Posts Tagged ‘psychotronic’

Suspiria (1977)

Friday, December 19th, 2008
Genres: Fantasy | Horror | Mystery | Thriller
Countries: Italy
Actors: Harper, Jessica | Casini, Stefania | Bucci, Flavio | Miguel Bosé | Magnolfi, Barbara | Javicoli, Susanna | Axén, Eva | Schündler, Rudolf | Kier, Udo | Valli, Alida | Bennett, Joan | Horowitz, Margherita | Mariani, Jacopo | Mingozzi, Fulvio | Scagnetti, Franca
Directors: Argento, Dario
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A young American dancer travels to Europe to join a famous ballet school. As she arrives, the camera turns to another young woman, who appears to be fleeing from the school. She returns to her apartment where she is gruesomely murdered by a hideous creature. Meanwhile, the young American is trying to settle in at the ballet school, but hears strange noises and is troubled by bizarre occurrences. She eventually discovers that the school is merely a front for a much more sinister organization.

Fly, The (1986)

Tuesday, December 9th, 2008
Genres: Drama | Fantasy | Horror | Sci-Fi | Thriller
Countries: UK | USA
Actors: Goldblum, Jeff | Davis, Geena | Getz, John | Boushel, Joy | Carlson, Leslie | Chuvalo, George | Copeman, Michael | Lazare, Carol | Hewitt, Shawn
Directors: Cronenberg, David
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Seth Brundle, a brilliant but eccentric scientist attempts to woo investigative journalist Veronica Quaife by offering her a scoop on his latest research in the field of matter transportation, which against all the expectations of the scientific establishment have proved successful. Up to a point. Brundle thinks he has ironed out the last problem when he successfully transports a living creature, but when he attempts to teleport himself a fly enters one of the transmission booths, and Brundle finds he is a changed man. This Science-Gone-Mad film is the source of the quotable quote “Be afraid. Be very afraid.”

Commando (1985)

Friday, October 10th, 2008
Genres: Action | Adventure | Thriller
Countries: USA
Actors: Schwarzenegger, Arnold | Chong, Rae Dawn | Hedaya, Dan | Wells, Vernon | Olson, James | Kelly, David Patrick | Milano, Alyssa | Duke, Bill | Snyder, Drew | Wyatt, Sharon | Delano, Michael | Minor, Bob | Adams, Michael | Cervantes, Gary | Juliano, Lenny
Directors: Lester, Mark L.
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A retired special agent named John Matrix led an elite unit and has left the armed forces to live in a secluded mountain home with his daughter Jenny. But now he is forced out of retirement when his daughter is kidnapped by a band of thugs intent on revenge! Unbeknownst to Matrix, the members of his former unit are being killed one by one. Even though Matrix’ friend General Franklin Kirby gives Matrix armed guards, attackers manage to kidnap Matrix and Jenny. Matrix learns that Bennett, a former member of his Matrix’ unit who was presumed dead has kidnapped him to try to force Matrix to do a political assassination for a man called Arius (who calls himself El Presidente), a warlord formerly bested by Matrix who wishes to lead a military coup in his home country. Since Arius will have Jenny killed if Matrix refuses, Matrix reluctantly accepts the demand.

Poltergeist (1982)

Wednesday, October 1st, 2008
Genres: Horror | Thriller
Countries: USA
Actors: Nelson, Craig T. | Williams, JoBeth | Straight, Beatrice | Dunne, Dominique | Robins, Oliver | O'Rourke, Heather | McManus, Michael | Kiser, Virginia | Casella, Martin | Lawson, Richard | Rubinstein, Zelda | Perryman, Lou | Leucart, Clair E. | Karen, James | Blocker, Dirk
Directors: Hooper, Tobe
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While living an an average family house in a pleasant neighborhood, the youngest daughter of the Freeling family, Carol Anne (Heather O’Rourke), seems to be connecting with the supernatural through a dead channel on the televison. It is not for long when the mysterious beings enter the house’s walls. At first seeming like harmless ghosts, they play tricks and amuse the family, but they take a nasty turn- they horrify the family to death with angry trees and murderous dolls, and finally abduct Carol Anne into her bedroom closet, which seems like the entrance to the other side.

Ice Pirates, The (1984)

Friday, July 18th, 2008
Genres: Action | Adventure | Comedy | Sci-Fi
Countries: USA
Actors: Urich, Robert | Roberts, Michael D. | Matuszak, John | Perlman, Ron | Carradine, John | West, Jeremy | Vilanch, Bruce | Caillou, Alan | Roach, Daryl Keith | Symonds, Robert | Brockette, Gary | Tarkington, Rockne | Abercrombie, Ian | Worden, Hank | Filpi, Carmen
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In the far future water is the most valuable substance. Two space pirates are captured, sold to a princess, and recruited to help her find her father who disapeared when he found information dangerous to the rulers. A real Space Opera with sword fights, explosions, fighting robots, monsters, bar fights and time warps.

