Imprint Companion

Imprint Companion

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  • JUNE 2022: BARABBAS + JULIUS CAESAR

    Imprint Companion is the only podcast on the Australian Internet about "DVD Culture."

    Hang onto your slipcases because Alexei Toliopoulos (Finding Drago, Total Reboot) and Blake Howard (One Heat Minute) team up to unbox, unpack and unveil upcoming releases from Australia's brand new boutique Blu-Ray label Imprint Films. The first episode for the June Batch features in-depth reviews of Barabbas (1961) #132 and Julius Caesar (1970) – #133.

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    30 min
  • MAY 2022: THE WARRIORS, THE CONTENDER, BLOODY SUNDAY

    Imprint Companion is the only podcast on the Australian Internet about "DVD Culture."

    Hang onto your slipcases because Alexei Toliopoulos (Finding Drago, Total Reboot) and Blake Howard (One Heat Minute) team up to unbox, unpack and unveil upcoming releases from Australia's brand new boutique Blu-Ray label Imprint Films. The second and final episode for the May Batch features in-depth reviews of The Contender (Imprint Collection #130), Bloody Sunday (Imprint Collection #131), and The Warriors (Imprint Collection #123).

    Blake Howard - Twitter & One Heat Minute Website 

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    31 min
  • MAY 2022: AFTER DARK NEO-NOIR CINEMA COLLECTION ONE

    Imprint Companion is the only podcast on the Australian Internet about "DVD Culture."

    Hang onto your slipcases because Alexei Toliopoulos (Finding Drago, Total Reboot) and Blake Howard (One Heat Minute) team up to unbox, unpack and unveil upcoming releases from Australia's brand new boutique Blu-Ray label Imprint Films. The first episode for the May Batch features in-depth reviews of After Dark: Neo-Noir Cinema Collection One including: After Dark My Sweet (1990), Rush (1991), One False Move (1992), Mortal Thoughts (1992), Flesh & Bone (1993), and Twilight (1998).

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    56 min
  • APRIL 2022: THE WICKER MAN, CUTTER'S WAY, THE BROTHERHOOD, ACROSS 110TH STREET, THE DON IS DEAD + MAN ON A SWING

    Imprint Companion is the only podcast on the Australian Internet about "DVD Culture."

    Hang onto your slipcases because Alexei Toliopoulos (Finding Drago, Total Reboot) and Blake Howard (One Heat Minute) team up to unbox, unpack and unveil upcoming releases from Australia's brand new boutique Blu-Ray label Imprint Films. This episode for the April Batch episode features in-depth reviews of The Wicker Man (Imprint Collection #116), Cutter’s Way (Imprint Collection #117), The Brotherhood (Imprint Collection #119), Across 110th Street (Imprint Collection #120), The Don is Dead (Imprint Collection #121), and Man on a Swing (Imprint Collection #122)

    Blake Howard - Twitter & One Heat Minute Website 

    Alexei Toliopoulos - Twitter & Total Reboot

    Visit imprintfilms.com.au 

    56 min
  • MARCH 2022: THE OSTERMAN WEEKEND

    Imprint Companion is the only podcast on the Australian Internet about "DVD Culture."

    Hang onto your slipcases because Alexei Toliopoulos (Finding Drago, Total Reboot) and Blake Howard (One Heat Minute) team up to unbox, unpack and unveil upcoming releases from Australia's brand new boutique Blu-Ray label Imprint Films. The second episode for the March Batch episode features an in-depth review of The Osterman Weekend.

    The Osterman Weekend (Imprint Collection #109)


    IT WILL BE A WEEKEND TO REMEMBER… IF THEY SURVIVE IT!

    The host of an investigative news show is convinced by the CIA that the friends he has invited to a weekend in the country are engaged in a conspiracy that threatens national security.

    Based on the novel of the same name by Robert Ludlum, this political thriller features an all-star cast including Rutger Hauer, John Hurt, Burt Lancaster, Dennis Hopper, Meg Foster, Helen Shaver, Chris Sarandon and Craig T. Nelson.

    Sam Peckinpah’s final film was initially taken away from his control and released broadly in a re-edited (shortened) version. This new special edition release presents brand new 2k scans from newly sourced 35mm prints of Sam Peckinpah’s personal directors cut negative, along with the Theatrical Cut.

    This stunning new release will give finally the film a well overdue opportunity for reappraisal.

