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Bruce Campbell stars in this exciting crime-thriller/action cult hit! Bruce Campbell (The "Evil Dead" Series, TV's "Burn Notice") stars as Carl, a man who launches a full-scale heist to steal mob money from the prison that just released him. With the help of an old friend (Jeremy Roberts, "The People Under the Stairs"), a driver and a safe-cracker, Carl's attempt to carry out the heist is fraught with incompetence and bad luck. As the clock ticks and the circumstances turn tragic, Carl is forced to make the most important decision of his life. Inspired by Alfred Hitchcock's "Rope" and filmed over twenty years before Sam Mendes' "1917", writer/director Josh Becker designed "Running Time" to play out using the "one continuous shot" technique with no computer-assisted trickery. Expertly photographed and edited on film to take place over 70 minutes of real-time, this gritty crime drama was shot entirely on location in the streets of Los Angeles. Bonus Materials All-New 2K scan and restoration of the original camera negative Presented for the first time on video with the original theatrical stereo mix Audio commentary with writer/director Josh Becker and star Bruce Campbell 'Run and Gun with Bruce Campbell' – All-new interview/featurette (22 mins.) Q&A footage from the Freaky Film Festival Premiere at the University of Illinois Original Promotional Trailer Synapse Films – https://www.synapsefilms.com/ “Running Time” Blu-Ray – https://mvdshop.com/products/running-time-blu-ray "A Serbian Film" Blu-Ray Review (Unearthed Films) Not all films have a happy ending. Milos, a retired porn star, leads a normal family life with his wife Maria and six-year old son Petar in tumultuous Serbia, trying to make ends meet. A sudden call from his former colleague Layla will change everything. Aware of his financial problems, Layla introduces Milos to Vukmir - a mysterious, menacing and politically powerful figure in the pornographic business. A leading role in Vukmir's production will provide financial support to Milos and his family for the rest of their lives. A contract insists on his absolute unawareness of a script they will shoot. From then on, Milos is drawn into a maelstrom of unbelievable cruelty and mayhem devised by his employer, "the director" of his destiny. Vukmir and his cohorts will stop at nothing to complete his vision. In order to escape the living cinematic hell he's put into, and save his family's life, Milos will have to sacrifice everything - his pride, his morality, his sanity, and maybe even his own life. Bonus Materials Commentary with Srdjan Spasojevic and Stephen Biro Commentary with Joe Lynch and Adam Green of the Movie Crypt Behind the Scenes of A Serbian Exhibition Q&A With Srdjan Spasojevic and Jelena Gavrilović Q&A from Brussels International Fantastic Film Festival Sneak Preview of A Serbian Documentary Trailers 1st release from the 4K Master! 5.1 Surround Unearthed Films – https://www.unearthedfilms.com/ “A Serbian Film” Blu-Ray – https://mvdshop.com/products/a-serbian-film-blu-ray "Nun Story: Frustration in Black" DVD Review (Impulse Films) Nikkatsu Studios tackles forbidden religious taboos in this nunsploitation classic! A young woman takes a vow to become a nun for the rest of her life. Now known as "Sister Maria," she settles in at the local monastery for her new life of poverty, chastity and obedience. Maria soon discovers something horrifying is happening within its locked gates... something beyond mere sin! The nuns are being mercilessly tortured and when they try to flee, they suffer a worse fate! After a brutal assault, Maria discovers she is now pregnant. Knowing it is strictly forbidden for any nun to have relations with men, Maria must figure out how to escape her own living Hell! Nikkatsu Films is famous for their controversial and sexually-themed films, but with NUN STORY: FRUSTRATION IN BLACK they tackle one of the most forbidden taboos with explicit nunsploitation. Bonus Materials Newly Translated Removable English Subtitles Impulse Pictures – https://impulse-pictures.com/ “Nun Story: Frustration in Black” DVD – https://mvdshop.com/products/nun-story-frustration-in-black-dvd "White Rose Campus" DVD Review (Impulse Films) Prepare yourself! One of the most notorious and offensive titles ever released from Nikkatsu! A relaxing and fun White Rose Academy field trip turns horrifying when a school bus full of young girls is hijacked by rifle wielding, cross-dressing thugs. These sex-crazed maniacs have no agenda except to fulfill their own sexual desires. Soon all the "ugly" girls are thrown off the bus and those that remain are subjected to unspeakable assault and terror. Will any of them escape this living nightmare?Prepare yourself for WHITE ROSE CAMPUS, one of the most notorious, controversial, and offensive titles ever released from Nikkatsu Film Corporation. This 1982 oddity makes its North American DVD debut from Impulse Pictures in a new anamorphic widescreen transfer with newly-translated, removable English subtitles. Watch it, if you dare! Bonus Materials Original Theatrical Trailer Newly Translated Removable English Subtitles Impulse Pictures – https://impulse-pictures.com/ “White Rose Campus” DVD – https://mvdshop.com/products/white-rose-campus-dvd "Zombie 5: Killing Birds" Blu-Ray Review (Vinegar Syndrome) Details This special limited edition embossed slipcover (designed by Earl Kessler Jr.) is limited to 3,000 units and is only available here at VinegarSyndrome.com! A group of college-aged ornithologists have taken a class trip deep into the wilderness on a quest to find and study a rare and possibly extinct species of bird. Despite receiving ominous warnings, both human and avian, they set up camp in a musty old house, only to find themselves under siege from mysterious supernatural forces. But it’s not just the house or the hoards of hungry birds that they have to worry about, they quickly realize that they’re also going to have to contend with a group of bloodthirsty zombies, who have descended on the deserted farmhouse! A positively jaw dropping slice of late 80s horror, as only Italians are capable of imagining, Claudio Lattanzi’s KILLING BIRDS (aka Zombie 5 and Raptors) is an ‘everything but the kitchen sink’ styled thriller which piles on gore and insane plot twists. Starring Lara Wendel (Tenebre) and Robert Vaughn (Good Luck Miss Wyckoff), and produced by exploitation auteur Joe D’Amato (Anthopophagus), Vinegar Syndrome brings KILLING BIRDS to Blu-ray for the first time, newly restored in 2K from its original negative. Directed by: Claudio Lattanzi Starring: Lara Wendel, Robert Vaughn, James Villemaire 1987 / 92 min / 1.85:1 / English & Italian Mono Additional info: • Region Free Blu-ray • Newly scanned & restored in 2k from its 35mm original negative • Includes both the English language track and the Italian dubbed track • “Title TBD” - an extended video interview with director Claudio Lattanzi • “Title TBD” - a video interview with sound man Larry Revene • Brand new audio commentary with film historian and author Samm Deighan • Reversible cover artwork • Newly translated English subtitles Vinegar Syndrome – https://vinegarsyndrome.com/ “Killing Birds” Blu-Ray – https://vinegarsyndrome.com/products/zombie-5-killing-birds Survive 2005 "Chaos" Blu-Ray Review (Dark Force)  ANGELICA IS DYING A VERY UNNATURAL DEATH... BUT THE WORST HASN'T HAPPENED TO HER YET. Two teenage girls on a mission to find drugs at a rave get more than they bargained for. One is sexually assaulted and they are both tortured in horrific ways. The attackers seek refuge in the parents' of one of the victims' homes. Bonus Materials Interviews with co-producer Marc Sheffler of LAST HOUSE ON THE LEFT and Stephen 'Frankie' Wozniak. Director and Producer Commentary Original Theatrical Trailer Dark Force – https://darkforcesuperstore.com/shop-all/ “Chaos” Blu-Ray – https://mvdshop.com/products/chaos-blu-ray Survive 2005 "Death Tunnel" Review  For an initiation stunt, five college women are locked in a Kentucky hospital built in 1910 where 63,000 people died from a disease known as the “white plague”. Deep under the hospital is the “Death Tunnel” which once were used to secretly remove the dead from the grounds. “Death Tunnel” DVD – https://www.amazon.com/Dreadtime-Stories-Double-Feature-Around/dp/B00134PRJG/ Survive 2005 "Kazuo Umezz's Horror Theater: Six Dark Tales to Make You Cringe"DVD Review (Tokyo Shock) Product Description Six dark tales to make you cringe! Six Japanese Masters of Horror have united to adapt the works of Kazuo Umezz, the god-father of horror manga. He is so influential that the Japanese horror awards are named Umezz Awards. Re-imagined by the minds behind cutting-rdge Japanese horror classics THE RING, THE RING 2, JU-ON: THE GRUDGE, THE GREAT YOKAI WAR and many others, his horrific tales have been crafted to rattle your nerves, assault your senses and make you question reality. All six films in this classic-in-the-making have been assembled in this collection. Let the nightmares begin! About the Actor Featuring the talented cast and crew from The Ring, Ju-On: The Grudge and The Machine Girl! About the Director Kazuo Umezu or Kazuo Umezz is an author of Japanese horror and other manga, as well as a musician and actor. He had his first book of manga published while still in high school and made manga his career immediately upon graduation. After moving to Tokyo in 1962 he developed his detailed horror manga style and has since published his comics in every genre from horror fiction to science fiction to humor. He won the 20th Shogakukan Manga Award in 1975 for The Drifting Classroom. (wikipedia) “Kazuo Umezz's Horror Theater (3-Disc Compilation)” DVD – https://www.amazon.com/Umezzs-Horror-Theater-3-Disc-Compilation/dp/B002OMIKR2 Blindspot Episode 42 "The 4th Man" Review  An alcoholic writer begins having visions apparently warning him of impending danger. After he delivers a lecture, he begins an affair with a woman from the audience. The visions intensify, however, and begin to threaten his relationship with the woman, since it may be her the visions are warning against. “The 4th Man” DVD – https://www.amazon.com/4th-Man-Jeroen-Krabb%C3%A9/dp/6305972915/ Podcast Version https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/podbean-70/shut-up-brandon-podcast https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/shut-up-brandon-podcast/id988229934? https://shutupbrandon.podbean.com/e/mrparka-s-weekly-reviews-episode-198-audio-version/ Ask a Question/ Answer a Question What would you like Jeremy and I to cover next? UpdateBlu-Ray 1. Embrace of the Vampire 2. Heavy Metal 3. The Island of Dr. Moreau 4. The Bad Seed 5. The Haunting 6. Rockula 7. The Night Walker 8. I Saw What You Did 9. Crucible of Horror 10. Circus of Horrors 11. Leech Woman 12. Buried Alive 13. Random Acts of Violence DVD 14. Piano Man Film NotesRunning Time – 1997 – Josh Becker
A Serbian Film – 2010 – Srdjan Spasojevic Nun Story: Frustration in Black – 1980 – Nobuaki Shirai White Rose Campus – 1982 – Kôyû Ohara Zombie 5: Killing Birds – 1987 – Claudio Lattanzi/Joe D'Amato Chaos – 2005 – David DeFalco Death Tunnel – 2005 – Philip Adrian Booth Kazuo Umezu's Horror Theater: House of Bugs - 2005 – Kiyoshi Kurosawa Kazuo Umezu's Horror Theater: Diet – 2005 – Tadafumi Ito Kazuo Umezu's Horror Theater: Snake Girl – 2005 – Noboru Iguchi Kazuo Umezu's Horror Theater: The Wish – 2005 – Atsushi Shimizu Kazuo Umezu's Horror Theater: The Present – 2005 – Yudai Yamaguchi Kazuo Umezu's Horror Theater: Death Make – 2005 – Taichi Itô The 4th Man – 1983 – Paul Verhoeven
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One night on a lonely mountain road he stops to help out the owner of a Rolls Royce with a flat tyre. The middle aged driver of the car gives David a lecture about responsibility and, unknown to David, punctures the front tyre of his motorbike before driving off. Furious, David gives chase. There is an accident and the car crashes, killing the driver.Fearing trouble from the police, David heads off down a side road into a dark forest and spends the night in a deserted barn. He is woken the next morning by three beautiful young women who live in a luxurious villa nearby. These three women appear to be toying with David, playing an elaborate and sinister game, involving perplexing rituals and nighttime vigils. The climax of their game takes place at a party in a nearby castle where David appears to be the guest of honor... but for what purpose? Special Features: - Brand new 4k transfer from film negative - Interview with Ray Lovelock - Audio commentary from Kat Ellinger and Samm Deighan - Trailer - Alternative sequences - English /Italian audio with optional subtitles - Mondo Macabro previews Mondo Macabro – https://mondomacabro.bigcartel.com/ “Queens of Evil” Blu-Ray – https://www.amazon.com/Queens-Evil-Blu-ray-Haydee-Politoff/dp/B08P2WNNYN/ "Castle of Creeping Flesh" Blu-Ray (Severin Films) Plot Summary: From writer/director Adrian Hoven – creator of the infamous MARK OF THE DEVIL – comes a rarely-seen EuroSleaze masterpiece packed with krimi depravity, mondo-style shocks and graphic gothic insanity: When a group of bourgeois swingers stumble upon the creepy castle of the cursed Earl of Saxon, they’ll discover an unholy nightmare of sexual violence, bombastic philosophy, deranged performances, grisly medical experiments, inappropriate music cues and one very pissed off bear. A stellar cast of Jess Franco regulars including Janine Raynaud (SUCCUBUS), Howard Vernon (SHE KILLED IN ECSTASY) and Michel Lemoine (KISS ME MONSTER) star in this sumptuous platter of late ‘60s filthwürst – also known as CASTLE OF BLOODY LUST – now scanned uncut & uncensored from the German negative for the first time ever in America. Special Features: - Adrian in the Castle of Bloody Lust – Archival Interview with Joyce Hoven and Percy Hoven - MARK OF THE DEVIL Q&A with The Hoven Family at Austrian Pulp Film Fest - Locations Featurette - Trailers – English / German / Alt Title APPOINTMENT WITH LUST - Textless Opening Credit Sequence - German Opening Credit Sequence Severin Films – https://severin-films.com/ “Castle of Creeping Flesh” Blu-Ray – https://severin-films.com/shop/castle-creeping-flesh-blu/ "The Attic Expeditions" Blu-Ray (Severin Films) Plot Summary: It’s been called “imaginative and audacious” (Los Angeles Times), “fantastic and surreal” (Classic Horror) and “an ideal film that verges towards masterpiece” (Weird Wild Realm). Now experience the Blu-ray premiere of the hallucinatory debut by director Jeremy Kasten (THE DEAD ONES, THE THEATRE BIZARRE, THE WIZARD OF GORE remake) about a young man committed to an asylum where madness, mayhem and murder may rip apart his mind forever. Seth Green (ROBOT CHICKEN), Jeffrey Combs (RE-ANIMATOR), Andras Jones (A NIGHTMARE ON ELM STREET 4), Ted Raimi (SKINNER), Wendy Robie (TWIN PEAKS) and Alice Cooper star in the 2001 shocker Fangoria hailed as “an ambitious first feature laced with a wonderful cast, quirky charms and cool twists”, scanned in 2k from the original negative with all-new Special Features. Special Features: - Alice Cooper & Jeffrey Combs Internet Reunion - Horror Cognoscenti Adam Rockoff Contextualizes THE ATTIC EXPEDITIONS with Director Jeremy Kasten - A Look Back at the Wonky Production and Cast & Crew Reunion Severin Films – https://severin-films.com/ “Attic Expeditions” Blu-Ray – https://severin-films.com/shop/attic-expeditions-blu/ "Plague Town" Blu-Ray (Severin Films) Plot Summary: A tourist family lost in the Irish countryside. A remote village that hides a hideous secret. And the taboo-bashing indie horror milestone that has been called “maniacally twisted” (Horror News), “chilling and disturbing” (Blu-ray.com) and “an experience that goes where most mainstream horror fears to tread” (Fangoria). Experience this “brilliant” (Quiet Earth) hybrid of grisly ‘70s shockers and graphic 21 st century folk-horror – hailed as “an icy hand gradually sliding along the back of your neck for 90 minutes” (Mondo Digital) – from co-writer/director David Gregory (BLOOD & FLESH: THE REEL LIFE & GHASTLY DEATH OF AL ADAMSON) and the producers of STAKELAND, now featuring an uncensored HD master and Special Features produced exclusively for this edition. Special Features: - 2009 Audio Commentary - Audio Commentary with Director David Gregory & Producer Derek Curl - White Lace & Button Eyes - The Making of PLAGUE TOWN by Documentary Filmmaker Howard S. Berger - A Visit to Plague Town - Behind the Scenes Featurette - The Sounds of Plague Town - Trailer - Short Films - SCATHED, TIL DEATH Severin Films – https://severin-films.com/ “Plague Town” Blu-Ray – https://severin-films.com/shop/plague-town-blu/ "Cinema Paradiso" 4K Review (Arrow Video) ACADEMY AWARD WINNER: BEST FOREIGN FILM - A Celebration of Youth, Friendship, and the Everlasting Magic of the A CELEBRATION OF YOUTH, FRIENDSHIP, AND THE EVERLASTING MAGIC OF THE MOVIES A winner of awards across the world including Best Foreign Language Film Oscar, 5 BAFTA Awards including Best Actor, Original Screenplay and Score, the Grand Prize of the Jury at the Cannes Film Festival and many more. Giuseppe Tornatore's loving homage to the cinema tells the story of Salvatore, a successful film director, returning home for the funeral of Alfredo, his old friend who was the projectionist at the local cinema throughout his childhood. Soon memories of his first love affair with the beautiful Elena and all the highs and lows that shaped his life come flooding back, as Salvatore reconnects with the community he left 30 years earlier. The original award-winning theatrical version of Tornatore's classic is presented here for the first time on 4K Ultra-HD Blu-ray. This edition also includes the expanded Director's Cut, which delves deeper into Salvatore's backstory [Blu-ray]. Bonus Materials 4K (2160p) UHD Blu-ray presentation in Dolby Vision (HDR10 compatible) of the 124 minute theatrical version High Definition Blu-ray (1080p) presentation of the 174 minute Director’s Cut Uncompressed original stereo 2.0 Audio and 5.1 surround sound options Optional English subtitles Audio commentary with director Giuseppe Tornatore and Italian cinema expert critic Millicent Marcus A Dream of Sicily – 52-minute documentary profile of Giuseppe Tornatore with interviews with the director and extracts from his early home movies and interviews with director Francesco Rosi and painter Peppino Ducato, set to music by Ennio Morricone A Bear and a Mouse in Paradise – A 27-minute documentary on the making of Cinema Paradiso and the characters of Toto and Alfredo, featuring interviews the actors who play them, Philippe Noiret and Salvatore Cascio as well as Tornatore The Kissing Sequence – Giuseppe Tornatore discusses the origins of the kissing scenes with clips identifying each scene Original Director’s Cut Theatrical Trailer and 25th Anniversary Re-Release Trailer Arrow Video – https://arrowfilms.com/ “Cinema Paradiso” 4K – https://mvdshop.com/products/cinema-paradiso-4k-ultra-hd "Southland Tales" Blu-Ray Review (Arrow Video) From The Writer / Director of DONNIE DARKO and THE BOX! In 2001, writer/director Richard Kelly achieved cult status with Donnie Darko, an assured debut feature exploring deep existential questions through the lens of 80s nostalgia. Five years later, he followed up with a more ambitious and even more beguiling sophomore effort, in which forces of totalitarianism and anarchism collide against the backdrop of a post-apocalyptic, near-future world - the beguiling and baffling Southland Tales. Los Angeles, 2008. As the city stands on the brink of social, economic and environmental chaos, the fates of an eclectic set of characters - including an amnesia-stricken action star (Dwayne Johnson, the Fast & Furious series), an adult film star developing her own reality TV project (Sarah Michelle Gellar, Cruel Intentions) and a police officer whose identity has split in two (Seann William Scott, TV's Lethal Weapon) - intertwine with each other and with the whole of humanity. A darkly comic futuristic epic that speaks as presciently to our turbulent times as it did to the American socio-political climate in 2006, Southland Tales receives a fresh - and timely - lease of life with this new, director-approved restoration. Bonus Materials New 2K restoration by Arrow Films, approved by director Richard Kelly and director of photography Steven Poster High Definition Blu-ray™ (1080p) presentations of both versions of the film: the 145-minute theatrical cut and the 160-minute “Cannes cut”, which premiered at the Cannes Film Festival in 2006 Original lossless DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 and PCM 2.0 stereo soundtracks Optional English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing Audio commentary on the theatrical cut by Richard Kelly It’s a Madcap World: The Making of an Unfinished Film, a new in-depth retrospective documentary on the film, featuring contributions by Richard Kelly and members of the original crew USIDent TV: Surveilling the Southland, an archival featurette on the making of the film, featuring interviews with the cast and crew This is the Way the World Ends, an archival animated short set in the Southland Tales universe Theatrical trailer Image gallery Reversible sleeve featuring original and newly commissioned artwork by Jacey Limited edition collector’s booklet featuring new writing by Peter Tonguette and Simon Ward Arrow Video – https://arrowfilms.com/ “Southland Tales” Blu-Ray – https://mvdshop.com/products/southland-tales-blu-ray "Zipperface" DVD Review (Culture Shock Releasing) A serial killer is loose in Palm City and the police are without a clue. The city's first female detective, Lisa Ryder, is assigned to the case to uncover the baffling mystery. Beautiful prostitutes are being paid to play but now the game has turned to MURDER. One by one they are stalked and brutally slain by a masked murderer the cops call "Zipperface." As the victims of the killer's rampage mount, Detective Ryder must go undercover to catch this madman... only to discover she has become Zipperface's ULTIMATE FANTASY. FEATURES: - DVD-9 featuring a new 1.33:1 transfer from the original 1" video master - "Behind the Mask" New interview with director Mansour Pourmand (20 min) - "Unzipped" New interview with actor Jonathan Mandell (8 min) - Remastered original trailer - Stills gallery provided by Makeup FX artist Randy Westgate - Trailers for upcoming Culture Shock Releasing titles - Reversible cover featuring the original A.I.P. VHS box art - O-Card slipcover featuring newly commissioned art by Allen Vanmeter Culture Shock – https://www.cultureshockreleasing.com/ “Zipperface” DVD – https://www.cultureshockreleasing.com/product-page/zipperface-special-edition-dvd "Madame Claude" Blu-Ray Review (Cult Epics) Synopsis Following the worldwide smashes Emmanuelle (1974) and The Story of O (1975), influential French filmmaker Just Jaeckin returned in 1977 with the sensual real-life drama Madame Claude. Starring French New Wave icon Françoise Fabian in the title role along with a sinister Klaus Kinski and lovely Dayle Haddon, Madame Claude is an incredibly timeless look at one of the most controversial figures in recent French history. Originally released as The French Woman in the United States, Madame Claude is a mesmerizing mixture of elegant eroticism and potent political thriller powered by Jaeckin’s inventive direction and an unforgettable score by legendary French composer Serge Gainsbourg. Cult Epics is proud to present Madame Claude in a stunning brand new 4k transfer, supervised by Oscar nominated cinematographer Robert Fraisse, fully loaded with a plethora of new bonus features. Cult Epics website Exclusive: First 300 Pre-orders of Blu-ray or DVD receive 20-Page Repro Japanese Promo booklet Special Features New 4K HD Transfer (from original 35mm negative) supervised by cinematographer Robert Fraisse Original LPCM 2.0 Mono French track New DTS-HD MA 2.0 Mono French track Original Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo English track Audio Commentary by Jeremy Richey (Author of the upcoming book Sylvia Kristel: from Emmanuelle to Chabrol) Interview with Just Jaeckin (2020, HD) Vintage French Theatrical Trailer Promotional Gallery Cult Epics Trailers Dual-layered Disc Double-sided Sleeve first printing Cult Epics – http://www.cultepics.com/ “Madame Claude” Blu-Ray – http://www.cultepics.com/product-detail/madame-claude/ Patreon Pick "Manon 70" Review Manon is an amoral, free spirit who uses sex to surround herself in relatively luxurious surroundings. “Catherine Deneuve Collection (Manon 70 / Le sauvage / Hôtel des amériques / Le choc / Fort Saganne)” DVD – https://www.amazon.com/Catherine-Deneuve-Collection-sauvage-am%C3%A9riques/dp/B0016MLILG/ Survive 2005 "Hard Candy" Blu-Ray Review STRANGERS SHOULDN’T TALK TO LITTLE GIRLS. Hayley’s a smart, charming teenage girl. Jeff’s a handsome, smooth fashion photographer. An Internet chat, a coffee shop meet-up, an impromptu fashion shoot back at Jeff’s place. Jeff thinks it’s his lucky night. He’s in for a surprise. “Hard Candy” Blu-Ray – https://www.amazon.com/Hard-Candy-Blu-ray-Ellen-Page/dp/B003Y5H5EC/ Survive 2005 "Hostel" Blu-Ray Review WELCOME TO YOUR WORST NIGHTMARE Three backpackers head to a Slovakian city that promises to meet their hedonistic expectations, with no idea of the hell that awaits them. “Hostel” Blu-Ray – https://www.amazon.com/Hostel-Horror-Double-Feature-Blu-ray/dp/6317632588/ Survive 2005 "Black Night" DVD Review (Cult Epics) Synopsis “between Kafka, David Lynch and Tintin in the Congo, a vertigo in the subconscious” –J.A. Oscar, a conservator at the Natural Sciences Museum, passes the days exercising his passion for studying insects; if only there still were days. As long as people can remember, the sun only releases a few pathetic rays for fifteen seconds before noon. The rest of the time, the world is plunged into a night without end, a permanent eclipse. Coming home after work, Oscar finds an African woman in his bed. Suffering from a mysterious and incurable disease, she seems to have come to his place to die. Trapped between desire and repulsion, Oscar gradually abandons his life to terrifying phantoms. Special Features Deleted Scenes Behind The Scenes Interview with Director About Black Night Short on ‘Spiritual Exercises’ Cult Epics – http://www.cultepics.com/ “Black Night” DVD – http://www.cultepics.com/product-detail/black-night/ Survive 2005 "A Christmas Tale" DVD Review YOU’VE BEEN A BAD KID During Christmas 1985, five friends who live in Cubelles, a summer town on the Costa Daurada, in Tarragona, make an unexpected discovery in the woods: a woman disguised as Santa Claus who has fallen into a hole dug in the middle of nowhere. “6 Films to Keep You Awake” DVD (A Christmas Tale) – https://www.amazon.com/6-Films-Keep-You-Awake/dp/B001AIQ154/ Blindspot Episode 41 "Cronos" Blu-Ray Review (Criterion)  Guillermo del Toro made an auspicious and audacious feature debut with Cronos, a highly unorthodox tale about the seductiveness of the idea of immortality. Kindly antiques dealer Jesús Gris (Federico Luppi) happens upon an ancient golden device in the shape of a scarab, and soon finds himself the possessor and victim of its sinister, addictive powers, as well as the target of a mysterious American named Angel (a delightfully crude and deranged Ron Perlman). Featuring marvelous special makeup effects and the haunting imagery for which del Toro has become world-renowned, Cronos is a dark, visually rich, and emotionally captivating fantasy. DIRECTOR-APPROVED SPECIAL EDITION FEATURES New, restored high-definition digital transfer, supervised and approved by director Guillermo del Toro and cinematographer Guillermo Navarro, with DTS-HD Master Audio soundtrack on the Blu-ray edition Optional original Spanish-language voice-over introduction Two audio commentaries, one featuring del Toro, the other producers Arthur H. Gorson and Bertha Navarro and coproducer Alejandro Springall Geometria, an unreleased 1987 short horror film by del Toro, finished in 2010, with a new video interview with the director Welcome to Bleak House, a video tour by del Toro of his home offices, featuring his personal collections New video interviews with del Toro, Navarro, and actor Ron Perlman Video interview with actor Federico Luppi Stills gallery Trailer New and improved English subtitle translation, approved by the director PLUS: A booklet featuring a new essay by film critic Maitland McDonagh and excerpts from del Toro’s notes for the film Criterion – https://www.criterion.com/ “Cronos” Blu-Ray – https://www.criterion.com/films/27534-cronos Podcast Version https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/podbean-70/shut-up-brandon-podcast https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/shut-up-brandon-podcast/id988229934? https://shutupbrandon.podbean.com/e/mrparka-s-weekly-reviews-episode-197-audio-version/ Ask a Question/ Answer a Question Best cut horror trailer? 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Film NotesQueens of Evil – 1970 – Tonino Cervi
Castle of Creeping Flesh – 1968 – Adrian Hoven Attic Expeditions – 2001 – Jeremy Kasten Plague Town – 2008 – David Gregory Cinema Paradiso – 1988 – Giuseppe Tornatore Southland Tales – 2006 – Richard Kelly Zipperface – 1992 – Mansour Pourmand Madame Claude – 1977 – Just Jaeckin Manon 70 – 1968 – Jean Aurel Hard Candy – 2005 – David Slade Hostel – 2005 – Eli Roth Black Night – 2005 – Olivier Smolders A Christmas Tale – 2005 – Paco Plaza Cronos – 1993 – Guillermo del Toro  Links www.youtube.com/mrparka https://www.instagram.com/mrparka/ https://twitter.com/mrparka00 http://www.screamingtoilet.com/dvd--blu-ray https://www.facebook.com/mrparka http://shutupbrandon.podbean.com/ https://www.facebook.com/screamingpotty/ https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/shut-up-brandon-podcast/id988229934?mt=2 https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/podbean-70/shut-up-brandon-podcast https://letterboxd.com/mrparka/ https://www.patreon.com/mrparka Time Stamps 0:00 22 Shots of Moodz and Horror/ Shout Outs– 0:14 “Blood Ceremony” Review – 1:47 “Panic Beats” Review– 7:05 “The El Duce Tapes” Patreon Review– 10:35 “Joint Security Area” Review – 16:35 Survive 2005 “The Roost” Review – 21:51 Patreon Review “Seized” Review – 25:03 Blindspot “Black Swan” review with Jeremy – 28:57 Questions/Answers/Question of the Week “Favorite Horror Film Tagline?” – 38:30/ 40:24 / 52:13 Update – 53:10 22 Shots of Moodz and Horror – https://www.22shotsofmoodzandhorror.com/ Podcast Under the Stairs – https://tputscast.com/podcast The Exploding Heads YouTube – https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCpbBWPIjIt-UGUEo21WXUMQ/ The Podcast Under the Stairs YouTube – https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0kioDNCpqaDFhm1afV4ddQ/ His and Hers Horror Movie Podcast YouTube – https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCexfYzB2N9pQWM4P4d2UOWA Cannibal Holocast Podcast – https://open.spotify.com/show/5p7SPuDcbw2Yx3G2TbspeE Video Reviews"Blood Ceremony" Blu-Ray Review (Mondo Macabro) Plot Summary: In 19th century Europe, the people are in the grip of ancient superstitions and the fear of vampires runs riot through the land. Strange rituals are enacted to seek out the resting places of the undead and macabre trials are held over disinterred corpses. The Countess barely notices what is going on. She is more concerned that her beauty is fading and that her husband seems only interested in his birds of prey and observing the behavior of the superstitious locals. Her faithful lady’s companion tells the Countess that there are ways to reignite her husband’s passion – and also ways to preserve her looks. She reminds the Countess of her ancestor, the notorious Erzebeth Báthory, who bathed in the blood of virgins to maintain her youth. The Countess is unsure, but then one day the blood of a servant girl drips onto her hand and she is convinced that her skin has become whiter as a result. Soon she is searching for more blood and to her surprise, her husband becomes the one to provide it for her. Director Jorge Grau’s film is rightly praised as one of the very best horror films of the 1970s. Beautifully directed, and acted by a skilled cast including award winning actress Lucia Bosè as the Countess and former Miss Teen International, Ewa Aulin, it is a fascinating and disturbing look into the heart of darkness. Special Features: - Brand new 4k transfer from original negative - Fully uncut International version and alternate Spanish version. - Digitally restored - Two archive interviews with director Jorge Grau; trailers - Audio commentary from Troy Howarth and Nathaniel Thompson - Audio commentary from Robert Monell and Rod Barnett - Mondo Macabro previews Mondo Macabro – https://mondomacabro.bigcartel.com/ “Blood Ceremony” Blu-Ray – https://www.amazon.com/Blood-Ceremony-Blu-ray-Lucia-Bose/dp/B08P1VXTY5 "Panic Beats" Blu-Ray Review (Mondo Macabro) Plot Summary: Spanish horror legend Paul Naschy wrote