February newsletter: release announcements and more! It's that time again...



Getting started, February releases are in stock and shipping from our VinegarSyndrome.com store! In case you forgot, this is what's fresh this month: When we remind you what's newly out, what's coming up next month, and then drop a few vague hints at future stuff that might seem confusing now but will [possibly?] seem painfully obvious later.Getting started,! In case you forgot, this is what's fresh this month: February lineup: British horror master, Norman J. Warren's unique mix of erotic drama and sci-fi gore, PREY, makes its Blu-ray debut, newly restored from the negative and fully uncut for the first time on disc! This edition also includes brand new interviews and a commentary track and if you order direct from our site, you'll be guaranteed to get it fitted with a beautiful, limited edition slipcover (until they inevitably sell out).



If January's lineup was any clue, we're following up our release of Jamaa Fanaka's balls-to-the-wall action classic, PENITENTIARY, which the Blu-ray debut of the even more jaw dropping PENITENTIARY II! It's got more than twice the insanity, absurdity, and all around originality of the original, plus Mr. T!



Finally on Blu, Bernard Morris' unassumingly titled MARY! MARY! It's got a really well done car chase, was shot by the same DP who photographed SILENT NIGHT DEADLY NIGHT (and directed IN SEARCH OF HISTORIC JESUS!), and ends on a completely bleak, out of left field twist. It also stars Constance Money, Sharon Thorpe, and Rene Bond...so there's that.



For DVDs, we've got Sam Weston's (Anthony Spinelli to you) moody mix of sex film and dreamy almost noir, NIGHT CALLER, plus duo of long lost white-coaters, SESSIONS OF LOVE THERAPY + 101 ACTS OF LOVE, which also feature Rene Bond, Sandy Dempsey, and Suzanne Fields. Moving ahead to March

Release date: 3/27

Star Time

(Blu-ray & DVD w/ Limited Slipcover) On Blu, we have a trio of releases that cover the last three decades in which worthwhile weirdo cinema was created, the 1970s, 80s, and 90s. Yes, the 90s mostly sucks, but buried between the countless piece of direct-to-video garbage are some truly mind blowing off-beat indies, such as Blu-ray #1, Alex Cassini's 1991 film STAR TIME, a truly one of a kind mash up of David Lynch (or Michael Snow) esque art-house surrealism/social commentary, sleazy character drama, slasher trappings, and a surprising amount of well done gore effects. Our release also serves as the home video debut of the original director's cut Babyface II

(Blu-ray & DVD) Working backwards in decades to the 80s, after much demand we've FINALLY restored Alex deRenzy's BABYFACE II. While it [almost] lacks the cling wrap wielding heroine of the original, it more than makes up for it with drunk Jamie Gillis popping out of a cake to work magic spells on Lois Ayers, Kristara Barrington, and Stacey Donovan. Welcome Home Brother Charles / Emma Mae

(Blu-ray & DVD) Finally, moving to the greatest decade in the history of time, the 70s, we present the last of our Jamaa Fanaka Blus with a double feature of his first two features, the notoriously depraved WELCOME HOME BROTHER CHARLES (known to some in VHS land as 'Soul Vengeance') and the gritty slice-of-life drama, EMMA MAE, both preserved from their negatives Confessions of a Teenage Peanut Butter Freak

Women at Play / Good Girls Bad Girls

(DVD) Then, on DVD, a duo of mid 80s NYC sex film rarities, WOMEN AT PLAY + GOOD GIRLS BAD GIRLS and then the DVD debut of what is probably the best titled film in hardcore movie history, CONFESSIONS OF A TEENAGE PEANUT BUTTER FREAK; a truly crucial piece of SF made underground cinema, which we're meticulously restored to its director's cut March preorders will be listed soon at VinegarSyndrome.com! With February and March out of the way, how about April?



And, for those who missed out the first time around, our standard edition of LIQUID SKY also streets in April. It’s up for preorder now at Amazon.com:



And, although it's still a few months away, remember that this Memorial Day weekend, our mammoth Halfway to Black Friday sale returns, with two new surprise Blus, both of which are 70s exploitation mind benders... Well, this April we're gonna be offering the world Blu-ray debuts of TWO horror films (one 70s, one 80s), one of which will be coming to disc fully uncut for the first time ever! That, plus the Blu-ray debut of a rather significant 70s hardcore feature.And, for those who missed out the first time around, our standard edition ofalso streets in April. It’s up for preorder now at Amazon.com: https://goo.gl/WNR1wV And, although it's still a few months away, remember that this Memorial Day weekend, our mammothsale returns, with two new surprise Blus, both of which are 70s exploitation mind benders... Come to our first film screening 'Upstairs at The Archive' in Bridgeport, CT!



There will be a suggested donation at the door, with all proceeds going to WPKN. Food and drinks will be available and our retail store will be open extra late. Come and browse our store collection, pickup the latest releases from your favorite cult video labels and hang out with fellow movie buffs while watching DOLEMITE kick ass and take names.



The Archive

118 Congress Street in Bridgeport, CT

Fridays: 11am - 6pm

Saturdays: 11am - 7pm

Sundays: 11am - 6pm

Yelp | Coming up on February 24th is a benefit show for our local community radio station WPKN. We are presenting a Blaxploitation triple bill in our newly built ’Upstairs at The Archive‘ event space (directly above our retail store in Bridgeport, CT). We will be showing DOLEMITE, PENITENTIARY & THE MUTHERS, beginning at 3pm.There will be a suggested donation at the door, with all proceeds going to WPKN. Food and drinks will be available and our retail store will be open extra late. Come and browse our store collection, pickup the latest releases from your favorite cult video labels and hang out with fellow movie buffs while watching DOLEMITE kick ass and take names.118 Congress Street in Bridgeport, CTFridays: 11am - 6pmSaturdays: 11am - 7pmSundays: 11am - 6pm Facebook | Instagram @ TheArchiveCT



