 Links www.youtube.com/mrparka https://www.instagram.com/mrparka/ https://twitter.com/mrparka00 http://www.screamingtoilet.com/dvd--blu-ray https://www.facebook.com/screamingpotty/ https://www.facebook.com/mrparka http://shutupbrandon.podbean.com/ https://www.facebook.com/screamingpotty/ https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/shut-up-brandon-podcast/id988229934?mt=2 https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/podbean-70/shut-up-brandon-podcast https://letterboxd.com/mrparka/ https://www.patreon.com/mrparka Time Stamps 0:00 22 Shots Italian Horror Month – 0:13 “Silent Running” Review – 0:47 “Hosts” Review– 6:01 “The Chosen aka Holocaust 2000” Review– 12:10 “Maniac Cop 2” Review – 14:47 “Taxi Hunter” Review – 19:53 “May the Devil Take You” Review – 23:25 “May the Devil Take You Too” Review– 25:56 The Weekly Western / Patreon Pick “Dead Man ” Review – 28:01 “Wolf Creek” Survive 2005 Review– 36:41 “Blindspot “Planet of the Vampires” Review with Jeremy – 41:21 Questions/Answers/Question of the Week “What film did you like that MrParka didn’t?”– 58:11 / 1:01:22/ 1:11:23 Patreon Drawing/Update – 1:12:00/ 1:13:10 22 Shots of Moodz and Horror – https://www.22shotsofmoodzandhorror.com/ Preorder for RIP – Rest in Pieces Blu-Ray – https://grindhousevideo.com/products/rip-rest-in-pieces-blu-ray?_pos=2&_sid=2349f7e36&_ss=r Puppet Monster Massacre Remake - https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/shsptour/the-puppet-monster-massacre-a-puppet-horror-comedy-feature?ref=project_facebook&fbclid=IwAR2_sZqurBDJQF9Jd0a_VWE6bUMhB8amUhznGC7syY3W8F9uUKevqhVCSak Internet Archive – https://archive.org/details/@mrparka Video Reviews"Silent Running" Blu-Ray Review (Arrow Video) The Day The Last Flower Dies on Earth This Incredible Mission Began! In 1968, visual effects pioneer Douglas Trumbull (The Andromeda Strain, Close Encounters of the Third Kind) contributed to the ground-breaking special photographic effects of Stanley Kubrick's 2001: A Space Odyssey. Four years later, he stamped his own indelible mark on the science fiction genre with his mesmerising directorial debut - Silent Running. In the not-so-distant future, Earth is barren of all flora and fauna, with what remains of the planet's former ecosystems preserved aboard a fleet of greenhouses orbiting in space. When the crews are ordered to destroy the remaining specimens, one botanist, Freeman Lowell (Bruce Dern, The 'Burbs), rebels and flees towards Saturn in a desperate bid to preserve his own little piece of Earth that was, accompanied only by the ship's three service robots. Featuring a captivating central performance by Dern, visual effects that rival anything in 2001 and a powerful ecological message, Silent Running is a haunting and prescient sci-fi classic that resonates even more strongly today than it did at the time of its original release. Bonus Materials Brand new 2K restoration from the original camera negative, approved by director Douglas Trumbull and produced by Arrow Video exclusively for this release High Definition (1080p) Blu-ray™ presentation Original lossless mono audio Optional English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing Brand new audio commentary by critics Kim Newman and Barry Forshaw Original audio commentary by Douglas Trumbull and actor Bruce Dern Isolated music and effects track No Turning Back, a new interview with film music historian Jeff Bond on the film’s score First Run, a new visual essay by writer and filmmaker Jon Spira exploring the evolution of Silent Running’s screenplay The Making of Silent Running, an archival 1972 on-set documentary Silent Running by Douglas Trumbull and Douglas Trumbull: Then and Now, two archival interviews with the film’s director A Conversation with Bruce Dern, an archival interview with the film’s lead actor Theatrical trailer Extensive behind-the-scenes gallery Reversible sleeve featuring original and newly commissioned artwork by Arik Roper FIRST PRESSING ONLY: Illustrated collector's booklet featuring new writing on the film by Barry Forshaw and Peter Tonguette Arrow Video – https://www.arrowvideo.com/ “Silent Running” Blu-Ray – https://mvdshop.com/products/silent-running-blu-ray "Hosts" DVD Review (Dark Sky Films) Synopsis When a family invites their neighbors, a sweet young couple, over to celebrate Christmas Eve and some very happy personal news, they do not realize that their friends had just become hosts to a malicious entity hellbent on taking over the world. The family find themselves fighting for their lives in a night of unimaginable terror. Like The Strangers at Christmas and with an otherworldly twist, Hosts is a simmering sci-fi thriller where the palpable tension of a singular event belies an even more sinister takeover on a global scale. Dark Sky Films – https://darkskyfilms.com/ “Hosts” DVD – https://www.mpihomevideo.com/products/hosts?_pos=1&_sid=394730542 "The Chosen aka Holocaust 2000" Blu-Ray Review (Scream Factory) Synopsis The World Will Be Destroyed ... It Is Written. Kirk Douglas (The Fury) stars as industrialist Robert Caine, who with his son Angel (Simon Ward, Supergirl) is finally about to realize his biggest dream: a massive nuclear power plant in the Holy Land. But soon, Caine's dream becomes a horrific nightmare as person after person associated with the project meets a violent, gruesome death. When clues to this inexplicable turn of events point to the devil, Caine comes to the terrible realization that he might be linked to the Antichrist ... perhaps even through his unborn child. Also known as Holocaust 2000 and Rain Of Fire, this riveting thriller in the vein of The Omen "is probably the best made and best budgeted of the Italian occult films of the 1970s" (The Science Fiction, Horror and Fantasy Film Review) and was directed by cult filmmaker Alberto De Martino (The Antichrist, Blood Link and Strange Shadows In An Empty Room). Bonus Features Original International Cut Of The Film, Known As Holocaust 2000 (HD) Rare U.S. Cut Of The Film With Alternate Ending, Known As The Chosen (HD) Theatrical Trailers Shout! Factory – https://www.shoutfactory.com/ “The Chosen” Blu-Ray – https://www.shoutfactory.com/product/the-chosen?product_id=7053 "Maniac Cop 2" Blu-Ray Review (Blue Underground) You Have The Right To Remain Silent... FOREVER! The "Maniac Cop" is back from the dead and stalking the streets of New York once more. Officer Matt Cordell was once a hero, but after being framed by corrupt superiors and brutally assaulted in prison, he sets out on a macabre mission of vengeance, teaming up with a vicious serial killer to track down those that wronged him and make them pay... with their lives! Robert Davi (LICENSE TO KILL), Claudia Christian (THE HIDDEN), Michael Lerner (BARTON FINK), Laurene Landon (HUNDRA), Leo Rossi (HALLOWEEN II), Robert Z'Dar (TANGO & CASH), Charles Napier (THE SILENCE OF THE LAMBS), and Bruce Campbell (THE EVIL DEAD) star in this chilling, action-packed sequel written by Larry Cohen (IT'S ALIVE) and directed by William Lustig (MANIAC). Featuring a brand-new 4K High Definition transfer from the original camera negative, this definitive presentation of MANIAC COP 2 comes packed with exclusive Extras! Bonus Materials Audio Commentary with Director William Lustig and Filmmaker Nicolas Winding Refn Back On The Beat - The Making Of MANIAC COP 2 Cinefamily Q&A with Director William Lustig Deleted Scene Theatrical Trailers Poster & Still Gallery Isolated Music Track Enhanced for D-Box Motion Control Systems Blue Underground – https://blueunderground.dreamhosters.com/ “Maniac Cop 2” Blu-Ray – https://mvdshop.com/products/maniac-cop-2-blu-ray-dvd "Taxi Hunter" Review Kin (Anthony Wong) is a hard-working insurance salesman with a very pregnant wife. When his wife starts haemorrhaging, he calls a taxi, but it leaves when someone else offers more money. After his wife dies, Kin vows to get revenge on all taxi drivers by taking them out one at a time. “Taxi Hunter” DVD – https://www.amazon.com/Taxi-Hunter-Sub-Anthony-Wong/dp/B002VRNIG8/ "May the Devil the Take You" Streaming Review (Netflix) Hoping to find answers to her estranged father’s mysterious illness, a young woman visits his old villa and uncovers a horrifying truth from the past. “May the Devil Take You” Netflix – https://www.netflix.com/watch/81030893 "May the Devil Take You Too" Streaming Review (Shudder) THE PAST WILL FIND YOU AGAIN Two years after escaping from demonic terror, a young woman is still haunted by unnatural vision. The dangers that await her and her friends are increasingly threatening. “May the Devil Take You Too” Shudder – https://www.shudder.com/movies/watch/may-the-devil-take-you-too/f11ba44e05eeb1e6 The Weekly Western "Dead Man" Blu-Ray Review (Criterion) With Dead Man, his first period piece, Jim Jarmusch imagined the nineteenth-century American West as an existential wasteland, delivering a surreal reckoning with the ravages of industrialization, the country’s legacy of violence and prejudice, and the natural cycle of life and death. Accountant William Blake (Johnny Depp) has hardly arrived in the godforsaken outpost of Machine before he’s caught in the middle of a fatal lovers’ quarrel. Wounded and on the lam, Blake falls under the watch of the outcast Nobody (Gary Farmer), who guides his companion on a spiritual journey, teaching him to dispense poetic justice along the way. Featuring austerely beautiful black-and-white photography by Robby Müller and a live-wire score by Neil Young, Dead Man is a profound and unique revision of the western genre. DIRECTOR-APPROVED SPECIAL EDITION FEATURES New 4K digital restoration, supervised and approved by director Jim Jarmusch, with 2.0 surround DTS-HD Master Audio soundtrack New Q&A in which Jarmusch responds to questions sent in by fans Rarely seen footage of Neil Young composing and performing the film’s score New interview with actor Gary Farmer New readings of William Blake poems by members of the cast, including Mili Avital, Alfred Molina, and Iggy Pop New selected-scene audio commentary by production designer Bob Ziembicki and sound mixer Drew Kunin Deleted scenes Jarmusch’s location scouting photos English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing PLUS: Essays by film critic Amy Taubin and music journalist Ben Ratliff New cover by Nessim Higson Criterion – https://www.criterion.com/ “Dead Man” Blu-Ray – https://www.criterion.com/films/29064-dead-man Survive 2005 "Wolf Creek" DVD Review THE THRILL IS IN THE HUNT. Stranded backpackers in remote Australia fall prey to a murderous bushman, who offers to fix their car, then takes them captive. “Wolf Creek” DVD Unrated – https://www.amazon.com/Creek-Unrated-Widescreen-Nathan-Phillips/dp/B000EOTVU2/ Blindspot Episode 29 "Planet of the Vampires" Blu-Ray Review (Kino)  A Close Encounter Of The Undead Kind! Get sucked into a chilling black hole of cosmic creepiness when an evil alien race zeroes in on a crew of unsuspecting astronauts, turning them into zonked-out zombies! Packed with space-age suspense and extraterrestrial terror, this eerily photographed and electrifying thriller drips with an intoxicating, feverish atmosphere of dread. A band of space travelers has just intercepted a distress call from a distant world! Is it a desperate cry for help... or something far more sinister? After landing on the shadowy planet, the crew is attacked by a horde of disembodied aliens with a diabolical plan: to conquer the universe by controlling the crew's minds and stealing their souls-proving that even in outer space, possession is 9/10 of the law! Directed by horror legend Mario Bava (Black Sunday, Black Sabbath). Kino – https://www.kinolorber.com/ “Planet of the Vampire” DVD only (Blu-Ray OOP) – https://www.kinolorber.com/product/planet-of-the-vampires-dvd Podcast Version  https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/podbean-70/shut-up-brandon-podcast https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/shut-up-brandon-podcast/id988229934?\ https://shutupbrandon.podbean.com/e/mrparka-s-weekly-reviews-episode-185-audio-version/ Update4K
Film NotesSilent Running – 1972 – Douglas Trumbull
Hosts – 2020 – Adam Leader/ Richard Oakes The Chosen – 1977 – Alberto De Martino Maniac Cop 2 – 1990 – William Lustig Taxi Hunter – 1993 – Herman Yau May the Devil Take You – 2018 – Timo Tjahjanto May the Devil Take You Too – 2020 – Timo Tjahjanto Dead Man – 1995 – Jim Jarmusch Wolf Creek – 2005 – Greg McLean Planet of the Vampires – 1965 – Mario Bava
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 Links www.youtube.com/mrparka https://www.instagram.com/mrparka/ https://twitter.com/mrparka00 http://www.screamingtoilet.com/dvd--blu-ray https://www.facebook.com/screamingpotty/ https://www.facebook.com/mrparka http://shutupbrandon.podbean.com/ https://www.facebook.com/screamingpotty/ https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/shut-up-brandon-podcast/id988229934?mt=2 https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/podbean-70/shut-up-brandon-podcast https://letterboxd.com/mrparka/ https://www.patreon.com/mrparka Time Stamps 22 Shots Italian Horror Month – 0:12 “Death Laid an Egg” Review – 0:22 “Tourist Trap” Review– 4:18 “The Last Starfighter” Review with Jeremy – 11:02 “The Curse of Audrey Earnshaw” Review – 19:43 “Dead Dicks” Review – 25:51 “The Day of the Lord” Review – 29:16 “The Wolf of Snow Hollow” Review with Jeremy – 31:58 “Kill, Baby…Kill ” Review – 38:36 “The Killer Must Kill Again” Review– 41:13 “Occult” Review with Jeremy- 44:03 “Mister Lonely” Patreon Review – 57:07 Survive 2005 “Noriko’s Dinner Table” – 1:00:13 Blindspot “Dressed to Kill” Review with Jeremy – 1:04:32 Questions/Answers/Question of the Week “What horror director had the best run?”– 1:20:55/ 1:23:24/ 1:31:05 Update – 1:32:14 22 Shots of Moodz and Horror – https://www.22shotsofmoodzandhorror.com/ Preorder for RIP – Rest in Pieces Blu-Ray – https://grindhousevideo.com/products/rip-rest-in-pieces-blu-ray?_pos=2&_sid=2349f7e36&_ss=r Puppet Monster Massacre Remake - https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/shsptour/the-puppet-monster-massacre-a-puppet-horror-comedy-feature?ref=project_facebook&fbclid=IwAR2_sZqurBDJQF9Jd0a_VWE6bUMhB8amUhznGC7syY3W8F9uUKevqhVCSak Internet Archive – https://archive.org/details/@mrparka Video Reviews"Death Laid an Egg" Blu-Ray Review (Cult Epics) Plot Summary: Cult Epics is proud to present DEATH LAID AN EGG (1968), directed by auteur filmmaker Giulio Questi (DJANGO KILL!, ARCANA) and starring legendary leading man Jean-Louis Trintignant (THE CONFORMIST) as a married man and suspected serial killer, Gina Lollobrigida (BEAT THE DEVIL) as his delectable yet overly domineering careerist wife, and Swedish blonde bombshell Ewa Aulin (CANDY) as his murderous double-crossing mistress in this mystery thriller. DEATH LAID AN EGG is an avant-garde giallo that is more pertinent today than when it was first released in terms of its quite modern depiction of the battle of the sexes and the perils of technology. This Special Edition includes the Director’s cut, alongside the alternate International giallo “Plucked” version, both in fully restored 2K HD transfers, with completely new bonus features and limited edition slipcase printed with fluorescent inks to emulate the original theatrical poster. Special Features: – New Special Features – 2K HD Transfer (from original 35mm negative) of Director’s cut version in English and Italian language (105 mins) – Director’s Cut Audio Commentary by Troy Howarth (Author of So Deadly, So Perverse: 50 Years of Italian Giallo Films vol. 1, 2, 3) and Nathaniel Thompson (Author of DVD Delirium and founder of Mondo Digital) – 2K HD Transfer (from original 35mm negative) of alternate International giallo “Plucked” version in English and Italian language (91 mins) – Review by Italian critic Antonio Bruschini HD – Giulio Questi: The Outsider – the last interview HD 2010 (13 mins) – Doctor Schizo and Mister Phrenic (2002) Short film by Giulio Questi (15 mins) – English & Italian language Trailers HD – Lossless LPCM 2.0 Mono audio – Optional English subtitles for Italian language versions and trailer . Dual-layered disc . Reversible sleeve with original Italian poster – Slipcase limited to first 2000 copies printed with fluorescent inks Cult Epics – http://www.cultepics.com/ “Death Laid an Egg” Blu-Ray – http://www.cultepics.com/product-detail/deathlaidanegg-special-edition/ "Tourist Trap" Blu-Ray Review (Full Moon Entertainment) Every year young people disappear... Every year young people disappear... An eerie and deserted wax museum, SLAUSEN'S LOST OASIS, is the site for spine-tingling terror where four unsuspecting young travelers (Including TANYA ROBERTS from "Charlie's Angels") are lured into a very deadly "TOURIST TRAP." Slausen (CHUCK CONNORS) is the reclusive and bizarre owner of this attraction, which is actually more like a macabre chamber of horrors. The grotesque and frightening mannequins in this sordid side-show are only the beginning of the murderous mayhem and nightmarish madness to come. Bonus Materials Director's commentary. Rare trailers. Interview with director David Schmoelle Full Moon Entertainment – https://www.fullmoondirect.com/ “Tourist Trap” Retro VHS Blu-Ray Set – https://mvdshop.com/products/tourist-trap-vhs-retro-big-box-collection-blu-ray-dvd-blu-ray-dvd "The Last Starfighter" Blu-Ray Review (Arrow Video) THE ADVENTURE OF A LIFETIME IS ABOUT TO BEGIN! Greetings Starfighter! You have been recruited by Arrow Video to experience the 1984 sci-fi classic as you've never experienced it before! Directed by Nick Castle, the man behind the Michael Myers mask in the original