‘Focus’ Your Sight On Its Blu-ray Release This June
April 7th, 2015 by Blu-ray Brian
Focus is one of those films I initially saw trailers for on television and thought to myself nah I’ll skip it. It just didn’t look that appealing to me. Than came all the reviews like Aaron Neuwirth’s positive coverage here. And so because of all the positive praise this film has garnered, sign me up! I want to see it! Thankfully I have less than 2 months to wait now and Warner Bros. officially announced a June 2nd Blu-ray release date for the Will Smith vehicle, Focus. Check out the film’s trailer and full press release from Warner Bros. down below. Continue reading ‘‘Focus’ Your Sight On Its Blu-ray Release This June’
You wanted the best, you got the best! Finally heading to the Blu-ray party today, after many years spent missing in action, the 1999 cult classic 
As anticipation builds for the December release of Star Wars: The Force Awakens, the first new film in the Star Wars Saga in a decade, The Walt Disney Studios, Lucasfilm Ltd., and 20th Century Fox today announced the upcoming release of The Star Wars Digital Movie Collection. For the first time ever, all six epic films in the Saga, from The Phantom Menace to Return of the Jedi, will be available on Digital HD throughout the galaxy – or at least here on Earth – globally beginning Friday, April 10.
Jupiter Ascending is likely the most polarizing film of 2015’s first quarter. Nobody went to see it and a lot of those that did, didn’t really care for it. Personally, as a fan of the Wachowskis, it was one I was anticipating regardless of whether or not it was delayed. Was it a good or great film? No, not really and its admittedly a bit of a mess. There was plenty to behold in it and appreciate, and it does entertain (
From the filmmaking team of Youssef Delara and Victor Teran (Bedrooms) comes 
Odd as it may sound, Empire Records is actually a bonafide cult classic. As much as people of my age range talked about it, quoted it and the frequency with which we watched it, we were in the minority. The film has been more appreciated on in more recent years, and especially in our nostalgia drenched society, which comes as a bit of a surprise. This film was loathed by critics and really not seen by audiences. It didn’t get much of a wide release, but here’s a fun fact; Empire Records didn’t even make one million dollars at the box office. I would be interested to see the home video intake for the film though, as it seems to have caught on their and grown to a more widespread popularity. Its also a home media survivor, making the jump to DVD and now crossing over into Blu-ray. 
Here we are in 1978 where Burt Reynolds is peaking so very damn hard. While some may now be like “Hoop-what?”, Hooper was a big deal in 1978. The film was a follow up to the massive hit, Smokey and the Bandit the year prior. Smokey would have been the biggest film of 1977 had it not been for that pesky Star Wars movie. It marked a quick reteaming of stuntman-turned director Hal Needham with Burt Reynolds and Sally Field. Field and Reynolds were also a huge onscreen item back then, doing a plenty of films together in a short run. Hooper ended up being a huge success too being the 6th highest grossing film of the year and kept Reynolds and his teaming up with Neeham running. 
Upon its 2005 DVD release, the Australian thriller LONG WEEKEND quickly became one of the most highly-regarded films in the Synapse Films library, later to be prominently featured in Mark Hartley’s acclaimed documentary NOT QUITE HOLLYWOOD and remade by director Jamie Blanks (URBAN LEGEND) in 2008. Fans have long requested a Blu-ray upgrade for this unrelenting Aussie classic, now making its high-def debut on a stunning new Synapse Blu-ray! From the writer of ROAD GAMES and RAZORBACK comes this “spooky little gem” (Premiere Magazine), presented in a high-definition transfer from original vault materials with a re-mastered DTS-HD MA 5.1 surround soundtrack created by Synapse Films.
Burt Reynolds was a busy man in the late 70s and early 80s. He was one of the biggest film stars in the world. And in 1981 he made three films. Most memorable of them and popular is likely The Cannonball Run. Another positive mark for Reynolds would be his adaptation of William Diehl’s novel, Sharky’s Machine, which he not only starred but directed. Reynolds told rival larger than life actor/director Clint Eastwood that if he was going to make one of his movies (Referring to Every Which Way But Loose), then he was going to do Dirty Harry in Atlanta. Sharky’s Machine wound up being another big hit for Reynolds, and his highest grossing directed film at the box office internationally. 
Everly is one of those films where I feel like I’ve been waiting forever to see. No, I’m not going to divulge whether I liked it or not just yet, but what I mean by that is ever since its VOD release in January I have been resisting the urge to buy or rent just so my first viewing could either be on the big screen or on my HD format of choice, Blu-ray. Regrettably I had a chance to see it when it was in town 
Look out or they’ll get you in the end! Scream Factory proudly presents a monstrous double feature of 
Anchor Bay Entertainment and The Weinstein Company are proud to announce the home entertainment release of the visually stunning film, THE IMMIGRANT.Hailed by theA.V. Club’s Ignatiy Vishnevetsky as “an American masterpiece,” audiences can own the film on DVD and Blu-Ray™ April 7, 2015. Following its world premiere at the 2013 Cannes Film Festival where it was nominated for the Palme d’Or prize, The Weinstein Company released this compelling drama theatrically on May 16, 2014. The New York Film Critics Circle awarded Academy Award® nominee Darius Khondji the prize for Best Cinematographer and Marion Cotillard for Best Actress. Cotillard and Khondjihave both been nominated for a 2015 Independent Spirit Award for their great achievements in the film. 
Furious 7 is the little engine that could in my opinion. Not even the untimely and tragic death of one of the franchise’s main stars, Paul Walker, was able to completely derail this speeding train from moving forward. Make no doubt about it. The Fast and the Furious franchise has been quite the global exploit in the past two entries, but the nagging question still remained for me going into this press screening Tuesday night. Does the unstoppable train ride lose any speed or momentum with James Wan helming the project and from the loss of Walker, or does it continue on in the quick speedy fashion we’re all accustomed to? These questions and many more were what I hoped to answer this past Tuesday night. So if you don’t mind, I tend to always practice safety first. Therefore, I need to ask you to buckle your seat belts please, put all your appendages inside the car and enjoy the ride as it’s about to get very fast and furious around here. Vroom! 
Attention Blu-ray fans! In the event you haven’t come out of your basement in a few weeks, I just wanted to give you a friendly heads up that the Las Vegas action thriller Wild Card came out on Blu-ray this past Tuesday (see our full review 
The sins of the past will become your present… That’s the tagline for STX Entertainment’s chilling psychological thriller The Gift (not the Cate Blanchett or Katie Holmes one) starring Jason Bateman, Rebecca Hall and Joel Edgerton – also making his feature directorial debut. In a first-of-its kind execution the world premiere trailer was just launched live with Joel Edgerton and producer Jason Blum via Periscope. Now available on YouTube…ladies and gentlemen please click play on the embedded video link below to view the world premiere trailer of The Gift. Enjoy! 
