World Premiere March 12 at Hollywood's Egyptian Theatre

Grindhouse Releasing and the American Cinematheque will present the late, great Duke Mitchell's never-before-seen exploitation masterpiece GONE WITH THE POPE on Friday, March 12 at 7:30 p.m., at the Egyptian Theatre in Hollywood.

Duke Mitchell was an Italian Rudy Ray Moore, a popular nightclub performer and self-proclaimed “Mr. Palm Springs” whose long-running act with Sammy Petrillo was featured in BELA LUGOSI MEETS A BROOKLYN GORILLA. Mitchell went on to use his talents and show business connections to produce two of the most entertaining films of the Seventies, which he wrote, directed, produced, scored and starred in.

GONE WITH THE POPE stars Duke Mitchell as Paul, a paroled gangster with an unholy scheme: to kidnap the pope and charge "a dollar from every Catholic in the world" as the ransom. Shot in 1975 as KISS THE RING, GONE WITH THE POPE was unfinished at the time of Duke Mitchell's death in 1981.

Sage Stallone and Bob Murawski of Grindhouse Releasing rediscovered GONE WITH THE POPE in 1995 and vowed to save it from obscurity. Academy Award-winning film editor Murawski (THE HURT LOCKER, SPIDER-MAN 1,2 & 3) spent 15 years completing GONE WITH THE POPE from the surviving film elements.

ROT: Reunion Of Terror
10 years after high school, an invitation to a reunion at a secluded hunting cabin draws six friends into a viscous game of life-and-death. Unbeknownst to the partiers, the mutilated bodies of two young campers lie hidden in the nearby woods. As the night progresses and one-by-one friends disappear, tensions escalate…is there a demented serial killer on the loose, or could one of them be behind this Reunion of Terror?

Suspenseful, moody and shocking, ROT: Reunion of Terror is a serial killer film that will leave you guessing until its dramatic conclusion!

“…nice twists, gore, and a little girl on girl action… keep your eye out for this one".
-Horror Reviews

"Suspenseful and shocking...The ending to REUNION OF TERROR is very original. That's all I'm going to tell you, as I really want you to see this film.
-Film Arcade

“....the twists in the end were startling...(ROT is) a movie that would be easy to watch more than once while it's on your shelf".
-Horror-Web

"I haven't felt as unnerved as this in years. There's a thick slab of suspense waiting for viewers...The mystery of the killer is so well scripted that...I couldn't leave my seat because I didn't want to miss a clue. If we had to sum up this film in three words they would be "mood, mood, mood". I fully encourage horror fans to give this one a shot."
-Killer Reviews

ROT:REUNION OF TERROR Trailer

As the “outbreak” of Overture Films’ release of The Crazies draws closer, the studio is gearing up for an exciting launch of a comic book series inspired by the film along with various other multimedia content including a motion comic book series, Facebook “tower defense” game and more. The film is produced and distributed by Overture Films and co-financed by Participant Media.

The Top Cow printed comic book is broken into four chapters: Hopman Bog, Dwyer Creek, Black Pond and Ogden Marsh. The comic series traces an outbreak that takes over the minds and bodies of the citizens in Ogden Marsh, Iowa and each chapter focuses on a different aspect of this epidemic. The first two issues will be available in comic book stores nationwide on February 17, 2010, with the next two available February 24, 2010. Jeff Katz of American Original produced the comic book on behalf of Overture Films and Participant Media. The covers of the comic book are available for download at www.thecrazies-movie.com/comicbooks.

Starz Digital Media, in association with Double Barrel Motion Labs, will release a four-part motion comic series as an animated companion to the film and based on the comic miniseries. Episode 1 of the motion comic series, “Hopman Bog,” will be available for purchase on the iTunes and PlayStation® Networkplatforms on February 23, 2010. THE CRAZIES MOTION COMIC BOOK Trailer

MPI Media Group announced it has acquired all North American rights to THE LAST LOVECRAFT: RELIC OF CTHULHU, a stunningly original new comedy-thriller. The movie will receive a Fall 2010 theatrical release through MPI’s Dark Sky Films label, to be followed by DVD and Video On Demand in October.

