Upon moving to a small town, teenager Quinn meets a new friend group, along with Frendo, a murderous clown… in a cornfield in the aptly named Clown in a Cornfield.
Thunderbolts* (2025)
When the Marvel Cinematic Universe’s most morally ambiguous anti-heroes are all individually sent out on the same black ops mission, none of them expected to wind up on a team. The makeshift group, affectionately named The Thunderbolts, find themselves threatened by a mutual enemy that wants to see them, and a seemingly harmless man named Bob, stricken from existence. This premise helps Marvel Studios’ Thunderbolts* stand out from the rest of their superhero offerings. And yes, the asterisk in the title serves a purpose.
Yes, Madam (1985) [Martial Arts May]
A seasoned inspector and a Scotland Yard investigator must team up to track down a stolen microfilm before it’s recovered by a triad crime boss in the fun, humorous and downright enjoyable female buddy cop actioner, Yes, Madam.
The Bootleg Files: Disney’s Yellow Submarine
BOOTLEG FILES 906: “Disney’s Yellow Submarine” (cancelled animated feature from the early 2010s).
LAST SEEN: Bits and pieces of the pre-production planning are on YouTube and Internet Archive.
AMERICAN HOME VIDEO: None.
REASON FOR BOOTLEG STATUS: Disney never made any of the material available for commercial sale.
CHANCES OF SEEING A COMMERCIAL DVD RELEASE: Not likely, unless a documentary on the subject is made.
Last month, this column shined its spotlight on “Strawberry Fields,” an aborted animated feature using covers of Beatles songs that was being produced in the late 1980s by Al Brodax, the producer of the 1968 classic “Yellow Submarine.” This week, we take a look at another piece of Beatles-related ephemera – a much-ballyhooed but quickly cancelled remake of “Yellow Submarine” that was planned for production and release by The Walt Disney Company.
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Ip Man (2008) [Martial Arts May]
A Chinese martial artist in the 1930s during the Sino-Japanese War must fight his way out of Japanese oppression, and attempt to protect his family and friends, in the shocking biographical film, Ip Man.
Rapid Fire (1992) [Martial Arts May]
A student, Jake Lo, is roped into attending a protesters’ event. There he witnesses a killing that forces him to go to Chicago and be a star witness. Once in the Windy City, things take a turn and finding allies is harder than it seems.
Every Bugs Bunny Ever: Bewitched Bunny (1954)
Bewitched Bunny (1954)
Directed by Chuck Jones
Story by Michael Maltese
Animation by Lloyd Vaughan, Ken Harris, Ben Washam
Music by Carl Stalling
“Bewitched Bunny” is notable for introducing Witch Hazel as Bugs Bunny’s first female adversary. A large, lumpy, green-hued character, she levitates to click her heels in merriment over her sorcery, cackling with glee over what she perceives to be a superiority over her long-eared foe.
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