DVD & Blu-ray releases for 02/19/13!

Ouch! This week is going to hurt... your bank accounts. Winter is coming (well, it's here already...) but Season Two of GAME OF THRONES is now here! Also, Scream Factory delivers the goods with a trio of must have Blu-ray/DVD combo releases, and Olive Films puts out some cult classics in bare bones (and kind of overpriced) Blu-ray editions. And if that weren't enough, there's a slew of direct-to-dvd releases that just might catch your eye. Let's take a look at what you can spend your tax returns on this week:




NEW TO DVD & BLU-RAY
Atlas Shrugged II: The Strike
Battlestar Galactica: Blood and Chrome (Unrated)
Game of Thrones: The Complete Second Season
Innocent Bystanders
Seeds of Destruction
Sinister
Sushi Girl


NEW TO BLU-RAY
Shutterbug
The Terminator (Remastered Edition)


NEW TO DVD
4 Assassins
Attack of the Herbals
Bath Salt Zombies
Bikini Bloodbath Shakespeare
Bullet Explosion
The Complete Adventures of Flash Gordon
Cool as Hell
Dead Genesis
Demon Exorcism: The Devil Inside Maxwell Bastas
Exploitation Double Feature: Black Cobra Woman/Super Bitch
Factory
Fangoria Presents: AXED
Haunted Dollhouse
Hollow
I Love You to Death
Lake Noir
Lake Placid: The Final Chapter
Mary Mary Bloody Mary (3D & 2D)
The Mooring
New Order
Riddle
Snow Shark
Timekeeper
Virgin Murders
Zodiac America - The Super Master


NEW FROM SCREAM FACTORY
The Nest (Blu-ray/DVD combo)
Prison: Collector's Edition (Blu-ray/DVD combo)
Terrorvision/The Video Dead (Double Feature Blu-ray/DVD combo)


NEW FROM OLIVE FILMS
Highlander 2: Renegade Version (DVD & Blu-ray)
The Monster Squad (DVD & Blu-ray)
Night of the Demons 2 (DVD & Blu-ray)
The Running Man (DVD & Blu-ray)


DVD BOXED SETS AND COLLECTIONS
Grindhouse Triple Feature: Satan's Sex Party
Contains: Madame Satan, Sex and the Single Vampire, and The Devil's Handmaidens.

The Witchouse Trilogy
Contains: Witchouse, Witchouse II: Blood Coven, and Witchhouse III: Demon Fire.

The Zombie Horror Collection
Contains: Horror Hotel, Night Of The Living Dead, Crypt Of Horror, and The Hills Have Eyes.

STORAGE 24 coming to DVD & Blu-ray on March 12th!

I'm a sucker for a good creature feature or monster movie, and some of the better ones have been coming from overseas lately, so you can imagine how interested I am in seeing STORAGE 24!

Synopsis:
London is in chaos. A military cargo plane has crashed leaving its highly classified contents strewn across the city. Completely unaware London is in lockdown, Charlie (Noel Clarke) and Shelley (Antonia Campbell-Hughes), accompanied by best friends Mark (Colin O’Donoghue) and Nikki (Laura Haddock), are at Storage 24 dividing up their possessions after a recent break-up. Suddenly, the power goes off. Trapped in a dark maze of endless corridors, a mystery predator is hunting them one by one. In a place designed to keep things in, how do you get out?

The DVD and Blu-ray for STORAGE 24 will both be available on March 12th, and will be chock full o' extras including:

-- Feature Commentary
-- Creature Development Featurette
-- Production Design & Costume Featurette
-- Music & Sound Design Featurette
-- On Set Featurette
-- Video Blogs
-- A Day In the Life Of: Clarke & O’Donoghue
-- Scene Commentaries
-- Deleted Scenes
-- Photo Gallery

Now let's give the trailer a quick look and see what we can see....


Despite being a modern "Alien" rip-off and using the "Prometheus scream" in the trailer, I'm pretty game to check out STORAGE 24, if only to get a better look at the film's mon-star. It's big, it's mean, and it looks like it can bite someone's head off without breaking a sweat! Sign me up!

