On Friday nights, IndieWire After Dark takes a feature-length beat to honor fringe cinema in the streaming age.
First, the spoiler-free pitch for one editor’s midnight movie pick — something weird and wonderful from any age of film that deserves our memorializing.
Then, the spoiler-filled aftermath as experienced by the unwitting editor attacked by this week’s recommendation.
The Pitch: You’ve Heard of Jump Scares, But Are You Ready for… Reverse Jump Scares?
When Foreman and I launched IndieWire After Dark, a big part of our motivation was the fact that we were burned out on the existing midnight movie canon. No disrespect to “The Room” or “Eraserhead” or “Rocky Horror,” but we had seen them so many times that we felt called to mine other eras of film history for new cinematic oddities.
But while it’s always a thrill to place the midnight movie crown atop...
First, the spoiler-free pitch for one editor’s midnight movie pick — something weird and wonderful from any age of film that deserves our memorializing.
Then, the spoiler-filled aftermath as experienced by the unwitting editor attacked by this week’s recommendation.
The Pitch: You’ve Heard of Jump Scares, But Are You Ready for… Reverse Jump Scares?
When Foreman and I launched IndieWire After Dark, a big part of our motivation was the fact that we were burned out on the existing midnight movie canon. No disrespect to “The Room” or “Eraserhead” or “Rocky Horror,” but we had seen them so many times that we felt called to mine other eras of film history for new cinematic oddities.
But while it’s always a thrill to place the midnight movie crown atop...
- 11/18/2023
- by Christian Zilko and Alison Foreman
- Indiewire
Lunchmeat, Josh Schafer’s independently made horror VHS magazine, is keeping cult flicks alive with a brand new issue, and it’s packed with 64 pages of pure VHS-obsessed content!
Lunchmeat Magazine #12 is available now!
Josh tells Bloody Disgusting, “For 15 years, Lunchmeat has been celebrating cult films from the VHS era. Our flagship magazine features interviews with the actors and filmmakers who made the home video market what it was, along with feature articles that explore home video history and culture, and reviews of movies that are only available on VHS.
“Our latest issue features writing from Co-Editors Josh Schafer and Ted Gilbert, along with Chris Poggiali (These Fists Break Bricks), John Campopiano (Pennywise: The Story of It), Robert Freese (Videoscope), and Grace Lovera (Horror Fashion Review), among others!”
Lunchmeat #12 features interviews with…
Brett McCormick, The creator of the VHS grail, The Abomination, discusses his splatter gem, quantum mechanics, and aliens!
Lunchmeat Magazine #12 is available now!
Josh tells Bloody Disgusting, “For 15 years, Lunchmeat has been celebrating cult films from the VHS era. Our flagship magazine features interviews with the actors and filmmakers who made the home video market what it was, along with feature articles that explore home video history and culture, and reviews of movies that are only available on VHS.
“Our latest issue features writing from Co-Editors Josh Schafer and Ted Gilbert, along with Chris Poggiali (These Fists Break Bricks), John Campopiano (Pennywise: The Story of It), Robert Freese (Videoscope), and Grace Lovera (Horror Fashion Review), among others!”
Lunchmeat #12 features interviews with…
Brett McCormick, The creator of the VHS grail, The Abomination, discusses his splatter gem, quantum mechanics, and aliens!
- 6/1/2023
- by John Squires
- bloody-disgusting.com
Every once in a great while, there comes a talent so mind-blowing that it warps the fabric of human history, inspiring generations of enviers and imitators. Freddie Mercury was such a talent; so were the Beatles. And so is Tico, an 18-year-old double yellow-headed Amazon parrot who sings classic rock covers on TikTok.
With his dad Frank Maglio, Tico has made a career out of riffing on such classics as “Free Bird” and “Psycho Killer.” He started out on YouTube, but has since carved out an impressive audience on TikTok,...
With his dad Frank Maglio, Tico has made a career out of riffing on such classics as “Free Bird” and “Psycho Killer.” He started out on YouTube, but has since carved out an impressive audience on TikTok,...
