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Disc-Connected: Your trusted news source in physical media @disc-connected.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

***ANNOUNCEMENT*** Now available to order on Blu-ray and shipping at the end of the month in the US from the @vinsyn.bsky.social website from #OCNDistribution #PartnerLabel @cipictures.bsky.social with a variant slipcover: #Ghostkeeper (1981)! This limited edition slipcover is limited to 500 units

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Canadian International Pictures @cipictures.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

In other GHOSTKEEPER news, we’re partnering with Degausser Video to bring the film back to videotape with another LED VHS release, following on the heels of THE AMITYVILLE CURSE tape that arrived in June. Pre-order now: vinegarsyndrome.com/products/gho...

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Canadian International Pictures @cipictures.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Jim Makichuk’s GHOSTKEEPER gets a refresh this month with a catalogue slipcover featuring new art by Wes Benscoter. Preorder now: vinegarsyndrome.com/products/gho...

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Norm Wilner @normwilner.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

Both the doc and the podcast can be found on the excellent @cipictures.bsky.social Blu-ray!

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Disc-Connected: Your trusted news source in physical media @disc-connected.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

***ANNOUNCEMENT*** Now available to order on Blu-ray and shipping at the end of this month in the US from the @vinsyn.bsky.social website from #OCNDIstribution #PartnerLabel @cipictures.bsky.social: #MapleSyrup Pix Volume 1 (1970/1974)! This special limited edition Blu-ray comes with a spot gloss

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Sam Inglis @24fpsuk.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

Definitely want to get this. As I've said before, from what I've got of theirs, @cipictures.bsky.social have the best curation in the game right now, and obscure exploitation cinema is right up my street.

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Canadian International Pictures @cipictures.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

…and a 40-page perfect bound book featuring a new essay by filmmaker/professor Éric Falardeau, a collection of “Maple Syrup Porno” posters, and new Motion Picture Purgatory comic strips by Rick Trembles.

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Canadian International Pictures @cipictures.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

…Maple Syrup Promo (a collection of 10 “Maple Syrup Porno” trailers featuring optional commentary by Marc Lamothe), and more! The limited edition includes a slipcover + spot gloss hard slipcase with new art by Robert Sammelin…

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Canadian International Pictures @cipictures.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

In addition to Éléphant’s restorations of TWO WOMEN IN GOLD and THE APPLE, THE STEM AND THE SEEDS, this set includes new audio commentaries featuring Ralph Elawani, @redroomrantings.bsky.social, and Alex Rose, new interviews with writer/producer Marie-José Raymond…

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Ruz-El @ruz-el.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

It goes without saying I preordered this. I am a fine Canadian. #PhysicalMedia

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Canadian International Pictures @cipictures.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

Resurrecting an essential chapter of Canuxploitation history, MAPLE SYRUP PIX, VOL. 1 features two classic sex comedies from Claude Fournier and Marie-José Raymond that helped define Québec’s “Maple Syrup Porno” movement. Preorder now: vinegarsyndrome.com/collections/...

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Norm Wilner @normwilner.bsky.social · 22/08/2026

I'm working on an edition of SHINY THINGS about @cipictures.bsky.social, who are doing the lord's work in restoring and releasing physical editions of great Canadian cinema, and also CANNIBAL GIRLS. Their catalogue to date can be found right here: vinegarsyndrome.com/collections/...

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Canadian International Pictures – Vinegar Syndrome

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Ruz-El @ruz-el.bsky.social · 17/08/2026

Movie a day! Before America had ICE, Canada had Quebec in 1970. this look at the October Crisis is chilling. I had no idea how bad it was. @cipictures.bsky.social came through with another stunning release. #filmsky 🎥 boxd.it/fT3J1T

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A ★★★½ review of Orders (1974)

485: I’d heard of the “October Crisis” in 1970s Quebec when the mayor asked the feds to enact the emergency measures act, but had no idea of what that meant. This one from director Brault does a fanta...

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Canadian International Pictures @cipictures.bsky.social · 04/08/2026

We're thrilled to be world premiering a gorgeous new 4K 30th anniversary restoration of Lynne Stopkewich's groundbreaking KISSED (1996) staring Molly Parker!

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Canadian International Pictures @cipictures.bsky.social · 24/07/2026

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...

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filmlinc.bsky.social @filmlinc.bsky.social · 23/07/2026

👻 🩸 Watch (if you dare!) the trailer for Scary Movies XIV (August 12-20), New York City's premium showcase for boundary-pushing horror and genre-bending cinema from around the globe! View screening schedule and secure 🎟️ at filmlinc.org/scary This series is sponsored by @mubiusa.bsky.social

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Canadian International Pictures @cipictures.bsky.social · 23/07/2026

The premiere of our new 4K restoration of Tibor Takács' METAL MESSIAH is just two days away. While Saturday’s @fantasiafestival.com screening is sold out, you can sample our restoration of this little-seen dystopian sci-fi rock opera in the new teaser here: m.youtube.com/watch?v=kpRT...

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Metal Messiah (1978) teaser

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Rock! Shock! Pop! @rockshockpop.bsky.social · 20/07/2026

The Canadian International Pictures Blu-ray release of The Rubber Gun reviewed! @cipictures.bsky.social #cultfilms #blurayreviews #canadianfilms tinyurl.com/27xzcrb4

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Paul Corupe @paulcorupe.bsky.social · 16/07/2026

Excited to have this @cipictures.bsky.social release in my hands--TIKI TIKI has been on my watchlist for 25 years(!). Jason P & I get into the film's absolutely wild production history on the disc commentary. A singular gem!

