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An elevator mechanic is dispatched to find the problem and soon realizes the issue is far deeper than a faulty elevator. With the help of a reporter, the mechanic must go face to face with a violent killing machine and the science that created it. “The Lift” plays itself fairly straight for its premise. The film could have been a long lost Stephen King short story. It feels like it came right out of “The Night Shift Collection” and would feel comfortable sharing the same space as “The Mangler”. There is no doubt that Dick Maas knows this is pure insanity and by incorporating the right level of seriousness into the dramatic moments, it works fairly well. “The Lift” has a sense of playfulness through long moments of dialogue. By doing this the film adds some visual flair to otherwise typical moments and makes each scene have a tiny story arc. In a breakfast scene, the mechanic and his wife are locked in conversation as their son dumps something into his father’s drink. Unknowingly to the son the father has noticed everything and at the last minute switches the beverage. The death scenes in the film are as expected; heads in doors and people dropping from the elevator shaft. They are fun and work but there just aren’t enough of them, with the film tending to drag at moments as a result. Strange enough, there are plenty of characters with screen time who could have met their final fate in the feature. Most of these characters seem to have only two motives, to get drunk and cheat on their spouses. Besides the slight comic tone they bring, they serve very little purpose. A solid synth score brings some life to the film and fits well. “The Lift” looks and sounds good. Included on the disc are a commentary and a short film by the director. The short film packs quite an emotional punch and is a welcomed difference. For its dedication to the ridiculous “The Lift” remains a curio worth seeking out. Plot Summary: A New Kind Of Horror Lurks In The Shadows Of The Lift… There is something very wrong with the elevator in a stylish office high-rise. The passengers never end up on the floor of their choice. They end up dead! When Felix, an inquisitive repairman, investigates the faulty deathtrap, he discovers that something other than malfunctioning machinery is to blame. Some dark, distorted power has gained control of the elevator for its own evil design. After his horrifying discovery is given the shaft by the authorities, he joins a nosy female journalist to battle the unholy force inside THE LIFT! Huub Stapel (AMSTERDAMNED) and Willeke van Ammelrooy (ANTONIA’S LINE) star in this chilling cult classic from Writer/Director Dick Maas (SAINT), who also composed the score and later helmed the 2001 English-language remake, DOWN (aka THE SHAFT). Long unavailable on U.S. home video, Blue Underground now proudly presents THE LIFT in a brand-new 2K restoration from the original negative, approved by Dick Maas! Special Features: - Audio Commentary with Writer/Director Dick Maas and Editor Hans van Dongen - Going Up – Interview with Star Huub Stapel - “Long Distance” – Short Film by Dick Maas (2003, 4 Mins.) - Dutch Trailer - U.S. Trailer - Poster & Still Gallery - BONUS Collectable Booklet with new essay by writer and filmmaker Chris Alexander Blue Underground Website - http://www.blue-underground.com/ Buy Blu-Ray/DVD Combo - https://grindhousevideo.com/products/lift-limited-edition-blu-raydvd “Down” [Blu-Ray/DVD] Combo (Blue Underground) Written by MrParka Blue Underground brings 2001's “Down” to Blu-ray, a remake of 1983's “Lift.” Released a week before the tragic 911 terrorist attacks, “Down” suffered due to its similarities to the tragedy and was destined to be underseen. Thanks to Blue Underground, Dick Maas’s big budget killer elevator flick gets a second chance. An elevator mechanic (James Marshall) begins to think that a string of accidents in the state of the art Millennium Building are not only related but much more sinister. With the help of a reporter (Naomi Watts,) our blue collar hero digs deeper into the deaths. Every step of the way his friends and coworkers threaten him and demand he stops. As the bodies and accidents begin to accumulate, an obvious cover up unfolds. The bureaucratic systems in place leave it to the unlikely pair to save the day and uncover the truth. Bigger and better than its predecessor, “Down” is an increase in budget, story, and acting talent. Sporting elaborate set designs, sharp camera work, and over top death scenes, it manages to be an entertaining and well-made film that should have had more exposure. One of the more memorable death scenes features a skater who is sucked into the elevator and then is sky rocketed to the 40 some floor and spit out with such force, he smashes through the plate glass window. This sort of elaboration doesn’t stop with the deaths, the camera work is something to admire as well. Within the first 10 minutes of the film, the camera glides through the air and seamlessly transitions into a balcony scene. The balcony is a set on ground level and not actually towering over New York as the film portrays. The soundtrack features Aerosmith, which probably cost more to license then the entire budget of the first film, “The Lift”. Besides the two leads, “Down” is peppered with beloved character actors including Dan Hedaya, Ron Perlman, Michael Ironside, and Edward Herrman. It’s a welcomed surprise to see these talented actors share a scene or two together. “Down” includes a commentary and a 2 hour and 30 minutes behind the scenes. The behind the scenes give some great insight on the hard work put into the sets and great camera setups. “Down” looks and sounds great and is presented in its proper aspect ratio for the first time in the states. For fans of WTF cinema, it’s a ride worth