September is shaping up to be one packed month of genre movie watching in terms of theatrical releases. This week we have the Tim Burton-produced 9 hitting theaters on Wednesday, and on Friday–the long awaited WHITEOUT and the SORORITY ROW remake, featuring a ton of hotties and a ton of well-deserved deaths. That said, DVD sucks donkey nuts, as the complete series of HARPER’S ISLAND finally hits shelves, as does a few 3-packs of movies you already own. And guess what… next week promises to deliver even more theatrical fun!
9
Rated: PG-13 for violence and scary images..
Starring Elijah Wood, Jennifer Connelly, Crispin Glover, Christopher Plummer, Martin Landau, John C. Reilly
Directed by Shane Acker
Run Time: 1 hr. 19 min.
The time is the too-near future. Powered and enabled by the invention known as the Great Machine, the world’s machines have turned on mankind and sparked social unrest, decimating the human population before being largely shut down. But as our world fell to pieces, a mission began to salvage the legacy of civilization; a group of small creations was given the spark of life by a scientist in the final days of humanity, and they continue to exist post-apocalypse. With their group so few, these “stitchpunk” creations must summon individual strengths well beyond their own proportions in order to outwit and fight against still-functioning machines, one of which is a marauding mechanized beast.
SORORITY ROW
Rated: R for strong bloody violence, language, some sexuality/nudity and partying.
Starring Briana Evigan, Leah Pipes, Rumer Willis, Jamie Chung, Carrie Fisher
Directed by Stewart Hendler
Run Time: 1 hr. 40 min.
When five sorority girls inadvertently cause the murder of one of their sisters in a prank gone wrong, they agree to keep the matter to themselves and never speak of it again, so they can get on with their lives. This proves easier said than done, when after graduation a mysterious killer goes after the five of them and anyone who knows their secret.
WHITEOUT
Rated: R for violence, grisly images, brief strong language and some nudity.
Starring Kate Beckinsale, Gabriel Macht, Tom Skerritt, Columbus Short, Alex O’Loughlin
Directed by Dominic Sena
Run Time: 1 hr. 41 min.
For U.S. Marshal Carrie Stetko, things are about to get even more dangerous. The only law enforcement in this unforgiving territory, she has just been sent to investigate a body on the ice. Antarctica’s first homicide. A shocking discovery in itself, it will plunge her into an even more bizarre mystery and the revelation of secrets long-buried under the endless ice–secrets that someone believes are still worth killing for. As Stetko races to find the killer before he finds her, winter is already closing in. In the deadly Antarctic whiteout, she won’t see him till he’s a breath away.
HARPER’S ISLAND
Rated: Not Rated
Starring Elaine Cassidy, Christopher Gorham, Matt Barr, Gina Holden, Katie Cassidy
Directed by Various
Run Time: 554 Min.
A horror-inspired drama, this CBS series is about a group of friends and family who meet to celebrate a wedding on an island just outside Seattle, an island that is famous for a streak of unsolved murders seven years ago. Suspense ensues when they end up dead one by one; has the killer returned or is someone else to blame?
SCREAM 3 PACK
Rated: R
Starring Neve Campbell, Courtney Cox, David Arquette
Directed by Wes Craven
Run Time: 3 movies worth
Scream:
A crowd-pleasing smash hit with a sizzling cast — critics are calling SCREAM the hippest thriller of the year! Afer a series of mysterious deaths, a seemingly peaceful community becomes a place where no one is safe … and everyone is suspect! That’s when an offbeat group of friends rally to unlock the town’s deadly secrets … and get caught up in a lively mix of thrills, chills, and surprises! With hot stars Drew Barrymore (CHARLIE’S ANGELS), Courteney Cox (TV’s FRIENDS), Neve Campbell (54), Skeet Ulrich (AS GOOD AS IT GETS), and David Arquette (BEAUTIFUL GIRLS).
