworking executive Graham Marshall (screen legend Michael Caine) has paid his dues. He has suffered through mounting bills, the indignities of climbing the corporate ladder, and a nagging wife (Swoosie Kurtz, Sisters) with only an anxiously awaited promotion to keep him going. But that all changes when his promotion is instead given to a boorish associate (Peter Riegert, National Lampoon’s Animal House). Annoyed and frustrated, Graham unleashes his rage … in the form of an accidental killing with which he gets away clean! Emboldened by his newfound talent for murder, Graham begins to rethink his business strategy – with deadly results. Elizabeth McGovern (Ragtime, The Handmaid’s Tale), Will Patton (Remember the Titans, No Way Out), and Jenny Wright (Near Dark, The Lawnmower Man) also star in this electrifyingly pitch-black comedy of Madison Avenue and murder.

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mansion of the doomed

 

director Michael Pataki

director  Stefan Avalos · Lance Weiler

starring  David Beard · Stefan Avalos · Lance Weiler

language(s)  English

format  blu-ray

 

101 Films presents trailblazing mystery The Last Broadcast (1998), title 023 on the 101 Films Black Label. Released on Blu-ray for the first time, Stefan Avalos and Lance Weiler’s chilling feature debut is a landmark in the history of the found footage genre. This Limited Edition version includes a new 30 minute interview with the directors, newly-commissioned slipcase artwork from legendary comics artist Stephen R. Bissette, and a booklet with expert writing on the film. In 1995 a four-man team from the cable-access program Fact or Fiction braved the desolate New Jersey Pine Barrens determined to deliver a live broadcast of legendary monster, the Jersey Devil. Only one came out alive. The lone survivor was sentenced to life in prison, but filmmaker David Leigh is convinced that he’s innocent. Could the Jersey Devil still haunt the barrens?

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brain dead

 

director  Adam Simon

starring  Bill Pullman · Bill Paxton · Bud Court

language(s)  English

format  blu-ray

 

101 Films presents Brain Dead, a mind-bending nightmare based on a story from The Twilight Zone writer Charles Beaumont, starring Bill Pullman (Independence Day), Bill Paxton (Aliens), Bud Cort (Harold and Maude) and George Kennedy (Cool Hand Luke). The Eunice Corporation is on the ground floor of an exciting growth industry, utilizing a memory re-sculpting technique pioneered by eccentric neurosurgeon Rex Martin (Bill Pullman). It envisions nationwide clinics where anyone can lose the hang-ups of an unhappy childhood, a failed romance or a botched career. At Eunice’s “New You” outlets, a simple operation will give customers peace of mind. Or it might leave them brain dead. But when Martin refuses to cooperate with Eunice, he soon finds himself plunged into a surreal existence that intertwines dreams and reality. Has Martin slipped over the edge into madness? Or have corporate profit mongers given him a push, making him the guinea pig in his own experiment? To know the answer is to know true terror!

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the boys next door

 

director  Penelope Spheeris

starring  Charlie Sheen · Maxwell Caulfield · Patti D’Arbanville

language(s)  English

format  blu-ray

 

101 Films presents The Boys Next Door (1985), a violent and disturbing crime thriller from director Penelope Spheeris (The Decline of Western Civilisation) and screenwriters Glen Morgan & James Wong (Final Destination, The X-Files). Bo Richards (Charlie Sheen) has trouble talking to girls. Roy Alston (Maxwell Caulfield) is filled with an uncontrollable rage. On the weekend of their high-school graduation, the two suburban outcasts head for Los Angeles and embark on a violent murder spree that shocks the nation. But these young men are neither hardened criminals or foaming-at-the-mouth maniacs. They are simply The Boys Next Door.

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monster man

 

director  Michael Davis

starring  Eric Jungmann · Justin Urich · Aimee Brooks

language(s)  English

format  blu-ray

 

Monster trucks have gigantic wheels, carriages of steel, tons of horsepower and crush anything in their way. On desolate I-55 there is one monster truck that gives new meaning to the name. It’s not just the truck that is monstrous. So is the driver. When two college buddies driving cross-country stumble across the monster truck’s path, they have much more than a bar full of amputee yokels to worry about!

