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July 9th, 2013 by Aaron Neuwirth
Here is something that I am happy to spread more knowledge of, as I have been following this project for some time. I know I am not wrong in saying that we at Why So Blu are big Batman fans and look forward to future adventures involving him, let alone rewatching and possibly even rediscovering things about the Caped Crusader that continue to entertain us. Legends of the Knight is an upcoming documentary film that is focused on how Batman has been a hero for many people in real life. Filmmaker Brett Culp has set out to make a film that goes over the cultural impact that Batman has had over the year and thanks to a successful Kickstarter campaign, the film will be released to the public. Portions of the documentary film Legends of the Knight will debut at a SDCC panel on Friday, July 29 at 10:30am in room 26AB. The independent, not-for-profit film explores the inspirational impact of Batman and the power of heroic storytelling. Read on to learn more about this project/event.
Continue reading ‘Batman Documentary “Legends Of The Knight” Coming To SDCC’
July 9th, 2013 by Aaron Neuwirth
Here is a double-dose of Blu-ray news for comedies from the FX network (soon to be seen on FXX). It’s Always Sunny I Philadelphia Season 8 and The League Season 4 both hit shelves on September 10th. For those unaware, ‘Sunny’ follows the insane and hilarious shenanigans of four friends and Danny DeVito (probably the best way to address this group), who own a bar in Philadelphia. The League is one of my favorite comedies on TV right now and anyone worried that it is all about football should put that thought to rest. It is about a group of friends that participate in a fantasy football league, yes, but actual football knowledge is never the focus (I don’t watch football and I love this show), as things are more focused on these guys and gal having fun at each other’s expense. Regardless, you can read on to learn more about these upcoming releases.
Continue reading ‘FX Comedies ‘It’s Always Sunny’ And ‘The League’ Bring The Laughs To Blu-ray This September’
July 9th, 2013 by Brandon Peters
Exceptional home video distributor SHOUT! FACTORY and their subsidiary SCREAM FACTORY will be making a splash at San Diego Comic-Con next weekend. There will be special guests (including Adrienne Barbeau), film screenings, a SCREAM FACTORY panel and much more. SHOUT! FACTORY has been so kind as to provide me a detailed schedule with descriptions, timing and location of all they are offering at San Diego Comic-Con 2013. I won’t be present, so please make me jealous (like my fellow WSB colleagues will) by stopping by and checking them out! These guys always go all in on everything and I’m sure this appearance at San Diego Comic-Con will be no different! Continue reading ‘SHOUT! FACTORY And SCREAM FACTORY Soar into San Diego Comic-Con 2013!’
July 9th, 2013 by Aaron Neuwirth
The Way, Way Back is the coming of age story of 14-year-old Duncan’s (Liam James) summer vacation with his mother, Pam (Toni Collette), her overbearing boyfriend, Trent (Steve Carell), and his daughter, Steph (Zoe Levin). Having a rough time fitting in, the introverted Duncan finds an unexpected friend in Owen (Sam Rockwell), the gregarious manager of the Water Wizz Water Park. Through his funny, clandestine friendship with Owen, Duncan slowly opens up to and begins to finally find his place in the world – all during a summer he will never forget. This film is the directorial debut for Academy Award winners Nat Faxon and Jim Rash (The Descendants) and this is last of four posts where you will hear what the cast and crew had to say about being a part of the film.
Continue reading ‘‘The Way, Way Back’ Cast & Crew Interviews: Sam Rockwell And Maya Rudolph’
July 8th, 2013 by Blu-ray Brian
Stop the press! I don’t care if it’s only a brief moment…word has it that Ashley Judd makes an appearance in Olympus Has Fallen and that’s good enough for me! It warms my heart that she’s actually in a movie that’s critically reviewed as being okay because God I swear she has made more bad choices in her career than…than…well you know the point I am trying to get across. LOL. So without further ado…I’m pleased to report the Ashley Judd 🙂 and Gerard Butler action vehicle Olympus Has Fallen is coming to the Blu-ray format on August 13th! The Blu-ray exclusives include five featurettes and a blooper reel. Check out the full press release below and pre-order your copy here! Continue reading ‘An Ashley Judd Sighting Amplifies ‘Olympus Has Fallen’ on Blu-ray!’
July 8th, 2013 by Blu-ray Brian
The “American Dream” comes to life when The Great Gatsby arrives onto the HD scene with Blu-ray 3D Combo Pack, Blu-ray Combo Pack and Digital Download on August 27th from Warner Bros. Home Entertainment with over 90 minutes of special features. I know I’m in the minority here, but its still in my Top 5 of the year so far (as referenced here for your reading pleasure). But don’t take my word for it. Check out the full press release below from Warner Bros. and hit up the pre-order link here to secure your Blu-ray today! Thanks for your support! Continue reading ‘The Great Gatsby Glitters On Blu-ray August 27th!’
