Crows Zero 2 - Comes to DVD!

Hello Folks,
I bring you news of an exciting UK DVD release of the awesome director Takashi Miike's Crows Zero 2 coming to DVD, The 1st film in my opinion is a true Miike classic and it's great to see that the sequel is finally getting a DVD release, i personally cannot wait to see it!
I have stuck the release details below and watch this space for a review coming very soon,
Jonny T.

“Miike directs with an energy, velocity and cheeky bravado that are pure punk.”

– The Japan Times

 

On DVD 02 Jul 2012

FROM MVM ENTERTAINMENT

Director Takashi Miike (13 Assassins; Ichi The Killer; Audition), manga creator Hiroshi Takahashi (Crows Zero; Worst; QP) and stars Shun Oguri (Sukiyaki Western Django) and Kyosuke Yabe (Samurai Zombie; Dead Or Alive: Hanzaisha).

“Crows Zero” introduced us to Genji Takiya, a student recently transferred to the notorious Suzuran Senior High School for Boys, Japan’s lowest achieving and most violent school, nicknamed “The School of Crows” after its students’ tendency to band together in conflicting factions and battle each other for domination.
Picking up immediately where the first film ended, “Crows Zero II” sees Genji as the head of the now-unified student factions following his successful but very bloody takeover of Suzuran. But his victory has left him unsatisfied and the uneasy peace amongst the students is, in reality, nothing more than a powder keg waiting to explode. Making the situation even more volatile, a truce that has been maintained between Suzaran High and its bitter rivals at Hosen Academy is about to come to a violent end.

“Delivers an extra dose of epic fights with hundreds of cool-looking students involved and a powerful rock ‘n’ roll soundtrack.” – TWITCHFILM.COM
“Good, stylish comic book fun.” – LOVEHKFILM.COM
“Miike jolts the narrative with unexpected directorial flourishes… the velocity of the action makes for an exhilarating cinematic dance.” – VARIETY
“The grungy production design is an artfully composed delight.” – VARIETY

Chronicles of the dead- Great looking New Web series

Hello all,

Jonny T here, Just bringing you news that the 2nd teaser trailer for the great looking  Zombie web series Chronicles of the dead has just been released and man does it look intense!!! I have stuck the link below for the official site as well as the 1st teaser trailer.

The popularity of  the "web based series" seems to be going full steam with some other great ones i have found, so with this being the first web series post i will have a look around and find you some more upcoming treats!

Enjoy,

Jonny T.

Offical website- http://chroniclesofthedead.com/



TEASER TRAILER #1



TEASER TRAILER #2



ZOMBIE DAWN- Looks good!

Hello Folks,

Bring you some news of a film i have found on the old interwebs, A Spanish language Chilean zombie flick called Zombie Dawn,Described as "Chuck full of old fashioned zombie slaying action"

Now as a zombie fan the genre especially since the event of The Walking Dead TV show has exploded there have been a million and one zombie films released but to me personally this looks like one of the better ones, not sure of any kind of release date as yet, but I'll find out details and post them up when i find out more, i have stuck the link below for the official website that is packed full of trailers and still and even a preview of the comic,so you can keep an eye on things as well,

Enjoy,

Jonny T.

http://www.zombiedawnmovie.com/



Maniac-The Remake.

Hello People,
What the hell has happened Elijah Wood??? That's right he has gone true MANIAC, Now i am a big fan of William Lustig's original dirty grimy film and i have to say that this does look as dirty and grimy as the original, Joe Spinnel was truly chilling in the original and from the trailer and stills so far released Elijah looks equally as Maniacal as good old Joe ever did.
Directed by Franck Khalfoun best known for mainly his acting work in Piranha 3D, P2 and the awesome Switchblade romance(Haute Tension) and screenplay by his close friend  Alexandre Aja the director of the 3 films previously mentioned this looks like it is going to be a no holes barred in your face true grind house style shocker, A comment on you tube makes a good point on how and if they will be able to recreate the classic Tom Savini shotgun blast to the head scene, More news on release date etc as i find it,
Jonny T.







