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Another holiday, another holiday themed wishlist entry. Well, today isn’t April Fool’s Day, but it’ll have hit before my next wishlist piece, so I decided to pop it in now.
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My love and affinity for anything Adam Green puts his hands on should come as no surprise to any of my loyal readers at Why So Blu over the years. I have not only chatted with the man extensively every year I see him at Comic-Con, but he’s also become quite the household name in the “White House” as both my girlfriend and I eat up everything he does and we can’t get enough of his FEARnet television series, Holliston. My girlfriend loves the cute little Laura Ortiz (see some pictures of her here) on the show and I, well…I love everything about the series from the old school horror humor to the jokes and sketches that only us pop culture comic book loving geeks get. In other words, this is a show written exclusively for me. Are you picking up what I’m dropping here? Well that’s good because we have a lot to talk about here in the below Blu-ray review that brings everyone up-to-speed with everything Holliston: The Complete Second Season. So let’s get starting, this review isn’t going to read itself (unless you are using the Dictation feature on your Mac). Continue reading ‘Holliston: The Complete Second Season (Blu-ray Review)’
More clips and promos arrive to torture those of us who can’t see THE WINTER SOLDIER until next weekend. They’re down below. I’m not going to view them, as I’d like to be as clear headed going in as can be (just the way I am). But, you’re more than welcome to check these out. THE WINTER SOLDIER invades your local multiplexes on April 4th. Soak it all in now, because one day Chris Evans will be retired.
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Attention readers…to celebrate this week’s Blu-ray release of The Wolf of Wall Street on Blu-ray, Paramount was able to surprise three offices with a Wolf of Wall Street party and hidden cameras recorded their reactions. Sounds like a rowdy good time huh? Well, why don’t you check it out for yourselves? They gave us the exclusive video below to share with you all. And in the meantime, if you haven’t already, please click here to check out our exclusive Blu-ray review of the title. Enjoy! Continue reading ‘Wolf of Wall Street Party’
The dark comedy BETTER LIVING THROUGH CHEMISTRY starring Sam Rockwell, Olivia Wilde, Michelle Monaghan, Ray Liotta and two-time Academy Award®-winner Jane Fonda, will be coming to Blu-ray, DVD, & DIGITAL HD with UltraViolet™ on April 15, 2014 from Universal Studios Home Entertainment. I honestly no very little about this film, but the cast made me a sucker for wanting to check it out. Who knows how good it may be, but I like to be optimistic. The loginline reads as this: A small-town pharmacist’s uneventful life is turned inside out when he falls for a lonely trophy wife. That is plenty to hold my interest and hopefully it all works out for the best. Continue on to learn more about this upcoming release.
Continue reading ‘Better Living Through Chemistry On Blu-ray April 15’
True Detective, the critically-acclaimed show starring Matthew McConaughey and Woody Harrelson as two detectives assigned to a grisly and cultish murder case in the Louisiana bayou country, has become the most talked about new TV show of the year…and I have NOT seen it yet (insert unhappy face). To say I’m looking forward to seeing it is like saying it sure gets hot in the desert. Speaking of hot…hot off McConaughey’s Academy Award win (Dallas Buyers Club) and the show’s tense and explosive season finale, HBO Home Entertainment has just announced the June 10, 2014 Blu-ray with Digital HD, DVD & Digital Download debut of True Detective. Just in time for Father’s Day, the sets are packed with exclusive bonus features including interviews with McConaughey and Harrelson, conversations with creator Nic Pizzolatto, director Cary Joji Fukunaga and series composer T Bone Burnett, whose music helped establish the dark and ominous tone of the series, and never-before-seen footage from the series. Continue reading ‘HBO Home Entertainment Announces True Detective on Blu-ray’
Sorry about the title, but I saw the door open and went there. Sally Field’s Academy Award winning performance as a millworking union leader is making the jump to Blu-ray. Norma Rae was also nominated for several other Academy Awards and took home 2 statues. This was actually one of the higher profile films that my college screenwriting professor had worked on. But we’ll get into that more when we hit the review. I haven’t seen this film in a super long time time (close to maybe 20 years?), so I’m excited to revisit it. It comes out on April Fool’s Day, so we’ll see if its actually happening. I kid, I kid. Though I do wish some distributor would have played a joke this year with New Release Tuesday falling on April Fool’s to get the internet going in a tangent, like “Halloween 6 Producer’s Cut coming April 1!!!” and then it not coming out or something. Okay, so maybe I’m have a dark sense of humor. Anyway, read the specs on Norma Rae (No pre-order, but it really is coming out!) below where you can see the horribly photoshopped Sally Field on the cover. Also, how weird is it that they tell you there’s an Easter Egg on the disc already? Continue reading ‘On April 1st, Get Your Copy Of NORMA Blu-RAE!’
