 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 – 0:12 “Cold War Creatures: Four Films From Sam Katzman” Review – 1:05/5:19/7:59/10:48 “True Romance” 4K Review– 14:02 “I Saw the Devil” Review– 25:21 “Fear No Evil” Review – 27:30 1970 “The Butcher” Review – 29:57 1970 “Goodbye Gemini” Review – 34:08 1970 “Shadow of Illusion” Review – 37:41 1970 “The Forbidden Photos of a Lady Above Suspicion” Review – 40:30 1970 “Space Amoeba” Review– 43:34 1970 “Dr. Frankenstein on Campus” aka “Flick” Review – 46:02 1970 “Santo and Blue Demon Against the Monsters” Review– 48:15 Patreon Pick “The Craft” Review – 52:07 Blindspot “Dune” 4K – 1:01:47 Questions/Answers/ Question of the Week? “Would anyone like to see any new segments added to the show or any improvements?” – 1:23:43 Update – 1:38:23 22 Shots of Moodz and Horror – https://www.22shotsofmoodzandhorror.com/ Podcast Under the Stairs – https://tputscast.com/podcast Video Reviews"Cold War Creatures: Four Films from Sam Katzman" Blu-Ray Review (Arrow Video) Zombies! Werewolves! Atomic Mutations! Let this quartet of classic terrors take you back to the golden age of B-Movies! Not purchasing for a business? See our consumer site. Zombies! Werewolves! Atomic Mutation! Intergalactic Avians! Let this quartet of classic terrors take you back to the golden age of B-Movie Monsters! A mob boss hires an ex-Nazi scientist to reanimate his dead thugs in Creature with the Atom Brain. An auto-accident survivor is used as an experimental subject to create a vaccine for nuclear fallout with hair-raising side-effects in The Werewolf. Treasure hunters get more than they bargained for in the search for a cargo of diamonds that went down with a sunken ship when they discover the zombified crew members are guarding the loot in Zombies of Mora Tau. Meanwhile, an enormous bird from outer-space descends to chow down on the people of planet Earth in The Giant Claw! Four fantastic feature presentations from prolific producer Sam Katzman with a bounty of brand new extras and a raft of new writing by a range of respected raconteurs. These Cold War Creatures are coming for you! Bonus Materials LIMITED EDITION CONTENTS High Definition Blu-ray (1080p) presentations of all 4 films Original uncompressed mono audio for all films Optional English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing Fully illustrated 60-page collector’s book featuring extensive new writing by Laura Drazin Boyes, Neil Mitchell, Barry Forshaw, Jon Towlson and Jackson Cooper 80-page collector’s art book featuring reproduction stills and artwork from each film and new writing by historian and critic Stephen R. Bissette 2 double-sided posters featuring newly commissioned artwork by Matt Griffin Reversible sleeves featuring original and newly commissioned artwork for each film by Matt Griffin DISC 1 - CREATURE WITH THE ATOM BRAIN Brand-new introduction by historian and critic Kim Newman Brand-new audio commentary by critic Russell Dyball Sam Katzman: Before and Beyond the Cold War Creatures, a brand-new feature-length illustrated presentation on the life, career and films of Sam Katzman by historian and critic Stephen R. Bissette Condensed Super 8mm version of Creature with the Atom Brain, produced for home cinema viewing Theatrical trailer Image gallery DISC 2 - THE WEREWOLF Brand-new introduction by critic Kim Newman Brand-new audio commentary by critic Lee Gambin Beyond Window Dressing, a brand-new visual essay exploring the oft-overlooked role of women in the films of Sam Katzman by historian and critic Alexandra Heller-Nicholas Condensed Super 8mm version of The Werewolf, produced for home cinema viewing Theatrical trailer Image gallery DISC 3 - THE ZOMBIES OF MORA TAU Brand-new introduction by critic Kim Newman Brand-new audio commentary by critic Kat Ellinger Atomic Terror: Genre in Transformation, a brand-new visual essay exploring the intersection of mythical horror creatures and the rational world of science in the films of Sam Katzman by critic Josh Hurtado Theatrical trailer Image gallery DISC 4 - THE GIANT CLAW Brand-new introduction by critic Kim Newman Brand-new audio commentary by critics Emma Westwood and Cerise Howard Family Endangered!, a brand-new visual essay examining the theme of Cold War paranoia in Sam Katzman monster movies, by critic Mike White Condensed Super 8mm version of The Giant Claw, produced for home cinema viewing Theatrical trailer Image gallery Arrow Video – https://arrowfilms.com/ “Cold War Creatures: Four Films from Sam Katzman” Blu-Ray – https://mvdshop.com/products/cold-war-creatures-four-films-from-sam-katzman-limited-edition-blu-ray ttps://mvdshop.com/products/dune-limited-edition-4k-ultra-hd "True Romance" 4K Review (Arrow Video) STEALING. CHEATING. KILLING. WHO SAYS ROMANCE IS DEAD? In 1993, action movie supremo Tony Scott teamed up with a hot new screenwriter named Quentin Tarantino to bring True Romance to the screen, one of the most beloved and widely-quoted films of the decade. Elvis-worshipping comic book store employee Clarence Worley (Christian Slater) is minding his own business at a Sonny Chiba triple bill when Alabama Whitman (Patricia Arquette) walks into his life – and from then on, the two are inseparable. Within 24 hours, they’re married and on the run after Clarence is forced to kill Alabama’s possessive, psychopathic pimp. Driving a Cadillac across the country from Detroit to Hollywood, the newlyweds plan to sell off a suitcase full of stolen drugs to fund a new life for themselves... but little do they suspect that the cops and the Mafia are closing in on them. Will they escape and make their dream of a happy ending come true? Breathtaking action set pieces and unforgettably snappy dialogue combine with a murderers’ row of sensational performances from a stunning ensemble cast in Scott and Tarantino’s blood-soaked, bullet-riddled valentine, finally restored in dazzling 4K with hours of brilliant bonus features. New 4K restorations of both the Theatrical Cut and the Director’s Cut from the original camera negatives by Arrow Films Limited Edition packaging with reversible sleeve featuring newly commissioned artwork by Sara Deck 60-page perfect-bound collectors’ booklet featuring new writing on the film by Kim Morgan and Nicholas Clement, a 2008 Maxim oral history featuring interviews with cast and crew, and Edgar Wright’s 2012 eulogy for Tony Scott Double-sided poster featuring original and newly commissioned artwork by Sara Deck Six double-sided, postcard-sized lobby card reproductions 4K (2160p) UHD Blu-ray presentation in Dolby Vision (HDR10 compatible) of both cuts Original uncompressed stereo audio and DTS-HD MA 5.1 surround audio Optional English subtitles for the deaf and hard-of-hearing Audio commentary by director Tony Scott Audio commentary by writer Quentin Tarantino Audio commentary by stars Christian Slater & Patricia Arquette Audio commentary by critic Tim Lucas Select scene commentaries by stars Dennis Hopper, Val Kilmer, Brad Pitt and Michael Rapaport Brand new select scene commentary by star Saul Rubinek New interview with costume designer Susan Becker New interview with co-editor Michael Tronick New interview with co-composers Mark Mancina and John Van Tongeren New interview with Larry Taylor, author of Tony Scott: A Filmmaker on Fire New interview with Daniel Storm, co-founder of the annual True Romance Fest and owner of the original Cadillac Deleted scenes with optional commentary by Tony Scott Alternate ending with optional commentaries by Tony Scott and Quentin Tarantino Electronic press kit featurettes, behind-the-scenes footage and interviews with Tony Scott, Christian Slater, Patricia Arquette, Dennis Hopper and Gary Oldman Trailers and TV spots Image galleries “True Romance” 4K – https://arrowfilms.com/product-detail/true-romance-limited-edition-uhd/FCD2154 "I Saw the Devil" Blu-Ray Review I SAW THE DEVIL PREY FOR REVENGE A shockingly violent and stunningly accomplished tale of murder and revenge from Korean genre master KIM Jee-woon (THE GOOD THE BAD THE WEIRD and A TALE OF TWO SISTERS). OLDBOY's CHOI Min-sik plays Kyung-chul, a dangerous psychopath who kills for pleasure. The embodiment of pure evil, he has committed horrifying and senselessly cruel serial murders on defenseless victims, successfully eluding capture by the police. “I Saw the Devil” Blu-Ray – https://www.amazon.com/Saw-Devil-Blu-ray-Lee-Byung-hun/dp/B004P2VQXE/ "Fear No Evil" Blu-Ray Review (Kino Lorber) This double-feature special edition includes new 2K restorations of Fear No Evil (1969) and its sequel Ritual of Evil (1970), both starring Louis Jourdan (Gigi, Octopussy). Fear No Evil – Dr. David Sorell (Jourdan), a psychiatrist specializing in the occult, becomes involved in the case of a man possessed by a spirit in an antique mirror. The man’s fiancée discovers that the mirror is able to bring back her former boyfriend, who had been killed in a car accident, from the dead. Co-starring Lynda Day George (Day of the Animals), Carroll O’Connor (All in the Family), Bradford Dillman (Chosen Survivors), Wilfrid Hyde-White (My Fair Lady), Marsha Hunt (Raw Deal) and directed by Paul Wendkos (The Mephisto Waltz). Ritual of Evil – Dr. David Sorell (Jourdan) investigates the death of one of his patients, a young heiress, and uncovers a cult of wealthy people who practice black magic, witchcraft and devil worship. Hyde-White returns as Harry Snowden, one of David’s associates. Co-starring Anne Baxter (All About Eve), Diana Hyland (Jigsaw), John McMartin (Sweet Charity), Belinda Montgomery (The Other Side of the Mountain) and directed by Robert Day (Tarzan the Magnificent). Kino Lorber – https://www.kinolorber.com/ “Fear No Evil/Ritual of Evil” Blu-Ray – https://www.kinolorberedu.com/film/fear-no-evil-ritual-of-evil-double-feature 1970 "The Butcher" Review An unlikely friendship between a dour, working class butcher and a repressed schoolteacher coincides with a grisly series of Ripper-type murders in a provincial French town. “The Butcher” IMDB – https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0064106/ 1970 "Goodbye Gemini" Blu-Ray Review (Scorpion Releasing) IN THE AGE OF AQUARIUS THE TWINS JULIAN & JACKIE SHARE EVERYTHING - LOVE, MEN AND MURDER Unnaturally close, jet-setting twins become enmeshed in the Swinging London scene, where their relationship is strained after they befriend a predatory hustler and his girlfriend. “Goodbye Gemini” Blu-Ray – https://www.ebay.com/itm/165051154235 1970 "Shadow of Illusion" Review A young woman is lured to Cairo, where a cult of devil worshippers wants to sacrifice her. “Shadow of Illusion” IMDB – https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0123204/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0 1970 "The Forbidden Photos of a Lady Above Suspicion" Blu-Ray Review Before the influence of Dario Argento's The Bird with the Crystal Plumage permeated every corner of the giallo genre, another strain of these distinctive Italian thrillers enjoyed considerable success. These "melodrama gialli", heavily inspired by Clouzot's Les diaboliques, relied less on graphic violence and high body counts and more on psychological tension. Minou (Dagmar Lassander, Lucio Fulci's The Black Cat) leads a pampered but dull life with her frequently absent husband, Peter (Pier Paolo Capponi, The Cat O' Nine Tails). One night, while out walking on the beachfront, Minou is accosted by a mysterious blackmailer (Simón Andreu, Death Carries a Cane) who informs her that Peter is a murderer. Driven by misplaced loyalty to her husband, Minou gives in to the blackmailer's every perverted whim in exchange for his silence. But as the blackmailer ups the ante, demanding that she submit to his increasingly obscene demands, can Minou hold on to what little remains of her sanity? Written by the prolific Ernesto Gastaldi (Torso), infused with a seductive score by the great Ennio Morricone (The Cat O' Nine Tails) and featuring a memorable turn by Nieves Navarro a.k.a. Susan Scott (Death Walks at Midnight) in the role of Minou's best friend, The Forbidden Photos of a Lady Above Suspicion is a trippy giallo delight that brings together the talents of many of the genre's leading lights on both sides of the camera. Bonus Materials Brand new 2K restoration from the original camera negative by Arrow Films High Definition Blu-ray (1080p) presentation Original lossless mono Italian and English soundtracks English subtitles for the Italian soundtrack Optional English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing for the English soundtrack New audio commentary by Kat Ellinger, author and editor-in-chief of Diabolique Magazine Private Pictures, a newly-edited documentary featuring archival interviews with actress Nieves Navarro and director Luciano Ercoli, and new interview material with writer Ernesto Gastaldi The Forbidden Soundtrack of the Big Three, a new appreciation of the music of Forbidden Photos and 70s Italian cult cinema by musician and soundtrack collector Lovely Jon The Forbidden Lady, a Q&A with actress Dagmar Lassander at the 2016 Festival of Fantastic Films Original Italian and English theatrical trailers Image gallery Reversible sleeve featuring original and newly commissioned artwork by Twins of Evil FIRST PRESSING ONLY: Illustrated collector's booklet featuring new writing on the film by author and critic Michael Mackenzie Arrow Video – https://arrowfilms.com/ “The Forbidden Photos of a Lady Above Suspicion” Blu-Ray – https://mvdshop.com/products/forbidden-photos-of-a-lady-above-suspicion-the-blu-ray 1970 "Space Amoeba" Review AN ALIEN AIMING FOR THE EARTH TRANSFORMS MONSTERS TO ATTACK! When a space probe crash-lands on a far-flung Pacific atoll, the craft’s alien stowaways decide to take over their new world one creature at a time. Soon, the parasitic life forms latch onto three indigenous critters – a squid, a crab and a snapping turtle – and transform them into colossal mutant monsters. “Space Amoeba” DVD – https://www.amazon.com/Space-Amoeba-Akira-Kubo/dp/B000AC7P2Y 1970 "Dr. Frankenstein on Campus" aka "Flick" Review  Viktor Frankenstein, expelled from Ingoldstat U for doing weird experiments and for acting a bit looney, goes to college in Canada to study brain control under Prof. Preston. Campus radicals frame Viktor (photographed holding a joint) in an attempt to discredit both Preston and the Dean and Viktor is once again expelled. Vik injects Tae Kwan Do expert Tony with his new brain control pellets and soon Tony becomes an instrument of revenge, beating radicals to death, drowning the photographer in a developing tray, and karate-chopping a reporter in the throat to name a few. But why won’t Viktor remove his clothes when doing his often naked girlfriend and who is the “real Frankenstein”? “Dr. Frankenstein on Campus” IMDB – https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0202358/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0 1970 "Santo and Blue Demon Against the Monsters" Review ESCAPE THE MONSTER YOU HATE AND FEAR IN THE HORROR MANSION! Bruno Halder a sinister scientist seeking revenge against his brother and niece is resurrected by Waldo his faithful sidekick. Besides his minions of zombies Halder enlists the help of Wolfman, Franquestain, a Vampire, a Mummy and a Cyclops. Once again the survival of mankind is put in the hands of Santo “Santo and the Blue Demon against the Monsters” – https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0064932/ Patreon Pick "The Craft" Blu-Ray Review (Scream Factory) Sarah has always been different. So as the newcomer at St. Benedict's Academy, she immediately falls in with high school outsiders. But there's something different about her new friends, and it's not just that they won't settle for being a group of powerless misfits. They have discovered The Craft ... and they are going to use it. This spectacular horror thriller has an all-star cast including Neve Campbell (the Scream franchise, Wild Things), Robin Tunney (Supernova, The Zodiac), Fairuza Balk (The Island Of Dr. Moreau, American History X), Rachel True (Half Baked, Embrace Of The Vampire) and Skeet Ulrich (Scream, Riverdale). Bonus Features NEW Directing The Craft – An Interview With Co-writer And Director Andrew Fleming NEW Producing The Craft – An Interview With Producer Douglas Wick NEW Writing The Craft – An Interview With Co-writer Peter Filardi NEW Effecting The Craft – An Interview With Makeup Effects Supervisor Tony Gardner Audio Commentary With Director Andrew Fleming Vintage Featurette – Conjuring The Craft Vintage Featurette – The Making Of The Craft Deleted Scenes With Optional Audio Commentary Theatrical Trailer “The Craft” Blu-Ray – https://www.shoutfactory.com/product/the-craft-collector-s-edition?product_id=7004 Blindspot "Dune" 4K Review (Arrow Films) A World Beyond Your Dreams. A Film Beyond Your Imagination. David Lynch's Masterpiece Fully Restored in 4K. Following a notorious aborted attempt by Alejandro Jodorowsky in the 1970s, Frank Herbert's bestselling sci-fi epic Dune finally made it to the big screen as the third film by emerging surrealist wunderkind David Lynch, featuring an all-star cast that includes several of Lynch's regular collaborators. The year is 10,191, and four planets are embroiled in a secret plot to wrest control of the Spice Melange, the most precious substance in the universe and found only on the planet Arrakis. A feud between two powerful dynasties, House Atreides and House Harkonnen, is manipulated from afar by ruling powers that conspire to keep their grip on the spice. As the two families clash on Arrakis, Duke Atreides' son Paul (Kyle MacLachlan, in his screen debut) finds himself at the center of an intergalactic war and an ancient prophecy that could change the galaxy forever. Though its initial reception ensured that Lynch largely eschewed mainstream filmmaking for the rest of his career, Dune has since been rightly re-evaluated as one of the most startlingly original and visionary science fiction films of the 1980s. Its astonishing production design and visual effects can now be appreciated anew in this spellbinding 4K restoration, accompanied by hours of comprehensive bonus features. Bonus Materials 4K ULTRA HD LIMITED EDITION CONTENTS Brand new 4K restoration from the original camera negative 60-page perfect-bound book featuring new writing on the film by Andrew Nette, Christian McCrea and Charlie Brigden Large fold-out double-sided poster featuring original and newly commissioned artwork by Dániel Taylor Six double-sided, postcard-sized lobby card reproductions Limited edition packaging with reversible sleeve featuring original and newly commissioned artwork by Dániel Taylor DISC ONE - FEATURE & EXTRAS (4K ULTRA HD BLU-RAY) 4K (2160p) UHD Blu-ray™ presentation in Dolby Vision (HDR10 compatible) Original uncompressed stereo audio and DTS-HD MA 5.1 surround audio Optional English subtitles for the deaf and hard-of-hearing Brand new audio commentary by film historian Paul M. Sammon Brand new audio commentary by Mike White of The Projection Booth podcast Impressions of Dune, a 2003 documentary on the making of the film, featuring interviews with star Kyle MacLachlan, producer Raffaella de Laurentiis, cinematographer Freddie Francis, editor Antony Gibbs and many others Designing Dune, a 2005 featurette looking back at the work of production designer Anthony Masters Dune FX, a 2005 featurette exploring the special effects in the film Dune Models & Miniatures, a 2005 featurette focusing on the model effects in the film Dune Costumes, a 2005 featurette looking at the elaborate costume designs seen in the film Eleven deleted scenes from the film, with a 2005 introduction by Raffaella de Laurentiis Destination Dune, a 1983 featurette originally produced to promote the film at conventions and publicity events Theatrical trailers and TV spots Extensive image galleries, including hundreds of still photos DISC TWO – BONUS DISC (BLU-RAY) Beyond Imagination: Merchandising Dune, a brand new featurette exploring the merchandise created to promote the film, featuring toy collector/producer Brian Sillman (The Toys That Made Us) Prophecy Fulfilled: Scoring Dune, a brand new featurette on the film’s music score, featuring interviews with Toto guitarist Steve Lukather, Toto keyboardist Steve Porcaro, and film music historian Tim Greiving Brand new interview with make-up effects artist Giannetto de Rossi, filmed in 2020 Archive interview with production coordinator Golda Offenheim, filmed in 2003 Archive interview with star Paul Smith, filmed in 2008 Archive interview with make-up effects artist Christopher Tucker Arrow Video – https://arrowfilms.com/ “Dune” 4K – https://mvdshop.com/products/dune-limited-edition-4k-ultra-hd Podcast Versionhttps://www.stitcher.com/show/shut-up-brandon-podcast https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/shut-up-brandon-podcast/id988229934 https://shutupbrandon.podbean.com/e/mrparka-s-weekly-reviews-episode-227-audio-version/ Question of the WeekWould anyone like to see any new segments added to the show or any improvements? UpdateBlu-Ray 1. Erotic Ghost Story Film NotesCreature of the Atom Brain – 1955 – Edward L. Cahn
