Film at Eleven

TheFilm4 Frightfest runs from 21st 25th August. But before then – this coming Friday – the organisers of the UK’s premiere fantasy and horror film festival will be screening all three of Neil Marshall’s films to date.

The D-Day extravaganza starts at 11:40 with Marshall’s startling début, Dog Soldiers. This is followed at 1:50 with The Descent and the day rounds off with his big budget Doomsday.

Tickets are now sale from the Odeon West End, Odeon Call Centre and Odeon web site. Day passes cost £16. Full details of the day can be found here and details on how to get your tickets can be found here.

Two films have just been released on DVD that are worth checking out.

The Horror Vault (review, trailer) brings together nine films around a common theme of madness and cruelty and it’s well worth looking into and one which manages to maintain a consistently high standard throughout. The Unrated Uncut Special Edition of this film can be purchased from the film’s official site.

Also out is Deadly Pursuit (trailer) in which things are about to get a lot tougher for LA detective Michael Denison. The limited edition DVD of Deadly Pursuit can also be purchased from the film’s official site.

From executive producers Ridley Scott and Tony Scott comes The Andromeda Strain, the edge-of-your seat, four-hour miniseries about a team of scientists investigating a deadly disease from an alien world that threatens to destroy mankind.

Debuting as an original A&E television event on May 26 and 27, The Andromeda Strain features an outstanding cast featuring Benjamin Bratt, Christa Miller, Eric McCormack, Ricky Schroder, Andrew Braugher, and Viola Davis.

Directed by Mikael Saloman and based on the best-selling novel by Michael Crichton, the DVD will be released as a two-disc set in Dolby 5.1 Surround that combines the complete uninterrupted four-hour presentation with a thrilling behind-the-scenes look at the production.

If you’re wondering how to better use your power tools and plant machinery then the gloriously gruesome My Dear Killer is a stylish horror thriller that’s better than any product demonstration video!

When you want to guarantee death only a bulldozer will do as Police Inspector Peretti (George Hilton) discovers when he investigates a headless body that’s recently lost a fight with a digger. As he further excavates into the case Peretti discovers a disturbing link with the murder of a young girl, but the further he delves the more the bodies pile up as the killer embarks on a murderous trail of DIY devastation.

This is the only Giallo thriller that spaghetti western director Tonino Valerii made but in one attempt he created an absorbingly complex and delightfully twisted take on the genre that’s delivered with flair and considerable tension.

My Dear Killer will be released in the UK on 14th April by the good folks at Shameless Screen Entertainment.

The long wait is over and Actiongirls.com Volume 5 is now taking pre-orders.

Volume 5 stars onternational Superstar Veronica Zemanova, Czech Playmate Kathy Lee, Australian Penthouse Pet of the Year Kobe Kaige as well as Susana Spears, Erica Campbell, Marketa Morgan, Lilian Tiger, Ashley Robbins, Jenny Poussin, Hana Black and many, many more.

Featuring music by Ministry, KMFDM, Revolting Cock and Excessive Force the DVD has no story but provides plenty of brainless adult entertainment from the people Playboy described as “The Rolls-Royce of naked-girls-with-guns websites.”

The DVD ships on 15th May and you can check out the trailer and order it by clicking here.

Alter Ego Cinema have launched the official subsite for I Fell In Love With The Devil’s Daughter.

The film, which follows a young Japanese Girl in a small American town, involving sex, murder, cannibalism and spirituality, is set to begin shooting this Spring by Amateur Porn Star Killer creator Shane Ryan.

“I grew up on Shô Kosugi films (with “Revenge of the Ninja”, “Enter the Ninja” and “Black Eagle” being my favorites) from the time I was about 3 until I was about 10 (and was also a huge fan of TMNT) before other interests took over. Eventually I became interested in small town stories (my most recent favorites being “Dandelion”, “Rain” the Martin Scorsese presentation, among others). And I just spent the past 2 years of my life dating a Japanese Girl, so I guess this is like a combo of everything. I’ve always had some kind of connection to Japan. My only other long-term relationship the girl had been born in Japan. Michiko (who I worked with in numerous films, including APSK) was born in Japan. And we had a couple Japanese girls stay with us when I was in high school as a foreign exchange program, so I think it was inevitable that I eventually make something Japanese.” -Shane Ryan

Filming was postponed while Shane needed to prep for Amateur Porn Star Killer 3, but they plan to get back on track very soon. “This will be my first non-mockumentary feature released”, says Shane. Expect to see it early next year.

After an explosive success last year at box offices across Hong Kong, the Dragon Dynasty gem, Flash Point, debuts on DVD April 22 from Genius Products and The Weinstein Company.

An audience favorite at the Toronto and San Francisco Asian Film Festivals, Flash Point combines marvelous martial arts and powerful high action mayhem into one cohesive story. The film follows an intense detective who after years of painstaking pursuit closes in on his archenemies, a merciless gang of three brothers. With the arrest of one of the brothers, witnesses suddenly start dying and evidence is destroyed. When his undercover partner is exposed and becomes a target, he goes after the brothers directly - no holds barred.

This Two-Disc Ultimate Edition features intense performances by seasoned martial arts experts and some of Asian action’s brightest stars - Donnie Yen (Hero, Kill Zone), Louis Koo (Robin-B-Hood, Zu Warriors) and Collin Chou (The Matrix trilogy, The Enforcers). The DVD will include three deleted
scenes, an exclusive interview with the film’s star and action director Donnie Yen and much more.