Cruel Britannia: Three Killer Thrillers from the UK

Cruel Britannia: Three Killer Thrillers from the UK 2024

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British cinema has long cemented its legacy of producing creative thrillers, often infusing macabre twists with a wry sense of cynical humor. By the early 1970s, the British film industry had become more daring in subject matter while still relying on the consummate technical professionalism that helped establish it as a leading force in the medium. Presented here are a trio of rarely-seen murder thrillers and mysteries that showcase the types of independent and transgressive work coming out of Britain in the first half of the decade, all of which have been newly restored by Vinegar Syndrome for this release. This release contains CRUCIBLE OF TERROR (1971), PENNY GOLD (1973), and CRAZE (1974).

2024

New York Ninja

New York Ninja 2021

5.00

After his wife is murdered, a man becomes a ninja to take revenge on her killers across the streets of New York, in this film that was originally abandoned in 1984 until it was discovered and completed by Vinegar Syndrome.

2021

Re-Enter the New York Ninja

Re-Enter the New York Ninja 2021

5.70

A profile on martial artist John Liu and the making of his "lost" U.S. directorial debut, New York Ninja.

2021

The War in Heaven: The Making of The Prophecy

The War in Heaven: The Making of The Prophecy 2023

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Documentary on the making of The Prophecy (1994) featuring interviews with director Gregory Widen, producer Joel Soisson, director of photography Richard Clabaugh and special makeup effects artist Mark Villalobos.

2023

Evolutions: The Making of Phase IV

Evolutions: The Making of Phase IV 2024

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A brand new documentary by Elijah Drenner featuring interviews with Jeffrey Bass, co-star Michael Murphy, screenwriter Mayo Simon, archivist Sean Savage and design historian/Saul Bass biographer Pat Kirkham.

2024

Thriller - A Cruel Documentary

Thriller - A Cruel Documentary 2022

5.60

A newly produced 43 minute making-of documentary featuring narration by writer/director Bo Arne Vibenius and on camera interviews with: Christina Lindberg (star), Bo Sunnefeldt (stuntman), Lasse Lundgren (stuntman) and Gunnar Palm (actor).

2022

Liquid Sky Revisited

Liquid Sky Revisited 2017

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Retrospective documentary on the making of the low-budget sci-fi cult classic Liquid Sky (1982).

2017

Twisted Tale: The Unmaking of Spookies

Twisted Tale: The Unmaking of Spookies 2019

7.50

A feature-length, retrospective documentary about the troubled production of 1985's SPOOKIES, which began its life under the title TWISTED SOULS.

2019