Saturday, October 31, 2020

Alfalfa's "Our Gang" Debut In "Beginner's Luck" (1935) (video)

 


Carl "Alfalfa" Switzer wasn't a member of the gang yet...

...when he and his brother Harold first appeared in this 1935 short.

Here, they're competing in a kids' talent show as "Tom and Jerry, The Arizona Nightingales."

Even in his debut, Alfalfa's dubious singing skills are already on display...

...and it's easy to see why producer Hal Roach made him a regular member of Our Gang.


I neither own nor claim any rights to this material.  Just having some fun with it.  Thanks for watching!


Friday, October 30, 2020

THE BLACK CAT (1989) -- Blu-ray Review by Porfle

 


Italian horror director Luigi Cozzi wanted to create a tribute to Dario Argento, and in particular Argento's then-unfinished "Three Mothers" trilogy which thus far consisted of SUSPIRIA and INFERNO, when he made the mind-blowing gorefest THE BLACK CAT (Severin Films, 1989).  

The fact that the film has nothing to do with either Edgar Allan Poe or black cats (save for the occasional close-up of one) is a good indication of the degree to which Cozzi threw away any semblance of logic or coherence when he re-wrote Argento collaborator Daria Nicolodi's original script to turn it into one of the most feverish, baffling horror films of the 1980s.

The story focuses on actress Anne Ravenna (Florence Guérin) and her director husband Marc (Urbano Barberini), who, along with his co-writer Dan, has envisioned a grand supernatural horror epic based on a medieval witch named Levana (Argento's "Third Mother"), to be played by Anne. 

 

 
 
Once they sell the idea to the disturbingly eccentric, egomaniacal producer Leonard Levin (Hollywood veteran Brett Halsey, THE DEVIL'S HONEY), who intimidates everyone around him despite being confined to a wheelchair, both writers and lead actress delve into the history of Levana to a degree that turns nightmarish when the ghost of the vengeful hag herself shows up to express her extreme displeasure with the idea.

With that basic premise established, Cozzi uses the idea of nightmares within nightmares to keep us guessing whether or not what we're seeing is real.

We see Anne being terrified by nocturnal assaults from the hideous, pus-oozing Levana, and there are numerous alarming instances concerning Anne's baby, his nanny Sara (Luisa Maneri), and various mysterious characters who appear and disappear inside the house (including a seemingly benign spirit named Sybil) but who may or may not be figments of Anne's imagination.

 


This dreamlike uncertainty gives Cozzi free reign to make the story as wild and unpredictable as he pleases (Cozzi himself has said that this project was his chance to do just the kind of movie he wanted) without worrying about it making any sense or following any restrictive rules of storytelling.

Indeed, we eventually reach a point where trying in vain to follow the plot is forgetten in favor of simply allowing the film's horror, gore, audacious plot twists, and incomprehensible imagery to wash over us in a cheesy, day-glo rush.

All of this is directed in sort of a poor-man's Argento style--the lighting in particular is immediately reminiscent of such films as SUSPIRIA--with elements of the maestro's films included here and there along with a blaring, cringey bad-80s rock score.

 


Horror goddess Caroline Munro (Cozzi's STARCRASH, MANIAC, CAPTAIN KRONOS: VAMPIRE HUNTER) is on hand to give her fans an eyefull as Dan's seductive wife Nora, who may or may not be having an affair with Marc and who may or may not be in league with Levana, who may or may not exist.

The Blu-ray from Severin Films has been transfered in 2K from pristine vault elements for the first time ever. Audio is English mono. Bonus features consist of an interview with Luigi Cozzi and Caroline Munro ("Cat On The Brain") and the film's trailer. The film was originally released in Italy as "Demons 6."

As giddily unhinged as Cozzi's PAGANINI HORROR but with even more freaky, nightmarish imagery (such as evil embryos floating in space via willfully bad SPFX and Levana at her most hideous puking her guts out all over a screaming Anne), THE BLACK CAT flaunts its vintage-cheese production values and revels in being just about the nuttiest Argento tribute (with some Fulci thrown into the mix) that you could ever expect to subject your senses to.


Buy it at Severin Films



Great 3 Stooges Running Gag: "Careful With That Shoe!" (video)

 


A Stooge yanks off his shoe...

...without watching what he's doing (as usual)...

...and accidentally hits another Stooge on the head with it.

(threestooges.net)

HOLD THAT LION! (1947)
COMMOTION ON THE OCEAN (1956)


I neither own nor claim any rights to this material.  Just having some fun with it.  Thanks for watching!


Tuesday, October 27, 2020

Great 3 Stooges Running Gag: "All Gummed Up" (video)

 


A Stooge throws gum away...

...and it lands on another Stooge's nose. (Or elsewhere.)

Of course, it's usually Moe.

(threestooges.net)

DISORDER IN THE COURT (1936)
LOVE AT FIRST BITE (1950)
FIFI BLOWS HER TOP (1958)

I neither own nor claim any rights to this material.  Just having some fun with it.  Thanks for watching!


Monday, October 26, 2020

Long-awaited, limited-edition release(s) of 1958’s “GIANT FROM THE UNKNOWN,” Dec. 17 & Jan. 19

 


"GIANT FROM THE UNKNOWN"

Available in Blu-ray & DVD, 1958 Science-Fiction Cult Classic Returns in Limited-Edition

Giant Cult Film Collector’s Box Set for the Holidays; General Release Scheduled for Jan. 19th


 
ROCKPORT, Mass. — For Immediate Release: The Film Detective (TFD), a classic media streaming network and film archive that restores and distributes classic films for today's cord-cutters, announces the release of Richard E. Cunha’s science-fiction classic, Giant from the Unknown (1958), on limited-edition Blu-ray and DVD. The Giant from the Unknown release comes as the latest in a series of restorations in collaboration with The Wade Williams Collection.

For the first time ever, TFD presents film fans with the ultimate cinematic experience, offering Giant from the Unknown in a Limited-Edition Giant Cult Film Box Set, available to order now through Nov. 13 from TFD store via Imagen, delivered by Dec. 17 in time for the holidays.

 

 

Cult classic fans who order the Limited-Edition Giant Cult Film Box Set will receive the stunning 4K restoration of Giant from the Unknown, available on Blu-ray ($64.95) or DVD ($59.95), and rare collectibles … More than a month before the Giant from the Unknown’s general release. TFD will release the stand-alone special-edition restoration of Giant from the Unknown on limited-edition Blu-ray ($24.95) and DVD ($19.95) Jan. 19.


In Giant from the Unknown, Dr. Frederick Cleveland (Morris Ankrum) and his daughter Janet (Sally Fraser) are joined by scientific researcher Wayne Brooks (Ed Kemmer) in the pursuit of ancient artifacts from Vargas, a giant 500-year-old Spanish conquistador. When a lightning storm interrupts their search, the team finds much more than artifacts when the long-lost Vargas returns to life, with a murderous rage and an axe to grind!

Giant from the Unknown has been resurrected from the original camera negative with a stunning 4K transfer and includes exclusive special features: Never-before-seen interviews with author C. Courtney Joyner and actor Gary Crutcher and commentary from historian Tom Weaver, directed by Daniel Griffith at Ballyhoo Motion Pictures.

 


Inspired by the film, the Limited-Edition Giant Cult Film Box Set features exclusive collectibles that will thrill any cult classic film fan, including a 13-month cult film calendar, bookmark, magnet, custom playing card deck and lapel pin inspired by Vargas the Giant himself. And that’s not all!  Each box set will also include a surprise, TFD Vault cult film, recently restored from the original camera negative in stunning 4K and a one-year subscription to The Film Detective app, unlocking thousands of classic film and television titles available on iOS, Android, Roku, Apple TV and Amazon Fire TV.

At an $120+ value, the Limited-Edition Giant Cult Film Box Set is the perfect holiday treat. And if this giant offer at giant savings wasn’t incentive enough, the first 100 Blu-ray box set orders will receive their copy of Giant from the Unknown in a special blood-red Blu-ray case.

