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WEIRD HORIZON FOR THE WEEK OF 10/9/2020

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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.

IN DEVELOPMENT (content wanted):

“Untitled project”: Reposting this content request word-for-word: “I’m putting together a new No-Budget Feature Film that’ll be an anthology film of lots of weird shit. If y’all have any weird shorts, music videos, fake commercials, cartoons, claymations, fake trailers, really anything weird that you’d like to possibly be in the film then email me: Sonburnt77 [at] gmail [dot] com.

I can’t guarantee that what you send me will make it in the film but I’ll definitely try to fit in as much as I can! Also, we probably won’t use the entirety of whatever you send me (so keep that in mind)! Most of the videos will be chopped up in the editing room. Basically, if you’ve made weird shit in the past and you’re not doing anything with it then I’d love to possibly use it! Lastly, there is no upfront payments for this (since this is basically a no budget deal) but I’ll definitely negotiate a backend deal with whatever I use from anyone! Thanks so much! Love y’all!”

Saturday Short contributors take note!

DVR ALERT (Turner Classic Movies, 10/14):

Freaks (1932): Read the Canonically Weird review! It’s officially October: time again for Turner Classic Movies to unlock their vault of horror films, including the weird ones! This week you can catch the astounding Freaks in a marathon that also includes The Unholy Three, The Unknown, The Blackbird, The Thirteen Chair, Mark of the Vampire, and The Devil Doll. We’ll keep you up to date on the weirdest of the weird on TCM this month, but you can also check out Watching Forever’s handy October TCM schedule.

NEW ON HOME VIDEO:

The Deeper You Dig (2019): Read Giles Edwards’ review. This family-affair ghost story (made by a husband/wife/daughter filmmaking team) isn’t exceptionally weird, but is a bit uncanny and makes for a chilly Halloween-season watch. Previously released on DVD or VOD, now on Blu-ray. Buy The Deeper You Dig.

Pierrot le fou (1965): Read the Canonically Weird entry! The has reacquired the rights to ‘s New Wave classic and re-released it in a new transfer (2K); otherwise the supplements are the same as their previous out-of-print edition. On two DVDs or one Blu-ray. Buy Pierrot le fou.

Shutter Island (2010): Read our review. Scorsese‘s psychological thriller makes it to 4K Ultra HD (Blu-ray also included). Buy Shutter Island.

“Star Trek 10-Movie Stardate Collection”: All ten of the original “Star Trek” franchise films collected together (omitting the J.J. Abrams remakes). We mention the release in case you’re a Trekker who doesn’t yet own Star Trek V: The Final Frontier, which Alfred Eaker argues is the weirdest of the bunch. Buy “Star Trek 10-Movie Stardate Collection”

Teknolust (2002): plays a scientist and the three cyborg clones she creates, who need to seduce men to acquire Y-chromosomes. In our review queue, and now on Blu-ray for what we believe is the first time ever. Buy Teknolust.

CANONICALLY WEIRD (AND OTHER) REPERTORY SCREENINGS:

Theaters are cautiously starting to reopen across North America at diminished capacity, and we’re seeing a trickle of new screenings. You’ll have to use your own judgment as to whether it’s safe to go to movie theaters at this time.

WHAT’S IN THE PIPELINE: Our October 17 Weird Netflix Party is set and scheduled. We’ll be screening the Shirley Jackson adaptation We Have Always Lived in the Castle (featuring !) Mark the date!

As for next week’s reviews, Giles Edwards is ready with ‘s 2015 debut Crumbs , in which a post-apocalyptic Ethiopian dwarf sets out to find Santa Claus. Meanwhile, is planning on taking a look at China’s Suburban Birds (2018), and is still mulling over more review options, some of which include Tammy and/or a T-Rex. 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.

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NETFLIX WEIRD WATCH PARTY POLL FOR OCTOBER 17 SCREENING

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Here’s the poll to vote for our October weird Netflix watch party, scheduled for Saturday, Oct. 17, at 10:15 PM ET. If you plan on virtually attending, please vote for the movie we’ll be watching below. We’ll screen the two movies that get the most votes. Your host, Gregory J. Smalley, will personally break any ties. Note that unlike our other polls, you can only vote once. Poll closes at midnight ET on Thursday, October 8. You may vote for multiple movies, but not for every movie (because that would be pointless).


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NETFLIX WEIRD WATCH PARTY FOR OCTOBER 17, 2020

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We’re still experimenting with formats for our Weird Watch Parties. This month, we’ll be offering two Weird Watch Parties, one on Netflix on October 17 at 10:15 PM ET, and one on Amazon Prime on October 31 (Halloween!) at 10:15 PM EST. This will allow us to take a more leisurely approach to the nomination process and hopefully build up antici…. pation.

