DVD Releases for April 2007
April 24, 2007
Black Cat DVD
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Widescreen - 2.35
Single Side - Single Layer
Audio:
Dolby Digital Mono - Italian
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Psychic medium Professor Robert Miles (Patrick Magee) lives a bitter life of
solitude with the exception of a black cat, to which he has managed to forge
a companionship in lieu of the feline attacking him at every turn. He's paid
a visit by a young photographer named Jill Travers (Mimsy Farmer) whom
wishes to return a piece of the professor's equipment she has found in an
underground tomb. Miles wastes no time in attempting to hypnotize the woman,
but is interrupted by the pestering cat as it inflicts deep scratches into
the man's hand. Jill responds with a hurried exit, and soon after meets
Inspector Gorley (David Warbeck) who employs her as a crime-scene
photographer in the investigation of a rash of fatal accidents that have
recently befallen the sleepy village. She discovers cat-like scratches on
one of the hand of one of the victims, and soon learns that a black cat has
been present during all of the incidents. Curiosity leads the photographer
back to Miles' estate, where she learns all too agonizingly the history of
the old man's estranged relationship with the black cat. While a less
gruesome than usual outing from the "Godfather of Gore," Lucio
Fulci's adaptation of Edgar Allan Poe's classic tale is loose but effective
in its own right. The ominous score in conjunction with Sergio Salvati's
superb cinematography create a sense of claustrophobic tension, which adds a
unique spin on the classic supernatural tale.
A Selenia Cinematografica production. Shot in Technovision in 1980 on location in the UK and at Rome studio interiors. Color by Eastmancolor. In widescreen. Released theatrically in New York City February 1984 in an MPAA R-rated version. Additional cast: Geoffrey Copleston (Inspector Flynn) and Daniela Dorio (Maureen). Additional credits: Franco di Girolamo (makeup) and Paolo Ricci (special effects). Rated BBFC 18 by the British Board of Film Classification.
Diary of a Cannibal DVD
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Keep Case
Widescreen
Audio:
Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround - English
Additional Release Material:
Audio Commentary - Ulli lommel - Director; Nola Roeper - Producer
Trailers
Interactive Features:
Menus -
BOOGEYMAN director Ulli Lommel feeds audiences this reality-inspired film. This simple story of girl meets boy, girl eats boy follows a couple who met on the internet. With his permission, she kills him and eats his flesh as proof of her love.
House By The Cemetery DVD
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Widescreen - 2.35
Single Side - Single Layer
Audio:
Dolby Surround 2.0 - English
Additional Release Material:
Trailers -
1. Theatrical Trailers
2. TV Spot
Text/Photo Galleries:
Biographies
Stills/Photos
Last Supper DVD
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Full Frame
Additional Release Material:
Behind the Scenes
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Interactive Menus
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A plastic surgeon who excels at his job hides a dark secret in THE LAST SUPPER. After finally succumbing to his desire to taste human flesh, the surgeon soon finds himself addicted to the taste of his patients' skin, which leads him to discover further culinary delights at a seedy restaurant with some highly dubious special dishes. Murder and mayhem ensue as the demented doctor continues to find new and gruesome ways to satisfy his appetite.
Let Sleeping Corpses Lie DVD
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Widescreen -
1.85
Single Side - Dual Layer
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Dolby Digital 5.1 - English -
George (Lovelock, AUTOPSY) is a hippie biker on his way to the countryside
for a long weekend holiday. While stopping at a gas station, his motorcycle
is accidentally hit by an attractive young girl named Edna (Galbo). The bike
is rendered useless, so Edna offers him a ride, as long as they drop by her
sister Katie's cottage first. The unlikely traveling companions get lost and
stop at a farm for directions. There, George is greeted by a pair of
employees from the experimental section of the Ministry of Agriculture as
they test a new ultrasonic radiation device designed to drive parasites into
killing each other. Meanwhile back at the car, Edna is violently pursued by
a crazed man who appears to be already dead. After the agriculturists insure
her it was merely the village loon, and the journey continues. Moments
before they arrive at the cottage the same man who attacked Edna viciously
murders Katie's husband. The police are quick to peg the wife as the primary
suspect, and order George and Edna to remain in town during the
investigation. As they lose faith in the fascist police force, the couple
launches a secret investigation of their own. Suspecting the nearby
agricultural experiments may be the cause of this morbid chain of events,
they attempt to get more information from a local hospital. The result is a
plethora of terrifying confrontations with zombies from the basement
morgue--brought back from the dead to feast on the living.
A couple (Ray Lovelock and Cristina Galbo) travelling along the English countryside stop to get directions from a pair of Ministry of Agriculture workers who are testing an experimental device designed to drive crop-damaging insects into killing each other. While they plan their next stop, a man who has been dead for several days attacks--to be followed shortly thereafter by a full-scale zombie invasion--which could very well be a result of the agriculturist's distribution of ultrasonic radiation. A macabre, atmospheric Spanish-Italian co-production featuring extremely convincing performances and a haunting score by Giuliano Sorgini. The second half of the film contains enough gut-munching gore scenes to satisfy most horror fans, leading to an unexpected and eerie finale.
Macabre DVD
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Widescreen -
1.85
Single Side - Single Layer
Audio:
Dolby Digital Mono - English -
Lamberto Bava, son of Mario, made his solo directorial debut with this stylish, darkly comic film about an incredibly disturbed young woman. Bernice Stegers stars as Jane, a young New Orleans mother who regularly spurns her children to spend her afternoons with her lover, Fred. However, desperate for attention, her daughter drowns her brother and calls Jane at her lover's to tell her about it. As Jane and Fred race to the house, they end up in a horrible car crash which decapitates Fred. After a year in an asylum, Jane returns to New Orleans and makes Fred's old apartment her own. Soon, the building's super hears Jane carrying on a torrid affair, even though he never sees anyone enter or leave her apartment. A fabulous debut from the younger Bava, MACABRE is an effectively bizarre and stylish thriller.
Naked You Die DVD
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Additional Release Material:
Theatrical Trailer
Text/Photo Gallery:
Still Gallery -
A killer is lurking on the grounds of St. Hilda's School for Girls in this blood-soaked whodunit from Italian cult filmmaker Antonio Margheriti (CANNIBAL APOCALYPSE). As the death count rises, Inspector Durand (Michael Rennie) must race to discover who's responsible for the murders. And--from teachers to a peeping tom--there's no shortage of suspects. This release restores 15 minutes of footage cut from the North American theatrical version.
Thr3e DVD
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Keep Case
Dual Side
Audio:
Dolby Digital 5.1 - English
Subtitles - English, Spanish - Optional
Additional Release Material:
Disc 1/Side A: THR3E - Full Frame
Full Frame -
1.33
Disc 1/Side B: THR3E - Widescreen
Widescreen - 2.35 -
After becoming the next potential victim of a maniac killer, a young seminary student teams up with a criminal psychologist whose brother was killed by the same criminal. With each other's help, can they decipher the cryptic clues left by the killer before it's too late? THR3E is based on a best-selling book by Ted Dekker.