Halloween, The Last Starfighter tells the story Alex Rogan (Lance Guest), an arcade game whizz-kid whose wildest dreams comes true when he finds himself enlisted to fight in an interstellar war. Now newly restored from a 4K scan of the original negative and featuring a 4.1 mix originally created for the film's 70mm release - never included on previous home video formats - The Last Starfighter arrives loaded with brand new and archival bonus features. Strap yourself in: the Blu-ray adventure of a lifetime is about to begin! Bonus Materials Brand new restoration from a 4K scan of the original 35mm camera negative High Definition Blu-ray (1080p) presentation Uncompressed 2.0 stereo, 5.1 DTS-HD MA and 4.1 audio Optional English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing Brand new audio commentary with star Lance Guest and his son Jackson Guest Brand new audio commentary with Mike White of The Projection Booth podcast Archival audio commentary with director Nick Castle and production designer Ron Cobb Maggie’s Memories: Revisiting The Last Starfighter – a new interview with actress Catherine Mary Stewart Into the Starscape: Composing The Last Starfighter – a new interview with composer Craig Safan Incredible Odds: Writing The Last Starfighter – a new interview with screenwriter Jonathan Betuel Interstellar Hit-Beast: Creating the Special Effects – a new interview with special effects supervisor Kevin Pike Excalibur Test: Inside Digital Productions – a new interview with sci-fi author Greg Bear on Digital Productions, the company responsible for the CGI in The Last Starfighter Greetings Starfighter! Inside the Arcade Game – an interview with arcade game collector Estil Vance on reconstructing the Starfighter game Heroes of the Screen – archival featurette Crossing the Frontier: Making The Last Starfighter – archival 4-part documentary Image Galleries Theatrical and Teaser Trailers Reversible sleeve featuring original and newly commissioned artwork by Matt Ferguson Limited Edition O-Card - FIRST PRESSING ONLY Limited Edition Reversible Poster featuring original and newly commissioned artwork - FIRST PRESSING ONLY Collector’s booklet featuring new writing by Amanda Reyes and sci-fi author Greg Bear’s never-before-published Omni magazine article on Digital Productions, the company responsible for the CGI in The Last Starfighter - FIRST PRESSING ONLY Arrow Video – https://www.arrowvideo.com/ “The Last Starfighter” Blu-Ray – https://mvdshop.com/products/the-last-starfighter-blu-ray "The Curse of Audrey Earnshaw" Blu-Ray Review (Epic Pictures) An isolated and devout community ravaged by plague becomes increasingly suspicious of a woman and her beautiful daughter who remains untouched by any disease. As tensions and anger mount, the townsfolk confront the mother and daughter whom they believe have made a pact with the devil in order to achieve their riches. SPECIAL FEATURES: Behind the Scenes Featurette Commentary Track Trailers Dread Central Presents – https://store.dreadcentral.com/ “The Curse of Audrey Earnshaw” Blu-Ray – https://store.dreadcentral.com/products/the-curse-of-audrey-earnshaw-blu-ray "Dead Dicks" Blu-Ray Review (Artsploitation Films) Description This light-hearted, metaphysical sci-fi horror film is a bizarre celebration of death, resurrection and insanity. Think Harold and Maud meets Groundhog Day as directed by Alain Resnais (Last Year at Marienbad). Richie is a suicidal young man who, every time he kills himself, finds himself very much alive but with a dead body of him in his apartment. His sister comes to the rescue, but as the bodies pile up, the pair think that a vagina-like opening in Richie’s bedroom might hold the answer. Artsploitation Films – https://www.artsploitationfilms.com/ “Dead Dicks” Blu-Ray – https://www.artsploitationfilms.com/product/dead-dicks/ "The Day of the Lord" Streaming Review ( Netflix) In this horror movie, a retired priest haunted by his sins is pulled back into the darkness when a friend begs him to help his possessed daughter. “The Day of the Lord” Netflix – https://www.netflix.com/title/81281882 "The Wolf of Snow Hollow" Streaming Review (Amazon Prime Rental) MOON SHINE A stressed-out police officer struggles not to give in to the paranoia that grips his small mountain town as bodies turn up after each full moon. “The Wolf of Snow Hollow” Blu-Ray Preorder – https://www.amazon.com/Wolf-Snow-Hollow-Blu-ray-Digital/dp/B08M24VF1M "Kill, Baby...Kill!" Blu-Ray Review (Kino Lorber) A doctor (Giacomo Rossi Stuart) arrives at a remote village to perform an autopsy on a young woman, but his efforts are frustrated by the superstitious townspeople, who live in fear of the murderous spirit of a ghastly child. Dr. Eswai exposes the barbaric rituals of the frightened villagers, only to discover something even more horrifying within the crumbling remains of the notorious Villa Graps. Made at the peak of his career, Kill, Baby...Kill! is among Bava’s most macabre and visually stylish works, ranking alongside his legendary Eurogothic thrillers Black Sunday and The Whip and the Body. Blu-ray Extras Include: English dialogue version, newly restored in 2K from 35mm elements | Italian dialogue with optional English subtitles "Kill, Bava, Kill!" a previously unreleased 2007 documentary in which Lamberto Bava revisits the location where the film was shot (directed by David Gregory) Audio Commentary by Tim Lucas, author of Mario Bava: All the Colors of the Dark | Interview with Erika Blanc (courtesy of Uwe Huber) German title sequece with alternate footage International theatrical trailer Three American TV spots Kino Lorber – https://www.kinolorber.com/ “Kill, Baby… Kill!” Blu-Ray – https://www.kinolorber.com/product/kill-babykill-dvd "The Killer Must Kill Again" DVD Review (Mondo Macabro) Giorgio Mainardi, a womanizer, plans to rid himself of his wealthy wife Norma. He happens to see a sinister figure disposing of a body and seizes the opportunity to make a deal in which the killer will murder Norma. The deed is done but a young couple, Luca and Laura, unwittingly steal the killer’s car, complete with Norma’s corpse in the boot. They head for the beach and break into an abandoned old house. The killer tracks them down and while Luca is out having sex with a blonde stranger, he terrorises and rapes Laura. When the young man and the blonde turn up for a threesome they are both quickly despatched. After a struggle, Laura manages to fatally wound her attacker. Back in the city, the police become increasingly suspicious of Giorgio Mainardi. “The Killer Must Kill Again” DVD – https://www.amazon.com/Killer-Must-Kill-Again/dp/B0006Q947S/ "Occult" Review Koji Shiraishi is interested in strange indiscriminate murder at a sightseeing resort. He goes behind the camera to investigate the circumstances surrounding strange occurrences and interview the survivors. “Occult” Imdb – https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1395135/ "Mister Lonely" Streaming Review YOU ARE WHOEVER YOU WANT TO BE In Paris, a young American who works as a Michael Jackson lookalike meets Marilyn Monroe, who invites him to her commune in Scotland, where she lives with Charlie Chaplin and her daughter, Shirley Temple. “Mister Lonely” DVD – https://www.amazon.com/Mister-Lonely-Diego-Luna/dp/B001DJ7PQY Survive 2005 "Noriko's Dinner Table" Review THE FAMILY THAT EATS TOGETHER STAYS TOGETHER. A teenager named Noriko Shimabara runs away from her family in Toyokawa, to meet Kumiko, the leader of an Internet BBS, Haikyo.com. She becomes involved with Kumiko’s “family circle,” which grows darker after the mass suicide of 54 high school girls. “Noriko’s Dinner Table” DVD – https://www.amazon.com/Norikos-Dinner-Table-Ken-Mitsuishi/dp/B001570H5K/ Blindspot Episode 28 "Dressed to Kill" Blu-Ray Review (Criterion) Brian De Palma ascended to the highest ranks of American suspense filmmaking with this virtuoso, explicit erotic thriller. At once tongue in cheek and scary as hell, Dressed to Kill revolves around the grisly murder of a woman in Manhattan and how her psychiatrist, her brainiac teenage son, and the prostitute who witnessed the crime try to piece together what happened while the killer remains at large. With its masterfully executed scenes of horror, voluptuous camera work, and passionate score, Dressed to Kill is a veritable symphony of terror, enhanced by vivid performances by Angie Dickinson, Michael Caine, and Nancy Allen. DIRECTOR-APPROVED SPECIAL EDITION FEATURES New, restored 4K digital transfer of director Brian De Palma’s preferred unrated version, supervised by the director, with uncompressed monaural soundtrack on the Blu-ray New conversation between De Palma and filmmaker Noah Baumbach New interviews with actor Nancy Allen, producer George Litto, composer Pino Donaggio, shower-scene body double Victoria Lynn Johnson, and poster photographic art director Stephen Sayadian The Making of “Dressed to Kill,” a 2001 documentary New profile of cinematographer Ralf Bode, featuring filmmaker Michael Apted Interview with actor-director Keith Gordon from 2001 Pieces from 2001 about the different versions of the film and the cuts made to avoid an X rating Gallery of storyboards by De Palma Trailer English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing PLUS: An essay by critic Michael Koresky Criterion – https://www.criterion.com/ “Dressed to Kill” Blu-Ray – https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/dvd-dressed-to-kill-michael-caine/3872202?ean=0715515154413 Podcast Version https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/podbean-70/shut-up-brandon-podcast https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/shut-up-brandon-podcast/id988229934?\ https://shutupbrandon.podbean.com/e/mrparka-s-weekly-reviews-episode-184-audio-version/ UpdateBlu-Ray
Film NotesDeath Laid an Egg – 1968 – Giulio Questi
Tourist Trap – 1979 – David Schmoeller The Last Starfighter – 1984 – Nick Castle The Curse of Audrey Earnshaw – 2020 – Thomas Robert Lee Dead Dicks – 2019 – Chris Bavota/Lee Paula Springer Menendez: The Day of the Lord– 2020 – Santiago Alvarado Ilarri The Wolf of Snow Hollow – 2020 – Jim Cummings Kill, Baby… Kill! – 1966 – Mario Bava The Killer Must Kill Again – 1975 – Luigi Cozzi Occult – 2009 – Kôji Shiraishi Mister Lonely – 2007 – Harmony Korine Noriko’s Dinner Table – 2005- Sion Sono Dressed to Kill – 1980 – Brian De Palma  Links www.youtube.com/mrparka https://www.instagram.com/mrparka/ https://twitter.com/mrparka00 http://www.screamingtoilet.com/dvd--blu-ray https://www.facebook.com/screamingpotty/ https://www.facebook.com/mrparka http://shutupbrandon.podbean.com/ https://www.facebook.com/screamingpotty/ https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/shut-up-brandon-podcast/id988229934?mt=2 https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/podbean-70/shut-up-brandon-podcast https://letterboxd.com/mrparka/ https://www.patreon.com/mrparka Time Stamps Internet Archive and 22 Shots Italian Horror Month – 0:32 “Shock Treatment ” Review – 2:19 “Patrick Still Lives” Review– 8:40 “Burst City” Review – 15:29 “The Untold Story” Review with Jeremy – 20:59 “A Lamb in Despair” Review – 39:59 “The Beach House” Review – 43:33 “The Girl Next Door” Patreon Review – 46:10 “Opera” Review with Jeremy– 54:24 “Deep Red” Review– 1:11:11 Survive 2005 “Do You Like Hitchcock?” Review- 1:18:36 Survive 2005 “Masters of Horror: Jenifer” Review – 1:21:41 Blindspot “The Raven (1963)” Review with Jeremy – 1:24:43 Questions/Answers/ Question of the Week “Favorite Italian Horror Film Not On Blu-Ray?” – 1:44:24/1:46:36/1:55:29 Update– 1:56:03 22 Shots of Moodz and Horror – https://www.22shotsofmoodzandhorror.com/ Preorder for RIP – Rest in Pieces Blu-Ray – https://grindhousevideo.com/products/rip-rest-in-pieces-blu-ray?_pos=2&_sid=2349f7e36&_ss=r Puppet Monster Massacre Remake - https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/shsptour/the-puppet-monster-massacre-a-puppet-horror-comedy-feature?ref=project_facebook&fbclid=IwAR2_sZqurBDJQF9Jd0a_VWE6bUMhB8amUhznGC7syY3W8F9uUKevqhVCSak Internet Archive – https://archive.org/details/@mrparka Video Reviews"Shock Treatment" Blu-Ray Review (Severin Films) Plot Summary: French film legends Alain Delon (PURPLE NOON, LE SAMOURAÏ) and Annie Girardot (ROCCO AND HIS BROTHERS, THE PIANO TEACHER) star in the 1972 thriller from writer/director Alain Jessua (ARMAGUEDON, THE DOGS) that became a cause célèbre of international cinema: When a career woman (Girardot) checks into the exclusive seaside clinic of a doctor (Delon) famed for his unorthodox rejuvenation treatments, she’ll discover a nightmare of bourgeois depravities, medical atrocities and the eye-popping full-frontal nudity that sparked worldwide headlines. Robert Hirsch (HIVER 54, L'ABBÉ PIERRE), Michel Duchaussoy (MESRINE) and Jeanne Colletin (EMMANUELLE) co-star in this “political allegory fashioned as horror story”(Time Out) – released in the UK as DOCTOR IN THE NUDE – now scanned uncut in 2k from the original interpositive. Special Features: - Alain Jessua - The Lone Deranger: Interview with Bernard Payen, Curator at The Cinémathèque Française - Koering's Scoring - Interview with Soundtrack Composer René Koering - Director's Disorder - Interview with Director Alain Jessua - Drumrunning: René Koering Commentary on Three Sequences - Trailer Severin Films – https://severin-films.com/ “Shock Treatment” Blu-Ray – https://severin-films.com/shop/shock-treatment-slip/ "Patrick Still Lives" Blu-Ray Review (Severin Films) Plot Summary: Shortly after the Ozploitation shocker PATRICK became a worldwide hit, producer Gabriele Crisanti (BURIAL GROUND), screenwriter Piero Regnoli (NIGHTMARE CITY) and director Mario Landi (GIALLO IN VENICE) went way beyond ‘unofficial sequel’ or ‘unauthorized remake’ to instead create this “mind-boggling example of Italian exploitation that has to be seen to be believed” (Moria): When a young man becomes comatose after a freak accident, his father invites six strangers to a secluded villa for a weekend packed with relentless nudity, outrageous violence and perhaps the most depraved sex/gore death in all of Italian horror. Sacha Pitoëff (INFERNO), Gianni Dei (MANHATTAN GIGOLO) and Mariangela Giordano (MALABIMBA) star in “one of the most ultimate exploitation films ever made” (Monster Pictures), now scanned uncut from the original negative for the very first time in 40 years. Special Features: - C'est la Vie - Interview with Actor Gianni Dei - Trailer Severin Films – https://severin-films.com/ “Patrick Still Lives” Blu-Ray – https://severin-films.com/shop/patrick-lives-blu/ "Burst City" Blu-Ray Review (Arrow Films) The Asian Cult Cinema Dystopian Punk Rock Musical / Sci-Fi Action Classic! Burst City is an explosive Molotov cocktail of dystopian sci-fi, Mad Max-style biker wars against yakuza gangsters and the police, and riotous performances from members of the real-life Japanese punk bands The Stalin, The Roosters, The Rockers and INU. In a derelict industrial wasteland somewhere on the outskirts of Tokyo, two rival punk bands and their unruly mobs of fans gather for a Battle of the Bands-style protest against the construction of a nuclear powerplant, bringing them head to head with the yakuza industrialists behind the development of their turf. This extraordinary celebration of Japan's punk music scene of the early 1980s thrust Sōgo Ishii (now known by the name of Gakuryū Ishii), the underground filmmaking wunderkind behind such works as Half Human: Einstürzende Neubauten (1986), Angel Dust (1994) and Electric Dragon 80,000V (2001), to the next level and is regularly cited as an early landmark in Japanese cyberpunk cinema. Bonus Materials High Definition Blu-rayTM (1080p) presentation Original lossless mono Japanese soundtrack Optional English subtitles Brand new audio commentary by Japanese film expert Tom Mes The Punk Spirit of ’82: Sōgo Ishii on Burst City, an exclusive new 56-minute interview with the director Bursting Out, an exclusive 27-minute interview with the academic and independent filmmaker Yoshiharu Tezuka on jishu eiga and the making of Burst City Original Trailer Image Gallery Reversible sleeve featuring original and newly commissioned artwork by Chris Malbon FIRST PRESSING ONLY: Illustrated collector's booklet featuring new writing on the film by Mark Player Arrow Video – https://www.arrowvideo.com/ “Burst City” Blu-Ray – https://mvdshop.com/products/burst-city-blu-ray?_pos=1&_sid=71f76dca0&_ss=r "The Untold Story" Blu-Ray Review (Unearthed Films) Murder is delicious if cooked correctly! In 1978 in Hong Kong, a grisly murder takes place. Eight years later, on a Macao beach, kids discover the severed hands of a fresh victim. A squadron of coarse, happy-go-lucky cops investigate, and suspicion falls on Wong Chi Hang, the new owner of Eight Immortals Restaurant, which serves delicious pork bun. The hands belong to the missing mother of the restaurant's former owner; he and his family have disappeared; staff at the restaurant continue to go missing; and, Wong can't produce a signed bill of sale: but there's no evidence. The police arrest Wong and try to torture him into a confession. Can they make him talk? And what was in those pork buns? Written and starred by Danny Lee (City on Fire, Dr. Lamb) and Anthony Wong (The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor, Ip Man: The Final Fight, Ebola Syndrome and Hard Boiled) Anthony Wong also won, The Hong Kong Best Actor Award for this role in The Untold Story. Unearthed Films is proud to release, the most notorious Category 3 film out of Hong Kong! Comedic, intense and downright unforgivable, The Untold Story is truly a masterpiece of horror cinema that once seen, can never be forgotten. Bonus Materials The Documentary, Category 3, The Untold Story of Hong Kong Exploitation Cantonese Carnage, an Interview with Rick Baker Commentary with Herman Yau Commentary with Anthony Wong Commentary with Art Ettinger and Bruce Holecheck Sales Points And Anthony Wong who starred in John Woo's, 'Hard Boiled' 'Full Contact' 'IP Man The FInal Fight' and 'The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor' Starring Danny Lee from John Woo's, 'City of Fire' and 'The Killer' Free documentary on Category 3 films out of Hong Kong! Cinephiles will love this! The Untold Story won its only nomination, with Anthony Wong winning his first award for Best Actor at the 13th Hong Kong Film Awards. 