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|The Evil Dead (DVD)|
2007-12-18
Anchor Bay Entertainment
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Director Sam Raimi‘s first film has achieved
legendary status since its 1982 release, and for good reason. Though perhaps
not as widely seen as its two sequels, EVIL DEAD 2 and ARMY OF DARKNESS, THE
EVIL DEAD is arguably the best of the three. It is the story of five
college-age friends who travel to a cabin in rural Tennessee where the
stumble upon the Book of the Dead, an ancient tome bound in human flesh and
inked in blood. After unwittingly awakening the unspeakable terror told of
in the book, each of the friends is transformed into the evil dead, one by
one, except for Ash
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|28 Weeks Later (Widescreen) (DVD)|
2009-09-15
20th Century Fox Home Entertainment
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Danny Boyle‘s surprise 2003 hit, 28 DAYS
LATER, gets the sequel treatment here. This time the zombies (again referred
to as "the infected") from the first film have died out and England is ready
for repopulation. The American military are slowly bringing British citizens
back to London, where a heavily guarded community is picking up the pieces
and trying to return to normal life. Carlyle plays Don, a man who has lost
his wife but is reunited with his children, Andy (Mackintosh Muggleton) and
Tammy (Imogen Poots). The two kids soon escape from the heavily guarded
community, go off searching for their childhood home, and discover that mom
might not be quite as dead as they originally thought. Chaos follows, with
the sadistic military and the forlorn survivors battling both each other and
"the infected."
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|Planet Terror (DVD)|
2007-10-16
Genius Productions, Inc.
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Director Robert Rodriguez (SIN CITY) pays
homage to his favorite B-movies with PLANET TERROR, an old-fashioned zombie
film that‘s infused with enough gore and giggles to please even Peter
Jackson (BAD TASTE). Rose McGowan (CHARMED) plays Cherry, a go-go dancer
whose night is interrupted by a vicious zombie attack that leaves her
missing a leg. Her ex-boyfriend, Wray (Freddy Rodriguez,), takes charge,
fashioning her a new leg from a machine gun and killing zombies along the
way. Rodriguez splashes plenty of blood, guts, and gore across the screen,
while also taking the plot into some wonderfully bizarre territory.
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|The Shining (DVD)|
2007-10-23
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Opening with spectacular aerial shots of a
beautiful, mountainous landscape, Stanley Kubrick‘s horror classic THE
SHINING sucks the viewer into his frightening tale with quiet, relaxing
visuals--but the ominous soundtrack warns that all is not right at the
gorgeous Overlook Hotel. Based on Stephen King‘s best-selling novel, the
film stars Jack Nicholson at his eyebrow-raising best in his portrayal of
Jack Torrance, a Vermont schoolteacher working at the Overlook as a winter
caretaker. The glorious early-20th century resort only operates in warm
weather because the snowy roads deny access in the colder months, so Jack
brings his wife, Wendy (Shelley Duvall), with him, as well as his young son,
Danny (Danny Lloyd), who possesses some unique psychic powers.
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|Halloween (Widescreen) (DVD)|
2007-12-18
Weinstein Company/Genius
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The early 2000s have seen a string of
big-budget remakes of classic horror films. In addition to THE TEXAS
CHAINSAW MASSACRE and THE HILLS HAVE EYES, John Carpenter‘s benchmark
slasher flick HALLOWEEN has been given a new-millennial overhaul. At the
helm of the project sits rocker Rob Zombie, whose previous films, HOUSE OF
1,000 CORPSES and THE DEVIL‘S REJECTS, brought a fan‘s touch and an
auteur‘s vision to the director‘s chair. Zombie‘s film is clearly the
work of a filmmaker who knows and loves the genre. The director‘s signature
is stamped all over HALLOWEEN (most notably in the use of grainy home movie
footage and a smokin‘ classic rock soundtrack), although remnants of
Carpenter‘s brilliant original still remain. When it comes to remakes,
it‘s hard to ask for much more.
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|Fido (DVD)|
2007-10-23
Lions Gate Home Entertainment
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Lying somewhere between PLEASANTVILLE and
NIGHT OF THE LIVING DEAD, FIDO is a zombie buddy pic/love story set in a
picture-perfect, technicolored 1950s suburb. With the world still recovering
from a zombie war that broke out several decades prior, the town of Willard
has found a way to keep the peace. creating the look of the 1950s, the film
boasts impressively bright colors and neat furniture design. This, combined
with elaborate costumes, provides a surreal backdrop for a fantastical
plot.
