Small Town Monsters has announced the September
20th DVD and VOD release of Seth Breedlove's
docudrama MOMO: The Missouri Monster. The
latest title to crawl forth from the production powerhouse behind
last year's best-selling documentary On the Trail of Bigfoot, MOMO:
The Missouri Monster seeks to tell the true, and
truly strange story of the Missouri Monster. The hair-covered,
three-toed monstrosity was said to have prowled the forests of Star
Hill, near Louisiana, Missouri during the summer of 1972 where it was
spotted by terrified citizens for weeks. The film will be available
nationwide on DVD, as well as Vimeo OnDemand, Amazon Instant Video, and VIDI
Space.
The case
gained national media attention during the '70s and remains one of
the largest tourist draws for the tiny town on the banks of the
Mississippi River. The latest release from Small Town Monsters and
director Seth Breedlove, MOMO: The Missouri Monster is
told in both narrative and documentary form. The narrative sections
appear as a lost b-movie from the 1970s, inspired by Breedlove's
lifelong fascination with grindhouse movies and creature features.
The horror film depicts the widely accepted details of the MOMO
legend and is eventually contradicted and corrected by the actual
survivors who lived through the events. Breedlove
describes MOMO: The Missouri Monster as "Rashomon
meets Creature from Black Lake or The
Legend of Boggy Creek".
The film stars
Adam Duggan and Sara Heddleston, as well as Animal Planet's Cliff
Barackman and James "Bobo" Fay with special appearances by
Janet Jay and Elizabeth Saint (Ghosts of Shepherdstown).
Ahead of the
national video release, a midnight premiere is scheduled at the
Kentucky Theater in Lexington, Kentucky on Friday,
September 6th with cast and crew in attendance. The
premiere will coincide with Cryptid-Con, a cryptozoology and
paranormal convention celebrating its third year and featuring a
number of renowned authors, television personalities, and
speakers. On Friday, September 13th,
the Canton Palace Theatre in Canton, OH will play host to the Ohio
Premiere of MOMO with cast and crew in attendance. Finally,
on September 20th, as MOMO
hits audiences nationwide, the Missouri Monster will storm the State
Theater in Point Pleasant, WV as part of the kickoff for the annual
Mothman Festival.
The year was
1972 and the place was a tiny, quaint, riverfront town called
Louisiana, Missouri. On a warm summer evening, two local kids saw a
creature in their own backyard holding a dead dog. Before you could
say the word "Bigfoot", local media and police officials
had pounced on the story. Overnight Louisiana became "monster
central" with creature seekers and monster hunters combing the
woods to look for "the thing" that the newspapers had
dubbed "MOMO". One particular family was at the center of
this whirlwind of activity and as the Missouri Monster sightings
began to increase, so did the negative impact on the Harrisons.
In 1975, a
film crew set out to tell an over-the-top, filmic version of the MOMO
sightings. Due to one reason or another, this should-have-been-cult-classic
was never released. Until now.
MOMO: THE
MISSOURI MONSTER - Trailer
#2 (New Bigfoot UFO Paranormal Horror Movie)
The Masters of Modern Horror - George
Romero and Dario Argento - bring you an unprecedented
pair of shockers inspired by the tales of Edgar Allan Poe. In
Romero's The Facts In The Case Of Mr. Valdemar, a conniving
wife (Adrienne Barbeau of THE FOG) and her lover use a hypnotic
trance to embezzle a fortune from her dying husband, only to receive some
chilling surprises from beyond the grave. Then in Argento's The
Black Cat, a deranged crime scene photographer (Harvey Keitel
of FROM DUSK TILL DAWN) is driven to brutal acts of madness and murder by
his girlfriend's new pet. But will this cunning feline deliver a final
sickening twist of its own?
Martin Balsam (PSYCHO), E.G. Marshall
(CREEPSHOW), John Amos (THE BEASTMASTER) and Tom Atkins
(NIGHT OF THE CREEPS) co-star in this wild horror hit that also features
grisly makeup effects by Tom Savini (MANIAC). In celebration of
its 30th Anniversary, Blue Underground is proud to present TWO
EVIL EYES in a new 4K restoration from its original camera negative, packed
with exclusive new and archival Extras!
