The Ballad Of Jake & Bobby Joe - The Tim-O & Danny Hicks Brain Invasion
The debut EP "Slightly Concussed" is now on iTunes and everywhere else....
The Ballad Of Jake & Bobby Joe - The Tim-O & Danny Hicks Brain Invasion
Starring Danny Hicks as "Jake" who is still looking for Bobby Joe....
Written, Produced & Directed by Tim O'Saben
Co-Produced, Edited & Sound Design by Ian Baird
Assistant Director - Dan O'Saben
Shot by Brian Ratcliffe, Cynthia Copeland, Adam Hackbarth Tim O'Saben & Ian Baird
Script Supervisor & Continuity - Cynthia Copeland
Still Photography - Brad Gutierrez
The Brain Invasion:
Tim O'Saben - vocals/guitar
Danny Hicks - guitar/vocals
Rob Wagoner - bass/backing vocals
Brian Merry - guitar
Ian Baird - drums
ANCHOR BAY FILMS HAS NOTHING TO FEAR WITH SLASHER FILMS
ABF Finalizes Deal With Slash's New CompanyHeading Into Sundance Film Festival 2012
PARK CITY, UT - Anchor Bay Films announced today the pick up of Slasher Films' Nothing to Fear. Slasher Films is the new horror label conceived by legendary guitar hero Slash and the producing team of Rob Eric and Academy Award winning producer Michael Williams (Session 9, Transsiberian, The Fog of War). Nothing to Fear is the first film to be produced in the Slasher Films slate and is based on an actual town in Kansas, which, according to legend, is one of the seven gateways to Hell. The film will be directed by Anthony Leonardi III. Leonardi has been the lead creature artist and storyboard artist for such films as Constantine, Pirates of the Caribbean 3, Rango and the upcoming 47 Ronin. His vision and tenacity have made him one of the most talked about new directors. Slash will be co-producing the score of the movie.
"Anchor Bay is thrilled to be working with the Slasher Films team," commented Kevin Kasha, Executive Vice President, Acquisitions and Co-Productions for Anchor Bay Films. "We knew we wanted to work with Slash when he announced the formation of the label back in September at Toronto and after having read this script, we are even more excited. Anchor Bay Films is the PERFECT home for Nothing to Fear."
"The team that we've put together for Nothing to Fear is nothing short of excellent," added Slash. "Anthony Leonardi's vision of this story is exceptionally unnerving and dark. It will keep you totally engaged from the first second of the film to the last. It's guaranteed to scare the hell out of you."
"Slash is one of the biggest music icons in the world," remarked Josh Thomashow, Director of Acquisitions for Anchor Bay Films. "Anchor Bay is so proud to be a part of the brand that makes him an icon in the horror world as well."
Nothing to Fear is about a family whose journey towards a better life in a small town is savagely derailed by a charismatic but emotionally conflicted man of the cloth.
Stemming from folklore surrounding the actual town of Stull, Kansas, generations of residents and outsiders alike have proclaimed Stull to be one of the seven known gateways to Hell, where once a year, the Devil will rise from the town's modest graveyard to walk the Earth. For decades, television, music, movies, and more have cautiously addressed the town; its horror is so infamous, even Pope John Paul II refused to fly over its grounds. Nothing to Fear finally pulls the folklore to the forefront and reveals the unsettling fact and fiction rumbling beneath the surface.
The deal was negotiated by Josh Thomashow on behalf of Anchor Bay and by Executive Producers Shaun Redick and Ray Mansfield of Movie Package Co., and Jackie Eckhouse of Sloss Eckhouse LawCo on behalf of Slasher Films. Content Media Corp. is currently handling international sales for the picture.
About Slasher Films
Slasher Films is the horror shingle conceived by legendary guitar hero Slash and the producing team of Rob Eric and Academy Award winning producer Michael Williams. The company intends to create edgy, contemporary, high-brow horror/thrillers for theatrical release with an emphasis on strong characters.
Slasher Films has the advantage of having one of the most respected musicians in the world at its helm, Slash. The former Guns ‘n Roses guitarist has gone on to become a living legend in the music world. In 2009, Time magazine named Slash the #2 Best Electric Guitarist of All Time. After selling over 100 million records worldwide with his former band, Slash continued to storm the music world with his own solo projects including the band he co-founded, Velvet Revolver, and contributed to soundtracks and scoring several films including The Wrestler and Jackie Brown. In 2010, Slash toured the world playing a sold out solo tour and massive outdoor festivals from Japan to Germany. On April 14, 2012, Slash along with his former band Guns ‘n Roses will be inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame.
ANCHOR BAY ENTERTAINMENT PRESENTS CAMEL SPIDERS FROM ROGER CORMAN
Crawling Near You March 27th
BEVERLY HILLS, CA - To science, they are known as "solifugae." They can grow up to one foot in length. Stories about these seemingly mythic creatures started surfacing when U.S. soldiers encountered them in the first Gulf War. Google "camel spiders" and for anyone with even a hint of arachnophobia, you'll find videos and pictures of an eight-legged, true life nightmare. Thank goodness they're thousands of miles away...or are they?
From master creature feature maker Roger Corman comes a spine-chilling tale about the ultimate skin-crawlers: Camel Spiders! Starring Brian Krause (Cyrus: Mind of a Serial Killer, "Charmed," Sleepwalkers), GiGi Ernata (Risen, Crossed) and C. Thomas Howell, (The Outsiders, The Hitcher, The Amazing Spider-Man), Camel Spiders crawls its way onto DVD and Blu-Ray Feb 28th 2012.
During a routine desert patrol, an U.S. Military unit head by Captain Sturges (Krause) is ambushed by insurgents. Just when they seemed to be outgunned, the attack suddenly stops...and their would-be assassins are dragged off by what a native liaison calls "the devils of the sand." Wounded in the battle, Sturges earns a ticket back home to the more hospitable deserts of the Southwestern United States.
Bringing back one of his fallen comrades, Sturges doesn't realize that a couple of camel spiders stowed away and now have access to an environment where they can breed at an exponential rate, freely hunting for prey and unafraid of any predator - including man. No place is safe, no one is beyond their paralyzing sting. In the end, a small band of hearty fighters are forced to make one last stand against the creatures.
IMAGE ENTERTAINMENT GOES BENEATH THE DARKNESS
Coming to Light on Blu-ray and DVD February 28, 2012
CHATSWORTH, CA - The rural bliss of small town life has been celebrated as part of the American dream, but sometimes a small town is the perfect place to hide one's secrets, one's mistakes, one's sins. And once discovered, it doesn't take long for the American dream to become the American nightmare. On February 28th, Image Entertainment unleashes the small-town shocker Beneath the Darkness on Blu-ray™ and DVD. Starring Golden Globe nominee Dennis Quaid in a rare villainous turn and coming off a recent national theatrical release, this gripping psychological thriller entwines cold-blooded murder, sinister secrets and modern hauntings on Maple Street.
Directed by Martin Guigui (My X-Girlfriend's Wedding Reception, National Lampoon's Cattle Call) and written by the late Bruce Wilkinson, Beneath the Darkness is a taut thriller pitting high school kids against a psychotic killer in a community where adults blindly refuse to see the ominous dangers right before their eyes. Along with Quaid, Tony Oller (Nickelodeon's "Gigantic," Disney's "As the Bell Rings") co-stars as Travis and Aimee Teegarden (Scream 4, "Friday Night Lights") co-stars as Abby.
