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July 21st, 2014 by Brandon Peters
I am sooooo damn excited for this box set I just can’t stand it. I’ve owned everything and anything from this series and getting it again has me more excited than ever. TONS of new material coming your way folks. They have Scream Factory’d Halloween 6: Producer’s Cut, Halloween: H20, Halloween 4 and Halloween 5 for your liking. Halloween 4 and 5 have the same discs Anchor Bay released, but their mini retrospective docs appear on Disc 15 (yes, disc 15!!!). And look at all these awesome people who came onboard for this. It is OUTSTANDING! Michael Myers pretty much has said “take that Jason! Take that Freddy! What’s your name…Chucky?” If you haven’t pre-ordered it yet, c’mon…what are you waiting for? Today’s announcement is proof you are getting a STEAL with that price. Is it freaking September yet? I cannot wait! Continue reading ‘The Final Specs On The Upcoming HALLOWEEN Blu-ray Box Shape Up Amazingly!’
July 21st, 2014 by Brandon Peters
When a young couple moves into a new home, they find a mysterious doll that changes their lives forever in the horror thriller BABY BLUES, debuting on Blu-ray™, DVD and Digital Sept. 2 from Well Go USA Entertainment. Po-Chih Leong (Hong Kong 1941) directed this terrifying story of a woman (newcomer Janelle Sing), pregnant with twins, who has a miscarriage and gives birth to only one child. Suffering from postpartum depression, her husband (Raymond Lam, Saving General Yang) seeks help and discovers a mysterious doll that may be the source of their problems. BABY BLUES also stars Kate Tsui (Eye in the Sky), Karena Ng (Magic to Win) and Hoi- Pang Lo (The Grandmaster).
Continue reading ‘I’m Down With A Case Of The BABY BLUES On Blu-ray Sept 2!’
July 21st, 2014 by Aaron Neuwirth
Godzilla was one of my most anticipated summer blockbusters of 2014 and I was really glad that it delivered (Review HERE). We now have word today that Godzilla will be making its way onto Blu-ray on September 16th. The Blu-ray appears to be packed with extras, as well as some bonus packaging goodies described in this press release. This is of course the film that re-introduces the king of the monsters into the modern world, under the hand of director Gareth Edwards, with co-stars that include Aaron Johnson, Bryan Cranston, Ken Watanabe, and more. I’ll be excited to see what else is revealed on this Blu-ray, but for now, check out the official word on what will be included by continuing on in this post.
Continue reading ‘‘GODZILLA’ Stomps Onto Blu-ray This September!’
July 21st, 2014 by Brandon Peters
All Wings Report In! On the set of Star Wars: Episode VII, Director J.J. Abrams was interrupted by an X-Wing pilot and rogue robot as he announced the chance for fans to win an advance private screening of Star Wars: Episode VII. “We are so grateful for the support that the fans from over 119 countries have shown for Force for Change,” said Abrams. “As we close this final week, we’ve added an additional prize that allows the fans the opportunity to see the movie early as a thank you for supporting such a great cause as UNICEF’s innovative, lifesaving work for children.” By contributing at any level by July 25th, participants will be eligible for all prizes including a chance to be in the movie. Continue reading ‘IN AN EXCLUSIVE VIDEO FROM SET, J.J. ABRAMS OFFERS FANS THE CHANCE TO WIN A PRIVATE HOMETOWN SCREENING OF STAR WARS: EPISODE VII BEFORE IT HITS THEATERS!’
July 20th, 2014 by Brandon Peters
Here comes the Ong-Bak trilogy in time for the release of The Protector 2. This is the home franchise for martial arts and Muay Thai expert Tony Jaa. For those of you wondering right off the bat, no, there is nothing new to this box set that hasn’t been out already. The only addition is a really nice sleeve to put all 3 films in. So, no there is no reason to pick this up if you already have it. The cases, discs and bonus features are all identical aside from the fact that they all now have a trailer for The Protector 2 on them preceding the menu. If you don’t own the Ong-Bak trilogy though, we have plenty to discuss today! Continue reading ‘Ong-Bak Trilogy (Blu-ray)’
July 20th, 2014 by Brian White
When I think back to my earliest childhood and ponder about television shows that aired way before this sexy beast who’s typing this ever walked the Earth, I fondly recall such shows a Happy Days, Leave it to Beaver and of course who can forget everyone’s favorite, crazy redhead, Lucille Ball, and her equally crazy onscreen husband, Desi Arnaz, in I Love Lucy. In all honesty, that’s one of those rare black & white series, in my opinion, that truly has transcended the generations as I can still turn it on the boob tube now and laugh equally as hard at Lucy and her onscreen antics as I did when I was a child at the dinner table or as a teenager after school (we did not have the Internet back then and only six television channels). So imagine my joy when CBS Home Entertainment and Paramount announced they were bringing I Love Lucy to my favorite home media format, Blu-ray. And not only that, but every episode has been transferred from the original camera negative, producing crisp details, and rich sharp blacks. Come on! I’ll show you around this 6-disc Blu-ray television set! Continue reading ‘I Love Lucy: Ultimate Season One (Blu-ray Review)’
July 19th, 2014 by Gerard Iribe
VISITORS is the fourth collaboration of director Godfrey Reggio and composer Philip Glass together with filmmaker Jon Kane, advancing the film form pioneered by The Qatsi Trilogy (Koyaanisqatsi, Powaqqatsi, and Naqoyqatsi): the non-spoken narrative experience where each viewer s response is radically different yet undeniably visceral. As Reggio explains, VISITORS is aimed at the solar plexus, at the appetite within us all, the atmosphere of our soul. I see the film as a meditation, as a transcendental event. Comprised of only seventy-four shots, a series of human, animal and landscape portraits, VISITORS takes movie watchers on an emotional journey to the moon and back. As a wondrous work of artistic achievement…art with a capital A (Austin Chronicle), VISITORS produces massive effects and moves into a class of film all its own. Continue reading ‘Visitors (Blu-ray Review)’
July 19th, 2014 by Gerard Iribe
Prolific actor Diego Luna (Y Tu Mama Tambien, Rudo Y Cursi) makes his feature film-directing debut with the biopic Cesar Chavez. Luna assembles an ensemble cast of characters to bring the legendary real life story and struggle of the man who would organize the migrant farmworkers of California and demand better working conditions for these people. He formed the first union for farmworkers and it wasn’t as easy as it sounds. I was curious about Cesar Chavez since I didn’t get to see it in theaters due to it’s limited release schedule but am happy to have the opportunity to review the Blu-ray. I present to you Cesar Chavez.
Continue reading ‘Cesar Chavez (Blu-ray Review)’
July 19th, 2014 by Brandon Peters
Today we have an interesting circumstance. Something that doesn’t really happen frequently anymore. A film that was cut because of its message and redistributed to try and look like it had a different one. Olive Films is releasing Lewis Milestone’s The North Star, but under its other title Armored Attack. Don’t worry, both films come with this release and have been given fresh high definition transfers. Armored Attack is the 1957 reissue of The North Star that featured a less positive focus on the Russian uprising as they were now American enemies of the time. Its finale features a narration about Hungarians fighting the Red Army during the Hungarian uprising of 1956 instead of what it really is…Soviets rising up against Nazi soldiers. Continue reading ‘Armored Attack / The North Star (Blu-ray Review)’
July 18th, 2014 by Gerard Iribe
From the creator of Ghost in the Shell and the director of Appleseed comes the intense post-apocalyptic prequel, Appleseed: Alpha. Left to survive in a post-World War society, two mercenary soldiers – Deunan and her cyborg partner Briareos – are sent on a mission on the outskirts of their war-torn city. During the operation, they run into Iris and Olson, two citizens from the utopian city of Olympus, who might have a way to save the world but the ruthless Talos and the scheming warlord Two Horns have their own plans. It’s up to Deunan and Briareos to safeguard their newfound contacts and help save humanity’s last hope.
Continue reading ‘Appleseed Alpha (Blu-ray Review)’
July 18th, 2014 by Brandon Peters
Here’s another little film from last year I was trying to spread the word out on. THE BATTERY is the best zombie film in maybe a decade. Jeremy Gardner takes a very low budget, simplistic approach and comes up with possibly one of the most realistic portrayals of the zombie apocalypse. I can’t sing this movie high enough praises. Everyone was wondering who was going to get to release it on home video and BOOM, like all the other prayers they seem to answer, Scream Factory came through. I can say without a doubt this is THE BEST modern title they’ve put out. Its that damn good. See for yourself on September 16!
. Continue reading ‘Full Details On Scream Factory’s Release Of THE BATTERY Unleashed!’
