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Bugonia (202?): Discussion begins. It’s official: the Save the Green Planet! remake is next up on Yorgos Lanthimos‘ to-do list. Naturally Emma Stone will co-star, alongside Jesse Plemmons. Deadline got the scoop.
Cannes 2024 Standing-O-Meter: Discussion begins. Key takeaways: of the weird movies in competition at Cannes, Francis Ford Coppola‘s Megalopolis got the longest standing ovation, reported at somewhere between 7 and 10 minutes. (Of all the movies in competition, the Demi Moore-fronted horror The Substance got the longest ovation at 11 minutes). Thanks to Vulture for compiling.
Cociña and Leon‘s Upcoming stop-motion Hansel and Gretel (202?): Discussion begins. After The Hyperboreans (see last Pod 366), The Wolf House animators Joaquín Cociña and Cristobal Leon will turn their strange sensibilities to the titular fairy tale, with Leon promising “the story itself gets lost.” As producer, Ari Aster lends additional weird credibility. More at Variety.
Gretel & Hansel (2020): Discussion begins. Read Gregory J. Smalley’s review. This odd and sometimes intriguing revisionist fairy tale flopped in theaters, but unexpectedly receives a major 4K UHD release with new features not available on the original Blu-ray release, including two commentaries, interviews, and featurettes. Buy Gretel & Hansel.
Shutter Island (2010): Discussion begins. Read Gregory J. Smalley’s review. Paramount Home Video releases Martin Scorsese‘s psychological thriller in a three disc set: 4K UHD, a standard Blu-ray for those who don’t have a UHD player, and a DVD for those who don’t even have a Blu-ray player. It’s surprisingly affordable (currently priced only $1 above the old Blu-ray). Buy Shutter Island.
The Wolf House (2018): Discussion begins. Read the Apocryphally Weird entry! With a couple of new projects on the horizon, now was the perfect time to re-release Cociña and Leon’s horrifying and innovative debut about a Chilean girl fleeing a Nazi cult. It’s on Blu-ray only, but comes with a lovely bonus: a selection of the animators earlier short films. Buy The Wolf House.
NEPOTISM CORNER:
Giles Edwards took on a couple of extracurricular activities this week, talking to indie director Sujewa Ekanayake in a one-off interview and posting a book review of Joe Koch’s horror anthology “Invagines” at kendallreviews.com.
WHAT’S IN THE PIPELINE:
We have no guest scheduled for next week’s Pod 366, but Giles and Greg will return to discuss all the week’s weird movie news and releases. In written reviews, Shane Wilson grits his teeth and gets a Bhoner: the Movie (2013); El Rob Hubbard visits Lars von Trier‘s “The Kingdom” (TV, 1994, 1997, 2022); Giles Edwards experiences Altered Perceptions (2023); and Gregory J. Smalley gets religion and lets you know all about the box set “From Hollywood to Heaven: The Lost and Saved Films of the Ormond Family.” Onward and weirdward!