Sudden Impact (1983)

Tuesday, July 15th, 2008
Genres: Action | Crime | Drama | Thriller
Countries: USA
Actors: Eastwood, Clint | Hingle, Pat | Dillman, Bradford | Drake, Paul | Thibeau, Jack | Currie, Michael | Popwell, Albert | Keyloun, Mark | Howard, Kevyn Major | Bellan, Joe | Wellman, Wendell | McCubbin, Russ | Sutton, Robert | Argenziano, Carmen | Reddick, Bill
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After destroying a case involving a crime lord, Harry Callahan is sent down to San Paulo to investigate the killing of a man found dead in a car. Jennifer (the killer of the man in the car) is murdering all the rapists who brutally raped both her and her sister 10 years ago, and she has returned to San Paulo to exact her revenge. Harry becomes inadvertently involved in Jennifer’s own troubles during his investigations, all the while not suspecting she is the killer.

Time Bandits (1981)

Thursday, July 10th, 2008
Genres: Adventure | Comedy | Family | Fantasy | Mystery | Sci-Fi | Thriller
Countries: UK
Actors: Cleese, John | Connery, Sean | Holm, Ian | Palin, Michael | Richardson, Ralph | Vaughan, Peter | Warner, David | Rappaport, David | Baker, Kenny | Dixon, Malcolm | Edmonds, Mike | Purvis, Jack | Ross, Tiny | Warnock, Craig | Daker, David
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A young boy’s wardrobe contains a time hole. Through this hole an assortment of short people (i.e. dwarfs) come while escaping from their master, the supreme being. They take Kevin with them on their adventures through time from Napoleonic times to the Middle Ages to the early 1900s, to the time of Legends and the Fortress of Ultimate Darkness where they confront Evil.

New Jack City (1991)

Thursday, May 29th, 2008
Genres: Crime | Drama | Thriller
Countries: USA
Actors: Snipes, Wesley | Ice-T | Payne, Allen | Rock, Chris | Michele, Michael | Nunn, Bill | Wong, Russell | Cobbs, Bill | Williams, Christopher | Nelson, Judd | Williams, Vanessa | Johns, Tracy Camilla | DeSando, Anthony | Ashford, Nick
Directors: Van Peebles, Mario
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In 1989, Nino Brown, a small time drug dealer, is convinced by one of his fellow thugs that the wave of the future is in the cocaine derivative, crack. Brown sees potential in crack and sets out to establish himself as chief kingpin by killing off his rivals and even going as far as to take over a whole apartment complex. Out to stop him are undercover cops Scottie Appleton and Nick Paretti. Appleton especially wants to get Nino because of the fact that he murdered Scottie’s mother as part of a gang initiaton. Also involved is Pookie, a former crackhead who wants to bring down Nino as well.

Army of Darkness (1992)

Monday, May 19th, 2008
Genres: Action | Adventure | Comedy | Fantasy | Horror
Countries: USA
Actors: Campbell, Bruce | Davidtz, Embeth | Gilbert, Marcus | Abercrombie, Ian | Grove, Richard | Quill, Timothy Patrick | Reid, Michael Earl | Fonda, Bridget | Tallman, Patricia | Raimi, Ted | Anderson, Deke | Thomas, Bruce | Shearer, Sara | Gordon, Shiva | Bryan, Billy
Directors: Raimi, Sam
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In this sequel to the Evil Dead films, a discount-store employee (”Name’s Ash. Housewares.”) is time-warped to a medieval castle beset by monstrous forces. Initially mistaken for an enemy, he is soon revealed as the prophecised savior who can quest for the Necronomicon, a book which can dispel the evil. Unfortunately, he screws up the magic words while collecting the tome, and releases an army of skeletons, led by his own Deadite counterpart. What follows is a thrilling, yet tongue-in-cheek battle between Ash’s 20th Century tactics and the minions of darkness.

Deranged (1974)

Wednesday, May 14th, 2008
Genres: Horror | Thriller
Countries: Canada | USA
Actors: Blossom, Roberts | Lee, Cosette | Carlson, Leslie | Warner, Robert | Diamond, Marcia | Smeagle, Brian | Gillen, Arlene | McHeady, Robert | Waldman, Marian | Mather, Jack | Moore, Micki | Orr, Pat
Directors: Gillen, Jeff
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A man living in rural Wisconsin takes care of his bed-ridden mother, who is very domineering and teaches him that all women are evil. After she dies he misses her, so a year later he digs her up and takes her home. He learns about taxidermy and begins robbing graves to get materials to patch her up, and inevitably begins looking for fresher sources of materials. Based closely on the true story of Ed Gein.