Blue Ruin (Blu-ray Review)
As it goes to start off, I was sort of in the dark regarding Blue Ruin back in 2013. It wasn’t until I started seeing actor AJ Bowen Tweeting such high praises for the film and its lead performer Macon Blair, that I became aware and intrigued. Upon looking the film up, I noticed it was the long awaited next film from the guy who did Murder Party. Murder Party was a little cult classic dark comedy that completely surprised me many moons ago. Blue Ruin was looking on the up and up for me. Finally it got a release on VOD where I was able to see it and let me tell you, it did not disappoint. As you can see from our ‘Top 3 of 2014 So Far’ lists we had compiled last week, I kinda liked it. Enough of that, lets get into the how and why I loved this movie so much. Continue reading ‘Blue Ruin (Blu-ray Review)’
Olive Films newest rescue, Arch Of Triumph, is a 1948 film that comes as an adaptation from a book with the same name. The film’s original script featured much more ruthless violence, but the MPAA had all this stuff removed before the script was even to be shot. And originally it didn’t include a love story either, but that was added to make it have more commercial appear (leading to the original writer to call it quits). This aspect landed them a superstar in actress Ingrid Bergman. Arch Of Triumph wound up being remade or re-adapted in 1985. This time it was a BBC TV movie that had legendary Anthony Hopkins in the lead role.
Confession. I missed out on Neighbors when it hit theaters a couple months ago. Just didn’t work out for me. But, I’m excited as ever to see it when it drops on Blu-ray in a few months. I have heard nothing but positive about it. I was also a member of the fraternity with which they are basing their jokes off of in college, so I’m excited to have some laughs at myself as well. Cohort Aaron Neuwirth reviewed and liked the movie quite a bit, so that has me looking forward to it too. Anyway, details below, this drops on Sept 23!
I won’t be there, but I sure am jealous of anyone who gets to be around the Shout! Factory and Scream Factory booths at San Diego Comic Con! They’re coming back and are going to be a force yet again this year! Below is a list of the goodies, games, guests and fun they’ll be touting this year. Check it out, as you’ll be able to get your hands on some of their upcoming titles before they hit stores even! Exciting! I’d also be surprised if Scream Factory didn’t announce a title or two while they are at it!
From the studio that brought you “Miracle” and “Remember the Titans” comes Disney’s
Once again, the doctors of Broadcast Thought, H. Eric Bender, M.D., Praveen R. Kambam, M.D., andVasilis K. Pozios, M.D., return to Comic-Con International with a must-see panel in my opinion. On Thursday, July 24, 2014, from 8:00 pm to 9:00 pm in Room 7AB, they team up with very special guest, Mark Swift
Constantine, The Blacklist, Hannibal, Grimm, Bates Motel and Triumph the Insult Comic Dog will be on hand at Comic-Con 2014 in beautiful San Diego to share secrets with fans as NBC and Universal Television have announced their plans for the upcoming Comic-Con International gathering in San Diego, which runs from July 24-27. The network will present panels for returning series The Blacklist and Hannibal while Universal Television will host panels for NBC’s Grimm, its A&E series Bates Motel as well as a new untitled series coming to Adult Swim that stars Triumph the Insult Comic Dog and 30 Rock alumnus Jack McBrayer. Also, Warner Bros. Television will present multiple screenings and a panel for new NBC Friday night series Constantine. Check out all the information you NEED to know the 411 on below!
Cowabunga! How cool is this?!!! Peavey Electronics and Diamond Comic Distributors have teamed up at the Comic-Con International: San Diego this July to give away a Limited Edition 2014 Comic-Con Eastman/Laird Rockmaster Glow-in-the-Dark TMNT Guitar from Peavey. Attendees can enter to win exclusively at the Diamond PREVIEWS world Booth #2401 at Comic-Con from July 23rd until July 27th. I want one! Don’t you?! Check out the full-size picture of the guitar and the full press release below for more information. Now I’m hungry for a pizza! 
So going into this Blu-ray review of Under The Skin I knew the following four pieces of intelligence: Scarlett Johansson is an alien, she gets naked in this, the film’s a little out there with its wild imagery and my peers here at Why So Blu absolutely love it. Armed with that knowledge how bad can this really be? I was dying to find out because unfortunately in Austin, TX it only screened in two of the dumpiest theaters that reside in the area. I was not going to fork over my hard earned money to have my feet stick to the floor, not be able to see in case some Andre the Giant sat in front of me because of no stadium seating and watch it on a screen that’s barely any bigger than my HDTV at home and that has probably been around in age longer than I have. Are you picking up what I’m dropping here? I want my money’s worth. And that’s why I salaciously waited for this flick on Blu-ray. Was it worth the wait? Read on and find out.
If the year 2011 taught us nothing but the fact that good things can come from rebooting a beloved franchise, then I’d be alright to call it a day right then and there. Never in my wildest dreams could I have ever conjured up the belief or the cohones that the quirky Planet of the Apes franchise could ever be resurrected after that feeble attempt by Tim Burton (I really wish they could have went through with the Adam Rifkin script) way back in the summer of 2001 before our economy took a crap and I have been broke ever since because of low interest rates. However, I digress. We are not here to discuss our nation’s economy because if the fictional ape character of Caesar was real, I have no doubts that it would thrive once again under his direction. All hail Caesar, right? Exactly! That’s exactly the sentimentality I want you to have over the course of the next five minutes or so as I birth into your mind a world dominated by apes, or at least on the cusp of that becoming so in Dawn of the Planet of the Apes. 
Oliver Queen goes from hood to hero in CW’s #1 show, Arrow: The Complete Second Season. The DVD and Blu-ray Combo Pack has a release date of September 16th and will contain all 23 action-packed episodes plus all-new-featurettes, deleted scenes, a gag reel, a bonus recap episode called “Year One” and more! Honestly, all I care about is seeing my 
I have to admit, I was a huge fan of Heavenly Sword back in the early Sony PlayStation 3 days when this game made its debut. The graphics and gameplay were simply amazing and till this day it’s still one of the games I managed to keep in my very small PS3 collection. But low and behold people…a deity is reborn in the fantasy film adaptation, which I heard so much about already, on Blu-ray September 2nd! I cannot be the only one excited for this title, can I? Well, if you don’t know what Heavenly Sword is all about, then I suggest you take this time to review the below press release and find out everything you need to know! 
