The Raspberry Reich

Year: 2004
Director: Bruce La Bruce
Writer: Bruce La Bruce
Rating: 9/10

Very sexually explicit, tongue-in-cheek, and highly entertaining critique of modern and historical leftist revolution.

The Fall Of The House Of Usher

Year: 1960
Director: Roger Corman
Writer: Richard Matheson
Rating: 8/10

Faithful to Poe's story, if a little stilted in overall delivery and direction.

The Screamers - Pat Garrett Demos 7-7-77 12"

I recently acquired the Screamers "Pat Garrett Demos 7-7-77" 12". As an exception to this blog, I've uploaded it here, because it's a bootleg, only 300 copies were made, and cost about $25 new (and is apparently sold out now). The recordings of these five songs are the best Screamers I've heard to date.

Enjoy here.

Also, here's an email I found from KK Barrett regarding this release:

"Funny enough Pat Garrett alerted me to these pressings. I am not in the pursuit of bootleggers, I actually think the process helps keep history alive.

Pat wondered why his name was on it. I am to blame since I at one time corrected someone as to the origin of the tapes and I defined them by calling them the recordings made by Pat Garrett (actually in April or May not 7-7-77.) We made them the same way we had recorded demos in Oklahoma, where we were both from in our college days, four tracks live mixed down to two and vocals added on the additional 2. Then mixed again to a two track master.

So there exists a 4 track original and 2 track mix down. I have the
2-track master mix on 1/4" tape. If these are from the 4 track
version that would be delightful but I believe if anyone has that tape it would be Tommy. And to me knowledge he has never been interested in revisiting that time or releasing anything. (if he even still has the tape).

I made a dat of a lot of my recordings and they are out there but have never been officially sanctioned.

I would like to get a couple of copies if possible and will pay what they inconvenience you.

Thanks, KK"

Journey to the Center of the Earth

Year: 1989
Directors: Rusty Lemorande, Albert Pyun
Writers: Debra Ricci, Regina Davis, Kitty Chalmers, Rusty Lemorande
Rating: 9/10

Superb sci-fi satirization, with an obscenely original ending.

Whity

Year: 1971
Director: Rainer Werner Fassbinder
Writer: Rainer Werner Fassbinder
Rating: 10/10

Fantastically drawn-out and bizarrely minimal German re-imagining of the Antebellum South; much fodder for analysis.

Haack: The King Of Techno

Year: 2004
Director: Philip Anagnos
Writer: Philip Anagnos
Rating: 8/10

Execution is a little choppy, but overall an excellent documentary about one of the best composers of the 20th century.