taking. Plot Summary: You May Want to Take the Stairs… When the express elevators in New York City’s 102-story Millennium Building start to malfunction, elevator mechanics Mark (James Marshall of TWIN PEAKS) and Jeff (Eric Thal of THE PUPPET MASTERS) are sent to find the cause. After a series of gruesome and deadly “accidents” occur, Mark joins forces with spunky reporter Jennifer (Naomi Watts of THE RING), who’s on the hunt for a juicy story. As the death toll rises and the building is sealed off amid claims of terrorism, Mark and Jennifer attempt to unravel the horrifying secret behind the mysterious behavior of the bloodthirsty lift before it takes them – and the entire city – DOWN! Michael Ironside (SCANNERS), Edward Herrmann (THE LOST BOYS), Dan Hedaya (COMMANDO), and Ron Perlman (HELLBOY) co-star in this big-budget remake of THE LIFT helmed by original Writer/Director Dick Maas (AMSTERDAMNED). Previously released on home video in a cropped full-frame transfer as THE SHAFT, Blue Underground is now proud to present DOWN in a brand-new widescreen 2K restoration from the original negative, approved by Dick Maas! Special Features: - Audio Commentary with Writer/Director Dick Maas and Stunt Coordinator Willem de Beukelaer - The Making of DOWN - Behind-the-Scenes Footage [Blu-ray Exclusive] - Theatrical Trailer - Teaser Trailers - Poster & Still Gallery - BONUS Collectable Booklet with new essay by author Michael Gingold Blue Underground Website - http://www.blue-underground.com/ Buy Blu-Ray/DVD Combo - https://grindhousevideo.com/products/down-limited-edition-blu-raydvd “A Fish Called Wanda” [Blu-Ray] (Arrow Video) Plot Summary: "The funniest movie I have seen in a long time" - Roger Ebert In 1988, John Cleese, former Python and the mastermind behind Fawlty Towers, teamed up with the veteran Ealing Comedy director Charles Crichton (The Lavender Hill Mob) to produce another classic of British comedy. Cleese plays Archie Leach, a weak-willed barrister who finds himself embroiled with a quartet of ill-matched jewel thieves - two American con artists played by Jamie Lee Curtis and Kevin Kline, Michael Palin's animal-loving hitman and London gangster Tom Georgeson - when Georgeson is arrested. Only he and Palin know the whereabouts of the diamonds, prompting plenty of farce and in-fighting as well as some embarrassing nudity and the unfortunate demise of some innocent pooches... Nominated for three Academy Awards and winning one for Kline's outstanding supporting turn as the psychopathic Otto, A Fish Called Wanda has stood the test of time, earning its rightful place among its creators' remarkable comedy pedigree. Bonus Materials Brand-new 4K restoration from the original negative, produced by Arrow Films exclusively for this release High Definition Blu-ray (1080p) presentation Original English mono audio (uncompressed LPCM) Optional English subtitles for the deaf and hard-of-hearing Commentary by writer and star John Cleese Brand-new appreciation by Vic Pratt of the BFI National Archive Brand-new interviews with composer John Du Prez, production designer Roger Murray-Leach, executive producer Steve Abbott and makeup supervisor Paul Engelen John Cleese's Final Farewell Performance, a 1988 documentary on the making of A Fish Called Wanda featuring interviews with actors Cleese, Jamie Lee Curtis, Michael Palin, Kevin Kline and director Charles Crichton Something Fishy, a 15th anniversary retrospective documentary featuring interviews with Cleese, Curtis, Kline and Palin, executive producer Steve Abbott and director of photography Alan Hume Fish You Were Here, a documentary on the film's locations hosted by Robert Powell 24 deleted/alternative scenes with introductions by Cleese A Message from John Cleese, a tongue-in-cheek introduction recorded for the film's original release Gallery Trivia track Theatrical trailer FIRST PRESSING ONLY: Booklet featuring writing on the film by Sophie Monks Kaufman Buy Blu-Ray Here - https://mvdshop.com/products/a-fish-called-wanda-blu-ray “Spaceship Terror” [DVD] Plot Summary: Six Women and One Madman on a Spaceship Heading Out Into Deep Space Open your mind to a horrifying world of cat and mouse as five women and one injured man find terror beyond their wildest nightmares. Marooned on a deserted planet, and picked up by an old derelict spaceship, six unwitting travelers find themselves enslaved in a torture filled blood lust that will take you on a white knuckle ride into hell. Feel the terror, and ride along if you dare as they slowly fall victim to the horrific appetite of a deranged killer sporting an insane blood lust unmatched in an unforgiving universe. Bonus Materials Space Themed Motion Menu Behind the Scenes Featurette One Behind the Scenes Featurette Two Making the Music for Spaceship Terror Building the Sets for Spaceship Terror Official Movie Trailer Buy DVD Here - https://mvdshop.com/products/spaceship-terror-dvd “Hard Times” [Blu-Ray/DVD] Combo (Eureka!) Plot Summary The American action auteur Walter Hill made a magnificent debut with this pulp triumph, featuring evocative period atmosphere and sterling performances from Charles Bronson and James Coburn. Bronson plays a drifter suddenly caught up in the fight game during the Great Depression. Chaney, a down-on-his-luck loner, hops a freight train to New Orleans where, on the seedier side of town, he tries to make some quick money the only way he knows how - with his fists. Chaney approaches a hustler named Speed (James Coburn) and convinces him that he can win big money for them both. Gritty, vivid and engrossing, the Masters of Cinema Series is proud to present this 1970s gem, available on Blu-ray for the first time in the UK, and presented from a new 4K restoration, in a new Dual-Format edition. Bonus Material New 4K restoration Uncompressed PCM and 5.1 DTS-HD Master Audio soundtrack on