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July 6th, 2015 by Brian White
They bill Arnold Schwarzenegger as being back, better than ever in the post-apocalyptic story, Maggie, arriving on Blu-ray July 7th from Lionsgate Home Entertainment. What do you think of that statement? Do you believe there is any validity to that? I don’t know about you, but that’s why I was most curious to tackle this one. Sure it will be interesting to see Arnold outside his action/comedy comfort zone, but I was also curious as to whether or not this tale was any good or does it exist simply trying to capitalize off the recent popularity and craze of zombies, much like vampires were years ago. However, the real Debbie Downer in all of this was I had to wait so long to find all this out. Sure I could have easily taken the VOD approach several months ago, but I didn’t want to. I wanted my first time to be special. I wanted it to be on the Blu-ray format. And that ladies and gentlemen is why we’re all here today. I present to you Maggie on Blu-ray. Continue reading ‘Maggie (Blu-ray Review)’
July 6th, 2015 by Gerard Iribe
From the director of Taken comes The Gunman, a pulse pounding action thriller starring two-time Academy Award winner Sean Penn. It’s been eight years since Jim Terrier (Penn) worked as a black ops assassin and now someone from his old organization wants him dead. Pursued across Africa and Europe by elite hit men, Terrier is dragged back into his dangerous past as he engages in a relentless cat-and-mouse game to take out the man who betrayed him. Idris Elba, Ray Winstone, Mark Rylance and Oscar winner Javier Bardem costar in a hair-trigger thrill ride the critics are calling, “Intense!” Continue reading ‘The Gunman (Blu-ray Review)’
July 6th, 2015 by Blu-ray Brian
Got some time to kill while strolling the streets of San Diego this week? You like LEGO? If you answered yes to either of those questions, we have you covered with some good news!. Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment will be showcasing LEGO Dimensions at the Hard Rock Hotel from Thursday through Sunday with hands-on gameplay demos, including a first-look at Doctor Who gameplay content, special events, photo ops and poster giveaways (while supplies last). Check out the rest of the full Comic-Con 2015 press release below courtesy of Warner Bros. Enjoy! Continue reading ‘LEGO Dimensions San Diego Comic-Con Hands-on Videogame Event’
July 5th, 2015 by Kaitlin Grout
Director Gregory Jacobs and Writer Reid Caroline have a present for women and men alike — and it’s called “Magic Mike XXL,” an absolute must see. Take your hyper critical thinking caps off for a second and just enjoy the ride. THE RIDE. XXL is in the title for god’s sake get into it. My eyes ran a train on a pound of dick glitter for almost two hours and I smiled through basically the entire thing. If I wasn’t smiling I was having serious feels for Joe Manganiello character’s sexual arc and witnessing estranged male entertainer BFFs rekindle friendships and discover how much they seriously love stripping together. This movie is a 5-star buffet in some foreign exotic land no one knows about; I just couldn’t choose where to look or what to put on my plate. My brain plate.
Continue reading ‘Magic Mike XXL (Movie Review)’
July 3rd, 2015 by Brian White
This past March I had the pleasure of visiting Los Angeles after not being in that beloved city for over two years. Absence truly made my heart grow fonder, but it did not do anything for the ridiculous traffic out there. Anyway, one of my most fondest memories from that recent trip was taking Why So Blu Staff writer Gerard Iribe on a date (he put me up so it was the least I could do) to see It Follows. I was blown away by it. As soon as the credits rolled I turned to Gerard and said was that old school John Carpenter Halloween style or what. He whole-heartedly agreed! We then ate a vegetarian dinner afterwards, but I choose to digress here about all of that. So here’s the real deal. It Follows, the critically acclaimed breakout movie of the year, arrives on on Blu-ray July 14th from Anchor Bay Home Entertainment and I got y’all covered down below. Continue reading ‘It Follows (Blu-ray Review)’
July 1st, 2015 by Blu-ray Brian
The smash hit HBO series
Game of Thrones has sat atop the Iron Throne of the home entertainment charts as the best-selling TV on Blu-ray/DVD title in each of the last four years. The box sets are popular among fans for their extensive bonus content that takes diehard viewers even further into the world of Westeros. Now a new Steelbook collectors release is bringing a whole new dimension to the series with the addition of a Dolby Atmos soundtrack and brand new box art designed by the team that created the series’ Emmy Award-winning title sequence. Seasons 1 and 2 will be available in the new Steelbook format on November 3, 2015, just in time for holiday gifting season. Seasons 3 and 4 will release on the heels of the first two seasons, with release date details coming soon. Check out the full press release below courtesy of HBO.
