 Links www.youtube.com/mrparka https://www.instagram.com/mrparka/ https://twitter.com/mrparka00 http://www.screamingtoilet.com/dvd--blu-ray https://www.facebook.com/mrparka http://shutupbrandon.podbean.com/ https://www.facebook.com/screamingpotty/ https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/shut-up-brandon-podcast/id988229934?mt=2 https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/podbean-70/shut-up-brandon-podcast https://letterboxd.com/mrparka/ https://www.patreon.com/mrparka Time Stamps 0:00 “Santa Sangre” 4K Contest Drawing- 0:13 “Benny Loves You” Review – 1:22 “A Ghost Waits” Review– 4:45 “The Amusement Park” Review– 8:06 “It Comes at Night” Review – 11:48 “One Cut of the Dead” Review – 14:48 “Tigers Are Not Afraid” Review – 18:04 1970 “Trog” Review – 21:22 1970 “Janie” Review – 27:08 1970 “Jonathan” Review– 29:25 1970 “The Females aka Die Weibchen” Review – 33:31 1970 “Count Yorga, Vampire” Review – 36:02 1970 “I Drink Your Blood” Review – 38:27 The Weekly Western/ Patreon Pick “The Legend of the Lone Ranger” Review – 44:23 You Ain’t Seen!? “The Pirates of Penzance” Review – 49:59 Questions/Answers/ Question of the Week “Two actors you would have loved to see work together? Alive or dead.” – 1:10:03 Update – 1:20:08 22 Shots of Moodz and Horror – https://www.22shotsofmoodzandhorror.com/ Screamingtoiletcontest@gmail.com Podcast Under the Stairs – https://tputscast.com/podcast Video Reviews"Benny Loves You" Blu-Ray Review (Dread Central) Jack is desperately trying for a new start in life, but when he throws away his childhood toy Benny, things turn deadly. After the accidental death of his parents, Jack must sell his family home and start a new life. Cleaning out the house, Jack trashes his family belongings including his beloved childhood stuffed animal, Benny. It's a move that turns deadly as Benny springs to life with one goal in mind, protect Jack at all cost! Epic Pictures – https://epic-pictures.com/ “Benny Love You” Blu-Ray – https://mvdshop.com/products/benny-loves-you-blu-ray "A Ghost Waits" Blu-Ray Review (Arrow Video) Not Everyone Hates Ghosts... An ingeniously unique and unpredictable combo of horror, humour and heart, A Ghost Waits is a DIY labour of love years in the making from first-time writer/director Adam Stovall and producer/star MacLeod Andrews. Tasked with renovating a neglected rental home, handyman Jack (MacLeod Andrews, They Look Like People, Doctor Sleep) quickly finds out why the tenants keep leaving in droves - this house is haunted. The ghost in question is Muriel (Natalie Walker), herself employed from beyond the veil to keep the home vacant. Against the odds, Jack and Muriel find they have a lot in common... pulse notwithstanding. Having found a kindred spirit in an otherwise lonely existence, they must fight for their newfound affection as pressure mounts for them each to fulfil their "cross-purposes". From its opening spectral assault to its achingly poignant conclusion - as well as a witty depiction of afterlife bureaucracy in the vein of Beetlejuice and A Matter of Life and Death - A Ghost Waits has shocked and surprised audiences around the world, and now makes its home video debut stacked with insightful bonus features that take you inside the process of creating this phantasmagorical monochrome marvel Bonus Materials High Definition (1080p) Blu-ray presentation Original 5.1 DTS-HD MA audio Optional English subtitles for the deaf and hard-of-hearing Audio commentary by writer/director Adam Stovall Audio commentary by Adam Stovall and MacLeod Andrews Audio commentary by the cast and crew Humanity and the Afterlife in ‘A Ghost Waits’, a new video essay by Isabel Custodio exploring the film’s themes and cinematic forebears Eight interviews with cast and crew moderated by critic and programmer tt stern-enzi Interview and post-film Q&A with Adam Stovall moderated by Alan Jones at Frightfest Glasgow 2020 Outtakes Easter eggs Theatrical trailer Image gallery Reversible sleeve featuring original and newly commissioned artwork by Sister Hyde FIRST PRESSING ONLY: Illustrated collectors’ booklet featuring new writing by Craig Ian Mann Arrow Films – https://arrowfilms.com/ “A Ghost Waits” Blu-Ray – https://mvdshop.com/products/a-ghost-waits-blu-ray "The Amusement Park" Streaming Review (Shudder) SEE YOU IN THE PARK, SOMEDAY” An elderly gentleman sets out for what he thinks will be a normal day at an amusement park and is soon embroiled in a waking nightmare. [Produced in 1973, The Amusement Park was shelved after the Lutheran Society, which had commissioned it as an educational film about elder abuse and ageism, refused to release it due to its disturbing content. It was believed lost until a print was discovered in 2018 and subsequently given a 4K restoration by IndieCollect. It finally premiered in 2019, two years after Romero’s death.] “The Amusement Park” Shudder – https://www.shudder.com/movies/watch/the-amusement-park/286f545b09818c85 "It Comes at Night" Blu-Ray Review Secure within a desolate home as an unnatural threat terrorizes the world, a man has established a tenuous domestic order with his wife and son, but this will soon be put to test when a desperate young family arrives seeking refuge. “It Comes at Night” Blu-Ray – https://www.amazon.com/Comes-At-Night-Blu-ray/dp/B073LC54KG/ "One Cut of the Dead" Blu-Ray Review (Third Window Films) DON’T STOP SHOOTING! Things go badly for a hack director and film crew shooting a low budget zombie movie in an abandoned Second World War Japanese facility, when they are attacked by real zombies. “One Cut of the Dead” Third Window Films Import – http://thirdwindowfilms.com/films/one-cut-of-the-dead-hollywood-edition/ "Tigers Are Not Afraid" Blu-Ray Review (RLJ) A dark fairy tale about a gang of five children trying to survive the horrific violence of the cartels and the ghosts created every day by the drug war. “Tigers Are Not Afraid” Blu-Ray – https://www.amazon.com/Tigers-Are-Not-Afraid-Steelbook/dp/B084NXY5ZZ/ 1970 "Trog" Review FROM A MILLION YEARS BACK…HORROR EXPLODES INTO TODAY! Anthropologist Dr. Brockton unearths a primitive troglodyte – an Ice Age “missing link”: half-caveman, half-ape – in a local cave. Through medical experimentation, she manages to communicate with him and domesticate him before he’s let loose by an irate land developer and goes on a rampage, terrorizing the local citizenry. “Trog” DVD – https://www.amazon.com/Trog-Joan-Crawford/dp/B005OT82ZC/ 1970 "Janie" Review HER LOVERS WENT FROM BED… TO DEAD. A sadistic teenager searching for “Daddy” murders and dismembers anybody who picks her up hitch-hiking. In a March 2018 interview with Rialto Report, credited director Jack Bravman admitted that Roberta Findlay actually directed this film, while John Amero confirmed Bravman handed over directorial duties, though he claims to Roberta’s husband, Michael. “Janie” – https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0130039/ 1970 "Jonathan" Review A group of vampires terrorizes a small village on the German North Sea Coast. The young Jonathan joins a group of fellow students and locals, who plan an uprising against the vampires. “Jonathan” – https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0065917/ 1970 "The Females" Review A young woman joins an exclusive women’s health clinic only to discover it’s run by feminist cannibals. “The Females aka Die Weibchen” – https://www.blu-ray.com/movies/Die-Weibchen-Blu-ray/182295/ "1970" Count Yorga, Vampire" Blu-Ray Review (Twilight Time) DASHING, DARK AND DEADLY. Sixties couples Michael and Donna and Paul and Erica become involved with the intense Count Yorga at a Los Angeles séance, the Count having latterly been involved with Erica’s just-dead mother. After taking the Count home, Paul and Erica are waylayed, and next day a listless Erica is diagnosed by their doctor as having lost a lot of blood. When she is later found feasting on the family cat the doctor becomes convinced vampirism is at work, and that its focus is Count Yorga and his large isolated house. “Count Yorga, Vampire” Blu-Ray Import – https://arrowfilms.com/product-detail/the-count-yorga-collection-blu-ray/FCD1349 1970 "I Drink Your Blood" Blu-Ray Review (Grindhouse Releasing) Plot Summary: It's NIGHT OF THE LIVING DEAD meets Charlie Manson in this gore-drenched 1971 drive-in classic. After consuming rabies-infected meat pies, an LSD-addicted hippie cult goes on a vicious murdering rampage! Heavily censored since its original release, this infamous landmark of cinematic brutality is being presented in all its blood-splattered glory. Special Features: - Spectacular new HD restoration of the original UNCENSORED DIRECTOR'S CUT - 4 controversial deleted scenes including the original blood-drenched ending deemed too disturbing for '70s audiences! - Provocative audio commentary by director David Durston and star Bhaskar - Newly recorded audio commentary by stars Jack Damon and Tyde Kierney - Revealing on-camera interviews with stars Lynn Lowry, Tyde Kierney and Jack Damon - New in-depth interview with director David Durston - The original theatrical trailer and radio spots - Extensive gallery of stills and poster art - Rare and shocking film of Bhaskar performing THE EVIL KING COBRA DANCE TWO BONUS CO-FEATURES - I EAT YOUR SKIN (1964) - presented for the very first time in HD + exclusive interview with 2nd unit director William Grefe - BLUE SEXTET (1969) - David Durston's long-lost uncensored psychedelic shocker presented for the very first time on home video! - Liner notes by renowned horror journalist David Szulkin (THE MAKING OF WES CRAVEN'S LAST HOUSE ON THE LEFT) - Beautiful embossed slipcover - PLUS OTHER SURPRISES! “I Drink Your Blood” Blu-Ray – https://www.amazon.com/Drink-Your-Blood-Two-Blu-rays/dp/B01M10I6DZ/ The Weekly Western/ Patreon Pick "The Legend of the Lone Ranger" Streaming Review (Tubi) THE UNTOLD STORY OF THE MAN BEHIND THE MASK, AND THE LEGEND BEHIND THE MAN. When the young Texas Ranger, John Reid, is the sole survivor of an ambush arranged by the militaristic outlaw leader, Butch Cavendich, he is rescued by an old childhood Comanche friend, Tonto. When he recovers from his wounds, he dedicates his life to fighting the evil that Cavendich represents. To this end, John Reid becomes the great masked western hero, The Lone Ranger. With the help of Tonto, the pair go to rescue President Grant when Cavendich takes him hostage. “The Legend of the Lone Ranger” Blu-Ray – https://www.amazon.com/Legend-Lone-Ranger-Blu-ray/dp/B00VX22340/ You Ain't Seen!? "The Pirates of Penzance" Blu-Ray Review (Jeremy's Pick for Dave) In spite of being apprenticed to a Pirate King as a child, Frederic has led a very sheltered life. So when he arrives in Cornwall with his boisterous shipmates, there are a few surprises in store for him! “The Pirates of Penzance” Blu-Ray – https://www.amazon.com/Pirates-Penzance-Blu-ray-Lansbury-Ronstadt/dp/B07F2JD8Z3/ Podcast Version https://www.stitcher.com/show/shut-up-brandon-podcast https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/shut-up-brandon-podcast/id988229934 https://shutupbrandon.podbean.com/e/mrparka-s-weekly-reviews-episode-214-audio-version/ UpdateBlu-Ray
Film NotesBenny Love You – 2019 – Karl Holt A Ghost Waits – 2020 – Adam Stovall The Amusement Park – 2019/1973 – George A. Romero It Comes at Night – 2017 – Trey Edward Shults One Cut of the Dead – 2017 – Shinichiro Ueda Tigers Are Not Afraid – 2017 – Issa López Trog – 1970 – Freddie Francis Janie – 1970 – Jack Bravman/Michael Findlay/Roberta Findlay Jonathan – 1970 – Hans W. Geißendörfer The Females aka Die Weibchen – 1970 – Zbyněk Brynych Count Yorga, Vampire – 1970 –Bob Kelljan I Drink Your Blood – 1970 – David E. Durston The Legend of the Lone Ranger – 1981 – William A. Fraker The Pirates of Penzance – 1983 – Wilford Leach
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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/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 “Santa Sangre” 4K Contest- 0:13 “Lieutenant Jangles” Review – 0:51 “The Psyborgs” Review– 8:36 “The Cool Lakes of Death” Review– 13:22 “The Neon Demon” Review – 18:31 The Weekly Western “Brimstone” Review – 22:18 “Raw” Review – 28:01 “Terrified” Review – 30:52 “IT” Review – 34:29 “Super Dark Times” Review with Jeremy– 42:07 1970 “The Dunwich Horror” Review – 51:51 Patreon Pick “Vampire Junction” Review – 56:51 You Ain’t Seen!? “The Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2” Review with Jeremy – 1:01:04 Patreon Shout Outs/Answers/ Questions/ Question of the Week, “An actor from anytime you thought would be perfect to play a character from anything?”– 1:24:46 Update – 1:36:55 22 Shots of Moodz and Horror – https://www.22shotsofmoodzandhorror.com/ Video Version - https://youtu.be/80F9NguEP5U Screamingtoiletcontest@gmail.com Podcast Under the Stairs – https://tputscast.com/podcast Video Reviews"Lieutenant Jangles" Blu-Ray Review (Scream Team Releasing)  It’s the mid 1980s in Brisbane, the most crime-ridden city in Australia. Only one man keeps the scales of justice even; cowboy detective Lieutenant Jangles. After his partner is killed in a blazing shootout, Jangles goes on an explosive and blood-soaked mission to avenge his death. His quest for vengeance unintentionally makes him the enemy of a mysterious new crime boss, who has been quietly taking over Brisbane City. When their paths finally cross, one thing is made clear; this town isn’t big enough for the two of them. Special Features: -Commentary tracks -Bloopers -Trailers -Making of Documentary -VFX Breakdown Number of Discs: 1 Subtitles: English, Español, Français, Italiano Single Layer Blu-ray Disc (25GB) Region Free (Factory Pressed/NOT BD-R) Not Rated/Color/16:9 Widescreen/103 Mins Scream Team Releasing – https://screamteamreleasing.com/ “Lieutenant Jangles” Blu-Ray – https://mvdshop.com/products/lieutenant-jangles-blu-ray "The Psyborgs" Blu-Ray Review (Scream Team Releasing)  CANADA'S MOST FAMOUS ACTION FORCE IS HERE!!! The future, 2003. The world is strangled in the grip of a madman, the twisted General Blight. Blight commands the nefarious terrorist cell T.O.X.I.N. - a militant organization hell-bent on total galactic domination. Blight and his evil T.O.X.I.N. agents will stomp on anything in their path to ensure that their evil dreams come true, but luckily for humanity, John Carbon and his squad of psychic heroes - THE PSYBORGS - are here to stomp back! It’s the showdown of the century as John Carbon, Ricky Blaze, and Deutsch infiltrate a heavily-guarded T.O.X.I.N. compound to rescue Jessie Sparkle, defeat the insidious WhirlWind, and put an end to General Blight’s evil plans once and for all. They are the Ultimate Force for the Digital Age. They are… THE PSYBORGS! Special Features: -6 Commentary Tracks -Trailers -Making of Featurettes -Deleted and Extended Scenes -Gag Reels and more! Number of Discs: 1 Subtitles: English Single Layer Blu-ray Disc (25GB) Region Free (Factory Pressed/NOT BD-R) Not Rated/Color/16:9 Widescreen/75 Mins Scream Team Releasing – https://screamteamreleasing.com/ “The Psyborgs” Blu-Ray – https://mvdshop.com/products/the-psyborgs-blu-ray "The Cool Lakes of Death" Blu-Ray Review (Cult Epics)  Synopsis From the acclaimed novel by Frederik van Eeden, The Cool Lakes of Death (Van de Koele Meren des Doods) is the magnum opus from pioneering feminist filmmaker Nouchka van Brakel. A celebrated Dutch masterpiece, The Cool Lakes of Death is a historic melodrama featuring