Seen and not seen's, recommendations and queries on top films in general.

[bitewerksMTB]

Last night was José Ramón Larraz's lezbo vampire flick, Vampyres. Pretty good overall. Bloody climax but not enough nudity (for the climax, the rest of the film has quite a bit).

I need to watch Larraz's other film made the same year, Symptoms, again. Sort of like Repulsion mixed with The Haunting but with only the house, not the haunting.

Whirlpool & Deviation directed by Larraz sound particularly interesting. Has anyone seen them?

[david lloyd jones]

for me, symptoms bests vampyres, despite no nudity, gore etc, due to the overall tone of the film, not least due to angela pleasance's performance and appearance (still can't decide if she is offbeat hot or just freaky).the photography and colours jjust add to the tone.

[martialgodmask]

Eastern Promises

Feels like I posted about this previously when I last watched it but can't remember and can't be arsed to go trawling through to find out. Anyway, it's an excellent film with my only criticism being it feels like it wraps itself up a little abruptly. There's more mileage in it, but from doing a quick Google this morning it looks like a follow-up may be in the works this year anyway.

Viggo Mortenson and Vincent Cassel are superb; the former icy and stoic, the latter weaselly and whimpering.

Need to revisit A History Of Violence now.

[aububs]

i can't remember much of the plot but i do remember not really liking eastern promises. i didn't like history of violence at the time either but should probably rewatch it to make sure it's rubbish.

cronenberg hasn't made a solid flick in nearly 20 years now.

[david lloyd jones]

paul schrader's 'hardcore' is getting a reissue.
a tale of a father looking for his daughter in the grubby underworld of porn
has the prime quote ' she was a good girl, she could milk a crowbar'

[bitewerksMTB]

Twilight Time released Hardcore in the U.S.; it's available from Screen Archives. T.Time Blu's are kind of pricey.

Last night was a couple of Italian Exorcist rip-off's: Beyond the Door & Antichrist; both are terrible & run way too long (over 100 minutes each). If I totaled up what I liked in each film, it'd probably come to, maybe, 30 minutes. Pea soup spitting, vulgar possessed ranting, a little bit of nudity, mild violence... The best thing about B.T.D. is the incredibly noisy sound design of the possession scenes. Antichrist is the better of the two but not by much. It starts off trying to do something different but turns into a shitty Exorcist rip off. There's some interesting imagery & an Ennio Morricone/Bruno Nicolai soundtrack. Oh, and a scene with goat...

Earlier in the week was Assault! Jack the Ripper & Star of David: Hunting of Beautiful Girls, two Japanese Roman Porno films. Rumors are abound that Synapse/Impulse have S.o.D. for future Blu-ray but I'll believe when I see it as they have a bunch of Nikkatsu's films they've been sitting on for a long time. I'm guessing sells on what has already been released on dvd isn't very good.

[david lloyd jones]

is the 'pig fucking move' the dutch, largely silent,black and white thing? vase des noces?
got this on dbd two years or so back on label usually releasing euro exploitation.
strange to watch, never to be repeated film that looks into loneliness and its outcomes in very strange context.
will leave most viewers put orf or revolted, such is the level of abjection.

[bitewerksMTB]

Vase des Noces aka The Pig Fucking Movie. It's Belgian; I've seen it on vhs a loooooong time ago but I remember nothing about it other than it's b&w and dull. It's also known as Wedding Trough.

[david lloyd jones]

Twilight Time released Hardcore in the U.S.; it's available from Screen Archives. T.Time Blu's are kind of pricey.

Last night was a couple of Italian Exorcist rip-off's: Beyond the Door & Antichrist; both are terrible & run way too long (over 100 minutes each). If I totaled up what I liked in each film, it'd probably come to, maybe, 30 minutes. Pea soup spitting, vulgar possessed ranting, a little bit of nudity, mild violence... The best thing about B.T.D. is the incredibly noisy sound design of the possession scenes. Antichrist is the better of the two but not by much. It starts off trying to do something different but turns into a shitty Exorcist rip off. There's some interesting imagery & an Ennio Morricone/Bruno Nicolai soundtrack

not seen antichrist in a while, but sounds about right.
best about beyond the door is beyond the door 2. mario bava directing, daria nicolodi starring.

[david lloyd jones]

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Earlier in the week was Assault! Jack the Ripper & Star of David: Hunting of Beautiful Girls, two Japanese Roman Porno films. Rumors are abound that Synapse/Impulse have S.o.D. for future Blu-ray but I'll believe when I see it as they have a bunch of Nikkatsu's films they've been sitting on for a long time. I'm guessing sells on what has already been released on dvd isn't very good.
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both fioms are great part of roman pornonfims.
assault jack the ripper is oddity that seen on mondo bizarro dvd.
star of david, is altogether more nihilistic and disturbing in context- don't think there is a single scene of sexin the entire film (not unique in japanese films of this period).

[bitewerksMTB]

http://dinosaurdracula.com/blog/category/video-stores/

This site has some cool tours of video stores... Wish there were a few still around in my neck of the woods!

[XXX]

Recently got to see a very nice print of Ken Russell's The Devils. Sadly it was the R rated cut. The local theater has a lynch retrospective this week, so I'll be seeing Fire Walk With Me in a few days.

[david lloyd jones]

blu ray multi disc reissue of argento's phenomena-three cuts of the film, ost by goblin  and thick booklet in a slipcase.

[david lloyd jones]

In Theaters September 8

IT - Official Teaser Trailer

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FnCdOQsX5kc

all well and good.
don't just be an unpaid advertiser for whatever...

[david lloyd jones]

this could also tie in with the OST thread.  i have three different versions:  Esper Edition, New American Orchestra and Trilogy, 25th Anniversary.

I also have the 30th Anniversary Blu-ray.  One of my favorite movies and soundtracks.

anyway, here is the trailer for Blade Runner 2049 coming this Fall.  executive producer Ridley Scott, so you know it's going to be good

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gCcx85zbxz4

*This above link is not endorsed or affiliated with me...  ha!

yet you still give the site, as against saying looking forward to this.
i too look forward to bladerunner sequel, but won't give official studio time.likely snobbish, but studios can get their own official ads all over.
btw, do you go drinking with mrs  musselman?