For more information about STORAGE 24, visit it's official site and official Facebook page.

CLICK HERE to pre-order it on DVD from Amazon.com (only $11.66)!
CLICK HERE to pre-order the Blu-ray from Amazon.com (only $16.97)!

Check out new trailer and clips from MIDNIGHT SHOW + Watch Mike Diva's Grindhouse Megamix!

If you've got about fifteen minutes, then allow me to show you how to waste that time. Below are three new Youtube vids that should have most of you b-movie fans salivating. The first is a trailer for Newt Wallen's MIDNIGHT SHOW. The film is a love letter to cult, grindhouse, and trash cinema, and features a strange night out at the movies for a young couple, who will experience a barrage of trailers for non-existent films like RUGMUNCHER, ATTACK OF THE ROBOT NAZI, HER TIME OF THE MONTH, and other hilarious throwbacks to exploitation cinema! Check it out below:


For a closer look at some of the fake trailers, and a little history on the inception of MIDNIGHT SHOW, check out this new episode of UNDERBELLY:


Finally, Youtube sensation Mike Diva (a.k.a. Mike Dahlquist) teamed up with GrindHouseFlix.com and came up with a really kick-ass dubstep music video that utilizes footage, dialogue, and sound effects from fifty different grindhouse/exploitation flicks! Next to Diva's dubstep tribute to Macho Man Randy Savage, this is probably one of the greatest videos to ever exist on the internet. Watch it now!


How AWESOME was that?! Cool enough to watch again?! Was just thinking that myself.... [hits play on video for the tenth time]

Latest Hottest Footwear Trends for 2013

Females always look for what is new and unique in order to appear unique and fantastic among others, that is why they look for the most popular designs in the world of style. Here are the coolest and the most stylish designs of shoes for the year 2013 that ladies wished to wear. This collection is converted in different designs like creature printed shoes, western shoes, shoes, stiletto shoes, loafers and systems. To begin with, creature print shoes has rocked the recent products since they come in different forms like cow, cheetah, leopard, competition and giraffe printed ones which all look wonderful when combined with their equivalent of handbags and denims. Such style of shoes comes with stiletto high heel shoes which are also found in cute gladiator shoes that are considered one of the most popular designs of shoes.



As for loafers, they are selected for being the comfiest styles of shoes that fit females who are always on the go. In fact, loafers have been very popular during the past decades and will be throughout the next decades due to their amazing styles and flexibility. In addition, loafers are created of the best set and suede materials in black, brownish, bravo and red shades which go with informal outfits all day long. Here it comes, the most fashionable and attractive design of shoes which is foundation pushes that have created a dangerous trend in the world of fashion. Women now have the excessive bravery of combining different styles and shades together; they are no more limited to certain related. In other words, they can mix glowing blue with yellowish or red ones to give an eye appealing look. But if you are looking for a informal and elegant design of shoes, then set western shoes or edge ones are the suggested styles. Just couple them with denims, maxi dress outfits or outfits and enjoy your appealing look.

NOW PLAYING: A GOOD DAY TO DIE HARD, BEAUTIFUL CREATURES, and ESCAPE FROM EARTH!

This week's theatrical offerings include a new animated sci-fi/comedy, a new entry in a tired(?) action franchise, and the flagship film of a new franchise aimed at women (and tweens). There's something for everyone, so let's take a look at what you take your significant other (and kids) to see this weekend.

A GOOD DAY TO DIE HARD
Bruce Willis returns as John McClane. But this time, it's not Christmas, none of Hans Gruber's family is involved, William Sadler's not around to do naked tai-chi, there's no ridiculous battles with fighter jets, and now his secret agent son is tossed into the mix. Reviews have been venomous towards this new installment in the continuing (DIE HARD 6 has been confirmed) franchise, but I'm still psyched to see it.

YIPPIE KI YAY MOTHER RUSSIA INDEED!

