July Releases From CBS Home Entertainment and Paramount Home Entertainment

PETTICOAT JUNCTION: THE OFFICIAL SECOND SEASON
The small farming community of Hooterville provided the setting for this highly successful rural situation comedy. Kate Bradley was the widowed owner of the only transient housing in town, the Shady Rest Hotel. Helping her run the hotel were her three beautiful daughters, Billie Jo, Bobbie Jo, and Betty Jo. Also assisting was the girls' lazy Uncle Joe, who had assumed the title of manager. In addition to her involvement with the hotel, the romantic lives of her daughters, and her association with the townspeople, Kate was constantly at odds with Homer Bedlow, vice-president of the C.F. & W. Railroad. Homer was determined to close down the steam-driven branch of the railroad that ran through Hooterville, scrap its lone engine (the Cannonball), and put its two engineers (Charlie Pratt and Floyd Smoot) out of jobs.

Actors: Bea Benaderet, Edgar Buchanan, Jeannine Riley, Pat Woodell, Linda Kaye Henning
Format: Box set, Color, DVD-Video, Full Screen, NTSC
Language: English
Number of discs: 5
Rating: Unrated
Studio: Paramount
DVD Release Date: July 7, 2009
Run Time: 919 minutes
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MATLOCK: THE THIRD SEASON
"Matlock" is a legal drama series starring Andy Griffith as defense attorney Ben Matlock--a Harvard-educated, fiery Southerner who charges $100,000 a case to brilliantly defend his clients by finding the real killer.

Actors: Andy Griffith, Kene Holliday, Julie Sommars, Nancy Stafford
Format: Box set, Color, DVD-Video, Full Screen, Subtitled, NTSC
Language: English
Subtitles: English
Number of discs: 5
Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Studio: Paramount
DVD Release Date: July 7, 2009
Run Time: 953 minutes
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HOTEL: THE FIRST SEASON
An elegant hotel in San Francisco is the setting for each multi-plot episode involving employees of the hotel and an entertaining variety of new guest each week.

Actors: Shari Belafonte, Heidi Bohay, James Brolin, Nathan Cook, Shea Farrell, Connie Sellecca, Michael Spound, Anne Baxter
Format: Box set, Color, DVD-Video, Full Screen, NTSC
Language: English
Number of discs: 6
Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Studio: Paramount
DVD Release Date: July 21, 2009
Run Time: 1169 minutes
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THE LUCY SHOW: THE OFFICIAL FIRST SEASON
After the death of her husband, Lucy Carmichael and her friend, the recently divorced Vivian Bagley, move into a house together with their children. The series follows the adventures of the widow Lucy as she grapples with the comic complications of life on her own.

Actors: Lucille Ball, Vivian Vance, Jimmy Garrett, Ralph Hart, Charles Lane, Dick Martin, Candy Moore
Format: Box set, Color, DVD-Video, Full Screen, NTSC
Language: English
Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
Number of discs: 4
Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Studio: Paramount
DVD Release Date: July 21, 2009
Run Time: 773 minutes
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EARLY EDITION: THE SECOND SEASON (US ONLY)
An hour-long drama about Chicago native Gary Hobson who becomes a reluctant hero when his morning newspaper reports tomorrow's headlines. Commodities trader Gary Hobson is losing it: his job, his home, and his brilliant attorney wife. He thinks he may even be losing his mind when tomorrow's newspaper mysteriously arrives today--giving him a disconcerting look into the future. What will he do with tomorrow's news? While his best friend Chuck sees the newspaper as a ticket to personal gain, co-worker Marissa convinces Gary that the "early edition" should be used to better peoples' lives. So each day Gary begins anew the struggle to make sense of a world turned upside-down by the changing course of events that come from reading the "early edition."

Actors: Kyle Chandler, Shanesia Davis, Fisher Stevens
Format: Box set, Color, Dolby, DVD-Video, Full Screen, NTSC
Language: English
Number of discs: 5
Rating: Unrated
Studio: Paramount
DVD Release Date: July 28, 2009
Run Time: 1002 minutes
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THIS AMERICAN LIFE: SEASON TWO
The widely popular, award-winning Chicago Public Radio program of the same name is now a Showtime series. Drawing on a different theme each week, viewers hear compelling stories from everyday folks culled from six months on the road. Host Ira Glass and company create a captivating look at the American Life in a series that's not quite documentary, not much of a news magazine and definitely not a reality show--it's simply unlike anything else.

