ARROW VIDEO 4K UHD AND BLU-RAY RELEASE: Excalibur (1981)
Shot entirely on location in Ireland, mainly employing Irish actors and crew, Excalibur was an essential film for the Irish filmmaking industry and helped start the careers of Liam Neeson, Patrick Stewart, Gabriel Byrne and Ciarán Hinds. It was also known as the Boorman Family Project, as several members of director Jonathan Boorman’s family appear: his […]
WEIRD WEDNESDAY: Final Exam (1981)
You remember that interview where Vanilla Ice tried to explain why he didn’t steal Queen/David Bowie’s “Under Pressure?” I’d like to hear whoever did the music for this movie to explain how they added a “da na na” to the theme from Halloween. Then again, there’s plenty more that this movie owes to that film. A […]
All-Star Party for Burt Reynolds (1981)
Directed by Dick McDonough (who also produced similar specials for Ronald Reagan, John Wayne, Elizabeth Taylor, Lucille Ball, Joan Collins, Clint Eastwood, Frank Sinatra, Carol Burnett and Ingrid Bergman) and written by Paul Keyes, this originally aired on December 13, 1981 on CBS. Burt has been voted Variety Club’s Man of the Year, and […]
ARROW VIDEO SHAW SCOPE VOLUME 4 BOX SET: Bloody Parrot (1981)
The bloody parrot of this film’s title is a legend of a bird born on the devil king’s birthday, when all the lesser demons gave him their blood so that it might grant three wishes to whoever discovered it. Those wishes, however, tend to go poorly. One example is Guo Fan, a government worker who […]
ARROW VIDEO SHAW SCOPE VOLUME 4 BOX SET: Bewitched (1981)
Detective Wong King Sun is investigating the horrific and violent death of a little girl at the hands of her father, who claims that he was under the influence of a wizard. This takes the detective all the way to Thailand to learn more and, as happens in films such as this, to be cursed […]
ARROW VIDEO 4K UHD RELEASE: Outland (1981)
Federal Marshal William O’Niel (Sean Connery) has been assigned to the titanium ore mining outpost Con-Am 27, operated by the company Con-Amalgamate on the Jovian moon of Io. It’s rough work in a place where gravity a sixth of Earth’s with no breathable atmosphere and the men are forced to work in heavy spacesuits with […]
2025 Scarecrow Psychotronic Challenge Day 29: In the Shadow of the Sun (1981)
29. “OCCULT”URAL CENTER: This one’s gotta have a supernatural hotspot in it. This was made by Derek Jarman, who was the production designer for The Devils and also made Jubilee. He also directed the Pet Shop Boys’ 1989 tour. Jarman was also involved in music, directing videos and films for The Smiths, Marc Almond, Suede, Wang Chung […]
UNSUNG HORRORS HORROR GIVES BACK 2025: Queen of Black Magic (1981)
Each October, the Unsung Horrors podcast does a month of themed movies. This year, they will once again be setting up a fundraiser to benefit Best Friends, which works to save the lives of cats and dogs across America, giving pets second chances and providing them with happy homes. Today’s theme: Witches or Warlocks Kohar (Teddy Purba) […]
UNSUNG HORRORS HORROR GIVES BACK 2025: Midnight Offerings (1981)
Each October, the Unsung Horrors podcast does a month of themed movies. This year, they will once again be setting up a fundraiser to benefit Best Friends, which works to save the lives of cats and dogs across America, giving pets second chances and providing them with happy homes. Today’s theme: Witches or Warlocks ABOUT THE AUTHOR: […]
THE IMPORTANT CINEMA CLUB’S SUPER SCARY MOVIE CHALLENGE DAY 26: Asso (1981)
26. A Horror Film That Features Edwige Fenech I may have run out of Edwige Fenech horror films, but this is the next best thing. Directed and written by Franco Castellano and Giuseppe Moccia, who together directed 20 films and wrote 70, this stars Edwige as Silvia, who has just married her longtime lover, Asso […]
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