DVD and Blu-Ray Releases for July 20, 2010

Hello again fiends!  This week in the Digital Media Dungeon we have maniacs, Corman classics and the scariest thing of all……MOTHER!  Click on the link after the break to add these films to your Netflix queue or make the bold move to purchase them through Amazon!

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2001 Maniacs: Field of Screams

2010
starring: Bill Moseley, Kevin ‘Ogre’ Ogilvie
d. Tim Sullivan
Format: DVD (Unrated) | DVD (Rated)
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From director Tim Sullivan comes the eagerly anticipated second installment of the gore-soaked horror-comedy franchise, 2001 MANIACS: FIELD OF SCREAMS! The Southern residents of Pleasant Valley take their cannibalistic Guts N’ Glory Jamboree on the road to Iowa where they encounter spoiled Northern heiresses Rome and Tina Sheraton and the cast and crew of their ”Road Rascals” reality show. Performing ”The Bloodiest Show on Earth,” our Southern Maniacs prove to be more than ratings killers in what John Landis has called ”one of the rare sequels that surpasses the original.”

2001 Maniacs: Field of Screams on Netflix

Being Human: Season 1

2008
starring: Russell Tovey, Lenora Crichlow
d. Various
Format: DVD | Blu-Ray
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Being Human is a witty and extraordinary look into the lives of three twenty-somethings and their secret double-lives – as a werewolf, a vampire and a ghost – as they struggle to live normally despite their strange and dark secrets. George (Russell Tovey) and Mitchell (Aidan Turner) work in anonymous drudgery as hospital porters in Bristol, England. They lead lives of quiet desperation under the burden of a terrible secret – Mitchell’s a vampire and George a werewolf. Deciding to start life afresh and leave behind the dark side, they move into a house, only to find that Annie (Lenora Crichlow), the ghost of a woman killed in mysterious circumstances, haunts it. As the threesome deal with the challenges of their new lives together, they’re united in their desire to blend in with their human neighbors. But with unwelcome intruders into their world, a threatened revolution from the vampire underworld, constant threats of exposure, and the day-to-day issues faced by young people – the only thing they may be able to rely on is each other.

Being Human: Series 1 on Netflix

The Bong Joon-ho Collection (The Host / Mother / Barking Dogs Never Bite)

Various Years
starring:Sung-jae Lee and others
d. Bong Joon-Ho
Format: DVD (ALL FILMS ARE AVAILABLE SEPERATELY.  Mother & Barking Dogs Never Bite are in this list as seperate entries)
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A Bong Joon-ho triple feature including Mother, The Host and Barking Dogs Never Bite.

MOTHER is a unique murder mystery about a mother’s primal love for her son.

THE HOST COLLECTOR’S EDITION is about a monster that the government claims to be a host of an unidentified virus.

BARKING DOGS NEVER BITE is about a man s reaction to a yapping dog and the extreme action he takes to deal with his tormentor, an action that will come to haunt him.

The Host on Netflix
Mother on Netflix

Barking Dogs Never Bite on Netflix

Forbidden World (Roger Corman’s Cult Classics)

1982
starring: Jesse Vint, Dawn Dunlap
d. Allan Holzman
Format: DVD | Blu-Ray
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On the planet Xarbia, an experimental life-form known as Subject 20 has been created by an elite group of scientists in hopes of preventing a major galactic food crisis. However, instead of prolonging life, Subject 20 is destroying it, and the man-eating organism poses a double threat because it constantly changes its genetic structure. Bounty hunter Mike Colby is called in to investigate but soon suspects that the scientists are keeping something from him, and he discovers why . . . Subject 20 is half-human

Bonus Features:
* New Anamorphic Widescreen (1.85:1) Transfer From The Interpositive Film Elements Of The Theatrical Cut
* The Unrated Directors Cut (4:3 – Full Frame)
* Audio Commentary With Director Allan Holzman On The Directors Cut
* Interview With Producer Roger Corman
* Interviews With Cast And Crew Including Director Allan Holzman, Composer Susan Justin And Actor Jesse Vint
* A Look At The Special Effects Of Forbidden World With John Carl Buechler, Robert Skotak, Tony Randel And R. Christopher Biggs
* Poster And Stills Gallery
* Theatrical Trailer

