Looks like one of Charles Bronson's sleaziest vehicles is getting a new DVD release. Any idea if this one is different than the previous DVD? New extras? Better transfer?

Just last night, I finished Michael Pitts' book about Bronson, which is disappointing and lazy, sad to say. But it did gear me up to watch more Bronson flicks, so thanks for that.

Are there any stories about Bronson's "Homeless Brother", or Jill Ireland on a war path, the firing of John Huston, THE WHITE BUFFALO, or the death of his son? Bronson was so low key that him as a subject may almost be impossible.

Nope. All the book is is a listing of all his films and TV appearances with credits, long plot synopses (always one paragraph, even if that paragraph is more than one page), passages from published reviews, and reproductions of posters and VHS boxes. No biographical material or candid photos, not even personal opinions by the author or his subject. It's as if the author spent a few months compiling credits from the Internet Movie Database and then trolling the public library for old Varietys and New York Times reviews. It's not even clear whether the author even watched all the movies (and he certainly didn't watch all the TV shows, though that's probably an impossible task).

The point is there's nothing in this book that any one of us couldn't have written, and almost all of us could have written it better. Actually, there's not really anything in it that a writer who doesn't even know who Charles Bronson is couldn't have written.

Paul Talbot's book about the DEATH WISH series is an entertaining, informative read, but I'm sure the definitive Bronson book remains unwritten.

I had the opportunity to lend my VHS copy of this film to a Guatemalan filmmaker and his family who were curious to see what a Hollywood film about the horrors their country went through in the 1980s would be like. They were very impressed with it. The filmmaker has since made a feature in Guatemala about the aftermath of that era.

Review here. It looks to deliver the sleazy, gory goods.

I fixed that for you. If there was ever a man for the job...

Uncut? Excellent. I found this to be a well made but slightly uncomfortable film at the time of it's release. Good to see someone cared to give it a proper release, even if there aren't any extra features.