Found in your local “Shower After Watching” section of the suspicious flea market around the corner is 1993’s Skinner. And it’s probably the only movie in that bin to feature an acting performance from daytime talk show host Ricki Lake. Seriously.
This little piece of rarely spoken about horror history is one part Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer and one-part uncategorizable madness that I’m semi-shocked is still available to watch at all, much less to be reached in an instant on Tubi.
In the film, directed by feature director turned porn director Ivan Nagy, Dennis Skinner (the great Ted Raimi) is an active serial killer who murders mostly prostitutes and then skins them, stitches them back together and wears them while talking about his childhood and saying things like “This really is the clothing…..for a divine soul.”
Skinner darkens the doorway of Kerry Tate (Ricki Lake...
This little piece of rarely spoken about horror history is one part Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer and one-part uncategorizable madness that I’m semi-shocked is still available to watch at all, much less to be reached in an instant on Tubi.
In the film, directed by feature director turned porn director Ivan Nagy, Dennis Skinner (the great Ted Raimi) is an active serial killer who murders mostly prostitutes and then skins them, stitches them back together and wears them while talking about his childhood and saying things like “This really is the clothing…..for a divine soul.”
Skinner darkens the doorway of Kerry Tate (Ricki Lake...
- 12/15/2023
- by Mike Holtz
- bloody-disgusting.com
The early ’90s were an interesting time for horror; theatrical distribution was wanting, and what films were made mostly found themselves victims of the direct-to-video route. I shouldn’t say victims; they were still made for those cruising the video store aisles in need of the latest adrenaline fix of terror. One film of the era that received extra attention was Skinner (1993), but not necessarily due to content; no, it turns out that director Ivan Nagy was at the time the boyfriend of the notorious Hollywood Madam, Heidi Fleiss. Had audiences paid closer attention to the film than the gossip rags, they would have been privy to a somewhat disjointed yet interesting flick. Thanks to Severin Films, everyone has a chance to see what all the fuss is about with another stellar Blu-ray release.
Meet Dennis Skinner (Ted Raimi – Deadwax); your average, run-of-the-mill nice guy who just happens to walk...
Meet Dennis Skinner (Ted Raimi – Deadwax); your average, run-of-the-mill nice guy who just happens to walk...
- 3/18/2019
- by Scott Drebit
- DailyDead
For February 19th’s home media releases, one of the biggest reasons for genre fans to get excited is that Bad Robot’s Overlord is finally making its way to various formats, so for those of you who may have missed it in theaters, this week is your chance to right that wrong (this writer loved it!). As far as cult titles go, Scream Factory has resurrected The Return of the Vampire in HD, Severin Films is showing Skinner some much-deserved love, and Arrow Videos has Herschell Gordon Lewis’ Color Me Blood Red on tap.
Universal is re-releasing a ton of titles on Tuesday, including Cry-Baby, Dracula (1979), Hellboy II: The Golden Army, Silent Hill: Revelation,and The Watcher, and Nightmare Vacation is getting a special release this week as well.
Color Me Blood Red
URFor the third and final instalment in his infamous 'Blood Trilogy', Color Me Blood Red, splatter...
Universal is re-releasing a ton of titles on Tuesday, including Cry-Baby, Dracula (1979), Hellboy II: The Golden Army, Silent Hill: Revelation,and The Watcher, and Nightmare Vacation is getting a special release this week as well.
Color Me Blood Red
URFor the third and final instalment in his infamous 'Blood Trilogy', Color Me Blood Red, splatter...
- 2/19/2019
- by Heather Wixson
- DailyDead
Host Stuart Wright talks with documentary writer/director Daniel Draper about his debut feature Dennis Skinner: Nature Of The Beast. A portrait of the committed socialist, trade unionist and Labour politician Dennis Skinner, the film traces his rise as a political icon and examines his hinterland.
Autumn/Winter 2017… It’s screening at national, regional and community cinemas up and down the UK. See website for nearest to you www.dennisskinnerfilm.co.uk
Follow Daniel Draper @Rocky_Sullivan_ and @DSkinnerFilm...
Autumn/Winter 2017… It’s screening at national, regional and community cinemas up and down the UK. See website for nearest to you www.dennisskinnerfilm.co.uk
Follow Daniel Draper @Rocky_Sullivan_ and @DSkinnerFilm...
