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Underworld: Awakening (Blu-ray Review)

The world needed another Underworld film, right?  Of course it did!  Don’t kid yourself for one single minute that Kate Beckinsale’s tight, formfitting black leather outfit doesn’t fill theater seats.  Of course it/she does!  And don’t fret!  Sony Pictures didn’t let us down.  Not by a long shot, in my opinion.  There’s plenty of Kate [...]

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UNDERWORLD: AWAKENING Rises on Blu-ray May 8th

Okay.  This one can go either way.  I know some people that hated this film and some people that loved it.  Put me down for pleasantly surprised.  I went into the theatrical screening of this one with very low expectations and I came out liking it.  Why?  Because it was a hot, skin tight black [...]

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‘Underworld 4′ a Rude Awakening (Movie Review)

I remember a handful of years back when word got out that a third Underworld movie was in production. Then word arrived that series star Kate Beckinsale would not be a part of the film. I, along with many other fans, felt the unfortunate sting. Thankfully, Underworld: Rise of the Lycans was a great-fitting prequel [...]

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You Can Smuggle A Little Bit Of Fun Out Of ‘Contraband’

In the 2000 remake of Gone in 60 Seconds, starring Nicolas Cage, actor Giovanni Ribisi played Cage’s younger brother, who was in over his head after losing out on a big heist, while working for an evil gangster.  His big brother, who retired from the life of crime, is forced to come back to the [...]

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Serendipity (Blu-ray Review)

Just in time for Valentine’s Day, Lionsgate debuts the delightful romantic comedy, Serendipity on Blu-ray Disc for the first time. The Miramax film stars Golden Globe nominee John Cusack (Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture – Comedy/Musical, High Fidelity, 2001) and Kate Beckinsale (Pearl Harbor) as two star-crossed lovers who are hoping to find their [...]

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SDCC 2011: Sony: The Amazing Spider-Man, Total Recall, 30 Minutes or Less, and Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance

Among the biggest things at San Diego Comic Con this year, people were heavily anticipating panels for Spielberg and The Adventures of Tintin, The Walking Dead, Game of Thrones, and of course Twilight.  Another widely anticipated event would be the reveal of new footage from the upcoming Spider-Man film.  During the Sony Pictures panel on [...]

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SDCC 2011: Screen Gems: Underworld Awakening and Attack the Block

Mid-afternoon in Hall H on Friday at San Diego Comic Con was an interesting place to be when it came time for the Screen Gems panel.  As the studio had two films to plug, one being the fourth in a successful franchise that I have no real interest in and the other being a future [...]

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‘Everybody’s Fine’ …a Cinematic Facade

Unlike the film’s trailer, I am not going to mislead you with the heading of this article.  Everybody’s Fine starring Robert De Niro, Drew Barrymore and Kate Beckinsale, comes out in theaters this Friday.  Thank goodness I am here to save your wallets so your ten-dollar bills do not commit suicide at the box office.  [...]

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A Whiteout Blows Onto Blu-ray This January!

[Over the loudspeaker a mysetrious voice crackles]…May I have your attention Kate Beckinsale fans…Warner Home Video is bringing your beloved Kate Beckinsale in all her 1080P hotness once again to the glorious Blu-ray format on January 19th.  Kate’s beauty melts the ice in this arctic thriller.  Whiteout, based on a 90′s graphic novel, didn’t fair too well [...]

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Brian Freezes in Kate Beckinsale’s Whiteout

A “whiteout” is defined as a condition of heavily falling or blowing snow in which visibility is very poor.  The same condition must also apply, cinematically speaking, in reference to Kate Beckinsale’s newest thriller Whiteout.  When a movie’s release date has been delayed for over two years that is usually a sign of something bad, [...]

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The Daily Blu…September 11, 2009

Well, once again there’s not too much to report on today in the world of Blu-ray.  The only thing I learned about is the availability of an X-Men Origins: Wolverine Best Buy Exlusive Blu-ray Gift Set.  It will be released at Best Buy on Wolverine‘s street date of September 15th.  In other news, there is word of [...]

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