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June 1st, 2015 by Gerard Iribe
Ten years after the events of Monsters, the Infected Zones have now spread worldwide, and an American platoon is thrust into battle with a new breed of aliens. These soldiers embark on a life-altering mission through the dark heart of monster territory in the deserts of the Middle East. By the time they reach their goal, they will have been forced to confront their fear that the true monsters on the planet may not be alien after all. Continue reading ‘Monsters: Dark Continent (Blu-ray Review)’
June 1st, 2015 by Brandon Peters
From the creators of “The Matrix” Trilogy comes “Jupiter Ascending,” an original science fiction action adventure from filmmakers Lana and Andy Wachowski. Channing Tatum (“Magic Mike,” “Foxcatcher”) and Mila Kunis (“Oz the Great and Powerful”) lead a cast that includes Sean Bean (“The Lord of the Rings” Trilogy), Eddie Redmayne (“The Theory of Everything”), Douglas Booth (“Noah”), Tuppence Middleton (“The Imitation Game”), Doona Bae (“Cloud Atlas”), James D’Arcy (“Hitchcock”) and Tim Pigott-Smith (“Alice in Wonderland”). From the streets of Chicago to far flung galaxies whirling through space, “Jupiter Ascending” is written and directed by the Wachowskis. Award-winning producer Grant Hill, with whom they have collaborated since “The Matrix” Trilogy, produced the film, together with Lana and Andy Wachowski. Roberto Malerba and Bruce Berman serve as executive producers. Continue reading ‘Jupiter Ascending (Blu-ray Review)’
May 31st, 2015 by Aaron Neuwirth
The acclaimed HBO crime drama The Wire is now on Blu-ray in its entirety. Yes, there has been a level of controversy surrounding the widescreen remaster for the series, but the fact is – The Wire can now be seen in HD and it is glorious. David Simon’s fantastic series presents five seasons worth of story concerning the city of Baltimore in the new millennium and how that functions from varying perspectives. It is a great series for fans to revisit and those previously unaware of its greatness to finally check out on Blu. This Blu-ray set is fortunately up to the task of presenting the whole series, along with plenty of extras to round out this great package.
Continue reading ‘The Wire: The Complete Series (Blu-ray Review)’
May 29th, 2015 by Brandon Peters
Just in time for Father’s Day, Shout! Factory TV presents an event the whole family can enjoy! Every episode of Father Knows Best lands on the streaming service June 1st. Whether reliving the rosy memory of a perfect family life from the 1950s or discovering this classic sitcom for the first time, viewers from all generations will fall in love with Father Knows Best all over again.
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May 29th, 2015 by Brandon Peters
DC Comics and LEGO® fans can rejoice as Warner Bros. Home Entertainment, Warner Bros. Animation, DC Entertainment and The LEGO® Group release their next animated feature, LEGO® DC Comics Super Heroes – Justice League: Attack of the Legion of Doom! on Blu-rayTM Combo Pack, DVD and Digital HD on August 25, 2015. The Blu-rayTM and DVD releases will include an exclusive Trickster LEGO® Minifigure, while supplies last. LEGO® DC Comics Super Heroes – Justice League: Attack of the Legion of Doom! will be available on Blu-rayTMCombo Pack for $24.98 SRP and on DVD for $19.98 SRP. The Blu-rayTM Combo Pack includes a digital version of the movie on Digital HD with UltraViolet. Fans can also own LEGO® DC Comics Super Heroes – Justice League: Attack of the Legion of Doom! in Digital HD on August 11 via purchase from digital retailers.
Continue reading ‘LEGO DC Comics Super Heroes – Justice League: Attack of the Legion of Doom!’
