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When a meteorite crash lands onto a Boston college campus and an alien beast is released, only one man understands its mission to mate. From the depths of an all girls college, the grotesque monster stalks his prey in a cat-and-mouse chase until the final conflict where only one species can survive. Sales Points Also known as 'Deadly Instincts', this 1997 cult classic DTV sci-fi /horror entry delivers all the fun elements of the genre! Stars Samantha Womack (Kingsman: The Secret Service), Todd Jensen (It's Alive), Oliver Tobias (The Wicked Lady), Clifton Lloyd Bryan (The Fifth Element) and Melanie Walters ('Gavin and Stacey') BRAND NEW HD master with extensive color correction. Presented in it's original 1.33:1 aspect ratio. Remake of the 1986 movie 'Breeders'. Dark Force – https://darkforcesuperstore.com/shop-all/ “Breeders” Blu-Ray – https://mvdshop.com/products/breeders-blu-ray?_pos=1&_sid=d5f91c774&_ss=r "The Giant Spider Invasion" Blu-Ray Review (Dark Force) GIANT SPIDERS! CREEPING... CRAWLING... CRUSHING! After a black hole strikes, it opens up another dimension in a rural Wisconsin town, and soon there is an invasion of gigantic arachnids who crave human flesh. NASA scientists Dr. Vance (Steve Brodie) and Dr. Jenny Langer (Barbara Hale) try their best to save humanity as a romance blooms between them. Meanwhile, local Dan Kester (Robert Easton) squabbles with his wife, Ev (Leslie Parrish), and has a dalliance with local bartender Helga (Christiane Schmidtmer). Bonus Materials 'Giant Spider Mishaps' - Interview with director Bill rRebane Interview with actor Robert Easton Giant Spider music video Sales Points One of the Top 50 grossing films of 1975! Brand new 2019 HD transfer from the original 35mm camera negative! All-star cast includes Steve Brodie (Out of the Past), Barbara Hale (Perry Mason), Alan Hale, Jr. (Gilligan's Island), Robert Easton (Working Girl) and Leslie Parrish (The Manchurian Candidate) Cult classic sci-fi from the 1970's! Featured in a 1997 episode of Mystery Science Theater 3000! Dark Force – https://darkforcesuperstore.com/shop-all/ “The Giant Spider Invasion” Blu-Ray – https://mvdshop.com/products/the-giant-spider-invasion-remastered-edition-blu-ray "Teenage Hitchhikers" Blu-Ray Review (Dark Force) Everything You're Looking For... More Than You Bargained For! Mouse (Kathie Christopher) and Bird (Sandra Peabody) are a couple of sassy and sexy young hitchhikers who embark on a cross country trip in search of freedom, excitement, and independence. The lovely ladies use their bodies as currency and encounter a diverse array of libidinous folks on their journey in this sexy and thrilling cult classic exploitation film from the 1970's. Bonus Materials Brand new HD master from the original uncut 35mm camera negative with extensive scene by scene color correction. Audio commentary with Director of Photography Bill Lamond. Brand new 2019 On-Camera interview with writer/director Gerri Sedley Dark Force – https://darkforcesuperstore.com/shop-all/ “Teenage Hitchhikers” Blu-Ray – https://mvdshop.com/products/teenage-hitchhikers-blu-ray "Ator: The Fighting Eagle" Blu-Ray Review (Dark Force) A Magical Power Was Destined to Fight at His Side! It is written that the son of Thorn will put an end to the tragic dynasty of the Spider. Thus, the Grand Priest of The Spider orders the slaughter of the newborn son. However, the old Griba hides the newborn safe from the slaughter, and he grows up strong and brave with his adoptive parents. Miles O'Keeffe (Tarzan The Ape Man) is Ator, son of Thorn. He falls in love with Sunya (Ritza Brown), whom he believes to be his sister. When finally the truth is revealed that Ator was adopted, he gains the approval for the marriage. But on their wedding day, the Black Knights, guards of the Grand Priest, begin a massacre in Ator's village as they search for old Griba and they kidnap Sunya, the bride. Ator must then begin his long, perilous journey towards the Temple of the Spider. On his way he learns the secrets of martial arts and befriends Roon (Sabrina Siani), a thief Amazon who joins Ator on the journey to the temple. Together they conquer danger after danger. The action and adventure continues when Ator and Roon arrive at the Temple as Ator must rescue Sunya and fulfill the prophecy by killing the huge monstrous animal that is the Spider. Dark Force – https://darkforcesuperstore.com/shop-all/ “Ator: The Fighting Eagle” Blu-Ray – https://mvdshop.com/products/ator-the-fighting-eagle-collectors-edition-blu-ray "Yeti: The Giant of the 20th Century" Blu-Ray Review (Dark Force) MOVE OVER KING KONG AND GODZILLA... Professor Wassermann (John Stacy) is asked by industry magnate Morgan Hunnicut (Eddie Faye) to lead an expedition to study the giant Yeti creature found frozen in a large ice block on Newfoundland's coast. The professor does not know that Hunnicut intends to use the prehistoric creature as a trademark of its multinational industrial group. A very big mistake. Dark Force – https://darkforcesuperstore.com/shop-all/ “Yeti: Giant of the 20th Century” Blu-Ray – https://mvdshop.com/products/yeti-giant-of-the-20th-century-blu-ray "What the Waters Left Behind" Blu-Ray Review (Unearthed Films) They Come For You! The town of Epecuén was flooded on November 10th 1985 and was deep underwater for over 30 years. When the waters receded, the town was still intact and stayed deserted, at least so they thought. A group of young filmmakers takes a trip to the ruins to film a documentary. Ignoring the warnings, they get stranded. One by one they soon find that you don't have to go to Texas for a massacre. Bonus Materials Making of Trailer Unearthed Films Trailers Unearthed Films – https://www.unearthedfilms.com/ “What the Waters Left Behind” Blu-Ray – https://mvdshop.com/products/what-the-waters-left-behind-blu-ray "Black Rainbow" Blu-Ray Review (Arrow Video) Mike Hodges (Flash Gordon, Get Carter) wrote and directed this supernatural chiller as a meditation on the human race's ability to destroy the world, a gothic tale of suspense and the occult, guaranteed to send shivers down your spine. Martha Travis (Rosanna Arquette, Pulp Fiction, Crash) is a travelling clairvoyant on the road with her sceptic father (Jason Robards, Once Upon a Time in the West, Magnolia). During a séance Martha communicates a message from a dead man to his wife in the audience. Shocked the wife insists her husband is still alive. Later that evening the husband is killed by a ruthless assassin. As Martha foresees more and more tragic events journalist Gary Wallace (Tom Hulce, Amadeus, Animal House) follows the pair in pursuit of a hot story... with catastrophically eerie results. Sent direct to cable by its struggling distributor on initial release, Black Rainbow unfairly never got the exposure it deserved, newly restored from the original negative audiences can now discover the darkness at the end of the rainbow, as never before. Bonus Materials Brand new restoration from the original negative approved by writer-director Mike Hodges Original stereo 2.0 PCM uncompressed audio and 5.1 DTS-HD Master Audio Surround Sound options Optional English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing New audio commentary by film historians Kat Ellinger and Samm Deighan Archival audio commentary by Mike Hodges Message in a Bottle: Archival 'Making of' documentary Archival featurettes '8 Minutes'; 'Disasters'; 'Seeing the Future'; 'Behind the Rainbow' featuring interviews with Hodges, Arquette, Robards, producer John Quested including behind-the-scenes imagery Trailer Reversible sleeve featuring original and newly commissioned artwork by Nathanael Marsh FIRST PRESSING ONLY: Booklet featuring new writing on the film by author Alexandra Heller-Nicholas, Mike Hodges and more illustrated with stills Arrow Video – https://www.arrowvideo.com/ “Black Rainbow” Blu-Ray – https://mvdshop.com/products/black-rainbow-blu-ray "Bloodstone" Blu-Ray Review (Arrow Video) A man of action who can fight with the best of them and a cab driver who would give the Transporter a run for his money, pair up to save a young girl from the clutches of an evil criminal magnate in the exciting adventure thrill-ride Bloodstone! The Bloodstone, a priceless stolen ruby, accidentally ends up in the possession of American newlyweds Sandy (Brett Stimely, Cannibal Women in the Avocado Jungle of Death) and Stephanie (Anna Nicholas, Remington Steele). Now, their honeymoon in India is interrupted as they become the target of international fence Van Hoeven (Christopher Neame, The Prestige) and his evil henchmen. When Van Hoeven kidnaps Stephanie and ransoms her for the jewel, Sandy joins forces with cabby and dormant stunt-driver Shyam Sabu (Rajinikanth, 2.0) to rescue his young bride. Co-written and produced by genre film luminary Nico Mastorakis (Island of Death, The Wind) and featuring a stellar performance by legendary Tamil megastar Rajinikanth in his first English-language role, Bloodstone is an action-packed romp full of thrills, kick-ass one liners and venomous cobras! Bonus Materials High Definition Blu-ray (1080p) presentation Original 2.0 Stereo PCM Uncompressed audio and 5.1 Surround audio options Optional English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing Optional Greek subtitles Brand new audio commentary by Bryan Reesman Keeping it to Myself – brand new interview with producer and co-writer Nico Mastorakis Brand new video essay on Bloodstone’s star Rajinikanth by Indian cinema expert Josh Hurtado Trailers Image gallery Original screenplay [BD-ROM content] Reversible sleeve featuring original and newly-commissioned artwork by Graham Humphreys FIRST PRESSING ONLY: Illustrated collector’s booklet featuring new writing on the film by Mark Cunliffe Arrow Video – https://www.arrowvideo.com/ “Bloodstone” Blu-Ray – https://mvdshop.com/products/bloodstone-blu-ray "Zombie for Sale" Blu-Ray Review (Arrow Video) An infectiously funny slice of modern Korean cinema where Train to Busan, The Quiet Family and Warm Bodies collide to create a memorable rom-zom-com from first time director Lee Min-jae. When the illegal human experiments of Korea's biggest Pharmaceutical company go wrong, one of their "undead" test subjects escapes and ends up in a shabby gas station owned by the Park family - a band of misfits spanning three generations who hustle passers-by to make ends meet. When the Park family uncover their undead visitor, he bites the head of their household, who instead of transforming into an undead ghoul becomes revitalised and full of life! The family then hatch a plan to exploit this unexpected fountain of youth, allowing locals to pay to be bitten too, until things go wrong... With a cabbage-munching zombie who prefers ketchup over blood, and a dysfunctional family that gives the Kim family of Parasite a run for their money, Zombie for Sale will warm the deadest of hearts and breathe some new life into the zombie genre. Bonus Materials High-Definition Blu-ray (1080p) presentation Original uncompressed Stereo and 5.1 DTS-HD MA options Newly-translated English subtitles Brand new audio commentary with filmmakers and critics Sam Ashurst and Dan Martin Q&A with director Lee Min-jae from a 2019 screening at Asian Pop-Up Cinema in Chicago, moderated by film critic and author Darcy Paquet Eat Together, Kill Together: The Family-in-Peril Comedy - brand new video essay by critic and producer Pierce Conran exploring Korea's unique social satires Making-Of Featurette Behind-the-Scenes footage Original Trailer Reversible sleeve featuring original and newly-commissioned artwork by Mike Lee-Graham FIRST PRESSING ONLY: Collector’s booklet featuring new writing by Josh Hurtado Arrow Video – https://www.arrowvideo.com/ “Zombie for Sale” Blu-Ray – https://mvdshop.com/products/zombie-for-sale-blu-ray "The Wild, Wild World of Jayne Mansfield" Blu-Ray Review (Severin Films) Description From producer Dick Randall (ESCAPE FROM WOMEN’S PRISON, PIECES) comes the notorious Mondo mash-up in which a Jayne Mansfield sound-alike narrates footage of Jayne being chased by paparazzi in Rome, wearing bikinis in Cannes and partying with drag queens in Paris, before suddenly veering into graphic photos of her horrific accident and a posthumous tour of her Hollywood mansion. Mickey Hargitay co-stars in this “deranged kaleidoscope of titillating insanity” (Film Threat), scanned from the 35mm Something Weird archival print. Special Features: SD Video Master Version of Feature The Devil & Jayne: Interview with Anton LaVey Biographer Blanche Barton BONUS MOVIE: Wild, Weird, Wonderful Italians (966 Italian Mondo, scanned from 35mm print from the Something Weird archives) Trailer Severin Films – https://severin-films.com/ “The Wild, Wold World of Jayne Mansfield” Blu-Ray – https://severin-films.com/shop/wild-wild-world-blu/ "Slash Dance" DVD Review (Verboden Video/ Lo-Fi Video) 1989's Slashdance is now officially available and saved from analog death! Released by Lo-Fi Video in collaboration with our friends over at Verboden Video. Slashdance stars Cindy Ferda (Americana - G.L.O.W), as a cop who goes undercover as a dancer in a musical to catch a killer. Also stars Dee Booher (Queen Kong - G.L.O.W) and John Henry Richardson ( 'Jay Richardson' - Hollywood Chainsaw Hookers, Death Row Diner). Veboden Video – http://verbodenvideo.com/ Lo-Fi Video – https://www.storenvy.com/stores/465915-lo-fi-video “Slash Dance” DVD – https://www.storenvy.com/products/30632779-slashdance-dvd A Run Through '91 "Blood Massacre" DVD Review GUESS WHO’S COMING TO DINNER A gang are on the run after a video store robbery goes wrong and results in a death. One of their party, Rizzo is maybe not as stable as he should be. Hiding out at a family’s farm house, events unfold that reveal not everything is as it seems. Who will survive the Blood Massacre? “Blood Massacre” YouTube – https://youtu.be/aXKejCvrE0Y Blindspot Episode 13 "The Living Dead at the Manchester Morgue" Blu-Ray/DVD/CD Review (Synapse Films)  Synopsis “This is one of my favourite zombie films of them all; a genuinely chilling UK set horror…” Director Edgar Wright (Baby Driver, Shaun of the Dead, The World’s End) A strange twist of fate brings two young travelers, George (Ray Lovelock, The Cassandra Crossing) and Edna (Christine Galbo, The House That Screamed), to a small town where an experimental agricultural machine may be bringing the dead back to life! As zombies infest the area and attack the living, a bullheaded detective (Academy Award® nominee Arthur Kennedy, Peyton Place) thinks the couple are Satanists responsible for the local killings. George and Edna have to fight for their lives, and prove their innocence, as they try and stop the impending zombie apocalypse! The Living Dead at Manchester Morgue (aka Let Sleeping Corpses Lie and Don’t Open the Window) is a gory horror tale from Spanish director Jorge Grau and widely considered to be one of the best zombie films ever made. Beautifully restored in 4K from the original camera negative, Synapse Films presents the film for the FIRST TIME EVER on Blu-ray with the true original English theatrical mono mix and the real opening and closing credit sequences intact. Features Exclusive new 4K restoration from the original 35mm camera negative New 5.1 English stereo surround remix made exclusively for the Synapse Films release Two audio commentaries featuring authors and film scholars Troy Howarth, Nathaniel Thompson and Bruce Holecheck Restoration of the true original English language theatrical mono mix Jorge Grau - Catalonia’s Cult Film King (89 mins.) – This extensive feature-length documentary explores the life and films of director Jorge Grau (BLU-RAY EXCLUSIVE) The Scene of the Crime - Giannetto De Rossi in Discussion from Manchester (16 Mins.) (BLU-RAY EXCLUSIVE) Giannetto De Rossi - Q&A at the Festival of Fantastic Films, UK (43 Mins) (BLU-RAY EXCLUSIVE) Theatrical trailer, TV spots and radio spots Newly translated removable English SDH subtitles Liner notes booklet featuring writing from Spanish film scholar, Dr. Nicholas Schlegel Exclusive CD soundtrack of the haunting original score by Giuliano Sorgini Included mini-poster of Wes Benscoter's amazing Steelbook artwork Synapse Films – https://synapse-films.com/ “The Living Dead at the Manchester Morgue” Steelbook Blu-Ray/DVD/CD – https://synapse-films.com/blu-ray/the-living-dead-at-manchester-morgue-6000-piece-three-disc-limited-edition-steelbook/ Ask a Question/Answer a Question Who is your favorite Italian Actor and/or Actress? Podcast Version https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/podbean-70/shut-up-brandon-podcast https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/shut-up-brandon-podcast/id988229934? https://shutupbrandon.podbean.com/e/mrparka-s-weekly-reviews-episode-169-audio-version/ UpdateBlu-Ray
Film NotesBreeders – 1997 – Paul Matthews
The Giant Spider Invasion – 1975 – Bill Rebane Teenage Hitchhikers – 1975 – Gerri Sedley Ator, the Fighting Eagle – 1982 – Joe D’Amato Yeti: The Giant of the 20th Century – 1977 – Gianfranco Parolini What the Waters Left Behind – 2017 – Luciano Onetti/Nicolás Onetti Black Rainbow – 1989 – Mike Hodges Bloodstone – 1988 – Dwight H. Little Zombie on Sale – 2019 – Lee Min-jae The Wild, Wild World of Jayne Mansfield – 1968 – Arthur Knight/ Joel Holt/Charles W. Broun Jr. Slash Dance – 1989 – James Shyman Blood Massacre – 1991 – Don Dohler The Living Dead at Manchester Morgue – 1974 – Jorge Grau
