Eating Miss Campbell

Troma Entertainment, the longest-running independent movie studio in North America, proudly celebrates the March 11th release of Eating Miss Campbell on Blu-ray. 

For over a half a century, Troma has produced and distributed cinematic masterpieces such as The Toxic Avenger, Sgt. Kabukiman N.Y.P.D., Class of Nuke 'Em High, Cannibal! The Musical, and Tromeo and Juliet. Now Troma founders Lloyd Kaufman and Michael Herz have a new movie to add to this impressive list: Eating Miss Campbell is a high school horror/comedy with a ravenous appetite for the grotesque.  

Beth Conner (Lyndsey Craine, Book of Monsters) is a vegan-goth introvert who attends an elite high school in England. She emerges from her shell when new teacher Miss Campbell (Lala Barlow) arrives on campus. Their affair triggers Beth to develop a new appetite. Let’s just say she’s definitely not a vegan anymore. The new Beth is eager to win the school’s celebrated “All You Can Eat Massacre” contest that has a very unique first prize. Can she devour everything to achieve her dream?   

Eating Miss Campbell turns a dark comic light on posh academia, cannibalism, school violence, child predators, alternate realities, horror movies, and Alec Baldwin. The movie is director Liam Regan’s follow up to My Bloody Banjo, and he brings an English sensibility to the attitude birthed in Tromaville, New Jersey. While not a sequel, Vito Trigo (Return to Nuke 'Em High), Lloyd Kaufman (President of Troma Entertainment and the creator of The Toxic Avenger), Dani Thompson (Video Shop Tales of Terror), and Laurence R. Harvey (The Human Centipede sequels) all reprise their roles from My Bloody Banjo.    

The bonus features include an Introduction from Lloyd Kaufman, audio commentary, a Making Of documentary, deleted scenes, outtakes, a Gore Reel, raw B-Roll, cast interviews, Frightfest Premiere, behind the scenes footage, VFX reel and trailers. 

“A hilarious, knives-out, balls-to-the-wall blood fest from beginning to end." - PopHorror  

4 stars out of 5! "It might just be one of the best high school cannibal movies ever to have been produced." - David Gelmini/Dread Central 

Watch the trailer here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yrxs2_NLf18&t=3s  

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The Long Kiss Goodnight

On April 8, Arrow Video releases The Long Kiss Goodnight, the amnesiac spy thriller from acclaimed director Renny Harlin (Deep Blue Sea, Die Hard 2) and screenwriter Shane Black (Lethal Weapon, Iron Man 3). The limited-edition release features a brand new 4K restoration approved by Renny Harlin in Dolby Vision (HDR10 compatible) on 4K UHD with hours of special features. 

Samantha Caine (Thelma & Louise’s Geena Davis) appears to live a normal life in a small Pennsylvanian town as a schoolteacher with a daughter (Yvonne Zima, Our Flag Means Death) and a nice boyfriend. The only problem is, she can’t remember anything beyond eight years ago when she washed up on a beach, pregnant with her daughter. Her past is about to catch up with her when private investigator Mitch Henessey (Samuel L. Jackson, Pulp Fiction) uncovers a major clue to her real identity. It turns out Samatha had an extraordinary life before her big blackout and it’s all coming back to her during the Christmas holidays.

The special features include audio commentaries with Walter Chaw, Drusilla Adeline, and Joshua Conkel; video interviews with stunt coordinator Steve Davidson, make-up artist Gordon J. Smith, and actress Yvonne Zima; visual essays by film scholar Josh Nelson, critic/filmmaker Howard S. Berger, and film scholar Alexandrea Heller-Nicholas; deleted scenes; archival interviews with Renny Harlin, Geena Davis, Samuel L. Jackson, and Craig Bierko; an archival making-of featurette; the theatrical trailer; an image gallery; a Thin Ice sticker; a seasonal postcard; and an illustrated collector’s booklet.

Watch the trailer for The Long Kiss Goodnight here: https://youtu.be/dYpVQraaTZ4?si=7kcNTd6suUMP0Nhw

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Venom

On March 25th, Blue Underground proudly presents the world premiere of the British horror-thriller classic Venom on 4K UHD + Blu-ray, in a brand-new 4K restoration packed with bonus content.  