In the film Quaid plays Ely, the well-respected mortician of rustic Smithville Texas, where he was once a heralded high school football star. Among the kids, however, he is legendary for a more sinister reason -- rumors that his house is haunted. The truth is, this pillar of the community is actually a flesh-and-blood monster who buries his victims alive; a sociopath who befriends adults and police while openly flaunting his murderous intentions to the youths. Beware Ely's charming smile - it may be the last thing you see, looking up from your freshly dug grave...
Bonus features on Beneath the Darkness Blu-ray and DVD include a behind-the-scenes featurette and the original theatrical trailer.
Christopher Witherspoons RAGE
Festival award winning film headed your way
PORTLAND, OR - Written and directed by Chris Witherspoon and starring Audrey Walker, Rick Crawford and Chris Witherspoon
The Big Screen Ventures release Rage, Inspired by Steven Spielberg’s film classic, DUEL, tells the story of a man who unintentionally provokes the wrath of a dark, mysterious, homicidal motorcyclist and must fight for his very life. This past January Rage was honored with a special showcase screening by the Northwest Film Center and the Portland Art Museum, and just last month Rage won top honors at the 2011 Horror Quest Film Festival in Atlanta, Georgia. This brings to an end an amazing year long run on the festival circuit in which Rage screened in festivals across America and all over the world including the Oldenburg International Film Festival in Oldenburg, Germany and the Cryptshow Film Festival in Barcelona, Spain. In addition to winning many awards Rage has enjoyed fantastic press from such industry giants as Film Threat and Fangoria, to name a few.
Find more out about this film at: Christopher Witherspoon (Rage Indie Movie)
ANCHOR BAY FILMS LOCKS IN NORTH AMERICAN RIGHTS FOR THE VICTIM
Written and Directed by Award-Winning Actor Michael Biehn
BEVERLY HILLS, CA - Anchor Bay Films has locked in North American rights to the suspense thriller, The Victim, starring Michael Biehn (Terminator, Aliens), Jennifer Blanc (Badass, Dark Angel), Ryan Honey (Men of Honor, Hallowed Ground), Denny Kirkwood (Never Been Kissed), Tanya Newbould (Red Dragon, Rush Hour 2) and Danielle Harris (Halloween series). The deal was made with Preferred Content. The Victim was written by Michael Biehn and is his directorial debut. Bill Clark, President of Anchor Bay Entertainment, made today's announcement.
"This is a great grindhouse film and audiences won't be disappointed," commented Kevin Kasha, Executive Vice President, Acquisitions and Co-Productions for Anchor Bay Films.
"From the first day of shooting, I had hoped that Anchor Bay would be interested in The Victim. I'm very happy they will be working with us to distribute it," added Michael Biehn. "I loved making such a down and dirty film - true grindhouse."
Good time girls Annie (Jennifer Blanc) and Mary (Danielle Harris) find themselves in a life and death situation. Annie's life is put in jeopardy when she is witness to a violent act at the hands of two Sheriff's Deputies. Fleeing from attackers (Ryan Honey, Denny Kirkwood), she stumbles across Kyle (Michael Biehn), a recluse living in the middle of the woods. The ruggedly handsome loner stays far from civilization - that is - until a single knock on his door throws his solitary life into chaos. Two worlds collide in this psychological thriller that will make you question your trust in mankind. Who is the victim?
The Victim was executive produced by Brock Morse, Morgan Johnson and Ryan Honey of The Mud Show and produced by Jennifer Blanc-Biehn, Lorna Paul and Travis Romero of Blanc/Biehn Productions in association with Pegasus Productions. Stevan Mena and Vincent Butta of Crimson Films will be handling the theatrical release. This is the third project between Crimson Films and Anchor Bay Films. Additionally, Hogan Entertainment and Pegasus Productions will be handling the college tour of the film.
The deal was brokered by Kevin Kasha on behalf of Anchor Bay Films with Preferred Content working on behalf of the filmmakers.
To discover more about The Victim, visit www.grindhousethevictim.com.
ANCHOR BAY ENTERTAINMENT CONDUCTS THE TERROR EXPERIMENT
There Is No Control April 12th on Blu-ray and DVD
BEVERLY HILLS, CA – Reaching into the heavens, the Federal Building is the ultimate symbol of government authority, power and security. But for some, it's the perfect target to expose our nation's vulnerability to attack – as well as expose potentially deadly secrets kept from its citizens. It's only a matter of time...
Anchor Bay Entertainment begins The Terror Experiment April 12th on Blu-ray and DVD. Featuring an all-star cast including Jason London (Out Cold, Dazed and Confused), C. Thomas Howell (E.T. The Extraterrestrial, The Hitcher, The Outsiders, Camel Spiders), Alicia Leigh Willis ("7th Heaven", "The L Word", "General Hospital"), Lochlyn Munro (Freddy Vs. Jason, White Chicks, Scary Movie), Alexander Mendeluk (Twilight and Twilight: New Moon), with Robert Carradine ("Lizzie McGuire," Revenge of the Nerds franchise), and Judd Nelson (The Breakfast Club, St. Elmo's Fire, Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back), The Terror Experiment will take viewers on a pulse-pounding journey through a towering hell above Earth and into an inferno of unstoppable thrills!
A terrorist sets off an explosion that rocks the Federal Building and unleashes a toxic gas throughout the ventilation system. His purpose: to expose the Government's secret biological warfare weapon, a deadly virus that instantly attacks a person's adrenal system, causing them to become inhumanly aggressive, with an uncontrollable urge to kill each other.
THOU SHALT NOT KILL... EXCEPT STARRING SAM RAIMI AS A MANSON-LIKE HIPPIE CULT LEADER!
THE EXPLOITATION ACTION CLASSIC FROM THE PEOPLE WHO BROUGHT YOU THE EVIL DEAD AND EVIL DEAD 2!
Vietnam, 1969. War is Hell. For Marine Sergeant
Jack Stryker (Brian Schulz), however, Hell is just the beginning. Trapped outside a Viet Cong village, Stryker takes two bullets to the leg.
Sent home from the war, he discovers his ex-girlfriend (Cheryl Hausen) has been kidnapped by a religious cult with a vicious Manson-like leader (played by THE EVIL DEAD and SPIDER-MAN trilogy director, Sam Raimi). Stryker teams up with his marine buddies to form an assassination squad to annihilate the gang of crazed killers.
Synapse Films proudly presents THOU SHALT NOT KILL... EXCEPT in an all-new 2K high-definition transfer from the original negative. Directed by Josh Becker, this "must see" (Detroit Free Press) cult classic features many of the creative personnel responsible for THE EVIL DEAD, including co-writer Bruce Campbell, writer/producer Scott Spiegel (INTRUDER), composer Joseph LoDuca, and actor Ted Raimi.
Special Features:
All-New High-Definition 2K Digital Restoration from the Original Negative
The Original Super 8mm Short film, STRYKER'S WAR, starring Bruce Campbell!
