Hitting Shelves 6.18.13

Here are a few titles releasing today that I recommend picking up.

American Mary - Brilliant but perpetually broke college student Mary Mason (Katharine Isabelle) performs underground body modification surgeries to pay for school. From Canada's own Soska Twins. The Blu-ray is currently only $13 on Amazon. Check out my review here. I reviewed a screener copy that included no bonus features, here are the specs and features of this release:

The Blu-ray release of American Mary features a 1080p video presentation and a DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 surround track. Extras include:

• Commentary with the Soska Sisters, Katharine Isabelle and Tristan Risk
• Behind the Scenes Featurette

The Joe Dante wahrwilf classic that spawned dozens of sequels finally makes it's way to Blu-ray in the US from Scream Factory. The disc contains most of the previously released DVD bonus features, plus a wealth of newly produced features. Not a Blu-ray/DVD Combo like most Scream Factory Collector's Editions, but there is a separate DVD release for those of you with no Blu-ray capabilities. Check out my review here.

Tobe Hooper's cheese-tastic space vampire epic comes to Blu-ray from Scream Factory in a loaded Collector's Edition Blu-ray/DVD Combo Pack (with slipcover, for those of you who care about those). The Blu-ray disc contains both cuts of the film and two audio commentaries, plus several more features. Check my review here.

The Howling - Scream Factory Blu-ray Review

The Howling
"The Manson family used to hang around and shoplift. Bunch of deadbeats!"



Director: Joe Dante

Writers: John Sayles & Terrence H. Winkless

Starring: Dee Wallace, Patrick Macnee, Dennis Dugan, Robert Picard & Dick Miller (the 'Burbs called, they need their garbage men back)

Year: 1981

Running Time: 91 Minutes

Studio: Scream Factory

Region: A

Subtitles: English
Buy it on: Amazon

Courtesy of Scream Factory, Joe Dante's lycanthropian classic The Howling is finally making it's way to Blu-ray. Actually, let me start this review by correcting myself, there was a Blu-ray release already, but that was in France, this is the long overdue US Blu-ray debut. I'm certain that at least 90% of the people checking this review out have seen The Howling, but if you haven't and you've ever wanted to see the director of Happy Gilmore kill a bunch of werewolves with a rifle, look no further.

Since it's such a well known film, I'll keep the plot summary brief. Anchorwoman Karen White (Dee Wallace, Cujo) works with the police to catch serial killer Eddie Quist (Robert Picardo, The Wonder Years). Eddie has contacted Karen about meeting her, and somehow Karen, the entire police force and her TV station all agree that this is a good idea. With police tailing close behind she arrives at the agreed upon meeting place, a seedy porn shop that looks like something straight out of the beginning of Nightmares in a Damaged Brain. She meets Eddie in one of the movie booths where he forces her to watch a pretty rough snuff film (not like the gentle snuff films I grew up with) and just as he is set to do her in police bust into the porn shop to paint the walls with Eddie's brains.