an outstanding performance by Renée Soutendijk (The 4th Man) as Hedwig, a wealthy woman who falls victim to a loveless marriage and the loss of her lover (Derek de Lint) and child that leads to mental illness, prostitution and addiction – before finding possible redemption. A box-office smash upon its release in 1982, The Cool Lakes of Death remains one of the greatest Dutch drama films in history and was subsequently the Dutch entry for ‘Best Foreign Language Film’ at the Academy Awards. Cult Epics presents Nouchka van Brakel’s The Cool Lakes of Death for the first time in North America on Blu-ray & DVD in a newly restored High-definition 4K transfer and with new bonus features. Cult Epics – http://www.cultepics.com/ “The Cool Lakes of Death” Blu-Ray – http://www.cultepics.com/product-detail/the-cool-lakes-of-death/ "The Neon Demon" Blu-Ray Review  BEAUTY IS VICIOUS. When aspiring model Jesse moves to Los Angeles, her youth and vitality are devoured by a group of beauty-obsessed women who will take any means necessary to get what she has. “The Neon Demon” Blu-Ray – https://www.amazon.com/Neon-Demon-Blu-ray-Elle-Fanning/dp/B01G71YMAO/ The Weekly Western "Brimstone" Blu-Ray Review  RETRIBUTION IS COMING In the menacing inferno of the old North-American West, Liz is a genuine survivor who is hunted by a vengeful preacher for a crime she didn’t commit. “Brimstone” Blu-Ray/DVD – https://www.amazon.com/Brimstone-Blu-ray-Dakota-Fanning/dp/B06WP5NP3Y/ "Raw" Blu-Ray Review (Scream Factory) Synopsis "Stunning" – Time Out "Astonishing" – The Telegraph "Terrifying, intoxicating, and visceral" – i-D At 16, Justine is a brilliant and promising student and a strict vegetarian. But when she starts at veterinary school, she quickly encounters a decadent, merciless and dangerously seductive world. Desperate to fit in during the first week of hazing rituals, desperate to fit in at whatever the cost, she strays from her family's principles when she eats raw meat for the first time. Justine will soon face the terrible and unexpected consequences of her actions as her true self begins to emerge. Bonus Features Audio Commentary With Writer/Director Julia Ducournau And Film Critic Emma Eastwood Raw – Á Votre Goût – A Discussion With Julia Ducournau And Emma Eastwood Australian Premiere Introduction And Q&A With Julia Ducournau And Monster Fest Director Kier-La Janisse Genre Matters: Women Genre Filmmakers Panel From Monster Fest 2016 Quick Bites With Julia Ducournau And Film Critic Alexandra Heller-Nicholas Deleted Scenes Theatrical Trailers TV Spots Australian Promotional Video “Raw” Blu-Ray – https://www.shoutfactory.com/product/raw?product_id=7552 "Terrified" Blu-Ray Review  THEY ARE IN YOUR HOUSE… WATCHING YOU… Police commissioner Funes and three researchers of supernatural phenomena investigate inexplicable events that are occurring in the suburbs of Buenos Aires. Shudder – https://www.shudder.com/ “Terrified” Blu-Ray – https://www.amazon.com/Terrified-Blu-ray-Maxi-Ghione/dp/B08BQLWKQ5/ "IT" 4K Review  YOUR FEARS ARE UNLEASHED In a small town in Maine, seven children known as The Losers Club come face to face with life problems, bullies and a monster that takes the shape of a clown called Pennywise. “IT” 4K – https://www.amazon.com/4K-UHD-BD-Blu-ray/dp/B076C3QNB3/ "Super Dark Times" Streaming Review (Hulu)  Teenagers Zach and Josh have been best friends their whole lives, but when a gruesome accident leads to a cover-up, the secret drives a wedge between them and propels them down a rabbit hole of escalating paranoia and violence. “Super Dark Times” Hulu – https://www.hulu.com/movie/super-dark-times-66dc42c9-b659-4cfe-8835-878e1e1764bf 1970 "The Dunwich Horror" Blu-Ray Review (Scream Factory) A FEW YEARS AGO IN DUNWICH A HALF-WITTED GIRL BORE ILLEGITIMATE TWINS. ONE OF THEM WAS ALMOST HUMAN! Dr. Henry Armitage, an expert in the occult, goes to the old Whateley manor in Dunwich looking for Nancy Wagner, a student who went missing the previous night. He is turned away by Wilbur, the family’s insidious heir, who has plans for the young girl. But Armitage won’t be deterred. Through conversations with the locals, he soon unearths the Whateleys’ darkest secret — as well as a great evil. “The Dunwich Horror/ Murders in a Rue Morgue” Blu-Ray – https://www.shoutfactory.com/product/murders-in-the-rue-morgue-the-dunwich-horror-double-feature?product_id=4539 Patreon Pick "Vampire Junction" Review Mados, a Reporter in town for an interview gets more than she bargained for at the Vampire Junction. “Vampire Junction” DVD – https://www.amazon.com/Vampire-Junction/dp/B00015HWP0/ You Ain't Seen!? "The Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2" Blu-Ray Review (Dave's Pick for Jeremy)  Synopsis THE BUZZZ IS BACK! In 1974, horror fans rejoiced upon the release of Tobe Hooper's masterpiece, The Texas Chain Saw Massacre. The movie raised the stakes of in-your-face filmmaking and changed the face of horror. Twelve years later, Hooper and the Sawyer clan are back with this deviously entertaining sequel, starring Dennis Hopper in one of the most deliciously crazed performances of his career. For a decade, Texas Ranger Lefty Enright (Hopper) has sought to avenge the brutal murder of his kin by the cannibalistic Sawyer family – Leatherface, Chop-Top, The Cook and Grandpa. With the help of a radio DJ (Caroline Williams), who's also bent on putting an end to the terror, Lefty finds his way to the Sawyers' underground slaughter shop, where a battle of epic proportions will soon rage... and the line between good and evil gets chopped to bits! Bonus Features DISC ONE: NEW 2K HD Scan From The Interpositive Film Element NEW Audio Commentary With Director Of Photography Richard Kooris, Production Designer Cary White, Script Supervisor Laura Kooris And Property Master Michael Sullivan Audio Commentary With Director Tobe Hooper Audio Commentary With Actors Bill Moseley, Caroline Williams And Special Effects Makeup Creator Tom Savini Alternate Opening Credit Sequence Deleted Scenes And More! DISC TWO: Original HD Master Supervised By Director Of Photography Richard Kooris NEW House Of Pain – An Interview With Makeup Effects Artists Bart Mixon, Gabe Bartalos And Gino Crognale NEW Yuppie Meat – An Interview With Actors Chris Douridas And Barry Kinyon NEW Cutting Moments – An Interview With Editor Alain Jakubowicz NEW Behind The Mask – An Interview With Stunt Man And Leatherface Performer Bob Elmore NEW Horror's Hallowed Grounds – Revisiting The Locations Of The Film It Runs In The Family – 85-Minute Documentary “The Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2” Blu-Ray – https://www.shoutfactory.com/product/the-texas-chainsaw-massacre-2-collector-s-edition?product_id=4548 Podcast Version https://www.stitcher.com/show/shut-up-brandon-podcast https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/shut-up-brandon-podcast/id988229934 https://shutupbrandon.podbean.com/e/mrparka-s-weekly-reviews-episode-213-audio-version/ UpdateBlu-Ray
Film NotesLieutenant Jangles – 2020 – Nicolas Champeaux
The Psyborgs – 2019 – David Hiatt The Cool Lakes of Death – 1982 – Nouchka van Brakel The Neon Demon – 2016 – Nicolas Winding Refn Brimstone – 2016 – Martin Koolhoven Raw – 2016 – Julia Ducournau Terrified – 2017 – Demián Rugna IT – 2017 – Andy Muschietti Super Dark Times – 2017 – Kevin Phillips The Dunwich Horror – 1970 – Daniel Haller Vampire Junction – 2001 – Jess Franco The Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2 – 1986 – Tobe Hooper  Links www.youtube.com/mrparka https://www.instagram.com/mrparka/ https://twitter.com/mrparka00 http://www.screamingtoilet.com/dvd--blu-ray https://www.facebook.com/mrparka http://shutupbrandon.podbean.com/ https://www.facebook.com/screamingpotty/ https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/shut-up-brandon-podcast/id988229934?mt=2 https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/podbean-70/shut-up-brandon-podcast https://letterboxd.com/mrparka/ https://www.patreon.com/mrparka Time Stamps 0:00 “Santa Sangre” 4K Contest- 0:14 “Hunting Ground” Review – 1:08 “Howl of the Devil” Review– 9:54 “A Women Like Eve” Review– 17:01 “Garden Tool Massacre” Review – 22:09 “The Greasy Strangler” Review – 26:41 “I Am Not a Serial Killer” Review – 35:07 “The Eyes of My Mother” Review – 38:36 “The Wailing” Review – 44:18 “Annabelle: Creation” Review– 49:56 1970 “The Ancines Woods” Review – 53:47 1970 “The Strangler” aka “L'Étrangleur” Review – 59:57 Patreon Pick “Horror Rises from the Tomb” Review – 1:04:34 You Ain’t Seen!? “The Secret of NIMH” Review with Jeremy – 1:08:49 Answers/ Questions/ Question of the Week, “Worst Horror film of 1970?” – 1:25:44 Update – 1:38:19 22 Shots of Moodz and Horror – https://www.22shotsofmoodzandhorror.com/ Podcast Under the Stairs – https://tputscast.com/podcast Screamingtoiletcontest@gmail.com - Enter the contest Video"Hunting Ground" Blu-Ray Review (Mondo Macabro)  Product Description Mondo Macabro presents HUNTING GROUND - First ever Blu-ray release of a powerful and shocking story of revenge and retribution! Adele, a female lawyer, brilliantly played by Assumpta Serna, passionately defends criminals, believing that everyone deserves a second chance and that criminality is more often than not bred by deprivation. In the courtroom, a pair of local hoods sees her in action and decides to follow her. They steal her car, find the keys to her country villa and decide to rob the place. Unfortunately, Adele's family turns up at the villa mid-burglary and her husband is killed. But, that is only the beginning of the nightmare… Directed by Jordi Grau who made the horror classics BLOOD CEREMONY and LET SLEEPING CORPSES LIE, HUNTING GROUND is an intense, gripping crime story that takes a savagely realistic look at the social divide between rich and poor in the big city. The climax of the film is unrelenting in its depiction of sexual violence and revenge, and includes one of the most shocking sequences ever seen in a mainstream film. Special Features: Brand new 4k transfer from film negative, digitally restored. Fully uncut. 50 minute interview with Director Jordi Grau. Choice of English or Spanish audio. Brand new sleeve art from Justin Coffee. Mondo Macabro previews. Mondo Macabro – https://mondomacabro.bigcartel.com/ “Hunting Ground” Blu-Ray – https://www.amazon.com/Hunting-Ground-Blu-ray-Assumpta-Serna/dp/B091CFG2BZ/ "Howl of the Devil" Blu-Ray Review (Mondo Macabro) THE HOWL OF THE DEVIL - The world Blu-ray premier of a lost horror classic! Spanish horror star Paul Naschy plays a multitude of roles in a tour-de-force performance in one of his last great films. He plays Hector Doriani a stage and screen actor who feels himself living in the shadow of his dead twin brother, Alex Doriani, the latter once a famous star of horror movies. Alex's young son, Adrian, now lives with Hector in his brother's isolated mansion in the countryside. To keep alive the memory of his father, the boy imagines himself visited by the spirit of the dead man, incarnated in a series of classic horror characters from the past. Eric, Alex Doriani's former butler, now also works for Hector. His main role is to locate and bring to the mansion a series of women who are paid large sums of money by Hector to take part in various sadistic sex games. To complicate matters even further, the games always seem to end with the women getting slaughtered in various gruesome ways by a black gloved, masked killer. Also on hand is horror diva Caroline Munro, as Hector's housekeeper and cook, who is being pursued by a local priest with whom she once had a much-regretted affair. One of the last films to be directed by Paul Naschy, THE HOWL OF THE DEVIL was, for many years, impossible to see in anything like its intended form. This first HD presentation of the film shows it at last in its true glory. One of Naschy's most savage and heartfelt films, its reappearance is an event worth celebrating. Special Features: Brand new 4k transfer from film negative, digitally restored. Interview with actor Sergio Molina. Audio commentary from The Naschycast (Troy Guinn & Rod Barnett). Making of Featurette. New sleeve art from Rick Melton. Optional subtitles. Mondo Macabro previews. Mondo Macabro – https://mondomacabro.bigcartel.com/ “Howl of the Devil” Blu-Ray – https://www.amazon.com/Howl-Devil-Blu-ray-Paul-Naschy/dp/B091F3MPV7/ "A Woman like Eve" Blu-Ray Review (Cult Epics) Synopsis Acclaimed actresses Monique van de Ven (Turkish Delight) and Maria Schneider (Last Tango in Paris) star alongside with Peter Faber (Soldier of Orange) in the groundbreaking film A Woman Like Eve (1979), focused on a married woman’s affair with another woman. Directed by pioneering filmmaker Nouchka van Brakel, the acclaimed A Woman Like Eve was a major hit at LGBT film festivals and was the Dutch entry for Best Foreign Language Film at the Academy Awards. Cult Epics presents A Woman as Eve for the first time on DVD and Blu-ray in North America in a newly restored High-definition transfer, and with new bonus features including a recent interview with director Nouchka van Brakel. Cult Epics website Exclusive: First 100 Pre-orders of Blu-ray or DVD receive 4-Page Repro English Promotional brochure. Special Features New HD Transfer & Restoration (from original 35mm print) Original LPCM 2.0 Mono track New DTS-HD MA 2.0 Mono track Interview with Nouchka van Brakel by journalist Floortje Smit at Eye Filmmuseum HD 2020 (40 Mins) Theatrical Trailers Poster & Photo Gallery Dual-layered Disc Ltd. Edition Packaging featuring Original & Newly Designed Art Technical Specs Netherlands / 1979 / Color / Aspect Ratio 1.66:1 / 103 Mins / Dutch language with optional English subtitles Cult Epics – http://www.cultepics.com/ “A Woman Like Eve” Blu-Ray – http://www.cultepics.com/product-detail/a-women-like-eve/ "Garden Tool Massacre" DVD Review (Sub Rosa Studios) You'll wet your plants! The latest SRS Retro Release! On the 23rd August 1990, psychopath Charles Scavolini brutally murdered and mutilated his adulterous wife. 7 Years later, after brutally slaying a hospital orderly and a doctor, Scavolini escapes the mental institution and returns to his home. Now occupied by a gang of partying teenagers, Scavolini takes back his property with brutal bloodlust, dispatching each teenager with garden implements. This is an ULTRA RARE 1990's SOV movie, never before released in USA, and only a handful of copies direct from filmmaker exist anywhere! Sub Rosa Studios – http://srscinema.com/home/?page_id=190 “Garden Tool Massacre” DVD – https://mvdshop.com/products/garden-tool-massacre-dvd "The Greasy Strangler" Blu-Ray Review (FilmRise) When Big Ronnie and his son Brayden meet female tourist Janet on Big Ronnie's Disco Walking Tour - the best and only disco walking tour in the city - a fight for Janet's heart erupts between father and son, and the infamous "Greasy Strangler" is unleashed. Blu-ray includes 5.1 surround sound, stereo and English subtitles for the deaf and hearing-impaired. Bonus Materials Audio commentary with director Jim Hosking, Michael St. Michaels and Sky Elobar Exclusive Cast and Crew Interviews Original Theatrical Trailer Red Band Trailer Teaser Trailer “The Greasy Strangler” Blu-Ray – https://mvdshop.com/products/greasy-strangler-special-directors-edition-blu-ray "I Am Not a Serial Killer" Blu-Ray Review (Scream Factory) EVERY TOWN HAS ITS MONSTERS Fifteen-year old John Cleaver is dangerous, and he knows it. He’s obsessed with serial