Culture Shock Releasing Discussion Thread

[jmilo61]

Originally Posted by Katatonia

I did contact them about it, and they responded back that it was correct and not an encoding error. I would beg to differ, but...

It's something I can live with. I'm sure most people who don't have a surround setup won't even notice.

Easy enough to get around. I can access the back of my receiver fairly easy, could just move the left speaker wires over to the center channel output.

Should we have to do that to watch a movie? No. But it's a minor inconvenience.

[Katatonia]

Originally Posted by Bradsdadg

I'm sorry to hear that about the audio issues. I didn't notice anything different on my end when I watched it today~but I am by no means an expert. I don't have a stereo set up or anything. Just the player and TV. Hope you were able to watch and enjoy after adjusting

Originally Posted by jmilo61

It's something I can live with. I'm sure most people who don't have a surround setup won't even notice.

Easy enough to get around. I can access the back of my receiver fairly easy, could just move the left speaker wires over to the center channel output.

Should we have to do that to watch a movie? No. But it's a minor inconvenience.

Yeah, it will probably play fine for those without a receiver/surround set-up.

My Yamaha does have a normal "Mono" setting, but unfortunately that didn't help to correct it. I ended up and ran it through a full 7.1 "Mono" setting and cancelled out the rear speakers... and it then sounded fine coming from the L + Center + R speaker channels. It did take me a good 20 minutes to run through various settings and find a solution that worked, which was a tad irritating.

It might be far easier on other brands of receivers, I really have no idea. It was the first time I've even ran into this problem on a disc when running it through mine.

Otherwise though, it's a very fine release... and I can definitely live with as it was ultimately correctable after trial and error. But it should be mentioned in case anyone runs into the problem.

[Bradsdadg]

Cannibal Hookers (2019)
Donald Farmer and Caroline Kopko’s loosely based remake to the 1987 S.O.V also directed by Donald.
Kirsten escaped a religious cult but is still living a dangerous life, turning tricks in Hollywood to get by. She crosses paths with the notorious Cannibal Hookers and joins their man-eating ranks. A renegade priest and a bounty hunter are searching the dark recesses of Los Angeles for Kirsten and the cannibal hookers. Will Kirsten and her blood lusting friends survive their predators to prey...
We’re excited to share with you the art reveal for the outer wrap and blu ray specs! Slipcover art and a special bundle item will be revealed later on and pre-orders will be up soon.
- Bonus second film: Hooker With A Hacksaw (2017, 70 minutes)
- Feature-length commentary with director Donald Farmer
- Director Donald Farmer interviews stars Kasper Meltedhair and Cacia Rose (7 minutes)
- Interview with star Jessa Flux
- Outtakes (10 minutes)
- Trailer
- Original 2018 Teaser Trailer


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[nosctrea]

Originally Posted by Bradsdadg

On Friday August 13th, cinematicvoid is hosting a new installment of the Cinemadness movie which happens to be an unnanounced upcoming blu-ray release from us that we are excited for you to see! Come check it out from the comfort of your own home!

They responded in the comments.

This one comes from a film source

[gbm82]

Some x-posting in case anyone is on the fence:


Late 80's post-apocalyptic... If you aren't sold already...

This is strange, it actually has more of an indie vibe, if you combined Jim Jarmusch with an Italian post-apocalyptic film and added some american punk flair this wouldn't be too far off. It's also an intentionally cheesy Western. Perhaps a bit of that Tank Girl comic book vibe I guess. And of course, the future is steeped in 1950s-by-way-of-1980s Noir.

This won't be for all of you, but it far exceeded my expectations! It's a fantastically mystical experience of late 80s cheese-Noir. Perhaps one of my best blind buys of the year! But I have a soft spot for indie flicks, post-apocalyptic films, Noir and Westerns so all in one! There's also that Kafka element....

Now you've made me late...for bowling

Movies that come to mind while watching: Hellbent (1988), Surf Nazi's Must Die, An American Astronaut, Six-String Samurai, Repo Man, Liquid Sky, Alphaville, almost every Jarmusch film and a bunch of 90s Indies. It's not really like any of these but shares some aesthetics with all of them.

Don't expect much action, gore or nudity though. Expect lots of strange dialogue, fans and the hero singing greaser country. And one of the greatest bowling related put downs ever recorded on film. Hawk is the Anti-Dude.



I was feeling some SOV cheese after work... turns out this was actually 16mm but edited on tape (elements are lost).

When a film starts with a cop shootout and two cops play rock-paper-scissors to decide who sneaks in the house.... I think I'm in for a good time!sdddddddddddddddd788886 <-my cat wanted in on the review

Then we learn that the woman cop was promoted to detective, no one expected her to get the promotion. This slasher is heavy on the police procedural and light on the slashing.

nudity: 3/10
gore: 3/10
dimly lit corridor: 6/10
s&m dressed killer: 10/10
scantily clad women: 8/10
police work: 10/10
seductive photo shoot montage: 9/10
cock-blocking page: 10/10
reverend pimp with mullet: 100/10
very extremely so realistic sex scene: 10/10
weirdly sped up footage: 8/10
soap opera scene: 10/10
s&m final showdown: 9/10
scooby doo reveal: 10/10

There's some interesting lighting and camera work in the beginning but it seems to have been used up quickly. While not technically SOV it fills the same void. And one of the policewomen apparently went on to be in the fantastic Champagne and Bullets.


