Felicity / Centrespread (Double Feature) Umbrella Ent 01/02/19

[LordCrumb]

Felicity / Centrespread
Ozploitation Classics Label
Distributor: Umbrella Entertainment
Release Date: January 2nd 2019

FELICITY: Felicity (the gorgeous Glory Annen) is a sheltered teen who surrenders her blossoming body to a world of bold sexual adventure in this homegrown erotic sin-sation from sexy Ozploitation auteur John D. Lamond. From taboo-breaking pleasures at an all-girl Catholic school to wanton delights in the exotic underground of Hong Kong, come join Felicity as she finally liberates her libido in the Far East with the help of Penthouse pet and Bond girl Joni Flynn (Octopussy).Hailed as Australia's most erotic screen odyssey and celebrated in the documentary Not Quite Hollywood, Felicity captures the sensual and sumptuous flavour of Bilitis, Emmanuelle and Story Of O in its classic tale of burgeoning sexuality and the ultimate search for forbidden ecstasy.

CENTRESPREAD: In a world at the brink of the 21st century, where strict social stratification is rigidly enforced, where spending power is related to social utility rather than to productivity, and the only manifestation of violence is in magazine pages, a photographer whose special talent is mixing violence and sex, is told to find a new girl whose freshness will rejuvenate the pages of the magazine. Gerard (Paul Trahair) not only fulfils his task but also rediscovers innocence and a world left behind by advancing technology when he uncovers Niki (Kylie Foster, Quigley Down Under). But love is not in the Editor's plans and he offers Niki a choice - stardom or the love of a redundant photographer....The directorial debut of Tony Peterson (veteran Ozploitation editor behind Mad Max, Fantasm Comes Again and The Survivor) Centrespread depicts an ominous new society where old-fashioned love battles against sexual availability in a world invaded by rules, regulations and computer control.

[PT Ryan]

I'm not usually into these kinds of films, but I *have* to own all the vintage Ozploitation, so...

[McCrutchy]

I lucked into finding out about this release and now I have to have it, mainly because Centrespread looks awesome. I was never that sold on Felicity, but perhaps if the Umbrella presentation pleases, I will pick up the Severin Blu-ray for the additional content.

I will admit to being a bit concerned about the amount of content on one disc. 176 minutes of feature is fine, but how long are those extras? I wonder if "Confessions of an R-Rated Movie Maker- Extended interviews from Not Quite Hollywood with John Lamond, Glory Annen and Gary Wapshott" is really two extras, an interview running eight minutes and a series of interviews running 58 minutes that was also on the Severin Blu-ray. And then, Centrespread has an interview (which might be in HD), but also makes mention of an "Alternate UK cut" amongst the trailers, so is that the film or another trailer? If it's the film, that could be another 70-80 minutes in (hopefully) SD. That could mean the disc has 176+ minutes in HD and then 130+ minutes in SD extras...

[LordCrumb]

Yeah me too.. compression central probably.. the Electric Boogalo release springs to mind in regards to multiple content on one disc.

https://www.blu-ray.com/movies/Elect...lu-ray/174511/

[Aunt Peg]

Am I the only person who actually saw both these films on their first release decades ago?

I like Felicity, though found Centrespread an utter bore. To it's credit it was attempting something a bit more beyond most of the sexplotation of the era if I recall correctly.

[McCrutchy]

Originally Posted by Aunt Peg

Am I the only person who actually saw both these films on their first release decades ago?

If you include Centrespread, perhaps. It certainly seems like that movie came and went very quickly, and there appears to be only scant evidence of a VHS (the only BBFC listing is for a video in 1986, which was cut by over two minutes), which must exist in limited quantities if it was ever released commercially anywhere in the world.

Originally Posted by Aunt Peg

I like Felicity, though found Centrespread an utter bore. To it's credit it was attempting something a bit more beyond most of the sexplotation of the era if I recall correctly.

I wonder if it might play better today, especially as a time capsule. Looking at Umbrella's trailer, I can tell already that it has much more and better nudity than many of today's erotic films, and I certainly can't say it looks boring.

[PT Ryan]

I’m also impressed that PLUGG is getting a DVD release, even if it a) looks bloody awful and b) seems to be another full frame analogue tape transfer.

[Davidian]

Felicity/Centrespread



Felicity

Special Features:

• Audio Commentary with Director John D. Lamond and Star Glory Annen
• Extended interviews from Not Quite Hollywood (SD 36:44)
• Confessions of an R-Rated Movie Maker (SD 8:30)
• Image Gallery
• Theatrical Trailers (SD 3:45)

BDinfo:

Disc Label: VolumeID
Disc Size: 49,708,481,406 bytes
Protection: AACS
Playlist: 00004.MPLS
Size: 21,032,316,096 bytes
Length: 1:34:06.682
Total Bitrate: 29.80 Mbps
Video: MPEG-4 AVC Video / 25908 kbps / 1080p / 23.976 fps / 16:9 / High Profile 4.1
Audio: English / DTS-HD Master Audio / 2.0 / 48 kHz / 1937 kbps /24-bit (DTS Core: 2.0 / 48 kHz /  1509 kbps / 24-bit)
Audio: English / Dolby Digital Audio / 2.0 / 48 kHz / 384 kbps

Centrespread

Special Features:

• Behind the Centrespread (SD 47:29)
• Interview with Producer Greg Lynch from Not Quite Hollywood (SD 6:11)
• Theatrical Trailer A (SD 2:46)
• Theatrical Trailer B (SD 2:47)
• Alternate UK Cut (SD 73:14)
• Image Gallery

BDinfo:

Disc Label: VolumeID
Disc Size: 49,708,481,406 bytes
Protection: AACS
Playlist: 00005.MPLS
Size: 19,970,296,704 bytes
Length: 1:22:30.362
Total Bitrate: 32.27 Mbps
Video: MPEG-4 AVC Video / 28869 kbps / 1080p / 23.976 fps / 16:9 / High Profile 4.1
Audio: English / DTS-HD Master Audio / 2.0 / 48 kHz / 1772 kbps / 24-bit (DTS Core: 2.0 / 48 kHz /  1509 kbps / 24-bit)

[The Mole]

Saw these two a few days ago. CENTRESPREAD was soso, but I really liked FELICITY. A really beatifully photographed film with attractive actors (Glory Annen ).