Actors & Directors
- Masayuki Ochiai
- Yoshiko Miyazaki
- David Denman
- Kei Yamamoto
- Joshua Jackson
- Miyako Yamaguchi
Release date: 2008-07-15 Run time: 89 min. Creator: Nathan Barr Price: £12.55
Review Shutter [Blu-ray] [2008] [US Import] / 20th Century Fox:
Actors & Directors
- Julie Delpy
- Justin Theroux
- Brooke Adams
- John Stimpson (II)
- Cassidy Hinkle
- Mark Boone Junior
Release date: 2006-09-05 Run time: 90 min. Price: £3.26
Review The Legend of Lucy Keyes [2005] (REGION 1) (NTSC) / MTI Home Video:
Release date: 2008-06-24 Run time: 86 min. Price: £10.99
Review The Eye 3 [2005] (REGION 1) (NTSC) / Lionsgate:
Actors & Directors
- Pete Postlethwaite
- John C. Reilly
- Jennifer Connelly
- Dougray Scott
- Tim Roth
- Walter Salles
Release date: 2005-12-26 Run time: 103 min. Price: £3.80
Review Dark Water [2005] (REGION 1) (NTSC) / Buena Vista Home Entertainment:
Actors & Directors
- Holt McCallany
- Dexter Fletcher
- Bruce Greenwood
- Jason Flemyng
- Nick Chinlund
- David N. Twohy
Release date: 2003-03-11 Run time: 105 min. Creator: Graeme Revell Price: £3.79
Review Below [2002] (REGION 1) (NTSC) / Dimension:
Actors & Directors
- Belén Rueda
- Fernando Cayo
- Mabel Rivera
- Juan Antonio Bayona
- Roger Príncep
- Montserrat Carulla
Release date: 2008-04-22 Run time: 105 min. Price: £16.50
Review The Orphanage [Blu-ray] [2008] / New Line Home Entertainment:
Actors & Directors
- Mike Pish
- Joe O'Rourke
- Laurence Skorniak
- Jason Christensen
- Danny Burke
- Frank Schutz
Release date: 2007-07-24 Run time: 99 min. Price: £6.94
Review With You [2006] (REGION 1) (NTSC) / Passion River:
Actors & Directors
- Roberto Corbiletto
- Barbara Cupisti
- Asia Argento
- Jr. Feodor Chaliapin
- Tomas Arana
Release date: 2002-02-19 Run time: 102 min. Creator: Keith Emerson Price: £11.70
Review The Church [1989] (REGION 1) (NTSC) / Anchor Bay:
Actors & Directors
- Paula Prentiss
- Kari Michaelson
- Severn Darden
- Howard R. Cohen
- Jeffrey Tambor
- Richard Benjamin
Release date: 2001-03-27 Run time: 77 min.
Review Saturday the 14th [1981] (REGION 1) (NTSC) / New Concorde:
Actors & Directors
- Andrew Lee Potts
- Christopher Fairbank
- Jason Flemyng
- Charley Boorman
- Jack Davenport
- Rob Green
Release date: 2004-06-08 Creator: Richard Milward Price: £3.69
Review The Bunker [2001] (REGION 1) (NTSC) / MTI Home Video:
Actors & Directors
- Jasper Steverlinck
- Ben Stassen
- Kyoko Baertsoen
- Harry Shearer
Release date: 2003-05-26 Run time: 40 min. Price: £15.99
Review Haunted Castle [2001] / Sling Shot Entertainment:
Actors & Directors
- Steven Brand
- Kate Burton
- Brad Greenquist
- Tsidii Leloka
- Craig R. Baxley
- Lisa Brenner
Release date: 2003-10-14 Run time: 88 min. Price: £3.21
Review The Diary of Ellen Rimbauer [2003] (REGION 1) (NTSC) / Lions Gate:
Actors & Directors
- Ice Cube
- Jason Statham
- Pam Grier
- Natasha Henstridge
- John Carpenter
- Clea DuVall
Release date: 2001-12-04 Run time: 98 min. Price: £2.26
Review John Carpenter's Ghosts of Mars [2001] (REGION 1) (NTSC) / Columbia TriStar:John Carpenter's Ghosts of Mars attempts a productive combination of SF elements (a largely terraformed Mars with its long-lost civilisation) and horror (mass possession that turns the victims into rampaging, self-mutilating monsters that kill and burn). A police-force detachment turn up in a mining community to collect a bandit, whose last heist was uncharacteristically violent, and soon find themselves under siege from rampaging hordes who used to be solid citizens. This is a fairly simple set of variations on stock Carpenter elements-a hybrid between Assault on Precinct 13 and In the Mouth of Madness. However, there is some powerful chemistry between Nastasha Henstridge's icy, drug-abusing police lieutenant and Ice Cube's bandit, Desolation Williams, made stronger by the lack of sexual tension. Other characters, such as Pam Grier's tough commander and Clea Duvall's nervous rookie, are more or less defined by plot functions; the mobs never become more than faceless, or facially distorted, anonymous menaces. This is one for die-hard Carpenter fans only. On the DVD: Ghosts of Mars on disc comes with Dolby Digital sound and its original widescreen ratio of 2. 35:1. A sparky commentary by Carpenter and Henstridge is included, which is informative, but otherwise there are uninspiring documentaries on the musical score, the special effects and the difficulties of shooting at night in the Mexican desert, as well as filmographies and the theatrical trailer. -Roz Kaveney.
