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Last House on Dead End Street Extras!
> Nekromantik 2!
> Nekromantik is Back!
> Schramm reviews!
> Interviews > Chas.
Balun! | David Kerekes!
…and much more to warp your mind!
Yes,
we’re back! Lots of news for you this time—things
have been running full steam over here at the Barrel
stable. No rest for the wicked, as they say. So kick back,
order another round, and listen to the news.
Last
House on Dead End Street
A bit more to report on the Last House front.
We’ve recently had the pleasure of adding a few more
extras to the already loaded platter. Firstly, we had the
honor of meeting up with director Jim (Charlie’s
Family) Van Bebber in Burbank, CA while working on
the film to tape transfer with Roger. Jim’s been a LHODES
fan since the tender age of fifteen, when he saw it at a drive
in triple-bill in Dayton, Ohio. Thanks to the generosity of
Jim and death-metal icons Necrophagia, we’re including
the Van Bebber-directed Necrophagia video clip They
Dwell Beneath as a special extra. It’s a nasty
piece of work that pays tribute to LHODES in
an… interesting way. A big thanks goes out to
Killjoy of Necrophagia and to Jim Van Bebber. No rest
for the wicked, indeed!
We’ve
also uncovered around thirty minutes of very rare outtakes
from the 16mm workprint. Not to mention Roger Watkins’
and Paul Jensen’s 1975 appearance on The Joe Franklin
Show and a sixty minute radio interview from 1973 that has
Roger and actor Ken Fisher discussing the making of the film.
Headpress
editor and Barrel operative David Kerekes has managed
to track down a few of director Roger Watkins’ partners
in crime. Steve Sweet (of hoof-felatio fame), Ken Fisher (the
lover of cows), Ken Rouse (the hunchbacked whipper) and Paul
Jensen (the blind man) are all being interviewed as we speak
for the giant booklet he’s preparing exclusively for
this release. Ever wonder what could possibly be going through
the mind of a man forced to suck on a dirty deer’s hoof?
Trust us, this will be the last word on The Last House
on Dead End Street.
Legendary
comix artist Steve Bissette is hard at work on the DVD cover
painting, which will, as he describes it, be a montage of
sorts including the poster’s ‘last house’,
victims writhing in pain, and a special emphasis on the deer
hoof scene(!). We’ll be sure to post some samples of
the artwork once it’s ready. This cover art will house
the limited two-DVD disc set, which will be loaded with all
the extra features. There will also be a more stripped-down
single-disc release. Watch this site for more details on the
disc lineups. We plan to officially announce the title very
soon. You can expect a February/March 2002 release date.
Return
of the Loving Dead
We recently started work on Nekromantik 2, Jörg
Buttgereit’s sequel to his 1987 classic. Producer Manfred
O. Jelinski has already started gathering extra material and
work on a new stereo soundtrack. Here’s a taste of what’s
to come:
- Nekromantik
2, digitally mastered from the original camera negative
under the supervision of producer Manfred O. Jelinski!
- Film
transferred with a Spirit DataCine™ high definition
film scanner
- German
language with all new removable English subtitles!
- New
stereo sound mix and original mono!
- Full
running audio commentary by director Jörg Buttgereit,
co-author Franz Rodenkirchen, and actors Monika M. and Mark
Reeder!
- Fifteen
minutes of never before seen outtakes and trims from an
early cut of Nekromantik 2!
- The
Making of Nekromantik 2, 25 minutes of behind the
scenes footage!
- Rise
Up, a video clip from The Krupps, directed
by Jörg Buttgereit and staring Monika M!
- Manne:
The Muwi, an early Buttgereit Super-8 short subtitled
in English for the first time!
- Over
100 behind the scenes photos from the collection of Manfred
O. Jelinski and Jörg Buttgereit!
- Soundtrack
CD containing the complete scores for Nekromantik
and Nekromantik 2!
- Liner
notes by Buttgereit biographer, David Kerekes and Jörg
Buttgereit!
- Much,
much more!
Nekromantik
Repress Out Now!
Yes, the eagerly awaited second pressing of Jörg Buttgereit’s
Nekromantik has finally streeted. Its distinguishing
marks are a black Alpha case (instead of a red Amaray), slightly
different disc art… and no topspine barcode sticker (leave
it to the replicators to mess something up)! Anyway,
the disc is now available again, so keep your (pig’s)
eyes peeled for it! As they say, they’re going fast…
We
still have a small quantity of signed & numbered Nekromantik
DVDs available. For those who may not be aware, Jörg
signed and numbered 500 copies and each one is going for $43
priority postage paid. These are the only copies of the first
pressing we have left in stock. Interested buyers for this
collector's item should email
us for more information on ordering and availability. Don’t
let the small quantity available discourage you from ordering
now!
Schramm
Reviews!
Our recent DVD release of Jörg Buttgereit’s serial
killer masterwork Schramm has been received
very well by both critics and fans alike. For those who’ve
yet to experience the film, you can check out some sample
reviews below.
Reviews:
>
www.dvdmoviecentral.com
>
www.mondo-digital.com
>
www.fangoria.com
>
www.dvdauthority.com
>
www.horrordvds.com
> www.dvdunleashed.net
And
this just came in from Down Under:
Read Crimson Celluloid’s review
of the Nekromantik and Schramm
DVDs.
David
Kerekes! Chas. Balun! Roger Watkins!
In order to make things a little more interesting out there,
we’ve decided to run a series of Barrel-related
interviews for your reading pleasure. For starters, we’ve
got three LONG interviews with Headpress editor/publisher
David Kerekes, Deep Red editor Chas. Balun,
and LHODES director Roger Watkins! Special thanks
goes out to Lance Hahn, Art Ettinger, and Scott Gabbey.
Interviews:
> David Kerekes
> Chas. Balun
> Roger Watkins (coming soon)
Now
it's Time for Sayonara
OK—that’s the latest. Thanks to everyone out there
for your continued support. And keep watching this page…
There’s much more brewing in the Barrel.
Brian
Krueger/John Szpuanr
Barrel Entertainment
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