The Bootleg Files: In the Devildog House

Posted on November 4, 2022 by Phil Hall

BOOTLEG FILES 818: “In the Devildog House” (1934 short starring Clark and McCullough).

LAST SEEN: On YouTube.

AMERICAN HOME VIDEO: None.

REASON FOR BOOTLEG STATUS: It fell through the cracks.

CHANCES OF SEEING A COMMERCIAL DVD RELEASE: Not likely.

Yes, the spotlight is back on the comedy team of Bobby Clark and Paul McCullough – and why not? For too long, their films have been overlooked – to the point that many of them are either lost or are in archives and cannot be easily accessed.
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Murder, Anyone? (2022) [FilmQuest 2022]

Posted on October 31, 2022 by Emilie Black

A duo of playwrights works on their next play, discussing changes and developments for their characters, and the play itself comes to life for the viewers as they write it.

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GOOD MOVIE MONDAY: SOLE SURVIVOR (1984)

Posted on October 31, 2022 by Jeremy Knox

Because today is Halloween, and because I make my own rules, I’m going to take a small break from talking about bad movies today and instead review a really good one. SOLE SURVIVOR is a supernatural horror movie directed by Thom Eberhardt. A name that may be familiar to fans of NIGHT OF THE COMET, another horror movie Eberhardt directed that is the far better known of the two.

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Satanic Hispanics (2022)

Posted on October 26, 2022 by Emilie Black

Five stories and wraparound all about Latine culture, tales, and folklore brought together by five directors. Starting with a police raid, the film brings a man found on the scene of a massive crime to the police station where he tells a few tales before things go to hell in the station itself.

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Two Witches (2021)

Posted on October 26, 2022 by Emilie Black

Two intertwined stories of witches, one revolving around a pregnant girl, her partner, and two of their friends, the other revolving around roommates and witchcraft. When these two stories connect, something much larger is at play.

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Operation Seawolf (2022)

Posted on October 25, 2022 by Emilie Black

Near the end of WWII, in a desperate move, German Forces sent U-Boats towards the US in an attempt to capture the US Homeland. As the end of the war looms, the story of one of these U-Boats and of some of the US Forces is explored here.

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BAD MOVIE MONDAY: ABSURD (1981)

Posted on October 24, 2022 by Jeremy Knox

ABSURD is a 1981 Italian slasher movie directed by the legendary Joe D’Amato. It stars George Eastman, Annie Belle, and Edmund Purdom. It was initially written as a sequel to ANTHROPOPHAGUS but, as the legend goes, they rewrote the script when Eastman thought the original was terrible. That’s the “official” narrative, which I personally think is a load of horseshit. My two cents? Slasher movies were pulling in big numbers and the producers, after smelling money the way sharks smell blood, decided to rip off John Carpenter. Literally. There are a bunch of scenes in this film that, while not totally ripped off from Halloween 1 and 2, are close enough that I’m shocked D’Amato wasn’t sued.
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