Arrow Video are back with another winner as they bang up our very own Marc Lissenburg to do double time in the clink with their new budget busting retro double bill release of PENITENTIARY, though Marc probably wishes he was still behind bars when he checked out what Jason Mewes was up to in THE WATERMEN. Stu Willis meantime is back with an early look at Unearthed Films incoming release of the dark western THE SCARLET WORM before kicking back with some more traditional frights by way of Japanese shocker TOMIE UNLIMITED and a welcome revisit of Scott Spiegel’s sleeper slasher classic INTRUDER.
Remember to note your diaries for this year’s horrifically brilliant celebration of horror cinema, the blood soaked DEAD BY DAWN HORROR FESTIVAL, which kicks off four days and nights of sublime shocks from Thursday 29th March through to the early hours of Monday 2nd April at the Filmhouse Cinema in the heart of Edinburgh.
Full details of this year’s line up are still under wraps but expect zombies, Korean creepiness, Spanish shocks, killer kids, Japanese frights, scream therapy, nightmares, killer classics and some very cool surprises for all you horror lovin’ muties! There are some ghoulishly groovy guests coming and lots of goodies to be grabbed along with regular faves like the Shit Film Amnesty (and of course the spin off Spawn of Dawn mini-fest will be running in Screen 2 on Saturday 31 with highlights from the main fest for those that can’t make the full event).
Festival passes will be going on sale early February at the recession busting price of £70 (which covers all screenings for all four days/nights inclusive). Stay tuned for more details soon and make sure to sign up for the Dead By Dawn Newsletter at the official site here.
We love trash films here at SGM and they don’t get any trashier than this as Stu will goes on a date with FRANKENHOOKER then heads to the beach to go fishing for SAND SHARKS. The term ‘bad movie’ is taken to extremes with ANDY WARHOL’S BAD and Stu gets sprayed with blood as he checks out slasher anthology THE SUMMER OF MASSACRE before kicking back with vintage exploitation treat ROLLING THUNDER– grab some popcorn and check ‘em out!
Time for some brutal Asian shocks as Stu seeks out REVENGE: A LOVE STORY and Marc Lissenburg finds himself GUILTY OF ROMANCE. Marc also take time out for a row down ROGUE RIVER while Stu gets his zombie loving laughing gear ready for indie zomedy DEADHEADS.
It’s perhaps understandable that readers may think we keep poor Stu Willis chained like a gimp to a TV monitor to ensure he keeps those great DVD and Blu-ray reviews coming but to prove he does (occasionally) see sunlight, check out Stu’s thoughts on his recent visit to ABERTOIR 2011!
It’s that time when we reflect on the year past and Stu Willis has being doing just that as he indulges in a triple bill of HD blu-ray fun with StudioCanal’s year end shocker treat KILL LIST before getting cosy with Dennis Hopper in cult classic BLUE VELVET and dimming the lights for the DARK NIGHT OF THE SCARECROW. Keri O’ Shea meantime is getting spooked when she visits the HAUNTED CHANGI and realises that MY STEPDAD'S A FREAKIN' VAMPIRE!
Having entertained horror loving muties across the land for many years now, we’re thrilled to see Brit-horror filmmaker Alex Chandon bigger and badder than ever before with the wildly entertaining schlockfest INBRED and to celebrate its release our very own trash cinema guru Stu Willis caught up with director Alex Chandon to discuss his career and latest knuckle dragging grue-filled gem in our latest Spotlight Interview exclusive.
Get ready to be Tromatised as Stu goes on a hot date with JESSICKA RABID to the weird and wonderful world of ASTRON-6 before sharpening his axe to participate in a KLOWN KAMP MASSACRE! Marc Lissenburg meanwhile has his own exploitation loving hands full with a double dose of Sean Weathers delights as he visits the HOUSE OF THE DAMNED which triggers a LUST FOR VENGEANCE which inevitably ends with him trapped IN A GLASS CAGE. Stu though finds himself covered in BITE MARKS after his ride with the HELLDRIVER.
Our favourite Indie British producers are on an exploitation overload just now as the fine folk at Nucleus Films make Stu Willis giddy with their latest collection of GRINDHOUSE TRAILERS CLASSICS VOLUME 3, then it’s Arrow Video’s turn to tickle his trash taste buds with their mouth-watering blu-ray release of THE EXTERMINATOR whilst Shameless pay tribute to the late great David Hess with their new fan edition of HOUSE ON THE EDGE OF THE PARK. The trash keeps coming though from our pals in the US of A as Stu gets ready to celebrate THANKSKILLING while the ever perturbed Pooch ponders the British Film Censors response to THE HUMAN CENTIPEDE II: FULL SEQUENCE.
Following the recent release of Brit-chiller PANIC BUTTON, filmmaker Chris Crow is about to delight genre fans again with his incoming shocker DEVIL’S BRIDGE (which just screened at this year’s Abertoir Horror Festival) but even with such a hectic schedule he still found time to chat with our very own Stu Willis about his work in our exclusive Spotlight interview.
One of Holland’s greatest unsung filmmakers, Dick Maas has brought movie fans across the world such delights as cult classics THE LIFT and AMSTERDAMNED and now he is back with another gem for genre fans with a twisted horror movie for all the family in SAINT so to celebrate the UK DVD release by Metrodome our very own Stuart Willis kicked back for a chat with the filmmaker about SAINT and his career in our exclusive SGM interview.
