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Rank the week of July 5th’s Blu-ray and DVD new releases against the best films of all-time: New Releases Hobo With A Shotgun

(DVD and Blu-Ray | Nr | 2011)

Flickchart Ranking: #3839

Times Ranked: 1526

Win Percentage: 47%

Top-20 Rankings: 7

Directed By: Jason Eisener

Starring: Rutger Hauer • Gregory Smith • Molly Dunsworth • Brian Downey • Nick Bateman

Genres: Action • Adventure • Crime • Crime Thriller • Thriller

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Wake Wood

(DVD and Blu-Ray | Nr | 2011)

Flickchart Ranking: #15374

Times Ranked: 35

Win Percentage: 32%

Top-20 Rankings: 0

Directed By: David Keating

Starring: Eva Birthistle • Ella Connolly • Amelia Crowley • Aidan Gillen • Timothy Spall

Genres: Drama • Horror

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13 Assassins

(DVD and Blu-Ray | Nr | 2010)

Flickchart Ranking: #2732

Times Ranked: 1084

Win Percentage: 59%

Top-20 Rankings: 8

Directed By: Takashi Miike

Starring: Koji Yakusho • Takayuki Yamada • Yusuke Iseya • Gorô Inagaki • Masachika Ichimura

Genres: Action • Ensemble Film • Period Film • Samurai Film

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Bloodrayne: The Third Reich

(DVD and Blu-ray | R | 2010)

Flickchart Ranking: #17903

Times Ranked: 30

Win Percentage: 42%

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Last night at the historic New Beverly Theatre in Los Angeles, Dread Central, in conjunction with Dark Sky Films and Bloody Disgusting, presented the official U.S. premiere of Wake Wood, a Hammer Films production. Couldn't make the event? No worries; the flick hits home video soon, and in the meantime we've got an image gallery from the June 16th premiere for you to thumb through!

From the Press Release

July 5, 2011, will be a momentous day for fright-film aficionados as Mpi/Dark Sky Films has announced it will release Wake Wood, one of the first feature productions in more than three decades from the classic horror studio Hammer Films, on Blu-ray and DVD. Wake Wood marks a bold return to the gripping stories and atmospheric visual style that made Hammer productions the gold standard of horror via classics like The Curse of Frankenstein, Horror of Dracula, The Hound of the Baskervilles and The Vampire Lovers.

In celebration of the release of the latest tale of terror from Hammer Studios, Wake Wood, we're rustled up an exclusive clip for you! But wait ... that's not all! We've also released a new block of tickets to give away so you can see the L.A. Premiere of the flick On Us!

This is one event you do not want to miss as Dread Central, in conjunction with Dark Sky Films and Bloody Disgusting, is proud to present the U.S. premiere of Wake Wood, a Hammer Films Production.

The event will take place on Thursday, June 16th, at 9:00pm at the historic New Beverly Cinema (7165 West Beverly Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90036). After the screening there will be a special appearance and Q&A by director David Keating (pictured right) hosted by our own Heather Wixson. Each fan in attendance will receive a special limited edition one-sheet and lord only knows what else!

We're just days away from the Los Angeles premiere of Hammer Studios' Wake Wood, and to make sure that you guys don't miss a terror-filled second, we're giving away fifteen (15) pairs of tickets to the event! Read on for details!

This is one event you do not want to miss as Dread Central, in conjunction with Dark Sky Films and Bloody Disgusting, is proud to present the U.S. premiere of Wake Wood, a Hammer Films Production.

The event will take place on Thursday, June 16th, at 9:00pm at the historic New Beverly Cinema (7165 West Beverly Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90036). After the screening there will be a special appearance and Q&A by director David Keating (pictured right) hosted by our own Heather Wixson. Each fan in attendance will receive a special limited edition one-sheet and lord only knows what else!

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Hammer Horror comes Stateside next week when Wake Wood makes its Los Angeles premiere (read on for details), and to get you pumped up for the flick, we've gotten our hands on a brand new clip for you!

This is one event you do not want to miss as Dread Central, in conjunction with Dark Sky Films and Bloody Disgusting, is proud to present the U.S. premiere of Wake Wood, a Hammer Films Production.

The event will take place on Thursday, June 16th, at 9:00pm at the historic New Beverly Cinema (7165 West Beverly Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90036). After the screening there will be a special appearance and Q&A by director David Keating (pictured right). Each fan in attendance will receive a special limited edition one-sheet and lord only knows what else!

Tickets are On Sale Now so get them before they sell out by clicking that link!

On July 5, Mpi/Dark Sky Films will release the supernatural horror-thriller movie Wake Wood, a chiller from England’s venerable horror studio Hammer Films, on Blu-ray and DVD for the list prices of $34.98 and $27.98, respectively.

Pagan rituals are practiced in Wake Wood.

