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September 29th, 2015 by Blu-ray Brian
Revenge comes in an artfully wrapped package in The Gift, a chilling psychological thriller available on Blu-ray, DVD, Digital HD and on Demand October 27, 2015, from Universal Pictures Home Entertainment. From STX Entertainment and Blumhouse Productions (Whiplash, The Purge) The Gift is a suspenseful and thrilling morality tale that earned a “Certified Fresh” seal on Rotten Tomatoes with a remarkable score of 93%. It earned it! I loved this film! The Blu-ray and DVD are packed with chilling bonus features including a riveting alternate ending, deleted scenes, feature commentary with writer and director Joel Edgerton, and more. Check out the full press release down below! Continue reading ‘Give The Gift Of ‘The Gift’ On Blu-ray This October’
September 29th, 2015 by Brandon Peters
She searched through the dark corridors of the unknown, only to find… the unbearable. Available for the first time on a home entertainment format, the 1971 cult favorite Blood and Lace is a twisted tale of horror frequently cited as a precursor to the slasher films of the late 70s and early 80s. On November 24, 2015, the long-lost film released theatrically from American International Pictures is finally available for horror fans on Blu-ray + DVD combo pack, complete with bonus features including a brand new high definition transfer and new audio commentary with film historian Richard Harland Smith.
. Continue reading ‘Scream Factory Presents BLOOD AND LACE On Blu-ray November 24th!’
September 28th, 2015 by Brandon Peters
Movie and music fans will get to ‘rock on’ with three-time Academy Award® winner Meryl Streep (Best Actress in a Supporting Role, Kramer vs. Kramer,1979; Best Actress in a Leading Role, Sophie’s Choice,1982; Best Performance by An Actress in a Leading Role, The Iron Lady, 2011) when the funny and touching film, RICKI AND THE FLASH arrives on Blu-ray™, DVD, and Digital HD November 24 from Sony Pictures Home Entertainment. Streep, the most Oscar®nominated actor in history (19), takes on a whole new gig as a hard-rocking singer and guitarist for Oscar® winning director Jonathan Demme (Silence of the Lambs,1991) and Academy Award® winning screenwriter Diablo Cody (Best Original Screenplay, Juno, 2007) in this original film loaded with live musical performances. Streep stars as Ricki Rendazzo, a guitar heroine who made a world of mistakes as she followed her dreams of rock ‘n’ roll stardom. Returning home, Ricki gets a shot at redemption and a chance to make things right as she faces the music with her family. Streep stars opposite her real-life daughter Mamie Gummer (TV’s “Emily Owens M.D.”); Rick Springfield (TV’s “General Hospital”) as the Flash band member in love with Ricki; and Oscar® winner Kevin Kline (Best Actor in a Supporting Role, A Fish Called Wanda, 1988) as Ricki’s ex-husband.
Continue reading ‘RICKI AND THE FLASH Arrives On Blu-ray November 24’
September 25th, 2015 by Brandon Peters
A twisted killer is on the loose. He tortures and dissects his victims as part of a primitive ritual. If you’re a wealthy, attractive woman, stay out of isolated desert community, because you are fair game. Housewife Joan White gradually comes to suspect that her opera-loving husband Paul might know more than he’s letting on… All the clues lead to one man who is clearly innocent. But nothing is as simple as black and white in Donald Cammell’s 1987 suspense thriller WHITE OF THE EYE, arriving for the first time on Blu-ray™ in a special Blu-ray + DVD combo pack on November 17, 2015 from SCREAM FACTORY™.
. Continue reading ‘WHITE OF THE EYE Comes To Blu of the Ray November 17th From Scream Factory’
September 24th, 2015 by Blu-ray Brian
Get ready for some high seas action as the cast and stunt crew of Black Sails discuss the preparation behind some of the show’s biggest fight scenes in a new Season Two bonus feature! Oh and by the way…in case you did not know…Anchor Bay Entertainment will be bringing the thrilling second season of the STARZ Original series to Blu-ray + Digital HD with Ultraviolet and DVD on November 3rd, in a three-disc set containing all 10 episodes and NEW exclusive extras. Check out the bonus feature video down below! Continue reading ‘New Bonus Feature from Black Sails Season 2 – “High Seas Action” Fight Scenes’
September 24th, 2015 by Brandon Peters
This fall, sink your teeth into Bloodsucking Bastards (a.k.a. Bloodsucking Bosses), an action-packed vampire comedy in the vein of Office Space and Shaun of the Dead. Directed by Brian James O’Connell and penned by the popular comedy troupe Dr. God and Ryan Mitts, Bloodsucking Bastards takes audiences on a hilarious, blood-spattered roller coaster ride in the most terrifying locale of all: the American workplace. This film boasts an all-star cast, including Fran Kranz (Cabin in the Woods), Pedro Pascal (Narcos, Game of Thrones), Emma Fitzpatrick (Significant Mother, The Collection), Yvette Yates (Inherent Vice) with Joel Murray (Mad Men) and Joey Kern (Cabin Fever).
