Major Horror DVD and Blu-Ray Releases for November 9th

There are two major releases this week on DVD and Blu-Ray. Danish director Lars Von Trier's Antichrist is making its way onto both DVD and Blu-Ray November 9th. There are a whole slew of extra features on this title including: commentaries, interviews, and documentaries. The second title is Image Entertainment's Damned by Dawn, which releases on the same day. This title will offer a commentary and making of video only. Numerous contacts with Image Entertainment to screen this title have gone unanswered. So, this reviewer will search for a review copy locally, as this title offers both Celtic and Australian ghost themes. Director Brett Anstey has been interviewed (here) on this title and all the special features for both films can be found inside.

The synopsis for Damned by Dawn is here:

"After receiving a mysterious gift from her dying grandmother, Claire takes her new boyfriend home to meet her family who live on an isolated property in the country. The family reunion begins well but Claire becomes increasingly uneasy with her grandmother's medicated mumblings about the banshee coming for her during the night. Later that night, the family is awoken by piercing shrieks and Claire's worst fears become a waking nightmare as the Screaming Banshee and her army of undead return to unleash blood soaked fury on them all" (UHM).

Release Date: November 9, 2010 (DVD).

Director: Brett Anstey.

Writers: Brett Anstey, Russell Friedrich, and Rob Townshend.

Cast: Renee Willner, Bridget Neval, Dawn Klingberg, Taryn Eva, Danny Alder, Mark Taylor, and Peter Stratford

Special features:

* Feature Commentary
* The Making Of "Damned By Dawn"
* Trailer

Antichrist:

The film's synopsis:

"Lars von Trier shook up the film world when he premiered Antichrist at the 2009 Cannes Film Festival. In this graphic psychodrama, a grief-stricken man and woman—a searing Willem Dafoe and Cannes best actress Charlotte Gainsbourg — retreat to a cabin deep in the woods after the accidental death of their infant son, only to find terror and violence at the hands of nature and, ultimately, each other. But this most confrontational work yet from one of contemporary cinema’s most controversial artists is no mere provocation. It is a visually sublime, emotionally ravaging journey to the darkest corners of the possessed human mind; a disturbing battle of the sexes that pits rational psychology against age-old superstition; and a profoundly effective horror film" (UHM).

Release Date: November 9th.

Director: Lars von Trier.

Writers: Lars von Trier, and Anders Thomas Jensen.

Cast: Willem Dafoe, and Charlotte Gainsbourg.

Special features:

* New, restored high-definition digital transfer, approved by director Lars von Trier and supervised by director of photography Anthony Dod Mantle (with DTS-HD Master Audio soundtrack on the Blu-ray edition)
* Audio commentary by von Trier and professor Murray Smith
* Video interviews with von Trier and actors Willem Dafoe and Charlotte Gainsbourg
* A collection of video pieces delving into the production of Antichrist, including interviews with von Trier and key members of his filmmaking team as well as behind-the-scenes footage
* Chaos Reigns at the Cannes Film Festival 2009, a documentary on the film’s world premiere, plus press interviews with Dafoe and Gainsbourg
* Three theatrical trailers
* PLUS: A booklet featuring an essay by film scholar Ian Christie (UHM).

The film's trailer has been previously posted here:

Antichrist Theatrical Trailer

Sources:

Both Films at Upcoming Horror Films

Both films are available now:



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