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Film Review: Kitazawa’s ‘Deep Contact’ (Pin-saro byôin 2: Nô-pan joi – 1998) Combines Paranormal Sex with a Thrilling End-of-the-World Scenario

 Asian Cinema, Erotic, Fantasy, Japan, Sci-Fi  No Responses »
Mar 012012
 

deep-contact 1998’s “Deep Contact” directed by Yukio Kitazawa is very much a product of its time. The whole ‘feel’ of the film states it. The script was silly and the acting average for this type of thing. This is not a knock on the film by any means. On the contrary I found it most enjoyable, the ladies attractive and the sets non-existent. The music was dead on with synthesizers ripping a glorious homage to Queen from the “Flash Gordon” soundtrack during one scene. This music fit right in with the films plot.

We meet up with our reluctant hero running down the streets and alleyways attempting to flee some unknown pursuers. All the twists and turns can’t save him as he is set upon. The two men grab him and confirm his identity Continue reading »

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Film Review: Daisuke Goto’s ‘Blind Love’ (Waisetsu sutêji: Nando mo tsukkonde – 2005) Elevates Japanese Pink Cinema with Ventriloquism & Love

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Feb 222012
 

blind-love Let’s be honest. When I sat to review the 2005 ‘pink’ film “Blind Love”, written and directed by Daisuki Goto, I was expected the usual. A thinly plotted, poorly acted affair. What I got was a surprise. This is the story of a lonely man, a self -described “ventriloquist on the cutting edge”, who falls in love. Our story begins with Daisuki meeting up with his estranged wife on his way to perform. After some reunion sex, we see our hero at work. He has an apprentice, Yoichi, who helps him and is learning the trade and maybe his only friend. Enter the blind woman, Hikari. She approaches him back stage after a show with praise and flowers. Startled, Daisuki allows Yoichi to stand in for him as his body. Daisuki has height issues and only speaks for himself.

What then happens is an odd take on Cyrano de Bergerac, with Daisuki romancing Hikari by proxy. Things get out of hand when Yoichi ignores his master’s wishes and copulates with Hikari while Continue reading »

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Staff Picks: Joachim Andersson 2/12

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Feb 222012
 

monsters Monsters (2010) – Hands down the best movie I have seen in the last five years, there aren’t enough words in the English language to describe the feelings I have for this one. It isn’t even a proper movie, more of a journey through a landscape slowly transforming into something alien and speaking of alien, this is one of the more probable versions of what actually would happen if space creatures arrived on earth. Last but not least, the movie also has a totally awesome soundtrack that fits the movie like a glove and makes me all warm and fuzzy when I listen to it. A prequel and a sequel is in the works – I will be first in line. Frankly, I will kill to get in line ahead of all of you. Continue reading »

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Staff Picks: Tony Strauss 2/12

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Feb 212012
 

the-cook-the-thief-his-wife-her-lover The Cook, The Thief, His Wife & Her Lover (1989) – The film that introduced the world outside Europe to the cinematic genius of Peter Greenaway, and to the exquisite beauty of Helen Mirren’s fabulous body, this visually sumptuous tale of love, cruelty and revenge takes place over the course of one week at an exclusive restaurant that has been taken over by an oafish, loathsome gangster (a pre-Dumbledore Michael Gambon in a bad-guy role for the ages) who fancies himself a gourmet. Easily Greenaway’s most accessible film, this movie is a simultaneous delight for, and assault on, all the senses: it’ll make you hungry, horny, dazed, disgusted, delighted, and, ultimately, will quench your thirst for delicious revenge. Every single frame of this beautiful film could be blown up and hung on a gallery wall—it is a dark, multi-sensory, gluttonous delight. Continue reading »

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Release News: Arrow Plans Royal Treatment for King of New York (Blu-ray Disc)

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Jan 292012
 

King of New York BRD Christopher Walken is out of prison and back on the dirty streets of New York as convicted drug lord Frank White in a pitch black 90s crime classic from the magnificently disreputable Abel Ferrara (Driller Killer, Ms.45).

