review of Song of the Miraculous Hind (2002) 4K Ultra HD + Blu-ray from @deafcrocodile.bsky.social with screengrabs mcbastardsmausoleum.blogspot.com/2026/05/song...

Deaf Crocodile July - December 2026 subscription title #1 - JAN S. KOLÁR CZECH SILENTS Contains ARRIVAL FROM THE DARKNESS (1921) and ST WENCESLAS (1929). A collaboration with Národní filmový archív, Prague and Comeback Company on this first-ever Blu-ray release of two of Kolár’s finest features.

Join tonight's special Friday (!!) episode of Re-Connected @disc-connected.bsky.social to hear Ryan talk with our own Craig Rogers about Deaf Crocodile news and go over the week's new release announcements. 6:30p Pacific time/9:30p Eastern. www.youtube.com/live/KsNBJaN...

Thank you to Rory Doherty at Inverse for the incisive, contextually-rich review of our release of KRAKATIT! "Now available on 4K Blu-ray through Deaf Crocodile Films, Krakatit can be your sci-fi discovery of the year." @rorydoherty.bsky.social www.inverse.com/entertainmen...

New episode of The Official Deaf Crocodile podcast find Craig, Dennis and Ryan discussing TOOMORROW, HOFFMANIADA, the new shipping/warehousing solution with @antennareleasing.bsky.social , and coming changes for the second half of 2026. Dig in! www.spreaker.com/episode/epis...

Now available for pre-order - from Soyuzmultfilm, the phantasmagoric story of Gothic storyteller E.T.A. Hoffmann performed with truly next-level stop-motion puppet animation. Please say hello to 2018's HOFFMANIADA! deafcrocodile.com/collections/...

***ANNOUNCEMENT*** Revealed in the @deafcrocodile.bsky.social newsletter today: When it comes to Blu-ray releases, most collectors/enthusiasts agree that the most important things are the choice of films, the restoration quality, the special features, and the packaging. But underneath it all,

Now available for pre-order from Deaf Crocodile: Olivia Newton-John makes her big-screen debut in the interdimensional big-beat mod musical TOOMORROW, directed by Val Guest and newly restored in collaboration with our friends at the BFI! deafcrocodile.com/collections/...

It's the showdown of the century - THE MOUSE KING VS. THE NUTCRACKER! No pay-per-view, available only in the mind of E.T.A. Hoffman. HOFFMANIADA pre-order begins Friday May 15th from Deaf Crocodile. #deafcrocodile #bluray #etahoffman #nutcracker #hoffmaniada #soyuzmultfilm

Watch closely... Excerpt from "Ando-C" (2007), a short film by Shahram Mokri. A bride, a ring, a flowerpot, and a once-every-1800-year phenomenon. Included, along with two more Mokri shorts, on the Blu-ray release of BLACK RABBIT, WHITE RABBIT (2025). Now shipping through Deaf Crocodile.

Rachel Jones contributed the German/English translation and subtitling for four films in our DEFA FAIRY TALES box set. And she considered it "My Favourite Project"! subtle-subtitlers.org.uk/my-favourite...

Our buds at The Skiffy & Fanty Show just released their latest episode with special guests...Craig & Dennis! They talk all things DEAD MOUNTAINEER'S HOTEL, plus the ROY Kickstarter and share their origin stories as purveyors of independent film restoration. Available on YouTube and all podcast apps!

Great music has a way of making you feel like a kid again. So does interdimensional space travel! Pre-orders start on Friday, May 15. #deafcrocodile #bluray #olivianewtonjohn #valguest #rockmusical #toomorrow

KIN-DZA-DZA!, MYSTERIOUS CASTLE IN THE CARPATHIANS and TREASURES OF SOVIET ANIMATION, VOL. 1 (Roman Kachanov / Vladimir Tarasov) are now reprinted and restocked in the DC webstore! #deafcrocodile #bluray #2danimation #czechcomedy #bluraycollector #kindzadza #blurays #physicalmediaforever

"...a perfect date movie for weirdos. Those who aren’t turned off by bad-taste humor will be rewarded with a touching narrative. Behind the weirdness and grotesquerie beats a heart."--Michael Diamades on Bill Plympton's "Hair High," now on Blu-ray from Deaf Crocodile (@deafcrocodile.bsky.social)

What wine pairs well with body horror and teen hormones? 🍷

HAIR HIGH joins the 366 Weird Movies apocrypha list! Thanks, Michael, and thanks, @366weirdmovies.bsky.social!

