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May 23rd, 2014 by Brian White
Although I cannot claim to be a huge X-Men fanboy, I went into this past Tuesday night’s press screening of X-Men: Days of Future Past with a gusto of glee and optimism, not to mention excitement, after being so let down by the mediocre Godzilla last week. And why not? The past two films, The Wolverine and First Class, were actually really quite good after series stinkers such as The Last Stand and Origins: Wolverine. So I thought why not take all that negative energy exhausted from my disappointment over Godzilla (although Curtis Bloodworth and countless others will disagree with my sentiments there) and spin it into something positive by strolling into Days of Future Past (henceforth abbreviated as DOFP throughout the rest of this review) with a big a$$ smile on my face. You know, now that I think about it, that begs to question. What movie isn’t good with a little Michael Fassbender action in it, huh? Alright, let’s be serious. We are gathered here today to talk about the time traveling comic book film, DOFP, and by golly it’s about “time” I stop wasting your present and start talking about your future, that is the movie you’ll be attending this weekend. Continue reading ‘‘X-Men: Days of Future Past’ Erases The Sting of Many Bad Memories and Replaces With Amnesia (Movie Review)’
May 22nd, 2014 by Brandon Peters
Kicking off the second month of Scream Factory’s four month long “Summer Of Fear” is the 1999 film Ravenous. This is a pretty big new chapter for Scream Factory as the delve into a later decade in the annals of horror’s past. This is more of a modern vintage release for them. Besides Scanners II/III, I think this is their only 90s release and its coming from the most latter part of the decade. Ravenous is definitely a cult classic. This film bombed pretty hard upon release. It didn’t open in the top ten in wide release, and barely made the top twenty when it came out (#18). The film only managed two million dollars on a twelve million budget. Yeah, that’s pretty much a bomb. It came out in what looks like a pretty loaded spring 1999. But, those who actually gave the movie a chance (likely on home video), loved it and thus a new cult item was minted. Continue reading ‘Ravenous (Blu-ray Review)’
May 22nd, 2014 by Aaron Neuwirth
How do you bring everyone together? That is the question returning X-Men director Bryan Singer must have been set on answering in his attempt to not only combine the casts from nearly every previous X-Men film, but find a way to satisfy everyone with what is basically the biggest X-Men film ever. The results are fairly strong, as Singer manages to get past the overwhelming nature of having an incredibly large cast, two timelines, and providing emotional resonance in a film that is almost completely made up of forward plot momentum, expositional dialogue, and mutant action. Fans of the franchise should be mostly pleased, as it takes one of the iconic comic storylines and uses the cinematic versions of established (and some new) characters to truly deliver an exciting spectacle. Overcrowding is pushed aside in favor of eradicating previous story elements to make a focused and gratifying X-Men film, even if that means risking continuity coherence for the most devoted of fans, as well as some casual viewers.
Continue reading ‘‘X-Men’: Logan’s Run Back To The Future (Movie Review)’
May 22nd, 2014 by Brandon Peters
In conjunction with the upcoming home entertainment release of BUSHIDO MAN: SEVEN DEADLY BATTLES, Shout! Factory is launching a digital web series BUSHIDO MAN to target online martial arts enthusiasts. BUSHIDO MAN tells the thrilling story of a Japanese martial arts warrior and his seven epic battles against Japan’s most legendary fighters of various disciplines: kung fu, stick, knife, sword, nunchaku, firearm, and special weapons. The 8 episode web series showcases each fight as well as the final battle. Presented by Shout! Factory, the web series premieres Monday, May 26, with a new episode running every Monday on shoutfactory.com and Shout! Factory’s YouTube channel (http://www.youtube.com/shoutfactory). BUSHIDO MAN: SEVEN DEADLY BATTLES arrives on Blu-ray™, DVD and Digital HD on June 10, 2014. Continue reading ‘Shout! Factory Debuts Digital Web Series BUSHIDO MAN!’
May 22nd, 2014 by Gerard Iribe
Warner Bros. Home Entertainment (WBHE) brings season two of the compelling police procedural Major Crimes to DVD June 10, 2014. The show that started as a continuation of the critically acclaimed series The Closer, has become a successful hit in its own right, ranking as TNT’s #2 series during its sophomore run on the cable network.* Consumers can own all 19 episodes of this powerful series’ second season on DVD, plus loads of bonus material, including never-before-seen featurettes and deleted scenes. Titled Major Crimes: The Complete Second Season, the release will be timed to the show’s third season premiere on TNT this summer. Continue reading ‘‘Major Crimes: The Complete Second Season’ on DVD June 10th!’
