![]() ![]() And that's rounded out with a photo gallery, two radio spots and the theatrical trailer, plus the 30-page booklet I mentioned at the start, which includes a link to a bonus essay written by Allen himself. We also get early stop-motion projects by Allen, including a Volkswagon commercial with King Kong and a 20-minute children's story called The Magic Treasure. There are additional outtakes, deleted scenes and an early film by the Equinox crew called Zorgon: The H-Bomb Beast from Hell. There are on-camera interviews with the stars Frank Bonner (yes, the same one from WKRP in Cincinatti and Just the Ten Of Us), Barbara Hewitt, James Duron, as well as Muren. Ackerman, who has a subtle cameo in this film, provides a nice, video introduction. Having both cuts of the film restored with these two commentaries is already more than anyone could ask for, but it's just the beginning. Jack Harris and the writer/ director of the expanded version, Jack Woods, who also played Asmodeus, handle the 1970 version, while the original writer/ director and producers Mark McGee and Dennis Muren narrate their original cut, along with effects technician Jim Danforth. First off, both versions feature audio commentaries. But thanks to Criterion, you don't have to choose.Īnd wait 'till you see their incredible collection of supplements! This is a 2-disc set, and it's not because of the two (short) versions of the film. It's still pretty short, adds some more craziness, and adds some more drama to the story, giving it a little more weight (despite how cheesy it is) than the shorter version, which feels more like just some events that happened, strung together chronologically. It played in drive-ins and is the version most fans would've been familiar with. Anyway, that version was just titled Equinox. He's also the producer who bought and funded the expansion of Dark Star. Harris ( The Blob) rehired some of the actors and filmed new scenes, bringing the running time up to about 82 minutes. Then there's the 1970 re-edit, where producer Jack H. There's the original, 1967 version, which runs just over 70 minutes long and is very obscure/ rarely seen. Yeah, I should explain that this release contains two versions of the film. There's a reason this oddball little flick made it into Criterion's hallowed halls, as opposed to smaller cult labels of its peers. I mean, that Criterion booklet doesn't just talk to guys like Sullivan and Ray Harryhausen, it has a forward by George Lucas himself. to Jurassic Park, and beloved stop motion animator David Allen. ![]() It's also important for having birthed the careers of Dennis Muren, who went on to do the effects for Steven Speilberg films from E.T. Not that I'm suggesting the one is a rip off of the other or anything, but there's definitely some kind of worthwhile connection to draw between the works. But Tim Sullivan, Evil Dead's effects artist, talks in Criterion's booklet about having seen this film multiple times before working on Evil Dead, and remarks on the similarities. A Journey Into the Supernatural, a film Sam Raimi has famously denied ever seeing before filming The Evil Dead. This is 1970's Equinox/ 1967's The Equinox. We also learn there will be six episodes and not only are there supernatural events, and a mystery, but also alternate reality.If you guys were worried that you wouldn't find any crazy, old school cult horror films on DVDExotica during our Criterion Catch-Up, don't worry fam, I got you. When the one survivor from 1999 mysteriously dies, Astrid is determined to find out what happened to her sister and the class, only to discover a dark and unsettling truth that involves her in ways she never imagined. ![]() In 2020 Astrid is peacefully living with her family when all of a sudden the nightmares come back and start haunting her. Astrid, who is the sister to one of the missing students becomes traumatized and plagued by horrific visions after her sister’s disappearance. The plot is as follows:Īstrid is only 9 years old in the year 1999 when a class of graduating students inexplicably disappears without a trace. After the inevitable mention of Dark, it moves to introduce Danica Curcic, who plays Astrid. We’ve already mentioned Equinox, the forthcoming Danish Netflix series, arriving on December 30, and now Netflix has provided one of its WTF is…? videos to give some more information. Everything Equinox explained in one place? Maybe not but the this video sets the scene for the show nicely ![]()
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