The distribution deal for THE LAST LOVECRAFT: RELIC OF CTHULHU was negotiated by Greg Newman, executive vice president of MPI Media Group, and Nate Bolotin of XYZ Films.

Kyle Davis (Friday the 13th, Men of a Certain Age) stars as Jeff, a bored guy stuck in a dead-end job whose life suddenly changes when a strange old man gives him an ancient relic and tells him he is the last descendant of H.P. Lovecraft, the revered American author of such horror/fantasy/sci-fi classics as The Dunwich Horror, The Shadow Over Innsmouth and the highly influential Cthulhu Mythos stories. Jeff and his friend Charlie embark on an adventure to protect the relic from falling into the hands of the Starspawn and his minions, who want to release the hideous cosmic entity Cthulhu back into the world.

“We are thrilled to be a part of this flat-out hilarious picture that’s a perfect blend of sci-fi, buddy picture and road movie,” said Greg Newman. “The film’s imaginative and unique style will appeal to wide audiences.”

Nate Bolotin said, “MPI and Dark Sky have proved time and again to be the ideal distributors for daring and independent movies, and we’re proud that THE LAST LOVECRAFT: RELIC OF CTHULHU will join their formidable lineup of films.”

THE LAST LOVECRAFT: RELIC OF CTHULHU marks the feature directorial debut of Henry Saine, whose career was launched with two hilarious short films: “Not in My Family” and “Love Royale.” It is also the writing and producing debut of Devin McGinn, who co-stars as Charlie. The talented young cast also includes Barak Hardley, Honor Bliss and Sujata Day.

THE LAST LOVECRAFT: RELIC OF CTHULHU Trailer

A fading movie star is zapped back to a savage prehistoric never-land of exotic cavegirls, brutish cavemen and stalking dinosaurs! Frontline Entertainment’s first theatrically released cult classic, restored & remastered for a 2-disc Special Edition set. Guest-starring Emmy winner William Marshall (BLACULA), “Mr. America” Ed Fury and Oscar®-nominee Karen Black (TRILOGY OF TERROR)!

After years of bad luck and broken dreams, the Strega family has now embraced their negativity — except for the youngest daughter. Noel tries desperately to keep together her torn family, but when an evil spirit attacks, everything she believes in is called into question. Can one person’s faith really be tough enough to save another? What can Noel do when her family’s own negative Karma manifests? Will the SPIRIT drag Noel’s family into the Darkness or will Noel become the beacon for her Light to shine through?

A Gnostic film about faith and love with copious scares, foul language, creepiness and black goo — a unique film about a unique perspective!

Tyler never has trouble finding tenants for his cozy little 3-unit apartment building... he just has trouble keeping them alive to pay rent! You see, Tyler’s building is haunted by a pair of 5,000-year-old demons with an insatiable appetite for flesh. And no matter how nicely Tyler asks, he cannot keep them from devouring the tenants. The demons never listen to Tyler, and why should they? After all, they have an all-you-can-eat human buffet and Tyler as their pet monkey.

But things could change when Tyler take a liking to the newest tenant, a desperate young woman running from demons of her own.

MICHAEL ROOKER TO HEADLINE HYPOTHERMIA FROM MPI's DARK SKY FILMS. One of the First Feature Films to be Lensed in 4K! Dark Sky Films is pleased to announce this week marks the first week of principal photography and production on James Felix McKenney’s feature HYPOTHERMIA.

HYPOTHERMIA, written and directed by McKenney, stars Michael Rooker, who has had a long career in film that launched with his chilling performance as the titular character in HENRY: THE PORTRAIT OF A SERIAL KILLER. HYPOTHERMIA co-stars Blanche Baker who starred in SIXTEEN CANDLES, HBO’s TAKING CHANCE and the horror indie THE GIRL NEXT DOOR. Also in the cast are Greg Finley (THE SECRET LIFE OF THE AMERICAN TEENAGER), and McKenney regulars Don Wood (THE OFF SEASON, AUTOMATONS, SATAN HATES YOU), Ben Forster and Amy Chang. The film will be produced in partnership with Larry Fessenden's Glass Eye Pix.

