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The Untold Story

The Untold Story

Coming to Blu-ray and DVD on October 13th

 

 PRE-ORDER HERE

Unearthed Films is proud to release, restored for the first time in the US, the most notorious Category 3 film out of Hong Kong... A true masterpiece of horror cinema that once seen, can never be forgotten.

In 1978 in Hong Kong, a grisly murder takes place. Eight years later on a Macao beach, kids discover the severed hands of a fresh victim. A squadron of coarse, happy-go-lucky cops investigate and suspicion falls on Wong Chi Hang, the new owner of The Eight Immortals Restaurant famous for its delicious pork buns. The hands belong to the missing mother of the restaurant's former owner who has disappeared along with the rest of his family. Staff at the restaurant continue to go missing but the police can't find any hard evidence that Wong is responsible. When he can't produce a bill of sale proving his purchase of the restaurant, Wong is arrested and the police try to torture him into a confession. Can they make him talk? And what was in those famous pork buns?

Written by and starring Danny Lee (CITY ON FIRE, DR. LAMB), Anthony Wong (THE MUMMY: TOMB OF THE DRAGON EMPEROR, IP MAN: THE FINAL FIGHT, EBOLA SYNDROME, HARD BOILED) and directed by Herman Yau (EBOLA SYNDROME, TAXI HUNTER). Anthony Wong was awarded the Hong Kong Best Actor Award for his performance in THE EIGHT IMMORTALS RESTAURANT: THE UNTOLD STORY. Unearthed Films is proud to release the most notorious Category 3 film ever produced in Hong Kong! Comedic, intense and downright unforgivable, THE UNTOLD STORY is truly a masterpiece of horror cinema that once seen, can never be forgotten.

Just Because...Stylish

Fashion, But Is It Art?
Gwen Stefani

Just Because it's Monday and we could all use a pick me up, Just Because The Voice is coming back & Just Because she's so stylish after all - It's Gwen Stefani at a photo shoot in Beverly Hills!

Gwen is like an oasis amidst chaos and as per usual is ever so stylish, cool and collected at a photo shoot in the Hills of Beverly.

Hey she may not be no Hollaback Girl, but she is certainly an icon of style. 

Thus I am starting off your week with the always stunning Gwen and her sense of fashion as inspiration and fun. Inspiration for what you might ask? I said you might ask, but perhaps you might not.

Inspiration to seize the week, bridle it in and make it submit to the way you want it to be. The week is yours, now just do it!

Gwen on IG -

https://www.instagram.com/gwenstefani/?hl=en   

Vote Damn It!

Got Vote?
Winnie Harlow

As we are in the last few remaining days of September I thought to myself "Yes let's push an agenda" and my self concurred.

What's my agenda? Ummmmmm, in case you really can't figure it out, it is to get as many of you off of your collective asses and get out there and vote. If you are not a registered voter, do it and do it now! The process is quite easy and only takes a smidgen of your time.

Here to help motivate and remind you is model Winnie Harlow with a shirt that says it three times: Vote - say it three times and it will happen, oh yes it will.

Thus go fourth and be like Winne and Myself and Vote Minions!

Rock The Vote at:

https://www.vote.org/   

Happy Anniversary "X"

 Friday, September 25th Marks the 30th Anniversary Of The Release Of INXS Seventh Studio Album ‘X’

Look Who Just Turned 30!!!