the Blu-ray English subtitles for the deaf and hearing-impaired A new interview with producer Lawrence Gordon A new interview with composer Barry DeVorzon NFT Audio Interview with director Walter Hill Original theatrical trailer PLUS: A booklet featuring new and archival writing Eureka Video Website - https://www.eurekavideo.co.uk/ Buy Blu-Ray/DVD Here - https://www.eurekavideo.co.uk/moc/hard-times "The Warriors" [Blu-Ray] Plot Summary: Director Walter Hill claims his turf with The Warriors: Ultimate Director's Cut! It's the stunning, must-see version of the classic film, loaded with special features that pack extra punch. The Warriors are ready to fight their way back to Coney Island, but standing in their path are some of the baddest, out-for-blood gangs in New York City. It'll take every bit of street smarts and every weapon they can find to make it back alive! Feature: Introduction by Walter Hill 4 Featurettes: The Beginning The Battleground The Way Home The Phenomenon Original Theatrical Trailer Buy Blu-Ray Here - https://www.amazon.com/Warriors-Blu-ray-Michael-Beck/dp/B01M6ZV1EZ/ "Dis" [Online Screener] Plot Summary: An ex-soldier with a criminal past takes refuge in the woods. A demonic figure seeks the seed of killers and the blood of the damned to feed his mandrake garden. DIS is an infernal descent into the root of the mandrake legend and a man who wanders too close to that legend and the unnamable terror behind it. What you sow you will reap. Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/Disthemovie/ Contest Time! Winner of "From the Dark" and "Cabin Fever: Patient Zero" is Nick To Win "Loreley's Grasp" on DVD do the following 1. Like the Screaming Toilet Facebook Page https://www.facebook.com/screamingpotty/ 2. Subscribe to my YouTube Channel https://www.youtube.com/user/mrparka 3. Leave a comment on this page Q&APlease ask a question to have it answered on the next video show. Please leave your question in the comment section below. UpdateBlu-Ray 1. Wes Craven's Summer of Fear 2. Night School (been awhile) 3. The Indiana Runner 4. Night Angel 5. Marathon Man 6. Ride the High Country 7. The Ballad of Cable Hogue (recommended) 8. Alfred Hitchcock: The Masterpiece Collection (15 Movie Set) Saboteur / Shadow of a Doubt / Rope / Rear Window / The Trouble with Harry / The Man Who Knew Too Much / Vertigo / North by Northwest / Psycho / The Birds / Marnie / Torn Curtain / Topaz / Frenzy / Family Plot Film NotesThe Lift – 1983 – Dick Maas
Down – 2001 – Dick Maas A Fish Called Wanda – 1988 – Charles Crichton/ John Cleese Spaceship Terror – 2011 – Harry Tchinski Hard Times – 1975 – Walter Hill The Warriors – 1979 – Walter Hill Dis – 2017 – Adrian Corona
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 Time Stampswww.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/ Time Stamps "Popcorn" Blu-Ray Review - 0:44 "The Suspicious Death of a Minor" Blu-Ray Review - 5:52 "The Burbs" Blu-Ray Review - 10:37 "Red Christmas" Blu-Ray Review - 15:38 "Demon Wind" Blu-Ray Review - 21:45 "Blood Beat" Blu-Ray Review - 27:00 "Strapped for Danger" Screener Review - 30:36 Shout Out - 35:33 Contest – 37:05 New Contest – 37:28 Q&A – 38:02 Update – 39:26 Interview with Joe from Vinegar Syndrome - 42:13 Video Reviews"Popcorn" Synapse [Blu-Ray] Review Review by MrParka Synapse electrocutes the 1991 comedy horror romp “Popcorn” back to life. Presented in hi-def for the first time ever and widely available for the first time in over a decade, the 50s inspired slasher is sure to please fans of zany 90s horror. A group of film students decide to throw on an all-night B-movie horrorathon to raise money. The students are incorporating the theater gimmicks of the 50s to entice the audience. The gimmicks soon backfire when a killer who appears to be a long thought dead film cult leader starts using the gimmicks to pick off the alumni. Popcorn is a much tamer film than one might expect, relying on laughs and it’s love for the 50s B-movies instead of gratuitous nudity and gore. The highlight of the film is the faux films within the film. Included are the hilarious giant insect nuclear scare flick “Mosquito” and the sympathetic monster movie “The Attack of the Amazing Electrified Man”. The later sporting a wonderful performance by character actor Bruce Glover. As for the rest of the film, it’s a bit uneasy. The softer side of popcorn is light hearted scenes with the students interacting in what seems like a television program for the WB. While the zany side is a slasher with some strange surreal subplot of a supposedly burned to death film cult leader and his transgressive last film haunting our lead. The dream sequences in which our lead suffers are filled with abundant fog and solid imagery. The lost film, itself, features a cheesy performance from a mysterious Manson character that bleeds into the dreams. The cast is solid, highlights being Jill Schoelen and Tom Villard. Jill manages to come across as semi believable, even when the script has lapses of reason which likely are due to a troubled production. Villard gets to perform a wide variety of emotions and comes across sympathetic at times, not unlike the electrocuted man. This sympathy isn’t the only thing Tom brings, he’s manic, weird, and unapproachable at times. This duality in the character is a solid effort on the film's behalf and Tom Villard’s acting. Dee Wallace comes across good, as usual, trying to hide secrets from and protect her niece. Although the kills aren’t massively gory they are highly inventive, especially when a prop mosquito used to scare the audience is used on its operator. Lastly one cannot mention popcorn without talking about the strange soundtrack. Being shot on location in Jamaica, the music and locals bleed into the film. This strange blend creates a strange atmosphere of 50s Americana style theater recreation