A sequel to Carpenter Brut’s video for their track “Turbo Killer,” the sequel titled “Blood Machines” is a wonderful and beautiful feature. Written and Directed by Raphaël Hernandez, and Savitri Joly-Gonfard, “Turbo Killer” is a memorable amalgam of cyber punk, science fiction, fantasy, erotica, and so much more. The movie, at fifty minutes, is very hard to peg down and that’ll be a benefit for Carpenter Brut fans that want to see a follow up to “Turbo Killer.”
Shorts Round Up of the Week: The Fantastic Shorts of Fantastic Fest 2019 [Fantastic Fest 2019]
Fantastic Fest 2019 has come and gone once again and we were lucky enough to take in some of their line up from this year’s festivities. There was some damn good short films at the fest this year, and we thought we’d spotlight the line up that played as “Fantastic Shorts,” “Short Fuse,” and were “Paired Shorts” with feature films in the festival. The festival had no shortage of genre shorts; if you’re ever near a film festival or are attending one, be sure to look out for these titles.
Iron Fists and Kung Fu Kicks (2019) [Fantastic Fest 2019]
So many times whenever a production company or director has chosen to explore the history and influence of kung fu movies, they choose the more obvious routes. They go about exploring how kung fu movies influenced Hollywood and Western cinema. What director Serge Ou does is explore the influence on Western cinema, and how kung fu movies influenced the entirety of pop culture as a whole. Everything from action cinema, modern movie stars, and even hip hop is explored here and how they took from the genre and it amounts to a very unique and creative take on the outstanding legacy of kung fu films and martial arts cinema.
The Bootleg Files: MetropolisRemix
BOOTLEG FILES 702: “MetropolisRemix” (a new riff on the silent classic).
LAST SEEN: On YouTube.
AMERICAN HOME VIDEO: None.
REASON FOR BOOTLEG STATUS: An unapologetic case of copyright infringement that will not be allowed into commercial release.
CHANCES OF SEEING A COMMERCIAL DVD RELEASE: Not likely.
In 1984, music composer and producer Giorgio Moroder unveiled his restoration of the 1927 Fritz Lang silent masterpiece “Metropolis.” Film preservationists were aghast at the liberties that Moroder took – color tinting and isolated color effects within monochromatic scenes, a faster frame projection, subtitles in the place of intertitles and a new rock score that didn’t quite match the vibe of the classic production. However, audiences were mostly appreciative of this endeavor, and for a generation of moviegoers this marked the first time they experienced a silent film in a theatrical venue.
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Usher in Halloween with “You’ve Got Red on You 2020”!
Last year we gave you “Laid to Rest” actor Nick Principe, director Gigi Saul Guerrero, and a bunch of great folks who looks amazing playing with blood and being mischievous.
This year, to raise up the bar, we got you cult icon Tiffany Shepis (Tales of Halloween, Tromeo & Juliet, Killer Kate, and so many more), Mia Paige (Tiffany’s daughter, Model Hunger, Tales of Halloween), groundbreaking director/actor Adam Green (Hatchet series, Holliston, …), the one and only Arwen (no last name necessary, like Cher, but it really is Green, cute pup, superstar, #cultofarwen), and Heather Murphy (Black Devil Doll, social media darling).
Of course, a few of last year’s favorites are also coming back including Jamie Farthing, Tomas Navarro, and Mr. Ghost.
Last year’s debut calendar was carried at Dark Delicacies in Burbank and online in various locations, this year’s is available online as a pre-order with physical shops coming soon!
Be sure to pre-order your calendar here or by contacting @emybphoto on Instagram (we’ll direct you to the right place to make your order).
The calendars and any extra prints ordered will ship at the end of October 2019.
Come join in the fun and order a perfect gift from the Great Pumpkin!
Hellarious (2019)
In this anthology, seven short films are gathered together to create a fun, humorous, and bloody collection. The short films included here are Killer Kart by James Feeney, Horrific by Robert Boocheck, ‘Till Death by Jason Tostevin, Death Metal by Chris McInroy, Bitten by Sarah K Reimers, Born Again by Jason Tostevin, and Lunch Ladies by Clarissa Jacobson.
The films included here are all high production values short films with some hitting better than others. Of course, as they are festival circuit darlings, some of them have already been reviewed at Cinema Crazed. So let’s start with those and their previous reviews.
Power of Grayskull: The Definitive History of He-Man and the Masters of the Universe (2017)
You could basically call “Power of Grayskull” one of the first spin offs from Netflix’s “The Toys That Made Us.” The hit documentary series about the creation of some of the most popular toy lines of all time recently ran an episode about the fascinating history of He-Man. The monstrous eighties toy line and eighties franchise apparently warranted its own documentary. If you haven’t seen the episode, “Power of Grayskull” is a wonderful documentary about the series that digs a bit deeper in to the weird history of He-Man and the Mattel toy line.