DVD and Blu-ray Releases: July 12, 2016
Welcome again to another release list, friends. There are 22 items dropping this week, ranging from classics to recent TV series to downright absurd sounding movies.
First up, Cat in the Brain is coming at us all the way from 1990. This will be a double Blu-ray set which comes with a CD containing the original soundtrack to the movie. This is a must-have for any fan of Fulci.
For those who enjoy the films of Alfred Hitchcock, Psycho and The Birds are getting new releases with pop art covers. They’re pretty snazzy looking.
Rounding out our classics this week is Carnival of Souls. This is a Criterion Collection DVD release, which Carnival has seen before, but not in a while so it was probably due.
The late Anton Yelchin plays one of his last roles in last year’s Green Room. I have yet to see this movie but have heard nothing but good things about it and plan to most definitely pick it up.
As for our Television selection, Season 1 of “Slasher” hits stores this week on both Blu-ray as well as DVD. Season 2 of “iZombie” also gets both formats released this week. Speaking of “iZombie,” Season 1 is finally coming to Blu-ray as well.
There are plenty of other selections below, including a documentary on the making of Creepshow and a zombie movie about MILFs. Basically this week really has something for everyone. As always, pleasant viewing.
MOVIES
13 Cameras (2016)
Starring:
PJ McCabe, Brianne Moncrief, Sarah Baldwin, Jim Cummings, Heidi Niedermeyer
Synopsis:
In the pulse-pounding thriller 13 Cameras, newly-weds Ryan (PJ McCabe) and Claire (Brianne Moncrief) move into a new house across the country, only to find out that their marital issues are the least of their problems. Unbeknownst to them, their grim and lascivious landlord (Neville Archambault) has been spying on them from day one, and he has evil intentions.
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Alien Arsenal (1999)
Starring:
Josh Hammond, Danielle Hoover, Michelle Nordin, Krisztian Kovacs, Jerrod Cornish
Synopsis:
When two high school nerds find a secret hoard of hi-tech weapons and armor, their superhero dreams become reality… Alien Arsenal, tells the story of two teenage misfits, Ralph and Baxter, who accidentally discover a bizarre vault full of alien weaponry and body armor in the basement of their high school, with which they harness the power to transform from super geeks…to superheroes. Unfortunately, their discovery signals the arsenal’s alien owners who have returned to Earth to reclaim their deadly cache…and destroy humanity and the planet! Can the geeks stop them?
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Alien Incursion (2016)
Starring:
Mike Coleman, David Lewis, Kristina Copeland
Synopsis:
A park ranger must protect hikers from an invasion of meteor-spawned aliens and hunters that want to eliminate the creatures – and any witnesses to their arrival on earth.
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The Birds (1963) (New Cover Art)
Starring:
Tippi Hedren, Rod Taylor, Jessica Tandy, Suzanne Pleshette, Veronica Cartwright
Synopsis:
Alfred Hitchcock’s The Birds is an unforgettable masterpiece that is considered one of the most terrifying films from the Master of Suspense. When beautiful, blonde Melanie Daniels (Tippi Hedren) travels to Bodega Bay in pursuit of eligible bachelor Mitch Brenner (Rod Taylor), she is inexplicably attacked by a seagull. Suddenly, thousands of birds begin to flock into town, preying on schoolchildren and residents in a terrifying series of attacks. Mitch and Melanie must fight for their lives against a deadly force that cannot be explained or stopped in this film that makes you want to “hold onto something and watch!” (Leonard Maltin’s Classic Movie Guide).
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Carnival of Souls (1962) (The Criterion Collection)
Starring:
Candace Hilligoss, Frances Feist, Sidney Berger, Art Ellison, Stan Levitt
Synopsis:
A Midwestern girl drowns after a drag race, then becomes a church organist.
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Cat in the Brain (1990)
Starring:
Lucio Fulci, David L. Thompson, Malisa Longo, Jeoffrey Kennedy
Synopsis:
The most VIOLENT movie ever made! Starring Godfather of Gore Lucio Fulci
Acclaimed Italian horror maestro Lucio Fulci, director of ZOMBIE and THE BEYOND, stars in this blood-soaked epic as a director being driven insane by his own movies. Fulci is thrust into an ultra-violent nightmare of death and depravity where murder and madness consume his sanity in a vortex of violence.
Cat In The Brain is a psychological masterpiece in the tradition of such cinematic classics as Psycho, Strait-Jacket, Eraserhead and Fellini’s 8 1/2.
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Frankenstein: Day of the Beast (2011)
Starring:
Michelle Shields, Tim Krueger, Adam Stephenson
Synopsis:
In a foggy winter morning, a raft brings a priest to an isolated island. He is getting paid to perform a wedding ritual under very mysterious conditions. The groom is Victor Frankenstein, and the young and beautiful bride is his cousin Elizabeth. Seven armed and dangerous mercenary soldiers have been hired to protect her against something huge that hides in the woods, awaiting for that wedding night to be consummated. Victor is the only one who knows the truth about their enemy. His secret will be paid with the life of his private army, whose men will die one by one, as the creature gets closer to his target: the bride.
