Article by Mark Longden
David A. Prior is one of those people who filled up video shelves for us back in the days of Blockbuster. If you’re a normal movie fan, chances are you passed over one of his incredibly generic sounding titles while looking for something else; if you’re a cult movie nerd, then you’ll have probably seen “Deadly Prey” and you might be interested in what happened to him and his actor brother Ted. Either way, hope you enjoy this retrospective.
When you watch the movies of David A Prior, you’re struck by the sense that, like so many famous / notorious low-budget directors, his personal obsessions are aired out over and over again. They feel more personal than the sort of thing you’re going to see at a multiplex, and while that doesn’t make them good, it at least makes them interesting.
David A. Prior is one of those people who filled up video shelves for us back in the days of Blockbuster. If you’re a normal movie fan, chances are you passed over one of his incredibly generic sounding titles while looking for something else; if you’re a cult movie nerd, then you’ll have probably seen “Deadly Prey” and you might be interested in what happened to him and his actor brother Ted. Either way, hope you enjoy this retrospective.
When you watch the movies of David A Prior, you’re struck by the sense that, like so many famous / notorious low-budget directors, his personal obsessions are aired out over and over again. They feel more personal than the sort of thing you’re going to see at a multiplex, and while that doesn’t make them good, it at least makes them interesting.
- 9/13/2018
- by Movie Geeks
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
Over 20 years after helming an episode of America’s Most Wanted -- yes, that long-running docuseries hosted by John Walsh -- director Greg Yaitanes is back in the true crime world following his transition into prestige TV with House, Grey’s Anatomy, Lost and most recently, Cinemax’s Banshee and Quarry. Now, he’s the showrunner of Discovery Channel’s anticipated new anthology series, Manhunt, which debuts its first season, Unabomber, on Tuesday, Aug. 1.
The first season follows FBI agent and criminal profiler James “Fitz” Fitzgerald (Sam Worthington) as he pioneers new forensic linguistics to find and ultimately capture Ted Kaczynski (Paul Bettany), the nation’s deadliest serial bomber in history. The 8-episode series written by Andrew Sodroski (scribe of Holland, Michigan, which topped Hollywood’s 2013 Black List) offers a perspective of the FBI’s hunt not often seen.
More: Jane Lynch Transforms Into Janet Reno on Discovery's 'Manhunt: Unabomber'
“I had no idea Jim Fitzgerald...
The first season follows FBI agent and criminal profiler James “Fitz” Fitzgerald (Sam Worthington) as he pioneers new forensic linguistics to find and ultimately capture Ted Kaczynski (Paul Bettany), the nation’s deadliest serial bomber in history. The 8-episode series written by Andrew Sodroski (scribe of Holland, Michigan, which topped Hollywood’s 2013 Black List) offers a perspective of the FBI’s hunt not often seen.
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“I had no idea Jim Fitzgerald...
- 7/31/2017
- Entertainment Tonight
Slasher // Video and Olive Films recently gave ’80s horror fans something to celebrate by announcing their upcoming Blu-ray releases of Killer Workout, Shock ’Em Dead and DVDs of Death Nurse, Boardinghouse, and more. Now the companies have announced the special features for the anticipated horror home media releases.
Blu-ray.com reports the numerous special features for the nine upcoming September 29th horror releases from Slasher // Video and Olive Films. One highlight in particular is the Director's Cut of Boardinghouse, which will include over 50 minutes of additional footage on the DVD.
"Killer Workout (Blu-ray / DVD)
Killer Workout is presented using the best available elements provided by Slasher // Video. Not sourced from an HD Master; remastered from from Pal Beta Sp and upconverted to Blu-ray and DVD specifications.
Slasher // Video presents Killer Workout, directed by David A. Prior (Deadly Prey, The Deadliest Prey) and starring Ted Prior (Deadly Prey), Marcia Karr (Maniac Cop...
Blu-ray.com reports the numerous special features for the nine upcoming September 29th horror releases from Slasher // Video and Olive Films. One highlight in particular is the Director's Cut of Boardinghouse, which will include over 50 minutes of additional footage on the DVD.
"Killer Workout (Blu-ray / DVD)
Killer Workout is presented using the best available elements provided by Slasher // Video. Not sourced from an HD Master; remastered from from Pal Beta Sp and upconverted to Blu-ray and DVD specifications.
Slasher // Video presents Killer Workout, directed by David A. Prior (Deadly Prey, The Deadliest Prey) and starring Ted Prior (Deadly Prey), Marcia Karr (Maniac Cop...
- 8/7/2015
- by Derek Anderson
- DailyDead
Earlier this month, The New York Pops marked its 32nd birthday with a grand gala evening celebrating the work of Music Honorees Kathleen Marshall and Rob Marshall and Corporate Honoree Carrie and Ted Pryor, Greenwich Harbor Partners.The event began with a concert at Carnegie Hall, featuring a spectacular lineup of guest artists under the baton ofMusic Director Steven Reineke. The performance highlighted the Marshalls' work on stage and screen. Queen Latifahjoined Broadway stars Laura Benanti, Alan Cumming, Sutton Foster, Victor Garber, Brian Stokes Mitchell, Bebe Neuwirth, Kelli O'Hara, Margo Seibert, James Snyder, and Rachel York.Check out highlights of the big night below...
- 5/17/2015
- by Randy Rainbow
- BroadwayWorld.com
Last night, May 4, 2015, The New York Pops marked its 32nd birthday with a grand gala evening celebrating the work of Music Honorees Kathleen Marshall and Rob Marshall and Corporate Honoree Carrie and Ted Pryor, Greenwich Harbor Partners. Serving as Honorary Co-Chairs for the event are stars Matthew Broderick, Renee Fleming, Kelli O'Hara, Sarah Jessica Parker, and Catherine Zeta-Jones. BroadwayWorld brings you a look inside the after party below...