BEAUTIFUL CREATURES
With TWILIGHT finished (for the time being... shudder) it is time for another love story involving supernatural beings to take the throne. Cue BEAUTIFUL CREATURES, which features a love story involving a girl that's coming of age and about to become either a good witch or a bad one. It's a tweener CGI-fest that at the very least looks more interesting than the constantly staring/emotionally abusive vampires from the TWILIGHT "saga."


How about the girl gets really annoyed with the witches (errr.... casters) on both sides trying to turn her to good or evil, and just wipes them all out, then takes her own life? Bam! Series is over, let's move on! What's that? The books don't end that way and you want to milk this for all it is worth? Shit.... alright.... FINE! Have it your way Hollywood!


ESCAPE FROM EARTH
No, sadly it isn't a sequel to ESCAPE FROM L.A., but a new animated film from Weinstein company. When extraterrestrial hero Scorch Supernova attempts to rescue an alien being from Earth, he's captured by an evil, misguided military, leaving only his brother and a ragtag group of incarcerated alien creatures in charge of saving the day. It's nothing we haven't seen before and should be a cute timewaster for your kids.


I like how it's all cutesy and goofy even though the main villain wants to commit multiple holocausts in space!

So that's what you have to look forward to in cinemas this weekend folks! If you see any of these flicks, feel free to share your thoughts below in the comments section, or over at Facebook or Twitter!

CRITERION COLLECTION STREAMING FOR FREE ON HULU!

ALL HAIL THE MIGHTY CHULU!

Yes, you read that headline correctly: Hulu is streaming a ton (all?) of the Criterion Collection for absolutely free! CLICK HERE to start browsing and streaming right now!

I'm not a huge fan of Criterion Collection, but I respect the fact that every DVD or Blu-ray they release is a labor of love. They put a lot of work, time, and money into restoring films that most of us haven't heard of, or didn't even realize existed. While their vast catalog boasts mainly foreign dramas, they do have a good selection of cult favorites, scif- classics, and cinematic oddities from other lands.

Here is a list of  Criterion flicks (in no particular order) that you may want to scope out:
CHRONOS
EQUINOX
THE X FROM OUTER SPACE
THE ATOMIC SUBMARINE
ERASERHEAD
THE ZATOICHI SERIES
HANZO THE RAZOR
GOKU: BODY SNATCHER FROM HELL
HAUSU (a.k.a. HOUSE)
FIRST MAN INTO SPACE
WORLD ON A WIRE
THE BLOB
FIEND WITHOUT A FACE
THE CARS THAT ATE PARIS
PRINCESS FROM THE MOON
EATING RAOUL
THE SEVENTH SEAL
SOLARIS

Also there is a f*ckton of classic samurai flicks available, so if that's your thing, you'll be in samurai heaven (minus the whole need to commit harakiri)!

KISS OF THE DAMNED Official Poster Released!

She's got David Bowie eyes....

The hand-painted poster to the left is the cool retro-style one-sheet for the upcoming vampire romance KISS OF THE DAMNED. I kind of dig it; it's like a throwback to the Hammer Horror era, or at the very least looks like something that would grace a Criterion Collection DVD cover. Here's a little more info about the film:

Synopsis:
Beautiful vampire Djuna (Josephine de La Baume) tries to resist the advances of the handsome, human screenwriter Paolo (Milo Ventimiglia), but eventually gives in to their passion. When her troublemaker sister Mimi (Roxane Mesquida) unexpectedly comes to visit, Djuna's love story is threatened, and the whole vampire community becomes endangered...

KISS OF THE DAMNED was written and directed by Xan Cassavetes, and stars Josephine de la Baume, Milo Ventimiglia, Roxane Mesquida, Anna Mouglalis, Michael Rapaport, and Riley Keough.

 KISS OF THE DAMNED will be available on iTunes/On Demand March 28, 2013, and in theaters May 3, 2013, and is being distributed by Magnet Releasing. For more information about the film, visit the official site, or like its official Facebook page.

I couldn't find an official trailer, so here's a clip from the film featuring plenty of DAMNED KISSING!

Check out the dude's "O-face" at 1:26. Hahaha.