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July 7th, 2012 by Aaron Neuwirth
Earlier in the year I saw Sound of My Voice, which pushed the limits in terms of being a low budget film that had time travel as a plot device (ok, so Primer is one that may have it beat). Safety Not Guaranteed is a comedy/drama that does not aspire to be an ambitious film about time travel, but it does provide a reason to consider your options if you were given the chance to go back to a certain time. It also has a likable cast and a sort of relaxed charm that keeps you invested with the film, even if it tends to stray from its main goal from time to time. The film has its share of laughs, as well as plenty of touching aspects between the oddball cast members for it to work as a quirky, but audience-friendly feature. Continue reading ‘‘Safety Not Guaranteed’, But It’s Enjoyable’
July 7th, 2012 by Jami Ferguson
A glamorous American movie star wants to keep the press away from her wedding, but the elaborate charade she devises could wind up ruining everything in the sweet and irresistible romantic comedy The Decoy Bride. When the wedding plans of internationally famous Hollywood film star Lara (Alice Eve, Men in Black III, The Raven, Sex and the City 2) and English author James (David Tennant, Doctor Who, Fright Night) are sabotaged by a paparazzo, the couple decides to relocate the event to the remote Scottish island of Hegg. However, dilapidated buildings and greedy islanders are the least of the problems that the wedding party and their Hollywood entourage have to deal with, as Marco (Federico Castelluccio, The Sopranos), the ingenious paparazzo, tracks them down in his mission to photograph the celebrity wedding of the year. Lara and James decide to take even more drastic measures to ensure their privacy and they approach local girl Katie (Kelly Macdonald (Boardwalk Empire, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2, the upcoming Anna Karenina) to have her act as a decoy bride to lure the press off the trail.
Continue reading ‘The Decoy Bride (Blu-ray Review)’
July 7th, 2012 by Sean Ferguson
Download the Second Screen application for Marvel’s
THE AVENGERS today to start accessing all-new content. Available on iPhone mobile for the first time, additional material will be available as we countdown to the September 25th Blu-ray & DVD release, and you won’t want to miss a single thing!
Continue reading ‘The Avengers Second Screen App is Now Available!’
July 7th, 2012 by David Freedman
Abandoned by his parents as a boy, Peter Parker is raised by his Aunt and Uncle. But when he finds a mysterious briefcase, it leads him to his father’s former partner. Seeking the answers to his past, Peter must also stop an unimaginable terror. Starring Andrew Garfield, Emma Stone and Rhys Ifans. Directed by Marc Webb. Written by James Vanderbilt, Alvin Sargent and Steve Kloves. Based on the Marvel Comic created by Stan Lee and Steve Ditko. Produced by Avi Arad and Matthew Tolmach. Follow us on Twitter: @justseenit Continue reading ‘The Amazing Spiderman Movie Review – Just Seen It’
July 7th, 2012 by David Freedman
Mike is the headline stripper at a popular nightclub in Tampa. As he meets Brooke, he gets serious about starting his own business. But he finds the stripper like is hard to resist. This drama stars Channing Tatum, Alex Pettyfer, Cody Horn, Joe Manganiello and Matthew McConaughey. Directed by Steven Soderbergh. Written By Reid Carolin. Produced By Gregory Jacobs and Nick Wechsler. Follow us on Twitter: @justseenit Continue reading ‘Magic Mike Movie Review – Just Seen It’
July 7th, 2012 by David Freedman
George, the CFO of an investment bank, is blamed for a mob-backed Ponzi sceme. As the firm fails, George and his family go into hiding under the protection of the FBI – and MADEA. But she and her brother Joe find they have more than they can handle. Starring Tyler Perry, Eugene Levy, and Denis Richards. Directed, written and produced by Tyler Perry. Follow us on Twitter: @justseenit Continue reading ‘Tyler Perry’s Madea’s Witness Protection Movie Review – Just Seen It’
July 7th, 2012 by David Freedman
WE LOVE THE 80’s! The Hair, the music, the ever-present Sly Stone! Liz just wants to dance with her favorite stars when they were young in Girls Just Wanna Have Fun. Aaron gets all ‘Harry Potter’ on us years before J.K. even though of the boy in Hocus Pocus and Sean champions one of Sylvester Stallone’s classic tough-good-guy flicks in Cobra. Enjoy and tell us your guilty pleasure! Girls Just Wanna Have Fun – starring Sarah Jessica Parker and Helen Hunt. Hocus Pocus – starring Sarah Jessica Parker, Bette Midler, and Kathy Najimy. Cobra -Starring Sylvester Stallone and Brigitte Neilsen. Continue reading ‘Girls Just Wanna Have Fun, Hocus Pocus and Cobra – Guilty Pleasures Vol. 2 – Just Seen It’
July 7th, 2012 by David Freedman
Show Runner David interviews Morgan Freeman, Virginia Madsen and Rob Reiner.
