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The directorial debut of Allan Moyle (Pump Up the Volume, Empire Records), starring co-writer Stephen Lack (Scanners), THE RUBBER GUN is an innovative drug drama that set the stage for Drugstore Cowboy and other celebrated portraits of addiction. vinegarsyndrome.com/collections/fr…

A tight-nit crew of drug dealers living together on the fringes of society scrambles to adapt when their makeshift “family” is threatened by old jealousies, new paranoias, and the encroaching police. Scanners’ Steven Lack stars in this docu-fiction artifact of 70s Montréal counter-culture, finally fully restored after being out of circulation for decades. Allan Moyle’s THE RUBBER GUN is coming on Blu-ray from @CIPictures. 🔫 Pre-order link in comments 🔫

We’re deeply saddened to learn about the passing of Tony Stella, a hugely talented artist who we were lucky to work with on four of our releases. He was a passionate collaborator, who always exceeded expectations. We send our condolences to his family, friends, and fans.

Here's our review of @CIPictures' Blu-ray release of a documentary about a turning point in Internet history. Star Wars Kid: The Rise of the Digital Shadows - undertheradarmag.com/reviews/star_w…

***ANNOUNCEMENT*** Now available to preorder on Blu-ray in the US from the @VinegarSyndrome website from @ocndistro #PartnerLabel @CIPictures and shipping after their #HalfwayToBlackFriday #Sale later this month: #TheRubberGun (1977)! The kids your mother never let you play with. Charismatic painter Steve (Scanners star Stephen Lack) has carved out a reputation as Montréal’s premiere drug connection, trafficking narcotics with a crew of friends and lovers living as a makeshift “family” on the fringes of society. But tensions rise when the police catch wind of their latest shipment, and Steve strikes up a friendship with a university student eager to observe the group’s illicit lifestyle for his graduate thesis. As the walls start to close in, old jealousies and new paranoias surface, and the family scrambles to adapt or perish. Featuring seven songs by acclaimed Leonard Cohen collaborator Lewis Furey, the directorial debut of Allan Moyle (Times Square, Pump Up the Volume, Empire Records) is an innovative drug drama that set the stage for Drugstore Cowboy and other celebrated portraits of addiction. Equal parts Warhol and Cassavetes, the film’s docu-fiction approach earned widespread praise for its urgency and vivid reality, with The Toronto International Film Festival citing it as “one of the best films of the ’70s.” Out of official circulation for decades, The Rubber Gun returns in a stunning new restoration from the original camera negatives. directed by: Allan Moyle starring: Stephen Lack, Pam Holmes-Robert, Pierre Robert, Peter Brawley, Allan Moyle 1977 / 84 min / 1.37:1 / English DTS-HD MA 2.0 Additional info: Region A Blu-ray Newly scanned and restored in 2K from the original 16mm A/B negatives by Canadian International Pictures with sound transferred from the answer print New interviews with actor and co-writer Stephen Lack New interview with director Allan Moyle New interview with composer Lewis Furey New interview with co-cinematographer Frank Vitale American Cinematheque Q&A – Post-screening discussion featuring Moyle Fantasia International Film Festival intro and Q&A featuring Lack and Vitale Original theatrical outro song Archival stills gallery Theatrical re-release trailer Booklet featuring a new essay by professor Nathan Holmes and an archival profile by P.M. Massé-Connolly Reversible cover artwork English SDH subtitles Trailer: youtu.be/CGDZJ4zCG-s vinegarsyndrome.com/collections/fr… #BluRay #PhysicalMedia #BluRays #BoutiqueBluRay #CultMovies #DiscConnected #VinegarSyndrome #OCNDistribution #CanadianInternationalPictures #CIP #AllanMoyle

In addition to new slip and disc art by Sister Hyde, this disc includes new interviews with director Allan Moyle, actor/co-writer Stephen Lack, musician Lewis Furey, co-cinematographer Frank Vitale, Q&As from @am_cinematheque and @FantasiaFest, an essay by Nathan Holmes and more!

