you are what you eat

04/07/2014 by alaundre

Doubling up on some cannibal flicks in the battle of Most Appetizing Adaptations. Do you prefer originals or remakes? Hardline anti-remake? Not aware that there is an original foreign version, or not care at all? Spoilerfic breakdown comparison on what’s the same and what has changed in both versions after the break (along with many pictures of food I’ve been gobbling up the past few months)

Categories: materialism, random / life, seen • Tags: adaptations, blu ray, cinema, flicks, food, foodie, foodporn, foreign film, movies, original vs remake

for your halloween viewing consideration : [rec] yo self, [rec] series

10/31/2013 by alaundre

Spanish horror series. The first one is better known in the US as Quarantine (The dvd cover for REC says “the movie that inspired Quarantine”, but is it really inspired when it’s a direct English language remake?). Now, if you’ve seen Quarantine, then REC is virtually the same…except better in a lot of ways (pacing, visually more realistic, a more claustrophobic feel etc). REC2 is the direct sequel, happening immediately after the end of the first REC, it’s best if […]

Categories: materialism, seen • Tags: cinema, cult movies, dvd, foreign film, halloween, horror films, horror movies, movies, popcorn night, video

eyes without a face

06/17/2013 by alaundre

“Les Yeux Sans Visage … your eyes without a face…” Couldn’t wait for the blu ray version to be released so I tracked down the old Criterion dvd instead. There is still a creepy overall feel to it for a film made in 1960, even if it is rather tame by today’s standards. . Included in the disc is a documentary by the same director, George Franju, titled Blood of the Beasts (Le Sang des bêtes) contrasting between a “typical […]

Categories: materialism, random / life, seen • Tags: art house film, black and white, cinema, criterion, cult films, documentary, dvd, film, foreign film, movies

delicatessen

05/07/2013 by alaundre

Picked up an old, quirky French Cannibal Hotel movie 😉 . I remember watching this on Bravo back in the 90’s…only saw it once though. Really playful use of sounds. Sadly, the only other movie that I’ve seen of director Jean-Pierre Jeunet’s is Alien Ressurection (I’ve seen that one a lot lol). No, I have not seen Amelie…but I might go get City of Los Children one of these days… can’t find a good trailer of it, but i do […]

Categories: materialism, seen • Tags: art house film, art movie, blu ray, cinema, cult classics, cult films, foreign film, movies

Cronos

12/31/2012 by alaundre

Got this from my christmas wishlist. I only remember seeing a few parts of it back when it first came out when my aunt rented it. Very nice take on the vampire genre. This is Guillermo Del Toro‘s very first feature film. Cover and liner art by Hellboy creator, Mike Mignola . The blu ray also included Del Toro’s giallo-style student short film “Geometria”. Since i’m a fan of giallo/euro horror/suspense/thrillers, it’s a very fun send off of the genre. […]

Categories: materialism, seen • Tags: bluray, cinema, criterion, foreign film, horror films, horror movies, movies, vampires

watching these later

11/18/2012 by alaundre

Categories: random / life, seen • Tags: blu ray, cinema, cult flicks, cult movies, film, foreign film, home video, movies, video

diabolique

11/06/2012 by alaundre

This feels like a story that has been told before…mainly due to countless films have borrowed from this film (No, I have not seen the Sharon Stone remake from the 90’s). wiki page here. . I had a giftcard to use so i bought a few other blu rays:

Categories: seen • Tags: blu ray, classic movies, criterion, cult movies, film, foreign film

feelin blu this weekend

05/27/2012 by alaundre

– picked up some cheap blu ray for 20 bucks total (well, $21.50 including tax): I wish Musa The Warrior was on blu ray, but i guess this’ll do for now (haven’t seen this one) edit: just finished watching this, and it is damn good! . / . / one of my all-time favorites, the awesomely quote-worthy Black Dynamite! Old School Blaxploitation style trailer (not the actual BD movie) . edit: can’t find a clip of the longer dojo fight […]

Categories: materialism, random / life, seen • Tags: action movies, cult classics, cult movies, foreign film, movies, viral

the good, the bad & the weird

05/22/2012 by alaundre

– picked this up on a whim: Yes, it’s the Korean The Good, The Bad & The Ugly. Quite enjoyable.

Categories: seen • Tags: action movies, cinema, cult movies, foreign film, westerns

battle royale!

04/01/2012 by alaundre

Complete Collection on Blu Ray (would’ve liked the limited edition just for the packaging and extras but I just got the regular version) / (i like the 3D trailer the best) // click on image to see the full picture…it’s awesome! / my favorite, Mitsuko: that’s wifey material right there, ❤

Categories: materialism, random / life, seen • Tags: blu ray, cinema, classic movies, cult classics, cult films, cult movies, films, foreign film, movies