Brunel University’s Cine-Excess project has been a beacon of light for cult film-goers in the UK for 3 years now, with an annual conference featuring everything from screenings of Lucio Fulci ‘video nasties’ to lectures by the likes of Dario Argento. The University’s Cult Film Archive has now hooked up with independent distributor Nouveaux Pictures to launch its own DVD label, Nouveaux Pictures/Cine-Excess. With the intention to “take trash seriously”, Cine-Excess has been given the rights to some of the 300 movies owned by B-movie stalwart Roger Corman, amongst other cult and little-seen gems, with plans to involve university academics in the DVD special features.
Slated for future release are Corman’s Not Of This Earth, Attack Of The Crab Monsters, Ron Howard’s Grand Theft Auto, Slumber Party Massacre, and a Special Edition of Suspiria.
As well as reviving some legends of trash cinema, the scholarly input will hopefully add some fresh insight and avoid any of the superfluous, fluffy ‘featurettes’ that can mar lesser DVD releases, cult or otherwise. No word on re-mastering or quality levels, but we can hope…