    THEATRICAL CUT

    Special Features and Technical Specs:

    • 1080p high-definition presentation of the Theatrical Cut in 1.78:1 aspect ratio
    • Alternative unrestored presentation of the film in 1.66:1 aspect ratio scanned from a 35mm German print
    • Audio commentary by film historians Paul Seydor, Garner Simmons, David Weddle, and Nick Redman
    • Alpha to Omega: Exposing “The Osterman Weekend” – feature documentary
    • S. Theatrical Trailer
    • Audio English LPCM 2.0 Stereo
    • Optional Subtitles: English

    DIRECTOR’S CUT

    Special Features and Technical Specs:

    • 1080p high-definition, unrestored 2k scan newly sourced from Sam Peckinpah’s personal 35mm directors cut negative
    • NEW Audio commentary by Peckinpah expert Mike Siegel
    • NEW Passion & Poetry: Sam’s Final Cut – documentary by Peckinpah expert Mike Siegel
    • NEW The Two Cuts – comparison video by Peckinpah expert Mike Siegel
    • NEW 3 Animated Galleries: Filming “The Osterman Weekend”, “The Osterman Weekend” in Pictures, Promoting “The Osterman Weekend”
    • Aspect Ratio 1.60:1
    • Audio English LPCM Mono
    • Optional Subtitles: English


    Blake Howard - Twitter & One Heat Minute Website 

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    21 min
  • MARCH 2022: THE HUNTER, CONQUEST OF SPACE, MAROONED, AUDREY ROSE, JOHNNY GOT HIS GUN

    Imprint Companion is the only podcast on the Australian Internet about "DVD Culture."

    Hang onto your slipcases because Alexei Toliopoulos (Finding Drago, Total Reboot) and Blake Howard (One Heat Minute) team up to unbox, unpack and unveil upcoming releases from Australia's brand new boutique Blu-Ray label Imprint Films. The first episode for the March Batch episode features in-depth reviews of The Hunter, Conquest of Space, MArooned, Audrey Rose and Johnny Got His Gun.

    The Hunter (Imprint Collection #110)

    THE INCREDIBLE TRUE STORY OF RALPH ‘PAPA’ THORSON. HE’S A MODERN-DAY BOUNTY HUNTER AND THAT’S WHAT MAKES HIM DANGEROUS.

    Steve McQueen’s last movie shows the dynamic talent of the late, great actor in one of his most memorable roles: the true story of Ralph “Papa” Thorson, a modern-day bounty hunter. Thorson’s exploits are detailed as he pursues a number of fugitives who have skipped bail. The chase comes full circle when he becomes the quarry of a vengeful psychopath. McQueen’s multi-dimensional performance as Thorson, a man born in the wrong age, is the counterpoint to the explosive action in The Hunter.

    Special Features and Technical Specs:

    • 1080p high-definition transfer by Paramount Pictures
    • NEW Audio commentary by film historian Jason Ney (2022)
    • Steve McQueen, Man on the Edge – vintage documentary
    • TV Trailer
    • TV Spot
    • Theatrical Trailer
    • Original Aspect Ratio 1.78:1
    • Audio English LPCM Mono
    • Optional Subtitles: English
    • Limited Edition slipcase on the first 2000 copies with unique artwork


    Conquest of Space (Imprint Collection #112)

    DRAMATIC EFFECTS NEVER BEFORE EQUALLED – OR EVEN IMAGINED!

    From a space wheel 500 miles above the Earth, commander Samuel Merritt (Walter Brooke) and his men (including Eric Fleming and Benson Fong) construct a sleek robot, then receive orders providing their new craft’s destination: Mars!

    Five-time Oscar Winner George Pal (The War of the Worlds) produced this adventure rooted in the ’50s understanding of space exploration… and heightened by the awareness that no matter how advanced science becomes, human weaknesses remain.

