Feature: DVD Reviews for 10/2: Some Filth, Little Wisdom

by Peter Sobczynski Wait a second--”Like a Virgin” is 25 years old? How is that possible? Well, while I go off and begin feeling incredibly old, please enjoy a column filled with monsters, aliens, music and murder. Appropriately enough, it even begins with a collection of previews of coming attractions. NEW AND NOTABLE 42nd STREET FOREVER 5: ALAMO DRAFTHOUSE EDITION (Synapse Entertainment. $19.95): What better way to celebrate this year’s Fantastic Fest in Austin, Texas (especially if you weren’t able to attend) than with this collection of trashy genre movie trailers compiled by Tim League, the owner of the legendary Alamo Drafthouse theater and the creator of Fantastic Fest, and programmers Lars Nilsen and Zack Carlson? The trailers, a collection ranging from kung-fu epics like “Mad Monkey Kung-Fu” and the insane-looking... [read full story]                    

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