REC Genesis UK Release details!!!

Hello Folks,

Jonny T here bringing you some great news that REC Genesis is getting a UK release!

I remember when i first saw REC and was blown away, but when i saw REC 2 i was AMAZED!

To me the REC series is some of the best horror i have ever seen, from the opening reels of the 1st 2 films it is non stop action/gore and scares galore, so when i read that they were doing 2 more REC films i couldn't wait!! o with news that REC Genesis is getting a UK release on DVD and Blu-Ray on September 3rd as well as the lucky people who will be attending Film4Frightfes will get to see it on August 24th!

I have stuck all the details below and will bringing you the review as soon as i see it, can't wait!!

Jonny T.

“Another terrific ride on the [REC] rollercoaster.” – Alan Jones, Frightfest.

 

Directed by Paco Plaza (REC 1 and 2; Romasanta: The Werewolf Hunt) and starring Letitia Dolera (Man Push Cart; The Other Side Of The Bed), Diego Martin (I Want You), Claire Baschet (Delicacy) and Ismael Martinez (Carmen; Talk To Her).



Synopsis:
As the families and friends of Koldo and Clara gather outside the church in the bright Spanish sunshine just prior to the happy couple’s wedding, it seems that nothing could possibly cast a shadow on such a beautiful and joyous occasion. But when some of the guests start behaving oddly during the reception, it becomes apparent that all is not well. In no time at all, the party descends into a hellish scene of utter carnage as partygoers begin feeding on each other with a crazed bloodlust. Amidst the ensuing chaos, Koldo and Clara become separated as those still in control of their human minds and bodies seek whatever refuge they can find. Although apart, the newlyweds know deep in their hearts that each is still alive and set out on a desperate search for each other not fully realising that what should have been the happiest day of their lives could prove to be their last.

Paco Plaza, co-writer and co-director (with Jaume Belaguero) of the first two movies, goes it alone for this outing and breathes new life into the proceedings by bravely and totally unexpectedly giving the series a whole new spin. Closer in tone to “Shaun Of The Dead”, “Army Of Darkness” and “Braindead” that to its more sombre predecessors, it also introduces some truly iconic images, not least of which is the one of the movie’s bloodied heroine dressed in her revealingly torn bridal gown and wielding a chainsaw.



“Awesome! Paco Plaza's Genesis is not only an unexpectedly brilliant pre-sequel to the first two parts, it’s also a pretty goofy and absolutely hilarious blast of a movie… hysterically funny scenes and loads of insane gore.” – HorrorMovieDiary.net.

“Entertaining blend of silliness and scares… provides a new outlook on the zombie franchise… a very effective balance of scares and comic relief.” – The Hollywood Reporter.

“Possibly the sweetest, most endearing film I’ve seen in quite some time; throat rips, chainsaws, gut munches and vicious possessed included.” – Fangoria.

“Beautiful, visceral and deadpan.” – Fangoria.

“The resulting gore and cartoonish violence are gleefully over-the-top… the highlight is undoubtedly a sequence in which Clara, in full bridal regalia, attacks her blood-hungry assailants with a chainsaw.” – Variety.

“Highly entertaining… gorgeously shot with magnificent widescreen vistas of carnage, supported by a thumping score from Mikel Salas.” – The Digital Fix.

“If anything, Genesis reinvents the series and expands on the universe it has created.” – LostInReviews.com.
“A blood-filled crowd-pleaser.” – CriterionCast.com.

“The acting is amazing, camera work and cinematography are outstanding, the settings look beautiful, the soundtrack is fun and it’s full of wonderful nods to genre classics from Peter Jackson, Sam Raimi and George Romero.” – HorrorMovieDiary.net.

“A highly entertaining and kick-ass zombie-gorefest.” – HorrorMovieDiary.net.
“Fun and bloody gore effects… bodies are torn apart, sawed in half and beheaded in arterial glory.” – FilmSchoolRejects.com.

