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DVD Tuesday April 28th, 2009 Battle in Seattle, 2008 Loosely based on the Wto (World Trade Organization) Ministerial Conference of 1999, Battle in Seattle creates a multiple protagonist perspective during the five days of protest within the streets of Seattle. While making his directorial debut, Stuart Townsend (actor turned director) apparently had a lot to say about the events surrounding the Wto conference, as he not only directed this film, but also wrote and produced it. For a first time director, Townsend ultimately did a good job, as the films execution worked on multiple aspects in production: from writing to directing. In fact, I believe it is the writing of Battle in Seattle that truly captures the sentiment of the film. While the Wto protest actually took place in November of 1999, Townsend’s capability to create semi fictional, yet realistic characters around a true event brings extra vulnerability to audiences, as everyone is...

Since it's Tuesday, that means it's time to take a look at the genre fare hitting retail on DVD and Blu-Ray this week.

In this newly-expanded weekly version of the Fangoria Chopping List, we've got the full breakdown of titles to watch out for, along with all the info you need to make your own list.

Grindhouse Double Feature: Beast Of The Yellow Night/Keep My Grave Open: Alpha

Keep My Grave Open: A crazy woman who lives in an old mansion thinks she's with her brother/lover, who lures victims to her.

Beast: Satan saves Ashley from death on condition he become his disciple (and, as it turns out, a hairy murderous beast).

The Centerfold Girls (special edition): Dark Sky

The most beautiful girls in the world... Some are for loving... Some are for killing!

A reedy man wearing saddle shoes and an ill-fitting suit drags the nude...

If holiday madness has got you a little stressed, be thankful you’re not in the shoes of Della (Kim Basinger), the heroine of While She Was Out. In the film, opening in limited release today (see details at its website here) from Anchor Bay Entertainment, crowds, long lines and family unpleasantries are the least of the Yuletide pressures she confronts.

Well, Ok, family is one source of the tension, specifically her emotionally and physically abusive husband Kenneth (Craig Sheffer). Partially to escape him for a couple of hours and partially to pick up some last-minute wrapping paper, Della drives out of her home in a gated community to visit a nearby shopping mall on Christmas Eve. In the filled-to-bursting parking lot, she discovers a car taking up two spaces and lets its owner know just how she feels about it via a note on the windshield. Unfortunately, said owner...

Anchor Bay Entertainment gave Fango the complete theater details for its limited release of While She Was Out. The Kim Basinger-vs.-psychos saga, which we last reported on here, hits screens December 12.

On that day, the movie will open at the following venues:

New York City AMC Empire 25 (234 West 42nd Street)

Village East Cinema (181 2nd Avenue at 12th Street)

Dallas AMC Mesquite 30 Theatres (19919 Interstate 635, Mesquite, TX)

Los Angeles AMC Marina 6  (13455 Maxella Avenue, Marina Del Rey)

AMC Burbank Town Center 8 (201 East Magnolia Boulevard, Burbank)

Written and directed by Susan Montford and produced by Don (Natural Born Killers) Murphy, with Guillermo del Toro serving as an executive producer, While She Was Out casts Basinger as a suburban woman who gets on the bad side of a group of violent punks, who pursue her with murder in mind through the woods on Christmas Eve. Lukas (The Tripper) Haas stars as the leader of the young attackers,...

Last week we brought you the official one sheet and trailer for Susan Montford's While She Was Out (trailer), now we got our hands on the first batch of official stills from the film hitting limited theaters on December 12th. A suburban housewife (Kim Basinger) is forced to fend for herself when she becomes stranded in a desolate forest with four murderous thugs. What starts off as a quick trip to the mall ends in the woods with a fight for her life. All she has is a toolbox and her will to survive. Kim Basinger, Luis Chávez, Erika-Shaye Gair, Luke Gair, Lukas Haas, Jennifer Kitchen, Katie Messina, Craig Sheffer, Ari Solomon, Jamie Starr, Michael Strusievici and Leonard Wu all star in the film produced by Angry Films.

A new trailer for the Kim Basinger thriller While She Was Out has been released online. Basinger plays Della, a suburban housewife hell bent on survival as she is mercilessly stalked by a group of teenage thugs led by a manipulative psychopath. Based on the short story by Edward Bryant, the flick was written and directed by Susan Montford and also stars Lukas Haas, Jamie Starr, Leonard Wu, Luis Chavez and Craig Sheffer. It opens in limited released December 12.

Below is a look at the official poster for the Kim Basinger thriller While She Was Out . The Susan Montford-directed Anchor Bay release hits theaters in a limited theatrical run on December 12th. Lukas Haas, Jamie Starr, Leonard Wu, Luis Chavez, and Craig Sheffer co-star. Basinger plays a suburban housewife who is forced to fend for herself when she becomes stranded in a desolate forest with four murderous thugs. What starts off as a quick trip to the mall ends in the woods with a fight for her life. All she has is a toolbox and her will to survive. Click here for a trailer.

If you head on over to AICN you can check out the world premiere trailer debut for While She Was Out, a new thriller from Anchor Bay starring Kim Basinger. In the film a suburban housewife (Basinger) is forced to fend for herself when she becomes stranded in a desolate forest with four murderous thugs. What starts off as a quick trip to the mall ends in the woods with a fight for her life. All she has is a toolbox and her will to survive. Written and directed by Susan Montford, Luis Chávez, Erika-Shaye Gair, Luke Gair, Lukas Haas, Jennifer Kitchen, Katie Messina, Craig Sheffer, Ari Solomon, Jamie Starr, Michael Strusievici and Leonard Wu also star.

IMDB reports that Luis Chávez, Erika-Shaye Gair, Luke Gair, Lukas Haas, Jennifer Kitchen, Katie Messina, Craig Sheffer, Ari Solomon, Jamie Starr, Michael Strusievici and Leonard Wu have all joined Kim Basinger in Angry Films' WHILE SHE WAS OUT, which was written and directed by Susan Montford. In addition, you can check out the first still from the film by reading beyind the break. A suburban housewife (Basinger) is forced to fend for herself when she becomes stranded in a desolate forest with four murderous thugs. What starts off as a quick trip to the mall ends in the woods with a fight for her life. All she has is a toolbox and her will to survive. Don Murphy (Transformers, Natural Born Killers) produced the pic.