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DVD Releases for May 2007

May 1, 2007

Delivery DVD

Widescreen
Audio:
Dolby Surround Stereo 2.0 English
A pizza delivery boy with a deep secret buried in his past is the central character in this gruesome horror flick. Monty (Matt Nelson) has slowly evolved into a sad, brooding loner as he goes about his mundane delivery job, but that all changes when he encounters a beautiful girl named Bibi (Tara Cardinal). Bibi may instill some semblance of normalcy in Monty's life, but things don't quite go according to plan, and the plot of DELIVERY takes some dark twists.

Gangs of the Dead DVD

Region 1
Keep Case
Widescreen -
1.78
Audio:
Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo - English
When two rival gangs unexpectedly meet in a warehouse in Los Angeles, violence is sure to ensue. But it's not the gang members causing the trouble in this horror film--it's the zombies. A meteor filled with a virus crashes into Los Angeles, and the results are far more grave than a simple cold. The meteor brings with it a zombie-spawning spore, and it forces the two gangs to join with the cops in order to survive the undead apocalypse.

Hitcher DVD

Region 1
Snap Case
Anamorphic Widescreen - 2.40
Audio:
Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround - English, French
Subtitles - English (SDH), French, Spanish - Optional
Additional Release Material:
Alternate Scenes - Deleted Scenes
Behind the Scenes -
1. "Road Kill: The Ultimate Car Crash"
2. "Fuel Your Fear: The Making of HITCHER"
Featurettes -
1. "Dead End"
2. "Chronicles of a Killer"
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 (a mini-skirted Sophia Bush from ONE TREE HILL) and Jim (Zachary Knighton) 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. When they later run into the man (Bean), who calls himself John Ryder, at a gas station, their consciences get the best of them, and they agree to give him a ride to the next town. The couple's passenger quickly turns on his hosts, and although they manage to escape, he follows them and makes their lives a living hell. Soon, Grace and Jim find themselves framed for John Ryder's vicious crimes, and they are on the run from both the authorities and the Hitcher, of whose existence no one but they are aware. As their flight gets increasingly desperate and the Hitcher's methods of torture more brutal, Grace and Jim struggle desperately to discern what the man wants, and why he has chosen them. The film benefits from its beautiful, desolate desert setting, as it highlights the solitude and desperation of the couple's situation. Despite a few problems of plausibility and the frequent foolishness of the protagonists--to which horror fans are well-accustomed--THE HITCHER delivers fright in all the right places, as well as beautiful women and plenty of gore.

Secret Handshake DVD

Region 1
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Full Frame -
1.33
Audio:
(unspecified) - English
In this indie thriller, a happily married man named Jacob lies down next to his wife in their bed. But he suddenly wakes up in a strange hotel where he is being tortured by a woman. He awakens days later, back in his own bed, but unsure if he was the victim of brutal torture or a horrible nightmare.

May 8, 2007

Arang DVD

In this Korean horror film, female detective So-Young investigates a group of bizarre murders, discovering connections between a mysterious death a decade ago. As the strange slayings continue, So-Young is soon shaken by troubling dreams featuring a dead girl.

Cadaveralla DVD

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Audio:
(unspecified) - English
Director Tim Friend reimagines the Cinderella fairytale as a modern-day gorefest with his low-budget indie horror film CADAVERELLA. When a beautiful young goth girl is murdered by her psychotic boyfriend, a voodoo spell brings her back from the dead as a bloodthirsty zombie bent on revenge against her evil prince charming and hated stepfamily.

Craving DVD

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Anamorphic Widescreen -
1.85
Audio:
(unspecified) - Castillian/Spanish
(unspecified) - English
Additional Release Material:
Alternate Scenes
Production Interview - Paul Naschy - Star
Spanish Credit Sequence
Trailer - U.S. Theatrical Trailer
Text/Photo Galleries:
Liner Notes
Stills
Executed in the 18th century, a grotesque half-man/half-beast remains buried for 200 years. When its peaceful resting place is violated, it seeks revenge.

Deliver Us From Evil DVD

Region 1
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Widescreen -
1.85
Audio:
Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround - English
Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo - English
Subtitles - English, Spanish - Optional
Additional Release Material:
Audio Commentary - Amy Berg - Director; Matthew Cooke - Producer
Deleted Scenes - With Optional Audio Commentary
Featurette - Filmmaker's Insight
Interviews
Director Amy Berg helms this shocking documentary, which looks at the activities of a priest named Oliver O'Grady. O'Grady had been identified by the Catholic church as a pedophile, but they allowed him to continue to work and molest children throughout the 1970s. Berg draws on interview footage of O'Grady and his victims to tell the unsettling tale.

