Movie Reviews That'll Put Yer Eye Out, Kid!
Here is some information about a new division of Panik House Entertainment called CasaNegra that will focus on Mexican cinema. As with Panik House, CasaNegra is endeavoring to give films that are largely unknown outside of their native country the deluxe re-mastered, bonus-brimming DVD treatment, for today's movie watchers in search of little-seen cinematic delights. Thus far 19 films have been secured for distribution by CasaNegra, the first 4 of which are horror films. So, here is the info on these four forthcoming releases, with images and a couple of trailers. Enjoy!
Curse Of The Crying Woman (1961, Mexico)
Based on the Mexican legend of La Llorona, The Curse of the Crying Wom
an After a phantom figure attacks her horse-drawn carriage in the woods, young Amelia (Rosa Arenas) flees to the gothic mansion of her Aunt Selma (Rita Macedo). Soon thereafter, Amelia uncovers dark family secrets, including rumors of torture, murder and witchcraft! Each sinister revelation exposes a more diabolical mystery. Whose charred corpse lay buried in the family crypt? Why does Aunt Selma cast no reflection? And finally: What terrors will be unleashed by The Curse of the Crying Woman?
CasaNegra Entertainment is proud to present Curse of the Crying Woman in an all-new world definitive edition. Digitally re-mastered, uncut and uncensored.
EXTRAS:
• Completely Re-mastered Picture & Sound from Newly Restored 35 MM Vault Elements
• Original Un-cut Spanish Language Version
• Optional English Subtitles
• Bilingual Menus in English & Spanish
• Audio Commentary Mexican Cinema Expert Michael Liuzza
• Full Color Booklet: The Legend of Llorona by Entertainment Weekly’s Peter Landau
• Six Newly Designed Loteria Cards from CasaNegra’s Exclusive Mexican Horror Film Set
• Essay on Legendary Actor, Filmmaker Rafael Baledon by Film Historian David Wilt
• Exclusive “No Strings Attached” Re-digitized Version of the Film
• Cast Biographies
• Poster and Stills Gallery
Film Info
1961
80 Mins.
B&W
Not Rated
1:33 Aspect Ratio
Technical Info
Region 1-NTSC
Spanish Dolby Digital Mono 1.0
Optional English Subtitles
Curse of the Crying Woman trailer
The Witch's Mirror (1960, Mexico)
"Chano Urueta's The Witch's Mirror is an exercise in pure cinema, in which countless allusions to previous movies and a virtual catalog of special effects techniques are used to illustrate a delirious tale of witchcraft vs. mad science." - Mexican Film Historian David Wilt
A benevolent witch (Isabela Corona) enchants a magic mirror to protect her adopted daughter Elena (Dina de Marco) from her cruel husband (Armando Calvo
). When the incantation fails and the girl is murdered, the witch vows revenge using every unholy principle of the supernatural that she can conjure. An unforgettable foray into black magic, high spookery and dazzling storytelling, CasaNegra is proud to present The Witch’s Mirror restored and re-mastered for the first time on DVD in a brand new transfer – including the blasphemous resurrection of the slain Elena!
CasaNegra Entertainment is proud to present The Witch’s Mirror in an all-new world definitive edition. Digitally re-mastered, uncut and uncensored.
EXTRAS:
• Completely Re-mastered Picture & Sound from Newly Restored 35 MM Vault Elements
• Original Un-cut Spanish Language Version
• Optional English Subtitles
• Bilingual Menus in English & Spanish
• Audio Commentary by IVTV founder Frank Coleman
• Essay: Chanovision: The Films of Cult Filmmaker Chano Urueta.
• Six Newly Designed Loteria Cards from CasaNegra’s Exclusive Mexican Horror Film Set
• Cast & Crew Biographies
• Poster and Stills Gallery
Film Info
1960
75 Mins.
B&W
Not Rated
1:33 Aspect Ratio
Technical Info
Region 1-NTSC
Spanish Dolby Digital Mono 1.0
Optional English Subtitles
The Witch's Mirror trailer
The Black Pit of Dr. M (1958, Mexico)
Misterios de Ultratumba
“A Masterpiece! Plain and Simple....”
~imdb.com
By day, Dr. Mazali (Rafael Bertrand) runs an insane asylum. By night, he lashes out at the veil between this life and the next, desperate to contact his former partner, Dr. Harrison Aldeman (Jacinto Aldama), who was executed for a crime he did not commit. What follows is madness, tragedy, agonizing violence and the unrelenting horror of infinite damnation.
The Black Pit of Dr. M is a masterpiece of gothic filmmaking punctuated by shocking jolts and beautiful imagery that render it years ahead of its time. It is also a major accomplishment in chilling tone, unsettling atmosphere and wildly inventive storytelling.
CasaNegra is proud to present this much sought-after classic digitally remastered and uncut for the first time on DVD.
Special Features:
* Original Uncut Version
* Completely Re-Mastered Picture & Sound from Newly Restored Vault Elements
* Bilingual Menus in English & Spanish
* Photo Essay: Mexican Monsters Invade the U.S.
