The August 2023 lineup from Vinegar Syndrome was announced and put up for pre-order this afternoon, and as always you can grab individual releases or the entire August package.
First up, Vinegar Syndrome presents the world 4K Uhd and Bd debut of Martin Walz’ film adaptation of the beloved underground comic, Killer Condom! In addition to presenting the film in its never-on-disc extended director’s cut (along with the standard theatrical version), they’ve assembled a comprehensive selection of extras which reveal every sleazy secret surrounding this delectably debauched German sci-fi classic.
Next up, Mexico’s maverick auteur, René Cardona Jr. is back to unleash a quadruple threat of exploitation madness: Headlining the set is his notorious animal attack classic, Beaks! (aka Birds Of Prey). This jaw dropping sleaze fest, which features a surprise soundtrack by maestro Riz Ortolani, has been restored to its complete and uncut international version and offers...
First up, Vinegar Syndrome presents the world 4K Uhd and Bd debut of Martin Walz’ film adaptation of the beloved underground comic, Killer Condom! In addition to presenting the film in its never-on-disc extended director’s cut (along with the standard theatrical version), they’ve assembled a comprehensive selection of extras which reveal every sleazy secret surrounding this delectably debauched German sci-fi classic.
Next up, Mexico’s maverick auteur, René Cardona Jr. is back to unleash a quadruple threat of exploitation madness: Headlining the set is his notorious animal attack classic, Beaks! (aka Birds Of Prey). This jaw dropping sleaze fest, which features a surprise soundtrack by maestro Riz Ortolani, has been restored to its complete and uncut international version and offers...
- 8/1/2023
- by John Squires
- bloody-disgusting.com
On Aug. 11, 1943, Variety carried a story beginning “Angela Lansbury, 17-year-old English girl, is the colony’s latest Cinderella.” The story said she had gone from an unknown to movie star in only four days.
Since then, Lansbury has forged a career that defies all logic. She received supporting-actress Oscar nominations twice in her first two years of work. At age 41, she became a musical-comedy star with “Mame.” She became a TV star with “Murder, She Wrote” at age 59, an age when most actresses can’t find work. In the show’s 12-year run, she was one of the TV industry’s most powerful women. Maybe her biggest accomplishment: Though powerful women were sometimes maligned, it was thought you needed to be heartless to survive in showbiz, Lansbury has created a 77-year career and nobody has a bad word to say about her.
Lansbury, who turns 95 Friday, is best known for...
Since then, Lansbury has forged a career that defies all logic. She received supporting-actress Oscar nominations twice in her first two years of work. At age 41, she became a musical-comedy star with “Mame.” She became a TV star with “Murder, She Wrote” at age 59, an age when most actresses can’t find work. In the show’s 12-year run, she was one of the TV industry’s most powerful women. Maybe her biggest accomplishment: Though powerful women were sometimes maligned, it was thought you needed to be heartless to survive in showbiz, Lansbury has created a 77-year career and nobody has a bad word to say about her.
Lansbury, who turns 95 Friday, is best known for...
- 10/16/2020
- by Tim Gray
- Variety Film + TV
Domestic violence, child trafficking, Caribbean myths, cyber terrorism and psychological thrillers were among the weighty subjects presented at the Dominican Republic’s June 25 online pitching sessions during Cannes’ virtual Marche du Film.
Some projects, however, were inspired by the millions of tourists that visit the country each year and one took on the Covid-19 lockdown that has forced families and friends to share confined spaces for months.
The pitching sessions were preceded the day before by the Dr Film Commission’s pitch to detail the country’s generous incentives and let it be known that it was opening for business on July 1, albeit with health and safety protocols in place. Film Commissioner Yvette Marichal led her team that included lawyer Boni Guerrero and Manuela German who fielded legal and technical questions. They were joined by Pinewood Dominican Republic Studio/Lantica Media COO, Albert Martinez, who expanded on the horizon water tank facility’s amenities,...
Some projects, however, were inspired by the millions of tourists that visit the country each year and one took on the Covid-19 lockdown that has forced families and friends to share confined spaces for months.
