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It’s another jam-packed week of DVD and Blu-ray releases, here’s the rundown of what’s available to buy from today, July 11th 2011.

Pick Of The Week:

Slaughter High (DVD)

For Marty, School Days were the worst days of his life… When the alumni of an all-American high school make a trip to attend a class reunion, they reconnect with their pasts in ways more bloody and fatal than they could possibly imagine in the 80s slasher classic Slaughter High. On arrival, they discover the school shuttered and in disrepair, as if the reunion were just a ruse to drag them back. Still, the old pupils decide to break in and celebrate anyway. A deadly error considering that Marty, the nerd whose teenage life they made a living hell, is lurking in the dank, dark corridors, waiting to bring fear, torment and slicing, dicing murder to each and every one of them.

That’S What I Am

Stars: Ed Harris, Chase Ellison, Molly Parker, Daniel Roebuck, Randy Orton, Daniel Yelsky, Alexander Walters, Mia Rose Frampton | Written and Directed by Mike Pavone

Set in the 60’s, a time when a social revolution was beginning to change the mind sets of society, comes a feel good story about an inspirational teacher, Mr Simon (Ed Harris – The Truman Show, Apollo 13, Nixon, The Way Back) who instils in his pupils, a new way of thinking that will change their lives forever.

One kid, whose outlook on life takes on a whole new meaning, is 12 year old Andy Nichol (Chase Ellison – Tooth Fairy). A bright student, Andy is put to the test when his English teacher Mr. Simon pairs him up on a project with the school’s biggest outcast, Stanley, also affectionately known as Big G because of his large frame, facial features and ginger hair.

Reviewed by Khia Beauchesne

(April 2011)

Directed/Written by: Michael Pavone

Starring: Ed Harris, Chase Ellison, Molly Parker, Daniel Roebuck and Randy Orton

When a film starts off with a quote on a blank screen, usually it’s intriguing. With “That’s What I Am,” this is almost the case. The first thing viewers see is simple text on a black screen stating, “It has often been said that children are cruel.” What ruins it? The narrator reads it for you and starts his almost ceaseless monologue, giving no time for the audience to dwell on this introductory quote and determine its significance.

Set in the 1960s, “That’s What I Am,” depicts many societal obstacles while keeping an air of innocence, using the story of an eighth-grade boy as the main context. As narrator, Andy Nichol (played as a youth by Chase Ellison) reflects on his life in junior high...

Reviewed by Khia Beauchesne

(April 2011)

Directed/Written by: Michael Pavone

Starring: Ed Harris, Chase Ellison, Molly Parker, Daniel Roebuck and Randy Orton

When a film starts off with a quote on a blank screen, usually it’s intriguing. With “That’s What I Am,” this is almost the case. The first thing viewers see is simple text on a black screen stating, “It has often been said that children are cruel.” What ruins it? The narrator reads it for you and starts his almost ceaseless monologue, giving no time for the audience to dwell on this introductory quote and determine its significance.

Set in the 1960s, “That’s What I Am,” depicts many societal obstacles while keeping an air of innocence, using the story of an eighth-grade boy as the main context. As narrator, Andy Nichol (played as a youth by Chase Ellison) reflects on his life in junior high...

Check out the new trailer and clip for That's What I Am, starring Ed Harris, Chase Ellison, Molly Parker and Daniel Roebuck. That's What I am is a comedy directed and written by Michael Pavone, writer of Anthony Lapaglia and Kevin Pollak starrer Chameleon, who's mostly known for TV credits including The Client, High Incident and Prison Break. Also in the cast are Randy Orton, Daniel Yelsky, Alexander Walters, Mia Rose Frampton and Amy Madigan. Set in California against the backdrop of the mid-sixties, That’s What I Am is a coming-of-age story that follows 12-year-old Andy Nichol (Chase Ellison), a bright student who, like most kids his age, will do anything to avoid conflict for fear of suffering overwhelming ridicule and punishment from his junior high school peers...

