Old Skool Killaz: A Daughter's Vengeance

This Maid is Just Plain Crazed!
Get ready for cinema of the insane when a seriously deformed "Snow Woman" raises a cutie named only "Snow Maid" to take vengeance on the man who knocked up her mother…a man known only as Golden Hair Mouse. Yes…Golden Hair Mouse. She pouts, she kicks, she swings swords and throws darts, but none particularly well, making the hard-working stunt and camera crew work overtime in this prize example of The Greatest Martial Art Turkeys of all time. It's so bad, it's great!
ABOUT THE PRINT: Indifferently full screened, and hilariously dubbed so the already perverse plot seems all the more demented.

Read more »

From Hell It Came (1957 / DVD)

Beware Tabonga! On a remote South Seas island, no one is safe from this hideous…and unique…monster. Tabonga is part man, part tree, all doom. Formerly an island prince, he was unjustly put to death by a witch doctor. Now he’s returned to life with roots, branches and a vengeance. Against natives. Against visiting American scientists who investigate the tree’s radioactive green sap. Against anyone unwise enough to expect a tree to stay put.
A macabre medley of creature feature, Polynesian kitsch and Atomic Age cautionary tale, From Hell It Came is the killer-tree movie you woodn’t want to miss!

Read more »

Flash Gordon - Saviour of the Universe Edition (DVD)

Prepare to save the universe with the King of the Impossible! Alex Raymond's famous comic strip blasts to life in the timeless sci-fi cult adventure Flash Gordon! When energy waves pull the moon out of orbit, New York Jets quarterback Flash Gordon unwittingly finds himself heading for the planet Mongo, where - with assistance from beautiful Dale Arden - he'll take on Ming the Merciless and rescue humankind.

This must-own Saviour Of The Universe Edition features a digitally remastered picture, 5.1 surround sound, and the unforgettable musical score by Queen. Bursting with spectacular thrills and colorful dialogue, this Special Edition DVD features never-before-seen bonus materials. Flash Gordon: He's a miracle!






SPECIAL FEATURES:
• Alex Ross, Renowned Comic Artist, on Flash Gordon - Learn how Flash Gordon influenced this legendary artist, both personally and professionally
• Writing a Classic: Screenwriter Lorenzo Semple, Jr. - Meet the man who wrote the screenplay that would live on as a cult favorite
• Flash Gordon 1936 serial episode - See where the adventure began in Chapter One: Planet of Peril
• Flash Gordon SciFi Channel TV show trailer

Read more »

Dracula's Dirty Daughter (DVD)

Her father once slain by a relentless vampire hunter, a sexy female bloodsucker sets out for revenge - and plenty of undead hanky-panky - in this softcore tale of terror from Seduction Cinema. Centuries ago, Vampirina (Alysabeth Clements) lost her father when he was brutally staked by a determined vampire slayer. Now, after discovering that her father's killer has been reincarnated as a modern day film student, Vampirina vows to make the burgeoning filmmaker pay for his past transgressions. ~ Jason Buchanan, All Movie Guide

SPECIAL FEATURES:
• Feature film
• Cast auditions
• Behind-the-scenes
• Secret Key retro sampler
• Secret Key trailer vault

Read more »

Blood Of 1000 Virgins (2013)

The young and the innocent have their lives threatened by sick degenerates, evil creatures, and the devil himself! Will they escape with their virginity intact? Will they get revenge on their pervy attackers? Will our host make it out alive?
All these questions and more will be stripped down and explored in the sultriest series of trailers hosted by "Playboy Playmate" Nikki Leigh.
Bare witness as our host guides you through topics like MALE and FEMALE VIRGINS, learn as she explains the many REASONS FOR STAYING A VIRGIN, run in fear while being chased by those WHO HUNT VIRGINS, and watch the blood fly when the tables are turned with the REVENGE OF THE VIRGIN.
So stay intimately close to our host as you wade ankle deep through the BLOOD OF 1000 VIRGINS.