Host: Ira Glass
Format: AC-3, Color, Dolby, Dubbed, DVD-Video, Widescreen, NTSC
Language: English
Number of discs: 1
Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Studio: Showtime Ent.
DVD Release Date: July 21, 2009
Run Time: 201 minutes
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42nd St Pete Reviews A Sci-Fi Channel Movie this is Actually Good: Vipers

Vipers 2007 from Genius Entertainment with Tara Reid, Jonathan Scarfe & Corbin Bernsen. Directed by Bill Corcran

Usually I stay far away from these Sci-Fi Channel films, but this one isn’t bad, even with the CG snakes. A bunch of genetically engineered vipers escape from a lab and wind up on an island in the Pacific Northwest. Not only are they venomous, but carnivorous as well. Several victims are eaten, bones and all.

Bernsen, who has played the mad scientist or corporate prick in a bunch of films lately, sends a team to rescue the population of the island. Of course he has a plan to destroy the place to cover up any wrong doing. Bet he misses those LA Law paychecks.

Inasmuch as I hate CG effects, these are pretty good and the gore will appease some of the most jaded gorehounds. Sometime with the made for the Sci Fi Channel stuff, you have to get the DVD as they still cut out language, nudity and extreme violence. Hint: rent it before you buy it.

42nd St Pete Reviews Jack Ketchum's The Lost

Lost 2008 from Anchor Bay Starring Marc Senter, Shat Astar, Alex Frost, Dee Wallace Stone & Ed Lauter. Directed by Chris Siverson.

It was about time that someone made a movie out of a Jack Ketchum novel. Jack is perhaps one of the best horror writers out there, but one who has been overshadowed for many years.

Lost is a twisted tale of a sociopath, Ray Pye, who terrorizes his small town. In the opening, Ray cold bloodily kills two girls who are camping (Misty Mundae & Ruby Laroca). One survives, but is brain dead. A detective(Michael Bowen) knows that Ray is guilty and is out to get him. Ray keeps his two companions in line with threats of violence.

Ketchum’s twisted tale of dead end, small town life is excellently done here. Rather than give up the ending, this is one that you have to see for yourself. Marc Senter gives a chilling performance as Ray Pye, a guy a lot of us knew during our high school years. These characters, in my life, always met the bad end we thought they would. This film captures the small town, dead end ambiance. All the performers are excellent and I hope to see more of Ketchum’s work translated into film. Let’s see who has the balls to do Off Season or Ladies Night.

42nd St Pete Reviews Crap That Makes Him Want To Rip His Eyes Out: 100 Million BC, Feast 2, and Hell Ride

Some Reviews on some current stuff that is just a waste of electricity

100 Million BC 2008 Asylum Home Entertainment Starring Michael Gross, Greg Evigan, & Christopher Atkins. Directed by Louie Myman

Time travel epic with an elite team sent back in time to retrieve another team that was sent back in the 40’s . Premise is good, but the bad CG stuff kills it. Raptors attack and kill most of the rescue team. The T-Rex is red and Michael Gross looks pretty gross with his balding head covered with liver spots. Guess the budget didn’t allow for make up.

The 40’s women have 2000 style enhanced boobage, the CG stuff sucks and nobody noticed a bright red T-Rex roaming around LA at night. Christopher Atkins seems to be a fixture in these crappy films as of late.





Hell Ride 2008 from Dimension Extreme Starring David Carradine, Dennis Hopper, Larry Bishop & Vinnie Jones. Directed by Larry Bishop. Presented by Quentin Tarentino.

OK, in the Grindhouse scheme of things, biker films were low on the Richter scale. Most weren’t that good and if someone was going to write a book on that genre , it would be about 50 pages. The good ones were The Wild One, The Wild Angels, The Losers , Hells Angels ‘69 & Stone Cold. The rest pretty much sucked.

So now we get another QT presents 90 minutes worth of BS. A threadbare plot, a treasure that we never see, throat slashings, immolation's, sluts, shooting, and no freaking plot to go with them. This played for two whole days in my area before it was yanked because no one gave a shit. You would think with all the money Grindhouse lost that someone would reign QT in a bit. Hopper & Carradine seem to be there for name value as Carradine dies rather quickly. Total waste in my estimation.