“The madness hits the screen in frequent doses, and Genesis quickly turns into an action-laced gore-lovin’ horror flick that’s actually very sweet and romantic.” – FearNet.com

“Plaza is a great example of overseas directors who are still capable of adding their own spice to the boundless book of the undead, a flesh-eating group of miscreants that are remarkably more beloved than ever before.” – DreadCentral.com.

“Apocalyptic tale rife with gory kills involving chainsaws and industrial salsa blenders.” – DreadCentral.com.



Monster Brawl comes to DVD.and Download.

“A love letter to a Friday night spent watching ‘The Monster Squad’ followed by a Saturday morning watching ‘Hulkamania’… its black heart is planted squarely in the right place.” -

DreadCentral.com

 

On DVD 20 Aug 2012

Good day good people!
Jonny T here bring you news of the UK release and available download for the very fun looking Monster Brawl, with the tag line of  "It's the fight of the living dead" this definately looks liking it's going to be a blast!
I've stuck all the details below and watch this space for a review coming soon!
Jonny T.

Witness the ultimate “smackdown” event of all time as eight of the world’s most feared and famous monsters enter the ring to go head-to-head in a grotesque and hilarious fight to the death (or, in several cases, the “un-death”).

Synopsis:
Celebrity Wrestlemania doesn’t get any scarier – or funnier – than the Monster Brawl, in which four contestants from the Creature Conference and four from the Undead Conference battle it out in the ring to take the title of the most powerful monster of all time. Representing the CC are Massachusetts’ nefarious necromancer Witch Bitch, Louisana’s slimy bog dweller Swamp Gut, Tennessee’s very own Werewolf and, adding some continental glamour to the group, the mythical Cyclops from the Ionian Islands of Greece. The UC’s creepily cosmopolitan line-up consists of Transylvania’s Lady Vampire, Ingolstadt’s Frankenstein, Egypt’s Mummy and, from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, the one and only Zombie Man!
The rule book is ripped up, no holds are barred, everything goes and heads definitely roll in this gory and horrifically hilarious satire of those ever-popular Pay-Per-View wrestling extravaganzas we all know and love so well.





Directed by Jesse T. Cook (director of the cannibal shocker Scarce) and starring Dave Foley (A Bug’s Life; Cars; The Kids In The Hall), Lance Henriksen (Aliens), cult genre movie icon Art Hindle (Black Christmas; Porky’s; Invasion Of The Body Snatchers), actor and wrestler Kevin Nash (The Punisher; Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles II), legendary WWF and WCW manager Jimmy Hart, former WWF star Robert Maillet (300; Sherlock Holmes; The Immortals) and MMA fighter and referee Herb Dean.

The winner of the Audience Awards at both the Fantasia and Toronto After Dark Film Festivals, this is a dream come true for anybody who has ever watched a horror film and then discussed with their friends who would win in a face-off between their two favourite monsters (and who hasn’t had such a discussion?). Combine that brilliant set-up with a cavalcade of “blink and you’ll miss ‘em” in-jokes for horror and wrestling fans alike and you have the perfect recipe for a midnight movie experience that actually rewards repeated viewings.





“The undisputed smackdown hit of the 2011 Fantasia Festival… This is a ringside ticket you will
not want to miss!” – TWITCHFILM.COM

“The kind of sporting event you wish really existed…. It’s got all the spectacle of wrestling,
all the athleticism of boxing, and all the fantasy and special FX of horror movies… A love letter to a Friday night spent watching ‘The Monster Squad’ followed by a Saturday morning watching ‘Hulkamania’… its black heart is planted squarely in the right place.” – DREADCENTRAL.COM

“Finally, the Monster Thunderdome we’ve been waiting for.” – IO9.COM

“A silly and fun romp that put a big smile on my face. ‘Monster Brawl’ wins!” – THE HORROR
SECTION

“If you like your horror with a touch of some slapstick comedy, give this one a shot.” –
HORRORMOVIES.CA

“Monster Brawl was the best opening night I’ve had at Toronto After Dark Film Festival for the
five years that I’ve been going!” – THE FILM REEL

“The genius of ‘Monster Brawl’ is its attention to details.” – SIGHT ON SOUND

VHS Labels i love-Intervision-alpha Video.

