Special Effects

Category: Blu-Ray

Aspiring actress Andrea (Zoe Tamerlis Lund, Ms.45) has run away from her domestic life in Dallas to New York City, with dreams of becoming a future movie star. Director Christopher Neville (Eric Bogosian, Uncut Gems) promises Andrea a role in his next film - but when she visits him at his apartment one night, a sexual encounter turns violent, and Andrea is murdered while Neville’s camera captures the whole sordid affair.When Andrea’s estranged husband Keefe (Brad Rijn) arrives to look for her, he is immediately suspected of her murder, until he finds an unlikely ally in Neville. In exchange for helping secure his freedom, Neville persuades Keefe to help him with his new film, and to find him a new leading lady, one who bears a remarkable resemblance to Andrea…Special Effects is a pungent, grindhouse-friendly riff on psycho-sexual thriller classics such as Vertigo, Peeping Tom and and Blow Out, presented with inimitable style from the king of low-budget NY genre cinema, Larry Cohen (Q: The Winged Serpent, The Stuff).BLU-RAY LIMITED EDITION SPECIAL FEATURESUK Blu-ray premiereHigh definition digital transferUncompressed mono audioNewly recorded interview with star Eric BogosianNew audio commentary with director of King Cohen, Steve MitchellCohen on Cohen - feature length interview with Larry Cohen (2017, 71 mins)Archival directors commentary with Larry Cohen, moderated by Steve MitchellNew interview with critic Christina Newland on Zoe Tamerlis Lund TrailerOptional English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearingIncludes O-card featuring original and newly commissioned artwork by Eric Adrian LeeLimited edition booklet featuring new writing from Juan BarquinLimited edition of 3000 copies, presented in full-height Scanavo packaging with removable OBI strip leaving packaging free of certificates and markings