July 8th, 2013 by Gerard Iribe
Jason Statham (The Expendables) proves even angels have a dark side when Redemption arrives on Blu-ray Disc (plus Digital Copy and Ultraviolet), DVD (plus Digital Copy and Ultraviolet) and Digital Download September 24from Lionsgate Home Entertainment. The film is currently available on Video on Demand. Statham “gives a performance as powerful as his fists,” (CraveOnline.com) as an ex-Special Forces soldier who gets caught in the dangerous trenches of London’s criminal underworld. Written and directed by Steven Knight, the Academy Award® nominated writer of Dirty Pretty Things (Original Screenplay, 2003), the compelling thriller co-stars Polish Film Award® winner Agata Buzek (The Reverse), BAFTA® winner Vicky McClure (“This Is England ’86”), Benedict Wong (Prometheus, Dirty Pretty Things) and Ger Ryan (Frozen). Continue reading ‘‘Redemption’ on Blu-ray September 24th!’
July 8th, 2013 by Aaron Neuwirth
The Way, Way Back is the coming of age story of 14-year-old Duncan’s (Liam James) summer vacation with his mother, Pam (Toni Collette), her overbearing boyfriend, Trent (Steve Carell), and his daughter, Steph (Zoe Levin). Having a rough time fitting in, the introverted Duncan finds an unexpected friend in Owen (Sam Rockwell), the gregarious manager of the Water Wizz Water Park. Through his funny, clandestine friendship with Owen, Duncan slowly opens up to and begins to finally find his place in the world – all during a summer he will never forget. This film is the directorial debut for Academy Award winners Nat Faxon and Jim Rash (The Descendants) and this is the third of four posts where you will hear what the cast and crew had to say about being a part of the film.
Continue reading ‘‘The Way, Way Back’ Cast & Crew Interviews: Nat Faxon And Jim Rash’
July 5th, 2013 by Aaron Neuwirth
The Way Way Back is the coming of age story of 14-year-old Duncan’s (Liam James) summer vacation with his mother, Pam (Toni Collette), her overbearing boyfriend, Trent (Steve Carell), and his daughter, Steph (Zoe Levin). Having a rough time fitting in, the introverted Duncan finds an unexpected friend in Owen (Sam Rockwell), the gregarious manager of the Water Wizz Water Park. Through his funny, clandestine friendship with Owen, Duncan slowly opens up to and begins to finally find his place in the world – all during a summer he will never forget. This film is the directorial debut for Academy Award winners Nat Faxon and Jim Rash (The Descendants) and this is the second of four posts where you will hear what the cast and crew had to say about being a part of the film.
Continue reading ‘‘The Way, Way Back’ Cast & Crew Interviews: Liam James And AnnaSophia Robb’
July 4th, 2013 by Aaron Neuwirth
The Way Way Back is the coming of age story of 14-year-old Duncan’s (Liam James) summer vacation with his mother, Pam (Toni Collette), her overbearing boyfriend, Trent (Steve Carell), and his daughter, Steph (Zoe Levin). Having a rough time fitting in, the introverted Duncan finds an unexpected friend in Owen (Sam Rockwell), the gregarious manager of the Water Wizz Water Park. Through his funny, clandestine friendship with Owen, Duncan slowly opens up to and begins to finally find his place in the world – all during a summer he will never forget. This film is the directorial debut for Academy Award winners Nat Faxon and Jim Rash (The Descendants) and this is one of four posts where you will hear what the cast and crew had to say about being a part of the film.
Continue reading ‘‘The Way, Way Back’ Cast & Crew Interviews: Steve Carell And Allison Janney’
July 3rd, 2013 by Jami Ferguson
After his latest mission goes disastrously wrong, veteran CIA black ops agent Emerson Kent (John Cusack) is given one last chance to prove he still has what it takes to do his job. His new assignment: guarding Katherine (Malin Akerman), a code operator at a top-secret remote CIA “Numbers Station” where encrypted messages are sent and received. When an elite team of heavily armed assailants lays siege to the station, Emerson and Katherine suddenly find themselves in a life-or-death struggle against an unknown enemy. With the station compromised and innocent lives at stake, they must stop the deadly plot before it’s too late.
Continue reading ‘The Numbers Station (Blu-ray Review)’
July 3rd, 2013 by Aaron Neuwirth
In 2002, audiences were able to see what came of a failed film that would have starred Johnny Depp. This film was Lost in La Mancha, a documentary that chronicled the attempt by director Terry Gilliam to make a film about Don Quixote, only to be undone by production and budget problems, forcing the film to ultimately be shutdown. It is an entertaining documentary, but a sad tale for Gilliam, Depp, and all involved. After watching The Lone Ranger, a film that has had its own share of issues in making its way to the big screen, I wondered if seeing a documentary about the attempt to make this film work would have been more entertaining. As it stands, The Lone Ranger is an overlong, excessive, and violent picture that has all the elements to bring the fun sensibilities of director Gore Verbinski’s ‘Pirates’ films to the old west, but only manages to do so, after a long build up.