Monte, a Western novelist, struggles with alcoholism that has sapped his passion for writing. But when he takes a summer cottage, he befriends the family next door. As he falls for Charlotte, he finds a new life and love. This romantic drama stars Morgan Freeman, Virginia Madsen and Madeline Carroll. Directed by Rob Reiner. Written by Guy Thomas. Produced by Nicolas Chartier, Alan Greisman, Lori McCreary and Salli Newman. Follow us on Twitter: @justseenit Continue reading ‘Interviews with Morgan Freeman, Virginia Madsen and Rob Reiner – The Magic of Belle Isle’
July 6th, 2012 by Robert Graziosi
We’ve all had the conversation at some point in our lives. “The movie was okay but the the book was so much better”…or vice versa. James F. Broderick’s Now A Terrifying Motion Picture!: Twenty-Five Classic Works of Horror Adapted from Book to Film takes us behind the scenes of both medium giving horror fans a double dose of insight into the creation of 25 horror classics ranging alphabetically from Altered States to Village of the Damned. Intrigued yet?
Continue reading ‘Now A Terrifying Motion Picture! (Book Review)’
July 5th, 2012 by Sean Ferguson
Starring Academy Award winners Christian Bale, Robert Duvall, Bill Pullman, and screen favorite Ann-Margaret, Newsies tells the true tale of a courageous group of newsboys who become unlikely heroes when they team up to fight an unscrupulous newspaper tycoon. Determined to make their dreams come true, they find the courage to challenge the powerful in a classic musical style. Enjoy dance sequences choreographed by Kenny Ortega (High School Musical) and a story produced by Hollywood legend Alan Menken (Beauty and the Beast). Continue reading ‘Newsies (Blu-ray Review)’
July 5th, 2012 by Gerard Iribe
Wrangling fierce supernatural beasts is a dirty job, but someone’s gotta do it! The adventures of Scottie and Howie—the animal control specialists who got in a little over their heads in Stephan Nilson and Charles Pritchett’s 2011 graphic novel THE POUND—are set to continue this September from IDW Publishing! Teaming with artist Ibrahim Moustafa, Nilson and Pritchett are bringing THE POUND back for four issues of things that go bump in the night, featuring the brave (and exhausted) guys who chase them through Cleveland’s darkest corners. When Animal Control specialists Scottie and Howie were laid off by the City of Cleveland and went into business for themselves, they never could have guessed they’d be tangling with werewolves! Continue reading ‘IDW Takes Another Trip to “The Pound”’
July 5th, 2012 by Gerard Iribe
40 years later, one of the most talked about films in history, with regards to the outdoors and male bonding, makes its way to the Blu-ray format in a deluxe Blu-ray book for all of you Blu-ray book collectors out there. It’s a mighty fine one at that. In addition to the book package; special features and a brand new retrospective roundtable interview with the stars is also included. Burt Reynolds, Jon Voight, Ronny Cox, and Ned Beatty star in the film that shocked audiences worldwide and made you think twice about going into the woods into unfamiliar territory. Does Deliverance still hold true like it once did or has the passage of time made it not so threatening of a movie anymore? Keep reading to find out. Continue reading ‘Deliverance: 40th Year Anniversary Edition (Blu-ray Review)’
July 4th, 2012 by Sean Ferguson
HBO Films critically acclaimed and Emmy nominated film Too Big To Fail presents a searing and explosive account of the events that led to the 2008 financial crisis and how the U.S. economy was brought back from the brink of collapse. Too Big To Fail is based on the bestselling book by Andrew Ross Sorkin and offers an intimate look at the powerful men and women who decided the fate of the world’s economy in a matter of a few weeks. Centering on Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson, the film goes behind closed doors to examine the symbiotic relationship between Wall Street and Washington. Directed by Academy Award winner Curtis Hanson (LA Confidential), the film features an all-star cast lead by Academy Award winner William Hurt (Kiss of the Spider Woman), Emmy and Academy Award nominee Paul Giamatti (Cinderella Man, John Adams), Academy Award nominee James Woods (Ghosts of Mississippi), Emmy winner Cynthia Nixon (Sex And The City), Topher Grace (Spider-Man 3) and Billy Crudup (Public Enemies). Continue reading ‘Too Big To Fail (Blu-ray Review)’
July 4th, 2012 by Sean Ferguson