- 5/30/2022
- by EJ Dickson
- Rollingstone.com
“Stranger Things” music supervisor Nora Felder could very well be hearing her name when nominations for the 74th annual Emmy Awards are announced on July 12.
The three-time nominee is the reason Kate Bush is currently trending on Twitter, but that’s the tip of the iceberg of Felder’s work on the show’s fourth season. This season Felder uses needle drops to root audiences deeper in the ’80s with needle-drop picks ranging from Falco’s “Rock Me Amadeus” to the Beach Boys’ cover of “California Dreamin’.”
Here’s a guide to five of the best music moments from the first few episodes.
Kate Bush’s “Running Up That Hill” (Ep. 1 and Ep. 4)
Sadie Sink’s Max is still grieving the loss of her brother Billy. Audiences learn in the first episode of the new season that her favorite song is Kate Bush’s “Running Up That Hill.” It’s...
The three-time nominee is the reason Kate Bush is currently trending on Twitter, but that’s the tip of the iceberg of Felder’s work on the show’s fourth season. This season Felder uses needle drops to root audiences deeper in the ’80s with needle-drop picks ranging from Falco’s “Rock Me Amadeus” to the Beach Boys’ cover of “California Dreamin’.”
Here’s a guide to five of the best music moments from the first few episodes.
Kate Bush’s “Running Up That Hill” (Ep. 1 and Ep. 4)
Sadie Sink’s Max is still grieving the loss of her brother Billy. Audiences learn in the first episode of the new season that her favorite song is Kate Bush’s “Running Up That Hill.” It’s...
- 5/28/2022
- by Jazz Tangcay
- Variety Film + TV
Hello, dear readers! To paraphrase a popular movie, “We’re in the Endgame now,” as Halloween is now merely only a few days away. If you’re looking for some last-minute viewing ideas to get you to the spooky season finish line, we definitely have a great array of choices heading home on Tuesday. The biggest recommendation that I can personally make in regard to perfect Halloween movie experiences is the Wnuf Halloween Special, which is getting a killer Blu-ray release tomorrow. Arrow Films is giving Dario Argento’s Deep Red a 4K upgrade this week, too, and Severin Films is showing love to both An Angel for Satan and Beyond Darkness.
Other releases for October 26th include Don’t Breathe 2, The Amazing Mr. X, Boardinghouse, Eye of the Devil, Skull: The Mask, Frankenstein’s Daughter, and Underworld: Limited Edition 5-Movie Collection.
The Amazing Mr. X: Special Edition
An atmospheric masterpiece,...
Other releases for October 26th include Don’t Breathe 2, The Amazing Mr. X, Boardinghouse, Eye of the Devil, Skull: The Mask, Frankenstein’s Daughter, and Underworld: Limited Edition 5-Movie Collection.
The Amazing Mr. X: Special Edition
An atmospheric masterpiece,...
- 10/25/2021
- by Heather Wixson
- DailyDead
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There’s something exhilaratingly terrifying about horror movies that keep audiences coming back for more, no matter how gory or how scary they may be. If you love horror films, or really anything related to Halloween and the dark arts, then you’ll want to dive into our list of spine-chilling books that share the details behind iconic characters, directors, writers, and special effects of the creeptastic films that have shaped the genre.
The first supernatural work to be classified as a horror film was an 1896 short film, “Manoir du Diable” (“The House of the Devil”). Since then, horror has brought us petrifying classics such as “Halloween,” “The Texas Chainsaw Massacre,” “Psycho,” “It,...
There’s something exhilaratingly terrifying about horror movies that keep audiences coming back for more, no matter how gory or how scary they may be. If you love horror films, or really anything related to Halloween and the dark arts, then you’ll want to dive into our list of spine-chilling books that share the details behind iconic characters, directors, writers, and special effects of the creeptastic films that have shaped the genre.
The first supernatural work to be classified as a horror film was an 1896 short film, “Manoir du Diable” (“The House of the Devil”). Since then, horror has brought us petrifying classics such as “Halloween,” “The Texas Chainsaw Massacre,” “Psycho,” “It,...
