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Schlockmania! @schlockmania.bsky.social · 14/06/2026

After the last show is over in innerspace, your mind turns to the kind of personalities who are most alluring after midnight. Case in point: Laura Gemser, who once brought a dreamlike elegance to wild Italian films best viewed after dark. youtube.com/shorts/BsAJ6...

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Laura Gemser: A Diamond In The Grindhouse #cultmovie #severinfilms

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Schlockmania! @schlockmania.bsky.social · 26/05/2026

Boutique Label Alert: Buy EMERGENCY SQUAD From Cauldron Films And Get EUROCRIME! In High-Def A major transmission here, connected to one of Schlockmania’s earthbound associates. Cauldron Films has a blu-ray edition of Italian crime flick EMERGENCY SQUAD set for release on 8/26.

Cover art for the limited edition 2 blu-ray set of EMERGENCY SQUAD and EUROCRIME!, coming from Cauldron Films

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Schlockmania! @schlockmania.bsky.social · 23/05/2026

Now THIS is how we finish off a Friday night in the Outsider Zone. Many thanks to @cauldronfilms.bsky.social for giving CONQUEST such a royal 4K release.

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Schlockmania! @schlockmania.bsky.social · 22/05/2026

George Eastman was one of the great faces of Italian genre cinema from the late ‘60s through the ‘80s. He has passed away, but leaves behind a string of commanding performances in some of the wildest cult films Italy ever produced. I wrote a tribute at Schlockmania Facebook.

George Eastman ready for a gundown in a spaghetti western from the 60s

George Eastman bracing for an arm wrestling match in the movie Hands Of Steel.

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Schlockmania! @schlockmania.bsky.social · 20/05/2026

I’m thinking of George Eastman today. He was one of the Titans of Italian genre film during the 70s and 80s and us veterans of the Outsider Zone know his work well. I encourage you to remember him by watching one of his most entertaining performances: Kurt Karnak in ENDGAME. youtu.be/LdvC8kY1H5A?...

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Schlockmania! @schlockmania.bsky.social · 20/05/2026

Laura Gemser starred in the wildest, most lurid movies Italy produced as the 70s gave way to the 80s… but she always exuded, cool, elegance, and a quiet strength. At Schlockmania, she is queen. #FilmSky #MovieSky #Schlockmania 🎬 #eurocult

Laura Gemser poolside in the 70s, sipping a tropical drink

Schlockmania! @schlockmania.bsky.social · 17/05/2026

I’ve never felt at home in the everyday world. It makes nonstop demands and is always testing your limits. Too often, all you get in return is weariness as you brace for the next curveball. But surrender is not an option. You've got to find a way to push forward while protecting yourself.

Lobby card from THE GAUNTLET using an image from the bullet-riddled finale.

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Schlockmania! @schlockmania.bsky.social · 17/05/2026

@cauldronfilms.bsky.social announced on Friday they will be releasing a blu-ray of SUPERSONIC MAN, a fun knock off of SUPERMAN from the director of PIECES that feels like an old comic book. Check out their new promo trailer youtu.be/CrQCk9mzi-Y?... #schlockmania #MovieSky #FilmSky #ScifiSky 🎬 🍿

Supersonic Man (1979) - Cauldron Crypt Blu-ray Promo Trailer

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Schlockmania! @schlockmania.bsky.social · 15/05/2026

Oldies radio only plays a handful of her hits today so it’s easy to forget what a gold rush of classics that Donna Summer created with producers/co-writers Giorgio Moroder and Pete Belotte in the 2nd half of the ‘70s.

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Schlockmania! @schlockmania.bsky.social · 14/05/2026

Late Night Vibes: as the evening winds down in Outsider Zone, meditate on this killer frame from STARCRASH. You've got scream queen Caroline Munro in a jam right out of a Saturday morning serial, only it's tarted up with late '70s Eurodisco sexy-chic. #schlockmania #latenightvibes #scifisky 🎬📽️🍿

Caroline Munro as Stella Star in STARCRASH. She's flanked by a quartet of lady soldiers out to imprison her... but don't count her out. She's been in worse situations and she's got a universe to save.

Schlockmania! @schlockmania.bsky.social · 13/05/2026

Ask a more mainstream film buff what the definitive Sam Peckinpah film is and you’ll probably hear THE WILD BUNCH. But the real 'heads know BRING ME THE HEAD OF ALFREDO GARCIA is the true champ of that division.

A distinctive collage-style Japanese poster for BRING ME THE HEAD OF ALFREDO GARCIA. It captures the threat of violence, the oft-overlooked romance, and all the grit.

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Schlockmania! @schlockmania.bsky.social · 11/05/2026

You now stand at the outer reaches of Schlockmania. Is it a destination, a philosophy, an altered state of being? Yes to all of the above. The easiest way to explain things is this: you can explore the fringes of popular culture here without snark or pretension.

Poster art for Schlockmania, based on the classic poster art for THE STREET FIGHTER with Sonny Chiba

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Schlockmania! @schlockmania.bsky.social · 29/04/2026

Disco people take note: there’s a home video set in the works that is designed just for you www.facebook.com/share/v/1CYw...