As always, we’ll be looking for a minimum of five movie screening nominations from people who plan to attend. After we get the minimum five nominations and likely attendees, we’ll put up a poll. We’re hoping that the extra lead time will allow us to announce our choice a week ahead of the screening time.

The Canonically Weird movies on Netflix that we haven’t yet screened yet are Being John Malkovich (1999), Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (2004), Kung Fu Hustle (2004), The Lobster (2015), Neon Genesis Evangelion: The End of Evangelion (1997), Pan’s Labyrinth (2006), Scott Pilgrim vs. the World (2010), A Serious Man (2009), Sin City (2005), and Swiss Army Man (2016). Feel free to nominate any of these, or ignore them in favor of other selections. You can nominate something you nominated before, but not something we watched in a previous party: so no The Platform, April and the Extraordinary World, The Bad Batch, Skins [Pieles], Under the Skin, The Killing of a Sacred Deer, Enemy, A Ghost Story, Escape from the ‘Liberty’ Cinema, Between Worlds, Buster’s Mal Heart, The Aerial [La Antena], The Endless, The Wicker Man (1973),  Murder Party (2007), I Lost My Body (2019), or I’m Thinking of Ending Things (2020).

To participate, you’ll need a U.S. Netflix account, a Chrome-based browser, and the Netflix Party extension.

RSVP and make your nominations in the comments below.

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WEIRD PRIME WATCH PARTY #4, “THE FORBIDDEN ROOM,” STARTS IN 15 MINUTES

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Our latest Amazon Prime Watch Party—The Forbidden Room (2015)—starts in fifteen minutes.

You’ll need to be an Amazon Prime member in the US (we think) to participate.

There will be no pausing or rewinding except for technical reasons.

We are offering no technical support, so help each other out if needed.

Here is the link to join: https://amz.onl/iq6Veq7

See you soon!

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WEIRD HORIZON FOR THE WEEK OF 9/25/2020

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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 (WIDE RELEASE):

Akira (1988) 4K remaster: Read the Canonically Weird entry! Despite the utter confusion it generates in the uninitiated, the seminal cyberpunk anime is getting a gratifyingly wide release in theaters across the U.S. this week. (Apologies if you missed the IMAX release, which was yesterday only).  Akira 4K info page at Funimation.

IN THEATERS (LIMITED RELEASE):

Kajillionaire (2020): A family of con-artists take on a new swindle as the daughter questions their relationship. That synopsis doesn’t sound too weird, but this one is from and a mainstream critic warns that it may be “a little too weird to handle…” (that warning is not addressed to you, btw). Kajillionaire official site.

FILM FESTIVALS – Fantastic Fest (Austin, TX and online, 9/24-10/1):

Just a reminder that this year’s Fantastic Fest has started, is largely online, and is free. We won’t repeat our brief rundown from last week’s Weird Horizon, but you can follow the link if interested. Or simply visit the Fantastic Fest home page to see what’s playing now.

FILM FESTIVALS – Nightstream (Online [geolocked to U.S.], 10/8-11):

“Nightstream” is a 2020 collaboration between five smaller film festivals that were canceled due to the pandemic: Boston Underground, Brooklyn Horror, North Bend, Overlook, and Popcorn Frights. Selections Climate of the Hunter, Dinner in America, and Time of Moulting have already been reviewed on these pages. Also included are a number of webcasts/podcasts and special events, including cocktails, trivia, and a feature where , , and critique their early home movies. We’d also like to highlight the following films:

  • Bloody Muscle Body Builder in Hell (1995/2012) – This seldom-seen gore feature, filmed in 1995 but not released until 2012, is like the Japanese Evil Dead with bodybuilders.
  • Mandibles – ‘ latest is about two friends who try to exploit a giant fly they find in their car’s trunk.

Nightstream Festival official homepage.

FILM FESTIVALS – Sitges Film Festival (Sitges, Spain 10/8-18):

Despite the pandemic, Spain’s venerable Sitges Festival soldiers on with a hybrid of live screenings and online presentations. As far as we can tell, unlike most other festivals, online screenings do not seem to be geolocked to particular countries (but we admit we did not try to buy tickets to test that out). Among their massive slate, here are some we’ve previously mentioned or reviewed: At Midnight I’ll Take Your Soul (1964), Fried Barry (screening online), ‘ Mandibles (see above, screening online), Minor Premise (online), Monster Seafood Wars (online), She Dies Tomorrow, Spookies (1986), The Old Man Movie (online), and Viy (1967). Sitges will also screens early previews of ‘s Possessor and A24’s delayed St. Maud (neither available online). The films and revivals highlighted below are of special interest:

