There’s a ton of new releases coming out this week!! Hope you’ve been saving up. As always, release dates are subject to change. Let’s get to it:
ALIENS VS. PREDATOR: REQUIEM (2007)
The Colorado wilderness becomes the latest battleground for the war between the intergalactic hunters and their chest-bursting quarry. When a ship carrying an Alien/Predator hybrid and a hive of egg-laying facehuggers crashes on Earth, a Predator is dispatched to wipe them all out, trapping a small group of human locals in the middle of an acidic blood-soaked fight to the finish. Reiko Aylesworth, Steven Pasquale, John Ortiz star in this action-packed sequel. AKA: “AVPR.” Theatrical, R-rated version; 93 min./Unrated version; 100 min. Widescreen; Soundtracks: English DTS HD 5.1, French Dolby Digital 5.1, Spanish Dolby Digital 5.1; Subtitles: English, Spanish, Cantonese, Mandarin, Korean; audio commentary; deleted scene; featurettes; photo gallery; theatrical trailers.
Being released on Blu-ray on 2/10/2015
ARKHAM SANITARIUM: SOUL EATER (2014)
Inspired by the works of H.P. Lovecraft, this contemporary thriller follows married paranormal investigators–she a psychic, he a skeptic–into the dark and deserted confines of an institution shuttered decades earlier, after the notorious “Miskatonic Massacre.” Inside, ominous and invisible signals of malevolence soon give way to unimpeachable evidence of evil forces invading from another dimension. Marc Edwards, Rinska Carrasco star. 76 min. Widescreen (Enhanced); Soundtrack: English.
Being released on DVD on 2/10/2015
CREATURE FROM THE BLACK LAGOON: COMPLETE LEGACY COLLECTION
This two-disc set collecting the cinematic adventures of everybody’s favorite scary–and scaly–monster opens with “Creature From The Black Lagoon” (1954), in which a team of scientists in the Amazon is hunted by a water-breathing, half-human gillman. Richard Carlson, Julia Adams star. Not in 3D. Next, it’s the “Revenge Of The Creature” (1955), as he torments tourists at a Florida aquarium. John Agar, Lori Nelson star. Then, “The Creature Walks Among Us” (1956) after scientists mutate the beastie so that he can live on land–and terrorize San Francisco. Jeff Morrow, Rex Reason star. 4 hrs. total. Widescreen; Soundtrack: English Dolby Digital mono; Subtitles: English (SDH); audio commentary; documentary; photo gallery; theatrical trailers.
Being released on DVD on 2/10/2015
DEAD WALKERS: RISE OF THE FOURTH REICH (2013; My Review)
British agents investigating the threat of terrorism in Romania stumble upon a shocking operation headed up by the descendants of Nazis bent on achieving revenge for Hitler’s defeat in World War II. Their secret project? The breeding of immortal super-soldiers, thanks to the harnessing of an energy source that powers their undead bodies! Will this new army bring about a real thousand-year Reich? Philip Berzamanis, Rudy Barrow, and Jane Haslehurst star. 75 min. Widescreen (Enhanced); Soundtrack: English.
Being released on DVD on 2/10/2015
DELIVERY: THE BEAST WITHIN (2013)
Reality TV gets pretty unreal in this found-footage shocker about a young couple’s (Laurel Vail, Danny Barclay) appearance on a pregnancy-themed television show. So thrilled to be finally expecting a child after a long period of fertility issues, the pair grows terrified that spooky happenings around them might be a signal that either the mother-to-be is losing her mind, or that their unborn child could be the spawn of…guess who? With David Alan Graf, Elizabeth Sandy. 89 min. Widescreen (Enhanced); Soundtrack: English.
Being released on DVD on 2/10/2015
DRACULA: COMPLETE LEGACY COLLECTION
A kindly researcher (Onslow Stevens) comes to regret his decisions to help Count Dracula (John Carradine) and lycanthrope Larry Talbot (Lon Chaney, Jr.) find release from their respective curses in the monster rally “House Of Dracula” (1945). With Lionel Atwill, Martha O’Driscoll, Skelton Knaggs, and Glenn Strange as the Frankenstein Monster. Four-disc set also includes “Dracula” (1931), the Spanish-language version of “Dracula” (1931), “Dracula’s Daughter,” “Son Of Dracula,” “House Of Frankenstein,” and “Abbott And Costello Meet Frankenstein.”
