Robert Aldrich's "The Dirty Dozen" is the daddiest of dad movies. A box office smash upon its theatrical release in 1967, it was the proto-"men-on-a-mission" movie. Lee Marvin stars as a World War II U.S. Army major ordered to lead a pack of disposable military prisoners on a suicide mission to slaughter numerous high-ranking Nazi officers. The film brought together some of the most macho men on the planet to play the (not entirely) doomed soldiers: Charles Bronson, George Kennedy, Telly Savalas, and, of course, recently retired Cleveland Browns running back Jim Brown. It was a testosterone-fueled must-see that inspired three made-for-tv sequels and a load of imitators (including Enzo G. Castellari's "The Inglorious Bastards" and Quentin Tarantino's endearingly misspelled "Inglourious Basterds").
It's been homaged and ripped off so many times over the last 57 years that a straight-up remake would hardly be sacrilege. In fact, given...
It's been homaged and ripped off so many times over the last 57 years that a straight-up remake would hardly be sacrilege. In fact, given...
- 1/10/2024
- by Jeremy Smith
- Slash Film
Catering directly to my interests, the Criterion Channel’s January lineup boasts two of my favorite things: James Gray and cats. In the former case it’s his first five features (itself a terrible reminder he only released five movies in 20 years); the latter shows felines the respect they deserve, from Kuroneko to The Long Goodbye, Tourneur’s Cat People and Mick Garris’ Sleepwalkers. Meanwhile, Ava Gardner, Bertrand Tavernier, Isabel Sandoval, Ken Russell, Juleen Compton, George Harrison’s HandMade Films, and the Sundance Film Festival get retrospectives.
Restorations of Soviet sci-fi trip Ikarie Xb 1, The Unknown, and The Music of Regret stream, as does the recent Plan 75. January’s Criterion Editions are Inside Llewyn Davis, Farewell Amor, The Incredible Shrinking Man, and (most intriguingly) the long-out-of-print The Man Who Fell to Earth, Blu-rays of which go for hundreds of dollars.
See the lineup below and learn more here.
Back By Popular Demand
The Graduate,...
Restorations of Soviet sci-fi trip Ikarie Xb 1, The Unknown, and The Music of Regret stream, as does the recent Plan 75. January’s Criterion Editions are Inside Llewyn Davis, Farewell Amor, The Incredible Shrinking Man, and (most intriguingly) the long-out-of-print The Man Who Fell to Earth, Blu-rays of which go for hundreds of dollars.
See the lineup below and learn more here.
Back By Popular Demand
The Graduate,...
- 12/12/2023
- by Nick Newman
- The Film Stage
s we get into the dog days of summer, do we really want to venture out to the beach where you get sand in your bathing suit, seagulls snatching your lunch, and sharks taking large chunks off your person? I say instead we stay in and watch other people get chunks bit off their person in bloody, Italian fashion. So join us on Monday, July 31st at 8pm Est for our next Twitch Watch Party featuring Enzo G. Castellari’s 1981 film Great White (aka The Last Shark).
Those familiar with Great White might recognize it as being pulled from theaters in the U.S. after it was accused of ripping off Jaws. But fortunately for us we can still catch it four decades later thanks to the fine folks at Tubi. So slap on your best Hawaiian shirt and join us for an evening of awkwardly dubbed shark attacks Be...
Those familiar with Great White might recognize it as being pulled from theaters in the U.S. after it was accused of ripping off Jaws. But fortunately for us we can still catch it four decades later thanks to the fine folks at Tubi. So slap on your best Hawaiian shirt and join us for an evening of awkwardly dubbed shark attacks Be...
- 7/31/2023
- by Bryan Christopher
- DailyDead
Mubi has announced its lineup of streaming offerings for next month, including the exclusive streaming premiere of Lars von Trier’s The Idiots in a new 4K restoration, Céline Devaux’s anti-romcom Everybody Loves Jeanne, and Tyler Taormina’s Happer’s Comet.
Additional selections include three films by Wong Kar Wai, a Robert Altman double feature, four works by Jacques Rivette, plus shorts by Mia Hansen-Løve and Yorgos Lanthimos.
Check out the lineup below and get 30 days free here.
July 1 – Synecdoche, New York, directed by Charlie Kaufman
July 2 – 2046, directed by Wong Kar Wai | As Time Goes By: Three by Wong Kar Wai
July 3 – The Exiles, directed by Kent MacKenzie
July 4 – Ivansxtc, directed by Bernard Rose
July 5 – Un Pur Esprit, directed by Mia Hansen-Løve | Short Films Big Names
July 6 – Contemporary Color, directed by Bill Ross IV, Turner Ross | Turn It Up: Music on Film
July 7 – The Idiots, directed by Lars von Trier...
Additional selections include three films by Wong Kar Wai, a Robert Altman double feature, four works by Jacques Rivette, plus shorts by Mia Hansen-Løve and Yorgos Lanthimos.
Check out the lineup below and get 30 days free here.
July 1 – Synecdoche, New York, directed by Charlie Kaufman
July 2 – 2046, directed by Wong Kar Wai | As Time Goes By: Three by Wong Kar Wai
July 3 – The Exiles, directed by Kent MacKenzie
July 4 – Ivansxtc, directed by Bernard Rose
July 5 – Un Pur Esprit, directed by Mia Hansen-Løve | Short Films Big Names
July 6 – Contemporary Color, directed by Bill Ross IV, Turner Ross | Turn It Up: Music on Film
July 7 – The Idiots, directed by Lars von Trier...
- 6/26/2023
- by Leonard Pearce
- The Film Stage
When Quentin Tarantino first announced he was working on a "men on a mission" World War II movie called "Inglorious Bastards" (no one knew he would intentionally misspell the title at the time), the internet went into fan casting overdrive. What would a 2000s version of Robert Aldrich's "The Dirty Dozen" directed by Tarantino look like? Is Bruce Willis in the Lee Marvin role? Robert Forster as Robert Ryan? Some athlete-turned-actor (Mike Tyson?) taking up Jim Brown's mantle?
As we've learned is often the case with Tarantino, the vaguely pitched project never lands anywhere close to fan expectations. Once the two-time Academy Award winner sits down to bang out the screenplay, it takes on a convention-bending life of its own. Tarantino may adore "The Dirty Dozen", but there will be no fan service. You're not going to get what you want.
Nor will Tarantino. At least not when...
As we've learned is often the case with Tarantino, the vaguely pitched project never lands anywhere close to fan expectations. Once the two-time Academy Award winner sits down to bang out the screenplay, it takes on a convention-bending life of its own. Tarantino may adore "The Dirty Dozen", but there will be no fan service. You're not going to get what you want.
Nor will Tarantino. At least not when...
- 12/17/2022
- by Jeremy Smith
- Slash Film
From The Dirty Dozen to John Wick, via Enzo G. Castellari’s Inglorious Bastards, the man, or men, on a perilous mission movie is a staple of action thriller cinema, wherein our heroes embark on a seriously against-the-odds undertaking for revenge, to right a wrong, or simply to get hold of a huge amount of loot! They usually go up against a massive, well-protected organisation, a seriously ruthless crime lord, or a well protected bank – and will need the luck of the gods on their side to succeed! Three mayhem-filled mission classics – High Crime, Kill Them All And Come Back Alone, and Extreme Prejudice are being released on DVD and Blu-ray on 6 June, on the new Cult Classics label from Studiocanal, with beautiful restorations of beloved genre films, packed with extras. Here’s a breakdown of the three films, the heroes and their foolhardy undertakings.
Kill Them All And Come...
Kill Them All And Come...
- 6/11/2022
- by Phil Wheat
- Nerdly
Over a long and wide-ranging career, director Enzo G. Castellari helmed some of the most infamous of all the poliziotteschi – the gritty, action-packed crime films that proliferated in Italy throughout the 70s.
Buckle up for a heart-stopping thrill ride through the seedy underbelly of Italian society in two of his most celebrated thrillers!
In 1976’s The Big Racket, Inspector Nico Palmieri is hot on the heels of a gang of ruthless racketeers. Realizing he’s not going to get anywhere within the confines of the law, Nico recruits a crack squad of civilians to dole out their own brand of justice. Then, in 1977’s The He...
Buckle up for a heart-stopping thrill ride through the seedy underbelly of Italian society in two of his most celebrated thrillers!
In 1976’s The Big Racket, Inspector Nico Palmieri is hot on the heels of a gang of ruthless racketeers. Realizing he’s not going to get anywhere within the confines of the law, Nico recruits a crack squad of civilians to dole out their own brand of justice. Then, in 1977’s The He...