Forbidden World on Netflix

Galaxy Of Terror (Roger Corman’s Cult Classics)

1981
starring: Edward Albert, Ray Walston, Robert Englund, Erin Moran
d. Bruce D. Clark
Format: DVD | Blu-Ray
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The innermost fears of the mind become reality for the crew members of the Quest when they land on the barren planet Morganthus hoping to find the missing crew members of the starship Remus: only to discover something deadly waiting for them. Each member of the rescuing team must come face to face with their darkest fears or perish. The cast onboard the Quest includes Edward Albert (The House Where Evil Dwells), Erin Moran (Happy Days), Ray Walston (My Favorite Martian), Robert Englund (A Nightmare On Elm Street series), Zalman King (Blue Sunshine) and Sid Haig (House Of 1,000 Corpses).

The film also had its share of new and emerging talent behind the camera, including James Cameron (The Terminator, Aliens, Avatar), who did the production design, and Bill Paxton, who worked as a set decorator before later collaborating with Cameron in front of the camera as an actor.

Bonus Features:
* Commentary With Cast And Crew
* New Worlds: Producer Roger Corman, screenwriter Marc Siegler and director Bruce D. Clark discuss the origins of the film
* The Crew Of The Quest: Actors Robert Englund, Sid Haig, Taaffe O Connell and Grace Zabriskie discuss their experiences as crew members of the Quest
* Planet Of Horrors: A detailed look into the creation of the memorable sets of the film and alien landscapes
* Future King: Memories of co-production designer (and future visionary filmmaker) James Cameron from members of the cast and crew
* Old School: A journey into the complicated mechanical and makeup effects with artists Allan A. Apone, Douglas J. White, Alec Gillis and others
* Launch Sequence: Co-editor R.J. Kizer walks us through postproduction and a profile on composer Barry Schrader
* Theatrical Trailers
* Extensive Photo Galleries Including Posters, Production Sketches And Designs
* Theatrical Trailer With Commentary From Writer/Director Joel Olsen, Courtesy Of Trailersfromhell.com
* Original Screenplay (PDF)
* And More . . .

Galaxy of Terror on Netflix

Mother

2009
starring: Hye-ja Kim , Bin Won
d. Bong Joon-Ho
Format: DVD | Blu-Ray
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Just as South Korean director Bong Joon-ho’s previous film, The Host, subverted the traditions of the giant monster movie to examine the effects of a crisis on a unique family, his latest effort, Mother, embraces the tropes of the murder mystery for an unsettling and affecting story of parental love taken to its extreme. Popular South Korean television actress Kim Hye-ja gives a powerful performance as a downtrodden acupuncturist whose mentally challenged son (Korean A-lister Won Bin) is accused of murdering a local schoolgirl. Bullied into a confession by the local police (led by Yoon Je-moon of The Host), the young man faces incarceration at a mental hospital unless his mother can discover the killer’s true identity. Her inquiry leads her into classic noir territory, with perceived truths blown apart at every turn; in typical Joon-ho fashion, these discoveries are marked by moments of shocking violence, dark slapstick humor, and moving familial drama, which come together in a genuinely unique perspective on the nature of truth and commitment. The official South Korean submission for Best Foreign Language Film at the 82nd Academy Awards, Mother is yet another entry on a growing list of exceptional motion pictures from one of the international scene’s most intriguing filmmakers. –Paul Gaita

Mother on Netflix

Sutures

2010
starring: Andrew Prine, Jason London, Carlos Lauchu, Allison Lange, Kate French
d. Tammi Sutton
Format: DVD
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A group of longtime friends converge on a fatal course with destiny when they cross paths with Alexander Tatum, a mercenary surgeon. He is a hunter with the keen skill of one who has also been hunted. Prey turned predator. The victims quickly realize that Alexander is just the beginning of their problems, as they find themselves enmeshed in a fight for survival against a sociopath business man and his demonic staff, who will stop at nothing to prevail in the sale of Black Market Body Parts.

Sutures on Netflix