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Stars: Irene Miracle, Laura D’Angelo, Flavio Bucci, Gianfranco De Grassi, Macha Méril, Enrico Maria Salerno, Marina Berti, Franco Fabrizi | Written by Roberto Infascelli, Renato Izzo, Aldo Lado, Ettore Sanzò | Directed by Aldo Lado

88 Films continues to mine the murky depths of cult horror with their 4K Uhd release of Night Train Murders, a chilling piece of Italian exploitation cinema that finds new life in breathtaking visual quality. Presented as part of the “upgraded to 4K” The Italian Collection, this edition transforms Aldo Lado’s grim and provocative thriller into a beautifully restored experience, drawing out details and textures previously buried in older home video versions.

The film follows two young women, Margaret (Irene Miracle) and Lisa (Laura D’Angelo), who embark on a train journey from Germany to Verona during the Christmas holidays. What begins as a carefree trip soon descends into a nightmare when they cross paths with two dangerous young men,...

The Puppet Master episode of Best Horror Movie You Never Saw was Written by Cody Hamman, Narrated by Jason Hewlett, Edited by Paul Bookstaber, Produced by John Fallon and Tyler Nichols, and Executive Produced by Berge Garabedian.

Counting all sequels, prequels, spin-offs, crossovers, and even a Fangoria reboot, there are over a dozen entries in the Puppet Master franchise. Which can make the idea of diving into it rather intimidating. Especially since some of the films don’t have a stellar reputation. But while the series has ups and downs, there are some great entries. And its legion of living puppets – which can be villains or heroes, depending on who’s pulling their strings – are characters you have to see in action. So we’re urging you to give at least some of these films a chance. Starting with the very first Puppet Master (watch it Here)… which may be...

Dario, Dario, wherefore art thou Dario? As I eagerly await Argento’s next film, I thought I’d take a gander at the film that was supposed to put him over the top in North America, and instead sat unseen on this side of the pond until it was dumped on video in 1985. Of course, I’m talking about Inferno (1980), the sequel to his surprise hit Suspiria (1977), which took the world by the color form collar. Inferno did not have the same impact upon its release, but it is a very effective exercise in style trumping substance.

Twentieth Century Fox co-ponied up $3,000,000 dollars in the hopes of another smash (they also distributed Suspiria), but a changing of the guard stateside is a likely reason for the five year shelving. A pity then; while it can’t match Suspiria’s sustained delirium, Inferno does offer up beautiful nightmares like only Dario can.

Hello, dear readers! We’re nearing the end of our Class of 1980 celebration (be sure to check back here next week for something very special that I’ve been cooking up with the help of some very special friends), but before we give the genre films of 1980 the grand send-off they so rightly deserve, I thought we should take a moment to tip our hats to five more films from this notable year in horror and sci-fi that all deserve to get some love as well.

Cheers!

Christmas Evil: "Twas the night before Christmas and all through the house, not a creature was stirring, except for Harry Stading’s mom who was enjoying a little naughty time with her hubby while he’s dressed up like Santa Claus." That ends up being a pivotal moment in poor Harry’s childhood, as he cherishes the holiday and all that it stands for,...

In today's Horror Highlights, we have a look at three "Stalker in My Pocket" It enamel pins from Pixel Elixir. Also in today's Horror Highlights: details on The Comforts of Cafe Himbo and Friends cookbook co-written by Joe Zaso and Beverly Orth-Geoghegan, the lineup for London Horror Festival 2019, and release details as well as a trailer for Replace (starring Barbara Crampton).

Release Details for Pixel Elixir's It Enamel Pins: "$8.00

What do you get when you cross the classic Monster In My Pocket toys from the 90s with some of your favorite big-screen horror villains? The answer is Stalker In My Pocket!

Each soft enamel pin is about 2.5" tall and comes with dual rubber clutches on a glossy backer card patterned after the classic Monster In My Pocket toy packaging. The second pin in this series, It, comes in 3 fun variants to collect:

• Original

• Glitter

• Neon Red (glows in the dark!