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Green Room (2016)
Starring:
Anton Yelchin, Imogen Poots, Patrick Stewart, Joe Cole, Alia Shawkat
Synopsis:
Members (Anton Yelchin, Alia Shawkat) of a punk-rock band and a tough young woman (Imogen Poots) battle murderous white supremacists at a remote Oregon roadhouse.
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The Guardians (2009)
Starring:
Chris Bell, Benjamin Budd, Tylan Canady
Synopsis:
Twilight Cove, a small forgotten town, is besieged by hideous creatures summoned into our dimension. It’s only a matter of time before the army of creatures attacks the rest of civilization and wreaks havoc upon the world. At dusk, a beat-up truck containing a rag-tag team of hardened mercenaries rolls into town, and this is not the first time they’ve been called in to exterminate; they are part of a secret society that has been operating outside of the government and the public eye for thousands of years. Their mission is to keep our world safe from evil-of our own creation and from beyond.
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Hunters (2016)
Starring:
J.D Brown, Linnea Quigley, Haley Madison, Ellie Church
Synopsis:
Spanning over 30 years, Hunters is the unrelenting tale of two cinephile brothers who abduct their victims in the rural woods of Pennsylvania. These brothers objectify and humiliate their victims leaving them stripped of any trace of humanity. These heinous acts are all in the pursuit to create a genuine horror film. Not recommended for sensitive viewers, Massacre Video presents the controversial Hunters by cult director Adam Ahlbrandt completely uncut and uncensored.
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Just Desserts: The Making of “Creepshow” (2016)
Starring:
George A. Romero, Tom Savini, Adrienne Barbeau, Tom Atkins, Ed Harris
Synopsis:
In 1982, Author Stephen King, and Director George A. Romero collaborated on a feature-film tribute to the controversial EC comics of the 1950s. Told through five jolting tales of terror, Creepshow has become a celebrated horror classic over the past three decades. With an all-star cast, and featuring groundbreaking special effects by genre legend Tom Savini, Creepshow stands as a horrific and hilarious tribute to the stories that helped influence (and corrupt) a generation of writers and filmmakers. Now the tales behind the creation of this chilling masterpiece can finally be told!
Featuring rare behind-the-scenes footage and photographs, Just Desserts: The Making Of “Creepshow” also contains over a dozen interviews, including George A. Romero, Tom Savini, Adrienne Barbeau, Tom Atkins and many others. These are the terrifying stories behind the film that promised you… The Most Fun You’ll Ever Have…BEING SCARED!
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MILFs vs. Zombies (2015)
Starring:
Lloyd Kaufman, Shawn C. Phillips, Jenny Jannetty, Jeremy Ambler
Synopsis:
A group of moms enjoying a lady’s night out are forced to fight for their lives when their quiet town is overrun by a ravenous horde of flesh eating corpses. Will they be able to meet up with their husbands, save their children (who are away at summer camp) and make it home in time for dinner’ Watch MILFs vs. Zombies and find out!
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Model Hunger (2016)
Starring:
Lynn Lowry, Tiffany Shepis, Suzi Lorraine, Brian Fortune, Aurelio Voltaire
Synopsis:
Former model and actress Ginny (Lynn Lowry) had been cast aside by the modeling industry when she was a young woman due to her body type – and she didn’t take the rejection well. When new neighbors Debbie and Sal move in, they begin to notice strange things happening, as the list of missing young women begins to grow. What has Ginny been doing in her basement all these years, and can she be stopped?
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Necrophagia: Through Eyes of the Dead (Uncut) (2016)
Starring:
Phil Anselmo, Killjoy, Dustin Haven, Wayne Fabra
Synopsis:
Welcome to Hell. Witness some of the most barbaric acts ever captured on film. Hear some of the most shocking music to ever be released. See violence and depravity that only come from the sick minds of Necrophagia and cult film Maker Jim VanBebber. Massacre Video is proud to present the extremely controversial Through Eyes Of The Dead, completely uncut and uncensored. To avoid cardiac arrest, just keep repeating…It’s only a movie.
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On the Brain (2016)
Starring:
Danny Hansen, Shenik Taylor, Sharon Fredrickson, Jonathan Cousens, Amy Waller
Synopsis:
A small town sheriff deals with an unusual development when the people of his town begin to viciously attack each other. Having just arrived in town, the blame quickly shifts on to him. With the aid of the local doctor, they begin to tie the crimes to the incumbent Mayor, who is determined to cover up her involvement. Something is in the heads of the townsfolk… and only the sheriff can stop it.