    “A fascinating relic” – Time Out

    Special Features and Technical Specs:

    • 1080p high-definition presentation by Paramount Pictures
    • NEW Audio commentary by George Pal author Justin Humphreys
    • NEW Audio commentary by film historians Barry Foreshore & Kim Newman
    • NEW A Fellow Journeyman: Byron Haskin at Paramount – featurette
    • NEW The Conquest of Space: From the Book to the Screen – featurette with NASA illustrator Vincent Di Fate
    • Aspect Ratio 1.78:1
    • Audio English LPCM Mono
    • Optional Subtitles: English
    • Limited Edition slipcase on the first 2000 copies with unique artwork


    Marooned (Imprint Collection #113)

    THREE MAROONED ASTRONAUTS. ONLY 55 MINUTES LEFT TO RESCUE THEM. WHILE THE WHOLE WORLD WATCHES AND WAITS…

    Gripping, yet starkly realistic, portrayal of three astronauts on an extended special mission who find themselves unable to re-enter the Earth’s atmosphere. As the oxygen supply diminishes, the stranded astronauts must face the inevitability of death…

    A major influence on Alfonso Cuarón’s “Gravity”, John Sturges’ 1969 Space exploration epic is ripe for re-appraisal in high definition.

    “Marooned tells an exciting story” – Roger Ebert

    Special Features and Technical Specs:

    • 1080p high-definition presentation
    • NEW Audio commentary by entertainment journalist and author Bryan Reesman
    • NEW Kim Newman on Marooned
    • NEWThe Troubled Master: Inside the Final Films of John Sturges – featurette
    • Theatrical Trailer
    • Original Aspect Ratio 2:35:1
    • Audio English LPCM 2.0 Stereo
    • Optional Subtitles: English
    • Limited Edition slipcase on the first 2000 copies with unique artwork


    Audrey Rose (Imprint Collection #114)

    A happily married couple find their lives thrown into frightening disruption when a stranger appears at their door claiming that their adopted 12-year-old daughter contains the reincarnated spirit of his little girl!

    Underrated 1970’s psychological horror from Director Robert Wise, and also starring Anthony Hopkins & Marsha Mason.

    “Audrey Rose is a thinking man’s horror film” – DVD Beaver

    Special Features and Technical Specs:

    • 1080p high-definition presentation by Paramount Pictures
    • NEW Audio commentary by film historian Samm Deighan
    • Archival interview with author Frank De Felitta
    • NEW Investigator: The Paranormal World Of Frank De Felitta– featurette (2022)
    • NEW Kim Newman on “Audrey Rose” (2022)
    • NEW The Role Of A Mother – an interview with actress Marsha Mason (2022)
    • NEW“I’ve Been Here Before”: Reincarnation On Film – a video essay by film historian Lee Gambin (2022)
    • NEW Hypnotist: Inside The Score for “Audrey Rose” – featurette (2022)
    • Isolated Score audio track featuring the music of Michael Small
    • Theatrical Trailer
    • Original Aspect Ratio 1.85:1
    • Audio English LPCM Stereo
    • Optional Subtitles: English
    • Limited Edition slipcase on the first 2000 copies with unique artwork


    Johnny Got His Gun (Imprint Collection #115)

    THE MOST SHATTERING EXPERIENCE YOU’LL EVER LIVE.

    War has plunged Army soldier Joe Bonham (Timothy Bottoms) into an unending nightmare. Hit by an artillery shell in World War I, Joe has suffered injuries that have all but erased his humanity: he’s lost his sight, speech, hearing and sense of smell. But he still has the ability to think and remember, which, in the end, maybe more a curse than a blessing. Trapped in his body, Joe realizes there’s only one way out of his misery: death. Can he get a sympathetic nurse to help him?

    Special Features and Technical Specs:

    • 1080p high-definition presentation
    • NEW Audio commentary by cinema author and critic Matthew Asprey Gear (2021)
    • Dalton Trumbo: Rebel In Hollywood – documentary
    • Interview with actor Timothy Bottoms
    • Behind-The-Scenes Footage with commentary by Timothy Bottoms and director of photography Jules Brenner
    • 1940 Radio Adaptation starring James Cagney
    • Theatrical Trailer
    • Original Aspect Ratio 1.66:1
    • Audio English LPCM Mono
    • Optional Subtitles: English
    • Limited Edition slipcase on the first 2000 copies with unique artwork


    Blake Howard - Twitter & One Heat Minute Website 

    Alexei Toliopoulos - Twitter & Total Reboot

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    47 min
  • FEBRUARY 2022: THE ODD COUPLE COLLECTION + THE OUT OF TOWNERS + THE RETURN OF THE PINK PANTHER + THE BAD NEWS BEARS IN BREAKING TRAINING

    Imprint Companion is the only podcast on the Australian Internet about "DVD Culture."

