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Keyword View: vampires

DVD Review TWO ORPHAN VAMPIRES (BLU-RAY)

This surreal vampire project from Jean Rollin never quite achieves the existential heft it tries so hard to deliver.

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Posted by: Rich Rosell - November 11, 2012, 7:42 am - DVD Review
Keywords: jean rollin, vampires

PR Jess Franco's Female Vampire & Exorcism on Blu-ray Oct 16

For years, Jess Franco has been a favorite of Euro horror enthusiasts -- for the dreamlike tone of his films and the sheer audacity with which he indulges his morbid sexual curiosity. With the release of these Blu-ray editions, Kino Lorber brings Franco to a wider audience, and places him alongside Mario Bava and Jean Rollin in the pantheon of cult directors ripe for rediscovery.

Kino Lorber

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Posted by: News Editor - October 10, 2012, 7:42 am - PR
Keywords: horror

PR Dear Dracula on DVD Oct 9

Sam is a monster movie buff who lives with his grandmother. He has a best friend in the girl next door, but he's always felt like an outsider. One day, when Sam asks his grandmother for a Dracula figurine, she suggests that he write to Santa to ask for one as a Christmas gift. Sam, however, has a better idea - since Halloween is around the corner, he's going to write Dracula instead!

Arc Entertainment

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Posted by: News Editor - October 6, 2012, 11:56 am - PR
Keywords: comedy, animation

DVD Review MY SUCKY TEEN ROMANCE (BLU-RAY)

This one got a lot of buzz because writer/director Emily Hagins was just 17 (or 18 depending on what you read) when it was made. That sort of overshadowed the film itself. Sure, My Sucky Teen Romance is often uneven and amateurish in spots - and shows the limitations of a rookie director without much capital - but if you look through all of that the result shows a fresh, creative filmmaker with a keen eye for the genre and a whole helluva lot of promise.

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Posted by: Rich Rosell - October 7, 2012, 8:01 am - DVD Review
Keywords: emily hagins, vampires

DVD Review THE LIVING DEAD GIRL (BLU-RAY)

Jean Rollin is held in high esteem by a lot of horror fans, but I've never found his films to excite me the way they do others. Redemption/Kino's Blu-Ray treatment of The Living Dead Girl sure looks great - and the women are attractive - but the film plods along slowly.

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Posted by: Rich Rosell - September 23, 2012, 12:41 pm - DVD Review
Keywords: jean rollin, horror

DVD Review LES VAMPIRES (BLU-RAY)

Louis Feuillade's ten-part crime thriller serial from 1915/1916 remains a hellzapoppin' funhouse ride nearly 100 years later, but one character in particular steals the 7-hour show.

Recommended.

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Posted by: Rich Rosell - September 8, 2012, 8:05 am - DVD Review
Keywords: louis feuillade, musidora, vampires, silent serial

PR Dark Shadows on DVD, Blu-ray Combo and Digital Oct 2

Director Tim Burton brings the cult classic series to the big screen in a film featuring an all-star cast, led by Johnny Depp, Michelle Pfeiffer and Helena Bonham Carter.

Warner Home Video

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Posted by: News Editor - September 30, 2012, 7:30 am - PR
Keywords: comedy, horror

PR My Sucky Teen Romance on DVD & Blu-ray Sep 4

On 17-year-old Kate's last weekend in town before heading to college, she and her geeky friends head to SpaceCON, the local sci-fi/fantasy convention. There, Kate meets Paul, a recently turned teen vampire (who takes advantage of the gathering's costume atmosphere by actually dressing as a bloodsucker). But when Kate tries to make a move on him, he gives her the hickey from hell.

MPI Home Video

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Posted by: News Editor - August 11, 2012, 10:23 am - PR
Keywords: comedy

PR Les Vampires on DVD & Blu-ray Aug 14

The undisputed master of the espionage serial, Louis Feuillade crafted films with labyrinthine plots and unforgettable characters that influenced multiple generations of filmmakers. Comprised of ten episodes, and clocking in at nearly seven hours in duration, Les Vampires is an unqualified masterpiece.

Kino Lorber

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Posted by: News Editor - August 3, 2012, 7:32 am - PR
Keywords: horror

DVD Review TWINS OF EVIL (BLU-RAY/DVD COMBO)

Any horror fan worth their salt should go a little nutty for a Hammer film with Peter Cushing and twin Playboy centerfolds in the lead roles. This may not be the celebrated Hammer's finest work, but Cushing chews it up beautifully, the Collinson girls are eye-pealing and the new Synapse 1080p transfer is quite nice.

