{"product_id":"the-snow-creature","title":"The Snow Creature","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan data-sheets-userformat='{\"2\":15233,\"3\":{\"1\":0},\"10\":2,\"11\":4,\"12\":0,\"14\":{\"1\":3,\"3\":1},\"15\":\"Helvetica Neue\",\"16\":11}' data-sheets-value=\"{\u0026quot;1\u0026quot;:2,\u0026quot;2\u0026quot;:\u0026quot;Niccolò Paganini was a legend in his time; a master violinist and renowned composer who brought new depth and complexity to the art of music. But in his private life Paganini was a brute and a womanizer who used his talents to seduce and manipulate beautiful women, driving himself, his young son, and devoted wife to the brink of madness. \\n\\nA mesmerising biography of the infamous composer as imagined through the eyes of equally notorious actor and director Klaus Kinski (Aguirre, the Wrath of God), PAGANINI explores the violinist's descent into derangement and carnal mayhem. Moving between the abstract, the beautiful, and the erotic, Kinski distills Paganini's life into a consuming cinematic fever dream as photographed by Pier Luigi Santi (Weapons of Death). Vinegar Syndrome Labs is excited to offer the Blu-ray debut of Kinski's sole feature film directing effort, newly restored in 2K from its 35mm original camera negative and loaded with an abundance of fascinating behind-the-scenes footage along with a selection of new interviews with cast and crew, detailing the untold and often harrowing story of how this unique outlier in Italian genre cinema came to be.\\n\u0026quot;}\" data-sheets-root=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis special limited edition spot gloss slipcover (designed by Shea Hardacre) is limited to \u003cstrong\u003e3,000 units\u003c\/strong\u003e and is only available on our website and at select indie retailers. Absolutely no major retailers will be stocking them.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e \u003cem\u003eWelcome \u003cstrong\u003eVinegar Syndrome Labs (VSL)\u003c\/strong\u003e to the VS Sub-Label family! As with each of our sub-labels we are hoping to expand and defy expectations with the diversity of films we restore and release. As the name implies, VSL will serve as a kind of testing area for releasing genres and eras of film that one might not immediately expect to come from VS. The ultimate objective of VSL will be to see if these types of films will find an audience, and if so, pursue and release more of them…and even if not, still serve as a means of restoring more of the weird, rare, and unusual movies you might not expect from Vinegar Syndrome.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOn an expedition deep into the Himalayas, Dr. Frank Parrish would rather keep things focused on his real mission—obtaining biological samples. But as he, his photographer, and their Sherpa troop press on into the harsh, frigid wilderness, he is forced to accept one truth he'd rather not. His lead guide not only insists that a Yeti really exists, but it's absconded with his wife, and now the Sherpa have overtaken Parrish's mission in order to rescue her.  Not only is the Yeti real, they manage to extract it from Asia and fly it to Los Angeles, all in the predictable name of science. That is, until it breaks free and threatens to cause havoc across the city! \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTHE SNOW CREATURE came at a critical point in the Atomic Age 1950s, as it represents a reworking of the older King Kong story into an entirely new piece of lore, exploiting the increasing interest in the Abominable Snowman. Directed by W. Lee Wilder (\u003cem\u003eKillers from Space\u003c\/em\u003e, and brother of director Billy Wilder), written by his son Myles Wilder (TV's \u003cem\u003eThe\u003c\/em\u003e \u003cem\u003eDukes of Hazzard\u003c\/em\u003e), and starring Paul Langton (TV's \u003cem\u003ePeyton Place\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eThe Incredible Shrinking Man\u003c\/em\u003e), Teru Shimada (\u003cem\u003eYou Only Live Twice\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eKing Rat\u003c\/em\u003e), and William Phipps (\u003cem\u003eThe\u003c\/em\u003e \u003cem\u003eWar of the Worlds\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eMessenger of Death\u003c\/em\u003e), this historic B-thriller played both drive-ins and regional television well into the 1960s. The half man\/half monsters at Vinegar Syndrome Labs are delighted to bring you this wooly trendsetter scanned and restored from its 35mm fine grain master.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan data-sheets-userformat='{\"2\":15233,\"3\":{\"1\":0},\"10\":2,\"11\":4,\"12\":0,\"14\":{\"1\":3,\"3\":1},\"15\":\"Helvetica Neue\",\"16\":11}' data-sheets-value=\"{\u0026quot;1\u0026quot;:2,\u0026quot;2\u0026quot;:\u0026quot;Niccolò Paganini was a legend in his time; a master violinist and renowned composer who brought new depth and complexity to the art of music. 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Vinegar Syndrome Labs is excited to offer the Blu-ray debut of Kinski's sole feature film directing effort, newly restored in 2K from its 35mm original camera negative and loaded with an abundance of fascinating behind-the-scenes footage along with a selection of new interviews with cast and crew, detailing the untold and often harrowing story of how this unique outlier in Italian genre cinema came to be.\\n\u0026quot;}\" data-sheets-root=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003edirected by: W. 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Vinegar Syndrome Labs is excited to offer the Blu-ray debut of Kinski's sole feature film directing effort, newly restored in 2K from its 35mm original camera negative and loaded with an abundance of fascinating behind-the-scenes footage along with a selection of new interviews with cast and crew, detailing the untold and often harrowing story of how this unique outlier in Italian genre cinema came to be.\\n\u0026quot;}\" data-sheets-root=\"1\"\u003eScanned and restored in 4K from its 35mm fine grain master\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan data-sheets-userformat='{\"2\":15233,\"3\":{\"1\":0},\"10\":2,\"11\":4,\"12\":0,\"14\":{\"1\":3,\"3\":1},\"15\":\"Helvetica Neue\",\"16\":11}' data-sheets-value=\"{\u0026quot;1\u0026quot;:2,\u0026quot;2\u0026quot;:\u0026quot;Niccolò Paganini was a legend in his time; a master violinist and renowned composer who brought new depth and complexity to the art of music. 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