- 4/19/2022
- QuietEarth.us
” I will make it my personal business to see you don’t leave here alive. You understand me?”
Rogue Cops and Racketeers: Two Crime Thrillers: The Big Racket (1976) and The Heroin Busters (1977) will be available on Blu-ray April 19th from Arrow Video
Over a long and wide-ranging career, director Enzo G. Castellari helmed some of the most infamous of all the poliziotteschi – the gritty, action-packed crime films that proliferated in Italy throughout the 70s. Buckle up for a heart-stopping thrill ride through the seedy underbelly of Italian society in two of his most celebrated thrillers!
In 1976’s The Big Racket, Inspector Nico Palmieri is hot on the heels of a gang of ruthless racketeers. Realizing he’s not going to get anywhere within the confines of the law, Nico recruits a crack squad of civilians to dole out their own brand of justice. Then, in 1977’s The Heroin Busters, rule-flouting...
Rogue Cops and Racketeers: Two Crime Thrillers: The Big Racket (1976) and The Heroin Busters (1977) will be available on Blu-ray April 19th from Arrow Video
Over a long and wide-ranging career, director Enzo G. Castellari helmed some of the most infamous of all the poliziotteschi – the gritty, action-packed crime films that proliferated in Italy throughout the 70s. Buckle up for a heart-stopping thrill ride through the seedy underbelly of Italian society in two of his most celebrated thrillers!
In 1976’s The Big Racket, Inspector Nico Palmieri is hot on the heels of a gang of ruthless racketeers. Realizing he’s not going to get anywhere within the confines of the law, Nico recruits a crack squad of civilians to dole out their own brand of justice. Then, in 1977’s The Heroin Busters, rule-flouting...
- 3/9/2022
- by Tom Stockman
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
Class of 1981: Celebrating the Surprising and Ambitious Production of The Last Shark aka Great White
While Universal was working on the second sequel of Jaws (1975), the franchise famously created by Steven Spielberg then passed on to Jeannot Szwarc in 1978, poliziesco specialist Enzo G. Castellari shot L’ultimo squalo between the U.S. and Malta, creating quite a few headaches within white-collar Hollywood. The film did overwhelmingly and surprisingly well, grossing $18 million in the first month of programming, a fact that greatly annoyed Universal, which filed a lawsuit for plagiarism. To be precise, this was the studio’s second attempt at blocking the film. Universal attempted to stop distribution by Film Ventures before its U.S. premiere on March 5th, 1982, but the request was denied in the U.S. district courts. If, on the one hand, the filiation of Castellari's film from the original one is quite evident (with similar characters and narrative solutions), on the other it is also clear that Universal activated its legal team...
- 8/20/2021
- by Eugenio Ercolani
- DailyDead
Prior to the advent of the so-called “eco-vengeance” genre, Italian cinema used animals, or at least the symbolism they naturally encapsulate, in the most disparate contexts, from those coherent with their nature to more unusual and weird derivations. With regard to the singular use of animals in Italian cinema, a reference is certainly owed to Dario Argento’s first films—L’uccello dalle piume di cristallo, Il gatto a nove code, and Quattro mosche di velluto grigio—which were followed by huge commercial success that encapsulated what Argento had learnt from Alfred Hitchcock and the Nouvelle Vague, as well as from the literary heritage of Raymond Chandler, where animals appeared in the titles embodying the characters’ gestures, modus operandi, and personalities—the animal as a metaphor representing the diabolical “human” nature. Although the presence of animals in the titles is often justified, of course, by some narrative solution or gimmick,...
- 8/19/2021
- by Eugenio Ercolani
- DailyDead
After last week’s offbeat slate of home media releases, things are back on track this Tuesday, with a wildly eclectic assortment of titles headed home just in time for the Halloween season. If somehow you haven’t been adding any of the Blumhouse movies to your home collections over the years, you can now play catch-up rather easily with their Blumhouse of Horrors: 10-Movie Collection. Vinegar Syndrome is once again doing the dark lord’s work with their releases of Pandemonium and The Caller, and Severin Films is showing some love to both Cruel Jaws and Massacre in Dinosaur Valley, too.
Scream Factory has put together a brand new collector’s edition Blu-ray for Ghost Ship that arrives this week, and if you’re someone who digs on “banana pants” cinematic experiences, you’ll definitely want to pick up Agfa’s Blu-ray for Sometimes Aunt Martha Does Dreadful Things.
Scream Factory has put together a brand new collector’s edition Blu-ray for Ghost Ship that arrives this week, and if you’re someone who digs on “banana pants” cinematic experiences, you’ll definitely want to pick up Agfa’s Blu-ray for Sometimes Aunt Martha Does Dreadful Things.
- 9/28/2020
- by Heather Wixson
- DailyDead
Mark Harrison Aug 13, 2019
Inglourious Basterds was Quentin Tarantino's first slice of alternate history in which cinema takes revenge on the Nazis.
This article comes from Den of Geek UK.
This feature contains major spoilers for Inglourious Basterds from the very start.
As a filmmaker, Quentin Tarantino is given to making splashy and subversive films. Right through his new film, Once Upon a Time in Hollywood, he tends to show us the kind of genre movie he grew up watching before turning it upside down and seeing what comes out. Ten years after it was originally released, his Oscar-winning World War II movie Inglourious Basterds may still represent the greatest product of his filmmaking whims.
The marriage of his sensibilities and the historical arena of WW2 Europe rankled (and continues to rankle with) his critics, but his painstakingly developed men-on-a-mission movie blooms into a truly audacious series of vignettes, which...
Inglourious Basterds was Quentin Tarantino's first slice of alternate history in which cinema takes revenge on the Nazis.
This article comes from Den of Geek UK.
This feature contains major spoilers for Inglourious Basterds from the very start.
As a filmmaker, Quentin Tarantino is given to making splashy and subversive films. Right through his new film, Once Upon a Time in Hollywood, he tends to show us the kind of genre movie he grew up watching before turning it upside down and seeing what comes out. Ten years after it was originally released, his Oscar-winning World War II movie Inglourious Basterds may still represent the greatest product of his filmmaking whims.
The marriage of his sensibilities and the historical arena of WW2 Europe rankled (and continues to rankle with) his critics, but his painstakingly developed men-on-a-mission movie blooms into a truly audacious series of vignettes, which...
- 8/13/2019
- Den of Geek
A strikingly original spaghetti western with a unique elegiac tone, Keoma truly is a one-of-a-kind classic of its genre…
The legendary Franco Nero stars in the titular role as a half-breed gunfighter who returns from the killing fields of the civil war to find his hometown riddled with the plague, its inhabitants terrorized (with the help of Keoma s own estranged half-brothers) by tyrannical gang leader Caldwell. Keoma s father welcomes his prodigal son s return, but when Keoma saves a vulnerable pregnant woman from Caldwell’s thugs, the stage is set for a violent confrontation. With the help of his father and his friend, the freed slave George, Keoma prepares to take a savage revenge on Caldwell and his gang.
Directed with immense flair and virtuosity by veteran Enzo G. Castellari (who channels Sam Peckinpah and Sergio Leone in equal measure), Keoma is an epic film of Shakespearean and biblical proportions,...
The legendary Franco Nero stars in the titular role as a half-breed gunfighter who returns from the killing fields of the civil war to find his hometown riddled with the plague, its inhabitants terrorized (with the help of Keoma s own estranged half-brothers) by tyrannical gang leader Caldwell. Keoma s father welcomes his prodigal son s return, but when Keoma saves a vulnerable pregnant woman from Caldwell’s thugs, the stage is set for a violent confrontation. With the help of his father and his friend, the freed slave George, Keoma prepares to take a savage revenge on Caldwell and his gang.
Directed with immense flair and virtuosity by veteran Enzo G. Castellari (who channels Sam Peckinpah and Sergio Leone in equal measure), Keoma is an epic film of Shakespearean and biblical proportions,...
- 4/4/2019
- by Tom Stockman
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
What’s the greatest killer shark movie of all time? Jaws (1975) of course, and no one has ever disputed it. Try ranking number 2 through 114 however, and everyone has a different answer. Most folks will quickly marry Jaws 2 (’78) to its predecessor and follow up with the usual suspects: Deep Blue Sea (1999), The Shallows (2016), etcetera and so on. Just make sure you put Jaws: The Revenge (’87) last, okay? Or don’t; as we all know, at the very least it bought Michael Caine a nice house and had Mario Van Peebles trot out a gratuitous Jamaican accent as a Bahamian diver. Speaking of gratuitous (in regards to accents and all other matters), let’s take a look at Great White (1981), my favorite Jaws movie that I can’t call Jaws for fear Universal will sue or shut me down.
