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Synapse Films is an American DVD/Blu-ray label owned and operated by Don May, Jr. and his business partners Jerry Chandler and Charles Fiedler. The company was started in 1997 and it specializes in cult horror, science fiction, and exploitation films. May graduated from Illinois State University in 199. He always had an interest in television and film. “I caught the laserdisc bug while working at a local laserdisc store while I was in college. I was selling laserdisc players and buying product and I pretty much spent every extra dollar I had on laserdiscs. I loved movies and the disc format and knew this was a business I wanted to be in.” May became a part owner of Elite Entertainment. This was after he quit his job at laserdisc retailer.

Synapse's focus has been to provide quality restoration and video transfers to genre films usually neglected or granted shoddy release on home video. May has brought to the company an expertise in video mastering and film restoration gleaned from nearly a decade of experience in the LaserDisc industry, and personal enthusiasm for exploitation film of all stripe.

The Synapse catalog ranges from European horror touchstones like Vampyros Lesbos, and Castle of Blood, to important genre documentaries including Roy Frumkes' Document of the Dead, from drive-in favorites like The Brain That Wouldn't Die to Leni Riefenstahl’s Nazi film Triumph of the Will.

In 2004, Synapse released a definitive edition of the controversial Thriller – A Cruel Picture, a DVD which was not without controversy itself.

Recently, Detroit film scholar Nicholas Schlegel released his documentary The Synapse Story in its entirety on YouTube. The documentary details the history and vision of the label and its founders.
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Home Sick
Home Sick (2007)
, 1h29
Réalisé par Adam Wingard
Origine Etats-Unis
Genres Horreur
Acteurs Bill Moseley, Tiffany Shepis, Tom Towles

Un psychopathe avec une valise remplie de rasoirs relache un surhomme tueur qui s'attaque à une bande de gamins dans une bourgade de l'Alabama. Ces derniers vont devoir prendre les armes s'ils veulent survivre au massare.
Sick Girl
Sick Girl (2007)

Origine Etats-Unis
Genres Drame, Thriller, Horreur, Policier
Thèmes La famille, Sexualité, Tueur en série
Acteurs Leslie Andrews, John McGarr, Stephen Geoffreys

Sick Girl is the story of Izzy Shea (Leslie Andrews), a girl who wants to protect her younger brother, have sex with her older brother and torture everyone else out in the barn.
Header
Header (2006)
, 1h29
Origine Etats-Unis
Genres Horreur
Thèmes Maladie, Psychotrope, Sexualité, Tueur en série

Imprisoned for involuntary manslaughter during a carjacking, Travis Clyde Tuckton is released from prison in 2003, and shacks up with his disabled grandfather, Jake Martin, in the old shoemaker's secluded West Virginia home. Jake elects to teach Travis everything he knows, starting with the family tradition of "headers"; the act of having sex with a hole drilled into a person's skull. Travis picks up a hitchhiker, and as Jake supervises, loses his "head humping" virginity to her. After killing a relative of a neighbor who had gotten into an argument with Jake, Travis vows to take revenge on all those who have wronged his family, declaring "An eye for an eye, and a head for a head!"
Star Warp'd
Star Warp'd (2002)
, 32minutes
Réalisé par Pete Schuermann
Genres Science-fiction, Comédie, Aventure, Animation, Science-fiction humoristique
Thèmes L'espace, Comédie de science-fiction, Extra-terrestres, Space opera, Extraterrestre
Acteurs Pete Schuermann

The film begins off with a Star Wars-styled title crawl. After the credits, the film cuts to the USS Consolationprize (EEK-U812) being attacked by a spacecraft resembling a Star Destroyer. We are then introduced to the ship's crew, Captain Kwirk and Mr. Spuck. A menacing figure named Dark Vapor then appears telling them that they are to be captured as part of the Rebellious Alliance. Upon realizing that the rest of the crew won't appear due to budget cuts, they escape in a shuttlecraft, and land on Earth, in the year 2001. They climb over a ridge to find a monolith, which belongs to a cigar-smoking Star Child. He says his monolith is broken and the universe is falling apart because of it. He states it's up to Kwirk and Spuck to repair it. They are also told that the dark smell of the force wants to steal the monolith for its power. But both sides can summon any warrior from any universe (with Mr. Spuck's "tape recorder") to help their side of the fight.
A Better Place
A Better Place (1997)
, 1h27
Réalisé par Vincent Pereira
Origine Etats-Unis
Genres Drame
Acteurs Eion Bailey, Carmen Llywelyn, Jason Lee, Vincent Pereira, Richard Lynch, Scott Mosier

Barret Michaelson is an unwelcome newcomer in a public high school, often bullied by his new classmates. He has no friends until another misfit with a bad reputation, Ryan, saves him from a beating in the men's locker room. Ryan is a misanthropic existentialist with violent tendencies and a dark past. It is revealed that Ryan's father murdered his mother and then committed suicide in front of Ryan when he was only ten years old.
Deadbeat at Dawn
Deadbeat at Dawn (1988)
, 1h20
Origine Etats-Unis
Genres Drame, Thriller, Action, Horreur, Policier

