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Ebbs and flows at MFHQ Remote<\/strong> being what they are in 2021, our previous jam-packed article<\/a><\/span> about current Illinois<\/strong> independent horror films will be the last \u201cbig one\u201d before Halloween<\/strong>. But, wait<\/em>, there\u2019s more! I\u2019ll be rattling off a few bite-sized posts between this week and the next about offbeat topics that are still apropos for this frightful fall season. Opposite the expected parade of horror-themed retrospectives and listicles posted elsewhere, C-U Blogfidential<\/span><\/strong> will gladly bring the unexpected to light.<\/p>\n We start with a most<\/em> head-popping situation. Orders are being accepted for one month only through Sunday, October 31<\/strong>, for a limited-edition Blu-ray of THE MAN WHO SAVES THE WORLD<\/strong> (D\u00dcNYAYI KURTARAN ADAM<\/strong>), the 1982 Turkish space opera produced on a serial adventure budget that we\u2019ve known seemingly forever as TURKISH STAR WARS<\/strong>. Rescued from grey market oblivion by Ed Glaser<\/strong> of Neon Harbor Entertainment<\/strong> in Champaign<\/strong>, the sole surviving 35mm print of THE MAN<\/strong> is presumably the basis for this unexpected release from Big Bosphorus Media, LLC<\/strong>, named after a waterway in Turkey<\/strong> at the mouth of which sits its largest city, Istanbul<\/strong>. (Wikipedia<\/strong>\u2019s entry for Bosphorus<\/strong> states<\/span><\/a> that \u201c[i]t is the world\u2019s narrowest strait used for international navigation,\u201d a claim that pretty much describes the purpose of this disc and its main attraction.) Even a few years ago, when Glaser premiered a 2K digital restoration<\/a><\/span> for select crowds on \u201cStar Wars Day<\/strong>,\u201d the prospects were vague that he could go any further with presenting his prize in North America<\/strong> due to its built-in legal barrier, the inclusion of unlicensed effects footage and music cues from several Hollywood<\/strong> touchstones including STAR WARS<\/strong>. And yet, here it is!<\/p>\n ~~~~~<\/p>\n