This ambitious sci-fi thriller had the earmarks of a surefire hit. It’s an alien invasion epic with lots of scary monsters, explosions and battles, spiced with a few fresh ideas and served via excellent special effects work. It’s the brainchild of Chicago-born brothers Colin and Greg Strause, who designed f/x for 300, Avatar, 2012, and lots of other big effects pictures. So, why did it disappear so quickly from theaters after opening last November? Continue reading
The latest film from Brazil’s horror maestro Jose Mojica Marins, Embodiment of Evil, will be shown for FREE in Ohio and New York this week, courtesy of Synapse Films: Continue reading
Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment
brings classic film lovers and cult movie fans twenty new films to DVD this month utilizing its “manufacturing on demand” program, including some great psychotronic titles.
These discs are recorded in limited quantities unless orders exceed stock, at which point more are made to fill orders. The discs include no extras, but allow fans to get films from the archives which might not otherwise be available. Continue reading
Another psychotronic icon has succumbed to heart failure this month. We’re not near done mourning the passing of Tura Satana, and now we’ve learned of the death on Monday of exploitation legend David F. Friedman, producer of Blood Feast and many other mind-bending trash classics.
The New York Times obit does a fine job of summarizing Friedman’s impressive career. For more in-depth reading, we highly recommend Friedman’s autobiography A Youth in Babylon: Confessions of a Trash-Film King.
Unfortunately, Friedman was unable to complete the sequel to this book. But as with all departed psychotronic icons, we’ll always have their films to enjoy. Here’s our review of an exemplary Friedman film, She Freak.
PFS member Rusty Nails has announced the FIFTH big science fiction movie marathon at 
the Music Box Theatre. Here is the scoop:
Movieside Presents:
Sci-Fi Spectacular 5
March 19, 2011
Music Box Theatre
3733 N. Southport Ave.,
Chicago, IL
1.773.871.6604
Noon ’til Late. Doors Open At 11am.
Special Guest Mick Garris (director of Critters 2, The Stand, Sleepwalkers, creator of Masters of Horror series!) Continue reading
Official press obits and fan reaction to the death of psychotronic icon Tura Satana flew all
Satana and co-stars in Faster Pussycat!
over the internet this weekend, including on our Facebook page. Satana died Friday night of heart failure in Reno, NV, according to her manager.
Naturally, Tura – as the star of such classics as Faster Pussycat! Kill! Kill! and Astro Zombies – has always been a big favorite of the PFS. Continue reading
And we’re helping with the insanity
Mighty Peking Man!
Coming soon! The Psychotronic Film Society is proud to announce that we will once again be a sponsor of B-fest – the world’s greatest 24-hour B-movie trashfest marathon!
This year’s line-up was announced last weekend and it looks like another great one: Continue reading
That’s right. In case you haven’t noticed, we’ve published reviews from our archives all the way through those movies starting with ‘B’.
Enjoy!
After 40 years, Brazilian filmmaker Jose Mojica Marins returned to the horror character that made him an icon in his own country – and a cult legend throughout the world decades later. In Embodiment of Evil
Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer DVD
One of these is a filmed introduction by co-producer Arthur Rankin, who gives a bit of intriguing behind scenes information, and a lot of dull analysis. The idea for Rudolph began with a song by Johnny Marks, which became a huge hit for singing cowboy Gene Autry. Rankin touches briefly on the Rankin-Bass Studios’ affiliation with the Japanese, and doesn’t mention at all that the Fleischer Studios produced a very nice cartoon short based on the song in 1944. He does spend a lot of time commenting on the complete story, complete with clips, completely spoiling it for anyone who hasn’t seen it yet. Continue reading →