The Werewolf – 1956 – Fred F. Sears Zombies of Mora Tau – 1957 – Edward L. Cahn The Giant Claw – 1957 – Fred F. Sears True Romance – 1993 – Tony Scott I Saw the Devil – 2010 – Kim Jee-woon Fear No Evil – 1969 – Paul Wendkos The Butcher – 1970 – Claude Chabrol Goodbye Gemini – 1970 – Alan Gibson Shadow of Illusion – 1970 – Mario Caiano The Forbidden Photos of a Lady Above Suspicion – 1970 – Luciano Ercoli Space Amoeba – 1970 – Ishirō Honda Dr. Frankenstein on Campus – 1970 – Gilbert W. Taylor Santo and Blue Demon Against the Monsters – 1970 – Gilberto Martínez Solares The Craft – 1996 – Andrew Fleming Dune – 1984 – David Lynch
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The film stars former Miss Philippines, the stunning Maria Isabel Lopez, in her most revealing role ever. It’s an eye-opening example of raw and savage film making from one of its country’s most innovative directors. Set on the beautiful and remote beaches of Ilocos Norte, the story tells of three women and their struggle to come to terms with their own sexuality against a background of religious repression and male brutality. The film contains images of sex and violence that may disturb some viewers. DISC FEATURES Region Free Worldwide HD Debut Audio choice of English or Tagalog with optional Eng Subs Brand new audio commentary from Filipino film expert Andrew Leavold Brand new interview with star Sarsi Emmanuelle Archival interview with star Maria Isabel Lopez Archival interview with director Elwood Perez Archival interview with the film's art director Mondo Macabro – https://mondomacabro.bigcartel.com/ “Silip: Daughters of Eve” Blu-Ray – https://mondomacabro.bigcartel.com/product/silip-retail-edition "The Cannibal Man" Blu-Ray Review (Severin Films)  WHEN THE BUTCHER GOES BERZERK... From subversive Spanish writer/director Eloy de la Iglesia comes the international hit and DPP 39 'Video Nasty' that remains among the most notorious and misunderstood shockers of the '70s: When a slaughterhouse worker (Vicente Parra of NO ONE HEARD THE SCREAM) accidentally kills a man during a fight, it will trigger a desperate descent into madness, mass murder and "the most horrific use of a single apartment since Polanski's REPULSION" (Mondo Digital). Emma Cohen (CUT-THROATS NINE) and Eusebio Poncela (LAW OF DESIRE) co-star in this "unforgettable mix of Euro arthouse and exploitive sleaze" (DVD Drive-In) - also known as THE APARTMENT ON THE 13TH FLOOR and WEEK OF THE KILLER - now featuring both the International and extended Spanish Version newly scanned from the original negatives for the first time ever. Bonus Materials Cinema At The Margins – Stephen Thrower and Dr. Shelagh Rowan-Legg on Eloy de la Iglesia The Sleazy And The Strange – Interview with Carlos Aguilar Deleted Scenes Original Theatrical Trailer Includes both International and Extended Versions Severin Films – https://severin-films.com/ “The Cannibal Man” Blu-Ray – https://severin-films.com/shop/cannibal-man-blu/ https://mvdshop.com/products/the-cannibal-man-blu-ray "The Dark" Blu-Ray Review (MVD Rewind)  A CHILLING TALE OF ALIEN TERROR In this chilling tale of alien terror, a writer (William Devane, Rolling Thunder) takes a personal interest in a series of baffling, shocking murders in Los Angeles ... and evidence suggests the suspect may not be human. Every night "The Mangler" stalks the streets, attacking and mutilating random victims. On the creature's trail is TV reporter Zoe Owens (Cathy Lee Crosby, Coach) and police detective Dave Mooney (Richard Jaeckel, The Dirty Dozen), but the truth behind the murders is far more strange and horrifying than they could ever imagine in this 1979 cult classic from director John "Bud" Cardos (Kingdom of the Spiders, Mutant) and featuring Keenan Wynn (Dr. Strangelove), Casey Kasem (radio legend and "American Top 40" host) and Jacquelyn Hyde (They Shoot Horses, Don't They?) in her Saturn Award® nominated performance. Bonus Materials High Definition (1080p) presentation of the main feature in 2.35:1 aspect ratio from the original camera negative. Audio: DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0 Mono English Subtitles Audio Commentary with producer Igo Kantor and director John “Bud” Cardos Interview with composer Roger Kellaway and director John “Bud” Cardos Vintage Interview with John “Bud” Cardos Photo Gallery Original Theatrical Trailer MVD Rewind Facebook – https://www.facebook.com/MVDRewindCollection “The Dark” Blu-Ray – https://mvdshop.com/products/the-dark-collectors-edition-blu-ray "Adrenalin: Fear the Rush" Blu-Ray Review (Ronin Flix) THE HEART-STOPPING ACTION-PACKED ADVENTURE THAT KEEPS YOU ON THE EDGE! This pulse-pounding action-adventure stars Christopher Lambert (HIGHLANDER) as a police officer locked in a desperate, do-or-die race against time! Teamed with a rookie cop (Natasha Henstridge - SPECIES), he must quickly track down a savage killer who threatens the world. When the chase leads to the killer's dungeon, the hunters find they have become the hunted! Ronin Flix – https://roninflix.com/ “Adrenalin: Fear the Rush” Blu-Ray – https://mvdshop.com/products/adrenalin-fear-the-rush-blu-ray "The Blackcoat's Daughter" Blu-Ray Review  ABANDONED AS A CHILD. RAISED BY THE DARK. In the dead of winter, Kat and Rose, two very different girls, find themselves spending winter break at their prestigious prep school. What they don’t know is that Kat is being stalked by an evil entity, and their lives are about to change forever. Meanwhile, Joan, a young, troubled woman, makes her way across a frozen landscape towards the school. But why? “The Blackcoat’s Daughter” Blu-Ray – https://www.amazon.com/Blackcoats-Daughter-Blu-ray-Emma-Roberts/dp/B06Y19JQXB/ "Midsommar" Streaming Review (Amazon) LET THE FESTIVITIES BEGIN. Several friends travel to Sweden to study as anthropologists a summer festival that is held every ninety years in the remote hometown of one of them. What begins as a dream vacation in a place where the sun never sets, gradually turns into a dark nightmare as the mysterious inhabitants invite them to participate in their disturbing festive activities. “Midsommar” Blu-Ray – https://www.amazon.com/Midsommar-Blu-ray-Will-Poulter/dp/B07VRFYNVY/ "The Lighthouse" Blu-Ray Review  THERE IS ENCHANTMENT IN THE LIGHT. Two lighthouse keepers try to maintain their sanity while living on a remote and mysterious New England island in the 1890s. “The Lighthouse” Blu-Ray – https://www.amazon.com/Lighthouse-Blu-ray-Willem-Dafoe/dp/B07ZLJKM2P/ "Oculus" Streaming Review YOU SEE WHAT IT WANTS YOU TO SEE A woman tries to exonerate her brother’s murder conviction by proving that the crime was committed by a supernatural phenomenon. “Oculus” Blu-Ray – https://www.amazon.com/Oculus-Blu-ray/dp/B00KNVF3US/ 1970 “Your Hands on My Body" Review Andrea, the only son of a rich publisher, is a neurotic young man obsessed by his mother. He is dominated by uncontrollable impulses and suicidal fantasies, while his regressive behaviour makes him lonely and frustrated. Incapable of having normal sexual relationships, he spies on his stepmother’s adulterous affairs and is obsessed by Carol, a young American girl he secretly films (even when she’s making love with her boyfriend), and whom he clumsily courts. Finally, Andrea wins Carol over but is still tormented by the fear of losing his own private world of memories and macabre games… “Your Hands on My Body” IMDB – https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0211690/ 1970 “Whirlpool" Blu-Ray Review (Arrow Video) SHE DIED WITH HER BOOTS ON… AND NOT MUCH ELSE. Tulia, a young model is invited to a photographer’s country home for what purports to be a quiet weekend retreat - but soon appears to be anything but. Arrow Video – https://arrowfilms.com/ “Jose Larraz Collection” Blu-Ray (Including Whirlpool) – https://mvdshop.com/products/blood-hunger-the-films-of-jose-larraz-blu-ray 1970 "Dream No Evil" Blu-Ray Review (Arrow Video) A NIGHTMARE OF UNEXPECTED TERROR! Grace is a troubled young lady with some serious daddy issues. She was adopted as a young girl and raised up in a family of traveling faith healers. After the patriarch of that little group passes away Grace’s world is thrown into turmoil. The eldest brother turns his back on the family business in favor of medical school despite being engaged to Grace and she is left alone with the shady younger son who puts Grace in a skimpy leotard and incorporates some circus style showmanship to draw in the rubes. Arrow Video – https://arrowfilms.com/ “American Horror Project Vol. 2” (Including Dream No Evil) – https://mvdshop.com/products/american-horror-project-volume-2-limited-edition-blu-ray 1970 "Ritual of Evil" Blu-Ray Review (Kino Lorber) This double-feature special edition includes new 2K restorations of Fear No Evil (1969) and its sequel Ritual of Evil (1970), both starring Louis Jourdan (Gigi, Octopussy). Fear No Evil – Dr. David Sorell (Jourdan), a psychiatrist specializing in the occult, becomes involved in the case of a man possessed by a spirit in an antique mirror. The man’s fiancée discovers that the mirror is able to bring back her former boyfriend, who had been killed in a car accident, from the dead. Co-starring Lynda Day George (Day of the Animals), Carroll O’Connor (All in the Family), Bradford Dillman (Chosen Survivors), Wilfrid Hyde-White (My Fair Lady), Marsha Hunt (Raw Deal) and directed by Paul Wendkos (The Mephisto Waltz). Ritual of Evil – Dr. David Sorell (Jourdan) investigates the death of one of his patients, a young heiress, and uncovers a cult of wealthy people who practice black magic, witchcraft and devil worship. Hyde-White returns as Harry Snowden, one of David’s associates. Co-starring Anne Baxter (All About Eve), Diana Hyland (Jigsaw), John McMartin (Sweet Charity), Belinda Montgomery (The Other Side of the Mountain) and directed by Robert Day (Tarzan the Magnificent). Kino Lorber – https://www.kinolorber.com/ “Fear No Evil/Ritual of Evil” Blu-Ray – https://www.kinolorberedu.com/film/fear-no-evil-ritual-of-evil-double-feature 1970 "Robin Redbreast" Review After the break-up of a long-term relationship, urban sophisticate Norah seeks refuge in a remote house in the country. The locals are friendly, if eccentric, and she toys with the idea of a flirtation with dishy young gamekeeper Rob. But events at Harvest Festival leave her feeling manipulated, and six months later, with the consequences all too evident, she finds herself trapped in what is more like a nightmare. What role is she destined to play in the cycle of the seasons – and of the generations? “Robin Redbreast” IMDB – https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0498409/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1 1970 "Blood of the Iron Maiden" Review An actress gets the lead in a movie, not aware that the director specializes in nudies and intends to use drugs on her during the filming. “Blood of the Iron Maiden” IMDB – https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0065479/ Patreon Pick "Happiness" DVD Review FINDING HAPPINESS CAN BE A TRAGIC COMEDY. The lives of many individuals connected by the desire for happiness, often from sources usually considered dark or evil. “Happiness” DVD – https://www.amazon.com/Happiness-Jane-Adams/dp/B00000IC7G/ Blindspot "Erotic Ghost Story" Review Three vixens have meditated for 1,000 years to able to shed their animal natures and become human. For the final month of their rigors, they have moved near a village where women pray to a god of fertility. One sister visits the god’s temple and thinks lustful thoughts. As she leaves, a priest confronts her, warning of dire consequences and of demons that will try to stop the vixens’ transformation. Soon, the youngest sister saves a poor scholar from bandits and becomes enamored of him. Each sister visits him, and before long, the youth has made love to all three. After they invite him to stay with them, the playfulness takes a scary turn. Where can they turn for help. 88 Films – https://88-films.myshopify.com/ “Erotic Ghost Story” Blu-Ray – https://88-films.myshopify.com/products/erotic-ghost-story Podcast Version https://www.stitcher.com/show/shut-up-brandon-podcast https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/shut-up-brandon-podcast/id988229934 https://shutupbrandon.podbean.com/e/mrparka-s-weekly-reviews-episode-226-audio-version/ Question of the WeekWhat film label do you own the most films from? UpdateBook
Film NotesSilip: Daughters of Eve – 1985 – Elwood Perez
The Cannibal Man – 1972 – Eloy de la Iglesia The Dark – 1979 – John “Bud” Cardos Adrenalin: Fear the Rush – 1996 – Albert Pyun The Blackcoat’s Daughter – 2015 – Oz Perkins Midsommar – 2019 – Ari Aster The Lighthouse – 2019 – Robert Eggers Oculus – 2013 – Mike Flanagan Your Hands on My Body – 1970 – Brunello Rondi Whirlpool – 1970 – José Ramón Larraz Dream No Evil – 1970 – John Hayes Ritual of Evil – 1970 – Robert Day Robin Redbreast – 1970 – James MacTaggart Blood of the Iron Maiden – 1970 – Ben Benoit Happiness – 1998 – Todd Solondz Erotic Ghost Story – 1990 – Lam Nai-Choi  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 “Eloy De La Iglesia's Quinqui Collection” (Navajeros/El Pico/El Pico 2) Review – 0:11/7:29/10:38 “The Frenchman’s Garden” Review – 16:34 “The Babadook” Review– 24:39 “Big Bad Wolves” Review– 32:22 “Resolution” Review – 36:56 “Under the Skin” Review – 40:59 Patreon Pick “Byzantium” Review – 47:02 1970 “Lokis. A Manuscript of Professor Wittembach” Review – 51:12 1970 “Witchhammer” Review – 58:47 1970 “Kill the Fatted Calf and Roast It” Review– 1:05:12 1970 “Your Sweet Body to Kill” Review – 1:08:18 1970 “Horror of the Blood Monsters” Review– 1:11:41 You Ain’t Seen!? “The Cat o’ Nine Tails” – 1:15:34 Questions/Answers/Question of the week “Favorite Folk Horror Film?” – 1:34:00 Update – 1:46:44 22 Shots of Moodz and Horror – https://www.22shotsofmoodzandhorror.com/ Podcast Under the Stairs – https://tputscast.com/podcast Video Reviews"The Eloy De La Iglesia's Quinqui Collection" Blu-Ray Review (Severin Films) THE AMERICAN DISC PREMIERE OF DE LA IGLESIA'S TEEN CRIME TRILOGY Short for quincallero (delinquent) and pronounced 'kinky', it was a brutal sub-genre of juvenile gang dramas produced in '70s/'80s Spain. But for Basque writer/director Eloy de la Iglesia (CANNIBAL MAN, NO ONE HEARD THE SCREAM), these three Cine Quinqui classics would become the most successful, controversial and tragically defining films of his entire career. José Luis Manzano - the charismatic street kid discovered by de la Iglesia - stars in this graphic neorealist trilogy that depicts the crime, violence and drug abuse that ravaged the post-Franco nation, and led to the filmmaker and actor's real-life addictions to heroin - and each other - that would ultimately destroy them both. NAVAJEROS, EL PICO and EL PICO 2 are now scanned in HD from the original negatives with all-new Special Features created especially for this collection. Bonus Materials José Sacristán on Eloy de la Iglesia – Interview with Actor José Sacristán Blood In The Streets: The Quinqui Film Phenomenon – An interview with Quinqui Historians Mery Cuesta and Tom Whittaker EL PICO Trailer Queerness, Crime, And The Basque Conflict In The Quinqui Films Of Eloy de la Iglesia – A Panel with Scholars Alejandro Melero and Paul Julian Smith, Moderated by Evan Purchell of Ask Any Buddy (appox. 