German-born director Uwe Boll is a throwback of sorts to the pioneers of traveling, self-distributed filmmaking — part storyteller, (perhaps much larger) part huckster. Whatever one thinks of him, he is certainly prolific, cranking out around three movies a year over the last half-decade. Brent Simon recently had a chance to speak with the inimitable Boll about his new film ”In the Name of the King 2,” U.S. presidential politics, his passion project “Bailout,” which 2011 box office hit he can’t believe made so much money, and how his wife doesn’t like his movies. The conversation is excerpted below: ShockYa: ”In the Name of the King 2″ speaks a lot of prophesy and destiny,…

Title: The Woman Director: Lucky McKee Starring: Sean Bridgers, Pollyanna McIntosh, Angela Bettis, Lauren Ashley Carter, Zach Rand, Carlee Baker, Shyla Molhusen “Nell,” this ain’t, that’s for sure. Adapted by director Lucky McKee from a novel he co-wrote with Jack Ketchum, “The Woman” tells the story of an antisocial, outright feral female who’s lived in the wild as an animal, and what happens when she’s captured and held by a rural family, in a perverted attempt to foist “civilized” behavior upon her. Walkouts supposedly overwhelmed the movie’s Sundance Film Festival premiere presentation earlier this year, and it’s easy to understand why, given the pattycake niceness of so many indie narratives, especially in…

Title: Dead Alive (aka Braindead) Directed by: Peter Jackson Starring: Timothy Bale, Diana Penalver, Elizabeth Moody, Ian Watkin Running time: 97 minutes, Unrated, Available on standard DVD Peter Jackson’s 1992 cult horror masterpiece has finally been released on Blu-ray. The story of Lionel and his overbearing mother Vera, who gets bitten by a Sumatran rat monkey at the zoo. Vera becomes extremely ill from the bite and quickly decomposes, and has a new-found appetite for live flesh. She eats Lionel’s girlfriend’s dog and several members of the community…however the people who meet their demise at the hands of Vera don’t stay dead for long. Yes kiddies, Peter Jackson made movies…

Title: The Big Lebowski – Blu-ray Limited Edition Directed by: Joel & Ethan Cohen Starring: Jeff Bridges, John Goodman, Steve Buscemi, Julianne Moore and John Turturro Running time: 117 min, Rated R Jeffrey “The Dude” Lebowski is just a laid back guy who takes pleasure in the simple things, like White Russians and bowling. He gets mistaken for a millionaire with the same name by a pornographer’s thugs who want money he loaned to the Big Lebowski’s trophy wife, so they take it out on The Dude’s rug; the one that really tied the room together. So Dude goes to The Big Lebowski and manages to get a new-used rug,…

Title: Scream 4 Directed by: Wes Craven Starring: David Arquette, Courtney Cox, Neve Campbell, Emma Roberts, Hayden Panettiere, Anthony Anderson and Marley Shelton Running time: 111 min, Rated R, Available on Blu-Ray Sidney Prescott from the previous Scream films is back in Woodsboro on a book tour, and it just so happens to be the anniversary of the original murders that started the series. Ghostface is back as well, making his “What’s your favorite scary movie?” inquiry calls and the body count rises again. Sidney, her cousin Jill, Chief Dewey and his wife Gale do what they can to survive the ordeal and unmask the new killer posing as Ghostface….

Title: ChromeSkull: Laid to Rest II Directed by: Robert Hall Starring: Brian Austin Green, Thomas Dekker, Mimi Michaels, Danielle Harris, Gail O’Grady and Johnathon Schaech Running time: 93 minutes, Unrated, Available on standard DVD The maniac in the metal mask is recovering from his mishap from the previous film, and his assistant Preston takes it upon himself to carry out ChromeSkull’s bidding by kidnapping another girl and placing her in a coffin until the boss is ready for her. However, Preston has developed a taste for killing and wants to show ChromeSkull he’s ready for a possible promotion. Right off the bat you see the body of ChromeSkull with his…

Title: Ghost in the Shell – Stand Alone Complex: Solid State Society Directed by Kenji Kamiyama Distributed by Manga Video & Bandai Entertainment Running time:  113 min, Not Rated, Available on standard DVD In the year 2034 and the section 9 field team is out to investigate a chain of suicides by Siak  Republic agents that are linked to a master hacker known as the “Puppeteer.” Meanwhile thousands of children go missing and are discovered to have had their cyberbrains replaced and identities modified to become the children of “Noble Rot” senior citizens, who are elderly patients in a hospice-like environment that are hooked up to a health care monitoring…

“Doctor Who” star David Tennant has expressed that he would love for the cult TV show to be turned into a musical because he loves “a song and a dance.” The Scottish actor, who has been playing the titled character in the show for the past four years, is sure the hit science fiction would easily translate to the stage, but would prefer to keep a musical version on television screens, as it would be difficult to find the time for a long-running live production. He says, “‘Doctor Who: The Musical’ has been mentioned. I would be up for it. I love a song and a dance. The thing about…

Cult Fave Returns With a Four-Disc Boxed Set Featuring a Quartet of Unaired Episodes Starring Joel, Mike, Tom Servo and Crow as They Crack Wise About Deliciously Awful Movies DVD Boxed Set Available October 30 From Rhino LOS ANGELES — Fugitive clones! Hallucinogenic chewing gum! Lost children at the Canadian National Exhibition! This Halloween, the trick is on boredom as MYSTERY SCIENCE THEATER 3000 returns with a special treat for devotees of misunderstood cinema. Rhino salutes the twisted genius of the award-winning cult television program with a quartet of unreleased episodes starring MST3K’s crew of wisecrackers Joel, Mike, Tom Servo and Crow. MYSTERY SCIENCE THEATER 3000 COLLECTION, VOLUME 12 will…

Trailer for the cult classic “The Rocky Horror Picture Show” by director Jim Sharman and starring Tim Curry and Susan Sarandon. Synopsis: After Janet accepts Brad’s marriage proposal, the happy couple drive away from Denton, Ohio, only to get lost in the rain. They stumble upon the castle of Dr. Frank-N-Furter, a transvestite who is holding the annual convention of visitors from the planet Transsexual. Frank-N-Furter unveils his creation, a young man named Rocky Horror, who fears the doctor and rejects his sexual advances. When Frank-N-Furter announces that he is returning to the galaxy Transylvania, Riff Raff the butler and Magenta the maid declare that they have plans of their…