killers, but really doesn’t want to become one. Terrible impulses constantly tempt him, so for his own sake, and the safety of those around, he lives by rigid rules to keep himself “good” and “normal”. However, when a real monster shows up in his town he has to let his dark side out in order to stop it – but without his rules to keep him in check, he might be more dangerous than the monster he’s trying to kill. “I Am Not a Serial Killer” Blu-Ray/DVD Combo – https://www.shoutfactory.com/product/i-am-not-a-serial-killer?product_id=4914 "The Eyes of My Mother" Blu-Ray Review (Magnet) A young, lonely woman is consumed by her deepest and darkest desires after tragedy strikes her quiet country life. “The Eyes of My Mother” Blu-Ray – https://www.amazon.com/Eyes-My-Mother-Blu-ray/dp/B01N7L3PKJ/ "The Wailing" Blu-Ray Review (Well Go USA) NEVER BE TEMPTED. A stranger arrives in a little village and soon after a mysterious sickness starts spreading. A policeman is drawn into the incident and is forced to solve the mystery in order to save his daughter. “The Wailing” Blu-Ray – https://www.amazon.com/Wailing-Blu-ray-Kwak-Do-Won/dp/B01IPDEZRM/ "Annabelle: Creation" Streaming Review (Amazon Prime) YOU DON’T KNOW THE REAL STORY Several years after the tragic death of their little girl, a doll maker and his wife welcome a nun and several girls from a shuttered orphanage into their home, soon becoming the target of the doll maker’s possessed creation—Annabelle. “Annabelle: Creation” Blu-Ray – https://www.amazon.com/ANNABELLE-CREATION-Annabelle-BD-Blu-ray/dp/B07GRMD8ZJ/ 1970 "The Ancines Woods" Review Benito Freire, a pedlar in a small village in northern Spain suffers from epileptic seizures and rumours start to spread that he may be a werewolf and responsible for a series of killings. The local Abbot is called upon to form a team to investigate, in an effort to halt the harrowing murders. “The Ancines Woods” Bootleg – https://www.twistedanger.com/ancines-woods 1970 "The Strangler" Review Unhappy women are being murdered by Emile, a psychotic young man suffering from the delusion that his acts are mercy killings. The detective assigned to track down the killer resorts to seriously unorthodox and even unethical methods to get his man. “The Strangler” Imdb – https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0199175/ Patreon Pick "Horror Rises from the Tomb" Blu-Ray Review (Scream Factory) Synopsis Paul Naschy (born Jacinto Molina Álvarez) was Spain's answer to Lon Chaney. He has portrayed many classic monsters – the Wolfman, Frankenstein's monster, Count Dracula, the Mummy and more. He was not only a terrific actor, but an accomplished writer, producer and director. This Blu-ray box set includes five stellar films from his long and distinguished career. In Medieval France a warlock is be-headed and his wife tortured and executed. Hundreds of years later an isolated group of people discover his head buried on their property. Soon it comes back to life, possessing people and using them to commit sacrifices and to search for the rest of his body. Paul Naschy Collection Vol 1 – https://www.shoutfactory.com/product/the-paul-naschy-collection?product_id=5041 You Ain't Seen!? "The Secret of NIMH" Blu-Ray Review (Jeremy's Pick for Dave)  RIGHT BEFORE YOUR EYES AND BEYOND YOUR WILDEST DREAMS. A widowed field mouse must move her family – including an ailing son – to escape a farmer’s plow. Aided by a crow and a pack of superintelligent, escaped lab rats, the brave mother struggles to transplant her home to firmer ground. “The Secret pf NIMH” Blu-Ray – https://www.amazon.com/Secret-NIMH-Blu-ray-Dom-DeLuise/dp/B004NDJXOY Podcast Version https://www.stitcher.com/show/shut-up-brandon-podcast https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/shut-up-brandon-podcast/id988229934 https://shutupbrandon.podbean.com/e/mrparka-s-weekly-reviews-episode-212-audio-version/ Update4K
Film NotesHunting Ground – 1983 – Jorge Grau
Howl of the Devil – 1988 – Paul Naschy A Woman Like Eve – 1979 – Nouchka van Brakel Garden Tool Massacre – 1998 – David Hinds The Greasy Strangler – 2016 – Jim Hosking I Am Not a Serial Killer – 2016 – Billy O’Brien The Eyes of My Mother – 2016 – Nicolas Pesce The Wailing – 2016 – Na Hong-jin Annabelle: Creation – 2017 – David F. Sandberg The Ancines Woods – 1970 – Pedro Olea The Strangler – 1970 – Paul Vecchiali Horror Rises from the Tomb – 1973 – Carlos Aured The Secret of NIMH – 1982 – Don Bluth  Links www.youtube.com/mrparka https://www.instagram.com/mrparka/ https://twitter.com/mrparka00 http://www.screamingtoilet.com/dvd--blu-ray https://www.facebook.com/mrparka http://shutupbrandon.podbean.com/ https://www.facebook.com/screamingpotty/ https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/shut-up-brandon-podcast/id988229934?mt=2 https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/podbean-70/shut-up-brandon-podcast https://letterboxd.com/mrparka/ https://www.patreon.com/mrparka Time Stamps 0:00 “Santa Sangre” 4K Contest- 0:12 “The Stylist” Review – 1:32 “Drive” Review– 8:47 “Revenge of the Bushido Blade” Review– 13:38 “For the Sake of Vicious” Review – 18:29 “Play Dead” Review – 21:49 “Pyewacket” Review – 25:30 “Don’t Breathe” Review – 28:28 1970 “Equinox” Review – 35:13 “The Killing of a Sacred Deer” Patreon Pick– 40:47 You Ain’t Seen!? “Satan’s Slave” Review with Jeremy – 45:51 Top 25 of 2005 – 58:03 Questions/Answers/Question of the Week “Who is the most dedicated director?” – 1:07:42 Update – 1:17:18 22 Shots of Moodz and Horror – https://www.22shotsofmoodzandhorror.com/ Video Version - https://youtu.be/_jd0OKNdyzU Screamingtoiletcontest@gmail.com Severin Films – https://severin-films.com/ “Santa Sangre” 4K – https://mvdshop.com/products/santa-sangre-4k-ultra-hd-blu-ray-cd-4k-ultra-hd Video Reviews"The Stylist" Blu-Ray Review (Arrow Films)  We all want what we don't have Obsession gets a makeover in The Stylist, a deliciously twisted slice of female-led psychological horror, nominated for the New Visions Award for Best Motion Picture at the 2020 Sitges International Film Festival and based on co-writer/director Jill Gevargizian's award-winning short film of the same name. We all dream of being someone else... but for Claire (Najarra Townsend, Contracted), that dream goes from an obsession to a living nightmare. Hairstylist by day, serial killer and collector of scalps by night, Claire's lonely existence is thrown into turmoil when her regular client, Olivia (Brea Grant, After Midnight, Lucky), asks her to style her hair for her wedding day. Increasingly fixated on Olivia's seemingly flawless life, Claire vows to lock up her scalp collection and change her ways for good - only to discover that repressing your deadly desires is easier said than done... Featuring striking visuals and pitch-perfect performances from its talented cast, The Stylist offers viewers "a delicately deranged glimpse into social anxiety and loneliness" (Slashfilm) - a bold and mesmerizing debut feature from a filmmaker to watch. Bonus Materials 2-DISC LIMITED EDITION CONTENTS Limited Edition Blu-ray and Soundtrack CD collection High Definition Blu-ray (1080p) presentation Original DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 audio Optional English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing Reversible sleeve featuring original and newly commissioned artwork by Sara Deck Double-sided fold-out poster Illustrated collector’s booklet featuring new writing on the film by Emma Westwood and a gallery of exclusive location scouting photographs DISC ONE (BLU-RAY) – THE STYLIST Audio commentary by co-writer/producer/director Jill Gevargizian and actress/producer Najarra Townsend Exclusive Blu-ray introduction by Jill Gevargizian The Invisible Woman, an exclusive visual essay by author and critic Alexandra Heller-Nicholas, exploring the themes of women’s labor and female killers in The Stylist and horror cinema The Stylist – Behind the Scenes, a series of eight behind-the-scenes featurettes on different aspects of the film’s production, featuring interviews with the cast and crew Location scouting featurette Outtakes Original Kickstarter video The original 2016 The Stylist short film directed by Jill Gevargizian and starring Najarra Townsend, that inspired the main feature Pity, a 2016 short film directed by The Stylist’s editor, John Pata, and executive produced by Jill Gevargizian, with an optional introduction by Pata Teaser trailer Theatrical trailer Image galleries DISC TWO (CD) – THE STYLIST SOUNDTRACK (LIMITED EDITION EXCLUSIVE) CD containing the original The Stylist Soundtrack Arrow Films – https://arrowfilms.com/ “The Stylist” Blu-Ray – https://mvdshop.com/products/the-stylist-blu-ray "Drive" Blu-Ray Review (MVD Rewind Collection) SPEED KILLS... IF YOU AIN'T GOING FAST ENOUGH! Toby Wong (Mark Dacascos, John Wick 3: Parabellum) is on a martial arts mission impossible. With a bio-energy module placed on his chest, Toby's awesome martial arts skills are tuned to a super-human level. The only problem is that Toby doesn't want the power. Now, only an army can stop him, and that's just what's hunting him down. As he makes his escape from an ammo-packing posse of hitmen, Toby needs a hostage, Malik (Kadeem Hardison, White Men Can't Jump) to drive him to freedom in Los Angeles. Its double-power Jackie Chan-like super moves as the two unlikely heroes face-off with a new advanced killer in this amazing cult classic high octane hyper-action movie featuring an all-star supporting cast that includes Brittany Murphy (Clueless), Sanaa Lathan (Alien vs Predator), Tracey Walter (Repo Man) and Ron Yuan (Mulan). Bonus Materials High Definition (1080p) presentation of the Extended Director’s Cut in 2.35:1 aspect ratio from a brand new 4K HD scan of the original cameral negative. Audio: 2.0 Stereo LPCM, 5.1 Dolby Digital Surround Audio commentary by director Steve Wang, fight choreographer Koichi Sakamoto and stars Mark Dacascos and Kadeem Hardison Drive: The Force Behind The Storm' documentary (SD, 47:42) Six Deleted Scenes (SD, 08:42) Interview gallery with cast, director and crew including stars Mark Dacascos and Kadeem Hardison, director Steve Wang, Second Unit Director Wyatt Weed and Stunt Coordinator Koichi Sakamoto (SD, 24:30) Drive: Theatrical Cut with optional English Subtitles (HD, 1:39:00) Original Theatrical Trailer (SD, 01:38) Collectible Mini-Poster Reversible Artwork with Alternative Cover MVD Rewind Collection – https://www.facebook.com/MVDRewindCollection/ “Drive” Blu-Ray – https://mvdshop.com/collections/home-page-featured-by-release-date/products/drive-special-collectors-edition-blu-ray "Revenge of the Bushido Blade" Blu-Ray Review (Dark Force Entertainment) PSYCHO SOLDIERS KILLED HIS PARENTS... NOW THIS TRAINED MARTIAL ARTS MASTER IS READY TO PAY THEM BACK! 1945: the Philippines. Several members of a platoon of American soldiers not only kill a Japanese general, but also assault and murder his wife. The couple's son, Kimon, witnesses these ghastly events and vows revenge. Thirty-three years later the platoon get back together in Manila for a reunion. The adult Kimon also shows up to pick off the platoon members who butchered his parents one by one. Starring martial arts legend Leo Fong (Low Blow, Kill Point) and cult film legend Cameron Mitchell (Nightmare in Wax). Previously unseen uncut version presented in a new 4K scan from original 35m camera negative. Bonus Materials Brand New over 40-minute 2012 interview with the grand master conducted by Dark Force Entertainment's David 'The Demon' DeFalco LEO FONG discussing his career and his experiences with Bruce Lee. Dark Force Entertainment – https://darkforcesuperstore.com/ “Revenge of the Bushido Blade” Blu-Ray – https://mvdshop.com/products/revenge-of-the-bushido-blade-aka-the-last-reunion-blu-ray "For the Sake of Vicious" Blu-Ray Review (Dread Central) An overworked nurse returns home to find a maniac hiding out with a bruised and beaten hostage. Romina, an overworked nurse and single mother returns home from her late shift on Halloween night to find a maniac hiding out with a bruised and beaten hostage. When an unexpected wave of violent intruders descends upon her home, the trio realize the only way out of the situation is to work together and fight for their survival. Dread Central – https://store.dreadcentral.com/ “For the Sake of Vicious” Blu-Ray – https://mvdshop.com/products/for-the-sake-of-vicious-blu-ray "Play Dead" Blu-Ray Review (Dark Side Releasing) The more you die, the more you love... In this classic "Pink" film from AMG studios in Japan, modernization affects the craftsman Gonzo, his wife, and the governor Zenzo. Travelling to Osaka, Gonzo sees a dead woman inside a small house, but when he investigates, he finds she's not dead after all, and everything becomes a strange game of sex and desire. Bonus Materials Trailer Reels Japanese language, with English subtitles Dark Side Releasing – https://darksidereleasing.com/ “Play Dead” Blu-Ray – https://mvdshop.com/products/play-dead-blu-ray "Pyewacket" Streaming Review (Hulu) BE CAREFUL WHAT YOU WISH FOR. SOMEONE MIGHT BE LISTENING. A frustrated, angry teenage girl awakens something in the woods when she naively performs an occult ritual to evoke a witch to kill her mother. “Pyewacket” Blu-Ray – https://www.amazon.com/Pyewacket-Blu-ray-Nicole-Laurie-Holden/dp/B07CTBQ2CR/ "Don't Breathe" Blu-Ray Review Rocky, a young woman wanting to start a better life for her and her sister, agrees to take part in the robbery of a house owned by a wealthy blind man with her boyfriend Money and their friend Alex. But when the blind man turns out to be a more ruthless adversary than he seems, the group must find a way to escape his home before they become his newest victims. Features 8 Deleted Scenes with Director's Commentary No Escape Creating the Creepy House Meet The Cast Commentary with Director Fede Alvarez Man in the Dark The Sounds of Horror “Don’t Breathe” Blu-Ray – https://www.amazon.com/Dont-Breathe-Blu-ray-Dylan-Minnette/dp/B01L2MKYKK/ 1970 "Equinox" Streaming Review (Criterion Channel) OCCULT BARRIER BETWEEN GOOD AND EVIL Four friends are attacked by a demon while on a picnic, due to possession of a tome of mystic information, and find themselves pitched into a world of evil which overlaps our own. Incorporates a 16mm amateur short film by Dennis Muren and Mark Thomas McGee, featuring author Fritz Leiber Jr., filmed in 1965. Criterion Collection – https://www.criterion.com/ “Equinox” DVD – https://www.criterion.com/films/780-equinox Patreon Pick "The Killing of a Sacred Deer" Blu-Ray Review Dr. Steven Murphy is a renowned cardiovascular surgeon who presides over a spotless household with his wife and two children. Lurking at the margins of his idyllic suburban existence is Martin, a fatherless teen who insinuates himself into the doctor’s life in gradually unsettling ways. “The Killing of a Sacred Deer” Blu-Ray – https://www.amazon.com/Killing-Sacred-Deer-Blu-ray/dp/B077SK4GRB/ “Satan’s Slave” Blu-Ray – https://www.amazon.com/Satans-Slaves-Blu-ray-Tara-Basro/dp/B08DSYPCRB/ You Ain't Seen!? "Satan's Slave" Blu-Ray Review (Shudder RLJ) (Dave's Pick for Jeremy) When a famous singer dies from a mysterious illness, her family feels her presence linger, and a horrifying saga begins. Rini and her siblings care for their sick mother in the countryside, but after the matriarch passes away, evil entities terrorize and even possess the family. To protect her little brothers, Rini traces back the roots of the evil and learns the horrifying truth. A SHUDDER ORIGINAL. “Satan’s Slave” Blu-Ray – https://www.amazon.com/Satans-Slaves-Blu-ray-Tara-Basro/dp/B08DSYPCRB/ Podcast Version https://www.stitcher.com/show/shut-up-brandon-podcast https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/shut-up-brandon-podcast/id988229934 https://shutupbrandon.podbean.com/e/mrparka-s-weekly-reviews-episode-211-audio-version/ UpdateBlu-Ray
