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Our weekly look at what’s weird in theaters, on hot-off-the-presses DVDs and Blu-rays (and hot off the server VODs), and on more distant horizons…

Trailers of new release movies are generally available at the official site links.

Gwendoline [AKA The Perils of Gwendoline in the Land of the Yik Yak] (1984): Read our review. An explorer’s daughter tracks her lost father to a remote Asian villahe where he’s being held by a lesbian bondage cult. This Severin Blu-ray release features the uncut original, with the American “Yik-Yak” cut included among the numerous special features. Also available (for a few dollars more) in a limited edition pressing with a reversible slipcover. Buy Gwendoline.

“Message from Space: Galactic Wars” (1978-1979): A band of rebels right wrongs and fight evil in the 15th Solar System in this Japanese space opera. This 27-episode TV series was a spinoff of the incoherent (buy campy) Message from Space feature film previously reviewed in these pages. All episodes apparently fit on a single SD Blu-ray disc. Buy “Message from Space: Galactic Wars”.

Rock ‘n’ Roll High School (1979): A fan tries to bring the Ramones to play a concert at her high school against the wishes of the stern principal in this Roger Corman-produced comedy with a cult reputation. This 40th anniversary release in steelbook format, with four separate commentary tracks among the extras, marks the flick’s debut on Blu-ray. This one also made it into the reader-suggested review queue. Buy Rock ‘n’ Roll High School.

Suspiria (1977): Read the Certified Weird review! Dario Argento‘s expressionist witchcraft classic is a feast for the eyes and ears, so it seems a natural for hi-def viewing. Synapse upgrades their restoration to a 4K Ultra HD disc, with the extras from last year’s special edition release housed on a separate Blu-ray. Buy Suspiria (4K Ultra edition).

CERTIFIED WEIRD (AND OTHER) REPERTORY SCREENINGS:

The Rocky Horror Picture Show (1975). We’ll only list irregularly scheduled one-time screenings of this audience-participation classic below. You can use this page to find a regular weekly screening near you.

• Austin, TX
  • Alamo Drafthouse (South Lamar) – Final Flesh (2009) (11/27)
• Chicago, IL
  • The Music Box – Santa Sangre (1989) (11/22-23) (midnights)
• Columbus, OH
  • Gateway Film Center – Akira (1988) (11/22-28)
• Los Angeles, CA
  • The New Beverly – Mulholland Drive (2001), with Psycho (1998) (double feature) (11/26)
• Minneapolis/St. Paul, MN
  • Uptown Theatre – Pan’s Labyrinth (2006) (11/22-23) (midnights)
• New York City, NY
  • IFC Center
    • A Clockwork Orange (1971) (11/22-28) (midnights)
    • Suspiria (1977) (11/22-23) (midnights)
  • Lincoln Center – Save the Green Planet! (2003) (11/22)
  • The Roxy
    • Pan’s Labyrinth (2006) (11/22)
    • Vampire’s Kiss (1988) (11/27)
• San Diego, CA
  • Ken Cinema – Akira (1988) (11/23, midnight; 11/24)
• San Francisco, CA
  • The Roxie
    • Pan’s Labyrinth (2006) (11/22)
    • Un Chien Andalou (1929), with L’Age d’Or (1930) and Land Without Bread (1933) (triple feature) (11/23-24)
• Santa Ana, CA
  • The Frida – Paprika (2006) (11/25-27)
• Silver Spring, MD
  • AFI Silver – Fight Club (1999) (11/22-23, 25-27)
• Washington, DC
  • Smoke & Barrel – Harry Knuckles and the Treasure of the Aztec Mummy (2001), with Blood Freak (1972) (double feature) (11/25)

WHAT’S IN THE PIPELINE: In honor of H.R. 3884, Giles Edwards devotes next week’s reviews will be Star Leaf (the story of a PSTD-afflicted soldier seeking relief via extraterrestrial strain of marijuana) and Greener Grass. Inhale deeply.

