New Alpha Video titles?
Is anyone still buying Alpha Video DVDs? It seems like it's been ages since reviews of new Alpha product have been posted in this forum. Perhaps this is because their DVDs have all but disappeared...
View ArticleWhen did 'Grindhouse' become a marketing catch-all?
I know it's not Alpha Video's fault (they're hardly the only one's to use 'Grindhouse' as a marketing gimmick) but, as I point out in my most recent Read More
View ArticleWhat 'Grindhouse' double feature would you like to see?
It's one thing to complain about what companies release after the fact. But what movies are on your wishlist that you'd like to see BCI, Alpha, or whoever release to DVD?How about this for a...
View ArticleEastWest is the new Alpha?
Well, not really. But as I mentioned under another heading, EastWest has really been jazzing up their covers lately.For example, I recently bought two mediocre films I already
View ArticleClever eBay entrepreneur or tap dancing scam?
This isn't about Alpha Video, per se, yet if you read on you'll see it does sort of relate. At least to the sort of titles Alpha Video, and similar labels, sell. That said I realize some prefer not to...
View ArticleDEATH VALLEY: THE REVENGE OF BLOODY BILL
While I'll be posting a full review of this with screen caps at my blog over the weekend I'm going to quickly summarize for those here who may want to hit the stores looking for bargains this weekend....
View ArticleOldies.com Midnite Movies question?
Did anyone else recently order Midnite Movies DVDs from Oldies.com? If so, I was wondering if your discs were loose and rattling around in the cases like mine? I only received two of the eight discs I...
View ArticleHas anyone noticed. .
The changes at Oldies dot com? Formerly free shipping was available on orders of $50 and $75. If you recieved their print catalog it had a coupon for the latter that also let you take 15% off your...
View ArticleHELP! A Ghost House Production
These folks are advertising a slew of flicks I've been wanting for years. I'm sitting on a test order of 5 titles. However, I'm a bit leery, after a negative experience with BijouCafe and poor...
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Fanex Files - Samuel Z. Arkoff
There's a new exclusive release from Alpha, FANEX FILES - SAMUEL Z. ARKOFF, which takes a documentary and Arkoff interview look at ...Read More
View ArticleTHE TERROR (1938) ... and Alastair Sim
I just watched the Alpha DVD of THE TERROR, an early Edgar Wallace film from Britain. A delightful movie, with smart dialogue and a great cast, including Bernard ("M") Lee and Alastair Sim of A...
View ArticleOldies.com
I'm rarely moved to contribute to forums, but I thought I'd share some of my recent experience of Oldies.com. I discovered their website in early March and was surprised to see many OOP DVD titles...
View ArticleDollar dvd.
I bought, from E-Bay, the double dvd of VAULT OF HORROR and FRIGHTMARE. I bought it to get FRIGHTMARE (not the Warren film but a movie from the 80's starring Ferdinand Mayne) Both films look horrible...
View ArticleHOUSE OF THE LIVING DEAD/TERROR AT RED WOLF INN
I bought this Alpha double 'grindhouse' dvd and have to report that the quality, as usual, sucks. The color On HOUSE is so drained that everything was that sh*tty brown. HOUSE had it's moments with...
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Sam Sherman Titles on ALPHA
I was checking out creepyclassics.com and saw some familiar titles on the Alpha label: Blood of the Vampires, Beast of Blood and Horror of the Blood Monsters. Previously available from Image it looks...
View ArticleBela Lugosi in DAUGHTER OF THE NIGHT and DEERSLAYER
I note that Alpha Video released these 1920 silents a couple of years ago. As a Bela Lugosi fan, I should pick these up. I wonder if he stars in the films or if he is just a supporting player. These...
View ArticleTod Slaughter's close-captioned titles?
I recently heard that some of the Alpha DVDs are close-captioned. Can anybody confirm, or deny, if the following Tod Slaughter titles are or not:- The Face at the Window- Horror Maniacs (= The Greed...
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