- 10/11/2021
- by Latifah Muhammad
- Indiewire
Of all the film genres, few pair as well with the grimy, gloriously cheap look of video as horror. If you’re living in or near Chicago, then, why not celebrate the golden age of blood on tape in all its low-budget splendor, with a midnight showing of 1982’s Boardinghouse, the first theatrical horror movie shot on the format?
The Music Box theater (in association with Odd Obsession Movies and the Chicago Film Society) is hosting a two-night exhibition of star, director, and incompetent auteur John Wintergate’s schlocky treat—centered on the titular structure, which turns out to be a lethally bad rental choice for scantily clad ladies with names like Sandy, Suzie, and Pam—and we’re offering up two pairs of free tickets for a couple of lucky readers.
To win, just send an email to avcontests@theonion.com, with the subject line “Boardinghouse.” We’ll ...
The Music Box theater (in association with Odd Obsession Movies and the Chicago Film Society) is hosting a two-night exhibition of star, director, and incompetent auteur John Wintergate’s schlocky treat—centered on the titular structure, which turns out to be a lethally bad rental choice for scantily clad ladies with names like Sandy, Suzie, and Pam—and we’re offering up two pairs of free tickets for a couple of lucky readers.
To win, just send an email to avcontests@theonion.com, with the subject line “Boardinghouse.” We’ll ...
- 1/11/2017
- by William Hughes
- avclub.com
Slasher // Video and Olive Films recently gave ’80s horror fans something to celebrate by announcing their upcoming Blu-ray releases of Killer Workout, Shock ’Em Dead and DVDs of Death Nurse, Boardinghouse, and more. Now the companies have announced the special features for the anticipated horror home media releases.
Blu-ray.com reports the numerous special features for the nine upcoming September 29th horror releases from Slasher // Video and Olive Films. One highlight in particular is the Director's Cut of Boardinghouse, which will include over 50 minutes of additional footage on the DVD.
"Killer Workout (Blu-ray / DVD)
Killer Workout is presented using the best available elements provided by Slasher // Video. Not sourced from an HD Master; remastered from from Pal Beta Sp and upconverted to Blu-ray and DVD specifications.
Slasher // Video presents Killer Workout, directed by David A. Prior (Deadly Prey, The Deadliest Prey) and starring Ted Prior (Deadly Prey), Marcia Karr (Maniac Cop...
Blu-ray.com reports the numerous special features for the nine upcoming September 29th horror releases from Slasher // Video and Olive Films. One highlight in particular is the Director's Cut of Boardinghouse, which will include over 50 minutes of additional footage on the DVD.
"Killer Workout (Blu-ray / DVD)
Killer Workout is presented using the best available elements provided by Slasher // Video. Not sourced from an HD Master; remastered from from Pal Beta Sp and upconverted to Blu-ray and DVD specifications.
Slasher // Video presents Killer Workout, directed by David A. Prior (Deadly Prey, The Deadliest Prey) and starring Ted Prior (Deadly Prey), Marcia Karr (Maniac Cop...
- 8/7/2015
- by Derek Anderson
- DailyDead
Yash Raj Films presents one of 2015’s most anticipated releases Detective Byomkesh Bakshy!, a darkly compelling, pulp noir opening in cinemas worldwide on 3rd April 2015.
Directed by Dibakar Banerjee Detective Byomkesh Bakshy! is a gripping, Indian crime thriller based on the pursuits of the fictional, detective character famous in Indian literature. Sushant Singh Rajput, features in the title role alongside Anand Tiwari and Bengali actress Swastika Mukherjee in principal roles, supported by an exceptional ensemble including Divya Menon, Neeraj Kabi, Meiyang Chang, Mark Bennington and Shivam.
Synopsis:
Detective Byomkesh Bakshy! is based on Saradindu Bandyopadhyay’s popular fictional detective, Byomkesh Bakshy and presents a contemporary interpretation of Calcutta during the 1940’s. This first of its kind detective film is an adventure thriller mired in deep political intrigue. A young, astute and intelligent Byomkesh, fresh out of college, pits himself against a mega world villain, depending more on his intuition and...