* Exclusive Black Pit of Dr. M Rock Video composed by 21st Century Art
* Biography on Director Fernando Mendez By Film Historian David Wilt
* Audio Commentary by IVTV founder Frank Coleman
* Exclusive CasaNegra Loteria Game Card
* Cast Biographies
* Original Theatrical Trailer
* Poster and Stills Gallery
FIlm Info
1958
82 Mins.
B&W
Not Rated
1:33 Aspect Ratio
Technical Info
Region 1-NTSC
Spanish Dolby Digital Mono 1.0
Optional English Subtitles
Brainiac (Mexico, 1962)
El Barón del terror
“A landmark in cult film history.”
~Rob Craig - Kgordonmurray.com
CasaNegra Entertainment presents Mexico's all-time horror classic Brainiac.
The year is 1661. Baron Vitelius (Abel Salazar) stands accused of consorting with the devil. The penalty: death. Cursing his inquisitors as they burn him at the stake, the Baron’s revenge comes 300 years later, in the form of a horrifying fork-tongued incarnation of the Baron, hellbent on devouring the brains of the descendents of those who killed him. As bodies pile up, the police become mystified. Who is draining the skulls of local call-girls and well-to-do banquet-goers alike? And, more importantly, how many flamethrowers will it take to stop him? Brainiac is the supernatural cult classic that has been beloved for decades by fans of spook-show matinees and late-night monster movie marathons.
Famously imported to the U.S. by exploitation icon K. Gordon Murray in the 1960s, Brainiac is at once lurid and loony, unnerving and uproarious, spellbinding and surreal.
CasaNegra is proud to present this milestone of Mexican cinema digitally remastered and uncut for the first time on DVD.
Special Features:
* Original Uncut Version
* Completely Re-Mastered Picture & Sound from Newly Restored Vault Elements
* Bilingual Menus in English & Spanish
* Essay: Keep Repeating, It’s only the Most Bizzare Horror Film Ever Made. By Casamiro Buneavista
* The Official Brainiac “Interactive” Press Kit
* Audio Commentary by Kirb Pheeler, Creator of the Brainiac Interactive Press Kit
* Original 1969 U.S. Theatrical Release Radio Spot
* Exclusive CasaNegra Loteria Card Game
* Cast & Crew Biographies
* Poster & Stills Gallery
FIlm Info
1961
77 Mins.
B&W
Not Rated
1:33 Aspect Ratio
Technical Info
Region 1-NTSC
Spanish Dolby Digital Mono 1.0
Optional English Subtitles
The Black Pit of Dr. M and Brainiac will be released on August 29th. Until then The Curse of the Crying Woman
and The Witch's Mirror
can be purchased at Amazon.
Synopses, images and trailers courtesy of CasaNegra Entertainment
Curse Of The Crying Woman (1961, Mexico)Based on the Mexican legend of La Llorona, The Curse of the Crying Wom
an After a phantom figure attacks her horse-drawn carriage in the woods, young Amelia (Rosa Arenas) flees to the gothic mansion of her Aunt Selma (Rita Macedo). Soon thereafter, Amelia uncovers dark family secrets, including rumors of torture, murder and witchcraft! Each sinister revelation exposes a more diabolical mystery. Whose charred corpse lay buried in the family crypt? Why does Aunt Selma cast no reflection? And finally: What terrors will be unleashed by The Curse of the Crying Woman?
CasaNegra Entertainment is proud to present Curse of the Crying Woman in an all-new world definitive edition. Digitally re-mastered, uncut and uncensored.EXTRAS:
• Completely Re-mastered Picture & Sound from Newly Restored 35 MM Vault Elements
• Original Un-cut Spanish Language Version
• Optional English Subtitles
• Bilingual Menus in English & Spanish
• Audio Commentary Mexican Cinema Expert Michael Liuzza
• Full Color Booklet: The Legend of Llorona by Entertainment Weekly’s Peter Landau
• Six Newly Designed Loteria Cards from CasaNegra’s Exclusive Mexican Horror Film Set
• Essay on Legendary Actor, Filmmaker Rafael Baledon by Film Historian David Wilt
• Exclusive “No Strings Attached” Re-digitized Version of the Film
• Cast Biographies
• Poster and Stills Gallery
Film Info
1961
80 Mins.
B&W
Not Rated
1:33 Aspect Ratio
Technical Info
Region 1-NTSC
Spanish Dolby Digital Mono 1.0
Optional English Subtitles
Curse of the Crying Woman trailer
The Witch's Mirror (1960, Mexico)"Chano Urueta's The Witch's Mirror is an exercise in pure cinema, in which countless allusions to previous movies and a virtual catalog of special effects techniques are used to illustrate a delirious tale of witchcraft vs. mad science." - Mexican Film Historian David Wilt
A benevolent witch (Isabela Corona) enchants a magic mirror to protect her adopted daughter Elena (Dina de Marco) from her cruel husband (Armando Calvo
). When the incantation fails and the girl is murdered, the witch vows revenge using every unholy principle of the supernatural that she can conjure. An unforgettable foray into black magic, high spookery and dazzling storytelling, CasaNegra is proud to present The Witch’s Mirror restored and re-mastered for the first time on DVD in a brand new transfer – including the blasphemous resurrection of the slain Elena!
