57.VHS FLAT PRICING DEBUTS THIS MONTH
Video retailers have been clamoring for "flat
pricing." Instead of having a high-priced new VHS, subject to arcane incentives
to get stores to buy greater volume for a price break, only to be scaled
down later as a "sell-through", MGM has taken a very high profile new release
and subjected it to flat pricing - sort of. The movie is HANNIBAL. The
pricing is $45. Retailers aren't thrilled with it. They'd like to see pricing
identical to DVD. But it's a start. You can rent or buy the movie this
month, on the 21st.
58.BUFFY DVD's ARE COMING SOON
Marti Noxon, executive producer of BUFFY THE
VAMPIRE SLAYER, announced that DVD editions of the show's first three seasons
are well in the works and may come out soon. "They're going to be great,"
Noxon said. "They're all remastered. And they have running commentary from
a bunch of different people, the writer of that episode, comments on it,
as well as Joss [Whedon]. It's a real fan thing."
Noxon didn't know how soon the long-awaited DVDs
will hit stores in the United States. "Soon," she said. "I know that they've
already done seasons one, two and three. They've already interviewed us
for those. And we've done on-camera interviews and all kinds of stuff.
It's a big thing. It should be out shortly. That's going to be great for
the fans. What's weird is it's taking so long to come out."
Rental titles releasing 8/7: 3,000 MILES TO GRACELAND
stars Kurt Russell, Kevin Costner, Courtney Cox, Christian Slater, Kevin
Pollak, David Arquette, Jon Lovitz, Howie Long, Ice-T and Paul Anka (!?!).
It's directed and co-written by music video director Demian Lichtenstein.
This is an action/heist film. The plan is to rob the Riviera Casino's count
room during an Elvis impersonator convention, but greed derails the undertaking.
There are two types of action movies; action movies that try to be dramatic
and respectful, trying to camouflage themselves as dramas; and stupid action
movies that have bad characters, bad plot points, but a whole lot of fun
explosions. I'll let you check out this little gem for yourself and see
which category you'd put it in. The VHS is a rental. The DVD sells for
$19.98.
Rental title releasing 8/14: MORGANA stars Julie Strain, Michelle
Bauer and Martin Sheen's brother, Joe Estevez. A young woman from Oklahoma
joins an exclusive modeling and escort service where she discovers her
coworkers possess unearthly powers with an appetite for human flesh. The
VHS is a rental. The DVD sells for $19.98. . . . VENGEANCE OF THE DEAD
stars Michael Galvin, Susan Karsnick. A young woman meets a mysterious
man who she thinks is the man of her dreams, but the residents of her small
town think he has something to do with a series of suspicious fires and
graveyard disturbances. The VHS is a rental. . . . 15 MINUTES stars Robert
De Niro, Edward Burns, Kelsey Grammar and Kim Cattrall. DeNiro is a New
York homicide detective who enlists the help of a young fire department
arson investigator (Burns) to help track down a pair of Eastern European
killers on a rampage through the city. Things get complicated when the
murderous pair become media celebrities. The VHS is a rental. The DVD sells
for $26.98. . . . ENEMY AT THE GATES is based on the true story of World
War II Russian hero Vassili Zaitsev (Jude Law). He played a key role in
the siege of Satlingrad. His unexpected fame thrust him into a personal
war with the Nazis' best sharpshooter (Ed Harris). The VHS is a rental.
The DVD sells for $29.99. . . . KILLER INSTINCT stars Corbin Berensen and
Dee Wallace Stone. A small town is awakened when secrets buried deep in
the past resurface. A group of teenagers, who have already committed murderous
crimes, spend the night in an abandoned asylum where the horror began.
The VHS is a rental. The DVD sells for $24.99.
Rental titles releasing 8/21: HANNIBAL is back. In that ten year
lay-off since SILENCE OF THE LAMBS he's gotten very hungry. Come join the
feast! The VHS is a rental (see the above story). The DVD sells for $29.95.
. . . DEADLY INVASION focuses on a family holed up in their house to escape
a deadly swarm of bees that are wreaking havoc on their small community.
The VHS is a rental. . . . THE LAST WARRIOR has a casting alert with it.
This must be a low-budget action film heading straight for video - it stars
Dolph Lundgren! In this one the big guy is an Air Force captain who must
help a group of survivors find safety now that California has become an
island after a major earthquake. . . . CREEPING' is a low-brow spoof of
recent films. Its killer on the loose taunts his victims by reminding them,
"I know who you did last summer." The VHS is a rental. The DVD sells for
$14.99. . . . DEADLY INVASION: THE KILLER BEE NIGHTMARE is a 1995 TV movie.
A swarm of bees infests a small rural town just as a new family moves in
to fulfill a dream of owning an orchard. One small footnote makes this
of possible interest o FARSCAPE fans. The movie was directed by Rockne
S. O'Bannon. When he directed this he'd already executive produced SEAQUEST,
DSV and would go on to create and oversee FARSCAPE. The VHS is a rental.
Rental titles releasing 8/28: FAUST is a story of revenge. To avenge
his girlfriend's death a man cuts a deal with a devilish figure known simply
as "M." He gains powers that he can't control or understand. The VHS is
a rental. The DVD sells for $24.99.