Read more »

Emanuelle in Bangkok (DVD)

Laura Gemser is at her most brazen and provocative when photojournalist Emanuelle is sent on assignment to the steamy city of Bangkok. But after her passport is stolen and she is gang-raped by brutal thugs, Emanuelle prowls the sweltering markets and underground clubs on a journey of lesbian ecstasy, opium orgies, depraved Republicans and flying ping-pong balls. In a land of exotic sexual extremes, what must one woman surrender in order to discover the ultimate pleasure?
Ely Galleani (Lizard In A Woman's Skin), Debra Berger (Inglorious Bastards), Ivan Rassimov (Man From Deep River) and Gemser's real-life husband Gabrielle Tinti (Sister Emanuelle) co-star in this uncut and uncensored erotic classic from Joe D'Amato (aka Aristide Massacessi), the notorious director of Emanuelle Around The World, Erotic Nights Of The Living Dead and Anthropophagus.
SPECIAL FEATURES:
• Joe D'Amato at Eurofest
• Theatrical trailer

Read more »

Andy Griffith Show: The Complete Series (40 Disc DVD Box Set)

Kick back and get comfortable with a laugh-filled, heaping of classic Mayberry DVD. The Andy Griffith Show - The Complete Series 40-disc set includes all 249 episodes from the series' eight top-rated seasons on CBS. Starring Andy Griffith as Sheriff Andy Taylor, Don Knotts as Deputy Barney Fife, Ron Howard as Opie and Frances Bavier as Aunt Bee, you'll enjoy down-home humor, comic escapades and a stellar cast of the most beloved comedies in the history of television.





SPECIAL FEATURES:
• "Danny Meets Andy Griffith: from season 7 of the television series Make Room for Daddy, also known as The Danny Thomas Show
• "Opie Joins the Marines," from season 2 of the television series Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C.
• Return to Mayberry television movie
• Plus: Season 2 and season 3 discs feature original sponsor spots

Read more »

The Comedy of Terrors

While not part of Roger Corman’s cycle of Poe pictures, THE COMEDY OF TERRORS is certainly within spitting distance of them. A follow up to 1963’s THE RAVEN, it reunites Price, Lorre and Karloff for more Gothic comedy capers. When Karloff proved unfit to play the lunatic landlord Price and Lorre can never quite manage to kill, Rathbone was drafted in, Karloff relegated to playing Price’s crumbling ruin of a father-in-law (and playing it charmingly).
While the ceaseless pratfalls prove somewhat draining, there’s little denying the wit of Richard Matheson’s script and Rathbone is joy made flesh when haltingly quoting Shakespeare with what proves to be a succession of dying breaths. That said, when even the cat gets billing in the opening credits — at least it’s not black — you know what kind of movie you’re watching. A pantomime with a pleasingly dark heart.
Rather than Corman, Jacques Tourneur is behind the camera. THE COMEDY OF TERRORS is no NIGHT OF THE DEMON (nothing is) but there are pleasing moments of Tourneur’s visual flair and, if they’re inconsistent that was probably a day when Price and Lorre’s ideas for ‘a funny bit of business we could add in’ had driven the poor soul to despair.
The presentation is in great shape and special features include a commentary from Price historian David Del Valle, who also conducts an archive (naturally) interview with Price. There’s also an archive (naturally again) interview with Matheson and a video essay on the work of Jacques Tourneur.

