Blood (Milligan, 1973): Rio Cinema, 11.30pm
This film is part of the Category H’s late night Rio Forever season.
Category H introduction:
Where strange inhabitants commit unspeakable deeds or where past
inhabitants can’t quite seem to put their bad habits to rest, even
from beyond the grave. Blood (1973), directed by cult filmmaker
Andy Milligan, is a sprawling tale of multiple monsters who move into
a new home in order to conduct scientific experiments. Led by one Dr
Orlofski and his beautiful sunlight hating wife Regina, the monsters
attempt to find ways to make their strange family work in a hostile
new town. Blood plays as a strange melodrama featuring constant
injections, arguments and the odd carnivorous plant, creating an
entertaining completely one of a kind film. Screening at the Rio for
the first time X years, leave any ideas of typical plot development
at the door and prepare to be injected with Milligan’s infectious
cinematic world. After a short break, we will return to the
cinema for Bones (2001). Bones is a truly original 00s horror film
that was sorely overlooked upon release, and which we cannot wait to
bring to the Rio Cinema for the first time. Starring Snoop Dogg and
featuring Pam Grier, Bones is a ghost story tinged with giallo.
Twenty years after his unlawful death, former man of the people Jimmy
Bones’s ghost remains haunting his now run down neighborhood. After
a group of teenagers acquire his old house and plan to turn it into a
nightclub, they accidentally summon his vengeful spirit who is
looking to take revenge on those who have ruined his beloved former
home. Featuring incredible practical effects and excellent
performances, Bones is a film ripe for reappraisal.
Here (and above) is an extract.
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