Stars: Chloe Yarranton, Coralie Hudson, David Pearl, Thomas Lee Rutter, Martin Payne | Written by Bazz Hancher, Michael Walcott | Directed by Bazz Hancher
Hate Little Rabbit is the new film from director Bazz Hancher and co-writer Michael Walcott who has served as a producer on several of Hancher’s previous productions. The idea of an ultra gory English giallo certainly appealed to me, especially from someone who I know isn’t afraid to deal out the kind of nastiness the genre is known for, so I had some high expectations when I finally got a chance to sit down and watch it.
And Hancher certainly deals out the nastiness right from the start as a man, nude except for a gimp mask uses a teddy bear to rather explicitly pleasure himself before going into a young girl’s room. Thankfully we don’t see what happens next, but what we hear...
Hate Little Rabbit is the new film from director Bazz Hancher and co-writer Michael Walcott who has served as a producer on several of Hancher’s previous productions. The idea of an ultra gory English giallo certainly appealed to me, especially from someone who I know isn’t afraid to deal out the kind of nastiness the genre is known for, so I had some high expectations when I finally got a chance to sit down and watch it.
And Hancher certainly deals out the nastiness right from the start as a man, nude except for a gimp mask uses a teddy bear to rather explicitly pleasure himself before going into a young girl’s room. Thankfully we don’t see what happens next, but what we hear...
- 2/14/2022
- by Jim Morazzini
- Nerdly
We have an exclusive trailer for the new Pete Walker collection that recently launched on the Arrow player. There isn't a whole lot to say apart from that, you'll see the trailer does most of the talking. The 10 films in the collection are: Die Screaming, Marianne The Comeback The Big Switch Schizo Man of Violence House of Whipcord House of Mortal Sin Home Before Midnight Frightmare The Flesh and Blood Show Sign up on the Arrow player and enjoy 10 of Pete Walker's best genre treats. ...
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- 9/24/2021
- Screen Anarchy
Just because we have to keep up with social distancing, doesn't mean we can't keep learning! With that in mind, one of our favourite educational spots, the Miskatonic Institute of Horror Studies has announced that they will be rolling out some archival classes online. Some of these amazing classes include a talk with experimental artist and filmmaker Penny Slinger, a masterclass with exploitation filmmaker Pete Walker, and the incredibly popular panel examining the work, and racism, of H.P. Lovecraft. In addition to this exciting news, Miskatonic has also annouced that the Los Angeles branch will now be under...
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- 6/25/2020
- Screen Anarchy
Stars: Kate Davies-Speak, Barrington De La Roche, Daniel McKee, Yasmin Ryan, Esme Sears, Joe Street, Carl Andersson, Rowena Bentley, Peter Cosgrove | Written and Directed by Charlie Steeds
I’ve been a fan, nay Huge fan, of writer/director Charlie Steeds since I first saw his 2017 British-made pastiche of Tobe Hooper’s The Texas Chainsaw Massacre, Escape From Cannibal Farm. Since then I’ve eagerly awaited each and every one of his films – though to be fair to Steeds, the releases of his film can be very haphazard. Winterskin debuted on DVD before The Barge People, which actually lensed first. Unfortunately, the UK release of the aforementioned Escape From Cannibal Farm remains in limbo thanks to 88 Films buying the rights and then deciding to focus on re-releasing cult films rather than new movies and sitting on it for 2 years (so far).
I finally got to see An English Haunting, Steeds’ take...
I’ve been a fan, nay Huge fan, of writer/director Charlie Steeds since I first saw his 2017 British-made pastiche of Tobe Hooper’s The Texas Chainsaw Massacre, Escape From Cannibal Farm. Since then I’ve eagerly awaited each and every one of his films – though to be fair to Steeds, the releases of his film can be very haphazard. Winterskin debuted on DVD before The Barge People, which actually lensed first. Unfortunately, the UK release of the aforementioned Escape From Cannibal Farm remains in limbo thanks to 88 Films buying the rights and then deciding to focus on re-releasing cult films rather than new movies and sitting on it for 2 years (so far).
I finally got to see An English Haunting, Steeds’ take...
- 5/4/2020
- by Phil Wheat
- Nerdly
Exclusive: More than fifty years after its first publication, British writer Robin Maugham’s controversial 1967 novel The Wrong People is getting a movie adaptation.
Arthouse outfit Peccadillo Pictures, the UK’s foremost distributor of Lgbt movies, is teaming up on the project with veteran UK screenwriter David McGillivray (Schizo), who has adapted the novel and will make his directorial debut.
Set against the backdrop of 1960s Tangier, the thriller tells the story of Arnold Turner, a repressed English schoolmaster on holiday in Morocco, where he meets Ewing Baird, a wealthy American expat with a dark secret. As Turner becomes more involved with Ewing he realizes he has been lured into a dangerous trap.
Maugham’s first explicitly gay-themed novel was critically praised but also garnered controversy. Homosexuality was still illegal in Britain for most of the 1960s.
The book was reprinted several times, including in the Gay Modern Classics series,...
