Shout! Factory Acquires Slamdance Feature BLOODSUCKING BASTARDS For Cross-Platform Distribution
January 29th, 2015 by Brandon Peters
Shout! Factory, a leading multi- platform entertainment company, has acquired the North American rights to BLOODSUCKING BASTARDS, a vampire comedy-horror feature directed by Brian James O’Connell and penned by the comedy troupe Dr. God from an original script by Ryan Mitts. The announcement was made today by Shout! Factory’s founder Richard Foos, Bob Emmer and Garson Foos, and the producers of the film. In this picture deal, Shout! Factory secured exclusive North American rights to BLOODSUCKING BASTARDS, including theatrical, home entertainment, digital distribution and broadcast for cross-platform releases in the U.S. and Canada.
Before the new year hit, Scream Factory said that 2015 was going to see an increase in the Double Feature titles compared to years prior. As a fan of their Double Feature titles (And a lot of Shout! Factory’s 4-Movie Marathon series), I got pretty excited. And they really weren’t stretching the truth, as they’ve so far announced eight Double Feature Blu-ray releases for 2015 (Including the Blacula movies and the first two Ghoulies films). They’ll be kicking off this run on February 10 with two of them, majority Vampire-comedy centric. Today, we’re looking at one of those that includes Nicholas Cage’s debut on Scream Factory title (Vampire’s Kiss) as well as another acting legend Peter O’Toole (High Spirits). So sit back, and lets take a look, shall we? 
Below are links to two new clips from Anchor Bay’s upcoming release of FEAR CLINIC, starring Robert “Freddy Krueger” Englund, Fiona Dourif, and Thomas Dekker and features the acting debut of Stone Sour and Slipknot lead vocalist Corey Taylor.
The rural town of Elwood has always been a “bubble” against the backdrop of an organism-based epidemic where infected humans don’t die, instead they roam to spread the infection in a grisly, horrific way. Those who escape must survive—by any means necessary. But at what price? That’s what I’m saying! So here’s the deal. On February 3, 2015, Anchor Bay Entertainment presents Zombie Killers: Elephant’s Graveyard, an exciting survival thriller about a fallen world that’s provocative as it is chilling. Written and directed by B. Harrison Smith and with a stellar genre cast including Billy Zane, Dee Wallace, Mischa Barton, Felissa Rose, and Brian Anthony Wilson, Zombie Killers: Elephant’s Graveyard is presented in an unrated version on Blu-ray and DVD. Enough talking! Check out the videos below! 
An official selection of the New York City International Film Festival and FilmQuest Film Festival, winning Best Actress, Best Screenplay and Best Director honors, the highly anticipated supernatural thriller Echoes arrives on Blu-ray™ and DVD April 14th from Anchor Bay Entertainment. The feature directorial debut of Nils Timm (who also wrote the screenplay), Echoes explores the murky realm between reality and dreams, and what could happen when these worlds collide. With a stellar cast including Steven Brand (“Teen Wolf,” The Scorpion King), Kate French (Channeling, “Gossip Girl,” “One Tree Hill”), Billy Wirth(“Chicago P.D.”, The Lost Boys) and Steve Hanks (12/12/12, Hold Your Breath), Echoes will have viewers guessing until the final fade-out! 
Brian White has a secret he may not want you to know. He’ll tell you he’s obsessed with watching John Wick. But if you pull off the slip cover, it will reveal to you a My Little Pony DVD. Gerard, well, he has get togethers for binge-watch marathons paired with craft beer tastings to reflect the episodes he’s showing. Aaron goes by the handle “Steed McFluffles” on his own little My Little Pony podcast he hosts (Magic Rainbow Tail Pony Power Hour) right after he gets done with his Walking Dead TV podcast. Me, well, I tend to cosplay My Little Pony when I go shopping at Target. Anyway, enough with the silliness, our friends over at the Shout! Factory are the real experts on My Little Pony and they’ve got a new DVD collection of episodes coming out next month. This is another in their long line of My Little Pony releases. Check out the details below! 
Alchemy is proud to announce that audiences can bring home THE WORLD MADE STRAIGHT on DVD and Blu-Ray™ beginning February 17, 2015. The thriller is based on the 2006 novel of the same title by New York Times best-selling author Ron Rash. David Burris (Executive Producer of CBS’ “Survivor”) directs the talented cast that includes Noah Wyle (The Librarian franchaise, NBC’s “ER”, TNT’s “Falling Skies”), Jeremy Irvine (War Horse, The Railway Man, Now Is Good), Haley Joel Osment (The Sixth Sense, A.I. Artificial Intelligence, Pay It Forward) and Minka Kelly (500 Days of Summer, Friday Night Lights, Lee Daniel’s The Butler).
This is exciting. I’m really loving that Scream Factory is making efforts in giving attention to the works of some of the great horror directors and figures of years’ past. We know they are doing their best to put out every John Carpenter film ever made, but here’s another one from Tobe Hooper. Previously, they’ve done Lifeforce (One of my personal favorite Scream Factory releases of all time), Funhouse and he also had a short in Body Bags. Now comes one of the more demanded ones of Hooper’s catalog, Invaders From Mars. And its not too far away. What else do you think they could pull off from Tobe Hooper (No Mangler, please)? Maybe they could put out a nice looking special edition of his adaptation of the Stephen King mini series Salem’s Lot from the 1970s? Anyway, this is another in the long line of fine releases and nice surprises from our friends at Scream Factory. 
Academy Award® winner Anne Hathaway (Les Miserables, The Devil Wears Prada) and Johnny Flynn (Something In The Air) star as strangers who connect under unlikely circumstances when Song One releases on Blu-ray and DVD 
Foxcatcher is yet another film I so missed out on as it sadly didn’t come to a theater near me last year. However, that’s all about to change very soon! The Winner of 2014’s Cannes Film Festival for Best Director & Special Distinction Award at 2015’s Film Independent Spirit Awards will be coming home to the Blu-ray format on March 3rd courtesy of Sony Home Pictures Entertainment. So what are you waiting for? 
Cartoon Network’s Emmy Award-winning comedy series Regular Show is bringing the laughs with an all-new DVD: Regular Show: Mordecai Pack! Chock-full of 16 Mordecai-centric episodes from the latest seasons! The Mordecai Pack follows Mordecai and the rest of the gang on their extreme and surreal misadventures. This 1-Disc DVD set will be available on January 27th from Warner Brothers Home Video Entertainment and the wonderful folks over at Cartoon Network. Regular Show airs ALLLLLL THE TIME over on Cartoon Network. So if you have the channel, chances are you can land on it and check it out in the next couple hours. This is a show I’m particular fond of but don’t watch near enough. It features call backs and humor that I scratch my head whether kids of the “target audience” are going to understand. But, that’s sort of the beauty of it that I can watch it with my kids to equal enjoyment. 
If there’s one thing I know for certain in my life, it’s that I have to check out Whiplash next February 24th when Sony Pictures Home Entertainment brings it home on the Blu-ray format. I feel like I am the only person in the movie reviewing biz that hasn’t seen this one and all my peers have done nothing but rave about it. The 2014 Sundance Film Festival Audience and Grand Jury Prize Winner starring Miles Teller and Golden Globe Winner and Oscar Nominee J.K. Simmons comes to Blu-ray with an audio commentary and other exclusive features. Read on to find out more! 
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