Here is a little update and breakdown of the fabulous and forthcoming Day of the Dead Blu-Ray from Arrow Film on March 29th! I'll just let you salivate...
Special Features
* Four sleeve art options
* Double-sided fold-out poster
* ‘For Every Dawn There Is A Day’ collector’s booklet
* ‘Day Of The Dead: Desertion’ – an all new exclusive 24-page collector’s comic featuring new Bub storyline
* 5.1 DTS HD Master Audio and 1.0 Mono audio options
Disc One (Blu-ray)
* Theatrical feature
* Audio commentary with special effects team of Greg Nicotero, Howard Berger, Everett Burrell and Mike Deak
* Joe Of The Dead – Acting In A Romero Classic (in HD)
* Travelogue Of The Dead (in HD)
Disc Two (DVD)
* The Many Days Of The Dead
* Behind the Zombies footage
* Romero Zombography
* Photo Album of the Dead
* Souvenirs of the Dead
* Night Of The Living Dead trailer
* Dawn Of The Dead trailer
* TV Ads of the Dead
* The Audio Recollections of Richard Liberty
* Wampum Mine promo
Full press release info at DVD Times
Wednesday, February 03, 2010
Blu-Ray News: Day of the Dead Update
Saturday, January 30, 2010
Horror Legends come to Glasgow in March!
Right, get ready for some fantastic news, Scotland does it again for genre fans because in March comes two star studded double bills at the Glasgow Film Theatre!
The details:
Friday 12th March
A double bill of "House of the Devil" and "Last House on the Left" with special guest David Hess in attendance doing a Q & A afterwards plus he'll be signing autographs for a small fee!
Saturday 13th March
This time the double bill presented by Arrow Films is "The Beyond" followed by "City of the Living Dead" with Giovanni Lombardo Radice and Catriona MacColl doing Q & A's afterwards!
Tickets for each double bill is only £10/£8 (Concessions) - so there is no excuse!
Folks, this is once in a lifetime stuff for Scottish horror fans so please come out and support the GFT, Arrow and everyone that put in lots of time and effort into organising these fantastic nights!
Edinburgh punters remember March 14th for your very own extravaganza!
How can I entice you more? Well check out what happened when Deodato and Bava came to town or when Foree and Pilato came a hunting!
Keep yours eyes peeled here at DVD Trash via the site or Twitter for more news nearer the time!
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Thursday, January 28, 2010
Blu Ray News: Day of the Dead from Arrow Films
Coming March 29th 2010 from Arrow Films is the UK Blu Ray of "Day of the Dead", with extras produced by High Rising Productions duo (and good friends) Calum Waddell and Naomi Holwill.
Below ground in a fortified installation, scientists conduct experiments to understand the virus that has turned humanity into flesh-hungry zombies. Isolated and deprived of natural light, the researchers begin clashing with their military protectors and it soon becomes apparent that their co-dwellers are just as dangerous and unpredictable as the zombies gathering to enter their safe haven...
Extras:
* UK Exclusive Extra: "Joe of the Dead: Acting in a George Romero Classic" is a 50-minute interview with star Joe Pilato (Captain Rhodes). Directed by Calum Waddell, it features a look at the actor’s career before and after Day of the Dead, and features rare, never seen before images.
* UK Exclusive Extra: "Travelogue of the Dead: On the Rhodes Again" is a 17-minute feature about Pilato’s trip to Dublin, Edinburgh and Glasgow in October 2009. Directed by Naomi Holwill, it features fans giving their own thoughts on meeting Captain Rhodes.
* Commentary with the special effects team including Greg Nicotero. Howard Berger, Everett Burrell and Mike Deak
* The Many Days of the Dead
* Behind the Scenes
* Filmographies and Biographies for Romero and Savini
* Photo Galleries
* Theatrical Trailer
Saturday, January 23, 2010
Cinema Sewer goes Pink Eiga!
My colleague over at AV Maniacs and the creator of the fine Cinema Sewer publications, Robin Bougie, has turned his hand to DVD cover art for Pink Eiga for their 2nd edition of S+M Hunter and it looks fantastic, maybe Pink Eiga should have reversible cover art from now, like Shameless and Arrow film in the UK with the original poster art on one side and Robin's creations on the other!
Monday, January 18, 2010
The Horror Icon Edinburgh Extravaganza
The Jekyll & Hyde bar (112 Hanover St Edinburgh) and Cult Fiction Movies would like to invite you all to an evening in the company of Mr David Hess, the iconic horror baddie who headlined Wes Craven's debut classic The Last House on the Left.
