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Ingmar Bergman dies at 89

Ingmar Bergman 1918-2007

The great Swedish filmaker died yesterday at 89 years of age, a favourite director of mine and he will be sadly missed. The Telegraph have a particulary fine article about him in todays edition and is very much worth a read.

Source: The Daily Telegraph

"David Gritten celebrates the high aspirations of the great Swedish filmmaker, who died yesterday

It would be stretching a point to claim Ingmar Bergman invented art-house cinema. Other directors before him had presented visions of cinema so austere and serious as to exclude entertainment values completely; but Bergman was the first to attract such wide audiences to his work.

Buñuel's experiments with Dalí qualified as high art, but were so experimental as to be museum pieces. Italian neo-realists such as De Sica and Rossellini tackled serious social themes, but always addressed themselves to audiences' emotions. Bergman seemed grandly indifferent to such considerations; the rigour, seriousness and intellectual questing of his films became their unique selling point.

He became a giant on the stage of world cinema with The Seventh Seal, re-released last week in Britain on its 50th anniversary to gushing reviews. It remains his best-known film, in part because of its most striking images: the hooded, black-clad, white-faced figure of Death playing chess on a beach with a Crusader knight, and a dance of death with six people led by Death wielding a scythe.

The Seventh Seal seemed almost deliberately forbidding. Shot in black-and-white, it is a stark morality play that presents a world riven with plague and corruption and suggests the absence of God. These very qualities attracted serious-minded audiences across the world; and, in the late 1950s, with the uneasy undercurrent of the Cold War and the impact of the Holocaust still gradually sinking in, there was plenty to be serious about.

Like modern jazz and the plays of Samuel Beckett, Bergman's work flourished among earnest people who saw in it a flat rebuff to a post-war world that strived to accentuate the positive in all things.

The veteran film critic David Thomson has noted that The Seventh Seal "made Bergman the central figure in the growth of art-house cinema", adding that in Britain many people first joined the National Film Theatre specifically because of a Bergman retrospective.
He made films fast and cheaply, though it was not apparent, thanks to his excellent repertory company of actors (Liv Ullmann, Max von Sydow and Bibi Andersson among them) and his gifted cinematographers.

Bergman was prolific in the wake of The Seventh Seal, and Wild Strawberries, The Silence, The Virgin Spring and Persona all cemented his reputation. His taste for symbolism shaped the stories of these films, and kept his audiences happy - if "happy" is quite the word.

The other notable aspect of these earlier films is their approach to sexuality. The Silence and Persona in particular are sexually explicit (Persona verbally so), but the subject is never treated in a salacious manner. In Bergman's world, sex is merely one aspect of life - a stance that made his films seem hugely sophisticated in Britain and America.

So did his clinical analysis of relationships. In films such as A Passion and Cries and Whispers, Bergman proved himself a master at portraying bleak marriages and unhappy, dysfunctional families. (He himself was married five times.)

His camera work was so up close and personal, one could see the pores in his actors' skin - an intimacy of shooting style that corresponded to an almost psychiatric dissection of the characters' plights.

In the late '60s, as a newly permissive society caused family units and marriages to start fraying at the seams, his work seemed timely. And he is one of the few filmmakers to grapple with the subject of old age (Autumn Sonata, Sarabande) with such a lack of sentimentality.
Inevitably, his influence spread. It is impossible, for example, to imagine that a director such as Mike Nichols could have made two very different but equally dark films as The Graduate and Carnal Knowledge without having come under Bergman's spell. In Britain, John Boorman, Mike Figgis and Terry Gilliam have acknowledged the long shadow he cast.

Much has been made of the fact that Bergman's work has been widely parodied, especially The Seventh Seal. This is perhaps because his work is so defiantly serious that smiling at it seems a logical response.

(He described his own sense of humour as "morbid".) But it is easier to spoof it than to emulate it seriously - as Woody Allen found to his cost. His film Love and Death contained a fine Bergman parody, but Interiors, his portrayal of a very Bergmanesque family falling apart, was rightly judged a disaster. Still, Bergman remained the filmmaker Allen aspires to be.
Not that this adulation affected him one bit. Bergman remained resolutely in Europe, and ignored lucrative offers to shoot elsewhere. (The Danish director Lars von Trier appears to have taken him as his model in this regard.)

One can scour Bergman's 1987 autobiography The Magic Lantern for a long time without coming across the word "Hollywood". It was not that he took a conscious stand against commercial mainstream movies; he simply never addressed himself to them, perhaps feeling he was in a different business altogether.

And so he was. Effectively, Bergman opened up the possibilities of different ways of making films that resonate even now. Would the indie American film movement exist today without him? Certainly not in its present form. The Sundance Film Festival, that hotbed of films about anomie and dysfunction, would be a very different place.

He remains a role model for directors intent on making films for reasons beyond a fast buck - a shining example of what stubbornness and higher aspirations can achieve.

Northern highlights: a Bergman top five

Smiles of a Summer Night (1955)

Bergman's first international success is a sophisticated comedy of manners that shatters his reputation for unmitigated Nordic gloom. Set during a country-house weekend at the turn of the last century, it traces the romantic and sexual imbroglios of eight people around a fortysomething lawyer torn between his virginal young wife and sultry mistress.This elegant farce inspired Stephen Sondheim's musical A Little Night Music and Woody Allen's best Bergman homage, A Midsummer Night's Sex Comedy.

The Seventh Seal (1957)

A knight returns from the Crusades to find that his country is abandoned by God - or that, perhaps, it has abandoned God. Not just a stark vision of spiritual crisis, the film contains indelible images, such as Max von Sydow playing chess with the Grim Reaper, or a chain of silhouetted revellers performing a defiant dance of death on the horizon. Half a century old, The Seventh Seal was re-released here last week, and remains required viewing, now more than ever.

The Silence (1963)

A boy, his mother and dying aunt arrive by train in an unidentified city in Eastern Europe. They don't speak the language, tanks roll through the streets, and their hotel is spookily deserted. Fabulously shot by Bergman's regular photographer Sven Nyqvist, this was conceived as the third in a loose trilogy about religious faith (following Through A Glass Darkly and Winter Light), but it's also surreal, darkly comic and surprisingly erotic.
Persona (1966)

Dreamy: Liv Ullmann and Bibi Andersson in Persona

Bergman nudged towards the avant-garde with this dreamy essay about the fine line between illusion and reality, epitomised by the power struggle between a traumatised actress and her nurse whose identities imperceptibly merge in the course of a summer. It is also a film about filmmaking, with such distancing devices as sudden fragments of old silent movies, a shot of the camera crew, and the movie catching fire in the projector and running out at the end.

