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DVD Releases: Week of September 27th
By R. Flagg
Sep 27, 2005, 15:25
Notable Releases
Robots
Best Price: $14.99 @ Circuit City
The Features:
� Commentary by director Chris Wedge and producer William Joyce
� Commentary by the Blue Sky technical team
� Discontinued Parts (deleted scenes) with Optional Commentary by Chris Wedge
� "Aunt Fanny's Tour of Booty" animated short
� The Original Robots Short (original short that sold the movie to the studio)
� "You Can Shine No Matter What You're Made Of" (character inspiration featurette)
� Meet the Bots (interactive): Character Bios, Characters 3-D Turnaround, Character Interviews Profiles, Character Design Gallery
� Blue Man Group music featurette
� Xbox Exclusive Multi-Player Racing Game
� Interactive games: Robot Dance, Invent-a-Bot, Fender Photo Shoot
� Inside Look at the Making of Ice Age 2 - exclusive to DVD
� DVD Rom Link
Lords Of Dogtown (Unrated Extended Edition)
Best Price: $19.88 @ Wal-Mart
The Features:
� Original Z-Boys Commentary
� Director and Cast Commentary Uncensored
� Deleted and Extended Scenes
� Gag Reel
� Dogged on Dogtown
� Alternate $#%@!
� Making of Lords Of Dogtown
� Bails and Spills
� Extended Pool Session
� Of Course We Want A Skateboarding Bulldog!
� The Ocean Washes My Hair and Make-up Test
� The Making of Pacific Ocean Park
� Dogtown Cameo Featurettes
� Storyboard Comparisons
� Music Video - "Nervous Breakdown" by Rise Against
Stewie Griffin: The Untold Story
Best Price: $14.99 @ Circuit City
The Features:
� Commentary by Creator Seth MacFarlane, Cast Members and Writers
� Bonus Uncensored Audio Track
� Animatic comparison
A Knight's Tale (Unrated Extended Edition)
Best Price: $13.15 @ DVDEmpire.com
The Features:
� Three new scenes
� Over 10 minutes of footage added back into the movie
� Commentary by Director Brian Helgeland and Actor Paul Bettany
� Deleted Scenes with Filmmaker's Intros
� HBO Making-of Special
� 11 Behind-the-Scenes Featurettes
� Music Video
Gilmore Girls: The Complete Fourth Season
Best Price: $38.89 @ DeepDiscountDVD.com
The Features:
� 22 episodes on six discs
� Unaired scenes
� Who Wants to Get Together: A montage of Season Four's best "hook-up" scenes
� Gilmore Goodies & Gossip: Fun factoids appear on screen during the Girls in Bikinis, Boys Doin' the Twist episode
� Stars Hollow interactive trivia game
The Amazing Race: The First Complete Season
Best Price: $24.38 @ Wal-Mart
The Features:
� Commentaries on 4 episodes
� All Access Pass: 90 minutes of additional scenes not shown on television
� A special "Look Back" recap of the season
� In-depth interviews with host Phil Keoghan and executive producers Jerry Bruckheimer and Bertram van Munster
The Complete Monty Python's Flying Circus 16-Ton Megaset
Best Price: $112.05 @ BestPrices.com
The Features:
� The complete 14-disc megaset plus the two-disc Monty Python Live
� Meet the Chaps
� Pythonisms Glossary
� Gillianimations
� Art Gallery
� Troupe Career Highlights
� Trivial Quest
� Useless Tidbits
� Monty Python's Fliegender Zirkus: German Episode #1
� Post-Python Troupe Highlights
� Pythonisms
� Bleeding Critics
� Confusing Musings
Hogan's Heroes: The Complete Second Season
Best Price: $27.18 @ Wal-Mart
The Features:
� Commentaries On Selected Episodes
� Blooper / Gag Reel Edited By Bob Crane
� Rare 8mm Home Movies Filmed On The Hogan's Set
� Special Guest Appearances: Bob Crane On "The Lucy Show," Entire Hogan's Cast On "The Leslie Uggams Show"
� Patricia And Bob Crane Wedding Footage
� Original CBS Network Promos
� Commercials Featuring The Hogan's Cast
� Photo Gallery
The Beverly Hillbillies: Ultimate Collection - Vol. 1
Best Price: $23.09 @ DeepDiscountDVD.com
The Features:
� 26 newly restored and unedited episodes, including never-before-broadcast original pilot
� Series Introduction by Linda Kaye Henning
� New Beverly Hillbillies behind-the-scenes footage
� Documentary: Paul Henning & The Hillbillies
� Rare Original Cast Sponsor Commercials
� CBS-TV Network Promo
� Vintage variety show appearances by Buddy Ebsen and Irene Ryan
� Original opening and closing theme songs
Spongebob Squarepants: Season 3
Best Price: $33.88 @ Wal-Mart
The Features:
� Bonus Episode: "Help Wanted" - Pilot Episode
� How To Draw SpongeBob SquarePants & His Underwater Buddies
� Pop-up Trivia Facts From Stephen Hillenburg & Crew
Dr. 90210: The Complete First Season
Synopsis:
This hit E! Channel reality show gives viewers a unique glimpse into the elite world of cosmetic surgery and the day-to-day lives of top plastic surgeons in Beverly Hills. Among them are Brazilian-born heartthrob Dr. Robert Rey, who tries to balance the demands of his growing practice with his marriage to wife Hayley, and his role as father to his young daughter and newborn son. The series shows first hand what goes on behind the scenes of not only the doctors who live this Beverly Hills lifestyle but also the people who take on the emotional journey of plastic surgery, exploring the risks these patients take as they lay their very lives on the operating table.
