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November 4th, 2014 by Brandon Peters
Does everyone remember the Ed Harris-Eva Longoria-Michael Pena border crossing uber drama that took the box office by storm this past summer? No? Oh yeah, cuz it only opened in three theaters and expanded to a total of fourteen by the end of its run. As a matter of fact, its theatrical run ended just a few weeks ago to be precise. It only took just under $60,000 in its domestic run, but according to Wikipedia the film has wound up doing over $25 million globally. That’s not too shabby for a little film like this boasting more character acts and no real star power. The movie about border crossing, the controversies and the dangers of also marks the feature film debut of writer and director Michael Berry. Continue reading ‘Frontera (Blu-ray Review)’
November 4th, 2014 by Blu-ray Brian
Tusk is a film that got away from me when it was out theatrically so despite some of the negative reviews out there I really want to see it because admittedly so I liked what I saw in the trailer, but I have fallen for that trick before. LOL. So hear goes my sales pitch to y’all. Justin Long stars in the supposedly hilarious and bizarre monster movie, Tusk, arriving on Blu-ray (plus Digital HD) and DVD (plus Digital) December 30th from Lionsgate Home Entertainment. Check out the full press release down below from Lionsgate Home Entertainment and pre-order your copy now! Continue reading ‘Tusk Sinks Its Teeth Into Blu-ray This December’
November 4th, 2014 by Aaron Neuwirth
“The author behind Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy and the director of The American have joined forces to seemingly put together the most deliberately paced, convoluted spy thriller since those two films I just mentioned for A Most Wanted Man.” That is one way to sum up this espionage-drama based on John le Carre’s novel, but it will of course get far more credit for being the last film featuring Philip Seymour Hoffman in a lead performance. A Most Wanted Man works because of this Hoffman performance (among other reasons), as the man is as stellar as ever. The film may only accomplish so much, but it is smart and crafty in its construction from both a filmmaking and script standpoint. The Blu-ray also manages to deliver a fine technical presentation.
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November 3rd, 2014 by Brandon Peters
Cartoon Network has put together some Holiday focused episodes of some of their in-house produced series and put them to use on a nice DVD. This DVD serves as a sort of sampler of sorts to their programming as well. The shows appearing with spirited episode son the disc are the super popular Adventure Time (Gets two episodes all to itself), the strange and funny Regular Show and the fun The Amazing World Of Gumball. Though, a closer look shows this might be more of a secretive promotional disc as you can see that they’ve also included two “Bonus Episodes” that don’t have anything to do with the holidays. Those two episodes come from the recently started show Clarence and the currently running (in the middle of season one), Steven Universe. Continue reading ‘Cartoon Network Holiday Collection (DVD Review)’
November 3rd, 2014 by Aaron Neuwirth
Have not brought this amazing upcoming release up in a while, but Batman: The Complete Television series is coming to Blu-ray next week and we now have some news on all the various options for this upcoming release. Additionally, there is also a clip available (which was shown at Comic Con), which shows how amazing the Blu-ray transfer is, compared to the original broadcast. Continue on to see all of your options for obtaining this fantastic-looking release, along with this very awesome clip.
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November 3rd, 2014 by Aaron Neuwirth
Remember when this movie happened? Golden Globe® winner Idris Elba (Best Actor in a Mini-Series, TV’s “Luther”, 2012) and Academy Award® nominee Taraji P. Henson (Best Supporting Actress, The Curious Case of Benjamin Button, 2008) headline the hair-raising thriller NO GOOD DEED, coming to Blu-ray™, DVD and Digital HD on Jan. 6 from Sony Pictures Home Entertainment. Terri (Henson), a former lawyer and devoted wife and mother of two, offers to help charming stranger Colin (Elba) after he shows up at her door claiming car trouble. Terri soon learns that no good deed goes unpunished after Colin’s real motive is revealed and she finds herself fighting for her family’s survival.