Founding Member Andrew Farriss Recalls Massive Success of Album

Singer/Songwriter Andrew Farriss celebrates the 30th Anniversary of the multi-platinum selling album 'X,' released on this day 30 years ago from the world-renowned band, INXS. Farriss, a founding member of the band, played keyboard and provided backing vocals and other instrumentation. With INXS, he has sold over 60 million records, received multiple Grammy nominations, and an induction into the ARIA Hall Of Fame in 2001. 'X,' INXS’s 7th studio album, was released on September 25th in 1990. “I can’t believe it’s been 30 years since the release of the ‘X’ album,” shares Farriss. “As INXS, we knew we had to have the right songs to follow up on the massive success of our previous album ‘KICK’. I love the energy of the ‘X’ album. My favorite songs are still “Suicide Blonde,” “Disappear,” “Bitter Tears,” “Who Pays The Price,” and “Hear That Sound,” plus having blues music legend Charlie Musselwhite playing on the ‘X’ album with us was awesome!” 'X' served to further the tremendous success achieved by the band with singles such as "Suicide Blonde" and "Disappear". Mystify, a documentary released in March of 2019 details the life and untimely death of INXS frontman Michael Hutchence in a one-night U.S theatre showing. The documentary remembers Hutchence at his most vulnerable and artistic states. For more information and to view the 'Mystify' trailer visit YouTube and Rolling Stone. Never Tear Us Apart: The Untold Story of INXS, released in 2014, gives fans an inside look at what unique star qualities carried INXS from Australian pubs to sold-out stadium tours around the world. In July of 1991, the band sold out Wembley Stadium in the UK, playing the show of their lives to over 74,000 fans. The concert was captured by over a dozen film cameras and the original audio and video were simultaneously remastered from the original 35mm film and re-released in 4K UHD and other digital and disc formats earlier this year. For more on this release, read Jon Blistein's coverage in Rolling Stone. Click HERE to watch the trailer for Never Tear Us Apart. Click HERE to watch "New Sensation" from INXS Live Baby Live at Wembley Stadium. A true testament to the timelessness of 'X' lies within the millions of people who still revisit it’s signature sound 30 years later. Outside of INXS, Farriss continues to embark on a solo career and bring healing music to long time fans. 'Love Makes The World,' Farriss’s 5 song EP is to be released on October 2, 2020 through BMG worldwide. Visit HERE to keep up with everything Andrew Farriss.   Instagram | Facebook | Twitter | YouTube

It's "National Comic Book Day" Woot!

Yee Haw!
Wonder Woman

When I was growing up I used to be an avid Comic Book fan. As I got older not so much, but I still have fond memories of the hours of escape they provided me from the world. (given the current state of it perhaps I should go back to reading them) - My two favorites were Batman and Wonder Woman.

Thus you are bequeathed an image from the upcoming Wonder Woman 1984 to celebrate today, Yay! 

If you can't figure out why Wonder Woman read what I wrote above. It was supposed to come out in June but because of the pandemic it has bee postponed until Christmas day this year. Fingers crossed that it does not get bumped yet again, but I have a hunch it will 😟

That being stated I can't wait for it to actually premiere it's the only movie based on a Comic Book I want to, and will see coming up. As I stated I outgrew my fascination with them and thus I see few films based on them. "Yes" I am discerning.

T.G.I.F. Minions!

WW 1984 on IMDb -

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt7126948/  

Michael's Musings

You Are Always On My Mind
Michael Shinafelt

Well the scale tipping point has finally been reached, the time has come to focus and lose those pandemic pounds or be victim to gaining more of them and getting bigger. To think I was 50lbs lighter and in great shape this time last year...Good news is, I did it once, I can do it again!

Racist Genies come from a moonshine bottle

Am I the only person who loves Catherine O'Hara and Eugene Levy but does not like Schitt's Creek? 

There's not enough saliva in my mouth

Zendaya FTW, Yes!

Oh, that's so pervy...oink!

Satan Says: Ask me a "Yes" or "No" question

Teddi Mellencamp - OUT of the RHOBH next season 😊

If you haven't registered to vote, what are you waiting for???

Woman Crush of the Week - Kim Cattrall for her knock out performance on Filthy Rich

So sorry I can't twerk on your pole right now...the more you know

When it's been a week since your last mental breakdown: It's Showtime!!!

Raul Esperanza just appeared in my mind, one guess as to why...

Did you hear Meredith is in a tug of war with hear breasts, pay it forward

People before property

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Hump Day & Chill

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National Voter Registration Day

Ruth Bader Ginsburg 

Today is National Voter Registration Day - Honor the Notorious RBG and make your voice heard...!!!

Register Here -

https://nationalvoterregistrationday.org/   

Congratulations Zendaya!

She Is The Champion
Zendaya 

While award shows, especially The Emmys are not high on my priority list, I just had to watch them last night in light of the current state of the world to see how they would transpire.

One of my main issues with The Emmys is they usually celebrate work that I have no interest in. Well I am glad I watched last night because one of my favorite actors won for one of my favorite shows.

That's correct Minions, Zendaya won The Emmy for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series for Euphoria. Congratulations Ms. Thang, it was well earned!!!

Not only that she made Emmy history by winning for her first Emmy Nomination and being the youngest actress to ever win the category. Not to mention she is the second Black Actress to ever win it, the first being Viola Davis in 2015.

I can't wait for season two of Euphoria!