Film NotesThe Stylist – 2020 – Jill Gevargizian
Drive – 1997 – Steve Wang Revenge of the Bushido Blade – 1980 – Jay Wertz For the Sake of Vicious – 2020 – Reese Eveneshen/Gabriel Carrer Play Dead – 2009 – Tetsuya Taketodo Pyewacket – 2017 – Adam MacDonald Don’t Breathe – 2016 – Fede Alvarez Equinox – 1970 – Dennis Muren/Jack Woods The Killing of Sacred Deer – 2017 – Yorgos Lanthimos Satan’s Slave – 2017 – Joko Anwar  Links www.youtube.com/mrparka https://www.instagram.com/mrparka/ https://twitter.com/mrparka00 http://www.screamingtoilet.com/dvd--blu-ray https://www.facebook.com/mrparka http://shutupbrandon.podbean.com/ https://www.facebook.com/screamingpotty/ https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/shut-up-brandon-podcast/id988229934?mt=2 https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/podbean-70/shut-up-brandon-podcast https://letterboxd.com/mrparka/ https://www.patreon.com/mrparka Time Stamps 0:00 Corrections- 0:12 “Creepshow Season 2: Episode 5” Review with Jeremy – 0:48 “The Final Countdown” Review– 8:02 “Santa Sangre” Review– 13:29 “The Conjuring 2” Review – 26:22 “We Go On” Review with Jeremy – 31:16 “The Autopsy of Jane Doe” Review – 34:42 “Happy Death Day” Review – 38:28 “Gerald’s Game” Review – 42:05 “1922" Review– 46:12 "Cold Skin” Review– 49:20 Patreon Pick “Snack Bar Budapest” – 51:42 You Ain’t Seen!? “Tampopo” Review with Jeremy – 55:22 Questions/Answers/Question of the Week “Who is the most dedicated director?” – 1:05:53 Patreon Drawing/ Update – 1:28:34/ 1:29:52 22 Shots of Moodz and Horror – https://www.22shotsofmoodzandhorror.com/ Video Reviews"The Final Countdown" 4K Review (Blue Underground)  Exclusive Limited Collector's Edition includes 4K UHD Blu-ray, Blu-ray, Soundtrack CD, Collectible Booklet, and 3D Lenticular Slipcover (First Pressing Only) The time is now. The place is aboard the U.S.S. Nimitz, America's mightiest nuclear-powered aircraft carrier on maneuvers in the Pacific Ocean. Suddenly, a freak electrical storm engulfs the ship and triggers the impossible: The Nimitz is hurtled back in time to December 6, 1941, mere hours before the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor. As the enemy fleet speeds towards Hawaii, the warship's Captain (Kirk Douglas), a Defense Department expert (Martin Sheen), a maverick Air Wing Commander (James Farentino) and a desperate Senator in the Roosevelt administration (Charles Durning) must choose between the unthinkable. Do they allow the Japanese to complete their murderous invasion, or launch a massive counterstrike that will forever change the course of history? Katharine Ross and Ron O'Neal co-star in this spellbinding sci-fi action hit filmed on location aboard the U.S.S. Nimitz with the full participation of the U.S. Navy and the ship's crew. Now Blue Underground is proud to present THE FINAL COUNTDOWN in a stunning new restoration, scanned in 4K 16-bit from the original 35mm camera negative, with Dolby Vision HDR and Dolby Atmos audio, for the ultimate in explosive home theater excitement! Bonus Materials Ultra HD Blu-ray (2160p) and HD Blu-ray (1080p) Widescreen 2.40:1 feature presentations Audio: Dolby Atmos (English); 5.1 DTS-HD (English); 2.0 DTS-HD (English, French) Subtitles: English SDH, Francais, Espanol Audio Commentary with Director of Photography Victor J. Kemper Lloyd Kaufman Goes Hollywood - Interview with Associate Producer Lloyd Kaufman Starring The Jolly Rogers - Interviews with The Jolly Rogers F-14 Fighter Squadron Theatrical Trailers TV Spots Poster & Still Galleries BONUS! THE FINAL COUNTDOWN Original Motion Picture Soundtrack CD by John Scott BONUS! Collectible Booklet featuring The Zero Pilot Journal Blue Underground – https://blueunderground.com/ “The Final Countdown” 4K – https://mvdshop.com/products/final-countdown-the-3-disc-limited-edition-4k-uhd-blu-ray-cd-4k-ultra-hd "Santa Sangre" 4K Review (Severin Films)  4-DISC LIMITED EDITION WITH UHD + BLU-RAY, OVER 8 HOURS OF BONUS FEATURES & EXCLUSIVE SOUNDTRACK CD It has been hailed as "extraordinary" (The Guardian), "visionary and haunting" (Rolling Stone) and "a grand work of art, full of symbols and imagery that reach beyond language to something primal and original" (AV Club). Now forget everything you have ever seen as the modern masterpiece from director Alejandro Jodorowsky returns like never before, with 8+ hours of archival & all-new Special Features. Severin Films is proud to present this 4-Disc Deluxe Edition of Jodorowsky's epic odyssey through ecstasy and anguish, belief and blasphemy, beauty and madness - and the surreal genius behind it all - now featuring a 4K scan from the original negative supervised by the director himself. Bonus Materials FORGET EVERYTHING YOU HAVE EVER SEEN: The World of Santa Sangre -- Feature length documentary with Co-Writer / Director Alejandro Jodorowsky, Actors Axel Jodorowsky, Blanca Guerra, Thelma Tixou, Sabrina Dennison, Adan Jodorowsky, Elenka Tapia, Teo Tapia, New Blood - Alejandro Jodorowsky on the restoration of SANTA SANGRE Like A Phoenix - Interview with Producer Claudio Argento Holy Blood - Interview with Cinematographer Danielle Nannuzzi Mexican Magic - Interview with Executive Producer Angelo Iacono The Language of Editing - Interview with Editor Mauro Bonanni Innocence in Horror - Interview with Screenwriter Roberto Leoni Santa Sangre 30th Anniversary Celebration at Morbido Festival, Mexico City Audio Commentary with Alejandro Jodorowsky and Journalist Alan Jones Goyo Cárdenas Spree Killer - Documentary on the Real Life Inspiration for SANTA SANGRE Jodorowsky 2003 Interview Jodorowsky on Stage Q & A Deleted Scenes with Director Commentary ECHECK - Adan Jodorowsky Short Film Simon Boswell Interviews Jodorowsky 'Close Your Eyes' Simon Boswell Music Video BLINK JODOROWSKY – Short by Simon Boswell Theatrical Trailer Severin Films – https://severin-films.com/ “Santa Sangre” 4K – https://mvdshop.com/products/santa-sangre-4k-ultra-hd-blu-ray-cd-4k-ultra-hd "The Conjuring 2" Streaming Review (Amazon Prime)  THE NEXT TRUE STORY FROM THE CASE FILES OF ED AND LORRAINE WARREN Lorraine and Ed Warren travel to north London to help a single mother raising four children alone in a house plagued by malicious spirits. “The Conjuring 2” Blu-Ray – https://www.amazon.com/Conjuring-IT2LL-8MM-BD-Blu-ray/dp/B07S98KQJF/ "We Go On" Streaming Review (Shudder)  SOME DOORS SHOULD NEVER BE OPENED. Paralyzed by his fear of dying, Miles Grissom takes out an advert offering 30000 dollars in reward money to the first person who can show him evidence of an angel, a demon, or prove that ghosts exist – anything to prove to him that we go on after our deaths. He narrows the responses down to three viable candidates – a scientist, a medium, and a worldly entrepreneur. Along with his protective mother, he embarks on an adventure through Los Angeles that will spiral into an unthinkable nightmare. “We Go On” Blu-Ray – https://www.amazon.com/We-Go-Blu-ray-Annette-OToole/dp/B01NCX1M87/ "The Autopsy of Jane Doe" Blu-Ray Review (Scream Factory/IFC)  EVERY BODY HAS A SECRET. Father and son coroners receive a mysterious unidentified corpse with no apparent cause of death. As they attempt to examine the beautiful young “Jane Doe,” they discover increasingly bizarre clues that hold the key to her terrifying secrets. “The Autopsy of Jane Doe” Blu-Ray – https://www.amazon.com/Autopsy-Jane-Doe-Blu-ray/dp/B06VVL8DDB/ "Happy Death Day" Blu-Ray Review  GET UP. LIVE YOUR DAY. GET KILLED. AGAIN. Caught in a bizarre and terrifying time warp, college student Tree finds herself repeatedly reliving the day of her murder, ultimately realizing that she must identify the killer and the reason for her death before her chances of survival run out. “Happy Death Day” Blu-Ray – https://www.amazon.com/Happy-Death-Blu-ray-Jessica-Rothe/dp/B076CV7CN4/ "Gerald's Game" Streaming Review (Netflix)  SOME GAMES YOU PLAY. SOME YOU SURVIVE. When her husband’s sex game goes wrong, Jessie (who is handcuffed to a bed in a remote lake house) faces warped visions, dark secrets and a dire choice. “Gerald’s Game” Netflix – https://www.netflix.com/title/80128722 "1922" Streaming Review (Netflix) A simple yet proud rancher conspires to murder his wife for financial gain, convincing his teenage son to participate. “1922” Netflix – https://www.netflix.com/title/80135164 "Cold Skin" Streaming Review (Shudder) WE ARE NEVER TOO FAR FROM THOSE WE HATE A young man who arrives at a remote island finds himself trapped in a battle for his life. “Cold Skin” Blu-Ray – https://www.amazon.com/Cold-Skin-Blu-ray-Ray-Stevenson/dp/B07H5VTBCY/ Patreon Pick "Snack Bar Budapest" DVD Review (Mya Communication) A lawyer, wanting to give meaning to his life, transforms an amusement park into an out-of-season health spa. “Snack Bar Budapest” DVD – https://www.amazon.com/Snack-Bar-Budapest-Region-NTSC/dp/B01I06DFLG/ You Ain't Seen!? "Tampopo" Streaming Review (Criterion Channel) (Jeremy's Pick for Dave)  THE FIRST JAPANESE NOODLE WESTERN A pair of truck drivers happen onto a decrepit roadside fast food stop selling ramen noodles. The widowed owner, Tampopo, begs them to help her turn her establishment into a paragon of the “art of noodle soup making”. Criterion Channel – https://www.criterionchannel.com/ “Tampopo” Blu-Ray – https://www.criterion.com/films/28880-tampopo Podcast Version https://www.stitcher.com/show/shut-up-brandon-podcast https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/shut-up-brandon-podcast/id988229934 https://shutupbrandon.podbean.com/e/mrparka-s-weekly-reviews-episode-210-audio-version/ UpdateBlu-Ray
Film NotesThe Final Countdown – 1980 – Don Taylor
Santa Sangre – 1989 – Alejandro Jodorowsky The Conjuring 2 – 2016 – James Wan We Go On – 2016 – Andy Mitton/Jesse Holland The Autopsy of Jane Doe – 2016 – André Øvredal Happy Death Day – 2017 – Christopher Landon Gerald’s Game – 2017 – Mike Flanagan 1922 – 2017 – Zak Hilditch Cold Skin – 2017 – Xavier Gens Snack Bar Budapest – 1988 – Tinto Brass Tampopo – 1985 – Juzo Itami  Links www.youtube.com/mrparka https://www.instagram.com/mrparka/ https://twitter.com/mrparka00 http://www.screamingtoilet.com/dvd--blu-ray https://www.facebook.com/mrparka http://shutupbrandon.podbean.com/ https://www.facebook.com/screamingpotty/ https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/shut-up-brandon-podcast/id988229934?mt=2 https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/podbean-70/shut-up-brandon-podcast https://letterboxd.com/mrparka/ https://www.patreon.com/mrparka Time Stamps 0:00 22 Shots Best of 2005- 0:13 “Creepshow Season 2: Episode 4” Review – 0:30 A Look at “Beyond Dream’s Door”– 3:51 “Donnie Darko” Review– 8:01 “Day of the Animals” Review – 16:32 “Grizzly” Review– 25:32 “Hounds of Love” Review – 31:06 “Mom and Dad” Review – 35:32 “Revenge” Review – 38:47 “A Dark Song" Review– 43:36 Patreon Pick “Moonstruck” Review– 45:41 You Ain’t Seen!? “Train to Busan” – 49:12 Questions/Comments/ Question of the week? “First VHS,DVD, Blu-Ray, 4K you purchased?” – 1:02:28 Update – 1:14:40 22 Shots of Moodz and Horror – https://www.22shotsofmoodzandhorror.com/ Video Reviews"Beyond Dream's Door" Blu-Ray (Vinegar Syndrome)  Details This limited edition and painstakingly crafted box set (designed by Tom Hodge of The Dude Designs) is limited to 7,000 units and is only available here at VinegarSyndrome.com! Throughout the 1980s and 90s, independent and first time filmmakers across the United States saw new opportunities to create work in the horror genre. Often integrating the flavor and color of their inner-America locales into their work, they created films that, while inspired by mainstream trends, are about as far from Hollywood as one can get. Collected here are three diverse films, all produced in the late 1980s, providing a fascinating and entertaining glimpse into the forgotten world of Home Grown Horror. BEYOND DREAM'S DOOR: Lately, Ben hasn't been sleeping well. His dreams are filled with violent and terrifying visions of monsters and death. Seeking out answers, he begins to pursue the subtext and hidden meanings of his strange and terrifying nightmares, with the help of his professor and several friends. As the dreams grow increasingly lifelike, Ben fears that he's losing his grip on sanity, especially as those around him start turning up dead; horribly mutilated just like he's seen in his sleep... A low-on-budget but extremely high on ambition apocalyptic horror film, and the first feature written and directed by jack-of-all-trades filmmaker, Jay Woelfel, the Ohio lensed BEYOND DREAM’S DOOR skillfully blends elements of surrealism, mystery, and grotesque and violent horror set-pieces, resulting in a wholly singular vision. Sadly relegated direct-to-video, BEYOND DREAM’S DOOR has earned a sizable cult following and comes to Blu-ray for the very first time, from Vinegar Syndrome, painstakingly reconstructed shot by shot from its original, unedited 16mm camera negative, and is presented in its director's cut. directed by: Jay Woelfel starring: Nick Baldasare, Rick Kesler, Susan Pinsky, Norm Singer 1988 / 80 min / 1.33:1 / English 5.1 Surround • Region Free Blu-ray • Newly scanned & restored in 2k from its 16mm original camera negative (with tape inserts) • “Where Horror Lies” - a brand new extended making-of documentary featuring interviews with the cast and crew • Brand new group commentary track with: director Jay Woelfel, cinematographer Scott Spears, actor Nick Baldasare & actor Rick Kesler • Brand new commentary track with: actor Nick Baldasare, moderated by Dave Parker ARCHIVAL • Group commentary track • Commentary track with the director • “Behind Dream’s Door” - making-of documentary • “Getting Monstered” - fx featurette • Montage of unused and alternate takes • Unused and alternate fx footage • Bloopers and behind-the-scenes footage • Local news coverage • Multiple deleted scenes • Multiple trailers • Multiple short films with commentary tracks • Reversible cover artwork • English SDH subtitles Vinegar Syndrome – https://vinegarsyndrome.com/ “Home Grown Horrors Vol. 1” Blu-Ray Set – https://vinegarsyndrome.com/collections/frontpage/products/home-grown-horrors-volume-one "Donnie Darko" 4K Review (Arrow Films)  28 Days. 6 Hours. 