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):

Madeline’s Madeline (2018): Read G. Smalley’s positive review and Giles Edwards’ less positive mini-review. This experimental drama about a mentally unbalanced teenage girl in a theater troupe split our reviewers, but no one denies it’s a breakout work for director Josephine Decker and rising star Helena Howard. Opening this week in New York city, then on to Los Angeles and other major cities in the late summer. Madeline’s Madeline official site.

NEW ON HOME VIDEO:

Lowlife (2017): Read Giles Edwards’ List Candidate review. Shout! Factory picked up this festival hit that’s a little like Pulp Fiction, but with luchadores; now on DVD, Blu-ray, and VOD. Buy Lowlife.

Zama (2017): A Spanish official posted to a remote South American colony longs for reassignment in a “subtly surreal and bizarre” film festival programmers said “often feels like it was made to purposefully confound the viewer.” Strand Releasing makes it available on all the usual platforms, including Blu-ray. Buy Zama.

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.

• Bloomington, IN, 8/16 – Yellow Submarine (1968). At Indiana University Cinema.
• Dallas, TX, 8/11 – Pi (1998), with local bands after (separate purchase required). At the Texas Theater.
• Los Angeles, CA, 8/11-8/12 – Yellow Submarine (1968). At the Nuart Theater.
• New York City, NY, 8/12-8/13 – Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory (1971). At the Metrograph.
• Pittsburgh, PA, 8/10-8/16 – Beasts of the Southern Wild (2012). At Row House Cinema.
• Pittsburgh, PA, 8/10-8/16 – Donnie Darko (2001). At Row House Cinema.
• Vancouver, BC, Canada, 8/10 – Freaks (1932). At the Rio.
• Vancouver, BC, Canada, 8/11 –Yellow Submarine (1968). At the Rio.
• Vancouver, BC, Canada – Fantastic Planet [La Planète Sauvage] (1973). At the Rio.

FREE (LEGITIMATE RELEASE) MOVIES ON YOUTUBE:

Cube (1997): Read the Certified Weird review! Existential horror; a pulpy Exterminating Angel in a cube. Watch Cube free on Tubi.tv.

NEPOTISM CORNER:

House of Shadows: Although it won’t be open until October, Alfred Eaker is already hard at work on the murals for the scare shack that bills itself as “Oregon’s Most Extreme Haunt.” Here’s a preview of his work, featuring a character some of you may recognize. Mark your calendars, Portlanders and other Oregonians! The House of Shadows website.

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):

Revengeance (2016):  A comic biker noir about a “low-rent” bounty hunter hired to recover an item stolen from “Deathface,” a former pro-wrestler turned U.S. Senator. Indie animation legend  Bill Plympton completed this feature in 2016 (with the aid of a Kickstarter campaign), but it’s debuting this week in NYC, with a screening next week in LA (with DVD and/or VOD presumably soon to follow). Revengeance official site.

NEW ON HOME VIDEO:

Piranha II: The Spawning (1981): A scuba diver tries to figure out where all these mutant flying piranha (!) are coming from. Debuting director James Cameron was fired from this picture after just one week, arguably making a hopeless project even worse—but it still gets a “collectors edition” Blu-ray release from Shout! Factory. Buy Piranha II: The Spawning.

UPCOMING SCREENINGS:

2001: A Space Odyssey (1968) [IMAX]: Although prints of Stanley Kubrick‘s weird sci-fi classic have been touring all summer, Warner Brothers will be re-releasing a Christopher Nolan-supervised remastered version of 2001 specifically for IMAX theaters beginning on August 24. The reason we mention it now is that, although the film will screen in 350 locations in the U.S. and Canada, there will be only be four IMAX theaters screening it in 70mm: Universal Citywalk (LA), Lincoln Square (NYC), Metreon (San Francisco), and  Ontario Place Cinesphere (Toronto). Tickets for those four venues go on sale today, and are sure to sell out. You’re on your own finding tickets (hint: try Google), but you can’t say we didn’t give you a heads up. Here’s Warner Brothers’ full press release.