Meanwhile, we’ve been working on a little something behind the scenes:

On schedule for a first-week of December release. Stuff the stocking of your favorite weirdo in 2019. (Shout out to cover designer Irene E. O’Leary: www.ioleary.com).

What are you looking forward to? If you have any weird movie leads that we have overlooked, feel free to leave them in the COMMENTS section.

366 Weird Movies may earn commissions from purchases made through product links.

Our weekly look at what’s weird in theaters, on hot-off-the-presses DVDs and Blu-rays (and hot off the server VODs), and on more distant horizons…

Trailers of new release movies are generally available at the official site links.

IN THEATERS (LIMITED RELEASE):

I Lost My Body (2019): Animated French film about a disembodied hand; one of our most-anticipated releases of the year. This is getting a limited (Oscar qualifying) release before debuting on Netflix on November 29 (mark that date on your calendar). I Lost My Body on Netflix.

NEW ON HOME VIDEO:

Bliss (2019): Read Giles Edwards’ festival capsule. A druggy, hallucinatory horror set in Los Angeles. On VOD, DVD or Blu-ray. Buy Bliss.

Buffet Froid (1979): Read the Apocrypha Candidate review. This overlooked surrealist gem about murder, murder, murder comes to Blu-ray for the first time. Kino Classics does right by the film with an archival interview with driector Bertrand Blier and a commentary by critic Nick Pinkerton. Buy Buffet Froid.

Buñuel in the Labyrinth of the Turtles (2018): Animated biopic about the young Luis Buñuel making the “surrealistic documentary” Land Without Bread (Las Huerdes). Now available in a DVD/Blu-ray combo pack from Shout! Factory. Buy Buñuel in the Labyrinth of the Turtles.

House (1985): Not to be confused with Hausu (1977), this 80s horror involves a Vietnam vet/horror novelist investigating a real haunted house. It’s been in our reader-suggested review queue forever, and it’s now out on Blu-ray. Buy House.

“Monty Python’s Flying Circus: The Complete Series: Norwegian Edition International” (1969-1973): The entire original BBC run of the seminal surreal comedy series, completely remastered and with a few previously censored naughty bits restored, plus outtakes. Seven Blu-ray discs in elaborate fold-out packaging. No Norwegians were (seriously) harmed in the manufacturing process. Buy “Monty Python’s Flying Circus: The Complete Series: Norwegian Edition International”.

Return to Return to Nuke ‘Em High AKA Volume 2 (2017): Sequel two to the reboot of the Nuke ‘Em High series has more mutated teenagers, lesbians, and a duck rape. On Blu-ray (two Blu-rays? that’s what the packaging implies), with extras like the short film “Merry Christmas to My Wife’s Butt.” Buy Return to Return to Nuke ‘Em High AKA Volume 2.

Spirited Away (2001): Read the Certified Weird entry! Shout! Factory tries to outdo Disney with this “Collector’s Edition” release of Hayao Miyazaki‘s animated classic that includes hours of special features, a 40-page booklet, and the soundtrack CD. Buy Spirited Away [Collector’s Edition].

The Stuff (1985): Read Pamela De Graff’s review. Arrow Video dishes up a special edition serving of Larry Cohen‘s B-flick about a mysterious, gooey new taste sensation, now in delicious Blu-ray flavor. Remastered, but not reformulated. Buy The Stuff.

Yesterday Was a Lie (2008): Read our review. We won’t lie, we never expected this overambitious low-budget surrealist noir mindbender to make it to the Blu-ray ranks… but here it is (it’s actually a BD-R, but still). Buy Yesterday Was a Lie.

CERTIFIED WEIRD (AND OTHER) REPERTORY SCREENINGS:

The Rocky Horror Picture Show (1975). We’ll only list irregularly scheduled one-time screenings of this audience-participation classic below. You can use this page to find a regular weekly screening near you.

• Kitchener, ON
  • The Apollo – Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory (1971) (interactive) (11/16)
• Los Angeles, CA
  • The Aero
    • Zardoz (1974) (midnight) (11/15)
    • Blue Velvet (1986), with Wild at Heart (1990) (double feature, introduced by Laura Dern) (11/16)
  • The New Beverly
    • Videodrome (1983) (11/15)
    • Lost Highway (1997) (sold out, standby only) (11/18)
  • The Nuart – Akira (1988) (midnight) (11/15)
• Minneapolis/St. Paul, MN
  • Uptown Theatre – Akira (1988) (midnight) (11/15-16)
• New York City, NY
  • IFC Center – A Clockwork Orange (1971) (midnights) (11/15-16)
  • The Metrograph – Dead Man (1995) (11/15-16, 20)
• Oakland, CA
  • The New Parkway – Being John Malkovich (1999) (11/17)
• San Francisco, CA
  • Alamo Drafthouse – Final Flesh (2009) (11/20)
• Silver Spring, MD
  • AFI Silver – Metropolis (1927) (with live score by the Alloy Orchestra) (11/16)
• Tuscon, AZ
  • The Loft – La Grande Bouffe (1973) (11/20)

WHAT’S IN THE PIPELINE: As mentioned previously, we’re working hard behind the scenes to get this year’s print Yearbook out by Dec. 1. Therefore, you can expect to see only a couple of reviews next week, as we finalize that text. Look for coverage of Melanie Martinez’s strange pop musical, K-12—surrealism for teenyboppers—as well as our take on a decidedly more adult offering, Sion Sono‘s latest sadomasochistic serial killer atrocity, The Forest of Love. More may turn up, but that’s all we’re committing to. Until then, onward and weirdward!

What are you looking forward to? If you have any weird movie leads that we have overlooked, feel free to leave them in the COMMENTS section.

366 Weird Movies may earn commissions from purchases made through product links.

Our weekly look at what’s weird in theaters, on hot-off-the-presses DVDs and Blu-rays (and hot off the server VODs), and on more distant horizons…

Trailers of new release movies are generally available at the official site links.

NEW ON HOME VIDEO:

“Pop Team Epic, Season 1”: An anime adaptation of a cult surrealist/absurdist manga starring two obscene 14-year old girls, who “do insane things and swear like sailors” (as the distributors explain).  Each episode is only about 12 minutes long, and non-Japanese auds may miss the cultural references (which only makes it weirder). On Blu-ray only from Funimation. Buy “Pop Team, Epic Season 1”.

CERTIFIED WEIRD (AND OTHER) REPERTORY SCREENINGS:

The Rocky Horror Picture Show (1975). We’ll only list irregularly scheduled one-time screenings of this audience-participation classic below. You can use this page to find a regular weekly screening near you.

• Chicago, IL
  • Gene Siskel Film Center – A Boy and His Dog (1975) (11/13)
• Houston, TX
  • Museum of Fine Arts – House [Hausu] (1977) (11/10)
• Los Angeles, CA
  • The Aero – The Tree of Life (2011) (11/12)
  • The Nuart – Akira (1988) (11/8) (midnight)
• New York City, NY
  • IFC Center – A Clockwork Orange (1971) (11/8-9) (midnights)
  • The Metrograph – Dead Man (1995) (11/14)
  • Museum of Modern Art – The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari (1920) (with post-screening discussion) (11/12)
• San Francisco, CA
  • The Victoria – Metropolis (1927), with live score by Club Foot Modern Machines (11/10)
• Santa Ana, CA
  • The Frida – The Rocky Horror Picture Show (1975) (11/8) (midnight)
• Washington, DC
  • Smoke & Barrel – The Holy Mountain (1973) (11/11)

WHAT’S IN THE PIPELINE: We’re working hard on getting the 2019 Yearbook out on December 1 of this year (in time for Christmas, hint!). And we’re actually on schedule! With that in mind, next week (and the next couple of weeks) we’ll have a light slate of reviews, consisting of late-arriving and previously-overlooked 2019 releases. Next week you’ll get the scoop on the generational slasher satire Tone-Deaf and the absurdist microbudget comedy Birds Without Feathers. All this so we can stuff that 2019 Yearbook full of as many of the year’s releases as possible. Stay tuned, won’t you? Onward and weirdward!

What are you looking forward to? If you have any weird movie leads that we have overlooked, feel free to leave them in the COMMENTS section.

366 Weird Movies may earn commissions from purchases made through product links.

Our weekly look at what’s weird in theaters, on hot-off-the-presses DVDs and Blu-rays (and hot off the server VODs), and on more distant horizons…

Trailers of new release movies are generally available at the official site links.

IN THEATERS (LIMITED RELEASE):

Cubby: A misfit adult babysitter dreams up the gay superhero “Leather Man” after eating a psychedelic cupcake. One reviewer called it “endearingly weird.” Cubby official site.

NEW ON HOME VIDEO:

Bloody New Year (1987): Five English teenagers stumble onto an abandoned hotel that’s decorated for New Year’s Eve in the middle of summer; weird happenings follow. Vinegar Syndrome’s ad copy describes it as “a distinctly original hybrid of slasher, supernatural horror, and near surrealism…” The restored Blu-ray/DVD combo comes with a commentary track from director Norman J. Warren. Buy Bloody New Year.

“Godzilla: The Showa-Era Films, 1954-1975”:  The Criterion Collection celebrates their 1000th spine number in an unexpected way: it’s a 15-film “Godzilla” box set. These are not all that weird, with the possible exception of Godzilla vs. Hedorah [AKA Godzilla vs. the Smog Monster], but lots of fans will be keenly interested. Buy “Godzilla: The Showa-Era Films, 1954-1975”.

Lust in the Dust (1985): Read our review. The campy Western spoof from the ever-offbeat Paul Bartel gets a Vinegar Syndrome restoration. A DVD/Blu-ray combo release. Buy Lust in the Dust.

Manifest Destiny Down: Spacetime (2019): A stoner-dude physics genius and a hot chick in a Catholic schoolgirl getup are the only survivors of the apocalypse.  It describes itself as an “absurdist satire” and comes on DVD, Blu-ray or VOD. Buy Manifest Destiny Down: Spacetime.

“Scorpio Films: The Dutch Sex Wave Collection”: We’ve reviewed three of the four films included in this set separately: Blue Movie, Obsessions, and My Nights with Susan, Sandra, Olga & Julie. It also comes with Frank & Eva. These films are only slightly weird, at best, but this entire 70s Eurosex genre is quaint and nostalgic for many. On Blu-ray, or save money with a DVD set. Buy “Scorpio Films: The Dutch Sex Wave Collection”.

Two Evil Eyes (1990): George Romero and Dario Argento each take on a short adaptation of an Edgar Allan Poe story. Argento’s take on “The Black Cat” is reportedly the weirder of the two, although opinions diverge on which is the better overall. Blue Underground releases a Blu-ray with an extra bonus disc of features, and throws in the soundtrack CD by Pino Donaggio to boot. Buy Two Evil Eyes.

The Wizard of Oz (1939): Read our review. Warner Brothers is constantly revisiting Oz, but this is the first release in 4K (as far as we know). This edition is a 4K ultra disc plus a Blu-ray plus a digital copy; no word on extra features but Warners has loads of ’em in its vaults. Buy The Wizard of Oz.

CERTIFIED WEIRD (AND OTHER) REPERTORY SCREENINGS:

The Rocky Horror Picture Show (1975). We’ll only list irregularly scheduled one-time screenings of this audience-participation classic below. You can use this page to find a regular weekly screening near you.