Feast 2: Sloppy Seconds Starring Jenny Wade, Clu Gulager, & Diane Ayala Goldner. Directed by John Gulager. From Dimension Extreme.

I did have high hopes for this as I really liked the first one. Now this is being billed as a new “classic” horror series. Someone better look up the definition of classic because this isn’t it. Two survivors from # 1, the Bartender & Honey Pie are now holding off the CG monsters in a small town with an all girl biker gang, two midget wrestlers, and some other disposable characters. This plays out like a video game and that seems to be it’s target audience.

Some of it is funny, most of it sucks, especially the “autopsy” scene were people puke, get slimed, and get ejaculated upon. Yeah, you read right, the dead monster’s Ron Jeremy like wazoo winds up all over the cast. I could read into something here, but I won’t .Highlights are a baby getting eaten, a monster screw a cat, Clu beating the shit out of Honey Pie for running off in the first film, a dissolving old lady, and more slimy, pukey, fluids than an Annie Sprinkle porn film.

Obviously this film has an audience, but I’m not in it.

Splinter DVD Review by 42nd St Pete

Splinter 2008 Directed by Toby Williams Starring Shea Whigham, Paulo Costanzo, Jill Wagner and Rachel Kerbs Released by Magnet DVD

Considering the pile of poop that is passed off for horror movies these days, this one was a real pleasure to watch. It’s a monster movie, a real goddamn monster movie with no CG, rap, or handicam nonsense. One location, four principle players, gore, shocks, and, for once, a credible storyline.

A gas station attendant is opening the place for the day when he is attacked by something furry and full of spikes. A couple is heading in that direction to camp out. Also headed in the same direction is an escaped con and his junkie girl friend. The two campers are taken hostage when the con’s car breaks down. They run over some kind of animal and blow out a tire. The animal has spikes sticking out of it like one of those sea urchins. They was also a sign by the road saying that this is a government test area.

While changing the tire, the Con gets a splinter in his finger, hence the title. The “dead” animal comes to like and the "Junkie Chic" freaks out. They arrive at the gas station to find it’s deserted. The junkie find the attendant in the rest room. He begs her to kill him. She runs back to the others, but is attacked by the attendant who “rips right through her”. The Con shoots the attendant who dies. They lock themselves in the place. The junkie seems to still be alive. The Con drags her toward the door, but she morphs into something and attacks. Her hand breaks off and gets in the place. The boyfriend, who is a biologist, sees that it feeds on blood.

He thinks it’s a fungus type parasite that uses it victims as hosts to attack others. The dead girl’s bloody corpse hammers her head into the glass door , trying to get in. It becomes a nerve racking game of cat and mouse as the creature attacks and absorbs a lady cop who shows up. The splinter in the con’s finger starts taking him over so an amputation is performed using a Stanley knife and a cinder block. I’m not going to reveal anything else as this has to be seen. A good plot, characters that you actually care about for a change, nasty effects, and overall, a great little film. I give it four stars easily.

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Taken DVD Review by 42nd St Pete

Taken 2009 Directed by Pierre Morel Starring Liam Neeson, Famke Janssen and Maggie Grace

This one was a real surprise as the usually reserved Neeson is cast against type as an ex-CIA operative searching for his daughter, who is kidnapped by white slavers while vacationing in Europe. Using every dirty trick he knows to locate her, Neeson ups the violence quota by demolishing anything and anyone in his path.

Albanian white slavers(real scumbags) kidnap teenage tourists, hook them on drugs and put them in assembly line brothels. Neeson’s daughter and friend are “taken” soon after arriving in Paris. Neeson is informed that if he can’t find her in a certain amount of time, he will never see her again. Neeson outwits the law and the scumbags at every turn. Seems the head scumbags are well connected with the law. When the leader tells Neeson , that “it’s not personal, it’s business”, Neeson retorts by emptying a Glock into his twitching body.

Taken has its roots firmly planted in grindhouse exploitation. The crowd cheered Neeson as he cuts his way though an army of villains and bureaucrats. One of the better scenes has Neeson drive two iron spikes through the guy who kidnapped his daughter thighs and then attach jumper cables to them. He zaps him a few time then, after he gets what he wants, turns the juice on full blast and leaves the guy cooking. Neeson is a one man wrecking crew as he leaves a body count worthy of Charles Bronson. A must see.

You can get the the Blu-Ray and Regular DVD of Taken from Amazon.