Zendaya on IG -

https://www.instagram.com/zendaya/?hl=en  

Sunday Sinema: Ivansxtc

Danny Huston, Peter Weller and Lisa Enos star in this biting satire on the behind-the-scenes of the Hollywood film industry, with all its drink and drug-fueled excess, from director Bernard Rose (Candyman, Paperhouse). Opening with the death of its titular protagonist, ivansxtc goes back in time to chart the final days of hot-shot Tinseltown agent Ivan Beckman (Huston) and his fast-paced, wheeler-dealer lifestyle, which will ultimately lead him to an early grave after a shock cancer diagnosis. Loosely based on Leo Tolstoy's celebrated 1886 novella The Death of Ivan Ilyich, and featuring a searing performance by Danny Huston at its core and wonderfully sleazy turn from Peter Weller as Ivan's biggest client, ivansxtc is a powerful meditation on life, death and morality set against the glitzy backdrop of La La Land.

Media

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Bonus Materials

• FIRST PRESSING ONLY: Collector's booklet featuring new writing by Robert J Simpson
• Extended Party Sequence Outtakes
• Charlotte's Story - a brand new documentary on the making of the film from Lisa Enos
• Q&A with Lisa Enos, director Bernard Rose, actors Danny Huston, Peter Weller and Adam Krentzman from a 2018 screening at the Egyptian Theatre in Los Angeles
• Original Theatrical Trailer
• Reversible sleeve featuring original and newly-commissioned artwork by Peter Strain
• Archival interviews with Lisa Enos and Bernard Rose from the 2001 Santa Barbara Film Festival
• Theatrical Cut presented in two versions; the preferred director's version and the producer's version, with 5.1 DTS-HD Master Audio
• Extended Producer's Cut with Stereo DTS-HD Master Audio, presented for the first time
• Brand new commentary for the Extended Cut with co-writer/producer/ actor Lisa Enos and filmmaker Richard Wolstencroft

Oder Here:

https://mvdb2b.com/b2b/s/AV290

Rest In Power

The world has suffered a tremendous loss in Ruth Bader Ginsburg. She was a champion for the people, Rest In Power Notorious RBG.

RBG on Wikipedia -

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ruth_Bader_Ginsburg  

It's National Cheeseburger Day!!!

Nom! Nom! Nom!
Chrissy Teigen

OK, I am supposed to be watching what I eat due to, like most of you, packing on some excess pandemic pounds. It's time for those visitors to leave, I've lost them before and I can lose them again! 

This being stated I might have to cave and celebrate National Cheeseburger Day with fellow CB enthusiast Chrissy Teigen. 

Doesn't Chrissy's fresh from the grill CB speak to you by saying "Eat Me?"

Oh yes it does...nom, nom, nom!!!

Today is shaping up to be like an episode of a show called Burgers Gone Wild. I think I must partake in mass quantities.

The decision has been made to give a temporary restraining order to my pandemic pounds against me, but just today, I'm coming for you tomorrow unwanted weight gain.

Mic Drop!

National Cheeseburger Day on the WWW -

https://nationaldaycalendar.com/national-cheeseburger-day-september-18/  

Michael's Musings

"I Was Born To Run, I Don't Belong To Anyone..."
Michael Shinafelt

"The midnight sky is the road I'm takin', Head high up in the clouds" - 

Miley Cyrus, Midnight Sky 

You know how ever so often a song comes along that becomes the constant soundtrack in your head? Well Miley Cyrus' Midnight Sky is mine, truth be told I woke up with it playing on a loop, and it still is as I am addressing this with you, right here, right now. 

So, tell me what is your theme song lately...???

Don't lose your temper at the Runway Show, just say no

As if being a prude is something to be proud of

There's a hyena in your bathtub, take a peek, I dare you

My hand sanitizer from Trader Joe's smells like tequila 

It's not attractive to be so happy about this tragedy. Let's kill the enthusiasm 

Hamlet was an Incel 

Do you do stuff for beer?

Woman Crush of the Week - Wonder Woman, we could really use her help, stat!

Things that make you go Hmmmmmmm: Madonna directing and co-writing a biopic about who else, Madonna, Madonna, Madonna!!!

Welcome to Wiener on a Stick, large or small?

Sidewalk Talk: I cracked a beer bottle over her butt, we like to change it up

The merits of Rob Schneider's career, discuss

"Good Dick will imprison you" or "Good, Dick will imprison you" - the choice is yours

Choose with me, here:

https://www.instagram.com/michaelshinafelt/?hl=en

https://twitter.com/MShinafelt   

Hump Day & Chill

The Life Aquatic
Ashley Graham 

"Midnight at the oasis ,Send your camel to bed" - Midnight at the Oasis, Maria Muldaur 

While I don't have a camel to send to bed, I thought an oasis in the midst of the chaos would be a groovy Hump Day & Chill.