MODERN HORROR MASTER PAYS TRIBUTE TO THE POPULAR PASTIME OF GRAVE-ROBBING – AND THE GOOD OLD DAYS OF FRIGHT FILMS

Buried secrets will eventually resurface – along with the bodies that carry them – in I SELL THE DEAD, a horror movie that brings the fog-filled thrills of old to a new generation of fear fans. Produced by shock cinema master Larry Fessenden (The House of The Devil), who also co-stars, the movie claws its way onto Blu-ray and DVD from IFC Films via MPI Media Group on March 30, 2010.

It was a time of ghouls, ghosts and most ghastly of all, the fine art of grave-robbing. In this homage to the rich gothic style of Britain’s Hammer Films, Dominic Monaghan of “The Lord of the Rings” and “Flash Forward” stars as 19th century corpse snatcher Arthur Blake, who pilfered the cemeteries and coffins of England until his capture by police. But just before Blake is to meet the hangman’s noose, he will confess to a peculiar priest (Ron Perlman of “Hellboy” and “Sons of Anarchy”) his gruesome tale of vampires, zombies and cadaver-dealing that takes him from the savagery of the criminal underworld to the terrors of the undead.

HAVE A ZOMBIE PROBLEM? SYNAPSE FILMS HAS THE GIRL FOR YOU!

CULT DIRECTOR GAIRA BRINGS ZOMBIE ASS-KICKING AT IT’S GORY FINEST!

Following a meteor crash, Tokyo falls into a state of martial law where violence and crime is running rampant. Adding insult to injury, a chemical reaction from the meteor causes a deadly virus to spread through the streets – and turning the dead into flesh-eating zombies! K-ko (Japanese wrestling darling, Cutie Suzuki) in her bulletproof leather-and-blade “Battle Suit” to the rescue, in cult director Kazuo “Gaira” Komizu’s camptastic gorefest, BATTLE GIRL: THE LIVING DEAD IN TOKYO BAY! Chock full of over-the-top special-effects and a fresh new-wave synth soundtrack, BATTLE GIRL: THE LIVING DEAD IN TOKYO BAY is the latest in the ASIAN CULT CINEMA COLLECTION courtesy of SYNAPSE FILMS!!

Synapse Films’ BATTLE GIRL: THE LIVING DEAD IN TOKYO BAY DVD Features Include:
- New Digital Transfer from Original Vault Materials
- Presented in the Original Filmed Aspect Ratio of 1.33:1
- Japanese Language Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo Sound
- Newly Translated Removable English Subtitles
- All-New Video Interview with Director Kazuo “Gaira” Komizu (53mins.)

Look for Synapse Films’ DVD of BATTLE GIRL: THE LIVING DEAD IN TOKYO BAY in stores on February 23, 2010!

Synopsis:

Imagine living in a small town where everything is safe and happy…until suddenly it isn’t. Imagine your friends and neighbors going quickly and horrifically insane. In a terrifying tale of the “American Dream” gone horribly wrong, four friends find themselves trapped in their hometown in The Crazies, a reinvention of the George Romero classic directed by Breck Eisner from a screenplay by Ray Wright (Pulse, Case 39) and Scott Kosar (The Amityville Horror, The Texas Chainsaw Massacre).

David Dutten (Timothy Olyphant) is sheriff of Ogden Marsh, a picture-perfect American town with happy, law-abiding citizens. But one night, one of them comes to a school baseball game with a loaded shotgun, ready to kill. Another man burns down his own house…after locking his wife and young son in a closet inside. Within days, the town has transformed into a sickening asylum; people who days ago lived quiet, unremarkable lives have now become depraved, blood-thirsty killers, hiding in the darkness with guns and knives. Sheriff Dutten tries to make sense of what’s happening as the horrific, nonsensical violence escalates. Something is infecting the citizens of Ogden Marsh…with insanity.

Now complete anarchy reigns as one by one the townsfolk succumb to an unknown toxin and turn sadistically violent. In an effort to keep the madness contained, the government uses deadly force to close off all access and won’t let anyone in or out – even those uninfected. The few still sane find themselves trapped: Sheriff Dutten; his pregnant wife, Judy (Radha Mitchell); Becca (Danielle Panabaker), an assistant at the medical center; and Russell (Joe Anderson), Dutten’s deputy and right-hand man. Forced to band together, an ordinary night becomes a horrifying struggle for survival as they do their best to get out of town alive.

