Sharky’s Machine (Blu-ray Review)
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. Continue reading ‘Sharky’s Machine (Blu-ray Review)’
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! 
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For the past five years, fans have followed the amazing tale of survival that is The Walking Dead. With the end of every season, comes the knowledge that– for the moment– we must part with the characters we have come to embrace. While it won’t be too long before their story resumes, Anchor Bay Entertainment proudly continues the tradition of offering fans one more chance to revisit the exciting season that was… The Walking Dead: The Complete Fifth Season will be released on Blu-ray + Digital HD and DVD on August 25th. Just like the award winning previous home entertainment releases, The Walking Dead: The Complete Fifth Season will dazzle viewers with state-of-the-art video and audio presentations. 
You wanted the best. You got the best! The hottest band in the world…KISS!!! And the roar of the crowd goes absolutely banana nuts crazy. How did that sound? That was my best text recreation of the legendary lines employed at the beginning of KISS’ amazing Alive album, which forever changed the band members’ 4 lives and millions of others (aka the KISS Army) the past 40+ years. And finally, after all these years (as assistant producer Tim Sullivan and director Adam Rifkin can attest to), the 1999 cult classic Detroit Rock City will be coming home to the Blu-ray format and diehard KISS fans everywhere will be shouting it out loud in the privacy of their living rooms courtesy of Warner Bros. Home Entertainment/New Line Cinema. Now I have to warn you. Because of this film’s holy grail cult-like status, I don’t know if my below Blu-ray review and my songs of praise can ever truly do this long anticipated HD home media release complete justice, but rest assured that the KISS freak in me is going to treat this like the ultimate fan letter or testament to KISS much akin to how the recording of Alive V would ultimately go down (if it ever did). So here goes nothing. You wanted the best. You got the best…err…you got me!
It’s no secret at all! On May 1st, Marvel Studios presents Avengers: Age of Ultron, the epic follow-up to the biggest Super Hero movie of all time. Kaboom! It all goes down when Tony Stark tries to jumpstart a dormant peacekeeping program, things go awry and Earth’s Mightiest Heroes, including Iron Man, Captain America, Thor, The Incredible Hulk, Black Widow and Hawkeye, are put to the ultimate test as the fate of the planet hangs in the balance. As the villainous Ultron emerges, it is up to The Avengers to stop him from enacting his terrible plans, and soon uneasy alliances and unexpected action pave the way for an epic and unique global adventure. So in order to whet your appetite even more check out this “Meet Quicksilver & The Scarlet Witch” featurette sent to us today. 
Back in 2013 we got a “modernized” Carrie remake for “the current generation”. The thought of it from the start had people up in arms. The “WHYYYY???” crybaby fanboys and the such angered that a sacred property was being redone. Yet, they completely were forgetting that its not so sacred, that the Chloe Grace-Moretz film would be the fourth iteration of the Carrie tale in live action form. This double feature set includes the two inbetween that they were forgetting about. There was a sequel (which basically was a newer take on the same tale) and straight up remake made for television. Plus all of these are adaptations from a novel. So, while the most recent wasn’t a good film at all, nobody should have been complaining about the pre-production like this hadn’t been done already and been more accepting of another interpretation. 
This spring, let your imagination run free. Sci-fi fantasy and comic book fans will have the chance to embark on a unique journey beyond space, time and known worlds that await us. Visionary writer-director Guillaume Lubrano brings his faithful, well-crafted adaption of the world renowned comics anthology Métal Hurlant (also known internationally as ‘Heavy Metal’ Magazine) to live-action with a star-studded cast including Rutger Hauer (Blade Runner), Scott Adkins (Expendables 2) Michael Biehn (Aliens), Kelly Brook (Piranha 3D), David Belle (Prince of Persia), John Rhys-Davies (Raiders of the Lost Ark), Joe Flanigan (Stargate: Atlantis), James Marsters (Buffy The Vampire Slayer), Dominique Pinon (Alien: Resurrection), Michelle Ryan (Doctor Who) and Michael Jai White (Spawn). 
