Varied Celluloid review for the Chang Cheh martial arts classic Sword Stained with Royal Blood
Walking Tall
Varied Celluloid review for the classic Southern action title Walking Tall
Schoolgirl Report 8: What Parents Must Never Know
Hold onto your wiener schnitzel, here comes the Varied Celluloid review for the German sexploitation title Schoolgirl Report 8: What Parents Must Never Know
Thou Shalt Not Kill… Except
Varied Celluloid review for the new Synapse release of Thou Shalt Not Kill... Except!
True Story of a Woman in Jail: Sex Hell
Varied Celluloid review for the Nikkatsu produced women-in-prison title, True Story of a Woman in Jail: Sex Hell.
Debauchery
Varied Celluloid review for the roman porno title released by Synapse/Impulse, Debauchery.
Young Nurses, The
Varied Celluloid review for the final film found on the Roger Corman nurse collection from Shout Factory. The Young Nurses presents just about everything that audience expects from the genre.
Private Duty Nurses
Varied Celluloid review for the Roger Corman produced nurse title Private Duty Nurses found on the nurses collection from Shout! Factory
Night Call Nurses
Varied Celluloid review for the Roger Corman produced Night Call Nurses, from the nurses collection released by Shout! Factory.
The Plot: Our story begins with the exile of a young boy named Yuan Chengzhi (Philip Kwok) who moves to the mountains in order to be trained by the great master of the Lung Yau school of martial arts. Growing up in this situation, the young man learns great courage and is truly one of the best martial artists in all of the land. Soon, Yuan sets out to find his own path in life. When he does this, he discovers a hidden cave that was once the hideout of a brilliant martial arts master named Golden Snake. While dodging numerous boobytraps, Yuan learns that the Golden Snake has passed away and has left his martial arts manual and sword for whoever manages to find them. With these awesome gifts, he also discovers a lost treasure map and instructions to deliver a portion of the treasure to a certain woman. Yuan, being the righteous man that he is, sets out to find the woman and in the process he meets a spoiled and not-so-cleverly disguised young woman posing as a man named Wen Qingqing (Candy Wen). This awful costume somehow fools Yuan, and he becomes fast friends with Wen after she takes a liking to him. She brings him home, and it soon turns out that her family may have been involved in a battle with Golden Snake in the past. Also, could it be that the woman who Golden Snake left the gold for is actually in this very home?
Joe Don Baker, Felton Perry, Elizabeth Hartman, and Leif Garrett.
The Plot: Bufford Pusser (Joe Don Baker) is a former professional wrestler who has recently given up the limelight and decided to retire home to the countryside state line between Tennessee and Mississippi. His parents and old friends are excited to see him back, but there is a certain atmosphere that brews beneath the surface of the serene world that greets Buford. It seems that his one-time simple hometown has become a haven for organized crime! Moonshine liquor and underground gambling dens are the biggest forms of criminal activity, but with these small forms of crime come much larger acts of violence. When Buford attempts to stand up for the local citizens, he is nearly beaten to death. Eventually, he discovers that the criminals that run his small town have even forced their powers into the highest offices of local government. With anger building within the citizenry, Buford decides to stand up to the law and run for Sheriff himself. Once he is inevitably elected, he replaces the entire staff with handpicked men who feels that he can trust. With his new crew, Buford heads out with the intent of putting an end to the local mob. However, with this war against crime also comes a war against Bufford, and he will have to find a way to survive in this violent era.
Schoolgirl Report #8: What Parents Must Never Know (1974)
Director:
Ernst Hofbauer
Writers:
Günther Heller
Starring:
Wolf Ackva, Puppa Armbruster, Sandra Atia, and Astrid Boner
The Plot: In this, the eighth entry into the Schoolgirl Report series, we find what seems to be a staple of the series: sex starved young girls. Fashioned as series of vignettes, our main story deals with one class from an all-girl German highschool. These girls are apparently on a school-related trip to see the countryside and stay at a villa over the weekend. During the course of their trip, these girls inevitably tell all of their sordid sexual adventures to one another. One girl has become pregnant out of wedlock, another girl uses her sexual wiles in order to impress her father’s boss, two other girls concoct a plan to get their prudish teacher laid, and two more girls tell of an adventure involving them frolicking around with two studs while some old horny fisherman tries to ruin the day. While all of this goes on, we are also introduced to one of the male teachers from this academy. All of the girls seem to have a crush on this gentleman, but he seems to take it in stride. When one of the girls tries to take things a bit too far with him, however, repercussions will be felt.
