Synapse Films to Release Three Films From Argentine Director Adrian Garcia Bogliano!

SYNAPSE FILMS Rewards Fantastic Fest Favorite ADRIAN GARCIA BOGLIANO with Triple-Crown Feature Film Pickup

ROMULUS, MI - September 28, 2011 - Synapse Films has snared rights to three terrifying feature films by celebrated Fantastic Fest and SXSW filmmaker Adrián García Bogliano, the Argentine director of festivl favorite COLD SWEAT and the upcoming PENUMBRA, grabbed by IFC Midnight on the eve of the film's Fantastic Fest world premiere.

In ROOMS FOR TOURISTS a busload of girls fall prey to a town of terror... what connects the victims? The young filmmaker of WATCH'EM DIE takes a job that leads to horror. Four young girls stop to help a woman in the street and it leads to rape horror and death in the breath-stopping I WILL NOT DIE ALONE.



"I am a huge fan of Adrian's films and have seen every single one. I feel that he may be the most talented new filmmaker I have come across," enthuses Synapse head Jerry Chandler. "He is a master of making the most of miniscule budgets and his attention to detail is unmatched. I was hooked when I first saw ROOMS FOR TOURISTS---the atmospheric dread is palpable early on. I WILL NOT DIE ALONE is somewhat similar to I SPIT ON YOUR GRAVE, only it's a great movie! And WATCH'EM DIE is much more fun to watch than Hostel or its myriad imitations."

Synapse Films exec Jerry Chandler negotiated the deal with the filmmaker.

Synapse Films has recently released brand-new remastered Blu-ray releases of James Glickenhaus' THE EXTERMINATOR, William Lustig's MANIAC COP, and Frank Henenlotter's FRANKENHOOKER, with Tarantino-producer Lawrence Bender's INTRUDER out this December.

TV on DVD Review: Sigmund and the Sea Monsters: Season One

By James DePaolo

As a very young kid in the early 70's, Saturday Mornings to me were the day of magic. From cartoons to children shows, that magic box in the middle of the living room floor kept my attention. And easily for my parents the best babysitter. To get to visit my childhood one more time was interesting. Sid and Marty Krofft created many fun family shows for Saturday morning television to capture many kids and young adults imagination, and among them was the vastly popular H.R Pufnstuf and Sigmund and the Sea Monsters. Sigmund, is the story of a sea creature named oddly enough, Sigmund, who leaves his family's cave by the ocean and is taken in by two kids who adopt him. Rip Taylor has an appearance as one of the characters as Sheldon the Sea Genie, along with the other characters Sigmund Ooze played by Billy Barty. Johnny and Scott Stuart are played by Johnny Whitaker and Scott Kolden.

Buy Sigmund and the Sea Monsters: Season One on DVD

Movie Review: The GingerDead Man 3: Saturday Night Cleaver (2011)

While I don't always go for cheesy horror, I do like intentionally cheesy horror. I especially like when it goes to extremes. The original GingerDead Man was a riot. The title character, voiced by Gary Busey, was created from dough that was made with cursed flour. He was absolutely ridiculous, full of crazy one-liners and killed without remorse. Just what you want in a deadly pastry. In this edition, sans Busey, we see the killer cookie in a brand new setting.

Buy GingerDead Man 3: Saturday Night Cleaver on DVD

Movie Review:The Basement: Retro 80s Horror Collection

I try pretty hard to not throw the "nostalgia" word around too much, occasionally though there is a special title that comes through our grubby hands here at the Cinema Head Cheese offices that warrants it. Alternative Cinema has put together a box set that has unleashed a nostalgic joy rarely experienced with their recent release of The Basement: Retro 80s Horror Collection. This mammoth box of schlock consists of five movies: Cannibal Campout, Video Violence I and II and the unreleased features Captives and of course the film that the set is titled after, Tim O' Rawe's 8mm horror anthology, The Basement.

Buy The Basement: Retro 80s Horror Collection on DVD

Cinema Head Cheese: The Podcast! #15- ...And Amigos Forever We'll Be

Jeff Dolniak and Kevin Moyers finally sit down with David Hayes for a fun filled episode of reviews and news.