Sell through titles releasing 8/7: Buena Vista is re-releasing its
Halloween titles this month. Look for SCARY MOVIE, SCREAM 2, THE CROW,
THE CROW: CITY OF ANGELS, THE CROW: SALVATION, FROM DUSK TIL DAWN, HALLOWEEN
H20 and CHILDREN OF THE CORN 666: ISAAC RETURNS. The VHS are $14.99. The
DVD are selling for $29.99. . . . Anchor Bay releases a trio of classics
today. HALLOWEEN: EXTENDED EDITION put Jamie Lee Curtis on the scream queen
map back in 1978. BLOOD FROM THE MUMMY'S TOMB is a 1971 Hammer studio version
of Bram Stoker's disturbing mummy novel. SCARS OF DRACULA is a 1970 Hammer
Dracula with Christopher Lee is as the evil Count. A young man and his
beautiful girlfriend unwittingly visit the Count's castle. They find themselves
trapped in a face-to-face frenzy of bloodthirsty vixens, religious blasphemy
and sadistic torture. Some people consider this one the most ferociously
violent film in the entire Hammer/Dracula series. The three titles are
going out at $14.98 for the VHS and $24.98 for the DVD. . . . THE JOHN
CARPENTER DVD THREE PACK releases today. It contains STARMAN, CHRISTINE
and JOHN CARPENTER'S VAMPIRES. The cost is $41.95. . . . Columbia/Tri-Star
will be releasing their Halloween titles today on DVD. They've got
BATS, CANDYMAN, CHRISTINE, FRIGHT NIGHT, HUSH, I KNOW WHAT YOU DID LAST
SUMMER, I STILL KNOW WHAT YOU DID LAST SUMMER, MARY SHELLEY’S FRANKENSTEIN,
TO DIE FOR and WOLF. They're $14.95 a disc. . . . ATTACK FROM MARS, stars
Robert Clarke (who grappled THE MAN FROM PLANET X) and Ann Robinson (who
battled Martians previously in WAR OF THE WORLDS). This 1988 movie had
a strange origin. What started out as a reprise of an old television show
called SPACE PATROL, turned into MIDNIGHT MOVIE MASSACRE (the
film's title when it had a theatrical release). It was intended to be a
loving homage to the old fifties TV show. SPACE PATROL shows up as a serial
people are watching. Then a monster (from Mars as it turns out) lands on
top of the theater and begins to eat the theater goers one at a time. A
group of moviegoers fights off the fearsome vampire creature. This DVD
sells for $24.99. . . . ARNOLD SCHWARZENEGGER: HOLLYWOOD HERO is perfect
for those of you who can't get enough of the big fella. The life story
begins with his poor youth in Austria to marrying into a prominent family
and becoming a star. Plenty of big names are on hand to sing his praises.
The VHS is $14.98. The DVD sells for $19.99. . . . HELLINGER is from 1997.
Twenty years after her abusive father is killed by a demonic being called
"Hellinger", a woman continues to be haunted by the being. And wouldn't
you know it, there's a bunch of killings going on. When "Hellinger" first
shows-up we wonder is he's a bit mentally deficient by his slow speech
and he's an obvious clone of Pinhead (minus the pins). It's an attempt
at making a low-budget film villain. It offers lots of gore, a hero so
tattooed it's gross and a repulsive (and needlessly brutal) slaying of
a female cast member. The VHS is $29.99. . . . Some find him lovable, others
damned annoying. No I'm not talking about Jim Carrey. This is about "No.
5," the free-wheeling robot in SHORT CIRCUIT 2. This 1988 film has our
lovable/annoying robo-pal returning to catch jewel thieves while helping
his inventor succeed in the toy business. The DVD sells for $19.95. . .
. STAR TREK: VOYAGER releases four episodes to VHS today. They've got Episode
43: "Sacred Ground," 44: "False Prophets," 45: "Flashback" and 46: "Basics."
The tapes sell for $14.95 each. . . . THE FURY is a 1978 film starring:
Kirk Douglas, Andrew Stevens, Amy Irving and John Cassavettes. A father
tries to rescue his son from a secret U.S. government agency that trains
children with psychokinetic abilities how to kill during war. The movie
was directed by Brian De Palma. The VHS sells for $9.98.
Sell through titles releasing 8/14: SEVEN DAYS TO LIVE, from 2000,
is a German film with an English speaking cast. Amanda Plummer plays a
young woman who is haunted by dreams of her own imminent death. The film
bears a resemblance to movies like THE SIXTH SENSE, but carries some wallops
all its own. It's on DVD only for $24.99. . . . BICHUNMOO (DANCE
WITH SWORD): SPECIAL EDITION has often been compared to CROUCHING TIGER,
HIDDEN DRAGON. Both films were released in 2000. Both films feature stunning
displays of martial arts. Both have a romantic story at their core. This
film, though set in China, is Korean. It's one of the highest grossing
Korean films of all time. It has a cast of some of its home country's biggest
stars. It failed to get theatrical distribution in the U.S. BICHUNMOO relies
more on amazing sword play than its more illustrious neighbor. Nevertheless,
if you get a chance, check it out. The DVD sells for $29.95. . . . THE
CRAWLING HAND, from 1963, slithers our way today. This is what cheap sci-fi
teen horror is all about, and it's from AIP, of course! An astronaut is
killed in space while possessed by an evil alien force, but somehow his
severed arm makes its way to earth, still hosting the alien, and begins
a killing spree. If that's not good enough, you've got troubled teens,
two proto-X-FILES scientists tracking the hand, a sublimely weird malt-shop
assault scene, and the crawling arm's demise comes via a pack of stray
cats! Classic trash from start to finish! This DVD is $9.95. . . . DESTINATION
NIGHTMARE is the pilot film for a VERY short-lived anthology series from
1958-9, called THE VEIL. It ran nine episodes and was hosted by Boris Karloff.
This DVD gives us three episodes. The three are "The Return of Madame Vernoy,"
"The Girl on the Road" and "Destination Nightmare." All three feature Karloff.
This disc is selling for $9.95. . . . GOTHIC INDUSTRIAL NOSFERATU has the
evil Count Dracula, the Nosferatu, wreaking havoc on a small town where
a real estate broker is finishing final arrangements with a wealthy nobleman.
This DVD sells for $19.95. . . . JACK THE RIPPER, from 1959, retells that
sad and familiar yarn with a fresh perspective. This one has an American
policeman assisting the baffled Brits. This DVD sells for $9.95. . . .
MARTIAL ANGELS has a cat burglar who finds out that her former boyfriend
has been captured by Russians. She recruits a group of gorgeous female
"Angels" to find a stolen computer chip to exchange for her old flame.
A trio of scantily dressed babes who master martial arts and then break
into a hostile fortress to rescue a helpless male in distress? No wonder
this movie didn't get any theatrical play! Who's going to believe that?
The DVD sells for $29.95. . . . NINJA VS. NINJA may sound like its a heartbreaking
movie about divorce. It's not. It's a bone-breaking movie in which a secret
police agent must stop an evil drug lord from hiring a Ninja sect to wipe
out a cure for heroin addiction. The VHS is $9.95. The DVD sells
for $14.95. . . . PARASITE EVE is a series that is based on the best-selling
novel that spawned a video game series. A beautiful woman becomes the ultimate
nightmare when a scientist experiments with her and creates a monster who
is out to destroy mankind. The VHS is $14.98. The DVD sells for $19.98.
