Well no other way to say it. This week is a solid shipment of cinema. So much good to talk about it so let’s get to it shall we…
From Joe D’Amato comes this Mad Max rip off featuring graphic violence, rampant nudity, unholy mutants, big explosions, fascist rhetoric, motorcycle mayhem, saloon brawls, native attacks and plenty of lawless Lone Star depravity!
It lives 50 feet beneath the city. It’s 36 feet long. It weighs 2,000 pounds…and it’s about to break out! From director Lewis Teague (Cujo) and screenwriter John Sayles (The Howling) comes an unstoppable thriller with bite. A family returning from Florida decides their pet baby alligator is too much to handle and flushes him down the toilet. Meanwhile, Slade Laboratories is conducting secret experiments with animals and disposing of them in the sewer. The alligator, fending for itself, begins to feed on the dead animals, and grows. Now, twelve years later, after several mysterious murders, David Madison (Robert Forster, Jackie Brown) is on the case to find out who…or what…is killing people.
Just when you thought it was safe to go in the sewer… Deep in the sewers beneath the city of Regent Park, a baby alligator feeds on the experimental animals discarded by Future Chemicals Corporation. Nourished by the toxic growth hormones and other mutating chemicals, the gator grows immense in size…and voracious in appetite. Now, it must kill to survive! It’s a classic confrontation between man and beast. This sequel to the classic thriller Alligator stars Joseph Bologna (Transylvania 6-5000), Steve Railsback (Lifeforce), Dee Wallace (The Howling), Richard Lynch (Bad Dreams) and Kane Hodder (Jason X).
The allure of easy money sends Mary Mason, a medical student, into the world of underground surgeries which ends up leaving more marks on her than her so called “freakish” clients. Jen Soska, Sylvia Soska (2012)
After a nature photographer (Mark L. Taylor) dies on assignment in Venezuela, a poisonous spider hitches a ride in his coffin to his hometown in rural California, where arachnophobe Dr. Ross Jennings (Jeff Daniels) has just moved in with his wife, Molly (Harley Jane Kozak), and young son. As town residents start turning up dead, Jennings begins to suspect spiders, and must face his fears as he and no-nonsense exterminator Delbert McClintock (John Goodman) fight to stop a deadly infestation.
Insane French horror about a strange creature which crawls into a woman’s uterus turning her into a killer in order to feed the tiny terror growing within her. Alain Robak, 1990.
In this unrelenting action masterpiece from director John Carpenter (Halloween, Escape from New York), a police station under siege from a vicious street gang becomes a cataclysmic battleground where only the strongest survive! This explosive gem from one of cinema’s great frightmasters is inspired by Howard Hawks’ immortal western, Rio Bravo and Night of the Living Dead. Made in 1976.
Unusual documentary which follows Zachary Horwitz’s (AKA Zach Avery) desperate attempt to become a movie star which led him down a path of deception and fraud, seduced by the allure of fame and wealth, creating a $650 million Ponzi scheme. Joslyn Jensen
Air Force Colonel Kenneth Penmark (William Hopper) and his wife, Christine (Nancy Kelly), dote on their pig-tailed daughter, Rhoda (Patty McCormack) — as does their lonely landlady, Monica Breedlove (Evelyn Varden). But self-centered Rhoda has a secret tendency for selfishness and loves to accumulate gifts, whether given or stolen, in her room. Christine keeps her knowledge of her daughter’s darker side to herself, but when a schoolmate of Rhoda’s dies mysteriously, her self-deception unravels.
Down-and-out writer Henry Chinaski (Mickey Rourke) spends his nights drinking and picking brawls at a dingy Los Angeles watering hole. One night Henry spies a kindred spirit in pretty barfly Wanda (Faye Dunaway) and, despite warning signs that she may be unfaithful, shacks up with the woman. When Henry’s fears are confirmed by Wanda’s infidelity with bartender Eddie (Frank Stallone), he begins an affair of his own with wealthy publisher Tully Sorenson (Alice Krige).
