DVD - February 07

'Children of Men': Region 1

"Children of Men" envisages a world one generation from now that has fallen into anarchy on the heels of an infertility defect in the population. The world's youngest citizen has just died at 18, and humankind is facing the likelihood of its own extinction. Set against a backdrop of London torn apart by violence and warring nationalistic sects, "Children of Men" follows an unlikely champion of Earth's survival: Theo (Clive Owen), a disillusioned ex-activist turned bureaucrat, who is forced to face his own demons and protect the planet's last remaining hope.

'Children of Men' (Official site)

'The Matrimony': Region free

The Matrimony, a thrilling film mixing romance and horror, stars Hong Kong top singer Leon Lai (Three), charismatic actress Rene Liu (Happy Birthday) from Taiwan, and Mainland Chinese beauty Fan Bingbing (A Battle of Wits).The third feature film by new generation director Teng Huatao, The Matrimony unfolds an eerie love story set in 1930s Shanghai.

Rich young man Junchu (Leon Lai) cannot pluck up his courage to propose to his broadcaster girlfriend Manli (Fan Bingbing), who dies in a traffic accident before becoming his wife.In deep regret, Junchu locks himself up in his creepy old mansion. His mother marries him to a young woman Sansan (Rene Liu), hoping to alleviate his grief but with little success. To their surprise, Manli's ghost still lingers in the house, and even possesses Sansan's body in order to have a taste of being Junchu's wife...

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'Frostbite': Region 2

Annika and her teenage daughter Saga arrive in a small town in Lapland in order for her to start a new job, and the pair a new life. It's not long before Saga is making a friend, Vega; a raven-haired goth. Can Vega be trusted? Moreover, will mother and daughter discover the town's horrifying secret before it's too late? 'Frostbite' is an invigorating vampire film with a difference: Set in a part of the world that is plunged into darkness for weeks upon end, there is no escaping these creatures of the night at dawn. With comedic overtones and a post-modernist sensibility that is steeped in the writings of Bram Stoker and Hammer Horror.

'Frostbite' (Official site)

'Shutter': Region 1

There's good Asian horror and then there's bad Asian horror. 'Shutter' is GREAT Asian horror. Despite using many a cliché of the genre, and possessing more than a few sequences that feel like filler, 'Shutter' does what the best Asian horror films do: it intrigues and involves, and ultimately reveals in a possibly unexpected and haunting manner.

Ananda Everingham stars as Tun, a photographer who is witness to a terrible car accident. With his girlfriend Jane (Natthaweeranuch Thongmee) driving, the two hit a woman on a dark road with his car. But instead of stopping to check on the victim's well being, Tun urges Jane to drive on.

But, something comes back to haunt them. While taking photos at a graduation, Tun begins seeing a pale, long-haired woman. Also, shadows begin appearing in his photos and negatives. The shadows usually resemble indistinct white shapes, but sometimes a ghostly profile - or full-on face - appears in the photos.

Jane isn't doing so hot either: she encounters a long-haired woman pulling herself out of the sink in Tun's darkroom. While some debunk Tun's photos as the product of a defective camera, the woman in the sink is a dead giveaway that something's not right in Denmark. Yes, there is a spirit out there, and yes, it's pissed. The big question is what Tun and Jane can do about it.

'Sheitan' aka 'Satan' 9: Region 2

Three guys meet two gorgeous girls in a Parisian nightclub and count themselves lucky when the girls invite them to an isolated country house. Upon arrival, they meet a bizarre caretaker (Vincent Cassell) with a sinister smile, and it only gets freakier from there. Sheitan is sure to shock with its envelope-pushing absurdity, high-energy suspense, and first-rate bloody horror.

'Satan' (Official site)