New Releases for August 19 2025

A CONFUCIAN CONFUSION (1994) (Criterion Collection)

Edward Yang’s first cinematic foray into comedy may have been a surprising stylistic departure, but in its richly novelistic vision of urban discontent, it is quintessential Yang. This relationship roundelay centers on a coterie of young Taipei professionals whose paths converge at an entertainment company where the boundaries between art and commerce, love and business, have become hopelessly blurred. Evoking the chaos of a city infiltrated by Western chains, logos, and attitudes, A Confucian Confusion is an incisive reflection on the role of traditional values in a materialistic, amoral society. (BLU-RAY)

MAD FOXES (1981) 

After playboy Hal (José Gras — Conquest) tangles with a group of bikers at a red light that leaves one of them dead, the situation violently escalates leading to a bloodbath of shootings, assaults, murder and a well deserved disMEMBERment! The carnage drives us full throttle from the streets to the countryside, with a soundtrack that will easily rock you, Mad Foxes is the ride (or die!) of a lifetime…

Directed by Paul Grau and Produced by Swiss exploitation master Erwin C. Dietrich (best known for his work with Jess Franco on films such as Jack the Ripper, Barbed Wire Dolls, and many others), Mad Foxes is an absolutely unhinged revenge film filled with all the violence, nudity, and sex you would expect with a dash of heavy metal and a star making performance from a custom Corvette Stingray! (BLU-RAY + 4K)

THE OLD DARK HOUSE (1932)

A group of weary travellers, a spooky mansion – and a madman upstairs! The Old Dark House – directed by James Whale, the writer-director of Frankenstein and The Invisible Man – is one of the finest and most entertaining horror films of the 1930s. Dripping with atmosphere and packed to the brim with thrills, chills and gallows humour, it was considered lost for many years before its rediscovery and restoration. Available on 4K (2160p) Blu-ray from a 4K digital restoration, presented in a new and exclusive Dolby Vision HDR (HDR 10 compatible) grade.

Caught in a storm whilst journeying through a remote part of Wales, a group of travellers take refuge in a sinister mansion inhabited by the bizarre Femm family and their mute butler, Morgan (played by the iconic Boris Karloff, star of Frankenstein and The Mummy). Trying to make the best of a bad situation, the group settles in for the night – but the Femm family have a few skeletons in their closet, and one of them is on the loose… (4K ULTRA HD)

SARABAND FOR DEAD LOVERS (1948) 

In this sumptuous historical romance, a teenage princess (Joan Greenwood, Girl Stroke Boy) is trapped in a loveless marriage to Prince George Louis of Hanover (Peter Bull, The Old Dark House), heir to the British throne. To escape the boredom, she begins a dangerous affair with Count Philip Konigsmark (Stewart Granger, Footsteps in the Fog), an affair with potentially terrible consequences for the pair... (BLU-RAY)

WELCOME TO FUN CITY (2025) 

This 2-disc collection of some 200 theatrical trailers, TV spots and radio spots, sourced entirely from fresh scans of original film and audio materials, is a first-of-its-kind document of New York, as it appeared on film during the Fun City era. Each trailer and TV spot is accompanied by a unique, optional audio commentary track from a varied roster of esteemed film journalists, programmers, academics, historians, podcasters, industry professionals and filmmakers. (BLU-RAY)