May 22nd, 2014 by Gerard Iribe
Angie Harmon (Law & Order) and Sasha Alexander (NCIS) are back as one of TV’s favorite crime-fighting duos and ready to entertain viewers on DVD with Warner Bros. Home Entertainment’s (WBHE) release of Rizzoli & Isles: The Complete Fourth Season, available June 10, 2014. Now fans can own all 16 thrilling episodes from the series’ fourth season plus never-before-seen featurettes. Rizzoli & Isles: The Complete Fourth Season will be released in time for the series’ fifth season premiere on TNT. Continue reading ‘‘Rizzoli & Isles: The Complete Fourth Season’ on DVD June 10th!’
May 22nd, 2014 by Gerard Iribe
Drawing on a range of influences from Hong Kong and Japanese horror-film tropes, pop singer-turned actor and first-time director Juno Mak references vampire myths worldwide for the eerie and chilling RIGOR MORTIS, debuting on Blu-ray™, DVD and digital July 8 from Well Go USA Entertainment. A feast for genre fans, the film follows a depressed actor (Chin Siu-ho) who moves into an even more depressing apartment complex and attempts suicide, only to be rescued by Uncle Yau (Anthony Chan). Unfortunately, the suicidal actor has imbued the dark spirits who haunt the apartment with strength. And to add to their worries, one of the building’s residents has brought a man back from the dead … and he’s about to wake up.
Continue reading ‘‘Rigor Mortis’ on Blu-ray & DVD July 8th!’
May 22nd, 2014 by Aaron Neuwirth
Did you know Marvel has a animated Disney film coming out this November? Those more in the know with this kind of news certainly did and now there is a trailer out for the first animated Marvel feature from Disney. It is about a boy who builds a robot superhero team to save his city and it looks quite charming. Much like Guardians of the Galaxy, we are looking at some obscure properties to build films from, but if they all keep looking like a lot of fun, let alone delivering on said fun, it is hard to be anything but excited about future prospects. Continue on to watch the debut trailer for the film, as well as see a new poster, and some images.
Continue reading ‘Debut Trailer For ‘Big Hero 6’ – The First Animated Marvel Film From Disney’
May 22nd, 2014 by Brandon Peters
If you read my Blu-ray reviews, today’s pick was hinted at a little while back and should be pretty obvious. So, lets go back to camp already!
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May 21st, 2014 by Gerard Iribe
Based on a true story, KID CANNABIS debuts on Blu-ray™ and DVD July 8 from Well Go USA Entertainment. Writer/Director John Stockwell’s (Blue Crush, Crazy/Beautiful) true-crime tale is based on a 2005 Rolling Stone article detailing the outlandish saga of an eighteen year old, self-described “loser by legacy” high school dropout and his friend whose lives are changed forever when they start trafficking marijuana across the Canadian border. KID CANNABIS stars Jonathan Daniel Brown (Project X), Kenny Wormald (Footloose), Ron Perlman (Hellboy, TV’s “Sons of Anarchy”), Aaron Yoo (McCanick, TV’s “The Tomorrow People”), John C. McGinley (Alex Cross, TV’s “Scrubs”), Amanda Tapping (TV’s “Supernatural,” “Sanctuary”), Lochlyn Munro (Unforgiven), Christina Cox (Elysium) and Corey Large (Frozen Ground).
Continue reading ‘‘Kid Cannabis’ on Blu-ray & DVD July 8th!’
May 21st, 2014 by Brandon Peters
Today in a special video message from the set of Star Wars: Episode VII, director J.J. Abrams announced the creation of Star Wars: Force for Change, a brand new Star Wars initiative from Disney and Lucasfilm in collaboration with Bad Robot dedicated to finding creative solutions to some of the world’s biggest problems. The first Star Wars: Force for Change campaign will raise funds and awareness for the United Nations Children’s Fund’s (UNICEF) Innovation Labs and its innovative programs that are benefitting the world’s most vulnerable children. Disney has committed US $1 million to support the launch of Star Wars: Force for Change. Fans can now contribute directly at Omaze.com/StarWars for a chance to appear in Star Wars: Episode VII. For each $10 contribution made through the Omaze fundraising platform, eligible participants will be automatically entered for a chance to win this once-in-a-lifetime experience. The campaign runs from 12:01am PST on May 21stth until 11:59pm PST July 18th. Continue reading ‘Fans Have A Chance To Be In EPISODE VII!’