65 mins) EL PICO 2 Trailer Severin Films – https://severin-films.com/ “Eloy De La Iglesia's Quinqui Collection” Blu-Ray – https://mvdshop.com/products/eloy-de-la-iglesias-quinqui-collection-blu-ray "The Frenchman's Garden" Blu-Ray Review (Mondo Macabro) “The Frenchman” was what locals called the man who ran the bar and restaurant in the small town of Peñaflor in rural Spain in the early part of the 20th century. But Juan Andrés Aldije Monmejá was not your usual jolly inn keeper. He ran an illegal gambling den and pimped out the waitresses who worked for him, arranging abortions for them when the inevitable happened. Even though he was married to one of the richest women in town, Juan Andrés was not averse to visiting his own bordello for late night entertainment. Deciding that there were easier and quicker ways to exploit his customers, The Frenchman started slaughtering them, stealing their money and burying their corpses in the garden at the back of his inn. As his greed increased, so did the savagery of his murderous acts. It was not long before people started asking questions. This gruesome story of one of Spain’s most notorious serial killers was a very personal project for Paul Naschy, who wrote, directed and acts in the film alongside two of the hottest female stars of the time. This macabre tale of a “black legend” from Spain’s rural past was impossible to see for many years but is now available, fully uncut and restored, for the first time on US home video. DISC FEATURES Region A coded US home video debut Brand new 4K restoration from the OCN Spanish Language with optional Eng Subs Brand new audio commentary by The Naschycast's Troy Guinn and Rodney Barnett and Human Beast: The Films of Paul Naschy author Troy Howarth Archival interview with Paul Naschy Mondo Macabro – https://mondomacabro.bigcartel.com/ “The Frenchman’s Garden” Blu-Ray – https://mondomacabro.bigcartel.com/product/the-frenchman-s-garden-retail-edition "The Babadook" Blu-Ray Review (IFC Films) IF IT’S IN A WORD, OR IT’S IN A LOOK, YOU CAN’T GET RID OF THE BABADOOK. A single mother, plagued by the violent death of her husband, battles with her son’s fear of a monster lurking in the house, but soon discovers a sinister presence all around her. “The Babadook” Blu-Ray – https://www.amazon.com/Babadook-Blu-ray-Essie-Davis/dp/B00SVDJ0JU/ "Big Bad Wolves" Blu-Ray Review (Magnet) SOME MEN ARE CREATED EVIL Tel Aviv, Israel. The twisted paths of three very different men brutally collide due to a chain of unspeakable murders: a grieving father who has been doomed to seek vengeance and a police detective who boldly crosses the narrow boundary between law and crime meet a religion teacher suspected of being the murderer. “Big Bad Wolves” Blu-Ray – https://www.amazon.com/Big-Wolves-Blu-ray-Lior-Ashkenazi/dp/B00HYRYMZQ/ "Resolution" Blu-Ray Review Michael is committed to getting his best friend Chris to sober up and get his life back on track. With the best of intentions, Michael implements a plan to convince Chris to go to rehab before his drug addiction leads to an early death. But what begins as an attempt to save his friend’s life quickly takes an unexpected turn as the two friends confront personal demons, the consequences of past actions, and forces beyond their control. “Resolution” Blu-Ray – https://www.amazon.com/Resolution-Blu-ray-DVD-Combo-Pack/dp/B00DT55P80/ "Under the Skin" Blu-Ray Review A seductive alien prowls the streets of Glasgow in search of prey: unsuspecting men who fall under her spell. “Under the Skin” Blu-Ray – https://www.amazon.com/Under-Blu-ray-Digital-Scarlett-Johansson/dp/B00K0MM4AM/ Patreon Pick "Byzantium" Blu-Ray Review (IFC) IRRESISTIBLE. IMMORAL. IMMORTAL. Two mysterious women seek refuge in a run-down coastal resort. Clara meets lonely Noel, who provides shelter in his deserted guesthouse, Byzantium. Schoolgirl Eleanor befriends Frank and tells him their lethal secret—they were born 200 years ago and survive on human blood. As knowledge of their secret spreads, their past catches up on them with deathly consequences. “Byzantium” Blu-Ray – https://www.amazon.com/Byzantium-Blu-ray-Gemma-Arterton/dp/B00DPUB59W/ 1970 "Lokis. A Manuscript of Professor Wittembach" Review A pastor studying folklore in remote parts of 19th century Estonia is invited to stay with a young nobleman. His mother is sequestered and mad. It seems she has been attacked by a bear as a young wife and local peasants whisper the young man may be the son of a bear. A doctor, who treats the mother with old-fashioned remedies, reveals this to the pastor. Young nobleman’s wife is found with a bite and the man has disappeared into the woods. Severin Films – https://severin-films.com/ “All the Haunts Be Ours: A Compendium of Folk Horror” Blu-Ray Boxset Including “Lokis” and “Witchhammer” – https://severin-films.com/shop/folk-horror-box/ 1970 "Witchhammer" Blu-Ray Review A ruthless inquisitor spins the superstitions of local peasants into religious heresy, finding cause to accuse dozens of innocent men and women of witchcraft. The inquisitor targets nobles and merchants, whose property and goods are then confiscated. After suffering an array of medieval tortures, most of the accused confess—only to be burned alive at the stake as helpless villagers watch. With its bold and striking cinematography, the film captures scenes of both daring nudity and brutal torture Severin Films – https://severin-films.com/ “All the Haunts Be Ours: A Compendium of Folk Horror” Blu-Ray Boxset Including “Lokis” and “Witchhammer” – https://severin-films.com/shop/folk-horror-box/ "1970 "Kill the Fatted Calf and Roast It" After many years of living abroad, a troubled young man returns home due to the death of his father (who he suspects was actually murdered). He attempts to untangle that mystery while still carrying an unhealthy obsession toward his mother, who committed suicide ten years ago. This obsession then draws in his attractive cousin and takes a sexual turn. “Kill the Fatted Calf and Roast It” – https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0066497/ 1970 “Your Sweet Body to Kill” Review Tells the story of a husband who wants to kill his unfaithful wife.He has many murderous fantasies in which he murders her.After the disposal of her beautiful dead body our hero looses an incriminating suitcase.It’s time to get the crime evidence back. “Your Sweet Body to Kill” – https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0066045/ 1970 "Horror of the Blood Monsters" Blu-Ray Review (Severin Films) YOU’LL SCREAM YOURSELF INTO A STATE OF SHOCK! Astronauts land on a planet with prehistoric creatures and a war between a human-like tribe and a race of vampires. Severin Films – https://severin-films.com/ “Al Adamson Masterpiece Collection” Boxset (Horror of the Blood Monsters) – https://severin-films.com/al-adamson-the-masterpiece-collection/ You Ain't Seen?! "The Cat o' Nine Tails" 4K (Arrow Video) Dave's Pick for Jeremy  Caught between the truth and a murderer's hand! Following the success of his debut feature, The Bird with the Crystal Plumage, distributor Titanus tasked writer/director Dario Argento with delivering a follow-up in short order. The resulting film, granted a greatly enhanced budget and heralded in its US marketing campaign as "nine times more suspenseful" than its predecessor, was The Cat O' Nine Tails. When a break-in occurs at a secretive genetics institute, blind puzzle-maker Franco Arnò (Karl Malden, Patton, One-Eyed Jacks), who overheard an attempt to blackmail one of the institute's scientists shortly before the robbery, teams up with intrepid reporter Carlo Giordani (James Franciscus, Beneath the Planet of the Apes) to crack the case. But before long the bodies begin to pile up and the two amateur sleuths find their own lives imperiled in their search for the truth. And worse still, Lori (Cinzia De Carolis, Cannibal Apocalypse), Franco's young niece, may also be in killer's sights... This second entry in the so-called "Animal Trilogy" found Argento further refining his distinctive style and cementing his reputation as the master of the giallo thriller. Co-starring Catherine Spaak (Il Sorpasso) and Rada Rassimov (Baron Blood), and featuring another nerve-jangling score by the great Ennio Morricone (The Bird with the Crystal Plumage, The Good, The Bad and the Ugly), The Cat O' Nine Tails remains one of Argento's most suspenseful and underrated films. Bonus Materials New 4K restoration from the original negative by Arrow Films 4K (2160p) UHD Blu-ray presentation in Dolby Vision (HDR10 compatible) Restored original lossless mono Italian and English soundtracks English subtitles for the Italian soundtrack Optional English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing for the English soundtrack Audio commentary by critics Alan Jones and Kim Newman Nine Lives, an interview with co-writer/director Dario Argento The Writer O’ Many Tales, an interview with co-writer Dardano Sacchetti Child Star, an interview with actress Cinzia De Carolis Giallo in Turin, an interview with production manager Angelo Iacono Script pages for the lost original ending, translated into English for the first time Original Italian, international and US theatrical trailers Illustrated collector’s booklet featuring an original essay on the film by Dario Argento, and writing by Barry Forshaw, Troy Howarth and Howard Hughes Fold-out double-sided poster featuring original and newly commissioned artwork by Obviously Creative Six double-sided, postcard-sized lobby card reproduction artcards Limited edition packaging with reversible sleeve featuring originally and newly commissioned artwork by Obviously Creative Arrow Video – https://arrowfilms.com/ “The Cat o’ Nine Tails” 4K – https://mvdshop.com/products/the-cat-o-nine-tails-uhd-limited-edition-4k-ultra-hd Podcast Version https://www.stitcher.com/show/shut-up-brandon-podcast https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/shut-up-brandon-podcast/id988229934 https://shutupbrandon.podbean.com/e/mrparka-s-weekly-reviews-episode-225-audio-version/ Question of the WeekWhat is your favorite Folk Horror film? 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Film NotesNavajeros – 1980 – Eloy de la Iglesia
El Pico – 1983 – Eloy de la Iglesia El Pico 2 – 1984 – Eloy de la Iglesia The Frenchman’s Garden – 1978 – Paul Naschy The Babadook – 2014 – Jennifer Kent Big Bad Wolves – 2013 – Navot Papushado/Aharon Keshales Resolution – 2012 – Aaron Moorhead/Justin Benson Under the Skin – 2013 – Jonathan Glazer Byzantium – 2012 – Neil Jordan Lokis. A Manuscript of Professor Wittembach – 1970 – Janusz Majewski Witchhammer – 1970 – Otakar Vávra Kill the Fatted Calf and Roast It – 1970 – Salvatore Samperi Your Sweet Body to Kill – 1970 – Alfonso Brescia Horror of the Blood Monsters – 1970 – Al Adamson The Cat o’ Nine Tails - 1971 – Dario Argento  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 “The Brotherhood of Satan” Review – 0:11 “Blind Beast” Review – 5:17 “Puzzle” Review– 10:21 “Incident in a Ghostland” Review– 14:19 Patreon Pick “Woyzeck” Review – 20:11 1970 “A Quiet Place to Kill” Review – 23:06 1970 “How Awful about Allan” Review – 31:03 1970 “House of Dark Shadows” Review – 33:26 1970 “The Mind of Mr. Soames” Review – 37:44 1970 “Fragment of Fear” Review– 40:19 1970 “Scream of the Demon Lover” Review – 43:35 Blindspot “Day of the Triffids”– 45:55 Questions/Answers/ Question of the Week “Great performance in a movie that isn’t necessarily great?” – 1:11:13 Update – 1:23:11 22 Shots of Moodz and Horror – https://www.22shotsofmoodzandhorror.com/ Video Version – https://youtu.be/J9o2BewX4QQ Podcast Under the Stairs – https://tputscast.com/podcast Video Reviews"The Brotherhood of Satan" Blu-Ray Review (Arrow Video)  The Prince Of Darkness Arises From The Bowels Of The Earth! A small rural town and a family of outsiders, both trapped in the demonic grip of... The Brotherhood of Satan! Recently widowed Ben, his glamourous girlfriend Nicky and his small daughter K.T. are on a road trip across the Southwest, which comes to a screeching halt when they witness an accident. Heading to the nearby isolated desert town of Hillsboro to report it to the Sheriff (played by Jones), they are met with a hostile reaction from the locals, who are gripped by paranoia and fear due to a series of gruesome deaths, as well as the mysterious disappearance of eleven of the community's children. As the bodies continue to pile up around them, Ben and his family find themselves joining the sheriff, a local priest and the town's enigmatic physician Doc Duncan (Strother Martin, Cool Hand Luke) in the midst of a mystery that points towards a deadly satanic cult... Produced by Alvy Moore and L.Q. Jones, a veteran character actor best known for his work with Sam Peckinpah, The Brotherhood of Satan is an atmospheric and chilling tale of terror that provides a crucial missing link between Rosemary's Baby (1968) and The Devil's Rain (1975) in the cycle of turn-of-the-seventies shockers involving sinister devil-worshipping cults lurking within the dark shadows of modern-day America. Bonus Materials High Definition Blu-ray (1080p) presentation Original uncompressed mono audio Optional English subtitles Brand new audio commentary by writers Kim Newman and Sean Hogan Satanic Panic: How the 1970s Conjured the Brotherhood of Satan, a brand new visual essay by David Flint The Children of Satan, exclusive new interview with actors Jonathan Erickson Eisley and Alyson Moore Original Trailers and TV and Radio Spots Image Gallery Reversible sleeve featuring original and newly commissioned artwork by Richard Wells FIRST PRESSING ONLY: Illustrated booklet featuring new writing by Johnny Mains and Brad Stevens Arrow Video – https://arrowfilms.com/ “The Brotherhood of Satan” Blu-Ray – https://mvdshop.com/products/the-brotherhood-of-satan-blu-ray "Blind Beast" Blu-Ray Review (Arrow Video) The masterpiece of the Japanese New Wave is a sensual study in surreal slaughter! Blind Beast is a grotesque portrait of the bizarre relationship between a blind sculptor and his captive muse, adapted from a short story from Japan's foremost master of the macabre, Edogawa Rampo (Horrors of Malformed Men, The Black Lizard, Caterpillar). An artist's model, Aki (Mako Midori), is abducted, and awakens in a dark warehouse studio whose walls are decorated with outsized women's body parts - eyes, lips, legs and breasts - and dominated by two recumbent giant statues of male and female nudes. Her kidnapper introduces himself as Michio (Eiji Funakoshi), a blind sculptor whom she had witnessed previously at an exhibition in which she featured intently caressing a statue of her naked torso. Michio announces his intention of using her to sculpt the perfect female form. At first defiant, she eventually succumbs to his intense fixation on her body and finds herself drawn into his sightless world, in which touch is everything. Blind Beast is a masterpiece of erotic horror that explores the all-encompassing and overwhelming relationship between the artist and his art and the obsessive closed world that the artist inhabits, with maestro director Yasuzō Masumura (Giants and Toys, Irezumi) conjuring up a hallucinogenic dreamworld in which sensual and creative urges combine with a feverish intensity. Bonus Materials High Definition Blu-ray (1080p) presentation Original uncompressed Japanese mono audio Optional English subtitles Brand new audio commentary by Asian cinema scholar Earl Jackson Newly filmed introduction by Japanese cinema expert Tony Rayns Blind Beast: Masumura the Supersensualist, a brand new visual essay by Japanese literature and visual studies scholar Seth Jacobowitz Original Trailer Image Gallery Reversible sleeve featuring original and newly commissioned artwork by Tony Stella FIRST PRESSING ONLY: Illustrated booklet featuring new writing by Virginie Sélavy Arrow Video – https://arrowfilms.com/ “Blind Beast” Blu-Ray – https://mvdshop.com/products/blind-beast-blu-ray "Puzzle" Blu-Ray Review (VCI Entertainment)  A Shocking Italian "Giallo" from Director Duccio Tessari (The Return of Ringo)! Stranded in London with no memory and no identity that he can recall, a man who believes his name is Peter (Luc Merenda) struggles with amnesia after a car accident. With little information to help him solve the puzzle of who he is, an attempted murder and a strange series of events lead him to the discovery that his name is in fact Ted and that he has a beautiful wife, Sara (Senta Berger), waiting for him in the world-famous Italian resort town of Portofino. Traveling to Italy in the hope of unravelling the mystery of his identity, he finds that the hurt, lonely Sara - believing that she had been abandoned by her husband knowingly - has made tentative steps to rebuild her life with the help of her best friends Whiskey the dog and Luca (Duilio Cruciani), the straight-talking and slightly infatuated young child to whom she lives next door to. With the Hitchcockian flair of the absolute best gialli from the 1970s, Sara and Ted together try to unravel the mystery of his missing months - and they have their hands full. Not only are there murders, international criminal plots, betrayals, but they are tormented by a mysterious woman with a hidden agenda (Anita Strinberg) and a mystery man with chronic allergies (Bruno Corazzari). Things only continue to get even more increasingly peculiar, more complicated, and more dangerous for the newly reunited couple. Bonus Materials Commentary Track by Kat Ellinger, Editor-in-Chief of DiaboliqueMagazine.com and DAUGHTERS OF DARKNESS Podcast Host Giallo Poster Gallery Liner Notes by Alexandra Heller-Nicholas, author of The Giallo Canvas: Art, Excess and Horror Cinema Italian and English Theatrical Trailers of Blood and Black Lace and The Bird With the Crystal Plumage VCI Entertainment – https://www.vcientertainment.com/ “Puzzle” Blu-Ray – https://mvdshop.com/products/puzzle-luomo-senza-memoria-4k-restoration-blu-ray-dvd "Incident in a Ghostland" Blu-Ray Review (Arrow Films)  From director Pascal Laugier, who in 2008 shocked audiences around the world with his gruelling genre game-changer Martyrs, comes Incident in a Ghostland – a terrifying excursion into abject horror filled with creepy antique dolls, murderous maniacs and thrilling jump scares. The subject of a brutal home invasion along with her mother and sister several years ago, horror novelist Beth has found solace in her writing – detailing the harrowing ordeal in her latest book, “Incident in a Ghostland”. But when she receives a call from her sister Vera, apparently in a state of extreme distress, Beth is prompted to return to the isolated family home where the terrifying truth of that awful night soon begins to unravel… Combining the intensity of Martyrs with the spine-tingling chills of his later The Tall Man, Incident in a Ghostland confirms director Pascal Laugier’s status as a fully-fledged master of horror, having scooped up numerous awards on the film festival circuit and now finding its rightful home on Blu-ray with Arrow Video. SPECIAL EDITION CONTENTS High Definition Blu-ray (1080p) presentation Uncompressed 5.1 and Stereo audio options Optional English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing Exclusive, newly-produced interview with writer-director Pascal Laugier The Phantom Image – feature-length documentary taking a look behind-the-scenes of Incident in a Ghostland Interviews with actors Crystal Reed, Emilia Jones and director Pascal Laugier Trailer Reversible sleeve featuring two artwork options Arrow Video – https://arrowfilms.com/ “Incident in a Ghostland” Blu-Ray – https://arrowfilms.com/product-detail/incident-in-a-ghostland-blu-ray/FCD1792 Patreon Pick "Woyzeck" Blu-Ray Review (BFI) SHAME, VENGEANCE, TERROR ... LOVE. Having fathered an illegitimate child with his lover, Marie, feckless soldier Franz Woyzeck takes odd jobs around his small town to provide some extra money for them. One of them is volunteering for experiments conducted by a local doctor, who puts Woyzeck on a diet of peas. This serves to drive him close to madness, and the discovery that Marie is involved in an affair with the local drum major exacerbates the situation. Pushed too far, Woyzeck resorts to violence. BFI Herzog Blu-Ray Collection – https://www.amazon.co.uk/Werner-Herzog-Collection-Blu-ray/dp/B00I7TXG7U/ 1970 "A Quiet Place to Kill" Blu-Ray Review (Severin Films) A QUIET PLACE TO KILL (1970): In her third collaboration with director Umberto Lenzi, Carroll Baker stars as a glamorous racecar driver entangled in a lurid affair with her ex-husband (Jean Sorel of BELLE DU JOUR and A LIZARD IN A WOMAN’S SKIN), his wealthy new wife, and a twisted web of lust, murder and deception. Luis Dávila (EAGLES OVER LONDON) co-stars in this 1970 Italian/French/Spanish co-production – released in Italy as PARANOIA, though not to be confused with the 1969 U.S. re-title of ORGASMO – featuring a taut screenplay co-written by Bruno Di Geronimo (WHAT HAVE YOU DONE TO SOLANGE?) and Marcello Coscia (LET SLEEPING CORPSES LIE), plus edgy cinematography by Guglielmo Mancori (WILD BEASTS) with Aristide Massaccesi/Joe D’Amato (ANTHROPOPHAGUS), now scanned from the original camera negative for the first time ever in America. Disc Specs for A Quiet Place to Kill: Aspect ratio: 2.35:1 Audio: Italian mono DTS, English mono DTS Subtitles: Subtitles for Italian audio / SDH for English audio Region FREE Severin Films – https://severin-films.com/ “The Complete Lenzi/Barker Collection” Blu-Ray – https://severin-films.com/shop/lenzi-baker-collection/ 1970 "How Awful About Allan" Review A TENSE PSYCHOLOGICAL THRILLER After an eight-month stay in a mental hospital, a tormented man comes home to live with his sister; but a mysterious boarder may be trying to kill him. “How Awful About Allan” YouTube – https://youtu.be/To4jBX5jV68 1970 "House of Dark Shadows" Blu-Ray Review COME SEE HOW THE VAMPIRES DO IT The story of vampire Barnabas Collins, the possible cure offered him by Dr. Julia Hoffman, and his search for love amidst the horror. “House of Dark Shadows” Blu-Ray – https://www.amazon.com/House-Dark-Shadows-BD-Blu-ray/dp/B008JLBNJE/ 1970 "The Mind of Mr. Soames" Blu-Ray Review (Indicator) Based on a best-selling novel by Charles Eric Maine, Amicus Productions’ The Mind of Mr. Soames is a contemporary reworking of the Frankenstein story. Terence Stamp (The Collector, Far from the Madding Crowd) is a young man left comatose from birth, who is awakened live on TV into a world he can’t comprehend, and exploited as a living curiosity. Remarkably prescient in its depiction of reality television and media turpitude, the film also boasts a superb supporting cast, including Robert Vaughn, Nigel Davenport, Christian Roberts, Donal Donnelly and Vickery Turner, and features luminous cinematography by the great Billy Williams (Women in Love, The Wind and the Lion, Gandhi). INDICATOR STANDARD EDITION SPECIAL FEATURES • High Definition remaster • Original mono audio • Audio commentary with Kevin Lyons, editor of The Encyclopedia of Fantastic Film and Television, and Jonathan Rigby, author of English Gothic: Classic Horror Cinema 1897–2015 • The Mind of Mr Stamp (2018, 19 mins): new and exclusive interview with Terence Stamp in which he discusses his early career and the time he spent away from acting • Memories of Mr Soames (2018, 5 mins): actor Christian Roberts, cinematographer Billy Williams, researcher John Comfort, and sound mixer John Aldred recall their experience of working on the film • Original theatrical trailer • Image gallery: promotional photography and publicity material • New and improved English subtitles for the deaf and hard-of-hearing Powerhouse Films – https://www.powerhousefilms.co.uk/ “The Mind of Mr. Soames” Blu-Ray – https://www.powerhousefilms.co.uk/products/the-mind-of-mr-soames-le 1970 "Fragment of Fear" Review MURDER IN POMPEII. VOICES IN THE NIGHT. DESPAIR IN THE GUTTER. A PHANTASMAGORIA OF FRIGHT! A reformed drug addict travels to Italy to find out who murdered his aunt. Powerhouse Films – https://www.powerhousefilms.co.uk/ “Fragment of Fear” Blu-Ray – https://www.powerhousefilms.co.uk/products/fragment-of-fear-le 1970 "Scream of the Demon Lover" Review A beautiful young woman travels to a remote estate to seek employment as a biochemist for Baron Janos Dalmar. She finds herself attracted to him, so immerses herself in her work to suppress her lusty desires. A rash of rather brutal murders occurs in the area and she soon discovers that the Baron is not what he seems. Not long thereafter, the Baron transforms into a demon, and the beautiful young woman becomes his very own love slave “Scream of the Demon Lover” DVD – https://www.amazon.com/Blood-Castle-Erna-Schurer/dp/B00007KK2Q/ Blindspot "The Day of the Triffids" Review BEWARE THE TRIFFIDS… THEY GROW… KNOW… WALK… TALK… STALK… AND KILL! A shower of meteorites produces a rare night time spectacle that blinds anyone that looks at it. As it was such a beautiful sight, most people were watching, and as a consequence, 99% of the World’s population go completely blind. In the original novel, this chaos results in the escape of Triffids: farmed plants harvested for their oils, which are capable of moving themselves around and are carnivorous. In this film version, however, the Triffids are not indigenous plants. Instead they are space aliens whose spores have arrived in this and an earlier meteor shower. Derided by the original novel’s author, John Wyndham, for straying so far away from the source material. “Day of the Triffids” DVD Import – https://www.amazon.com/Day-Triffids-DVD-Nicole-Maurey/dp/B01N21QHEQ/ Podcast Version https://www.stitcher.com/show/shut-up-brandon-podcast https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/shut-up-brandon-podcast/id988229934 https://shutupbrandon.podbean.com/e/mrparka-s-weekly-reviews-episode-224-audio-version/ UpdateBlu-Ray
Film NotesThe Brotherhood of Satan – 1971 – Bernard McEveety
Blind Beast – 1969 – Yasuzō Masumura Puzzle – 1974 – Duccio Tessari Incident in a Ghostland – 2018 – Pascal Laugier Woyzeck – 1979 – Werner Herzog A Quiet Place to Kill – 1970 – Umberto Lenzi How Awful About Allan – 1970 – Curtis Harrington House of Dark Shadows – 1970 – Dan Curtis The Mind of Mr. Soames – 1970 – Alan Cooke Fragment of Fear – 1970 – Richard C. Sarafian Scream of the Demon Lover – 1970 – José Luis Merino Day of the Triffids – 1962 – Steve Sekely/ Freddie Francis  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 “Django” 4K Contest Drawing – 0:12 “Two Evil Eyes” 4K Review – 1:08 “One Dark Night” Review– 10:12 “No One Heard the Scream” Review– 15:48 “A Quiet Place in the Country” Review – 19:32 “Sinister” Review – 22:36 “Maniac” Review – 30:42 “It Follows” Review – 37:35 “Mandy” Review – 43:34 Patreon Pick “Beverly Hills Ninja” Review– 50:32 1970 “Death Occurred Last Night” Review – 57:17 1970 “The Man Who Haunted Himself” Review – 1:03:03 1970 “Scream and Scream Again” Review – 1:08:41 1970 “Nightmares Come at Night” – 1:13:18 Blindspot “The Skin I Live In” Review with Jeremy – 1:16:06 Questions/Answers/ Question of the Week “Favorite horror movie performance from a non-horror actor?” – 1:32:38 Update – 1:46:16 22 Shots of Moodz and Horror – https://www.22shotsofmoodzandhorror.com/ Video Version – https://youtu.be/kL0RuuPB7To Podcast Under the Stairs – https://tputscast.com/podcast Screamingtoiletcontest@gmail.com Video Reviews"Two Evil Eyes" 4K Review (Blue Underground)  A Double Dose of Terror from the Directors of DAWN OF THE DEAD and SUSPIRIA The Masters of Modern Horror - George Romero and Dario Argento - bring you an unprecedented pair of shockers inspired by the tales of Edgar Allan Poe. In Romero's The Facts In The Case Of Mr. Valdemar, a conniving wife (Adrienne Barbeau of THE FOG) and her lover use a hypnotic trance to embezzle a fortune from her dying husband, only to receive some chilling surprises from beyond the grave. Then in Argento's The Black Cat, a deranged crime scene photographer (Harvey Keitel of FROM DUSK TILL DAWN) is driven to brutal acts of madness and murder by his girlfriend's new pet. But will this cunning feline deliver a final sickening twist of its own? Martin Balsam (PSYCHO), E.G. Marshall (CREEPSHOW), John Amos (THE BEASTMASTER) and Tom Atkins (NIGHT OF THE CREEPS) co-star in this wild horror hit that also features grisly makeup effects by Tom Savini (MANIAC). Blue Underground's acclaimed restoration of TWO EVIL EYES, scanned in 4K 16-bit from the original camera negative, is now presented with Dolby Vision HDR and a new Dolby Atmos audio mix, packed with hours of Extras! Bonus Materials Ultra HD Blu-ray (2160p) Widescreen 1.85:1 feature presentation and Bonus Extras Blu-ray Audio: Dolby Atmos (English); 2.0 DTS-HD (English); 1.0 DTS-HD (French) Subtitles: English SDH, Francais, Espanol Audio Commentary with Troy Howarth, Author of 'Murder By Design: The Unsane Cinema of Dario Argento' Theatrical Trailer Poster & Still Gallery Two Masters' Eyes - Interviews with Directors Dario Argento & George Romero, Special Make-Up Effects Supervisor Tom Savini, Executive Producer Claudio Argento, and Asia Argento Savini's EFX - A Behind-the-Scenes look at the film's Special Make-Up Effects At Home With Tom Savini - A personal tour of Tom Savini's home Adrienne Barbeau on George Romero Before I Wake - Interview with Star Ramy Zada Behind The Wall - Interview with Star Madeleine Potter One Maestro And Two Masters - Interview with Composer Pino Donaggio Rewriting Poe - Interview with Co-Writer Franco Ferrini The Cat Who Wouldn't Die - Interview with Assistant Director Luigi Cozzi Two Evil Brothers - Interview with Special Make-Up Assistant Everett Burrell Working With George - Interview with Costume Designer Barbara Anderson “Two Evil Eyes” 4K – https://mvdshop.com/products/two-evil-eyes-4k "One Dark Night" Blu-Ray (MVD Rewind Collection) A NIGHT TO REMEMBER UNTIL THE DAY YOU DIE. World renowned psychic Raymar is found dead after announcing that he had uncovered the secret of how to become even more powerful in death by the use of telekinetic powers. At the same time, two high school girls plan an initiation night for their friend Julie (Meg Tilly, The Big Chill), who is determined to shed her "goody goody" image. Her test is to spend the night locked in the crypt - the same one that Raymar has been buried in that very day. The crypt soon becomes a battlefield of horror involving unmated special effects with vaults cracking and exploding open, coffins sliding out and splintering open to release decayed corpses at Raymar's bidding. The climatic surprise ending will chill the audience and consume them with terror in this shocking tale of horror from writer/director Tom McLoughlin (Friday the 13th Part VI: Jason Lives) that takes you beyond fear! Bonus Materials High Definition (1080p) presentation of the main feature in 1.78:1 aspect ratio from the original camera negative. Audio: DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0 Mono English Subtitles Audio commentary with director Tom McLoughlin and writer Michael Hawes Work print version of the film Commentary with director Tom McLoughlin and producer Michael Schroeder Interviews with director Tom McLoughlin, producer Michael Schroeder, actress E.G. Daily, make-up person Paul Clemens, director of photography Hal Trussell, production designer Craig Stearns and Nancy McLoughlin. MVD Rewind Collection – https://www.facebook.com/MVDRewindCollection “One Dark Night” Blu-Ray – https://mvdshop.com/products/one-dark-night-collectors-edition-blu-ray "No One Heard the Scream" Blu-Ray (Severin Films) THE AMERICAN DISC PREMIERE OF DE LA IGLESIA'S SUSPENSE SHOCKER One year after his international breakthrough with CANNIBAL MAN, defiant Basque filmmaker Eloy de la Iglesia co-wrote and directed this twisted thriller - his last under Spain's repressive Franco regime - that instantly made him "the father of Spanish giallo" (Spanish Fear): When a woman spies her neighbor disposing of his wife's corpse, she will cross the line from witness to accomplice to something far more depraved. Vicente Parra (CANNIBAL MAN), Carmen Sevilla (THE GLASS CEILING), María Asquerino (THAT OBSCURE OBJECT OF DESIRE) and Antonio Casas (THE GOOD, THE BAD AND THE UGLY) star in "a must for all European film fans, with a final twist that will resonate with you for a very long time" (The Gore Splattered Corner), now featuring an HD scan from the original negative. Bonus Materials Eloy de la Iglesia And The Spanish Giallo – An Interview with Film Scholar Dr. Andy Willis Severin Films – https://severin-films.com/ “No One Heard the Scream” Blu-Ray – https://mvdshop.com/products/no-one-heard-the-scream-blu-ray "A Quiet Place in the Country" Blu-Ray (Scream Factory) Synopsis "Creepy Italian gothic horror film..." – TV Guide A prominent painter Leonardo (Franco Nero, John Wick: Chapter 2) is plagued by nightmares that include himself and his lover/press agent Flavia (Vanessa Redgrave, The Devils). His agent is convinced that he just needs some rest. So, he rents a villa in the countryside. Between creating a new painting and trying to fix up the dilapidated cottage, Leonardo's nightmares continue but … they are now getting worse. Will the nightmares continue and take the artist into a downward spiral into madness? Bonus Features NEW High-Definition Film Transfer NEW Interview With Actor Franco Nero NEW Audio Commentary With Film Historian/Author Troy Howarth Theatrical Trailer “A Quiet Place in the Country” Blu-Ray – https://www.shoutfactory.com/product/a-quiet-place-in-the-country?product_id=5194 "Sinister" Blu-Ray Review ONCE YOU SEE HIM, NOTHING CAN SAVE YOU. Found footage helps a true-crime novelist realize how and why a family was murdered in his new home, though his discoveries put his entire family in the path of a supernatural entity. “Sinister” Blu-Ray – https://www.amazon.com/Sinister-Blu-ray-Tavis-Smiley/dp/B00AJLHUYO/ "Maniac" Blu-Ray Review (IFC) I WARNED YOU NOT TO GO OUT TONIGHT. As he helps a young artist with her upcoming exhibition, the owner of a mannequin shop’s deadly, suppressed desires come to the surface. “Maniac” Blu-Ray – https://www.amazon.com/Maniac-Blu-ray-Elijah-Wood/dp/B00DPUB57Y/ "It Follows" Blu-Ray Review IT DOESN’T THINK, IT DOESN’T FEEL, IT DOESN’T GIVE UP After carefree teenager Jay sleeps with her new boyfriend, Hugh, for the first time, she learns that she is the latest recipient of a fatal curse that is passed from victim to victim via sexual intercourse. Death, Jay learns, will creep inexorably toward her as either a friend or a stranger. Jay’s friends don’t believe her seemingly paranoid ravings, until they too begin to see the phantom assassins and band together to help her flee or defend herself. “It’s Follows” Blu-Ray – https://www.amazon.com/Follows-Blu-ray-Maika-Monroe/dp/B00VAVNN5W/ "Mandy" Blu-Ray Review The Shadow Mountains, 1983. Red and Mandy lead a loving and peaceful existence; but when their pine-scented haven is savagely destroyed, Red is catapulted into a phantasmagoric journey filled with bloody vengeance and laced with fire. “Mandy” Blu-Ray – https://www.amazon.com/Mandy-Blu-ray-Nicolas-Cage/dp/B07FDQRKHQ/ Patreon Pick "Beverly Hills Ninja" Review HE PUTS THE MORTAL BACK IN KOMBAT. Haru, an orphaned American who washes ashore in Japan and is mistaken for the great White Ninja of legend. Raised among the finest Ninjas, Haru grows strong and big - very big. With the grace of all Three Stooges rolled into one body, Haru is an embarrassment to his clan. But when a beautiful blonde pleads for his help, Haru is given one dangerous, disastrously funny chance to prove himself. “Beverly Hills Ninja” DVD – https://www.amazon.com/Beverly-Hills-Ninja-Chris-Farley/dp/B00000K3U4/ 1970 "Death Occurred Last Night" Blu-Ray (Raro) An astute mix of classic Italian crime and giallo, Duccio Tessari's Death Occurred Last Night is a dark slow burning murder mystery. A mentally handicapped woman is kidnapped and sold into sexual slavery, sending her distressed father and a jaded police detective on the hunt for clues in Milan's underworld. Tessari (THE BLOODSTAINED BUTTERFLY) keeps a tight rein on the action, focusing on the characters and their collective desire for justice and revenge. An unforgettable, disturbing and fascinating thriller. Kino Lorber – https://www.kinolorber.com/ “Death Occurred Last Night” Blu-Ray – https://www.kinolorber.com/product/death-occurred-last-night-blu-ray 1970 "The Man Who Haunted Himself" (Kino Lorber) In this creepy psychological thriller, conservative executive Harold Pelham (a harrowing and atypical performance by Roger Moore, ffolkes, The Naked Face, Gold) is involved in a car accident and declared momentarily dead. When he’s eventually released from the hospital, Pelham discovers that his exact double has recently been seen in places that he’s never been, taken over his family, undermined his business and even begun an extramarital affair. Is Pelham being stalked by a doppelgänger with a taste for the wild life, or is he simply a man going insane? The Man Who Haunted Himself was Roger Moore’s last movie before taking over the role of James Bond on seven 007 classics, as well as the final film by legendary director Basil Dearden (The Mind Benders, Dead of Night, The League of Gentlemen). Blu-ray Extras Include: Audio Commentary with star Roger Moore and uncredited writer/producer Bryan Forbes. Moderated by journalist Jonathan Sothcott Masters of Horror Joe Dante and Stuart Gordon on "The Man Who Haunted Himself" Theatrical Trailer Kino Lorber – https://www.kinolorber.com/ “The Man Who Haunted Himself” Blu-Ray – https://www.kinolorber.com/product/the-man-who-haunted-himself-special-edition-blu-ray 1970 "Scream and Scream Again" (Kino Lorber) A serial killer who drains his victims' blood is on the loose in London! They hunger for power, thirst for blood—and make each helpless, pleading victim Scream and Scream Again! Horror legends Vincent Price (Tales of Terror), Christopher Lee (House of the Long Shadows) and Peter Cushing (Madhouse) star in this masterwork of style and suspense about a group of sadistic madmen plotting to take over the world—one severed body part at a time. Directed by cult filmmaker Gordon Hessler (The Oblong Box) with a screenplay by Christopher Wicking (Cry of the Banshee) and based on a novel by Peter Saxon (Murder at Site 3). Co-starring Judy Huxtable (The Psychopath). This special edition includes both the original UK and American cuts. Blu-ray Extras Include: NEW Audio Commentary by Film Historian Tim Lucas Includes both the U.S. and UK cuts TRAILERS FROM HELL with Mick Garris 3 Radio Spots Theatrical Trailer Vincent Price Trailers Kino Lorber – https://www.kinolorber.com/ “Scream and Scream Again” Blu-Ray – https://www.kinolorber.com/product/scream-and-scream-again-special-edition-blu-ray 1970 "Nightmares Come at Night" (Kino Lorber) For years considered a lost Franco film (after having played at a single theatre in Belgium), NIGHTMARES COME AT NIGHT (Les cauchemars naissent la nuit) was rediscovered in 2004 and has been recognized as a key film in the evolution of Franco's cinema, which in 1970 was assuming a dreamlike logic, governed more by the director's libido than traditional horror movie structure. Diana Lorys (The Awful Dr. Orlof ) stars as a sultry dancer who falls under the hypnotic control of the sinister blonde Cynthia (Colette Giacobine) and begins to suffer terrifying hallucinations, from which not even a gifted psychiatrist (Paul Muller) can save her. Meanwhile, a pair of jewel thieves (Soledad Miranda and Jack Taylor) hide out at a nearby house, biding their time until they can confront Cynthia for their share of a recent heist. Kino Lorber – https://www.kinolorber.com/ “Nightmares Come at Night” Blu-Ray – https://www.kinolorber.com/product/nightmares-come-at-night-blu-ray Blindspot "The Skin I Live In" Blu-Ray Review A brilliant plastic surgeon creates a synthetic skin that withstands any kind of damage. His guinea pig: a mysterious and volatile woman who holds the key to his obsession. “The Skin I Live In” Blu-Ray – https://www.amazon.com/Skin-Live-Two-Disc-Blu-ray-Combo/dp/B006KSAPV0/ Podcast Version https://www.stitcher.com/show/shut-up-brandon-podcast https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/shut-up-brandon-podcast/id988229934 https://shutupbrandon.podbean.com/e/mrparka-s-weekly-reviews-episode-223-audio-version/ Question of the WeekFavorite non horror actor performance in a horror film? UpdateBlu-Ray
