Closing the summer months with a beach photos and Asian short films:
Shogun’s Ninja [1980] [Arrow Video Blu-Ray LE] [Asian Cinema August]
A young man trains for revenge against a murderous shogun in Norifumi Suzuki’s entertaining but convoluted ninja film mishmash, Shogun’s Ninja. The 1980 film is now on Blu-ray from Arrow Video.
Short Film for You! [Asian Cinema August]
Closing the summer months with a beach photos and Asian short films:
Troy [2004] [Arrow Video 4kUHD & Blu-ray LE]
The story of the Trojan War is given the epic treatment by Wolfgang Petersen in TROY. Both cuts of the 2004 film are presented in 4k UHD & Blu-ray by Arrow Video.
Short Film for You! [Asian Cinema August]
Closing the summer months with a beach photos and Asian short films:
Penny Lane is Dead [2026] [Female Filmmaker Friday]
A girl’s trip goes horribly wrong when a gang of criminals shows up in Mia Kate Russell’s Ozploitation throwback PENNY LANE IS DEAD, now on Shudder.
The Bootleg Files: Fun on the Run
BOOTLEG FILES 946: “Fun on the Run” (1949 short incorporating sequences from Abbott and Costello’s feature “Here Comes the Co-Eds”).
LAST SEEN: On YouTube.
AMERICAN HOME VIDEO: None.
REASON FOR BOOTLEG STATUS: Only available in 16mm and 8mm formats.
CHANCES OF SEEING A COMMERCIAL DVD RELEASE: None.
One of the most contentious political issues today involves the presence of biological men who identify as transgender playing in women’s sports. But back in 1945, the idea of a man playing on a woman’s sports team was strictly the stuff of comedy – specifically, the Abbott and Costello feature “Here Comes the Co-Eds.”
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