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Threads
28 July
On Sunday September 23rd, 1984, Threads was broadcast on Britain’s BBC 2. Written by novelist/playwright Barry Hines and directed by BAFTA winner Mick Jackson, the film depicted the effects of a thermonuclear attack on the working-class city of Sheffield. Four months later, the film was shown on American cable TV. In both countries, the graphic horrors of detonation, societal collapse, and nuclear winter were indelibly seared into tens of millions of homes. For the first time ever, Threads is now scanned in 4K from the original 16mm A/B rolls with 7 hours of Special Features produced by Severin Films. The new collection includes a slew of special features including a Bonus Disc of Craig Ian Mann & Robert Nevitt’s new documentary Survivors: The Spectre of Threads, exploring the untold stories of the film’s impact on the people of Sheffield and throughout UK culture. Threads is available in North America now in a new 3-disc collection, courtesy of Severin Films, also available on import.
Mockbuster
27 July
Welcome to The Asylum and meet once-promising Australian filmmaker Anthony Frith who, having fallen into the mundane world of directing corporate videos, decides it’s time to pursue his true ambition – making movies. The budding director’s dream collides with chaos and compromise, when he lands a surprise job and is pulled headlong into the weird and wonderful world of The Asylum – the notorious production house who introduced the world to the likes of
Sharknado,
King of the Ants, and more. Tasked by Hollywood’s B-movie kings with directing a lost-world dinosaur film in suburban Adelaide, he takes the bull by the horns, also turning the camera on himself, filming a behind-the-scenes documentary as the chaos unfolds.
Mockbuster is a hilarious and unexpectedly poignant documentary about chasing the dream, through the absurd hustle of genre filmmaking, while a different kind of success awaits behind-the-scenes, is available on digital now, courtesy of Miracle Media.
Di'Anno: Iron Maiden's Lost Singer
27 July
Meet former Iron Maiden frontman Paul Di’Anno – one of the most influential heavy metal vocalists you probably haven’t heard of – in a strikingly raw, intimate and inspiring feature documentary Di’Anno: Iron Maiden’s Lost Singer. From director Wes Orshoski (Lemmy), the film follows the rocker from 2017 up to 2023 – a year before his untimely death. An insightful, emotional, and at times harrowing account of his final years, the documentary sees Di’Anno undergo knee surgery, run out of money, reunite with music legends and fall in love, all while his health makes a dramatic turn-around thanks to the goodwill of fans, doctors, nurses and his former bandmates, leading to his heroic, risky and drama-filled return to the stage. Stretching far beyond the confines of a music documentary, Di’Anno: Iron Maiden’s Lost Singer is a vulnerable, unfiltered and uplifting tale of determination, despair and a testament to the power of community and a devoted fandom, available on UK digital now, courtesy of Miracle Media.
The Mortuary Assistant
20 July
Based on the critically acclaimed, best-selling videogame of the same name, Shudder Original The Mortuary Assistant, a blood-curdling new possession horror film is set to send shivers down your spine this Summer. Award-winning director Jeremiah Kipp dials up the chills as he brings the much-loved game of demons and death to life, delving deeper into the lore of Brian Clarke’s cult first-person horror simulation. The film follows Rebecca Owens (Willa Holland – The O.C., Arrow) – a newly certified mortician with a troubled past who takes over the night shift after being hired at River Fields Mortuary. What starts out as your run-of-the-mill embalming takes an unnerving turn when she discovers a demonic entity has latched onto her and is using the morgue as a bridge between the living and the dead. With only one night to prevent the entity from completing its full possession, Rebecca must navigate a series of demonic rituals, unravel her mentor’s (Paul Sparks – Boardwalk Empire, House of Cards) shady secrets and confront her own buried traumas to survive until sunrise. Intertwining trauma, gore and outstanding practical effects, join The Mortuary Assistant for a spine-chilling, against-the-clock fright fest, available on Blu-ray, DVD and digital now, courtesy of Acorn Media International.