Made in Michigan: The Making of THOU SHALT NOT KILL... EXCEPT - Featurette
Two Audio Commentaries featuring Director Josh Becker, Bruce Campbell, and Star Brian Schulz
All-New Video Interview with Actor/Writer Bruce Campbell
Deleted Scene with Optional Director's Commentary
Alternate Title Sequence
Original Theatrical Trailer
Reversible Alternate Cover Artwork
Disc Info:
Director: Josh Becker
Starring: Sam Raimi, Ted Raimi, Scott Spiegel, Brian Schulz
Run Time: 83 minutes
Release Date: March 13, 2012
Language: English
Aspect Ratio: 16:9 1.66:1
Format: DVD/Blu-ray combo
Region: All regions
COMING TO DVD FROM IMAGE ENTERTAINMENT: March 13 2012
"GHOST HUNTERS INTERNATIONAL SEASON 2: PART 1"
On March 13, Image Entertainment invites you on a second exploration of the series that debuted as the number one reality series telecast in Syfy channel history with "Ghost Hunters International Season 2: Part 1," a collection of 13 episodes bringing the world's most frightening supernatural locations to your home entertainment system.
Fans can't get enough of "Ghost Hunters" - celebrating eight seasons as the #1 paranormal franchise on cable television. In the second season of this hit spin-off of Syfy's popular series, witness the fearless investigators exploring an ancient castle in Czech Republic, an 18th Century prison in Ireland, the Palazzo Ducale in Italy and even a castle said to be constructed over a portal to Hell. With these and many other unique locations, who knows the kinds of twisted discoveries awaiting these paranormal enthusiasts!
The bone-chilling investigations taken in "Ghost Hunters International Season 2: Part 1" will arouse curiosity in even the most skeptical of viewers:
Wicklow's Gaol
Skeleton in the Closet
Gate to Hell
Witches Castle
Spirits of Italy
Holy Ghosts
Hitler's Ghost
Silver Shadow
Quarantine Station
Port Arthur Penitentiary
Tasmania Death Sentence
San Lucas Prison
The Legend of Rose Hall
So prepare yourself for another round of supernatural experiences spanning the globe as "Ghost Hunters International Season 2: Part 1" reminds you the important details are found in what you can sense, not what you can see.
View newly released EVP footage done in connection with THE INNKEEPERS
Synopsis: After over one hundred years of service, The Yankee Pedlar Inn is shutting its doors for good. The last remaining employees - Claire (Sara Paxton) and Luke (Pat Healy) - are determined to uncover proof of what many believe to be one of New England's most haunted hotels. As the Inn's final days draw near, odd guests check in as the pair of minimum wage "ghost hunters" begin to experience strange and alarming events that may ultimately cause them to be mere footnotes in the hotel's long unexplained history
THE INNKEEPERS will be available on-demand December 30th and In theatres starting February 3rd.
ISRAEL'S FIRST HORROR FILM: Rabies
Catching On DVD February 28th
Chatsworth, CA - Horror cinema has finally found its new source! On February 28, Image Entertainment introduces Israel's slasher film debut, Rabies. A festival favorite, garnering rave reviews at the Tribeca 2011 Film Festival and the Fantasia 2011 Film Fest, Rabies features a cast that devotees of Israeli cinema will surely recognize, including Lior Ashenazi (winner, Award of the Israeli Film Academy - Footnote), Ania Bukstein (nominee, Award of the Israeli Film Academy - The Secrets) and Ran Danker (nominee, Award of the Israeli Film Academy - Eyes Wide Open).
Rabies surprises and shocks with its unexpected combination of horror and humor, of paranoia and panic. When a psychotic serial killer is on the loose, his path of rampage crosses paths with Ofer and Tali, a brother and sister combo who have run away from home. But when Tali becomes ensnared in the killer's trap, it is up to Ofer to find help. Left alone, Tali soon becomes mixed up with an unlikely group of characters, ranging from a set of tennis players to a squad of policemen. All the while, they continue to be stalked by the murderer - and when this assassin's identity is finally revealed, it turns out to be the biggest shock of all!
WHEN TERROR DARES TO STEP OVER THE THRESHHOLD...DON'T LET HIM IN
Crossing onto DVD January 3, 2012
Chatsworth, CA - A quiet weekend getaway in the country becomes a nightmarish race for survival! On January 3, 2012, Image Entertainment releases Don't Let Him In on DVD. Premiering at this year's BAFTAs, Don't Let Him In is already creating a buzz amongst the horror community on this side of the Atlantic.
Paige (Sophie Linfield, Mrs. Palfrey at The Claremont) and Calvin (Rhys Meredith, "Henry VIII," "State of Play") have decided to leave the city for the weekend to enjoy the calming English countryside. Their rural retreat is interrupted when Calvin's brazen sister brings along Tristan (Gordon Alexander, Sucker Punch), a city trader she picked up a one-night stand. Relations turn from uncomfortable to unnerving when the group learns a serial killer -- "The Tree Surgeon"—has been terrorizing the area. When the facts start to fall into place, and the blood begins to flow, they will have to face the true nature of their uninvited guest.
Also starring Sam Hazeldine ("Midsomer Murders," the upcoming The Raven) Don't Let Him In "delivers on the body count, has an awesome serial killer, and there's a nice twist at the end." (QuietEarth.us) It is a cautionary tale full of foreboding and fear, ending with a warning that resonates throughout the English woods: Don't Let Him In!
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Vigilante Vampire Vicar Vanquishes Villains
Trailer For New Horror Film ‘The Reverend' Goes Live
BAFTA winner Stuart Brennan is coming back to your screens in the blood-dripping-ly juice horror film, The Reverend . Starring alongside Tamer Hassan, Rutger Hauer, Shane Richie, Edmund Kingsley, and Emily Booth, with Simon Phillips, Brennan's Reverend bites off more than he can chew...
Fresh from seminary school, a new Reverend embarks on his first parish: A small, low-maintenance chapel based in the idyllic setting of a quiet country village. While on the surface the village seems to be a peaceful parish, with perfect residents, soon it becomes apparent that something more sinister lurks beneath the façade of a local businessman. On a wet, cold night, a mysterious girl visits the Reverend at the chapel. She is welcomed in warmly, but soon it becomes apparent that her visit is not for sanctuary but to deliver a message, a message in the form of a deep, bloody bite... Awoken with an unknown, uncontrollable thirst, the confused Reverend can't find any evidence of the girl from the night before. With nothing but his thirst and memory of the bite, the Reverend embarks on a mandate to clean up the village and the neighboring estate...by preaching or feasting.
THE YEAR AFTER INFECTION
If The World Ended Tomorrow Would You Still Want To Survive
The St. Louis based Independent Film Co. Vertice Films LLC. Has completed it’s first full length feature film.
Written and directed by film maker Antonio E. Greco.
Four stories, represented by each season, with diverse groups of people and the challenges they face after a zombie apocalypse. Trying to create a new life under the most dire of circumstances and dealing with letting go of their former lives, while coping with the constant danger of the infected.
Will they survive? Will they want to?
GUROZUKA
A terrifying horror film in the tradition of THE RING and SCREAM!
Gurozuka DVDA fun getaway turns into a journey to Hell for some unlucky teenage girls visiting an isolated house to rehearse and perform a play for their private movie club. Taking the trip with an adult chaperone, the girls learn that a previous club member supposedly went missing in the house, and another went insane! Shortly after they arrive, a mysterious videotape is found with footage of a violent killer wearing a Japanese 'deigan' mask. Is this footage faked—or real? Soon the girls' food and equipment disappear, and one of the girls is hauned by ghostly visions of the masked demon. Someone–or something–is in the house, and gruesome death awaits those who cannot escape!
Synapse Films presents Yôichi Nishiyama's GUROZUKA, a stylized horror film in the J-Horror tradition of the genre-bending Japanese classic, THE RING, and the frightful ferver of SCREAM.
