A young woman is talking to a camera crew and reminiscing about her boo.
Men of War (1994) [Collector’s Edition]
Now available from MVD
A man who thought he was done with war is pulled back in as part of a mercenary group brought to a Thai island for a greedy boss.
Stir of Echoes (1999) [Lionsgate Anniversary Re-Release]
Now available on 4k and Blu-ray combo from Lionsgate
Following a party where he was hypnotized, a man starts having visions of a missing girl who used to live in the area and who’s family is still around.
The Bootleg Files: A Muppet Family Christmas
BOOTLEG FILES 890: “A Muppet Family Christmas” (1987 television special with Kermit the Frog and a lot of friends).
LAST SEEN: On YouTube.
AMERICAN HOME VIDEO: On VHS and DVD, but in edited versions.
REASON FOR BOOTLEG STATUS: Rights clearance issues.
CHANCES OF SEEING A COMMERCIAL DVD RELEASE: Not unless someone pays a lot of money to straighten things out.
This week’s column is different from its predecessors because the subject in the spotlight, the 1987 television special “A Muppet Family Christmas,” has been commercially released on VHS video and DVD. The problem is that the North American home entertainment format releases were forced to edit out a significant amount of musical numbers due to the problems in clearing the music rights for the songs. Even worse, the production has never been on Blu-ray, has never been on any streaming service and has been absent from broadcast television for decades – with little to no hope of being seen again in its entirety.
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Solvent (2024)
A researcher and his team go to his grand-father’s house to try and unearth Nazi documents for the sake of history. Once on location, things take a turn for the odd and unusual.
Yokohama BJ Blues (aka Yokohama BJ burûsu) (1981) [Radiance Films]
Now available from Radiance Films
A bar blues singer and private eye ends up blamed for the death of a friend.
Horrible History box set [Eureka Classics]
Now available from Eureka Classics
This set collects four historically inspired films from Shaw Brothers Studio and director Cheh Chang.