May 20th, 2014 by Gerard Iribe
I missed 3 Days to Kill in theaters but all I knew was that it was directed by McG and co-written/produced by Luc Besson, and it starred Kevin Costner. The trailers looked good enough but I was not able to make it in time before the film left theaters. Now I have the Blu-ray and have finally watched it and am here to lay down my thoughts on the Blu-ray. We’ll make this quick, so sit back and relax. We only have 3 Days to Kill. Continue reading ‘3 Days to Kill (Blu-ray Review)’
May 20th, 2014 by Gerard Iribe
One of my favorite, if not MY favorite big budget B-movie director Paul W.S. Anderson has returned with his latest spectacle piece in the historical albeit fictional account of the Pompeii volcano eruption more than 2,000 years ago. Armed with an attractive cast and attractive budget Anderson has returned to grace the screen with his latest film that just so happens to be a disaster epic wrapped up in a love story. Will it work, will it suck, and will Kiefer Sutherland sport a Roman-British accent and fail miserably at both? All that and much more in our review!
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May 20th, 2014 by Brandon Peters
The Final Terror is another one of those great pickups from Scream Factory that didn’t make it to DVD, but is making its jump from VHS to Blu-ray. Its one of those lost early 1980s slasher films that fans like me covet having a Blu-ray of in our collection. Notable cast in The Final Terror includes young renditions of Daryl Hannah and Joe Pantoliano. This isn’t a Collector’s Edition, but its no slouch in the extras category. It looks like it will be including interviews with the cast as well as a commentary track with the director. This little disc of joy will be hitting the market on July 1, so get you preorder in now. Full details on the release from Scream Factory are included below. This is the first July release in their “Summer Of Fear” series! Continue reading ‘Full Details On Scream Factory’s THE FINAL TERROR Blu-ray Revealed (Out July 1)!’
May 20th, 2014 by Gerard Iribe
Image Entertainment, an RLJ Entertainment (NASDAQ: RLJE) brand, brings you Devil’s Knot, available on Blu-ray, DVD and Digital Download on June 10, 2014. Based on the true story of the West Memphis Three, the film is directed by Academy Award Nominated Director Atom Egoyan (The Sweet Hereafter) and stars Academy Award Winners Colin Firth (The King’s Speech) and Reese Witherspoon (Walk the Line) as well as Academy Award Nominee Amy Ryan (Gone Baby Gone), Golden Globe Nominee Mireille Enos (AMC’s “The Killing”) and Stephen Moyer (HBO’s “True Blood”). Continue reading ‘‘Devil’s Knot’ on Blu-ray & DVD June 10th!’
May 20th, 2014 by Gerard Iribe
The gripping biopic about the most important Hispanic activist in American history, Cesar Chavez, arrives on Blu-ray™ (plus Digital HD Ultraviolet™), DVD (plus Digital Ultraviolet), Video on Demand and Pay-Per-View July 22 from Lionsgate Home Entertainment. The film will be available two weeks earlier on Digital HD on July 8. An all-star cast led by Michael Peña, America Ferrera, Rosario Dawson and Academy Award® nominee John Malkovich (Best Supporting Actor, In the Line of Fire, 1994) bring to life the inspirational story of the man who moved millions to join the fight for social justice. A “making of” documentary will be available exclusively on the Blu-ray release. Continue reading ‘‘Cesar Chavez’ on Blu-ray & DVD July 22nd!’
May 20th, 2014 by Brandon Peters
Oh buddy, I am excited! Another wishlist title taken care of by the caring hands of Scream Factory. I’ve made no secret this is my absolute all time favorite werewolf tale. One random night at Family Video in college I picked this up on lowly VHS (they didn’t have it on DVD) and I fell instantly in love. I then became a big fan of both Katharine Isabelle and Emily Perkins. This one is getting the coveted Collector’s Edition treatment from Scream Factory, too! Its gonna have some great cast interviews (sadly no Katharine Isabelle, but hey, she’s busy kicking some butt right now on TV’s Hannibal). I cannot wait to have this one in my hands. This “Summer Of Fear” is just good at being all sorts of awesome! Continue reading ‘GINGER SNAPS Bites Its Way Onto Blu-ray July 22!’
May 20th, 2014 by Brandon Peters
The award-winning, critically acclaimed horror thriller AFFLICTED spreads terror on Blu-ray™, DVD & Digital July 1, courtesy of Sony Pictures Home Entertainment. AFFLICTED tells the chilling tale of two best friends whose documented journey around the world takes a horrifying turn after an encounter with a beautiful woman in Paris leaves one of them mysteriously afflicted. Written, directed and co-starring breakthrough filmmaking duo Derek Lee and Clif Prowse, this excitingly original entry in the found-footage horror genre took home awards for Best Picture, Best Director and Best Screenplay (Horror Feature category) at the 2013 FantasticFest, in addition to awards of recognition at the 2013 Toronto International Film Festival.
Continue reading ‘AFFLICTED On Blu-ray July 1st!’