Special Features:
The Making of GUROZUKA – Featurette
Original Trailer
Go Green With Dr. Gangrene
Dr. Gangrene Scares Up Three Emmy Nominations
NASHVILLE, TN (11.20.2011) The Nashville/Midsouth Chapter of The National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences announced their Midsouth Regional EMMY Award nominations on Friday, November 18, at a party hosted by Broadcast Music Incorporated (BMI) on Nashville’s legendary Music Row. Among the nominations were three for the creative minds behind television horror host, Dr. Gangrene.
Larry Underwood & Cameron McCasland picked up an EMMY nomination in the Entertainment category for the made for television movie "The Dreadful Hallowgreen Special" as well as two more nominations for Best PSA Campaign, and Best Short Form Writer for the "Go Green With Dr. Gangrene" series.
The good doctor said of the nomination, "This is a huge honor and it's great to see all our hard work appreciated. A big thanks to all the cast and crew who helped make these projects possible. We had a lot of fun with them and look forward to more horrific projects and collaborations in the future."
The Dreadful Hallowgreen Special pairs TV horror hosts Penny Dreadful & Dr. Gangrene together. The duo finds themselves readying for the upcoming Halloween season when suddenly all things go awry. It’s up to the physician of fright, Dr. Gangrene, and the eerie enchantress, Penny Dreadful, to set things right and save Halloween for everyone in this half hour special. Narrated by Washington DC’s legendary horror host Count Gore De Vol, this Halloween treat is packed with fright.
The "Go Green With Dr. Gangrene" series is a continuing collaboration between Underwood and McCasland and provides ways to make a safer, cleaner planet while using a horror theme as their backdrop. The 2011 installment featured Frankensteins monster, The Werewolf of Nashville, and The Creature from the Nashville Lagoon. The three newest shorts entitled, "Wolfbite", "Creature Cooler", and "Heating Up" provide tips on conserving the planet by cutting down on excessive waste, littering, and keeping tabs on pets. All three were filmed in and around Nashville landmarks, and are shot in glorious black & white as a loving nod to the classic monster films of yesteryear. McCasland was previously nominated for an EMMY in the Best Short Form Writer category for his work on "Go Green With Dr. Gangrene" in both 2008 and 2009.
McCasland said of the nomination, "We’re just so happy that people like our show. Dreadful Hallowgreen was such a blast to make, and I'm not sure if we could ever pull something like that off again. Go Green has been a great joy for me to work on, and this past year even more so, as I got to bring in a lot of people who I had worked with in the past to play small parts. We’re just out there with rubber monster masks, and people seem to love it."
The Dreadful Hallowgreen Special is distributed in the U.S. on home video and DVD by Alpha New Cinema. It premiered locally in Nashville on WNAB CW58 during Halloween weekend 2010, and was syndicated around the country. The made for television movie is a co-production of Shackle Island Studios and Peculiar Productions.
The 26th Annual Midsouth Emmy Awards will be announced during a live telecast in Nashville on March 17, 2012 at the Schermerhorn Symphony Center. For a full list of this year’s nominees please visit http://nashville.emmyonline.org/
Jennifer Lane of Decosimo Vaden. CPAs, who tabulated the ballots, announced that the 700 entries for the Midsouth Emmy Awards were judged by the Chicago/Midwest Chapter, the Mid-America Chapter based in St. Louis, the Mid-Atlantic Chapter based in Philadelphia, and the New York Chapter. She said Sixty-five television stations, production companies, and independent producers are named on the list of nominations.
Larry Underwood is an award winning writer and television producer. Outside of his role of Dr. Gangrene , he writes a regular column for Scary Monsters Magazine and daily musings in his Tales From The Lab Blog at drgangrene.com. Recently he was featured on the cover of Nashville Scene Magazine and in four color ink solving crimes alongside Dick Tracy in the classic comic strip.
Cameron McCasland is an Emmy nominated film maker from Edgewood Texas who has called Nashville home since 2001. His work has been seen on MTV, CMT, and film festivals around the globe. His upcoming feature film "The Lashman" is currently in post production.
Founded in 1957 The National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences is a non-profit, professional organization dedicated to fostering excellence in television. The academy has 19 chapters with 15,000 members nationwide.
IMAGE ENTERTAINMENT INVITES YOU TO SAMPLE LITTLE DEATHS
Enter the Forbidden December 13th
CHATSWORTH, CA – What would you do for the ultimate sexual rush? Welcome to a world where illicit sexual desire propels seemingly ordinary people to act out fantasies that can separate monotony from ecstasy...but also transform life into agonizing death! On December 13th, Image Entertainment releases the critically acclaimed psychological thriller Little Deaths on unrated DVD. The opening night film at this year's SXSW Film Festival, Little Deaths presents three titillating and terrifying tales of sex, power – and retribution – and what happens when these primal forces are violated.
In the vein of such classic horror anthologies as "Dead of Night," "Tales from the Crypt" and "Tales from the Darkside," Little Deaths takes the hunger for sex beyond pain and pleasure into the realm of a living nightmare. Have at it...if you dare!
In "House & Home," written and directed by Sean Hogan, the ultimate revenge fantasy gets a kinky upgrade. Affluent couple Richard and Victoria (Luke DeLacey and Suibhan Harrison) have a particularly debasing sexual foible. They pose as religious good Samaritans and lure less fortunate women to their luxurious home, only to abduct and assault them as part of their "entitlement" to the good life. But their latest capture, a homeless woman named "Sorrow" (Holly Lucas), just might show that they've bit off more than they can chew...
In Andrew Parkinson's "Mutant Tool," Jennifer (Jodie Jamieson) is a former prostitute and drug addict trying to get her life back on track, but living with her former pimp/drug dealing boyfriend Frank (Daniel Brocklebank) isn't helping matters. Jen's seeing a psychiatrist, who suddenly has Jen taking a new medication. While warned of potential side effects, Jen starts experiencing psychic connections and shocking visions of someone behind plastic curtains – bound, helmeted, dangling in the air and in a painful state of perpetual sexual arousal. As these hallucinations intensify, Jen comes to realize that she's part (with Frank's collaboration) of a terrifying experiment in manufacturing – and bottling – the ultimate sexual high.
Written and directed by Simon Rumley – the indie sensation behind Red, White and Blue -- "Bitch" details the sado-masochistic relationship between receptionist Claire (Kate Braithwaite) and her docile and obedient boyfriend Pete (Tom Sawyer). Ironically, while Claire literally treats Pete like a dog – going so far as occasionally leashing him and having him sleep in a doghouse – Claire also suffers from a pathological fear of canines. But when Claire's sexual games become more than he can bear, Pete puts in motion a series of events that will not only give Claire a taste of her own medicine, but add new meaning to "going to the dogs..."
ANCHOR BAY FILMS WELCOMES MOTHER'S DAY TO THEIR UPCOMING SCHEDULE!
BEVERLY HILLS, CA – Anchor Bay Films has announced today it has acquired the horror film Mother's Day, directed by Saw veteran Darren Lynn Bousman and starring Rebecca DeMornay, Jamie King, Deborah Ann Woll and Shawn Ashmore. The film is a loose remake of the original Troma film of the same name directed by Charles Kaufman. The announcement, which includes rights North American rights, was made by Bill Clark, President of Anchor Bay Entertainment.
