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June 3rd, 2014 by Brandon Peters
Here’s a movie I was really looking forward to in 2014 and then I wound up not even seeing it in theaters. I figured being something coming from a person off of the Nolan tree it had a chance. I still can’t pass a judgement the film as I’ve not seen it myself, but I never heard one positive thing regarding it. So, I decided I would wait to see it when it came to Blu-ray, which now means I’ll be seeing it sometime around or before July 22nd. The announcement for the film and its specs, as well as that groovy pre-order button are below!
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June 3rd, 2014 by Brandon Peters
Jared Harris and Sam Claflin star in the terrifying thriller, The Quiet Ones, arriving on Blu-ray (plus Digital HD), DVD (plus Digital), Video on Demand and Pay-Per-View on August 19 from Lionsgate Home Entertainment. The film will also be available two weeks earlier on Digital HD August 5. This thriller sort of came and went quietly back when it was released theatrically. I think it may have been overshadowed by the hit film Oculus just a few weeks prior. Anyway, a more detailed description of this release follows below!
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June 2nd, 2014 by Brandon Peters
Celebrating not only their 4 month long “Summer Of Fear” (which has already brought us Sleepaway Camp, Final Exam, Evilspeak and Nosferatu on Blu-ray), but 2 years since their announcement of existence, the “Criterion of Horror” is brandishing a whole new experience for fans. Not only will their be sales and price drops, but their doing free webcast screenings too! They want to craft a new sort of “drive in” experience where people commune together watching the movie and get trailers and food ads and the like with them. They’ll also get some special tid bits from some of the talent from the film recorded specifically for these webcasts! This is a pretty exciting new-age film watching experience that they’re trying out and it sounds like a lot of fun if you’ve got the time. Below is all the fine details and links to this super cool summer event! Continue reading ‘SCREAM FACTORY Presents “Summer Of Fear” Featuring “Drive-In” Experience & More!’
June 2nd, 2014 by Aaron Neuwirth
While seeing How to Train Your Dragon 2 was a neat departure for the Los Angeles Times Hero Complex Film Festival, it seemed fairly in line with the fest to watch a film like Gremlins on the big screen. The holiday-horror-comedy classic celebrates its 30th Anniversary this year and fans were treated to both a screening of the film, as well as a Q&A with its director and horror-comedy fan-favorite Joe Dante. Dante talked about the surprise hit that Gremlins became, the making of the film, a possible reboot, and other things that don’t come anywhere close to nitpicking the rules of the Mogwai.
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June 1st, 2014 by Aaron Neuwirth
Hero Complex is essentially a genre media-themed offshoot of the Los Angeles Times newspaper and they have been holding a film festival in Hollywood for the past few years. While the films screened are always classics from the past, this year featured a screening of How to Train Your Dragon 2. I will post a review of this film soon, but following the screening, a Q&A was held with writer/director Dean DeBlois and stars Jay Baruchel (Hiccup) and America Ferrera (Astrid). The trio had plenty of admiration for a series they have heavily involved themselves with for the past seven years and were happy to share their thoughts.
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May 30th, 2014 by Brandon Peters
Well, not only do we get The Winter Soldier on September 9th, we also get its companion, Marvel’s television spin off Agents Of Shield. The show had a lot of promise when it was announced, but boy, it got pretty terrible, a chore to watch and I just kept with it “because” (and my wife was big time into it, so I couldn’t escape it if I tried haha). But, then, The Winter Soldier happened and suddenly things got actually interesting with the show and I was eager to watch how it was going to finish. I don’t know if it can keep it up for season 2, but I’ll stay optimistic because pessimism is neither fun or a healthy way of living. So yeah, September 9th and the details on the release are below if you continue reading! Continue reading ‘Marvel’s AGENTS OF SHIELD Season 1 Coming Sept 9!’
May 30th, 2014 by Brandon Peters
I’m a day late this week, but I’ve had an eventful week to say the least (my second child and daughter, Noli, was born on Monday!). But hey, I wanted to make sure I got in one last summer double feature for my May edition of the Blu-ray wishlist series. We’re going in the realm of 90s straight to video this week.