    Hang onto your slipcases because Alexei Toliopoulos (Finding Drago, Total Reboot) and Blake Howard (One Heat Minute) team up to unbox, unpack and unveil upcoming releases from Australia's brand new boutique Blu-Ray label Imprint Films. Our February Batch episode features in-depth reviews of The Return of the Pink Panther, The Bad News Bears in Breaking Training, The Out of Towners and The Odd Couple Collection.


    The Return of The Pink Panther (Imprint Collection #106)

    After he lets a robbery transpire right under his nose, the ever-bumbling Inspector Clouseau (Peter Sellers) is suspended by Chief Inspector Dreyfus (Herbert Lom). But, when the famed Pink Panther diamond is stolen from the National Museum in Lugash, the Shah requests Clouseau’s assistance, and he’s reinstated. Clouseau quickly concludes that the thief must be the infamous Phantom, against whom he has a grudge, but the inspector’s instincts are, as usual, wrong.

    Special Features and Technical Specs:

    • 1080p high-definition presentation
    • Audio Commentary with Jason Simos of The Peter Sellers Appreciation Society
    • The Return of Laughter – featurette
    • Isolated music and effects audio track featuring score by Henry Mancini
    • TV Spots
    • Theatrical Trailers


    The Bad News Bears in Breaking Training (Imprint Collection #107)

    THE BAD NEWS BEARS ARE ONE YEAR OLDER AND ONE YEAR WILDER.

    The Bad News Bears In Breaking Training is the comic and poignant second-in-the-series of adventures with the pint-sized sandlot ballplayers initiated with the smash success, The Bad News Bears. The picture picks up the Bears’ career a year after their infamous second-place finish in the North Valley League. Faced with a chance to play the Houston Toros for a shot at the Japanese champs, they devise a way to get Texas to play at the famed Astrodome. On their pilgrimage to Houston, the Bears gain a new coach; dump that coach; add a new pitcher who can’t get his fastball over the plate; find another coach who shows him how it’s done, and go on to a come-back victory with all eyes on Japan.

    Special Features and Technical Specs:

    • 1080p high-definition presentation by Paramount Pictures
    • Audio commentary by director Michael Pressman, moderated by Gillian Wallace Horvat (2022)
    • Audio commentary by film historian Scott Harrison (2022)
    • Theatrical Trailer
    The Out Of Towners (1970) (Imprint Collection #108) 

    George (Jack Lemmon) has been offered a promotion that would relocate him to New York City. He flies in with his wife, Gwen (Sandy Dennis), to the city for the job interview. After their flight is redirected to Boston due to heavy fog, the couple meets with disaster. Their luggage is missing, leaving them without money, and the entire city seems to be striking. George and Gwen struggle to survive the night before George’s interview, questioning whether they want to move from their small town.

    Special Features and Technical Specs:

    • 1080p high-definition presentation by Paramount Pictures
    • Audio commentary by film historian Lee Gambin (2022)
    • Theatrical Trailer
    The Odd Couple Collection (Imprint Collection #104 & #105)

    CAN TWO DIVORCED MEN SHARE AN APARTMENT WITHOUT DRIVING EACH OTHER CRAZY?

    A 3-disc celebration of Neil Simon’s legendary play ‘The Odd Couple’.

    THE ODD COUPLE

    In the original 1968 film starring Jack Lemmon and Walter Mathau, two divorced men decide to share an apartment. Felix Ungar is fussy and fastidious. Oscar Maddision is slovenly and sloppy. Sure, they can live together… but can they live together without killing each other?

    Special Features and Technical Specs:

    • 1080p high-definition transfer by Paramount Pictures
    • Audio commentary by Charlie Matthau and Chris Lemmon
    • Audio commentary by film historians Nathaniel Thompson and Howard S. Berger (2021)
    • In the Beginning – featurette
    • Matthau & Lemmon / Lemmon & Matthau – featurette
    • Memories from the Set – featurette
    • Inside The Odd Couple – featurette
    • The Odd Couple: A Classic – featurette
    • Isolated audio track featuring Neal Hefti’s score
    • Theatrical Trailer
    • Film and Production Photo Galleries

    THE ODD COUPLE II

    In the 1998 reunion film, its twenty years later, and having gone their separate ways, the two are now together again en route to the wedding of their children. They’ve got the map, the rental car… and a tankful of arguments.