Fanny and Alexander (1982)

This magnificent three-hour epic is a dazzling summation of Bergman's lifelong themes. Set in the early 20th century, it begins with a small boy's magical memories of Christmas in the bosom of his exuberant family, then moves into chilly denial following his mother's marriage to a bishop, before a triumphant, life-affirming fusion of the two worlds. It is the director's masterpiece."

Mother of Tears Trailer!

The first proper teaser trailer for Dario Argento's upcoming opus has arisen over at Yahoo!, and it looks fantastic and very dark! Hopefully the movie will live up to all expectations, remember the release date looks like the 31st October in Italy, so get over to Ryanair and get those flights booked if your Italian is half-way decent.

Monster Squad has arrived!

The excellent DVD release of "The Monster Squad" has finally arrived! It looks fantastic and I'll be hopefully watching this over the weekend and reliving some childhood memories!





Get the OST from this great movie at the Manchester Morgue!

My Blog is Rated R!!!!

Was wandering around the various blogs today and my esteemed buddy Whiggles had a cool link to discover what your blog was rated - he scored an unexpected PG-13 while I got a Best Buy unfriendly R!!! What a shock - now go check out your own!

MGM Midnite Movies Update!

Source: DVD Drive-In

Due for release on September 11th are some new MGM Midnite Movie releases, I don't believe any at all were released last year so these are some welcome new additions to the collection. "Food of the Gods" looks titillating, lets hope it lives up to the cover!!

You can see the cover scans HERE

The Roundtable: Week 56

Source: The Horror Blog

Name your favourite opening credit sequence in a horror film:

Nico - DVDTrash

"Easy one this week, Dario Argento’s Suspiria, fantastic opening for a great film, and one I’ll be revisiting before going to Italy to watch the final chapter “Mother of Tears”!"

As I said above, can't wait to head over and see this movie, hope it lives up to his best work!

THE FRIDAY THE 13th BLOG-A-THON

THE FRIDAY THE 13th BLOG-A-THON FRIDAY, JULY 13th, 2007

From the Final Girl Blog:

"If you're still feeling in the dark, here's the skinny: in my dreams, on Friday, July 13th the blogosphere will come alive Frampton-style as peeps posts anything and everything about the Friday the 13th film series, or anything and everything that falls under that umbrella. Unlike the Final Girl Film Club, posts made during the blog-a-thon don't have to be simple reviews: say whatever you want to say. Want to talk about the old 8-bit Friday the 13th video game? Fine. Want to write a plot synopsis for your fantasy Friday film, Jason vs Those Animated Penguins I'm So Fucking Tired Of? Go for it. Maybe an epic poem about the twins from The Final Chapter, or a profile on Harry Manfredini, or a haiku about the first time you saw a Friday film, or...well, I think you get it."

I think this sounds like a cool idea, so get posting either here or over at the Final Girl Blog and make it a Friday 13th to remember.

Huge Severin Films Update

Source: Severin Films

Severin has just signed five astounding Italian erotic classics - three of which feature Laura Gemser as black Emanuelle and two satanic sinfests.

EMANUELLE & THE WHITE SLAVE TRADE: a rousing reunion of the formidable EMANUELLE IN AMERICA team of Gemser and the mighty Joe D'Amato!

SISTER EMANUELLE: our favorite open-minded nymph has a change of heart and trades in her sexual habits for a sexy habit. You can imagine what kind of sinful shenanigans subsequently go on behind convent walls!

BLACK EMMANUELLE/WHITE EMMANUELLE: Actually a crafty retitling of BLACK VELVET but it not only boasts Gemser, you also get the delicious Annie Belle (HOUSE ON THE EDGE OF THE PARK; LAURE) and giallo queen Susan Scott (DEATH WALKS IN HIGH HEELS)!

And last but certainly not least the first official DVD releases of the ultimate possessed nun sleaze-fest and its follow up.

MALABIMBA: THE MALICIOUS WHORE: You may be familiar with other outrageous Andrea Bianchi works such as BURIAL GROUND and STRIP NUDE FOR YOUR KILLER but even they won't prepare you for the dirty delights of MALABIMBA, which features arguably the most salacious invalid death scene in cinema history!

SATAN'S BABY DOLL: One year later Mario Bianchi (no relation) remade MALABIMBA and threw heroin addiction and zombies into the mix!

Malabimba and Satan's are due Sept 19th, 2007!

Soundtrack Collector

Finally got round to putting my movie soundtracks online, so take a look if you want to see what I like to relax listening too!

Checkout the site here: Soundtrack Collector

Eurocinema - Great Marketing

I've always had a penchant for European cinema whether from Bergman and Di Sica or Deodato and Fulci, and this video from the European Commission promoting the European film scene; Definiitely the right way to go about it - but how many movies can you spot?

Roundtable: Week 53

Since David Z of the excellent movie blog "Tomb it may Concern" was the only one of us to contribute to every edition of the Roundtable, then this weeks edition was all about him!

Name your favourite David Z. moment.

Nick - DVDTrash
Definitely has to be the The Eurotrash Film Pinnacle Project, was great to see so many others like the same crap as me!

Warren - 150 Days of Sodom
When he posted all the posters he found online for the Italian film Tough to Kill, I definitely thought we were on the same wavelength.

Curt - Groovy Age of Horror
Haha–where to begin?!? How about with, “Hello David Z (I presume).” Congrats on the new arrival, David Z (I presuuume!), and keep up the great work!!

Kimberly - Cinebeats
I’ve gotta go with the ongoing They Call Her Archived project he’s been putting together. I’m really impressed with his focus and dedication. I find it all really inspiring and it’s great that he’s sharing all his stuff with his blog readers. Cheers to David!

Steven - The Horror Blog
I failed to win a contest David Z. held to give away copies of his excellent chapbook Ascension of the Blind Dead, but he sent it to me anyway for which I am incredibly grateful. I was already familar with The Blind Dead from years back, but David’s chapbook prompted me to obsess over the characters, leading to J. buying the set for me. Thanks, David!

JA - My New Plaid Pants
The word “GoonaHumpasploitation” rocks my world.

I think you'd agree a very worthy subject!

New DVD's on the way!

Some new ( and some not so new) titles added to the DVD Trash library:

Homicide: Life on the Street - The Complete Series (R1, NBC Home Video)

Road House: Deluxe Edition (R1, MGM)

Beastmaster: SE (R1, Anchor Bay)

Battlestar Galactica (R2, Universal)

Paranoia (R2, Millenium)

Not arrived yet but on the way are:

Trilogy of Terror (R1,Dark Sky)

Stone Cold (R1, MGM) - The Brian Bosworth Mullet Edition!!!

