A young filmmaker captures protests while working his way to the head of the NIH to plead for more research into AIDS medications.
Double Impact [1991] [MVD Rewind 4k UHD & Blu-Ray]
TWO Jean-Claude Van Dammes get revenge in Hong Kong for their parent’s murder in Double Impact, the 1991 solid action flick from Sheldon Lettich. MVD gives a 4k upgrade to their 2019 Blu-ray release.
Knock Off [1998] [MVD Rewind 4kUHD & Blu-Ray]
Both a nefarious plot and counterfeit jeans unravel thanks to the unlikely pair of Jean-Claude Van Damme and Rob Schneider in Knock Off, Hark Tsui’s 1998 comic-action film, out now in 4K & Blu-Ray via MVD Rewind Collection.
Meteor Man (1993) [Black History Month]
After being struck by a rogue meteorite, Jefferson Reed finds himself gifted with a wide array of superpowers. His usual, cowardice, nature is turned around when his community asks for his help.
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Suffer (2025)
The beloved Queen Emmeline is dead. The Scarlet Prince now cruelly rules, imprisoning his dissenters in silencing masks. The only hope is Ida Blye, Queen Emmeline’s handmaiden, who was banished to the far reaches of the land, left for dead. As she struggles on her quest to break the four statues that will end the Prince’s rule, her own time is limited by a magic that is slowly killing her.
The Visitor [1979] [Arrow LE 4kUHD]
Arrow releases Guilio Paradisi’s 1979 Italian WTF-anything-goes sci-fi experience The Visitor in a new Limited Edition, arriving on Earth to defeat “Zateen” on February 17th.
Old Rockin’ Chair Tom (1948)
One of the most misunderstood (and, subsequently, controversial) characters in animation history is the amply proportioned Black woman who appeared in 19 of the Tom and Jerry shorts. Contemporary sources refer to as “Mammy Two Shoes,” but that name was never used on-screen or in the screenplays – that moniker was first applied incorrectly in a 1975 Film Comment article and stuck ever since. Not only did she not have a name, but viewers never saw her face (outside of a split-second gag in the 1950 “Saturday Evening Puss”) and never truly understood her relationship to the troublesome cat and mouse duo. It is widely assumed she is a maid or housekeeper because she wears an apron, but if that is the case her (presumably white) employers are never shown or even mentioned. In “Saturday Evening Puss,” she refers to the residence as “my house,” suggesting homeownership rather than domestic servitude.
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