Happy holidays, weirdophiles! Next week we’ll be stuffing your review-reading stocking with various cinematic presents, along with lumps of film coal (you can decide which is which). We’ll start off with the genre-bending Italian thriller (?) The Double Hour (2009); take a look at Gus van Sant’s oddly conceived teen death romance Restless (2011); and … Continue reading WHAT’S IN THE PIPELINE
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 Theater Bizarre: A six-film horror anthology from directors Douglas Buck, Buddy Giovinazzo, David Gregory, Karim Hussain, Jeremy Kasten, Tom Savini, and Richard … Continue reading WEIRD HORIZON FOR THE WEEK OF 1/27/2012
366 Weird Movies may earn commissions from purchases made through product links. “The montage of hermetic symbols becomes first dreamlike, then menacing; centuries of mystical thought are distilled into a series of voyeuristic fantasies, a kinky psychodrama backed by the carnival strains of a maleficent calliope. Anger intended Lucifer Rising to stand as a form … Continue reading 102. LUCIFER RISING (1981)
DIRECTED BY: Yony Leyser FEATURING: Peter Weller, Amiri Bakara, Jello Biafra, David Cronenberg, Allen Ginsberg (footage), Iggy Pop, Genesis P-Orridge, Patti Smith, Gus van Sant, Andy Warhol (footage), John Waters PLOT: A portrait of the life of the literary outlaw told through archival footage, rare home movies, and interviews with friends, admirers and followers. WHY … Continue reading CAPSULE: WILLIAM S. BURROUGHS: A MAN WITHIN (2010)
DIRECTED BY: Tim Burton FEATURING: Vincent Price PLOT: A seven year old boy wishes he could be just like the Vincent Price he sees in old movies. WHAT MAKES IT WEIRD: It’s not quite weird; more mildly macabre. But it sure is cool. COMMENTS: Vincent is a 5 minute poem, narrated by the mellifluous Vincent … Continue reading SHORT: VINCENT (1982)