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Clown dolls. Witches. Hasselhoff. What more could you want? Prepare yourself for one of the most bizarre double bills imaginable with Ghosthouse and Witchery! Released in Italy as part of the infamous La Casaseries, these two highly unusual horror films come to Blu-ray on June 30, 2015 from Scream Factory.
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Here we are again for a third go around, but this time out the hunter becomes the hunted when Liam Neeson returns as former CIA operative Bryan Mills, who this time finds himself framed for the brutal murder of his ex-wife (Famke Janssen) in TAK3N or a.k.a. Taken 3. Consumed with rage, and pursued by a savvy police inspector (Forest Whitaker), Mills must rely on his “particular set of skills” one last time to find the real killers, clear his name and most importantly, protect the only thing that matters to him now (spoiler alert) — his daughter (Maggie Grace). How does it stack up to its predecessors? Find out in my comprehensive review below of the film and everything else you’ll find on this Fox Blu-ray release. Continue reading ‘TAK3N – Taken 3 (Blu-ray Review)’
It’s no secret…today’s Star Wars Day and also tomorrow Anchor Bay Entertainment will release AMC’s compelling drama Halt and Catch Fire: The Complete First Season on Blu-ray + Digital HD and DVD. Available as a 3-disc set, Halt and Catch Fire: The Complete First Season contains all 10 episodes of the series that presents a fictionalized account of the early days of the personal computer creation and the tech heads who would soon go on to create a revolution. The set also includes bonus features that give a behind-the-scenes look at the making of this smart series. And best of all, my favorite marketer in the world hooked me up with two free Blu-rays of the show to give away here on the site. Read on you will! Continue reading ‘Halt and Catch Fire: The Complete First Season Blu-ray Giveaway’
Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment invites Blu-ray audiences to be inspired as they take a raw and emotional journey with a woman trying to navigate her way through personal redemption in Cake. Pete Hammond of Deadline writes “JENNIFER ANISTON IS HEARTBREAKINGLY GOOD” as the star of this life-affirming, dark comedy. She’s an “odd, funny, powerful central metaphor: a character that insists on charting a course in a she refuses to look at.” This exploration of the human condition and transformation arrived on Digital HD April 10th and Blu-ray, DVD and VOD last week April 21st. So sit down, grab a glass of wine and let me show you below what all the buzz is about.
Continue reading ‘Cake (Blu-ray Review)’
Shout! Factory, a leading multi-platform entertainment company, and Kennedy/Brooks, Inc. have entered a picture deal to distribute THE EDITOR in the U.S. Directed and produced by Adam Brooks and Matthew Kennedy, this stylish, giallo-inspired horror comedy premiered with critical praise at the 2014 Toronto International Film Festival and is scheduled to play at the San Francisco International Film Festival on May 1. The announcement was made today by Shout! Factory’s founders Richard Foos, Bob Emmer and Garson Foos, and filmmakers Adam Brooks and Matthew Kennedy.
Johnny Harris (Snow White and the Huntsman, The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus) and Joe Dempsie (HBO’s “Game of Thrones”) star in Monsters: Dark Continent, the epic sequel to the 2010 breakout hit Monsters, arriving on Blu-ray™ and DVD June 2 from Anchor Bay Entertainment and RADiUS. Helmed by first-time feature film director Tom Green, the film also stars Sofia Boutella (StreetDance 2, Kingsman: The Secret Service) and Sam Keeley (This Must Be the Place, What Richard Did). The film is executive produced by Gareth Edwards (upcoming: Star Wars Anthology: Rogue One), director of the original Monsters and 2014’s Godzilla.
Continue reading ‘‘Monsters: Dark Continent’ on Blu-ray & DVD June 2nd!’
A destiny-changing letter sends an aging rock star on a transformative journey in Bleecker Street’s Danny Collins, a heartfelt comedy inspired by a true story, coming to DVD and Blu-ray™ Combo Pack with Digital HD on June 30, 2015 from Universal Pictures Home Entertainment. Inspired by a true story, Danny Collins teams legendary actor Al Pacino (The Godfather,Scarface) with an all-star cast including Annette Bening (American Beauty, The Kids Are All Right), Jennifer Garner (Dallas Buyers Club), Bobby Cannavale (Blue Jasmine, TV’s “Boardwalk Empire”) and Christopher Plummer (Beginners, The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo) in an inspiring and touching look at a man trying to reconnect with his dreams.