The trio gets into the still controversial Cannibal Holocaust coming to blu-ray and The Basement: Retro 80s Horror Collection.

They also discuss the Children of the Corn series, classic movies that still hold up like Airplane! and The Howling, and micro-budget wonders and disasters.

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4th Annual Tucson Comic Con is November 5-6!

One of the newer comic conventions in the nation is in Tucson, AZ. Tucson Comic Con is in its fourth year, and it promises to be a good one. Cinema Head Cheese will be there to cover the con, and we're very excited about it.

The con takes place November 5-6 at the Bookmans Event Center. Tickets are available at the door at a mere $3 per day or $5 for the weekend. Can you beat that?

For more information, visit tucsoncomic-con.com.

Movie Review: TMNT (2007)

When I was a kid, I wasn't a huge Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles fan until the first live action film was released. I really liked the creative costumes and sense of humor. It really grabbed me and made me a fan for life. The sequels (yes, including the terrible one with Vanilla Ice) were also fun. I was excited about the turtle quartet returning to the big screen, but I wish that it had been in a live action format

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The story starts out with the turtles in four different places in life. It's a nice little reminder that we haven't seen them in awhile. The only one still fighting crime is Rafael, and he does it under a pseudonym. Casey Jones eventually joins him, and with time, the remaining brothers get into the act.

Movie Review: Maniac Cop (Blu-ray)

William Lustig's (Maniac, Uncle Sam) Maniac Cop has seen some very solid cult fandom over the years, which certainly makes it feasible that genre DVD specialists Synapse Films would tackle the feature for a new Blu-ray Special Edition. While not really a slasher film as the title may imply, Maniac Cop is more of a hybrid of action, crime-thriller and horror. The host of cult film favorites that make out the cast - Bruce Campbell (Evil Dead, Army Of Darkness), Richard Roundtree (Shaft), Tom Atkins (Night of the Creeps) and Robert "The Chin" Z'Dar (Samurai Cop, Tango and Cash) is enough reason for me to flip it on. Tom Atkins is the man here, and as close to a hero as you'll get in Maniac Cop. Sorry Bruce, we'll get to you later.

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Movie Review: Children of the Corn V and VI (1998, 2001, Blu-ray)

I really, really dig the original The Children of the Corn film (and Stephen King’s story). The latter part of my growing up was in a rural-ish area with large, scary cornfields. Anything can happen in there and if you are unfortunate enough to meet some of the humans that tend these fields you would be scared, too. So, the idea that a vegetable god, at war with Christianity, using children to build a demonic army is cool. The coolness definitely wears thin for the first sequel. Number three is rough… four is rougher. I’m not liking things very much anymore. Suddenly we’re at number five and number six. I don’t even remember these things getting VHS release, but here they sit on Blu-ray. Two ‘movies’ on one disc. Children of the Corn V: Fields of Terror from 1998 and Children of the Corn 666: Isaac’s Return from 2001… I have gone to hell. There is actually a rumor that Stephen King was struck by a mini-van in 1999 because of these films. The world may never know.

Buy Children of Corn V and Children of the Corn VI on Blu-ray!

Night Train Murders: HD Sleaze Classic Coming from Blue Underground!

You Can Tell Yourself It’s Only A Movie… BUT IT WON’T HELP!

It was released as Second House on the Left, New House on the Left, and Torture Train. The ads screamed, “Most movies last less than two hours! This is one of everlasting torment!” It remains one of the most graphically fiendish films in exploitation history, the story of two teenage girls traveling through Europe, forced into a nightmare of sexual assault and sadistic violence.

Irene Miracle (Inferno, Midnight Express), Flavio Bucci (Suspiria), Macha Meril (Deep Red), and Marina Berti (What Have They Done To Your Daughters?) star in this depraved shocker directed by Aldo Lado (Short Night of Glass Dolls, Who Saw Her Die?) and featuring a haunting score by Ennio Morricone (The Bird With the Crystal Plummage).

Experience evil gone off the rails: Night Train Murders is now presented in a brand-new High Definition transfer from the original uncensored negative!

