The last stack of Scorpion Releasing discs I received were all non-horror so I didn't think to post them in any of the above sections but I thought I'd put them up here in case you're interested in any of the titles.
OLD ENOUGH - surprisingly engaging American coming-of-age film about the friendship between a middle-class girl and a slightly older working class Catholic girl (and her brother). Danny Aiello and Alyssa Milano co-star. An independent film that had most of its play on cable TV in the eighties. The producer and writer/director made the daring move of writing all the way to German to ask Fassbinder cinematographer Michael Balhaus to shoot their film (this was before he worked for Scorcese and Coppola). DVD is HD-mastered, has a director/actress commentary, and an interview with one of the co-stars.
SAY HELLO TO YESTERDAY - May-December romance between a 22 year old young man (Leonard Whiting, ROMEO AND JULIET) and a forty-ish married woman (Jean Simmons, BLACK NARCISSUS) over the course of a day. Not as sappy as the trailer makes it look and actually quite funny in parts. Cinematography by Geoffrey Unsworth (2001). Commentary by director Alvin Rakoff (DEATH SHIP).
FOLLOW ME - Painful globe-hopping surfing "documentary" tarted up with optical effects and library music by distributor Cinerama Releasing. Trailer is the only extra.
SKATEBOARD: THE MOVIE - Alleged cult film in the skateboarding community. Very cliched plot of unemployed guy (Allen Garfield) in trouble with bookie (Anthony Carbone, PIT AND THE PENDULUM) and decides to put together a skateboard team with the local punks (including Leif Garrett - less annoying as a kid - and real skateboarder Tony Alva). Bookie wants the team take a dive but our protagonist of course has grown as a person and takes a stand. Disc has three interviews and an audio commentary by Alva and the director.
GIRL IN BLUE - David Selby (DARK SHADOWS) plays a Montreal lawyer who neglects his girlfriend to search out a beautiful woman (Maud Adams) he saw once at a ferry crossing. Great Canadian scenery and an okay story with some jarring comedy. Commentary by David Selby and director George Kaczender, interview with co-star Gay Rowan, and alternate title sequence (the original title was U-TURN).
ANNA TO THE INFINITE POWER - Sullen young genius Anna (Martha Byrnne, GENERAL HOSPITAL) and her brother Rowan (Mark Patton, NIGHTMARE ON ELM STREET II) learn that Anna is part of a cloning experiment. One of those family films along the lines of WATCHER IN THE WOODS and SOMETHING WICKED THIS WAY COMES (minus the visual effects) that would probably not go over well with families these days (although the book's original ending was softened in the film). Transfer is not great but the disc includes an interview with actress Byrnne and an audio interview with co-star Patton.
OLD ENOUGH - surprisingly engaging American coming-of-age film about the friendship between a middle-class girl and a slightly older working class Catholic girl (and her brother). Danny Aiello and Alyssa Milano co-star. An independent film that had most of its play on cable TV in the eighties. The producer and writer/director made the daring move of writing all the way to German to ask Fassbinder cinematographer Michael Balhaus to shoot their film (this was before he worked for Scorcese and Coppola). DVD is HD-mastered, has a director/actress commentary, and an interview with one of the co-stars.
SAY HELLO TO YESTERDAY - May-December romance between a 22 year old young man (Leonard Whiting, ROMEO AND JULIET) and a forty-ish married woman (Jean Simmons, BLACK NARCISSUS) over the course of a day. Not as sappy as the trailer makes it look and actually quite funny in parts. Cinematography by Geoffrey Unsworth (2001). Commentary by director Alvin Rakoff (DEATH SHIP).
FOLLOW ME - Painful globe-hopping surfing "documentary" tarted up with optical effects and library music by distributor Cinerama Releasing. Trailer is the only extra.
SKATEBOARD: THE MOVIE - Alleged cult film in the skateboarding community. Very cliched plot of unemployed guy (Allen Garfield) in trouble with bookie (Anthony Carbone, PIT AND THE PENDULUM) and decides to put together a skateboard team with the local punks (including Leif Garrett - less annoying as a kid - and real skateboarder Tony Alva). Bookie wants the team take a dive but our protagonist of course has grown as a person and takes a stand. Disc has three interviews and an audio commentary by Alva and the director.
GIRL IN BLUE - David Selby (DARK SHADOWS) plays a Montreal lawyer who neglects his girlfriend to search out a beautiful woman (Maud Adams) he saw once at a ferry crossing. Great Canadian scenery and an okay story with some jarring comedy. Commentary by David Selby and director George Kaczender, interview with co-star Gay Rowan, and alternate title sequence (the original title was U-TURN).
ANNA TO THE INFINITE POWER - Sullen young genius Anna (Martha Byrnne, GENERAL HOSPITAL) and her brother Rowan (Mark Patton, NIGHTMARE ON ELM STREET II) learn that Anna is part of a cloning experiment. One of those family films along the lines of WATCHER IN THE WOODS and SOMETHING WICKED THIS WAY COMES (minus the visual effects) that would probably not go over well with families these days (although the book's original ending was softened in the film). Transfer is not great but the disc includes an interview with actress Byrnne and an audio interview with co-star Patton.