    Special Features and Technical Specs:

    • 1080p high-definition transfer by Paramount Pictures
    • Audio commentary by film historian Scott Harrison (2021)
    • Two Grumpy Men: Directing The Odd Couple II – interview with director Howard Deutch (2021)
    • Promotional interviews with actors Jack Lemmon, Walter Matthau, Jean Smart, writer Neil Simon and director Howard Deutch
    • Jack Lemmon, America’s Everyman – 1996 documentary
    • Walter Matthau, Diamond in the Rough – 1997 documentary
    • Theatrical Trailer
    • Photo Gallery

    THE ODD COUPLE ON TELEVISION

    In the 1970s television series, can two divorced men share an apartment without driving each other crazy? Ten episodes covering all five seasons explore this retorical quesiton. Tony Randall and Jack Klugman make the characters their own in the award-winning television version.

    Special Features and Technical Specs:

    • 1080p high-definition transfers
    • Audio commentary by series executive producer Garry Marshall on “They Use Horseradish, Don’t They?”
    • Two Original Series Promos
    • Gag reel with audio introduction by producer Garry Marshall
    • Opening titles without narration
    • Isolated music and effects audio track on every episode
    • Series Photo Gallery


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    45 min
  • DECEMBER 2021: LAST TRAIN FROM GUN HILL + KITTEN WITH A WHIP + THE PARALLAX VIEW

    Imprint Companion is the only podcast on the Australian Internet about "DVD Culture."

    Hang onto your slipcases because Alexei Toliopoulos (Finding Drago, Total Reboot) and Blake Howard (One Heat Minute) team up to unbox, unpack and unveil upcoming releases from Australia's brand new boutique Blu-Ray label Imprint Films. The second episode for the December batch features in-depth reviews of Last Train From Gun Hill, Kitten With A Whip and The Parallax View.

    Last Train From Gun Hill

    EACH OWED THE OTHER HIS LIFE. THIS WAS THE MOMENT OF RECKONING!

    Kirk Douglas and Anthony Quinn headline this suspenseful western which follows U.S. Marshal Matt Morgan (Douglas) on the trail of his wife’s killer. Adding a dark twist to the tale—the suspect’s father is Morgan’s long-time friend, cattle baron Craig Beldon (Quinn). Morgan is determined to capture the killer and take him away by the 9:00 train, against all odds.

    Directed by John Sturges (Gunfight at the O.K. Corral), one of the greatest filmmakers of the Western genre.

    Special Features and Technical Specs:

    • 1080p high-definition presentation from a 6K film transfer of the original VistaVision negative
    • Audio commentary by film historian Stephen Prince (2020)
    • Filmmaker Focus – Leonard Maltin on Last Train from Gun Hill
    • Theatrical Trailer
    • Aspect Ratio 1.78:1
    • English Audio LPCM 2.0 Mono
    • Optional English subtitles
    • Limited Edition slipcase on the first 2000 copies with unique artwork


    Kitten With A Whip

    SHE’S ALL OUT FOR KICKS… AND EVERY INCH OF HER SPELLS EXCITEMENT!

    Jody Drew (Ann-Margret) is a sweet, sexy, psycho-babe on the run from the law. She’s escaped from a detention centre, stabbed a guard and burned the place to the ground. David Patton (John Forsythe) doesn’t know all this. He’s just a Senatorial candidate trying to do all the right things. However, Jody makes sure that all the wrong things happen.

    “A must see for its status as a cult favourite” – FilmFanatic.org

    Special Features and Technical Specs:

    • 1080p high-definition presentation
    • NEW Audio commentary by film critics Alexandra Heller-Nicholas and Josh Nelson (2021)
    • NEW Faster, Pussycat! Kill! Kill!: The Rise of Delinquent Girls in Film – video essay by film historian Kat Ellinger
    • NEW She Reached for Evil: Dissecting Kitten With a Whip – video essay on pulp author Wade Miller by author and film historian Andrew Nette (2021)
    • Photo Gallery
    • Aspect Ratio 1.85:1
    • Audio English LPCM 2.0 Mono
    • Optional English subtitles
    • Limited Edition slipcase on the first 2000 copies with unique artwork


    The Parallax View

    THERE IS NO CONSPIRACY. JUST TWELVE PEOPLE DEAD.

    The Parallax View, a superb drama about one man’s paranoia that turns out to be total, incredible fact, ranks amount the best political thriller s. Warren Beatty is a news reporter who, along with seven others, witnesses the assassination of a political candidate. When the other seven die in “accidents,” the newsman begins to doubt the official position that a lone madman was responsible for the crime. He imagines a sophisticated network of highly trained murderers. But his nightmares pale against the bizarre truth he uncovers.

