Bayview Entertainment's HNN Presents: The Wicked Woods Heads To DVD On Nov. 17

Bayview Entertainment announced this past week that the latest addition to its popular “HNN Presents” line of domestic and international horror films — in association with Horrornews.net — will be heading to the DVD marketplace on Nov. 17.

From Chile, we have writer/director Lucio A. Rojas’ atmospheric chiller, HNN Presents: The Wicked Woods.

Lovers, Ruben (Iñigo Urrutia — El Derechazo, Invierno, Dios Me Libre) and Laura (Catherine Mazoyer — Apio Verde, Marcelo: La Mafia y La Estafa, Rojo: La Película) arrive at an idyllic cabin in a forested area of Chile.   Away from the hustle and bustle of the city … a chance for some peace and quiet; time together.

It is, however, not as it seems.   Ruben is married and has children.   He may love and care for Laura, but, well, it’s complicated.   Laura, on the other hand, no longer wants to remain at home (for reasons that will become clear).

Soon, and this is where filmmaker Lucio A. Rojas (Zombie Dawn, Trauma) toys with us, we see things moving in the woods.  The music takes on an ominous tone … the troubles between Laura and Ruben intensify, and so the music.

The images increase … are they real?  Is the man in what appears to be hunter’s gear, real?   Are the children that appear, real?   They come … they disappear.

Rojas continues to ratch-things up … the music, being a useful participant in the ever-building terror that has descended upon these otherwise peaceful and tranquil woods.

HNN Presents: The Wicked Woods is in Spanish with English subtitles.

 

 

 

Full Moon Features Says That It Will Be Dec. 15 For The Release Of Uncut DVD And Blu-ray Editions Of Orgy Of The Living Dead

Full Moon Features, with sales and distribution expertise provided by MVD Entertainment Group, has tabbed Dec. 15 as the street for both DVD and Blu-ray editions of a newly remastered presentation — uncut for the first time in the United States (from the original 35mm negative) — of director Jose Luis Merino’s Orgy of the Living Dead.

Sources can be a little sketchy, but Box Office Magazine records that International Artists, an indie film distribution company found by Jerrold T. Brandt in early 1974 — to be headquartered in Mexico City — released, on a very limited basis, The Hanging Woman (a dubbed version of La Orgía de los Muertos, which literally translates as The Orgy of the Dead) in March of 1974.  

It then appears that International Artists vanished by the end of the year, but The Hanging Woman may have been resurrected for a brief theatrical run in 1975 … we skip ahead to the glory days of VHS and Wizard Video in 1984.  

This newly minted version of Orgy of the Living Dead clocks in at an additional three minutes in running time … it will be interesting to see what was cut from the original for the English-language dubbed version.

 

 

 

Unearthed Films Tabs Dec. 15 As The Street Date For DVD And Blu-ray Editions Of Director Ryan Nicholson's Torched

Unearthed Films, with sales and distribution support provided by MVD Entertainment Group, has a collector’s edition of the late Ryan Nicholson’s 2004 debut as a director, Torched, ready for both DVD and Blu-ray release on Dec. 15.

Call it an experimental film, Torched, introduced this f/x and makeup whiz as a filmmaker; a director, in his own right.   He had logged nearly two decades in the technical arena before making the transition to the director’s chair.    

With Torched, Nicholson got a chance to show off his understanding of makeup and prosthetics with a straight-forward tale of revenge.   Of note, both Elisabeth Jolliffe and Sarah Bergeest, newbies to the business, have gone on to have careers of their own and worked under Nicholson’s direction here.

Deanna (Michelle Boback) is no sooner introduced to us, when she is attacked and raped.  Since her character is that of a nurse, she has the presence of mind to collective evidence.  Before she can act on getting the samples to the lab, etc., she is attacked in her apartment, but turns the tables on her attacker and makes him a prisoner.  

Here is where Torched gets particularly gruesome.   She takes a blood sample, has the sperm sample from the first encounter and delivers them both to a trusted colleague … do they match?   While she waits for the results, she comes up with daily creative ways to torture the guy she has a prisoner — and they are nasty, cringe-worthy acts that signal that there is probably no going back … Deanna has gone down a rabbit hole of revenge!