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spookies

 

director  Eugenie Joseph · Thomas Doran · Brendan Faulkner

starring  Felix Ward · Maria Pechukas · Dan Scott

language(s)  English

format  blu-ray

 

American cult horror from the 1980s co-directed by Thomas Doran, Brendan Faulkner and Eugenie Joseph. A group of teenagers looking for somewhere to party enter an abandoned mansion in a remote woodland. However, they soon discover that the mansion is inhabited by a demonic sorcerer, known as Kreon (Felix Ward), who is living there with his dead bride. In order to revive his bride, Kreon attempts to use the teenagers as human sacrifices.

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uncle peckerhead

 

director  Matthew John Lawrence

starring  Mike Lawrence · David Littleton · Chet Siegal

language(s)  English

format  blu-ray

 

Low budget American comedy horror written and directed by Matthew John Lawrence. As punk rock band DUH get set to hit the road for their first ever tour their mode of transport is repossessed leaving the trio with no way of fulfilling their booked gigs. However, a chance encounter with Peckerhead (David Littleton), a strange man who lives in his van, results in the three of them using him as their tour driver in exchange for food and fuel. But their stroke of good fortune does not last long when they learn that Peckerhead turns into a flesh-eating monster every night.

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raw force

 

director  Edward Murphy

starring  Cameron Mitchell · Geoffrey Binney · Hope Holiday

language(s)  English

format  blu-ray

 

Welcome to Warrior’s Island, burial ground of disgraced martial arts masters! When the Burbank Kung Fu Club travels to this mysterious island, they quickly find themselves facing the bloodthirsty vengeance of flesh-ripping, kung fu fighting zombies, gun-toting white slave traders and a band of strange monks, who may be the only key to explaining the madness. Edward Murphy’s RAW FORCE is a virtual smorgasbord of over the top sleaze; mixing zombies, cannibals, outrageous action, gore, copious amounts of nudity and starring exploitation greats, Cameron Mitchell and Vic Diaz.

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Spacehunter: Adventures in the Forbidden Zone

 

director  Lamont Johnson

starring  Peter Strauss · Molly Ringwald · Ernie Hudson

language(s)  English

format  blu-ray

 

It is the year 2136 and Wolff (Peter Strauss), while answering a distress signal from Terra Eleven, agrees to rescue three beautiful maidens from the plague-ridden planet. When the women are kidnapped by henchmen of Overdog (Michael Ironside), the wicked half-man/half-machine who rules the planet, Wolff takes off in hot pursuit. As he challenges assorted monsters and mutants, circumstances throw Wolff together with Niki (Molly Ringwald), a spunky waif who agrees to guide him to Overdog’s scrap-metal kingdom. Released on Blu-ray for the first time in the UK, Wolff’s exploits in the Forbidden Zone are packed with extra-terrestrial thrills, plus special effects guaranteed to dazzle you.

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silent night, deadly night

 

director  Charles E. Sellier Jr.

starring  Lilyan Chauvin · Robert Brian Wilson · Toni Nero

language(s)  English

format  blu-ray

 

Young Billy witnesses his parents getting killed by a man dressed as Santa Claus after being warned by his senile grandpa that Santa punishes those who are naughty. Now 18 and out of the orphanage, Billy takes on the role of Santa himself, embarking on a yuletide rampage to “punish the naughty”. Santa Claus is coming to town, and this time he’s got an axe!

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silent night, deadly night part 2

 

director  Lee Harry

starring  Eric Freeman · James Newman · Elizabeth Kaitan

language(s)  English

format  blu-ray

 

Four years after the events of Silent Night Deadly Night, Ricky Caldwell is being held in a mental hospital, having followed in his brother Billy’s footsteps and committed a series of murders. Hell bent on avenging his brother’s death, Ricky sets out to continue the family tradition of Christmas carnage.

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phase IV

 

director  Saul Bass

starring  Nigel Davenport · Michael Murphy · Lynne Frederick

language(s)  English

format  blu-ray

 

101 Films presents 1970s iconic sci-fi horror Phase IV (1974), a gripping and philosophical cult classic that examines humanity’s place in the universe, available on Blu-ray for the first time in the UK. Phase IV is the only feature film directed by legendary designer and filmmaker Saul Bass. This release includes his original ending, among a host of additional extras, including a bonus disc featuring the finest of the director’s short films. This limited edition version features special packaging, and a booklet with newly-commissioned writing on the history of ‘killer bug’ movies and the career of Saul Bass.