The Limited-Edition Giant Cult Film Box Set deal won’t last long!  The Film Detective store will be available now through Nov.13, with box sets to arrive by December 17. To order, visit https://thefilmdetective.imagenorders.com For more information on the general Jan. 19th Giant from the Unknown release, visit www.TheFilmDetective.com

SPECIAL FEATURES: Audio commentary with author/historian Tom Weaver and guests • audio commentary with co-star Gary Crutcher • You're a B-Movie Star, Charlie Brown, an all-new interview with actor/screenwriter Gary Crutcher • The Man With A Badge: Bob Steele in the 1950s, an all-new interview with author/film historian C. Courtney Joyner • original trailer • Blu-ray collector's booklet with still gallery and liner notes by Tom Weaver.


About The Film Detective:

The Film Detective (TFD) is a leading distributor of restored classic programming, including feature films, television, foreign imports and documentaries. Launched in 2014, TFD has distributed its extensive library of 3,000+ hours of film on DVD and Blu-ray and through leading broadcast and streaming platforms such as Turner Classic Movies, NBC, EPIX, Pluto TV, Amazon, MeTV, PBS and more. With a strong focus on increasing the digital reach of its content, TFD has released its classic movie app on web, Android, iOS, Roku, Amazon Fire TV and Apple TV. TFD is also available live with a 24/7 linear channel available on Sling, STIRR, Plex and DistroTV. For more information, visit us online at www.TheFilmDetective.com

 

Giant from the Unknown

The Film Detective
Discs: 1
Genre: Horror, Science Fiction, Cult
Original Release: 1958 (B&W)
Not Rated
Aspect Ratio: 1.37:1
Running Time: 77 Minutes
SRP Limited-Edition Collector’s Box Set: $64.95 (Blu-ray) / $59.95 (DVD)
SRP General Release:  $24.95 (Blu-ray) / $19.95 (DVD)
Box Set Order Date: Now through Nov. 13, 2020 (Delivered by Dec. 17, 2020)
General Sale Pre-Order Date: Dec. 15, 2020
General Release Date: Jan. 19, 2021


Friday, October 23, 2020

My "Holly Goodhead" Video

 


Here's our music video tribute to Lois Chiles' character of "Holly Goodhead"...

 

...in the 1979 James Bond classic MOONRAKER.


The song is "Get Off (You Fascinate Me)" by Patrice Rushen.


I neither own nor claim any rights to this material.  Just having some fun with it.  Thanks for watching!

 

Prop Store News: Over 900 Pieces of Movie & TV Memorabilia in One of the World's Largest Live Auctions

 


OVER 900 PIECES OF MOVIE & TV MEMORABILIA WORTH OVER £4.4 MILLION ($5.6 MILLION) 

ARE TO BE MADE AVAILABLE TO BIDDERS BY PROP STORE 

IN ONE OF THE WORLD’S LARGEST LIVE AUCTIONS OF FILM & TV MEMORABILIA 

ON 1st & 2nd DECEMBER 2020, INCLUDING:

 

- OBI-WAN KENOBI'S (EWAN MCGREGOR) HERO LIGHTSABER FROM

STAR WARS: REVENGE OF THE SITH (2005)

ESTIMATED: £80,000 - 120,000

- PETE ‘MAVERICK’ (TOM CRUISE) BOMBER JACKET FROM TOP GUN (1986) ESTIMATED: £12,000 -16,000

- SPECIAL EFFECTS MECHANICAL ALIEN HEAD FROM

ALIEN (1979) ESTIMATED: £40,000 - 60,000

- JAMES BOND'S (DANIEL CRAIG) MI6 TRAINING SUIT FROM

SKYFALL (2012) ESTIMATED: £15,000 - 20,000

- JOKER'S (JACK NICHOLSON) FEDORA FROM

BATMAN (1989) ESTIMATED: £20,000 - 30,000

- NEO’S (KEANU REEVES) COMPLETE COSTUME FROM

THE MATRIX RELOADED (2003) ESTIMATED: £40,000 - 60,000

 - VIVIAN WARD’S (JULIA ROBERTS) BOOTS FROM PRETTY WOMAN (1990) ESTIMATED: £10,000 - 15,000

- TYLER DURDEN'S (BRAD PITT) RED LEATHER JACKET FROM

FIGHT CLUB (1999) ESTIMATED: £20,000 - 30,000

    JARETH’S (DAVID BOWIE) CRYSTAL BALL FROM LABYRINTH (1986) ESTIMATED: £10,000 - 15,000

 


James Bond's (Daniel Craig) MI6 Training Suit from SKYFALL (2012) est: £15,000 - 20,000

Pete 'Maverick' Mitchell's (Tom Cruise) Bomber Jacket from TOP GUN (1986) est: £12,000 -16,000

Vivian Ward’s (Julia Roberts) Boots from PRETTY WOMAN (1990) est: £10,000 - 15,000

******


Film & TV memorabilia worth in excess of £4.4 million ($5.6 million) will be auctioned by Prop Store in a two-day auction on 1st & 2nd December 2020  

 
Bids can be placed online or by phone from anywhere in the world

 
Last year’s UK auction saw a Radio-Controlled Hero Ghost Trap from GHOSTBUSTERS (1984) sell for an astonishing £186,900

Prop Store – one of the world’s leading film and TV memorabilia companies has today announced it is to hold its annual live auction of film and TV memorabilia for the seventh consecutive year this December, with the items on offer expected to fetch in excess of £4.4 million ($5.6 million).

Over 900 rare and iconic lots will be sold during Prop Store’s unique Entertainment Memorabilia Live Auction over two days on Tuesday 1st and Wednesday 2nd December 2020 from 2:00pm GMT. 

The auction will be live streamed online for fans to track the action and participate in bidding themselves. Auction lots can be viewed by appointment at Prop Store’s office facility in Hertfordshire, UK. Lots can be viewed by appointment only, please email auction@propstore.com for more details.

Prop Store will hold a virtual preview exhibition event in November via social media, with opportunities to see props from the auction up close and ask questions of the specialists.

Registration is now open at www.propstore.com/liveauction. Online proxy bids can be submitted from Thursday 29th October 2020.

 




Top items to be sold at the Prop Store auction (with estimated sale prices) include:


    Obi-Wan Kenobi's (Ewan McGregor) Hero Lightsaber from STAR WARS: REVENGE OF THE SITH (2005) est: £80,000 - 120,000
    Special Effects Mechanical Alien Head from ALIEN (1979) est: £40,000 - 60,000
    Joker's (Jack Nicholson) Fedora from BATMAN (1989) est: £20,000 - 30,000
    James Bond's (Daniel Craig) MI6 Training Suit from SKYFALL (2012) est: £15,000 - 20,000
    Pete 'Maverick' Mitchell's (Tom Cruise) Bomber Jacket from TOP GUN (1986) est: £12,000 -16,000
    Jareth's (David Bowie) Crystal Ball, Autographed Photos, Tickets and Card from LABYRINTH (1986) est: £10,000 - 15,000
    Buck Russell's (John Candy) Bowling Ball from UNCLE BUCK (1989) est: £5,000 - 7,000
    Light-Up Remote-control R2-S8 Droid from STAR WARS: SOLO: A STAR WARS STORY (2018) est: £40,000 - 60,000
    Neo (Keanu Reeves) Complete Costume from THE MATRIX RELOADED (2003) est: £40,000 - 60,000
    Vivian Ward’s (Julia Roberts) Boots from PRETTY WOMAN (1990) est: £10,000 - 15,000
    Tyler Durden's (Brad Pitt) Red Leather Jacket from FIGHT CLUB (1999) est: £20,000 - 30,000
    Captain Jack Sparrow's (Johnny Depp) Pirate Hat from PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN: ON STRANGER TIDES (2011) est: £10,000 - 15,000
    Captain Miller's (Tom Hanks) Cast-autographed Hero Helmet from SAVING PRIVATE RYAN (1998) est: £10,000 - 15,000
    Marty McFly's (Michael J. Fox) 2015 Jacket from BACK TO THE FUTURE PART II (1989) est: £12,000 - 15,000
    Charlie Chaplin's (Robert Downey Jr.) Costume from CHAPLIN (1992) est: £10,000 - 15,000
    Maximus' (Russell Crowe) Stunt Arena Shield from GLADIATOR (2000) est: £8,000 - 10,000
    David Dunn's (Bruce Willis) FSU Security Costume from UNBREAKABLE (2000) est: £6,000 - 8,000
    Joker's (Heath Ledger) Neck Tie from THE DARK KNIGHT (2008) est: £8,000 - 12,000
    Katniss Everdeen's (Jennifer Lawrence) Combat Costume from THE HUNGER GAMES: MOCKINGJAY - PART 2 (2015) est: £8,000 - 10,000
    Peter Banning's (Robin Williams) Pan Costume from Hook (1991) est: £10,000 - 15,000
    Eva Perón's (Madonna) Hat from EVITA (1996) est: £2,000 - 3,000