Directed by David Keating, the film tells the tale of Patrick and Louise Daley (12 Rounds‘ Aiden Gillen and The Children‘s Eva Birthistle), whose young daughter Alice (Ella Connolly) is killed in a ghastly attack by a crazed dog. Moving to the remote rural Irish community of Wake Wood to escape their grief, the devastated parents are “embraced” by the strange residents of the town, who introduce the couple to a bizarre pagan ritual that will bring Alice back from the grave – for three days only. Both intrigued and disturbed by the possibilities, the Daleys pursue the action, not having pondered what they will do if the ritual...

You want cool? We've got cool. Dark Sky Films, Bloody Disgusting, and Dread Central have come together to bring fans the new thriller from one of the most famous names in horror!

In Los Angeles? Planning to be in La later this month? This is one event you do not want to miss as the abovementioned trio is proud to present the U.S. premiere of Wake Wood, a Hammer Films Production.

The event will take place on Thursday, June 16th, at 9:00pm at the historic New Beverly Cinema (7165 West Beverly Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90036). After the screening there will be a special appearance and Q&A by director David Keating (pictured right) moderated by yours truly, Uncle Creepy. Each fan in attendance will receive a special limited edition one-sheet and lord only knows what else!

Tickets are On Sale Now so get them before they sell out by clicking that link!

Finally Hammer's The Wake Wood is making its way Stateside for a home video release so we can stop envying our friends from across the pond. Well, stop envying them for a little while at least. They get all the cool shit. Sigh.

From the Press Release

June 28, 2011, will be a momentous day for fright-film aficionados as that's the date Mpi/Dark Sky Films will release Wake Wood, one of the first feature productions in more than three decades from the classic horror studio Hammer Films, on Blu-ray and DVD. Wake Wood marks a bold return to the gripping stories and atmospheric visual style that made Hammer productions the gold standard of horror via classics like The Curse of Frankenstein, Horror of Dracula, The Hound of the Baskervilles and The Vampire Lovers.

The eerie instant classic will be available on both high-definition Blu-ray and DVD with SRPs, respectively, of $34.98 and...

Hammer, Hammer, Hammer! That's all we hear about these days. Today, already, we've been banging on about two of their other current projects 'The Resident', starring Hilary Swank and Christopher Lee, 'The Woman in Black' with Daniel Radcliffe, and now we're reporting on a long-forgotten project of theirs, 'Wake Wood'. It's been over 2 years now since we reported anything on the project which was set up around the time of Hammer's revival. It was set to shoot over in Ireland with Aiden Gillen, Timothy Spall and Eva Birthistle and now finally things appear to be moving forward on getting this bad-boy Brit horror into theatres with the release of a new UK quad poster. David Keating directs from a script he co-wrote with Brendan McCarthy. Ella Connolly, Amelia Crowley, Brian Gleeson, Dan Gordon and Ruth McCabe co-star and you can check out the new quad and trailer below!

Hammer Films are following up Let Me In with Wake Wood, which made quite the splash at the American Film Market recently. A theatrical release is expected next Spring, which will be followed by a DVD and VOD release. The film was directed by David Keating and it stars Eva Birthistle, Ella Connolly, Amelia Crowley and Timothy Spall. Check out both the synopsis and trailer below.

The parents of a girl who was killed by a savage dog are granted the opportunity to spend three days with their deceased daughter.

Source: Bloody-Disgusting...

Wake Wood is a film that was shot in Ireland and Exclusive Films International will distribute this back-from-the-dead styled film internationally. In the story a couple lose their daughter to a "frenzied dog attack" (Upcoming) and in the small community of Wake Wood they find a way to bring their daughter back for a three day visit, but the situation gets complicated when they will not release their daughter back to the underworld. Several production stills, a new poster, and a full synopsis are now available for Wake Wood, with some of the details inside.

The synopsis for Wake Wood here:

"The film tells the story of Patrick and Louise Daley, whose nine year old daughter, Alice, is brutally killed in a frenzied dog attack. To escape their grief, the devastated young parents relocate from the city to the remote rural community of Wake Wood. Sensing their loss, the people...

Grand Pictures has announced details of a new 6 x half hour comedy series 'Val Falvey, T.D.' Written by Arthur Mathews (Father Ted) and Paul Woodfull (Stew) and directed by Pj Dillon (Stew), the series stars Ardal O'Hanlon (Father Ted) and Owen Roe (Alarm). Supporting cast includes Amelia Crowley (The Wake Wood), Phelim Drew (The Nephew), Simon Delaney (Bachelors Walk) and Brendan Dempsey (The Revenge of Alistair Fury). Five weeks of filming on various locations in Kildare and Meath is due to wrap on 5 June. Shooting on Dv, Fionn Comerford is on camera with Driscoll Calder (32A) as costume designer. Editing is by Ray Roantree (George Gently, Rock Rivals) and will take place at Screen Scene in Dublin.