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.357 MAGNUM (1977, 68 minutes) - Millard's action debut follows assassin John Hightower as he attempts to take down a rival hitman who has gone on an unhinged rampage. Fearing that he's not up to the task, he enlists the help of his mentor to train him to become the ultimate killing machine. The most ambitious of Millard's low-fi epics, shot on location throughout Asia, this clever caper offers an abundance of bloody shoot-outs, all the way through to its twist-filled conclusion.

ALCATRAZ BREAKOUT (aka Alcatraz 1313-0) (1978, 58 minutes) - Due to his successful escape attempts at other facilities, maximum security prisoner 1313-0 has been sent to Alcatraz Federal Penitentiary. While his wife and young daughter hope for his parole, he plots his most daring escape yet. Filled with sneakily stolen footage shot at Alcatraz, this was Millard's final theatrically released feature film.

ONE-ARMED WARRIOR (aka The Terrorists) (1980, 55 minutes) - James Luke is assigned the case of tracking a group of German terrorists who have been responsible for a series of brutal attacks. But when he discovers a plot to assassinate the President of the United States on an upcoming international trip, he's in a race against time to foil the deadly plan. Between typically absurd action set pieces and an abundance of location footage, this was Millard's final international mini-epic.

STREET RACE (1981, 71 minutes) — Once celebrated race car driver John Ryan is now in a crisis. His love for racing, while unchanged, is now being betrayed by his aging body, which may no longer be up to the task. Sensing his decline, a younger racer vies to steal his spotlight. Millard's attempt at a serious, character-driven drama pits actual race car driving against more nuanced and thoughtful character development. Long thought lost, and one of the "longest" films he made, STREET RACE features great international racing footage, from California's Grand Prix of Long Beach to the French Riviera's famous Formula 1 races..

SHOTGUN (aka Gunblast) (1985, 66 minutes) - Career criminal Roy Grant has spent his life in and out of prison, but his latest attempt to go straight is quickly foiled when a mysterious woman enlists his help to steal a fortune's worth of drugs and money. After pulling off the heist, the two embark on a getaway road trip, but danger is following them everywhere. A more "conventional" crime thriller than one would expect from Millard, this was his final feature edited entirely on film and offers plentiful action and surprises throughout.

dwk wrote: Fri Jul 04, 2025 4:03 pm Fire Maidens of Outer Space is today's release

2-Disc Set: 4K Ultra HD + Region A Blu-ray
New audio commentary by film programmer, writer and educator K.J. Relth-Miller and Maya Montañez Smukler, author of Liberating Hollywood: Women Directors and the Feminist Reform of 1970s American Cinema
Director Jail - a new video interview with Carrie Courogen, author of Miss May Does Not Exist: The Life and Work of Elaine May, Hollywood’s Hidden Genius
Looking for Elaine May - a new video essay by Alexandra Heller-Nicholas, co-editor of ReFocus: The Films of Elaine May
Elaine May and Mike Nicholas In Conversation - an hour long post-screening discussion between Elaine May and her frequent collaborator, conducted at Film at Lincoln Center's Walter Reade Theater in New York City in 2006
Elaine May's A New Leaf 50th Anniversary - an episode of the Silver Streams podcast from the American Film Institute featuring programmers of the AFI Silver Theater discussing May's film
The Cutting Room Floor - an archival interview with assistant editor Angelo Corrao
Women in Hollywood: A Tragedy of Comic Proportions - an archival appreciation of Elaine May with filmmaker Amy Heckerling
Theatrical Trailer
New text essays from film writer Sarah Fensom; film critic Elena Lazic; queer historian and film critic Willow Catelyn Maclay; and film critic and editor Hannah Strong as well as a previously published piece by film critic Richard Brody
Fold out poster featuring new art by cartoonist Michael DeForge
English SDH subtitles

andyli wrote: Mon Jul 07, 2025 4:03 pm
Also, an option to buy with Miss May Does Not Exist: The Life and Work of Elaine May, Hollywood’s Hidden Genius by Carrie Courogen.

Director Jail - a new video interview with Carrie Courogen, author of Miss May Does Not Exist: The Life and Work of Elaine May, Hollywood’s Hidden Genius.

crimlaw wrote: Sun Jul 20, 2025 12:01 am Terrible news that Criterion didn’t acquire A New Leaf. Hoping Vinegar Syndrome doesn’t get Catch 22 and 1900. Not many Silver Age Paramount titles left for Criterion.

ryannichols7 wrote: Sun Jul 20, 2025 12:19 am

crimlaw wrote: Sun Jul 20, 2025 12:01 am Terrible news that Criterion didn’t acquire A New Leaf. Hoping Vinegar Syndrome doesn’t get Catch 22 and 1900. Not many Silver Age Paramount titles left for Criterion.

the only upside to a VS acquisition is it leaves the UK open. I genuinely really hope Arrow or Eureka go for it. Eureka hasn't released a Paramount 4K yet whereas Arrow has, but obviously Eureka put it out on BD...and I trust either label equally. but personally this is one I really did want Criterion to get, or at the least Kino, since Frank Tarzi released it twice at Olive

Criterion has been mentioned around Catch 22 for as long as I have followed them. considering we did finally get Carnal Knowledge from them (also rumored during when I first got into the label in 2008ish), maybe not outside the realm of possibility it's next in line. we did get two Bogdanovich titles in fairly quick succession and since we know The Graduate upgrade is probably coming...maybe there's a Mike Nichols renaissance coming

jt938 wrote: Sun Jul 20, 2025 12:31 am

ryannichols7 wrote: Sun Jul 20, 2025 12:19 am

crimlaw wrote: Sun Jul 20, 2025 12:01 am Terrible news that Criterion didn’t acquire A New Leaf. Hoping Vinegar Syndrome doesn’t get Catch 22 and 1900. Not many Silver Age Paramount titles left for Criterion.

the only upside to a VS acquisition is it leaves the UK open. I genuinely really hope Arrow or Eureka go for it. Eureka hasn't released a Paramount 4K yet whereas Arrow has, but obviously Eureka put it out on BD...and I trust either label equally. but personally this is one I really did want Criterion to get, or at the least Kino, since Frank Tarzi released it twice at Olive

Criterion has been mentioned around Catch 22 for as long as I have followed them. considering we did finally get Carnal Knowledge from them (also rumored during when I first got into the label in 2008ish), maybe not outside the realm of possibility it's next in line. we did get two Bogdanovich titles in fairly quick succession and since we know The Graduate upgrade is probably coming...maybe there's a Mike Nichols renaissance coming

I want Criterion to do Who's Afraid Of Virginia Woolf, The Birdcage, and Working Girl. Those could all do with a 4k upgrade.

swo17 wrote: Tue Jul 29, 2025 6:19 pm It looks like VS has started shrinkwrapping its slipcovered editions so that the entire package is sealed, not just the case inside the slipcover