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‘If Dalle never made anything of note again ­this alone would be enough to stake her claim as an icon of late 20th century cinema’
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One of the most iconic films in the history of French cinema, Betty Blue arrives on Blu-ray in a deluxe box-set courtesy of Second Sight Films.

Jean-Jacques Beineix’s erotically charged and visually intoxicating film heralded the arrival of a new screen icon Béatrice Dalle, who thrilled with her enthralling performance. Second Sight is delighted to bring both the director’s cut and original theatrical version to Blu-ray and DVD for the first time, along with some fantastic bonus material in a stunning two-disc set and will be released as Betty Blue Deluxe Two Disc Edition on 25 November 2013.

For most people, “Amityville Horror” was just a movie, but for Daniel Lutz, who lived at the infamous house at 112 Ocean Avenue in Amityville, New York, it was real life.

In 1975, when Daniel was 10, his family lived there for just 28 days before fleeing in terror, the victims of widespread supernatural happenings that pushed them to the brink of madness and had them fearing for their lives. A media circus began that never fully ended.

Up until their recent deaths, his parents George and Kathy Lutz, never went back on a single claim. In the 35 years since the ordeal, Daniel has never spoken on the record about his experiences. This is his story, in his words.

For the first time in 35 years, child eyewitness Daniel Lutz recounts his version of the infamous Amityville haunting that terrified his family in 1975.

My Amityville Horror is a gripping documentary that details the struggle behind growing up as part of a world famous haunting and shows that while Daniel’s facts may be other’s fiction, the psychological scars he carries are all too real.

This engaging documentary also features Daniel Lutz meeting famed demonologist & clairvoyant Lorraine Warren, who, alongside her late-husband Ed, visited the infamous Amityville house after the Lutz family fled in 1975.
Ed and Lorraine, who were most recently featured in the horror-smash hit The Conjuring, are seen throughout the documentary in rare photographs examining the house. Lorraine, now 86, also stars in the movie and is featured meeting Daniel Lutz in as they discuss the infamous house and her recollections of it.

At The Conjuring press junket in San Francisco recently, Lorraine Warren was asked how the 1971 case of the Perron family in Harrisville, Rhode Island, which inspired The Conjuring, compares with the horror that the Lutz family experienced in Amityville, New York back in the mid ’70s.

Warren laughed, as if there is no comparison at all. “Amityville was horrible. It was absolutely horrible,” she said. “I don’t even like to talk about it. I will never go in the Amityville house ever again. You know how long my career is and that’s the only one.”

Warren’s career is indeed long and she and her husband investigated well over 4,000 cases in their time. So when Warren says that the Amityville house is the one haunted house she won’t return to, it’s apparent that something terrifying went down there.

The Pink Panthers are the world’s most successful diamond thieves. The Serbian and Montenegrin gang has stolen over $330,000,000 dollars worth of jewels from boutiques in the world’s most opulent cities: Geneva, Paris, London, Dubai and Tokyo. With incredible unprecedented access, gang members Mike and Lela tell their story using a unique and cutting edge animation style (for obvious reasons they wouldn’t show their faces). In addition we see an interview with Lucky, a courier, and Mr Green the fence, or final link in the illicit diamond trade.

Mike and Lela recount growing up in Yugoslavia, the breakdown of the country and the rise of the criminal state under Milosovic. As sanctions are imposed by the West in 1992, an explosion of mafia networks takes place, of which the Panthers are just one. As refugees flood into Europe so do the crooks – the affects of which are still felt today.

Intercut with their stories are Inspector Yaan Glassey of the Geneva Anti-Criminal Brigade and Captain Hervé Conan of the Paris police. They describe their ambitions and achievements in the global mission to track the gang down and take them to court.

DIGITAL RELEASE: 7 OCTOBER
RELEASED IN CINEMAS: 16 OCTOBER
DVD RELEASE: 21 OCTOBER

The film is narrated by Oscar winner Jeff Bridges and features appearances by Anjelica Huston, Stan Lee, Beau Bridges, Jon Voight, Leonard Maltin and many more. Pablo will be available on cable VOD October 1 and on DVD November 5.

Pablo tells the story of the life and times of legendary film title designer Pablo Ferro. Using a blend of character animation, motion design and documentary footage, Pablo tracks Pablo Ferro’s rise as a poor Cuban immigrant to the heights of the Madison Avenue commercial industry, to becoming one of the most celebrated designers in movie history and finally to his current home in the garage behind his son’s house.

