Bob Dylan "Revealed" Coming to DVD and VOD on May 1st from MVD Visual!

Bob Dylan "Revealed" Coming to DVD and VOD on May 1st.


As Bob Dylan turns 70, a true portrait of the reclusive "voice of the generation" is revealed through exclusive interviews, and never-before-seen photos and films of Dylan's 50-year career.

Highway 61 Entertainment and MVD Visual announce the release of Bob Dylan "Revealed" for worldwide DVD distribution (and VOD) on May 1, 2011 in conjunction with Bob Dylan's 70th birthday.

When Bob Dylan turns 70 in May, his iconic career will have spanned five decades. Yet, a true portrait of the reclusive "voice of the generation" has eluded Dylan fans. Through exclusive insider interviews, and never-before-seen photos and footage spanning Dylan's 50-year career, Bob Dylan Revealed offers an intimate biography of who Bob Dylan was, and who he is today.

Critically-Acclaimed Horror Documentary ‘Cropsey’ Coming to DVD in May

Critically-Acclaimed Horror Documentary ‘Cropsey’ Coming to DVD in May
February 24, 2011 – Philadelphia, PA — Breaking Glass Pictures has announced the May 10 DVD release of Joshua Zeman and Barbara Brancaccio’s documentary “Cropsey,” which tells the real-life horror story of convicted child murderer Andre Rand. The critically-acclaimed film, which has played at major film festivals and is in the midst of a nationwide screening tour, will be released under Breaking Glass’ Vicious Circle Films label.

Movie Review: Quiet Days in Clichy (Blu-ray, Blue Underground)

Blue Underground brings this adaptation of Henry Millers novel to Blu-ray!

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Film: 3.5/5

I'm surprised no one really mentions this film. It's extremely controversial and breaks many boundaries not common in a film made in such a conservative era. It's has gratuitous nudity, many sex scenes (including a un-simulating hardcore scene) and is probably the most misogynist centered movie I have ever watched. Plus it's soundtrack is from folk singer/songwriter Country Joe McDonald who's songs are equally absurd. Yet, Quiet Days in Clichy is bizarrely entertaining and offensively unique.

Movie Review: H (2001)

by Hal Astell

Someone working on a rainy landfill site discovers a couple of corpses: a mother and new born baby. The mother apparently gave birth herself, cut the umbilical cord with her teeth and died of blood loss. Four days later, another corpse of a young mother is discovered on a bus, this time with the baby still holding onto life. There is a precedent for these murders, but the killer is in custody: a young man named Shin Hyun gave himself up ten months earlier after murdering six women, bringing the last with him in a bag as proof of his guilt. Is there a copycat or has Shin, who is on death row, hired a follower to continue his work and satisfy his particular urges by proxy?

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Cinematic Hell: The Robot vs The Aztec Mummy (1958)

Director: Rafael Portillo
Stars: Ramón Gay, Rosa Arenas, Crox Alvarado, Luis Aceves Castañeda and Jorge Mondragón

What makes The Robot vs The Aztec Mummy so utterly unique is that it's a bizarre example of compound insanity, a convergence of two strange filmmaking choices. The first is that all three entries in the Aztec Mummy trilogy were shot back to back in 1957, a money saving concept that Roger Corman would later employ frequently, often following the usual process to make one film but then shooting a second on the same sets. Sometimes he would even reuse leftover sets from bigger budget productions to lend an air of class to his cheaper films. Mexican producer Pedro Calderón had successfully pioneered the back to back concept in 1956, turning out three musical comedies with the same cast and crew in less than a month, so a year later, Calderón's brother Guillermo decided to do the same thing, hiring director Rafael Portillo to shoot Attack of the Aztec Mummy, Curse of the Aztec Mummy and The Robot vs The Aztec Mummy back to back.

DVD/Blu-ray News: Impulse Pictures tells you the secret of weed!

Movie Review: Alien Vs. Ninja (2010)

by James DePaolo

This is a weird take of Aliens vs Predators by the people who brought you Machine Girl and Tokyo Gore Police. If you have been into the Funimation stuff in the last few years ( Machine Girl, Mutants Girl Squad, Robo Geisha, Vampire Girl vs Frankenstein Girl and Samurai Princess) then you know what you are getting into with this. The plot is simple enough, you have a group of ninjas who are told by their leader to go into the forest and see what the fiery mass that fell from the sky is. Along the way they discover a little boy who tells them his parents and village is dead. Then before you know it the ninjas are face to face with the Aliens. The swords and throwing stars fail, so they have to figure out a way to destroy the aliens.

Movie Review: Enter The Void (2009)

I have many independent film directors that I admire for particular reasons, but only a few really surprise me with each of their projects (which is a unique feat in itself considering the lack of originality in current films). Two filmmakers of note that I hold high on the list are Todd Solondz (Happiness, Welcome to the Dollhouse, Palindromes) and controversial French director, Gaspar Noe (Irreversible, I Stand Alone, Destricted). Both men are very similar in regard to the fearless nature of their films but Noe, for me, even takes a leap over Solondz's provocative film offerings. Enter the Void is a recent example of the growth of this gentleman's craft. MPI/ IFC now have unleashed this hypnotic, beautiful and naturally disturbing, cluster of creativity on Blu-Ray and DVD.

