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Inside (2007)
2008-06-01 21:44:00 NOTE: The image to the left is the French poster. I thought the "Dimension Extreme" cover wasn't nearly as good or representative. aka À l'intérieur Writer: Alexandre Bustillo Directors: Alexandre Bustillo, Julien Maury Cast: Béatrice Dalle, Alysson Paradis Dimension Extreme / NTSC Region 1 / Enhanced 16x9 Widescreen / French with English Subtitles and English Dubbed Versions / French and More About: Inside
Don't Go In the Woods... Alone! (1981)
2008-05-30 00:08:00 Director: James Bryan Writer: Garth Eliassen Cast: Jack McClelland, Mary Gail Artz, James P. Hayden, Angie Brown, Ken Carter, David Barth, Tom Drury Code Red DVD / NTSC Region 0 / Full Frame (1.33:1) / 83 min. / Extras: All new intro by CKY's Deron Miller; New hour-long featurette with cast and crew directed, produced, edited and photographed by original director James Bryan; Vintage 15-minute More About: Woods , In the Woods
Them (2005)
2008-05-25 23:07:00 aka Ils Writer/Directors: David Moreau, Xavier Palud Cast: Olivia Bonamy, Michaël Cohen Anamorphic Widescreen (2.35:1) / 5.1 & 2.0 Surround / French & Romanian with English Subtitles / 77 mins. / Extras: Making of; Composer featurette; The Torture of Clementine; Trailers / Purchase at FilmFiends.com Clementine and Lucas are a happy couple hanging out in their rural home just enjoying each
Das Komabrutale Duell (1999)
2008-05-24 22:59:00 Writer/Director: Heiko Fipper Cast: Heiko Fipper, Mike Hoffman, Stefan Hoft DVD Stats: NTSC Region 1 / German with English Subtitles / 1.85:1 Widescreen / 85 mins / Dolby Digital 2.0 / Unrated / Purchase from DiabolikDVD.com I like to think that I'm a pretty astute movie watcher. Even the most convoluted plots tend to make sense if you watch them intently enough. That is not the case when a More About: Duell
Hitch-Hike (1978)
2008-05-18 23:06:00 aka Autostop rosso sangue aka Death Drive aka The Naked Prey Director: Pasquale Festa Campanile Cast: Franco Nero, David Hess, Corinne Clery DVD Stats: NTSC All Region / Anamorphic Widescreen 1.85:1 (16x9) / Not Rated / 104 min. / Extras: Trailer / The Devil Thumbs A Ride - Interviews with Stars Franco Nero, Corinne Clery and David Hess / Purchase from DiabolikDVD.com Walter (Nero) and Eve ( More About: Hike
42nd Street Forever Vol.3: Exploitation Explosion (2008)
2008-05-10 16:32:00 Synapse Films / Color / Dolby / Anamorphic Widescreen (1.78:1) / English / NTSC All Regions / 101 minutes / Unrated / Purchase from FilmFiends.com From Wikipedia : "Exploitation film is a type of film that eschews the expense of quality productions in favor of making films inexpensively, attracting viewers by exciting their more prurient interests. Exploitation films rely heavily on the lurid More About: Street , Explosion , Forever , 2008
Anita (1973)
2008-05-04 21:30:00 aka Anita - ur en tonårsflickas dagbok aka Anita: Swedish Nymphet Writer/Director: Torgny Wickman Starring: Christina Lindberg, Stellan Skarsgård DVD Stats: NTSC Region 0 / 16x9 Anamorphic Widescreen (1.66:1) / Uncut Swedish Version / Removable English Subtitles / 95 mins. Purchase from DiabolikDVD.com! Young, nubile 17 year old Anita (Lindberg) is a raging nymphomaniac. She picks random
Frontière(s) (2007)
2008-04-29 22:10:00 aka Frontier(s) Writer/Director: Xavier Gens Cast: Karina Testa, Aurélien Wiik, Patrick Ligardes, David Saracino, Maud Forget, Samuel Le Bihan, Estelle Lefébure Official Website Release Date: 5/13/2008 Purchase: Pre-order from DiabolikDVD.com DVD Specs: NTSC Region 1 / Unrated Version / DD 5.1 French Audio / English Subtitles / Widescreen Sometimes when you watch the kind of movies that
The Inconfessable Orgies of Emmanuelle (1982)
2008-04-28 18:21:00 aka Orgías inconfesables de Emmanuelle , Las aka Emmanuelle Exposed aka Emmanuelle Forever Writer/Director: Jess Franco DVD Specs: Colour / 2.35:1 / 16x9 / 86 mins / Not Rated Reg 0 (ALL) (NTSC) / DVD 5 English / Spanish Dolby Digital 2.0 / English Subtitles Extras: The Inconfessable Orgies Of Jess - Interview with Director Jess Franco Purchase: Severin Films A drunken night out at the club
Exorcism (1974)
2008-04-24 23:44:00 aka Demoniac aka Exorcism e aka Éventreur de Notre-Dame, L' aka El Sadico de Notre Dame Director/Screenplay: Jesus "Jess" Franco Starring: Lina Romay, Jess Franco Purchase: NTSC Region 1 @ DiabolikDVD.com! DVD Features: * Brand New Widescreen (1.66:1) Digital Transfer. Enhanced for Widescreen Televisions! * Optimal Quality Dual Layer Edition * Reversible Double Sided Cover So You Can Choose
Cloistered Nun: Runa's Confession (1976)