    “This is one of the best political thrillers of the 1970s.” – New York Guide Magazine

    Special Features and Technical Specs:

    • NEW 4K restoration from the 35mm original camera negative
    • NEW Audio commentary by film historian Kevin Lyons (2021)
    • NEW Audio commentary by film critic/podcast producer Blake Howard (2021)
    • NEW Kim Newman on The Parallax View and conspiracy thrillers (2021)
    • NEW Matthew Sweet on The Parallax View (2021)
    • NEW Witness To A Conspiracy – video essay by Chris O’Neill (2021)
    • Theatrical Trailer
    • Aspect Ratio 2.39:1
    • Audio English LPCM 2.0 Mono
    • Optional English subtitles
    • Limited Edition slipcase on the first 2000 copies with unique artwork



    Blake Howard - Twitter & One Heat Minute Website 

    Alexei Toliopoulos - Twitter & Total Reboot

    Visit imprintfilms.com.au 

    29 min
  • DECEMBER 2021: OUTRAGE, HOUSE OF CARDS + LADY IN A CAGE

    Imprint Companion is the only podcast on the Australian Internet about "DVD Culture."

    Hang onto your slipcases because Alexei Toliopoulos (Finding Drago, Total Reboot) and Blake Howard (One Heat Minute) team up to unbox, unpack and unveil upcoming releases from Australia's brand new boutique Blu-Ray label Imprint Films. The first episode for the December batch features in-depth reviews of Lady in a Cage, House of Cards and Ida Lupino's Outrage.

    Lady In A Cage

    WHAT HAPPENS IN THIS ELEVATOR IS NOT FOR THE WEAK – IT IS, PERHAPS, NOT EVEN FOR THE STRONG!

    Alone in her residence over a sweltering holiday weekend, a widow (de Havilland) is accidentally trapped in her home elevator during a power failure. Her meticulous, well-organized world is shattered as the elevator, stalled nine feet above the floor, becomes a claustrophobic torture chamber – a cage.

    Two-time Academy Award winner Olivia de Havilland stars in a suspenseful shocker that also features future Oscar nominee James Caan in his first major film role.

    Special Features and Technical Specs:

    • 1080p high-definition presentation
    • NEW Audio commentary by film critics Kim Newman and Barry Forshaw (2021)
    • NEW Audio commentary by film critic Kat Ellinger (2021)
    • A Reprehensible Film – video essay by Chris O’Neill (2021)
    • Theatrical Trailer
    • Aspect Ratio 1.78:1
    • English DTS-HD 5.1 Surround / LPCM 2.0 Mono
    • Optional English subtitles
    • Limited Edition slipcase on the first 2000 copies with unique artwork

    House Of Cards

    THE BLOOD-HOT DIARY OF THE PEOPLE WHO FIGHT THE WAR OF INTRIGUE ACROSS THE FACE OF THE GLOBE!

    In 1960s Paris, an American boxer stumbles upon an international fascist conspiracy that aims to create a new world order.

    Directed by John Guillermin, starring George Peppard, Inger Stevens, and Orson Welles.

    Rarely seen since its original theatrical run, it marked the second time that Peppard and Guillermin worked together (they had previously collaborated on the 1966 film The Blue Max).

    “A Hitchcockian thriller.” – Variety

    Special Features and Technical Specs:

    • 1080p high-definition presentation
    • NEW Audio commentary by film historian Scott Harrison (2021)
    • Theatrical Trailer
    • Isolated music & effects audio track
    • Photo Gallery
    • Original Aspect Ratio 2.35:1
    • Audio English LPCM 2.0 Mono
    • Optional English subtitles
    • Limited Edition slipcase on the first 2000 copies with unique artwork


    Outrage

    A young woman who has just become engaged has her life completely shattered when she is raped while on her way home from work.

    Directed by Ida Lupino, this controversial and remarkable film was one of the first post-Code Hollywood films dealing with the subject of rape.

    In 2020, the film was selected for preservation in the National Film Registry by the Library of Congress as being “culturally historically or aesthetically significant”.