Check out the new trailer and clip for That's What I Am, starring Ed Harris, Chase Ellison, Molly Parker and Daniel Roebuck. That's What I am is a comedy directed and written by Michael Pavone, writer of Anthony Lapaglia and Kevin Pollak starrer Chameleon, who's mostly known for TV credits including The Client, High Incident and Prison Break. Also in the cast are Randy Orton, Daniel Yelsky, Alexander Walters, Mia Rose Frampton and Amy Madigan. Set in California against the backdrop of the mid-sixties, That’s What I Am is a coming-of-age story that follows 12-year-old Andy Nichol (Chase Ellison), a bright student who, like most kids his age, will do anything to avoid conflict for fear of suffering overwhelming ridicule and punishment from his junior high school peers...

Check out the new trailer and clip for That's What I Am, starring Ed Harris, Chase Ellison, Molly Parker and Daniel Roebuck. That's What I am is a comedy directed and written by Michael Pavone, writer of Anthony Lapaglia and Kevin Pollak starrer Chameleon, who's mostly known for TV credits including The Client, High Incident and Prison Break. Also in the cast are Randy Orton, Daniel Yelsky, Alexander Walters, Mia Rose Frampton and Amy Madigan. Set in California against the backdrop of the mid-sixties, That’s What I Am is a coming-of-age story that follows 12-year-old Andy Nichol (Chase Ellison), a bright student who, like most kids his age, will do anything to avoid conflict for fear of suffering overwhelming ridicule and punishment from his junior high school peers...

Check out the new trailer and clip for That's What I Am, starring Ed Harris, Chase Ellison, Molly Parker and Daniel Roebuck. That's What I am is a comedy directed and written by Michael Pavone, writer of Anthony Lapaglia and Kevin Pollak starrer Chameleon, who's mostly known for TV credits including The Client, High Incident and Prison Break. Also in the cast are Randy Orton, Daniel Yelsky, Alexander Walters, Mia Rose Frampton and Amy Madigan. Set in California against the backdrop of the mid-sixties, That’s What I Am is a coming-of-age story that follows 12-year-old Andy Nichol (Chase Ellison), a bright student who, like most kids his age, will do anything to avoid conflict for fear of suffering overwhelming ridicule and punishment from his junior high school peers...

Filmmaker Michael Pavone directs Ed Harris, Amy Madigan, and Chase Ellison in the WWE produced coming-of-age dramedy That's What I Am. The story finds an English teacher (Ed Harris) pairing up 12-year-old Andy Nichol (Chase Ellison), who is just starting to date girls for the first time, with social outcast Stanley (Alexander Walters) for a critical school project. This unfortunate partnership threatens to derail Andy's plans to become one of the popular kids at his school. We have an exclusive clip from this touching dramatic comedy, which you can check out below.

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That's What I Am comes to theaters April 29th, 2011 and stars Ed Harris, Amy Madigan, Daniel Roebuck, Chase Ellison, Randy Orton, Mia Rose Frampton, Cynthia LeBlanc, Sean Michael Cunningham. The film is directed by Michael Pavone.

ComingSoon.net has your exclusive first look at a new clip from That's What I Am , opening in limited theaters on April 29th. Written and directed by Michael Pavone, the drama stars Ed Harris, Chase Ellison, Molly Parker, Daniel Roebuck, Randy Orton, Daniel Yelsky, Alexander Walters, Mia Rose Frampton and Amy Madigan. Set in California against the backdrop of the mid-sixties, the film is a coming-of-age story that follows 12-year-old Andy Nichol (Ellison), a bright student who, like most kids his age, will do anything to avoid conflict for fear of suffering overwhelming ridicule and punishment from his junior high school peers. Everyone's favorite teacher, Mr. Simon (Harris), pairs Andy with the school's biggest outcast and social pariah, Stanley aka "Big G" (Walters),...

