AGFA/Something Weird Video Discussion Thread

[Damonstein]

I was waiting for this one, Glad it was next.

[babybreese]

Featuring artwork from the artist who worked for Gee Video in the 80's.

[cropduster]

A new 2K transfer of the most berserk and deranged creature feature in the history of forever!

Just when you thought it was safe to go back to the petting zoo, you meet . . . GODMONSTER OF INDIAN FLATS! Written and directed by infamous outsider artist Fredric C. Hobbs (ALABAMA'S GHOST), this is the story of an eight-foot-tall toxic sheep monster that blows up gas stations, smashes crooked politicians, and terrorizes stoners! From the surreal "wild west" locations to the outrageous monster effects, GODMONSTER OF INDIAN FLATS is easily the most berserk, out-of-control, and inexplicably deranged creature feature in the history of forever. This includes the scene where the Godmonster crashes a children's picnic. In the words of legendary filmmaker Frank Henenlotter, "Get the straight jackets ready!"

Special Features:
* New 4K transfer from the only surviving 35mm theatrical print!

So is this gonna be a new 2K or a new 4K transfer? Either way, I can't wait for this release.

[bruce holecheck]

Originally Posted by babybreese

Featuring artwork from the artist who worked for Gee Video in the 80's.

I may be the only person on here that gets that joke, but it's right on the money.

[dana martin]

TRADER HORNEE

needs an upgrade,

[chriszilla]

Originally Posted by babybreese

Featuring artwork from the artist who worked for Gee Video in the 80's.

LOL! I only had one VHS tape from Gee Video in my collection back in the 80's/early 90's (YOG, MONSTER FROM SPACE), which (amazingly) was even worse than this art!

[NoirFan]

I wasn't familiar with their, er, 'work', but these two are equally (un?)impressive:





Their covers look like they were drawn by bored junior high stoners during detention!

[NoirFan]

Godmonster pre-order is $19.99 at Diabolik

[Mike0284]

The American Genre Film Archive (AGFA), the largest non-profit genre film archive in the world, will bring to Blu-ray a brand new 2K restoration of James Bryan's cult film Lady Street Fighter (1981), starring Renee Harmon, Jody McCrea, Trace Carradine, and Liz Renay. The release will be available for purchase on August 14.

Synopsis: She makes the bad guys bleed! Written and produced by exploitation demigod Renee Harmon (Fronzen Scream) and directed by the legendary James Bryan (Don't Go in the Woods), this is the story of Linda (Harmon), a tough-as-nails karate cop on the trail of the ruthless scumbags who murdered her twin sister!

From the outrageous fight scenes to Harmon's incredible outfits, Lady Street Fighter is a joyous blast of no-holds-barred chaos from one of the most important lady filmmakers in genre history. Don't miss the special appearance by Trace Carradine, the most elusive Carradine brother of all!

Special Features and Technical Specs:
BRAND NEW 2K RESTORATION of the film from the only surviving 35mm theatrical print
NEW 2K RESTORATION of Revenge of Lady Street Fighter, the unreleased sequel to the original film
Street fightin' trailers from the AGFA vaults
Audio commentary track with director James Bryan and the AGFA team

[themp3000]

We don’t deserve these nice things but I’ll gladly take them anyways. Sounds like my kind of unique.

[TheBigVitus]

Sounds awesome!

I watched a lot of AGFA releases with a friend during easter and it was a blast. They are all very weird and very entertaining. I do wish The Sword and the Claw had turkish audio though since in the english one they all sound like bored 19 year old students, as my buddy put it.

[Damonstein]

I think revenge of lady streetfighters is mostly stock footage from the first movie with like 20 minutes of new footage, so it's probably not the most entertaining watch. Cool to actually have it available to watch though.

[pancho1]

Any chance the OP can please be updated to show the covers of all the releases like most of the other distributor threads?

[bossman12340]

Will AGFA be releasing The Changeling? I noticed a SIFF page listing AGFA as the U.S. distributor. I figured Arrow would be handling it, as the same page also notes them as the international sales manager, but given Second Sight has already handled the U.K. release, I'm not so sure. Thoughts?

[bruce holecheck]

Originally Posted by bossman12340

Will AGFA be releasing The Changeling? I noticed a SIFF page listing AGFA as the U.S. distributor. I figured Arrow would be handling it, as the same page also notes them as the international sales manager, but given Second Sight has already handled the U.K. release, I'm not so sure. Thoughts?

AGFA handles Severin's theatrical bookings.

[tek8080]

Is this line the best hope of Three On a Meathook getting a release? I know the trailer was included in previous releases.

[HorrorBlu]

Is Godmonster as incredible as it looks? The Zodiac Killer is a bore and Effects was interesting but not worth owning, so I'm a little leery of AFGA blind buys.

[bossman12340]

Looks like AGFA will be releasing Ed Wood's Take It Out in Trade come this November. No specific details yet.

[Jobla]

I assume it will have an audio commentary track featuring Frank Henenlotter and author Rudolph Grey.

It might also have the hour of outtakes that Something Weird released back in the 1990's.

The outtakes, while silent, provide socially redeeming value by demonstrating that Ed Wood actually staged more than one take of certain scenes, despite his reputation as a cheapjack filmmaker.

[JasonMichael]

Originally Posted by bossman12340

Looks like AGFA will be releasing Ed Wood's Take It Out in Trade come this November. No specific details yet.

That would be great. I'll buy any Ed Wood they release. I really enjoyed their Violent Years disc.