Phase IV is, sadly, the only feature film by legendary graphic artist Saul Bass, who designed great title sequences for directors Otto Preminger and Alfred Hitchcock (including acting as “pictorial consultant” for the all-important shower sequence in Psycho). The movie…
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This wildly eclectic selection of newly remastered cult films on Blu-ray makes me an April fool, for sure. One from the director affectionately called “Mr. B.I.G” Bert I. Gordon, a big-budgeted Jess Franco chiller, two sleaze greats from Bob Cresse…
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A great month of rare crackpot Blu-rays from around the globe- from offbeat Italian thrillers, strange Spanish mysteries, an impossible-to-see film from a pioneering American gay director, three film noirs starring Edward G. Robinson, an anti-Communist sci-fi film from the…
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Looking back on the 10 years I lived in Provincetown on Cape Cod I remember how bleak the winters could sometimes be. I also remembered something I learned during that time- a watched pot does too boil. This winter I’ve…
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Who needs valentines when these terrific Blu-rays are available this month? Each one like a lethal candy kiss. From an unforgettable Fritz Lang film noir, a fantastic Hong Kong action film with Michelle Yeoh; Annette Funicello dancing at a pajama…
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The astonishing 4K 2-disc Blu-ray set of Riccardo Freda’s 1962 gothic horror classic The Horrible Dr. Hitchcock from Vinegar Syndrome is the ultimate necrophile Valentine’s gift. Now I’ve written about necrophilia in films before, but the subject matter personally leaves…
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Out now is a phenomenal box set from Arrow Video showcasing the movies of Brazilian underground filmmaker and horror legend- Jose Mojica Marins, aka “Coffin Joe.” Usually dressed in a top hat and black cape with outrageously long fingernails, he…
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Two brilliant horror films directed by Michele Soavi (Dellamorte Dellamore aka Cemetery Man), and produced by Dario Argento (Suspiria) are now out in definitive, glorious, 4K UHD Blu-rays from Severin. The Church (1989) Michele Soavi’s gothic shocker opens with a…
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This second volume of classic Italian Gothic horror from Severin includes a stunning 4K restoration of one of the true greats of the genre- Antonio Margheriti’s 1964 Danza Macabra (Castle of Blood in the US). The popular gothic horror genre…
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The batch of new Blu-rays for January are a grab bag of cult favorites and ones definitely to discover. From zombie nuns; goofy-looking sea creatures; creepy cats; slimy mine monsters; vengeful Japanese gangsters, spider-baby cults; on-the-run androids, to unhinged restaurant…
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