The pitching sessions were preceded the day before by the Dr Film Commission’s pitch to detail the country’s generous incentives and let it be known that it was opening for business on July 1, albeit with health and safety protocols in place. Film Commissioner Yvette Marichal led her team that included lawyer Boni Guerrero and Manuela German who fielded legal and technical questions. They were joined by Pinewood Dominican Republic Studio/Lantica Media COO, Albert Martinez, who expanded on the horizon water tank facility’s amenities,...
- 6/26/2020
- by Anna Marie de la Fuente
- Variety Film + TV
Simon Brew Ryan Lambie Kirsten Howard Dec 11, 2017
More posters land for Star Wars: The Last Jedi...
It's now official. The BBFC has certified Star Wars: The Last Jedi, giving it an as-expected 12A certificate. It earned this for "moderate violence". Extended guidance will be available from the BBFC closer to release.
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Furthermore, the running time of 152 minutes has also been confirmed, making this the longest Star Wars film to date.
The full BBFC post is here.
More posters have landed for the film too, ahead of reviews being allowed to go live tomorrow afternoon. We've added them to our gallery - that you can access by clicking on the whatsit on the image above - but here's a taste. This one is being given away at Odeon cinemas...
Recently, a bunch of promo TV spots have landed,...
More posters land for Star Wars: The Last Jedi...
It's now official. The BBFC has certified Star Wars: The Last Jedi, giving it an as-expected 12A certificate. It earned this for "moderate violence". Extended guidance will be available from the BBFC closer to release.
See related Peaky Blinders series 4 episode 4 review Peaky Blinders series 4 episode 3 review Peaky Blinders series 4 episode 2 review
Furthermore, the running time of 152 minutes has also been confirmed, making this the longest Star Wars film to date.
The full BBFC post is here.
More posters have landed for the film too, ahead of reviews being allowed to go live tomorrow afternoon. We've added them to our gallery - that you can access by clicking on the whatsit on the image above - but here's a taste. This one is being given away at Odeon cinemas...
Recently, a bunch of promo TV spots have landed,...
- 3/14/2016
- by simonbrew
- Den of Geek
Vimeo
A new film series by British film maker and YouTube talent KickthePJ is set to debut on the Vimeo on demand service this week. Oscar’s Hotel For Fantastical Creatures is a collaboration between KickthePJ, real name Pj Liguori, Hollywood Director Ron Howard’s New Form Digital company, and Jim Henson’s Creature Shop™.
Focussing on a young man named Oliver, the shows introduces us to a cast of surreal and psychedelic creatures, as Oliver embarks on temporary management of his Uncle’s mystical and truly peculiar hotel. With contributions from a myriad of well known and established performers such as the legendary Patrick Stewart, Alfred Molina, and Elliott Gould, the film series is a culmination of months of hard word and pretty off the wall brainstorming.
A marvellous cross between The Mighty Boosh and Guest House Paradiso, Oscar’s Hotel For Fantastical Creatures is a trippy, highly entertaining new age comedy,...
A new film series by British film maker and YouTube talent KickthePJ is set to debut on the Vimeo on demand service this week. Oscar’s Hotel For Fantastical Creatures is a collaboration between KickthePJ, real name Pj Liguori, Hollywood Director Ron Howard’s New Form Digital company, and Jim Henson’s Creature Shop™.
Focussing on a young man named Oliver, the shows introduces us to a cast of surreal and psychedelic creatures, as Oliver embarks on temporary management of his Uncle’s mystical and truly peculiar hotel. With contributions from a myriad of well known and established performers such as the legendary Patrick Stewart, Alfred Molina, and Elliott Gould, the film series is a culmination of months of hard word and pretty off the wall brainstorming.
A marvellous cross between The Mighty Boosh and Guest House Paradiso, Oscar’s Hotel For Fantastical Creatures is a trippy, highly entertaining new age comedy,...
- 9/17/2015
- by Dan Powell
- Obsessed with Film
The British Academy Film Awards has explained why Bob Hoskins was not included during the annual ceremony's tributes section last night (February 8).