July 18th, 2014 by Brandon Peters
Did you miss me? No? Well eff you too, pal! Haha. Like it or not, I’m back. I had only planned to take one week off and it wound up being too (not by design). For the next 5 weeks we’re going to be doing a ‘Countdown To EXPENDABLES III’ with the Wishlist. Each week we’ll focus on a movie from one of the stars of the Expendables franchise that has not made its way to Blu-ray yet and needs to. All the way up til the opening of Expendables III August 15. I’m fudging a little bit on this first one, but I’ll explain a little below on why I decided to say screw it and do it. So, lets kick some wishlist ass and get this Countdown To EXPENDABLES III started! Continue reading ‘Brandon’s Blu-ray Wishlist – July 18, 2014′
July 18th, 2014 by Aaron Neuwirth
One of the more impressive aspects of The Purge: Anarchy is not really the movie itself, but the fact that how it was sold managed to get me excited, despite the first ‘Purge’ from a year ago finding its way to my ‘Worst of 2013’ list. Fast-tracked sequel or not, ‘Anarchy’ seemed set out to resolve the main issue that the first film created, which was to go a more open world route, given the endless possibilities that the ridiculous basic concept set up. Here is a film that exists in a reality where crime and unemployment are at all-time lows in America, because a 12-hour period exists one night a year, where all crime (especially murder) is legal. It is a very dumb premise if you stop to think about it, but there is so much to do with that concept, which is something this higher-budgeted sequel tries to do. With all of that said, even when considering the couple degrees that separate this film from reality, in an effort to add some level of social commentary, I did not take away much from this film that will likely stick with me no further than a week.
Continue reading ‘The Purge: Catching Fire & Rescue (Movie Review)’
July 17th, 2014 by Aaron Neuwirth
A few years back, writer/director Mike Cahill made a film called Another Earth, which managed to find itself on my top ten list. It was a debut feature and had some rough edges, but it hit me in just the right way and at just the right time (going well with its existential-sci-fi-drama counterpart – Melancholia), providing me with enough to let the film get to me more than I was expecting. Now we have Cahill’s follow up feature, I Origins, which I cannot say I was as enraptured by, but still found to be interesting. The main curiosity I have outside of this film is whether or not audiences will be happy to go along with what is essentially a character journey that does not really decide to engage in a specific plot until more than halfway through the film. There is a sense looseness here that I think can go either way for people, but I did find myself involved in some key moments that led me to admiring I Origins quite a bit.
Continue reading ‘Interesting ‘I Origins’ (Movie Review)’
July 17th, 2014 by Aaron Neuwirth
I guess there is something to be said for a Disney film like Planes: Fire & Rescue that does not try to go for the modern Disney approach of being a film for everyone, rather than just kids. While there is nothing about this theatrical sequel to a film that was originally supposed to go straight to video that makes it essential viewing or even all that innovative, there is also nothing here that really makes it unwatchable either. I may have some quibbles over the implied lessons that Dusty Crophopper learns at the end of this film, but it really makes no difference, as Planes: Fire & Rescue is kiddy stuff, through and through, which is not a bad thing, just something to take into consideration.
Continue reading ‘When Other New Kids Movies Fly Out, ‘Planes’ Flies In (Movie Review)’
July 17th, 2014 by Aaron Neuwirth
I very purposefully avoided catching Brick Mansions in theaters, as I am a huge fan of the original version of this film, the french action flick District B13. That said, this is one of the late Paul Walker’s final films, let alone another reason to see what it looks like when RZA commits to a major acting role. Adding on David Belle, who starred in the original as the exact same character, has me curious as well, so I guess I will now get the chance, with Brick Mansions now hitting Blu-ray on September 9th. It should be noted that this Blu-ray will feature a much longer unrated version as well. Read on the learn more about this upcoming release.
Continue reading ‘The Explosive Brick Mansions Hits Blu-ray This September’
July 17th, 2014 by Aaron Neuwirth
I am not saying this belongs in the “about time” category, but I actually am a big fan of this Oscar-nominated working class comedy featuring a solid cast and some good heart, which makes me happy to finally see it coming to Blu-ray. The Full Monty is about six unemployed men, who are inspired by a touring group of male strippers, and decide they can make a small fortune by putting on a striptease show of their own, but with one big difference. They intend to go “the full monty” and bare it all in front of the world! The film arrives on August 5th. Check out this post to here more about this upcoming Blu-ray release.
Continue reading ‘The Full Monty Revealed On Blu-ray This August’
July 17th, 2014 by Brandon Peters
Going into 2014, Transcendence was on my “movies to check out” list. I didn’t really know all too much about it. Mainly, it was the prospect of seeing longtime Christopher Nolan collaborator Wally Pfister make his directorial debut. It was the notion of seeing someone from the Nolan tree branch out was attractive enough to me. The man shot Memento, Inception and the modern Batman trilogy under one of the best working modern directors. Unfortunately, as it got closer to release it looked a bit less interesting. Then the reviews started piling in and it wasn’t pretty. So, I decided to pass until it came to Blu-ray. And now, its here.
. Continue reading ‘Transcendence (Blu-ray Review)’