- 5/5/2015
- by Genevieve Rafter Keddy
- BroadwayWorld.com
Last night, May 4, 2015, The New York Pops marked its 32nd birthday with a grand gala evening celebrating the work of Music Honorees Kathleen Marshall and Rob Marshall and Corporate Honoree Carrie and Ted Pryor, Greenwich Harbor Partners. Serving as Honorary Co-Chairs for the event are stars Matthew Broderick, Renee Fleming, Kelli O'Hara, Sarah Jessica Parker, and Catherine Zeta-Jones. Check out an inside look at the concert below...
- 5/5/2015
- by Genevieve Rafter Keddy
- BroadwayWorld.com
Last night, May 4, 2015, The New York Pops markedits 32nd birthday with a grand gala evening celebrating the work of Music Honorees Kathleen Marshall and Rob Marshall and Corporate Honoree Carrie and Ted Pryor, Greenwich Harbor Partners. Serving as Honorary Co-Chairs for the event are stars Matthew Broderick, Renee Fleming, Kelli O'Hara, SarahJessica Parker, and Catherine Zeta-Jones. BroadwayWorld brings you exclusive photo coverage from the Gala Dinner below...
- 5/5/2015
- by Stephen Sorokoff
- BroadwayWorld.com
Sledgehammer
Written by David A. Prior
Directed by David A. Prior
USA, 1983
Genre movies from the early 80s were characterized by two distinct cultural events. First off, there was a glut of slasher films trying to capitalize on the success of Halloween and Friday the 13th. A lot of these copycat movies found a home in the burgeoning home video market, theatrical run be damned. That same VHS technology was now available to the layperson, allowing them to basically shoot and cut their own movie with tapes you could buy at a Radio Shack. This confluence of newly-available tech, a thriving home video market, and a collective cinematic bloodlust was the perfect storm that bore Sledgehammer, a compulsively weird Friday the 13th rip-off shot on VHS for next to nothing, and for good or ill, does nothing to camouflage it.
The film’s story line is fleshed out just enough...
Written by David A. Prior
Directed by David A. Prior
USA, 1983
Genre movies from the early 80s were characterized by two distinct cultural events. First off, there was a glut of slasher films trying to capitalize on the success of Halloween and Friday the 13th. A lot of these copycat movies found a home in the burgeoning home video market, theatrical run be damned. That same VHS technology was now available to the layperson, allowing them to basically shoot and cut their own movie with tapes you could buy at a Radio Shack. This confluence of newly-available tech, a thriving home video market, and a collective cinematic bloodlust was the perfect storm that bore Sledgehammer, a compulsively weird Friday the 13th rip-off shot on VHS for next to nothing, and for good or ill, does nothing to camouflage it.
The film’s story line is fleshed out just enough...
- 10/15/2014
- by Derek Godin
- SoundOnSight
Deadly Prey (1987) Director: David A. Prior Stars: Ted Prior, David Campbell, Cameron Mitchell A group of human-hunting mercenaries picked the wrong man to mess with. Deadly Prey might be the best action movie ever made. Sure, it's just a Rambo retread and yet another adaptation of Richard Connell's "Most Dangerous Game." But what this film lacks in originality it makes up for in mulleted, bare-chested men in cutoff denim shorts kicking ass and taking names....
- 1/8/2014
- by Jason Adams
- JoBlo.com
Survival is not an option. Living is not an option. Well, we finally have an exclusive clip from David A. Prior‘s horror movie Night Claws (aka Apex Predator), and I definitely recommend you to check it out. You already had a chance to watch the first trailer & poster for the whole thing, and today it’s time for us to see Bigfoot in some action! As you’re going to see this creature is definitely blood thirsty, vicious and kills without warning and without discrimination…
David A. Prior directed the movie from a script he co-wrote with Fabio Soldani which is set in a small town terrorized by a killer Bigfoot. This creepy creature kills without warning, and is on a rampage near that small town.
This is not your ordinary Bigfoot. This creature is lightning fast, is incredibly strong, and seems to thrive on not just killing but tearing people apart as well.
David A. Prior directed the movie from a script he co-wrote with Fabio Soldani which is set in a small town terrorized by a killer Bigfoot. This creepy creature kills without warning, and is on a rampage near that small town.
This is not your ordinary Bigfoot. This creature is lightning fast, is incredibly strong, and seems to thrive on not just killing but tearing people apart as well.
- 12/12/2012
- by Jeanne Standal
- Filmofilia
We have another exclusive for you cats. On tap right now is an exclusive clip from Night Claws, the latest sliver of Sasquatchploitation which is available now on DVD from Midnight Releasing. It asks: What would you do to get away from a monster?
What if Yor, the Hunter from the Future (Reb Brown), Sharon Stone's lesbian lover from Basic Instinct (Leilani Sarelle), the star of a host of 80s/90s made-for-video action b-movies (Ted Prior), the King of the Kickboxers' girlfriend (Sherrie Rose), and Sylvester Stallone's brother (Frank Stallone) got together to star in a new Sasquatchploitation flick called Night Claws from the director of such horror movies as Killer Workout and Mardi Gras for the Devil (David A. Prior)? Throw in traditional special effects (i.e., No CGI!) from Bruce Larsen and Bill “Splat” Johnson, and you have a recipe for old school Bigfoot mayhem.
Disc...
What if Yor, the Hunter from the Future (Reb Brown), Sharon Stone's lesbian lover from Basic Instinct (Leilani Sarelle), the star of a host of 80s/90s made-for-video action b-movies (Ted Prior), the King of the Kickboxers' girlfriend (Sherrie Rose), and Sylvester Stallone's brother (Frank Stallone) got together to star in a new Sasquatchploitation flick called Night Claws from the director of such horror movies as Killer Workout and Mardi Gras for the Devil (David A. Prior)? Throw in traditional special effects (i.e., No CGI!) from Bruce Larsen and Bill “Splat” Johnson, and you have a recipe for old school Bigfoot mayhem.
