Ya got change for a fiver?

Very, very happy today!!! I just received "The Hong Kong Filmography 1977-97" which I discovered completely by chance when a seller had it listed (maybe by fault) on Amazon UK at £1.95 (3 dollars US!!). Brand new, not second hand!! On Amazon.com it's listed at $40. Can we get a whoo-woo!!! xD xD xD

MM is back!

No, the headline isn't a reference to old Spider-man comic books, LOLZ.

However...every wee boy and girl's fave video label, Mondo Macabro, is gonna be back with another release around Christmas time when they release the ol'e slasher DON'T OPEN TILL CHRISTMAS. MM have been quite silent for a while (apart from Pete Tombs occasional post on Cinehound) so it's definitely cool to know they're not calling it a day. According to Jared (of Worldweird Cinema fame) Pete Tombs promises that SNAKE SISTERS will get a release in 2012!!

[EDIT: Alright, I was a bit too quick there; according to Jared what Pete said was, "Snake Sisters" MIGHT VERY WELL get a release in 2012! Sorry]

Killer Elephants arrive at Stockholm!

The DVD release from Fred Anderson's spiffy new video label, ATTACKAFANT ENTERTAINMENT, is finally here!! Check out the cool cover for THE KILLER ELEPHANTS. Awesome! The layout was done by Matt, a cool cat who's French-Canadian and who lives in Korea! Talk about an international label! (and me myself I had the smallest input in the release so let's not even mention that, lol). I certainly look forward to getting hold of a copy. Fred is still working on setting up a web-shop and so far it's only people in Stockholm who have to chance to get the DVD from SubDVD (who unfortunately closed down their mailorder service this summer). Njuta Films are going to distribute the ATTACKAFANT DVDs in Sweden. I asked AWE on their Facebook page if they are planning on doing the same but I guess their lack of response means they're not interested. :/

Good luck to Fred on this!

Check Fred's post about the DVD here (where there's also a link to the label's Facebook page).

The Keep on shady DVD

When I lived in London in the late 80s there was a period when I was unemployed (what a surprise!) and I'd often be on the tube to go places to apply for work. Long hours on the underground meant long stretches of boredom so I'd bring books to read. And one of them was "The Keep". I remember it grabbed me to the extent that I would choose possible job positions at far away destinations so that I could spend more time reading the book! I still have that old copy of the book on my shelf (altho I must admit I haven't re-read it since that first reading on the tube).

I've wanted to watch the film version of THE KEEP for years but have never had the chance. I've missed out on the LD several times but now... I mean NOW!!!... I'm finally getting the damn movie! On DVD no less. Well, a bootleg DVD obviously as there's NO official release anywhere. And we could be waiting for another 100 yrs before we get one. The DVD is - according to the UK eBay seller - a letterboxed version so I assume it's from the lbx'ed LD (there's also a FS LD). Apparently the TV print has a longer (and better) ending but I haven't been able to find that version so this'll have to do for the time being.

New promo trailer for CIRIO H. SANTIAGO's last film ROAD RAIDERS!!!

Whoo-weee!!! Hot damn!! The official Roger Corman channel has just uploaded a promo trailer for Cirio H. Santiago's last film; I've been waiting for this for a loooong time!!! It's a post-apocalypse film not less!!! And it looks like great fun I'd say. Too bloody right!!! The original title is ROAD RAIDERS but it seems they've now re-titled it to Water Wars. I have no info on an upcoming DVD but I sure hope they're not gonna keep us waiting for too long!!!

Spiffy T-shirt motives

I'm considering getting one of these. :D

Bill Barounis

Bill Barounis has died. Rest in peace, my friend.

ONAR means dream in ancient Greek

Some of you out there know Bill Barounis from Onar Films like I do; from years of film collecting and Cinehound forum. On Facebook renowned Scandinavian collector Dag-Johnny says he's known Bill since the early 1990s.

What a great (and hotheaded) guy! An inspiration to anybody who ever tried to do stuff in the film fandom. In the presentation of his video label ONAR his last line says:

However, print quality is not something I worry about. My ONLY concern is to unearth RARE, LOST prints of entertaining, weird, pulp, never-seen-before, unheard-of titles. That was and still is my "ONAR" (dream, in ancient greek).

One should never give up hope but it seems it's only a matter of time now. It's so very sad. This is our friend Miltos' post from today:

I was in the hospital yesterday with my wife trying to encourage Juliette and Bill's mother. They were crying as Bill is in terrible situation. His brain is dead and he's bleeding from the eyes, the nose and mouth...

I saw him for a couple of minutes, for a last goodbye I guess sad.gif

Julette told me: If any of you wait something from Bill (VHS or DVD) she cannot manage it right now, but please be patient, OK?

I don't know what else to say. I know Bill but I've never met him. My thoughts go out to his close friends in Greece for many years; Miltos and Lefteris, Bill's wife and daughter, and his parents.

HARD TO DIE (Jim Wynorski, USA, 1990)

I watched Jim Wynorski's HARD TO DIE tonight and, hands down, this is thee best film I've ever seen!!! Mein gott, HARD TO DIE is cinematic heaven!!! It's got everything: chicks in a skyscraper hunted by a mad maniac who can't die, naked chicks in a skyscraper hunted by a mad maniac who can't die, naked chicks with blood on their boobs in a skyscraper hunted by a mad maniac who can't die, Forrest J Ackerman (who's in a different building!), and so much more!! (well, that's actually a lie but fuck that, it's got chicks with boobs on their blood... I mean... arr just watch the trailer! It's good for you!! The DVD is available form Roger Corman's store on eBay).

SATAN OG HELVEDE!!!!!!!!!

fUCK CUNT SHIT!!!! i spent fucken 5 hourse on a review and then my fucking shit computer (yes that's you i'm jtalking to shitæ for brins computer!!!) decided to fucking freeze and I lost most of it. five hours dwon the fukcen draoins!!!! I'm not gonna try and re wirte it. for fux sake!!! Here's a few scas form that review. Im off to bed. >_<