Author Archive: Mark R. Hasan

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Death Bed: The Bed That Eats (1977) + Unwanted Bed Rest

Death Bed: The Bed That Eats (1977) + Unwanted Bed Rest

December 29, 2014 | By

Crawling back from a bout of the flu, the uploads begin with George Barry’s odd yet charming horror flick Death Bed: The Bed That Eats (1977), out on Blu via Cult Epics.

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BR: Death Bed – The Bed That Eats (1977)

BR: Death Bed – The Bed That Eats (1977)

December 29, 2014 | By

There have films about humans, animals, insects, houses, and even beaches ‘eating’ people, but never a four-poster bed that lures, comforts, teases, and slowly consumes matter organic (you) and inorganic (suitcases, jewelry, bibles) for its own hunger and morbid pleasure, but then George Barry’s killer bed film is no ordinary movie…

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A Scent of Mystery and a Holiday in Spain – Part 1

A Scent of Mystery and a Holiday in Spain – Part 1

December 15, 2014 | By

Scent of Mystery aka Holiday in Spain makes its premiere debut on home video, and alongside a review of the new Blu-ray, there a review of the Kritzerland soundtrack CD + interviews with Cinerama preservationist Dave Strohmaier and Redwind Productions producer Brian Jamieson.

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BR: Scent of Mystery / Holiday in Spain (1960 / 1962)

BR: Scent of Mystery / Holiday in Spain (1960 / 1962)

December 15, 2014 | By

Holiday in Spain / Scent of Mystery was initially planned as an alternative evolution of film exhibition by its original benefactor, Mike Todd, one of the partners in the 3-panel, super-widescreen format Cinerama in the early fifties. Widescreen films had existed as early as the twenties and early thirties…

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Holiday in Spain: Interviews with producer Brian Jamieson and Cinerama preservationist & historian David Strohmaier

Holiday in Spain: Interviews with producer Brian Jamieson and Cinerama preservationist & historian David Strohmaier

December 15, 2014 | By

Interview with home video producer Brian Jamieson and esteemed Cinerama preservationist Dave Strohmaier on the reconstruction, restoration, and home video release of Holiday in Spain (1962), the ‘deodorized’ version of the world’s first and last Smell-O-Vision film, Scent of Mystery (1960).

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