Stranded in the heart of the Australian outback following a brutal attack, a man faces a desperate fight for survival. Beyond the challenge of the harsh, unforgiving landscape, he encounters a new threat: deranged country psychos with a penchant for violence. With every moment a battle for life, he is thrust into a relentless struggle against both man and nature. This confrontational tale pits raw human resilience against the wildest elements, demanding every ounce of wit and will to emerge alive.
Still haunted by Beetlejuice, Lydia’s life gets turned upside down when her daughter discovers a portal to the afterlife. When someone says Beetlejuice’s name three times, the mischievous demon soon returns to unleash his very own brand of mayhem.
Over six tumultuous decades, three unwitting guests of a cursed New England home stumble upon a sinister secret dwelling beneath its floors – an eternal witch with an insatiable thirst for the souls of the living.
Heavy metal horror about a demon-raising band that invades a sleepy little American town. Vincent Pastore, John Fasano, 1988.
The trilogy on Blu Ray!
In the enthralling Blow Out, brilliantly crafted by Brian De Palma, John Travolta gives one of his greatest performances as Jack, a movie sound-effects man who believes he has accidentally recorded a political assassination. He enlists the help of Sally (Nancy Allen), a possible eyewitness to the crime who may be in danger herself, to uncover the truth. With its jolting stylistic flourishes, intricate plot, profoundly felt characterizations, and gritty evocation of early-1980s Philadelphia, Blow Out is an American paranoia thriller unlike any other, as well as a devilish reflection on the act of moviemaking.
This trilogy of horror comes from the gleefully demented minds of horror masters John Carpenter (Halloween) and Tobe Hooper (The Texas Chainsaw Massacre). Three tales are told, each one increasingly terrifying. The first tells the story of a woman being stalked by an axe-weilding maniac. The second is the story of a man who pays the ultimate price for a beautiful head of hair. The final tale shows what it is like to see life through the eyes of a killer.
What starts out as a harmless prank turns into a terrible tragedy when the caretaker at a summer camp winds up horrifically burned. Permanently disfigured, he returns to the campgrounds seeking revenge against the teenagers responsible. His weapon: a huge pair of garden shears!
In the small town of Cherry Falls a psychotic murderer is killing off the virgins of the local high school. Brittany Murphy, Jay Mohr, Michael Biehn, Geoffrey Wright, 2000.
Italian horror about a haunted cathedral with a violent past. From Dario Argento protegé Michele Soavi, 1989.
Influential cult classics rampant with inventive violence and spectacularly choreographed swordplay about a young woman (Meiko Kaji), trained from childhood as an assassin and hell-bent on revenge for her father’s murder and her mother’s rape.
Ray and Bob Perkins are brothers whose grisly killing spree has landed them on death row. Plotting a daring escape, they break free from prison with vengeance in mind, setting targets in the form of the key witnesses against them, but particularly the judge in their trial and the prosecuting attorney. Leaving a trail of maimed corpses as they enact their revenge, the brothers finally arrive at their prime target: the home of district attorney Walter Davenport and his wife. What they don’t expect, however, is the late return home of the Davenport’s teenage daughter, Stephanie…
Baron Victor Frankenstein has discovered the secret to generating new life and unleashed a murderous ripple effect, born from his cursed creation: a monster with a horrid face and a tendency to kill.
A collection of three of Japan’s most famous ghost stories that have haunted people for centuries: THE GHOST OF YOTSUYA / THE BRIDE FROM HADES / THE SNOW WOMAN
A collection of three of Japan’s most famous ghost stories that have haunted people for centuries. These three films form a pinnacle of atmospheric Japanese horror. Their elegant visuals and ominous shadows rival the best of Terence Fisher or Mario Bava, while their iconic female ghosts would greatly influence Asian genre cinema, from Hong Kong fantasy spectacles to J-horror.
At the peak of his cinematic triumphs, horror legend Dario Argento created projects for RAI TV that broadcast his singular vision of terror into millions of Italian homes: Door Into Darkness is the top-rated 1973 anthology series produced/hosted by Argento. Argento’s popular 1987 variety/talk show Giallo is represented by Dario Argento’s Nightmares, plus the murder mystery segments, Night Shift.\
Masterful live-action fantasy starring some of the most imaginative creatures ever put on film. In 4K special edition set.