. . . Rhino Home Video releases a triumvirate of trash to DVD today. SLIME
PEOPLE, from 1962, has a pack of slimy varmints from the bowels of the
earth who have encased L.A. in a solid wall of fog to establish their new
home (I've been to L.A. - if it did get encased in a solid wall of unbreathable
vapor I doubt that any of the residents would notice). These critters are
impervious to bullets since they're self sealing slimebags (and once again,
let me say that if an army of slimebags moved to L.A. their only problem
would be competing for space with the slimebags already there). Anyway
it falls to five people to do what the armed forces couldn't do: liberate
L.A. and defeat the monsters. MONSTER FROM THE OCEAN FLOOR, from 1954,
features an American girl on vacation in Mexico who spots a giant one-eyed
amoeba but can't get anyone to believe her. All the characters are so unbelievably
annoying and irritating that you want the monster to kill them! There is
also a very annoying mini-submarine device that is eventually used to battle
the monster. Watch out for some funny lines and inappropriate dialogue.
This is young producer Roger Corman's first ever monster-movie. Leonard
Maltin called it "20,000 yawns under the sea." TERROR IN THE HAUNTED
HOUSE, from 1958, was also known as MY WORLD DIES SCREAMING. What little
plot there is revolves around a woman and her nightmares about a rundown
house. She and her new husband go to America and guess what house they
move into. Then weird unscary stuff happens and she wonders if she is going
out of her mind or is her husband up to no good. This stinker was filmed
in "Psychorama" which means there were subliminal "messages" in it. They
were images flashed too fast for the eye to see like skulls, bats etc.
to make you scared. Supposedly the government banned this film for 26 years
as a result of this process. Yeah, right (this movie sat in a vault somewhere
because it was so freaking bad). Johnny Legend "restored" those images
and you can see them for a split second on the screen. The price for these
three DVD "classics" is a thrifty $9.95. . . . THE WORLD IS NOT ENOUGH
is the most recent 007 flick. After a British oil tycoon is killed in a
bombing, his daughter inherits his fortune which includes billions of dollars
worth of oil deposits in the Caspian Sea and James Bond as a bodyguard.
Her new wealth attracts international interest, but she has also attracted
the attention of her father's killer. The VHS is $9.94.
Sell through titles releasing 8/21: Today is NIGHTMARE ON ELM STREET
day. You can buy parts one through six individually on VHS for $9.94. Each
of the six DVD's sells for $19.98 a pop. The six volume VHS set is $59.98.
The six volume DVD set is $129.98. . . . Today is also PLANET OF THE APES
day You can buy PLANET OF THE APES (1968), BENEATH THE PLANET OF THE APES
(1970), ESCAPE FROM THE PLANET OF THE APES (1971), CONQUEST FOR THE PLANET
OF THE APES (1972) and BATTLE FOR THE PLANET OF THE APES (1973) individually
on VHS for $14.98 and DVD for $24.98. The entire collection in a boxed
set, on VHS, goes for $49.98. The DVD boxed set sells for $89.98. . . .
Today is also STEPHEN KING DAY! There's lots of movies from the master
of menace. The main group are selling at $9.98 for the VHS and $14.98 for
the DVD. They include CAT'S EYE, CREEPSHOW, CUJO, DOLORES CLAIBORNE, GOLDEN
YEARS, THE LANGOLIERS, THE STAND and THINNER. RUNNING MAN is $9.98 for
the VHS and $19.98 for the DVD. IT is $19.98, available only in VHS. SALEM'S
LOT sells for $19.98 for the VHS and $14.98 for the DVD. THE SHINING's
VHS is $19.98 and its DVD goes for $24.98. Finally, there's the STEPHEN
KING'S HORROR COLLECTORS PACK which includes DVD's of CUJO, THE LANGOLIERS
and THINNER for $39.98. . . . Today is TERMINATOR DAY too. You can buy
the original TERMINATOR and TERMINATOR 2: JUDGEMENT DAY, on VHS for $9.98
each. You can own the DVD of T2 (which is calling itself "THE ULTIMATE
EDITION") for $26.98. . . . A trio of 80's big-budget entertainment heads
our way today. THE GOONIES, GREMLINS and BEETLEJUICE all get re-released
today. They're selling for $14.95 for the VHS and $19.95 for the DVD's.
. . . Anchor Bay has a pair of DVD-only releases coming out. ELVIRA, MISTRESS
OF THE DARK is Elvira's feature film debut. When her Great Aunt dies, the
horror hostess Elvira heads for the uptight New England town of Falwell
(hmmm, wonder how it got that name) to claim her inheritance of a haunted
house, a witch's cookbook and a punk rock poodle. Just like in all movies,
nothing's ever that simple. SCHLOCK is John Landis' first film, from 1971.
Meet Schlockthropus, a prehistoric apeman on a grisly suburban rampage
of murder, mayhem, and banana peels. When the mad missing link falls in
love with a beautiful blind girl, he learns some cruel lessons about evolution,
romance, and movie theater etiquette. This is strictly played for laughs.
Each DVD sells for $19.98. . . . Anchor Bay's not done yet. There've got
two more titles coming out. VAMP (from 1986) has a group of fraternity
pledges head for the seedy side of the city in search of strippers and
discover a sinister spot called The After Dark Club. When the bar's luscious
dancers turn out to be bloodthirsty vampires led by the kinky Katrina (Grace
Jones), the evening takes on a freaky new twist. Can these guys survive
a bizarre onslaught of vixens and vamps, or will the armies of the undead
take the ultimate bite out of their night? LINK (from 1986) is about a
young graduate student who becomes the new assistant to her eccentric zoology
professor at the remote home he shares with two brilliant chimpanzees and
an elderly orangutan butler named Link. When one of the chimps is found
dead and the professor mysteriously disappears, Link becomes dangerously
aggressive towards the student. The VHS are $9.99 each. The DVD are $24.99
each. . . . We're still not done with Anchor Bay. MANIAC (from 1980) focuses
on a deeply disturbed man, haunted by the traumas of childhood abuse. When
these horrific memories begin to scream inside his mind, he prowls the
seedy streets of New York City to stalk and slaughter innocent young women
and harvests their scalps. When it was released this film was banned in
several countries for its extreme violence. It's still banned in England
and Germany. The is VHS $9.99. The regular DVD sells for $24.99. MANIAC
also comes in a Limited Edition DVD (only 5,000 will be made). It comes
packaged in a tin container and contains a bonus CD containing the original
score by Jay Chattaway. It includes a 5x7 postcard insert. The limited
edition price is $39.98. . . . Last (promise) Anchor Bay title of the day.