Being released on DVD on 2/10/2015
FORECLOSURE (2014)
See how the sins of the past return to haunt the present in this complex chiller about a man (Michael Imperioli) who moves into a house previously owned by a recently deceased relative. Sharing the home with his young son (Spencer List) and racist father-in-law (Bill Raymond), he is soon drawn into a vortex of horror as the boy stumbles across a disturbing photograph and ghosts make their presence known. With David Costabile, Wendell Pierce. 86 min. Widescreen (Enhanced); Soundtrack: English.
Being released on DVD on 2/10/2015
FRANKENSTEIN VS. THE MUMMY (2014)
Fright fans, the battle you’ve always wanted to see is here! Even as Dr. Victor Frankenstein (Max Rhyser) reanimates the corpse of an evil lunatic (Constantin Tripe), Egyptologist Naihla Khalil (Ashton Leigh)–who works at the same college as Frankenstein–unearths the mummy of a pharaoh (Brandon deSpain). An ancient curse revives the bandaged ruler, leading to a carnage-packed confrontation monster lovers will relish! Low-budget shocker co-stars Robert McNaughton, Sean Rogers. 115 min. Widescreen (Enhanced); Soundtrack: English Dolby Digital 5.1.
Being released on DVD on 2/10/2015
FRANKENSTEIN: COMPLETE LEGACY COLLECTION
Four-disc set includes “Frankenstein” (1931), “Bride Of Frankenstein,” “Son Of Frankenstein,” “The Ghost Of Frankenstein,” “Frankenstein Meets The Wolf Man,” “House Of Frankenstein,” “House Of Dracula,” and “Abbott And Costello Meet Frankenstein.”
Being released on DVD on 2/10/2015
GHOST RIDER: SPIRIT OF VENGEANCE (2012)
Marvel Comics’ demonic biker returns in this thrilling sequel. This time, Johnny Blaze (Nicolas Cage) finds himself the reluctant guardian of a young boy named Danny (Fergus Riordan)–who also happens to be the devil’s son. If Johnny uses the power of Ghost Rider to keep Danny from being used as part of his father’s plot to rule the world, he may be able to rid himself of his flame-headed alter ego once and for all. Ciaran Hinds, Idris Elba, Violante Placido, Johnny Whitworth also star. 95 min. Widescreen; Soundtracks: English DTS HD 5.1 Master Audio, DVS, French DTS HD 5.1 Master Audio, Spanish DTS HD 5.1 Master Audio, Dolby Digital 5.1; Subtitles: English (SDH), French, Spanish; deleted scenes; audio commentary; “making of” documentary; featurette. Also includes a Blu-ray 3D that requires a 3D television, a 3D Blu-ray player, and special glasses to reproduce the original theatrical experience. Two-disc set.
Being released on Blu-ray & Blu-ray 3D on 2/10/2015
ISLAND OF THE LIVING DEAD (2007)
If it’s zombie sleaze, it’s Bruno Mattei! The Italian helmer of such disreputable cult shockers as “Hell of the Living Dead” and “Mondo Cannibal” splashes more gore across the screen with this this tale of treasure hunters get stranded on an island full of curiously abandoned buildings. Before long, they’re staving off attacks from hideous, scavenging flesh eaters. See if you can spot the nods to Romero, Fulci, and other masters of the macabre! Yvette Yzon, Gaetano Russo star. Widescreen (Enhanced); Soundtrack: English Dolby Digital stereo; featurette.
Being released on DVD on 2/10/2015
MIMIC: 3 FILM SET
Three-disc set includes “Mimic,” “Mimic 2,” and “Mimic 3: Sentinel.”
Being released on Blu-ray on 2/10/2015
NEKROMANTIK 2 (1991)
A beautiful woman yearns for her deceased lover–and gets him!–in this horrific sequel to the original shocker. But soon her sexual desires are torn between the dead paramour and a live one in Jorg Buttgereit’s outrageous mixture of sex, gore and ghoulishness that was banned in Germany. 103 min. Standard; Soundtracks: German Dolby Digital 5.1, Dolby Digital stereo; Subtitles: English; audio commentary by Buttgereit, others; bonus CD soundtrack; bonus short “At the Grave of Ed Gein” (2012); featurettes; music video; theatrical trailers; more. In German with English subtitles.
Being released on Blu-ray on 2/10/2015
OPEN GRAVE (2013; My Review)
In this mind-bending thriller, “District 9″ star Sharlto Copley plays a mystery man named John who awakens in a mass grave with no memory of who he is or how he came to be placed into an open pit of corpses. Locating others nearby also suffering from inexplicable amnesia, John must try to unravel the truth about their bizarre predicament before mistrust, violence, and a lurking menace just outside their safe house destroys them all. With Josie Ho, Thomas Kretschmann. 102 min. Widescreen (Enhanced); Soundtrack: English Dolby Digital 5.1; featurette.