Venom stars Susan George (Straw Dogs) and Oliver Reed (The Devils) as a maid and chauffeur who conspire with international terrorist Klaus Kinski (Nosferatu the Vampyre) to kidnap the grandson of their rich boss Sterling Hayden (Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb). Their simple plan falls apart when the grandson brings home a snake that turns out to be a deadly Black Mamba. The aggressive reptile gets loose in the posh London apartment and the abduction turns into a fight for survival.  

Venom was directed by Piers Haggard (The Blood on Satan's Claw) and is based on the novel by best-selling author Alan Scholefield (Great Elephant). The kidnapping drama/horror film features an all-star cast, including Nicol Williamson (Excalibur), Sarah Miles (Blow-Up), and Cornelia Sharpe (Serpico).  

The 4K UHD + Blu-ray Edition’s special features include an archival audio commentary with Director Piers Haggard; new audio commentary with film historians Troy Howarth, Nathaniel Thompson and Eugenio Ercolani; new video interviews with Editor/Second Unit Director Michael Bradsell, Makeup Artist Nick Dudman, Author & Critic Kim Newman, and The Dark Side’s Allan Bryce; Trailers; TV spots; and Still Gallery. First Pressing includes embossed slipcover and collectible booklet with essay by Michael Gingold.  

Watch the trailer here: https://youtu.be/LJpTHfSByqc?si=9_-J9eiR58BbnKID   

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Alice, Sweet Alice

On February 11, Arrow Video takes you to church with the cult classic Alice Sweet, Alice, which receives its global premiere on 4K UHD. Director Alfred Sole (Pandemonium) tapped a then-unknown Brooke Shields for her film debut in this bloody tale of religion and a dysfunctional family. The Limited Edition release features a brand new 4K restoration from the original camera negative in Dolby Vision (HDR10 compatible) and hours of special features.

The two Spages sisters are not getting along after their parents split. Karen (Brooke Shields, Pretty Baby) is the sweet younger sister who is always obedient for her recently divorced mother (Linda Miller, One Summer Love), and older sister Alice (Paula Sheppard, Liquid Sky) is not coping well in the aftermath of the divorce. She acts out by tormenting her younger sister, and scares Karen by wearing a yellow raincoat and a creepy translucent mask. The mother takes comfort in the nearby Catholic church and the guidance of Father Tom (Rudoph Willrich, 9 ½ Weeks). Right before Karen’s First Communion ceremony at the Catholic Church, something terrible happens. The suspect appears to be Alice in her raincoat and mask. Could she have done something this drastic to ruin her sister’s special day? 

The special features include presentations of three versions via seamless branching: Communion (original), Alice, Sweet Alice (theatrical) and Holy Terror (re-release); a new audio commentary with Richard Harland Smith; a vintage audio commentary with co-writer/director Alfred Sole and editor M. Edward Salier; video interviews with Alfred Sole, composer Stephen Lawrence and actor Niles McMaster; a tour of the locations from the movie; deleted scenes; an image gallery; a reversible sleeve; an illustrated collector’s booklet; a TV spot; and trailer.

Watch the trailer for Alice, Sweet Alice here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qU2en24iAIs

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Cruising

On February 25, Arrow Video takes a walk on the wild side with the controversial and erotic thriller, Cruising, making its world premiere on 4K UHD. Director William Friedkin (The Exorcist) cast Al Pacino (The Godfather) in a riveting film that sparked protests upon its initial release in 1980. The Limited Edition release features a brand new 4K restoration from the original 35mm camera negative in Dolby Vision (HDR10 compatible), and hours of special features.

A serial killer is preying on the gay men that frequent the underground leather and S&M bars in New York City’s meatpacking district. Detective Steve Burns (Al Pacino, Serpico) is assigned to go under deep cover because he resembles the victims who have been dismembered or stabbed to death in cheap hotels around the Village. A shop owner (Powers Boothe, Red Dawn) explains the handkerchief color code to Burns, who hopes the colors in his back pockets will lure out the killer at the clubs or in the park after midnight. His investigation leads him into shadowy spaces that make him question everything from his pursuit of a murderer to his relationship with his girlfriend (Nancy Allen, Raiders of the Lost Ark). Can he truly return to his normal life when this intense investigation ends? Cruising also features Paul Sorvino (Goodfellas), James Remar (The Warriors), and Joe Spinell (Rocky). 