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May 30th, 2014 by Brandon Peters
Let’s let out a collective “Hail Hydra” as Disney and Marvel have announced the Blu-ray release of Captain America: The Winter Soldier. This terrific political thriller disguised as a superhero film easily won over audiences not too long ago and piled on the dough at the box office. Personally, I quite loved the film and the Captain America portion of the Avengers tales have easily been my favorite of the bunch. This is also the last we’ll see of an Avenger in a live action Marvel film until Age Of Ultron next summer. But we’re also promised Captain America three years in a row as Captain America 3 comes out the following summer. Below you’ll find all the details on this exciting release that I can almost guarantee will razzle and dazzle as well as spice up your player a bit on Blu-ray.
Continue reading ‘CAPTAIN AMERICA: THE WINTER SOLDIER On Blu-ray Sept 9th!’
May 30th, 2014 by Brandon Peters
Anchor Bay Entertainment and RADiUS-TWC are proud to announce the home entertainment release of Jeremy Saulnier’s highly praised sophomore effort, BLUE RUIN. The film world premiered in the Directors’ Fortnight section of the 2013 Cannes Film Festival where it took home the esteemed FIPRESCI prize. Audiences can own the revenge thriller on DVD and Blu-Ray™ on July 22, 2014.
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May 29th, 2014 by Brandon Peters
Scream Factory keeps rolling out the underrated gems. On August 26th they’re giving us the ghost tale Legend Of Hell House starring Roddy McDowall. This will cap off their, frankly amazing, “Summer Of Fear” that they’ve been just rather acing. It will lead us all into a Fall that will continue their remarkable run. But today, its all about the Hell House. You can find the dirty details on this haunting release below!
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May 28th, 2014 by Brandon Peters
Here comes another one of those big time saves from Scream Factory. The 50s monster movie throwback film, Deadly Eyes never made it past VHS until now. While not their biggest format jump/save/resurrection this summer (just wait), it certainly is super cool. It gets to make the jump to prestigious Blu-ray. I’m not familiar with the film, but it sounds pretty fun. Today they’ve unveiled the specs including new bonus features for the film that entail a slew of new interviews with the cast and crew of Deadly Eyes (including Happy Birthday To Me and Curtains’ Lesleh Donaldson!!!) . This one comes out July 15th as a part of the “Summer Of Fear” and you can pre-order it below as well as get the full rundown from Scream Factory. Continue reading ‘DEADLY EYES Finally Come To Blu-ray & DVD July 15th!’
May 27th, 2014 by Brandon Peters
Here we go, another sweet cult movie two-fer form Shout! Factory! This time we get a double feature in the action realm. Look at those sweet vintage posters on the cover and tell me you DON’T want to check these out. One of them is from Roger Corman and stars Cleveland Browns and NFL legend Jim Brown. I’m looking forward to this release, as you should too! Below you can find the details on the films and the release as well as that nifty pre-order button.
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May 27th, 2014 by Aaron Neuwirth
Here’s a film that I have been wanting to check out, but just could not make any screenings: Jodorowsky’s Dune – An official selection at the 2013 Cannes, Telluride, Toronto and AFI Film Festivals, the critically acclaimed JODOROWSKY’S DUNE will debut July 8 on Blu-ray Combo Pack* and Digital from Sony Pictures Home Entertainment. As an auteur whose midnight movie classics, El Topo and The Holy Mountain, captivated enthusiastic audiences, cult film director Alejandro Jodorowsky set his sights on his most ambitious project yet – a feature film adaptation of Frank Herbert’s futuristic best-seller, “Dune.” Although his dreams were never realized, the story of Jodorowsky’s “Dune” has placed him at the vanguard of international cinema. This film is a documentary about that project.
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May 27th, 2014 by Aaron Neuwirth
Community has essentially been a cult favorite TV series that happened to have been in a primetime television slot for the past few years and it looks like it has now finally come to an end, assuming their is no Veronica Mars-style Kickstarter campaign or something similar to bring it back. That said, the show at least ended with a strong season thanks to the return presence of showrunner and creator Dan Harmon, along with the frequent guest presence of John Oliver and Breaking Bad’s Jonathan Banks, among many others. With all that said, the DVD for this fifth and presumably final season arrives August 5th and is packed with commentaries and more! Read on to learn more about this upcoming release.