Released in its native Italy in April, with a world wide rollout...
Released in its native Italy in April, with a world wide rollout...
- 6/2/2018
- by Scott Drebit
- DailyDead
Review by Roger Carpenter
Italian directors have always had a penchant for jumping on the cinematic bandwagon whenever a popular film is released. And we aren’t talking about just a couple of directors and a couple of films, but nearly all directors and, depending upon the genre, sometimes hundreds of films. Thus, we have the pepla of the 1950’s and 1960’s, the poliziotteschi and gialli of the 1970’s, the spaghetti westerns of the 1960’s and early 1970’s, the Jaws-inspired rip-offs, the Alien-inspired ripoffs, and the zombie and jungle/cannibal epics of the 1980’s. But, with the international sensation of the Kirk Douglas and Tony Curtis vehicle entitled The Vikings in 1958, Italians were quick to jump on this particular bandwagon as well, resulting in a seven-year cycle of Viking films. And Mario Bava, best known for his proto-slashers and horror vehicles, was not averse to climbing on the bandwagon occasionally himself.
Italian directors have always had a penchant for jumping on the cinematic bandwagon whenever a popular film is released. And we aren’t talking about just a couple of directors and a couple of films, but nearly all directors and, depending upon the genre, sometimes hundreds of films. Thus, we have the pepla of the 1950’s and 1960’s, the poliziotteschi and gialli of the 1970’s, the spaghetti westerns of the 1960’s and early 1970’s, the Jaws-inspired rip-offs, the Alien-inspired ripoffs, and the zombie and jungle/cannibal epics of the 1980’s. But, with the international sensation of the Kirk Douglas and Tony Curtis vehicle entitled The Vikings in 1958, Italians were quick to jump on this particular bandwagon as well, resulting in a seven-year cycle of Viking films. And Mario Bava, best known for his proto-slashers and horror vehicles, was not averse to climbing on the bandwagon occasionally himself.
- 10/3/2017
- by Movie Geeks
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
July 26th has an eclectic assortment of horror and sci-fi offerings for fans, including a pair of cult classics—The Boy Who Cried Werewolf and Hellhole—from the fine folks at Scream Factory. Severin Films resurrects Doctor Butcher M.D. and Zombie Holocaust in HD this week, and Karyn Kusama’s superb psychological thriller The Invitation comes home on Tuesday courtesy of Drafthouse Films.
Other notable Blu-ray and DVD releases coming our way on July 26th include Five Miles to Midnight, the Killer Thrillers Collection, Consumption, and Exorcist House of Evil.
The Boy Who Cried Werewolf (Scream Factory, Blu-ray)
Richie Bridgestone’s parents are getting a divorce, but that’s the least of his problems at the moment. Richie is hoping his parents will reconsider and on a visit to his father’s secluded cabin, he witnesses his dad being attacked by a werewolf. Much like the tale of the boy who cried wolf,...
Other notable Blu-ray and DVD releases coming our way on July 26th include Five Miles to Midnight, the Killer Thrillers Collection, Consumption, and Exorcist House of Evil.
The Boy Who Cried Werewolf (Scream Factory, Blu-ray)
Richie Bridgestone’s parents are getting a divorce, but that’s the least of his problems at the moment. Richie is hoping his parents will reconsider and on a visit to his father’s secluded cabin, he witnesses his dad being attacked by a werewolf. Much like the tale of the boy who cried wolf,...
- 7/26/2016
- by Heather Wixson
- DailyDead
Some know it in its original Italian form as Zombi Holocaust (or Zombie Holocaust), while others adore the re-edited Us release known as Doctor Butcher M.D., but with their upcoming two-disc Blu-ray of Marino Girolami’s 1980 horror film, Severin Films aims to please all sides with uncut releases of both versions of the movie.
Featuring over two and a half hours of special features, Severin Films’ Zombie Holocaust / Doctor Butcher M.D. Blu-ray hits shelves on July 26th:
Press Release: It sparked riots on 42nd Street, spawned a generation of gorehounds on VHS, and forever set an insane standard for Italian mad doctor/zombie/cannibal carnage worldwide: Ian McCulloch (Zombie), Alexandra Delli Colli (The New York Ripper), Sherry Buchanan (Tentacles) and Donald O’Brien (Emanuelle And The Last Cannibals) star in this blood orgy of gut-munching, eyeball-gouging and face-chopping originally known as Zombie Holocaust, which a notorious American distributor would then re-edit,...
Featuring over two and a half hours of special features, Severin Films’ Zombie Holocaust / Doctor Butcher M.D. Blu-ray hits shelves on July 26th:
Press Release: It sparked riots on 42nd Street, spawned a generation of gorehounds on VHS, and forever set an insane standard for Italian mad doctor/zombie/cannibal carnage worldwide: Ian McCulloch (Zombie), Alexandra Delli Colli (The New York Ripper), Sherry Buchanan (Tentacles) and Donald O’Brien (Emanuelle And The Last Cannibals) star in this blood orgy of gut-munching, eyeball-gouging and face-chopping originally known as Zombie Holocaust, which a notorious American distributor would then re-edit,...
- 6/3/2016
- by Derek Anderson
- DailyDead
Stars: Lou Ferrigno, John Steiner, Roland Wybenga, Ennio Girolami, Hal Yamanouchi, Yehuda Efroni, Alessandra Martines, Teagan Clive, Leo Gullotta, Stefania Girolami Goodwin, Donald Hodson, Melonee Rodgers, Cork Hubbert, Romano Puppo, Attilio Cesare Lo Pinto | Written by Luigi Cozzi | Directed by Enzo G. Castellari
Supposedly based on Edgar Allan Poe’s The Thousand and Second Tale of Scheherazade (it’s not), Sinbad of the Seven Seas is yet another Italian fantasy film starring Lou Ferrigno. This time Luigi Cozzi, director of the two Hercules movies, take writing duties on a film directed by Enzo G. Castellari – the same Enzo G. Castellari who made the original Inglorious Bastards and the fan-favourite Bronx Trilogy (1990: The Bronx Warriors, The New Barbarians, Escape from the Bronx).
Apparently, if the rumours are true, Castellari’s take on Sinbad was so unwatchable that Luigi Cozzi had to film reshoots and re-edit the film into the haphazard mess it is today,...
Supposedly based on Edgar Allan Poe’s The Thousand and Second Tale of Scheherazade (it’s not), Sinbad of the Seven Seas is yet another Italian fantasy film starring Lou Ferrigno. This time Luigi Cozzi, director of the two Hercules movies, take writing duties on a film directed by Enzo G. Castellari – the same Enzo G. Castellari who made the original Inglorious Bastards and the fan-favourite Bronx Trilogy (1990: The Bronx Warriors, The New Barbarians, Escape from the Bronx).
Apparently, if the rumours are true, Castellari’s take on Sinbad was so unwatchable that Luigi Cozzi had to film reshoots and re-edit the film into the haphazard mess it is today,...
- 12/30/2015
- by Phil Wheat
- Nerdly
I’m so thankful for Mad Max: Fury Road—not because it’s a great film or brought back a beloved character from my misspent youth or any other such bullsh*ttery. I’m thankful because it made those sexy bastards o’er at Blue Underground realize that us fiendish fans of ol’ Max would be chompin’ at the bit for more post-apocalyptic monkey-nannigans, and man have they delivered with a 3-course pasta dinner of cinematic gold: Maestro Enzo G. Castellari’s The New Barbarians, 1990: The Bronx Warriors, and Escape From The Bronx—all on Blu-ray/DVD combo packs!
Now before we get into lookin’ at each one of these babies, I’m just going to say in advance that you need each and e’ery one of these flicks in your collection immediately if you are as big a fan of outrageous, over-the-top, flat-out fun-as-hell drive-in flicks as yours cruelly is.
Now before we get into lookin’ at each one of these babies, I’m just going to say in advance that you need each and e’ery one of these flicks in your collection immediately if you are as big a fan of outrageous, over-the-top, flat-out fun-as-hell drive-in flicks as yours cruelly is.
- 7/30/2015
- by DanielXIII
- FamousMonsters of Filmland
Blue Underground presents 1990: The Bronx Warriors via a Blu-Ray/DVD Combo set on June 30, 2015 and we got our review for you, right here.
