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Nucleus Films
Nucleus Films is a UK-based independent DVD and Blu-Ray distribution label and private limited company, founded in 2003 by researcher and writer Marc Morris and film director Jake West. The label distributes rare cult films in the horror and erotica genres. They have also produced a range of documentaries and featurettes about the making of films, noted film directors and the fight against censorship. The label's first titles were Between Your Legs, which premiered at London's FrightFest Film Festival in August 2003, and ''The Ugliest Woman In The World''. Both were released on DVD in the UK in September 2005. In October 2007, Nucleus Films released ''Grindhouse Trailer Classics'', the first of an ongoing series of compilations comprising exploitation film trailers from the 1960s and 1980s. A fifth compilation is planned for release in 2017. Research by Nucleus Films has contributed to a greater understanding of the Video Nasties phenomenon, with archive and analysis demonstrated ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kim Newman
Kim James Newman (born 31 July 1959) is an English journalist, film critic and fiction writer. Recurring interests visible in his work include film history and horror fiction—both of which he attributes to seeing Tod Browning's ''Dracula (1931 English-language film), Dracula'' at the age of eleven—and alternative history, alternative fictional versions of history. He has won the Bram Stoker Award, the International Horror Guild Award, and the BSFA award. Early life Kim Newman was born 31 July 1959 in Brixton, London, the son of Bryan Michael Newman and Julia Christen Newman, both potters.Kim James Newman. ''Contemporary Authors Online'', Gale (publisher), Gale, 2007. His sister, Sasha, was born in 1961, and their mother died in 2003. Newman attended "a progressive kindergarten and a primary school in Brixton, and then Huish Episcopi County Primary School in Langport, Somerset." In 1966 the family moved to Aller, Somerset. He was educated at Dr. Morgan's Grammar School for Boy ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lady Frankenstein
''Lady Frankenstein'' is a 1971 Italian horror film directed by Mel Welles and written by Edward di Lorenzo. It stars Rosalba Neri (under the pseudonym Sara Bey), Joseph Cotten, Mickey Hargitay and Paul Müller. Plot Somewhere in Western-Central Europe in the 1860s, a trio of grave robbers, led by a man named Lynch, deliver a corpse to Baron Frankenstein and his assistant Dr. Marshall for obvious reanimation purposes. Baron Frankenstein's daughter Tania arrives from school, having completed her studies in medicine, and is greeted by her father and his young servant, the handsome but mildly intellectually disabled Thomas. Tania reveals to her father that she has always understood his work with "animal transplants" to be a cover for his work reanimating corpses and that she intends to follow in his footsteps and help him in his work. The next day, Frankenstein, Tania, and Marshall witness the execution of a criminal who is hanged down a well. Frankenstein and Marshall both hav ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lost Soul (2014 Film)
''Lost Soul: The Doomed Journey of Richard Stanley’s Island of Dr. Moreau'' is a 2014 American documentary film directed by David Gregory. The film had its world premiere at the London FrightFest Film Festival on August 24, 2014, and covers Richard Stanley's experiences while he conceived and developed the project, as well as his time as director for the 1996 film '' The Island of Dr. Moreau'' and the aftermath of his departure and the effect it had on the cast, crew, and overall film. Synopsis In ''Lost Soul'' Gregory looks at the filming of ''The Island of Dr. Moreau'', specifically the period that director Richard Stanley spent on the project. Stanley was brought on to the project early but was fired only a few days after principal photography began and was replaced by John Frankenheimer. The documentary looks into Stanley's vision for the film, as he had spent years working on the movie's script and had intended for Bruce Willis to star as Edward Douglas, a role that was late ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Craze (film)
''Craze'' is a 1974 horror film directed by Freddie Francis. It stars Jack Palance as a psychotic antiques dealer who sacrifices women to the statue of Chuku, an African idol. It was the last film produced by Herman Cohen. Cast * Jack Palance as Neal Mottram * Diana Dors as Dolly Newman * Julie Ege as Helena * Edith Evans as Aunt Louise * Hugh Griffith as Solicitor * Trevor Howard as Bellamy * Suzy Kendall as Sally * Michael Jayston as Wall * Martin Potter as Ronnie * Percy Herbert as Detective Russet * David Warbeck as Detective Wilson * Kathleen Byron as Muriel Sharp Production The film was based on a 1967 novel ''The Infernal Idol''. In 1972 it was reported Herman Cohen had the rights and a script was being written. In March 1972 it was announced Jack Palance would star in a film version, which would be a co production between Herman Cohen and Joe Solomon. Freddie Francis had made a number of horror movies for Amicus and other producers, including Herman Cohen for whom ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Night Of The Bloody Apes (film)
''Night of the Bloody Apes'' is the title of the 1972 English language version of the 1969 Mexican horror film ''La Horripilante bestia humana'' ("The Horrible Man-Beast"), also known as ''Horror y sexo'' ("Horror and Sex") and as ''Gomar—The Human Gorilla''. The film was directed by René Cardona and is a remake of his 1962 film ''Las Luchadoras contra el medico asesino'' ("The Wrestling Women vs. the Killer Doctor"; U.S. title ''Doctor of Doom''), the first in a series of films blending elements of the lucha libre and horror genres. Plot Mad scientist Dr. Krellman attempts to cure his son's leukemia by doing a heart transplant, replacing his son's heart with a gorilla's. The result of the operation transforms Krellman's son into a deformed and mutated man-ape hybrid taking on the characteristics of the organ's donor, who immediately goes on a bloody rampage. Differences with ''Doctor of Doom'' Both films' plots concern a mad scientist who transplants a gorilla's heart into ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cannibal Girls
