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Hard Boiled is a 1992 Hong Kong comedy thriller by John Woo
Starring Chow Yun-Fat, Tony Leung Chiu-wai and Teresa Mo  

Cut by the BBFC for an 18 rated 1993 cinema release and further cut for 1994 VHS. Passed 18 uncut for DVD since 2001. Uncut and MPAA Unrated in the US. There is also a shortened and cut Hong Kong Theatrical Version and an extended Taiwan Version.

Summary Notes

A tough-as-nails cop teams up with an undercover agent to shut down a sinister mobster and his crew.

US: Uncut and MPAA R rated for:

• 2025 SHOUT! FACTORY R0 4K Blu-ray at US Amazon #ad released on 4th November 2025

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In this genre-defining masterpiece from action legend John Woo (Face/Off, Mission: Impossible 2, The Killer), a cop (Chow Yun-Fat, Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon, The Killer) who loses his partner in a shoot-out with gun smugglers goes on a mission to catch them. In order to get closer to the leaders of the ring he joins forces with an undercover cop (Tony Leung, In the Mood for Love, Marvel's Shang-Chi) who's working as a gangster hitman. They use all means of excessive force to find them.

Bonus Content:

• 4K Scan from the Original Camera Negative
• Presented in Dolby Vision
• Optional English Subtitles Newly Translated for this Release
• Audio Commentary with Director John Woo and Film Journalist Drew Tayler
• Audio Commentary with Film Historian Frank Djeng
• Audio Commentary with Director John Woo, Producer Terence Chang, Filmmaker Roger Avary, and Critic Dave Kehr (Recorded by The Criterion Collection)
• Violent Night: Interview with Director John Woo
• Boiling Over: Interview with Actor Anthony Wong
• No Time For Failure: Interview with Producer Terence Chang
• Hard To Resist: Interview with Screenwriter Gordon Chan
• Boiled to Perfection: Interview with Screenwriter Chung Hang Ku
• Body Count Blues: Interview with Composer Michael Gibbs
• Hong Kong Confidential: Inside Hard Boiled with Author Grady Hendrix
• Gun-Fu Fever: Interview with Author Leon Hunt
• Chewing The Fat: Interview Academic with Lin Feng
• Deleted and Extended Scenes
• Trailers
• Image Gallery

Crocodile Dundee: The Encore Cut is a 1986 Australia/US comedy adventure by Peter Faiman
Starring Paul Hogan, Linda Kozlowski and John Meillon  

The shortened International Version was cut for strong language. This was released in the UK without further cuts for a 15 rated cinema release in 1986. However BBFC category cuts were required for 15 rated VHS. These video cuts were waived for the DVD release of the International Version. In 2025 modern sensitivities resulted in transgender jokes being cut for a version entitled The Encore Cut.

The UK theatrical version was uncut though video releases were edited by 23 seconds for a '15' certificate by the BBFC to remove shots of a man snorting cocaine and Sue's referral to the drug as "a buzz" during the party scene. These cuts were waived in 2002. However all UK releases feature the US print which replaces 'stickybeak' with 'busybody' and overdubs one of the pimp's 2 uses of 'fuck' (replaced with 'screw') which were made to secure the film a US PG-13 certificate.

Summary Notes

An American reporter travels to the Australian outback to meet eccentric poacher Mick "Crocodile" Dundee and invites him to New York City, where he comes face-to-face with the complexities of modern life.

UK: The Encore Cut: Uncut and BBFC 15 rated for drug misuse:

• 2025 Signature Entertainment (RB) Blu-ray at UK Amazon #ad released on 3rd November 2025
• 2025 Signature Entertainment R2 DVD at UK Amazon #ad released on 3rd November 2025

Promotional Material

Mick's back... in CROCODILE DUNDEE: THE ENCORE CUT. Paul Hogan is the legendary Mick Dundee, a larrikin bushman with a unique philosophy, rugged charm and easy humour. American journalist, Sue Charlton, travels to the wild Australian Outback to investigate the tall tale of Mike's croc attack survival, but bites off more than she can chew. When Mick saves Sue's life, sparks fly, opposites attract, and the adventure really begins. She entices her unlikely hero to New York City, where he conquers the confusing complexities of the concrete jungle. Fall in love all over again with Mick Dundee in the encoure of Australia's most iconic film.

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Absolution is a 1978 UK mystery thriller by Anthony Page
Starring Richard Burton, Dominic Guard and David Bradley  

Exists as a Theatrical Version and a shortened Director's Cut.