Film NotesTwo Evil Eyes – 1990 – George Romero/ Dario Argento
One Dark Night – 1982 – Tom McLoughlin No One Heard the Scream – 1973 – Eloy de la Iglesia A Quiet Place in the Country – 1968 – Elio Petri Sinister – 2012 – Scott Derrickson Maniac – 2012 – Franck Khalfoun It Follows – 2014 – David Robert Mitchell Mandy – 2018 – Panos Cosmatos Beverly Hills Ninja – 1997 – Dennis Dugan Death Occurred Last Night – 1970 – Duccio Tessari The Man Who Haunted Himself – 1970 – Basil Dearden Scream and Scream Again – 1970 – Gordon Hessler Nightmares Come at Night – 1970 – Jess Franco The Skin I Live In – 2011 – Pedro Almodóvar  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 “Django” 4K Contest – 0:13 “The Daimajin Trilogy” Review – 2:17/ 10:04/ 13:03 “My Heart Can’t Beat Unless You Tell It To” Review– 16:28 “Creeptales” Review– 20:25 “The Cabin in the Woods” Review – 32:18 “Bedeviled” Review – 41:18 Patreon Pick “Dark Ride” Review – 45:43 1970 “Carnival of Blood” Review – 50:44 1970 “Taste the Blood of Dracula” Review – 55:23 1970 “Scars of Dracula” Review– 1:00:08 1970 “Orloff Against the Invisible Man” Review – 1:06:06 1970 “The Blood Rose” Review – 1:11:20 “The Suicide Squad” Review with Jeremy – 1:15:21 Blindspot “Plan 9 from Outer Space” – 1:29:31 Questions/Answers/ Question of the Week “Favorite movie to watch on a rainy day?” – 1:45:37 Update – 2:04:51 22 Shots of Moodz and Horror – https://www.22shotsofmoodzandhorror.com/ Podcast Under the Stairs – https://tputscast.com/podcast Screamingtoiletcontest@gmail.com Video Reviews"The Daimajin Trilogy" Blu-Ray Review (Arrow Films)  THE ANCIENT GOD DAIMAJIN ARISES! The Daimajin Trilogy saw Daieis Kyoto studios bringing its own iconic movie monster to life in a unique but short-lived series that transplants the Golem legend to Japans Warring States period of the late-16th century. In Daimajin, directed by Kimiyoshi Yasuda (Yokai Monsters, Zatoichi on the Road), the young son and daughter of the benevolent feudal lord Hanabusa flee to the mountains when their parents are slain by the treacherous usurper Odate. Ten years later, when the elderly priestess who has harbored them is also murdered, the rage of the slumbering ancient god that lies beneath the crumbling giant stone idol hidden deep in the forests in the mountains is invoked. In Return of Daimajin, Kenji Misumi (Tale of Zatoichi, Lone Wolf and Cub) brings his usual stylistic flourish, as the wrathful deity is roused from his new home on an island in the middle of a lake by the violent incursions of a vicious warlord. In the final film, Wrath of Daimajin, by veteran jidaigeki director Kazuo Mori, four young boys make a perilous trip to elicit the help of the ancient mountain god in freeing their family members who have been enslaved by a tyrannical lord. Remarkably overlooked in the West, these three thrilling tales of feudal oppression and divine retribution meted out by the iconic stone warrior of the title combine lavish period detail with jaw-dropping special effects. LIMITED EDITION CONTENTS High Definition Blu-ray (1080p) presentation of the three Daimajin films Lossless original Japanese and dubbed English mono audio for all films Optional English subtitles Illustrated collectors 100 page book featuring new essays by Jonathan Clements, Keith Aiken, Ed Godziszewski, Raffael Coronelli, Erik Homenick, Robin Gatto and Kevin Derendorf Postcards featuring the original Japanese artwork for all three films Reversible sleeves featuring original and newly commissioned artwork by Matt Frank DISC ONE DAIMAJIN Brand new audio commentary by Japanese film expert Stuart Galbraith IV Newly filmed introduction by critic Kim Newman Bringing the Avenging God to Life, a brand new exclusive video essay about the special effects of the Daimajin films by Japanese film historian Ed Godziszewski Alternate opening credits for the US release as Majin - The Monster of Terror Trailers for the original Japanese and US releases Image gallery DISC TWO RETURN OF DAIMAJIN Brand new audio commentary by Japanese film experts Tom Mes and Jasper Sharp My Summer Holidays with Daimajin, a newly filmed interview with Professor Yoneo Ota, director of the Toy Film Museum, Kyoto Film Art Culture Research Institute, about the production of the Daimajin films at Daiei Kyoto From Storyboard to Screen: Bringing Return of Daimajin to Life, a comparison of several key scenes in Return of Daimajin with the original storyboards Alternate opening credits for the US release as Return of the Giant Majin Trailers for the original Japanese and US releases Image gallery DISC THREE WRATH OF DAIMAJIN Brand new audio commentary by Asian historian Jonathan Clements Interview with cinematographer Fujio Morita discussing his career at Daiei and his work on the Daimajin Trilogy Trailers for the original Japanese release Image Gallery Arrow Video – https://arrowfilms.com/ “The Daimajin Trilogy” Blu-Ray – https://www.amazon.com/Daimajin-Trilogy-3-Disc-Limited-Blu-ray/dp/B0942DX54S "My Heart Can’t Beat Unless You Tell It To" Blu-Ray Review (Dark Sky Films) Dwight and his sister Jessie reach a crossroads over what to do about their younger brother Thomas’ mysterious illness. The increasingly dangerous task of keeping him alive weighs heavy on sensitive Dwight, and as a fiercely private and close-knit family unit, Thomas and Jessie depend on him and the rituals they’ve learned in order to keep their secret. Dwight yearns for another life, but Jessie will stop at nothing to keep her family together. Dark Sky Films – https://darkskyfilms.com/ “My Heart Can’t Beat Unless You Tell It To” Blu-Ray – https://www.amazon.com/Heart-Cant-Beat-Unless-Blu-ray/dp/B095GRWJSV/ "Creeptales" DVD Review (Culture Shock) On Halloween night, Fritz and Cleeg dig up old Uncle Munger to steal his copy of CreepTales! After prying it from his cold, dead hands, they join their fellow "couch potato creeps" at the local monster hangout and the tales of horror begin! Featuring six delightfully creepy stories with one of the coolest wraparounds in horror anthology history, this ultimate edition of CreepTales presents the film in the best quality possible! - 1.33:1 Presentation using a new transfer of the original DVCAM master tape - Full length audio commentary featuring writer/producers Michael Minton and Jess Sherman, moderated by Lunchmeat Editor-in-Chief Josh Schafer! - Behind the scenes still gallery - Creeptales trailer - Culture Shock Releasing trailers - DVD wrap featuring the original artwork - Collectible slipcover featuring brand new art by Allan Vanmeter (@psychostreetbum) Culture Shock – https://www.cultureshockreleasing.com/ “Creeptales” DVD – https://www.cultureshockreleasing.com/product-page/creeptales-special-edition-dvd "The Cabin in the Woods" 4K Review YOU THINK YOU KNOW THE STORY. Five college friends spend the weekend at a remote cabin in the woods, where they get more than they bargained for. Together, they must discover the truth behind the cabin in the woods. “The Cabin in the Woods” 4K – https://www.amazon.com/Cabin-Woods-4K-Ultra-Blu-ray/dp/B073FS99SY/ "Bedeviled" Blu-Ray Review (Well Go USA) NOTHING IS MORE DEADLY THAN A WOMAN SEEKING REVENGE. A woman subject to mental, physical, and sexual abuse on a remote island seeks a way out. “Bedeviled” Blu-Ray – https://www.amazon.com/Bedevilled-Blu-ray-Min-ho-Hwang/dp/B008OTTRSU Patreon Pick "Dark Ride" Review THE LAST RIDE YOU’LL EVER TAKE… Ten years after he brutally murdered two girls, a killer escapes from a mental institution and returns to his turf, the theme park attraction called Dark Ride. About to crash his path are a group of college kids on a road trip who stumble across the park. “Dark Ride” DVD – https://www.amazon.com/After-Dark-Horrorfest-Ride-DVD/dp/B000MEYKBY/ 1970 “Carnival of Blood” DVD Review (Something Weird)  A HORRIFYING CREEPSHOW A psychopathic killer uses the carousel ride at a carnival to pick his victims, whom he then murders and dismembers. “Box of Blood” DVD Set – https://www.amazon.com/Box-Blood-Mickey-Hargitay/dp/B0000AINIU 1970 “Taste the Blood of Dracula” Blu-Ray Review  DRINK A PINT OF BLOOD A DAY Three elderly distinguished gentlemen are searching for some excitement in their boring borgoueis lives and gets in contact with one of count Dracula’s servants. In a nightly ceremony they restore the count back to life. The three men killed Dracula’s servant and as a revenge, the count makes sure that the gentlemen are killed one by one by their own sons. “Taste the Blood of Dracula” Blu-Ray – https://www.amazon.com/Taste-Blood-Dracula-Blu-ray-Christopher/dp/B00ZJYVK3I/ 1970 “Scars of Dracula” Blu-Ray Review (Scream Factory)  Synopsis The fearsome Count returns, this time "with (literally) extra lashings of sadism and sex." – Time Out The legendary Christopher Lee is back as Dracula, bringing unspeakable horrors upon a local village that defies his evil reign. But when a young man and his luscious girlfriend unwittingly visit the Count's castle, they find themselves trapped in a face-to-face frenzy of bloodthirsty vixens, religious blasphemy and sadistic henchmen. The Prince of Darkness has returned like never before, but will his horrific mark remain forever? Patrick Troughton (Dr. Who, The Omen) co-stars in this 1970 shocker, directed with bloody bravado by Hammer veteran Roy Ward Baker (Quatermass And The Pit, Dr. Jekyll And Sister Hyde). Bonus Features Presented In Two Aspect Ratios – 1.66:1 And 1.85:1 NEW Audio Commentary With Filmmaker/Film Historian Constantine Nasr And Film Historian Randall Larson Blood Rites: Inside Scars Of Dracula Audio Commentary With Star Christopher Lee And Director Roy Ward Baker, Moderated By Hammer Film Historian Marcus Hearn Theatrical Trailers Still Gallery Product Informa “Scars of Dracula” Blu-Ray – https://www.shoutfactory.com/product/scars-of-dracula?product_id=7156 1970 “Orloff Against the Invisible Man” DVD Review (Image)  An evil scientist creates a murderous, invisible ape-man. “Orloff DVD Boxset” – https://www.amazon.com/Collection-Orloffs-Monster-Revenge-Invisible/dp/B0002EJ7XU/ 1970 “The Blood Rose” Review THE FIRST SEX-HORROR FILM EVER MADE! Frédéric Lansac, an artist and botanist, has a wild affair with party girl Moira, but throws her over when he meets the lovely Anne. Frédéric and Anne marry, but tragedy strikes when Moira shows up at the wedding party and makes a scene, causing Anne to fall into a bonfire. Frédéric and Anne lock themselves up in his mansion with his servants, a pair of mute dwarves. Anne, needless to say, becomes bitter and demanding. Frédéric tells everyone Anne has died, then on the sly, hires a nurse to look after her. “The Blood Rose” DVD – https://www.amazon.com/Blood-Rose-Anny-Duperey/dp/B000U6YJZG/ “The Suicide Squad” Streaming Review (HBO Max)  THEY’RE DYING TO SAVE THE WORLD.Supervillains Harley Quinn, Bloodsport, Peacemaker and a collection of nutty cons at Belle Reve prison join the super-secret, super-shady Task Force X as they are dropped off at the remote, enemy-infused island of Corto Maltese. Blindspot "Plan 9 from Outer Space" Review UNSPEAKABLE HORRORS FROM OUTER SPACE PARALYZE THE LIVING AND RESURRECT THE DEAD! In California, an old man grieves the loss of his wife and on the next day he also dies. However, the space soldier Eros and her mate Tanna use an electric device to resurrect them both and the strong Inspector Clay that was murdered by the couple. Their intention is not to conquest Earth but to stop mankind from developing the powerful bomb “Solobonite” that would threaten the universe. When the population of Hollywood and Washington DC sees flying saucers on the sky, a colonel, a police lieutenant, a commercial pilot, his wife and a policeman try to stop the aliens “Ed Wood Boxset” DVD – https://www.amazon.com/Glenda-Bride-Monster-Ghouls-Haunted/dp/B0002W4TNA/ Podcast Version  https://www.stitcher.com/show/shut-up-brandon-podcast https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/shut-up-brandon-podcast/id988229934 https://shutupbrandon.podbean.com/e/mrparka-s-weekly-reviews-episode-222-audio-version/ Question of the WeekFavorite movie to watch on a rainy day? UpdateBlu-Ray
Film NotesDaimajin – 1966 – Kimiyoshi Yasuda
The Return of Daimajin – 1966 – Kenji Misumi The Wrath of Daimajin – 1966 – Kazuo Mori My Heart Can’t Beat Unless You Tell It To – 2020 - Jonathan Cuartas Creeptales – 1989 – Tim Boxell/Stephen Hegyes/Steve Hegyi/Ken Mandel/Greg Middleton/Roger Nygard/James Salisbury/ Rod Slane The Cabin in the Woods – 2011 – Drew Goddard Bedeviled – 2010 – Jang Cheol-soo Dark Ride – 2006 – Craig Singer Carnival of Blood – 1970 – Leonard Kirtman Taste the Blood of Dracula – 1970 – Peter Sasdy Scars of Dracula – 1970 – Roy Ward Baker Orloff Against the Invisible Man – 1970 – Pierre Chevalier The Blood Rose – 1970 – Claude Mulot The Suicide Squad – 2021 – James Gunn Plan 9 from Outer Space – 1957 – Ed Wood  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 “Django” 4K Contest – 0:12 “Death Collector” Review – 0:51 “Skinned Deep” Review– 10:24 “Born for Hell” Review– 16:41 “Siege” Review – 25:06 “Green Room” Review – 34:21 Patreon Pick “Guzaarish” Review – 40:53 1970 “The House That Would Not Die” Review – 46:30 1970 “Bigfoot” Review – 53:15 1970 “Eugenie” Review– 56:00 1970 “The Weekend Murders” Review – 59:31 1970 “Blood Mania” Review – 53:09 1970 “Hollywood Horror House” Review – 1:06:46 You Ain’t Seen?! “Dorian Gray” – 1:13:06 Patreon Pick Drawing/Questions/Answers/ Question of the Week “Movies that received a 2nd life due to Blu-Ray?” – 1:34:28/ 1:36:44 Update – 1:46:26 22 Shots of Moodz and Horror – https://www.22shotsofmoodzandhorror.com/ Video Version – Podcast Under the Stairs – https://tputscast.com/podcast Screamingtoiletcontest@gmail.com Video Reviews"Death Collector" Blu-Ray Review (Culture Shock)  For the first time on Blu-ray, Culture Shock Releasing is proud to present a brand new 4K scan and restoration of Tom Garrett's unique vision of the future, DEATH COLLECTOR. In the future, worldwide economic collapse has reverted the modern world back to the Old West. When crime boss (and amateur bowler) Hawk (Loren Blackwell) kills the only sheriff in town, it's up to the sheriff's crooner brother (Daniel Chapman) to avenge the murder and save the town. Also starring Ruth Collins, Phil Nutman, and a memorable appearance by Debi Thibeault. This disc is packed these killer special features: - New 4K scan from the Tom Garrett's personal 16mm print - Special Introduction from Tough-Guy Film Expert Mike Malloy (10 minutes) - "Building a Void: The Road to Death Collector" New documentary featuring interviews with Director Tom Garrett and cast members Ruth Collins and Loren Blackwell (14 minutes) - "One Day, One Scene, One Cameo" Audio interview with Phil Nutman (17 minutes) - Alternate opening credits sequence with original title, "Tin Star Void" - Side-by-side comparison showing the restoration of Death Collector (5 minutes) - Death Collector trailer - Culture Shock Releasing trailers Culture Shock – https://www.cultureshockreleasing.com/ “Death Collector” Blu-Ray – https://www.cultureshockreleasing.com/product-page/death-collector-special-edition-blu-ray "Skinned Deep" Blu-Ray Review (Severin Films)  WORLDWIDE PREMIERE OF THE UNRATED VERSION WITH ALL-NEW SPECIAL FEATURES His mind-blowing work as an FX artist has included everything from Frank Henenlotter's BRAIN DAMAGE and FRANKENHOOKER to Matthew Barney's CREMASTER CYCLE. And for his 2004 debut as writer/producer/director, Gabe Bartalos created this "demented gift from the B-Movie Gods" (Bloody Good Horror) about a rural clan of psychotic freaks, the killing spree "that takes us places and shows us things we've never seen before" (Dread Central) and the final girl that may be their depraved undoing. Warwick Davis (LEPRECHAUN) and Jason Dugre (SAINT BERNARD) star - with an appearance by fandom legend Forrest J. Ackerman - in this "brutal, bloody forgotten