Travel back in time to the fantasy world of Thra. Jen and Kira, surviving members of the Gelfling tribe, set out to find the crystal’s missing shard and begin a dangerous journey that will bring them face to face with evil Skeksis and mysterious creatures at every turn. Jen and Kira will not back down as they race the clock to save their planet in this masterful live-action fantasy starring some of the most imaginative creatures ever put on film.
Region Free 4K UK special edition release of the original Dawn of the Dead – includes the Argento cut, the Cannes Cut and the theatrical cut.
It’s just days before Christmas in London, but not everyone is full of good cheer – as a maniac with a pathological hatred of Santa Claus stalks the streets, butchering any man that’s unlucky enough to be wandering around dressed as Old Saint Nick. Not restricting themself to any one method of murder, this twisted killer dishes out stabbings, gunshots, a castration, and even burns the face of one poor Santa on his own roasting chestnuts! As the bodies of slaughtered Father Christmases pile up, Chief Inspector Harris finds himself under increasing pressure to crack the case before the holiday is canceled for good!
Both films together. Nuff said.
The film that started it all… the genre of “Spaghetti Western” was born, The Man with No Name was introduced and the iconic talents of star Clint Eastwood and director Sergio Leone.
Rico descends into madness in the Catskill Mountains after being haunted by nightmares.
A teenager discovers that the newcomer in his neighborhood is a vampire, so he turns to an actor in a television horror show for help dealing with the undead. Tom Holland (1985)
Urchins Windy Winston, Foul Phil and Messy Tessie help a shopkeeper’s (Anthony Newley) helper (Mackenzie Astin) woo a fashion designer (Katie Barberi).
John Carpenter mines Rio Bravo again for this ridiculous B-movie about human colonists on Mars who must be rescued after becoming possessed by vengeful Martian ghosts. Jason Statham, Natasha Henstridge, Ice Cube, Pam Grier, 2011.
Japan has barely recovered from the Second World War when a gigantic peril emerges off the coast of Tokyo. Koichi, a deserter traumatised by his first confrontation with Godzilla, sees this as an opportunity to redeem his conduct during the war.
The beloved Spaghetti Western classic! Clint Eastwood, Lee Van Cleef, Eli Wallach, Sergio Leone, 1967
Includes Gregg Araki’s Teen Apocalypse Trilogy: TOTALLY FUCKED UP / DOOM GENERATION / NOWHERE
Five-disc set includes: Re-Animator (1985) / Bride of Re-Animator (1990) / Beyond Re-Animator (2003) / Dagon (2001) / Color Out of Space (2019)
A deeply religious Midwestern businessman whose daughter, while on a church-sponsored outing, runs away from home. He poses a porn producer in order to find his daughter. George C. Scott, Peter Boyle, Paul Schrader, 1979.
Flashdance meets Toronto in this long unavailable slice of Canadian video cheese which blends romance, exercise, and absurd plot twists (with minimal nudity). Cynthia Dale, Richard Rebiere, Walter George Alton, Laura Henry, Lawrence Dane, 1984.
House of Gucci is inspired by the shocking true story of the family behind the Italian fashion empire. When Patrizia Reggiani (Lady Gaga, A Star is Born), an outsider from humble beginnings, marries into the Gucci family, her unbridled ambition begins to unravel the family legacy and triggers a reckless spiral of betrayal, decadence, revenge, and ultimately … murder.
Cult werewolf from Joe Dante. Written by John Sayles. Music score is composed by Pino Donaggio. Dee Wallace, Patrick Macnee, Kevin McCarthy, John Carradine, 1981.
I AM A NYMPHOMANIAC
“I whispered it again and again: I am a nymphomaniac. Whenever I passed a man in the street I felt the same craving burning inside me…”
Carole is an ordinary girl leading an ordinary life. Then one day it happens. She has an accident and falls down a lift shaft. Miraculously, she survives. But after she recovers in the hospital, she finds herself obsessed with her body, sex and sin. Will she ever be free from the torment of her passionate desires?