Best Price: $23.94 @ DeepDiscountDVD.com
The Features:
� Never-before-seen Footage
� Lighter moments and outtakes
Sigmund and the Sea Monsters: Season 1
Synopsis:
Sigmund Ooze (Billy Barty) is a green, scaly sea monster who can't seem to scare anyone. His family-Big Daddy, Sweet Mama, and brothers Slurp and Blurp-show their compassion by kicking him out of their cave at Dead Man's Point. But his luck changes when he is befriended by much nicer brothers Johnny and Scott Stuart (Johnny Whitaker and Scott Kolden), who keep him in their backyard clubhouse, away from the public eye. This is a tale of two families, as only the incomparable Sid & Marty Krofft could imagine it.
Best Price: $20.92 @ DeepDiscountDVD.com
The Features:
� Commentary with Series Creator Sid Krofft
� Commentaries with Actors Johnny Whitaker and Scott Kolden
� Interview with veteran Krofft Producer and Writer Si Rose
� Interview with Johnny Whitaker and Scott Kolden
Bad Timing (Criterion Collection)
Synopsis:
Amid the decaying elegance of cold-war Vienna, psychoanalyst Dr. Alex Linden (Art Garfunkel) becomes mired in an erotically charged affair with the elusive Milena Flaherty (Theresa Russell). When their all-consuming passion takes a life-threatening turn, Inspector Netusil (Harvey Keitel) is assigned to piece together the sordid details. Acclaimed for its innovative editing, raw performances, and stirring musical score, featuring Tom Waits, the Who, and Billie Holiday, Nicolas Roeg�s Bad Timing is a masterful, deeply disturbing foray into the dark world of sexual obsession.
Best Price: $19.99 @ Circuit City
The Features:
� New interview with Director Nicolas Roeg and producer Jeremy Thomas
� New interview with Theresa Russell
� Deleted Scenes
� Original theatrical trailer
� Gallery of behind-the-scenes production photos and original posters
� A new essay by film historian Richard Combs and a reprinted interview with Art Garfunkel, from 1980
The Man Who Fell To Earth (Criterion Collection)
Synopsis:
a daring exploration of science fiction as an art form. The story of an alien on an elaborate rescue mission provides the launching pad for Nicolas Roeg�s visual tour de force, a formally adventurous examination of alienation in contemporary life. Rock legend David Bowie completely embodies the title role, while Candy Clark, Buck Henry, and Rip Torn turn in pitch-perfect supporting performances. The film�s hallucinatory vision was obscured in the American theatrical release, which deleted nearly twenty minutes of crucial scenes and details. The Criterion Collection is proud to present Roeg�s full, uncut version, in this exclusive new director-approved high-definition widescreen transfer.
Best Price: $25.97 @ DVDPlanet.com
The Features:
� Exclusive commentary by director Nicolas Roeg with actors David Bowie and Buck Henry
� Performance: a compilation of new video interviews with actors Candy Clark and Rip Torn
� New video interview with screenwriter Paul Mayersberg
� Audio interviews with costume designer May Routh and production designer Brian Eatwell
� Multiple stills galleries: including Routh�s costume sketches; behind-the-scenes photos; and production and publicity stills, introduced by set photographer David James
� Gallery of posters from Roeg's films
� Trailers and television spots
� exclusive reprint of Walter Tevis�s original novel, courtesy of Vintage Books, and a booklet featuring a new essay on the film by critic Graham Fuller and an appreciation of Tevis by novelist Jack Matthews
The Wild Geese (30th Anniversary Edition)
Synopsis:
A British multinational seeks to overthrow a vicious dictator in central Africa. He hires a band of mercenaries in London and sends them in to save the virtuous but imprisoned opposition leader who is also critically ill and due for execution. Just when the team has performed a perfect rescue, the multinational does a deal with the vicious dictator leaving the mercenary band to escape under their own steam and exact revenge.
