By: Sean Brickley
Not a bad haul this week, fellow fiends. Additionally it’s a pretty diverse release week. There are some classic releases that have finally made their way to Blu-ray. There are a couple of anime TV series. There’s even (and this is a first for me since I started doing this article each week) a Blu-ray 3D release – pretty snazzy. All in all, we have 12 movies, 4 television series and 2 collections.
Movies:
101st: A-Company (2013)
Format(s): DVD
Notable Names: Apple Lee, Carly Kingston, Eli Dorsey
DVD Link: http://amzn.com/B00H4IR3FG
Synopsis:
Buckle up for an action-packed thrill ride with The Captain, The Sniper and Black Hercules. It’s Poland, 1944. Called up by FDR to carry out a top-secret rescue mission, a daring team of Special Forces soldiers quickly find themselves trapped deep behind enemy lines. With no evacuation and no escape options, the furious bastards are forced to cooperate and utilize their unique talents to battle super-soldier Nazis, save some local virgins, and storm a remote occult Nazi science lab to literally stop Hell from boiling over. If it’s going to take guts, split-second timing, and a million bullets… it s a job for the Devils of War.
Armistice (2012)
Format(s): DVD
Notable Names: Joseph Morgan, Matt Ryan, Luke Massey
DVD Link: http://amzn.com/B00DS79HJW
Synopsis:
The story follows Royal Marine A.J. Budd (Joseph Morgan) who awakens in a mysterious house. Trapped alone in an unchanging prison of unbreakable routines and fighting for his life against grotesque inhuman opponents, he must kill every day or die himself. As days stretch into years, the isolation and unceasing violence threaten his very soul. The only note of hope lays in the journals of a former prisoner, WWI officer Lieutenant Edward Sterling (Matt Ryan), which he discovers behind a secret wall. Sterling’s diaries help the young Marine stay alive in the forsaken prison. But what dark fate befell their author? The stories of the two men from different eras interweave as their desperation to escape the endless killing leads them both to take terrible measures.
Dark House (2014)
Format(s): DVD, Blu-ray
Notable Names: Tobin Bell, Luke Kleintank, Victor Salva
DVD Link: http://amzn.com/B00H0EN9UC
Blu-ray Link: http://amzn.com/B00H0EN9UM
Synopsis:
When Nick Di Santo learns that his father is not only alive but can possibly reveal the origin of his son s dark gift, he sets out on a trip that takes him to an abandoned mansion he thought only existed in his childhood imagination.
Dead Kids (1981)
Format(s): Blu-ray/DVD Combo
Notable Names: Michael Murphy, Louise Fletcher, Michael Laughlin
Blu-ray Link: http://amzn.com/B00I9N56YK
Synopsis:
The Ozploitation classic and one of the most unique shockers of the 80s returns like never before: Michael Murphy (Manhattan), Dan Shor (Bill And Ted’s Excellent Adventure) and Fiona Lewis (The Fury) star in this grisly saga of bizarre experiments, butchered teens, New Zealand doubling for suburban Illinois, and a killer in a Tor Johnson mask. Dey Young (Rock ‘N’ Roll High School), Marc McClure (SUPERMAN), Scott Brady (Johnny Guitar) and Academy Award® winner Louise Fletcher (One Flew Over The Cuckoo’s Nest) co-star in this cult favorite released in America as Strange Behavior featuring a hypnotic score by Tangerine Dream, co-written by the Oscar®-winning director of Chicago, directed by the producer of Two Lane Blacktop, now loaded with Extras and transferred in HD from the original negative for the first time ever.
Special Features:
Audio Commentary With Director/Co-Writer Michael Laughlin
Audio Commentary With Co-Writer/Associate Producer Bill Condon and Actors Dan Shor & Dey Young
Featurette: The Effects Of Strange Behavior – An Interview With Makeup Effects Artist Craig Reardon
US Trailer
International Trailer
Dogs (1976)
Format(s): DVD, Blu-ray
Notable Names: David McCallum, Linda Gray, Burt Brinkerhoff
DVD Link: http://amzn.com/B00HVFA304
Blu-ray Link: http://amzn.com/B00HVFA34A
Synopsis:
David Mccallum (Man From U.N.C.L.E, NCIS) stars in this horrifying tale of man’s best friend turning into his worst enemy! On the quiet campus of the remotely-located SouthWestern University, something strange is happening. All of the dogs in the area, once loyal, gentle pets, are now banding together in wild packs and hunting down their former masters. Could the strange transformation have anything to do with the secret government experiments being conducted in the school’s physics laboratory? More importantly, can the dogs be stopped before it’s too late? Now what this terrifying entire in the animal attack genre in glorious widescreen from a brand new HD master!