Unlike last time (where we screened in the Cameo), we're holding this one in the close comfort of the actual Jekyll and Hyde pub! That's right - on SUNDAY MARCH 14TH from 6pm onwards you can come to the pub and watch movies/ eat food from a specially prepared buffet/ drink some nice drink offers/ hang out with David and partake in a special question and answer session. Pub will be open from 6pm - 1am (trying for a 2am extension though!) to TICKET HOLDERS only.
Please note: David will also be playing a set of music, including tracks from The Last House on the Left, which he composed.
Tickets are priced at £6/£5 concessions - for which you can come in, hang out, chat to Mr Hess and maybe even share some beers with the great man (please note: David will also be charging £10 for autographs). The concessionary price is offered to students, members of the Edinburgh B-Team and The Edinburgh Zombie Club. Tickets are available NOW from the following outlets.
The Jekyll & Hyde, Cult Fiction Movies and Ticket Scotland.
And if THAT isn't enough the evening will also host GIOVANNI LOMBARDO RADICE...
Yeah, the iconic star of CANNIBAL FEROX/ HOUSE ON THE EDGE OF THE PARK/ CANNIBAL APOCALYPSE and CITY OF THE LIVING DEAD will also be there, socialising and generally being a pleasant sort.
And what's that? You want MORE for your £5/ 6?
Well we have one more icon to confirm for this dazzling event - expect confirmation soon!
And for Glasgow residents: Fear not, we're hoping to announce something in association with the GFT very soon... (pssst, keep the 12th and 13th of March FREE).
In the meantime Edinburgh residents - fucking get a move on and secure your ticket to an evening of genre legend fun!
Thursday, January 14, 2010
Inappropriate Soundtracks - Saving Private Ryan
Don't think I'd like this to happen to my favourite Joes!
Wednesday, January 13, 2010
RIP: Juliet Anderson
Oh no - very sad news, Aunt Peg has died! Juliet Anderson, better known in the Aunt Peg XXX movies of the 70's and 80's has passed away! Her movie "Aunt Peg's Fulfillment" was the first piece of smut that was surreptitiously passed around school on VHS! Another part of childhood gone!
More Info
Tuesday, January 05, 2010
DVD News: Mya Non-Stop
More MYA Dvd goodness on the way on the 12th January with the following titles being slated for release:
However, as usual with MYA, street dates are not always firm, and if you click the covers, all the above titles are available to order right now via Amazon.com.
DVD News: More Pink Eiga Goodness!
More fantastic releases from Pink Eiga on the way - will try and get round to properly reviewing all of them very soon, but coming on January 14th are "The Japanese Wife Next Door" and "Groper Train: Wedding Capriccio"
A businessman’s life is almost complete; all he needs is a wife. He meets two prospective women… But ends up marrying the one who’s a secret nympho! Unable to satisfy her lust, the new wife seduces the rest of his family — including the businessman’s sister and grandpa! Folks, as the cover suggest – this one is as naughty as they get!
Directed by “Mr. Pink,” Yutaka Ikejima, and starring the erotic bombshell, Reiko Yamaguchi, the JAPANESE WIFE NEXT DOOR is a hilarious and nasty erotic comedy! The film had its North American premier at the prestigious 2009 New York Asian Film Festival.
Full DVD Specs:
Genre – Erotic Comedy
Year – 2004
TRT – 61 min.
English Subtitles
Region 0 DVD Plays Worldwide
DVD SPECS:
• Japanese Language with English Subtitles
• Widescreen Presentation
• Still Image Slideshow
• “The Japanese Wife Next Door” Original Artwork
• “The Japanese Wife Next Door” International Trailers
• Cast and Crew Biographies and Filmographies
• Featurette: Interview with Director Yutaka Ikejima
• Featurette: Interview with Star Reiko Yamaguchi
• Full-Length Video Commentary with Cast & Crew
• Sneak Peeks: More PINK EIGA Trailers
BUY FROM AMAZON.COM
The world’s greatest detective, Kuroda, is back and this time hired by a politician to find his estranged daughter. When the daughter is found dead, the mystery deepens. Meanwhile, Kuroda’s assistant tries to stop her arranged marriage to a country hick by shacking-up with a composer who writes symphonies on his calculator — when he’s not groping women on the Tokyo trains!
Directed by 2008 Academy Award® Winner Yojiro Takita (‘DEPARTURES’), GROPER TRAIN: WEDDING CAPRICCIO is a comedic, sex-filled train ride and a clever mystery with mind-bending film references!The film had its North American premier at the prestigious 2009 New York Asian Film Festival.
Full DVD Specs:
Genre – Comedy/Mystery
Year – 1984
TRT – 67 min.