1st time available in a restored and hi def version! Demented! Number one horror film from Hong Kong! Based on true events! For fans of Hong Kong Category 3 Cinema! The Untold Story won a nomination, with Anthony Wong winning his first award for Best Actor at the 13th Hong Kong Film Awards. Unearthed Films – https://www.unearthedfilms.com/ “The Untold Story” Blu-Ray – https://mvdshop.com/collections/home-page-featured-by-release-date/products/the-untold-story-blu-ray "A Lamb in Despair" Review Chinese-American Wu and his friend Paul are accused of killing 25 women in the United States. “A Lamb in Despair” – https://www.amazon.com/Lamb-Despair-Sherming-Anthony-Wong/dp/B006BHSTIQ "The Beach House" Streaming Review (Shudder) WISH YOU WERE HERE A romantic getaway for two troubled college sweethearts turns into a struggle for survival when unexpected guests – and the surrounding environment – exhibit signs of a mysterious infection. “The Beach House” Shudder – https://www.shudder.com/movies/watch/the-beach-house/0a4bb23a28d2c2c4 Patreon Review "The Girl Next Door" Blu-Ray Review IN THIS TOWN, MURDER BECAME THE NEIGHBORHOOD GAME. In a quiet suburban town in the summer of 1958, two recently orphaned sisters are placed in the care of their mentally unstable Aunt Ruth. But Ruth’s depraved sense of discipline will soon lead to unspeakable acts of abuse and torture that involve her young sons, the neighborhood children, and one 12-year-old boy whose life will be changed forever. “The Girl Next Door” Blu-Ray – https://www.amazon.com/Girl-Next-Door-Blu-ray/dp/B002XJDUY4 "Opera" Blu-Ray Review (Scorpion Films) When young opera singer Betty takes over the leading role in an avant-garde presentation of Verdi's Macbeth, she triggers the madness of a crazed fan who repeatedly forces her to watch the brutal murders of her friends. Will her recurring childhood nightmare hold the key to the identity of this psychopath or does an even more horrific evil lay waiting in the wings? Starring Cristina Marsillach, John Charleston, Urbano Barberini, William McNamara, Antonella Vitale, Barbara Cupisti Special Features: New 2K Scan with Extensive Color Correction in 3 Presentations - 2.35:1 Super 35, 1.78:1, and the US Orion Pictures Cut, Multiple Audio Tracks, English Subtitles and Captions (Feature Only), Reversible Cover, 3 Disc Set DISC 1: Opera - 2.35:1 Super 35, 4 Audio Tracks: English 5.1, English Stereo, Italian Mono with English Subtitles, and Cannes English Mono, English Captions, Audio Commentary by Mondo Digital's Nathaniel Thompson, Interviews with Director Dario Argento and Coralina Cataldi Tassoni, International Trailer DISC 2: Opera - 1.78:1, 4 Audio Tracks: English 5.1, English Stereo, Italian Mono with English Subtitles, and Cannes English Mono, English Captions, Audio Commentary by Film Historian Troy Howarth, Interviews with William McNamara, and Barbara Cupisti, Opera Music Video DISC 3: Opera - US Orion Pictures Cut, English Stereo Audio, Interviews with Composer Claudio Simonetti, Screenwriter Franco Ferrini, Special Effects Artist Sergio Stivaletti , Makeup Artist Franco Casagni, Inspector Urbano Barerini, Press Agent Enrico Lucherini, and Film Historian Fabrizio Spurio, Backstage: Behind the Scenes Footage, US Trailer Scorpion Releasing // 1989 // 107 Minutes // Not Rated // Color // English and Italian with English Subtitles // Region A “Opera” 3 Disc Blu-Ray – https://roninflix.com/products/opera-3-disc-set?_pos=2&_psq=opera&_ss=e&_v=1.0 "Deep Red" Blu-Ray Review (Arrow Films) YOU WILL NEVER FORGET IT!!! From Dario Argento, maestro of the macabre and the man behind some of the greatest excursions in Italian horror (Suspiria, The Bird with the Crystal Plumage), comes Deep Red - the ultimate giallo movie. One night, musician Marcus Daly (David Hemmings, Blow-Up), looking up from the street below, witnesses the brutal axe murder of a woman in her apartment. Racing to the scene, Marcus just manages to miss the perpetrator... or does he? As he takes on the role of amateur sleuth, Marcus finds himself ensnared in a bizarre web of murder and mystery where nothing is what it seems... Aided by a throbbing score from regular Argento-collaborators Goblin, Deep Red (aka Profondo Rosso and The Hatchet Murders) is a hallucinatory fever dream of a giallo punctuated by some of the most astonishing set-pieces the sub-genre has to offer. Bonus Materials Brand new restoration from a 4K scan of the original negative High Definition Blu-ray (1080p) presentation Original Italian soundtrack in DTS-HD MA mono 1.0 and lossless DTS-HD MA 5.1 audio, and original English soundtrack in DTS-HD MA mono 1.0* English subtitles for the Italian soundtrack Optional English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing for the English soundtrack Audio commentary by filmmaker and Argento expert Thomas Rostock Introduction to the film by Claudio Simonetti of Goblin Profondo Giallo, a new visual essay by Michael Mackenzie featuring an in-depth appreciation of Deep Red, its themes and its legacy Rosso Recollections: Dario Argento's Deep Genius - the Deep Red director on the creation of a giallo masterpiece The Lady in Red: Daria Nicolodi Remembers Profondo Rosso Music to Murder For! Claudio Simonetti on Deep Red Profondo Rosso: From Celluloid to Shop - a tour of the Profondo Rosso shop in Rome with long time Argento collaborator Luigi Cozzi Italian theatrical trailer Reversible sleeve featuring original and newly commissioned artwork by Gilles Vranckx * The English audio track has some portions of English audio missing. English audio for these sections was either never recorded or has been lost. As such, these sequences are presented with Italian audio, subtitled in English. Arrow Video – https://www.arrowvideo.com/ “Deep Red” Blu-Ray – https://mvdshop.com/products/deep-red-blu-ray?_pos=1&_sid=a18d6524b&_ss=r Survive 2005 "Do You Like Hitchcock?" DVD Review In 1990, as a boy, Giulio was chased through the woods by two women after spying on them practicing witchcraft. Now a young film student in Turin, he watches his neighbors in the flats across from his third floor apartment, especially Sasha when she’s naked or arguing with her mother. Giulio’s girlfriend is disgusted with his voyeurism, but, after a murder occurs, Giulio is convinced that two relative strangers, just as in Hitchcock and Highsmith’s “Strangers in a Train,” have agreed to murder each other’s bête noir. He follows his suspects, ends up with an intruder and a broken foot, and may be in real danger. Is he more than a peeping Tom? “Do You Like Hitchcock?” DVD – https://www.amazon.com/You-Like-Hitchcock-Elio-Germano/dp/B000FS2W2Q/r Survive 2005 "Jenifer" Streaming Review (Tubi) Police officer Frank Spivey is eating lunch in his squad car when he happens upon a crazed man with a butcher knife forcing a young woman onto the ground. “Jenifer” DVD – https://www.amazon.com/Masters-Horror-Dario-Argento-Jenifer/dp/B000FS2W3A/ Blindspot Episode 26 "The Raven" Blu-Ray Review (Scream Factory)  THE MACABRE MASTERPIECE OF TERROR! A magician who has been turned into a raven turns to a former sorcerer for help in this film loosely based on the Edgar Allen Poe poem. Bonus Features --- THE RAVEN --- Introduction And Parting Words By Vincent Price Richard Matheson Storyteller: The Raven Corman's Comedy Of Poe Promotional Record Theatrical Trailer Still Gallery Shout! Factory – https://www.shoutfactory.com/shop “Vincent Price Collection: Vol 2” – https://www.shoutfactory.com/product/the-vincent-price-collection-ii?product_id=3384 Ask a Question/Answer a Question What is your favorite Italian horror film not on Blu-ray? Podcast Version https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/podbean-70/shut-up-brandon-podcast https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/shut-up-brandon-podcast/id988229934?\ https://shutupbrandon.podbean.com/e/mrparka-s-weekly-reviews-episode-183-audio-version/ Update4K
Film NotesShock Treatment – 1973 – Alain Jessua
Patrick Still Lives – 1980 – Mario Landi Burst City – 1982 – Gakuryû Ishii The Untold Story – 1992 – Danny Lee Sau-Yin/Herman Yau Category III: The Untold Story of Hong Kong Exploitation Cinema – 2018 – Calum Waddell A Lamb in Despair – 1999 – Siu-Hung Leung The Beach House – 2019 – Jeffrey A. Brown The Girl Next Door – 2007 – Gregory Wilson Opera – 1987 – Dario Argento Deep Red – 1975 – Dario Argento Do You Like Hitchcock? – 2005 – Dario Argento Jenifer – 2005 – Dario Argento The Raven – 1963 – Roger Corman  Links www.youtube.com/mrparka https://www.instagram.com/mrparka/ https://twitter.com/mrparka00 http://www.screamingtoilet.com/dvd--blu-ray https://www.facebook.com/screamingpotty/ https://www.facebook.com/mrparka http://shutupbrandon.podbean.com/ https://www.facebook.com/screamingpotty/ https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/shut-up-brandon-podcast/id988229934?mt=2 https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/podbean-70/shut-up-brandon-podcast https://letterboxd.com/mrparka/ https://www.patreon.com/mrparka Time Stamps Corrections– 0:12 “The Black Cat” Review – 0:35 “Daughters of Darkness” Review with Jeremy – 9:33 “Hyde’s Secret Nightmare” Review – 26:06 “City of Vampires” Review – 33:06 “Lake Michigan Monster” Review – 38:56 “Welcome to the Circle” Review – 43:29 “The Dead Ones” Review – 48:50 “The Cleansing Hour” Review– 52:38 “Host”– 56:13 “#Alive” Review- 1:00:25 Patreon Pick “Laurin” Review – 1:05:15 Survive 2005 ”Strange Circus” Review – 1:09:40 Blindspot “The Tenant” Review with Jeremy – 1:16:11 Questions/Answers/ Question of the Week “What do you consider a zombie film?” – 1:36:34/1:40:30/1:54:06 Update/Patreon Picks – 1:54:47/1:56:22 22 Shots of Moodz and Horror – https://www.22shotsofmoodzandhorror.com/ Preorder for RIP – Rest in Pieces Blu-Ray – https://grindhousevideo.com/products/rip-rest-in-pieces-blu-ray?_pos=2&_sid=2349f7e36&_ss=r Puppet Monster Massacre Remake - https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/shsptour/the-puppet-monster-massacre-a-puppet-horror-comedy-feature?ref=project_facebook&fbclid=IwAR2_sZqurBDJQF9Jd0a_VWE6bUMhB8amUhznGC7syY3W8F9uUKevqhVCSak Video Reviews"The Black Cat" Blu-Ray Review (Severin Films) From Luigi Cozzi – the writer/director of STARCRASH, CONTAMINATION and PAGANINI HORROR – comes the over-the-top meta-shocker about a production company filming a new sequel to one of ‘70s Italian horror’s best-known classics and the resurrected supernatural demon that may destroy them all. Caroline Munro (MANIAC), Brett Halsey (THE DEVIL’S HONEY), Florence Guérin (BLACK VENUS) and Urbano Barberini (OPERA) star in this long-unseen fan favorite – originally released in Italy as DEMONS 6 – now transferred in 2k from pristine vault elements for the first time ever. Special Features: Cat On The Brain – Interview with Director/Co-Writer Luigi Cozzi and Actress Caroline Munro Trailer Severin Films – https://severin-films.com/ “The Black Cat” Blu-Ray – https://severin-films.com/product-tag/the-black-cat/ "Daughters of Darkness" 4K Review (Blue Underground) 50th Anniversary Limited Edition! New 4K Restoration! International screen icon Delphine Seyrig (LAST YEAR AT MARIENBAD) stars as Elizabeth Bathory, an ageless Countess with a beautiful young 'companion' (Goth goddess Andrea Rau) and a legendary legacy of perversion. But when the two women seduce a troubled newlywed couple (Canadian beauty Danielle Ouimet and John Karlen of DARK SHADOWS and CAGNEY & LACEY), they unleash a frenzy of sudden violence and depraved desire that shocked both art house audiences and grindhouse crowds worldwide. Co-written and directed by Harry Kumel, DAUGHTERS OF DARKNESS remains one of the most exquisitely mesmerizing adult horror films ever made. Blue Underground is now proud to present the uncensored Director's Cut of this classic psychosexual shocker in a gorgeous restoration, scanned in 4K 16-bit from its long-lost original 35mm camera negative, with Dolby Vision HDR and a new Dolby Atmos audio mix, packed with revealing Extras! Bonus Materials Ultra HD Blu-ray (2160p) and HD Blu-ray (1080p) Widescreen 1.66:1 feature presentations Audio: Dolby Atmos (English); 5.1 DTS-HD (English); 1.0 DTS-HD (English, French) Subtitles: English SDH, Francais, Espanol, English for French Audio Audio Commentary #1 with Co-Writer/Director Harry Kumel Audio Commentary #2 with Star John Karlen and Journalist David Del Valle NEW! Audio Commentary #3 with Kat Ellinger, Author of Devil's Advocates: Daughters of Darkness Locations of Darkness - Interviews with Co-Writer/Director Harry Kumel and Co-Writer/Co-Producer Pierre Drouot Playing the Victim - Interview with Star Danielle Ouimet Daughter of Darkness - Interview with Star Andrea Rau Theatrical Trailers Radio Spots Alternate U.S. Main Titles Poster & Still Gallery BONUS! DAUGHTERS OF DARKNESS Original Motion Picture Soundtrack CD by Francois de Roubaix BONUS! Collectible Booklet with new essay by Michael Gingold Blue Underground – https://blueunderground.dreamhosters.com/ “Daughters of Darkness” 4K – https://mvdshop.com/products/daughters-of-darkness-3-disc-ltd-ed-4k-uhd-blu-ray-4k-ultra-hd "Hyde's Secret Nightmare" Blu-Ray Review (Darkside Releasing) A scientist who suffers from impotence explores unusual methods, including experimenting on corpses and on himself. An homage in equal parts to "Frankenstein", "Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde", and the erotic films of late Italian horror auteur Joe D'Amato, Hyde's Secret Nightmare is itself a wild erotic horror film from the highly prolific Italian producer/director Domiziano Cristopharo. The story colourfully strobes through a cinematic landscape of obsession, paranoia, phobia, perversion, and transgression, as Henry, a scientist, attempts to create a cure for his own impotence, and in doing so enlists the help of his assistant Hans and a necrophiliac gravedigger Abdul to illegally retrieve several corpses for his over-the-top experiments. After testing the experimental serum on himself, the mad doctor finds himself possessing the body of a woman, Eva Hyde (Roberta Gemma), who becomes engulfed in a world of dark eroticism where sex seems the only way to attain a state of well-being. Bonus Materials New Director's Cut Special Edition Deleted Scenes (30 min. of never before seen footage) DarkSide Releasing – https://darksidereleasing.com/ “Hyde’s Secret Nightmare” Blu-Ray – https://mvdshop.com/products/hydes-secret-nightmare-blu-ray "City of the Vampires" DVD Review (Sub Rosa Studios) As Sam Helling walks through the city of death, he shall fear no evil! A Retro Release! A wrong turn and Sam Helling found himself lost in the city of Braddock. There he faced a terror so unspeakable that he left his own girlfriend Christine behind, trapped within its clutches. One month later, and Sam is on the edge and suicidal. It took just one night and one bad decision to destroy his entire life. Now, with nothing to lose, he is going back. His plan - retrace his steps and search for clues to Christine's fate. Along the way he will learn who is friend and who is foe, and receive help from an unlikely source. He will be chased through the streets, the residents unwilling to help, and fall within the vampire's deadly lair itself. And in the end, he will have to face his own fears and disbelief if he is to unlock the mystery of the dead city, and learn what really happened to Christine on that terrible night... And once he finds her, ALL HELL BREAKS LOOSE! Bonus Materials Commentary track SRS Trailers Original Trailer Sub Rosa Studios – http://srscinema.com/home/?page_id=190 “City of the Vampires” DVD – https://mvdshop.com/products/city-of-the-vampires-dvd "Lake Michigan Monster" Blu-Ray Review (Arrow Video) This Cult Classic that combines H.P. Lovecraft with early Sam Raimi and Mystery Science Theater 3000 in one movie! All aboard! The combined spirits of H.P. Lovecraft, early Sam Raimi and Mystery Science Theater 3000 inhabit this action-packed tale of nautical derring-do and monster mayhem - winner of the Audience Award for Best International Feature at the 2019 Fantasia Film Festival. On the shores of Lake Michigan, the eccentric Captain Seafield (Ryland Brickson Cole Tews, who also writes and directs) enlists a colourful crew of misfits in a bid to slay the hellish sea monster that prowls the murky depths. But as Seafield's obsession with exacting revenge on the creature that killed his father threatens to consume him, can weapons expert Sean Shaughnessy (Erick West), sonar whiz Nedge Pepsi (Beulah Peters) and former N.A.V.Y. - Nautical Athletes and Adventure Yunit - officer Dick Flynn (Daniel Long) hold the show together? Shot in gloriously retro black and white on a shoestring budget, with most of the cast also performing multiple roles behind the camera, Lake Michigan Monster is an inventive, irreverent and riotously entertaining ode to the classic monster movies of yesteryear: an absurdist urban legend