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):

Mangoshake (2018): No-budget absurdist spoof of coming-of-age films, featuring a group of “teens” who open a stand selling mango shakes, and a jealous rival who hawks chow mein. Talk about “limited release:” this is only playing at Spectacle Theater in Brooklyn, for two more nights: June 14 (tonight!) and 17. We’ll have a rare Sunday afternoon review of this one. Mangoshake at Spectacle Theater.

IN DEVELOPMENT:

“The Deadly Ten”: Halloweed Night & Necropolis: Legion: As we mentioned previously, Full Moon Studios has a unique promotional gimmick for their next ten films: they’ll be live-streaming behind-the-scenes footage as the movies are being produced. The first title, the stoner horror/comedy Halloweed Night, has already begun filming (although it appears the live-stream promotion won’t begin until after midnight tonight at 12:30 AM; some archived content is available). When Halloweed is in the can, next up is Necropolis: Legion, described as “a surreal, Eurotrash-tinted companion film to the classic 1986 Band-produced Empire Pictures exploitation film.” That sounds potentially up our alley. If your curious, sign up for the streams at Deadly Ten.

NEW ON HOME VIDEO:

My Nights with Susan, Sandra, Olga & Julie (1975): A crazy sounding Dutch sex-horror about bisexual nude models who may also be vampires. The script boasts five writers, including producer/Eurosex pioneer Pim de la Parra and Harry Kümel (Malpertuis); Cult Epics’ Blu-ray/DVD combo pack includes three sexy period shorts. Look for a review in the near future. Buy My Nights with Susan, Sandra, Olga & Julie.

CERTIFIED WEIRD (AND OTHER) REPERTORY SCREENINGS:

The Rocky Horror Picture Show (1975). We won’t list all the screenings of this audience-participation classic separately. You can use this page to find a screening near you.

• Austin, TX, 6/19 – Rubin & Ed (1991). At the Alamo Drafthouse (South Lamar).
• Boston, MA, 6/14 (midnight) – House [Hausu] (1977). At Coolidge Corner Theatre.
• Boston, MA, 6/15 (midnight) – A Field in England (2013). At Coolidge Corner Theatre.
• Dallas, TX, 6/20 – The Love Witch (2016). At the Texas Theatre.
• Kitchener, Ont. Canada – Alice [Neco Z Alenky] (1988). At the Apollo Cinema.
• Los Angeles, CA, 6/14 & 15 – 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968). At the New Beverly Cinema.
• Los Angeles, CA, 6/20 – Phantom of the Paradise (1974) with Phantom of the Opera (1989) (double feature), Dwight H. Little in attendance. At the Aero Theatre.
• New York City, NY, 6/14 & 15 – Weekend (1967). At the Quad.
• New York City, NY, 6/14 & 15 (midnights) – Eraserhead (1977). At IFC Center.
• New York City, NY, 6/14 & 15 (midnights) – The Holy Mountain (1973). At IFC Center.
• New York City, NY, 6/14 & 15 (midnights) – Suspiria (1977). At IFC Center.
• New York City, NY, 6/19 – True Stories (1986). At the Quad.
• Portland, OR, 6/17 – 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968). At the Hollywood Theatre.
• Toronto, Ont., Canada, 6/20 – The Apple (1980). At the Royal.
• Tuscon, AZ, 6/16 – Eraserhead (1977). At the Loft Cinema.
• Vancouver, BC, Canada – Mandy (2018). At the Rio Theatre.

NEPOTISM CORNER: There’s a reason Alfred Eaker has been late covering his summer blockbusters (and other movies) this year: he’s been at hard at work putting the finishing touches on his upcoming novel, “Brother Cobweb.” It’s the hallucinatory story of a young man raised in a restrictive Pentacostal denomination, haunted by the metaphorical title character. It now has an approximate release date: Easter season, 2020. The novel will be followed by a limited release book of Alfred’s art and a graphic novel adaptation/spnoff, “The Brother Cobeweb Chronicles.” More info as we get closer to release date. Alfred made the official announcement on his Facebook page, with previews of the artwork (by Alfred and Todd Coe).