directed and stars in this dark and macabre tale of lust, betrayal and ghostly vengeance. Naschy plays a descendent of the Alaric de Marnac character first seen in his 1973 film Horror Rises from the Tomb. Desperate to salvage his crumbling financial empire, Paul Marnac (Naschy) decides to kill his heiress wife, Geneviève, played by Julia Saly. He enlists the help of a sexy and ambitious younger woman, Julie, played by former Miss Spain, Frances Ondiviela. Unfortunately, one murder is not enough to satisfy Julie’s blood lust and greed. As the corpses pile up, she heads for a confrontation with an ancient and unstoppable evil. Remastered for the first time in HD, this fully restored Blu-ray is the complete uncut version of the film and contains all the notorious gore and violence. Special Features: - Brand new 4k transfer from film negative - Two interviews with Paul Naschy - Audio commentary from The Naschycast (Troy Guinn & Rod Barnett) - Optional subtitles - Mondo Macabro previews Mondo Macabro – https://mondomacabro.bigcartel.com/ “Panic Beats” Blu-Ray – https://www.amazon.com/Panic-Beats-Blu-ray-Paul-Naschy/dp/B08P3SBVVG/ "The El Duce Tapes" Blu-Ray Review (Arrow Video) An Incredible, All-Access, Backstage Pass with the Most Controversial Punk Band of All-Time! In the early 90s, aspiring filmmaker (and General Hospital co-star) Ryan Sexton lugged a giant camcorder into some of the seediest clubs and the filthiest apartments in Hollywood. There he filmed hour upon hour of VHS footage of the jaw-droppingly offensive Shock Rock band The Mentors, focusing on their infamous lead singer, "El Duce." 30 years later, the team behind The Nightmare and Room 237 and the editor of Leap of Faith: William Friedkin on The Exorcist uncover this dusty stockpile of long forgotten - and unseen - footage. They begin to piece together a picture of the man under the black executioner's hood and what his wilfully offensive act and controversial views might tell us about 21st century America. An Incendiary, tragicomic documentary (midway between The Decline of Western Civilization and Crumb) which has been hailed as "Essential Viewing" by CineVue and called "Dark and Irresistible" by director John Carpenter, The El Duce Tapes will chew you up, spit you out, and leave you floored. Bonus Materials High Definition (1080p) Blu-ray presentation Brand new audio commentary with The El Duce Tapes crew The Ryan Sexton Tapes – 34-minute illustrated audio conversation between Ryan Sexton and producer Tim Kirk about the shooting of the original VHS footage The Nilbog Tapes – Video of the band recording the original score for the film More El Duce Tapes – A free-standing alternate assembly of unused material, sort of a sideways sequel Tape 2: Hollywood Reservoir – A piece of raw tape providing a peek behind the scenes of the process of shooting the footage and a candid document of El Duce and Ryan’s rapport El Duce Stories – A humorous cut-up of a few of El Duce’s famously long aimless stories into one completely incomprehensible and endless word salad Return to Rape Rock Mountain – A brand new interview with Steve Broy, aka Dr. Heathen Scum of The Mentors Reality Check presents the all-female El Duce tribute band The Womentors Reversible sleeve featuring newly commissioned artwork by John Pearson and reverse art by Benjamin Marra FIRST PRESSING ONLY: Illustrated collectors’ booklet featuring new writing by Manish Agarwal Arrow Video – https://arrowfilms.com/ “The El Duce Tapes” Blu-Ray – https://mvdshop.com/products/the-el-duce-tapes-blu-ray "Joint Security Area" Blu-Ray Review (Arrow Video) The Award Winning Thriller from the Director of Oldboy: One People, Two Countries, Every Life on Earth at Stake. Before Oldboy, before The Handmaiden, visionary filmmaker Park Chan-wook helmed this gripping tale of deceit, misunderstanding and the senselessness of war. Gunfire breaks out in the demilitarized zone between North and South Korea, leaving two North Korean soldiers dead while a wounded South Korean soldier (Lee Byung-hun, The Good, the Bad, the Weird) flees to safety. With the tenuous peace between the two warring nations on a knife-edge, a neutral team of investigators, headed by Swiss Army Major Sophie Jean (Lee Young-ae, Lady Vengeance), is dispatched to question both sides to determine what really happened under cover of darkness out in no-man's land. The recipient of multiple accolades, including Best Film at South Korea's 2001 Grand Bell Awards, JSA - Joint Security Area showcases Park's iconic style in an embryonic form, and demonstrates that humanity and common purpose can be found in the most unlikely places. Bonus Materials High Definition Blu-ray™ (1080p) presentation Original lossless Korean DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 and PCM 2.0 stereo soundtracks Optional English subtitles New audio commentary by writer and critic Simon Ward Isolated music and effects track Newly recorded video interview with Asian cinema expert Jasper Sharp The JSA Story and Making the Film, two archival featurettes on the film’s production About JSA, a series of archival introductions to the film by members of the cast Behind the scenes montage Opening ceremony footage Two music videos: Letter from a Private and Take the Power Back Theatrical trailer TV spot Image gallery Reversible sleeve featuring original and newly commissioned artwork by Colin Murdoch FIRST PRESSING ONLY: Illustrated collector’s booklet featuring new writing by Kieran Fisher Arrow Video – https://arrowfilms.com/ “Joint Security Area” Blu-Ray – https://mvdshop.com/products/jsa-joint-security-area-blu-ray Survive 2005 “The Roost" DVD Review  Part of a “special” late-nite television program…Four friends on their way to a wedding find themselves marooned on a mysterious farm. Creatures of the night awaken and the undead rise, as a night of relentless horror…Begins! “The Roost” DVD – https://www.amazon.com/Roost-Tom-Noonan/dp/B000GH3CMK/ Blindspot Episode 40 "Black Swan" Blu-Ray Review  A journey through the psyche of a young ballerina whose starring role as the duplicitous swan queen turns out to be a part for which she becomes frighteningly perfect. “Black Swan” Blu-Ray – https://www.amazon.com/Black-Swan-Blu-ray-Benjamin-Millepied/dp/B00PCKB8VI/ Podcast Version https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/podbean-70/shut-up-brandon-podcast https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/shut-up-brandon-podcast/id988229934? https://shutupbrandon.podbean.com/e/mrparka-s-weekly-reviews-episode-196-audio-version/ Ask a Question/ Answer a Question What is your favorite horror movie tagline? Update4K
Film NotesBlood Ceremony – 1973 – Jorge Grau
Panic Beats – 1983 – Paul Naschy The El Duce Tapes – 2019 – Rodney Ascher/ David Lawrence Joint Security Area – 2000 – Park Chan-wook The Roost – 2005 – Ti West Seized – 2020 – Isaac Florentine Black Swan – 2010 – Darren Aronofsky  Links www.youtube.com/mrparka https://www.instagram.com/mrparka/ https://twitter.com/mrparka00 http://www.screamingtoilet.com/dvd--blu-ray https://www.facebook.com/mrparka http://shutupbrandon.podbean.com/ https://www.facebook.com/screamingpotty/ https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/shut-up-brandon-podcast/id988229934?mt=2 https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/podbean-70/shut-up-brandon-podcast https://letterboxd.com/mrparka/ https://www.patreon.com/mrparka Time Stamps 0:00 Corrections/ Podcast Under the Stairs Series– 0:12 “Guncrazy” Review – 1:04 “Orgy of the Living Dead” Review– 8:07 “The Amityville Horror” Patreon Review– 12:45 Survive 2005 “The Amityville Horror” Review – 20:17 Survive 2005 “H6: Diary of a Serial Killer” Review – 24:54 Survive 2005 “Evil Aliens” Review – 30:18 Survive 2005 “Feast” Review – 34:32 Survive 2005 “The Descent” Review– 37:53 Survive 2005 “Rampo Noir”– 44:29 Survive 2005 “Id” Review – 50:02 Blindspot “Forbidden World” review with Jeremy – 55:59 Questions/Answers/Question of the Week “Favorite person involved with special features?” – 1:05:16/ 1:10:41/ 1:20:57 Update – 1:21:40 22 Shots of Moodz and Horror – https://www.22shotsofmoodzandhorror.com/ Podcast Under the Stairs – https://tputscast.com/podcast Video Reviews"Guncrazy" Blu-Ray Review (MVD Rewind Collection) LOVE MADE THEM CRAZY. GUNS MADE THEM OUTLAWS. Since Anita Minteer (Drew Barrymore, 50 First Dates) was nine, every man she ever met has wanted only one thing. But when she becomes pen-pals with imprisoned convict Howard Hickock (James LeGros, Drugstore Cowboy), she gains self-confidence and sees a possible escape from the torment of her everyday life. Howard's infatuation with guns drives Anita to them as well. But with this new found strength in her hands, she murders her sexually abusive guardian. Now with Howard out on parole and the police on their back, there can be no turning back. In the style of BONNIE & CLYDE,GUNCRAZYtells the story of two young lovers on the run from the law. GUNCRAZY marks the directorial debut of Tamra Davis (Crossroads, Billy Madison) with a Golden Globe® nominated performance by Drew Barrymore and an all-star supporting cast that includes Jeremy Davies (Saving Private Ryan), Rodney Harvey (My Own Private Idaho), Michael Ironside (Top Gun), Ione Skye (Say Anything...) and Billy Drago (The Untouchables). BONUS MATERIALS High Definition (1080p) presentation of the main feature in 1.78:1 aspect ratio Audio: 2.0 LPCM Stereo English Subtitles Audio Commentary from director Tamra Davis and star Drew Barrymore NEW! “The Making of Guncrazy†(HD, 88:57) NEW! “Portrait of a Director: Tamra Davis†(HD, 39:12) 5 Behind the Scenes Clips on the Set of ‘Gun Crazy’ (SD) “The Making of Guncrazy†Original 1992 featurette (SD, 19:39) 2 Theatrical Trailers (SD) Reversible sleeve Collectible Mini-Poster MVD Rewind Collection – https://www.facebook.com/MVDRewindCollection “Guncrazy” Blu-Ray – https://mvdshop.com/products/guncrazy-collectors-edition-blu-ray "Orgy of the Living Dead" Blu-Ray Review (Full Moon) Full Moon Features is excited to announce the Blu-ray and DVD release of one of the greatest European Gothic horror films of the 1970s: Director Jose Luis Merino's eerie and erotic masterwork ORGY OF THE LIVING DEAD! Also released as THE HANGING WOMAN, BEYOND THE LIVING DEAD and RETURN OF THE ZOMBIES, Merino's terrifying chiller is filled with atmosphere, dread, nudity, gore and zombies galore and also features memorable appearances by FRANKENSTEIN'S BLOODY TERROR's Aurora de Alba and SPASMO's Maria Pia Conte. Full Moon is thrilled to be presenting ORGY OF THE LIVING DEAD fully uncut on Blu-ray and DVD for the first time in America, remastered from the original 35mm negative. When handsome gentleman Serge (Stelvio Rosi) arrives in a quiet 19th century European village for the reading of his late uncle's will, he immediately enters a nightmare world of mad science, murder and reanimated corpses. First, his cousin is found murdered, hanging by a cemetery tree, a crime that leads Serge to the subterranean lair of a psychotic doctor (Gerard Tichy) and his comely daughter (Dyanik Zurakowska, THE VAMPIRES' NIGHT ORGY) who, along with their necrophiliac hunchback slave Igor (horror legend Paul Naschy in one of his weirdest roles) is experimenting with bringing the dead back to life. As Serge gets closer to uncovering the ghoulish secrets of his Uncle's demise, the mystery deepens and the orgy of horror begins. Full Moon Entertainment – https://www.fullmoondirect.com/ “Orgy of the Living Dead” Blu-Ray – https://www.amazon.com/Orgy-Living-Dead-Blu-ray-Various/dp/B08FT6WZR9/ Patreon Pick "The Amityville Horror" Blu-Ray Review (Scream Factory) FOR GOD’S SAKE, GET OUT! George Lutz and his wife Kathleen, move into their Long Island dream house with their children only for their lives to be turned into a hellish nightmare. The legacy of a murder committed in the house gradually affects the family and a priest is brought in to try and exorcise the demonic presence from their home. Shout! Factory – https://www.shoutfactory.com/ “The Amityville Horror” Trilogy Blu-Ray – https://www.shoutfactory.com/product/the-amityville-horror-trilogy?product_id=1583 Survive 2005 “The Amityville Horror" DVD Review  WHAT HAPPENED OVER THE NEXT 28 DAYS HAS NEVER BEEN EXPLAINED. This hair-raising remake of the 1979 horror hit depicts the ordeal of the Lutz clan, whose new home has a gory past and a legacy of demons. Before long, the family patriarch is plagued by nightmares and his daughter is seeing phantoms. “The Amityville Horror” 2005 Remake Blu-Ray – https://www.amazon.com/Amityville-Horror-Blu-ray-Chloe-Moretz/dp/B005CM1ILG/ Survive 2005 “H6: Diary of a Serial Killer" DVD Review COME IN, DON’T BE AFRAID… H6 tells the story of Antonio Frau, a serial killer set free after serving 25 years in jail for the violent murder of his girlfriend. After inheriting and old motel from a relative he never knew, he sees this as a signal and takes to his holy task of relieving the grief of those who have lost the will to live. He takes his victims to room Number 6 in the motel where he ‘purifies’ them, while, at the same time, continues his everyday life next to his wife. A mistake leads to his arrest, and his plan to become rich and famous takes relevance. “H6: Diary of a Serial Killer” DVD – https://www.amazon.com/H6-Serial-Killer-Fernando-Acaso/dp/B000FZEU3I/ Survive 2005 “Evil Aliens" Blu-Ray Review The sensationalist reporter Michelle Fox presents the TV show Weird World, with phony matters about UFOS and aliens. When she hears about Cat, a young woman that claims that have been abducted with her boyfriend and become pregnant by aliens, she convinces her chief to travel with a team to the remote Welsh island of Scalled to interview Cat. She invites the cameraman Ricky Anderson with his sound technician partner; the nerd expert in “ufology” and “ley lines” Gavin Gorman; the actress Candy Vixen and an obscure gay actor to prepare the matter. They get a van and wait for the low tide to reach the island, and when they find evidences that aliens are really landed in the location, the ambitious Michelle decides to film her way to fame and wealth. “Evil Aliens” Blu-Ray – https://www.amazon.com/Evil-Aliens-Unrated-Theatrical-Blu-ray/dp/B003HTPHW2/ Survive 2005 “Feast" Blu-Ray Review THEY’RE HUNGRY. YOU’RE DINNER. Patrons locked inside of a bar are forced to fight monsters. “Feast” Blu-Ray – https://www.amazon.com/Feast-Unrated-Blu-ray-Balthazar-Getty/dp/B003Q7B7BA/ Survive 2005 “The Descent" Blu-Ray Review SCREAM YOUR LAST BREATH. After a tragic accident, six friends reunite for a caving expedition. Their adventure soon goes horribly wrong when a collapse traps them deep underground and they find themselves pursued by bloodthirsty creatures. As their friendships deteriorate, they find themselves in a desperate struggle to survive the creatures and each other. “The Descent” Blu-Ray – https://www.amazon.com/Descent-Original-Unrated-Cut-Blu-ray/dp/B000JJ5F0W/ Survive 2005 “Rampo Noir" DVD Review Mars Canal – Within absolute silence, a naked man wanders through a dark and depressing landscape recalling the excruciating details of his last encounter with his former lover. Mirror Hell – When a series of women are discovered with their faces burnt and skulls charred, a young detective investigates, discovering that a unique hand mirror is always found at the scene. Caterpillar – A war hero returns home with no limbs and only his eyesight remaining. His beautiful wife, tired of taking care of him, turns to torturing her crippled husband for amusement. Crawling Bugs – A sexy actress is returning home from a successful night on stage, until her limo driver decides that she should be coming home with him. “Rampo Noir” DVD – https://www.amazon.com/Rampo-Noir-Tadanobu-Asano/dp/B000HLDFMW/ Survive 2005 “Id" DVD Review (Tokyo Shock) The ID, our unconscious, contains all our selfish drives and desires. Our conscious keeps these instincts in check, repressing them in order to maintain the civility required by society. But what happens when the ID takes control and is allowed to run free? The result is a grim, shocking, contemplative and experimental exploration of the horror that lies dormant within us all. Lawlessness, death and complete psychological abandon befall a rural community, home to factories, pig farms and general squalor. Here, it's difficult to tell the humans from the animals. What transpires ultimately defies description. But this rumination on repression, apathy and the influence of violence is brimming with raw and unbridled creativity. Director Kei Fujiwara began her career as an actress and later gained notoriety for her involvement in Shinya Tsukamoto's legendary Tetsuo: The Iron Man (1989) as well as her directorial debut, the disturbing yet artful Organ (1996). “Id” DVD – https://www.amazon.com/ID-by-Tokyo-Shock/dp/B00UGQ4FBI/ Blindspot Episode 39 "Forbidden World" Blu-Ray Review (Scream Factory)  Synopsis The seed is planted ... the nightmare grows. On planet Xarbia, an experimental life form known as "Subject 20" has been created by an elite group of scientists in hopes of preventing a major galactic food crisis. However, instead of prolonging life, Subject 20 is destroying it, and the organism poses a double threat because it constantly changes its genetic structure. Mike Colby, a bounty hunter, is called in to investigate. Suspecting that the scientists are keeping something from him, Colby soon discovers why ... Bonus Features NEW 4K Scan Of Original Film Elements (Theatrical Cut) NEW 2K Scan Of The Only Existing Film Print (Director's Cut) "The Making Of Forbidden World" – Featuring Interviews With Director/Editor Allan Holzman, Special Visual Effects Artist/Production Designer Robert Skotak, Actor Jesse Vint, Composer Susan Justin And More ... Interview With Producer Roger Corman Interview With Special Effects Artist John Carl Buechler Audio Commentary By Director Allan Holzman (Director's Cut) Theatrical Trailer Photo Galleries Shout! 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Film NotesGuncrazy – 1992 – Tamra Davis
