There are lots of films in cinema’s past that were completed, but never saw the light of day. It happens an awful lot with low budget cinema of course too. But every now and then, a relatively high profile project also gets caught up in non-release hell.

The films we’re going to look at here are relatively recent, and have some reason to expect them to be getting at the very least a decent DVD outing. But for the time being, here are some completed films, that sit in the vaults whilst people – or lawyers (not always the same thing) – decide what to do with them…

Area 51

Director Oren Peli shot this in the aftemath of his success with Paranormal Activity. As with his breakthrough hit, the budget was pretty miniscule, but there was a degree of enthusiasm for the feature once Paranormal Activity hit. Set in 1994, the film apparently tells the story of three friends who travel to Area 51, and don’t necessarily like what they found.