masterpiece" (Morbidly Beautiful) featuring music by Captain Sensible of The Damned, now scanned uncut in 2K from the original negative for the first time ever. Bonus Materials Trailer DEEP CUTS - A look back on SKINNED DEEP with Writer/Producer/Director Gabe Bartalos, Actors Jay Dugre and Karoline Brandt and Weapons Machinist Jake Lee Audio Commentary With Cast & Crew Archival Making Of Featurette Severin Films – https://severin-films.com/ “Skinned Deep” Blu-Ray – https://severin-films.com/shop/skinned-deep-le-blu/ https://mvdshop.com/products/skinned-deep-blu-ray "Born for Hell" Blu-Ray Review (Severin Films) U.S. BLU-RAY PREMIERE OF THE DIRECTOR'S CUT WITH ALL-NEW SPECIAL FEATURES In 1976, Montreal filmmaker Denis Héroux - future director of THE UNCANNY and Oscar®-nominated producer of ATLANTIC CITY - adapted the true story of Chicago mass murderer Richard Speck to war-torn Belfast, where a disturbed Vietnam vet drifter (Mathieu Carrière of MALPERTUIS and BILITIS fame) brutalizes a dorm full of student nurses. Re-edited by its video distributor and released as NAKED MASSACRE, Héroux's harrowing director's cut has remained unseen in America until now. Debra Berger (THE INGLORIOUS BASTARDS), Leonora Fani (GIALLO IN VENICE), Christine Boisson (EMMANUELLE), Ely Galleani (BABA YAGA) and Carole Laure (SWEET MOVIE) co-star in this "uncompromising and unfathomably grim work of art" (Video Basement), scanned in 2K from an uncut 35mm print discovered in The National Archives of Canada. Bonus Materials The Other Side Of The Mirror – Interview with Actor Mathieu Carriere Nightmare In Chicago – Remembering the Richard Speck Crime Spree with Local Filmmakers John McNaughton and Gary Sherman A New Kind Of Crime – The Richard Speck Story with 'Once Upon A Crime' Podcaster Esther Ludlow Bombing Here, Shooting There – Video Essay by Filmmaker Chris O’Neill NAKED MASSACRE – U.S. Video Release Cut Artist Joe Coleman On Speck Inside The Odditorium With Joe Coleman Severin Films – https://severin-films.com/ “Born for Hell” Blu-Ray – https://severin-films.com/shop/born-for-hell-blu/ https://mvdshop.com/products/born-for-hell-blu-ray "Siege" Blu-Ray Review (Severin Films) THE WORLDWIDE BLU-RAY PREMIERE OF BOTH THE THEATRICAL & EXTENDED VERSIONS OF THE '80s CANUXPLOITATION SHOCKER From co-directors Paul Donovan and Maura O'Connell (DEFCON-4) comes one of the most disturbing - and rarely-seen - Canadian shockers of the '80s, inspired by the actual 42-day Halifax police strike: When a local group of right-wing vigilantes massacres the patrons of a gay bar, the sole survivor seeks refuge in a nearby apartment building whose residents must now defend themselves in a night of hate, terror and bloodshed. Doug Lennox (BREAKING POINT), Tom Nardini (CAT BALLOU), Jack Blum (HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO ME) and Keith Knight (MY BLOODY VALENTINE) star in this "dark and intense thriller, still uncomfortably relevant 35 years after it was made" (Blog Of Horror) - released in the U.S. as SELF DEFENSE - scanned in 2K from the original negative recently discovered in a Nova Scotia archive. Bonus Materials Trailer Audio Commentary with Co-Director Paul Donovan & Filmmaker Jason Eisener Severin Films – https://severin-films.com/ “Siege” Blu-Ray – https://severin-films.com/shop/siege-blu-slip/ https://mvdshop.com/products/siege-blu-ray "Green Room" Blu-Ray Review ONE WAY IN. NO WAY OUT. A punk rock band becomes trapped in a secluded venue after finding a scene of violence. For what they saw, the band themselves become targets of violence from a gang of white power skinheads, who want to eliminate all evidence of the crime. “Green Room” Blu-Ray – https://www.amazon.com/Green-Room-Blu-ray-Digital-HD/dp/B01F2R9WV8/ Patreon Pick "Guzaarish" Streaming Review (Netflix) MAGIC IS AN ILLUSION… AND SO IS LIFE… Ethan, a magician rendered paralyzed in an accident, sets off a furor when he makes a petition to the court to end his own life. “Guzaarish” Netflix – https://www.netflix.com/title/70139074 1970 “The House That Would Not Die” Blu-Ray Review (Kino Lorber)  BRAND NEW 2K MASTER! Ruth Bennett (Barbara Stanwyck, Witness to Murder, The Lady Eve) has inherited an old house in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania Amish country. She moves into the house with her niece, Sara Dunning (Kitty Winn, The Panic in Needle Park, The Exorcist). The house was built before the Revolutionary War and is said to be haunted by the spirits of its original inhabitants. With the help of Pat McDougal (Richard Egan, The 300 Spartans, GOG), a local professor, and one of his students, Stan Whitman (Michael Anderson Jr., The Sons of Katie Elder, Major Dundee), they delve into the history of the house and find a scandal that involves a Revolutionary War general, who was suspected of being a traitor, and his daughter, who had disappeared after eloping with her boyfriend, a young British soldier. The spirits of the general and his daughter take possession of Pat's and Sara's bodies and a dark secret is revealed. Directed by legendary TV-movie director John Llewellyn Moxey (The Night Stalker, Home for the Holidays) and with a teleplay by the great Henry Farrell (What Ever Happened to Baby Jane, Hush… Hush, Sweet Charlotte). Blu-ray Extras Include: NEW Interview with director John Llewellyn Moxey NEW Audio Commentary by Film Historian Richard Harland Smith KLSC Trailers Kino Lorber – https://www.kinolorber.com/ “The House That Would Not Die” Blu-Ray – https://www.kinolorber.com/product/the-house-that-would-not-die-special-edition-blu-ray 1970 “Bigfoot” Review AMERICA’S ABOMINABLE SNOWMAN…BREEDS WITH ANYTHING! Bigfoot kidnaps some women and some bikers decide to go on a rescue mission to save them. “Bigfoot” VHS – https://www.amazon.com/Bigfoot-VHS-John-Carradine/dp/630598820X 1970 “Eugenie” Blu-Ray Review (Blue Underground)  ...the story of her journey into perversion Eugenie...The Story Of Her Journey Into Perversion Marie Liljedahl (the luscious star of INGA) is Eugenie, an innocent young woman taken to an island paradise where she is initiated into a world of pleasure and pain controlled by the sinister Dolmance (the legendary Christopher Lee). But when she surrenders to her own forbidden fantasies, Eugenie becomes trapped in a frenzy of drugs, sadomasochism and murder. Can a frightened girl in the grip of carnal perversion find sanctuary in the orgies of the depraved? Jack Taylor (SUCCUBUS) and Maria Rohm (MARQUIS DE SADE'S JUSTINE) co-star in this legendary erotic classic from Jess Franco, the infamous director of VAMPYROS LESBOS and VENUS IN FURS. Based on the notorious novel Philosophy in the Boudoir by the Marquis de Sade, this rarely seen shocker is presented completely uncut from a 4K scan of the original camera negative, and remains one of the most controversial explorations of extreme sexuality in European cinema history! Bonus Materials Subtitles: English SDH, French, Spanish Perversion Stories - Interviews with Director Jess Franco, Producer Harry Alan Towers, and Stars Marie Liljedahl & Christopher Lee Stephen Thrower on EUGENIE - Interview with the author of 'Murderous Passions: The Delirious Cinema of Jesus Franco' Theatrical Trailer Poster & Still Gallery Blue Underground – https://blue-underground.com/ “Eugenie” Blu-Ray – https://mvdshop.com/products/eugenie-the-story-of-her-journey-into-perversion-blu-ray 1970 “The Weekend Murders” Blu-Ray Review (Code Red)  An aristocratic English family gather for the reading of their father’s will. The family are dismayed to find that everything has been left to Barbara, the deceased’s favourite daughter. The butler is soon found stabbed to death and Sergeant Thorpe, the local bobby, telephones Scotland Yard for assistance. Inspector Grey arrives and he and Barbara narrowly escape being shot. Cousin Ted and his wife Pauline are both killed. Sergeant Thorpe recalls some photos which Ted asked to have developed… “The Weekend Murders” Blu-Ray – https://roninflix.com/products/weekend-murders 1970 “Blood Mania” Blu-Ray Review (Vinegar Syndrome) First, in Robert Vincent O'Neill's BLOOD MANIA, Carpenter stars as Craig, lover of the unstable Victoria (Maria De Aragon), who's very keen to see her wealthy father reach an early grave so she can inherit his fortune. Deciding to speed up the process, she concocts a diabolical plan for his demise, only to be met with some unexpected obstacles... Playing like a sex and violence drenched soap opera, BLOOD MANIA is a mind-bending drive-in oddity that keeps you guessing until its final shocking twist. LIMITED EDITION EXCLUSIVE: Bonus DVD featuring alternate TV versions for both films! (Limited to 3,000 units) Region free 3-disc Blu-ray and DVD combo pack Both films scanned and restored in 2k from 35mm camera negative Commentary track on BLOOD MANIA with Robert Vincent O'Neill (Director), Leslie Simms (Actress) and Vicki Peters (Actress) Video interview and introduction with director Robert Vincent O'Neill Video interview with actress Leslie Simms Theatrical trailers for both films TV spots for both films Promotional galleries for both films Reverse cover artwork English SDH Subtitles Vinegar Syndrome – https://vinegarsyndrome.com/ “Blood Mania/Point of Terror” Blu-Ray – https://vinegarsyndrome.com/products/blood-mania-point-of-terror 1970 “Hollywood Horror House” Blu-Ray Review (Vinegar Syndrome) This special limited edition embossed slipcover (designed by Earl Kessler Jr.) is limited to 2,000 units and is only available here at VinegarSyndrome.com! Vic Valance (David Garfield) is an enigmatic young man who has manipulated his way into working at the decaying mansion of a once prolific, but now reclusive and alcoholic, movie star named Katharine Packard (Miriam Hopkins). While the rest of the house staff become suspicious of Vic's intentions, the aging movie queen finds in him a companion and, she hopes, a lover. But as Vic begins behaving in more and more erratic ways, it becomes clear that he's far more sinister than his demeanor implies and might in fact be a vicious serial killer who has been murdering and dismembering middle-aged women in Hollywood... A psychedelic proto-slasher by way of Sunset Blvd, HOLLYWOOD HORROR HOUSE (aka SAVAGE INTRUDER) was shot on and off between late 1969 and mid 1973 by writer/producer/director Donald Wolfe, with funds from his star home bus tour company. Chock full of lurid, candy-colored freak-outs shot by John Morrill (A Boy and His Dog) along with surprisingly grisly murder set pieces, plus a supporting cast including Gale Sondergaard, Virginia Wing (Law and Order), Florence Lake (Welcome to Arrow Beach), and Joe Besser (The Three Stooges) in his final role in a feature film, HOLLYWOOD HORROR HOUSE ramps up its weirdness all the way through it's demented final act and comes to Blu-ray from Vinegar Syndrome, newly restored in 4k from its original 35mm camera negative. Directed by: Donald Wolfe Starring: Miriam Hopkins, David Garfield, Gale Sondergaard, Virginia Wing, Florence Lake 1973 / 91 min / 1.85:1 • Region Free Blu-ray/DVD combo • Newly scanned & restored in 4k from its 35mm camera negative • Historical commentary track with David Decoteau of RapidHeart.tv and David Del Valle of SinisterImage.com • Promotional image gallery • Reversible cover artwork • English SDH subtitles Vinegar Syndrome – https://vinegarsyndrome.com/ “Hollywood Horror House” Blu-Ray – https://vinegarsyndrome.com/products/hollywood-horror-house You Ain't Seen?!, 1970 "Dorian Gray" Blu-Ray Review, Dave's Pick for Jeremy  In London, a wealthy, god-like, young man, Dorian Gray, loves Sybil, an aspiring actress; thanks to her, he’s momentarily less self-centered. He’s also sitting, scantily clad, for a portrait painted by his ascot-wearing friend, Basil. When it’s done, Dorian complains he’ll grow old while it stays unchanged- the classic plight of the vain Raro Films – https://www.rarovideousa.com/ “Dorian Gray” Blu-Ray – https://www.rarovideousa.com/films/the-secret-of-dorian-gray Podcast Version https://www.stitcher.com/show/shut-up-brandon-podcast https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/shut-up-brandon-podcast/id988229934 https://shutupbrandon.podbean.com/e/mrparka-s-weekly-reviews-episode-221-audio-version/ Question of the Week Movies that received a 2nd life due to Blu-Ray? Update4K
Film NotesDeath Collector – 1988 – Tom Garrett Skinned Deep – 2004 – Gabriel Bartalos Born for Hell – 1976 – Denis Héroux Siege – 1982 – Paul Donovan/Maura O’Connell Green Room – 2015 – Jeremy Saulnier Guzaarish – 2010 – Sanjay Leela Bhansali The House That Would Not Die – 1970 – John Llewellyn Moxey Bigfoot – 1970 – Robert F. Slatzer Eugenie – 1970 – Jess Franco The Weekend Murders – 1970 – Michele Lupo Blood Mania – 1970 – Robert Vincent O’Neill Hollywood Horror House – 1970 – Donald Wolfe Dorian Gray – 1970 – Massimo Dallamano  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 “Django” 4K Contest – 0:12 “Vengeance Trails” Review – 0:50/ 8:43/ 13:26/ 17:50 “Django” 4K Review– 22:58 “Texas, Adios” Review– 26:44 “Dream Home” Review – 29:21 Patreon Review “The Public Enemy” Review – 32:24 1970 “The Enchanting Ghost” Review – 38:06 1970 “The Vampire Doll” Review – 42:22 1970 “Island of Horrors” Review – 44:51 1970 “The Beast of Blood” Review– 46:54 1970 “Girly” Review – 49:56 1970 “The Vampire Lovers” Review – 53:09 1970 “The Honeymoon Killers” Review – 57:54 You Ain’t Seen?! “Lilo and Stitch” – 1:03:42 Questions/Answers/ Question of the Week “Movies masterpieces under 90 minutes?” – 1:30:47 Update – 1:41:02 22 Shots of Moodz and Horror – https://www.22shotsofmoodzandhorror.com/ Video Version – https://youtu.be/7hWK7OBJ5uk Podcast Under the Stairs – https://tputscast.com/podcast Enter Contest - Screamingtoiletcontest@gmail.com Video Reviews"Vengeance Trails" Blu-Ray Review (Arrow Films) Gathered for the first time are four of the most bloodthirsty westerns with the kind of men that live only to kill! In the mid-1960s, the runaway success of Sergio Leone's "Dollars" trilogy gave rise to an explosion of similar productions as filmmakers by the dozen sought to capitalize on this new, uniquely Italian take on the western, characterized by their deeply cynical outlook, morally compromised antiheroes and unflinching depictions savage violence. This specially curated selection gathers together four outstanding examples of the genre from the height of its popularity, all centered around a theme of revenge. In Lucio Fulci's Massacre Time (1966), Franco Nero and George Hilton star as estranged brothers forced to band together against the powerful businessman and his sadistic son who've seized control of their hometown. In Maurizio Lucidi's My Name is Pecos (1966), Robert Woods stars as the eponymous Mexican gunslinger, returning to Houston to settle a long-standing score against the racist gang boss who wiped out his entire family. In Massimo Dallamano's Bandidos (1967), Enrico Maria Salerno plays a former top marksman who, years after being maimed by a former protégé, teams up with a fresh apprentice to get his revenge against the man who betrayed him. Finally, in Antonio Margheriti's And God Said to Cain (1970), the inimitable Klaus Kinski stars as a man who has spent the last decade in a prison work camp for a crime he didn't commit and who, upon his release, immediately sets out to wreak vengeance on the men who framed him. Featuring a wealth of key Euro cult talent both behind and in front of the camera, Arrow Video is proud to present these four classic westerns in sparkling high definition restorations, three of them produced specially for this release, alongside a plethora of brand new bonus materials. Bonus Materials 4-DISC LIMITED EDITION CONTENTS High Definition Blu-ray™ (1080p) presentations of all four films 2K restorations of all four films from the original 35mm camera negatives, with Massacre Time, My Name is Pecos and Bandidos newly restored by Arrow Films for this release Restored lossless mono Italian and English soundtracks English subtitles for the Italian soundtracks English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing for the English soundtracks Galleries for all four films Illustrated collector’s booklet featuring new writing by author and critic Howard Hughes Fold-out double-sided poster featuring newly commissioned artwork by Gilles Vranckx Limited edition packaging with reversible sleeves featuring original artwork and a slipcover featuring newly commissioned artwork by Gilles Vranckx DISC 1 – MASSACRE TIME Alternate US dub New commentary by authors and critics C. Courtney Joyner and Henry Parke New documentary featuring a new video interview with actor Franco Nero and an archival video interview with actor George Hilton New video interview with film historian Fabio Melelli Italian trailer DISC 2 – MY NAME IS PECOS New commentary by actor Robert Woods and C. Courtney Joyner New interview with actor George Eastman New interview with actress Lucia Modugno New documentary featuring a new interview with Fabio Melelli and an archival interview with cinematographer Franco Villa Italian trailer DISC 3 – BANDIDOS New commentary by author and critic Kat Ellinger New interview with assistant director Luigi Perelli New interview with actor Gino Barbacane New interview with Fabio Melelli Alternate end title sequence DISC 4 – AND GOD SAID TO CAIN New commentary by author and critic Howard Hughes New documentary featuring a new interview with Fabio Melelli and a new audio interview with actress Marcella Michelangeli New interview with actor Antonio Cantafora Arrow Films – https://arrowfilms.com/ “Vengeance Trails” Blu-Ray Set – https://mvdshop.com/products/vengeance-trails-four-classic-westerns-blu-ray "Django" 4K and Texas, Adios Blu-Ray Review (Arrow Films) Now in 4K: The movie that spawned a genre! The Most Controversial and Sought-After Spaghetti Western Of Them All! In this definitive spaghetti western, Franco Nero (Keoma, The Fifth Cord) gives a career-defining performance as Django, a mysterious loner who arrives at a mud-drenched ghost town on the Mexico-US border, ominously dragging a coffin behind him. After saving imperilled prostitute Maria (Loredana Nusciak), Django becomes embroiled in a brutal feud between a racist gang and a band of Mexican revolutionaries... With Django, director Sergio Corbucci (The Great Silence) upped the ante for sadism and sensationalism in westerns, depicting machine-gun massacres, mud-fighting prostitutes and savage mutilations. A huge hit with international audiences, Django's brand of bleak nihilism would be repeatedly emulated in a raft of unofficial