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Synapse Films wins court case against Dark Force Entertainment for home video distribution rights for 1981 Backwoods Slasher Just Before Dawn. “FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Federal Jury Verdict Confirms Ownership of Cult Horror Classic Just Before Dawn lies solely with Redoak Communications; Rules Against David DeFalco/Dark Force Entertainment and Accesses Damages; Release of Definitive 4K Restoration. WEST PALM BEACH, FLORIDA — Following an extensive federal copyright infringement and title dispute spanning over four years, on October 19, 2026, Redoak Communications, Inc. has achieved a total legal victory in Federal court against David DeFalco/Dark Force Entertainment, permanently clarifying and establishing full, undisputed ownership of the acclaimed 1981 cult horror masterpiece, Just Before Dawn. The Federal court jury determination fully vindicates Redoak Communications, finding that David DeFalco/Dark Force Entertainment illegally, unlawfully and without permission, asserted rights over the film and infringed upon the title’s valid copyrights. In addition to confirming Redoak Communications as the sole legal copyright holder, the jury’s verdict requires DeFalco to pay significant damages to Redoak Communications. A Clean Chain of Title and a 4K Future With all legal clouds removed and the chain of title officially secured through the Federal courts, Redoak Communications has engaged premier boutique physical media label Synapse Films to restore the film back to its ultimate form. After a four year wait for the courts to clear up the misguided false statements by David DeFalco, Synapse Films has now been instructed by Redoak to begin the new 4K restoration of Just Before Dawn from the original 35mm archived elements, which include a recently discovered internegative. The expected 2027 release will offer horror fans the ultimate presentation of this wilderness slasher classic.” #horror# #bluray# #slasher# #physicalmedia# #movie# #physicalmedia# #Bluray# #Cinema# #Movie# #Horror# #Movie# #Movies# #HorrorCommunity# #FilmCommunity# #4KBluray# #4KUltraHD# #physicalmedia# #FilmstaGram# #physicalmediaforever# #bluraycollector# #bluraycollection# #Horror# #HorrorMovie# #HorrorMovies# #Film# #Cinema# #CinemaLovers# #FilmTwitter# #Cinephile# #MovieBuff# #NowWatching#

Janus Films’ 4K restoration of René Laloux’s Gandahar returns us to a time when popping a strange-looking tape into the VHS player could yield untold delights. Our review:

AOC Films Herself Injecting Hormones for Egg Freezing Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez is documenting her egg-freezing process on Instagram, including video of herself administering the first hormone injection—exposing her stomach on camera to do so. “Normally, I keep my private life quite private. But I have made the decision to freeze my eggs,” she said. “I was weighing it for a very long time… This is a choice I’m making to feel more in control of my life.” She also noted a potential political “risk” or “tax” for sharing, arguing men in public life rarely face the same questions about age and family plans. Public speculation about her appearance has circulated for some time. In late 2024, AOC addressed repeated pregnancy questions after a Republican colleague asked her on the House floor. She said she was not pregnant and attributed it to holiday eating. Filming and posting the actual injection process crosses into clear oversharing. A private medical procedure does not require a public demonstration. For an elected official, turning an intimate health step into Instagram content feels unnecessary and performative. Boundaries still matter.

"His films are the forefathers of cinematic and artistic experiments happening right now: assemblage, friendship, collective creation, cracked surfaces that are allowed to remain cracked, unpredictable mutations from person to person, disparate elements joined without any concern whether they stick except in the poetic complicity between the maker and a creatively-inclined beholder. Anything can be linked to anything, as long as it’s in the spirit of a one-to-one human connection, beyond the blind chase for capital and clout. What [Jean-Pierre] Gorin seeks is a montage that humanizes and politicizes in equal stealth measure." Carlos Valladares (@cvalladares0896) writes on the work of Jean-Pierre Gorin — unclassifiable films that offer a path toward a freer, more human cinema in the AI era: