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September 17th, 2014 by Brandon Peters
Celebrate 60 years of the treasured musical classic Irving Berlin’s WHITE CHRISTMAS with the spectacular new Diamond Anniversary Edition arriving on Blu-ray Combo Pack October 14, 2014 from Paramount Home Media Distribution. Starring legendary performers Bing Crosby, Danny Kaye, Rosemary Clooney and Vera-Ellen and featuring unforgettable music by Irving Berlin, the beloved holiday film offers timeless entertainment for all ages.
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Continue reading ‘WHITE CHRISTMAS Diamond Anniversary Edition Comes To Blu-ray On 10/14’
September 17th, 2014 by Aaron Neuwirth
The Skeleton Twins is the kind of film that features a few actors giving the kind of performances that make it look easy. Bill Hader and Kristen Wiig are best known for their work on Saturday Night Live, but clearly have aspirations to delve into more dramatic work, better showing off their range as performers. It is one thing to find the humor in certain scenes, but it is another to make that humor play in scenes that come in between some heavy dramatic material. This is a film that features some really dark material, but is able to develop a story that can follow a fairly formulaic level of plotting and still succeed, based on the confidence of the actors involved and the filmmakers working behind the scenes. As a result, The Skeleton Twins works as a sad comedy for the art house crowd and manages to rise above the easy complaints about these sort of family-focused stories.
Continue reading ‘Wiig And Hader Make For A Wonderful Set Of ‘Skeleton Twins’ (Movie Review)’
September 16th, 2014 by Alan Aguilera
When CW first announced that they were doing an Arrow tv series, I was skeptical. Oliver Queen is one of the most liberal and rebellious characters in the DCU, I wasn’t sure how the WB was going to pull it off. Luckily, the first season was a great success, mostly due to lowered expectations (on my end anyway). Arrow The Complete Second Season was really going to be a make or break season for this show creatively. A sophomore slump was the fear I had for the show. Thankfully, it didn’t disappoint. Let’s take a closer look! Continue reading ‘Arrow The Complete Second Season (Blu-ray Review)’
September 16th, 2014 by Brandon Peters
In Persecuted, nationally acclaimed evangelist John Luther is the last obstacle in the way of passage of sweeping religious reform legislation in the United States Congress. When he refuses to support the legislation, a U.S. Senator and Luther’s own supporters abduct and frame him in the murder of an innocent teenage girl. Luther escapes police surveillance in search of the truth and suddenly a once-normal life is targeted by a team of ex-military operatives who wage a relentless campaign to eliminate the incriminating evidence. As evangelist turned fugitive, Luther vows to expose anyone involved with, or profiting from, the girl’s murder. Persecuted will be available on Blu-ray Combo and DVD on October 14. Continue reading ‘PERSECUTED: Starring James Remar, Bruce Davison – On Blu-Ray October 14!’
September 16th, 2014 by Brandon Peters
From the creators of Ghost in the Shell comes the supernatural anime classic featuring thousands of squirming, morphing ghosts and spirits. The last time Momo saw her father they had a fight and now all she has left to remember him by is an incomplete letter penned with the words “Dear Momo,” but nothing more. Moving with her mother to the remote Japanese island of Shio, Momo soon discovers three Yokai living in her attic, a trio of mischievous spirit creatures that only she can see and who create mayhem in the tiny seaside community as she tries desperately to keep them hidden. But these funny monsters have a serious side and may hold the key to helping Momo discover what her father had been trying to tell her.