42 Minutes 12 Seconds... That is When the World Will End. Fifteen years before Stranger Things combined science fiction, Spielbergian touches and 80s nostalgia to much acclaim, Richard Kelly set the template - and the high-water mark - with his debut feature, Donnie Darko. Initially beset with distribution problems, it would slowly find its audience and emerge as arguably the first cult classic of the new millennium. Donnie is a troubled high school student: in therapy, prone to sleepwalking and in possession of an imaginary friend, a six-foot rabbit named Frank, who tells him the world is going to end in 28 days, 06 hours, 42 minutes and 12 seconds. During that time he will navigate teenage life, narrowly avoid death in the form of a falling jet engine, follow Frank's maladjusted instructions and try to maintain the space-time continuum. Described by its director as "The Catcher in the Rye as told by Philip K. Dick", Donnie Darko combines an eye-catching, eclectic cast - pre-stardom Jake and Maggie Gyllenhaal, heartthrob Patrick Swayze, former child star Drew Barrymore, Oscar nominees Mary McDonnell and Katharine Ross, and television favorite Noah Wyle - and an evocative soundtrack of 80s classics by Echo and the Bunnymen, Tears for Fears and Duran Duran. This brand-new 4K restoration, carried out exclusively for this release by Arrow Films, allows a modern classic to finally receive the home video treatment it deserves. Bonus Materials 4K ULTRA HD BLU-RAY LIMITED EDITION CONTENTS New 4K restorations of both the Theatrical Cut and the Director’s Cut from the original camera negatives by Arrow Films, supervised and approved by director Richard Kelly and cinematographer Steven Poster 4K (2160p) UHD Blu-ray presentations of both cuts in Dolby Vision (HDR10 compatible) Original DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 audio Optional English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing 100-page hardcover book featuring writing by Nathan Rabin, Anton Bitel and Jamie Graham, an in-depth interview with Richard Kelly, an introduction by Jake Gyllenhaal and contemporary coverage, illustrated with original stills and promotional materials Double-sided fold-out poster featuring newly commissioned artwork by Luke Preece Six double-sided collector’s postcards Limited Edition packaging with reversible sleeve featuring original and newly commissioned artwork by Luke Preece DISC 1 – THE THEATRICAL CUT [4K UHD BLU-RAY] Audio commentary by writer-director Richard Kelly and actor Jake Gyllenhaal Audio commentary by Kelly, producer Sean McKittrick and actors Drew Barrymore, Jena Malone, Beth Grant, Mary McDonnell, Holmes Osborne, Katharine Ross and James Duval Deus ex Machina: The Philosophy of Donnie Darko, a documentary by Ballyhoo Motion Pictures on the making of Donnie Darko The Goodbye Place, Kelly’s 1996 short film, which anticipates some of the themes and ideas of his feature films 20 deleted and alternate scenes with optional commentary by Kelly Trailer DISC 2 – THE DIRECTOR’S CUT [4K UHD BLU-RAY] Audio commentary by Kelly and filmmaker Kevin Smith The Donnie Darko Production Diary, an archival documentary charting the film’s production, with optional commentary by cinematographer Steven Poster Archive interviews with Kelly, actors Jake Gyllenhaal, Jena Malone, Drew Barrymore, James Duval, Maggie Gyllenhaal, Holmes Osborne, Noah Wyle and Katharine Ross, producers Sean McKittrick, Nancy Juvonen, Hunt Lowry and Casey La Scala, and Steven Poster Three archive featurettes: They Made Me Do It, They Made Me Do It Too and #1 Fan: A Darkomentary Storyboard comparisons B-roll footage Cunning Visions infomercials Music video: Mad World by Gary Jules Galleries Director’s Cut trailer TV spots Arrow Video – https://arrowfilms.com/ “Donnie Darko” 4K – https://mvdshop.com/products/donnie-darko-uhd-4k-ultra-hd "Day of the Animals" Blu-Ray Review (Severin Films) THE INFAMOUS FOLLOW-UP TO GRIZZLY REMASTERED WITH ALL-NEW SPECIAL FEATURES Just when you thought it was safe to go back in the wilderness, director William Girdler and producer Ed Montoro sought to top their surprise blockbuster GRIZZLY with a bigger budget, larger cast, and even more nature-gone-berserk carnage: When a hole in the Earth's ozone layer triggers bloodthirsty madness throughout the animal kingdom, all mankind - particularly a group of tourists on an overnight hike - will become their prey. Christopher George, Lynda Day George, Richard Jaeckel, Michael Ansara, Andrew Stevens and Leslie Nielsen - in his now-legendary pre-AIRPLANE! performance that "is worth the price of admission alone" (DVD Talk) - star in "one of the most outrageous offerings the drive-in has ever known" (Pop Matters), now featuring a 2K scan from the internegative and howling with Special Features produced exclusively for this edition. Bonus Materials Audio Commentary with Lee Gambin, Author of 'Massacred by Mother Nature: Exploring the Natural Horror Film' Nature Boy – Interview with Actor Bobby Porter Against Nature – Interview with Actor Andrew Stevens Monty Cox Unleashed – Interview with Animal Wrangler Monty Cox Something Was Out There: Day of the Animals 30 Years Later – Archival Making Of DAY OF THE ANIMALS Featurette Alternate Opening Title Sequence SOMETHING IS OUT THERE TV Spot Trailers Radio Spot Audio Commentary with Actors Lynda Day George and Jon Cedar, Moderated by EVIL DEAD II Co-Writer Scott Spiegel 'Nightmare USA' Author Stephen Thrower on the Career of Distributor Edward L. Montoro Severin Films – https://severin-films.com/ “Day of the Animals” Blu-Ray – https://mvdshop.com/products/day-of-the-animals-blu-ray "Grizzly" Blu-Ray Review (Severin Films) 18 FEET OF GUT-CRUNCHING, MAN-EATING TERROR REMASTERED WITH ALL-NEW SPECIAL FEATURES Less than a year after the release of Steven Spielberg's shark blockbuster, director William Girdler (DAY OF THE ANIMALS) and infamous distributor Film Ventures International (GREAT WHITE) brazenly unleashed their own 'JAWS with claws' sensation that would become one of the most successful independent horror films in history. Christopher George (PIECES), Andrew Prine (BARN OF THE NAKED DEAD) and Richard Jaeckel (THE DARK) star in this "bloody, sexy and immortal trash classic" (Mondo Digital) about an 18-foot-tall ursus arctos horribilis on a carnivorous rampage through a state park full of campers, and the ranger, chopper pilot and naturalist who must stop it. GRIZZLY now roars with a 2k scan from the internegative plus Special Features produced exclusively for this edition. Bonus Materials Audio Commentary with Mondo Digital's Nathaniel Thompson and Film Writer Troy Howarth The Grizzly Details – Interview with Producer David Sheldon and Actress Joan McCall The Towering Fury – Interview with Actor Tom Arcuragi 'Nightmare USA' Author Stephen Thrower on the Career of William Girdler Movie Making in the Wilderness – Vintage Behind-the-Scenes Making Of Jaws with Claws – Archival Making Of GRIZZLY Featurette Radio Spots Trailers Audio Commentary with Producer David Sheldon and Actress Joan McCall Severin Films – https://severin-films.com/ “Grizzly” Blu-Ray – https://mvdshop.com/products/grizzly-blu-ray?_pos=2&_sid=55f228b21&_ss=r "Hounds of Love" Blu-Ray Review (Arrow Films) Loosely based on real-life events, this harrowing psychological thriller from Australian writer-director Ben Young is set to join the likes of The Silence of the Lambs as one of the most gruelling serial killer movies ever realised. In 1980s Perth, Australia, a depraved couple are abducting and murdering young girls. When seventeen-year-old Vicki Maloney accepts a ride from the duo late one night, she finds herself catapulted into a nightmare beyond her imagining. Bolstered by astonishing performances from its three main leads, Hounds of Love is bold and powerful piece of filmmaking which proves that Australian genre cinema is alive and well. SPECIAL EDITION CONTENTS • High Definition Blu-ray (1080p) presentation • Original 5.1 audio • Optional English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing • Interviews with actors Stephen Curry, Emma Booth and Ashleigh Cummings • Behind-the-Scenes • Two short films from Hounds of Love director Ben Young: ‘Something Fishy’ (2010) and ‘Bush Basher’ (2011) • John Butler Trio “Only One” music video, directed by Ben Young • Trailer • Reversible sleeve featuring two artwork options Arrow Video – https://arrowfilms.com/ “Hounds of Love” Blu-Ray – https://arrowfilms.com/product-detail/hounds-of-love-blu-ray/FCD1609 "Mom and Dad" Blu-Ray Review SOMETIMES THEY JUST WANT TO KILL YOU In a suburban community, moms and dads, one after the other, mysteriously feel the irresistible impulse to attack and kill their own offspring. “Mom and Dad” Blu-Ray – https://www.amazon.com/Mom-Dad-Blu-ray-Nicolas-Cage/dp/B077ZG55XM/ "Revenge" Blu-Ray Review WHY DO WOMEN ALWAYS HAVE TO PUT UP A FIGHT? Jen’s romantic getaway with her wealthy (married) boyfriend is disrupted when his friends arrive for an impromptu hunting trip. Tension mounts at the house until the situation culminates in an unexpected way. “Revenge” Blu-Ray – https://www.amazon.com/Revenge-Blu-ray-Matilda-Lutz/dp/B07CXGS4JW/ "A Dark Song" Blu-Ray Review (Scream Factory) NOT EVERYTHING CAN BE FORGIVEN. A determined young woman and a damaged occultist risk their lives and souls to perform a dangerous ritual that will grant them what they want. “A Dark Song” Blu-Ray – https://www.amazon.com/Dark-Song-Blu-ray-Catherine-Walker/dp/B072QKHDRB/ Patreon Pick "Moonstruck" Streaming Review (Amazon Prime)  LIFE. FAMILY. LOVE. No sooner does Italian-American widow Loretta accept a marriage proposal from her doltish boyfriend, Johnny, than she finds herself falling for his younger brother, Ronny. She tries to resist, but Ronny lost his hand in an accident he blames on his brother, and has no scruples about aggressively pursuing her while Johnny is out of the country. As Loretta falls deeper in love, she comes to learn that she’s not the only one in her family with a secret romance. “Moonstruck” Amazon Prime – https://www.amazon.com/Moonstruck-Cher/dp/B003U2Q3ME/ You Ain't Seen!? "Train to Busan" Blu-Ray Review (Well Go) (Dave's Pick for Jeremy) Product Description TRAIN TO BUSAN is a harrowing zombie horror-thriller that follows a group of terrified passengers fighting their way through a countrywide viral outbreak, trapped on a suspicion-filled, blood-drenched bullet train ride to the Safe Zone…which may or may not still be there. Bonus Features Behind the Scenes That's A Wrap Trailer Well GO – https://www.wellgousa.com/ “Train to Busan” Blu-Ray – https://www.amazon.com/Train-Busan-Blu-ray-Gong-Yoo/dp/B01M32LRPX/ Podcast Version https://www.stitcher.com/show/shut-up-brandon-podcast https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/shut-up-brandon-podcast/id988229934 https://shutupbrandon.podbean.com/e/mrparka-s-weekly-reviews-episode-209-audio-version/ Update4K
Film NotesCreepshow S2E4 – Pipe Screams/Within the Walls of Madness – 2021 –Joe Lynch/ John Harrison
Beyond Dream’s Door – 1989 – Jay Donnie Darko – 2001 – Richard Kelly Day of the Animals – 1977 – William Girdler Grizzly – 1976 – William Girdler Hounds of the Love – 2016 – Ben Young Mom and Dad – 2017 – Brian Taylor Revenge – 2017 – Coralie Fargeat A Dark Song – 2016 – Liam Gavin Moonstruck – 1987 – Norman Jewison Train to Busan – 2016 – Yeon Sang-ho  Links www.youtube.com/mrparka https://www.instagram.com/mrparka/ https://twitter.com/mrparka00 http://www.screamingtoilet.com/dvd--blu-ray https://www.facebook.com/mrparka http://shutupbrandon.podbean.com/ https://www.facebook.com/screamingpotty/ https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/shut-up-brandon-podcast/id988229934?mt=2 https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/podbean-70/shut-up-brandon-podcast https://letterboxd.com/mrparka/ https://www.patreon.com/mrparka Time Stamps 0:00 Severin Contest Drawing- 0:15 “Creepshow Season 2: Episode 3” Review – 1:17 “No Reason” Review– 4:07 “Killer Pinata” Review– 8:30 “Sands of Kalahari” Review – 12:32 “In the Shadow of Kilimanjaro” Review– 18:03 “Primal Rage” Review – 21:23 “Shakma” Review – 25:20 “The Cat” Review – 29:46 “Brimstone Incorporated" Review– 33:46 Patreon Pick “Raging Bull” Review– 39:02 Blindspot “Thirst” – 45:12 Questions/Comments/ Question of the week? “Favorite killer primate movie?” – 1:06:05 Update – 1:20:19 22 Shots of Moodz and Horror – https://www.22shotsofmoodzandhorror.com Video Reviews"No Reason" Blu-Ray Review (Unearthed Films)  Death has no remorse... Engulfed by anguish, trapped inside an allegory of torment and carnage, Jennifer's soul seeks the path of awareness and enlightenment. Directed by Olaf Ittenbach. A harrowing journey into the pits of Hell where one woman's journey for redemption in the afterlife is tested to the most extreme limits. Bonus Materials Making Of Interview with Timothy Balme (Dead Alive) Photo Gallery Trailers from Unearthed Films Unearthed Films – https://www.unearthedfilms.com/ “No Reason” Blu-Ray – https://mvdshop.com/products/no-reason-blu-ray "Killer Piñata" Blu-Ray Review (Darkside Releasing) A piñata takes revenge against humanity. A possessed piñata, seeking to avenge the savagery that humanity has inflicted on his kind, picks off a group of friends, one by one, in an unending night of terror! To celebrate the fifth anniversary of this cult horror-comedy smash hit KILLER PIÑATA is giving fans what they want by returning to stores with the first Blu-ray release in years. This special edition set includes an updated cut of the movie with a shorter running time and more action-packed pace, revised color grade, and brand new sound mix from the original elements. Loaded with bonus materials, this disc is a must for fans of the film! Bonus Materials Special directors cut, with revised sound mix and color grading Bloopers & Deleted Scenes Director's Interviews Making-Of Documentary Audio Commentary Darkside Releasing – https://darksidereleasing.com/ “Killer Pinata” Blu-Ray – https://mvdshop.com/products/killer-pinata-blu-ray "Sands of the Kalahari" Blu-Ray Review (Olive Films)  THE STRANGEST ADVENTURE THE EYES OF MAN HAVE EVER SEEN! A diverse group of individuals struggle to survive in the Kalahari desert after their passenger plane crashes. Olive Films – https://www.facebook.com/olivefilms “Sands of Kalahari” Blu-Ray – https://www.amazon.com/Sands-Kalahari-Blu-ray-Stanley-Baker/dp/B004YCKJQU/ "In the Shadow of Kilimanjaro" Review  VIOLENT DEATH WAS THE EASY WAY OUT! There’s a big drought in Africa. Food and water are scarce. 