Best Price: $9.59 @ DeepDiscountDVD.com
The Features:
� Commentary with Sir Roger Moore
� Documentary: Last of the Gentleman Producers
� Stars War: The Making of The Wild Geese
� Charity Premiere Newsreel
� Original Radio Spots
� Stills Gallery
� Theatrical Trailers
Carlito's Way: Rise To Power
Synopsis:
Jay Hernandez, Mario Van Peebles, Luis Guzman and Sean Combs star in the gripping tale of the early years of gangster legend Carlito Brigante. Seduced by the power of the brutal New York Underworld, he enters a deadly circle of greed and retribution. Assisted by his two brothers in crime, Carlito is on the fast track to becoming Spanish Harlem's ultimate kingpin. He quickly learns, however, that the only way to survive at the top is through loyalty to his friends and respect for the rules of the street.
Best Price: $16.99 @ Best Buy
The Features:
� Deleted Scenes
� Carlito's Brothers In Crime - A look at how three friends created a crime empire on the mean streets of Harlem
� Bringing The 'Hood To life - A behind-the-scenes look at the creation of 1960's Harlem set
� and More!
Guerrilla: The Taking Of Patty Hearst
Synopsis:
This award-winning and internationally acclaimed film, is a gripping, unparalleled account of the most sensational kidnapping in American history.
Utilizing rare and never-before-seen archive footage, audio recordings, and exclusive interviews with former SLA members, renowned director Robert Stone presents an eye-opening chronicle of this bizarre affair, which marked America�s first direct encounter with modern media-driven political terrorism.
Best Price: $16.17 @ DeepDiscountDVD.com
The Features:
� Commentary with Director Robert Stone
� Deleted Scenes
� Audio Exclusive: The Patty Hearst Tapes
� Exclusive Footage: Hibernia Bank Robbery
� Theatrical Trailer
� Filmmaker Biography
� Photo Gallery
Let's Go With Pancho Villa
Synopsis:
From Mexico's Golden Age of Cinema comes this rediscovered classic by legendary director Fernando de Fuentes, including the rarely seen alternate ending censored in Mexico for decades. Part of the director's "Revolutionary Trilogy," Vamonos Con Pancho Villa follows the adventures of six young men who leave their rural homes to join Pancho Villa's army. Together, the men endure hardship, tragedy, and disillusionment-all for the cause of the Mexican Revolution. A leading figure in the Mexican Cinema of the 1930s, de Fuentes' most important work dealt with his country's history, particularly the Revolution. He was acclaimed for his use of moving camera, but his visual sense closely matches that of John Ford. Vamonos Con Pancho Villa confirms the director's importance in the history of Latin American film.
Best Price: $17.98 @ DeepDiscountDVD.com
The Features:
� Alternate Ending
� Photo Gallery
Speak
Synopsis:
Based on the award winning novel by Laurie Halse Anderson, "Speak" unfolds a story about Melinda (Kristen Stewart), a smart and spirited high school freshman who retreats into self-imposed silence after she is raped one night at a party. Feeling isolated from her classmates and from her preoccupied mother Joyce Sardnino (Elizabeth Perkins), Melinda retreats further in an attempt to escape the torments of high school. It is only through her work in art class with the help of her compassionate art teacher Mr. Freeman (Steve Zahn) that she begins to reach out to others and eventually finds her own voice and inner strength. A feature debut of director/co-writer Jessica Sharzer, "Speak" resonates with stubborn honesty and sardonic humor as we follow Melinda on her journey from traumatized isolation to a brave and final triumphant disclosure.
