June 4, 2021
“More links than a Zelda Convention…” - Erin B. Gaskill
Ours is truly a golden age, for a long-thought-lost dream has been realized—someone has uploaded the extended version of the SUPER MARIO BROS. movie to the Internet Archive. It’s ripped from a VHS but you can watch it, download it, and have a million more questions about it.
The official Ghostbusters YouTube channel not only has clips from the original movies and stuff for the upcoming GHOSTBUSTERS: AFTERLIFE, but has entire episodes of The Real Ghostbusters and Extreme Ghostbusters. That original cartoon is still the best.
The trailer for documentary ROADRUNNER: A FILM ABOUT ANTHONY BOURDAIN is below. The film is set to arrive July 16, 2021.
Gayly Dreadful is a fantastic site (run by a fantastic person). Every year there’s the Gayly Helpful event for Pride in which, not only are LGBTQ voices elevated through daily posts from all sorts of perspectives, but there’s also a fundraiser for the Transgender Law Center. Please check it all out and donate if you can (or at least spread the word).
Film School Rejects gives you the hook up with a list of all of the horror streaming in June 2021.
The trailer for Neill Blomkamp’s next….DEMONIC (coming August 20, 2021):
For those that still believe, saxman Tim Cappello is working with Gunship again on their next album. (Their first collaboration was dope.)
In other dope musical news, writer/director/artist/musician Adam Egypt Mortimer put together a soundtrack for a non-existent film.
THE WRAITH is finally coming to Blu-ray! This quintessential ‘80s cable stable features spirit of vengeance Charlie Sheen facing off against Clint Howard and the director THE NOTEBOOK by driving God’s own sportscar. It’s rad as fuck.
The Uncle Files. Volume I. pic.twitter.com/kz2msSmCW1
— Andrew Farmer (@thatsajellyfish) May 31, 2021
What horror film was too scary for a doped up Stephen King to finish? The answer…may surprise you.
Fellow Austinite and Supreme Being Primo is offering up her first vinyl, a double-sided EP. Get yours now!
Prolific musician (and Neon Splatter contributor) B. Eveready is back at it again with some new tracks.
American Film Genre Archive (AGFA) put on a webinar for how to create audiences for repertory screenings, for those looking to show some cool old ass movies and get folks away from their streamings and their whatnots.
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♬ original sound - I like cars
Felipe Flores has been producing incredibly cool designs and reimaginings of popular pieces of entertainment for a few years now on his website and Instagram. Check out his redesigns and changes for THE PHANTOM MENACE on his IG account.
Arrakis. Desert Planet. Dune. The 1984 David Lynch adaptation (that he seemingly just ignores out of his hatred instead of actively damning it) is coming home in pristine 4K in all sorts of editions that will please the Herbert-heads out there until the new DUNE hits later this year.
This isn’t new, but it’s new to me. Why is it so endearing for Paul Verhoeven to say “bitches”?
Paul Verhoeven apparently didn't know "bitches" was pejorative, leading to some weird moments when they filmed the famous "bitches leave" scene in RoboCop. pic.twitter.com/vBNeBr12BP
— ishmael (@iD4RO) November 25, 2019
2020 genre film SPONTANEOUS has been gaining fans as it’s being discovered by more and more folks. Over at Daily Grindhouse, Danielle Ryan examines the film’s central allegory about mass shootings.
If you’re interested in this brand new Godzilla toy up for pre-order at Big Bad Toy Store…you may wish to keep an out here next month. (Via Preternia)
My Sister’s Fugazi Shirt released a new album today—Man Fears the Darkness, and So He Scrapes Away at the Edges of It With Fire. As they describe the new music: “It would be what Shinji’s listening to as he stares at the ceiling late at night. It’s moody and sexy and sad, a perfect encapsulation of Neon Genesis Evangelion.”
Folks, I don’t think I ask for much. I’m a simple man with simple pleasures who delights in providing people with entertainment in these troubled times. But now I come to you, humbled, hat in hand, asking you to please lend me $3,000—$5,000. Well, “give me” really, not lend me; I’m not paying that back. Rest assured it is for a good cause. An important cause. You can tell your kids, and your grandkids, and will be passed down for generations to come in celebration of your heroic actions. For you see—these funds will enable me to bid on, and eventually purchase, this John Travolta stunt dummy head used in the 1996 film, BROKEN ARROW.
Look at these works, ye mighty, and despair! It’s like staring into the sun or at least a partially mangled corpse of the star of LOOK WHO’S TALKING NOW. Folks. Please. Give if you can—the future will thank you for it. (h/t to Michael Scott)
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