Black Emmanuelle, White Emmanuelle DVD Review by 42nd St Pete

Black Emmanuelle, White Emmanuelle Starring Laura Gemser , Annie Belle, Al Cliver, and Gabriele Tinti. Directed by Bunello Rondi. Released by Severin Films.

Also known as Emmanuelle in Egypt, this rather obscure entry in the Black Emmanuelle series has Laura Gemser being called Laura, her real name. She is a world class model with an abusive photographer(real life husband, Tinti). He forces her to pose with a dead dog in the stinking desert. They go to mansion and meet some weird people, including a crazy holy man(Al Cliver).

Another trip to out in the desert finds some recently dead bodies. He wants Laura to pose with them. She does, but the short haired, Anne Belle, gets a little pissed off. Eventually so does Laura and is chased across the desert and raped by her photographer. The two are constantly telling each other to go fuck themselves or calling each other pieces of shit. Makes you wonder about their off screen relationship. Laura runs away with Anne for some fun after she balks at posing on a huge pile of camel dung.

This film is very strange. One of the classy white women gets drunk and is raped by two Arabs in the desert. She is found by Anne, who tells her she doesn’t need men. Some of the film is in English, some parts, obviously restored, are in Italian. Laura flips out at a party. The Holy Man seduces Anne, who says she is leaving with him. Then changes her mind and wanders away with Laura as they both get naked and ‘fini” scrawls across the screen.

A bit too confusing and contrived for me, but Laura looks great, naked, half naked, or fully clothed. That is the reason for getting this DVD, if you’re a Laura Gemser fan, you want it, actually you need it and that’s the bottom line.

You can get Black Emmanuelle, White Emmanuelle from HK Flix

http://www.hkflix.com/xq/asp/filmID.543345/aid.85597/qx/details.htm

The Story of Prunella DVD Review by 42nd St Pete

Story of Prunella 1982 Directed by Phil Prince, Starring Geoge Payne, Ron Jeremy, Ambrosia Fox, Niko, Dennis Christopher & Cher Champagne. Part of the Avon 7 Collection from After Hours.

Where most of your 1980s adult film directors stroked your libido with a velvet glove, Phil Prince stoked it with a fist wrapped in barbed wire. Phil made the nastiest films in porn history. While his output of films was small as compared to his contemporaries, Phil’s brand of erotica was soul corroding.

Story of Prunella is a well crafted descent into psycho sadism thanks to the acting talents of George Payne. Early on , Payne turns a prostitute (Cheri Champagne) into a disciple. Payne and two other lowlifes escape from prison and are met by Cheri who forgot to bring an escape vehicle. Cheri plays dead to trick a motorist into stopping. The vehicle that does stop contains the warden’s wife and daughter.

They force the women to take them to a bridal shower planned for Prunella. The three men and the woman sexual abuse and torment all of the women for an extended period of time. Hot on the trail of the foursome is detective Paul (Ron Jeremy), Prunella’s husband to be. Some of this may be hard for a first time viewer to watch. If your not familiar with Avon’s product, this ride may be too rough for some viewers, but Avon wasn't meant for everyone.

Payne’s tour de force performance is completely unhinged. He virtually destroys Prunella’s mind with his brutal rape and the filth that he spews out at her during the degrading rape may appall some viewers. Prince, a lot of his detractors said, took it too far. This may have been adult films climatic moment, as no one today, except our friends in Europe, would have the balls to go where Phil did.

The DVD comes with a Phil Prince Documentary. The documentary was interesting, but it seems that no one really knows much about Phil and what happened to him. Bill Landis (of Sleaziod Express) claimed that he shot an associate and was put back in jail. This has been proven inaccurate. Just watching Phil in the documentary makes you realize he may be a little off. Sources have said that Phil admired the work of Andy Milligan and other low budget film makers and tried to emulate them. Phil wanted to make movies. In Prunella, he succeeded. The plot is decent, though you can see a Last House on the Left influence. The players could actually act, which made all the degradation that more believable. Off the women, none were raving beauties, which also added to the back alley ambiance and realism of Prunella. The men all looked the part of degenerate thugs. Anyone wandering into the Avon 7 back in the day, thinking this was your typical sit down and enjoy it kind of a film, quickly had their libido flatlined.