Orgy of the Living Dead – 1973 – José Luis Merino The Amityville Horror – 1979 – Stuart Rosenberg The Amityville Horror – 2005 – Andrew Douglas H6: Diary of a Serial Killer – 2005 – Martín Garrido Evil Aliens – 2005 – Jake West Feast – 2005 – John Gulager The Descent – 2005 – Neil Marshall Rampo Noir – 2005 – Akio Jissoji/ Atsushi Kaneko/ Hisayasu Satô/ Suguru Takeuchi Id – 2005 – Kei Fujiwara Forbidden World – 1982 – Allan Holzman  Links www.youtube.com/mrparka https://www.instagram.com/mrparka/ https://twitter.com/mrparka00 http://www.screamingtoilet.com/dvd--blu-ray https://www.facebook.com/mrparka http://shutupbrandon.podbean.com/ https://www.facebook.com/screamingpotty/ https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/shut-up-brandon-podcast/id988229934?mt=2 https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/podbean-70/shut-up-brandon-podcast https://letterboxd.com/mrparka/ https://www.patreon.com/mrparka Time Stamps 0:00 Top 10 of 2020 also extended list on 22 shots/Podcast Under the Stairs Series– 0:18 “Psycho Goreman” Review – 0:42 “The Theatre Bizarre” Review– 7:05 “Giant from the Unknown” Review– 18:23 Survive 2005 “Masters of Horror: Dance of the Dead” Review – 22:04 Survive 2005 “Masters of Horrors: Chocolate” Review – 24:42 Survive 2005 “Masters of Horror: Incident On and Off a Mountain Road” Review – 26:59 Survive 2005 “Meatball Machine” Review – 28:53 Survive 2005 “The Man Behind the Scissors” Review– 32:15 Survive 2005 “Neighbour No. 13”– 35:00 Patreon Pick “Under Wraps” Review – 38:02 A look at “RIP: Rest in Pieces” – 41:40 Blindspot “Peeping Tom” review with Jeremy – 48:37 Questions/Answers/Question of the Week “Favorite VHS Cover?” – 59:32/ 1:01:46/ 1:10:09 Update – 1:10:44 Top 10 Non Horror/ Top 40 Horror of 2020 – 1:18:17/ 1:21:10 22 Shots of Moodz and Horror – https://www.22shotsofmoodzandhorror.com/ Podcast Under the Stairs – https://tputscast.com/podcast Rob’s Video – https://www.etsy.com/shop/100PercentDoom?listing_id=691465657&ref=shop_overview_header Video Reviews"Psycho Goreman" Streaming Review (Amazon Rental)  Siblings Mimi and Luke unwittingly resurrect an ancient alien overlord. Using a magical amulet, they force the monster to obey their childish whims, and accidentally attract a rogues’ gallery of intergalactic assassins to small-town suburbia. “Psycho Goreman” Blu-Ray Preorder – https://www.amazon.com/Brooks-Alexis-Hancey-Nita-Josee-Hanna/dp/B08Q9VZRDV "The Theatre Bizarre" Blu-Ray Review (Severin Films) The concept was unprecedented: Enlist seven of horror’s most transgressive filmmakers – Douglas Buck (FAMILY PORTRAITS), Buddy Giovinazzo (COMBAT SHOCK), David Gregory (PLAGUE TOWN), Karim Hussain (SUBCONSCIOUS CRUELTY), Jeremy Kasten (THE ATTIC EXPEDITIONS), splatter FX legend Tom Savini and Richard Stanley (HARDWARE) – and give them total creative freedom to create their own short films inspired by the Grand Guignol. The result – starring genre icons like Udo Kier (FLESH FOR FRANKENSTEIN), Catriona MacColl (THE BEYOND), Lynn Lowry (THE CRAZIES) and Debbie Rochon (AMERICAN NIGHTMARE) – has been called “wildly unique” (Dread Central), “hilarious, grotesque and scary” (Bloody Disgusting) and “one of the best horror anthologies of all time” (Paste). Experience “a trip you’ll never forget” (Mondo Digital), finally officially available on Blu-ray with hours of Special Features. Special Features: 2020 Filmmakers Audio Commentary 2012 Filmmakers Audio Commentary Backstage: The Making of THE THEATRE BIZARRE – New feature length documentary featuring interviews with Directors Douglas Buck, Buddy Giovinazzo, David Gregory, Karim Hussain, Jeremy Kasten, Tom Savini, Richard Stanley, Producers Daryl J. Tucker, Fabrice Lambot, Michael Ruggiero, Actors Udo Kier, Catriona MacColl, Lynn Lowry, Victoria Maurette, Kaniehtiio Horn and more. French TV On-Set Report on Richard Stanley’s Return to Genre Filmmaking Making of VISION STAINS by Filmmaker Pat Tremblay Making of THE ACCIDENT by Filmmaker Pat Tremblay Shock Till You Drop’s Choice Cuts with Buddy Giovinazzo Shock Till You Drop’s Choice Cuts with David Gregory Shock Till You Drop’s Choice Cuts with Jeremy Kasten Boswell Scores – Interview with THE MOTHER OF TOADS & VISION STAINS Soundtrack Composer Simon Boswell THE MOTHER OF TOADS – Extended Cut Trailers Severin Films – https://severin-films.com/ “The Theatre Bizarre” Blu-Ray – https://severin-films.com/shop/theatre-bizarre-blu/ "Giant from the Unknown" Blu-Ray Review (Film Detective) A 500-year-old Spanish conquistador rises from the dead in this cult class you won't want to miss! Dr. Frederick Cleveland and his daughter Janet are joined by scientific researcher Wayne Brooks in the pursuit of ancient artifacts from Vargas, a giant 500-year-old Spanish conquistador. When a lightning storm interrupts their search, the team finds much more than artifacts when the long-lost Vargas returns to life, with a murderous rage and an axe to grind! With a shock a minute, Giant from the Unknown (1958) features make-up design from horror mainstay Jack Pierce, known for his work on Frankenstein (1931) and The Mummy (1932). Bonus Materials Audio Commentary with Author/ Historian Tom Weaver and Guests Audio Commentary with co-star Gary Crutcher 'YOU'RE A B-MOVIE STAR, CHARLIE BROWN' - An all-new interview actor/screenwriter Gary Crutcher 'THE MAN WITH A BADGE: BOB STEELE IN THE 1950'S' - An all-new interview with author/film historian C. Courtney Joyner Collector’s booklet with still gallery and liner notes by Tom Weaver Original Trailer Film Detective – https://www.thefilmdetective.com/ “Giant from the Unknown” Blu-Ray – https://mvdshop.com/collections/home-page-featured-by-release-date/products/giant-from-the-unknown-1958-new-4k-restored-version-blu-ray Survive 2005 “Masters of Horror: Dance of the Dead” Streaming Review (Tubi TV) In a post apocalyptic society, seventeen year-old Peggy lives with her over-protective mother and works in the family restaurant. When two couples of punks enter the restaurant, and one takes an interest in her, Peggy makes a decision that will change her life forever. “Masters of Horror: Dance of the Dead” Tubi TV – https://tubitv.com/tv-shows/286419/s01-e01-incident-on-and-off-a-mountain-road?start=true Survive 2005 “Masters of Horror: Chocolate” Streaming Review (Tubi TV) Jamie (Henry Thomas) is a lonely and depressed and divorced young man who creates artificial flavorings until one day his life is hijacked by a series of random scenes in which he realizes that he is psychically linked to a beautiful young woman that he has never met. But when a violent image shakes him, Jamie decides to track down the woman and finds that her life is not all that it appears to be. “Masters of Horror: Chocolate” Tubi TV – https://tubitv.com/tv-shows/286423/s01-e05-chocolate?start=true Survive 2005 “Masters of Horror: Incident On and Off a Mountain Road" Streaming Review (Tubi TV) While driving at night on a mountain road, Ellen gets distracted and hits an abandoned car. When she tries to get help, she is attacked by a backwoods killer named Moonface, and must fight to stay alive using advice she got from her husband. “Masters of Horror: Incident On and Off a Mountain Road” Tubi TV – https://tubitv.com/tv-shows/286421/s01-e03-dance-of-the-dead?start=true Survive 2005 “Meatball Machine” DVD Review (Danger After Dark) Capable of making bio-mechanical weapons out of human flesh, alien parasites grotesquely invade the Earth, turning their hosts into maniacal killers who seek and destroy each other to the bloody death! And yes, it s also a human love story, even though the budding romantics are infested with slimy, tumor-like globules. “Meatball Machine” DVD – https://www.amazon.com/Meatball-Machine-Kenichi-Kawasaki-Takahashi/dp/B000NA278K/ Survive 2005 “The Man Behind the Scissors” Review The Man Behind the Scissors centers around two serial killers: mastermind Yasunaga and helper Chinatsu. The two risk being found out when the police question them as witnesses to a gruesome murder they themselves may have committed. A quirky and perplexing police thriller centered around two murderers who thrive on slicing up schoolgirls. Calculated serial psycho Yasunaga (Tokokawa) and Chinatsu (Aso), his sweet female sidekick, find themselves being questioned as witnesses to a murder when their next potential victim turns up dead…with their M.O. “The Man Behind the Scissors” DVD – https://www.amazon.com/Man-Behind-Scissors-Etsushi-Toyokawa/dp/B000ASATN0/ Survive 2005 “Neighbour No. 13” DVD Review (Tokyo Shock) Jûzô Murasaki is a boy miscast in his classroom, being frequently abused, tortured, beaten and humiliated by the bully Tôru Akai and his gang of juvenile punks. After years of repression, rejection and fear without facing Akai, he develops a psychopathic dual personality with a violent alter-ego. While living in the apartment 13 of a tenement building, he becomes unable to control his violent dark personality, who plots an evil revenge against his upper floor neighbor Akai and his family. “Neighbour No. 13” DVD – https://www.amazon.com/Neighbor-Thirteen-Double-Disc-Special/dp/B000CEV3RS/ Patreon Pick "Under Wraps" Streaming Review (Amazon Prime Rental) A comedy-adventure in which three twelve-year-olds have a close encounter with a 3,000-year-old mummy. Marshall, Gilbert and Amy accidentally set the mummy free, but if they don’t get him back to his resting place by midnight on Halloween, he’ll turn into dust and lose his only chance of being reunited with his long-lost love. “Under Wraps” Amazon Rental – https://www.amazon.com/Under-Wraps-Not-Specified/dp/B0192ATMP2/ A Look at "RIP: Rest in Pieces" PISSED OFF… RIPPED OFF… ABOUT TO BE RIPPED APART! A group of hard-up low level criminals are sent into a giant abandoned school building to fetch stolen goods for the local kingpin. Unfortunately for them, the building is inhabited by the unhinged caretaker Joe and his super strong man-child bodyguard Sunny. One by one the criminals are picked off in increasingly grotesque ways. Heads roll, blood splatters, and gore slops as Sunny tears through the gang like tissue paper. Who will survive and what will be left of them? “RIP: Rest in Pieces” Blu-Ray – https://grindhousevideo.com/products/rip-rest-in-pieces-blu-ray?_pos=2&_sid=2349f7e36&_ss=r Blindspot Episode 38 "Peeping Tom" Blu-Ray Review (Optimum Releasing)  Michael Powell's controversial serial killer classic. A clean-cut focus puller (Carl Boehm) at the local film studio supplements his wages by taking girly photographs in a seedy studio above a newsagent. By night he is a sadistic killer, stalking his victims with his camera forever in his hand trying to capture the look of genuine, unadulterated fear. On its initial release the film, now regarded as a masterpiece of the British horror movement, was savaged by critics and public alike. The fearsome reaction went a long way to ruining director Powell's career and the movie was unavailable for many years. Special Features include: Audio Commentary with Ian Christie Two documentaries – ‘Eye of the Beholder’ and ‘The Strange Gaze of Mark Lewis’ Interview with Thelma Schoonmaker Restoration comparison Trailer and a Still Gallery Introduction by its famous champion Martin Scorsese. “Peeping Tom” Import Blu-Ray – https://www.amazon.com/Peeping-Special-Blu-ray-Anna-Massey/dp/B003YXZHC6/ Podcast Version https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/podbean-70/shut-up-brandon-podcast https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/shut-up-brandon-podcast/id988229934? https://shutupbrandon.podbean.com/e/mrparka-s-weekly-reviews-episode-194-audio-version/ Ask a Question/ Answer a QuestionFavorite VHS cover? Update4K 1. Prince of Darkness 2. Crash 3. King of New York Blu-Ray 4. High School Fantasies 5. Frat House 6. No Way Home 7. Tales of the Uncanny/ Master of Horror/ Eerie Tales/ Unusual Tales 8. Macabre 9. Cauldron of Blood 10. Ned Kelly 11. The Woods 12. Hana-Dama: The Origin 13. Project X 14. Road House 15. Jeepers Creepers/ Jeepers Creepers 2 16. The Devil’s Wedding Night 17. Spiral 18. Blood Sisters 19. Point of No Return DVDS 20. Three Extremes (2 Disc) 21. A Bloody Aria 22. Nurse Diary: Wicked Finger 23. Horny Working Girl: From 5 to 9 24. Psycho Gothic Lolita Top 40 Horror of 2020/ Plus 11 Non Horror Movies from 2020 I Love1. Spontaneous 2. The Wolf of Snow Hollow 3. Monstrum 4. Possessor 5. Random Acts of Violence 6. VFW 7. Rent-A-Pal 8. Golden Glove 9. The Call 10. Mortuary Collection 11. Platform 12. Slaughterhouse Slumber Party 13. Freaky 14. Color Out of Space 15. Unhinged 16. Uncle Peckerhead 17. Love and Monsters 18. Impetigore 19. Spree 20. Zombie for Sale 21. Day of the Lord 22. Peninsula 23. Anything for Jackson 24. His House 25. Murder Death Koreatown 26. The Closet 27. Metamorphosis 28. After Midnight 29. Hunt 30. Butt Boy 31. Extra Ordinary 32. Underwater 33. Spell 34. Uncaged 35. Vivarium 36. Host 37. The Lodge 38. May the Devil Take You Too 39. The Rental 40. The Other Lamb Horror Adjacent 1. Promising Young Woman 2. Painted Bird 3. Horse Girl 4. Swallow 5. I’m Thinking of Ending Things 6. The Serve 7. Black Bear 8. Shirley 9. Come to Daddy 10. Dogs Don’t Wear Pants 11. Why Don’t You Just Die! Film NotesPsycho Goreman – 2020 – Steven Kostanski
The Theatre Bizarre – 2013 – Tom Savini/ Richard Stanley/ Karim Hussain/ Jeremy Kasten/ Buddy Giovinazzo/ David Gregory/ Douglas Buck Giant from the Unknown – 1958 – Richard E. Cunha Masters of Horror: Dance of the Dead – 2005 – Tobe Hooper Masters of Horrors: Chocolate – 2005 – Mick Garris Masters of Horror: Incident On and Off a Mountain Road – 2005 – Don Coscarelli Meatball Machine – 2005 – Yudai Yamaguchi, Jun’ichi Yamamoto The Man Behind the Scissors – 2005 – Toshiharu Ikeda Neighbour No. 13 – 2005 – Yasuo Inoue Under Wraps – 1997 – Greg Beeman RIP: Rest in Pieces – 2020 – Dustin Mills Peeping Tom – 1960 – Michael Powell  Links www.youtube.com/mrparka https://www.instagram.com/mrparka/ https://twitter.com/mrparka00 http://www.screamingtoilet.com/dvd--blu-ray https://www.facebook.com/mrparka http://shutupbrandon.podbean.com/ https://www.facebook.com/screamingpotty/ https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/shut-up-brandon-podcast/id988229934?mt=2 https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/podbean-70/shut-up-brandon-podcast https://letterboxd.com/mrparka/ https://www.patreon.com/mrparka Time Stamps 0:00 Top 10 of 2020 also extended list on 22 shots/Podcast Under the Stairs Series– 0:12 He Came From the Swamp “The Naked Zoo” Review – 1:21 “Mako: The Jaws of Death” Review– 4:11 “Whiskey Mountain” Review– 8:26 “They Came From the Swamp” Review – 11:43 “The Other Side of Madness” Review – 14:47 “Family Portraits: A Trilogy of America” Review – 19:33 “Happy Times” Review – 26:38 The Weekly Western “Rio Grande” Review– 32:20 Patreon Pick “Fists in the Pocket”– 41:46 Survive 2005 “Homecoming” Review – 44:42 Blindspot “Queen of Blood” with Jeremy – 47:29 Questions/Answers/ Question of the Week “Movie you are looking forward to most this year?” – 55:26 / 57:22 / 1:09:13 Update/ Patreon Drawing– 1:09:35 / 1:11:33 22 Shots of Moodz and Horror – https://www.22shotsofmoodzandhorror.com/ Video Reviews"He Came From the Swamp" Blu-Ray Review (Arrow Video)  Journey into wild world of director William Grefé with a collection from the darkest depths of the Florida everglades! Killer sharks and human jellyfish and living mummies, oh my! Arrow Video is proud to present the first ever collection of works by William "Wild Bill" Grefé, the maverick filmmaker who braved the deep, dark depths of the Florida everglades to deliver some of the most outrageous exploitation fare ever to go-go dance its way across drive-in screens. Bringing together seven of Grefé's most outlandish features, all new to Blu-ray, He Came from the Swamp: The William Grefé Collection packs in a macabre menagerie of demented jellyfish men (Sting of Death), zombified witch doctors (Death Curse of Tartu), homicidal hippies (The Hooked Generation) and seductive matrons (The Naked Zoo) - not to mention the ubiquitous go-go dancing college kids - to create one of the most wildly entertaining box-sets of all time! Bonus Materials Seven William Grefé films, all newly restored from the best surviving film elements: Sting of Death (1966), Death Curse of Tartu (1966), The Hooked Generation (1968), The Psychedelic Priest (1971), The Naked Zoo (1971), Mako: Jaws of Death (1976) and Whis Brand new, extended version of Ballyhoo Motion Pictures’ definitive documentary They Came from the Swamp: The Films of William Grefé High Definition Blu-ray (1080p) presentations on 4 Blu-ray discs Original uncompressed mono audio for all films Optional English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing Fully illustrated collector’s booklet featuring an extensive, never-before-published interview with William Grefé and a new foreword by the filmmaker Reversible poster featuring newly commissioned artwork by The Twins of Evil Reversible sleeves featuring newly commissioned artwork for each of the films by The Twins of Evil STING OF DEATH (1966) + DEATH CURSE OF TARTU (1966) Brand new introductions to the films by director William Grefé Archival audio commentaries for both films with William Grefé and filmmaker Frank Henenlotter Sting of Death: Beyond the Movie – Monsters a-Go Go! – a look into the history of rock 'n' roll monster movies with author/historian C. Courtney Joyner The Curious Case of Dr. Traboh: Spook Show Extraordinaire – a ghoulish look into the early spook show days with monster maker Doug Hobart Original Trailers Still and Promotion Gallery THE HOOKED GENERATION (1968) + THE PSYCHEDELIC PRIEST (1971) Archival audio commentaries for both films with director William Grefé and filmmaker Frank Henenlotter Hooked Generation behind-the-scenes footage Hooked Generation Original Trailer Still and Promotion Gallery THE NAKED ZOO (1971) + MAKO: JAWS OF DEATH (1976) William Grefé’s original Director’s Cut of Naked Zoo Alternate Barry Mahon re-release cut of Naked Zoo Original Mako: Jaws of Death Trailer and Promo Still and Promotion Gallery WHISKEY MOUNTAIN (1977) + THEY CAME FROM THE SWAMP: EXTENDED CUT (2020) Whiskey Mountain Original Trailer Still and Promotion Gallery They Came from the Swamp: The Films of William Grefé – the definitive documentary presented for the first in High-Definition and in a brand new, extended cut Extras subject to change Arrow Video – https://www.arrowvideo.com/ “He Came From the Swamp” William Grefe Boxset – https://mvdshop.com/products/he-came-from-the-swamp-the-william-grefe-collection-blu-ray "The Other Side of Madness" Blu-Ray Review (Film Detective) The 1971 documentary concerning the infamous Tate-LaBianca murders committed by the gang known as the Manson The Other Side of Madness (1971) returns nearly 50 years after its initial release! An avant-garde retelling of the infamous Manson Murders, The Other Side of Madness brings audiences closer to the events than most filmmakers have dared to go, with real life footage of Spahn Ranch and music performed by Charles Manson. Directed by Frank Howard and produced by Wade Williams, this hypnotic film served as one of the first "Helter Skelter" recreations, filmed so close to the time of the events that Manson and his followers had yet to be sentenced for the vicious crimes. Bonus Materials Original theatrical trailer (Helter Skelter Murders) Orignal theatrical trailer (Original release) Included Musical CD with songs written and performed by Charles Manson Essay by Alexander Tuschinski exploring the nuances of the film, with film history The Other Side of Manson: An Interview with Producer Wade Williams Film Detective – https://www.thefilmdetective.com/ “The Other Side of Madness” Blu-Ray – https://mvdshop.com/products/the-other-side-of-madness-1971-blu-ray "Family Portraits: A Trilogy of America" Blu-Ray Review (Severin) Over the course of seven years, three short films about the brutal dissolution of the American family – Cutting Moments (1997), Home (1998) and Prologue (2003) – elicited both horrified gasps and standing ovations at film festivals around the world. When combined into a theatrical feature, this trilogy by writer/producer/director/editor Douglas Buck – whose directing credits would eventually include the SISTERS remake and ‘The Accident’ segment of THE THEATRE BIZARRE – was hailed as “nightmarish” (The New York Times), “like Todd Solondz on crack” (Digitally Obsessed) and “the most chilling portrait of the loss of humanity in the manicured lawns of Middle America ever made” (LA Weekly). Buck’s “unbearably intense and enormously moving” (Filmecho) stunner is now scanned in 2k from the original negative for the first time ever with all-new Special Features. Special Features: Commentary with Director Douglas Buck Commentary with Maitland McDonagh AFTER ALL – Early Short Film CUTTING MOMENTS Interviews, Circa 1998 That’s Dark – Podcast on CUTTING MOMENTS & Interview with Director Douglas Buck Deleted Scene – Prologue Behind the Scenes – Prologue Stills Galleries Trailer Severin Films – https://severin-films.com/ “Family Portraits: A Trilogy of America” Blu-Ray – https://severin-films.com/shop/family-portraits-blu/ "Happy Times" Blu-Ray Review (Artsploitation Films) A boorish Israeli-American couple plan a Sabbath dinner party for a group of fellow ex-pat friends and family in their Hollywood Hills mansion. What could possibly go wrong? Well, start with a deadly mix of alcohol, add inflated egos, some inappropriate lust and top with raging jealousy and the result is of cauldron of murderous mayhem. A shot gun, garden sheers, kitchen knives and even a garbage disposal are used as weapons of choice as these deranged guests turn on each other in director Michael ("Out in the Dark") Mayer’s outrageous and bloody comedy. Think "Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf" meets "The Texas Chainsaw Massacre." Artsploitation Films – https://www.artsploitationfilms.com/ “Happy Times” Blu-Ray – https://www.artsploitationfilms.com/product/happy-times/ The Weekly Western "Rio Grande" Blu-Ray Review (Olive Films) Rio Grande, the third and final installment in John Ford’s loosely-conceived Cavalry Trilogy (preceded by Fort Apache and She Wore A Yellow Ribbon) stars John Wayne as Lt. Col. John Kirby Yorke (the role he inhabited in Fort Apache) alongside Maureen O’Hara (in the first of five films she’d co-star in alongside Wayne) as his estranged wife, Kathleen, a woman set on keeping their son, Jefferson (Claude Jarman Jr., The Yearling), now under Yorke’s command, out of harm’s way. Filmed throughout Moab, Utah and the majestic Professor Valley – photographed in exquisite gradations of black and white by Stagecoach cinematographer Bert Glennon – Rio Grande offers nuanced observations on love, family, and honor, while firmly adhering to the western genre, showing Ford at his most measured and mature as a storyteller. Written by James Kevin McGuinness (Men of Boys Town) based on the Saturday Evening Post story by James Warner Bellah, Rio Grande features J. Carrol Naish and a supporting cast of familiar faces, many of them from the Ford stock company of actors including Harry Carey, Jr., Ben Johnson, Victor McLaglen, Chill Wills, and Grant Withers. OLIVE SIGNATURE FEATURES New High-Definition digital restoration Audio commentary by Nancy Schoenberger “Telling Real Histories” – Raoul Trujillo on representations of Indigenous Americans in film “Songs of the Rio Grande” – Marc Wanamaker on the Sons of the Pioneers “Strength and Courage” – Patrick Wayne on his father “Bigger Than Life” – with Claude Jarman, Jr. Visual essay by Tag Gallagher “The Making of Rio Grande” – with Leonard Maltin Essay by Paul Andrew Hutton Theatrical trailer Olive Films – https://olivefilms.com/?fbclid=IwAR2bcVkroS4IWShhHunF4OHqcVrUvkI_XV5EKWT5kSEe4XbPMWQQBY4hQzk “Rio Grande” Blu-Ray Olive Signature Edition – https://olivefilms.com/product/rio-grande-olive-signature-blu-ray/ Patreon Pick "Fists in the Pocket" Streaming Review (Criterion Channel) Tormented by twisted desires, a young man takes drastic measures to rid his grotesquely dysfunctional family of its various afflictions, in this astonishing 1965 debut from Marco Bellocchio. With its coolly assured style, shocking perversity, and savage gallows humor, Fists in the Pocket (I pugni in tasca) was a gleaming ice pick in the eye of bourgeois family values and Catholic morality, a truly unique work that continues to rank as one of the great achievements of Italian cinema. Criterion – https://www.criterion.com/ “Fists in the Pocket” Blu-Ray – https://www.criterion.com/films/348-fists-in-the-pocket Survive 2005 "Homecoming" Streaming Review (Tubi TV) Political satire in which the reanimated corpses of soldiers killed in Iraq return in an attempt to sway the presidential election. “Homecoming” Tubi TV – https://tubitv.com/tv-shows/286424/s01-e06-homecoming?start=true Blindspot Episode 37 "Queen of Blood" Blu-Ray Review (Kino Lorber) Cult icons John Saxon, Dennis Hopper and the legendary Basil Rathbone star in this sci-fi cult classic! In the distant future, scientists receive a distress call from an alien spaceship that has crash-landed on Mars. Dr. Farraday (Rathbone, Tales of Terror) decides to send a team of astronauts, including Allan Brenner (Saxon, Enter the Dragon) and Paul Grant (Hopper, Easy Rider), on a rescue mission. On the planet, they discover a sole survivor: a green-skinned female alien (Florence Marly, Dr. Death Seeker Of Souls). The seductive alien is brought aboard their ship, but soon the horror begins after one man is attacked and dies, drained of his blood. The Queen of Blood is thirsty for more human victims, and as the astronauts try to find their way back to Earth and safety, the Queen s bloodlust has just begun. Blu-ray Extras Include: Interview with Producer Roger Corman Interview with Film Historian Robert Stotak Theatrical Trailer Kino Lorber – https://www.kinolorber.com/ “Queen of Blood” Blu-Ray – https://www.kinolorber.com/product/queen-of-blood-blu-ray Podcast Version https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/podbean-70/shut-up-brandon-podcast https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/shut-up-brandon-podcast/id988229934? https://shutupbrandon.podbean.com/e/mrparka-s-weekly-reviews-episode-193-audio-version/ Ask a Question/ Answer a Question What film are you looking most forward to in 2021? UpdateBlu-Ray 1. Kuroneko 2. Angry Red Planet 3. The Brain That Wouldn’t Die 4. The Vampire 5. The Man From Planet X 6. The Four Skulls of Jonathan Drake 7. The Handmaid’s Tale DVD 8. Wide Awake Film NotesThe Naked Zoo – 1970 – William Grefe
Mako: The Jaws of Death – 1976 – William Grefe Whiskey Mountain – 1977 – William Grefe They Came From the Swamp – 2016 – Daniel Griffith The Other Side of Madness – 1970 – Frank Howard Family Portraits: A Trilogy of America – 2003 – Douglas Buck Happy Times – 2019 – Michael Mayer Rio Grande – 1950 – John Ford Fists in the Pocket – 1965 – Marco Bellocchio Homecoming – 2005 – Joe Dante  Links www.youtube.com/mrparka https://www.instagram.com/mrparka/ https://twitter.com/mrparka00 http://www.screamingtoilet.com/dvd--blu-ray https://www.facebook.com/mrparka http://shutupbrandon.podbean.com/ https://www.facebook.com/screamingpotty/ https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/shut-up-brandon-podcast/id988229934?mt=2 https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/podbean-70/shut-up-brandon-podcast https://letterboxd.com/mrparka/ https://www.patreon.com/mrparka Time Stamps 0:00 Top 10 of 2020 (22 Shots)/Podcast Under the Stairs Series/RIP Carmine Capobianco – 0:12 He Came From the Swamp “Sting of Death” Review – 1:29 “Death Curse of Tartu” Review– 5:10 “The Hooked Generation” Review– 7:05 “The Psychedelic Priest” Review – 11:38 “Tales of the Uncanny” Review – 17:54 “Rest in Pieces” Review – 24:57 Patreon Pick “The Girls of F Street” Review – 30:02 Survive 2005 “Masters of Horror: Deer Woman” Review– 33:13 “Beasts Clawing at Straws” Review– 35:22 “Don’t Listen” Review – 39:24 “Fingers” Review – 40:53 “She Dies Tomorrow” Review with Jeremy– 42:23 “Shirley” Review with Jeremy– 43:46 “Love and Monsters” Review with Jeremy – 48:46 Blindspot “Shadow of the Vampire” with Jeremy – 55:52 Questions/Answers/ Question of the Week “When did the last video store close in your area?” – 1:10:52 / 1:12:28/ 1:16:29 Update – 1:17:08 22 Shots of Moodz and Horror – https://www.22shotsofmoodzandhorror.com/ Video Reviews"He Came From the Swamp" Blu-Ray Review (Arrow Video) Journey into wild world of director William Grefé with a collection from the darkest depths of the Florida everglades! Killer sharks and human jellyfish and living mummies, oh my! Arrow Video is proud to present the first ever collection of works by William "Wild Bill" Grefé, the maverick filmmaker who braved the deep, dark depths of the Florida everglades to deliver some of the most outrageous exploitation fare ever to go-go dance its way across drive-in screens. Bringing together seven of Grefé's most outlandish features, all new to Blu-ray, He Came from the Swamp: The William Grefé Collection packs in a macabre menagerie of demented jellyfish men (Sting of Death), zombified witch doctors (Death Curse of Tartu), homicidal hippies (The Hooked Generation) and seductive matrons (The Naked Zoo) - not to mention the ubiquitous go-go dancing college kids - to create one of the most wildly entertaining box-sets of all time! Bonus Materials Seven William Grefé films, all newly restored from the best surviving film elements: Sting of Death (1966), Death Curse of Tartu (1966), The Hooked Generation (1968), The Psychedelic Priest (1971), The Naked Zoo (1971), Mako: Jaws of Death (1976) and Whis Brand new, extended version of Ballyhoo Motion Pictures’ definitive documentary They Came from the Swamp: The Films of William Grefé High Definition Blu-ray (1080p) presentations on 4 Blu-ray discs Original uncompressed mono audio for all films Optional English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing Fully illustrated collector’s booklet featuring an extensive, never-before-published interview with William Grefé and a new foreword by the filmmaker Reversible poster featuring newly commissioned artwork by The Twins of Evil Reversible sleeves featuring newly commissioned artwork for each of the films by The Twins of Evil STING OF DEATH (1966) + DEATH CURSE OF TARTU (1966) Brand new introductions to the films by director William Grefé Archival audio commentaries for both films with William Grefé and filmmaker Frank Henenlotter Sting of Death: Beyond the Movie – Monsters a-Go Go! – a look into the history of rock 'n' roll monster movies with author/historian C. Courtney Joyner The Curious Case of Dr. Traboh: Spook Show Extraordinaire – a ghoulish look into the early spook show days with monster maker Doug Hobart Original Trailers Still and Promotion Gallery THE HOOKED GENERATION (1968) + THE PSYCHEDELIC PRIEST (1971) Archival audio commentaries for both films with director William Grefé and filmmaker Frank Henenlotter Hooked Generation behind-the-scenes footage Hooked Generation Original Trailer Still and Promotion Gallery THE NAKED ZOO (1971) + MAKO: JAWS OF DEATH (1976) William Grefé’s original Director’s Cut of Naked Zoo Alternate Barry Mahon re-release cut of Naked Zoo Original Mako: Jaws of Death Trailer and Promo Still and Promotion Gallery WHISKEY MOUNTAIN (1977) + THEY CAME FROM THE SWAMP: EXTENDED CUT (2020) Whiskey Mountain Original Trailer Still and Promotion Gallery They Came from the Swamp: The Films of William Grefé – the definitive documentary presented for