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POD 366, EP. 121: SO MANY MOVIES, SO MANY HOSTS

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Brazil (1985): Read the Canonically Weird entry! Nothing new here except for the 4K upgrade; it’s on a UHD disc, with an additional Blu-ray copy of the film and a second Blu-ray for the special features (including the studio’s “Love Conquers All” cut Terry Gilliam rightfully despised.) Buy Brazil.

Bring Me the Head of Alfredo Garcia (1974): Read Giles Edwards’ review. ‘s bizarro existential classic gets a 4K UHD (no Blu-ray) upgrade from Shout! Select, with two previously-released commentary tracks and a new discussion with writer Julie Kirgo. Buy Bring Me the Head of Alfredo Garcia.

Dick Toes (202?): A detective with ten dicks for toes uncovers a cult of lesbian Canadian vampires. From , based on a throwaway joke from Enter the Drag Dragon, it will feature kung fu (of course) and be finished when it’s finished (we’ll guess 2027). Here’s an article from a PR firm.

Dragon Heart: Adventures Beyond This World (2025): Two kids go to hell* but can come back if they find their life’s mission. Anime with an afterlife that appears to be a mashup of Buddhist, Christian, and Hindu ideas, with some material that looks inappropriate for kids; it may be weird, or it may just be cultural dissonance. In a few theaters in California and Hawaii this week, expected to appear on DVD and VOD later. Dragon Heart: Adventures Beyond This World official site.

Heads or Tails? (2025):  stars as Buffalo Bill Cody in a surreal Spaghetti Western musical from the filmmakers behind Tale of King Crab (which we have yet to see). The film had a successful debut in Un Certain Regard, garnering praise from Variety, but as far as we know, there is no U.S. distributor yet—but we’d lay better than even odds that someone will flip over Heads or Tails? No official site located.

Hurry up Tomorrow (2025): Read Gregory J. Smalley’s review. A sort-of psychological thriller/lot-of vanity project from Abel Tesfaye (the Weeknd) about a singer and a cray-cray groupie (Jenna Ortega). Hurry up Tomorrow on VOD.

Mishima: A Life in Four Chapters (1985): Read Raphael Moreira’s review. Another Criterion Collection 4K upgrade (UHD + Blu-ray) that’s otherwise identical to the previous Blu-ray release. Buy Mishima: A Life in Four Chapters.

On the Silver Globe [Na Srebrnym Globie] (1977/1988): Read El Rob Hubbard’s review. The good news: ‘s bizarre sci-fi epic is finally available in North America on 4K UHD (only). The bad news: both the special and limited editions appear to be sold out already. Check On the Silver Globe availability.

Sunlight (2025): A man on a quest to dig up his father’s grave for one last “f.u”. encounters a woman dressed in a monkey suit. The fiction directorial debut of ventriloquist . Sunlight listing on Nina Conti’s website.

NEPOTISM CORNER:

Our own “Penguin” Pete Trbovich has organized a Go Fund Me campaign to help  pay for a care home for his handicapped son Phillip. As a sort-of informal crowdfunding thing, he is making a new “10 Weird Things” video every time the fund earns $100 (first episode is coming up next week). Any help is greatly appreciated.

WHAT’S IN THE PIPELINE:

No guest scheduled on Pod 366 next week, but Greg and Giles will be back to discuss the week’s weird movie news and new releases. In video content, as announced directly above, Pete Trbovich will be returning to his “10 Weird Things” curation series, starting with Nothing but Trouble. Meanwhile, in written content, Shane Wilson tackles another that Came from the Reader-Suggested Queue in Fruit Chan’s The Midnight After (2014), El Rob Hubbard covers the Czech horror-comedy Freckled Max and the Spooks (1987), Enar Clarke goes mad for the forgotten curiosity Furious (1984), and Gregory J. Smalley keeps it in the 80s with a look at ‘s cut-n-paste monstrosity Ninja Terminator (1986). Onward and weirdward!

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VOTE FOR THE READER’S CHOICE APOCRYPHA TITLE!

