FESTIVAL ANNOUNCEMENT! Deaf Crocodile is thrilled to announce that Avid Liongoren's brilliantly funny, sexy, emotional animated film, HAYOP-KA! has been announced as an official selection for @fantasiafestival 2026! fantasiafestival.com/en/film/hayo... #deafcrocodile #hayopka #rocketsheepstudio

Accompanist, composer and @undercrankprods.bsky.social founder @silentfilmmusic.bsky.social sat down to talk about scoring our Jan S. Kolár shorts and ST WENCESLAS. Check out this clip, and keep an eye on your podcast feed for the full 40 minute discussion very soon! #deafcrocodile #silentfilm

If you missed the LE slipcover edition of THE CAT CITY COLLECTION, we hustled and got the standard edition release ready for sale. It's also a pre-order, meaning it'll ship mid/late July, but it has all the same material (including the booklet!) as the LE, just not the slipcover.

SANTA CRUZ! This Friday (June 26), The 418 Project (155 S. River St.) is hosting a double-feature of THE LEGEND OF THE SACRED STONE and DEMIGOD: THE LEGEND BEGINS! Yes! DEMIGOD: THE LEGEND BEGINS! Way before the Blu-ray release! 7:30pm. $10 tickets in advance, $15 at the door.

We're lucky to have an essay from you in the release! Thank you so much!

The doc is great. See it in theaters if you can!

Well, lookee what we got here! Thanks to Ronnie Barnett of The Muffs - yep, THE MUFFS! - for snappin' a pic with his copy of TOOMORROW! May the restorative rays of The Tonalizer bring you joy and delight today, tomorrow, and TOOMORROW! #deafcrocodile #themuffs #ronniebarnett #toomorrow #bluray

Deaf Crocodile is part of a balanced #junesploitation breakfast! Glad you checked out Delta Space Mission, @fulciseyefetish.bsky.social! Guessing the theme song is still rolling around in your head? 😅

Keep an eye on @noplot.bsky.social's bksy account this week, as he's going to be reviewing all of the films in our DEFA Fairy Tales box set! Thanks for the thoughtful consideration, Andrew!

ALERT! If you want to order the new limited slipcover edition of THE CAT CITY COLLECTION direc, don't wait, because we're down to our last 100 copies in the webshop! https://deafcrocodile.com/products/the-cat-city-collection-2-disc-slipcover-edition to secure your copy!

Alright, time to punch out - those office rats aren't getting any more out of you this afternoon! Go see some daylight, breathe some non-recirculated air, and shut 'er down! (And if you're seeing a movie or three this weekend, tell us what in comments!) #fridayfun #deafcrocodile #hoffmaniada

It's pre-order day, that means it's also PODCAST day! New episode of The Official Deaf Crocodile Podcast is now live, all about Kolár & Cat City. Special guest, DC social media dude Chris in the 4th chair! https://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-thirty-seven-czech-silents-cat-city-double--72593422

*PRE-ORDER ANNOUNCEMENT* Now available for pre-order: THE CAT CITY COLLECTION [2-film set] NOTE: THIS IS THE FIRST OF OUR RELEASES WHICH INCLUDES A SLIPCOVER INSTEAD OF THE HARD BOX. deafcrocodile.com/collections/... CAT CITY and CATCHER: CAT CITY 2 [cont. in comments]

*PRE-ORDER ANNOUNCEMENT* Now available for pre-order: JAN S. KOLÁR CZECH SILENTS [2-film set] NOTE: THIS IS THE FIRST OF OUR RELEASES WHICH INCLUDES A SLIPCOVER INSTEAD OF THE HARD BOX. deafcrocodile.com/products/the... [cont. in comments]

**FINAL CHANCE TO FOR DEAF CROCODILE JULY-DECEMBER 2026 SUBSCRIPTIONS** The hours are slipping away, folks! If you were putting off getting a subscription for the Deaf Crocodile July - December 2026 slate, the subscription window closes TONIGHT (Thursday June 18) at 11:59 PDT!