The Features:
� Commentary with Director Jessica Sharzer and Author Laurie Halse Anderson
� Book Study Guide from Penguin Books
� Penguin Books Fun Facts and Book Excerpt
� Behind the Scenes
Other Releases
4 Films By Otar Iosseliani (April/Falling Leaves/There Once Was a Singing Blackbird/Pastoral)
7 Times Lucky
Adrenalin Crew: 100% Illegal (Director's Cut)
American Pie Collection
Ancient Mysteries: Black Death
Ancient Mysteries: Tattooing
Antonieta
Anything Goes
Are You Being Served? Christmas
Ashanti
Atlas in the Land of Cyclops
Baja 1000 Classic
Barbara Cook: Bell Telephone Hour Appearances 1960-1965
Bars of Hate
Be My Guest
Beethoven: Pooch Pack
The Billy Nayer Show: The Early Years
Blind Melon: Live at the Metro - September 27th, 1995
Blood of the Samurai: The Series
Blutengel: Live Lines
Bollywood Dreams
Bouncing Souls: Live At The Glasshouse
Britney & Kevin: Chaotic (Bonus CD)
Bruce Brown Moto Classics
Carol Lawrence: Bell Telephone Hour Appearances 1960-1965
Carson City Kid
Front 242: Catch the Men
Chuka
Comic Book Superheroes Unmasked (History Channel)
Concorde Alpha Delta (History Channel)
The Conquerors (History Channel)
Convicts at Large
Dateline Diamonds
David Broza: Massada Live
Doro: Classic Diamonds
Down Texas Way
Duane Incarnate
Due South: Season 4
Eat the Rich
Forever in Black Hills
Frank Shamrock: Return of the Legend
Gang Bullets
The Gold Racket
Great Ships: Aircraft Carrier (History Channel)
Great Ships: Coast Guard Ships (History Channel)
Hank Williams: The Show He Never Gave
Hare & Hound Classic
History Mysteries: The Inquisition (History Channel)
History Mysteries: The Strange Case Of Lizzie Borden (History Channel)
History's Mysteries: Area 51 - Beyond Top Secret (History Channel)
Honor And Glory: America's Elite Military Honor Guard (History Channel)
Indecent Seduction
In Search Of History Lost City Of The Incas (History Channel)
In Search of History: Hell's Angels (History Channel)
Interrogation Of Michael Crowe
Investigation History: Butch Cassidy & The Sundance Kid (History Channel)
Ipo
Israel: Birth Of A Nation (History Channel)
JFK: Reckless Youth
Kc And The Sunshine Band Present Get Down Tonight: The Disco Explosion Live
Keith Urban: Livin Right Now
The Killer Storm (History Channel)
King of Iron Town
Korea: The Forgotten War (History Channel)
The Ku Klux Klan: A Secret History (History Channel)
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit - The 2nd Year
Law Commands
Learn How To Tie Dye: Complete 3-Volume Set
Le Mans Review 2005
The Letter: An American Town and the Somali Invasion
The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp: From Ellsworth To Tombstone
Live It Up
Look Back in Anger
Lords Of Dogtown (Unrated Extended Edition)/Dogtown & Z Boys (Deluxe Edition)
Love In A Cold Climate
Lucky Stiff
LUZER: Live At The Recher Theatre
Make It Funky
Marvin Sease: Live With the Candy Licker
Mechanical Man/Headless Horseman
Miss Richfield 1981: Fall On Your Knees Christmas Extravaganza
Modern Marvels: The Manhattan Project
Modern Marvels: More Engineering Disasters
Modigliani
Niagara: AHistory Of The Falls (History Channel)
Nude Women's Wrestling League - Vol 3
Nuremberg: Tyranny On Trial (History Channel)
The Original Amateur Hour
Our Times
Over the Ocean
The Park
The Pastry Girl
Patsy Cline: Sweet Dreams Still - The Anthology
Petula Clark: At the Turn of the Year
Plato's Run
Quilombo
Rage of Paris
Resident Alien
The Right Spectacle: The Very Best of Elvis Costello
Rouleman
Rugrats: Tales From The Crib - Snow White
Sad Inheritance
Save Our History: Gold Rush Ghost Towns
Self Destruction Of The Ultimate Warrior
Seuss Celebration
Silver Hawk
Skinny Puppy: Greater Wrong Of The Right Live
Stanley's Gig
The Stationmaster's Wife
Street Fury: Twin Turbos
Streets: Barcelona
The Sun: Blame It on the Youth
Tales Of The Gun: The Guns Of Smith & Wesson
Taste of Chaos
There's No Such Thing As A Chanukah Bush, Sandy Goldstein
They Made Me a Killer
This Divided State
Touch of Frost: Season 7 & 8
The Tracker
True Story Of The Bridge On The River Kwai (History Channel)
Try To Remember
Uncle Chaim
The Vicar Of Dibley: 10th Anniversary Specials
The Walk
We're No Angels
West Of The Badlands
Whispering City
Who are the Debolts?
