‘Belzebuth’ on Blu-ray July 7th, 2020!
RLJE Films, a business unit of AMC Networks, has picked up select rights to BELZEBUTH from Shudder, AMC Networks’ streaming service for horror, thriller and the supernatural. BELZEBUTH will be released on VOD, Digital HD, DVD and Blu-ray on July 7, 2020. In BELZEBUTH, Special Agent Emanuel Ritter leads a police investigation into a series of shocking deaths. But after a priest from the Vatican finds a link between the murders and an ancient demon, a descent into horror ensues.
BELZEBUTH
Available on VOD, Digital HD, DVD and Blu-ray on July 7, 2020
“A Bloody, Frightening, and Exciting Thrill Ride” – Film School Rejects
BELZEBUTH is Emilio Portes’ (Pastorela) fourth feature film and first horror film, from a script co-written by Portes and Luis Carlos Fuentes (“Kipatla”). The horror/thriller stars Joaquín Cosio (“Narcos: Mexico,” The Lone Ranger ), Tobin Bell (Saw franchise), and Tate Ellington (Sinister 2). The film premiered at the 50th Sitges Film Festival and received Best Picture at 2019 Santiago Horror Film Festival and Best Special Effects at 2019 Buenos Aires Rojo Sangre. RLJE Films will release BELZEBUTH on DVD for $27.97 and on Blu-ray for $15.95.
BELZEBUTH BLU-RAY
Genre: Horror, Thriller
Rating: Not Rated
Language: English, Spanish
Subtitles: English, Spanish
Format: Color
Year: 2019
SRP: $15.95
Length: 114 minutes
UPC: 014381127492
Cat#: SHU12749BD
Aspect Ratio: 16×9/2.35:1
Audio Format: DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1
ABOUT RLJE FILMS
RLJE Films’ recent features include the 2019 Toronto Film Festival hit Color Out of Space, based on the classic H.P. Lovecraft story, starring Nicolas Cage and Joely Richardson and written and directed by Richard Stanley; and The Man Who Killed Hitler and Then The Bigfoot written and directed by Robert Krzykowski and starring Academy Award nominee Sam Elliott, Aidan Turner and Ron Livingston. Upcoming releases include David Ayer’s The Tax Collector starring Shia La Beouf and Bobby Soto; and The Owners from director Julian Berg and starring Maisie Williams from “Game of Thrones.” us.rljentertainment.com.
ABOUT SHUDDER
AMC Networks’ Shudder is a premium streaming video service, super-serving members with the best selection in genre entertainment, covering horror, thrillers and the supernatural. Shudder’s expanding library of film, TV series, and originals is available on most streaming devices in the US, Canada, the UK, Ireland and Germany. To experience Shudder commitment-free for 7 days, visit www.shudder.com.
ABOUT AMC NETWORKS
Known for its groundbreaking and celebrated original content, AMC Networks (NASDAQ:AMCX) is the company behind the award-winning brands AMC, BBC AMERICA, IFC, SundanceTV, WE tv, and IFC Films. Its diverse line-up of popular and critically-acclaimed series and independent films include Killing Eve, Better Call Saul and The Walking Dead, which has been the #1 show on basic cable television for ten consecutive years, as well as Documentary Now!, Brockmire, Love After Lockup, and the films Boyhood, Death of Stalin, and many more. Its original series Mad Men and Breaking Bad are widely recognized as being among the most influential and acclaimed shows in the history of TV. The Company also operates AMC Studios, its production business; AMC Networks International, its international programming business; the subscription streaming services Acorn TV, Shudder, Sundance Now; and UMC (Urban Movie Channel); RLJE Films; and Levity Entertainment Group, the Company’s production services and comedy venues business. For more information, visit http://www.amcnetworks.com.
ABOUT EMILIO PORTES (Director)
Survivor of Mexico City and CCC Film School. With just a fist full of films, PORTES has built up a unique style with his distinctive dark sense of humor, strong storytelling and powerful imagery, which reflects the present-day Mexican way of life. Among his films, the disturbing tale about infanticides and possessed religious icons titled BELZEBUTH (2019). The oddball Mexican film parody POPCORN CHRONICLES (2015). The Mexican Christmas Classic about Cops vs. Exorcists PASTORELA (2011) which won 7 Ariel Awards from the Mexican Film Academy including Best Picture, Director and Screenplay — and MEET THE HEAD OF JUAN PÉREZ (2009) the irreverent and circus extravaganza which won 4 Ariel Awards and First Best Picture at Guadalajara’s Film Festival in 2008.
Gerard Iribe
Gerard Iribe is a writer/reviewer for Why So Blu?. He has also reviewed for other sites like DVD Talk, Project-Blu, and CHUD, but Why So Blu? is where the heart is. You can follow his incoherency on Twitter: @giribe
