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The Spirit Is Willing [Blu-ray] Legendary cult-filmmaker, William Castle (Strait-Jacket) directs this spooky horror comedy. A couple (Sid Caesar and Vera Miles) and their adolescent son (Barry Gordon) move into a quiet New England summer cottage. Soon after their arrival, a series of strange and increasingly destructive occurrences begin to happen, the perpetrators are a trio of angry ghosts who want the cabin all for themselves. The stellar cast includes John McGiver, Mary Wickes, Jesse White, Harvey Lembeck, Jay C. Flippen and the Addams Family star, John Astin.

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Directed by William Castle
Starring Sid Caesar, Vera Miles, Barry Gordon

A family rent a haunted seaside house in New England for their summer vacation, which quickly turns into a ghost-hunt

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Convoy 4KUHD 4K UHD When the western film, for many decades the staple of the American cinema, suffered a decline in the Seventies, a new sub-genre helped fill the void—the trucking epic. Legendary filmmaker Sam Peckinpah (Ride the High Country, Straw Dogs, Bring Me the Head of Alfredo Garcia) directed this action-packed classic based on the runaway hit song, Convoy. Martin ‘Rubber Duck’ Penwald (Kris Kristofferson, Pat Garrett & Billy the Kid) who, in pursuance of a feud with Sheriff Dirty Lyle ‘Cottonmouth’ Wallace (Ernest Borgnine, The Wild Bunch), unites scores of his fellow drivers via Citizen Band radio into a gigantic mile-long convoy which, powered by pent-up frustrations and resentments as much as by diesel fuel, rolls irresistibly along the Arizona highways towards the freedom of the Mexican border. The stellar cast includes Ali MacGraw (The Getaway), Seymour Cassel (Rushmore) and Burt Young (The Killer Elite) as Bobby ‘Love Machine’ ‘Pig Pen’. Beautifully shot in CinemaScope by the great Harry Stradling Jr. (Bite the Bullet), Convoy was Peckinpah’s biggest box office hit.Special Features:DISC 1 (4KUHD):• Brand New HDR/Dolby Vision Master by StudioCanal – From a 4K Scan of the 35mm Original Camera Negative• NEW Audio Commentary by Filmmaker/Historian Steve Mitchell• Audio Commentary by Sam Peckinpah Historians Paul Seydor, Garner Simmons and Nick Redman• Audio Commentary by Peckinpah Scholar Mike Siegel• 5.1 Surround and Lossless 2.0 Audio• Triple-Layered UHD100 Disc• Optional English SubtitlesDISC 2 (BLU-RAY):• Brand New HD Master by StudioCanal – From a 4K Scan of the 35mm Original Camera Negative• NEW Audio Commentary by Filmmaker/Historian Steve Mitchell• Audio Commentary by Sam Peckinpah Historians Paul Seydor, Garner Simmons and Nick Redman• Audio Commentary by Peckinpah Scholar Mike Siegel• Sam’s Trucker Movie: 2013 Documentary - Revised in 2024 (70:44)• The Lost Convoy: 2024 Video Essay by Mike Siegel• Three Lost Scenes: Deleted Scenes Illustrated with Rare Photos (5:53)• Injokes, Friends & Cameos: 2013 Featurette (6:05)• Trucker Notes from Norway: 2013 Interview with Norwegian Trucker Expert Anders Loefaldli (3:19)• The Duck Trucks: 2024 Featurette (8:34)• Promoting Convoy: International Posters & Lobby Cards (9:49)• Convoy in Color: A Selection of 125 Color Stills (11:03)• Filming Convoy 1: A Rare Selection of 360 Production Stills (10:32)• Filming Convoy 2: A Rare Selection of 360 Production Stills (11:06)• Filming Convoy 3: A Rare Selection of 360 Production Stills (11:18)• Theatrical Trailer Widescreen (3:47)• TV Spot (1:07)• 6 Radio Spots (3:32)• 5.1 Surround and Lossless 2.0 Audio• Dual-Layered BD50 Disc• Optional English Subtitles

"Convoy" (1978) 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray from Kino Lorber

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Directed by Sam Peckinpah
Starring Kris Kristofferson, Ali MacGraw

Truckers form a mile-long "convoy" in support of a trucker's vendetta with an abusive sheriff

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Kino Lorber: Convoy 4K Sam Peckinpah’s rollicking action-comedy (with just the right amount of social commentary) gets an excellent 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray upgrade from Kino Lorber.

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Sam Peckinpah's biggest box-office success akin to combining "Sorcerer" with a Skoal ring

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Arrow Video To Release Lucky McKee's Folk Horror THE WOODS on Limited Edition Blu-Ray | Horror Cult Films In 2006, director Lucky McKee (The Woman) followed up his critically acclaimed character study May with The Woods, a brooding folk horror spellbinder in the tradition of such classics as Carrie and Su...