The Movie
1990: The Bronx Warriors is an Italian mash-up of John Carpenter’s Escape from New York and Walter Hill’s The Warriors, as probably evident from the title (Escape from New York was called 1997: Escape from New York in Italy). The Bronx is labelled as “No Man’s Land”, where law & order is vacant and the borough is run by gangs that have their own territories – much like the gangs in The Warriors. Our main gang is “The Riders” which is a motorcycle club (that features real Hell’s Angels) lead by Trash (played by Mark Gregory) who believe that a war is about to begin with other gangs. What they don’t know is the Manhattan Corporation is planting a man...
The Movie
1990: The Bronx Warriors is an Italian mash-up of John Carpenter’s Escape from New York and Walter Hill’s The Warriors, as probably evident from the title (Escape from New York was called 1997: Escape from New York in Italy). The Bronx is labelled as “No Man’s Land”, where law & order is vacant and the borough is run by gangs that have their own territories – much like the gangs in The Warriors. Our main gang is “The Riders” which is a motorcycle club (that features real Hell’s Angels) lead by Trash (played by Mark Gregory) who believe that a war is about to begin with other gangs. What they don’t know is the Manhattan Corporation is planting a man...
- 7/4/2015
- by Andy Triefenbach
- Destroy the Brain
The last day of June doesn’t have a ton of DVD and Blu-ray titles, but those of you cult film fans out there will definitely want to check out this week’s offerings as both Blue Underground and Scream Factory are releasing several fun Collector’s Edition Blus that all seem like great additions for any horror fan’s home entertainment collection.
First up is Sf’s Ghosthouse/Witchery double feature and we also have a trio of Enzo Castellari genre classics coming our way too—1990: The Bronx Warriors, Escape from the Bronx and The New Barbarians—courtesy of Blue Underground. MGM has dug up the 1991 cult werewolf film, Mom, and is presenting it on a Limited Edition DVD.
1990: The Bronx Warriors (Blue Undergound, Blu-ray/DVD Combo)
The First To Die Were The Lucky Ones! It's 1990 and the Bronx has officially been declared a 'No Man's Land.
First up is Sf’s Ghosthouse/Witchery double feature and we also have a trio of Enzo Castellari genre classics coming our way too—1990: The Bronx Warriors, Escape from the Bronx and The New Barbarians—courtesy of Blue Underground. MGM has dug up the 1991 cult werewolf film, Mom, and is presenting it on a Limited Edition DVD.
1990: The Bronx Warriors (Blue Undergound, Blu-ray/DVD Combo)
The First To Die Were The Lucky Ones! It's 1990 and the Bronx has officially been declared a 'No Man's Land.
- 6/29/2015
- by Heather Wixson
- DailyDead
Readers of all ages can experience Batman's Gotham and its surroundings in uniquely different ways this summer with collected volume editions of four new Batman-related titles—Grayson, Batgirl, Batman: Arkham Knight, and Gotham Academy—and we have details on the summer releases in our latest round-up. Also included this time around are details and a look at the cover art for three upcoming Blue Underground Blu-ray/DVD releases: 1990: The Bronx Warriors, The New Barbarians, and Escape From the Bronx.
DC Comics' Batman Collected Editions: Press Release - "Whether you’re a lifelong or novice comic reader, a teen reader or a mystery lover, DC Comics is releasing a highly diverse lineup of Collected Editions this June that revolve around the world’s most popular Super-Hero, Batman, and are perfect for your summer reading lists!
For young readers 12 and up, Gotham Academy Vol. 1 is a vibrant take...
DC Comics' Batman Collected Editions: Press Release - "Whether you’re a lifelong or novice comic reader, a teen reader or a mystery lover, DC Comics is releasing a highly diverse lineup of Collected Editions this June that revolve around the world’s most popular Super-Hero, Batman, and are perfect for your summer reading lists!
For young readers 12 and up, Gotham Academy Vol. 1 is a vibrant take...
- 4/3/2015
- by Derek Anderson
- DailyDead
It’s lucky 13 — as in 13th annual edition — for Switzerland’s Lausanne Underground Film Festival, an epic celebration of cinematic weirdness, violence, filth and everything else that makes life worth living. The wild debauchery runs October 15-19.
The fest opens on Oct. 15 with the feature film debut by Leah Meyerhoff, I Believe in Unicorns, which tells the story of a troubled teenage girl who runs away with an aggressive older boy.
Other new films include the misanthropic comedy Buzzard by Joel Potrykus; the deep woods psychological thriller Mother Nature by Johan Liedgren; the complex Japanese drama Kept by Maki Mizui; and more.
Luff this year is really stuffed with great retrospectives beginning with a tribute to Beth B, who has been churning out controversial, thought-provoking flicks since the New York No Wave era to know. There will be screenings of her classic films, such as The Offenders and Salvation!, and her latest documentary,...
The fest opens on Oct. 15 with the feature film debut by Leah Meyerhoff, I Believe in Unicorns, which tells the story of a troubled teenage girl who runs away with an aggressive older boy.
Other new films include the misanthropic comedy Buzzard by Joel Potrykus; the deep woods psychological thriller Mother Nature by Johan Liedgren; the complex Japanese drama Kept by Maki Mizui; and more.
Luff this year is really stuffed with great retrospectives beginning with a tribute to Beth B, who has been churning out controversial, thought-provoking flicks since the New York No Wave era to know. There will be screenings of her classic films, such as The Offenders and Salvation!, and her latest documentary,...
- 10/10/2014
- by Mike Everleth
- Underground Film Journal
The North American rights to a new documentary, Eurocrime: The Italian Cop and Gangster Films That Ruled the 70′s, have been acquired. The film is due for release on DVD in the fourth quarter of 2014. Directed by Mike Malloy, the nearly 140-minute documentary features interviews with many actors and directors involved in the making of these films, among them Franco Nero, John Saxon, Henry Silva, Fred Williamson, Enzo G. Castellari, Joe Dallesandro, and … Continue reading →
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- 5/21/2014
- by Jonathan Stryker
- Horror News
We return with another edition of the Indie Spotlight, highlighting recent independent horror news sent our way. Today’s feature includes details on The Book, which brings together some of the biggest names in Italian horror, a trailer for Dead of the Nite, new releases from Cavity Colors, and much more:
First Details on The Book: “The Book sees the ultimate collaborative Italian horror film unfold before your very eyes. A one off project of unprecedented scale, The Book brings together, for the very first time, the writers, directors, actors, composers and artists behind the finest Italian genre cinema of the past sixty years. This includes the creative forces behind the Giallo movement, Spaghetti Westerns, Eurocrime and more. Each director will be given the opportunity to showcase their own personal vision of Rome, spread across a dozen episodes. Each segment in this feature film will contain a unique blend of macabre thriller,...
First Details on The Book: “The Book sees the ultimate collaborative Italian horror film unfold before your very eyes. A one off project of unprecedented scale, The Book brings together, for the very first time, the writers, directors, actors, composers and artists behind the finest Italian genre cinema of the past sixty years. This includes the creative forces behind the Giallo movement, Spaghetti Westerns, Eurocrime and more. Each director will be given the opportunity to showcase their own personal vision of Rome, spread across a dozen episodes. Each segment in this feature film will contain a unique blend of macabre thriller,...
- 12/1/2013
- by Tamika Jones
- DailyDead
We have had some issues with the administrative side of the site. Otherwise, this would have been posted earlier on in the week. However, it seems like everything is stable again so I wanted to post this out there.
Ruggero Deodato, Umberto Lenzi, Enzo G. Castellari, Aldo Lado, Sergio Martino and more are names that any European horror fan should know. These directors brought us titles that are being celebrated and paid tribute to today. Through an IndieGoGo campaign, these directors are trying to team up to bring their version of a horror anthology to the fans. The horror anthology genre is growing. Acting as somewhat as a tribute to the films that said directors grew up with like Creepshow as well as creating a product out of the communal aspect of genre filmmaking community. Earlier this week, a press release went out about a new horror anthology film trying...
Ruggero Deodato, Umberto Lenzi, Enzo G. Castellari, Aldo Lado, Sergio Martino and more are names that any European horror fan should know. These directors brought us titles that are being celebrated and paid tribute to today. Through an IndieGoGo campaign, these directors are trying to team up to bring their version of a horror anthology to the fans. The horror anthology genre is growing. Acting as somewhat as a tribute to the films that said directors grew up with like Creepshow as well as creating a product out of the communal aspect of genre filmmaking community. Earlier this week, a press release went out about a new horror anthology film trying...
- 11/26/2013
- by Andy Triefenbach
- Destroy the Brain
If you're a fan of Italian horror films and your list of favorite filmmakers includes names like Ruggero Deodato and Lamberto Bava, then boy, are you in for a treat. Read on for all the details about an exciting upcoming horror anthology called The Book, which will only get funded with Your help!