THE WICKER MAN (from 1973) is about a Scottish island/town with a secret
and police Sergeant Howie (Edward Woodward) and his struggle to discover
it as he searches for a young girl who has mysteriously disappeared. This
movie has everything - a pair or riveting performances by Woodward and
Christopher Lee (as the genial Lord Summerisle), a challenge to the very
moral and intellectual foundations of modern Western civilization AND features
Britt Ekland doing the nasty with a blank wall. This is the acclaimed U.S.
theatrical version of THE WICKER MAN, now fully restored from original
vault materials for the first time ever. The regular VHS is $9.99. The
VHS COLLECTOR'S EDITION contains an additional 11 minutes of rarely seen
footage. It sells for $14.98. The regular DVD is $24.99. The DVD LIMITED
EDITION (with a run limited to 50,000) comes packaged in a special wooden
box and comes with both the American and Extended Versions of the film
on 2 DVDs. It sells for $39.98. . . . BATMAN arrives today. This is the
theatrical feature from 1966 that starred Adam West and Burt Ward. You
can enjoy all the ZOCKO! POW! KA-BLAM! action on VHS for $9.98 or DVD for
$19.98. . . . THE AMPHIBIAN MAN is a Russian film. It dates from 1961.
A woman from a small seaside town falls in love with an amphibious man
believed to be terrorizing the local fishermen. The movie became a cult
classic the instant it was released. The actors became famous overnight.
The music is still recognizable and remembered. This film is considered
a masterpiece of world cinema no less. It is based on the novel of the
same title by Alexander Beliaev, one of the pioneers of Russian science-fiction.
The DVD sells for $29.99. . . . THE ASTRONAUT'S WIFE stars Johnny Depp
as an astronaut who returns home from a strange space mission. His wife,
played by Charlize Theron, notices he's changed. Her pregnancy seems
like something not of this world. The VHS is $14.98. The DVD is $19.98.
. . . Today is BLAIR WITCH day. THE BLAIR WITCH PROJECT gets re-released.
The VHS is $9.98. The DVD sells for $14.98. THE BOOK OF SHADOWS: BLAIR
WITCH II also gets re-issued. The VHS is $14.98. The DVD sells for $19.98.
. . . CAMPFIRE TALES is an anthology film. A group of teens stranded in
the woods after a car accident swap scary stories. They'll come to discover
that they're trapped in the scariest story of all. The VHS sells for $14.98.
. . . CAST A DEADLY SPELL has a down-at-the-heels 40's gumshoe named Lovecraft
(played by Fred Ward) searching for the Necronomicon. He smokes his lungs
out, gushes down bourbon and constantly cracks one-liners. He's trying
to cope in a universe that has black magic, a unicorn, vampires, zombie
slaves, a guy killed by newspaper clippings, the required noir-allotment
of deadly dames and a transvestite. Think of this movie as a crossover
between a good PI-flick and a movie like ARMY OF DARKNESS. This VHS sells
for $9.94. . . . A CAT IN THE BRAIN is directed by (and stars) Italian
director Lucio Fulci. A psychiatrist uses his filmmaker patient as a scapegoat
for his killing spree. The DVD sells for $24.99. . . . DOOMWATCH is set
on the mysterious island village of Balfe. They're experiencing unexplainable
phenomenon, from grossly oversized sea-life to half-buried bodies in the
dark woods. It is up to Dr. Del Shaw and the dedicated scientists at Doomwatch
headquarters to discover the cause of these horrific mutations. This 1972
film is based on the British television series of the same name. The DVD
sells for $24.99. . . . THE CHANGELING is a 1980 HBO film. George C. Scott
plays a man whose family is killed in a road accident. He retires to a
lonely mansion where he experiences supernatural occurrences linked to
the house's past. The VHS sells for $9.94. . . . KINDRED THE EMBRACED -
THE COMPLETE VAMPIRE COLLECTION is all eight episodes of the short-lived
Fox series from 1996. Five clans of vampires battle mortals and each other
in modern-day San Francisco. This two-tape VHS retails for $29.98. The
two-disc DVD set sells for $19.98. . . . THE DEVIL'S ADVOCATE, from 1997,
casts Keanu Reeves as a young hotshot lawyer who gets more than he bargained
for. He discovers that his boss, played by Al Pacino, is Lucifer himself.
The VHS sells $14.95. The DVD is $24.98. . . . DRACULA'S WIDOW features
Sylvia Kristel as the vampiric widow of the title. She awakens from her
long sleep when her coffin is shipped to a museum. You can figure the rest
from there. The VHS is $9.94. . . . EMBRACE OF THE VAMPIRE gives us Alyssa
Milano as a young virgin (a-hem) who begins having dreams about sex thanks
to a vampire who has taken a liking to her. The movie's pretty rough sledding.
It's strictly for fans of Alyssa Milano's nude body. The VHS is $14.98.
The DVD sells for $19.98. . . . Cue the pea soup. Limber up that neck for
the big head spin. Today's EXORCIST day. We have the original THE EXORCIST
from 1973. We've got EXORCIST II: THE HERETIC from 1977. We also have EXORCIST
III from 1990. The VHS are selling for $14.95. The DVD are $14.98. . .
. FALLEN gives us Denzel Washington as a cop trailing a particularly nasty
serial killer. This nasty piece of work may be a fallen angel. The VHS
$14.95. The DVD is $19.98. . . . FULL ECLIPSE has Mario Van Peebles as
an energetic young cop invited to join a special elite division of the
police force. He discovers that it's a secret society of werewolves trained
to fight crime with a vengeance, no matter the consequences. The VHS is
$9.94. The DVD sells for $14.98. These are available both in a regular
and an unrated version. . . . HOUSE OF WAX is the 1953 Vincent Price classic.
After a fire that damaged his wax museum, the owner uses human bodies as
his sculptures. The VHS sells for $9.94. . . . HOUSE ON HAUNTED HILL is
the 1999 incarnation of this 1958 gem. The owner of a supposedly haunted
mansion offers $1,000,000 to anyone brave enough to attempt to spend the
night there. One catch- you must stay alive to get the big reward. As an
homage to the original, which starred Vincent Price, Geoffery Rush's main
character
is named "Steven Price." The VHS sells for $14.95. The DVD is $19.98. .
. . IN THE MOUTH OF MADNESS is a 1995 John Carpenter film that stars Sam
Neill and Charlton Heston. An insurance investigator is sent to a small
town to investigate a horror author's disappearance. He steps into a nightmare
from which he can't escape. The small town where the movie is set is named
"Hobb's End." That's an an in-joke reference to the subway station where
the alien ship is excavated in 1967 British movie QUARTERMASS AND THE PIT.
