La Honte de La Jungle (1975)
ABOUT THE AUTHOR: A.C. Nicholas, who has a sketchy background and hails from parts unknown in Western Pennsylvania, was once a drive-in theater projectionist and disk jockey, Currently, in addition to being a writer, editor, podcaster, and voice-over artist, he contributes to Drive-In Asylum. His first article, “Grindhouse Memories Across the U.S.A.,” was published in […]
CULT EPICS BLU RAY RELEASE: Naked Over the Fence (1973)
Naakt over de schutting was the film that Sylvia Kristel made before becoming a worldwide star in Emmanuelle. She’s a small — but important — part of this crime movie, in which pinball arcade owner Rick Lemming (Rijk de Gooyer) becomes part of the drama surrounding singer Lilly Marischka (Kristel), who is dating his karate champ […]
KINO LORBER BLU RAY RELEASE: Steele Justice (1987)
“The only law is the Black Tiger’s. The only justice is John Steele’s.” How are people not losing their minds about this movie? Directed and written by Robert Boris (the writer of Electra Glide In Blue and Doctor Detroit), this is the story of Vietnam vet John Steele (Martin Kove) and his struggle to fit in with the […]
VISUAL VENGEANCE BLU RAY RELEASE: Bloody Muscle Body Builder in Hell (2012)
What a path from Japan to my little house in Monongahela, PA, USA: Filmed in 1995. Edited in 2005. Completed in 2009. Released in 2012 on DVD-R. Theatrical release and DVD in Japan 2014. Released internationally in 2017. And now finally on blu ray from Visual Vengeance in 2022. After a surprise phone call from his […]
VISUAL VENGEANCE BLU RAY RELEASE: The Necro Files (1997)
A notorious underground classic for the last 25 years, this so-called American Video Nasty is finally available to a mass audience. And thanks to Visual Vengeance — due diligence, I’ve recorded several commentary tracks and written liner notes for some upcoming films — this is available for the first time ever on blu ray. If […]
Arnold Week: Aftermath (2017)
Directed by Elliott Lester and written by Javier Gullón, Aftermath is based on the 2002 Überlingen mid-air collision of a passenger airliner with a cargo jet with Arnold Schwarzenegger playing the part of Roman Melnyk, who is based on Vitaly Kaloyev, who lost his wife and two children in the actual accident and then tracked down air […]
Arnold Week: Maggie (2015)
The Necroambulist virus has changed the world and now, it’s changed the life of the Vogel family, as Maggie (Abigail Breslin) has been bitten and urges her father Wade (Arnold Schwarzenegger) not to find her. He still seeks her out and brings her home, knowing that in a few days or perhaps even a week […]
Arnold Week: Sabotage (2014)
One of the amazing things about late in the career movies of big stars is that you can get stuff like, “What if Arnold Schwarzenegger was in a loose adaption of the Agatha Christie novel And Then There Were None?” Yes, before he made the first Suicide Squad, David Ayer made this, which he co-wrote with […]
Arnold Week: Escape Plan (2013)
EDITOR’S NOTE: This was first on the site on September 2, 2019. Despite the teaming of Sylvester Stallone and Arnold Schwarzenegger, Escape Plan underperformed at the U.S. box office. So how have there been three of these films? Simple. International box-office success, as this movie debuted in first place in several foreign markets, with the total […]
Arnold Week: The Last Stand (2013)
The American directorial debut of South Korean director Kim Jee-woon (I Saw the Devil), this was Arnold Schwarzenegger’s first lead acting role in a decade. He plays Sheriff Ray Owens, who has left behind Los Angeles for the small town of Sommerton Junction, Arizona. A failed mission led to his partner being crippled and his […]
You must be logged in to post a comment.