Making its festival run very soon, we took time out to speak with Felipe Marinheiro, the director of “Fuck You, Cupid.” The filmmaker behind the fantasy romance discusses his influences for the film, his ideas about true love, and why soccer led to his path to becoming a filmmaker.
Deadpool and Wolverine (2024)
Now Exclusively in Theaters.
“Deadpool and Wolverine” is that example of what happens when young boys take their action figures and spend hours just smashing them in to one another. There’s not much of a narrative, but there are appearances from other action figures, and maybe even a transformer or two. That’s what watching “Deadpool and Wolverine” was like—and I’m still not sure if that is a compliment or criticism. For all intents and purposes “Deadpool and Wolverine” is fun, and Shawn Levy seems to have a good time satirizing Marvel Studios as well as the scope of comic book movies. But through it all, there’s a very low stakes, and pretty overcooked movie that painfully overstays its welcome.
The Nico Mastorakis Collection [Arrow Video Limited Edition]
Out on Blu-ray and 4K UHD July 30, 2024
Director Nico Mastorakis sits firmly in the B-movie realm, providing his fans and unsuspecting viewers with films that are all a bit off kilter and a whole lot of fun. This new set here includes 6 of his movies: The Time Traveller, Sky High, Terminal Exposure, Glitch!, Ninja Academy, and The Naked Truth. The last 5 listed here are definitely on the B-movie range and the first is a much better film.
The Bootleg Files: Look-Out Sister
BOOTLEG FILES 873: “Look-Out Sister” (1947 musical starring Louis Jordan).
LAST SEEN: On YouTube.
AMERICAN HOME VIDEO: On public domain labels.
REASON FOR BOOTLEG STATUS: A lapsed copyright.
CHANCES OF SEEING A COMMERCIAL DVD RELEASE: Nope, it is doomed to public domain hell.
During the 1940s, singer/songwriter and bandleader Louis Jordan was among the most popular entertainers of the decade. Jordan’s invigorating mix of big band, boogie-woogie and jazz music coupled with his often-amusing lyrics and ebullient performing style resulted in rollicking fun.
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Eighteen Years in Prison (1967) (aka Choueki juhachi-nen) [Radiance Films]
Out on Blu-ray and 4K UHD July 30, 2024
Following getting caught and imprisoned for working on the black market, a former prisoner comes across his partner who got away following this stint his stint in prison when they both fall for the same woman.
Fuck You, Cupid (2024)
Having its world premiere at the LA International Short Film Festival, director Felipe Marinheiro’s short romance is a cute but interesting short about the ideas of fate, and whether or not destiny exists. There’s always that concept of ignorance being bliss and the protagonist of “Fuck You, Cupid” decides to tempt fate.
The Beast Within (2024) [FANTASIA INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL 2024]
Three generations of a family living in a fortified compound have a secret they cannot let out.