The special features include two vintage audio commentaries with William Friedkin; audio commentary with musicians from the soundtrack; an alternate music score by Pentagram Home Video; deleted scenes; alternative footage; censored material reels; video interviews with actors Karen Allen, Randy Jurgensen, Mike Starr, Jay Aconvone, Mark Zecca; an interview with the manager of the Mineshaft; a visual essay on the hanky-codes with David McGillivray; a short film on the protests; vintage features on the movie; William Friedkin at BeyondFest 2022; an image gallery; the theatrical trailer; teasers; TV Spots; and a 120-page perfect-bound collector’s book with essays, interviews and vintage articles.

Watch the trailer for Cruising here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kRSasuf3JoU

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The Cell

On January 21st, Arrow Video offers a police chase into the mind of a serial killer in The Cell on 4K UHD and Blu-ray. Director Tarsem Singh (The Fall) brought his visual boldness to the big screen after a career making innovative major music videos (R.E.M.’s “Losing My Religion”). The Limited Edition release features brand new 4K restorations of the theatrical cut and the director’s cut by Arrow Films, approved by director Tarsem Singh, in Dolby Vision (HDR10 compatible) and hours of special features.

 

Catherine Deane (Jennifer Lopez, Out of Sight) is a child psychologist using revolutionary technology on coma patients to get into their subconscious and entice them to wake up. The police need her help when serial killer Carl Rudolph Stargher (Vincent D'Onofrio, Full Metal Jacket) is finally captured after falling into a coma. His latest victim will be drowned in a tank if they can’t get a clue where Stargher has hidden her. Special Agent Peter Novak (Vince Vaughn, The Wedding Crashers) and Deane go inside Stagher’s mind to get the answer. They are not ready for the surrealistic horror that they encounter in the serial killer’s mindscape and are in danger of never returning.

 

The special features include four audio commentaries, new feature length interview with director Tarsem Singh, an unseen version of The Cell in 1.78:1 aspect ratio with alternate grading, video interview with the director of photography, two visual essays, deleted and extended scenes with director’s commentary, visual effects vignettes, an image gallery, theatrical trailers, and an illustrated collector’s booklet.

 

Watch the trailer for The Cell here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eIpy4p_yMV0

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Shelf Life

“Hilarious and horrifying.” – LA Weekly

 

Liberation Hall is proud to announce the long-awaited release of Paul Bartel’s Shelf Life, making its global debut

on Blu-ray and DVD on January 21st, 2025. The dark comedy starring O-Lan Jones (Edward Scissorhands), Andrea Stein (Hard to Kill), and Jim Turner (Arli$$, Randee of the Redwoods/MTV) was initially released in 1993. 

In a strange bit of appropriateness, the movie about three children stuck in a bomb shelter for thirty years was lost for three decades. The film never received a theatrical release after playing a few festivals. This status changed when a 35mm print was discovered, and at long last, viewers can the experience the final feature film from director Paul Bartel.  

In the aftermath of the shocking assassination of President John F. Kennedy in 1963, a couple grabbed their three kids and moved into their nuclear fallout shelter, fearing the world would be ripped apart by World War III. While nothing of the sort happened, the family never resurfaced. The parents passed away early on, and the children raised each other deep underground without any outside contact beyond a stray TV signal. Pam (Andrea Stein, Trouble in Mind), Scotty (Jim Turner, Bewitched), and Tina (O-Lan Jones, The Right Stuff) have developed into strange child-like adults with a warped sense of play. They exist in a mutated version of 1963 even though the calendar reads 1993. The brother and his sisters entertain each other in their imprisoned life with twisted role-playing games. Will the siblings survive the fallout from each other’s imaginations? 

Shelf Life was originally a play, directed by Maryedith Burrell (Fridays), that ran at the Lex Theatre in Hollywood. Paul Bartel saw the play and arranged to shoot it as a movie with the original cast (who jointly wrote the script). Bartel used the camera to go beyond capturing the play and dug deeper into the bonds between the subterranean siblings. 