Prop Store’s auction is suitable for fans with a variety of budgets. Some of the least expensive lots in the auction include a Poster Signed by Daniel Radcliffe and Rupert Grint from HARRY POTTER AND THE PHILOSOPHER'S STONE (2001) estimated at £300, Detective Mike Lowrey's (Will Smith) Beanie Hat from BAD BOYS II (2003) estimated at £400 and Billy Mack's (Bill Nighy) Snakeskin Suit from LOVE ACTUALLY (2003) also estimated to sell for £400.

Stephen Lane, Prop Store CEO commented on the upcoming auction: “Following the massive success in our inaugural Los Angeles Entertainment Memorabilia live auction, Prop Store is back with its seventh UK auction, a fantastic collection of over 900 artefacts for movie fans to get excited about. The two-day event will take place via live stream on the 1st and 2nd of December 2020, with plenty of digital opportunities to get up close and personal with the incredible content on offer this year”.
 


About Prop Store

Prop Store sells original movie props and costumes and related memorabilia, regularly hosting live and online prop and costume auctions. Over 8,000 items are also available for sale at fixed price on www.propstore.com.

Operating since 1998, Prop Store founder Stephen Lane’s love for movies led him to begin hunting for the same props and costumes that were used to create his favourite films. He found that he could not only provide collectors with access to their most coveted pieces, but also establish archival standards for a new, pop-culture hybrid of fine art and memorabilia collecting – prop art. Prop Store handles prop disposal, sale, archive and auction services to production companies and distributors as well as fixed price item sale on its website.


Social Media:

Facebook: @PropStore

Twitter: @propstore_com

Instagram: prop_store

YouTube: thepropstore


Happy Horror-days! "TOYS OF TERROR" Is Coming to Digital 10/27 and Blu-ray & DVD 1/19 -- Watch the Trailer HERE!

 


You Better Not Shout, You Better Not Cry!

"TOYS OF TERROR" 

Available on Digital October 27, 2020
On Blu-rayTM and DVD January 19, 2021


 
BURBANK, CA (October 20, 2020) – Season’s Screamings and Happy Horror-days! Just in time for the most spooktackular time of the year, Warner Bros. Home Entertainment will have you on the edge of seats with an all-new original feature-length horror film – Toys of Terror - on Digital October 27, 2020 and on Blu-ray and DVD January 19, 2021. The movie is priced to own at $14.99 SRP for Digital, $24.98 SRP ($29.98 in Canada) for Blu-ray which includes a Digital Copy, $19.98 SRP ($24.98 in Canada) for the DVD. Both disc sets have an order due date of December 15, 2020.

David and Hannah Cashman have promised their family a fun Christmas getaway, but when they arrive at a grand, old house in the snowy woods of Washington and are greeted by familiar construction foreman, the kids realize their parent’s plan to make it a working vacation; renovating the place in the hopes of flipping it. Alicia, the eldest, is annoyed but the younger kids are soon distracted when, wandering through the creepy mansion, they find a stash of old toys in an abandoned playroom and take to them instantly. Before long, they seem to be inseparable from their new playthings, much to the consternation of their nanny Rose who, along with Alicia, senses that something in the house is not quite right. As stranger and stranger things start to happen, Rose and Alicia have a hunch that there may be more to the history of the old house than the Cashman’s are letting on. Can the family escape with their lives – or will they stay forever in the crumbling house, never to celebrate another Christmas again?
 
“Toys of Terror will grip you from beginning to end with its creepily life-like toys and chilling plot twists,” said Mary Ellen Thomas SVP Originals, Animation & Family at WBHE. “Get into the holiday spirit and be prepared to be horrified the same time with this all-new horror classic.”
 
Bringing the nostalgia of stop motion holiday specials - Toys of Terror stars Kyana Teresa (“Shadowhunters,” “Star Trek: Discovery”) as Hannah Cashman, Georgia Waters (“Siren”) as Rose Mathis, Verity Marks (“The Christmas Club”) as Alicia Cashman, Dayo Ade (“Workin Moms,” “October Faction”) as David Cashman, Saul Elias as Franklin Cashman and Zoe Fish as Zoe Cashman. The film is written and executive produced by Dana Gould (“Stan Against Evil,” “The Simpsons”) and directed by Nicholas Verso (Boys in the Trees, “Nowhere Boys”). The movie is produced by Blue Ribbon Content in association with Warner Bros. Home Entertainment and SYFY. Toys of Terror will make its broadcast debut on SYFY this December. 



WATCH THE TRAILER:

 

 
BLU-RAY & DVD SPECIAL FEATURES

    Toys of Terror Come to Life
    A Terrifying Weekend: Making of Toys of Terror




Toys of Terror will also be available on Movies Anywhere. Using the free Movies Anywhere app and website, consumers can access all their eligible movies by connecting their Movies Anywhere account with their participating digital retailer accounts.
 
DIGITAL DISTRIBUTION ELEMENTS
On October 27, 2020, Toys of Terror will be available to own in high definition and standard definition from select digital retailers including Amazon, the Apple TV app, FandangoNOW, PlayStation, Vudu, Xbox and others. On October 27, 2020, Toys of Terror will be made available digitally on Video On Demand services from cable and satellite providers, and on select gaming consoles.

ABOUT MOVIES ANYWHERE
Movies Anywhere is a digital movie platform that enables movie fans to discover, access, and watch their favorite digital movies in one place. Movies Anywhere brings together a library of nearly 7,500 digital movies from Sony Pictures, Twentieth Century Fox Film, The Walt Disney Studios (including Disney, Pixar, Marvel Studios and Lucasfilm), Universal Pictures (including DreamWorks and Illumination Entertainment) and Warner Bros., and will continue to expand the consumer experience as more content providers, digital retailers and platforms are added. By connecting participating digital retailers that include Amazon Prime Video, the Apple TV app, FandangoNOW, Google Play, and Vudu, movie fans can now bring together their digital movie collections (whether purchased or redeemed) in one place and enjoy them from the comfort of their living rooms, and across multiple devices and platforms, including Amazon Fire devices; Android devices and Android TV; Apple TV, iPhone, iPad and iPod touch; Chromecast; Roku® devices and popular browsers. Movie fans can also redeem digital codes found in eligible Blu-ray and DVD disc packages from participating studios and enjoy them through Movies Anywhere. Movies Anywhere – your movies, together at last.
 
ABOUT DIGITAL
Digital movies or TV episodes allow fans to watch a digital version of their movie or TV show anywhere, on their favorite devices. Digital movies or TV episodes are included with the purchase of specially marked Blu-ray discs. With digital, consumers are able to instantly stream and download movies and TV shows to TVs, computers, tablets and smartphones through retail services. For more information on compatible devices and services go to wb.com/digitalmoviefaq. Consult a digital retailer for details and requirements and for a list of digital-compatible devices.

DIGITAL
Toys of Terror will be available to own on Digital. Digital purchase allows consumers to instantly stream and watch anywhere, anytime, on their favorite devices. Digital movies and TV shows are available from various digital retailers including Amazon Video, iTunes, Google Play, Vudu and others. A Digital Copy is also included with the purchase of specially marked Blu-ray discs for redemption and cloud storage.
 
