We will schedule our first of two potential October Weird Watch Parties for Saturday, October 11 at 10:15 PM (unless someone requests an afternoon screening instead, in which case, majority decides). If all goes well we’ll have a second party the Saturday before Halloween.
Currently, we can confidently stream movies from subscription sites Netflix (through the Teleparty app), Amazon Prime, or, (technically) Hulu for our watch parties. We are also willing to experiment with streaming Tubi content via Discord. Since we’ve never tried this option before, we’re not sure how well it will work, but demand for Tubi’s content is wide and Discord seems to be one of the few possible options.
If you’d like to attend our watch party, then the important thing is to RSVP in the comments, where you can make a screening suggestion, or just say you plan to be there. When making your nomination, simply comment with “I think we should watch Weird Movie on Netflix” or “How about Weird Movie 2: Electric Boogaloo on Prime?” You can also pitch in as to whether you prefer the afternoon or evening time slot.
When the party is set to begin we’ll announce it in three places:
On this site (if you’ve signed up for regular email alerts via the sidebar you’ll also get a notice that way)
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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.
NEW ON HOME VIDEO:
“The Essential Jacques Demy”: This set includes Lola (1961); Bay of Angels (1963); the musicals The Umbrellas of Cherbourg (1964), The Young Girls of Rochefort (1967), and Une Chambre en Ville (1982); and the movie of interest to us, the incestuous fairy-tale adaptation Donkey Skin (1970). This Criterion collection set appears to be a re-release of the 2014 box, but omitting the separate DVD copies. Buy “The Essential Jacques Demy”.
Star Trek V: The Final Frontier (1989): Read Alfred Eaker’s review. William Shatner writes and directs this ridiculous late “Star Trek” sequel wherein Spock’s brother searches for God within the cosmos, or some such hooey. Now on 4K UHD disc (along with the rest of the six-film series), or get it as part of the six-film UHD/Blu-ray box set. Buy Star Trek V: The Final Frontier.
Tiny Cinema: A six-film anthology of stories that promise to be absurd, shocking, and yes, weird. Expanded from a webseries, by the makers of Butt Boy. VOD only (Blu-ray drops on October 11), review next week. Buy or rent Tiny Cinema.
This section will no longer be updated regularly. Instead, we direct you to our new “Repertory Cinemas Near You” page. We will continue to mention exceptional events in this space from time to time, however.
In reviews next week, Shane Wilson will take on Titane (2021) (didn’t we already do that one?), Giles Edwards (appropriately) watches new-release Tiny Cinema (see above) on his TV set via VOD, and Gregory J. Smalley promises to give you the dirt on fellow VODer After Blue (Dirty Paradise). 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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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):
Tiny Cinema: A six-film anthology of stories that promise to be absurd, shocking, and yes, weird. Expanded from a webseries, by the makers of Butt Boy. Playing somewhere or other this week, then to VOD on Sep. 6. Tiny Cinema official Facebook page.
IN DEVELOPMENT (pre-production):
Ash (202?): Updates emerge on Flying Lotus‘s sophomore film effort, as Tessa Thompson (Sorry to Bother You) and Joseph Gordon-Levitt are now attached as leads. We also have a two sentence plot synopsis: “a woman (Thompson) wakes up on a distant planet and finds the crew of her space station viciously killed, and must then decide if she can trust the man (Gordon-Levitt) sent to rescue her. But as their investigation into what happened sets in motion a terrifying chain of events, he begins to wonder how innocent she really is.” Surely Lotus will throw a weird twist into that sci-fi scenario? More details at Deadline.
Lux Aeterna (2019): Charlotte Gainsbourg and Béatrice Dalle are two actresses in a witch trial movie, and everything goes wrong in a psychedelic way typical of director Gaspar Noe. Although the feature is only 50 minutes long, Arrow’s release is spread across two Blu-rays, with the second disc housing some shorts that influenced Noe: Pasolini‘s “La Ricotta” (featuring Orson Welles); two experimental, epileptic-unfriendly strobe-light shorts; and Kenneth Anger‘s Inauguration of the Pleasure Dome (!) Buy Lux Aeterna.
This section will no longer be updated regularly. Instead, we direct you to our new “Repertory Cinemas Near You” page. We will continue to mention exceptional events in this space from time to time, however.
This week, San Francisco’s Castro theater returns to the repertory list after a long post-pandemic absence, as they will be screening Vertigo (1958) on Saturday, September 3.
FREE ONLINE WEIRD MOVIES ON YOUTUBE:
Cube (1997): Read the Canonically Weird entry! This low-budget ontological thriller about six characters trapped in an inexplicable giant cube tends to bounce around streaming services; at the moment, it’s free (with ads) on YouTube. Watch Cube on YouTube.
WHAT’S IN THE PIPELINE:
There’s still over a week left to RSVP and/or nominate a movie for our September 10 Weird Watch Party. Current screening nominees are A Pigeon Sat on a Branch Reflecting on Existenceon Amazon Prime, Runaway Nightmare (1982) on Tubi (via Discord), or Black Bear on Amazon Prime. Add your input, or simply RSVP, here. We would like two more RSVPs at least!
In reviews next week, Shane Wilson spends Labor Day in two Hotels (Mike Figgis, 2001 and Jessica Hausner, 2004); <Giles Edwards attends a Robot Carnival (1987); and, getting on in years, Gregory J. Smalley finds he needs a Walker (1987) (biopic). 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.
This section will no longer be updated regularly. Instead, we direct you to our new “Repertory Cinemas Near You” page. We will continue to mention exceptional events in this space from time to time, however.
It’s as dry a season for weird movies as we’ve ever seen. With no film festivals, no new weird theatrical releases, no new weird home video releases, no reports on weird upcoming projects, and no weird special screenings to distract you this week, you should be free to focus on making plans to attend our September 10 Weird Watch Party. For our next party, we are open to experimenting with using Discord to stream Tubi content (if there’s interest). Current nominees for screening are A Pigeon Sat on a Branch Reflecting on Existence (2014) on Amazon Prime or Runaway Nightmare (1982) on Tubi. RSVP and/or nominate a film to screen here.
In reviews, next week Shane Wilson cruises down Matthew Bright‘s postmodern fairy tale Freeway (1996), Giles Edwards gives new release Squeal a holler, and Gregory J. Smalley inspects the direct-to-Blu-ray parody Inspector Ike. 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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