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Discussed in this episode:
Automatons (2006): Read Alfred Eaker’s review. An unexpected Blu-ray release of the ultra-indie microbudget robot feature with commentary track and lots of other extra features. Buy Automatons.
The Beyond (1981): Read Gregory J. Smalley’s review. Lucio Fulci‘s popular cult horror—featuring cinema’s loudest tarantulas—gets an unbelievable 6 disc (!) edition from Grindhouse Releasing. That’s a 4K UHD, 3 Blu-rays, a DVD, and a CD with the soundtrack. Buy The Beyond.
Edward II (1991): Read Giles Edwards review. Derek Jarman‘s queer (in all senses of the word) adaptation of Christoper Marlowe’s Elizabethan play appears in a new Blu-ray. Buy Edward II.
Enter the Void (2009): Read the Canonically Weird entry! This quiet Blu-ray re-release of Gaspar Noé‘s “psychedelic melodrama” is probably occasioned by a reversion of rights back to IFC Films; the release appears to contain a new commentary track (from film writer Elena Lazic) and a new visual essay. Buy Enter the Void.
“The Mario Bava Collection”: A massive set of 13 films (plus one alternate cut) from the prolific Bava spread across 12 discs; highlights include Black Sunday and Lisa and the Devil, plus more giallo, horror, and even a spaghetti Western spoof. Buy “The Mario Bava Collection” limited edition at Shout! Factory.
RoboGeisha (2009): Read Gregory J. Smalley’s review. A bare bones release from Discotek. Buy RoboGeisha.
Scarecrow in a Garden of Cucumbers (1972): Release of the week: a rediscovered underground comedy in the vein of Paul Morrissey and early John Waters, starring Warhol Superstar Holly Woodlawn. The director’s only other film was a hardcore-hybrid Jaws spoof (Gums) co-starring stand-up tragedian Brother Theodore. Buy Scarecrow in a Garden of Cucumbers.
WHAT’S IN THE PIPELINE:
No guest officially scheduled for next week’s Pod 366, but we’ll return to showcase the week’s new weird news and releases. On YouTube, Pete Trbovich delivers another “10 Weird Things” curation, this time of Frank Zappa‘s 200 Motels (1971), while the written word will be well-represented as Giles Edwards covers any remaining Fantasia Festival 2025 titles, Shane Wilson the takes on the druggy Polish political allegory Snow White and Russian Red (2009), and Gregory J. Smalley faces Indonesia’s Hungry Snake Woman (1986). Onward and weirdward!