Continue reading ‘Pacino Is DANNY COLLINS Available on Blu-ray This June’
This spring, rev up your engines and get ready to relive the explosive action, daring stunts and high-octane thrills when the 1991 action smash hit HARLEY DAVIDSON AND THE MARLBORO MAN arrives for the first time on Blu-ray from Shout! Factory. Mickey Rourke (The Wrestler, Sin City) and Don Johnson (A Boy and His Dog, TV’s Miami Vice) star in this genre collision of biker movie, heist thriller and buddy flick that will take you to the hardline of action and adventure! Co-starring Tom Sizemore (Natural Born Killers), Chelsea Field (The Last Boy Scout), Tia Carrere (True Lies) and Vanessa Williams (Shaft), this relentlessly explosive actioner just may prove that “it’s better to be dead and cool than alive and uncool.” Continue reading ‘Harley Davidson And The Marlboro Man (Blu-ray Review)’
From The Vicious Brothers, the creators of Grave Encounters, comes a pulse-pounding encounter of the deadly kind. The sinister alien abduction thriller Extraterrestrial makes its Blu-ray and DVD debut from Scream Factory, in partnership with IFC Midnight. Filled with dread and suspense,Extraterrestrial is a hair-raising homage in the tradition of classic alien abduction movies, with impressive visual effects that bring a visceral energy to the film. Scream Factory’s Blu-ray and DVD releases come loaded with bonus features, including new audio commentary tracks by the Vicious Brothers and actors Brittany Allen and Melanie Papalia, the new featurette The Making of Extraterrestrial, deleted scenes and more! Fans can pre-order their copies now by visiting ShoutFactory.com Continue reading ‘Extraterrestrial (Blu-ray Review)’
Do my words here really even matter? In all honesty, it makes no difference if I write this Avengers: Age of Ultron review lazily or as proper and refined as I possibly can. You want to know why? It’s because regardless of what I conjure up here, you’re still all going to put your money down at the ticket window this weekend and see it. Like comparing the size of the Hulk to a mere mortal man, Avengers: Age of Ultron will be a colossal cash cow and not you, me or anyone else can argue that point. That check has already been taken to the bank, cashed and deposited as it’s on track for the biggest opening ever and it very well just might claim that honor. That’s why I’m keeping this review very simple. However, all that said and done is great, like Cyndi Lauper or Sheryl Crow in life, all I wanna do is have some fun with the Avengers again. Did I have some? Read on and find out… Continue reading ’15 Reasons Why ‘Avengers: Age of Ultron’ Will Bewitch You’
Two-time Academy Award® winner Sean Penn (Milk, Mystic River) is the object of a deadly international manhunt in the pulse-pounding thriller The Gunman, coming to Digital HD on June 16, 2015 and on Blu-ray™ Combo Pack and DVD as well as On Demand on June 30, 2015 from Universal Pictures Home Entertainment. The latest nail-biting adventure from director Pierre Morel (Taken), The Gunman is an electrifying combination of suspense, non-stop action and sheer star power that Steve Prokopy of Ain’t It Cool News calls “Spectacular!” Continue reading ‘‘The Gunman’ on Blu-ray & DVD June 30th’
No sin goes unpunished when “Run All Night” arrives onto Blu-ray Combo Pack and DVD on June16 from Warner Bros. Home Entertainment. Directed by Jaume Collet-Serra (“Non-Stop”), “Run All Night” is an action thriller about Brooklyn mobster and prolific hit man Jimmy Conlon (Liam Neeson) who does whatever he has to do to protect his son. The film will be available two weeks earlier on Digital HD on June 2. “Run All Night” stars Oscar® nominee Liam Neeson (“Schindler’s List,” “Non-Stop”), Joel Kinnaman (“The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo”), Vincent D’Onofrio (“The Judge”), Bruce McGill (“Ride Along”), Genesis Rodriguez (“Identity Thief”), Boyd Holbrook (HBO’s “Behind the Candelabra”), Holt McCallany (“Gangster Squad”), Common (“Now You See Me”) and Oscar® nominee Ed Harris (“Pollock,” “The Hours”). Collet-Serra directed “Run All Night” from a screenplay by Brad Ingelsby. The film is produced by Roy Lee, Brooklyn Weaver and Michael Tadross, alongside executive producer John Powers Middleton.