White returns to his old patch to find it in disarray as the parasites that moved in to capture his business don’t share in the same Robin Hood spirit. Soon he’s violently taking out the competition, stealing their stashes and turning a healthy profit on the gear, putting it towards building a new South Bronx hospital.

But you can’t make an omelette without breaking some heads. As the street killings rise and the corrupt cops close in, White’s crazed mix of criminal psychosis and heartfelt charity threatens to tear Continue reading »

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Release News: Arrow Brings Bava’s Demons to Blu-ray in 2012

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Jan 292012
 

demons-brd Live and direct, straight from HELL!

Lamberto Bava and Dario Argento bring you THE Gonzo Horror movie of the 1980s with Demons, a frenzied slice of gore heavy shock cinema that gives up on logic and instead assaults the screen with a riot of X-Rated violence, face chewing Zombies and pounding Heavy Metal.

In a mysterious cinema, an audience are watching a brutal horror flick when the horror rips out of the screen, unleashing a swarm of slathering Continue reading »

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The Skin I Live In (DVD/BD – March 6, 2012)

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Jan 262012
 

the-skin-i-live-in_0 Synopis: Dr. Robert Ledgard is a driven plastic surgeon haunted by personal tragedies. After many years of trial and error, he finally perfects a new skin – a shield which could have prevented the death of his wife in an accident years earlier. His latest “guinea pig” is a mysterious captive whose true identity masks a shocking mystery. THE SKIN I LIVE IN is a masterful tale of secrets, obsession and revenge from Oscar-winning writer/director Pedro Almodovar.

Starring Antonio Banderas (Desperado, Assassins), Elena Anaya (Mesrine 1 & 2) & Marisa Paredes (The Devil’s Backbone) Continue reading »

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The World God Only Knows Collection on Sale Today

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Jan 242012
 

the-world-god-only-knows HOUSTON, January 24th, 2012 – Section23 Films is pleased to announce the release of the devilishly fun anime THE WORLD GOD ONLY KNOWS. Out today on both DVD & Blu-Ray by Section23 client, Sentai Filmworks.

SYNOPSIS: Keima Katsuragi can score with any girl he wants. Provided that she’s not real. A legendary master of Japanese “dating Sims,” often referred to by other players as the God of Conquests, Keima is a classic nerd in real life and isn’t even all that interested in girls with more than two dimensions in the first place! Unfortunately for Keima, his personal preferences cease to be of any importance Continue reading »

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Film Review: McIntyre’s ‘The Los Angeles Ripper’ (2011) May Have a Dull Edge but Still Cuts Deep

 Horror, T. Strauss, Thriller  No Responses »
Jan 222012
 

the-los-angeles-ripper Cute, chaste and innocent Kristy White (Celeste Martinez) moves to Los Angeles from rural Ohio in order to pursue a career as a metal singer. Staying at the home of her lump-on-the-couch Aunt Peggy (Beverly Bassette) and her self-obsessed party animal cousin Angel (Chase Monroe) while taking vocal classes, Kristy is the embodiment of fresh meat dropped into the shark tank that is L.A.

Meanwhile, L.A. local Grahm (Randy Tobin) spends his days wandering the streets of Los Angeles, enjoying the local color, selling and imbibing in the local drugs, picking up and having sex with the local hotties, and brutally killing them for kicks.

On a night out clubbin’ with Angel, Kristy is introduced to Grahm when Angel scores some “party favors” from him. Grahm takes an instant liking to Kristy, and, as he Continue reading »

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Staff Picks: Tony Strauss 1/12

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Jan 182012
 

dogtooth Dogtooth (2009) – This brilliantly unnerving film from Greek filmmaker Giorgos Lanthimos depicts a family whose children are raised without ever being allowed to leave the family’s fenced-in property. The parents bring up the kids through an elaborate system of rules, punishments and lies. An intelligent and bizarre squirm-fest that takes the home-school concept to intense, funny and horrifying extremes. This movie has stayed with me in a way that few movies ever do. Dare I say masterpiece? Continue reading »

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