Disc...
- 12/11/2012
- by Uncle Creepy
- DreadCentral.com
Mankind is on the menu… Well, the last time I heard something about this movie, the title was Night Claws, and I think that tagline was something like – living is not an option, or whatever. The most important thing for you to know is that this is actually the same movie which comes from director David A. Prior but now has a completely new title – Apex Predator! Today we have a pretty cool trailer and poster for the whole thing, so make sure you check it out!
So, in case you’re not so familiar with this horror movie, I will first inform you that David A. Prior is also responsible for the script, which he co-wrote with Fabio Soldani. The movie has some interesting cast on board which includes Frank Stallone, Leilani Sarelle, Sherrie Rose, David Campbell, Ted Prior, Tara Sanford Kleinpeter and Alissa Koenig.
The movie is set...
So, in case you’re not so familiar with this horror movie, I will first inform you that David A. Prior is also responsible for the script, which he co-wrote with Fabio Soldani. The movie has some interesting cast on board which includes Frank Stallone, Leilani Sarelle, Sherrie Rose, David Campbell, Ted Prior, Tara Sanford Kleinpeter and Alissa Koenig.
The movie is set...
- 11/22/2012
- by Jeanne Standal
- Filmofilia
It would be easy to dismiss Night Claws as just another low budget Bigfoot movie, but if you’re a lover of b-movies then the pedigree behind this latest piece of Sasquatchploitation makes it a must-see.
I first reported on this movie back in April of 2011 and I feel compelled to repeat a paragraph I wrote back then explaining why the film is a b-movie lover’s wet dream:
What if Yor, the Hunter from the Future (Reb Brown), Sharon Stone's lesbian lover from Basic Instinct (Leilani Sarelle), the star of a host of 80s/90s made-for-video action b-movies (Ted Prior), the King of the Kickboxer's girlfriend (Sherrie Rose), and Sylvester Stallone's brother (Frank Stallone) got together to star in a new Sasquatchploitation flick called Night Claws from the director of such horror movies as Killer Workout and Mardi Gras for the Devil (David A. Prior)?
Throw in traditional special effects (i.
I first reported on this movie back in April of 2011 and I feel compelled to repeat a paragraph I wrote back then explaining why the film is a b-movie lover’s wet dream:
What if Yor, the Hunter from the Future (Reb Brown), Sharon Stone's lesbian lover from Basic Instinct (Leilani Sarelle), the star of a host of 80s/90s made-for-video action b-movies (Ted Prior), the King of the Kickboxer's girlfriend (Sherrie Rose), and Sylvester Stallone's brother (Frank Stallone) got together to star in a new Sasquatchploitation flick called Night Claws from the director of such horror movies as Killer Workout and Mardi Gras for the Devil (David A. Prior)?
Throw in traditional special effects (i.
- 11/8/2012
- by Foywonder
- DreadCentral.com
I'm not sure why, but in the 1980's people sure seemed to have a thing for sledgehammers. There was Peter Gabriel's song, a TV series, and even a San Diego theatre group that formed late in the decade. But before all of that was writer/director David A. Prior's 1983 film Sledgehammer, the topic of this week's Motion Picture Purgatory.
Starring Ted Prior, Linda McGill, and John Eastman, Sledgehammer tells the tale of a young boy who murders his mother and her lover with a hammer. Ten years later a wave of teenage murders plagues the same area.
Intervision Pictures Corp. released this first shot-on-tape slasher movie for the home video market this past May featuring an audio commentary with director David A. Prior, audio commentary with Bleeding Skull creators Joseph A. Ziemba and Dan Budnik, "Hammertime" featurette with Destroy All Movies!!! author Zack Carlson, "SledgehammerLand" featurette with Cinefamily...
Starring Ted Prior, Linda McGill, and John Eastman, Sledgehammer tells the tale of a young boy who murders his mother and her lover with a hammer. Ten years later a wave of teenage murders plagues the same area.
Intervision Pictures Corp. released this first shot-on-tape slasher movie for the home video market this past May featuring an audio commentary with director David A. Prior, audio commentary with Bleeding Skull creators Joseph A. Ziemba and Dan Budnik, "Hammertime" featurette with Destroy All Movies!!! author Zack Carlson, "SledgehammerLand" featurette with Cinefamily...
- 10/7/2011
- by The Woman In Black
- DreadCentral.com
The B Movie Celebration is getting ready to kick off its latest round of films September 23rd. Over thirty films will be in attendance from the zombie thriller Beverley Lane to the creature feature Millenium Bug. As well, several guests will be in attendance including director Kevin Tunney (Night of the Demons) and Tony Randel of Hellbound: Hellraiser 2 fame. Several features will have their World Premiere hosted at Franklin including Camel Spiders, Dino Wolf, and Night Claws. Also several films from the past will be in attendance e.g Killer Clowns from Outer Space. Sasquatch-ploitation features, the staple of B Movie film festivals, will be showing including Night Claws and Nightbeasts.
Nightbeasts will be one of the highlights of the festival and this is the first feature film from director Wes Sullivan. The story involves a father son hunting trip that goes very wrong. In the woods lies an ancient Native legend that is big,...
Nightbeasts will be one of the highlights of the festival and this is the first feature film from director Wes Sullivan. The story involves a father son hunting trip that goes very wrong. In the woods lies an ancient Native legend that is big,...
- 9/17/2011
- by noreply@blogger.com (Michael Allen)
- 28 Days Later Analysis
Sledgehammer
Directed by David A. Prior
Written by David A. Prior
USA , 1983
How should I put this nicely? Sledgehammer is quite possibly one of the worst films ever made. In terms of cinematic quality, Sledgehammer is what a Michael Bay film would look like without a budget. Sledgehammer is so terrible that its director, David Prior, is ashamed of it.