From the Press Release
The Book sees the ultimate collaborative Italian horror film unfold before your very eyes.
A one-off project of unprecedented scale, The Book brings together, for the very first time, the writers, directors, actors, composers, and artists behind the finest Italian genre cinema of the past sixty years. This includes the creative forces behind the Giallo movement, Spaghetti Westerns, Eurocrime, and more. Each director will be given the opportunity to showcase his own personal vision of Rome, spread across a dozen episodes. Each segment in this feature film will contain a unique blend of macabre thriller,...
From the Press Release
The Book sees the ultimate collaborative Italian horror film unfold before your very eyes.
A one-off project of unprecedented scale, The Book brings together, for the very first time, the writers, directors, actors, composers, and artists behind the finest Italian genre cinema of the past sixty years. This includes the creative forces behind the Giallo movement, Spaghetti Westerns, Eurocrime, and more. Each director will be given the opportunity to showcase his own personal vision of Rome, spread across a dozen episodes. Each segment in this feature film will contain a unique blend of macabre thriller,...
- 11/26/2013
- by John Squires
- DreadCentral.com
Writer Lee Gambin calls them Natural Horror films, other writers call them Revenge of Nature or Nature Run Amok films and writer Charles Derry considers them a type of Apocalyptic Cinema.
Of course we’re speaking of one of the great horror subgenres for which we’ll employ writer Kim Newman’s tag: The Revolt of Nature.
Since the end of the 1990s, lovers of animal attack films have been subjected to copious amounts of uninspired Nu Image, Syfy Channel and Syfy Channel-like dreck like Silent Predators (1999), Maneater (2007) Croc (2007), Grizzly Rage (2007) and a stunning amount of terrible shark attack films to name a few that barely scratch the surface of a massive list.
These movies fail miserably to capture the intensity of the unforgettable films they are imitating and the recent wave seems to carry with it the intent of giving the Revolt of Nature horror film a bad name.
Of course we’re speaking of one of the great horror subgenres for which we’ll employ writer Kim Newman’s tag: The Revolt of Nature.
Since the end of the 1990s, lovers of animal attack films have been subjected to copious amounts of uninspired Nu Image, Syfy Channel and Syfy Channel-like dreck like Silent Predators (1999), Maneater (2007) Croc (2007), Grizzly Rage (2007) and a stunning amount of terrible shark attack films to name a few that barely scratch the surface of a massive list.
These movies fail miserably to capture the intensity of the unforgettable films they are imitating and the recent wave seems to carry with it the intent of giving the Revolt of Nature horror film a bad name.
- 10/27/2013
- by Terek Puckett
- SoundOnSight
Sneak Peek director Douglas Hickox' 1979 action adventure "Zulu Dawn", prequel to the classic feature "Zulu", now available in a re-mastered HD Blu Ray/DVD Combo Pack from Severin Films.
The film stars stars Burt Lancaster, Peter O’Toole, Simon Ward, Bob Hoskins and Sir John Mills :
"...the shocking true story events of 'The Battle of Isandlwana', started January 1879, when arrogant officials of the British colony of Natal, Africa issued a list of unauthorized ultimatums to the 'Zulu Nation'.
"When the 'Zulu King' refused their demands, the Empire declared war.
"And in a series of grave tactical blunders, a garrison of 1,500 British soldiers faced an army of 25,000 enraged Zulu warriors in what would become the most horrifying disaster in British military history..."
Special features include short films with Zulu War expert Ian knight, the film's historical advisor Midge Carter, a visit to the actual locations of the battle of...
The film stars stars Burt Lancaster, Peter O’Toole, Simon Ward, Bob Hoskins and Sir John Mills :
"...the shocking true story events of 'The Battle of Isandlwana', started January 1879, when arrogant officials of the British colony of Natal, Africa issued a list of unauthorized ultimatums to the 'Zulu Nation'.
"When the 'Zulu King' refused their demands, the Empire declared war.
"And in a series of grave tactical blunders, a garrison of 1,500 British soldiers faced an army of 25,000 enraged Zulu warriors in what would become the most horrifying disaster in British military history..."
Special features include short films with Zulu War expert Ian knight, the film's historical advisor Midge Carter, a visit to the actual locations of the battle of...
- 4/4/2013
- by Michael Stevens
- SneakPeek
Today, March 27, 2013, Quentin Tarantino turns 50-years-old. To celebrate, I figured why not take a look back at the eight films he's given us over the last 21 years, from Reservoir Dogs to Django Unchained, and do a quick ranking of the lot. I actually did this four years ago, just prior to the release of Inglourious Basterds and the ranking has changed a bit, though I have to say right now, there isn't a single Tarantino film I do not enjoy. The man has a way of tapping into exactly the kind of stories I find immensely entertaining and his visual style, use of music and affection for dialogue (as long-winded as he may be) is something I can't help but love and look forward to whatever it is he may deliver next. That said, let's dive in and see what's left on the other end... #8 Death Proof Photo: Dimension Films...
- 3/27/2013
- by Brad Brevet
- Rope of Silicon
If you've never witnessed the sheer unbridled lunacy of Jim VanBebber's The Manson Family, then do yourself a favor - correct that cinema sin Now. Or even better wait just a bit longer and see the flick like never before on the big screen and in 1080p!
From the Press Release
Severin Films announces the May 7th Blu-ray debut of Jim VanBebber’s legendary, award-winning indie The Manson Family on the 10th anniversary of its original release. Us theatrical dates in 20 major cities are scheduled through March and April, and new poster artwork has been created by artist Stephen Romano for the occasion. VanBebber’s highly anticipated new short Gator Green will accompany many of the screenings and will also be included in the extras-packed Special Edition Blu-ray release.
The theatrical run launches at Landmark Theatres locations in Denver and San Francisco on March 22nd and will continue through April,...
From the Press Release
Severin Films announces the May 7th Blu-ray debut of Jim VanBebber’s legendary, award-winning indie The Manson Family on the 10th anniversary of its original release. Us theatrical dates in 20 major cities are scheduled through March and April, and new poster artwork has been created by artist Stephen Romano for the occasion. VanBebber’s highly anticipated new short Gator Green will accompany many of the screenings and will also be included in the extras-packed Special Edition Blu-ray release.
The theatrical run launches at Landmark Theatres locations in Denver and San Francisco on March 22nd and will continue through April,...
- 2/21/2013
- by Uncle Creepy
- DreadCentral.com
• Academy Award-nominated actress Jennifer Lawrence will team up again with her Silver Linings Playbook director David O. Russell for his next film – a drama formerly titled American Bulls—. The film is about the 70s and 80s FBI sting operation Abscam, which exposed the corruption and misdoings of public officials, resulting in convictions for a number of members of Congress. Her Silver Linings Playbook co-star and fellow acting nominee Bradley Cooper is set to star the film as well, alongside Amy Adams and Christian Bale, both of whom worked with Russell on The Fighter. Best Director nominee Russell isn’t messing with the formula.
- 2/16/2013
- by Lindsey Bahr
- EW - Inside Movies
It’s strange to think that it’s taken so many years for Quentin Tarantino to make a spaghetti western. Tarantino did previously describe “Inglorious Basterds,” the title of which comes from Enzo G. Castellari’s passable rip-off of “The Dirty Dozen,” as “my spaghetti western with World War II iconography” and "Kill Bill 2" has some brief homage-like nods. But “Django Unchained” is the first pastiche, defined as a work of fiction that appropriates elements of other genres for the sake of creating something new, that Tarantino’s done that’s primarily made of spaghetti western tropes. So when Franco Nero, the star of the hyper-violent original “Django” and many others, shows up in “Unchained,” it’s not just a smug wink to the audience: it’s Tarantino’s way of acknowledging the tradition of appropriation and exploitation that his movies come from. More...
- 12/28/2012
- by Simon Abrams
- The Playlist
Django Unchained
Written by Quentin Tarantino
Directed by Quentin Tarantino
USA, 2012
Has Quentin Tarantino’s work to date actually been…restrained? It’s not a descriptor often thrown at the populist auteur, whose frequently digressionary writing style and dual penchants for graphic violence and meta-textual indulgences has made him one of the most easily distinguished popular filmmakers of the last two decades. Yet, for all of his past excesses, Django Unchained is his shaggiest film to date, a nearly three-hour ramble that threatens to be as bracing an exploration/exploitation of pre-Civil War American race relations as Inglourious Basterds was of WWII, before falling victim to some serious pacing issues.
Set two years before the outbreak of the Civil War, Django opens with bounty hunter “Dr.” King Schultz (Christoph Waltz) opting to free a black slave by the name of Django (Jamie Foxx) in order to more effectively track down a trio of fugitives,...
