Jean Rollin
Important DVD Releases
Monday, February 16th, 2009There are a couple dates to look forward to in the coming months, one next week and the other the following month. Both have a slew of dvd releases hitting the shelves which are sure to drain the bank reserves. Mixed in with these releases are some important film by important directors. Remember if you [...]
Fascination (1979)
Sunday, February 15th, 2009Director: Jean Rollin
Starring: Brigitte Lahaie, Franca Mai, Jean-Marie Lemaire, Fanny Magier, Muriel Montosse, Sophie Noel, Evelyne Thomas, Agnes Bert, Alain Plumley, Myriam Watteau, Joe De Lara, Jacques Sansoul
Fascination could most likely be described as Rollin’s most accessible film, and it is, but it’s also a masterpiece of 70’s European horror cinema. Those might be big [...]
More New Releases
Saturday, October 11th, 2008Grindhouse Releasing will be releasing Lucio Fulci’s masterpiece, The Beyond, on DVD October 28th. The release promises to be one of the most have releases of the year, even though a lot of the extras on the disc are the same as Anchor Bay’s previous release. Of note this time around is a new introduction [...]
Severin Problems
Thursday, October 9th, 2008Several of Severin Films DVD releases have been delayed until October 28th. As reported here earlier Franco’s Bloody Moon and Devil Hunter were meant to be released in late July, but problems with each, as reported on Severin’s website, created delays. These delays were for the right reasons, and the folks as Severin should be [...]
The Grapes of Death (1978)
Saturday, May 26th, 2007Director: Jean Rollin
Starring: Marie-Georges Pascal, Serge Marquand, Felix Marten, Patricia Cartier, Brigitte Lahaie
Grapes of Deaths opens with two women traveling by train who are attacked by a man who almost appears to be rotting before their eyes. One of the women are killed by the man and the other, Elisabeth (Marie-Georges Pascal), manages to escape [...]