A classic piece of adult cinema from the golden age of French erotica. The film star the gorgeous Sandra Jullien (LE FRISSON DES VAMPIRES) as Carole, alongside Janine Reynaud and Michel Lemoine (Jess Franco’s SUCCUBUS).
I AM FRIGID… WHY?
In this follow up to his classic I AM A NYMPHOMANIAC, Max Pécas takes us inside the mind of a girl searching for satisfaction. No matter how many times she does it, or with whom, Doris can never find the fulfilment she seeks. Her search leads from her convent school to 1970’s Paris, where she falls in with an outrageous theatre group, finally ending up as a high-class call girl in a house run by a lesbian dominatrix. A riot of lava lamps, garish fashions and deliciously daft dialogue.
Paris. Young girls are found dead, drained of their blood. A journalist investigates these murders while the beautiful Gisele, from a noble family, tries to seduce him.
Ray Dennis Steckler’s cinematic tour-de-force! An otherworldly monster musical about a man who falls for a carnival stripper, only to be turned into a zombie by her evil gypsy sister! Carolyn Brandt, Ray Dennis Steckler, 1964.
Acclaimed filmmaker Gaspar Noé’s unflinching exploration of human savagery and the uncompromising nature of time, Irreversible was met with a groundswell of acclaim and uproar upon its premiere at Cannes in 2002. Now he’s revisited the film with a new ‘Straight Cut’ which is presented here along with the original cut.
John Carpenter’s neo-western action horror about a team of vampire hunters hunting a powerful vampire from gaining a sacred religious relic. James Woods, Daniel Baldwin, Sheryl Lee, Maximilian Schell, 1998.
Tsurisaki Kiyotaka, Japan’s notorious death photographer dives back into the darkness with his video camera. JUNK FILMS is a compilation of unflinching short documentaries filmed between the late 1990s and early 2000s.
A psychotic drug lord leaves prison bent on sharing his profits with the poor, but finds that the streets are tougher than when he left and that there is no way of washing the blood from his dirty money.
STEELCASE 4K EDITION! A boy’s lack of Christmas spirit unleashes a demonic force of ancient evil intent on punishing non-believers! Adam Scott, Toni Collette, David Koechner, Michael Dougherty, 2015
David Bowie and Jennifer Connelly share the screen in this Jim Henson-director live-action fantasy feature about a girl lost in a strange dreamworld. 1986.
Frustrated with babysitting on yet another weekend night, Sarah (Jennifer Connelly), a teenager with an active imagination, summons the Goblins to take her baby stepbrother away. When little Toby actually disappears, Sarah must follow him into a fantastical world to rescue him from the Goblin King (David Bowie). Directed by Jim Henson, who worked closely with acclaimed artist and Conceptual Designer, Brian Froud, and Executive Producer, George Lucas. With creatures brought to life by Jim Henson’s Creature Shop, the film is a fantasy classic that is recognized as groundbreaking and wildly ahead of its time.
In a dystopian Switzerland that has fallen under the fascist rule of an evil cheese tyrant, an innocent girl transforms herself into a kick-ass female fighting force who sets out to liberate the country from the insane cheese fascists. 2022.
In October 1962, the Cuban Missile Crisis occurs and the menace of nuclear war looms over the American South. Low-budget filmmaker Lawrence Woolsey (John Goodman) is in Key West, Fla., debuting his new film “Mant!” and thinks the prevailing mood of fear surrounding the premiere is perfect to stir up some excitement. A group of local teenagers (Simon Fenton, Lisa Jakub, Kellie Martin) prepare for the film’s opening night, experiencing small crises of their own.
MEET THE FEEBLES, a puppet tragedy of gross proportions, relates the fateful events that lead to the infamous Feebles Variety Massacre – a day that rocked the puppet world! Bletch, a cigar chomping walrus has his hands full with his cast of egocentric show-biz stars. When you’ve got an incompetent panic-stricken fox as a director, a junkie knife throwing frog, and a hare with a fatal disease as MC, things do not look sunny. But Bletch’s biggest problem is with his star and long time lover, Heidi the Hippo, who suspects that he is having an affair with a Siamese cat named Samantha. Directed by Peter Jackson.
