DIRECTED BY: Seiji Chiba FEATURING: Mansinori Mimoto, Mika Hijii, Donpei Tsuchihira, Shuji Kashiwabara PLOT: Aliens land in feudal Japan, and a band of ninjas must defeat them. WHY IT WON’T MAKE THE LIST: It’s a lightweight action movie with some b-movie absurdity; a fun and frivolous flick for an evening’s entertainment, but not approaching the … Continue reading CAPSULE: ALIEN VS. NINJA (2010)
A look at what’s weird in theaters, on hot-off-the-presses DVDs, and on more distant horizons… Trailers of new release movies are generally available on the official site links. There’s nothing debuting in theaters this week to pique the interest of fans of weird cinema. We’re truly in the winter doldrums. We’re so bummed out by … Continue reading WEIRD HORIZON FOR THE WEEK OF 2/4/2011
A look at what’s weird in theaters, on hot-off-the-presses DVDs, and on more distant horizons… Trailers of new release movies are generally available on the official site links. IN THEATERS (LIMITED RELEASE): The Illusionist [L’illusionniste] (2009): Animator Sylvain Chomet’s followup to The Triplets of Belleville is a nearly silent animated feature about an out-of-fashion magician, … Continue reading WEIRD HORIZON FOR THE WEEK OF 12/24/2010
As part of our continuing effort to restore all the posts lost in the Great Server Crash of 2010, we’re reprinting this column from Alfred Eaker’s Fringe Cinema, originally published on Sep. 23, 2010. Several years ago European avant-garde composer Pierre Boulez dismissed the cranky, experimental music of American composer Charles “take your dissonance like … Continue reading THE SHOOTING (1967): AMERICAN-STYLED DISSONANCE
DIRECTED BY: Paul Bartel FEATURING: David Carradine, Simone Griffeth, Sylvester Stallone, Mary Woronov PLOT: In the year 2000, five racers competing in the annual Transcontinental Road Race must reckon with terrorists, government cover-ups, and each other in their rush to New Los Angeles. WHY IT WON’T MAKE THE LIST: Although it has some moments of … Continue reading CAPSULE: DEATH RACE 2000 (1975)