• Boston, MA
  • The Brattle – True Stories (1986), with Videodrome (1983)(double feature) (11/5)
  • Museum of Fine Arts – Hedwig and the Angry Inch (2001) (11/1)
• Houston, TX
  • Museum of Fine Arts – House [Hausu] (1977) (11/3)
• Kansas City, MO
  • Screenland (Armour) – 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968) (11/4)
• Memphis, TN
  • The Crosstown – Stalker (1979) (11/7)
• Minneapolis/St. Paul, MN
  • Alamo Drafthouse – Mind Game (2004) (11/6)
• New York City, NY
  • The Metrograph – Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me (1992) (11/6)
  • Museum of Modern Art – Pi (1998) (11/2)
  • The Nitehawk (Prospect Park) – Blue Velvet (1986) (11/5)
  • The Nitehawk (Williamsburg) – Millennium Actress (2001)(11/3)
• Portland, OR
  • The Hollywood – Pan’s Labyrinth (2006) (11/4)
• Silver Spring, MD
  • AFI Silver
    • Häxan [Witchcraft Through the Ages] (1922) (11/1)
    • The Cremator [Spalovac Mrtvol] (1969)  (11/6)
• Tuscon, AZ
  • The Loft – Repo Man (1984) (11/1-2)
• Vancouver, BC
  • The Rio – The Rocky Horror Picture Show (1975) (11/1) (midnight)

FREE (LEGITIMATE RELEASE) MOVIES ON TUBI.TV:

Blue Velvet (1986): Read the Canonically Weird entry! Celebrate David Lynch‘s honorary Oscar with a free screening of the dark suburban thriller the Academy snubbed in 1986. Watch Blue Velvet free on Tubi.tv.

YOU LINK US! YOU REALLY LINK US!:

The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston considers us an authority on Hausu. They know fine art, we know weird.

WHAT’S IN THE PIPELINE: Next week, look for reviews of the Spanish pseudo-giallo The Killer of Dolls and the Italian magical realist drama A Sicilian Ghost Story. We’ll try to get something else out there—but if we slack off this week, it could be because we’re working hard behind the scenes on the 2019 print version of the Yearbook, which we plan to get out this year in December (rather than our usual schedule of sometime in May in the following year). So wish us luck, and onward and weirdward!

What are you looking forward to? If you have any weird movie leads that I have overlooked, feel free to leave them in the COMMENTS section.

366 Weird Movies may earn commissions from purchases made through product links.

Our weekly look at what’s weird in theaters, on hot-off-the-presses DVDs and Blu-rays (and hot off the server VODs), and on more distant horizons…

Trailers of new release movies are generally available at the official site links.

IN THEATERS (LIMITED RELEASE):

Redoubt (2018): Matthew Barney (The Cremaster Cycle) has a new motion picture art event out: a silent retelling of the myth of Diana the huntress (now a riflewoman) set in Idaho. This has been quietly playing at a few art museums alongside Barney’s conceptually-linked sculptures; it’s now getting a limited release at New York’s Film Forum this week, with a tiny smattering other theatrical dates scheduled through January 2020. If Barney’s previous films are any indication, he will decline to release this on any form of home video or streaming service, so if you’re interested you made need to plan a road trip to one of the few venues it will grace. Redoubt official site.

DVR ALERT:

TCM’s Halloween programming climaxes this upcoming week with screenings of the canonical titles Nosferatu (1922) overnight on Oct. 25; Goke, Body Snatcher from Hell (1968) in the wee hours of Oct. 28; and Freaks (1932) on Halloween morning. Complete schedule here.

NEW ON HOME VIDEO:

She’s Just a Shadow (2019): Read our review. Wild and ultra-sleazy, if not technically “good,” tribute to the stylish yakuza cinema of Sion Sono and Takashi Miike; on DVD, Blu-ray, or VOD. Buy She’s Just a Shadow.

Tone-Deaf (2019): Millennials vs. boomers horror satire with a young woman renting a room from a psychopathic landlord. Despite critical citations to its “twisted weirdness” and “spooky and surreal stuff,” somehow this one flew under our radar; the 4.8 IMBD rating might have something to do with that. On DVD/Blu-ray/VOD. Buy Tone-Deaf.

