This inaugural release from Film Masters is available for pre-order starting August 22, 2023!
The Giant Gila Monster (2-Disc Collection)
Genre: Cult/Horror
Original Release: 1959 (B+W) | Not Rated
Format: Blu-ray + DVD
Running Time: Approx. 74 Minutes (Plus Special Features)
Suggested Retail Price: $29.95 (Blu-ray) / $19.95 (DVD)
Catalog #: FMB001 (Blu-ray) / FMD001 (DVD)
UPC Code: #760137129837 (Blu-ray) / #760137129844 (DVD)
Release Date: September 26, 2023
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Who are the Film Masters?
Archivists. Stewards. Film Enthusiasts.
We are a consortium of historians and enthusiasts who seek to celebrate the preservation and restoration of films that have been sitting dormant in storage lockers, basements, personal collections, estates, and institutions for decades. Leveraging modern means of distribution to release forgotten films back into the world, we also produce our own materials that aid audiences in contextualizing and celebrating these works of art as they were meant to be.
We are a diverse group of individuals; Directors, Producers, Archivists, Creators, Authors, and Enthusiasts, but we have one thing in common: a love for cinema history. Our community seeks to preserve orphan and lesser known films with integrity for new audiences. From Silents to Exploitation, we scan films in 2K and 4K, giving little known films the red carpet treatment. Some of these films are released into our exclusive, special edition, physical releases. Others will be run in limited quantity batches, known as our "Archive Collection."
We additionally seek to make classic films, quirky historical shorts, TV episodes of yesteryear, and even our own original productions, available via our YouTube channel. Our goal is to make classic films widely accessible in their current, best looking and sounding formats.
Our consortium of Film Masters has access to a wealth of archival libraries. If you are interested in learning about licensing materials from us, please reach out via the contact form below. We will respond to your request in a timely manner.
Lastly, we work closely with preservation institutions to donate and deposit one of a kind film masters into locations that will properly preserve and store original masters for posterity. Film elements are highly sensitive and will degradate without proper storage; especially original nitrate prints which are highly combustible! One of our goals is to find and prevent more original prints from the ravages of time and halt their aging process as best we can.
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Upcoming Releases
Beast from Haunted Cave + Ski Troop Attack (2-Disc Collection)
A FilmGroup double feature? A stunning new transfer from 35mm archival materials? It's "Beast from Haunted Cave" as you've never seen before, paired perfectly with "Ski Troop Attack."
Get ready for a crash course in Corman! Acclaimed as the king of low budget movies, Roger Corman produced dozens of films that were both hilarious and thrilling, such as Beast from Haunted Cave (1959).
Directed by cult favorite Monte Hellman (Two-Lane Blacktop, Cockfighter), Beast From Haunted Cave is a suspenseful tale of criminals being terrorized by a bloodsucking spider-like thing.
Special Bonus: Ski Troop Attack (1960). Upon wrapping Beast from Haunted Cave, Corman directed this World War II drama using the same South Dakota location and much of the same cast and crew. For Corman, economy was key!
Release Date: October 24, 2023
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The Scarlet Letter (1934)
Nathaniel Hawthorne's classic tale of sin and redemption! Including the original production, "Salem and the Scarlet Letter," narrated by John Carradine.
Colleen Moore stars as Hester Prynne in this 1934 version of Nathaniel Hawthorne's classic tale of sin and redemption! Bearing a child out of wedlock was punishable in 17th century Massachusetts by being forced to wear a scarlet letter 'A,' but unwed mother Hester, who was born to a noble family, is determined to rise above her situation.
Hardie Albright, Alan Hale, and William Farnum also star for director Robert G. Vignola, while the recreation of old Puritan Boston was by art director Frank Dexter (Baby Face Morgan, Northwest Trail).
Release Date: November 21, 2023
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