BASICS
Digital Release: October 27, 2020
Blu-ray and DVD Release: January 19, 2021
Blu-ray and DVD Order Due Date: December 15, 2020
Blu-ray and DVD Presented in 16x9 widescreen format
Running Time: Feature: Approx. 89 min
Enhanced Content: Approx. 14 min
Rated: R

DVD
Price: $19.98 SRP ($24.98 in Canada)
1 DVD-9s
Audio – English (5.1)
UPC# 883929707287 (US & Canada)
Catalog# 1000757408 (US & Canada)

BLU-RAY
Price: $24.98 SRP ($29.98 in Canada)
1 Blu-ray + Digital Copy
BD Audio –DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 – English
UPC# 883929707263 (US & Canada)
Catalog# 1000757406 (US & Canada)

Twitter: #ToysofTerror #BlueRibbonContent
Facebook: @Warner Bros. Entertainment
Instagram: @warnerbrosentertainment


About Warner Bros. Home Entertainment Inc.
Warner Bros. Home Entertainment (WBHE) brings together Warner Bros. Entertainment's home video, digital distribution and interactive entertainment businesses in order to maximize current and next-generation distribution scenarios. An industry leader since its inception, WBHE oversees the global distribution of content through packaged goods (Blu-ray Disc™ and DVD) and digital media in the form of electronic sell-through and video-on-demand via cable, satellite, online and mobile channels, and is a significant developer and publisher for console and online video game titles worldwide. WBHE distributes its product through third party retail partners and licensees.

About SYFY

SYFY is a global, multiplatform media brand that gives science fiction fans of all kinds a universe to call home. Celebrating the genre in all its forms, SYFY super-serves passionate fans with scripted original science fiction, fantasy, paranormal and superhero programming, along with late night animation, fan-focused franchises and live event coverage. The brand is powered by SYFY WIRE (www.syfy.com), the premier editorial brand for fans of sci-fi, fantasy and horror. SYFY is part of NBCUniversal, one of the world's leading media and entertainment companies. NBCUniversal is a subsidiary of Comcast Corporation.
 
About Blue Ribbon Content
Formed in 2014, Warner Bros. Television Group’s Blue Ribbon Content (BRC) develops and produces live-action series for digital platforms, tapping the creative talent already working at the Studio while also identifying opportunities for collaboration with new writers and producers. In addition to live-action programming, BRC produces animated content and also experiments with emerging platforms such as virtual reality. Live-action BRC programs include digital feature Daphne and Velma for Warner Bros. Home Entertainment, comedies Beerfest and JoJoHead for CW Seed, SpringHill Entertainment’s basketball documentary series Best Shot for YouTube Red and the following upcoming projects: the second season of the UNINTERRUPTED comedy Now We’re Talking, Golden Revenge, and the feature-length comedy Good Girls Get High. Animated BRC programs include Constantine: City of Demons and Freedom Fighters: The Ray for CW Seed, as well as Ginger Snaps for ABC Digital.



Thursday, October 22, 2020

Great 3 Stooges Running Gag: "Swelled-Up Hand" (video)

 


A Stooge or villain hurts his hand...

...and is in so much pain afterwards...

...that the hand swells up to the size of a balloon!

(threestooges.net)

PUNCH DRUNKS (1934)
LOOSE LOOT (1953)
KNUTZY KNIGHTS (1954)

I neither own nor claim any rights to this material.  Just having some fun with it.  Thanks for watching!


Embrace The Strange As "Doom Patrol: The Complete Second Season" Comes To Blu-ray & DVD 1/26

 


Now’s the Time to Get a Grip of Your Inner Demons!

DOOM PATROL: THE COMPLETE SECOND SEASON

Contains All Action-Packed Episodes from the Second Season of the Hit DC UNIVERSE Original Series, Plus Two Featurettes!

Come Face-To-Face with Your Secrets with the Release of the Hit Series on Blu-ray™ & DVD on January 26, 2021

 

BURBANK, CA (October 21, 2020) – Get ready to embrace the strange. DC’s favorite misfit heroes are back to save the world once again with the release of Doom Patrol: The Complete Second Season on Blu-ray and DVD on January 26, 2021 from Warner Bros. Home Entertainment. Strap yourself in for an exhilarating ride with all 9 episodes from the second season of the original DC series, plus enjoy the captivating extra features including two behind-the-scenes featurettes. Doom Patrol: The Complete Second Season is priced to own at $29.98 SRP for the DVD ($39.99 in Canada) and $39.99 SRP for the Blu-ray ($44.98 in Canada), which includes a Digital Copy (U.S. only). Both sets have an order due date of December 22, 2020.

DC's strangest group of Super Heroes are back again to save the world – that is if they can find a way to grow up…both figuratively and literally. Following the defeat of Mr. Nobody, the DOOM PATROL now find themselves mini-sized and stranded on Cliff's toy race car track. Here they begin to deal with their feelings of betrayal with Niles Caulder aka The Chief, while confronting their own personal baggage. As each Super Hero faces the challenge of moving beyond trauma and failure, they must come together to protect the newest family member, Niles’ daughter, whose powers remain a mysterious but real threat to bringing on the end of the world.

“The critically acclaimed series received a 96% certified “fresh rating” on RottenTomatoes.com – and continues to soar with ratings,” said Rosemary Markson, WBHEG Senior Vice President, TV Marketing. “Join in on the world’s weirdest phenomena with these unique DC Super Heroes – and get ready to binge watch the second season of their fascinating story on Blu-ray & DVD!”
 
With Blu-ray’s unsurpassed picture and sound, Doom Patrol: The Complete Second Season will be released in 1080p Full HD Video with DTS-HD Master Audio for English 5.1. The 2-disc Blu-ray will feature a high-definition Blu-ray and a Digital Copy of all 9 episodes from season two (available in the U.S.).
 
Doom Patrol stars Diane Guerrero (“Orange is the New Black”), April Bowlby (“Two and a Half Men”), and Joivan Wade (“Doctor Who”), with Matt Bomer (Magic Mike), and Brendan Fraser (The Mummy), and a special appearance by Timothy Dalton (License to Kill). Based on the characters from DC, Doom Patrol is produced by Berlanti Productions in association with Warner Bros. Television, with executive producers Greg Berlanti (“The Flash,” “Supergirl,” “Riverdale,” “DC’s Legends of Tomorrow)”, Jeremy Carver (“Supernatural,” “Frequency”), Geoff Johns (Aquaman, Wonder Woman), Chris Dingess (Agent Carter, Eastwick) and Sarah Schechter (“The Flash,” “Supergirl,” “Blindspot,” “Black Lightning”). Doom Patrol has been renewed for a third season exclusively on HBO Max.

 
SPECIAL FEATURES


    The Transformers: Doom Patrol’s Make-up FX
    Doom Patrol – Come Visit Georgia PSA


9 ONE-HOUR EPISODES


    Fun Size Patrol
    Tyme Patrol
    Pain Patrol
    Sex Patrol
    Finger Patrol
    Space Patrol
    Dumb Patrol
    Dad Patrol
    Wax Patrol


BASICS
Street Date: January 26, 2021
BD and DVD Presented in 16x9 widescreen format
Running Time: Feature: Approx 405 min
Enhanced Content: Approx 11 min

DVD
Price: $29.98 SRP
3-Discs (3 DVD-9s)
Audio – English (5.1)
Subtitles – English SDH
US & Canada
UPC# 883929725298
Catalog# 1000780601

BLU-RAY
Price: $39.99 SRP
2-Discs (2 BD-50s)
Audio – DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 – English
BD Subtitles – English SDH
US
UPC# 883929727759
Catalog# 1000781748
Canada
UPC# 883929725304
Catalog# 1000780602


About Warner Bros. Home Entertainment Inc.
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About DC
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DOOM PATROL and all related characters and elements are trademarks of and © DC.


Wednesday, October 21, 2020

Great 3 Stooges Running Gag: "A Smashing Toast" (video)

 


The Stooges raise their glasses of drinks to each other...

...but one Stooge tips his glass too far...

...and smashes all the glasses.

(threestooges.net)

WOMAN HATERS (1934)
GOOFS AND SADDLES (1937)
MUSTY MUSKETEERS (1954)

I neither own nor claim any rights to this material.  Just having some fun with it.  Thanks for watching!


