Star Wars The Force Awakens Trailer Tomorrow + New Poster!
October 18th, 2015 by Blu-ray Brian
Are you ready for some Monday Night Football tomorrow? You better be! Your inner geek depends upon it! Lucasfilm just announced today that the trailer for Star Wars: The Force Awakens will debut on ESPN’s “Monday Night Football” on Monday, October 19, during halftime of the National Football League (NFL) game between the New York Giants and the Philadelphia Eagles in Philadelphia. The game starts at 5:15 p.m. PDT/8:15 p.m. EDT. Check out the new poster down below that was also just released today. Continue reading ‘Star Wars The Force Awakens Trailer Tomorrow + New Poster!’
Witness is finally making its debut in the US on Blu-ray. Its been available in other countries for quite some time now. Another one of those films that just seems so surprising that its taken so long to put out. Not only is it a Harrison Ford film, but Peter Weir is no slouch in the director chair. But, then again, time passes, things change. Ford is no longer the starpower force he once was and Weir has only directed one film in the last twelve years, but with Master & Commander being his late noteworthy output. This was a big film back when it was release and was nominated for quite a few big Academy Awards, including Best Picture, Best Director and Harrison Ford’s sole Best Actor nomination. The screenplay for this film is also highly celebrated and used as an example in plenty of film classes and books. Be it Warner Bros celebrating its 30th anniversary or maybe even The Force Awakens bumping this one up the catalog chain to get to Blu-ray, its a win and a relief that this film has made it to the format.
I want to thank The Martian for likely being part of the reason we are finally getting Ridley Scott’s Matchstick Men on Blu-ray. A timely big name director’s newest movie probably got Warner Bros to dig a little in their catalog for something from him that wasn’t out yet. The film original came out in 2003, the film that followed Scott’s 2001 two’fer of Hannibal and Black Hawk Down. He’d actually done three films in two years because Gladiator released the previous year (Nabbing Ridley Scott his Best Director Nomination). While I’m not sure whether the film was a financial failure or not, it didn’t really set the box office on fire domestically or globally upon its release. While being a terrific film and garnering mostly great reviews, the film was completely forgotten come awards time. It found its following mostly through home video and seemingly has been one of the films of the 00’s to achieve cult status. Matchstick Men is a film I was pretty high on back in 2003 and still am today, and I was surprised it wasn’t on the format yet. Had I realized that, it would have easily made one of my earliest wishlists long ago.
An official selection of the 2015 Sundance Film Festival, Bound to Vengeance is the captivating crusade of one woman’s race against time to free the other captives of a depraved killer. This stylish twist on the revenge exploitation genre will be released as a Blu-ray and DVD Combo Pack on November 10th, 2015 from Scream Factory, in partnership with IFC Midnight.
Marvel, the Studio who brought you “The Avengers”, now brings to life one of the original Avengers — Marvel’s Ant-Man. Bring home the epic heist as Ant-man embraces his inner hero and harnesses the unique ability to shrink in scale to save not only the world, but his daughter. Full of both humor and heart, Marvel’s Ant-man is the perfect gift this holiday on Blu-ray and Digital HD. Get it early on Digital 3D, Digital HD, and Disney Movies Anywhere November 17 & on 3D Blu-Ray™ Combo Pack, Blu-Ray, DVD, Digital SD and On-Demand December 8, 2015!
Danger has never seemed so alluring when “The Man from U.N.C.L.E.” arrives onto Blu-ray Combo Pack, DVD and Digital HD. Henry Cavill (“Man of Steel”) stars as Napoleon Solo opposite Armie Hammer (“The Social Network”) as Illya Kuryakin in director Guy Ritchie’s action adventure “The Man from U.N.C.L.E.,” a fresh take on the hugely popular 1960s television series. 
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Bound in human flesh and inked in blood, the ancient “Necronomicon” – the Book of the Dead – unleashes unspeakable evil upon mankind in this outrageously hilarious third chapter of Evil Dead Trilogy from legendary director Sam Raimi (Darkman, Drag Me to Hell) and producer Robert Tapert (Ash vs. Evil Dead). On October 27, 2015, SCREAM FACTORY™ is proud to present ARMY OF DARKNESS Collector’s Edition, featuring the Theatrical Cut of the film, the Director’s Cut (with 15 minutes of extra footage), the International Cut and the TV version (in standard definition). This definitive collector’s edition of ARMY OF DARKNESS is jam-packed with a wealth of bonus content, including new interviews with star and co-producer Bruce Campbell and the cast, special make-up effect artists Howard Berger, Tony Gardner, Robert Kurtzman, and Greg Nicotero, audio commentary, alternate and deleted scenes and much more – all collected in a special 3-Disc Blu-ray set! 
There are a number of pitfalls that directors can stumble into when venturing to make a film in the found-footage horror sub-genre. Some of these include: using the filmmaking technique to excuse sloppy editing and cinematography, allowing the shaky action to cover for subpar acting or an amateur script, adding any kind of non-diegetic sound (particularly music stings), relying too heavily on quick-camera-pan jump scares instead of tension, and, perhaps the biggest, never giving a reason for the film to be comprised of “found footage” or for the characters to be filming their actions. The Gallows, newly released on Blu-ray, succeeds so spectacularly at heaving itself into all of these pits that I am surprised the film wasn’t found when James Cameron explored the Mariana Trench. As if the tired found-footage gimmick weren’t enough to steer clear of this release, it should also be known that one can expect to find cliché horror elements, a predictable story, and paper-thin, wholly detestable characters. 
It doesn’t take long to put two and two together when watching the trailers for Crimson Peak. The onscreen visuals scream unmistakably of Guillermo del Toro. So much so that I couldn’t see anybody else directing this one, neither could Universal according to the history of this production. At least Johnny Depp isn’t in this one. However, I digress. What really whets my appetite for Crimson Peak is the following quote from del Toro. “But basically what it is is a really, really, almost classical gothic romance ghost story, but then it has two or three scenes that are really, really disturbing in a very, very modern way. Very, very disturbing, it’s a proper R rating. And it’s adult.” If the man’s planning a gothic romance ghost story that’s really disturbing and scary, who am I to argue with him? The fact that it has an R-rating is icing on the cake for me. That means no weak sauce in my wheelhouse. Enough with the big words, let’s talk some Crimson Peak. 
It seems like the main goal that they were striving to achieve when making this concert was to maintain the classic aesthetic and style of the band while expanding upon the visual and musical experience. The Electric Light Orchestra, or ELO as they’re more commonly known, is something of a juggernaut of classic hits. Even the most casual music fan is likely to know a few of their tunes. This is one of ELO’s headlining performances during BBC Radio 2’s “Festival in a Day” in London’s Hyde Park. 
Before we begin here I have to go on record and declare my love for this title. So here we go. Anchor Bay Entertainment and The Weinstein Company are proud to announce the home entertainment release of the intense international thriller, No Escape starring Owen Wilson (Wedding Crashers, Zoolander, Night at the Museum series)), Lake Bell (HBO’s “How to Make it in America,” No Strings Attached) and Pierce Brosnan (The James Bond Franchise, Survivor, The Thomas Crown Affair). Directed by John Erick Dowdle (As Above So Below, Quarantine) and written together and produced with his brother Drew Dowdle (As Above So Below, Quarantine). No Escape will be available in Digital HD on November 13, 2015 from Starz Digital before heading to Blu-ray and DVD from Anchor Bay Entertainment and On Demand November 24, 2015. Check out the full press release down below. 