The VHS is $14.98. The DVD sells for $19.98. . . . INNOCENT BLOOD is a
John Landis vampire film from 1992. A woman's career as a vampire is going
along fine until two problems come up, she is interrupted while feeding
on a mafioso and she begins to develop a relationship with the policeman
who has been trying to put him away. Look for the Landis trademark
of cameos by other filmmakers. There are appearances by directors Dario
Argento, Frank Oz, Sam Raimi, and Michael Ritchie; "Famous Monsters of
Filmland" editor Forrest J Ackerman; makeup artist Tom Savini and a shot
of Hitchcock's cameo from STRANGERS ON A TRAIN. The VHS is $9.94. The DVD
goes for $14.98. . . . INTERVIEW WITH A VAMPIRE is the popular 1994 movie
based on the novel by Anne Rice. A reporter gets more than he bargained
for with an interview with someone claiming to be a vampire. The VHS is
$14.95. The DVD costs $24.98. . . . JASON GOES TO HELL: THE FINAL FRIDAY
comes in two different flavors. There's the R-rated version and the unrated
one. Jason is at it again for part nine! The VHS is $14.98. . . . LE DERNIER
COMBAT is a very different kind of film. In the post-apocalyptic future,
the few humans left are unable to speak. A loner befriends an older man
and together they battle thugs for food, shelter and survival. The main
thug is played by Jean Reno. The film contains no dialogue. Characters
communicate non-verbally. The film is directed and co-written by Luc Besson
(THE MESSENEGR, THE FIFTH ELEMENT) The VHS is $14.95. The DVD sells for
$29.95. . . . LOGAN'S RUN, from 1976, is set in a troubled futuristic paradise.
Survivors sealed in a domed city near Washington, D.C. when a nuclear cataclysm
happened. To maintain the population balance, the computers that run the
city have decreed that all people must die at 30. This system is enforced
by "sandmen" : black-clad police operatives who terminate (kill) "runners"
(those who attempt to live beyond 30). Logan, a sandman, is sent on a mission
to find "sanctuary," which is a code- word used by the master computer
to describe what it believes is a place to which runners have been escaping.
Logan begins to question the system he serves and after seeing for himself
that there is life beyond the dome, he returns to destroy the computer.
The VHS is $9.94. The DVD sells for $14.98. . . . THE LOST BOYS is about
some boys who've moved into a California town. It seems like the worst
local problem is the gang of rowdy kids around. But it gets worse - way
worse. They're more than rowdy. They're vampires! The VHS is $9.94. The
DVD is $19.98. . . . . LOST SOULS stars Winona Ryder as a young Catholic
schoolteacher who was the victim of demonic possession as a teenager. She
works as part of a team of exorcists looking for the human that Satan himself
plans to take over when he comes to Earth to begin his reign. The VHS costs
$14.98. The DVD is $24.98. . . . NIGHTBREED is about a community of mutant
outcasts attempt to escape the attention of a serial killer and redneck
vigilantes. The movie is written and directed by Clive Barker. The VHS
is $14.95. The DVD sells for $19.98. . . . THE NINTH GATE has Johnny Depp
as a rare book dealer who is hired to search for three copies of a 17th
century demonic book. As he pursues his quest he's drawn him into a circle
of evil the threatens to destroy him. The film was directed by Roman Polanski.
The VHS is $9.98. The DVD sells for $19.98. . . .PROFESSOR DOWELL'S TESTAMENT
is a Russian sci-fi film from 1984. A brilliant scientist's student uses
his professor's scientific research on immortality for criminal purposes.
The DVD sells for $29.99. . . . TALES FROM THE CRYPT - THE ROBERT ZEMECKIS
COLLECTION is a collection of three episodes of the HBO show directed by
the Oscar-winning director. First there's "And All Through the House,"
from 1989 with a psychotic killer who, dressed as Santa, escapes Christmas
Eve and terrorizes a middle-class home where murder has already made a
holiday appearance - a homicidal wife has plunged a fireplace poker into
her husband's skull. Then there's, "Yellow," from 1991, when Kirk Douglas
stars as a blood-and-thunder World War I general who discovers his son
is a coward. Finally there's "You, Murderer," from 1995, in which Isabella
Rossellini and John Lithgow costar as plotting lovers. It's a story of
murder, double crosses, and poetic justice as seen through a dead man's
eyes. This DVD sells for $14.98. . . . THE SIGN OF FOUR is a new version
of this classic adventure that marked the second (of many times) that Holmes
and Watson teamed up to solve a case. Matt Frewer ("Max Headroom") stars
as Holmes in this 2001 version. A woman enlists the help of Sherlock Holmes
and Doctor Watson to investigate the truth behind her father's disappearance
10 years earlier and find out who is sending her single pearls in the mail
every year on the same day. This VHS is $14.98. . . . SPAWN: THE ULTIMATE
COLLECTION is a four-disc set of the animated series that aired on HBO
between 1997 and 2001. All three seasons are featured as well as a bonus
DVD-ROM with exclusive interviews and featurette. This DVD sells for $39.98.
. . . SPLIT SECOND casts Rutger Hauer as a cop with a problem. In a futuristic
London, the rising sea levels mean that large areas are under feet of water.
Hauer plays a cop who previously lost his partner to some strange creature.
Now the creature is back and its after him. The VHS is $9.94. . . .
STIR OF ECHOES stars Kevin Bacon who has been hypnotized by his sister-in-law.
The unintended result is his receiving of a haunting visions of a girl's
ghost and his compulsion to resolve the mystery involving her death. The
movie was based on a novel by Richard Mathesson. The VHS is $9.98. . .
. TALES FROM THE CRYPT: THE CRYPTKEEPER'S DOZEN is a collection of episodes
from the HBO series. This 13-volume VHS collection sells for $69.92. .
. . TALES FROM THE DARKSIDE 6-Pack is a collection of episodes from this
eighties anthology series. The collection sells for $49.98. . . . TALES
FROM THE HOOD, from 1995, is an anthology of five short vignettes which
follow mostly black characters and encounters with the unknown. The VHS
is $9.94. The DVD is $14.98. . . . JOHN CARPENTER'S THE THING come to VHS
today. Scientists in the Antarctic are confronted by a shape-shifting alien
that assumes the appearance of the people it kills. The tape is $14.98.
The DVD releases next week. . . . TOTAL RECALL stars Arnold Schwarzenegger
as a man who discovers that the life that he thinks he's leading is a fabrication.
The VHS is $9.98. . . . VIY (or SPIRIT OF EVIL) is a 1967 Russian movie
based on a classic story from 19th century writer Nikolai Gogol. A theology
student is forced to read scripture for a young woman who has died. What
he doesn't know is, she is the devil's emissary on earth. Over the three
nights of his mission, he's tempted and tormented by all the minions of
hell. This DVD sells for $29.99. . . . WHAT EVER HAPPENED TO BABY JANE?,
from 1962, casts the volatile personalities of Bette Davis and Joan Crafword
together. Baby Jane was a child star. When she grows up she is forgotten
by the public. Instead her sister Blanche gets famous as a Hollywood actress.
