Horror Highlights: KILL, BABY, KILL Anniversary Screening, KUSO, THE BAD BATCH Vinyl Soundtrack, DON’T LOOK IN THE BASEMENT Blu-ray Collection

2017/06/26 12:44:35 +00:00 | Tamika Jones

Mario Bava's Kill Baby Kill turns 50 this year and to celebrate, a 2K restoration of the film will be shown in New York City. Also in today's Horror Highlights: release details for Kuso and The Bad Batch vinyl soundtrack, as well as information on the Don't Look in the Basement Blu-ray collection.

Kill, Baby, Kill Anniversary Screening: "World Premiere of new 50th Anniversary restoration of Mario Bava's influential Euro-horror opens at the Quad July 7th.

The film will kick off our series "Mondo Bava," a near-complete retrospective of the director's work with rare imported 35mm prints and new restorations.

Kill, Baby...Kill!

Mario Bava, 1966, Italy, 83m

In a fin-de-siècle Transylvanian village, a doctor arrives to investigate a young maid’s mysterious death, only to learn the legend of a deceased girl whose ball-bouncing ghost may be driving the locals to suicide… With its hallucinatory colors and sinister moods, this is the pinnacle of gothic Euro-horror, an influence on Scorsese, Lynch, Fellini, Argento, del Toro, and countless others, and the ideal entry point into one of the great bodies of work in the Italian cinema. Restoration courtesy of Kino Lorber.

50th Anniversary

World Premiere of new 2K restoration"

To learn more about the New York City screening of Kill, Baby, Kill, visit:

https://quadcinema.com/film/kill-baby-kill/

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Kuso Release Details: "Coming To Theaters in Los Angeles & on SHUDDER Nationwide July 21st.

Broadcasting through a makeshift network of discarded televisions, KUSO depicts the aftermath of Los Angeles's worst earthquake nightmare. Viewers travel between screens and aftershocks into the twisted lives of the survived, experiencing a hallucination that is half-Cronenberg, half-Ren & Stimpy.

The debut film from acclaimed producer and rapper Flying Lotus, KUSO is a blistering, fever dream of filmmaking that uses music, special effects, and animation to take a unique look at the dark history of America.

KUSO marks the feature directorial debut from Steve, the filmmaking alter-ego of Steve Ellison, better known as music producer, DJ and rapper Flying Lotus. Ellison's name has become synonymous with creative innovation, having released five seminal studio albums, a slew of audio-visual marvels and, in the process, gaining two Grammy nominations including one for his work on Kendrick Lamar's "To Pimp A Butterfly".

Produced by Eddie Alcazar, and featuring Hannibal Buress (NEIGHBORS, Broad City), Anders Holm (Workaholics, The Mindy Project), Tim Heidecker (Tim and Eric Awesome Show, Eastbound and Down), and iconic Funk musician George Clinton, the film also includes an original score and musical collaborations with Aphex Twin and Akira Yamaoka.

About SHUDDER

Shudder is AMC Networks’ premium streaming video service, super-serving fans of thrillers, suspense, and horror. Shudder has a growing and dynamic selection of thrilling premieres, originals, and exclusives, which complement its impressive library of international and independent films, gripping TV series, and Hollywood blockbuster favourites. Shudder streams ad-free in the US, Canada, UK, and Ireland on the web, iOS, Android, Chromecast, Apple TV, and Roku for $4.99/month or $49.99 with an annual membership. To try Shudder commitment-free for 7 days, visit www.shudder.com."

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The Bad Batch Vinyl Soundtrack Release Details: Press Release: "Death Waltz Recording Co., in conjunction with Lakeshore Records is proud to present the soundtrack to THE BAD BATCH, the sophomore film from Ana Lily Amripor, and we are thrilled to continue our relationship with her after championing her debut A GIRL WALKS HOME ALONE AT NIGHT.

As with her debut, music is an essential ingredient throughout THE BAD BATCH and it more than lives up to its predecessors killer soundtrack. This time interspersed throughout the songs are lines of dialog from the film creating a truly immersive listening experience. The songs themselves run from bona fide pop bangers (Ace Of Base & Culture Club) cutting edge techno/electro (Black Light Smoke & Path Du Prince) shimmering electronica (Darkside/Chilled By Nature) through to the classic spaghetti stylings of Death Waltz's own Federale.

The package is rounded out with die-cut artwork by Jay Shaw, who did such a killer job on the A GIRL WALKS HOME ALONE AT NIGHT record packaging, that it was no brainer we bring him back for this psychedelic mind-expanding record.

Andrea von Foerster (Music Supervisor):

"Working with a director who truly loves music is an absolute gift," said music supervisor Andrea von Foerster. "Being able to talk about independent artists and labels with the same reverence as top 40 pop hits makes my heart beat faster."

"Lily Amirpour has a cinematic vision that begins and ends with music," Foerster explained. "Going on the journey with her to facilitate that vision was awesome. She knows what she wants but is simultaneously open to new ideas. Exploring electronic tracks from sometimes lesser-known artists to flesh out our dystopian world while hunting for the perfect 80's and 90's pop songs to play under amputations made for very amusing phone calls to publishers and labels. It's impossible to not feel our collective love of music in this film."