Written by Quentin Tarantino
Directed by Quentin Tarantino
USA, 2012
Has Quentin Tarantino’s work to date actually been…restrained? It’s not a descriptor often thrown at the populist auteur, whose frequently digressionary writing style and dual penchants for graphic violence and meta-textual indulgences has made him one of the most easily distinguished popular filmmakers of the last two decades. Yet, for all of his past excesses, Django Unchained is his shaggiest film to date, a nearly three-hour ramble that threatens to be as bracing an exploration/exploitation of pre-Civil War American race relations as Inglourious Basterds was of WWII, before falling victim to some serious pacing issues.
Set two years before the outbreak of the Civil War, Django opens with bounty hunter “Dr.” King Schultz (Christoph Waltz) opting to free a black slave by the name of Django (Jamie Foxx) in order to more effectively track down a trio of fugitives,...
- 12/14/2012
- by Simon Howell
- SoundOnSight
Quentin Tarantino has never shied away from the debt he owes to foreign cinema when it comes to his own films, and whether they’re called homages or ripoffs the bottom line remains that certain movies from overseas inspired some of his most well known features. Reservoir Dogs is a blatant lift of Ringo Lam’s City on Fire, Inglourious Basterds found inspiration from Enzo Castellari’s The Inglorious Bastards and Tarantino’s two-part, female led revenge thriller Kill Bill? You need look no further than Toshiya Fujita‘s 1973 classic, Lady Snowblood. Japan, 1874, and the cries of a newborn baby can be heard echoing in the cells of a women’s prison. Deemed a “child of the netherworld” upon her birth we next see Yuki Kashima (Meiko Kaji) twenty years later as an adult walking a secluded and snowy road. A group of men approach carting their gang boss leader in a rickshaw, and...
- 11/4/2012
- by Rob Hunter
- FilmSchoolRejects.com
The verbal combination of “Quentin Tarantino” and “western” has been flying around these parts for well over a year, and you have every right to expect it for another four months — minimum. Should Enzo G. Castellari (the first [technically, only] man to direct a movie called Inglorious Bastards) be telling the truth, too, this little three-word teaming will stick around for a bit longer.
A quote might be the finest place to start. Back in July of last year, the original Django, Franco Nero, said this about a collaboration with Tarantino entitled The Angel, the Brute and the Wise:
“I said ‘Quentin, we are going to do a western. It would be an homage to Sergio Leone and John Huston, the director that discovered me, and would you be so kind to play a cameo?’ And he said, ‘Oh yeah! What do I have to do?’ I said, actually there are three bandits,...
A quote might be the finest place to start. Back in July of last year, the original Django, Franco Nero, said this about a collaboration with Tarantino entitled The Angel, the Brute and the Wise:
“I said ‘Quentin, we are going to do a western. It would be an homage to Sergio Leone and John Huston, the director that discovered me, and would you be so kind to play a cameo?’ And he said, ‘Oh yeah! What do I have to do?’ I said, actually there are three bandits,...
- 8/21/2012
- by jpraup@gmail.com (thefilmstage.com)
- The Film Stage
We've updated our Film4 Fright Fest line-up story with tons of images. Read on to see what you may have missed and what's brand spanking new! Dig it!
Programme - Screen 1
Thursday Aug 23
Opening Film - The Seasoning House (World Premiere)
Special make-up prosthetics and splatter genius Paul Hyett makes his directorial debut with a harrowing exploration into tense claustrophobia, hard-hitting action and rollercoaster suspense. In a Balkan brothel, where girls kidnapped by soldiers in war-torn zones are prostituted to the military and civilians alike, Angel (Robin Day) is the deaf mute orphan enslaved to care for the inmates. But unbeknownst to her captors, she moves between the walls and crawlspaces of the seasoning house planning her escape. Psychological horror in the nerve-shredding Alfred Hitchcock and Roman Polanski style but with an ultra-modern twist.
89 mins Director: Paul Hyett UK 2012
Rosie Day – Angel
Sean Pertwee – Goran
Kevin Howarth – Viktor
David Lemberg...
Programme - Screen 1
Thursday Aug 23
Opening Film - The Seasoning House (World Premiere)
Special make-up prosthetics and splatter genius Paul Hyett makes his directorial debut with a harrowing exploration into tense claustrophobia, hard-hitting action and rollercoaster suspense. In a Balkan brothel, where girls kidnapped by soldiers in war-torn zones are prostituted to the military and civilians alike, Angel (Robin Day) is the deaf mute orphan enslaved to care for the inmates. But unbeknownst to her captors, she moves between the walls and crawlspaces of the seasoning house planning her escape. Psychological horror in the nerve-shredding Alfred Hitchcock and Roman Polanski style but with an ultra-modern twist.
89 mins Director: Paul Hyett UK 2012
Rosie Day – Angel
Sean Pertwee – Goran
Kevin Howarth – Viktor
David Lemberg...
- 7/3/2012
- by Uncle Creepy
- DreadCentral.com
Cine-excess, the international film festival and conference devoted to cult media, has confirmed its 2012 line-up and unveiled a teaser trailer.
The sixth annual festival, this year titled Transglobal Excess: The Art and Atrocity of Cult Adaptation, takes place at the Odeon Covent Garden and The Italian Cultural Institute, both in London, from Thursday May 24 to Saturday May 26.
Special guests include Quentin Tarantino favourite Enzo G. Castellari, director of the original Inglorious Bastards.
There are screenings of two of his cult favourites, the futuristic Bronx Warriors (May 26) and spaghetti western Keoma featuring Franco Nero (May 25). Castellari will be present for a Q&A at both events.
Also appearing will be Sergio Martino, master of the giallo horrors such as Torso and other genre explotation movies including Mountain of the Cannibal God and The Violent Professionals.
Italian Cultural Institute is screening Your Vice Is A Locked Door And Only I Have The...
The sixth annual festival, this year titled Transglobal Excess: The Art and Atrocity of Cult Adaptation, takes place at the Odeon Covent Garden and The Italian Cultural Institute, both in London, from Thursday May 24 to Saturday May 26.
Special guests include Quentin Tarantino favourite Enzo G. Castellari, director of the original Inglorious Bastards.
There are screenings of two of his cult favourites, the futuristic Bronx Warriors (May 26) and spaghetti western Keoma featuring Franco Nero (May 25). Castellari will be present for a Q&A at both events.
Also appearing will be Sergio Martino, master of the giallo horrors such as Torso and other genre explotation movies including Mountain of the Cannibal God and The Violent Professionals.
Italian Cultural Institute is screening Your Vice Is A Locked Door And Only I Have The...
- 5/22/2012
- by David Bentley
- The Geek Files
UK lovers of all things cult cinema would do well to mark May 24–26 on their calendars as the Cine-Excess International Film Festival and Conference returns for a sixth year of screenings and discussion regarding all things pulp and cult.
Events will take place at London’s Odeon Cinema, Covent Garden, and The Italian Cultural Institute. To give an idea of the goodies and guests in store, the folks behind the festival have also released a tantalising trailer to which we have the key...
About Cine-Excess:
Cine-Excess VI is an annual international film festival and conference which attracts global filmmakers, scholars, distributors, and exhibitors to an event which features filmmaker discussions, a themed 3-day conference, and 5 to 7 UK theatrical premieres/exclusive screenings. Cine-Excess is open to the public, who can book either screening delegate passes for individual films or full delegate passes for the conference, lunches, and all Cine-Excess screenings.
Cine-Excess...
Events will take place at London’s Odeon Cinema, Covent Garden, and The Italian Cultural Institute. To give an idea of the goodies and guests in store, the folks behind the festival have also released a tantalising trailer to which we have the key...
About Cine-Excess:
Cine-Excess VI is an annual international film festival and conference which attracts global filmmakers, scholars, distributors, and exhibitors to an event which features filmmaker discussions, a themed 3-day conference, and 5 to 7 UK theatrical premieres/exclusive screenings. Cine-Excess is open to the public, who can book either screening delegate passes for individual films or full delegate passes for the conference, lunches, and all Cine-Excess screenings.
Cine-Excess...
