Film at Eleven

Mama and Damian (review, trailer) is now available on indieflix.com for $9.95. Now is your chance to own this cult comedy about a dominatrix and her bear-boy son for an amazing price!

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Recently Actiongirls has signed music licensing deals with Ministry, KMFDM, Amorphis, Art of Dying, Soilwork among others. And the results can be seen in the first of the 2008 Actiongirls.com trailers which can be seen by going to the site’s welcome page and scrolling down.

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Bavaria Film International has sold all rights to its European Film Market hit Let The Right One In to Magnet, Magnolia Pictures new genre arm, for North America. Right on the heels of its first market screening negotiations got under way over Thomas Alfredson’s romantic horror film and two times Gothenburg award winner with Magnolia finishing the race.

Let The Right One In, based on a best-selling novel by Swedish author John Ajvide Lindqvist, tells the story of a lonely twelve year-old boy and his friendship with a young girl, who appears to be a vampire.

“This modern-day vampire romance proves to have the right amount of poetic art house feel injected into the horror genre and therefore appeals to a wide audience”, says Stefanie Zeitler, Head of Sales with Bavaria Film International. “The cross-over potential is immense and I am very glad that Magnolia sees it the same way. They are the perfect partner as they have proven the right touch for films like this and we look forward to this cooperation”.

“A stand out film in any market or festival, ‘Let The Right One In’ is a master work of horror,“ says Tom Quinn, Senior Vice President at Magnolia. „What Bong Joon Ho’s ‘The Host’ did for monsters, Tomas Alfredson’s ‘Let The Right One In’ will do for vampires.“

As the lights go down on the dangerous streets of Hong Kong, police forces and street gangs will meet with the cruel hand of fate as the latest Dragon Dynasty release, PTU: Police Tactical Unit debuts on DVD.

The martial arts masterpiece boasts an assortment of awards for renowned director Johnny To (The Mission, Running Out of Time) including Best Director at the Hong Kong Film Awards, Asian Trade Winds Award at the Seattle International Film Festival, and the Special Jury Prize at the Cognac Festival du Film Policier. Additionally, the film swept the Golden Bauhinia Awards winning for Best Director, Best Picture, Best Actor, Best Screenplay and Best Supporting Actor.

With notable performances by Hong Kong talents Simon Yam (Lara Croft Tomb Raider: The Cradle of Life, Kill Zone), Lam Suet (Kung Fu Hustle, Fatal Contact) and Maggie Siu (Election), PTU: Police Tactical Unit follows a band of night patrol cops on one of their worst nights. After a gang leader is mysteriously murdered and a sergeant, in pursuit of a suspect, loses his gun, a tenacious police tactical unit and their iron-willed leader find themselves in the middle of a war between two gangs, building towards an explosive and violent conclusion.

Gritty, stylish and unpredictable, the PTU: Police Tactical Unit DVD features all-new exclusive content, including a feature commentary and several interviews, and will be available for the suggested retail price of $19.97.

An intense, dangerous and grotesque game begins on March 18 when the latest Dimension Extreme release, 13: Game of Death (also known as 13: Beloved or 13 Game Sayawng) arrives on DVD in the US.

When a desperate man loses his job and finds himself in serious debt, he receives a mysterious phone call with a tempting offer. He must complete 13 increasingly gruesome tasks as he is lured into a violent game of life and death. Adapted from the Thai manga graphic novel My Mania by director Chukiat Sakweerakul (Pisaj) and starring Thai-American pop singer and actor Krissada Terrence (Bangkok Loco, The Adventure of Iron Pussy), 13: Game of Death has garnered two 2007 Thailand National Film Awards, including Best Actor and Best Visual Effects. 13: Game of Death examines how far one would go for wealth.

The DVD will include a making-of featurette and will be available for the suggested retail price of $19.97.

Space is the place on March 25, as Anchor Bay Entertainment releases the never before seen movie version of the TV show, Tripping the Rift. The irreverent Sci-Fi Channel series known for wild cutting-edge CGI animation and a lusty sense of humor becomes even bawdier with an unrated full-length feature (including a special “making of” featurette) that will delight fans of this crude cult hit. With the sexy voice of Jenny McCarthy along for the latest misguided mission, the DVD lands in one hip package for the suggested retail price of $26.97.