The wonderfully ridiculous story of a beautifully coiffed man and his army of mercenaries who combat vaguely ethnic supervillains. Barry Bostwick, Michael Beck, Persis Khambatta, Hal Needham, 1982.
From the Makers of THE BLOB, PRINCE OF DARKNESS and THEY LIVE and the SPFX Team of ARMY OF DARKNESS, DARKMAN and BATMAN RETURNS comes the high-definition world premiere of this giant monster cult classic! Science-fiction becomes horrifyingly real for a park full of innocent campers, as a hideous horde of mutated mosquitos viciously attack without warning!
In this medieval mystery based on Umberto Eco’s novel, a monk investigates a series of murders at a remote abbey and uncovers heresy and conspiracy. Sean Connery, Christian Slater, F. Murray Abraham, Jean-Jacques Annaud, 1986.
Admiral Yi leads an allied fleet of ships against invaders in a final valiant naval battle to annihilate the retreating Japanese army. Now seven years after their deadly invasions of Korea, a massive battle at sea unfolds during the winter of 1598 in the Noryang Strait.
A marvelously inventive Japanese horror-comedy that’s equally a well executed zombie film, a satire of low-budget genre filmmaking and weirdly a charming family comedy. Shinichiro Ueda, 2018.
Maverick director Peter Bogdanovich affectionately recreates the world of the 1930s Dust Bowl in this beloved, briskly entertaining chronicle of one of cinema’s unlikeliest crime sprees. Real-life father and daughter Ryan and Tatum O’Neal (who became the youngest-ever Oscar winner for her spark-plug performance) play off each other with almost musical agility as a Bible-hawking con man and the precocious, recently orphaned tomboy who falls into his care—and soon rivals her newfound father figure’s skill as a swindler. With period-perfect detail, glowing monochrome imagery by cinematographer László Kovács, and a memorable supporting cast (including the inimitable Madeline Kahn), Paper Moon is a witty, loving portrait of two natural-born hustlers on a road trip through Depression-era America.
Romance and adventure abound in this lyrical story of two teenagers who come of age in the isolation of a lush desert oasis. David and Sarah are the only survivors of a caravan massacre carried out by a slave trader known as the Jackal, who is obsessed with Sarah’s beauty. Fleeing him, they stumble on a magical place known as “Paradise,” where they discover refuge, sustenance…and each other.
A popular radio DJ finds himself in a difficult situation when he starts a torrid affair with an obsessive fan. Clint Eastwood, Jessica Walter, Donna Mills, Don Siegel, 1971
After Anna (Isabelle Adjani) reveals to her husband, Mark (Sam Neill), that she is having an affair, she leaves him and their son. Mark is devastated, and seeks out Heinrich (Heinz Bennent), the man who cuckolded him, only to receive a beating. After a series of violent confrontations between Mark and Anna, Mark hires a private investigator to follow her. Anna descends into madness, and it’s soon clear that she is hiding a much bigger secret — one that is both inexplicable and shocking.
Avalon Bay, 1945: On the night of her graduation dance, young Rosemary and her date are brutally murdered by a prowler thought to be a jilted soldier home from the war. The killer was never found. Thirty years later, the dance is held again for the first
Beloved cult horror about a group of teens who inadvertently kill the child of a backwoods witch who unleashes a monstrous demon called Pumpkinhead to exact her revenge. Lance Henriksen, Jeff East, Stan Winston, 1988
When two bumbling employees at a medical supply warehouse accidentally release a deadly gas into the air, the vapours cause the dead to rise again as zombies. Clu Gulager, James Karen, Don Calfa, Dan O’Bannon, 1985.
Rhymes for Young Ghouls Red Crow MigMaq reservation, 1976: By government decree, every Indian child under the age of 16 must attend residential school. However, fifteen year-old Aila, (Devery Jacobs, The Blanketing) sells enough dope to pay her way out of the school. But when her drug money is stolen, her only options are to run or fight and MigMaq dont run. Bonus features include behind-the-scenes characters, behind-the-scenes stories, and behind-the-scenes extra Jeffs World with director Jeff Barnaby. Blu-ray comes with English subtitles for the deaf and hearing impaired.
