IFC Films gave Fango an update on when a quartet of its horror titles will debut as Blockbuster exclusives and then become available for retail via MPI.  Look for THE OBJECTIVE (at Blockbuster July 14) to retail on October 27; PONTYPOOL (Blockbuster Oct. 13) to retail February 10, 2010; DEAD SNOW (Blockbuster Oct. 20) to retail January 26, 2010; and DARK MIRROR (no Blockbuster date as of yet) to retail March 2010.

Meanwhile, the two Blu-ray set of the complete theatrical cut of the Weinstein Company’s GRINDHOUSE (which we previously reported on here) has now been shifted to a street date of December 31 by Wal-Mart, which appears to be the only retailer offering it at the moment. That’s the slot the company has also set for a three-DVD GRINDHOUSE edition—but since that’s a Thursday, and discs usually street on Tuesdays, could that just be a default date? (A few years back, the Weinsteins announced a complete KILL BILL DVD set also ultimately dated Dec. 31…and we’re still waiting.) We’ll keep you posted on any further updates.

Halo-8 Entertainment sent along the scoop on the copious special features to be found on its disc of POP SKULL, the bizarre chiller that streets July 28. Directed by Adam Wingard and written by Wingard, E.L. Katz and Lane Hughes, the movie is about an addict (Hughes) struggling with literal and figurative ghosts. The extras include:

• Audio commentary with Wingard and Hughes
• Behind-the-scenes featurette
• Nine deleted/alternate scenes with video intros by Wingard and Hughes
• Five short films by Wingard: PARADOX MARY, DON’T WORRY, LITTLE SISTER GONE, FROM THE PERSPECTIVE OF A DOG and THE SCREAMING MAN
• Jim Ether’s short A MINUTE OF YOUR TIME, which influenced POP SKULL’s visual style
• The Dash Inbetween “Salt Over My Shoulder (Silly Superstition)” music video by Wingard

Retail price is $19.98 Pre-Order here.



Producer Sean Fernald let us know that his movie RED VELVET will be available exclusively at Amazon.com August 28 (pre-orders begin July 28) as a DVD, digital download or three-day rental, and gave us the first look at the cover art. Henry Thomas stars as a young man who tells his apartment-building neighbor (Kelli Garner) a scary story—about the murders of her own friends at a cabin in the woods. Directed by Bruce Dickson from a script by Joe Moe (also a co-producer) and Anthony Burns, VELVET features the last of the late Forrest J Ackerman’s 112 screen cameos, and will be presented in anamorphic 1.85:1 widescreen with Dolby Digital 5.1 sound. The disc extras include:

• Audio commentary by Moe
• Behind-the-scenes featurette
• Music video for the closing-credits song “Maniac” by Johnny Mac and the Cadillacs
• Photo slideshow backed by selections from the movie score
• And possibly more. For further info on RED VELVET, check out its official website.

Magnolia Pictures gave Fango the supplemental details for MUTANT CHRONICLES, coming Aug. 4, and SURVEILLANCE, arriving Aug. 18, both under the Magnet Releasing banner. CHRONICLES, Simon Hunter’s science-fiction shocker starring Thomas Jane, Ron Perlman and John Malkovich in the story of 28th-century Marines vs. marauding NecroMutants, will be out in a director’s cut on a single DVD and a two-DVD Collector’s Edition jam-packed with bonuses:

• Audio commentary by Hunter and Perlman
• “The Making of MUTANT CHRONICLES: A Documentary”
• Deleted scenes
• Greenscreen and storyboard comparisons
• Promotional teaser short film with Hunter commentary
• Making of the promo teaser
• Cast and crew interviews
• HDNet: A Look at MUTANT CHRONICLES
• Storyboards
• Concept art
• Visual FX
• Comic-Con panel Q&A
• Webisodes
• Trailer

Retail price is $26.98 for the single DVD, $29.98 for the Collector’s Edition. There will also be a Blu-ray ($34.98) with all the special features.



SURVEILLANCE, Jennifer Lynch’s shocking thriller which can (and should) currently be seen in theaters, will be out on both DVD and Blu-ray, accompanied by:

• Audio commentary by director/co-writer Lynch, and actors Mac Miller and Charlie Newmark
• “SURVEILLANCE: The Watched Are Watching” featurette
• Deleted scenes
• Alternate ending
• HDNet: A Look at SURVEILLANCE

Retail price is $26.98 for the DVD, $34.98 for the Blu-ray.

Indie filmmaker Chris .R. Notarile’s slasher flick METHODIC is being released Sept. 1 by his Blinky Productions and distributor R-Squared Films via Amazon.com. The movie, which co-stars original HALLOWEEN veteran Charles Cyphers, centers on Nicholas Matthews, who murders his parents as a child under the influence of “The Dollman” and escapes from a mental hospital as an adult to continue his rampage. Supplements include:

• Audio commentary by writer/director Notarile
• Making-of featurette
• Tour of Cedar Grove Hospital
• Original METHODIC short
• Deleted scenes
• Prequel DVD comic THE DOLLMAN CHRONICLES
• Caught on tape E.V.P.
• Outtakes
• Bonus short film THERE’S A MANIAC IN MY HOUSE!!!
• Trailers

Retail price is $14.99. Pre-Order here.



Content info has been announced for Anchor Bay’s THE HAUNTED WORLD OF EL SUPERBEASTO, coming Sept. 22, and Warner Home Video’s THE HILLS RUN RED, which arrives Sept. 29. SUPERBEASTO, the animated film from Rob Zombie in which the titular luchador (voiced by Tom Papa) battles alongside his sister Suzi X (Sheri Moon Zombie) to stop the evil Dr. Satan (Paul Giamatti), also features the vocal stylings of Rosario Dawson, Bill Moseley, Sid Haig, Daniel Roebuck, Clint Howard, Dee Wallace, Danny Trejo, Cassandra Peterson (a.k.a. Elvira) and others, will include animatics, deleted scenes/shots and alternate scenes on both DVD ($19.97) and Blu-ray ($34.98). Dave Parker’s HILLS, in which a group of horror fans go in search of a lost, notorious screen shocker and become the victims of a real-life slaughter scenario, will be on DVD only and include commentary by Parker, scripter David J. Schow and producer Robert Meyer Burnett, plus the “It’s Not Real Until You Shoot It: The Making of THE HILLS RUN RED” featurette. Retail price is $19.98.

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