Tripping The Rift: The Movie is the saga of a bunch of derelict mutant misfits who live, work and play on the starship Jupiter 42, which is controlled by a neurotic A.I. known as Spaceship Bob. Bob’s neuroses are kept in check by the verbally abusive pilot T’Nuk while the ship’s inner workings are tended by Gus, the melancholy robotic chief engineer. No one’s really sure what job is performed by teen slacker Whip, but everyone has a definite idea of sexy android Six’s specialties. Captain Chode, a walking purple blob of rancor, hates his crew and they hate him right back.

As Chode and the crew work on their latest money making scheme in the space Princess protection business they are unaware that a cyborg killing machine, know as the “Exterminator,” has been sent back in time by the evil Bobo to eliminate their copulating captain, a mission that isn’t as easy as it might seem.

With the voice work of McCarthy, Stephen Root, John Melendez, and the extraordinary mimic Maurice LaMarche this is easily the most star powered starship in the universe!

Talented horror veterans George Romero and Dario Argento each contribute an adaptation of an Edgar Allan Poe story to the feature-length “Two Evil Eyes.’’

Romero’s work ‘The Facts in the Case of Mr. Valdemar’ tells the story of Jessica Valdemar (Adrienne Barbeau), who, with the help of her lover, a doctor (Ramy Zada), is hypnotizing her much older husband in order to force him to sign all his money over to her before he dies. Disaster strikes, however, when Valdemar dies whilst hypnotized. The result is that he is trapped between two realities, acting as a portal of sorts for the living dead to enter our world.

Argento’s story, ‘The Black Cat’, follows Rod Usher (Harvey Keitel) a crime scene photographer who takes a slightly unhealthy interest in death. All seems fine until his girlfriend Annabel (Madeleine Potter) brings home a stray black cat. The cat continues to get on Usher’s nerves until he strangles it, and eventually kills Annabel as well. The black cat keeps showing up, however, no matter how many.

Two Evil Eyes hits DVD on March 17th courtesy of the good folks at Arrow Films.

Jon Voight is Manny, a hardened criminal serving a life sentence in a maximum security prison in Alaska. Upon his escape into the harsh winter through the sewers with Buck (Eric Roberts) a dumb, garrulous, cocky convict, they stow away on a train headed south, unaware that the engineer has died of a heart attack, and the only other person on board is Sara (Rebecca De Mornay), a female maintenance worker. The train is out of control and rushing down the tracks towards a collision with destiny.

Runaway Train hits DVD on March 17th courtesy of the good folks at Arrow Films.

Sir Leslie Colin Patterson KBE is sent to an oil-rich Gulf state to try to make peace after a United Nations blunder. While there, he escapes from a firing squad and discovers a diabolical plan to hold the world to biological ransom. Meanwhile, undercover CIA agent Dame Edna Everage arrives on a ‘Possums For Peace’ tour. On a visit to a local factory, she also discovers the real truth. Together, Sir Les and Dame Edna set out to save the world

Les Patterson Saves The World hits DVD on March 17th courtesy of the good folks at Arrow Films.

The Big Sky Documentary Film Festival opens Thursday, February 14 at Missoula’s Wilma Theatre for the first of seven consecutive days and nights of world-class documentary cinema. The fifth annual event boasts 106 films from more than 40 countries, including many world premieres. In addition to screenings, the festival includes panel discussions, a Retrospective Series, Q&A sessions with dozens of filmmakers, as well as VIP events, receptions and parties. Since its 2004 debut, the Big Sky Documentary Film Festival has matured into an internationally-recognized venue for showcasing innovative, contemporary, and classic works of documentary film. The festival has grown significantly over the past two years with major support from telecommunications provider, Bresnan Communications.

With additional support from HBO Documentary Films, the beautiful and controversial Opening Night Film from Albert Maysles and Antonio Ferrera, The Gates, will be free and open to the public. The Gates will start at 6:00 p.m., Thursday, February 14. Moviegoers should arrive early as the event organizers expect a full theatre.

The Wilma Box Office opens for ticket sales at 9 a.m., February 14. Tickets and passes will also be sold at the Wilma Theatre Box Office during the week of the festival. Passes can be purchased online here.