Brand new factory sealed dvd has the bottom right corner dog-eared with the cellophane wrapping, a blemish from the factory that has no ill effect on the product itself. I added a couple of small pieces of clear tape to the corner to keep it from unravelling after the photo was taken.

Movie is in striking Black & White and full frame (1:33.1) for visual stylization like 'Sin City' or the 'Spirit'. Hollywood effects man Les Bernstein used his industry earnings to bankroll this expressionistic nod to film-noir.

Cast with friends and shot over several years, NIGHT TRAIN tells the tale of tubercular ex-con Joe Butcher (John Volstad), who hops a freight train down Mexico-way at the behest of his wayward brother Zack, only to find out that Zack has been run down by a speeding car on a Tijuana side street.

Convinced that his brother's death was no accident, Joe noses around the seedy Zona Norte, attracting the attention of Bobbi (Nikoletta Skarlatos), a vengeful stripper convinced that Zack was responsible for her sister's mutilation murder during the making of a snuff film, and a mysterious dwarf (Pedro Aldana), who sees in el gringo estupido a way to recoup a considerable chunk of cash he claims was stolen by Zack.

Half dead anyway, Joe decides he has nothing to lose by digging deeper to get at the truth. What's impresssive about NIGHT TRAIN is Bernstein's use of archaic in-camera trickery to etch Joe's crippling paranoia and the Infernoesque dimensions of the spooky Zona Norte.

Bernstein manages some truly inspired imagery with its roots in German Expressionism that also weaves in an appreciation for Davd Lynch, Guy Maddin and Wong-Kwar Wai mixing elements with 'The Third Man' and 'Touch of Evil'.