Stars: Irene Miracle, Laura D’Angelo, Flavio Bucci, Gianfranco De Grassi, Macha Méril, Enrico Maria Salerno, Marina Berti, Franco Fabrizi | Written by Roberto Infascelli, Renato Izzo, Aldo Lado, Ettore Sanzò | Directed by Aldo Lado

With some of the recent releases from 88 Films they’ve delved into the Video Nasty vaults and picked out a chosen few for Blu-ray releases. With Night Train Murders which is part of The Italian Collection we get Aldo Lado’s take on Last House on the Left which surprisingly manages to be more effective than Wes Craven’s infamous classic.

When Margaret (Irene Miracle) and Lisa (Laura D’Angelo) decide to take the train from Germany to Verona for a Christmas vacation to visit Lisa’s family. Catching the eye of two young men Blackie (Flavio Bucci) and Curly (Gianfranco De Grassi) at first they playfully flirt with them in a conversation that seems innocent enough.

Last year we ran a schedule of every TV/Cable network schedule we could find that could be construed as Horror or Halloween related for the month of October. Let’s just say it proved useful for our readers and even for our staff when they were looking to find something to watch, wanted to program their DVR’s or didn’t want to miss out on some great “live” Horror. Isn’t there something about having a movie fed to you on TV as opposed to watching it on Blu-ray or DVD or streaming? We may not like commercials, but the randomness that you can associate with a TV program itinerary is novel. It removes a little bit of control from the audience who is all to concerned with being in control these days (just look at the reasons behind publishing a piece like this).

So here’s the 2013 Halloween Seasonal TV Preview,...

A short while ago Full Moon released remastered Blu-ray versions of the original Puppet Master, Puppet Master II, and Puppet Master III; and to celebrate, they want to give one lucky Dread Central reader an entire signed box set.

Synopsis:

The most successful independent direct to video horror franchise of all time stars Paul Le Mat (American Graffiti, American History X, Melvin and Howard), William Hickey (Prizzi's Honor, "One Life to Live," The Nightmare Before Christmas, The Name of the Rose), Irene Miracle (Inferno, Midnight Express, Walking Thunder), Jimmie F. Skaggs (Lethal Weapon, Hollow Man, Cutthroat Island).

The secret of life has been discovered by master puppeteer Andre Toulon. But we quickly discover Toulon's secret of death in the form of five killer puppets-each one uniquely qualified for murder and mayhem. Tunneler has a nasty habit of boring holes in people with his drill bit head. Ms. Leech regurgitates killer...

Full Moon Features recently announced that more of their cult horror titles would be released on Blu-ray. The first batch includes the first three Puppet Master movies available on Blu-ray individually or in a three-disc set. We have release details, plus a look at the HD-remastered trailers for all three films.

For over thirty years Charles Band has been creating modern day horror classics such as Puppetmaster, Trancers and Subspecies. According to Charles Band, Chairman and Founder of Full Moon Features, “After testing the Blu-ray market with the original Puppetmaster, and Subspecies, Full moon will move forward with additional Blu-ray releases of the best selling titles in the Full Moon catalog. The fan response has been overwhelming in support of Blu-ray, and they are demanding more. Featuring wide-screen 16:9 fully remastered picture and sound, these transfers have never looked more beautiful, and we’ll re-release the titles on DVD as well.

Puppet Master

Stars: Paul Le Mat, Irene Miracle, Matt Roe, Kathryn O’Reilly, Jimmie F. Skaggs, Robin Frates, William Hickey | Written by Charles Band, Kenneth J. Hall | Directed by David Schmoeller

Ahhh Puppet Master, a film which have seen countless times (at least over two dozen) since I first discovered it all those years ago at my local video rental store. Having owned the VHS (both ex-rental and sell-thru) and the UK and Us DVDs – the huge DVD boxset is still one of my prize possessions – my love for the film remains unbounded. So imagine how excited I was to learn that the film that got me acquainted with Charles Band’s Full Moon and the fantastic, yet perilous puppets, was finally going to see the light of day in glorious high definition on Blu-ray courtesy of 88 Films.

