AGFA And Shout! Factory Are Bringing 50 Genre Classics Back To Theaters
Stand by for a very exciting announcement from our friends at the American Genre Film Archive and Shout! Factory...
The American Genre Film Archive, the largest non-profit genre film archive and distributor in the world, is excited to announce a theatrical partnership with Shout! Factory, a multi-platform media company. AGFA will distribute fifty film classics from Shout! Factory’s cult classic movie library to theaters in 2019. This is AGFA’s latest collaboration following their distribution partnerships with home video labels Arrow Films (DONNIE DARKO), Severin Films (SANTA SANGRE), and Vinegar Syndrome (DOLEMITE).
"We could not be more thrilled about this partnership," said AGFA Head of Business Affairs Alicia Coombs. "Shout! Factory's catalog is so diverse, and every title is a winner -- both for us as fans, and for the cinema-going public."
AGFA has curated fifty stunning classics from Shout’s movie catalog to reissue in theaters throughout the year. These movies include fan favorites such as Bob Clark’s BLACK CHRISTMAS, arthouse milestones like John Cassavetes’ A WOMAN UNDER THE INFLUENCE, deep-cut horror blasts such as Amy Holden Jones’s THE SLUMBER PARTY MASSACRE, and seminal genre milestones like John Ford’s STAGECOACH.
“I greatly admire the care and attention afforded each film by AGFA,” said Mark Balsam of Shout! Factory. “That focus will serve each of these classic films wonderfully.”
Shout! Factory movies are available on DCP -- and in some cases, 35mm -- for theatrical bookings from AGFA starting immediately.
Buckle up and take a deep breath - here's the full list of titles AGFA/Shout! are working with:
- BATTLE BEYOND THE STARS
- BEN
- BLACK CHRISTMAS
- BOY AND HIS DOG
- BREAKER MORANT
- CAGED HEAT
- CHOPPING MALL aka KILLBOTS
- CRAZY MAMA
- DOWNFALL
- DREAMSCAPE
- FACES
- FANNY
- FEAR CITY
- FORBIDDEN WORLD
- FOREIGN CORRESPONDENT
- GALAXY OF TERROR
- GARGOYLES
- GREASERS PALACE
- HOLY MOTORS
- HOPSCOTCH
- HUMANOIDS FROM THE DEEP
- HYPE!
- I MARRIED A WITCH
- THE KIDS ARE ALRIGHT
- KILLING OF A CHINESE BOOKIE
- LONG VOYAGE HOME
- THE NINTH CONFIGURATION
- OPENING NIGHT
- OTHELLO
- PIRANHA
- QUADROPHENIA
- RABID
- ROCK N' ROLL HIGH SCHOOL
- THE HARDER THEY COME
- THE RULING CLASS
- SAINT JACK
- SHADOWS
- SHAKMA
- SIMON, KING OF THE WITCHES
- SLUMBER PARTY MASSACRE
- SLUMBER PARTY MASSACRE II
- SMITHEREENS
- STAGECOACH
- STARCRASH
- THE STUNT MAN
- SUBURBIA
- TO BE OR NOT TO BE
- WILLARD
- THE VELVET VAMPIRE
- WHALE RIDER
- A WOMAN UNDER THE INFLUENCE
That's an overwhelmingly awesome list of titles. Leos Carax's Holy Motors, Franc Roddam's Quadrophenia, Jim Wynorski's Chopping Mall are the first three that really caught our eye, but then there's also Phil Karlson's Ben, Joseph Ruben's Dreamscape and Bob Clark's immortal Black Christmas. Oh, and Piranha and Willard and Boy and His Dog and...well, look: the longer you look at this, the more exciting it gets.
Of course, specific screening dates and locations for these titles have yet to be revealed, but we're stoked to hear about this and will be keeping our ear to the ground for updates on when and where we can see these movies on the big screen. Stay tuned for future updates on that front. In the meantime, let us know which of the above you're most excited to see in the comments below.
