"Fear the Walking Dead - Series 1" out now on UK disc

If you're one of the many UK fans of "The Walking Dead" who don't subscribe to BT TV and thereby missed the spin off show "Fear the Walking Dead", you can now rejoice as the complete first series has just been released to UK DVD and BD.

 

Checkout the following info-graphic for more info on the show...

 

 

"Fear The Walking Dead: The Complete First Series" is out now on Blu-ray and DVD, courtesy of entertainment One.

 

Pre-order the UK BD from Amazon.co.uk

 

Pre-order the UK DVD from Amazon.co.uk

 

"Z.A.F." - New short from Fausti Films

Indie film makers Fausti Films recently got in touch to tell us about their debut short film "Z.A.F", which they completed earlier this year and is currently being submitted to the various festival circuits.

 

From the press release...

 

Commander Olson, tormented by the demons of his military past, is the sole witness to an apparently motiveless suicide. The resulting insomnia adds to the Commander’s already increasing sense of paranoia. Olson is forced to accept treatment from a mysterious civilian doctor named Gottlieb.

 

However, Olson is unaware that his treatment is being overseen by a shadowy figure known only as “Helms” and his hold on reality is soon to be shattered, resulting in a shocking and violent confrontation.

 

Z.A.F. is the debut film from writer and director Michael Fausti. It is a back to basics film, shot entirely on a consumer camcorder. This horror-noir is set to become a Lo-Fi classic.

 

You can view the trailer below...

 

 

 

The film had it's premiere at Mexico’s "Post Mortem International Horror & Bizarre Film Festival" in October and should hopefully be featuring at other festivals shortly.

For more info checkout Fausti Films Twitter page

 

"The Gift" - UK BD review

There’s problems in store for Jason Bateman this month in Joel Edgerton’s “The Gift”, which is out now on UK VOD and comes to UK disc 7th Dec from Lionsgate.

 

Young couple Simon and Robyn (Jason Bateman and Rebecca Hall) are moving back to their old home town, when Simon bumps into an old acquaintance from his school years named Gordo (played by director Joel Edgerton). Trying to be polite, he suggests he pop round to visit them sometime, but is surprised when he actually takes him up on his offer.

 

Its obvious Simon isn’t too keen on him, but his wife Robyn thinks he’s a nice guy, who’s just a little lonely. However, when Gordo keeps dropping by unannounced, sending unsolicited gifts and inviting himself round for dinner, he decides he’s had enough and essentially tells him to get lost.

 

This is when things take a sinister twist, as someone then poisons their fish, their dog goes missing and they start to receive mysterious notes. However, despite Gordo acting like an obsessive stalker, it turns there’s a bit of history between him and Simon, which Robyn doesn’t know about, and all is not what it seems between the two of them…

 

The gift marks the directorial debut of Joel Edgerton (actor Black Mass, Zero Dark Thirty), who also wrote the script and appears in front of the camera as the socially inept Gordo and is an extremely engaging, not to mention dark and disturbing film.

 

I was actually pleasantly surprised by this, as the story provided a few interesting twists and doesn’t go down the road you think it’s going to. Asking the question, what kind of person were you in school and what kind person are you now. Giving adage to the old saying that karma can be a right bitch.

 

The disc comes with a number of special features

First up, Karma for bullies (1.54) and The Darker side of Jason Bateman (1:05), which look like they were originally filmed as web promos, in which Writer/Director Joel Edgerton and star Jason Bateman discuss the films concept. 

 

You also get 4x deleted scenes, and the Blu-Ray release also contains an alternate ending, which are introduced by the director.

"The Gift" is available to view online from all good Digital outlets, and is released to UK BD and DVD Dec 7. View the trailer on YouTube

Pre-order the UK DVD from Amazon.co.uk

 

Pre-order the UK BD from Amazon.co.uk

 

Dany Trejo and Dani Divine feature in "Girls and Corpses - Vol 9"

Take a Hell Ride with actor DANNY TREJO (Machete, Desperado, From Dusk Till Dawn) & British babe DANI DIVINE in PAPER MACHETE of DEATH.

 

This historic motorcycle-centric issue features: Danny Trejo (Machete, From Dusk Till Dawn) with British biker babe Dani Divine; Rusty Coones (Sons of Anarchy); Robert Gordon (The Loveless); Tom Savini (makeup FX m aster/actor, Dawn of The Dead, Friday the 13th); Larry Bishop (Hellride, The Savage Seven); Robert LaSardo (Nip/Tuck, The Human Centipede III); Director James Bickert (Frankenstein Created Bikers, Dear God NO!); Tom “The Dude” Hodge (grindhouse movie poster artist, author of VHS Video Cover Art); and cartoonist John Howard (Horny Biker Sluts). Suffice it to say, this is a motorcycle lover’s wet dream!