Hello People,

Jonny T here bringing you a new regular feature to the blog named "VHS-I Love" Basically i was looking around the old tinterwebs and  i started to see a hell of a lot of VHS video covers that brought streaming back a ton of memories, so i decided to do a few posts on my favourite labels from back in the day along with some hopefully good stories that tell you my own personal thoughts on the days i first set eyes and hands on these classic labels that released incredible titles into the new forming world of VHS/BETA and home entertainment.

So, my dad came home, with a VHS video player, i was blown away! The only exposure we had to a Video Player before was the man across the road that had a Betamax top loading player of which i had previously seen An american werewolf in london, My very 1st exposure to a horror film on VHS, i would have been about 13 at the time.

My dad always being a bartering type of chap had done a deal with the place that he brought it from wherein if you brought the player you got 1 years free rental so it was straight in the car and down to the video shop, i walked in mouth openly stunned, the only ever Video sleeve i had seen had been for An Amrican werewolf so to be presented with shelf after shelf of some insane cover art i didn't know what the hell to choose! But alas, i was only allowed to get certain films, NO Exorcist, NO Texas chainsaw massacre, NO Driller Killer and DEFINATELY NO I Spit on your grave! But then again like i say i was only 13!!

In the end on this occasion you were only allowed 2 rentals at a time, my sister chose Grease and i got Dirty Harry, when i finally got to use the video as my sister had Grease on constantly for a day and watched Dirty Harry at least 3 times, awesome! You could keep the films up to one week then take them back and renew the rent unless someone had reserved it, my sister re-rented Grease and i chose Dawn of the dead on the good old Intervision label, there where to be no fights on who would use the video player 1st this time it was all mine!Which to this day remains my favourite film, little did i know of course that it was the BBFC cut version, missing the head explosion and many other scenes, at the time of course there where no such extra's as a directors cut or deleted scenes, this at the time was all i knew about.



The reason i chose dawn of the dead was mainly because back in the day we used to have once a month at school "Film Club" on a Friday afternoon, we had one cool teacher that brought in Dawn of the dead, we all in class watched it and cheered, what a man! And also on the back of the box which was in an awesome slip case (which eventually years later i brought and still own to this day) i had seen a picture of an ultra creepy looking zombie(see picture below) and thought thats it i'm having it, I had to see it again and did many many times before my week was up and i returned to get more zombie films, that was it, i was hooked.

I returned again to the shop this time seeing a film called Night of the living dead also on Intervision, i delved deeper this time and compared and i thought "This has the same director as Dawn, must be good" never of course realising it was the 1st in Romero's Dead films and in black and white, i can tell you know i shit myself, never been so scared, although i didn't let this show to my dad as it would have been only kid's film rentals for me!

So i returned many many times, a lot of the rentals i can't quite remember but looking back at some of the covers i do remember them and watching them, especially The Exterminator where every one in school was talking about the scene with the meat mincer, that was watched and shown to my friends time and time again.



Over the years and looking back at there back catalogue i also saw and Intervision/Alpha released the David Cronenberg classics The Brood, Shivers and Rabid (that also has an amazing cover) and looking today in the shiny shiny world of Blu-Ray Arrow video have obviously gone back to the Intervision vaults and picked the cream of the crop,

Good Times!

Jonny T.

The Opening Alpha logo, ah the memories!

More Great Intervision/alpha Video sleeves!

My own personal VHS copy of Dawn of the Dead along with some of my zombie toy friends!



CHUCK NORRIS Kicks ass on Blu-Ray!!!





Hello Folks!

Bringing you some news of the man himself CHUCK NORRIS coming to Blu-ray (and DVD) in August in not one but two classic Norris movies, A Force of one and The Octagon! So save up those pennies and dive in with the legendary Chuck in HD, Bring it on! All Details below,

Jonny T.