BONUS FEATURES:
Disc 1 (Blu-ray) Feature Film + Extras:
NEW! Audio Commentary with Troy Howarth,
Author of Murder By Design: The Unsane Cinema of Dario Argento
Theatrical Trailer
Poster & Still
Gallery
Disc 2 (Blu-ray) Extras:
Two
Masters' Eyes -
Interviews with Directors Dario Argento & George
Romero, Special Make-Up Effects Supervisor Tom Savini,
Executive Producer Claudio Argento, and Asia Argento
Savini's
EFX - A Behind-the-Scenes
look at the film's Special Make-Up Effects
At
Home With Tom Savini
- A personal tour of Tom Savini's home
Adrienne
Barbeau on
George Romero
NEW! Before I Wake
- Interview with Star Ramy Zada
NEW! Behind The Wall - Interview with Star Madeleine Potter
NEW! One Maestro And Two Masters - Interview with Composer Pino Donaggio
NEW! Rewriting Poe -
Interview with Co-Writer Franco Ferrini
NEW! The Cat Who Wouldn't Die - Interview with Assistant Director Luigi
Cozzi
NEW! Two Evil Brothers - Interview with Special Make-Up Assistant Everett
Burrell
NEW! Working With George - Interview with Costume Designer Barbara
Anderson
Disc 3 (CD):
TWO EVIL EYES Original
Motion Picture Soundtrack by Pino Donaggio
BONUS! Collectable Booklet with new essay by Michael
Gingold
TCM
Presents: Out
of This World:A Celebration of Sci-Fi Movies Every Tuesday in July Highlights
Include Tribute To 50th Anniversary Of The Moon
Landing And Network Premiere of Star Wars: Episode IV
– A New Hope
This
July, Turner
Classic Movies (TCM) presents Out of This World: A
Celebration of Sci-Fi Movies, an
odyssey through science fiction movies from a galaxy far, far
away to not-too-distant futures. Airing every Tuesday night in
primetime, each evening will explore the many realms of science
fiction in cinema including creature features, early sci-fi,
TCM’s network premiere of Star
Wars: Episode IV – A New Hope, and a special night of
moon movies in honor of this month’s 50th anniversary
of Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin’s monumental moon landing.
TCM’s celebration of science
fiction films will include:
July 2: A look at early
sci-fi, including what is considered to be the
first science fiction film ever made, 1902’s A Trip to the Moon
and Fritz Lang’s influential Metropolis
(1927)
July 9:
Acclaimed director Frank
Darabont introduces films from the 1950s,
one of the most influential decades for science fiction that
brought us The
Day the Earth Stood Still (1951), The War of the Worlds
(1953) and Forbidden
Planet (1956)
July 16:
In honor of this month’s 50th anniversary of the moon
landing, TCM airs seminal moon movies such as Destination Moon
(1950) and For
All Mankind (1989). The night then continues with
iconic creature
features including Them! (1954) and The Blob
(1958)
July 23: TCM travels into the 1960s with 1960’s The Time Machine
and 1968’s 2001:
A Space Odyssey
July 30:
the final night of galactic travel features a TCM premiere
of Star
Wars: Episode IV – A New Hope (1977) alongside Close Encounter of the
Third Kind (1977) and Star Trek: The Wrath of Khan
(1982)
Turner Classic Movies (TCM) is a two-time Peabody Award-winning network
that presents great films, uncut and commercial-free, from the
largest film libraries in the world highlighting the entire
spectrum of film history. TCM features the insights from
Primetime host Ben Mankiewicz along with hosts Alicia Malone,
Dave Karger and Eddie Muller, plus interviews with a wide range
of special guests and serves as the ultimate movie lover
destination. Currently in its 25th year as a
leading authority in classic film, TCM offers critically
acclaimed series like The Essentials, along with annual
programming events like 31 Days of Oscar® in February and Summer
Under the Stars in August. TCM also directly connects with movie
fans through events as the annual TCM Classic Film Festival in
Hollywood, the TCM Big Screen Classics series in partnership with
Fathom Events, as well as through the TCM Classic Film Tour in
New York City and Los Angeles. In addition, TCM produces a wide
range of media about classic film, including books and DVDs, and
hosts a wealth of material online at tcm.com
and through the Watch TCM mobile app.
Hanna-Barbera's Bingo, Fleegle, Snorky, and Drooper Star in an All-New Horror Movie
The Banana Splits Movie
Available on Digital August 13th On Blu-rayTM Combo Pack and DVD August 27th
One banana, two banana, three banana, GORE! The cult-favorite animal rock-band from Hanna-Barbera’s 1968 The Banana Splits Adventure Hour variety program is back with a blood-spattered vengeance! Warner Bros. Home Entertainment brings you The Banana Splits Movie, an original feature-length film on Digital on August 13, and on Blu-ray Combo Pack and DVD on August 27, 2019. The movie is priced to own at $19.99 SRP for Digital, $24.98 SRP for Blu-ray Combo Pack ($34.97 in Canada), $19.98 SRP for the DVD ($24.99 in Canada).
