crewless news and notes

This is cool – the recently-released Hide and Creep DVD has made it all the way to Australia. And all the way to the review pages of Australian web site Terror Australis.

The good folks at the site call the movie “a minor zombie classic.” See for yourself in the full review.

Just found a little more online love for Hide and Creep.

David Cornelius, writing for HollywoodBitchslap.com called the movie “unexpectedly brilliant.” Please check out his full review and see what else he had to say about the flick.

If any Hide and Creep fans are looking for alternatives to Amazon.com…

The movie is available from DVDEmpire.com for $17.47.

Hide and Creep is also available at Buy.com for $21.10.

Finally, the real finale of my “This Movie Ain’t Gonna Shoot Itself” series at MoviePoopShoot.com.

I think.

A pretty positive review, actually. From YourVideoStoreShelf.com.

I hit a few video stores at lunch. Of three Blockbuster stores, one had a copy or copies of Hide and Creep – not sure how many, as it/they were all rented. I also stopped by a Hollywood Video store, which had at least three copies.

So, the movie is out there, even if it’s not as visible as Hitch and Million Dollar Baby.

The movie is currently available for online rental via Blockbuster. I’m hoping that Netflix will pick it up at some point, but I haven’t heard anything about that yet.

If any of you out there spot a copy, I’d love it if you’d take a minute to drop me a line and let me know where you found it.

Hide and Creep will be hitting the “streets” of North America in less than eight hours.

To whet your appetite, check out Dread Central writer Johnny Butane’s review of the Asylum DVD.

Also, “Alien Redrum” at HorrorTalk.com updated his review to include his thoughts on the DVDs special features and stuff.

… to visit Movie Poop Shoot again, a new “This Movie Ain’t Gonna Shoot Itself” column rears its ugly head.

Chris Ryall, Shoot editor-in-chief and all around good guy, is letting me write a couple of new columns to more properly wrap up my “This Movie…” series (which covers various behind-the-scenes aspects of Hide and Creep, in case you forgot).

This week’s column goes into some detail about how we ended up getting home video distribution for Hide and Creep. If you’re interested in that sort of thing, please check out “This Movie…” Part Twenty-one: Epilogue.

If you’d like to pre-order your very own copy of Hide and Creep, looks like the Asylum Store has the best price going at the moment – $17.99.

Hide and Creep has been rated “R” by the Motion Picture Association of America.

For “violence/gore, nudity, and some language.”

I must admit, though I don’t always agree with the MPAA, it’s kind of cool to have a movie with a “real” rating. Makes everything seem a little more official, somehow.

Dave Davis over at CHUD.com just started up a “Zombo Combo” contest. One of the prizes? Hide and Creep on DVD, of course. So, what are you waiting for? Get on over to CHUD.com and register to win some zombie stuff.

”…The single funniest full-length zombie movie I’ve ever seen.” That’s what syndicated web columnist Steve Anderson, AKA the “Video Store Guy,” had to say about Hide and Creep.

Please check out the the full review. Aside from being a very positive review, it’s a very entertaining one, as is just about everything that Anderson writes.

By the way, this is one of the first reviews of the “official” Hide and Creep DVD, which will be released by the Asylum on July 19. Exciting times…

Hide and Creep is now available for pre-order at MoviesUnlimited.com. The current price at MoviesUnlimited.com is $31.49.

Well, somebody’s giving it away, at least. Nix over at BeyondHollywood.com is having a little contest. The prize, you ask? Free Hide and Creep DVDs! Proceed to the contest page if you’d like a piece of the action.