This January, Lionsgate ratchets the horror up to a new level with three new bone-chilling releases. SAW IV,
the fourth film in the extremely successful series, continues its games on DVD and Blu-ray disc in rated and unrated versions, dripping with special features. Right at Your Door,
the winner of the 2007 Sundance Film Festival Cinematography Award and
nominee for the Grand Jury Prize, is one of the most intense and
terrifying films of the year. Humanity prepares to make its last stand as zombies pose to rule the world in Days of Darknessandterror infiltrates a private school in When Evil Calls.
Lionsgate horror releases include:
January 8
Days of Darkness
The world is watching as a huge comet looms over the earth for days. News
coverage leads people to believe that there is nothing to worry about
and life goes on uninterrupted - until the comet falls from the sky and
sets the planet ablaze. Not only is the planet
burning, it is also being overrun by ruthless zombies. Trapped between
flesh eating zombies and a firestorm, an unlikely group comes together
to battle the uprising of the undead. In a story of ultimate survival, they know they must stay alive to save the fate of mankind.
Pricing: DVD $26.98
January 22
SAW IV
Now that Amanda and Jigsaw are
dead, two seasoned FBI profilers, Agent Strahm (Scott Patterson) and
Agent Perez, arrive at the depleted police precinct and help veteran
Detective Hoffman (Costas Mandylor) sift through the latest grisly game
of victims and piece together the puzzle. When
SWAT Commander Rigg (Lyriq Bent), the only local officer who has yet to
experience Jigsaw's (Tobin Bell) handiwork, is suddenly abducted, he
has just 90 minutes to overcome a diabolical series of interconnected
traps... or face the deadly consequences. The
genesis of Jigsaw's evil is revealed, exposing the puppet master's true
intentions and the sinister plan for his past, present and future
victims.
And as for the special features...
The Blu-ray disc premieres the world's first interactive Blu-ray disc movie blog, called MoLog™. This
brand new feature is the world's first Blu-ray blog, which allows users
to create and share their own added value content via blog entries. This is truly the next generation of interactivity, and allows each person to create their own unique Special Edition of SAW IV. Both
the DVD and Blu-ray features include audio commentaries (only on
unrated DVD and Blu-ray), featurettes, a music video and a bonus
deleted scene.
Pricing: DVD $29.95
Blu-ray disc: $39.99
When Evil Calls
Winner of the 2007 Sundance Film Festival Cinematography Award and nominee for the Grand Jury Prize, Right at Your Door is one of the most intense and terrifying films of the year. The
mysterious appearance of a text message granting the recipient's
wildest desires triggers a series of freak accidents at Willburn Hall,
a remote boarding school. A-cup Alice wants bigger breasts until her cup runneth over in an explosive mathematics class. Hilary
would give her right arm to lose weight - and the blades of a kitchen
waste disposal unit oblige. As the students pass on the message, the
freak and gory accidents ensue. Only one girl
realizes what is going on as she faces a race against time to stop the
text messages and save her friends from their wishful thinking. One by
one Willburn's students learn a lethal lesson: be careful what you wish
for. The film was directed by Johannes Roberts (Hellbreeder, Demonic, Dark Hunter, and Sanitarium). Includes "Making of When Evil Calls" featurette.
Pricing: DVD $26.98
January 29
Right At Your Door
Starring Mary McCormack (1408)
and Rory Cochrane (TV's "CSI: Miami"), the film is a shocking thriller
about a married couple's struggle to survive after multiple dirty bombs
hit Los Angeles. Brad (Cochrane) is forced
to lock his wife, Lexi (McCormack) outside of their home by safely
sealing himself inside in fear that she might have been contaminated.
With the city under siege and Martial Law in effect, Brad and Lexi
struggle to survive with little supply, limited time and no information
- all the while separated by thin doors and thinner sheets of plastic.
When "help" finally does arrive, it appears to be anything but. DVD
special features include alternative ending scripts, audio commentary
from writer/director Chris Gorak, Forearm Silver: An Interview with
Chris Gorak and Film School: Tips on Making an Independent Film with
Chris Gorak.
Pricing: DVD $27.98
