Adam Green's "FROZEN" coming to DVD and Blu-ray September 28th from Anchor Bay Entertainment

“Delivers Maximum Fright” ~ New York Times

“Frozen will do for skiing what Jaws did for swimming” ~ Bloody-Disgusting

“Prepare to be electrified…a brilliantly-conceived, gut-wrenching horror film.” ~ New York Observer

BEVERLY HILLS, CA – For millions of people all over the world, winter time means skiing, snowboarding and frolicking in the snow. But what happens when the sun sets, and the blinding white suddenly becomes an enveloping – and potentially lethal – darkness? Written and directed by Adam Green (Hatchet, Spiral and the upcoming Hatchet 2), Frozen terrified audiences during its theatrical release last February, receiving some of the best reviews of any theatrical film released so far this year. We may be in the heat of summer, but get ready to thrill and “chill” all over again with Anchor Bay Entertainment’s September 28th release of the intense suspense thriller on DVD and Blu-ray™ (pre-book September 1st). SRP is a cool $29.97 for the DVD, and $34.99 for the Blu-ray™.

Starring Kevin Zegers (Dawn of the Dead remake, Wrong Turn), X-Men’s Shawn Ashmore and Emma Bell (Gracie), Frozen charts the nightmare of three snowboarders when they get stranded on a ski chairlift taking them to the last run of the day. When the ski patrol switches off the night lights, the threesome realize with growing panic and dread that they’ve been left behind, dangling high off the ground with no way down.

With the resort closed until the following weekend, and frostbite and hypothermia already setting in, the trio is forced to take desperate measures to escape off the mountain before they freeze to death. Once they make their move, they discover with horror that they have much more to fear than just the frigid cold. As they combat the unrelenting forces of nature and other unexpected obstacles, they start to question if their will to survive is strong enough to overcome the worst ways to die.

Already a favorite among genre fans for Hatchet, his 2007 blood-soaked homage to 1980’s slasher films, writer/director Green wowed mainstream audiences and critics with Frozen. Richard Roeper of the Chicago Sun-Times called Frozen “an entertaining, suspense-filled, sometimes wonderfully grotesque little scarefest,” while Scott Mantz of Access Hollywood declared the film “A gripping, intense and inventive horror thriller.” Harry Knowles from Ain’t It Cool News called Frozen “scary and intense,” and DreadCentral labeled the film “A triumph! Relentless and harrowing!”

The standard definition DVD release of Frozen includes a feature-length audio commentary with the stars and filmmakers, four insightful behind-the-scenes featurettes, the theatrical trailer and deleted scenes. The Blu-ray™ adds all the DVD bonus features, plus an additional format-exclusive audio commentary with writer/director Adam Green, cinematographer Will Barratt and editor Ed Marx.

FROZEN BLU-RAY™
Street Date:                  September 28th, 2010
Pre-book:                     September 1st, 2010
Cat. #:                          BD21436
UPC:                            0 1313 21436-9 9
Run Time:                     93 Minutes
Rating:                          R
SRP:                            $34.99
Format:                        2.40:1 / 16x9
Audio:                          Dolby TrueHD 5.1, Dolby Digital Mono (Spanish)
Subtitles:                       English SDH, Spanish

Bonus Features:           
Audio commentary with Writer/Director Adam Green and actors Shawn Ashmore, Kevin Zegers and Emma Bell;
Audio Commentary with Writer/Director Adam Green, cinematographer Will Barratt and Editor Ed Marx;
Catching Frostbite: The Origins of Frozen;
Featurettes: Three Below Zero, Shooting Through It; Beating the Mountain: Surviving Frozen;
Deleted Scenes;
Theatrical trailer

FROZEN DVD
Street Date:                  September 28th, 2010
Pre-book:                     September 1st, 2010
Cat. #:                          AF21433
UPC:                            0 1313 21433-9 2
Run Time:                     93 Minutes
Rating:                          R
SRP:                            $29.97
Format:                        2.40:1 / 16x9
Audio:                          Dolby Digital 5.1, Dolby Digital Mono (Spanish)
Subtitles:                       English SDH, Spanish

