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Big News and Update From Alternative Cinema

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JOE SARNO RETROSPECT BLU-RAY SERIES – Film Movement, the New York-based film distributor of first-run, award-winning foreign and independent films, announced last month its acquisition of classic titles by noted sexploitation and erotica filmmaker Joe Sarno. In 2014, Film Movement released A LIFE IN DIRTY MOVIES, (Red Band Trailer HERE) a documentary about Sarno and his wife Peggy and their attempt to make one last film. (You can see the documentary on ShowTime, Netflix and Amazon streaming!) Because of the overwhelming response to the documentary Film Movement is partnering with Film Media to release HD restorations of Sarno’s films under the Film Movement Classics label. Two films, VAMPIRE ECSTASY (1973 – starring Marie Forsa) and SIN YOU SINNERS (1963), will be the first titles to be released on October 25th. The Blu-Ray can be ordered HERE. (A standard DVD of the collection is also available HERE)

42nd Street Pete – The original grind house guy – Pete Chiarella (a.k.a. 42nd Street Pete) not only LOVES all things grind house but LIVED it. Pete was a fixture on 42nd Street NYC in it’s filthy, corrupt 1970s heyday. Pete recently published Volume 8 of his Grind house Purgatory magazine and his latest Grindhouse DVD –Orgy of the Dolls Double Feature DVD is available NOW via After Hours Cinema. In addition we’re celebrating 10 years of 42nd Street Pete DVDs by offering every 42nd Street Pete DVD for the low price of $19.99 each (that’s $10. OFF per DVD!). See the entire collection HERE.

WEREWOLF IN THE AMAZON COLLECTION – Paul Naschy stars in A Werewolf in the Amazon, the heart of this four-film, 3-disc collection of vampires, werewolves, super villains and mummies as viewed through the dark and deliriously decadent lens of Brazil’s leading genre director, Ivan Cardoso. Trailer HERE. More info and Order link HERE. Long-sought after by film scholars and cult-movie aficionados, this first-time-to-DVD collection is brought to North American audiences by Camp Motion Pictures.

ROTGUT!! – In the vein of ‘80s cult classics like Basketcase and Slime City comes Rotgut, a terrifying tale in which a group of unlikely heroes battle a growing horde of mutated, mindless, worm-infested zombies! Directed by Billy Garberina. Check out the DVD page HERE!

CAMP MOTION PICTURES – Committed to Indie Film making – Past, Present and Future! Camp recently announced the upcoming release of two releases from filmmaker Gregory Lamberson – SLIME CITY/ SLIME CITY MASSACRE Blu-Ray and KILLER RACK! Both are available for pre-order and you can see the trailersHERE!

AMP DVD RE-RELEASES – It’s hard to believe that it’s been 10 years since the original DVD releases of the Camp Retro 80s Collection! Video Violence, Beauty Queen Butcher, Cannibal Campout and many others hit the streets in early 2007. In celebration of all things 1980s, Camp will begin re-releasing its 1980s line starting with the Polonia Brothers’ 1987 indie classic SPLATTER FARM. Look for a new DVD, T-Shirt and lots more in early 2017! In the meantime check out the newly cut trailer for Splatter Farm HERE! Camp Tee Shirts? We got ’em HERE! The perfect gift for the b-movie lover who has everything!

WHAT’S ON SALE? ON SALE DVDs from $4.99 – $9.99 – You’ll find an amazing selection of Horror and Cult Movies on sale in this awesome section HERE.

The AFTER HOURS CINEMA Grindhouse (You must be 18 or over to order from this section) – Authentic, 1970s New York Grindhouse – DVD collections curated from the actual 16mm adult film prints that played on 8th Ave in NYC. From 42nd Street Pete to the Grindhouse Director Series, After Hours Cinema celebrates it’s 10th year of bringing these great collections to you! Visit the entire section HERE. New to DVD this week are the following Grindhouse Double Features – STUDENT FILMS OF THE 1970s – Hand eager ‘70’s film students 100 bucks and a 16mm movie camera for the weekend, and you’d probably expect a load of pretentious, avante-garde rubbish to result, right?  Au contraire, they’ll go out and shoot a raunchy little skin flick! / TARZAN IN THE VALLEY – Tarzan as Edgar Rice Burroughs wished he could have written him! / TEENAGE SWINGER DBL FEATURE – A double dose of the kinds of sleazy ‘70s flicks that played the storefront shoe-box cinema circuit on that most magical of metropolitan macadam, 42nd Street!

OUR PODCAST – The Alternative Cinema Podcast! A new Alternative Cinema Podcast is on the way. In the meantime, check out the archive HERE.

Blacktooth

(Staff Writer) Lover of all things horror and metal. Also likes boobs and booze.

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