Bonus goodies include a vintage commentary from director Ryan Nicholson, two different format presentations of the film, an extended version of Torched, out takes, behind the scenes footage and a making-of featurette titled “Behind the Burn: The Making of Torched.”

 

 

 

 

 

Warner Bros. Home Entertainment Preps 4K Ultra HD Edition Of Director James McTeigue's V For Vendetta For Delivery On Nov. 03

Warner Bros. Home Entertainment made it official this past week.   Nov. 3 will be the street date for a 4K Ultra HD/Blu-ray Combo Pack edition of director James McTeigue’s prophetic V for Vendetta.

Bonus nuggets for the 4K edition the featurette titled “V for Vendetta Unmasked,” the never-before-seen audition of Natalie Portman for the role of Evey and a video session featuring director James McTeigue (The Raven, Breaking In) and writer Lana Wachowski (The Matrix).

Included on the companion Blu-ray disc are four vintage production featurettes — “Freedom! Forever!: Making V for Vendetta,” “Designing the Near Future,” “Remember, Remember: Guy Fawkes and the Gunpowder Plot” and “England Prevails: V for Vendetta and the New Wave in Comics” — and the music video title “Cat Power Montage.”

 

New DVD • Blu-ray • 4K Ultra HD Additions For The Period Ending September 04, 2020

 New DVD Additions

Acorn Media

09/01/20 — Released Seachange: Paradise Reclaimed (3 disc set)

 

Bayview Entertainment

11/10/20 — Sets Act One, Big Brother (Mongolian), Darkest Sorrows (French), Family First (French), Firstborn (Latvian), Football (Mongolian), Gemini (Myanmar), Gift to Stalin (Russian), Kiss (Mongolian), Less Than A Whisper, Love in the Secret Garden (Turkish) and Wackadoodle (Norwegian)

 

Breaking Glass Pictures

09/01/20 — Released Day 13, Extra Innings and Musical Comedy Whore

 

CBS Home Entertainment (MOD)

09/01/20 — Released Blood and Treasure: Season One (3 disc set)

09/08/20 — Sets Dead to Me: Season One (2 disc set)

 

Championship Productions

09/01/20 — Released Scott Goodale's Relentless Pursuit of Excellence in Wrestling : Building a Wrestling Program 'Built to Last', Scott Goodale's Relentless Pursuit of Excellence in Wrestling: Bottom Position, Scott Goodale's Relentless Pursuit of Excellence in Wrestling: Neutral Position and Scott Goodale's Relentless Pursuit of Excellence in Wrestling: Top Position

 

Cinedigm Entertainment (MOD)

09/01/20 — Released Gilt

 

Cotton Films, LLC

09/01/20 — Released Everyday Miracles

 

EWTN

09/01/20 — Released @ Home with Jim & Joy: Denise Mountenay / Canada Silent No More and more work for life, @ Home with Jim & Joy: Jim and Joy Pinto Answer Viewer Calls, Questions, And E-Mails Live From the Pinto House, Called to Communion and Journey Home: Rachelle Parker / Former Church of Christ

 

Gemini Entertainment (MOD)

09/01/20 — Released Opeation County Fair and Tunnel Destruction

 

Gravitas Ventures (MOD)

09/01/20 — Released 12 Days of Christmas, Literary Ink: A Wizard's Journey, Mole Agent, Odd Man Rush and Tom of Your Life

 

Greenfield Media

09/01/20 — Released Fast & the Fierce: Death Race (aka: In the Drift)

11/03/20 — Sets Wingmen Under Siege (aka: Top Gunner)

11/17/20 — Sets Hero on the Front

 

Hallmark Channel

09/01/20 — Released 2-Movie Collection (2 film set: Nature of Love, Pearl in Paradise)

 

High Octane Pictures, LLC (MOD)

09/01/20 — Released Immortal Combat: The Code

 

I-Cine

09/01/20 — Released Biet Doi To Hong (10 disc set), Nu Hoang Trinh Tham (10 disc set), Tam Sinh Tam The 2 (18 disc set) and Tro Trin Tim (13 disc set)

 

ITN Distribution

08/18/20 — Released Bad Nun

09/01/20 — Released 90 Feet from Home and Copper Bill

 

