I've been receiving requests for an updating of my Audio Commentaries list. I used to be able to direct people to the Notes department of my Facebook page, which was public, but FB recently took our Notes pages away from us in one of their irregular "improvements" of their service... so I thought I should share a list of my most recent work here:
2019
85. Four Times That Night (Kino Lorber)
86. Vampire gegen Herakles (Koch Media - Germany)
87. Knives of the Avenger (Kino Lorber) - new revised recording with excerpts from Cameron Mitchell interview
88. For A Few Dollars More (Kino Lorber)
89. Scream and Scream Again (Kino Lorber)
90. The Beast with a Million Eyes (Scorpion Releasing)
91. The Possessed (Arrow Video) Winner of 2019 Il Cinema Ritravato DVD Award for Best DVD Extras
92. Whirlpool (Arrow Video - BLOOD HUNGER: THE FILMS OF JOSE LARRAZ box set)
93. Dead of Night (1946; Kino Lorber)
94. Double Face (Arrow Video)
95. Fantomas (1964, Kino Lorber)
96. Attack of the Robots (Redemption/Kino Lorber)
97. Lost Highway (Kino Lorber, withdrawn)
98. Alphaville (Kino Lorber)
99. Last Year at Marienbad (Kino Lorber)
100. Macabre Visions: The Films of Mario Bava (Arrow Video, UK only - nine films, nine previously released commentaries)
101. Blackmail (1929 sound version, Kino Lorber)
102. Man of a Thousand Faces (Arrow Video)
103. The Magic Sword (Kino Lorber) Nominated for 2020 Saturn Award for Best Blu-ray/DVD Release.
2020
104. The Flesh and the Fiends (Kino Lorber)
105. The Golem (with bonus short commentary; 1920, Kino Lorber)
106. The Outer Limits – The Complete Series (exclusive commentary for “The Hundred Days of the Dragon,” Via Vision, Australia only)
107. Cannibal Apocalypse (Kino Lorber)
108. Brighton Rock (1948, Kino Lorber)
109. Supernatural (1933, Kino Lorber)
110. Secret Ceremony (Kino Lorber)
111. The Balcony (Kino Lorber)
112. TITLE CANCELLED (Arrow Video, withdrawn)
113. Hercules In the Haunted World (Kino Lorber) Same as 86. Nominated for 2020 Saturn Award for Best Blu-ray/DVD Release
114. Ulysses (1954, Kino Lorber)
115. The Chalk Garden (Kino Lorber)
116. Danger: Diabolik (Via Vision, Australia only)
117. The Wonders of Aladdin (Kino Lorber)
118. Play Misty For Me (Kino Lorber)
2021
119. Hercules and the Captive Women (Film Detective, forthcoming)
120. The President’s Analyst (Via Vision/Imprint, forthcoming)
121. The Night of the Following Day (Kino Lorber, forthcoming)
122. Playing With Fire (Cult Epics, forthcoming)
123. The Phantom Speaks (Via Vision/Imprint, forthcoming)
124. Valley of the Zombies (Via Vision/Imprint, forthcoming)
I'm sure there have been additional releases of my commentaries for the Bava films in territories around the world of which I've not been notified. So the list is not definitive but it does acknowledge each commentary I have done. There are murmurs and rumors that Commentary #112 may be released through Arrow after all, but when is not yet known.
Additionally, I also wrote a substantial essay, "Aleksandr Ptushko: Honest Tales of Bygone Days" for the booklet included in Eureka's new "Masters of Cinema" release of the 1967 Soviet horror film, VIY. I'm particularly proud of this, the most substantial piece of writing I've ever done on Ptushko and possibly the most comprehensive to appear in English since Alan Upchurch's coverage of Russkaya Fantastyka for VIDEO WATCHDOG #s 8 and 9.
I'm presently writing an essay for Eureka's forthcoming release of Robert Weine's silent classic THE HANDS OF ORLAC (1920), for which I'm delving into the highly rewarding writings of the unjustly neglected French author Maurice Renard. When I finish that, I'm looking ahead to many months worth of work on various assignments, including three major films (somewhat intimidating assignments), a few horror and fantasy classics you've probably already acquired but should buy once again, and then some single episodes of two very important scary television series close to your heart.
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