guaranteed to appeal to the big kid in all of us. Bonus Materials High Definition Blu-ray™ (1080p) presentation Original lossless DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 and PCM 2.0 stereo soundtracks Optional English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing Two cast and crew audio commentaries featuring writer/director/actor Ryland Tews and actors Daniel Long, Beulah Peters, Erick West and editor Mike Cheslik – one sober, one drunk! Critics’ audio commentary with Alexandra Heller-Nicholas and Emma Westwood Effects Breakdown comparison of the film’s underwater sequence, including storyboards and pre-composited footage Dear Old Captain Seafield – the Captain Seafield theme song, performed by the Seafield Monster Sextet Interview in a Cabin – interview with Ryland Tews and Daniel Long at the Fantasia International Film Festival Interview in a Bar – interviews with the cast and crew at the Beloit International Film Festival Interview by a Fire – interview with Mike Cheslik on Mark Borchardt’s Cinema Fireside radio show The first season and pilot episode of L.I.P.S., Ryland Tews and Mike Cheslik’s hybrid animation/live action sci-fi comedy web series Theatrical trailer Behind the scenes photos Reversible sleeve featuring original artwork by Jade Watring and newly commissioned artwork by Colin Murdoch FIRST PRESSING ONLY: Illustrated collector’s booklet featuring new writing on the film by Barry Forshaw Arrow Video – https://www.arrowvideo.com/ “Lake Michigan Monster” Blu-Ray – https://mvdshop.com/products/lake-michigan-monster-blu-ray "Welcome to the Circle" Blu-Ray Review (Artsploitation Films) Description One of the most aggressively bizarre films in recent memory, “Welcome to the Circle” is a genuinely nightmarish, creepy, trippy, almost Lynchian Canadian "horror" film about a sinister mind control cult and the survivors who are trying to escape its clutches. A camping misadventure forces a young girl and her father into the realm of a demon-worshiping cult known as The Circle, a New Age-ish commune living in cabins in the woods and headed by an L. Ron Hubbard-like zealot. As the pair become trapped in The Circle’s increasingly frightening sphere of indoctrination, a case-hardened professional cult deprogrammer and his two clients attempt to kidnap/reclaim one of group’s members. Grizzly rituals are soon revealed to be part of a terrifying, surreal, alternate reality that has been constructed by the cult’s mysterious, isolated leader. Escape is the only objective, but all of them are trapped in The Circle. “Welcome to the Circle” stars Heather Doerksen (“Pacific Rim”), Matthew MacCaull (“Tomorrowland”, “Star Trek Beyond”) and Taylor Dianne Robinson (“Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn”). It was written and directed by David Fowler (writer of “Born in China” and several nature documentaries). Artsploitation Films – https://www.artsploitationfilms.com/ “Welcome to the Circle” Blu-Ray – https://www.artsploitationfilms.com/film/welcome-to-the-circle/ "The Dead Ones" Blu-Ray Review (Artsploitation Films) For four outcast teens, summer detention means being assigned to clean their high school after a horrific incident. But they are not alone; a macabre gang wearing guises of The Four Horsemen of The Apocalypse - Famine, Pestilence, War and Death - has locked them inside and is hunting them through the school's ravaged hallways. As the four students battle to survive, each must confront the supernatural echoes of past traumas they have struggled to forget - and may be condemned to relive. Artsploitation Films – https://www.artsploitationfilms.com/ “The Dead Ones” Blu-Ray – https://www.artsploitationfilms.com/film/the-dead-ones/ "The Cleansing Hour" Streaming Review (Shudder) Max and Drew are millennial entrepreneurs who’ve made themselves famous with a webcast they created called “The Cleansing Hour,” which streams LIVE EXORCISMS. The catch? Each exorcism is elaborately staged. Until today, when Drew’s fiance, today’s actress in the chair, turns out to actually be possessed! Will Max and Drew be forced to tell their 20 million viewers? Or are they the pawns in a greater demonic conspiracy? A SHUDDER ORIGINAL. “The Cleansing Hour” Shudder – https://www.shudder.com/movies/watch/the-cleansing-hour/405e993c1ce4818e "Host" Streaming Review (Shudder) Six friends get together during lockdown for their weekly zoom call. It's Haley’s turn to organise an activity and instead of a quiz, she’s arranged for a Medium to conduct a séance. Bored and feeling mischievous, Jemma decides to have some fun and invents a story about a boy in her school who hanged himself. However, her prank gives license for a demonic presence to cross over, taking on the guise of the boy in Jemma’s made-up story. The friends begin noticing strange occurrences in their homes as the evil presence begins to make itself known, and they soon realise that they might not survive the night. A SHUDDER ORIGINAL. “Host” Shudder - https://www.shudder.com/movies/watch/host/b89c77f392b1c5e8 "#Alive" Streaming Review (Netflix) As a grisly virus rampages a city, a lone man stays locked inside his apartment, digitally cut off from seeking help and desperate to find a way out. “#Alive” Netflix – https://www.netflix.com/title/81240831 Patreon Pick "Laurin" Review Children have been disappearing under mysterious circumstances in a 19th century German village. A young girl soon becomes haunted by disturbing visions of the missing kids. “Laurin” Import Blu-Ray – https://www.amazon.de/-/en/Brigitte-Karner/dp/B07T1J6KP8/ Survive 2005 "Strange Circus" Review The erotic novelist Taeko is writing a morbid story of a family destroyed by incest, murder and abuse. Her assistant, Yuji, sets on a mission to uncover the reality of this story, but the reality might be too much to bear. “Strange Circus” DVD – https://www.amazon.com/Strange-Circus-Issei-Ishida-Miyazaki/dp/B000MMLP9G/ Blindspot Episode 26 "The Tenant" Blu-Ray Review (Scream Factory) An apartment with an unhappy past sets the stage for filmmaker Roman Polanski's riveting psychological suspense thriller, The Tenant. Polanski stars as Trelkovsky, a quiet, timid file clerk increasingly overshadowed with dread and fear after he moves into his new apartment. Adding to his paranoia are the building's other occupants, who do nothing to alleviate his growing obsession with the untimely, tragic fate of the apartment's previous tenant. Is Trelkovsky's dread truly justified – or is it simply the result of his seemingly disintegrating mental state? A brilliant international cast – Isabelle Adjani, Melvyn Douglas, Jo Van Fleet, Bernard Fresson and Shelley Winters – and Polanski's own penchant for delivering unprecedented suspense (Repulsion, Rosemary's Baby, Chinatown) make The Tenant a haunting, riveting film classic! Bonus Features Includes English And French Audio Tracks NEW Apartment To Let – An Interview With Co-Writer/Director And Star Roman Polanski NEW The Invisible Performer – An Interview With Assistant Cameraman François Catonné (In French With English Subtitles) NEW Keeping Continuity – An Interview With Script Supervisor Sylvette Baudrot (In French With English Subtitles) NEW A Visit To The Locations Of The Tenant NEW Audio Commentary With Film Historians Troy Howarth And Nathaniel Thompson NEW The Tenant: An Audio Essay By Samm Deighan Audio Interview With Writer Roland Topor By Journalist Frédéric Levy (1980) (In French With English Subtitles) Audio Interview With Screenwriter Gérard Brach By Journalist Frédéric Levy (1986) (In French With English Subtitles) Theatrical Trailer Shout! Factory – https://www.shoutfactory.com/ “The Tenant” Blu-Ray – https://www.shoutfactory.com/product/the-tenant?product_id=7402 Ask a Question/Answer a QuestionWhat do you consider a zombie movie? Does it have to follow certain rules? Different subgenres within the zombie genre? Podcast Version https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/podbean-70/shut-up-brandon-podcast https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/shut-up-brandon-podcast/id988229934?\ https://shutupbrandon.podbean.com/e/mrparka-s-weekly-reviews-episode-182-audio-version/ UpdateBlu-Ray
Film NotesThe Black Cat – 1989 – Luigi Cozzi
Daughters of Darkness – 1971 – Harry Kümel Hyde’s Secret Nightmare – 2012 – Domiziano Cristopharo City of the Vampire – 1993 – Ron Bonk Lake Michigan Monster – 2018 – Ryland Brickson Cole Tews Welcome to the Circle – 2020 – David H. Fowler The Dead Ones – 2020 – Jeremy Kasten The Cleansing Hour – 2019 – Damien LeVeck Host – 2020 – Rob Savage #Alive – 2020 – Il Cho Laurin – 1989 – Robert Sigl Strange Circus – 2005 – Sion Sono The Tenant – 1976 – Roman Polanski  Links www.youtube.com/mrparka https://www.instagram.com/mrparka/ https://twitter.com/mrparka00 http://www.screamingtoilet.com/dvd--blu-ray https://www.facebook.com/screamingpotty/ https://www.facebook.com/mrparka http://shutupbrandon.podbean.com/ https://www.facebook.com/screamingpotty/ https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/shut-up-brandon-podcast/id988229934?mt=2 https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/podbean-70/shut-up-brandon-podcast https://letterboxd.com/mrparka/ https://www.patreon.com/mrparka Time Stamps Introduction and Into the Blu YouTube– 0:12 “Dahmer” Review – 0:35 “Necropolis: Legion” Review – 9:29 “10/31 Part 2” Review – 14:42 “Scare Package” Review – 25:12 “The Mortuary Collection” Review – 32:30 “Spiral” Review – 40:31 “Hubie Halloween” Review – 46:15 “Before the Fire” Review– 52:30 “Kyrie Eleison”– 57:56 “The Fetist” Review- 1:00:54 “I Stand Alone” Review – 1:05:23 Patreon Pick “Parasite” Review – 1:11:24 Survive 2005 “Executive Koala” Review – 1:18:02 Survive 2005 “Gurozuka” Review – 1:21:41 I’m Gonna Regret This Episode 3 “Visitor Q” Review with Jeremy – 1:26:27 Blindspot “Akira” Review with Jeremy – 1:40:11 MrParka’s Get off my lawn segment– 1:54:17 Questions/Answers/ Question of the Week “Underrated Horror Directors?” – 2:05:23/2:08:59/2:15:57 Update – 2:16:21 22 Shots of Moodz and Horror – https://www.22shotsofmoodzandhorror.com/ Final Interview Blu-Ray Preorder – https://www.thefinalinterviewmovie.com/products/pre-order-limited-3-disc-collectors-edition Into the Blu YouTube Channel – https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5Govjw5whuoQR-62G8vUCA Video Reviews"Dahmer" Blu-Ray Review (MVD Marquee Collection) JEFFREY DAHMER. ONE MAN. 17 BODIES. HIS STORY IS FINALLY TOLD. A butcher. An animal. A monster. Jeffrey Lionel Dahmer (Academy Award© nominee* Jeremy Renner, "The Hurt Locker", Marvel's "The Avengers") was vilified when authorities discovered he murdered, dismembered, and even tried to consume the bodies of 17 young men in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. But is there such a thing as a human monster? Starting somewhere between popular legend and historical fact, Dahmer dares to explore the truth of a man many called an abomination of nature, but who was most decidedly a living, breathing person. Inspired by life events, it takes you into the demented world of this lonely factory worker and examines the ways in which his twisted personal pain led to the most self-destructive extremes of human cruelty. Bonus Materials High Definition Blu-ray (1080p) presentation of the main feature from a brand new 4K HD master struck from the original camera negative supervised by director David Jacobson presented for the first time in its original 1.85:1 Aspect Ratio Audio: DTS 5.1 Surround, 2.0 Mono LPCM English and Spanish Subtitles Audio commentary by director David Jacobson and actors Jeremy Renner and Artel Kayaru Making of Featurette (SD, 16:17) Behind the Scenes Photo Gallery Story Boards Red Band Home Video Trailer (SD, 02:14) Original Theatrical Trailer (HD, 01:45) MVD Collection Facebook – https://www.facebook.com/MVDRewindCollection/ “Dahmer” Blu-Ray – https://mvdshop.com/products/dahmer-collectors-edition-blu-ray "Necropolis: Legion" DVD Review (Full Moon) The Witch is Back! A re-imagining of the 1986 Empire Pictures exploitation movie classic, NECROPOLIS: LEGION tells the tale of satanic vampire sorceress Eva, whose sexually-charged midnight rituals are interrupted when God-fearing local villagers burst into her lair and murder her. A century later, motorcycle-riding writer Lisa moves into the same cabin where Eva was executed, with the intent to write a book about the supposedly haunted spot's history. Soon, Lisa is having vivid, perverse dreams and slowly, surely, Eva begins taking over the young woman, using her body as a vessel to commit even more atrocities in the name of resurrecting an ancient monster from the underworld. Bonus Materials Full Moon Features Trailers On Set Interviews Full Moon Entertainment – https://www.fullmoondirect.com/ “Necropolis: Legion” DVD – https://mvdshop.com/products/necropolis-legion-dvd "10/31 Part 2" DVD Review (Scream Team Releasing) More Blood Soaked Tales of Horror and the Macabre Creatures of the night awaken for this years Halloween Monster Marathon hosted by Malvolia: The Queen of Screams. Strap in for more freaky flicks with a new batch of indie directors. Spooky tales such as a Halloween celebration turned deadly in "A Samhain Liturgy", and something unholy in the basement desires a nun in "Sister Mary" (Tory Van Buskirk of 'Alone'), otherworldly strangers need fresh meat in "Dead Lift" (Stephen Wolfe of 'Doll Factory'), explore the difference between hatchets and tomahawks at the best Halloween party ever in "Apache Hatchet Massacre II" (Max Groah of 'Bong of the Living Dead') and a serial killer has a big problem in "Overkill" (Drew Marvick of 'Pool Party Massacre'). Including faux trailers from other indie filmmakers -"Treaters" (Zane Hershberger of 'Force to Fear'), "Truck Squatch" (John Hale of 'The Conduit'), "The Candy Taker" (Robert Lanphere of 'Cryptids') and "The October Kids" (Brett DeJager of 'BoneJangles'). Scream Team Releasing – https://screamteamreleasing.com/ “10/31 Part 2” DVD – https://mvdshop.com/products/10-31-part-ii-dvd "Scare Package" Streaming Review (Shudder) In this riotous anthology, Chad Buckley is a lonely Horror aficionado, spending his days overseeing a struggling video store and arguing with his only customer, Sam. When an unsuspecting applicant arrives, Chad sets out to teach him the rules of Horror; weaving in and out of hilarious segments geared toward the ropes and tropes of terror. A SHUDDER ORIGINAL. Shudder – https://www.shudder.com/ “Scare Package” Shudder – https://www.shudder.com/movies/watch/scare-package/5a945d116c14774c "The Mortuary Collection" Streaming Review (Shudder) In the phantasmagorical town of Raven's End, nothing is as it seems... A misguided young girl takes refuge in a decrepit old mortuary. There she meets Montgomery Dark, an eccentric undertaker with more than a few skeletons in his closet. Montgomery chronicles the strange history of the town through a series of twisted tales, each more terrifying than the last, but the young girl's world is unhinged when she discovers that the final story... is her own. A SHUDDER ORIGINAL Shudder – https://www.shudder.com/ “The Mortuary Collection” Shudder – https://www.shudder.com/movies/watch/the-mortuary-collection/10a23753c21d8355 "Spiral" Streaming Review (Shudder) Aaron and Malik move to a small town so they can enjoy a better quality of life, and raise their 16 year-old daughter with the best social values. But nothing is as it seems in their picturesque neighborhood. And when Malik spies the neighbors next door throwing a very strange party, something shocking has got to give. A SHUDDER ORIGINAL. Shudder – https://www.shudder.com/ “Spiral” Shudder – https://www.shudder.com/movies/watch/spiral/b36996d384bca6fd "Hubie Halloween" Streaming Review (Netflix) Hubie's not the most popular guy in Salem, Mass., but when Halloween turns truly spooky, this good-hearted scaredy-cat sets out to keep his town safe. “Hubie Halloween” Netflix – https://www.netflix.com/title/80245104 "Before the Fire" Blu-Ray Review (Dark Sky Films) As a global pandemic engulfs Los Angeles, rising TV star Ava Boone is forced to flee the mounting chaos and return to her rural hometown. As she struggles to acclimate to a way of life she left behind long ago, her homecoming attracts a dangerous figure from her past- threatening both her and the family that serves as her only sanctuary. Brimming with tension and paranoia, and featuring a tough-as-nails performance from its lead actress, the pre-apocalyptic road movie Before the Fire is a shockingly timely tale of the strength of the human spirit against seemingly insurmountable odds. Dark Sky Films – https://darkskyfilms.com/films/horror/ “Before the Fire” Blu-Ray – https://www.amazon.com/Before-Fire-Blu-ray-Jenna-Adams/dp/B08CWM8R14/ "Kyrie Eleison" Review Description: A female detective tries to live a life of surveillance and of spying on couples having affairs while her husband is in a strange coma. But she lives in a world of desperate emptiness that erupts in perversions and violence, her psyche cracking under the existential pain. “Kyrie Eleison” Imdb – https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0107326/?ref_=nm_flmg_dr_25 "The Fetist" Review A Japanese LGBT-themed horror film about a young gay man who gradually becomes a serial murderer. “The Fetist” Imdb – https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2413240/?ref_=nm_flmg_dr_10 "I Stand Alone" DVD Review (Strand Releasing) IN THE BOWELS OF FRANCE The Butcher has done some time in jail after beating up the guy who tried to seduce his teenage mentally-handicapped daughter. Now he wants to start a new life. He leaves