‘Onyx the Fortuitous and the Talisman of Souls’ – 10 Things We Learned from the Blu-ray Commentaries
If you enjoyed Onyx the Fortuitous and the Talisman of Souls on Screambox, the Blu-ray is a treasure trove. The horror-comedy is accompanied by three different commentary tracks featuring writer-director-editor-star Andrew Bowser and various crew members, among other special features.
Bowser is naturally funny, seamlessly slipping in Onyx-isms, but he’s also not afraid to get real. There’s a solo director’s track, a commentary focused on the production alongside actress/producer Olivia Taylor Dudley and producer Clark Baker, and a sound commentary joined by sound designer/supervising sound editor Mike James Gallagher.
Here are 10 things I learned from the Onyx the Fortuitous commentaries…
1. The film was intended to start with Bartok removing his eye.
Bowser intended to give viewers a taste of the horrors to come with a cold open that would introduce Jeffrey Combs as Bartok the Great in a scene in which he removes his own eye.
Bowser is naturally funny, seamlessly slipping in Onyx-isms, but he’s also not afraid to get real. There’s a solo director’s track, a commentary focused on the production alongside actress/producer Olivia Taylor Dudley and producer Clark Baker, and a sound commentary joined by sound designer/supervising sound editor Mike James Gallagher.
Here are 10 things I learned from the Onyx the Fortuitous commentaries…
1. The film was intended to start with Bartok removing his eye.
Bowser intended to give viewers a taste of the horrors to come with a cold open that would introduce Jeffrey Combs as Bartok the Great in a scene in which he removes his own eye.
- 1/3/2024
- by Alex DiVincenzo
- bloody-disgusting.com
Stars: Louise Fletcher, David Beecroft, James Hong, Frederick Flynn, Shawn Weatherly, Miguel A. Núñez Jr., Lu Leonard, Maureen Flaherty, Robbie Rives | Written and Directed by J.S. Cardone
Now this is more like it! One of Full Moon’s lesser-known movies, Shadowzone originally debuted in 1990, just after Puppet Master exploded on to the scene. It is also the second of three Full Moon Productions (the company name was later changed to Full Moon Entertainment) that were lensed between 1989 and 1991 – the others being Puppet Master and Meridian, both of which have already had the DVD, and in Puppet Master‘s case, Blu-ray, treatment from 88 Films.
Shadowzone sees a group of Nasa hyper-sleep researchers conducting tests in an abandoned underground facility in the Nevada desert. When one subject dies during the test, Nasa sends in Captain Hickock (Beecroft) to investigate. and what he finds is more horrific than the death itself. The scientists,...
Now this is more like it! One of Full Moon’s lesser-known movies, Shadowzone originally debuted in 1990, just after Puppet Master exploded on to the scene. It is also the second of three Full Moon Productions (the company name was later changed to Full Moon Entertainment) that were lensed between 1989 and 1991 – the others being Puppet Master and Meridian, both of which have already had the DVD, and in Puppet Master‘s case, Blu-ray, treatment from 88 Films.
Shadowzone sees a group of Nasa hyper-sleep researchers conducting tests in an abandoned underground facility in the Nevada desert. When one subject dies during the test, Nasa sends in Captain Hickock (Beecroft) to investigate. and what he finds is more horrific than the death itself. The scientists,...
- 1/18/2014
- by Phil Wheat
- Nerdly
Welcome to another installment of It Came From 1980X where I tackle the 80′s like a running clothes line fresh off the turnbuckle. Tonight we have a double feature for you straight from Continental Video. Don’t know Contintental Video? I’m not surprised, but I assure you by the end of this whole thing you most certainly will know them, fear them and maybe enjoy them a bit better. They’ve put out so much of what you love, but I don’t think they were marketed nearly as well as Midnight, Wizard, Canon or Media. For Christ’s sake somebody get me a T-shirt of this beautiful company. The double feature in question comes courtesy of Vhsps as is often the case. The Slayer and Scalps were released as a part of a special promotion as is stated on the cover of the VHS (or in this case handsome DVD rip).
2 Films.
2 Films.
- 6/25/2012
- by Jimmy Terror
- The Liberal Dead
1990 - 88 mins. - Rated R
D: J.S. Cardone
C: Lousie Fletcher, David Beecroft, James Hong, Frederick Flynn, Shawn Weatherly
Group of sleep researchers trapped in an underground facility open up a portal to another dimension and accidentally release an alien that can transform itself into people's worst fears.
Ripoffs are inherently inferior films since they are copies of someone else's work. Shadowzone does ripoff Alien and A Nightmare on Elm Street. Still, a well made, well acted horror film is a well made, well acted horror film even if it copies the ideas of another film. That's where Shadowzone falls into place. Shadowzone has a more then competent cast of players at the helm, including James Hong and Oscar winner Louise Fletcher of One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest. Shadowzone is a low budget film, but the overall production values are definitely more then sufficient. Shadowzone grabs ahold of the...
D: J.S. Cardone
C: Lousie Fletcher, David Beecroft, James Hong, Frederick Flynn, Shawn Weatherly
Group of sleep researchers trapped in an underground facility open up a portal to another dimension and accidentally release an alien that can transform itself into people's worst fears.
Ripoffs are inherently inferior films since they are copies of someone else's work. Shadowzone does ripoff Alien and A Nightmare on Elm Street. Still, a well made, well acted horror film is a well made, well acted horror film even if it copies the ideas of another film. That's where Shadowzone falls into place. Shadowzone has a more then competent cast of players at the helm, including James Hong and Oscar winner Louise Fletcher of One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest. Shadowzone is a low budget film, but the overall production values are definitely more then sufficient. Shadowzone grabs ahold of the...
- 2/9/2011
- by Big Daddy aka Brandon Sites
- Big Daddy Horror Reviews - Interviews
Full Moon Entertainment is the company behind such horror films as Puppet Master, Demonic Toys, Arcade, Shrunken Heads, Shadowzone, Evil Bong, Voodoo Academy, etc. This past year with the release of Puppet Master: Axis of Evil, Demonic Toys 2, and director John Lechago's Killjoy 3, Full Moon Entertainment has gotten back to what made them a success to begin with. With the recent announcement of Evil Bong 3-D, Full Moon Entertainment seems due for a resurrgence after years of struggling. So what does this all have to do with one Mr. John Lechago? Well you see, like Full Moon Entertainment, Mr. Lechago seems to have his career back on track like the company that he has worked for. Killjoy 3 cemented that Full Moon Entertainment is moving in the right direction and so it appears that Mr. Lechago is heading in the right direction as well. Killjoy 3 was...
- 12/14/2010
- by Big Daddy aka Brandon Sites
- Big Daddy Horror Reviews - Interviews
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