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This undiscovered erotic film is a labyrinth of all-male fantasies whose outstanding beauties always end up fading away while leaving their sensual protagonist dealing with his own loneliness. Directed with absolute grace by the mysterious Dietrich de Velsa (aka Francis Savel / Frantz Salieri): this former painter was also the owner and artistic director of one of the first transvestites' cabaret of Paris, La Grande Eugène. Years later, he collaborated with Joseph Losey on Mr. Klein and Don Giovanni. EQUATION TO AN UNKNOWN is his only film and stands without a doubt as a masterpiece and the best French gay porn ever made. Special Features on the DVD/Blu-ray: Remembering the Equation: A Video Essay about the film by Yann Gonzalez. Short Film: Diary of a Fight by Guy Gilles documents the creation of a painting by the artist Francis Savel, the real name of Equation to an Unknown's director Dietrich de Velsa. Narrated by Alain Delon. Original 1980 Trailer New Theatrical Trailer Other Trailers A Jean Daniel Cadinot vintage centerfold poster featuring the sexy lead actor, Gianfranco Longhi (Blu-ray Exclusive). Specs: Region-Free Mono Audio In French with English, Spanish, & German Subtitles Altered Innocence – https://www.alteredinnocence.net/films “Equation to an Unknown” Blu-Ray – https://www.diabolikdvd.com/product/equation-to-an-unknown-altered-innocence-blu-ray-all-region/ "Mondo Balordo" Blu-Ray Review (Severin Films) In one of the most infamous Mondo movies of all, host Boris Karloff guides you through a world “throbbing and pulsing with love, from the jungle orgies of primitive tribes to sin-filled evenings of the London sophisticate.” Along the way, you’ll also experience Bedouin pimps, amorous dwarves, Spanish transvestites, German lesbians, Indian exorcists, Neapolitan cigarette smugglers and Chinese bondage models, now scanned in 4k from the original negative. Special Features: BONUS MOVIE: The Orientals – 1960 Italian Mondo, scanned from 35mm print from the Something Weird archives Trailer Severin Films – https://severin-films.com/ “Mondo Balordo” Blu-Ray – https://severin-films.com/shop/mondo-balordo-blu/ Patreon "Investigation of a Citizen Above Suspicion" Blu-Ray Review The provocative Italian filmmaker Elio Petri’s most internationally acclaimed work is this remarkable, visceral, Oscar-winning thriller. Petri maintains a tricky balance between absurdity and realism in telling the Kafkaesque tale of a Roman police inspector (a commanding Gian Maria Volonté) investigating a heinous crime—which he himself committed. Both a compelling character study and a disturbing commentary on the draconian government crackdowns in Italy in the late 1960s and early ’70s, Petri’s kinetic portrait of surreal bureaucracy is a perversely pleasurable rendering of controlled chaos. SPECIAL FEATURES New 4K digital film restoration, with uncompressed monaural soundtrack on the Blu-ray Archival interview with director Elio Petri, conducted by critic and filmmaker Alexandre Astruc Elio Petri: Notes About a Filmmaker (2005), a ninety-minute documentary on the director’s career, featuring interviews with friends, collaborators, and filmmakers New interview with film scholar Camilla Zamboni Investigation of a Citizen Named Volonté (2008), a fifty-minute documentary about actor Gian Maria Volonté Music in His Blood, an interview with composer Ennio Morricone from 2010, conducted by film critic Fabio Ferzetti Trailers New English subtitle translation PLUS: A booklet featuring an essay by film scholar Evan Calder Williams and excerpts from a 2001 book by screenwriter Ugo Pirro Criterion – https://www.criterion.com/ “Investigation of a Citizen Above Suspicion” Blu-Ray – https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/dvd-investigation-of-a-citizen-above-suspicion-gian-maria-volont/3894492?ean=0715515110310 Patreon "Kid Galahad" Review PRESLEY PACKS THE THE SCREEN’S BIGGEST WALLOP…WITH THE GALS…WITH THE GLOVES…WITH THE GUITAR! Kid Galahad is a 1962 musical film starring Elvis Presley as a boxer. The movie was filmed on location in Idyllwild, California and is noted for having a strong supporting cast. Most critics rate it as one of Presley’s best performances. The film is a remake of the 1937 original version starring Edward G. Robinson, Bette Davis, and Humphrey Bogart. “Kid Galahad” Blu-Ray – https://www.amazon.com/Kid-Galahad/dp/B076FF94BH/ Patreon "Undisputed 3: Redemption" Streaming Review ONE DEADLY TOURNAMENT. LAST FIGHT FOR FREEDOM. Russian inmate Boyka, now severely hobbled by the knee injury suffered at the end of Undisputed 2. No longer the feared prison fighter he was, he has declined so far that he is now good only for cleaning toilets. But when a new prison fight tournament begins – an international affair, matching the best fighters from prisons around the globe, enticing them with the promise of freedom for the winner – Boyka must reclaim his dignity and fight for his position in the tournament. “Undisputed 3: Redemption” Blu-Ray – https://www.amazon.com/Undisputed-III-Redemption-Danny-Dimbort/dp/B003FXXNBW/ Patreon "Detective Pikachu" Review with Jeremy PARTNER UP! In a world where people collect pocket-size monsters (Pokémon) to do battle, a boy comes across an intelligent monster who seeks to be a detective. “Detective Pikachu” Blu-Ray – https://www.amazon.com/Pokemon-Detective-Pikachu-Blu-ray-Digital/dp/B07RMGBKB2/ "Impetigore" Streaming Review (Shudder) FAMILY CAN GET UNDER YOUR SKIN.Enticed by a promise of inheritance, a young woman returns to the village of her birth. Unbeknownst to her, the villagers hide a sinister plan – one that may require her very own death. “Impetigore” Shudder – https://www.shudder.com/play/45f9b1649a894e89 A Run Through '91 "The Silence of the Lambs" Blu-Ray Review (Criterion) In this chilling adaptation of the best-selling novel by Thomas Harris, the astonishingly versatile director Jonathan Demme crafted a taut psychological thriller about an American obsession: serial murder. As Clarice Starling, an FBI trainee who enlists the help of the infamous Hannibal “the Cannibal” Lecter to gain insight into the mind of another killer, Jodie Foster subverts classic gender dynamics and gives one of the most memorable performances of her career. As her foil, Anthony Hopkins is the archetypal antihero—cultured, quick-witted, and savagely murderous—delivering a harrowing portrait of humanity gone terribly wrong. A gripping police procedural and a disquieting immersion into a twisted psyche, The Silence of the Lambs swept the Academy Awards® (best picture, director, screenplay, actress, actor) and remains a cultural touchstone. SPECIAL FEATURES New 4K digital restoration, approved by director of photography Tak Fujimoto, with 2.0 surround DTS-HD Master Audio soundtrack on the Blu-ray Alternate 5.1 surround DTS-HD Master Audio soundtrack on the Blu-ray Audio commentary from 1994 featuring director Jonathan Demme, actors Jodie Foster and Anthony Hopkins, screenwriter Ted Tally, and former FBI agent John Douglas New interview with critic Maitland McDonagh Thirty-eight minutes of deleted scenes Four documentaries featuring hours of interviews with cast and crew Behind-the-scenes featurette Storyboards Trailer English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing PLUS: An introduction by Foster and an essay by critic Amy Taubin, and (Blu-ray only) pieces from 2000 and 2013 by author Thomas Harris on the origins of the character Hannibal Lecter and a 1991 interview with Demme Criterion – https://www.criterion.com/ “The Silence of the Lambs” Blu-Ray – https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/dvd-the-silence-of-the-lambs-jodie-foster/3620929?ean=0715515210317 A Run Through '91 "Body Parts" Blu-Ray Review (Scream Factory) Synopsis From Eric Red, the writer of The Hitcher and Near Dark, comes this tale of a medical experiment gone very wrong. Bill Chrushank is a criminal psychologist who loses his arm and nearly his life in a grisly car accident. A daring medical operation follows, in which a donor's arm is successfully grafted onto Bill's body. But after the operation, the arm starts to take on a violent life of its own, striking out against Bill's wife and children. Consumed by fears about his dangerous behavior, Bill is driven to learn the donor's identity – and makes a horrifying discovery that delivers him into a world of unimaginable terror. Written and directed by Eric Red (Cohen & Tate, Bad Moon), this thriller stars Jeff Fahey (Alita: Battle Angel) and Brad Dourif (Child's Play, Graveyard Shift). Bonus Features NEW Audio Commentary With Director Eric Red NEW I Dare You To Read The Script – An Interview With Director Eric Red NEW Something Unstoppable – An Interview With Actor Paul Ben-Victor NEW Molded For Cinema – An Interview With Actor Peter Murnik NEW That One Hurt – An Interview With Editor Anthony Redman Deleted Gore Footage With Optional Commentary With Director Eric Red Theatrical Trailer TV Spots Still Gallery Shout! Factory – https://www.shoutfactory.com/ “Body Parts” Blu-Ray – https://www.shoutfactory.com/product/body-parts?product_id=7278 A Run Through '91 "The Boneyard" Blu-Ray Review (Code Red) A policeman (Ed Nelson) and a psychic (Deborah Rose) link cult mayhem to a morgue (run by Norman Fell) where ancient ghouls are on the loose. The film plunges into the nightmarish experiences of a portly, depressed psychic (Deborah Rose), whose involvement in a grisly child-murder case leads her and her detective partner (Ed Nelson) to an imposing, fortress-like mortuary. Chen the owner of the funeral home and prime suspect in the case, claims the three mummified corpses in question are not children but ancient demons known as “Kyoshi”. It seems the little monsters have been around for centuries as a result of an age-old curse and can only be placated with offerings of human flesh — with which the mortician has been supplying them his entire life. When Chen is jailed on murder charges, the under-fed ghouls awaken in search of dinner, trapping the staff inside the mortuary walls and devouring them. The survivors, including Rose and Nelson, use every means at their disposal to combat the demons, which have possessed the bodies of morgue attendant Mrs. Poopinplatz (Phyllis Diller) and her poodle, mutating them into hideous monsters. Blu-ray Extras Include: New HD Restoration From The Original Negative - Financed By Code Red DVD’s Credit Card Extensive Color Correction Exclusive To Code Red Release Version Audio Commentary With Director James Cummins And Producer Richard F. Brophy Interviews With Actress Phyllis Diller, Director James Cummins and Producer Richard F. Brophy Brand New Exclusive To Code Red Version, The Little Ghoul Grows Up: Interview With Actress Sallie Middleton (Little Ghoul / Dead Girl) Conducted By Associate Producer Phil Smoot Reversible Sleeve with Alternate Artwork “The Boneyard” Blu-Ray – https://www.kinolorber.com/product/the-boneyard-blu-ray A Run Through '91 "Child of Darkness, Child of Light" VHS Review A Catholic priest is sent to investigate reports of two virgin conceptions. One is about to give birth to the child of God and the other is the child of the Devil and he must decide which one is good and which one is evil before Satan’s followers can stop him. “Child of Darkness, Child of Light” YouTube – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CHO6IgVp8JM&t=18s A Run Through '91 "Camp Fear" Review Some sorority sisters opt for camping in the woods with a handsome professor instead of going to Palm Springs for spring break. However, the orgy is interrupted when some druids appear and decide they need to sacrifice the sisters to prevent the apocalypse at the start of the new millennium. “Camp Fear” DVD – https://www.amazon.com/Camp-Fear-Vincent-Van-Patten/dp/B0007LXOYG/ Blindspot Episode 12 "Exorcist 3" Blu-Ray Review (Scream Factory)  Synopsis For more than fifteen years Police Lieutenant Kinderman (George C. Scott) has been haunted by the death of his friend Father Damien Karras. Now, on the 15th anniversary of the exorcism that claimed the priest’s life, Kinderman’s world is once again shattered when a boy is found decapitated and savagely crucified. It’s just the beginning of a nightmare series of bizarre religious murders. The brutal murders bear the hallmarks of the infamous Gemini Killer…who died in the electric chair fifteen years earlier. But when a psychopath claiming to be the Gemini Killer reveals intimate, gruesome details that only the true killer could possibly know, Kinderman is confronted with a horrifying truth that he cannot explain…and that will shake him to the core. THE EXORCIST III is author/filmmaker William Peter Blatty’s personal vision of what followed after THE EXORCIST. Like the original, THE EXORCIST III combines elements of a detective story, a theological puzzle, and an unforgettable study in terror. Bonus Features DISC ONE: The Exorcist III (Theatrical Cut, 110 minutes) NEW 2K Scan Of The Interpositive Vintage Featurette Deleted Scene/Alternate Takes/Bloopers Deleted Prologue Vintage Interviews (Featuring Behind-The-Scenes Footage) With Writer/Director William Peter Blatty, George C. Scott, Jason Miller, Ed Flanders, Grand L. Bush, Executive Producer James G. Robinson, Production Designer Leslie Dilley, Larry King And More Theatrical Trailers TV Spots Photo Galleries DISC TWO: Legion (Original Director's Cut, 105 minutes) NEW Audio Interview With Writer/Director William Peter Blatty NEW A "Wonderfull" Time – Interviews With Producer Carter DeHaven, Actors Clifford David And Tracy Thorne And Production Assistant Kara Reidy NEW Signs Of The Gemini – An Interview With Brad Dourif NEW The Devil In The Details – Interview With Production Designer Leslie Dilley, Assistant Designer Daren Dochterman And Illustrator Simon Murton NEW Music For A Padded Cell – An Interview With Composer Barry DeVorzon NEW All This Bleeding – A Look At The Re-shoot And Makeup Effects With Production Manager Ronald Colby, Editor Todd Ramsay, Effects Artists William Forsche, Mike Smithson, Brian Wade And Actor/Body Double Charles Powell Shout! Factory – https://www.shoutfactory.com/ “Exorcist 3” Blu-Ray – https://www.shoutfactory.com/product/the-exorcist-iii-collector-s-edition?product_id=4752 Ask a Question/Answer a Question Favorite Poliziotteschi films? Podcast Version https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/podbean-70/shut-up-brandon-podcast https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/shut-up-brandon-podcast/id988229934? https://shutupbrandon.podbean.com/e/mrparka-s-weekly-reviews-episode-168-audio-version/ UpdateBlu-Ray
Film NotesEquation to an Unknown – 1980 – Francis Savel/ Dietrich de Velsa
Mondo Balordo - 1964 – Roberto Bianchi Montero/Albert T. Viola Investigation of a Citizen Above Suspicion – 1970 – Elio Petri Kid Galahad – 1962 – Phil Karlson Undisputed III: Redemption – 2010 – Isaac Florentine Pokémon Detective Pikachu – 2019 – Rob Letterman Impetigore – 2019 – Joko Anwar The Silence of the Lambs – 1991 – Jonathan Demme Body Parts – 1991 – Eric Red The Boneyard – 1991 – James Cummins Child of Darkness, Child of Light – 1991 – Marina Sargenti Camp Fear – 1991 – Thomas Edward Keith The Exorcist III – 1990 – William Peter Blatty  Links www.youtube.com/mrparka https://www.instagram.com/mrparka/ https://twitter.com/mrparka00 http://www.screamingtoilet.com/dvd--blu-ray https://www.facebook.com/screamingpotty/ https://www.facebook.com/mrparka http://shutupbrandon.podbean.com/ https://www.facebook.com/screamingpotty/ https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/shut-up-brandon-podcast/id988229934?mt=2 https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/podbean-70/shut-up-brandon-podcast https://letterboxd.com/mrparka/ https://www.patreon.com/mrparka Time Stamps “The Revenge of the Living Dead Girls” Review – 00:18 “Inferno of Torture” Review – 6:46 “Starfish” Review – 13:38 “The Other Lamb” Review – 19:07 “Torpedo: U-235” Review – 24:47 “Used Cars” Patreon Review – 31:10 “Fascination” Patreon Review – 36:39 “Deadgirl” ” Patreon Review – 42:00 “Intensive Care” A Run Through ’91 Review – 50:26 “Scissors‘” A Run Through ’91 Review – 54:59 Blindspot Episode 11 “Tarantula” Review with Jeremy – 59:05 Questions – 1:18:02 Answers –1:22:02 Question of the Week “Favorite lesser seen Spaghetti Western?”1:32:24 Update – 1:32:57 22 Shots of Moodz and Horror – https://www.22shotsofmoodzandhorror.com/ Video Reviews"The Revenge of the Living Dead Girls" Blu-Ray Review (Severin Films) Description In 1987, Parisian pornographers Pierre B. Reinhard and Jean-Claude Roy deviated from their usual high-end skin fare to instead create un cassoulet d’atrocités that remains most extreme French gore film in history: When a trio of vixens is killed by corporate-tainted milk, their nubile corpses will rise from the grave for a Jean-Rollin-meets-RETURN OF THE LIVING DEAD orgy of depravity that DVD Drive-In calls “a fetishistic ode to blood, breasts and brutality.” Severin Films is très fier to present this long-unseen “grimy rhapsody of deviance” (Bleeding Skull) featuring graphic splatter by doomed FX master Benoît Lestang (THE WAX MAX, MARTYRS), now remastered in HD and spurting with all-new Special Features. Special Features: Revisiting the Revenge: Interview with Special Effects Artist Benoit Lestang and Writer Jean-Claude Roy The Revenge: Interview with Director Pierre B. Reinhard Inside Studio Lestang: Interview with Special Effects Artist Benoit Lestang Theatrical Trailer Severin Films – https://severin-films.com/ “The Revenge of the Living Dead Girls” Blu-Ray – https://severin-films.com/shop/revenge-dead-girls-blu/ "Inferno of Torture" Blu-Ray Review (Arrow Films) Exploitation legend Teruo Ishii (Horrors of Malformed Men, Orgies of Edo) delivers one of his most extreme visions of violent eroticism in this, the sixth in his abnormal love series. Tattoos and torture await women forced into servitude in Ishii's Inferno of Torture. Unable to repay a local lender, Yumi (Yumika Katayama) takes up an offer to serve as a geisha for two years with a promise of freedom once her debt is repaid. She quickly realizes that this is less a house of geishas than an extremely cruel brothel specializing in supplying western visitors with tattooed playthings. Taken under the wing of one of the leading tattoo artists vying for a coveted spot in the Shogun's good graces through his work, Yumi's body becomes a battleground as a rival artist becomes determined not to lose his spot at the top. When the madam, Otatsu (Mieko Fujimoto) trains her eye on the blossoming relationship between the benevolent artist Horihide (Teruo Yoshida) and his model, she makes sure than her stay is less than hospitable, inspiring the torturous inferno of the title. Following Ishii's legendary Shogun's Joy of Torture and Orgies of Edo, the prolific filmmaker still manages to turn up the heat in this incredibly violent and salacious entry in a filmography unlike any other. From the film's opening scene depicting some of the most perverse violence ever captured on screen, through to the shock ending that will leave the audience's mouths agape, there's nothing quite like Inferno of Torture. Tender romance clashes with vile sadism as a sea of tattooed female flesh floods nearly every frame of this film depicting Japan's Edo period as only Ishii could. Bonus Materials High Definition Blu-ray (1080p) presentation Original uncompressed mono audio Optional English subtitles Audio Commentary by Japanese cinema expert Tom Mes Erotic Grotesque Nonsense & the Foundations of Japan’s Cult Counterculture - a condensed version of Jasper Sharp's Miskatonic Institute lecture Trailer Reversible sleeve featuring original and newly-commissioned artwork by Jacob Phillips FIRST PRESSING ONLY: Collector's booklet featuring new writing on the film by Chris D. Arrow Video – https://www.arrowvideo.com/ “Inferno of Torture” Blu-Ray – https://mvdshop.com/products/inferno-of-torture-blu-ray "Starfish" Blu-Ray/CD Combo Review (Altered Innocence) Synopsis: When a mysterious signal from an unknown dimension summons the end of days, it appears as if only Aubrey (Virginia Gardner) is left on earth. Trapped in the apartment of her recently deceased best friend, the only clue she has is a single cassette left behind after her friends death, labeled: "THIS MIXTAPE WILL SAVE THE WORLD." Thrust into a mystery orchestrated by her friend and stricken with grief, Aubrey begins to piece the clues together, uncovering a series of tapes all with pieces of the mystery signal. Along the way, progress is impeded when monstrous creatures begin to overrun the world and enclose in on her. Aubrey is forced to fight off the encroaching creatures and move beyond her own crippling grief in order to find the remaining tapes and possibly save the world. Special Features on the Blu-ray: Bonus CD with Starfish’s Score 2 Audio Commentaries Making-Of Featurette Deleted Scenes 2 Q&As at the Alamo Drafthouse ’The Tortoises’ Featurette Animatic Comparison Music Video: Ghostlight - "Racehorse" Starfish Test Sizzle Director Introduction Festival Teaser & Blu-ray Trailer Other Trailers Reversible Artwork Altered Innocence – https://www.alteredinnocence.net/films “Starfish” Blu-Ray/CD – https://www.diabolikdvd.com/product/starfish-altered-innocence-cd-blu-ray-all-region/ "The Other Lamb" Blu-Ray Review (IFC Midnight) For her entire life, the cult she was born into has been all that teenage Selah (Raffey Cassidy) has known. Along with a band of similarly cloistered young women she lives seemingly unstuck in time, cut off from modern society in a remote forest commune presided over by a man called Shepherd (Michiel Huisman), a controlling, messiah-like figure with a frightening dark side. But when her insular world is rocked by a series of nightmarish visions and disturbing revelations, Selah begins to question everything about her existence—including her allegiance to the increasingly dangerous Shepherd. Awash in images of primal, dreamlike dread, this provocative fable is a haunting vision of adolescent awakening and revolt. IFC Midnight – https://www.ifcfilms.com/category/midnight “The Other Lamb” Blu-Ray – https://www.amazon.com/Other-Lamb-Blu-ray-Raffey-Cassidy/dp/B087L2ZMLR/ "Torpedo: U-235" Blu-Ray Review (Epic Pictures) World War II: Resistance fighters accept a suicide mission to deliver a stolen Nazi submarine carrying atomic uranium. Hunted by Hitler’s army, the crew must outwit the German Navy to bring the cargo safely to America. SPECIAL FEATURES: Making Of Torpedo: U- 235 Trailers: Official US Trailer Original Foreign Trailer U-235 Original Teaser Epic Pictures – https://epic-pictures.com/ “Torpedo: U-235” Blu-Ray – https://epic-pictures.com/merchandise/torpedo-u-235-blu-ray Patreon Pick "Used Cars" Streaming Review Director and co-writer Robert Zemeckis (Forrest Gump, Who Framed Roger Rabbit, the Back To The Future trilogy) is the engine behind Used Cars — the hilariously raunchy salute to those supersalesmen who'll offer lemons while putting the squeeze on you. Rudy Russo (Kurt Russell, Escape from New York) has what it takes to be top salesman on Luke Fuchs' (Jack Warden) car lot — he's the most charming man who'll ever lie to you. Caught up in a feud between Luke and his brother/rival Roy L. Fuchs (also played by Warden), Rudy gears up for an all-out war. Employing his gifts of gab and grift — along with increasingly outlandish sales tactics — Rudy shifts the battle for sales supremacy into overdrive, turning the lot into a high-octane free-for-all! Woefully underappreciated on its initial release, Used Cars has since become a cult favorite hailed for its trunkload of talent in front of and behind the camera, and its rich Corinthian laughter. So tell me: what can I do to get you into Used Cars today? Bonus Features NEW Interview With Producer/Co-Writer Bob Gale Commentary By Director/Co-Writer Robert Zemeckis, Producer/Co-Writer Bob Gale, And Actor Kurt Russell Outtakes Radio Interviews And Spots Theatrical Trailer Alternate Trailer TV Spot Photo Galleries Shout! Factory – https://www.shoutfactory.com/ “Used Cars” Blu-Ray – https://www.shoutfactory.com/product/used-cars?product_id=6986 Patreon Pick "Fascination" Blu-Ray Review (Redemption Films) FASCINATION is often described as a vampire film yet, like few other horror films, it is actually about blood fetishism. Set in 1905, the story concerns a group of aristocratic women who acquire more epicurean tastes after drinking ox's blood as a cure for anemia. Some erotic component was usually imposed on Rollin by meddling producers, forcing him to add ill-fitting sex scenes into his productions, but here - more so than anywhere else in his filmography - the erotic scenes feel truly organic to the story. Due in large part to the sensuality and chemistry of Brigitte Lahaie (a popular Euro porn star in her second legitimate role for Rollin) and Franca Mai (subsequently a singer, producer-director of short films, web mogul and novelist), they are also classically lovely and legitimately erotic. Playful, elegantly crafted and brimming with some of the most unforgettable images in his filmography, FASCINATION embodies Jean Rollin at his very best - venturing outside his usual comfort zones and extending the definition of his filmic universe in the process. (excerpt of the essay by Tim Lucas) Blu-ray Extras Include: Mastered in HD from the 35mm negative French with optional English subtitles Two deleted scenes (16 min. total) "Virgins and Vampires," a 24-minute profile of Rollin, with extensive interviews, form the TV series Eurotika! 20-page booklet with an essay by Tim Lucas, editor of Video Watchdog Original theatrical trailer Original trailers of four other Rollin films Kino Lorber – https://www.kinolorber.com/ “Fascination” Blu-Ray – https://www.kinolorber.com/product/fascination-dvd Patreon Pick "Deadgirl" Blu-Ray Review (Dark Sky Films) Daringly original and genre-busting, Deadgirl is an odyssey into the soul of our alienated youth that takes the conventions of the horror and coming-of-age movies and turns them on their heads. When high school misfits Rickie and JT decide to ditch school and find themselves lost in the crumbling facility of a nearby abandoned hospital, they come face-to-face with a gruesome discovery: a body of a woman – stripped naked, chained to a table and covered in plastic – and soon realize she is anything but dead. Quickly the boys find themselves embarking on a twisted yet poignant journey testing the limits of their friendship, and forces both to decide just how far they’re willing to stretch their understanding of right and wrong. Deadgirl is a new genre classic and a no-holds-barred look at the horror of growing up. Starring Shiloh Fernandez (“Cadillac Records”), Noah Segan (“Brick”), Michael Bowen (“Kill Bill”) and Candice Accola (“Juno”). Dark Sky Films – https://darkskyfilms.com/ “Deadgirl” Blu-Ray – https://www.mpihomevideo.com/products/deadgirl-bluray? A Run Through '91 "Intensive Care" Streaming Review A deranged doctor gets in to a car accident and burns beyond recognition. Years later he awakes from his coma and stalks a young male nurse and his girlfriend, killing everyone along the way. “Intensive Care” YouTube – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f6UA_phfamc A Run Through '91 "Scissors" Blu-Ray Review (Kino Lorber) Mastered in HD! Angies about to step over the edge - all she need is a little help! Sharon Stone (Basic Instinct, Sliver) is electrifying as a woman driven to the edge of insanity in this taut psychological thriller from Frank De Felitta (The Entity, Z.P.G.). Stone plays Angie Anderson, a beautiful, emotionally fragile woman living alone in the big city. When she's attacked in her apartment building, she manages to thwart her assailant by stabbing him with a pair of scissors, but not before he vows to return. Angie's emotional state begins to weaken as she's overwhelmed by fears real and imagined. A handsome neighbor (Steve Railsback, The Stunt Man) and an esteemed psychologist (Ronny Cox, Deliverance) seem to want to help, but someone is leading Angie into a nightmare of madness and terror - and a final confrontation with her worst, long-repressed fears. Also starring Michelle Phillips (Valentino). Blu-ray Extras Include: Trailers Kino Lorber – https://www.kinolorber.com/ “Scissors” Blu-Ray – https://www.kinolorber.com/product/scissors-blu-ray Blindspot Episode 11 "Tarantula" Blu-Ray Review (Scream Factory) Synopsis "One of the best giant-insect films, with fast pacing, convincing special effects, and interesting subplot ... " – Leonard Maltin's Movie Guide Biochemist Gerald Deemer (Leo G. Carroll, North by Northwest) has a plan to feed the world by using a growth formula on plants and animals. Instead he creates terror beyond imagining when his work spawns a spider of mammoth proportions! Feeding on cattle and humans, this towering tarantula has the people of Desert Rock, Arizona running for their lives. Can this horrifying creature be stopped or will the world succumb to its giant claws? This classic sci-fi film from director Jack Arnold (Creature From The Black Lagoon, It Came From Outer Space) stars John Agar (The Mole People, Attack Of The Puppet People) and Mara Corday (The Black Scorpion, The Giant Claw) and features a cameo by Clint Eastwood as a jet squadron leader! Bonus Features NEW 2K Scan Of The Original Film Elements NEW Audio Commentary With Film Historians Tom Weaver, Dr. Robert J. Kiss, And David Schecter Theatrical Trailer Still Gallery Shout! Factory – https://www.shoutfactory.com/ “Tarantula” Blu-Ray – https://www.shoutfactory.com/product/tarantula?product_id=7006 Ask a Question/Answer a QuestionWhat is your favorite lesser seen Spaghetti Western? Podcast Version https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/podbean-70/shut-up-brandon-podcast https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/shut-up-brandon-podcast/id988229934? https://shutupbrandon.podbean.com/e/mrparka-s-weekly-reviews-episode-167-audio-version/ UpdateBlu-Ray 1. Come and See 2. Naked Lunch 3. Shallow Grave 4. Diabolique 5. The Cremator 6. Blood Simple 7. Time Bandits 8. Investigation of a Citizen Above Suspicion 9. Brazil 10. The Devil’s Backbone 11. Twin Peak: Fire Walk with Me 12. Carnival of Souls 13. Jason and the Argonauts 14. Lockout 15. Kingpin 16. Compliance 17. Enemy Gold 18. The Dallas Connection 19. Come Out and Play 20. Small Time Crime 21. Them 22. The Man with Two Brains 23. The Cyclops 24. The Illustrated Man 25. Showdown in Little Tokyo 26. Frankenstein 1970 27. The Black Scorpion 28. 3:15 29. P.O.W. The Escape 30. Death Warrant 31. A Small Town in Texas 32. The Cycle Savages 33. Night Visitor DVDS 34. Amityville Vibrator 35. Minnesota Clay 36. The Sidewalks of Bangkok Film NotesThe Revenge of the Living Dead Girls – 1987 – Pierre B. Reinhard
Inferno of Torture – 1969 – Teruo Ishii Starfish – 2018 – A.T. White The Other Lamb – 2019 – Malgorzata Szumowska Torpedo: U-235 – 2019 – Sven Huybrechts Used Cars – 1980 – Robert Zemeckis Fascination – 1979 – Jean Rollin Deadgirl – 2008 – Marcel Sarmiento/Gadi Harel Intensive Care – 1991 – Dorna X. van Rouveroy Scissors – 1991 – Frank De Felitta Tarantula – 1955 – Jack Arnold  Links www.youtube.com/mrparka https://www.instagram.com/mrparka/ https://twitter.com/mrparka00 http://www.screamingtoilet.com/dvd--blu-ray https://www.facebook.com/screamingpotty/ https://www.facebook.com/mrparka http://shutupbrandon.podbean.com/ https://www.facebook.com/screamingpotty/ https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/shut-up-brandon-podcast/id988229934?mt=2 https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/podbean-70/shut-up-brandon-podcast https://letterboxd.com/mrparka/ https://www.patreon.com/mrparka Time Stamps “Solid Metal Nightmares –A Snake of June” Review – 00:21 “Solid Metal Nightmares – Vital” Review – 6:15 “Solid Metal Nightmares – Haze” Review – 10:39 “Solid Metal Nightmares – Kotoko” Review – 13:06 “Solid Metal Nightmares – Killing” Review – 19:02 “The Night Stalker” Patreon Review – 25:11 The Weekly Western “Ulzana’s Raid” Patreon Review – 32:14 “The Addams Family” ” A Run Through ’91 Review – 40:30 “Teenage Exorcist” A Run Through ’91 Review – 44:46 “Kingdom of the Vampire‘” A Run Through ’91 Review – 50:31 “Zombie Cop” A Run Through ’91 Review – 55:25 “Zombie Army” A Run Through ’91 Review – 59:29 Blindspot Episode 10 “The Last Broadcast” Review – 1:03:50 Questions – 1:24:40 Answers –1:26:52 Question of the Week “Bad movie that would make a good remake?”1:31:58 Update – 1:32:31 22 Shots of Moodz and Horror – https://www.22shotsofmoodzandhorror.com/ Video Reviews"Solid Metal Nightmares - The Films of Shinya Tsukamoto" Blu-Ray Review (Arrow Video)  Blu-ray includes limited edition packaging featuring original and newly commissioned artwork by Gilles Vranckx, Gary Pullin, Ian MacEwan, Chris Malbon, Jacob Phillips, Tommy Pocket, Peter Strain and Tony Stella, double-sided fold-out poster, and Illustrated collector’s booklet featuring new writing on the films by Kat Ellinger, Jasper Sharp and Mark Schilling while supplies last. One of the most distinctive and celebrated names in modern Japanese cinema, there's no other filmmaker quite like Shinya Tsukamoto. Since his early days as a teenager making Super 8 shorts, he has remained steadfastly independent, garnering widespread acclaim while honing his own unique and instantly recognizable aesthetic on the margins of the industry. Frequently exploring themes of urban alienation, physical transformation and psychosexual obsession, his films cross genre boundaries, defying straightforward classification. This exclusive collection gathers together eight feature-length films and two shorts from Tsukamoto's diverse filmography, including his most recent offering - his samurai drama Killing, making its home video premiere. Special Features: High Definition Blu-ray (1080p) presentations, Audio commentaries by Japanese cinema expert Tom Mes on each film, including brand new commentaries on Tetsuo, Tetsuo II, Tokyo Fist, A Snake of June, Kotoko, Killing, The Adventure of Denchu-kozo and Haze, Brand new career-spanning interview with Shinya Tsukamoto, An Assault on the Senses, a brand new visual essay on the films and style of Shinya Tsukamoto by Japanese cinema expert Jasper Sharp, Multiple archival interviews with Shinya Tsukamoto covering every film in the collection, Multiple trailers and image galleries, and More: THE ADVENTURE OF DENCHU-KOZO (1987 // 47 Minutes // Not Rated): Archival Background to The Adventure of Denchu-Kozo featurette TETSUO: THE IRON MAN (1989 // 67 Minutes // Not Rated): Original lossless PCM 1.0 mono audio TETSUO II: BODY HAMMER (1992 // 83 Minutes // Rated R): Original lossless PCM 1.0 mono audio TOKYO FIST (1998 // 87 Minutes // Not Rated): Original lossless PCM 1.0 mono audio, Music Clips BULLET BALLET (1998 // 87 Minutes // Not Rated): Optional lossless DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1, Original lossless PCM 2.0 stereo audio, Music Clips A SNAKE OF JUNE (2002, 77 Minutes, Rated R): Original lossless DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1, Shooting A Snake of June, an archival behind-the-scenes featurette on the film’s production VITAL (2004 // 86 Minutes // Rated R): Original lossless DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1. Archival The Making of Vital featurette, Archival behind-the-scenes featurettes on Vital’s world premiere at the Venice Film Festival and Vital’s special effects, Music Clips HAZE (2005 // 49 Minutes // Not Rated): Original lossless PCM 2.0 stereo audio, The Making of Haze, an archival behind-the-scenes featurette on the film’s production, Kaori Fuji at the Locarno Film Festival, an archival featurette focusing on Haze’s lead actress KOTOKO (2011 // 91 Minutes // Not Rated): Original lossless DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 KILLING (2018 // 80 Minutes // Not Rated): Original lossless DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 Arrow Video // 1987-2018 // 754 Minutes // Not Rated, Rated R // Color // Japanese with Optional English Subtitles // All Region Arrow Video – https://www.arrowvideo.com/ “Solid Metal Nightmares” Blu-Ray – https://mvdshop.com/products/solid-metal-nightmares-the-films-of-shinya-tsukamoto-blu-ray "The Night Stalker" Blu-Ray Review (Kino) Patreon Pick BRAND NEW HD RESTORATION IN 4K! An investigative journalist takes a stab at the supernatural. This unforgettable first entry in the Night Stalker series introduced the world to the quirky reporter with a penchant for the paranormal and became one of the top-rated TV movies of all time. Investigating a series of Las Vegas murders, Carl Kolchak (Darren McGavin, The Night Strangler) discovers that each victim has been bitten in the neck and drained of blood. Though Kolchak's outlandish theory about the murders gets him nowhere with the police, his initiative to apprehend the killer himself gets him into hot water... with a modern-day vampire. The great John Llewellyn Moxey (Nightmare in Badham County) directed this Dan Curtis (Burnt Offerings) production featuring Carol Lynley (The Poseidon Adventure), Simon Oakland (The Hunting Party), Ralph Meeker (Big House, U.S.A.), Claude Akins (A Man Called Sledge), Charles McGraw (The Narrow Margin), Kent Smith (The Spiral Staircase), Elisha Cook Jr. (I Wake Up Screaming) and Larry Linville (TV’s M*A*S*H). Teleplay by legendary sci-fi/horror writer Richard Matheson (The Incredible Shrinking Man). Blu-ray Extras Include: Brand New 4K Restoration NEW Audio Commentary by Film Historian Tim Lucas NEW Interview with Director John Llewellyn Moxey NEW Interview with Composer Bob Cobert "The Night Stalker: Dan Curtis Interview" featurette Limited Edition Booklet essay by Film critic and author Simon Abrams Newly Commissioned Art by Sean Phillips (no longer available) Limited Edition O-Card Slipcase (no longer available) Kino Lorber – https://www.kinolorber.com/ “The Night Stalker” Blu-Ray – https://www.kinolorber.com/product/the-night-stalker-special-edition-dvd The Weekly Western "Ulzana's Raid" Blu-Ray Review (Kino) Patreon Pick From Robert Aldrich, the renowned director of The Dirty Dozen, The Grissom Gang, The Killing of Sister George and The Longest Yard, comes this thrilling western starring screen legend Burt Lancaster (The Train, Elmer Gantry, Valdez Is Coming) in one the best performances of his iconic career. Violence begets violence in this explosive western that pits marauding Apaches against weary Indian fighters and naïve U.S. cavalrymen. Lancaster is McIntosh, a scout assigned to aid the cavalry in tracking down Ulzana (Joaquín Martínez, Jeremiah Johnson) and his band of renegade Indians. As the trail gets hotter, McIntosh tries to teach idealistic young Lieutenant DeBuin (Bruce Davison, The Crucible) that the only way to fight their escalating brutality and violence is with more force. This gritty action epic is the third of four films starring Lancaster and directed by Aldrich; the others were Apache (1954), Vera Cruz (1954) and Twilight’s Last Gleaming (1977). Beautifully shot by Joseph F. Biroc (Too Late the Hero) and featuring strong supporting performances by Richard Jaeckel (The Devil’s Brigade) and Lloyd Bochner (Point Blank). Blu-ray Extras Include: NEW Audio Commentary by Film Critic Nick Pinkerton NEW Interview with star Bruce Davison Trailers From Hell with John Landis Optional English Subtitles Dual-Layered BD50 Disc Theatrical Trailer Kino Lorber – https://www.kinolorber.com/ “Ulzana’s Raid” Blu-Ray – https://www.kinolorber.com/product/ulzanas-raid-special-edition-blu-ray "A Run Through '91 "The Addams Family" Blu-Ray Review  WEIRD IS RELATIVE When an evil doctor finds out Uncle Fester has been missing for 25 years, he introduces a fake Fester in an attempt to get the Addams family’s money. Wednesday has some doubts about the new uncle Fester, but the fake uncle adapts very well to the strange family. “The Addams Family” Blu-Ray – https://www.amazon.com/Addams-Family-Values-Collection-Blu-ray/dp/B07TKNGMJW/ "A Run Through '91 "Teenage Exorcist" DVD Review  SHE’LL TURN YOUR HEAD… ALL THE WAY AROUND. Diane is a repressed, neurotic grad student, who moves into a cursed mansion only to be possessed by the house’s demonic master. She is then transformed into a raven-haired, leather and lingerie-clad seductress, who seeks a virgin sacrifice for her master. Meanwhile her sister, brother-in-law, a priest, and a pizza boy try to rescue her while avoiding the demon’s wrath. “Teenage Exorcist” DVD – https://www.amazon.com/Teenage-Exorcist-Michael-Berryman/dp/B000AYYVCY/ "A Run Through '91 "Kingdom of the Vampire" DVD Review (Tempe)  SUBURBS ARE HER KINGDOM… AND DEATH IS HER DOMAIN! Jeff works the night shift, then comes home to his domineering mother, who has the grisly habit of slaughtering neighborhood children to satisfy her insatiable bloodlust. Jeff is reluctant to reveal his true identity until he meets Nina, a young woman with a strange attraction for the introvert. But Jeff’s not the only one with eyes for Nina… mother has other plans for her! “Kingdom of the Vampie” DVD – https://www.amazon.com/Kingdom-Vampire-Double-Feature-Brett/dp/B000UH8WV2/ "A Run Through '91 "Zombie Cop" DVD Review (Tempe)  During a drug raid, a narcotics officer confronts a strange Voodoo priest named Dr. Death, who is chanting. The officer and the priest shoot it out and they both wind up dead. Later, the two rise from their graves and return to the land of the living as zombies. Dr. Death is resurrected with a new mission in mind, to take over the world. The “zombie” cop enlists the aid of his old police buddies to stop the mad priest. “Bad Movie Police” DVD Set – https://www.amazon.com/Bad-Movie-Police-Crimewave-5-Pack/dp/B000NJVXAY/ "A Run Through '91 "Zombie Army" VHS Review (Video Outlaw)  When the Army takes over a former asylum, they discover that some inmates are still living in solitary confinement there, and become murderous zombies. “Zombie Army” VHS – https://phantompainfilms.com/product/the-zombie-army-vhs/ Blindspot "The Last Broadcast" DVD Review  WHAT ACTUALLY HAPPENED THAT NIGHT IN THE WOODS? Bristling with equipment, two enthusiastic local access cable TV producers recruit an assistant and venture into a forest in search of the mythical and horrifying Jersey Devil. Days later, only one of the trio emerges. He becomes the prime suspect in the disappearances of the other two. However, a local filmmaker examines extensive footage found at the scene and arrives at a different conclusion. “The Last Broadcast” DVD – https://www.amazon.com/Last-Broadcast-David-Beard/dp/B00001WY86/ Ask a Question/Answer a QuestionA bad movie that would make a good remake? Podcast Version https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/podbean-70/shut-up-brandon-podcast https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/shut-up-brandon-podcast/id988229934? https://shutupbrandon.podbean.com/e/mrparka-s-weekly-reviews-episode-166-audio-version/ UpdateBlu-Ray