done in the 90s with a reggae attitude. The Blu-ray from Synapse has included a beefy making of with a slew of interviews, an interview with Bruce Glover, and a commentary with cast and crew. The participants are open about the involvement of Alan Orsmby and Bob Clark, and the troubled shoot. It’s nice to see Popcorn finally get the recognition it deserves. Even if the movie isn’t perfect, it’s an interesting and unique film and sure to please a good amount of horror fans who love the zany and weird. Plot Summary: What could be scarier than an all-night "Horrorthon"? A group of film students finds out when they stage just such an event at an abandoned movie palace. In addition to the three features MOSQUITO, THE ATTACK OF THE AMAZING ELECTRIFIED MAN and THE STENCH, they decide to screen a bizarre short called THE POSSESSOR, whose creator, Lanyard Gates, killed his family and set the theater on fire after its first showing. Maggie (Jill Schoelen, THE STEPFATHER) has been having frightening dreams that seem to be connected to THE POSSESSOR, and as the festival proceeds, the nightmare comes true for her and her friends as they are stalked and slain by a mysterious killer. Has Gates survived to continue THE POSSESSOR's deadly legacy? A loving homage to 50s/ 60s B-movies (the trio of flicks shown at the Horrorthon all have accompanying William Castle-style gimmicks), POPCORN is also an insanely fun horror/comedy in its own right. Pseudonymously written by Alan Ormsby (CAT PEOPLE, DEATHDREAM), who directed the films-within-the-film, it celebrates the joys of old-fashioned creature features and 80s-style stalk-and-slay, with a great cast additionally including Dee Wallace (THE HOWLING), Tony Roberts (AMITYVILLE 3-D), Ray Walston (THE STAND), Malcolm Danare (CHRISTINE) and Kelly Jo Minter (A NIGHTMARE ON ELM STREET 5). Pop some popcorn of your own and settle in to watch this new high-definition transfer, which comes with a box full of bonus features! Special Features: - All-New 2K Scan of an Archival 35mm Interpositive - All-New Blu-ray 7.1 Surround Sound Mix Supervised by Synapse Films (Original 2.0 Stereo Mix Included) - Audio Commentary with Director Mark Herrier, Stars Jill Schoelen, Malcolm Danare, and Special Makeup Effects Artist Mat Falls - Midnight Madness: The Making of "Popcorn" featuring interviews with Director Mark Herrier, Stars Jill Schoelen, Derek Rydall, Dee - Wallace, Malcolm Danare, Ivette Soler, and Elliott Hurst, Special Makeup Effects Artist Mat Falls, Composer Paul Zaza, and Distributor - Executive Jonathan Wolf (55 minutes) - Electric Memories An Interview with Actor Bruce Glover - Original Theatrical Trailer, Television Trailer and TV Spots - Still Gallery - English Subtitles for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing - Blu-ray Reversible Cover Art by Chris MacGibbon - All Region Encoded/Playable Worldwide! Synapse's Website - http://synapse-films.com/ Buy Here- https://grindhousevideo.com/products/popcorn-special-edition-blu-ray "The Suspicious Death Of A Minor" Arrow [Blu-ray + DVD] Review Product Description: In the wake of the success of Dario Argento's ground-breaking giallo The Bird with the Crystal Plumage, numerous other directors stepped forward to try their hand at these lurid murder-mysteries. At the forefront was Sergio Martino (The Strange Vice of Mrs. Wardh, Torso), whose sensual 70s thrillers starring Edwige Fenech and George Hilton are widely celebrated as some of the best the genre has to offer. The final of Martino's six gialli, The Suspicious Death of a Minor combines conventional giallo trappings with elements of the then flourishing 'poliziotteschi' crime thrillers. Claudio Cassinelli (What Have They Done to Your Daughters?) stars as undercover cop Paolo Germi, on the trail of a Milanese criminal outfit following the brutal murder of an underage prostitute. But a killer-for-hire is also on the prowl, bumping off witnesses before they have a chance to talk... Also starring Mel Ferrer (Nightmare City), Barbara Magnolfi (Suspiria) and Jenny Tamburi (The Psychic), and featuring a script by veteran giallo writer Ernesto Gastaldi (All the Colors of the Dark, Death Walks at Midnight), this unique and lesser-known entry in Martino's filmography serves as an essential link between two different movements in Italian popular cinema. Bonus Materials Brand new 2K restoration of the film from the original camera negative produced by Arrow Video exclusively for this release High Definition Blu-ray (1080p) and Standard Definition DVD presentations Original mono Italian and English soundtracks (lossless on the Blu-ray Disc) English subtitles for the Italian soundtrack Optional English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing for the English soundtrack New audio commentary by Troy Howarth, author of So Deadly, So Perverse: 50 Years of Italian Giallo Films New interviews with director Sergio Martino and cinematographer Giancarlo Ferrando Reversible sleeve featuring original and newly commissioned artwork by Chris Malbon Buy Here - https://mvdshop.com/products/suspicious-death-of-a-minor-the-blu-ray-dvd-blu-ray "The Burbs" Arrow [Blu-Ray] Review Synopsis: HE’S A MAN OF PEACE IN A SAVAGE LAND… SUBURBIA. The films of director Joe Dante have taken us to some strange places – a mysterious Chinatown antique store in Gremlins; a secluded resort populated by werewolves in The Howling; even deep inside the human body in Innerspace. But now he takes us to the strangest place of all – surburbia! Family man Ray Peterson (Tom Hanks) is looking forward to a week of putting his feet up at home in the quiet, leafy cul-de-sac of Mayfield Place. But his plans are scuppered by the arrival of new next-door neighbours, The Klopeks, whose behaviour and habits are more than just a little kooky. But things go from kooky to downright sinister when