“Born of Earth” premiere

Posted by Tim on March 20, 2008

 BORN OF EARTH

Motor City Premiere

Emagine Theatre in Novi
44425 W. 12 Mile Road
Novi, MI 48381

Thursday April 17th

First Show 7:00pm
Second Show 9:00 (second show is a double feature with “Little Red Devil”)

All tickets are $10.00

Gross Movie Reviews #119

Posted by Tim on March 20, 2008

Gross Movie Reviews #119

By Tim Gross  “Well dad, the guys and I were thinking about going to see Groundhog Day Part 12!” – The Monster Squad   

The Bank Job (Theater) – A British film based on a true story that happened in 1971 that stars our man the “Transporter”, Jason Statham. Apparently, the cops hired small time bank thieves to brake into a bank and steal some pictures of the royal family in unsavory sexual positions, but find a whole lot more besides cash when the mob, crooked cops, the royal senate, a porn king, etc. are trying to kill them. A really cool action film for all film buffs! I give the film 3 stars.

 

Eel Girl (DVD) – The great filmmaker, Paul Campion, which gave us one of my favorite short films ever, “Night of the Hell Hamsters”, is still looking for funding for a full length feature but in the meantime Paul made another short film about five minutes long called, “Eel Girl”. This short centers on a very mysterious location with doctors maybe scientists watching their experiment very intently! One is ordered to leave and the other decides it is time to open the door! What happens next is pretty dam fucking cool… and just like “Hell Hamsters” makes you want more and wonder how cool it would be to see this as a feature in the theaters. I give it 3 ½ stars as I think Paul could be a dangerous filmmaker if he has investors backing his projects. You can find out more about the short film at www.myspace.com/eelgirlfilm or check out www.eelgirl.net .

 

Night of the Lepus (DVD) – An awesome movie from 1972 that stars Janet Leigh and has giant rabbits attacking cattle ranchers out west! You need to see this horror fans! I give it 3 ½ stars.

 

Hannibal (DVD) – It took them ten years and moving on without Jodie Foster to make a sequel to one of the coolest serial killer films ever made but they did. Ridley Scott took over the director reins this time and has a different Clarice played by the sexy Julianne Moore ten years after Hannibal Lector escaping. Hannibal has resurfaced in Italy and finds out that his one crush Clarice is having trouble with her superiors and has just been suspended. But one of the victims of Lector that survived is searching for Lector and looks to help Clarice and renews her interest in finding the escapee! A perfect follow-up that stands on its own but also expands the Hannibal universe with a thrilling bloody ride to the end that keeps it open incase they film another one. With the making of this great thriller two things happened: a) Jodie Foster was seen as a dumb ass for passing this up and b) Hollywood decided to make “Red Dragon” and a movie with Hannibal as a teenager instead of doing one more sequel while Anthony Hopkins is in his prime and still able to pull off the role! I give the DVD 4 stars and the special edition has shitloads of extras including lots of deleted scenes and a different ending. A note for film buffs: in a scene when Clarice is looking at the F.B.I. most wanted list on her computer, if you look close you see none other than Bin Laden is on the list as the film was made before 9/11…

 

Retards Shouldn’t Run With Chainsaws (DVD) – One of DSK’s early films that has a character named “shittooth” who is retarded and trying to kill four guys who is surprised by his presence at their house. Bad acting, no budget, and funny dialogue make for a so-so but still funny film from Rick and the DSK crew. I give it 2 ½ stars and can be purchased at www.dsk-productions.com .

 

The Diane Linkletter Story (DVD-R) – An early John Waters short film that starred Divine and gained the filmmaker some respect before he attempted to start filming his features we all know and love. To be honest I almost can’t give it a rating just because the video of the short film is poor and there really isn’t any way for it to be remastered but if you see it you understand what I’m talking about as I give it 3 stars.

 

Desperate Living (DVD) – The king of filth, John Waters goes even a step further into cementing his name as the trashiest filmmaker ever as this film is about a skinny white rich girl who whines a lot and is taken to the bad part of town by her black housemaid after they kill her husband. Blood, gay sex, bad sex, lots of trash, shit, whatever Waters didn’t do in “Pink Flamingos” he put in this film. Trash would be a kind word for this film as it even made me cringe trying to finish watching it but I still give it 2 stars. Like him or hate him, I will always respect Mr. Waters for his filmmaking talent.

   Any comments or questions please send to: GrossMovieReview@aol.com or www.myspace.com/slasherfilmfan . Also you can purchase my two horror movie review books, “Gross Movie Reviews Volume One and Two” at www.lulu.com or www.amazon.com , with the third book delayed but on its way. You can also find other reviews from me at www.bastardsofhorror.com , www.bloodtypeonline.com , and in the movie review section of the latest Ultra Violent magazine (www.uvmagazine.com). Remember folks if you are renting from Blockbuster you are not renting from the best! Support your local independent video store! It will keep horror alive……… 

Catch me at Cinema Wasteland April 4^th-6^th in Strongsville, Ohio. www.cinemawasteland.com for more details…

A new release from MTI Video soon…

Posted by Tim on March 20, 2008

Betrayal was their first mistake…

NICK MANCUSO - RODDY PIPER & LEVI OLIVER

CRIMINAL ACTION FEATURE COMES TO DVD MAY 13!

 

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:

MIAMI, FL, March 20, 2008 - MTI Home Video, the leading independent home entertainment studio, will next focus on bringing the crime action film BLIND EYE to DVD on May 13!  When an ex-cop is called by his estranged wife to help find their missing daughter, he discovers that there’s more to the disappearance than his friends are letting on.

BLIND EYE stars Nick Mancuso (Under Siege, Rapid Fire), Roddy Piper (WWE & WCW professional wrestler, They Live), Levi Oliver (Sister’s Keeper), Tara Goudreau, Joel Hookey, Phil Babcock, Shaun Hood, Simone Randall and Jamie Routley.In a small town lives a brotherhood of friends. Nick (Oliver) becomes a ‘big city’ cop with a cavalier style. Jay (Hookey) remains the ’small town’ cop. Rudy (Babcock) and Tim (Hood) end up on the wrong side of the legal tracks. When Katherine (Goudreau), Nick’s estranged wife, calls Nick needing his help to find their missing daughter, Nick comes home to aid in the investigation and he discovers that there’s more to the disappearance than his ‘friends’ are letting on. Soon they discover that betrayal was their first mistake.

The film was directed and produced Mark McNabb (Dark Fields), and written by Virginia Carraway and Charlie Fitzgerald.

The DVD will be shown in 16:9 widescreen format, 5.1 Dolby surround sound, interactive menus, scene selection, trailers, and optional Spanish subtitles.DETAILS:

UPC:                      03941481751

DVD:                      $24.95 SRP

RATED:                  R

RUNNING TIME:      96 minutes

GENRE:                 Crime / ActionPREMIERES:         DVD

STREET:                May 13, 2008 PREORDER:          April 15, 2008