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February 11th, 2014 by Brandon Peters
Only six weeks left! Over two seasons, this series has taken cringe-worthy jokes and biting satire to a whole new level. Winner of two 2013 Emmy awards for stars Julia Louis-Dreyfus and Tony Hale,VEEP: The Complete Second Season comes to Blu-ray with Digital Copy, DVD and Digital HD on March 25, 2014 — just weeks before the third season premiere on April 6th — packed with laughs at the expense of Vice President Selina Meyer (Julia Louis-Dreyfus) and her motley crew of political misfits. Adding to the laughs are an array of deleted scenes and cast/crew commentaries that somehow make “one of the funniest shows on television” (The Wrap) even more enjoyable. Continue reading ‘VEEP – The Complete Second Season Arriving On March 25th!’
February 11th, 2014 by Gerard Iribe
Emanuel (Kaya Scodelario), a troubled young woman, becomes preoccupied with her mysterious new neighbor (Jessica Biel), who bears a striking resemblance to her dead mother. When an unexpected discovery results in a shared secret between the two, their relationship intensifies, and Emanuel’s already-fragile world begins to spin out of control. Continue reading ‘‘The Truth About Emanuel’ on Blu-ray and DVD March 25th!’
February 10th, 2014 by Blu-ray Brian
If you cannot tell, as a childhood fan of action movie icon Jean-Claude Van Damme, I’m pumped about the announcement of Enemies Closer, which will be arriving on Blu-ray (plus Digital HD UltraViolet), DVD (plus Digital Ultraviolet) and Digital HD March 11th from Lionsgate Home Entertainment. I saw this movie’s trailer on iTunes trailers weeks ago and immediately texted my fellow reviewers about it. Needless to say, we are all kinds of curious about this feature. So armed with that information, why don’t I let Lionsgate do the rest of the talking below. What do you say? Hell yeah! I knew it. Check it out below! Continue reading ‘Jean-Claude Van Damme Keeps His ‘Enemies Closer’ on Blu-ray’
February 10th, 2014 by Brandon Peters
FOR THE FIRST TIME IN FOREVER, the music of “Frozen” was celebrated with live performances at Los Angeles’ Vibrato Grill Jazz club last night. Kristen Bell (voice of Anna), Idina Menzel (voice of Elsa), Josh Gad (voice of Olaf) and Santino Fontana (voice of Hans) took the stage, accompanied by a live orchestra conducted by David Metzger, to perform songs from the Oscar®-nominated, Golden Globe®-winning film, including the Oscar-nominated “Let It Go.” The packed house included songwriters Kristen Anderson-Lopez and Robert Lopez, composer Christophe Beck, directors Chris Buck and Jennifer Lee, producer Peter Del Vecho and executive producer John Lasseter, in addition to a host of celebrity guests. In theaters since Nov. 27, 2013, “Frozen” has earned more than $900 million worldwide. The “Frozen” soundtrack has held the No. 1 position on the Billboard 200 chart for four non-consecutive weeks, and is the longest-running No. 1 film soundtrack since 2003. Worldwide, the album has sold more 1 million units and 3.4 million tracks. At iTunes, the album has peaked at No. 1 in more than 30 countries. Continue reading ‘A Celebration Of The Music Of FROZEN Event!’
February 7th, 2014 by Gerard Iribe
In Manhattan, the mute seamstress Thana is a timid woman who works in the fashion industry and spends most of her time at home. One night, she is raped in an alley while going home after dark, and before she arrives at her house, she is raped a second time by another criminal. This time, she reacts and kills the assaulter with a flatiron. The disturbed Thana then loses her sanity and uses the rapist s pistol to begin killing men on the streets of New York. Continue reading ‘‘Ms. 45’ on Blu-ray and DVD March 25th’
February 7th, 2014 by Gerard Iribe
In this unforgettable assault on reality–fully restored and presented completely uncut theatrically for the first time ever in the U.S.–legendary Hollywood director/actor John Huston (The Maltese Falcon; Treasure of the Sierra Madre) stars as an intergalactic warrior who joins a cosmic Christ figure in battle against a demonic 8-year-old girl and her pet hawk, while the fate of the universe hangs in the balance. Multi-dimensional warfare, pre-adolescent profanity and brutal avian attacks combine to transport the viewer to a stat unlike anything they’ve experienced… somewhere between Hell, the darkest reaches of outer space, and Atlanta, GA. THE VISITOR fearlessly fuses elements of The Omen, Close Encounters of the Third Kind, The Birds, Rosemary’s Baby, The Fury, and even Star Wars, creating the most ambitious of all ’70s psychedelic mindwarps. Its baffling all-star cast includes Shelley Winters (Night of the Hunter), Glenn Ford (Superman), Lance Henriksen (Aliens), Franco Nero (Django) and Sam Peckinpah (director of The Wild Bunch). Continue reading ‘‘The Visitor’ on Blu-ray and DVD March 4th!’