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prom night

 

director  Paul Lynch

starring  Leslie Nielsen · Jamie Lee Curtis · Casey Stevens

language(s)  English

format  blu-ray

 

101 Films presents Prom Night (1980), a slasher classic and one of the most influential horror films of the 1980s, released on Blu-ray for the first time in the UK in an extras-packed edition. Starring Jamie Lee Curtis (Halloween) and Leslie Nielsen (Airplane!), and adorned with a highly-regarded original score and disco soundtrack, Prom Night is a bloody landmark in high school horror. Four Hamilton High School seniors have been hiding the truth of what happened to ten-year- old Robin Hammond for six long years. But someone saw what they did and is preparing for vengeance – a prom night killing spree. Hooded, masked, and wielding an axe, he’ll stalk his prey in the dark, empty halls, striking when his victims are alone. As the spotlight falls on the newly-crowned prom king and queen, will the killer be stopped before he can exact his murderous revenge..?

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spring

 

director  Justin Benson · Aaron Moorhead

starring  Lou Taylor Pucci · Nadia Hilker  · Francesco Carnelutti

language(s)  English

format  blu-ray

 

On the run from the law after a bar-room brawl, troubled Evan flees the US to Italy. Arriving completely alone and without a plan, he soon meets the mysterious Louise, and quickly falls in love. But upon discovering that there’s more to her than meets the eye, he must decide just how far he’ll go for love. Released on Blu-ray for the first time in the UK, Justin Benson and Aaron Moorhead’s SPRING is a genre-bending horror romance that blends stunning locations, bold performances, and a unique visual style.

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runaway

 

director  Michael Crighton

starring  Tom Selleck · Cynthia Rhodes · Gene Simmons

language(s)  English

format  blu-ray

 

In the near future, a police officer specializes in malfunctioning robots. When a robot turns out to have been programmed to kill, he begins to uncover a homicidal plot to create killer robots… and his son becomes a target. Released on Blu-ray for the first time in the UK, Runaway is written and directed by legendary science fiction writer Michael Crichton (Westworld) and stars Tom Selleck (Blue Bloods), Cynthia Rhodes (Flashdance) and Gene Simmons of KISS.

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split second

 

director  Tony Maylam

starring  Rutger Hauer · Kim Cattrall · Alastair Duncan

language(s)  English

format  blu-ray

 

The year is 2008, and heavy rainfall has flooded large areas of London. Rookie police officer Dick Durkin (Alastair Duncan) is assigned to partner maverick Harley Stone (Rutger Hauer), a burnt-out and highly cynical homicide detective who was unable to prevent the murder of his partner by a serial killer three years earlier. Following a spate of murders it appears that the killer has returned, and Stone and Durkin are assigned to the case. After investigating the scenes of several slayings they appear no closer to identifying the killer, but a mysterious connection to Stone keeps the trail warm. As each gruesome murder draws the detectives closer to the killer, the killer gets closer to them, until they must finally confront the true evil that lurks below the streets of London.

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the deep

 

director  Peter Yates

starring  Jacqueline Bisset · Nick Nolte · Dick Anthony Williams

language(s)  English

format  blu-ray

 

Released on Blu-ray for the first time in the UK, The Deep (1977) is a lavish, suspense-filled adventure, directed by Peter Yates (Bullitt) and adapted from Jaws writer Peter Benchley’s best-selling novel. Gail Berke (Jacqueline Bisset) and David Sanders (Nick Nolte) are on a romantic holiday in Bermuda when they come upon the sunken wreck of a WWII freighter. Near it, they find an ampule of morphine, one of tens of thousands still aboard the wrecked ship. Their discovery leads them to a Haitian drug dealer, Cloche (Louis Gossett), and an old treasure hunter, Romer Treece (Robert Shaw). With Cloche in pursuit, Gail, David and Treece try to recover the sunken treasure.

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rabid

 

director  david cronenberg

starring  marilyn chambers · frank moore · joe silver

language(s)  english

format  blu-ray

 

when rose suffers terrible injuries in a motorcycle crash, she is taken to a nearby clinic run by dr keloid for experimental skin-graft surgery. at first, the revolutionary procedure proves successful, but it soon leaves rose with a strange orifice protruding from her armpit and an insatiable thirst for human blood. hell-bent on satisfying her bloodlust, rose leaves a trail of insane and uncontrollably aggressive victims, as the unknown virus engulfs north america in an orgy of frenetic violence.

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