THE BAD BATCH

NEON releases THE BAD BATCH in theaters, on demand, Amazon, and iTunes. EVERYWHERE today!

http://badbatchfilm.com/theaters.html

Written & Directed by ANA LILY AMIRPOUR

Starring SUKI WATERHOUSE, JASON MOMOA, GIOVANI RIBISI and KEANU REEVES

THE BAD BATCH follows Arlen (Waterhouse) after she's left in a Texas wasteland fenced off from civilization. While trying to navigate the unforgiving landscape, Arlen is captured by a savage band of cannibals led by the mysterious Miami Man (Momoa). With her life on the line, she makes her way to The Dream (Reeves). As she adjusts to life in 'the badbatch' Arlen discovers that being good or bad mostly depends on who's standing next to you.

The Bad Batch - Original Motion Picture Soundtrack 2XLP.

Various Artists

Original Artwork by Jay Shaw.

Webstore exclusive: Disc 1 "Desert Sand wth Psychedelic Swirl" vinyl, Disc 2 "Smiley Face" Yellow and Black vinyl.

Also available on Black Vinyl

$35

Please note: This is a pre-order. All orders containing this record will not ship until late August 2017.

Tracklisting.

Side 1

USRCS Detention center (Dialog) - The Bad Batch Cast

Firefly - Black Light Smoke

Karma Chameleon - Culture Club

Side 2

Screws in My Head - Black Light Smoke

This Here is The Bad Batch (Dialog) - The Dream aka Keanu Reeves

Satin Drone - Pantha du Prince

Arlen on Acid (Dialog) - Arlen aka Suki Waterhouse

Side 3

Otherness (Black Mustang's Frozen Moon Jam) - Chilled by Nature

Strange Isn't it? (Dialog) - Arlen aka Suki Waterhouse

All The Colours Of The Dark - Federale

Heart- Darkside

Side 4

Cows stand in their shit (Dialog) - The Dream aka Keanu Reeves

Fifty On Our Foreheads - White Lies

Last found - Francis Harris

All That She Wants - Ace of Base

THE BAD BATCH - ORIGINAL MOTION PICTURE SOUNDTRACK 2XLP (PRE-ORDER)

https://mondotees.com/products/the-bad-batch"

Don't Look in the Basement Blu-ray Collection: Press Release: "BrinkVision is releasing the Don't Look in the Basement Collection on Blu-Ray July 11th. It includes for the first time in HD the original 1973 cult classic Don’t Look in the Basement and the critically acclaimed sequel Both Don't Look in the Basement 2.

The original Don't Look in the Basement is cult film director S.F. Brownrigg’s horrifying tale of the day the insane took over the asylum. A film that started to carve S.F. Brownrigg as one of the unique and impressive 70’s exploitation filmmakers in cinema.

Nurse Charlotte Beale (Rosie Holotik) is hired by Dr. Stephens to work at a small sanitarium he runs. When Charlotte arrives, however, she learns that Stephens has died in the interim and that she’ll be taking orders from the new president Dr. Masters (Anne MacAdams). Charlotte goes along, but can’t help noticing how unusual Masters’ approach is to treating the mentally ill. They’re allowed a free run of the place, and Charlotte begins to wonder if Masters isn’t a patient herself.

Don’t Look in the Basement 2 is the critically acclaimed follow-up to the original film, directed and co-written by Tony Brownrigg, the son of the late S.F. Brownrigg. The sequel was shot in the same location as the original with one of the original cast members returning, and continuing the 1973 storyline, set 40 years in the future.

40 years have passed since the massacre at Stephens Sanitarium, now called Greenpark. Its bloody history is largely unknown to its staff, not least William Matthews, a doctor newly brought in from New York. William is welcomed by fellow doctor Lucy but receives a frosty reception from Emily, who runs the Institute and assigns him his first patient, Sam. Sam survived the bloodbath all those years earlier and seems to remember these walls all too well. His arrival awakens the building;s dark past and blood son begin to Flow once more. Why are the patients turning on one another? What is Emily’s secret? And what really happened 40 years ago?

Special features:

Audio commentary by Tony Brownrigg (son of the late S.F. Brownrigg) for the original Don't Look in the Basement and Don't Look in the Basement 2.

Behind the scenes featurette for Don't Look in the Basement 2

Limited edition booklet featuring articles on Don't Look in the Basement

Limited Edition Slipcover with new artwork

https://www.amazon.com/Dont-Look-Basement-Blu-ray/dp/B06VVBWBTH"

About the Author - Tamika Jones

Tamika hails from North Beach, Maryland, a tiny town inches from the Chesapeake Bay.She knew she wanted to be an actor after reciting a soliloquy by Sojourner Truth in front of her entire fifth grade class. Since then, she's appeared in over 20 film and television projects. In addition to acting, Tamika is the Indie Spotlight manager for Daily Dead, where she brings readers news on independent horror projects every weekend.

The first horror film Tamika watched was Child's Play. Being eight years old at the time, she remembers being so scared when Chucky came to life that she projectile vomited. It's tough for her to choose only one movie as her favorite horror film, so she picked two: Nosferatu and The Stepford Wives (1975).

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