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February 6th, 2014 by Gerard Iribe
If you’re going to cheat on your lover, don’t get caught. And if you do get caught, you’d better hope your lover isn’t secretly insane. Kevin (Billy Zane of TITANIC) learns the hard way when his girlfriend Sadie (AnnaLynne McCord of 90210) discovers that he’s having a scorching affair with her best friend (Viva Bianca of Spartacus). Now Sadie has planned a romantic weekend getaway for just the three of them, complete with terror, torture and twisted psychosexual games. The trap is set. The party has begun. And tonight, hell hath no fury like a woman SCORNED. Continue reading ‘Scorned (Blu-ray Review)’
February 6th, 2014 by Gerard Iribe
Academy Award winner Robert Redford stars in ALL IS LOST, an open-water thriller about one man’s battle for survival against the elements after his sailboat is destroyed at sea. Using only a sextant and nautical maps to chart his progress, he is forced to rely on ocean currents to carry him into a shipping lane in hopes of hailing a passing vessel. But with the sun unrelenting, sharks circling and his meager supplies dwindling, the ever-resourceful sailor soon finds himself staring his mortality in the face.
Continue reading ‘All Is Lost (Blu-ray Review)’
February 5th, 2014 by Gerard Iribe
Takeshi Kitano returns to his yakuza saga, OUTRAGE, but this time a manipulative police crackdown on organized crime has ignited a tricky power struggle in the yakuza underworld. As the police force prepares a full-scale crackdown, anti-gang detective Kataoka wants to start a war between the Sanno crime family and the neighboring Hanabishi crime family in the hopes that they destroy each other. His trump card is Otomo (Kitano) – the rumored-dead boss of a defunct family that was destroyed by the Sanno. Otomo wants to retire from a life of crime, but finds himself drawn back in through Kataoka’s manipulations as the Sanno and Hanabishi clans teeter on the brink of an all-out war. Continue reading ‘‘Beyond Outrage’ on Blu-ray and DVD March 11th!’
February 5th, 2014 by Gerard Iribe
Korean Rap/Pop Superstar CHOI Seung-hyun (
aka T.O.P of the K-pop boy band Big Bang) plays the son of a North Korean spy who decides to follow in his father’s footsteps in order to protect his little sister in the action-packed spy thriller
COMMITMENT,
debuting on Blu-ray
™, DVD and Digital March 11
th from Well Go USA Entertainment. While attending high school in South Korea, he rescues a girl (KIM Yoo-jeong) when she is attacked. South Korean Intelligence soon discovers the plot and begins closing in on him, while his own government sends a vicious assassin to eliminate him. Directed by PARK Hong-soo, the cast also includes HAN Ye-ri (
Dear Dolphin,
South Bound), JEONG Ho-bin (
Shadowless Sword), and JO Sung Ha (
Pluto,
The Yellow Sea). Bonus materials include a behind-the-scenes “Making-of” featurette.
Continue reading ‘‘Commitment’ on Blu-ray and DVD March 11th!’
February 5th, 2014 by Gerard Iribe
Castlevania: Lords of Shadow 2 acts as a conclusion to the Lords of Shadow story. The new game is set in a modern city tainted by Dracula’s influence and within Dracula’s castle itself. It sees a tortured Dracula charged with engaging Satan in battle once again. This epic sequel boasts a vast open-world environment, user-controlled camera and a truly enormous challenge as the world’s most famous vampire seeks an end to his immortal existence. His story comes to an end in a suitably shocking circumstance. Continue reading ‘‘Castlevania: Lords of Shadow 2’ Available for PS3 & X-Box 360 February 25th!’
February 5th, 2014 by Gerard Iribe
Famed horror director Victor Salva (Jeepers Creepers trilogy) returns in the blood-curdling new film starring Tobin Bell (Saw franchise), From the mind of Charles Agron, the eerie thriller follows Nick Di Santo (Luke Kleintank, “Pretty Little Liars”) who has the chilling ability to foresee how one will inevitably perish by simply touching them. Tormented by this power, Nick learns from his institutionalized mother (Golden Globe®nominee Lesley-Anne Down, North and South) that his father, whom he previously thought was deceased, is actually alive. Hoping that he can reveal the origin of his dark gift, Nick sets off to find his father with his best friend (Anthony Ray Perez, Don’t Pass Me By) and girlfriend (Alex McKenna, “90210”).Along their journey, they are terrified when they realize that every road they take leads them to the same decrepit mansion, one that only previously existed in Nick’s childhood imagination. Finally succumbing to the will of the house, Nick soon finds himself in a horrifying battle with a mysterious, haunting figure (Bell). Continue reading ‘‘Dark House’ on Blu-ray and DVD March 11th!’