I'm already a fan of this label now!

[trufalenki]

Podcast at 8:30 Pacific Time

[jmilo61]

A pre-order and a new announcement coming later today:

Originally Posted by Culture Shock Facebook

Today at 5pm PST, the Cannibal Hookers blu-ray pre-order will finally be available!
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We will also be releasing the original soundtrack composed by Culture Shock Releasing’s own @xianfiction and featuring the hit song “Angel Fire” performed by Jan Haflin. If you’re a regular @donaldfar fan you will recognize the song in most of his early works (Demon Queen, Cannibal Hookers -1987). The translucent blue vinyl is strictly limited to our bundle, a black vinyl version will be available for purchase separately on our site. Check back with us later as that’s not all we’re announcing today!
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#Horror #cannibalhookers #vinyl #sov #donaldfarmer #bluray #cultureshockreleasing

[jmilo61]

By the way, is it possible to get this thread moved into the proper "Studios and Distributors" section of the forum? I always spend a couple minutes looking for it in there before I remember it's just out in the main North American Blu Ray forum.

It's a minor inconvenience and not a big deal obviously. I'm not complaining so much as just bringing it up casually in case it's easy to do and a mod with the power to do it sees this.

[Bradsdadg]

Originally Posted by trufalenki

Podcast at 8:30 Pacific Time

I was going to check it out tonight at 830 Eastern, thanks for the heads up it will be 3 hours later than that!! I think they are going to play the actual movie that will be a future Culture Shock release, right?

It can be found here for anyone else interested:

https://www.cinematicvoid.com/midnight

[jmilo61]

Originally Posted by Bradsdadg

I was going to check it out tonight at 830 Eastern, thanks for the heads up it will be 3 hours later than that!! I think they are going to play the actual movie that will be a future Culture Shock release, right?

It can be found here for anyone else interested:

https://www.cinematicvoid.com/midnight

That's the way I read their Facebook post from just a bit ago:

Originally Posted by Culture Shock Facebook

Tonight! Cinematic Void is hosting a screening of one of our upcoming releases! We can’t announce it until then so tune in to find out!!

I won't be watching tonight, but interested to here about the movie from those who do ahead of the future disc release.

[Bradsdadg]

Girlfriend From Hell is the future release. Never heard of it, but it looks like a fun one

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[JBene]

Coming soon to Blu-ray from Culture Shock Releasing!

[Dk8819]

So Girlfriend from hell is a blast. It’s weird, silly, full of bad jokes and a nonsensical story. I love it. Will have to pick up all the other releases. Looks like the slashdance dvd is the only one I miss out on.

[hudson4k]

Originally Posted by Dk8819

So Girlfriend from hell is a blast. It’s weird, silly, full of bad jokes and a nonsensical story. I love it. Will have to pick up all the other releases. Looks like the slashdance dvd is the only one I miss out on.

The Slashdance DVD isn't technically a CSR release, so you don't miss out on anything I've kept the OP updated with a complete list

[JBene]

Originally Posted by Dk8819

So Girlfriend from hell is a blast. It’s weird, silly, full of bad jokes and a nonsensical story. I love it. Will have to pick up all the other releases. Looks like the slashdance dvd is the only one I miss out on.

Culture Shock Releasing has some sweet titles in the pipeline. It is great to see this boutique label has grown so much in a short span of time.

[Rayjg]

Originally Posted by Dk8819

So Girlfriend from hell is a blast. It’s weird, silly, full of bad jokes and a nonsensical story. I love it. Will have to pick up all the other releases. Looks like the slashdance dvd is the only one I miss out on.

They mentioned Slashdance might be re-issued in the future under the Culture Shock Releasing branding.

[Bradsdadg]

They posted an update on FB just now:

We know there has been some radio silence over on our end, but that’s only because we’ve been working hard at getting supplements (commentaries and interviews) on films from our currently licensed library for releases coming very soon.
We thought we’d share one rare on-set photo (of many) given to us by the director of an upcoming never-on-disc 1988 “man in suit” monster movie we're releasing soon on Blu. We can’t wait to reveal the title!


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[jmilo61]

Originally Posted by Bradsdadg

They posted an update on FB just now:

We know there has been some radio silence over on our end, but that’s only because we’ve been working hard at getting supplements (commentaries and interviews) on films from our currently licensed library for releases coming very soon.
We thought we’d share one rare on-set photo (of many) given to us by the director of an upcoming never-on-disc 1988 “man in suit” monster movie we're releasing soon on Blu. We can’t wait to reveal the title!


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Is that snow? I'm a sucker for man-in-suit monster movies and for horror movies that take place in the snow.

Might be sand, hard to tell. The makeup people being in warm clothes makes me think snow though.

[Bradsdadg]

Originally Posted by jmilo61

Is that snow? I'm a sucker for man-in-suit monster movies and for horror movies that take place in the snow.

Might be sand, hard to tell. The makeup people being in warm clothes makes me think snow though.

I would guess snow as well. Someone online said it might be Lone Wolf. Trailer for that one looks pretty fun if so:

[Show spoiler]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KtT5wlFJWKk

[Rayjg]

I hope it is Lone Wolf. A very solid werewolf movie.