The new episode of The Official Deaf Crocodile Podcast is here, and it's a full house to talk about DEMIGOD and HAYOP-KA! WILL DODSON of Someone's Favorite Productions joins as surprise guest! Listen here: https://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-40-demigod-and-hayop-ka--73020525

***PRE-ORDER ANNOUNCEMENT*** Available to pre-order now and shipping in late August: Avid Liongoren’s hilarious, horny, heartfelt animated tribute to the art of the melodrama… HAYOP KA!, 2020, Rocketsheep Studio, 73 min. deafcrocodile.com/products/hay...

The utterly delightful Avid Liongoren, director of HAYOP-KA!, sent Deaf Crocodile fans a lovely message about all the benefits to be had from pre-ordering his new movie! And stick around to the end to see Avid's adorable dog!! #deafcrocodile #hayopka #2danimation #filipinoanimation #cultmovies

Here's the Filipino trailer for HAYOP-KA! As you can see, the title translates to more than just "you are an animal!" 😉 #deafcrocodile #bluray #hayopka #2danimation #filipinoanimation #rocketsheepstudio #telenovela #blurayaddict #physicalmediaforever #cultmovies #blurays

Here's the Taiwanese trailer for DEMIGOD: THE LEGEND BEGINS. Fear not...the trailer does not have English subtitles, but the film does! #deafcrocodile #bluray #pili #glovepuppets #wuxia #cultmovies #blurayaddict #budaixi #suhuanjen

***PRE-ORDER ANNOUNCEMENT*** Shipping in late August: more glove-puppet insanity from the budaixi grandmasters at Pili. It’s time to witness the origin of Su Huan-Jen, in… DEMIGOD: THE LEGEND BEGINS deafcrocodile.com/products/dem...

There's still two days left in this work week, but Su Huan Jen needs you to keep on punching through! (And hang tight until Friday morning, when all will be revealed!) #deafcrocodile #bluray #pili #budaixi #wuxia #taiwanesefilm #suhuanjen #chrishuang

Feels like a good weekend for a comfort watch. However you choose to define that! Have a great weekend, everybody. Strap in next week for a big slate of announcements. #fridayfun #hayopka #filippinoanimation #comfortmovies #deafcrocodile

Happy Friday! Here's more of our conversation with Ben Model of Undercrank Productions on scoring ST. WENCESLAS from the Jan S. Kolár Czech Silents collection, now up for pre-order. You can hear the full 40 minute conversation by searching for The Official Deaf Crocodile Podcast, it's Episode 38!

I've seen that face before! But where? It looks so familiar. But where have I seen it? I think it was recently. Think...think... [coming Fall 2026 from Deaf Crocodile] #deafcrocodile #bluray #czechcinema #czechcomedy #sodapopjoe #lemonadejoe

Things are always subject to the possibility of changes, but if you check out this graphic for the next six months of releases, it'll give you a sense of when Vol. 4 is due out. (hint: December-ish)

SANTA CRUZ! The 418 Project (155 S. River Street) presents a Friday night screening of Deaf Croc's restoration of DEAD MOUNTAINEER'S HOTEL. https://the418project.org/events/dead-mountaineers-hotel-film-screening Friday, July 10 at 7:30pm. Tickets via Eventbrite. See you there!

FESTIVAL ANNOUNCEMENT! Deaf Crocodile is thrilled to announce that Avid Liongoren's brilliantly funny, sexy, emotional animated film, HAYOP-KA! has been announced as an official selection for @fantasiafestival 2026! fantasiafestival.com/en/film/hayo... #deafcrocodile #hayopka #rocketsheepstudio

Accompanist, composer and @undercrankprods.bsky.social founder @silentfilmmusic.bsky.social sat down to talk about scoring our Jan S. Kolár shorts and ST WENCESLAS. Check out this clip, and keep an eye on your podcast feed for the full 40 minute discussion very soon! #deafcrocodile #silentfilm

If you missed the LE slipcover edition of THE CAT CITY COLLECTION, we hustled and got the standard edition release ready for sale. It's also a pre-order, meaning it'll ship mid/late July, but it has all the same material (including the booklet!) as the LE, just not the slipcover.

