Stars: Tom Arnold, Michael Madsen, Lorenzo McGovern Zaini, Mia McGovern Zaini, Douglas Dean, Gabriele Greggio, Katie McGovern, Esmeralda Spadea, Mark Thompson-Ashworth | Written by Mario Bellino, Ferdinando Dell’Omo, Andrea Fazzini, Andrea Iervolino | Directed by Francesco Cinquemani
A Christmas heist movie? Two burglars try to steal from a house that happens to have a couple of kids there too. You’d be forgiven for thinking you might have seen this all before but Christmas Thieves is nothing at all like Home Alone.
I don’t mean in quality either – I don’t expect any movie, let alone a Christmas movie, to be as great as Home Alone but this movie just goes off in all kinds of directions and is not at all what I expected.
In Christmas Thieves ,Frank (Tom Arnold) and Vince (Michael Madsen) are ready to take presents from houses on Christmas Eve when they happen upon a house...
A Christmas heist movie? Two burglars try to steal from a house that happens to have a couple of kids there too. You’d be forgiven for thinking you might have seen this all before but Christmas Thieves is nothing at all like Home Alone.
I don’t mean in quality either – I don’t expect any movie, let alone a Christmas movie, to be as great as Home Alone but this movie just goes off in all kinds of directions and is not at all what I expected.
In Christmas Thieves ,Frank (Tom Arnold) and Vince (Michael Madsen) are ready to take presents from houses on Christmas Eve when they happen upon a house...
- 11/15/2021
- by Alain Elliott
- Nerdly
For the second week of January, horror and sci-fi fans have another relatively quiet week of home entertainment releases to look forward to this Tuesday. Scream Factory has given the underrated thriller Dead of Winter an HD overhaul on their upcoming Blu-ray, and Severin Films is resurrecting the cult classic The Survivor with a brand new 2K transfer.
Other releases for January 10th include Under the Shadow, B.C. Butcher, The Harrow, The Summoning, and the double feature Blu-ray of Crystal Lake Memories and Never Sleep Again.
Dead of Winter (Scream Factory, Blu-ray)
Katie McGovern will do anything to make it as an actress…even if it kills her.
Academy Award winner Mary Steenburgen* and Roddy McDowell star in the chilling Dead Of Winter. When struggling actress Katie (Steenburgen) is offered the opportunity to replace an actress who has suffered an emotional breakdown during a film shoot, she jumps at...
Other releases for January 10th include Under the Shadow, B.C. Butcher, The Harrow, The Summoning, and the double feature Blu-ray of Crystal Lake Memories and Never Sleep Again.
Dead of Winter (Scream Factory, Blu-ray)
Katie McGovern will do anything to make it as an actress…even if it kills her.
Academy Award winner Mary Steenburgen* and Roddy McDowell star in the chilling Dead Of Winter. When struggling actress Katie (Steenburgen) is offered the opportunity to replace an actress who has suffered an emotional breakdown during a film shoot, she jumps at...
- 1/10/2017
- by Heather Wixson
- DailyDead
The opportunity of a lifetime could turn into a fight for survival in Dead of Winter. Co-starring Mary Steenburgen and Roddy McDowell, Dead of Winter hits home media in high-def on January 10th from Scream Factory, and we've been provided with three Blu-ray copies to give away to lucky Daily Dead readers.
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Prize Details: (3) Winners will receive (1) Blu-ray copy of Dead of Winter.
How to Enter: For a chance to win, email contest@dailydead.com with the subject “Dead of Winter Contest”. Be sure to include your name and mailing address.
Entry Details: The contest will end at 12:01am Est on January 15th. This contest is only open to those who are eighteen years of age or older that live in the United States. Only one entry per household will be accepted.
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Dead of Winter Blu-ray: "Katie McGovern will do anything to make it as an actress…even if it kills her.
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Prize Details: (3) Winners will receive (1) Blu-ray copy of Dead of Winter.
How to Enter: For a chance to win, email contest@dailydead.com with the subject “Dead of Winter Contest”. Be sure to include your name and mailing address.
Entry Details: The contest will end at 12:01am Est on January 15th. This contest is only open to those who are eighteen years of age or older that live in the United States. Only one entry per household will be accepted.
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Dead of Winter Blu-ray: "Katie McGovern will do anything to make it as an actress…even if it kills her.
- 1/9/2017
- by Derek Anderson
- DailyDead
What seems like the opportunity of a lifetime for an actress could actually end her life in Dead of Winter. With Scream Factory releasing the 1987 thriller on Blu-ray beginning January 10th, we have high-def clips and a trailer from the film that stars Mary Steenburgen and Roddy McDowell.
Dead of Winter Blu-ray: "Katie McGovern will do anything to make it as an actress…even if it kills her.
Academy Award® winner Mary Steenburgen* and Roddy McDowell star in the chilling Dead Of Winter. When struggling actress Katie (Steenburgen) is offered the opportunity to replace an actress who has suffered an emotional breakdown during a film shoot, she jumps at the chance for the role of a lifetime. Arriving at the filming location – an isolated mansion in upstate New York – and getting to know her two mysterious benefactors, Dr. Lewis (Jan Rubes, Witness), and Mr. Murray (McDowell, Fright Night), she begins...
Dead of Winter Blu-ray: "Katie McGovern will do anything to make it as an actress…even if it kills her.
Academy Award® winner Mary Steenburgen* and Roddy McDowell star in the chilling Dead Of Winter. When struggling actress Katie (Steenburgen) is offered the opportunity to replace an actress who has suffered an emotional breakdown during a film shoot, she jumps at the chance for the role of a lifetime. Arriving at the filming location – an isolated mansion in upstate New York – and getting to know her two mysterious benefactors, Dr. Lewis (Jan Rubes, Witness), and Mr. Murray (McDowell, Fright Night), she begins...
- 1/7/2017
- by Derek Anderson
- DailyDead
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