Bodega Bay Inn, 1939. Puppet maker Andre Toulon (the fantastic William Hickey), a...

After testing the waters with Blu-ray versions of Puppet Master and Subspecies, Full Moon has announced that they are working on bringing more of their horror catalog to Blu-ray. The first new release includes the first three Puppet Master films:

Press Release: For over thirty years Charles Band has been creating modern day horror classics such as Puppetmaster, Trancers and Subspecies. According to Charles Band, Chairman and Founder of Full Moon Features, “After testing the Blu-ray market with the original Puppetmaster, and Subspecies, Full moon will move forward with additional Blu-ray releases of the best selling titles in the Full Moon catalog. The fan response has been overwhelming in support of Blu-ray, and they are demanding more. Featuring wide-screen 16:9 fully remastered picture and sound, these transfers have never looked more beautiful, and we’ll re-release the titles on DVD as well.”

On September 18th, 2012, the premiere Full Moon Blu-ray...

The tale of the “Three Mothers” started with Suspiria in 1977 is continued in Inferno, released in 1980. Rose Elliot, a young poet (Irene Miracle), discovers some strange things about the building she is living in and writes her brother Mark (Leigh McCloskey) to tell him about what she has uncovered. Once Rose goes missing, Mark comes to New York City to try and figure out what has happened to her.

Dario Argento’s follow up to Suspiria is a classic case of execution over concept. Like the film before it, Inferno has a very thin plot. But that’s not what these films are about. Whether it’s the weird guy who owns the bookstore next door, or the eccentric woman with the odd valet, Mark’s adventure of discovery, much like Suzy’s in Suspiria is what drives the “plot” forward.

Irene Miracle does what she can her small and limited role.

To celebrate the release of Burn Notice Season 4 which is available to buy on DVD from 26th December, we have put together a list of the Top 5 Prison-based dramas in both film and TV that hooked hundreds of thousands of viewers over the years. We thought we would save you the hassle and choose the best ones for you.

5) Burn Notice

Burn Notice is a strange one; not many people have heard of it but whoever has seems to be an avid fan. Now in its’ fourth season, Burn Notice is definitely one to watch. Starring Jeffrey Donovan, as a blacklisted spy who finds himself “prisoned” in sun-soaked Miami, mixed in with legendary Bruce Campbell and Emmy Award Winner Sharon Gless, Burn Notice will have you hooked in no time.

4) Bad Girls

A Seven year TV drama which capsulated thousands of followers starring Victoria Alcock and Helen Fraser, Bad girls...

After recuperating from two big releases this October, Blue Underground are hitting the ground running in January of 2012 with original Video Nasty, Night Train Murders.You Can Tell Yourself It's Only A Movie... But It Won't Help!It was released as Second House On The Left, New House On The Left, and Torture Train. The ads screamed, "Most movies last less than two hours! This is one of everlasting torment!" It remains one of the most graphically fiendish films in exploitation history, the story of two teenage girls traveling through Europe, forced into a nightmare of sexual assault and sadistic violence.Irene Miracle (Inferno, Midnight Express), Flavio Bucci (Suspiria), Macha Meril (Deep Red), and Marina Berti (What Have They Done To Your Daughters?) star in this depraved...

Chicago – If you think studios are fickle now and that the foreign film market is weird, you should know that it’s been that way for a very long time. Take the case of “Inferno,” Dario Argento’s follow-up to his breakthrough film “Suspiria.” Instead of giving it the wide release and support it deserved, the film was buried, barely released theatrically even in New York. Worst of all, critics played along and didn’t give the film nearly the attention they should have, dismissing it probably because it was so different from the first film in the “Three Mothers” trilogy. Time has been kind to “Inferno” and many horror fans have correctly reassessed it as one of Argento’s best. You should do the same now that it’s available on Blu-ray.

Blu-Ray Rating: 4.5/5.0

Blue Underground has done a spectacular job of unearthing ’70s and ’80s horror films for the new format of Blu-ray.