Arthouse outfit Peccadillo Pictures, the UK’s foremost distributor of Lgbt movies, is teaming up on the project with veteran UK screenwriter David McGillivray (Schizo), who has adapted the novel and will make his directorial debut.
Set against the backdrop of 1960s Tangier, the thriller tells the story of Arnold Turner, a repressed English schoolmaster on holiday in Morocco, where he meets Ewing Baird, a wealthy American expat with a dark secret. As Turner becomes more involved with Ewing he realizes he has been lured into a dangerous trap.
Maugham’s first explicitly gay-themed novel was critically praised but also garnered controversy. Homosexuality was still illegal in Britain for most of the 1960s.
The book was reprinted several times, including in the Gay Modern Classics series,...
- 12/5/2019
- by Andreas Wiseman
- Deadline Film + TV
Miskatonic is proud to present an evening in conversation with the great British horror and sexploitation director Pete Walker. Starting out in softcore sex shorts in the 1960s before turning to features in 1968 with films like The Big Switch, School Of Sex and his breakthrough, Cool It Carol! in 1969, Walker then self-financed a decade of brilliant horror and terror films including Die Screaming Marianne (1971), The Flesh And Blood Show (1972), House…...
- 5/5/2019
- by Kalyn Corrigan
- JoBlo.com
The Miskatonic Institute began forming an advisory board back in 2018 as the next step in the growth of the organization. Now, a number of creatives in the sci-fi and horror genre have been named official members, including Mick Garris, Barbara Crampton, Larry Fessenden, Alexandra Heller-Nicholas, and many others. Continue reading for more details on the advisory board as well as a look at the spring/summer list of classes.
"Founded in 2010 and named for the fictional university in H.P. Lovecraft’s literary mythos, the Miskatonic Institute of Horror Studies is an international organization that offers university-level classes in horror history, theory and production, with branches in New York, London and Los Angeles, as well as hosting special events worldwide. Miskatonic is an endeavor through which established writers, directors, scholars and programmers/curators celebrate horror history and culture with a unique blend of enthusiasm and critical perspective, guided by a...
"Founded in 2010 and named for the fictional university in H.P. Lovecraft’s literary mythos, the Miskatonic Institute of Horror Studies is an international organization that offers university-level classes in horror history, theory and production, with branches in New York, London and Los Angeles, as well as hosting special events worldwide. Miskatonic is an endeavor through which established writers, directors, scholars and programmers/curators celebrate horror history and culture with a unique blend of enthusiasm and critical perspective, guided by a...
- 4/9/2019
- by Tamika Jones
- DailyDead
Undoubtedly one of the most fascinating live events Daily Dead attended in 2018 was Heather Buckley's career-spanning conversation with Michael Ironside, which was co-presented by The Miskatonic Institute of Horror Studies and Spectacular Optical, so we're already marking our calendars for next year now that The Miskatonic Institute of Horror Studies has announced its spring 2019 global schedule that's once again brimming with insightful classes on a wide range of horror-related figures and subjects, including Clive Barker, H.P. Lovecraft, splatterpunk, and made-for-tv horror movies.
Below, we have the official press release with full details on The Miskatonic Institute of Horror Studies' 2019 schedule, and be sure to visit their website for additional information.
Press Release: The Miskatonic Institute of Horror Studies, the world’s longest-running educational organization devoted to the study of horror history, theory and production, is pleased to announce its Spring 2019 lineup of classes, led by some of the genre world’s most renowned critical,...
Below, we have the official press release with full details on The Miskatonic Institute of Horror Studies' 2019 schedule, and be sure to visit their website for additional information.
Press Release: The Miskatonic Institute of Horror Studies, the world’s longest-running educational organization devoted to the study of horror history, theory and production, is pleased to announce its Spring 2019 lineup of classes, led by some of the genre world’s most renowned critical,...
- 12/12/2018
- by Derek Anderson
- DailyDead
Exclusive: Bankside boards sales on UK horror film backed by Ingenious, Creative England.
‘71 and Prometheus star Sean Harris is to lead the cast in UK horror Possum, which Bankside is to launch at the Afm.
The film marks the directorial debut of British actor and writer-director Matthew Holness, who is best known for co-creating the Channel 4 comedy series Garth Marenghi’s Darkplace.
Shooting will kick off on November 28 in Norfolk with additional cast members yet to be announced.
Producers are James Harris, Mark Lane, Robert Jones and Wayne Marc Godfrey of The Fyzz Facility with production finance from Ingenious and The Fyzz Facility.
Creative England and Bankside Films development of the screenplay.
The story is about a disgraced children’s puppeteer who returns to his childhood home and is forced to confront his wicked stepfather and the secrets that have tortured him his entire life.
Holness said: “Possum is a supernatural horror combining the stark psycho-drama...
‘71 and Prometheus star Sean Harris is to lead the cast in UK horror Possum, which Bankside is to launch at the Afm.
The film marks the directorial debut of British actor and writer-director Matthew Holness, who is best known for co-creating the Channel 4 comedy series Garth Marenghi’s Darkplace.