. Continue reading ‘Vampire Comedy BLOODSUCKING BASTARDS Makes Home Entertainment Debut Nov. 3rd From Scream Factory’
September 23rd, 2015 by Brandon Peters
The notorious Human Centipede films will be available as a complete set for the first time with the release of The Human Centipede: The Complete Sequence on October 27th, 2015. Upon its release, The Human Centipede became a cultural sensation. On October 27th, 2015, get ready to experience the “complete sequence” of the infamous Human Centipede series with the release of The Human Centipede: The Complete Sequence on Blu-ray from Scream Factory, in partnership with IFC Midnight. Directed by Tom Six and starring Eric Roberts, Dieter Laser, Ashley C. Williams, Laurence R Harvey, and Maddi Black
. Continue reading ‘THE HUMAN CENTIPEDE: THE COMPLETE SEQUENCE Connects To Blu-ray October 27th’
September 22nd, 2015 by Gerard Iribe
A secluded colony of child vampires come under attack from vengeful villagers in this darkly funny horror tale by Argentinean filmmaker Ivan Noel. A journalist visits a secluded orphanage where children suffer from an unknown skin disease. She soon learns that they are in fact not children, but vampires aging from 4 to 120 years old and who have been bitten at an early age and forever remain in that physical state. They are led and protected by a strange and deeply religious ex-nurse whose destiny in life is to find these lost souls and raise them in her sanctuary. Through religious teachings, nocturnal rituals and the occasional visit to local towns for fresh human blood, she keeps them safe – that is until a cultish band of men from a nearby village plot to destroy the refuge. Now the children, headed by the 90-year-old grandson of Count Dracula, must defend their way of life. BONUS FEATURES: Making Of Featurette, Director’s Commentary, Trailer. Continue reading ‘‘Children of the Night’ on Blu-ray & DVD October 6′
September 21st, 2015 by Blu-ray Brian
Did you hear the exciting news?! The first season of Better Call Saul, the hit prequel to the award-winning Breaking Bad series, arrives November 10th in a Limited Collector’s Edition Blu-ray, along with a standalone Blu-ray and DVD from Sony Pictures Home Entertainment. Still boasting a 100% Rotten Tomatoes rating, Better Call Saul enjoyed one of the biggest series premieres in U.S. cable history (6.9 million viewers) and garnered seven Emmy nominations including Outstanding Drama Series, Lead Actor in a Drama Series (Bob Odenkirk), Supporting Actor in a Drama Series (Jonathan Banks) and Writing for a Drama Series (Gordon Smith). Better Call Saul also received two nods for Single-Camera Picture Editing and one for Sound Mixing. Check out the full press release below for more information! Continue reading ‘‘Better Call Saul’ To Find Out About This November Blu-ray Release’
September 18th, 2015 by Blu-ray Brian
The Griswolds embark on an ill-fated adventure when New Line Cinema’s Vacation arrives onto Blu-ray Combo Pack, DVD and Digital HD. Starring Ed Helms (The Hangover films) and Christina Applegate (the Anchorman films), Vacation marks Jonathan Goldstein and John Francis Daley’s directorial debut. Vacation will be available on Blu-ray Combo Pack and DVD from Warner Bros. Home Entertainment on November 3rd. The film will also be available early on Digital HD on October 13th. To watch the trailer and for more information on this hilarious Blu-ray release check out the 411 on everything down below. Continue reading ‘Take A ‘Vacation’ on Blu-ray This November’
September 18th, 2015 by Aaron Neuwirth
Coming soon – Academy Award® winner Charlize Theron (Best Actress, Monster, 2003) stars in the “ingeniously twisted thriller” (comingsoon.com) Dark Places, arriving on Blu-ray (plus Digital HD) and DVD (plus Digital) October 6 from Lionsgate Home Entertainment. Dark Places delves into the tragic life of a woman who survived the brutal killing of her family as a child and is forced to confront the events of that day to find out the truth. Having spent over two years straight on the The New York Times Best-Seller List, Gillian Flynn’s captivating tale Dark Places was written for the screen and directed by Gilles Paquet-Brenner (Sarah’s Key), and released theatrically by A24.
kj Continue reading ‘Charlize Theron, Nicholas Hoult and Christina Hendricks star in DARK PLACES Coming to Blu-ray and DVD Oct 6’
September 18th, 2015 by Brandon Peters
Olive Films currently has a very exciting partnership for horror fans with Slasher // Video. A little while back they wow’d everyone with an awesome slate of titles that were to be released at the end of the month (September 29). Due to some processing delays for both the DVD and Blu-rays, they’ve had to get these pushed back to November. No worries, though, they are coming. And believe me, I’m pumped to get Deadly Prey and Killer Workout whenever they’ll let me have them. I’m patient. Click on or scroll below to get the diddy from Olive Films themselves along with the new dates for theses Slasher // Video titles.