his daughter in an institution and moves to Lille suburbs with his mistress. She promised him a new butcher shop. She lied. The butcher decides to go back to Paris and find his daughter. Strand Releasing – https://strandreleasing.com/ “I Stand Alone” Blu-Ray Import – https://www.amazon.com.au/I-Stand-Alone-Blu-ray/dp/B01A9R7I8U Patreon Pick "Parasite" 4K Review Bong Joon Ho brings his singular mastery home to Korea in this pitch-black modern fairytale. Meet the Park Family: the picture of aspirational wealth. And the Kim Family, rich in street smarts but not much else. Be it chance or fate, these two houses are brought together and the Kims sense a golden opportunity. Masterminded by college-aged Ki-woo, the Kim children expediently install themselves as tutor and art therapist, to the Parks. Soon, a symbiotic relationship forms between the two families. The Kims provide "indispensable" luxury services while the Parks obliviously bankroll their entire household. When a parasitic interloper threatens the Kims' newfound comfort, a savage, underhanded battle for dominance breaks out, threatening to destroy the fragile ecosystem between the Kims and the Parks. By turns darkly hilarious and heart-wrenching, Parasite showcases a modern master at the top of his game. “Parasite” 4K – https://www.amazon.com/Parasite-Blu-ray-Kang-Ho-Song/dp/B086PVRDRY Survive 2005 "Executive Koala" DVD Review (Synapse Films) Tamura is an average Japanese salaryman working in the offices of a pickle distribution company. He is well liked in the office, hard-working, polite, wears a suit and tie, and also happens to be a six-foot tall koala bear. But when his girlfriend Yoko turns up dead one day and Tamura is the chief suspect, he is forced to enlist the help of his boss (a white rabbit) and a friendly convenience store attendant (a frog) in order to prove his innocence. A psychological thriller wrapped up in the packaging of a nonsense comedy – with giant animals – EXECUTIVE KOALA is like nothing America has ever produced…which is why it was made in Japan! Special Features Anamorphic (1.85:1) Widescreen Transfer Japanese Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo Newly-Translated, Removable English Subtitles “Making Of” Featurette Theatrical Trailer and TV Spot Synapse Films – https://www.synapsefilms.com/ “Executive Koala” DVD – https://www.synapsefilms.com/product/executive-koala-dvd/ Survive 2005 "Gurozuka" DVD Review (Synapse Films) A fun getaway turns into a journey to Hell for some teenage girls visiting an isolated house to rehearse and perform a play for their private movie club. Taking the trip with an adult chaperone, the girls learn a previous club member supposedly went missing in the house, and another insane! Shortly after they arrive, a mysterious videotape is found with footage of a violent killer wearing a Japanese “deigan” mask. Is this footage real or fake? Soon, their food and equipment disappears and one of the girls is haunted by ghostly visions of the masked demon. Someone or something is in the house, and gruesome death awaits those who cannot escape! Synapse Films is proud to present Yôichi Nishiyama’s GUROZUKA, a stylized horror film in the tradition of SCREAM and genre-bending Japanese classic, THE RING! Special Features The Making of GUROZUKA Featurette Original Trailer Synapse Films – https://www.synapsefilms.com/ “Gurozuka” DVD – https://www.synapsefilms.com/product/gurozuka-dvd/ I'm Gonna Regret This Episode 3 "Visitor Q" DVD Review (Tokyo Shock) A troubled and perverted family find their lives intruded by a mysterious stranger who seems to help find a balance in their disturbing natures. “Visitor Q” DVD – https://www.amazon.com/Visitor-Q-Kenichi-End%C3%B4/dp/B00006FDBW/ Blindspot Episode 25 "Akira" Streaming Review (Hulu) A secret military project endangers Neo-Tokyo when it turns a biker gang member into a rampaging psychic psychopath who can only be stopped by two teenagers and a group of psychics. “Akira” 4K – https://www.amazon.com/Akira-Blu-ray-Johnny-Yong-Bosch/dp/B08JDTN396/ Ask a Question/Answer a Question Massively underrated horror directors? 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Film NotesDahmer – 2002 – David Jacobson
Necropolis: Legion – 2019 – Chris Alexander 10/31 Part 2 – 2019 – Stephen Wolfe/Zane Hershberger/Jennifer Nangle/Tory van Buskirk/Max Groah Scare Package – 2019 – Noah Segan/Emily Hagins/Baron Vaughn/ Aaron B. Koontz/ Chris McInroy/ Anthony Cousins/ Hillary Andujar/ Courtney Andujar The Mortuary Collection – 2019 – Ryan Spindell Spiral – 2019 – Kurtis David Harder Hubie Halloween – 2020 – Steven Brill Before the Fire – 2020 – Charlie Buhler Kyrie Eleison – 1993 – Hisayasu Satô The Fetist – 1998 – Hisayasu Satô I Stand Alone – 1998 – Gaspar Noé Parasite – 2019 – Bong Joon-ho Executive Koala – 2005 – Minoru Kawasaki Gurozuka – 2005 – Yôichi Nishiyama Visitor Q – 2001 – Takashi Miike Akira – 1988 – Katsuhiro Otomo  Links www.youtube.com/mrparka https://www.instagram.com/mrparka/ https://twitter.com/mrparka00 http://www.screamingtoilet.com/dvd--blu-ray https://www.facebook.com/screamingpotty/ https://www.facebook.com/mrparka http://shutupbrandon.podbean.com/ https://www.facebook.com/screamingpotty/ https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/shut-up-brandon-podcast/id988229934?mt=2 https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/podbean-70/shut-up-brandon-podcast https://letterboxd.com/mrparka/ https://www.patreon.com/mrparka Time Stamps Introduction and 22 Shots Podcast– 0:09 “Cold Light of Day” Review – 0:30 “Ivans xtc” Review – 6:44 “Mallrats” Review – 13:59 “Death Rage” Review – 21:49 “Graveyard Shift” Review – 27:19 “Bacurau” Review – 31:40 Survive 2005 “Next Door” Review – 36:44 Patreon Review “Housebound” Review– 40:15 Blindspot “Pin” Review with Jeremy – 45:28 Questions/Answers/ Question of the Week “Best alternative to YouTube for video reviews?”- 59:24/ 1:01:46/ 1:09:18 Update – 1:10:12 Room Tour – 1:15:00 22 Shots of Moodz and Horror – https://www.22shotsofmoodzandhorror.com/ Final Interview Blu-Ray Preorder – https://www.thefinalinterviewmovie.com/products/pre-order-limited-3-disc-collectors-edition Video Reviews"Cold Light of Day" Blu-Ray Review (Arrow Video) February, 1983. Detectives are called to a residential address in the London suburbs following reports that the drains have been clogged by human remains. One of the property's residents, Dennis Nilsen - a mild-mannered and unassuming civil servant - is brought in for questioning, leading to the discovery of one of the most shocking and disturbing cases of serial murder ever to rock Britain. Offering a grim and gritty retelling of the story of "Des" Nilsen, often dubbed the "British Jeffery Dahmer", 1989's Cold Light of Day stars Bob Flag (the face of Big Brother in Michael Radford's 1984) as Nilsen-cipher Jorden March, delivering one of the most chilling and credible portrayals of a serial killer ever committed to screen. From writer-director Fhiona-Louise, Cold Light of Day - which picked up the UCCA Venticittà Award at the 1990 Venice International Film Festival - is a hugely underseen and underrated British effort that can stand proudly alongside the likes of Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer as one of the most unflinching true-crime films of all time. Bonus Materials Limited Edition of 2000 units Brand new 2K restoration from the original 16mm camera negative approved by director Fhiona-Louise Original uncompressed mono audio Optional English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing Brand new audio commentary with writer/director Fhiona-Louise Brand new audio commentary with film historians/writers Dean Brandum and Andrew Nette Newly-filmed interview with actor Martin Byrne-Quinn Newly-filmed interview with actor Steve Munroe Original Cold Light of Day promo film made to raise financing for the feature Re-Release Trailer Two short films starring Cold Light of Day director Fhiona-Louise and photographed by Star Wars DP David Tattershall, newly restored in HD: Metropolis Apocalypse (1988, 11 mins) and Sleepwalker (1993, 2 mins) Reversible sleeve featuring original and newly-commissioned artwork by Gilles Vranckx Limited Edition Die-cut O-card Limited Edition collector’s booklet featuring new writing on the film by Jo Botting and a look at how the press reported Dennis Nilsen’s real-life crimes by Jeff Billington Arrow Video – https://www.arrowvideo.com/ “Cold Light of Day” Blu-Ray – https://mvdshop.com/products/cold-light-of-day-limited-edition-blu-ray "Ivansxtc" Blu-Ray Review (Arrow Video) Danny Huston, Peter Weller and Lisa Enos star in this biting satire on the behind-the-scenes of the Hollywood film industry, with all its drink and drug-fueled excess, from director Bernard Rose (Candyman, Paperhouse). Opening with the death of its titular protagonist, ivansxtc goes back in time to chart the final days of hot-shot Tinseltown agent Ivan Beckman (Huston) and his fast-paced, wheeler-dealer lifestyle, which will ultimately lead him to an early grave after a shock cancer diagnosis. Loosely based on Leo Tolstoy's celebrated 1886 novella The Death of Ivan Ilyich, and featuring a searing performance by Danny Huston at its core and wonderfully sleazy turn from Peter Weller as Ivan's biggest client, ivansxtc is a powerful meditation on life, death and morality set against the glitzy backdrop of La La Land. Bonus Materials FIRST PRESSING ONLY: Collector's booklet featuring new writing by Robert J Simpson Extended Party Sequence Outtakes Charlotte's Story - a brand new documentary on the making of the film from Lisa Enos Q&A with Lisa Enos, director Bernard Rose, actors Danny Huston, Peter Weller and Adam Krentzman from a 2018 screening at the Egyptian Theatre in Los Angeles Original Theatrical Trailer Reversible sleeve featuring original and newly-commissioned artwork by Peter Strain Archival interviews with Lisa Enos and Bernard Rose from the 2001 Santa Barbara Film Festival Theatrical Cut presented in two versions; the preferred director's version and the producer's version, with 5.1 DTS-HD Master Audio Extended Producer's Cut with Stereo DTS-HD Master Audio, presented for the first time Brand new commentary for the Extended Cut with co-writer/producer/ actor Lisa Enos and filmmaker Richard Wolstencroft Arrow Video – https://www.arrowvideo.com/ “Ivans xtc” Blu-Ray – https://mvdshop.com/products/ivansxtc-blu-ray "Mallrats" Blu-Ray Review (Arrow Video) THEY'RE NOT THERE TO SHOP. THEY'RE NOT THERE THERE TO WORK. THEY'RE JUST THERE. Following the smash success of his first feature, Clerks, Kevin Smith returned with Mallrats. Spawning a raft of characters and in-jokes that Smith would carry throughout his career, the film continued the one-of-a-kind comedic world known as the View Askewniverse. Simultaneously dumped by their girlfriends, comic book obsessive Brodie (Jason Lee) and best friend TS (Jeremy London) plan to ease the pain of their losses by taking take a trip to the local mall. Amongst shoppers, they discover the mall is being used as the venue for a dating show, in which TS's girlfriend Brandi is the star. Hatching a plan to win back their significant others, Brodie and TS enlist the help of professional delinquents Jay and Silent Bob to hijack the gameshow in a bid to win back Brandi. Meanwhile, Brodie carries out his own mission to make good his relationship with Rene (Shannen Doherty), who has attracted the attentions of his nemesis Shannon (Ben Affleck). Featuring a cast including Joey Lauren Adams, Ben Affleck, who would go on to be recurring collaborators in Smith's movies, Mallrats celebrates its 25th Anniversary in this limited edition set boasting a brand new restoration and hours of bonus content. Bonus Materials LIMITED EDITION CONTENTS Brand new restoration by Arrow Films of both the Theatrical and Extended cuts of the film, approved by director Kevin Smith and cinematographer David Klein Newly assembled TV cut of the film featuring hilarious overdubbing to cover up profanity High Definition (1080p) Blu-ray presentations Collector’s booklet featuring new writing by Philip Kemp Fold out poster featuring replica blueprints for ‘Operation Drive-by’ and ‘Operation Dark Knight’ DISC ONE - THEATRICAL AND EXTENDED CUTS Original DTS-HD MA 5.1 surround audio Optional English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing Audio commentary with director Kevin Smith, producer Scott Mosier, archivist Vincent Pereira, and actors Jason Lee, Ben Affleck, and Jason Mewes Brand new introduction to the film by Kevin Smith My Mallrat Memories - and all-new interview with Kevin Smith A newly filmed tribute to producer Jim Jacks by Kevin Smith Brand new interview with actor Jason Mewes Brand new interview with Cinematographer David Klein Hollywood of the North: A newly produced animated making-of documentary featuring Minnesota crew members who worked on the film Deleted Scenes - Kevin Smith and Vincent Pereira discuss deleted scenes and sequences originally cut from the film Outtakes and behind the scenes footage Cast interviews from the original set Erection of an Epic: The making of Mallrats - archival retrospective with cat and crew looking at the making and release of the film Q&A with Kevin Smith - archival Q&A filmed for the 10th anniversary Build Me Up Buttercup music video Stills galleries Theatrical Trailer DISC TWO - TV CUT Newly assembled TV cut of the film featuring hilarious overdubbing to cover up profanity Original stereo audio Optional English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing Brand new introduction to the TV cut by director Kevin Smith Stills gallery of the comic books featured in the film’s opening sequence Easter eggs Arrow Video – https://www.arrowvideo.com/ “Mallrats” Blu-Ray – https://mvdshop.com/products/mallrats-blu-ray "Death Rage" Blu-Ray Review (Dark Force) Bronson started it in DEATH WISH... Yul Brenner finishes it in DEATH RAGE Yul Brynner (The Ten Commandments) plays Peter Marciani, a former hitman haunted by his brother's murder. His old gang lures him out of retirement for one last job by revealing the identity of the killer - Gennaro Gallo, the capo of a rival mob. As Peter prepares for the kill, he comes to the grim realization that he's been played for a fool. His former associates are the ones who killed his brother, to ensure he would take the hit on Gallo. Enraged, Peter vows to track down and execute each of his old "friends"...as painfully as possible Please note there are a few scenes in the film that are in Italian without English Subtitles. The majority of the film is in English Bonus Materials 'Con La Rabbia Agli Occhi' Original Italian Trailer Yul Brynner Smoking PSA Dark Force – https://darkforcesuperstore.com/shop-all/ “Death Rage” Blu-Ray – https://mvdshop.com/products/death-rage-blu-ray "Graveyard Shift" Blu-Ray Review (Scream Factory) Synopsis Workers clock in for their shift ... and clock out for good! From master storyteller Stephen King (Pet Sematary) comes his most terror-filled tale yet ... When an abandoned textile mill is reopened, several employees meet mysterious deaths. The link between the killings is the hour: all occurred between 11 p.m. and 7 a.m. – the graveyard shift. The sadistic mill foreman has chosen a group to clean up the mill's rat-infested basement. But what the workers find is a subterranean maze of tunnels leading to the cemetery – and an unimaginable horror that comes alive in the dead of night. Bonus Features NEW Filmmaking In King Country/Working The Night Shift – Two Interviews With Producer/Director Ralph S. Singleton NEW Back Off Man – An Interview With Actress Kelly Wolf NEW We're Going To Hell Together – An Interview With Actor Stephen Macht NEW Let's Go Surfing Now – An Interview With Actor Vic Polizos NEW Yes, Mr. Warwick – An Interview With Actor Robert Alan Beuth Theatrical Trailer Radio Spot Shout! Factory – https://www.shoutfactory.com/product/graveyard-shift?product_id=7401 “Graveyard Shift” Blu-Ray – https://www.shoutfactory.com/ "Bacurau" Blu-Ray Review (Kino Lorber) A few years from now... Bacurau, a small village in the Brazilian sertão, mourns the loss of its matriarch, Carmelita, who lived to be 94. Days later, its inhabitants (among them Sônia Braga) notice that their village has literally vanished from online maps and a UFO-shaped drone is seen flying overhead. There are forces that want to expel them from their homes, and soon, in a genre-bending twist, a band of armed mercenaries led by Udo Kier arrive in town picking off the inhabitants one by one. A fierce confrontation takes place when the townspeople turn the tables on the villainous outsiders, banding together by any means necessary to protect and maintain their remote community. The mercenaries just may have met their match in the fed-up, resourceful denizens of little Bacurau. Blu-ray Extras Include: Bacurau on the Map, a making-of documentary by Kleber Mendonça Filho (60 minutes) Deleted Scene Kleber Mendonça Filho, Juliano Dornelles and Sonia Braga in conversation (courtesy of Film at Lincoln Center) Booklet essay by film critic Fabio Andrade New interview with Kleber Mendonça Filho and Juliano Dornelles Mens sana in corpore sano (2011, a short film by Juliano Dornelles) Theatrical trailer Kino Lorber – https://www.kinolorber.com/ “Bacurau” Blu-Ray – https://www.kinolorber.com/product/bacurau-blu-ray Survive 2005 "Next Door" DVD Review (Danger After Dark) SOME DOORS SHOULD NEVER BE OPENED. After Ingrid leaves John, he allows himself to be pulled into a mystical and scary world where it is impossible to separate truth from lies. “Next Door” DVD – https://www.amazon.com/Next-Door/dp/B000GTLQUI/ Patreon Pick "Housebound" Blu-Ray Review TERROR GETS DOMESTICATED When Kylie Bucknell is sentenced to home detention, she’s forced to come to terms with her unsociable behaviour, her blabbering mother and a hostile spirit who seems less than happy about the new living arrangement. “Housebound” Blu-Ray – https://www.amazon.com/Housebound-Blu-ray-Morgana-OReilly/dp/B076CQCGSB/ Blindspot Episode 24 "Pin" DVD Review A PLASTIC NIGHTMARE A doctor has a lifelike, anatomically-correct medical dummy, with muscles and organs visible through its clear skin, named Pin (after Pinocchio). Via ventriloquism, Pin explains bodily functions in a way kids can relate to. When the over-strict doctor and his wife are killed in a car crash, his son (Leon) transfers his alter-ego into Pin, whom he always believed was alive. He starts using Pin as an excuse to over-protect his sister (Ursula) from admirers and deflect unwanted intrusions, even to the extent of committing murder. “Pin” DVD – https://www.amazon.com/Pin/dp/B000089QFA/ (sorry forget to include a trailer) Ask a Question/Answer a Question What is the best alternative to YouTube for video reviews? Podcast Versionhttps://www.stitcher.com/podcast/podbean-70/shut-up-brandon-podcast https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/shut-up-brandon-podcast/id988229934?\ https://shutupbrandon.podbean.com/e/mrparka-s-weekly-reviews-episode-180-audio-version/ Update4K