Extras:

* Riding the Night Train – Interview with Co-Writer/Director Aldo Lado

* U.S. Trailer

* International Trailer

* Radio Spots

* One of the most graphic and disturbing Euro-thrillers of all time is now available on High Definition Blu-ray Disc!

* Brand new High Definition transfer from the original uncut and uncensored camera negative

* Features Full 1080p HD Resolution for the ultimate home theater experience

* Extensive online exposure on top websites, including YouTube, Facebook, DVD Talk, Blu-ray.com, Fangoria, and many more

* “More Reprehensible Than LAST HOUSE ON THE LEFT!” – All Movie Guide

* “DISTURBING… An Exercise In Graphic Malevolence And Sadism!” – Sleazoid Express

* “A Sadistic, Vile Rape-Revenge Story… It’s A Ride Well Worth Taking!” – DVD Drive-In

* “This Little Nasty Has Substance… Much Smarter Than Most Exploitation Films, And In Many Ways Even More Powerful!” – Horror Digital

Movie Review: La Rabbia (1963)

Directed by Pier Palo Pasolini and Giovanni Guareschi

“Why are our lives characterized by discontent, anguish, and fear?” Why, I didn’t know they were! I thought life was characterized by the pursuit of money, the pursuit of shelter, the pursuit of pleasure … maybe that’s why our lives are characterized by discontent, anguish, and fear. The above question was posed to both leftist, communist, gay film director Pier Paolo Pasolini and right-wing essayist and occasional filmmaker Giovanni Guareschi in 1963. Both Italian filmmakers were given miles of black-and-white newsreel footage to craft an answer to that question, as well as formulate an answer. The results -- La Rabbia, or "The Anger" -- are fascinating to say the least, a scorching mondo documentary for the intellectual, where existential philosophy is proffered instead of the expected shots of native tribesmen shoving their heads up cows’ asses.

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Movie Review: Sex, Demons and Death (aka Diabolicamente... Letizia, 1975)

I'm not exactly sure what to think of Sex, Demons and Death. At the start of the movie, a guy that looks like a better looking Mick Jagger talks to his wife over the phone, and you learn that she can't have kids. They decide to let the wife's niece move in as she promised her dead sister that she would take care of the orphan. When the husband, known as the architect, picks up the niece, Letizia, the pervy uncleness begins.

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Movie Review: Subspecies (1991, Blu-ray)

Full Moon owner Charles Band has managed to produce and direct some unique genre flicks over the years. Interestingly, it seems that he tries to make a franchise out of every feature. Some of them work ok, and some don't. The Subspecies series has been one of the better ones atleast for my liking.  Now the original film, directed by one of Full Moons most prolific contributor ,Ted Nicolaou (Bad Channels, Puppetmaster Vs. Demonic Toys, Terrorvision), is seeing release on the Blu-ray format.

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The backdrop for this vampire film takes place in Dracula's favorite country, Romania. Three lovely young ladies are exploring the wonderfully scenic countryside only to cross paths with a super-pasty bloodsucker named Radu (Anders Hove). Radu's fresh off killing his father (Angus Scrimm, Phantasm series) so he could get his bloodstone - a powerful birthright which he hopes to use in his favor during his blood draining outings.

Movie Review: The Lickerish Quartet (1970)

Directed by Radley Metzger


A jaded and world-weary married couple (Frank Wolff, Erika Remberg) with the wife’s son from a previous marriage (Paolo Turco) watch a black-and-white stag film at their crumbling Italian villa. They become intrigued by a blonde actress (Silvanna Venturelli) they see in the loops – and wonder under what circumstances prompted her to appear in a pornographic film. Heading into town, they catch a trick motorcycle act the carnival – and a female bike rider removes her helmet to reveal herself as the aforementioned film’s “star.” Convincing the woman to return to their villa, she denies participating in the film, and when they screen the film a second time – she’s nowhere to be found! In the manner of Pasolini’s Teorema, the mysterious woman winds her way through wife, husband and son, and nothing, not even the film itself is what it appears to be.

Buy The Lickerish Quartet Blu-ray or DVD

From the Creators of "Worm" comes "Familiar".