Arrow Video To Release Lucky McKee’s Folk Horror THE WOODS on Limited Edition Blu-Ray

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Arrow Video To Release Lucky McKee's Folk Horror THE WOODS on Limited Edition Blu-Ray | Horror Cult Films In 2006, director Lucky McKee (The Woman) followed up his critically acclaimed character study May with The Woods, a brooding folk horror spellbinder in the tradition of such classics as Carrie and Su...

Arrow Video To Release Lucky McKee’s Folk Horror THE WOODS on Limited Edition Blu-Ray

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Evilenko (2-Disc Limited Collector's Edition) [4K Ultra HD + Blu-ray] Based on the shocking true story of the former Soviet Union's most notorious serial killer, this riveting, haunting film explores the mind of a true monster; a man who mutilated and devoured more than 50 children. For years, Andrei Evilenko (Malcolm McDowell, A Clockwork Orange, Gangster No. 1, TV's "Entourage") eluded the obsessive Detective Lesiev (Marton Csokas, The Lord of the Rings Trilogy, xXx, Aeon Flux) and the psychiatric profiler Aron Richter (Ronald Pickup, The Chronicles of Narnia). Spurred on by his rabid fury at the gradual crumbling of his precious Soviet Union, Evilenko is a man who will live, die and kill as a communist. The haunting melodies of composer Angelo Badalamenti (Twin Peaks, Mulholland Drive) and writer-director David Grieco's stark imagination have created a portrait of a serial killer that will resound in the psyches of us all.4K ULTRA HD + BLU-RAY | LIMITED COLLECTOR'S EDITION CONTENTS:NEW 4K restoration of the original camera negative by Unearthed FilmsDTS-HD Master Audio 5.1Optional English SDH Subtitles DISC ONE – FEATURE (4K ULTRA HD):NEW 4K restoration of the original camera negative by Unearthed Films presented in its original 1.85:1 aspect ratio in HDR DISC TWO – FEATURE & EXTRAS (BLU-RAY):NEW 4K restoration of the original camera negative by Unearthed Films presented in 1080p HD in its original 1.85:1 aspect ratioAn 81 minute cast and crew interview collection including writer/director David Grieco, actor Malcolm McDowell and composer Angelo Badalamenti'Evilenko Dossier: Andrei Chikatilo' A 27 minute look at the real-life basis for the character of EvilenkoDavid Grieco and Malcolm McDowell on 'Evilenko' A 69 Minute interview from 2021Photo GalleryOriginal Trailer

"Evilenko" (2003) Limited Collector's Edition 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray

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Written & Directed by David Grieco
Starring Malcolm McDowell, Marton Csokas

A disgraced communist schoolteacher in Kyiv becomes a brutal, unfeeling serial killer

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Evilenko 4K UHD Review Malcolm McDowell convincingly brings a serial killer to life in this fictionalized account of the Evilenko, a Ukrainian-born Soviet serial killer.

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A grueling psychological horror thriller from Italian filmmaker David Grieco, that plumbs the depths of human depravity while grappling with the societal shifts of a collapsing Soviet Union.

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#NowWatching “The Last Showgirl” (2024) on Apple iTunes

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Directed by Gia Coppola
Starring Pamela Anderson

A seasoned showgirl must plan for her future when her show abruptly closes after a 30-year run

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#NowWatching "Pressure" (1976) on The Criterion Channel

Directed by Horace Ové
Starring Herbert Norville, Oscar James, Frank Singuineau

A British-born younger son of an immigrant family from Trinidad finds himself adrift between two cultures.

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#NowWatching “A League of Their Own” (1992) on 4K UHD Blu-Ray

Directed by Penny Marshall

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During WWII, two sisters join the first female professional baseball league

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Red Queen Kills Seven Times, The At the height of the Italian giallo boom in the early 1970s, scores of filmmakers turned their hand to crafting their own unique takes on these lurid murder-mystery thrillers. In The Red Queen Kills Seven Times, an age-old family curse hits sisters Kitty (Barbara Bouchet, Milano Calibro 9) and Franziska (Marina Malfatti, All the Colours of the Dark) following the death of their grandfather Tobias (Rudolf Schündler, The Exorcist, Suspiria). Every hundred years, so the legend goes, the bloodthirsty Red Queen returns and claims seven fresh victims. Was Tobias just the first... and are Kitty and Franziska next? Director Emilio P. Miraglia (The Night Evelyn Came Out of the Grave) once again combines a conventional giallo whodunit narrative with supernatural chills, concocting a gripping horror/thriller hybrid which moves effortlessly between the world of high fashion and creepy gothic locales. Co-starring B-movie legend Sybil Danning (Grindhouse, Howling II), The Red Queen Kills Seven Times shows that there’s more to gialli than black-gloved killers! SPECIAL EDITION CONTENTS:Brand new 2K restoration of the film from the original camera negativeHigh Definition Blu-ray (1080p) presentationOriginal mono Italian and English soundtracks (lossless DTS-HD Master Audio)Newly translated English subtitles for the Italian soundtrackOptional English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing for the English soundtrackNew audio commentary by Alan Jones and Kim NewmanExclusive interview with actress Sybil DanningNew interview with critic Stephen ThrowerArchival introduction by production/costume designer Lorenzo BaraldiDead à Porter – archival interview with Lorenzo BaraldiRounding Up the Usual Suspects – archival interview with actor Marino MaséIf I Met Emilio Miraglia Today – archival featurette with Erika Blanc, Lorenzo Baraldi and Marino MaséMy Favourite... Films – archival interview with actress Barbara BouchetAlternative openingOriginal Italian and English theatrical trailersReversible sleeve featuring original and newly commissioned artwork by Gilles Vranckx