X Games: Evolution of Skate
Zulu Dawn
Notable Horror & Sci-Fi Releases
The Evil Dead 2 (Book Of The Dead Limited Edition)
Best Price: $19.19 @ DeepDiscountDVD.com
The Features:
� All-new limited edition Book Of The Dead packaging
� Commentary with Writer-Director Sam Raimi, Star Bruce Campbell, Co-Writer Scott Spiegel and Special Make-Up Effects Artist Greg Nicotero
� Behind The Screams: ALL-NEW featurette highlighting the "Deadest" special effects details with Tom Sullivan
� The Gore The Merrier Featurette
� Theatrical Trailer
Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer (20th Anniversary Edition)
Best Price: $16.49 @ DeepDiscountDVD.com
The Features:
� Reversible Double-Sided Cover Art featuring the "banned" artwork by renowned artist Joe Coleman
� Feature-length Commentary by John McNaughton
� Deleted Scenes and Outtakes with commentary by John McNaughton
� Portrait: The Making of Henry
� The Serial Killers: Henry Lee Lucas
� Theatrical Trailers
� Still Gallery and Storyboards
Star Trek Enterprise: Complete 3rd Season
Best Price: $89.99 @ DVDPlanet.com
The Features:
� 24 episodes on seven discs
� The Xindi Saga Begins
� Star Trek Enterprisemoments: Season 3
� Star Trek Enterprise profile: Connor Trinneer
� A Day in the Life of a Director: Roxann Dawson
� Deleted scenes
� Outtakes
� Photo gallery
The X-Files Mythology, Vol. 3: Colonization
Best Price: $27.88 @ Wal-Mart
The Features:
� 16 episodes from seasons 5-8 on four discs: Patient X, The Red and the Black, The End, The Beginning, S.R. 819, Two Fathers, One Son, Biogenesis, The Sixth Extinction, The Sixth Extinction II: Amor Fati, Sein und Zeit, Closure, En Ami, Requiem, Within, Without
� Commentary by Chris Carter on The Red and the Black
� Commentary by Frank Spotnitz on One Son
� Commentary by Kim Manners on Closure
� Commentary by Kim Manners and Robert Patrick on Within
� Chris Carter's all-new "Threads of Mythology" documentary
� Documentary: Colonization
� Mythology timeline
Buddy Boy (Special Edition)
Synopsis:
Shy, withdrawn Francis (Aidan Gillen) spends his lonely days caring for his domineering invalid stepmother (Susan Tyrrell). Until the arrival of beautiful Gloria (Bitter Moon's Emmanuelle Seigner), a new neighbor whose daily activities become the center of his life. However, he soon comes to suspect that she is harboring a horrific secret, one that will change his life forever. A stylish and disturbing psychological thriller in the tradition of David Lynch and Roman Polanski, filled with powerful performances and dazzling visuals, Buddy Boy will keep you riveted until the final shocking scene!
Best Price: $12.59 @ DVDPacific.com
The Features:
� Behind-the-Scenes Footage
� Storyboard Drawings of two pivotal scenes
� Set Construction Footage
� Production Stills
� Buddy Boy Screenplay (DVD-ROM)
� Preview Magazine Article about the film (DVD-ROM)
� Buddy Boy Reviews (DVD-ROM)
Ice From the Sun (Collector's Edition)
Synopsis:
One of the most acclaimed independent horror films in recent years, this experimental dose of future shock from acclaimed director Eric Stanze unfolds in a nightmarish world where cities are enclosed in ice, magicians match wits with angels and demons, lives are snuffed out without warning and time itself can be manipulated for good or evil. Graphic, unflinching, stylish, and relentless, Ice From The Sun takes you on an unforgettable roller coaster ride of the senses. Featuring a Blistering Punk Score by Johnny Magnet, Hotel Faux Pas, Free Dirt and Ded Bugs.
Best Price: $14.62 @ DeepDiscountDVD.com
The Features:
� Three Commentary Tracks
� Feature-Length Behind-The-Scenes Documentary
� Music Score Featurette
� Audition Footage
� Film Facts
� Music Videos
� Trailers
� Stills Gallery
Long Weekend (Special Edition)
Synopsis:
Attempting to resurrect their failing marriage, Peter (John Hargreaves) and Marcia (Briony Behets), set out on a camping trip to a deserted stretch of the Australian coastline. They hope that a long weekend in the sunshine will help them patch their differences.