Woman Chasing the Butterfly of Death (1975): South Korean oddity (from a time when horror was rare in that country) involving a suicidal student, a Nietzsche-obsessed bookseller, and a 1,000 year-old corpse whose biological clock is ticking. International gonzo weirdness out on Blu-ray (only) courtesy of Mondo Macabro. Buy Woman Chasing the Butterfly of Death.

SPECIAL SCREENINGS (Oct. 27-28, 30):

Spirited Away (2001): Read the Canonically Weird entry! GKIDS “Studio Ghibli Fest” continues with what is arguably the most popular Hayao Miyazaki film, a Japanese variation on “Alice in Wonderland” about a young girl in the world of the spirits. Screening dubbed on the 27th and 30th, subtitled on the 28th. Use this Fathom events page to find a Spirited Away screening near you.

CERTIFIED WEIRD (AND OTHER) REPERTORY SCREENINGS:

The Rocky Horror Picture Show (1975). We’ll only list irregularly scheduled one-time screenings of this audience-participation classic below. You can use this page to find a regular weekly screening near you.

• Boston, MA
  • The Brattle – The Tingler (1959) (free) (10/29)
  • Coolidge Corner – The Rocky Horror Picture Show (1975) (10/31)
  • Museum of Fine Arts – Eraserhead (1977) (10/31)
• Cleveland, OH
  • Cleveland Institute of Art – Metropolis (1927), with live score by the Alloy Orchestra (10/30)
• Colorado Springs, CO
  • Cottonwood Center for the Arts/Three Nights of Horror
    • Phantasm (1979) (10/25)
    • Carnival of Souls (1962) (10/26)
    • Blood Diner (1987) (10/26)
• Columbus, OH
  • Gateway Film Center – Evil Dead II (1987)(10/28-30)
• Dallas, TX
  • Texas Theatre
    • Blue Velvet (1986) (10/26)
    • Nosferatu (1922), with live score by the Invisible Czars (10/30)
• Denver, CO
  • Alamo Drafthouse – The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari (1920) (10/25)
• Los Angeles, CA
  • Level Apartments (Rooftop) – Carnival of Souls (1962) (10/30)
  • The New Beverly – Kwaidan (1964) (10/31)
• Minneapolis/St. Paul, MN
  • The Trylon – House [Hausu] (1977) (10/30-31)
• Nashville, TN
  • The Belcourt – The Rocky Horror Picture Show (1975) (10/31)
• New York City, NY
  • The Metrograph – Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me (1992) (10/25-30)
  • Spectacle – Reflections of Evil (2002) (10/28)
• Oakland, CA
  • The New Parkway
    • Nosferatu (1922), with live score by Sleepbomb (10/27)
    • House [Hausu] (1977) (10/31)
• San Diego, CA
  • Ken Cinema – Blue Velvet (1986) (10/29)
• Silver Spring, MD
  • AFI Silver
    • Mind Game (2004) (10/25)
    • Nosferatu (1922), with live score by Maurizio Guarini (10/25-26)
    • The Cremator [Spalovac Mrtvol] (1969) (10/27-30)
• Vancouver, BC
  • The Rio – The Rocky Horror Picture Show (1975) (10/25, 27, 30-31)

WHAT’S IN THE PIPELINE: Next  week we’ll focus on that weirdest of holidays, Halloween, with a slate of horror-themed reviews. Simon Hyslop will bring you our official word on the new Jacob’s Ladder remake. Giles Edwards will focus on one classic (?) and one new classic (?) with reviews of Tim Burton‘s Sleepy Hollow (1999) and Robert Eggers‘ popular theatrical release The Lighthouse. And there may even be more treats in store… no promises, though. Onward and weirdward!

What are you looking forward to? If you have any weird movie leads that we have overlooked, feel free to leave them in the COMMENTS section.