CasaNegra Entertainment is proud to present The Witch’s Mirror in an all-new world definitive edition. Digitally re-mastered, uncut and uncensored.EXTRAS:
• Completely Re-mastered Picture & Sound from Newly Restored 35 MM Vault Elements
• Original Un-cut Spanish Language Version
• Optional English Subtitles
• Bilingual Menus in English & Spanish
• Audio Commentary by IVTV founder Frank Coleman
• Essay: Chanovision: The Films of Cult Filmmaker Chano Urueta.
• Six Newly Designed Loteria Cards from CasaNegra’s Exclusive Mexican Horror Film Set
• Cast & Crew Biographies
• Poster and Stills Gallery
Film Info
1960
75 Mins.
B&W
Not Rated
1:33 Aspect Ratio
Technical Info
Region 1-NTSC
Spanish Dolby Digital Mono 1.0
Optional English Subtitles
The Witch's Mirror trailer
The Black Pit of Dr. M (1958, Mexico)Misterios de Ultratumba
“A Masterpiece! Plain and Simple....”
~imdb.com
By day, Dr. Mazali (Rafael Bertrand) runs an insane asylum. By night, he lashes out at the veil between this life and the next, desperate to contact his former partner, Dr. Harrison Aldeman (Jacinto Aldama), who was executed for a crime he did not commit. What follows is madness, tragedy, agonizing violence and the unrelenting horror of infinite damnation.
The Black Pit of Dr. M is a masterpiece of gothic filmmaking punctuated by shocking jolts and beautiful imagery that render it years ahead of its time. It is also a major accomplishment in chilling tone, unsettling atmosphere and wildly inventive storytelling.
CasaNegra is proud to present this much sought-after classic digitally remastered and uncut for the first time on DVD.
Special Features:
* Original Uncut Version
* Completely Re-Mastered Picture & Sound from Newly Restored Vault Elements
* Bilingual Menus in English & Spanish
* Photo Essay: Mexican Monsters Invade the U.S.
* Exclusive Black Pit of Dr. M Rock Video composed by 21st Century Art
* Biography on Director Fernando Mendez By Film Historian David Wilt
* Audio Commentary by IVTV founder Frank Coleman
* Exclusive CasaNegra Loteria Game Card
* Cast Biographies
* Original Theatrical Trailer
* Poster and Stills Gallery
FIlm Info
1958
82 Mins.
B&W
Not Rated
1:33 Aspect Ratio
Technical Info
Region 1-NTSC
Spanish Dolby Digital Mono 1.0
Optional English Subtitles
Brainiac (Mexico, 1962)El Barón del terror
“A landmark in cult film history.”
~Rob Craig - Kgordonmurray.com
CasaNegra Entertainment presents Mexico's all-time horror classic Brainiac.
The year is 1661. Baron Vitelius (Abel Salazar) stands accused of consorting with the devil. The penalty: death. Cursing his inquisitors as they burn him at the stake, the Baron’s revenge comes 300 years later, in the form of a horrifying fork-tongued incarnation of the Baron, hellbent on devouring the brains of the descendents of those who killed him. As bodies pile up, the police become mystified. Who is draining the skulls of local call-girls and well-to-do banquet-goers alike? And, more importantly, how many flamethrowers will it take to stop him? Brainiac is the supernatural cult classic that has been beloved for decades by fans of spook-show matinees and late-night monster movie marathons.
Famously imported to the U.S. by exploitation icon K. Gordon Murray in the 1960s, Brainiac is at once lurid and loony, unnerving and uproarious, spellbinding and surreal.
CasaNegra is proud to present this milestone of Mexican cinema digitally remastered and uncut for the first time on DVD.
Special Features:
* Original Uncut Version
* Completely Re-Mastered Picture & Sound from Newly Restored Vault Elements
* Bilingual Menus in English & Spanish
* Essay: Keep Repeating, It’s only the Most Bizzare Horror Film Ever Made. By Casamiro Buneavista
* The Official Brainiac “Interactive” Press Kit
* Audio Commentary by Kirb Pheeler, Creator of the Brainiac Interactive Press Kit
* Original 1969 U.S. Theatrical Release Radio Spot
* Exclusive CasaNegra Loteria Card Game
* Cast & Crew Biographies
* Poster & Stills Gallery
FIlm Info
1961
77 Mins.
B&W
Not Rated
1:33 Aspect Ratio
Technical Info
Region 1-NTSC
Spanish Dolby Digital Mono 1.0
Optional English Subtitles
The Black Pit of Dr. M and Brainiac will be released on August 29th. Until then The Curse of the Crying Woman
and The Witch's Mirror can be purchased at Amazon.Synopses, images and trailers courtesy of CasaNegra Entertainment
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