The directorial debut of Allan Moyle (Pump Up the Volume, Empire Records), starring co-writer Stephen Lack (Scanners), THE RUBBER GUN is an innovative drug drama that set the stage for Drugstore Cowboy and other celebrated portraits of addiction. vinegarsyndrome.com/collections/fr…

Spring has sprung at OCN with 23 new releases! Check out the array of Horror, Thriller, Comedy, Arthouse, and International titles (with a few spicy ones thrown in too) from Brainstorm Media, @CIPictures , @CircleCollectv, @DarkSkyFilms, @DarkStarPics, @DeliriuMagazine, @EnjoytherideRES, @Factory_25, @film_movement, @ifcfilms , @kani_releasing, @musicboxfilms, Saturn's Core, @Several_Futures, @shudder, @UmbrellaEnt, @wildeyemovies, and @filmarchive. 💿💿💿 Pre-order at @VinegarSyndrome 💿💿💿

Decades after becoming a viral sensation with a billion views, Ghyslain Raza (aka: Star Wars Kid) breaks his silence about the negative effects of unexpected and unwanted internet fame. Mathieu Fournier’s STAR WARS KID: THE RISE OF THE DIGITAL SHADOWS is coming from @CIPictures. 🚀 Pre-order link in comments 🚀

Last night at @RevueCinema’s Stompbox screening of VINYL, Matt Johnson stopped by the CIP merch table, and he went home with a copy of our jam-packed new special edition of this enduring cult classic from fellow Toronto auteur Alan Zweig: vinegarsyndrome.com/collections/ca…

Great coverage of @filmarchive's WILDWOOD, NJ and @CIPictures's VINYL over at @CrookedMarquee's "The Best Movies to Buy or Stream This Week" 🤑 Article link in comments 🤑

🚨NEW EPISODE!🚨 We released our episode on GHOSTKEEPER w/ guest @yasminarewind, as featured on the @CIPictures Blu-ray! Listen to us discuss Georgie Collins' performance, winter survival, Yasmina's Video Ville VHS, and All Dressed chips! Listen: newworldpicturespodcast.com/ep-171-ghostke…

4. SUDDEN FURY (1975) with Q&A with director Brian Damude -- moderated by @PeterKapow ! We will be screening the Canadian theatrical premiere of the new @CIPictures restoration of this gripping Canadian thriller (June 2nd) #bleakweek

Ta-dah! 🤩 @mfournier8's documentary STAR WARS KID: THE RISE OF THE DIGITAL SHADOWS is now available on Blu-ray thanks to the remarkable work of our friends at @CIPictures!

***ANNOUNCEMENT*** Now available to preorder on the @VinegarSyndrome website on Blu-ray and shipping later this month in the US from @ocndistro #PartnerLabel @CIPictures: #StarWarsKid: The Rise of the Digital Shadows (2022)! Decades after becoming an internet sensation, Ghyslain Raza breaks his silence In April 2003, a video of lightsaber-wielding teenager Ghyslain Raza arrived online and became a worldwide sensation, eventually earning more than a billion views. Widely perceived as a misguided Star Wars fanatic hungry for attention, Raza only had a casual interest in the franchise, and the original tape was a camera test for a school project he never intended to show anyone. Shared without his consent, the video went on to saturate mainstream culture, but rather than benefit from this attention, Raza was ridiculed, hounded by the press, and bullied by his classmates, ultimately forcing him to withdraw from school and all aspects of public life. In Star Wars Kid: The Rise of the Digital Shadows, Raza breaks his silence, revealing how this internet phenomenon became a harrowing personal ordeal – and the path he took to restore his self-esteem and find a sense of purpose as an adult. Fleshing out Raza and his experience, director Mathieu Fournier brings new depth to a story that went global without going deep and even brings Raza into contact with the blogger who turned him into a meme. It’s a potent look at high-tech harassment and disturbing new threats emerging online today. directed by: Mathieu Fournier starring: Ghyslain Raza, Andy Baio, Jean-Michel Berthiaume, Christian Bouchard, Amanda Brennan, Nina Duque, Kate Eichhorn, Katharina Niemeyer, Jonathan Trudel 2022 / 80 min / 1.78:1 / English, French DTS-HD MA 5.1 Additional info: Region A Blu-ray New audio commentary featuring Fournier, producer Pierre-Mathieu Fortin, and subject Ghyslain Raza New audio commentary featuring Patrick Cotnoir of The George Lucas Talk Show and Star Wars Insider‘s Brandon Wainerdi New interview with Fournier Ghyslain Raza Q&A Extended interview with professor Nina Duque Star Wars Kid trailer and teasers Double-sided poster Reversible cover artwork English SDH subtitles Trailer: youtu.be/bjXHMPM8fCQ vinegarsyndrome.com/collections/fr… #BluRay #PhysicalMedia #BluRays #BoutiqueBluRay #CultMovies #DiscConnected #VinegarSyndrome #OCNDistribution #CIP #CanadianInternationalPictures

