Review, buy Foreign Horror Films: Isle of the Snake People [1971] (REGION 1) (NTSC), Witch From Nepal [1985] (NTSC), Fantasma, Vol. 1 (REGION 1) (NTSC), Vanishing Twin [2000], The Devil's Backbone [2001] (REGION 1) (NTSC), Save the Green Planet! [2003] (REGION 1) (NTSC), Acacia [2003] (REGION 1) (NTSC), Santo Contra la Hija de Frankenstein [1971] (NTSC), Killer Housewives [2001] (REGION 1) (NTSC), Kirei: The Terror of Beauty [2004] (REGION 1) (NTSC), Mamoru Oshii's Talking Head [1992] (REGION 1) (NTSC), Versus [2000] (REGION 1) (NTSC), Doppelganger [2003] (REGION 1) (NTSC), La Calavera Negra [1959] (REGION 1) (NTSC), Magic Cop [1989] (NTSC), The Ivory (REGION 1) (NTSC), MPD Psycho III [2005] (REGION 1) (NTSC), Cosmos: War of the Planets [1977], Marina del Otro Lado del Tiempo (REGION 1) (NTSC), Shuten Doji

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Review Retromedia Entertainment / Isle of the Snake People [1971] (REGION 1) (NTSC)

Isle of the Snake People [1971] (REGION 1) (NTSC) (Retromedia Entertainment)

Actors & Directors

Julissa
Boris Karloff
Carlos East
Juan Ibáñez
Rafael Bertrand
Jack Hill
Yolanda Montes

Release date: 2003-06-24
Run time: 90 min.

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Review Tai Seng / Witch From Nepal [1985] (NTSC)

Witch From Nepal [1985] (NTSC) (Tai Seng)

Actors & Directors

Emily Chu
Yun-Fat Chow
Siu-Tung Ching
Dick Wei
Kit Ying Lam

Release date: 2004-04-20
Run time: 86 min.
Price: £5.02

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Review Bandai / Fantasma, Vol. 1 (REGION 1) (NTSC)

Fantasma, Vol. 1 (REGION 1) (NTSC) (Bandai)

Release date: 2007-05-01
Run time: 100 min.
Price: £10.40

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Vanishing Twin [2000] (Tai Seng)

Actors & Directors

Ji Soo-won
Koo Pil-woo

Release date: 2007-05-22
Run time: 117 min.
Price: £4.97

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Review Columbia TriStar / The Devil's Backbone [2001] (REGION 1) (NTSC)

The Devil's Backbone [2001] (REGION 1) (NTSC) (Columbia TriStar)

Actors & Directors

Eduardo Noriega (II)
Federico Luppi
Marisa Paredes
Fernando Tielve
Íñigo Garcés
Guillermo del Toro

Release date: 2002-06-25
Run time: 110 min.
Price: £6.99

Review The Devil's Backbone [2001] (REGION 1) (NTSC) / Columbia TriStar:

As Guillermo Del Toro films go The Devil's Backbone is a defining moment in his career, breaching the gap between International Art House and mainstream Hollywood success, it being his last film before Blade 2. Based within an orphanage during the Spanish Civil War of the 1930s, the film is driven by its characters and, just like his previous films (Cronos and Mimic), it draws on the supernatural to outline and re-define exactly what it is that drives them. Although Del Toro insists that this is not a film about the Civil War, by trapping and threatening its inhabitants the orphanage inevitably becomes a mirror for the events outside. These four walls become a place of protection for boys who have been orphaned during the war, a place for them to lead a relatively normal existence full of school life, bullying and adventure. Their main source of the latter being Santi, a young ghost who haunts the halls looking for revenge for his recent murder. Yet the pivotal character who evokes real fear in the children is not the spirit, but the greedy, selfish Jacinto (Eduardo Noriega), a former orphan, whose experiences have left him with deep emotional scars. With a strong cast and even stronger imagery (created by cinematographer Guillermo Navarro) Del Toro whips up a hauntingly effective film about love, life and the afterlife. On the DVD: entering the extras literally through the keyhole, there are several opportunities to obtain a deeper understanding of this disturbing film. A "Behind the Scenes" featurette includes the cast's own character profiles and interpretation of the story, as well as Del Toro explaining his thoughts about the film and how he achieved some shots. Two of the sequences—"Aerial Bombardment" and "The Ghost"-can be seen in further technical detail, with film footage and computer animation combined to make a whole scene. [+]

A selection of storyboards can also be viewed which run alongside the soundtrack to the scene, with the option to intercut between storyboard and finished film. A theatrical trailer, a picture gallery and written biographies are standard. The film and additional features are in Spanish with English subtitles and menu. With Dolby 5:1 sound and a widescreen picture, the film not only looks and sounds, but also feels fantastically chilling. -Nikki Disney.

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