The film centers on Pablo’s presence in the New York counter culture scene of the 1960s until the mysterious brush with death that changed his life forever. The animation part of the film takes us through the dreamscape of Pablo’s memories, while the documentary footage chronicles a very eccentric lifestyle of a 72 year old artist, once hailed by Stanley Kubrick as the father of the sixties look and the MTV aesthetics.

The FrightFest All-Nighter 13 returns to the Vue in London’s Leicester Square on Saturday October 26 for the third year, with six killer titles including UK premieres of THE STATION, PATRICK, NOTHING LEFT TO FEAR and SOULMATE. So climb aboard FrightFest’s Halloween Express, with guests including NEIL MARSHAL, ANNA WALTON, RENAUD GAUTHEIR and MICHAEL ARMSTRONG, for the night-ride of your lives

Horror fans around the country can join in the fearsome fun on Saturday 2 November, when the event travels to the GFT Glasgow and the Empires in Sunderland, Newcastle and Poole. On Sat November 16 the event hits the Watershed Bristol.

London line-up:

18:30  SOULMATE  (UK Premiere)

Axelle Carolyn makes her impressive feature debut with a sophisticated ghost story. After attempting to commit suicide due to the sudden death of her husband, Audrey (Anna Walton) decides to retreat to a remote country cottage. But she soon discovers her safe haven is haunted by its previous owner. Produced by Neil Marshall, this is one good-looking, classy chiller.

21:15  PATRICK (UK Premiere)

Mark Hartley makes his feature debut with this brilliant remake of Richard Franklin’s seminal 1978 favourite. Nurse Kathy Jacquard (YOU’RE NEXT’s Sharni Vinson) arrives in the desolate outback to work at the Roget Clinic, looking after comatose patients, including the handsome but psychic Patrick. Hartley builds on the horror, in a fulsome homage to bloody stylish shock.

23:25  DISCOPATH  (Preview)

It’s 1976, Donna Summer tops the charts and everyone believes in mirror balls. Except Manhattan burger cook Duane Lewis who goes psycho when he hears the pulsating rhythm of Disco. Unable to control his maniac impulses, Duane turns his local Seventh Heaven nightclub into a splatter Disco Inferno. With a NY detective in hot pursuit Duane heads to Montreal.. At first you’ll be afraid, you’ll be petrified…

01:45  MARK OF THE DEVIL  (Retro Premiere)

Originally banned in the UK, FrightFest is proud to unveil the restored version of this controversial classic. Herbert Lom plays a sadistic Witchfinder General touring 18th century Austria for Devil’s disciples. It’s up to Count Meruh (Udo Kier) to uncover the violent hypocrisy of the persecutions. Armstrong provided David Bowie with his film debut and was a kingpin of the 1970s Brit sexploitation industry.

03:55 THE STATION  (UK Premiere)

Director Marvin Kren brings us a climate change shocker and ecological creature feature. Four technicians and scientists at an Austrian alpine research station discover a glacier of blood high in the mountains. Testing the red liquid, they discover a new alien organism with the astonishing capability of transforming the local wildlife into horrific hybrids and monster mutations.

05:45  NOTHING LEFT TO FEAR  (UK Premiere)

The first terror tale from Slasher Films (founded by Guns N’ Roses rock legend Slash) is an atmospheric frightener. James Tupper and Anne Heche are the new pastor and his wife who arrive in Stull, Kansas hoping for an idyllic family country life. But an ancient ritual is put into motion that unleashes a demonic fury and its inhabitants must quell the Beast who rises to walk the Earth at all bloody costs.

 

Alan Jones, co-director, said today: “After this year’s blockbuster Film4 FrightFest in August – the best attended and highest praised event in our 14-year history – we knew we had to make our October occasion equally as special. So join us in our Samhain festivities with the cream of the chiller crop, a great group of guests and the usual surprises FrightFest has become so famous for”

Passes for the London event cost £55 and go on sale from Tuesday 1 October. To book call 08712 240 240 or .  Tickets can also be bought at the cinema.

For details of regional screenings please visit www.frightfest.co.uk

Note that the regional venues may not be playing all of the titles screening at the London event so please check local listings