THE CRAZIES Movie Trailer #1 in HD!

THE CRAZIES Movie Trailer #2 in HD!

Official Website:
http://www.thecrazies-movie.com/

A chilling tale in the same vein as The Orphanage, The Others and The Messengers, critics say that HAUNTED ECHOES is one of the most frightening and atmospheric ghost stories of recent years.

After suffering a parent's worst nightmare -- the abduction and murder of their eight-year-old daughter -- Guy (David Starzyk, “Prison Break”, “Desperate Housewives”) and Laura Dykstra (Sean Young, Blade Runner, No Way Out) decide to make a fresh start and, hopefully, save their marriage. They move to a charming old house in need of repair, hoping the project will alleviate their pain. But not long after moving, Laura senses an angry presence that may be the spirit of her murdered daughter. Disturbing messages appear on the walls in fresh paint and a neighbor (M.Emmet Walsh, Youth in Revolt, Christmas with the Kranks) reports seeing a young girl staring at him from inside the house. Is this mischievous spirit their daughter or another entity using the grieving couple for its own sinister purposes?

From the Trunk of a Car, They Terrified a Nation

The Inside Story of How Two Real-Life Serial Killers
Terrorized Our Nation’s Capital, on DVD March 16th

“Enemies of the state: Manson, Unabomber, D.C. Sniper.”
― Independent Film Quarterly

The infamous, real-life killing spree perpetrated by two mysterious shooters is chillingly dramatized in the horror-thriller D.C. Sniper, on DVD March 16 from North American Motion Pictures (NAMP).

D.C. Sniper takes you back to October 2002 when John Allen Muhammad (Ken Foree, 2004’s Dawn of the Dead) and his teenage accomplice Lee Boyd Malvo (Tory N. Thompson), held Washington D.C. and surrounding areas hostage with a terrifying three-week murder spree.

The deadly duo shot and killed 10 people and wounded three more from the specially rigged trunk of a 1990 Chevrolet Caprice sedan before finally being apprehended, allowing the entire country to breathe a sigh of relief.

During three trials and years of appeals, Muhammad professed his innocence and Malvo (who testified against him) tried to “make amends,” but to no avail. Muhammed was executed by lethal injection Nov. 10, 2009 and Malvo, protected by juvenile law, is serving a life sentence without possibility of parole.

The inside story of how two sadistic assassins paralyzed our nation’s capital.

D.C. Sniper is presented in full frame with an aspect ratio of 16 x 9 and 2.0 stereo. Special features include stills gallery and closed captioning.

Move over, Indiana! Whip into action with the adventure of a lifetime in Bikini Jones and the Temple of Eros, swinging onto DVD March 2 from Infinity Entertainment Group.

Dr. Bikini Jones (the luscious Christine Nguyen) is on the hunt for the lost Temple of Eros. Using a golden idol as her guide, she searches the wild land of Moronica, along the way battling man-eating dinosaurs and fending off the sensuously wicked Evilla (2007 Penthouse Pet of the Year Heather Vandeven).

Bikini will do anything to find the sacred temple … and certainly does (much to the delight of her fans)! Co-starring Rebecca Love.

Bikini Jones and the Temple of Eros is presented in anamorphic widescreen with an aspect ratio of 16 x 9 and Dolby Digital. Includes original trailers.

Documentary featuring rare footage, news clips, location shoots, videos, seldom seen photographs and much more!

Sexy Intellectual and MVD Visual are proud to announce the DVD release of MUSE "Under Review" on March 23, 2010.

This film looks at Muse's entire career, and by using rare performance and interview footage of the band, contributions from their closest colleagues and from those who have witnessed and written about their journey, plus seldom seen photos, news reports, scene shoots and a range of other features, creates the finest documentary to date on this extraordinary band, the music they make and the lives they lead.

Includes exclusive interviews with former manager Safta Jaffrey, legendary producer John Leckie, band engineer Ric Peet, video director Mat Kirby, official biographer and NME writer Mark Beaumont and many other close confidantes.

