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- Italian horror fan and academic Calum Waddell speaks with some of the original makers of the controversial horror classic "Cannibal Holocaust" before venturing into the Amazon jungle and surrounding city port, Leticia, to uncover some of the local stories behind the making of the motion picture. What is uncovered, however, leads to a wider and unexpected "true crime" story.
- A look at the ideas and people that was involved in the naziploitations movies.
- The rise and fall of Hong Kong's notorious Category III cinema which reached a peak during the years 1988 and the lead-up to the Handover in 1997.
- The story behind the rise and fall of New York's 42nd Street. The cinemas, the films, the people, the crime and the rebirth of the block as "New 42nd Street" - this is the document of the world's most notorious movie strip.
- A celebration of slasher cinema - from PSYCHO to the present day, with a focus on highlighting many of the genre's forgotten cult classics, deconstructing how to survive a slice and dice movie and meditating upon why it is almost always a final girl and rarely a final guy... this is a documentary which is designed for both the biggest fan of "mad maniac" movies and the person who may only have seen HALLOWEEN and SCREAM. Either way, this is a documentary that proves the SLASHER FILM is truly FOREVER!
- Produced for the deluxe edition Blu-Ray and DVD release of "Sign 'o' the Times", the legendary Prince concert film for its Germany release on September, 13th, 2019.
- A documentary on the short-lived craze of Italian cannibal films in the '70s and '80s,
- The history of Italian zombie cinema, beginning with the breakout worldwide influence and success of George Romero's Night of the Living Dead and continuing through to Lucio Fulci's trend-setting Zombie Flesh-Eaters (Zombi 2) and its many imitators.
- The making of The Caller.
- Brand new documentary on the early years of Jackie Chan's celebrity and film career, directed by Naomi Holwill for the the Shout. Factory release of a collection of his classic and formative works.
- A documentary on the life and career of the legendary British exploitation film director Norman J. Warren, who gained a name for himself in the sexploitation business in the late 1960s before moving into low budget horror pictures in the 1970s and 1980s. Produced for the American release of "Inseminoid", which debuted on Blu-Ray in the USA on March, 10th 2020, this extensive documentary draws on hours of footage of Warren and also some of his best known collaborators such as the screenwriter David McGillivray.
- Scream Queens: Horror Heroines Exposed features, in a change of pace for horror documentaries, an all-female line-up, discussing horror movies from their perspective.
- Feature length documentary on the "American Ninja" franchise, albeit largely focused on the first two films (three and four were shot in South Africa and Lesotho). This production was done for the UK debut of "American Ninja" on Blu-Ray.
- Laurene Landon remembers her time working on Maniac Cop and some of her other great cult roles. Recorded for the Arrow Video Blu Ray release of Maniac Cop in the UK (2011).
- This feature-length documentary takes a close look at some of the most popular action movies from the '80s and the different political overtones in them.
- The very first feature-length discussion and breakdown of the entire "Emmanuelle" phenomenon - the atmosphere in Europe that led to the production of the original and its subsequent impact across the continent and indeed the world.
- A documentary made about the transition of the RING horror film franchise from Japan to America. The documentary was produced for the Shout. Factory box set comprising new 4k editions of the three American RING films.
- Produced for the "ultimate edition" of "Rollerball" from Capelight Pictures in Germany, 2020. The Blu-Ray of the original 1975 classic comes packed with this fascinating 85-minute documentary that charts the influence of "Rollerball" on contemporary scifi cinema, including "Mad Max", "The Warriors" and "Escape from New York", as well as the Italian variant that struck the big time with motion picture successes such as "The Bronx Warriors" franchise, "The New Barbarians" and the wonderfully trashy "Endgame".
- Director Luigi Cozzi looks back at the genesis of his B-movie science fiction epic Starcrash.
- A history of Spanish horror movies.
- Produced for a release of the classic horror-comedy foursome, from NSM Records in Germany, this 90-minute documentary takes in the story of the HOUSE franchise, from the 1986 original, through to the concluding fourth film in 1992.
- Extensive documentary on the making of Tobe Hooper's infamous 1985 science fiction flop LIFEFORCE. Features interviews with Hooper, producer Michael J. Kagan, editor John Grover, actors Aubrey Morris and Nicholas Ball, makeup artist Sandra Exelby, screenwriter Michael Armstrong, sound designer Vernon Messenger, artistic designers Tom Adams and Roger Stewart and effects artist John Schoonraad.
- The first feature-length discussion of the Spanish zombie film, which rose to prominence in the 1970s. This documentary was made for Synapse Film's release of "Tombs of the Blind Dead" on Blu-ray in 2022.
- Richard Wenk looks back on his debut classic VAMP.
- This is the first and only feature-length documentary on the life and cinema of the late Jorge Grau, who is most famous for his classic social-political horror masterpiece "Living Dead at Manchester Morgue" (1974), seen by some critics as a fierce critique of the Franco government albeit set in a displaced foreign locale. This documentary finished production shortly after Grau sadly passed away and stands as a monument to his importance and skills as an artist and director. Released on the Blu-Ray set of "Living Dead at Manchester Morgue" from Synapse Films and directed by Naomi Holwill.
- 25 years after-the-fact, actor Joseph Pilato talks about performing in the George Romero classic Day of the Dead, whilst sharing stories about his career and his thoughts on the remake and the world of horror movies.
- Dolph Lundgren discusses the making of 'Red Scorpion'.
- A look back at the storied career of the late, great exploitation director Umberto Lenzi - as told through the director, in one of his last substantial sit-down interviews, colleagues and critics.
- Legendary actors Fred "The Hammer" Williamson and Austin Stoker, alongside Rosanne Katon and film scholar Howard S. Berger speak about the enduring popularity of Foxy Brown and the black action film.
- An 88-Minute documentary about how Jackie Chan broke the mold (and his bones) with his daring choreography in the 1980s.
- A number of leading academics and genre film critics, as well as those who worked with Jess Franco, look back at the career of the low budget art-sleaze maestro and his many, often quickly turned-out, projects. A tribute to the life and times of Jess Franco and his longevity and importance to the wider world of Spanish genre cinema. Released on May 28th, 2020 as part of the German five-disc Blu-Ray of Franco's "The Bloody Judge" from Koch Films.
- In an extensive and revealing interview, actor Jon Voight remembers his Academy Award nominated role as Oscar "Manny" Manheim in 1985's classic thriller Runaway Train.
- Exhaustive look back at the making of comedy classic "The Silence of the Hams", including the genesis of the project, its shoot and the distribution and critical reception - as well as its reappraisal in subsequent years. This was produced for the Turbine release of "The Silence of the Hams" on Blu-Ray, the film's international HD premiere, in Germany.