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.

• Chicago, IL, 8/3-8/4 (midnights) – Sweet Sweetback’s Baadasssss Song (1971). At the Music Box Theater.
• Dallas, TX, 8/7 – Scott Pilgrim vs. the World (2010). At the Texas Theater.
• Los Angeles, CA, 8/9 – A Boy and His Dog (1975). At the Egyptian Theater.
• Louisville, KY, 8/4 (midnight) – Wild at Heart (1990). At Baxter Avenue Theater.
• New York City, NY, 8/3 – 8/9 – Yellow Submarine (1968). At IFC Center.
• New York City, NY, 8/4 – Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (2004). At the Film Society of Lincoln Center.
• New York City, NY, 8/4 & 8/6 – Holy Motors (2012). At the Film Society of Lincoln Center.
• New York City, NY, 8/9 – Enter the Void (2009) (with new live electronic score by Adrianna “Gooddroid” Moschides). At Videology Bar & Cinema.
• Oakland, CA, 8/3-8/5 – Howl’s Moving Castle (2004) (dubbed or subtitled – check calendar). At the New Parkway Theater.
• Pittsburgh, PA, 8/3-8/9 – Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas (1998). At Row House Cinema.
• Portland, OR, 8/6 – 3 Women (1977). At NW Film Center.
• Silver Spring, MD, 8/3 & 8/8 – Hour of the Wolf [Vargtimmen] (1968). At AFI Silver Theater.
• Silver Spring, MD, 8/4-8/5 – Yellow Submarine (1968). At AFI Silver Theater.
• Tuscon, AZ, 8/3-8/4 – Akira (1988). At the Loft.
• Tuscon, AZ, 8/9 – Persona (1966). At the Loft.
• Vancouver, BC, Canada, 8/5 – Yellow Submarine (1968). At the Rio.
• Vancouver, BC, Canada, 8/6 – Stalker (1979). At the Rio.

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):

Dead Night (2017): A vacationing family finds a mysterious woman passed out in the snow and takes her back to their cabin; supernatural hijinks ensue. A bit of a weird long shot, but a couple of critics have independently mentioned its “strangeness.” In “select theaters” and simultaneously debuting on VOD (where you’re more likely to find it). Dead Night official site.

Good Manners [As Boas Maneiras] (2017): A poor nurse takes a job as nanny to a pregnant rich woman, but is there something strange about the unborn child? This Brazilian art-horror reportedly has werewolves, lesbianism, and musical numbers, which sounds like a solid mix. Good Manners official site.

NEW ON HOME VIDEO:

Beyond Re-animator (2003): Read our review. The prison-set and typically excessive third installment of the Re-animator franchise gets a Blu-ray upgrade from Vestron Video. Buy Beyond Re-Animator.

Dagon (2001): A boating accident finds a young couple stranded on an island of Dagon-worshiping villagers. An overlooked sibling of Stuart Gordon‘s H.P. Lovecraft adaptations (though better regarded than Castle Freak, at least). Another Vestron Blu-ray. Buy Dagon.

In the Mouth of Madness (1994): Read our review. Shout! Factory joins Vestron in the Lovecraftian Blu-ray re-release sweepstakes with John Carpenter‘s tale of a novelist whose books drive men mad. Restored, and with a new (and an old) Carpenter commentary and new (and old) featurettes. Buy In the Mouth of Madness.