They are a careless couple, littering the countryside with garbage, shooting guns and even driving away after wounding a kangaroo with their automobile. Their callous disregard for the environment soon becomes apparent when the animals start to seek vengeance. Marcia and Peter have proved themselves destroyers of nature. Will the animals allow them to leave or will they be destroyed?
Best Price: $10.61 @ DeepDiscountDVD.com
The Features:
� New 2005 Anamorphic (2.35:1) High-Definition Transfer Supervised by Synapse Films
� Commentary from Producer Richard Brennan and Cinematographer Vincent Monton
� Extensive Still Gallery Featuring an Audio Interview with Actor John Hargreaves
� Original Theatrical Trailer
The Driller Killer (Single Disc Widescreen Edition)
Synopsis:
Long available in incomplete or full screen editions, Abel Ferrara's 1979 cult classic The Driller Killer here receives its definitive presentation. The Driller Killer stars Ferrara himself (under the pseudonym 'Jimmy Laine') as Reno Miller, an artist being driven mad by the pressures of New York life, who takes to the streets and begins murdering derelicts with a power drill. Although Ferrara intended to make a film in the tradition of The Texas Chainsaw Massacre, the result bore an even greater resemblance to Martin Scorsese's Taxi Driver. The Driller Killer is an indispensable addition to the collection of anyone interested in 1970s horror, the work of Abel Ferrara, or off-the-wall cinema.
Best Price: $13.05 @ DVDPacific.com
The Features:
� Commentary with Abel Ferrara
� Theatrical Trailer
� Porto-Pack Commercial
The Big Alligator River
Synopsis:
In the tradition of the classic �animal revenge� movies Jaws and Piranha comes Sergio Martino�s The Big Alligator River, a blood-soaked tale of greed, Third World exploitation and karmic comeuppance starring Barbara Bach Claudio Cassinelli.
NoShame Films is proud to present The Big Alligator River in its original aspect ration, remastered in 16x9 from the original negative, uncut and uncensored for the first time on DVD in America.
Best Price: $13.05 @ DVDPacific.com
The Features:
� In the Croc's Nest: interviews with director Sergio Martino and production designer Antonello Geleng
� Original Italian Theatrical Trailer
� Poster and Still Gallery
� Collectible Booklet: including essay on animals' revenge films and talent bios
The Candy Snatchers
Synopsis:
Poor Candy (Susan Sennet) is heading home from Catholic school when she is suddenly snatched by a group of sadistic kidnappers wearing Groucho Marx glasses (Tiffany Bolling, Brad David, Vince Martorano). The kidnapers throw Candy in the back of a van and take her up to an abandoned home in the Hollywood hills, where they bury her alive. Little do the inept kidnappers know that Candy is not who they think she is and their dreams of wealth and the easy life are soon to be shattered by real-life violence. Influenced by the Charles Manson murders and the end of the 60�s hippy Love Generation, The Candy Snatchers is one of the most cleverly twisted and nasty thrillers to come out of the 70's American exploitation cinema, similar in tone to Wes Craven�s The Last House on the Left. Considered a �long-lost� genre classic, The Candy Snatchers is making its home video debut with a brand-new transfer straight from the original camera negative, courtesy of Subversive Cinema.
Best Price: $15.81 @ DVDPacific.com
The Features:
� New widescreen (1.85:1) anamorphic transfer from the original camera negative.
� Commentary with stars Susan Sennett and Tiffany Bolling, moderated by actor Marc Edward Heuck and Norman Hill.
� Featurette: The women of The Candy Snatchers: including interviews with stars Susan Sennett and Tiffany Bolling.
� Still gallery
� Trailers
� lobby card reproductions
� original poster art reproduction
� reversal jacket with photo montage on the inside cover
Cold Blood
Synopsis:
Unable to cope with his wife's death, J.M. flees to his sister's desolate farm where he was married one year ago. There, he finds himself haunted by memories and visions of his dead wife, Andrea. However, J.M. slowly realizes that he is not alone. He is tormented by a new caretaker, some curious locals, and his wife's suspicious lover who is trying to unravel the mystery of Andrea's disappearance.
Best Price: $13.05 @ DVDPacific.com
The Features:
� Commentary by Director Brian Avenet-Braldey, Producer Laurence Avenet-Bradley and Star Barnes Walker III
� Deleted Scenes
� Making of Featurette
� Trailer
� The Songs Behind the Story
Dragonhead
Synopsis:
On the way home from a school trip, a tragic accident traps Teru Aoki's express train in a collapsed tunnel. The only other survivors of the catastrophe are his classmates, Ako Seto and Nobuo Takahashi. Teru resolves to escape to the surface, braving death, danger, and madness.