A USPS tracking issue has affected a large number of our orders today. You may have received a “delivered” notification that indicated your order has been delivered to Missouri. We can confirm that no orders have been delivered to this address in Missouri. We're looking into it with USPS.

Clip from 2022's DEMIGOD: THE LEGEND BEGINS. 20 years after LEGEND OF THE SACRED STONE, and the fights are still insane, the colors even more vibrant, but this time, there's 100% more Cranial Ignition! Pre-orders open this summer, and also available as part of the July-December subscription.

THE MAN WHO THOUGHT LIFE (1969, Dir. Jens Ravn). Danish sci-fi/thriller glides like a futuristic people-mover that hides a prickly underbelly. Coming later this year from Deaf Crocodile, and available as part of our July-December 2026 subscription. Signup ends Thursday at 11:59pm Pacific Time.

Well, thank you! We weren't fishing, but we like what we're catching! 🥰

Anyone want to help Deaf Croc stack-haver Doug D. decide what to watch next from his new arrivals?

Thanks so much for the review, @thedigitalbits.bsky.social! "there are more shots in the first ten minutes of LEGEND than in all of Team America combined...It gives everything an astonishing visual energy...thanks to the fact that Huang and crew put genuine thought into everything that they did."

A few breathtaking moments from Aleksandr Ptushko's achingly beautiful sea saga, 1961's SCARLET SAILS. [Audio/video not the finished restorations, just a taste from the work-in-progress] Available for pre-order in the second half of 2026. And, of course, part of the July-December subscription!

Art-in-progress sneak peek! here's artist Richard Cox working on the cover painting for our 4K UHD release of FRANKENSTEIN: LEGEND OF TERROR! Video courtesy of our own Craig Rogers, who got to meet folks at this year's HeroesCon in Charlotte! #deafcrocodile #bluray #4kuhd #richardcox #wip

Chicago - Bleak Week is coming to the Siskel - and it's animated! FELIDAE is playing Saturday the 13th at 6p and Monday the 15th at 9p. All "Can Openers" without in the sound of my voice are required to attend! #iykyk #deafcrocodile #bleakweek #cultmovies #2danimation #siskelfilmcenter

Your friends when you tell them you're going to make them your "signature dish":

If you're seein' mice that wanna give you strife Who can you call? (4 Gangsters!) A rodent foe, or a threat to your way of life Oh, who you gonna call? (4 Gangsters!) Coming next week... #deafcrocodile #bluray #2danimation #hungariananimation #physicalmedia #cultfilms

Out of the darkness, you must arise. From the darkness, you shall ARRIVE. Coming next week... #deafcrocodile #bluray #silentfilm #cultfilm #czechcinema #blurays #physicalmedia #horrorfilm

A lovely Musique Machine review of ASSASSIN OF THE TSAR - and just two days before Malcolm's birthday, no less! "A straight 5/5 review." 😍

Copies of two more Deluxe titles are getting low - LEGEND OF THE SACRED STONE = less than 100 copies left from us, and HOFFMANIADA = less than 200 copies!

Don't let this happen to you. Most of our sold out standard editions are being reprinted... including HEROIC TIMES.

Happy Friday, everyone! Any fun dinner plans this weekend? (still from "Frau Holle" on the DEFA FAIRY TALES box set) #deafcrocodile #defa #fairytales #chowtime

Friendly reminder that there's less than two weeks remaining in the July-December 2026 subscription period for Deaf Crocodile. If you want the convenience of having the LE version of every release from now through December, you have until June 18 to lock it in! deafcrocodile.com/products/dea...

CHICAGO! You've got two more chances to see BLACK RABBIT, WHITE RABBIT on the big screen, this Saturday and Monday at the Siskel Film Center, as part of their Annual Festival of Films from Iran. Commune with fellow film lovers and get immersed! www.siskelfilmcenter.org/black-rabbit...