February 7th, 2014 by Aaron Neuwirth
It was a bit humorous that the party celebrating the upcoming release of the FX series, The Americans, was occurring on the same day as the start of the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi. For those unfamiliar, The Americans is a series revolving around undercover Russian spies in 1980s Washington D.C. Keri Russell and Matthew Rhys star as a seemingly normal, suburban couple, who are actually lethal KGB agents. The first season revolves around these two working together to continue their mission, while staying hidden as spies in plain sight. It also takes a lot of time to expand on the lives these two have shared, making the audience root for these two to keep this fake, but not necessarily non-emotional, marriage alive. I very much enjoyed the first season and was happy to enjoy the festivities celebrating the upcoming Blu-ray and DVD release. This post details the event as well as the conversation I was a part of, with the producers of the series, who were very happy to talk about it.
Continue reading ‘‘The Americans’ Season 1 Blu-ray/DVD Release Party’
February 6th, 2014 by Brandon Peters
Welp, here comes the big mean Warner Brothers machine repackaging another big title for its big anniversary. We saw them do this for The Exorcist and All The President’s Men last year. This one looks to be leaning toward that of The Exorcist‘s release with a nicer case and collectibles inside. And as is par for the course, there’s a new bonus feature in the form of a DVD that comes with it (because the disc with the feature on it is likely the exact same one you can get in stores currently). This is something collector’s are surely going to want to have to replace their previous copy of the film. For me, I wish they’d turn their focus onto stuff they HAVEN’T put out yet and are sitting on instead of repackaging movies that they’ve already put out, but we can’t win them all. This one comes out May 6th and you can pre-order below. If you’ve not seen Blazing Saddles, get on that, its one of the greatest comedies of all time! You’ll laugh pretty hard! Continue reading ‘BLAZING SADDLES: 40th Anniversary – Out On Blu-ray May 6th!’
February 6th, 2014 by Brandon Peters
Planes: Fire & Rescue is a new comedy-adventure about second chances, featuring a dynamic crew of elite firefighting aircraft devoted to protecting historic Piston Peak National Park from raging wildfire. When world famous air racer Dusty (voice of Dane Cook) learns that his engine is damaged and he may never race again, he must shift gears and is launched into the world of aerial firefighting. Dusty joins forces with veteran fire and rescue helicopter Blade Ranger and his courageous team, including spirited super scooper Dipper (voice of Julie Bowen), heavy-lift helicopter Windlifter, ex-military transport Cabbie and a lively bunch of brave all-terrain vehicles known as The Smokejumpers. Together, the fearless team battles a massive wildfire and Dusty learns what it takes to become a true hero. Directed by Bobs Gannaway (“Secret of the Wings”), “Planes: Fire & Rescue” hits theaters in 3D on July 18, 2014. Check out the new trailer below! Continue reading ‘Planes: Fire & Rescue – “Courage” Trailer Now Available!’
February 6th, 2014 by Brandon Peters
Walking With Dinosaurs was a release this Christmas that failed to catch on with audiences in the US. Some might not have even heard of it. This was a big project that opened with a whimper a midst all the Oscar buzzed film and popcorn flicks. It did manage to recoup the budget overseas without factoring marketing. Featuring the voice talents of Justin Long, Karl Urban (yay!) and John Leguizamo, this film didn’t manage to please critics or audiences too much according to online film scoring websites. Those of us who missed it can find out for ourselves next month when it arrives on Blu-ray just in time for Easter. Below you can check out all the details of this release as well as the ever so helpful pre-order link! Continue reading ‘Open The Door, Get On The Floor, Everybody’s WALKING WITH DINOSAURS On Blu-ray March 25!’
February 5th, 2014 by Gerard Iribe
Takeshi Kitano returns to his yakuza saga, OUTRAGE, but this time a manipulative police crackdown on organized crime has ignited a tricky power struggle in the yakuza underworld. As the police force prepares a full-scale crackdown, anti-gang detective Kataoka wants to start a war between the Sanno crime family and the neighboring Hanabishi crime family in the hopes that they destroy each other. His trump card is Otomo (Kitano) – the rumored-dead boss of a defunct family that was destroyed by the Sanno. Otomo wants to retire from a life of crime, but finds himself drawn back in through Kataoka’s manipulations as the Sanno and Hanabishi clans teeter on the brink of an all-out war. Continue reading ‘‘Beyond Outrage’ on Blu-ray and DVD March 11th!’
February 5th, 2014 by Gerard Iribe
Korean Rap/Pop Superstar CHOI Seung-hyun (
aka T.O.P of the K-pop boy band Big Bang) plays the son of a North Korean spy who decides to follow in his father’s footsteps in order to protect his little sister in the action-packed spy thriller
COMMITMENT,
debuting on Blu-ray
™, DVD and Digital March 11
th from Well Go USA Entertainment. While attending high school in South Korea, he rescues a girl (KIM Yoo-jeong) when she is attacked. South Korean Intelligence soon discovers the plot and begins closing in on him, while his own government sends a vicious assassin to eliminate him. Directed by PARK Hong-soo, the cast also includes HAN Ye-ri (
Dear Dolphin,
South Bound), JEONG Ho-bin (
Shadowless Sword), and JO Sung Ha (
Pluto,
The Yellow Sea). Bonus materials include a behind-the-scenes “Making-of” featurette.