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Canadian International Pictures @cipictures.bsky.social · 16/07/2026

Don't miss the U.S. premiere of SUDDEN FURY in our new 4K restoration. Director Brian Damude in-person!

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Canadian International Pictures @cipictures.bsky.social · 03/07/2026

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!

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Ruz-El @ruz-el.bsky.social · 03/07/2026

Movie a day! Director Larry Kent nails this character study that would have fit right at home in the '70s "New Hollywood" period. Loved it, and @cipictures.bsky.social made a beauty of a blu, eh! (Include a bonus film I need to still watch!) 🎥 #Filmsky boxd.it/f3HfxR

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A ★★★★ review of When Tomorrow Dies (1965)

372: Larry Kent’s third film is also his strongest yet as he shifts focus from the troubles of the youth to the affluent suburbs as a housewife reaches the end of her rope as far as looking after her ...

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Canadian International Pictures @cipictures.bsky.social · 02/07/2026

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...

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Brian Saur @bobfreelander.bsky.social · 01/07/2026

New cool discs from @cipictures.bsky.social & AGFA announced today! Especially psyched to see TIKI TIKI - from the director of HEAVY METAL! vinegarsyndrome.com/collections/...

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Canadian International Pictures @cipictures.bsky.social · 01/07/2026

…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!

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Canadian International Pictures @cipictures.bsky.social · 01/07/2026

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…

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Torontoplex @torontoplex.bsky.social · 01/07/2026

Today - Happy Canada Day! Celebrate the nation's cinema w/ partially animated curio TIKI TIKI at Lightbox via See The North, Cronenberg's immortal THE FLY at Paradise, Matt Johnson's BLACKBERRY and GINGER SNAPS (members only) at Revue. Rundown: letterboxd.com/torontoplex/...

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Toronto On Screen for Wed Jul 1, 2026

A daily compendium of repertory, one-off and festival screenings happening in Toronto plus selected films in release at the city's independent cinemas. Click Read Notes for further details on each mov...

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Canadian International Pictures @cipictures.bsky.social · 01/07/2026

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/...

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Canadian International Pictures @cipictures.bsky.social · 03/06/2026

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...

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Disc-Connected: Your trusted news source in physical media @disc-connected.bsky.social · 01/06/2026

***ANNOUNCEMENT*** Now available to preorder from the @vinsyn.bsky.social website and shipping at the end of June on Blu-ray from #OCNDistribution #PartnerLabel @cipictures.bsky.social with a new slipcover variant: #CannibalGirls (1973)! Note: This is the same disc as was previously released with

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Disc-Connected: Your trusted news source in physical media @disc-connected.bsky.social · 01/06/2026

***ANNOUNCEMENT*** Now available to preorder from the @vinsyn.bsky.social website and shipping at the end of June on Blu-ray from #OCNDistribution #PartnerLabel @cipictures.bsky.social: #TheOtherFrenchNewWave Volume 2 (1967/1969/1964/1964)! Four more trailblazing classics from the dawn of

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Canadian International Pictures @cipictures.bsky.social · 01/06/2026

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/...

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Ruz-El @ruz-el.bsky.social · 01/06/2026

Blind bought it so fast I didn't even look to see what was on it. Vol. one was GREAT! 😅

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Canadian International Pictures @cipictures.bsky.social · 01/06/2026

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/...

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Canadian International Pictures @cipictures.bsky.social · 01/06/2026

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!

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Canadian International Pictures @cipictures.bsky.social · 01/06/2026

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/...

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American Cinematheque @amcinematheque.bsky.social · 12/05/2026

Starts tonight! 🐒🤑🛵 Enjoy a new 4K restoration of Gerald Potterton’s TIKI TIKI (1971) at LF3 for a limited engagement May 11th - 17th at 10pm. In this psychedelic meta-comedy, a producer monkey pitches a fairytale extravaganza to a skeptical financier. www.americancinematheque.com/series/geral...

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American Cinematheque @amcinematheque.bsky.social · 11/05/2026

This week at the AC! 📽️ Cinematic Void continues ‘C.R.E.A.M.,’ we bring you Q&As/advance screenings, begin a new 4K restoration limited engagement, present more TWIN PEAKS, showcase Sergei Eisenstein’s work, take ‘Watch Local Channel Z’ to the Aero + more: www.americancinematheque.com/now-showing/

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Canadian International Pictures @cipictures.bsky.social · 06/05/2026

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.

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Disc-Connected: Your trusted news source in physical media @disc-connected.bsky.social · 01/05/2026

***ANNOUNCEMENT*** Now available to preorder on Blu-ray in the US from the @vinsyn.bsky.social website from #OCNDistribution #PartnerLabel @cipictures.bsky.social and shipping after the #HalfwayToBlackFriday #Sale this month: #TheRubberGun (1977)! The kids your mother never let you play with.

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Canadian International Pictures @cipictures.bsky.social · 01/05/2026

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!

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Canadian International Pictures @cipictures.bsky.social · 01/05/2026

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/...

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Canadian International Pictures @cipictures.bsky.social · 29/04/2026

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/...

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