When The Raid: Redemption hit theaters in America back in 2011, I was ecstatic over what it gave me. Having looked forward to it for months, I felt like I was rewarded with a film that was one of the more visceral experiences I have ever had in a theater, complete with a great audience to experience it with. It presented a ton of action, which included various fights, choreography, and filmmaking that I frankly had not seen presented in that manner before. The story is not all that innovative, but it was immensely satisfying for me as far as what it was trying to do. It was enough to earn a spot on my top 10 list that year. Now we have the Raid 2: Berandal, which attempts to extend that visceral experience into something much grander, given the blown out nature of the plot, expansion of characters, and general chaotic feel of the action on display. The result was another bloody good time at the theater.
Continue reading ‘‘The Raid 2’ Puts Rama Back In Crazy Action (Movie Review)’
Honestly I was not going to post this, but it has been stuck in my mind all day. The world did not need Kellan Lutz as Hercules, but putting The Rock in as Hercules has my attention. I am a big fan of Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson and while I do not go out of my way to praise Brett Ratner, he has more often than not made entertaining films (if he keeps his mouth shut and just directs his films and his actors, his resume is pretty decent). Now the two have come together to adapt the graphic novels based on the Hercules legend and it looks like a lot of fun. I may not have cared for the recent Conan film with Jason Momoa, but this Hercules film looks to be a more solid step in the fun that can be had with that kind of story. Also, The Rock looks freaking massive in this role, fitting of the mythological Greek hero. Continue on to check out the trailer and see some pics and a poster.
Continue reading ‘Dwayne Johnson Stars As Hercules And Here’s The New Trailer’
The Hammer library is slowly creeping out into Blu-ray. It’s wild that there’s only one Christopher Lee Dracula film out there, but I have no idea what the rights situations are with those. Synapse Films, however, they’ve got ahold of one. It’s Countess Dracula, which is actually based somewhat around true events. Its coming as a Blu-ray/DVD combo pack on May 6th. Below you’ll find all the details and a pre-order link so you can assure yourself a copy come release day!
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Disney’s 2013 Oscar hopeful, Saving Mr. Banks has come to Blu-ray. Boasting stellar performances by Emma Thompson and Tom Hanks, it stunned many when all it got nominated for was Best Original Score (Thomas Newman). No matter, the film received plenty of other award recognition with some wins and was a rousing success at the box office, raking in over $112 million for just a $35 million budget. It tells the story of a time during a golden age for the Mouse House, and the struggle with the creative process on developing one of the all time classics, Mary Poppins. So, take your spoon full of sugar and grab your kite as we take to the sky and chim chiminy chim chim review this Blu-ray. What? I’m in the spirit! Continue reading ‘Saving Mr. Banks (Blu-ray Review)’
Key & Peele is currently one of the more popular sketch comedy series on Comedy Central. It features former MadTV stars Keegan Michael Key and Jordan Peele working together to churn out consistently funny sketches that also happen to be impressively filmed. This is reflected in the Blu-ray release of the first two seasons of the series. This Blu-ray set is also packed with hilarious extras, including commentaries, outtakes, extended and alternate bits, and more. Continue on to read more about this hilarious series and its solid Blu-ray release.