"With Saw's Darren Lynn Bousman at the helm, and a cast featuring DeMornay, Ashmore and Woll, Mother's Day has an unbeatable horror pedigree," noted Kevin Kasha, Executive Vice President, Acquisitions and Co-Productions. "We're thrilled to add this chiller to the Anchor Bay Films roster of terror classics."
After a bank robbery gone wrong, three brothers head for home...only to discover that their mother lost the house in a foreclosure. The new owners and their guests, gathered for an ill-timed birthday party, become the brothers' unwitting hostages. Their mother and sister arrive, and it soon becomes obvious that Mother will do absolutely anything to protect her children. In one terrifying evening, Mother brilliantly takes control of the situation and masterminds her sons' escape. Sides will be taken, secrets revealed, and sins punished as the hostages struggle to make it through the night.
Mother's Day is directed by Darren Lynn Bousman (Saw II – IV), produced by Brett Ratner and Richard Saperstein with Jay Stern, Brian Witten, Jessie Rusu, Curtis Leopardo and Shara Kay. It stars Rebecca DeMornay (The Hand That Rocks The Cradle, The Wedding Crashers), Jamie King (Sin City, The Spirit), Deborah Ann Woll ("True Blood"), Patrick John Flueger ("Footloose") and Shawn Ashmore (X-Men 2, Frozen). Mother's Day is presented by LightTower Entertainment in association with Widget Films, The Genre Company and Rat Entertainment.
Mother's Day is "a relentless feat that forced me to reconsider what American horror is capable of..." said Ain't it Cool News. Dread Central added, "Mama's boys have once again made their mother very proud."
The deal was negotiated by Josh Thomashow and Kevin Kasha for Anchor Bay Films and Ben Weiss from Paradigm for the film.
CORMAN'S WORLD: EXPLOITS OF A HOLLYWOOD REBEL
Corman's World's: Exploits of a Hollywood Rebel opens in select theaters on December 16th.
CORMAN'S WORLD: EXPLOITS OF A HOLLYWOOD REBEL is a tantalizing and star-studded tribute to Roger Corman, Hollywood's most prolific writer-director producer, and seminal influencing force in modern moviemaking over the last 60 years. Featuring interviews with Hollywood icons and cinematic luminaries, some who launched their careers within Corman's unforgettable world of filmmaking, including Paul W.S. Anderson, Peter Bogdanovich, Robert De Niro, Peter Fonda, Pam Grier, Ron Howard, Eli Roth, Martin Scorsese, William Shatner and Jack Nicholson, along with many others, this documentary chronicles how Corman created his cult film empire, one low-budget success at a time, capitalizing on undiscovered talent, and pushing the boundaries of independent filmmaking.
Director Alex Stapleton weaves archival footage following Roger's illustrious career: From his early days of genre-defining classics including the original Fast and Furious, the original Little Shop of Horrors, The Crybaby Killer, The Intruder, House of Usher, and The Wild Angels (which at that point in 1966 was his 100th film) – to present day video of him and his wife Julie on location, still at work as they continue to produce and distribute films outside the studio system: fast, cheap and out-of-this-world! Distributed by Anchor Bay Films, Corman's World: Exploits of a Hollywood Rebel is rated R for some violent images, nudity and language. Run time 90 minutes.
ANCHOR BAY ENTERTAINMENT AND DIMENSION FILMS LAUNCH APOLLO 18 ON BLU-RAY AND DVD
Sci-Fi Thriller Heads To Retail On December 27th!
BEVERLY HILLS, CA – Anchor Bay Entertainment and Dimension Films announced today the Blu-ray and DVD release of the "terrifying" (Fred Topel, CraveOnline.com) and "chilling" (Hunter Daniels, Collider.com) sci-fi thriller, APOLLO 18. In the same vein as such blockbusters as The Blair Witch Project and Paranormal Activity, the film unearths alleged lost Department of Defense footage to construct a riveting story of the events that unfolded during this covert mission to the moon. Full of tension and suspense, APOLLO 18 blasts into stores on December 27, 2011.
Officially, Apollo 17, launched December 7, 1972, was the last manned mission to the moon. But two years later, in December of 1974, two American astronauts were sent on a secret mission to the moon funded by the US Department of Defense. What you are about to see is the actual footage which the astronauts captured on that mission. While NASA denies its authenticity, others say it's the real reason we've never gone back to the moon.
"Terrifying! This film will shock you to your core."
~ Fred Topel, CraveOnline.com
Learn more about APOLLO 18 at: apollo18movie.net/
The Devil's Rock To Scare and Scare Again
Paul Campion's First Feature Film To Continue World Tour
Paul Campion's first feature film, The Devil's Rock , continues its world tour. Following it's hugely successful run at 2011 Cannes Film Market, and a UK and New Zealand cinema release, The Devil's Rock sets to send the rest of the world trembling. Campion's feature film debut recently screened at the Icon TLV Fantastic Film Festival in Tel-Aviv, and will now be seen by audiences at the Ramaskrik Film Festival in Norway on Thursday 27 th October, and the San Sebastian Horror and Fantasy Film Festival on Friday 29 th October, where audiences will also have the chance to meet leading actress Gina Varela. Not only that, but director Paul Campion has also revealed a brand new poster for the film, and additional one sheets (attached) designed by Silver Ferox Design.
Set in the Channel Islands on the eve of D-Day, The Devil's Rock follows two Kiwi commandos, sent to destroy German gun emplacements to distract Hitler's forces away from Normandy, discover a Nazi occult plot to unleash demonic forces to win the war. Co-funded by the New Zealand Film Commission and featuring special makeup effects by Oscar winning Weta Workshop, The Devil's Rock has been described as "the best New Zealand horror film since Peter Jackson's Brain Dead ".
Visit the official San Sebastian Horror and Fantasy Festival at http://www.donostiakultura.com/terror/2011/index.php?lang=eu and the official Ramaskrik website http://ramaskrikoppdal.wordpress.com/filmer-a-a/ .
TLACult.com to Host Severin Films' Erotic Offerings on VOD
Legendary Cult DVD Label's Sexploitation Films to Be Offered via Streaming Rental
Philadelphia, PA October 26th, 2011 – Cult cinema fans craving more on-demand content have something to celebrate this Fall. Severin Films, the DVD label that BlogCritics.org has said is "well on their way to becoming the greatest indie label of all time" has partnered with TLACult.com, the cult, horror and exploitation online superstore, to offer some of Severin's most controversial erotic films via Streaming Rental. The initial batch of films available to stream instantly at TLACult.com includes 1979's Felicity starring gorgeous Glory Annen as a teen girl experiencing her sexual awakening; In the Folds of the Flesh, an ultra-lurid giallo epic starring Pier Angeli; Emanuelle in Bangkok starring sexploitation goddess Laura Gemser; and Vanessa, a '70s sexploitation coming-of-age tale starring the exceptionally beautiful Olivia Pascal.
"This is really exciting for us," gushed Dan Reed, Managing Editor of TLACult.com. "We've been huge admirers of Severin's for years and, when they came to us saying they needed a VOD home for their legendary erotic exploitation movies, we knew right away it was a perfect fit. We're large enough to have a platform for Streaming Rentals in place, but small enough to be free of the content restrictions against taboo materials and full-frontal nudity that the industry giants impose on themselves. Plus, our customers have purchased quite a lot of Severin DVDs over the years, so making these films available for our customers to stream was an absolute no-brainer."
