NEW WORLD PICTURES MONTH: Submersion of Japan (1974)
EDITOR’S NOTE: This was originally on the site on April 20, 2022. The highest grossing film in Japan in 1973 and 1974, Submersion of Japan or Japan Sinks! was also a big deal in the U.S. Roger Corman bought the rights as part of New World Pictures and made a remix where he cut out lots of […]
BIG MVD SALE!
MVD just informed me that they’re having a sale on select Unearthe, Visual Vengeance and Wild Eyes movies with over 350 titles to choose from with 75+ titles starting at just 99 cents! Shipping to the U.S. only, but it’s $6.99 per order. Go to MVDsale.com to get your movies! Here are a few picks. […]
NEW WORLD PICTURES WEEK: Amarcord (1973)
In Italian, a m’arcord means I remember and this is what Federico Fellini does in this film which recounts his childhood and the life of his childhood best friend, Luigi Titta Benzi, who is the inspiration for Titta, the main character. Fellini took efforts to say that this was not an autobiographical film, but thoughts […]
NEW WORLD PICTURES MONTH: The Final Programme (1973)
I have no idea what American audiences thought when confronted by the Robert Fuest directed and written The Final Programme, released here as The Last Days of Man on Earth. Based on the novel of the same name by Michael Moorcock, this is the story of physicist, secret agent and dandy Jerry Cornelius (Jon Finch, Frenzy, who replaced […]
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