Fans voiced their anger when Hoskins and Rik Mayall were not featured in the In Memoriam video montage.
BAFTA stated that individuals are only featured in televised obituaries once, and Hoskins had already received a tribute at last year's Television Awards.
For those commenting on Bob Hoskins' omission from last night's broadcast please read our statement for clarification pic.twitter.com/ddjmKCp0Fm
— BAFTA (@BAFTA) February 9, 2015
"Due to the timing of his death in April last year, and the fact that his credits included television as well as film (he was BAFTA-nominated for Pennies from Heaven in 1979), Bob Hoskins was included in the televised obituaries package at the British Academy Television Awards last year," the statement reads.
"BAFTA feature individuals in televised obituaries only once, sadly due...
Fans voiced their anger when Hoskins and Rik Mayall were not featured in the In Memoriam video montage.
BAFTA stated that individuals are only featured in televised obituaries once, and Hoskins had already received a tribute at last year's Television Awards.
For those commenting on Bob Hoskins' omission from last night's broadcast please read our statement for clarification pic.twitter.com/ddjmKCp0Fm
— BAFTA (@BAFTA) February 9, 2015
"Due to the timing of his death in April last year, and the fact that his credits included television as well as film (he was BAFTA-nominated for Pennies from Heaven in 1979), Bob Hoskins was included in the televised obituaries package at the British Academy Television Awards last year," the statement reads.
"BAFTA feature individuals in televised obituaries only once, sadly due...
- 2/9/2015
- Digital Spy
The British Academy Film Awards has explained why Bob Hoskins was not included during the annual ceremony's tributes section last night (February 8).
Fans voiced their anger when Hoskins and Rik Mayall were not featured in the In Memoriam video montage.
BAFTA stated that individuals are only featured in televised obituaries once, and Hoskins had already received a tribute at last year's Television Awards.
For those commenting on Bob Hoskins' omission from last night's broadcast please read our statement for clarification pic.twitter.com/ddjmKCp0Fm
— BAFTA (@BAFTA) February 9, 2015
"Due to the timing of his death in April last year, and the fact that his credits included television as well as film (he was BAFTA-nominated for Pennies from Heaven in 1979), Bob Hoskins was included in the televised obituaries package at the British Academy Television Awards last year," the statement reads.
"BAFTA feature individuals in televised obituaries only once, sadly due...
Fans voiced their anger when Hoskins and Rik Mayall were not featured in the In Memoriam video montage.
BAFTA stated that individuals are only featured in televised obituaries once, and Hoskins had already received a tribute at last year's Television Awards.
For those commenting on Bob Hoskins' omission from last night's broadcast please read our statement for clarification pic.twitter.com/ddjmKCp0Fm
— BAFTA (@BAFTA) February 9, 2015
"Due to the timing of his death in April last year, and the fact that his credits included television as well as film (he was BAFTA-nominated for Pennies from Heaven in 1979), Bob Hoskins was included in the televised obituaries package at the British Academy Television Awards last year," the statement reads.
"BAFTA feature individuals in televised obituaries only once, sadly due...
- 2/9/2015
- Digital Spy
The British Academy Film Awards' decision not to include comedian Rik Mayall and award-winning actor Bob Hoskins in its 'In Memoriam' segment has proved controversial on social media.
Robin Williams, Lauren Bacall and Lord Richard Attenborough were among the celebrities whose lives were memorialized, but Mayall and Hoskins were left out of a tribute montage.
Boyhood, Theory of Everything lead winners at BAFTA Film Awards 2015
Hoskins won the Best Actor BAFTA Award for his performance in Mona Lisa, and also appeared in The Long Good Friday, Who Framed Roger Rabbit and Snow White and the Huntsman prior to his death last April.
Mayall was perhaps best known for his television work in The Young Ones and Blackadder, but he also starred in the films Guest House Paradiso and Drop Dead Fred.
Mayall's sudden passing shocked the entertainment world last June.
Fans of both actors reacted to the BAFTAs snub on...
