Ellissinema Podcast

Daisey, Acid, and Dum Dum are a trio of drug peddlers that retreat into the depths of the Florida Everglades with a pair of hostages after killing their Cuban suppliers and members of the Coast Guard. The Hooked Generation stars Jeremy Slate, John Davis Chandler, Willie Pastrano, Steve Alaimo, Cece Stone, Milton Smith, Walter R. Philbin, and more. Music by Chris Martell. Cinematography by Gregory Sandor. Written by William Grefe, Quinn Morrison, and Ray Preston. Directed by William Grefe.

A group of archaeology students on an expedition into the Everglades unwittingly disturb the burial ground of a 400-year old witch doctor by the name of Tartu, whose desiccated corpse has the power to trandform itself into a variety of deadly animals. Starring Fred Pinero, Babette Sherrill, Bill Marcus, Mayra Gomez Kemp, Sherman Hayes, Gary Holtz, Maurice Stewart, Frank Weed, and Doug Hobart. Cinematography by Julio C. Chavez. Written and Directed by William Grefe.

A boatload of bikini babes partying on the edge of the Everglades are menaced by a vengeful half-man half-jellyfish. Starring John Vella, Valerie Hawkins, Joe Morrison, Jack Nagle, Sandy Lee Kane, Deanna Lund, Judy Lee, Blanche Devereaux, Doug Hobart, and more. Music by Al Jacobs and Lon E. Norman. Cinematography by Julio C. Chavez and Julio Roldan. Written by William Kerwin. Directed by William Grefe.

An aspiring fashion designer is mysteriously able to enter the 1960s, where she encounters a dazzling wannabe singer. However, the glamour is not all it appears to be, and the dreams of the past start to crack and splinter into something far darker. Starring Thomasin McKenzie, Anya Taylor-Joy, Matt Smith, Michael Ajao, Terence Stamp, and Diana RIgg. Cinematography by Chun-hoon Chung. Written by Krysty Wilson-Cairns and Edgar Wright. Directed by Edgar Wright.

Paul Atreudes, a brilliant and gifted young man born into great destiny beyond his understanding, must travel to the most dangerous planet to ensure the future of his family and his people. As malevolent forces explode into conflict over the planet's exclusive supply of the most precious resource in existence, only those who can conquer their own fear will survive. Starring Timothy Chalamet, Zendaya, Oscar Isaac, Rebecca Ferguson, Stellan Skarsgard, Josh Brolin, Javier Bardem, Jason Momoa, Sharon Duncan-Brewster, Dave Bautista, and many more. Director of Photography Greig Fraser. Music by Hans Zimmer. Written by Denis Villeneuve, Jon Spaihts, and Eric Roth. Directed by Denis Villeneuve.

A young couple find themselves lost on the backroads of Nebraska, eventually winding up in a seemingly deserted town of Gatlin. But the town is far from empty. As the couple soon discover, it is inhabited by a twisted cult of murderous children, thirsty for another blood sacrifice. Children of the Corn stars Linda Hamilton, Peter Horton, John Franklin, Courtney Gains, Robby Kiger, Anne Marie McEvoy, R.G. Armstrong, Julie Maddalena, Jonas Marlowe, John Philbin, and more. Cinematography by Joao Fernandes. Music by Jonathan Elias Angeles. Screenplay by George Goldsmith. Directed by Fritz Kiersch. Based on the 1977 short story by Stephen King.

In an idyllic, sun-dappled forest, the pure-hearted Jack takes his true love Princess Lili to see a pair of unicorns frolicking at the forest's edge. Little do they know, however, that the Lord of Darkness has dispatched his minions to capture the unicorns and sever their horns so that he may plunge the world into everlasting night. After Lili and the unicorns are taken prisoner, Jack must team with a group of forest creatures and descend into Darkness' subterranean lair to face off with the devilish creature before it is too late. Legend stars Tom Cruise, Mia Sara, Tim Curry, Arnon Milchan, David Bennent, Alice Playten, Billy Barty, Cork Hubbert and more. Special Effects/Makeup by Rob Bottin. Music by Jerry Goldsmith and Tangerine Dream. Written by William Hjortsberg. Directed by Ridley Scott.

During a time of peace, a deadly sword that bestows great power upon its wielder was divided and hidden. After the emperor dies, a deranged rebel seizes power and stages a massacre during his search for the blade, leaving only one survivor. Now, the young daughter of a great general is all that stands between a tyrant and his quest for domination. The Emperor's Sword stars Mu Fengbin, Hao Yinlin, Zhao Qihang, Yang Qiyu and many more. Directed by Zhang Yingli and Chen Haonan.

Joining the show today to discuss Hell Hath No Fury, director Jesse V. Johnson and actress Nina Bergman. Hell Hath No Fury is the story of one woman who singlehandedly takes on the might of German war machine, the French resistance, and a band of US infantrymen. Branded a traitor by her countrymen, French national, Marie Dujardin, is rescued by American soldiers on one condition: to survivem she must lead them to a cache of gold - before the Nazis return to claim it for themselves. Hell Hath No Fury stars Nina Bergman, Daniel Bernhardt, Louis Mandylor, Timothy V. Murphy, and Dominiquie Vandenberg and more. Music by Sean Murray. Cinematography by Jonathan Hall. Directed by Jesse V. Johnson.

I discuss Arrow Video's release of the 1982 slasher film Death Screams aka Night Screams aka House of Death. It stars Susan Kiger, Larry Sprinkle, Andria Savio, David Lenthall, Martin Tucker, William T. Hicks, John Kohler, Jody Kay, Kurt Rector, Josh Gamble, Hanns Manship, Helene Tyron, Mary Fran Lyman, Mike Brown, Monica Boston, Sharon Alley, and more. Music by Dee Barton. Cinematography by Darrell Cathcart. Written by Paul C. Elliott. Directed by David Nelson.