Fearmakers Collection DVD

3-Disc Set
Full Frame -
1.33
Audio:
Dolby Digital - English
THE FEARMAKERS COLLECTION gathers documentaries about the careers of horror movie directors, with sections on John Carpenter, Tobe Hooper, Roger Corman, and Dario Argento all included.

From Other Worlds DVD

In a bizarre incident, depressed Brooklyn housewife Joanne (Cara Buono - Artie Lange’s Beer League) suspects that she has had a UFO encounter. Joanne meets Abraham (Isaach de Bankolé - Casino Royale) and establishing a common bond, these two ordinary people embark on a search for answers that becomes a frantic adventure of ancient scrolls, Egyptian symbology, threats, aliens, thievery - and Earth’s impending destruction!

Graveyard Alive DVD

Dowdy nurse Patsy Powers is regularly ridiculed by her colleagues - but when a zombie-infected woodsman checks into Patsy’s hospital, she is transformed into a flesh-eating sex kitten! With newfound powers and bursting sexuality, Patsy adapts to her new, satisfying, undead reality and aims to win back her old flame, the handsome Dr. Dox, from her archrival Goodie Tueschuze.

In the Woods DVD

Region 1
Full Frame -
1.33
Audio:
Dolby Surround Stereo - English
Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround - English
Additional Release Material:
Trailers
Text/Photo Galleries:
Photo Gallery
Interactive Features:
Menus
Scene Access
Alex and Wayne go on a hunting trip that leads them deep into the woods. When they stumble on a mysterious burial site, they dig it up to find the skull of a mysterious horned creature. This triggers a chain of events that results in the two men fighting to stay alive against a dangerous unknown force!

Swamp Zombies DVD

Region 1
Widescreen - 16.9
Audio:
Dolby Surround Stereo - English
Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround - English
Additional Release Material:
Audio Commentary - Director & Cast
Featurettes
Music Video
Trailers
Interactive Features:
Menus
Scene Access

Vengeance of the Zombies DVD

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Anamorphic Widescreen -
1.66
Full Frame -
1.33
Audio:
(unspecified) - Castillian/Spanish
(unspecified) - English
Additional Release Material:
Production Interview - Paul Naschy - Star
Spanish Credit Sequence
Trailer - U.S. Theatrical Trailer
Text/Photo Galleries:
Liner Notes
Stills
Scotland Yard begins an investigation that is so terrifying in its outcome, it nearly brings the venerable organization to its knees. It begins with the inquiry into the murder of a young girl and soon evolves into a case surrounding a long forgotten crime, a madman, and zombies.

White Slave Collection DVD

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Audio:
(unspecified) - English

Feature 1: NAKED AMAZON (1954)
Feature 2: WHITE SLAVE (1985)
Feature 3: SACRIFICE OF THE WHITE GODDESS (1986)
Additional Release Material:
Trailer - Bloody Earth Trailer Vault
Additional Products:
Liner Notes
Three horror movies that take place amid deadly jungle terrain are featured on this collection. The titles included are NAKED AMAZON, WHITE SLAVE, and SACRIFICE OF THE WHITE GODDESS.

May 15, 2007

Black Kiss

Region 1
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Audio:
(unspecified) - Japanese, English
Subtitles - English - Optional
A disturbed murderer is stalking the streets of Tokyo, leaving a trail of mutilated bodies and his signature symbol of a black lip print. Asuka (Reika Hashimoto) has just moved to the city when she witnesses the horror of the killer's handiwork--right across the street from her new apartment. Fans of edgy Japanese fare will recognize Ken Mitsuishi and Masanobu Ando from their respective roles in AUDITION and BATTLE ROYALE.

Bleeding Rose

Region 1
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Full Fraem -
1.33
Audio:
(unspecified) - English
In this horror film, a young woman can escape neither her past nor the serial killer who wants her loved ones dead. She has no one to turn to--everyone around her is a suspect, leaving her lonely and terrified. She soon discovers that her past may be the key to solving the mystery of the serial killer.