DVD Playhouse—April 2011

By

Allen Gardner

Hereafter (Warner Bros.) Clint Eastwood’s spiritual thriller follows a trio of characters whose seemingly disparate paths converge: Matt Damon as a blue collar Joe who tries to fight against his psychic powers that see “the other side,” Cecile de France as a journalist who somehow survives the tsunami that crushed Indonesia, and a London schoolboy (Frankie and George McLaren) who seeks answers after losing his twin brother. Like all of Eastwood’s films, the narrative construction is tight as a drum, with solid work by all involved. That said, “solid” would have to be the operative word to describe the proceedings here, as well as “unremarkable” and “uninvolving” on an emotional level. Perhaps we expect too much when we see Clint’s name on a film these days, but that’s the flip side of being one of the best. Blu-ray/DVD combo pack.

DVD Playhouse—April 2011

By

Allen Gardner

Hereafter (Warner Bros.) Clint Eastwood’s spiritual thriller follows a trio of characters whose seemingly disparate paths converge: Matt Damon as a blue collar Joe who tries to fight against his psychic powers that see “the other side,” Cecile de France as a journalist who somehow survives the tsunami that crushed Indonesia, and a London schoolboy (Frankie and George McLaren) who seeks answers after losing his twin brother. Like all of Eastwood’s films, the narrative construction is tight as a drum, with solid work by all involved. That said, “solid” would have to be the operative word to describe the proceedings here, as well as “unremarkable” and “uninvolving” on an emotional level. Perhaps we expect too much when we see Clint’s name on a film these days, but that’s the flip side of being one of the best. Blu-ray/DVD combo pack.

Hitting movie theaters this weekend:

Hop – Russell Brand, James Marsden, Elizabeth Perkins

Insidious – Patrick Wilson, Rose Byrne, Ty Simpkins

Source Code – Jake Gyllenhaal, Michelle Monaghan, Vera Farmiga

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Source Code

The Stars: Jake Gyllenhaal, Michelle Monaghan, Vera Farmiga

The Plot: A soldier (Gyllenhaal) wakes up in the body of an unknown commuter and is forced to live and relive a harrowing train bombing until he can determine who is responsible for it.

The Buzz: Source Code looks to be a Quantum Leap meets Groundhog Day sci-fi action romp. 35 seconds into the film’s trailer, I half expected Jake Gyllenhaal to utter, “oh boy.” He instead exclaims, “no, no, no, no,” as if to echo my thoughts exactly — I don’t want to see Gyllenhaal act the same “stop the terrorist on the train” scene, over and over and over again.

I have a strong feeling that this...

It doesn't matter if you're a black swan or a white swan; we're sure you're going to want to bring home the dementedness that is Natalie Portman's Oscar-winning performance in Darren Aronofsky's Black Swan.

The film also stars Mila Kunis, Vincent Cassel, Barbara Hershey and Winona Ryder. If you live in Los Angeles, New York, San Francisco or Chicago, you can participate in the Black Swan Experience on April 2nd.

Since Scream 4 is coming out in theaters shortly, it is only appropriate that the Scream trilogy is being re-released in glorious Blu-ray. Bring home the franchise created by Wes Craven and Kevin Williamson that gave the horror genre a booster shot back in the mid 1990s. A trio from the original cast -- Neve Campbell, Courteney Cox and David Arquette -- will be gracing the big screens with a whole new cast soon enough.

In addition, don't...

Cult company Blue Underground is giving Dario Argento’s supernatural thriller a Blu-ray release March 29th, 2011. The disc will feature “freshly transferred from the original uncut and uncensored negative HD print, complete with exclusive new extras.”

Here’s the announced extras:

- Art & Alchemy – Interview with Star Leigh McCloskey

- Reflections of Rose – Interview with Star Irene Miracle

- Interview with Writer/Director Dario Argento and Assistant Director Lamberto Bava

- Theatrical Trailer

- Dario Argento Intro

Great news, indeed, huh?

Source: DVD Active...

