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The boys are back in town—in the faster, tougher smash-sequel that reunites director Walter Hill with Eddie Murphy and Nick Nolte. Eight years after the first 48 hours of mayhem, Reggie (Murphy) is about to be released from the pen. But, after the bus transporting him from the pen flips over (17 times), Inspector Jack Cates (Nolte) enlists the ex-con for another seemingly impossible two-day task to nail an elusive drug lord with a price on Reggie’s head. This newly restored, limited edition Blu-ray has been remastered from a 4K film transfer and includes an all-new look back at the making of the movie with director Hill.

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In his first starring role, Bernie Casey (Brian’s Song) portrays Tuck, an irreverent young man living aimlessly in South Central L.A., where a Black militant group is organizing. Tuck joins the group under the persuasion of their outspoken recruiter, Sylvia (Barbara O., Daughters of the Dust). When one of the group’s members (Robert L. Goodwin, Jr.) betrays them to the police, a death warrant is issued, and Tuck must decide between loyalty to the organization and the inner voice of his newly awakened conscience. Television writer Robert L. Goodwin (1927-1983) conceived Black Chariot as a battering ram to break the color barrier that kept African Americans out of the director’s chair. Lacking studio support and commercial distribution, the renegade filmmaker launched an ambitious crowd-funding campaign and shot the film guerilla-style on the streets of Los Angeles. Told in an ambitious flashback structure and shot on a variety of film and video formats, Black Chariot challenged the stylistic conventions of Hollywood and provided an early example of what a 1970s Black cinematic voice might look like. Lacking commercial distribution, Black Chariot vanished after its initial run in Los Angeles, and remained clouded in mystery until it was restored by the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture in cooperation with the National Film Preservation Foundation. Special Features: -Black Chariot: Hiding in Plain Sight, Featuring Interviews with Actor Robert L. Goodwin Jr. and Film Historian Rhea L. Combs -The Upper Chamber (1963, 52 Min.) Television Drama Written and Produced by Robert L. Goodwin -The Death of Simon Jackson (1969, 28 Min.) Episode of the TV Series Insight, Written by Robert L. Goodwin. Courtesy of Paulist Productions and the UCLA Film & Television Archive -Theatrical Re-release Trailer

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*This listing is for the standard edition version and does NOT come with a limited edition slipcase!* “Boxcar” Bertha Thompson (Barbara Hershey, The Last Temptation of Christ), a transient young woman living in the American south in the 1930s, rides the rails bouncing from job to job and town to town, often leaving dishonest men in her wake. She eventually comes across “Big” Bill Shelly (David Carradine, Death Race 2000), a hard working laborer turned union organizer. They quickly develop a romantic relationship and, along with two friends—Rake Brown (Barry Primus, New York, New York) and Von Morton (Bernie Casey, Hit Man)—begin an old fashioned crime spree, robbing banks and trains, and becoming fast enemies of both the railway company and local law enforcement. The sophomore narrative feature for Martin Scorsese, who also co-edited the film, BOXCAR BERTHA bears not only many of the hallmarks of his filmography to come but those of producers Roger and Julie Corman as well. Adapted from the book Sister of the Road: The Autobiography of Boxcar Bertha, Scorsese’s film combines elements of true crime grit with the style, and excesses, expected in drive-in exploitation pictures of the 1970s. Long overlooked in the filmography of one of American, and world, cinema’s greatest filmmakers, Cinématographe is proud to bring Martin Scorsese’s BOXCAR BERTHA to 4K UHD for the first time in the world, from a new restoration supervised by Scorsese himself. Bonus Features: 1. 2-Disc Set: 4K Ultra HD + Region A Blu-ray 2. 4K UHD presented in Dolby Vision High-Dynamic-Range 3. Newly scanned & restored in 4K from its 35mm original camera negative 4. New audio commentary by film critic Adrian Martin 5. "A New Talent" - a new video interview with Ian Christie, editor of Scorsese on Scorsese 6. "Any Way You Can" - a new video interview with actor Barry Primus 7. "What Price a Crucifix Tree: Female Protagonists and the Suffering Servants of Scorsese" - a new video essay by film historian Daniel Kremer 8. "Trailers from Hell" - Julie Corman and Chris Wilkinson on Boxcar Bertha 9. Turner Classic Movies introduction to the film by Ben Mankiewicz, featuring interview footage with producer Roger Corman 10. Gallery of rarely seen storyboards for the film, drawn by Martin Scorsese 11. English SDH subtitles

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*This listing is for the standard edition version and does NOT come with a limited edition slipcase!* “Boxcar” Bertha Thompson (Barbara Hershey, The Last Temptation of Christ), a transient young woman living in the American south in the 1930s, rides the rails bouncing from job to job and town to town, often leaving dishonest men in her wake. She eventually comes across “Big” Bill Shelly (David Carradine, Death Race 2000), a hard working laborer turned union organizer. They quickly develop a romantic relationship and, along with two friends—Rake Brown (Barry Primus, New York, New York) and Von Morton (Bernie Casey, Hit Man)—begin an old fashioned crime spree, robbing banks and trains, and becoming fast enemies of both the railway company and local law enforcement. The sophomore narrative feature for Martin Scorsese, who also co-edited the film, BOXCAR BERTHA bears not only many of the hallmarks of his filmography to come but those of producers Roger and Julie Corman as well. Adapted from the book Sister of the Road: The Autobiography of Boxcar Bertha, Scorsese’s film combines elements of true crime grit with the style, and excesses, expected in drive-in exploitation pictures of the 1970s. Long overlooked in the filmography of one of American, and world, cinema’s greatest filmmakers, Cinématographe is proud to bring Martin Scorsese’s BOXCAR BERTHA to 4K UHD for the first time in the world, from a new restoration supervised by Scorsese himself. Bonus Features: 1. 2-Disc Set: 4K Ultra HD + Region A Blu-ray 2. 4K UHD presented in Dolby Vision High-Dynamic-Range 3. Newly scanned & restored in 4K from its 35mm original camera negative 4. New audio commentary by film critic Adrian Martin 5. "A New Talent" - a new video interview with Ian Christie, editor of Scorsese on Scorsese 6. "Any Way You Can" - a new video interview with actor Barry Primus 7. "What Price a Crucifix Tree: Female Protagonists and the Suffering Servants of Scorsese" - a new video essay by film historian Daniel Kremer 8. "Trailers from Hell" - Julie Corman and Chris Wilkinson on Boxcar Bertha 9. Turner Classic Movies introduction to the film by Ben Mankiewicz, featuring interview footage with producer Roger Corman 10. Gallery of rarely seen storyboards for the film, drawn by Martin Scorsese 11. English SDH subtitles