FATAL PICTURES presents FAMILIAR

Through a series of tragic events a middle aged man grows to suspect the negative impulses plaguing his mind may not be his own.

Starring: Robert Nolan Astrida Auza & Cathryn Hostick

Cinematography & Co Producer: Michael Jari Davidson Special Effects by: Ryan Louagie Carlos Henriques & Steven Dawley Produced by: Zach Green Written & Directed by: Richard Powell

For more information on Fatal Pictures' Familiar please go to these links:

http://www.fatalpictures.com/
http://www.fatalpictures.blogspot.com

Movie Review: Scream 4 (2011, Blu-ray)

I feel like I’ve been in a wayback machine. We all know the story, we all know the characters and we even know the gimmicks, but the nostalgia was well worth it. It could be due solely to the fact that the characters are my age and I identified with them in 1996 when the original came out and with each successive sequel, I aged the same way they did (quickly and gracefully… ahem). So, prepare yourselves for a glowing, gushing, fanboy review of Scream 4, complete with obligatory Wes Craven and Kevin Williamson butt kissing. Oh, and I still have a crush on Neve Campbell.

Buy the Scream 4 Blu-ray/DVD/Digital Combo and the Scream Triple Pack (Scream | Scream 2 | Scream 3)!

THANKSKILLING coming to DVD on November 22nd!

"The perfect mix of comedy, gore, and campiness" - Matt Molloy of Scars Magazine 
 
Gobble, Gobble, Motherf@#%$rs!

ThanksKilling promises nothing but a cheesy good time. It's the perfect cult film to watch around the holidays, especially Thanksgiving.

More than just a film about a killer turkey, ThanksKilling is an experience. It started with two guys setting out to see how much they could do, with so little. Casting was done in a garage, the turkey puppet fell apart by the end of the film, and distribution came and went many times. The film was shot in 2007 when creators Kevin Stewart and Jordan Downey were still in college, and took another two years to finish.

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Cinema Head Cheese: The Podcast! #14 - Blood, Blueberries and Barney

Jeff Dolniak starts off with a review of the all-new Blu-ray editions of the cult classic Maniac Cop and Herschell Gordon Lewis's Blood Trilogy. He also brings up the Lewis documentary The Godfather of Gore.

Kevin talks about his most recent views including Killer Yacht Party, TMNT and First Sunday. He talks about why Tracy Morgan is one of the best actors around.

Jeff gets into how strange kids' shows are, and the two dads talk about Wonder Pets!, Barney and the catalogs of Hanna Barbera and Sid and Marty Kroft.

In their new Blue Cheese segment, Jeff and Kevin transition into adult cartoon parodies The Flintbones and Beaver and Buttface.

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Movie Review: The Burning Moon (1992)

German extreme gore seemed to be dominated by three splatter-loving directors when it was at its pinnacle during the late 80's and early 90's. You had corpse-banging genius of Jorg Buttgereit (Nekromantik, Nekromantik II, Schramm), the Ed Wood-ian, lowest common denominator trash of Andreas Schnaas (The Violent Shit Trilogy, Anthropophagous 2000, Zombie 90) and my personal favorite of these three auteurs, Olaf Ittenbach (Black Past, Dard Divorce, Premutos). Another World Entertainment is giving Ittenabach's films brand-new releases that include today’s review of The Burning Moon.

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Pink Eiga's "Twilight Dinner" may be something worth staying up for!

“TWILIGHT DINNER”

KAZUHIKO leads a normal life until two beautiful sisters move into the apartment next door. He

falls for the younger sister, MAYAKO, but not before being seduced by the older sister,
TSUKIKO... Soon Kazu has an insatiable hunger that he thinks is sexual, but might be something
deeper, darker and more feral...

From the king of Japanese PINK EIGA, Yutaka 'Mr. Pink' Ikejima (JAPANESE WIFE NEXT
DOOR films), comes this brilliant mix of sex and horror that will leave you panting and
hungering for more.

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Exclusive Predatory Instinct Trailer!

Cheesers, here is an exclusive trailer for Predatory Instinct! Feel free to visit Midnight Releasing for more information! Predatory Instinct is currently available on DVD!