Read more »

THE CAPTIVE

How I do love to see people with no money — at least, not in film-making terms — gang together to make something worthwhile. THE CAPTIVE (otherwise known as ARMISTICE, 101 Films do so love releasing their acquisitions under alternative titles, like a witness protection scheme for suspect cinema) is very stripped back. Joseph Morgan, predominantly known for his role in The Vampire Diaries and its spinoff The Originals, stars as a squaddie trapped in a house, forced to relive the same empty day. He wakes up, finds himself presented with a bacon sandwich, cup of coffee and monstrous beast with designs on doing him in. Once his attacker is slain he has the rest of the day to himself, free to wander the house going increasingly mad. It’s a simple enough idea and that’s to its credit, when you don’t have money to burn it’s best to keep your focus narrow.
Morgan holds our attention, as does Matt Ryan (soon to be TV’s Constantine) seen in flash back as a previous prisoner of the house. Morgan may not always seem likeable but he’s certainly believable and the slow disintegration of his mind is as uncomfortable to watch as it should be.
Tight, suspenseful and with a class that rises above its lack of resources, THE CAPTIVE deserves to put its makers in the direct path of more money and more opportunities. Good for them. I look forward to seeing what they make next.

Read more »

Storm Fear (1955)

Bank robber Cornel Wilde, after being wounded by a bullet, seeks shelter with his gang at his brother's mountain retreat. There he rekindles his romance with his brother's wife, and reconnects with the boy he believes is his son.
The outdoor scenes in Storm Fear were filmed near Sun Valley, Idaho. A local fellow named Eddie Bennett donned a fur coat and a blonde wig, and played "Edna" when she was pushed off the rock formation (which is located about 3/4 of the way from Ketchum NW to Galena Lodge). Eddie later gave the wig to my father, who gave it to me. Mr. Wilde was kind to a young girl eager to become a writer, and gave me one of the working scripts of Storm Fear. My little sister and I (in our serious moments) read the lines and acted out the script very seriously. In our silly moments, we took turns wearing the wig while the other shouted "Die, Edna, die!" and pushed "Edna" off the roof of our grandparents' house into deep snow.

Read more »

The Crazies 1973

Its code name is ‘Trixie,’ an experimental government germ weapon that leaves its victims either dead or irreversibly insane. When the virus is accidentally unleashed in Evans City, Pennsylvania, the small community becomes a war zone of panicked military, desperate scientists and gentle neighbors turned homicidal maniacs. Now a small group of citizens has fled to the town’s outskirts where they must hide from trigger-happy soldiers while battling their own depraved urges. But even if they can escape the madness of this plague, can they survive the unstoppable violence of THE CRAZIES?
On a budget that, in Hollywood, is about the equivalent of the loose change underneath the sofa cushions, the legendary Horror maestro George A. Romero proves yet again in his 1973 Chiller The Crazies that story and tone are more important -- and far more effective -- than even top-flight acting, seamless special effects, professional production values, and glamorous shooting locations. While sheer style can sometimes overcome a lack of substance, it's thematic purpose that truly keeps cinema fresh and relevant, and The Crazies, on a shoestring budget and minus glitz and glamour, builds an urgent and timeless tale of a power struggle in a time of upheaval and the resultant fear and paranoia that's compounded by elusive elements, confused power structures, and general chaos. The skilled filmmaker Romero proves his mettle here perhaps more so than in any other of his exceptional films, turning an idea and a fistful of dollars not into his best picture but certainly a thought-provoking film that's not a work of art but nevertheless worthy of attention and respect for its layered themes and disturbing glimpse into what may result from a military and government run amok inside its own borders.

Read more »

Hardware (1990)

In a post-apocalyptic desert, a soldier finds a robot's head, and takes it home for his sculptor girlfriend to make use of. Investigating it's origin he discovers it's from a robot development programme now cancelled for safety reasons. But the savvy head assembles a body from her sculpture bits and pieces, and is soon up and running again.
Sometime in the future, a woman artist is terrorised in her messy flat by the slobbering psychotic from over the road, and then by a hunter-killer robot that regenerates from some old junk her boyfriend has given her to incorporate into a piece of sculpture.
A ten cent premise is given the five dollar treatment in this lively, sleazy, mainly enjoyable vest pocket Terminator.
A little slow and vastly outdated now, but nonetheless very watchable.

Read more »