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
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