Another Fast-Paced “Maneater Series” Thriller Debuts On DVD April 6 From RHI Entertainment And Vivendi Entertainment
                                                         
UNIVERSAL CITY, CA (February 8, 2010)- It’s a war of the worlds in the Wild West when HIGH PLAINS INVADERS lands on DVD April 6 from Vivendi Entertainment and RHI Entertainment.  After a good-hearted outlaw turns himself in for a fatal accident, the guilt-ridden Sam Phoenix is ready to be hanged when an unexpected pardon arrives in the form of an alien-insect invasion.  As the bloody killing spree begins, Sam and a small number of survivors are forced to take refuge in a nearby church.  Realizing they are going to need a lot more than a prayer and a pistol to survive this nightmare, the small community enters a showdown where only one species will make it out alive.  A Syfy Channel original movie, HIGH PLAINS INVADERS is the latest installment in the fan-favorite “Maneater Series” and features a stellar cast including James Marsters (”Buffy The Vampire Slayer,” “Angel”), Sebastian Knapp (Sand Serpents, 28 Days Later) and Cindy Sampson (Swamp Devil).  A ghastly, captivating terror, the HIGH PLAINS INVADERS DVD will be available for the suggested retail price of $14.93.

Synopsis:
The hanging of honorable Indian-fighter Sam Phoenix in a small western town is cut short by the unexpected invasion of uranium-based insectoid creatures, forcing Sam and a small band of survivors to take refuge in a church.  They’ll need more than a prayer and a pistol to survive, as a Wild West landscape is inundated by a killer force of alien pioneers.
 
BASICS
Price:  $14.93
Street Date: April 6, 2010
Catalog Number:  RH01329
UPC: 883476013299
Languages:  English
Running time: 87 minutes
Rating: NR
Run Time: 134 minutes   

Lou Diamond Phillips Stars In The Latest Installment Of Fan-Favorite “Maneater Series,” Slashing Its Way To DVD March 23 From RHI Entertainment and Vivendi Entertainment

UNIVERSAL CITY, CA (February 8, 2010) - Get ready for a carnival freak show that will leave the crowd screaming when Carny slashes its way onto DVD March 23 from Vivendi Entertainment and RHI Entertainment. When a travelling carnival makes a stop in the small town of Reliance, Nebraska, the local townspeople eagerly await the debut of the rarely seen unimaginable Jersey Devil.  When the beast is unveiled and goes wild, tearing through the panic-stricken patrons in a violent, feral rampage, the local sheriff joins the carnival’s lovely clairvoyant and sets out to capture the carnivorous fugitive.  As the hunter and the hunted cross paths, the blood bath continues and hellfire will be ignited in the shadow of the beast.  The latest installment in the “Maneater Series,” the Syfy Channel original movie features Lou Diamond Phillips (”Stargate: Universe”), Alan C. Peterson (Shooter) and Vlasta Vrana (The Last Templar).  Carny will be available for the suggested retail price of $14.93.
 
Synopsis:
When a traveling carnival comes to a rural Nebraska town, the caged attraction everyone is talking about is the alleged Jersey Devil.  When the beast escapes, tearing the citizens to shreds, local sheriff Sam Atlas steps up to form a tracking team.

Basics:
Price:  $14.93
Street Date: March 23, 2010
Pre-book Date:February 9, 2010
Catalog Number: 1001081
Language: English
Running time: 89 minutes
Rating: NR

John Wyndham’s classic 1951 post-apocalyptic bestseller comes to the screen as an epic, brand new, contemporary adaptation!

Released as a two disc Ultimate Edition DVD on 1st February and single disc Blu-ray on 22nd February 2010, The Day Of The Triffids – an effects-laden CGI extravaganza about a world threatened by carnivorous, man-eating plants – boasts a star-studded cast that includes Dougray Scott (Desperate Housewives), Joely Richardson (Nip/Tuck), Eddie Izzard (Valkyrie; Ocean’s Thirteen), Brian Cox (The Bourne Supremacy), Vanessa Redgrave (Atonement; Evening), Jason Priestley (My Name Is Earl; Medium), Shane Taylor (Band Of Brothers) and Ewen Bremner(Hallam Foe).

The Day Of The Triffids is an action-packed, fast-paced suspense drama that vividly brings to life Wyndham’s chilling sci-fi thriller…

For more informaton, check out the official website - www.dayofthetriffids.co.uk

The Pleasure Garden
A film by James Broughton
Hattie Jacques, Lindsay Anderson and John Le Mesurier

Filmed among the ruins of the Crystal Palace Terraces, The Pleasure Garden is a playful and poetic ode to desire, and winner of the Prix de Fantaisie Poétique at Cannes in 1954.

Made by the American poet James Broughton, the film features Hattie Jacques and Lindsay Anderson, with John Le Mesurier as the bureaucrat determined to stamp on any form of free expression. Photography is by Walter Lassally who went on to become a key figure in the British New Wave.

Lovers of the history of Crystal Palace will find much to treasure in this 1950s time capsule of a film, which shows the Crystal Colonnade and the bandstand (both later demolished), the Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve Memorial, and much of the statuary which was to be auctioned off in 1957.

The history of the Crystal Palace also comes alive in The Phoenix Tower, presented here as an extra.  This rare 1957 film, about the building of the BBC Transmission Tower, was one of a number of short subject colour films to be shown on BBC2 as a ‘test trade transmission’, and has become something of a ‘lost’ film since.

Special features
•The Phoenix Tower (1957, 39 mins), a short documentary charting the construction of the BBC’s Crystal Palace Television Tower
•Illustrated booklet with film notes, an original review and a history of the Crystal Palace

Release date: 15 February 2010
RRP: £15.99 / cat. no. BFIVD831 / cert U
UK / 1953 / black and white / English, with optional subtitles for the hearing-impaired /
37 mins + 39 mins / DVD-5 / original aspect ratio 1.33:1 /
Fully uncompressed PCM mono audio