Tuesday, November 9, 2010

Bizarre Cartoons DVD

Bizarre Cartoons is a compilation of surreal, animated short films. The mixed media styles include: Stop-motion, cell animation, and CGI. This fantastic collection includes:

CHICAGO DRACULA
The city of Chicago is blown into orbit by Turkish terrorists and it's up to a goofy vampire to save the day.

SUSHI
A compilation of five stop motion vignettes, revolving around rubber dolls, alien beings, and a trip to the mummy's tomb.

HUMAN EXPERIMENTZ
In a post- apocalyptic future, a stranger in a gas mask must rescue a child from the clutches of a mad scientist.

SUSHI 2
Award-winning* follow-up compilation of three more stop-motion tales, involving a refrigerated nightmare, a flesh-eating pig, and a business man's trip to a mental hospital.
*Winner 2010 Pixie Awards; for excellence in stop-motion animation.

WHY NOT?
A young man is having relationship troubles with a zombie. Can the spirit of a woman inside his heating system save his life?

This compilation is a real treat for fans of strange animation. The DVD is also packed with bonus features including an Expansion Unit music video.

" Compelling Visuals; powerful work."
-The American Pixel Academy

WARNING: CONTAINS ADULT SUBJECT MATTER-NOT SUITABLE FOR CHILDREN!
BUY IT HERE!

The Mondo Splatter Collection on DVD

Chris J. Miller Presents: The Mondo Splatter Collection

The Mondo Splatter Collection contains three full length horror flicks on one blood-soaked DVD.
CARRION is about an alcoholic detective thrown into a weird vortex of the occult, as he investigates a sinister church controlled by the vicious black pope. Watch in horror, as the detective tries to stop virgin sacrifices, lunatic lesbians, and shape-shifting monsters. OCTOBER NIGHTMARE is a horror anthology consisting of four diabolical tales to chill your bones. These sadistic stories are told in horrific fashion by a psychopathic clown. Necrophilia, cannibal orgies, Nazi experiments and zombie massacres are just a few of the creepy delights waiting for you. MARBLEHEAD is about a young man tortured by his demon-possessed wife and a drug crazed golem. Witness the battle of the century as God and Satan duke it out for the souls of the innocent. This DVD is a must have for fans of extreme horror.
WARNING: THIS DVD IS RECOMMENDED FOR MATURE AUDIENCES. VIEWER DISCRETION IS ADVISED.BUY IT HERE!

Thursday, October 28, 2010

Movie Posters and VHS Covers-A Lost Artform...

Many of you may remember those glorious days in the late 80's and early 90's when one could walk through a Blockbuster or mom n' pop video store and be engulfed in mysterious and mind tingling, VHS box cover artwork. That faint smell of rotting cardboard still gives me a warm feeling inside. Today, however we are being bombarded by the worst movie posters and DVD covers one could ever imagine. Instead of the beautiful paintings of yesteryear, now some idiot on photoshop vomits up a turd with some movie stills and calls it a day. Here's a perfect example, take a look at the fine detail and beautiful work put into the poster for the film Excalibur:






And now take a look at the dvd cover:


What on earth was the studio thinking? I would fire someone if they handed that into me as a final product. It just looks terrible!  Did they hire some homeless guy off the street and say, "Here, fuck up this great poster with some shitty photos..." Are the suits running the studios really this idiotic? Let's see some more examples...
Okay, this is so much more amazing to look at than this...





Here we have a piece from painter Matthew Peak, who did posters for the first six "Nightmare on Elm Street" films, his artwork was surreal and visually stunning:
 From that to this...

I'm trying to figure out why studios are marketing movies like this now. Do they really think that a painting can't sell a movie? I mean movie poster paintings have been around since film began and now it's been abandoned for photoshopped portraits. I miss the days when you could really see artwork shrouding a motion pictures exterior...





Here's a great website that has numerous original VHS box cover art: 
http://www.critcononline.com/video_companies_cover_art.htm
Be careful, you'll spend hours on it... It's mind blowing!




IRONHORSE DVD NOW AVAILABLE AT AMAZON.COM

Product Description

Take a trip into the delirious world of IRONHORSE, a horror/musical unlike anything you've ever seen before. When a mad scientist creates a formula
that brings in-animate objects to life, two artists use it to bring their most wild creations into the real world. Unfortunately there are dire consequences for these two as their creations turn into murderous beasts, destroying everyone in their path.
Featuring amazing special effects, IRONHORSE
is a visual feast for the eyes you won't soon forget. Starring adult superstar Brittany O'Neil,
Carl Crew (Blood Diner, Dahmer:The Secret Life) and Eric Lutes (Caroline in the City, Bram Stoker's the Mummy).

Special Features Include:
The Making of IRONHORSE
Trailer
The Lightbulb Factory (cartoon short)

REVIEWS

"A strange blend of David Lynch, Jan Svankmajer, and J. Michael Muro (and yet somehow more demented than all of them), Chris Miller has established himself as a filmmaker to watch."
-Nathaniel Bell (Daily News Film Critic)

"Ironhorse is a pleasure to watch...a film not only mad, but deluded and wonderfully satisfying."
-Michael Wheeler (Reevue film critic)

"A weird and lively piece of work."
-Jim Woodring (creator of the FRANK comics)
OWN IT TODAY!