Directed by Dibakar Banerjee Detective Byomkesh Bakshy! is a gripping, Indian crime thriller based on the pursuits of the fictional, detective character famous in Indian literature. Sushant Singh Rajput, features in the title role alongside Anand Tiwari and Bengali actress Swastika Mukherjee in principal roles, supported by an exceptional ensemble including Divya Menon, Neeraj Kabi, Meiyang Chang, Mark Bennington and Shivam.
Synopsis:
Detective Byomkesh Bakshy! is based on Saradindu Bandyopadhyay’s popular fictional detective, Byomkesh Bakshy and presents a contemporary interpretation of Calcutta during the 1940’s. This first of its kind detective film is an adventure thriller mired in deep political intrigue. A young, astute and intelligent Byomkesh, fresh out of college, pits himself against a mega world villain, depending more on his intuition and...
- 3/21/2015
- by Trupti Kantilal
- Bollyspice
It Happened One Night
Directed by Frank Capra
Written by Robert Riskin
USA, 1934
When Frank Capra came upon the 1933 Samuel Hopkins Adams story “Night Bus,” he thought it would make a great film. He bought the property and took it to screenwriter Robert Riskin, with whom he had worked a few years prior on Platinum Blonde (1931). The script was set to be Capra’s next feature for Columbia, then a lower-rung studio where he was their preeminent director. The problem? Nobody wanted to make the film. Several top actors and actresses of the day turned down the picture, Robert Montgomery, Carole Lombard, and Myrna Loy among them. Clark Gable, not yet the caliber of star he would become, eventually accepted the male lead, and Claudette Colbert eventually (and reluctantly) took the female lead … under the condition that her $25,000 salary would be doubled, which it was. The film’s entire budget...
Directed by Frank Capra
Written by Robert Riskin
USA, 1934
When Frank Capra came upon the 1933 Samuel Hopkins Adams story “Night Bus,” he thought it would make a great film. He bought the property and took it to screenwriter Robert Riskin, with whom he had worked a few years prior on Platinum Blonde (1931). The script was set to be Capra’s next feature for Columbia, then a lower-rung studio where he was their preeminent director. The problem? Nobody wanted to make the film. Several top actors and actresses of the day turned down the picture, Robert Montgomery, Carole Lombard, and Myrna Loy among them. Clark Gable, not yet the caliber of star he would become, eventually accepted the male lead, and Claudette Colbert eventually (and reluctantly) took the female lead … under the condition that her $25,000 salary would be doubled, which it was. The film’s entire budget...
- 11/28/2014
- by Jeremy Carr
- SoundOnSight
Hitchhiking Lessons
By Raymond Benson
The first time a comedy swept the Academy Awards was in 1934, when Frank Capra’s It Happened One Night took home the prizes for Best Picture, Best Director, Best Actor (Clark Gable), Best Actress (Claudette Colbert), and Best Screenplay. (The next time all five major awards were snagged by one picture was in 1975 for One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest.)
It was the beginning of the screwball comedy movement. It Happened One Night may not have been the first screwball comedy, and it may not even really be a screwball comedy (according to critics Molly Haskell and Phillip Lopate, in a video conversation supplement in which they discuss screwball comedies, Happened is lacking in the chaotic elements that one would find in, say, Twentieth Century, which came out the same year, or even Bringing Up Baby, perhaps the quintessential screwball comedy). But while Capra...
By Raymond Benson
The first time a comedy swept the Academy Awards was in 1934, when Frank Capra’s It Happened One Night took home the prizes for Best Picture, Best Director, Best Actor (Clark Gable), Best Actress (Claudette Colbert), and Best Screenplay. (The next time all five major awards were snagged by one picture was in 1975 for One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest.)
It was the beginning of the screwball comedy movement. It Happened One Night may not have been the first screwball comedy, and it may not even really be a screwball comedy (according to critics Molly Haskell and Phillip Lopate, in a video conversation supplement in which they discuss screwball comedies, Happened is lacking in the chaotic elements that one would find in, say, Twentieth Century, which came out the same year, or even Bringing Up Baby, perhaps the quintessential screwball comedy). But while Capra...
