Severin Films make their return to the UK home video market with the Blu-ray release of two Jess Franco films in their library, She Killed in Ecstasy and Vampyros Lesbos – erotically charged Euro-horrors starring Franco fave Soledad Miranda which mark the pinnacle of Franco’s career. The former, a revenge thriller, is considered the best of the 200-odd films the Spanish auteur has made, whilst the latter is a crowd-pleasing slice of sleaze (who doesn’t love lesbian vampires) that is also an oddly-faithful adaptation of Bram Stoker’s classic novel Dracula.
She Killed In Ecstasy
Stars: Soledad Miranda, Fred Williams, Paul Muller, Howard Vernon, Ewa Strömberg, Horst Tappert | Written and Directed by Jess Franco
She Killed In Ecstasy tells the story of Mrs. Johnson (Miranda), the widow of a young doctor (Williams) who kills himself after a medical committee terminates his research into human embryos, considering it too inhumane.
She Killed In Ecstasy
Stars: Soledad Miranda, Fred Williams, Paul Muller, Howard Vernon, Ewa Strömberg, Horst Tappert | Written and Directed by Jess Franco
She Killed In Ecstasy tells the story of Mrs. Johnson (Miranda), the widow of a young doctor (Williams) who kills himself after a medical committee terminates his research into human embryos, considering it too inhumane.
- 11/21/2015
- by Phil Wheat
- Nerdly
Olive has given us a ready-made Blaxploitation marathon, all in glorious HD. The boutique label has been killing it lately, releasing a ton of coveted titles to the Blu-ray format. This time around, they release the exploitation classics Coffy, Foxy Brown, Friday Foster, and Hammer.
The Movies:
Of the four films being released, Foxy Brown is easily my favorite. It’s the classic revenge tale, with a Blaxpoitation twist, starring Pam Grier, and written and directed by Jack Hill. In Foxy Brown, Grier’s boyfriend is murdered by a government agency, so she poses as a sexy afro-sporting prostitute to carve her way up the ladder in order to get her ultimate revenge. This was the first movie that exposed me(in more ways than one) to Pam Grier, and it’s pretty clear that it was one of Tarantino’s favorites as well.
Another childhood favorite of mine is Hammer,...
The Movies:
Of the four films being released, Foxy Brown is easily my favorite. It’s the classic revenge tale, with a Blaxpoitation twist, starring Pam Grier, and written and directed by Jack Hill. In Foxy Brown, Grier’s boyfriend is murdered by a government agency, so she poses as a sexy afro-sporting prostitute to carve her way up the ladder in order to get her ultimate revenge. This was the first movie that exposed me(in more ways than one) to Pam Grier, and it’s pretty clear that it was one of Tarantino’s favorites as well.
Another childhood favorite of mine is Hammer,...
- 6/25/2015
- by Shawn Savage
- The Liberal Dead
Welcome to a special Blu-ray edition of the horror round-up! This time we're taking a look at three upcoming home media releases of horror films featuring killers of the monstrous, human, and vampiric variety. This spring will see special two-disc Collector's Edition Blu-ray releases of Jesús Franco's Vampyros Lesbos and She Killed in Ecstasy, and fans of Arnold Laven's creature feature, The Monster That Challenged the World, should be pleased to know that the film will hit home media in high-definition in August from Kino Lorber (special features have yet to be revealed for all three releases).
Vampyros Lesbos (April 14th Blu-ray release): Directed by Jesús Franco, Vampyros Lesbos stars Soledad Miranda, Dennis Price, and Ewa Strömberg.
Synopsis: "Countess Nadine Carody, a vampire with an insatiable thirst for female blood, lures women to her isolated island to love...then kill...her victims! Linda Westinghouse comes to the...
Vampyros Lesbos (April 14th Blu-ray release): Directed by Jesús Franco, Vampyros Lesbos stars Soledad Miranda, Dennis Price, and Ewa Strömberg.
Synopsis: "Countess Nadine Carody, a vampire with an insatiable thirst for female blood, lures women to her isolated island to love...then kill...her victims! Linda Westinghouse comes to the...
- 2/24/2015
- by Derek Anderson
- DailyDead
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