Starring: Robert Kerman, Francesca Ciardi Directed by: Ruggero Deodato Buy it from Amazon here! The tagline for this is "The Most Controversial Movie Ever Made." and with the possible exception of the Guinea Pig movies, it’s probably true. The story behind this movie is sometimes even more interesting than the film itself. It’s been banned … Continue reading
Modern audiences primed for arcane treasures in the wake of DVD’s seemingly ever-engorged hard on for the neglected of Euro-cult cinema have been given a early Christmas present with Anchor Bay’s superlative ‘Blind Dead’ Collection. And what better way to celebrate the birth of a future flagellate than to witness the philanderings of a peculiar … Continue reading
I recently had an opportunity to chat with Rob Zombie about ‘The Devil’s Rejects’, life, love and all things good. Take a gander! CC: I’d like to start out with a few things related to ‘The Devil’s Rejects’ and then branch out from there. With ‘The Devil’s Rejects’ being more of an action film, along … Continue reading
As I mentioned in the intro to my interview with Don Coscarelli, it took me until quite recently to warm up to Phantasm. As a franchise it fell between the experimental 70s and the commercial 80s in tone, and coupled with Coscarelli’s love of ambiguity and old fashioned mindfuckery, the result was a series of … Continue reading
I never used to be a big fan of the Phantasm movies. I’m embarassed to admit that my encounters with the first two movies as a gore-hound teenager left me confused and frustrated. Then, years later, I receive a copy of the superb new Anchor Bay UK boxset, which comes housed in a reproduction silver … Continue reading