Movie Review: The Blood Trilogy (1963-1965, Blu-Ray)

For the better part of twenty years now, Something Weird Video has unleashed the rare, the sexy, the gory and the just plain ridiculous upon VHS, DVD owners and now, amazingly, the Blu-Ray market. Yes, I said it, Something Weird Video is now releasing titles in high-definition! These aren’t obscurities like Doctor Doom, The Atomic Brain and Johnny Firecloud but four of the biggest titles in their library – Basket Case and Herschell Gordon Lewis’ The Blood Trilogy (Blood Feast, 2000 Maniacs and Color Me Blood Red). I’ve been waiting for the day to see HG Lewis’ most famous films on the Blu-ray format, and now it’s here.

Movie Review: A Horrible Way to Die (2011)

The psycho-thriller has been really pretty hit and miss these days. There are some solid titles out there such as Bereavement and Simon Rumley's excellent Red White and Blue. Unfortunately, for every Red White and Blue you get a much more of the routine camcorder tripe. Director Adam Wingard and writer Simon Barret attempt to be among the latter with the downbeat horror feature, A Horrible Way to Die.

Following a suitably spine-chilling opening sequence, A Horrible Way to Die goes on to introduce the main characters while their participating in an Alcoholics Anonymous meeting. The lead character, Sarah (Amy Seimetz) is a broken-down and scarred addict, looking for answers that don't come at the bottom of a bottle of whiskey. She meets a Kevin (Joe Swanberg) at one of her meetings and soon become fast friends.

Movie Review: Killer Yacht Party (2011, Troma)

Troma has always been known for bringing bizarre horror to the masses. Be it the flagship Toxic Avenger or a musical about a famous cannibal, they always seem to bring some humor to the table in and amongst the gore. Well, almost always.

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 We start at a night club, which is a nice way for us to see who our victims are going to be. They're those douchey club kids that you just can't stand. That's completely fine with me. The one exception is a mousey girl who really isn't comfortable with the scene or the people in it, but her best friend convinces her to get out and live a little.

Wanna Date?? How about for November 8th when Synapse Films releases "Frankenhooker" to Blu-Ray?

“If you only see one movie this year, it should be FRANKENHOOKER.” - Bill Murray (CADDYSHACK, GHOSTBUSTERS, STRIPES)


From Frank Henenlotter, the creator of the BASKET CASE trilogy and BRAIN DAMAGE, comes FRANKENHOOKER, a gory horror-comedy twist on the Frankenstein legend.

Buy Frankenhooker on Blu-ray

When Jeffrey Franken’s fiancée is chopped to pieces by the blades of a remote-controlled lawnmower, he uses his dubious medical knowledge to try to bring her back to life. He reassembles his beloved Elizabeth using the body parts of New York City’s finest prostitutes, and resurrects her during a heavy lightning storm. Unfortunately for Jeffrey, his dear Elizabeth’s brain is scrambled and she runs amok on 42^nd Street, turning tricks and bringing high-voltage death to her customers!

Synapse Films is proud to present the uncut version of FRANKENHOOKER in an all-new 2K high-definition transfer created from original vault materials and digitally re-mastered 5.1 surround sound!

Features

• AUDIO COMMENTARY with Director Frank Henenlotter and Make-Up Effects Designer Gabe Bartalos
• A SALAD THAT WAS ONCE NAMED ELIZABETH - Patty Mullen Featurette
• A STITCH IN TIME: THE MAKE-UP EFFECTS OF FRANKENHOOKER - Featurette
• TURNING TRICKS: JENNIFER DELORA REMEMBERS FRANKENHOOKER - Featurette
• ORIGINAL THEATRICAL TRAILER
• REVERSIBLE/ALTERNATE COVER ARTWORK

Run Time: 85 minutes
Release Date: November 8, 2011
Language: English (DTS-HD MA English 5.1 Surround / DTS-HD MA English 2.0 Stere0)
Aspect Ratio: High-Definition 1080p Widescreen (1:78:1)
Format: Blu-ray
Price: $24.95



Synapse Films

New Videos for the upcoming Zombie Blu-ray Release!