Gwendoline: Unrated Directors Cut (R1, Severin)

The Cannonball Run: Blast from the Past

Meant to post this a while a go, it's another cool soundtrack album download from the Manchester Morgue, which I think is one of the best MP3 blogs around. This really brought back loads of memories watching JJ and Captain Chaos along with all the other mugging actors during this 80's classic. Check it out here and tell me you don't love the titular track and the Sheiks music...a thousand thanks for taking a look.

Dario Argento - New Website on the way!

Launching 7-7-07 is Dario Argento's new site with hopefully a HQ trailer for his long awaited new film "La Terza Madre"

One to keep an eye on!

How the Soprano's really ended!

Click HERE to find out what came after the credits rolled. (Still can't believe there are no more episodes, there is now a void in my life!)

New Forum a-go-go!

Check the LoveLockandLoad forum from fellow DVD Maniac Jonny Redman, just registered myself, so head on over for some EuroCult goodness!!

Mother of Tears: Poster Art

Very nice! My excitement over this is slowly getting higher, actually contemplating going over to Italy to see this on the weekend of release!

Source: Shock Till You Drop

New titles added!

As I turned 31 on Tuesday and as a result of birthday presents and gift vouchers some new DVD's have been added to the collection as well as some more winging their way from DVD Pacific.

Anyway the new additions are:

The Umbrellas of Cherbourg (Optimum, R2)
Election (Optimum, R2)
Manon de Source/Jean de Florette (Pathe, R2)
Severance (Fox, R2)
Little Miss Sunshine (Fox, R2)
Romanzo Criminale (Icon, R2)
Colt 38 Special Squad (NoShame, R1)
Female Prisoner #701 Scorpion: Collection (Tokyo Shock, R1)

Stallone is John Rambo: 1st Trailer...

...and would you believe that it looks freaking awesome, proper old school Stallone action. None of your crappy PG-13 nonsense. This looks like a balls-out proper violent action movie and it's Rambo kicking all sorts of ass! Has Stallone done it again, Rocky Balboa was fantastic and this looks just as good!




How much does is also look like an old Grindhouse exploitation movie, with it's A-Team style titles and the blood red movie title. The good thing is that unlike "Machete" this movie is real and on the way. I hope all the violence stays in and is not cut out, but I smell an "Unrated" DVD release somewhere down the line. Roll on release day!

Diabolik PC Game on the way!

Looks pretty interesting, hopefully it actually sees the light of day!

Giovanni Lombardo Radice: A True Cult Star

All actors appreciate their fans, so it's said, but would many of Hollywoods elite join an movie discussion forum and answer all their varied questions without hesitation? I doubt it, but "cult" movie stars are a different breed and John Morgen, star of Cannibal Ferox and City of the Living Dead, is one in a million. For the last week or so, he has been on the fantastic DVD Maniacs forum, answering questions from all angles and he seems to be really enjoying himself and actually somewhat taken aback with the all the kind words being thrown his way. It's very nice to have your pre-conceptions about somebody confirmed as he always came across very well and seemed very likeable on interviews and commentaries; it's good to see he is the exact same way with his fans! So take a gander at the Maniacs forums and perhaps pose your question for Johnny!

Hilarious Movie Deaths...

Courtesy of Gorillamask - some fantastically cool (yet dumb) movie deaths, but the sad thing is I'm sure most people reading this have probably seen most of the movies on show. I recognised a few, but can anyone get them all????

Monster Squad DVD on the way!

Source: Fangoria

Lionsgate Home Entertainment gave Fango the official word on specs for its 20th Anniversary DVD special edition of Fred Dekker’s THE MONSTER SQUAD (pictured), which we last reported on here and will be released July 24. The movie will be presented in its original 2.35:1 aspect ratio for the first time ever on North American video; the special features are:

• Audio commentary by writer/director Dekker and cinematographer Bradford May
• Audio commentary by Dekker and actors Andre Gower, Ashley Bank and Ryan Lambert
• Wolf Man’s Got Nards! The Making of THE MONSTER SQUAD documentary
• Deleted and extended scenes
• Monster Mania reunion featurette
• Vintage interview with Tom Noonan (in Frankenstein’s monster makeup!)
• Poster and still gallery
• Theatrical trailer
• TV spot

Really awesome news, a film I've longed to see on DVD as I only vaguely remember seeing when I was little. Roll on July 24th!

The Soprano's: Coming to the boil nicely!

How good is The Soprano's at the moment? You just feel that the slowly everything is coming together and there is going to be an almighty bloody climax! Tony is slowly looking at his guys and it seems that he is seeing them all in a new brand new light - even coming to argue with his most trusted guys in Hesh and Paulie. In addition you feel that Uncle Junior, AJ and Bobby Baccala are all going to have a say in how the finest TV show ever draws to a close. The first 4 episodes have been great, can't wait until next Sunday's!

The Roundtable: Week 44

Another gem from the Roundtable at the Horror Blog:

"Name the one horror-related item you couldn’t bear to part with."

DVD Trash:

"It would have to be either my Beyond Limited Edition Tin or my Ingrid Pitt signed DVD’s. In fact all my Anchor Bay Tins are very precious to me!"

Head over to the Horror Blog to check out what my fellow horror bloggers could never be parted from!

New Turkish Delights from Onar

Bill from Onar has sent some more goodies from his excellent label and I'll be doing a little review of his new releases very soon!

OLULER KONUSMAZ KI (THE DEAD DON’T TALK) (1970)- Dir. Yavuz Yalinkilic

Sometimes the dead DO talk if ONAR gives them a chance, like this God-forgotten 1970 Turkish Gothic Horror gem. A haunted house in the forest, a ghostly zombie-like bogeyman, a curse, pretty ladies meeting horrible deaths, endless macabre boo-ha-ha's, gloomy suffocating atmosphere, Aytekin Akkaya(3 DEV ADAM'S Captain America), pretty ladies, stolen music from Space Odyssey(well, Richard Strauss, that is) and giallos, exorcisms and other goodies guarantee a hair-raising experience.

This is another worldwide premiere, never seen before on any kind of media. Luckily, the master was found in satisfactory condition so the picture is close to great.