the first in High-Definition and in a brand new, extended cut Extras subject to change Arrow Video – https://www.arrowvideo.com/ “He Came From the Swamp” William Grefe Boxset – https://mvdshop.com/products/he-came-from-the-swamp-the-william-grefe-collection-blu-ray "Tales of the Uncanny" Blu-Ray Review (Severin Films) What began as a modest Bonus Feature for the Special Edition Blu-ray of THE THEATRE BIZARRE became – when Covid hit – an international Zoom-enabled feature-length documentary on the evolution, challenges and all-time Top 5 greatest anthologies – and segments – in horror. Severin Films chief David Gregory and House Of Psychotic Women author Kier-La Janisse query a global roster of more than 60 horror writers, directors and scholars that include Eli Roth, Joe Dante, Mark Hartley, Mick Garris, Ernest Dickerson, Joko Anwar, Ramsey Campbell, David DeCoteau, Kim Newman, Jovanka Vuckovic, Luigi Cozzi, Tom Savini, Jenn Wexler, Larry Fessenden, Richard Stanley, Brian Trenchard-Smith, Brian Yuzna, Gary Sherman, Rebekah McKendry and Peter Strickland in a candid discussion of the very best portmanteaus in fright film/TV history. Special Features: Bonus Horror Anthology: EERIE TALES (1919) from broadcast tape master Bonus Horror Anthology: UNUSUAL TALES (1949) New 2k scan from only known 16mm print from Brussels Film Archive Disc Specs: Severin Films – https://severin-films.com/ “Tales of the Uncanny” Blu-Ray – https://severin-films.com/shop/tales-uncanny-blu/ "Rest in Pieces" Blu-Ray Review (Vinegar Syndrome) Details This special limited edition embossed slipcover [designed by Tom Hodge (front) & Earl Kessler Jr. (back)] is limited to 3,000 units and is only available here at VinegarSyndrome.com! Helen Hewitt has inherited her recently deceased Aunt Catherine’s humongous country villa. After arriving at their new home, she and her husband Bob immediately feel a sense of unease and hostility from the estate’s staff and tenants, all of whom do their best to make the young couple feel unwelcome. As strange and increasingly sinister events begin to take place around her, Helen becomes determined to uncover the truth about the goings on, and slowly begins to unearth the horrifying and unspeakable evil occurring at the mysterious mansion… One of a handful of films that acclaimed Spanish horror and exploitation auteur, José Ramón Larraz, made primarily for the American market, REST IN PIECES plays like a refined piece of Euro-horror as filtered through the trashy mindset of late 80s, direct-to-video trash. Pleasantly grotesque (the gore effects earned a 1987 Goya Award nomination) and with a wry sense of self aware humor, REST IN PIECES co-stars Dorothy Malone (The Big Sleep, Basic Instinct), Jack Taylor (Conan the Barbarian), and Patty Shepard (My Dear Killer). Never before released on disc, Vinegar Syndrome is delighted to present REST IN PIECES on Blu-ray in a new 4K restoration of its 35mm camera negative. Directed by: José Ramón Larraz Starring: Patty Shepard, Scott Thompson Baker, Lorin Jean Vail, Dorothy Malone, Jack Taylor 1987 / 90 min / 1.85:1 / English & Spanish dub Additional info: • Region Free Blu-ray • Newly scanned & restored in 4k from its 35mm original negative • Includes both the original English and the dubbed Spanish language soundtracks • “Piece By Piece” - an interview with actor Scott Thompson Baker • Audio commentary with film historians and authors Samm Deighan and Kat Ellinger • Reversible cover artwork • English SDH subtitles Vinegar Syndrome – https://vinegarsyndrome.com/ “Rest in Pieces” Blu-Ray – https://vinegarsyndrome.com/collections/frontpage/products/rest-in-pieces Patreon Pick "The Girls of F Street" Review A pathetic Joe pays a bitter prostitute, Margo to have sex with him, and is abused endlessly. A woman sculptor and her live model try to suppress their lesbian longings for each other. Lonely, bespectacled middle-aged Nick goes to the House of Fetish – the local brothel – after watching a buxom stripper do her exotic dance on stage. His wife catches him in bed with another woman, and whips her silly. “The Girls of F Street” – https://www.amazon.com/dp/B000G8NXPK?ref_=imdbref_tt_wbr_amazon&tag=imdbtag_tt_wbr_amazon-20 Survive 2005 "Masters of Horror: Deer Woman" Streaming Review (Tubi TV)  A police detective investigates a series of brutal murders which are committed by an ancient creature in the form of a beautiful woman who is spawned from a Native American mythology in this horror-comedy. “Deer Woman” Tubi TV – https://tubitv.com/tv-shows/286425/s01-e07-deer-woman?start=true "Beasts Clawing at Straws" Blu-Ray Review (Artsploitation Films) Description A Louis Vuitton bag stuffed full of cash sends a group of hard-luck lowlifes on a desperate chase for the fortune in this pitch-black neo-noir crime thriller. Fish-mongering gangsters, a greasy cop, a crooked customs official, a sad-sack gym attendant, a beautiful prostitute, her wife beater of a husband, her ruthless boss and her clueless boyfriend all violently scheme to get their hands on the elusive bag. First time director Kim Yong-hoon’s witty thriller is a beautifully constructed puzzle that with each double-cross find the pieces fall into place. Starring Jung Woo-sung from “Asura: City of Madness” and Jeon Do-yeon, award winner in Cannes for her lead role in “Secret Sunshine”. Artsploitation Films – https://www.artsploitationfilms.com/ “Beasts Clawing at Straws” Blu-Ray – https://www.artsploitationfilms.com/product/beasts-clawing-at-straws/ "Don't Listen" Streaming Review (Netflix) After the strange death of his young son at their new home, Daniel hears a ghostly plea for help, spurring him to seek out a renowned paranormal expert. “Don’t Listen” Netflix – https://www.netflix.com/title/81085815 "Fingers" Streaming Review (Amazon Rental) If Harmony Korine and Luis Bunuel had taken a crack at co-directing Office Space it still wouldn’t be as bizarre as filmmaker Juan Ortiz’s crime/comedy/body horror filled debut. “Fingers” Amazon Rental – https://www.amazon.com/Fingers-Sabina-Friedman-Seitz/dp/B08JKQ3W89/ "She Dies Tomorrow" Streaming Review (Hulu) YOUR DEEPEST FEAR IS SPREADING Amy is ravaged by the notion that she is going to die tomorrow, which sends her down a dizzying emotional spiral. When her sceptical friend Jane discovers Amy’s feeling of imminent death to be contagious, they both begin bizarre journeys through what might be the last day of their lives. “She Dies Tomorrow” Hulu – https://www.hulu.com/movie/she-dies-tomorrow-5f317e4e-7971-4d06-aa83-03b970183fb7 "Shirley" Streaming Review (Hulu) A famous horror writer finds inspiration for her next book after she and her husband take in a young couple. “Shirley” Hulu – https://www.hulu.com/movie/shirley-8d91e614-689d-4933-ac70-aed3c34df32b "Love and Monsters" Streaming Review (Amazon Rental) Seven years after the Monsterpocalypse, Joel Dawson, along with the rest of humanity, has been living underground ever since giant creatures took control of the land. After reconnecting over radio with his high school girlfriend Aimee, who is now 80 miles away at a coastal colony, Joel begins to fall for her again. As Joel realizes that there’s nothing left for him underground, he decides against all logic to venture out to Aimee, despite all the dangerous monsters that stand in his way. “Love and Monsters” 4K – https://www.amazon.com/Love-Monsters-UHD-Blu-ray-Digital/dp/B08KMRNX2S/ Blindspot Episode 36 "Shadow of the Vampire" DVD Review  AN UNSPEAKABLE HORROR. A CREATIVE GENIUS. CAPTURED FOR ETERNITY. Director F.W. Murnau makes a Faustian pact with a vampire to get him to star in his 1922 film “Nosferatu.” “Shadow of the Vampire” DVD – https://www.amazon.com/Shadow-Vampire-John-Malkovich/dp/B000092T3U Podcast Version https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/podbean-70/shut-up-brandon-podcast https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/shut-up-brandon-podcast/id988229934? https://shutupbrandon.podbean.com/e/mrparka-s-weekly-reviews-episode-192-audio-version/ Ask a Question/ Answer a QuestionWhen did the last video store in your area close? Update4K 1. Evil Dead Blu-Rays 2. The Curse of Frankenstein 3. The Rental DVDS 4. Nurse Girl Dorm: Sticky Fingers 5. Female Gym Coach: Jump and Straddle 6. Office Love: Behind Closed Doors 7. Horny Diver: Tight Shellfish 8. Momoe’s Lips 9. ID 10. Reborn from Hell: The Complete Collection Family Video Hauls 11. The First Purge 4K Blu-Rays 12. Slow West 13. Stonehearst Asylum 14. The Woman in Black 2 15. Underwater 16. The Voices 17. Chasing the Dragon 18. Beast of Burden 19. Locke 20. Nocturnal Animals 21. The Iceman 22. The Devil’s Due 23. The Assignment 24. Final Girl 25. The Gift 26. Bad Country DVDS 27. Perfect 28. The Death of Dick Long 29. Hell Baby Blu-Ray 30. The Lingering 31. Feedback 32. Dead Earth 33. Spontaneous 34. Party Hard, Die Young 35. The Sonata 36. Extracurricular 37. Dartmoor Killing Film NotesSting of Death – 1966 – William Grefe
Death Curse of Tartu – 1966 – William Grefe The Hooked Generation – 1968 – William Grefe The Psychedelic Priest – 1971 – William Grefe Tales of the Uncanny – 2020 – David Gregory Rest in Pieces – 1987 – José Ramón Larraz The Girls of F Street – 1966 – Saul Resnick Deer Woman – 2005 – John Landis Beasts Clawing at Straws – 2020 – Kim Yong-hoon Don’t Listen – 2020 – Ángel Gómez Hernández Fingers – 2019 – Juan Ortiz She Dies Tomorrow – 2020 – Amy Seimetz Shirley – 2020 – Josephine Decker Love and Monsters – 2020 – Michael Matthews Shadow of the Vampire – 2000 – E. 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It's Michael's seventeenth birthday and his friends have decided to surprise him with the ultimate birthday bash: breaking into his house and playing with a Ouija board. But what they think is just a harmless bit of fun quickly turns into a supernatural terror when they unwittingly summon a demonic presence named Virgil, who proceeds to possess someone close to Michael, forcing them to savagely kill anyone and everyone Michael cares about. All the while, Michael begins to have terrifying dreams which he slowly begins to realize might be visions of the carnage that only he can stop. A bonkers tribute to Nightmare on Elm Street from the reigning king of gory Mexican horror, Rubén Galindo Jr. (Cemetery of Terror, Grave Robbers), DON'T PANIC has gained a long overdue cult fan base in recent years and is guaranteed to leave viewers both awestruck and dumbfounded from its surreal opening through its action-packed finale! Starring American ex-pat, Jon Michael Bischof (who also performs the film's memorable theme song) and loaded with all the crazy kills you could hope for, Vinegar Syndrome is delighted to present the worldwide Blu-ray debut of DON'T PANIC, newly restored in 4K from its 35mm original negative and featuring both its English & Spanish language audio tracks! Directed by: Rubén Galindo Jr. Starring: Jon Michael Bischof, Gabriela Hassel, Helena Rojo 1987 / 90 min / 1.85:1 / English & Spanish Sound Additional info: • Region Free Blu-ray • Newly scanned & restored in 4k from its 35mm original negative • Includes both the original English and the dubbed Spanish language soundtracks • “Possessed by Horror” - an interview with director Rubén Galindo Jr. • Commentary track with director Rubén Galindo Jr. • Commentary track with The Hysteria Continues! • Alternate Spanish titles • Reversible cover artwork • English SDH subtitles Vinegar Syndrome – https://vinegarsyndrome.com/ “Don’t Panic” Blu-Ray – https://vinegarsyndrome.com/collections/frontpage/products/dont-panic Survive 2005 "Dreams in a Witch House" Streaming Review (Tubi TV) A college student renting an old room in a boarding house discovers a plot by sinister, otherworldly forces to sacrifice his neighbor’s infant. Based on the short story by H. P. Lovecraft “Dream in a Witch House” Tubi TV – https://tubitv.com/tv-shows/286420/s01-e02-dreams-in-the-witch-house?start=true "Hunter Hunter" Streaming Review (Amazon Rental) Joseph and his family live in the remote wilderness as fur trappers but their tranquility starts to be threatened when they think are being hunted by the return of a rogue wolf and Joseph leaves them behind to track it. “Hunter Hunter” Amazon Rental – https://www.amazon.com/Hunter-Camille-Sullivan/dp/B08QLZR9JM/ "La Llorona" Streaming Review (Shudder) THE PAST WILL HAUNT YOU. A tale of horror and fantasy, ripe with suspense, and an urgent metaphor of Guatemalan recent history and its unhealed political wounds. “La Llorona” Shudder – https://www.shudder.com/movies/watch/la-llorona/0bdaa1df0ad05cc0 "Black Bear" Streaming Review (Amazon Rental) At a remote lake house in the Adirondack Mountains, a couple entertains an out-of-town guest looking for inspiration in her filmmaking. The group quickly falls into a calculated game of desire, manipulation, and jealousy, unaware of how dangerously intertwined their lives will soon become. “Black Bear” Amazon Rental – https://www.amazon.com/Black-Bear-Aubrey-Plaza/dp/B08NY24GKS/ "Vampires Vs the Bronx" Streaming Review (Netflix) Three gutsy kids from a rapidly gentrifying Bronx neighborhood stumble upon a sinister plot to suck all the life from their beloved community. “Vampires Vs the Bronx” Netflix – www.netflix.com/title/80998174 "Sputnik" Streaming Review (Hulu) THE ONLY SURVIVOR DID NOT COME BACK ALONE At the height of the Cold War, a Soviet spacecraft crash lands after a mission gone awry, leaving the commander as its only survivor. After a renowned Russian psychologist is brought in to evaluate the commander’s mental state, it becomes clear that something dangerous may have come back to Earth with him… “Sputnik” Hulu – https://www.hulu.com/movie/sputnik-55f4b031-e419-4078-b475-4d114a4ac7db "Extra Ordinary" Streaming Review (Amazon Rental) PUTTING THE NORMAL IN PARANORMAL. A driving instructor must use her other-worldly gifts to save a lonely man’s daughter from a rock star looking to use her for Satanic purposes. “Extra Ordinary” Amazon Rental – https://www.amazon.com/Extra-Ordinary-Maeve-Higgins/dp/B083CP88B2/ "The Closet" Streaming Review (Amazon Rental) After moving into a new house, a young girl begins displaying strange and disturbing behavior until, one day, she disappears behind a closet. While the devastated father is left with no clue about his daughter’s disappearance, an exorcist shows up to help. “The Closet” Amazon Rental – https://www.amazon.com/Closet-Ha-Jung-so/dp/B08NXGL1H2/ "The Rental" Streaming Review (Amazon Purchase) SECLUDED GETAWAY. KILLER VIEWS. Two couples on an oceanside getaway grow suspicious that the host of their seemingly perfect rental house may be spying on them. Before long, what should have been a celebratory weekend trip turns into something far more sinister. “The Rental” Amazon Streaming Purchase – https://www.amazon.com/Rental-Alison-Brie/dp/B08D9TF7YJ/ "Spell" Streaming Review (Amazon Rental) EVIL TALES HAVE THEIR ROOTS. A father survives a plane crash in rural Appalachia, but becomes suspicious of the elderly couple who take him in to nurse him back to health with the ancient remedies. “Spell” Amazon Rental – https://www.amazon.com/Spell-4K-UHD-Omari-Hardwick/dp/B08L7HW36H/ "Promising Young Woman" Theater Review PAYBACK NEVER LOOKED SO PROMISING A young woman haunted by a tragedy in her past takes revenge on the predatory men unlucky enough to cross her path. “Promising Young Woman” Facebook – https://www.facebook.com/promisingyoungwoman Blindspot Episode 35 "When Worlds Collide" Streaming Review  PLANETS DESTROY EARTH! When a group of astronomers calculate a star is on a course to slam into Earth, a few days before, it’s accompanying planet will first pass close enough to the Earth to cause havoc on land and sea. They set about building a rocket so a few selected individuals can escape to the planet. “When Worlds Collide” DVD– https://www.amazon.com/When-Worlds-Collide-Richard-Derr/dp/B074PVD2MC/ Podcast Version  https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/podbean-70/shut-up-brandon-podcast https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/shut-up-brandon-podcast/id988229934? https://shutupbrandon.podbean.com/e/mrparka-s-weekly-reviews-episode-191-audio-version/ Ask a Question/ Answer a Question What film are you shocked received a Blu-Ray release? UpdateBlu-Ray 1. Massacre at Central High DVDS 2. Alive 3. Sukeban Deka 2: The Movie – Counter Attack of the Kazama Sisters 4. Sukeban Deka: the Movie 5. Eko Eko Azarak Misa the Dark Angel 6. Eko Eko Azarak Birth of the Wizard 7. Eko Eko Azarak Wizard of Darkness Film NotesDon’t Panic – 1988 – Rubén Galindo Jr.
