A solitary old woman senses that invisible presences surround her in this modern silent film with a strong, original piano score.
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Tôkyô Zankoku Keisatsu “She is the only actress in the world who can look so beautiful just standing in the midst of a gushing spray of blood.”–Yoshihiro Nishimura on Eihi Shiina “I wouldn’t say I liked being covered in blood… [but] I really love the surrealism and beauty of these scenes, while I’m getting covered . . . → Read More: 142. TOKYO GORE POLICE (2008) Uchu kara no messeji DIRECTED BY: Kinji Fukasaku FEATURING: Philip Casnoff, Peggy Lee Brennan, Hiroyuki Sanada, Masazumi Okabe, Vic Morrow, Makoto Satô, Etsuko Shihomi, Sonny Chiba PLOT: A race of evil robotic samurai conquer a peaceful tribe of leaf-headed aliens, who send out eight magic space nuts to track down reluctant heroes to save their planet. . . . → Read More: CAPSULE: MESSAGE FROM SPACE (1978) An exciting lineup next week as we take a look at Shane Carruth‘s long-delayed, and weirder than expected, sophomore effort, the surreal drama Upstream Color and take heed of the 1978 Japanese Star Wars ripoff Message from Space. And, speaking of Japanese weirdness, we’ll dip into the review queue for an examination of the 2008 . . . → Read More: WHAT’S IN THE PIPELINE DIRECTED BY: Rob Zombie FEATURING: Sheri Moon Zombie, Bruce Davison, Jeff Daniel Phillips, Dee Wallace, Patricia Quinn, Judy Geeson PLOT: An overnight DJ is drawn into a web of witchcraft when she plays a mysterious record. WHY IT WON’T MAKE THE LIST: It’s weird, to be sure, but it’s not weird enough to make . . . → Read More: CAPSULE: THE LORDS OF SALEM (2012) DIRECTED BY: Luis Buñuel FEATURING: Fernando Rey, Carole Bouquet, Angela Molina PLOT: A rich French businessman courts a beautiful young Spanish woman over the years, but although she sometimes professes to love him, she continually refuses to consummate the relationship. WHY IT WON’T MAKE THE LIST: Obscure Object is one of Buñuel’s best, . . . → Read More: CAPSULE: THAT OBSCURE OBJECT OF DESIRE (1977) Our weekly look at what’s weird in theaters, on hot-off-the-presses DVDs, and on more distant horizons… Trailers of new release movies are generally available on the official site links. IN THEATERS (LIMITED RELEASE): The Lords of Salem (2012): This modern-day witchcraft story from notorious goremeister Rob Zombie reportedly takes his breed of horror in a . . . → Read More: WEIRD HORIZON FOR THE WEEK OF 4/19/2013 DIRECTED BY: Danny Boyle FEATURING: James McAvoy, Rosario Dawson, Vincent Cassel PLOT: After torture fails, gangsters hire a hypnotherapist to help their amnesiac comrade remember where he hid a stolen painting, but can they trust her not to play with the subject’s mind? WHY IT WON’T MAKE THE LIST: It’s watchable and a little . . . → Read More: CAPSULE: TRANCE (2013) DIRECTED BY: Pater Sparrow FEATURING: Zoltán Mucsi, László Sinkó, Vica Kerekes, Pál Mácsai PLOT: When all the rare books in a bookstore are mysteriously replaced by an anonymous book titled “1,” the “Reality Defense Council” steps in to investigate. WHY IT MIGHT MAKE THE LIST: 1 aggressively aligns itself with the irrational by . . . → Read More: LIST CANDIDATE: 1 (2009) This site loves nothing more than to collect top 10 weird movie lists from directors and critics, but I chickened out of soliciting one from Roger Ebert, until it was too late. Perhaps it was the certain knowledge that he wouldn’t return my calls or e-mails. Perhaps I had read this quote—”Despite the entreaties of . . . → Read More: ROGER EBERT’S (UNAUTHORIZED, CONJECTURAL) TOP 10 WEIRD MOVIES |
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