ASKA SUSAYANLAR SEKS VE CINAYET (THIRSTY FOR LOVE SEX AND MURDER) (1972) - Dir. Mehmet Aslan

If you are thirsty for a genuine giallo with lots of blood, sleaze, mystery and twists, this one is for you. It could be a Sergio Martino film, like STRANGE VICE OF MISS WARDH, but it comes straight from Turkey! Here, a maniac (or two?) with a sharp huge razor is after pretty girls. A woman is suffering a youth trauma and is haunted by the nightmare of her past. The only remaining master was found in good condition so the picture is not great but good enough for a Turkish 70’s film. For those of us lucky enough to have watched this trailer on past Onar releases and could not wait to see this Turkish giallo...well...the time has come! If you haven't seen the trailer yet, be sure to check the link below for this trailer and other Onar Films trailers.

DVD FEATURES

Fullscreen versions of both films

Turkish audio

Optional English and Greek subtitles

3 Interviews with AYTEKIN AKKAYA , METIN DEMIRHAN (horror director and author of the cult book TURKISH FANTASTIC CINEMA) and GIOVANNI SCOGNAMILLO, actor and co-author of above book (Turkish audio with English subtitles)

Photo galleries

Trailers

Bios

Limited to 1200 hand-numbered units

Still Alive...

DVD Trash is still alive and well, just too busy with my real life business at the moment (www.towntavern.co.uk), but have no fear I'll be back more trashy goodness soon.

Stay Bookmarked!

Prevues of Coming Attractions: The Soundtrack!

A very cool collection of smooth grooves to download! So check them out!

Van Damme vs Seagal!

Very funny Video Showdown featuring the 2 biggest straight to video stars of the 80's

Rank your Giallo!

Very cool idea from Rankopedia, get your favourite giallo to the top of the list!

Beatrice Cenci DVD Arrives!

This long awaited Fulci flick has finally arrived from Amazon.fr and I thought I'd post some package shots as well as some first impressions.





It's overall a very nice package with fairly good image quality and sound, in addition to some great extras if your Italian or French is good (both French and Italian 2.0 audio is available as well as French subtitles).


The extras themselves include "La Nuit americaine du Dr. Lucio Fulci", a 31 minute interview by Antonietta de Lillo and an exclusive audio interview with Fulci that is set to extracts to some of his movies and is conducted by Gaetano Mistretta who wrote the book on Italian Horror called "Spaghetti Nightmares". The extras are rounded off with bio's and filmographies.

Anchor Bay to release "Mario Bava Collection, Vol.1"

Source: Tim Lucas Video Watchblog

Great news as the 1st details of the forthcoming Anchor Bay Bava Collection (Release: April 3rd) have come to light and here they are:



BLACK SABBATH / THE THREE FACES OF FEAR
1.77:1/16:9 (both)
English and Italian versions with English subtitles
Featurette: Mark Damon interview
Tim Lucas audio commentary
International & US trailers
TV Spots
Poster and Stills gallery
Mario Bava & Boris Karloff bios
Bava trailers

BLACK SUNDAY / THE MASK OF SATAN
Original Italian export English dub scored by Roberto Nicolosi
American International English dub scored by Les Baxter
1.66:1/16:9
English mono with subtitles
Tim Lucas audio commentary
International and US trailers
TV spotsRadio spots
Mario Bava & Barbara Steele bios
Bava trailers


THE GIRL WHO KNEW TOO MUCH / EVIL EYE
English and Italian versions with English subtitles
1.33:1 (English), 1.66:1/16:9 (Italian)
Featurette: "Remembering the Girl with John Saxon"
Tim Lucas audio commentary
International and US trailers
Poster and Still gallery
Bava trailers


KILL, BABY... KILL!
English and Italian audio with English subtitles
1.85:1/16:9
International trailer
TV Spots 1 - 3
Mario Bava bio
Bava trailers


KNIVES OF THE AVENGER
2.35:1/16:9
English and Italian audio with English subtitles
International trailer
Mario Bava bio
Bava trailers

Also need to point out that Dark Sky DVD are also bringing out their own version of Kill, Baby, Kill a week before the Anchor Bay release and it looks at the moment to be the better package, and perhaps double-dipping might be in order. For years this film has been at the top of all Bava fans wish-lists and now 2 version are out at the same time! Still better to have these films on DVD than not at all!



Kill, Baby, Kill from Dark Sky will however have an all important Tim Lucas commentary and a featurette with Mario's son, Lamberto (Demoni 1 and 2) taking a trip back to the town of Calcata where the movie was filmed. Sounds good and DVD Savant have a review up already which you can find here.

More Trashy Goodness from Dark Sky DVD!

Look what else is on the way from Dark Sky DVD:

Ricco The Mean Machine - 24/4/07

Released from prison after a 2-year stretch, Ricco Aversi (Christopher Mitchum, son of legendary actor Robert Mitchum) goes gunning for merciless drug smuggler Don Vito (Arthur Kennedy), who not only had his father brutally murdered but also stole his drop-dead gorgeous girlfriend (Malissa Longo, Black Emanuelle, White Emanuelle).Teaming up with a beautiful con-artist (Barbara Bouchet), Ricco's blood soaked path to vengeance knows no bounds!RICCO was released in America as a horro film called Cauldron of Death! Seen for thirty years only via censored VHS tapes, Ricco The Mean Machine is presented by Dark Sky Films complete and uncut, in all its glory.

Special Features:-

"Mitchum the Mean Machine" - featurette with Christopher Mitchum

- Trailer

- Still Gallery

The Antonio Margheriti Collection: Naked You Die - 24/4/07

From the minds of Italian horror kings Mario Bava (Twitch of the Death Nerve) and Antonio Margheriti (Cannibal Apocolypse) comes this macabre tale of murder at an all girls school.The corpses are piling up at St. Hilda's School for Girls, leaving top cop Michael Rennie (The Day The Earth Stood Still) with more than the usual suspects. Is the killer playboy riding instructor Mark Damon (House of Usher)? Peeping tom Luciano Pigozzi (Baron Blood)? Or how about hulking swim teacher Giovanni Di Benedetto (The Bird With the Crystal Plumage), whose wetsuit and dive mask make the perfect ensemble for slaughter?

Special Features:

- Theatrical Trailer

- Still Gallery

This release is great news as it completes the School Girl Killer Trilogy with What Have They Done to Our Daughters? and Cosa avete fatto a Solange?

Tragic Ceremony - 24/4/07

From the twisted mind of Riccardo Freda, first maestro of Italian Gothic horror...Ducking out of a summer storm, four hippies (led by Camille Keaton, star of I Spit on Your Grave) take refuge in the seemingly abandoned Villa Alexander...unaware that their hosts (Twitch of the Death Nerve's Luigi Pistilli and Thunderball's Luciana Paluzzi) are staging a satanic sacrifice.When the ceremony ends in a bloodsoaked orgy of violence, the hippies flee the villa...only to nfind themselves accused of committing a Manson-style massacre.