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|Death Proof (Widescreen) (DVD)|
2007-09-18
Weinstein Company/Genius
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Master director Quentin Tarantino (PULP
FICTION) indulges his inner fanboy by paying homage to his favorite B-movies
in DEATH PROOF. Stuntman Mike (Kurt Russell) stalks beautiful women with his
deadly vintage car, but when he picks a trio of tough girls (Rosario Dawson,
Tracie Thoms, and Zoe Bell), he learns they aren‘t such easy prey. As with
any Tarantino film, there are plenty of nods to pop culture. Most of the
scenes are deliberately short on plot development, the dialogue comes thick
and fast throughout, and the film stock is often cleverly manipulated to
perfectly replicate the B-movie aesthetic.
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|Poltergeist (DVD)|
2007-10-09
Warner Home Video
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A family‘s ordinary tract home suddenly
becomes a gateway for enraged ghosts who kidnap their little girl and take
her to their twilight world. Hiring paranormal experts, the family attempts
to discover why she was taken and how to get her back. Great performances by
all in this deluxe ghost story.
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|Disturbia (Widescreen) (DVD)|
2007-08-07
Paramount Home Entertainment
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Shia LaBeouf (CONSTANTINE, I, ROBOT) is a
young talent to be reckoned with, as he demonstrates in this genre-spanning
film from director D.J. Caruso. Part teenage romantic comedy, part horror
flick, DISTURBIA stars LaBeouf as the troubled Kale, who is confined to his
home under house arrest after he punches out his Spanish teacher in the
middle of class. Kale‘s array of available diversions dwindle considerably
after his mom (Carrie Ann Moss, MEMENTO) shuts off his X-Box and his
i-Tunes, and he turns to voyeurism instead, carefully noting the daily
activities of his neighbors.
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|Saw Trilogy (DVD)|
2007-10-23
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All three Saw movies in on box. Join Jigsaw
and all the bloody gore you can handle.
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|The Monster Squad (DVD)|
2007-07-24
Lions Gate Home Entertainment
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You know who to call when you have ghosts, but
who do you call about monsters? 1-000-mon-ster, whether its a bat in your
belfry or a mummy in your microwave, the monster squad ain‘t afraid of no
ghouls.
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|Hostel 2 (DVD)|
2007-10-23
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For those who embraced HOSTEL‘s abrupt tonal
shifts and very realistic gore, Roth serves up amplified doses of both in
his follow-up. Astute horror fans will find a few amusing in-jokes among the
carnage, but beware---things get incredibly strong, and Roth‘s charnel
house chic intends to offend. In fact, HOSTEL II may stand as the most
glaring example of the MPAA‘s bias in favor of violence over sexuality when
it comes the boundary between R and NC-17.
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|Severance (DVD)|
2007-09-18
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A team-building exercise goes horribly wrong
in this horror comedy, where HOSTEL meets OFFICE SPACE. A group of Brits
(and a single, sexy American blonde played by Laura Harris of DEAD LIKE ME)
travels through the forests of Hungary to a remote lodge in order to mix
business with pleasure. Led by their manager, Richard (Tim McInnerny,
BLACKADDER), the co-workers soon realize that their trip is less about trust
falls and rope courses than it is about death and destruction. Someone has
targeted the team, and begins to take down the cubemates one by one.
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|1408 (Widescreen) (DVD)|
2007-10-02
Weinstein Company/Genius
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John Cusack (IDENTITY) plays Mike Enslin, a
gifted writer who has turned his talents to paranormal travel books. His
stays in haunted hotels never shake him, but he‘s intrigued by New York‘s
Dolphin Hotel. Room 1408 has been the site of dozens of deaths, and this is
a selling point for the skeptic in Mike. Despite the warnings of the hotel
manager (Samuel L. Jackson, BLACK SNAKE MOAN), Mike resolves to stay in the
haunted room. No one has lasted more than an hour in 1408, and Mike has his
work cut out for him.
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|Bug (DVD)|
2007-09-25
Lions Gate Home Entertainment
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Ashley Judd stars as a lonely waitress in this
study in fear and paranoia from director William Friedkin. Aggie lives a
largely solitary life in Oklahoma, haunted by a sad past and hounded by her
ex-con ex-husband (Harry Connick, Jr., WILL & GRACE). When a female friend
and occasional lover introduces Aggie to Peter (Michael Shannon, WORLD TRADE
CENTER), it seems she has found her match. The pair enters into a cautious
romance, but their dark natures fuel more than just passion. Peter reveals
that he was a victim of government experimentation that left blood-hungry
aphids crawling under his skin, and the couple begins to obsess over the
idea that they could be infected by the insects.
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|The Burning (DVD)|
2007-09-11
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Tony Maylam directs this 1981 horror film
about a summercamp terrorized by a vengeful caretaker who was burned badly
by a camper prank years before.