Film NotesA Snake of June – 2002 – Shin'ya Tsukamoto
Vital – 2004 – Shin'ya Tsukamoto Haze – 2005 – Shin'ya Tsukamoto Kotoko – 2011 – Shin'ya Tsukamoto Killing – 2018 – Shin'ya Tsukamoto The Night Stalker – 1972 – John Llewellyn Moxey Ulzana’s Raid – 1972 – Robert Aldrich The Addams Family – 1991 – Barry Sonnenfeld Teenage Exorcist – 1991 – Grant Austin Waldman Kingdom of the Vampire – 1991 – J.R. Bookwalter Zombie Cop – 1991 – J.R. Bookwalter Zombie Army – 1991 – Betty Stapleford The Last Broadcast – 1998 – Stefan Avalos/Lance Weiler  Links www.youtube.com/mrparka https://www.instagram.com/mrparka/ https://twitter.com/mrparka00 http://www.screamingtoilet.com/dvd--blu-ray https://www.facebook.com/screamingpotty/ https://www.facebook.com/mrparka http://shutupbrandon.podbean.com/ https://www.facebook.com/screamingpotty/ https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/shut-up-brandon-podcast/id988229934?mt=2 https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/podbean-70/shut-up-brandon-podcast https://letterboxd.com/mrparka/ https://www.patreon.com/mrparka Time Stamps “Dream Demon” Review -0:15 “Sixteen Candles” Review -6:24 “Solid Metal Nightmares – Tetsuo: The Iron Man” Review – 14:03 “Solid Metal Nightmares – Tetsuo II: Body Hammer” Review – 22:57 “Solid Metal Nightmares – Adventures of Denchu Kozo” Review – 28:55 “Solid Metal Nightmares – Tokyo Fist” Review – 32:50 “Solid Metal Nightmares – Bullet Ballet” Review – 37:30 “Die Die Delta Pie” Review – 42:15 “Hair” Review with Jeremy – 48:07 “Robotrix” ” A Run Through ’91 Review – 104:49 “The Haunted” A Run Through ’91 Review – 1:11:30 “Servants of Twilight ‘” A Run Through ’91 Review – 1:16:55 Blindspot Episode 9 “The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari” Review – 1:21:52 Questions – 1:34:29 Answers –1:37:31 Question of the Week “Favorite CAT III titles?” “Favorite movie from Hong Kong?” 1:39:37 Update – 1:40:27 22 Shots of Moodz and Horror – https://www.22shotsofmoodzandhorror.com/ Video Reviews"Dream Demon" Blu-Ray Review (Arrow Video) A young bride-to-be's anxieties over her upcoming wedding take on a horrifying, demonic form in this underseen 1988 "rubber reality" shocker from director/co-writer Harley Cokeliss (Black Moon Rising), starring Timothy Spall and Jemma Redgrave. As her marriage to decorated war hero Oliver draws near, well-heeled Diana moves into her sprawling new London home where she starts to experience strange and terrifying nightmares. But are these blood-curdling night terrors merely the symptom of an unsettled mind, or the sign of something far sinister at work? Hounded by a pair of sleazy journalists (Timothy Spall and Jimmy Nail), Diana soon crosses paths with American tourist Jenny, who appears to have a strange connection to the foreboding house and its sinister past. Long dormant on home media since its original VHS release, Dream Demon - a terrific blend of psychological horror and late 80s practical gore effects - has at long-last been stirred from its analogue slumber and arrives on Blu-ray, newly-restored from the original camera negative and in a brand new Director's Cut! Bonus Materials Brand new 2K restoration from the original camera negative, supervised and approved by director Harley Cokeliss Director’s Cut and Original Theatrical Version High Definition Blu-ray (1080p) presentation Original uncompressed stereo audio Optional English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing Brand new scene-select audio commentary with director Harley Cokeliss and producer Paul Webster Newly-filmed interview with director Harley Cokeliss Newly-filmed interview with producer Paul Webster Newly-filmed interview with actress Jemma Redgrave Newly-filmed interview with actor Mark Greenstreet Newly-filmed interview with actor Nickolas Grace Newly-filmed interview with actress Annabelle Lanyon Newly-filmed interview with composer Bill Nelson Foundations of Nightmare: The Making of Dream Demon - behind the scenes documentary on the production featuring interviews with director Harley Cokeliss, producer Paul Webster, actors Timothy Spall, Jemma Redgrave, composer Bill Nelson and more Image Galleries Original Theatrical Trailer Reversible sleeve featuring original and newly-commissioned artwork by Christopher Shy FIRST PRESSING ONLY: Collector’s booklet featuring new writing on the film by Anne Bilson, author of the Dream Demon novelisation, and director Harley Cokeliss FIRST PRESSING ONLY: Reversible poster featuring exclusive newly-commissioned artwork by Christopher Shy Arrow Video – https://www.arrowvideo.com/ “Dream Demon” Blu-Ray – https://mvdshop.com/products/dream-demon-blu-ray "Sixteen Candles" Blu-Ray Review (Arrow Video) In his debut film as writer-director, John Hughes immediately cemented himself as the king of teen cinema with Sixteen Candles, and in the process also introduced one of the most iconic faces of '80s Americana: Molly Ringwald. For high schooler Samantha Baker (Molly Ringwald), her 16th birthday might be the worst day of her life. Her entire family has forgotten about it due to her older sister's impending wedding; her biggest crush, high school hunk Jake Ryan (Michael Schoeffling) has discovered an embarrassing "sex quiz" filled out by Sam in which she details how she is saving herself for him; and to make matters worse, she is hounded by a relentless nerd (Anthony Michael Hall) who won't take no for an answer. But Sam's sweet sixteen isn't over yet, and before the end of the night, all her birthday wishes could still come true... Taking the rude and crude humor of the teen sex comedies that came before it and placing it within the intimately portrayed perspective of a girl's mid-teenage-life crisis, Sixteen Candles is a bombshell of 80s pop culture that continues to be debated and beloved over three decades after its release. Bonus Materials New restoration by Arrow Films from a 4K scan of the original negative High Definition (1080p) Blu-ray™ presentation of the Theatrical Version of the film (92 mins), plus Blu-ray™ premiere Extended Version (94 mins), featuring the additional 'cafeteria' scene newly remastered in high definition Original lossless mono audio, plus 5.1 DTS-HD MA surround option Original English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing Alternate 'home video' soundtrack prepared for VHS and laserdisc releases Option to watch additional scene from the Extended Version separately Casting 'Sixteen Candles', an all-new audio interview with casting director Jackie Burch When Gedde Met Deborah, a newly filmed conversation between actors Gedde Watanabe and Deborah Pollack Rudy the Bohunk, a newly filmed interview with supporting actor John Kapelos The In-Between, a newly filmed interview with camera operator Gary Kibbe The New Wave Nerd, a newly filmed interview with filmmaker Adam Rifkin, who shadowed John Hughes while working as an extra on set Music for Geeks, a newly filmed interview with composer Ira Newborn A Very Eighties Fairytale, an all-new video essay written and narrated by writer Soraya Roberts, looking at the film from a contemporary feminist perspective Celebrating Sixteen Candles, an archive documentary featuring interviews with cast, crew and admirers, including stars Anthony Michael Hall, Paul Dooley, Justin Henry, Haviland Morris and Gedde Watanabe Theatrical trailers, TV spots and radio spots Image galleries BD-ROM: PDF of the original shooting script Reversible sleeve featuring original and newly commissioned artwork by Sara Deck FIRST PRESSING ONLY: Illustrated collectors' booklet featuring new writing on the film by Nikki Baughan and Bryan Reesman Arrow Video – https://www.arrowvideo.com/ “Sixteen Candles” Blu-Ray – https://mvdshop.com/products/sixteen-candles-blu-ray "Solid Metal Nightmares - The Films of Shinya Tsukamoto" Blu-Ray Review (Arrow Video) Blu-ray includes limited edition packaging featuring original and newly commissioned artwork by Gilles Vranckx, Gary Pullin, Ian MacEwan, Chris Malbon, Jacob Phillips, Tommy Pocket, Peter Strain and Tony Stella, double-sided fold-out poster, and Illustrated collector’s booklet featuring new writing on the films by Kat Ellinger, Jasper Sharp and Mark Schilling while supplies last. One of the most distinctive and celebrated names in modern Japanese cinema, there's no other filmmaker quite like Shinya Tsukamoto. Since his early days as a teenager making Super 8 shorts, he has remained steadfastly independent, garnering widespread acclaim while honing his own unique and instantly recognizable aesthetic on the margins of the industry. Frequently exploring themes of urban alienation, physical transformation and psychosexual obsession, his films cross genre boundaries, defying straightforward classification. This exclusive collection gathers together eight feature-length films and two shorts from Tsukamoto's diverse filmography, including his most recent offering - his samurai drama Killing, making its home video premiere. Special Features: High Definition Blu-ray (1080p) presentations, Audio commentaries by Japanese cinema expert Tom Mes on each film, including brand new commentaries on Tetsuo, Tetsuo II, Tokyo Fist, A Snake of June, Kotoko, Killing, The Adventure of Denchu-kozo and Haze, Brand new career-spanning interview with Shinya Tsukamoto, An Assault on the Senses, a brand new visual essay on the films and style of Shinya Tsukamoto by Japanese cinema expert Jasper Sharp, Multiple archival interviews with Shinya Tsukamoto covering every film in the collection, Multiple trailers and image galleries, and More: THE ADVENTURE OF DENCHU-KOZO (1987 // 47 Minutes // Not Rated): Archival Background to The Adventure of Denchu-Kozo featurette TETSUO: THE IRON MAN (1989 // 67 Minutes // Not Rated): Original lossless PCM 1.0 mono audio TETSUO II: BODY HAMMER (1992 // 83 Minutes // Rated R): Original lossless PCM 1.0 mono audio TOKYO FIST (1998 // 87 Minutes // Not Rated): Original lossless PCM 1.0 mono audio, Music Clips BULLET BALLET (1998 // 87 Minutes // Not Rated): Optional lossless DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1, Original lossless PCM 2.0 stereo audio, Music Clips A SNAKE OF JUNE (2002, 77 Minutes, Rated R): Original lossless DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1, Shooting A Snake of June, an archival behind-the-scenes featurette on the film’s production VITAL (2004 // 86 Minutes // Rated R): Original lossless DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1. Archival The Making of Vital featurette, Archival behind-the-scenes featurettes on Vital’s world premiere at the Venice Film Festival and Vital’s special effects, Music Clips HAZE (2005 // 49 Minutes // Not Rated): Original lossless PCM 2.0 stereo audio, The Making of Haze, an archival behind-the-scenes featurette on the film’s production, Kaori Fuji at the Locarno Film Festival, an archival featurette focusing on Haze’s lead actress KOTOKO (2011 // 91 Minutes // Not Rated): Original lossless DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 KILLING (2018 // 80 Minutes // Not Rated): Original lossless DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 Arrow Video // 1987-2018 // 754 Minutes // Not Rated, Rated R // Color // Japanese with Optional English Subtitles // All Region Arrow Video – https://www.arrowvideo.com/ “Solid Metal Nightmares” Blu-Ray – https://mvdshop.com/products/solid-metal-nightmares-the-films-of-shinya-tsukamoto-blu-ray "Die Die Delta Pie" Blu-Ray Review (Gatorblade Films) Description In late 1980s, when times were fun, technology was changing, clothes were Rad and girls were Bad; there was one thing that didn't change, traditions. Delta Pi, a long-lasting sorority institution in the heart of Tampa, Florida, keeps that tradition "alive"...until late 1986 Spring Break when a serial killer was just coming to light. When a group of Delta Pi Sisters decide to pull a prank on one of their own; a Sister they hate, a Sister who's smarter than they are, prettier and too young to be part of the Delta Pi group; a prank that goes horribly wrong, fatally wrong during a traditional Spring Break ceremonial burning of the House Mother dummy to start the new season. It was supposed to be an embarrassing moment for Marissa Chambers in the hopes that she would step down as a member of the sorority, but that doesn't happen. After being burned to death, the serial killer strikes with dire consequences. A serial killer that may or may not be related to Marissa. It was a gruesome and devastating time for Sun State University. Almost half of the Delta Pi Sorority were wiped out. Was it a vengeful killing or were they at the right place at the wrong time? After the killings, the sorority had to be shut down, a first in the long running tradition of the exclusive group. 27 years later, the house reopens and new Sisters are elected. When Delta Pi girls begin dying one by one, it is suspected that the serial killer has returned but it's much more than that. The Burnt One has come. Die Die Delta Pi! FEATURES: Full length directors commentary “Die Die Delta Pie” Blu-Ray – https://gatorbladefilms.com/ "Hair" Blu-Ray Review (Olive Signature) Hair, the Broadway rock musical sensation of 1968, would find its way to the big screen over a decade later under the masterful direction of two-time Academy Award® winner Milos Forman (Best Director – One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest – 1976, Amadeus – 1985) in a film adaptation as magical as it is timeless. Based on the Gerome Ragni, James Rado and Galt MacDermot stage musical, Hair stars John Savage (The Deer Hunter) as naïve country boy Claude Hooper Bukowski, a Vietnam War draftee who travels to New York where he’s swept up in a world of free love, hallucinogens and romance, courtesy of hippies Berger (Treat Williams), Jeannie (Annie Golden), Hud (Dorsey Wright) and Woof (Don Dacus). Beverly D’Angelo co-stars as Sheila, a beautiful debutante and the object of Claude’s affections. Hair boasts a catalog of hit songs — “Good Morning Starshine,” “I Got Life,” “Hair,” “Where Do I Go” — ingeniously staged and adeptly performed by its cast, including a heartbreaking rendition of “Easy to Be Hard,” a showstopper for actress Cheryl Barnes in her one and only screen performance. OLIVE SIGNATURE FEATURES New HD restoration Audio commentary by assistant director Michael Hausman and actor Treat Williams “The Tribe Remembers” – with actors Beverly D’Angelo, Don Dacus, Ellen Foley, Annie Golden, John Savage, and Dorsey Wright “Making Chance Work: Choreographing Hair” – with choreographer Twyla Tharp “Cutting Hair” – with editors Lynzee Klingman and Stanley Warnow “Hair Style” – with production designer Stuart Wurtzel “Artist, Teacher, Mentor: Remembering Milos Forman” – with director James Mangold Essay by critic Sheila O’Malley Olive Films - https://olivefilms.com/ “Hair” Olive Signature Edition Blu-Ray – https://olivefilms.com/product/hair-olive-signature-blu-ray/ "A Run Through '91 "Robotrix" DVD Review (Fortune Star)  A mad scientist transfers his mind to a wicked robot, which then embarks on a program of kidnaping, rape and murder, during which a female detective is killed. To fight the robot, the police woman’s corpse is then made into a robotrix. “Robotrix” Blu-Ray Import – https://www.yesasia.com/global/robotrix-1991-blu-ray-hong-kong-version/1088597328-0-0-0-en/info.html A Run Through '91 "The Haunted" Streaming Review (YouTube)  When the Smurl family moves into a duplex, they find out it’s haunted. “The Haunted” YouTube – https://youtu.be/9BaF-YgmBNk A Run Through '91 "Servants of Twilight" DVD Review  Everyone thinks very highly of little six year old Joey Scavello...even those that want to kill him. Six year old Joey Scavello (Jarrett Lennon) is a very special little boy, so special that some people want him dead. "Mother Grace" (Grace Zabriskie) and her followers, the "Servants of Twilight," are convinced that Joey is the anti-christ, and their "holy" mission is his destruction. After a failed attempt to murder Joey, his mother Christine, (Belinda Bauer) enlists the aid of a private investigator, Charlie Harrison (Bruce Greenwood). When their home is besieged, Charlie moves Christine and Joey to a remote cabin in the woods. There, Charlie and Christine's mutual attraction heats up as the "Servants" discover the hideout and Charlie learns that one of his trusted colleagues has been working with "Mother Grace" all along. The thrilling confrontation may very well mean the end of Joey's life...or the beginning of the ultimate reign of terror! “Servants of Twilight” DVD – https://www.amazon.com/Servants-Twilight-Bruce-Greenwood/dp/B00005O5DB/ Blindspot "The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari" Blu-Ray Review (Kino Lorber)  In 1920, one brilliant movie jolted the postwar masses and catapulted the movement known as German Expressionism into film history. That movie was The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari, a plunge into the mind of insanity that severs all ties with the rational world. Director Robert Wiene and a visionary team of designers crafted a nightmare realm in which light, shadow and substance are abstracted, a world in which a demented doctor and a carnival sleepwalker perpetrate a series of ghastly murders in a small community. This authoritative edition of The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari is a 4K restoration scanned from the (mostly) preserved camera negative at the German Federal Film Archive. Available on DCP! Blu-ray Extras Include: *German intertitles with optional English Subtitles *Score performed by the Studio For Film Music at the University of Music, Freiburg *Booklet Essay by Kristin Thompson *Caligari: How Horror Came to the Cinema (Documentary, 52 minutes) *Additional Music Score by Paul D. Miller aka DJ Spooky *Image Gallery *Restoration Demonstration Kino Lorber – https://www.kinolorber.com/ “The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari” Blu-Ray – https://www.kinolorber.com/product/the-cabinet-of-dr-caligari-2014-restoration-blu-ray Ask a Question/Answer a QuestionWhat is your favorite CAT III film? What is you favorite Hong Kong movie? Podcast Version https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/podbean-70/shut-up-brandon-podcast https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/shut-up-brandon-podcast/id988229934? https://shutupbrandon.podbean.com/e/mrparka-s-weekly-reviews-episode-165-audio-version/ UpdateBlu-Ray
Film Notes Dream Demon – 1988 – Harley Cokeliss
