Some good stuff this week, items to stick in your Netflix queue, and maybe one or two worth adding to your shelves:
Picks of the Week:
Island of the Fishmen: This Itailan shocker by the maker of The Great Alligator (both starred Barbara Bach) was released in America back in the day as Screamers, and reedited with added gore to go from being a Fish-Man movie to a film about people (supposedly) being turned inside out. Radio ads on that theme blanketed the airwaves. Now we can see the film in its original form, and in a nice widescreen presentation.
42nd Street Forever Vol 5: Alamo Drafthouse Cinema Another volume of the best series of exploitation movie trailer compilations. This one was done in conjunction with Texas’ famous Alamo Drafthouse. Details here.
Jabootuists will be happy to learn that the killer kat movie The Univited is now out on DVD, on a double bill with the ‘80s zombie flick Mutant.
TV This Week:
CSI: NY S5; How I Met Your Mother S4; Kings Complete Series; Life on Mars (American) Complete Series; The Patty Duke Show S1.
Movies:
Burke and Hare 1971 Yet another film about history’s most infamous graverobbers. This one was from Roger Corman’s New World, and thus presumably has more exploitation elements than most.
Daughter of Darkness From 1948, an old school psychokiller movie. Stars Ann Southern and a very young Honor “The Avengers” Blackman.
Dinner with a Vampire Made by Lamberto Bava.
Dracula’s Fiancée A Jean Rollin, so beware.
Godkiller Post-apocalypse animated movie, featuring the voice of Lance Henriksen. Lots of buzz from the cult movie press.
Hanging Woman 1993 Spanish zombie flick, featuring Paul Naschy as a deranged gravedigger.
Hardware The 1990 sci-fi post-apocalypse horror flick gets a deluxe package.
Mafia Connection 1973 Italian crime action flick.
New York Ripper From 1982, a Fulci slasher flick.
Not Your Typical Bigfoot Movie A well like arthouse documentary about, among other things, two guys looking for Bigfoot.
Stepfather II Terry O’Quinn, before Lost, was best known for the well-regarded horror flick The Stepfather (a remake is hitting theaters soon). He returned for this sequel.
Superman/Batman Public Enemies (Regular and 2-disc editions) Marvel had the Civil War, DC had Lex Luthor elected President and Superman and Batman becoming outlaws and fighting many of their former comrades. This story is now an animated movie.
Sexy Box: Four ‘80s old school skin farces that used to play on cable ALL THE TIME: Screwballs, Squeeze Play, Waitress, Stuck on You!
Too Cool for School Collection Speaking of, here’s twelve more ‘80s drive-in sex comedies, for about a buck a throw: The Beach Girls, Cave Girl, Coach Hunk, Jocks, Malibu Beach, My Tutor, My Chauffuer, Pom Pom Girl, Tomboy, The Van and Weekend Pass.
It’s the 70th Anniversary of the release of The Wizard of Oz, and several remastered DVDs sets are out to commemorate the event. If you don’t own it yet, now’s a good time to pick it up. The new master is supposed to be smashing.