ITN Distribution (MOD)

09/01/20 — Released Atelophobia: Chapter 2, Chatter and Street Where We Live

 

Icarus Films

10/13/20 — Sets Wolf House (Spanish/German)

10/27/20 — Sets Papicha (French/Arabic)

 

Image Entertainment

09/01/20 — Released Blood Quantum, Terrified (Spanish) and Z: Wants to Play

 

John Emmett (MOD)

09/01/20 — Released Archaic: Art by John Emmett, Burgundy: Art by John Emmett., October: Art by John Emmett, Sacred: Art by John Emmett and Zeist: Art by John Emmett

 

Kill the Lion Films (MOD)

09/01/20 — Released Strummer

 

Kino Lorber

08/25/20 — Released Balcony

09/01/20 — Released Black Gravel (German), Britannia Hospital, Clockwise, Denise Ho: Becoming the Song and Raging Moon (aka: Long Ago, Tomorrow)

 

Lionsgate Home Entertainment

09/01/20 — Released Rogue and Shadow of Violence

 

MPI Home Media

09/01/20 — Released Cut Off (German)

 

Mill Creek Entertainment

11/17/20 — Sets Franklin & Bash: The Complete Series (8 disc set)

 

NCircle Entertainment

09/01/20 — Released Gigantosaurus: Season 1, Volume 1 (2 disc set) and Sonic Boom: Robot Uprising

 

PBS Direct

09/01/20 — Released Easy Yoga for Everything with Peggy Cappy (10 disc set) and Prehistoric Road Trip

 

PCN Productions (MOD)

09/01/20 — Released 2020 Keystone Cuisine: Bixler's Lodge and African American Experience: Freedom Seekers of Waverly, PA

 

Rarefilmsandmore.com (MOD)

09/01/20 — Released Solange Noch Die Rosen Bluh'n (German) and Wild Swans (German)

 

Rogue Video (MOD)

09/01/20 — Released Ghost

 

Shout! Factory

09/01/20 — Released Baba Yaga: Terror of the Dark Forest (Russian), Children of the Sea (Japanese) and Sesame Street: Monster Hits

 

Smart Mark Video (MOD)

09/01/20 — Released Beyond Wrestling: Two Weeks Notice - Atlantic City, NJ, Game Changer Wrestling: Homecoming, Part 1 - Atlantic City, NJ, Game Changer Wrestling: Homecoming, Part 2 - Atlantic City, NJ, Horror Slam Pro Wrestling: Undisputed, Undeniable & Undisclosed #11, Horror Slam Pro Wrestling: Undisputed, Undeniable & Undisclosed #12, Insane Championship Wrestling: Insane 8, 2020 - Milwaukee, WI and Shoot Interview: Josh Crane

 

Strand Releasing

09/08/20 — Sets Straight Up (ARR of 193 days; box office: $12,066)

09/22/20 — Sets On a Magical Night (French)

 

The Teaching Company, LLC

09/01/20 — Released How Science Shapes Science Fiction (4 disc set), Unlocking Hidden History: DNA (2 disc set), World War II: The Pacific Theatre (4 disc set) and Written Communications: Being Heard and Understood (2 disc set)

 

Trinity Creative

09/01/20 — Released Time Loop and Widow's Point

09/15/20 — Sets Dark Path

 

Uncork’d Entertainment

09/01/20 — Released Dreamland and Night of Horror: Nightmare Radio

 

Universal Pictures Home Ent. (MOD)

09/01/20 — Released New Amsterdam: Season Two (4 disc set)

 

VCI Entertainment

12/15/20 — Sets Mutiny

 

Vision Films (MOD)

09/01/20 — Released Gatsby in Connecticut: The Untold Story

 

Warner Bros. Home Ent.