Being released on DVD on 2/10/2015
PREDESTINATION (2014)
Based on a Robert A. Heinlein story, this mind-bending sci-fi thriller follows a “temporal agent” (Ethan Hawke) on his last, and most important, assignment–to hopscotch across time and thwart a longtime enemy’s plan to detonate a bomb killing thousands of New Yorkers. His quest brings him into contact with a new partner (Sarah Snook) with secrets that could permanently change the future. With Noah Taylor, Christopher Kirby. 98 min. Widescreen (Enhanced); Soundtracks: English Dolby Digital 5.1, French Dolby Digital 5.1, Spanish Dolby Digital 5.1; Subtitles: English (SDH), French, Spanish.
Being released on DVD & Blu-ray on 2/10/2015
PRIEST: UNRATED VERSION (2011; My Review)
Based on the comic book series by Min-Woo Hyung, this dystopian horror tale is set in a world in which mankind has been engaged in a century-long battle against vampires. Living in a walled-in city ruled by the Church, a priest breaks his vows in order to rescue his niece from a pack of bloodsuckers who have abducted her. Joined by his relative’s boyfriend and a powerful Warrior Priestess, the holy man embarks on a mission that will push his faith to its limits and beyond. Paul Bettany, Karl Urban, Cam Gigandent, and Maggie Q star. 87 min. Widescreen; Soundtracks: English DTS HD 5.1 Master Audio, DVS, French DTS HD 5.1 Master Audio, Spanish Dolby Digital 5.1; Subtitles: English (SDH), French, Spanish; deleted scenes; extended scenes; audio commentary; featurettes. Also includes a Blu-ray 3D that requires a 3D television, a 3D Blu-ray player, and special glasses to reproduce the original theatrical experience.
Being released on Blu-ray & Blu-ray 3D on 2/10/2015
RESIDENT EVIL: AFTERLIFE (2010)
The fourth film installment inspired by the popular video game series picks up where the last left off, with Alice (Milla Jovovich) continuing in her quest to defeat the nefarious Umbrella Corporation. Alice is joined by some old friends en route to a supposed safe haven known as Arcadia, but can this mysterious land really be a refuge from the undead? Ali Larter, Wentworth Miller, and Kim Coates co-star. AKA: “Resident Evil: Afterlife 3-D.” 96 min. Widescreen; Soundtracks: English DTS HD 5.1 Master Audio, DVS Dolby Digital Surround, French Dolby Digital 5.1, Spanish Dolby Digital; Subtitles: English (SDH), Danish, Finnish, French, Hindi, Norwegian, Spanish, Swedish; audio commentary; featurettes. Blu-ray 3D requires a 3D television, a 3D Blu-ray player, and special glasses to reproduce the original theatrical experience.
Being released on Blu-ray 3D on 2/10/2015
RESIDENT EVIL: RETRIBUTION (2012)
This fifth go-round in the “Resident Evil” franchise finds Alice (Milla Jovovich) continuing her war against the Umbrella Corporation, this time tasked with surviving a series of dangerous “staging areas” teeming with horrific zombies. The battle comes full circle with the return of some familiar characters from the first film. Sienna Guillory, Bingbing Li, Michelle Rodriguez, and Oded Fehr co-star. 96 min. Widescreen (Enhanced); Soundtracks: English DTS HD 5.1 Master Audio, DVS, French DTS HD 5.1 Master Audio, Spanish Dolby Digital 5.1; Subtitles: English (SDH), French, Spanish; audio commentary; featurettes; deleted scenes; extended scenes; outtakes. Also includes a Blu-ray 3D that requires a 3D television, a 3D Blu-ray player, and special glasses to reproduce the original theatrical experience. Two-disc set.
Being released on Blu-ray & Blu-ray 3D on 2/10/2015
RIDDICK: THE COMPLETE COLLECTION
Three-disc set includes “Pitch Black,” “The Chronicles of Riddick: Dark Fury,” “The Chronicles of Riddick,” and “Riddick.”