Special Feature:

- Theatrical Trailer

Cannibal Holocaust to be remade?

Variety reports:

Relevant Entertainment has acquired rights to and will remake the 1980 cult horror film "Cannibal Holocaust." It's aiming for a summer start.

Relevant partner Michael Menchel and associate Steve Whitney will produce. The project is fully financed by Keith Previte of Scorched Earth Entertainment and Catherine Williams, who also will serve as producers. Paul Mason, Jordan Rush and Larry Joackim will exec produce.

The original, directed by Italian helmer Ruggero Deodato, has been banned in dozens of countries due to its gore and violence. Pic centers on a professor traveling to South America to find out what happened to a film crew that disappeared while shooting a documentary about reputed cannibal tribes. He eventually discovers the remains of the crew and several reels of undeveloped film, which show the disastrous consequences of the crew's decision to provoke the natives.

Deodato shot the pic in documentary style and was jailed briefly after the Italian premiere until he could prove the actors were unharmed.

Whitney, who spent six months securing the rights, previously partnered with Previte for the 2005 remake of "The Amityville Horror." Whitney and Previte also exec produced "Borderland" for Lionsgate.

Relevant's in pre-production on "Haunting in Connecticut" for Gold Circle/Lionsgate and is developing "The Tortoise and the Hippo" for Walden Media and "Pledged" for Paramount.

What do you all make of that? Surely this will never be as hard-hitting or as relevant as the original?

5th Annual Rondo Awards

Source: Rondoaward.com

These awards are by fans, for fans. Every Rondo nominee below is being recognized for a significant achievement to keep our monstrous hobby alive and thriving. So take a look at the ballot and let the nominees know how much we all appreciate their work by voting.

Click here for the ballot

The EuroTrash Film Pinnacle Project

David Z over at Tomb It May Concern, has a nice little project on the go, asking fellow euro trash film exponents to list their top ten movies. A very cool idea and one I was happy to add my 2 cents to.

My Top Ten:

In no real order and this list would probably change daily, but hey:

1. The Beyond - A true horror classic and one of the best Fulci movies ever, add in the superb score and you have a masterpiece in my opinion. Also it was the 1st Fulci movie I ever bought on DVD (The Anchor Bay Tin Edition) and the anticipation of receiving this was palpable. Wish they would bring back the tins!

2. Profondo Rosso - Argento at his best and that Goblin score, fantastic!

3. Cannibal Holocaust - Much maligned for it's more questionable scenes, but at the core it's a fantastic film, that demands to be in every horror fans collection.

4. Eccezzziunale ...Veramente - An Italian comedy trash classic,although not seen by many outside of Italy, if you know the languageor culture at all then track this one down.

5. Milano Calibro 9 - Di Leo has made lots of Italian crime flicksbut this really blew me away when I saw it. Great cast with superbturns from Gaston Moschin and Mario Adorf in particular.

6. Kriminal - Lenzi brings this ultra hip fumetto to life and although only released in Italian, it's another DVD to track down ifyou know the language.

7. L'Insegnante - An Edwige Fench Italian sex comedy, that was a mainstay of the late night Italian TV schedules when I was younger and she certainly opened my eyes a little wider!

8. Zombi 2 - What more can be said? Another Fulci goretastic classic.

9. Kilink Istanbul Da' - The Turkish Kriminal/Diabolik rip off, but great fun and totally politically incorrect. Recently brought out on DVD by Onar Films and they should be applauded for doing so.

10. Four times that night - Bava has made many classics, but of all the films I've watched recently this was so enjoyable and just so different from Bava's usual style but at the same time totally enthralling!

The Sopranos: The Final 9 Episodes Trailer

Source: E! Online

The Sopranos Goes Long

The Sopranos won't be sleeping with the fishes as soon as we thought.

HBO will air an extra episode of the series after creator David Chase and his fellow producers decided that eight wasn't enough to tie up all the loose ends of the seminal mobster drama before it goes to the great Bada Bing in the sky, a network rep confirmed.

"They going to give it a bonus episode, so fans are getting a bit of a holiday gift," HBO spokesman Quentin Schaffer tells E! Online. "They were originally going to do eight, but David Chase wanted the added episode to tell the story, and we obviously said, 'sure.' "

The extra episode was green-lighted "several weeks ago," Schaffer says, adding that shooting is complete on the first six episodes.

Cast member Steve Schirrippa, who plays Bobby "Bacala" Baccalleri, the husband of Tony's sister Janice, first broke the news about the surprise ninth episode to Celebrity Week at last weekend's Comedy Festival in Las Vegas. The actor, a Las Vegas native, also revealed that his character has so far avoided getting whacked."

Episodes and when they will be broadcast on HBO:

Episode # 01 / 613 / 78 - 04/08/2007
Episode # 02 / 614 / 79 - 04/15/2007
Episode # 03 / 615 / 80 - 04/22/2007
Episode # 04 / 616 / 81 - 04/29/2007
Episode # 05 / 617 / 82 - 05/06/2007
Episode # 06 / 618 / 83 - 05/13/2007
Episode # 07 / 619 / 84 - 05/20/2007
Episode # 08 / 620 / 85 - 05/27/2007
Episode # 09 / 621 / 86 - 06/04/2007

Black Emanuelle Box: More Details

Source: Severin Films Limited Edition Collection Features A Never-Before-Seen Interview With Cult Director Joe D'Amato & All-New Soundtrack Compilation CD!

The breathtakingly beautiful Laura Gemser stars as the infamous sexual adventuress in these three erotic epics now on DVD for the first time ever in America: EMANUELLE IN BANGKOK - Emanuelle prowls the steamy underbelly of the Thai city on an odyssey of opium orgies, depraved Republicans and flying ping-pong balls. SISTER EMANUELLE - Emanuelle renounces her wanton ways and joins a convent for wayward schoolgirls, only to face temptation from some very unholy sins of the flesh. EMANUELLE AROUND THE WORLD - In director Joe D'Amato's notorious jaw-dropper, Emanuelle uncovers a global conspiracy of enslaved women, kinky Senators and inappropriate uses for exotic pets. BONUS CD: GETTING DOWN WITH BLACK EMANUELLE - An all-new compilation of remastered soundtrack music by composer Nico Fidenco. ...plus eye-popping deleted scenes, an exclusive featurette and more, all waiting within the succulent confines of BLACK EMANUELLE'S BOX. “SUPERHUMANLY SEXY... Laura Gemser Is A Honey-Dipped Cup Of Juicy Java Goodness!” - Mr. Skin

Colour / 1.85:1 / 16x9 / 281 mins / Not Rated / $69.95 / Reg 0 (NTSC) / 3 x DVD 5 + CD English / Italian Dolby Digital 2.0 / English Subtitles UPC 891635001162 / Item SEV1110

Director: Aristide Massaccesi (as Joe D'Amato) + Giuseppe Vari (as Joseph Warren)

Starring: EMANUELLE IN BANGKOK: Laura Gemser, Gabriele Tinti, Ely Galleani [Elide Galleani], Ivan Rassimov, Venantino Venantini... SISTER EMANUELLE: Laura Gemser, Monika Zanchi, Gabriele Tinti... EMANUELLE AROUND THE WORLD: Laura Gemser, Ivan Rassimov, Karin Schubert, Don Powell, George Eastman [Luigi Montefiori]...

