Canadian International Pictures
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From arthouse to Canuxploitation, CIP is devoted to resurrecting vital, distinctive, and overlooked triumphs of Canadian cinema.
Reminder that our new 4K restoration of Brian Damude’s SUDDEN FURY is screening at @filmlinc.bsky.social as part of Scary Movies XIV on Aug. 15, and writer/director Brian Damude will be there for a Q&A! Additional details here: www.filmlinc.org/films/sudden...
Until Saturday at noon, our limited slip editions of HOOKERS ON DAVIE (vinegarsyndrome.com/collections/...) and ORDERS (vinegarsyndrome.com/collections/...) are both 60% off, and they’re selling fast!
We’re excited to announce our new 4K restoration of METAL MESSIAH – the little-seen dystopian rock opera debut of director Tibor Takács (THE GATE) – will premiere at @fantasiafestival.com on July 25th, and Takács will be there! More details here: fantasiafestival.com/en/film/meta...
…a new interview with executive producer Murray Shostak, a @fantasiafestival.com Q&A from 2024, an archival interview with Potterton, a Potterton Productions demo reel, new essays by Ross Anderson and Olga Egovora, and nearly 90 minutes of shorts!
In addition to our new 4K restoration of the film (made possible with support from Telefilm Canada), this disc includes new art by Scott Saslow, a new commentary featuring Paul Corupe and Jason Pichonsky, a new interview with animator Paul Driessen…
…a new interview with executive producer Murray Shostak, a @fantasiafestival.com Q&A from 2024, an archival interview with Potterton, a Potterton Productions demo reel, new essays by Ross Anderson and Olga Egovora, and nearly 90 minutes of shorts!
An unlikely hybrid of analog animation and live action Soviet fantasy film, TIKI TIKI is an unapologetically eccentric experience from Heavy Metal director Gerald Potterton – and one of the most sought-after animated enigmas of its era! vinegarsyndrome.com/collections/...
The great Lisa Langlois came out to see our new 4K restoration of SUDDEN FURY last night at The Revue Cinema, as part of #BleakWeek. If you have our MINDFIELD disc, be sure to check out her surprisingly candid discussion of that film and the rest of her career. vinegarsyndrome.com/products/min...
We’ve partnered with Degausser Video on a new deluxe LED VHS edition of The Amityville Curse. Limited to 200 units, this release includes a custom-molded clear shell tape and new art by Mark Richards. vinegarsyndrome.com/collections/...
For Partners Only Month, we’re also offering a new Limited Edition Variant Slipcover for Ivan Reitman’s CANNIBAL GIRLS with new art by Sean Longmore: vinegarsyndrome.com/collections/...
This collection features restorations from the NFB / Éléphant, new art by Marie-Hélène St-Michel, a new commentary by André Loiselle, new interviews with Robert Daudelin and Jacques Godbout, GENEVIÈVE BUJOLD: ART = LIFE, trailers, and a new essay by author Ralph Elawani!
THE OTHER FRENCH NEW WAVE, VOL. 2 is here, featuring four more classics from the dawn of Québec’s cinematic revolution. In addition to returning filmmakers Gilles Groulx and Jacques Godbout, this set includes two early gems from Orders director Michel Brault. vinegarsyndrome.com/collections/...
We’re deeply saddened to learn about the passing of Tony Stella, a hugely talented artist who we were lucky to work with on four of our releases. He was a passionate collaborator, who always exceeded expectations. We send our condolences to his family, friends, and fans.
In addition to new art by @sisterhyde.bsky.social, this disc includes new interviews with director Allan Moyle, actor/co-writer Stephen Lack, musician Lewis Furey, co-cinematographer Frank Vitale, Q&As from @amcinematheque.bsky.social and @fantasiafestival.com, an essay by Nathan Holmes and more!
The directorial debut of Allan Moyle (Times Square, Pump Up the Volume, Empire Records), starring co-writer Stephen Lack (Scanners), THE RUBBER GUN is an innovative drug drama that set the stage for Drugstore Cowboy and other celebrated portraits of addiction. vinegarsyndrome.com/collections/...