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Posted by: Rich Rosell - July 21, 2012, 10:37 am - DVD Review
Keywords: peter cushing, hammer films, vampires, mary collinson, madeleine collinson

PR The Rape of The Vampire, Requiem for a Vampire, Demoniacs on Blu-ray & DVD May 29

Three erotic horror films made during the prime of Jean Rollin's career mastered in HD from 35mm negatives. Each disc comes with a special 16-page booklet with an essay by Tim Lucas, editor of Video Watchdog. Each Blu-ray and DVD comes packed with special features, providing an illuminating look at these unique films.

Kino Lorber

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Posted by: News Editor - May 18, 2012, 7:19 am - PR
Keywords: horror

PR Underworld: Awakening on Blu-ray 3D, Blu-ray and DVD May 8

A stunning new dimension to the epic battle between Vampires and Lycans, as the first film in the franchise to shoot in 3D. This time, vampire warrioress Selene Kate Beckinsale) escapes imprisonment to find herself in a world where humans have discovered the existence of both Vampire and Lycan clans, and are conducting an all-out war to eradicate both immortal species.

Sony Pictures Home Entertainment

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Posted by: News Editor - April 29, 2012, 2:56 pm - PR
Keywords: horror

News 'Hunger Games' Star Jennifer Lawrence's Audition Best 'Ever,' Director Says

- MTV

Posted by: News Editor - March 13, 2012, 1:27 pm - News
Keywords: movie, hunger games, jennifer lawrence, gary ross, nokia theater, vampires

DVD Review STAKE LAND (BLU-RAY)

Director Jim Mickle earns a spot on my "this guy knows horror" list with the grim and gruesome vampire apocalypse saga Stake Land, on a well-stocked Blu-Ray from Dark Sky Films.

You had me at vampire apocalypse. More please!

Highly recommended.

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Posted by: Rich Rosell - September 4, 2011, 8:40 am - DVD Review
Keywords: vampires, post-apocalypse, the road, supernatural

PR Supernatural: The Complete Sixth Season on DVD & Blu-ray Sep 13

...all 22 thrilling episodes of Season Six, plus over three and a half hours of bonus content including featurettes, deleted scenes, a gag reel, and two bonus episodes from Supernatural: The Anime Series. Fans that purchase the Blu-ray(TM) disc will enjoy even more exclusive bonus features and will also have access to a free digital copy of all 22 episodes (TBC)!

Warner Home Video

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Posted by: News Editor - July 7, 2011, 10:12 am - PR
Keywords: television

PR Cinema Verite Debuts on HBO Apr 23

Cinema Verite tells the behind-the-scenes story of the groundbreaking 12-hour PBS documentary series "An American Family," which chronicled the lives of the Louds in the early 1970s and catapulted the Santa Barbara family to notoriety while creating a new genre: the reality TV series.

HBO

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Posted by: News Editor - April 19, 2011, 10:52 am - PR
Keywords: drama

DVD Review VAMPIRE CIRCUS (BLU-RAY)

Synapse's first foray into BD is a genre-fan-favorite with this 2-disc Blu-Ray/DVD combo pack of Hammer Studios Vampire Circus (1972).An impressive transfer doesn't save the wonky bits from being any less nonsensical or incomplete, but the presentation and extras make this a necessary addition to any Hammerhead's collection.

Recommended.

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Posted by: Rich Rosell - February 13, 2011, 7:52 am - DVD Review
Keywords: hammer studios, vampires

Article Box Office Charts From Box Office Mojo Aug 20-22

TW LW Title Studio Gross($Mill)
1 1 The Expendables Lionsgate $16.5
2 * Vampires Suck 20th Century Fox $12.2
3 2 Eat Pray Love Sony Pictures Entertainment $12.0
4 * Lottery Ticket Warner Bros. Pictures Distribution $11.1
5 3 The Other Guys Sony Pictures Entertainment $10.1
6 * Piranha 3D Dimension Films $10.0
7 * Nanny McPhee Returns N/A $8.3
8 * The Switch Miramax Films $8.3
9 4 Inception Warner Bros. Pictures Distribution $7.6
10 5 Scott Pilgrim vs. the World Universal Pictures $5,034,000 $20,730,000 2 2820
Box Office Charts From Box Office Mojo LLC

Posted by: News Editor - August 22, 2010, 6:19 pm - Article
Keywords: box office, movies