Argento lives and Blue Underground has announced the special edition release date for 'Inferno' on Blu-ray and DVD. This is the movie's first HD release in the Us. Find the release in stores on March 29th and check out the blu-ray cover art and trailer below the synopsis.

Written and directed by Dario Argento, Inferno is considered to be the sequel to his classic Suspiria. This surreal shocker stars Irene Miracle (Night Train Murders), Daria Nicolodi (Deep Red) and Leigh McCloskey ("Dallas"), and features a pulse-pounding original score by Keith Emerson of Emerson, Lake & Palmer. Blue Underground is proud to present Inferno in breath-taking High Definition, freshly transferred from the original uncut and uncensored negative, complete with exclusive new Extras!

Synopsis

A young woman stumbles upon a mysterious diary that reveals the secrets of “The Three Mothers” and unleashes a nightmare world of demonic evil. As the unstoppable...

The second of Argento's three mothers is getting set to make her Blu-ray high definition debut so does this mean that Suspiria isn't very far behind! Lord, how we pray!

Blue Underground has announced the release of Dario Argento's Inferno on both Blu-ray and DVD Special Edition. This marks the film's first high definition release in the United States. Look for it in stores on March 29th!

Written and directed by Dario Argento, Inferno is considered to be the sequel to his classic Suspiria. This surreal shocker stars Irene Miracle (Night Train Murders), Daria Nicolodi (Deep Red), and Leigh McCloskey ("Dallas") and features a pulse-pounding original score by Keith Emerson of Emerson, Lake & Palmer. Blue Underground is proud to present Inferno

in breathtaking high definition, freshly transferred from the original uncut and uncensored negative, complete with exclusive new extras!

Synopsis

A young woman stumbles upon a mysterious diary that...

Directed BYDavid SchmoellerSTARRINGPaul Le Mat - Alex Whitaker William Hickey - Andre Toulon Robin Frates - Megan Gallagher Irene Miracle - Dana Hadley Jimmie F. Skaggs - Neil Gallagher Matt Roe - Frank Forrester Kathryn O'Reilly - Carissa Stamford Merrya Small - TheresaGenre - Horror/Supernatural/Dolls & ToysRunning Time - 88 MinutesFor as long as horror films have existed, killer toys and/or...

Title: Puppet Master Director: David Schmoeller Writers: Charles Band and Kenneth J. Hall Starring: Paul Le Mat, William Hickey and Irene Miracle Since the birth of the the film industry, puppetry has continuously loaned its magic of entertaining people to the screen, particularly in the horror genre. Several horror franchises featuring puppets have been met with great financial success, including ‘Saw’ and ‘Child’s Play.’ While these series certainly have their flaws, the cult classic ‘Puppet Master,’ which was released this past summer on Blu-ray in honor of its twentieth anniversary, will certainly leave many horror fans wondering why they’ve become so enticed with the dolls. ‘Puppet Master,’ which was co-written by Charles Band, the head [...]...

Mother of Tears/Demons 2 actress Coralina Cataldi-Tassoni’s upcoming biography Coralina: Life Is Art/Art Is Life has been released, and the sometime painter, singer/songwriter and author has announced a global tour to support the new book, edited by Italian journalist Filippo Brunamonti. See below the jump for details.

Coralina: Life Is Art/Art Is Life will be released by Argo-Cattedrale next month in both English and Italian editions. Brunamonti has collected exclusive interviews and essays by various directors, artists, writers and critics (Dario Argento, Demons 2’s Lamberto Bava, Dark Waters’ Mariano Baino, Masters of Horror creator Mick Garris, Inferno’s Irene Miracle, composer Claudio Simonetti, Video Watchdog editor Tim Lucas and many others). The book features color images of Cataldi-Tassoni’s paintings and rare photos, plus an exclusive interview with the artist.

The book tour begin this Saturday, December 18, at the Teatro delle Muse, Ancona, tying...

