| Car trouble - 5:13pm
They should have just called Triple-A...on October 14th, Fox
Home Entertainment will release last spring's slasher shocker
Wrong Turn. Although not much of a box office hit, this
one quickly earned a cult following and will likely find a bigger
audience on DVD. This special edition includes an anamorphic widescreen
transfer and a Dolby Digital 5.1 surround track, audio commentary
by director Rob Schmidt and the cast, 4 deleted scenes, 3 featurettes,
a still gallery and trailers. Retail is $27.95.
Even more gory thrills can be had a week later on October 21st
when Fox unleashes the British zombie sleeper 28 Days Later.
Available in separate anamorphic widescreen and full screen flavors
both with Dolby Digital 5.1 surround tracks, extras include audio
commentary with director danny Boyle and screenwriter Alex Garland,
not one but three alternate endings, deleted Scenes, the "Pure
Rage" featurette, two still galleries, storyboards, a music
video and theatrical and teaser trailers. Retail is also $27.95.
High
school confidential - 5:13pm
School's back in session...so run, don't walk, to your closest
video store. On September 2nd, Lions Gate Home Entertainment will
release one of the worst shows ever to be aired on national television,
Saved by the Bell: Volume 1 - Seasons 1 & 2. This five-disc
tsunami will feature 750 minutes of hilarious antics, all in 4:3
full screen and Dolby Digital 2.0 stereo. Extras will include
audio commentaries but participants have yet to be announced.
Retail is $49.95.
As if Saved by the Bell isn't scary enough, Lion's Gate will
also release a nice lineup of spooky (and not-so-spooky) movies
on October 14th: Cronos, The Eye, The Diary of
Ellen Rimbauer (aka a "prequel" to the Stephen King
TV miniseries Rose Red), The Hard Word, Defiance
and Sweet Sixteen (the 2003 direct-to-video version, not
the little-seen 1981 slasher flick). Each is presented in anamorphic
widescreen except for the full frame Ellen Rimbauer, and all include
trailers. Other extras on Cronos include an audio commentary with
Guillermo del Toro, the "Director's Perspective" featurette,
a del Toro short film and a still gallery, and on The Eye, a featurette
and additional TV spots. Retail is $24.95 a pop.
The 'Saw is family - 5:13pm
Speaking of ghoulish thrills, on October 14th Pioneer Entertainment
will re-release the grand guignol classic that made vegetarianism
mighty enticing - prepare yourself for The Texas Chainsaw Massacre:
30th Anniversary Edition. However, features look the same
as the previous special edition Pioneer released a few years back
- 1.66:1 non-anamorphic widescreen transfer, audio commentary
by director Tobe Hooper, director of photography Daniel Pearl
and actor Gunnar Hansen, deleted and alternate footage, a blooper
reel, still gallery and trailers. Retail is $19.95.
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