Sixteen Candles – 1984 – John Hughes Tetsuo: The Iron Man – 1989 – Shin'ya Tsukamoto Tetsuo II: Body Hammer – 1992 – Shin'ya Tsukamoto Adventures of Denchu-Kozo – 1987 – Shin'ya Tsukamoto Tokyo Fist – 1995 – Shin'ya Tsukamoto Bullet Ballet – 1998 – Shin'ya Tsukamoto Die Die Delta Pie – 2013 – Sean Donohue/Christopher Leto Hair – 1979 – Milos Forman Robotrix – 1991 – Jamie Luk The Haunted – 1991 – Robert Mandel Servants of Twilight – 1991 – Jeffrey Obrow The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari – 1920 – Robert Wiene  Links www.youtube.com/mrparka https://www.instagram.com/mrparka/ https://twitter.com/mrparka00 http://www.screamingtoilet.com/dvd--blu-ray https://www.facebook.com/screamingpotty/ https://www.facebook.com/mrparka http://shutupbrandon.podbean.com/ https://www.facebook.com/screamingpotty/ https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/shut-up-brandon-podcast/id988229934?mt=2 https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/podbean-70/shut-up-brandon-podcast https://letterboxd.com/mrparka/ https://www.patreon.com/mrparka Time Stamps 22 Shots Guest Appearances -0:13 “Satan’s Slaves” Review -0:40 “Horrors of Spider Island” Patreon Review – 6:53 “The Woman” Review – 12:34 “Swallow” Patreon Review – 20:24 “Mondo Weirdo” Patreon Review – 27:17 “Stateline Motel” Patreon Review – 33:37 “The Harder They Come” Patreon Review – 38:02 “Raw Courage” Patreon Review – 43:05 “28 Days Later” Summer TPUTS Top 10 2002 Review – 50:47 “One Hour Photo” Summer TPUTS Top 10 2002 Review – 58:00 “Bubba Ho-Tep” ‘Summer TPUTS Top 10 2001 Review – 1:03:03 “Irreversible” Summer TPUTS Top 10 2001 Review– 1:09:20 “The Mothman Prophecies” Summer TPUTS Top 10 2001 Review – 1:15:45 “Sometimes They Come Back” A Run Through ’91 Review – 1:21:46 “Into the Badlands” Weekly Western and ’91 Review – 1:28:18 Blindspot Episode 8 “Kwaidan” Review with Jeremy – 1:35:05 Questions – 1:54:02 Answers –1:55:23 Question of the Week “Great overseas Blu-Ray releases?”– 2:00:12 Update – 2:00:41 22 Shots of Moodz and Horror – https://www.22shotsofmoodzandhorror.com/ The Podcast Under the Stairs - http://tputscast.com/ Video Reviews"Satan's Slave" Blu-Ray Review (Severin Films) Plot Summary: In 1980, Indonesian exploitation studio Rapi Films and writer/director Sisworo Gautama Putra (PRIMITIVES) unleashed the singular chiller that rocked the Muslim nation, transformed the country’s genre film industry, and remains one of the most influential shockers in Asian horror history: While mourning the death of his mother, a troubled teen discovers a nightmare world of restless spirits, supernatural vengeance and occult terror with “an intense creepiness that stands the test of time” (The Jakarta Post). Ruth Pelupessy (THE SNAKE QUEEN) and W.D. Mochtar (MYSTICS IN BALI) star in this “classic from the Golden Age of Indonesian horror” (Monster!) – whose 2017 Joko Anwar remake became an international festival favorite and one of Indonesia’s biggest hits ever – now scanned from the original negative and packed with all-new Special Features. Special Features: - Satan's Box Office - Interview with Producer Gope T. Samtani - Indonesian Atmosphere - Interview with Screenwriter Imam Tantowi - Satan's Slave Obsession - Audio Interview with Remake Director Joko Anwar Severin Films – https://severin-films.com/ “Satan’s Slaves” Blu-Ray – https://severin-films.com/shop/satans-slave-blu/ "Horrors of Spider Island" Blu-Ray Review (Severin Films) Plot Summary: Produced in 1960 as BODY IN THE WEB, it became a notorious Adults Only feature throughout Europe(though banned in the UK). Three years later andsheared of its nudity, it was repackaged for American audiences as a brain- melting monster movie filled with strippercatfights, skimpy lingerie and radioactive arachnids. Alexander D’Arcy – whose Hollywood career ranged from Leo McCarey’sTHE AWFUL TRUTHto Al Adamson’s BLOOD OF DRACULA’S CASTLE – and ‘The German Jayne Mansfield’ Barbara Valentin (BERLIN ALEXANDERPLATZ) star in “the ultimate exploitation movie” (PsychotronicReview.com), produced by Wolf C. Hartwig of BLOODY MOON and SCHOOL GIRL REPORT infamy. Severin Films is proud to present both the complete uncensored version – scanned from the Düsseldorf dupe negative – as well as the alternate U.S. release – scanned from a pristine low con print – now together for the first time. Special Features: - Alternate US Release Version - IT'S HOT IN PARADISE - The History of Spider Island - With Prof. Dr. Marcus Stiglegger - Audio Interview with Actor Alexander D'Arcy by Horror Historian David Del Valle - Alternate Clothed Scenes - Trailer Severin Films – https://severin-films.com/ “Horrors of Spider Island” Blu-Ray – https://severin-films.com/shop/spider-island-blu/ "The Woman" Blu-Ray Review (Arrow Films) Almost a decade after Lucky McKee burst upon the indie horror scene and became a 'Master of Horror' in the making thanks to his directorial debut May, he teamed up with legendary cult author Jack Ketchum for his most shocking and brutal film to date: The Woman, an instant cause célèbre on its Sundance premiere. The Woman (Pollyanna McIntosh, The Walking Dead) is the last surviving member of a deadly clan of feral cannibals that has roamed the American wilderness for decades. When successful country lawyer Chris Cleek (Sean Bridgers, Room) stumbles upon her whilst hunting in the woods, he decides to capture and "civilize" her with the help of his seemingly perfect all-American family, including his wife Belle (Angela Bettis, May) and daughter Peggy (Lauren Ashley Carter, Darling). The Cleeks will soon learn, however, that hell hath no fury like The Woman scorned... Experience McKee and Ketchum's uncompromisingly twisted vision of the dark side of the American family in a definitive new edition, including a 4K remaster and brand new bonus features. Bonus Materials New 4K restoration supervised and approved by Lucky McKee High Definition Blu-ray™ (1080p) presentation Original DTS-HD MA 5.1 surround Optional English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing New commentary with director Lucky McKee, editor Zach Passero, sound designer Andrew Smetek and composer Sean Spillane New commentary by star Pollyanna McIntosh New commentary by critic Scott Weinberg Archive commentary with director Lucky McKee Dad on the Wall, a brand new 75-minute fly-on-the-wall behind-the-scenes documentary filmed by the director's father Mike McKee Being Peggy Cleek, a newly filmed interview with star Lauren Ashley Carter Malam Domesticam, an archive making-of featurette Meet The Makers, a short featurette on the making of the film Deleted Scenes Mi Burro, a short film by editor Zach Passero “Distracted” music video by Sean Spillane Frightfest Total Film Panel Discussion, a 2011 onstage chat about the future of American indie horror at the popular horror film festival, featuring Lucky McKee, Andrew van den Houten, Larry Fessenden, Adam Green, Joe Lynch and Ti West Theatrical trailers Image galleries FIRST PRESSING ONLY: Illustrated collectors' booklet featuring new writing on the film by Michael Blyth, Alexandra Heller-Nicholas and Kevin Kovelant Arrow Video – https://www.arrowvideo.com/ “The Woman” Blu-Ray – https://mvdshop.com/products/the-woman-blu-ray Patreon Review "Swallow" Streaming (Amazon Rental) Hunter, a newly pregnant housewife, finds herself increasingly compelled to consume dangerous objects. As her husband and his family tighten their control over her life, she must confront the dark secret behind her new obsession. “Swallow” Amazon Rental – https://www.amazon.com/Swallow-Haley-Bennett/dp/B085CMV2PQ/ Patreon Review "Mondo Weirdo" Blu-Ray (Cult Epics) Plot Summary: Carl Andersen's films are the European answer to the Cinema of Transgression of Richard Kern and Nick Zedd, except more extreme, eccentric, surreal and erotic. MONDO WEIRDO: A TRIP TO PARANOIA PARADISE aka JUNGFRAU IM ABGRUND wallows in gore, splatter, and dark comedy and is set in an underground world where both vampires and punk rockers engage to the highly addictive and hypnotic electro music of Model D'oo. Dedicated to Jess Franco and Jean Luc-Godard and featuring Franco's own daughter. Shot on 16mm stock, presented in a new High-definition transfer. VAMPIROS SEXOS aka I WAS A TEENAGE ZABBADOING... is Carl Andersen's debut film and is one of the weirdest movies ever, and it will certainly shock your mind. VAMPIROS SEXOS is the ultimate European underground punk rock erotic vampire film. Stylish and trashy at the same time in the best sort of way, the film also features an endlessly entrancing no-wave score by Model D'oo. Cult Epics presents the rare only existing SD version. WHAT'S SO DIRTY ABOUT IT? Bonus short film. Cut-up trance noise nihilistic short film, reminiscent of the work of Throbbing Gristle and Kenneth Anger. SD 3 Disc Limited Edition Blu-ray/DVD/CD Combo of 2000 numbered copies features Exclusive CD Soundtrack of Mondo Weirdo & Vampiros Sexos by Model D'oo, including 4 bonus unreleased tracks. Special Features: - New High-definition Transfer and Restoration (from original 16mm print) - Introduction by Erwin Leder (star of Angst) - The Making of Mondo Weirdo (2016) - The Making of I was a Teenage Zabbadoing aka Vampiros Sexos (2016) - Bonus film: What's So Dirty About It? (1990) Cult Epics – https://www.facebook.com/cultepics “Mondo Weirdo” Blu-Ray – https://grindhousevideo.com/products/mondo-weirdo-vampiros-sexos-blu-ray-dvd-cd Patreon Review "Stateline Motel" Streaming (Amazon Prime) TRUST NOBODY … NOT EVEN YOURSELF! After robbing a jewellery shop in Canada, two Americans arrange a meeting near the US borders in order to split the loot. One of them has an accident with his car on his way there and gets stuck in an isolated motel until his car is fixed. The owner of the motel, a sexy woman in her thirties, falls in love with him, but her suspicions about him begin to multiply, as the police arrive at the motel. “Stateline Motel” Amazon Prime – https://www.amazon.com/Stateline-Motel-Ursula-Andress/dp/B07KBB2G2N/ Patreon Review "The Harder They Come" Streaming (Fandor) Synopsis "Timeless and universal ... Nothing short of amazing" – The Los Angeles Times Reggae legend Jimmy Cliff stars as Ivan Martin, an aspiring singer hoping to make a name for himself. Robbed of his money and possessions, he finds work with a self-righteous preacher and an unscrupulous music mogul who exploits young hopefuls. In desperation, the simple country boy turns outlaw, at war with both the police and his rivals. Ivan's dream of stardom soon becomes a reality as he rises to the top of both the pop charts ... and the most-wanted lists. In addition to The Harder They Come, this Collector’s Edition includes a beautiful restoration of Perry Henzel's next film, No Place Like Home, which was also filmed in 1970s Jamaica, but was lost for decades. Never before released, the film is presented here with a host of new extras shot in Jamaica. Bonus Features DISC 1: THE HARDER THEY COME NEW 4K Scan From The Original 16mm Negative NEW Audio Commentary With Author David Katz (Jimmy Cliff: An Unauthorized Biography) "One And All: The Phenomenon Of The Harder They Come" "Hard Road To Travel: The Making Of The Harder They Come" Vintage Interviews With Actor Jimmy Cliff, Producer Arthur Gorson And Director Perry Henzell Interview With Director Of Photography David MacDonald Interview With Line Producer Yvonne Brewster "The Harder They Come" Music Video Still Gallery DISC 2: NO PLACE LIKE HOME NEW Restoration From The Original 16mm Film Elements NEW Audio Commentary With Sally Henzell, David Garonzik, Cookie Kinkaed, And Arthur Gorson NEW "Perry Henzell: A Filmmaker's Odyssey" NEW "Rise Up From The Cutting Room Floor" – The Restoration Of No Place Like Home NEW Audio Bonus Feature – P.J. Soles Original Vocal Track And Original Acoustic Guitar Demo By Steven Soles For The Song “World Full Of Beauty” Theatrical Trailer DISC 3: BONUS DISC – The Legacy Of Perry Henzell: A Story Of Jamaican Cinema NEW "Filmin' In The Gully" – Anatomy Of Three Scenes – With Cinematographer Franklyn “Chappy” St. Juste NEW "Duppies In The Control Room" – Dynamic Sounds Studios Then And Now NEW "10A – Jamaica's Film Yard" – The Story Of Perry Henzell's Kingston Home And Production Center – Featuring Sally Henzell, Jason Henzell, Justine Henzell, And More NEW A Conversation With Sir Ridley Scott NEW "Out Of Many: One Filmmaker" – The Disciples Of Perry Henzell” NEW "Everyone A Star: The Original Cast" – Including Actors P.J. Soles, Carl Bradshaw, And Winston Stona NEW “Big Heap Of Help: The Original Supporting Team” – Interviews With Perry’s Personal Assistant Beverly Manley And More NEW “Roots: The Family Henzell” – Including Interviews With Sally Henzell, Justine Henzell, And Jason Henzell NEW “How Perry Rocked The World” – Interviews With Historian Chris Salewicz, Composer Steven Soles, And More NEW “Live From The Reggae Awards” – Interviews Conducted At The Jaria Awards, Kingston’s Annual Music Awards Show “The Harder They Come” Blu-Ray – https://www.shoutfactory.com/product/the-harder-they-come-collector-s-edition?product_id=7140 Shout! Factory – https://www.shoutfactory.com/shop Patreon Review "Raw Courage" Blu-Ray (Kino Lorber) FIND IT… OR DIE! A 72-mile marathon to glory in New Mexico by Pete Canfield (Ronny Cox, Deliverance, Robocop, Total Recall), Roger Bower (Art Hindle, Black Christmas, The Octagon, The Brood) and Craig Jensen (Tim Maier, Psycho II, Coward of the County) turns into a nightmarish fight for survival when the three men are tracked and hunted by a feral band of commandoes armed with full weaponry and motorcycles. Led by Colonel Crouse (M. Emmet Walsh, Blade Runner, Blood Simple, Critters), the renegade group maneuvers to kill their two-legged prey. Lois Chiles (Moonraker, Death on the Nile) and William Russ (Wanted: Dead or Alive, Dead of Winter) co-star in this tense action-packed thriller where man’s true survival instincts are tested. Blu-ray Extras Include: NEW On-Camera Interview with Writer/Producer/Star Ronny Cox Brand New 2019 HD Master Optional English Subtitles Theatrical Trailer Kino Lorber – https://www.kinolorber.com/ “Raw Courage” Blu-Ray – https://www.kinolorber.com/product/raw-courage-dvd Summer TPUTS Top 10 2002 "28 Days Later" Blu-Ray Review HIS FEAR BEGAN WHEN HE WOKE UP ALONE. HIS TERROR BEGAN WHEN HE REALISED HE WASN’T. Twenty-eight days after a killer virus was accidentally unleashed from a British research facility, a small group of London survivors are caught in a desperate struggle to protect themselves from the infected. Carried by animals and humans, the virus turns those it infects into homicidal maniacs – and it’s absolutely impossible to contain. “28 Days Later” Blu-Ray – https://www.amazon.com/Days-Later-Blu-ray-Cillian-Murphy/dp/B000VDDWEC/ Summer TPUTS Top 10 2002 "One Hour Photo" Streaming Review THE THINGS THAT WE FEAR THE MOST HAVE ALREADY HAPPENED TO US… Sy “the photo guy” Parrish has lovingly developed photos for the Yorkin family since their son was a baby. But as the Yorkins’ lives become fuller, Sy’s only seems lonelier, until he eventually believes he’s part of their family. When “Uncle” Sy’s picture-perfect fantasy collides with an ugly dose of reality, what happens next “has the spine-tingling elements of the best psychological thrillers!” “One Hour Photo” Blu-Ray – https://www.amazon.com/Hour-Photo-Blu-ray-Robin-Williams/dp/B00BN3EE28/ Summer TPUTS Top 10 2002 "Bubba Ho-Tep" Blu-Ray Review (Scream Factory) Synopsis "Bubba Ho-Tep is that rare cinematic combination of totally unique story and near-perfect execution." – Cheryl Eddy, i09.com Bruce Campbell (Army of Darkness) "gives his greatest and most entertaining performance to date" (Premiere) as an aging and cantankerous "Elvis" in this "zinger-filled crowd-pleaser" (The Hollywood Reporter) from writer-director Don Coscarelli (Phantasm, John Dies At The End)! When mysterious deaths plague a Texas retirement home, it's up to its most sequined senior citizen to take on a 3,000-year-old Egyptian mummy with a penchant for cowboy boots, bathroom graffiti and sucking the souls from the barely living! Bonus Features NEW Audio Commentary With Author Joe R. Lansdale NEW All Is Well – An Interview With Writer/Director Don Coscarelli NEW The King Lives! – An Interview With Star Bruce Campbell NEW Mummies And Make-up – An Interview With Special Effects Artist Robert Kurtzman Audio Commentary By Don Coscarelli And Bruce Campbell Audio Commentary By "The King" Deleted Scenes With Optional Commentary By Don Coscarelli And Bruce Campbell "The Making Of Bubba Ho-Tep" Featurette "To Make A Mummy" Make-up And Effects Featurette "Fit For A King" Elvis Costuming Featurette "Rock Like An Egyptian" Featurette About The Music Of Bubba Ho-Tep Joe R. Lansdale Reads From Bubba Ho-Tep Archival Bruce Campbell Interviews Music Video Theatrical Trailer TV Spot Still Gallery Shout! Factory – https://www.shoutfactory.com/shop “Bubba Ho-Tep” Blu-Ray – https://www.shoutfactory.com/product/bubba-ho-tep-collector-s-edition?product_id=4795 Summer TPUTS Top 10 2002 "Irreversible" Review TIME DESTROYS EVERYTHING. Events over the course of one traumatic night in Paris unfold in reverse-chronological order as the beautiful Alex is brutally raped and beaten by a stranger in the underpass. Her boyfriend and ex-lover take matters into their own hands by hiring two criminals to help them find the rapist so that they can exact revenge. A simultaneously beautiful and terrible examination of the destructive nature of cause and effect, and how time destroys everything. “Irreversible” DVD – https://www.amazon.com/Irreversible-Monica-Bellucci/dp/B00009W0U4/ Summer TPUTS Top 10 2002 "The Mothman Prophecies" Streaming Review WHAT DO YOU SEE? Reporter John Klein is plunged into a world of impossible terror and unthinkable chaos when fate draws him to a sleepy West Virginia town whose residents are being visited by a great winged shape that sows hideous nightmares and fevered visions. “The Mothman Prophecies” Blu-Ray – https://www.amazon.com/The-Mothman-Prophecies/dp/B005SNF1T4/ A Run Through '91 "Sometimes They Come Back" Blu-ray Review (Olive Films)  Based on a short story by Stephen King, a man and his family return to his home town, but he is then harassed by teenagers that died when he was a kid. “Sometimes They Come Back” Blu-Ray – https://www.amazon.com/Sometimes-They-Come-Back-Blu-ray/dp/B014L2Y1S4/ A Run Through '91 "Into the Badlands" Streaming Review  A bounty hunter searches the west for a wanted outlaw named Red Roundtree. “Into the Badlands” DVD – https://www.amazon.com/Movie-Marathon-Western-Collection-Badlands/dp/B004GOKBPK/ Blindspot "Kwaidan" Blu-Ray Review (Criterion)  After more than a decade of sober political dramas and socially minded period pieces, the great Japanese director Masaki Kobayashi shifted gears dramatically for this rapturously stylized quartet of ghost stories. Featuring colorfully surreal sets and luminous cinematography, these haunting tales of demonic comeuppance and spiritual trials, adapted from writer Lafcadio Hearn’s collections of Japanese folklore, are existentially frightening and meticulously crafted. This version of Kwaidan is the original three-hour cut, never before released in the United States. SPECIAL FEATURES New 2K digital restoration of director Masaki Kobayashi’s original cut, with uncompressed monaural soundtrack on the Blu-ray New audio commentary by film historian Stephen Prince Interview with Kobayashi from 1993, conducted by filmmaker Masahiro Shinoda New interview with assistant director Kiyoshi Ogasawara New piece about author Lafcadio Hearn, on whose versions of Japanese folktales Kwaidan is based Trailers New English subtitle translation PLUS: An essay by critic Geoffrey O’Brien Criterion – https://www.criterion.com/ “Kwaidan” Blu-Ray – https://www.criterion.com/films/629-kwaidan Ask a Question/Answer a QuestionWhat are some of your favorite overseas Blu-Ray releases? Podcast Version https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/podbean-70/shut-up-brandon-podcast https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/shut-up-brandon-podcast/id988229934? https://shutupbrandon.podbean.com/e/mrparka-s-weekly-reviews-episode-164-audio-version/ UpdateBlu-Ray