WHAT’S IN THE PIPELINE: As mentioned above, next week we’ll start with a rare Sunday review of Mangoshake (for the sake of any Brooklyners who might be interested in catching its final screening at Spectacle Theater). We’ll follow that up with some small screen coverage, as Shane Wilson brings you a review of Netflix’s “Russian Doll” and Gregory J. Smalley does the same for Hulu’s new “Catch-22” miniseries adaptation. And of course, we’ll announce the first three titles in our new list of Apocrypha movies (there’s still time for you to vote for your picks until Wednesday). 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.

The List of 366 is complete. Let’s start another list of 366 alternates, a mix of runners-up and movies that debuted too late for consideration in the Canonical List of the 366 Best Weird Movies Ever Made.

We’re calling this supplemental list “Apocrypha,” and this is your first chance to help select the roster.

From the 30 candidates submitted by readers, you can vote for up to three. This poll will close at midnight EST, Wednesday, June 19. As always, you may vote once per day.

You can also try to influence others’ votes in the comments, if you like.

Let’s go for another 366!

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.

FILM FESTIVALS –Holly Weird Film Festival (North Hollywood, CA, 6/9):

We had to mention this one mainly because of the festival name. Holly Weird describes itself as an underground film festival with a mission to “celebrate independent films of all genres that feature a distinct vision, a unique voice, or an avant-garde challenge to what is expected or accepted.” The inaugural slate is mostly short films we’re not familiar with, but it does include 2007’s “Doxology.” Also on the slate, as the only feature-length film, is Kelly Hughes‘ new documentary Hush…Hush, Nellie Oleson! about his attempts to fit former “Little House on the Prairie” actress Alison Arngrim into a low-budget experimental film. Los Angelino film fans with obscure tastes should check it out this weekend.

Holly Weird Film Festival Facebook page.

NEW ON HOME VIDEO:

Batman Returns (1992): Read the Certified Weird entry! Warner Brothers is re-releasing their entire Batman catalog this week, including the strangest entry, Tim Burton‘s carnivalesque take on a sequel, featuring psychotic clown henchmen and penguins strapped with missiles. The 4D Ultra HD disc is bundled with a standard Blu-ray. Buy Batman Returns.

Knife + Heart (2018): A producer of gay porn films becomes obsessed with recreating a series of murders in hopes of winning back her lesbian lover. This queer slasher/giallo pic from Yann Gonzalez sounds fairly unclassifiable; available on DVD, Blu-ray, and VOD. Buy Knife + Heart.

The Man Who Killed Don Quixote (2018): Toby, once an idealistic student filmmaker and now a director of commercials, revisits Spain to find the old shoemaker he cast as his lead in his “Don Quixote” student film now believes he is Quixote and Toby is Sancho Panza. A glorious mess from Terry Gilliam, plagued by legendary production disasters that made it take more than two decades in the making, now on DVD, Blu-ray or VOD for all to see! Buy The Man Who Killed Don Quixote.

Rondo (2018): Read Giles Edwards’ review and enter the contest to win a Rondo DVD. A military reject discovers a secret fetishist society that enacts forbidden, sadistic fantasies. On DVD and VOD. Buy Rondo.

CERTIFIED WEIRD (AND OTHER) REPERTORY SCREENINGS:

The Rocky Horror Picture Show (1975). We won’t list all the screenings of this audience-participation classic separately. You can use this page to find a screening near you.

