Liz

Liz

@schlockvalue.bsky.social

Queer film historian, programmer, distributor | @muscledistribution.bsky.social | elizabethpurchell.com

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Liz
@schlockvalue.bsky.social

tonight in chicago, q&a moderated by me

Music Box Theatre@musicboxtheatre.bsky.social

“...takes HOLLYWOOD by the throat and STRANGLES it!” SCREAMPLAY screens Tonight at 6:30pm, in a new 4K restoration! Director Rufus Butler Seder, Art Director Cheryl Hirshman, and Film Historian Elizabeth Purchell in person for a post-film Q&A. Get Tickets Now: musicboxtheatre.com/films-and-ev...

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julian the werewolf ΘΔ
@nexusrasp.bsky.social

cannot wait to get my hands on this, preordered it as soon as it was announced. you should too.

Liz@schlockvalue.bsky.social

New on Blu-ray from @muscledistribution.bsky.social — completely unseen for 40yrs and never released on any physical media format. Brand new digital transfers and restorations from the original video and film elements! True transgressive queer underground cinema. vinegarsyndrome.com/products/hig...

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Northwest Film Forum
@nwfilmforum.bsky.social

Rufus Butler Seder’s SCREAMPLAY is one of the coolest examples of maximalist DIY filmmaking. Shot entirely in his Boston apartment, SCREAMPLAY is a wonderful tribute to old Hollywood filmmaking, and features some wildly fun kills and thrills. More info at bit.ly/nwscream

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HBO MaXXXinoparsnip
@dekkoparsnip2.bsky.social

Got to see this at the Music Box a while back, and so glad I'll be able to see it again. And with other stuff too!

Muscle Distribution@muscledistribution.bsky.social

Our new Blu-ray release of Ken Camp’s long-unseen queer narrative videos HIGHWAY HYPNOSIS and AS THE WORLD BURNS is now up for preorder! Includes brand new digital transfers, new restorations of two super 8 shorts, raw footage, commentaries, and more. vinegarsyndrome.com/products/hig...

Liz
@schlockvalue.bsky.social

Working with Ken to get his work back out there and really seen for the first time has been one of the great honors of my career, excited for more people to finally see these incredible pioneering video works

Muscle Distribution@muscledistribution.bsky.social

Our new Blu-ray release of Ken Camp’s long-unseen queer narrative videos HIGHWAY HYPNOSIS and AS THE WORLD BURNS is now up for preorder! Includes brand new digital transfers, new restorations of two super 8 shorts, raw footage, commentaries, and more. vinegarsyndrome.com/products/hig...

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Robyn "Re-Tranimator" Adams
@realrobynadams.bsky.social

NEW REVIEW @thegeekshow.bsky.social 🎞️🔪🖨️👤🛁 Newly restored courtesy of @muscledistribution.bsky.social, read below for my thoughts on Rufus Seder's SCREAMPLAY (1984), one of the most delightful and entertaining cinematic gems I've discovered over this past year. It's such, such good fun.

The Geek Show@thegeekshow.bsky.social

Every #fantasticfest makes a habit of screening a polished world premiere of a previously lost curio. One of this years? Screamplay. All @realrobynadams.bsky.social had to do was reference Eating Raoul, and we're there. Read More: thegeekshow.co.uk/screamplay-f... @muscledistribution.bsky.social

thegeekshow.co.ukScreamplay (Fantastic Fest 2026)Fantastic Fest makes a habit of screening a polished world premiere of a previously lost curio, showcasing it to the world anew. one of this years? Screamplay!

