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Posted: Sat Jul 02, 2005 4:35 pm
by g30
http://www.panikhouse.com/
New label from one of the Blue Underground guys.
Mission Statement (from their website):
Panik House is the world's most dynamic new purveyor of extraordinary entertainment on DVD. Focusing on high-energy, wildly inventive genre films with a particular spotlight on Asian Cinema, Panik House approaches every title from a fan's point of view. Since these are the movies we love, we bring them to DVD with a sense of commitment, expertise and attention to detail that matches our passion and experience. Panik House searches the globe to find the most exciting, innovative and groundbreaking motion pictures to produce premium-quality, collector-caliber DVDs.
We are the audience. We hope you'll join us.
Posted: Wed Jul 13, 2005 9:06 am
by Lino
Early covers for two of their Pinky titles:
Posted: Wed Jul 13, 2005 4:08 pm
by Martha
This looks potentially both silly and awesome-- I'm looking forward to hearing how the discs are.
Posted: Mon Sep 05, 2005 9:00 am
by Lino
Upcoming titles:
After BANGKOK HAUNTED and OMEN in July, Panik House will be releasing two Reiko Ike films from Toei's PINKY VIOLENCE collection in September. These are the two "Elder Sister" films, which are better known as SEX & FURY (co-starring Christina Lindberg of THRILLER: A CRUEL PICTURE) and FEMALE YAKUZA TALE: Inquisition & Torture (directed by Teruo Ishii). Then in November we'll release a box set of PINKY VIOLENCE films which will include DELINQUENT GIRL BOSS: WORTHLESS TO CONFESS (Japanese title: Zubenko Bancho Zange No Neuchi Mo Nai), GIRL BOSS GUERILLA (Japanese title: Sukeban Gerira), CRIMINAL WOMAN: KILLING MELODY (Japanese title: Zenka Onna Karoshi Bushi), and TERRIFYING GIRLS' HIGH SCHOOL: LYNCH LAW CLASSROOM (Japanese title: Kyoufu Joshi Koukou Bouroku Rinchi Kyoushitsu). These are the absolute cream of the crop of Japanese exploitation cinema. It's already been announced that Panik House will be releasing UNINVITED, considered by many to be the best of the recent Asian horror films.
UNINVITED may also play in a handful of theaters before the DVD is released later in 2006. What hasn't been widely announced yet is that we will be releasing TOKYO PSYCHO, which was directed by Ataru Oikawa, who directed TOMIE. We're also releasing two more Teruo Ishii films: SCREWED which was adapted from a manga by Yoshiharu Tsuge, and BLIND BEAST VS. KILLER DWARF which is adapted from an Edogawa Rampo story. There's also Junichi Suzuki's SAND CASTLE, which is a scathing social critique of reality television that was shot in 1988, and stars a cast of Junzo Itami film regulars, and TRACING JAKE which is an extremely unconventional live action / animation blend, starring an ensemble of Japan's biggest stars and highlighting the animation of 2003 Oscar nominee Koji Yamamura. As diverse as all of these sound, there is definitely something very Panik House in all of them.
http://www.moviesonline.ca/movienews_4508.html
And if you were wondering about how that ridiculously titled
Blind Beast Vs Killer Dwarf looks like, just take a look here:
http://www.elevenarts.net/bbkd/materials.html
Posted: Mon Sep 05, 2005 3:00 pm
by Buttery Jeb
Wow! A film that finally manages to bring together "DRAG QUEENS," "PLATONIC LOVE" and the "ECSTASY OF DEATH"!
I'm so there.
-BJ
Posted: Wed Sep 21, 2005 8:45 am
by Lino
Go watch the trailers for the upcoming two new releases I posted the covers of above:
http://www.panikhouse.com/catalog.html
Posted: Sun Sep 25, 2005 7:18 am
by Theodore R. Stockton
Well, Annie, you have convinced me to order these. If they suck, I will have to take an international flight over to kick your ass. I would have never known about these if not for you. Hopefully 70's chicks with yakuza tatoos are as cool as they seem.
Posted: Sun Sep 25, 2005 4:56 pm
by Lino
Theodore R. Stockton wrote:Well, Annie, you have convinced me to order these. If they suck, I will have to take an international flight over to kick your ass.
