Actualités

By Allen Gardner

Pier Paolo Pasolini’S Trilogy Of Life (Criterion) Pier Paolo Pasolini was Italy’s last Neo-Realist, a product of post-ww II Europe who was fervently Catholic, openly gay, defiantly Marxist, and one of the most original voices of the 20th century’s second half. Before his brutal murder in 1975 (after the premiere of his still-controversial swan song, “Salo”), Pasolini directed a trilogy of films based on masterpieces of medieval literature: Boccaccio’s “The Decameron,” Chaucer’s “The Canterbury Tales,” and “The Thousand and One Nights (also known as “The Arabian Nights”). The three films celebrate the uninhibited, earthy, raw carnal nature of the original texts, leaving little to the imagination, but also offering Pasolini’s own very unique and pointed views on modern society, consumerism, religious and sexual mores (and hypocrisies), and an unexpurgated celebration of the human body, both male and female. Extraordinary production design by Dante Ferretti and another evocative,...

The new horror film ‘Mark of the Beast,’ which is based on Rudyard Kipling’s short story of the same name, is set to be released on DVD on October 23 from Mvd Entertainment Group. The Bloodbath Pictures and Hale Manor film was directed by Jonathan Gorman and Thomas Edward Seymour, and stars Debbie Rochon, Dick Boland and Ellen Muth. Several actors from Bloodbath’s ‘Bikini Bloodbath’ series, including Phil Hall, Sheri Lynn, Matt Ford and Margaret Rose Champagne, also appear in ‘Mark of the Beast.’ The movie follows Strickland and Debbie, played by Rochon and Boland, as they try to cope with saving one of their friend, Fleete, portrayed by Hall. [ Read More ]...

Tis the season to be jolly and here at 28Dla, we have compiled a list of notable video titles that are available in the weeks leading up to Christmas. Yuletide fun can also include a tale of terror too to make those chilly nights even colder. This list is compiled from various sources.

November Releases

Bikini Bloodbath Christmas

"Jenny and Sharon are back! This time Ms. Johnson is in a coma, and the girls, along with their new friends, find themselves working at Mrs. Johnson's (Ms. Johnson's British cross-dressing sister) Bong Shoppe. Team Bong Shoppe is embattled in fierce competition for holiday business with a Christian Deli across the way. Things get a little crazy and in the heat of the moment, Jenny once again accidentally resurrects the Killer Chef... and mayhem—gratuitous amounts of gore and nudity—ensue! The Limited Edition Giftpack includes a limited poster and White Liger CD.