Thanks to The Conduit for bringing this sick looking puppy to my attention. Extreme violence and mayhem seem to be the order of the day here. This has to be one of the craziest trailers I have seen in quite some time, it looks bloody marvelous, just be careful who you watch it in front of!
More information about the movie and its DVD release can be found hereat Necrostorm's site.
STORY: The film, set in an unreal country called Heaven Valley, tells the story of a man, Adam, whom after the death of his wife - occurred in suspicious circumstances- begins to investigate on her murder, discovering the involvement of the local mafia boss: Denny Richards Unable to trust the police, clearly corrupted and controlled by Danny, Adam destroyed by his anger, summons a demon who will give him a superhuman strength and dark powers. The demon will follow him during his trip, promising to lead Adam to the murderer if he does everything he asks.This unleash a bloody war that will bring Adam, deployed with the demon on his side; and the police corp with all its dark allies, on the other. Denny infact, supported by his two sadistic sons Ben and Derek, will also enrol an hired killer. The fight can start... and it will be extreme!
It’s always nice to get the opportunity to review a movie that, chances are, won’t be found in video stores or for sale online or wherever and try to get the word out. This is almost definitely the case when it is a short movie that may well fly under most peoples radars. Of course this is only the case if the movie in question is good.
Sons of Chaos, the movie in question here, is one such film. At the time of writing this it is currently doing the festival circuit in Europe, with its US premiere due, I believe, in August.
Set in the year 2154 Sons of Chaos follows a young warrior named Oca who is training to become a Son of Chaos. His trial involves three tasks which culminate in him having to kill a creature known as a Howler. With a running time of 15 minutes this is a short and to the point movie which felt as though it is intended to be a precursor to a feature length film, which I believe is the case. Don’t quote me on that though.
Being as that it is only 15 minutes long there are plenty of questions that are left unanswered which is slightly frustrating. That being said Sons of Chaos is a technically and visually impressive piece of work. The action is kept taut and to the point without any wasted screen time, and it did leave me wanting more. Shot in France by first time director Mathieu Turi, who also stars as Oca, I was surprised to find that the minimal dialogue was actually in English with French subtitles. This actually works well as when the characters do speak, which isn’t often, they use voice-box style equipment connected to gas masks as I guess there is something in the air that is deadly to both warriors and Howlers.
Overall Sons of Chaos works well as a teaser of what is potentially to come and showcases that Turi definitely has an eye for the cinematic. The fact that there are unanswered questions is a little frustrating, for example who are the Howlers and why do they need to be killed and so forth.
If you get the chance though I would say that this is well worth checking out and to keep an eye open for whatever Turi has planned for the future.
To mark the Fortieth Anniversary of its production, and twenty years after the film disappeared from the public eye, Shameless Screen Entertainment are aiming to release the first ever worldwide Blu-ray of Dario Argento’s Four Flies on Grey Velvet – remastered in HD from the original negative by the original lab.
It’s all a-buzz at Shameless! After two years of behind the scene negotiations via their “Italian connection”, Shameless Screen Entrainment is proud to announce that they will soon release the missing Argento opus: Four Flies on Grey Velvet – or, fact fans, what more accurately should be called Four Flies of Grey Velvet – as per the literal translation of Quattro Mosche Di Velluto Grigio.
It doesn’t stop there, Shameless have put their investigative caps on and - pending the availability of the original filmmaking team - they intend to discover for their fans what really happened to Dario Argento’s “lost” film...
Four Flies on Grey Velvet will be released on Blu-ray and DVD by Shameless Screen Entertainment on 5 December 2011.
One of my favorite movies is getting a shiny new release on September 27th from Blue Underground. They are putting out a new Special Edition DVD and Blu-Ray. Looks like this will be another edition to my collection.
For those of you that haven't seen it here's the synopsis from Blue Underground's site
A young family moves from their cramped New York City apartment to a spacious new home in New England. But this is no ordinary house in the country: the previous owner was the deranged Dr. Freudstein, whose monstrous human experiments have left a legacy of bloody mayhem. Now, someone - or something - is alive in the basement, and home sweet home is about to become a horrific hell on earth.
Catriona MacColl (THE BEYOND), Paolo Malco (THE NEW YORK RIPPER), Ania Pieroni (TENEBRE), Carlo De Mejo (CITY OF THE LIVING DEAD), and Dagmar Lassander (HATCHET FOR THE HONEYMOON) star in this outrageous Italian shocker from 'The Godfather of Gore,' Lucio Fulci (ZOMBIE, CITY OF THE LIVING DEAD). Now Blue Underground proudly presents the definitive version of THE HOUSE BY THE CEMETERY: freshly transferred in blood-soaked High Definition from its original uncut and uncensored negative and loaded with exclusive new Extras!