NOIRMAGEDDON-A Mark Anvil Thriller

Hello people!
Jonny T here, Bringing you my thoughts on the new film from the hardest working man in indie films, Thomas Berdinski!
His new feature is called NOIRMAGEDDON-A Mark Anvil Thriller, well what can i say, it's great!
After Thomas's first features The Italian Zombie Movie Parts 1&2 and then followed up by the great The Giant Rubber Monster Movie i kind of knew what to expect in terms of humour, gore and great production and i can tell you i wasn't one bit disappointed, The films plot goes as follows:-
"Private Investigator Mark Anvil gets way more than he bargained for when a chance encounter with an escapee from a local insane asylum leads to a brutal murder and maybe, the end of the world!"
So if you have seen any of Berdinski's work before you will know what to expect from the get go and if not you really should!



The film starts with the asylum escapee running down the road whilst we see Mark Anvil driving in his car (which is a super cool car by the way) and hearing reports of the said escapee on the radio, he stops to pick her up then away we go, They then make there way to a seedy part of town where the escapee gets brutally murdered and i mean brutally! From then on in Mark Anvil heads around town coming across some of the most insane characters you will EVER see including a great fight scene with a Mexican style wrestler, we also get a Shark attack a human centipede, oh and did i mention a slow motion pie fight and all in the space of the running time of 22 minutes!



Now not taking anything at all away from his great earlier work but i personally feel that this is his best work to date, both in terms of looks(filmed totally in black and white) the FX look great and the dialogue at times is hilarious and something that Tarantino would be proud of, yes folks it's that good.So if you have or have not seen his previous work you really should check out this and his other features, can't wait to see what he comes up with next, i mean, Italian Zombies to Giant rubber monsters on to Film noir, Berdinski could easily be seen as the modern day Roger Corman,
9/10 Jonny T.



 SOME USEFUL LINKS FOR YOU ALL TO FIND OUT MORE!

NOIRMAGEDDON OFFICIAL FACEBOOK PAGE

Thomas Berdinski's IMDB page

http://italianzombiemovie.com/

The Giant Rubber Moster Movie official Facebook page

The Walking Dead Season 3-On set Video #1

Hello Folks,
Just seen this appear on the good old YOUTUBE, It's the 1st on set video from the upcoming The Walking Dead season 3.
It's looks very intriguing i must say! It's mad to see Rick talking English and all the characters are still looking down and dirty and covered in blood! A particularly great bit is when Nicotero is talking and you get to see the Zombie busts behind  him, i want one!!
Enjoy,
Jonny T.







The House-Comes to DVD.

Hello Folks,
As you know we over here LOVE our Asian horror and today i bring you news of a fantastic looking  Thai Horror  coming to the UK on DVD on 4th June. Directed by Monthon Arayangkoon and starring the fabulous Inthira Chaloenpura this looks like it could be up there with some of the best asian horrors, I've stuck the details below and watch this space for my review coming soon!
Enjoy,
Jonny T.

This ghostly whodunit is a tour-de-force of supernatural shocks and gruesome gore.





Inspired by true stories, this is a gory, stylish and shock-laden Thai horror movie that ranks alongside “The Eye” and “Shutter” as one of the finest examples of the genre.

Synopsis:

Commissioned to work on a documentary concerning a notorious murder case from six years ago, investigative TV journalist Shalinee (Chaloenpura) uncovers some bizarre connections and similarities between that murder and two others, the first of which occurred over 40 years ago. In all three instances, the murderers were proven to be doctors who had brutally murdered their wife, girlfriend or lover in a fit of jealous, passionate rage. But were the similarities in each case merely examples of tragic coincidence or something more sinister?
Although unable to uncover the vital clues required to solve the puzzle, Shalinee’s research reveals, significantly, that all those involved in the murders had, at one time over the years, lived in the same house near to a local medical institute. Despite several warnings from a few fearful and superstitious people living in the neighbourhood, Shalinee decides to play a visit to the building in question to see it for herself. What she finds there is more frightening than she could ever have imagined – a dark and shocking revelation that drags her ever deeper into the mystery of the house.