local old boy Walter disappears, leading Ray and his buddies to suspect their new neighbours of killing and eating him! Sure, the Klopeks are a strange bunch what with their digging up the backyard in the middle of the night – but they’re not devil-worshipping cannibal killers… are they? If you’re looking for a knowing slice of tongue-in-cheek terror then look no further than The ’Burbs. A standout horror comedy from a director who has given us more than his fair share of fun frighteners, The ’Burbs assembles a superb cast including Tom Hanks, Bruce Dern, Carrie Fisher and Corey Feldman in a tall tale of small-town terror. You’ll never look at those eccentric neighbours in the same way again! SPECIAL FEATURES: High Definition Blu-ray (1080p) presentation of the Theatrical cut, newly-restored from the original film elements Original uncompressed 2.0 Stereo PCM Audio Isolated Music and Effects Soundtrack Optional English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing New audio commentary with writer Dana Olsen, moderated by author Calum Waddell There Goes the Neighbourhood: The Making of The ’Burbs – A new feature-length documentary including interviews with Dante, actors Corey Feldman, Courtney Gains and Wendy Schaal, director of photography Robert M. Stevens and production designer James H. Spencer The original Workprint cut of the film transferred from Director Joe Dante’s personal copy, on home video for the very first time – includes deleted and alternate scenes! A Tale of Two ‘Burbs – Video featurette comparing the differences between the Workprint and Theatrical cuts of the film, with optional audio commentary from Dante Alternate ending, presented in HD for the very first time Original Theatrical Trailer in HD Reversible sleeve featuring original and newly commissioned artwork by Graham Humphreys Arrow Website - http://www.arrowfilms.co.uk/ Buy Here - https://www.amazon.co.uk/burbs-Blu-ray-Tom-Hanks/dp/B00IJF6XYA/ "Red Christmas" Artsploitation Films [Blu-Ray] Review Plot Summary: Horror legend Dee Wallace (The Hills Have Eyes, The Howling, E.T., Cujo, Critters) stars as the stressed-out mother of a squabbling family, gathered together in a remote Outback estate on Christmas Eve. When a mysterious, deformed young man named Cletus appears at their door, things soon change from petty insults to bloody, imaginatively orchestrated violence as Wallace attempts to protect her family from the vengeful intruder. The film deliriously infuses comedy, dark family secrets with outlandish gore and adds the always controversial subject of abortion in its blood-stained mix. Bonus Material: Audio Commentary Artsploitation Films Website - http://www.artsploitationfilms.com/ Buy Blu-Ray Here - https://mvdshop.com/products/red-christmas-blu-ray Buy DVD Here - https://mvdshop.com/products/red-christmas-dvd "Demon Wind" Vinegar Syndrome [Blu-Ray + DVD] Review The strange and brutal deaths of Cory’s grandparents has haunted him for years. Determined to discover the truth, he has returned to the desolate region where they lived, along with a group of friends, to try and uncover the mystery. Ignoring warnings from the locals that the area is cursed, Cory and his friends soon realize that the legend is true, as the Demon Wind, possesses and destroys them, one by one, turning them into monsters from hell. Taking equal inspiration from THE EVIL DEAD and the visual aesthetics of the early 80s work of Lucio Fulci, Charles Philip Moore’s DEMON WIND is a supernatural shocker loaded with an abundance of gore and extraordinarily good creature effects. Never released on DVD, DEMON WIND comes to Blu-ray from Vinegar Syndrome in a brand new 2k restoration of its 35mm camera negative. Directed by: Charles Philip Moore 1989 / 98 minutes / Color / 1.85:1 Starring: Eric Larson, Francine Lapensée, Sherry Bendorf Leigh, Stephen Quadros Features Include: • Region free Blu-ray/DVD combo pack • Newly scanned and restored in 2k from the 35mm original camera negative • Video interview with Sandy Horowitz (executive producer) • Video interview with Sherry Bendorf Leigh (actress) • Video interview with Thomas L. Callaway (cinematographer) • Audio interview with Christopher Roth (editor) • Original theatrical trailer • Still gallery • Reversible cover artwork • English SDH subtitles Vinegar Syndrome Website - https://vinegarsyndrome.com/ Buy Here - https://vinegarsyndrome.com/shop/demon-wind-lenticular/ "Blood Beat" Vinegar Syndrome [Blu-Ray + DVD] Review Sarah and her boyfriend Ted have decided to spend Christmas with Ted’s mother at her home in rural Wisconsin. However, upon arriving, Sarah begins to feel a strange presence around her and soon after, a mysterious figure garbed in a Samurai outfit begins murdering the townsfolk, eventually setting his sights on Sarah, Ted, and his family… A supernatural slasher film like no other, Fabrice Zaphiratos’ French-US co-production, BLOOD BEAT, applies an arthouse aesthetic to its American regional cinema stylings, resulting in a dreamy and haunting atmosphere to compliment the bloodletting and outrageous twists. Barely released on video in the US and never officially released on disc, Vinegar Syndrome presents the Blu-ray debut of this one of a kind horror oddity, restored in 2k from its original 35mm negative. Directed by: Fabrice A. Zaphiratos 1982 / 86 minutes / Color / 1.33:1 Starring: Helen Benton, Terry Brown, Dana Day, James Fitzgibbons Features Include: • Region free Blu-ray/DVD combo pack • Newly scanned and restored in 2k from the 35mm original camera negative • Commentary track with Fabrice Zaphiratos (writer/director) • Video interview with Fabrice Zaphiratos • Video introduction with Fabrice Zaphiratos • Video interview with Vladimir Van Maule (cinematographer) • BLOOD BEAT: Silent Version (featuring Nervous Curtains and Horror Remix) • “L.U.N.C.H.” – short