Actors & Directors
- A. Edward Sutherland
- C. Aubrey Smith
- Charles Winninger
- Maria Ouspenskaya
- Alex Melesh
- Harry Carey
Release date: 2000-11-07 Run time: 84 min. Price: £3.13
Review Beyond Tomorrow [1940] (NTSC) / Vci Video:
Actors & Directors
- John Qualen
- Cathy O'Donnell
- Barry Bernard
- Gerald Mohr
- Harold Daniels
- William Ching
Release date: 2001-08-14 Run time: 77 min. Price: £2.71
Review Terror in the Haunted House [1958] (REGION 1) (NTSC) / Rhino Home Video:
Actors & Directors
- Diana Scarwid
- James Remar
- Michelle Pfeiffer
- Joe Morton
- Robert Zemeckis
- Harrison Ford
Release date: 2001-01-30 Run time: 130 min. Price: £3.13
Review What Lies Beneath [2000] (REGION 1) (NTSC) / DreamWorks:What would Hitchcock have done if he had had modern digital effects? The answer is almost certainly: something very like What Lies Beneath, Robert Zemeckis' technically accomplished supernatural thriller that pays open homage to Suspicion, Rear Window and Psycho, to name but three. Michelle Pfeiffer delivers one of the finest, most nuanced performances of her career as a woman in an ideal relationship whose perfect life begins to unravel with terrifying consequences. Harrison Ford plays sympathetically against type as her husband who may or may not be telling her the truth. Although made in the middle of his filming Cast Away, while the director waited for Tom Hanks to shed some pounds, this is no quickie throwaway picture. Zemeckis loads this character-driven story with genuinely scary suspense, using subtle camera moves, mirrored reflections and red-herrings in a classic Hitchcockian manner-the difference here is that he has access to the most up-to-date digital effects and employs them with characteristic imagination, creating seemingly impossible camera angles that only enhance the tension. The Production Design is equally carefully considered, as even the idyllic household setting with its pristine bathroom is gradually transformed into an object of terror. Composer Alan Silvestri's score winds up the drama several notches further with an appropriate Bernard Herrmann pastiche. On the DVD: The principal attraction of this disc is the pin-sharp anamorphic picture and 5. 1 soundtrack-superb picture and sound quality contribute greatly to the enjoyment here, since Zemeckis is one of the few contemporary directors who remains acutely sensitive to the composition of each and every scene. The brief featurette is a little misleadingly titled, as it's essentially a profile of Zemeckis' career with a few comments about this film thrown in for good measure. [+]
The rather dry and uninvolving commentary is by Zemeckis with producers Steve Starkey and Jack Rapke. -Mark Walker.
Release date: 2005-02-22 Run time: 86 min. Price: £8.16
Review Playhouse [2003] (REGION 1) (NTSC) / Vanguard Cinema:
Actors & Directors
- Nicky Katt
- David Arquette
- Barbara Hershey
- Howard Kaylan
- Matt Frewer
- Mick Garris
Release date: 2005-04-19 Run time: 98 min. Creator: Nicholas Pike Price: £3.18
Review Riding the Bullet [2004] (REGION 1) (NTSC) / Live/Artisan:
Actors & Directors
- Roland Culver
- Gayle Hunnicutt
- John Hough
- Clive Revill
- Pamela Franklin
- Roddy McDowall
Release date: 2001-09-04 Run time: 95 min. Price: £3.40
Review The Legend of Hell House [1973] (REGION 1) (NTSC) / 20th Century Fox:
Actors & Directors
- Cathy Tyson
- John Carpenter
- Ice Cube
- Mick Garris
- Brian Krause
- Bill Pullman
- Natasha Henstridge
- Wes Craven
Release date: 2004-09-06 Run time: 273 min. RRP: £14.99 Price: £12.99
Review The Serpent And The Rainbow / John Carpenter's Ghosts Of Mars / Stephen King's Sleepwalkers / Universal Pictures UK:
| Models & Brands: Shutter [Blu-ray] [2008] [US Import], The Legend of Lucy Keyes [2005] (REGION 1) (NTSC), The Eye 3 [2005] (REGION 1) (NTSC), Dark Water [2005] (REGION 1) (NTSC), Below [2002] (REGION 1) (NTSC), The Orphanage [Blu-ray] [2008], With You [2006] (REGION 1) (NTSC), The Church [1989] (REGION 1) (NTSC), Saturday the 14th [1981] (REGION 1) (NTSC), The Bunker [2001] (REGION 1) (NTSC), Haunted Castle [2001], The Diary of Ellen Rimbauer [2003] (REGION 1) (NTSC), John Carpenter's Ghosts of Mars [2001] (REGION 1) (NTSC), Beyond Tomorrow [1940] (NTSC), Terror in the Haunted House [1958] (REGION 1) (NTSC), What Lies Beneath [2000] (REGION 1) (NTSC), Playhouse [2003] (REGION 1) (NTSC), Riding the Bullet [2004] (REGION 1) (NTSC), The Legend of Hell House [1973] (REGION 1) (NTSC), The Serpent And The Rainbow / John Carpenter's Ghosts Of Mars / Stephen King's Sleepwalkers |