However, what awaits them on the outside is a desolate landscape of utter ruin as far as the eye can see. What could have caused such destruction? A natural disaster? A nuclear catastrophe? A time slip? With mixed emotions of hope and despair, the survivors journey towards Tokyo, encountering other survivors and inevitable chaos throughout their shattered world.
Best Price: $17.98 @ DeepDiscountDVD.com
The Features:
� Making Of Dragonhead
� Theatrical Trailer
� Interviews
� Promotional Spot
Experiments in Terror (Outer Space/Tuning the Sleeping Machine/Ursula/Dawn of the Evil Millennium/Journey Into the Unknown/The Virgin Sacrifice)
Synopsis:
This shocking program explodes the genre of the horror film, profoundly expanding the cinematic language of fear. Experiments in Terror perversely unearths a celluloid sarcophagus of horrible beauty by delving into the psyches of six different filmmakers. Using visionary cinematography and a masterful montage of rare film artifacts, these amoral auteurs probe every dark corner of the human psyche with morbid curiosity and in lurid detail!
Best Price: $14.98 @ DeepDiscountDVD.com
The Features:
� 2 Featurettes including "Trailer Camp Psychorama" and "The Haunted Mouth," with Cesar Romero
� Trailers for upcoming releases
Face
Synopsis:
A serial killer is burning away the flesh of his victims with acid, leaving only the bones behind. The police turn to Hyun-min, a former forensic sculptor adept in reconstructing faces by examining and interpreting skulls. With the victim's bones in his house, Hyun-min's daughter begins to experience disturbing visions. As he races against time to find the answers and save his daughter, the deadly truth behind these victims reveals a sinister conspiracy that threatens everyone involved.
Best Price: $14.98 @ DeepDiscountDVD.com
The Features:
� Interviews with Director, Cast & Crew
� Outtakes
� Behind-the-Scenes Photo Shoot
� Photo Gallery
Female Yakuza Tale: Inquisition & Torture
Synopsis:
An anarchistic apex in the career of Japanese cult director, Teruo Ishii, whose fifty year resume includes Horror of Malformed Men and Blind Beast Vs. Killer Dwarf. Notoriously lacking restraint, sexy 'pinky violence' star, Reiko Ike, returns in this gonzo sequel to Sex & Fury following the further exploits of Ocho, a thief and gambler running afoul of evil yakuza in Meiji Era Tokyo. Aided by a lone wolf adventurer (Ryohei Uchida), Ocho investigates a ruthless gang of cutthroats who are using indentured prostitutes as drug mules to smuggle heroin from China. Director Ishii throws everything but the kitchen sink into this mind-altering sexploitation action saga, all culminating in a bloody mobster massacre replete with sultry swordswomen.
Best Price: $13.05 @ DVDPacific.com
The Features:
� Commentary with Chris D., Film Programmer for The American Cinematheque�s Outlaw Masters Series
� Director & Star Bios
� Original Theatrical Trailer
� Poster and Still Galleries
� Production Notes
� Special Insert Sticker
Ice Queen
Synopsis:
Dr. Frantz Goddard has stolen the archeological find of the century, a female humanoid from the Ice Age, discovered sealed in a tomb of amber deep in the Amazon Forest. A desperate fight with his pilot sends his plane crashing into the snow-covered Killington Mountains, causing an avalanche that engulfs a nearby ski resort.
The stunned survivors at the resort are trapped inside the shattered building underneath mountains of snow. Even worse, something deadly has been unleashed underneath the snow with them, The Ice Queen. Thrown from the crash, she has awakened from the gold, gruesomely deformed, viciously powerful, and terrifyingly evil. With little air left and the resort collapsing around them, the survivors must make a deadly gamble, face the Ice Queen, or succumb to certain death.
Best Price: $14.98 @ DeepDiscountDVD.com
The Features:
� Commentary
� Behind-the-Scenes
� Trailers
Red Cockroaches
Synopsis:
One of the most astounding and impressive debut films you will ever see! Shot on digital video, with editing and visual stylizing and effects done on director Miguel Coyula�s Apple G4 computer, the seamless visual effects, distinct colorization, and stunning visual imagery makes the film feel like some sort of comic book alternate reality come to life. No shot is repeated in the entire film, and every scene has subtle or not so subtle digital visual effects.
Set in a New York of the near future, complete with flying cars and glowing red cockroaches, Red Cockroaches is a mind bending and morally ambiguous astounding visual experience. A man in his twenties meets a mysterious young woman who disrupts the banality of his day-to-day existence. Together, they will embark on an obsessive-destructive journey revealing dark family secrets and forbidden desires.
