101 films’ black label is an unapologetic rescue mission for cinematic oddities and forgotten celluloid filth. bypassing mainstream noise entirely, the black label exhumes hard to find cult movies, obscure foreign thrillers, and low-budget VHS fever dreams, giving them the lavish restoration treatment usually reserved for prestigious film history. bound in rigid slipcases with radical custom artwork, comprehensive physical booklets, and exhaustive archival extras, every limited edition release proves that trash, blood, and weirdness deserve the royal treatment.

Sorority Babes in the Slimeball Bowl-o-rama

format  blu-ray

101 Films presents the gloriously camp 80s horror Sorority Babes in the Slimeball Bowl-O-Rama (1988). A proudly low-budget gem from Charles Band’s Full Moon Features, this is quintessential “so bad it’s good” cinema—cheesy, raunchy, and gleefully over-the-top, blending horror and comedy in equal measure. Bringing together three of the decade’s ultimate scream queens—Linnea Quigley (Return of the Living Dead), Brinke Stevens (The Slumber Party Massacre), and Michelle Bauer (Hollywood ChainsawHookers)—Sorority Babes in the Slimeball Bowl-O-Rama has earned enduring cult status as a trashy, late-night favourite.

In a bowling alley from hell…there’s only one way to score! There are no freshmen in the college of love, and they’re about tograduate to madcap mayhem when a sorority prank goes crazy. Out to steal a trophy from a local bowling alley, the kids accidentallyunleash the imp — a sadistic little spirit with a diabolical sense of humour. He creates demons and loves sexy women. He’s theoriginal party animal, inviting you to come along and die laughing — just like everybody else. The Sorority Babes won’t live throughinitiation, but don’t blame that cute little killer. He’s evil by nature and funny as hell. And even if you can take a joke, it kills you.

trancers

format  4k uhd

101 Films presents 80s sci-fi classic Trancers (1984), on 4K UHD in the UK for the first time. In a decade packed with classic sci-fi, Trancers stands out as an underseen gem. Part tech noir thriller part zombie hunt with a healthy dose of comedy and a killer synth score, this is cult 80s cinema at its best. 

Welcome to Angel City, 2247. Trooper Jack Deth (Tim Thomerson, Near Dark) is wiping out the last disciples of Whistler, who used his psychic power to ‘trance’ those with inferior minds, forcing them to follow his every desire. Though he’d been thought dead, he’s very much alive… in the year 1985. Whistler’s master plan – kill the ancestors of the city council. With the council disbanded, nothing can stop him from controlling the city. And that’s where Deth comes in. Jack is sent back in time, inhabiting the body of his ancestor. Just one problem: Whistler’s ancestor is a police detective, and he’s been trancing people in 1985. With the help of a strong-willed punk, Lena (Academy Award winner Helen Hunt) Deth must confront Whistler one final time, while the fate of time itself hangs in the balance! 

ghostwatch

format  blu-ray

101 Films presents Ghostwatch (1992), a BBC production that terrified Britain on 31st October 1992. Despite being part of BBC Drama’s Screen One series, the presence of trusted presenters, along with the quality of the production, convinced thousands of people that the events depicted on screen were genuine, and taking place live. Title 028 on the 101 Films Black Label, this 30th anniversary edition includes a new documentary on the making of Ghostwatch.

Sarah Greene and Craig Charles report from a reputedly haunted London home for the outside broadcast, while Michael Parkinson and Mike Smith stay in the warmth and “safety” of a BBC studio. The Early family are allegedly being harassed by the ghost ‘Pipes’, so named as his banging and crashing were initially attributed to bad plumbing. After a deliberately slow start the tension gradually builds, culminating in a terrifying crescendo. Although entirely fictional, the masterly combination of great scripting, intuitive direction and perfect casting made the supernatural pastiche appear frighteningly real. An inspiration to a generation of filmmakers, and years ahead of the profusion of found footage movies that would follow, Ghostwatch is regarded as a classic of the genre and remains as relevant, as terrifying, and as inspirational today.

following

format  blu-ray

Curiosity develops into voyeuristic fixation as a young writer, Bill (Jeremy Theobald) follows strangers around London to research a novel. After following Cobb (Alex Haw), a well-heeled stranger, who is a thief, Bill’s obsession takes a sinister turn. Drawn into Cobb’s world of burglary, prying into the personal lives of victims, he becomes obsessed with an attractive young woman, played by Lucy Russell, an aspiring actress making her movie debut. In Cobb, Bill has found a strange companion, part mentor, part confessor and part evil twin.

incendies

format  4k uhd / blu-ray

A mother’s dying wish creates a painful puzzle her children are forced to solve. At the reading of their mother’s will, twins Jeanne and Simon are given instructions to locate the father they believed was dead and the brother neither knew existed. They travel to the Middle East to piece together the story of the woman who brought them into the world, only to make a shocking discovery.

bad lieutenant

format  4k uhd / blu-ray

Driven by a career best performance by the legendary Harvey Keitel as the titular Lieutenant, Abel Ferrara’s unfiltered tale of self-destruction, guilt, forgiveness and redemption shocked audiences and critics alike with its uncompromising depiction of crime in New York’s seedy underbelly. In a career full of provocative filmmaking, the notorious Bad Lieutenant stands alone as Ferrara’s most incendiary and certainly his finest piece of work. For twenty years, he has ruled the streets – gambling, stealing, using, killing. A corrupt, drug-addicted New York City cop spirals deeper into vice while investigating the brutal assault of a young nun. As the case forces him to confront his own sins, he walks the line of self-destruction and the elusive promise of redemption.