English Subtitles
Region 0 DVD Plays Worldwide
Special Features:
• Japanese Language with English Subtitles
• Widescreen Edition
• Featurette: ‘Riding the Groper Train: The Rise & Fall of Groper Train
• Mr. Pink Talks About the Groper Train series
• Groper Train International Movie Trailer
• Cast and Crew Biographies and Filmographies
• Still Image Slideshow
• Original Japanese Movie Poster
• Sneak Peek: More PINK EIGA Trailers
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Tuesday, December 29, 2009
DVD Trash: Top 10 Movies and DVD's of 2009
Getting close to the end of the year so here is the DVD Trash rundown of the best Movies and DVD/Blu-Ray releases of 2009!
Movies:
1. Inglourious Basterds
2. Watchmen
3. The Hangover
4. Martyrs
5. District 9
6. Gran Torino
7. Star Trek
8. The Hurt Locker
9. Män som hatar kvinnor (The Man who hated Women)
10.The September Issue
I've seen The Wrestler in other 2009 lists and I love it but I saw it in 2008 so it will stay on my 2008 list!
Bear in mind I've not got round to seeing everything that was released and I'll slowly catch up but honourable mentions must also go to Broken Embraces, Mesrine, Drag me to Hell, Avatar and Sherlock Holmes plus I still need to see Let the right one In, Synecdoche New York, Antichrist, The Girlfriend Experience, Thirst, Frost/Nixon!
Also like to say my guilty pleasure was G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra, so many things wrong with it, but I loved seeing my all time favourite childhood toys on the big screen!
DVD's and Blu-Ray's:
1. Watchmen: DC (BD, Warner Bros.)
2. Dawn of the Dead (BD, Arrow Films)
3. Cat in the Brain: Deluxe Edition (DVD, Grindhouse)
4. The Bronx Warriors Trilogy (DVD, Shameless)
5. Agent 69 Jensen: In the Sign of Scorpio (DVD, Smirk)
6. Star of David: Hunting for Beautiful Women (DVD, Discotek)
7. The Hairdressers Husband (DVD, Severin)
8. Big Trouble in Little China (BD, Warner Bros.)
9. Night of the Creeps (BD, Sony)
10. The G.I. Joe Complete Series: Collectors Edition (DVD, Shout Factory)
Again loads more DVD's and BD's are on my wishlist and great praise has been heaped on The New York Ripper (BD, Blue Underground), Man of Violence (BD, BFI), North by Northwest (BD, Warner) and Belle de Jour (BD, Optimum). Hopefully these will join the collection soon!
Tuesday, December 15, 2009
New Look for Severin Films!
Severin Films now has a new look website to enjoy!
“Severin finally has a website worthy of its films,” said Carl Daft, co-founder and CEO of Severin Films. “As our company has grown, the equally burgeoning fan and media support our releases have received has demanded we create an online destination as unique and provocative as the company itself. Welcome to Severin 2.0.”
Go check them out and order your copies of Hardware and Hanna D now!!!
Thursday, December 03, 2009
Interview with Koji Shiraishi - "Grotesque"
Interview with the controversial Japanese Director, whose movie "Grotesque" has been banned in the UK! So read on....
Interview at 3:AM Magazine
Source: David F Hoenigman
Friday, November 27, 2009
DVD News: Blind Love & Groper Train from Pink Eiga
Also just released are Blind Love and Groper Train from Pink Eiga, who look to have struck gold once again with another fine set of DVD's hot on the heels from their fantastic release of Tsumugi a few months ago. Full of reviews of both very soon!
Blind Love (Amazon.com)
Groper Train - Search for the Black Pearl (Amazon.com)
Directed by 2008 Academy Award® Winner Yojiro Takita (”Departures”)!
In 1934, the world’s largest black pearl disappears. Years later, Gohei, a dying war veteran claims to know the whereabouts of the coveted jewel. With his last breath, he utters the words “pussy print” to his wife Matsuko — and the mystery is on!
Unable to crack the mystery alone, Matsuko enlists the help of the world famous detective, Ippei, to decipher the cryptic message and track down the black pearl. However, when the investigation proves to be too complicated for even the talented Ippei to handle, the famous mystery writer Seicho Matsuki gets involved. The search turns into an all out free-for-all as each party sets its sights on the legendary black pearl.
Who will find it first?
DVD News: Zombies of the Stratosphere
New from Cheezy DVD and MVD is "Zombies of the Stratosphere" which is must for Star Trek fans as it stars Leonard Nimoy, Spock himself!
