Don
Schlockmaniac #1, alias Your Humble Reviewer.
Homepage: http://www.schlockmania.com
Posts by Don
Schlock-Wire: Kino Kola Debuts Its Tallahassee Double Feature Series On 5/12
May 4th
For once, Schlockmania gets to present a little screening news from its own corner of the woods. Hodge Podge Productions has teamed up with the All Saints Hop Yard to debut a monthly outdoor double feature screening series. The inaugural screening will pair two horror classics, Mario Bava’s giallo Blood And Black Lace and the More >
Digi-Schlock: THE THEATRE BIZARRE (Image DVD)
May 4th
The Theatre Bizarre is unique amongst modern independent horror films in that it had a very ambitious release plan. It was effectively previewed via the horror festival circuit (particularly its première at FantAsia), debuted as a VOD before its video release and even had a limited distribution theatrical run. That said, it’s likely that the More >
Schlock-Wire: Mondo Macabro Introduces You To COUNTESS PERVERSE On DVD In June
May 3rd
And now, a bit of news for Euro-trash scholars: Mondo Macabro will be releasing a DVD of Countess Perverse in June. It’s a Jess Franco film from his intensely prolific early 1970’s era and offers his take on The Most Dangerous Game leavened with Euro-cult levels of sex and sleaze. This disc will offer a More >
Five Great Episodes From KOJAK: SEASON 4
May 3rd
As mentioned in this site’s review of Kojak: Season 4, one of the great hooks of this season was the consistently strong and inventive scripts that drove it. Kudos to executive story consultant Chester Krumholz, who supervised the writing for this season as well as writing a few of its best episodes himself. It is More >
Schlock-Wire: Synapse Unleashes TWINS OF EVIL On Blu-Ray And DVD In July
May 2nd
Here’s some news that Hammer Films fans have been awaiting with clenched fangs: July will see Synapse Films’ release of the Hammer cult favorite Twins Of Evil — and it will be presented in a blu-ray/DVD combo pack. This was the third film in Hammer’s “Carmilla”-derived lesbian vampire trilogy and was directed by skilled journeyman More >
THE THEATRE BIZARRE: A Smörgåsbord At The Intersection Of Horror And Avant-Garde
May 1st
It seems like a horror anthology should be easy to pull off. It has big appeal to both horror fans and the genre’s filmmakers: fans like them because they get a lot of gruesome bang for their buck and filmmakers love them because they get to tell multiple stories and play with different styles all More >
KOJAK — SEASON 4: More Than Just Another Cop Show, Baby
Apr 30th
How much do you know about Kojak? If you’re a neophyte, like Your Humble Reviewer was prior to sitting down with Season 4 of this show, your knowledge is probably limited to a few basic facts: it was a cop show from the 1970’s with Telly Savalas in which he ate the occasional lollipop and More >
Schlock-Wire: Read Excerpts From The Liner Notes Of The PHILADELPHIA INTERNATIONAL RECORDS 40TH ANNIVERSARY BOX SET
Apr 27th
If you follow news on soul music reissues, you might know that Harmless Records will soon release a 10-disc box set that explores the history of Philadelphia International Records as part of the 40th Anniversary reissue series it is doing for this classic label’s work (if you don’t know about it, click here for a More >
THE HUNGER GAMES: The Lighter, Audience-Friendly Side Of Dystopian Fears
Apr 27th
Big box office hits are often fascinating to follow — not always because of the film itself but because of the inevitable controversy that comes in the wake of massive success. The most recent example as of this writing is the film version of Suzanne Collins’ novel The Hunger Games. It was inevitable this film More >
THE AMG DIRTY DOZEN: 4/25/12 — Grindhouse Noir Vixens, The One-Armed Swordsman And A Killer Mime
Apr 26th
It looks like this will be April’s only entry in the AMG Dirty Dozen: at least it is a fairly action-packed entry. It’s drawn entirely from Your Humble Reviewer’s 2003 reviews for All Movie Guide and the bill of fare includes Jacopetti and Prosperi’s best mondo-shocker, a psycho killer flick that doubles as a commentary More >
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