Summary Notes

Two boys try to drive a strict priest mad with their confessed sins at a boarding school in England.

UK: BBFC details not yet published for the Director's Cut:
UK: The Theatrical Version was passed 15 uncut:

• 2025 88 Films [Theatrical Version + Director's Cut] (RB) Blu-ray at UK Amazon #ad released on 10th November 2025
• 2025 88 Films [Theatrical Version] R2 DVD at UK Amazon #ad released on 10th November 2025

Promotional Material

Mixing themes of misguided teenage spirit, religious responsibility and mortal sin, Absolution is a complex murder mystery which gave Richard Burton one of his strongest cinema roles of the 1970s. Set in an exclusive boarding school, we focus on Benji (Dominic Guard) who decides to play a prank and confesses to overly-strict Father Goddard (Burton) that hes murdered a man named Blakey (Billy Connolly in his screen debut). Goddard uncovers the lie but when Benji confesses to the murder again, the priest finds his life turning into an ever-darkening nightmare. Written by Anthony Shaffer (The Wicker Man) and directed by Anthony Page (The Lady Vanishes) this is a suspenseful and twisted tale which utilises its remote setting to truly turn up the tension.

EXTRAS

• High Definition Blu-Ray Presentation in 1.85:1 Aspect Ratio
• 2.0 LPCM Dual-Mono
• Optional English Subtitles
• Audio Commentary by Kim Newman and Sean Hogan
• Audio Commentary by Kevin Lyons
• Also Features the 2018 Directors Cut
• The Devil to Pay - Anthony Page on Absolution
• Them and Us - Dominic Guard on Absolution
• Image Gallery
• Original Trailer

A History of Violence is a 2005 US/Canada/UK/Germany action thriller by David Cronenberg
Starring Viggo Mortensen, Maria Bello and Ed Harris

Cut in the US for an MPAA R rating. Distributed uncut in the rest of the world. The film was also cut in India and the Philippines

Summary Notes

A mild-mannered man becomes a local hero through an act of violence, which sets off repercussions that will shake his family to its very core.

UK: Uncut and BBFC 18 rated for strong violence, injury detail, sexual threat:

• 2025 Criterion R0 4K Blu-ray at UK Amazon #ad released on 27th October 2025

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In David Cronenbergs subtly provocative film, one of his most celebrated, all is not as it initially seems. In his first of many collaborations with the director, Viggo Mortensen delivers a highly nuanced performance as Tom Stall, a small-town husband and father who is hailed as a hero when he kills the would-be perpetrators of a violent robbery. But how did this ordinary family man dispatch them with such skill? Working with an exceptional cast that also includes Maria Bello, Ed Harris, and William Hurt, Cronenberg slyly deconstructs the mythos of the American action hero, posing elemental questions about identity, human nature, and the violence that we both abhor and cant look away from.

Ms. 45 (aka Angel of Vengeance) is a 1981 USA crime thriller by Abel Ferrara.
With Zoë Lund, Albert Sinkys and Darlene Stuto.

Cut by the BBFC for 18 rated cinema and VHS but uncut and 18 rated on 2025 Blu-ray. The US R rated version is also cut.

Summary Notes

Four college girls battle vampires and other supernatural forces when they pledge a strange sorority, stumbling into a hallucinatory mix of butt-biting bloodsuckers, unexplained time jumps, and increasingly ridiculous situations.

UK: Uncut and BBFC 18 rated for sexual violence:

• 2025 Arrow Video Limited Edition (RB) Blu-ray at UK Amazon #ad released on 27th October 2025

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From Abel Ferrara, director of The Driller Killer and King of New York , comes a terrifying revenge-thriller in the tradition of Death Wish and Taxi Driver ... Ms. 45 (aka Angel of Vengeance ) will blow you away.

New York, 1980. Raped at gunpoint on her way home from work, mute seamstress Thana returns to the safety of her apartment only to be assaulted again by a burglar; but this time she fights back. Bludgeoning her assailant with an iron, she takes his gun and begins to dispose of the body piece by piece. Fuelled by her trauma, Thana sees that sexual threat is everywhere in the city and decides to bring a .45 calibre solution to the problem.

A devastating depiction of sexual violence and female rage, with a stunning central performance from Zoë Lund (credited as Zoë Tamerlis), Ms. 45 arrives on 4K UHD in a brand-new restoration that gives an extraordinary glimpse into the grimy glamour of New York in the 80s and with all its controversial power intact.