On the Set of Back Woods 2: Hour 40 somethingish

Show Low shooting as complete as it'll get. Lego girl meets demise. Muddy grass = fire hazard.

Movie Review: Butchered (2010)

By James DePaolo

Plot: A group of teens decide to spend the weekend on a local island to say their final goodbyes before heading off to college. Little do they know, a convicted serial killer escapes from the authorities while on death row at a maximum security prison. Touted in the headlines of the local papers as "The Butcher" (due to the manner he hacked up his victims in the local town deli), he takes cover on THE VERY SAME ISLAND as the teens. It becomes a battle for survival as the teens attempt to fight back against this unimaginable foe played by Shaun O' Rourke.

Movie Review: Acacia (2003, Tartan)

By Hal Astell

Dr Kim Do-il and his wife Choi Mi-sook are apparently unable to have children, so they decide to adopt. Actually Mi-sook takes some convincing but when she sees some artwork on the wall of the adoption agency they visit, she's all for it and quickly finds an affinity with young Lee Jin-sung, soon to be Kim Jin-sung. He's quite the budding artist and he has an affinity of his own: with trees. He draws them all the time and even seems to talk to them, including one in the back yard. Soon we discover that he's an orphan because his mother died and Jin-sung believes she turned into a tree.

Things seem to go pretty well for a while, though Mi-sook's mother is rather brutal in her rejection of the adopted son, but then Mi-sook becomes pregnant for real so there's a new member of the household. To say the least, Jin-sung does not take this well and does what he can to remedy the situation. Given that this is a horror film, albeit of the school of slow and creepy rather than rapid fire grossout, you can imagine what that means. And then he disappears and as even more bizarre things start to happen the strain begins to have an effect on those he leaves behind.

On the Set of Back Woods 2: Hour 23.62

Out of chicken fried steak. Catboy has been decapitated. Nun humping reaches epic proportions.

On the Set of Back Woods 2: Hour 17.5

The Beefbillies clash with Luther. Lunch ensues. Mullet bloody mullet. Ranger Earl takes a pee.

On the Set of Back Woods 2: Hour 14.48

Snow hampers filming. Beefbillies need to rise from the depths. Mangina awaits in the netherworld.

On the Set of Back Woods 2: Hour 5

The nun and the Lego girl make a return. Catboy drops the kids off in the sandbox. Further chaos ensues.
More in later hours.

On the Set of Back Woods 2: Hour 3.5

In the sleepy town of Show Low, AZ, a sequel is born. As I post this report from the field, a man became a cat. A wad of detachable chest hair became a star. A Lego woman sexed up a nun. As Mangina, Luther and Mama bring the Beefbillies into their fold, film history is made.
More to come in the waking hours.

Interview: Jen and Syl Soska

James DePaolo sits down with the talented creators of Dead Hooker in a Trunk and the upcoming American Mary, Jen and Syl Soska.

DVD/Blu-ray News: Synapse makes Blu-ray drip blood!

Movie Review: The Booby Hatch (DVD, Synapse Films)

Synapse Films brings this zany 70's T&A sexploitation flick to DVD.


Film: 3/5
Ah the 70's. An era filled with sex, rock n' roll, drugs and most importantly, groovy cinema. Kids were taken to a galaxy far, far away in Star Wars, everyone was terrified to go into the water with Jaws and the world was possessed with fear by The Exorcist. The 70's were a decade to remember with countless classic films, no matter what the genre. Hell, the 70's are also considered the Golden Age of Porn. Debbie did Dallas, Deep Throats were introduced and John Holmes changed pornography with his long john. If I had a time machine, without a doubt I would go back to experience this rad age.

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Sid and Marty Krofft's H.R. Pufnstuf coming soon from Vivendi Entertainment!

SID AND MARTY KROFFT’S

H.R. PUFNSTUF CELEBRATES 40 YEARS

Iconic Children’s Series Presented in Standard and Collector’s Editions with All 17 Episodes on Three Discs, and a Rare Episode of “Horror Hotel” on DVD for the First Time Ever.

Buy H.R. Pufnstuf: Complete Series on DVD

Collector’s Edition Accompanied by Exclusive Bobblehead

Buy H.R. Pufnstuf: Complete Series Collector's Edition on DVD

Both Sets Due Out April 12 from Vivendi Entertainment

LOS ANGELES (February 24, 2011) – As H. R. Pufnstuf marks 40 years since the series ended its trailblazing run on Saturday mornings, Vivendi Entertainment honors the iconic Sid and Marty Krofft creation with H. R. PUFNSTUF: THE COMPLETE SERIES. This three-DVD collection features all 17 episodes, which were originally broadcast between 1969 and 1971.