Film NotesCold Light of Day – 1989 – Fhiona-Louise
Ivansxtc – 2000 – Bernard Rose Mallrats – 1995 – Kevin Smith Death Rage – 1976 – Antonio Margheriti Graveyard Shift – 1990 – Ralph S. Singleton Bacurau – 2019 – Kleber Mendonça Filho/Juliano Dornelles Next Door – 2005 – Pål Sletaune Housebound – 2014 – Gerard Johnstone Pin – 1988 – Sandor Stern  Links www.youtube.com/mrparka https://www.instagram.com/mrparka/ https://twitter.com/mrparka00 http://www.screamingtoilet.com/dvd--blu-ray https://www.facebook.com/screamingpotty/ https://www.facebook.com/mrparka http://shutupbrandon.podbean.com/ https://www.facebook.com/screamingpotty/ https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/shut-up-brandon-podcast/id988229934?mt=2 https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/podbean-70/shut-up-brandon-podcast https://letterboxd.com/mrparka/ https://www.patreon.com/mrparka Time Stamps Contest Drawing– 0:12 “Massacre in Dinosaur Valley” Review – 1:05 “Black Test Car/The Black Report ” Review – 10:52/15:47 “Warning from Space” Review – 19:26 “Lolita Vibrator Torture” Review – 33:30 “Celluloid Nightmares” Review – 39:24 “Monstrum” Review – 43:47 “Metamorphosis” Review – 47:54 “Warning: Do Not Play” Review– 51:23 “0.0MHz” Review – 55:01 “Ninja: Shadow of a Tear” Patreon Review – 58:18 Survive 2005 “Cello” –1:02:56 Survive 2005 “Noroi: The Curse” Review with Jeremy – 1:07:18 Blindspot “Forbidden Planet” Review with Jeremy – 1:20:50 Questions/Answers/Question of the Week? “What is your favorite Korean film?” – 1:38:23/1:39:12/1:44:16 Update – 1:44:24 22 Shots of Moodz and Horror – https://www.22shotsofmoodzandhorror.com/ Final Interview Blu-Ray Preorder – https://www.thefinalinterviewmovie.com/products/pre-order-limited-3-disc-collectors-edition Video Reviews"Massacre in Dinosaur Valley" Blu-Ray Review (Severin Films) It’s been called “top-notch entertainment” (Rock! Shock! Pop!), “a rip-roaring riot of Italian exploitation” (DVD Beaver) and “a weird cross between ROMANCING THE STONE and CANNIBAL FEROX” (The Video Graveyard). Now experience the wildest ‘80s cannibal movie you’ve never seen scanned uncut in 4k from the original negative: Michael Sopkiw (BLASTFIGHTER, KILLER FISH) stars as a cocky paleontologist who crash-lands into a jungle hell chockfull of fashion models, graphic violence, rampant nudity, and tasty gobs of flesh-chomping mayhem. Marta Anderson (BARE BEHIND BARS) co-stars in this ”fromaggio gem from another era” (Bloody Good Horror) – also released as AMAZONAS and CANNIBAL FEROX II – co-written by the legendary Dardano Sacchetti (THE BEYOND, DEMONS) that B&S About Movies says “delivers on everything it promises, except dinosaurs.” Special Features: Valley Boy – Interview with Actor Michael Sopkiw Lost in Brazil – Interview with Co-Writer Dardano Sacchetti Deleted and Extended Scenes Reel Trailer Italian credits Reversible Wrap Exclusive Slipcover Severin Films – https://severin-films.com/ “Massacre in Dinosaur Valley” Blu-Ray – https://severin-films.com/shop/midv-slip-blu/ "Black Test Car/ The Black Report" Blu-Ray Review (Arrow Video) Japanese maverick director Yasuzo Masumura (Blind Beast) helms a bitingly satirical espionage thriller set in the heart of the Japanese auto industry in his 1962 landmark Black Test Car, which launched a series of similarly themed "Black" films. In a bitter, take-no-prisoners corporate war between the Tiger Motorcar Company and their competitors, the Yamato Company, undercover spies have infiltrated both sides. As Tiger prepares to launch its newest "Pioneer" car and a prototype bursts into flames, Toru (Hideo Takamatsu, The Last Emperor) heads a secretive task force to root out Yamato's spy, and find out what they can about the competitor's familiar-looking new model. Making its worldwide Blu-ray debut, Black Test Car is paired here with the English-language video premiere of its follow-up The Black Report, also directed by Masumura. Bonus Materials High Definition Blu-ray™ (1080p) presentation of Black Test Car and The Black Report Original uncompressed Japanese mono audio on both films Optional newly translated English subtitles on both films Newly recorded critical appreciation by Jonathan Rosenbaum Theatrical trailers for both films Image galleries for both films Reversible sleeve featuring newly commissioned artwork by Tony Stella FIRST PRESSING ONLY: Illustrated collector’s booklet with new writing on the films by Mark Downing Roberts Arrow Video – https://arrowfilms.com/ “Black Test Car/The Black Report” Blu-Ray – https://mvdshop.com/products/black-test-car-the-black-report-blu-ray "Warning from Space" Blu-Ray Review (Arrow Video) The first Japanese science fiction film to be made in color, Koji Shima's Warning From Space features eye-popping special effects from the same team at Daiei Studios that would bring Gamera to life a decade later. As Japan is rocked by mysterious sightings of UFOs over Tokyo and large one-eyed aliens attempting contact, scientists collaborate to investigate the unexpected rise in extraterrestrial activity. Unbeknownst to them, one of the aliens has already assumed human form and is about to deliver a very important message... that could be humanity's last hope for survival. With a witty script by Hideo Oguni (screenwriter of several Akira Kurosawa classics including Seven Samurai) and iconic starfish-like aliens designed by avant-garde artist Taro Okamoto, the original Japanese version of Warning From Space finally makes its official English-language video debut. Bonus Materials High Definition Blu-ray (1080p) presentation Original uncompressed Japanese mono audio Optional newly translated English subtitles Brand new commentary by Stuart Galbraith IV, author of Monsters Are Attacking Tokyo! First-ever HD transfer of the American release version of the film, including a newly restored English dub track Theatrical trailers Image galleries Reversible sleeve featuring newly commissioned artwork by Matt Griffin FIRST PRESSING ONLY: Illustrated collector’s booklet featuring an essay on artist Taro Okamoto by Japanese art historian Nick West, and an essay on the production of the American edit of the film by David Cairns Arrow Video – https://arrowfilms.com/ “Warning from Space” Blu-Ray – https://mvdshop.com/collections/home-page-featured-by-release-date/products/warning-from-space-blu-ray "Lolita Vibrator Torture" (Impulse Pictures) A sicko lures a young girl to his freight container and subjects her to plenty of mean and nasty. Impulse Pictures – https://impulse-pictures.com/ “Lolita Vibrator Torture” DVD – https://impulse-pictures.com/product/lolita-vibrator-torture-dvd/ "Celluloid Nightmares" Review A gruesome snuff video is found in a sex booth. It shows a young woman who is tortured, killed, and dismembered by an unknown sadist.The deadly blade is hidden inside the camera itself. Hisayasu Sato’s regular Kiyomi Ito begins to investigate the videotape. “Celluloid Nightmares” IMDb – https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0095961/ "Monstrum" Streaming Review (Shudder) It’s the 16th Century. The plague has taken over and fear runs rampant in the streets. When rumors of a vicious beast roaming Mount Inwangsan—called “Monstrum” by terrified masses—begin to spread, fear turns into panic. In order to quell the rising panic, King Jungjong brings his most trusted general, Yoon-gyeom, out of retirement. Is the creature, Monstrum, real? Or a figment of mass imagination? A SHUDDER ORIGINAL. Shudder – https://www.shudder.com/ “Monstrum” Shudder – https://www.shudder.com/movies/watch/monstrum/d8abc4aa4d314239 “Monstrum” Blu-Ray – https://www.amazon.com/Monstrum-Blu-ray-Hyeri-Lee/dp/B08FP1677K/ "Metamorphosis" Streaming Review (Shudder) A demon from his past has inflitrated exorcist Joong-su's family, disguising itself and deceiving everyone within. Wracked with guilt, Joong-su must face the force of evil once and for all, risking his own life in the process. Clever, paranoid and frightening, METAMORPHOSIS is a refreshing new spin on demonic possession. A SHUDDER ORIGINAL. Shudder – https://www.shudder.com/ “Metamorphosis” Shudder – https://www.shudder.com/movies/watch/metamorphosis/3ff74d72da0aefc6 “Metamorphosis” Blu-Ray – https://www.amazon.com/Metamorphosis-Blu-ray-Sung-Woo-Bae/dp/B08FP7P4TN/ "Warning: Do Not Play" Streaming Review (Shudder) Aspiring director Mi-jung is struggling with ideas for a new horror film, until she hears about a mysterious film. One that's rumored to be shot by a ghost. The hunt begins, but as Mi-jung gets closer to the truth, the line between her film and her life begins to blur. A SHUDDER ORIGINAL. Shudder – https://www.shudder.com/ “Warning: Do Not Play” Shudder – https://www.shudder.com/movies/watch/warning-do-not-play/a3e7491e558997ed "0.0MHz" Streaming Review (Shudder) Members of a paranormal exploration club go to an abandoned house to prove the existence of a frequency that contacts spirits. Frighteningly, the young students become the ghost’s host in this new Korean chiller. A SHUDDER ORIGINAL. Shudder – https://www.shudder.com/ “0.0Mhz” Shudder – https://www.shudder.com/movies/watch/00-mhz/a64d0dc781724fad Patreon Review "Ninja: Shadow of a Tear" Streaming Review (Tubi TV) AN ANCIENT HERO RETURNS WITH A VENGEANCE. Fight everyone and trust no one: it’s the code of survival practiced by martial-arts master Casey Bowman after his life of domestic bliss is shattered by a savage act of violence. Vowing revenge, the fearless American stealthily tracks the killer from Osaka to Bangkok to Rangoon with the help of a wise and crafty sensei. His only clues: a series of victims whose necks bear the distinctive mark of strangulation by barbed wire. Fighting to avenge as well as to survive, Casey must sharpen his razor-like responses and take his battle skills to the next level, even using deep meditation to fake his own death. His target: the sinister drug lord Goro, who is flooding the streets with deadly meth cooked at his remote jungle factory. To prepare for his ultimate confrontation, Casey must finally become an invisible warrior worthy of the name Ninja. But just when his prey is cornered, an unexpected twist shows Casey that his battle is only beginning: he truly can trust no one. “Ninja: Shadow of a Tear” Blu-Ray – https://www.amazon.com/Ninja-Double-Feature-Blu-ray-Adkins/dp/B07JJ6HPVX/ Survive 2005 "Cello" DVD Review (Tartan Asia Extreme) A cellist is haunted by strange events after a car wreck. “Cello” DVD – https://www.amazon.com/Cello-Hyun-Ah-Sung/dp/B000FS9FIA/ Survive 2005 "Noroi: The Curse" Streaming Review (Shudder) SADAKO VS. KAYAKO director Kôji Shiraishi helms this highly praised, riveting found-footage horror must-see. NOROI takes the form of a documentary by a prominent paranormal journalist named Kobayashi, who went missing shortly after completing it. What begins as an investigation into strange noises soon evolves into the chilling mystery of a demonic entity named Kagutaba, as suspense and terror build steadily to a heart-stopping finale. A SHUDDER EXCLUSIVE Shudder – https://www.shudder.com/ “Noroi: The Curse” Shudder – https://www.shudder.com/movies/watch/noroi-the-curse/6886ca2eae6160c5 Blindspot Episode 23 "Forbidden Planet" Blu-Ray Review  A dutiful robot named Robby speaks 188 languages. An underground lair offers evidence of an advanced civilization. But among Altair-4's many wonders, none is greater or more deadly than the human mind. Forbidden Planet is the granddaddy of tomorrow, a pioneering work whose ideas and style would be reverse-engineered into many cinematic space voyages to come. Leslie Nielsen plays the commander who brings his spacecruiser crew to the green-skied world that's home to Dr. Morbius (Walter Pidgeon), his daughter (Anne Francis)...and to a mysterious terror. Featuring sets of extraordinary scale and the first all-electronic musical soundscape in film history, Forbidden Planet is in a movie orbit all its own. Features Deleted Scenes and Lost Footage Two Follow-Up Vehicles Starring Robby the Robot TCM Original Documentary Watch the Skies! Two Featurettes Excerpts from The MGM Parade TV Series Theatrical Trailers of Forbidden Planet and The Invisible Boy “Forbidden Planet” Blu-Ray – https://www.amazon.com/Forbidden-Planet-Blu-ray-Walter-Pidgeon/dp/B0019NB9A2/ Ask a Question/Answer a Question Favorite Korean films? Podcast Version https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/podbean-70/shut-up-brandon-podcast https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/shut-up-brandon-podcast/id988229934?\ https://shutupbrandon.podbean.com/e/mrparka-s-weekly-reviews-episode-179-audio-version/ UpdateBlu-Ray
Film NotesMassacre in Dinosaur Valley – 1985 – Michele Massimo Tarantini
Black Test Car – 1962 – Yasuzō Masumura The Black Report – 1963 – Yasuzō Masumura Warning from Space – 1956 – Koji Shima Lolita Vibrator Torture – 1987 – Hisayasu Satô Celluloid Nightmares – 1988 – Hisayasu Satô Monstrum – 2018 – Huh Jong-ho Metamorphosis – 2019 – Kim Hong-sun Warning: Do Not Play – 2019 – Kim Jin-won 0.0Mhz – 2019 – Yu Seon-dong Ninja: Shadow of a Tear – 2013 – Isaac Florentine Cello – 2005 – Lee Woo-chul Noroi: The Curse – 2005 – Kôji Shiraishi Forbidden Planet – 1956 – Fred M. 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It soon becomes clear that a crazed fan is using Todd’s “SLASHERMAN” comic as inspiration for the brutal murders. As the bodies pile up–and Todd’s friends and family become victims themselves–Todd will be forced to take artistic responsibility. A SHUDDER ORIGINAL “Random Acts of Violence” Shudder – https://www.shudder.com/movies/watch/random-acts-of-violence/f49b152d9dfeb849 "Spree" Streaming Review (Amazon Prime Rental) Kurt Kunkle, a rideshare driver thirsty for followers, has figured out a deadly plan to go viral. As his disturbing livestream is absurdly embraced by the social media hellscape, a comedienne emerges as the only hope to stop this rampage. “Spree” Amazon Rental – https://www.amazon.com/Spree-Joe-Keery/dp/B08DKHFWMZ/ "The Honeymoon Phase" DVD Review (Dark Sky Films) Down on their luck and needing some quick cash, struggling young lovers Tom and Eve lie about their relationship in order to enter THE MILLENNIUM PROJECT, an experiment for married couples run by the mysterious Director and Handler. With the promise of $50,000, Tom and Eve must survive 30-days isolated together in a futuristic smart home, while the researchers attempt to determine why couples fall out of love. Over the course of their stay, Eve begins a violent decent into madness as she questions if her lover really is the man she thinks he is. A paranoid sci-fi thriller about the nature of trust in relationships, The Honeymoon Phase is as much classic Twilight Zone as contemporary Black Mirror, and an all-too-terrifying answer to the question, “How well can you ever really know someone?” Dark Sky Films – https://darkskyfilms.com/ “The Honeymoon Phase” DVD – https://www.amazon.com/Honeymoon-Phase-Chloe-Carroll/dp/B08BGC8K9Q/ "Primitives" Blu-Ray Review (Severin) Four years before they rocked Asia with SATAN’S SLAVE, director Sisworo Gautama Putra, screenwriter Imam Tantowi and producer Gope T. Samtani made their collaborative debut with Indonesia’s first – and still only – Italian-style cannibal shocker: When three naïve anthropology students go in search of a lost primitive tribe, they’ll instead discover a nightmare of bloody rituals, depraved torture, jaw-dropping music cues and flesh-chomping brutality. Indonesian martial arts legend Barry Prima (THE WARRIOR) stars in this “peculiarly local, sometimes psychedelic and virtually unseen” (Mondo Digital) chunk of graphic jungle carnage – released in the UK as SAVAGE TERROR and classified as a Section 3 ‘Video Nasty’ – now scanned in HD from the Jakarta vault negative for the first time ever. Special Features: Producing PRIMITIVES – Interview with Producer Gope T. Samtani Way Down in the Jungle Deep – Interview with Screenwriter Imam Tantowi Trailer Alternate Title Sequence Reversible Wrap Exclusive Slipcover Severin Films – https://severin-films.com/ “Primitives” Blu-Ray – https://severin-films.com/shop/primitives-slip-blu/ "Cruel Jaws" Blu-Ray Review (Severin) He defied all laws of good taste and international copyright