Continue reading ‘Whimsical & Humorous A LETTER TO MOMO Arrives On Blu-ray Oct 21’
September 15th, 2014 by Brandon Peters
From executive producer Robert Rodriguez comes the first season of the original El Rey Network series, FROM DUSK TILL DAWN,swooping onto Blu-ray and DVD, featuring all 10 Season One episodes, including episodes directed by Rodriguez and Eduardo Sánchez(The Blair Witch Project). This supernatural series, based on Rodriguez and Quentin Tarantino’s 1996 cult classic film of the same name (starring George Clooney, Harvey Keitel, Salma Hayek and Tarantino), centers on bank robbers Seth and Richie Gecko, who are wanted by the authorities after a heist leaves several dead. Escaping across the Mexican border with a family of hostages, the Gecko brothers take a detour to a strip club that’s populated by bloodsucking creatures of the night. Continue reading ‘On 9/16, FROM DUSK TILL DAWN: SEASON 1 Swoops Onto Blu-ray’
September 15th, 2014 by Brandon Peters
This wonderful journey, “full of adventure, bravery, excitement, and friendship…has something for audiences of all ages” (Claudia Puig, USA Today). The “lively and likable” (Gary Goldstein, Los Angeles Times) tale is told through the eyes of Tuck, Munch and Alex, a trio of pals who make an out-of-this-world discovery. After receiving signals on their phones, they meet Echo, a small, but amazingly energetic, alien trying to make his way back to his home planet. As they race to help their new friend, the boys will discover that little Echo has touched their hearts in unexpected ways and changed their lives forever. Continue reading ‘Earth To Echo On Blu-ray And DVD October 21’
September 15th, 2014 by Brandon Peters
Based on the novel “The Switch” written by Elmore Leonard, the “truly twisted fun” (In Touch) crime comedy Life of Crime will be available on Blu-ray (plus Digital HD), DVD (plus Digital), and Digital HD October 28 from Lionsgate Home Entertainment. Written for the screen and directed by Daniel Schechter (Supporting Characters), the film is currently available On Demand. The cleverly written story about a kidnapping gone awry features a knockout lineup including Jennifer Aniston (We’re the Millers, TV’s “Friends”), yasiin bey (The Italian Job, Next Day Air), Isla Fisher (Now You See Me, The Great Gatsby), Will Forte (Nebraska, TV’s “Saturday Night Live”), Mark Boone Junior (TV’s “Sons of Anarchy,”Memento), with Tim Robbins (The Shawshank Redemption, Bull Durham), and John Hawkes (Lincoln, Winter’s Bone). Continue reading ‘LIFE OF CRIME Arriving On Blu-ray Oct 28’
September 14th, 2014 by Brian White
The Big Bang Theory, now entering its eighth season this year on CBS (season premiere 9/22), has long been one of my girlfriend’s favorite primetime shows. She’s actually the one responsible for making me such a huge fan too. Although I have to be honest. Five years went by before I even watched a single episode of the series. It just looked so stupid to me. Now don’t get me wrong, I’m a big geek in life much like the male cast, but the fact that a hot blonde could ever want anything to do with these nerds was never plausible to me. So I remember one Thanksgiving at my parent’s house and they had The Big Bang Theory on the television in the backroom. It caught my eye because I heard the guys on the show talking about an outing they were planning to see the remastered version of The Raiders of the Lost Ark in the theaters. Pretty much if you say anything Indiana Jones or Star Wars related you have my undivided attention. After liking what I saw and hearing my parents and Kori talk about the show so lovingly I was convinced I had to give it a whirl so without any regrets I purchased the first five episodes of season one off of iTunes and I too fell in love with the boys. So it’s with great pride, enthusiasm and joy that I present to you my coverage of The Big Bang Theory: The Complete Seventh Season Blu-ray review. Continue reading ‘The Big Bang Theory The Complete Seventh Season (Blu-ray Review)’
September 14th, 2014 by Brandon Peters
As a part of Marvel’s Phase II, they decided to take the small screen with a series in support of their theatrical features and One-Shots. That show would be Agents Of SHIELD, following SHIELD agents going around the country stopping baddies and discovering new people with superheros and supernatural artifacts. It was also promised to be linked to the cinematic universes and sometimes would cross over with the events of movies and maybe a (realistic, sorry fanboys, Tony Stark is never coming to TV) character or two would show up on in an episode. Another bombshell, the show would be led by Agent Coulson, back from the dead after being impaled by Loki in The Avengers. Continue reading ‘Marvel’s Agents Of SHIELD – Season 1 (DVD Review)’
September 12th, 2014 by Aaron Neuwirth
Homeland is an espionage drama series on Showtime that has received a lot of acclaim for the way it pulls together a lot of ideas surrounding counter-terrorism, paranoia, prisoners of war, damaged personas, and what it means to be a hero. Following the highly acclaimed first and second seasons (reviewed HERE and HERE), which were met with many awards to honor the success of the series success, the third season has now arrived on Blu-ray a few weeks before the new season starts, with the tough task of following up what has been started. This season of the series unfortunately has fallen prey to evidence of diminishing returns, despite attempts to change up the status quo and the very strong performances that continue to be prevalent throughout. Continue on to learn more about this third season Blu-ray release.
