White Slaves of Chinatown (1964)

The Olga movies have a place in exploitation cinema history as being some of the first successful 'roughie' films and they gave us one of the first demented female icons of the grindhouse era. I decided to start out with this flick as it is the first of the series and I have to say that I was underwhelmed. Maybe it is because I have already seen the Ilsa flicks (which were obviously inspired by the Olga series) as they were way more offensive and explicit thereby making White Slaves of Chinatown quite tame in comparison. This resulted in a tedious movie that consisted of narration over various scenes of women becoming addicted to drugs and being tortured for not submitting to Olga's demands. I'm sure that these scenes were offensive back in 1964 and would probably still offend many today (especially in an abortion scene) but I guess I have become quite desensitized to this kind of material. There is an extremely annoying score that consists of an endless loop of Chinese music, some hero-like jazz, and rendition of "Night on Bald Mountain" that kept making me think of Fantasia and took me right out of the picture. This movie hasn't aged well and reminded me more of Reefer Madness than the sexploitation classic it claims to be.

Zombie Movie Automaton Transfusion Arrives on DVD

When you’ve seen as many bad, bad, bad low-budget zombie movies as I have (usually made by a guy with a camcorder and some people he conned off the street), you can easily get a bit jaded. But I have to admit, after taking a look at the trailer for Steven C. Miller’s 2006 zombie opus “Automaton Transfusion” (supposedly the first of a planned trilogy), my curiosity has been pique. This thing doesn’t look half bad!

Government experiments to resurrect the dead and transform them into super soldiers go horribly wrong, leaving a rampaging horde of the zombified guinea pigs to wreak havoc on a small town. Fortunately, three resourceful high school students demonstrate a knack for putting the ferocious flesh eaters out of their misery. The first installment of a planned trilogy, this low-budget fright film stars Garrett Jones, Juliet Reeves.

Easy Alice (1976)

Joey, a San Francisco lowlife and occasional porn star, takes a one day shoot, after which he wanders aimlessly around the city meeting random people and having anonymous sex.

Easily one of the most complex and underrated features of the golden age of sexually explicit cinema. Cinéma vérité style adult film blends elements of Warhol & John Cassavetes, with sharp widescreen cinematography and realistic improvisation into a always interesting, unpredictable character study. A totally believable time capsule of the period. The hardcore scenes are not meant to be erotic but just another facet of the sad losers that inhabit this world.

Raw Talent (1984)

Chock full of snappy dialogue, extremely high production values, good acting, and a shit ton of fight scenes (including Ron Jeremy and Jerry Butler engaging is some sloppy kung-fu), RAW TALENT signaled the end of high budget and well made 35mm hardcore.

One thing that this film is known for in the original uncut version is it's "subliminal messages". During the sex scenes (and many others), a text message was flashed on the screen or 1 or 2 frames. This could range from "SEX" and "KILL" to "EAT" and "LAUGH".

"Raw Talent" was the seminal film for the 80's. With a better than average storyline, Jerry Butler (Bklyn's own) was able to shine. He WAS the James Dean of porn! Graced with chiseled features and natural comedic ability, his performances were always unpredictable and wacky. The accompanying soundtrack was also above par. The subliminal psychadelia scene was straight out of Floyd & Zeppelin. Unfortunately, "Raw Talent" was re-released with major Politically Correct edits. The masturbatory cooked turkey scene, the forced sex scene over a toilet bowl, and all the karate scenes are nowhere to be found.

Adam & Eva - Mädchen, die es gerne machen (1976)

Erwin C. Dietrich interviews some couples about their sexuality. Then we see them in action. Very rare documentary.

Cult Films: Card Player (Dario Argento / Anchor Bay) (NTSC Region 1)

THE CARD PLAYER
Directed by Dario Argento
Produced by Dario Argento & Claudio Argento
Written by Dario Argento & Franco Ferrini
Director of Photograpy Benot Debie
Music by Claudio Simonetti
Cast: Stefania Rocca, Liam Cunningham, Silvio Muccino & Claudio Santamaria
2004/104 mins/Color/Dolby Digital 5.1
2.35:1 anamorphic/English/Italy/NTSC Region 1
Review from the Anchor Bay Entertainment DVD
Choose your own cliché: “All good things must come to an end” or “You can’t go home again”. Either of these describe the career of Italian filmmaker Dario Argento. During the 1970s and the early 1980s, the man was the master of shock cinema and made some truly unique films. But, it’s been 23 years since Argento’s last great film and 18 years since his last good movie, and while his reputation has remained, his output has suffered. Still, the man keeps going and his latest film, 2004’s THE CARD PLAYER, is now available on DVD in Region 1.

