Psychological Thriller ‘Ex Machina’ Infiltrates Blu-ray July 14th
The stylish, psychological thriller Ex Machina will leave audiences visually and emotionally enthralled when it arrives on Blu-ray (plus Digital HD) and DVD (plus Digital) July 14th from Lionsgate Home Entertainment. After blowing away critics at its U.S.premiere at the 2015 SXSW Film Festival, the highly anticipatedsci-fi film was theatrically released by A24 and has been applauded as “sizzlingly smart, gorgeous and astute” (Wall Street Journal), “a triumph” (The Playlist), and “the year’s best sci-fi movie” (Esquire). I can personally guarantee these claims too. While it’s not action packed like the trailer may suggest, the film truly delivers by sucking you into one of the greatest human stories of artificial intelligence in our time. The robot in question here will make you believe and heck, might even make you fall for her. Find out more below! Continue reading ‘Psychological Thriller ‘Ex Machina’ Infiltrates Blu-ray July 14th’
Action icon Steven Seagal stars in Absolution, a
After a spine-tingling paperback catches the imagination of bookstore clerk Virginia, she seeks out the author’s second book, I, Madman. But once she opens the cover, its eerie tale of obsessive love comes to life, catapulting a disfigured, scalpel-wielding killer from the world of fiction onto the streets of Hollywood with one demented goal: to win Virginia’s love, one murder at a time! Directed cult filmmaker Tibor Takacs (The Gate), I, MADMAN stars Jenny Wright (Near Dark, The Lawnmower Man), Clayton Rohner (April Fool’s Day, The Human Centipede III) and three-time Academy Award® winner Randall William Cook (Dr. Caligari) as the mysterious and frightening Malcolm Brand.
In March I had the pleasure of visiting Los Angeles after not being in that beloved city for over two years. Absence truly made my heart grow fonder, but it did not do anything for the ridiculous traffic out there. Anyway, one of my most fondest memories from my most recent trip was taking WSB Staff writer Gerard Iribe on a date to see It Follows. I was blown away by it. As soon as the credits rolled I turned to Gerard and said was that old school Carpenter Halloween style or what. He agreed! We then ate a vegetarian dinner, but I digress. So here’s the deal…It Follows, the critically acclaimed breakout movie of the year, arrives on Digital HD July 3rd and on Blu-ray, DVD and On Demand July 14th from Anchor Bay Home Entertainment. Check out the rest of the press release down below! I dare you! 
Jem! I remember the Jem cartoon from my youth. Are you old enough to remember that? However, say it ain’t so? Jon M. Chu is directing this? That’s right ladies and gentlemen. Directed by Jon M. Chu (Step Up series, G.I. Joe: Retaliation), Jem and the Holograms, the October 23rd musical adventure stars Aubrey Peeples, Stefanie Scott, Aurora Perrineau, Hayley Kiyoko, Ryan Guzman, Molly Ringwald and Juliette Lewis. The movie is based on the iconic Hasbro animated TV series, written by Ryan Landels and produced by Chu, Jason Blum for Blumhouse Productions, Scooter Braun for SB Projects, Bennett Schneir, and Brian Goldner and Stephen Davis of Hasbro Studios. Check out the film’s trailer and quick synopsis below.
This July, beat the summer heat with two highly stylized horror thrillers, Dark Summer and Alien Outpost, both m
In the distant future, mankind has forsaken global wars for battles of single combat. The world has been divided into two opposing super powers, with each side represented by trained champions. Their weapons are huge robotic machines, capable of battle on land, sea and in the air. 
After countless millennia of watching, waiting and stalking, the unholy creatures known as werewolves are poised to inherit the earth. Legendary horror icon Christopher Lee (The Lord of the Rings, Count Dracula) faces off against sexy cult favorite Sybil Danning (Battle Beyond the Stars, Chained Heat, Grindhouse) in this terrifying descent into a world of nightmares that turns out to be all too real! Fans of the popular HOWLINGS movies rejoice as the long-awaited Blu-ray edition of HOWLING II hits home entertainment shelves everywhere on July 14, 2015 from SCREAM FACTORY™. This high-anticipated release contains extensive bonus content, including all-new interviews with actor Reb Brown, actress Sybil Danning, special make-up effects artists Steve Johnson and Scott Wheeler, audio commentary, behind-the-scenes footage and much more! A must-have for movie collectors and horror enthusiasts 
I almost rented this flick on iTunes over the weekend, but time was not my friend. Low and behold, this press release just dropped. Someone up there must be looking out for me. Haha. After all, I would love my first time with this film I am hearing so much praise about to be on the Blu-ray format. So here it is. Arnold Schwarzenegger is back and better than ever in the post-apocalyptic story, Maggie, arriving on Digital HD June 30thand on Blu-ray (plus Digital HD) and DVD (plus Digital) July 7th from Lionsgate Home Entertainment. Also starring Academy Award® nominee Abigail Breslin (Best Supporting Actress, Little Miss Sunshine, 2006) and Joely Richardson (TV’s “Nip/Tuck,” The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo), Maggie follows the outbreak of a deadly zombie virus that sweeps the nation. Check out the rest of the press release below. 
Ahoy there! Extra! Extra! We have some new Disney news today! Marvel Studios has commenced principal photography at Pinewood Studios in Atlanta, Georgia on the hotly anticipated Captain America Civil War, the third installment of its particular “Super Hero franchise.” The production will shoot on location in Atlanta, Georgia, which serves as the base for the film’s production, as well as locations in Germany, Puerto Rico and Iceland. All I have to say is can I come along? Joking! No I’m not! I really do want to be part of this all! Luckily for me I have the next best thing…the official press release below from the Big Mouse. Read on… 
I’m sitting here actually watching this on HBO as I type this up so here goes nothing. Hailed as one of the most innovative and intimate documentaries of all time, experience Kurt Cobain like never before in the only ever fully authorized portrait of the famed music icon. Acclaimed filmmaker Brett Morgen expertly blends Cobain’s personal archive of art, music, never seen before movies, animation and revelatory interviews from his family and closest friends. Wildly creative and highly acclaimed, the documentary follows Kurt from his earliest years in this visceral and detailed cinematic insight of an artist at odds with his surroundings. So this is what I’m talking about folks! Kurt Cobain: Montage of Heck, will be released by Universal Music Enterprises on bothBlu-ray and DVD formats in the fall of 2015. Read the rest of the press release below. 
We are overjoyed to announce the theatrical trailer debut of IFC Midnight’s new film The Human Centipede 3 (Final Sequence) directed by Tom Six and starring Dieter Laser, Laurence R. Harvey, Eric Roberts and Bree Olson. The film will be released theatrically and on VOD/digital streaming services starting Friday, May 22nd. How the film will incorporate Dieter and Laurence’s characters again is anybody’s guess, but nevertheless I’ll give it that old college try! So crack open a cold one and check out the trailer below as well as the full press release too. 