Shooting will kick off on November 28 in Norfolk with additional cast members yet to be announced.
Producers are James Harris, Mark Lane, Robert Jones and Wayne Marc Godfrey of The Fyzz Facility with production finance from Ingenious and The Fyzz Facility.
Creative England and Bankside Films development of the screenplay.
The story is about a disgraced children’s puppeteer who returns to his childhood home and is forced to confront his wicked stepfather and the secrets that have tortured him his entire life.
Holness said: “Possum is a supernatural horror combining the stark psycho-drama...
- 11/3/2016
- by andreas.wiseman@screendaily.com (Andreas Wiseman)
- ScreenDaily
Shock takes a peek at a pair of early non-horror Pete Walker flicks. British filmmaker Pete Walker has long been saddled with the weight of being called an “exploitation” director and, certainly, an argument can be made for that. But Walker’s brand of trash is far more refined than the bulk of his peers. Seventies…
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- 4/12/2016
- by Chris Alexander
- shocktillyoudrop.com
Shock beats some lurid images from British exploitation classic House Of Whipcord into your brain. With work falling somewhere between the elegance of Hammer horror and the lurid down-market thrills of Norman J. Warren, UK exploitation overlord Pete Walker is one of the genuine masters of British horror. Although often dismissed as a leering hack…
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- 3/11/2016
- by Chris Alexander
- shocktillyoudrop.com
Special Mention: Gojira (Godzilla)
Written and directed by Ishirô Honda
Japan, 1954
Ishiro Honda’s grim, black-and-white post-Hiroshima nightmare stands the test of time. This allegory for the devastation wrought on Japan by the atomic bomb is quite simply a powerful statement about mankind’s insistence to continue to destroy everyone and everything the surrounds us. With just one shot (a single pan across the ruins of Tokyo), Honda manages to express the devastation that Godzilla represents. Since its debut, Godzilla has become a worldwide cultural icon, but very little is said about actor Takashi Shimura, who adds great depth as Dr. Yamane; his performance is stunning. Special effects director Eiji Tsuburaya originally wanted to use classic stop-motion animation to portray Godzilla, but time and budget limitations forced him to dress actors up in monster suits. Despite this minor setback, Tsuburaya’s scale sets of Tokyo are crafted with such great attention to detail,...
Written and directed by Ishirô Honda
Japan, 1954
Ishiro Honda’s grim, black-and-white post-Hiroshima nightmare stands the test of time. This allegory for the devastation wrought on Japan by the atomic bomb is quite simply a powerful statement about mankind’s insistence to continue to destroy everyone and everything the surrounds us. With just one shot (a single pan across the ruins of Tokyo), Honda manages to express the devastation that Godzilla represents. Since its debut, Godzilla has become a worldwide cultural icon, but very little is said about actor Takashi Shimura, who adds great depth as Dr. Yamane; his performance is stunning. Special effects director Eiji Tsuburaya originally wanted to use classic stop-motion animation to portray Godzilla, but time and budget limitations forced him to dress actors up in monster suits. Despite this minor setback, Tsuburaya’s scale sets of Tokyo are crafted with such great attention to detail,...
- 10/3/2015
- by Ricky Fernandes
- SoundOnSight
United Artists
When it comes to British horror films, you’ve hopefully already seen the likes of 28 Days Later, The Descent and Mum & Dad. Maybe you’ve watched The Zombie Diaries, Eden Lake and Panic Button (if you haven’t, you should address that immediately).
As anyone of a certain vintage will inform you, Britain has a rich horror heritage, and there’s much more to the genre than Dracula and Frankenstein. There’s Witchfinder General, with Vincent Price as Matthew Hopkins, a real-life prosecutor of witches, plus The Blood On Satan’s Claw, about 17th Century devil worshippers. And that’s just for starters.
Even if we eschewed Hammer and restricted ourselves to the “old school” horror actors (Price, Christopher Lee, Donald Pleasance), the list would include Madhouse, Death Line, Theatre Of Blood and House Of The Long Shadows, among others. Again, not too shabby.
There are, of course,...
When it comes to British horror films, you’ve hopefully already seen the likes of 28 Days Later, The Descent and Mum & Dad. Maybe you’ve watched The Zombie Diaries, Eden Lake and Panic Button (if you haven’t, you should address that immediately).
As anyone of a certain vintage will inform you, Britain has a rich horror heritage, and there’s much more to the genre than Dracula and Frankenstein. There’s Witchfinder General, with Vincent Price as Matthew Hopkins, a real-life prosecutor of witches, plus The Blood On Satan’s Claw, about 17th Century devil worshippers. And that’s just for starters.
Even if we eschewed Hammer and restricted ourselves to the “old school” horror actors (Price, Christopher Lee, Donald Pleasance), the list would include Madhouse, Death Line, Theatre Of Blood and House Of The Long Shadows, among others. Again, not too shabby.
There are, of course,...