To round out the week, here's another clip from LEGEND OF THE SACRED STONE. Incredible puppet fight choreography, for sure, but also a moment of tragedy that is achingly cinematic. Pre-ordering now, ships late May. #deafcrocodile #bluray #pili #legendofthesacredstone #wuxia #budaixi

THE DEVIL'S BRIDE discussed over on the "Trade Movies" podcast with Geoff Alexander and special guest Megan McKelli. 1974 Lithuanian rock opera vs. 2001's A KNIGHT'S TALE! Available at our Letterboxd stories page: https://letterboxd.com/deafcrocodile/story/the-devils-bride-discussed-in-depth-at-the/

When we say Deaf Croc is a "hands-on" operation, we mean it! Here's co-founder and restoration wizard Craig Rogers moving hundreds of boxes of precious inventory to a new location with the help of Antenna/The Disc-Connected's Ryan Verrill and (behind camera) Deaf Croc Social Media dude Chris Sienko!

Happy Friday! Have any fun movie plans, laurel signs or otherwise, this weekend? #deafcrocodile #fridayfun #arthousecinema #carelesscrime #shahrammokri

In Shahram Mokri's BLACK RABBIT, WHITE RABBIT, everyday objects take on a life of their own - movie props gossip, burkas grow into cavernous rooms, and coffee cups take an early-morning stroll around a movie set. And Mr. Babak is having no luck wrangling any of them. May 15th from Deaf Crocodile.

LAST 12 HOURS of the ROY FROM SPACE Kickstarter are upon us! The whole thing closes tonight at 11:59pm Pacific time. Thanks SO MUCH for your support! https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/deaf-crocodile/roy-from-space-lost-animated-film-returns/

From Gilbert "Love & Rockets" Hernandez's pen & ink art to Richard Cox's watercolors to the Deaf Crocodile Deluxe edition slipcover art for ROY FROM SPACE. Kickstarter ends in 59 hours! #deafcrocodile #kickstarter #crowdfunding #bluray #gilberthernandez #loveandrockets #richardcox #wip

Just a heads-up that the Deaf Crocodile edition of Val Guest's TOOMORROW (starring Olivia Newton-John) will be available for pre-order on May 15. More info to come! #deafcrocodile #bluray #olivianewtonjohn #blurays #toomorrow #rockmusical

With the help of Brian Smee and Isabelle Aspin, we're offering 20 more "All the Roy" bundles for our #kickstarter! Hand-drawn elements which include spaceships, asteroids, blast fx, and more! https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/deaf-crocodile/roy-from-space-lost-animated-film-returns/

Just a few days to go in our #kickstarter! Here's a clip of ROY FROM SPACE with some of the new animation by Isabelle Aspin and Brian Smee. A lot of clean up work to go, but it's coming together nicely! https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/deaf-crocodile/roy-from-space-lost-animated-film-returns/

Looking forward to seeing anything fun this weekend? #deafcrocodile #letterboxd #defafairytales #bluray

Happy Friday! Just a reminder that while we continue catching up with orders from the sale, Deaf Crocodile merchandise is available and ships from a third-party site. Everything from shirts to coffee mugs to pet bowls, because #deafcroclovespets!

Check out Richard Cox's artwork for the outer box cover of LEGEND OF THE SACRED STONE, all unfurled for your goggling pleasure! Richard previously provided his stunning hand-painted art to KRAKATIT and SIRIUS. #deafcrocodile #bluray #pili #wuxia #puppetry

Sara heals from a car crash swaddled in bandages. Her wounds stink in an precise radius around her body. A glowing ring illuminates the circumference. A gun arrives, then rabbits. BLACK RABBIT, WHITE RABBIT. Shipping May. https://deafcrocodile.com/products/black-rabbit-white-rabbit-pre-order

This Friday, The Guild Cinema in Albuquerque presents a one-night screening of Sal Watts' indie action asskicker, SOLOMON KING. April 24, 10:30 pm, ONE NIGHT ONLY! Tickets at guildcinema.com #deafcrocodile #salwatts #indiecinema #actionmovies #abqcinema

