Tag: Adventures in VHS

Noel Mellor’s Adventures in VHS + Xtro (1982)

June 25, 2016 | By Mark R. Hasan

Review of Noel Mellor’s excellent book Adventures in VHS (2016), a related DVD review of Harry Bromley Davenport’s loopy Xtro (1982) + some extended Editorial Blather.

Book: Adventures in VHS (2016)

June 25, 2016 | By Mark R. Hasan

From a rare 1980s photograph of his old corner video shop, author and podcaster Noel Mellor imposed a unique challenge on his viewing habits: find the actual VHS tapes in that photo of long-gone Video World, re-experience exploitation classics on a VCR and old tube TV…

Gothic Steele: An Angel for Satan (1966)

Review of AN ANGEL FOR SATAN / UN ANGELO PER SATANA (1966), Barbara Steele’s last Italian Gothic, on Blu-ray from Severin Films

January 28, 2022 | By Mark R. Hasan

Spanish Giallo I: When a Cannibal is not a Cannibal, but When a Scream is Indeed a Scream

Severin Films showcases the work of Eloy de la Iglesia via two fine Spanish gialli entries: NO ONE HEARD THE SCREAM (1973) + CANNIBAL MAN (1972)

October 10, 2021 | By Mark R. Hasan

Going Overboard, Twice

Review of the romantic meanie, OVERBOARD (1987), new on Blu from Severin Films, plus some thoughts on the 2018 remake.

September 24, 2021 | By Mark R. Hasan

Latest Podcasts / Interviews

ArtScopeTO 10: Interview with Abstract Painter Donna Wise

For my occasional podcast series ArtScope TO, Abstract Painter Donna Wise discusses her unique techniques, and working during the 2020-2021 pandemic.

July 11, 2021 | By Mark R. Hasan

Podcast: Jason Pichonsky on Restoring Julian Roffman’s THE BLOODY BROOD (1959) + PHOBIA (1980)

Alongside a podcast with CanCon film historian Jason Pichonsky are revised reviews of Julian Roffman’s THE BLOODY BROOD (1959) + John Huston’s PHOBIA (1980), both from KINO Lorber / Unobstructed View.

April 25, 2020 | By Mark R. Hasan

Podcast: ANNE WITH AN E composers Amin Bhatia & Ari Posner

Podcast interview with ANNE WITH AN E’s composing team Amin Bhatia and Ari Posner.

January 30, 2020 | By Mark R. Hasan

New Film Reviews

Angel for Satan, An / Un angelo per Satana (1966)

Had Barbara Steele remained in Europe – especially Italy – during the early 1970s, she may well have appeared in giallo thrillers…

January 28, 2022 | By Mark R. Hasan

BR: Cannibal Man / La semana del asesino / Apartment on the 13th Floor, The (1972)

Cannibal Man has a palpable crime-drama feel – the events unfold after daily title cards – and one can sense Hitchcockian sensibilities…

October 10, 2021 | By Mark R. Hasan

BR: No One Heard the Scream / Nadie oyó gritar (1973)

After the grisly thriller Cannibal Man (1972), Spanish auteur Eloy de la Iglesia opted for a far less graphic thriller which is part giallo…

October 10, 2021 | By Mark R. Hasan

DVD: Go-Go Boys: The Inside Story of Cannon Films, The (2014)

Produced and released around the same time as Electric Boogaloo: The Wild, Untold Story of Cannon Films (2014), the approach by director Hilla Medalia is a more authorized chronicle…

September 1, 2021 | By Mark R. Hasan

BR: Deep Blood / Sangue negli abissi (1990)

The lineage linking three specific Jaws rip-offs from Italy goes beyond merely riffing Steven Spielberg’s 1975 film about a beach community threatened by a great white shark…

July 5, 2021 | By Mark R. Hasan

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Noel Mellor’s Adventures in VHS + Xtro (1982)

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