Archive Page 46
May 19th, 2014 by Gerard Iribe
Hilarious performances by Andrew McCarthy and Jonathan Silverman make this comedy a “good old, knockdown slapstick” (The Hollywood Reporter)! It sounded like a great weekend away at their boss Bernie’s beachside pleasure palace. But when working stiffs Richard and Larry (McCarthy and Silverman) arrive to find a real stiff – their murdered boss – they’re forced to concoct a crazy scheme to avoid being implicated and/or dead themselves! With Bernie propped up and his death effectively covered up, Richard and Larry’s weekend escape becomes exactly that, as they dodge curious babes, a curtain of bullets and one confused hit man!
Continue reading ‘Weekend At Bernie’s (Blu-ray Review)’
May 13th, 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’ on Blu-ray & DVD July 22!’
May 12th, 2014 by Gerard Iribe
The debut feature from writer/director Ritesh Batra and official selection of the Cannes, Toronto, Telluride and Sundance Film Festivals, THE LUNCHBOX arrives on Blu-ray™ Combo Pack* and Digital July 1 from Sony Pictures Home Entertainment. This Sony Pictures Classics film tells the poignant story of two lonely people in India who find themselves corresponding when one of Mumbai’s dabbawallahs (lunchbox deliverymen) makes a one-in-a-million delivery mix-up. Featuring touching performances from Irrfan Khan (The Life of Pi), Nawazuddin Siddiqui (Bombay Talkies) and Nimrat Kaur (Peddlers), THE LUNCHBOX shows us how love can help transform the unlikeliest of people. With the Blu-ray Combo Pack, fans can enjoy an exclusive commentary track featuring Batra.
Continue reading ‘‘The Lunchbox’ on Blu-ray & DVD July 1st!’
May 10th, 2014 by Gerard Iribe
Two computer programmers fall in love as they create the first-ever piece of self-aware artificial intelligence, designed to help humanity. But things go terribly wrong when the British Government steals their breakthrough and teaches it to become a robotic weapon. The Machine trailer caught me off guard, because it actually looks pretty damn good! It will be cool to sample the Blu-ray and see if the flick is as good as its promotional materials. Continue reading ‘‘The Machine’ on Blu-ray June 17th!’
May 10th, 2014 by Gerard Iribe
One of the greatest sagas in movie history continues. In this third film in the epic Corleone trilogy, Al Pacino reprises the role of powerful family leader Michael Corleone. Now in his 60’s, Michael is dominated by two passions: freeing his family from crime and finding a suitable successor. That successor could be fiery Vincent (Andy Garcia)… but he may also be the spark that turns Michael’s hope of business legitimacy into an inferno of mob violence. Francis Ford Coppola directs Pacino, Garcia, Diane Keaton, Talia Shire, Eli Wallach, Sofia Coppola, Joe Montegna and others in this exciting, long-awaited film that masterfully explores the themes of power, tradition, revenge and love. Seven Academy Award nominations for 1990 were the result, including Best Picture. Continue reading ‘The Godfather Part III (Blu-ray Review)’
May 8th, 2014 by Gerard Iribe
It’s a double whammy of sorts with TWO Steven Spielberg films being released on Blu-ray stateside for the first time. Coming up we will be reviewing The Terminal starring Tom Hanks and Catherine Zeta-Jones and featuring an all-star ensemble cast with the likes of Diego Luna, Zoe Saldana, and more. I’m sure we all have airport horror stories but they compare to Hanks’ tale of being a citizen without a country? We shall see. Continue reading ‘The Terminal (Blu-ray Review)’
May 8th, 2014 by Gerard Iribe
In Korea, murder has a statute of limitations and the time is up on a series of brutal slayings that left Lt. Choi (Jae-yeong Jeong) a broken and obsessed man, with a scarred face from their one encounter. Now, a handsome and beguiling young man has come forward, taking credit for the crimes. As the confessed-killer woos media and wins fans, Choi’s rage spins out of control. Is he the killer? Can justice ever be served? Continue reading ‘Confession of Murder (Blu-ray Review)’
May 7th, 2014 by Gerard Iribe
Director Hu Gaun (Cow, Design of Death) taps into a variety of genre styles for the Chinese action-comedy THE CHEF, THE ACTOR AND THE SCOUNDREL, debuting on Blu-ray, DVD and digital June 24th from Well Go USA Entertainment. Described by Film Business Asia as part knockabout comedy, part serious spy movie, part tribute to the films of our childhood – it will also go down in movie history as the first comedy with a plot about germ warfare. During the Second Sino-Japanese War, China is suffering from a cholera outbreak because the Japanese are using it as a biological weapon. Four Chinese agents capture a Japanese scientist and his bodyguard and interrogate them by Chinese opera in order to get the vaccine formula. THE CHEF, THE ACTOR AND THE SCOUNDREL stars Liu Ye (Curse of the Golden Flower) as the Chef, Zhang Han Yu (Special ID, Back to 1942) as the Actor and Huang Bo (Lost in Thailand) as the Scoundrel, with Chie Tanaka (Warriors of the Rainbow: Seediq Bale) and Liang Jing (Eastern Bandits) rounding out the cast. Continue reading ‘‘The Chef, The Actor, and The Scoundrel’ on Blu-ray & DVD June 24th!’