Monday, October 19, 2020

Joe Bob's "THE LAST DRIVE-IN HALLOWEEN HIDEAWAY" on October 23

 


THE LAST DRIVE-IN HALLOWEEN HIDEAWAY

Hosted by Joe Bob Briggs

Friday, October 23
Only on Shudder
9 p.m. Eastern time/6 p.m. Pacific

 

Halloween's looking a little different this year, but at Joe Bob's Halloween Hideaway, we've decided to scare the bejeezus out of ourselves anyway. We have two zombies, and they are socially distanced.

And both movies feature homicidal druids, and those are also socially distanced--they're thirty-one years apart. We'll be coming to you from the most famous location in horror history; hope you can join us!

 


Find us at @therealjoebob, @kinky_horror, https://www.instagram.com/joebobbriggsofficial/ and www.facebook.com/JoeBobBriggs. And join other Drive-In Mutants in the live chat at https://tinyurl.com/JoeBobSlack
 

©2020 Joe Bob Briggs | NY, NY 

 



Saturday, October 17, 2020

Danny Trejo Battles Mutant Pig-Soldiers in Exploitation Epic "BULLETS OF JUSTICE" -- Watch the Trailer HERE!

 


DANNY TREJO BATTLES MUTANT PIG SOLDIERS IN APOCALYPTIC "BULLETS OF JUSTICE"

GORE-SOAKED WW3 CREATURE FEATURE ARRIVING THIS WEEKEND ON DIGITAL PLATFORMS

BULLETS OF JUSTICE goes whole-hog on everything it tries to do. Gore, poop, sex, nonsense, scenery-chewing, and running gags are all done over the top, and with great success.” - Rue Morgue

“...this is a marvel to look at and I will confidently recommend this on that aspect alone. It’s really that good.” - Killer Horror Critic

How can anyone resist this?” - Sci-Fi Movie Bullets

 


LOS ANGELES, OCTOBER 15, 2020 –The Horror Collective is proud to announce the digital/VOD release of the blood-soaked, outrageously clever exploitation action-horror BULLETS OF JUSTICE starring Danny Trejo ("Machete", "From Dusk Til Dawn"), and directed by Valeri Milev (“Wrong Turn 6"). The film arrives this weekend on all digital VOD platforms, including: iTunes/AppleTV; Amazon; Vimeo, Xbox, and Google Play.

Arriving just in time for Halloween, BULLETS OF JUSTICE held a robust festival run, including its World Premiere at FrightFest with additional screenings at SITGES Film Festival, Hexploitation Film Festival, Obscura Film Festival Berlin, and Morbido Film Fest.

 


 
Director and executive producer Valeri Milev describes the film as “an absurdist nightmare designed to terrify and excite you.” Writer, producer, and lead actor Timur Turisbekov believes Bullets of Justice is about the panic of our own humanity in its darkest hour: “You’ll see the horror in yourself reflected in the frenzy of this dark future.”

In the post-apocalyptic aftermath of World War 3, an army of half-human half-pig super-soldiers takes over the world. Created by the American government, this "Bacon Army" got out of control and now occupies the top of the food chain - farming humans as its favorite food. Rob Justice is an ex-bounty hunter working with the last line of human resistance - a group of survivors hiding in a nuclear bunker deep underground. It is up to Justice to figure out how to destroy them, and liberate humankind. 



WATCH THE TRAILER:

 



BULLETS OF JUSTICE stars Danny Trejo, Timur Turisbekov, Yana Marinova, Dessy Slavova, Doroteya Toleva, and Ester Chardaklieva. It’s directed by Valeri Milev and was written by Milev and Timur Turisbekov.


ABOUT THE HORROR COLLECTIVE

The Horror Collective's mission is to foster a community of independent horror filmmakers and connect their films to fans, all done transparently and fairly. We provide direct distribution combined with a cost-effective, high-impact festival, marketing, and release strategy. The Horror Collective aims to bring your film to the right audience.


Friday, October 16, 2020

Joe Bob's Haunted Drive-In, A Live Halloween Experience!

 


JOE BOB'S HAUNTED DRIVE-IN

October 27/28 and October 31
Torrance and Pasadena, CA

GET YOUR TICKETS HERE!



Joe Bob’s Haunted Drive-In is a Halloween haunt event which blends a horror shorts film festival with the live experience of a zombie invasion. As real zombies invade the audience, the onscreen entertainment will interact with the live action to create a scary, fun, and immersive experience unlike any other.

Joe Bob and Darcy the Mail Girl will also be in-person at all screenings!

 


HAUNTED DRIVE-IN DATES

October 27 & 28
Roadium Drive-In
2500 W. Redondo Beach Blvd
Torrance, CA 90504

October 31
The Rose Bowl
1001 Rose Bowl Drive
Pasadena, CA 91103

GET YOUR TICKETS HERE!


"MY HERO ACADEMIA: HEROES RISING" -- Available to Own on Digital, Blu-ray & DVD 10/27

 


"MY HERO ACADEMIA: HEROES RISING" MOVIE BUNDLE AVAILABLE OCTOBER 27
INCLUDES BLU-RAY, DVD, AND DIGITAL DOWNLOAD

Get Funimation’s Exclusive 25th Anniversary Silver Chrome All Might Funko POP! with Purchase in the Funimation Shop



Culver City, CA (October 14, 2020) Funimation is releasing My Hero Academia: Heroes Rising movie bundle that includes the Blu-ray, DVD, and Digital download including SUB and DUB  is available October 27 in the Funimation Shop and select retailers. Released in theaters earlier this year, My Hero Academia: Heroes Rising delighted audiences and earned over $13 million at the box office making it the #8 highest-grossing anime films of all time in the U.S. Now fans can own the hit film!

Head over to Funimation’s shop to get the movie PLUS a 25th Anniversary Silver Chrome All Might Funko POP! with purchase. Don’t miss this exciting opportunity to add the film and the Funko POP! to your collection.

 
SYNOPSIS:
The number one hero anime is back for a battle beyond anything fans have ever seen! Class 1-A visits Nabu Island where they finally get to do some real hero work. The place is so peaceful that it’s more like a vacation … until they’re attacked by a villain with an unfathomable Quirk! His power is eerily familiar, and it looks like Shigaraki had a hand in the plan. But with All Might retired and citizens’ lives on the line, there’s no time for questions. Deku and his friends are the next generation of heroes, and they’re the island’s only hope. 

 

 


CAST:
Director Kenji Nagasaki
Script Yosuke Kuroda
Music Yuki Hayashi
Original Creator Kōhei Horikoshi
Character Designer Yoshihiko Umakoshi

Voice Actors
Katsuki Bakugo
Japanese: Nobuhiko Okamoto
English: Clifford Chapin

Izuku Midoriya
Japanese: Daiki Yamashita
English: Justin Briner

All Might
Japanese: Kenta Miyake
English: Christopher Sabat

Mahoro
Japanese: Tomoyo Kurosawa
English: Dani Chambers

Katsuma
Japanese: Yuka Terasaki
English: Maxey Whitehead

Hawks
Japanese: Yuichi Nakamura
English: Zeno Robinson

Slice
Japanese: Mio Imada
English: Lydia Mackay

Chimera
Japanese: Shunsuke Takeuchi
English: Greg Dulcie

Mummy
Japanese: Kohsuke Toriumi
English: Brendan Blaber

Nine
Japanese: Yoshio Inoue
English: Johnny Yong Bosch

SPECS:
Run time: 104 minutes
Rating: PG-13


About Funimation
Funimation distributes the best anime to a passionate, global community of fans. For over 25 years, Funimation has pioneered an omnichannel approach to engaging and entertaining millions where they want it most—streaming, home entertainment, theatrical, e-commerce, merchandising, live events, and more.
 
Funimation’s streaming services offer a growing catalog of over 700 anime series and 13,000+ hours of content available on 15 platforms and in 47 countries. Funimation’s in-house team designs must-have, exclusive collectibles distributed through major retailers and an e-commerce site; Funimation’s theatrical division is responsible for six of the top 20 anime films in the U.S. As pioneers of the SimulDub™, Funimation is the gold standard for foreign language dubbing of Japanese anime with the highest quality standards and fidelity to the original artists. With a fan-centric approach, Funimation has built a loyal social community of over 30 million followers and earned the trust of Japan’s most iconic creators.
 
