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'Alien Raiders' Commentary Now Online
Filed under: Action », Horror », Sci-Fi & Fantasy », Thrillers », Mystery & Suspense », Warner Brothers », Home Entertainment », Fantastic Fest »
I'll confess to being in the dark as to why certain DVDs don't boast an audio commentary by the filmmakers when they actually want to do one, so while I won't strike out blindly against The Studios for getting in the way, I instead admire those who see fit to give their fans what they want.Case in point: Following in the footsteps of Darren Aronofsky and The Fountain, director Ben Rock and some of his cast and crew members have come together for a full commentary track, now posted over on Dread Central to accompany this week's release of Alien Raiders. The film -- which, and I think Ben will agree with me, is nothing like The Fountain -- concerns a team of specialists (led by none other than 24's Tony Almeida) who lock down a small-town supermarket for reasons that you may be able to deduce from that title (a title that's frankly more campy than the flick is).
Scott and I both saw this at Fantastic Fest last year, and I don't think it's any great stretch to say that it's probably the best thing put out under the Raw Feed label to date, and given the film's exceedingly tight production schedule, I'm willing to bet that this might make for a pretty informative listen.
Warner Home Video Wants Another 'Raw Feed' Trilogy
Filed under: Horror », Warner Brothers », Home Entertainment », Remakes and Sequels »
You've probably seen them littering the DVD shelves by now: The first three releases from Warner Home Video's "Raw Feed" slate. Basically a bunch of low-budget, high-return horror titles that'd never make a multiplex nickel but apparently sell like gore-coated hotcakes on the video market. The first one was called Rest Stop, and the follow-ups were Sublime and Believers. Watchable, forgettable genre churnings all the way, but according to Variety, we can now get ready for another batch.Next up from Raw Feed will be a comedy-horror flick called Otis, which stars the likes of Daniel Stern, Illeana Douglas and Kevin Pollak. Production on that one begins next week. After that we can look forward to something called Supermarket ... and then the inevitable arrival of Rest Stop 2. Each of the films will be produced / directed by the team of Tony Krantz, John Shiban and Blair Witch co-creator Daniel Myrick.
Here's hoping the next batch is just a little bit better than the first one. I've seen Rest Stop, Sublime and Believers, and while none of 'em are rotten ... let's just say there's some room for improvement and then simply sit back and wait for the new horror flicks.
Stay Away From The Rest Stop!
Filed under: Horror », Warner Brothers », Home Entertainment »
Anyone who's ever spent time on an interstate highway knows how resoundingly nasty those rest stops can be: Rusty doors and leaky ceilings, nasty water and ... unpleasant ... facilities. Basically you're better off doing your business in the woods, if you ask me. (Then again, I'm a guy, and we have an unfair advantage in certain respects.) But if you need another good reason to avoid your next visit to a rest stop -- I have a movie you might want to check out.It's called Rest Stop, and it's the inaugural release from WB's new "Raw Feed" shingle. Yeah, it's a direct-to-video release, but based on the trailer I just watched, I gotta say the thing looks a lot more interesting than 75% of what passes for horror at your local multiplex. Rest Stop comes from writer/director John Shiban, who is a first-timer where horror features are concerned -- but he also spent a lot of years writing, producing and directing for The X-Files, Harsh Realm, Enterprise and Supernatural. Newcomer Jaimie Alexander plays the lead shrieker, and she's joined by names like Deanna Russo, Nick Orefice, Joey Mendicino and Joseph Lawrence as The Sheriff. (Yes, that Joey Lawrence.)
October 17th is when the Rest Stop DVD hits the shelves. You can choose between the R and Unrated versions, but c'mon -- what self-respecting horror fan is gonna choose R over unrated? Sheesh.
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