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12 September 2009 10:00 PM, PDT | Fangoria | See recent Fangoria news »

Curious to know what frightful films and devilish discs will be available to view in the privacy of your own digital dungeon this week? Fango's got you covered.

It's a stellar week for fright-fare in the home market, especially for those that prefer Blu-ray, with some pretty big titles hitting the format for the first time.

Below the jump you'll find the full list of titles arriving in-stores this Tuesday, September 15, 2009 in our weekly version of the famous Fangoria Chopping List - updated with all the last-minute additions and deletions.

Note: Clickable links lead to Amazon.com An American Werewolf In London (Full Moon Edition, DVD & Bd)

Re-discover one of the most gripping horror films of all-time with the cult classic An American Werewolf in London. Blending the macabre with a wicked sense of humor, director John Landis (National Lampoon’s Animal House) delivers a contemporary take on the classic »

- no-reply@fangoria.com (James Zahn)

19 June 2009 4:50 AM, PDT | Atomic Popcorn | See recent Atomic Popcorn news »

Year One wants it’s audience to believe it’s Agent Sands at the end of Once Upon A Time In Mexico. The film blindly fires it’s comedy at us, hoping things will hit us and evoke mountains of laughter. Why shouldn’t it? It’s directed by Harold “Egon” Ramis who’s done some decent comedy directing and is responsible for Ghostbusters and Caddyshack. The movie’s headlined by timid nerd Michael Cera, whom everyone adores, and Jack Black, who can be great when he wants to be. The talent is certainly there to make a fun, if useless, summer comedy. Yet like the aforementioned Sands, Year One misses just about every shot of comedy it unleashes.

Year One is terribly constructed together to the point where Ramis should feel ashamed he took part in it. Scenes start, climax, and then cut to the next scene without finishing »

- Philip Barrett

22 May 2009 7:45 AM, PDT | MTV Movie News | See recent MTV Movie News news »

Steven Soderbergh brings porn star Sasha Grey into the mainstream, where she may belong.

Sasha Grey

Photo: Bryan Bedder/Getty Images for Tribeca Film Festiva

Sasha Grey isn't the first porn star to attempt a mainstream-movie crossover. Skin-flick vets like Marilyn Chambers, Traci Lords and Ginger Lynn have all given it a shot, with middling to mediocre results. (And does Pamela Anderson count?) But in Steven Soderbergh's "The Girlfriend Experience," the 21-year-old Grey — an art-film buff who drops names like Godard and Varda on her Web site — makes the most credible transition to date. Playing a high-end Manhattan escort named Chelsea is hardly a stretch for the star of "Sex Toy Teens" and "Strap Attack 6," but her casting is more than a stunt. With her sleek demeanor and smoky gaze, Grey has real presence; and while the extent of her acting ability is anybody's guess, she's strikingly self-possessed, »

3 articles from 2009