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May 12th, 2012 by Jami Ferguson
Written and directed by Amy Heckerling (Fast Times at Ridgemont High), Clueless stars Alicia Silverstone in a break-out performance as Cher, a beautiful and self-absorbed high school student who spends her days focused on assembling the ideal fashion ensemble, talking her way out of bad grades and searching for the perfect boyfriend. What Cher discovers is that popularity only gets you so far, looks can be deceiving and love is sometimes found where you least expect it. Whatever. Clueless features an outstanding ensemble cast including Paul Rudd (Role Models), Brittany Murphy (8 Mile), Stacey Dash (“Single Ladies”), Donald Faison (“Scrubs”), Jeremy Sisto (“Law & Order”) and Breckin Meyer (“Franklin & Bash”). Continue reading ‘Clueless (Blu-ray Review)’
May 11th, 2012 by David Freedman
General Aladeen, ruthless dictator of Wadiya, travels to NY to speak at the UN. But after he escapes a kidnapping attempt, no one in the Big Apple believes who he really is. So he risks his life to ensure that democracy never comes to the country he so lovingly oppresses. This comedy stars Sacha Baron Cohen, Anna Faris, Ben Kingsley and John C. Reilly. Its directed by Larry Charles and written by Sacha Baron Cohen and Alec Berg. Sacha Baron Cohen, Alec Berg, Scott Rudin and Jeff Schaffer produced this broad comedy. Check out all our reviews at www.justseenit.com Continue reading ‘The Dictator – Just Seen It Movie Review’
May 11th, 2012 by Gerard Iribe
Directed by visionary filmmaker Tarsem Singh (Immortals), MIRROR MIRROR is a visually-spectacular, fresh and funny retelling of the classic Snow White legend. This family comedy features a star-studded cast including Academy Award®-winner Julia Roberts as the evil Queen, breakout star Lily Collins (The Blind Side) as Snow White, Armie Hammer (The Social Network) as the Prince, and Golden Globe® nominee Nathan Lane as the hapless bungling servant to the Queen. The film also stars Sean Bean (Game of Thrones) as the King and Mare Winningham (Brothers) as Baker Margaret and showcases the stunning costumes from Academy Award®-winning designer Eiko Ishioka (Dracula). The Blu-ray includes sparkling extras including a behind-the-scenes featurette, a toe-tapping dance-along to the reworked Nina Hart song “I Believe in Love” performed by the film’s Collins that plays over the end credits, interactive digital storybook, deleted scenes and much more. Continue reading ‘‘Mirror Mirror’ on Blu-ray June 26th’
May 11th, 2012 by Gerard Iribe
When every single word counts, what do you choose to say? That is the question answered to comedic effect in A THOUSAND WORDS, debuting on Blu-ray and DVD on June 26, 2012 from Paramount Home Media Distribution. The film will also be available On Demand and for Digital Download on June 22, 2012. Academy Award® nominee Eddie Murphy (Tower Heist) is Jack McCall, a fast-talking literary agent, who can close any deal, any time, anywhere. He has set his sights on popular New Age guru Dr. Sinja (Cliff Curtis) for his own selfish purposes. But Dr. Sinja is on to him, and Jack’s life comes unglued after a magical Bodhi tree mysteriously appears in his backyard one night. With every word that comes out of Jack’s mouth, another leaf instantly falls from the tree and he realizes that when the last leaf falls, both he and the tree will meet their end. Undeterred, he comes up with some outrageously funny ways to communicate, but ultimately he must face reality. Words have never failed the effusive Jack McCall before, but now he’s only got a thousand words left to discover what matters most in life. “Laugh a lot” (Julie Harkness, “Made In Hollywood”) and learn some entertaining life lessons in this “heartwarming and hilarious” (Shawn Edwards,Fox-TV) comedy. Continue reading ‘‘A Thousand Words’ on Blu-ray June 26th’
May 11th, 2012 by Sean Ferguson
Director Tim Burton brings the cult classic series “Dark Shadows” to the big screen in a film featuring an all-star cast, led by Johnny Depp, Michelle Pfeiffer and Helena Bonham Carter. In the year 1750, Joshua and Naomi Collins, with young son Barnabas, set sail from England to start a new life in America, where they build a fishing empire in the coastal Maine town that comes to carry their name: Collinsport. Two decades pass and Barnabas (Johnny Depp) has the world at his feet. The master of Collinwood Manor, Barnabas is rich, powerful and an inveterate playboy…until he makes the grave mistake of falling in love with a beauty named Josette DuPres (Bella Heathcote) and breaking the heart of Angelique Bouchard (Eva Green). A witch in every sense of the word, Angelique dooms him to a fate worse than death—turning him into a vampire, and then burying him…alive. Continue reading ‘Dark Shadows – A Comedy With Bite’
May 10th, 2012 by David Freedman
Mallory is a freelance, covert operative and very good at what she does. But when a mission goes seriously wrong and her partner tries to kill her, Mallory must run for her life. Discovering that she was used as a pawn, Mallory hunts down her betrayer in Haywire. The action, spy thriller is directed by Steven Soderbergh and stars Gina Carano, Ewan McGregor, Antonio Banderas, Michael Douglas and Michael Fassbender. Sound interesting? Well then check out our Just Seen It movie review below. Continue reading ‘Haywire – Just Seen It Movie Review’
May 10th, 2012 by Blu-ray Brian
Bam! Boom! Screech! The microphone tap grows louder and LOUDER. Is this thing on? Good! You can all hear me! Today, here at Why So Blu, we would like to welcome one of our newest contributors of content…Mr. David Freedman, founder of www.justseenit.com. In a nutshell, JUST SEEN IT is the review show where a group of industry students review the newest in theaters and on network TV and cable. They have been ‘on the air’ for over a year now and have produced more than 250 episodes! And I’ll tell you what. I like what I have “seen.” So what do you say? Can you welcome them with arms wide open just like you greet our reviews and coverage each and every day? I know you can! Continue reading ‘Why So Blu Welcomes JUST SEEN IT to the Scene!’