Being released on Blu-ray on 2/10/2015
SNUFF 102 (2007)
A female journalist investigating the appeal of “snuff” films gets closer to the story than she would ever expect when she is kidnapped and tortured along with other victims held captive. Plumbing the depths of human depravity, this underground exploitation effort from Argentina is not for the weak of constitution, and depicts acts of human and animal slaughter. You have been warned! Andrea Alfonso, Rodrigo Bianco star. 100 min. Widescreen (Enhanced); Soundtrack: Spanish Dolby Digital stereo; Subtitles: English; audio commentary; deleted scenes; interviews; “making of” featurette; photo gallery; theatrical trailers. In Spanish with English subtitles. Two-disc set.
Being released on DVD on 2/10/2015
THE INVISIBLE MAN: COMPLETE LEGACY COLLECTION
“The Invisible Man Returns” (1940) in the guise of Vincent Price as he attempts to clear his name. Nan Grey, Cedric Hardwicke co-star. Then, scientist John Barrymore turns Virginia Bruce into “The Invisible Woman” (1940), featuring Shemp Howard; and the “Invisible Agent” (1942) tries to stop a Nazi plot. Jon Hall, Peter Lorre star. Next, it’s “The Invisible Man’s Revenge” (1944) when fugitive Hall terrorizes a rich couple. John Carradine, Leon Errol co-star. Three-disc set also includes “The Invisible Man” (1933) and “Abbott And Costello Meet The Invisible Man.”
Being released on DVD on 2/10/2015
THE LEGEND OF BLACK ANNIE (2012)
In the late ’60s, the teasing of a young black girl by a pack of mischievous white boys ends in her accidental death and a community cover-up. Her voodoo-versed mother promises vengeance upon all responsible, and the event passes into urban legend over the decades. A college professor (Terrence Flack) seeking to get at the truth may soon wish for a different research project, in this shocker. Shane Woodson, Andray Johnson, Torsha Marie co-star. 86 min. Widescreen; Soundtrack: English.
Being released on DVD on 2/10/2015
THE MUMMY: COMPLETE LEGACY COLLECTION
Three-disc set includes “The Mummy” (1932), “The Mummy’s Hand,” “The Mummy’s Tomb,” “The Mummy’s Ghost,” “The Mummy’s Curse,” and “Abbott and Costello Meet the Mummy.”
Being released on DVD on 2/10/2015
THE SIGNAL (2014)
With their devices being directly targeted by an insistent hacker, a trio of programming prodigies on a road trip back to college make the impulsive choice to detour and track down their tormentor. Bad move, as it leads to their capture and confinement in an underground facility, where they must crack the unholy truth about their jailers’ agenda. Stylish sci-fi suspenser stars Brenton Thwaites, Olivia Cooke, Beau Knapp, and Laurence Fishburne. 98 min. Widescreen (Enhanced); Soundtracks: English DTS HD 5.1 Master Audio, Dolby Digital 5.1; Subtitles: English (SDH), Spanish, French; deleted scenes; extended scenes; alternate scenes; featurettes; audio commentary. Two-disc set.
Being released on DVD & Blu-ray on 2/10/2015
THE WOLF MAN: COMPLETE LEGACY COLLECTION
Four-disc set includes “The Wolf Man” (1941), “Frankenstein Meets The Wolf Man,” “House Of Frankenstein,” “House Of Dracula,” “Abbott And Costello Meet Frankenstein,” “Werewolf Of London,” and “She-Wolf Of London.”
Being released on DVD on 2/10/2015
ZOMBEX (2013)
A company peddling anxiety drugs in post-Katrina New Orleans has a PR problem on their hands when it turns out their medication changes people into zombies. To stem the bloodletting in Louisiana, the firm sends a pair of mercenary babes to cleanse the hurricane-ravaged town of their fresh calamity with the living dead. Low-budget horror film stars Lew Temple, Emily Kaye; genre favorites Malcolm McDowell, Corey Feldman, and Sid Haig also appear. 81 min. Widescreen (Enhanced); Soundtracks: English Dolby Digital 5.1, Dolby Digital stereo; photo gallery.
Being released on DVD on 2/10/2015
ZOMBIES: THE BEGINNING (2007)
Italian shock-‘n’-schlock maestro Bruno Mattei’s final film is also the sequel to his 2007 zombie-thon “Island of the Living Dead”–and finds survivor Dr. Sharon Dimao (Yvette Yzon) trying to heal her terrible memories of confronting the living dead. She is then recruited by a corporate executive to return to the island of the flesh munchers with a special forces team…and if you think this sounds a bit like “Aliens,” you’re not alone! With Gaetano Russo, Alvin Anson. 93 min. Widescreen (Enhanced); Soundtrack: English; featurette.
Being released on DVD on 2/10/2015
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