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August 10th, 2016 by Aaron Neuwirth
Following the success of The Jungle Book and Cinderella, Pete’s Dragon may not be the film people expected Disney to remake next. Mistakenly seen by some as a classic, that 1977 film came and went with little regard, but co-writer/director David Lowery (Ain’t Them Bodies Saints) has swooped in with a low-key character drama that happens to feature a big, green dragon. Fortunately, the film has plenty to offer for anyone in need of a film that is both sweet and soulful.
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August 10th, 2016 by Brandon Peters
For the first time—and just in time for the holidays—viewers can bring home Lucasfilm’s “Star Wars: The Force Awakens” in 3D, encased in stunning, collectible packaging. The exclusive four-disc 3D Collector’s Edition contains the original theatrical release on Blu-ray 3D™, Blu-ray™, Digital HD and DVD, along with originally released bonus features and brand-new bonus material, including additional deleted scenes, behind-the-scenes conversations with cast and crew and revealing, never-before released audio commentary by director J.J. Abrams*. “Star Wars: The Force Awakens” 3D Collector’s Edition is arriving in the United States and Canada on Nov 15.
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August 9th, 2016 by Brian White
Oblivion is one of those extra special theatrical experiences that I’ll never forget in life. I owe it all to Aaron Neuwirth. The year was 2013 and my significant other and I had just moved down to Austin, TX from Cleveland, OH. This was before Cleveland was a championship town. We were both lost down here like deer in headlights. A learning opportunity put me in the close vicinity of staff writer Aaron Neuwirth for a week. He took me in that Sunday evening for Game of Thrones and even bought a roast beef sub to keep my stomach occupied. The very next day is when the magic happened. I forget what we had planned to do, but Aaron texted me and said do you want to see Oblivion. Back then I wasn’t much of a Tom Cruise fan, but I do like a good science fiction feature. Plus I was in posh California. Why would I say no? So I accepted his invitation. Surely it wasn’t just so he could justify riding in the carpool lane the entire way there. I’m kidding! Ha ha. Continue reading ‘Oblivion (4K UHD Blu-ray Review)’
August 9th, 2016 by Blu-ray Brian
Here’s a new Bonus Feature from Anchor Bay’s upcoming release of The Walking Dead: The Complete Sixth Season which streets on Blu-ray, DVD and Digital HD on August 23rd. In this Bonus Feature you get to take a closer look at the relationship between Rick and Michonne. You know you want to check out a bonus clip down below. What are you waiting for? Do it! Continue reading ‘THE WALKING DEAD: Season 6 Blu-ray Bonus Feature – “STRENGTH OF BONDS”’
August 9th, 2016 by Jason Coleman
From writer/director Park Hoon-jung (New World) comes the critically-acclaimed drama The Tiger, debuting on Blu-ray, DVD and digital August 9 from Well Go USA Entertainment. The film features a remarkable performance from Korean superstar Choi Min-sik (Oldboy, Lucy, The Admiral: Roaring Currents) returning to action in the role of retired sharpshooter facing off against the last surviving tiger in Japanese-occupied Korea in 1925. The film also stars Jung Man-sik (Chronicle of a Blood Merchant), Kim Sang-ho (The Beauty Inside), Ren Osugi (upcoming Godzilla Resurgence) and feature film newcomers Sung Yu-bin and Jeong Seok-won.
Continue reading ‘The Tiger (Blu-ray Review)’
August 9th, 2016 by Brandon Peters
The Vestron Video Collector’s Series unleashes the tongue-in-cheek horror classics Waxwork and Waxwork II: Lost in Time for the first time on limited-edition Blu-ray™ on October 18 from Lionsgate. In Waxwork, a private midnight showing at a local wax museum turns to mayhem when its soul-sucking wax exhibits come to life! In Waxwork II: Lost in Time, Mark and Sarah, who survived the killer wax museum, must travel to another dimension to combat the still-present evil figure responsible for murdering Sarah’s stepfather. The Waxworkand Waxwork II: Lost in Time Blu-ray double feature includes all-new special features.