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2 sisters inherit castle, which is said to be haunted by their ancestor: a woman who commits 7 murders every 100 years

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#NowWatching “Witchfinder General” (1968) on 4K UHD Blu-Ray from 88 Films

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During the English Civil War, a young Roundhead seeks vengeance against a vicious witch-hunter

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#NowWatching “The Texas Chain Saw Massacre” (1974) on Fandango

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Directed by Tobe Hooper

5 friends head out to rural Texas to visit the grave of a grandfather. On the way they stumble across a deserted house

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#NowWatching ”Homeward Bound: The Incredible Journey” (1993), #263 on the D23 list of theatrically-released feature films made by Disney

I’m viewing all 800+ IN ORDER

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3 pets embark on a long trek to find their family

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#NowWatching “Death Becomes Her” (1992) on 4K UHD Blu-Ray

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When a fading actress learns of an immortality treatment, she sees it as a way to outdo her long-time rival

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#NowWatching “Four Flies on Grey Velvet” (1971) on 4K UHD Blu-Ray

Directed by Dario Argento

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A musician is stalked by an homicidal maniac who is blackmailing him

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#NowWatching “Guest House Paradiso” (1999) on blu-ray (Vin Syn)

Starring Rik Mayall, Adrian Edmondson, Bill Nighy

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A perverted loser & his alcoholic partner-in-crime, run the worst hotel in Britain

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#NowWatching “The Snowtown Murders” (2011) on blu-ray from IFC

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Based on true events, 16-year-old Jamie falls in with his mother's new boyfriend, a relationship that leads to a murder spree

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#NowWatching “Prospect” (2018) on 4K UHD Blu-Ray

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A girl & her father land on a moon to mine for gems, but a malfunction forces them to confront dangerous rival prospectors

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#NowWatching “Blazing Saddles” (1974) on 4K UHD Blu-Ray

Directed by Mel Brooks

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To steal a town’s land, a corrupt politician appoints a black sheriff, who becomes his foe

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#NowWatching ”The Cemetery Club” (1993), #262 on the D23 list of theatrically-released feature films made by Disney (Touchstone).

I’m viewing all 800+ films IN ORDER.

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Lifelong friends meet weekly to celebrate the past & present.

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#NowWatching “Flesh for Frankenstein” (1973) on 4K UHD Blu-Ray from Vinegar Syndrome

Directed by Paul Morrissey

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Baron Frankenstein creates 2 "zombies" to mate them in order to create a master race

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FCC Approves $8 Billion Paramount/Skydance Media Merger; Co-CEO Chris McCarthy Exiting Company - Media Play News The FCC late Thursday (July 24) formally approved Skydance Media’s $8 billion acquisition of Paramount Global and its subsidiaries, including the CBS Network of owned and operated broadcast television...

It's amazing how fast the Trump administration can move once two multi-million dollar bribes are paid to its dear leader

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#NowWatching “Spring” (2014) on blu-ray

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A young man in a personal tailspin flees from US to Italy, where he sparks up a romance with a woman harboring a dark, primordial secret

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#NowWatching “The Battle of Algiers” (1966) on The Criterion Channel.

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Directed by Gillo Pontecorvo

In the 1950s, fear and violence escalate as the people of Algiers fight for independence from the French government.

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This is a film about a group of wealthy individuals purposefully sabotaging the U.S. government in hopes of bringing on a more fascist authoritarian regime because they believe it’s better for business and will keep the rich/ make them wealthier. Hmm…sounds familiar.

a woman is riding a scooter down a hallway in a building . ALT: a woman is riding a scooter down a hallway in a building .

RIP Ozzie Osbourne. You’ll always be remembered for being on one of America’s favorite family television programs. And probably for whatever you did before that too.

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#NowWatching “Saboteur” (1942) on 4K UHD Blu-Ray from Universal Studios

Directed by Alfred Hitchcock

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A young man accused of sabotage goes on the run to prove his innocence.

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Hot Take: A president should be required to wait until he no longer has the power of the presidency to rule over a business companies he plans to sue so there is no conflict of interest.

#NowWatching “The Long Voyage Home” (1940) blu-ray from Imprint Films

Directed by John Ford
Starring John Wayne

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A merchant ship's crew tries to survive the loneliness of the sea and the coming of war

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