The Banana Splits Movie will offer a new take on the classic characters. The film follows a boy named Harley and his family as they go to a taping of The Banana Splits TV show, which is supposed to be a fun-filled birthday for young Harley. But things take an unexpected turn — and the body count quickly rises. Can Harley, his mom and their new pals safely escape?
“Get nostalgic and horrified all at the same time while watching the trippy 60’s characters in this all-new tale about fear, power, and an oversized puppet rock-band,” said Mary Ellen Thomas, WBHE, Vice President, TV Marketing, Family & Animation. The Banana Splits Movie is a throwback to a fanatical children’s series with a horror-genre twist — and we can’t wait for the band to get back together for a new generation of fans!”
The Banana Splits Movie stars Dani Kind (Wyonna Earp) as Beth, Finlay Wojtak-Hissong (The Kindness of Strangers) as Harley, Romeo Carere as Austin, Steve Lund (Street Legal, Schitt’s Creek) as Mitch, and Sara Canning (The Vampire Diaries, A Series of Unfortunate Events, War for the Planet of the Apes) as Rebecca. The beloved Bingo, Fleegle, Snorky and Drooper are voiced by Eric Bauza (Looney Tunes Cartoons, Woody Woodpecker, UniKitty!). The film is written by Jed Elinoff & Scott Thomas (Raven’s Home, My Super Psycho Sweet 16) and directed by Danishka Esterhazy (Level 16) with music by Patrick Stumph (Fall Out Boy, Gnome Alone). The movie is produced by Blue Ribbon Content in association with Warner Bros. Home Entertainment and SYFY. The Banana Splits Movie will make its broadcast debut on SYFY later this year.
DVD SPECIAL FEATURES
•Banana Splits: Behind the Horror
DIGITAL AND BLU-RAY COMBO PACK SPECIAL FEATURES
•Banana Splits: Behind the Horror
•Terror on Set
•Breaking News! The Banana Splits Massacre
DIGITAL
The Banana Splits Movie will be available to own on Digital. Digital purchase allows consumers to instantly stream and download all episodes to watch anywhere and anytime on their favorite devices. Digital movies and TV shows are available from various digital retailers including Amazon Video, iTunes, Google Play, Vudu and others. A Digital Copy is also included with the purchase of specially marked Blu-ray discs for redemption and cloud storage.
BASICS
Digital Release: August 13, 2019
Blu-ray/DVD Release: August 27, 2019
Order Due Date: July 23, 2019
Blu-ray and DVD Presented in 16x9 widescreen format
Running Time: Feature: Approx. 86 min
Enhanced Content: Approx. 15 min
About Warner Bros. Home Entertainment Inc.
Warner Bros. Home Entertainment (WBHE) brings together Warner Bros. Entertainment's home video, digital distribution and interactive entertainment businesses in order to maximize current and next-generation distribution scenarios. An industry leader since its inception, WBHE oversees the global distribution of content through packaged goods (Blu-ray Disc™ and DVD) and digital media in the form of electronic sell-through and video-on-demand via cable, satellite, online and mobile channels, and is a significant developer and publisher for console and online video game titles worldwide. WBHE distributes its product through third party retail partners and licensees.
About SYFY
SYFY is a global, multiplatform media brand that gives science fiction fans of all kinds a universe to call home. Celebrating the genre in all its forms, SYFY super-serves passionate fans with original science fiction, fantasy, paranormal and superhero programming, live event coverage and imaginative digital and social content. The brand is powered by SYFY WIRE (www.syfy.com), the premier portal for breaking genre news, insight and commentary. SYFY is a network of NBCUniversal, one of the world's leading media and entertainment companies. NBCUniversal is a subsidiary of Comcast Corporation.
About Blue Ribbon Content
Formed in 2014, Warner Bros. Television Group’s Blue Ribbon Content (BRC) develops and produces live-action series for digital platforms, tapping the creative talent already working at the Studio while also identifying opportunities for collaboration with new writers and producers. In addition to live-action programming, BRC produces animated content and also experiments with emerging platforms such as virtual reality. Live-action BRC programs include digital feature Daphne and Velma for Warner Bros. Home Entertainment, comedies Beerfest and JoJoHead for CW Seed, SpringHill Entertainment’s basketball documentary series Best Shot for YouTube Red and the following upcoming projects: the second season of the UNINTERRUPTED comedy Now We’re Talking, Golden Revenge, and the feature-length comedy Good Girls Get High. Animated BRC programs include Constantine: City of Demons and Freedom Fighters: The Ray for CW Seed, as well as Ginger Snaps for ABC Digital.
