Imprint has brought many overlooked classics into the HD fold since launching in mid-2020, and one of their latest is Ida Lupino’s obscure drama Outrage, making its worldwide debut on Blu-ray. Newly engaged with the world at her feet, young woman, Ann Walton (Mala Powers), is raped while on her way home from work. Unable […]
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My social studies teacher once said that driving, or even just being a passenger, is the most dangerous thing one can do each day, due to the ever-present risk of a collision with a fellow motorist that easily has the potential to be fatal. While many would heed that warning, there are others who find
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H.R Pufnstuf was very much a product of its time. While aimed at children, there was clearly something on offer for older viewers, particularly those who like to indulge in mind-altering substances. Now thanks to Via Vision Entertainment fans can once again go on a trip with the feature film prequel of the shot-lived cult
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Ten years before “found-footage” was a novel concept, The McPherson Tape broke ground, and for a short while became a legend through its depiction of an alien abduction through the lens of an 80s video camera. Now it’s on Blu-ray, but not in HD, thanks to the American Genre Film Archive and 101 Films in
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High school sucked; as it did for countless many. Chalk it down to natural law, but there was always comfort through television and film, my preferred means of escape. Freaks and Geeks came to Australia a little after it aired in the United States, but the ill-fated series had even less of a chance here
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When the boutique label Imprint Films’ announced they were releasing Tam Lin, there was a collective “What?” uttered across social media by physical media collectors, but that’s by no means a knock against the film, just an indication of its level of obscurity. Based on the old fairy ballad from Scotland, Tam Lin or The Ballad
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I remember being obsessed with Bruce Lee for a short while during childhood (somewhere between the Incredible Crash Dummies and Mighty Max) as the martial artist was enjoying a resurgence in popularity following the release of Dragon: The Bruce Lee “Story”. Hollywood’s take on the iconic figure has always been very summarised, but Umbrella Entertainment
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Imprint has taken a while with dishing out their horror titles, granted they did hit the ground running with a string of exclusive releases, but now in 2022 Australia’s flagship label are catering more and more to fans of the most popular genre. Let’s Scare Jessica to Death, an eerier and sleepy classic from Paramount,
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Guillermo del Toro’s very flashy and colourful remake Nightmare Alley is currently in theatres, which has coincided with the UK debut of the original 1947 classic on Blu-ray, released by Signal One Entertainment. Tyrone Power stars as a small-time carnival mentalist, Stanton Carlisle, whose ambition, lies and deception enable him to rise to the national
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As part of an ongoing partnership with the American Genre Film Archive, the UK based label 101 Films will be bringing a slate of obscure titles to Blu-ray disc for the Region B market throughout 2022. The first is a little film simply named, Effects which, for a long time had all but disappeared due
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