New on Blu-ray: PRIMETIME PANIC (1981-1983) - 3 Movies Starring Mare Winningham, Jennifer Jason Leigh and More

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Product Description: The prolific production duo of Leonard Hill and Philip Mandelker produced nearly twenty popular made-for-television films within their three-year partnership. It was a highly successful run, which was only shortened by the premature death of Mandelker in 1984. This was a golden age for TV movies and we are proud to present, in this collection, three of their most acclaimed productions: Freedom, Dreams Don't Die and Death Ride to Osaka (aka Girls of the White Orchid). Each film has been restored in 4K from its original 35mm camera negative and is presented in both 4:3 and widescreen aspect ratios. As these films were produced for and originally shown on television in the early 1980s, they have never looked better than they do here.

In the poignant character-driven drama Freedom, free-spirited teen musician Libby Bellow (Mare Winningham) wins emancipation from her mother (Jennifer Warren) and joins up with a traveling carnival. Written by Barbara Turner (Georgia) and directed by Joseph Sargent (The Taking of Pelham 1-2-3).

New York City graffiti writer Danny (Ike Eisenmann) and his girlfriend Teresa (Trini Alvarado) struggle to escape their working class world, while being pressured by a drug dealer (Israel Juarbe) and a police officer (Paul Winfield) in the coming-of-age crime drama Dreams Don't Die. Featuring the art of graffiti legend DONDI, Dreams has become a cult classic in the graffiti world. Written by Garry Michael White (Scarecrow) and directed by Roger Young (Magnum P.I.).

Jennifer Jason Leigh stars as an aspiring young singer who becomes a prisoner of a Yakuza-controlled prostitution ring in the neon underworld of Tokyo. Directed by Jonathan Kaplan (Over the Edge), Death Ride to Osaka is a fact-based, tawdry thriller that was a ratings sensation and offered Leigh one of the juiciest roles of her early career.

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DVD & Blu-ray: DEVIL DOG - THE HOUND OF HELL (1978) - Special Purebred Edition

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Product Description: The Original 1978 made-for-TV cult classic remastered in high definition! Dad (Richard Crenna) and Mom (Yvette Mimeiux) buy their kids (Kim Richards, Ike Eisenmann) a new puppy dog to replace their recently deceased pet. They adopt a cute pup from a local satanic coven and unbeknownst to them, the pooch is actually a demon from hell! When mom and the kids start to conduct strange occult rituals in the attic, Dad suspects something is up. He soon discovers that the dog is actually a demonic entity that possesses and controls the souls of his beloved family. Off to Ecuador, Dad takes a crash course in canine exorcism that leads to an unforgettable and fiery finale of man vs. man’s best fiend! From cult filmmaker Curtis Harrington (Night Tide, Queen of Blood, Killer Bees). Featuring an all-star cast- Richard Crenna (Rambo I, II & III), Yvette Mimieux (The Time Machine, Jackson County Jail), Kim Richards (Disney’s Witch Mountain series, Tuff Turf), Ike Eisenmann (Disney’s Witch Mountain series), Victor Jory (Gone With The Wind, The Shadow serial) and Martine Beswick (007’s From Russia With Love, Thunderball, Hammer’s Dr. Jekyll & Sister Hyde). Includes special features.

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