Far From The Madding Crowd (Blu-ray Review)
August 20th, 2015 by Aaron Neuwirth
It was nice to revisit Far From The Madding Crowd, as it is one of my early favorites of the year. The film may seem like a traditional period drama, but it does well for the genre by working as a very watchable one. Thanks to strong performances, tight editing that appears to cut away a lot of the fat, Far From The Madding Crowd manages to do well for both Victorian literature enthusiasts and those looking for a solid drama. Now the film is on Blu-ray, with a solid technical presentation and more.
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Feel the magic and make it rain when Magic Mike XXL arrives onto Blu-ray Combo Pack and DVD on October 6th from Warner Bros. Home Entertainment. Emmy Award winner Gregory Jacobs (“Behind the Candelabra”) directed Magic Mike XXL, which reunites Channing Tatum, Matt Bomer, Joe Manganiello, Kevin Nash, Adam Rodriguez and Gabriel Iglesias – the stars of the 2012 worldwide hit Magic Mike. Ladies…you know you all want this. So put your hands in the air and wave them like you just don’t care over the following announcement below. 
In this exquisitely-made and terrifying new horror film, the age-old concepts of witchcraft, black magic and possession are innovatively brought together to tell the intimate and riveting story of one family’s frightful unraveling. Set in New England circa 1630, The Witch follows a farmer who get cast out of his colonial plantation and is forced to move his family to a remote plot of land on the edge of an ominous forest rumored to be controlled by witches. Sounds great huh? Check out the rest of the verbiage supplied to us as well as the film’s first trailer and poster. 
Ahoy there! Here’s some exciting news to brighten up your Wednesday! We have the brand NEW trailer for 20th Century Fox’s upcoming film, The Martian. Featuring a star-studded cast that includes Matt Damon, Jessica Chastain, Kristen Wiig, Kate Mara, Michael Peña, Jeff Daniels, Chiwetel Ejiofor, and Donald Glover, The Martian is based on a best-selling novel, and helmed by master director Ridley Scott. Feels a little too close to Interstellar with a couple of this names huh? Nah! Don’t worry. I’m looking forward to the October 2nd release of this one. Enjoy the trailer! 
Five years ago, a man awoke from a coma in a hospital. For sheriff’s deputy Rick Grimes (Andrew Lincoln), what should have been a cause of celebration became the flash point for five years of unceasing horror, unrelenting personal sacrifice…and one of the most popular TV shows ever broadcast. Ain’t that the truth! On August 25th, Anchor Bay Entertainment gives home entertainment fans their annual Walker fix with The Walking Dead Complete Fifth Season on Blu-ray. The 5-disc set presents all sixteen gripping episodes from the series that has single-handedly redefined the zombie genre and includes over three hours of bonus extras. Best part of all this…thanks to the greatest PR person a man can have on his side, we have 2 Blu-rays to give away to two lucky readers here. Find out more below! 
LEGO® DC Comics Super Heroes – Justice League: Attack of the Legion of Doom!
The Dark Knight isn’t seeking tricks or treats when Gotham City’s most lethal villains take to the streets on Halloween night 
If you thought the 80s were dead — think again! On September 1st, Anchor Bay Entertainment goes full 80s retro with Lost After Dark, a loving but harrowing homage that takes audiences back to the decade when slashers ruled the silver screen. The exciting directing debut of writer/director Ian Kessner, Lost After Dark proudly features visceral, old-school prosthetic “kills,” and pop songs pulsing to an electronic beat. So thrown on a pair of acid wash jeans and go full-on tubular with Lost After Dark! Produced by Goldrush Entertainment’s Eric Gozlan and co-written by Bo Ransdell, Lost After Dark features Robert Patrick (Terminator 2, From Dusk ‘Til Dawn),Eve Harlow (“The 100″), Stephan James (Selma), Jesse Camacho (Kick-Ass 2), Elise Gatien (Diary Of A Wimpy Kid: Dog Days), Alexander Calvert (Lost Boys: The Tribe), Lanie McAuley (Scarecrow), and David Lipper (Black Widower), as well as fun cameos from Sarah Fisher (“Degrassi: The Next Generation”) and Rick Rosenthal (Director of Halloween II & Halloween: Resurrection). 
Berry Gordy’s The Last Dragon
Two-time Academy Award-nominee Shirley Knight (Best Supporting Actress for Dark At The Top Of The Stairs and Sweet Bird Of Youth) stars as the malevolent mother of the mysterious psychiatric patient known as John Doe #83 in the chiller The Sender. As terrifying, dream-like episodes escalate, the audience is drawn into a realm that lies between the waking and sleeping world. Rounding out the cast in the Roger Christian (Bandido, Prisoners Of The Sun) directed film are Paul Freeman (Raiders of the Lost Ark) as Dr. Denman, Dr. Farmer’s skeptical colleague, and Shirley Knight (As Good As It Gets) as Jerolyn, a woman who holds the clue to the identity of The Sender. 
In celebration of the 
The Last American Virgin joins a stellar list of the “teen angst” genre of films that include Heathers, Fast Times at Ridgemont High, Sixteen Candles, The Breakfast Club, and Say Anything. Directed by Boaz Davidson (Going Bananas),The Last American Virgin co-stars Louisa Moritz (One Flew Over The Cuckoo’s Nest), Brian Peck (Man On The Moon, X-Men 2) and Kimmy Robertson (Stuart Little, Honey, I Shrunk The Kids), and features a catalogue of 80’s hit songs by REO Speedwagon, Journey, The Police, U2,The Cars, The Commodores, and Devo. By turns funny, dramatic and nostalgic, The Last American Virgin chronicles the ups and downs of friendship, romance, and the bittersweet memories of youth. 
Anyone that knows me well understands that my love for the 90’s grunge band Nirvana is infinite. It literally knows no boundaries. Equally so I would gladly roam this Earth on my hands and my knees wiping up every blood, sweat and tear Kurt Cobain ever shed, that is if he wasn’t taken away from us so tragically young. You all know the truth right? He was murdered! Blasphemy you say? The proof is in the pudding! LOL. However, I digress. That’s not what we are here to discuss today. We’re here to celebrate the life and times of Kurt Cobain, his band Nirvana and the legacy they left behind with the remastered re-release of Nirvana’s greatest hits album so to speak. I can’t believe it’s been over ten years for this one. It seems like only yesterday I was hearing “You Know You’re Right” on the radio for the very first time. Ah…memories. 
Alicia Silverstone, winner of the National Board of Review’s Best Breakthrough Performer Award for her performance in Clueless, is Jennifer, the object of lust and desire in THE BABYSITTER. The Babysitter, directed by Guy Ferland (Telling Lies In America) from a screenplay by Robert Coover (TV’s Alexandria), features compelling performances by Alicia Silverstone (Clueless), Jeremy London (Mallrats), Nicky Katt (Sin City), George Segal (A Touch of Class), Lois Chiles (The Way We Were), J.T. Walsh (A Few Good Men) and Lee Carlington (One Hour Photo). What begins as a quiet evening of babysitting escalates into a series of emotional confrontations, physical altercations and a life-shattering event in the tension-filled The Babysitter. 
This All Hallows Eve, dare to indulge in a late night of gluttony filled with unhinged humor, carnivorous terror and high camp spills. From the vivid imagination of renowned actor-writer-producer-director James Roday comes the wickedly-fun horror comedy GRAVY, opening in cinemas (Los Angeles and New York) on October 2, 2015 and arriving on Blu-ray™, DVD, Digital HD and across all major On Demand entertainment platforms October 6, 2015 from Scream Factory. 