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We’ve taken all your nominees (minus a few duplicates and ineligible titles) and come up with 44 current Apocrypha Candidates for the readers to select their favorite. The winner will be written up as an official Apocryphally Weird entry; other movies that get high vote totals will receive extra editorial consideration. You may only vote for one movie and you may only vote once, so make it count! Voting closes on June 15.

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Pod 366: A Weird Movies Podcast

POD 366, EP. 120: THE LEGEND OF THE DAY SOMETHING WEIRD CRIED (FOR TWO VOICES)

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An Evening Song (for Three Voices) (2023): Read Giles Edwards’ review. Graham Swon’s dreamlike experimental drama about two writers and their scarred maid in the 1930s just finished a token theatrical run; we expect it on VOD soon, and will let you know when that happens. An Evening Song (for Three Voices) official site.

The Day the Clown Cried: Swedish TV channel SVT announced this week that an employee of the company that co-produced Jerry Lewis’ The Day the Clown Cried illegally copied reels from the workprint film onto VHS tape in the 1980s. You can view a clip from the interview (in Swedish) announcing the discovery (and including some very short background snippets as proof) at their site; scroll to the second video at the bottom of the page for the English captioned version. There’s also this article at “Icon” (in Swedish). On the off chance you don’t know what this is about or why it’s a big deal: in the early 1970s slapstick comedian Jerry Lewis made a sincerely intended drama movie about a clown who is sentenced to a concentration camp where he entertains children before they die. At first Lewis was enormously proud of this anti-Holocaust statement, but when he previewed the dailies to some friends the reaction was, shall we say, not encouraging (Harry Shearer was quoted as saying “This movie is so drastically wrong, its pathos and its comedy are so wildly misplaced, that you could not, in your fantasy of what it might be like, improve on what it really is.”). Lewis (and the screenwriter) shelved the movie and insisted that it would never be released; he relented late in life and donated some incomplete footage to the Library of Congress, with stipulations that it could not be shared until June 2024, and even then could only be publicly screened with permission from his estate. The difference here is that this is apparently a relatively complete workprint that could theoretically be restored and released, although only in an unofficial, unsanctioned underground version.

“House of Psychotic Women: Rarities Collection Vol. 2”: The four movies in this femme-forward set are thrillers Butterfly Kiss (1994) and The Glass Ceiling (1971), “dramatized documentary” The Savage Eye (1959), and, most excitingly to us, ‘ Gothic melodrama Morgiana (1972). The set includes hours of special features including  7 short films, one of which is a made-for-TV vampire musical by Herz! Buy “House of Psychotic Women: Rarities Collection Vol. 2”.

In My Skin (2002): Read Pamela de Graff’s review. This unexpectedly lavish UHD/Blu-ray edition of the auto-cannibalism shocker advertises 7 hours (!) of special features, including 4 short films from director Marina de Van.  Buy In My Skin.

Queer (2024): ‘s adaptation of ‘ 1985 novella of the same name. It’s our reader-suggested queue (and will soon be out of that closet). Buy Queer.

Rats! (2024): Read Giles Edwards’ festival mention. Soon-to-be cult comedy now on Blu-ray, with an orgasm-themed set of special features. Buy Rats!

“Something Weird” streaming: The independent streaming channel “Cultpix” struck a deal to acquire the (complete?) Something Weird catalog for streaming, meaning the works of pre-70s exploitation auteurs like (among others) will migrate there. Be aware Cultpix includes (vintage) porn and is 18+ only. Visit Cultpix.

Urotsukidoji: Legend of the Overfiend (1987-1989): Read Giles Edwards’ review. Tentacles, demons, and more now available in the three pornographic original anime OVA episodes, plus the less-explicit feature film they were edited into. Buy Urotsukidoji: Legend of the Overfiend.

WHAT’S IN THE PIPELINE: 
No guest is scheduled for next week’s Pod 366 (unless you count El Rob Hubbard, who is indeed scheduled). In written content, Shane Wilson gets curious about Felix the Cat: The Movie (1988), the previously-mentioned El Rob Hubbard worships The Cathedral of New Emotions (2006), and Enar Clarke reviews an Inflatable Sex Doll of the Wastelands (1967). Plus, we close our Apocrypha nomination contest on Sunday, announce a winner, and open voting on Monday. Onward and weirdward!
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POD 366, EP. 119: HOW TO GET AHEAD IN ADVERTISING TO IN THE MOUTH’S CORY SANTILLI AND JESSE MURO

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In the Mouth (2025): Read Giles Edwards’ review. Merl finds himself afraid to leave his house because his own giant head is growing out of his lawn. In the Mouth official site.