IO ZOMBO, TU ZOMBI, LEI ZOMBA (1979) Italian Zombie Spoof

IO ZOMBO, TU ZOMBI, LEI ZOMBA (1979)

Review: Horror/sex comedy about four zombies who are running a hotel and trying to eat their customers. Three men are involved in a fatal car crash and taken to the local cemetery for burial. The Gravedigger is in no rush, and he figures his customers are not as well. So he sits back and reads aloud from a horror novel about voodoo. As he recites the incantation of the zombie, the three men in the caskets get brought back to life. The Gravegdigger turns to see them sitting up and dies from fright, but the zombies return the favor and soon all four of the men are the living dead. With no experience on how to be a zombie, they refer to the novel and learn that human flesh is their new sustenance. After several failed attempts at snaring a victim, they take over a hotel intending to have their patrons for dinner.

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Refusing to let anything spoil their romantic weekend break, a young couple confront a gang of loutish youths with terrifyingly brutal consequences.

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Abraham Lincoln vs. Zombies (2012)

Starring Starring Bill Oberst Jr., Baby Norman, Jason Vail, Ronald Ogden, Don McGraw, Canon Kuipers

Written and directed by Richard Schenkman

If there existed an Academy Award for Best Performance by an Actor in a B-Movie, this year’s winner would easily be Bill Oberst, Jr., for his outstanding portrayal of our 16th President in a motion picture entitled Abraham Lincoln vs. Zombies. It is certainly the closest thing to an award caliber performance you’ll probably ever see in a movie produced by The Asylum. You could never tell Bill Oberst, Jr., was even aware he was starring in a silly mockbuster of Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunterjudging by the soulful sincerity he imbues his portrayal of Lincoln with. Oberst plays him with the same degree of gravitas he would if he were starring in a stage production of Abe Lincoln in Illinois, even during moments when he’s yelling “Emancipate this!” before decapitating a zombie with his trusty scythe.

Asylum AKA House Of Crazies

When I received this DVD it was with some trepidation that that I begun watching it, I wasn't afraid of what I was going to see, it was more that looking at the cover it looked like this could be quite bad. As I began to watch it the old adage of not judging a book by its cover became apparent. I'm not saying that this film is in the league of Alfred Hitchcock or Wes Craven but it is thoroughly enjoyable.
"Asylum" is a movie that has five stories within it. The first story is the over arching narrative of a young psychiatrist, Dr Martin (Robert Powell), who has come to the asylum for a job interview.

Plague of the Zombies (The) (Blu-ray) (1966)

Press Release: Within a remote 18th century Cornish village, an evil presence lurks within the darkness of the witching hour, a mysterious plague relentlessly taking lives at an unstoppable rate. Unable to find the cause, Dr Peter Thompson enlists the help of Professor James Forbes. Desperate to find an antidote, what they find instead are empty coffins with the diseased corpses missing. Following a series of strange and frightening clues, Thompson and Forbes are lead to a deserted mine where they discover a world of black magic and a doomed legion of flesh eating slaves - the walking dead.

Reptile (The) (Blu-ray) (1966)

A deadly epidemic is spreading through the remote Cornish village of Clagmoor Heath. As darkness falls, its victims are found foaming at the mouth with savage wounds upon their necks. After his brother becomes another fatality, Harry Spalding travels to Clagmoor to investigate his sibling's mysterious death. With little help from the superstitious locals, Harry follows a trail of macabre intrigue that leads him to the sinister Dr Franklyn, his strange but beautiful daughter and a truly horrific family secret. Released in 1966, The Reptile is Hammer Horror at its most nightmarish and bizarre.

Planet Of The Vampires AKA Terrore Nello Spazio (1965)

Ridley Scott´s “Alien (1979)” is a highly regarded masterpiece, but it´s sometimes forgotten that it has taken some strong influences from two films; “It! The Terror from Beyond Space (1958)” from director Edward L. Cahn, and “Planet of the Vampires AKA Terrore Nello Spazio (1965)”, from Italian director and cinematographer Mario Bava. This doesn´t take anything away from “Alien”, but it´s well worth a look at how the visual master of his own right, Bava, created a highly enjoyable horror and Sci-fi movie almost 15 years earlier, with a significantly lesser budget.

Shadow of Illusion DVD

Movie may also be known as: Le ombre roventi
Starring William Berger, Daniela Giordano and Krista Nell

Quality is pretty bad Im afraid. I'm only offering this gem because its currently the only way to be seen.

It's kind of hard to describe this thing, but here goes: an Italian model (Daniela Giordana)has been lured to Egypt for a fashion shoot. It turns out though that she has caught the interest of a strange cult who believe that she is the reincarnation of the goddess Isis. The cult is led by a strange and possibly incestuous brother and sister (the latter played by Krista Nell). Much nudity and ooga-booga nonsense ensues, including a lesbian scene between Giordano and Nell where the evil sister tries to bring out the fashion model's inner-goddess, and a truly bizarre fog-machine saturated finale which involves Giordano splayed out naked on a fake rock for about ten minutes while the entire cult dances around in ritual sacrifice .