- 9/22/2017
- by Stuart Wright
- Nerdly
Daniel Draper’s portrait of Dennis Skinner is a decent hymn to socialism but lacks urgency
This lively, low-budget documentary about Labour MP Dennis Skinner won’t win the 85-year-old Derbyshire native any new fans, but is nevertheless an absorbing portrait of “the Beast of Bolsover”. Director Daniel Draper has spoken about not wanting to date the film with too many references to current issues (indeed, the film was mostly shot in 2014, some time before Brexit or Jeremy Corbyn’s leadership). As a celebration of old-school socialism and a historical account of Skinner’s class-conscious rabble-rousing, it’s effective enough, but Draper’s tendency towards timelessness means his film lacks urgency, suggesting a reluctance of the Labour party’s old guard to engage with contemporary politics.
Related: Daniel Draper, film-maker: ‘Dennis Skinner sang to me over the phone’
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This lively, low-budget documentary about Labour MP Dennis Skinner won’t win the 85-year-old Derbyshire native any new fans, but is nevertheless an absorbing portrait of “the Beast of Bolsover”. Director Daniel Draper has spoken about not wanting to date the film with too many references to current issues (indeed, the film was mostly shot in 2014, some time before Brexit or Jeremy Corbyn’s leadership). As a celebration of old-school socialism and a historical account of Skinner’s class-conscious rabble-rousing, it’s effective enough, but Draper’s tendency towards timelessness means his film lacks urgency, suggesting a reluctance of the Labour party’s old guard to engage with contemporary politics.
Related: Daniel Draper, film-maker: ‘Dennis Skinner sang to me over the phone’
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- 9/10/2017
- by Simran Hans
- The Guardian - Film News
From miners’ strike battles to filibustering Enoch Powell, this affectionate profile captures the Derby MP’s granite integrity and love of mischief
The good thing about this film, and its subject, is that no one mentions the words “national treasure”. Labour MP Dennis Skinner hasn’t mellowed much. He’s as difficult and bloody-minded as ever – and just as opaque. Daniel Draper’s docu-portrait of Skinner is affectionate and respectful; it takes us back to Skinner’s Derbyshire roots, showing us the ex-miner of granite integrity, still an MP at 85, still working hard in the Commons long after the likes of Cameron and Osborne have flounced.
Related: Daniel Draper, film-maker: ‘Dennis Skinner sang to me over the phone’...
The good thing about this film, and its subject, is that no one mentions the words “national treasure”. Labour MP Dennis Skinner hasn’t mellowed much. He’s as difficult and bloody-minded as ever – and just as opaque. Daniel Draper’s docu-portrait of Skinner is affectionate and respectful; it takes us back to Skinner’s Derbyshire roots, showing us the ex-miner of granite integrity, still an MP at 85, still working hard in the Commons long after the likes of Cameron and Osborne have flounced.
Related: Daniel Draper, film-maker: ‘Dennis Skinner sang to me over the phone’...
- 9/7/2017
- by Peter Bradshaw
- The Guardian - Film News
The man who persuaded Labour’s ‘Beast of Bolsover’ to commit his story to the big screen says his subject was ‘a joy to work with’
Daniel Draper, 30, is a documentary maker from Liverpool whose first feature-length film explores the life of Dennis Skinner, the outspoken veteran Labour MP for Bolsover in Derbyshire. Draper met Skinner in 2014 and spent the next three years making the documentary, supporting himself with a part-time job as a chef. Shot for just £2,400 and completed with £21,009 raised on Kickstarter, Dennis Skinner: Nature of the Beast is released on Friday.
What prompted you to make a film about Dennis Skinner?
I made a short documentary in 2014 called Still Ragged, about Robert Tressell’s novel The Ragged Trousered Philanthropists, and Dennis agreed to be in it. Before we started filming, he was talking about trees and collecting chestnuts, and I thought: there’s more here than meets the eye,...
Daniel Draper, 30, is a documentary maker from Liverpool whose first feature-length film explores the life of Dennis Skinner, the outspoken veteran Labour MP for Bolsover in Derbyshire. Draper met Skinner in 2014 and spent the next three years making the documentary, supporting himself with a part-time job as a chef. Shot for just £2,400 and completed with £21,009 raised on Kickstarter, Dennis Skinner: Nature of the Beast is released on Friday.
What prompted you to make a film about Dennis Skinner?
I made a short documentary in 2014 called Still Ragged, about Robert Tressell’s novel The Ragged Trousered Philanthropists, and Dennis agreed to be in it. Before we started filming, he was talking about trees and collecting chestnuts, and I thought: there’s more here than meets the eye,...
- 9/3/2017
- by Interview by Killian Fox
- The Guardian - Film News
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