May 10th, 2012 by Sean Ferguson
The 1992 presidential election was a triumph not only for Bill Clinton but also for the new breed of strategists who guided him to the White House and changed the face of politics in the process. For this thrilling, behind-closed-doors account of that campaign, renowned cinema verité filmmakers D. A. Pennebaker (Monterey Pop) and Chris Hegedus (Startup.com) closely followed the brainstorming and bull sessions of Clinton’s crack team of consultants—especially the folksy James Carville and the preppy George Stephanopoulos, who became media stars in their own right as they injected a youthful spirit and spontaneity into the process of campaigning. Fleet-footed and entertaining, The War Room is a vivid document of a political moment whose truths (“It’s the economy, stupid!”) still ring in our ears. Continue reading ‘The War Room: Criterion Collection (Blu-ray Review)’
May 10th, 2012 by Mary Welms
Tim Burton and Johnny Depp are back together again for their 8th collaboration, a reinterpretation of Dark Shadows, a very popular soap opera that aired from 1966 – 1971. I think it goes without saying that I have been very excited ever since I heard Burton and Depp were working on this project together. As a child I would watch the soap opera wishing that I would grow up to be a vampire. Now Burton and Depp have brought back a cult classic for the younger generation to enjoy, but with a different twist on it. Being a fan of the original series I have to admit I wasn’t too sure how I would like the humor in it, but once again the dynamic duo did not disappoint me. I know I have said this before but one of the greatest enjoyments I get out of Johnny Depp’s acting is his facial expressions. I love that he puts his heart and soul into each character he becomes. You will find Barnabas drawing you in, sinking his fangs into your neck and holding you there. In my opinion, Johnny owned this movie. He took command of every scene he was in. He’s not only very captivating as a vampire, but he has also renewed my dream of becoming a vampire when I grow up. Continue reading ‘My I’m In Love With Johnny Depp ‘Dark Shadows’ Movie Review’
May 9th, 2012 by Gerard Iribe
Actor Michael Fassbender (Inglourious Basterds) and director Steve McQueen (Hunger) have teamed up once again to bring us Shame, a tale of sexual addiction and depravity. Carrey Mulligan (Drive) joins in on the festivities. Shame is rated NC-17, the highest, or next to highest rating a Hollywood feature can get. I think X or XXX is next, but that doesn’t happen with mainstream films. Shame was one of the most talked about films of 2011 and it garnered a Golden Globe nomination for Michael Fassbender in the lead actor category. How does Shame stack up to the lurid word-of-mouth it got upon release? Will this Blu-ray presentation be a shame or will it live up to the hype? We’ll see what happens. Continue reading ‘Shame (Blu-ray Review)’
May 9th, 2012 by Gerard Iribe
Since that most sacred day is coming up this weekend, we here at Why So Blu thought it best to review the new remake of the 1980 cult-classic, Mother’s Day starring Rebecca De Mornay and Jaime King. Mother’s Day is a modern day remake of the old school flick that was written, produced, and directed by Charles Kaufman and produced by his brother, Lloyd Kaufman (Troma Films). This remake was directed by Darren Lynn Bousman who was director of the Saw films 2-4, and Repo! The Genetic Opera. With actors who have extensive experience in front of the camera doing thrillers, to directors who have extensive experience crafting horror thrillers behind the camera – I was curious to tackle Mother’s Day on Blu-ray. Let’s see if my curiosity was satisfied in the following review. Continue reading ‘Mother’s Day (Blu-ray Review)’
May 8th, 2012 by Blu-ray Brian
This one, much like Cabin in the Woods, really caught me by surprise. While it’s no Cabin, 21 Jump Street did make for a pretty fun time with the hilarious tag team of Jonah Hill and Channing Tatum. Simply put, both stars are too old for this “shift” as they go undercover on Blu-ray and DVD June 26th. The Blu-ray set features a gag reel, deleted scenes and many more hilarious special features. So what are you waiting for? Put those hands down, click on this link and pre-order your copy now! And oh yeah…check out the full press release below from Sony Pictures Home Entertainment too! Continue reading ‘Blu-ray is Going Undercover on 21 Jump Street June 26th’
May 7th, 2012 by Gregg Senko
The Spider-Man saga started quite a long time ago…1962 to be exact, and since then, everyone’s favorite web slinger has seen just about all there is to see within the pages of a comic book. Plus, the guy’s abilities are pretty impressive, so needless to say his enemies have been out to harness that for some time now. One successful attempt at that has led to the recently released series, Scarlet Spider.
