WEIRD HORIZON FOR THE WEEK OF 5/3/2013

Our weekly 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):

Post Tenebras Lux (2012): From Mexico comes this kaleidoscopic, non-linear portrait of a family in crisis that looks a bit like a Mexican Tree of Life. We have no idea where it’s playing, but we dig that glowing red demon thingee. Post Tenebras Lux at Strand Releasing.

IN DEVELOPMENT:

The Profane Exhibit (est. 2013): A secret society of storytellers spin tales of horrific depravity in this anthology film. , Ruggero (Cannibal Holocaust) Deodato, José Mojica Marins, Nacho (Timecrimes) Vigalondo, , and count among the (uneven but intriguing) assembly of directing talent. No official site, but Fearnet has the latest casting news.

NEW ON DVD:

Body Melt (1993): A pharmaceutical company’s newest project makes those who take it hallucinate and then decompose; but who can resist free samples? Amateur reviewers compare this little-seen Australian movie to the gory, transgressive work of Dead-Alive era ; it’s been resurrected on video thanks to Katarina’s Nightmare Theater. Buy Body Melt.

Walk Away Renee (2011): Filmmaker Jonathan Caouette takes a cross-country trip with his bipolar/borderline schizophrenic mother Renee; along the way she loses her medication and her behavior becomes erratic. After the trip, Caouette illustrates some of his mom’s delusions with trippy paranoid fantasy sequences in this indie documentary/fiction hybrid. Buy Walk Away Renee.

FREE (LEGITIMATE RELEASE) MOVIES ON YOUTUBE:

Attack from Space (1965): Benevolent alien robots send superhero Starman to defend Earth from an attack from space. The climax has Starman fighting off an entire army: it helps that he’s bulletproof and can somersault up stairs backwards (with the help of reversed camera footage).

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.

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