Thus I went searching for a Mermaid, yeah, you heard me correct, a Mermaid. This Mermaid is not just your average run of the mill Mermaid, this Mermaid is special. "Yes" Minions it's Ashley Graham! 

Her name is Ashley, she'll be your Mermaid at the oasis for your Hump Day & Chill relaxation.

I mean seriously, what could be better than Ms. Graham inviting you to join in her aquatic fantasy of living under the sea? I ask you? I asked, guess whatever your answer is you are not telling. It's OK to have secrets from me, or is it?

So get to it Minions, let Mermaid Ashley take you on a Hump Day & Chill journey wherever that may lead you.

Splash!

Ashley on IG -

https://www.instagram.com/ashleygraham/?hl=en  

Going Back To High School

That's correct Minions, you can head back to High School this Thursday for a benefit table read of the classic film Fast Times at Ridgemont High. It features an all star cast and reunites Brad Pitt and Jennifer Aniston who were married from 2000 - 2005.

Here is the 411 on the event:

Ridgemont High is officially back in session! #FastTimesLive will now stream on September 17 at 9PM ET / 6PM PT.

The cast includes

Jennifer Aniston

,

Dane Cook

,

Morgan Freeman

,

Henry Golding

,

Jimmy Kimmel

, #ShiaLabeouf,

John Legend

,

Ray Liotta

,

Matthew McConaughey

, CORE co-founder #SeanPenn, #BradPitt and #JuliaRoberts.

Tune in and join our all-star cast to support CORE and

REFORM

. RSVP here to watch on the CORE Response Facebook page.

Core Facebook Page -

https://www.facebook.com/CoreResponse

Current Mood

The Glam Team
David Bowie & Catherine Deneuve

Well Hello Monday...we have arrived at yet another day in the continuing saga: What the Hell is going to happen today in 2020?

I don't know, but it sure isn't bound to be dull, or glamorous. Thus bringing me to my  Current Mood, I have been wanting something cool and glam in my life, which brought one of my favorite films to mind The Hunger. That was one cool/glam vampire movie, thus I decided to Google images from it.

This being stated, while this image is not from the film, it is of it's co-stars David Bowie & Catherine Deneuve. Nothing says cool or glamorous quite like the these two and this is them simply hanging out. Whether it was during filming or not is unclear, but this shot is great and fills my need for some escapism glam style at this moment, right here, right now.

Also, there were several other gems I came across, like some publicity shots I had never seen. However this one best sums my Current Mood up for this Monday. 

Come with me and escape...

The Hunger on Wikipedia -

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Hunger_(1983_film)  

Just Because...Snow Owls

What A Hoot!
The Masked Singer

Just Because it's Sunday, Just Because it's something different and Just Because it's a fun visual, send in the Snow Owls!!!

"Yes" Minions apparently this is a still from the upcoming season of The Masked Singer. A show I have never watched, nor have any intention of viewing. That being stated this image caught my eye whilst surfing the WWW.

The reason for it making the rounds is to push that in the upcoming season they are going to feature their first duo on the show. Thus the unknown, at present, duo is a couple of Snow Owls.

Well this mystery couple do make quite fetching Snow Owls, not to mention there are so many other flights of fancy you can assign to this image.

So I hope whatever you take away from this photo puts some more levity in your day. Something everyone needs more of, right here, right now...

The Masked Singer on the WWW -

https://www.fox.com/the-masked-singer/  

The Dog Days Of Summer

Woof!
Ryan Gosling & George 

We are headed into Fall, September 22 to be exact. The time leading up to it is typically referred to as "The Dog Days Of Summer."

I know, Summer really didn't happen this year, hopefully 2021 will be different. Thus I will celebrate the countdown till the end of Summer with something that should put a smile on your face and some pep in your step.

Here is Ryan Gosling and George the Dog. Ryan refers to George as the "Great love of my life." Can I get an Awwwwwwww...???

Ryan adopted George from a Los Angeles animal shelter in 2000, and it has been true love ever since.

BTW George has sometimes been know to sport a stylish Mohawk, much to the his fans delight.

