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 – Toronto International Film Festival (Toronto, Canada, 9/5-15):

In the past few years, TIFF has risen from a scrappy underdog to an awards-season kingmaker. As their profile has risen, the number of smaller, scrappier, weirder films debuting here has fallen. Still, the slate is so massive (a reported 200+ movies!) that there’s bound to be something strange showing up there. The one interesting odd film we previously noted at other festivals is Quentin Dupieux‘s Deerskin; here’s some new stuff we’ll be tracking:

• About Endlessness – Gloomy Swede Roy Andersson is back with another series of melancholy absurdist vignettes, this time watched over by a couple floating in the air. Screening 9/11, 14-15.
  
• The Antenna – A newly-installed antenna leads to “nightmare-scapes of early-Cronenbergian proportions” in this surreal-sounding horror from Turkey. View it 9/8, 10 or 15.
• Bacurau – A Brazilian village is sold to big human game hunters; they fight back with psychotropic drugs in what programmers call “a wild, weird, and politically charged revisionist western.” Screens 9/7, 9, 13.
• Color Out of Space – Richard Stanley directs Nicolas Cage in an adaptation of an H.P. Lovecraft story with psychedelic special effects; yes, we might be interested. You can check it out on 9/7, 9 or 14.
• Crazy World – The third international release from Uganda’s IGG Nabwana (Bad Black), this one involves kid-kidnappers accidentally nabbing a bunch of pint-sized martial arts masters. 9/14 and 9/15 (closing the “Midnight Madness” section).
• First Love – A boxer and a call girl get caught up with drug smugglers in this well-reviewed (and likely less-than-weird) comedy from Takashi Miike that takes place over the course of one night. Screening 9/13-15.
• The Lost Okoroshi – Nigerian film about a man haunted by dreams until he is transformed into a purple spirit. 9/6, 8 or 15.
• Red Fields [Mami] – A “surrealist” rock opera from Israel. Screens 9/6, 8, 13.
• Synchronic– Justin Benson and Aaron Moorhead return to their strange cinematic universe, this time as New Orleans paramedics investigating victims of a designer drug. 9/7, 9 or 13.
• The Twentieth Century – Matthew Rankin‘s debut feature is a “bizarro” biopic of former Canadian Prime Minister William Lyon Mackenzie King including an “ejaculating cactus”; could be the weirdest feature playing TIFF. See in 9/10, 12 or 14.

Toronto International Film Festival home page.

IN DEVELOPMENT (Crowdfunding):

“Squash” (est. 2019-2020): If you enjoyed “The Absence of Eddie Table,” you may be interested in this proposed short film from Dave Cooper, the visual artist who wrote and designed that cartoon. There are no details on the plot, but Cooper describes his aesthetic as “David Lynch and Russ Meyer thrust into a mud wrestling ring” and promises “Squash” will contain “custom-engineered nipple prosthetics.” What more do you need to know to throw a few bucks his way? Seeking just under $9,000 (in U.S. dollars), and at this writing had raised just over $2,500. “Squash” on Kickstarter.

IN DEVELOPMENT (Announced):

Uzumaki (2020): The Cartoon Network’s “Adult Swim” line has announced an animated adaptation of the story of spiraling madness outlinesd in the manga “Uzumaki” (which you may recognize from its 200 live-action movie version, Spiral). The four-episode miniseries will be rendered in authentic black and white. Details and a teaser trailer at the AV  Club.

NEW ON HOME VIDEO:

Alps (2011): Read our review. Yorgos Lanthimos‘ absurd black comedy about actors who hire out to the bereaved to portray lost loved ones was one of his few misses after he found his auteurial voice; it’s still of interest. On Blu-ray from Kino Lorber with a new commentary track by film historian Amy Simmons. Buy Alps.