- 11/25/2014
- by nospam@example.com (Cinema Retro)
- Cinemaretro.com
Winner of five Oscars, Frank Capra’s It Happened One Night remains an outstanding entertainment, and a touchstone of Hollywood’s most enduring cinematic genre: the Romantic Comedy. Filled with naughty, cloying sexuality and a lovable slate of archetypal characters, the film encapsulated the aspirations and desperations of 1930s America, even while evoking giggles of delight from a battered audience facing a dark and uncertain future. While the Great Depression is never addressed directly, the pressures of those days infuse every aspect of It Happened One Night, from its depiction of pampered, frivolous one per-centers to its array of dodgy conmen, hapless working stiffs and penniless drifters. The fact that love continued to find a way through the world’s political and economic maelstroms was a comforting notion in 1934; a notion perfectly suited to Capra’s trademark optimistic populism.
The film’s stagebound, talky exposition scene may feel awkward at first,...
The film’s stagebound, talky exposition scene may feel awkward at first,...
- 11/18/2014
- by David Anderson
- IONCINEMA.com
Blu-ray & DVD Release Date: Nov. 18, 2014
Price: DVD $29.95, Blu-ray $39.95
Studio: Criterion
Claudette Colbert and Clark Gable take it on the road in It Happened One Night.
Opposites attract with magnetic force in 1934’s It Happened One Night, a romantic road-trip delight from Frank Capra (It’s a Wonderful Life), about a spoiled runaway socialite (Sleep My Love’s Claudette Colbert) and a roguish man-of-the-people reporter (Gone with the Wind’s Clark Gable) who is determined to get the scoop on her scandalous disappearance.
Featuring two actors at the top of their game, sparking with a chemistry that has never been bettered, It Happened One Night represents the birth of the screwball comedy.
The first film to accomplish the very rare feat of sweeping all five major Oscar categories (best picture, best actor, best actress, best director, and best screenplay), It Happened One Night is among the most gracefully constructed and edited...
Price: DVD $29.95, Blu-ray $39.95
Studio: Criterion
Claudette Colbert and Clark Gable take it on the road in It Happened One Night.
Opposites attract with magnetic force in 1934’s It Happened One Night, a romantic road-trip delight from Frank Capra (It’s a Wonderful Life), about a spoiled runaway socialite (Sleep My Love’s Claudette Colbert) and a roguish man-of-the-people reporter (Gone with the Wind’s Clark Gable) who is determined to get the scoop on her scandalous disappearance.
Featuring two actors at the top of their game, sparking with a chemistry that has never been bettered, It Happened One Night represents the birth of the screwball comedy.
The first film to accomplish the very rare feat of sweeping all five major Oscar categories (best picture, best actor, best actress, best director, and best screenplay), It Happened One Night is among the most gracefully constructed and edited...
- 8/22/2014
- by Laurence
- Disc Dish
Quickly becoming known as one of America's best cities for foodies, picturesque Savannah, Ga. is not only home to fine seafood dining, but also down-home comfort food eateries as well. The food is so good here that Blake Lively and Ryan Reynolds often flock to the city to indulge, feasting on southern food faves like fried chicken and macaroni and cheese at the famed Mrs. Wilkes' Boarding House. And those dishes are just the beginning. From peach cobbler cheesecake at Alligator Soul to seafood pot pie at Aqua Star Seafood Kitchen, check out the nine foodie-friendly restaurants that are a must to try while visiting Savannah.
- 4/2/2014
- E! Online
Boardinghouse (30th Anniversary Edition) (1983) (DVD Review) Directed By: John Wintergate Starring: John Wintergate, Kalassu, Lindsay Freeman Rated: R/Region: 0/1:33/Number of disc: 1 Available from Slasher Video 30th Anniversary DVD release of the 1st Shot On Video Horror film, BoardingHouse. The original version of the film has been remastered from the original BetaCam tape, & includes a rare Directors Cut version of the film as well. A man w…...