May 29th, 2015 by Brandon Peters
Former football-player-turned-actor Fred Williamson’s off-the-field nickname was “The Hammer.” Fred Williamson (M.A.S.H., Black Caesar) brings his athletic prowess and acting chops to the role of B.J. Hammer in the street-smart, action pic Hammer. Rounding out the Hammer cast are Bernie Hamilton (The Swimmer,TV’s Starkey and Hutch) and William Smith (Any Which Way You Can, The Frisco Kid) in the Bruce Clark (The Ski Bum, Galaxy of Terror) directed film. Williamson would go on to be one of the poster children of the blaxploitation movement starring hits like Black Caesar and Hell Up In Harlem. He also would star in the original Inglorious Bastards, which Quentin Tarantino would later remake. Tarantino also employed Williamson when he teamed with Robert Rodriguez for the incredibly awesome From Dusk Til Dawn. Continue reading ‘Hammer (Blu-ray Review)’
May 29th, 2015 by Brian White
Just in time for the start of the second season this summer, HBO is re-releasing the first season of the critically acclaimed hit series True Detective on Blu-ray this summer in brand spanking new Steelbook packaging featuring artwork created by Austin’s Mondo, the popular printing house offshoot of Austin-based Alamo Drafthouse, and originally used to promote the series in its original broadcast. There is a catch though. The limited edition True Detective Blu-ray Steelbook will be available exclusively at Target starting June 2nd, ahead of the season 2 premiere on June 21st. It’s available for pre-order now at Target.com. And for anybody that isn’t in the know, Steelbook is the highly sought out collectable and exclusive packaging for high profile music, video and games releases. Steelbook consists of a heavenly metal exterior and an inner core of plastic with the same dimensions of a standard style case. In other words, it rocks! So let’s take a closer look at the show and I’ll show you all around this Steelbook edition down below. Continue reading ‘TRUE DETECTIVE Season 1: The Long Bright Dark – Target Limited Edition Steelbook (Blu-ray Review)’
May 28th, 2015 by Brian White
It’s almost summer 2015, but it wouldn’t be another year at the movies without the obligatory disaster film, would it? No way! This time out we have the heavyweight Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson leading the pack. And while the trailers, with the exception of the slow, melodic take on “California Dreamin,” didn’t do much to whet my appetite for this one I was just hoping for at least some senseless fun. Is that too much to ask? If I could leave the theater this past Tuesday night with a few giggles had, then it would all be worth it. Plus, I owe my girlfriend big time for dragging her out of the house against her will assuring her both Tomorrowland and Jupiter Ascending wouldn’t be that bad. So I guess you could say, I felt trapped under guilt when I received the press invite for this one armed with the knowledge that she really wanted to see San Andreas. And here we are. Let’s chat about the chaos, mayhem, destruction and FX down below. Continue reading ‘San Andreas: Still Fun Despite Not Being 100% Seismic Accurate’
May 28th, 2015 by Gerard Iribe
POWERS: THE COMPLETE FIRST SEASON, a PlayStation Original series, is the first scripted series for PlayStation Network. The series will be available on Digital HD July 13 and on Blu-ray and DVD July 14 from Sony Pictures Home Entertainment. Based on the 2004 comic book series of the same name from artist Michael Avon Oeming and writer Brian Michael Bendis (TV’s “Ultimate Spider-Man”), the series stars Sharlto Copley (District 9), Susan Heyward (TV’s “The Following”), Noah Taylor (TV’s “Game of Thrones”), Olesya Rulin, Adam Godley, Max Fowler, with Michelle Forbes (TV’s “Orphan Black”) and British actor and comedian Eddie Izzard (TV’s “United States of Tara”). Set amidst today’s celebrity-obsessed culture, POWERS asks the question, what if the world was full of superheroes who aren’t actually heroic at all?
Continue reading ‘‘Powers: The Complete First Season’ on Blu-ray & DVD July 14′
May 28th, 2015 by Gerard Iribe
The Casual Vacancy centers on Pagford, a seemingly idyllic English village with a cobbled market square and ancient abbey. Behind the pretty facade, however, is a town at war: rich at war with poor, teenagers at war with their parents, wives at war with their husbands, teachers at war with their pupils. The story begins with the death of beloved Parish Councillor Barry Fairbrother, leaving a seat on the council vacant. Those running for a place soon find their darkest secrets revealed on the Parish Council online forum, ruining their campaign and leaving the election in turmoil. Continue reading ‘‘The Casual Vacancy’ on Blu-ray, DVD, & Digital HD August 4′
May 28th, 2015 by Brandon Peters
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!
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May 27th, 2015 by Blu-ray Brian
Vince Vaughn, Dave Franco and Tom Wilkinson are taking care of Unfinished Business on Blu-ray and DVD June 16th, just in time for Father’s Day and on Digital HD May 29th. You can check out my exclusive review of the film right here. So now you know what to expect if you haven’t seen this comedy yet. However, after the movie, The Funny Business Continues with 30 Minutes of Deleted/Alternate Scenes and Hilarious Interviews with Vaughn, Franco and Wilkinson plus James Marsden, Sienna Miller, and Nick Frost and MORE! Our friends over at Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment even hooked us up with an EXCLUSIVE clip from the upcoming Blu-ray release of the film to share with y’all. Check out the full press release and video down below! Continue reading ‘An Exclusive Clip From Fox’s Upcoming ‘Unfinished Business’ Blu-ray’
May 27th, 2015 by Blu-ray Brian
BBC AMERICA’s
Doctor Who returns to San Diego Comic-Con for a Hall H panel on Thursday, July 9. Following his record-breaking first season as the Doctor, Peter Capaldi will make his first ever appearance at Comic-Con with stars Jenna Coleman (Clara Oswald), Michelle Gomez (Missy), lead writer and executive producer Steven Moffat and executive producer Brian Minchin.
Doctor Who follows the adventures of the Doctor, the time traveler, who will continue to journey through all of space and time in epic adventures in the new season premiering this fall. Capaldi’s first season delivered BBC AMERICA its highest rated season ever and is available now on all digital platforms.