Funimation has nine offices in six countries and over 400 employees worldwide. As an independently operated joint venture between U.S.-based Sony Pictures Entertainment and Japan’s Aniplex, a subsidiary of Sony Music Entertainment (Japan) Inc., Funimation benefits from deep entertainment expertise across cultures, territories, and languages.
 
To learn more about Funimation, visit funimation.com and follow Funimation on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram.


Thursday, October 15, 2020

Level 33 Entertainment Releases Horror Thriller Feature Film "COMPULSION" on October 27th ON DEMAND

 


WHERE DO YOU GO WHEN THERE IS NO PLACE TO HIDE?

"COMPULSION"

AVAILABLE ON DEMAND 10/27/20


 THRILLER - HORROR - INDIE - DRAMA - FOREIGN | Spanish w/Eng Subs | 80 min. | NR TV-14

A fairytale relationship comes to an end when a shy woman suspects that her boyfriend is cheating on her. She follows him and sees him meeting up with another woman. 

Although devastated, she decides not to tell her boyfriend in order to learn more about his lies. But when she finds out the dark and deadly secret he's been hiding, her life turns into an endless nightmare.


MULTIPLE FESTIVAL AWARD WINNING FILM!

WINNER Jury Prize Best Picture — Anatomy Crime and Horror Film Festival
WINNER Corey Feldman Award of Excellence Best First Feature Film — Edmonton Festival of Fear Intl Film Festival
WINNER Tabloid Witch Award Best Dramatic Actress Marina Esteve, Best Editing & Best Supporting Actress Susana Abaitua — Tabloid Witch Awards
WINNER Festival Prize Best Feature Film — Twin Rivers Media Festival


WATCH THE TRAILER:


CAST & CREW
Written & Directed By Multiple Festival Award Winner  ÁNGEL GONZÁLEZ
Produced By ÁNGEL GONZÁLEZ, JOSÉ PASTOR
 
STARRING
SUSANA ABAITUA Multiple Festival Award Winner (TIGHT, I KNOW WHO YOU ARE)
POL CARDONA (ANUNNAKI THE FALLEN OF THE SKY)
MARINA ESTEVE (IN MY STEPS, Netflix Series "Money Heist")
PACO MANZANEDO (RISEN, [REC] 4: APOCALYPSE, THE OLIVE TREE)

GENRE: Thriller, Horror, Independent, Crime, Drama, Foreign
LANGUAGE: Spanish w/English Subtitles
RUN-TIME: 80 Minutes
RATING: TV-14

LEVEL 33 ENTERTAINMENT Social Media:
FACEBOOK: https://www.facebook.com/Level33Entertainment/
TWITTER: https://twitter.com/Level33_ent
INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/level33entertainment/


Wednesday, October 14, 2020

Psychological Thriller "SLEEPLESS BEAUTY" Available On VOD+Digital 11/10 and Blu-ray 11/17

 


Epic Pictures Presents

"SLEEPLESS BEAUTY"

Available on VOD + Digital Tuesday, November 10

Available on Blu-ray Tuesday, November 17

    

SLEEPLESS BEAUTY tells a twisted story about a young woman, Mila, who is kidnapped by a mysterious organization known as Recreation. Her unknown abductors talk to her through a loudspeaker and set strict rules: she cannot sleep and has to fulfill bizarre and violent tasks if she hopes to stay alive. At first, it looks like someone’s sick idea of entertainment but as the demands become more intense, Mila begins to realize that she is losing control of her own mind and instead, may be a pawn in a twisted and deadly psychological experiment.

SLEEPLESS BEAUTY made its world premiere at the 2020 Imagine Film Festival and was an official selection for the 2020 Sitges Film Festival, 2020 Dead Of Night Film Festival, and 2020 Obscura Berlin Film Festival. SLEEPLESS BEAUTY will be available on VOD + Digital platforms beginning Tuesday, November 10, 2020 and will be available on Blu-ray beginning Tuesday, November 17, 2020.

Directed by: Pavel Khvaleev
Starring: Polina Davydova


RT: 84min | Not Yet Rated
Genre: Horror



Epic Pictures

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SLEEPLESS BEAUTY is directed by Pavel Khvaleev. Written by Aleksandra Khvaleeva. Produced by Frank Ellrich, Georgiy Smirnov and Elena Talyanksaya. Cinematography and edited by Khvaleev. A Monomania Films Production.


SLEEPLESS BEAUTY available on VOD/Digital Tuesday, November 10, 2020:

Indemand | Comcast | Spectrum | Charter | Dish | Sling TV | Vubiquity
iTunes | Google Play | Vudu | Xbox | YouTube | Amazon
Fandango Now | DirecTV | Redbox TVOD


Blu-ray Preorder: https://epic-pictures.com/merchandise/sleepless-beauty-blu-ray


About Epic Pictures

Since the foundation of the company in 2007, CEO Patrick Ewald has grown Epic Pictures into an independent content studio with the mission of delivering the best-in-class genre entertainment “for fans, by fans.” Epic Pictures produces, finances, and distributes approximately twenty-thirty independent genre films a year. In 2013, the company established Epic Pictures Releasing which is its US focused distribution division. In 2017, Epic Pictures acquired the world’s most popular horror website, Dread Central, and launched its unique horror label, Dread, followed by its AVOD channel, DreadTV. In 2019, Epic Pictures started the horror gaming site, DreadXP, with a focus on editorial, reviews, podcasts, and original streaming content. In 2020, DreadXP began a video game publishing division with the launch of The Dread X Collection, an anthology of horror games in collaboration with some of the most innovative developers in the independent gaming space. https://epic-pictures.com/


Olive Films Proudly Presents the Olive Signature Title "RIO GRANDE" (1950) Starring John Wayne/ Coming 11/17/20

 


Olive Films Proudly Presents the Olive Signature Title

"RIO GRANDE" (1950)

LIMITED TO 3,500 BLU-RAY UNITS -- BD only



John Ford, the four-time Oscar winner for Best Director (The Informer – 1936, The Grapes of Wrath – 1941, How Green Was My Valley – 1942 and The Quiet Man – 1953) helmed Rio Grande for Republic Pictures in order to have his pet project, The Quiet Man, approved.

Rio Grande, the third and final installment in John Ford’s loosely-conceived Cavalry Trilogy (preceded by Fort Apache and She Wore A Yellow Ribbon) stars John Wayne as Lt. Col. John Kirby Yorke (the role he inhabited in Fort Apache) alongside Maureen O’Hara (in the first of five films she’d co-star in alongside Wayne) as his estranged wife, Kathleen, a woman set on keeping their son, Jefferson (Claude Jarman Jr., The Yearling), now under Yorke’s command, out of harm’s way.

 


 
Filmed throughout Moab, Utah and the majestic Professor Valley – photographed in exquisite gradations of black and white by Stagecoach cinematographer Bert Glennon – Rio Grande offers nuanced observations on love, family, and honor, while firmly adhering to the western genre, showing Ford at his most measured and mature as a storyteller. 

Written by James Kevin McGuinness (Men of Boys Town) based on the Saturday Evening Post story by James Warner Bellah, Rio Grande features J. Carrol Naish and a supporting cast of familiar faces, many of them from the Ford stock company of actors including Harry Carey, Jr., Ben Johnson, Victor McLaglen, Chill Wills, and Grant Withers.