Continue reading ‘Release Date Changes For Olive Films Upcoming Slasher // Video Titles’
September 17th, 2015 by Brandon Peters
Looking for a little something extra in your horror movie diet? Check out this new clip from the upcoming wickedly-fun horror comedy Gravy, set to open in cinemas (Los Angeles and New York) on October 2 and on national home entertainment shelves and On Demand everywhere October 6 from Scream Factory. Directed by James Roday (“Psych”), boasts an all-star ensemble cast of Michael Weston (State of Play, Garden State), Jimmi Simpson (House of Cards,White House Down), Sutton Foster (Younger, Bunheads), Lily Cole (Snow White and the Huntsman), Molly Ephraim (Last Man Standing), Paul Rodriguez (Ali), Gabriel Luna (True Detective, Wicked City), Lothaire Bluteau (Vikings, The Tudor), Ethan Sandler (The Bourne Supremacy, Crossing Jordan) Dule Hill (Ballers, Psych), with Gabourey Sidibe (Empire, Precious) and Sarah Silverman (Wreck-It Ralph). Continue reading ‘New Clip From Scream Factory’s Upcoming Horror Comedy GRAVY’
September 16th, 2015 by Brandon Peters
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment celebrates a momentous milestone for a wildly popular and influential action franchise with the release of BAD BOYS I & II: 20th ANNIVERSARY COLLECTION on Blu-ray™ and Digital HD Nov. 10. Directed by Michael Bay (Transformers franchise), both films star two-time Best Actor Academy Award® nominee Will Smith (Ali, 2001; The Pursuit of Happyness, 2006) and Martin Lawrence (Big Momma’s House franchise) as loose cannon narcotics detectives solving major crimes in Miami with action and humor. Bad Boys II is making its Blu-ray debut. Both blockbuster films are fully remastered in 4K and will be available as part of a two-movie Blu-ray set, complete with pristine high definition picture and booming lossless audio.
Continue reading ‘BAD BOYS & (FINALLY) BAD BOYS II Come To Blu-ray Double Feature November 10!’
September 10th, 2015 by Blu-ray Brian
Hey Rocky fans! Whoops! I messed up. Let me make this official. Anchor Bay Entertainment and The Weinstein Company are pleased to announce the home entertainment release of Southpaw, a story about the ruin, but moreover redemption of a light heavyweight boxing champion who loses everything he loves in the face of tragedy. Academy Award Nominee Jake Gyllenhaal leads the film with an emotional and physically charged performance, along with support of an outstanding cast including Forest Whitaker, Naomi Harris, Curtis “50 Cent” Jackson, Oona Laurence, and Rachel McAdams. So here’s what I want you to do with this knowledge. Read on! I have the rest of the press release down below for your viewing pleasure. Continue reading ‘Southpaw Punches & Swings on Blu-ray This October’
September 10th, 2015 by Brandon Peters
Three-time Emmy® nominee Amy Schumer (“Inside Amy Schumer”) stars as a commitment-phobic journalist in Trainwreck, the film Fandango calls “the funniest movie of the year,” is coming to Digital HD October 20, 2015, and Blu-ray™, DVD and On Demand on November 10, 2015, from Universal Pictures Home Entertainment. Schumer takes her undeniable talents to the big screen tossing aside rom-com conventions with a timely and outrageously funny portrait of an unapologetically independent career woman whose hard-partying personal life is turned upside down when she meets Mr. Might-Be-Right. Directed and produced by comedy guru Judd Apatow (Bridesmaids, The 40-Year-Old Virgin, “Girls”), Trainwreck UNRATED arrives on Blu-ray™ & DVD with even more hysterical moments, including deleted scenes, gag reel, line-o-rama & more! Continue reading ‘Amy Schumer’s Modern Comedy TRAINWRECK Arrives On Blu-ray November 10!’
September 10th, 2015 by Brandon Peters
You can now watch MARVEL’S AVENGERS: AGE OF ULTRON wherever you go with Disney Movies Anywhere (DMA) as it expands this week into Amazon Video and Microsoft Movies & TV, with Roku and Android TV following on September 15th! Plus, when you buyMarvel’s Avengers: Age of Ultron through DMA, you can take a deeper dive into the Marvel Cinematic Universe with the exclusive bonus feature “Connecting the Universe.” Below is a sneak peek of the clip.
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. Continue reading ‘Ultron is Everywhere + Exclusive Avengers Content Now On Disney Movies Anywhere’
September 10th, 2015 by Brandon Peters
From Adam Sandler’s Happy Madison Productions and Director Chris Columbus (Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone) comes the visually spectacular action-adventure PIXELS, debuting on Digital HD Oct. 6, and on Two-Disc 3D Blu-ray™ Combo Pack, Blu-ray and DVD October 27 from Sony Pictures Home Entertainment. When aliens misinterpret video feeds of classic arcade games as a declaration of war, they attack the Earth in the form of the video games and it’s up to Adam Sandler (Grown Ups 2), Kevin James (Paul Blart Mall Cop 2), Michelle Monaghan (Source Code), Peter Dinklage (“Game of Thrones”) and Josh Gad (The Wedding Ringer) to save the world! PIXELS also features Sean Bean (“Game of Thrones”), Jane Krakowski (“30 Rock”) and Ashley Benson (“Pretty Little Liars”).
Continue reading ‘PIXELS Available On Blu-ray October 27’