For the unfamiliar, Sledgehammer is an obscure, rarely-seen straight-to-video 80′s slasher film. It is one of the era’s most easily forgotten titles, and would be completely lost to history had it not been labelled the first direct-to-video full-length feature shot entirely on home camcorder. For that reason, true connoisseurs of such VHS-era exploitation stuff will try to convince you it has some redeeming qualities.
Sledgehammer represents an endurance test of bad filmmaking, from the porn-worthy performances of the entire cast, to the repulsive dialogue, horrible lighting, cringeworthy camera work and incredibly juvenile plot.
Directed by David A. Prior
Written by David A. Prior
USA , 1983
How should I put this nicely? Sledgehammer is quite possibly one of the worst films ever made. In terms of cinematic quality, Sledgehammer is what a Michael Bay film would look like without a budget. Sledgehammer is so terrible that its director, David Prior, is ashamed of it.
For the unfamiliar, Sledgehammer is an obscure, rarely-seen straight-to-video 80′s slasher film. It is one of the era’s most easily forgotten titles, and would be completely lost to history had it not been labelled the first direct-to-video full-length feature shot entirely on home camcorder. For that reason, true connoisseurs of such VHS-era exploitation stuff will try to convince you it has some redeeming qualities.
Sledgehammer represents an endurance test of bad filmmaking, from the porn-worthy performances of the entire cast, to the repulsive dialogue, horrible lighting, cringeworthy camera work and incredibly juvenile plot.
- 7/6/2011
- by Kyle Reese
- SoundOnSight
Yep, that old silly Sasquatchploitation genre is still alive and kickin’ (hopefully like real life Bigfoots…why can’t we find them?) with Night Claws. The official website has a new poster and trailer for you all to enjoy.
Bigfoot is on the loose, and he’s pissed! A plus? Old school FX – no CGI.
Here’s the synopsis: “A small town is being terrorized by a killer Bigfoot. One that is bloodthirsty, vicious and kills without warning and without discrimination. A scientist by the name of Sarah Evans (Leilani Sarelle; Basic Instinct and Barbarians at the Gate) shows up to help the town’s sheriff (Reb Brown; Yor, the Hunter from the Future and Space Mutiny) and his deputy girlfriend Roberta (Sherrie Rose; King of the Kickboxers and Black Scorpion II: Aftershock) hunt this thing down and put an end to the killings. At the same time, Hunter Crawford...
Bigfoot is on the loose, and he’s pissed! A plus? Old school FX – no CGI.
Here’s the synopsis: “A small town is being terrorized by a killer Bigfoot. One that is bloodthirsty, vicious and kills without warning and without discrimination. A scientist by the name of Sarah Evans (Leilani Sarelle; Basic Instinct and Barbarians at the Gate) shows up to help the town’s sheriff (Reb Brown; Yor, the Hunter from the Future and Space Mutiny) and his deputy girlfriend Roberta (Sherrie Rose; King of the Kickboxers and Black Scorpion II: Aftershock) hunt this thing down and put an end to the killings. At the same time, Hunter Crawford...
- 5/30/2011
- by Jon Peters
- Killer Films
About a month has gone by since last we told you about the new sliver of Sasquatchploitation coming our way known as Night Claws. This flick sounded like nothing short of chicken-fried gold, and now there are even more reasons to get excited!
Night Claws stars Reb Brown, Leilani Sarelle, Ted Prior, Sherrie Rose, David Campbell, and Frank Stallone. Yes, Frank Stallone. For more information head on over to the official Night Claws Facebook page and the newly launched Night Claws website.
Bruce Larsen and old friend of the website Bill "Splat" Johnson are handing the practical special effects. No CGI here, folks. This is old school monster moviemaking. Watch the teaser below and try not to smile! We dare you! Thanks to DC reader Avery for the heads-up.
Synopsis
A small town is being terrorized by a killer Bigfoot. One that is bloodthirsty, vicious and kills without warning and without discrimination.
Night Claws stars Reb Brown, Leilani Sarelle, Ted Prior, Sherrie Rose, David Campbell, and Frank Stallone. Yes, Frank Stallone. For more information head on over to the official Night Claws Facebook page and the newly launched Night Claws website.
Bruce Larsen and old friend of the website Bill "Splat" Johnson are handing the practical special effects. No CGI here, folks. This is old school monster moviemaking. Watch the teaser below and try not to smile! We dare you! Thanks to DC reader Avery for the heads-up.
Synopsis
A small town is being terrorized by a killer Bigfoot. One that is bloodthirsty, vicious and kills without warning and without discrimination.
- 5/30/2011
- by Uncle Creepy
- DreadCentral.com
Rating: 742.28/5
Look, if David A. Prior (Deadly Prey, Night Wars) can pick up a camcorder, cast his former Playgirl centerfold brother Ted Prior (Deadly Prey, Born Killer) as the lead in his unapologetically unexplainable horror film, and start a 30 year movie career in the process, then I reserve the right to do whatever the fuck I choose with the rating system when writing about Sledgehammer. Prior broke the rules, so can I.
Read more on DVD Review: Sledgehammer...
Look, if David A. Prior (Deadly Prey, Night Wars) can pick up a camcorder, cast his former Playgirl centerfold brother Ted Prior (Deadly Prey, Born Killer) as the lead in his unapologetically unexplainable horror film, and start a 30 year movie career in the process, then I reserve the right to do whatever the fuck I choose with the rating system when writing about Sledgehammer. Prior broke the rules, so can I.
Read more on DVD Review: Sledgehammer...