 
JOHN WAYNE
(The Quiet Man, Sands of Iwo Jima, McLintock!)
MAUREEN O’HARA
(The Quiet Man, The Parent Trap, Miracle on 34th Street)
VICTOR McLAGLEN
(Fort Apache, The Quiet Man, The Informer)
BEN JOHNSON
(Shane, The Last Picture Show, The Wild Bunch)
HARRY CAREY, JR.
(The Searchers, Red River, Big Jake)
CLAUDE JARMAN, JR.
(The Yearling, Intruder in the Dust, Fair Wind to Java)
CHILL WILLS
(The Alamo, Giant, McLintock!)
J. CARROL NAISH
(Annie Get Your Gun, Humoresque, Clash by Night)
 
Directed by
JOHN FORD
(The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance, Fort Apache, Stagecoach)
 

YEAR: 1950
GENRE: DRAMA
LANGUAGE: ENGLISH (with optional English subtitles)
LABEL: OLIVE FILMS
TOTAL RUNNING TIME: 105 min
RATING: N/A
VIDEO: 1.37:1 Aspect Ratio; B&W
AUDIO: MONO

 

OLIVE SIGNATURE FEATURES

    New High-Definition digital restoration
    Audio commentary by Nancy Schoenberger
    “Telling Real Histories” – Raoul Trujillo on representations of Indigenous Americans in film
    “Songs of the Rio Grande” – Marc Wanamaker on the Sons of the Pioneers
    “Strength and Courage” – Patrick Wayne on his father
    “Bigger Than Life” – with Claude Jarman, Jr.
    Visual essay by Tag Gallagher
    “The Making of Rio Grande” – with Leonard Maltin
    Essay by Paul Andrew Hutton
    Theatrical trailer


 
US+CANADA
STREET: 11/17/20
CAT: OS022
UPC: 887090602204
SRP: $39.95


Copyright © 2020 Olive Films, All rights reserved.


Sunday, October 11, 2020

Great 3 Stooges Running Gag: "Press-Squeezed Head" (video)

 


A hapless Stooge (either Curly or Shemp)...

...or some deserving villain's head...

...is squeezed in between a letter press.

(threestooges.net)

DISORDER IN THE COURT (1936)
THREE LOAN WOLVES (1946)
BRIDELESS GROOM (1947)

I neither own nor claim any rights to this material.  Just having some fun with it.  Thanks for watching!


Thursday, October 8, 2020

Great 3 Stooges Running Gag: "I'm Bleedin'!" (video)

 


A red-colored liquid spills on a Stooge...

...usually ketchup or paint...

...and the Stooge thinks he's bleeding.

(threestooges.net)

AN ACHE IN EVERY STAKE (1941)
FRIGHT NIGHT (1947)

I neither own nor claim any rights to this material.  Just having some fun with it.  Thanks for watching!


Wednesday, October 7, 2020

Iconic & Original Cinema Posters & Artwork Worth Over £180,000 To Be Auctioned In The UK -- "Star Wars", "Blade Runner", "2001", and More

 


ICONIC & ORIGINAL CINEMA POSTERS & ARTWORK

WORTH OVER £180,000 TO BE AUCTIONED IN THE UK

PROP STORE WILL BE AUCTIONING OVER 440 CINEMA POSTERS ON THURSDAY 5th NOVEMBER 2020 

BIDS CAN BE PLACED ONLINE & BY PHONE FROM ANYWHERE IN THE WORLD

 

AUCTION HIGHLIGHTS INCLUDE:

AN IMPRESSIVE SELECTION OF STAR WARS, JAMES BOND AND MONDO POSTERS, INCLUDING AN EXCEPTIONAL UNRESTORED UK QUAD POSTER FROM DR. NO (1962), ESTIMATED TO SELL BETWEEN £8,000 - 10,000

A PAIR OF ITALIAN ADVANCE 1-PANEL (2-FOGLI) POSTERS FROM THE MAN WITH THE GOLDEN GUN (1974) NEVER BEFORE SOLD AS A COMPLETE, UNCUT SET AT AUCTION, ESTIMATED BETWEEN £500 - 700

A COLLECTION OF POSTERS FROM THE OSCAR®-WINNING FILM, PARASITE (2019), INCLUDING HAND-SIGNED POSTERS BY DIRECTOR, BONG JOON-HO

 




FURTHER PIECES FROM THE PERSONAL ARCHIVE OF RENOWNED STAR WARS PRODUCER, HOWARD KAZANJIAN

A “GONE WITH THE WIND” STYLE QUAD POSTER FROM THE EMPIRE STRIKES BACK (1980) WITH AN ESTIMATE OF £2,500 - 3,500

TYLER STOUT’S 2008 MONDO POSTER FOR BLADE RUNNER (1982). SOLD OUT LIMITED EDITION NUMBERED #31 OUT OF ONLY 100 WITH AN ESTIMATE OF £1,000 - 2,000



Prop Store – one of the world’s leading film and TV entertainment memorabilia companies, has today announced it is to hold its sixth cinema poster live auction this November, with the posters and artwork on offer expected to fetch in excess of £180,000. Over 440 rare and sought-after posters and artworks will be sold during Prop Store’s cinema poster auction on Thursday 5th November 2020 from 12:00pm GMT.

The auction will be opening for registrations via: www.propstore.com/posterauction and will be live streamed online for fans to track the action and participate in bidding.

Auction lots can be viewed by appointment only at Prop Store’s office facility in Hertfordshire, UK, please email auction@propstore.com for more details.

 




Top items to be sold at Prop Store’s cinema poster auction include:

 
    DR. NO (1962) - UK Quad, 1962 est. £8,000 - 10,000
    MAD MAX (1979) - Australian One-Sheet, 1979 est. £3,000 - 4,000
    STAR WARS: THE EMPIRE STRIKES BACK (1980) - UK Quad 'Gone With the Wind' Style, 1980 est. £2,500 - 3,500
    STAR WARS: A NEW HOPE (1977) - UK Quad, 1977 est. £2,000 - 3,000
    CARRY ON SPYING (1964) - UK Quad, 1964 est. £1,000 - 2,000
    BLADE RUNNER (1982) - Mondo Poster, 2008 est. £1,000 - 2,000
    BRIDE OF THE MONSTER (1956) - US One-Sheet, 1956 est. £800 - 1,200
    KILL BILL: VOLUME II (2004) - Japanese B1, 2004 est. 600 - 800
    PARASITE (2019) - Autographed UK Quad - La Boca, 2020 est. £500 - 700
    THE MAN WITH THE GOLDEN GUN (1974) - Carter-Jones Collection: Italian Advance 1-Panel (2-Fogli) Group of Two, 1974 est. £500 - 700
    GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY: VOLUME 2 (2017) - Mondo Poster, 2017 est. £300 - 500
    2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY (1968) - Eight Front of House Stills (Cinerama), 1968 est. £300 - 500
    THE BLUES BROTHERS (1980) - UK Quad, 1980 est. £500 - 700
    IPCRESS FILE (1965) - UK Quad, 1965 est. £1,000 - 2,000
    CASINO ROYALE (1967) - Italian Two-Panel (4-Fogli) - Set of Three, 1967 est. £2,000 - £4,000


 
The auction is suitable for fans with a variety of budgets with lots ranging from £50 - 100 to £8,000 - 10,000.

Stephen Lane, Prop Store CEO, commented on the upcoming auction: “After the success of our cinema poster auction back in April, we’re thrilled to bring another incredible collection of posters to the market. Movie fans far and wide will be pleased to see many much-loved classics including Star Wars and James Bond back again, as well as a selection of fantastic Mondo posters and much much more!”

Mark Hochman, Prop Store’s poster expert said: "After the doom and gloom of recent times, our November film poster auction is guaranteed to put a smile on your face with an unparalleled collection of blockbuster titles including many that have rarely appeared on the auction market in recent years. The auction features original movie posters from around the globe and the increasingly popular and collectable area of 'Alternative Movie Posters' with many items sourced directly from some of Hollywood's leading film-makers and studios.”


Registration and online proxy bids are now open at 

https://ukm.propstoreauction.com/m/view-auctions/info/id/242

 




About Prop Store

Operating since 1998, Prop Store sells original movie props and costumes, posters, and related memorabilia, regularly hosting live and online prop, costume, and cinema poster auctions.

