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1980 Cult Film ‘Arrebato’ Restored for First Ever Theatrical Release in the United States [Trailer]

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Never before released theatrically in the States, Altered Innocence has restored the feverish cult film Arrebato (Rapture) and is bringing it to New York and Los Angeles theaters (among others) this October, Bloody Disgusting exclusively learned a few weeks back.

Check out the official trailer below, first shared by Indiewire earlier today, and we’re also exclusively debuting the 4K restoration’s poster art today. Find that underneath the trailer!

The poster comes courtesy of Sister Hyde Design.

Arrebato, a dimension-shattering blend of heroin, sex, and Super-8, is the final word on cinemania,” hypes the press release. “This towering feat of counterculture was the final feature of Spanish cult filmmaker and movie poster designer Iván Zulueta.”

Screening locations include:

  • Anthology Film Archives (NYC, NY) — 10/1-7
  • Nuart (L.A., CA) — 10/8-14
  • Austin Film Society (Austin, TX) — 10/8-10
  • Lightbox Film Center (Philadelphia, PA) — 10/9
  • Cleveland Cinematheque (Cleveland, OH) — 10/14-15
  • Beacon Cinema (Seattle, WA) — 10/15-17
  • Belcourt Theatre (Nashville, TN) — 10/16
  • Apohadion Theater (Portland, ME) — 10/16
  • Roxie Theater (San Francisco, CA) — 10/18
  • Stray Cat Theater (Kansas City, MO) — 10/22
  • Brattle Theater (Boston, MA) — 11/19-21

In the film…

“Horror movie director José is adrift in a sea of doubt and drugs. As his belated second feature nears completion, his reclusive bubble is popped by two events: a sudden reappearance from an ex-girlfriend and a package from past acquaintance Pedro: a reel of Super-8 film, an audiotape, and a door key. From there, the boundaries of time, space, and sexuality are erased as José is once more sucked into Pedro’s vampiric orbit. Together, they attempt the ultimate hallucinogenic catharsis through a moebius strip of filming and being filmed.”

Oscar winner Pedro Almodóvar (Talk to Her, Volver, The Skin I Live In) calls Arrebato a “total modern classic.”

Writer in the horror community since 2008. Editor in Chief of Bloody Disgusting. Owns Eli Roth's prop corpse from Piranha 3D. Has four awesome cats. Still plays with toys.

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Dev Patel’s ‘Monkey Man’ Is Now Available to Watch at Home!

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After pulling in $28 million at the worldwide box office this month, director (and star) Dev Patel’s critically acclaimed action-thriller Monkey Man is now available to watch at home.

You can rent Monkey Man for $19.99 or digitally purchase the film for $24.99!

Monkey Man is currently 88% Fresh on Rotten Tomatoes, with Bloody Disgusting’s head critic Meagan Navarro awarding the film 4.5/5 stars in her review out of SXSW back in March.

Meagan raves, “While the violence onscreen is palpable and painful, it’s not just the exquisite fight choreography and thrilling action set pieces that set Monkey Man apart but also its political consciousness, unique narrative structure, and myth-making scale.”

“While Monkey Man pays tribute to all of the action genre’s greats, from the Indonesian action classics to Korean revenge cinema and even a John Wick joke or two, Dev Patel’s cultural spin and unique narrative structure leave behind all influences in the dust for new terrain,” Meagan’s review continues.

She adds, “Monkey Man presents Dev Patel as a new action hero, a tenacious underdog with a penetrating stare who bites, bludgeons, and stabs his way through bodies to gloriously bloody excess. More excitingly, the film introduces Patel as a strong visionary right out of the gate.”

Inspired by the legend of Hanuman, Monkey Man stars Patel as Kid, an anonymous young man who ekes out a meager living in an underground fight club where, night after night, wearing a gorilla mask, he is beaten bloody by more popular fighters for cash. After years of suppressed rage, Kid discovers a way to infiltrate the enclave of the city’s sinister elite. As his childhood trauma boils over, his mysteriously scarred hands unleash an explosive campaign of retribution to settle the score with the men who took everything from him.

Monkey Man is produced by Jordan Peele’s Monkeypaw Productions.

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