Scream 2:
Here’s the incredible follow-up to the smash hit phenomenon SCREAM! Away at college, Sidney Prescott (Neve Campbell — SCREAM, WILD THINGS) thought she’d finally put the shocking murders that shattered her life behind her … until a copycat killer begins acting out a real-life sequel! Now, as history eerily repeats itself, ambitious reporter Gale Weathers (Courteney Cox — SCREAM, SCREAM 3), deputy Dewey (David Arquette — SCREAM, SCREAM 3), and other SCREAM survivors find themselves trapped in a terrifyingly clever plotline where no one is safe — or beyond suspicion! Director Wes Craven (SCREAM) and hit-making writer Kevin Williamson (SCREAM, I KNOW WHAT YOU DID LAST SUMMER) team up once again and deliver the big screen’s hippest, coolest, edgiest thrill-ride ever!
Scream 3:
Stars Neve Campbell, David Arquette, and Courteney Cox Arquette are back for more in the chilling final chapter of this phenomenally popular and frightfully entertaining trilogy! While Sidney Prescott (Campbell) lives in safely guarded seclusion, bodies begin dropping around the Hollywood set of STAB 3, the latest movie sequel based on the gruesome Woodsboro killings! And when the escalating terror finally brings her out of hiding, Sidney and other Woodsboro survivors are once again drawn into an insidious game of horror movie mayhem! But just when they thought they knew how to play by the rules, they discover that all the rules have been broken! Featuring hot newcomers Parker Posey (THE HOUSE OF YES) and Jenny McCarthy (DIAMONDS) in another stellar ensemble cast, SCREAM 3 offers an unmatched mix of thrills, laughter, and suspense that bring this spine-tingling saga to an unforgettable conclsuion!
HALLOWEEN 3 PACK
Rated: R
Starring Donald Pleasence, Jamie Lee Curtis, Busta Rhymes, Paul Rudd
Directed by Various
Run Time: 263 minutes
Halloween – The Curse of Michael Myers:
For pulse-pounding suspense and relentless thrills, nothing can match HALLOWEEN: THE CURSE OF MICHAEL MYERS — one of the most frightening chapters in the chilling HALLOWEEN series! In a single horrifying night, Michael Myers’ masked reign of terror changed Halloween forever! Now, six years after he was presumed dead in a fire, Myers has returned to kill again — and this time there’s no escape! As the homicidal fury builds to a spine-tingling cliimax, the long-hidden secrets of the screen’s most maniacal murderer are revealed … with shocking results! Starring a thrilling cast including legendary Donald Pleasence (HALLOWEEN, THE ADVOCATE) and Paul Rudd (THE CIDER HOUSE RULES, CLUELESS).
Halloween H20:
This smart and suspenseful thriller scares up a bone-chilling good time with original scream queen Jamie Lee Curtis (TRUE LIES, HALLOWEEN I&II) and a hot cast of hip young stars! Now the headmistress of a private school, Laurie Strode (Curtis) is still struggling with the horrifying, 20-year-old memories of the maniacal killer Michael Myers … when he suddenly reappears with a vengeance! And this Halloween, his terror will strike a whole new generation! Laurie’s rebellious son (Josh Hartnett — THE FACULTY), his girlfriend (Michelle Williams — TV’s DAWSON’S CREEK), and the school security guard (LL COOL J — WOO, B.A.P.S.) will become Michael’s newest victims unless Laurie can conquer her greatest fears and put evil in its place once and for all! The time has come again for you to experience the frightening fun of HALLOWEEN — the motion picture series that totally redefined terror!
Halloween – Resurrection:
Original HALLOWEEN star Jamie Lee Curtis (HALLOWEEN: H2O, TRUE LIES) is back and joined by Busta Rhymes (SHAFT) and Tyra Banks (COYOTE UGLY) in the terrifying HALLOWEEN: RESURRECTION — the latest in this electrifying horror film series! The reality programmers at DangerTainment (Rhymes, Banks) have selected Rudy (Sean Patrick Thomas — SAVE THE LAST DANCE), Bill (Thomas Ian Nicholas — AMERICAN PIE 1&2), and a group of thrill-seeking teenagers to spend one fun-filled night in the childhood home of serial killer Michael Myers. But the planned live broadcast turns deadly when their evening of excitement becomes a night of horror as Michael himself decides to crash the party!