  • Anonymous Animals [Les Animaux Anonymes] – Animal-headed creatures hunt humans in this dialogue-free French experiment. 10/8 or online.
  • The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari(1920) / The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari (1962) – The 1962 version is a Robert Bloch-penned riff on ‘s theme. The original screens 10/9 and the tribute film on 10/16.
  • The Dragon Lives Again [AKA Deadly Hands of Kung Fu] (1977) – Bruce Lee dies and goes to Hell, where he teams up with Popeye to fight James Bond and eleven more assassins bent on killing him (again). Screens 10/14 only.
  • Saint-Narcisse – Bruce LaBruce blasphemy about a man’s erotic longing for his long-lost identical twin. Screening live on the 15th, 16th and 18th, and also online.
  • Sky Sharks – another absurdist shark B-comedy, this time featuring flying sharks piloted by Nazi zombies. Oct 10-11 and online.
  • The Trial (1962) – adaptation of ‘s existential classic plays on the 17th.

Sitges Film Festival official site.

STREAMING (Amazon Prime):

“Utopia”: A TV series about fans of the graphic novel “Utopia” who discover that events predicted in the story are coming true in real life, and whose investigation leads to a cultlike leader played by . It’s based on a British TV show that ran from 2013-2014 that was canceled despite a cult following. Debuts today. “Utopia” on Amazon Prime.

NEW ON HOME VIDEO:

The Adventures of Sharkboy and Lavagirl (2005): Read our review. Alphabetically, this is the first of several features re-released on DVD and Blu-ray this week. Buy The Adventures of Sharkboy and Lavagirl.

The Brothers Grimm (2005): A couple of fairy-tale writing charlatans find themselves trapped in a real fairy tale. The frustration of filming what turned out to be a flop fantasy encouraged a bitter to make Tideland (2005). Re-released on DVD or Blu-ray. Buy The Brothers Grimm.

Fellini’s Casanova (1976): plays the famous libertine as he bed-hops across ‘s avant garde vision of Europe. Casanova is almost a forgotten Fellini film, since it hasn’t been available in the U.S. in forever; it is, however, in our reader-suggested review queue. (This is a preorder: the Blu won’t be available until Dec. 8). Preorder Fellini’s Casanova.

From Dusk Till Dawn (1996): Read our review. ‘ –penned vampire movie is getting another Blu-ray release, for unknown reasons (we just report ’em, we don’t explain ’em). Buy From Dusk Till Dawn.

Lord Love a Duck (1966): Read Shane Wilson’s review. Kino Lorber releases a remastered version of this cult high school satire on Blu-ray for the first time. Buy Lord Love a Duck.

“Rob Zombie Trilogy”: This Blu-ray release of the serial-killing Firefly family saga features the weird (but annoying) House of 1,000 Corpses, the popular (but not weird) The Devil’s Rejects, and the few-bothered late sequel 3 from Hell. A bare-bones Blu that may be of interest to philes. Buy “Rob Zombie Trilogy”.

Sin City (2005): Read the Canonically Weird review! Like From Dusk Till Dawn (above), the reason for this re-release of another Rodriguez/Tarantino classic at this time is not clear, but it does show up in Amazon’s listings with no details given. Your choice of Blu-ray or DVD. Buy Sin City.

“Stanley Kubrick 3-Film 4K Collection”: Includes the Canonically Weird 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968), The Shining (1980), and Full Metal Jacket (1987), all restored in 4K. Buy “Stanley Kubrick 3-Film 4K Collection”.

“The Vincent Price Collection”: Includes the horrors The Pit and the Pendulum, The Haunted Palace, The Fall of the House of Usher, The Masque of the Red Death, Witchfinder General, and, most notably, the canonically weird The Abominable Dr. Phibes (1971). This in-time-for-Halloween release is a reissue of a 2013 set previously reviewed on this site by Alfred Eaker; it loses the Price introductions from the original set, and adds an extra minute of footage to the Red Death disc. Buy “The Vincent Price Collection”.

CANONICALLY WEIRD (AND OTHER) REPERTORY SCREENINGS:

Independent theaters are cautiously starting to reopen across North America at diminished capacity, and we’re seeing a trickle of new screenings. You’ll have to use your own judgment as to whether it’s safe to go to movie theaters at this time.

WHAT’S IN THE PIPELINE: This week’s weird Amazon Prime party screening is Guy Maddin‘s fragmentary The Forbidden Room (2015). Join us tomorrow at 10:15 PM (ET), won’t you? We’ll provide the link to join about 10 PM here, on Facebook, or on Twitter.

In reviews, next week El Rob Hubbard reports on the unexpectedly and sadly relevant “12 Monkeys” TV series; Giles Edwards explores The Wild Wild World of Jayne Mansfield (1968); and looks at ‘s newly-released biopic Tommaso (2019). We wouldn’t rule out (or necessarily expect) a surprise pop-up review in what turns out to be a crowded week. 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.