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Chasing Madoff is the compelling story of Harry Markopolos and his team of investigator's ten-year struggle to expose the harrowing truth behind the infamous Madoff scandal. Throughout the decade long investigation, Markopolos pieced together a chain of white-collar predators consisting of bankers, lieutenants, and henchmen, all linked to the devastating Ponzi scheme. With risk and danger apparent, Markopolos and his loyal team relentlessly continued to pursue the frightening truth. Finding himself trapped in a web of epic deceit, the once unassuming Boston securities analyst turned vigilante investigator now feared for his life and the safety of his family, as he discovered no one would listen.

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A Turkish poppy field is torched -and a U.S. drug trafficker known as "Mommy" (Shelley Winters) is feeling pretty burned. She phones the local cops she owns and orders a retaliatory strike on an inner-city antidrug headquarters. Mommy's next call should be to 911. Because now she'll have to mess with Cleopatra Jones (Tamara Dobson). Mommy is relentless in her vendetta -- but Cleo responds with catlike karate stealth. (Bong So Hon, technical advisor on Billy Jack, supervised the karate sequences.) Doodlebug, Pickle, Snake and more of Mommy's offbeat stooges add glide to the story's stride. Their antics, Mommy's chortling sleaziness and Cleo's class shape the power and pizzazz of Cleopatra Jones.

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Tyrone Tackett's brother wasn't the kind of man to throw his life away. Somebody killed him, plain and simple. And by the time Tyrone crisscrosses L.A. and pieces together the crime, lots of folks are going to pay. With equal amounts of tough and sexy, Bernie Casey portrays Tyrone and Pam Grier plays a sultry skin-flick star in this first Americanized remake of the iconic Michael Caine action film Get Carter. From Watts to the West Side, from porno parlors to a high-rise, from motel dives to a crime kingpin's sprawling pleasure dome, from corner hangouts to a wildlife preserve, Tyrone covers a lot of real estate, busts a lot of heads. And throughout, star Casey keeps enough cool for a half a dozen movie heroes (Roger Greenspun, The New York Times).

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When his brother June Bug winds up dead under mysterious, jewelry-related circumstances, Army Sergeant Jack Spade returns to his city to find out what really happened. Finding his family harassed by flunkies for the local crime lord, Mr. Big, Jack turns to the legendary neighborhood hero of his youth, John Slade, for help in avenging his brother. It's going to take more than one local hero to get the neighborhood cleaned up, but luckily Slade's old ass-kicking pals Hammer, Slammer, Flyguy, and Kung Fu Joe are all eager to help. That is, if Jack can just stop his Mama from doing the fighting for him. An affectionate, sharp send-up of Blaxploitation, I'M GONNA GIT YOU SUCKA marked the directorial debut of Keenen Ivory Wayans (Scary Movie). Wayans both wrote and starred in the lead role alongside his talented siblings, all of whom went on to the groundbreaking sketch comedy show In Living Color. Boasting a sprawling cast including genre icons Bernie Casey (Cleopatra Jones, In The Mouth of Madness), Jim Brown (Three the Hard Way, The Running Man), Isaac Hayes (Truck Turner), and Antonio Fargas (Shaft), the film updated themes towards a new generation's aesthetics, including a soundtrack featuring KRS-One, The Gap Band, Curtis Mayfield, and Fishbone. Vinegar Syndrome Ultra is proud to bring you this gold-plated cult action/comedy in 4K UHD via a new scan of its original camera negative.

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When his brother June Bug winds up dead under mysterious, jewelry-related circumstances, Army Sergeant Jack Spade returns to his city to find out what really happened. Finding his family harassed by flunkies for the local crime lord, Mr. Big, Jack turns to the legendary neighborhood hero of his youth, John Slade, for help in avenging his brother. It's going to take more than one local hero to get the neighborhood cleaned up, but luckily Slade's old ass-kicking pals Hammer, Slammer, Flyguy, and Kung Fu Joe are all eager to help. That is, if Jack can just stop his Mama from doing the fighting for him. An affectionate, sharp send-up of Blaxploitation, I'M GONNA GIT YOU SUCKA marked the directorial debut of Keenen Ivory Wayans (Scary Movie). Wayans both wrote and starred in the lead role alongside his talented siblings, all of whom went on to the groundbreaking sketch comedy show In Living Color. Boasting a sprawling cast including genre icons Bernie Casey (Cleopatra Jones, In The Mouth of Madness), Jim Brown (Three the Hard Way, The Running Man), Isaac Hayes (Truck Turner), and Antonio Fargas (Shaft), the film updated themes towards a new generation's aesthetics, including a soundtrack featuring KRS-One, The Gap Band, Curtis Mayfield, and Fishbone. Vinegar Syndrome Ultra is proud to bring you this gold-plated cult action/comedy in 4K UHD via a new scan of its original camera negative.