Academy Award-winning actress Whoopi Goldberg stars as a sassy lounge singer forced to hide from the mob in the last place anyone would ever look for her – a convent. In the side-splitting sequel, Whoopi is back for another hilarious adventure as Sister Mary Clarence spreads the gift of music and the power of laughter at an inner-city school. The casts include Dame Maggie Smith, James Coburn, Kathy Najimy, Michael Jeter, Harvey Keitel, Lauryn Hill, and more. Continue reading ‘Sister Act / Sister Act 2: Back in the Habit 20th Anniversary Collection (Blu-ray Review)’
July 4th, 2012 by Aaron Neuwirth
The FP is a movie that will not win over a lot of people. That’s something I am fairly certain of. With that said, if the core concept of watching a goofy film that is set in the ‘future’ and revolves around rival gangs playing a DDR-type game in matches that can lead to your death, were you to lose, makes you chuckle and you have an appreciation for low-budget, indie filmmaking, then The FP may be up your alley. The film is very deliberate in its intent, should not be taken seriously, and does feature some creative work from those involved in the production. It is downright silly at times, but I actually had fun watching it and appreciated its intent. The bonus is that this is a pretty decent Blu-ray as well. Continue reading ‘The FP (Blu-ray Review)’
July 4th, 2012 by Sean Ferguson
The Amazing Spider-Man is the story of Peter Parker (Andrew Garfield), an outcast high-schooler who was abandoned by his parents as a boy, leaving him to be raised by his Uncle Ben (Martin Sheen) and Aunt May (Sally Field). Like most teenagers, Peter is trying to figure out who he is and how he got to be the person he is today. Peter is also finding his way with his first high school crush, Gwen Stacy (Emma Stone), and together, they struggle with love, commitment, and secrets. As Peter discovers a mysterious briefcase that belonged to his father, he begins a quest to understand his parents’ disappearance – leading him directly to Oscorp and the lab of Dr Curt Connors (Rhys Ifans), his father’s former partner. As Spider-Man is set on a collision course with Connors’ alter-ego, The Lizard, Peter will make life-altering choices to use his powers and shape his destiny to become a hero. Continue reading ‘The Amazing Spider-Man (Movie Review)’
July 3rd, 2012 by Aaron Neuwirth
The Amazing Spider-Man sits in a very difficult place. Despite the fact that Spider-Man is one of the most universally loved superheroes, the idea of a new movie that recaps his origins seems to be perplexing to many people. It has only been 10 years since the first Spider-Man, and within that time frame, two widely praised films came from that franchise, along with a host of other superhero films. It is one thing to restart a fairly recently created franchise and it is a whole new challenge to have yourself standout amongst a slew of other, similar features. I can’t say that The Amazing Spider-Man succeeded at being the best Spider-Man film or among the best superhero films ever produced, but I can say that everyone’s friendly, neighborhood web-head is back in a very entertaining feature film. Continue reading ‘The Old Adventures Of New ‘Spider-Man’’
July 2nd, 2012 by Blu-ray Brian
Okay. Granted. It may not be the best title of 2012, but like Gerard says about the movie 9, which no one else in this world seemingly likes, it’s about style over substance here. Err…should I say action? How about balls-to-the-walls non-stop action? There you go! That’s a more accurate description! When there’s nowhere left to run or hide…you fight or DIE. The Raid: Redemption features some of the most over-the-top action sequences you have ever seen and it now gets a Blu-ray date. Yea!!! The action-packed adrenaline rush debuts on Unrated Blu-ray, DVD and Digital August 14th. Come on August!!! Pre-order your copy now and read all about it below courtesy of Sony Pictures Home Entertainment. Continue reading ‘Looking For Some Blu-ray Action? Look no more…The Raid: Redemption!!!’
Earlier in the year I saw Sound of My Voice, which pushed the limits in terms of being a low budget film that had time travel as a plot device (ok, so Primer is one that may have it beat). Safety Not Guaranteed is a comedy/drama that does not aspire to be an ambitious film about time travel, but it does provide a reason to consider your options if you were given the chance to go back to a certain time. It also has a likable cast and a sort of relaxed charm that keeps you invested with the film, even if it tends to stray from its main goal from time to time. The film has its share of laughs, as well as plenty of touching aspects between the oddball cast members for it to work as a quirky, but audience-friendly feature. Continue reading ‘‘Safety Not Guaranteed’, But It’s Enjoyable’