April is the cruellest month? April is the COOLEST month with 25 excellent new releases through OCN, including the first release from new partner @12specialfilms plus new releases from Art Label, @Bleeding_Skull, @cipictures, @DarkSkyFilms, Dark Star Pictures, @Dekanalog_, @DeliriuMagazine, @EnjoytherideRES, Factory25, @film_movement, @IFCFilms, @kani_releasing, @kimstimfilms, Klubb Super 8, @magnoliapics, @MEMORYpresents, @muscledistro, Saturn’s Core, @Several_Futures, @shudder, @UmbrellaEnt ... Pre-order now at Vinegarsyndrome.com and Melusine.com 🌷

Additional extras include interviews with Fournier and Raza, outtakes, trailers, a double-sided poster, and more. Watch the new trailer now! youtu.be/bjXHMPM8fCQ

In 2003, a video of lightsaber-wielding teenager Ghyslain Raza arrived online and became a worldwide sensation, earning more than a billion views. Decades later, he breaks his silence in STAR WARS KID: THE RISE OF THE DIGITAL SHADOWS! @thenfb @onf vinegarsyndrome.com/collections/fr…

In addition to new slip art by @ColinMurdochArt, our Blu-ray includes a commentary featuring director Mathieu Fournier, producer Pierre-Mathieu Fortin, and Raza, plus a second commentary with Patrick Cotnoir of The George Lucas Talk Show and @SW_Insider’s @ActuallyBrandon.

25th Anniversary Special Edition of the idiosyncratic shot-on-video essay about record collecting ... and all the obsessions and passions that drive it. Alan Zweig's VINYL is available to pre-order on Blu-ray from @CIPictures 🎧 vinegarsyndrome.com/products/vinyl @a_zweig

***ANNOUNCEMENT*** Now available to order on the @VinegarSyndrome website and shipping later this month on Blu-ray in the US from @ocndistro #PartnerLabel @CIPictures: #Vinyl (2000)! 25th anniversary special edition Often discussed, but rarely understood, collectors are driven by an obsessiveness that mainstream society struggles to understand. Through conversations with dozens of devoted record collectors, Vinyl offers an unblinking and amusing look at this phenomenon, exploring the personal struggles that lead to collecting, the negative ways it impacts some, and the essential joy it brings to others, helping them achieve a sense of meaning, purpose, and comfort. The first feature-length documentary from one-of-a-kind filmmaker Alan Zweig, Vinyl introduced his trademark idiosyncrasies and confessional approach fully formed. Resisting traditional notions of likability, he reveals as much about himself as he does about his subjects, which include a mix of everyday vinyl devotees alongside cultural figures like Bruce LaBruce, Guy Maddin, Don McKellar, and Harvey Pekar. But even as Zweig reckons with the debilitating side of collecting, he reveals his own deep commitment to the subject with an honesty that will resonate with collectors and non-collectors alike. directed by: Alan Zweig starring: Alan Zweig, Bruce LaBruce, Guy Maddin, Don McKellar, Harvey Pekar, Geoff Pevere 2000 / 110 min / 1.33:1 / English DTS-HD MA 2.0 Additional info: Region A Blu-ray Transferred from the best surviving tape master New extended mirror introduction by director Alan Zweig New audio commentary featuring Zweig moderated by filmmaker/podcaster Jay Cheel New audio commentary featuring Zweig in conversation with editor Christopher Donaldson and producer Greg Klymkiw New audio commentary featuring Zweig in conversation with critic/author Geoff Pevere and Vinyl superfan August Dorney New audio commentary featuring Zweig in conversation with composer Scott Cramer (Drysdale) Vinyl: The Alternate Take (2011, 96 min.) – Feature-length companion film comprised entirely of footage cut from Vinyl New audio commentary on Vinyl: The Alternate Take featuring Zweig and Cheel Extended interviews with Guy Maddin, Don McKellar, and Harvey Pekar Additional outtakes Booklet featuring an essay on Vinyl by filmmaker and executive producer Bruce McDonald Double-sided poster Reversible cover artwork English SDH subtitles Trailer: youtu.be/3peQsJCCkhs vinegarsyndrome.com/collections/fr… #BluRay #PhysicalMedia #BluRays #BoutiqueBluRay #CultMovies #DiscConnected #VinegarSyndrome #OCNDistribution #CanadianInternationalPictures #CIP #AlanZweig