Ashbrook, Dana

Twin Peaks - Fire Walk with Me

Shows the week preceding and leading up to the death of Laura Palmer in the small town of Twin Peaks.
Genre: Feature Film-Drama
Rating: R
Release Date: 26-FEB-2002
Media Type: DVD

Alternately fascinating and frustrating--and no doubt deliberately so on both counts--this controversial Twin Peaks installment (it was roundly booed by mystified audiences at the Cannes Film Festival) appeared in theaters after the series was canceled, serving as both prequel and coda to the whole remarkable Twin Peaks phenomenon. Designed especially for dedicated followers of the series (it would just bewilder anyone else), Fire Walk with Me further investigates the murder of Laura Palmer by exploring events that took place before the series's brilliant debut feature (Twin Peaks: The Premiere), up to and including the long, dark, terrible night of Laura's death. Familiar Twin Peaks denizens Sheryl Lee, Grace Zabriskie, and Ray Wise (as the three members of the Palmer family), Kyle MacLachlan, Peggy Lipton, James Marshall, Dana Ashbrook, Miguel Ferrer, Mädchen Amick, and director David Lynch himself reprise their series roles (with Moira Kelly subbing for Lara Flynn Boyle as Donna Hayward), joined by an equally motley group of guest stars, including Harry Dean Stanton, David Bowie, Chris Isaak, and Kiefer Sutherland. --Jim Emerson

Return of the Living Dead Part II

Curious kids open a barrel of green gas linked to a mysterious military experiment, and soon a tenebrous green cloud of fog is making its way through the creepy town cemetery. Knowing exactly where this is headed is, of course, part of the fun in this tongue-in-cheek zombie sequel. Maybe it's not as fresh as its successful predecessor, but all of the key zombie ingredients are still well preserved in this second installment: ravenous "undead" in search of human brains, severed limbs with a life of their own, and lots and lots of shrieking! Taking a hackneyed premise that is a close retelling of part I, director Ken Wiederhorn (Freddy's Nightmares, Shock Waves) rejuvenates the genre with sporadic genuine scares, lots of plain old silliness, and some literally eye-popping special effects. Followed up a few years later with the equally enjoyable Return of the Living Dead Part III, this is a fun franchise that reminds you of what '80s horror was all about: bad synth music, and perms. --Matt Wold

Inquisitive kids release deadly gas from a misplaced military canister, causing corpses from a nearby cemetary to rise and wreak havoc.

DVD Features:
Audio Commentary:Commentary by Director Ken Wiederhorn and co-star Thor Van Lingen
Theatrical Trailer

The Last Place on Earth

On the road to Lake Tahoe a stressed out young executive meets a woman who forever changes his life. Shot in the spectacular Sierra Nevada Mountains "The Last Place On Earth" is a funny moving film about food passion love and a one-eared dog.System Requirements:Running Time: 88 minutesFormat: DVD MOVIE Genre: DRAMA UPC: 039414520613 Manufacturer No: MTI2061DVD

Ghost Dad

The Willies

She's Out of Control

Light-hearted spoof about the dynamics of a father's relationship with his teenage daughter when she discovers boys. Stars: Tony Danza (Angels in the Outfield, Who's the Boss), Wallace Shawn (Toy Story, Vegas Vacation, The Princess Bride), Amy Dolenz (Can't Buy Me Love, Stepmonster).

Python II

When an American cargo plane carrying a top-secret anti-personnel device is shot down over war-torn Chechnya, Russian scientists are eager to investigate. But their curiousity leads to horrific death and destruction as they inadvertently unleash the most terrifying "weapon" the world has even known: a massive, biogenitically enhanced python with lightening-fast reflexes and voracious appetite for human flesh.

The Willies with Bonus CD

Bonus CD: Scary Sounds of the Night
A harmless backyard camp out becomes an unforgettable night of chills and thrills for three young boys as they share their favorite scary stories.

They each take turns at giving each other "The Willies." The stories come to life, each more horrific than the last. The poodle in the microwave, a tasty fried rat, and a haunted house that really can "scare you to death." But the next two stories really happened...

All the fifth grade bullies loved to pick on Danny Hollister. No one believed Danny when he discovered a monster in the school bathroom--until the bullies began to disappear, one by one.

Mean ol' Gordy Belcher was a creepy fat kid whose only friends were bugs. His problems magnified (literally!), but what can you do when you're attacked by a bug bigger than you are?

When it seemed the camp out couldn't get any more terrifying, our boys discovered just how true scary stories can be. Tonight, they'll definitely get "The Willies."

Boa

It is the dawn of the new millennium and the world's first international highest security prison designed to house some of the most dangerous criminals in history has been built deep in the Antarctic. Designated only as "Facility Number 1" the prison is considered entirely escape proof and those incarcerated there thought they were all alone -- until now. What they are about to discover is that the icy tundra houses more than the deadly criminals -- a giant and deadly man-eating snake that has been frozen solid for centuries has been awakened by the human presence and understandably has a voracious appetite for human flesh. As the prehistoric slaughter begins and people die gruesomely amid blood curdling horror everyone left standing in the prison must band together to escape the paralyzing grip of the deadly creature. Are you ready for the BOA?System Requirements:Running Time: 95 Min.Format: DVD MOVIE Genre: HORROR Rating: R UPC: 043396093164 Manufacturer No: 09316

Kisses in the Dark