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MACHETE Returning To The Big Screen. And This Time He KILLS!

by Todd Brown, February 7, 2012 12:15 PM


Didn't Machete kill the first time? Isn't that the entire point of the character? Heh ...Word is out that Robert Rodriguez plans to return Danny Trejo to the big screen in the second of what is now a planned...

DVD Review: KINSKI/PAGANINI

by J Hurtado, February 5, 2012 9:57 PM


Of all the hedonistic madmen the cinema has produced, Klaus Kinski may be among the wildest. Kinski's notorious mania and unstable emotional state on film sets is the stuff of legend. His persona even inspired his frequent collaborator, Werner Herzog,...

Review: EL BULLI: COOKING IN PROGRESS

by Jim Tudor, February 3, 2012 4:01 AM


Presentation. Texture. Overall homogeneous. These are some of the immediate hallmarks of truly high-end cooking. Before the dish is even tasted, these factors are already in play. In the new German documentary "El Bulli: Cooking in Progress", renowned Spanish... More >>

Review: BIG MIRACLE

by Jim Tudor, February 3, 2012 4:01 AM


This is a film with a beat-you-over-the-head environmental message. It is being released really early in the year. It has Ted Danson in a starring role. And it is directed by Ken Kwapis, the guy who gave us "Dunston Checks... More >>

The Internet Is Useful Once Again! Japan Flix Takes PINK EIGA Titles Worldwide!

by Andrew Mack, February 2, 2012 4:54 PM


Awesome. Another excuse to never leave your computer. Japan Flix, the burgeoning online streaming service of mostly Japanese fare, is making the Pink Eiga titles available worldwide. Except Japan. Sorry Japan. No access to homegrown talent for you!So. If you're...

Blu-ray Review: FRANKENHOOKER (UK)

by J Hurtado, February 2, 2012 2:33 PM


Back in October, I reviewed the Synapse Films Blu-ray release of Frank Henenlotter's Frankenhooker.  Earlier this month Arrow Video in the released their edition of the film on Blu-ray. This review will include my analysis of the film from the...

Blu-ray Review: YAKUZA WEAPON

by J Hurtado, February 1, 2012 10:48 PM


Sushi Typhoon's latest film has been making the festival circuit for many months now, and February 7th marks the Yakuza Weapon's home video debut from Well Go USA. I first caught wind of the project when we reported on one...

Blu-ray Review: FERNANDO DI LEO CRIME COLLECTION

by J Hurtado, January 31, 2012 1:35 PM


The Fernando Di Leo Crime Collection was RaroVideo's second home video release in the USA last year. The films were reviewed and discussed quite thoroughly by our Peter Martin at that time.  It only makes sense that RaroVideo's follow up...

Have Your Say: Who is going to watch STAR WARS 3D in the cinema?

by Ard Vijn, January 31, 2012 10:11 AM


We've all seen the posters, the banners, the (other) adverts: "Star Wars" is coming back, and in 3D as well! Oooooooooh.... For something that would have totally been awesome only a few years back, it is stunning how little impact...

DVD Review: ABCs OF LOVE & SEX/AUSTRALIA AFTER DARK Double Feature

by J Hurtado, January 29, 2012 9:28 PM


When Intervision Picture Corp announced their first releases back in the fall of 2010, these two titles were on the list.  They opened with a couple of minor Jess Franco films, and among the initial slate of DVDs, this double...
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