DVD and Blu-Ray Releases for June 15, 2010

Running a little late putting this out, but here are your DVD & Blu-Ray Releases for June 15, 2010 beyond the break.

Animals

2008
starring: Marc Blucas, Naveen Andrews
d. Arnold Cassius (Doug Aarniokoski)

Format: DVD
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Syd has spent years wasting away in a washed-up hick town, but after meeting Nora his life will never be the same. Easily seduced by her charms, Syd is pulled into her dark world and an unforgettable night of passion. But in the light of day Syd begins to realize that his reckless night with Nora has filled him with a growing animal instinct to fight. This is only the beginning to Syd s journey into the unknown world of the ANIMALS lurking amidst us all.

Animals on Netflix

The Book of Eli

2010
starring: Denzel Washington, Gary Oldman
d. The Hughes Brothers

Format: DVD | Blu-Ray/DVD/Digital Copy Combo

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Eli walks alone in post-apocalyptic America. He heads west along the Highway of Death on a mission he doesn’t fully understand but knows he must complete. In his backpack is the last copy of a book that could become the wellspring of a revived society. Or in the wrong hands, the hammer of a despot. Denzel Washington is Eli, who keeps his blade sharp and his survival instincts sharper as his quest thrusts him into a savage wasteland… and into explosive conflict with a resourceful warlord (Gary Oldman) set on possessing the book. “We walk by faith, not by sight,” quotes Eli. Under the taut direction of the Hughes Brothers (Menace II Society), those words hit home with unexpected meaning and power.

The Book of Eli on Netflix

Communion

1989
starring: Christopher Walken, Lindsay Crouse
d. Philippe Mora

Format: DVD
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Christopher Walken stars as novelist Whitley Strieber in this tense alien abduction thriller. Vacationing at his family’s home in the woods, Whitley is awakened one night by bright lights outside his window. The next morning he believes he dreamed of being taken by aliens to a spaceship. As the frequency of these “dreams” increase he wonders: are these encounters just hallucinations, or is this really happening? In desperation he seeks out a therapist who believes hypnosis may expose the truth. Based on Strieber’s own experiences, this eerie precursor to the “X-Files” delivers some genuine chills and adds fuel to the debate about whether we are alone in the universe. Special Features Include: Audio Commentary by Philippe Mora and William J. Birnes (Publisher of UFO Magazine), Outtakes, Behind-the-Scenes Footage, Stills Gallery, Storyboards, Excerpt from “According to Occam’s Razor” (Actual videotape footage of an alien implant removal)! , Theatrical Trailers, Plus New Audio Commentary by Director Philippe Mora (Recorded in 2010). In Color, 101 Minutes, Rated R, Anamorphic Widescreen (2.35:1) Enhanced for 16×9 TVs.

Communion on Netflix

Darkman [Blu-ray]

1990
starring: Liam Neeson, Frances McDonald, Larry Drake
d. Sam Raimi

Format: Blu-Ray
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Liam Neeson and Frances McDormand star in this explosive, action-packed thriller from director Sam Raimi (Spider-Man). Dr. Peyton Westlake (Neeson) is on the verge of realizing a major breakthrough in synthetic skin when his laboratory is destroyed by gangsters. Having been burned beyond recognition and forever altered by an experimental medical procedure, Westlake becomes known as Darkman, assuming alternate identities in his quest for revenge and a new life with a former love (McDormand).

Driller / Driller Killer – Double Feature

2006/1979
Driller – starring: Tanya Dempsey
d. Jason Kartalian
Driller Killer – starring: Abel Ferrara, Carolyn Marz
d. Abel Ferrara

Format: DVD
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DRILLER A dark and amusing tale of alien abduction, drugged up naked youth, drilling and killing. An ordinary man, abducted by aliens, is turned into a subhuman cybernetic killing machine. The aliens are his master, controlling his every word, thought and action. To please their evil desires, he drills and kills his way through a lost rock band, teens fulfilling their sexual destiny, and anyone who bothers to get in his way. Nonetheless, his Alien Controllers have a bigger plan for him. His mission: To End the Human Race. DRILLER KILLER Abel Ferrara s 1979 breakthrough is one of his best-known but least appreciated films. The film thwarts any preconceived notions of what a horror movie should be. Glam, trash, pre-punk and horrific, DRILLER KILLER is a misunderstood film. The film is a horrifying look into the recesses of a grubby city and a disturbed mind and refuses to make concessions to any notions of good taste or commercial filmmaking. Ugly and transgressive, it is for open-minded viewers only. It is a corrupting tale of a mind liberated by psychosis by the director of the original BAD LIEUTENANT. A Video Nasty. Banned in Germany. Banned in England for nearly 20 years. Bodycount :11. The Late Night Double Feature Edition includes: Driller Driller Killer the Driller trailer the Night of the Driller trailer the trailer for A Hole In the Head and the limited edition DRILLER comic book!

