Monthly archive August, 2012
Wild at Heart - Czech poster

Wild at Heart – Czech poster

While they don’t get nearly as much press, Czech posters are just as fantastic as Polish posters. Here’s one of my favourites – the Czech poster for Wild at Heart. It craps all over the mediocre American poster! Movie: Wild at Heart Director: David Lynch Country of movie: USA Year of movie: 1990 Country of...
Werner Herzog talks Dirty Harry

Werner Herzog talks Dirty Harry

Harmony Korine’s Julien Donkey-Boy (1999) is demented, but I wouldn’t call it an exploitation film. However, watching it for the first time last week and enjoying it immensely, I could not resist sharing this unbelievably funny scene featuring Werner Herzog delivering an amazing description of the final scene of Dirty Harry.
School in the Crosshairs (1981)

School in the Crosshairs (1981)

It was love at first sight. Oh Hausu (1977) – what a film! Not often do I feel that a film has physically changed me, but that was the case when the end credits of Nobuhiko Obayashi’s most famous work rolled. As far as I can tell, Hausu is the only work by Obayashi made...
Welcome to the Video Nasties #2

Welcome to the Video Nasties #2

A couple of weeks ago, I posted about the infamous video nasties list that caused a storm of shit in Britain during the early 80s. Read that article if you’d like a brief history of this period and watch the documentary embedded in the post. I thought I’d continue along this train of thought and make my...
This is how you end a movie!

This is how you end a movie!

In Hong Kong, they really know how to end a movie. Remember that insane ending from Red Panther? Don’t? Check it out, I posted it here a while back. Well, how about another insane ending, dear reader?  This week I would like to share with you, the internet, the ending from the Category III oddity...
Into the Sun (2005)

Into the Sun (2005)

Steven Seagal has a lot of shit dumped on him for his endless wave of DTV films, most of which are quite horrifically bad (but oh so entertaining), that began after Half Past Dead (2002). Cast out of the theatres, Seagal has never returned to the silver screen, unless you count his role in Machete...
Godzilla vs. Hedorah - Polish poster

Godzilla vs. Hedorah – Polish poster

As we all know, Polish posters are magic. Recently my lady partner acquired what is undoubtedly the greatest Godzilla poster of all time – the poster for Godzilla vs. Hedorah. Its amazing design still leaves me a drooling mess. Poland, I love you. Movie: Godzilla vs. Hedorah Director: Yoshimitsu Banno Country of movie: Japan Year...
Andromedia's obnoxious musical number

Andromedia’s obnoxious musical number

Even Miike’s most loyal of minions will tell you that Andromedia (1998) is not too crash hot. To be shamefully honest, I actually kind of like it, but of the sixtyish films of his that I’ve seen, it certainly ranks low. Andromedia, a silly sci-fi soap opera, is one of Miike’s most commercial efforts and...
King Caesar (キングシーサー Kingu Shisa)

King Caesar (キングシーサー Kingu Shisa)

NAME: King Caesar (キングシーサー Kingu Shisa) FIRST APPEARS IN: Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla (1974) DESIGN FEATURES: – rabbit ears – inappropriate scales – shit-eating grin – claws SKILLS AND QUIRKS: – being extremely unhelpful – creating misplaced mystique – laying dormant inside a mountain for bloody ages – jumping about like a lunatic and getting his...
Eve and the Handyman (1960)

Eve and the Handyman (1960)

How deep can one dive into the cinematic pool of Russ Meyer? When it comes to celluloid, he was a man of singular focus. His modus operandi was an exploration of the mammose female in wildly unnatural habitats. It’s hard to deny the simple pleasures of a quality Russ Meyer film, but one must understand what notions...
More Trash from My Private Stash

More Trash from My Private Stash

Today I give you another selection of fun covers from my video collection. I love all these covers for various reasons. Some feature awesome artwork, some cool design and others just make me giggle.  
The Substitute (1996)

The Substitute (1996)

The Substitute seems to be a pretty widely seen film based on its multitude of ratings on IMDB. Yet somehow, even though it’s right up my alley, I’d never heard of it or its sequels until Mondo Exploito’s Matthew Revert came along and made my life a whole lot better. Matt and I recently conducted...