Home Media Magazine - September 2-8, 2007 - (Page 37) www.homemediamagazine.com REVIEWS I THE INVISIBLE Street 10/16 Disney/Hollywood, Thriller, B.O. $20.6 million, $29.99 DVD, $34.99 Blu-ray, ‘PG-13’ for violence, criminality, sensuality and language, all involving teens. Stars Justin Chatwin, Margarita Levieva, Marcia Gay Harden, Chris Marquette, Callum Keith Rennie. crobatic camerawork, moody atmosphere, an inventive plot and buckets of teen angst are the highlights of writerdirector-producer David S. Goyer’s creepy, effective remake of the Swedish film Den Osynlige. Goyer, who had a hand in the writing, producing and/or directing of stylish films such as Batman Begins, Dark City and the “Blade” movies, leaves his distinctive prints all over this film, which instantly sucks the viewer into a maze-like story that unfolds in wildly unpredictable directions. Chatwin (War of the Worlds) stars as a moody, intellectual teenager A I PLASTERHEAD Street 10/2 Arts Alliance America, Horror, $19.98 DVD, NR. Stars Kathryn Merry, Ernest Dancy, Joshua Macuga, Raine Brown. who aspires to become a writer, enrolling in a British writing program against the wishes of his domineering, ice cold mother (Oscar winner Harden), but winds up the victim of a savage beating by uber mean girl Annie (Levieva), who suspects him of ratting on her. Caught in the netherworld between life and death, Nick has to race against time to both catch his killer and save his own life. While The Invisible is, on the surface, a ghost story, it does not take much digging to find the exploration of adolescent alienation and the feeling of being misunderstood that is at the heart of the film. The DVD includes 11 deleted scenes, most notably the “Creepy Old Man” sequence that was in the trailers but edited from the final cut of the film. — David Greenberg irst there was Leatherface; then came Jason with his infamous hockey mask. Now, here’s the latest masked slasher incarnation, Plasterhead — a black former truck driver who hides in the backwoods of West Virginia, hunting the redneck locals who beat him within an inch of his life and left him for dead in a cornfield several years ago. Just when the desolate town of Rolling Glen had attained a certain level of normalcy, its murderous past resurfaces when four college students on their way to Miami for winter break take one wrong turn they’ll never forget. The unwelcoming townspeople try to hurry the coeds along. Without enough gas to get to the next town, they end up hiding out in a secluded farmhouse, which happens to be in Plasterhead’s backyard. Their presence is enough to drive the faceless monster out of hiding and rekindle his passion for bloody revenge. And this time, no one is safe from his wrath. An official selection of the Atlanta Horror and Evil City film festivals, Plasterhead is a gritty take on classic slasher films such as The Texas Chainsaw Massacre and Friday the 13th, which relied on good old-fashioned, low-tech blood and horror to terrify the audience (the upcoming Hatchet promises a similar premise). But don’t let the lackluster title keep you away; Plasterhead is a gory tale that is just as suspenseful as its predecessors. Its story is simple and the filmmakers go out of their way to create some unique, grotesque techniques of torture and murder. Plasterhead isn’t your average chainsaw-wielding, gun-toting killer; he’s a blood-thirsty slayer out for vengeance. The film’s young, energetic cast, which includes rising scream queen Brown, helps to keep the tension high, while the makeup and effects are remarkable for such a low-budget horror film. — Matt Miller F 2-Part Mini-Series as seen on NBC Available for the First Time on Home Video! FEATURING AN ALL STAR CAST Meredith Baxter Birney (Family Ties, All the President’s Men) Susan Dey (L.A. Law, The Partridge Family) Eve Plumb (The Brady Bunch, All My Children) William Shatner (Star Trek, Boston Legal) MUSIC BY ACADEMY AWARD®-WINNER Elmer Bernstein Head COSTUMES BY 8-TIME ACADEMY AWARD®-WINNER Edith Louisa May Alcott’s beloved novel is brought to life by a stellar cast and all-star creative team in this acclaimed production, which has been hailed as the most faithful adaptation of the children’s classic. Set during the Civil War, Little Women chronicles the lives of four sisters – Jo, Meg, Amy and Beth – who must rely on each other in the face of tragedies both large and small. 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Binchy (Circle of Friends) has a huge and fanatical following in the United States and the United Kingdom, and her readers are always interested in film adaptations of her popular novels. — Anne Sherber Extensive Marketing and Online Campaign including a targeted publicity push to children’s and Christian publications/websites Pre-Book Date: 9/11/07 • Street Date: 10/9/07 September 2–8, 2007 Home Media Magazine 37 Watch LITTLE WOMEN CLIPS at www.kochclips.com For more information visit www.kochb2b.com “Academy Award®” is the registered trademark and service mark of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. http://www.homemediamagazine.com http://www.kochclips.com http://www.kochb2b.com
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