- 5/10/2011
- by Brian Kelley
- GordonandtheWhale
The 1983 cult horror film Sledgehammer is getting a VHS release courtesy of Mondo/Intervision. We got a press release announcing this neat and unique collectible:
Mondo, the collectible art boutique arm of Alamo Drafthouse Cinema, is pleased to announce a partnership with Intervision Picture Corporation to release 1983’s Sledgehammer on VHS. Sledgehammer, the first shot-on-tape slasher movie for the home video market, will be the first video release of Mondo Video, a label created to release rare genre films in a collectible VHS format. The VHS release will coincide with the film’s first release on DVD and a Terror Tuesday screening on Tuesday, May 10, 2011 at Alamo Drafthouse in Austin, TX. Mondo Video’s Sledgehammer includes the original box art and copy from the 1983 VHS release and will be available for purchase only at MondoTees.com on Wednesday, May 11, 2011. The Intervision DVD will also be available for purchase on Tuesday,...
Mondo, the collectible art boutique arm of Alamo Drafthouse Cinema, is pleased to announce a partnership with Intervision Picture Corporation to release 1983’s Sledgehammer on VHS. Sledgehammer, the first shot-on-tape slasher movie for the home video market, will be the first video release of Mondo Video, a label created to release rare genre films in a collectible VHS format. The VHS release will coincide with the film’s first release on DVD and a Terror Tuesday screening on Tuesday, May 10, 2011 at Alamo Drafthouse in Austin, TX. Mondo Video’s Sledgehammer includes the original box art and copy from the 1983 VHS release and will be available for purchase only at MondoTees.com on Wednesday, May 11, 2011. The Intervision DVD will also be available for purchase on Tuesday,...
- 5/10/2011
- by Jon Peters
- Killer Films
All week long I’ve been talking to my friends about how much I miss the old VHS format. Yes it was incredibly inconvenient to rewind the tapes once you were done watching the film, and yes it was a pain in the ass when you had to adjust the tracking, but DVD cover art has never once come close to matching that of the video cassette boxes we once collected. There is just something about VHS, that I’d rather showoff my collection in my living room than those Blu-rays or DVD’s I’ve collected over the years. Maybe it’s just because it reminds me of when I was younger but regardless the following news is pretty awesome.
Mondo, the collectible art boutique arm of Alamo Drafthouse Cinema, has decided to launch their very own VHS label called Mondo Video, and their first release comes out this week,...
Mondo, the collectible art boutique arm of Alamo Drafthouse Cinema, has decided to launch their very own VHS label called Mondo Video, and their first release comes out this week,...
- 5/10/2011
- by Kyle Reese
- SoundOnSight
For the better part of two decades, three letters defined home entertainment: VHS. The video format carved a very important niche in movie history and then, in what seemed like an instant, disappeared. Phrases like "video stores," "be kind rewind," "tracking" and "late fees" were simply removed from the film geek lexicon. Thanks DVD. As most of us threw out our Vcr's in favor of the newer, cheaper, more reliable format, others were simply too attached and invested. They craved the days when buying a movie wasn't as cool as getting a blank tape and recording off HBO. As it stands now, VHS is a dying - and therefore collectible - format. Best known for their incredibly popular posters, Mondo has decided to bask in that '80s and '90s nostalgia and launch their very own VHS label called Mondo Video. Their first release comes out this week, the...
- 5/9/2011
- by Germain Lussier
- Slash Film
It’s Monday and here are your DVD & Blu-Ray Releases for May 10th! We have a good release week for genre fans. For those of you that didn’t buy the Alien Anthology on Blu-Ray, the individual films are released this week as well as some other key titles that you should definitely pay attention to! Click on Read More to find all the releases.
All Descriptions of the following titles are provided by Amazon.com unless otherwise noted. If you plan on buying a flick from this list, please click on the links provided or click on the cover as it helps us pay the bills around here. Also, unlike most sites, we provide the Netflix widget which we think is pretty convenient to add these films to your queue. If you don’t have Netflix, feel free to click on “Free Trial” and try it out!
Alien
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All Descriptions of the following titles are provided by Amazon.com unless otherwise noted. If you plan on buying a flick from this list, please click on the links provided or click on the cover as it helps us pay the bills around here. Also, unlike most sites, we provide the Netflix widget which we think is pretty convenient to add these films to your queue. If you don’t have Netflix, feel free to click on “Free Trial” and try it out!
Alien
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- 5/9/2011
- by Andy Triefenbach
- Destroy the Brain
What if Yor, the Hunter from the Future, Sharon Stone's lesbian lover from Basic Instinct, the star of a host of 80s/90s made-for-video action b-movies, the King of the Kickboxer's girlfriend, and Sylvester Stallone's brother got together to star in a new Sasquatchploitation flick called Night Claws from the director of such horror movies as Killer Workout and Mardi Gras for the Devil?
God willing the wait to answer that question won't be too long. Maybe you don't share my enthusiasm, but as a man with an unabashed soft spot for killer Bigfoot movies, the works of David and Ted Prior's Action International Pictures output, and several of the names announced for the cast, Night Claws is already high on my must-see list.
Undead Backbrain brings word that b-moviemaker David A. Prior is back in Alabama (where most of his past movies were filmed) to bring...
God willing the wait to answer that question won't be too long. Maybe you don't share my enthusiasm, but as a man with an unabashed soft spot for killer Bigfoot movies, the works of David and Ted Prior's Action International Pictures output, and several of the names announced for the cast, Night Claws is already high on my must-see list.
Undead Backbrain brings word that b-moviemaker David A. Prior is back in Alabama (where most of his past movies were filmed) to bring...
- 4/13/2011
- by Foywonder
- DreadCentral.com
And the obscure horror films from the 80′s keep on comin’. Intervision is releasing this “lost” slasher from 1983 onto DVD on May 10, 2011.
Have you ever stuffed an entire sandwich into your mouth? Have you ever poured a bottle of alcohol over your head? Furthermore, have you ever been stalked by an unending evil in the claustrophobic confines of a righteously depressing haunted condo? In slow motion? No? Then welcome to Sledgehammer! Heralding the revolutionary roar of shot on video (Sov) horror at the dawn of the 1980s, Sledgehammer is the gore-soaked saga of seven party animals, their trip to a haunted house, and their ensuing battle with an ultra-creepy, flannel-wearing, sledgehammer-wielding behemoth. In other words, it’s everything you want out of a Sov slasher complete with Bill Murray impersonations! Helmed by writer-director David A. Prior (Killer Workout, Deadly Prey) and starring Ted Prior, David’s iconic trash-superstar sibling, Sledgehammer is Sov nirvana,...