Continue reading ‘HBO Announces New Game of Thrones Steelbook Collectors Sets In Dolby Atmos’
July 1st, 2015 by Brandon Peters
This July, summer heats up with a plethora of new programming on Shout! Factory TV that is sure to beat those binge cravings. Shout! Factory TV has opened up the vault to a library of 2,500 hours from The Dick Cavett Show, which ran for five decades on multiple television networks. Each month, we’ll be releasing a new collection. We start in July with the release of the rock icons collection. See the renowned host interview legendary artists including David Bowie, Janis Joplin, Stevie Wonder, Billy Joel, and many more! For you horror fans, Shout! Factory TV is unveiling Summer of Fear, a fright fest sure to please! A collection of classic horror films debut this month, featuring Body Bags, Day of the Dead, Night of the Demons, Q: The Winged Serpent, The Final Terror and many more. Shout! Factory TV grants an insider’s insight into these films with the premiere of audio commentaries on the streaming service. This month, directors John Carpenter, George A. Romero, Kevin Tenney, and many more actors, writers and directors of your favorite horror classics comment on the films that impacted their careers. Discover, experience and binge-watch thousands of hours of culture-defining entertainment for free on Shout! Factory TV by visitingShoutFactoryTV.com on your desktop or through a mobile browser. Download the Shout! Factory TV app on Roku to watch through your television set. Continue reading ‘Shout! Factory TV: The Dick Cavett Show, Summer of Fear Now Streaming (July Schedule)’
July 1st, 2015 by Brandon Peters
SCREAM FACTORY™ FILMS, a genre theatrical imprint of Shout! Factory, announced today that action-packed horror-comedy Bloodsucking Bastards will open in select cinemas across top U.S. markets and on VOD September 4, 2015. The announcement was made by Shout! Factory’s founders Richard Foos, Bob Emmer, and Garson Foos.
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July 1st, 2015 by Brandon Peters
One of the most talked-about films of the 2011 Fantasia Film Festival, Raffaele Picchio’s MORITURIS quickly became controversial for its scenes of extreme horror, which got the film banned in in its home country of Italy. But over the years its reputation has grown into that of a new Italian horror classic, reminiscent of the works of Lamberto Bava (DEMONS) and Lucio Fulci (ZOMBIE). Now, American audiences can see it for themselves in eye-popping High Definition from Synapse Films!
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July 1st, 2015 by Blu-ray Brian
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. On August 25th, Anchor Bay Entertainment gives home entertainment fans their annual Walker fix with The Walking Dead Complete Fifth Season Blu-ray + Digital HD and DVD releases. Each 5-disc set presents all sixteen gripping episodes from the series that has single-handedly redefined the zombie genre. True to the tradition of the previously released seasons, The Walking Dead Complete Fifth Season arrives jam-packed with three hours of insightful and provocative bonus features that give viewers yet another inside glimpse into creating the fallen world of the Walkers and the souls brave enough to attempt survival. Retailer exclusive editions will also be available at Target, Best Buy and Walmart. See below for more information! Continue reading ‘Anchor Bay’s Retailer Exclusive Editions of AMC’s The Walking Dead: The Complete Fifth Season’
July 1st, 2015 by Blu-ray Brian
When your legacy is more than a name, what do you do? Of course I’m talking about the one and only Rocky Balboa and his arch nemesis in the first two films, Apollo Creed. Ladies and gentlemen, hold onto your hats. Rocky is back! Don’t worry. He’s not doing the fighting this time. Haha. It gives me great pleasure to present to you the brand spanking new trailer from Warner Bros. Sylvester Stallone and Michael B. Jordan star in CREED – in theaters November 25th, 2015. Check out the full HD trailer of the film down below. Continue reading ‘Rocky Returns in CREED (Theatrical Trailer Premiere)’
July 1st, 2015 by Blu-ray Brian
Arnold Schwarzenegger is back and better than ever in the post-apocalyptic story, Maggie, arriving on Digital HD June 30thand on Blu-ray (plus Digital HD) and DVD (plus Digital) July 7th from Lionsgate Home Entertainment. Also starring Academy Award nominee Abigail Breslin (Best Supporting Actress, Little Miss Sunshine, 2006) and Joely Richardson (TV’s “Nip/Tuck,” The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo), Maggie follows the outbreak of a deadly zombie virus that sweeps the nation. So what do you say? Do you want to win a DVD copy of Maggie for your home video collection or not? Read on to find out how you can be one of five lucky winners to do just that! Continue reading ‘Win Arnold Schwarzenegger’s Zombie Movie ‘Maggie’ on DVD!’