90,000 wild baboons suddenly start attacking humans and eating them in order to survive. Some people find themselves being hunted by the starving monkeys and must do whatever they can to stay alive. “In the Shadow of Kilimanjaro” – https://www.amazon.com/Shadow-Kilimanjaro-VHS-John-Rhys-Davies/dp/630016442X/ "Primal Rage" Blu-Ray Review (Dark Force)  A scientist at a Florida university inadvertantly creates a "rage virus" while performing experiments intended to restore dead brain tissue in baboons. When a journalist for the college paper breaks into the campus lab, he's bitten by one of the infected baboons; the virus soon spreads to a trio of rapists and a valley girl, all of whom go on killing sprees. Dark Force – https://darkforcesuperstore.com/ “Primal Rage” Blu-Ray– https://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_nkw=764595880965&mkcid=1&mkrid=711-53200-19255-0&siteid=0&campid=5336448800&toolid=10001&customid=&mkevt=1 "Shakma" Blu-Ray Review  THE WORLD’S MOST AGGRESSIVE PRIMATE JUST GOT MAD A murderous baboon escapes from a laboratory and roams the research building, and begins to kill some teenagers who are also in the building playing a Dungeons-and-Dragons type game. “Shakma” Blu-Ray – https://www.amazon.com/Shakma/dp/B00YJSEDYI/ "The Cat" Review  A cat from outer space teams up with a young girl and an old man to fight a murderous alien that possesses people. “The Cat” – https://www.amazon.com/Cat-Gloria-Yip/dp/B00009XN83/ "Brimstone Incorporated" Screener Review  A date from hell, an infernal overprotective mother, a relentlessly damning drug trip..... and a law firm, which serves as the gateway to hell, overseeing all of them. Welcome to BRIMSTONE INCORPORATED, featuring three diabolical tales of terror worth the price of your soul. Directors James L. Edwards (HER NAME WAS CHRISTA) and Brad Twigg (KILLER CAMPOUT) cordially invite you to GO TO HELL! Starring indie horror favorites Sasha Graham (POLYMORPH), Kaylee Williams (TEACHER SHORTAGE), Tim Hale (VILE), Shianne Daye (HER NAME WAS CHRISTA) James L. Edwards (BLOODLETTING), Rick Jermain (WRESTLEMASSACRE), Drew Fortier (DWELLERS) and Geoff Burkman (THE MANSON FAMILY). In the vein of classic anthologies such as CREEPSHOW, BODY BAGS and TRICK R’ TREAT, it’s the devil’s business, and business is booming. BONUS FEATURES: DTS-HD 5.1 Surround Mix (Blu-ray Only) Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround Mix Audio Commentary Deleted Scenes Music Video Christine Morrison Tribute Alternate Audio Mixes Trailers FAST FACT “Brimstone Incorporated” Blu-Ray – https://makeflix.com/products/brimstone-incorporated Patreon Pick "Raging Bull" Blu-Ray Review  When Jake LaMotta steps into a boxing ring and obliterates his opponent, he’s a prizefighter. But when he treats his family and friends the same way, he’s a ticking time bomb, ready to go off at any moment. Though LaMotta wants his family’s love, something always seems to come between them. Perhaps it’s his violent bouts of paranoia and jealousy. This kind of rage helped make him a champ, but in real life, he winds up in the ring alone. “Raging Bull” Blu-Ray – https://www.amazon.com/Raging-Bull-Blu-ray/dp/B001KEW18E/ Blindspot 52 "Thirst" Blu-Ray Review (Kino Lorber) From Chan-wook Park, the director of Sympathy for Mr. Vengeance, Oldboy, Lady Vengeance and Stoker, comes a shockingly original vampire story with a chilling, erotic style. A blood transfusion saves the life of a priest (Kang-ho Song, Memories of Murder, The Host, Snowpiercer), but also transforms him into a vampire. He struggles to control his insatiable thirst for blood until a love affair unleashes his darkest desires in deadly new ways. Daring and operatic, Thirst is a truly wicked love story that takes classic vampire lore to twisted new heights. “A MAD LOVE STORY! Director Park Chan-wook’s richest, craziest, most mature work yet!” – Richard Corliss, TIME Blu-ray Extras Include: NEW Audio Commentary by Entertainment Journalist and Author Bryan Reesman Theatrical Trailer Kino Lorber – https://www.kinolorber.com/ “Thirst” Blu-Ray – https://www.kinolorber.com/product/thirst-blu-ray Podcast Version https://www.stitcher.com/show/shut-up-brandon-podcast https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/shut-up-brandon-podcast/id988229934 https://shutupbrandon.podbean.com/e/mrparka-s-weekly-reviews-episode-208-audio-version/ UpdateBlu-Ray
Film NotesNo Reason – 2010 – Olaf Ittenbach Killer Piñata – 2017 – Stephen Tramontana Sands of Kalahari – 1965 – Cy Endfield In the Shadow of Kilimanjaro – 1986 – Raju Patel Primal Rage – 1988 – Vittorio Rambaldi Shakma – 1990 – Hugh Parks The Cat – 1992 – Lam Nai-Choi Brimstone Incorporated – 2021 – James L. Edwards/ Brad Twigg Raging Bull – 1980 – Martin Scorsese Thirst – 2009 – Park Chan-wook  Links www.youtube.com/mrparka https://www.instagram.com/mrparka/ https://twitter.com/mrparka00 http://www.screamingtoilet.com/dvd--blu-ray https://www.facebook.com/mrparka http://shutupbrandon.podbean.com/ https://www.facebook.com/screamingpotty/ https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/shut-up-brandon-podcast/id988229934?mt=2 https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/podbean-70/shut-up-brandon-podcast https://letterboxd.com/mrparka/ https://www.patreon.com/mrparka Time Stamps 0:00 Severin Contest- 0:12 “Creepshow Season 2: Episode 2” Review – 0:55 “Shrunken Heads” Review– 6:22 “Deep Blood” Review– 13:31 “Switchblade Sisters” Review – 18:36 “The Untamed” Review– 25:07 “Hush” Review – 29:55 “The Debut” Review – 34:40 “Freeze Me” Review – 41:46 “Spellcaster" Review– 48:02 “My Boyfriend’s Back” Review– 53:48 Patreon Pick “Monos” Review – 1:01:48 Blindspot “Martin” Review with Jeremy – 1:06:09 Questions/Comments/ Question of the week? “Favorite movie adapted from a video game?” – 1:26:15 Update – 1:35:30 22 Shots of Moodz and Horror – https://www.22shotsofmoodzandhorror.com/ To enter the contest send an email to davidparker1986@live.com  Video Reviews"Shrunken Heads" Blu-Ray Review (Full Moon Entertainment)  Superheroes From Their Head To Their Necks! These three superheroes are HEADS above the rest! From cult director Richard Elfman (THE FORBIDDEN ZONE) and producer Charles Band comes SHRUNKEN HEADS, a legendary comedy horror head-trip available now on Blu-ray for the first time, remastered from the original 35mm camera negative! When three inner city kids are murdered in a gangland showdown gone wrong, a mysterious witch doctor opts to drag them back from the grave. Well, most of them anyway! The voodoo priest leaves the boys' bodies and only reanimates their heads. Now, this trio of floating craniums are left to fly around New York with only one thing on their minds: revenge! Elfman fills the screen with his patented blend of absurdity, grand guignol effects, dark humor and surreal insanity and gives the beautiful Meg Foster (THEY LIVE, LORDS OF SALEM) one of her wildest roles, that of lesbian crime kingpin Big Moe. Powered by original music from Elfman's brother, the award winning composer Danny Elfman (BATMAN, THE NIGHTMARE BEFORE CHRISTMAS, BEETLEJUICE), a delirious score by the great Richard Band (RE-ANIMATOR, PUPPET MASTER) and slick cinematography by Stephen McNutt (BATTLESTAR GALACTICA, THE DEAD ZONE), SHRUNKEN HEADS is one the weirdest and coolest Full Moon classics ever! Get ready to flip your lid and lose your mind! Bonus Materials Main title music by Danny Elfman. Behind the scenes featurette. Full Moon Entertainment – https://www.fullmoondirect.com/ “Shrunken Heads” Blu-Ray – https://mvdshop.com/products/shrunken-heads-remastered-blu-ray "Deep Blood" Blu-Ray Review (Severin Films)  THE WORLDWIDE BLU-RAY PREMIERE OF JOE DAMATO'S SHARKSPLOITATION SAGA In a career that forever raised the bar for everything from hookers, cannibals and necrophiles to Ator, Emanuelle and Caligula, this long-unseen chum bucket from producer/director/EuroSleaze master Joe D'Amato may be his most bizarrely entertaining anomaly ever. Shot on location in Florida surf and Rome swimming pools, D'Amato combines '80s teen movie cliches and Native American mysticism with stupefying dialogue, over-the-top performances and shark footage that Bruno Mattei would later swipe for CRUEL JAWS to create what Oh, The Horror! calls "a weird, demented experience that begs to be discovered and embraced." A cast of local unknowns - along with, inexplicably, the '60s comedy team of Charlie Brill & Mitzi McCall - star in this last word in Italian Sharksploitation, now scanned in 2K from the original negative for the first time ever. Severin Films – https://severin-films.com/ “Deep Blood” Blu-Ray – https://mvdshop.com/products/deep-blood-blu-ray "Switchblade Sisters" Blu-Ray Review (Arrow Video)  So Easy To Kill. So Hard To Love. THE WILDEST GIRL GANG THAT EVER BLASTED THE STREETS! From Jack Hill, legendary director of Spider Baby, Coffy, Foxy Brown, and The Swinging Cheerleaders comes another iconic cult classic, Switchblade Sisters! Lace (Robbie Lee), the leader of inner city girl gang The Dagger Debs, meets her match when new girl Maggie (Joanne Nail) moves into the neighborhood. Mistrust and conflict turn to friendship as the girls end up in Juvenile Detention together at the mercy of abusive guards. Meanwhile, The Dagger Debs' male counterparts The Silver Daggers have to contend with the arrival of a new gang, led by the villainous Crabs (Chase Newhart). But when the girls get back on the streets, a planned retaliation strike in tandem with The Silver Daggers backfires and puts Lace in hospital. Maggie assumes control, teaming up with Muff (Marlene Clark) and her gang of African-American militants from across town to declare all out war. But there's a traitor in their midst... Filled with sharp, clever dialogue and tongue in cheek humor, this Shakespeare-influenced girl gang/women in prison/action movie medley is a stone cold grindhouse classic! Bonus Materials High Definition Blu-ray (1080p) presentation Original uncompressed mono audio Optional English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing Brand new audio commentary by historians/critics Samm Deighan & Kat Ellinger We Are The Jezebels, an archival documentary featuring director Jack Hill, producer John Prizer, casting director Geno Havans, production designer B.B. Neel, stunt coordinator Bob Minor, and stars Joanne Nail, Asher Brauner, and Chase Newhart Gangland: The locations of Switchblade Sisters, an archival documentary in which Jack Hill and filmmaker Elijah Drenner revisit the shooting locations of Switchblade Sisters Jack Hill and Joanne Nail at the Grindhouse Film Festival, a 2007 archival interview with the director and actor Interview with Jack Hill, Robbie Lee, Joanne Nail, an archival 1990’s interview with the director and stars in conversation with Johnny Legend Galleries of behind the scenes stills, international posters, video covers, and lobby cards Theatrical trailers Reversible sleeve featuring original and newly commissioned artwork by The Twins of Evil FIRST PRESSING ONLY: Illustrated collectors' booklet featuring new writing by Alexandra Heller-Nicholas and Heather Drain Arrow Films – https://arrowfilms.com/ “Switchblade Sisters” Blu-Ray – https://mvdshop.com/products/switchblade-sisters-blu-ray "The Untamed" Blu-Ray Review (Arrow Films)  Celebrated filmmaker Amat Escalante follows up his critically lauded features Heli and Los Bastardos with the award-winning The Untamed, which critics have called “ferociously intelligent” (Jonathan Romney, Screen) and “brilliant, frightening” (Rory O’Connor, The Film Stage). Alejandra is a housewife, raising two boys with husband Angel in a small city. Her brother Fabian works as a nurse in a local hospital. Their provincial lives are upset with the arrival of the mysterious Veronica. Sex and love can be fragile in certain regions where strong family values, hypocrisy, homophobia, and male chauvinism exist. Veronica convinces them that in the nearby woods, inside an isolated cabin, dwells something not of this world that could be the answer to all of their problems. Something whose force they cannot resist and with whom they must make peace or suffer its wrath. Escalante’s film mixes Lovecraftian science fiction with social commentary as he tackles themes including corruption and social injustice, with a dose of inspiration from Zulawski’s Possession, producing a mix that has won acclaim including the Silver Lion at the prestigious Venice Film Festival and Best Director at Austin’s Fantastic Fest. SPECIAL EDITION CONTENTS: High Definition digital transfer 5.1 surround sound audio Optional English subtitles Trailer Reversible sleeve featuring original international art and newly commissioned artwork by the Twins of Evil Arrow Films – https://arrowfilms.com/ “The Untamed” Blu-Ray – https://arrowfilms.com/product-detail/the-untamed-blu-ray/FCD1505?t=1 "Hush" Streaming Review (Netflix)  SILENCE CAN BE KILLER A deaf woman is stalked by a psychotic killer in her secluded home. “Hush” Netflix – https://www.netflix.com/title/80091879 "The Debut" Blu-Ray Review (Cult Epics)  Synopsis The forbidden-love story The Debut (1977) was the first full-length feature from pioneering filmmaker Nouchka van Brakel. Following the theme of Stanley Kubrick’s Lolita (1962) and Michael Powell’s Age of Consent (1969) – only this time time told from a female perspective – van Brakel’s The Debut (1977) tells the delicate story off the impossible love between a teenage girl and a middle-aged married man. Based on the controversial novel by Hester Albach, The Debut is a subversive comedy drama and the first commercially successful Dutch theatrical film directed by a woman. Cult Epics presents Nouchka van Brakel’s The Debut for the first time on DVD and Blu-ray in North America in a new High-definition transfer. Cult Epics website Exclusive: First 100 Pre-orders of Blu-ray or DVD receive 4-Page Repro English Promotional brochure. Special Features New HD Transfer (from original 35mm print) Original LPCM 2.0 Mono track New DTS-HD MA 2.0 Mono track Polygoon Journal Newsreel (1977, HD) Poster & Photo Gallery Theatrical Trailers Ltd. Edition Packaging featuring Original & Newly Designed Art Cult Epics – http://www.cultepics.com/ “The Debut” Blu-Ray – http://www.cultepics.com/product-detail/the-debut/ "Freeze Me" DVD Review (Tokyo Shock)  Product Description Chihiro is a Tokyo professional about to marry her long time collegue, Yusuke. However, Chihiro has a chilling past that threatens to destroy her promising future. Three men who once raped her have reappeared. Driven to desperation, Chihiro plots revenge and finds her freezer a useful place to hide the bodies! A super stylish art-house Asian extreme horror! “Freeze Me” DVD – https://www.amazon.com/Freeze-Me-Harumi-Inoue/dp/B0000633TH/ "Spellcaster" Blu-Ray Review (Vinegar Syndrome) Details Spellcaster is part of the Vinegar Syndrome Archive collection, celebrating forgotten cinematic oddities from the video store era. This collection was inspired by our own video store, The Archive in Bridgeport, CT. Unique to this line, each hand numbered limited edition release will come fitted in a specially designed, bottom loading VHS inspired slipcase, while also including a double-sided poster. These releases will ONLY be available on our website and at participating brick and mortar retailers. Absolutely no other online stores will be stocking them. This release is strictly limited to 4,000 units and will never be re-released in another version. --- A group of strangers have been invited to partake in a promotional, televised treasure hunt at a remote Italian castle, with the winner walking away with a million dollar fortune. But the old gothic building has some diabolical tricks up its sleeve and it’s not long before the guests begin to fall victim to its demonic secrets, all while the surviving guests begin to come up with creative - and deadly - ways to try and locate the hidden treasure… One of the series of ‘castle’ films made in the mid 80s by notorious exploitation producer Charles Band (Puppet Master), Rafal Zielinski’s SPELLCASTER is a creature effect filled supernatural horror film starring 80s new wave music icon, Adam Ant (Lead Singer: Adam and the Ants), legendary 80s radio personality, Richard Blade, alongside Gail O’Grady (TV’s NYPD BLUE). Photographed by Fulci’s regular DP, Sergio Salvati (The Beyond, Zombie), Vinegar Syndrome Archive presents SPELLCASTER newly restored in 2K and on Blu-ray for the first time. Directed by: Rafal Zielinski Starring: Adam Ant, Richard Blade, Gail O'Grady, Kim Johnston Ulrich 1988 / 83 min / 1.85:1 / English Stereo • Region A Blu-ray (studio restriction) • Newly scanned & restored in 2k from its 35mm interpositive • “Title TBD” - an interview with actor Richard Blade • “Title TBD” - an interview with actor/sfx artist William Butler • “Title TBD” - an interview with actor/sfx artist Michael Deak • Promotional still gallery • Limited edition of 4,000 • Double-sided poster • Reversible cover artwork • English SDH subtitles Vinegar Syndrome – https://vinegarsyndrome.com/ “Spellcaster” Blu-Ray – https://vinegarsyndrome.com/products/spellcaster "My Boyfriend's Back" Blu-Ray Review (Kino Lorber)  Teenager Johnny Dingle (Andrew Lowery, Color of Night) will do anything to keep his date with the hottest girl in school—even come back from the grave! You see, Johnny had the perfect scheme to win the heart of Missy McCloud (Traci Lind, Class of 1999), the town beauty. Unfortunately, Johnny’s scam goes sour and he winds up dead. Even so, Johnny’s determined to keep his date—unaware of the hilarity waiting for him upon his return. The wonderful cast includes Edward Herrmann (The Lost Boys), Mary Beth Hurt (D.A.R.Y.L.), Austin Pendleton (Hello Again), Matthew Fox (Bone Tomahawk), Philip Seymour Hoffman (Boogie Nights), Paul Dooley (Popeye), Jay O. Sanders (V.I. Warshawski), Bob Dishy (The Big Bus), Matthew McConaughey (A Time to Kill) and Cloris Leachman (Scavenger Hunt) as Maggie the Zombie Expert. Produced by Sean S. Cunningham (Friday the 13th), written by Dean Lorey (Major Payne) and directed by Bob Balaban (Parents). Blu-ray Extras Include: Audio Commentary by Director Bob Balaban with Actors Mary Beth Hurt and Austin Pendleton Interview with Star Andrew Lowery Interview with Director Bob Balaban Interview with Composer Harry Manfredini Interview with Actor Austin Pendleton Reversible Art Theatrical Trailer Kino Lorber – https://www.kinolorber.com/ “My Boyfriend’s Back” Blu-Ray – https://www.kinolorber.com/product/my-boyfriends-back-special-edition-blu-ray Patreon Pick "Monos" Streaming Review (Amazon Rental)  On a faraway mountaintop, eight kids with guns watch over a hostage and a conscripted milk cow. “Monos” Amazon Rental – https://www.amazon.com/Monos-Julianne-Nicholson/dp/B07X8YST3G Blindspot Episode 51 "Martin" DVD Review HE COULD BE THE BOY NEXT DOOR… Martin sedates women with a syringe full of narcotics and then slices their wrists with a razor blade so he can drink their blood. Martin, who comes to live with his uncle and cousin in the dying town of Braddock, Pennsylvania, has romantic monochrome visions of vampiric seductions and torch-lit mobs, but it is impossible to tell how seriously he takes them. “Martin” DVD – https://www.amazon.com/Martin-John-Amplas/dp/B0004Z33E6/ Podcast Version https://www.stitcher.com/show/shut-up-brandon-podcast https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/shut-up-brandon-podcast/id988229934 https://shutupbrandon.podbean.com/e/mrparka-s-weekly-reviews-episode-207-audio-version/ UpdateUpdate Blu-Ray
Film NotesShrunken Heads – 1994 – Richard Elfman
Deep Blood – 1990 – Joe D’Amato/Raffaele Donato Switchblade Sisters – 1975 – Jack Hill The Untamed – 2016 – Amat Escalante Hush – 2016 – Mike Flanagan The Debut – 1977 – Nouchka van Brakel Freeze Me – 2000 – Takashi Ishii Spellcaster – 1988 – Rafal Zielinski My Boyfriend’s Back – 1993 – Bob Balaban Monos – 2019 – Alejandro Landes Martin – 1977 – George A. 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Wells' classic character (though undoubtedly also indebted to Universal's iconic film series) are two of the earliest examples of tokusatsu (special effects) cinema from the legendary Daiei Studios. In The Invisible Man Appears, written and directed by Nobuo Adachi in 1949, a scientist successfully creates an invisibility serum, only to be kidnapped by a gang of thugs who wish to use the formula to rob a priceless jewel. In addition to being the earliest surviving Japanese science fiction film ever made, the film's entertaining special effects were an early credit for the legendary Eiji Tsuburaya, five years before he first brought Godzilla to life. Eight years later, Mitsuo Murayama's exciting The Invisible Man vs. The Human Fly tells the story of a series of mysterious murders where the only clue is strange buzzing noise at the scene of the crime... could this be linked to secret wartime experiments in shrinking humans to the size of insects? And can a scientist who's just invented an invisibility ray be the one to stop it? Bonus Materials High Definition (1080p) transfers of both films on one Blu-ray disc Original lossless Japanese mono audio on both films Optional English subtitles for both films Transparent Terrors, a newly filmed interview with critic and genre scholar Kim Newman on the history of the 'Invisible Man' in cinema Theatrical trailer for The Invisible Man Appears Image galleries for both films Reversible sleeve featuring new and original artwork by Graham Humphreys FIRST PRESSING ONLY: Illustrated collectors' booklet featuring new writing by Keith Allison, Hayley Scanlon and Tom Vincent Arrow Video – https://www.arrowvideo.com/maintenance.html “The Invisible Man Appears/ The Invisible Man vs The Human Fly” – https://mvdshop.com/products/the-invisible-man-appears-the-invisible-man-vs-the-human-fly-blu-ray "Death Has Blue Eyes" Blu-Ray Review (Arrow Films)  Love Was Her Need. Murder her deed. Death Has Blue Eyes is a gripping paranormal action thriller with shades of giallo from the director of the cult classic video nasty Island of Death (1976). When local gigolo Chess (Chris Nomikos) greets his vacationing friend Bob Kovalski (Peter Winter) at Athens airport, the pair embark on a string of scams and erotic dalliances that eventually lead them into contact with an elegant wealthy woman, Geraldine Steinwetz (Jessica Dublin), and her glamorous daughter Christine (Maria Aliferi). Geraldine blackmails the two cheeky bachelor boys into acting as bodyguards for Christine, whom it transpires has telepathic abilities and has had her eye on them for some time. After fleeing from a series of assassination attempts, it soon becomes clear that Geraldine herself might not be quite whom she seems, as the two young men find themselves caught up in a political conspiracy of international dimensions. In his debut feature, maverick filmmaker Nico Mastorakis presents us with a generous meze of non-stop car, bike and helicopter chases, a bevy of beautiful girls with guns, sensational softcore sex scenes, psychic thrills and Cold War political intrigue set against the picturesque landscapes of 70s Greece, all presented for the very first time in a new HD master in both widescreen and full-frame versions. Bonus Materials Brand new restoration from the original camera negative approved by the director High Definition (1080p) Blu-ray presentation Two versions of the film: the widescreen 1.85:1 version and the full-frame 1.33:1 version Original mono audio Optional English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing Exclusive new interview featurette with Nico Mastorakis Exclusive new interview with actress Maria Aliferi Dancing with Death: tracks from the Death Has Blue Eyes original soundtrack Original theatrical trailers Image gallery Reversible sleeve featuring original and newly commissioned artwork by Graham Humphreys FIRST PRESSING ONLY: Illustrated collectors' booklet featuring new writing by Julian Grainger Arrow Video – https://www.arrowvideo.com/maintenance.html “Death Has Blue Eyes” Blu-Ray – https://mvdshop.com/products/death-has-blue-eyes-blu-ray "Hollywood High/ Teenage Mother" Blu-Ray Review (Dark Force)  Two Teen Exploitation Drive-In Classics! One Great Price! HOLLYWOOD HIGH: Four high school girls at Hollywood High in 1976 are looking for a place to party and meet a retired movie star with a huge house with ten private bedrooms... but there's a catch. TEENAGE MOTHER: A new health teacher in a high school is assaulted by drug-dealing students and is blamed when a student turns up pregnant. Bonus Materials Dark Force 'Drive-In Mode' Dark Force Entertainment – https://darkforcesuperstore.com/shop-all/ “Hollywood High/ Teenage Mother” Blu-Ray – https://mvdshop.com/products/hollywood-high-teenage-mother-drive-in-double-feature-9-blu-ray "Goodnight, God Bless" DVD Review (Culture Shock Releasing)  A psychopathic killer is leaving a trail of viciously murdered innocents through town. Disguised as a priest, this spawn of hell stalks the night, seeking his victims. There is nowhere to run, nowhere to hide. Watch the shadows, but if you see him... it's too late! Goodnight, and God bless. Your nightmare has arrived. This special edition DVD features a new transfer from the master PAL 1-inch videotape, and features the following extras: - Full length audio commentary with film critics Matty Budrewicz and Dave Wain of TheSchlockPit.com - 8 page booklet featuring an exclusive interview with Goodnight God Bless Production Manager Dewi Griffiths - Still gallery of cover art from Goodnight God Bless VHS releases around the world - Remastered original trailer - Trailers for upcoming Culture Shock Releasing titles - O-card slipcover featuring newly commissioned art by Allen Vanmeter (@PsychoStreetBum) - Reversible cover art featuring original Magnum VHS release design and our new artwork Culture Shock Films – https://www.cultureshockreleasing.com/ “Goodnight, God Bless” DVD – https://www.cultureshockreleasing.com/product-page/goodnight-god-bless-special-edition-dvd "Under the Shadow" DVD Review  After Shideh’s building is hit by a missile during the Iran-Iraq War, a superstitious neighbor suggests that the missile was cursed and might be carrying malevolent Middle-Eastern spirits. She becomes convinced a supernatural force within the building is attempting to possess her daughter Dorsa, and she has no choice but to confront these forces if she is to save her daughter and herself. “Under the Shadow” DVD – https://www.amazon.com/Under-Shadow-DVD-Narges-Rashidi/dp/B01N9014BY/ Patreon Pick "The Pit" Blu-Ray Review (Kino Lorber) Twelve-year old Jamie is an outcast in his small town—he is bullied, he shows signs of being a sexual deviant, and he has no friends aside from his demonic teddy bear, Teddy. Influenced by commands he hears from Teddy, Jamie lures his unsuspecting tormentors one by one to a forest pit that he has discovered on the outskirts of town, so that they can be devoured by the man-eating troglodytes that dwell at the bottom of THE PIT! See this Canuxploitation horror classic in a new 2K restoration! Blu-ray Extras Include: Audio Commentary by Paul Corupe of Canuxploitation.com and Fllm Historian Jason Pichonsky. Interview with Star Jeannie Elias. Interview with composer Victor Davies Interview with star Sammy Snyders Interview with screenwriter Ian A. Stewart. Trailer Gallery. Kino Lorber – https://www.kinolorber.com/ “The Pit” Blu-Ray – https://www.kinolorber.com/product/the-pit-blu-ray Blindspot Episode 50 "The Innocents" Blu-Ray Review (Criterion)  This genuinely frightening, exquisitely made supernatural gothic stars Deborah Kerr as an emotionally fragile governess who comes to suspect that there is something very, very wrong with her precocious new charges. A psychosexually intensified adaptation of Henry James’s classic The Turn of the Screw, cowritten by Truman Capote and directed by Jack Clayton, The Innocents is a triumph of narrative economy and technical expressiveness, from its chilling sound design to the stygian depths of its widescreen cinematography by Freddie Francis. SPECIAL FEATURES New 4K digital restoration, with uncompressed monaural soundtrack on the Blu-ray Introduction by cultural historian Christopher Frayling Audio commentary featuring Frayling New interview with cinematographer John Bailey about director of photography Freddie Francis and the look of the film New piece on the making of the film, featuring interviews from 2006 with Francis, editor Jim Clark, and script supervisor Pamela Mann Francis Trailer English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing PLUS: An essay by critic Maitland McDonagh New cover by Kate Zambrano Criterion – https://www.criterion.com/ “The Innocents” Blu-Ray – https://www.criterion.com/films/28569-the-innocents Jay Woelfel Interview Jay Woelfel has spent his career working in all phases of production and post production in film, video, and interactive productions. Jay won the Interactive Academy Award for Best Documentary for TITANIC, a project he wrote and directed which was narrated by Patrick Stewart. It is one of five awards Titanic has won since its release in 1994. In 1993 he won an OBIE and TWO EMMY awards for his production of NATHANIEL HAWTHORNE'S THE BIRTHMARK. (THE BIRTHMARK has aired Nationally on PBS since the award) He edited the Academy Award nominated short film BRONX CHEERS. On the strength of his body of work Jay Woelfel was selected by The United States Information Agency as one of the six best film students in the United States to represent it at the 1986 Cannes Film Festival. From Jay's website Home Grown Horrors Vol. 1 Details This limited edition and painstakingly crafted box set (designed by Tom Hodge of The Dude Designs) is limited to 7,000 units and is only available here at VinegarSyndrome.com! Throughout the 1980s and 90s, independent and first time filmmakers across the United States saw new opportunities to create work in the horror genre. Often integrating the flavor and color of their inner-America locales into their work, they created films that, while inspired by mainstream trends, are about as far from Hollywood as one can get. Collected here are three diverse films, all produced in the late 1980s, providing a fascinating and entertaining glimpse into the forgotten world of Home Grown Horror. -- BEYOND DREAM'S DOOR: Lately, Ben hasn't been sleeping well. His dreams are filled with violent and terrifying visions of monsters and death. Seeking out answers, he begins to pursue the subtext and hidden meanings of his strange and terrifying nightmares, with the help of his professor and several friends. As the dreams grow increasingly lifelike, Ben fears that he's losing his grip on sanity, especially as those around him start turning up dead; horribly mutilated just like he's seen in his sleep... A low-on-budget but extremely high on ambition apocalyptic horror film, and the first feature written and directed by jack-of-all-trades filmmaker, Jay Woelfel, the Ohio lensed BEYOND DREAM’S DOOR skillfully blends elements of surrealism, mystery, and grotesque and violent horror set-pieces, resulting in a wholly singular vision. Sadly relegated direct-to-video, BEYOND DREAM’S DOOR has earned a sizable cult following and comes to Blu-ray for the very first time, from Vinegar Syndrome, painstakingly reconstructed shot by shot from its original, unedited 16mm camera negative, and is presented in its director's cut. directed by: Jay Woelfel starring: Nick Baldasare, Rick Kesler, Susan Pinsky, Norm Singer 1988 / 80 min / 1.33:1 / English 5.1 Surround • Region Free Blu-ray • Newly scanned & restored in 2k from its 16mm original camera negative (with tape inserts) • “Where Horror Lies” - a brand new extended making-of documentary featuring interviews with the cast and crew • Brand new group commentary track with: director Jay Woelfel, cinematographer Scott Spears, actor Nick Baldasare & actor Rick Kesler • Brand new commentary track with: actor Nick Baldasare, moderated by Dave Parker ARCHIVAL • Group commentary track • Commentary track with the director • “Behind Dream’s Door” - making-of documentary • “Getting Monstered” - fx featurette • Montage of unused and alternate takes • Unused and alternate fx footage • Bloopers and behind-the-scenes footage • Local news coverage • Multiple deleted scenes • Multiple trailers • Multiple short films with commentary tracks • Reversible cover artwork • English SDH subtitles -- WINTERBEAST: Weird things are happening in and around the Wild Goose Lodge, a snowy inn located in