Apocalypse Now: Final Cut (1979): Read Scott Sentinella‘s review of Apocalypse Now Redux. A redux of the redux, Francis Ford Coppola‘s “final cut” of his slightly surreal Vietnam War nightmare is surely the definitive final word on this masterpiece. You may still be able to catch this in its limited theatrical run; if not, it’s now out in a 6-disc (!) set containing a standard Blu-ray, a 4K Ultra HD disc, two more discs in each format with the theatrical and redux cuts on them, a Blu-ray of recycled extra features, and a Blu-ray with the documentary Hearts of Darkness and all new featurettes. The horror! Buy Apocalypse Now: Final Cut.

Dogtooth (2009): Read the Canonically Weird review! This strange and dsiturbing Greek parable about three adult children who are isolated in a villa and taught lies about the outside world appears in an updated Blu-ray from Kino Lorber, with a new commentary track from actors Christos Stergioglou and Aggeliki Papoulia, a new interview with director Yorgos Lanthimos, and several extras recycled from previous releases. Buy Dogtooth.

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.

• Baltimore, MD, 9/11 – Pan’s Labyrinth (2006). At the Senator.
• Boston, MA, 9/6 (midnight) – Pink Flamingos (1972). At Coolidge Corner.
• Denver, CO, 9/11 – Paprika (2006). At the Alamo Drafthouse.
• Kansas City, MO, 7/6, 8 – Blue Velvet (1986). At the Screenland Armour.
• New Braunfels, TX, 9/11 – Millennium Actress (2001). At the Alamo Drafthouse.
• New York City, NY, 9/6-7 (midnights) – Paprika (2006). At IFC Center.
• New York City, NY, 9/6-8 – Fantastic Planet [La Planète Sauvage] (1973). At the Metrograph.
• New York City, NY, 9/6-9, 11-12 – Millennium Actress (2001). At the Metrograph.
• New York City, NY, 9/6-7, 9, 12 – Pierrot le Fou (1965). At the Metrograph.
• New York City, NY, 9/6-7, 11 – Perfect Blue (1997). At the Metrograph.
• New York City, NY, 9/6-12 – Blue Velvet (1986). At IFC Center.
• New York City, NY, 9/7-9, 11 – Spirited Away (2001). At the Metrograph.
• New York City, NY, 9/11 – La Grande Bouffe (1973). At the Alamo Drafthouse.
• New York City, NY, 9/11-12 – True Stories (1986). At the Roxy.
• Portland, OR, 9/7 – Brazil (1985). At the Hollywood.
• San Francisco, CA, 9/7 – The 5,000 Fingers of Dr. T (1953) (with all-you-can-eat cereal buffet and live performance by “Media Meltdown”). At the Alamo Drafthouse.
• Santa Monica, CA, 9/6 (midnight) – Pink Flamingos (1972). At the Aero.
• Vancouver, BC, Canada – Hedwig and the Angry Inch (2001). At the Rio.

NEPOTISM CORNER:

“The Diabolical Damon Zex/Checkmate” (Screening at Spectacle Theater Sep. 7, 9, 17 & 20): Back in the early days of the site, we thought underground DVD distribution might be a viable business proposition. So in 2010 we released “The Best of Damon Zex,” a compilation of clips from 1990’s public access provocateur Damon Zex, along with his self-contained short film “Checkmate.” Now Brooklyn’s estimable ultra-underground Spectacle Theater—a venue that regularly screens films so obscure that even we have never heard of them—catches Zex fever, as Damon highlights their “Public Access, Private Desires” series. See greasepainted Goth Damon eat his girlfriend’s used tampon (we’re not kidding!) as the highlight of the surreal atrocities he once inflicted upon those foolish enough to tune in to his groundbreaking (and quickly banned) television show. If you can’t make it to Brooklyn, you can always buy a copy of the DVD… Damon Zex at Spectacle Theater.