Extras: Disc 1: EMANUELLE IN BANGKOK Joe D'Amato At Eurofest Theatrical Trailer Disc 2: EMANUELLE AROUND THE WORLD Black Emanuelle's Groove - Interview with Composer Nico Fidenco Theatrical Trailer Disc 3: SISTER EMANUELLE Deleted Scenes Theatrical Trailer Disc 4: GETTING DOWN WITH BLACK EMANUELLE (Bonus CD) Newly Remastered Soundtrack Compilation CD of Music by Nico Fidenco

Evil Dead vs. Old Spice

Bruce Campbell sells out! Not really, it's just the new Old Spice commercial!

Too funny!

Black Emanuelle Box Set from Severin Films

Source: Severin Films

This March expect the first volume of Black Emanuelle's Box in a Limited Edition of 4000 Units. This four disc set will contain the uncut version of Joe D'Amato's EMANUELLE IN BANGKOK, the X Rated Version of the outrageous EMANUELLE AROUND THE WORLD, Giuseppe Vari's SISTER EMANUELLE and a newly mastered compilation cd of Nico Fidenco music produced by Claudio Fuiano called IN BED WITH BLACK EMANUELLE. Box comes with six poster art reproduction post cards from around the world. Extras will include interviews with D'Amato and Nico Fidenco, deleted scenes and trailers.

Severin Films have come up trumps once again and this release will go nicely with the Black Emanuelle Polish DVD's I picked up a little while back. More news when we get a look at the transfers and extras!

Upcoming Fulci on DVD: Perversion Story (aka: Una Sull'Altra)

Source: Severin Films

Coming from Severin Films on February 27th, is the long out of print Fulci classic "Una sull'altra" or to give it, it's english title "Perversion Story"

What is the Most Incredible Thing a Woman ever did for $1,000,000?

AN EXQUISITELY CRAFTED THRILLER... Guaranteed To Keep You On The Edge Of Your Seat! - THE SPINNING IMAGE In a controversial career that flayed every envelope of cinematic excess, nothing can prepare you for this stunning thriller from the infamous director of ZOMBIE and THE BEYOND. Jean Sorel (BELLE DE JOUR) stars as an arrogant San Francisco doctor trapped between his sultry mistress (Elsa Martinelli of BLOOD AND ROSES) and an amoral stripper (Marisa Mell of DANGER: DIABOLIK) who bears an uncanny resemblance to his recently deceased and possibly murdered wife. What follows has been called Fulci's first true masterpiece, where sexual obsession, cruel deception and depraved murder all come together in one unforgettable PERVERSION STORY. John Ireland and Faith Domergue co-star in this gripping giallo - also known as ONE ON TOP OF THE OTHER - that features eye-popping nudity, provocative locations (including the gas chamber at San Quentin) and a badass jazz score by Riz Ortolani (MONDO CANE, KILL BILL). Severin Films is proud to present PERVERSION STORY in a startling new high definition transfer from the original vault negative thought to be lost for more than 35 years!.

Colour / 1.85:1 / 16x9 / 103 mins / Not Rated / $29.95 / Reg 0 (NTSC) / DVD 5 English / Italian Dolby Digital 2.0 / English Subtitles UPC 891635001155 / Item SEV1109

Director: Lucio Fulci

Starring: Marisa Mell, Jean Sorel, Elsa Martinelli, John Ireland...

Aka: Una sull'altra / One on Top of the Other / Una historia perversa

Extras: Rare bonus CD featuring music by Riz Ortolani Theatrical trailer

1st Footage of Argento's "La Terza Madre"!

From CineCitta News:

It is around 2mins into this video clip: LINK

Very Nice! Will see if I can find a better or complete trailer!

Giallo Fever

Just like to draw your attention to another top class blog entitled Giallo Fever, by Keith Brown, someone I met while attending a Extreme Cinema discussion group back in September. It's dedicated to the genre and Dario Argento in particular and is well worth spending some time perusing!

Update your Bookmarks!

You can now access the site at www.dvdtrash.co.uk as well as dvdtrash.blogspot.com, just makes it easier to remember!

RIP:Lily Munster

Source: LA Times

Yvonne De Carlo, the beautiful star who played Moses' wife in "The Ten Commandments" but achieved her greatest popularity on TV's slapstick comedy "The Munsters," has died. She was 84.

De Carlo died of natural causes Monday at the Motion Picture & Television facility in suburban Woodland Hills, longtime friend and television producer Kevin Burns said today.

De Carlo, whose shapely figure helped launch her career in B-movie desert adventures and Westerns, rose to more important roles in the 1950s. Later, she had a key role in a landmark Broadway musical, Stephen Sondheim's "Follies."

But for TV viewers, she will always be known as Lily Munster in the 1964-1966 horror movie spoof "The Munsters." The series (the name allegedly derived from "fun-monsters") offered a gallery of Universal Pictures grotesques, including Dracula and Frankenstein's monster, in a cobwebbed gothic setting. Lily, vampire-like in a black gown, presided over the scary household.

The vampire-like Lily presided over the faux scary household and was a rock for her gentle but often bumbling husband, Herman, who was played by 6-foot-5-inch character actor Fred Gwynne (decked out as the Frankenstein monster).

The series lasted only two years, but it had a long life in syndication and resulted in two feature movies, "Munster Go Home!" (1966) and "The Munsters' Revenge." (1981, for TV).

At the series' end, De Carlo commented: "It meant security. It gave me a new, young audience I wouldn't have had otherwise. It made me 'hot' again, which I wasn't for a while."

"I think she will best remembered as the definitive Lily Munster. She was the vampire mom to millions of baby boomers. In that sense, she's iconic," Burns said Wednesday.

"But it would be a shame if that's the only way she is remembered. She was also one of the biggest beauty queens of the 40s and 50s, one of the most beautiful women in the world. This was one of the great glamour queens of Hollywood, one of the last ones."

