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Issue #36-November/December 1996Video tapevine: Amuck, The Chelsea Girls, The Day That Doesn't Exist, 01:00 A.M., Darkman II: The Return Of Durant, Darkman III: Die Darkman Die, Easy Money, Highlander: The 10th Anniversary Director's Cut, Hotel Of Fear, Percy, Screamers, The Tai-Chi Master, The Third Eye, Two Deaths. Anime Watchdog: Violence Jack Part One: Evil Town, Dark Warrior: First Strike, Burn Up W File One: Skin Dive, Iria: Zeiram The Animation. Ideadrome: From Shivers to Dead Ringers: Tim Lucas, guest lecturer at the Renn Institute of Advanced Watchdoggery, examines the corpus of David Cronenberg's early work to isolate and define a quasi-biological system of circulatory themes and intents! (Shivers, Rabid, Fast Company, The Brood, Scanners, Dead Ringers.) Cronenberg and the flesh: David Cronenberg and his characters discuss their favorite subject in a special symposium compiled by Tim Lucas! New Cronenberg releases: Shivers, Rabid, Dead Ringers. Laserdiscs: The Bride With White Hair 1 & 2, Invaders From Mars, A Nightmare On Elm Street, A Nightmare On Elm Street Part 2: Freddy's Revenge, A Nightmare On Elm Street Part 3: Dream Warriors, Shanghai Triad, Strange Days, The Street Fighter, The Return Of The Street Fighter, The Street Fighter's Last Revenge, The Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2, Timemaster, The Val Lewton Collection: The Ghost Ship / Cat People / I Walked With A Zombie / The Leopard Man / The Seventh Victim / Isle Of The Dead / Bedlam / The Body Snatcher / The Curse Of The Cat People. Biblio Watchdog: The Psychotronic Video Guide by Michael J. Weldon, Flesh And Blood The NSFC on Sex Violence and Censorship, They Fought In The Creature Features & Monsters Mutants And Heavenly Creatures by Tom Weaver. |
Issue #35-September/October 1996Video tapevine: The Anniversary, Black Scorpion, Bram Stoker's Burial Of The Rats, Diabolique, Diary Of An Erotic Murderess, Distant Lights, Dream Lovers, From Dusk Till Dawn, The Nanny, One On Top Of The Other, Silencers, Supernatural, Tank Girl, Three Outlaw Samurai, The Train Robbers, Venice/Venice, Witch Story. Anime Watchdog: Armitrage III Episode One: Electroblood, Cybernetics Guardian, Battle Royal High School. Memo from Cammel: David Del Valle presents the last (and possibly first) Q&A interview ever granted by Donald Cammell, the late director of Performance, Demon Seed, White Of The Eye and Wild Side! Cutting the hell out of The Devils: On the 25th Anniversary of its original release, Tim Lucas offers a plea for the restoration of Ken Russell's classic film! Includes vivid stills and descriptions of numerous scenes, shots and words left on the cutting room floor! The devil himself: Mark Kermode interviews Ken Russell about The Devils - its censored and missing scenes, as well as his personal encounters with the BBFC, Warner Bros. and the Festival of Light! Laserdiscs: The Atomic Submarine / First Man Into Space, A Boy And His Dog, Dracula vs. Frankenstein, Frankenstein, Futureworld, The Heroic Trio, Executioners, The Howling, 1941, Streets Of Fire, 12 Monkeys. Biblio Watchdog: A History Of Horrors The Rise And Fall Of The House Of Hammer by Denis Meikle, Filmmaking On The Fringe & The 50 Most Erotic Films Of All Time by Maitland McDonagh, The Japanese Filmography by Stuart Galbraith IV, The Illustrated Werewolf Movie Guide by Stephen Jones. |
Issue #34-July/August 1996Video tapevine: Asian Connection, Babe, The Cat's Victims, Clean Shaven, Decoy For Terror, The Eternal Evil Of Asia, Francois Truffaut: Stolen Portraits, Inquisition, Lyrical Nitrate 1905-1915, My Body Hungers, The Sex Cycle, Once Upon A Time In China V, Outrage, Possessed By The Night, Robert A. Heinlein's The Puppet Masters, Species, A Vampire In Brooklyn, Virtuosity, Wild Strawberries, Wing Chun. Anime Watchdog: Oh My Goddess!, The Guyver: Bio Booster Armour, Battle Angel. Laser of Illusions: Douglas E. Winter contrasts the R-rated theatrical version and the Unrated Director's Cut of Clive Barker's latest foray to the scarlet screen! Includes exclusive comments from Barker himself! (Lord Of Illusions) Building the perfect Dune (Part 2): Sean Murphy concludes his examination of three different versions of David Lynch's 1984 sci-fi spectacular - original shooting script, theatrical version, and the expanded, four-hour TV version! Laserdiscs: Communion, Hellraiser, The Mystery Of Rampo, Nadja, Phantasm III: Lord Of The Dead, Seven, Street Fighter, Tales From The Crypt, Tremors, Tremors 2: Aftershocks, The X-Files: Pilot / Deep Throat, The X-Files: Conduit / Ice, The X-Files: Fallen Angel / Eve. Biblio Watchdog: Spaghetti Nightmares By Luca M. Palmerini and Gaetano Mistretta, Nightwalkers Gothic Horror Movies: The Modern Era by Bruce Lanier Wright. |
Issue #33-May/June 1996Video tapevine: The Adventurers, Awakening, Baby Cart To Hades, Baby Cart In Peril, The Black Cat (Il Gatto Nero), Careful, The Chinese Feast, The Devil's Nightmare, Faust, High Risk, The Lady With Red Boots, Honeymoon Of Horror, Mad Doctor Of Blood Island, Beast Of Blood, Mute Witness, Organized Crime & Triad Bureau, Out Of The Dark, The Rite, Satin Steel, The Seventh Seal, Twisted Nerve, Skinner. Anime Watchdog: Tenchi Muyo, You're Under Arrest, Mad Bull 34, Angel Cop. Histoires Extraordinaires (Spirits Of The Dead) revisited: This Edgar Alan Poe anthology contained episodes directed by Roger Vadim, Louis Malle and Federico Fellini. Tim Lucas compares the new Water Bearer casette release to the AIP version of 1969 Building the perfect Dune: Sean Murphy revisits David Lynch's epic screen adaptation of Frank Herbert's cult novel - comparing the theatrical release, the expanded ''Alan Smithee'' TV version, and Lynch's original screenplay. Laserdiscs: Burn Witch Burn, Christine, Fist Of Legend, The Ghost And Mr. Chicken/The Reluctant Astronaut, The Hidden, Jaws Limited Edition Signature Collection, Maniac Cop, The Old Dark House, The Phantom Lover, Repulsion, Swimming To Cambodia, The Twilight Zone The Creative Vision Volume 3. Biblio Watchdog: The Complete Films Of Vincent Price, Bela Lugosi, The Rise And Fall Of The Horror Film, Robert Clarke To ''B'' Or Not To ''B'' A Film Actor's Odyssey. |
Issue #32-March/April 1996Tod Browning And Hollywood's Sequined Lie Olga And Beyone: The Strange Case Of Joseph P. Mawra And Jose Prieto Baron Blood The Day The Earth Stood Still Film Noir On Laserdisc Phantasm |
Issue #31-January/February 1996Jean Rollin On Home Video Interview With Jean Rollin Batman Forever Danger: Diabolik Dr. Phibes Re-Animator Les Yeux Sans Visage |
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