www.facebook.com/screamingpotty Time Stamps Stormy Monday Review – 0:20 Terror In A Texas Town Review – 6:08 Lust of the Vampire Girls Review – 10:37 Coffy Review – 13:36 Foxy Brown Review – 17:39 Death-Scort Service Part 2 The Naked Dead Review – 21:06 Free Fire Review – 24:20 Shout Out – 29:20 Contest Winner – 30:25 New Contest – 31:00 Update – 31:38 Q&A – 32:50 Stormy Monday![]() Synopsis: In 1988, Mike Figgis (Internal Affairs, Leaving Las Vegas) made his feature directorial debut with Stormy Monday, a taut, noir-influenced gangster movie that drew on his key formative influences, including his youth in the Newcastle of the late '50s and early '60s, and the city's vibrant jazz scene. Sean Bean (Ronin) plays Brendan, a young loafer taken under the wing of jazz club owner Finney (Sting, Quadrophenia), who's under pressure from American mobster Cosmo (Tommy Lee Jones, The Fugitive) to sell up in exchange for a cut of a local land development deal. Brendan just wants to earn an honest crust, but his burgeoning relationship with Cosmo's ex-lover Kate (Melanie Griffith, Body Double) threatens to drag him into the middle of the impending showdown... A romantic crime thriller with genuine heart, Stormy Monday features striking, rain-drenched cinematography by Roger Deakins (The Big Lebowski, No Country for Old Men) and a seductive jazz score provided by the director himself. Presented here for the first time in high definition in the US, there has never been a better time to discover one of this iconic filmmaker's most assured and uniquely haunting efforts. Media Bonus Materials High Definition Blu-ray (1080p) and Standard Definition DVD presentations Original stereo audio (uncompressed on the Blu-ray Disc) Optional English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing Audio commentary with Mike Figgis, moderated by critic Damon Wise New video appreciation by critic Neil Young, and a 'then and now' tour of the film's Newcastle locations Theatrical trailer Reversible sleeve featuring original and newly commissioned artwork by Jacey FIRST PRESSING ONLY: Booklet featuring new writing by critic Mark Cunliffe https://mvdshop.com/products/stormy-monday-blu-ray-dvd Terror In A Texas Town![]() Synopsis: For his 41st and final feature film, Joseph H. Lewis was able to combine the two genres in which he had excelled. The man in the director's chair for My Name is Julia Ross, Gun Crazy and The Big Combo, Lewis was one of the all-time greats in film noir. But he was also a fine director of Westerns, having made A Lawless Street, 7th Cavalry and The Halliday Brand, all of which - especially the last - remain underrated. Terror in a Texas Town would bring his noir sensibilities to the American West, resulting in one of his finest works. McNeil (Sebastian Cabot, The Time Machine) is a greedy hotel owner who wants to take control of Prairie City, the Texas town of the title. Keen to drive the local farmers of their land, McNeil hires a gunman, Johnny Crale (Nedrick Young, who would pen the Oscar-winning screenplay for The Defiant Ones the same year), resulting in the death of a former whaler. The dead man's son, George Hansen (Sterling Hayden, The Killing), arrives in town to inherit the farm and set the stage for revenge - armed with only his father's old harpoon... Terror in a Texas Town was written by Dalton Trumbo, one of the Hollywood Ten blacklisted by the film industry and forced to write under pseudonyms or to use 'fronts'. Two years before he helped break the blacklist with on-screen credits for Otto Preminger's Exodus and Stanley Kubrick's Spartacus, his work was credited to Ben Perry, but it demonstrates a psychological depth and political dimension that is undoubtedly that of Trumbo. Bonus Materials Brand-new 2K restoration from original film elements produced by Arrow Films exclusively for this release High Definition Blu-ray (1080p) Uncompressed Mono 1.0 PCM Audio Optional English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing Introduction by Peter Stanfield, author of Hollywood, Westerns and the 1930s: The Lost Trail and Horse Opera: The Strange History of the Singing Cowboy Scene-select commentaries by Stanfield Theatrical trailer Reversible sleeve featuring original and newly commissioned artwork by Vladimir Zimakov FIRST PRESSING ONLY: Illustrated collector's booklet featuring new writing by Glenn Kenny https://mvdshop.com/products/terror-in-a-texas-town-blu-ray-dvd-blu-ray Lust Of The Vampire Girls![]() There is no Lust Like Bloodlust. Synopsis: An homage to European exploitation of the 60s and 70s. A man searches for his missing girlfriend, who has been abducted by a clan of vampires, led by an insane Nazi doctor, whom he must battle to save the soul of the woman he loves. https://mvdshop.com/products/lust-of-the-vampire-girls-dvd Coffy![]() Synopsis: THE ONE CHICK HIT SQUAD! Regarded as one of the best of the Blaxploitation genre along with Shaft and Superfly, Coffy has been described as “one of the most entertaining films ever made” by Quentin Tarantino. With Coffy Pam Grier was catapulted to stardom and iconic status following solid roles in earlier ‘chicks in chains’ films. Here she plays nurse ‘Coffy’ Coffin seeking vigilante justice when her little sister is hospitalised by a smack pusher. Coffy uses her body, bullets and blades to get justice, working her way to the top of the criminal ring. But as she nears the top she finds the level of corruption is closer to