WWE Studios recently send us over the official trailer and poster for their upcoming film "That's What I Am", which recently played the Santa Barbara International Film Festival and at the Palm Beach International Film Festival. Plot Synopsis: Set in California against the backdrop of the mid-sixties, That’s What I Am is a coming-of-age story that follows 12-year-old Andy Nichol (Chase Ellison),...

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WWE Studios has been producing a steady stream of big, dumb action schlock since ’02, their only real winner being Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson’s starring vehicle, The Rundown. To be fair, they co-produced to Universal’s Strike Entertainment; I imagine someone had the good sense to lock Vince McMahon in a closet during the lion’s share of that film. The wrestling organization’s studio wing has in recent years been playing it up to the PG-13 crowd to cast a wider demographic net, and thus their film library has seen some variation from wooden wrestlers blowing shit up and punching faces. Basically, WWE Studios wants you to know they have a heart– and so we get That’s What I Am, television writer/director Michael Pavone’s big screen feature debut. That’s What I Am is the story of Andy Nichol (Chase Ellison), a middle of the road student in his last year of junior...

BC-born actress Molly Parker ("Deadwood") will next star in "Big Red", starting principal photography in New Orleans, Louisiana, February 23, 2010.

Cast also includes Ed Harris, Chase Ellison (“Tooth Fairy”), Daniel Roebuck (“Final Destination”), Mia Rose Frampton (“Make It or Break It”), Amy Madigan (“Carnivale”) and WWE wrestler Randy Orton.

"...Set against the backdrop of the mid-sixties, “Big Red” is a coming-of-age story following 12-year-old 'Andy Nichol' (Ellison), a bright student whose English teacher, 'Mr. Simon' (Harris), pairs him on a project with the school’s biggest outcast and social pariah, 'Stanley' aka 'Big Red'). When Andy watches Stanley fearlessly confront a school bully, a series of events is unleashed, which changes the lives of both young men – and their teacher – forever..."

WWE Studios Executive VP Mike Pavone will direct the drama from his original screenplay, produced by Denise Chamian. WWE Studios VP David Calloway is the executive...

BC-born actress Molly Parker (Deadwood) will next star in Big Red, starting principal photography in New Orleans, Louisiana, February 23, 2010. Cast also includes Ed Harris, Chase Ellison (Tooth Fairy), Daniel Roebuck (Final Destination), Mia Rose Frampton (Make It or Break It), Amy Madigan (Carnivale) and WWE wrestler Randy Orton. "...Set against the backdrop of the mid-sixties, .Big Red. is a coming-of-age story following 12-year-old 'Andy Nichol' (Ellison), a bright student whose English teacher, 'Mr. Simon' (Harris), pairs him on a project with the school.s biggest outcast and social pariah, 'Stanley' aka 'Big Red'). When Andy watches Stanley fearlessly confront a school bully, a series of events is unleashed, which changes the lives of both young men . and their teacher . forever..." WWE Studios Executive VP Mike Pavone will direct the drama from his original screenplay, produced by Denise Chamian. WWE Studios VP David Calloway is the executive...

Ed Harris, Chase Ellison, Molly Parker, Daniel Roebuck, WWE Superstar Randy Orton, Mia Rose Frampton and Amy Madigan will star in WWE Studios executive president Mike Pavone's Big Red , which starts filming in New Orleans next week. Set against the backdrop of the mid-sixties, the film is a coming-of-age story which follows 12-year-old Andy Nichol (Ellison), a bright student whose English teacher, Mr. Simon (Harris), pairs him on a project with the school's biggest outcast and social pariah, Stanley (aka "Big Red"). When Andy watches Stanley fearlessly confront a school bully, a series of events is unleashed, which changes the lives of both young men . and their teacher . forever. Parker portrays Andy's mother, Sherri. Roebuck plays Andy's father, Jim. Orton portrays Ed...