Creepshow 3

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Full Frame -
1.33
Audio:
Dolby Digital 2.0 - English
Subtitles - English, French, Spanish - Optional
Additional Release Material:
Behind the Scenes
Interviews - Cast & Crew
A third sequel to the popular horror anthology CREEPSHOW brings further ghoulish delights, with another series of stories the go bump in the night.

Curse Of The Zodiac

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Widescreen
Audio:
Dolby Digital - English
Subtitles - Spanish - Optional
Additional Release Material:
Audio Commentary - Ulli Lommel - Director; Nola Roeper - Producer; Christian Behn - Editor
Bonus Footage
Trailers
Interactive Features:
Scene Selection
Text/Photo Galleries:
Still Gallery
Genre guru Ulli Lommel (THE BOOGEYMAN, BTK KILLER) directs this horror film about the infamous Zodiac killer. Though decades have passed since the multiple murderer held the state of California hostage with fear, the mystery of his identity has never been solved.

Kovak Box

Region 1
Keep Case
Full Frame -
1.33
Audio:
Dolby Digital 5.1 - English
Subtitles - English, Spanish
Additional Release Material:
Audio Commentary -
1. Director & Cast Interviews
David Norton is used to being in control. As a best-selling author, he decides the fate of his characters; his heroes, his villains, their lives and deaths. But what happens when his fictional world becomes all too real? When David arrives in an idyllic Mediterranean island for a conference, his fiancee receives a strange call and jumps to her death from their hotel balcony. As he begins piecing answers together, people start inexplicably committing suicide all around him. Now David has become the reluctant hero of his own living story, and this time he has no idea how it will end.

Masters of Horror - Rob Schmidt: Right to Die

Region 1
O-Ring - Keep Case
Anamorphic Widescreen -
1.78
Audio:
Dolby Digital - English
Additional Release Material:
Audio Commentary - Rob Schmidt - Director
Featurette -
1. BURNT OFFERINGS - The Making Of RIGHT TO DIE
Interactive Features:
Full Motion Menus
Text/Photo Galleries:
Photo Gallery
DVD-ROM:
RIGHT TO DIE SCRIPT
WRONG TURN director Rob Schmidt helms this grisly tale that crosses contemporary issues with horror. Martin Donovan (WEEDS) plays Cliff, a man who survives a car accident with his wife Abby. He walks away unscathed, but she is horribly burned and in a coma. RIGHT TO DIE begins to take on more than just ethical implications as Abby's spirit leaves her body to take revenge on those who have wronged her, and Cliff may be next as he debates taking her off life support.

Pan's Labyrinth

2-Disc Set - Keep Case
Audio:
Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo Surround - Spanish
Dolby Digital 5.1 EX Surround - Spanish
Dolby Digital DTS-ES 6.1 Discrete - Spanish
Subtitles - English, Spanish - Optional
Additional Release Material:
Audio Commentary - Guillermo del Toro - Director
Featurettes -
1. The Power of Myth
2. The Faun and the Fairies
3. The Color and The Shape
Interview - The Charlie Rose Show featuring Guillermo Del Toro
Trailers -
1. Teasers
2. Theatrical Trailer
Text/Photo Galleries:
Director’s Notebook
Galleries
Storyboard Comparisons
Written and directed by Guillermo del Toro, PAN'S LABYRINTH is a thrilling, violent fairy tale set in post-Civil War Spain. Ivana Baquero stars as Ofelia, a young girl who moves with her mother, Carmen (Ariadna Gil), into the home of Captain Vidal (Sergi López), in an abandoned mill in the middle of dark, dangerous woods. Vidal is leading his team of soldiers against resistance fighters--and he will do whatever is necessary to kill every last one of them. As Vidal bosses around the pregnant Carmen, a flying creature leads Ofelia through a garden labyrinth and into an underground cave ruled by Pan (HELLBOY's Doug Jones), who believes that Ofelia might be the lost princess of this strange yet magical place. To prove she is royalty, Ofelia must complete three tasks, each more difficult and terrifying than the previous one. Meanwhile, Vidal is becoming more and more paranoid, torturing and murdering seemingly at will. Del Toro (THE DEVIL'S BACKBONE, HELLBOY, CRONOS) creates a marvelous battle between good and evil, between heroes and villains, in both the real world aboveground and the mystical land below. Baquero gives a compelling performance as the terrorized Ofelia, who is befriended by Mercedes (Maribel Verdú), a woman who harbors some secrets of her own. Stellar production design, superb special effects, and a stirring score by Javier Navarrete add to the scary fun. Selected as the closing-night entry in the 2006 New York Film Festival, PAN'S LABYRINTH is a captivating story that is not for the squeamish.