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Satan’s Slave – 1982 – Sisworo Gautama Putra Horrors of Spider Island - 1960 – Fritz Böttger The Woman – 2011 – Lucky McKee Swallow – 2019 – Carlo Mirabella-Davis Mondo Weirdo – 1990 – Carl Andersen Stateline Motel – 1973 – Maurizio Lucidi The Harder they Come – 1972 – Perry Henzell Raw Courage – 1984 – Robert L. Rosen 28 Days Later – 2002 – Danny Boyle One Hour Photo – 2002 – Mark Romanek Bubba Ho-Tep - 2002 – Don Coscarelli Irreversible – 2002 – Gaspar Noe The Mothman Prophecies – 2002 – Mark Pellington Sometimes they Come Back - 1991 – Tom McLoughlin Into the Badlands – 1991 – Sam Pillsbury Kwaidan – 1964 – Masaki Kobayashi  Links www.youtube.com/mrparka https://www.instagram.com/mrparka/ https://twitter.com/mrparka00 http://www.screamingtoilet.com/dvd--blu-ray https://www.facebook.com/screamingpotty/ https://www.facebook.com/mrparka http://shutupbrandon.podbean.com/ https://www.facebook.com/screamingpotty/ https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/shut-up-brandon-podcast/id988229934?mt=2 https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/podbean-70/shut-up-brandon-podcast https://letterboxd.com/mrparka/ https://www.patreon.com/mrparka Time Stamps Why did I watch the Shriek Show Ichi.. because I’m an idiot -0:13 “The Strange Vice of Mrs. Ward” Review -0:46 “Horse Girl” Patreon Review – 12:31 “The Lost” Patreon Review – 18:07 “The Ring” Summer TPUTS Top 10 2002 Review – 26:19 “May” Summer TPUTS Top 10 2002 Review – 32:24 “Dog Soldiers” ‘Summer TPUTS Top 10 2001 Review – 38:11 “Dark Water” Summer TPUTS Top 10 2001 Review– 43:21 “Resident Evil” Summer TPUTS Top 10 2001 Review – 48:08 “Campfire Tales” A Run Through ’91 Review – 55:50 Blindspot Episode 7 “Fantastic Planet” Review with Jeremy – 1:02:38 Questions – 1:19:33 Answers –1:23:17 Question of the Week “Favorite Streaming Service? What are your feelings on Plex? – 1:29:21 Update – 1:29:33 22 Shots of Moodz and Horror – https://www.22shotsofmoodzandhorror.com/ The Podcast Under the Stairs - http://tputscast.com/ Video Reviews"The Strange Vice of Mrs. Wardh" Blu-Ray/CD Review (Severin Films) Description A year before they stunned the genre with ALL THE COLORS OF THE DARK, director Sergio Martino, co-writer Ernesto Gastaldi, and stars Edwige Fenech & George Hilton made their collaborative giallo debut with this “incredible piece of cinema” (Flickering Myth) that is “every bit as thrilling as Argento’s best” (Goomba Stomp): Fenech “at her most luminous” (Digitally Obsessed) stars as an unfaithful diplomat’s wife who finds herself hunted by a razor-wielding sex maniac while simultaneously haunted by her own depraved desires. Alberto de Mendoza (HORROR EXPRESS), Cristina Airoldi (TORSO) and Ivan Rassimov (EATEN ALIVE!) co-star in the “daring shocker that set the pace for years to come” (Mondo Digital) – also known as BLADE OF THE RIPPER and NEXT! – newly scanned in 4k from the internegative and loaded with new & archival Special Features. Special Features: Of Vice and Virtue: Interview with Director Sergio Martino Cold As Ice: Interview with Screenwriter Ernesto Gastaldi Vienna Vice: Interview with Actor George Hilton and Italian Genre Historian Antonio Bruschini Archive Interview with Actress Edwige Fenech Introduction by Actor George Hilton Audio Commentary with Kat Ellinger, Author of ‘All The Colors Of Sergio Martino’ Trailer CD Soundtrack [Limited to 3000 Units] The Strange Vice of Mrs. Wardh Comic Book [WEBSTORE EXCLUSIVE] Severin Films – https://severin-films.com/ “The Strange Vice of Mrs. Wardh” Blu-Ray – https://severin-films.com/shop/strange-vice-blu/ Patreon Pick "Horse Girl" Streaming Review (Netflix) A sweet misfit with a fondness for crafts, horses and supernatural crime shows finds her increasingly lucid dreams trickling into her waking life. “Horse Girl” Netflix – https://www.netflix.com/title/81060149 Patreon Pick "The Lost" Blu-Ray (Anchor Bay) Once upon a time, a boy named Ray Pye put crushed beer cans in his boots to make himself taller. But this is no fairy tale: For suburban sociopath Ray (Marc Senter) and his friends, small-town life is a dead-end road of sex, drugs, liars and losers. And what begins with a sudden act of senseless violence will climax in a mind-blowing frenzy of depravitywith the worst still yet to come. Michael Bowen (Kill Bill), Dee Wallace-Stone (The Hills Have Eyes), Ed Lauter (True Romance), Megan Henning (Seventh Heaven), Katie Cassidy (Black Christmas) and Erin Brown (aka Misty Mundae) co-star in this controversial shocker adapted from the infamous novel by Jack Ketchum and based on the true story that stunned America. “The Lost” Blu-Ray – https://www.amazon.com/Lost-Blu-ray-Shay-Astar/dp/B002XJDV0C/ "The Ring" Streaming Review (Amazon Prime) Summer TPUTS Top 10 2002 Review  When four teenagers all meet with mysterious deaths exactly one week after watching a videotape, investigative reporter Rachel Keller tracks down the video... and watches it. “The Ring” Amazon Prime – https://www.amazon.com/Ring-Naomi-Watts/dp/B088Q2XBYH/ "May" Streaming Review (Amazon Prime Rental) Summer TPUTS Top 10 2002 Review BE CAREFUL… SHE JUST MIGHT TAKE YOUR HEART. Psychological horror about a lonely young woman traumatized by a difficult childhood, and her increasingly desperate attempts to connect with the people around her. “May” Amazon Prime – https://www.amazon.com/May-Angela-Bettis/dp/B000KGTUUK/ "Dog Soldiers" Blu-Ray Review (Scream Factory) Summer TPUTS Top 10 2002 Review Synopsis A group of soldiers dispatched to the Scottish Highlands on special training maneuvers face their biggest fears after they run into Captain Ryan – the only survivor of a Special Ops team that was literally torn to pieces. Ryan refuses to disclose his mission even though whoever attacked his men might be hungry for seconds. Help arrives in the form of local girl who shelters them in a deserted farmhouse deep in the forest...but when they realize that they are surrounded by a pack of blood-lusting werewolves, it's apparent their nightmare has just begun! From Neil Marshall, the director of The Descent, Doomsday, Centurion and episodes of Game Of Thrones, comes this terrifying thriller starring Kevin McKidd (Rome, Hannibal Rising), Sean Pertwee (Soldier, Event Horizon), Emma Cleasby (Doomsday) and Liam Cunningham (Game Of Thrones, Clash Of The Titans). Trailer Bonus Features NEW 2K Scan HD Transfer Supervised And Approved By Director Neil Marshall NEW Audio Commentary With Director Neil Marshall NEW The Making Of DOG SOLDIERS Featuring New Interviews With Director Neil Marshall, Producers Christopher Figg And Keith Bell, Actors Kevin McKidd, Sean Pertwee, Darren Morfitt, Leslie Simpson And Emma Cleasby, Special Effects Artist Bob Keen, And More! NEW A Look At The Model Of The Sets Created By Production Designer Simon Bowles Theatrical Trailer Neil Marshall's Short Film: Combat Two Still Galleries – Photos From The Film And Rare Photos From Production Designer Simon Bowles And Special Effects Artist Dave Bonneywell's Archives Shout! Factory – https://www.shoutfactory.com/ “Dog Soldiers” Blu-Ray – https://www.shoutfactory.com/product/dog-soldiers-collector-s-edition?product_id=4414 "Dark Water" Blu-Ray Review (Arrow Video) Summer TPUTS Top 10 2002 Review After terrifying audiences worldwide with the blockbuster J-horror classic Ring and its sequel, director Hideo Nakata returned to the genre for Dark Water, another highly atmospheric, and critically acclaimed, tale of the supernatural which took the common theme of the "dead wet girl" to new heights of suspense and drama. Based upon on a short story by Ring author Koji Suzuki, Dark Water follows Yoshimi, a single mother struggling to win sole custody of her only child, Ikuko. When they move into a new home within a dilapidated and long-forgotten apartment complex, Yoshimi begins to experience startling visions and unexplainable sounds, calling her mental well-being into question, and endangering not only her custody of Ikuko, but perhaps their lives as well. Beautifully shot by the same cinematographer as Ring and Pulse, and featuring an especially unnerving sound design, Dark Water successfully merges spine-tingling tension with a family's heart-wrenching emotional struggle, creating one of the very finest and most unsettling contemporary Japanese horror films. Bonus Materials High Definition digital transfer High Definition Blu-ray (1080p) and Standard Definition DVD presentations Original 5.1 audio (DTS-HD on the Blu-ray) Brand new interview with director Hideo Nakata Brand new interview with novelist Koji Suzuki Brand new interview with cinematographer Junichiro Hayashi Archive interview with actress Asami Mizukawa Original ‘Making of’ documentary Trailer Reversible sleeve featuring original and newly commissioned artwork by Peter Strain First pressing only: illustrated collector’s booklet containing new writing by David Kalat, author of J-Horror: The Definitive Guide to The Ring, The Grudge and Beyond, and an examination of the American remake by writer and editor Michael Gingold Arrow Video – https://www.arrowvideo.com/ “Dark Water” Blu-Ray – https://mvdshop.com/products/dark-water-blu-ray-dvd-blu-ray?_pos=2&_sid=2543345ec&_ss=r "Resident Evil" Streaming Review (Amazon Prime Rental) Summer TPUTS Top 10 2002 Review A SECRET EXPERIMENT. A DEADLY VIRUS. A FATAL MISTAKE. When a virus leaks from a top-secret facility, turning all resident researchers into ravenous zombies and their lab animals into mutated hounds from hell, the government sends in an elite military task force to contain the outbreak. Alice and Rain are charged with leading the mission. But they only have three hours before the pathogen becomes airborne and infects the world. “Resident Evil” 4K Rental – https://www.amazon.com/Resident-Evil-UHD-Milla-Jovovich/dp/B076MGCG65/ A Run Through '91 "Campfire Tales" Streaming Review ONCE UPON A TIME…YOU’RE DEAD A grizzled derelict tells a quartet of horror tales to a trio of young campers. “Campfire Tales” DVD – https://www.amazon.com/Campfire-Tales-Gunnar-Hansen/dp/ Blindspot "Fantastic Planet" Blu-Ray Review (Criterion)  Nothing else has ever looked or felt like director René Laloux’s animated marvel Fantastic Planet, a politically minded and visually inventive work of science fiction. The film is set on a distant planet called Ygam, where enslaved humans (Oms) are the playthings of giant blue native inhabitants (Draags). After Terr, kept as a pet since infancy, escapes from his gigantic child captor, he is swept up by a band of radical fellow Oms who are resisting the Draags’ oppression and violence. With its eerie, coolly surreal cutout animation by Roland Topor; brilliant psychedelic jazz score by Alain Goraguer; and wondrous creatures and landscapes, this Cannes-awarded 1973 counterculture classic is a perennially compelling statement against conformity and violence. SPECIAL FEATURES New 2K digital restoration, with uncompressed monaural soundtrack on the Blu-ray Alternate English-language soundtrack Les temps morts (1965) and Les escargots (1966), two early short films by director René Laloux and illustrator Roland Topor Laloux sauvage, a 2009 documentary on Laloux Episode of the French television program Italiques from 1974 about Topor’s work Interview with Topor from 1973 Trailer New English subtitle translation PLUS: An essay by critic Michael Brooke Criterion – https://www.criterion.com/ “Fantastic Planet” Blu-Ray – https://www.criterion.com/films/28636-fantastic-planet Ask a Question/Answer a QuestionWhat is your favorite streaming service? How do you feel about Plex? Podcast Version https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/podbean-70/shut-up-brandon-podcast https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/shut-up-brandon-podcast/id988229934? https://shutupbrandon.podbean.com/e/mrparka-s-weekly-reviews-episode-163-audio-version/ UpdateBlu-Ray
Film NotesThe Strange Vice of Mrs. Wardh – 1971 – Sergio Martino
Horse Girl – 2020 – Jeff Baena The Lost – 2006 – Chris Sivertson The Ring – 2002 – Gore Verbinski May – 2002 – Lucky McKee Dog Soldiers – 2002 – Neil Marshall Dark Water – 2002 – Hideo Nakata Resident Evil – 2002 – Paul W.S. Anderson Campfire Tales – 1991 – William Cooke/Paul Talbot Fantastic Planet – 1973 – René Laloux  Links www.youtube.com/mrparka https://www.instagram.com/mrparka/ https://twitter.com/mrparka00 http://www.screamingtoilet.com/dvd--blu-ray https://www.facebook.com/screamingpotty/ https://www.facebook.com/mrparka http://shutupbrandon.podbean.com/ https://www.facebook.com/screamingpotty/ https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/shut-up-brandon-podcast/id988229934?mt=2 https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/podbean-70/shut-up-brandon-podcast https://letterboxd.com/mrparka/ https://www.patreon.com/mrparka Time Stamps Blue Underground Contest Drawing -0:12 “Blood Tide” Review -1:21 “Becky” Patreon Review – 7:49 “Sea Fever” Patreon Review – 16:03 “Bloodsucking Bastards” Patreon Review – 21:31 “Mulholland Dr.” Summer TPUTS Top 10 2001 Review – 27:17 “Frailty” ‘Summer TPUTS Top 10 2001 Review – 34:47 “Pulse” Summer TPUTS Top 10 2001 Review– 39:21 “Brotherhood of the Wolf” Summer TPUTS Top 10 2001 Review – 44:12 “Ichi the Killer” Summer TPUTS Top 10 2001 Review – 49:14 “Nudist Colony of the Dead” A Run Through ’91 Review – 55:57 “Kafka” A Run Through ‘91 Review –1:03:56 Blindspot Episode 6 “Planet of the Apes” Review with Jeremy – 1:08:49 Questions – 1:28:40 Answers – 1:30:11 Question of the Week “Best genre release of the year? Which genre label is your favorite so far this year?” – 1:33:02 Update – 1:33:29 22 Shots of Moodz and Horror – https://www.22shotsofmoodzandhorror.com/ The Podcast Under the Stairs - http://tputscast.com/ Blue Underground Films – https://www.facebook.com/BlueUndergroundFilms/ “Zombie” 4K – https://mvdshop.com/products/zombie-4k-uhd-blu-ray-blu-ray?_pos=2&_sid=c62b7d25c&_ss=r “Maniac” 4K – https://mvdshop.com/products/maniac-4k-uhd-blu-ray-blu-ray?_pos=2&_sid=b3d08c0e5&_ss=r Video Reviews"Blood Tide" Blu-Ray Review (Arrow Video) Terror strikes in paradise as Academy Award-winning actors James Earl Jones, José Ferrer and Lila Kedrova star in this thrilling tale of sea monsters and sacrificial virgins, from the people that brought you the notoriously gruesome Island of Death! When treasure hunter Frye (James Earl Jones) accidentally awakens an ancient sea monster that has been lying dormant on a Greek island, the inhabitants are forced to resume the practice of sacrificing virgins in order to placate the demonic creature. Meanwhile a couple, Neil and Sherry, arrive on the island in search of Neil's missing sister, Madeline. Written and produced by Nico Mastorakis - the man behind such genre favourites as the aforementioned Island of Death, The Zero Boys, The Wind and many others - and directed by Richard Jefferies (Scarecrows, Tron: Legacy), Blood Tide is a suspense-filled creature feature surging with blood, nudity and beachside aerobics! Bonus Materials Brand new restoration from a 4K scan of the original camera negative High Definition Blu-ray (1080p) presentation Original uncompressed mono audio Optional English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing Brand new audio commentary with director/co-writer Richard Jefferies Newly-filmed interview with producer/co-writer Nico Mastorakis Reversible sleeve featuring original and newly commissioned artwork by Graham Humphreys FIRST PRESSING ONLY: Collector’s booklet featuring new writing on the film by Mike Gingold Arrow Video – https://www.arrowvideo.com/ “Blood Tide” Blu-Ray – https://mvdshop.com/products/blood-tide-blu-ray "Becky" Review Patreon Pick THERE ONCE WAS A LITTLE GIRL… A teenager’s weekend at a lake house with her father takes a turn for the worse when a group of convicts wreaks havoc on their lives. “Becky” Amazon Prime Rental – https://www.amazon.com/Lulu-Wilson/dp/B088WPP4ZR/ "Sea Fever" Streaming Review (Amazon Prime Rental) Patreon Pick The crew of a West of Ireland trawler—marooned at sea—struggle for their lives against a growing parasite in their water supply. “Sea Fever” Amazon Prime Rental – https://www.amazon.com/Sea-Fever-Hermione-Corfield/dp/B085W38VNB/ "Bloodsucking Bastards" Blu-Ray (Scream Factory) Patreon Pick Synopsis An action-packed vampire comedy in the vein of Office Space and Shaun of the Dead, Bloodsucking Bastards stars Fran Kranz (Cabin in the Woods) as Evan Sanders, a dutiful and overworked employee stuck at a soul-killing corporation with his beautiful girlfriend, Amanda (Emma Fitzpatrick, Significant Mother), and his slacker best friend Tim (Joey Kern, Beneath). Evan's world begins to crumble when Amanda dumps him and his boss, Ted (Joel Murray, God Bless America), hands his coveted promotion to his nemesis Max (Pedro Pascal, Game of Thrones). But just when Evan's convinced that life couldn't bite any harder, his office mates start going through disturbing changes… and bodies begin to pile up. Evan must find a way to stop the evil brewing amidst the cubicles and water coolers, win back Amanda, and rescue his workplace pals before his life and career go from dead-end... to just dead. Bonus Features Gag Reel Behind The Scenes (Bloodsucking Bastards On Set) Audio Commentary With Dr. God Comedy Troupe Including Director Brian James O'Connell, Producer/Actor Justin Ware, Writer/Actor Sean Cowhig, Actor Neil W. Garguilo and Actor David F. Park Shout! Factory – https://www.shoutfactory.com/ “Bloodsucking Bastards” Blu-Ray – https://www.shoutfactory.com/product/bloodsucking-bastards?product_id=4423 "Muholland Dr." Blu-Ray Review (Criterion) Summer TPUTS Top 10 2001 Review A love story in the city of dreams . . . Blonde Betty Elms (Naomi Watts) has only just arrived in Hollywood to become a movie star when she meets an enigmatic brunette with amnesia (Laura Harring). Meanwhile, as the two set off to solve the second woman’s identity, filmmaker Adam Kesher (Justin Theroux) runs into ominous trouble while casting his latest project. David Lynch’s seductive and scary vision of Los Angeles’s dream factory is one of the true masterpieces of the new millennium, a tale of love, jealousy, and revenge like no other. APPROVED SPECIAL EDITION FEATURES New, restored 4K digital transfer, supervised by director David Lynch and director of photography Peter Deming, with 5.1 surround DTS-HD Master Audio soundtrack on the Blu-ray New interviews with Lynch; Deming; actors Naomi Watts, Justin Theroux, and Laura Harring; composer Angelo Badalamenti; production designer Jack Fisk; and casting director Johanna Ray On-set footage Deleted scene Trailer English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing PLUS: A booklet featuring an interview with Lynch from the 2005 edition of filmmaker and writer Chris Rodley’s book Lynch on Lynch Criterion – https://www.criterion.com/ “Mulholland Dr.” Blu-Ray – https://www.criterion.com/films/28050-mulholland-dr "Frailty" Blu-Ray Review Summer TPUTS Top 10 2001 Review NO SOUL IS SAFE. A man confesses to an FBI agent his family’s story of how his religious fanatic father’s visions lead to a series of murders to destroy supposed ‘demons’. “Frailty” Blu-Ray – https://www.amazon.com/Frailty-Blu-ray-Bill-Paxton/dp/B002NPY7F4 "Pulse" Blu-Ray Review (Arrow Video) Summer TPUTS Top 10 2001 Review Award-winning filmmaker Kiyoshi Kurosawa delivered one of the finest entries in the "J-Horror" cycle of films with this moody and spiritually terrifying film that delivers existential dread along with its frights. Setting his story in the burgeoning internet and social media scene in Japan, Kurosawa's dark and apocalyptic film foretells how technology will only serve to isolate us as it grows more important to our lives. A group of young people in Tokyo begin to experience strange phenomena involving missing co-workers and friends, technological breakdown, and a mysterious website which asks the compelling question, "Do you want to meet a ghost?" After the unexpected suicides of several friends, three strangers set out to explore a city which is growing more empty by the day, and to solve the mystery of what lies within a forbidden room in an abandoned construction site, mysteriously sealed shut with red packing tape. Featuring haunting cinematography by Junichiro Hayashi (Ring, Dark Water), a dark and unsettling tone which lingers long after the movie is over, and an ahead-of-its-time story which anticipates 21st century disconnection and social media malaise, Pulse is one of the greatest and most terrifying achievements in modern Japanese horror, and a dark mirror for our contemporary digital world. Bonus Materials High Definition digital transfer High Definition Blu-ray (1080p) and Standard Definition DVD presentations Original 5.1 audio (DTS-HD on the Blu-ray) New optional English subtitle translation New interview with writer/director Kiyoshi Kurosawa New interview with cinematographer Junichiro Hayashi The Horror of Isolation: a new video appreciation featuring Adam Wingard & Simon Barrett (Blair Witch, You’re Next) Archive ‘Making of’ documentary, plus four archive behind-the-scenes featurettes Premiere footage from the Cannes Film Festival Trailers and TV Spots Reversible sleeve featuring original and newly commissioned artwork by Tommy Pocket FIRST PRESSING ONLY:Illustrated collector’s booklet featuring new writing on the film by critic Chuck Stephens Arrow Video – https://www.arrowvideo.com/ “Pulse” Blu-Ray – https://mvdshop.com/products/pulse-blu-ray-dvd-blu-ray "Brotherhood of the Wolf" Summer TPUTS Top 10 2001 Review In 18th century France, the Chevalier de Fronsac and his Native American friend Mani are sent by the King to the Gevaudan province to investigate the killings of hundreds by a mysterious beast. “Brotherhood of the Wolf” Director’s Cut Blu-Ray English Friendly not sure – https://www.amazon.com/Brotherhood-Wolf-Directors-French-Language/dp/B07YYN9716/ "Ichi the Killer" Blu-Ray Review (Shriek Show) Summer TPUTS Top 10 2001 Review LOVE REALLY HURTS As sadomasochistic yakuza enforcer Kakihara searches for his missing boss he comes across Ichi, a repressed and psychotic killer who may be able to inflict levels of pain that Kakihara has only dreamed of. “Ichi the Killer” Blu-Ray – https://www.amazon.com/Ichi-Killer-Blu-ray-Tadanobu-Asano/dp/B0788WXTJX/ A Run Through '91 “Nudist Colony of the Dead” DVD Review Judge Rhinehole orders the Sunny Buttocks Nudist Camp closed down as an affront to the community. The members of the camp enter into a suicide pact, but vow to return for vengeance. Five years later, a group of campers on a retreat argue with each other about religion and sing big production numbers as the group begins experiencing an attrition problem. “Nudist Colony of the Dead” DVD – https://www.oldies.com/product-view/36398S.html A Run Through '91 “Kafka” Review Kafka, an insurance worker gets embroiled in an underground group after a co-worker is murdered. The underground group is responsible for bombings all over town, attempting to thwart a secret organization that controls the major events in society. He eventually penetrates the secret organization and must confront them. “Kafka” DVD – https://www.amazon.com.au/Kafka-1991-Jeremy-Irons/dp/B00XXJQ1KI/ Blindspot "Planet of the Apes" Blu-Ray Review  SOMEWHERE IN THE UNIVERSE, THERE MUST BE SOMETHING BETTER THAN MAN! An U.S. Spaceship lands on a desolate planet, stranding astronaut Taylor in a world dominated by apes, 2000 years into the future, who use a primitive race of humans for experimentation and sport. Soon Taylor finds himself among the hunted, his life in the hands of a benevolent chimpanzee scientist. “Planet of the Apes” Blu-Ray Collection – https://www.amazon.com/Planet-Apes-Legacy-Collection-Blu-ray/dp/B005FHWWXQ/ Ask a Question/Answer a Question Best Blu-Ray of the year? Which genre label is doing the best so far this year? Podcast Version https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/podbean-70/shut-up-brandon-podcast https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/shut-up-brandon-podcast/id988229934? https://shutupbrandon.podbean.com/e/mrparka-s-weekly-reviews-episode-162-audio-version/ Update
Film NotesBlood Tide – 1982 – Richard Jefferies
Becky – 2020 – Cary Murnion/Jonathan Milott Sea Fever – 2019 – Neasa Hardiman Bloodsucking Bastards – 2015 – Brian James O’Connell Mulholland Dr. – 2001 – David Lynch Frailty – 2001 – Bill Paxton Pulse – 2001 – Kiyoshi Kurosawa Brotherhood of the Wolf – 2001 – Christophe Gans Ichi the Killer – 2001 – Takashi Miike Nudist Colony of the Dead – 1991 – Mark Pirro Kafka – 1991 – Steven Soderbergh Planet of the Apes – 1968 – Franklin J. 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Blu-Ray Review (Arrow Video)  Shades of early Tarantino, Edgar Wright and Sam Raimi abound in this violent, stylish and riotously entertaining slice of family life, Moscow style, described as "a splatterpunk action comedy drenched in gleefully dark Russian humor" (The Hollywood Reporter) and "an amazing first feature from a filmmaker to watch" (Screen Anarchy). Matvey (Aleksandr Kuznetsov) has just one objective: to gain entry to his girlfriend's parents' apartment and kill her father Andrey (Vitaliy Khaev) with a hammer to restore her honor. But all is not as it initially seems, and Matvey's attempts to bludgeon the family patriarch to death don't quite go to plan as Andrey proves a more formidable - not to mention ruthless - opponent than he anticipated... and Matvey, for his part, proves stubbornly unwilling to die. Making his feature debut, writer/director Kirill Sokolov presents a rousing tale of family, modern relationships and the dark places they can take you to when things turn sour. Featuring a soundtrack that veers between Ennio Morricone-esque western riffs and toe-tappingly catchy pop numbers, Why Don't You Just Die! delivers laughs, shocking twists and copious quantities of blood and gore, and establishes Sokolov as one of cinema's brightest rising stars. Bonus Materials High Definition Blu-ray™ (1080p) presentation Original lossless DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 and PCM 2.0 stereo soundtracks Optional English subtitles Brand new interview with author and critic Kim Newman, exploring Why Don't You Just Die! within the context of the long-standing tradition of single location cinema Exclusive behind-the-scenes footage from rehearsals and the film set Four short films by Kirill Sokolov: Could Be Worse, The Outcome, The Flame and the award-winning Sisyphus is Happy (Best Director and Gold Frame awards, 2013 Unprecedented Cinema International Festival of Short Film) Theatrical trailer Kirill Sokolov's complete original storyboard for the film (BD-ROM content) Reversible sleeve featuring two choices of artwork FIRST PRESSING ONLY: Illustrated collector's booklet featuring new writing by Neil Mitchell Arrow Video – https://www.arrowvideo.com/ “Why Don’t You Just Die?” Blu-Ray – https://mvdshop.com/products/why-dont-you-just-die-blu-ray "White Fire" Blu-Ray Review (Arrow Video) Robert Ginty (The Exterminator) and Belinda Mayne (Krull) play Bo and Inga, brother and sister jewel thieves who target the legendary 'White Fire' diamond -- a priceless rock so hot it actually burns those who try to lay their hands on it! When tragedy strikes, Bo undertakes an outrageous plan involving plastic surgery and explosives to infiltrate the mine where the diamond awaits. Bo's plan hits an unexpected snag with the arrival of smooth-talking badass Noah Barclay, played by Fred Williamson (From Dusk 'Til Dawn). Noah's hunting for a missing prostitute -- and he thinks Bo and Inga hold the key to her disappearance! Erotic filmmaker Jean-Marie Pallardy (Erotic Diary of a Lumberjack) brings his kinky touch to high octane action in this infamous exploitation epic, complete with chainsaw mayhem, awkward brotherly love, and a very '80s theme song by the band Limelight! Bonus Materials High Definition (1080p) Blu-ray presentation Original Mono audio Optional English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing Feature length audio commentary by critic Kat Ellinger Surviving The Fire: a brand new interview with writer-director Jean-Marie Pallardy Enter The Hammer: a brand new interview with actor Fred Williamson Diamond Cutter: a brand new interview with editor Bruno Zincone Arrow Video – https://www.arrowvideo.com/ “White Fire” Blu-Ray – https://mvdshop.com/products/white-fire-blu-ray "Amityville Vibrator" Screener Review Cathy moves into a new home and soon comes into contact with a vibrator with ancient evil powers. Two researchers must locate this possessed item before Cathy and anyone else she encounters becomes a sex slave for Satan. “Amityville Vibrator” IMDB – https://www.imdb.com/title/tt10384472/ "Session 9" Blu-Ray Review (Scream Factory) Summer TPUTS Top 10 2001 Review Synopsis "A deft exercise in atmospheric horror and insanity." – Paul Malcolm, L.A. Weekly It looms up out of the woods like a dormant beast. Grand, imposing... abandoned and deteriorating, the Danvers State Mental Hospital, closed down for 15 years, is about to receive 5 new visitors. Donning protective gear, the men of the Hazmat Elimination Co. venture into the eerily vast and vacant asylum that is filled with an evil and mysterious past. Rampant patient abuse, medieval medical procedure and rumors of demonic possession are some of the many dark secrets the hospital holds – but then so do each of the men. This "deliciously disturbing" (Us Weekly) thriller, directed by Brad Anderson (The Machinist), features a talented cast including David Caruso (CSI: Miami), Peter Mullan (War Horse, Trainspotting), Paul Guilfoyle (CSI: Crime Scene Investigation), Josh Lucas (American Psycho), Stephen Gevedon (Show Me a Hero) and Brendan Sexton III (The Killing, Boys Don't Cry). Bonus Features NEW Return To Danvers: The Secrets Of SESSION 9 Featuring Interviews With Director/Co-writer Brad Anderson, Actor/Co-writer Stephen Gevedon, Actors Josh Lucas, Brendan Sexton III, Larry Fessenden And More NEW Horror's Hallowed Grounds – Revisiting The Locations Of The Film Audio Commentary With Brad Anderson And Stephen Gevedon Deleted Scenes And Alternate Ending With Optional Commentary By Director Brad Anderson Story To Screen Featurette The Haunted Palace Featurette Theatrical Trailer Shout! Factory – https://www.shoutfactory.com/ “Session 9” Blu-Ray – https://www.shoutfactory.com/product/session-9?product_id=4686 "From Hell" Streaming Review (Amazon Prime Rental) Summer TPUTS Top 10 2001 Review ONLY THE LEGEND WILL SURVIVE. Frederick Abberline is an opium-huffing inspector from Scotland Yard who falls for one of Jack the Ripper’s prostitute targets in this Hughes brothers adaption of a graphic novel that posits the Ripper’s true identity. “From Hell” Blu-Ray – https://www.amazon.com/Hell-Blu-ray-Ian-Richardson/dp/B000MR8SVY/ "Suicide Club" DVD Review (Danger After Dark) Summer TPUTS Top 10 2001 Review WELL THEN, GOODBYE EVERYBODY. When 54 high school girls throw themselves in front of a subway train it appears to be only the beginning of a string of suicides around the country. Does the new all-girl group Desert have anything to do with it? Detective Kuroda tries to find the answer, which isn’t as simple as he had hoped. “Suicide Club” DVD – https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0000CC885/r "The Devil's Backbone" Streaming Review (Amazon Prime) Summer TPUTS Top 10 2001 Review WHAT IS A GHOST? Spain, 1939. In the last days of the Spanish Civil War, the young Carlos arrives at the Santa Lucía orphanage, where he will make friends and enemies as he follows the quiet footsteps of a mysterious presence eager for revenge. “The Devil’s Backbone” Blu-Ray – https://www.criterion.com/films/27914-the-devil-s-backbone "The Others" Streaming Review (Amazon Prime Rental) Summer TPUTS Top 10 2001 Review SOONER OR LATER SHE’LL SEE THEM, THEN EVERYTHING WILL BE DIFFERENT. Grace is a religious woman who lives in an old house kept dark because her two children, Anne and Nicholas, have a rare sensitivity to light. When the family begins to suspect the house is haunted, Grace fights to protect her children at any cost in the face of strange events and disturbing visions. “The Others” Blu-Ray – https://www.amazon.com/Others-Blu-ray-Nicole-Kidman/dp/B0058ZPNUE/ A Run Through '91 “Poison” DVD Review Winner of the 1991 Sundance Grand Jury Prize, Todd Haynes' controversial masterpiece is the most fervently debated film of the 1990s and a trailblazing landmark of Queer Cinema. The first feature directed by the Oscar nominated filmmaker of Far From Heaven, I'm Not There and the HBO Mini-series Mildred Pierce, this ground breaking American indie is a thrilling work of immense visual invention. Inspired by the writings of Jean Genet, Poison deftly interweaves a trio of transgressive tales that build toward a devastating climax: "Hero", shot in mock tabloid-TV style, tells a bizarre story of suburban patricide and a miraculous flight from justice; ""Horror," filmed like a delirious 1950s B-movie melodrama, is a gothic tale of a mad sex experiment gone awry; "Homo," explores the obsessive sexual relationship between two prison inmates. A runaway hit which made national headlines when it was attacked by conservative figures including Dick Armey, Ralph Reed and minister Donald Wildmon, Poison is audacious, unforgettable and wildly entertaining. Features Sundance Film Festival Q & A with Todd Haynes, Producer Christine Vachon and Executive Producer James Schamus, For the 20th Anniversary of the Film's Grand Jury Prize Archival 1999 Audio Commentary by Haynes, Vachon, and Star/Editor James Lyons Original Poster Concepts and Collages by Haynes Behind-The-Scenes Polaroids by Kelly Reichardy _Director of Meek's Cutoff and Wendy and Lucy) Last Address, a 2010 Short Film by Ira Sachs (Director of Married Life) Original 1991 U.S. Theatrical Trialer 16-Page Booklet with Archival Press Kit Documents, J. Hoberman's Original Village Voice Review and More! “Poison” DVD – https://www.amazon.com/Poison-20th-Anniversary-James-Lyons/dp/B004THJ3BC/ A Run Through '91 “No Telling” Blu-Ray Review (Scream Factory) Geoffrey (Stephen Ramsey) and Lillian (Miriam Healy-Louie) are a couple spending the summer in the country in hopes of smoothing over some rough patches in their relationship. However, Geoffrey, who is a research scientist, has brought his work with him, which hardly helps, since Lillian’s biggest problem with him is that he doesn’t spend any time with her, and he seems more concerned with his career than his marriage. This is all the more galling for Lillian because she has given up her career as an artist in order to be more supportive of Geoffrey’s work. Geoffrey is also upset because he’s only been able to use mice for his lab experiments with new medications, and he is eager to begin working with larger animals; in his impatience, he begins trapping dogs, and he eventually catches the pet of a little girl named Frances (Ashley Arcemont). Bonus Features --- NO TELLING --- NEW Director-Approved HD Transfer NEW Audio Commentary With Writer/Director/Executive Producer Larry Fessenden The Making Of No Telling (1991) Archival Footage (1990) Short Film, White Trash (1979) With New Music By Composer Will Bates Glass Eye Pix Sizzle Reel (1985-1990) Shout! Factory – https://www.shoutfactory.com/ “Larry Fessenden Collection” Blu-Ray – https://www.shoutfactory.com/product/the-larry-fessenden-collection?product_id=4770 Blindspot "The Day the Earth Stood Still" Streaming Review (Amazon Prime)  FROM OUT OF SPACE… A WARNING AND AN ULTIMATUM An alien and a robot land on Earth after World War II and tell mankind to be peaceful or face destruction. “The Day the Earth Stood Still” Blu-Ray – https://www.amazon.com/Earth-Stood-Blu-ray-Michael-Rennie/dp/B001GPTCDE/ Ask a Question/Answer a QuestionSince it's been a slow and weird year. What are some 2020 genre films worth watching? Podcast Version https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/podbean-70/shut-up-brandon-podcast https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/shut-up-brandon-podcast/id988229934? https://shutupbrandon.podbean.com/e/mrparka-s-weekly-reviews-episode-161-audio-version/ Film NotesWhy Don’t You Just Die? – 2018 – Kirill Sokolov
White Fire – 1983 – Jean-Marie Pallardy Amityville Vibrator – 2020 – Nathan Rumler Session 9 – 2001 – Brad Anderson From Hell – 2001 – Allen Hughes/Albert Hughes Suicide Club – 2001 – Sion Sono The Devil’s Backbone – 2001 – Guillermo del Toro The Others – 2001 – Alejandro Amenábar Poison – 1991 – Todd Haynes No Telling – 1991 – Larry Fessenden The Day the Earth Stood Still – 1951 – Robert Wise  Links www.youtube.com/mrparka https://www.instagram.com/mrparka/ https://twitter.com/mrparka00 http://www.screamingtoilet.com/dvd--blu-ray https://www.facebook.com/screamingpotty/ https://www.facebook.com/mrparka http://shutupbrandon.podbean.com/ https://www.facebook.com/screamingpotty/ https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/shut-up-brandon-podcast/id988229934?mt=2 https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/podbean-70/shut-up-brandon-podcast https://letterboxd.com/mrparka/ https://www.patreon.com/mrparka Time Stamps Blue Underground Contest/Corrections/ Thank You -0:12 “Elvira, Mistress of the Dark” Review -1:43 “Blood Quantum” Review – 8:11 “Freddy’s Dead: The Final Nightmare” A Run Through ‘91 Review – 14:04 “Child’s Play 3” ‘91 Review – 22:29 “967-Evil 2: The Astral Factor” ’91 Review – 27:58 “Class of Nuk’em High 2: Subhumanoid Meltdown” ‘91 Review – 33:47 “Critters 3” ’91 Review– 39:59 “Ernest Scared Stupid” ‘91 Review – 45:07 “Silent Night, Deadly Night 5: The Toymaker” A Run Through ’91 Review – 51:20 “Scanners 2: The New Order” and “Scanners 3: The Takeover” A Run Through ’91 Review – 56:12/1:01:41 “Prom Night 4: Deliver Us From Evil” A Run Through ‘91 Review – 1:06:30 “Killer Tomatoes Strike Back!” A Run Through ’91 Review – 1:11:14 “Nekromantik 2” A Run Through ’91 Review – 1:14:59 “The Terror Within 2” A Run Through ’91 Review – 1:20:53 “Godzilla vs King Ghidorah” A Run Through ’91 Review – 1:24:36 Blindspot Episode 4 “Eyes without a Face” Review with Jeremy – 1:31:02 Questions – 1:48:02 Answers – 1:53:29 Question of the Week “What fear do you have that could be turned into a horror movie?” – 1:57:56 Update – 1:58:10 Enter Contest – screamingtoiletcontest@gmail.com Video ReviewsBlue Underground 4K Contest How to enter? Email your address here - Screamingtoiletcontest@gmail.com You may receive adds for upcoming films and sales Like the Screaming Toilet Facebook Page above Zombie (4K UHD Blu-ray) The Dead Are Among Us on 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray! Considered the 'unofficial sequel' to DAWN OF THE DEAD. In England, it was known as ZOMBIE FLESH EATERS and banned as obscene. In America, it was called ZOMBIE and advertised with the depraved tag line "WE ARE GOING TO EAT YOU!" Tisa Farrow (THE GRIM REAPER), Ian McCulloch (CONTAMINATION), Al Cliver (CANNIBALS), and Richard Johnson (THE HAUNTING) star in this worldwide splatter sensation directed by 'Maestro Of Gore' Lucio Fulci (THE HOUSE BY THE CEMETERY, THE NEW YORK RIPPER) that remains one of the most eye-skewering, skin-ripping, gore-gushingly graphic horror hits of all time! Now Blue Underground is proud to present our critically acclaimed restoration of ZOMBIE in true 4K Ultra High Definition with Dolby Vision HDR and a new Dolby Atmos audio mix, bursting at the seams with hours of new and archival Extras! Bonus Materials Ultra HD Blu-ray (2160p) Widescreen 2.40:1 feature presentation and Bonus Extras Blu-ray Audio: Dolby Atmos (English); 7.1 DTS-HD (Italian); 5.1 DTS-HD (English); 1.0 DTS-HD (English, Italian); 1.0 Dolby Digital (French) Subtitles: English SDH, Francais, Espanol, Portugues, Deutsch, Italiano, Dansk, Suomi, Nederlands, Svenska, Russian, Korean, Japanese, Chinese, Thai, English for Italian