DVD Extras
Meet the Boyles - Interviews with Stars Catriona MacColl and Paolo Malco
Children of the Night - Interviews with Stars Giovanni Frezza and Silvia Collatina
Tales of Laura Gittleson - Interview with Star Dagmar Lassander
My Time With Terror - Interview with Star Carlo De Mejo
Deleted Scene
Theatrical Trailers
TV Spot
Poster & Still Gallery
Blu-ray Extras Meet the Boyles - Interviews with Stars Catriona MacColl and Paolo Malco Children of the Night - Interviews with Stars Giovanni Frezza and Silvia CollatinaTales of Laura Gittleson - Interview with Star Dagmar Lassander My Time With Terror - Interview with Star Carlo De Mejo A Haunted House Story - Interviews with Co-Writers Dardano Sacchetti and Elisa Briganti To Build a Better Death Trap - Interviews with Cinematographer Sergio Salvati, Special Make-Up Effects Artists Giannetto De Rossi & Maurizio Trani, Special Effects Artist Gino De Rossi, and Actor Giovanni De Nava Deleted Scene Theatrical Trailers TV Spot Poster & Still Gallery
It doesn't seem like that long ago that the latest, and maybe slightly belated, in the Scream franchise was playing theaters. Well, the DVD and Blu-ray have been announced for an October 4th release, just in time for Halloween. I didn't get the chance to catch this on the big screen and despite some mixed opinions I still do want to see it.
ANCHOR BAY ENTERTAINMENT AND DIMENSION FILMS PRESENT THE NEWEST INSTALLMENT IN THE ACCLAIMED HORROR FRANCHISE SCREAM 4 ON BLU-RAY™/DVD COMBO PACK AND DVD
Directed By Wes Craven And Starring David Arquette, Neve Campbell,
Courteney Cox, Emma Roberts, Hayden Panettiere, Anthony Anderson,
Shenae Grimes, Lucy Hale And More, Scream 4 Heads To Retail On October 4th
BEVERLY HILLS, CA – Anchor Bay Entertainment and Dimension Films announced today that the Blu-ray™/DVD Combo Pack and DVD release of the latest installment in the acclaimed horror franchise,SCREAM 4, is heading to retail on October 4, 2011. Directed by the incomparable Wes Craven, SCREAM 4 features an ensemble cast that includes the film’s original cast plus new stars – David Arquette, Neve Campbell, Courteney Cox, Emma Roberts, Hayden Panettiere, Anthony Anderson, Adam Brody, Rory Culkin, Marielle Jaffe, Mary McDonnell, Marley Shelton, Nico Tortorella, Lucy Hale, Shenae Grimes, Aimee Teegarden, and Brittany Robertson. SCREAM 4 is available for an SRP of $39.99 for the Blu-ray™/DVD Combo Pack (which includes a Blu-ray™, a DVD, and a code for the Digital eCopy) and $29.98 for the standard definition DVD.
Here’s what the critics have to say about SCREAM 4: “Pure genius.” (Richard Roeper, RichardRoeper.com) “The Best ‘Scream’ since the original! Funny, clever and scary as hell.” (Dan Jewel, Life & Style Weekly) “Full of surprises!” (Rene Rodriguez, Miami Herald)
Directed by suspense master and director of the first trilogy, Wes Craven, SCREAM 4 is the newest installment in the acclaimed franchise that ushered in a new wave of horror in the 1990s. In SCREAM 4, Sidney Prescott (Neve Campbell), now the author of a self-help book, returns home to Woodsboro on the last stop of her book tour. There she reconnects with Sheriff Dewey (David Arquette) and Gale (Courteney Cox), who are now married, as well as her cousin Jill (Emma Roberts). Unfortunately Sidney’s appearance also brings about the return of Ghost Face, putting Sidney, Gale, and Dewey, along with Jill, her friends (Hayden Panettiere, Rory Culkin) and the whole town of Woodsboro in danger.
The SCREAM 4 Blu-ray™/DVD Combo Pack and DVD bonus features include a “The Making of Scream 4” featurette; an Alternate Opening; an Extended Ending; Deleted and Extended Scenes; and a Gag Reel. Note: Special features are subject to change.
