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IN THEATRES: JANUARY 28, 2005Dakota Fanning and Robert De Niro slug it out for top acting honors in this creepy psychodrama. After his wife is found dead in the bathtub, Manhattan psychologist David Callaway (De Niro) decides to take his traumatized child, Emily (Fanning), to live in a big, gloomy country house upstate. The shadow of the twisty backyard woods--or something darker--soon creeps over the house and Emily finds a weird friend named Charlie, who her father believes is only imaginary. Charlie likes to play games, and is also very jealous of anyone who tries to come between Emily and her dad, like an attractive local divorcee (Elizabeth Shue) and Emily's New York psychiatrist (Famke Jannsen).Director John Polson takes his time letting the little details of the story accrue in the patently somber tradition of directors like M. Night Shyamalan. John Ottman's score is spooky, the photography is drenched in warm colors, and the mood is relentlessly strange and unsettling. De Niro is fine as a wheezing, aging doctor who can't seem to fathom the extent to which his domestic situation has moved past his control.
Of course there's a shocking twist or two, plenty of jolts, red herrings, and sinister woodland explorations (including a dark and foreboding cave), but the spookiest ingredient in this potboiler is the brilliant Fanning. With her jet black hair, pale skin, and wide blue eyes, she enters the realm of instant horror iconhood as the alternately frightened and frightening Emily. Other cast members include Dylan Baker as the local sheriff, and Amy Irving, excellent in her few scenes as Emily's mother.
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Contains 33 episodes that journey into the world of the unknown as we see true events that are strange, frightening, and unexplainable.DVD Features:All RegionsRegion 1Keep CaseFull Frame - 1.33
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A group of high school teenagers decide to host a haunted house part in order to finance their senior trip. When a girl is brutally killed during the fright fest, it sets off a string of murders that force the haunted house to be shut down. The town police believe the killings to be the handy work of a serial killer they've been previously trying to hunt down. Now all of the students at Sugar Hill are on edge!DVD Features:Region 1Keep CaseSingle Side - Single LayerFull Frame - 1.33:1Audio: Dolby Digital 2.0 - EnglishAdditional Release Material: Trailers - 1. Spartan Home Entertainment GalleryInteractive Features: Full-Motion Menu Scene Access Spanish Subtitles (Optional)Text Photo Galleries: Filmografies - 1. Ash Smith - Director












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A quiet Los Angeles suburb is being terrorized by a crossbow-wielding killer who haunts the rooftops. The optimistic Lauren (Melanie Lynskey, HEAVENLY CREATURES) invites her whole department to her house for a weekend party, but only two intrepid guests show up. Grace (Mary Lynn Rajskub, 24) is the shy, awkward girl who nobody really likes, while the outspoken Gina (Sheeri Rappaport, LITTLE WITCHES) is unhappy at being stuck with the others for the weekend. While early suspicion grows into the certainly that there is a stalker lurking about, the girls' terror mounts as the murderer moves in for the kill, and their surroundings close in around them. Shot mostly in the daylight, this low-budget thriller makes good use of sound and light to increase the sensation of claustrophobia--which was the original title of the film--and the talented actesses play off each other well, making this a truly suspenseful, terrifying ride. Also featured in a cameo role is Judith O'Dea from NIGHT OF THE LIVING DEAD.DVD Features:Region 1Keep CaseFull Frame - 1.33
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A new birthday doll begins to operate without batteries when it becomes possessed by the spirit of a vicious murderer and resumes a nasty reign of terror.DVD Features:Region 1 EncodingKeep CaseChapter SearchTheatrical TrailerBehind The Scenes BookletChapter Search
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