There might be only one limited released theaterical run in theaters this week, but there’s a slew of newbies on DVD that should hold you over! Should STAY ALIVE deserve a second chance in this Director’s Cut, which includes an extra 15 minutes and an entirely new character/sub-plot? You be the judge!
FEAST
Rated: R for pervasive strong violence and gore, language, sexuality and drug content.
Directed by John Gulager
Starring Jason Mewes, Henry Rollins, Krista Allen, Balthazar Getty, Navi Rawat
A motley crew of strangers find themselves trapped in an isolated tavern and must band together in a battle for survival against a family of flesh-hungry creatures.
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STAY ALIVE
Rated: PG-13 Theatrical Cut/ Unrated Director’s Cut
Directed by William Brent Bell
Starring Jon Foster, Samaire Armstrong, Frankie Muniz, Sophia Bush, Adam Goldberg
Run Time: 1 hr. 25min./ 1hr. 40 min.
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After the brutal death of a friend, a group of friends find themselves in possession of a video-game called “Stay Alive,” a blood-curdling true story of a 17th century noblewoman known as the Blood Countess. After playing the game when they know they shouldn’t, however, the friends realize that once they die in the game–they die for real. As their numbers begin dropping and as they begin dying in the ways they died in the game, the remaining friends realize they must defeat the Blood Countess or accept their fates.
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BRAIN DAMAGE
Rated: Not Rated
Directed by Frank Henenlotter
Starring Rick Hearst, Gordon MacDonald, Jennifer Lowry, Theo Barnes.
Run Time: 1 hr. 34 min..
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Brian is a young man who is bitten by Aylmer , a mutant parasite who devours human brains. Boy and monster become symbiotically attached, since every time Aylmer feasts on a new victim, he injects Brian with a drug-like substance that propels him into a hallucinogenic state.
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CHUCKY: THE KILLER DVD COLLECTION
Rated: R
Directed by: John Lafia, Don Mancini, Jack Bender, Ronny Yu
Starring: Brad Dourif, Alex Vincent, Jennifer Tilly, Billy Boyd, Redman
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Chucky’s back in Part 2, Part 3, Bride of Chucky and Seed of Chucky in this one box set. Smart-ass killer doll killing folks ensues.
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HARD CANDY
Rated: R
Directed by: David Slade
Starring: Patrick Wilson, Ellen Page, Sandra Oh
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A smart, charming teenage girl, Hayley probably shouldn’t be going to a local coffee shop to meet Jeff, a 30-something fashion photographer she met on the Internet. But before she knows it, she’s mixing drinks at Jeff’s place and stripping for an impromptu photo shoot. It’s Jeff’s lucky night. But Hayley isn’t as innocent as she looks, and the night takes a turn when she begins to impose a hard-hitting investigation on Jeff in an attempt to reveal his possibly scandalous past.
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