CYNTHIA ROTHROCK KICKS IT IN NEW ACTION FEATURE

LOS ANGELES, CA – Cynthia Rothrock made a name for herself first as the undefeated middleweight World Karate Champion in Forms & Weapons for five consecutive years, then as the lead femme fatale in over 50 movies starting with  24 Hours to Midnight, the cult favorite  Above the Law and the Sally Field hit thriller Eye for an Eye. Now the iron lady and her trademark Scorpion Kick are kickboxing their way to the screen in Badass Showdown, arriving on DVD and VOD April 2, 2013.
Uber MMA fighter manager Ivy Reed (Rothrock) is unique as a woman in a male-dominated field. Her determination to win leads her to use a special formula to find her champion fighters. Though her trainer Jimmy (Josh Griego) doesn’t see eye to eye with her, he nevertheless works with her current crop of auditioning fighters to see if any of them are worthy of being managed by the Kickboxing world’s most decorated female warrior.
Badass Showdown pays homage to the plethora of action features headlined by Rothrock throughout the late 1980s and 90s. One of a very few in her field, she became a mainstay in martial arts cinema thanks to her roles on television’s  Hercules: The Legend Continues, The Dukes of Hazard Reunion, and multiple movie franchises like Lady Dragon, Martial Law, Rage and Honor, Fast Getaway, Tiger Claws, and China O’Brien.  Now kicking ass for a new generation, Rothrock headlines a cast of muscle bound up-and-comers like Ryan Greco (Nickelodeon’s Victorious), Kip Canyon (Puppet Master: Axis Rising) and Brandon Schinaman (Party Like the Rich and Famous).
Rothrock and her teammates will strike April 2, 2013 on DVD and through major Video on Demand networks like Amazon VOD, Time Warner, iTunes, Vudu.com, Xbox, AT&T Uverse, Verizon Fios, Comcast, Cox, Brighthouse, Insight, Cablevision, Charter, Sony Playstation, DISH VOD and DIRECT TV. Pre-book for DVD is March 5, 2013.

BLOOD SUCKERS & SPEED DEMONS CONQUER THIS FALL

Leeches, demons and vampires join forces for a fear-filled fall with a double feature 10^th Anniversary release of LEECHES! and SPEED DEMON and the all-new vampire thriller IMMORTAL KISS: QUEEN OF THE NIGHT starring the first African-American 007 Bond girl Trina Parks. Both discs street November 6, 2012.

When a college swim team begins using a powerful new steroid to enhance their performances, their dip in a leech filled lake produces foot long blood suckers after feeding off the fit young men. Soon the entire campus is under siege as the hungry critters make a smorgasbord of the student bodies. LEECHES!, starring 2012 DALLAS star Josh Henderson, and soapsters Matt Twining (ONE LIFE TO LIVE) and Charity Rahmer (DAYS OF OUR LIVES), was directed by David DeCoteau and written by Fangoria magazines’s Michael Gingold. LEECHES! is celebrating its 10^th Anniversary on a Letterboxed special edition DVD with a making of, on-camera interviews with DeCoteau and FX creator Jeff Farley, never before seen footage, blooper reel, photo gallery and a commentary track with the director and writer.

On the same disc is DeCoteau’s SPEED DEMON, also celebrating a decade of fright. When a gang takes over a southern California community, a mysterious driver with a demonic hood ornament appears, taking out the gang members one-by-one. SPEED DEMON is also presented in Letterboxed Widescreen with the director’s commentary and stars Mark Ian Miller (THE FRIGHTENING), Collin Stark (THE O.C.) and Robert Donavan (DALLAS). SRP for the double-feature disc is $19.98.  

Out on its own is IMMORTAL KISS: QUEEN OF THE NIGHT, a supernatural thriller audiences can really sink their teeth into. The title marks the cinematic return of Trina Parks and co-stars Preston Davis of TV’s ENTOURAGE.

The eccentric Amina (Parks) and her secretive assistant Parnell (Davis) have invited five handsome young men to her secluded mansion with the promise of work. Little do the men know the sexually charged mistress is actually a vampire seeking a new single consort – and only one will survive to be her chosen prince of darkness.

It has been thirty-six years since Parks last feature film, THE MUTHERS, but it was her turn as “Thumper” in DIAMONDS ARE FOREVER that made her famous, becoming the first African-American Bond Girl of the 007 franchise. IMMORTAL KISS director David DeCoteau sought out the professional singer and dancer to lead the all-black cast. “I’ve been a fan of Trina’s for such a long time,” he says. “She was just stunning in so many of her early roles and she’s remained a beautiful and talented woman. To have her lead our cast has been a wonderful experience. She poured so much energy into her role as Amina, she really makes the film.”

Both DVDs will release day and date through major retailers and VOD. Fans can view LEECHES!, SPEED DEMON and IMMORTAL KISS: QUEEN OF THE NIGHT through various options including iTunes, Amazon, cinemanow.com, Sony Play Station, Time Warner, Comcast, Charter, AT&T Universe, Verizon, Xbox and more. For more information and including photos, captions and poster art, please visit www.rapidheart.com/immortal-kiss-queen-of-the-night/

BREAKING NEWS! 1313: BERMUDA TRIANGLE NOW AVAILABLE ON DVD AND VOD NATIONWIDE!


David DeCoteau's movies have become a sensation on DVD! Just look at what the press is saying about these titles.... Imagine taking all of the classic horror movie formulas and turning them on their ear, with a distinctly hot masculine twist. That’s right, it’s the men running half naked through the woods, hunky men in the shower; finally, all of the classic elements of horror and suspense have been blended with a hearty dose of male eye candy! Filmmaker David DeCoteau introduces the 1313 series of sexy suspense movies, starring some of the hottest male models and promising young actors in the entertainment business.

 Rapid Heart’s sexy creature feature 1313: BIGFOOT ISLAND is now available on VOD and DVD. On an island in the Pacific Northwest, a young man readies a cabin for the arrival of his friends, who come to this place every year to relax and shape up; only this time, they're about to meet their worst nightmare. The film stars Kathryn Collins (Hanna’s Gold, the TV series 10 Things I Hate About You) and Steven Love (the TV series Supernatural and The Secret Circle).

 Also available on DVD and VOD is 1313: UFO INVASION. ADAM is a graduate student in theoretical astronomy who’s always been interested in what’s ‘out there’ and he finds a perfect opportunity to both work and play…..in Roswell, New Mexico. Starring Aaron Thornton (1313: Cougar Cult), cult movie queen Monique Parent, and Derek North (1313: Haunted Frat, The Young and the Restless).

1313: WICKED STEPBROTHER is available now on DVD and VOD. 18 years old JARROD MYCROFT is horrified to learn that a faceless killer is celebrating his birthday by filling his mansion with the corpses of his closest friends....The film stars Jordan Nichols and Michelle Bauer.

Also available is 1313: ACTOR SLASH MODEL. An embittered actor who decides it's time to slash a few models after losing a life-changing role to some guy who looks good with his shirt off....This feature stars Michelle Bauer and Chris Galya.

And in 1313: BOY CRAZIES, Trent’s dream of becoming a top model quickly turns into a nightmare when his male model housemates turn out to be a band of insatiable vampires led by the ruthless and powerful queen vampire Sheila. The film’s cast includes Monique Parent and Lee Kholafai.

Additional entries in DeCoteau’s “1313” series of dark, sensual thrillers include 1313: COUGAR CULT, starringLinnea Quigley, Brinke Stevens and Michelle Bauer, as three incredible "Cougars" who have met have this nasty habit of transforming into actual "Cougars”; 1313: NIGHTMARE MANSION, the stylish haunted house revenge thriller featuring “Survivor” winner Jud Birza; 1313: GIANT KILLER BEES! gives a fresh new twist to the ‘killer creature feature’ theme, and 1313: HAUNTED FRAT starring Graham Rogers, offers a refreshing spin on the ‘sorority babe in peril’ film (this time it’s fraternity dudes in the shower!).  1313: Billy the Kid, 1313: Hercules Unbound, and 1313: Night of the Widow are coming soon!

Now available ON DEMAND via Time Warner, Comcast, Cox, AT&;T, Verizon Fios, Brighthouse, Charter, and Insight, and AT&T Uverse. Stream or download at iTunes, Amazon VOD, Vudu.com, Cinemanow.com, Rovi, Xbox,Zune.net. Buy the DVDs at tlavideo.com, Wolfevideo.com, amazon.com, dvdempire.com, cduniverse.com,barnesandnoble.com, fye.com, Suncoast, tower.com, bestbuy.com, target.com, and walmart.com.

In Canada, ON DEMAND via Shaw, Rogers, Bell, Videotron, Cogeco, Telus, MTS and Sasktel as well as iTunes Canada and Microsoft Canada. Check out the hot film trailers at www.rapidheart.com Rapid Heart Pictures Ltd. is the boutique motion picture production and distribution company of Cult Filmmaker David DeCoteau who has produced and directed more than 80 feature films over the past 30 years. For more information and to view film trailers, visit http://www.rapidheart.com.

Invasions of the Thrilling Kind from David DeCoteau’s Rapid Heart Pictures!

So what’s going on at veteran horror director David DeCoteau’s Rapid Heart Pictures? Only some dramatic invasions by UFOs, legendary cougars, killer bees and a sexy male underwear model!

Mastering yet another form of popular media, DeCoteau introduces Rapid Heart Radio; a dynamic new Live 365 station that features some exclusive interviews with Linnea Quigley, Brinke Stevens and Michelle Bauer on the set of 1313: COUGAR CULT! This sexy thriller, offering DeCoteau’s theatrical reunion with three legendary scream queens, is set to be released Feb. 1 on VOD and DVD.

Rapid Heart Radio also features an interview with International Male Super Model Marcus Schenkenberg, who discusses his new line of men’s underwear; sexy undies currently making their grand debut in DeCoteau movies.

In other movie news, the sizzling erotic thrillers 1313: NIGHTMARE MANSION and 1313: GIANT KILLER BEES! are now available on iTunes and Amazon VOD. And DeCoteau is currently wrapping up production of 1313: UFO INVASION, starring Aaron Thornton, Monique Parent, DJ Parker, Christian Lake, Derek North, Kirby Reinheart, Priyom Haider, Scott Jordan, Max Foumberg, Matt Gedz and Brad Slaughter.

Also available on VOD is 1313: HAUNTED FRAT, now showing on CHARTER, AT&T Uverse, Verizon FIOS, ROGERS, DISH Network VOD, COGECO, RCN, INSIGHT, MEDIACOM, Suddenlink, and many others. This exciting scorcher comes to DVD Nov. 1.

And check out David DeCoteau's exclusive commentary for TRAILERS FROM HELL, where DeCoteau offers his views on the 70s Grindhouse Classic BEYOND THE DOOR (1974). Learn more at trailersfromhell.com

Another DeCoteau discovery hits the big time!

From VARIETY...

Graham Rogers plans for 'Long Time Gone'
Siegel-Magness taps thesp to play Meg Ryan's teen son

By JEFF SNEIDER, DAVE MCNARY

Exclusive: "Precious" producer Sarah Siegel-Magness has tapped Graham Rogers for
her directorial debut "Long Time Gone."

Ryan toplines the Smokewood Entertainment production as a woman who suffers a
nervous breakdown after her cheating husband leaves her. Rogers will play Ryan's
18-year-old son Henry, a good-hearted stoner who has flunked out of high school
and is determined to comfort her with the help of his estranged older brother
(Zach Gilford, "Friday Night Lights") and live-in girlfriend (Amanda Crew, "Sex
Drive").

Karen McCullah ("The Ugly Truth") wrote the script, which is based on April
Stevens' novel "Angel, Angel." Scribe will also produce with Bobbi Sue Luther
and Gary Magness, while Andrew Sugerman and Seth Jaret will exec produce.

Rogers, who stars in the upcoming genre pic "1313: Haunted Frat," will soon be
seen alongside "Glee" thesp Chris Colfer in the indie comedy "Struck By
Lightning." He's repped by APA, Dino May Management and attorney Rick Genow.

DeCoteau AlumnI KEEPS GROWING!

David DeCoteau’s films are famous for discovering new talent. Here’s a rogue’s gallery of stars who were first discovered on DeCoteau’s celluloid:

NEVER BACK DOWN’s Sean Faris (THE BROTHERHOOD II), GLEE’s Cory Monteith (KILLER BASH), ONE LIFE TO LIVE’s Jason-Shane Scott (SHREIKER), INSTANT STAR’s Kristopher Turner (THE BROTHERHOOD III), SLAPSHOT 3’s Greyston Holt (THE SISTERHOOD), SHARK’s Samuel Page (THE BROTHERHOOD), 90210’s Josh Henderson (LEECHES!), GENERAL HOSPITAL’s Nathan Parsons (THE BROTHERHOOD V), HARPER’S ISLAND’s C.J. Thomason (THE BROTHERHOOD II), ONE LIFE TO LIVE’s John Paul Lavoisier (WOLVES OF WALL STREET), STARGATE UNIVERSE’s Bradley Stryker (THE BROTHERHOOD), ALL MY CHILDREN’s Jeff Branson (WOLVES OF WALL STREET), ONE LIFE TO LIVE’s Matthew Twining (THE FRIGHTENING), BRING IT ON’s Huntley Ritter (VOODOO ACADEMY), 24’s Riley Smith (ALIEN ARSENAL), ARMY WIVES’ Drew Fuller (VOODOO ACADEMY), TIGERLAND’s Russell Richardson (ANCIENT EVIL), THE ROOM’s Greg Sestero (RETRO-PUPPETMASTER), KYLE XY’s Chris Olivero (ALIEN ARSENAL), JEEPERS CREEPERS II’s Josh Hammond (ALIEN ARSENAL), MY BOYS’ Kyle Howard (SKELETONS), AS THE WORLD TURNS’ Michael Lowry (PUPPETMASTER III), SWEET HOME ALABAMA’s C.J. Cox (NIGHTMARE SISTERS), POWER RANGERS’ Jason Faunt (TOTEM), TIGERLAND’s Dane Northcutt (WITCHOUSE), ONE LIFE TO LIVE’s Kamar De Los Reyes (GHETTOBLASTER), THE BOLD AND THE BEAUTIFUL's Brandon Beemer (THE BROTHERHOOD), HEARTLAND's Graham Wardle (KILLER BASH).

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1313: COUGAR CULT wraps! New release schedule!

Legendary Scream Queens Unite for a Cougar Reunion as Veteran Filmmaker David DeCoteau’s Rapid Heart Pictures Introduces New 1313 DVD/VOD film franchise!

Veteran filmmaker David DeCoteau (director of numerous cult classics such as Puppet Master 3, The Brotherhood and many others) has been busy filming his thrilling new “1313” series of sexy DVD/VOD suspense features, and has completed principal photography on 1313: COUGAR CULT, a Rapid Heart Pictures release starring Linnea Quigley, Brinke Stevens and Michelle Bauer. It’s the 25th year reunion of the three most legendary scream queens in horror movie history; and it’s no surprise that they’ve all turned into cougars!

1313: COUGAR CULT marks the 25th year reunion of DeCoteau with the three premiere leading ladies of the horror genre, who he previously directed in such cult classics as Nightmare Sisters and Sorority Babes in the Slimeball Bowl-A-Rama. It also marks the continuation of Rapid Heart’s thrilling new “1313” series of sexy DVD suspense movies; a series released through the company’s new DVD/VOD distribution company. In this scorching thriller, set to be released in early 2012 on DVD and VOD, three nerdy college guys score the summer job of their dreams, only to discover they've landed in a nightmare; the nightmare being that the three incredible "Cougars" they’ve met have this nasty habit of transforming into actual "Cougars"—painfully sharp teeth and all.

Additional entries in DeCoteau’s “1313” series of dark thrillers are coming soon to DVD/VOD.

1313: NIGHTMARE MANSION, the stylish haunted house revenge thriller featuring “Survivor” winner Judson "Fabio" Birza, is coming out in a special edition DVD going national Nov. 1, 2011 and on VOD Oct. 15th via Time Warner, Comcast, Cox and Brighthouse. 1313: GIANT KILLER BEES!, which gives a fresh new twist to the ‘killer creature feature’ theme, is currently a hit on VOD, with a national DVD release date set for Nov. 1, 2011. 1313: HAUNTED FRAT, which offers a refreshing spin on the ‘sorority babe in peril’ film (this time it’s frat dudes!) hits VOD on Sept. 1, 2011 and DVD on Nov. 1, 2011.

1313: WICKED STEPBROTHER is set for VOD on Oct. 1, 2011 and
DVD release Jan. 3, 2012. A handsome young man is horrified to learn that a faceless killer is celebrating his birthday by filling his mansion with the corpses of his closest friends....
Take a sneak peak of 1313: WICKED
STEPBROTHER at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xoL_sLLh5G8; the film stars Jordan Nichols, Michelle Bauer, Jake Madden, and Luke Allen.

1313: ACTOR SLASH MODEL, also set for DVD release Jan. 3, 2012 (VOD Nov. 1, 2011) tells the story of an embittered actor who decides it's time to slash a few models after losing a life-changing role to some guy who looks good with his shirt off.... Get a sneak peek of this feature, which stars Chase Bennett, Michelle Bauer, Tyler Bachtel, and Chris Galya, athttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mEVjy9zi11s.

And in 1313: BOY CRAZIES, set for DVD release Feb. 2, 2012 (VOD Dec. 1, 2011), Trent thinks his dream of becoming a top model is about to come true when his agent relocates him to a modeling house in LA. But his dream quickly turns into a nightmare when his male model housemates turn out to be a band of insatiable vampires led by the ruthless and powerful queen vampire Sheila. The film’s cast includes Monique Parent, Lee Kholafai, Michael Hudson, and Ryan McIntyre.

1313: BIGFOOT ISLAND, starring Kathryn Collins, Alex Fox, Nick Chernoff and Adam Ballantyne. On an island in the Pacific Northwest, a young woman calls to ancient spirits in order to right the wrongs inflicted on her. Nearby, a young man readies a cabin for the arrival of his friends. They've been coming to this place every year since they were kids, to relax and shape up before the start of a new college year. Only this time, they're about to meet their worst nightmare. Shot on location on Vancouver Island, BC Canada, 1313: BIGFOOT ISLAND is set for an early 2012 release on DVD/VOD.

Rapid Heart Pictures Ltd. is the boutique motion picture production and VOD/DVD distribution company of Cult Filmmaker David DeCoteau who has produced and directed more than 80 feature films over the past 30 years. His movies have been distributed through Fox, Paramount, Image, eOne, Echo Bridge, Lions Gate, First Look, Full Moon and many others. Director, producer, writer.... all three describe David DeCoteau, who aside from revolutionizing the thriller genre has directed action, science fiction, horror, family, fantasy, drama, comedy and, yes, even western movies.

David DeCoteau has worked professionally in the movie business since he was 18 years old. He got his start through a generous offer from movie legend Roger Corman, who hired him in 1980 as a production assistant at New World Pictures. In 1986, DeCoteau directed and produced his first feature film for another generous film legend, Charles Band. DeCoteau's passion lies in the creation of popular genre programming made for world consumption.
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