SAN FRANCISCO, CA, June 2, 2010 - Microcinema International (www.microcinema.com) today announced the acquisition of six films from famed director ALEX COX (Sid and Nancy, Repo Man).  Microcinema acquired STRAIGHT TO HELL RETURNS directly from Alex Cox and five films from HanWay Films (U.K.) including: SEARCHERS 2.0, EL PATRULLERO/HIGHWAY PATROLMAN,3 BUSINESSMEN, DEATH AND THE COMPASS, and REVENGER'S TRAGEDY.  Microcinema International will be the exclusive home video, digital delivery, broadcast, and theatrical distributor for the United States and Canada.

 

STRAIGHT TO HELL RETURNS stars Joe Strummer, Courtney Love, Dennis Hopper, Elvis Costello,Sy Richardson, Shane McGowan, Dick Rude, Jim Jarmusch, and Grace Jones.  STRAIGHT TO HELL RETURNS is a new version of Cox's 1986 feature STRAIGHT TO HELL, featuring enhanced violence and cruelty, and additional shots by cinematographer Tom Richmond. SEARCHERS 2.0 (2007) was produced by Roger Corman and Jon Davison and has never before been available on DVD. 

 

EL PATRULLERO/HIGHWAY PATROLMAN (1991) also has never been available on DVD in the US.3 BUSINESSMEN (1998) and DEATH AND THE COMPASS (1992) were previously distributed by Anchor Bay Entertainment and REVENGER'S TRAGEDY (2003) saw a North American DVD release through Fantoma Films.

Microcinema International has set a home video release date for SEARCHERS 2.0 of October 26, 2010, with STRAIGHT TO HELL RETURNS being released before the end of this year.

 

"I am thrilled that my films have found a home in the Microcinema catalogue," said Director, Writer, Actor Alex Cox.  "Microcinema is one of the only distributors remaining who truly understand the auteur filmmaker and I am proud to have my films alongside the likes of Luis Buñuel, Maya Deren, Salvador Dalí, Hal Hartley, the "Loose Change" franchise, and many other fine films and filmmakers!"

About Microcinema International

Microcinema International DVD is a San Francisco-based distribution company specializing in the licensing and distribution of DVD works from around the world, available to specialty, traditional wholesale and retail outlets as well as to digitally-delivered channels, television, mobile telephony, broadcast, and exhibition. Microcinema International's catalog features short and long form media including art film and video; music-driven visuals; ambient media; works about art and artists; animation; and documentaries representative of current global issues and artistic trends. For more information visit www.microcinema.com. 

 

About Alex Cox

 

Alex Cox (born Merseyside, 1954) is a British film director, screenwriter, nonfiction author and sometime actor, notable for his idiosyncratic style and approach to scripts. Cox has previously cited Luis Buñuel and Akira Kurosawa as influences, as well as the great Western movie directors Sergio Leone, Sam Peckinpah, and John Ford. Cox wrote a book on the history of the Italian Western: 10,000 Ways to Die. While he once directed films for Universal Pictures, such as Repo Man and Walker, he has not found work with any of the studios since his foray into Nicaraguan cinema in 1988  Instead he has directed, produced, and acted in independent features in various places, including Mexico, Colombia, Japan, The Netherlands, Spain, and his native Liverpool. Cox was originally set to direct Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas but was replaced by Terry Gilliam due to creative differences with Hunter S. Thompson. His most recent film, Repo Chick, premiered at the Venice Film Festival in 2009.  Repo Chick and Searchers 2.0 are microfeatures: shot under the Screen Actors Guild ultra-low budget agreement, for less than $200,000 apiece. Since then, Cox has done children's book illustrations for a fairy story entitled THREE DEAD PRINCES, by Danbert Nobacon, to be published by Exterminating Angel Press in October of 2010. For more information visit www.alexcox.com.    

 

About HanWay Films

 

Founded in 1999 by Academy Award winning independent producer Jeremy Thomas and colleagues, HanWay has established itself as a highly respected international sales, distribution and marketing company, distributing high-quality films from prestigious worldwide talent on the international market. For more information visit www.hanwayfilms.com.

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