DVD & Blu-ray: THE GOLEM - HOW HE CAME INTO THE WORLD (1920)

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Product Description: Widely recognized as the source of the Frankenstein myth, the ancient Hebrew legend of the Golem provided actor/director Paul Wegener with the substance for one of the most adventurous films of the German silent cinema. Suffering under the tyrannical rule of Rudolf II in 16th-century Prague, a Talmudic rabbi (Albert Steinruck) creates a giant warrior (Paul Wegener) to protect the safety of his people. When the rabbi's assistant (Ernst Deutsch) takes control of the Golem and attempts to use him for selfish gain, the lumbering monster runs rampant, abducting the rabbi's daughter (Lyda Salmonova) and setting fire to the ghetto. With its remarkable creation sequence (a dazzling blend of religion, sorcery and special effects) and the grand-scale destruction of its climax, The Golem was one of the greatest achievements of the legendary UFA Studios, and remains an undeniable landmark in the evolution of the horror film.

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New Trailers: COLD PURSUIT, THE BEACH BUM, INTO THE DARK - DOWN, TRADING PAINT and More

Today we have new trailers for:

• The revenge thriller "Cold Pursuit" starring Liam Neeson, a remake of the 2014 Noerwegian "In Order of Disappearance". Hans Petter Moland, who directed the original, is helming the remake. Emmy Rossum, Laura Dern and William Forsythe co-star.
• The stoner comedy "The Beach Bum" starring Matthew McConaughey, Isla Fisher, Jonah Hill and Zac Efron.
• The new feature-length installment in Hulu's horror anthology series "Into the Dark" produced by Jason Blum. Titled "Down", the new episode is set over a long Valentine's Day weekend.
• The racing drama "Trading Paint" starring John Travolta, Toby Sebastian, Michael Madsen and Shania Twain. The film is directed by Kurdish-Swedish filmmaker Karzan Kader, who also directed the drama "Bekas" based on his Student Academy Award-nominated short film of the same name.
• The horror comedy "Dead Ant" starring Tom Arnold, Jake Busey, Sean Astin and Cameron Richardson.
• The horror film "The Golem" directed by Doron and Yoav Paz aka The Paz Brothers.
• The supernatural thriller "The Changeover" based on the award-winning 1984 teen novel of the same name by New Zealand author Margaret Mahy. The film stars Erana James, Timothy Spall, Melanie Lynskey and Lucy Lawless.
• The dystopian thriller "Level 16" written and directed by Canadian filmmaker Danishka Esterhazy ("Black Field").

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