Robin Williams, Lauren Bacall and Lord Richard Attenborough were among the celebrities whose lives were memorialized, but Mayall and Hoskins were left out of a tribute montage.
Boyhood, Theory of Everything lead winners at BAFTA Film Awards 2015
Hoskins won the Best Actor BAFTA Award for his performance in Mona Lisa, and also appeared in The Long Good Friday, Who Framed Roger Rabbit and Snow White and the Huntsman prior to his death last April.
Mayall was perhaps best known for his television work in The Young Ones and Blackadder, but he also starred in the films Guest House Paradiso and Drop Dead Fred.
Mayall's sudden passing shocked the entertainment world last June.
Fans of both actors reacted to the BAFTAs snub on...
- 2/8/2015
- Digital Spy
There's something horribly grim about stalking somebody's social media accounts after they've died, but it is fitting of the late Rik Mayall that a glance at what might have been a brief foray into the world of Twitter should provide much amusement.
Assuming it was actually his, Mayall's journey into Twitter lasted a single tweet back in 2010 and it was suitably brash, uncompromising, sweary and laugh-out-loud funny. Exactly like the man who so many TV viewers had grown to love over the last 30 years.
Opening my very own Twitter to stop another bastard from doing it. So fuck off & don't expect to hear from me any time soon. Love Rik x
— Rik Mayall (@rikmayall) April 13, 2010
Mayall grew up in Harlow, Essex, but it was as a drama student at Manchester University where his career began as he forged a long-standing friendship and comedy double act with Ade Edmondson. The duo...
Assuming it was actually his, Mayall's journey into Twitter lasted a single tweet back in 2010 and it was suitably brash, uncompromising, sweary and laugh-out-loud funny. Exactly like the man who so many TV viewers had grown to love over the last 30 years.
Opening my very own Twitter to stop another bastard from doing it. So fuck off & don't expect to hear from me any time soon. Love Rik x
— Rik Mayall (@rikmayall) April 13, 2010
Mayall grew up in Harlow, Essex, but it was as a drama student at Manchester University where his career began as he forged a long-standing friendship and comedy double act with Ade Edmondson. The duo...
- 6/9/2014
- Digital Spy
Rik Mayall has died. The actor passed away this morning (09.06.14) aged 56, his agent has confirmed, though no further details have been released as yet. The comedian was best known for his comedy partnership with Adrian Edmondson and appearances in anarchic sitcoms 'The Young Ones' and 'Bottom', as well as scene-stealing Lord Flashheart in 'Blackadder'. He also appeared on the big screen in 'Drop Dead Fred' and 'Guest House Paradiso'. Rik's death comes 16 years after he was involved in a near-fatal quad biking accident which left him in a coma and suffering from epilepsy. He is survived by his wife Barbara Robbin and...
- 6/9/2014
- Virgin Media - TV
The Young Ones star’s film roles included Drop Dead Fred and Guest House Paradiso.
Rik Mayall has died aged 56, according to his management team.
The British comedian and actor’s iconic TV roles included The Young Ones, Bottom and Blackadder.
He starred in films such as Drop Dead Fred, Guest House Paradiso and Churchill: The Hollywood Years.
A statement from Brunskill Management said: “We are deeply saddened to announce the death of Rik Mayall who passed away this morning. We will be issuing a further statement in the fullness of time.”
Mayall is survived by his wife Barbara Robbin and his three children Rosie, Sidney and Bonnie.
Rik Mayall has died aged 56, according to his management team.
The British comedian and actor’s iconic TV roles included The Young Ones, Bottom and Blackadder.
He starred in films such as Drop Dead Fred, Guest House Paradiso and Churchill: The Hollywood Years.
A statement from Brunskill Management said: “We are deeply saddened to announce the death of Rik Mayall who passed away this morning. We will be issuing a further statement in the fullness of time.”
Mayall is survived by his wife Barbara Robbin and his three children Rosie, Sidney and Bonnie.
- 6/9/2014
- by [email protected] (Ian Sandwell)
- ScreenDaily
British comedy legend Rik Mayall has died at just 56. A spokesman for his management company confirmed that Mayall passed away this morning. Mayall is survived by his wife and three children.