Continue reading ‘NO GOOD DEED Available Jan. 6 on Blu-ray, DVD & Digital HD’
November 3rd, 2014 by Aaron Neuwirth
When
The Maze Runner hit theaters earlier this fall, I was feeling pretty indifferent about its potential up to the point that I finally saw it. While I would not say it is the best of this recent wave of young adult novel adaptations, it was certainly far more enjoyable than I expected (Review
HERE). The film is a fun adventure story with some very cool visuals and a story that does not over complicate things too much. It was a big enough hit to warrant a sequel, arriving next year in theaters, but before that happens, everyone can catch up with this film on Blu-ray on December 16th. Read on to learn more about this upcoming release.
Continue reading ‘Get Lost In “The Maze Runner” When The Hit Film Comes Home for the Holidays On Blu-ray This December’
November 3rd, 2014 by Brandon Peters
If there is one film that deservingly has the right and proudly should be able to give the middle finger write at box office pundits (that don’t write for Forbes), its Tammy. This $20 million budgeted “one for me” film opening with a good $21 million opening weekend over 4th of July and because it didn’t do Transformers Independence Day numbers was considered a massive bomb and failure. Also people were claiming it was the end of Melissa McCarthy’s fame. WHOOPS! The film then went on to score almost $90 million to finish its run, flirting with making 5x its budget back. That’s massive success. Not a failure folks. And it was also a very solid opening weekend for a low key film that basically only promoted that Melissa McCarthy was in it and she was being one of her normal comedic characters. Despite whatever my thoughts on the film, I take great pleasure in seeing that Ben Falcone and everyone involved with Tammy got the last laugh. Continue reading ‘Tammy (Blu-ray Review)’
November 3rd, 2014 by Aaron Neuwirth
Based on its theatrical performance, Step Up All In may be a franchise finale, at least as far as being a wide release in theaters goes, but without any irony, I would pronounce this film as one of the better ones of the summer. It is times like these where explaining the scoring feels necessary. Does ‘4 stars’ mean that Step Up is a great movie or better than other films I have given lower ratings to, not necessarily, but it does not really matter either. From what I saw, Step Up is a franchise that only has so many kinds of stories it can tell and only so much potential to capitalize on. Obviously those who have little care for seeing elaborate dance routines will not get much out of a film like this, but in terms of what All In is going for, it does it very well.
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November 3rd, 2014 by Brandon Peters
To save Hong Kong from an fiery disaster, a team of dedicated firefighters battle an out-of-control blaze that threatens to plunge the city into catastrophic darkness in AS THE LIGHT GOES OUT, blazing onto Blu-ray, DVD from Well Go USA Entertainment. Written and directed by Derek Kwok of Journey to the West, the action-packed suspense drama stars Nicholas Tse, Shawn Yue, Simon Yam (Ip Man, Election), Hu Jun, William Chan, Bai Bing, Andy On and a cameo by the legendary Jackie Chan. The film was one of the first films released this year in both Hong Kong and China as it came out the first week of January, just on the heels of New Years’ Day. To date the film has accumulated a box office tally totaling over fifteen million dollars worldwide. Continue reading ‘As The Light Goes Out (Blu-ray Review)’
November 3rd, 2014 by Brandon Peters
From the studio that brought you Sleeping Beauty, The Jungle Book and other timeless animated classics comes Disney’s 101 Dalmatians on Blu-ray™, Digital HD, Disney Movies Anywhere, DVD and On-Demand February 10th! Exciting bonus features include a never-before-seen animated short, bonus clips and more!
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November 1st, 2014 by Gerard Iribe
Kylie Bucknell is forced to return to the house she grew up in when the court places her on home detention. Her punishment is made all the more unbearable by the fact she has to live there with her mother Miriam – a well-intentioned blabbermouth who’s convinced that the house is haunted. Kylie dismisses Miriam’s superstitions as nothing more than a distraction from a life occupied by boiled vegetables & small-town gossip. However, when she too becomes privy to unsettling whispers & strange bumps in the night, she begins to wonder whether she’s inherited her overactive imagination, or if the house is in fact possessed by a hostile spirit who’s not particularly thrilled about her return. Continue reading ‘Housebound (Blu-ray Review)’
November 1st, 2014 by Aaron Neuwirth
There is certainly a lot of interest coming with the next installment in the Fast & Furious franchise. The unfortunate passing of Paul Walker is part of the curiosity for many, in terms of both looking at an unfortunate incident and wondering how this film will work around it, but to put that bit of sadness to the side, this is still a high octane action film that now adds the likes of Jason Statham, Tony Jaa, Djimon Hounsou, and Kurt Russell to the cast. That is pretty fantastic, as far as potential goes and based on this trailer, it looks like director James Wan (new to this franchise and formerly of Saw and Insidious fame) is out to really deliver. Continue on to check out the all-new Furious 7 trailer, see the official poster, and check out pics from the film.