De Carlo was able to sustain a long career by repeatedly reinventing herself. A longtime student of voice, she sang opera at the Hollywood Bowl. When movie roles became scarce, she ventured into stage musicals.

Her greatest stage triumph came on Broadway in 1971 with "Follies," which won the 1972 Tony award for best original musical score. She belted Sondheim's showstopping number, "I'm Still Here," a former star's defiant recounting of the highs and lows of her life and career.

Over the years, De Carlo augmented her stardom by shrewd use of publicity. Gossip columnists reported her dates with famous men. In her 1987 book, "Yvonne: An Autobiography," she listed 22 of her lovers, who included Howard Hughes, Burt Lancaster, Robert Stack, Robert Taylor, Billy Wilder, Aly Khan and an Iranian prince.

The Canadian-born De Carlo began her career with a parade of bit parts in films of the early 1940s, then emerged as a star in 1945 with "Salome -- Where She Danced," a routine movie about a dancer from Vienna who becomes a spy in the wild West.

She recalled her entrance in the film: "I came through these beaded curtains, wearing a Japanese kimono and a Japanese headpiece, and then performed a Siamese dance. Nobody seemed to know quite why."

Universal Pictures exploited her slightly exotic looks and a shape that looked ideal in a harem dress in such "sex-and-sand" programmers as "Song of Scheherazade," "Slave Girl," "Casbah" and "Desert Hawk."

The studio also employed her to add zest to Westerns, usually as a dance hall girl or a gun-toting sharpshooter. Among the titles: "Frontier Gal," "Black Bart" (as Lola Montez), "River Lady," "Calamity Jane and Sam Bass" (as Calamity Jane) and "The Gal Who Took the West."

In 1956 she veered from her former image when Cecil B. DeMille chose her to play Sephora, wife to Charlton Heston's Moses in "The Ten Commandments." The following year she co-starred with Clark Gable and Sidney Poitier in "Band of Angels" as Gable's upper-class sweetheart who learns of her black forebears.

Among her later films: "McClintock" (John Wayne), "A Global Affair" (Bob Hope), "Hostile Guns" (George Montgomery), "The Power" (George Hamilton), "American Gothic" (Rod Steiger) and "Oscar" (Sylvester Stallone).

She was born Peggy Yvonne Middleton in Vancouver, British Columbia, on Sept. 1, 1922, (some sources say 1924). Abandoned by her father, she was raised by her mother in poor circumstances. The girl took dancing lessons and dropped out of high school to work in night clubs and local theaters. She continued dancing in clubs when she and her mother moved to Los Angeles.

Paramount Pictures signed her to a contract in 1942, and she adopted her middle name and her mother's middle name. Dropped by Paramount after 20 minor roles, she landed at Universal, which cast her as the B-picture version of the studio's sultry star Maria Montez.

In 1955, De Carlo married Bob Morgan, a topflight stunt man, and the marriage produced two sons, Bruce and Michael, as well as much-publicized separations and reconciliations.

During a stunt aboard a moving log train for "How the West Was Won," Morgan was thrown underneath the wheels. The accident cost him a leg, and for a time De Carlo abandoned her career to care for him. They later divorced.

In her late years, De Carlo lived in semi-retirement near Solvang, north of Santa Barbara. Her son Michael died in 1997, and she suffered a stroke the following year.

A New Toy and more DVD's added to the collection!

Got a new toy over Xmas, which was the new Core 2 Duo MacBook, a fantastic piece of kit, which I'm glad to say has made me a Mac afficionado, much to the delight of my brother who has been extolling the virtues of Macs for years!

Been trawling the January sales as well and have recently added some new (and older) titles to the collection:

-The Shawshank Redemption, 3 disc SE
-Memoirs of a Geisha
-Kiss Kiss, Bang Bang
-Lady Vengeance
-Broken Flowers
-Good Night and Good Luck
-District 13
-DOA: Dead or Alive (just for the fight scenes, not Holly Valance or Sarah Carter, honest!)
-Clerks II
-So Darling, So Deadly
-Lord of War
-Venture Brothers S1
-Harvey Birdman S1
-Robot Chicken S1

Also got Iguana with the Tongue of Fire, Crank, an Evening with Kevin Smith II: Evening Harder on the way. So plenty to do until my pub is ready again!

Belated Happy New Year!

A belated Happy New Year to all readers, and a little note to say that my bar in Glasgow (The Town Tavern) is being refurbished so will be able to spend a little more time on DVD Trash.

Mediablasters re-re-release of Fulci's Lizard in a Woman's Skin!

From Fangoria:

Media Blasters gave us the first look and supplemental details for its new DVD of Lucio Fulci’s giallo fave LIZARD IN A WOMAN’S SKIN, slated to debut March 13 on the Shriek Show label. This disc will include a 103-minute cut of the movie (the longest available anywhere), remastered in 1.85:1 anamorphic widescreen with English 5.1 and mono and Italian mono soundtracks. The special features are:
• Half-hour interview with Fulci expert Professor Paolo Albiero
• Featurette on the history of the film’s censorship, with Albiero
• Original Italian titles
• Fulci trailer reel
• Shriek Show trailers

Retail price is $19.95.

All the extras are directly ported from the recent Italian DVD, but none from the the original MB release, but it's well worth tracking down the original for the documentary "Shedding the Skin" by Kit Gavin.

Not sure how much better this will be compared to Mike McKenzie's version over at Whiggles, but time will tell. However one wishes, that MB had bothered to do some research and bring out this version first time round rather than forcing fans to double or even triple dip!

News from Sazuma: La Settima Donna

From Lars at Sazuma:

"La Settima Donna (aka The Last House on the Beach aka Terror aka Verflucht zum Töten), No. 2 in our “Italian Genre Cinema Collection”, is slowly taking shape. Originally slated for release at October the 23rd of 2006, we had to bump the disc back due to the creation of additional features and a better image transfer (which actually looks absolutely stunning, by the way). The disc will now be released as a two-disc set with the film’s original Soundtrack on a separate audio CD in early 2007, the exact release date will be announced soon.
To shorten the wait a little, take a look at the German trailer of the film which is a sight in its own right as it is pretty cheesy, featuring a different dubbing job than the film’s actual German language track as well as a couple of different music cues. Click here to enjoy."

We're Back....

After a month (or thereabouts) hiatus, DVD Trash has returned! Been working on my own business, a bar in Glasgow, The Town Tavern (bar blog to follow), so that has taken up most of my time. Apologies for the lack of updates and DVD Trash will resume normal service very soon!