What turns a good band into a great one is usually just the right mix of downright dedication, damned hard work and a special kind of talent which allows for the creation of music that will touch multiple generations.

This is certainly the ingredient list which Muse have employed while creating a sound and image that has captured a fan-base larger than that of just about anyone else around at the moment.

“Stylish”, “unique” and “original” are just a few of the accolades heaped on independent film director Chris LaMartina’s (Dead Teenagers, Shock Festival) two brand-new tales of terror!

BOOK OF LORE
Twenty years ago, in the town to Latonsville, a notorious serial killer known as “The Devil’s Left Hand” kidnapped eleven babies and left local police stumped.

When Rick (Aj Hyde) discovers his girlfriend has been murdered in the same grotesque fashion as The Devil’s Left Hand crimes, he begins a quest to unravel his town’s unspeakable past.

Using a cryptic encyclopedia of local murders called The Book of Lore, Rick and his friends race against time to unlock the secrets of the past – and stop a demented killer from striking again…

GRAVE MISTAKES
When a grave robber tries to barter with an eccentric antiques dealer, the two trade stories rather than goods. Tales of zombies, vampires, and ghosts are told upstairs while an unspeakable horror waits in the basement. In the tradition of Creepshow and Tales from the Darkside, Grave Mistakes is a horror anthology that Ultra Violent Magazine calls “...A stylish...creative and well made feature.”

SPECIAL FEATURES
Book of Lore
• Audio Commentary w/director and co-producer, Jimmy George
• Radio Interviews (WYPR’s The Signal)
• “Cinemaryland” Segment (TV News)
• Original Trailer
• Grindhouse Trailer
• Trailer Vault

Grave Mistakes
• Audio Commentary w/director and co-producer Jimmy George
• Making of Grave Mistakes

Halo-8 Entertainment has unveiled the box art for Episode 2 of its GODKILLER: WALK AMONG US 'illustrated film' series, written and directed by award-winning filmmaker Matt Pizzolo. While the novel mixes elements of sci-fi with urban fantasy, this character-driven clip takes place in the very realistic setting of a violent protest on Wall Street. The DVD hits stores on January 26.

GODKILLER Episode 2 is a limited-edition shortform DVD that makes innovative use of the transmedia storytelling style by including digital comic book PDFs and a serialized prequel novel (as both an audiobook MP3 and an e-book PDF) on the data portion of the DVD. The limited edition episodic DVDs are a unique method of bringing GODKILLER to its core audience as each segment is completed.

GODKILLER: SILENT WAR is the story of the end of civilization as we know it. In the near future, 17 year old Joe Junior and his girlfriend Bee run a speakeasy in the basement of an abandoned NYC church where they serve narcotic drinks to underagers while providing sanctuary and black-market employment to draft dodgers. When Joe is recruited by an armed cult of populist assassins, he is thrust into a secret world of international cabals, alien conspiracies, and the countdown to Armageddon.

Finally on DVD is the classic punk rock movie from 1980 starring Richard Hell, illustrating the end of the first wave of New York City punk rock better than any documentary. Nada (Carole Bouquet), a beautiful French journalist on assignment in New York, records the life and work of an up and coming punk rock star, Billy (Richard Hell). Soon she enters into a volatile relationship with him and must decide whether to continue with it, or return to her lover, a fellow journalist trying to track down the elusive Andy Warhol (playing himself). Featuring members of the Voidoids and the Ramones.

This long lost film is like a time capsule from pre-Disneynification New York City: sleazy, dirty and most importantly, real. The DVD package includes a lengthy new interview with Hell about the film and more.

Richard Hell states: "This is a priceless package. The real burnt-out New York in January and February 1978, the Voidoids live at CBGB, Ed Lachman's cinematography, Elliot Goldenthal's sound track, Carole Bouquet's face, my lithe figure, Andy Warhol to break your heart, Luc Sante demonically extracting the ugly truths from me re: the horror of it all (bonus feature which is better than the movie itself)...unique. Spring for it."

