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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):

Moby Doc: A documentary about electronic musician Moby, with appreciative commentary by fan David Lynch. Since Moby’s behind it, it looks like a self-indulgent apologia, but Variety also describes it as “a self-portrait, an acid flashback, a therapy session, a rumination, and a surrealist music-video package all rolled into one.” In a handful of theaters; for U.S. viewers, digital copies appear to be exclusively on Itunes/Apple+. Internationally, details differ by geographic region. Moby Doc official site.

IN DEVELOPMENT (announced):

Evil Dead Rise (202?): After a failed reboot and a more successful TV spinoff, the deadites will be taking another trip to the big screen, this time in an urban setting with two female leads. Sam Raimi and Bruce Campbell return, but only as producers; writing and directing duties will be covered by sophomore director Lee Cronin (The Hole in the Ground). We’re not too hopefully for this one, as the Evil Dead series’ weirdness has typically been marginal, and reversion towards the conventional zombie mean seems like the safest bet. But it is something to keep an eye on. Read the press release at Fangoria.

IN DEVELOPMENT (in production):

“The Sandman” (202?): Netflix plans to turn Neil Gaiman‘s DC comics series about an “Endless” named Dream who enters the modern world after having been imprisoned for eons by a spell and deals with other pseudo-deities like Despair, Desire, Death, etc. and  into a limited series. If it stays true to the original, it should have weird parts, while still remaining accessible to mainstream fantasy viewers. The ensemble appears to be complete, with David Thewlis, Patton Oswalt and Stephen Fry joining a large cast of fresh faces. Several episodes are already in the can, so there shouldn’t be too much longer to wait on this one. More info and complete cast at Gizmodo.

NEW ON HOME VIDEO:

12 Monkeys [Twelve Monkeys] (1995): Read the Canonically Weird entry! Own Terry Gilliam‘s tight time-travel fantasia in a limited-edition steelbook, with an exclusive booklet and other (previously issued) extra features. Buy 12 Monkeys.

“Altered Innocence Vol. 1”: An anthology of short films from LGBT-themed distributor Altered Innocence. Some are just music videos, while others are described as “surreal”: notable contributors include Yann Gonzalez, Bertrand Mandico, and Peter Strickland. Blu-ray, DVD or VOD. Buy “Altered Innocence: Vol. 1”.

The Birds (1963): Read our review. Hitchcock‘s enigmatic fable about killer birds has been re-released many times; this version includes a 4K disc, a Blu-ray, and a digital copy, along with the numerous extras to be found on Universal’s previous reissues. Buy The Birds.

Don’t Look Now (1973): Read the Canonically Weird entry! Looks like the rights to Nicolas Roeg‘s guilt-and-grief-ridden pseudo-giallo have reverted from Criterion back to Paramount. All the special features stay with the Collection, but at least this Blu-ray will be much cheaper, if you only want the movie. Buy Don’t Look Now.

Love After Death (1968)/The Good, the Bad, and the Beautiful (1970): The American Film Genre Archives hyperbolically describes this Argentinian import as “An interdimensional portal… between Herk Harvey‘s CARNIVAL OF SOULS and Doris Wishman‘s BAD GIRLS GO TO HELL“, while The Good, the Bad, and the Beautiful appears to be more run-of-the-mill psychotronic sleaze with murder-by-scissors. A Blu-ray double feature. Buy Love After Death / The Good, the Bad and the Beautiful.

CANONICALLY WEIRD (AND OTHER) REPERTORY SCREENINGS:

Screenings continue to increase, with more venues scheduled to reopen in the coming weeks. We have also added several new featured venues.

• Austin, TX
  • Blue Starlite Drive-In
    • Scott Pilgrim vs. the World (2010), 5/28-30
    • Vertigo (1958), 5/29
• Berkeley Springs, WV
  • The Star – The Rocky Horror Picture Show (1975), 5/29 (midnight)
• Bethlehem, PA
  • Steelstacks – The Rocky Horror Picture Show (1975), 5/28
• Boston, MA
  • Coolidge Corner
    • 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968), 5/29-31
    • Akira (1988), 5/30
• Chicago, IL
  • The Music Box – Suspiria (1977), 5/28, 30, 6/2
• Cincinnati, OH
  • The Esquire – The Rocky Horror Picture Show (1975), 5/29
• Kansas City, MO
  • Screenland – Scott Pilgrim vs. the World (2010), 5/28-31, 6/3
• Los Angeles, CA
  • The Fairfax
    • Being John Malkovich (1999), 5/28-29
    • Tetsuo: The Iron Man (1989), 5/30
• Nashville, TN
  • The Belcourt – 8 1/2 (1963), 5/29-31
• Mahoning, PA
  • The Mahoning Drive-In – Cemetery Man [Dellamorte Dellamore] (1994), with House by the Cemetery (1981) and The Child (1971) (triple feature)
• Minneapolis/St. Paul, MN
  • The Trylon – Playtime (1967), 5/28-6/1
• New York City, NY
  • The Paris
    • Being John Malkovich (1999), 5/28
    • Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (2004), 5/29, 6/1
    • Synecdoche, New York (2008), 5/30
• San Francisco
  • The Roxie – Eraserhead (1977), 5/28
• Santa Ana, CA
  • The Frida – Nosferatu (1922), 5/29

FREE WEIRD MOVIES ON TUBI.TV:

The City of Lost Children (1995): Read the canonically weird entry! A mad scientist steals children’s dreams in a steampunk city, and that’s just the start of the weirdness going on in this undefinable, baroque French fantasy. Now listed as “leaving soon.” Watch The City of Lost Children on Tubi.

WHAT’S IN THE PIPELINE: First off, we’re still looking for one more RSVP and preferably two more screening suggestions for June 5th’s Weird Netflix Watch Party. Pitch in here.

And speaking of Netflix, next week Giles Edwards will be reviewing Super Me, a Chinese dream thriller screening exclusively on that platform. Gregory J. Smalley will also contribute a review, but he’s not yet ready to announce precisely what (he’s waiting to hear back about a screener offer for a new release).

And as these words go to press, we’re happy to announce that 99.5% of the entries for the book version of the 366 Weird Movies guide have been completed (and that number will hopefully be 100% by the time you read this). That does not mean that the book is close to being in your sweaty little palms, since there’s still some supplementary material to write, formatting to do, and the minor issue of finding a publisher to take it on. But it is a milestone reached. Onward and weirdward!

What are you looking forward to? If you have any weird movie leads that we have overlooked, feel free to leave them in the COMMENTS section.