This new box set from Radiance Films is stunning at first glance and it has much to offer:
Bargain Daze (1953)
No one approaches Heckle and Jeckle cartoons expecting art – or, for that matter, coherent storytelling, sophisticated dialogue or an ironic reflection on the emotional palette. But, of course, they were never intended to provide cerebral invigoration or display the fullest spectrum of animated creativity. As the producer of the cartoons Paul Terry once succinctly declared regarding the quality of his work compared to the master of the genre: “Let Walt Disney be the Tiffany’s, I want to be the Woolworth’s.”
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All the Haunts Be Ours Volume 2 – Part 2 (2024 release)
Now available from Severin Film’s
This box set is massive, MASSIVE. 13 discs, a ton of features and short films, more extras than one can watch, and a fantastic book. This is a set for folk horror fans with something for everyone for which quick reviews for each of the films can be found below.
The Birds Who Feared Death (2024)
Brothers who recently lost their father head to his land hoping to meet the Bird people so that they can get half of the money he left them. Along the way, they find more important things than money while also finding themselves.
All the Haunts Be Ours Volume 2 (2024 release)
Now available from Severin Film’s
This box set is massive, MASSIVE. 13 discs, a ton of features and short films, more extras than one can watch, and a fantastic book. This is a set for folk horror fans with something for everyone for which quick reviews for each of the films can be found below.
The Bootleg Files – B.C.: The First Thanksgiving
BOOTLEG FILES 887: “B.C.: The First Thanksgiving” (1973 animated television special).
LAST SEEN: On YouTube.
AMERICAN HOME VIDEO: On a VHS video release.
REASON FOR BOOTLEG STATUS: It fell through the cracks.
CHANCES OF SEEING A COMMERCIAL DVD RELEASE: Probably not.
The transition from newspaper comic strip to film or television production is not an easy journey. For every “Popeye the Sailor” or “Peanuts” that seamlessly moved from the funny pages to the screen, there are too many comic strips that tried and failed to make the jump.
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Heavier Trip (aka Hevimpi reissu) (2024)
The heavier metal band Impaled Rektum is in jail and so close to their release date they can smell it. However, one of the members’ father is ill and about to lose his farm so the guys decide to escape and go make money to help save the farm.