WHAT’S IN THE PIPELINE: Next week, 366 goes porno! That’s right, it’s sexytime. Giles Edwards warms you up with a review of the movie Abel Ferrara doesn’t want you to know he directed—the 1976 skin flick 9 Lives of a Wet Pussy. The, Pete Trbovich will take a hard look at the world’s first (only?) all-puppet hardcore film, Let My Puppets Come (also 1976). Finally, in the afterglow, G. Smalley tells you the sadomasochistic story of Singapore Sling (1990), which may not carry an XXX rating, but which will gross you out far more (unless you’re actually turned on by the idea of humping a mummy). Google tells us you guys want “weird sex,” and weird sex we shall give you! 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 DEVELOPMENT (crowdfunding):

“The Felicity Fungus Annual Maternity Tea Society” (est. 2019-2020): A planned 20-minute surrealist short about a group of women who meet every nine months to reminisce, give birth, and prepare a meal out of “questionable and grotesque ingredients.” The director is a young British set designer who cites “Peter Greenaway, Todd Solondz, Jan Svankmajer and Surrealist cinema” as influences. The Indiegogo campaign has 10 days to go and has raised $750 out of its $2,682 flexible goal. “The Felicity Fungus Annual Maternity Tea Society” at Indiegogo.

NEW ON HOME VIDEO:

9 Lives of a Wet Pussy (1976): A bored socialite explores sexual fantasies with an opium-smoking tarot card reader. The first feature shot by rebel filmmaker Abel Ferrara (under a pseudonym) was an experimental hardcore sex feature; Vinegar Syndrome calls it a “sexual fever-dream” and promises it’s uncut (it seems that the sex scenes were sometimes mutilated to make it into a “hard-R” feature). On Blu-ray. Buy 9 Lives of a Wet Pussy.

Beetlejuice (1988): A pair of newly-deceased ghosts hire a “human exorcist” to drive out the obnoxious family who has moved into their home. This Tim Burton hit seems a little mainstream for our tastes, but it always gets a few votes every time we have an open weird movie poll. Out in a steelbook Blu-ray this week. Buy Beetlejuice.

Blue (1993): Read Shane Wilson’s review. Experimental filmmaker Derek Jarman monologizes about his upcoming death in front of an unchanging blue screen. On Blu-ray only (naturally). Buy Blue.

Decoder (1984): A fast food employee puts revolutionary subliminal messages into corporate muzak, and deals with the consequences. Vinegar Syndrome describes this new wave/punk infused counterculture film (with a cameo by William S. Burroughs) a “criminally under-seen masterpiece of German weirdness.” On Blu-ray. Buy Decoder.

Flesh Gordon (1974): Emperor Wang uses his sex ray to amp up Earthlings’ libidos in preparation of an invasion. A ridiculously sexy softcore cult movie with stop motion penis monsters, among other farcical nonsense. See the sex-ray on Blu-ray for the first time! Buy Flesh Gordon.

The Garden (1990): Two (or more) intercut stories: a Virgin Mary-like character and her baby are hounded by paparazzi, and two gay men marry and are persecuted. More Jarman from Kino Lorber this week, on your choice of DVD or Blu-ray. Buy The Garden.

Hell Comes to Frogtown (1988): Read our review. Newly restored version of the campy post-apocalyptic joke about the last fertile man on Earth fighting mutant frog-people. “You are one weird dude!” Newly restored, in a DVD/Blu-ray combo pack from Vinegar Syndrome with a commentary track and other bonus features. Buy Hell Comes to Frogtown.

Let My Puppets Come (1976): Puppets make a porno movie to raise half a million dollars to pay off a loan shark. The first (only?) all-puppet hardcore sex film, from the director of Deep Throat; a seldom-seen, semi-legendary curiosity, if nothing else, on Blu-ray. Buy Let My Puppets Come.

The VelociPastor (2019): A priest transforms into a dinosaur. Honestly, we saw the listing for this when it came out two weeks ago, but dismissed it as just some dumb Sharknado ripoff. Good reviews (including a glowing one at the AV Club) have put it back on our radar screen. On DVD and VOD (although you still may be able to catch it at a special theatrical screening, if the buzz keeps up). Buy The VelociPastor.