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Schlockmania! @schlockmania.bsky.social · 08/03/2026

Check out this promo video for CELLULOID WARS 2, a detailed chronicle of the production of FORBIDDEN WORLD by its director, Allan Holzman vimeo.com/1169756426?s...

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CELLULOID WARS 2 one minute promo

This is "CELLULOID WARS 2 one minute promo" by Allan Holzman on Vimeo, the home for high quality videos and the people who love them.

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Schlockmania! @schlockmania.bsky.social · 23/09/2025

Here's a 'personal take' look at ARMIES OF THE NIGHT, an absorbing look at the history of the classic Walter Hill flick THE WARRIORS that was co-written by Schlockmania friend Chris Poggiali and will be released in October by 1984 Publishing schlockmania.com/blog/pt-armies-of-the-night #MovieSky 🎬

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THE PERSONAL TAKE: ARMIES OF THE NIGHT The Warriors making-of book Chris Poggiali Michael Gingold — Schlockmania

a personalized look at ARMIES OF THE NIGHT, an in-depth account of the production, release and enduring influence of THE WARRIORS, the classic action-adventure film directed by Walter Hill

Schlockmania! @schlockmania.bsky.social · 15/06/2025

Happy Father’s Day to all the paternal Schlockmaniacs out there. May you all get the cake you so richly deserve. youtu.be/E_qIq2P11RY?...

Happy Father's Day (Creepshow)

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Schlockmania! @schlockmania.bsky.social · 02/04/2025

Overdue tributes, part 1: Roberta Flack www.facebook.com/share/163c8X... youtu.be/TKUp_3rC2KM #Music #MusicSky

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Children's Song

Schlockmania! @schlockmania.bsky.social · 01/03/2025

A tribute to Gene Hackman www.facebook.com/share/14qGi6... #moviesky 🎬

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Schlockmania! @schlockmania.bsky.social · 15/02/2025

Don’t let crass commercialism or forced romantic notions ruin Valentine’s Day for you. Remember that its main purpose is to celebrate the legend of Harry Warden, inspiration for the greatest of all Valentine’s Day themed horror films. youtu.be/2pqi9r55pDU?... #MovieSky #HorrorSky 🎬

My Bloody Valentine (1981) – The Ballad of Harry Warden

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Schlockmania! @schlockmania.bsky.social · 25/12/2024

add some shock to your Christmas with this look at INFINITE SANTA 8000, a bloody and post-apocalyptic animated take on Kris Kringle. You can stream it on Tubi and, if you like what you see, there's a new blu-ray release from @synapsefilms.bsky.social boxd.it/84Xdm3 #filmsky #moviesky #horrorsky 🎬

A review of Infinite Santa 8000 (2013)

Imagine a heavy metal kid of the '80s killing time in his classes in December by drawing crazy doodles about Santa Claus, shot through with fantasies derived from post-apocalyptic movies and gallons o...

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Schlockmania! @schlockmania.bsky.social · 18/12/2024

a look back at CALIGULA, an outrageous combination of Masterpiece Theater and porno chic that has a bizarre, sinister pull in spite of its many flaws. The political commentary also seems applicable to current events, boxd.it/7PmrcR #moviesky #filmsky 🎬

A review of Caligula (1979)

If HEAVEN'S GATE represents the end of the line for New Hollywood filmmaking, this represents the end of the line for trying to bring adult filmmaking into the mainstream. No one can say Guccione and ...

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Schlockmania! @schlockmania.bsky.social · 13/12/2024

If you’re considering watching a film in the Friday The 13th series tonight but don’t know it well or your memories are hazy, here is a handy-dandy capsule review guide written by yours truly to use as a digital crib sheet letterboxd.com/schlockmania... #moviesky #filmsky #horrorsky

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All reviews tagged ‘friday-the-13th-series’ by Donald Guarisco

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Schlockmania! @schlockmania.bsky.social · 11/12/2024

a capsule review for THE ORDER, an exploration of an '80s white power militia movement whose dark take on driven men and middle American desperation hits as hard as its heist and shootout sequences boxd.it/815hVB #moviesky 🎬

A review of The Order (2024)

This exploration of the origins of the white power/militia underground that quietly thrives in America's hinterlands is doubly chilling. First of all, the subject of displaced working class white men ...

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Schlockmania! @schlockmania.bsky.social · 04/12/2024

A quick detour from schlock to take in a little classical American filmmaking with Clint Eastwood’s final directorial venture JUROR #2, a meditation on morality and the justice system disguised as a courtroom drama boxd.it/7Y7FZ5

A review of Juror #2 (2024)

What first appears to be a high-concept courtroom thriller becomes something more relaxed and methodical in its delivery here - and the result has a pleasing "grown up" quality in how it unfolds. The ...

Schlockmania! @schlockmania.bsky.social · 20/11/2024

I'll start off my Bluesky account with a film review, one built around a figure who inspired a lot of the new signups on this platform. Here's a quick look at THE APPRENTICE, a different kind of horror movie... boxd.it/7z5Jnv