"Zombies of the Stratosphere" is for the lovers of old serials, those incredibly fun and silly episodic films that kept our parents and grandparents coming back to the theater week-after-week. Over the course of 12 episodes (plus original theatrical trailer), watch security agent Larry Martin, who can fly with an experimental rocket suit, and his cohort Bob Wilson, try to save the earth from the evil Martians. Can Larry and Bob thwart the villainous Martians plan to blast our planet out of its orbit and replace it with their own? Why are some earthlings conspiring with their dastardly plot? Not a zombie in sight... but you will find "Mr. Spock" Leonard Nimoy, who got his start right here! Produced on a miniscule budget, "Zombies of the Stratosphere" still offered a weekly injection of action and adventure in the Saturday matinee! Relying on story and creativity, the serial still delivers a punch without earth-splitting explosions, computerized special effects or tough-guy one-liners.
If your a fan of Saturday afternoon serials and dodgy acting and effects then this a keeper!
Click for the TRAILER
Friday, November 20, 2009
Blu-Ray News: Suspiria
Released on January 10th will be Suspiria on Blu-Ray from Cine-Excess in the UK, which hopefully will be a step up from the Italian release that suffered from lots of image problems and was ultimately a disappointment! Having heard from someone from Cult-Labs who has seen some of the Blu-Ray, it is meant to be looking good! Fingers crossed!
In addition, I don't like to pick out faults with new labels who are bringing, hopefully, a fantastic edition of Suspiria, but their tag line "Taking Trash Seriously" for a film that is anything but, is a little bit of insult! Anyway if the disc is great then all is forgiven!
Blu-Ray News: Italian Trash on Blu!
Blu-Ray is picking up speed in Italy now, not only Hollywood blockbusters, but now bonafide classic Italian Trash!
First we have, "Delitto al Ristorante Cinese" starring Tomas Milian and Bombolo, which has already been released by Cecchi Gori.
In January, Bud Spencer and Terence Hill hit the High Def road with "I Due Superpiedi quasi Piatti" from Koch Media Italia!
I think "Delitto al Ristorante Cinese" shall be ordered pronto to see if the step up to Blu has been met with success! How many formats will I ultimately own this film on???
Thursday, November 19, 2009
Tuesday, November 17, 2009
Zombie Hunters vs. The Fantastic Mr. Fox
Over the last couple of weeks, I have attended 2 Q&A events on both sides of the Atlantic, that strictly speaking were very different but essentially the same as they both had one common theme – our love for movies! The fans make all the difference to a movies success and long term adoration so whether you attended the Glasgow Film Theatre for a "Night of the Zombie Hunters" or the New York Public Library for a "Conversation with Wes Anderson and Noah Baumbach", you were in for a treat!
Glasgow was first for me with Arrow DVD, promoting their new Dawn of the Dead Blu-Ray and organiser Calum Waddell with the success of the “Italian Weekend of Terror” still resounding, worked hard to bring “Night of the Zombie Hunters” to Ireland, Edinburgh and Glasgow, celebrating George Romero’s Dawn of the Dead followed by Day of the Dead.
Along for the ride were the cool Ken Foree and the consummate Joe Pilato who followed up each screening with a Q&A and autograph signings for the fans. Apparently Glasgow crowds are the best according to Mr. Foree, who it also might interest you loves to talk about boxing while eating Chinese food until 3am with yours truly. Meanwhile, Joe P also concurred on the great crowds, but adding that when the fans bring along some pretty tasty red wine as well it's even better....you pretty much had to be there to get that one!
If you were not there then make sure you get along to the next event which could be about a certain City and it might involve some Living Dead, so keep them peepers open on DVD Trash...or go visit the following sites to be kept in the loop!
Arrow Film
Arrow Facebook Fan Page
Cult Lab Forums
If you were there, then thanks because without support these events and the cool UK DVD and Blu-Rays that Arrow produce simply cannot happen!
New York City
My second tale involves perhaps my favourite city in the world, New York, whereby while over visiting my upcoming, hipster and soon to be famous artist cousin, my love of movies was conveyed to one of her friends who consequently invited me to the NY PL for a conversation with Wes Anderson (The Royal Tenenbaums) and Noah Baumbach (The Squid and the Whale) about their latest movie The Fantastic Mr. Fox! Too cool for school, I thought, and the invite was accepted!
While NY is famous for a myriad of movies, the Public Library, indeed the entrance itself, brings my thoughts to Ghostbusters and Ray, Egon and Peter running scared from the phantom librarian, a perfect setting to an evening all about film!
The premise was simple; Anderson and Baumbach simply sat down at the front of the stage and mused about movies for over 2 hours with them taking questions from their rapt audience at the end! Both directors were endearing, interesting and down to earth much like Ken and Joe P back in Glasgow were!
From Hollywood to Glasgow, the fans, whether up and coming film students from NYC or simply horror aficionados from Glasgow, fun and lots of it was had by all! Plus Glasgow can hold its head up high; both events drew over 300 attendees and were sold out!