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The Geek Show
@thegeekshow.bsky.social

Every #fantasticfest makes a habit of screening a polished world premiere of a previously lost curio. One of this years? Screamplay. All @realrobynadams.bsky.social had to do was reference Eating Raoul, and we're there. Read More: thegeekshow.co.uk/screamplay-f... @muscledistribution.bsky.social

thegeekshow.co.ukScreamplay (Fantastic Fest 2026)Fantastic Fest makes a habit of screening a polished world premiere of a previously lost curio, showcasing it to the world anew. one of this years? Screamplay!
Liz
@schlockvalue.bsky.social

our new 4K restoration of the underseen 80s experimental horror comedy SCREAMPLAY opens today at @anthologyfilm.bsky.social! hope folks can make it out. www.anthologyfilmarchives.org/film_screeni...

anthologyfilmarchives.orgAnthology Film Archives : Film ScreeningsAn international center for the preservation, study, and exhibition of film and video with a particular focus on American independent and avant-garde cinema and its precursors found in classic Europea...
Muscle Distribution@muscledistribution.bsky.social

We're thrilled to share the trailer for our brand new 4K restoration of Rufus Butler Seder's cult classic horror comedy SCREAMPLAY (starring George Kuchar!), which opens a weeklong run at @anthologyfilm.bsky.social this Friday. More information here: www.muscle-distribution.com/films/scream...

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Muscle Distribution
@muscledistribution.bsky.social

Our new 4K restoration of SCREAMPLAY was reviewed by the great J. Hoberman for the New York Times! The film opens a weeklong revival run at @anthologyfilm.bsky.social TOMORROW with filmmaker Q&As after select Friday and Saturday screenings. Tickets and more info at www.anthologyfilmarchives.org

nytimes.com‘Screamplay’: A Hollywood Horror ComedyThis 1980s black-and-white film by Rufus Butler Seder shows for a week in a new digital restoration at Anthology Film Archives.
Liz
@schlockvalue.bsky.social

~opens tomorrow at Anthology~

Muscle Distribution@muscledistribution.bsky.social

Our new 4K restoration of SCREAMPLAY was reviewed by the great J. Hoberman for the New York Times! The film opens a weeklong revival run at @anthologyfilm.bsky.social TOMORROW with filmmaker Q&As after select Friday and Saturday screenings. Tickets and more info at www.anthologyfilmarchives.org

nytimes.com‘Screamplay’: A Hollywood Horror ComedyThis 1980s black-and-white film by Rufus Butler Seder shows for a week in a new digital restoration at Anthology Film Archives.
Liz
@schlockvalue.bsky.social

opens Friday at @anthologyfilm.bsky.social !

Muscle Distribution@muscledistribution.bsky.social

We're thrilled to share the trailer for our brand new 4K restoration of Rufus Butler Seder's cult classic horror comedy SCREAMPLAY (starring George Kuchar!), which opens a weeklong run at @anthologyfilm.bsky.social this Friday. More information here: www.muscle-distribution.com/films/scream...

Liz
@schlockvalue.bsky.social

Our new poster for the 80s experimental horror comedy classic SCREAMPLAY features an original unused drawing by star George Kuchar — new 4K restoration opens at Anthology next week before going to Seattle, Chicago, Portland, etc next month!

Muscle Distribution@muscledistribution.bsky.social

Here’s our new poster for Rufus Butler Seder’s SCREAMPLAY, featuring an original drawing by the film’s star, the one-and-only George Kuchar. Our new 4K restoration opens a weeklong run at @anthologyfilm.bsky.social this Friday — tickets and dates here: www.anthologyfilmarchives.org/film_screeni...

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Muscle Distribution
@muscledistribution.bsky.social

Our new restoration of Rufus Butler Seder’s SCREAMPLAY opens a weeklong run at @anthologyfilm.bsky.social next Friday! Tickets and more info here: www.anthologyfilmarchives.org/film_screeni...

Anthology Film Archives@anthologyfilm.bsky.social

NEW RESTORATION! Rufus Butler Seder's SCREAMPLAY 9/25-10/1 When a screenwriter channels his frustrations with his kooky neighbors into fodder for his latest script, his murder scenes start to happen for real. SCREAMPLAY is a marvel of campy charm, gothic horror tropes, & inventive set design & SFX.

