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Disc-Connected: Your trusted news source in physical media @disc-connected.bsky.social · Apr 13

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Disc-Connected: Your trusted news source in physical media @disc-connected.bsky.social · 21m

4K UHD Feature Audio: English Dolby Atmos (Dolby TrueHD 7.1 Compatible) | English 5.1 DTS-HD MA | English 2-Channel Surround DTS-HD MA

#BluRay #PhysicalMedia #BluRays #BoutiqueBluRay #CultMovies #DiscConnected #PennyMarshall #RobinWilliams #RobertDeNiro

Disc-Connected: Your trusted news source in physical media @disc-connected.bsky.social · 21m

English Dolby Atmos + English 5.1 + English 2-Channel Surround
Special Features:
Making-Of Featurette
Archival Interviews with Cast and Crew
Theatrical Trailer

SPECS

Run Time: Approx. 121 minutes
Rating: PG-13
4K UHD Feature Picture: 2160p Ultra High Definition, 1.85:1

Disc-Connected: Your trusted news source in physical media @disc-connected.bsky.social · 21m

during this emotional journey is a testament to both the tenderness of the human heart and the strength of the human soul. Nominated for 3 Academy Awards, including Best Picture.

DISC DETAILS & BONUS MATERIALS

4K ULTRA HD DISC
Feature presented in 4K resolution with Dolby Vision

Disc-Connected: Your trusted news source in physical media @disc-connected.bsky.social · 21m

filled with awe and enthusiasm, proves a rebirth for Sayer too, as the exuberant patient reveals life’s simple but unutterably sweet pleasures to the introverted doctor. Encouraged by Leonard’s stunning recovery, Sayer administers the drug to the other patients. The story of their friendship

Disc-Connected: Your trusted news source in physical media @disc-connected.bsky.social · 21m

doctor and the patients whose lives he changes. Williams plays Dr. Malcolm Sayer, a shy research physician who uses an experimental drug to “awaken” the catatonic victims of a rare disease. De Niro co-stars as Leonard, the first patient to receive the controversial treatment. His awakening,

Disc-Connected: Your trusted news source in physical media @disc-connected.bsky.social · 21m

***ANNOUNCEMENT***

Coming on December 9th on #4K in the US from #SonyPictures: #Awakenings (1990)!

By opening one man’s eyes to the world… he opened his own. Robert De Niro (in an Oscar®-nominated performance for Best Actor) and Robin Williams star in this powerful, true story of a maverick

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Disc-Connected: Your trusted news source in physical media @disc-connected.bsky.social · 37m

TRAILER
BEHIND THE SCENES IMAGE GALLERY

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#BluRay #PhysicalMedia #BluRays #BoutiqueBluRay #CultMovies #DiscConnected #TomLeeRutter #CarolineMunro #LynnLowry #DaniThompson

The Pocket Film of Superstitions Blu-ray [NUMBERED SLIPCASE + ART CARDS LE OF 250] (PRE-ORDER)

* NUMBERED SLIPCASE + ART CARDS LIMITED EDITION OF ONLY 250! ONCE THESE ARE GONE, THEY ARE GONE! ** THIS ITEM IS UP FOR PRE-ORDER, YOUR PURCHASE...

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Disc-Connected: Your trusted news source in physical media @disc-connected.bsky.social · 37m

POST-SCREENING Q&A AT HORRHIFFIC 2024 with CAROLINE MUNRO, PAULINE PEART, THE SHEND, composer CRAIGUS BARRY and TOM LEE RUTTER
DIRECTOR INTERVIEW AT THE FESTIVAL OF FANTASTIC FILMS, 2023.
BBC RADIO Hereford & Worcester PREMIERE REPORT
COMMENTARY with TOM LEE RUTTER and composer CRAIGUS BARRY

Disc-Connected: Your trusted news source in physical media @disc-connected.bsky.social · 37m

16 PAGE BOOKLET with written essay by film historian and author DARRELL BUXTON
DOUBLE SIDED inlay with two artwork choices

BONUS MATERIALS:
SHORT FILM: BELLA IN THE WYCH ELM [2017]
SHORT FILM: DOCTOR BALDEN CROSS: BEYOND THE VOID [2018]

Disc-Connected: Your trusted news source in physical media @disc-connected.bsky.social · 37m

And as for 'Pocket Film' - well you know those pocket books we all read as nippers? This is like one of those, but a film. Make sense? Well it isn't entirely supposed to...

PACKAGE INCLUDES:

NUMBERED SLIPCASE with BRAND NEW artwork by GIBSON GRAPHIX
3 X DOUBLE SIDED set of 'LOBBY CARDS'

Disc-Connected: Your trusted news source in physical media @disc-connected.bsky.social · 37m

Taking you on this journey with his toffee warbles is none other than living legend The Shend; he of Dadaist punk/post-punk bands The Cravats, The Very Things and star of cult cinematic oddities as Pervirella, Schemers and every British sitcom you ever did see. He is a most fine narrator indeed!

Disc-Connected: Your trusted news source in physical media @disc-connected.bsky.social · 37m

Caroline Munro (Maniac, Slaughter High, Dracula AD 1972), Lynn Lowry (Shivers, The Crazies, Cat People), Dani Thompson (Video Shop Tales of Terror, My Bloody Banjo) and Annabella Rich (Eating Miss Campbell) - as well as a who's who of the current British indie horror boom.

Disc-Connected: Your trusted news source in physical media @disc-connected.bsky.social · 37m

also say it is a quaint and creepy merging of folkloric horror, the supernatural and dadaist humour that looks at various superstitions through the ages.