The actor and comedian is best remembered for his small screen roles such as the obnoxious poetry-writing anarchist Rick in cult sitcom "The Young Ones," the sex-crazed arrogant Lord Flashheart in several versions of "Blackadder," the sociopathic right-wing back bencher Alan Beresford B'Stard in "The New Statesman," and the perverted Richie in "Bottom". Other TV credits include "Jonathan Creek" and "Filthy Rich & Catflap"
Mayall also appeared in several films, most famously as the title character in "Drop Dead Fred". He also appeared in "Carry On Columbus," "Guest House Paradiso," "The Wind in the Willows," "Shock Treatment," "Errors of the Human Body" and even a tiny role in "An American Werewolf in London".
Mayall was left seriously ill after a...
The actor and comedian is best remembered for his small screen roles such as the obnoxious poetry-writing anarchist Rick in cult sitcom "The Young Ones," the sex-crazed arrogant Lord Flashheart in several versions of "Blackadder," the sociopathic right-wing back bencher Alan Beresford B'Stard in "The New Statesman," and the perverted Richie in "Bottom". Other TV credits include "Jonathan Creek" and "Filthy Rich & Catflap"
Mayall also appeared in several films, most famously as the title character in "Drop Dead Fred". He also appeared in "Carry On Columbus," "Guest House Paradiso," "The Wind in the Willows," "Shock Treatment," "Errors of the Human Body" and even a tiny role in "An American Werewolf in London".
Mayall was left seriously ill after a...
- 6/9/2014
- by Garth Franklin
- Dark Horizons
Rik Mayall, who played the pompous, poetry-spouting anarchist Rick on the early Eighties U.K. cult comedy The Young Ones, has died, according to a statement his manager shared with the BBC. He was 56. The cause and circumstances of Mayall's death have not yet been revealed.
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In addition to The Young Ones, Mayall appeared on the U.K. sitcoms Blackadder, The New Statesman and a show with his Young Ones costar Adrian Edmondson, Bottom. His best-known movie role was playing opposite...
Last-Laugh Tracks: The 40 Best Cult TV Comedies Ever
In addition to The Young Ones, Mayall appeared on the U.K. sitcoms Blackadder, The New Statesman and a show with his Young Ones costar Adrian Edmondson, Bottom. His best-known movie role was playing opposite...
- 6/9/2014
- Rollingstone.com
Rik Mayall, best known for starring in British cult comedy The Young Ones, was pronounced dead at his London home Monday morning. He was 56.
Rik Mayall Dead At 56
Mayall’s death was confirmed by his management firm Brunskill Management. The cause of death has yet to be revealed. His death is not thought to be suspicious, reported Entertainment Weekly.
During the 80s, Mayall played anarchist poet Rick on The Young Ones, in which he costarred with his longtime pal Adrian Edmondson. In 1991, Mayall and Edmondson teamed up again for sitcom Bottom. In Bottom, the actors played friends who live off the government, and find ways to entertain themselves instead of working.
Mayall’s other TV projects included The New Stateman, Watership Down, Tales of Uplift and Moral Improvement, Shoe Box Zoo, King Arthur’s Disasters and a number of others.
On the big screen, Mayall appeared in Drop Dead Fred as the titular character.
Rik Mayall Dead At 56
Mayall’s death was confirmed by his management firm Brunskill Management. The cause of death has yet to be revealed. His death is not thought to be suspicious, reported Entertainment Weekly.
During the 80s, Mayall played anarchist poet Rick on The Young Ones, in which he costarred with his longtime pal Adrian Edmondson. In 1991, Mayall and Edmondson teamed up again for sitcom Bottom. In Bottom, the actors played friends who live off the government, and find ways to entertain themselves instead of working.
Mayall’s other TV projects included The New Stateman, Watership Down, Tales of Uplift and Moral Improvement, Shoe Box Zoo, King Arthur’s Disasters and a number of others.
On the big screen, Mayall appeared in Drop Dead Fred as the titular character.