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Psycho (1960) (New Cover Art)
Starring:
Anthony Perkins, Janet Leigh, Vera Miles, John Gavin, Martin Balsam
Synopsis:
One of the most shocking films of all time, Alfred Hitchcock’s Psycho changed the thriller genre forever. Join the Master of Suspense on a chilling journey as an unsuspecting victim (Janet Leigh) visits the Bates Motel and falls prey to one of cinema’s most notorious psychopaths – Norman Bates (Anthony Perkins). Named #1 on the AFI’s 100 Years…100 Thrills list, this notorious film has become a cultural phenomenon. Featuring one of the most iconic scenes in film history – the infamous “shower scene” – plus bonus features and a digitally remastered picture, Psycho is “still terrifying after all these years” (Leonard Maltin’s Classic Movie Guide.)
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Road Games (2015)
Starring:
Andrew Simpson, Josephine de La Baume, Barbara Crampton
Synopsis:
After a disastrous summer trip, Jack (Andrew Simpson, Rebellion) finds himself hitchhiking through the sun-drenched rural French countryside with nothing but his British passport. Unaware of dangers that are plaguing the roads, he tries without much success to get home. Along the way, he partners up with another hitchhiker, a beautiful French girl, Véronique (Joséphine de La Baume, Kiss of the Damned). But when they accept a ride from a local oddball (Frédéric Pierrot, The Returned), the pair find themselves thrown in a deadly game of cat and mouse in which nothing is what it seems. Bursting with nonstop twists and turns and an undercurrent of Hitchcockian malice, this riveting psychological thriller is a hell of a ride. Legendary cult actress Barbara Crampton (Re-Animator, You’re Next) co-stars.
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Sodomaniac (2013)
Starring:
Craig Kelly, Allan Sconza, Nick Twist, Mr. Piff
Synopsis:
A group of degenerate serial date rapists have the tables turned on them when a masked killer begins to hunt them down one by one, and killing them in the most painful, degrading way possible.
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TELEVISION
“iZombie” The Complete First Season
Starring:
Rose McIver, Malcolm Goodwin, Rahul Kohli, Robert Buckley, David Anders
Synopsis:
How many people can say that satisfying their munchies helps solve murders?] Meet Olivia “Liv” Moore, a medical resident on the fast track to a perfect life … until she’s turned into a zombie. Stuck between half-alive and undead, Liv transfers to Seattle’s morgue to access the only thing that allows her to maintain her humanity – human brains. But there are side effects to Liv’s new diet: flashes of the corpse’s memories – including clues as to how they were killed. Liv works with an eccentric Medical Examiner and a rookie detective to help solve the murders…it’s the least a good citizen zombie can do! Based on characters published by DC Entertainment’s Vertigo imprint from the brains behind “Veronica Mars”, “iZombie” delivers crime-fighting zombie adventures in all 13 Season One episodes.
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“iZombie” The Complete Second Season
Starring:
Rose McIver, Malcolm Goodwin, Rahul Kohli, Robert Buckley, David Anders
Synopsis:
iZombie continues with more brainy adventures! From the executive producers of Veronica Mars, the series stars Rose McIver as Olivia “Liv” Moore, a medical resident on the fast track to a perfect life … until she’s turned into a zombie. But Liv finds her calling – and an endless supply of food – working at the Seattle coroner’s office, helping to solve crimes with her “visions.” As season two begins, Liv’s ex-fiancé and love, Major, is reeling from recent events and the knowledge that Liv is a zombie. Meanwhile, Blaine – now human – struggles to maintain his zombie world; Clive searches for Blaine and suspects Major’s involvement in the Meat Cute massacre; and Ravi is bent on finding the tainted Utopium. So power up with your favorite brain food and prepare for more fun and thrills! Malcolm Goodwin, Rahul Kohli, Robert Buckley and David Anders also star, while Steven Weber continues his guest-starring role as Max Rager’s CEO.
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“Slasher” Season One
Starring:
Katie McGrath, Brandon Jay McLaren, Steve Byers
Synopsis:
For Sarah Bennett, home is where the horror is.
Katie McGrath (Jurassic World, TV’s “Merlin”) stars in the thrilling first season of Chiller’s first original series: Slasher. When Sarah Bennett (McGrath) returns to her small hometown, she finds herself the centerpiece in a series of horrifying copycat murders based on the grisly killings of her parents. As the murders escalate, long-buried secrets are revealed, making everyone around her a suspect… or a victim.
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COLLECTIONS
Grindhouse Horror Show Volume 2 (2016)
Starring:
Various
Synopsis:
Grindhouse fans who revel in grit and gore, will love Volume 2 of Grindhouse Horror Show. From hot, sexy babes to the craziest monsters and creatures to hit the screen, this collection is a must have for any fan of Grindhouse horror! Features the films: Howl of the Piranha and Muckman. Almost three hours of prime grind!
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