Continue reading ‘Scarlet Spider No Flimsy Spin-off’
May 6th, 2012 by Blu-ray Brian
Ordinarily this is not my cup of tea, but when one of my favorite press agents in the Cleveland area market asked me to post this, how am I supposed to say no? I’m too nice of a guy. Anyway, I’m sure just seeing this here on the pages of Why So Blu will put a smile on the face of fellow staff writer Gregg Senko. Gregg…this one is for you! So without further ado, let’s skip all the verbose adjectives and check out the official new trailer for Step Up Revolution. Cue it, yo! Continue reading ‘STEP UP REVOLUTION Trailer Release!’
May 5th, 2012 by Aaron Neuwirth
Wrapping up my work at 2012’s Newport Beach Film Festival, the last film I was able to attend was the romantic-themed comedy-drama, Save the Date. Having just watched Lola Versus the previous night, I felt like I found myself more or less in familiar territory, except that Lola Versus took place amongst a hip bunch of New Yorkers, whereas Save the Date revolves around some of the exploits of a hip bunch of Los Angelinos. It is another independent film that deals with a woman coming out of one relationship and finding her way into another, despite the fact that everyone still hangs around with each other, occasionally. I can’t hold the film back for timing on my part, though I can be put off by the drastic tonal changes that take hold over the course of the film. I appreciated the performances, as it starred people I liked seeing, but a lot of the warmth this film has is brought down by the required drama of a film of this type. Regardless, it is the kind of film that I generally like when it comes to this familiar story and the film had enough in it for me to enjoy it overall. Continue reading ‘NBFF Review: Save The Date’
May 5th, 2012 by Aaron Neuwirth
I kicked off the last night of the Newport Beach Film Festival with a really offbeat piece of work. Doppelganger Paul (Or a Film about How Much I Hate Myself), to borrow a descriptor from one of my favorite NBFF programmers, is a sardonic, strange, occasionally humorous, and fairly introspective film that plays like an alternative type of buddy movie. It revolves around events that bring two very different people together in an effort to confront some of the issues they have and share, given that they would appear to despise themselves. Very much fitting the bill of an independent feature, it is the way the film’s moody sense of humor carries over with the players involved, which makes this somewhat slow film worthy of an open-minded viewing. Continue reading ‘NBFF Review: Doppelganger Paul (Or A Film About How Much I Hate Myself)’
May 5th, 2012 by Aaron Neuwirth
To go a completely different direction from Detention of the Dead, the first film I saw at the Newport Beach Film Festival on Wednesday night, May 2, 2012, the follow up screening was an offbeat romantic comedy, starring an actress who is currently a fixture of independent and art house features, Greta Gerwig. Lola Versus may play out in its own sort of way, but it very much follows a lot of the same patterns that these types of films tend to have. That does not make it bad, as I liked a lot of the film, save for some issues I had with the third act. Despite the disastrous nature of some of the romantic follies Gerwig’s character becomes involved with, the film had enough going for it to make it work for me. Continue reading ‘NBFF Review: Lola Versus’
May 4th, 2012 by Sean Ferguson
After seeing The Avengers twice, it seems like the entire concept of combining the Iron Man, Thor, and the Captain America franchises along with all of their supporting characters into one massive movie seems like a kick-ass idea with no chance of failure. But back in the late nineties that concept represented some pretty audacious thinking considering that Marvel had up to that point only licensed their characters such as Spiderman, Daredevil, Punisher, and the Fantastic Four to other studios with mixed results. While I’m sure that they regret that decision now, it was a necessary one for them to raise the capital to make their own movies which they did starting with Iron Man to great success. The first Iron Man movie showed that Marvel meant to do business differently with their surprising and yet inspired choices, as they hired Jon Favreau to direct the film and in their most brilliant bit of casting to date, hired Robert Downey Jr. to play Tony Stark/Iron Man. That tradition continued through hiring Kenneth Branagh to direct Thor and Joe Johnston for Captain America. Marvel continued to surprise fans by casting Chris Evans as Captain America even though he was already playing another Marvel hero – Johnny Storm. All of those unpredictable and brilliant choices have led up to The Avengers, which represents the biggest roll of the dice for Marvel and yet it’s also the one most guaranteed to succeed. Can all of these disparate universes and characters fuse together to become the biggest superhero movie of all time? Two words…Hell yes!!! Continue reading ‘The Avengers – The Sum Is Greater Than The Parts’