• Boston, MA, 6/8 (midnight) – Phantasm (1979). At Coolidge Corner Theatre.
• Columbus, OH, 6/7-6/12 – Howl’s Moving Castle (2004). At Gateway Film Center.
• Columbus, OH, 6/8 & 6/9 – Antichrist (2009). At Gateway Film Center.
• Denver, CO, 6/12 – Sweet Sweetback’s Baadasssss Song (1971). At the Alamo Drafthouse.
• New York City, NY, 6/7-6/8 (midnights) – The Holy Mountain (1973). At IFC Center.
• New York City, NY, 6/7-6/8 (midnights) – Suspiria (1977). At IFC Center.
• New York City, NY, 6/8 – Sweet Sweetback’s Baadasssss Song (1971), with Melvin Van Peebles in attendance and a new live score performed by Burnt Sugar the Archestra Chamber, free to attend with RSVP for 18+. Sponsored by Rooftop Films, at Fort Greene Park.
• New York City, NY, 6/8 – True Stories (1986). At the Quad Cinema.
• New York City, NY, 6/11-6/13 – Dead Man (1995). At the Metrograph.
• Tuscon, AZ, 6/7 & 6/8 – Fantastic Planet [La Planète Sauvage] (1973). At the Loft Cinema.
• Vancouver, BC, Canada, 6/13 – Suspiria (1977), with Suspiria (2018) (optional double feature). At the Rio Theatre.

WHAT’S IN THE PIPELINE: Next week at 366 Weird Movies, look for the second installment of Alfred Eaker‘s summer torture tour, as he takes on Disney’s regurgitated Aladdin; Giles Edwards goes underground for the upcoming drag queen doc Spider Mites of Jesus: The Dirtwoman Documentary; we cover a film from topless-Playmate-secret-agent-specialist Andy Sidaris for the first time as Pete Trbovich gets Hard Ticket to Hawaii (1987); and we’ll put up our first poll for entries to make the list of apocryphal weird movies (you can still suggest nominees here until next Tuesday, and be entered into the drawing for a Rondo DVD at the same time). That’s a lot for a summer week, isn’t it? 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.

After completing the List of the 366 Canonically Weird Movies at the beginning of this year, we announced that we’d open up a second list of 366 Apocryphally Weird Movies, to catch the runners-up and the new movies that will inevitably be made in 2019 and beyond.  The time has come to begin that process, and you will decide the inaugural entry—and maybe win a prize in the bargain.

Just tell us what movie you think we should put on the supplemental list in the comments below. You can see what’s already on the complete Canonical list in the sidebar to the left on desktops, or at the very bottom of your screen on mobile devices. Serious entries only; we will disregard any nominations for Pokemon Detective Pikachu, Transformers, or the like. Ideally, your choice should be available for us to screen on home video; we may make exceptions to that rule on a case-by-case basis.

After a week of nominations/contest entries, we’ll gather all the nominees and create a poll for voting for the official entries. If we receive more than eleven nominees, you’ll vote for two winners to achieve Apocrypha status; in the unlikely event we receive more than twenty-three nominations, we’ll allow you to vote three on the Apocryphal List.

You may nominate a movie even if you aren’t eligible for the contest or don’t wish to receive the prize; just mention you’re not in it for the swag when you announce your choice.

Contest eligibility rules: You must make a nomination by commenting on this post and informing us of your desire to be in the contest. To receive the DVD, you must supply us with a mailing address in the United States. (Don’t publish your address in your comment! We’ll contact the winner through email). 366 contributors are not eligible for the prize. You are not eligible for this prize if you have won a contest here in the last six months. We’ll stop accepting entries Tuesday, June 11, at midnight EST. The winner will be chosen randomly from all eligible comments. If the winner does not respond to our request for a mailing address within 48 hours we’ll email a runner-up, and so forth, until the prize is given away.

As for the prize:  It’s a fresh DVD copy of the newly-released revenge-sploitation feature Rondo (2018). Giles Edwards immediately nominated this one for the List when he saw it at the Fantasia Film Festival last year, gushing that he was “impressed at not only its vitality, violence, and humor, but also its incredible audacity” and concluding “In Rondo, baroque verbiage and baroque violence come together in a celebration of blood-sodden deadpan.” If you need more hype, Giles conducted an interview with the director and producer, and you can check out the NSFW trailer, too.

Now let’s get started on those 366 Apocryphal titles!

