Ellissinema Podcast

A frustrated matron finds solace away from her wealthy, wheelchair-bound husband in the arms of aspiring young writer, Terry. But the coupling was doomed from the outset, and soon leads to deadly consequences. The Naked Zoo stars Rita Hayworth, Stephen Oliver, Fleurette Carter, Ford Rainey, Willie Pastrano, Fay Spain, and more. Cinematography by Gregory Sandor. Story by Ray Preston. Written and Di...

Originally entitled ELECTRIC SHADES OF GREY, a young priest embarks on a whacked-out road trip across America after accidentally drinking Coca-Cola laced with acid. The Psychedelic Priest stars John Darrell, Carolyn Hall, Joe Crane, Ken Keckler, Larry Wright, Susan Hayes, Chubby Jackson, and more. Directed by William Grefe.

Daisey, Acid, and Dum Dum are a trio of drug peddlers that retreat into the depths of the Florida Everglades with a pair of hostages after killing their Cuban suppliers and members of the Coast Guard. The Hooked Generation stars Jeremy Slate, John Davis Chandler, Willie Pastrano, Steve Alaimo, Cece Stone, Milton Smith, Walter R. Philbin, and more. Music by Chris Martell. Cinematography by Gregory...

A group of archaeology students on an expedition into the Everglades unwittingly disturb the burial ground of a 400-year old witch doctor by the name of Tartu, whose desiccated corpse has the power to trandform itself into a variety of deadly animals. Starring Fred Pinero, Babette Sherrill, Bill Marcus, Mayra Gomez Kemp, Sherman Hayes, Gary Holtz, Maurice Stewart, Frank Weed, and Doug Hobart. Cine...

A boatload of bikini babes partying on the edge of the Everglades are menaced by a vengeful half-man half-jellyfish. Starring John Vella, Valerie Hawkins, Joe Morrison, Jack Nagle, Sandy Lee Kane, Deanna Lund, Judy Lee, Blanche Devereaux, Doug Hobart, and more. Music by Al Jacobs and Lon E. Norman. Cinematography by Julio C. Chavez and Julio Roldan. Written by William Kerwin. Directed by William G...

An aspiring fashion designer is mysteriously able to enter the 1960s, where she encounters a dazzling wannabe singer. However, the glamour is not all it appears to be, and the dreams of the past start to crack and splinter into something far darker. Starring Thomasin McKenzie, Anya Taylor-Joy, Matt Smith, Michael Ajao, Terence Stamp, and Diana RIgg. Cinematography by Chun-hoon Chung. Written by Kr...

Paul Atreudes, a brilliant and gifted young man born into great destiny beyond his understanding, must travel to the most dangerous planet to ensure the future of his family and his people. As malevolent forces explode into conflict over the planet's exclusive supply of the most precious resource in existence, only those who can conquer their own fear will survive. Starring Timothy Chalamet, Zenda...

A young couple find themselves lost on the backroads of Nebraska, eventually winding up in a seemingly deserted town of Gatlin. But the town is far from empty. As the couple soon discover, it is inhabited by a twisted cult of murderous children, thirsty for another blood sacrifice. Children of the Corn stars Linda Hamilton, Peter Horton, John Franklin, Courtney Gains, Robby Kiger, Anne Marie McEvo...

In an idyllic, sun-dappled forest, the pure-hearted Jack takes his true love Princess Lili to see a pair of unicorns frolicking at the forest's edge. Little do they know, however, that the Lord of Darkness has dispatched his minions to capture the unicorns and sever their horns so that he may plunge the world into everlasting night. After Lili and the unicorns are taken prisoner, Jack must team wi...

During a time of peace, a deadly sword that bestows great power upon its wielder was divided and hidden. After the emperor dies, a deranged rebel seizes power and stages a massacre during his search for the blade, leaving only one survivor. Now, the young daughter of a great general is all that stands between a tyrant and his quest for domination. The Emperor's Sword stars Mu Fengbin, Hao Yinlin,...

Joining the show today to discuss Hell Hath No Fury, director Jesse V. Johnson and actress Nina Bergman. Hell Hath No Fury is the story of one woman who singlehandedly takes on the might of German war machine, the French resistance, and a band of US infantrymen. Branded a traitor by her countrymen, French national, Marie Dujardin, is rescued by American soldiers on one condition: to survivem she m...

I discuss Arrow Video's release of the 1982 slasher film Death Screams aka Night Screams aka House of Death. It stars Susan Kiger, Larry Sprinkle, Andria Savio, David Lenthall, Martin Tucker, William T. Hicks, John Kohler, Jody Kay, Kurt Rector, Josh Gamble, Hanns Manship, Helene Tyron, Mary Fran Lyman, Mike Brown, Monica Boston, Sharon Alley, and more. Music by Dee Barton. Cinematography by Darre...

A review for Halloween Kills. Starring Jamie Lee Curtis, Judy Greer, Andi Matichak, James Jude Courtney, Anthony Michael Hall, Nick Castle, Will Patton, Jim Cummings, Robert Longstreet, Scott MacArthur, Michael McDonald, Omar J. Dorsey and many more. Edited by Timothy Alverson. Cinematography by Michael Simmonds. Music by Daniel A. Davies, Cody Carpenter, and John Carpenter. Written by Scott Teems...