Of course, a lot of viewers flocked to these films. Men who reviled in the degradation of women, were repeat viewers. From a historical aspect, this was one of the films singled out by the dreaded Meese Commission as the "most vile and violent examples of mob controlled pornography". Poor George Payne was put in the uncomfortable position of having to testify before that commission.

This release is only the tip of the Avon 7/After Hours iceberg. Check out the trailers, all of them are coming soon. These are taken off original prints that made the rounds of the Avon Grindhouses back in the day.

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Warner Brothers Presents Scoopy Doo: Where Are You Volume 2 on DVD

Let's face it fining children's programing to watch on a trip that is tolerable for both the child and the adult passengers can be a pain sometimes. Luckily, Warner Brothers comes through with 4 classic episodes from the 1970s Hanna-Barbra classic Scooby Doo: Where Are You? Scooby Doo is a show that both young and old can enjoy with it's perfect mix of humor, scares, and fun. Thus Scooby Doo Volume 2 makes the perfect thing to watch when taking a trip in the car or when you are just watching the kids at home. Volume 2 contains the Decoy for a Dognapper, What the Hex is Going On?, Never Ape an Ape Man, and Foul Play in Funland. There is also a bonus episode from the Shaggy & Scooby Doo Get a Clue series. All the episodes are the original versions and in the proper full frame aspect ratio and look and sound great. The total running time is about 88 minutes making it a comprable experience to watching a regular movie for children, but for the adult not feeling like your brain is melting from within because it's Shrek. So if you have kids or are just a fan of Scooby Doo, than this new WB Kids release is the perfect pick up for both young and old.

Fred Durst's THE EDUCATION OF CHARLIE BANKS coming to DVD June 30 from Anchor Bay Entertainment

ANCHOR BAY ENTERTAINMENT PROUDLY PRESENTS THE DVD RELEASE OF LIMP BIZKIT FRONT MAN FRED DURST’S DIRECTORIAL DEBUT

BEVERLY HILLS, CA –– A riveting tale about college students learning to deal with life, love, and ultimately facing their fears, THE EDUCATION OF CHARLIE BANKS is the critically lauded directorial debut from Limp Bizkit front man Fred Durst. Coming to DVD on June 30, 2009 (pre-book May 28, 2009), THE EDUCATION OF CHARLIE BANKS stars Jesse Eisenberg (Adventureland, The Squid and the Whale), Jason Ritter (W, “The Class”), and Eva Amurri (Saved!, The Banger Sisters). Written by Peter Elkoff, the film also stars Christopher Marquette (“Joan of Arcadia”), Sebastian Stan (“Kings” & “Gossip Girl”), and Gloria Votsis. SRP is $29.97 for the DVD.

THE EDUCATION OF CHARLIE BANKS premiered to great acclaim at the 2007 Tribeca Film Festival, winning the prestigious Made In New York Award. The Hollywood Reporter’s Martin Grove hailed the film an “Impressive directorial debut.” Added Moving Picture Magazine’s Elliot Kotek, “Durst Has Delivered a Film of Pedigree.” “Stunning and Relevant” said Back Stage’s Simi Horowitz.

Charlie Banks’ (Jesse Eisenberg) sheltered world at his Ivy League campus is shaken when Mick (Jason Ritter), an old acquaintance with a violent past, unexpectedly shows up at his dorm room. Intrigued by Charlie's privileged lifestyle, the charismatic Mick quickly wins over Charlie’s friends and his crush, Mary (Eva Amurri) as he seamlessly integrates himself into Charlie’s life. Unnerved yet also in awe of Mick's easy charm, Charlie's unresolved feelings of jealousy, admiration and fear—as well as an unspoken secret between the two—threatens to come to a head with ruinous consequences.

Set in the early '80's against the backdrop of Greenwich Village's rough and tumble playgrounds and an elite academic institution in Upstate New York, THE EDUCATION OF CHARLIE BANKS is a stirring coming-of-age story about trusting your instincts, your friends and yourself.

The DVD extras include audio commentary with director Fred Durst and actor Jason Ritter, “Conversation behind The Education of Charlie Banks,” the theatrical trailer, and Sneak Peeks.