February 4th, 2014 by Gerard Iribe
From legendary action director Tsui Hark and the creators of international smash hit DETECTIVE DEE: MYSTERY OF THE PHANTOM FLAME comes the captivating tale of Dee Renjie s beginnings in the Imperial police force. His very first case, investigating reports of a sea monster terrorizing the town, reveals a sinister conspiracy of treachery and betrayal, leading to the highest reaches of the Imperial family. Continue reading ‘Young Detective Dee: Rise of the Sea Dragon (Blu-ray Review)’
February 1st, 2014 by Gerard Iribe
Set in the near-future UK, Saoirse Ronan plays Daisy, an American teenager sent to stay with relatives in the English countryside. Initially withdrawn and alienated, she begins to warm up to her charming surroundings and strikes up a romance with the handsome Edmund (George MacKay). But on the fringes of their idyllic summer days are tense news reports of an escalating conflict in Europe. As the UK falls into a violent, chaotic military state, Daisy finds herself hiding and fighting to survive. Continue reading ‘How I Live Now (Blu-ray Review)’
January 30th, 2014 by Gerard Iribe
Former Shaolin monk and martial arts action star Xing Yu (
Shaolin,
Ip Man) is Vajra, a child kidnapped and trained as an assassin during WWII in the martial arts extravaganza
THE WRATH OF VAJRA,
debuting on Blu-ray
™, DVD and Digital March 18
th from Well Go USA Entertainment. After Xing Yu escapes, he begins a quest to protect the innocent and destroy those responsible for making him a living weapon. The cast also includes Steve Yoo (
Man of Tai Chi), Poppin Hyun-Joon (
Fly, Daddy, Fly), Jiang Baocheng (
Legendary Assassin) and newcomer Ya Mei. Bonus materials include a behind-the-scenes “Making-of” featurette.
Continue reading ‘Feel ‘The Wrath of Vajra’ on Blu-ray and DVD March 18th!’
January 30th, 2014 by Gerard Iribe
1 is an action documentary showcasing the glamour, speed, danger and excitement of Formula One Grand Prix racing. Narrated by Michael Fassbender, the film tells the story of the golden age of Formula 1®, when the sport became terrifyingly dangerous. In the late 1960s, Formula 1® cars doubled their engine size and sprouted wings, making them incredibly quick, but even more hazardous. With money pouring in from sponsorship and a new worldwide television audience, superstar drivers were born, thrown like gladiators into the ring. The drivers were legendary with charisma and raw talent, but many of them paid the ultimate price. 1 follows the story of the drivers who raced on the edge and those who stood up to change the sport forever. It is about the greatest show on earth Formula 1®. Continue reading ‘“1” The Movie (Blu-ray Review)’
January 28th, 2014 by Gerard Iribe
Dominic Cooper (The Devil’s Double, upcoming Captain America: The Winter Soldier) and Samuel L. Jackson (Pulp Fiction, The Avengers) star in the new suspense thriller, Reasonable Doubt, arriving on Blu-ray Disc (plus Digital HD UltraViolet), DVD (plus Digital UltraViolet), and Digital HD March 18 from Lionsgate Home Entertainment. Reasonable Doubt also stars Gloria Reuben (TV’s “ER,” TV’s “Falling Skies,” Admission, Lincoln), Ryan Robbins (TV’s “The Killing,” TV’s “Falling Skies”) and Erin Karpluk (TV’s “Being Erica”). Continue reading ‘‘Reasonable Doubt’ on Blu-ray, DVD, and Digital HD March 18th!’
January 22nd, 2014 by Gerard Iribe
On February 4, 2014, Anchor Bay Films releases SCORNED, a story guaranteed to make any man eternally faithful! Directed by Mark Jones, director and writer of the cult favorite LEPRECHAUN series, SCORNED will be available on Blu-ray™ and DVD. It will also be available On Demand across select cable providers and for digital download across iTunes, Xbox and VUDU. Sadie (AnnaLynne McCord) and Kevin (Billy Zane) have decided to spend a romantic weekend together at his lake house. But when an unexpected – and unfortunate – text from her best friend Jennifer (Viva Bianca) to Kevin reveals a lurid love affair between the two, Sadie spirals into a hunger for revenge that is without mercy. Created along the lines of MISERY and FATAL ATTRACTION, SCORNED is both a multi-dimensional study of a twisted, tormented character and a seductive thriller. It is the story of a woman overcome with a fury that is unheard of in heaven and unmatched in hell! From Portsmouth Pictures and Horsehead Pictures, SCORNED is directed by Mark Jones and written by Jones and Sadie Katz. Continue reading ‘Hide Your Rabbit February 4th When ‘Scorned’ Hits Blu-ray & DVD!’