- 8/10/2015
- by Ian Watson
- Obsessed with Film
Boasting a legendary cast comprising Vincent Price, Christopher Lee, Peter Cushing, John Carradine and more, Pete Walker's House of the Long Shadows will be released on Blu-ray by Kino Lorber in time for Halloween. Our latest round-up also includes the trailer and release details for Russell Friedenberg's Everglades-set horror film, Wind Walkers, and news on who will score the sophomore season of Syfy's Dominion.
House of the Long Shadows Blu-ray: According to Blu-ray.com, Kino Lorber will release House of the Long Shadows on Blu-ray this September.
Synopsis: "An American writer goes to a remote Welsh manor on a $20,000 bet: can he write a classic novel like "Wuthering Heights" in twenty-four hours? Upon his arrival, however, the writer discovers that the manor, thought empty, actually has several, rather odd, inhabitants."
Directed by Pete Walker from a screenplay by Michael Armstrong (which, in turn, is based on the novel,...
House of the Long Shadows Blu-ray: According to Blu-ray.com, Kino Lorber will release House of the Long Shadows on Blu-ray this September.
Synopsis: "An American writer goes to a remote Welsh manor on a $20,000 bet: can he write a classic novel like "Wuthering Heights" in twenty-four hours? Upon his arrival, however, the writer discovers that the manor, thought empty, actually has several, rather odd, inhabitants."
Directed by Pete Walker from a screenplay by Michael Armstrong (which, in turn, is based on the novel,...
- 3/31/2015
- by Derek Anderson
- DailyDead
The vintage nastiness of the exploitative cult classic Mark of the Devil gets a pristine revamp from Arrow Video, a favored title from a golden era of new wave British horror that hasn’t had held quite the same reverence as some of the more notable titles of the era, such as Ken Russell’s The Devils, Robin Hardy’s The Wicker Man or Michael Reeves’ Witchfinder General. The project was inspired by Reeves’ film, who died of an accidental overdose at the age of 25. In hindsight, perhaps, as directed by Michael Armstrong (the film’s screenwriter who often wrote under the pseudonym Sergio Casstner), the title is a bit too familiar in to Reeves, and often feels like the slutty little cousin to the sleazy themes touched upon in the earlier film. Bizarre performances and an unnaturally evocative ambience help overcome the film’s desperate aim to shock with...
- 3/24/2015
- by Nicholas Bell
- IONCINEMA.com
This week on Trailers from Hell, David DeCoteau talks lurid 1974 cult film "House of Whipcord" -- set in a women's prison. "House of Whipcord," director Pete Walker's S&M take on women in prison films, could be considered a template for present-day horrors such as "Saw" and "Hostel" and though most of the violence in Whipcord is offscreen, Walker manages to sustain a queasy atmosphere that packs a contemporary punch. The story of a senile judge and his sadistic lady friend who officiate over a private "prison" for wayward girls, this 1974 film is notable for its strong performances and politically charged subtext assailing the English courts.
- 6/11/2014
- by Trailers From Hell
- Thompson on Hollywood
House of Whipcord, director Pete Walker's S&M take on women in prison films, could be considered a template for present-day horrors such as Saw and Hostel and though most of the violence in Whipcord is offscreen, Walker manages to sustain a queasy atmosphere that packs a contemporary punch. The story of a senile judge and his sadistic lady friend who officiate over a private "prison" for wayward girls, this 1974 film is notable for its strong performances and politically charged subtext assailing the English courts.
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- 6/11/2014
- by TFH Team
- Trailers from Hell
Reviewed by Kevin Scott, MoreHorror.com
House of the Long Shadows (1983)
Directed by Pete Walker
Written by Michael Armstrong, Earl Derr Biggers (novel), George M. Cohan (play)
Cast: Desi Arnaz Jr. (Kenneth Magee), Vincent Price (Lionel Grisbane), Peter Cushing (Sebastian Grisbane), John Carradine (Lord Elijah Grisbane), Christopher Lee (Corrigan), Sheila Keith (Victoria Grisbane), Julie Peasgood (Mary Norton), Richard Todd (Sam Allyson), Louise English (Diane Caulder), Richard Hunter (Andrew Caulder)
I like to think of “House of the Long Shadows” as kind of the super group of horror films. What I mean is that typically that term is reserved for the music field for example, Damn Yankees, Asia, Velvet Revolver, Audioslave. Hopefully, you get the point. It’s professionals who have already made their own fame and fortune alone or with another group, but band together for a second helping of notoriety. I don’t know if anyone in this film...
House of the Long Shadows (1983)
Directed by Pete Walker
Written by Michael Armstrong, Earl Derr Biggers (novel), George M. Cohan (play)
Cast: Desi Arnaz Jr. (Kenneth Magee), Vincent Price (Lionel Grisbane), Peter Cushing (Sebastian Grisbane), John Carradine (Lord Elijah Grisbane), Christopher Lee (Corrigan), Sheila Keith (Victoria Grisbane), Julie Peasgood (Mary Norton), Richard Todd (Sam Allyson), Louise English (Diane Caulder), Richard Hunter (Andrew Caulder)
I like to think of “House of the Long Shadows” as kind of the super group of horror films. What I mean is that typically that term is reserved for the music field for example, Damn Yankees, Asia, Velvet Revolver, Audioslave. Hopefully, you get the point. It’s professionals who have already made their own fame and fortune alone or with another group, but band together for a second helping of notoriety. I don’t know if anyone in this film...