DVD Basics:
Street Date: June 30, 2009
Pre-book: May 28, 2009
Cat. #: DV15807
UPC: 0 1313 15807-9 2
Run Time: 101 minutes
Rating: R
SRP: $29.97
Format: 2.35:1 / 16 x 9
Audio: Dolby Surround 5.1
Subtitles: English SDH
Bonus Features: Audio Commentary with Director Fred Durst and Actor Jason Ritter
Conversations Behind THE EDUCATION OF CHARLIE BANKS
Theatrical Trailer
Sneak Peeks

EDEN LOG -- DVD review by porfle

Dark, gritty, and downbeat, the French sci-fi/horror thriller EDEN LOG (2007) begins in the depths of the earth with an intriguing mystery that is slowly revealed as the main character fights his way level by level toward the surface. Credit first-time director Franck Vestiel and his co-scripter Pierre Bordage for coming up with something different while still recalling familiar echoes of films past.

Clovis Cornillac plays Tolbiac, a man who wakes up in the wreckage of some huge subterranean facility called Eden Log with no memory of who he is or how he got there. A recorded message cheerfully informs him that workers who have toiled long enough in the dark depths earn the right to ascend to the surface and enjoy the paradise that they've helped to create. But apparently something's gone wrong with this system, as the place is trashed and overrun with hideous attacking mutants.

It all has to do with some huge, weird treelike plant growing upward through the core of Eden Log, from which limitless energy is derived even as its roots emit a viral toxin that turns unsuspecting workers into mutants. A female botanist hiding out on the science level of the facility tells Tolbiac of a revolt which took place when the scientists discovered the dastardly secrets behind Eden Log's methods and tried to publicize them. Together, the two climb toward freedom amidst rampaging mutants and hostile security guards, while the apparently infected Tolbiac shows signs of transforming into a monster himself. Before it's all over, the deepest, darkest secret of all is finally revealed.

Elements of METROPOLIS, 1984, and THX-1138 combine with the look and feel of rusty, crusty sci-fi flicks such as HARDWARE and PITCH BLACK to give EDEN LOG its own unique atmosphere. The set designer must've had a field day creating all this cool futuristic stuff and then trashing it. Some of the found locations are awe-inspiring. Very little CGI is in evidence until the end, making this seem almost like a welcome visual throwback to the good old days. As for the mutants, the masks and body suits are exceptionally well-rendered.

The story's a real page-turner too, stringing us along until the final twist. We experience it through Tolbiac's eyes as he strives to recover his identity and find answers while dealing with the horror of slowly losing his humanity. This is illustrated most effectively in one of the film's best sequences. The botanist removes her protective suit to reveal a beautiful woman--she stops Tolbiac in his tracks. Slowly, they begin to kiss and then passionately make love. During the act, however, we see disturbing flashes of a different reality, in which the woman is struggling, screaming, and Tolbiac is on her like a wild beast. Only too late does his frenzied mind become clear enough for him to realize that he's raping her.

Clovis Cornillac, with his piercing eyes and aggressive physicality, is very effective in the lead role. He reminds me of a young Harris Yulin, which is a good thing. As the botanist, the beautiful Vimala Pons makes a strong impression and I wish her part had been larger. Director Vestiel keeps the action moving at a fast clip, giving us little time to catch our breath along the way. Composers Alex and Willie Cortés contribute one of those evocative ambient scores that I wouldn't mind having in my CD player.

The DVD is in 1.85:1 widescreen with Dolby Digital 5.1 and 2.0 sound. There's an English-language soundtrack with Spanish captions available. If you click "Special Features" you get the original French soundtrack, which comes with both English and Spanish captions.

Which language you listen to while watching the movie isn't all that important, actually. There isn't much dialogue, and the visuals recall some of the best qualities of classic silent films such as METROPOLIS, right down to the expressive acting styles of the two leads and a deliberate dearth of color. But as derivative as it may sound, EDEN LOG stands on its own as a unique and haunting piece of imaginative filmmaking.


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Val Kilmer, Curtis “50 Cent” Jackson and Sharon Stone star in STREETS OF BLOOD on DVD July 28th from Anchor Bay

AN ACTION PACKED COP THRILLER THAT WILL KEEP YOU GUESSING UNTIL THE END

Beverly Hills, CA - The devastating aftermath of Hurricane Katrina sparks an investigation into the criminal underworld in the edge-of-your-seat, thriller Streets of Blood – coming to DVD on July 28, 2009 (prebook: June 25, 2009) from Anchor Bay Entertainment. Streets of Blood stars Val Kilmer (Heat, Batman Forever) in his first role ever as a police officer. The film also stars Curtis “50 Cent” Jackson (Righteous Kill, Get Rich or Die Tryin’) and Sharon Stone (Basic Instinct, Casino) and is produced by Avi Lerner (Rambo, Day of the Dead). The DVD will be priced at $26.97 SRP

It’s New Orleans, six months after Hurricane Katrina ripped through the streets, destroying everything in her path. The floodwaters have receded, but the death toll is on the rise, and the torrent of blood rages on. Now for a veteran detective (Kilmer) with a viciously brutal past, his new partner (Jackson) with a dark secret, and a department shrink (Stone) who knows the city’s vices all too well, crime and corruption are about to go to all new levels of depravity, the likes of which The Big Easy has never known.