And that’s not the half of this badass biker issue! We have brutal metal bands: Pentagram, Kissing Candice and rot ’n roll original Girlschool! Also, returning 1%ers of photography Sid Graves and Justice Howard. Also, the History of Biker Cinema, the Walking Dead Tribe of Ma-Nene by photojournalist Paul Koudounaris, and so much gore! So, all you organ donors, bring your brain buckets because this rag is a real tank-slapper.

This motorcycle themed issue of Girls and Corpses with Danny Trejo can be ordered now at the Girls N Corpses Store

Watch this exclusive Behind-the-Scream interview with DANNY TREJO and DANI DIVINE with Corpsy on the set of Girls and Corpses cover shoot on The Girls and Corpses Channel on YouTube

"Krampus" - A Look Inside featurette

"Krampus" comes to UK cinemas this Friday, December 4th. Check out this "Look Inside" featurette...

 

 

Legendary Pictures’ Krampus, a darkly festive tale of a yuletide ghoul, reveals an irreverently twisted side to the holiday. 

 

When his dysfunctional family clashes over the holidays, young Max (Emjay Anthony) is disillusioned and turns his back on Christmas.  Little does he know, this lack of festive spirit has unleashed the wrath of Krampus: a demonic force of ancient evil intent on punishing non-believers. 

 

All hell breaks loose as beloved holiday icons take on a monstrous life of their own, laying siege to the fractured family’s home and forcing them to fight for each other if they hope to survive. 

 

The horror-comedy also stars Adam Scott, Toni Collette, David Koechner, Allison Tolman, Conchata Ferrell, Stefania Lavie Owen and Krista Stadler.

 

Written and directed by Michael Dougherty (Trick ’r Treat), Krampus is co-written by Zach Shields and Todd Casey and produced by Legendary’s Thomas Tull and Jon Jashni, Alex Garcia and Dougherty.  The film will be released by Universal Pictures. 

Create your own 'Franken-Friend' with Victor Frankenstein, in cinemas 3rd December

Which of your friends would you use to make the perfect monster? Find out by creating your own 'Franken-Friend' with Victor Frankenstein!

Twentieth Century Fox is giving you the chance to turn your Facebook friends into your very own Frankenstein's monster with their new Franken-Friend app, available at...

http://www.franken-friend.com/intl/uk

Victor Frankenstein, starring James McAvoy and Daniel Radcliffe is released in cinemas tomorrow, 3rd December. This fresh take on Mary Shelley's classic story is brought to you by director Paul McGuigan (Gangster #1, Push, Sherlock) and is written by Max Landis (Chronicle).

 View the trailer on YouTube

Arrow to release "What Have You Done to Solange" to UK disc

Arrow Video is pleased to announce the release of "What Have You Done to Solange"?, Massimo Dallamano’s (cinematographer on both A Fistful of Dollars and For a Few Dollars More)  classic giallo which comes to UK Blu-ray and DVD in a brand-new 2K transfer taken from the films original negative.

 

A sexually sadistic killer is preying on the girls of St. Mary’s school. Student Elizabeth witnessed one of the murders, but her hazy recollections of a knife-wielding figure in black do nothing to further the police’s investigations. Why is the killer choosing these young women? And what does it have to do with a girl named Solange?

 

Also starring Cristina Galbo (Living Dead at the Manchester Morgue) Fabio Testi, (Contraband) and Camille Keaton (I Spit On Your Grave) in her first screen role, "What Have You Done with Solange"? features all the hallmarks of classic gialli – the amateur detective, the black-gloved killerl – as well as a lush score from legendary Italian composer Ennio Morricone.

 

Special Features
 
Brand new 2K restoration of the film from the original camera negative
High Definition Blu-ray (1080p) and Standard Definition DVD presentations
Original Italian and English soundtracks in mono audio
Newly translated English subtitles for the Italian soundtrack
Optional English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing for the English soundtrack
Brand new audio commentary with critics Alan Jones and Kim Newman
What Have You Done to Decency? A conversation with Karin Baal – the actress shares her thoughts on Dallamano’s classic giallo in this brand new interview
First Action Hero – a newly-edited 2006 interview with actor and former stuntman Fabio Testi, including a look at his role in Solange
Old-School Producer – a newly-edited 2006 interview with producer Fulvio Lucisano
Innocence Lost: Solange and the “Schoolgirls in Peril” Trilogy – a brand new visual essay by Michael Mackenzie, exploring the themes of Solange and its two semi-sequels
Original theatrical trailer
Reversible sleeve featuring original and newly commissioned artwork by Malleus
Collector’s booklet featuring a new article on the giallo scores of Ennio Morricone by Howard Hughes, alongside a Camille Keaton career retrospective from Art Ettinger, comprising interview excerpts with the Solange actress, all illustrated with original archive stills and posters

The film is released to UK BD and DVD Dec 14th.

Pre-order the UK BD/DVD combo pack from Amazon.co.uk