Bonus Features:           
Audio commentary with Writer/Director Adam Green and actors Shawn Ashmore, Kevin Zegers and Emma Bell;
Catching Frostbite: The Origins of Frozen;
Featurettes: Three Below Zero, Shooting Through It; Beating the Mountain: Surviving Frozen;
Deleted Scenes;
Theatrical trailer

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Adam Green's "FROZEN" coming to DVD and Blu-ray September 28th from Anchor Bay Entertainment

DVD REVIEW: Hot Summer in the City (1976)

Exploitation Cinema has given birth to many beasts of cinema. From the sickening to the downright depraved, its proven to be a brutal and powerful force in underground film. 1970s Pornographic film has also had its fair share of controversy through its filthy portrayal of the wicked and sexually perverse.

HOT SUMMER IN THE CITY rides a very thin line between Exploitation and Pornographic Cinema. I hold no real interest in the latter genre, so will be looking at the film through its Exploitation microscope.

FILM:

HOT SUMMER IN THE CITY spits one demented storyline at the viewer. A gang of Black Militants, planning to erupt a volcano of racial riots throughout the suburbs, decide to kidnap and ravish an innocent young white girl, whom they find lost along the highway one night.

HSITC is one HELL of a film. It drips with such perversity and filth, taking a shower after viewing becomes mandatory. The atmosphere is shockingly filthy and wreaks of disgust.

It's graphic racial undertones sprayed throughout and fair share of Exploitation violence sprinkled near the end, make for essential GRINDHOUSE viewing.

The film is Roughie, no doubt, filled with HC inserts throughout and penetration continuously. But, such scenes are stitched so well within the Exploitation atmosphere, it becomes part of the film seemlessly and doesn't stick out like a sore thumb. It actually becomes part of the plot.

HSITC also contains its fair share of disturbing content. With a mentally handicapped actor participating in the depraved acts, one wonders whether the actor is truly acting or actually disabled.

With The Beach Boys, The Supremes, and The Doors all blasting through the soundtrack, one slowly begins to understand why such a film will never see the light of an official SE release.

HSITC is such a sick bastard of a film, it works on the same level that THEY CALL HER ONE EYE works. It mixes the extreme with the cinematic to create a very powerful breed of film. Although it's definitely cheaply made, the energy is just too DAMN furious to dismiss.
9/10

VIDEO: The quality is extremely poor. Shot on 16mm, the presentation is filled with scratches, blackouts, and jumps. Finding a better print would likely be an impossible stretch, so this print does its job in presenting the film successfully to the viewer. The film is an Exploitation piece so such problems with the print seem suitable to the film. It adds that extra Exploitive flavor that soon becomes part of the film within minutes.
6/10

AUDIO: The Audio, like the Video is splattered with scratches, fades, cracks, and hisses. All is fine though, as the Audio is able to present the musical pieces and dialogue in a respectable manner. After the first 10 mins, such problems become irrelevant and is actually able to add to the grittiness of the film.
4/10

EXTRAS: A whole host of other Alpha Blue Archives trailers.

Two 8mm loops dealing with the same interracial content found within the film. Both run for about 20 mins. and are filled with graphic smut, sex, rape, and everything else in between.

The final extra is some cool taglines attached to the film on its initial release. The taglines do a good job of summing up the film really well.
6/10

OVERALL: Quentin Tarantino once called HOT SUMMER IN THE CITY, "The Greatest Porno Ever". Although I'm no expert in the illicit genre, from what I've seen, it is the most accomplished one ever assembled. It's so DAMN depraved and exploitive, that its ability manifest into an oddly brilliant film is just downright AMAZING.
9/10

DVD REVIEW: Hot Summer in the City (1976)