Have you ever stuffed an entire sandwich into your mouth? Have you ever poured a bottle of alcohol over your head? Furthermore, have you ever been stalked by an unending evil in the claustrophobic confines of a righteously depressing haunted condo? In slow motion? No? Then welcome to Sledgehammer! Heralding the revolutionary roar of shot on video (Sov) horror at the dawn of the 1980s, Sledgehammer is the gore-soaked saga of seven party animals, their trip to a haunted house, and their ensuing battle with an ultra-creepy, flannel-wearing, sledgehammer-wielding behemoth. In other words, it’s everything you want out of a Sov slasher complete with Bill Murray impersonations! Helmed by writer-director David A. Prior (Killer Workout, Deadly Prey) and starring Ted Prior, David’s iconic trash-superstar sibling, Sledgehammer is Sov nirvana,...
- 3/5/2011
- by Jason Bene
- Killer Films
Sledgehammer
from David A. Prior What a week it's been for obscure horror films of the 80's! First Blue Underground announced that they were finally going to bring The Nesting to DVD & Blu-Ray. Then I found out Code Red is intent on bringing Ghostkeeper from New World Home Video to DVD. Now aspiring filmmaker Clint Kelly has announced that the forgotten and truly obscure slasher Sledgehammer from director David A. Prior (Killer Workout) is making its way to DVD May 10, 2011. One of the first films to be shot on VHS camcorder, Sledgehammer was known for slow motion shots and for capturing an atmosphere that was unintentionally funny, bizarre and creepy all at the same time.
Have you ever been stalked by an unending evil in the claustrophobic confines of a righteously depressing haunted condo? In slow motion? No? Then welcome to Sledgehammer! Heralding the revolutionary roar of shot on video...
from David A. Prior What a week it's been for obscure horror films of the 80's! First Blue Underground announced that they were finally going to bring The Nesting to DVD & Blu-Ray. Then I found out Code Red is intent on bringing Ghostkeeper from New World Home Video to DVD. Now aspiring filmmaker Clint Kelly has announced that the forgotten and truly obscure slasher Sledgehammer from director David A. Prior (Killer Workout) is making its way to DVD May 10, 2011. One of the first films to be shot on VHS camcorder, Sledgehammer was known for slow motion shots and for capturing an atmosphere that was unintentionally funny, bizarre and creepy all at the same time.
Have you ever been stalked by an unending evil in the claustrophobic confines of a righteously depressing haunted condo? In slow motion? No? Then welcome to Sledgehammer! Heralding the revolutionary roar of shot on video...
- 3/4/2011
- by Big Daddy aka Brandon Sites
- Big Daddy Horror Reviews - Interviews
Breath of Hate is the latest film from the production companies ArsonCuff Entertainment and Velvet Hammer Films. Their previous work involved zombies taking over Christmas in Silent Night, Zombie Night, which was reviewed (here). Their latest film involves the prostitute know as Love (Lauren Walsh) attempting to get out of the biz'. Yet, Hate (Ezra Buzzington) wants to draw her back in. An early trailer is below and this co-created production also stars Jason Mewes (Clerks), Jack Forcinito, Timothy Muskatell (Someone's Knocking at the Door), Felissa Rose, and Alexi Zibolis (Plaguers). There is no word yet on the film's release, but lots more info' on this westcoast shot film is below.
The synopsis for Breath of Hate here:
"One last job and Love is out of the erotic escort business. Unfortunately, that final job is with a trio of escaped mental patients, who are looking to change the world one...
The synopsis for Breath of Hate here:
"One last job and Love is out of the erotic escort business. Unfortunately, that final job is with a trio of escaped mental patients, who are looking to change the world one...
- 7/7/2010
- by 28DaysLaterAnalysis@gmail.com (Michael Ross Allen)
- 28 Days Later Analysis
Day four was known to all on set as "Strip Club Day." The cast and crew headed over to The Classy Lady for this particular day which meant there would be some half-naked girls on set. And while we can't show ya nudity (hey, we have standards we have to live by too sometimes!), we do have some good stuff in here including interviews with Ted Prior and some one-on-one time with Jason Mewes.
Breath of Hate stars Ezra Buzzington, Jason Mewes, Lauren Walsh, Jack Forcinito, Monique Parent, Ricardo Gray and Timothy Muskatell. The story centers around Love (Walsh), a hooker who wants to leave the business because she's fallen in love with Ned (Mewes). When Love tells her pimp Sonny (Forcinito) that she's leaving the business to follow her heart, he forces her to go on one last job before she's "out."
While on the last job, Love has...
Breath of Hate stars Ezra Buzzington, Jason Mewes, Lauren Walsh, Jack Forcinito, Monique Parent, Ricardo Gray and Timothy Muskatell. The story centers around Love (Walsh), a hooker who wants to leave the business because she's fallen in love with Ned (Mewes). When Love tells her pimp Sonny (Forcinito) that she's leaving the business to follow her heart, he forces her to go on one last job before she's "out."
While on the last job, Love has...
- 8/26/2009
- by Uncle Creepy
- DreadCentral.com
Hey, Dread Central fiends! Welcome to Heather "The Horror Chick" Wixson's production video blog for Day Three of Sean Cain's Breath of Hate.
On this third day of filming Jason Mewes was on set to shoot some of his first scenes with the rest of the cast at Sonny's house. The crew had to contend with an excessive amount of noise interruptions (where I joked that they should just rename the flick Planes, Trains, and Automobiles 2: Electric Bugaloo) but pushed through like the champs they are. It was also 1st A.D. Ted Prior's birthday so everyone got together to give him some Breath of Hate birthday love!
