Hard to believe THE X-FILES: I WANT TO BELIEVE hits theaters this week… mostly because I think I’ve seen about 3 TV ads for this thing total, and there isn’t squat about it on the net, really. Too bad it’s getting dumped in THE DARK KNIGHT‘s wake. On the DVD side of things, not a whole lot to get excited about. A horror comedy called BRUTAL MASSACRE, a PG-13 STD horror flick called EVIL BEHIND YOU, and a cool as hell packaging job for the second season of MASTERS OF HORROR.
X-FILES: I WANT TO BELIEVE
Rated PG-13 for violent and disturbing content and thematic material.
Starring David Duchovny, Gillian Anderson, Xzibit , Amanda Peet, Billy Connolly
Directed by Chris C. Carter
Run Time: ???
In grand “X-Files” manner, the film’s storyline is being kept under wraps. This much can be revealed: It is a stand-alone story in the tradition of some of the show’s most acclaimed and beloved episodes, and takes the complicated relationship between Fox Mulder and Dana Scully in unexpected directions. Mulder continues his unshakable quest for the truth, and Scully, the passionate, ferociously intelligent physician, remains inextricably tied to Mulder’s pursuits.
BRUTAL MASSACRE: A COMEDY
Rated: UnRated
Starring Ken Foree, Gunnar Hansen, David Naughton, Ellen Sandweiss
Directed by Stevan Mena
Run Time: 95 Min.
David Naughton of AN AMERICAN WEREWOLF IN LONDON stars as famed horror director Harry Penderecki whose career has been plagued by violent mishaps and critics’ attacks. But when Harry decides to shoot his comeback movie, he’ll do it with a crew that includes a stressed assistant director (Brian O’Halloran of CLERKS), his foul-mouthed production manager (Ellen Sandweiss of THE EVIL DEAD), an oddball cinematographer (Gerry Bednob of THE 40 YEAR OLD VIRGIN), his loyal grip (Ken Foree of DAWN OF THE DEAD) a deranged Vietnam vet (Gunnar Hansen of THE TEXAS CHAIN SAW MASSACRE) and more. There’s gratuitous nudity, graphic gore and malfunctioning toilets, plus appearances by ‘Ladies Of The Evil Dead’ Betsy Baker and Theresa Tilly, Fangoria editor Tony Timpone and Master Of Horror Mick Garris in this wild ‘mockumentary’ about a low-budget production that becomes a BRUTAL MASSACRE!
EVIL BEHIND YOU
Rated: PG-13
Starring David Lee, Hilary Kennedy, Gwendolynn Murphy
Directed by Jim Carroll, Jason Kerr
Run Time: 90 minutes
Lisa Williams (Hilary Kennedy) and Debra Reynolds (Gwendolynn Murphy) were both enjoying evenings out when something went very wrong. Neither girl can recall what has happened as they awake locked in a dark observation room. Debra’s husband, Tony, (D.C. Lee) and Lisa’s boyfriend David (Manuel Velazquez) are both handcuffed to operating tables and there is no explanation. No one will respond to their calls for help and there is no way out of the room. The abducted couples are unwilling victims of a scientific experiment. As the guys recover from the anesthesia, the girls attempt to comfort them. But something strange is happening to them. The men are fighting to maintain their minds. The reasons for their abductions are unknown and they must solve the mystery soon, because their confinement isn’t the biggest problem. They are sensing something that is more than flesh and blood. Something else seems to be in the room with them. The longer they stay, the “more real” it appears to become. But is it real or an after effect of their surgery? Every minute that passes increases the danger. The eerie results create a “sit on the edge of your seat” experience.
MASTERS OF HORROR: SEASON 2 BOX SET
Rated: UnRated
Directed by Various
Starring Various
Run Time: 764 Minutes
All the episodes from the second season of MASTERS OF HORROR in one cool-ass skull packaging.
THE BOSTON STRANGLER
Rated: UnRated
Directed by Michael Feifer
Starring Andrew Divoff, David Faustino, Corin Nemec
Run Time: 93 Minutes
For years the police thought they had captured and convicted the right man in the infamous Boston Strangler slayings. They were dead wrong. Now the chilling true story of one of the most terrifying serial sex murders in modern history comes to the screen with a gripping force that will leave you breathless.