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|Zodiac (Widescreen) (DVD)|
2007-07-24
Paramount Home Entertainment
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Even at two-and-a-half hours in length, this
dense murder mystery should manage to keep its audience riveted throughout.
Paired with stellar performances from Ruffalo, Downey, Gyllenhaal, and
countless others, a clever script produces well-developed characters, and
the film‘s art direction, music, and costumes all combine to create an
authentic sense of time and place. The somber tone of the atmospheric
thriller gives the film a documentary-like aesthetic at times, lending
weight to the story‘s facts while never relying on cheap tricks.
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|Masters of Horror - Season 1 - Volume 1
(DVD)
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2007-08-28
Anchor Bay Entertainment
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This collection from the MASTERS OF HORROR TV
show includes films from various lauded directors. Among the contributors
are John Carpenter ("Cigarette Burns"), Stuart Gordon ("Dreams in the Witch
House"), Don Coscarelli ("Incident On and Off A Mountain Road"), Mick Garris
("Chocolate"), Tobe Hooper ("Dance of the Dead") and John McNaughton "One
Haeckel‘s Tale").
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|The Host (DVD)|
2007-07-24
Magnolia Home Entertainment
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Bong Joon-ho‘s THE HOST is a giddy
revelation--an inspired and unexpectedly moving contribution to the monster
movie genre. Several years ago, a crooked government official from the
United States ordered the dumping of toxic substances into Seoul‘s Han
River. Years later, the hapless Gang-du (Song Kang-ho) is working at his
father‘s food stand along the river, caring for his bright daughter
Hyun-seo (Ko A-sung). But one day, a monstrous creature emerges from the
water and embarks on a murderous rampage throughout the community,
swallowing Hyun-seo whole.
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|Unrest (DVD)|
2007-03-27
Lions Gate Home Entertainment
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A woman studying to be a physician encounters
a reanimated cadaver in this gruesome horror flick.
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|Dead Silence (Widescreen) (DVD)|
2007-06-26
Universal Studios Home Video
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Old ladies, ventriloquist dummies, decrepit
small-towns, and dolls are all exploited for their full creepy potential in
DEAD SILENCE, a relatively innocent but thoroughly scary horror feature from
the makers of SAW. DEAD SILENCE comes as a breath of fresh air. It‘s nice
to see that a horror movie can still use gore with discretion and deliver a
fright through old-fashioned scare tactics and a premise as simple as a
ghost story.
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|The Val Lewton Horror Collection (DVD)|
2005-10-04
Warner Home Video
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Famed producer Val Lewton has nine films
gathered in this collection. The titles included are CAT PEOPLE, THE CURSE
OF THE CAT PEOPLE, I WALKED WITH A ZOMBIE, THE BODY SNATCHER, ISLE OF THE
DEAD, BEDLAM, THE LEOPARD MAN, THE GHOST SHIP, and THE SEVENTH VICTIM. See
individual titles for synopsis information. Lewton fans can also get a look
at the life and cinematic impact of the man with the documentary SHADOWS IN
THE DARK: THE VAL LEWTON LEGACY.
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|Hatchet (DVD)|
2007-12-18
Anchor Bay Entertainment
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HATCHET‘s killer is Victor Crowley, a grossly
misshapen New Orleans bayou boogeyman who suffered an accidental hatchet to
the face when his father tried to rescue him from a fire. When brokenhearted
college boy Ben (Joel Moore) ditches his friends during a pre-Katrina Mardi
Gras in favor of a cheesy Haunted Swamp tour, he finds himself on a boat
full of misfits with an inexperienced tour guide (Perry Shen) just in from
Detroit. Soon, the boat is sinking, and the passengers who also include an
aspiring porn director and his two stars, a middle-aged couple, and a young
woman with a vendetta against Crowley--come face-to-face with the monstrous
killer.
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|Misery (DVD)|
2007-10-02
20th Century Fox Home Entertainment
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Director Rob Reiner‘s adaptation of Stephen
King‘s novel is an eerie tale of obsessiveness and isolation. The dvd is
loaded with extra features including commentaries, trailers, and 7
featurettes. The film features an excellent turn by Caan and an
Oscar-winning performance by Bates.
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|The Hitcher (Widescreen) (DVD)|
2007-05-01
Universal Studios Home Video
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Music video director Dave Meyers‘s debut film
is an updated version of the 1986 shocker of the same name, featuring Sean
Bean (THE LORD OF THE RINGS trilogy) in the title role of a chillingly
sadistic hitchhiker. Twenty-something couple Grace and Jim embark on a road
trip across the American Southwest to meet up with Grace‘s friends on
vacation. Things get off to a bad start when they almost run over a
hitchhiker in the middle of a rainstorm, and then leave him to fend for
himself.
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