June 30th, 2015 by Brian White
To say the Terminator franchise has been a troubled one these past two entries would be like saying there’s a distinctive taste difference between vanilla and chocolate ice cream. It’s that apparent. Just when you thought Terminator Salvation was going to reinvigorate the franchise, production of a fifth film went right down the toilet slapped with bankruptcy forcing the property to once again go up for sale. The question was who’s going to buy it? You? Me? Why not Annapurna Pictures with distribution help from Paramount? And then there’s that spelling of “Genisys” in this film’s title to deal with. Oh well! You can’t win them all. I suppose in the end we should all be thanking the Gods for even letting a fifth film in this troubled Terminator franchise to exist, right? Absolutely! Continue reading ‘Arnold Is Back For Absurd Fun In ‘Terminator Genisys’ (Movie Review)’
June 30th, 2015 by Brandon Peters
A double feature of insane Italian horror awaits you… On August 25, 2015, Scream Factory proudly presents Metamorphosis and Beyond Darkness, two tales of scary supernatural shenanigans both on Blu-ray for the first time!
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June 30th, 2015 by Aaron Neuwirth
The second season of The Strain is premiering soon on FX and what better way to celebrate than by checking in on the first season of the series. There is of course a chance that you may have already seen the first season and even own the Blu-ray, which was reviewed by Why So Blu’s Brian White. Well, now we have the Premium Collector’s Edition, which houses the Blu-ray in a collectible bust of the series’ main villain, The Master. The Blu-ray package also contains all new supplements to make this Collector’s Edition more worthwhile. Continue on to see pics of the set and details on what else is in store for those interested.
Continue reading ‘The Strain: The Complete First Season – Premium Collector’s Edition (Blu-ray Review)’
June 29th, 2015 by Brandon Peters
From executive producers Rob Thomas (Veronica Mars, 90210, Party Down) and Diane Ruggiero-Wright (Veronica Mars, The Ex List), Warner Bros. Home Entertainment and DC Entertainment brings iZOMBIE: The Complete First Season to DVD on September 29, 2015. iZOMBIE, the new hit series that nearly 3 million people are tuning in to weekly on The CW, stars Rose McIver (Once Upon a Time, Masters of Sex), Malcolm Goodwin (Breakout Kings), Rahul Kohli (Eastenders), Robert Buckley (One Tree Hill) and David Anders (Once Upon a Time, The Vampire Diaries). The 3-disc DVD set includes all 13 episodes from the first season, plus deleted scenes and Comic-Con panel.
Continue reading ‘iZOMBIE: THE COMPLETE FIRST SEASON Available on DVD September 29, 2015!’
June 29th, 2015 by Blu-ray Brian
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! So here’s the official word of the day straight from my email inbox. On August 25th, Anchor Bay Entertainment gives home entertainment fans their annual Walker fix with The Walking Dead Complete Fifth Season Blu-ray + Digital HD and DVD releases. Each 5-disc set presents all sixteen gripping episodes from the series that has single-handedly redefined the zombie genre. True to the tradition of the previously released seasons, The Walking Dead Complete Fifth Season arrives jam-packed with three hours of insightful and provocative bonus features that give viewers yet another inside glimpse into creating the fallen world of the Walkers and the souls brave – and crazy – enough to attempt survival. Check out the full press release below for all the information you can possibly handle on this annual release! Continue reading ‘The Walking Dead Complete Fifth Season Terrorizes Blu-ray August 25’
June 29th, 2015 by Gerard Iribe
Brooklyn mobster and prolific hit man Jimmy Conlon (Liam Neeseon), once known as The Gravedigger, has seen better days. Longtime best friend of mob boss Shawn Maguire (Ed Harris), Jimmy, now 55, is haunted by the sins of his past – as well as a dogged police detective (Vincent D’Onofrio) who’s been one step behind Jimmy for 30 years. Continue reading ‘Run All Night (Blu-ray Review)’