The Brokenwood Mysteries Series 12
20 July
New Zealand's deadliest detective drama, The Brokenwood Mysteries, is back for its entertaining 12th outing, arriving just in time for a summer of sleuthing with even more witty whodunnits, deadpan humour and heart. The new series features six new feature length mysteries, from attempted alien abductions to a surfing priest with a dark history and a masquerade ball masking a mysterious death. The formidable team also dig into the strange case of a dead bride found by the tracks of a historic railway, a killer ukulele and a stolen family heirloom that leaves blood on the hands of fan-favourite siblings Ray and Trudy Neilson. For a delightful mix of retro detective drama, intriguing investigations, warmth, wit and small-town charm, crack open a new casebook of crimes from New Zealand’s most murderous town with The Brokenwood Mysteries Series 12, available on DVD and digital now, courtesy of Acorn Media International.
Home in You
20 July
Home in You sheds light on societal problems surrounding immigration and gentrification, delicately balancing serious topics with humour and warmth. Offering an intimate and authentic portrayal of a family caught between two worlds, it follows immigrant parents from Lebanon striving to understand their more assimilated children, who grapple with the challenges of adolescence and dual identities. As they scramble to find a new home during an idyllic Swedish summer, the family clashes with each other and their surroundings. They embark on a journey of self-discovery, seeking not only a new home in Sweden but also a sense of belonging within their own family unit. The series is streaming on Viaplay via Amazon Prime now.
Son of the Soil
13 July
Get in deep with Son of the Soil – an explosive new adrenaline-fuelled and emotionally charged ‘bone-crunching Lagos revenge thriller with bruising swagger’ (The Guardian) from acclaimed British Chinese director Chee Keong Cheung and Action Xtreme – the UK's first major action studio. Reminiscent of gritty genre favourites, John Wick, The Equalizer and Taken, the multi-award-winning actioner sees writer and star Razaaq Adoti return to his Nigerian roots in a gritty and powerful lead performance, that sees him pull no punches, as a former special ops paratrooper intent on revenge and redemption. Channelling personal grief, cultural pride, and diasporic identity, Son of the Soil sows a powerful, adrenaline-fuelled story of vengeance and salvation into a Hollywood-grade action thriller with authentic African soul. The film makes is available on UK digital now, courtesy of Trinity Content Partners, following its acclaimed theatrical release.
Cold Prey Trilogy
6 July
Second Sight Films brings the chills Norwegian style as Cold Prey Trilogy is the latest classic horror collection to get the Limited Edition Blu-ray Box Set treatment, complete with an outstanding slew of special features. Roar Uthaug’s Cold Prey introduces us to five friends who head to the mountains of Jotunheimen, for a fun-filled snowboarding trip. But when one falls and breaks his leg, they find themselves cut off with no phone reception and seek refuge in an abandoned building, to wait for help. Little do they know, a mysterious, brutal serial killer known as the Mountain Man stalks the snow-covered landscape causing murderous mayhem in the mountains. Mats Stenberg’s chilling sequel Cold Prey II follows on from the fear-filled first feature and Mikkel Brænne Sandemose’s Cold Prey III takes us to the 1980s where a group of teenagers visit an abandoned hotel in the Norwegian woods and find themselves hunted by the psychotic chiller killer. Cold Prey Trilogy Limited Edition is guaranteed to give you the shivers with this ice-cold killer Nordic slasher collection, available now courtesy of Second Sight Films.
Children of the Wicker Man
30 June
With his 1973 directorial debut, Robin Hardy fought to craft what would eventually be recognised as one of the greatest horror movies ever made, The Wicker Man. But for his loved ones, Hardy created a very different kind of nightmare. Art historian Dominic Hardy and filmmaker Justin Hardy explore their late father’s complicated legacy in a new documentary uncovering the personal costs of the film’s chaotic production, their father’s war with the studio British Lion, his bitter falling-out with Anthony Shaffer, the financial and sexual improprieties that tore families apart and their own lifelong traumas. Also available is the new 232-page hardcover book Children of the Wicker Man, featuring Robin Hardy’s long-unseen personal documents and photographs as well as original illustrations by Dominic Hardy. Children of the Wicker Man is available on blu-ray now, courtesy of Severin Films US.
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