Pizza Royale 007!

A friend of mine, Dominic Crolla recently won PAPA’s (The Pizza and Pasta Association) Pizza Designer of the Year Award for 2006. It was a pizza specially created to coincide with the new James Bond movie, "Casino Royale".







Therefore, via eBay, to celebrate National Pizza Indulgence Day on 17th November, The Fred Hollows Foundation (UK) in association with The Pizza and Pasta Association (PAPA) are auctioning this magnificent example of the pizza maker's art.



The prize is one pizza (described below), prepared for the winner by Domenico Crolla at his Bella Napoli restaurant (85 Kilmarnock Road, Glasgow G41 3YR Tel: 07971098765) or in your home - subject to agreement (email the seller to confirm prior to placing your bid if you have any doubt).


“The title is very appropriate given the expensive ingredients and use of gold leaf. If James Bond ate pizza, this would be the one," says Domenico. "The dough is hand made using the finest Canadian & Italian blended wheat, flavoured with Extra Virgin olive oil, organic Australian honey, organic egg yolks and Italian sun-dried tomatoes. It’s allowed to mature for 24 hours to develop taste and texture. The sauce is made with top quality Neapolitan tomatoes produced to D.O.C standards - delicious and expensive – and hand-picked, organic basil and oregano. Hand-picked saffron gives exotic colour and flavour to the sauce as do the best quality, hand-pressed Italian olive oils. The toppings will be laid out on the base like an antipasto dish, not one ‘big combo’, allowing the individual flavours to stand out. Toppings include Beluga caviar, Scottish smoked wild salmon, and San Daniele Prosciutto drizzled with Modena extra special vintage balsamic vinegar. Lobster marinated in Remy Martin Louis XIII cognac, grilled Scottish venison medallions with sweet Bourbon glaze, grilled Aberdeen Angus fillet and corn-fed fajita chicken made with imported Mexican chillis would complete the line-up. After baking , the pizza is topped with hand torn (not sliced) Mozzarella di Buffalo and thinly shaved white truffles and dressed with 24 carat gold leaf giving this epic pizza a look which is both expensive and unique."

This is a charity listing so bid generously and, you never know, you might also break the record for the World's Most Expensive pizza which currently stands around £2,000. All the money raised through the auction will be going to The Fred Hollows Foundation UK (registered charity no. 1074478) that provides cataract operations for blind people in developing countries (Every £16 raised means that another person will get their sight back).

It's for a good cause so get bidding!

Hostel 2: Teaser Trailer

Looking good....

New Rollin Titles on the way!

Source: Chainsaw Video.com

Frisson des Vampires, Le Limited Collector's Edition (2.000 pcs)

PRICE € 26,99

SPECIAL PRE-ORDER PRICE: 26,99 VALID UNTIL NOVEMBER 10TH

REGULAR PRICE: 29,99

A two disc digipack with slipcase and a 32 page full color book! Limited edition in Encore's superb "Jean Rollin" series of only 2.000 pcs! Le Frisson des Vampires is a classic Jean Rollin movie. From its freaky pop soundtrack by Acanthus and stunning lead actresses Julien and Dominique, through its erotic and lyrical scenes at the cemetery and up to its poetic conclusion, the film oozes the kind of atmosphere filmgoers have come to expect from the French maestro. This picture is a true time machine: it brings one back to a period when European filmmakers dared to cross all boundaries and fantastic cinema had truly mesmerizing quality. Newlyweds Jean-Marie Durand and Sandra Julien spend their honeymoon on the countryside and visit a mysterious castle. There they get involved in a series of strange events: it turns out that the castle is inhabited by vampires. Especially the female one (cult actress Dominique) has some special plans for Julien...

DVD features:

Disc one: * Feature Film Le Frisson des Vampires * New anamorphic 16x9 version scanned and colorgraded from the original negatives, unique quality level. * The soundtrack is digitally remastered.

Disc two: * Slideshow with more than 100 rare photo's * Audio commentary by Jean Rollin * Deleted scenes * Original trailer Book: * Essay on "Le Frisson des Vampires" * Loads of rare photo's


Also known as:
Shiver of the Vampires
France
1971

Director: Jean Rollin
Language: French, English
Subtitles: English, Dutch, German, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, Danish, Finnish, Norwegian, Polish
System: PAL
Region: 0
Genre: Horror
Label: Encore

Nuit des Traquées, La Limited Collector's Edition (2.000 pcs)
PRICE € 26,99
SPECIAL PRE-ORDER PRICE: 24,99 VALID UNTIL NOVEMBER 10TH

REGULAR PRICE: 26,99

A two disc digipack with slipcase and a 32 page full color book! Limited edition in Encore's superb "Jean Rollin" series of only 2.000 pcs! La Nuit des Traquées is an exceptional work, even within Jean Rollin's enigmatic oeuvre. The film doesn't feature the director's usual ingredients like vampires and lyrical atmosphere, but has a very realistic and chilling touch. Rollin also manages to include creepy echoes of the Second World War in his utterly compelling and highly melancholic tale of doomed love. Ona cold dark night a mysterious blonde girl is seen running around in the woods. It's Elisabeth (Brigitte Lahaie), who has escaped from a high-rise prison, where people are kept who have been contaminated by an environmental accident. Their thoughts, memories and emotions are slowly eaten away by disease, turning them into sad, helpless creatures. A young man (Vincent Carder) has fallen in love with Elisabeth and tries to help her escape. But the clinic's henchmen are ruthless...

DVD features:

Disc one: * Feature Film * Original Trailer * New anamorphic 16x9 version scanned and colorgraded from the original negatives, unique quality level. * The soundtrack is digitally remastered.

Disc two: * Interview Brigitte Lahaie * Interview Lionell Wallmann * Audio commentary by Jean Rollin and Brigitte Lahaie * Audio commentary by Jean Rollin * Picture Gallery * Interview Alain Plumey and the museum of eroticism * Alternative scenes "Hard Version"

Book * Essay on "La Nuit des Traquées * Loads of rare photo's

Also known as
Night of the Hunted
France
1980
Director: Jean Rollin
Language: French
Subtitles: English, Dutch, German, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, Danish, Finnish, Norwegian, Polish
System: PAL
Region: 0
Genre: Horror
Label: Encore

Farce of the Penguins!

Not exactly a sequel to March of the Penguins, but definitely funnier!

Check out the trailer here

The Ultimate Hammer Collection!

Due for release on the 30th October is the Ultimate Hammer Collection. Ranging from the very best from the studio's vaults to the very worst as well. Mondo-Esoterica has the scoop on this very interesting looking collection!