JOSHUA KENNEDY'S SATURNALIA ON ALPHA DVD!

Writer/director/producer Joshua Kennedy's fun-filled, sci-fi comedy, Saturnalia is now available on super-affordable Alpha New Cinema DVD through oldies.com. 

This Gooey Films Production features an aspiring, young comic-book artist who escapes his pizza-delivery job through the strength of his buxom creation, Saturnalia, a crusading, laser-eye-beaming, cosmic cavegirl. Thanks to a fortuitous, scientific slip of luck, Saturnalia springs to audacious, three-dimensional life and proceeds to help the downtrodden artist through his ho-hum existence and a Medusa-inspired, serial-killer plot.  

Dani (Cute Little Buggers) Thompson plays the conjured beauty, who's not only striking physically, but projects the perfect, amiable nuances to make sweet Saturnalia a credible heroine, especially when her cool, Reber Clark-composed theme song commences. All of this adds much to the comedic scenarios, which are as sentimental as they are uproarious. (For the record, Thompson also portrays Saturnalia's fiendish twin, Ilsa, a scene-stealing villainess on all devilish counts.)

As should come as no surprise, Kennedy, as the fumbling Melvin Kolbaba, delivers another cheerful performance, giving his character an identifiable buoyancy that captures the traits of Don Knotts and Dean Jones. I always thought Kennedy possessed an ideal '60s sitcom charm, and in Saturnalia, he seals the deal with some of his best golly-gee antics to date. 

In a time when most entertainment is downright heavy-handed, it's refreshing to find a product with such a sincere, carefree (Weird Science-meets-Splash) flow. In fact, Saturnalia is so much darn fun, I hope Kennedy considers a sequel. Heck, it would be even better if he and Thompson turned this fun-loving idea into a veritable franchise!

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I saw Joshua Kennedy's Saturnalia...

Joshua (Cowgirls and Pterodactyls) Kennedy, aka the Man of the Arts, strikes again with another satisfying whippersnapper for Gooey Films' cinematic universe: Saturnalia! 

The premise deals with an aspiring, young comic-book artist who hopes to flee his pizza-delivery job through the strength of his buxom creation, Saturnalia, a crusading, laser-eye-beaming, extraterrestrial cavegirl. Thanks to a fortuitous, scientific slip of luck, Saturnalia springs to audacious, three-dimensional life and proceeds to help the downtrodden artist through his ho-hum existence and a Medusa-inspired, serial-killer plot.  

Dani (Cute Little Buggers) Thompson plays the conjured beauty. She's not only striking physically, but projects the perfect, amiable nuances to make sweet Saturnalia a credible heroine, especially when her cool, Reber Clark-composed theme song commences. All of this adds much to the comedic scenarios, which are often as sentimental as they are uproarious. (For the record, Thompson also portrays Saturnalia's fiendish twin, Ilsa, a scene-stealing villainess on all devilish counts.)

As should come as no surprise, Kennedy, as the stumbling/fumbling Melvin Kolbaba, delivers another enjoyable performance, giving his character an identifiable buoyancy that captures the most endearing traits of Don Knotts and Dean Jones. I always thought Kennedy possessed an ideal '60s sitcom charm, and in Saturnalia, he seals the deal with some of his best golly-gee antics to date. 

In a time when most entertainment is downright heavy-handed, it's refreshing to find a product with such a sincere, carefree (Weird Science-meets-Splash) flow. In fact, Saturnalia is so much darn fun, I hope Kennedy considers a sequel. Heck, it would be even better if he and Thompson turned this fun-loving idea into a veritable franchise!

Keep checking Bizarrechats for details on Saturnalia's official, Blu-ray release. This is definitely a must-have for every imagi-movie buff's library. 

I saw Cowgirls vs Pterodactyls...

Prolific writer/director/producer Joshua Kennedy always delivers satisfying productions. For an old-timer like me, that means he understands the type of storytelling that was once employed to ensure that any cinematic product, no matter the budget, would entertain. 

Kennedy's latest endeavor, Cowgirls vs Pterodactyls, is no exception. It, like such seasoned adventures as The Valley of Gwangi and The Beast of Hollow Mountain, is an exuberant, dinosaur western.   

In this instance, we're introduced to Rebecca Crawford (Madelyn Wiley), a schoolmistress who embarks on a quest to retrieve her spouse (Jonathan Tamez), who's been snatched by (of all terrifying things) a petulant pterodactyl. To abet her mission, Crawford is joined by cathouse madame, Debbie Dukes (Haley Zega) and famed gunfighter, Bunny Parker (Carmen Vienhage). There's no guarantee that the school marm's  man will be found alive, let alone intact, and to make matters worse, there are plenty of other flying reptiles about (including a cute, wee one) to bungle the ladies' chances for success. 

Kennedy's fine-tuned script is a genuine gem on all pistol-packin' points, and his amusing sequences complement his lovely leads, who each excels in her own charming and nuanced way. To further bolster their gratifying scenarios, Hammer/007 goddess, Martine Beswick bridges events with witty narration, and scream queen, Dani Thompson fills the inviting interludes as cool-headed bad gal, Doris Yates.    

For the film's fruitful visuals, Ryan Lengyel, who crafted the stop-motion effects for Kennedy's mythology masterpiece, Theseus and the Minotaur, rises to the occasion again, presenting winged specimens that are not only threatening, but ripe with personality in the O'Brien, Harryhausen and Danforth vein. And to heighten the creatures' calamity, House of the Gorgon composer, Reger Clark bestows Cowgirls vs Pterodactyls with a catchy, cowpoke score. (His invigorating title track is one of the best compositions to grace celluloid in quite a spell.)

Though there are a number of anticipated fantasy films slated for 2021, Cowgirls vs Pterodactyls is without question the one to see. As it turns out (and as comes as no surprise), it's another towering triumph for Kennedy and his tried-and-true Gooey Film Productions. Huge kudos on another job well done, Mr. Kennedy.

FYI: Cowgirls vs Pterodactyls can be viewed on Amazon Prime, and its vibrant Blu-ray release, with plenty of edifying extras, can be purchased at https://store16974340.ecwid.com/.