One of Arrow Video's great success stories is the championing of Dario Argento's work on home video in the UK.  I know what some of you may be thinking, and perhaps championing Argento isn't exactly controversial position to defend, but no one had really taken up the challenge of rescuing many of these Argento features in Britain from BBFC cut purgatory.  Many of Argento's features have been sliced and diced by the BBFC, and for the most part, home video distributors have made do with the cuts in order to have a marketable product.  Arrow Video, however has taken some of these very same films, including their recent Blu-ray/DVD release of Inferno, back to the BBFC for reclassification, and they won!  They are currently awaiting a decision on Deep Red (Profondo Rosso), which has yet to be seen completely uncut in most areas of the world.  This is...

I first saw Dario Argento's Inferno back in the mid-80s, when being disappointed by a Dario Argento movie meant something entirely different than what being disappointed by a Dario Argento film means today. The ostensible sequel to 1977's groundbreaking Suspiria, the ostensible second installment of a trilogy concerning the "Three Mothers," a wannabe-mythological conceit on which Argento hoped to hang epic international horrors, the 1980 Inferno had been backed by 20th Century Fox, the American studio also behind Suspiria. It got a tiny theatrical release that I completely missed, and was then shelved for quite some time, reaching this writer in video form just as he was also acquiring his Japanese laser discs of such Argento delights as the too-baroque 1982 post-slasher film Unsane a.k.a. Tenebre.

My disappointment with Inferno at the time had to do with its seeming less like a sequel to Suspiria than a mere retread of that film.

I like to think of Dario Argento's Inferno as the most beautiful horror film ever made. And I'm keeping my fingers crossed that we Stateside fans will be able to play this upcoming high definition release on Us players because, trust me, this is going to be fantastic.

TwitchFilm tells us that the second installment in Argento's 'Three Mothers' trilogy will hit Blu-ray this October, courtesy of Germany's Koch and Cinema Obscura. They're promising a definitive edition culled around a new HD master that has been both supervised and color corrected by the film's cinematographer, Romano Albani.

Beyond what is sure to be an absolutely stunning transfer for a gorgeous film, check out the sexy collection of brand new extras this release boasts:

- New HD digital transfer of the uncut version was supervised and colour-corrected by the cinematographer Romano Albani

- English, Italian and German audio

- New,...

Argento completists may want to hold off before rushing out to buy that new UK BluRay of Dario's Inferno. Why? Because coming in October from Koch and Camera Obscura in October is a new edition that they promise to be definitive, one loaded with new original features built around a new, HD transfer supervised and color corrected by the film's cinematographer, Romano Albani. Here's the full list of features:

- New HD digital transfer of the uncut version was supervised and colour-corrected by the cinematographer Romano Albani

- English, Italian and German audio

- New, 2010 produced and over 90 minutes long documenatry about Inferno with Dario Argento, cinematographer Romano Albani, actress Daria Nicolodi, the makeup as well as the  special effects department, Luigi Cozzi, Claudia Simonetti as well as the animal trainer of the film.

- Irene Miracle hosted by Tim Lucas

- Question & Answear with music composer Keith Emerson

- New,...

Director: Dario Argento. Review: Adam Wing. It’s always nice to see classic horror movies get the treatment they deserve on blu-ray, and the upcoming release of Inferno is another fine example courtesy of Arrow Video. Inferno is Dario Argento’s follow up to Suspiria, and while it's not a true sequel in every sense of the word, it does deal with themes introduced in what is arguably Argento’s best-loved film. A belated third chapter called Mother of Tears: The Third Mother completed the trilogy in 2007, but it’s the first two instalments that helped cement Dario’s name in horror legend. The scene is set at an apartment building in New York, where would be heroin Rose (Irene Miracle) purchases a book called The Three Mothers. The book tells the tale of three mothers, Mater Suspiriorum (the mother of sighs), Mater Lachrymarum (the mother of tears), and...

The second in Dario Argento's Three Mothers Trilogy, following Suspiria in 1977 and belatedly concluded with Mother of Tears in 2007, Inferno is an oft overlooked work from the director's glory days. Whilst Argento's trademark extended death sequences never quite reach the imaginative heights of Suspiria or Profondo Rosso (Deep Red) the film is a marvel to look at, with a number of unforgettable and truly macabre scenes.