The Driller Killer: Limited Edition on Netflix

Horror Hospital

1973

starring:Michael Gough, Robin Askwith
d. Anthony Balch

Format: DVD
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The Operation is a Success…When the Patient Dies
UNCUT, UNCENSORED & FULLY RESTORED

The ultimate 70s UK horror comedy is back like you ve never seen it before! Legendary British actor Michael Gough Alfred in the BATMAN movies stars as Dr. Storm, the depraved proprietor of a health hotel in the English countryside. But when a burned-out rocker (Robin Askwith of CONFESSIONS OF A WINDOW CLEANER fame) and his sexy new girlfriend arrive for a relaxing vacation, they ll instead become trapped in a nightmare of psycho bikers, cheeky dwarves, rampant decapitations, gratuitous nudity, lethal luxury sedans and a diabolical plan to create a slave army of lobotomized zombies. Skip Martin (VAMPIRE CIRCUS) and Dennis Price (THEATER OF BLOOD) co-star in this bloody/campy cult favorite from writer/director Antony Balch, now transferred in HD from the original 35mm camera negative and featuring a revealing new commentary with producer Richard Gordon.

Horror Hospital on Netflix

The Horseman

2008
starring: Peter Marshall
d. Steven Kastrissios

Format: DVD | Blu-Ray
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A tender drama unfolds between a grieving father and a troubled teenage girl as they drive northbound along the quiet outback roads of Australia. What she doesn’t know is that between stops, he is leaving behind a bloody trail of bodies in a revenge motivated killing spree.

The Horseman on Netflix

The Stepfather [Blu-ray]

1987
starring: Terry O’ Quinn, Shelley Hack
d. Joseph Ruben

Format: Blu-Ray
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Jerry Blake (Terry O Quinn, Lost) is a man obsessed with having the perfect American Dream life: including the house with the white picket fence in the suburbs, an adoring wife and loving children. He believes he has found it when he marries Susan Maine and becomes the stepfather to her 16-year-old daughter, Stephanie. But Stephanie gets an uneasy feeling when she is around Jerry with his Father Knows Best attitude: she can see that there is a darker side behind his cheerful exterior. Could she just be going through the typical teenager rebellion against her new stepfather, or is he actually the same man who brutally murdered his family just one year earlier?

The Stepfather on Netflix

Supernatural: The Complete First Season [Blu-ray]

2005
starring: Jared Padalecki, Jensen Ackles
d. various

Format: Blu-RayVengeance Trilogy (Sympathy for Mr. Vengeance/Oldboy/Lady Vengeance) [Blu-ray]
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The Creepy. The Demented. The Unexplained. The Unearthly. Sam Winchester (Jared Padalecki) grew up hunting such terrifying things. But that’s all past. Law school beckons him. So does safety and normalcy. That is, until Sam’s estranged brother Dean (Jensen Ackles) appears with troubling news: their father has disappeared, a man who’s hunted evil for 22 years. So to find their father, the brothers must hunt what their father hunts… and Sam must return to the life he’d rather leave behind. Hold on tight for all 22 Season One Episodes of the edgy, hip series that has viewers in its grip and critics enthralled. Confront the Supernatural!

Supernatural: Season 1 on Netflix

Vengeance Trilogy (Sympathy for Mr. Vengeance/Oldboy/Lady Vengeance) [Blu-ray]

Various
starring: Min-sik Choi, Ji-tae Yu
d. Chan-wook Park

Format: Blu-Ray
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The ultimate collection of three films by acclaimed Korean director Chan-wook Park that includes Sympathy for Mr. Vengeance, Oldboy, and Lady Vengeance, 3 of Tartan’s all-time top releases .

Sympathy for Mr. Vengeance on Netflix
Oldboy on Netflix
Lady Vengeance on Netflix