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Arrow Video has announced their August 2018 line-up and we finally have some Gilliam from them as well as some gialli and a Japanese Yakuza film. Release date: August 20th (U.K. Only) WAS IT MAGIC, MURDER, OR MADNESS? In early twentieth-century Pennsylvania Dutch Country, young Billy Kelly (Chad Lowe, Highway to Hell) falls in with a charismatic “powwower” or folk magic healer, Dr John Reese (Donald Sutherland, Don’t Look Now), shunned by the rest of the community for his non-conformist beliefs. Together, they investigate the mysterious sickness that is blighting the area, which Reese believes to be the work of a sinister local hermit. But as the plague spreads and the wide-eyed Billy falls ever deeper under Reese’s spell, are they doing God’s work or the Devil’s bidding?  Also starring Mia Sara (Legend) and featuring a powerhouse performance by Donald Sutherland – reunited here with Don’t Look Now screenwriter Allan Scott — Apprentice to Murder is a chilling and unforget

Warner Archive has announced that they will be bringing the Gordon Parks Jr-directed Superfly to blu-ray later this year. Coming on the arriving in theaters during the height of the Blaxploitation craze of the early to mid 70's, Superfly boasts a wonderful performance by Ron O'Neal, a dazzling soundtrack from Curtis Mayfield, and gritty direction from Gordon Parks Jr. Superfly is a great film that gave us a different side of the Blaxploitation era. Priest (Ron O'Neal), a suave top-rung New York City drug dealer, decides that he wants to get out of his dangerous trade. Working with his reluctant friend, Eddie (Carl Lee), Priest devises a scheme that will allow him to make a big deal and then retire. When a desperate street dealer informs the police of Priest's activities, Priest is forced into an uncomfortable arrangement with corrupt narcotics officers. Setting his plan in motion, he aims to both leave the business and stick it to the man. Special Features 2

About a month ago, Lionsgate (through their Vestron Video label) announced that they were bringing Brian Yuzna's Beyond Re-Animator to blu-ray this July. Now, Lionsgate has released a trailer giving us our first look at how the picture quality on the blu-ray will look as well as the special features line-up.

A pleasant surprise from the folks over at MVD. Savannah Smiles will put a smile on your face.

Another little-seen film gets a nice dvd release from the American Genre Film Archive (AGFA).

Sho Kosugi and Jean-Claude Van Damme try as they might to save Black Eagle from becoming "just another 80's action film".