Continue reading ‘‘The Lone Ranger’ Trades A Pile Of Silver For An Overblown Adventure (Movie Review)’
July 3rd, 2013 by Aaron Neuwirth
It would appear that the Despicable Me films are not for me. Despite having a love for animated films, wacky humor, and films that have original songs and themes by Pharrell Williams, I remained unattached to what should be entertaining me quite easily. The concept of pulling a reverse-Incredibles and having us follow a reformed super-villain seems like such a good concept, but I continue to feel fairly indifferent to the series. A lot of it comes down the scripting of these films, which seems to be happier on delivering cute moments than having a film that holds together all the way through. That said, many others were more appreciative of the first film than I, so more of the same may be enough for those excited about this sequel.
Continue reading ‘Despicable Me 2: Attack Of The Minions (Movie Review)’
July 3rd, 2013 by Brian White
When I first learned that Disney was bringing back The Lone Ranger to the big screen I have to admit, I got rather excited. Despite not being a huge fan of Westerns, I have fond childhood memories of the masked fighter of injustice and his white stallion, Silver. Hi-ho Silver! Away! However, I had to check and hit the excitement brakes a few times over the past couple years when I learned about the budget issues and potential delay/cutbacks the production was dealing with and of course when I first saw Johnny Depp’s getup as Tonto. I got a bit squeamish of that image to say the least. This is Tonto? But then came the trailers and as I read more and more about it and the film’s synopsis I thought maybe…just maybe…I can have a little fun with this one. So here we are. It’s 2013 and July 3rd is now upon us! It’s time to saddle up and ride! What say you? Continue reading ‘Johnny Depp’s ‘The Lone Ranger’ Show (Movie Review)’
July 2nd, 2013 by Brandon Peters
Remember my Blue Like Jazz review when I talked about how most of the time religious films are usually bottom of the barrel bad? Well, this is surely one of them. The Yankles wants to be the Jewish rendition of Bad News Bears. The film feels very paint by numbers but is unable to paint those numbers very well at all. Yes, this is a very low budget film, but absolutely nothing shines through. The drama, the humor, the religious message, the baseball all falls flat on its face in an embarrassing fashion. This isn’t anywhere near the “so bad it’s good” realm. It’s in the complete boredom “please please please end!” genre of movies. Continue reading ‘The Yankles (Blu-ray Review)’
July 2nd, 2013 by Blu-ray Brian
Happy Birthday mom! The long awaited The Dark Knight Trilogy: Ultimate Collector’s Edition hits Blu-ray on your birthday!!! What more can you ask for? All your prayers have been answered. And while I might be bittersweet that extended or re-cut editions of the film won’t be materializing, it is very nice to finally see word of this release. Everything you will find in this upcoming set including extras and memorabilia is chronicled and detailed for you below in the press release graciously furnished by Warner Bros. today! Thanks for spreading the good news! My mom and I will be happy this year! Enjoy! Continue reading ‘My Mom’s Birthday Present – The Dark Knight Trilogy: Ultimate Collector’s Edition’
July 1st, 2013 by Aaron Neuwirth
The Bling Ring is Sofia Coppola’s 5th theatrical feature and it seems like her least essential effort. Coppola’s confidence as a filmmaker is certainly apparent, though this film, much like her previous film, Somewhere, relies a lot on repetition. Much different from Somewhere, however, The Bling Ring is a film that is much more dynamic in pacing and use of edits. Regardless, whether it is the subject matter, the characters, or the basic presentation, something about The Bling Ring made it only satisfying to an extent, as I felt it ended up having about as much depth as some of the personalities of the characters we see in the film.
Continue reading ‘‘The Bling Ring’ Gets Caught In Coppola’s Clutches (Movie Review)’
June 30th, 2013 by Brandon Peters
In the 80s, cinema had a comedically adventurous trio consisting of a romantic couple and its third wheel in Michael Douglas, Kathleen Turner and Danny DeVito. They had gone through some Indiana Jones-inspired adventures in Romancing The Stone and its sequel Jewel Of The Nile. The first was a well respected and loved adventure. The sequel’s reception left people a bit cold. Follwing Nile and as a director, DeVito had one darkly comic venture under his belt, Throw Momma From A Train. Instead of attempting a third piece to the Romancing The Stone series, DeVito opted to bring it together in this dark comedy about divorce featuring a legendary violent battle between the sexes to close the film out. The film was brought to big success and many consider it the trios best outing of all. Continue reading ‘The War Of The Roses (Blu-ray Review)’
Here is something that I am happy to spread more knowledge of, as I have been following this project for some time. I know I am not wrong in saying that we at Why So Blu are big Batman fans and look forward to future adventures involving him, let alone rewatching and possibly even rediscovering things about the Caped Crusader that continue to entertain us. Legends of the Knight is an upcoming documentary film that is focused on how Batman has been a hero for many people in real life. Filmmaker Brett Culp has set out to make a film that goes over the cultural impact that Batman has had over the year and thanks to a successful Kickstarter campaign, the film will be released to the public. Portions of the documentary film Legends of the Knight will debut at a SDCC panel on Friday, July 29 at 10:30am in room 26AB. The independent, not-for-profit film explores the inspirational impact of Batman and the power of heroic storytelling. Read on to learn more about this project/event.