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August 9th, 2016 by Gerard Iribe
CINEMAX PRESENTS Season 2 of the Emmy-winning drama, directed by Oscar-winner Steven Soderbergh and starring Oscar-nominee Clive Owen as John Thackery, a brilliant but drug-addled surgeon who pushes the boundaries of medicine, morality and race in 1900s New York. Thackery’s absence (hospitalized for cocaine addiction), a lack of affluent patients and financial missteps have led to a decision by the hospital’s board to shutter the downtown location and move uptown. Algernon Edwards (André Holland) jockeys to become Thackery’s successor as Chief of Surgery, while fellow doctors, nurses, nuns and others grapple with personal and professional challenge Continue reading ‘The Knick: The Complete Second Season (Blu-ray Review)’
August 8th, 2016 by Aaron Neuwirth
The story behind operation Anthropoid has become synonymous with the history of WWII-based Czechoslovakia to the point of having several films made about it. There is even another one on the way later this year. For this take on the story, Anthropoid places a heavy emphasis on varying aspects that could play better for one film if the focus was stronger. As it stands, this story of the soldiers behind an assassination mission misses various marks in its first half to make it stronger, but delivers in its second half.
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August 8th, 2016 by Brandon Peters
A new Super Hero will soon be flying into homes, as Warner Bros. Home Entertainment releases Supergirl: The Complete First Season on Blu-rayTM and DVD on August 9, 2016. Delivering 10.9 million Total Viewers weekly, Supergirl is the #2 series on CBS amongst Men 18-49, just behind The Big Bang Theory and a Top 5 series on the network with Men 18-34, Men 25-54 and Tweens 12-17*. Fans can purchase the set which, in addition to all 20 exhilarating episodes, contains over an hour of extra content, including the 2015 Comic-Con panel, featurettes, deleted scenes and a gag reel. Supergirl stars Melissa Benoist (Glee), Chyler Leigh (Grey’s Anatomy), Mehcad Brooks (About Last Night) and Jeremy Jordan (Smash), with David Harewood (Homeland) and Calista Flockhart (Brothers and Sisters). Season One guest stars include Dean Cain, Peter Facinelli, Jenna Dewan Tatum, Laura Benanti and Helen Slater. Based on the characters from DC Comics, Supergirl is produced by Berlanti Productions in association with Warner Bros. Television, with executive producers Greg Berlanti, Andrew Kreisberg, Ali Adler and Sarah Schechter. Continue reading ‘Supergirl: The Complete First Season (Blu-ray Review)’
August 8th, 2016 by Brandon Peters
Disney presents the spectacular live adventure Alice Through the Looking Glass. The all-star cast from the 2010 blockbuster is back with Johnny Depp as the Mad Hatter who’s desperately searching for his family; Anne Hathaway as Mirana, the kind, mild-mannered White Queen; Helena Bonham Carter as Iracebeth, the short-tempered, big-headed Red Queen; and Mia Wasikowska as Alice, the heroine at the heart of the story. Sacha Baron Cohen joins the ensemble as Time, a magical being that is part human, part clock, and the late Alan Rickman—to whom the film is dedicated—is the voice of Absolem, the blue Monarch butterfly who metamorphosed from the blue caterpillar “Alice in Wonderland.” Bring the journey home October 18th on Digital HD, Blu-ray™ and Disney Movies Anywhere. Continue reading ‘ALICE THROUGH THE LOOKING GLASS On Blu-ray October 18th!’
August 6th, 2016 by Brandon Peters
Before the terror can end, see how it all began… Psycho IV: The Beginning comes to Blu-ray for the first time on August 23, 2016 from Scream Factory. Anthony Perkins, Henry Thomas (E.T. The Extra-terrestrial, Ouija 2) and Olivia Hussey (The original Black Christmas) star in this chilling prequel to the classic Hitchcock thriller. The release features new extras including audio commentary with director Mick Garris and Henry Thomas and Olivia Hussey, and an interview with make-up effects artist Tony Gardner. The film also stars CCH Pounder (Tales from the Crypt: Demon Knight) with a cameo from director John Landis (Animal House, An American Werewolf in London).
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August 5th, 2016 by Jason Coleman
With the recent unforgettable five-star doc De Palma that wonderfully examines the work of the iconic film director hitting DVD and Blu-ray soon it felt like the right time for a little past master class in Brian’s bevy of cinematic classics – welcome to Forgotten Friday Flick! First up we’re heading into the early realms of De Palma’s Hitchcock homage pictures with a film that’s a hypnotic look at one man’s desire to preserve the past. Passion, guilt, hope and raw human need – in other words…Obsession!