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, 8/30 – Fight Club (1999). At the Museum of Fine Arts.
• Dallas, TX, 8/31-9/1 – Pan’s Labyrinth (2006). At the Texas Theater.
• Los Angeles, CA, 8/30 (midnight) – Spirited Away (2001). At the Nuart.
• Memphis, TN, 9/5 – Sweet Sweetback’s Baadasssss Song (1971). At the Crosstown.
• New York City, NY, 8/30-9/1 (midnights) – Eraserhead (1977). At IFC Center.
• New York City, NY, 8/30-9/1 (midnights) – Suspiria (1977). At IFC Center.
• New York City, NY, 8/30-9/2 – Vertigo (1958). At the Alamo Drafthouse.
• New York City, NY, 8/30-9/3 – Paprika (2006). At the Metrograph.
• New York City, NY, 8/30-9/5 – Perfect Blue (1997). At the Metrograph.
• New York City, NY, 8/31 – Videodrome (1983). At Lincoln Center.
• New York City, NY, 8/31, 9/2, 9/5 – Pierrot le Fou (1965). At the Metrograph.
• New York City, NY, 9/4-9/5 – Blue Velvet (1986). At IFC Center.
• New York City, NY, 9/5 – 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968). At Nitehwak Cinema (Prospect Park).
• Santa Ana, CA, 8/31 – The Tingler (1959) (in Percepto!). At the Frida.
• Tuscon, AZ, 9/5 – Akira (1988). At the Loft.
• Vancouver, BC, Canada, 9/4 – Hedwig and the Angry Inch (2001). At the Rio.

WHAT’S IN THE PIPELINE: Next week, it’s to the moon! Giles Edwards takes on the Nazis-on-the-moon sequel Iron Sky: The Coming Race (2019); and just so you won’t feel totally lost, he’ll throw in a review of 2012’s original Iron Sky. It’s not all B-movie spoofs, however, as G. Smalley takes on the Czech New Wave‘s early  salvo Diamonds of the Night, about two concentration-camp-bound escapees fleeing the… Nazis (there’s your thematic tie in). 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):

Jacob’s Ladder (2019): An Afghanistan war veteran returns home to find the brother he thought he’d lost in combat is still alive, and has been the subject of army-sponsored psychotropic drug experiments. A remake (of sorts) of the Canonically Weird 1990 psychological thriller. US Distributor Vertical Entertainment’s home page.

NEW ON HOME VIDEO:

“Akio Jissoji: The Buddhist Trilogy”: Three rare films of the late Japanese New Wave: This Transient Life (1970) involves brother/sister incest, Mandara (1971) concerns a pro-rape cult, and Poem (1972) stars a young boy caught up in a plot to sell his ancestral home. Arrow Academy promises that these little-seen films are all stylized, experimental, erotic and spiritual. Blu-ray set only. Buy “Akio Jissoji: The Buddhist Trilogy”.

Iron Sky: The Coming Race (2019): This sequel to the Nazis-on-the-moon original finds survivors of the nuclear apocalypse burrowing into the hollow earth in search of a better life. Like the Nazis, this series still has some life left in it. DVD or VOD only (for now, at least) from Lions Gate (there is an Irish Region B Blu-ray on the market). Buy Iron Sky: The Coming Race.

Last Year at Marienbad (1961): Read the Certified Weird review! After restoration, Alain Resnais and Alain Robbe-Grillet art house classic about a couple who may—or may not—have met last year at Marienbad is once again out on DVD and Blu-ray from Kino Lorber. Or is it? (Spoiler: it is). Buy Last Year at Marienbad.