I'm sure mouths are watering for the upcoming Ultimate Edition Blu-ray of Lucio Fulci's cult classic Zombie. To tide us over until the release date, October 25, 2011, Blue Underground shared some videos including a new trailer for the theatrical re-release and a video about the restoration of the film.

In other good news, the Ultimate Edition will include a brand-new Introduction and Interview with avowed Zombie fan Guillermo del Toro! Check out the videos below, and pre-order your copy on Amazon!

Movie Review: Herschell Gordon Lewis:The Godfather of Gore (2011)

Over the course of film history few directors can really lay claim that they created something that would later become a phenomenon in movies. Herschell Gordon Lewis is one of those "few" that can. Herschell Gordon Lewis’ unique creation became known as the “gore” film. Although some filmmakersdid use gore for shock value, much like how Dwain Esper did it in Maniac backin the 1930's. No one quite went to the outrageous extremes that Lewis went with his Blood Trilogy (Blood Feast, 2000 Maniacs and Color Me Blood Red).Lewis was a renaissance man in a sense and continues this path into his early 80’s by still making movies and doing direct marketing.

Buy The Godfather of Gore on DVD

Cinema Head Cheese: The Podcast! #13 featuring Tim Ritter

Jeff Dolniak and Kevin Moyers welcome cult horror filmmaker Tim Ritter to the show. They discuss his beginnings, his friendship with Joel Wynkoop, and the changes technology has forced on the entertainment industry.

The Battle Beyond the Stars winner is announced as well as the rules for the DeadGirl contest.

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South of Heaven comes to DVD October 11th from Synapse Films!

NOBODY IS HIS NAME. REVENGE IS HIS GAME!

Buy  South Of Heaven on DVD

When Roy Coop finished his stint in the Navy, he only had two things on his mind: seeing his brother Dale, and writing the great American novel. What he gets, however, is the homecoming from Hell! A pair of violent vaudevillians (NAPOLEON DYNAMITE’s Jon Gries, and Thomas Jay Ryan) mistake Roy for his brother, looking to collect on a debt he didn’t know he owed. Eight fingers later, Roy is burnt to a crisp, forged by fire into a new man. Roy is dead. Nobody is born.

Now it’s Nobody’s turn to have his wicked revenge, and to save his brother before it’s too late. Wrapped in bandages and ready for blood, Nobody is determined to kill those that get in his way, even the murdering masochist named Mad Dog Mantee (Shea Whigham, MACHETE and HBO’s BOARDWALK EMPIRE). Dodging bullets and dodging dames, Nobody meets the nasty ne’er-do-wells Lily (Diora Baird, THE TEXAS CHAINSAW MASSACRE: THE BEGINNING) and Veronica (Elina Lowensohn, SCHINDLER’S LIST). In this wonderful neo-film-noir, violence and vengeance are sure to meet in a little town they call… South of Heaven.

Features

• THREE AUDIO COMMENTARY TRACKS! Featuring Director J.L. Vara, Star Shea Whigham and other cast/crew. Critic Commentary includes Todd Brown (twitchfilm.com), Scott Weinberg (fearnet.com) and Devin Faraci (badassdigest.com)
• THREE SHORT FILMS by Director J.L. Vara, Including: MISERABLE ORPHAN, AZOLE DKMUNTCH and A BOY AND HIS FETUS

Director: J.L. Vara
Starring: Shea Whigham, Diora Baird, Elina Löwensohn
Run Time: 97 minutes
Release Date: October 11, 2011
Language: English (5.1 Surround)
Aspect Ratio: Anamorphic 1.78:1
Format: DVD
Price: $19.95

The Film Vault Podcast returns September 16th

If you are a podcast fan, and you like Cinema Head Cheese: The Podcast!, then I think you might like The Film Vault. Bryan Bishop, best known as Bald Bryan on The Adam Carolla Show, and Anderson Cowan, resident sound man on Loveline, get together weekly to give their top five lists in random film categories.

The show had a great run over on Adam Carolla's ACE Broadcasting Network, and now they're venturing out on their own. I've been a fan for quite awhile now, and I recommend it. I hope to see a return by Miss Movies, who did a regular segment called Red Light / Green Light, in which the boys discuss real upcoming film projects.