- 5/14/2014
- by admin
- MoreHorror
Screenwriter of British horror feature films such as The Asphyx and Mumsy, Nanny, Sonny and Girly
Brian Comport, who has died aged 74, was the screenwriter for the cult films Mumsy, Nanny, Sonny and Girly (1970), The Fiend (1972) and The Asphyx (1973). Like so many others working in the British film industry during the last half century, he had ups and downs, but the horror feature films he wrote are widely regarded as classics of the genre.
His break into films came in 1967 when he was introduced to Norman Cohen, a film editor on his way to becoming a very successful director, who had acquired the film rights to Geoffrey Fletcher's delightful 1962 book The London Nobody Knows.
Cohen had secured James Mason to narrate the commentary, and Brian was engaged to provide the words. It was Brian's idea to have Mason walk and talk directly to the camera, making the film a...
Brian Comport, who has died aged 74, was the screenwriter for the cult films Mumsy, Nanny, Sonny and Girly (1970), The Fiend (1972) and The Asphyx (1973). Like so many others working in the British film industry during the last half century, he had ups and downs, but the horror feature films he wrote are widely regarded as classics of the genre.
His break into films came in 1967 when he was introduced to Norman Cohen, a film editor on his way to becoming a very successful director, who had acquired the film rights to Geoffrey Fletcher's delightful 1962 book The London Nobody Knows.
Cohen had secured James Mason to narrate the commentary, and Brian was engaged to provide the words. It was Brian's idea to have Mason walk and talk directly to the camera, making the film a...
- 10/14/2013
- by John Crome
- The Guardian - Film News
In the 1970s/early 1980s, Britain actually had quite a decent exploitation and horror movie industry. The main man on the scene was Pete Walker – a man who cut his teeth on sexploitation, but increasingly focused his attention on the Horror movie industry giving us such classics as House of Whipcord.
British exploitation has been largely ignored by film fans and film writers in favour of more bombastic film industries such as Italian exploitation, Spanish exploitation, French exploitation and even American and Japanese exploitation.
Brits have been overlooked in comparison to these industries, which is a pity, because Britsploitation is actually quite an interesting area of cinema, with some great films.
I have outlined some of these films below for your perusal. Please add your own entries below
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British exploitation has been largely ignored by film fans and film writers in favour of more bombastic film industries such as Italian exploitation, Spanish exploitation, French exploitation and even American and Japanese exploitation.
Brits have been overlooked in comparison to these industries, which is a pity, because Britsploitation is actually quite an interesting area of cinema, with some great films.
I have outlined some of these films below for your perusal. Please add your own entries below
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- 8/10/2013
- by Clare Simpson
- Obsessed with Film
Yes, I am pandering to the lowest common denominator again – this time bad taste movies. There is something that satisfies my brain when I watch something revolting and obscene. I may hate the image, but I get a perverse sense of satisfaction from having watched it.
Some bad taste movies are just plain weird and disturbing as you shall see in my list. Some of them are wet yourself hilarious. And some of them give you food for thought – they are provocative in their poor taste.
As disgusting as some of these movies are, they deserve to be celebrated as bad taste movies – a particular niche that many of us enjoy for our own perverse reasons…
9. House Of Whipcord (1974)
Sort of made as a flagrant f**k you to people like Mary Whitehouse who were then extremely active in busying themselves with saving the nation’s morals from filmic filth,...
Some bad taste movies are just plain weird and disturbing as you shall see in my list. Some of them are wet yourself hilarious. And some of them give you food for thought – they are provocative in their poor taste.
As disgusting as some of these movies are, they deserve to be celebrated as bad taste movies – a particular niche that many of us enjoy for our own perverse reasons…
9. House Of Whipcord (1974)
Sort of made as a flagrant f**k you to people like Mary Whitehouse who were then extremely active in busying themselves with saving the nation’s morals from filmic filth,...
- 7/6/2013
- by Clare Simpson
- Obsessed with Film
Here's a Planet Fury-approved selection of notable genre DVD releases for the months of February and March 2013.
The Blob (1958) Criterion Collection Blu-ray & DVD Available Now
This entertaining low-budget favorite gets some well-deserved respect from the folks at Criterion. A gelatinous creature from outer space begins to devour the inhabitants of a small town. Each time it consumes a new body, it grows bigger. A couple of teens (including the wooden Steve McQueen) attempt to warn the town and save the population from certain blech! Irvin S. Yeaworth Jr. directs the mayhem with a sure hand while Bart Sloane's great special effects still pack a punch. Followed by the bizarre comedy sequel, Son of Blob, in the early ’70s (directed by Larry Hagman!) and a great, underrated remake in 1988 by Chuck Russell.
