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Pick of the WeekCatfight

What is it? Two old college friends cross paths as adults and beat the ever-loving crap out of each other.

Why see it? Onur Tukel’s latest is also his best thanks in part to the lead performances by Sandra Oh and Anne Heche. They do a good job of manipulating our sympathies and concerns ensuring that our loyalties shift from act to act. Themes of female friendships, class distinctions, and redemption run through alongside a satirical look at modern life, and there’s a terrifically wicked streak throughout. Funny, smart, and brutal are all apt descriptors for this cynical look at our violent selves.

[Blu-ray/DVD extras: Commentaries, featurette, deleted scenes]

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Nest of Vipers (Night of the Serpent)

Directed by Giulio Petroni

Italy, 1969

Though Giulio Petroni has only rather few titles to his name when compared with his prolific, and better known, counterparts, the Italian director does have the bragging rights of working with both Lee Van Cleef (Death Rides a Horse, 1967) and Orson Welles (Tepepa, 1969).

It’s Petroni’s Nest of Vipers, recently released alongside Pierro Pierotti’s less successful Tails You Lose (1969), by Wild East Productions, that showcases the director’s talent for complex plotting and atmospheric set pieces.

Similar to the earlier Ringo series by Duccio Tessari, and to the now time-honored traditions of Leone and Corbucci, the structure of Nest of Vipers pits the outsider (here, and often, the“gringo”) versus a band of outlaws, where a largely unassuming and tight-knit community is caught in between and unawares.

Luke Askew, probably best known for roles in Easy Rider and Cool Hand Luke,...

Synapse’s 42nd Street Forever trailer compilations have been a tremendous success for the imprint, similar to what Something Weird Video has been doing for decades. Synapse gathered trailers from all corners of the cinematic universe, enough to populate five volumes over the last seven years, and now they are finally stepping into the world of Blu-ray.

42Nd Street Forever: The Blu-ray Edition, available on May 8th, is a compilation of the best of of the best from volumes 1 and 2 of the DVD series, featuring almost four hours of all the naughty bits that get underground cinephiles excited. Also included is a new commentary from Fangoria’s Mike Gingold. Fangoria.com has shared the cover art and sample list of trailers below.

Act Of Vengeance

Black Samson

The Bullet Machine

The Centerfold Girls

Chained Heat

Chappaqua

College Girls

The Curious Female

The Dark

Dark Star

Delinquent Schoolgirls

The Deadly Spawn...

Honestly, I don’t know what else I could possibly say about director Sergio Corbucci’s insane Italian action/comedy “Super Fuzz” that hasn’t already been said by its legion of devoted fans. As long as you don’t expect much from the flick, chances are you’ll have a smashing good time, especially if you’re into early ’80s camp. If you’ve yet to experience the picture’s endless charms, here’s the setup: A wisecracking beat cop is exposed to deadly radiation while attempting to deliver a parking ticket to a “tribal Indian”. The end result, of course, is superhuman powers, all of which will magically disappear if he looks at something red. Why? I don’t know! And therein lies the film’s genius. Professional goofball Terrence Hill makes the whole things work; without his sly grin and dimwitted performance, “Super Fuzz” probably wouldn’t...

…the only thing we can do is play the song.

Alright now. For all you boppers out there in the big web city, all you internet people with an ear for action, I’ve got something for you. It’s a special for that real live bunch from Coney. (And there ends my near-aimless, only-amusing-to-me riff on Lynne Thigpen in The Warriors.)

The Cinefamily (hosts of our mighty live event) have — on their excellent and revamped website — just launched a new, monthly podcast dedicated to the deepest and best soundtrack cuts. It’s a full hour of music that’s great all the way through. Here’s what you get in the podcast, hosted by The Cinefamily’s Bret:

Son of Dracula – Daybreak (Harry Nilsson)

The Cannonball Run – Cannonball (Ray Stevens)

Perfect Strangers – I’m A Shadow on the Walls of the City (Michael Minard)

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Lifeforce – Theme (Henry Mancini)

Crosscurrent...

Back in the day, I was a huge fan of the incredibly silly cop comedy “Super Fuzz”, a film that introduced me to the wacky world of Terence Hill. Since then, I’ve become quite enamored with his “Trinity” series, which may explain why I’ve become somewhat excited about Hill’s upcoming project “Doc West”. Although it’s being released by Lionsgate, a company that has recently dumped a large number of dodgy direct-to-video westerns into the marketplace, I’m holding out hope that this particular endeavor is a bit stronger than its like-minded contemporaries. After all, you can’t go wrong with Terence Hill. Seriously. Here’s the plot, summarized: After bandits steal his poker winnings this American legend makes his way to the next town in search of them. Seeking out his revenge during a poker game gone bad Doc West finds himself in the local town jail.

A special thanks to this week’s guest columnist: Brian Solomon

I’d like to thank Missy Yearian and Will Melton for inviting me to take part in The Hump Day Threesome here in Fused Film’s Unhinged—and as the first guest contributor, no less. I’d like to, but I’m afraid that what I have to contribute might be construed not as thanks, but instead as some passive-aggressive form of contempt.

Because on this day, in response to their invitation, I’m introducing them, and you perchance, to some pretty bad movies. Not just any bad movies, mind you, but a trio of movies from the Mediterranean–the veritable Fertile Crescent of crap cinema if ever there was one. So strap in and join me in my gondola of god-awfulness as I take you on a romantic journey through the bacteria-ridden waters of high schlock.

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