To listen or subscribe to the show, head over to http://tfvpodcast.wordpress.com/

TV on Blu-Ray Review: Spartacus: Gods of the Arena

It's never been really easy to find too many programs on TV and cable that both my wife and I could watch together. As much as I’d like to watch Desperate Housewives, Wipe-Out and the ample amount of reality TV garbage we tended to feed ourselves on a weekly basis, there was really nothing on that we both could watch that garnered even a modicum of excitement. That is until we discovered STARZ Entertainment's Spartacus: Blood and Sand almost two years ago. The team of Sam Raimi, Rob Tapert and creator Stephen S. Deknight exposed unsuspecting viewers to what may be the most graphically violent, sexually explicit and most importantly, exciting series of all time. Unfortunately, Spartacus himself, Andy Whitfield, fell ill with a case of non-Hodgkins Lymphoma; any chance of him reprising his role as Spartacus in the near future was low.

Buy Spartacus: Gods of the Arena [Blu-ray] or DVD

Movie Review: Torso (Blu-ray, 1973)

Since their inception in early 2000, Blue Underground has been waving the Giallo flag by releasing many quality Italian films - like the recent excellent 1080p upgrades of Dario Argento’s Deep Red and Cat O’ Nine Tails. They continue their Blu-Ray roll with Sergio Martino’s classic Torso in both its uncensored English version(90 minutes) and Martino’s full-length “Director’s Cut” (93 minutes) under the title I Corpi Presentano Tracce Di Violenza Carnale.

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Both versions of the feature kick off with an introduction by Torso superfan Eli Roth. Love him or hate him, Roth does a nice job as he briefly points out some the aspects that made Torso such influence on his films. There’s an option here to either watch the intro or go straight to the feature. As the opening credits roll you see a great deal of style in what is a very erotic opening sequence in which three lovely women are on display “playing” around in the buff.

Movie Review: Whore Angels

As an avid admirer of Japanese erotica it's always nice to discover movies I had no idea existed. The company Pink Eiga is fairly new company that has made a point in releasing some of the craziest and sexiest films to come out of Asia in recent memory. With titles like The Japanese Wife Next Door, Groper Train and the film I'm reviewing today, Mototsugu Watanabe’s outrageous Pink film Whore Angels. Do they live up to their genius titles?

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Whore Angels is a story about two young Japanese gals who tend to walk on the wrong side of the track by making their wages in the world's oldest profession, prostitution. Pleasuring lonely men is something they do remarkably well at the "Hot Lips" brothel. Joshu, is a sexy, energetic cowgirl prostitute who has a talent for giving hand-jobs that cause geysers of man-goo to spurt through the air.

Sinister Visions, New Gore Anthology In Production!

The first teaser stills for upcoming horror anthology SINISTER VISIONS have been revealed. The stills come from the two segments "Mother Knows Best", written by Garry Charles and directed by Kim Sønderholm and "My Undead Girlfriend" written by Henric Brandt, Rasmus Tirzitis and Stefan Bommelin while directed by Henric Brandt.

The full anthology is expected to hit the market in early 2012 and will contain a total of 5, possibly 6, horror stories. A good portion of dark humor will be present as well.

The people behind SINISTER VISIONS are giving the public a chance to support and become apart of the anthology via IndieGoGo, read more about it here: http://www.indiegogo.com/Sinister-Visions

SINISTER VISIONS IMDb page: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1808474/

The Human Centipede 2: Full Sequence Trailer

I know there are plenty of folks out there who thought the original Human Centipede was disgusting or stupid, but I don't think they saw the movie for what it really was. Take the character of Dr. Heiter by himself, and you have some great dark comedy. Those who got it, loved it, and I am a member of that flock.

Buy The Human Centipede (Unrated Director's Cut) [Blu-ray] or DVD


The sequel is something that many of us have been waiting for, and we've been promised a twelve part centipede this time around. The story is about Martin, a man who becomes obsessed with the original movie. He decides to create his own centipede, and I'm sure the results will be very interesting. While the first film boasted its medical accuracy, the sequel claims the opposite. The trailer follows. It looks like we don't have to wait very long for the film.