sequels. The film is presented here in an exclusive new restoration with a wealth of extras. Bonus Materials Restoration of Django from a 4K scan of the original camera negative by Arrow Films 4K (2160p) UHD Blu-ray presentation, in Dolby Vision, (HDR10 compatible) Uncompressed Mono 1.0 PCM audio Original English and Italian soundtracks English subtitles for the Italian soundtrack Optional English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing for the English soundtrack Audio commentary by film critic, historian and theorist Stephen Prince Django Never Dies, an interview with star Franco Nero Cannibal of the Wild West, an interview with assistant director Ruggero Deodato Sergio, My Husband, an interview with Sergio Corbucci’s wife Nori Corbucci That’s My Life: Part 1, an archival interview with co-writer Franco Rossetti A Rock ‘n’ Roll Scriptwriter, an archival interview with co-writer Piero Vivarelli A Punch in the Face, an archival interview with stuntman and actor Gilberto Galimberti Discovering Django, an appreciation by spaghetti westerns scholar Austin Fisher An Introduction to Django by Alex Cox, an archival featurette with the acclaimed director Gallery of original promotional images from the Mike Siegel archive Original trailers Reversible sleeve featuring original and newly commissioned artwork by Sean Phillips Following on from the enormous success of his breakthrough film Django, Franco Nero returned to the Wild West (Almería, Spain) to star in the same year’s Texas Adios, which was released as Django 2 in some countries. Here he plays tough gunslinger Burt Sullivan, a sheriff who, along with his younger brother (Alberto Dell'Acqua, Endgame), journeys to Mexico to hunt down the sadistic bandit Cisco Delgado and avenge his father’s murder. When Burt and his brother fall in with a group of Mexican revolutionaries, the stage is set for a violent climatic confrontation... Directed by veteran helmsman Ferdinado Baldi, best known for the cult Western Blindman (starring Beatles tub-thumper Ringo Starr) and the 3D extravaganza Comin' at Ya!, Texas Adios is a lesser-known Spaghetti Western gem, which boasts rapid-fire action scenes, stunning locations and stylish cinematography courtesy of Enzo Barboni (Django, Nightmare Castle). The film is presented here in an exclusive new 2K restoration, with a wealth of extras which allow this film to be enjoyed as never before. DISC 2 TEXAS ADIOS [BLU-RAY] Audio commentary by spaghetti western experts C. Courtney Joyner and Henry C. Parke The Sheriff is in Town, an interview with star Franco Nero Jump into the West, an interview with co-star Alberto Dell Acqua That s My Life: Part 2, an archival interview with co-writer Franco Rossetti Hello Texas!, an appreciation by spaghetti western scholar Austin Fisher Gallery of original promotional images from the Mike Siegel archive Original trailers Arrow Films – https://arrowfilms.com/ “Django 4K” – https://mvdshop.com/products/django-blu-ray "Django 4K" with "Texas, Adios" - https://www.amazon.com/Django-Texas-Blu-ray-2-Disc-Limited/dp/B08NDVHY8L "Dream Home" Blu-Ray Review (Network) IN A CUT-THROAT PROPERTY MARKET, SHE’D KILL FOR A HARBOUR VIEW. A woman will go to whatever lengths necessary to obtain her dream home with a view of the sea. This includes driving down the property value and decreasing the occupancy rate by killing her potential neighbors … “Dream Home” Blu-Ray Import – https://www.amazon.com/Dream-Home-Blu-ray-Josie-Ho/dp/B00LCLG726/ Patreon Pick "The Public Enemy" Streaming Review (Amazon Prime Rental) ALL HIS LIFE HE TOOK WHAT HE WANTED…WHY NOT WOMEN? Two young Chicago hoodlums, Tom Powers and Matt Doyle, rise up from their poverty-stricken slum life to become petty thieves, bootleggers and cold-blooded killers. But with street notoriety and newfound wealth, the duo feels the heat from the cops and rival gangsters both. Despite his ruthless criminal reputation, Tom tries to remain connected to his family, however, gang warfare and the need for revenge eventually pull him away. “The Public Enemy” Blu-Ray – https://www.amazon.com/Public-Enemy-BD-Blu-ray-Various/dp/B00BUALYJ0/ 1970 “The Enchanting Ghost” Blu-Ray Review (88 Films)  An early example of Hong Kong horror, THE ENCHANTING GHOST was released in 1970 to critical acclaim and established a future trend for the city's supernatural-themed Oriental fright flicks. Baked in the trademark Shaw Brothers atmospherics, this story of a young scholar who becomes resident in a haunted house, whilst also struggling to instigate a new romance, features some spooky set pieces, a potent aura of lovelorn macabre and a growing sense of ghoulish whimsy. Predating the classic Japanese creeper HOUSE (1977), but featuring some thematic similarities, this ghostly terror tale is a vital addition to any collection of classic Asian cinema - and a vital piece of the Shaw Brothers puzzle which 88 Films is proud to present for the first time ever on DVD!!! “The Enchanting Ghost” Blu-Ray Import – https://www.amazon.com/The-Enchanting-Ghost-Blu-ray/dp/B077319LXW/ 1970 “The Vampire Doll” Blu-Ray Review (Arrow Films) THE CURSE OF AN UNDEAD BEAUTY WHO HAS RISEN, WEEPING IN HER SEARCH FOR FRESH BLOOD… A young man travels out into the countryside to meet his fiance, Yuko. When he arrives at the secluded house he is told by her mother that she has died in a car accident. He spends the night at the house and hears some strange sounds at night, even seeing someone that looks just like his dead love. Later he sees Yuko outside the house and follows her to a grave with her name. Cut to some days later where the young mans sister is worried since she hasnt heard from him in some time. She persuades her boyfriend to take her to the house, but is told that he already left. For the sake of proper plot development she doesnt believe Yukos mother and fakes the car breaking down so that they can investigate what really happened. Arrow Films – https://arrowfilms.com/ “The Bloodthirsty Trilogy” Blu-Ray – https://mvdshop.com/products/bloodthirsty-trilogy-the-blu-ray 1970 “Island of Horrors”  Two women are ferried to a small prison colony on the remote and barren prison island, where they and their fellow inmates are forced to perform perilous slave labor along the island’s treacherous cliffs, overseen by both an unforgiving sun and a crew of abusive male wardens. Meanwhile, the arrival of a newcomer among the island’s administrators, a disgraced policeman who is also the son of Nagasaki’s governor, creates dissension between the officials that, along with an untimely outbreak of bubonic plague on the island, ultimately sets the stage for a daring escape attempt on the part of the prisoners. “Island of Horrors” – https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0288152/?ref_=ttrel_rel_tt 1970 “Beast of Blood” Blu-Ray Review (Severin Films)  SEE HUMAN HEADS TRANSPLANTED! A mad scientist creates a monster, but after its head is cut off, he keeps it alive in a serum he has invented. Beast of Blood [Available ONLY in Box Set] Special Features: Audio Commentary with Hemisphere Marketing Consultant Samuel M. Sherman Celeste and the Beast: An Interview with Celeste Yarnall Dr. Lorca’s Blood Devils: Interview with Actor Eddie Garcia Super 8 Digest Version Trailer Poster & Still Gallery Severin Films – https://severin-films.com/ The Blood Collection – https://severin-films.com/the-blood-island-collection/ 1970 “Girly” Blu-Ray Review (Scorpion Releasing)  In a large mansion outside of London, an eccentric family lurks: Girly, a flirtatious schoolgirl with eyes of fire; Sonny, her mischievous brother; Nanny, the house's caretaker; and Mumsy, the family matriarch. This quite unusual family is far more dangerous than you can imagine! Any man who enters the house never comes out, as they are sucked into a blood-curdling game with the children. The arrival of a new plaything sends the group into a whirlwind, as he intends to survive by any means necessary. Special Features: Interview with screenwriter Brian Comport, Theatrical Trailer, Watch in Katarina's Nightmare Theatre mode Scorpion Releasing // 1969 // 101 Minutes // Rated R // Color // English // Region A “Girly” Blu-Ray – https://roninflix.com/products/girly?_pos=2&_sid=d35955e13&_ss=r 1970 “The Vampire Lovers” Blu-Ray Review (Scream Factory)  Synopsis CAUTION: Not for the mentally immature! A female vampire with lesbian tendencies ravages the young girls and townsfolk of a peaceful hamlet in eighteenth century Europe who, years earlier, killed off her fellow vampires. A rousing hunt for the vampiress ensues as a group of men follow her bloody trail of terror through the countryside. Adapted from J. Sheridan LeFanu's novella "Carmilla," The Vampire Lovers stars Ingrid Pitt, George Cole and Peter Cushing. Now this “rather erotic Hammer chiller” (Leonard Maltin) appears on Bluray for the first time… If you dare, come into a twilight world of unspeakable horror and taste the deadly passion of the blood-nymphs! Bonus Features Feature Length Commentary with Roy Ward Baker (Director), Tudor Gates (Writer) and Ingrid Pitt (Carmilla) moderated by Jonathan Sothcott Excerpts from the novella Carmilla, that inspired the film, read by Ingrid Pitt Interview with Madeline Smith (Emma) Interviews with Hammer Films Scholars Radio Spot Shout! Factory – https://www.shoutfactory.com/ “The Vampire Lovers” Blu-Ray – https://www.shoutfactory.com/product/the-vampire-lovers?product_id=2323 1970 “The Honeymoon Killers” Blu-Ray Review (Arrow Films) LOVE IS A BITCH … CALLED MARTHA. Martha Beck, an obese nurse who is desperately lonely, joins a “correspondence club” and finds a romantic pen pal in Ray Fernandez. Martha falls hard for Ray, and is intent on sticking with him even when she discovers he’s a con man who seduces lonely single women, kills them and then takes their money. She poses as Ray’s sister and joins Ray on a wild killing spree, fueled by her lingering concern that Ray will leave her for one of his marks. Arrow Films – https://arrowfilms.com/ “The Honeymoon Killers” Blu-Ray – https://www.amazon.com/Honeymoon-Killers-Blu-ray-Shirley-Stoler/dp/B00ZVBG3CM/ You Ain't Seen?!, 1970 "Lilo and Stitch" Streaming Review (Disney+), Jeremy's Pick for Dave THERE’S ONE IN EVERY FAMILY. As Stitch, a runaway genetic experiment from a faraway planet, wreaks havoc on the Hawaiian Islands, he becomes the mischievous adopted alien “puppy” of an independent little girl named Lilo and learns about loyalty, friendship, and ’ohana, the Hawaiian tradition of family. “Lilo and Stitch” Blu-Ray – https://www.amazon.com/Lilo-Stitch-Blu-ray-Chris-Sanders/dp/B01N0EOCQS/ Podcast Version https://www.stitcher.com/show/shut-up-brandon-podcast https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/shut-up-brandon-podcast/id988229934 https://shutupbrandon.podbean.com/e/mrparka-s-weekly-reviews-episode-220-audio-version/ Question of the Week Movie masterpieces under 90 minutes? UpdateBlu-Ray
Film NotesMassacre Time – 1966 – Lucio Fulci
And God Said to Cain – 1970 – Antonio Margheriti Bandidos – 1967 – Massimo Dallamano My Name is Pecos – 1966 – Maurizio Lucidi Django – 1966 – Sergio Corbucci Texas, Adios – 1966 – Ferdinando Baldi Dream Home – 2010 – Pang Ho-cheung The Public Enemy – 1931 – William A. Wellman The Enchanting Ghost – 1970 – Chou Hsu-Chiang The Vampire Doll – 1970 – Michio Yamamoto Island of Horrors – 1970 – Toshiaki Kunihara The Beast of Blood – 1970 – Eddie Romero Girly – 1970 – Freddie Francis The Vampire Lovers – 1970 – Roy Ward Baker The Honeymoon Killers – 1970 – Leonard Kastle Lilo and Stitch – 2002 – Chris Sanders/ Dean DeBlois  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 “The Go-Go Boys: The Inside Story of Cannon Films” Review - 0:37 “Hanger” Review – 7:30 “Hereditary” Review– 16:02 Patreon Pick “18 Bronzemen” Review– 23:14 1970 “Valerie and Her Week of Wonders” Review – 26:28 1970 “Cauldron of Blood” Review – 32:59 1970 “Assignment Terror” Review – 35:26 1970 “The Bloody Judge” Review – 40:11 1970 “An Evening of Edgar Allan Poe” Review – 43:35 1970 “Mark of the Witch” Review– 48:13 1970 “Hatchet for the Honeymoon” Review – 50:31 1970, You Ain’t Seen!? “The Bird with the Crystal Plumage” Review with Jeremy – 54:51 Questions/Answers/ Question of the Week “Favorite documentary about making films?” – 1:19:34 Update – 1:31:07 22 Shots of Moodz and Horror – https://www.22shotsofmoodzandhorror.com/ Podcast Under the Stairs – https://tputscast.com/podcast Video Reviews"The Go-Go Boys: The Inside Story of Cannon Films" Blu-Ray Review (MVD Rewind Collection) THE INCREDIBLY TRUE STORY ABOUT MENAHEM GOLAN & YORAM GLOBUS' CANNON FILMS AND THE MOVIE STUDIO THAT DEFINED THE 1980's THE GO-GO BOYS: THE INSIDE STORY OF CANNON FILMS is a documentary about two Israeli-born cousins, Menahem Golan and Yoram Globus, who in pursuit of the American Dream, turned the Hollywood power structure upside down, producing over 300 films and becoming the most powerful independent film company in the world. Directed by Sundance Grand Jury Price nominee Hilla Medalia (After the Storm), The Go-Go Boys is an up close and personal documentary that examines the complex relationship between two contradictory personalities whose combined force fueled their success and eventual collapse. Featuring interviews with Jean Claude Van Damme, Michael Dudikoff, Eli Roth, Boaz Davidson along with Menahem Golan and Yoram Globus themselves, as well as archive footage of Sylvester Stallone, Charles Bronson and Chuck Norris in the definitive documentary about Cannon Films. MVD Rewind Collection Facebook – https://www.facebook.com/MVDRewindCollection “The Go-Go Boys” Blu-Ray – https://mvdshop.com/products/the-go-go-boys-the-inside-story-of-cannon-films-blu-ray? "Hanger" Blu-Ray Review (Unearthed Films) Payback is a Bitch of a Whore! Ryan Nicholson directs this savage exploitation film that follows the vengeance-fueled rampage of Hanger (Nathan Dashwood), the now-grown survivor of a bungled back-alley abortion who returns to punish a pimp for forcing his mother into the procedure. As Hanger gets a taste for blood, his revenge spills over to the street's other depraved bottom-feeders. Lloyd Kaufman and Debbie Rochon co-star in this graphic gorefest. Bonus Materials 5.1 Surround Sound 2.0 audio Commentary with Director Ryan Nicholson Behind the Stoma: The Making and Taking of Hanger Taking of Hanger Enough Dope to Hang Yourself With: On The Set with Lloyd Kaufman Deleted Scenes Rose's Bush: Starring Leroy Washington Blooper Reel Trailers Stills Gallery With over 16 hours of never before seen takes, behind the scenes and outtakes! Unearthed Films – https://www.unearthedfilms.com/ “Hanger” Blu-Ray – https://mvdshop.com/products/hanger-2-disc-collectors-edition-blu-ray "Hereditary" 4K Review EVERY FAMILY TREE HIDES A SECRET. When Ellen, the matriarch of the Graham family, passes away, her daughter’s family begins to unravel cryptic and increasingly terrifying secrets about their ancestry. “Hereditary” 4K – https://www.amazon.com/Hereditary-Blu-ray-Gabriel-Byrne/dp/B07FP31KCP/ Patreon Pick "18 Bronzemen" Review A SUPER DEATH SQUAD, THEY GASH YOU… SMASH YOU… MASH YOU. During the Manchurian invasion of China, the son of the Ming Dynasty General takes refuge in the Shaolin Temple to learn martial arts, so that he may seek revenge for his dead father. But he must first endure the rigorous test of the temple’s legendary 18 Bronzemen. “18 Bronzemen” YouTube – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uH3ALc6HyRQ 1970 “Valerie and Her Week of Wonders” Blu-Ray Review (Criterion)  A girl on the verge of womanhood finds herself in a sensual fantasyland of vampires, witchcraft, and other threats in this eerie and mystical movie daydream. Valerie and Her Week of Wonders serves up an endlessly looping, nonlinear fairy tale, set in a quasi-medieval landscape. Ravishingly shot, enchantingly scored, and spilling over with surreal fancies, this enticing phantasmagoria from director Jaromil Jireš is among the most beautiful oddities of the Czechoslovak New Wave. SPECIAL FEATURES New 4K digital restoration, with uncompressed monaural soundtrack on the Blu-ray Three early shorts by director Jaromil Jireš: Uncle (1959), Footprints (1960), and The Hall of Lost Footsteps (1960) New interview with Czechoslovak film scholar Peter Hames Interviews from 2006 with actors Jaroslava Schallerová and Jan Klusák Alternate 2007 psych-folk soundtrack to the film by the Valerie Project, with a new video piece on the music’s origins New English subtitle translation PLUS: An essay by critic Jana Prikryl New cover based on an original poster by Dot Graphics Criterion – https://www.criterion.com/ “Valerie and Her Week of Wonders” Blu-Ray – https://www.criterion.com/films/27860-valerie-and-her-week-of-wonders 1970 “Cauldron of Blood” Blu-Ray Review (Olive Films)  TOPS IN TOTAL HORROR! A blind sculptor works on his magnum opus unaware that the skeletons he has been using for armatures are the remains of the victims of his evil wife and that he is the next target. Olive Films – https://olivefilms.com/ “Cauldron of Blood” Blu-Ray – https://www.amazon.com/Cauldron-Blood-Blind-Bluff-Blu-ray/dp/B00MGBS47C/ 1970 “Assignment Terror” Blu-Ray Review (Scorpion Releasing)  Earth is under siege from an invading squad of aliens who have a diabolical plan to conquer mankind with a mummy, a vampire, Frankenstein's monster, and a werewolf. With abducted women as their assistants, the aliens use a traveling circus for cover, but their supernatural plan could have some monstrous consequences. The second film in the hugely popular Spanish horror series starring cult film star Paul Naschy as the legendary Waldemar Daninsky. Starring Paul Naschy, Michael Rennie, Karin Dor, Patty Shepard Special Features: Commentary by film historian Troy Howarth, Alternate Title Sequence, Still Gallery, Liner Notes, Trailer Scorpion Releasing // 1969 // 87 Minutes // Not Rated // Color // Spanish with English Subtitles, English Dubbed // Region A “Assignment Terror” Blu-Ray – https://roninflix.com/products/assignment-terror?