Josh Becker, Bruce Campbell, Sheldon Lettich, and Scott Spiegel
Starring:
Brian Schulz, Robert Rickman, John Manfredi, Timothy Patrick Quill, and Sam Raimi
The Plot: Our story begins in the Vietnam war. After being battered several times while approaching a captured enemy territory, John Stryker finds himself as the highest ranking soldier in a platoon full of decent men. Stryker soon finds himself at odds with his new commander, who is relatively green when it comes to the battlefield. Not knowing the dangers of the area, this latest commanding officer sends Stryker and his team on a death march into enemy territory. Due to this erroneous mistake, Stryker is shot in the leg, but he is quickly carried off to safety by a fellow soldier. Stryker is then sent home, where he finds it difficult adjusting to normal life. He rekindles a relationship with his highschool sweetheart, and things do seem to be heading in a positive direction. Unfortunately, in this same rural area that Stryker now calls his home, a series of murderous home invasions have been committed. The perpetrators are part of a homicidal cult that are stationed within the woods, and it isn’t long before they target Stryker’s girlfriend. This proves to be a mistake by the cult, and that mistake is amplified when Stryker’s former squadmates come down to visit. With guns and ammo loaded up, Stryker is prepared to launch his own personal war against these lunatics.
Varied Celluloid is no stranger to independent cinema. Either local or international, I would like to consider this a website friendly to all. So, after being contacted about this project, I felt the need to pass it along. Remember O Goddess is a joint South Korean/American production by young filmmaker Yoon Jung Lee. She is local to Philadelphia, but often works in the Seoul film world. She even worked as the script supervisor for Kim Ji-woon’s brilliant The Good, the Bad, and the Weird. This is her first feature film, however, and she is searching for funding at the moment. In another era, this would prove to be a very painful experience for any young filmmaker. However, thankfully, times are changing. Now, through crowd sourcing, filmmakers are able to take their product directly to the masses. These filmmakers have posted the first 25 minutes of their film, so that you the audience can watch for yourself before donating to the kickstarter account.
I could write an essay about how beautiful I think crowd sourcing can be, but I’ll simply leave it at that. If you have a few spare bones to toss out, why not take a look? You could maybe even end up with a thank you credit! Take a look at the following video for a better synopsis of both the movie, Remember O Goddess, as well as the situation that the filmmakers are in. And don’t forget: Head on over to the kickstarter page and check it out for yourself!
More movie news! IFC has recently announced that they will be releasing the slow-burn horror title Penumbra on April 20th, through their IFC Midnight VOD service. The release will also extend to various other digital services such as SundanceNOW, iTunes, Amazon Streaming, XBOX Zune, and Playstation Unlimited.
The movie itself looks to have a lot of promise. Described in the following plot synopsis as a return to a Polanski-style of horror, the movie looks like it could work its way underneath your skin. It also has a great deal of praise following behind it, as well as some reputable awards. So, I’m fairly stoked for this new piece of South American horror! Give this plot synopsis a quick read and then follow it up by viewing the trailer. Looking very solid!
Combining stylistic elements of classic Polanski with a contemporary vision that rivals anyone working in horror today, the Bogliano brothers’ PENUMBRA is a superbly realized South American horror slow-burner. Marga is a highly motivated, arrogant and successful businesswoman on assignment in Buenos Aires — a city she hates and whose people she loathes. While in the Argentina capital on a day the whole population is waiting to view a rare solar eclipse she must also find a new tenant for her family’s decrepit apartment. Rapidly losing her patience waiting for one applicant she runs into the mysterious Jorge lurking outside the front door of the place who informs her that he has a client willing to pay four times what she is asking in rent. There’s one catch — the paperwork must be signed immediately. As greedy Marga waits to complete the transaction several of Jorge’s associates suspiciously appear at the apartment ready to strip the wallpaper. And what’s behind the décor signals a startling fate worse than death — or should that be life!
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Varied Celluloid is no stranger to independent cinema. Either local or international, I would like to consider this a website friendly to all. So, after being contacted about this project, I felt the need to pass it along. Remember O Goddess is a joint South Korean/American production by young filmmaker Yoon Jung Lee. She is local to Philadelphia, but often works in the Seoul film world. She even worked as the script supervisor for Kim Ji-woon’s brilliant The Good, the Bad, and the Weird. This is her first feature film, however, and she is searching for funding at the moment. In another era, this would prove to be a very painful experience for any young filmmaker. However, thankfully, times are changing. Now, through crowd sourcing, filmmakers are able to take their product directly to the masses. These filmmakers have posted the first 25 minutes of their film, so that you the audience can watch for yourself before donating to the kickstarter account.
More movie news! IFC has recently announced that they will be releasing the slow-burn horror title Penumbra on April 20th, through their IFC Midnight VOD service. The release will also extend to various other digital services such as SundanceNOW, iTunes, Amazon Streaming, XBOX Zune, and Playstation Unlimited.