Continue reading ‘School’s Out Forever… COMMUNITY: THE COMPLETE FIFTH (and final?) SEASON arrives on DVD August 5th’
May 27th, 2014 by Aaron Neuwirth
Hey, we are a Blu-ray site, might as well let everyone know when cool Blu-ray things are happening, right? Well, with the new release of Wes Anderson’s The Life Aquatic: with Steve Zissou making its debut on Blu-ray this week, it seems that Amazon is having a sale in its honor. All of the previous Criterion Collection editions of Wes Anderson’s film are currently on sale. While Criterion Blu-rays are not exactly cheap, this sale makes them a bit cheaper for a limited time, June 1st in fact, so if you were looking to find Bottle Rocket, Rushmore, The Royal Tenenbaums, The Darjeeling Limited, or my current contender for Blu-ray of the year, Fantastic Mr. Fox, for a decent a good price and don’t want to wait for another Barnes & Noble sale, continue on with this post to find order links for all of these Blu-rays, which are all packed with features and look and sound fantastic.
Continue reading ‘Wes Anderson Criterion Collection Blu-ray Sale Til June 1st’
May 27th, 2014 by Aaron Neuwirth
One of the most dazzling and unforgettable Biblical epics ever put on film” (Richard Roeper, Chicago Sun-Times), the thrilling story of courage, sacrifice and hope, NOAH debuts on Blu-ray Combo Pack, DVD and VOD July 29, 2014 from Paramount Home Media Distribution. The film arrives two weeks early on Digital HD July 15th. Visionary director Darren Aronofsky’s (Black Swan) “action spectacular” (Joe Morgenstern, The Wall Street Journal) is being hailed as “a fascinating achievement” (Eric Goldman, IGN) filled with “grit, grace and visual wonders [that] never cease” (Peter Travers, Rolling Stone). “Russell Crowe has simply never been better” (Pete Hammond, Movieline) as the title character who takes on the monumental task of building the legendary ark, saving the chosen few and surviving the great deluge. The film also stars Academy Award winners Jennifer Connelly** and Anthony Hopkins*** and features Emma Watson, Logan Lerman, Ray Winstone, and Douglas Booth.
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May 22nd, 2014 by Brandon Peters
In conjunction with the upcoming home entertainment release of BUSHIDO MAN: SEVEN DEADLY BATTLES, Shout! Factory is launching a digital web series BUSHIDO MAN to target online martial arts enthusiasts. BUSHIDO MAN tells the thrilling story of a Japanese martial arts warrior and his seven epic battles against Japan’s most legendary fighters of various disciplines: kung fu, stick, knife, sword, nunchaku, firearm, and special weapons. The 8 episode web series showcases each fight as well as the final battle. Presented by Shout! Factory, the web series premieres Monday, May 26, with a new episode running every Monday on shoutfactory.com and Shout! Factory’s YouTube channel (http://www.youtube.com/shoutfactory). BUSHIDO MAN: SEVEN DEADLY BATTLES arrives on Blu-ray™, DVD and Digital HD on June 10, 2014. Continue reading ‘Shout! Factory Debuts Digital Web Series BUSHIDO MAN!’
May 22nd, 2014 by Gerard Iribe
Warner Bros. Home Entertainment (WBHE) brings season two of the compelling police procedural Major Crimes to DVD June 10, 2014. The show that started as a continuation of the critically acclaimed series The Closer, has become a successful hit in its own right, ranking as TNT’s #2 series during its sophomore run on the cable network.* Consumers can own all 19 episodes of this powerful series’ second season on DVD, plus loads of bonus material, including never-before-seen featurettes and deleted scenes. Titled Major Crimes: The Complete Second Season, the release will be timed to the show’s third season premiere on TNT this summer. Continue reading ‘‘Major Crimes: The Complete Second Season’ on DVD June 10th!’