film written and directed by William Zaphiratos (son of Fabrice) • Stills gallery • Reversible cover artwork • English SDH subtitles Vinegar Syndrome Website - https://vinegarsyndrome.com/ Buy Here - https://vinegarsyndrome.com/shop/blood-beat-ltd/ "Strapped for Danger" [Online Screener] A very adult comedy heist film from Scorpio Film Releasing! Directed by Richard Griffin Studio Website - http://scorpiofilmreleasing.squarespace.com/ Official Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/strappedfordanger/ Brandon Salkil's Podcasts and Patreon Check out the home of Brandon's Salkil's podcast "Late Night Rentals" while you are there check out the back catalog of old episodes on Mrparka's Weekly Reviews in an audio version. Mrparka's Weekly Review's Audio Version - 1+2- https://shutupbrandon.podbean.com/e/mrparkas-weekly-reviews-episode-12-audio-version/ 3+4 - https://shutupbrandon.podbean.com/e/mrparka%E2%80%99s-weekly-reviews-episode-3-4-audio-version/ https://shutupbrandon.podbean.com/ Late Night Rental - https://shutupbrandon.podbean.com/e/late-night-rentals-episode-1-let-us-pop-your-cherry-falls/ Don't Bend the Page - https://shutupbrandon.podbean.com/e/dont-bend-the-page-episode-1-theres-treachery-afoot-in-the-toy-cemetery/ From Brandon Salkil's Patreon Hello, Listeners! My name is Brandon Salkil and welcome to The Bunker. First things first, thank you for taking the time to learn a little about my goal here on Patreon. Second... I love podcasts. It's a vastly growing medium that's taking the idea of radio to the expansive and entertaining world of the internet. See... The internet is not all that bad. Now... My goal! Starting out, the three shows I will be producing and recording a month are Late Night Rentals, Late Night Features, and Don't Bend The Page. Late Night Rentals will be a weekly podcast on all of the cult movies I, and my wife Sherriah, enjoy and want to share with you. As well as discovering new ones we've never seen and reviewing them as well. These reviews range from as far back as the 1930's (sheesh... such a time existed?), all the way to current day and eventually... The future! Late Night Features will be short write-ups on specific subjects revolving around movies. These episodes will consist of "Top" Lists and will be released periodically throughout each month. Don't Bend The Page will be brief, short reviews on books and comics that I find enjoyable and feel are worth your time to read and will be released periodically throughout each month. So come hunker in my bunker (that sounds exactly as I mean it), and partake with me the joys and displeasures of good books, dazzling comics, and magnificent movies! Brandon's Patreon https://www.patreon.com/user?u=5075957 Contest Time! Winner of "Lurking Fear" is Christopher Dallaire To Win "From the Dark" and "Cabin Fever: Patient Zero" on dvd do the following 1. Like the Screaming Toilet Facebook Page https://www.facebook.com/screamingpotty/ 2. Subscribe to my YouTube Channel https://www.youtube.com/user/mrparka 3. Leave a comment on this page Q&APlease ask a question to have it answered on the next video show. Please leave your question in the comment section below. UpdateBlu-Rays 1. Death Wish (Recommended) 2. Doc 3. The Culpepper Cattle Co. 4. Three 0 Clock High 5. A Women's Torment 6. Prime Evil/ Lurkers 7. Corpse Grinders 8. Major Dundee 9. Black Sunday AIP Version 10. Rolling Vengeance 11. Barton Fink (recommended) 12. The Last of the Finest (been awhile) 13. Beware. The Blob 14. Mephisto Waltz, the 15. The Little Girl Who Lives Down the Lane 16. Killer Force Films covered for review Popcorn – 1991 – Mark Herrier, Alan Ormsby The Suspicious Death of a Minor – 1975 – Sergio Martino The Burbs – 1989 – Joe Dante Red Christmas – 2016 – Craig Anderson Demon Wind – 1990 – Charles Philip Moore Blood Beat – 1983 – Fabrice A. Zaphiratos Strapped for Danger – 2017 – Richard Griffin Interview with Joe from Vinegar SyndromeFilmed at Cinema Wasteland. Joe was nice enough to sit down with me and chat about film disto, serial killers, and where his love for film started. Mrparka's Video Reviews for the Week of October 14th+ Contest (NBK Talk with Keith Voigt Jr.)10/12/2017  Time Stampshttps://www.facebook.com/screamingpotty/ Time Stamps “Two Female Spies with Flowered Panties” Blu-Ray Review – 0:50 “The Ghoul” Blu-Ray Review – 5:09 “Ruby” Blu-Ray Review – 9:44 “Samurai Cop” Blu-Ray Review – 15:59 “Tantrum 2: Phantom of the Demon” DVD Review – 20:36 “Switchblade Sisters” Blu-Ray Review – 23:59 “Love and a .45” Vudu Review – 29:56 “The Getaway” Blu-Ray Review – 34:15 Contest – 41:56 New Contest – 42:22 Q&A – 42:48 Update – 47:05 “Natural Born Killers” Talk with Keith Voigt Jr. – 48:43 Video ReviewsTwo Female Spies with Flowered Panties Blu-Ray Review (Severin Films) Review by MrParka Severin films brings the Jess Franco spy, softcore, comedy, torture film, “Two Female Spies with Flowered Panties” to Blu-ray. For fans of the film, there are two versions of the fairly inept and out of focus opus to choose from. The first being the French version in HD, “Two Female Spies with Flowered Panties,” and the second being the Spanish version in standard definition entitled “Ópalo de fuego: Mercaderes del sexo”. The plot of “Two Female Spies with Flowered Panties” is a doozy. Two prostitutes are forced to spy on a rich couple who are kidnapping famous woman and turning them into sex slaves for the elite. The pair of prostitutes is aided by a flamboyant homosexual (depending on which version) and a group of cave dwelling hippies. Jess Franco is hands down one of the most prolific directors of Euro-cinema. Jess has directed hundreds of features and never lets a budget or lack of quality stop him from completing a film. See “The Castle of Fu Manchu” if proof is needed. This particular film has so many out of focus camera