What Kind Of Wood Doesn't Float? Ed Wood!

With a scant 10 days until Christmas it's time to celebrate with the Director of the Plan 9 From Outer Space Ed Wood and it's star Bela Lugosi! Plan 9 has the dubious distinction of being named the worst movie ever made, well there's a lump of coal in your stocking...

Here they are in Hollywood at Paul Marco's Christmas Party accentuated by a black Christmas Tree. Paint it black is my motto, always.

BTW I haven't seen Plan 9 From Outer Space it's so amateurishly made that, while bad, is actually a blast to watch! Thus I can not in good conscience dub it IMO the worst movie ever made because it did Entertain Me. Hey, I can think of plenty of movies that were painful to watch that never achieved that for me.

If you need am escape from the family I recommend watching it, or the great bio film by Tim Burton called, what else? Ed Wood starring Johnny Depp as the hack filmmaker. 

Gird your loins Christmas is nigh!!!

Ed Wood on Wikipedia -

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

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Alamo Drafthouse's American Genre Film Archive and Something Weird

announce brand new 4k transfer of Ed Wood's THE VIOLENT YEARS 

Coming to Blu-ray on November 21st

Enjoy The Violence!!!

Alamo Drafthouse's American Genre Film Archive, the largest non-profit genre film archive in the world, and Something Weird are excited to announce an November 21st release of THE VIOLENT YEARS on Blu-ray. After a successful Kickstarter campaign in 2015, AGFA purchased a 4K film scanner to create new digital transfers of titles from the Something Weird library. THE VIOLENT YEARS is the third release of dozens in this partnership, following THE ZODIAC KILLER and BAT PUSSY.

Written by legendary Hollywood outsider Edward D. Wood, Jr. (PLAN 9 FROM OUTER SPACE, GLEN OR GLENDA), THE VIOLENT YEARS is the story of Paula Parkins (Jean Moorehead), a good-girl-gone-bad who leads her degenerate teenage hellcats down a path of gas station hijackings, pajama party orgies, and cold-blooded murder! From Wood's patently deranged dialogue to the scene where the gang performs a "man attack," THE VIOLENT YEARS is an essential exposé on crime, gender politics, and sweater-stealing. Remember, "This is a story of violence!"

"Ed Wood's influence is woven into our DNA," said AGFA director Joe Ziemba. "We're honored to help the world reassess his importance as a ground-breaking queer filmmaker through our release of THE VIOLENT YEARS with Something Weird. Wherever he is, we hope Ed is smiling."

Special features include:

- New 4K scan from the original camera negative!

- Commentary track with filmmaker Frank Henenlotter (BASKET CASE, FRANKENHOOKER) and Ed Wood biographer Rudolph Grey!

- Gutter-noir trailers from the Something Weird vault!

- Memorabilia scrapbook!

- Bonus movie: ANATOMY OF A PSYCHO (1961), a new 2K scan from an original theatrical print

- Reversible cover art

  

Order THE VIOLENT YEARS here.

Watch AGFA's original theatrical trailer here.  

Patricia Arquette, Straight Up

So Cool: Patricia Arquette

I have always been a fan of Patricia Arquette's. Whatever she is in she adds that extra level that makes it something special. A few of my personal favorites: True Romance, Ed Wood & David Lynch's Lost Highway.

Aside from her considerable acting talent I also have a love for the fact that she is a humanitarian and stands up for what she believes in.

One of my very favorite reports about her is how the producers of her hit series Medium requested she lose weight for the role. Nobody hits the point better than Patricia when her response was a firm "No" as she countered that her role was that of a housewife and a mother who would not look like a Victoria's Secret model.

I happened upon this tidbit between her and another favorite actress Mom of mine, Amy Adams on Jezebel here is what the site printed:

Patricia Arquette:  I had a big fight with one paparazzo.

Amy Adams: I wish I had been there to have your back.

Patricia Arquette: He kept following us. And I said, "OK, leave us the fuck alone." And he goes, "Nice, mom! Good job!" I said, "I'm teaching my daughter. If a man is following you and you tell him to go away and he doesn't, you turn around and say, 'F— you!' as loud as you can." Because there's no difference. I don't care if he has a camera.

Awesome!!! The woman is teaching her children not to talk to strangers and just because you hold a camera does not make it right for you to approach a child in any way, shape or form. So yeah paparazzi Ms. Arquette put it perfectly: F#@k you!

Patricia on IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000099/?ref_=fn_nm_nm_1

Amy on IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0010736/?ref_=fn_nm_nm_1