Since their first Cinema Poster Live Auction in June 2018, Prop Store have become a well-established vendor in the world of poster collecting and have achieved some remarkable results, including selling Short Circuit original poster artwork and a James Bond: Dr. No UK Quad poster for £12,000 each. In late 2019, Prop Store hosted the largest ever auction of James Bond posters and have offered items from the personal collections of Star Wars film producer Howard Kazanjian, visual effects supervisor Richard Edlund and Mondo artist Jock. Now partnering with veteran poster expert Mark Hochman, they are striving to continue collating 



Tuesday, October 6, 2020

How To Make "Star Wars" A Stand Alone Film (video)

 


When I first saw the original "Star Wars" (aka "Episode IV: A New Hope") back in 1977...

...before I had any notion of it as a long-term series...

...and was leary of open endings that made way for often needless and inferior sequels...

...this is how I wished the Death Star attack sequence had ended.


I neither own nor claim any rights to this material.  Just having some fun with it.  Thanks for watching!


Monday, October 5, 2020

Great 3 Stooges Running Gag: "It's Colossal! It's Stupendous!" (video)

 

 

The Stooges are describing something in superlative terms...

...such as "It's colossal!", "It's stupendous!", and "It's terrific!"...

...but always end on something like "It's putrid!"

(threestooges.net



THREE MISSING LINKS (1938)
THREE SAPPY PEOPLE (1939)
NUTTY BUT NICE (1940)
CRASH GOES THE HASH (1944)
ALL GUMMED UP (1947)


I neither own nor claim any rights to this material.  Just having some fun with it.  Thanks for watching!


Saturday, October 3, 2020

"STEVEN UNIVERSE: THE COMPLETE COLLECTION" -- This Cartoon Network Gem Collection Arrives on DVD 12/8

 


Cartoon Network’s Favorite Half-Gem, Half-Human Hero
Brings All the Feels with this Ultimate Collector’s Set

"STEVEN UNIVERSE: THE COMPLETE COLLECTION"
 
Featuring EVERY episode of Steven Universe, Steven Universe Future, the Smash Hit TV Movie, Steven Universe The Movie
Plus Hours of All-New Bonus Content!
 
This Collection Gem Will Save Your World When It Arrives on DVD December 8, 2020


 
BURBANK, CA (October 2, 2020) Grab your popcorn and get ready to sing your hearts out as Warner Bros. Home Entertainment brings Cartoon Network’s award-winning series into your homes with the release of Steven Universe: The Complete Collection on DVD December 8, 2020. This ultimate 15-Disc Collector’s Edition Storybook features custom-made pieces of art on every page by Chromosphere. 

Inside, it is filled with every episode of Steven Universe, Steven Universe Future, as well as the smash hit TV movie, Steven Universe The Movie. Enhance the magic with hours of all-new bonus content including: Animatics, Minisodes, Commentary, Steven Universe The Movie: Sing-A-Long, and more. Steven Universe: The Complete Collection carries a suggested retail price of $89.99 for the DVD ($119.99 in Canada) and is rated TV-PG. Steven Universe: The Complete Collection is also available to currently download on Digital via purchase from digital retailers.

Cartoon Network’s six-time Emmy-nominated Steven Universe revolves around Steven, the “little brother” to a team of magical aliens—the Crystal Gems—who defend the planet Earth. Steven is the son of the Crystal Gems’ late leader Rose Quartz and aging aspiring rockstar Mr. Universe. Steven belongs everywhere and nowhere: he has inherited his mother’s Gem and her magical powers, but also his father’s humanity and charm. 

The show is a slice-of-life action comedy that follows Steven as he attempts to bridge the gap between the sci-fi fantasy world of Gems and the cozy, funny, simple-yet-extraordinarily-complicated world of human beings. Steven Universe is created by Emmy and Annie Award-nominated writer and New York Times bestselling author Rebecca Sugar, and produced by Cartoon Network Studios.

“Steven Universe has brought the world together in so many ways,” said Mary Ellen Thomas, WBHE Senior Vice President, Originals, Animation & Family Marketing.  “From its epic storylines, to the incredible music, and the characters who will forever live in our hearts -  we will always ‘Believe in Steven’ – and we believe this collection is a must-own set for our global fanbase, as well as the whole family to enjoy.”

Steven Universe has received numerous awards including “Outstanding Kids & Family Programming,” at the 30th annual GLAAD Media Awards in March 2019 as well as the 78th Annual Peabody Award in the Children’s & Youth category in April 2019, which highlighted the series’ themes of inclusion, love and acceptance.
 
DIGITAL
Steven Universe: The Complete Collection is also currently available to own on Digital. Digital allows consumers to instantly stream and download all episodes and movies to watch anywhere, anytime on their favorite devices. Digital is available from various retailers including iTunes, Vudu, and Xbox.
 
MARKETING SUPPORT
The release of Steven Universe: The Complete Collection will be supported by a robust national publicity campaign and media buy; estimated to generate millions of impressions.

BONUS FEATURES

    Animatics
    Music Videos
    Steven Universe Minisodes
    Steven Universe The Movie: Sing-A-Long
    Commentary for Select Episodes

BASICS
Digital Release Date: August 24, 2020
DVD Release Date: December 8, 2020
Order Due Date: November 3, 2020
Presented in 16x9 widescreen format
Total Runtime: Approx. 2062 minutes
Enhanced Content: Approx. 120 min
15 DVD-9s
Audio – English (5.1)
Subtitles – English SDH
Rated: TV-PG
Digital Price: $89.99 (US & Canada)
DVD Collection Price: $89.99 SRP ($119.99 in Canada)
UPC #: 883929727179 (US & Canada)
Catalog # : 1000781416 (US & Canada)

About Warner Bros. Home Entertainment Inc.
Warner Bros. Home Entertainment (WBHE) brings together Warner Bros. Entertainment's home video, digital distribution and interactive entertainment businesses in order to maximize current and next-generation distribution scenarios. An industry leader since its inception, WBHE oversees the global distribution of content through packaged goods (Blu-ray Disc™ and DVD) and digital media in the form of electronic sell-through and video-on-demand via cable, satellite, online and mobile channels, and is a significant developer and publisher for console and online video game titles worldwide. WBHE distributes its product through third party retail partners and licensees.
 
About Warner Bros. Global Kids, Young Adults and Classics (GKYAC)
Warner Bros. Global Kids, Young Adults and Classics (GKYAC) brings together Cartoon Network, Adult Swim, Boomerang and Turner Classic Movies (TCM), as well as Cartoon Network Studios and Warner Bros. Animation. Among the iconic franchises, series and characters under the GKYAC banner are Looney Tunes, DC’s animated Super Heroes, Rick and Morty, Craig of the Creek, the classic Hanna-Barbera library, Tom and Jerry, Scooby-Doo, Warner Bros.’ unrivalled film library, and many more.   
 
GKYAC’s mission is to be the premiere global provider of kids, family, young adults, and classics content and brands. The group’s programming supplies unique and compelling content for HBO MAX, WarnerMedia’s direct-to-consumer platform. Uniting these award-winning networks and innovative brands helps maximize opportunities and growth potential, both as standalone businesses and as content generators, to drive and support its franchises, cross-studio initiatives as well as ratings.
 
Warner Bros. GKYAC’s content is currently distributed in 192 countries around the world and the division’s networks are in 500 million homes, delivered through more than 65 channels in 31 languages.

About Cartoon Network Studios

Established in 2000, Cartoon Network Studios (CNS) is a global animation and interactive studio recognized for its innovative approaches to IP development and world-building. Fostering a creator-driven environment, CNS is home to hundreds of visual artists who have been a part of the studio’s many critically acclaimed and groundbreaking animated series including Adventure Time, Ben 10,Craig of the Creek, Steven Universe, The Powerpuff Girls, and Victor and Valentino. CNS has also produced notable Adult Swim hits such as Primal, Samurai Jack, and Harvey Birdman, Attorney at Law. CNS has been honored with multiple awards and accolades including: Emmy, Peabody, GLAAD and Annie Awards. Internationally, the studio also garnered the BAFTA, Italy’s prestigious Pulcinella Award and Annecy Festival’s Cristal Award. Currently, CNS houses a VR lab, and produces an array of interactive formats and products for youth and young adult audiences around the world. As part of its ongoing efforts to discover unique and promising voices everywhere, the studio has a robust global Artist Program and has numerous partnerships, including Exceptional Minds, Black Women Animate and California Institute of the Arts.