Continue reading ‘Homeland: The Complete Third Season (Blu-ray Review)’
September 12th, 2014 by Brandon Peters
Disney’s Planes are back in the high-flying comedy adventure “PLANES: FIRE & RESCUE,” landing on Disney Blu-ray Combo Pack, Digital HD, Disney Movies Anywhere, DVD and On-Demand platforms Nov. 4, 2014. In this heart-pumping, laugh-filled follow-up to last year’s smash hit “PLANES,” world famous racer Dusty Crophopper joins an elite fire and rescue unit and learns what it takes to be a true hero. Featuring non-stop action, memorable characters and never-before-seen bonus features, “PLANES: FIRE & RESCUE” is this fall’s must-own animated family film! Continue reading ‘Disney’s Planes: Fire & Rescue Flys Home to Blu-ray 11/4′
September 12th, 2014 by Gerard Iribe
It’s somewhat unbelievable that Supernatural is now ten years old. Yes, this is the review of the ninth season but season 10 is due to premiere, if it hasn’t already, on the CW via the WB network. Honestly, as a fan of the show, I am happy it’s still running and I am also happy that WB has been giving us some stellar packages on Blu-ray throughout the years. A show like Supernatural deserves to be seen and heard in the highest quality – Blu-ray. Let us see what the 23-episode season nine has to offer those who are on the outside looking in. Shall we begin? Continue reading ‘Supernatural: Season 9 (Blu-ray Review)’
September 12th, 2014 by Aaron Neuwirth
Two of Ridley Scott’s best films are coming to Blu-ray in all new collector’s editions. One is more obvious and that is Alien, Scott’s landmark sci-fi/horror feature, which is celebrating its 35th anniversary. The other is Kingdom of Heaven, celebrating its 10th anniversary as Scott’s most underrated feature (granted the Director’s cut version is where it’s at). That said, KOH features an all new cut of the film, the “Director’s Cut ‘Road Show’ Version”, which has a new commentary to go with it. Meanwhile, Alien features some collectible cards and a reprint of the original comic book tie-in. Both Blu-ray sets feature all versions of their film in the same package and many more extra features. Read on to learn more about these upcoming releases, which hit shelves on October 7th, 2014.
Continue reading ‘Two Epic Films from Legendary Filmmaker Ridley Scott Arrive as Collector’s Edition Blu-rays This October’
September 11th, 2014 by Brandon Peters
While Halloween: The Curse Of Michael Myers and Halloween: H20 have been given new “Collector’s Edition” style discs in this new Blu-ray set, the previously released Anchor Bay and Scream Factory titles remain relatively the same editions as you can buy standalone. That didn’t stop them from putting additional features for those movies in Halloween: The Complete Collection (Deluxe Edition). That’s what Disc 15 is for. There’s some all new stuff, plus some ported over material. All the more to make this the definitive Halloween set and leave you with really no desire to need anything further from this franchise in the future. The box set really is the complete journey through this franchise for good or bad. Continue reading ‘Halloween: The Complete Collection, Deluxe Edition – Disc 15 (Blu-ray Review)’
September 11th, 2014 by Brandon Peters
It’s widely known that the holy grail of the Halloween franchise is the “Producer’s Cut” of the sixth film, The Curse Of Michael Myers. The production overreacted to an unfavorable test screening following its final cut (Made up of 15 year old boys). Joe Chappelle was charged with taking his film and trying to completely change the story, the tone and make it much more graphic and violent. What resulted was a film that was disjointed, uneven and didn’t really make much sense. This wasn’t the internet era where this would have been widely known to begin with. It wasn’t until after the film had released that magazines and the like realized they had promo and set photos that seemed way off from what appeared in the final film. Then, it dropped. One of the most famous bootlegs in history started circulating and showed fans what was really intended for Halloween 6. For years and years fans pleaded to have it released and it many of those plans wound up failing. Now, 19 years later…this dream is finally coming true. Now what do us Halloween fans do with our lives? Continue reading ‘Halloween: The Curse Of Michael Myers – The Producer’s Cut (Blu-ray Review)’
September 11th, 2014 by Brandon Peters
Cartoon Network today unveiled the highly-anticipated Blu-ray™ and DVD release of Adventure Time: The Complete Fourth Season. Available October 7, the two-disc DVD and single-disc Blu-ray release will feature all 26 episodes from the series’ fourth season, plus extensive exclusive bonus material. The highlight of the bonus features is a 19-minute Distant Bands: The Music of Adventure Time featurette with series creator Pendleton Ward, creative director Pat McHale, and storyboard artists Jesse Moynihan and Rebecca Sugar offering their commentary on the important role music plays in the series. In addition, each episode will feature commentary with the cast and crew, and this time, it all comes packaged in a new collectible Marceline slipcase, a must-have addition to Adventure Time fans’ collections. Continue reading ‘ADVENTURE TIME Season 4 Blu-ray Hits October 7!’
September 11th, 2014 by Brandon Peters
Millennium Entertainment and Gilbert Films are proud to announce the home entertainment release of the star-studded comedy, ARE YOU HERE. Multiple Emmy® winner Matthew Weiner (creator, AMC’s “Mad Men”) unveils his big-screen debut with an impressive cast of performances by Emmy® nominee Zach Galifianakis (The Hangover trilogy), Academy Award® nominee Owen Wilson (Wedding Crashers, Marley & Me, Midnight in Paris), Golden Globe® winner Amy Poehler (Mean Girls, NBC’s “Parks and Recreation”), Emmy® nominee Jenna Fischer (NBC’s “The Office,” Hall Pass) and Laura Ramsey (She’s The Man, Mad Men). Audiences can own the hilarious film on DVD and Blu-Ray™ on September 30, 2014. Continue reading ‘ARE YOU HERE Starring Amy Poehler, Owen Wilson, & Zach Galifianakis On Blu-ray September 30th’