SANTA CRUZ! This Friday (June 26), The 418 Project (155 S. River St.) is hosting a double-feature of THE LEGEND OF THE SACRED STONE and DEMIGOD: THE LEGEND BEGINS! Yes! DEMIGOD: THE LEGEND BEGINS! Way before the Blu-ray release! 7:30pm. $10 tickets in advance, $15 at the door.

Well, lookee what we got here! Thanks to Ronnie Barnett of The Muffs - yep, THE MUFFS! - for snappin' a pic with his copy of TOOMORROW! May the restorative rays of The Tonalizer bring you joy and delight today, tomorrow, and TOOMORROW! #deafcrocodile #themuffs #ronniebarnett #toomorrow #bluray

ALERT! If you want to order the new limited slipcover edition of THE CAT CITY COLLECTION direc, don't wait, because we're down to our last 100 copies in the webshop! https://deafcrocodile.com/products/the-cat-city-collection-2-disc-slipcover-edition to secure your copy!

Alright, time to punch out - those office rats aren't getting any more out of you this afternoon! Go see some daylight, breathe some non-recirculated air, and shut 'er down! (And if you're seeing a movie or three this weekend, tell us what in comments!) #fridayfun #deafcrocodile #hoffmaniada

It's pre-order day, that means it's also PODCAST day! New episode of The Official Deaf Crocodile Podcast is now live, all about Kolár & Cat City. Special guest, DC social media dude Chris in the 4th chair! https://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-thirty-seven-czech-silents-cat-city-double--72593422

*PRE-ORDER ANNOUNCEMENT* Now available for pre-order: THE CAT CITY COLLECTION [2-film set] NOTE: THIS IS THE FIRST OF OUR RELEASES WHICH INCLUDES A SLIPCOVER INSTEAD OF THE HARD BOX. deafcrocodile.com/collections/... CAT CITY and CATCHER: CAT CITY 2 [cont. in comments]

*PRE-ORDER ANNOUNCEMENT* Now available for pre-order: JAN S. KOLÁR CZECH SILENTS [2-film set] NOTE: THIS IS THE FIRST OF OUR RELEASES WHICH INCLUDES A SLIPCOVER INSTEAD OF THE HARD BOX. deafcrocodile.com/products/the... [cont. in comments]

**FINAL CHANCE TO FOR DEAF CROCODILE JULY-DECEMBER 2026 SUBSCRIPTIONS** The hours are slipping away, folks! If you were putting off getting a subscription for the Deaf Crocodile July - December 2026 slate, the subscription window closes TONIGHT (Thursday June 18) at 11:59 PDT!

A USPS tracking issue has affected a large number of our orders today. You may have received a “delivered” notification that indicated your order has been delivered to Missouri. We can confirm that no orders have been delivered to this address in Missouri. We're looking into it with USPS.

Clip from 2022's DEMIGOD: THE LEGEND BEGINS. 20 years after LEGEND OF THE SACRED STONE, and the fights are still insane, the colors even more vibrant, but this time, there's 100% more Cranial Ignition! Pre-orders open this summer, and also available as part of the July-December subscription.

THE MAN WHO THOUGHT LIFE (1969, Dir. Jens Ravn). Danish sci-fi/thriller glides like a futuristic people-mover that hides a prickly underbelly. Coming later this year from Deaf Crocodile, and available as part of our July-December 2026 subscription. Signup ends Thursday at 11:59pm Pacific Time.

A few breathtaking moments from Aleksandr Ptushko's achingly beautiful sea saga, 1961's SCARLET SAILS. [Audio/video not the finished restorations, just a taste from the work-in-progress] Available for pre-order in the second half of 2026. And, of course, part of the July-December subscription!

Art-in-progress sneak peek! here's artist Richard Cox working on the cover painting for our 4K UHD release of FRANKENSTEIN: LEGEND OF TERROR! Video courtesy of our own Craig Rogers, who got to meet folks at this year's HeroesCon in Charlotte! #deafcrocodile #bluray #4kuhd #richardcox #wip

Chicago - Bleak Week is coming to the Siskel - and it's animated! FELIDAE is playing Saturday the 13th at 6p and Monday the 15th at 9p. All "Can Openers" without in the sound of my voice are required to attend! #iykyk #deafcrocodile #bleakweek #cultmovies #2danimation #siskelfilmcenter

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