Special Features:
* New high-definition digital restoration, with uncompressed monaural soundtrack
* Two audio commentaries: one by producer Jack H. Harris...
The Blob (1958) Criterion Collection Blu-ray & DVD Available Now
This entertaining low-budget favorite gets some well-deserved respect from the folks at Criterion. A gelatinous creature from outer space begins to devour the inhabitants of a small town. Each time it consumes a new body, it grows bigger. A couple of teens (including the wooden Steve McQueen) attempt to warn the town and save the population from certain blech! Irvin S. Yeaworth Jr. directs the mayhem with a sure hand while Bart Sloane's great special effects still pack a punch. Followed by the bizarre comedy sequel, Son of Blob, in the early ’70s (directed by Larry Hagman!) and a great, underrated remake in 1988 by Chuck Russell.
Special Features:
* New high-definition digital restoration, with uncompressed monaural soundtrack
* Two audio commentaries: one by producer Jack H. Harris...
- 3/18/2013
- by Bradley Harding
- Planet Fury
By Adrian Smith
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BFI Flipside Dual Format Edition
(Note: this review pertains to the UK Region 2 release.)
New York underground filmmaker and avante-garde theatre director Andy Milligan is perhaps best known for his sleazy exploitation movies that ran in 42nd St theatres for years throughout the 1970s. Memorable titles include The Rats Are Coming! The Werewolves Are Here! (1972) and The Ghastly Ones (1968), the latter banned in the UK during the 1980s as a “video nasty.” A meeting in 1968 in New York with Leslie Elliot, a British distributor, lead to several of his films being distributed in the UK. Even better for Milligan was the opportunity to shoot five new films under Elliot's production arm Cinemedia Films. Finding himself a flat in Soho and becoming acquainted with the British by hanging out with male prostitutes on Piccadilly Circus, Milligan developed a study of poverty,...
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BFI Flipside Dual Format Edition
(Note: this review pertains to the UK Region 2 release.)
New York underground filmmaker and avante-garde theatre director Andy Milligan is perhaps best known for his sleazy exploitation movies that ran in 42nd St theatres for years throughout the 1970s. Memorable titles include The Rats Are Coming! The Werewolves Are Here! (1972) and The Ghastly Ones (1968), the latter banned in the UK during the 1980s as a “video nasty.” A meeting in 1968 in New York with Leslie Elliot, a British distributor, lead to several of his films being distributed in the UK. Even better for Milligan was the opportunity to shoot five new films under Elliot's production arm Cinemedia Films. Finding himself a flat in Soho and becoming acquainted with the British by hanging out with male prostitutes on Piccadilly Circus, Milligan developed a study of poverty,...
- 2/16/2013
- by nospam@example.com (Cinema Retro)
- Cinemaretro.com
Since that auspicious picture, Armstrong has dabbled freely in the genre, writing Mark Of The Devil II, Pete Walker’s House Of The Long Shadows, writing and co-directing the undervalued Screamtime and even doctoring the script of Tobe Hooper’s Lifeforce. Now, forty years after his last stint behind the lens Armstrong has finally been lured out of retirement by Paper Dragon Productions to direct a new film, a UK creeper called Orphanage.
“I agreed to be exhumed from retirement because I felt I could trust Paper Dragon Productions to offer me the creative freedom I need to realize a story I’ve wanted to bring to the screen for more than 30 years,” Armstrong said. “I very much look forward to working with them.”
Described as a sociological suspense shocker, a complete veil of secrecy has now been thrown around the project as it heads into immediate development. Written and directed by Michael Armstrong,...
“I agreed to be exhumed from retirement because I felt I could trust Paper Dragon Productions to offer me the creative freedom I need to realize a story I’ve wanted to bring to the screen for more than 30 years,” Armstrong said. “I very much look forward to working with them.”
Described as a sociological suspense shocker, a complete veil of secrecy has now been thrown around the project as it heads into immediate development. Written and directed by Michael Armstrong,...
- 2/15/2013
- by samueldzimmerman@gmail.com (Chris Alexander)
- Fangoria
Since that auspicious picture, Armstrong has dabbled freely in the genre, writing Mark Of The Devil II, Pete Walker’s House Of The Long Shadows, writing and co-directing the undervalued Screamtime and even doctoring the script of Tobe Hooper’s Lifeforce. Now, forty years after his last stint behind the lens Armstrong has finally been lured out of retirement by Paper Dragon Productions to direct a new film, a UK creeper called Orphanage.
“I agreed to be exhumed from retirement because I felt I could trust Paper Dragon Productions to offer me the creative freedom I need to realize a story I’ve wanted to bring to the screen for more than 30 years,” Armstrong said. “I very much look forward to working with them.”
Described as a sociological suspense shocker, a complete veil of secrecy has now been thrown around the project as it heads into immediate development. Written and directed by Michael Armstrong,...
“I agreed to be exhumed from retirement because I felt I could trust Paper Dragon Productions to offer me the creative freedom I need to realize a story I’ve wanted to bring to the screen for more than 30 years,” Armstrong said. “I very much look forward to working with them.”