Last night at the Revue Cinema’s Stompbox screening of VINYL, Matt Johnson stopped by the CIP merch table, and he went home with a copy of our jam-packed new special edition of this enduring cult classic from fellow Toronto auteur Alan Zweig: vinegarsyndrome.com/collections/...
Additional extras include interviews with Fournier and Raza, outtakes, trailers, a double-sided poster, and more. Watch the new trailer now! youtu.be/bjXHMPM8fCQ
In addition to new slip art by Colin Murdoch, our Blu-ray includes a commentary featuring director Mathieu Fournier, producer Pierre-Mathieu Fortin, and Raza, plus a second commentary with @patrickcotnoir.bsky.social of The George Lucas Talk Show and Star Wars Insider‘s @actuallybrandon.bsky.social
In 2003, a video of lightsaber-wielding teenager Ghyslain Raza arrived online and became a worldwide sensation, earning more than a billion views. Decades later, he breaks his silence in STAR WARS KID: THE RISE OF THE DIGITAL SHADOWS! vinegarsyndrome.com/collections/...
...with contributions from Jay Cheel, Scott Cramer, Christopher Donaldson, August Dorney, Greg Klymkiw, Guy Maddin, Don McKellar, and @GeoffPevere, plus Zweig featured on every track. The disc also includes outtakes, an essay by filmmaker and executive producer Bruce McDonald, and more
Produced in close collaboration with Zweig, this 25th anniversary special edition includes new art by @studioralston.bsky.social and the feature-length companion film VINYL: THE ALTERNATE TAKE, plus no less than 6 commentary tracks...
Through conversations with dozens of devoted record collectors (including Guy Maddin, Don McKellar, and Harvey Pekar), Alan Zweig’s VINYL introduced his trademark idiosyncrasies and confessional approach fully formed. Preorder now: vinegarsyndrome.com/collections/...
...new interviews with Chris Alexander, Paul Lynch, Dave Makichuk, David Winning, and Paul Zaza, plus a festival Q&A from CUFF, archival interviews, an alternate opening, the Kickstarter video for Ghostkeeper 2, an early Jim Makichuk short, a new essay by @yasminavhs.bsky.social, and more!
In addition to our new 4K restoration, this disc includes new art by Tony Stella, a new commentary featuring Riva Spier, Murray Ord, and Doug MacLeod, a second commentary with The Hysteria Continues! and @madefortvmayhem.bsky.social, a new episode of The New World Pictures Podcast...
Long regarded as the Canadian answer to Stanley Kubrick’s The Shining, Jim Makichuk’s GHOSTKEEPER is an essential entry in the New Year’s Eve horror canon, a slasher staple, and one of the enduring highlights of the tax shelter era. Preorder now: vinegarsyndrome.com/collections/...
A new limited edition slipcover for EAST END HUSTLE is available now! Taking inspiration from the theatrical poster, Colin Murdoch created art for this slip, which is being paired with our previously released 4K UHD/Blu-ray combo pack. Preorder now: vinegarsyndrome.com/collections/...
Tuesday at 7, Gallery 44 and VTape present INTO THE NIGHT: YONGE STREET SHORTS (1975 – 1978) at Toronto's Bachir/Yerex Presentation Space. This event includes Janis Cole and Holly Dale’s early shorts and a panel with Cole, Jordan King, and Sameen Mahboubi. vtape.org/event/into-t...
You can watch the new trailer for COLD JOURNEY here: youtu.be/23g0wkMb4MI
…Willie Dunn, whose legacy is also highlighted in THE BALLAD OF CROWFOOT and new interviews/commentary featuring his son Lawrence Dunn and Kevin Howes, producers of Light in the Attic's Creation Never Sleeps, Creation Never Dies: The Willie Dunn Anthology.
In addition to a restoration by the NFB, this disc includes new art by Gord Hill, a new interview with Jesse Wente, an alternate cut of the film created for children by Alanis Obomsawin, 5 short films directed by Defalco, including THE OTHER SIDE OF THE LEDGER, co-directed by…