Liz
@schlockvalue.bsky.social

~starts tomorrow~

Muscle Distribution@muscledistribution.bsky.social

Announcing…. MUSCLEFEST, a four-night showcase featuring sneak previews and premieres with filmmaker guests running September 3 to September 6 at the Roxy Cinema in NYC. Tickets available very soon at: www.roxycinemanewyork.com

Liz
@schlockvalue.bsky.social

movie of the year

Muscle Distribution@muscledistribution.bsky.social

Here’s our new trailer for Avalon Fast and Jillian Frank’s DRINKING AND DRIVING, which has its New York premiere at the Roxy Cinema on September 6th as the closing night movie of MUSCLEFEST. Tickets now on sale.⁣ www.roxycinemanewyork.com/screenings/d...

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chloe
@laughingandsmiling.bsky.social

Finally…a New York film festival. Lots of unmissable material here. Poster by my partner Senah @smisnerdesign :)

Muscle Distribution@muscledistribution.bsky.social

Announcing…. MUSCLEFEST, a four-night showcase featuring sneak previews and premieres with filmmaker guests running September 3 to September 6 at the Roxy Cinema in NYC. Tickets available very soon at: www.roxycinemanewyork.com

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joyce’s monster 🎃
@joycelaurie.bsky.social

over and above the usual boosterism: Do you know how insane it is that they’ll be screening a t4t porn showcase at a four-star hotel in Manhattan. Girls used to pray for times like this

Muscle Distribution@muscledistribution.bsky.social

Announcing…. MUSCLEFEST, a four-night showcase featuring sneak previews and premieres with filmmaker guests running September 3 to September 6 at the Roxy Cinema in NYC. Tickets available very soon at: www.roxycinemanewyork.com

Liz
@schlockvalue.bsky.social

next month… there’s another new york film festival

Muscle Distribution@muscledistribution.bsky.social

Announcing…. MUSCLEFEST, a four-night showcase featuring sneak previews and premieres with filmmaker guests running September 3 to September 6 at the Roxy Cinema in NYC. Tickets available very soon at: www.roxycinemanewyork.com

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Muscle Distribution
@muscledistribution.bsky.social

We’re thrilled to share that Joshua Gratton’s super 8 murderdrone film PLATYPUS and our brand new (Kickstarter supported!) 4K restoration of Rufus Butler Seder’s SCREAMPLAY will both be world premiering at Fantastic Fest in Austin next month! More news on both to come soon.

Liz
@schlockvalue.bsky.social

UNSTRAP ME, COLOR ME SHAMELESS, BACK TO NATURE, and AQUEERIUS have never circulated online, the others are only available in terrible bootleg quality. Don’t miss your chance to see them…

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Vera Drew
@veradrew22.bsky.social

maybe my favorite article i’ve ever been involved with about this moment in cinema and the community of artists that i am apart of. and it’s one of the few pieces that i’ve read that i think we all come off exactly how we are irl 😇

Louise Weard@weard.moe

talked about movies variety.com/2026/film/fe...

variety.comHow Vera Drew, Louise Weard and More Trans and Nonbinary Filmmakers Are Taking Control of Their Stories Outside the Studio System: ‘We’re Creating a New Industry’Vera Drew, Louise Weard, Avalon Fast and more trans and nonbinary filmmakers are taking control of their stories outside the studio system.

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scott daGHOSTtino
@scottdagostino.ca

Only one hour left to support this great preservation initiative. I saw an old copy of the soundtrack in a vinyl bin this weekend, this movie deserves more love!

Muscle Distribution@muscledistribution.bsky.social

THERE’S ONLY 24 HOURS LEFT. Our Kickstarter campaign ends tomorrow — there’s not much time left to help us reach our stretch goal so that we can strike a brand new 35mm print of PUMPING IRON II: THE WOMEN. www.kickstarter.com/projects/mus...

Liz
@schlockvalue.bsky.social

four hours left 🚨

Muscle Distribution@muscledistribution.bsky.social

THERE’S ONLY 24 HOURS LEFT. Our Kickstarter campaign ends tomorrow — there’s not much time left to help us reach our stretch goal so that we can strike a brand new 35mm print of PUMPING IRON II: THE WOMEN. www.kickstarter.com/projects/mus...