Bonus Materials

* 2009 Interview with Richard Hell by Luc Sante about the making of and stories behind BLANK GENERATION (45 minutes)

* Live Performances by Richard Hell & The Voidoids

* Stars Richard Hell, Carole Bouquet, Ulli Lommel and Andy Warhol

EXPERIENCE ALL THE RELENTLESS, FEVER-PITCHED ACTION IN STUNNING HIGH DEFINITION

Bone-Breaking Physical Conflict Is Elevated To An Art Form When The Visceral Battle Premieres On Blu-ray Disc February 2nd!

When the head of his village’s sacred Buddha statue is stolen, simple country boy Ting (Tony Jaa) is sent to Bangkok to retrieve it in the martial arts symphony of flying limbs Ong-Bak: The Thai Warrior debuting on Blu-ray Disc February 2 from Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment. It’s non-stop action as Ting infiltrates Bangkok’s seedy underworld and takes on a series of lowlifes and criminals in his quest to obtain the sacred head.

Featuring elaborate and eye-popping martial arts enhanced in high-definition all performed without the aid of stunt doubles, wires or computer graphic enhancements, Ong-Bak packs a punch that sets the new gold standard for hand-to-hand combat in action cinema. Written and directed by Prachya Pinkaew (Chocolate), Ong-Bak features Jaa (The Bodyguard) in an amazing performance that secures his reputation as one of cinema’s most incredible martial artists with action that rivals the awe-inspiring stunts found in acclaimed imports such as Hero and House Of Flying Daggers. Bursting with bonus features including a music video featuring Jaa, an instructional walk-through highlighting the movements of Muay Thai, behind the scenes stunt footage, a promotional spot featuring The RZA of The Wu-Tang Clan, and more.

Teetering on the Razor-Thin Line Between
Sanity and Insanity

“Seven meets Paranormal Activity.”
― Independent Film Quarterly

Three strangers. One killer. Find out who will live and who will die when 13teen slays DVD Feb. 16 from North American Motion Pictures.

Emeryville: population 73,250, including one feared serial killer on the loose who carves the number 13 into his victims’ chests.

Sara is home alone on a stormy night when there is a knock at the door. Andrew, a real estate consultant, has stopped by regarding the sale of her house. Problem is, the house isn’t for sale. Against her better judgment, she grants Andrew shelter from the rain.

But tension builds as Andrew, talking about his impending custody battle for his daughter, becomes more and more agitated. Sara finds herself in possible peril, until there is another knock at the door. John, a scripture-quoting home security technician, has stopped by to fix a fuse. But he may not be all he seems when a knife is found in his bag.

Cautious cat-and-mouse play ensues as the trio tries to determine just who the true threat is, while a surprise twist leaves you wondering just who it is that really needs to be saved…

13teen is presented in widescreen with an aspect ratio of 16 x 9 and 2.0 stereo. Special features include stills gallery and closed captioning.

Creature Feature Film of the New Millenium!

In this creature feature, a group of college friends on a spring break camping trip are stalked and slashed by an unknown creature with the ability to make them hallucinate through sound waves. The survivors hold up refuge in an isolated farmhouse, cut off from all communication. Now, they have to come up with a plan to kill this unrelenting creature before it kills them.

Banshee!!! takes the idea of the legendary Irish myth and spins it around into a terrifying and unstoppable monster. The initial concept for the creature was developed by co-producer Andrew Gerhard. Dan Anderson did the actual design and the art. Director Colin Theys then took his designs and created the digital model for use in the film.

The physical makeup of the creature is unique. It's got a long face. It doesn't have a mouth. Instead it has vibrating flaps it uses to produce sound which allows it to take on the image of whatever it wants to be. It has wings that fold up on its back. It was designed to be something that could be done without a suit. "We wanted to stay away from the guy in a suit monster," said Theys. "As a CG artist, I hate when you see a guy in a suit and all of the sudden they cut to CGI and it looks totally different. The effects matter to me."

Theys also states, "We put a ton of effort into the movie to make Banshee!!! standout. In the effects department, we have over a hundred and thirty CGI shots. I handle all of the visual effects, so I'm able to ensure that every effects shot looks the same. There's no variation, each shot looks to be the same quality as the one's before it and after it. It's also got lots of stuff: cool sets, lots of characters, lots of death. We tried to make it different. The producer and I went out and watched a lot of indie horror films to see what worked and what didn't work, so that we wouldn't fall into the same pitfalls that they did. It's shot on video, we've got a good cinematographer who worked really hard to make the film look good. Banshee!!! has lots of action, it's fast-paced, and short but sweet. I hate when low-budget horror movies run too long, it just sort of highlights their flaws."