January 22nd, 2014 by Gerard Iribe
Mr. Nobody is Nemo Nobody, a 118 year-old man who is the last mortal on Earth after the human race has achieved quasi-immortality. On his deathbed, Nemo shares his life story with a reporter and reviews the choices he made along the way. Yet even with his last breath, a pivotal decision awaits to conclude his destiny. Mr. Nobody is the latest provocative film from Director Jaco Van Dormael and it arrives on Blu-ray and DVD February 25th from Magnolia Home Entertainment. It has been quite a journey to finally get this film on Blu-ray stateside. Continue reading ‘‘Mr. Nobody’ on Blu-ray and DVD February 25th!’
January 21st, 2014 by Gerard Iribe
In a follow up to the 2010 film Lost on Journey, writer and actor Xu Zheng (Call for Love, One Night in Supermarket) makes his directorial debut with the road trip comedy LOST IN THAILAND, debuting on Blu-ray(tm), DVD and Digital February 25th from Well Go USA Entertainment. Two rival business managers, Xu (Xu Zheng) and Bo (Huang Bo), are fighting over a revolutionary new technology, the winner of which will gain control of the company. Each embarks on a search for their boss and hijinks ensue when Xu meets the happy-go-lucky Wang (Wang Baoqiang), an unexpected travel companion who sidetracks Xu’s search, but opens his eyes to life’s true priorities. In addition to Zheng, LOST IN THAILAND stars Baoqiang Wang (Lost on Journey, Assembly), Huang Bo (Journey to the West: Conquering the Demons), Ron Smoorenburg (Jackie Chan’s Who Am I?), Tao Hong (Colors of the Blind, The Red Violin) and Fan Bingbing (upcoming: X-Men: Days of Future Past). Bonus materials include a behind-the-scenes “Making-of” featurette. Continue reading ‘‘Lost in Thailand’ on Blu-ray and DVD February 25th!’
January 19th, 2014 by Gerard Iribe
Set in the streets of New York City, RUN is a fast-paced, 3D crime thriller that follows the life of Daniel Lombardi – a troubled seventeen year old who nomadically moves from city to city with his father and utilizes Parkour to commit crimes in order to survive. Daniel soon uncovers his father’s dark past that ultimately led to their life on the run. As he gets pulled deeper into an unsuspecting world of crime, Daniel is forced to put everything he holds dear on the line, including the love of his life who has secrets of her own. Continue reading ‘Run (Blu-ray Review)’
January 17th, 2014 by Gerard Iribe
When his late mother appears in a vision and tells him to go to Bucharest, Charlie Countryman immediately boards a plane across the Atlantic. A chance encounter with an ailing passenger leads Charlie to Gabi, a Romanian beauty, changing the course of his entire trip. As he falls head-over-heels in love with Gabi, he realizes that her dark past is riddled with dangerous baggage: namely her gangster ex-husband who has no intention of letting Gabi go. Determined to protect her, Charlie enters into a hallucinatory underworld filled with violence and, strangely enough, love.
Continue reading ‘Charlie Countryman (Blu-ray Review)’
January 16th, 2014 by Gerard Iribe
After an ill-fated weekend of gambling in Las Vegas, four friends on the run from a loan shark find themselves stranded in the Nevada desert. But debt troubles may be the least of their worries when the group discovers that something unearthly may be stalking them. Director Jason R. Miller s UNIDENTIFIED cleverly mixes sci-fi suspense with comedy to create a truly unique take on an otherworldly encounter. Continue reading ‘‘Unidentified’ on DVD and Digital Download February 11th’
January 14th, 2014 by Gerard Iribe
Drafthouse Films, the film distribution arm of the Alamo Drafthouse Cinema, announce the simultaneous theatrical and VOD release of writer/director Ben Wheatley’s original psychological horror film, A Field In England, on February 7, 2014. Director Martin Scorsese said A Field in England is”audacious and wildly brilliant – a stunning cinematic experience.” The story takes place during the Civil War in 17th-Century England and follows a small group of deserters fleeing from a raging battle through an overgrown field. They are captured by an alchemist (Michael Smiley), who forces the group to aid him in his search to find a hidden treasure that he believes is buried in the field. Crossing a vast mushroom circle, which provides their first meal, the group quickly descend into a chaos of arguments, fighting and paranoia, and, as it becomes clear that the treasure might be something other than gold, they slowly become victim to the terrifying energies trapped inside the field. Continue reading ‘‘A Field in England’ Arrives in Theaters & VOD/Digital Platforms February 7th, 2014!’
