AGFA/Something Weird Video Discussion Thread

[Jobla]

Harry Novak parted company with SWV, so I don't think that THE TOY BOX would come from them. Perhaps the AGFA group could strike a deal with Novak?

I saw THE TOY BOX at a drive-in theater in 1972, along with SOUTHERN COMFORTS, another Novak release.

[bossman12340]

AGFA has detailed their upcoming Blu-ray/DVD release of Scary Movie.



Description:

Originally Posted by Press release

Never legitimately distributed until this very moment, Scary Movie is a joyous horror triumph starring Academy Award nominee John Hawkes. On Halloween night, big-time nerd Warren (Hawkes, channeling a mix of Buster Keaton and Crispin Glover) attends a spookhouse in a small Texas town. But is the haunted house as harmless as it seems, or has a psychotic mental patient found a new stomping ground? Shot in Austin, Texas, Scary Movie combines Argento-esque neon, Freddy Krueger dreamscapes, and slapstick inspired by Evil Dead 2 to forge a valentine to Halloween, rubber monster masks, and chopped-off limbs. From the songs by Roky Erickson and Butthole Surfers to the surrealistic mood, this is a true discovery for adventurous horror-heads.

Special features:

Originally Posted by Press release

- 2K preservation from the original 16mm camera negative!
- Commentary with director Daniel Erickson and Joseph A. Ziemba of AGFA!
- Mr. Pumpkin and Little Hero short films by Daniel Erickson!
- Original theatrical teaser trailer!
- Behind-the-scenes photo gallery!
- Reversible cover art with illustration by Charles Forsman!

The tentative release date is October 15th.

[bsend]

That looks like a great release.

[Damonstein]

Fun! I'll always hop on buying another older Halloween set movie.

[LawnFurniture]

Can't wait! I've been wanting to check this flick out for years.

[Zarak]

Scary Movie is cool, but can we please get Blood Freak on Blu-ray?

[Rzzzz]

Give us this AGFA, we are ready....

[hockeyshark91]

Looks like I'll be adding my second ever AGFA title t my library.

[bossman12340]

AGFA and Bleeding Skull! have detailed their upcoming Blu-ray/DVD release of Wicked World. This marks their first Blu-ray collaboration (and fourth overall).



Description:

Originally Posted by Press release

In 1989, filmmaker Barry J. Gillis and friends renewed the world's faith in Canada with the horror brainbomb known as Things. But that was only the beginning. Virtually unseen until now, Wicked World is not only Gillis' 1991 follow-up to Things -- it's also a new form of genre anarchy. Grant Ekland (Gillis) is a cop who is haunted by the death of his girlfriend at the hands of a psychotic slasher named Harold. When Harold is released from an asylum, there's only one option for Ekland: revenge! Filled with metal riffage, gnarly ultra-violence, and experimental techniques, Wicked World feels like what would happen if Salvador Dali injected acid directly into his brain while staring at a Cannibal Corpse LP cover. This is a highly personal treatise on the toxicity of society from one of the most singular filmmakers in trash-horror history. If you survive Wicked World, you'll never forget it.

Please note that Wicked World was shot on 16mm film and edited on tape. This transfer is taken from the original 3/4"master tapes.

Special features:

Originally Posted by Press release

- New transfer from the original 3/4” master tapes!
- Commentary with director Barry J. Gillis!
- Reality: Behind the Scenes of Wicked World documentary!
- Marshall Law music video by Barry J. Gillis!
- Reversible cover art and more!

The tentative release date is November 12th.

[gbm82]

Originally Posted by bossman12340

AGFA and Bleeding Skull! have detailed their upcoming Blu-ray/DVD release of Wicked World. This marks their first Blu-ray collaboration (and fourth overall).



Description:



Special features:



The tentative release date is November 12th.

sounds like something I need...

[SpiderBaby]

Hoping we get more of the originally announced Something Weird collabs soon. Dr Humpp......

[zone ranger]

Originally Posted by bossman12340

Drug Stories!, an 80-minute compilation of anti-drug scare films, is set to be released by AGFA on Blu-ray in 2019; this includes Florrie Fisher's notorious PSA The Trip Back.

Looking forward to this one...

[frankieteardrop]

The first wave of Fantastic Fest programming has been announced, with quite a few new AGFA preservations, including She Mob in collaboration with SWV. Hopefully that means a blu is in the pipeline...

[SpiderBaby]

Originally Posted by frankieteardrop

The first wave of Fantastic Fest programming has been announced, with quite a few new AGFA preservations, including She Mob in collaboration with SWV. Hopefully that means a blu is in the pipeline...

It was 1 of the originally announced projects. Can't wait!

[GilaFilms]

Originally Posted by Jobla

Harry Novak parted company with SWV, so I don't think that THE TOY BOX would come from them. Perhaps the AGFA group could strike a deal with Novak?

I saw THE TOY BOX at a drive-in theater in 1972, along with SOUTHERN COMFORTS, another Novak release.

Isn't the hurdle with Novak's stuff that there are now ridiculously high licensing fees being asked?

[dana martin]

Trader Hornee, this really needs an upgrade

[gbm82]

I'm watching Mary Jane's Not a Virgin Anymore for the first time... I'm a male who grew up almost a decade after Sarah Jacobson yet this film is resonating so much. Not sure how much I'll want to revisit it but I do wish this is the type of film they showed in sex ed....

[fatboyslim142]

Originally Posted by GilaFilms

Isn't the hurdle with Novak's stuff that there are now ridiculously high licensing fees being asked?

Arrow have cracked that with a couple of Novak releases.

[gbm82]

Originally Posted by bossman12340

AGFA has detailed their upcoming Blu-ray/DVD release of Scary Movie.

This arrived today and I watched it for the first time...It's as if someone grew up on the disney skeleton cartoons (the pre-mickey stuff), German expressionism and kept up on horror tropes... and then watched some Argento, Fulci and Henenlotter films on acid and decided to make a PG regional horror film in Texas....
For those who like slow but utterly unreal horror, grab this now!

edit:
Wait.. so Roky Erickson is on the soundtrack (along with the holy Butthole Surfers!). Was he related to the director, Daniel Erickson?

[amputd]

What’s the status of all the Doris Wishman titles that Something Weird used to release? There’s a bunch of SW stuff that hasn’t been released yet, and a lot of these are at the top of my wish list.