Breath of Hate stars Ezra Buzzington, Jason Mewes, Lauren Walsh, Jack Forcinito, Monique Parent, Ricardo Gray, and Timothy Muskatell. The story centers around Love (Walsh), a hooker who wants to leave the business because she's fallen in love with...
On this third day of filming Jason Mewes was on set to shoot some of his first scenes with the rest of the cast at Sonny's house. The crew had to contend with an excessive amount of noise interruptions (where I joked that they should just rename the flick Planes, Trains, and Automobiles 2: Electric Bugaloo) but pushed through like the champs they are. It was also 1st A.D. Ted Prior's birthday so everyone got together to give him some Breath of Hate birthday love!
Breath of Hate stars Ezra Buzzington, Jason Mewes, Lauren Walsh, Jack Forcinito, Monique Parent, Ricardo Gray, and Timothy Muskatell. The story centers around Love (Walsh), a hooker who wants to leave the business because she's fallen in love with...
- 8/17/2009
- by Uncle Creepy
- DreadCentral.com
Jason Mewes (Clerks 2, Zack & Miri Make a Porno) is set to star alongside Ezra Buzzington (Halloween 2) and Felissa Rose (Return to Sleepaway Camp) in the Velvet Hammer Films/ArsonCuff Entertainment production of Breath Of Hate. Directed by Sean Cain (Silent Night, Zombie Night) and written by Wes Laurie, Breath centers around a young woman in the escort business who, on her last job, is confronted by a trio of escaped mental patients looking to change the world - one victim at a time. Also joining the cast are Lauren Walsh (18 Year Old Virgin), Jack Forcinito (Silent Night, Zombie Night), Ted Prior (Surf Nazis Must Die) and Alexis Sibolis (Plaguers). Breath begins filming in late summer. This is the second teaming of Wes Lauries ArsonCuff Entertainment and Sean Cains Velvet Hammer Films. They are currently finishing post-production on Silent Night, Zombie Night.
- 7/30/2009
- bloody-disgusting.com
Sean (Silent Night, Zombie Night) Cain, director of the upcoming Hammer Films/ArsonCuff Entertainment horror feature Breath of Hate, tipped Dread off today of his casting of actor Jason Mewes. The Clerks and Feast alum will star in Breath of Hate alongside the previously announced Ezra (Rob Zombie’s Halloween 2) Buzzington and Felissa (Return to Sleepaway Camp) Rose.
"Audiences know him as the foul-mouthed Jay in the Kevin Smith movies, but he’s got a sweet side that’s the perfect counterpoint to the darkness in our story,” says Cain. “His character is a gamer nerd who falls for an escort. It’s through his love that he brings her back from being a walking suicide.”
Also joining the cast of Hate, which revolves around (according to the PR) “a young woman in the escort business who, on her last job, is confronted by a trio of escaped mental patients...
"Audiences know him as the foul-mouthed Jay in the Kevin Smith movies, but he’s got a sweet side that’s the perfect counterpoint to the darkness in our story,” says Cain. “His character is a gamer nerd who falls for an escort. It’s through his love that he brings her back from being a walking suicide.”
Also joining the cast of Hate, which revolves around (according to the PR) “a young woman in the escort business who, on her last job, is confronted by a trio of escaped mental patients...
- 7/29/2009
- by SeanD.
- DreadCentral.com
Fango got the scoop from director Sean Cain that Jason Mewes has joined the cast of his latest feature, Breath Of Hate (which we last reported on here). “His character is a gamer nerd who falls for a escort,” Cain says; that escort is the film’s heroine, who is terrorized by three homicidal asylum escapees on her last job.
“It’s through his love that he brings her back from being a walking suicide,” Cain continues. “Audiences know Jason as the foul-mouthed Jay in the Kevin Smith movies, but he’s got a sweet side that’s the perfect counterpoint to the darkness in our story.” Mewes’ Jay also made an appearance in Scream 3, and the actor’s genre credits additionally include R.S.V.P., Feast, The Tripper, Netherbeast Incorporated, Bitten and the upcoming Silent But Deadly. Breath Of Hate, scripted by Wes Laurie and produced by him and Cain,...
“It’s through his love that he brings her back from being a walking suicide,” Cain continues. “Audiences know Jason as the foul-mouthed Jay in the Kevin Smith movies, but he’s got a sweet side that’s the perfect counterpoint to the darkness in our story.” Mewes’ Jay also made an appearance in Scream 3, and the actor’s genre credits additionally include R.S.V.P., Feast, The Tripper, Netherbeast Incorporated, Bitten and the upcoming Silent But Deadly. Breath Of Hate, scripted by Wes Laurie and produced by him and Cain,...
- 7/29/2009
- by no-reply@fangoria.com (Michael Gingold)
- Fangoria
I'm sure there are many of you out there wishing lightning really would strike and electrocute the Sci-Fi Channel - or at least some of its executives. I'm afraid that is not what this headline is about. It's a reference to a new original movie in the works over at Sci-Fi titled Lightning Strikes, about a paranormal creature lurking within the lightning that's holding a town hostage.
Some of you may recognize the name David A. Prior. For those that do not, he's been around since the 1980's making all manner B-movies, primarily of the direct-to-video variety, often starring his buff brother Ted Prior. He got his start with an ultra low budget horror 1983 horror flick Sledgehammer. Since then he's gone on to write, direct, and/or produce action/horror/sci-fi flicks the likes of Killer Workout, Future Force, Mardi Gras for the Devil, Raw Justice, Mutant Species, and just...
Some of you may recognize the name David A. Prior. For those that do not, he's been around since the 1980's making all manner B-movies, primarily of the direct-to-video variety, often starring his buff brother Ted Prior. He got his start with an ultra low budget horror 1983 horror flick Sledgehammer. Since then he's gone on to write, direct, and/or produce action/horror/sci-fi flicks the likes of Killer Workout, Future Force, Mardi Gras for the Devil, Raw Justice, Mutant Species, and just...