- 5/19/2012
- by Pestilence
- DreadCentral.com
Over on his Filmgoers Guide blog, Cinema Retro contributor Howard Hughes reviews some Euro-cult rarities from the 1960s and 1970s, including Enzo G. Castellari's Napoleonic comedy The Loves and Times of Scaramouche (1976), with Michael Sarrazin and Ursula Andress
http://filmgoersguide.wordpress.com/2012/04/24/not-tonight-josephine/
The German 'Winnetou' westerns starring Lex Barker and Pierre Brice, including The Treasure of Silver Lake (1962) and Among Vultures (1964)
http://filmgoersguide.wordpress.com/2012/02/03/requiem-apache/
And Marcello Baldi's little-seen Old Testment trilogy - Jacob, the Man Who Fought With God (1963), Saul and David (1964) and The Great Leaders (1965) - some of which was shot in Almeria, southern Spain.
http://filmgoersguide.wordpress.com/2012/02/14/who-was-solomon-king/...
http://filmgoersguide.wordpress.com/2012/04/24/not-tonight-josephine/
The German 'Winnetou' westerns starring Lex Barker and Pierre Brice, including The Treasure of Silver Lake (1962) and Among Vultures (1964)
http://filmgoersguide.wordpress.com/2012/02/03/requiem-apache/
And Marcello Baldi's little-seen Old Testment trilogy - Jacob, the Man Who Fought With God (1963), Saul and David (1964) and The Great Leaders (1965) - some of which was shot in Almeria, southern Spain.
http://filmgoersguide.wordpress.com/2012/02/14/who-was-solomon-king/...
- 4/24/2012
- by nospam@example.com (Cinema Retro)
- Cinemaretro.com
Auteur Quentin Tarantino, hot on the news circuit these days thanks to his upcoming film slave-revenge film Django Unchained starring Jamie Foxx, has always had a bit of an acting bug. Be it his minor roles in his own films (Reservoir Dogs‘ Mr. Brown, Pulp Fiction‘s Jimmie) his roles in others’ films, such as Destiny Turns On The Radio, Desperado, From Dusk Til Dawn, and even a Broadway appearance (in Wait Until Dark), the writer/director has always wanted to act.
That said, it’s been a while since the filmmaker has thrown on the acting shoes (his last cameo came in 2007 in Sukiyaki Western Django). Now Italian actor Franco Nero has commissioned Tarantino to end the 4-year lapse. Nero had Tarantino sign a letter of intent saying that he appear in his The Angel, The Brute And The Wise, a western paying homage to both John Huston and Sergio Leone,...
That said, it’s been a while since the filmmaker has thrown on the acting shoes (his last cameo came in 2007 in Sukiyaki Western Django). Now Italian actor Franco Nero has commissioned Tarantino to end the 4-year lapse. Nero had Tarantino sign a letter of intent saying that he appear in his The Angel, The Brute And The Wise, a western paying homage to both John Huston and Sergio Leone,...
- 7/13/2011
- by Dan Mecca
- The Film Stage
Shooting wrapped yesterday on a new anthology film with some heavy genre names to its credit. The film is being co-produced by Severin Films. No word yet on a release date.
Severin Films and France’s Metaluna Productions today announced their international co-production of The Theatre Bizarre, a modern horror anthology inspired by the over-the-top shocks of Paris’ early 20th century ‘Theatre du Grand Guignol’. The feature will be comprised of six films by six cutting-edge genre directors enlisted from around the world and granted total creative freedom. The Theater Bizarre is executive produced by Daryl J. Tucker, and produced by Severin’s Carl Daft, David Gregory and John Cregan, Metaluna’s Fabrice Lambot, and Michael Ruggiero of Nightscape Entertainment. Production on Richard Stanley’s (Hardware) segment ‘The Mother Of Toads’ began 10/10/10 in Montségur in the French Pyrenees.
The project’s six filmmakers have all made at least one modestly...
Severin Films and France’s Metaluna Productions today announced their international co-production of The Theatre Bizarre, a modern horror anthology inspired by the over-the-top shocks of Paris’ early 20th century ‘Theatre du Grand Guignol’. The feature will be comprised of six films by six cutting-edge genre directors enlisted from around the world and granted total creative freedom. The Theater Bizarre is executive produced by Daryl J. Tucker, and produced by Severin’s Carl Daft, David Gregory and John Cregan, Metaluna’s Fabrice Lambot, and Michael Ruggiero of Nightscape Entertainment. Production on Richard Stanley’s (Hardware) segment ‘The Mother Of Toads’ began 10/10/10 in Montségur in the French Pyrenees.
The project’s six filmmakers have all made at least one modestly...
- 6/4/2011
- by Jason Bene
- Killer Films
Franco Nero has been around. Since his star turn in the iconic Spaghetti Western Django, the Parma born movie star has appeared in more than 150 films, spanning all four corners of the globe. He’s been in musicals like Camelot (with his future wife Vanessa Redgrave), pumped up 80s action films like Die Hard 2, cop thrillers (The Marseille Connection), comedies (Cippola Colt) and even Bruce Lee inspired martial arts movies like Enter the Ninja.
“I did everything,” he explains,
“I think I’m the only actor who’s worked with the cinematography of all nations. I’ve done movies with a Brazilian director, an Australian director, films in Russia, Spain, Germany, Sweden, from all over the world. So I’ve had a lot of fun. Why not?”
Nero is in town to attend this year’s Cine Excess Film Festival, a three day conference on global cult cinema where...
“I did everything,” he explains,
“I think I’m the only actor who’s worked with the cinematography of all nations. I’ve done movies with a Brazilian director, an Australian director, films in Russia, Spain, Germany, Sweden, from all over the world. So I’ve had a lot of fun. Why not?”
Nero is in town to attend this year’s Cine Excess Film Festival, a three day conference on global cult cinema where...
- 6/2/2011
- by Tom Fallows
- Obsessed with Film
Severin Films has been one of those companies for the past five years that have been releasing some great flicks on DVD and Blu-Ray. Now, they announce that they will be handling all future production and marketing for Intervision Picture Corporation. It’s a match made in heaven if you ask me. Severin puts out quality releases and with them behind the wheel of Intervision product, that definitely puts a smile to my face. Their first release, the 1983 shot-on-video slasher called Sledgehammer. Read on for the official press release.
From the Press Release:
Los Angeles, CA, April 26, 2011 – Severin Films today announced an agreement with the estate of Larry Gold, Sr. to handle all future production and marketing for Intervision Picture Corporation. The arrangement commences with the 5/10 release of 1983’s Sledgehammer, notorious as the first shot-on-tape ‘slasher’ thriller for the then-exploding home video market. Gold, a pioneer of ‘70s film distribution and ‘80s genre VHS,...
From the Press Release:
Los Angeles, CA, April 26, 2011 – Severin Films today announced an agreement with the estate of Larry Gold, Sr. to handle all future production and marketing for Intervision Picture Corporation. The arrangement commences with the 5/10 release of 1983’s Sledgehammer, notorious as the first shot-on-tape ‘slasher’ thriller for the then-exploding home video market. Gold, a pioneer of ‘70s film distribution and ‘80s genre VHS,...
- 4/27/2011
- by Andy Triefenbach
- Destroy the Brain
Filed under: Columns, Cinematical
Welcome to Adventures in B-Movie Land, the monthly column where I take a look at some of the strangest, cheapest and worst films ever made ... and explore why you have to see them. Look for new entries on the second Tuesday of every month.
The Motion Picture:
'Warriors of the Wasteland' (1982), directed by Enzo G. Castellari
Also Known As...
'The New Barbarians' and 'Metropolis 2000.'
Featuring the Talented...
Giancarlo "Timothy Brent" Prete, Fred "The Hammer" Williamson, George Eastman and Anna Kanakis.
What Is It?
An post-apocalyptic biker movie starring a bunch of dubbed Italians and pro football player turned B-movie legend Fred Williamson. Imagine 'The Road Warrior' with less class, less intelligence, more unintentional comedy, more shoulder pads and a final message that may be one of the most hilariously offensive things committed to celluloid.
Continue Reading...
Welcome to Adventures in B-Movie Land, the monthly column where I take a look at some of the strangest, cheapest and worst films ever made ... and explore why you have to see them. Look for new entries on the second Tuesday of every month.
The Motion Picture:
'Warriors of the Wasteland' (1982), directed by Enzo G. Castellari
Also Known As...
'The New Barbarians' and 'Metropolis 2000.'
Featuring the Talented...
Giancarlo "Timothy Brent" Prete, Fred "The Hammer" Williamson, George Eastman and Anna Kanakis.
What Is It?
An post-apocalyptic biker movie starring a bunch of dubbed Italians and pro football player turned B-movie legend Fred Williamson. Imagine 'The Road Warrior' with less class, less intelligence, more unintentional comedy, more shoulder pads and a final message that may be one of the most hilariously offensive things committed to celluloid.
Continue Reading...