Blanche gets physically handicapped after a mysterious car accident. She
lives in a room and Jane has to take care of Blanche. But Jane hates Blanche.
The tension on the screen between the two leads wasn't entirely made up.
During the production, Bette Davis had a Coke machine installed on the
set to anger Joan Crawford. Crawford's late husband was an executive at
Pepsi. The VHS is $14.95. The DVD sells for $19.98. . . . THE WITCHES OF
EASTWICK stars Cher, Susan Serandon and Michelle Pfieffer who encounter
the devil, in the form of Jack Nicholson. They discover that they can have
their wishes granted - at a price. The VHS is $9.94. The DVD sells for
$14.98. . . . .WOLFEN, from 1981, stars Albert Finney as a New York cop
who investigates a series of brutal murders that resemble animal attacks.
In his pursuit he learns of an Indian legend about wolf spirits. The VHS
costs $9.94.
Sell through titles releasing 8/28: Today's a big day for Universal
with their "Monster Madness promotion. They've got 70th anniversary re-isues
of DRACULA and FRANKENSTEIN and a 60th anniversary edition of THE WOLF
MAN. the VHS are $9.98. the DVD's are $24.98. They also have a big Abbott
& Costello re-release. They have ABBOTT & COSTELLO MEET DR. JEKYLL
& MR. HYDE, ABBOTT & COSTELLO MEET FRANKENSTEIN, ABBOTT & COSTELLO
MEET THE INVISIBLE MAN and ABBOTT & COSTELLO MEET THE MUMMY. The VHS
are $9.98 each, or a 4-pack for $34.98. MEET FRANKENSTEIN and MEET THE
MUMMY are available on DVD for $24.98 (MUMMY is making its DVD debut).
Speaking of mummies, Universal has four of them coming your way. There's
THE MUMMY'S HAND, THE MUMMY'S GHOST, THE MUMMY'S GHOST and THE MUMMY'S
CURSE. They're available exclusively on VHS for $9.98 each. Finally, there
will be six new DVD double features coming out. There's DRACULA'S DAUGHTER
& SON OF DRACULA, GHOST OF FRANKENSTEIN & SON OF FRANKENSTEIN,
FRANKENSTEIN MEETS THE WOLF MAN & HOUSE OF FRANKENSTEIN, THE MUMMY'S
GHOST & THE MUMMY'S CURSE, THE MUMMY'S HAND & THE MUMMY'S TOMB
and WEREWOLF OF LONDON & SHE WOLF OF LONDON. Each double feature DVD
sells for $29.95. . . . To celebrate the 25th anniversary of MGM Home Entertainment
they're re-releasing one of their biggest hits - CARRIE. You can pick up
the VHS for $9.95 or go for the SPECIAL EDITION DVD. The disc will include
the usual "making of" documentary, actors' interviews, director commentary
and a Stephen King biography. The DVD sells for $19.98. They'll also be
releasing two other Brian DePalma movies to DVD, DRESSED TO KILL and BLOW
OUT. They'll both also be $19.98. . . . MGM also has an assortment of other
vintage titles hitting the street today. There's THE HOWLING, PHANTASM:
SPECIAL EDITION, THE AMITYVILLE HORROR, INVADERS FROM MARS, SPECIES, STIGMATA,
CANDYMAN 2: FAREWELL TO THE FLESH, SCANNERS and KILLERS KLOWNS FROM OUTER
SPACE. They're all being released on DVD for $14.98 each. . . . Under the
banner of "ROGER CORMAN CLASSICS," four Corman-produced flicks get released
today. HUMANOIDS FROM THE DEEP, THE NEST, THE TERROR WITHIN and THE UNBORN
all get re-issued. The VHS are $9.98. The DVD's are $14.98. . . . It's
"CHUCKY" Day today. We've got the original CHILD'S PLAY and the sequel,
BRIDE OF CHUCKY SPECIAL EDITION, on VHS $9.98 and DVD for $24.98. . . .
THE 6TH DAY is set in the not too distant future when cloning plants, pets
and human organs is accepted, a sinister corporation has begun illegally
duplicating entire human beings. They mistakenly clone the wrong man (Arnold
Schwarzenegger), a man who is now the only one with the power to expose
their evil. They desperately want to kill him, but he will do anything
to reclaim his family and life. This VHS is $14.95. . . . BARON BLOOD is
from Italian director Mario Bava. American student Peter Kleist travels
to Austria on summer holiday to learn more about his family roots. By reciting
an incantation on a piece of ancient parchment, he succeeds in scaring
up a genuine ancestor - Baron Otto von Kleist, a sadistic 16th century
nobleman whose appetite for cruelty earned him the nickname "Baron Blood."
Before Peter can reverse the incantation, the parchment burns. How many
innocents will die before Peter learns how to send the evil Baron back
to the hell from whence he came? It's on VHS for $19.98. . . . 976-EVIL
is a 1988 film directed by Robert ("Freddy Kruger") Englund. Satanic killers
are being created when people start calling 976-EVIL. The VHS is $9.95.
. . . AUDREY ROSE, from 1977, is about a New York couple (Anthony Hopkins
and Marsha Mason) who experience bizarre stalker-like behavior from an
English stranger who tries to convince them that their 11-year-old daughter
is the reincarnation of his same-aged little girl who died. The movie was
directed by Robert Wise. The VHS is $6.94. The DVD goes for $14.95. . .
. THE BEAST WITHIN, from 1982, starts with a woman on her honeymoon is
raped by a strange man-creature. Years later, her teen-age son, who is
a result of the rape, shows signs of becoming a murderous monster himself.
He may be starting the cycle over again, looking for a woman to rape. The
DVD is $14.95. . . . THE BLOB is the 1988 remake of the 1958 classic. A
horrifying creature crashes to Earth in a small American town and eats
anything and everything in sight. The VHS is $9.95. . . . BREEDERS from
1986, is set in a Manhattan hospital that has admitted a string of young
women who have been raped by someone or something from out of this world.
The VHS is $6.94. The DVD goes for $14.95. . . . A BUCKET OF BLOOD/ATTACK
OF THE GIANT LEECHES , a pair of gems from 1959, arrive as a DVD double
feature today. The disc goes for $14.98. . . . COUNT YORGA, VAMPIRE, from
1970, places a very traditional vampire in 70's Los Angeles. The DVD is
$14.95. . . . THE CRAFT - SPECIAL EDITION centers on a troubled teen who
starts a new high school for her senior year. She makes friends with three
outcasts who claim to be witches and together they cast spells on classmates.