- 1/28/2009
- by Foywonder
- DreadCentral.com
''Raw Nerve'' is likely to register only a dull throb at the boxoffice, eking out a perfunctory run on the way to video. With a cast of Glenn Ford, Sandahl Bergman, Traci Lords and Jan-Michael Vincent, this terror of personality yarn might retrieve modest initial returns on the vid rental circuit, but its simplistic plotting and doltish dialogue will not appease viewers with any discriminatory nerve-endings.
In this brutal suspenser, Ted Prior stars as Jimmy, a handsome, repressed 36-year-old stock car driver who lives with his 18-year-old sister. Perhaps the only professonal race car driver in history who's not a skirt chaser, Jimmy definitely doesn't have all his pistons going. And he keeps getting headaches, which trigger momentary memory fragments -- grisly shotgun murders. But he's a
RAW NERVE
A.I.P.
Producer Ruta K. Aras
Director David A. Prior
Screenwriters David A. Prior,
Lawrence L. Simeone
Executive producers David Winters,
Marc Winters
Director of photography Andrew Parke
EditorTony Malinowski
MusicGreg Turner
Color/Stereo
Cast:
Jimmy Clayton Ted Prior
Blake Garrett Randall ''Tex'' Cobb
Capt. Gavin Glenn Ford
Lt. Ellis Jan-Michael Vincent
Gloria Freeman Sandahl Bergman
Gina Traci Lords
Running time -- 91 minutes
MPAA Rating: R
nice guy and thinks he should go to the police with his tale, an idea that does not sit well with his booze-hound buddy Blake (Randall ''Tex'' Cobb).
Amazingly, he goes anyway and pours out his heart, but the flat-footed homicide division (Glenn Ford, Jan-Michael Vincent) dismiss him as just another hysterical confessor. All, however, are not deadbeats on the investigative front: an aggressive female reporter (Sandahl Bergman) decides to get the story out of Jimmy; her m.o. is to bed him down. Such is the sophistication of this ''Nerve.''
While David Prior and Lawrence Simeone's screenplay is layered with some disturbing and credible sexual-psycho insights, ''Raw Nerve's'' narrative course is, at best, rough: many scenes are simply motivationless, while the dialogue is so bald and clipped that none of the characters emerge with the fainest personal-
While David Prior and Lawrence Simeone's screenplay is layered with some disturbing and credible sexual-psycho insights, ''Raw Nerve's'' narrative course is, at best, rough: many scenes are simply motivationless, while the dialogue is so bald and clipped that none of the characters emerge with the fainest personal-ities.
Still, hats off to Cobb for a convincing characterization of a red-neck beer swiller and to Bergman for her appropriately tenacious portrayal of the investigative journalist. As the two doltish cops, Ford and Vincent, admittedly, don't have much to work with -- so sluggish are the roles.
Technical contributions are serviceable: in particular, Andrew Parke's dark and glossy cinematography adds a fittingly chilly hue to the rampagings, while editor Tony Malinowski smartly pinches this ''Nerve'' with some razor cuts.
(c) The Hollywood Reporter...
In this brutal suspenser, Ted Prior stars as Jimmy, a handsome, repressed 36-year-old stock car driver who lives with his 18-year-old sister. Perhaps the only professonal race car driver in history who's not a skirt chaser, Jimmy definitely doesn't have all his pistons going. And he keeps getting headaches, which trigger momentary memory fragments -- grisly shotgun murders. But he's a
RAW NERVE
A.I.P.
Producer Ruta K. Aras
Director David A. Prior
Screenwriters David A. Prior,
Lawrence L. Simeone
Executive producers David Winters,
Marc Winters
Director of photography Andrew Parke
EditorTony Malinowski
MusicGreg Turner
Color/Stereo
Cast:
Jimmy Clayton Ted Prior
Blake Garrett Randall ''Tex'' Cobb
Capt. Gavin Glenn Ford
Lt. Ellis Jan-Michael Vincent
Gloria Freeman Sandahl Bergman
Gina Traci Lords
Running time -- 91 minutes
MPAA Rating: R
nice guy and thinks he should go to the police with his tale, an idea that does not sit well with his booze-hound buddy Blake (Randall ''Tex'' Cobb).
Amazingly, he goes anyway and pours out his heart, but the flat-footed homicide division (Glenn Ford, Jan-Michael Vincent) dismiss him as just another hysterical confessor. All, however, are not deadbeats on the investigative front: an aggressive female reporter (Sandahl Bergman) decides to get the story out of Jimmy; her m.o. is to bed him down. Such is the sophistication of this ''Nerve.''
While David Prior and Lawrence Simeone's screenplay is layered with some disturbing and credible sexual-psycho insights, ''Raw Nerve's'' narrative course is, at best, rough: many scenes are simply motivationless, while the dialogue is so bald and clipped that none of the characters emerge with the fainest personal-
While David Prior and Lawrence Simeone's screenplay is layered with some disturbing and credible sexual-psycho insights, ''Raw Nerve's'' narrative course is, at best, rough: many scenes are simply motivationless, while the dialogue is so bald and clipped that none of the characters emerge with the fainest personal-ities.
Still, hats off to Cobb for a convincing characterization of a red-neck beer swiller and to Bergman for her appropriately tenacious portrayal of the investigative journalist. As the two doltish cops, Ford and Vincent, admittedly, don't have much to work with -- so sluggish are the roles.
Technical contributions are serviceable: in particular, Andrew Parke's dark and glossy cinematography adds a fittingly chilly hue to the rampagings, while editor Tony Malinowski smartly pinches this ''Nerve'' with some razor cuts.
(c) The Hollywood Reporter...
- 6/25/1991
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
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