The initial batch of films is available now for Streaming Rental at http://TLACult.com/SeverinVOD. Other selections include films by noted exploitation directors Joe D'Amato, Gérard Kikoïne and Lucio Fulci. TLA and Severin also plan to make more films available to stream in the next few months.
"We want to be the VOD home for people who love strange, obscure and, let's face it, kind of sleazy movies. The place to go for people who want to watch Laura Gemser run around naked or a sinister dwarf force young captives into prostitution or cartoons have sex with each other. Those people are our best customers and our deal with Severin enables us to give them more of what they want to watch," added Reed
Each film is available to stream for $3.99 (for a 7 day rental) at TLACult.com and will also be available on TLA's adult site TLARAW.com.
View THE INNKEEPERS poster exclusively on EW.com
Synopsis: After over one hundred years of service, The Yankee Pedlar Inn is shutting its doors for good. The last remaining employees -Claire (Sara Paxton) and Luke (Pat Healy) - are determined to uncover proof of what many believe to be one of New England's most haunted hotels. As the Inn’s final days draw near, odd guests check in as the pair of minimum wage “ghost hunters” begin to experience strange and alarming events that may ultimately cause them to be mere footnotes in the hotel’s long unexplained history
THE INNKEEPERS will be available on-demand December 30th and In theatres starting February 3rd.
Official site: magnetreleasing.com/theinnkeepers/
Official Facebook page: facebook.com/theinnkeepersmovie
THE ULTIMATE HALLOWEEN PARTY - HOSTED BY THE PRODUCER OF HALLOWEEN!
sCare Foundation presents the 1st Annual Halloween Launch Benefit Sunday, October 30th At the Conga Room L.A. Live Honoring Jamie Lee Curtis!
Sure to be the biggest Halloween bash of 2011, the sCare Foundation Halloween Launch Benefit will also be the night’s most fearsome fundraiser. The newly-founded sCare Foundation, headed by Malek Akkad, producer of the legendary Halloween film franchise, is hosting their inaugural event on Sunday, October 30th to benefit the CHAMPION Fund at Children’s Hospital Los Angeles and support the programs of the Hollywood Homeless Youth Project (HHYP). At the event, the foundation will give its first-ever Humanitarian Award to two-time Golden Globe® winner Jamie Lee Curtis (the original Halloween, True Lies). The benefit will be held at The Conga Room @ L.A. Live, and will be a star-studded night of live music and entertainment, along with a silent auction where fans can bid on a wide variety of items – all for a great cause!
sCare Foundation is a non-profit organization whose goal is to alleviate the hardships of poverty and homelessness facing North American youth.
Scheduled to appear: Priscilla Barnes ("Three’s Company"), Guillermo Diaz (Half Baked), Adam Green (Frozen), Joe Lynch (Chillerama), Adam Rifkin (Underdog, Chillerama), Jamie Lynn Sigler ("The Sopranos"), Tim Sullivan (2001 Maniacs), Drew Dowdle (Quarantine), John Dowdle (Dark Reel), Wayne Kazan (TMNT, The Good Girl), Paul Solet (Grace), David Boxerbaum (Spoof! An Insider’s Guide to Short Film Success), Carolyn Conrad ("Still Game") and many more!
WHEN: Sunday, October 30, 2011
TIME: 5:30 PM PRESS CHECK-IN
6:30 PM – 8:00 PM RED CARPET
7:30 PM – 1:00 AM HALLOWEEN LAUNCH BENEFIT
WHERE: The Conga Room @ L.A. Live
800 West Olympic Boulevard # 235
Los Angeles, CA 90015-1366
CHILLERAMA FROM IMAGE ENTERTAINMENT
INVADING A HOME NEAR YOU NOVEMBER 29TH
CHATSWORTH, CA - After a triumphant premiere at the famed Hollywood Forever Cemetery and after grossing out, er, entertaining audiences all over the country with a 20-city Roadshow Tour, the long-awaited new cult classic finally comes home! On November 29th, Image Entertainment unleashes the horror anthology CHILLERAMA to home theaters everywhere on unrated Blu-ray and DVD.
From the depraved minds of directors Adam Rifkin (Detroit Rock City, The Dark Backward), Tim Sullivan (2001 Maniacs,VH-1's "Scream Queens"), Adam Green (Hatchet, Frozen), and Joe Lynch (Wrong Turn 2, Knights of Badassdom), CHILLERAMA is a festival of gore, guts, goofiness and good times. In addition to experiencing all the chills, thrills - and goo - of the ultimate midnight movie in high-definition 1080p picture and DTS-HD audio, CHILLERAMA boasts two hours of insightful and heretofore unseen bonus features that delve deep into the creative process of these four renowned directors of the macabre, as they labored and toiled to create a cinematic love letter to horror and film fans.
experienced in theaters in I don't know how long." - Aaronflux, Dread Central
"Highly recommended fun." - Fangoria
"Worth checking out for a laugh and some seriously gross-out moments." - Shock Till You Drop
Produced by ArieScope Pictures and in the spirit of classic "omnibus" films like Dead of Night, Tales From the Crypt, Creepshow and Twilight Zone: The Movie, with four vignettes that not only celebrate the golden age of B horror schlock but also nearly the entire history of horror cinema itself, CHILLERAMA offers something for every bad taste. With titles like "Wadzilla," "I Was A Teenage Werebear," "The Diary of Anne Frankenstein," and "Zom-B-Movie," CHILLERAMA features appearances by Joel David Moore (Avatar, Hatchet), Lin Shaye (Insidious), Ray Wise (X-Men: First Class), Kane Hodder (Hatchet and Hatchet II), Eric Roberts (The Dark Knight, Sharktopus) and more cameos than one can (body)count.
It's the closing night at the last drive-in theater in America and Cecil B. Kaufman (Richard Riehle, Bridesmaids, Hatchet) has planned the ultimate marathon of lost film prints to unleash upon his faithful cinephile patrons. Four films so rare that they have never been exhibited publicly on American soil until this very night! What could possibly go wrong?
Bonus features on CHILLERAMA Blu-ray and DVD include:
Directors' Video Commentary
Wadzilla Deleted Scenes and Trailer
The Making of The Diary of Anne Frankenstein
I Was A Teenage Werebear Behind the Scenes, Deleted Scenes, and Trailer
Zom-B-Movie Deleted Scenes
Directors' Interviews
Original Theatrical Trailer
Magnet Releasing takes US Rights to PLAYBACK From Celluloid Nightmares
New York, NY - Monday, October 10, 2011 - The Wagner/Cuban Company’s Magnet Releasing, genre arm of Magnolia Pictures, announced today they have acquired US rights to PLAYBACK, a frightening horror film featuring Christian Slater, directed by Michael Nickles.
Magnet will release PLAYBACK through its Ultra VOD program in February, launching the film on all digital VOD platforms prior to its theatrical release in March.
While digging into their town’s infamous past, a group of high school students unwittingly unlock a dark secret, unleashing an evil spirit that takes possession of its victims. In addition to Slater, the film stars Toby Hemingway, Johnny Pacar and Ambyr Childers.
"PLAYBACK is very scary and a lot of fun," said Magnolia/Magnet President Eamonn Bowles. "We think it will be a hit with horror fans."
The deal was negotiated for Magnet by SVP of Acquisitions Dori Begley, Director of Acquisitions Peter Van Steemberg, and Head of Legal and Business Affairs Chris Matson with Nate Bolotin from Celluloid Nightmares.
