Friday, October 18, 2013

The Visitor

Drafthouse Films, the movie distribution arm of the Alamo Drafthouse, has release a slew of interesting and insane films.  Everything from dirty Australian movies with Donald Pleasance that make you want to shower afterwards ("Wake in Fright") to kung-fu movies made by aliens ("Miami Connection"), each subsequent release is an absolute delight.  Coming up next in the very near future is the largely misunderstood sci-fi epic "The Visitor," directed by Giulio Paradisi.  Here's Wikipedia's plot description:

"A young girl with telekinetic powers is the focus of a battle between good and evil. Katy Collins (Paige Conner) is no ordinary 8 year-old girl. Indeed, she is unique, carrying within her the power of Sateen, an inter-spacial force of immense magnitude. Katy's primary mission on earth is to carry these genes forward, a task accomplished by convincing her mother, Barbara (Joanne Nail) to bear a similarly endowed male child with whom Katy would eventually mate. Raymond Armstead, who is secretly part of a global conspiracy trying to gain control of the world using these powers attempts to seduce Barbara into marriage so he can father a child who can harness them. Opposing him is the mysterious Jerzy Colsowicz, also known as the Visitor, and his legion of child followers. He possesses the same powers and knows that they are meant to be used for the good of mankind."

If that's not enough for you, the film features performances from Mel Ferrer, Glenn Ford, Lance Henrikson, Shelly Winters, John Huston, Sam Peckinpah, and Franco Nero as Jesus Christ.

I've never even seen this movie, and i'm pumped to see it because it sounds absolutely bonkers.  Drafthouse Films will be doing a short theatrical re-release of the movie this Fall, with a Blu-Ray release to follow in early 2014.  To wet your whistle, they've offered up a 3 song soundtrack sampler by composer Franco Micalizzi.

Listen to the "Stridulum Theme" below and bask in the goofy, late 70's mix of prog, disco, and classical music, then follow the link after to grab the downloads.



You know you want this.



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