Some adorable photos of @grahamskipper.bsky.social's dog, Elton, trying to wrap his doggie mind around CATHEDRAL OF NEW EMTIONS and KRAKATIT. Glad that Dad thinks Elton is mature enough to watch movies with Mature Themes! #deafcrocodile #pets #physicalmedia #bluraycollection

E.T.A. Hoffmann's terrifying story of "The Sandman" (1816) is evoked in Stanislav Sokolov’s stop-motion puppet animation feature, HOFFMANIADA. Deluxe edition copies still available, but supplies are getting low! #deafcrocodile #bluray #etahoffman #nutcracker #hoffmaniada #soyuzmultfilm

CORRECTION: monthly Deaf Crocodile fundraiser for Art House Billings/Babcock Theatre was was previously miscommunicated. Social media manager Chris apologizes for spreading misinformation. The fundraiser is at checkout and is an optional amount you can choose to add to your order. See graphic.

ALERT! Deluxe editions of TOOMORROW and HOFFMANIADA are selling fast! If you want the hard box editions of these two titles with the 60-page booklets, don't wait much longer, these *will* sell out sooner than later! https://deafcrocodile.com/collections/pre-orders

Maniacal laughter = best laughter. Prove me wrong.

Romero told me he'd like to give you a high-five. 🫸🫷

They can, and they DO!

Thanks to the Prague Reporter for the coverage!

Here's some excerpts from the beautiful 25 minute documentary HOFFMANIADA: FRAME BY FRAME (2008). It's included on the Blu-ray of our release of HOFFMANIADA, which is now available for pre-order! Ships late June. #deafcrocodile #bluray #etahoffman #nutcracker #hoffmaniada #soyuzmultfilm

Deaf Crocodile subscription cycle is now open, from May 22 through June 22! deafcrocodile.com/collections/...

Deaf Croc Jul - Dec 2026 subscription title reveal: the Lipský/Brdečka collaborative "trilogy" is fulfilled on Deaf Crocodile with their first and most famous film, SODA POP JOE (also known in the west as "Lemonade Joe"). Gorgeously restored in 4K by the Národní filmový archív, Prague!

Deaf Croc Jul - Dec 2026 subscription title reveal: the seldom-seen 1997 film by the director of THE CREMATOR, MORGIANA, and BEAUTY & THE BEAST, Juraj Herz's PASSAGE. (It’s worth nothing that PASSAGE and THE CREMATOR were Juraj Herz’s two personal favorites from his filmography.)

Deaf Croc Jul - Dec 2026 subscription title reveal: FRANKENSTEIN: LEGEND OF TERROR! Adapted from the “Frankenstein’s Monster” character in Marvel Comics, this rarely-seen Japanese anime is surprisingly violent and R-rated, newly restored in 4K for this release by Deaf Crocodile and Toei Animation!

Deaf Croc Jul - Dec 2026 subscription title reveal: THE MAN WHO THOUGHT LIFE Fans of past Deaf Crocodile releases THE UNKNOWN MAN OF SHANDIGOR and TIME OF ROSES should not sleep on this strange, surreal Sci-Fi thriller from Denmark, it's a truly one-of-a-kind film!

Deaf Croc Jul - Dec 2026 subscription title reveal: ROY FROM SPACE We've talked about him in our successful Kickstarter campaign, but soon, you'll be able to check out the third-ever Mexican animated feature film, the long-lost ROY DEL ESPACIO. Coming in the next sub cycle!

Deaf Croc Jul - Dec 2026 subscription title reveal: our fifth Aleksandr Ptushko release is coming soon, the lush and wonderous tale of the sea, SCARLET SAILS. We defy you not to weep at the film’s stunning climax, arguably the most purely emotional sequence in all of Ptushko’s filmography!

Deaf Croc Jul - Dec 2026 subscription title reveal: HAYOP-KA! One of the most inventive, irreverent voices in Filipino Animation, director Avid Liongoren tells the story of a cat who works at a perfume counter and her quest for love. Will she choose canine janitor Roger or top dog executive Iñigo?