LIMITED EDITION BLU-RAY CONTENTS

• Brand new 4K restoration by Arrow Films from the original 35mm camera negative
• High Definition (1080p) Blu-ray presentation
• Original lossless mono audio
• Optional English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing
• Brand new audio commentary by Alexandra Heller-Nicholas, author of Rape Revenge Films: A Critical Study and Cultographies: Ms. 45
• The Voice of Violence , a new featurette with film critic BJ Colangelo
• Where Dreams Go to Die , a new featurette with film critic Kat Ellinger
• Archive interview with director Abel Ferrara
• Archive interview with composer Joe Delia
• Archive interview with creative consultant Jack McIntyre
• Zoe XO , a 2004 short film directed by Paul Rachman
• Zoe Rising , a 2011 short film directed by Paul Rachman
• Theatrical trailer
• Image gallery
• Reversible sleeve featuring original and newly commissioned artwork by Sister Hyde
• 60-page perfect bound collectors book featuring new writing by Robert Lund, previously unseen photographs of Zoë Lund and extracts from her diary, plus select archival material including writing by Kier-La Janisse and Brad Stevens
• Double-sided fold-out poster featuring original and newly commissioned artwork by Sister Hyde

Dust Devil is a 1992 UK slasher horror thriller by Richard Stanley
Starring Robert John Burke, Chelsea Field and Zakes Mokae

The International Version is the standard world wide but there is also a shorter Theatrical Version. This was cut in the uS for an MPAA R rating. The International Version was passed 18 uncut by the BBFC for VHS and 15 uncut for DVD.

Summary Notes

A woman on the run from her abusive husband encounters a mysterious hitch-hiker.

US: Uncut and MPAA R rated for:

• 2025 KL Studio Classics [International + Theatrical Versions] R0 4K Blu-ray at US Amazon #ad released on 28th October 2025
• 2025 KL Studio Classics Amazon VoD [US] at US Amazon #ad

Promotional Material

From out the seething heat of the endless desert comes the nameless man (Robert John Burke, RoboCop 3, Thinner), his worn-down boot-heels tapping across the hard-baked earth. His old and ruthless spirit has smelled the town dying from afar and he has come to collect the souls to build his power. Soon the wasteland is littered with burned and disfigured remains and Ben Mukurob (Zakes Mokae, The Serpent and the Rainbow), the last policeman in the small town of Bethany, is faced with a mystery that threatens his eternal soul. Into this maelstrom of horror comes Wendy (Chelsea Field, Masters of the Universe), a young woman on the run from a broken marriage. Her flight has led her into the desert and perhaps into the arms of the Devil Himself. Filmmaking visionary Richard Stanley (director of the seminal cyberpunk shocker Hardware) has conjured a mystical mélange of windswept Spaghetti Western and hallucinatory horror/fantasy, spectacularly filmed on location in the Great Namib Desert of Africa. This Special Edition of Dust Devil includes Richard Stanleys Directors Cut and the original, altered Theatrical Cut -- both versions gloriously restored in 4K!

Special Features:

DISC 1 (4KUHD):
- Includes Both the Directors and Theatrical Cuts
- Brand New HDR/Dolby Vision Masters -- From a 4K Scan of the 35mm Original Camera Negative (Approved by Director Richard Stanley)
- NEW Audio Commentary by Writer/Director Richard Stanley (Director's Cut)
- 5.1 Surround and Lossless 2.0 Audio
- Triple-Layered UHD100 Disc
- Optional English Subtitles

DISC 2 (BLU-RAY):
- Includes Both the Directors and Theatrical Cuts
- Brand New HD Masters -- From a 4K Scan of the 35mm Original Camera Negative (Approved by Director Richard Stanley)
- NEW Audio Commentary by Writer/Director Richard Stanley (Director's Cut)
- Richard Stanley - Dust Devil and Other Misadventures: 2006 Interview with Contributions by Composer Simon Boswell (35:25)
- Original Storyboards
- Original Polaroids
- Original 16mm Trailer (2:01)
- Theatrical Trailer (Newly Remastered)
- 5.1 Surround and Lossless 2.0 Audio
- Dual-Layered BD50 Disc
- Optional English Subtitles

SS Experiment Camp is a 1976 Italy war horror thriller by Sergio Garrone
Starring Mircha Carven, Paola Corazzi and Giorgio Cerioni

Banned as a video nasty in 1983. Released uncut on 18 rated 2006 DVD. Uncut and MPAA Unrated in the US. Thanks to Mike. The film made the news in 2021 when it was part of a shopping list of material found in the possession of a man in court on far right terrorist charges. See article from bbc.co.uk

The second UK release by 'Blackhorse Entertainment' is completely uncut. A second release was required as due to a production mistake, the film 'Love Camp' starring Laura Gemser was on the DVD instead. This first version can be identified by the stills of Laura Gemser on the back cover.