Continue reading ‘Furious 7 Starts Its Engines With This Trailer Debut!’
October 31st, 2014 by Brandon Peters
Horror is fun because there are some may sub-genres within the main one. One of those smaller, but very popular ones, is the “Creepy Doll” genre. Most recently Annabelle has fulfilled that little quotient, proving the sub-genre still has a very big audience. Even the popular Saw films have the creepy Billy puppet which those coutn in the doll genre. Predating popular 80s doll movies like Chucky, Puppet Master and the Demonic Toys was Stuart Gordon’s Dolls. Dolls seemed to set a stage and inspire some of them, mainly Puppet Master that would later come around. Dolls may have released in 1987, but it was actually Stuart Gordon’s follow up to Re-Animator. It was shot and done before From Beyond, but due to post production on the doll effects in the movie, it wound up not hitting theaters until after From Beyond had come out. And like From Beyond, Dolls has been given Scream Factory Collector’s Edition treatment! Continue reading ‘Dolls – Collector’s Edition (Blu-ray)’
October 30th, 2014 by Brandon Peters
As is tradition in Hollywood, there are usually two films in a cinema-going year that are based on the same subject matter. We’ve had years of double Joan of Arc movies, meteor gonna hit earth movies, volcano movies and even Truman Capote biopic movies. This year was the year of Hercules. First was the Renny Harlin, Kellan Lutz led The Legend Of Hercules. I have not had the pleasure of seeing that one. Even if, the one I’d be more interested in anyway would be this one, because it contains superstar Dwayne Johnson. Unfortunately, this film came and left the box office underwhelming in the US. The marketing on the film was very light and it came at the time when Guardians of the Galaxy and the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles called dibbs on August. However, this film was a pretty big hit overseas, helping the film to near $250 million total box office to help recoup the $100 million budget. It didn’t seem like anyone I knew was really excited or looking forward to this movie. But, should we have been? Continue reading ‘Hercules (Blu-ray Review)’
October 30th, 2014 by Aaron Neuwirth
What lengths can one go to in an effort to save a marriage? That is a question that is not only brought up in The One I Love, but explored in ways that one would not expect. While it would be a disservice to reveal why that is the case, it should be known that there is a realization early on that takes this enjoyable film out of the seemingly ordinary mold it looks to be filling, and heads in a whole other direction that will make the film quite memorable, even if the script does not quite nail the landing. Now this film festival hit is available on Blu-ray.
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October 30th, 2014 by Brandon Peters
Happy Halloween – tomorrow. I’ve saved my grooviest scary movie wishlist pick for last here. If you’ve ever seen this one, you’ll know its tons of fun and man o man do we wish for it to get the Blu-ray treatment. Make sure you check back next week (Wednesday to be exact) as it will have been one year since the original Wishlist article debuted and I’ll be doing things a little bit differently in light of that.
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October 30th, 2014 by Aaron Neuwirth
Millennium Entertainment is proud to announce the home entertainment release of Gabe Ibáñez’s sci-fi thriller, AUTOMATA. Antonio Banderas (Desperado, Evita, The Mask of Zorro, Machete Kills) leads the all-star cast of Melanie Griffith (Working Girl, Lolita, HBO’s RKO 281), Dylan McDermott (ABC’s “The Practice,” Olympus Has Fallen, CBS’ “Hostages”) and Robert Forster (Jackie Brown, Mulholland Drive, The Descendants, Olympus Has Fallen) in the film that AwardsCircuit.com hails as “compelling and thought provoking.” Audiences can take home the futuristic film on DVD and Blu-Ray™ November 18, 2014.
Continue reading ‘AUTOMATA: Starring Antonio Banderas, Melanie Griffith, And Dylan McDermott Comes To Blu-ray This November’
