Awesome film of the month: Wizard of Gore

This are late. Do you know why? Because no one reads them, so they have no reason to be on time. Additionally the release date of Wizard of Gore was pushed back a month, AND Lionsgate decided not to release Sundown: The Vampire In Retreat in the UK.


Well anyway,



Wizard of Gore was actually pretty good (in an actually *good* way). Very showy, very creepy and hugely entertaining. For such a low budget film it looked really slick (director Jeremy Kasten's editing experience does wonders for the picture), and the performances were top dollar. Jeffrey Combs (Re-Animator, The Frighteners, FORTRESS) makes the most of five lines and puts in a very memorable and almost unrecognisable performance, while Kip Pardue (Rules of Attraction) makes a very credible leading man. I could really have done without all the Suicide Girls though...it cheapened the whole thing in a cringy "horror fans like boobs don't they?" sort of way. That said, I guess we kinda do like boobs (plus I am going to tag those hussies up). Yawn, it's up to you.

7/10 or something.

If you want more *really* good information head over to www.jeffreycombs.blogspot.com as she gets exclusives and everything else. She's great. She's a geek with a cause. I'm just lonely.

And if you want...THE PLOT: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0765487/

This Month's Exciting Film

I'm on time this month.

This month's excitingly awesome looking film is WIZARD OF GORE!


This remake of the Herschell Gordon Lewis "classic" is directed by Jeremy Kasten, director of the impressively surreal horror film The Attic Expeditions and stars Kip Pardue (The Heart is Deceitful Above All Things), Bijou Phillips (Hostel: Part 2, Venom), Crispin Glover (Friday The 13th: Final Chapter, Wild at Heart) and horror legend Jeffrey Combs (Re-Animator trilogy, House on Haunted Hill 1&2, The Frighteners and MANY more). The UK will be getting this DVD on August 25th.

IMDB's "anonymous" synopsis:

"Montag the Magnificent (Glover) is a master illusionist who performs at underground venues, selecting female volunteers from his rave-like audiences. To their hysteria, it appears he's dismembered their bodies, but his sleigh of hand has fooled them. However, female bodies show up dead from the same wounds performed on stage. Investigators are baffled, and the chase to find the killer begins."

Creepy eh? Frankly I'll watch anything with Jeffrey Combs in, but this does sound like good fun in its own right. Jeffrey Combs' fanspot The Combs Corner offers some nice exclusive info from the director about the DVD's features and so on, but I won't reproduce so it, so you'll have to look at their page (they're the hard working ones afterall).

If you're interested, you can pre-order the film at:

Why the "Death" of HD is arguably the best thing ever...

Because technology lovers jump ship quicker than a pack of rats. Fact.

No one wants HD DVD's now. Apparently Blu-Ray won? No, actually I won. I have an Xbox 360, which means that I can get an HD/High Definition player for £20 in the shape of the Xbox 360 HD Drive.

Due to no one wanting these technological corpses in their homes you can now buy "The Definition of Perfect" at bargain bin prices. Often these hi-def discs are cheaper than their DVD predecessors. At worst, you can still get 2-5 of these films for the price of one Blu-Ray (you might need to shop around. Combined; amazon, hmv and play all offer some good deals).

It's true that they wont be producing any more films on HD, but there's an absolute wealth of HD films out there at the moment including many sci fi, action, horror and comedy classics. Plus when the well begins to dry up you can use your HD Hard Drive to play your old DVDs at near HD quality.

If anyone is interested, I've compiled a list of notable titles available in HD below:



Enjoy.

P.S If I'm honest though, I am still quite happy with VHS...

Review #1 roxXOR2

I was very kindly given a big bag of goodies from online superlabel
roxXOR2 for review. Having published my praise for these musical masochists all over the internet already, I've decided to just do a concise little list of each of their releases.

This works well because no one will be reading these reviews anyway, and roxXOR2 still get a decent qoute to use on their web-shop. So everyone is happy, except me. I frankly feel quite neglected. But anyway, here goes:

The Label:

roxXOR2 are a notable independent record label who deal with some of UK music's biggest criminal masterminds. Having already racked up a pretty impressive catalogue of CDs, DVDs and download exclusives - the label is having yet another overhaul. They've joined forces with one of Britain's better PR companies (Manilla PR), signed up a new batch of musical innovators (The Axl Rose Jazz-Funk Experience, Karl & The Gimps, Mr Introspective), re-issued a few "Roxxor" classics (Teeth) and are now beginning to work their way into the world of independent filmmaking. Cool, huh?

Add these accomplishments to the fact that they're so independent they make sub-pop look like Cyberdyne and you've got a really commendable bunch of people, who's admirable DIY attitude may just help to bring contemporary music out of its current slump. Right on.

The Roster:

Mr Introspective - "Beyond Our Comprehension"

Mr Introspective's roxXOR2 debut is a whirlwind of far-out scoundscapes, gentle grooves,
and melancholic magic - laid out beautifully on a post-apocalyptic backdrop of defiant despair. This is one of the best electronica albums in years.

Teeth - "Career Suicide: Everything Song"

Though not the best example of Teeth's music (one of the best alt. rock acts you've never heard); it certainly highlights their fine sense of humour, their will to rock, and their supreme creativity. Long live "Funge"!

Kieronononononon^ - "brutaltechnopunk"

Five blissfully off-the-wall "hits" make for the best Kieronononon record yet. The trio have found something of a Holy Grail in that they're experi-mental and still fun to listen to (take that My Bloody Valentine!). For all the jokes and quirks, this is still a must have album.

Kieronononononon^ - "DVDVDVDVDVDVDVDVD"

All the E.Ps, tons of live stuff, tons of rare stuff, tons of extras and audio-commentaries: this is a pretty exhaustive (as opposed to exhausting) look at Hull's favourite sons. Mad and made on a shoe-string budget, this is a fine example of underground rock music's wonderful imagination.

You can find out all you need to know about roxXOR2 and it's artists at: roxxor2.co.uk