There’s something for everyone coming out on Blu-ray this month. From a lengthy, but devastating French film from the 70s, to a film noir treat starring Ann Sheridan, to the memorably bizarre Esperanto movie starring William Shatner, to a charming…
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Russ Meyer (1922-2004) was a true crackpot original as a filmmaker. He began as a combat cameraman during World War II. He went on to be centerfold photographer for Playboy magazine. Russ cobbled together $24,000 and made his first feature-…
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Talk about some great stocking stuffers. The Blu-ray releases this month cover the gamut from rare sleaze classics to the last film from beloved director William Castle Also a truly great supernatural TV series; an anthology horror film with one…
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Talk about ‘Yuletide Cheer.” This incredible box set from Shout! Factory includes 6 whacked-out Hong Kong treats from the early 1990s, many of them of the “adults only” “Category III” persuasion. And all exquisitely remastered with all the sex and…
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During the 1980s, the Italian film industry began to wind down. But TV reached out to three directors- Lamberto Bava (Demons) (who eventually had to bow out), Lucio Fulci (The Beyond) and Umberto Lenzi (Cannibal Ferrox) to create made-for-TV horror…
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To be honest, what I’m thankful for this month is that home media is not dead yet. That way I can savor some of the crackpot titles released this month, especially in digitally enhanced splendor. From one of Joan Crawford’s…
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Another invaluable box set from Vinegar Syndrome, including some super rare “giallo” thrillers from Italy in the 1980s. These three reflect the films and music videos that influenced them at that time. The trend of these thrillers, which began with…
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Out now is a remarkable, remastered Blu-ray (from Radiance)- director Fernando Arrabal’s 1971 surrealist masterpiece Viva La Murete. Fernando Arrabal (who turned 92 this year) is a Spanish author, poet, playwright (he’s written over 100 plays), artist and filmmaker. Along…
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More treats than tricks this month on Blu-ray. Not to mention a few I have been praying would come out on Blu-ray someday. Two great Val Lewton-produced chillers from the 1940s; an excellent film about a writer who sidelines as…
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I have a real fondness for British horror movies…everything from Hammer Studios to Amicus to Pete Walker’s disturbing shockers to the gory fun of films from Tigon and Norman J. Warren. But the mouth-watering new collection of “Three Killer Thrillers…
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