Ha! Fat chance! For two reasons: a) these films do not suck; and b) before you raise your leg, you'd already be eating dust, fool!
Nah, really - the worst that could happen is me inviting you to a glass of portuguese Port wine which is not bad at all...
Posted: Thu Sep 29, 2005 1:00 pm
by Lino
Posted: Mon Oct 03, 2005 9:40 pm
by Theodore R. Stockton
I watched these the other day, Sex and Fury is a lot like a Jess Franco film and has a gang of nuns with switchblades! All in all, there pretty fucked up and enjoyable, and they have really weird packaging. So, no attempted ass kickings.
Posted: Tue Oct 04, 2005 9:07 am
by Lino
Told ya'.
Posted: Tue Oct 11, 2005 6:22 pm
by Theodore R. Stockton
There's still a box set next month!
Posted: Thu Oct 20, 2005 3:10 pm
by Lino
The official site has new goodies! Check them out:
http://www.panikhouse.com/downloads.html
Posted: Tue Oct 25, 2005 3:01 pm
by Lino
Two very informative reviews of both
Sex and fury and
Female Yakuza Tale are up here:
http://www.cinemastrikesback.com/?p=645
http://www.cinemastrikesback.com/?p=663
Posted: Tue Oct 25, 2005 10:22 pm
by Rufus T. Firefly
A quote from the first review:
The case is somewhat unorthodox, consisting of a translucent snapper case, with superimposed images on a sleeve.
I received my copies of the two titles yesterday. The packaging may seem good in theory but in practice the translucent case is a mistake, as the images do not stand out and the text on the back is difficult to read. A white case might have been a better option.
Posted: Wed Oct 26, 2005 2:35 pm
by Lino
4 trailers for the upcoming Pinky Violence boxset are up!
http://www.panikhouse.com/archives/2005 ... viole.html
Posted: Thu Nov 03, 2005 12:41 pm
by Lino
Now if only Panik House had the balls (and the money!) to put out this recently released Toei Boxset featuring 5 exploitation gems by the notorious Teruo Ishii, I would go so far as to award them a medal! Let's all make a petition, ok?
http://adg.invisionzone.com/index.php?showtopic=528
Posted: Thu Nov 03, 2005 5:07 pm
by Lino
First review of a quarter of the boxset is up at Twitch:
http://www.twitchfilm.net/archives/004025.html#more
Posted: Thu Nov 03, 2005 10:22 pm
by Ashirg
Posted: Fri Nov 04, 2005 9:14 am
by Lino
And another quarter (two to go over at Twitch):
http://www.twitchfilm.net/archives/004037.html
Posted: Sun Nov 06, 2005 7:09 pm
by Lino
DVDTimes also takes a look at both
Sex and Fury and
Female Yakuza Tale:
http://www.dvdtimes.co.uk/content.php?contentid=59134
[quote]Overall
Sex & Fury is undoubtedly a monumental piece of exploitation cinema, mainly due to its excessive nature, which went on to influence other directors. It's also an super-bizarre and violent film which was born from one of the greatest eras of the century. There has never been a decade quite like the 70's, which managed to thrive on exploitation. Japan was enjoying a renaissance with “Pinky Violenceâ€
Posted: Mon Nov 07, 2005 5:10 pm
by Lino
Posted: Wed Nov 09, 2005 9:07 am
by Lino
With this last review, Twitch round up the whole of the Pinky Violence Boxset and if you still haven't pre-ordered the set, what are you waiting for?!
http://www.twitchfilm.net/archives/004081.html
Posted: Sat Nov 12, 2005 10:35 am
by Lino
Some sites are saying that the Pinky box is being somewhat delayed to early December (no doubt due to the high amount of demand this set is having).
However, my Amazon.com order has already shipped yesterday so I guess that early pre-orders are being respectfully honored.
Posted: Sat Nov 12, 2005 1:20 pm
by jcelwin
Mine hasn't shipped from Amazon yet.
I checked Amazon yesterday and the release date had changed to december. Now it is showing 'This title usually ships within 4 to 6 weeks'.