Sunday, November 15, 2009

The Room (2003)




Directed by Tommy Wiseau.

Starring Tommy Wiseau and Juliette Danielle.

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They are now marketing this film as an intentional comedy. That was not the original intention of the director and star. Has to be seen to be believed. Many are calling Wiseau the "next Ed Wood".

Saturday, November 14, 2009

Killpoint (1984)





Directed by Frank Harris.

Starring Richard Roundtree and Cameron Mitchell.

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The Day Of The Cobra (1980)




Directed by Enzo G. Castellari.

Starring Franco Nero and Sybil Danning.

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Maniac Cop (1988)






Directed by William Lustig.

Written by Larry Cohen.

Starring Robert Z'Dar, Tom Atkins, Bruce Campbell, Laurene Landon and Richard Roundtree.

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Maniac Cop 2 (1990)




Directed by William Lustig.

Written by Larry Cohen.

Starring Robert Z'Dar, Robert Davi, Claudia Christian and Bruce Campbell.

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Maniac Cop 3: Badge of Silence (1993)





Directed by William Lustig and Joel Soisson.

Written by Larry Cohen.

Starring Robert Z'Dar, Robert Davi, Robert Forster, Jackie Earl Haley and Caitlin Dulany.

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Naked Vengeance (1985)




Directed by Cirio H. Santiago.

Starring Deborah Tranelli and Kaz Garas.

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Killer Fish (1979)






Directed by Antonio Margheriti.

Starring Lee Majors, Karen Black and James Franciscus.

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Beat Street (1984)




Directed by Stan Lathan.

Starring Rae Dawn Chong.

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Monday, November 9, 2009

The Violent Four (1968)






Directed by Carlo Lizzani.

Starring Gian Maria Volonté, Ray Lovelock and Tomas Milian.

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Death Machines (1976)





Directed by Paul Kyriazi.

Starring Ronald L. Marchini and Mari Honjo.

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The Student Teachers (1973)





Directed by Jonathan Kaplan.

Starring Susan Damante and Brooke Mills.

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The Teacher (1974)






Directed by Howard Avedis.

Starring Angel Tompkins and Jay North.

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The Pyjama Girl Case (1977)





Directed by Flavio Mogherini.

Starring Ray Milland and Mel Ferrer.

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Jaws: The Revenge (1987)





Trailer for VHS video release...



Directed by Joseph Sargent.

Starring Lorraine Gary and Michael Caine.

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Conquest (1983)




Directed by Lucio Fulci.

Starring Andrea Occhipinti and Jorge Rivero.

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Wednesday, November 4, 2009

Street Law (1974)






Directed by Enzo G. Castellari.

Starring Franco Nero and Barbara Bach.

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One of my favourite Italian films of all time. Nero is completely unhinged in this movie.

Guido & Maurizio De Angelis - Various Themes


A few tracks from the duo of Guido & Maurizio De Angelis, prolific Italian composers for film in the golden era of Italian crime, western and horror cinema.



From High Crime (1973) (d. Enzo G. Castellari)



From "The Violent Professionals" (1973) (d. Sergio Martino)




From "Raiders Of Atlantis" (1983) (d. Ruggero Deodato)

Monday, July 27, 2009

"A Sane Man vs. The Thing From The Woods... And Other Pulp Fictions" by Jeremy Milks


As you can probably tell, I've been absent from this blog for awhile but I've been putting the finishing touches on my first book of short horror stories called "A Sane Man vs. The Thing From The Woods... and Other Pulp Fictions".

You can get a print copy or download a version here for cheap if yer interested.

By clicking on the title, you can also get a preview of the first part of the book as well.

Here's the description from the back cover:

"After a tough day at the office, a middle-aged man comes home to his family, only to find a fitter, “better” version of himself has somehow taken his place without anyone noticing…

In a fury of shocking ultra-violence, a thrash-metal loving, muscle-bound freakshow rampages through a Los Angeles gym during the height of the shallow and decadent 1980’s…

Someone is viciously murdering homeless people downtown and two unlikely heroes – a failed journalist and an aging, alcoholic detective – must band together to solve the crime because no one will ever believe what they’ve seen…

A respected and well-known professor disappears, leaving only a bizarre letter to his daughter telling of a small town that holds some horrible secrets from his past, among them the certain problem of mutilated teenagers washing up on shore every 50 years or so…

An ambitious but naïve young man moves into a secluded cabin to write his “Great Canadian Novel” but quickly realizes that something in the woods doesn’t appreciate the intrusion on its territory, sparking an age old battle to the death between human and animal…

What you hold in your hand are 5 blood splattered stories in the tradition of classic pulp novels, Italian “giallo” films, H.P. Lovecraft, anthology horror movies and “creature features” from a bygone era.

So grab a beer, put your feet up and prepare to get your face ripped off (in a good, clean, fun way of course!)."

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Tuesday, July 7, 2009

Society (1989)





Directed by Brian Yuzna.

Starring Billy Warlock.

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Yuzna's surrealistic film is one of the best "Rich People Are Actually Monsters" movies out there.

I still have no idea what he was thinking during the truly bizarre last half hour of the movie but it's memorable and entertaining all the same.

Yuzna is probably more famous as being the producer of Re-Animator but I actually like the ones he directed, including 2005's "Beneath Still Waters" which got universally panned by the horror community. His stuff is so singularly weird and atmospheric, even if the plots are kind of whacked. A little like Argento if you think about it.