Summary Notes

Near the end of WW2, prisoners of war are used in experiments to perfect the "Aryan" race.

UK: Uncut and BBFC 18 rated for strong violence, sex and nudity:

• 2025 88 Films R0 4K Blu-ray at UK Amazon #ad released on 27th October 2025
• 2025 88 Films R0 Blu-ray at UK Amazon #ad released on 27th October 2025

Promotional Material

Possibly the most infamous entry into the Nazisploitation genre, Sergio Garrones SS Experiment Camp is a harrowing and deliberately triggering experience which, even by todays standards is as powerful as it was when originally released in 1976. From its provocative, tabloid baiting original poster of a naked woman dangling crucified and naked, the movie pushed the boundaries as far as it could. Set during the tail-end of World War II we follow the deranged experiments performed on innocent prisoners of war by the utterly sadistic and evil Colonel von Kleiben in his attempt to create the perfect Aryan race. Shocking, notorious and endlessly exploitative, the movie continues to disgust audiences all over the globe nearly 50 years after its initial release.

EXTRAS

• INCLUDES DOUBLE-WALLED ORING WITH ART BY JOEL ROBINSON
• BOOKLET WITH NOTES FROM TIM MURRAY
• Brand New 4K remaster from the Original Negatives presented in Ultra High Definition (2160p) in 1.85:1 Aspect Ratio
• Presented in Dolby Vision High Dynamic Range (HDR10 Compatible)
• High Definition (1080p) Blu-ray in 1.66:1 Aspect Ratio also included
• English 2.0 LPCM Stereo with Optional SDH Subtitles
• Italian 2.0 LPCM Mono with newly translated English subtitles
• Audio Commentary by Italian Cinema Experts Eugenio Ercolani and Nanni Cobretti
• Sadistically Yours, Sergio G. - An Interview with Director Sergio Garrone
• SSadist Sound - An Interview with Music Historian Pierpaolo De Sanctis
• The Alibiso Dynasty - An Interview with Editor Eugenio Alabiso
• Framing Exploitation - An Interview with Cinematographer Maurizio Centini
• Italian Opening and Closing titles
• Original Trailer

SS Experiment Love Camp is a 1976 Italy war horror thriller by Sergio Garrone
Starring Mircha Carven, Paola Corazzi and Giorgio Cerioni

Banned as a video nasty in 1983. Released uncut on 18 rated 2006 DVD. Uncut and MPAA Unrated in the US. Thanks to Mike. The film made the news in 2021 when it was part of a shopping list of material found in the possession of a man in court on far right terrorist charges. See article from bbc.co.uk

The second UK release by 'Blackhorse Entertainment' is completely uncut. A second release was required as due to a production mistake, the film 'Love Camp' starring Laura Gemser was on the DVD instead. This first version can be identified by the stills of Laura Gemser on the back cover.

Summary Notes

Near the end of WW2, prisoners of war are used in experiments to perfect the "Aryan" race.

US: Uncut and MPAA Unrated for:

• 2025 88 FILMS R0 4K Blu-ray at US Amazon #ad released on 4th November 2025
• 2025 88 FILMS (RA) 4K Blu-ray at US Amazon #ad released on 4th November 2025

Promotional Material

Possibly the most infamous entry into the Nazisploitation genre, Sergio Garrone's SS Experiment Camp is a harrowing and deliberately triggering experience which, even by today's standards is as powerful as it was when originally released in 1976. From its provocative, tabloid baiting original poster of a naked woman dangling crucified and naked, the movie pushed the boundaries as far as it could. Set during the tail-end of World War II we follow the deranged experiments performed on innocent prisoners of war by the utterly sadistic and evil Colonel von Kleiben in his attempt to create the perfect Aryan race. Shocking, notorious and endlessly exploitative, the movie continues to disgust audiences all over the globe nearly 50 years after its initial release.