Lawrence Robbins and John M. Bennett produced "Playback" under their New York production banner, Bennett Robbins Productions. Bennett Robbins has previously Co-Executive produced MGM's "The Betrayed," starring Melissa George, and Co-Executive Produced the romantic comedy "Coming and Going," directed by Edoardo Ponti and starring Rhys Darby and Sasha Alexander that recently premiered on TNT.
THIS CHRISTMAS, SYNAPSE FILMS HAS THE GROSSERIES!
Scott Spiegel's infamous gore classic finally hits the aisles with a splatterific new HD Blu-ray transfer!From Lawrence Bender, the producer of
Quentin Tarantino's PULP FICTION
and RESERVOIR DOGS, and the classic FROM DUSK TILL DAWN!
Scott Spiegel's INTRUDER presented uncut for the first time in beautiful high-definition in a DVD/Blu-ray combo!
It's 10 pm and the employees of Michigan's Walnut Lake Supermarket are in for a really bad night. The place is shutting its doors for good, and the night crew has a long shift ahead of them... longer than they think! The lovely check-out girl has a deranged ex-boyfriend, the store's phone lines are cut and the employees start dying in the most stomach-churning ways imaginable (courtesy of Academy Award®-winning KNB EFX Group). A deranged killer is on the loose in the grocery store! Can anyone stop this murderous intruder?
Synapse Films is proud to present Scott Spiegel's INTRUDER, the "holy grail" of extreme gore cinema, in an all-new 2K high-definition transfer of the original uncut, uncensored version. Sam Raimi (director of THE EVIL DEAD and SPIDER-MAN trilogies) and Renée Estevez (TV's THE WEST WING) star in this blood-drenched cult film classic that critics call "a gorgeous low-budget shocker that has long been one of the best kept secrets of the genre scene" (Alan Simpson, Sex Gore Mutants). Be sure to look for Bruce Campbell (THE EVIL DEAD, TV's BURN NOTICE) in a cameo role.
Special Features and Disc Info:
Audio Commentary with Director Scott Spiegel and Producer Lawrence Bender
"Slashed Prices: "The Making of INTRUDER" featurette, including interviews with Spiegel, Bender, the KNB EFX team, actors Bruce Campbell, Ted Raimi, Elizabeth Cox, Danny Hicks and others
Never-before-seen extended murder sequences from the original workprint
Outtakes from NIGHT CREW short film
Interview featurette with filmmaker/fan Vincent Pereira on INTRUDER
and GOREZONE magazine
Cast Audition Tapes
Behind-the-Scenes Still Gallery
Original Theatrical Trailer
Black Eve, Just in Time for Halloween
And then, there was one.
Fusion Films Entertainment is proud and very happy to announce the completion of their second feature film entitled, Black Eve. Black Eve, which will have its American premiere at the Buffalo International Film Festival on October 20th, 2011, and its Canadian premiere in Toronto at the Toronto Underground Theatre (186 Spadina Ave.) at 5:30pm on October 30th, 2011. People are encouraged to wear costumes to the Toronto screening...it is a Halloween movie playing on Hallow's Eve after all.
Black Eve was shot over a period of 6 days in an abandoned part of a mall. It was written and directed by award winning director Ryan Andrews and produced by the award winning producing duo Neil Green and Robert Sweet. It sports an up-and-coming all star cast, including Veronika London (HBO series Lingerie) as Pregnant Nun, Eva James as Chris, a young woman who has been picked on her whole life due to the fact she has special abilities, Peter Jackson, the Canadian hip hop artist who has performed with everyone from Naughty By Nature to Eminem's new rap partner Royce Da 5'9, and Neil Green (Slightly Used) known only in the film as The Man, a sadistic killer who is picking off all the kids at the Halloween party.
Chris is a young woman with psychic abilities and the only survivor of a wild Halloween party, crashed by an unknown man. While using her abilities to retrace the final steps of the other party guests, Chris is pitted in a cat and mouse game with the killer.
The West Jefferson Mall is closed down and set to be demolished. The department store was the site of a grizzly murder/suicide years before and now... it's the perfect location for a wild Halloween party. Two floors, fifty thousand square feet, loud music, booze, sexy Halloween costumes, and one uninvited guest. It's one hell of a night and by morning the only survivor, a woman with psychic abilities, is pitted in a cat and mouse game with the killer, running from room to room and using her powers to retrace the final steps of the other guests.
Ghost Hunters Season 6 Part 2
On Blu-Ray and DVD October 11th from Image Entertainment
Just in time for Halloween, Image Entertainment once again joins the hunt for the fantastic, the eerie and the mysterious with the October 11th Blu-ray and DVD release of "Ghost Hunters: Season 6: Part 2." Once again, fans can look forward to 13 skin-crawling episodes with 100% real investigations from the hit Syfy series!
Plumbers by day, paranormal investigators by night...the TAPS gang is back in one of TV's most popular shows. Jason and Grant, America's favorite spirit sleuths, return with more unforgettable adventures from the hit series' sixth season. Episodes include Lemp Mansion, Grammar School Ghosts, The Oldest House in Georgia, Empire State Haunts, and Ghost of Christmas Past. TAPS also travels to Georgia to investigate Rhodes Hall with the help of the ladies from The Real Housewives of Atlanta. Get ready for some more thrills and chills!
"Ghost Hunters: Season 6: Part 2" episodes:
Uninvited Guests
A Shot In The Dark
Signals From The Past
Lemp Mansion
Grammar School Ghosts
Time To Get Touched
The Chopping Block
Oldest House In Georgia
Home Is Where The Haunt Is
Empire State Haunts
Sloss Furnaces
Real Housewives Of Atlanta
Ghost Of Christmas Past
IMAGE ENTERTAINMENT PROUDLY ANNOUNCES THE HIGH-DEFINITION DEBUT OF LON CHANEY'S SILENT MASTERPIECE! PHANTOM OF THE OPERA
Featuring Three Versions Presented Together for the First Time; Coming November 1stCHATSWORTH, CA -- He was the "Man of a Thousand Faces." Generations of filmgoers the world over have been thrilled by his portrayals that showcased - and more often than not, empathized with - the shadows of human nature. And now the makeup artistry of a true cinematic pioneer can be seen in high definition! On November 1st, Image Entertainment releases the Lon Chaney classic Phantom of the Opera for the first time on Blu-ray! The Blu-ray features 3 versions of the film - assembled together for the first time in a single release -- including a brand-new high definition digital transfer from the 35mm negative, plus Gaylord Carter's famous theatre organ score, released for the first time as recorded in stereo! MSRP is $39.98, and pre-book is October 4th.
Produced by renowned silent film authority and preservationist David Shepard, the Phantom of the Opera Blu-ray includes the following versions:
Brand-new HD digital transfer of the 24fps version of 1929 reissue (Academy Aspect Ratio; 16x9 pillar-boxed) from the 35mm negative, with tinted sequences including the Bal Masque sequence in two-strip Technicolor. Featuring a brand new music score by Alloy Orchestra, plus Gaylord Carter's famous theatre organ score, released for the first time in stereo;
Brand-new HD transfer of 20fps version of 1929 reissue with tinting, Technicolor and hand-coloring. Symphonic score composed by Gabriel Thibaudeau, performed by I Musici de Montreal, conducted by Yuri Turovsky with Claudine Cote, soprano presented in stereo, along with a new full-length audio essay by Dr. Jon Mirsalis;
Standard definition presentation of the original 1925 release from a 16mm tinted source copy. Accompanied by a new piano score by Dr. Frederick Hodges.