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, 8/23 – Howl’s Moving Castle (2004). At Indiana University Cinema.
• Boston, MA, 8/23 – 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968). At the Museum of Fine Art.
• Boston, MA, 8/24 – Fight Club (1999). At the Museum of Fine Art.
• Chicago, IL, 8/25 – Society (1989), with post-screening Q&A with Brian Yuzna. At the Music Box.
• Columbus, OH, 8/23-25 – Pan’s Labyrinth (2006). At Gateway Film Center.
• Franklin, IN, 8/23 – 24 – Seven Samurai (1954), with Spirited Away (2001) and Akira (1988) (weekend pass; tickets to each also sold separately). At the Artcraft.
• Memphis, TN, 8/29 – Eraserhead (1977). At the Crosstown.
• New York City, NY, 8/23-24 (midnights) – Kung Fu Hustle (2004). At IFC Center.
• New York City, NY, 8/23-24 (midnights) – Suspiria (1977). At IFC Center.
• New York City, NY, 8/23-25 – Paprika (2006). At the Metrograph.
• New York City, NY, 8/23-26, 28 – Pierrot le Fou (1965). At the Metrograph.
• New York City, NY, 8/24 – Videodrome (1983). At Lincoln Center.
• New York City, NY, 8/24-25 – Kwaidan (1964). At the Roxy.
• New York City, NY, 8/26-28 – Holy Motors (2012). At the Metrograph.
• New York City, NY, 8/26 & 28 – True Stories (1986). At Lincoln Center.
• New York City, NY, 8/29 – Perfect Blue (1997). At the Metrograph.
• Oakland, CA, 8/24 – Pink Floyd the Wall (1982). At the New Parkway.
• Pittsburgh, PA, 8/23-25, 27-29 – Evil Dead II (1987). At the Row House.
• Portland, OR, 8/25 – Society (1989). At NW Film Center.
• San Francisco, CA, 8/24 – The Exterminating Angel [El àngel exterminador] (1962). At the Roxie.
• San Francisco, CA, 8/26 – Donnie Darko (2001), live riffed by three comedians. At the Alamo Drafthouse.
• San Francisco, CA, 8/28 – Vertigo (1958), with High Anxiety (1977) (double feature). At the Castro.
• Silver Spring, MD, 8/24 – Phantom of the Paradise (1974), with a pre-show cabaret and live shadowcast by “Bloody Mayhem Theatrical.” At the AFI Silver.
• Toronto, ONT, Canada, 8/29 – Don’t Look Now (1973). At the Royal.

WHAT’S IN THE PIPELINE: Next week G. Smalley will bring you a look at the new erotic thriller Blood Paradise, and also dip into the reader-suggested review queue for a review of 1982’s The Plague Dogs, Martin Rosen‘s ultra-depressing animated canine followup to his ultra-violent bunny cartoon Watership Down (1978). Also, we’ve been putting off populating our Apocrypha, and next week we’ll remedy that as Giles Edwards officially inducts Jacques Rivette‘s whimsically surreal 1974 opus Celine and Julie Go Boating onto the supplemental list. 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):

Birds Without Feathers (2018): Experimental feature mixing stories of six odd people—an Instagram celebrity, a performance artist, a Russian Jeff Goldblum fan, and so on—in a technologically alienated world. Playing only in NYC at the Roxy Cinema, presumably with some kind of home video release to follow. Birds Without Feathers official site.

Buñuel in the Labyrinth of the Turtles [Buñuel en el Laberinto de las Tortugas] (2018): Animated biopic about the young Luis Buñuel making the “surrealistic documentary” Land Without Bread (Las Huerdes). This is one we’ve had our eye on for a while; it doesn’t look weird per se, although there are the expected dream sequences, but Buñuel fans should find this a curiosity worth seeking out. Buñuel in the Labyrinth of the Turtles official site.

FILM FESTIVALS – North Bend Film Fest (North Bend, WA, 8/15-8/18):

Set in the Washington town where many of “Twin Peaks“‘s exteriors were filmed, the North Bend Film Fest is a Lynchian destination. Compressed into an intense three days, it features not only weird movies but also a tour of “Twin Peaks” locations, a live podcast recorded at the local brewpub, and a virtual reality lounge with a suite of trippy experiences. It’s highlighted by a handful of movies we just screened at this year’s Fantasia Festival: the dark fairy tale (and Apocrypha Candidate) Koko-Di, Koko-Da; Extra Ordinary, an Irish ghost comedy; the teen melodrama Knives and Skin; and the druggy vampire flick Bliss. We also noticed a couple of potentially interesting curios we hadn’t seen before, but will keep an eye out for:

• The El Duce Tapes – Rodney Ascher‘s VHS-sourced documentary about 1990s shock metal frontman Eldon “El Duce” Hoke. Screening August 17.
• Monument – Polish fantasy about a group of college interns who find themselves stripped of their identities and held in a strange hotel. Also on Aug 17.
  

