Fans feared the acquistion of MGM by Sony would slow down the release of MGM’s junk movie DVDs, but so far there’s no sign of that. Of course, it could be these were just in the pipe before the buyout, but hopefully Sony’s is giving the DVD department its head.
October 18th sees the wonky Sabata Trilogy of Spaghetti Westerns released in a box set. (The third film, starring Yul Brynner in the place of Lee Van Cleef, actually isn’t a Sabata film, but was dubbed that way when it came to the States.) The second film, Return of Sabata, was included in the Medved’s seminal 50 Worst Films of All Time, and earned the distinction. It also has one of the great bad theme songs in movie history. Really, it’s spectacular.
Also out that day is Batman: The 1943 Serial. I never really thought this one would see the light of day, since the villain is J. Carrol “Dracula vs. Frankenstein” Naish playing a “Jap.” I mean, you know…1943. I wonder if this will actually reach market, or at least be edited for political correctness before doing so.