with SHOCKING DARK and ROBOWAR. He reset the bar for batsh*t crazy ItaloHorror with RATS: NIGHT OF TERROR and HELL OF THE LIVING DEAD. And in 1995, legendary director Bruno Mattei – here as ‘William Snyder’ – stunned the civilized world with this ultimate sharksploitation saga that liberally borrows characters, plot and footage from Joe D’Amato’s DEEP BLOOD and Enzo G. Castellari’s THE LAST SHARK (and that’s just the tip of a very litigious fin). Filmed in South Florida with a cast of now-ashamed unknowns that includes a Hulk Hogan lookalike, experience “the epitome of outrageous thievery cinema” (All Movie) – actually released in some countries as JAWS 5 – now remastered uncut in HD for the first time ever. Special Features: The Snyder Cut – Unreleased Japanese Extended Cut The Great White Way – A Study in Sharksploitation with Rebekah McKendry These Things Got Made! – Interview with Actor Jay Colligan Trailer Severin Films – https://severin-films.com/ “Cruel Jaws” Blu-Ray – https://severin-films.com/shop/cj-blu/ "Live Feed" Blu-Ray Review (Unearthed Films) They will all pay the price! Five young Americans on a trip to Asia are disturbed by a meat stall at a market where a sinister character is butchering a dog. Later in a bar, they encounter Mike (Kevan Ohtsji) a suave Chinese man who befriends them. One of the group, Mike (Lee Tichon) spills a drink on a triad boss (Stephen Chang) and Miles has to defuse the situation, ushering his new pals out the door. They then find an adult theater and decide to go in but Miles pleads with them not to enter. The butcher from the market is the star performer, carving up fresh meat for the gang boss they met earlier who watches via live-feed. The thing is, the butcher has moved on from canine victims... Unearthed Films – https://www.unearthedfilms.com/ “Live Feed” Blu-Ray – https://mvdshop.com/products/live-feed-collectors-edition-blu-ray "Circus of the Dead" Blu-Ray Review (Dread/Epic Pictures) A sadistic group of clowns kidnap an unsuspecting man and his daughters, forcing him to play a deadly game in order to save his family. SPECIAL FEATURES: World Premiere at TFW Reunion Documentary Deleted & Extended Scenes Short Film: Doll Boy and more New and Improved Trailer Classic trailers Epic Pictures – https://epic-pictures.com/ “Circus of the Dead” Blu-Ray – https://epic-pictures.com/merchandise/circus-of-the-dead-blu-ray "Willard 2003" Blu-Ray Review (Scream Factory ) Patreon Review Synopsis For years, Willard Stiles (Crispin Glover, The Wizard of Gore) has been trapped in a dead-end job with no friends and no future. Willard's life seems hopeless until he makes an eerie discovery: he shares a powerful bond with the rats that dwell in his basement. Now a guy who has been trampled in the rat race his entire life is suddenly ready to tear up the competition ... beginning with his boss. Crispin Glover leads the pack in this skin-crawling thriller that takes an unforgettable journey into the mind of a madman! Bonus Features NEW 2K Scan Of The Original Film Elements NEW Audio Commentary With Writer/Director Glen Morgan And Director Of Photography Robert McLachlan NEW Audio Commentary With Animal Trainers Mark Harden And David Allsberry Of Animals For Hollywood NEW The Road To Willard – An Interview With Writer/Director Glen Morgan NEW Destination Willard – An Interview With Director Of Photography Robert McLachlan NEW The Rat Trainer’s Notebook – Behind-The-Scenes Footage From Animals For Hollywood Audio Commentary With Writer/Director Glen Morgan, Producer James Wong, Actors Crispin Glover And R. Lee Ermey The Year Of The Rat – A Documentary On The Making Of Willard Rat People: Friends Or Foes? – A Real Rat Documentary Deleted/Alternate Scenes With Optional Commentary Music Video Ben By Crispin Hellion Glover With Optional Commentary Behind-The-Scenes Footage And Interviews From The Electronic Press Kit Theatrical Trailer TV Spots Shout! Factory – https://www.shoutfactory.com/ “Willard” Blu-Ray – https://www.shoutfactory.com/product/willard?product_id=6981 Survive 2005 "2001 Maniacs" Blu-Ray Review YOU ARE WHAT THEY EAT! On their way to Spring Break, college kids take a detour through an old Southern town. The people of Pleasant Valley insist the kids stay for their annual barbecue celebration… but instead of getting a taste of the old South, the old South gets a taste of them! “2001 Maniacs” Blu-Ray – https://www.amazon.com/2001-Maniacs-Blu-ray-Digital-HD/dp/B003ZSI6P0/ Survive 2005 "The Booth" DVD Review (Tartan Asia Extreme) Shogo (Ryuta Sato), the arrogant and condescending star of a popular call-in radio-show must temporarily broadcast out of Studio 6, a creepy and dilapidated booth abandoned since its last DJ committed suicide several years ago. Suddenly, Shogo begins receiving disturbing calls, the voice on the line whispers “Liar” over and over. Is the joke on him, has someone discovered the truth about his sinister past, or has the curse of Studio 6 been unleashed again? In this Booth, all sins will be atoned for. “The Booth” DVD – https://www.amazon.com/Booth-Maiko-Asano/dp/B000F0UUMI/ Blindspot Episode 22 "Picnic at Hanging Rock" Blu-Ray Review (Criterion)  This sensual and striking chronicle of a disappearance and its aftermath put director Peter Weir on the map and helped usher in a new era of Australian cinema. Based on an acclaimed 1967 novel by Joan Lindsay, Picnic at Hanging Rock is set at the turn of the twentieth century and concerns a small group of students from an all- female college who vanish, along with a chaperone, while on a St. Valentine’s Day outing. Less a mystery than a journey into the mystic, as well as an inquiry into issues of class and sexual repression in Australian society, Weir’s gorgeous, disquieting film is a work of poetic horror whose secrets haunt viewers to this day. DIRECTOR-APPROVED SPECIAL EDITION FEATURES Remastered high-definition digital film transfer, supervised by director Peter Weir, with 5.1 surround DTS-HD Master Audio soundtrack on the Blu-ray Extended interview with Weir New piece on the making of the film, featuring interviews from 2003 with executive producer Patricia Lovell, producers Hal McElroy and Jim McElroy, and cast members New introduction by film scholar David Thomson, author of The New Biographical Dictionary of Film A Recollection . . . Hanging Rock 1900 (1975), an on-set documentary hosted by Lovell and featuring interviews with Weir, actor Rachel Roberts, and source novel author Joan Lindsay Homesdale (1971), an award-winning black comedy by Weir Trailer English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing PLUS: An essay by author Megan Abbott Criterion – https://www.criterion.com/ “Picnic at Hanging Rock” Blu-Ray – https://www.criterion.com/films/565-picnic-at-hanging-rock Ask a Question/Answer a QuestionHow cautious are you with your collection? Podcast Version https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/podbean-70/shut-up-brandon-podcast https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/shut-up-brandon-podcast/id988229934?\ https://shutupbrandon.podbean.com/e/mrparka-s-weekly-reviews-episode-178-audio-version/ UpdateBlu-Ray
Film NotesRandom Acts of Violence – 2019 – Jay Baruchel
Spree – 2020 – Eugene Kotlyarenko The Honeymoon Phase – 2019 – Phillip G. Carroll Jr Primitives – 1980 – Sisworo Gautama Putra Cruel Jaws – 1995 – Bruno Mattei Live Feed – 2006 – Ryan Nicholson Circus of the Dead – 2014 – Billy 'Bloody Bill' Pon Willard – 2003 – Glen Morgan 2001 Maniacs – 2005 – Tim Sullivan The Booth – 2005 – Yoshihiro Nakamura Picnic at Hanging Rock – 1975 – Peter Weir  Links www.youtube.com/mrparka https://www.instagram.com/mrparka/ https://twitter.com/mrparka00 http://www.screamingtoilet.com/dvd--blu-ray https://www.facebook.com/screamingpotty/ https://www.facebook.com/mrparka http://shutupbrandon.podbean.com/ https://www.facebook.com/screamingpotty/ https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/shut-up-brandon-podcast/id988229934?mt=2 https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/podbean-70/shut-up-brandon-podcast https://letterboxd.com/mrparka/ https://www.patreon.com/mrparka Time Stamps MVD Rewind Contest/22 Shots– 0:14 “The Deeper You Dig” Review – 1:12 “Open 24 Hours ” Review – 7:51 “M.O.M. Mothers of Monsters” Review – 11:40 “The Banker” Review – 16:52 “Hard to Be a God” Patreon Review – 22:41 “Attraction” Patreon Review – 29:16 “Beneath the Planet of the Apes” Patreon Review with Jeremy – 33:05 “Eddie and the Cruisers” Patreon Review with Jeremy – 50:08 Survive 2005 “King Kong” Review – 1:02:16 Survive 2005 “Isolation” Review – 1:08:30 Blindspot “Dr. Phibes Rises Again” Review with Jeremy –1:12:16 Questions/ Answers/ Question of the Week, “Worst Horror films of 2005?” – 1:25:10/ 1:26:23/ 1:30:56 Update – 1:31:04 Patreon Drawing – 1:34:02 Screamingtoiletcontest@gmail.com 22 Shots of Moodz and Horror – https://www.22shotsofmoodzandhorror.com/ Final Interview Blu-Ray Preorder – https://www.thefinalinterviewmovie.com/products/pre-order-limited-3-disc-collectors-edition Video Reviews"The Deeper You Dig" Blu-Ray Review (Arrow Video)  Themes of family, loss and survival intersect on the thin line that separates the living from the dead in The Deeper You Dig, the latest feature written, directed by and starring filmmaking family the Adams Family (Knuckle Jack, Rumblestrips) - described as "a force to be reckoned with" (Dread Central) and "the multi-hyphenates other multi-hyphenates hope to be when they grow up" (Nightmare on Film Street). Bogus tarot card reader Ivy (Toby Poser) and her teenage daughter Echo (Zelda Adams) are an unconventional but loving mother/daughter team. But when reclusive Kurt (John Adams) moves in down the road, a tragic accident results in Echo's murder, causing three lives to collide in mysterious and wicked ways. Kurt believes he can hide his secret beneath the earth - but Echo, refusing to accept death, burrows into his head until he can feel her in his bones. As she haunts his every move, trying to reach her mother from beyond, Ivy must dig deep to see the signs and prove that love won't stay buried. A dark, unsettling meditation on grief, survival and the brittle barrier that separates the living from the dead, this limited double-disc edition pairs The Deeper You Dig with John Adams' earlier feature The Hatred, making for a compelling double bill of original, independent horror. Bonus Materials Exclusive two-disc set containing The Deeper You Dig (2019) and The Hatred (2018) Reversible sleeve featuring two exclusive choices of artwork Double-sided fold-out poster Limited edition illustrated collector’s booklet featuring new writing by Neil Mitchell DISC ONE – THE DEEPER YOU DIG High Definition Blu-ray™ (1080p) presentation Original lossless PCM 2.0 stereo soundtrack Optional English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing Audio commentary by writers/directors/stars Toby Poser and John Adams At Home with the Adams Family, an exclusive, in-depth interview with the trio of filmmakers responsible for The Deeper You Dig It’s in the Blood: The Family in the Horror Genre, an exclusive visual essay by critic Anton Bitel exploring the theme of family in The Deeper You Dig and the Adams Family’s broader filmography Special effects breakdown with commentary by Trey Lindsay FrightFest TV interview with the Adams Family Hellbender music videos Theatrical trailer Image gallery DISC TWO – THE HATRED High Definition Blu-ray™ (1080p) presentation Original lossless PCM 2.0 stereo soundtrack Optional English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing Kid Kalifornia music videos Arrow Video – https://www.arrowvideo.com/ “The Deeper You Dig” Blu-Ray – https://mvdshop.com/products/the-deeper-you-dig-blu-ray "Open 24 Hours" Streaming Review (Amazon Rental) Mary is a very troubled woman who gets a job at a convenience store after setting her assassin boyfriend on fire. As she starts her graveyard shift at the Deer Gas Market, she is haunted by flashbacks. “Open 24 Hours” Blu-Ray – https://www.amazon.com/Open-Hours-Blu-ray-Vanessa-Grasse/dp/B0892HNYCK/ "M.O.M. Mothers of Monsters" Streaming Review (Tubi TV)  A distraught mother suspects her teenage son is a psychopath who may shoot up his high school, but when he outsmarts the mental healthcare system she is forced to take matters into her own hands. “M.O.M. Mothers of Monsters” Tubi TV – https://tubitv.com/movies/518583/m_o_m_mothers_of_monsters?start=true "The Banker" Blu-Ray Review (Dark Force)  His Passion is Business By Day, Murder By Night. The new high def collector's edition comes with a beautiful heavy card stock slipcover dedicated to the late Robert Forster. It's back to the 80's with this 1989 crime thriller that features an ensemble cast led by the legendary Robert Forster best known for Quentin Tarantino's JACKIE BROWN. In fact it is said this picture was one of Quentin Tarantino's favorite while he worked as a video store clerk eight years previous. The story revolves around high priced prostitutes being brutally murdered and their bodies mutilated. The investigating cop (Robert Forster) is out to solve the crime before his ex-wife (Shanna Reed, The Colby's), a reporter, becomes the next victim. Duncan Regehr (The Monster Club) is the menacing banker. Jeff Conway (Taxi), Lief Garrett (The Outsiders), Deborah Richter (Cyborg) and Richard Roundtree (Shaft) round up the all-star cast. Shortly before the production of this release was completed, Robert Forster sadly passed away in 2019. Dark Force is dedicating this release to his memory. Bonus Materials Robert Forster Interview Dark Force Trailers Sales Points Brand New HD Master created from an uncut pristine IP with extensive scene by scene color correction All star cast includes Academy Award Nominee Robert Forster (Jackie Brown), Jeff Conway (Grease), Leif Garret (The Outsiders), Richard Roundtree (Shaft) and Deborah Richter (Cyborg). Dark Force – https://darkforcesuperstore.com/shop-all/ “The Banker” Blu-Ray – https://mvdshop.com/products/the-banker-blu-ray Patreon Pick "Hard to Be a God" Blu-Ray Review (Arrow Films) A group of scientists visits the distant planet Arkanar, and discovers a society still trapped in its own medieval era. Unable to interfere with the course of its history, they can only watch in mounting horror as all sparks of intelligent and independent thought are mercilessly snuffed out by Arkanar’s cruel rulers. Will they remain enmired in their squalid existence for ever, or can the visitors subtly nudge the more open-minded in the right direction? Truly, it’s hard to be a god. Legendary Russian sci-fi authors Arkady and Boris Strugatsky (whose Roadside Picnic was filmed as Stalker by Andrei Tarkovsky) wrote the source novel, and adapting it was director Aleksei German’s dream project for decades. It would take six years of shooting, a further six of post-production and a posthumous premiere before his masterpiece was finally unveiled. But masterpiece it is: a visually astonishing, almost tactile recreation of an unnervingly recognisable alternative universe, drenched in blood, mud and the tears of the oppressed. SPECIAL EDITION CONTENTS: High Definition (1080p) presentation Original Russian soundtrack Optional English subtitles Exclusive interview with Aleksei German Jr, who completed his father’s film after his death Interview with co-screenwriter Svetlana Karmalita, the director’s widow The History of the Arkanar Massacre, an appreciation of the film by Daniel Bird The Unknown Genius: Michael Brooke looks at Aleksei German’s creatively dazzling but politically hobbled career Imagery gallery Trailer Reversible sleeve featuring original and newly commissioned artwork by Andrzej Klimowski Arrow Video – https://www.arrowvideo.com/ “Hard to Be a God” Blu-Ray – https://arrowfilms.com/product-detail/hard-to-be-a-god-blu-ray/FCD1145 Patreon Pick "Attraction" DVD Review (Cult Epics) A MOTION PICTURE FOR THE STONED AGE. One of the great taboo-smashers of the late ’60s, directed by Tinto Brass, featuring interracial affairs, anti-Vietnam statements, violence versus sex. ATTRACTION (NEROSUBIANCO) will stun anyone expecting a standard softcore European sex flick as released originally in the US thru Radley Metzger’s Audubon Films under the title THE ARTFUL PENETRATION OF BARBARA, then brace yourself for a whirlwind trip with a married woman (Anita Sanders) whose journey through the psychedelic English youth scene awakens her to the carnal offerings of an African-American man (Terry Carter), all set to by a searing soundtrack by FREEDOM, a tripped-out group formed from the remnants of PROCAL HARUM. Nearly plotless and often improvised, this undiscovered cult film distinctive tone and editing scheme anticipated everything in the following year releases of Nicolas Roeg PERFORMANCE, Kubrick’s A CLOCKWORK ORANGE to our current post-MTV mindsets. Cult Epics – https://www.facebook.com/cultepics “Attraction” DVD – https://www.amazon.com/Attraction-Nerosubianco-by-Cult-Epics/dp/B00UGPSDB2/ Patreon Pick "Beneath the Planet of the Apes" Blu-Ray Review NOW CIVILIZATION’S FINAL BATTLE BETWEEN MAN AND APE IS ABOUT TO BEGIN. During a rescue mission to locate missing astronaut George Taylor, John Brent crash lands on the Planet of the Apes. Brent, along with Taylor’s companion, Nova, find he has disappeared into an underground city known as the Forbidden Zone and attempt to track him down. “Planet of the Apes” Blu-Ray Collection – https://www.amazon.com/Planet-Apes-Legacy-Collection-Blu-ray/dp/B005FHWWXQ/ Patreon Pick "Eddie and the Cruisers" REBEL. ROCKER. LOVER. IDOL. VANISHED. Michael Paré stars as Eddie Wilson of the rock band Eddie and Cruisers. The band is at the height of their career in the 1960s when front man Eddie drives his car off a bridge in an apparent suicide – but the body was never found. Shout! Factory – https://www.shoutfactory.com/ “Eddie and the Cruisers” Blu-Ray – https://www.shoutfactory.com/product/eddie-and-the-cruisers-eddie-and-the-cruisers-ii-eddie-lives-double-feature Survive 2005 "King Kong" 4K Review THE EIGHTH WONDER OF THE WORLD. In 1933 New York, an overly ambitious movie producer coerces his cast and hired ship crew to travel to mysterious Skull Island, where they encounter Kong, a giant ape who is immediately smitten with the leading lady. “King Kong” 4K – https://www.amazon.com/King-Kong-Naomi-Watts/dp/B071YQ222R/ Survive 2005 "Isolation" Streaming Review On a remote Irish farm, five people become unwilling participants in an experiment that goes nightmarishly wrong. “Isolation” DVD – https://www.amazon.com/Isolation-DVD-Region-US-NTSC/dp/B01I06DZ1Q/ Blindspot Episode 21 "Dr. Phibes Rises Again" Blu-Ray Review (Scream Factory) FLESH CRAWLS! BLOOD CURDLES! PHIBES LIVES! The vengeful Doctor rises again, seeking the Scrolls of Life in an attempt to resurrect his deceased wife. Shout! Factory – https://www.shoutfactory.com/ “Vincent Price Collection Vol. 2” Blu-Ray – https://www.shoutfactory.com/product/the-vincent-price-collection-ii?product_id=3384 Ask a Question/Answer a QuestionWhat are some of the worst horror films of 2005? Podcast Version https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/podbean-70/shut-up-brandon-podcast https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/shut-up-brandon-podcast/id988229934?\ https://shutupbrandon.podbean.com/e/mrparka-s-weekly-reviews-episode-177-audio-version/ UpdateBlu-Ray