2008-04-23 23:19:00 aka Shudojo Runa no kokuhaku Director: Masaru Konuma Running Time: 72 mins. (approx.) Languages: Japanese Subtitles: ENGLISH Distributor: KimStim [A USA-Based Distributor] Rating: Unrated Features: Anamorphic Widescreen Cast/Crew Info. Trailers Purchase: Region 1 - NTSC @ FilmFiends.com! (Enter aprildeal and save 10% on orders of $25* or more. Or enter aprilship and get FREE shipping on More About: Confession
Schoolgirl Report Vol.3: What Parents Find Unthinkable (1971)
2008-04-16 21:39:00 aka Schulmädchen-Report 3: Was Eltern nicht mal ahnen Purchase: DiabolikDVD.com * NTSC Region 1 * Uncut German Version (Unrated) * Anamorphic Widescreen 16x9 (1.66:1) * Runtime 96 mins. * English Subtitles Oh, boy... if you are a fan of the smutty movies I review you are in for a treat with Schoolgirl Report. I haven't seen the others in the series (I will remedy that soon) More About: Find , Parents
The Beast in Space (1980)
2008-04-12 15:27:00 aka La Bestia nello spazio Writer/Director: Alfonso Brescia Star: Sirpa Lane Release Date: April 29, 2008 / Severin Films / Colour / 1.85:1 / 16x9 / 92 mins / Not Rated / Reg 1 (USA) (NTSC) / DVD 5 / Italian Dolby Digital 2.0 / English Subtitles / Extras: Once Upon A Time In Space - Featurette with actor Venantino Venantini Pre-Order: Unrated or XXX versions from DiabolikDVD.com Spaceship More About: Beast
Street Team Massacre (2007)
2008-04-11 19:59:00 Directors: Adam Deyoe & Eric Gosseli Myspace: LINK Prelude: A man is given a taste test for a new mango energy drink. He loves it but maybe a little too much. The company has put too much of… something in it and it turns the dude into a hyperactive, murderous zombie gut-muncher! A few years later: A new guy starts a job at Eco-Elixir, a once successful Earth-friendly energy drink company. He More About: Street , Team , Massacre
The Sister of Ursula (1978)
2008-04-10 22:12:00 aka Sorella di Ursula, La aka The Curse of Ursula Writer/Director: Enzo Milioni Star: Barbara Magnolfi DVD Company: Severin Films Purchase: NTSC All Region from DiabolikDVD.com! Clairvoyant Ursula and her sister check into an Italian seaside villa after their father's death. Soon after they arrive bizarre murders of the villa's other occupants begin. The murderer watches couples have sex, More About: Sister
Images in a Convent (1979)
2008-04-08 18:11:00 Writer/Director: Joe D'Amato Purchase: Region 1 - NTSC DVD @ FilmFiends.com Soon a after a young woman named Isabella is forced to stay in a convent, weird and evil things begin to happen there. She rebels against the sisters by acting out sexually and starts planning her escape. Then, a man is found injured in the courtyard and is taken in by the sisterhood. He turns out to have plans of his More About: Images
Pervert! (2005)
2008-03-30 22:09:00 Director: Jonathan Yudis Writer: Mike Davis Star: Mary Carey Official Website Official Myspace Page Purchase James is a young guy visiting his dad, Hezekiah, on the farm to learn what it takes to "be a man" before heading off to college. Dad's lessons in being a man are all about working hard on the farm. Cheryl, Hezekiah's young hot-ass girlfriend, wants to show him that it's about working
The Worst Horror Movie Ever Made (2008)
2008-03-27 17:51:00 Writer/Director/Producer - Bill Zebub Bill's Myspace Page - CLICK HERE Being a horror movie fan, I'm sure you have sat there more than once watching a movie and thought to yourself, "Self, this is the worst fucking movie I have EVER seen!". Evidently Mr. Zebub has seen a few himself because he has decided to make a satire of said movies. Bad acting, shitty effects, nonsensical story, retarded More About: Movie , Horror , Made , 2008
The Living and the Dead (2006)
2008-03-21 21:15:00 Writer/Director: Simon Rumley DVD Release Date: 3/25/08 Pre-Order: TLAvideo.com The Brocklebank family (father Donald, mother Nancy and son James) live in a huge manor that is in ruins. Both the family and the manor are on the brink of falling apart. They are near bankrupt and the mother is bedridden by a sudden illness. The son is an adult child with serious mental deficiencies. Now Donald More About: Living , Dead
Ken Park (2002)
2008-03-19 18:34:00 Director: Larry Clark (Bully, kids) Writer: Harmony Korine (Gummo) Purchase: NTSC All Region @ DiabolikDVD.com! Director Larry Clark is not known for shying away from the explicit and frank lives of teenagers. From the first time I saw kids I would never forget it and be shocked by it every time I watched it. Since being blown away by kids, I have longed to see his much maligned, yet highly More About: Park