  

Paul Bartel was one of the great indie filmmakers. He directed Secret Cinema, Private Parts, Death Race 2000, Eating Raoul, Lust In the Dust and Scenes From the Class Struggle in Beverly Hills. He also acted in numerous films including Rock ‘n’ Roll High School, National Lampoon’s European Vacation, Escape From L.A., Gremlins 2: The New Batch, The Usual Suspects, and Sesame Street Presents: Follow That Bird. Shelf Life was his final directorial effort. 

Jim Turner starred in St. Elmo’s Fire, The Lost Boys, Joe’s Apartment, and the HBO series Arli$$. Turner played the spaced-out hippie Randee of the Redwoods in numerous MTV promos during the ‘80s. O-Lan Jones appeared in Married To the Mob, Edward Scissorhands, Natural Born Killers, Mars Attacks, and “The Bubble Boy” episode of Seinfeld.
Andrea Stein appeared in Hard to Kill and Trouble in Mind. 

The bonus features include an audio commentary with O-Lan Jones, Andrea Stein, Jim Turner, Philip Holahan, and 2024 Oscar nominee Alex Mechanik, an American Cinematheque Q&A with O-Lan Jones, Andrea Stein, Jim Turner, and Alex Mechanik, a Q&A with Tina, Pam, and Scotty (2023), trailers, and a 'Chain Reaction' clip. The soundtrack includes “In My Moondream,” performed by Andy Paley and Brian Wilson. 

  

Watch the trailer here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H3_6tlYQUO8 

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Inglorious Basterds

On January 14th, Arrow Video exposes an alternate version of World War II history with the invigorating Inglourious Basterds arriving on 4K UHD and Blu-ray. Director Quentin Tarantino puts his own verbal and violent twist on the fighting in Nazi-occupied France. The Limited Edition release features a brand new 4K restoration from the original camera negative in Dolby Vision (HDR10 compatible) and hours of special features.

 

Lieutenant Aldo Raine (Brad Pitt, Once Upon a Time in Hollywood) is tasked by the U.S. Army to put together a unit of Jewish-American soldiers to sneak into France. The “Basterds” spread fear by ruthlessly torturing and killing German troops. Among the men under Raine’s command are Donny Donowitz (Eli Roth, Hostel), Smithson Utivich (B.J. Novak, The Office), Hirschberg (Samm Levine, Freaks and Geeks) and Omar Ulmar (Omar Doom, Death Proof). Shosanna Dreyfus (Mélanie Laurent, Now You See Me) is living under a false identity in Paris after her family is slaughtered by Standartenführer Hans Landa (Christoph Waltz, Django Unchained). She runs a cinema that gets chosen to premiere a movie about a famed Nazi sniper (Daniel Brühl, The Bourne Ultimatum). The person in charge of security is Landa. Shosanna and the Basterds are eager to make this film a bomb. 

 

The special features include audio commentary, extended and alternate scenes, a new video interview with editor Fred Raskin, actor Omar Doom, special make-up effects supervisor Greg Nicotero, archival roundtable discussion with Quentin Tarantino and Brad Pitt, archival featurettes, a film poster gallery tour, trailers, a double-sided poster, 3 postcard sized double-sided art cards, a strudel recipe, a beermat, replica of Nation’s Pride Premiere program, and an illustrated collector’s booklet.

 

Watch the trailer for Inglourious Basterds here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uSEDz-my7XQ

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Crust

"Crust is the feel-good sock-monster story the world needs right now"

     —Matthew Orozco, Macabre Daily

Written by Sean Whalen and Jim Wald, Crust tells the story of a lonely laundromat owner, Vegas Winters (Whalen), who keeps the leftover socks from customers and uses them to clean himself. When he gets abused and weeps into the pile of socks, it turns into a creature who seeks revenge on Vegas' enemies.

Media

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Bonus Materials

• Commentary with Writer / Director / Star Sean Whalen
• DOROTHY: 50 YEARS LATER
• DOROTHY: THE BUMP AND RUN
• Q&A from CRUST Los Angeles Premiere

Sales Points

• Offbeat Horror film fresh from Theatrical Release for fans of BASKET CASE & GREMLINS
• Supporting cast includes Alan Ruck (SPEED, FERRIS BEUHLERS DAY OFF) and Daniel Ruck (RIVER'S EDGE, UMBRELLA ACADEMY)
• Directorial debut of Sean Whalen, star of THE PEOPLE UNDER THE STAIRS and the iconic 'Aaron Burr' Got Milk? commercial

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