rural Massachusetts. People are being found dead and mutilated, while others are vanishing without a trace. Realizing that the violence might have something to do with Native American black magic and the ancient secrets of the area's historic totem poles, a trio of cops decide to investigate the goings on, and are faced with an array of monsters, ghouls, and even a sampling of murderous locals! A film which truly justifies the term 'unclassifiable,' and the sole feature from writer and director Christopher Thies, WINTERBEAST was shot on and off for nearly half a decade and in a mix of super 8mm and 16mm, resulting in a one of a kind piece of outsider art horror filmmaking that must be seen to be believed. Loaded with surreal dialogue, mind-blowing stop motion animation, homemade gore effects, and more than a few genuinely creepy moments, Vinegar Syndrome is delighted to bring this forgotten cult gem to Blu-ray, newly restored and reconstructed from it’s original film elements and presented in both its commonly seen released version along with a never before released workprint edit. directed by: Christopher Thies starring: Tim R. Morgan, Mike Magri, Charles Majka, Bob Harlow, Dori May Kelly, David Majka 1992 / 76 min / 1.33:1 / English Mono • Region Free Blu-ray • Newly scanned & restored in 2k from its original 16mm and Super 8mm film elements • Brand new commentary track with producer Mark Frizzell • Archival commentary track with director Christopher Thies, producer Mark Frizzell and cinematographer Craig Mathieson • “It Came from Lone Peak” - an unfinished early workprint version of Winterbeast • “Sweat & Persistence” - a new interview with producer Mark Frizzell • “I Saw it in a Dream” - a new interview with actor Charles Majka • “My First Career” - a new interview with actor David Majka • “So Bad, It’s Good” - a new interview with actress Dori May Kelly • “He Wears Sunglasses at Night” - a new interview with actor Mike Magri • “A Movie For Filmmakers” - a new interview with filmmaker Simon Barrett • “Oh, Dear, What can the Matter Be?” - an archival making-of documentary • Archival deleted scenes • Archival audio interview with composer Michael Perilstein • Archival ‘soap opera’ footage • Reversible cover artwork • English SDH subtitles -- FATAL EXAM: A group of college students have been given a very unusual assignment: spend the night inside of a supposedly haunted house, as part of their studies into the supernatural and occult. Although the rag tag team of collegiates would much rather party and get stoned than look for ghosts, it's not long before unexplained events begin to occur. Initially suspecting that some of their classmates might be playing a practical joke, their fears are proven very real when someone - or something - dressed in robes and carrying a scythe starts bumping them off one by one. A truly local slice of ultra low budget supernatural-slasher made by a first time cast and crew based in St. Louis, Missouri, Jack Snyder's FATAL EXAM plays its haunted house tropes for its first half, before shifting gears into slice n' dice mayhem for its second half. Barely released in any format and never officially made available on disc, Vinegar Syndrome is happy to bring this low-fi curiosity on Blu-ray, newly restored in 2K from its 16mm original camera negative and featuring an illuminating array of extras. directed by: Jack Snyder starring: Mike Coleman, Terry Comer, Carol Carlberg-Snyder, Paul Steger 1988 / 114 min / 1.85:1 / English Mono • Region Free Blu-ray • Newly scanned & restored in 2k from its 16mm original camera negative • Group commentary track with: Jack Snyder (director), Terry Comer (actor), Carl Leta (composer), William Crawford (sfx), Mike Coleman (actor), Dave Mayer (actor) • “Fatal Examination” - a brand new extended making-of documentary featuring interviews with the cast and crew • Reversible cover artwork • English SDH subtitles Vinegar Syndrome – https://vinegarsyndrome.com/ Home Grown Horrors: Volume One – https://vinegarsyndrome.com/products/home-grown-horrors-volume-one Jay Woelfel Website – https://www.jaywoelfel.com/  Podcast Version https://www.stitcher.com/show/shut-up-brandon-podcast https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/shut-up-brandon-podcast/id988229934 https://shutupbrandon.podbean.com/e/mrparka-s-weekly-reviews-episode-206-audio-version/ UpdateBlu-Ray
Film NotesThe Invisible Man Appears – 1949 – Nobuo Adachi
The Invisible Man vs The Human Fly – 1957 – Mitsuo Murayama Death Has Blue Eyes – 1975 – Nico Mastorakis Hollywood High – 1976 – Patrick Wright Teenage Mother – 1967 – Jerry Gross Goodnight, God Bless – 1987 – John Eyres Under the Shadow – 2016 – Babak Anvari The Pit – 1981 – Lew Lehman The Innocents – 1961 – Jack Clayton Beyond Dream’s Door – 1989 – Jay Woelfel Ghost Lake – 2004 – Jay Woelfel  Links www.youtube.com/mrparka https://www.instagram.com/mrparka/ https://twitter.com/mrparka00 http://www.screamingtoilet.com/dvd--blu-ray https://www.facebook.com/mrparka http://shutupbrandon.podbean.com/ https://www.facebook.com/screamingpotty/ https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/shut-up-brandon-podcast/id988229934?mt=2 https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/podbean-70/shut-up-brandon-podcast https://letterboxd.com/mrparka/ https://www.patreon.com/mrparka Time Stamps 0:00 Severin Contest/ Suggestions - 0:12 “Beach Babes from Beyond” Review – 2:35 “Naked Girl Murdered In the Park” Review– 8:03 Patreon Pick “The Name of the Rose” Review– 12:40 “Return of the Living Dead 3” Review – 18:39 Survive 2005 “Return of the Living Dead: Necropolis” Review– 24:33 Survive 2005 “Return of the Living Dead: Rave to the Grave” – 29:24 Survive 2005 “Reincarnation” Review – 33:03 Survive 2005 “White Noise” Review – 38:51 Survive 2005 “Saw 2” Review– 42:00 Survive 2005 “Cursed” Review– 48:56 Blindspot “Cat People” Review with Jeremy – 54:09 Questions/ Answers/ Question of the Week “One movie that you would like to hear me do a commentary on for fun?” – 1:07:45 Patreon Drawing/ Update – 1:20:59/ 1:23:14 22 Shots of Moodz and Horror – https://www.22shotsofmoodzandhorror.com/ To enter the contest send an email to davidparker1986@live.com Video Reviews"Beach Babes from Beyond" Blu-Ray Review (Full Moon Entertainment)  Hot. Tan. And Alien. Hot! Tan! Alien! An intergalactic babe borrows her dad's T-bird ship to do a little planet hopping with her two friends, but they run out of fuel unexpectedly, and must land on earth. They land on the California coast and run into some guys, where they have fun and a few close encounters at the beach. One of the guys' Uncle Bud, who just wants to meditate and hang out, is being threatened with condemnation of his beach house unless he puts some money into repairs. The alien babes offer to enter the bikini contest with their way-out designs to try and win the money he needs, but they are hampered by the garment designer who will stop at nothing to win. It s up to the three out-of-this-world beauties to help the holistic hipster the only way they know how by busting loose in a wet and wild bikini contest that sets the strand a-sizzle, and proves once and for all that the Pacific Coast Highway leads straight to hard-body heaven! Special Features Making of Full Moon Entertainment – https://www.fullmoondirect.com/ “Beach Babes from Beyond” Blu-Ray – https://mvdshop.com/products/beach-babes-from-beyond-blu-ray "Naked Girl Murdered in the Park" Blu-Ray Review (Full Moon Entertainment) Finding her body was only the beginning.... A Lost Giallo Shocker! Uncut! Remastered! From Italian exploitation film director Alfonso Brescia (WAR OF THE ROBOTS, THE BEAST IN SPACE) comes NAKED GIRL MURDERED IN THE PARK, a rarely seen 1972 giallo thriller filled with sex, nudity and style to burn. When a millionaire is found dead in a rickety amusement park ride, his less-than-savory family stands to inherit his vast fortune. Naturally, the insurance company investigates, setting forth a serpentine series of double-dealings, dark secrets revealed...and gruesome murders! Once the titular deceased (and indeed, naked) dame shows up, all bets are off as twists follow turns, throats are cut and bodies brutalized, climaxing in an outrageous carnage-filled carnival finale. Starring such Eurogenre talents as Robert Hoffman (A BLACK VEIL FOR LISA, SPASMO), Irina Demick (Richardo Freda's TRAGIC CEREMONY) and Adolfo Celi (Mario Bava's DANGER: DIABOLIK) and featuring a sensual score by Carlo Savina (Bava's LISA AND THE DEVIL), NAKED GIRL MURDERED IN THE PARK has long been available only via heavily censored bootlegs ripped from shoddy VHS sources. Now, Full Moon is thrilled to be presenting this sleek and sexy shocker TOTALLY UNCUT and FULLY REMASTERED from the original 35mm camera negative. Full Moon Entertainment – https://www.fullmoondirect.com/ “Naked Girl Murdered in the Park” Blu-Ray – https://mvdshop.com/products/naked-girl-murdered-in-the-park-blu-ray Patreon Pick "The Name of the Rose" Review WHO, IN THE NAME OF GOD, IS GETTING AWAY WITH MURDER? 14th-century Franciscan monk William of Baskerville and his young novice arrive at a conference to find that several monks have been murdered under mysterious circumstances. To solve the crimes, William must rise up against the Church’s authority and fight the shadowy conspiracy of monastery monks using only his intelligence – which is considerable. “The Name of the Rose” Blu-Ray – https://www.amazon.com/Name-Rose-Blu-ray-Jean-Jacques-Annaud/dp/B004YCKJ74/ "Return of the Living Dead 3" Blu-Ray Review (Vestron Video) "She's to Die For" In Return Of The Living Dead 3, the chemical Trioxin turned people into flesh-eating zombies. Now, the government is trying to control these unstoppable cannibalistic killers in Return Of The Living Dead 3. When a young man uses the chemical to bring his girlfriend back to life after a motorcycle accident, she is driven to eat the only thing that will nourish her... human brains! She tries to stop her own feeding frenzy but a chain reaction has already begun, as hordes of undead are unleashed from their graves! Features Audio Commentary with Director Brian Tuzna and Actress Melinda Clarke, Special Effects Make- Up Artist Tom Rainone A Conversation with Director Brian Yuzna and Screenwriter John Penney Interviews with Special Effects Artist Steve Johnson and Chris Nelson Interviews with Production Executive David Tripet and Editor/Post-Production Supervisor Christopher Roth Theatrical trailers Still Gallery “Return of the Living Dead 3” Blu-Ray – https://www.amazon.com/Return-Living-Dead-3-Blu-ray/dp/B01KP7LBNW/ Survive 2005 "Return of the Living Dead: Necropolis" DVD Review YOU CANNOT KILL WHAT IS ALREADY DEAD. A group of teenagers who, in an attempt to rescue their friend from an evil corporation, end up releasing a horde of blood thirsty zombies. “Return of the Living Dead: Necropolis” DVD – https://www.amazon.com/Return-Living-Dead-3-Blu-ray/dp/B01KP7LBNW/ Survive 2005 "Return of the Living Dead: Rave to the Grave" DVD Review DANCE TILL YOU DROP… DEAD. A college student creates and sells a drug called ‘Z’ on campus which resurrects the living dead, who wreak havoc at a Halloween rave. “Return of the Living Dead: Rave to the Grave” DVD – https://www.amazon.com/Return-Living-Dead-Rave-Grave/dp/B000M9BPFI/ Survive 2005 "Reincarnation" Review DEATH IS ONLY THE BEGINNING A Japanese actress begins having strange visions and experiences after landing a role in a horror film about a real-life murder spree that took place over forty years ago. “Reincarnation” DVD – https://www.amazon.com/Reincarnation-After-Dark-Horrorfest-Y%C3%BBka/dp/B000MEYKCI Survive 2005 "White Noise" Blu-Ray Review THE LINE SEPARATING THE LIVING FROM THE DEAD HAS BEEN CROSSED. An architect’s desire to speak with his wife from beyond the grave using EVP (Electronic Voice Phenomenon), becomes an obsession with supernatural repercussions. “White Noise” Blu-Ray – https://www.amazon.com/White-Noise-Blu-ray-Michael-Keaton/dp/B07LD23M19/ Survive 2005 "Saw 2" Blu-Ray Review OH YES… THERE WILL BE BLOOD. When a new murder victim is discovered with all the signs of Jigsaw’s hand, Detective Eric Matthews begins a full investigation and apprehends Jigsaw with little effort. But for Jigsaw, getting caught is just another part of his plan. Eight more of his victims are already fighting for their lives and now it’s time for Matthews to join the game. “Saw 8 Film Collection” Blu-Ray – https://www.amazon.com/Saw-8-Film-Collection-Blu-ray/dp/B07KLCVW1Z/ Survive 2005 "Cursed: Unrated" DVD Review WHAT DOESN’T KILL YOU MAKES YOU STRONGER. A werewolf loose in Los Angeles changes the lives of three young adults, who, after being mauled by the beast, learn they must kill their attacker if they hope to change their fate to avoid becoming werewolves too. “Cursed” Unrated DVD – https://www.amazon.com/Cursed-Unrated-Version-Christina-Ricci/dp/B0009ETDAK/ Blindspot Episode 49 "Cat People" Blu-Ray Review (Criterion)  The first of the horror films producer Val Lewton made for RKO Pictures redefined the genre by leaving its most frightening terrors to its audience’s imagination. Simone Simon stars as a Serbian émigré in Manhattan who believes that, because of an ancient curse, any physical intimacy with the man she loves (Kent Smith) will turn her into a feline predator. Lewton, a consummate producer-auteur who oversaw every aspect of his projects, found an ideal director in Jacques Tourneur, a chiaroscuro stylist adept at keeping viewers off-kilter with startling compositions and psychological innuendo. Together, they eschewed the canned effects of earlier monster movies in favor of shocking with subtle shadows and creative audio cues. One of the studio’s most successful movies of the 1940s, Cat People raised the creature feature to new heights of sophistication and mystery. SPECIAL FEATURES New 2K digital restoration, with uncompressed monaural soundtrack on the Blu-ray Audio commentary from 2005 featuring film historian Gregory Mank, with excerpts from an audio interview with actor Simone Simon Val Lewton: The Man in the Shadows, a 2008 feature-length documentary that explores the life and career of the legendary Hollywood producer Interview with director Jacques Tourneur from 1979 New interview with cinematographer John Bailey about the look of the film Trailer English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing PLUS: An essay by critic Geoffrey O’Brien Criterion – https://www.criterion.com/ “Cat People” Blu-Ray – https://www.criterion.com/films/28696-cat-people Podcast Version https://www.stitcher.com/show/shut-up-brandon-podcast https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/shut-up-brandon-podcast/id988229934 https://shutupbrandon.podbean.com/e/mrparka-s-weekly-reviews-episode-205-audio-version/ Ask a Question/ Answer a QuestionWhat movie would you like me to do a commentary on for fun? 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Film NotesBeach Babes from Beyond – 1993 – David DeCoteau
Naked Girl Murdered in the Park – 1972 – Alfonso Brescia The Name of the Rose – 1986 – Jean-Jacques Annaud Return of the Living Dead 3 – 1993 – Brian Yuzna Return of the Living Dead: Necropolis – 2005 – Ellory Elkayem Return of the Living Dead: Rave to the Grave – 2005 – Ellory Elkayem Reincarnation – 2005 – Takashi Shimizu White Noise – 2005 – Geoffrey Sax Saw 2 – 2005 – Darren Lynn Bousman Cursed – 2005 – Wes Craven Cat People – 1942 – Jacques Tourneur |