Thirst

Region 1
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Anamorphic Widescreen -
1.78
Audio:
Dolby Digital - English
Additional Release Material:
Audio Commentary - Mark A. Altman - Writer/Producer; Joe Kraemer - Composer
Deleted Scenes
Featurette -
1. The Making Of Documentary
2. Vampire Featurette
Text/Photo Galleries:
Photo Gallery
Production Sketches
DVD-ROM:
DVD-ROM Script
Jeremy Sisto (SIX FEET UNDER) and Adam Baldwin (SERENITY) star in this blood-chilling vampire flick. Sisto plays Darius, the leader of a group of vampires literally driven by a lust for blood. These undead addicts crave sex and death, but nothing can satisfy their hunger.

Worm Eaters

Region 0
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Full Frame
A demented worm breeder gets the uncontrollable desire to wriggle across the floor after eating the products of his trade. Featuring a cameo by cult film director Ted V. Mikels, THE WORM EATERS is cult cinema at its most disgusting, hilarious, and outrageous.

May 22, 2007

Breed

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Widescreen -
1.85
Audio:
Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround - English
Dolby Digital 2.0 - English (unspecified) - English
Additional Release Materials:
Behind the Scenes - Making of THE BREE- Optional
Documentary - On Set
Trailers - Previews
A group of friends fly away to a deserted island for the weekend, oblivious to the fact they're heading right into the jaws of a flesh eating pack of wild dogs, genetically engineered to hunt and kill. Outnumbered and trapped, the group of friends struggles to outsmart and outrun this terrifying species. Fear doesn't grow, it BREEDS.

Dark Corners

Region 1
Keep Case
Audio:
Dolby Digital - English
Additional Release Material:
Audio Commentary - Ray Gower - Director; Thora Birch - Star
Featurette EPK With Commentary
This Lynchian nightmare stars Thora Birch (AMERICAN BEAUTY) as a woman who can't escape her bad dreams. The line begins to blur between reality and the horror that lives in her mind, making everyone--including the audience--wonder what's really happening. DARK CORNERS also stars Toby Stephens (DIE ANOTHER DAY) and Christien Anholt (RELIC HUNTER).

Fay Grim

Audio:
(unspecified) - English
Subtitles - Spanish - Optional
Parker Posey stars in this Hal Hartley-directed feature about a Queens-bred single mother whose attempts to steer her son in the right direction are thwarted by her accidental involvement with the CIA.

Mad

Snap Case
Audio:
(unspecified) - English
Flesh-eating zombies tear a chunk out of a pleasant country outing when they trap a doctor and his daughter in a truck stop in this comedic horror film.

Mahjong Dragon

Region 0 (All Regions)
Letterboxed
Audio:
Chinese/ Cantonese
Chinese/ Mandarin
A Hong Kong policewoman with a gambling addiction meets a retired gambling king who is trying to escape an ememy. The two team up, leading to all sorts of trouble.

Shadow Walkers

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Full Frame -
1.33
Audio:
Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround - English
Subtitles - English, Spanish - Optional
Additional Release Material:
Featurette -
1. Making Of THE SHADOW WALKERS
Trailer - Trailer Gallery
Interactive Features:
Interactive Menus
Scene Selection
A group of scientists and soldiers wake up in an underground lab to discover their memories are gone and they're surrounded by vicious monsters. Designed to kill, these human-like creatures boast deadly teeth and talons. The group's memories begin to return, and they learn they may not be so innocent after all.

Sindrome - An Erotic Thriller

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Full Frame -
1.33
Audio:
(unspecified) - Spanish
Subtitles - English
Liberto Rabal, who starred in Pedro Almodovar's LIVE FLESH, ventures behind the camera for the shocking thriller SINDROME. The story revolves around a man who chooses to inflict pain and suffering on an ex-girlfriend in an attempt to teach her the value of life. The twisted logic behind this deed is derived from a medical diagnosis the man has recently received, which tells him he only has a very short time left to live.