Even for Argento the plot here is, by his own admission, full of 'riddles'. And that's no understatement. Rose Elliot (Irene Miracle) is a young poetess who begins to explore the history of her New York apartment block, stumbling on the frightening mythology of 'The Three Mothers' - ostensibly three witches' covens in Rome, New York and Freiberg, Germany. After a succession of decidedly unsettling events she makes a desperate call to her brother Mark (Leigh McCloskey) in Rome. On arriving in New...

With so many big screen productions happening at the speed of a mile a minute, it's nice every so often to go back and look at the gory glory of the short film. Especially when they star one of horror's living legends.

From the Press Release:

Legendary make-up effects artist, filmmaker, and actor Tom Savini has accepted the leading role in director Irene Miracle’s short film The Baggage Claim. Based on the screenplay by Tim Lucas, The Baggage Claim is a production of The Factory Digital Filmmaking Program at Douglas with program director Robert Tinnell and film student Jason “Cartman” Baker serving as producers.

Savini’s ties with the Factory run deep, as the film school is part of the Douglas Education Center in Monessen, Pa, alongside the Tom Savini Special Make-up Effects Program. “Whenever possible I try to work alongside the students at Dec, but in this instance...

Irene Miracle ( Midnight Express , Inferno ) and students from The Factory Digital Filmmaking Program at the Douglas Education Center will team up to produce The Baggage Claim in late July 2010. The film is based on a screenplay by Tim Lucas, Saturn Award-winning writer/publisher of "Video Watchdog" magazine and the epic biography "Mario Bava: All the Colors of the Dark." It was announced today that Tom Savini will star. Savini.s ties with the Factory run deep, as the film school is part of the Douglas Education Center in Monessen, Pa, alongside the Tom Savini Special Make-up Effects Program. "Whenever possible I try to work alongside the students at Dec, but in this instance it was the material that attracted me - it was simply too good to pass up....

Here’s a list of some of the new DVD and Blu-ray releases this week we’re particularly interested in. Plus, some old favorites (and not so favorites) coming out this week for the first time on Blu-Ray.

Movies:

• Watchmen (Director’s Cut) ~ Billy Crudup, Patrick Wilson, Malin Ackerman, Jackie Earle Hailey (DVD and Blu-ray)

• Coraline ~ Dakota Fanning, Teri Hatcher, John Hodgman, and Jennifer Saunders (DVD and Blu-ray)

• 300: The Complete Experience ~ Gerard Butler, Lena Headey, Dominic West (Blu-ray)

• Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow ~ Gwyneth Paltrow, Jude Law, Angelina Jolie, and Giovanni Ribisi (DVD and Blu-ray)

• Made in U.S.A. (Criterion Collection) ~ Anna Karina, Jean-Pierre Léaud, László Szabó, and Marianne Faithfull (DVD)

• The Great Buck Howard ~ John Malkovich, Colin Hanks, Emily Blunt, and Tom Hanks (DVD)

• Wolverine and the X-Men: Deadly Enemies ~ (DVD)

• Midnight Express ~ Brad Davis, Irene Miracle, Bo Hopkins, and Paolo Bonacelli (Blu-ray)

• Echelon Conspiracy ~ Edward Burns,...

Full Moon Direct recently posted this vintage movie trailer for the cult classic “Puppetmaster” by director David Schmoeller and starring Paul Le Mat, William Hickey, Irene Miracle and Jimmie F. Skaggs. Synopsis: Puppet maker Andre Toulon shoots himself at the Bodega Bay Inn before his Secret of Life can be stolen by the Nazis. 50 years later in 1989 the secret is discovered by Neil Gallagher. Soon he sends messages to his psychic friends Alex Whitaker, Dana Hadley, Frank Forrester and Carissa Stamford who arrive to find his wife Megan who claims Neil to be dead. As the night goes by, the murderous puppets are awakend and unleased on the group, [...]...