09/01/20 — Released Looney Tunes: Holiday Triple Feature (3 animated specials: Bugs Bunny's Howl-oween Special, A Looney Tunes Thanksgiving, Bah Humduck: A Looney Tunes Christmas)

09/29/20 — Sets DC Super-Villains: Movie Collection, Volume 1 (6 film set: Batman: Assault on Arkham, Batman: Son of Batman, Batman: Under the Red Hood, Justice League: Doom, Justice League: vs. Teen Titans, Superman/Batman: Public Enemies) (2 disc set) and Stargirl: The Complete First Season (3 disc set)

 

Wild Eye Releasing

10/13/20 — Sets American Scarecrow

 

WOWnow Entertainment

09/01/20 — Released Bonksters Gross Science: Fantastic Farts, Lil Yogis: Learning Meditation and Monster Class: Halloween!

 

 

 

New Blu-ray Additions

 

Arrow Video

11/24/20 — Sets He Came from the Swamp: The William Grefé Collection (7 film set:  Sting of Death, Death Curse of Tartu, The Hooked Generation, The Psychedelic Priest, The Naked Zoo, Mako: Jaws of Death, Whiskey Mountain; plus bonus documentary - They Came from the Swamp) (4 disc set)

 

Code Red Entertainment

09/01/20 — Released Toy Soldiers

 

Critical Mass

09/01/20 — Released Stepsister

 

Dark Force Entertainment, LLC

12/15/20 — Sets Drive-In Double Feature #9 (2 film set: Hollywood High, Teenage Mother)

 

FUNimation

09/01/20 — Released Africa Salaryman: The Complete Series (2 disc set) (with Digital Copy), Arifureta: From Commonplace To World's Strongest - Season One (2 Blu-ray/2 DVD Combo Pack) (with Digital Copy), Certain Scientific Accelerator: The Complete Series (2 Blu-ray/2 DVD Combo Pack) (with Digital Copy) and Radiant, Season 2, Part 1 (2 Blu-ray/2 DVD Combo Pack) (with Digital Copy)

 

Gravitas Ventures (MOD)

09/01/20 — Released 12 Days of Christmas, Literary Ink: A Wizard's Journey, Mole Agent, Odd Man Rush and Tom of Your Life

 

Image Entertainment

09/01/20 — Released Blood Quantum, Terrified (Spanish) and Z: Wants to Play

 

Kino Lorber

09/01/20 — Released Children of the Sea (Japanese) (Blu-ray/DVD Combo Pack), Baba Yaga: Terror of the Dark Forest (Russian) (Blu-ray/DVD Combo Pack), Britannia Hospital, Clockwise, Death on the Nile, Evil Under the Sun, Black Gravel (German), Mirror Crack'd and Raging Moon (aka: Long Ago, Tomorrow)

 

Leomark Studios, LLC (MOD)

09/01/20 — Released American Rescue Squad

 

MPI Home Media

09/01/20 — Released Cut Off (German)

 

New Blood Entertainment (MOD)

09/01/20 — Released Barry J. Gillis Triple Threat Collection (3 film set: Things, The Killing Games, Sorrows) (3 disc set)

 

Panorama

09/01/20 — Released Evil Instinct (Cantonese)

 

Paramount Home Media

09/15/20 — Sets 5 Movie Collection from the Written Works of Stephen King (5 film set: The Stand, Silver Bullet, The Dead Zone, Pet Sematary (1989 version), Pet Sematary (2019 version)) (5 disc set)

11/17/20 — Mission: Impossible - The Original TV Series (47 disc set)

 

Shout! Factory

09/01/20 — Released Baba Yaga: Terror of the Dark Forest (Russian) (Blu-ray/DVD Combo Pack) and Children of the Sea (Japanese) (Blu-ray/DVD Combo Pack)

 

Smart Mark Video (MOD)

09/01/20 — Released Beyond Wrestling: Two Weeks Notice - Atlantic City, NJ, Game Changer Wrestling: Homecoming, Part 1 - Atlantic City, NJ, Game Changer Wrestling: Homecoming, Part 2 - Atlantic City, NJ, Insane Championship Wrestling: Insane 8, 2020 - Milwaukee, WI and Shoot Interview: Josh Crane

 

VIZ Media

09/01/20 — Released Jojo's Bizarre Adventure: Set Two – Stardust Crusaders (4 disc set)

 

Warner Bros. Home Ent.

10/06/20 — Sets Valley Girl (with Digital Copy)

 

Warner Bros. Home Ent. (MOD)

09/29/20 — Sets Memphis Belle