Dreams in a Witch House – 2005 – Stuart Gordon Hunter Hunter – 2020 – Shawn Linden La Llorona – 2019 – Jayro Bustamante Black Bear – 2020 – Lawrence Michael Levine Vampires Vs the Bronx – 2020 – Oz Rodriguez Sputnik – 2020 – Egor Abramenko Extra Ordinary – 2019 – Mike Ahern/ Enda Loughman The Closet – 2020 – Kim Kwang-bin The Rental – 2020 – Dave Franco Spell – 2020 – Mark Tonderai Promising Young Woman – 2020 – Emerald Fennell When World Collide – 1951 – Rudolph Maté  Links www.youtube.com/mrparka https://www.instagram.com/mrparka/ https://twitter.com/mrparka00 http://www.screamingtoilet.com/dvd--blu-ray https://www.facebook.com/mrparka http://shutupbrandon.podbean.com/ https://www.facebook.com/screamingpotty/ https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/shut-up-brandon-podcast/id988229934?mt=2 https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/podbean-70/shut-up-brandon-podcast https://letterboxd.com/mrparka/ https://www.patreon.com/mrparka Time Stamps 0:00 Corrections. 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Good-ol -boy handymen Val (Kevin Bacon) and Earl (Fred Ward) are sick of their dead-end jobs in one-horse desert town Perfection, Nevada (population: 14). Just as they re about to escape Perfection forever, however, things start to get really weird: half-eaten corpses litter the road out of town; the phone lines stop working; and a plucky young scientist shows evidence of unusually strong seismic activity in the area. Something is coming for the citizens of Perfection and it s under the goddamn ground! 4K ULTRA HD BLU-RAY SPECIAL EDITION CONTENTS New 4K restoration from the original negative by Arrow Films, approved by director Ron Underwood & director of photography Alex&er Gruszynski 60-page perfect-bound book featuring new writing by Kim Newman & Jonathan Melville & selected archive materials Large fold-out double-sided poster featuring original & newly commissioned artwork by Matt Frank + Small fold-out double-sided poster featuring new Graboid X-ray art by Matt Frank Six double-sided, postcard-sized lobby card reproduction artcards Limited Edition packaging w/ reversible sleeve featuring original & newly commissioned artwork by Matt Frank DISC 1 FEATURE & EXTRAS (4K ULTRA HD BLU-RAY) 4K (2160p) UHD Blu-ray presentation in Dolby Vision (HDR10 compatible) Restored DTS-HD MA original theatrical 2.0 stereo, 4.0 surround, & remixed 5.1 surround audio options Optional English subtitles New audio commentary by director Ron Underwood & writers/producers Brent Maddock & S.S. Wilson New audio commentary by Jonathan Melville, author of Seeking Perfection: The Unofficial Guide to Tremors Making Perfection, a br& new documentary by Universal Pictures interviewing key cast & crew from the franchise (including Kevin Bacon, Michael Gross, Ariana Richards, Ron Underwood, Brent Maddock & S.S. Wilson, among many others) & revisiting the original locations The Truth About Tremors, a newly filmed interview w/ co-producer Nancy Roberts on the film s rocky road to the screen Bad Vibrations, a newly filmed interview w/ director of photography Alex&er Gruszynski Aftershocks & Other Rumblings, newly filmed on-set stories from associate producer Ellen Collett Digging in the Dirt, a new featurette interviewing the crews behind the film s extensive visual effects Music for Graboids, a new featurette on the film s music with composers Ernest Troost & Robert Folk Pardon My French!, a newly assembled compilation of overdubs from the edited-for television version The Making of Tremors, an archive documentary from 1995 by Laurent Bouzereau, interviewing the filmmakers & special effects teams Creature Featurette, an archive compilation of on-set camcorder footage showing the making of the Graboids Electronic press kit featurette & interviews with Kevin Bacon, Michael Gross & Reba McEntire Deleted scenes, including the original opening scene Theatrical trailers, TV & radio spots for the original film + trailers for the entire Tremors franchise Comprehensive image galleries, including rare behind-the-scenes stills, storyboards & two different drafts of the screenplay DISC 2 INTERVIEWS & SHORT FILMS (LIMITED EDITION EXCLUSIVE) Extended hour-long interviews with Ron Underwood, creature designer Alec Gillis & more! Outtakes w/ optional introduction & commentary by S.S. Wilson Three early shorts by the makers of Tremors Arrow Video - https://www.arrowvideo.com/ “Tremor” 4K – https://www.amazon.com/Tremors-2-Disc-Limited-Ultra-Blu-ray/dp/B08K3YSFJC "Versus" Blu-Ray Review (Arrow Video) BEWARE THE PAST. FIGHT THE PRESENT. FEAR THE FUTURE. A relentless one-of-a-kind sensory assault chock-full of hyper-kinetic fight scenes, gangster shootouts, sword-slashing violence and gory zombie horror, Versus was a key title amongst the barrage of innovative horror and action movies that appeared as if from nowhere from Japan at the turn of the millennium, leading to a new wave of appreciation for Asian extreme cinema. A mysterious face-off in a wooded clearing between two escaped convicts and a carload of sharply dressed yakuza holding a beautiful woman captive ends in hails of bullets and showers of blood. The location for this violent encounter is the mythic Forest of Resurrection, the site of the 444th portal of the 666 hidden gates that link this earthly domain to the netherworld - and it didn't get this name for nothing. As one of the surviving prisoners escapes with the girl into the darkness of the forest, disgruntled gangsters soon become the least of their worries as an earlier battle between a lone warrior against hordes of zombie samurai is carried over from a millennium ago into the present day... Versus caused a sensation both in Japan and internationally upon its release, launching the careers of director Ryûhei Kitamura (Godzilla Final Wars, Midnight Meat Train) and action star and fight choreographer Tak Sakaguchi (Battlefield Baseball, Yakuza Weapon). Arrow Video is proud to present this mythic cult title in both its original 2000 and expanded 2004 Ultimate Versus iterations, in a brand new, director-approved restoration. Bonus Materials SPECIAL EDITION CONTENTS Brand new 2K restoration from original film elements by Arrow Films, approved by director Ryûhei Kitamura High Definition (1080p) Blu-ray™ presentations of both versions of the film: the original 2000 cut and 2004’s Ultimate Versus, featuring over 10 minutes of new and revised footage Reversible sleeve featuring original and newly commissioned artwork by Chris Malbon DISC 1: VERSUS Original lossless Japanese 5.1 and 2.0 stereo audio and English 2.0 stereo audio Optional English subtitles Audio commentary by Kitamura and producer Keishiro Shin Audio commentary by Kitamura and the cast and crew New visual essay on the career of Kitamura by Japanese cinema expert Jasper Sharp Behind Versus, a two-part behind-the-scenes documentary exploring the film’s production First Contact: Versus Evolution, a featurette exploring the film’s origins Tak Sakaguchi’s One-Man Journey, an archival featurette on the actor’s visit to the 2001 Japan Film Festival in Hamburg Film festival screening footage Team Versus, a brief look inside the Napalm Films office Deep in the Woods, an archival featurette featuring interviews with Kitamura, cast and crew The Encounter, an archival interview with editor Shûichi Kakesu Deleted scenes with audio commentary by Kitamura, cast and crew Nervous and Nervous 2, two “side story” mini-movies featuring characters from the main feature Featurette on the making of Nervous 2 Versus FF Version, a condensed, 20-minute recut of the film Multiple trailers Image gallery DISC 2: ULTIMATE VERSUS Original lossless Japanese 6.1 and 2.0 stereo audio and English 6.1 and 2.0 stereo audio Optional English subtitles Audio commentary by Kitamura, cast and crew Sakigake! Otoko versus Juku, a featurette on the newly shot material for Ultimate Versus FIRST PRESSING ONLY: illustrated collector’s booklet featuring new writing on the film and a reprinted interview with Kitamura by Tom Mes, and notes on the making of the film by Kitamura Arrow Video - https://www.arrowvideo.com/ “Versus” Blu-Ray – https://mvdshop.com/products/versus-blu-ray?_pos=1&_sid=34e57c72d&_ss=r "Vigilante" 4K Review (Blue Underground) There's Only One Way To Stop Them... New York City factory worker Eddie Marino (Robert Forster, Oscar nominee for JACKIE BROWN) is a solid citizen and regular guy, until the day a sadistic street gang brutally assaults his wife and murders his child. But when a corrupt judge sets the thugs free, Eddie goes berserk and vows revenge. Now there's a new breed of marauder loose on the city streets, enforcing his own kind of law. His justice is swift. His methods are violent. He is the VIGILANTE. Fred Williamson (FROM DUSK TILL DAWN), Richard Bright (THE GODFATHER), Rutanya Alda (AMITYVILLE II: THE POSSESSION), Carol Lynley (THE POSEIDON ADVENTURE), Woody Strode (SPARTACUS), Joe Spinell (MANIAC) and Salsa legend Willie Colon co-star in this hard-hitting exploitation classic from director William Lustig (MANIAC COP 2) that many critics consider to be better - and more shocking - than the original DEATH WISH. Now Blue Underground is thrilled to present VIGILANTE in a pristine new restoration, scanned in 4K 16-bit from the original 35mm camera negative, with Dolby Vision HDR and Dolby Atmos audio, fully loaded with exclusive new and archival Extras! Bonus Materials Ultra HD Blu-ray (2160p) and HD Blu-ray (1080p) Widescreen 2.40:1 feature presentations Audio: Dolby Atmos (English); 5.1 DTS-HD (English); 2.0 DTS-HD (English); 2.0 Dolby Digital (French, Italian, German) Subtitles: English SDH, Francais, Espanol, Portugues Audio Commentary #1 with Co-Producer/Director William Lustig and Co-Producer Andrew Garroni Audio Commentary #2 with Co-Producer/Director William Lustig and Stars Robert Forster, Fred Williamson and Frank Pesce NEW! Audio Commentary #3 with Film Historians Troy Howarth and Nathaniel Thompson NEW! Blue Collar DEATH WISH - Interviews with Writer Richard Vetere, Star Rutanya Alda, Associate Producer/First A.D./Actor Randy Jurgensen, and others NEW! Urban Western - Interview with Composer Jay Chattaway Theatrical Trailers TV Spots Radio Spot Promotional Reel Poster & Still Galleries BONUS! Collectible Booklet with new essay by Michael Gingold Sales Points Also stars Joe Spinell (MANIAC, ROCKY I & II), Carol Lynley (THE POSEIDON ADVENTURE, THE NIGHT STALKER), and Woody Strode (SPARTACUS, ONCE UPON A TIME IN THE WEST) UHD features 2160p Ultra HD Resolution and Dolby Vision HDR, with Dolby Atmos and DTS-HD Master Audio Remastered Blu-ray features 1080p HD Resolution and DTS-HD Master Audio Exclusive Limited Collector's Edition includes 4K UHD Blu-ray, Blu-ray, collectible booklet, reversible sleeve, and 3D lenticular slipcover (First Pressing Only) National Print Advertising and extensive Online Exposure From Director William Lustig (MANIAC, RELENTLESS, MANIAC COP trilogy) Stars Academy Award nominee Robert Forster (JACKIE BROWN, MEDIUM COOL), Fred Williamson (FROM DUSK TILL DAWN, THE INGLORIOUS BASTARDS), Richard Bright (THE GODFATHER trilogy, HAIR), Rutanya Alda (AMITYVILLE II: THE POSSESSION, THE DEER HUNTER) WORLD PREMIERE! New 4K Restoration from the original 35mm camera negative Fan fans of revenge thrillers like the DEATH WISH series, COLD PURSUIT, and THE EQUALIZER The hard-hitting exploitation classic returns in a newly restored 2-Disc Limited Edition! Blue Underground - https://blueunderground.dreamhosters.com/ “Vigilante” 4K – - https://mvdshop.com/products/vigilante-2-disc-limited-edition-4k-uhd-blu-ray-4k-ultra-hd?_pos=1&_sid=ff225de01&_ss=r "Flower and Snake" Blu-Ray Review (Impulse Pictures) One of the MOST requested titles to be added to our Nikkatsu Films Collection! Based on Oniroku Dan's famous Japanese novel, FLOWER AND SNAKE is the first Nikkatsu erotic film to deal with the subject of sadomasochism. Makoto (Yasuhiko Ishizu) is a sexually suppressed man living with his mother Miyo (Hiroko Fuji) who owns an adult toy store. When he was a child, Makoto remembers shooting a soldier whom he found having sex with his mother. The elderly man who owns the company Makoto works for has an interest in BDSM and wants Makoto to kidnap and "train" his wife (Naomi Tani) to submit to him. With Makoto battling the demons of his past and unsure of the consequences of his own sexual awakening, what transpires is one of the most shocking, perverse and jaw-dropping Nikkatsu films ever made. Remastered by Nikkatsu Studios in high-definition, FLOWER AND SNAKE is one of Impulse Pictures' most-requested titles to be released in our continuing Nikkatsu adult film collection. Impulse Pictures – https://impulse-pictures.com/ “Flower and Snake” Blu-Ray – https://mvdshop.com/products/flower-and-snake-blu-ray?_pos=2&_sid=af3eb8edb&_ss=r "Zoom Up: Murder Site" Blu-Ray Review (Impulse Pictures) A Shocking and Appalling Misogynistic Excursion Into Sexual Sadism! A violent killer is preying on women and dumping their bodies in an abandoned building. Tomoko (Erina Miyai) cheats on her lover with another man and thinks the killer saw their romantic tryst. She doesn't want to go to the police, because she's afraid her affair will be discovered, but the killer continues his murderous spree. What will Tomoko do to hide her torrid secret? Can she escape the hands of the murderer? The first entry in Nikkatsu's famous "ZOOM UP" adult series, ZOOM UP: MURDER SITE is a dark, violent film that's described as "...a collection of staggeringly repulsive murders, perhaps the most sadistic ever generated on film...The words misogynist and mean-spirited can barely describe the atrocities on hand" (Thomas and Yuko Mihara Weisser, JAPANESE CINEMA ENCYCLOPEDIA). Impulse Pictures – https://impulse-pictures.com/ Zoom Up: Murder Site (Blu-ray) (mvdshop.com) – https://mvdshop.com/products/zoom-up-murder-site-blu-ray "Grave Robbers" Blu-Ray Review (Vinegar Syndrome) In the early Spanish colonial age, the leader of a satanic sect was condemned to eternal damnation by a priest, and was left to rot with an axe forever embedded in his chest. Now, in modern day, a group of teenage, treasure seeking, grave robbers accidentally uncover his hidden tomb, dislodging the axe in the process. But what they don't realize is that they've unwittingly re-woken the diabolical killer, who promptly sets out to complete his unholy mission of spawning the son of Satan, while brutally butchering anyone who happens to get in the way... Heavily inspired by late 80s slasher films, Rubén Galindo Jr's GRAVE ROBBERS is one of the best forgotten films to come from Mexico's oft overlooked 80s horror boom. With exceptional production value, gruesome death scenes, and a relentless killer akin to his many American counterparts, GRAVE ROBBERS feels right at home with any of the later entries in the Friday the 13th series. Vinegar Syndrome is proud to present this hidden gem of Mexican splatter on Blu-ray for the first time, newly scanned in 4K from its original 35mm camera negative. Bonus Features: 1. Region Free Blu-ray 2. Newly scanned & restored in 4k from its 35mm original negative 3. "Unearthing the Past" - an interview with director Rubén Galindo Jr. 4. Commentary track with The Hysteria Continues! 5. Reversible cover artwork 6. Newly translated English subtitles Vinegar Syndrome – https://vinegarsyndrome.com/password “Grave Robbers” Blu-Ray – https://www.amazon.com/Grave-Robbers-Ladrones-Tumbas-Blu-ray/dp/B08HTG8WDY "Alone" Blu-Ray Review WHAT ARE YOU RUNNING FROM? A recently widowed traveler is kidnapped by a cold blooded killer, only to escape into the wilderness where she is forced to battle against the elements as her pursuer closes in on her. “Alone” Blu-Ray – https://www.amazon.com/Alone-Blu-ray-Marc-Menchaca/dp/B08JJQW1YY/ref=sr_1_6?dchild=1&keywords=alone+blu-ray&qid=1609188354&sr=8-6 "Relic" Blu-Ray Review When Edna—the elderly and widowed matriarch of the family—goes missing, her daughter and granddaughter travel to their remote family home to find her. Soon after her return, they start to discover a sinister presence haunting the house and taking control of Edna. “Relic” Blu-Ray – https://www.amazon.com/Relic-Blu-ray-Emily-Mortimer/dp/B08F6R3RLJ/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=relic+blu-ray&qid=1609188364&sr=8-1 "Extracurricular" Streaming Review (Amazon Prime) AFTER SCHOOL IS WHEN THE REAL FUN BEGINS Miriam, Derek, Ian, and Jenny are overachieving high school students doing everything by the book. Straight A’s, sports, yearbook, band, and – when coursework allows – planning and executing elaborate murders. “Extracurricular” Prime – https://www.amazon.com/Extracurricular-Keenan-Tracey/dp/B082358KB8 "The Swerve" Streaming Review (Amazon Prime) The dark secrets of Holly’s seemingly perfect life are exposed when an unwanted intruder spins her life out of control forever. "The Swerve" Prime – https://www.amazon.com/Swerve-Azura-Skye/dp/B08F52FQQ5/ "Murder Death Koreatown" Streaming Review (Amazon Prime) TRUE CRIME. FOUND FOOTAGE. CONSPIRACY. MADNESS. The bizarre found footage from an investigation into a true crime murder. An unemployed man’s curiosity about his neighbor’s murder warps into a conspiratorial obsession. “Murder Death Koreatown” Prime – https://www.amazon.com/Murder-Death-Koreatown/dp/B0867N5M16 "We Summon the Darkness" Streaming Review (Netflix) IT’S GOING TO BE ONE HELL OF A PARTY. Three best friends attending a heavy-metal show cross paths with sadistic killers after they travel to a secluded country home for an after party. "We Summon the Darkness" Netflix – https://www.netflix.com/title/80206723?s=i "A Creepshow Holiday Special" Streaming Review (Shudder) In the holiday themed, hour-long episode, “Shapeshifters Anonymous,” fearing he is a murderer, an anxious man searches for answers for his “unique condition” from an unusual support group. “A Creepshow Holiday Special” Shudder – https://www.shudder.com/movies/watch/a-creepshow-holiday-special/cf717ff4b2fa7a9a "Thirst" Streaming Review (Amazon Rental) The drug addict Hulda is arrested accused of murdering her brother. After she is let go because of insufficient evidence, she meets Hjörtur, a thousand-year-old gay vampire. Together they have to fight a cult while being investigated by a rogue detective. "Thirst" Amazon Rental – https://www.amazon.com/Thirst-Hj%C3%B6rtur-S%C3%A6var-Steinason/dp/B08N5WQFKY/ref=sr_1_3?dchild=1&keywords=thirst&qid=1609188501&s=instant-video&sr=1-3 "Freaky" Streaming Review (Amazon Rental) BASIC SWITCH. KILLER NEW LOOK. A mystical, ancient dagger causes a notorious serial killer to magically switch bodies with a 17-year-old girl. "Freaky" Amazon Rental – https://www.amazon.com/Freaky-4K-UHD-Vince-Vaughn/dp/B08P58LRM9/ref=sr_1_2?dchild=1&keywords=freaky&qid=1609194222&s=instant-video&sr=1-2 "The Call" Streaming Review (Netflix) A CALL FROM A SERIAL KILLER… SHE'LL BEGIN TO HUNT YOUR PAST Connected by phone in the same home but 20 years apart, a serial killer puts another woman's past - and life - on the line to change her own fate. "The Call" Netflix – http://www.netflix.com/title/81342505 "Prey" aka "Uncaged" Streaming Review (Shudder) A zoo veterinarian gets caught up in a grisly adventure as she finds herself leading the city-wide hunt for a monstrous lion terrorizing the Dutch capital of Amsterdam. "Prey" aka "Uncaged" Shudder – https://www.shudder.com/movies/watch/uncaged/88f10875313d3eb4 "The Babysitter: Killer Queen" Streaming Review (Netflix) FACE YOUR DEMONS. SURVIVE THE NIGHT. Two years after defeating a satanic cult led by his babysitter Bee, Cole’s trying to forget his past and focus on surviving high school. But when old enemies unexpectedly return, Cole will once again have to outsmart the forces of evil. "The Babysitter: Killer Queen" Netflix – https://www.netflix.com/title/81012366 "Dogs Don't Wear Pants" Streaming Review (Shudder) YOU TAKE MY BREATH AWAY Juha has lost his wife in an accident. Years after, he still feels numb and unable to connect with people. Meeting Mona, a dominatrix, changes everything. "Dogs Don't Wear Pants" Shudder – https://www.shudder.com/movies/watch/dogs-dont-wear-pants/b8b92cc61b0c6d7e "Werewolf" Streaming Review (Amazon Rental) Summer of 1945. A temporary orphanage is established in an abandoned palace surrounded by forests for the eight children liberated from the Gross-Rosen camp. Hanka, also a former inmate, becomes their guardian. After the atrocities of the camp, the protagonists slowly begin to regain what is left of their childhood but the horror returns quickly. Camp Alsatians roam the forests around. Released by the SS earlier on, they have gone feral and are starving. Looking for food they besiege the palace. The children are terrified and their camp survival instinct is triggered. "Werewolf" Prime Rental – https://www.amazon.com/Werewolf-Kamil-Polnisiak/dp/B08P6CY4JP/ "Amulet" Streaming Review (Hulu) HAVE FAITH IN FEAR Tomaz, an ex-soldier now homeless in London, is offered a place to stay at a decaying house, inhabited by a young woman and her dying mother. As he starts to fall for Magda, Tomaz cannot ignore his suspicion that something insidious might also be living alongside them. “Amulet” Hulu – https://www.hulu.com/movie/amulet-24b1d118-ba59-4d9a-a4ce-b07597d3a23b "A Good Woman is Hard to Find" Streaming Review (Shudder) The recently widowed mother of two, Sarah, is desperate to know who murdered her husband in front of her young son, rendering him mute. Coerced into helping a low-life drug dealer stash narcotics stolen from the local Mr. Big, she’s forced into taking drastic action to protect her children, evolving from downtrodden submissive to take-charge vigilante. A Good Woman is Hard to Find” Shudder – https://www.shudder.com/movies/watch/a-good-woman-is-hard-to-find/4f4ddb81598c764b Survive 2005 "Cigarette Burns" Streaming Review (Tubi TV) With a torrid past that haunts him, a movie theatre owner is hired to search for the only existing print of a film so notorious that its single screening caused the viewers to become homicidally insane. “Cigarette Burns” Tubi – https://tubitv.com/tv-shows/286426/s01-e08-cigarette-burns?start=true Blindspot Episode 34 "Zodiac" Director's Cut Blu-Ray Review  THERE’S MORE THAN ONE WAY TO LOSE YOUR LIFE TO A KILLER. The true story of the investigation of the “Zodiac Killer”, a serial killer who terrified the San Francisco Bay Area, taunting police with his ciphers and letters. The case becomes an obsession for three men as their lives and careers are built and destroyed by the endless trail of clues. “Zodiac” Director’s Cut Blu-Ray – https://www.amazon.com/Zodiac-Blu-ray-Jr-Robert-Downey/dp/B072QKGY4L/ Podcast Version https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/podbean-70/shut-up-brandon-podcast https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/shut-up-brandon-podcast/id988229934? https://shutupbrandon.podbean.com/e/mrparka-s-weekly-reviews-episode-190-audio-version/ Ask a Question/ Answer a Question What film do you think will never get released on Blu-Ray/Home Video? Film NotesTremors – 1990 – Ron Underwood
Versus – 2000 – Ryûhei Kitamura Vigilante – 1983 – William Lustig Flower and Snake – 1974 – Masaru Konuma Zoom Up: Murder Site – 1979 – Kôyû Ohara Grave Robbers – 1989 – Rubén Galindo Jr. Alone – 2020 – John Hyams Relic – 2020 – Natalie Erika James Extracurricular – 2018 – Ray Xue The Swerve – 2018 – Dean Kapsalis Murder Death Koreatown – 2020 – Unknown We Summon the Darkness – 2019 – Marc Meyers A Creesphow Holiday Special – 2020 – Gregory Nicotero Thirst – 2019 – Gaukur Úlfarsson/ Steinþór Hróar Steinþórsson Freaky – 2020 – Christopher Landon The Call – 2020 – Lee Chung-hyun Prey – 2016 – Dick Maas The Babysitter: Killer Queen – 2020 – McG Dogs Don’t Wear Pants – 2019 – Jukka-Pekka Valkeapää Werewolf – 2018 – Adrian Panek Amulet – 2020 – Romola Garai A Good Woman is Hard to Find – 2019 – Abner Pastoll Cigarette Burns – 2005 – John Carpenter Zodiac – 2007 – David Fincher  Links www.youtube.com/mrparka https://www.instagram.com/mrparka/ https://twitter.com/mrparka00 http://www.screamingtoilet.com/dvd--blu-ray https://www.facebook.com/screamingpotty/ https://www.facebook.com/mrparka http://shutupbrandon.podbean.com/ https://www.facebook.com/screamingpotty/ https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/shut-up-brandon-podcast/id988229934?mt=2 https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/podbean-70/shut-up-brandon-podcast https://letterboxd.com/mrparka/ https://www.patreon.com/mrparka Time Stamps 0:00 Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays!! Corrections – 0:12 Patreon Review “Manchester by the Sea” Review – 0:43 “Sins of the Flesh” Review– 4:59 “Sleepless Beauty” Review– 9:54 “I’m Thinking of Ending Things” Review – 15:00 “The Dark and the Wicked” Review – 20:14 “The Berlin Bride” Review – 24:40 “The Lodge” Review – 27:34 “Rent-A-Pal” Review– 31:17 “Vivarium” Review – 33:51 “Unhinged” – 37:01 “Spontaneous” Review with Jeremy – 40:05 “The Painted Bird” Review with Jeremy – 50:28 Survive 2005 “Land of the Dead” Review with Jeremy – 1:00:30 Blindspot “Master of the World” Review with Jeremy – 1:22:15 Questions/Answers/ Question of the Week? “Which company had the best output this year?” 1:34:57/ 1:36:17/ 1:44:23 Update/Patreon Drawing – 1:44:58/ 1:45:27 22 Shots of Moodz and Horror – https://www.22shotsofmoodzandhorror.com/ Preorder for RIP – Rest in Pieces Blu-Ray – https://grindhousevideo.com/products/rip-rest-in-pieces-blu-ray?_pos=2&_sid=2349f7e36&_ss=r Video ReviewsPatreon Pick "Manchester by the Sea" Streaming Review (Amazon Prime) After his older brother passes away, Lee Chandler is forced to return home to care for his 16-year-old nephew. There he is compelled to deal with a tragic past that separated him from his family and the community where he was born and raised. “Manchester by the Sea” Amazon Prime – https://www.amazon.com/Manchester-Sea-Casey-Affleck/dp/B089XWWM3V/ "Sins of the Flesh" Blu-Ray Review (Mondo Macabro)  Benoît Landrieux, the idle and depraved son of a rich industrialist has two chance encounters on the same day that will change his life forever: Jean-Pierre, a young tearaway who is trying to steal his car, and Isabelle, 20 years old, whom he saves from being raped by her stepfather. Benoît is a coward and a voyeur, who gets his kicks from watching other couples make out. He cajoles his two new companions to attempt what he has never dared do: rob the safe in his father’s factory, seduce his stepmother to blackmail her for money and finally go so far as committing murder. Thus begins a wild ride that takes them to the very edge of madness. Director Claude Mulot made this film under the pseudonym of Frederic Lansac - the name of a character from his previous horror hit The Blood Rose. Sins of the Flesh (French title: Les Charnelles) marks the start of his transition from softcore films to full on hard core which was confirmed by his next release, Pussy Talk - one of the most controversial French films of all time. But Sins of the Flesh also shows Mulot’s background in horror cinema. He presents Benoît as a cunning and complex psychopath, a handsome young man who smiles and wears expensive clothing, while inside lurks a monster. The film is a compelling and controversial journey into the dark side of the human mind with some riveting sequences that showcase Mulot as one of the most daring and individual French film makers of his age. The film also features Jess Franco favorite Anne Libert (Erotic Rites of Frankenstein etc) and comes in a brand new 4k restoration with a host of original extra features. DISC FEATURES: Region free Brand new 4k transfers from film negative, digitally restored; interview with Anne Libert; interview with Gerard Kikoine; interview with distributor Francis Mischkind; interview with assistant director Didier Philippe-Gerard; original trailer; alternative title sequence; optional newly created English subtitles Mondo Macabro – https://mondomacabro.bigcartel.com/ “Sins of the Flesh” Blu-Ray – https://mondomacabro.bigcartel.com/product/sins-of-the-flesh-standard-edition "Sleepless Beauty" Blu-Ray Review (Epic Pictures) A young woman, Mila, is kidnapped by a mysterious and dangerous organization known as Recreation. Forced to stay awake and under constant surveillance, Mila must fight for control of her own mind. SPECIAL FEATURES: Deleted Scene -Day 3 Behind The Scene Film Alternative Scene - Hallucination Trailers Epic Pictures – https://epic-pictures.com/ “Sleepless Beauty” Blu-Ray – https://epic-pictures.com/merchandise/sleepless-beauty-blu-ray "I'm Thinking of Ending Things" Streaming Review (Netflix) Nothing is as it seems when a woman experiencing misgivings about her new boyfriend joins him on a road trip to meet his parents at their remote farm. “I’m Thinking of Ending Things” Netflix – https://www.netflix.com/Title/80211559 "The Dark and the Wicked" Blu-Ray Review On a secluded farm in a nondescript rural town, a man is slowly dying. His family gathers to mourn, and soon a darkness grows, marked by waking nightmares and a growing sense that something evil is taking over the family. “The Dark and the Wicked” Blu-Ray – https://www.amazon.com/Dark-Wicked-Blu-ray-Marin-Ireland/dp/B08HRT9V65/ "The Berlin Bride" Streaming Review (Amazon Prime) Two oddball Berliners discover the abandoned appendages of a mannequin. Separately, and with grotesque consequence, they come to terms with their disjointed mate. “The Berlin Bride” Amazon Prime – https://www.amazon.com/Berlin-Bride-Miklos-Koeniger/dp/B089994YNC "The Lodge" Streaming Review (Hulu) YOU’RE NOT WELCOME HERE A soon-to-be stepmom is snowed in with her fiancé’s two children at a remote holiday village. Just as relations begin to thaw between the trio, some strange and frightening events take place. “The Lodge” Blu-Ray – https://www.amazon.com/Lodge-Blu-ray-Riley-Keough/dp/B084CSDXMR/ "Rent-A-Pal" Streaming Review (Hulu) HE TALKS TO YOU. HE LISTENS TO YOU. HE UNDERSTANDS YOU. Set in 1990, a lonely bachelor named David searches for an escape from the day-to-day drudgery of caring for his aging mother. While seeking a partner through a video dating service, he discovers a strange VHS tape called Rent-A-Pal. Hosted by the charming and charismatic Andy, the tape offers him much-needed company, compassion, and friendship. But Andy’s friendship comes at a cost, and David desperately struggles to afford the price of admission. “Rent-A-Pal” Hulu – https://www.hulu.com/movie/rent-a-pal-f20c50a1-1dfd-43b8-9b1c-aecce199e1c3 "Vivarium" Streaming Review (Amazon Prime)  YOU’RE HOME. FOREVER. A young woman and her fiancé are in search of the perfect starter home. After following a mysterious real estate agent to a new housing development, the couple finds themselves trapped in a maze of identical houses and forced to raise an otherworldly child. “Vivarium” Amazon Prime – https://www.amazon.com/gp/video/detail/B0868SLS8V/ "Unhinged" Streaming Review (Amazon Prime Rental) HE CAN HAPPEN TO ANYONE. A divorced mother honks impatiently at a deranged middle-aged stranger at a red light while running late on her way to work. His road rage escalates to horrifyingly psychotic proportions as he becomes single-mindedly determined to teach her a deadly lesson for provoking him. “Unhinged” Amazon Rental – https://www.amazon.com/Unhinged-Russell-Crowe/dp/B08LBR5TXM/ "Spontaneous" Streaming Review (Amazon Prime Rental) AN EXPLOSIVE LOVE STORY. When students in their high school begin inexplicably exploding (literally), seniors Mara and Dylan struggle to survive in a world where each moment may be their last. “Spontaneous” Amazon Rental – https://www.amazon.com/Spontaneous-Katherine-Langford/dp/B08J28WQS9/ "The Painted Bird" Blu-Ray Review (Eureka) SYNOPSIS Featuring a staggering central performance from the young Petr Kotlár alongside a star-studded international ensemble including Udo Kier, Stellan Skarsgård, Harvey Keitel, Julian Sands and Barry Pepper. The Painted Bird has won ecstatic acclaim, with The Guardian’s Xan Brooks describing the film as “a monumental piece of work” rewarding the film with a five-star review. The film follows the journey of a boy, entrusted by his Jewish parents to an elderly foster mother in an effort to escape persecution. Following a tragedy, the boy is on his own. Wandering through the desecrated countryside, the boy encounters villagers and soldiers whose own lives have been brutally altered, and who are intent on revisiting this brutality on the boy. When the war ends, the boy has been changed, forever. Shot in crisp black and white 35mm – Václav Marhoul’s The Painted Bird does far more than simply depict the horror of war. It is an unflinching examination of the very worst of humanity. SPECIAL FEATURES Limited Edition O-Card slipcase [1000 copies] 1080p presentation on Blu-ray Optional English subtitles 11 Colours: The Making of ‘The Painted Bird’ [125 mins] – a behind-the-scenes look at the incredible 11 year process it took director Václav Marhoul to create the film version of Jerzy Kosiński’s controversial novel A collector’s booklet featuring an essay on the film by Jason Wood [1000 copies] Eureka – https://eurekavideo.co.uk/ “The Painted Bird” Blu-Ray – https://eurekavideo.co.uk/movie/the-painted-bird/ Survive 2005 "Land of the Dead" Blu-Ray Review (Scream Factory) Synopsis "A thrilling, disturbing commentary on a man-eat-man world ..." – San Francisco Examiner Legendary filmmaker George A. Romero returns to unleash another chapter in his zombie series! In this new tale of terror, Romero creates a harrowing vision of a modern-day world where the walking dead roam a vast uninhabited wasteland and the living try to lead "normal" lives behind the high walls of a fortified city. A new society has been built by a hand of ruthless opportunists, who live in luxury in the towers of a skyscraper, high above the less fortunate citizens who must eke out a hard life on the streets below. With the survival of the city at stake, a group of mercenaries is called into action to protect the living from the evolving army of the dead waiting outside the city walls. Land Of The Dead features a cast of great actors including Dennis Hopper, Simon Baker, Asia Argento, Robert Joy and John Leguizamo. Bonus Features DISC ONE: Theatrical Cut NEW 2K Scan Of The Interpositive NEW Cholo’s Reckoning - An Interview With Actor John Leguizamo NEW Charlie’s Story – An Interview With Actor Robert Joy NEW The Pillsbury Factor – An Interview With Actor Pedro Miguel Arce NEW Four Of The Apocalypse – An Interview With Actors Eugene Clark, Jennifer Baxter, Boyd Banks, And Jasmin Geljo Dream Of The Dead: The Director’s Cut With Optional Commentary By Director Roy Frumkes Deleted Footage From Dream Of The Dead Deleted Scenes Theatrical Trailer DISC TWO: Uncut Version NEW 2K Scan Of The Interpositive With HD Inserts NEW Audio Commentary With Zombie Performers Matt Blazi, Glena Chao, Michael Felsher, And Rob Mayr Audio Commentary With Writer/Director George A. Romero, Producer Peter Grunwald, And Editor Michael Doherty Undead Again: The Making Of Land Of The Dead Bringing The Dead To Life Scenes Of Carnage Zombie Effects: From Green Screen To Finished Scene Scream Test – CGI Test Bringing The Storyboards To Life A Day With The Living Dead Hosted By John Leguizamo When Shaun Met George Shout! Factory – https://www.shoutfactory.com/ “Land of the Dead” Blu-Ray – https://www.shoutfactory.com/product/land-of-the-dead-collector-s-edition?product_id=6375 Blindspot Episode 33 "Master of the World" Blu-Ray Review (Scream Factory)  THE FABULOUS ADVENTURES OF THE MAN WHO CONQUERED THE EARTH TO SAVE IT! A mad genius tries to bomb the world into peace. Bonus Features --- MASTER OF THE WORLD --- NEW High-Definition Master From The Interpositive Film Element NEW Stereo Soundtrack Created From The Original 4-Track Mag NEW Audio Commentary With Actor David Frankham NEW Richard Matheson: Storyteller – Extended Cut (72 Minutes) Theatrical Trailer Posters, Lobby Cards And Behind-The-Scenes Photo Gallery Photo Gallery Of Images From David Frankham's Personal Collection Shout! Factory – https://www.shoutfactory.com/ Vincent Price Collection Vol. 3 – https://www.shoutfactory.com/product/the-vincent-price-collection-iii?product_id=4515 Podcast Version  https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/podbean-70/shut-up-brandon-podcast https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/shut-up-brandon-podcast/id988229934? https://shutupbrandon.podbean.com/e/mrparka-s-weekly-reviews-episode-189-audio-version/ Ask a Question/ Answer a Question “Which company had the best output this year? Film NotesManchester by the Sea – 2016 – Kenneth Lonergan
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