In a town struggling to put the pieces back together, can anyone stop the barrage of dirty cops and the obscenely brutal drug wars that threatens it all? Brian Presley (Home of the Brave, “General Hospital”) and Michael Biehn (The Terminator, Aliens) co-stars in this pulse-pounding tour-de-force from the makers of Rambo and 16 Blocks.

Street Date: July 28, 2009
Pre-Book: June 25, 2009
Audio: Dolby Surround 5.1
Retail Price: $26.97
Genre: Action
Rating: R for violence, sexuality, drug content and pervasive language
Run Time: 95 minutes
Year: 2009

MST3K Stars Recapture Magic of Beloved Cult Classic TV Series With "Rifftrax"

(We recently reviewed the new Rifftrax version of NIGHT OF THE LIVING DEAD. Now, here's a look at the whole line of new Rifftrax DVDs currently available from Legend Films.)

Hugely Popular RiffTrax.com Online Comedy Series Makes Much-Anticipated DVD Debut

10 RiffTrax DVD Line Titles Debut in Stores Nationwide June 16th--Hundreds of MP3 RiffTrax Commentary Tracks Available for Download Online

What Reviewers Have to Say About the RiffTrax Online MP3 Comedy Series:

"… self-described ‘Misties’ are welcoming a resurrection of sorts."
New York Times
"MST3K is one of the funniest shows of all time ... its spirit lives on in the form of RiffTrax … I laughed more than I have in ages."
Jason Snell, Macworld
"… hilarious commentary ..."
PC Gamer
"… Nelson and company are back doing what they do best …"
Geek magazine
"Cult comics return to make commentaries worth hearing."
Empire magazine

SAN DIEGO — June 1, 2009 — Based on the success of the hugely
popular RiffTrax.com online commentary tracks, Legend Films is debuting the RiffTrax DVD line with 10 titles of all-new original material, June 16.

is the next generation of the twice Emmy-nominated, Peabody Award-winning Mystery Science Theater 3000 (MST3K) – a hugely popular cult American TV series that enjoyed an 11-year run (1988-99) – and stars MST3K cast members: Michael J. Nelson (also MST3K’s show’s head writer), Kevin Murphy and Bill Corbett, as well as MP3 performances by celebrity guests, such as "Weird Al" Yankovic, Fred Willard and Neil Patrick Harris.

MST3K featured Mike Nelson and his robot sidekicks Tom Servo (Murphy) and Crow (Corbett), trapped on a space satellite by an evil scientist and forced to watch especially bad sci-fi B-movies. To remain sane, they maintain a wisecracking running commentary on the film – their characters silhouetted in front of the screen. RiffTrax continues this tradition with the same high level of comedy, lampooning not only cult classics, but some of today’s biggest blockbuster movies. RiffTrax will appeal not only to fans of the original MST3K series but an entirely new generation of enthusiasts.

The initial 10 RiffTrax DVD titles to be released are: RiffTrax: Carnival of Souls, RiffTrax: House on Haunted Hill, RiffTrax: Little Shop of Horrors, RiffTrax: Missile to the Moon, RiffTrax: Night of the Living Dead, RiffTrax: Plan 9 From Outer Space, RiffTrax: Reefer Madness, RiffTrax: Swing Parade, RiffTrax Shorts: Vol. 1 and RiffTrax Shorts: Vol. 2.

As an exclusive special offer to retailers, each DVD includes a coupon for a free RiffTrax MP3 download at http://www.rifftrax.com/ for Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, a $3.99 value.
The RiffTrax commentary track line debuted in 2006.Fans are able to download MP3 files online (99 cents - $3.99) and synch the riffing to a DVD (recreating the MST3K phenomenon) for a broad range of titles, from the classic films traditionally featured on MST3K to today’s hottest films (not available to MST3K due to licensing issues).