May 7th, 2014 by Gerard Iribe
Anchor Bay Entertainment and RADiUS-TWC are proud to announce the home entertainment release of Daniel Stamm’s dark thriller, 13 SINS. From the director of The Last Exorcism, the film stars Mark Webber, Devon Graye, Rutina Wesley, Pruitt Taylor Vince, Tom Bower, and Ron Perlman with screenplay by David Birke and Daniel Stamm. Audiences can experience the horror on DVD and Blu-Ray™ on June 17, 2014. Continue reading ‘’13 Sins’ on Blu-ray & DVD June 17th!’
May 7th, 2014 by Gerard Iribe
Millennium Entertainment is proud to announce the home entertainment release of the star-studded sci-fi drama, Parts Per Billion. Written and directed by Brian Horiuchi, the film stars the ensemble cast of Academy Award® nominee Frank Langella (Frost/Nixon, Robot & Frank, The Box), Academy Award® nominee Gena Rowlands (The Notebook, The Skeleton Key, Broken English), Josh Hartnett (Black Hawk Down, Lucky Number Slevin, Pearl Harbor), Rosario Dawson (Sin City, Rent, Seven Pounds), Teresa Palmer (I am Number Four, Warm Bodies, The Sorcerer’s Apprentice), Penn Badgley (CW’s “Gossip Girl,” Margin Call, Easy A) and Alexis Bledel (CW’s “Gilmore Girls,” The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants, Post Grad). Beginning on May 20, the end-of-days film will be available for early digital download before heading to VOD, DVD and Blu-Ray™ on June 3, 2014. Continue reading ‘‘Parts Per Billion’ on Blu-ray & DVD June 3rd!’
May 6th, 2014 by Gerard Iribe
Based on the popular novel by Willy Vlautin, THE MOTEL LIFE is a searing and profound examination of brotherhood set in the timeless Sierra Nevadan frontier. Frank (Emile Hirsch) and Jerry Lee Flannigan (Stephen Dorff) work odd jobs, drink hard, and drift from motel to motel. Their only escape is through Frank s fantastic stories and Jerry Lee s rich illustrations. Everything changes when Jerry Lee is involved in a hit-and-run accident, which forces the brothers across the state to the home of Frank s old flame, Annie (Dakota Fanning). Continue reading ‘‘The Motel Life’ on Blu-ray & DVD June 3rd!’
May 6th, 2014 by Gerard Iribe
Helix is an intense thriller about a team of scientists from the Centers for Disease Control who travels to a high-tech research facility in the Arctic to investigate a possible disease outbreak, only to find themselves pulled into a terrifying life-and-death struggle that holds the key to mankind’s salvation…or total annihilation. The 13-episode sci-fi drama is executive produced by Ronald D. Moore (TV’s “Battlestar Galactica”), Lynda Obst (Contact), Steven Maeda (TV’s “Lost”, “CSI: Miami”, “The X-Files”) and Brad Turner (TV’s “24”). Continue reading ‘‘Helix: The Complete First Season’ on Blu-ray & DVD July 1st!’