Dracula Reborn (2012)
Format(s): DVD
Notable Names: Victoria Summer, Corey Landis, Patrick McManus
DVD Link: http://amzn.com/B00GV8B1EO
Synopsis:
Jonathan had it all; a great job, a loving wife and a baby on the way. But everything is stripped from him when a vampire takes his wife. In order to save his wife and seek vengeance against the vampire that destroyed his life, he joins forces with a renown vampire hunter and descends into the depths of hell.
Hangman (2009)
Format(s): DVD
Notable Names: Matthew Currie Holmes, Amber Gross, Bradley Battersby
DVD Link: http://amzn.com/B00HMQBEW8
Synopsis:
Two Iraq war vets Nick and Lenny return to the hometown of their ex girlfriends to see if they can rekindle the flames. What should be a little R&R in the woods slowly turns into Murder & Mayhem, when they take off with the girls to an abandoned cabin on their closed Alma Mater campus. There they fall prey to a deadly game of Hangman. This one comes complete with a real noose for the losers. Lust soon gives way to suspicion and fear as they turn on each other to survive. Only the Hangman knows who will win this game.
In Fear (2013)
Format(s): DVD, Blu-ray
Notable Names: Iain De Caestecker, Alice Englert, Jeremy Lovering
DVD Link: http://amzn.com/B00HEM9PY4
Blu-ray Link: http://amzn.com/B00HEM9PW6
lSynopsis:
Experience the film being hailed as chilling, tense, and scary (Screen Daily). Young couple Tom (Iain De Caestecker of Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.) and Lucy (Alice Englert of Beautiful Creatures) are driving to a festival in the remote Irish countryside. When they leave the main highway to look for their hotel, they quickly lose their way along the back-roads. Lost and tormented as night falls, Tom and Lucy’s primal anxieties of the dark and the unknown start to take hold. When the couple discovers they are not alone, they realize that their worst fears lay in the road ahead. Allen Leech (Downton Abbey) co-stars in this shattering debut feature by writer/director Jeremy Lovering.
The Ouija Experiment (2013)
Format(s): DVD
Notable Names: Justin Armstrong, Dave Clark, Israel Luna
DVD Link: http://amzn.com/B00GSA4FDO
Synopsis:
Based on true events, The Ouija Experiment tells the story of five friends who decide to record their experiments with a Ouija board. This found footage film follows the five friends as they reach out to the spirits, but when they break the first rule of Ouija boards and leave without saying goodbye, they inadvertently invite the spirits into their lives. As the spirits hunt down them one by one, the remaining friends must uncover the truth behind the spirits’ deaths and destroy the board before it destroys them.
Necronos (2010)
Format(s): DVD
Notable Names: Thomas Sender, Timo Fuchs, Marc Rohnstock
DVD Link: http://amzn.com/B00GUEROUE
Synopsis:
Necronos, one of the mightiest minions of the devil himself has come to earth to create an invincible army of the undead under leadership of barbaric demons, called Berzerkers. To achieve his goal Necronos needs numerous often very macabre and difficult to come by ingredients. So Satan sends him two assistants to achieve his goal Goran, a Blood Demon and footman loyal to Necronos as well as The Mighty Witch to locate the chosen one a virgin witch.
Special Features:
Behind The Scenes
Slide Show
Trailers
Tromatic Extras
Sorority Horror House (2012)
Format(s): DVD
Notable Names: Alessandra Torresani, Cameron Deane Stewart, Darin Scott
DVD Link: http://amzn.com/B00HNZU99W
Synopsis:
Sorority Horror House follows the girls at Kappa house during the middle of pledge season. One of the girls (Alessandra Torresani) begins to get suspicious of the building’s head mistress (Morgan Fairchild) as mysterious and horrific events begin to occur around the campus.
Thirst (1979)
Format(s): Blu-ray/DVD Combo
Notable Names: Chantal Contouri, Shirley Cameron, Rod Hardy
Blu-ray Link: http://amzn.com/B00I9N5708
Synopsis:
The Ozploitation classic and one of the most unique vampire movies of our time is back like you’ve never seen it before: David Hemmings (Blow-Up, Deep Red) and Henry Silva (The Manchurian Candidate) star as executives of an international blood-drinking cartel known as The Brotherhood. But when they abduct a descendant (Chantal Contouri of The Day After Halloween ) of Elizabeth Bathory to reboot her depraved legacy, she must escape before the corporation can expand their human blood cow dairies and create a vampire master race. Max Phipps (The Road Warrior) co-stars in this gripping shocker directed by Rod Hardy (Prisoner: Cell Block H), produced by Antony Ginnane (Patrick, Turkey Shoot), and now transferred in HD from the original negative for the first time ever anywhere!