The DVD sells for $19.95. . . . THE DARK HALF is based on one of Stephen
King's books written as Richard Bachman. An author who writes serious books
under his own name, and horror novels under another, has a terrible genetic
secret that eventually turns him into a suspected serial killer. The movie
was directed by George Romero. The VHS is $6.94. The DVD $14.95. . . .
DARKMAN/DARKMAN II: THE RETURN OF DURANT is a DVD double feature that combines
the 1990 original and its 1994 sequel. It's going out at $32.98. . . .
DEEP IMPACT is a study of our reaction to imminent extinction as a young
boy discovers a comet heading towards Earth. The President of the United
States (Morgan Freeman) begins making preparations for the disaster by
sending a team of astronauts into to space to stop the comet. The VHS is
$9.95. . . . DICK TRACY is a 15-episode Republic serial from 1937. The
master detective battles the Spider Gang and their evil ringleader "The
Spider." One of the weapons in the Spider's arsenal is Dick Tracy's brother,
Gordon. The gang has captured him, had the evil Dr. Moloch perform surgery
on him, and made him their mindless slave. What will happen to our hero?
Stay tuned to this DVD to find out. It's only $14.98. . . . DISTURBING
BEHAVIOR centers on a troubled new student trying to fit in with his new
school mates. He soon discovers why he can't seem to associate with the
jocks. They're actually lobotomized zombies and he's next on the list to
join them. This DVD is $14.95. . . . DR. MABUSE, THE GAMBLER is a 1922
German silent baroque tale about the master criminal Mabuse. He's a criminal
genius, psychologist, hypnotist, counterfeiter, card shark, master of disguise,
thief of state secrets and ruler of a sinister empire founded on selfishness,
chicanery and murder. He gambles with lives and fates, is an allegory of
postwar German decadence. This is brilliantly directed by Fritz Lang in
what some have called "the first film noir." This version restores the
movie to its original two-film status with DR. MABUSE, THE GAMBLER and
DR. MABUSE, KING OF CRIME. Both the two-tape VHS and the special edition
two-disc DVD (with commentary by Fritz Lang scholar David Kalat) sell for
$39.98. . . . THE DUNWICH HORROR, from 1970, is one of the more faithful
adaptations of an H. P. Lovecraft story. A warlock goes on a desperate
quest to restore his fiendish family to their rightful position as rulers
of the universe. His plan requires an ancient book ( the Necronomicon)
and the sacrifice of a beautiful young co-ed. The VHS is $9.95. The DVD
sells at $14.95. . . . THE EYES OF LAURA MARS is a 1978 film featuring
Faye Dunaway as a photographer who begins foreseeing murders through her
snapshots before they happen. She realizes that a serial killer is tracking
her. The movie was written by John Carpenter. The DVD is $14.95. . . .
THE FIFTH ELEMENT was written and directed by French filmmaker Luc Besson.
It's set in the future, in which a New York City cab driver (Bruce Willis)
becomes an unwilling hero saving the earth from an evil villain. Gary Oldman,
who plays an evil tycoon, said that he was imitating Ross Perrot. The DVD
sells for $19.95. . . . THE FIRST POWER, a 1990 TV-movie, is a thriller
revolving around a cat-and-mouse battle between a Los Angeles cop and the
spirit of an executed devil's disciple who has the ability to posses people's
bodies. The DVD is $14.95. . . . THE FOG is a 1980 movie written and directed
by John Carpenter. Hidden by the dense fog in a small seaside town, the
dead rise and take revenge on townspeople. The VHS sells for $6.94. . .
. THE HOWLING stars Dee Wallace Stone as a female television news reporter
who is sent to a small California town to recover from a sexual assault.
She's unaware that virtually everyone in her chosen vacation spot is a
werewolf. The VHS is $6.94. The DVD sells for $14.95. . . . IDLE HANDS
features a lazy, pot-smoking teenager who develops a strange disease. His
right hand becomes a killing machine with a mind of its own. His hand murders
his parents and his best friends. The DVD sells for $14.95. . . . THE ISLAND
OF DR. MOREAU is the 1977 version of this H. G. Welles classic. A shipwrecked
man (Michael York) floats ashore a remote island in the Pacific Ocean that
is inhabited by a demented scientist (Burt Lancaster) who has spent years
creating half-man, half-beast human animals. This DVD sells for $14.95.
. . . IT! THE TERROR FROM BEYOND SPACE contains a seemingly unstoppable
alien brushes aside bullets and kills a lot of people. This has been credited
as the movie that inspired ALIEN. This DVD sells for $14.95. . . . There
are a pair of not-very typical Jackie Chan movies releasing today. In JACKIE
CHAN IS THE PRISONER, from 1990, we have two things that we seldom see
- Jackie Chan in a supporting role (he was already an international star
when this film was done) and in a dramatic role. He teams up with fellow
inmates to struggle to survive in a dangerously corrupt prison. It's on
VHS for $14.95. . . . The other atypical Jackie Chan outing comes to us
as JACKIE CHAN IS GORGEOUS. This is a sweet romantic comedy with only a
couple of fight scenes. When a girl from a small fishing town in Taiwan,
finds a glass bottle with a romantic message, she travels to Hong Kong
to find her prince charming. As it turns out, her prince charming happens
to be gay. But all is not lost when she meets the dashing character played
by Jackie Chan. Meanwhile, her boyfriend from Taiwan comes looking for
her, as the action and romance follow her back to Taiwan. This DVD sells
for $19.95. . . . LAST ACTION HERO, from 1993, shows what chaos can ensue
when our movie fantasies come to life. A young boy gets a magical ticket
to a movie starring his favorite action hero (Arnold Schwarzenegger) and
is transported into the movie. The evil villain steals the ticket and escapes
to our reality where the boy and his hero must stop him before he kills
innocent people. The DVD goes for $14.95. . . . LEVIATHAN, from 1989, has
an underwater mining company that encounters a sunken Russian ship. The
result of their find is a disease that causes the human body to mutate
with horrible results. This DVD sells for $14.95. . . . LISA AND THE DEVIL
is written and directed by Mario Bava and Alfredo Leone, from 1973. Elke
Sommer plays Lisa, a tourist who becomes involved with an intricate plot
of mannequins, murders, and necrophilia in the family home of a countess
and her estranged son. She's menaced by the family butler, Telly Savalas,
who is really the devil. The film is often compared to CARNIVAL OF SOULS.