''Cannibal Girls'' is a 1973 Canadian independent grindhouse comedy horror film, co-written and directed by Ivan Reitman and starring Eugene Levy, Andrea Martin, and Ronald Ulrich. Whether by coincidence or not, the name of the film's setting, Farnhamville, is reminiscent of Robert A. Heinlein's novel ''Farnham's Freehold'', in which cannibalism is a major theme. Plot A couple are relaxing in a snowy forest near a small town in Ontario called Farnhamville. Suddenly, an axe wielding female assailant kills the boyfriend, rips the girlfriend's shirt open, and puts a dab of blood between her female victim's breasts. Clifford Sturges and Gloria Wellaby are having trouble with their car. Their car manages to last until they reach the small and secluded town called Farnhamville, where it breaks down. At the same time, they come across another traveler who is looking for his missing sister (the female victim in the beginning sequence). Stranded, Clifford and Gloria check into a small mot ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ghost Story (1974 Film)
''Ghost Story'' is a 1974 British mystery film directed by Stephen Weeks and starring Marianne Faithfull, Leigh Lawson, Larry Dann and Anthony Bate. Although set in England, the film was almost entirely shot on location in India, much of it at Bangalore Palace, owned by the Maharajah of Mysore. The film features a rare performance from actor Vivian MacKerrell, who was later the inspiration for Withnail in Bruce Robinson's ''Withnail and I''. The story and screenplay are by Philip Norman, Rosemary Sutcliff and Stephen Weeks and music is composed by Ron Geesin. In a 2017 interview for "The Bill Podcast", actor Larry Dann revealed he has never been paid for his work on the film. Plot During the 1930s, three privileged old University friends gather for the week-end in an old country house located in a sprawling British estate. In fact, McFayden (Murray Melvin), the estate's owner, which he has recently inherited, invites his two college acquaintances Talbot (Larry Dann) and Duller ( ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bloodbath At The House Of Death
''Bloodbath at the House of Death'' is a 1984 British comedy horror film directed by Ray Cameron and starring the comedian Kenny Everett and featuring Vincent Price. It is an over-the-top spoof loosely inspired by ''The Amityville Horror'' and other horror films from the same period. Plot The film opens in 1975 at a place called Headstone Manor, which is being used as a "businessman's weekend retreat and girls' summer camp". A few minutes into the film, a group of satanic monks enter the house and kill 18 of its occupants. In 1983, Doctor Lukas Mandeville (Kenny Everett) and Doctor Barbara Coyle (Pamela Stephenson) are sent to investigate radioactive readings in the area that have been traced to Headstone Manor, now known by locals as the House of Death. Along with several other scientists, Mandeville and Coyle set up their equipment in the house, while the Sinister Man (Vincent Price), a 700-year-old Satanic priest, prepares a rite in the nearby woods to purge the house of its ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Death Ship (1980 Film)
''Death Ship'' is a 1980 horror film directed by Alvin Rakoff and starring Richard Crenna, George Kennedy, Nick Mancuso, Sally Ann Howes, Kate Reid, Victoria Burgoyne, and Saul Rubinek in an early role. The screenplay by John Robins was based on a story by Jack Hill and David P. Lewis. A British-Canadian co-production, the film was shot on-location in Dauphin Island, Alabama; Quebec City, Quebec; and the Gulf of Mexico. It was director Rakoff's only horror film, and upon release received mixed-to-negative reviews, but is considered a cult classic. Plot Short Plot; Survivors of a tragic shipping collision are rescued by a mysterious black ship which appears out of the fog; little do they realise that the ship is a Nazi torture ship which has sailed the seas for years, luring unsuspecting sailors. Prickly Captain Ashland is leading his cruise ship on his final voyage, attended by his replacement Trevor Marshall, who has brought along his family. In the middle of the night followin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Perils Of Gwendoline In The Land Of The Yik-Yak
''The Perils of Gwendoline in the Land of the Yik-Yak'' (original title ''Gwendoline'') is a 1984 French action comedy film directed by Just Jaeckin, written by Jaeckin and John Willie and starring Tawny Kitaen and Brent Huff. The film is loosely based on the bondage-themed comics of Willie and on the character of Sweet Gwendoline. François Schuiten worked as a graphic designer for the film. Plot Captured by a trio of thieves at a Chinese port, Gwendoline (Kitaen), a courageous but naïve girl, is sold to a local casino-brothel owner, but, rescued by Willard (Huff), a mercenary adventurer, she is reunited with her maid, Beth ( Zabou), after the latter's abduction by the same thieves who had earlier kidnapped Gwendoline. Hired to transport an illegal cargo, Willard reluctantly agrees to take both women with him after Beth, withholding information vital to his livelihood, promises to divulge it only if he becomes their guide. Gwendoline, who has come to China to capture the but ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alan Jones (film Critic)
Alan Jones is a film critic, broadcaster and reporter on the Horror Fantasy genre who has travelled the world to report on movies in production. His first assignment was the original ''Star Wars'' in 1977, after which he became London correspondent for ''Cinefantastique'' magazine (1977–2002) and reviewed for British magazine '' Starburst'' from 1980 until 2008. A film critic for ''Film Review'' and ''Radio Times'', he has made contributions to the ''Radio Times Guide to Films'', the ''Radio Times Guide to Science Fiction'' and Halliwell's Film Guide. He has also served as film critic for BBC News 24, ''Front Row'' on BBC Radio 4, and on Sky News programme Sunrise. He has worked for many of the long-established cinema magazines – ''Empire'', ''Premiere'' and ''Total Film'', an article in which – ''The Splat Pack'' – is credited for the first use of a term that is now part of film industry jargon. Punk connections Jones' punk-era reminiscences about close friend Sid ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |