“The SCARIEST MOVIE of the YEAR…”
Bob Strauss, L.A. Daily News

“…Socially relevant and genuinely suspenseful...”
Aaron Hillis, Premiere Magazine

The Last Winter

The Horror of Global Warming Comes to DVD July 22, 2008 from Genius Products Starring Ron Perlman

SANTA MONICA, CA – Discover the horrifying evil frozen beneath the arctic tundra as Genius Products presents the psychological thriller/ environmental message movie The Last Winter on DVD July 22. Starring Ron Perlman (Hellboy), James LeGros (Vantage Point), Connie Britton (NBC’s “Friday Night Lights”), Zach Gilford  (NBC’s “Friday Night Lights”) and Kevin Corrigan (Definitely, Maybe), and directed by Larry Fessenden (The Brave One), The Last Winter will be available to own for $19.95 SRP with a pre-order date of June 10.

Nominated for a 2007 Gotham Award for Best Ensemble Cast, The Last Winter blends real-life environmental concerns over global warming with the a suspenseful supernatural storyline. Named one of last year’s top movies by many critics including Greg Lamberson of FearZone.com, Bob Brodmerkel of HorrorReview.com and Scott Perry of Colonelscrypt.com, the Environmental Defense Fund called The Last Winter “a stunning wake up call, a bold exploration of the horror of unchecked global warming that is sure to move new audiences to action.”

The Last Winter includes the following special features:

• Making of The Last Winter – a feature-length documentary including deleted scenes and interview with Director Larry Fessenden
• Director Commentary

SYNOPSIS

In the Arctic region of Northern Alaska, an oil company's advanced team struggles to establish a drilling base that will forever alter the pristine land. After one team member is found naked and dead in the snow, an environmentalist suspects sour gases may have accidentally been released in the area, provoking hallucinations, disorientation and insanity in the group. After a shocking second fatal incident, he convinces their boss to travel with the team to a hospital for examination. However, mysterious events begin taking place, effectively trapping the group in the base as they succumb to an unknown fear.

For more information on the film, including a trailer, photos, and press notes, please visit www.thelastwinter.net.

About  Genius Products:

Genius Products, Inc. (OTCBB:GNPI), along with The Weinstein Company Holdings LLC, together owns Genius Products, LLC, a leading independent home-entertainment distribution company that produces, licenses and distributes a valuable library of motion pictures, television programming, family, lifestyle and trend entertainment on DVD and other emerging platforms through its expansive network of retailers throughout the U.S. Genius handles the distribution, marketing and sales for such brands as Asia Extreme(TM), Discovery Kids(TM), Dragon Dynasty(TM), Dimension Films(TM), Entertainment Rights, Classic Media and Big Idea (Entertainment Rights group companies), ESPN®, IFC®, RHI Entertainment(TM), Sesame Workshop®, The Weinstein Company® and WWE®. Genius Products, Inc. is the managing member of Genius Products, LLC, in which it holds a 30% equity interest.