William Lustig's Classic "Maniac Cop" Hits Blu-Ray this October from Synapse Films!

Special Features and Disc Info (MANIAC COP):

• Maniac Cop Memories – Interview with Robert Z'Dar
• Out the Window – Interview with Tom Atkins
• Three Minutes with Danny Hicks Featurette
• Motion Still Gallery
• Additional Scenes Filmed for Japanese TV
• Theatrical Trailer
• TV Spots
• Spanish Radio Spot

Buy Maniac Cop [Blu-ray]

Director: William Lustig
Starring: Bruce Campbell and Tom Atkins
Run Time: 87 minutes
Release Date: October 11, 2011
Language: English (6.1 and 4.0 Surround)
Aspect Ratio: High-Definition 1080p Widescreen (1:85:1)
Format: Blu-ray
Price: $24.95

Contest: Win a DeadGirl Blu-ray!

This is a simple contest for the movie we've been raving about at Cinema Head Cheese. DeadGirl is the story of two high school students who find a body in the basement of an abandoned asylum. Prepare for something different, because you can't get more original than DeadGirl.

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Movie Review: Monsturd (2003)

During the late 60's and 70's there were a copious amount of films with wonderfully genius titles. Movies like I Dismember Mama, Night of Bloody Horror, Daddy's Deadly Darling and Scream Bloody Murder drew viewers into Drive-ins and theaters because of the lure of their exploitative titles. Besides the titles one thing these films also had in common was that they sucked ass.This always had me worried about Rick Popko's and Dan West's film Monsturd. The title is perfect, just like those other films - but could I be setting myself up to be disappointed?

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Monster Brawl, Coming Soon, Takes Sports Entertainment to the Gore Zone!

Werewolf, Zombie, Vampire, Witch, Swamp Creature, Mummy, Frankenstein Monster… who’s the toughest of them all? Find out in the upcoming Monster Brawl!

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Set in the tradition of a Pay-Per-View main event, comes a grotesque and hilarious fight to the death featuring a cast of eight classic combatants in all. Along with their colorful managers, these Classic Monsters compete in visceral bloody combat in the ring to determine the most powerful monster of all time. Monster Brawl stars comedian Dave Foley (Kids in the Hall, Bugs Life, Despicable Me), wrestling icons Jimmy Hart - The Mouth of the South, Kevin Nash, revered MMA referee Herb Dean, Robert Maillet (300, Sherlock Holmes, The Immortals), Art Hindle (Porky's, Black Christmas) and the voice of horror legend and Call of Duty narrator Lance Henriksen (Aliens, Terminator). Monster Brawl is sure to be a cult classic in the making!

Movie Review: Dementia 13 (1963, Blu-ray)

We all know the story of Dementia 13, both on and off screen. Young filmmaker, Francis Ford Coppola (rumor has it his eyebrows were only three feet long then) worked as an editor/assistant director under b-movie guru Roger Corman. After coming in underbudget on The Young Players, Corman decided to produce a grisly horror film with the remaining cash. Coppola’s script and directorial debut are then the stuff of legend. Even in this schlocky, often times cheesy film one can see the eventual director of cinematic masterpieces like The Godfather and disasterpieces like Francis Ford Coppola presents Keanu Reeves in Bram Stoker’s Dracula and, like these two examples, Dementia 13 runs the gamut from effective, creepy gothic to over the top ax murdering fiend throughout the film. The film, I believe, fell into that public domain miasma that so much classic cinema suffers from and has been released on a dozen DVD compilations so far. The quality of each of these is passable at best so a Blu-ray release of the film set me to drooling. There was no major disappointment… but, well. You remember how excited you were for Godfather III and, after you saw it, you were like, ‘meh.’ That’s me right now… meh. At least for the Blu-ray Coppola didn’t insert our not-so-masked killer screaming “Nooooooo” at moments of moral anguish. There is no moral anguish in Dementia 13. There is moral anguish that Nicolas Cage is a Coppola, but nothing stemming from this particular film.

Buy Dementia 13 (Blu-ray + DVD Combo Pack)!