Captured (1999)

Title: Captured

Box Tagline: Evil Is In The Driver's Seat.

Starring: Nick Mancuso, Andrew Divoff, Linda Hoffman, Seth Peterson, Michael Mahonen

Directed By: Peter Liapis

Genre: Thriller

Release Year: 1998

VHS Release Year: 1999

Distributor: b'heivjə(r) Distribution

Box Type: Slipcase

Catalog #: 99046

Previews/Trailers: N/A

Idents: (1) Warning Screen (English/French); (2) Image Organization (Logo Ident)

Last Updated: Feb. 9, 2014

The Force (1994)

Title: The Force 
Box Tagline: Behind The Badge...Behind The Cop...Lies The Spirit Of...
Starring: Jason Gedrick, Gary Hudson, Kim Delaney, Cyndi Pass, Lyman Ward, Yasmine Bleeth, Aki Aleong
Directed By: Mark Rosman
Genre: Action/Thriller
Release Year: 1994
VHS Release Year: 1995
Distributor: Malofilm Video/New World International
Box Type: Slipcase
Catalog #: 95007
Previews/Trailers: Miles From Nowhere, The Force, A Child Too Many, Final Appeal, Teresa's Tattoo, Witness To The Execution (Retailer Incentive), The Return Of Tommy Tricker, Lakota Woman (Retailer Incentive), Timeless Tales (Priced To Own Promo for an animated Nursery Rhyme Collection).
Extras: N/A

Released in Canada in 1995 by Malofilm Video.

This is a screener copy sent exclusively to video retailers.

There is no screener copy label on the box. 

Like most screener copies, the trailer for this film precedes the feature, among many others.

There are several previews/trailers on this screener copy. They are: Miles From Nowhere (1992, Ricky Schroder), The Force (1994, Jason Gedrick), A Child Too Many (1993, TV Movie), Final Appeal (1993, Brian Dennehy, TV Movie), Teresa's Tattoo (1994, C. Thomas Howell), Witness To The Execution (Retailer Incentive) (1994, Sean Young, TV Movie), The Return Of Tommy Tricker (1994), Lakota Woman: Siege At Wounded Knee (Retailer Incentive) (1994), Timeless Tales (Priced To Own Promo for an animated Nursery Rhyme Collection).

The label on the cassette reads, "The Force Screening Copy Only".

The "Screening Copy Only" notice appears on the bottom of the screen for the entire feature.

This film went direct to video.

As of this writing, this film is not yet available on Region 1 DVD.

Features a brief early role by Yasmine Bleeth of Baywatch fame.

The American version was released by Republic Pictures Home Video in 1995.

No Contest II: Access Denied (1996)

No Contest (1995)

Title: No Contest

Box Tagline: Win, Lose...Or Die!

Starring: Andrew Dice Clay, Robert Davi, Shannon Tweed, Roddy Piper, Keram Malicki-Sanchez
Directed By: Paul Lynch

Genre: Action
Release Year: 1995

VHS Release Year: 1995

Distributor: Malofilm Canada

Box Type: Slipcase

Catalog #: 
Previews/Trailers: 

Last Updated: Feb. 8, 2014

Final Mission (1994)

Title: FINAL MISSION
Starring: Billy Wirth, Elizabeth Gracen, Steve Railsback, Corbin Bernsen
Directed By: Lee Redmond
Release Year: 1994
VHS Release Year: 1994
Distributor: Vidmark Entertainment & Malofilm Video
Box Type: Slipcase
Catalog #: VM5778

Released in 1994 by Vidmark Entertainment & Malofilm Video.

There are no trailers/previews prior to the feature.

The Malofilm Video ident and the Vidmark Entertainment ident precede the feature.

The Malofilm Video logo only appears in the opening ident and not on the box.

The Colony (AKA The Advanced Guard) (1998)

Title: THE COLONY
Starring: Robert Amico, James Avery, David Campbell, Eric Allan Kramer, Cristi Conaway
Directed By: Peter Geiger
Release Year: 1998
VHS Release Year: 1998
Distributor: Vidmark Entertainment
Box Type: Slipcase
Catalog #: VM6889

This version was released by Vidmark Entertainment in 1998 and is a "Screener Copy" sent exclusively to video retailers.

The "Screener Copy" information is printed on the box and is not a sticker.

There are four trailers that appear before the feature, "Phoenix" starring Ray Liotta, "Niagra Niagra" starring Robin Tunney, a video retailer incentive trailer for "Eden" starring Dylan Walsh and "The Colony".

During the feature, the "Viewing Copy Only" notice appears every few minutes on the screen's bottom.

The label on the cassette is a sticker and is not cheaply made like most screeners.

This is a low grade made for TV flick from the Sci-Fi Channel (Now Syfy) which also goes by the title, "The Advanced Guard".

Habitat (1997)

Title: HABITAT
Starring: Balthar Getty, Alice Krige, Tcheky Karyo, Laura Harris
Directed By: Rene Daalder
Release Year: 1997
VHS Release Year: 1997
Distributor: b'heivjə(r) Distribution
Box Type: Slipcase
Catalog #: 20003

Released in 1997 by b'heivjə(r) Distribution.

There are no trailers/previews prior to the feature.

b'heivjə(r) Distribution, a Canadian company, was once known as Malofilm Video and later Seville Pictures.

This version was distributed exclusively in Canada.

The b'heivjə(r) Distribution logo appears on the box only, it does not appear as an ident before the feature. The Les Films Seville Pictures ident & the August Entertainment ident precede the feature.                  

Last updated: Feb. 8, 2014

Separate Lives (1995)

Title: SEPARATE LIVES
Box TagLine: She Hired Him To Watch Her.
Starring: Linda Hamilton, James Belushi, Vera Miles
Directed By: David Madden
Release Year: 1995
VHS Release Year: 1995
Previews/Trailers: Kicking And Screaming (1995)
Distributor: Vidmark Entertainment/Malofilm Video
Box Type: Slipcase
Catalog #: VM 5569

Released in 1995 by Vidmark Entertainment & Malofilm Video.

Linda Hamilton & James Belushi first paired together in the 1990 comedy, "Mr. Destiny".

The Malofilm logo does not appear on the box but does appear on the cassette's ink label along with the Vidmark Entertainment logo.

Both Hamilton & Belushi were former co-stars of Arnold Schwarzenegger. Hamilton in the first two "Terminator" films and Belushi in "Red Heat".

Features a preview/trailer for the 1995 romantic comedy, "Kicking And Screaming".

The Malofilm Video ident followed by the Trimark Pictures ident open the feature.

Last Updated: Sept. 27, 2015

Tales From The Crypt: Night Of Horror

Title: Tales From The Crypt: Night Of Horror
Starring: Michael J. Fox, Billy Wirth, Tia Carrere, Teri Garr, Michelle Johnson, Brion James
Directed By: Michael J. Fox, Russell Mulcahy, William Friedkin
Release Year: 1994
VHS Release Year: 1994
Distributor: Malofilm Video, New World Pictures, Republic Pictures Home Video
Box Type: Slipcase
Catalog #: 94086

This is a 1994 Canadian slipcase release co-distributed by Malofilm Video, New World Pictures & Republic Pictures Home Video.

This is a collection of three "tales" from various seasons of the HBO series, "Tales From The Crypt"

The three "tales" in this collection are "The Trap" (Directed and with a brief cameo by Michael J. Fox), "Split Second" & "On a Deadman's Chest".

"Split Second" is my all time favorite episode of "Tales From The Crypt".

Michelle Johnson didn't go on to be much of a star but she did have two amazing "assets" going for her. Yes, you see them in the "Split Second" segment and they are spectacular.

The Malofilm Video & New World International logo sequences are shown before the feature.

There are no previews before the feature.

The Republic Pictures Home Video logo only appears on the front ink label and not in the actual feature or the slipcase.

The episodes are edited together without their opening and end credits, giving it more of a theatrical horror anthology feel. Each segments credits are edited together following the last story, in the order of "On A Deadman's Chest", "Split second" & "The Trap". This is a reverse order of how the episodes are sequenced on the tape.

The intro for this collection retains the usual "Home Box Office Presents", however, the "Tales From The Crypt" title logo does not appear after the intro ends, it is placed somewhere in the middle with the "Night Of Horror" graphic below it.