Continue reading ‘‘Run All Night’ on Blu-ray & DVD June 16th’
Golden Globe® nominee Liev Schreiber and Golden Globe® winner Jon Voight return for more high-adrenaline drama when RAY DONOVAN: THE SECOND SEASON arrives on Blu-ray and DVD May 26 from Showtime Networks, CBS Home Entertainment and Paramount Home Media Distribution. This set of the SHOWTIME original series also features brand new extras, including an exclusive audio commentary from Schreiber on the episode he directed, “Walk This Way.” Averaging more than 5.3 million weekly viewers in season two, RAY DONOVAN is set in the sprawling mecca of the rich and famous – Los Angeles – and follows LA’s best professional fixer, the man called in to make the city’s celebrities, superstar athletes, and business moguls’ most complicated and combustible situations go away (Schreiber).
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Former flames, big time real estate moguls, something called the Golden Fang, and of course, lots of drugs; it looks like Doc might be getting in over his head. Following There Will Be Blood and The Master it is nice to see writer/director Paul Thomas Anderson lighten up with Inherent Vice, an adaptation of Thomas Pynchon’s comedic detective novel of the same name, which places Joaquin Phoenix in the lead role of a private investigator looking into a missing person’s case. While there certainly is a lot of plotting that develops, the film puts itself in the intriguing position of not really using that as a focus. True to Anderson’s style, the film is much happier to explore the world and characters deposited into it, making for a bizarre, yet very entertaining feature that is now available on Blu-ray.
Definitely worth checking out: An Academy Award® nominee for Best Foreign Language Film, WILD TALES will debut on Blu-ray™, DVD & Digital HD on June 16 from Sony Pictures Home Entertainment. Produced by Pedro and Agustín Almodóvar and written and directed by Damián Szifron, WILD TALES is a truly entertaining and jaw-dropping film about people crossing the line into madness when faced with perceived injustice. This Sony Pictures Classics film features a compelling cast led by renowned Argentinean actor Ricardo Darin (The Secret in Their Eyes). WILD TALES was an official selection at the 2014 Cannes Film Festival, Toronto International Film Festival and Telluride Film Festival.
Continue reading ‘See The Wild Tales In ‘Wild Tales’ On Blu-ray This June’
The bear is back …and you know you wanna watch. I do!!! The MUST-SEE TED 2 restricted trailer has just debuted online! Seth MacFarlane returns as writer, director and voice star of TED 2, Universal and Media Rights Capital’s follow-up to the highest-grossing original R-rated comedy of all time. Joined once again by star Mark Wahlberg and fellow Ted writers Alec Sulkin & Wellesley Wild, MacFarlane produces the live action/CG-animated comedy alongside Bluegrass Films’ Scott Stuber, as well as John Jacobs and Jason Clark. However, that’s enough talk! You have a trailer to watch down below! Continue reading ‘Brand Spanking New Restricted TED 2 Trailer (NSFW)’
The nostalgia Gods have smiled upon us and have finally released Scooby-Doo and Scrappy-Doo: The Complete Season 1 on DVD! The gang is back to solve mysteries and this season introduces the fiery little Scrappy-Doo, Scooby’s nephew, as he joins in the caper fun. Season 1 collects 16 episodes on two DVDs. Let the games begin! Continue reading ‘Scooby-Doo and Scrappy-Doo: The Complete Season 1 (DVD Review)’
Fans of visionary director George Miller (The Road Warrior, Mad Max Beyond Thunderdomeand Mad Max: Fury Road) and Oscar®-winning director/producer/actor Mel Gibson (Braveheart, Lethal Weapon) know well the dystopian action adventures of Max Rockatansky from the highly popular MAD MAX movies. Relive the high-octane action, experience the visceral thrills, and see the beginning of this legendary road warrior before the brand new major motion picture hits theaters. Scream Factory™ is proud to present MAD MAX Collector’s Edition Blu-ray™, packed with insightful bonus content, including all-new interviews with Mel Gibson, Joanne Samuel, director of photography David Eggby, special audio commentary, retrospective featurettes and much more! This definitive collector’s edition contains a collectible cover featuring newly rendered retro-style artwork and a reversible cover wrap featuring original theatrical key art. Continue reading ‘Mad Max – Collector’s Edition (Blu-ray Review)’
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