A FORCE OF ONE.

On DVD & Blu-Ray 06 Aug 2012

“Full of amped-up action… with Chuck kicking ass all over downtown San Diego, circa 1979.” – San Diego Reader.

 

The original “Expendable”, the undisputed toughest guy on the planet and the only man ever to have counted to infinity – twice, the second time backwards! – World Karate Champion turned actor Chuck Norris stars in this classic, groundbreaking US kung fu movie, now on Blu-ray for the first time.

Chuck Norris (The Expendables 2; Way Of The Dragon), obviously, but also Oscar-winning screenwriter Ernest Tidyman (The French Connection; Shaft), screen beauty Jennifer O’Neill (Scanners), cult 1980s horror icon Clu Gulager (Piranha 3DD; A Nightmare On Elm Street Part 2; The Return Of The Living Dead) and legendary kickboxer Bill Wallace (The Protector).

Synopsis:

A routine investigation by a crack team of undercover narcotic agents becomes anything but when a deadly assassin begins to eliminate the members of the squad one by one. In a desperate bid to identify the culprit, and to train its officers in the martial arts in order to defend themselves, the police force attempts to enlist the help of Matt Logan, a noted karate champion.
Initially reluctant to become involved in any way, Logan soon changes his mind when his adopted son becomes the villain’s latest victim. Driven by sheer vengeance, he vows to track down the psychotic serial killer and bring the reign of terror to an end in a climactic battle between good and evil.

“You want action and fighting, yes? Well, ‘A Force Of One’ has plenty of both. In fact, it's surprisingly violent.” – MovieGuy247.com.

“There's nothing like vintage Chuck Norris. The choppy bent-kneed kicks, the hokey fights, and the complete lack of grace. Pure gold. ‘A Force Of One’ is, however, one of Chuck's best films, with solid martial arts combat, in a full-contact fashion.” – ChopSockyCinema.com.

“Vintage 70s Chuck Norris action.” – BBCi Films.

“That current rarity, an unpretentious action movie.” – Time Out.

Special Features:

Making Of Featurette
How America Changed Hollywood Forever
Trailer
TV Spot
Director’s Commentary

The Octagon

On DVD & Blu-Ray 06 Aug 2012

“Fantastic 80s American ninja movie [featuring] America’s number one martial arts expert of the era, Chuck Norris. Norris films are always action packed and ‘The Octagon’ is one of his best… the fight scenes are excellent.” – ScreenJunkies.com.

 

The original “Expendable” and the man who once made a stone bleed to death, World Karate Champion turned actor Chuck Norris stars in this kick-ass action movie that almost single-handedly introduced ninjas into mainstream Hollywood cinema.

Chuck Norris (The Expendables 2; Way Of The Dragon), Lee Van Cleef (Escape From New York; The Good, The Bad And The Ugly), cult genre movie icon Art Hindle (Black Christmas; Porky’s; Invasion Of The Body Snatchers), karate expert and bodyguard to the stars Richard Norton (Force: Five; China O’Brien) in his acting debut, prolific character actor Tracey Walter (I Spit On Your Grave; The Silence Of The Lambs; Batman) in one of his classic “uncredited” roles and Karen Carlson (Dallas).

Synopsis:

Scott James is a man haunted by memories, eerie flashbacks that plague both his waking and sleeping hours. The first is a childhood memory relating to the intense and rigorous combat training he and his best friend endured under the guidance of a mysterious martial arts master. The second is a far more painful recollection of loss, and one that has turned Scott away from his former life. But when a wealthy heiress convinces him to enter the fray once more, Scott finds himself drawn into an international terrorist organisation consisting of deadly ninjas, at the head of which is a close acquaintance from his past. Now it is up to Scott to confront his worst fears and battle a former adversary in the ultimate ninja showdown.

“Filled with many great action sequences… there is no denying that ‘The Octagon’ is one of Chuck Norris’ best films… highly recommended.” – 10kbullets.com.