The main character is Goose (Van Bebber). Goose is leader of "The Ravens", a street gang located in Dayton, Ohio. The Ravens have an ongoing feud with "The Spiders", led by the sadistic goon Danny (Harper). Goose loves the criminal life, but when his girlfriend Christie (Murphy) threatens to leave him, he quits the Ravens. First, he goes on one last drug deal, to get money to fund a new life with Christie. While he is gone, two Spiders break into Goose's apartment, killing Christie in the process. When Goose finds her body, he feeds her corpse to a trash compactor and then moves in with his Vietnam Veteran junkie father. He then gets drunk at a bar. Later on there is a final showdown with the Spiders.
Street Trash
Street Trash (1987)
, 1h31
Réalisé par J. Michael Muro
Origine Etats-Unis
Genres Comédie, Comédie horrifique, Horreur
Thèmes Comédie horrifique
Acteurs R. L. Ryan, James Lorinz, Tony Darrow, Gary Auerbach

Dans les tréfonds de sa réserve, le propriétaire d’une petite boutique de spiritueux découvre une caisse d’un alcool frelaté de marque Viper. Les bouteilles trouvent très vite preneurs, achetés par les marginaux et clochards qui peuplent une casse automobile du quartier. Ses effets sont dévastateurs, le breuvage d’origine inconnue décapant de l’intérieur ceux qui l’ingurgitent.
Entrails of a Virgin
Entrails of a Virgin (1986)
, 1h12
Réalisé par Kazuo Komizu
Genres Science-fiction, Horreur
Thèmes La mer, Sexualité, Transport, Erotique, BDSM
Acteurs Hideki Takahashi

Un groupe de photographes et leurs modèles vont à une retraite de la forêt. Ils s'engagent dans le jeu S & M et beaucoup de sexe softcore . Finalement, ils sont enlevés un par un par un "démon" couvert de saleté avec un pénis anormalement grand
Budo: The Art of Killing
Budo: The Art of Killing (1978)
, 1h30
Genres Art martial, Documentaire, Wuxiapian
Thèmes Sport, Arts martiaux

Budo: The Art of Killing is a compilation of various gendai budō each demonstrated by famous Japanese martial artists from the late 1970s. The film treats its subject matter with deep respect and demonstrates a great reverence for both Budō and Japanese culture in general. The film begins with Hayashi Kunishiro reenacting seppuku, the ritualistic form of suicide practiced by Japanese samurai during Feudal Japan. This is followed by a demonstration of yabusame and footage of a samurai cavalry battle. The narrator then explains the connection between Budō and its universal symbol—the nihonto. After a demonstration of the effectiveness of the Japanese sword, the audience is shown the techniques developed by Okinawan farmers to combat the sword. Karate-do master Teruo Hayashi then demonstrates Okinawan weapon techniques. The film moves along with further footage of karate-do including makiwara training by Fujimoto (including the infamous shot of him striking a locomotive and chopping a beer bottle) and a demonstration of the nunchaku by Satoru Suzuki, a weapon made famous by Bruce Lee. The film moves to footage of traditional Judo training such as mat rolls, pole-hopping, bunny-hops, and practice of hip throws using rubber bands tied around trees. The film moves on to discuss naginata-do, a budō popular with female martial art practitioners in Japan. Aikido is then demonstrated by Gozo Shioda, the founder of Yoshinkan aikido interspersed with shots of leaves falling into a brook. To emphasize the film's theme of "mind and body are one in Budo" the viewer is shown Shinto practitioners fire walking. The film then shows training in a sumo stable with rikishi Takamiyama, where the training shown is both tough and cruel. Scenes of young people practicing kobudo on the beach follow the sumo demonstration as the narrator discusses the succession of Budō to younger generations. The film explains the importance of kata with Teruo Hayashi demonstrating more karate-do kumite. The narrator explains, "... karate training can be both severe and cruel, yet a sword can take away a life with one swing." The film shifts its focus to sword arts with demonstrations of iaido, tameshigiri and kendo by Shuji Matsushita and Tomoo Koide as the narrator discusses the fear instilled by the Japanese sword. The "limitless" connection between Zen Buddhism and Budō is discussed with Shuji Matsushita on the receiving end of a strike from an abbot's kyosaku while in zazen. This is followed by a highlight of the film in which Taizaburo Nakamura demonstrating various sword cuts including a shot filmed in slo-motion showing the shocking speed in which a Japanese sword can behead a man (1/100 of a second). Continuing with a focus on the sword, the film shows the art of traditional nihonto forging by swordsmith Amada Akitsugu, considered a national living treasure in Japan. Budo: The Art of Killing concludes with scenes of Noh as the narrator explains, "As long as the universal truths of heaven, the earth and man remain, the spirit of Budo shall endure.
L'Esclave du Plaisir
L'Esclave du Plaisir (1975)
, 1h29
Réalisé par Radley Metzger
Origine Etats-Unis
Genres Drame, Erotique
Thèmes Sexualité, Erotique, BDSM
Acteurs Rebecca Brooke

A Paris. Un homme revient dans le milieu brillant qu'il a quitté quelques années auparavant. Il va retrouver une femme qui le tint toujours étrangement éloigné et il va découvrir une jeune fille romantique et mystérieuse. Cette rencontre de trois êtres va peut-être leur permettre de se définir...