Chaney stars as Erik, the "Phantom" who lives deep within the twisting catacombs and dungeons beneath the 19th century Paris Opera House. The singers all speak of a ghost who walks the halls, yet no one has ever seen him. But when Erik falls in love with the beautiful aspiring singer Christine, rumor becomes reality when he kidnaps her and holds her hostage in his lair. Hoping, praying that she might see beyond the mask and the disfigurement hiding under it...
"If I am the Phantom, it is because man's hatred has made me so... If I shall be saved, it will be because your love redeems me."
As in all his films, Chaney designed the now signature makeup for the Phantom, employing techniques - like pining his nose with wires - that not only expressed the outward physical pain of the characters, but inflicted great personal discomfort on the actor bringing them to life.
The Phantom of the Opera Blu-ray also contains the following bonus features:
Theatrical trailer
Photo Gallery
The complete Phantom Script
Phantom Souvenir Program Reproduction
The Phantom of the Opera is an allegory of desire, featuring Chaney's tour-de-force performance. Love and hate; violence and obsession; shame and honor: all are combined to create one of the greatest characters in cinematic history...and a must-have Blu-ray!
You’ve Been Warned! BEWARE
The Legend Lives on DVD October 18
LOS ANGELES (August 29, 2011) - Shady Grove’s dark past is about to become their worst nightmare when Maya Entertainment releases Beware on DVD October 18. Many believe the gruesome rumors of a boy chained to a tree in the woods, who now wanders the area in search of revenge. Many say it’s a lie. Now five unsuspecting kids will discover the truth behind this horrifying legend. Directed by Jason Daly (Sigma Die!), Beware stars Adam Leadbeater (Awakening, Hearts and Minds), Alex Livinalli (Cowboys & Indians), Brandy Whitford (Damaged/Delivered) and Cecilia Huete (Carpe Diem). Beware will be available on DVD for $27.98 SRP.
Synopsis:
The town of Shady Grove holds many dark secrets. Amongst them is the sadistic tale of "Shane, "a boy who was tortured and chained to a tree as a youngster. Legend has it that he wanders the woods in search of revenge. But no proof of his existence has ever been discovered... until now.
ON SEPTEMBER 27th, IMAGE ENTERTAINMENT AND SOMETHING WEIRD PRESENT THEIR CASE-BASKET CASE Blu-ray
The grindhouse classic remastered and on Blu-ray for the first time!Chatsworth, CA – In 1982, a low budget horror film raised its twisted head and created a buzz with a strange mix of comedy, gore, sleaze and heartfelt pathos. On September 27th, Image Entertainment and Something Weird proudly join forces to unleash Basket Case in a brand new HD transfer supervised by writer/director Frank Henenlotter. The Blu-ray has an SRP of $17.97 with a pre-book of August 30th and also contains a basket full of bonus features including an all-new video introduction by the director, commentary tracks and outtakes.
Carrying a mysterious wicker basket wherever he goes, Duane Bradley checks into a flea-bag hotel in New York 's Times Square . What's in the basket, you ask? Why, it's Duane's hideously misshapen Siamese twin brother, Belial, who seems to wield some sort of odd control over his more normal looking brother. Together, they're in town to hunt down and wreak havoc on the sick surgeons who separated them, but this isn't your normal revenge flick.
With memorably gruesome scenes and some seriously disturbing stop-motion animation, Basket Case is one of the most beloved, cheerfully demented cult classics of all time. Many discovered it in the days of VHS, but now Basket Case is reborn and remastered on Blu-ray for a new generation of twisted fans to enjoy. Open the basket if you dare!
"The Sickest Movie I've Ever Seen!" - Rex Reed
Blu-ray Bonus Features:
New Full-Frame HD Transfer Preserving the Original 16mm Camera Ratio
New Video Introduction by Director Frank Henenlotter
Audio Commentary by Director Frank Henenlotter, Producer Edgar Ievins, and Actress Beverly Bonner
Rare Outtakes and Behind-the-Scenes Footage from the Director's Personal Collection
Two Theatrical Trailers plus TV Spot
2001 Video Short: In Search of the Hotel Broslin
Two Rare Basket Case Radio Spots
Gallery of Basket Case Exploitation Art and Behind-the-Scene Photos
SUPERNATURAL: THE COMPLETE SIXTH SEASON
The Journey Continues on Blu-ray and DVD September 13, 2011BURBANK, CA (July 5, 2011) - The Winchester Brothers are back – saving humanity and hunting monsters in Supernatural: The Complete Sixth Season, out on Blu-ray Hi-def and DVD on September 13, 2011 from Warner Home Video. Supernatural: The Complete Sixth Season contains all 22 thrilling episodes of Season Six, plus over three and a half hours of bonus content including featurettes, deleted scenes, a gag reel, and two bonus episodes from Supernatural: The Anime Series. Fans that purchase the Blu-ray™ disc will enjoy even more exclusive bonus features and will also have access to a free digital copy of all 22 episodes (TBC)! The three-time Emmy®-nominated Supernatural: The Complete Sixth Season is priced at $59.98 SRP on DVD and $69.97 SRP on Blu-ray.
The prize: averting the Apocalypse. The price: Sam's life. Season Five's horrific finale left Dean alone, as Sam became trapped in Hell. Now a different man, Dean vows to stop hunting and devote himself to building a family with Lisa and her son Ben. Then, mysteriously, Sam reappears, drawing Dean back into the old life. But Sam's a different man, too. He's returned without his soul. How the Winchesters confront this latest challenge to their powerful bond is the troubled heart – and soul – of the profound and thrilling 5-Disc, 22-Episode Season 6. As the brothers struggle to regain Sam's soul, they must also battle deadly supernatural forces. Demons. Angels. Vampires. Shapeshifters. And a terrifying new nemesis from Purgatory called the Mother of All.
Entering its seventh season this fall, SUPERNATURAL stars Jared Padalecki (Friday the 13th, Gilmore Girls), Jensen Ackles (Smallville, My Bloody Valentine) and Misha Collins (ER, 24). Created by Eric Kripke (The Boogeyman), the hit series is executive produced by Robert Singer (Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman), Sera Gamble (Eyes), Kripke, Ben Edlund (The Tick, Firefly, Angel), Phil Sgriccia (Smallville) and McG (Terminator Salvation). Produced by Wonderland Sound and Vision in association with Warner Bros. Television, the thrilling series airs on Fridays at 9 p.m. ET/PT on The CW Network.
BLU-RAY & DVD FEATURES
Jensen Ackles: A Director's Journey featurette
Supernatural and the Quest for the Soul featurette
Audio Commentary on "Clap Your Hands if you Believe" with EPs Robert Singer, Sera Gamble, and Ben Edlund
Audio Commentary on "The French Mistake" with EPs Robert Singer, Sera Gamble and Ben Edlund.
"The French Mistake" Alternate Takes and Outtakes Gag Reel
Easter Egg
Two bonus episodes from Supernatural: The Anime Series - "All Hell Breaks Loose" Parts 1 & 2
Blu-ray Exclusives
A Hunter's Guide to Season 6
Pop-up trivia track on "The French Mistake"
22 ONE-HOUR EPISODES