Brain Dead

Title Brain Dead
Directed By Kevin Tenney
Written By Dale Gelineau
Starring Joshua Benton, Sarah Grant Brendecke, Michelle Tomlinson, David Crane, Andy Forrest, Cristina Tiberia, Jim Wynorski, Tess McVicker, Greg Lewolt, Chad Guerrero, Elizabeth Lambert
Release Date 2007
DVD Distributer Vicious Circle
MPAA Rating Not Rated
By It Now On

Brain Dead, home of the snatch attack!

Lets get something straight right out of the gate, the best horror films are usually the fun ones. There is something to be said for morose no nonsense ass kickers like Eden Lake to be sure, but the ones I remember the most and return to frequently are the ones with a sense of humor. How many times have you watched Re-Animator, Return of the Living Dead, or Night of the Demons? If your tastes run similar to mine, the answer is, a lot! These were all fun movies worth repeated viewings. The man behindNight of the Demons, Kevin Tenney, is back, and this time he has given us Brain Dead!

Fear Dot Com

Title Fear Dot Com
Directed By William Malone
Written By Moshe Diamant (story)
Josephine Coyle (screenplay)
Starring Stephen Dorff, Stephen Rea, Jeffrey Combs and Natascha McElhone
Release Date 2002
DVD Distributer
MPAA Rating R
By It Now On

"I'd like to say I can feel your pain... but I can't."--Alistair Pratt (Rea)
In keeping with what Will was saying about films like What Ever Happened To Aunt Alice? I would like to resurrect long-forgotten flicks and illustrate why they are worth another look and, also, why they may have been ahead of their times or too relevant to their times to make most viewers comfortable.

Night of the Living Dead 3D

“Night of the Living Dead 3D: Re-Animation is an icy morgue blast in the face! All this movie needed was Smell-O-Rama and the near death experience would have been complete! The 3D will have you squirming like a maggot in your seat. Andrew Divoff is stone cold perfect and relishes his role like a zombie mortician lapping brains off an autopsy room floor. Jeffrey Combs reanimates his iconic career and Robin Sydney has a sexy romp on a corpse that should put this movie at the top of every necro’s wish list. Two severed thumbs up... in 3D!”

Fist of Fear, Touch of Death

Unfortunately, this film neither features real martial arts, nor is it a classic. It hardly even features Bruce Lee, except for some old footage that has been re-dubbed to make it look like Lee actually agreed to this film being made. I hope somebody got sued for this one.
This could have been a good documentary about the "1979 Karate Championship" but most of the footage from the karate matches is obviously staged, and has little to do with Chinese martial arts. Some interesting "facts" were revealed by this film however. For instance, prior to watching "Fist of Fear", I had no idea that Lee's great grandfather was the greatest Chinese samurai warrior.
There are a few funny moments in the film (the Bill Louie Kato scene, or when Fred Williamson is introduced for example) but if you have any respect for Bruce Lee or film-making in general, I would highly recommend avoiding this film.- Lex

Two Eyes Staring (2010)

Two Eyes Staring (2010)
Horror | Mystery | Thriller

IMDB Url: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1223980/
Title: Two Eyes Staring (2010)
Genre(s): Horror | Mystery | Thriller
Rating: 5.8/10 from 533 users.

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Directed by Elbert van Strien. With Hadewych Minis, Barry Atsma, Isabelle Stokkel, Charlotte Arnoldy. Nine-year-old Lisa discovers her sinister new friend is the ghost of the dead twin of Lisa mother...

The Avenging Conscience (1914)

The Avenging Conscience (a.k.a. Thou Shalt Not Kill) (1914)

Directed by D.W. Griffith
Cast Henry B. Walthall ... The Nephew
Spottiswoode Aitken ... The Uncle
Blanche Sweet ... His Sweetheart
George Siegmann ... The Italian
Ralph Lewis ... The Detective
Mae Marsh ... The Maid
Robert Harron ... The Grocery Boy George Beranger

D.W. Griffith presents a visually exciting melodrama inspired by the Edgar Allan Poe stories The Pit and the Pendulum, The Tell-Tale Heart and the poem Annabel Lee. A young man's love affair is thwarted by his moralistic and domineering uncle. The young man realizes that if he were to murder his uncle, he could do whatever he desired. But can his sanity and conscience survive such an act or would he be tormented by his callous and selfish actions for the rest of his life? 68 Minutes - Music score arranged by Jack Hardy