Bonus Materials:

* Optional Spanish/English Subtitles
* English 5.1 Dolby Digital Audio
* Deleted Scenes
* Bloopers & Outtakes
* Commentary
* 16 x 9 Digitally Mastered Widescreen Presentation
* Theatrical Trailers

Synopsis:

Imagine living in a small town where everything is safe and happy…until suddenly it isn’t. Imagine your friends and neighbors going quickly and horrifically insane. In a terrifying tale of the “American Dream” gone horribly wrong, four friends find themselves trapped in their hometown in The Crazies, a reinvention of the George Romero classic directed by Breck Eisner from a screenplay by Ray Wright (Pulse, Case 39) and Scott Kosar (The Amityville Horror, The Texas Chainsaw Massacre).

David Dutten (Timothy Olyphant) is sheriff of Ogden Marsh, a picture-perfect American town with happy, law-abiding citizens. But one night, one of them comes to a school baseball game with a loaded shotgun, ready to kill. Another man burns down his own house…after locking his wife and young son in a closet inside. Within days, the town has transformed into a sickening asylum; people who days ago lived quiet, unremarkable lives have now become depraved, blood-thirsty killers, hiding in the darkness with guns and knives. Sheriff Dutten tries to make sense of what’s happening as the horrific, nonsensical violence escalates. Something is infecting the citizens of Ogden Marsh…with insanity.

Dark Sky Films, a subsidiary of leading independent producer and distributor MPI Media Group, today announced it has taken on the highly anticipated HATCHET 2, and will help transform the property into a multi-release franchise. The movie, which has just begun shooting in LA, brings back Kane Hodder as the villainous Victor Crowley, who terrorized the bayou in 2007’s groundbreaking “Hatchet.” Joining Hodder in the cast are Danielle Harris (“Halloween “IV & V”), Tony Todd (“CANDY MAN”) and Tom Holland (“CHILD’S PLAY”).

Dark Sky Films has partnered with ArieScope Pictures, the company behind “Hatchet” “Grace” and Green’s upcoming “Frozen,” which will premiere in this year’s Sundance Film Festival.

Writer-director Adam Green says: “Victor Crowley has been in my head since I was a kid so, the first movie was really 20 years in the making and a love letter to the films I grew up watching. HATCHET 2 is a gift to the fans for their loyalty.”

Synopsis:

From acclaimed director Tadashi IMAI comes the film that won the Golden Bear Award (Best Film) at the 1963 Berlin Film Festival. For 350 years, the Iikura family have honored Bushido, the stern code of the Samurai, above all other considerations. Susumu, a modern-day Japanese professional, chronicles the shocking stories of his forefathers as he decides whether to break free from the bonds of an ancient code of honor, or take up the role that tradition has ordained for him.

Extra Features:

• Program Notes
• Cast & Crew Bios
• Theatrical Trailers
• Image Gallery
• Exclusive Essay on the Bushido Code from Randy Schadel

Awards:
Winner of the Golden Bear Award at the 1963 Berlin International Film Festival
Winner of the Blue Ribbon Award at the 1964 Blue Ribbon Awards for Best Actor

From the infamous Joe D’Amato – director of such EuroSleaze classics as Emanuelle In Bangkok and Papaya: Love Goddess Of The Cannibals – comes perhaps his most sumptuous skin saga of all! Legendary sex goddess Laura Gemser (Black Emanuelle) stars as an African princess brought home as a slave by a 1940s military officer, only to be sucked into a depraved new world of voyeurism, drugs, pornography, lesbian seduction, unholy nuns and more. Annie Belle (Laure), Al Cliver (Devil Hunter, Zombie, The Beyond) and
supermodel-turned-porn-queen Lilli Carati (Escape From Women’s Prison) co-star in this stylish-yet-filthy fleshfest,now presented totally uncut and uncensored for the first time ever in America!

EXTRAS:

Talk Dirty With Joe D'Amato - Interview with Director Joe
D'Amato