Part III and final installment in the Sergio Martino Giallo Collection. The final of Martino's six gialli, The Suspicious Death of a Minor. Starring Claudio Cassinelli, Adolfo Caruso, Massimo Girotti, Mel Ferrer, Lia Tanzi, Patrizia Castaldi, and more. Produced by Luciano Martino. Music by Luciano Michelini. Screenplay by Ernesto Gastaldi and Sergio Martino. Directed by Sergio Martino.

Part II of my Sergio Martino giallo series. Today I discuss fan favorite Your Vice is a Locked Room and Only I have the Key. Starring Luigi Pistilli, Edwige Fenech, Anita Strindberg, Ivan Rassimov, and more. Produced by Luciano Martino. Music by Bruno Nicolai. Cinematography by Giancarlo Ferrando. Written by Ernesto Gastaldi. Directed by Sergio Martino.

Part I of my three-part series on giallo journeyman Sergio Martino. Today I discuss The Case of the Scorpion's Tail. Starring George Hilton, Anita Strindberg, Alberto de Mendoza, Ida Galli, Luigi Pastilli, Julie Reynaud and more. Music by Bruno Nicolai. Cinematography by Emilio Foriscot. Produced by Luciano Martino. Screenplay by Ernesto Gastaldi. Directed by Sergio Martino.

Today on the show I am joined by writer/director Patrick R. Young, cinematographer/director Powell Robinson, and surprise guest, editor William Ford-Conway. We talk about their beautifully executed Threshold which was shot on an iPhone 8 Plus for less than $15,000. Threshold stars Joey Millin and Madison West. Produced by Lauren Bates. Music by Nick Chuba. Written by Patrick. Cinematography by Pow...

An underappreciated film from the 1970s satanic panic era. The Brotherhood of Satan stars Strother Martin, L.Q. Jones, Charles Bateman, Ahna Kapri, Charles Robinson, Alvy Moore, Geri Reischl and more. Music by Jaime Mendoza-Nava. Cinematography by John Arthur Morrill. Story by Sean McGregor. Screenplay by William Welch. Directed by Bernard McEveety.

Today I talk about Arrow Video's release of Threshold. A film shot entirely on an iPhone 8 Plus for less than $15,000 with elite execution. Threshold stars Joey Millin and Madison West. Music by Nick Chuba. Edited by William Ford-Conway. Cinematography by Powell Robinson. Written by Patrick R. Young. Directed by Powell Robinson and Patrick R. Young.

Today's show is a review for the divisive Malignant. I brought on, no stranger to the show, Kyle Bruehl of I Know Movies and You Don't. He and I get to the bottom of the batshit insanity that is... Starring Annabelle Wallis, Maddie Hasson, George Young, Michole Briana White, Jacqueline McKenzie, and more. Director of Photography Michael Burgess. Music by Joseph Bishara. Story by James Wan, Ingrid...

Well Go USA's release of Crazy Fist. Starring Guo Qing, Steve Yoo, Liu Mengke, Collin Chou, Wang Wei, Zhuge Chengcheng, Shi Guanghui, Huang Xiaoming, Zhao Wei, and more. Music by TOBY. Director of Photography Huang Yongheng. Action Director Li Donghao. Written and Directed by Guo Qing.

I discuss Arrow Video's 4K release of Dario Argento's The Cat O' Nine Tails. The Cat O' Nine Tails is the second installment of Argento's "Animal Trilogy." Starring James Franciscus, Karl Malden, Catherine Spaak, Cinzia De Carolis, Aldo Reggiani, Pier Paolo Capponi, Horst Frank, Rada Rassimov, Carlo Alighiero, and more. Music by Ennio Morricone. Cinematography by Enrico Menczer. Story by Luigi Coz...

Discussing the erotic horror masterpiece that is Yasuzo Masumura's Blind Beast. Starring Eiju Funakoshi, Mako Midori, and Noriko Sengoku. Production Design by Shigeo Mano. Music by Hikaru Hayashi. Cinematography by Setsuo Kobayashi. Written by Yoshio Shirasaka. Directed by Yasuzo Masumura.

Today I discuss Arrow Video's release of David Lynch's Dune (1984). Starring Kyle MacLachlan, Kenneth McMillan, Jose Ferrer, Sting, Everett McGill, Patrick Stewart, Jurgen Prochnow, Paul L. Smith, Max von Sydow, Alicia Witt, Sean Young, Brad Dourif, Fancesca Annis, Virgina Madsen, Leonardo Cimino, Linda Hunt, Freddie Jones, Silvana Mangano, Jack Nance, Sian Phillips, and more. Production Design by...

The final stop on Ellissinema's trail of vengeance - And God Said to Cain. Starring Klaus Kinski, Peter Carsten, Marcell Michelangeli, Guido Lollobrigida, Maria Luisa, Antonio Cantafora, Guiliano Raffaelli, Lucio De Santis, Luciano Pigozzi, Joaquin Blanco, Giacomo Furia, Furio Meniconi, and more. Music by Carlo Savina. Director of Photography Riccardo Pallotini and Luciano Trasatti. Story by Giova...