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Bob Clark’s ‘Deathdream’ Is Coming to Blu-ray
2016 is shaping up to be quite the year for Bob Clark fans. With Children Shouldn’t Play with Dead Things scheduled to hit Blu-ray in a couple of weeks from VCI, we’ve just learned Deathdream (aka Dead of Night) will be following suit thanks to Germany’s Subkultur Entertainment. No specific release date yet but the target date is sometime in March or April.
The film has received a 2k restoration and will be uncut. Previously the complete, uncut ending of the film was only available via VHS. The film will be part of Subkultur’s Grindhouse Collection which includes titles like Don’t Go in the House, Cannibal Man and Switchblade Sisters. The release will be region B.
Deathdream was Clark’s second collaboration with writer Alan Ormsby, following Children Shouldn’t Play with Dead Things. The film stars Richard Backus, John Marley, Lynn Carlin and features the special makeup effects work of Tom Savini.
Synopsis:
A young man killed in Vietnam inexplicably returns home as a zombie.
One of contemporary horror’s best werewolf movies is 2017’s Good Manners, and it’s finally set to receive a proper physical media release.
Icarus Films is partnering with OCN Distribution to unleash a new Blu-ray that’s now available to preorder via Vinegar Syndrome. and with a limited edition slipcover.
Set in São Paulo, the film follows Clara, a lonely nurse from the outskirts of the city who is hired by mysterious and wealthy Ana to be the nanny of her soon to be born child. Against all odds, the two women develop a strong bond. But a fateful night marked by a full moon changes their plans.
Good Manners is the second collaboration between filmmakers Juliana Rojas and Marco Dutra, who write and direct. Zama’s Rui Poças‘ cinematography captures this unique werewolf tale described as “Disney meets Jacques Tourneur.”
Our own Trace Thurman wrote in his review, “With Good Manners, Rojas and Dutro have made one of the best werewolf movies ever made. That they are able juggle commentaries on racism and classism while still managing to tell two deeply affecting love stories is remarkable.”
BONUS FEATURES:
- Commentary from film critics Shelagh Rowan-Legg and Carolyn Mauricette
- 12-page booklet with an essay by film critic Nicolas Pedrero-Setzer
- Making-of short film: The Making of a Werewolf (2 mins)
- Two additional short films from the filmmakers: A STEM (15 mins), directed by Juliana Rojas & Marco Dutras, and DOPPELGANGER (24 mins), directed by Juliana Rojas
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