Continue reading ‘‘Commitment’ on Blu-ray and DVD March 11th!’
February 5th, 2014 by Gerard Iribe
Castlevania: Lords of Shadow 2 acts as a conclusion to the Lords of Shadow story. The new game is set in a modern city tainted by Dracula’s influence and within Dracula’s castle itself. It sees a tortured Dracula charged with engaging Satan in battle once again. This epic sequel boasts a vast open-world environment, user-controlled camera and a truly enormous challenge as the world’s most famous vampire seeks an end to his immortal existence. His story comes to an end in a suitably shocking circumstance. Continue reading ‘‘Castlevania: Lords of Shadow 2’ Available for PS3 & X-Box 360 February 25th!’
February 5th, 2014 by Aaron Neuwirth
Martin Scorsese’s The King of Comedy is one of his films that people love, but does not seemed to get mention nearly as much as his other classics and more “popular” films. I would easily put it in his top 10, if not his top 5. It features another terrific performance by Robert De Niro, in a film that is an incredibly dark comedy about a sad man who desperately wants to be a star. Jerry Lewis co-stars in a rare dramatic role, which easily adds to thematic nature of this film, which is simply great to watch as a lighter, yet similarly surreal companion to Taxi Driver, of all films. Now the film arrives on a 30th Anniversary Edition Blu-ray on March 25th. Read on to learn more about this upcoming release.
Continue reading ‘Laugh out loud when “The King of Comedy, The 30th Anniversary” arrives on Blu-ray This March’
February 5th, 2014 by Aaron Neuwirth
One of my favorite films of 2013 and another great film from Joel and Ethan Coen, Inside Llewyn Davis is a fantastic film about the Greenwich Village folk scene of 1961. That premise may not automatically interest everyone, but the joy of a Coen brothers film is the way they find ways to make brilliant films out of seemingly any premise. It does not hurt that the songs are fantastic (and I’m not even a huge folk music fan), the acting is great (Oscar Isaac deserved an Oscar nomination), and the film is a joy to look at (I can’t wait to see the look of this film on Blu-ray). Come March 11th, everyone will have the chance to check out this film at home. Read on to learn more about this release.
Continue reading ‘INSIDE LLEWYN DAVIS arrives on Blu-ray, DVD & Digital This March’
February 5th, 2014 by Gerard Iribe
Famed horror director Victor Salva (Jeepers Creepers trilogy) returns in the blood-curdling new film starring Tobin Bell (Saw franchise), From the mind of Charles Agron, the eerie thriller follows Nick Di Santo (Luke Kleintank, “Pretty Little Liars”) who has the chilling ability to foresee how one will inevitably perish by simply touching them. Tormented by this power, Nick learns from his institutionalized mother (Golden Globe®nominee Lesley-Anne Down, North and South) that his father, whom he previously thought was deceased, is actually alive. Hoping that he can reveal the origin of his dark gift, Nick sets off to find his father with his best friend (Anthony Ray Perez, Don’t Pass Me By) and girlfriend (Alex McKenna, “90210”).Along their journey, they are terrified when they realize that every road they take leads them to the same decrepit mansion, one that only previously existed in Nick’s childhood imagination. Finally succumbing to the will of the house, Nick soon finds himself in a horrifying battle with a mysterious, haunting figure (Bell). Continue reading ‘‘Dark House’ on Blu-ray and DVD March 11th!’
February 5th, 2014 by Aaron Neuwirth
Come this March, the title of the post may need to be altered to “Best Picture Winner”, but regardless, one of the best and most important films of 2013 comes to Blu-ray on February 18th. 12 Years A Slave tells the true story of Solomon Northrup, a man kidnapped and forced into slavery in the south. This harrowing journey, based on Northrup’s actual memoir, directed with incredible precision by Steve McQueen, and featuring a tremendous cast, the film has been rightfully given heaps of praise and while it can be a tough film to watch, it is certainly one worth investing time in. Continue on to learn more about this upcoming release.
Continue reading ‘Bring home 2014 Golden Globes Best Drama “12 Years A Slave” on Blu-ray This February’
February 4th, 2014 by Blu-ray Brian
Here’s a title I’m excited to check out since there was no press screening in my area. All I know is from the trailers, things look intense here! I did a little reading on the background of this production and whatnot so I’m eager to see the final product on the big screen, in my living room, of course. So this morning comes news that Out of the Furnace will be getting the Blu-ray treatment on March 11th. I’m marking that date down in my calendar and so should you. Wait! No! You should pre-order this title now and check out the full press release below courtesy of Fox. Enjoy! Continue reading ‘Out of the Furnace Ignites on Blu-ray March 11th’