- 11/10/2010
- by Jacob Hall
- Moviefone
Filed under: Columns, Cinematical
Welcome to Adventures in B-Movie Land, the monthly column where I take a look at some of the strangest, cheapest and worst films ever made ... and explore why you have to see them. Look for new entries on the second Tuesday of every month.
The Motion Picture:
'Warriors of the Wasteland' (1982), directed by Enzo G. Castellari
Also Known As...
'The New Barbarians' and 'Metropolis 2000.'
Featuring the Talented...
Giancarlo "Timothy Brent" Prete, Fred "The Hammer" Williamson, George Eastman and Anna Kanakis.
What Is It?
An post-apocalyptic biker movie starring a bunch of dubbed Italians and pro football player turned B-movie legend Fred Williamson. Imagine 'The Road Warrior' with less class, less intelligence, more unintentional comedy, more shoulder pads and a final message that may be one of the most hilariously offensive things committed to celluloid.
Continue Reading...
Welcome to Adventures in B-Movie Land, the monthly column where I take a look at some of the strangest, cheapest and worst films ever made ... and explore why you have to see them. Look for new entries on the second Tuesday of every month.
The Motion Picture:
'Warriors of the Wasteland' (1982), directed by Enzo G. Castellari
Also Known As...
'The New Barbarians' and 'Metropolis 2000.'
Featuring the Talented...
Giancarlo "Timothy Brent" Prete, Fred "The Hammer" Williamson, George Eastman and Anna Kanakis.
What Is It?
An post-apocalyptic biker movie starring a bunch of dubbed Italians and pro football player turned B-movie legend Fred Williamson. Imagine 'The Road Warrior' with less class, less intelligence, more unintentional comedy, more shoulder pads and a final message that may be one of the most hilariously offensive things committed to celluloid.
Continue Reading...
- 11/10/2010
- by Jacob Hall
- Cinematical
Our good friends over at Severin Films are co-sponsoring a crazy night of insane low budget/VHS nostalgia horror for you guys, oh, and it is super cheap! For you New Yorkers looking for something to do Friday night, get out your datebooks!
Double-feature Of Obscure Horror Insanity
At Rerun Theater On 10/29
reRun Gastropub Theater and Severin Films partner to host midnight double-bill
Brooklyn, NY, October 25th, 2010 - Severin Films, distributors of the midnight movie sensation Birdemic: Shock And Terror, today announced they will be sponsoring a night of obscure horror appreciation at reRun Theater on Friday, October 29th at midnight. Billed as "an evening of top shelf cine-masochism" by Severin's Evan Husney, the evening will consist of the unveiling of an obsessive assemblage of forgotten horror hilarity titled Brain Bludgeon, and Chester Turner's essential shot-on-video omnibus film Tales From The Quadead Zone (1987).
Brain Bludgeon / 2010 / 30 mins / edited by Evan Husney...
Double-feature Of Obscure Horror Insanity
At Rerun Theater On 10/29
reRun Gastropub Theater and Severin Films partner to host midnight double-bill
Brooklyn, NY, October 25th, 2010 - Severin Films, distributors of the midnight movie sensation Birdemic: Shock And Terror, today announced they will be sponsoring a night of obscure horror appreciation at reRun Theater on Friday, October 29th at midnight. Billed as "an evening of top shelf cine-masochism" by Severin's Evan Husney, the evening will consist of the unveiling of an obsessive assemblage of forgotten horror hilarity titled Brain Bludgeon, and Chester Turner's essential shot-on-video omnibus film Tales From The Quadead Zone (1987).
Brain Bludgeon / 2010 / 30 mins / edited by Evan Husney...
- 10/29/2010
- Screen Anarchy
Our good friends over at Severin Films are co-sponsoring a crazy night of insane low budget/VHS nostalgia horror for you guys, oh, and it is super cheap! For you New Yorkers looking for something to do Friday night, get out your datebooks!
Double-feature Of Obscure Horror Insanity
At Rerun Theater On 10/29
reRun Gastropub Theater and Severin Films partner to host midnight double-bill
Brooklyn, NY, October 25th, 2010 - Severin Films, distributors of the midnight movie sensation Birdemic: Shock And Terror, today announced they will be sponsoring a night of obscure horror appreciation at reRun Theater on Friday, October 29th at midnight. Billed as "an evening of top shelf cine-masochism" by Severin's Evan Husney, the evening will consist of the unveiling of an obsessive assemblage of forgotten horror hilarity titled Brain Bludgeon, and Chester Turner's essential shot-on-video omnibus film Tales From The Quadead Zone (1987).
Brain Bludgeon / 2010 / 30 mins / edited by Evan Husney...
Double-feature Of Obscure Horror Insanity
At Rerun Theater On 10/29
reRun Gastropub Theater and Severin Films partner to host midnight double-bill
Brooklyn, NY, October 25th, 2010 - Severin Films, distributors of the midnight movie sensation Birdemic: Shock And Terror, today announced they will be sponsoring a night of obscure horror appreciation at reRun Theater on Friday, October 29th at midnight. Billed as "an evening of top shelf cine-masochism" by Severin's Evan Husney, the evening will consist of the unveiling of an obsessive assemblage of forgotten horror hilarity titled Brain Bludgeon, and Chester Turner's essential shot-on-video omnibus film Tales From The Quadead Zone (1987).
Brain Bludgeon / 2010 / 30 mins / edited by Evan Husney...
- 10/29/2010
- Screen Anarchy
And the winner's of Severin Films Psychomania give away are...
Laura DeLuca - Psychomania DVD
Vincent Vinas - Psychomania CD
Congratulations! You guys should be hearing from us to confirm your details soon.
I hope you didn't think that was all, though. Severin Films has also come through with a kick-ass Blu-ray prize pack that has me a bit envious! Up for grabs this time is one awesome Blu-ray prize pack containing something for everyone. For the horror fans, we've got Richard Stanley's Cyberpunk horror classic, Hardware. For the fans of 80's teen nudie comedies, there is the classic Screwballs. Finally, for you fans of Italian action films, Enzo Castellari's Eagles Over London and the original The Inglorious Bastards! Now, that's a prize pack!
I'm not going to make you beg for this one, just send me an e-mail telling me you want this pack. I'll pick one winner next Wednesday.
Laura DeLuca - Psychomania DVD
Vincent Vinas - Psychomania CD
Congratulations! You guys should be hearing from us to confirm your details soon.
I hope you didn't think that was all, though. Severin Films has also come through with a kick-ass Blu-ray prize pack that has me a bit envious! Up for grabs this time is one awesome Blu-ray prize pack containing something for everyone. For the horror fans, we've got Richard Stanley's Cyberpunk horror classic, Hardware. For the fans of 80's teen nudie comedies, there is the classic Screwballs. Finally, for you fans of Italian action films, Enzo Castellari's Eagles Over London and the original The Inglorious Bastards! Now, that's a prize pack!
I'm not going to make you beg for this one, just send me an e-mail telling me you want this pack. I'll pick one winner next Wednesday.
- 10/28/2010
- Screen Anarchy
And the winner's of Severin Films Psychomania give away are...
Laura DeLuca - Psychomania DVD
Vincent Vinas - Psychomania CD
Congratulations! You guys should be hearing from us to confirm your details soon.
I hope you didn't think that was all, though. Severin Films has also come through with a kick-ass Blu-ray prize pack that has me a bit envious! Up for grabs this time is one awesome Blu-ray prize pack containing something for everyone. For the horror fans, we've got Richard Stanley's Cyberpunk horror classic, Hardware. For the fans of 80's teen nudie comedies, there is the classic Screwballs. Finally, for you fans of Italian action films, Enzo Castellari's Eagles Over London and the original The Inglorious Bastards! Now, that's a prize pack!
I'm not going to make you beg for this one, just send me an e-mail telling me you want this pack. I'll pick one winner next Wednesday.
Laura DeLuca - Psychomania DVD
Vincent Vinas - Psychomania CD
Congratulations! You guys should be hearing from us to confirm your details soon.
I hope you didn't think that was all, though. Severin Films has also come through with a kick-ass Blu-ray prize pack that has me a bit envious! Up for grabs this time is one awesome Blu-ray prize pack containing something for everyone. For the horror fans, we've got Richard Stanley's Cyberpunk horror classic, Hardware. For the fans of 80's teen nudie comedies, there is the classic Screwballs. Finally, for you fans of Italian action films, Enzo Castellari's Eagles Over London and the original The Inglorious Bastards! Now, that's a prize pack!
I'm not going to make you beg for this one, just send me an e-mail telling me you want this pack. I'll pick one winner next Wednesday.
- 10/28/2010
- Screen Anarchy
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