Home Media Magazine - June 22-28, 2008 - (Page 26)

PIPELINE By Kyra Kudick here may be no respite for weary travelers in Rest Stop: Don’t Look Back, but fans confused by the plot of the film’s predecessor, Rest Stop, may find answers to the questions that plagued them. “I took the sequel to answer questions about the back story,” said writer and producer John Shiban. He said he both explains and expands on the history of the characters involved, making sure the film both works as a sequel and as a standalone film. Warner Home Video releases Rest Stop: Don’t Look Back, the fifth film of the Raw Feed direct-to-video horror label, Oct. 7 (prebook Sept. 2) at $24.98. Shiban declared the sequel to be “bigger, sexier and scarier” than the first. Richard Tillman (Over Her Dead Body), Jessie Ward (“CSI: Crime Scene Investigation”) and Graham Norris (The Jane Austen Book Club) star as three new unsuspecting travelers who come to the rest stop in search of their missing friends. Instead they find the driver of the yellow truck and the creepy Winnebago family and not a small amount of torture. “It is more gruesome [than the first film],” www.homemediamagazine.com No Rest for the Wicked in ‘Rest Stop’ T Shiban said. “I felt obligated to up the ante.” And that sentiment goes beyond just the gore. Shiban also said that as a fan of the genre, he prefers to see more than just another round of victims in a sequel; he also wants to see the story evolve. The evolution of this story is explained in the bonus materials with the featurette “Doomed to Repeat: The Mythology of Rest Stop,” which includes interviews with both the cast and crew. In addition to the usual round of deleted scenes, the bonus features also include a commentary with Shiban and director Shawn Papazian, and an additional scene called “The Owner’s Demise,” which Shiban shot himself and described as “a fun little mini-movie.” Possibly the most noteworthy bonus (at least for the future of the franchise) is an alternate ending for the fate of the lead character. Shiban said the first draft of the ending answered questions posed within the film, but instead he decided to leave it a mystery and make room for a third film, a story he said he already has in mind. “There is an intricate mythology here — plenty more stories to tell,” Shiban said. BRIEFS Dante’s Inferno FROM LEGENDARY DIRECTOR (Purple Noon, Forbidden Games) After seeking refuge in the mansion of the widowed Barbara (Lola Albright) and her curvaceous cousin, Melinda (Jane Fonda), Marc (Alain Delon) becomes trapped in the passionate snares of both women, who are full of deadly surprises. KLF-DV-3139 • UPC: 7-41952-31399-1 ISBN: 1-4172-0155-X • SRP: $24.98 • 94 minutes • English Black & White • 16x9 (2.35:1) • Dolby Digital Production Year: 1964 • Drama/Thriller DVD Extra: French language version with English subtitles René Clément I TLA HEATS UP ‘DANTE’S INFERNO’ TLA Releasing will bow the bizarre animated feature Dante’s Inferno Aug. 26 (prebook July 29) at $19.99. The ﬁlm features a unique combination of hand-drawn puppets and miniature sets, giving the ﬁlm the feel of a graphic novel. Dante’s Inferno is an update of the literary classic (the ﬁrst canticle of The Divine Comedy by Dante Alighieri) and features the voices of Dermot Mulroney and James Cromwell. The animated version follows a twentysomething in jeans and a hooded sweatshirt as he travels through hell — which looks not unlike a modern cityscape. The critically acclaimed ﬁlm, from director Sean Meredith, has won accolades at ﬁlm festivals such as the 2007 Boston Underground Film Festival and 2007 San Francisco Indie Fest, and was an ofﬁcial selection at the 2007 Slamdance Film Festival. The DVD includes a commentary. Earlier this year, Lionsgate released a ﬁlm on DVD with a similar feel, Wristcutters: A Love Story, starring Patrick Fugit as a young man traveling through an urban purgatory. I FOX SLATES SECOND HORROR CLASSICS SET As part of its Fox Cinema Classics Collection, 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment Sept. 9 (prebook Aug. 20) releases Fox Horror Classics Vol. Two on DVD at $19.98. The set features the ﬁlms Chandu the Magician, Dr. Renault’s Secret and Dragonwyck. Each ﬁlm has been restored and remastered and features bonus material. Chandu the Magician (1932) stars Bela Lugosi as an inventor who plans to dominate the human race. It features commentary by author Gregory William Mank, a featurette, a restoration comparison and a still gallery. Dr. Reunault’s Secret (1942), about a scientist who has turned an ape into a man, includes a featurette, restoration comparison, trailer and still gallery. Dragonwyck (1946), directed by Oscar winner Joseph Mankiewicz and starring Gene Tierney, Walter Huston and Vincent Price, is about a farm girl who tutors a distant cousin’s daughter at Dragonwyck manor and discovers dark secrets. Included are a featurette, a “Dragonwyck” radio show with Price and Tierney from 1946, a musical score track, a restoration comparison, a trailer and a still gallery. – Billy Gil 1964 U.S. Theatrical Release National Marketing and Publicity Campaign: • • Targeted ads in Film Comment, DVD Talk, France Magazine and more Extensive internet and editorial outreach ON tumbling… “keeps the ACTI CRAZY HOUSE” [like] a carnival azine –Time Mag PRE-BOOK DATE: 7/8/08 • STREET DATE: 8/5/08 Watch JOY HOUSE clips at www.kochclips.com • For more information visit www.kochb2b.com 26 Home Media Magazine June 22–28, 2008 http://www.homemediamagazine.com http://www.kochclips.com http://www.kochclips.com http://www.kochb2b.com

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