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August 4th, 2016 by Shohan Cagle
Warner Bros. Home Entertainment (WBHE) commemorates the film career of the late legendary musical artist Prince with the debut of the Prince Movie Collection on Blu-ray™ October 4. The Collection features Prince’s only three acting performances: the Academy Award® winner Purple Rain with newly remastered audio and video, along with the unofficial sequel Graffiti Bridge and Under the Cherry Moon, both available for the first time on Blu-ray.
The Prince Movie Collection will be available for $24.98 SRP and each film will sell individually for $14.97 SRP. Instead of the traditional blue Blu-ray casing, each film will be packaged in Prince’s signature color of purple (while supplies last). Continue reading ‘The Prince Movie Collection arrives on Blu-ray Oct 4th!’
August 4th, 2016 by Cameron Hatheway
If my kindergarten teacher had promised me that I could tap into the dark arts and summon lemons from the pits of Hell thanks to learning and practicing cursive, I would have taken my cursive lessons a bit more seriously. In the end, it wouldn’t have made much of a difference, for my normal handwriting is still atrocious. That, and I still hate cursive. Moving on, Jim Benton is a madman. His comics are a brilliant breath of fresh air in a webcomics smoking lounge, but he’s still a madman nonetheless. The geniuses always are, unfortunately. Continue reading ‘Man, I Hate Cursive (Comic Review)’
August 4th, 2016 by Jason Coleman
A weekend filled with DC bad guys gone good dominates the big screen this week, but there are also a gaggle of indie films to counterbalance all things big budget. In fact, there are a massive six flicks covered this week and the subjects and themes are delightfully diverse. From psychic head explosions to call girl protecting services, from art films to documentaries (plus a little wild abandon mid-life crisis thrown in for good measure!) it’s a rapid review look at flicks on a small scale. Check out the Encapsulated Movie Reviews for Sun Choke, Hotline, The Mind’s Eye, Amateur Night, The Tenth Man and There Is A New World Somewhere below! (Plus go to the bottom for a ‘cinematic sure thing’ recommendation to boot!)
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August 4th, 2016 by Brian White
Suicide Squad needs no further word of mouth to market this one. Warner Bros. made plenty sure of that with all the various trailers and TV spots. Heck, Margot Robbie is practically the poster child of this one. Who needs the Joker and Batman? She sells the film herself as Harley Quinn, but seriously. The concept of taking a bunch of criminals, some of which of which are meta-humans, and making them superheroes. Well, that’s just plain genius when you think about it. I mean really. Really think about how brilliant that idea is. Go on! Let it sink in real good. I believe good or bad Warner Bros. may break some box office records for the month of August. This is all despite people’s disappointment too with the brooding Batman v Superman (BvS) entry. Continue reading ‘Suicide Squad Saves The World With Disappointment (Movie Review)’
August 3rd, 2016 by Aaron Neuwirth
There’s a scene at the end of the second act of Suicide Squad where Task Force X, a group of supervillains brought together to fight fire with fire (sometimes literally), hang out in a bar. The idea is to have the group relate to each other and come to the conclusion that the world may actually need them to do some good or die trying. This would be an effective scene were the movie not preceded by so much visual chaos and a lack of strong choices when learning about these characters. It is truly a shame, as Suicide Squad was lined up to be a breakout in a fairly bland summer, only to deliver another disappointing attempt to flesh out a comic universe.
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August 2nd, 2016 by Brandon Peters
Led by the deranged dictator Lord John Whorfin (John Lithgow), the Lectroids steal the Overthruster with the intent of using it to return to their home of Planet 10 “real soon!” But no matter where you go, there Buckaroo Banzai (Peter Weller, Robocop) is… ready to battle an interdimensional menace that could spell doom for the human race. Featuring Ellen Barkin, Jeff Goldblum, Christopher Lloyd, and Clancy Brown, The Adventures Of Buckaroo Banzai is a cleverly crazed cult classic as only the 80s could deliver. This new release, launching the Shout! Select line (Spine #1), features an over 2 hour retrospective documentary telling the tale of this strange little sci fi cult classic, finally debuting on Blu-ray in the US. Continue reading ‘The Adventures Of Buckaroo Banzai Across The 8th Dimension (Blu-ray Review)’
Following the success of The Jungle Book and Cinderella, Pete’s Dragon may not be the film people expected Disney to remake next. Mistakenly seen by some as a classic, that 1977 film came and went with little regard, but co-writer/director David Lowery (Ain’t Them Bodies Saints) has swooped in with a low-key character drama that happens to feature a big, green dragon. Fortunately, the film has plenty to offer for anyone in need of a film that is both sweet and soulful.