_pos=1&_psq=ass&_ss=e&_v=1.0 1970 “The Bloody Judge” Review  Christopher Lee gives one of his most unforgettable performances as Judge George Jeffreys, the infamous 17th Century witchfinder whose unholy obsession with a luscious wench (Maria Rohm of THE BLOOD OF FU MANCHU) fuels a jaw-dropping spree of torture, brutality and flesh-ripping perversion. Howard Vernon (SUCCUBUS), Margaret Lee (EUGENIE), Maria Schell (99 WOMEN) and Oscar nominee Leo Genn (QUO VADIS) co-star in this landmark epic of sexual violence and sadism, complete with a superb score by Bruno Nicolai (JUSTINE) and directed with spectacularly deviant glee by the one and only Jess Franco. Blue Underground is proud to present the most complete and uncensored version of THE BLOODY JUDGE ever released, painstakingly restored from various European vault elements and now including such never-before-seen sequences as Maria Rohm's forced-lesbian jailhouse encounter as well as additional nudity, bloodshed and what Christopher Lee himself calls 'scenes of extraordinary depravity!' “The Bloody Judge” DVD – https://mvdshop.com/products/bloody-judge-the-dvd 1970 “An Evening of Edgar Allan Poe” Blu-Ray Review (Scream Factory)  A DIABOLICAL QUARTET OF HORRIFYING EVIL! A collection of four Poe stories narrated by Vincent Price: 1) The Tell-Tale Heart, 2) The Sphinx, 3) The Cask of Amontillado, and 4) The Pit and the Pendulum. NEW Master Created From The Original 2" Tape Masters NEW Audio Commentary With Film Historian And Author Steve Haberman NEW Interview With Writer/Producer/Director Kenneth Johnson Behind-The-Scenes Photo Gallery Shout! Factory – https://www.shoutfactory.com/shop “Vincent Price Collection Vol. 3” Blu-Ray – https://www.shoutfactory.com/product/the-vincent-price-collection-iii?product_id=4515 1970 “Mark of the Witch” Blu-Ray Review (Code Red)  INNOCENT CO-ED… OR BRIDE OF THE DEVIL? A 300-year-old witch terrorizes a college town to get revenge on the descendant of the man who persecuted her. “Mark of the Witch” Blu-Ray – https://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_from=R40&_trksid=p2380057.m570.l1313&_nkw=mark+of+the+witch+blu-ray&_sacat=0 1970 “Hatchet for the Honeymoon” Blu-Ray Review (Redemption) Seven years after innovating the grisly Italian genre known as giallo, Mario Bava returned to the form to create one of its deliriously frightening examples: HATCHET FOR THE HONEYMOON (Il rosso segno della follia). Stephen Forsyth stars as John Harrington, the head of an affluent fashion house, who harbors an uncontrollable bloodlust for women in bridal veils. Only by murdering a succession of them, each in a grisly manner, can he delve deeper into his subconscious and bring to light the primal scene that spawned his very specific homicidal fetish. With its director doubling as cinematographer, HATCHET is one of Bava's most visually sumptuous films. This Redemption edition has been newly mastered in HD from the 35mm negative, and is accompanied by an audio commentary by Video Watchdog founder Tim Lucas, commissioned especially for this release. Blu-ray Extras Include: Mastered in HD from the 35mm negative Audio commentary by Tim Lucas, author of Mario Bava: All the Colors of the Dark Original theatrical trailer Original trailers of other Bava films Kino Lorber – https://www.kinolorber.com/ “Hatchet for the Honeymoon” Blu-Ray – https://www.kinolorber.com/product/hatchet-for-the-honeymoon-blu-ray You Ain't Seen?!, 1970 "The Bird with the Crystal Plumage" 4K Review, Dave's Pick for Jeremy  IF YOU THINK YOU ARE BEING FOLLOWED HOME AFTER SEEING THIS MOVIE, KEEP TELLING YOURSELF THAT IT'S ALL IN YOUR MIND. In 1970, young first-time director Dario Argento (Deep Red, Suspiria) made his indelible mark on Italian cinema with The Bird with the Crystal Plumage - a film which redefined the 'giallo' genre of murder-mystery thrillers and catapulted him to international stardom. Sam Dalmas (Tony Musante, We Own the Night), an American writer living in Rome, inadvertently witnesses a brutal attack on a woman (Eva Renzi, Funeral in Berlin) in a modern art gallery. Powerless to help, he grows increasingly obsessed with the incident. Convinced that something he saw that night holds the key to identifying the maniac terrorizing Rome, he launches his own investigation parallel to that of the police, heedless of the danger to both himself and his girlfriend Giulia (Suzy Kendall, Spasmo)... A staggeringly assured debut, The Bird with the Crystal Plumage establishes the key traits that would define Argento's filmography, including lavish visuals and a flare for wildly inventive, brutal scenes of violence. With sumptuous cinematography by Vittorio Storaro (Apocalypse Now) and a seductive score by legendary composer Ennio Morricone (Once Upon a Time in the West), this landmark film has never looked or sounded better in this brand new 4K Ultra HD presentation from Arrow Video! Bonus Materials New 4K restoration from the original negative by Arrow Films 4K (2160p) UHD Blu-ray presentation in Dolby Vision (HDR10 compatible) Restored original lossless mono Italian and English soundtracks English subtitles for the Italian soundtrack Optional English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing for the English soundtrack Audio commentary by Troy Howarth, author of So Deadly, So Perverse: 50 Years of Italian Giallo Films Black Gloves and Screaming Mimis, an interview with author and critic Kat Ellinger exploring the film’s themes and its relationship to both the giallo and Fredric Brown’s novel The Screaming Mimi The Power of Perception, a visual essay on the cinema of Dario Argento by Alexanda Heller-Nicholas, author of Devil’s Advocates: Suspiria, reflecting on the recurring theme of perception and the role of art in Argento’s filmography Crystal Nightmare, an interview with writer/director Dario Argento An Argento Icon, an interview with actor Gildo Di Marco Eva’s Talking, an archival interview with actor Eva Renzi Original Italian and international theatrical trailers 2017 Texas Frightmare trailer Image galleries Illustrated collector’s booklet featuring writing on the film by Howard Hughes and Jack Seabrook, and a new essay by Rachael Nisbet Fold-out double-sided poster featuring original and newly commissioned artwork by Obviously Creative Six double-sided, postcard-sized lobby card reproduction artcards Limited edition packaging with reversible sleeve featuring originally and newly commissioned artwork by Obviously Creative Arrow Films – https://arrowfilms.com/ “The Bird with the Crystal Plumage” 4K – https://mvdshop.com/products/the-bird-with-the-crystal-plumage-uhd-limited-edition-4k-ultra-hd Podcast Version https://www.stitcher.com/show/shut-up-brandon-podcast https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/shut-up-brandon-podcast/id988229934 https://shutupbrandon.podbean.com/e/mrparka-s-weekly-reviews-episode-219-audio-version/ Question of the WeekFavorite documentary film about making films? 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Film NotesThe Go-Go Boys: The Inside Story of Cannon Films – 2014 – Hilla Medalia Hanger – 2009 – Ryan Nicholson Hereditary – 2018 – Ari Aster 18 Bronzemen – 1976 – Joseph Kuo Valerie and Her Week of Wonders – 1970 – Jaromil Jireš Cauldron of Blood – 1970 – Santos Alcocer Assignment Terror – 1970 – Eberhard Meichsner/Hugo Fregonese/Tulio Demicheli The Bloody Judge – 1970 – Jess Franco An Evening with Edgar Allan Poe – 1970 – Kenneth Johnson Mark of the Witch – 1970 – Tom Moore Hatchet for the Honeymoon – 1970 – Mario Bava The Bird with the Crystal Plumage – 1970 – Dario Argento  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 “Weird Wisconsin: The Bill Rebane Collection”/ “Monster a Go-Go” Review - 1:20/ 2:05 “Invasion from Inner Earth” Review – 5:41 “The Alpha Incident” Review– 9:27 “The Demons of Ludlow” Review– 15:20 “The Game” Review – 18:42 “Twister’s Revenge”/ “Who is Bill Rebane?” Reviews – 21:52/ 25:27 “The Monster Collection” Review – 29:41 Patreon “Rated X” Review – 34:10 1970 “Awakening of the Beast” Review – 39:05 1970 “Tam Lin” Review– 44:26 1970 “Multiple Maniacs” Review – 49:13 You Ain’t Seen!? “Pink Flamingos” Review – 53:47 Questions/Answers/ Question of the Week “Double feature make your own sequel.” – 1:23:33 Update – 1:44:20 22 Shots of Moodz and Horror – https://www.22shotsofmoodzandhorror.com/ Podcast Under the Stairs – https://tputscast.com/podcast Video Reviews"Weird Wisconsin: The Bill Rebane Collection" Blu-Ray Review (Arrow Films)  The essential Bill Rebane movie collection, one of America's most tenacious outsider auteurs! Bringing together six films, all new to Blu-ray and in brand new restorations, Weird Wisconsin: The Bill Rebane Collection packs in a mutant astronaut bothering blissful sunbathers (Monster A Go-Go), a contagion apocalypse as seen from the vantage point of a remote mountain cabin (Invasion from Inner Earth), deadly alien spores from the rocks of Mars (The Alpha Incident), rural gothic and outright horror (The Demons of Ludlow), an eccentric 'body count' movie (The Game) and a comedy smash-'em up that pits three hillbilly stooges against a talking Monster Truck with artificial intelligence (Twister's Revenge). Bonus Materials LIMITED EDITION CONTENTS 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 Straight Shooter, a multi-part interview with director Bill Rebane about the making and release of each film in the set Who is Bill Rebane? A definitive brand new feature length documentary by historian and critic David Cairns [LIMITED EDITION EXCLUSIVE] Fully illustrated 60-page collector’s booklet featuring extensive new writing by historian and critic Stephen Thrower [LIMITED EDITION EXCLUSIVE] Reversible poster featuring newly commissioned artwork by The Twins of Evil [LIMITED EDITION EXCLUSIVE] Reversible sleeves featuring newly commissioned artwork for each of the films by The Twins of Evil DISC ONE - MONSTER A GO-GO + INVASION FROM INNER EARTH Straight Shooter Part 1 and Part 2, two newly filmed interviews about the making of Monster A Go-Go and Invasion from Inner Earth with director Bill Rebane Brand new interview with historian and critic Kim Newman Twist Craze, and Dance Craze, two early short films by Bill Rebane Kidnap Extortion (1973), a newly restored industrial short directed by Bill Rebane Still Gallery DISC TWO - THE ALPHA INCIDENT + THE DEMONS OF LUDLOW Straight Shooter Part 3 and Part 4, two newly filmed interviews about the making of The Alpha Incident and The Demons of Ludlow with director Bill Rebane Rebane’s Key Largo, a brand new visual essay by historian and critic Richard Harland Smith The Alpha Incident original trailer The Demons of Ludlow original trailer Still Gallery DISC THREE - THE GAME + TWISTER’S REVENGE Two presentations of The Game (aka The Cold) in 1.85 and 1.33 aspect ratio Straight Shooter Part 5 and Part 6, two newly filmed interviews about the making of The Game and Twister’s Revenge with director Bill Rebane Discovering Bill Rebane, brand new presentation by historian & critic Stephen R. Bissette The Game original trailer Twister’s Revenge original trailer Still Gallery DISC FOUR - WHO IS BILL REBANE? (2021) + BONUS Who is Bill Rebane? Exclusive new feature length documentary by historian and critic David Cairns King of the Wild Frontier a conversation with historian and critic Stephen R. Bissette Invasion from Inner Earth outtakes from the shoot The Alpha Incident outtakes from the shoot The Demons of Ludlow outtakes from the shoot The Giant Spider Invasion original trailer Gallery of Behind the Scenes stills Still Galleries for the rest of Rebane’s filmography Arrow Films – https://arrowfilms.com/ “Weird Wisconsin: The Bill Rebane Collection” Blu-Ray – https://mvdshop.com/products/weird-wisconsin-the-bill-rebane-collection-blu-ray "Monster Collection" Blu-Ray Review (Doppelganger) A creature double-feature from the depths of the drive-in, The Monster Collection features two impressively comprehensive documentaries by Alexandre Poncet and Gilles Penso, Phil Tippett: Mad Dreams and Monsters, a portrait of the man behind some of the most recognizable movie creatures of the modern era, and The Frankenstein Complex, profiling the workaday wizards who turn rubber, latex, and resin into cinema’s most memorable and terrifying creations. Extensive interviews with genre luminaries Rick Baker, Joe Dante, Guillermo Del Toro, John Landis, Dennis Muren, and Paul Verhoeven illuminate the evolution of special effects and stop motion animation in such classics as Star Wars, An American Werewolf in London, Gremlins, Robocop, Jurassic Park, and Starship Troopers. This collector’s set includes hours of exclusive bonus features, including new audio commentaries, behind-the-scenes footage, extended interviews segments, galleries, and rare short films from Phil Tippett. DVD/BLU-RAY SPECIAL FEATURES Feature Commentary with Phil Tippett and directors Alexandre Poncet and Gilles Penso “Meeting the Monsters” Making Of Documentary Prehistoric Beast (1985) a short film by Phil Tippett with audio commentary MutantLand (2010) a short film by Phil Tippett with audio commentary Phil Tippett Museum: A Virtual Gallery of Tippett Creations Joy of Working with Phil: Interview with Paul Verhoeven Phil Will Fix This!: Interview with Joe Johnston Animating with Phil: Interview with Tom St. Amand Phil’s Vision: Interview with Chris Walas Friendship, Robots, and Dinosaurs: Interview with Dennis Muren From Stop-Motion to Computer: Interview with Craig Hayes Memories and Archives with Phil Tippett Dinosaur Supervisor (Jurassic Park) with Phil Tippett Starship Troopers 2 with Phil Tippet and Jon Davison “Dinosaur!” with Paul Verhoeven and Jon Davison Mutant Fish (Piranha) with Joe Dante (1978) Modern Craftsmanship with Alec Gillis Robot Design with Craig Hayes The Birth of a Poster with Paul Wee Musical Storytelling with Alexandre Poncet Mad Dreams and Monsters Isolated Musical Score “The Frankenstein Odyssey” Making Of Documentary “Digital Craftmanship” Post-Production featurette The Frankenstein Complex Musical Score Master Class with Guillermo Del Toro An Extended Conversation with John Landis and Joe Dante An Extended Conversation with Mick Garris An Extended Conversation with Steve Johnson and John Vulich Q&A with Joe Dante, Alexandre Poncet and Gilles Penso Inside the Lair of Rick Baker Inside the Lair of Tom Woodruff and Alec Gillis Paper Monsters: The Art of Charles Chiodo Living With Monsters: The Art of Kevin Yagher Sympathy for the Devil: Interview with Bernard Rose The Gremlins Pool : Interview with Sacha Feiner interview From Latex to Pixels: The Art of Gino Acevedo Doppelganger Films – https://www.musicboxfilms.com/doppelganger/ “The Monster Collection” Blu-Ray – https://www.musicboxfilms.com/film/the-monster-collection/ Patreon Pick "Rated X" Review THE TRUE STORY OF THE MITCHELL BROTHERS: AMERICA’S ORIGINAL PORN KINGS. Based on the true story of Jim and Artie Mitchell, two brothers who entered the porn industry in the early 60’s. After creating such legendary porn films as “Behind the Green Door” and “Inside Marily Chambers”, they later became addicted to drugs and began a downward spiral leading to bankruptcy and murder. “Rated X” Amazon – https://www.amazon.com/Rated-Unrated-Version-Charlie-Sheen/dp/B0000542C4/ 1970 “Awakening of the Beast” DVD Review Psychiatrist experiments LSD on 4 volunteers, to investigate Coffin Joe’s influence over them. Each patient presents a different reaction, involving sex, perversion and sadism. “Awakening the Beast” Coffin Joe Collection – https://www.amazon.com/Coffin-Joe-Collection-Box-DVD/dp/B07HSJW78K/ 1970 “Tam Lin” Blu-Ray Review (Olive Films) SHE DRAINED THEM OF THEIR MANHOOD …AND THEN-OF THEIR LIVES! Based upon the Celtic legend Tam Lin, a young man is bewitched by a beautiful, heartless, aging sorceress to become her lover. When his attention wanders to a lovely girl, he is doomed to ritual sacrifice by the sorceress. Olive Films – https://www.facebook.com/olivefilms “Tam Lin” Blu-Ray – https://olivefilms.com/product/tam-lin/ 1970 “Multiple Maniac” Blu-Ray Review (Criterion) John Waters’ gloriously grotesque second feature is replete with all manner of depravity, from robbery to murder to one of cinema’s most memorably blasphemous moments. Made on a shoestring budget in Waters’ native Baltimore, with the filmmaker taking on nearly every technical task, this gleeful mockery of the peace-and-love ethos of its era features the Cavalcade of Perversion, a traveling show mounted by a troupe of misfits whose shocking proclivities are topped only by those of their leader: the glammer-than-glam, larger-than-life Divine, out for blood after discovering her lover’s affair. Starring members of Waters’ beloved regular cast, the Dreamlanders (including David Lochary, Mary Vivian Pearce, Mink Stole, Susan Lowe, Edith Massey, George Figgs, and Cookie Mueller), Multiple Maniacs is an anarchic masterwork from an artist who has doggedly tested the limits of good taste for decades. DIRECTOR-APPROVED SPECIAL EDITION FEATURES New 4K digital restoration, supervised by director John Waters, with uncompressed monaural soundtrack on the Blu-ray New audio commentary featuring Waters New interviews with cast and crew members Pat Moran, Mink Stole, Susan Lowe, George Figgs, and Vincent Peranio New video essay by scholar Gary Needham Trailer English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing PLUS: An essay by critic Linda Yablonsky New cover by Eric Skillman Criterion – https://www.criterion.com/ “Multiple Maniacs” Blu-Ray – https://www.criterion.com/films/28954-multiple-maniacs You Ain't Seen?!, 1970 "Pink Flamingos" DVD Review, Jeremy's Pick for Dave  AN EXERCISE IN POOR TASTE Notorious Baltimore criminal and underground figure Divine goes up against Connie & Raymond Marble, a sleazy married couple who make a passionate attempt to humiliate her and seize her tabloid-given title as “The Filthiest Person Alive”. “Pink Flamingos” DVD – https://www.amazon.com/Pink-Flamingos-25th-Anniversary-Divine/dp/B071WKJTT6/ Podcast Version  https://www.stitcher.com/show/shut-up-brandon-podcast https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/shut-up-brandon-podcast/id988229934 https://shutupbrandon.podbean.com/e/mrparka-s-weekly-reviews-episode-218-audio-version/ Question of the Week Make up your own sequel double feature Update4K 1. Shaun of the Dead/ Hot Fuzz/ The World’s End Blu-Ray 2. Dead Ringer 3. School-Live The Movie 4. Paranormal Activity Collection Film NotesMonster a Go-Go – 1965 – Bill Rebane
Invasion from Inner Earth – 1974 – Bill Rebane The Alpha Incident – 1978 – Bill Rebane The Demons of Ludlow – 1983 – Bill Rebane The Game – 1984 – Bill Rebane Twister’s Revenge – 1987 – Bill Rebane Who is Bill Rebane? – 2021 – David Cairns Creature Designers: The Frankenstein Complex – 2015 – Gilles Penso/ Alexandre Poncet Phil Tippett: Mad Dreams and Monsters – 2019 – Gilles Penso/ Alexandre Poncet Rated X – 2000 – Emilio Estevez Awakening of the Beast – 1970 – José Mojica Marins Tam Lin – 1970 – Roddy McDowall Multiple Maniacs – 1970 – John Waters Pink Flamingos – 1972 – John Waters |