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Umbrella @umbrellaent.bsky.social · 12h

Watch an exclusive scene from the new FREAKED 4K restoration!

Available now to watch at home on digital in the United States, Australia, and New Zealand 🪱

"That's alotta milkmen on the same route"

@alexwinter.com

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Umbrella @umbrellaent.bsky.social · 6d

DOGMA has risen in 4K 😇

💿 Pre-order now: bit.ly/4mNqlyN

This Collector's Edition includes NEW interviews, NEW extras, a hardback book, exclusive shirt, pins, beanie, and more!

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Umbrella @umbrellaent.bsky.social · 7d

We'd like two tickets to New Jersey, please!

Prepare thyself for tomorrow at 10AM AEST 😇

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Umbrella @umbrellaent.bsky.social · 13d

Three Boxsets for January?! 🤯

💿 Pre-order now: bit.ly/4mwQLog

INFERNAL AFFAIRS TRILOGY, TOXIC AVENGER BOXSET, and KIWI KULT VOL II have arrived in wicked Collector's Editions! PLUS, explosive action WASABI, cult slasher TOURIST TRAP, and full-frontal CASHBACK.

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Umbrella @umbrellaent.bsky.social · 16d

Get a closer look at the teaser poster for RETURN TO SILENT HILL 👁️

Director Christophe Gans (Brotherhood of the Wolf) returns to the legendary Silent Hill franchise with a brand new vision of horror!

Exclusively in cinemas January 2026 🫢

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Umbrella @umbrellaent.bsky.social · 21d

Umbrella are thrilled to announce that we're in the final stages of our new MEMENTO 4K restoration which we will premiere in a Collector's Edition soon!

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Umbrella @umbrellaent.bsky.social · 21d

The $5 DVD SALE has started on our webstore with up to 80% off hundreds of movies and TV from The Texas Chain Saw Massacre to Stone, Talk to Me, Classic Westerns, and more!

🛒 Order now: bit.ly/3VR5Gyz

Umbrella @umbrellaent.bsky.social · Sep 8

Check out the poster for PSYCHO THERAPY 🖋️

Steve Buscemi (Fargo), Britt Lower (Severance), and John Magaro (Past Lives) star in this offbeat collision of murder and marriage counselling, which won the Audience Award at Tribeca Film Festival.

Watch the Aussie premiere at Monster Fest this October!

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Umbrella @umbrellaent.bsky.social · Sep 5

An all anal evening? 😳

Get a sneak peek at our new interview with the iconic John Waters for our release of CECIL B. DEMENTED 📹

Available to pre-order now on the Umbrella webstore!

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Umbrella @umbrellaent.bsky.social · Aug 30

"I got a fake tattoo that said Freaked" 😮

Get a sneak look at our interview with director Catherine Hardwicke (Thirteen) for the 4K release of FREAKED 🪱

Now available to pre-order in a 4K Collector's Edition on the Umbrella webstore!

@alexwinter.com

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Umbrella @umbrellaent.bsky.social · Aug 27

Watch the first teaser trailer for RETURN TO SILENT HILL 🪦

When James receives a mysterious letter from his lost love Mary, he is drawn to Silent Hill, a once-familiar town now consumed by darkness.

Coming to cinemas in Australia and New Zealand this January 22!

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Umbrella @umbrellaent.bsky.social · Aug 26

LAKE MUNGO, ANGEL'S EGG, and DUST DEVIL are all here in 4K for the first time! PLUS, the rare G.I. SAMURAI, classic QUEST FOR FIRE, and new BAMBI: THE RECKONING.

💿 Pre-order now: bit.ly/3VkjPUK

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Umbrella @umbrellaent.bsky.social · Aug 23

It's less than a week until THE TOXIC AVENGER arrives in cinemas around Australia and New Zealand ☢️

"A gloriously demented new take on Toxie and a delightfully unhinged experience" - CBM

🎟️ Get tickets now: bit.ly/41HK4ID

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Umbrella @umbrellaent.bsky.social · Aug 21

Enter the furnace lands with DUST DEVIL in 4K Dolby Vision from Hardware director Richard Stanley, including THREE cuts of the film, TWO 100+ page books, TWO documentaries, custom t-shirt, FREE Color Out Of Space (2019) film, and an endless road of NEW extras!

💿 Pre-order now: bit.ly/4lNmnWw

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Umbrella @umbrellaent.bsky.social · Aug 19

Oscar-winning makeup artist Bill Corso breaks down some of his favourite practical effects from FREAKED in this sneak peek at our new interview for the 4K release.

🪱 Pre-order the 4K now on the Umbrella webstore!

@alexwinter.com

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Umbrella @umbrellaent.bsky.social · Aug 8

That's how the worm moved?! 🤯

Get behind-the-scenes of FREAKED in a sneak peak at our interview for the 4K release with makeup effects supervisor Tony Gardner from Alterian.

🪱 Pre-order the 4K now on our webstore!

@alexwinter.com

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Umbrella @umbrellaent.bsky.social · Jul 30

Enter the sideshow and rediscover FREAKED in 4K Dolby Vision from a brand NEW restoration including hours of NEW extras, TWO extensive books, a retro comic, an alternative workprint cut, and much more!

💿 Pre-order now: bit.ly/3Haipc1

@alexwinter.com

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Umbrella @umbrellaent.bsky.social · Jul 30

Freakout this November! 😱

💿 Pre-order now: bit.ly/44U8MYc

FREAKED is here in 4K Dolby Vision for the first time worldwide with a NEW restoration approved by @alexwinter.com! PLUS, John Water's CECIL B. DEMENTED, the French classic THE FIRE WITHIN, and Steven Martin in ALL OF ME.

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Umbrella @umbrellaent.bsky.social · Jul 29

Tomorrow we reveal four releases for November 💥

This is an eclectic slate spanning five decades, featuring some of the best filmmakers, collaborators, and actors in the business!

Tune in at 10:00AM AEST for the full reveal.

The early bird gets the worm... 🪱

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Umbrella @umbrellaent.bsky.social · Jul 17

“I had to start sleeping in the makeup” 🤯

In celebration of Alex Winter's birthday, get a sneak peek at our new interview with him for the 4K release of FREAKED.

It will be a little belated, but we are almost finished your present, @alexwinter.com 🎁

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Umbrella @umbrellaent.bsky.social · Jul 7

Watch Alex Winter turn into a freak at the hands of Oscar-winning make-up artist Bill Corso (A Series of Unfortunate Events).

Behind-the-scenes of FREAKED 🪱

@alexwinter.com

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Umbrella @umbrellaent.bsky.social · Jun 26

Get a look behind the scenes of the classic milkmen scene in FREAKED 🥛

Who is your favourite hideous mutant freek?

Subscribe for updates at watchfreaked.com

@alexwinter.com

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Umbrella @umbrellaent.bsky.social · Jun 13

Practical vomit effects... simple, timeless, and disgusting 🤮

Behind-the-scenes of FREAKED with Michael Stoyanov, Megan Ward, and @alexwinter.com.

🎥 Footage from writer Tim Burns.

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Letterboxd @letterboxd.social · Jun 6

First look at the trailer for the 4K restoration of Alex Winter and Tom Stern’s cult creature feature comedy, Freaked 👀

Releasing this fall on digital platforms and special edition 4K UHD and Blu-ray via Drafthouse Films and @umbrellaent.bsky.social

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Umbrella @umbrellaent.bsky.social · May 28

The evolution of Keanu Reeves into Ortiz the Dog Boy for FREAKED (1993) including looks that didn't make the film 🐶

"Twelve milkmen is theoretically possible. Thirteen is silly"

@alexwinter.com

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