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, 7/30 – Spirited Away (2001) (separate dubbed and subtitled screenings – check listings). At Coolidge Corner Theater.
• Chicago, IL, 7/27-7/28 – Yellow Submarine (1968). At Music Box Theater.
• New York City, NY, 7/27 (midnight) – Vampire’s Kiss (1988). At Videology Bar & Cinema.
• New York City, NY, 7/27-8/2 – Female Trouble (1974). At IFC Center.
• New York City, NY, 7/27-8/2 – Yellow Submarine (1968). At IFC Center.
• New York City, NY, 8/1 – Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (2004). At Film Society of Lincoln Center.
• Oakland, CA, 7/27-7/29, 7/31, 8/2 – Howl’s Moving Castle (2004) (screening in both dubbed and subtitled versions: check the calendar). At the New Parkway.
• Pittsburgh, PA, 7/27-8/2 – Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory (1971) (part of the Pittsburgh International Children’s Film Festival). At Row House Cinema.
• Pittsburgh, PA, 7/28 (midnight) – El Topo (1970). At Row House Cinema.
• Silver Spring, MD, 7/27-8/1 – Persona (1966). At AFI Silver Theater.
• Tuscon, AZ, 7/28 – Spirited Away (2001) (free admission). At the Loft.
• Vancouver, BC, Canada, 7/29 – Hour of the Wolf [Vargtimmen] (1968). At the Rio.
• Vancouver, BC, Canada, 7/29 – Altered States (1980). At the Rio.

FREE MOVIES ON TUBI.TV:

Lifeforce (1985): Read our review. Astronauts discover a naked space vampire and wrecks London. This bizarro B-movie is an all-time favorite of 14-year old boys everywhere, and is listed as “leaving soon” on the service. Watch Lifeforce free on Tubi.tv.

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.

With only 25 spots left open (!) on the List of the 366 Weirdest Movies, last week we opened up nominations for readers to submit movies they could not bear to be left off the List. This is the last chance for readers to directly vote movies onto the List, although as always, we can be moved by bribes. So what you see below is now officially the Ultimate Readers Choice Poll. (There is also a prize involved, but only for those whose nominations were chosen—you can remind yourself of those rules here, if you so desire).

You may vote your favorite from the list below, and you may only vote once per day. We trust you are an honorable bunch so no shenanigans, please. The poll includes a short quote from the reader who nominated the film or seconded the nomination (or from the IMDB if they added no commentary). You are encouraged to continue to campaign for your favorite in the comments on this post. Voting closes on July 29 at midnight, U.S. Eastern Standard time. Enjoy!

Direct voting link (use if you cannot see the poll or if your browser does not support javascript)

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):

Holy Hell (2018): A priest goes off the deep end and starts slaughtering sinners. With cinemas turned over to superheroes for the summer, we had nothing to spotlight, but we did find this brief trailer for a Troma-esque splatter comedy that is playing… somewhere? Holy Hell Facebook site.

IN DEVELOPMENT (SHOOTING SOON):

The Dead Don’t Die (2019?): Genre-hopper Jim Jarmusch (Dead Man) tackles the zombie film (apparently, it’s a zomcom). Bill Murray, Selena Gomez, Adam Driver, Tilda Swinton, Steve Buscemi, and Chloë Sevigny are attached (that is an impressive cast). Seen at Variety.

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, 7/26 – Yellow Submarine (1968). At the Coolidge Corner Theater.
• Chicago, IL, 7/21 – Yellow Submarine (1968). At Music Box Theater.
• Dallas, TX, 7/20-7/21, 7/26 – Yellow Submarine (1968). At the Texas Theater.
• Los Angeles, CA, 7/20 (midnight) – Yellow Submarine (1968). At the Nuart Theater.
• Nashville, TN, 7/21-7/26 – Yellow Submarine (1968). At the Belcourt Theater.
• New York City, NY, 7/20-7/21 (midnights) – Blue Velvet (1986). At IFC Center.
• New York City, NY, 7/20-7/26 – Yellow Submarine (1968). At IFC Center.
• Toronto, ON, Canada, 7/21-7/22 – Lost Highway (1997). At the Royal Cinema.
• Tuscon, AZ, 7/20-7/21 – Fantastic Planet [La Planète Sauvage] (1973). At the Loft.
• Tuscon, AZ, 7/22-7/26 – Yellow Submarine (1968). At the Loft.
• Vancouver, BC, Canada, 7/22 – Stalker (1979). At the Rio.
• Vancouver, BC, Canada, 7/22 – Run Lola Run (1998). At the Rio.
• Yonkers, NY, 7/21-7/22 – Yellow Submarine (1968). At the Alamo Drafthouse.

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.