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):
Sign Gene (2017): Like the X-Men, but all the mutants are deaf and get their superpowers through using sign language. A Deafula for our times? No word if it comes with subtitles for the hearing. Sign Gene official site.
CERTIFIED WEIRD (AND OTHER) REPERTORY SCREENINGS:
The Rocky Horror Picture Show (1975). We won’t list all the screenings of this audience-participation classic separately. You can use this page to find a screening near you.
- Denver, CO, 4/14 – Spirited Away (2001) (subtitled). At the Alamo Drafthouse.
- Los Angeles, CA, 4/13-4/19 – Belle de Jour (1967). At the Nuart Theater.
- New York City, NY, 4/14 (midnight) – Wild at Heart (1990). At Videology Bar & Cinema.
- Yonkers, NY, 4/15 – Spirited Away (2001) (subtitled). At the Alamo Drafthouse.
FREE MOVIES ON TUBI.TV:
Bubba Ho-Tep (2002): Read the Certified Weird review. Elvis and the black JFK fight a mummy who’s infiltrated their retirement home. You read that right. Watch Bubba Ho-Tep free on Tubi.TV.
What are you looking forward to? If you have any weird movie leads that I have overlooked, feel free to leave them in the COMMENTS section.