MOH S2: Landis’ FAMILY Visits April 17 From Anchor Bay Entertainment

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> “From the opening moments…Landis perfectly captures
> that sinister suburban vibe…” Bloody-Disgusting.com
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> “George Wendt is amazing…”Horror.com
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> JOHN LANDIS’ “FAMILY” MOVES IN
> ON MASTERS OF HORROR SEASON TWO
> FROM ANCHOR BAY ENTERTAINMENT
>
> From the twisted minds behind An American Werewolf in London,
> “Masters of
> Horror: Deer Woman” and Frailty;
> The DVD Comes Home Starting April 17th
>
> TORONTO, ON – Returning from last season’s Masters of Horror
> episode “Deer
> Woman,” director John Landis (An American Werewolf in London, Innocent
> Blood) focuses his artistic gaze at suburbia itself – and creates
> one of the
> most critically-acclaimed episodes in Masters of Horror Season Two.
> On April
> 17th 2007, Anchor Bay Entertainment invades the tranquility of the
> suburbs
> with “Family.” Written by Brent Hanley (Frailty) and starring
> sitcom star
> George Wendt (Norm from “Cheers”), “Family” is a film that
> Slasherpool.com
> declared “Brilliant, disturbing and refreshing.”
>
> Co-starring Meredith Monroe (“Dawson’s Creek”) and Matt Keeslar
> (Scream 3,
> “Rose Red”), “Family” pierces the neighbors’ curtains for a satiric
> vision
> of suburbia, the likes of which had not been seen since David
> Lynch’s Blue
> Velvet. Harold Thompson (George Wendt) is a mild-mannered bachelor
> living in
> an idyllic, sun-drenched planned community. Unbeknownst to his
> neighbors, he
> has a skeleton in his closet – several, in fact. During the day, he
> happily
> works in the basement, stripping the flesh off his latest murder
> victims as
> he builds the “perfect” family.
>
> When a young couple moves next door, Harold sets his sights on the
> sexy
> young wife (Meredith Monroe) as his potential new “bride.” Amid the
> manicured lawns and white picket fences, can Harold hide his monstrous
> secret long enough to complete his gruesome goal?
>
> Ever since its first airing, “Family” has received some of the best
> reviews
> for the entire series. DreadCentral.com says “Family” “…walks the
> fine line
> between disturbing and out and out hilarious” and Bloody-Disgusting
> hails
> the film as “…one of the most fun segments in the MoH textbook.”
>
> The fun with “Family” doesn’t stop with the feature presentation.
> Crack open
> the cellar door and you’ll find a basement-full of bone-us features
> including:
>
> * Widescreen (1.78:1) presentation, enhanced for 16×9 televisions
> * Skin and Bones: The Making of “Family”
> * Terror Tracks: Mastering the “Family” Score
> * Audio commentary featuring Writer Brent Hanley
> * Original Storyboards by William David Hogan
> * Still Gallery
> * John Landis Bio
> * Screenplay (DVD-ROM)
>
> First airing on the Showtime cable network in October 2005 to
> critical and
> public acclaim, each one-hour “Masters of Horror” film elevates the
> genre to
> a new standard in terror, written and directed by some of the genre’s
> leading practitioners. Masters of Horror is a co-production of
> Starz Media,
> Industry Entertainment and Nice Guy Prods.
>
> The executive producers of Masters of Horror are Morris Berger,
> Steve Brown,
> John W. Hyde, Keith Addis, Andrew Deane; and Mick Garris. Lisa
> Richardson
> and Tom Rowe are producers. Adam Goldworm and Ben Browning are co-
> producers
> on the series.
>
> Anchor Bay Entertainment is distributed by Starz Home Entertainment, a
> division of Starz Media. Starz Media, LLC, is a programming
> production and
> distribution company operating worldwide. It includes the Film
> Roman, Anchor
> Bay Entertainment, and Manga Entertainment brands. Its units create
> animated
> and live-action programming — including theatrical films — and
> programming
> created under contract for other media companies. It distributes that
> programming, and programming acquired from outside producers,
> through home
> video retailers, theaters, broadcasters, ad supported and premium
> television
> channels, and Internet and wireless video distributors in the US and
> internationally. Starz Media is an operating unit of Starz, LLC,
> which is a
> wholly owned subsidiary of Liberty Media Corporation that is
> attributed to
> Liberty Capital Group.
>
> Industry Entertainment Partners, a leading talent management and
> production
> company, has produced award-winning films including sex, lies and
> videotape,
> Drugstore Cowboy, The Player, Requiem for a Dream, and Quills.
>

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