    “A subdued behavioural study that captures the banality of evil in an ordinary small town” – Martin Scorsese

    Special Features and Technical Specs:

    • NEW 2K scan from the original negative by Paramount Pictures
    • NEW Audio commentary by film critic Alexandra Heller-Nicholas (2021)
    • Original Aspect Ratio 1.37:1
    • Audio English LPCM 2.0 Mono
    • Optional English subtitles


    Blake Howard - Twitter & One Heat Minute Website 

    Alexei Toliopoulos - Twitter & Total Reboot

    Visit imprintfilms.com.au 

    30 min
  • NOVEMBER 2021: STIR OF ECHOES + THE POSSESSION OF JOEL DELANEY

    Imprint Companion is the only podcast on the Australian Internet about "DVD Culture."

    Hang onto your slipcases because Alexei Toliopoulos (Finding Drago, Total Reboot) and Blake Howard (One Heat Minute) team up to unbox, unpack and unveil upcoming releases from Australia's brand new boutique Blu-Ray label Imprint Films. The second episode for the November batch features in-depth reviews of David Koepp's Stir of Echoes, and controversial, cult horror The Possession of Joel Delany.


    The Possession of Joel Delaney (1972)


    IF YOU BELIEVE, NO EXPLANATION IS NECESSARY. IF YOU DON’T BELIEVE, NO EXPLANATION IS POSSIBLE.

    Before The Exorcist, there was The Possession of Joel Delaney. Shirley MacLaine stars as Norah Benson, a New Yorker who puzzles over sudden changes in her brother’s behavior. Joel (Perry King) has begun speaking Spanish and practicing strange rituals. In order to protect her family and save her brother, Norah must delve deep into the mysterious world of Santeria, where she begins to suspect that the spirit of a serial killer may be the reason for Joel’s behavior.

    This 1970s occult classic is released for the first time in HD.

    Special Features and Technical Specs:

    • 1080p high-definition transfer by Imprint films
    • Audio commentary by film historian Lee Gambin (2021)
    • Fashionably Possessed: The Art of Frank L. Thompson – video essay by costume historian Elissa Rose (2021)
    • There is a Common Sorrow Here – video essay by film historian Chris O’Neill (2021)
    • Being Joel Delaney – interview with actor Perry King (2021)
    • Shirley Maclaine, Kicking Up Her Heels – Documentary (1994)
    • Theatrical Trailer
    • Aspect Ratio 1.78:1
    • LPCM 2.0 Mono
    • Optional English subtitles
    • Limited Edition slipcase on the first 2000 copies with unique artwork


    Stir Of Echoes (1999)

    IN EVERY MIND THERE IS A DOOR THAT SHOULD NEVER BE OPENED.

    Tom Wiztky (Kevin Bacon) is a normal, hard-working family man whose life is turned upside down when he is hypnotised at a neighbourhood party. He starts seeing things he cannot explain and the visions get more graphic and horrific. He then begins to realise that the visions are of an unsolved crime. When his nightmares start to come true, Tom has had enough, only to find that the more he wants out the more he wants to solve the crime.

    Stir of Echoes is a highly atmospheric 1990s supernatural horror film adapted from a Richard Matheson novel.

    Special Features and Technical Specs:

    • 1080p high-definition transfer
    • Audio commentary with writer/director David Koepp
    • Flipping the Switch: Directing Stir of Echoes – interview with director David Koepp (2021)
    • Maggie’s Memories: Inside Stir of Echoes – interview with actress Kathryn Erbe (2021)
    • Opening the Door: Designing Stir of Echoes – interview with production designer Nelson Coates (2021)
    • Featurettes – Sights of Spirits: Channeling the Paranormal, Behind the Echoes, The Mind’s Eye: Beneath the Trance, Special Effects, Production Design
    • Interviews with cast and crew
    • Behind the Scenes
    • Scene Comparisons
    • Screen tests
    • Deleted scenes
    • Theatrical Trailer, TV Spots and Original Promos
    • Breathe – music video
    • Photo Gallery
    • Aspect Ratio 1:78:1
    • DTS HD 5.1 Surround / LPCM 2.0 Stereo
    • Optional English subtitles
    • Limited Edition slipcase on the first 2000 copies with unique artwork


    Blake Howard - Twitter & One Heat Minute Website 

    Alexei Toliopoulos - Twitter & Total Reboot

    Visit imprintfilms.com.au 

    20 min

About Imprint Companion

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Imprint Companion is the only podcast on the Australian Internet about "DVD Culture."

Hang onto your slipcases because Alexei Toliopoulos (Finding Drago, Total…