After a millennium of spreading Christmas cheer, Santa Claus (Bill Goldberg) reverts to his demonic self and gives the gift of fear.
Gonzo arthouse exploitation film from about an aging porn star who is roped into making an “art” film which proceeds to have him commit increasingly demented and depraved acts. Srdjan Spasojevic, 2010.
Cinema’s great modern mythmaker Guillermo del Toro uses the hallmarks of classic horror and fantasy to tell a strange and sublime fable about outsiderhood, connection, and love’s transcendence. An ineffably touching Sally Hawkins plays Elisa, a mute janitor at a top-secret government laboratory who finds herself drawn to the facility’s newest research subject: a humanoid amphibian—for whom she is soon risking everything, amid the stifling conformity of 1960s America. A triumph of visual imagination that combines elements of sci-fi, noir, and the golden-age musical, this swooning cinematic dreamscape—winner of four Academy Awards, including Best Picture and Best Director—is a monster movie with a human heart.
DIRECTOR-APPROVED 4K UHD + BLU-RAY
Nomi (Elizabeth Berkley) arrives in Las Vegas with only a suitcase and a dream of becoming a top showgirl. She quickly befriends Molly (Gina Ravera), who works at the high-profile Stardust Hotel, and lands a job at a seedy strip club. A chance meeting with Cristal (Gina Gershon), the Stardust’s marquee dancer, and her powerful boyfriend, Zack (Kyle MacLachlan), brings Nomi one step closer to realizing her dream. But, as she ascends to the top, Nomi begins to wonder if it’s all worth it.
Santa with a blowtorch!
In this thriller, a Los Angeles aesthetician life is upended by an unknown hacker. Elizabeth Banks, Nathan Fillion, Austin Peters, 2024.
Welcome to Camp Arawak, where teenage boys and girls learn to experience the joys of nature, as well as each other. But when these happy campers begin to die in a series of horrible “accidents”, they discover that someone – or something – has turned their summer of fun into a vacation to dismember.
YOU KNOW THE DRILL. Put on your PJs and say your prayers…it’s time for one nightmare of an all-nighter with a double dose of slashtastic cult classics: The Slumber Party Massacre and Slumber Party Massacre II! In The Slumber Party Massacre, Trish (Michele Michaels) invites her high school basketball teammates over for a night they’ll never forget—or survive—when an unexpected guest crashes the party: an escaped psychopath with a portable power drill. And in the freaky follow-up Slumber Party Massacre II, Courtney (Crystal Bernard) is tormented by dreams of the infamous Driller Killer returning to wreak havoc…only to find that (bad) dreams really do come true when the murderous monster is reincarnated as an evil rocker.
Limited Edition 4K UHD & Blu-ray 3-Disc Hardbox with art cards including brand NEW Special Features – 1500 copies only!
Inspired by Dario Argento’s 1977 Italian film of the same name, director Luca Guadagnino (Challengers) takes on the classic story in a terrifying reinvention starring Dakota Johnson (Fifty Shades Of Grey), Mia Goth (MaXXXine), Chloë Grace Moretz (Kick-Ass), and the legendary Tilda Swinton in three roles.
A darkness swirls at the centre of a world-renowned dance company: one that will engulf the troupe’s artistic director, an ambitious young dancer, and a grieving psychotherapist. Some will succumb to the nightmare. Others will finally wake up.
Featuring an incredible original score by Thom Yorke, the lead singer of Radiohead.