Dog Days Of Summer on Wikipedia -

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dog_days  

All Hands On The Decks

Give a Beat Launches “All Hands on the Decks”  Fundraising + Advocacy Campaign for New Reentry Program September 10 - October 10  And to Encourage Critical Voting in Upcoming Election Rooted in the electronic music community, Give a Beat launches “All Hands on the Decks” fundraising and advocacy campaign on September 10th to raise funds for their pilot “On a New Track” post-incarceration reentry mentoring program and to encourage critical voting in the upcoming election. The campaign aims to raise awareness about the plethora of unjust barriers people face upon reentry and mobilize communities to support criminal justice reform legislation. Funds raised will allow Give a Beat (GAB) to expand their reentry mentoring program to reach more people and ensure that participants have the resources and support they need to pursue their creative career dreams. The campaign will run September 10 - October 10, 2020. More info is at allhandsonthedecks.com. Give a Beat was awarded a Reentry Through The Arts grant from the California Arts Council to pilot its unique “On a New Track” reentry mentoring program in collaboration with Defy Ventures and California Mentoring Partnership. GAB will train eight formerly incarcerated participants from the Defy Ventures community in the art of DJing, music production, and related business and entrepreneurial skills. By connecting previously incarcerated individuals with music business professionals, Give a Beat aims to develop a cycle of change that encourages people to harness their creative talents while engaging members of the electronic music community to educate themselves about bills and legislation . “Defy is excited to partner with Give a Beat to bring opportunities in the music industry to formerly incarcerated individuals in our program. There's no better city than Los Angeles in which to train people in a musical field, and people with criminal histories have incredible talent to share with the world if given the chance to do so. This partnership will lift the voices of people with criminal histories and create opportunities for them in the creative field in our city.” - Mariah Dickinson - Director of Development and Marketing, Defy Ventures. In addition to raising funds to support previously incarcerated people on the individual level, Give a Beat’s “All Hands on the Decks” campaign also serves to advocate for people experiencing incarceration on the macro scale. By aligning with allies in the broader social justice movement, this campaign will bring attention to the various obstacles people face upon leaving prison. It will also educate the music community on ballot initiatives such as Prop 17 which restores the right to vote for people on parole and Prop 20 that aims to undo progressive transform. “All Hands on the Decks” will also educate around the power that electable positions hold in relation to criminal justice at the city, county, and state levels. These positions are key to strengthening the defense of our civil rights and emboldening our ability to make progressive change. This campaign’s name illustrates that now is a critical time both for the organization and for the future of the country to have “All Hands on the Decks” to engage communities to get more involved and take meaningful action. 

Michael's Musings

Sugar Kisses
Michael Shinafelt

This week we should simply give it a name. You all know how to name call so shout, shout, let it all out! Call the week anything you'd like, I'm going to call mine Chardonnay, why? Because why not, I ask you? Go on, I asked and you aren't telling, spoiled sports! Moving on perpendicular style...

Where there's hope, there's an oink 🐷

Sabrina is French and she works at Starbucks. Sabrina is clueless

Wrap it in gauze and put it in a Ziploc 

Sign O' The Times: Jeeze I'm so sick of housework 

Byline of the Week: See Tinsley Mortimer Call Out Dorinda Medley For Her Turkey Baster Jab (My mind is going in several NSFW directions at present)

Don't make me challenge you hand model

I've screwed whole precincts. Cops can be sex addicts - The more you know

Try putting deeply controversial as a precursor to anything you want and see what transpires 

Woman Crush of the Week - Kat Dennings, her Twitter feed is bomb ass!!! 

"Baby Shark" is an ancient chant that opens the portal to Hell

You're so vain, I bet you think I said something about you when I really don't give a F#ck

Wanna read my E-Mails? aka the cure for insomnia 

David Arquette just streaked naked through my mind's eye

Spank me, monkey

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The Name Game

What's In A Name?!

"The name game. Shirley! Shirley, Shirley, Bo-ber-ley, bo-na-na fanna, Fo-fer-ley. fee fi mo-mer-ley, Shirley!Lincoln! Lincoln, Lincoln. bo-bin-coln, Bo-na-na fanna, fo-fin-coln, Fee fi mo-min-coln, Lincoln!" - The Name Game, Shirley Ellis

So today I though we might play a little game, the name game to be exact. Can you guess who this is? Let me give you a clue or two, perhaps three, "Yes" let's make it three.

Here she is at the premiere of the movie Mainstream at the Venice International Film Festival. Next clue - she is the offspring of famous acting parents. Final clue - She looks very much like her Mother.

Give up? It's Maya Thurman Hawke, daughter of Uma Thurman and Ethan Hawke, she has most notably appeared in Quentin Tarantino's Once Upon A Time In...Hollywood.

She positively glows whilst attending the premiere of the film in which she stars.

What are you wearing right now? Have the kind of day you choose, give it a name!

Maya on IG -

https://www.instagram.com/maya_hawke/?hl=en