The film features a wonderful roster of beautiful performers including a stunning array of first ladies of the silver-scream in

Disc-Connected: Your trusted news source in physical media @disc-connected.bsky.social · 37m

something different, this is the kind of different it needs." - Jim Morazzini; Nerdly

What on Earth is The Pocket Film of Superstitions? Well, dear reader - let me explain:

On the one hand it is a parade of weird and wonderful faces amidst a hall of smoke and mirrors. The less cryptic me would

Disc-Connected: Your trusted news source in physical media @disc-connected.bsky.social · 37m

often tickles, and is always very, very British... may best be viewed as an anthropological study. A silly anthropological study. " - Giles Edwards; 366 Weird Movies

"...one of the more enjoyable folk horror fantasies to come my way in a while... for those who keep saying the genre needs

Disc-Connected: Your trusted news source in physical media @disc-connected.bsky.social · 37m

"It genuinely felt like I was witnessing a living Almanac — a sort of mystical audiobook accompanied by bewitching imagery where time fell away around me...This film is a must-watch for fans of Folklorian Horror" - Kaz Calvey; Morbidly Beautiful

"The Pocket Film of Superstitions never bores,

Disc-Connected: Your trusted news source in physical media @disc-connected.bsky.social · 37m

***ANNOUNCEMENT***

Coming in December on Blu-ray in the UK from the director himself, Tom Lee Rutter: #ThePocketFilmOfSuperstitions (2023)!

* NUMBERED SLIPCASE + ART CARDS LIMITED EDITION OF ONLY 250! ONCE THESE ARE GONE, THEY ARE GONE!

BBFC: TBC

OFFICIAL FACTORY PRESSED BLU-RAY, NOT BD-R!

Disc-Connected: Your trusted news source in physical media @disc-connected.bsky.social · 42m

*All foreign-language featurettes are subtitled in English.

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#BluRay #PhysicalMedia #BluRays #BoutiqueBluRay #CultMovies #DiscConnected #Severin #SeverinFilms

Exorcismo: Defying a Dictator & Raising Hell in Post-Franco Spain [10-Disc Blu-ray Box Set + Book]

19 FEATURE FILMSON 10 DISCS Including the award-winning documentary EXORCISMO: The Transgressive Legacy of Clasificada “S” Plus 168-Page Bookand 21+ Combined Hours of Special Features Under the Franco...

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Disc-Connected: Your trusted news source in physical media @disc-connected.bsky.social · 42m

Trailer
Poppers Disc Specs:
Runtime: 83 mins
Audio: Spanish Mono
Subtitles: English
Region Free
Aspect Ratio: 1.66:1

After... Part Two: Tied Up and Tied Up Well Disc Specs:
Runtime: 103 mins
Audio: Spanish Mono
Subtitles: English
Region Free
Aspect Ratio: 1.66:1

Disc-Connected: Your trusted news source in physical media @disc-connected.bsky.social · 42m

Disc 10: Poppers / After... Part Two: Tied Up and Tied Up Well (Después de... Segunda parte: Atado y bien atado)

Poppers Special Features:

A Bold And Delirious Movie – Interview With Art Director Javier Fernández
A Film Like No Other – Interview With Assistant Director Eduardo Campoy

Disc-Connected: Your trusted news source in physical media @disc-connected.bsky.social · 42m

Supernatural Special Features:

Commentary With Editor David Flint
Supernatural Effects – Interview With Actor Máximo Valverde
English Title Sequence
Trailer
TV Spot

Supernatural Disc Specs:
90 mins
Audio: Spanish Mono, English Mono
Subs: English, English SDH
Region Free
Aspect Ratio: 1.66:1

Disc-Connected: Your trusted news source in physical media @disc-connected.bsky.social · 42m

Disc 9: That House in the Outskirts/ Supernatural (Sobrenatural)

That House in the Outskirts Special Features:

A Very Strong Character – Interview With Actress Silvia Aguilar
Trailer
That House in the Outskirts Disc Specs:
101 mins
Audio: Spanish Mono
Subs: English
Region Free
Aspect Ratio: 1.66:1

Disc-Connected: Your trusted news source in physical media @disc-connected.bsky.social · 42m

Triangle of Lust Special Features:

Audio Commentary With David Flint, Author Of Babylon Blue: An Illustrated History Of Adult Cinema
Extended/Alternate Scenes
Triangle of Lust Disc Specs:
Runtime: 91 mins
Audio: Spanish Mono, English Mono
Subs: English, English SDH
Region Free
Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1

Disc-Connected: Your trusted news source in physical media @disc-connected.bsky.social · 42m

Disc 8: Faces (Rostros) / Triangle of Lust (Desnuda ante el espejo)

Faces Special Features:

An Unclassifiable Movie – Ángel Sala, Head Of Programming At The Sitges Film Festival, On FACES
Trailer
Faces Disc Specs:
Runtime: 93 mins
Audio: Spanish Mono
Subs: English
Region Free
Aspect Ratio: 1.66:1

Disc-Connected: Your trusted news source in physical media @disc-connected.bsky.social · 42m

Morbus Special Features:

Sex And Horror – Interview With Director Ignasi P. Ferré
A Well-Deserved Recognition – Interview With Actress Carmen Serret
THE EVIL FACES OF VĺCTOR ISRAEL (2010) – Archival Doc
Morbus Disc Specs:
87 mins
Audio: Catalan Mono
Subs: English
Region Free
Aspect Ratio: 1.66:1