Continue reading ‘Key & Peele: Seasons 1 + 2 (Blu-ray Review)’
Here is the second trailer for X-Men: Days of Future Past. Given how quiet marketing has been, as far as revealing plot details regarding one of the best story lines in the X-Men comics goes, this new trailer will surely satisfy those on board with the popular mutant franchise, as it has plenty to offer as far as juicy new footage, fitting of an action/superhero blockbuster. A new poster has been released as well, once again suggesting that (aside from The Wolverine) Fox has no idea how to make a great X-Men movie poster. This one is not terrible, but it’s still pretty blah. Take a look for yourself at both the new trailer and the new poster by continuing on in this post.
Continue reading ‘The X-Men: Days of Future Past’s Full Trailer And A New Poster Debut’
Check out the sizzle below of Christina Hendricks, Mae Whitman, Natasha Bedingfield, Carlos Ponce, filmmmakers Peggy Holmes and Jenni Magee Cook and more at The Pirate Fairy World Premiere this weekend! It comes to Blu-ray next Tuesday!
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American Hustle, more recently famous for being nominated for a whopping 10 Oscars, and winning none. Is that indicative of it not being a good movie? Absolutely not and we will squash those rumors down with our DVD review. American Hustle stars Christian Bale, Amy Adams, Jennifer Lawrence, Bradley Cooper, and Jeremy Renner. It’s the story of the ultimate con and the conmen who weave its magic all using the backdrop of the 1970’s. David O. Russell who also directed The Fighter and Silver Linings Playbook in recent years directed American Hustle. Have yourself a sit down, grab an ice-cold beverage, and take a trip back in time with American Hustle. Hide your wallet. Continue reading ‘American Hustle (DVD Review)’
I’m going to go on record right from the beginning here and admit that this won’t be the most prolific of game reviews covering PlayStation 4’s newly released inFAMOUS: Second Son, but it’s better than having no coverage at all like some sites that profess to having gaming reviews, right? Such grandeur efforts of game reviews are far better off left for our resident experts like Aaron Neuwirth or Gregg Senko, whom I hope to see back here representing one day soon. But for now, you’re just going to have to accept this quick review as the authority around here. And if not for the encouragement of Aaron Neuwirth on how good he believed this game was going to be, I honestly would not be sitting here writing this as I initially had no plans to play this one. Thankfully, I’m glad Aaron’s plug and affinity over this franchise persuaded me to give it a try. Continue reading ’48 Hours with PlayStation 4’s ‘inFAMOUS: Second Son’ (Game Review)’
Millennium Entertainment is bringing you the Blu-ray release of Buck Wild. This zombie comedy was actually made all the way back in 2011, but is just now making its way to home video. It made its big debut at the Dallas International Film Festival last year in April. It then later took home the “Best Of The Fest” award at the Hill Country Film Festival the following month. This film melds the genres of zombies and scary redneck hillbillies together in hopes of a great comedic romp. The film was directed by Tyler Glodt.
Are you getting excited to see Walter White have it out with Godzilla this summer? Well, he probably won’t be going mano-y-mano with him, but they’re in the same movie, so let me have that. If you’re a big time fan, or someone looking to brush up and do some homework on the big fella (like me) before the release of the brand new summer blockbuster, Sony has got you covered. On May 6, they will be releasing 4 double feature Blu-rays, which means 8 classic Toho Godzilla movies on glorious Blu-ray! How much more exciting will it be to see monsters battle and buildings crumble in 1080p high definition! Oh and I’m sure that famous roar is going to sound so fantastic on lossless audio! Get yourself prepared and pre-order these bad boys to secure yourself a copy and to brush up on the king of the monsters (use the Amazon link provided below, if you do so -thanks) as he takes your living room by storm this summer! Continue reading ‘GODZILLA DOUBLE FEATURES Available on Two-Disc Blu-ray Sets May 6’
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