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:

Blue Velvet (1986): Read the Canonically Weird entry! The Criterion Collection adds another David Lynch jewel to its crown; some special features (even the much ballyhooed “lost footage”) have appeared on other releases, but this one does boast remastering, the feature length doc Blue Velvet Revisited, and Lynch reading from his memoir “Room to Dream.” On two DVDs or one Blu-ray. Buy Blue Velvet.

Climax (2018): Read our review. Provacateur Gaspar Noe puts a megadose of LSD into his cinematic punch bowl. On DVD, Blu-ray and VOD. Buy Climax.

Lords of Chaos (2018): Read Giles Edwards’ review. The based-on-a-true-story of True Norwegian Death Metal. On DVD, Blu-ray or VOD. Buy Lords of Chaos.

Starfish (2018): Read our review. It’s the end of the world, maybe, but Aubrey might be able to save all of us with a mixtape. This indie horror/sci-fi/drama-of-lonelieness is out on VOD only (for the moment, at least). Buy or rent Starfish.

CERTIFIED WEIRD (AND OTHER) REPERTORY SCREENINGS:

The Rocky Horror Picture Show (1975). We won’t list all the screenings of this audience-participation classic separately. You can use this page to find a screening near you.

• Auburn, NY, 6/4 –Barbarella (1968). At Auburn Public Theater.
• Chicago, IL, 5/31-6/6 – Last Year at Marienbad [L’Année Dernière à Marienbad] (1961). At the Gene Siskel Film Center.
• Chicago, IL, 5/31-6/6 – Fight Club (1999). At the Music Box Theatre.
• Chicago, IL, 6/1 & 6/2 – Mulholland Drive (2001). At the Music Box Theatre.
• Dallas, TX,  6/1 – Donnie Darko (2001), with live bands and video art after the screening. At the Texas Theatre.
• Los Angeles, CA, 6/1 – Brazil (1985) with Time Bandits (1981) (double feature). At the Aero Theatre.
• Los Angeles, CA, 6/4 – Pink Flamingos (1972) with Female Trouble (1974) (double feature). At the New Beverly Cinema.
• New York City, NY, 5/31 & 6/1 – Dead Man (1995). At the Metrograph.
• New York City, NY, 5/31 & 6/1 – Eyes Without a Face [Les Yeux sans Visage] (1965). At the Metrograph.
• New York City, NY, 5/31 & 6/1 (midnights) – Fight Club (1999). At IFC Center.
• New York City, NY, 5/31 & 6/1 (midnights) – Suspiria (1977). At IFC Center.
• Oakland, CA, 6/5 – Tekkonkinkreet (2006). At the New Parkway Theater.
• San Diego, CA, 6/1 (midnight) & 6/2 – Spirited Away (2001). At Ken Cinema.
• San Francisco, CA, 6/5 – Greaser’s Palace (1972). At the Alamo Drafthouse.
• Santa Ana, CA, 5/31 & 6/1 – Audition [Ôdishon] (1999). At the Frida Cinema.

NEPOTISM CORNER: 366’s Gregory J. Smalley contributed a short piece on Howl’s Moving Castle to the Spool as part of their coverage of May’s Filmmaker of the Month, Hayao Miyazaki. You can read it here.

WHAT’S IN THE PIPELINE: We’ve got a busy summer week coming up at 366, as Alfred Eaker starts off his summer blockbuster purgatory with a trip to see what may be the least Alfred Eaker movie ever, Pokémon: Detective Pikachu. Next up, Giles Edwards fills you in on 2018’s arty animation Ruben Brandt: Collector (about a psychiatrist with an art-thief clientele) and Pete Trbovich takes on Keoma (1976), the cult spaghetti western with a rather, um, unforgettable soundtrack. To top it all off, we’re going to start a new poll with an associated DVD giveaway contest (hint: it’s apocrypha time)  Stay tuned, 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.

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):

Diamantino (2018): A Portuguese soccer star adopts an African lesbian immigrant, while his twin sisters are conducting secret genetic experiments. This bonkers-sounding comedy has garnered good reviews, and a limited stateside release, after a successful festival run. Diamantino official site.