Cleveland Cinematheque! Next week! GWEN & THE BOOK OF SAND, BUBBLE BATH (double-feature) on Friday, May 1 at 8:45pm & Saturday, May 2 at 4:00pm. BLACK RABBIT, WHITE RABBIT rolls out Thursday, April 30 at 8:50 pm and Sunday, May 3 at 6:10 pm. Tickets and more information at cinematheque.cia.edu

Thanks for a great Pre-Order Friday from Craig, Dennis, Romero, Victor and the whole gang. Enjoy your weekend. Get home safe. #deafcrocodile #fridayfun @dennisbartok @isavefilms

Check out this month's ep of The Official Deaf Crocodile Podcast for details on today's pre-orders, THE LEGEND OF THE SACRED STONE and BLACK RABBIT, WHITE RABBIT! https://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-thirty-four-black-rabbit-white-rabbit-and-legend-of-the-sacred-stone--71411981

PRE-ORDER: Shahram Mokri's fifth film comes to Deaf Crocodile on Blu-ray! Plus, the disc also contains Shahram's three rare early short films! https://deafcrocodile.com/products/black-rabbit-white-rabbit-pre-order

AVAILABLE FOR PRE-ORDER: LEGEND OF THE SACRED STONE Deluxe limited edition. Glove-puppet wuxia insanity, jaw-dropping in every way! (details in comments) https://deafcrocodile.com/products/legend-of-the-sacred-stone-deluxe-limited-edition-pre-order

This is why @deafcrocodile.bsky.social does a legitimate public service

FRIDAY. The Legend returns. #deafcrocodile #bluray #preorder #bluraycollection #physicalmedia #boutiquebluray #cultmovies #blurayaddict #physicalmediaadvocates #bluraycollector

Mr. Babak, the film's armorer, is worried. There's a second gun on set, one he hasn't been able to check for safety. Unfortunately, there's a second armorer, too, and he has Babak's credentials. This could be a problem. (coming April 17) #deafcrocodile #bluray #upcomingannouncements

Toronto! Check out our new 4K restoration of DEAD MOUNTAINEER'S HOTEL at the Revue Cinema. Tuesday, April 21, 9:30pm. https://revuecinema.ca/films/revue-event-dead-mountaineers-hotel-1979-toronto-theatrical-premiere-of-new-restoration/ #deafcrocodile #localtheater #independentcinema

Imagine how much easier it would be to bite Victor Mature if you didn't have to stay in the water! https://www.livescience.com/animals/extinct-species/triassic-croc-relative-from-ghost-ranch-new-mexico-finally-identified-after-nearly-80-years-in-museum-basement #deafcrocodile #inthenews

It's about to get a whole lot weirder! (though hopefully in a good way...)

Thurs, April 23 - DEAD MOUNTAINEER'S HOTEL comes to Boise! See our gorgeous new 4K restoration on the big screen and chat amongst yourselves afterward about how much that opening scene looks like THE SHINING, and how good a dog Lell is! https://www.idahofilm.org/screenings/dead-mountaineers-hotel

Here's some podcast fun to take you into the weekend: Craig & Dennis (and Chris!) were invited onto the 366 Weird Movies pod to discuss DEAD MOUNTAINEER'S HOTEL, DEFA FAIRY TALES, and the ROY FROM SPACE Kickstarter. Links over at the 366 Weird movies page (& in comments!) #deafcrocodile #podcast

Been a weird week, but next week's going to be even wilder. Here's some images to take with you into the weekend. Enjoy!

Portland, Oregon! Come out in force this Tuesday, April 14, as the Clinton Street Theater continues its "Animation April" series with Marcell Jankovics' 23-years-in-the-making animated opus, THE TRAGEDY OF MAN. Link in comments! See you there! #2danimation #deafcrocodile @clinton_street_theater

Big thanks to Stephen Bjork at The Digital Bits for going deep on both the visuals and the storytelling for our 4K UHD of Marcell Jankovics' SONG OF THE MIRACULOUS HIND! "It’s absolutely gorgeous in 4K." #bluray #4KUHD #2danimation #hungariananimation #deafcrocodile

Happy Monday! Thanks for a great first couple of days on the ROY FROM SPACE Kickstarter! We hit our Kickstarter threshold, so the project is definitely going to be funded with your help! More info to come in the weeks ahead, but for now, thanks so much and get stoked for the return of ROY!

ASIFA-East and the School of Visual Arts MFA Computer Arts program are planning a big bash to honor Bill Plympton's 80th birthday on Sunday, April 26. #billplympton #SVA #ASIFAeast #Whale52