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In 1968, visual effects pioneer Douglas Trumbull (The Andromeda Strain, Close Encounters of the Third Kind) contributed to the ground-breaking special photographic effects of Stanley Kubrick's 2001: A Space Odyssey. Four years later, he stamped his own indelible mark on the science fiction genre with his mesmerising directorial debut - Silent Running. In the not-so-distant future, Earth is barren of all flora and fauna, with what remains of the planet's former ecosystems preserved aboard a fleet of greenhouses orbiting in space. When the crews are ordered to destroy the remaining specimens, one botanist, Freeman Lowell (Bruce Dern, The 'Burbs), rebels and flees towards Saturn in a desperate bid to preserve his own little piece of Earth that was, accompanied only by the ship's three service robots. Featuring a captivating central performance by Dern, visual effects that rival anything in 2001 and a powerful ecological message, Silent Running is a haunting and prescient sci-fi classic that resonates even more strongly today than it did at the time of its original release. Bonus Materials Brand new 2K restoration from the original camera negative, approved by director Douglas Trumbull and produced by Arrow Video exclusively for this release High Definition (1080p) Blu-ray™ presentation Original lossless mono audio Optional English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing Brand new audio commentary by critics Kim Newman and Barry Forshaw Original audio commentary by Douglas Trumbull and actor Bruce Dern Isolated music and effects track No Turning Back, a new interview with film music historian Jeff Bond on the film’s score First Run, a new visual essay by writer and filmmaker Jon Spira exploring the evolution of Silent Running’s screenplay The Making of Silent Running, an archival 1972 on-set documentary Silent Running by Douglas Trumbull and Douglas Trumbull: Then and Now, two archival interviews with the film’s director A Conversation with Bruce Dern, an archival interview with the film’s lead actor Theatrical trailer Extensive behind-the-scenes gallery Reversible sleeve featuring original and newly commissioned artwork by Arik Roper FIRST PRESSING ONLY: Illustrated collector's booklet featuring new writing on the film by Barry Forshaw and Peter Tonguette Arrow Video – https://www.arrowvideo.com/ “Silent Running” Blu-Ray – https://mvdshop.com/products/silent-running-blu-ray "Hosts" DVD Review (Dark Sky Films)![]() Synopsis When a family invites their neighbors, a sweet young couple, over to celebrate Christmas Eve and some very happy personal news, they do not realize that their friends had just become hosts to a malicious entity hellbent on taking over the world. The family find themselves fighting for their lives in a night of unimaginable terror. Like The Strangers at Christmas and with an otherworldly twist, Hosts is a simmering sci-fi thriller where the palpable tension of a singular event belies an even more sinister takeover on a global scale. Dark Sky Films – https://darkskyfilms.com/ “Hosts” DVD – https://www.mpihomevideo.com/products/hosts?_pos=1&_sid=394730542 "The Chosen aka Holocaust 2000" Blu-Ray Review (Scream Factory)![]() Synopsis The World Will Be Destroyed ... It Is Written. Kirk Douglas (The Fury) stars as industrialist Robert Caine, who with his son Angel (Simon Ward, Supergirl) is finally about to realize his biggest dream: a massive nuclear power plant in the Holy Land. But soon, Caine's dream becomes a horrific nightmare as person after person associated with the project meets a violent, gruesome death. When clues to this inexplicable turn of events point to the devil, Caine comes to the terrible realization that he might be linked to the Antichrist ... perhaps even through his unborn child. Also known as Holocaust 2000 and Rain Of Fire, this riveting thriller in the vein of The Omen "is probably the best made and best budgeted of the Italian occult films of the 1970s" (The Science Fiction, Horror and Fantasy Film Review) and was directed by cult filmmaker Alberto De Martino (The Antichrist, Blood Link and Strange Shadows In An Empty Room). Bonus Features Original International Cut Of The Film, Known As Holocaust 2000 (HD) Rare U.S. Cut Of The Film With Alternate Ending, Known As The Chosen (HD) Theatrical Trailers Shout! Factory – https://www.shoutfactory.com/ “The Chosen” Blu-Ray – https://www.shoutfactory.com/product/the-chosen?product_id=7053 "Maniac Cop 2" Blu-Ray Review (Blue Underground)![]() You Have The Right To Remain Silent... FOREVER! The "Maniac Cop" is back from the dead and stalking the streets of New York once more. Officer Matt Cordell was once a hero, but after being framed by corrupt superiors and brutally assaulted in prison, he sets out on a macabre mission of vengeance, teaming up with a vicious serial killer to track down those that wronged him and make them pay... with their lives! Robert Davi (LICENSE TO KILL), Claudia Christian (THE HIDDEN), Michael Lerner (BARTON FINK), Laurene Landon (HUNDRA), Leo Rossi (HALLOWEEN II), Robert Z'Dar (TANGO & CASH), Charles Napier (THE SILENCE OF THE LAMBS), and Bruce Campbell (THE EVIL DEAD) star in this chilling, action-packed sequel written by Larry Cohen (IT'S ALIVE) and directed by William Lustig (MANIAC). Featuring a brand-new 4K High Definition transfer from the original camera negative, this definitive presentation of MANIAC COP 2 comes packed with exclusive Extras! Bonus Materials Audio Commentary with Director William Lustig and Filmmaker Nicolas Winding Refn Back On The Beat - The Making Of MANIAC COP 2 Cinefamily Q&A with Director William Lustig Deleted Scene Theatrical Trailers Poster & Still Gallery Isolated Music Track Enhanced for D-Box Motion Control Systems Blue Underground – https://blueunderground.dreamhosters.com/ “Maniac Cop 2” Blu-Ray – https://mvdshop.com/products/maniac-cop-2-blu-ray-dvd "Taxi Hunter" Review![]() Kin (Anthony Wong) is a hard-working insurance salesman with a very pregnant wife. When his wife starts haemorrhaging, he calls a taxi, but it leaves when someone else offers more money. After his wife dies, Kin vows to get revenge on all taxi drivers by taking them out one at a time. “Taxi Hunter” DVD – https://www.amazon.com/Taxi-Hunter-Sub-Anthony-Wong/dp/B002VRNIG8/ "May the Devil the Take You" Streaming Review (Netflix)![]() Hoping to find answers to her estranged father’s mysterious illness, a young woman visits his old villa and uncovers a horrifying truth from the past. “May the Devil Take You” Netflix – https://www.netflix.com/watch/81030893 "May the Devil Take You Too" Streaming Review (Shudder)![]() THE PAST WILL FIND YOU AGAIN Two years after escaping from demonic terror, a young woman is still haunted by unnatural vision. The dangers that await her and her friends are increasingly threatening. “May the Devil Take You Too” Shudder – https://www.shudder.com/movies/watch/may-the-devil-take-you-too/f11ba44e05eeb1e6 The Weekly Western "Dead Man" Blu-Ray Review (Criterion)![]() With Dead Man, his first period piece, Jim Jarmusch imagined the nineteenth-century American West as an existential wasteland, delivering a surreal reckoning with the ravages of industrialization, the country’s legacy of violence and prejudice, and the natural cycle of life and death. Accountant William Blake (Johnny Depp) has hardly arrived in the godforsaken outpost of Machine before he’s caught in the middle of a fatal lovers’ quarrel. Wounded and on the lam, Blake falls under the watch of the outcast Nobody (Gary Farmer), who guides his companion on a spiritual journey, teaching him to dispense poetic justice along the way. Featuring austerely beautiful black-and-white photography by Robby Müller and a live-wire score by Neil Young, Dead Man is a profound and unique revision of the western genre. DIRECTOR-APPROVED SPECIAL EDITION FEATURES New 4K digital restoration, supervised and approved by director Jim Jarmusch, with 2.0 surround DTS-HD Master Audio soundtrack New Q&A in which Jarmusch responds to questions sent in by fans Rarely seen footage of Neil Young composing and performing the film’s score New interview with actor Gary Farmer New readings of William Blake poems by members of the cast, including Mili Avital, Alfred Molina, and Iggy Pop New selected-scene audio commentary by production designer Bob Ziembicki and sound mixer Drew Kunin Deleted scenes Jarmusch’s location scouting photos English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing PLUS: Essays by film critic Amy Taubin and music journalist Ben Ratliff New cover by Nessim Higson Criterion – https://www.criterion.com/ “Dead Man” Blu-Ray – https://www.criterion.com/films/29064-dead-man Survive 2005 "Wolf Creek" DVD Review![]() THE THRILL IS IN THE HUNT. Stranded backpackers in remote Australia fall prey to a murderous bushman, who offers to fix their car, then takes them captive. “Wolf Creek” DVD Unrated – https://www.amazon.com/Creek-Unrated-Widescreen-Nathan-Phillips/dp/B000EOTVU2/ Blindspot Episode 29 "Planet of the Vampires" Blu-Ray Review (Kino) ![]() A Close Encounter Of The Undead Kind! Get sucked into a chilling black hole of cosmic creepiness when an evil alien race zeroes in on a crew of unsuspecting astronauts, turning them into zonked-out zombies! Packed with space-age suspense and extraterrestrial terror, this eerily photographed and electrifying thriller drips with an intoxicating, feverish atmosphere of dread. A band of space travelers has just intercepted a distress call from a distant world! Is it a desperate cry for help... or something far more sinister? After landing on the shadowy planet, the crew is attacked by a horde of disembodied aliens with a diabolical plan: to conquer the universe by controlling the crew's minds and stealing their souls-proving that even in outer space, possession is 9/10 of the law! Directed by horror legend Mario Bava (Black Sunday, Black Sabbath). Kino – https://www.kinolorber.com/ “Planet of the Vampire” DVD only (Blu-Ray OOP) – https://www.kinolorber.com/product/planet-of-the-vampires-dvd 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-185-audio-version/ Update4K
Film NotesSilent Running – 1972 – Douglas Trumbull
Hosts – 2020 – Adam Leader/ Richard Oakes The Chosen – 1977 – Alberto De Martino Maniac Cop 2 – 1990 – William Lustig Taxi Hunter – 1993 – Herman Yau May the Devil Take You – 2018 – Timo Tjahjanto May the Devil Take You Too – 2020 – Timo Tjahjanto Dead Man – 1995 – Jim Jarmusch Wolf Creek – 2005 – Greg McLean Planet of the Vampires – 1965 – Mario Bava
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