home than she thinks. When American International Pictures lost the chance to make Cleopatra Jones the studio looked for another project and turned to up and coming B-movie auteur Jack Hill (Spider Baby, Pit Stop). Coffy was such a success that the studio fast tracked Grier’s next movie (Foxy Brown) with Hill straight away. SPECIAL EDITION CONTENTS: Restored High Definition Blu-ray (1080p) presentation, on Blu-ray for the first time in the world! Original uncompressed mono PCM audio Optional English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing Audio commentary by writer-director Jack Hill A Taste of Coffy – A brand new interview with Jack Hill The Baddest Chick in Town! – A brand new interview with Pam Grier on Coffy and its follow up, Foxy Brown Blaxploitation! – A video essay by author Mikel J. Koven (Blaxploitation Film) on the history and development of the genre Original theatrical trailer Image Gallery Reversible sleeve featuring original and newly commissioned artwork by Gilles Vranckx http://www.arrowfilms.co.uk/coffy/ Foxy Brown![]() Synopsis: When Foxy Brown’s undercover-agent boyfriend is gunned down on the orders of evil drug kingpins, she stops at nothing to exact a thrillingly brutal revenge. This is one of the all-time great blaxploitation films, pulling out all the stops at a time long before anyone thought of inventing political correctness. Pam Grier was given the role of a lifetime as the street-smart yet intensely sexy Foxy, modelling a stupendously varied range of Seventies threads while righteously kicking villainous white butt at every opportunity. She’s also given sterling support from Antonio ‘Huggy Bear’ Fargas as her no-good younger brother and a memorably funky soundtrack. It’s clear that Quentin Tarantino is a huge fan: he cast Grier in the title role of his direct homage Jackie Brown, while the one-woman revenge scenario that fuelled the Kill Bill films didn’t just come from the Far East. SPECIAL FEATURES: Restored High Definition Blu-ray presentation (1080p) Optional English SDH subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing Audio commentary with director Jack Hill From Black and White to Blaxploitation – Actor Sid Haig speaks about his long and influential friendship with Jack Hill A Not So Minor Influence – An Interview with Bob Minor, the first African-American member of the Stuntman’s Association, and co-star of Foxy Brown Back to Black – Legendary actors Fred “The Hammer” Williamson (Black Caesar) and Austin Stoker (Sheba Baby, Assault on Precinct 13), alongside Rosanne Katon (Ebony, Ivory, and Jade) and film scholar Howard S. Berger speak about the enduring popularity of the Blaxploitation film Photo gallery of behind-the-scenes and publicity images Trailer Reel – Trailers for all the major works by Jack Hill including Foxy Brown, Coffy and Switchblade Sisters http://www.arrowfilms.co.uk/foxy-brown/ Death-Scort Service Part 2 The Naked Dead![]() Synopsis: Deep in the heart of Las Vegas a new killer has emerged. Having survived the previous psycho's last wrath (Michelle) Krystal "Pixie" Adams is left behind to start anew and forget about her black past. Problem is this new murderer is unstoppable!!. A new group of up and coming hookers are on the streets left to pick up the pieces and start fresh. Will they survive, or will they become prey to this maniac slasher!! https://www.facebook.com/DeathScortService2/ Free Fire![]() Synopsis: Bold, breathless and wickedly fun, Free Fire is an electrifying comedy-thriller about an arms deal that goes spectacularly and explosively wrong. Acclaimed filmmaker Ben Wheatley (Kill List, High Rise) propels the audience head-on into quite possibly the most epic shootout ever seen on film as he crafts a spectacular parodyand biting critiqueof the insanity of gun violence. Everyones got a gun, and absolutely no one is in control. Set in a colorful yet gritty 1970s Boston, Free Fire opens with Justine (Oscar winner Brie Larson), a mysterious American businesswoman, and her wise-cracking associate Ord (Armie Hammer) arranging a black-market weapons deal in a deserted warehouse between IRA arms buyer Chris (Cillian Murphy) and shifty South African gun runner Vernon (Sharlto Copley). What starts as a polite if uneasy exchange soon goes south when tensions escalate and shots are fired, quickly leading to a full-on Battle Royale where its every man (and woman) for themselves. Features Audio Commentary with Director Ben Wheatley The Making of Free Fire https://www.amazon.com/Free-Fire-Blu-ray-Cillian-Murphy/dp/B071S6ZX49 Shout Out![]() From Instagram description -cody lee hardin I do art for kids. Film fan. True Crime. America's Southern Sweetheart in Nashville, TN. Example of Cody's art https://www.instagram.com/codysucksartz/ ContestWinner of the Psychotica DVD is - Bryan Galster To win "Heated Vengeance" please do the following 1. Like the Screaming Toilet Facebook Page https://www.facebook.com/screamingpotty/ 2. Subscribe to my YouTube channel www.youtube.com/mrparka 3. Leave a comment on this page saying you wanted to be enterted. UpdateUpdate 1. Una De Zombis DVD Blu-Rays 2. Her Name Was Torment 2 3. French Connection 2 4. Cry of the Prostitute 5. Butcher, Baker, Nightmare Maker (recommended) 6. The Great Alligator (recommended) Q&AIf you'd like to ask a question please do so in the comments sections. It will be answered in the next video. Thank you.
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