A new poster (above) has just been released to coincide with its world premiere of Filip Tegstedt's Marianne at the Fantasia Festival. I've been following the progress of this Swedish movie for a while now and I must say it looks very promising
Marianne is a psychological horror film about a broken family in the small isolated town of Östersund, located up in the Swedish northlands. Among the pine woods, the lakes, the snowy mountains and the midnight summer sun, the story takes place on the fuzzy border where fantasy and reality meet.
45 year old Krister's wife Eva has just passed away in a car accident, and now he's alone with the 18 year old daughter Sandra who hates his guts, and a 6 months old daughter who he doesn't really know how to take care of .
At night he's haunted by bad nightmares about what happened the night Eva died, and guilt for the pain he's caused Sandra over the years as an absent father. He experiences visits in his sleep from a woman dressed in green, looking for revenge. Someone who comes to him via his dreams. Someone he knows already is dead.
Sandra's boyfriend, who's interested in old Swedish folklore, soon realizes Krister is haunted by a Mare – a female creature of the night or a woman possessed. He tries to guide Krister by helping him get rid of her, while Krister tries to regain his family and reestablish some sort of order in his life. But having a bad reputation in a small town makes it hard to regain the trust of someone you've let down so many times before.
Krister finds himself in a jungle of guilt and anxiety, superstition and nightmares, mental and physical illness, and has to find the best way out. Is the Mare real, or only in his mind?"
To celebrate 10 year anniversary of the release of the notorious August Underground Severed Sinema are presenting this trible-bill of all three AU films. Plus there is the added bonus of Necrophagia playing. Necro-fucking-phagia!!!! Also Fred Vogel and the rest of the Toetag crew will be there for a Q&A.
I plan on being there as it's just down the road from me. Should be a sick night indeed.
Am a little late in posting this as it has been a busy weekend, but better late than never right? Damn right it is! Those good folk at Arrow Video have more new releases lined up for us for later this year. First up is the sleazy gem Pieces which will hit on September 5th on DVD. This will be followed by Argento's underrated The Cat O'Nine Tails on September 26th on Blu-ray. Also being released through Arrow's sister label Arrowdrome is The Man With The Severed Head which stars Paul Naschy on September 12th and Christopher Walken in McBain on September 19th.
For more information on Arrow's releases head on over to Cult Labs excellent site which can be found here
PIECES (ARROW VIDEO) DVD
When you meet him, you'll go to PIECES!
Jigsaw puzzles can be maddening. They drive to distraction. You might even go so crazy to take your own mother down with an axe…
On a Boston Campus, young girls are missing out. Missing out on hands, feet, arms and heads as a certain puzzled psychopath, forty years down the line, carves a bloody swathe through the female college population. Only one tough cop has the stones to bring him in but can he track down the slayer before all the girls are mincemeat?
If you want classic, leering, sleazy, slasher action, then PIECES will take a chainsaw to your skull.
THIS EDITION CONTAINS
- Reversible sleeve with original and newly commissioned artwork
- Double-sided fold-out artwork poster
- Collector's booklet featuring brand new writing on the film by Stephen Thrower, author of ‘Nightmare USA’.
DVD CONTAINS:
- Introduction by star Jack Taylor
- Pieces of Jack: An Actors Experience of Spanish Splatter Actor Jack Taylor recollects his experiences of performing in Pieces
- Pieces of Deconstruction: Looking Back at a Grindhouse Gorefest Hostel producer Scott Spiegel, filmmaker Howard S. Berger, critic Michael Gingold and horror historian Santos Ellin Jr. reflect on the lasting legacy, and lacerations, of Pieces!
- Audio Commentary with Fangoria magazine's Tony Timpone, sharing first hand recollections of the golden age of slasher cinema, moderated by Calum Waddell
Artwork by Jeff Zornow Must be Destroyed
In original 1.66:1 (16x9) anamorphic aspect ratio
Optional English and Spanish original mono audio
82 mins approx
Region 0 PAL
RRP 15.99
Released 5th September 2011
THE CAT O' NINE TAILS (ARROW VIDEO) BLU-RAY
Caught between the truth and a murderer's hand!
A break in at a genetics lab leads to a spiralling vortex of bloody murder in Cat O' Nine Tails, Dario Argento's 70s Giallo classic.