North Bend is an out-of-the-way destination and probably not something you’re going to attend at the last minute, but you can start making your plans for next year’s fest now.

North Bend Film Fest home page.

NEW ON HOME VIDEO:

Galaxy of Terror (1981): Interstellar travelers land on a distant planet where an alien pyramid attacks them with horrors from their own imaginations. An early 80s Forbidden Planet/Alien ripoff from Roger Corman‘s New World Pictures, with an infamous alien rape scene, which for some reason found its way into our reader-suggested review queue. This is a steelbook Blu-ray from a new restoration with new artwork; in other respects it seems identical to Shout! Factory’s 2010 release. Buy Galaxy of Terror.

Open Your Eyes [Abre los Ojos] (1997): Read our review. This Spanish psychological thriller about a playboy who loses his mind when he loses his looks in a car accident debuts on Blu-ray this week. Buy Open Your Eyes.

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, 8/22 – Howl’s Moving Castle (2004) (subtitled). At Indiana University Cinema.
• Boston, MA, 8/17 – Solaris [Solyaris] (1972). At the Museum of Fine Arts.
• Columbus, OH, 8/16 – Night of the Hunter (1955). At Gateway Film Center.
• New York City, NY, 8/16-17 – Holy Motors (2012). At the Metrograph.
• New York City, 8/16-17 (midnights) – Kung Fu Hustle (2004). At IFC Center.
• New York City, NY, 8/21-22 – The Cremator [Spalovac Mrtvol] (1969). At the Metrograph.
• New York City, NY, 8/22 – Kwaidan (1964). At the Roxy.
• New York City, NY, 8/22 – Paprika (2006). At the Metrograph.
• New York City, NY, 8/22 – Pierrot le Fou (1965). At the Metrograph.
• Oakland, CA, 8/18 – Vertigo (1958). At the New Parkway.
• San Francisco, CA, 8/20 – Evil Dead II (1987). At the Alamo Drafthouse.
• Santa Ana, CA, 8/16-8/18 – Blue Velvet (1986). At the Frida.
• Toronto, CA, 8/18 – Scott Pilgrim vs. the World (2010), with “Scott Pilgrim” creator Bryan Lee O’Malley in attendance. At the Royal.
• Vancouver, BC, Canada, 8/21 – The Wicker Man (1973). At the Rio.
• Yonkers, NY, 8/19 – Metropolis (1927), with a live score by David DiDonato. At the Alamo Drafthouse.

WHAT’S IN THE PIPELINE: Next week we’ll have at least two new reviews for you: Giles Edwards opines on the absurdist cult TV show “The Mighty Boosh,” while you can see if “Old” Greg Smalley got his mind blown by Switzerland’s puberty horror fantasy Blue My Mind. In the meantime, if you haven’t entered our latest contest yet, why not take your shot at winning a copy of “All the Colors of Giallo?” We’ll pick a winner next Thursday. 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.

Time for another giveaway contest! No particular reason: just because we like you.

Since the prize is a copy of All the Colors of Giallo, the entry procedure will be simple: just tell us your favorite giallo in the comments. (We’ll be loose with the definition of the genre, but all entries mentioning Top Gun will be disregarded).

We’ll leave the contest open for a week. Of course, you may join the discussion even if you don’t meet the eligibility requirements below or don’t wish to receive the prize; please mention you’re not in it for the swag when you announce your pick.

Contest eligibility rules: You must make a nomination by commenting on this post with your favorite giallo film and informing us of your desire to be in the contest. To receive the prize, 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 Wednesday, August 21, 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, unopened, shrink-wrapped copy of Severin Films’ All the Colors of Giallo. This 3-disc (one blu-ray, one DVD, and one CD) set contains the title documentary, over four hours of giallo trailers with commentary, a disc devoted to the German “krimi” films, and a CD of select cuts of soundtrack faves from the likes of Ennio Morricone. It’s the must-have set for giallo fans.  You can read the description of the features in our review.

That’s it, now get to it!