- 9/12/2013
- Horrorbid
When I started this feature, I never promised I'd focus entirely on the cream of the slasher crop, but I'd like to think every film I've discussed had some merit as pure entertainment for fans of the genre. Take my earlier pick Disconnected, for example: it's an incoherent, babbling mess (if it were a person, it would be that lady on the bus who wears seven sweaters and talks to her collection of doll heads), but it was a riot to watch, and never boring... and honestly, boredom is the only unforgivable cinematic sin in my book. The 1982 monstrosity Boardinghouse is not boring either... but damn, it's just wrong on so many levels. Made during the dawning days of home video, Boardinghouse has the dubious (and alleged) distinction of being the first shot-on-video horror film to be transferred to film for a legitimate theatrical release. In the digital era, even...
- 5/17/2013
- by Gregory Burkart
- FEARnet
With the demise of the drive-in theater rose the behemoth home video industry – and a torch was passed from one era of low-budget directors and producers to a new batch of underfunded fringe filmmakers. These fresh faces had new technology, and a new distribution game… but a similar reckless abandon and rebellious tenacity as their b-movie forefathers.
Fright fans were introduced to a new breed of horror movies - made for tens of thousands of dollars… or thousands of dollars… or a few hundred bucks and a borrowed video camera. Unpaid amateurs / quasi-professionals made up the bulk of most casts and crews - and often, the directors and producers were quite inexperienced themselves.
Join me for a visit to the heyday of the direct-to-video, micro-budget horror movie. We’ll explore this strange new cinema of the 80s and see how it evolved through the ‘90s. (Be sure to adjust tracking for best picture quality.
Fright fans were introduced to a new breed of horror movies - made for tens of thousands of dollars… or thousands of dollars… or a few hundred bucks and a borrowed video camera. Unpaid amateurs / quasi-professionals made up the bulk of most casts and crews - and often, the directors and producers were quite inexperienced themselves.
Join me for a visit to the heyday of the direct-to-video, micro-budget horror movie. We’ll explore this strange new cinema of the 80s and see how it evolved through the ‘90s. (Be sure to adjust tracking for best picture quality.
- 3/14/2013
- by Eric Stanze
- FEARnet
While it’s correct to assume that horror movies and metal go hand in hand, there was a time where that conceit was only half true. During the 1980s, punk had just as much of a stake in the realm of the terrifying, providing beloved soundtracks (see: Return Of The Living Dead) and horror inspired legends like The Misfits and The Cramps.
Born out of that era and very much influenced by those aforementioned acts and many others was a New Jersey punk outfit that have since become mythic and legendary themselves, The Bouncing Souls. Having sustained their classic upbeat sound and still churning out tunes with a fury and fervor, they are akin to our Stuart Gordons or Joe Dantes, whose classic films never lose their charm, yet can produce something new, fresh and eagerly awaited. Currently, the band is celebrating their 20th anniversary with a year’s worth of digital releases,...
Born out of that era and very much influenced by those aforementioned acts and many others was a New Jersey punk outfit that have since become mythic and legendary themselves, The Bouncing Souls. Having sustained their classic upbeat sound and still churning out tunes with a fury and fervor, they are akin to our Stuart Gordons or Joe Dantes, whose classic films never lose their charm, yet can produce something new, fresh and eagerly awaited. Currently, the band is celebrating their 20th anniversary with a year’s worth of digital releases,...
- 8/17/2009
- by no-reply@fangoria.com (Samuel Zimmerman)
- Fangoria
Plot: In a shotgun marriage of Halloween, Carrie and The Amityville Horror, the 1982 horror cash-in Boardinghouse records the strange goings-on at arguably the most cursed ranch house in Los Angeles County. As the opening crawl explains, not so long ago a pair of married Nobel Prize winners—"leading authorities on telekinesis"—were found dead on night of their 16th anniversary party. Their daughter was at the scene, and apparently so traumatized that she had to be committed. Some years later, right around the time that the daughter is due to be released from the nut-hatch, the old house becomes the residence of a group of starlets looking for a place to crash at night after days spent on "jaunts around the casting couch." Paying the rent for the ladies? A craggy-faced dude with terminal '80s hair (played by the director, John Wintergate), who spends his downtime sitting around in his underwear,...
- 10/17/2008
- by Noel Murray
- avclub.com
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