Strange circumstances surrounding the crime pique the interest of a journalist and a blind crossword compiler whose sharp ears have overheard talk of blackmail. However, all the would be investigators leads soon regret the help they gave as scientists die in front of speeding trains and photographers are viciously slain while others fall to their screaming deaths down elevator shafts in this surreal and nightmarish thriller from one of the acknowledged masters of Italian horror.
As the body count increases, will no one escape the sting of Cat O' Nine Tails?
THIS AMAZING EDITION CONTAINS:
- 4 Sleeve art options with original and newly commissioned artwork
- Two-sided fold-out poster
- Exclusive collector's booklet featuring brand new writing by Alan Jones, author of ‘Profondo Argento’
BLU-RAY DISC CONTAINS:
- Brand new High Definition transfer of the film (1080p)
- Optional English and Italian Mono Audio
SPECIAL FEATURES:
- Dario Argento Remembers Cat O' Nine Tails (1080p)
- Cat O' Nine Tails in Reflection, an interview with long-time Argento collaborator Luigi Cozzi (1080p)
- Sergio Martino: The Art and Arteries of the Giallo (1080p)
- Original Trailer
Artwork by Rick Melton
In original 2.35:1 (16x9) aspect ratio
Optional English and Italian Language with English subtitles for Italian language
111 mins approx
BD50 Region ABC
RRP 24.99
Released 26th September 2011
THE MAN WITH THE SEVERED HEAD (ARROWDROME) DVD
The mind of a man, the head of a killer!
From the dusty vaults of Eurocine, the production grindhouse that's left a permanent stain on cinema's reputation, ARROWDROME brings you… The Man With The Severed Head.
Spain's greatest horror icon Paul Naschy is transformed into a raging psychopath in this sleazy ride to murder and depravity from a time when exploitation cinema ruled the fleapits of Europe.
When a jewellery heist goes awry, Jack Surnett (Naschy) finds himself with a bullet in his head and few options. Luckily, his gang have the novel idea to transplant his brain into the corpse of their arch nemesis, a gangster called ‘The Sadist’. But as he settles into his new body, Jack feels sinister urges welling up inside, urges that will lead him down a path to madness, torture and crimson murder!
ARROWDROME IS A FLEAPIT SELECTED LIBRARY OF CULT FILMS; VIOLENT, HORRIFIC, SLEAZY, EXPLOITATIVE. TO EXPLORE STEP IN TO THE CULT ARENA! EVERY ARROWDROME RELEASE INCLUDES A REVERSIBLE SLEEVE OF ORIGINAL ARTWORK AND A COLLECTOR'S BOOKLET!
ALSO INCLUDES ADDITIONAL EROTIC SCENES AND FEATURETTE WITH STAR PAUL NASCHY + ‘PAUL NASCHY IN AMERICA: AN INTERVIEW WITH NASCHY DISTRIBUTOR SAM SHERMAN’ BOOKLET BY CALUM WADDELL!
86 mins approx
English & French Language Options with optional English subtitles for French language
RRP 9.99
Released 12th September 2011
MCBAIN (ARROWDROME) DVD
War is Addictive!
Christopher Walken (The Deer Hunter, King of New York) is Robert Mcbain… An ordinary steel worker with an extraordinary past. 18 years ago, in the sweltering heat of the Vietnamese jungle, he was a prisoner of war. Rescued by a future Columbian rebel, he is now held to a sacred vow, sworn over a torn $100 bill.
Now McBain must help to liberate Central America and decimate its evil drug trade by bringing together his old comrades from ‘Nam. Together with the downtrodden peasants of Columbia, it’s up to them to crush the military junta, bring down El Presidente and give the country back to the people while blowing up as many tanks, planes and people as possible.
From director James Glickenhaus, director of such video store exploitation action classics as The Exterminator and Shakedown, comes a movie that ticks every macho box in the guns ‘n’ glory movie guide and delivers a body count that even Rambo would be proud of.
ARROWDROME IS A FLEAPIT SELECTED LIBRARY OF CULT FILMS; VIOLENT, HORRIFIC, SLEAZY, EXPLOITATIVE. TO EXPLORE STEP IN TO THE CULT ARENA! EVERY ARROWDROME RELEASE INCLUDES A REVERSIBLE SLEEVE OF ORIGINAL ARTWORK AND A COLLECTOR'S BOOKLET!
ALSO INCLUDES INTRODUCTION BY AND INTERVIEW WITH DIRECTOR JAMES GLICKENHAUS + BOOKLET BY CALUM WADDELL!
99 mins approx
English Language
RRP 9.99
Released 19th September 2011
