Class Of 1984 – Collector’s Edition (Blu-ray Review)
Drug Dealing. Gang Beatings. Prostitution. They’re all part of a typical day for the students of Lincoln High. Take a trip into this academic abyss with Scream Factory’s release of Class of 1984. The film makes its Blu-ray debut as part of a Collector’s Edition Combo Pack that comes loaded with bonus features, including new interviews with director Mark Lester, composer Lalo Schifrin and actors Perry King, Lisa Langlois and Erin Noble, new career retrospective interview with Perry King, audio commentary with director Mark Lester, the featurette Blood and Blackboards, which includes interviews with director Mark Lester, actors Perry King and Merrie Lynn Ross, and more! This packed disc is the first Collector’s Edition from Scream Factory in 2015. Hard to believe, I know! Continue reading ‘Class Of 1984 – Collector’s Edition (Blu-ray Review)’
From the director of “Chicago” and the producer of “Wicked” comes a modern twist on the beloved fairy tales you thought you knew. Academy Award®-Winning actress Meryl Streep (Best Actress, The Iron Lady), leads an all-star cast in this enchanted adventure about daring to venture Into The Woods. The film wound up landing Meryl Streep yet another Academy Award nomination (Best Supporting Actress, which ended up going to Patricia Arquette for her role in Boyhood) to which she yawned and said “yeah I know”. The film was released around this past Christmas season, which seemed the perfect time for it.
This is the critically acclaimed cult classic written, produced and directed by Larry Cohen that remains one of the most disturbing and though-provoking horror films of our time: God Told Me To. Larry Cohen, who got his start being a fine Blaxploitation director (Kicking off Fred Williamson’s era of dominance in Hell Up In Harlem and Black Caesar…which would make for nice Blu-rays), and wound up being known for some top tier B-grade films that have gone onto become A-List cult classics. In addition to God Told Me To, he’s done films like The Stuff, Q: The Winged Serpent and the It’s Alive series. Blue Underground has gone alllllll the hell out on this God release, giving it a boost with new interviews, a 7.1 surround track and a 4K restoration for a transfer. All this for God Told Me To. Makes the big league studios look like chumps. Let’s dive right into this beauty, shall we?
Being a fair-weather fan of the Mission: Impossible series I must admit one thing, this summer’s newest entry looks like a hoot! So here we are folks. This is the reason Scott Mendelson of Forbes woke up today. Ladies and gentlemen I present to you the first look at the fifth entry in the Mission: Impossible franchise, this one is titled Mission: Impossible Rogue Nation, starring Tom Cruise, Jeremy Renner, Simon Pegg, Ving Rhames, Rebecca Ferguson and Alec Baldwin. The film is scheduled to be released in IMAX theaters worldwide and in North America by Paramount Pictures on July 31, 2015. Check out the first look trailer title “Fate” down below. 
vWith 50 Shades Of Grey building a lot of hype and setting itself up to be the next big thing, everyone has to try and cash in on something existing they have already. This is pretty common with studios. They’ll even redo poster art to make it look more modern and as knock off-y as it can to what they’re trying to be like. We’ve seen it with Near Dark and Twilight (Two movies not really remotely the same aside from “Hey, look! Vampires”). Secretary has already rebranded itself to be “the original” 50 Shades Of Grey movie. Here, we have the indie film Going Under from 2004 that deals with a BDSM relationship. I’m honestly surprised we didn’t see a lot of 90s Cinemax softcore movies get dusted off and sold as something bigger and more purposeful than they actually were. 
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 on May 19, 2015 from Shout! Factory.
More 90s horror from Scream Factory. Here’s another more recent cult classic, the Patricia Arquette-starring Stigmata. I remember this one being pretty popular amongst us “alternative” kids back in the day for some reason. While I never owned it, I do remember renting it a few times VHS. It’ll be interesting to revisit the film as I was always sort of indifferent on it and I’m currently having trouble recalling much. Anyway, who better to house it than Scream Factory. Today, they provide us with the details of their release. There isn’t one currently from Amazon, but I’m sure a pre-order link will be up soon. So, scroll on down to find out more on Stigmata‘s Blu-ray debut. Enjoy! 
Take it from me as I have a lot of friends in the tech world and Silicon Valley represents! What do I mean about that? Well, I honestly wish I could tell you, but I’m sworn to secrecy. However, anyone in that “inner circle” will admit that Silicon Valley‘s a trip, and some of it “could” be accurate especially with the larger players out there like Google. We’ve all seen The Internship, right? Well, don’t you think their are similarities as to how Google is portrayed onscreen in that compared to the fictional companies in the world of HBO’s Silicon Valley? You should at least pick up on that I hope. I digress though because whether you’re trapped in the world of IT or not, Silicon Valley is a real hoot to watch and I don’t know about you, but I can’t wait until Season 2. So I guess it’s no coincidence that with Season 2 right around the corner next month we have Silicon Valley The Complete First Season on Blu-ray this month. Let’s commence with our review!
Prior to this review, I don’t have any history with the Eddie And The Cruisers duology. I know the first film was a $5.99 – $9.99 bargain bin/sale rack staple back when it was on DVD. It was a about a band, but other than that I was clueless. There was also the surprise that this movie had a sequel. Things started to come together a little bit when I watched the films. For example, I was always wondering why Michael Pare is someone who is name checked in press releases from movies. Like, what did he do that he’s an added value element? Turns out that these movies are a big part of that. Well, thanks to this new double feature Blu-ray from Shout! Factory, I’m all caught up on the Cruiser lore. And I must say I’m really digging Shout!’s dedication to these double features in 2015. Lots of fun to be had! 
Julia Louis-Dreyfus reprises her 3-time Emmy®-winning role as Vice President Selina Meyer in the sharp and satirical third and most-watched season of the comedy series VEEP. Hilariously skewering the whirlwind day-to-day existence of the Vice President’s office and Washington politics at-large, the series continues to prove that in Washington, even the most banal decisions can have ripple effects, with unexpected and far-reaching consequences. The series, created by Oscar® nominee Armando Iannucci (In the Loop), features an outstanding ensemble cast that includes Emmy® winner Tony Hale, Emmy® nominee Anna Chlumsky as well as Matt Walsh, Reid Scott, Timothy Simons, Sufe Bradshaw, Kevin Dunn and Gary Cole. 
Based on the novel Washington’s Spies: The Story of America’s First Spy Ring by Alexander Rose, Turn: Washington’s Spies arrives as AMC’s newest cable series, which tracks the early days of espionage in the American colonies that eventually became the United States of America. The Culper Ring, led by Abe Woodhull, provided George Washington valuable information on the British Army in New York, which helped to turn the tide of the Revolutionary War. The first season of 10 episodes debuted on April 6th, 2014, with season two set to premiere on April 13th, 2015. 