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The Features:
� Commentary by Director Miguel Coyula and Stars Adam Plotch and
Jeff Pucillo
� Deleted Scenes
� Outtakes
� Making of Featurette
� A Short Film by Director Miguel Coyula
� Trailer
� Storyboards
Sex & Fury
Synopsis:
One of the wildest, most violent, just-plain-entertaining Japanese sexploitation pictures from the 1970s stars smoldering young 'pinky violence' actress Reiko Ike Ocho, a gambler and pickpocket in Meiji Era Tokyo. After sheltering a fleeing anarchist, Ocho encounters the three villains responsible for her father's murder, and conflicts with various yakuza who want her dead. A European spy (Christina Lindberg), whose sadistic diplomat boss has his own nefarious plans, complicates matters. A riproaring action saga filled with beautiful bodies, bloody swordplay and psychedelic imagery, all beautifully photographed in a number of astonishing set pieces. Directed by Norifumi Suzuki (father of the Sukeban genre), Sex & Fury transcends the pop culture realm to achieve genuine art.
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The Features:
� Brand New 16x9 transfer with completely re-mastered video and audio
� Commentary with Chris D., Film Programmer for The American Cinematheque's Outlaw Masters of Japanese Film Series
� Original Theatrical Trailer
� Poster & Still Galleries
� Production Notes
� Special Packaging: stunning transparent amaray and the first 10,000 units debut in a clear O-Sleeve
Slaughterhouse of the Rising Sun
Synopsis:
The year is 1971. Jennifer, a troubled actress, is institutionalized following psychotic visions on the set of her latest film. Upon her release, Jennifer becomes stranded in the desert only to be rescued by a colorful band of nomadic rebels. Helpless and alone, Jennifer has no choice but to follow them and is subtly but swiftly introduced into their family. That night, a local desert dweller tells them of an abandoned house and warns them to stay away. The family ignores the warning and uses the house as their latest crash pad. Jennifer becomes further plagued by sinister visions that reduce her ability to separate reality from fantasy. Soon members of the family are mysteriously killed one by one in the legend known as the Slaughterhouse Of the Rising Sun...
The Features:
� Commentary by Director
� Losing The Light: The Unmaking of Slaughterhouse Of The Rising Sun
� Deleted Scenes Montage - Cuttings
A Whisper In The Dark
Synopsis:
Strange things are going on in a beautiful and decadent Venetian villa. A young mother (Nathalie Delon) is horrified to discover that the imaginary friend of her son (Alessandro Poggi) is the second child she lost during her last pregnancy. Haunted by guilt, plagued by freak accidents and disbelieved by her husband (John Phillip Law), she turns for help to a famous psychiatrist (Joseph Cotten), only to learn that the ghost of her dead child is a very naughty boy.
Painstakingly restored from the original vault negatives and available uncut for the first time in the USA, this subtle, disturbing scarefeast is driven by a sensual score from maestro Pino Donaggio. And for the first time ever, cinematographer Claudio Cirillo has granted an exclusive interview, discussing the making of this ghostly gem.
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The Features:
� Whispering Corridors: interviews with cinematographer Claudio Cirillo
� Exclusive Intro by cinematographer Claudio Cirillo
� Original Italian Theatrical Trailer
� Poster and Still Gallery
� Collectible Booklet including liner notes, talent bios and essay on Italian gothic Films
Your Vice Is a Locked Room And Only I Have The Key
Synopsis:
Director Sergio Martino and screenwriter Ernesto Gastaldi are at it again with Your Vice Is A Locked Room And Only I Have The Key, a gore-soaked psycho-thriller in the severed vein of their classic gialli.
Luigi Pistilli is a burned out novelist haunted by the memory of his dead mother and making life miserable for wife Anita Strindberg. When the failed writer�s mistress is found slashed to death, the crime initiates a series of bloody slayings that drive the protagonists to the brink of insanity and murder.
Throw away those grainy, incomplete bootlegs and substandard import DVDs. NoShame Films presents Your Vice Is A Locked Room And Only I Have The Key uncut in a pristine, widescreen, 16x9 presentation re-mastered from the original negative for the first time in America.
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The Features:
� Unvealing the Vice: interviews with director Sergio Martino, star Edwige Fenech and screenwriter Ernesto Gastaldi
� Sergio Martino Collection: compilation trailers
� Poster and Still Gallery
� Collectible Booklet including liner notes and talent bios
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