“Spectacularly choreographed and executed.” – The Hollywood Reporter.

“Chuck Norris says to rate this five stars or he’ll throw you five ninja stars.” – ChuckNorrisFacts.com.

“Above-average production values.” – Leonard Matlin.

Special Features:

Making Of Featurette
How America Changed Hollywood Forever
Trailer
TV Spot
Director’s Commentary

The Victim- Comes to DVD!



Hello Folks!

Just a head's up on yet another great looking Thai movie coming to DVD in the UK on 6th August called The Victim, from the same director as the awesome The House, Thailand is certainly kicking out some great stuff these days and from i have read about this so far it seems to be up amongst the best, watch this space for a review and i have stuck the details below,

Enjoy,

Jonny T. 



“A solid, superior movie… ingenious… excellent Thai ghost story… sucker-punches the viewer with a twist that would turn M. Night Shyamalan green with envy.” – FearZone.com.

 

 

 

The stunning horror-thriller hybrid that firmly established Thai filmmaker Monthon Arayangkoon (The House) as a director to watch finally comes to DVD in the UK.

Directed by Monthon Arayangkoon (The House) and starring Pitchanart Sakakorn (Buppah Rahtree Phase 2: Rahtree Returns), Apasiri Nitibhon (The Bullet Wives; Sunset At Chaopraya) and Kiradej Ketakinta (Bangkok Loco).

Synopsis:

When aspiring young actress, Ting, is approached by the Bangkok police department’s Lieutenant Teerasak Kedkaew and invited to play a variety of mugging, murder and rape victims in a series of “Crimewatch”-style re-enactments, she jumps at the chance. Her immediate success soon leads to further work with Lt. Te’s colleagues at other police stations around the city and, ultimately, to a role in a TV soap opera. But the role Ting really wants is that of Meen, a former Miss Thailand contestant-turned-actress and the victim in a high-profile murder case in which Meen’s husband, Jarun, stands accused. Shortly before the filming of the police re-enactments relating to the case begins, the female officer scheduled to play Meen dies unexpectedly from a severe heart attack, despite being young and apparently healthy. Reluctantly, Lt. Te offers the part to Ting, who immediately begins studying TV footage of the dead model-actress in order to get into character. As she gets deeper into the role, Ting experiences what she can only describe as a supernatural connection to Meen, and one that leads her to believe Jarun is not the murderer. Determined to solve the mystery, Meen begins her own investigation into the crime only to discover the worlds of reality, fantasy, the supernatural and the media colliding in the most unexpected and terrifying ways imaginable.

“An entertaining and suspenseful merger of ghost story and crime thriller.” – Variety.

“This sucker is flat-out scary… many of the images are utterly nightmarish.” – HK and Cult Film News.

“Superior Thai horror… many startling shock moments and effective creep-outs… a far scarier and inventive Thai horror film than most.” – Black Hole Reviews.

“Impressive.” – HorrorTalk.com.

“One headfuck of a movie… great visuals.” – Dread Central.com.

“Intense Thai horror… incredibly well crafted… The Victim has definitely set a high standard for Thai horror movies.” – Horror-Extreme.com.

“Spine-tingling moments using striking visuals, creepy set pieces and a haunting score, each of which heighten the scares when the spirits spring out to startle the audience.” – ILikeHorrorMovies.com.

Hong Kong 15 Film Festival- News.





Hi Folks,

Live in London/Manchester or the UK? Or just a visiting? well if you are around on the 2-14th of July i would highly recommend The Hong Kong 15 Film festival, Featuring a Host of the best Asian cinema around as well as a fantastic opportunity to see a classic Shaw Brother double bill of The 36th Chamber of Shaolin and The One Armed Swordsman on the big screen, wow!
I have put all the details below,
Jonny T.