Toybox

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Anamorphic Widescreen - 2.35
Audio
Dolby Digital - English
Unaware of the evil she'll encounter, Berenice returns to her childhood home deep in the English countryside. There, she reunites with her dysfunctional family and younger brother Brian, who is angry and resentful at having been abandoned. He and his sister had once been inseparable and often played games of make-believe. Berenice would pretend to be a good-hearted witch; Brian would pretend to be a legendary killer...

May 29, 2007

Defenceless

A determined woman refuses to relinquish her beachfront paradise to wealthy land developers, who in turn begin a cruel, violent campaign to destroy her and everything she holds dear. Still unwilling to give in, she ends up paying the ultimate price for her courage in a terrifying and brutal assault intended to eliminate her opposition to the sale of her land. Sometimes, however, justice transcends death, and when the woman returns to avenge her losses, there will be no mercy.
This highly original, frighteningly brutal and entirely silent feature won Best Film, Best Cinematography and Best Actress at the Melbourne Underground Film Festival.

Drive Thru

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Widescreen
Audio:
Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround - English
Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo - English
Subtitles - Spanish - Optional
This horror comedy proves that fast food can be deadly to more than just a healthy lifestyle. Hella-Burger's creepy mascot, Horny the Clown, likes his burgers rare--and bloody. The masked maniac goes on a rampage through the sleepy town of Blanca Carne, brandishing a meat cleaver, an ax, and a deep fryer to dispatch his fast-food-craving victims. Only cute high school student Mackenzie Carpenter (Leighton Meester, 24) has the power to stop him as she realizes the reason for Horny's violence. SUPER SIZE ME director Morgan Spurlock costars.

Drive-In Double Feature: Undertaker and his Pal/Carnival of Blood

A hillbilly undertaker forms an unholy alliance with a restaurant owner who serves up corpses on his menu / A phantom killer stalks the Coney Island boardwalk.

Ebola Syndrome

Widescreen -
1.85
Audio:
Dolby Digital - Cantonese
Subtitles - English - Optional
When Sam is caught sleeping with his boss's wife, he kills several people and flees to Africa. There he begins to kill other people and serve them in the restaurant he now owns, spreading the deadly Ebola virus to all who eat there. After the authorities catch on to him, he returns to Hong Kong where yet another Ebola outbreak begins. A gory cannibal-horror movie from the director of THE UNTOLD STORY.

Final Patient

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Widescreen
Audio:
Dolby Digital DTS 5.1 Surround - English
Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround - English
Subtitles - Spanish - Optional
Additional Release Material:
Audio Commentary - Director's Commentary
Deleted Scenes
Featurette -
1. BEHIND THE SCENES: STAGING & EFFECTS
2. BEHIND THE FACES: PROSTHETICS & MAKE-UP
3. THE BEGINNING & END: FROM STORYBOARD TO EDITING

Ichi the Killer

Region 1
2-Disc Set - Keep Case
Audio:
(unspecified) - Japanese, English
Subtitles - English - Optional
Additional Release Material:
Text/Photo Galleries:
Stills/Photos
Audio Commentaries - Takashi Miike - Director; Hideo Yamamoto - Source Writer/Artist
Behind the Scenes - Making Of
Featurettes - Featuring Horror Film Director Eli Roth
Trailers - Original Trailer
Prolific director Takashi Miike (AUDITION) keeps finding new ways to test the boundaries of on-screen violence. ICHI THE KILLER is a masterful piece of filmmaking, simultaneously funny and horrific, but it’s only for viewers with strong stomachs. One character, Kakihara (Japanese indie film heartthrob Tadanobu Asano), a masochistic yakuza lieutenant, has slits in his cheeks through which he blows cigarette smoke and gleefully hacks off his own tongue to apologize for his impudence. Then there’s eponymous assassin (Nao Omori), a painfully shy but sadistic young voyeur who wears a leather superhero outfit to work. Manipulated by the cagey and mysterious Jijii (English translation: "Gramps," Shinya Tsukamoto), Ichi lashes out and massacres those Jijii deems bullies, and basically anyone else who upsets his frail psyche. Jijii uses the demented lad to start a bloody war between rival yakuza factions. Miike’s film is full of grotesquely over-the-top violent set pieces, including flying entrails, graphic mutilations, and even a severed human face splattered against a wall and slowly sliding to the ground. It’s all captured with kinetic camerawork and hyperactive editing. It’s not for everyone, but bolder viewers will find it uniquely entertaining.