Special Features and Technical Specs:
Disc One: 4K UHD
- HDR10 presentation of the film on 4K UHD
- NEW Audio Commentary by author and academic Miranda Corcoran (2024)
- Theatrical Trailer
- Teaser Trailer
- Original Aspect Ratio 1.85:1
- Audio: Dolby Atmos + DTS-HD 5.1 Surround + LPCM 2.0 Stereo
- Optional English Subtitles
Disc Two: Blu-ray
- 1080p High-definition presentation on Blu-ray
- NEW Audio Commentary by author and academic Miranda Corcoran (2024)
- The Making of ‘Suspiria’ – featurette
- ‘Suspiria’: The Secret Language of Dance – featurette
- The Look of ‘Suspiria’ – featurette
- The Transformations of ‘Suspiria’ – featurette
- Theatrical Trailer
- Teaser Trailer
- Original Aspect Ratio 1.85:1
- Audio: Dolby Atmos + DTS-HD 5.1 Surround + LPCM 2.0 Stereo
- Optional English Subtitles
Disc Three: Blu-ray
- NEW Cuts – interview with editor Walter Fasano (2024)
- NEW Of Witches, Mothers and Death – video essay by Italian film critic Davide Pulici (2024)
- NEW Suspiria’s Three Fathers: Argento, Fassbinder, Guadagnino – video essay by author and film scholar Alexandra Heller-Nicholas (2024)
- NEW Thom Yorke’s Spells: The Music of ‘Suspiria’ – video essay by film writer Phillip Jeffries (2024)
- Interviews with director Luca Guadagnino, cast Tilda Swinton, Dakota Johnson, Mia Goth, Chloë Grace Moretz, Jessica Harper and composer Thom Yorke
- BAFTA Guru Masterclass with Luca Guadagnino – featurette
- Oscar Award Conversation with Luca Guadagnino and the Cast – featurette
Documentary about veteran character actor Dick Miller, whose career in and outside of Hollywood has spanned almost 200 films across six decades, featuring a diverse range of interviews with directors, co-stars, and contemporaries.
Cult remake of the William Castle original populated with effects enhanced 13 ghosts. Tony Shalhoub, Embeth Davidtz, Matthew Lillard, 2001.
Many years after the bloody turf war that ushered in an uneasy era of peace in Hong Kong’s underworld, the notorious Kowloon Walled City serves as a fortified, lawless safe haven for gangs and refugees alike. But when a skilled underground fighter runs afoul of the most feared Triad boss in Hong Kong, a bounty is placed on his head despite his connections to the leader of the infamous enclave. As his pursuers violate the tenuous territorial truce to exact their vengeance, the fallout reignites old grudges, bringing decades of building tension to a brutal, bloody boiling point.
This outrageously entertaining fantasy flick stars Indonesian action hero Barry Prima. He plays Jaka Sembung, a kind of Robin Hood figure who possesses mystical powers. As a leader of his country’s rebellion against the oppressive Dutch colonialists, Jaka Sembung is captured, tortured and left for dead. But he returns, even more powerful than before. In desperation the invaders resurrect an evil wizard and set him against Jaka Sembung in a fierce fight to the death.
Packed with jaw dropping action scenes and astonishing special effects, THE WARRIOR is the ultimate cult classic. This is the first Blu-ray release of the film in the US and is fully remastered and completely uncut.
THE WARRIOR AND THE BLIND SWORDSMAN
In this explosive sequel to THE WARRIOR, Jaka Sembung is back, organizing resistance to the Dutch colonialist army in West Java and spreading the message of rebellion throughout the land. The Dutch commander organizes a martial arts tournament to select the best warrior to defeat Jaka Sembung. The winner is Si Buta, a mysterious blind swordsman from a place called Devil’s Mountain. For a chest full of gold coins, Sin Buta returns with Jaka Sembungs’s decapitated head. However, things are not quite what they seem and they become even more complicated when a seductive sorceress, Dewi Magi, sets her sights on the blind swordsman and demands Jaka Sembung as her sex slave. The Dutch send in their heavily armed troops and an apocalyptic battle ensues, filled with magic, mayhem and mystical martial arts.
THE WARRIOR AND THE NINJA
This final entry in Rapi Films’ Warrior Trilogy, Jaka Sembung teams up with a female freedom fighter known as The Black Squirrel. The film opens with a spectacular volcanic explosion and from there on the tension never lets up. Numerous high energy scenes of brutal martial arts are interspersed with sustained action, gore, and outrageous special effects sequences. This may well be the most action packed of all the films in the series and is directed by MYSTICS IN BALI, H. Tjut Djalil.
Walter Hill’s stone cold classic! A slam-bang, visually kinetic action movie that mixed a heightened comic-book sensibility with a timeless tale from ancient Greece and set them loose in the streets of modern America.
And there we go guys…bad ass cinema this week!