Described as a sociological suspense shocker, a complete veil of secrecy has now been thrown around the project as it heads into immediate development. Written and directed by Michael Armstrong,...
- 2/15/2013
- by samueldzimmerman@gmail.com (Chris Alexander)
- Fangoria
by Nick Schager
[This week's "Retro Active" pick is inspired by the Jessica Chastain-headlined scary- mother thriller Mama.]
Psychosis is inherited in Frightmare, as is a hunger for human flesh. Pete Walker's under-sung 1974 gem (also known as Cover Up) is a Hammer Horror-ish like- mother/like-daughter tale of madness and murder, detailing the strange case of Edmund (Rupert Davies) and Dorothy Yates (Sheila Keith), a couple who in 1957 London is sentenced by a judge to a mental hospital for six killings. The ruling is that they shall remain locked up until they're fit to re-enter society—which they supposedly are fifteen years later, thanks to a mental health system that appears to have absolutely no ability to differentiate sanity from insanity. Free to roam again, they hole up in a remote cottage, where they're regularly visited by grown daughter Jackie (Deborah Fairfax), who brings Dorothy strange parcels that leak on the table, and who covertly discusses with Edmund whether mother has caught onto the...
[This week's "Retro Active" pick is inspired by the Jessica Chastain-headlined scary- mother thriller Mama.]
Psychosis is inherited in Frightmare, as is a hunger for human flesh. Pete Walker's under-sung 1974 gem (also known as Cover Up) is a Hammer Horror-ish like- mother/like-daughter tale of madness and murder, detailing the strange case of Edmund (Rupert Davies) and Dorothy Yates (Sheila Keith), a couple who in 1957 London is sentenced by a judge to a mental hospital for six killings. The ruling is that they shall remain locked up until they're fit to re-enter society—which they supposedly are fifteen years later, thanks to a mental health system that appears to have absolutely no ability to differentiate sanity from insanity. Free to roam again, they hole up in a remote cottage, where they're regularly visited by grown daughter Jackie (Deborah Fairfax), who brings Dorothy strange parcels that leak on the table, and who covertly discusses with Edmund whether mother has caught onto the...
- 1/18/2013
- GreenCine Daily
A Planet Fury-approved selection of notable genre releases for November.
Rites of Spring (2011) Mpi Home Video DVD Available Now
After abducting the daughter of a wealthy socialite, a group of kidnappers seek refuge in an abandoned school in the middle of a wooded nowhere. Little do they know that they’ve chosen the hunting grounds of a ravenous creature that can only be sated by ritualistic sacrifices every spring. Writer/director Padraig Reynolds’ crime thriller/slasher hybrid received mixed reviews during its short festival run, but it’s a solidly crafted piece with some good performances and impressive cinematography by Carl Herse. The one-sheet art is a thing of beauty.
Heaven’s Gate (1981) Criterion Blu-ray and DVD Available Now
Michael Cimino’s critically panned revisionist western has slowly gained a reputation as an overlooked gem. While it’s no masterpiece, his director’s cut is far better than the confusing...
Rites of Spring (2011) Mpi Home Video DVD Available Now
After abducting the daughter of a wealthy socialite, a group of kidnappers seek refuge in an abandoned school in the middle of a wooded nowhere. Little do they know that they’ve chosen the hunting grounds of a ravenous creature that can only be sated by ritualistic sacrifices every spring. Writer/director Padraig Reynolds’ crime thriller/slasher hybrid received mixed reviews during its short festival run, but it’s a solidly crafted piece with some good performances and impressive cinematography by Carl Herse. The one-sheet art is a thing of beauty.
Heaven’s Gate (1981) Criterion Blu-ray and DVD Available Now
Michael Cimino’s critically panned revisionist western has slowly gained a reputation as an overlooked gem. While it’s no masterpiece, his director’s cut is far better than the confusing...
- 11/28/2012
- by Bradley Harding
- Planet Fury
The definition of a slasher film varies depending on who you ask, but in general, it contains several specific traits that feed into the genre’s formula. Author Vera Dika rather strictly defines the sub-genre in her book Games of Terror by only including films made between 1978 and 1984. In other words, she saw it as a movement. When someone describes Brick, they don’t define it as a noir, but instead neo-noir . In other words, it’s a modern motion picture that prominently utilizes elements of film noir, but with updated themes, content, style, visual elements or media that were absent in those from the 1940s and 1950s. So does one consider Scream a slasher film or a neo-slasher, or simply put, a modern slasher?
Some consider Thirteen Women to be the earliest slasher – released all the way back in 1932. Personally I think that is rubbish. Thirteen Women is more like Desperate Housewives on sedatives.
Some consider Thirteen Women to be the earliest slasher – released all the way back in 1932. Personally I think that is rubbish. Thirteen Women is more like Desperate Housewives on sedatives.
- 10/29/2012
- by Ricky
- SoundOnSight
Throughout the month of October, Editor-in-Chief and resident Horror expert Ricky D, will be posting a list of his favorite Horror films of all time. The list will be posted in six parts. Click here to see every entry.