The VHS is $19.98. The DVD goes for $24.99. . . . MARATHON MAN stars Dustin
Hoffman as a graduate student trapped in a web of intrigue that has already
killed his father and his brother. A Nazi war criminal (Sir Laurance Olivier)
hunts him down to make him reveal a secret that he doesn't have. This movie
should not be viewed by anyone contemplating dental work. The DVD is $29.99.
. . . MARS NEEDS WOMEN is an aggressively unwatchable movie from hack Larry
Buchanan. Former Mouseketeer Tommy Kirk leads an expedition of randy Martians
to pick up some Earth babes for breeding. The Martians can teleport but
still need cars. They can hypnotize women, yet they resort to trying to
seduce them (apparently by leering). Scene after scene goes by without
a single piece of dialogue or plot development. In stock footage of an
aircraft scene there's five minutes of a big plane deploying a small plane,
which then lands, while 5 different faceless people with near-identical
voices converse on an intercom. The actual star (for the first 15 minutes)
is a white air raid speaker broadcasting a blow-by-blow account of the
incredible stock footage scenes! The DVD is $14.95. . . . MONKEY SHINES,
from 1988, is the story of a quadriplegic man who gets a helper chimp that
is extremely intelligent and well-trained. As the man soon discovers, the
chimp is willing and able to carry out any heinous revenge task the man
can think of. The film is directed by George Romero. The VHS goes for $6.94.
The DVD is $14.95. . . . THE MONSTER THAT CHALLENGED THE WORLD, from 1957,
is set in the Salton Sea, where colossal mollusks (like big caterpillars
in snail shells) menace mankind. The DVD is $14.95. . . . MULTIPLICITY
has overworked Michael Keaton dealing with too many responsibilities and
resorting to a cloning experiment as a solution. The result is that each
clone has a different dominant trait. The DVD is $14.95. . . . PLANET OF
VAMPIRES (aka QUEEN OF BLOOD) is a strange tangle of a film from 1966.
It was shot at the same time as VOYAGE TO A PREHISTORIC PLANET. It shares
the same hack director, Curtis Harrington, the same once great but now
forgotten star, Basil Rathbone, and the same cannibalized Russian footage
from a 1959 sci-fi flick entitled NIEBO ZOWIET. It's set in the distant
year of 1990. Earth receives a distress call from a distant world. A band
of space travelers lands on a shadowy planet and are attacked by a horde
of disembodied aliens. A rescue is managed but it turns out they've brought
the queen of the vampires back to Earth. Watch for a skinny Dennis Hopper
in his post-James Dean and pre-EASY RIDER period. This DVD sells for $14.95.
. . . PSYCHO, COLLECTOR'S EDITION is the 1998 Gus Van Sant shot-for-shot
remake of the Hitchcock classic. This DVD sells for $24.98. . . . PUMPKINHEAD
is a 1988 film directed by Stan Winston. A group of city kids take their
motorcycles to a small country town where the young son of the owner of
the general store gets killed in an accident. The store owner (Lance Henricksen)
has a local witch unleash an undead killer to get revenge on the city kids.
The VHS sells for $6.94. The DVD sells at $14.95. . . . REPTILICUS, from
1961, is sort of a Danish Godzilla. A portion of the tail of a prehistoric
reptile is discovered in Denmark. It regenerates into the entire reptile,
which proceeds to destroy buildings and property and generally make a nuisance
of itself. It can fly, swim, and walk, and has impenetrable scales, which
makes it difficult to kill. The DVD is $14.95. . . . THE RETURN OF SWAMP
THING marks the return of the slimiest hero in moviedom as he works to
defeat the fiend that cursed him to this existence, the evil Dr. Arcane
(Louis Jordan), and prevent him from creating new monsters in his laboratory.
The VHS is $9.95. . . . SLEEPWALKERS, written by Stephen King, is
about a teenage boy and his mother. They're supernatural, shape-shifting,
nocturnal creatures that must feed on innocent young girls for survival.
The VHS is $9.95. . . . SQUIRM is about a lil' ol' mishap with electrical
wires. It gives common earthworms a hankering for human blood. The VHS
is $6.94. The DVD sells for $14.95. . . . TEXAS CHAINSAW MASSACRE 2, features
everyone's favorite psychopathic chainsaw-wielding murderer, Leatherface,
terrorizing the populous again. The VHS is $6.94. The DVD sells for $14.95.
. . . THEATRE OF BLOOD, from 1973, features Vincent Price as a hammy Shakespearean
actor who vows revenge on all the critics who have ridiculed him. He murders
them one by one in recreations of famous theatrical death scenes. Diana
Rigg plays his daughter. This DVD sells for $14.95. . . . JOHN CARPENTER'S
THE THING, THE COLLECTOR'S EDITION releases today. I'll freely admit that
when I saw this film, in 1982, it scared the wits out of me! At a research
station in Antarctica, 12 men research a revived alien being that fell
from the sky and remained buried for 10,000 years. It's a shapeshifter
that takes the form of anyone it kills. The VHS released last week. The
DVD sells for $24.98. . . . TREMORS COLLECTOR'S EDITION has fearful townsfolk
around a small Southwestern diner try to survive as giant underground worms
tear apart everything apart. You have you choice of the 1990 original or
a DVD double feature with the original and its sequel on the same disc
(minus the bells and whistles of the stand-alone). Both DVD's is $24.98.
. . . THE TRUMAN SHOW stars Jim Carrey as a man whose entire life has been
broadcast live on television without his knowledge. When evidence of his
fabricated life begins to surface, he tries to escape and live in the real
world. The VHS is $9.95. . . . TWICE TOLD TALES is a 1963 anthology that
includes three separate tales of horror based on the writings of Nathanial
Hawthorne "Dr. Heidegger's Experiment," "Rappaccini's Daughter" and "The
House of the Seven Gables." Vincent Price stars. The DVD is $14.95.
. . . UNIVERSAL SOLDIER, THE RETURN stars Jean-Claude Van Damme. After
the Defense Department closes down the Universal Soldier program, one of
the soldiers takes the lead against rebel warriors who are out for revenge.
The DVD is $19.95. . . . VILLAGE OF THE DAMNED / THE UNDERNEATH is a very
odd pairing of films. The only thing that they have in common is that they
both came out in 1995. In VILLAGE we've got a science-fiction thriller
about women mysteriously giving birth to perfect (and evil) children. This
is a John Carpenter remake of a very 1960 film. UNDERNEATH is a straight
out crime drama about an armor car heist by a desperate man. It was directed
by Steven Soderbergh. This oddly composed DVD sells for $24.80. |