Special Features:
Audio Commentary With Director Rod Hardy And Producer Anthony I. Ginnane
Isolated Music Score By Brian May
Theatrical Trailer
TV Spots
Television:
.hack//Quantum: Complete OVA Series (2012)
Format(s): Blu-ray/DVD Combo
Notable Names: Trina Nishimura, Lara Woodhull, Masaki Tachibana
Blu-ray Link: http://amzn.com/B0069556TU
Synopsis:
hack//Quantum – the latest installment in the phenomenally successful .hack franchise – dares fans to find out what’s been happening in The World since their last visit.
Tobias, Mary, and Sakura are way into the The World. Together, they form an inseparable group, grinding toward the break of day and running dungeons in search of the artifacts of adventure. But when the trio becomes lost in this virtual labyrinth, a chance encounter with the mysterious entity known only as Hermit will change their lives forever. There’s an eerie darkness spreading across The World, and once you stumble in, you may never make it out.
Psycho-Pass: Part One
Format(s): Blu-ray/DVD Combo
Notable Names: Llydia MacKay, Lindsay Seidel, Zach Bolton
Blu-ray Link: http://amzn.com/B00HFC30A8
Synopsis:
Brace yourself for a hardboiled, sci-fi thriller from the creator of Madoka Magica and the studio that brought you Ghost in the Shell.
Welcome to a world where just thinking about a crime is enough to enough to make you guilty. Bad intentions can no longer be hidden, and the police know exactly which tainted minds are about to cross over to the wrong side of the law. The great equalizer in the war on thugs is the Dominator, a futuristic weapon that can read minds and assess the risk that a citizen will turn criminal. Cops work in teams made up of Enforcers and Inspectors. Enforcers take out the bad guys, Inspectors stop their partners from going rogue, and the all-powerful Sibyl System keeps a watchful eye on us all. Society is paralyzed by its deepest, darkest desires, and trial by jury has been replaced by the wrath of the Dominator. Welcome to the future. How guilty are you?
Psycho-Pass: Part Two
Format(s): Blu-ray/DVD Combo
Notable Names: Jason Douglas, Llydia MacKay, Zach Bolton
Blu-ray Link: http://amzn.com/B00HFC547A
Synopsis:
Don’t miss the thrilling conclusion of Psycho Pass, a futuristic, sci-fi thriller from the creator of Madoka Magica and the studio behind Ghost in the Shell.The Sibyl System was meant to grind all criminal activity to a permanent halt, but something’s gone horribly wrong. A deranged genius known as Makishima has mastered the art of justifying his own heinous deeds, leaving the Dominator powerless to stop his reign of terror. At the first sign of the system cracking, thugs take to the streets, terrorizing the innocent while wearing special helmets that prevent their cruel intentions from being detected. With their futuristic weaponry powerless to stop the bloody rampage, Inspector Akane and her Enforcer, Kogami, must take an old fashioned approach to the law. While Akane infiltrates the Sybil System to discover how far the corruption has spread, Kogami doggedly tracks Makishima, setting the stage for a violent and shocking final showdown!
Psycho-Pass: Complete First Season Premium Edition
Format(s): Blu-ray
Notable Names: Lydia McKay, Lindsay Seidel, Zach Bolton
Blu-ray Link: http://amzn.com/B00HFC1V8Q
Synopsis:
Brace yourself for a hardboiled, sci-fi thriller from the creator of Madoka Magica and the studio that brought you Ghost in the Shell.
Welcome to a world where just thinking about a crime is enough to enough to make you guilty. Bad intentions can no longer be hidden, and the police know exactly which tainted minds are about to cross over to the wrong side of the law. The great equalizer in the war on thugs is the Dominator, a futuristic weapon that can read minds and assess the risk that a citizen will turn criminal. Cops work in teams made up of Enforcers and Inspectors. Enforcers take out the bad guys, Inspectors stop their partners from going rogue, and the all-powerful Sibyl System keeps a watchful eye on us all. Society is paralyzed by its deepest, darkest desires, and trial by jury has been replaced by the wrath of the Dominator.
Welcome to the future. How guilty are you?
The Limited Edition box contains:
Exclusive Limited Edition Chipboard Art Box
Two PSYCHO-PASS Soundtrack CD’s
Criminal Investigation Division Logo Decal
Criminal Investigation Division ID Holder
Criminal Investigation Division Business Card Case and Keychain
Collections:
Grindhouse Double Feature
RELEASES ON MARCH 15TH.
Format(s): Blu-ray 3D
Notable Names: Stephanie Beaton, Grindhouse Horror, Ron Ford
Blu-ray Link: http://amzn.com/B007RH8K0Q
Movies:
Deadly Culture, V-World The Matrix
Horror Triple Feature
Format(s): DVD
Notable Names: Various
DVD Link: http://amzn.com/B00HNGC5KC
Movies:
Wolf Creek, Hannibal Rising, Pulse