NEW ON HOME VIDEO:

Dead Hooker in a Trunk (2009): Four friends find the titular Macguffin in the titular locale, which eventually leads to  surreal confrontations with the Cowboy Pimp and the Almighty himself. A feminist work by identical twin sisters (the Soskas) whose title perhaps oversells the level of subtlety here. Makes its Blu-ray debut this week. Buy Dead Hooker in a Trunk.

The Image Book (2018): Jean-Luc Godard takes images from films of the past, digitally alters them, and philosophizes in voiceover. More late Godard for cinema masochists (we’ll probably end up joining them). On DVD or Blu-ray from Kino-Lorber.  Buy The Image Book.

The Perfection (2019): Psychological thriller about a musical prodigy. The trailer makes it look like Black Swan meets Get Out. A Netflix exclusive movie exclusively streaming on Netflix.

CERTIFIED WEIRD (AND OTHER) REPERTORY SCREENINGS:

The Rocky Horror Picture Show (1975). We won’t list all the screenings of this audience-participation classic separately. You can use this page to find a screening near you.

• Boston, MA, 5/28 – The Color of Pomegranates [Sayat Nova] (1969). At the Brattle.
• Cleveland, OH, 5/26 – The 5,000 Fingers of Dr. T (1953). At the Cleveland Institute of Art.
• Columbus, OH, 5/26-5/29 – Evil Dead II (1987). At Gateway Film Center.
• Los Angeles, CA, 5/24 (midnight) – The Love Witch (2016). At the New Beverly Cinema.
• Los Angeles, CA, 5/24 (midnight) – Vertigo (1958). At the Nuart Theatre.
• Los Angeles, CA, 5/25 – 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968). At the Aero Theatre.
• New York City, NY, 5/24 & 5/27 – Daisies [Sedmikrásky] (1966). At the Film Society of Lincoln Center.
• New York City, NY, 5/24-5/26 (midnights) – Fight Club (1999). At IFC Center.
• New York City, NY, 5/25 – The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie (1972). At the Museum of Modern Art.
• New York City, NY, 5/25 & 5/27 – Valerie and Her Week of Wonders (1970). At the Film Society of Lincoln Center.
• New York City, NY, 5/30 – Eyes Without a Face [Les Yeux sans Visage] (1965). At the Metrograph.
• Oakland, CA, 5/27 – Nosferatu (1922), with live score by the Invincible Czars. At the New Parkway Theater.
• Omaha, NB, 5/27 – Zardoz (1974). A portion of all proceeds will be donated to Angels Among Us (fighting childhood cancer) . At the Alamo Drafthouse.
• Pittsburgh, PA, 5/24, 5/26-5/30 – Daisies [Sedmikrásky] (1966). At the Row House Cinema.
• San Diego, CA, 5/24 (midnight) & 5/25 – Mandy (2018). At Ken Cinema.
• San Francisco, CA, 5/24-5/25 – Eraserhead (1977). At the Roxie.
• Santa Ana, CA, 5/24-5/25 – Belladonna of Sadness (1973). At the Frida Cinema.
• Santa Ana, CA, 5/35-5/26 – Brazil (1985). At the Frida Cinema.
• Toronto, Ont., Canada, 5/25 – The Tin Drum (1979). At the Royal.
• Washington, D.C., 5/27 – The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the Eighth Dimension (1984). At Smoke & Barrel.

WHAT’S IN THE PIPELINE: Next week Shane Wilson digs into the long-neglected reader-suggested review queue for a look at  Jean-Luc Godard‘s Alphaville, a strange 1965 noir-sci fi-philosophy mashup, while G. Smalley is back from vacation with a report on the fake-Japanese-TV-show mockumentary Top Knot Detective. That rapscallion Smalley’s vacation has delayed the upcoming print release of the 2018 Yearbook—proofing revealed a new problem with the margins that cropped up just before his departure—so hopefully next week we’ll get that little issue sorted out and get those collectible items up for sale before too long. We swear, next year the Yearbook will arrive much earlier… well, at least we plan on it. 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.