Film NotesThe Deeper You Dig – 2019 – Toby Poser/John Adams
The Hatred – 2018 – John Adams Open 24 Hours – 2018 – Padraig Reynolds M.O.M. Mothers of Monsters – 2020 – Tucia Lyman The Banker – 1989 – William Webb Hard to Be a God – 2013 – Aleksey German Attraction – 1969 – Tinto Brass Beneath the Planet of the Apes – 1970 – Ted Post Eddie and the Cruisers – 1983 – Martin Davidson King Kong – 2005 – Peter Jackson Isolation – 2005 – Billy O’Brien Dr. Phibes Rises Again – 1972 – Robert Fuest  Links www.youtube.com/mrparka https://www.instagram.com/mrparka/ https://twitter.com/mrparka00 http://www.screamingtoilet.com/dvd--blu-ray https://www.facebook.com/screamingpotty/ https://www.facebook.com/mrparka http://shutupbrandon.podbean.com/ https://www.facebook.com/screamingpotty/ https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/shut-up-brandon-podcast/id988229934?mt=2 https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/podbean-70/shut-up-brandon-podcast https://letterboxd.com/mrparka/ https://www.patreon.com/mrparka Time Stamps MVD Rewind Contest– 0:12 “Jesus Shows you the Way to the Highway” Review – 1:17 “Split Second ” Review – 7:23 “Shining Sex” Review – 14:04 “Franky and His Pals” Patreon Review – 19:02 “American Movie” Patreon Review – 26:18 “Cat People” Patreon Review – 34:10 “Hardcore Henry” Patreon Review – 39:29 “Porno” Review – 44:44 “Bit” Review – 49:36 Blindspot 20 “Repulsion” Review with Jeremy – 55:17 Questions/Answers/ Question of the Week “Favorite horror films from 2005?” – 1:13:03/1:16:18/1:23:40 Update – 1:24:27 Screamingtoiletcontest@gmail.com Enter the Contest 22 Shots of Moodz and Horror – https://www.22shotsofmoodzandhorror.com/ Final Interview Blu-Ray Preorder – https://www.thefinalinterviewmovie.com/products/pre-order-limited-3-disc-collectors-edition Video Reviews"Jesus Shows You the Way to the Highway" Blu-Ray Review (Arrow Video) What do you get when you cross Afro-futurism, Cold War paranoia, the dystopian world of Philip K. Dick and 60s exploitation cinema, along with a hefty dose of Lynchian surrealism? The answer: Jesus Shows You the Way to the Highway, the second feature by Miguel Llansó (Crumbs) and one of the most striking and original films you'll see all year. The year is 2035, and Special Agent Gagano (Daniel Tadesse, Crumbs) dreams of leaving the CIA to open a business with his wife Malin (Gerda-Annette Allikas). Before he can hand in his resignation, however, a strange cyber virus attacks Psychobook, the CIA's operating system, forcing Gagano to enter cyberspace via virtual reality to combat the threat. Before long, however, the virus starts to reach out into the real world, destabilising the fragile socio-political order for its own ends, and Gagano, trapped in the VR world, must find a way out before it's too late. Featuring encounters with an Irish-accented Joseph Stalin, a kung-fu-fighting Batman, and Jesus Christ himself, to name but a few, Jesus Shows You the Way to the Highway is absurd, audacious and like nothing you've ever experienced before. Bonus Materials High Definition Blu-ray™ (1080p) presentation New audio commentary by critics Alexandra Heller-Nicholas and Anton Bitel From Talinn with Love, a new visual essay by critic Will Webb exploring the influence of exploitation cinema on Jesus Shows You the Way to the Highway Exclusive audio interview with director Miguel Llansó, conducted by critic Josh Hurtado Crumbs (2015), Miguel Llansó’s feature directorial debut and spiritual predecessor to Jesus Shows You the Way to the Highway (Limited Edition Exclusive) Chigger Ale (2013) and Night in the Wild Garden (2015), two short films by Miguel Llansó Original proof-of-concept trailer Theatrical trailer Image gallery Reversible sleeve featuring original and newly commissioned artwork by Austin Hinderliter Double-sided fold-out poster Limited Edition illustrated collector's booklet featuring new writing on Jesus Shows You the Way to the Highway by Barry Forshaw and Crumbs by Anton Bitel Limited Edition of 2000 copies Arrow Video – https://www.arrowvideo.com/ “Jesus Shows you the Way to the Highway” Blu-Ray – https://mvdshop.com/products/jesus-shows-you-the-way-to-the-highway-blu-ray "Split Second" Blu-Ray Review (MVD Rewind) HE'S SEEN THE FUTURE... NOW HE HAS TO KILL IT. HE'LL NEED BIGGER GUNS In the year 2008, the cops are better armed than before, but nothing has prepared them for this. Swift, sharp-clawed and deadly, something moves among them on the streets, in the alleyways, on the rooftops, tearing out human hearts and devouring them. Maverick cop "Harley" Stone (Rutger Hauer, Blade Runner) lost his partner to the beast, and now it looks like his girlfriend Michelle (Kim Cattrall, Big Trouble in Little China) is next on the killer's list. Even in the future, there aren't guns big enough to stop the creature's deadly force, but Stone has no choice. Teamed with rookie detective Durkin (Alastair Duncan, The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo), Stone must stalk the edge of his own sanity if he is to destroy the rampaging Evil on the outside and banish the very real demons within . . . It could all be over in a SPLIT SECOND. Featuring special effects by Stephen Norrington (Blade) and written by Gary Scott Thompson (The Fast and The Furious), along with an all-star supporting cast that includes Academy Award® Nominees Michael J. Pollard (Tango & Cash) and Pete Postlethwaite (Inception), this cult classic sci-fi thriller will have you on the edge of your seat! *Pollard: 1967, Best Actor in a Supporting Role, Bonnie and Clyde, Postlethwaite: 1993 Best Actor in a Supporting Role, In The Name of the Father Bonus Materials High Definition (1080p) presentation of the main feature in its original 1.85:1 aspect ratio, newly scanned, restored and color graded in 4K from the 35MM internegative Audio: 2.0 LPCM Stereo English Subtitles NEW! Audio Commentary by action film historian Mike Leeder and filmmaker Arne Venema NEW! “Great Big Bloody Guns!” Producer Laura Gregory & Actor Alastair (Neil) Duncan on Split Second (HD, 27:25) NEW! “Call Me Mr. Snips!” An Interview with Composer Stephen W. Parsons (HD, 22:21) NEW! “Stay In Line!” An Interview with Line Producer Laurie Borg (HD, 23:02) NEW! “More Blood!” An Interview with Creature Effects Designer Cliff Wallace (HD, 32:03) NEW! “Shoot Everything!” An Interview with Cinematographer Clive Tickner (HD, 18:57) Original 1992 Split Second “Making of” featurette that includes interviews with stars Rutger Hauer, Kim Cattrall, Alastair (Neil) Duncan, Michael J. Pollard, Writer Gary Scott Thompson and more! (SD, 6:26) Original 1992 behind the scenes featurette with effects creator Stephen Norrington, cast and crew (SD, 3:41) Split Second Japanese Cut, full frame with burnt-in Japanese subtitles (SD, 95:00) Deleted Scenes from the Japanese Cut (English, burnt-in Japanese subtitles) (SD, 4:42) 7 Promotional TV Clips (SD) U.S. VHS Home Video Promo (SD, 2:34) Theatrical Trailer (SD, 2:15) Reversible sleeve featuring original and newly commissioned artwork by The Dude Designs created exclusively for this release Collectible Mini-Poster featuring original VHS style artwork MVD Rewind – https://www.facebook.com/MVDRewindCollection/ “Split Second” Blu-Ray – https://mvdshop.com/products/split-second-collectors-edition-blu-ray "Shining Sex" Blu-Ray Review (Severin Films) One of the most provocative films of writer/director Jess Franco’s career has been virtually impossible to experience in its complete and uncut form…until now: Lina Romay is at her most explicitly seductive as an exotic dancer whose body is inhabited by a being from another dimension to explore desire, depravity and death, while Uncle Jess himself portrays a wheelchair-bound psychic obsessed with the paranormal. Shot on location in the seaside resort of La Grande Motte, Evelyne Scott (DEVIL’S KISS), Monica Swinn (BARBED WIRE DOLLS) and Olivier Mathot (THE SADIST OF NOTRE DAME) co-star in this 1975 Eurocinéproduction – previously available only in a shortened French version or as a censor-fogged Japanese bootleg – now scanned from the original negative for the first time ever anywhere. Special Features: In the Land of Franco Part 3 – Stephen Thrower & Antonio Mayans Tour Multiple Franco Locations in Málaga, Spain Shining Jess – Interview with Stephen Thrower, Author of Murderous Passions and Flowers of Perversion Never Met Franco – Interview with Filmmaker Gerard Kikoine Very NSFW Outtakes Franco At Eurociné – Interview with Producer Daniel Lesoeur Commentary with Authors/Podcasters Robert Monell and Rod Barnett Trailer Filmmaker Christophe Gans on Franco Severin Films – https://severin-films.com/ “Shining Sex” Blu-Ray – https://severin-films.com/shop/shining-sex-blu/ "Franky and His Pals" DVD Review (Intervision) Patreon Review From the deepest, darkest depths of the shot-on-video vaults… Hidden from view for 30 years… All your favorite movie monsters are back… And they’re ready to party like it’s 1990! Franky, Drak, Wolfy, Mummy and Humper – the horny hunchback – descend on the tiny mining town of French Gulch in search of lost gold, but it’s Halloween Night, and the monsters soon find themselves caught up in the debaucherous festivities of the local townsfolk. Will Franky and His Pals find the gold? Will they learn the ways of love? Will Drak quench his thirst for human blood? Just how explosive is Franky’s flatulence? What’s that Mad Scientist tinkering on out in his barn? What the hell is a pee-pee? And does any of it really matter? Directed by veteran grindhouse and adult film producer Gerald Cormier (TERROR CIRCUS a.k.a. BARN OF THE NAKED DEAD, 101 ACTS OF LOVE) and seldom-seen beyond the shelves of small-town video shops, this bizarro monster-comedy is finally being resurrected on DVD and is positively exploding with spooky Special Features! Special Features: I’m Big Franky – Interview with Actor Eric Weathersbee It Wasn’t Me – Interview with Actor/FX Artist Keith Lack Have You Seen My Wolfie? – Interview with Actor Shawn West The Band With No Name – Interview with Members of the Franky and His Pals Party Band “Radio Beach” Music Video – Featuring Members of the Franky and His Pals Party Band Severin Films – https://severin-films.com/ “Franky and His Pals” DVD – https://severin-films.com/shop/franky-and-pals-v2-dvd/ "American Movie" Streaming Review (Amazon Rental) Patreon Review American Movie is the story of filmmaker Mark Borchardt, his mission, and his dream. Spanning over two years of intense struggle with his film, his family, financial decline, and spiritual crisis, American Movie is a portrayal of ambition, obsession, excess, and one man’s quest for the American Dream. Amazon Rental – https://www.amazon.com/American-Movie-Mark-Borchardt/dp/B000NMY7E0/ "Cat People" Blu-Ray Review (Scream Factory) Patreon Review Synopsis “3 ½ Stars (out of 4)… Kinski is something.” – Roger Ebert A remake of the 1942 Jacques Tourneur horror/noir classic, Cat People stars Nastassia Kinski as Irena, a beautiful young woman who discovers love for the first time only to find that the experience brings tragic consequences. The tremendous passion of this girl’s first romantic love is so strong, however, it bypasses the chaos around her – including the extraordinary demands of her brother (Malcolm McDowell, A Clockwork Orange) – as it pushes her on to her own bizarre destiny. Directed by Paul Schrader (Hardcore, American Gigolo, Affliction), this erotic fantasy about the passion and terror surrounding this first love also stars John Heard (C.H.U.D.), Annette O’Toole (48 Hrs.), Ruby Dee (Do The Right Thing) and Lynn Lowry (They Came From Within). Why We Love It "This new Shout! Factory Blu-ray release of Paul Schrader's Cat People features some quality extras that do a great job of detailing the history of the movie and of those involved in this unique production." – Ian Jane, DVD Talk "This transfer honors the boldness of Cat People’s color scheme with a specificity that’s never been previously matched by any domestic home-video presentation. The reds of the desert, the blacks of the cats, and the greens and blues of the actors’ eyes all register with a newfound vivacity that intensifies the sensual and hallucinatory effect of the film." – Chuck Bowen, Slant Magazine "The best thing about this high definition presentation is the color, which is accurate looking and very nicely saturated throughout the entire film." – Jeffrey Kauffman, Blu-Ray Bonus Features New interviews with director Paul Schrader, Nastassja Kinski, Malcolm McDowell, John Heard, Annette O’Toole, Lynn Lowry and composer Giorgio Moroder Theatrical Trailer Still Gallery TV Spot Shout! Factory – https://www.shoutfactory.com/ “Cat People” Blu-Ray – https://www.shoutfactory.com/product/cat-people-collector-s-edition?product_id=3103 "Hardcore Henry" Streaming Review (Amazon Prime) FIRST THEY MADE HIM DANGEROUS. THEN THEY MADE HIM MAD. Henry, a newly resurrected cyborg who must save his wife/creator from the clutches of a psychotic tyrant with telekinetic powers, AKAN, and his army of mercenaries. Fighting alongside Henry is Jimmy, who is Henry’s only hope to make it through the day. Hardcore takes place over the course of one day, in Moscow, Russia. “Hardcore Henry” Blu-Ray – https://www.amazon.com/Hardcore-Henry-Blu-ray-Sharlto-Copley/dp/B01E083MV6/ "Porno" Streaming Review (Amazon Rental) IF YOU USE IT, YOU’LL LOSE IT… When a group of naive teens working at a movie theater in a small Christian town discover a mysterious film hidden in its basement, they unleash an alluring succubus who gives them a sex education…written in blood. “Porno” Amazon Rental – https://www.amazon.com/Porno-Evan-Daves/dp/B086VSVSTG/ "Bit" Streaming Review (Tubi TV)  LET MEN BE THE ONES WHO ARE AFRAID TO JOG AT NIGHT A teenage transgender girl moves to LA and gets involved with a group of intersectional feminist vampires “Bit” Tubi TV – https://tubitv.com/movies/547078/bit Blindspot Episode 20 "Repulsion" Blu-Ray Review (Criterion)  Roman Polanski followed up his international breakthrough Knife in the Water with this controversial, chilling tale of psychosis. Catherine Deneuve is Carol, a fragile, frigid young beauty cracking up in her London flat when left alone by her vacationing sister. She is soon haunted by specters real and imagined, and her insanity grows to a violent, hysterical pitch. Thanks to its disturbing detail and Polanski’s adeptness at turning claustrophobic space into an emotional minefield, Repulsion is a surreal, mind-bending odyssey into personal horror, and it remains one of cinema’s most shocking psychological thrillers. DIRECTOR-APPROVED SPECIAL EDITION FEATURES New, restored high-definition digital transfer, approved by director Roman Polanski, with uncompressed monaural soundtrack on the Blu-ray edition Audio commentary featuring Polanski and actress Catherine Deneuve A British Horror Film (2003), a documentary on the making of Repulsion, featuring interviews with Polanski, producer Gene Gutowski, and cinematographer Gil Taylor, among others A 1964 television documentary filmed on the set of Repulsion, with rare footage of Polanski and Deneuve at work Original theatrical trailers English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing PLUS: A booklet featuring a new essay by film scholar and curator Bill Horrigan Criterion – https://www.criterion.com/ “Repulsion” Blu-Ray – https://www.criterion.com/films/404-repulsion Ask a Question/Answer a QuestionFavorite horror film of 2005? 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Film NotesJesus Shows You the Way to the Highway – 2019 – Miguel Llansó
Split Second – 1992 – Tony Maylam Shining Sex – 1977 – Jess Franco Franky and His Pals – 1991 – Gerald Cormier American Movie – 1999 – Chris Smith Cat People – 1982 – Paul Schrader Hardcore Henry – 2015 – Ilya Naishuller Porno – 2019 – Keola Racela Bit – 2019 – Brad Michael Elmore Repulsion – 1965 – Roman Polanski |