Zombie Lake (1980, DVD/Blu-ray Review)

zombielakeBLURAYDirector: J.A. Lazer (aka Jean Rollin)

Cast: Burt Altman, Anouchka, Gilda Arancio, Edmond Besnard, Jean Rene Bleu

Redemption FIlms / All Region / Unrated / 1.66:1 widescreen / French and English 2.0 mono / English subtitles / 86 minutes

Image Entertainment / Unrated / NTSC R1 / Widescreen 1.66:1 / French and English Dolby Digital Mono / 84 minutes

DVD & Blu-ray Extras: Theatrical Trailer / Alternate “Clothed” Sequences / Alternate English-Language Title Sequence

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zombielakeDVDAfter a girl is reported missing and another found dead in a small town haunted by “ghosts” in a lake, a reporter comes to town to get the scoop. She is directed by the townsfolk to the home of the Mayor who has first hand knowledge of the history of the lake. The story; A squad of German soldiers are fighting in the town when one of them (we’ll call him “Nazi Zombie Daddy”) saves a woman (we’ll call her “Nazi Zombie Baby-Mama”) from being blown to bits. She shows her appreciation by screwing him in a local barn and naturally they conceive a child. Continue reading

Snow Shark (2012, DVD Review)

snowsharkDVDDirector Sam Qualiana

Cast: Sam Qualiana, Michael O’Hear, Jackey Hall, Kathy Murphy, CJ Qualiana, Andrew Elias, Robert Bozek

Independent Cinema / All Regions / Rated R / 1.33:1 fullscreen / Mono / 79 minutes

Disc Extas: Outtakes / Behind the Scenes / Shorts / Commentary / Trailer Vault

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You’re either in the club or you’re not when it comes to enjoying z-grade, no budget movies. And I’m not talking about the Syfy channel low-budget flicks, I’m talking even lower budget than that. The kind of movie where a director’s friends are the actors who can’t act but will work for free. The kind of movie where nobody’s outfits match who they are, whether their character is a doctor, or in this film’s case, a crypto-zoologist. Where just about everybody seems to be rocking a flannel. Where the only emotions the characters can emote is anger through yelling. Continue reading

From Beyond (1986, DVD/Blu-ray Review)

frombeyondBLURAYDirector: Stuart Gordon

Cast: Jeffrey Combs, Barbara Crampton, Ken Foree

(Blu-ray) Second Sight / Region B / Rated 18 / 1.85:1 widescreen / DTS 4.0 or LPCM Stereo / 82 minutes

Blu-ray Extras: Stuart Gordon on From Beyond / Gothic Adaptation – an interview with writer Dennis Paoli / The Doctor is in – an interview with Barbara Crampton / Monsters & Slime – the FX of From Beyond / Director’s perspective / The Editing Room – Lost and Found / Interview with composer / Commentary with Stuart Gordon, Brian Yuzna and Jeffrey Combs / Photo montage / Storyboard to film comparison

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frombeyonddvd(DVD) MGM / Color / NTSC R1 / Unrated / Anamorphic Widescreen (1.85:1) / Dolby Digital Surround / English / Subtitles: English, Spanish, French / 86 mins

DVD Extras: Audio Commentary by Director Stuart Gordon and Cast / The Director’s Perspective Featurette / The Editing Room: Lost And Found Featurette / Interview with the Composer / Photo Montage / Storyboard to Film Comparisons with Introduction

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Expectations (1977) / Confessions (1977) Drive-In Collection (Double Feature DVD Review)

expectationsconfessionsDVDDirector: Anthony Spinelli

Cast: Chris Cassidy, Delania Raffino, Joey Silvera, John Leslie

Vinegar Syndrome / All Region / Unrated / 1.85:1 widescreen / Mono / 138 minutes

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Adult film director Anthony Spinelli (born Samuel Weinstein) isn’t really a household name unless you are somewhat of a connoisseur of porn, which I am not. Of course I love the 42nd Street fare like the films of Shaun Costello (Water Power, Forced Entry) and the art house erotica of Radley Metzger aka Henry Paris (The Opening of Misty Beethoven, The Image) but other than those and a few classics I am pretty ignorant of the deep roots of classic XXX cinema. Continue reading