May 5th, 2014 by Gerard Iribe
The most provocative film from the 2013 Sundance Film Festival, ESCAPE FROM TOMORROW should not exist, and yet it does. Like nothing you’ve ever seen, Randy Moore’s directorial debut is a bold and ingenious trip into the happiest place on earth. An epic battle begins when a middle-aged American husband and father of two learns that he has lost his job. Keeping the news from his nagging wife and wound-up children, he packs up the family and embarks on a full day of park hopping amid enchanted castles and fairytale princesses. Soon, the manufactured mirth of the fantasy land around him begins to haunt his subconscious. An idyllic family vacation quickly unravels into a surrealist nightmare of paranoid visions, bizarre encounters, and an obsessive pursuit of a pair of sexy teenage Parisians. Chillingly shot in black and white, Escape From Tomorrow dissects the mythology of artificial perfection while subversively attacking our culture’s obsession with mass entertainment. Continue reading ‘Escape From Tomorrow (Blu-ray Review)’
May 5th, 2014 by Gerard Iribe
When Nick Di Santo learns that his father is not only alive but can possibly reveal the origin of his son’s dark gift, he sets out on a trip that takes him to an abandoned mansion he thought only existed in his childhood imagination. Co-written and directed by Victor Salva (Jeepers Creepers, Jeepers Creepers 2) Dark House may just have something for everyone. Will the film succeed or get locked up in the cellar? Let’s see what happens. Continue reading ‘Dark House (Blu-ray Review)’
April 30th, 2014 by Gerard Iribe
Academy Award® Winner Nicolas Cage (Best Actor in a Leading Role, Leaving Las Vegas, 1995) gives the performance of a lifetime in the pulse-pounding action-filled drama,Joe, coming to Blu-ray Disc (plus Digital HD UltraViolet), DVD (plus Digital UltraViolet) and Digital HD June 17 from Lionsgate Home Entertainment. Joe is currently available on Video on Demand and Pay-Per-View. Joined by rising star Tye Sheridan (Mud, Tree Of Life), the heart-wrenching and “brilliant not to be missed” (Twitchfilm.com) film from director David Gordon Green (Pineapple Express, Prince Avalanche) was an official selection of the Venice and Toronto Film Festivals. Adapted from Larry Brown’s Joe: A Novel, the critically acclaimed film has been heralded as “one of Nicolas Cage’s best performances” (Collider.com). Continue reading ‘‘Joe’ on Blu-ray June 17th!’
April 30th, 2014 by Gerard Iribe
Christian Slater (Stranded, True Romance) stars with Vinnie Jones (X-Men: The Last Stand, Snatch) in this heart-stopping supernatural thriller. After a series of inexplicable murders sweeps a small, isolated community, Father Henry (Slater) goes to a local police detective (Jones) with a theory on why the murders are occurring. The two learn that a troubled teen with a dark past has recently moved to town and has set his sights on the cop’s beautiful, young daughter. Father Henry, who turns out to have secrets of his own, finds himself pitted against a demonic force more diabolically evil and twisted than any of them could have imagined. Continue reading ‘‘Way of the Wicked’ on Blu-ray & DVD May 20th!’
April 27th, 2014 by Gerard Iribe
In the high stakes world of espionage, one Russian FSB operative will do whatever it takes to crack an international money laundering operation and American banker, Alice, is the key. The only problem is that he isn’t the only one after Alice. Now he must find out who he can trust and use everything he knows in order to get to the truth and bring down a powerful Russian oligarch.
Continue reading ‘Möbius (Blu-ray Review)’
April 26th, 2014 by Gerard Iribe
2014 is the year of Hercules. We’ll have Hercules starring Dwayne Johnson in the titular role, which will be directed by Brett Ratner. For now we have The Legend of Hercules starring Kellan Lutz and directed by Renny Harlin (Die Hard 2, The Long Kiss Goodnight). You know, the more the merrier, I say, since I am a fan of Greek mythology, I do like when films depict the subject. Most of them do not get it right but one can’t say that they’re not at least sort of interesting. Let’s give The Legend of Hercules a spin and see if the film is at least a little bit interesting. Shall we begin? Continue reading ‘The Legend of Hercules (Blu-ray Review)’