Carver (2008)
2008-03-14 22:33:00 What comes to mind when you read the phrases “low budget”, “straight to DVD” or, my new favorite “shot on DV” about a horror movie? Don’t wanna guess? Fine, I’ll tell you what you think; contrived, badly written, badly acted cheese. And there are not many movies out there that will prove you wrong. Don’t misunderstand; I love low budget cheesy horror if it’s fun to watch. It’s when they take More About: Carver , 2008
Day of the Dead (2007)
2008-03-10 19:49:00 NOTE: imdb and other sites list this movie as 2008. The correct date, as I listed it, is 2007. Writer: Jeffrey Reddick (Dawson's Creek, Felicity, Halloween H20) Director: Steve Miner (the Final Destination "Thrillogy", Tamara) Stars: Mena Suvari, Ving Rhames, Nick Cannon Purchase: DVD release date 4/8/2008 - Pre-order: NTSC Region 1 @ DiabolikDVD.com Don't shit your pants because you are More About: Dead , Day of the Dead
The Eroticist (1972)
2008-03-08 21:32:00 aka The Senator Likes Women Writer/Director: Lucio Fulci Distribution Company: Severin Films Purchase: NTSC All Region DVD @ DiabolikDVD.com Senator Puppis has problems: He is running for president. His candidacy is backed by the Church, the Military and the Mafia. And lastly, he frequently goes into a trace-like state and gropes women's asses. His life is already full of underhandedness and
The Rage (2008)
2008-03-05 19:44:00 Writer/Director: Robert Kurtzman Starring: Erin Brown aka Misty Mundae Purchase: NTSC Region 1 @ DiabolikDVD.com Dr. Viktor Vasilienko is a mad scientist who wants to punish "Capitalistic society" for their wrong-doings. He creates a serum called "The Rage " (I know, ironic, right?) to infect humans and turn them into flesh eating mutations. But during his experiments to try and create an More About: 2008
The Sexual Story of O (1982)
2008-02-29 20:14:00 aka Historia sexual de O Writer/Director: Jesus "Jess" Franco Starring: Alicia Príncipe, Carmen Carrión, Daniel Katz, Mari Carmen Nieto, Mauro Ribera Distributor: Severin Films Purchase: The Sexual Story Of O (Jess Franco) (NTSC All Region) Odile is a young naive American who is full of life and sexual energy. Mario and his wife live across from the lovely "O" and fulfill their voyeuristic
The Psychic (1977)
2008-02-25 21:53:00 aka Murder to the Tune of the Seven Black Notes aka Seven Notes in Black Writer Director: Lucio Fulci Starring: Jennifer O'Neil Distribution Company: Severin Films Purchase: NTSC Region 1 @ DiabolikDVD.com One day after dropping her new husband Francesco off at the airport, Virginia is overcome by visions of a murder while driving. The vision is of an old woman being buried in a wall of a More About: Psychic
Catacombs (2007)
2008-02-22 17:54:00 Writer/Director: Tomm Coker Starring: Shannyn Sossamon, Alecia Moore aka P!nk Purchase: NTSC Region 1 at DiabolikDVD.com Neurotic scaredy-cat Victoria is invited to Paris by her fearless, free-spirit sister Carolyn (P!nk) to blow off some steam. She arrives exhausted and overwhelmed by the city but Carolyn wants to take her to an underground (literally) party straight away. The party is being
Ricco the Mean Machine (1973)
2008-02-19 22:49:00 aka Cauldron of Death aka Gangland aka Mean Machine aka Ricco aka The Dirty Mob Director: Tulio Demicheli Writer: José Gutiérrez Maesso Stars: Christopher Mitchum, Barbara Bouchet, Malisa Longo, Arthur Kennedy Purchase: NTSC Region 1 @ DiabolikDVD.com After 2 years in prison Ricco Aversi (Mitchum) is released and on a path of vengeance. His father, the head of a mafia family, is gunned down by
Captivity (2007)
2008-02-16 02:07:00 Director: Roland Joffé Writer: Larry Cohen Starring: Elisha Cuthbert Fashion model Jennifer (Cuthbert) is stalked and kidnapped by a crazed fan (maybe a fan, who knows). Locked in a dungeon-like room, she is tortured with high-tech dealios and pricey thingamajigs. She endures some pretty awful things. Befriends a dude in the adjacent room. And finally, the inevitable confrontation and escape. More About: Captivity
Barn of the Naked Dead (1974)
More articles from this author:2008-02-07 22:09:00 aka Nightmare Circus aka Caged Woman II aka Terror Circus Writer/Director: Alan Randolph Star: Andrew Prine Purchase: Region 1 NTSC Unrated from FilmFiends.com Three girls break down out in the middle of the desert on their way to Las Vegas for a gig at a casino. They are rescued by Andre who takes them back to his house to call for help. When they arrive the girls get curious after they see a More About: Dead , Barn 1, 2, 3 |
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