shots that when Stephen Thrower suggests in the special features supplement that it’s on purpose, there isn’t much ground to deny it. This isn’t the only problem with “Two Female Spies,” the dubbing is atrocious even if it ends up being hilarious. A highlight is with a pair of guards, when they talk about bumming matches in such ridiculous ways, it’s hard to gain your composure afterword. The film's tone and plot points jump around similar to the two mostly naked leads. At times, the film is a spy farce with a warped sense of humor. The comedy is so warped that our homosexual character is raped by one of the female leads and it’s all played for laughs!? If you aren’t shaken or confused by that, maybe the haphazard put together political thriller aspect will do it, or most certainty the graphic torture rape scenes will!? One thing the film does manage to do right is a large action set piece involving a helicopter chase and one of the spies. The desert landscape in this scene and the machine gun bullet ricochets that chase our lead seem professional even if the professionalism doesn’t bleed into the next one. By the end of the film, one can only shake their head in dismay at the switches from night to day shots within mere seconds. As the film wraps up and the viewer wakes up, they may wonder if the titillation was worth the duration. Depending on which version of the film you chose to watch, the changes are drastic and characters, plot points, and tones are different though they do manage to use a huge bulk of the same footage. Included on the disc is a great interview with Stephen Thrower and one with the late Jess Franco. Also included are a series of bloopers. “Two Female Spies with Flowered Panties” isn’t necessarily a winner, but the release is jam packed with features and some may find it enjoyable. At the end of the whole ordeal, Jess Franco may get a few guilt ridden laughs with his film and even some surprise arousals to the viewer’s dismay, but it sure won’t go down in anyone’s top movie lists. Plot Summary: In this long-unseen shocker from "one of filmdom's most provocative creators" (The A.V. Club), the legendary Jess Franco (VAMPYROS LESBOS) pushes the limits of psycho-insanity like never before: Lina Romay(BARBED WIRE DOLLS) and Lynn Monteil (of Jean Rollin's ZOMBIE LAKE and Franco's SADOMANIA) star as a pair strippers released from prison to work undercover for the U.S. government. What follows is a deranged mélange of audacious international politics that will leave even the most obsessive Franco fanatics slack-jawed in astonishment. Olivier Mathot (CANNIBAL TERROR), Joëlle Le Quément (WOMEN BEHIND BARS) and Claude Boisson (DEVIL HUNTER) co-star in this Euro-rarity, now restored uncut in HD and loaded with exclusive Bonus Materials from the Franco archives. Special Features: - Bonus DVD Disc, Opalo de Fuego Included! - Two Cats In The Canaries: An Interview With Director Jess Franco - Filmmaker Donald Farmer Interviews Longtime Franco Composer Daniel White - Stephen Thrower On TWO FEMALE SPIES - Location Out-takes - Theatrical Trailer Buy "Two Female Spies with Flowered Panties" Severin Films Blu-Ray - https://grindhousevideo.com/products/two-female-spies-with-flowered-panties-blu-ray Buy "Two Female Spies with Flowered Panties" Severin Films DVD - https://www.amazon.com/Two-Female-Spies-Flowered-Panties/dp/B073LWR8ZN/ The Ghoul Blu-Ray Review (Arrow Films) Plot Summary: From executive producer Ben Wheatley (Kill List, Free Fire) comes a mind-bending British psychological thriller to sit alongside such classics of the genre as Nicolas Roeg and Donald Cammell's Performance, David Lynch's Lost Highway and Christopher Nolan's Following. Chris is a homicide detective called to London to investigate a strange double murder. Both victims appear to have continued moving towards their assailant despite multiple gunshots to the face and chest. On a hunch, and with the help of an old colleague - and former girlfriend - Chris decides to go undercover as a patient to investigate the suspect's psychotherapist, the mysterious Alexander Morland, who has a taste for the occult... The debut feature of writer-director Gareth Tunley, starring Tom Meeten (Sightseers), Alice Lowe (Garth Marenghi's Darkplace) and Dan Renton Skinner (Notes on Blindness), The Ghoul is the latest standout addition to a thriving new wave of British cinema. Bonus Materials High Definition Blu-ray (1080p) presentation Original uncompressed 5.1 audio Optional English subtitles for the hard-of-hearing Filmmakers' commentary Interviews with the cast and crew The Baron, a 2013 short film by Gareth Tunley, starring Tom Meeten and Steve Oram (Aaaaaaaah!, Sightseers) Trailer FIRST PRESSING ONLY: Booklet featuring writing on the film by Adam Scovell, author of Folk Horror: Hours Dreadful and Things Strange Buy "The Ghoul" Arrow Blu-Ray - https://mvdshop.com/products/ghoul-the-blu-ray Buy "The Ghoul" Arrow DVD - https://mvdshop.com/products/ghoul-the-dvd Ruby Blu-Ray/DVD Review (VCI) Christened in blood. Raised in sin. She's sweet sixteen, let the PARTY begin. Plot Summary: "Ruby" is a horror film with the emphasis on atmosphere and suspense, but it also contains enough creepy special effects and blood and gore to satisfy the most demanding genre fans. Most of it takes place at night, with all kinds of marvelous influences lurking in the shadows. Directed by cult-film director Curtis Harrington (Night Tide, Queen of Blood, Voyage to the Prehistoric Planet, Games, What's the Matter with Helen? Whoever Slew Auntie Roo? The Killing Kind) and featuring an impressive cast including Piper Laurie, fresh from her starring role in Carrie, 1976, as Ruby, and Stuart Whitman (Those Magnificent Men in Their Flying Machines, 1965). The movie begins in 1935, Ruby Clair, beautiful hostess of a Florida gambling house, watches in