Bonus Materials

• INCLUDES SLIPCASE WITH ART BY JOEL ROBINSON
• BOOKLET WITH NOTES FROM TIM MURRAY AND RACHAEL NISBET
• Brand New 4K remaster from the Original Negatives presented in Ultra High Definition (2160p) in 1.85:1 Aspect Ratio
• Presented in Dolby Vision High Dynamic Range (HDR10 Compatible)
• High Definition (1080p) Blu-ray in 1.66:1 Aspect Ratio also included
• English 2.0 LPCM Stereo with Optional SDH Subtitles
• Italian 2.0 LPCM Mono with newly translated English subtitles
• Audio Commentary by Italian Cinema Experts Eugenio Ercolani and Nanni Cobretti
• Sadistically Yours, Sergio G. - An Interview with Director Sergio Garrone
• SSadist Sound - An Interview with Music Historian Pierpaolo De Sanctis
• The Alibiso Dynasty - An Interview with Editor Eugenio Alabiso
• Framing Exploitation - An Interview with Cinematographer Maurizio Centini
• Italian Opening and Closing titles
• Original Trailer

The Strange Affair is a 1968 UK crime drama by David Greene
Starring Michael York, Jeremy Kemp and George A. Cooper

Cut by the BBFC for X rated cinema release in 1968.

Summary Notes

When rookie P.C. Strange falls for an under aged girl, he is unknowingly compromised by a pair of pornographers. Meanwhile, seasoned Det. Pierce is out to catch mob boss Quince and soon both plots intertwine.

US: Uncut and MPAA R rated for:

• 2025 Vinegar Syndrome Labs (RA) Blu-ray at US Amazon #ad released on 28th October 2025

Promotional Material

*This listing is for the standard edition version and does NOT come with a limited edition slipcase!*

Vinegar Syndrome specializes in the masterful restoration and distribution of cult, horror, and erotic films from the 1960s-90s.

"There's nothing more despicable than a bent policeman." In a less-than-swinging area of London, the grizzled Detective Sgt. Pierce is obsessed with taking down a local kingpin, Quince, who is an expert at evading arrest, as he was once a policeman himself. Meanwhile, PC Strange is a new beat cop, fresh and idealistic about serving the public good, who meets a hippie girl named Frederika while quieting a street scuffle. Frederika takes an interest in Strange, who is quickly learning the harder realities of police life. When Strange gets trapped in a budding scandal, it's Pierce who convinces Strange he can save him, but only if Strange helps bend the law to entrap Quince.

An early feature from prolific telefilm director David Greene (I Start Counting; Rich Man, Poor Man), THE STRANGE AFFAIR combines the grit of US police drama with English working-class culture, delivering a strong update to the form with its multiple storylines and cynical eye on both pop culture and bureaucracy. Featuring powerful performances from Michael York (Austin Powers, Murder on the Orient Express), Susan George (Straw Dogs, Tintorera), and Jeremy Kemp (Top Secret!, Dr. Terror's House of Horrors), it also boasts a stunning soundtrack by experimental composer Basil Kirchin (The Abominable Dr. Phibes) and photography from Alex Thomson (The Keep). Vinegar Syndrome Labs is proud to offer the disc debut of this police thriller, newly restored in 4K from its original Techniscope negative.

Bonus Features:
1. Region A Blu-ray
2. Newly scanned and restored in 4K from its 35mm original negative
3. Commentary track with filmmaker, film writer, and producer Kat Ellinger
4. Swinging to London (5 min) - a featurette with words by actor Michael York
5. Greene Recruits (35 min) - a making-of documentary featuring interviews with the cast and crew
6. In Like Quince (18 min) - an interview with actor David Glaisyer
7. Reversible sleeve artwork
8. English SDH subtitles

The Shoot is a 1964 West Germany/France/Italy/Yugoslavia/Spain/US adventure by Robert Siodmak
Starring Lex Barker, Marie Versini and Ralf Wolter

According to the BBFC: There is infrequent use of very strong language ('c**t') and strong language ('f**k'), as well as milder terms such as son of a bitch, bastard, God and hell.

According to publicity blurb Eureka appear to have created new subtitles for this release. Maybe they did this with an AI tool and no-one checked the finished product?

Thanks to Tim who reports that the BBFC has now confirmed that the subtitles do in fact contain the stated strong language. Film distributors Eureka commissioned the new subtitles that now surely need to be rechecked for accuracy.

Summary Notes

When a villain named "the Shoot" terrorizes the constituents of Albanian country, which he rules. Heroic Kara Ben Nemsi (Lex Barker), and his sidekick are the only ones who can stop him

Versions

uncut run: 118:24s pal: 113:40s

UK: Uncut and BBFC 15 rated for very strong language: 2026 Eureka Entertainment Blu-ray (rated 27/04/2026)  The BBFC comments about the strong language: There is infrequent use of very strong language ('c**t') and strong language ('f**k'), as well as milder terms such as son of a bitch, bastard, God and hell.