SANTA SANGRE on 4K UHD Leads Severin Films' April Releases, Let Us All Bathe In The Holy Blood!

J Hurtado, Editor, U.S. ; Dallas, Texas (@HatefulJosh)

Severin Films is not messing around when it comes to their April release slate. Leading the charge is the world 4K UHD premiere of Alejandro Jodorowsky's Mexican surrealist giallo, Santa Sangre.

A brand new 4K restoration approved by the man, himself at his preferred lab in Paris, this UHD promises to make you "Forget Everything You Have Ever Seen" with bold colors and incredible detail. Last year Severin released Santa Sangre for limited theatrical engagements with their own 4K restoration, but this new color grading promises to be even more eye-popping, with Jodorowsky himself even commenting that even he's never seen it look so good. Add to that over eight hours of new and archival features as well as a soundtrack CD curated by original composer Simon Boswell, and this is an incredible looking set that I cannot wait to get my hands on.

in addition to Santa Sangre, Severin are bringing a trio of animal attack exploitation classics to Blu-ray in William Girdler's Grizzly, and Day of the Animals, and the Blu-ray debut of Joe D'Amato's Deep Blood. While the Girdler films have been available previously, Severin have produced brand new extras for these releases while Deep Blood features a 2K scan from the original negative. 

Each of these four releases are available for pre-order now from Severin's website, along with a ton of super cool merch and exclusive slipcovers/artwork. Go to this link to place your order! Check out the details and some teaser trailers below for a taste of the madness.

SANTA SANGRE (4K UHD/Blu/CD)
 
It has been hailed as “extraordinary” (The Guardian), “visionary and haunting” (Rolling Stone) and “a grand work of art, full of symbols and imagery that reach beyond language to something primal and original” (AV Club). Now forget everything you have ever seen as the modern masterpiece from director Alejandro Jodorowsky returns like never before, with 8+ hours of archival & all-new Special Features. Severin Films is proud to present this 4-Disc Deluxe Edition of Jodorowsky’s epic odyssey through ecstasy and anguish, belief and blasphemy, beauty and madness – and the surreal genius behind it all – now featuring a 4K scan from the original negative supervised by the director himself.
Special Features:
Discs One (UHD) and Two (Blu-Ray): Feature, Trailer, Deleted Scenes & Jodorowsky Restoration
Featurette
  • Audio Commentary with Alejandro Jodorowsky and Journalist Alan Jones
  • New Blood - Alejandro Jodorowsky on the restoration of SANTA SANGRE
  • Deleted Scenes with Optional Director Commentary
  • Theatrical Trailer
Disc Three (Blu-ray): ‘Forget Everything You Have Ever Seen’ & Special Features (New & Archival)
  • FORGET EVERYTHING YOU HAVE EVER SEEN: The World of Santa Sangre -- Feature length documentary with Co-Writer / Director Alejandro Jodorowsky, Actors Axel Jodorowsky, Blanca Guerra, Thelma Tixou, Sabrina Dennison, Adan Jodorowsky, Elenka Tapia, Teo Tapia, Co-Writer Roberto Leoni, Composer Simon Boswell, Tattoo Designer Sergio Arau and Unit Publicist Greg Day.
  • Like A Phoenix - Interview with Producer Claudio Argento
  • Holy Blood - Interview with Cinematographer Danielle Nannuzzi
  • Mexican Magic - Interview with Executive Producer Angelo Iacono
  • The Language of Editing - Interview with Editor Mauro Bonanni
  • Innocence in Horror - Interview with Screenwriter Roberto Leoni
  • Santa Sangre 30th Anniversary Celebration at Morbido Festival, Mexico City
  • Goyo Cárdenas Spree Killer - Documentary on the Real Life Inspiration for SANTA SANGRE
  • Jodorowsky 2003 Interview
  • Jodorowsky on Stage Q & A
  • ECHECK - Adan Jodorowsky Short Film
  • Simon Boswell Interviews Jodorowsky
  • "Close Your Eyes"- Simon Boswell Music Video
Disc Four (CD): Original Soundtrack
*Slipcase on UHD & Blu-ray
*Reversible UHD & Blu-ray wrap
Aspect ratio: 1.85:1
Audio: English 5.1 Surround and 2.0 Stereo, Spanish 2.0 Stereo
Closed Captions: English SDH
Subtitles: English
Region: ALL/0

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GRIZZLY (Blu)
 
Less than a year after the release of Steven Spielberg’s shark blockbuster, director William Girdler (DAY OF THE ANIMALS) and infamous distributor Film Ventures International (GREAT WHITE) brazenly unleashed their own ‘JAWS with claws’ sensation that would become one of the most successful independent horror films in history. Christopher George (PIECES), Andrew Prine (BARN OF THE NAKED DEAD) and Richard Jaeckel (THE DARK) star in this “bloody, sexy and immortal trash classic” (Mondo Digital) about an 18-foot-tall ursus arctos horribilis on a carnivorous rampage through a state park full of campers, and the ranger, chopper pilot and naturalist who must stop it. GRIZZLY now roars with a 2K scan from the internegative plus Special Features produced exclusively for this edition.
Special Features:
  • The Grizzly Details – Interview with Producer David Sheldon and Actress Joan McCall
  • Towering Fury – Interview with Actor Tom Arcuragi
  • "NIGHTMARE USA" Author Stephen Thrower On William Girdler
  • Movie Making in the Wilderness – Vintage Behind-the-Scenes Making Of
  • Jaws with Claws – Archival Making Of GRIZZLY Featurette
  • Radio Spots
  • Trailers
*Severin Webstore Exclusive slipcase
*Reversible Blu-ray wrap
Aspect ratio: 2.35:1
Audio: English mono
Closed Captions: English SDH
Region: ALL/0

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DAY OF THE ANIMALS (Blu)
 
Just when you thought it was safe to go back in the wilderness, director William Girdler and producer Ed Montoro sought to top their surprise blockbuster GRIZZLY with a bigger budget, larger cast, and even more nature-gone-berserk carnage: When a hole in the Earth’s ozone layer triggers bloodthirsty madness throughout the animal kingdom, all mankind – particularly a group of tourists on an overnight hike – will become their prey. Christopher George, Lynda Day George, Richard Jaeckel, Michael Ansara, Andrew Stevens and Leslie Nielsen – in his now-legendary pre-AIRPLANE! performance that “is worth the price of admission alone” (DVD Talk) – star in “one of the most outrageous offerings the drive-in has ever known” (Pop Matters), now featuring a 2K scan from the internegative and howling with Special Features produced exclusively for this edition.
Special Features:
  • Audio Commentary with Lee Gambin, Author of "Massacred by Mother Nature: Exploring the Natural Horror Film"
  • Animal Boy – Interview with Actor Bobby Porter
  • Against Nature – Interview with Actor Andrew Stevens
  • Unleashed – Interview with Stunt Coordinator Monty Cox
  • Something Was Out There: Day of the Animals 30 Years Later – Archival Making Of DAY OF THE ANIMALS Featurette
  • TV Spots
  • Trailer
  • More TBC
*Severin Webstore Exclusive slipcase
*Reversible Blu-ray wrap
Aspect ratio: 2.35:1
Audio: English mono
Closed Captions: English SDH
Region: ALL/0
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