Ellissinema Podcast

Inspector Nicola Palmieri is hot on the heels of gang of ruthless racketeers hell-bent on extorting local business owners with intimidation and violet reprisals. Injured by the gang in the line of duty, Nico is determined to bring the crooks to justice, but his superiors warn him off the case. Realizing he's not going to get anywhere within the confines of the law, Nico recruits a crack squad of civilians who have themselves fallen victim to the gang to dole out their own brand of justice, Italian-style
Starring Fabio Testi, Vincent Gardenia, Renzo Palmer, Orso Mari Guerinni, Glauco Onorato, Macella Michelangeli, Romano Puppo, Antonio Marsina, Salvatore Borgese, Gianluigi Loffredo, Daniele Dublino, and more.
Music by Guido and Maurizio De Angelis
Director of Photography Marcello Masciocchi
Screenplay by Arduino Maiuri, Massimo De Rita, and Enzo G. Castellari
Directed by Enzo G. Castellari

1888. As the hangman's noose tightens around his neck, Frank Clements, the most feared outlaw in the West, uses his last breath to invoke a generational curse on the town preacher and his descendants. 100 years later, Frank and his gang return from hell to seek their vengeance. Hampton, the great-grandson of the preacher, along with his friends Cory and Pam, all find themselves defenseless against these blood-thirsty phantom cowboys, who are impervious to weapons and seemingly cannot be stopped.
Starring Bill Shaw, Jim Peters, Ricky Long, Cari Powell, Arland Bishop, Mike Ammons, Carl Young, Bill Moses, Steve Fincher, and more.
Music by Frank Patterson
Cinematography by Thomas L. Callaway
Written by Clay McBride and James Desmarais
Directed by Alan Stewart

In 1979, a group of young filmmakers set out to make an adult film in rural Texas, but when their reclusive, elderly hosts catch them in the act, the cast find themselves fighting for their lives.
Starring Mia Goth, Brittany Snow, Jenna Ortega, Kid Cudi, Martin Henderson, Owen Campbell, Stephen Ure, and more.
Music by Tyler Bates and Chelsea Wolfe
Cinematography by Eliot Rockett
Produced, Edited, Written, and Directed by Ti West

I had the pleasure of sitting down with one of my favorite guests of all-time, Seth Landau. We discuss his piece Bryan Loves You and a plethora of other things.

Bryan Loves You - In the early 90's, a 32-year-old psychotherapist began to suspect that his small Arizona community was being taken over by a homicidal religous cult known as "Followers of Bryan." What starts as innocent inquisitiveness quickly turns into a violent and harrowing fight for his freedom...and survival. Jonathan's entire ordeal was captured on video cameras and security tapes, and this is the footage that was recovered.

Starring Seth Landau, Tony Todd, George Wendt, Daniel Roebuck, Candy Stanton, Tom Noga, Tiffany Shepis, Lloyd Kaufman, Brinke Stevens, Bobby SlatonTori King, and more.
Music by P. Daniel Newman
Cinematography by Jayson Crothers
Produced, Written, and Directed by Seth Landau

Billy Ray's a bad risk. He took the mob's family jewels, and now they wany his! They tried beating and scaring it out of him. Now everyone believes Carmen must know where the jewels are. The mafia boss has brought his hired assassin to find her and the jewels. This slime-balll and his trained killers follow our heroes through car chases and gun battles across the state of Texas leaving a trail of fireballs and hunks of twisted metal.
Starring Gregory Scott Cummins, Barri Murphy, William Hubbard Knight, Hoke Howell, William Smith, Cameron Mitchell, David Sanders, and Ross Hagen.
Music by Del Casher
Director of Photography by Thomas Callaway
Written by David Reskin
Directed by John Stewart

After waking up from a car crash unable to remember anything about his life, a man begins regaining consciousness in a new body every 12 hours. Now, he must piece together his identity, all while evading attacks from pursuing agents and dangerous criminals alike. But with no memory - and no allies - his time is running out.
Starring Yoon Kye-Sang, Park Yong-Woo, Lim Ji-Yeon, Park Ji-Hwan and more.
Music by Kang Nene
Martial Arts Direction by Park Young-Sik and Chung Seong-Ho
Cinematography by Lee Sung-Je
Written and Directed by Yoon Jae-Keun

I sit down with producer, editor, writer, and director Mike Costanza to discuss The Collingswood Story.

When Rebecca went away to college, her boyfriend John thought video chatting would help them stay in touch, but idle curiosity leads to a dark secret when Rebecca and John video chat with Vera Madeline, an online psychic, who initiates a deadly reign of terror over their lives.
Starring Stephanie Dees, Johnny Burton, Diane Behrens, Grant Edmonds, and Glenn Hoeffner.
Produced, Edited, Written, and Directed by Mike Costanza.

I sit down with the beyond talented Rich Ragsdale to discuss The Long Night.
While searching for her parents she's never known, New York transplant returns to her childhood southern stomping grounds with her boyfriend to investigate a promising lead on her family's whereabouts. Upon arrival, the couple's weekend take a bizarre, terrifying turn as a nightmarish cult and their maniacal leader terrorize the pair en route to fulfilling a twisted ancient apocalyptic prophecy.
Starring Scout Taylor-Compton, Nolan Gerard Funk, Kevin Ragsdale, Deborah Kara Unger, Jeff Fahey.
Music by Sherri Chung
Written by Mark Young and Robert Sheppe
Directed Rich Ragsdale

A prince enlists a thief to serve as his bodyguard to protect him from assassins.

A Chinese man marries a Japanese woman through an arranged marriage and manages to insult all of her Japanese martial arts family by issuing a challenge to her that is misinterpreted by the others. He must then prove how good Chinese kung fu really is through a series of duels with the seven Japanese martial artists who come to meet the challenge.