- 6/9/2014
- Uinterview
Rik Mayall has died. The actor passed away this morning (09.06.14) aged 56, his agent has confirmed, though no further details have been released as yet. The comedian was best known for his comedy partnership with Adrian Edmondson and appearances in anarchic sitcoms 'The Young Ones' and 'Bottom', as well as scene-stealing Lord Flashheart in 'Blackadder'. He also appeared on the big screen in 'Drop Dead Fred' and 'Guest House Paradiso'. Rik's death comes 16 years after he was involved in a near-fatal quad biking accident which left him in a coma and suffering from epilepsy. He is survived by his wife Barbara Robbin and...
- 6/7/2014
- Virgin Media - TV
Democracy is a flawed concept. Here are 50 films that the IMDb voters would unfairly have you believe are worth no more than 5.9/10…
Six out of ten isn’t a very good score, really. It’s barely over half marks. 60 per cent. It’s alright, but it’s not great. You wouldn’t be proud of getting six out of ten on most kinds of tests, would you? So you might assume that any film that scores under six stars out of ten on the IMDb isn’t very good – possibly even terrible.
But that’s not always the case. Averages don’t tell the whole story; anything that’s potentially controversial or divisive will end up with a score that suggests most people weren’t that bothered about it, since high and low scores will be averaged – and IMDb users often exaggerate their scores anyway, giving a film one star...
Six out of ten isn’t a very good score, really. It’s barely over half marks. 60 per cent. It’s alright, but it’s not great. You wouldn’t be proud of getting six out of ten on most kinds of tests, would you? So you might assume that any film that scores under six stars out of ten on the IMDb isn’t very good – possibly even terrible.
But that’s not always the case. Averages don’t tell the whole story; anything that’s potentially controversial or divisive will end up with a score that suggests most people weren’t that bothered about it, since high and low scores will be averaged – and IMDb users often exaggerate their scores anyway, giving a film one star...
- 2/23/2012
- Den of Geek
The Inbetweeners: The Movie sees Will, Simon, Neil and Jay transported, in all their puerile glory, to Crete. But do the writers and cast realise this is the end?
The feature film-of-the-sitcom is one of the less heralded genres in cinema. Forty years ago, when Hollywood's vision of a low-budget hit was the cool and radical Easy Rider, the British film industry couldn't have been eulogising a less glamorous form of transport, when Hammer brought the sitcom On the Buses to the big screen.
That first On the Buses film made more than a million pounds, and sparked a gold rush. 1973 saw nine films based on sitcoms, including Love Thy Neighbour, Father, Dear Father and even For the Love of Ada. By the end of the decade, though, the notoriously thin quality of the adaptations meant the genre had become irrevocably tarnished.
But in 1997, the astonishing success of Bean,...
The feature film-of-the-sitcom is one of the less heralded genres in cinema. Forty years ago, when Hollywood's vision of a low-budget hit was the cool and radical Easy Rider, the British film industry couldn't have been eulogising a less glamorous form of transport, when Hammer brought the sitcom On the Buses to the big screen.
That first On the Buses film made more than a million pounds, and sparked a gold rush. 1973 saw nine films based on sitcoms, including Love Thy Neighbour, Father, Dear Father and even For the Love of Ada. By the end of the decade, though, the notoriously thin quality of the adaptations meant the genre had become irrevocably tarnished.
But in 1997, the astonishing success of Bean,...
- 7/15/2011
- by Jim Shelley
- The Guardian - Film News
The path of British comedians and sitcom stars trying to make a break in Hollywood is strewn with corpses. For every “In the Loop” or “Shaun of the Dead”, there’s a “Guest House Paradiso” or “Lesbian Vampire Killers” lurking not far around the corner. The newest chancer is the “The Inbetweeners”, a sitcom that ran for three seasons on UK’s Channel Four to some acclaim and is now making the leap to the big screen later in the summer. The teaser trailer hit on the show’s Facebook page yesterday and though some are already rapturous about it, what appeal the…...
- 6/9/2011
- The Playlist
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