The RiffTrax library, with hundreds of titles, includes humorous commentary tracks to be synched with such contemporary blockbusters as The Dark Knight, Iron Man, Fantastic Four, 300, Raiders of the Lost Ark, Transformers, The Matrix, Pirates of the Caribbean: Curse of the Black Pearl, Independence Day, Ocean’s Eleven, I Am Legend, X-Men, Cloverfield, Terminator 3:Rise of the Machines, Predator, Top Gun, Jaws, Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory, Saw, Spiderman films, Star Wars films, Lord of the Rings films, Star Trek films, Harry Potter films, and the TV shows Heroes, Lost and Grey’s Anatomy, among many others. More RiffTrax titles are in production for both the MP3 download and DVD lines.

More About RiffTrax DVDs:
RiffTrax: Carnival of Souls (1962) — Following a traumatic accident, a woman is drawn to a mysterious abandoned carnival.
Genre: Comedy/Horror ● Run Time: 78 Minutes ● Catalog #: LF00493 ● UPC Code: 844503001382

RiffTrax: House on Haunted Hill (1958) — Five strangers are offered $10,000 each if they can stay the night in a house … But this house has reputation for murder.
Genre: Comedy/Horror ● Run Time: 75 Minutes ● Catalog #: LF00496 ● UPC Code: 844503001412

RiffTrax: Little Shop of Horrors (1960) — A clumsy young man nurtures a very healthy plant and discovers that it’s bloodthirsty, forcing him to kill to feed it.
Genre: Comedy/Horror ● Run Time: 72 Minutes ● Catalog #: LF00492 ● UPC Code: 844503001375

RiffTrax: Missile to the Moon (1958) — Two escaped convicts are caught hiding in a rocket and forced to pilot the ship to the moon.
Genre: Comedy/Sci-fi ● Run Time: 77 Minutes ● Catalog #: LF00494 ● UPC Code: 844503001399

RiffTrax: Night of the Living Dead (1968) — A group of people hides in an old farmhouse from bloodthirsty zombies with a taste for human flesh.
Genre: Comedy/Horror ● Run Time: 96 Minutes ● Catalog #: LF00489 ● UPC Code: 844503001344

RiffTrax: Plan 9 From Outer Space (1959) — Aliens resurrect dead humans as zombies and
vampires to stop humankind from creating a sun-driven bomb.
Genre: Comedy/Horror ● Run Time: 79 Minutes ● Catalog #: LF00495 ● UPC Code: 844503001405

RiffTrax: Reefer Madness (1938) — Cautionary tale features a fictionalized and highly exaggerated take on the use of marijuana. A trio of drug dealers lead innocent teenagers to become addicted to "reefer" cigarettes by holding wild parties with jazz music.
Genre: Comedy/Drama ● Run Time: 65 Minutes ● Catalog #: LF00490 ● UPC Code: 844503001351

RiffTrax Shorts: Vol. 1 — Nine hilarious shorts (classic educational films), including Buying Food, It Must Be the Neighbors, Patriotism, Down and Out, Skipper Learns a Lesson, The Trouble With Women, Right or Wrong, Drugs Are Like That and Shake Hands With Danger (Which contains new 3-D animation of Mike, Kevin and Bill).
Genre: Comedy ● Run Time: 100 Minutes ● Catalog #: LF00488 ● UPC Code: 844503001337

RiffTrax Shorts: Vol. 2 — Nine more hilarious shorts (classic educational films), including One Got Fat, Lunchroom Manners, Each Child is Different, Cathy-Petaluma Chicken, Act Your Age, Harm Hides at Home, Coffee House Rendezvous, Are You Popular? and Good Heath Practices. Genre: Comedy ● Run Time: 110 Minutes ● Catalog #: LF00498 ● UPC Code: 844503001436

RiffTrax: Swing Parade (1946) — A struggling young singer falls for the owner of a nightclub that her millionaire father is trying to shut down. Featuring The Three Stooges as waiters.
Genre: Comedy ● Run Time: 74 Minutes ● Catalog #: LF00491 ● UPC Code: 844503001368

B&W
Not Rated
Format: DVD Only
Tech Specs: Full Frame (1.33:1)
Suggested Retail Price: $9.95 Each
Pre-Order Date: May 19, 2009
Street Date: June 16, 2009