‘Hong Kong 15 Film Festival’ announces its much anticipated programme to mark the 15th Anniversary of the return of Hong Kong to Chinese sovereignty'

This is an unmissable event for fans of Hong Kong films, serious cinephiles and those looking for a good entry point into Hong Kong films.
Tickets go on sale soon and we will also announce the on sale date, along with which guest actors and directors will be coming to the festival in a special edition of our Terracotta newsletter (coming soon); details on how to get Terracotta Discounts at the festival will be in the newsletter too, so make sure you tell you friends to sign up!

1st July marks fifteen years since Hong Kong returned to Chinese sovereignty. To commemorate this special occasion, the Hong Kong Economic Trade Office, London, in association with Terracotta Festival, has put together an exciting film festival to showcase the best of current Hong Kong films as well as to look back on the last fifteen years and beyond.The ‘Hong Kong 15 Film Festival’ will take place at the Odeon Covent Garden, London, commencing 2nd July 2012 for a fortnight until 14th July. With guests in attendance and fifteen films carefully selected, the festival will pay tribute to the extraordinary story of this vibrant and energetic island city through the eyes of its film-makers.The diversity of Hong Kong cinema will be represented through a panorama of films divided in three sections: ‘Currents’, '15 Years Review’ and ‘Shaw Brothers Classics’.The Festival will open with multi-award-winning drama, A Simple Life by acclaimed director Ann Hui, starring Hong Kong star Andy Lau and a comeback performance from the highly decorated Deanie Ip who won the Best Actress at the 68th Venice International Film Festival. The event will be attended by Roger Lee, the producer and writer whose life story the film is based on.
Other highlights of the ‘Currents’ section include Life Without Principle by prolific filmmaker Johnnie To and The Bounty by Fung Chi Chiang.Made in Hong Kong, directed by Fruit Chan, is a groundbreaking film which found great local and international acclaim for its release 15 years ago. It remains an uncommon Hong Kong example of a true independent film and will open the ‘15 Year Review’section to lead the way for other highly influential contemporary Hong Kong directors such as Pang Ho Cheung, Andrew Lau and Alan Mak.‘Hong Kong 15 Film Festival’ wouldn’t even exist if it wasn’t for the legendary Shaw Brothers Studios and, as an homage to the most significant film production company in the history of Hong Kong Cinema, festival goers will be able to indulge in two martial arts masterpieces on the big screen: 1967 blockbuster One Armed Swordsman and one of the greatest Kung Fu film, The 36th Chamber of Shaolin (1978).Talent attending the event will travel courtesy of Sponsor-in-Kind, Cathay Pacific, Hong Kong's flagship carrier.
Other cultural tributes for the occasion will take place such as the Hong Kong Dragon Boat Festival on Sunday 1st July in London and the screening of Big Blue Lake at the Cornerhouse in Manchester on Friday 6th July.
Visit the festival website for regular Festival updates and ticket information: HONG KONG 15 OFFICIAL SITE.



- CURRENTS:

A Simple Life - by Ann Hui
Big Blue Lake - by Jessey Tsang Tsui-Shan
White Vengeance - by Daniel Lee
Life Without Principle - by Johnnie To
The Bounty - by Fung Chi Chiang
The Detective 2 - by Oxide Pang
East Meets West 2011 by Jeffrey Lau
Wu Xia - by Peter Chan-

 15 YEARS: A REVIEW

Made In Hong Kong- by Fruit Chan
When Beckham Met Owen - by Adam Wong
Infernal Affairs - by Andrew Lau and Alan Mak
Sparrow - by Johnnie To
Dream Home - by Pang Ho-cheung-

Take a look at the full line up-  http://hk15filmfestival.com/15-films

SOME OF THE GREAT FILMS AT THE FESTIVAL!

SHAW BROTHERS CLASSIC

The 36th Chamber of Shaolin - by Liu Chia-Liang
One Armed Swordsman - by Chang Cheh

V/H/S red band shocking trailer!



Hello people,
So you think you've seen all there is in the "Found Footage" Genre? Then check this red band trailer for V/H/S, looks pretty fucked up!
Enjoy,
Jonny T