As with all lists, this is personal and nobody will agree with every choice – and if you do, that would be incredibly disturbing. It was almost impossible for me to rank them in order, but I tried and eventually gave up.
****
124: (Tie) Inside (À l’intérieur)
Directed by Alexandre Bustillo and Julien Maury
Written by Alexandre Bustillo
2007, France
Four months after the death of her husband, a pregnant woman is tormented by a strange woman who invades her home with the intent on killing her and taking her unborn baby. This movie is not recommended for women on the brink of motherhood. Inside is one of the most vicious and...
As with all lists, this is personal and nobody will agree with every choice – and if you do, that would be incredibly disturbing. It was almost impossible for me to rank them in order, but I tried and eventually gave up.
****
124: (Tie) Inside (À l’intérieur)
Directed by Alexandre Bustillo and Julien Maury
Written by Alexandre Bustillo
2007, France
Four months after the death of her husband, a pregnant woman is tormented by a strange woman who invades her home with the intent on killing her and taking her unborn baby. This movie is not recommended for women on the brink of motherhood. Inside is one of the most vicious and...
- 10/5/2012
- by Ricky
- SoundOnSight
For the horror buff, Fall is the best time of the year. The air is crisp, the leaves are falling and a feeling of death hangs on the air. Here at Sound on Sight we have some of the biggest horror fans you can find. We are continually showcasing the best of genre cinema, so we’ve decided to put our horror knowledge and passion to the test in a horror watching contest. Each week in October, Ricky D, James Merolla and Justine Smith will post a list of the horror films they have watched. By the end of the month, the person who has seen the most films wins. Prize Tbd.
Justine Smith (9 viewings) Total of 40 viewings
Purchase
The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (1974)
Directed by Tobe Hooper
The Texas Chainsaw Massacre is one of the best horror films ever made, in competition with Possession, The Exorcist, The Birds and Suspiria.
Justine Smith (9 viewings) Total of 40 viewings
Purchase
The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (1974)
Directed by Tobe Hooper
The Texas Chainsaw Massacre is one of the best horror films ever made, in competition with Possession, The Exorcist, The Birds and Suspiria.
- 10/26/2011
- by Ricky
- SoundOnSight
Cinema Retro has received the following press release from the British Film Institute regarding their popular series of "Flipside" DVD titles:
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'Every time BFI Flipside releases a newly discovered film I always go and get it. It's like finding lost treasure.' Nicolas Winding Refn (Award-winning director of Drive)
'The Flipside is Britain's most far-out DVD label - bold film choices, gorgeous transfers, imaginative extras. Every release a revelation.' Kim Newman
'Flipside provides a window onto a time in British cinema when real film artists stalked our land.' Ben Wheatley (Award-winning director of Kill List)
Launched in May 2009, the BFI’s Flipside label has dedicated itself to unveiling the hidden history of British cinema, drawing upon materials preserved by the BFI National Archive. To date, the series has published over 60 films (features and shorts), and has met with universal acclaim,...
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'Every time BFI Flipside releases a newly discovered film I always go and get it. It's like finding lost treasure.' Nicolas Winding Refn (Award-winning director of Drive)
'The Flipside is Britain's most far-out DVD label - bold film choices, gorgeous transfers, imaginative extras. Every release a revelation.' Kim Newman
'Flipside provides a window onto a time in British cinema when real film artists stalked our land.' Ben Wheatley (Award-winning director of Kill List)
Launched in May 2009, the BFI’s Flipside label has dedicated itself to unveiling the hidden history of British cinema, drawing upon materials preserved by the BFI National Archive. To date, the series has published over 60 films (features and shorts), and has met with universal acclaim,...
- 10/6/2011
- by nospam@example.com (Cinema Retro)
- Cinemaretro.com
Provocative, grim, shocking and extremely anti-establishment in their outlook, British director Pete Walker’s “terror” films were always controversial—perhaps due to their frequent representation of an unsavory, seedy underbelly of a British society governed by convention and hypocrisy. With his previous movies, notably House Of Whipcord, Frightmare and House Of Mortal Sin (a.k.a. The Confessional), Walker had actively worked to subvert typically British institutions (such as class, family and the legal system) and outrage as many people as he possibly could by presenting cannibalistic pensioners, murderous priests and private prisons controlled by sadistic wardens.
- 9/26/2010
- by gingold@starloggroup.com (James Gracey)
- Fangoria
Provocative, grim, shocking and extremely anti-establishment in their outlook, British director Pete Walker’s “terror” films were always controversial—perhaps due to their frequent representation of an unsavory, seedy underbelly of a British society governed by convention and hypocrisy. With his previous movies, notably House Of Whipcord, Frightmare and House Of Mortal Sin (a.k.a. The Confessional), Walker had actively worked to subvert typically British institutions (such as class, family and the legal system) and outrage as many people as he possibly could by presenting cannibalistic pensioners, murderous priests and private prisons controlled by sadistic wardens.
- 9/26/2010
- by gingold@starloggroup.com (James Gracey)
- Fangoria
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