Alpha (2025): After a girl gets a homemade tattoo, her mother fears she may have acquired a disease that will turn her into a statue. Details on this one were scant, and the teaser trailer made it look like a family drama, so we were afraid that Julia Ducournau‘s third feature might mark a retreat from surrealism; early reviews from Cannes suggest this is not the case. It’s already been acquired by Neon (who also released Titane), so we’ll get to it by the end of the year. Alpha at Cannes.

“Delirium Magazine, Issue #41”: The Spider Baby-themed latest issue of the genre magazine (produced by Full Moon studios) includes a new interview with Beverly Washburn and a rediscovered interview with the late great . Plus, great cover art! Buy “Delirium Magazine, Issue #41”.

How to Get Ahead in Advertising (1989): Read the Canonically Weird entry! The reacquired the rights to Advertising and releases it on Blu-ray (sorry, hypervideophiles, no 4K UHD this time—surviving elements must not have been good enough.) Buy How to Get Ahead in Advertising.

The Iron Rose (1973): Read Gregory J. Smalley’s review. Indicator continues their releases with this Gothic fave in a limited edition 4K UHD or Blu-ray; includes two cuts of the film (including an alternate English language version), multiple interviews, video essays and appreciations, and an 80 page booklet.  Buy The Iron Rose.

Kung Fury 2 (202?):  Writer/director/star goes into more detail about the legal issues plaguing the sequel (which we discussed last week) and reveals he’s been working on a “similarly bonkers” secret new project in the meantime. Variety has all the details.

Themroc (1973): An experimental French movie made in a nonsense language, starring as a man who chooses to live like a savage in the contemporary world. We never expected this obscurity to be reissued, but we’re thrilled. Buy Themroc.

WHAT’S IN THE PIPELINE:

No guest scheduled for next week’s Pod 366; but then again, there was no guest scheduled for this week’s Pod 366, so who can say definitively? At any rate, Giles and Greg will return to discuss the week’s weird news and new releases. In written content, Enar Clarke covers the recently uncovered Czech fairy tale The Golden Fern (1963), Shane Wilson digests the cannibalism tale Grimm Love (2006), Giles Edwards sings the praises of arthouse indie An Evening Song (For Three Voices) (2023), while Gregory J. Smalley is hoping to finally encounter Friendship (2025). Onward and weirdward!

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NOMINATE APOCRYPHA, WIN A BOOK

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We’ve gotten several individual comments requesting us to add particular movies onto our Apocryphally Weird list, and it’s time to listen to the readers. We’re going to let you guys nominate a slate of movies (from our “List Candidates“) that you’d like to see elevated into official Apocrypha, and give you a chance to win a hardcover copy of the “366 Weird Movies Guide, Volume 1” at the same time. Win, and you’ll be halfway to a full set!

Reminder/notice: Volume 2 of the “366 Weird Movies Guide” is currently scheduled to appear in June.

Nomination process: simply name up to 3 movies you’d like to see apocryphacized in the comments. Movies must be from our “list candidate” category (here’s a quick link to the relevant section of our movie index). We will leave the comments open for 2 weeks for nominations. After this, we will put up a poll allowing readers to select which movies will actually be apocryphacized. Contributors to the original book are welcome to make nominations, but are ineligible for the contest.

CONTEST INFORMATION:

We will randomly select one commenter to receive a copy of the book. To win, you must include an email address to contact you (do this when filling out the “email” box in the comment form—do not leave your email in the public comment!) and have a mailing address in the continental United States (again, obviously, don’t make it public: we’ll email the eventual winner). You can nominate a movie without entering the contest (but please tell us you are doing so), and you can also enter the drawing without nominating a movie. If the first winner is ineligible for a prize, we’ll select an alternate.

Hopefully this is all clear enough. Now get to it! Nominations close on June 1.