Audio Audio Commentary #1 with Troy Howarth, Author of Splintered Visions: Lucio Fulci and His Films Audio Commentary #2 with Star Ian McCulloch and Diabolik Magazine Editor Jason J. Slater When The Earth Spits Out The Dead - Interview with Stephen Thrower, Author of Beyond Terror: The Films of Lucio Fulci Theatrical Trailers TV Spots Radio Spots Poster & Still Gallery Guillermo del Toro Intro Zombie Wasteland - Interviews with Stars Ian McCulloch, Richard Johnson & Al Cliver, and Actor/Stuntman Ottaviano Dell'Acqua Flesh Eaters on Film - Interview with Co-Producer Fabrizio De Angelis Deadtime Stories - Interviews with Co-Writers Elisa Briganti and (Uncredited) Dardano Sacchetti World of the Dead - Interviews with Cinematographer Sergio Salvati and Production & Costume Designer Walter Patriarca Zombi Italiano - Interviews with Special Make-Up Effects Artists Gianetto De Rossi & Maurizio Trani and Special Effects Artist Gino De Rossi Notes on a Headstone - Interview with Composer Fabio Frizzi All in the Family - Interview with Antonella Fulci Zombie Lover - Award-Winning Filmmaker Guillermo del Toro talks about one of his favorite films Maniac (4K UHD Blu-ray) The Notorious Horror Classic! Now on 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray! Frank Zito (a career performance by writer/executive producer Joe Spinell of ROCKY and THE GODFATHER fame) is a deeply disturbed man, haunted by the traumas of unspeakable childhood abuse. And when these horrific memories begin to scream inside his mind, Frank prowls the seedy streets of New York City to stalk and slaughter innocent young women. Now Frank has begun a relationship with a beautiful photographer (Caroline Munro of THE SPY WHO LOVED ME), yet his vile compulsions remain. These are the atrocities of a human monster. This is the story of a MANIAC. Directed by William Lustig (MANIAC COP 2, VIGILANTE) and featuring landmark gore effects by Tom Savini (DAWN OF THE DEAD, FRIDAY THE 13th), this relentlessly shocking and disturbing film was originally banned or censored all over the world due to its graphic violence. Now Blue Underground is thrilled to present our critically acclaimed restoration of MANIAC in true 4K Ultra High Definition with Dolby Vision HDR and a new Dolby Atmos audio mix! Bonus Materials Ultra HD Blu-ray (2160p) Widescreen 1.85:1 feature presentation and Bonus Extras Blu-ray Audio: Dolby Atmos (English); 5.1 DTS-HD (English); 2.0 DTS-HD (English); Dolby Digital 2.0 (Castellano, Francais, Italiano, Deutsch) Subtitles: English SDH, Francais, Espanol, Portugues, Deutsch, Italiano, Dansk, Suomi, Nederlands, Svenska, Russian, Korean, Japanese, Chinese, Thai Audio Commentary #1 with Producer/Director William Lustig and Producer Andrew W. Garroni Audio Commentary #2 with Producer/Director William Lustig, Special Make-Up Effects Artist Tom Savini, Editor Lorenzo Marinelli, and Joe Spinell's Assistant Luke Walter Theatrical Trailers TV Spots Radio Spots MANIAC Outtakes Returning to the Scene of the Crime with William Lustig Anna and the Killer - Interview with Star Caroline Munro The Death Dealer - Interview with Special Make-Up Effects Artist Tom Savini Dark Notes - Interview with Composer Jay Chattaway Maniac Men - Interview with Songwriters Michael Sembello and Dennis Matkosky The Joe Spinell Story Mr. Robbie: Maniac 2 Promo Reel MANIAC Publicity MANIAC Controversy Blue Underground Films – https://www.facebook.com/BlueUndergroundFilms/ “Zombie” 4K – https://mvdshop.com/products/zombie-4k-uhd-blu-ray-blu-ray?_pos=2&_sid=c62b7d25c&_ss=r “Maniac” 4K – https://mvdshop.com/products/maniac-4k-uhd-blu-ray-blu-ray?_pos=2&_sid=b3d08c0e5&_ss=r "Elvira: Mistress of the Dark" Blu-Ray Review (Arrow Video) She's back! Elvira, Horrorland's hostess with the mostest, finally busts out on Blu-ray with this long-awaited, positively bursting-at-the-seams special edition of her big screen debut, Elvira: Mistress of the Dark! Having just quit her job as a Los Angeles TV horror hostess, Elvira receives the unexpected news that she's set to inherit part of her great aunt Morgana's estate. Arriving in the small town of Fallwell, Massachusetts to claim her inheritance, Elvira receives a less than enthusiastic reception from the conservative locals - amongst them, her sinister uncle Vincent, who, unbeknownst to Elvira, is in fact an evil warlock secretly scheming to steal the old family spellbook for his own nefarious ends... Campy, quirky and stuffed to the brim with more double entendres than your average Carry On movie, 1988's Elvira: Mistress of the Dark helped solidify the horror hostess (played by Cassandra Peterson) as a major pop culture icon, here owning every inch of the screen with her quick wit, sass, and of course, cleaving-enhancing gown! Bonus Materials Brand new restoration from a 4K scan of original film elements High Definition Blu-ray (1080p) presentation Original uncompressed stereo 2.0 audio Optional English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing Introduction to the film by director James Signorelli 2017 Audio Commentary with director James Signorelli, hosted by Fangoria editor emeritus Tony Timpone 2017 Audio Commentary with Patterson Lundquist, www.elviramistressofthedark.com webmaster and judge of US TV show The Search for the Next Elvira Archival Audio Commentary with actors Cassandra Peterson, Edie McClurg and writer John Paragon Too Macabre – The Making of Elvira: Mistress of the Dark – newly-revised 2018 version of this feature-length documentary on the making of the film, including interviews with various cast and crew and rare never-before-seen archival material Recipe for Terror: The Creation of the Pot Monster – newly-revised 2018 version of this featurette on the concept and design of the pot monster, as well as the film’s other SFX Original storyboards Extensive image galleries Original US theatrical and teaser trailers Reversible sleeve featuring original and newly commissioned artwork by Sara Deck FIRST PRESSING ONLY: Illustrated collector’s booklet featuring writing by Kat Ellinger and Patterson Lundquist Arrow Video – https://www.arrowvideo.com/ “Elvira, Mistress of the Dark” Blu-Ray – https://mvdshop.com/products/elvira-mistress-of-the-dark-blu-ray "Blood Quantum" Streaming Review (Shudder) The dead are coming back to life outside the isolated Mi’kmaq reserve of Red Crow, except for its Indigenous inhabitants who are strangely immune to the zombie plague. “Blood Quantum” Shudder – https://www.shudder.com/movies/watch/blood-quantum/30a2fbb6ad149e55 A Run Through '91 “Freddy's Dead: The Final Nightmare” Blu-Ray Review THEY SAVED THE BEST FOR LAST. Just when you thought it was safe to sleep, Freddy Krueger returns in this sixth installment of the Nightmare on Elm Street films, as psychologist Maggie Burroughs, tormented by recurring nightmares, meets a patient with the same horrific dreams. Their quest for answers leads to a certain house on Elm Street – where the nightmares become reality. “A Nightmare on Elm Street” Blu-Ray Set – https://www.amazon.com/Nightmare-Street-Collection-Original-Blu-ray/dp/B00AZ7V0W0/ A Run Through '91 “Child's Play 3” Blu-Ray Review CHUCKY HAS A NEW PLAYMATE. Eight years have passed since the events of the second film. Chucky has been resurrected once again and seeks revenge on Andy, his former owner, who is now a teenager enrolled in military school. “Chucky Box” Blu-Ray – https://www.amazon.com/Chucky-Complete-7-Movie-Collection-Blu-ray/dp/B073H5D441/ A Run Through '91 “967-Evil 2” DVD Review CALL IF YOU DARE! After being bestowed with demonic powers following a phone call to Hell, a psychotic teacher begins a rampage of death and destruction in a small town, forcing a teen and her boyfriend to fight him off so that they can get away. Horror Collection 8 Pack DVD (967-Evil 2) – https://www.amazon.com/Collection-976-EVIL-Ghoulies-C-H-U-D-Slaughter/dp/B008DVJOQ4/ A Run Through '91 “Class of Nuk’em High 2: Subhumanoid Meltdown” Blu-Ray Review (Troma) First there was the super successful theatrical smash hit CLASS OF NUKE ‘EM HIGH…now comes the hyper-riotous, big budget sequel: CLASS OF NUKE ‘EM HIGH PART II: SUBHUMANOID MELTDOWN! The lovable cretins from Tromaville high school have graduated Summa Cum Weirdly, and the once peaceful Tromaville Institute of Technology is awash in a wave of violence and corporate greed. Meltdowns, massacres, and mutations abound on campus where humongous giant squirrels and obnoxious talking belly buttons are the least of your problems! Gloriously restored in all its anarchic glory, it’s CLASS OF NUKE ‘EM HIGH PART II: SUBHUMANOID MELTDOWN like you’ve never seen it before! Troma Entertainment – https://www.tromadirect.com/ “Class of Nuk’em High 2: Subhumanoid Meltdown” Blu-Ray – https://www.tromadirect.com/shop/blu-ray/class-of-nuke-em-high-2-blu-ray/ A Run Through '91 "Critters 3" Blu-Ray Review (Scream Factory) FIRST THEY DESTROYED A FARM. THEN THEY TERRORISED A TOWN. NOW THEY’RE READY TO DO SOME REAL DAMAGE! In what appears to be a cross between Critters and The Towering Inferno, the residents of a shoddy L.A. apartment block are chased up to the roof by hoards of the eponymous hairy horrors. Disc Three: Critters 3 (1991) NEW Audio Commentary With Producer Barry Opper And Star Don Opper NEW You Are What They Eat: The Making Of Critters 3 Featuring Interviews With Producer Barry Opper, Screenwriter David J. Schow, Stars Don Opper And Terrence Mann, Director Of Photography Thomas J. Callaway, And Critters Designers Charles Chiodo, Edward Chiodo, And Stephen Chiodo Trailer Still Gallery Shout! Factory – https://www.shoutfactory.com/ “Critters” Blu-Ray Set – https://www.shoutfactory.com/product/the-critters-collection?product_id=6882 A Run Through '91 "Ernest Scared Stupid" Blu-Ray Review Well-intentioned, eternally bumbling Ernest P. Worrell accidentally releases an evil demon from its sacred tomb. As the demon flexes its power and goes on a ruinous rampage, good-guy Ernest tries to step in to save the town from mass destruction. Trouble is, a 200-year-old curse has scared Ernest stupid, and that means hilarity all around! So, kick back and let the laugh-ridden adventures begin. “Ernest Scared Stupid” Blu-Ray – https://www.amazon.com/Ernest-Scared-Stupid-Blu-ray-Varney/dp/B0054WPXO2/ A Run Through '91 "Silent Night, Deadly Night 5: The Toymaker" DVD Review HE’S HOME… BUT HE’S NOT ALONE. A young boy sees his father killed by a toy that was anonymously delivered to his house. After that, he is too traumatized to speak, and his mother must deal with both him and the loss of her husband. Meanwhile, a toy maker named Joe Peto builds some suspicious-looking toys, and a mysterious man creeps around both the toy store and the boy’s house…but who is responsible for the killer toys? “Silent Night, Deadly Night Collection” DVD – https://www.amazon.com/Silent-Deadly-Better-Initiation-Toymaker/dp/B002P8LKCM/ A Run Through '91 "Scanners 2: The New Order" and "Scanners 3: The Takeover Blu-Ray Review (Scream Factory) Synopsis SCANNERS II: THE NEW ORDER (1991, R) A breed of humans with dangerously powerful telepathic abilities – the scanners – are being recruited by a corrupt police commander, John Forrester, in his crusade to take over the city. Forrester first enlists the help of an evil scientist, Dr. Morse, who wants to conduct mind-control experiments on the scanners with a new drug. When the side effects render the scanners incapable, Forrester then finds David Kellum (David Hewlett, Cube, Rise Of The Planet Of The Apes), a rational scanner who, unaware of his own powers, agrees to help him. Will Kellum discover Forrester’s real motive and prevent the “New Order” from being established? SCANNERS III: THE TAKEOVER (1991, R) A young scanner (Liliana Komorowska, Screamers) with extraordinary telepathic powers transforms into a lethal killing machine after taking one of her father’s experimental drugs. After taking over his pharmaceutical company, the deranged scanner runs amok on a killing spree and takes over a television company in her quest for world domination. As her thirst for more power grows stronger, only one man – her scanner brother – might have the power to stop her. Shout! Factory – https://www.shoutfactory.com/ “Scanners 2/Scanners 3” Blu-Ray/DVD Combo – https://www.shoutfactory.com/product/scanners-ii-the-new-order-scanners-iii-the-takeover-double-feature?product_id=2127 A Run Through '91 "Prom Night 4: Deliver Us from Evil" DVD Review THEY DITCHED THE PROM FOR A PRIVATE PARTY, NOW IT’S THEIR LAST DANCE. Carrying on the Prom Night tradition, this film begins back at Hamilton High School on Prom Night in 1957. As a young couple are enjoying a romantic moment together in the back seat of a car, they are interrupted by Father Jonas, a priest who slashes and immolates the lovers. Thirty years later, Jonas gets loose from the chapel basement where the church fathers had been secretly keeping him locked up and drugged. As luck would have it, it’s prom night again, and group of four students have unfortunately chosen Jonas’s hideout as their secluded getaway spot. “Prom Night 3/Prom Night 4” Double DVD – https://www.amazon.com/Prom-Night-III-Deliver-Feature/dp/B0000APVJ0 A Run Through '91 "Killer Tomatoes Strike Back!" DVD Review WHEN GOOD VEGETABLES GO BAD! Police assitant Boyle along with tomatologist Kennedi Johnson look into investigations about Killer Tomato attacks, and discover Gangrene plans to brainwash people via TV talk shows to take over the world! Will Gangrene be stopped? Will Johnson become part of a Bacon, Lettuce and Human sandwich? “Killer Tomatoes Strike Back!” DVD – https://www.amazon.com/Killer-Tomatoes-Strike-Back-Robin/dp/B0009X75HE/ A Run Through '91 "Nekromantik 2" Blu-Ray Review (Cult Epics) Synopsis From director Jorg Buttgereit comes Nekromantik 2, the gore horror sequel to his 1987 classic Nekromantik. Monika (Monika M.) is a beautiful necrophiliac who lives alone in Berlin. By day she works as a nurse. By night she prowls through cemeteries while searching for fresh corpses. When she reads about the suicide of Rob (Nekromantik’s Daktari Lorenz) she finds his grave to dig up his body and brings it home. Mark (Mark Reeder) lives across town and makes his living dubbing “sex films”. After meeting Monika, romance blossoms and they fall in love. But all is not well in Monika’s world. Her relationship with Mark begins to falter and she has to make a final choice between loving the living or the dead. Officially banned in Germany for years upon release, Cult Epics is proud to present Nekromantik 2, Uncut and Uncensored in a new High Definition transfer. Special Features New Director’s Approved HD transfer (taken from the original 16mm negative) New Introduction by Jorg Buttgereit (2014) Audio Commentary by Jorg Buttgerei, co-author Franz Rodenkirchen, and actors Monika M. and Mark Reeder The Making of Nekromantik 2 JB Trailers Original Motion Picture Soundtrack Original Motion Picture Soundtrack (2011) Live 20th Anniversary Live Concert performed by Monika M. and Friends – Video (2011) A Moment of Silence At the Grave of Ed Gein, Short film by Jorg Buttgereit (2012) Half Girl – Lemmy, I’m A Feminist, Music video by Jorg Buttgereit (2014) Collectible Blu-ray Slipcase Cult Epics – http://www.cultepics.com/ “Nekromantik 2” Blu-Ray – http://www.cultepics.com/product-detail/nekromantik-2/ A Run Through '91 "The Terror Within 2" Blu-Ray Review (Code Red) In this exciting sequel to The Terror Within, Andrew Stevens returns in a world gone mad as the last human colony struggles to survive underground beneath a land of nightmarish mutants who seek to destroy them. But when the mutant break occurs inside humanity's final stronghold, the battle for survival pits the human colonists against their deadly invaders miles below the earth's surface. Starring Andrew Stevens (The Fury), R. Lee Ermey (Full Metal Jacket), Stella Stevens (The Manitou), Burton Gilliam (Blazing Saddles) Special Features: A new 2K scan of the original vault element "Watch this in Katarina's Drive In Theater" Interview with star R Lee Ermey Theatrical Trailer “The Terror Within 2” Blu-Ray – https://roninflix.com/products/the-terror-within-2?_pos=1&_sid=93944997b&_ss=r A Run Through '91 "Godzilla vs King Ghidorah" Streaming Review (Amazon Prime) AT THE END OF THE CENTURY, THE GREATEST BATTLE HAS BEGUN! The Futurians, time-travelers from the 23rd century, arrive in Japan to warn them of the nation’s destruction under Godzilla. They offer to help erase Godzilla from history by preventing his creation. With Godzilla seemingly gone, a new monster emerges as the Futurians’ true intentions are revealed. “Godzilla vs King Ghidorah” Blu-Ray – https://www.amazon.com/Godzilla-Vs-King-Ghidorah-Mothra/dp/B00IQAUO2A Blindspot "Eyes Without a Face" Streaming Review (Criterion Channel) At his secluded chateau in the French countryside, a brilliant, obsessive doctor (Pierre Brasseur) attempts a radical plastic surgery to restore the beauty of his daughter’s disfigured countenance—at a horrifying price. Eyes Without a Face, directed by the supremely talented Georges Franju, is rare in horror cinema for its odd mixture of the ghastly and the lyrical, and it has been a major influence on the genre in the decades since its release. There are images here—of terror, of gore, of inexplicable beauty—that once seen are never forgotten. SPECIAL FEATURES New high-definition digital restoration, with uncompressed monaural soundtrack on the Blu-ray edition Blood of the Beasts, Georges Franju’s 1949 documentary about the slaughterhouses of Paris (high-definition digital restoration on the Blu-ray edition) Archival interviews with Franju on the horror genre, cinema, and the making of Blood of the Beasts New interview with actor Edith Scob (Blu-ray only) Excerpts from Les grands-pères du crime, a 1985 documentary about Eyes Without a Face writers Pierre Boileau and Thomas Narcejac Trailers Stills gallery of rare production photos and promotional material (DVD only) Plus: A booklet featuring essays by novelist Patrick McGrath and film historian David Kalat Criterion Films – https://www.criterion.com/ “Eyes Without a Face” Blu-Ray – https://www.criterion.com/films/950-eyes-without-a-face Ask a Question/Answer a Question“What fear do you have that could be turned into a horror movie?” Podcast Version https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/podbean-70/shut-up-brandon-podcast https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/shut-up-brandon-podcast/id988229934? https://shutupbrandon.podbean.com/e/mrparka-s-weekly-reviews-episode-160-audio-version/ UpdateBlu-Ray 1. The Seven-Ups 2. Talk Radio 3. Short Night of Glass Dolls 4. Geronimo: An American Legend 5. The Bravados 6. 8 Heads in a Duffel Bag 7. Hour of the Gun 8. Rapid Fire 9. A Prayer for the Dying 10. Romeo is Bleeding 11. The Boston Strangler 12. 10 Rillington Place 13. Wild Bill 14. Brutal Tales of Chivalry 15. Lawman 16. Death Bed: The Bed That Eats 17. Delicatessen 18. Gunfight at the O.K. Corral 19. The Al Adamson Masterpiece Collection DVDS 20. Gore Whore Film NotesElvira, Mistress of the Dark – 1988 – James Signorelli
Blood Quantum – 2020 – Jeff Barnaby Freddy’s Dead: The Final Nightmare – 1991 – Rachel Talalay Child’s Play 3 – 1991 – Jack Bender 967-Evil 2: The Astral Factor – 1991 – Jim Wynorski Class of Nuk’em High 2: Subhumanoid Meltdown – 1991 – Eric Louzil Critters – 1991 – Kristine Peterson Ernest Scared Stupid – 1991 – John R. Cherry III Silent Night, Deadly Night 5: The Toymaker – 1991 – Martin Kitrosser Scanners 2: The New Order – 1991 – Christian Duguay Scanners 3: The Takeover – 1991 – Christian Duguay Prom Night 4: Deliver Us from Evil – 1991 – Clay Borris Killer Tomatoes Strike Back! – 1991 – John De Bello Nekromantik 2 – 1991 – Jörg Buttgereit The Terror Within 2 – 1991 – Andrew Stevens Godzilla vs King Ghidorah – 1991 – Kazuki Ōmori Eyes Without a Face – 1960 – Georges Franju |