horror as her gangster boyfriend is gunned down, his bullet-riddled body sinking slowly into a dark, foggy bayou. That same night Ruby's baby is born. Fast forward to 1951. Ruby now owns a drive-in movie operated by a crew of ex-convicts she has befriended. Her beautiful daughter has never uttered a sound since she was born. One by one her theater employees are savagely murdered. Could it be the work of a rival criminal settling an old score? Or could it be an evil wreaking vengeance from beyond the grave? A psychologist from the state prison tries to find out - and what he discovers is not for the squeamish. This special BD/DVD combo is the definitive original theatrical version of Ruby, with a 2K restoration, 2 commentary tracks and over 2 hours of video interviews and special features! Bonus Materials 2K Film Transfer and Restoration 2001 David Del Valle Video Interview with Director, Curtis Harrington Commentary Track – Dir: Curtis Harrington & actress Piper Laurie Sinister Image Episode – David Del Valle Interviews Curtis Harrington- Vol 1 Sinister Image Episode – David Del Valle Interviews Curtis Harrington- Vol 2 2017 Commentary Track with David Del Valle & ‘Curtis Harrington’ expert – Nate Bell Liner Notes by Nate Bell Original Theatrical Trailer – Restored HD Includes a Bonus DVD copy! Buy "Ruby" VCI Blu-Ray - https://mvdshop.com/products/ruby-blu-ray-dvd-blu-ray Samurai Cop Blu-Ray Review (Cinema Epoch) The cult classic remastered for the first time on blu ray! Plot Summary: A deadly "Code of Silence" sweeps through Los Angeles as gang violence erupts,taking no prisoners and leaving no witnesses alive. The police find themselves outgunned and out-sword-ed by Fujiyama's infamous Katana gang. Only one man has the training, expertise and swordsmanship needed to break the code. His name is Joe Marshall (Matt Hannon). They call him Samurai. He speaks fluent Japanese. He was trained by "The Masters" in Japan. Joe must strike a balance between his insatiable appetite for women and his quest to stop the gang violence. Endless obstacles abound; A horny nurse, a sex crazed policewoman, legendary henchmen (Robert Z'dar and Gerald Okamura) and countless petty thugs! Hilarity ensues but not how you might expect in this remastered so-bad-it's-good epic cult-classic. Katana [n]: Japanese sword. BONUS FEATURES: 3 Audio commentaries Interviews Music Score Excepts Still Gallery Buy "Samurai Cop" Cinema Epoch Blu-Ray - https://mvdshop.com/products/samurai-cop-blu-ray Tantrum 2: Phantom of the Demon DVD Review Plot Summary: James Bell's newest flick. Nightmarish splatter world. Buy "Tantrum 2: Phantom of Death" DVD - https://www.storenvy.com/products/21239999-tantrum-2-phantom-of-the-demon-dvd-paper-cover Switchblade Sisters Blu-Ray Review SO EASY TO KILL, SO HARD TO LOVE Plot Summary: A tough gang of teenage girls are looking for love and fighting for turf on the mean streets of the city! Bad girls to the core, these impossibly outrageous high school hoodlums go where they want … and create mayhem wherever they go! Buy "Switchblade Sisters" Blu-Ray - https://www.amazon.de/Grindhouse-Collection-Vol-Switchblade-Sisters/dp/B019K0O67S/ Love and a .45 VUDU Review THIS IS ONE JAGGED TWISTING RIDE YOU’LL NEVER FORGET. Plot Summary: Small-time criminal Watty Watts attempts to rob a convenience store with his drug-addict buddy, Billy Mack Black. The robbery, however, leads to murder, and soon Watty leaves Billy behind and goes on the run with his beloved girlfriend, Starlene. Heading toward Mexico, the fugitive couple gets plenty of media coverage, until there are even more people on their trail. Can Watty and Starlene make it south of the border without getting caught? Buy "Love and a .45" On VUDU in HDX - https://www.vudu.com/movies/#!content/6156/Love-and-a-45 The Getaway (1972) Blu-Ray Review Plot Summary: The Getaway Steve McQueen (The Great Escape) and Ali MacGraw (Love Story) are at their finest as husband and wife thieves on the run in this classic Sam Peckinpah (The Wild Bunch, Straw Dogs) action-thriller. The sizzling screenplay by Walter Hill (The Warriors, The Driver) is based on a novel by pulp legend Jim Thompson (The Grifters, After Dark, My Sweet). The #5 box office hit of its year! Later remade with Alec Baldwin and Kim Basinger. Buy "The Getaway" (3 Pack) Blu-Ray - https://www.amazon.com/McQueen-Feature-Bullitt-Cincinnati-Getaway/dp/B007NPUW9E/ Contest Time! Winner of “Necrophagia: Through Eyes Of The Dead” is Paul Weitel To Win "Lurking Fear" on brand new dvd do the following 1. Like the Screaming Toilet Facebook Page https://www.facebook.com/screamingpotty/ 2. Subscribe to my YouTube Channel https://www.youtube.com/user/mrparka 3. Leave a comment on this page Q&APlease ask a question to have it answered on the next video show. Please leave your question in the comment section below. UpdateBlu-Rays 1. Blue Thunder 2. The Hidden (Recommended) 3. The Challenge 4. The Package 5. The Devil’s Brigade 6. Hell in the Pacific 7. Kidnapped (recommended) 8. Black Sabbath AIP Version 9. Black Sabbath (recommended) 10. Black Sunday 11. Roy Colt and Winchester Jack Natural Born Killers Talk with Keith Voigt Jr. My friend Keith and I sit down at the film convention Cinema Wasteland in Strongsville, Ohio to talk about one of our favorite films. Natural Born Killers
Buy "Natural Born Killers: Director's Cut" Blu-Ray - https://www.amazon.com/Natural-Killers-Unrated-Directors-Blu-ray/dp/B002AF4Y96/  Time Stampshttps://www.facebook.com/screamingpotty/ Time Stamps Children of the Corn Blu-Ray Review - 0:48 The Shooting/Ride the Whirlwind Blu-Ray Review - 7:48 Dirty Mary Crazy Larry/ Race with the Devil Review - 18:19 Shout Out - 27:15 Contest Winner- 28:12 New Contest - 28:45 Q&A - 29:27 Update - 32:18 Cinema Wasteland Footage - 39:37 Video ReviewsChildren of the Corn Blu-Ray Review (Arrow) |