Arrows Unleashes American Horror Treasures, British Sci-Fi Classics and German-Italian Thrillers this June!
With summer beating down the door the temperature outside isn't the only thing sizzling. Arrow is brining their own heatwave this June with five new titles sure to satisfy the most devoted of cinephiles. Grab your favorite summer drink, jack up the A/C and get nice and cozy with your couch, you're going to be sitting there a while.
Leading the way this month is the June 25th release of the highly anticipated American Horror Project Volume 2. The American Horror Project, co-curated with the help of author Stephen Thrower, is Arrow's mission to dig deep into the depth of American genre cinema and unearth some lesser known masterpieces. Each volume selects three films that have gone under the radar, gives them gorgeous 2K restorations, and loads them up with enough special features to keep you busy hours after the films have ended. Volume 2 includes Dream No Evil, a surrealistic horror film about a woman that becomes mad in attempt to find her father and gets lost in a dark fantasy world; Dark August, a tale of a cursed man that seeks out the assistance of a spiritualist; and finally The Child, the story of an 11-year-old girl that is able to use supernatural abilities to raise the dead.
This limited edition American Horror Project release includes American Horror Journal Vol. 2, a 60-page booklet featuring new writing on the films by Stephen R. Bissette, Travis Crawford and Amanda Reyes.
Coming to Blu-ray on June 4th is Trapped Alive, featuring genre favorite Cameron Mitchell. This late '80s horror effort finds a group of people trapped in a mine shaft where a cannibalistic mutant hunts them for food. This new Arrow release comes with a brand new 2K restoration from the original camera negative, 3 brand new audio commentary tracks, a brand new making-of documentary and more. Also hitting shelves on June 4th is Michael Crichton's sci-fi classic, The Andromeda Strain. Nominated for 2 Academy Awards and hailed by Roger Ebert as "splendid entertainment," this film from director Robert Wise has been entertaining audiences for decades. With new 4K restoration from the original camera negative and a spaceship-load worth of special features, it's sure to entertain for decades to come.
Carol Reed's 1963 thriller The Running Man comes home on June 18th sporting a new 2K restoration courtesy of Sony Pictures. A man frustrated by his insurance company fakes his own death in order to cash in on the claim. Things seem to be going smoothly until an investigator begins snooping around. Making its official home video premiere, The Running Man comes with a variety of special features.
Closing out the month is the June 25th release of Double Face. This late '60s Italian thriller from director Riccardo Freda stars Klaus Kinski as a millionaire unwittingly led into murder by his lesbian wife. Praised by Mondo Digital as "a sumptuous time capsule," Double Face blends genres and is a must-own for both fans of the German krimi and the Italian giallo.
COMPLETE DETAILS, SPECIAL FEATURES, and HI-RES ART BELOW
One wintry night, pals Robin and Monica are making their way to a Christmas party when they're carjacked by a gang of crooks recently escaped from the local penitentiary. With the two young women taken as hostages, things take an even darker turn when their vehicle plummets down an abandoned mine shaft, trapping them underground with the dangerous crooks - and a mutant cannibal.
A government satellite crashes outside a small town in New Mexico and within minutes, every inhabitant of the town is dead, except for a crying baby and an elderly derelict. Realizing that the satellite carried a lethal organism, a team of government scientists race against the clock to understand the extraterrestrial virus - codenamed "Andromeda" - before it can wipe out all life on the planet.
Rex Black has successfully faked his death and escaped to sunny Málaga under a new identity, waiting for his wife Stella to arrive with £50,000 of life insurance money. It's the start of a blissful new life for the couple - until Stephen, the insurance agent in charge of investigating Rex's death, suddenly arrives. Is he just holidaying, as he claims, or is he on assignment to foil Rex's scheme'
Continuing its mission to unearth the very best in weird and wonderful horror obscura from the golden age of US independent genre moviemaking, Arrow Video is proud to present the long-awaited second volume in its American Horror Project series co-curated by author Stephen Thrower (Nightmare USA: The Untold Story of the Exploitation Independents).
When a businessman's unfaithful dies in a car crash, it initially looks like a freak accident. However, the plot thickens when evidence suggests that the car was tampered with prior to the crash. And John's perception of reality is thrown into doubt when he discovers a pornographic movie which appears to feature Helen - suggesting that she is in fact alive and playing elaborate mind games...