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SCREEN IT DVD CAPSULE REVIEWS Site Directory: Home Page Free Newsletter! DVD Reviews This Week's New Movies Complete List of Movies (alphabetical) Movies Listed By MPAA Ratings Movies Listed By Genre This Week's New Videos Complete List of Videos (alphabetical) Videos Listed By MPAA Ratings Videos Listed By Genre Advertise On Screen It! Visitor Survey Send Us Your Comments/Questions First Time Visitors Official Movie Pages & Other Links Less filling than our full-length reviews but still informative, our DVD capsule reviews offer technical and supplemental information for each release, along with a quick look at whether the title is any good and/or entertaining or enjoyable. THE FALL OF THE HOUSE OF USHER Length: 80 minutes Screen Formats: 2.35:1, 16x9 Languages: English, French Subtitles: English, French, Spanish Sound: Dolby Digital 2.0 Sides: 1 Extras: Scene selection/Jump to any scene. Running audio commentary by producer/director Roger Corman. Original theatrical trailer. Based on Edgar Allan Poe's chilling tale about a family man driven to savage bloodlust by a power beyond their wildest fears, this story proves that there's no place like home...for horror! Convinced that his family's blood is tainted by generations of evil, Roderick Usher (Vincent Price) is hell-bent on destroying his sister Madeline's (Myrna Fahey) wedding. But when Madeleine's fiancé arrives at the haunted castle to claim his lovely bride, he soon discovers that, for this family, their house is more than just a home...it's their tomb! Noted as being legendary "B" movie producer/director Roger Coorman's first adaptation of a Poe story, this 1960 picture had a modest budget of $200,000, but became one of the top box office hits of the year. The Fall of the House of Usher is now available for purchase by clicking here. "X" THE MAN WITH X-RAY EYES Length: 79 minutes Screen Formats: 1.85:1, 16x9 Languages: English Subtitles: English, French, Spanish Sound: Dolby Digital 2.0 Sides: 1 Extras: Scene selection/Jump to any scene. Running audio commentary by producer/director Roger Corman. Original theatrical prologue (4+ minutes). Original theatrical trailer. A tale of heart-pounding suspense (at least back when it was released), this sci-fi flick featured actor Ray Milland ("The Lost Weekend," "Dial M For Murder") as a doctor so blinded by ambition that he dared to glimpse eternity. When the brilliant Dr. Xavier (Milland) concocts a serum to improve human sight, he stumbles upon a formula for x-ray vision. Inspired by its awesome medical potential, but shunned by his short-sighted colleagues, the doctor tests the potion on himself, only to discover that his ability to see through walls, clothing and flesh is slowly eclipsed by an insatiable desire to look still further - even if it means seeing more than any mortal can bear. The first recipient of "The Silver Spaceship" at the 1963 International Festival of Science Fiction Films, this film was shot in just three short weeks by producer/director Roger Coorman and featured comedian/actor Don Rickles in a supporting role. X - The Man with the X-Ray Eyes is now available for purchase by clicking here. THE PIT AND THE PENDULUM Length: 80 minutes Screen Formats: 2.35:1 Languages: English, French Subtitles: English, French, Spanish Sound: Dolby Digital 2.0 Sides: 1 Extras: Scene selection/Jump to any scene. Running audio commentary by producer/director Roger Corman. Original theatrical prologue (5 minutes). Original theatrical trailer. Happily ever after goes under the knife in this saga of murder, madness and forbidden desire. Starring Hollywood horror icon Vincent Price, this thriller is a tale of razor-sharp terror. Haunted by horrifying childhood memories, the son (Price) of the Spanish Inquisition's most notorious assassin teeters on the brink of insanity. But when his adulterous wife fakes her own death to drive him over the edge, she soon discovers that betrayal cuts both ways as the man she wants to destroy not only becomes her judge and jury, but also her executioner. Written by Richard Matheson ("Somewhere in Time," "The Omega Man") and directed by Roger Corman ("Little Shop of Horrors," "The Raven"), this 1961 film was the director's second adaptation of an Edgar Allan Poe story and became best known for its signature set pieces featuring that progressively dropping, razor-sharp pendulum. The Pit and the Pendulum is now available for purchase by clicking here. MORE MGM MIDNIGHT MOVIE TITLES Beach Blanket Bingo Donovan's Brain Dr. Goldfoot Thing with Two Heads Village of the Giants