As well as celebrating another Halloween we’re also blowing out the candles on our birthday cake as it’s been 12 years since SGM launched online! So whilst we’re in a reminiscing mood the team are savouring some retro genre gems as Stu Willis checks out Arrow Video’s blu-ray release of MANIAC COP and the Arrow goodness keeps coming as Marc Lissenburg makes a DEADLY BLESSING while Stu indulges in some TOKYO DECADENCE. There’s also some good old school zombie punk fun to be had as Stu screams for MORE BRAINS! A RETURN TO THE LIVING DEAD before wrapping with some previously banned high definition fun by way of the seminal STRAW DOGS.
Just when you think Troma couldn’t make exploitation trash any more fun, Marc Lissenburg kicks back with Toxie to check out the latest treats from Tromaville as he checks in for a PSYCHO SLEEPOVER and asks surely NOT ANOTHER B-MOVIE before winding down with some cartoon fun with LITTLE MEN ENTERTAINMENT'S GRAND EXALTED ANIMATION SHOW AND OTHER TWISTED STUFF! Stu Willis meantime has joined Peccadillo Pictures to visit with UNCLE DAVID then hits the PANIC BUTTON as Pooch returns to vent his anger after viewing THE WOMAN – get your tin hats on!
SGM love wild women and they don’t come any more feral than THE WOMAN so Stu Willis stepped up to snare her for review. Next up is a double dose of quality film entertainment from the fine folk at Eureka as Stu checks out classic THE BALLAD OF NARAYAMA and the Noirish gem A MAN VANISHES. Marc Lissenburg is enjoying a vintage double bill of a different nature as he gets Cheezy with SHOCKORAMA: THE WILLIAM BEAUDINE COLLECTION before dimming the lights for a visit with the EVIL THINGS.
Producing good independent movies is hard enough for any upcoming filmmaker, trying to do it in the UK can be seen like walking against a gale force storm at times so our very own Indie guru Stu Willis took time out to chat with filmmakers Ben Simpson and David Campion on the success of their film PATROL MEN and the perils of pursuing funding for their latest venture WOODFALLS in our latest exclusive SGM Spotlight interview.
Time for some mouth-watering blu-ray bedlam as Stu Willis revisits some controversial classics in High Definition kicking off with a triple bill of vintage splatter from Herschell Gordon Lewis in THE BLOOD TRILOGY. Next up is a triple helping of StudioCanal blu-ray bliss with the UK HD debut of the uncut shocker HENRY PORTRAIT OF A SERIAL KILLER and a double header of Nagisa Ôshima gems with censor baiting IN THE REALM OF THE SENSES and EMPIRE OF PASSION - check ‘em out!
Join Keri O’Shea as she dons her school uniform and heads back to class for Terror-Cotta’s DEATH BELL then heads home for some (less than) domestic bliss in Cine Du Monde’s WOUND. Marc Lissenburg meantime breaks his anime cherry with Cine Du Monde’s epic fantasy ICE then wonders where he left his 3D glasses when checking out HIDDEN 3D.
After years of controversy, who would have thought that the infamous shocker CANNIBAL HOLOCAUST would make its High Definition debut in the UK? Join Stu Willis as he finds out what all the fuss is about in his Shameless blu-ray review. Next up is the UK blu-ray release of the underrated Dario Argento thriller THE CAT O’ NINE TAILS from Arrow Video then it’s time to check out a couple of High Definition treats from StudioCanal by way of psycho-shocker MANHUNTER and sci-fi horror crossover classic QUATERMASS AND THE PIT.
Join Marc Lissenburg as he indulges in a double bill of George related genre fun kicking off with Vicious Circle Films new indie horror comedy treat GEORGE: A ZOMBIE INTERVENTION before settling back with the legend himself when GEORGE A. ROMERO PRESENTS DEADTIME STORIES VOLUME 1 from Lions Gate Home Entertainment. Wrapping up his genre fun Marc goes undercover to unravel the mysteries of After Dark sci-fi shocker 51!
It’s time for Stu Willis to don his leather gloves as he rekindles his love for giallo on high definition thanks to Blue Underground’s release of TORSO and the trash comes thick and fast thanks to the nice people at One 7 Movies as Stu joins Joe D’Amato for some EXOTIC MALICE and some jungle fun in EROTIC ESCAPE while Marc Lissenburg succumbs to exploitation heaven by way of SEX, DEMONS AND DEATH before getting unwelcomingly limp when he commits an ICRIME.
Another World Entertainment know how to please horror fans and what better way than to deliver a trio of gory gems by splatter guru Olaf Ittenbach, all uncut with English subtitles for the first time ever! So grab some popcorn and settle back as our very own splat-fan Stu Willis gets knee deep in gore as he checks out Olaf’s directorial debut BLACK PAST, the body splitting gem THE BURNING MOON and SGM favourite PREMUTOS: LORD OF THE LIVING DEAD.
Bounty Films go from strength to strength with an eclectic schedule of excellent genre movie releases as Stu Willis found when he took a sneak peek at the incoming Korean thriller THE YELLOW SEA then it’s time to look at some of the titles arriving on home video as Stu checks in with THE ROOMMATE while Marc Lissenburg discovers why SATAN HATES YOU and revisits Odeon’s release of an old Tigon treat THE BODY STEALERS.