Continue reading ‘Comic-Con 2015: BBC AMERICA’S DOCTOR WHO SET FOR HALL H’
May 27th, 2015 by Brandon Peters
“Wham! Bam! Here Comes Pam” and with that Pam Grier is back in action as Friday Foster. Based on the syndicated newspaper comic strip of the same name, Grier stars as intrepid photojournalist Friday Foster. Directed by Arthur Marks (Class of ’74, Detroit 9000), based on his story, Friday Foster features supporting performances by Godfrey Cambridge (Watermelon Man, Cotton Comes To Harlem), Eartha Kitt (Boomerang, The Emperor’s New Groove), Carl Weathers (Rocky, Predator), Scatman Crothers (The Shining), Ted Lange (TV’s The Love Boat), Jim Backus (TV’s Gilligan’s Island, Mister Magoo). It was an adaptation of the 1970-74 eponymous syndicated newspaper comic strip, scripted by Jim Lawrence and illustrated by Jorge Longarón and Gray Morrow. This was Grier’s final film with American International Pictures. Continue reading ‘Friday Foster (Blu-ray Review)’
May 25th, 2015 by Brian White
Focus is one of those films I initially saw trailers for on television earlier this year and thought to myself nah I’ll skip it. It just didn’t do anything for me. Then came all the reviews like Aaron Neuwirth’s positive coverage here (God I miss all his incredible movie reviews). And so because of all the positive praise this film has garnered, sign me up! I wanted to see it! Thankfully Warner Bros. will be releasing this title in retailers everywhere on June 2nd and I just so happen to have exclusive access to one of those Blu-ray Combo Packs now. So I thought oh what the hell. Let’s do this! Let’s review Focus for the people. And here we are. Ready to see things sharper? Well, we’re talking about the Blu-ray format so chances are good that you’re ready. Here we go! Continue reading ‘Focus (Blu-ray Review)’
May 25th, 2015 by Blu-ray Brian
The stylish, psychological thriller Ex Machina will leave audiences visually and emotionally enthralled when it arrives on Blu-ray (plus Digital HD) and DVD (plus Digital) July 14th from Lionsgate Home Entertainment. After blowing away critics at its U.S.premiere at the 2015 SXSW Film Festival, the highly anticipatedsci-fi film was theatrically released by A24 and has been applauded as “sizzlingly smart, gorgeous and astute” (Wall Street Journal), “a triumph” (The Playlist), and “the year’s best sci-fi movie” (Esquire). I can personally guarantee these claims too. While it’s not action packed like the trailer may suggest, the film truly delivers by sucking you into one of the greatest human stories of artificial intelligence in our time. The robot in question here will make you believe and heck, might even make you fall for her. Find out more below! Continue reading ‘Psychological Thriller ‘Ex Machina’ Infiltrates Blu-ray July 14th’
May 24th, 2015 by Brandon Peters
This summer, SCREAM FACTORY™ invites horror enthusiasts and movie collectors to further venture into the great outdoors and experience what Camp Rolling Hills and Camp New Horizons have to offer – nature walks, randy campers, puritanical camp counselor, murder and a feast of gory goodness! Fans of the popular SLEEPAWAY CAMP movies rejoice as the collector’s editions of SLEEPAWAY CAMP II: UNHAPPY CAMPERS and SLEEPAWAY CAMP III: TEENAGE WASTELAND hits on home entertainment shelves everywhere on June 9, 2015 from SCREAM FACTORY™. Both movies debut for the first time on Blu-ray™. Each collector’s edition Blu-ray+DVD combo pack features anamorphic widescreen movie presentation, exciting bonus content, newly rendered retro-style artwork, a reversible wrap with theatrical key art and more!
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May 24th, 2015 by Brandon Peters
Pam Grier teams up once again with Coffy director Jack Hill in this blaxploitation follow-up that was filmed in an astounding 17 days. Foxy Brown co-stars Antonio Fargas (Conrack, Car Wash), Peter Brown (Teenage Tease, Merrill’s Marauder’s), Terry Carter (Brother On The Run), Sid Haig (Coffy, The Devil’s Rejects, Jackie Brown) and is directed by Jack Hill (Coffy, Switchblade Sisters). Foxy Brown (Pam Grier, Coffy, Jackie Brown) is “a whole lot of woman” and more. Just you wait and see. The film itself is intentionally a spiritual follow up to the previous Hill-Grier collaboration, Coffy. And again, the film once again tuggs along grindhouse-era fan-favorite Sid Haig for a small role in the events. Olive Films is bringing Foxy Brown to the fold for the firs time in the US, preceded by a release from Arrow Video back in 2013 (Which included a limited edition steel book case). Continue reading ‘Foxy Brown (Blu-ray Review)’
