Archive Page 544
October 11th, 2011 by Mary Welms
Imagine my excitement when August and Everything After: Live at Town Hall (Blu-ray) (Eagle Rock Entertainment) was released on August 29, 2011 although recorded in 2007 at Town Hall in New York City! My wait for the first ever Blu-ray video from one of my favorite bands was over! I was really excited getting my hands on this and I was not disappointed! In fact, you may read all of our other offerings from the Eagle Rock Entertainment bunch on our website. We featured Sheryl Crow, Heaven and Hell, Primal Scream, and more. When it comes to concert Blu-rays they know how to do it. Continue reading ‘Counting Crows – August and Everything After: Live at Town Hall (Blu-ray Review)’
October 11th, 2011 by Sean Ferguson
A sexy flight attendant (Grier) is caught in a plot between the police and an arms dealer, and everyone’s looking for the payoff. There are six unlikely players on the trail for a big score – a half million dollars in cash. But alliances are shaky when its unclear who is playing and who is getting played. Tarantino’s feature film follow-up to Pulp Fiction, Jackie Brown earned a 1997 Oscar nomination for supporting actor Robert Forster (Mulholland Drive), three Golden Globe nominations (including Best Musical/Comedy) and an NAACP Image Award nomination for Pam Grier’s performance. An all-star cast joins Grier and Forster, including Samuel L. Jackson, Robert DeNiro, Michael Keaton and Bridget Fonda in Tarantino’s adaptation of the novel by Elmore Leonard (3:10 to Yuma, Out of Sight).
Continue reading ‘Jackie Brown (Blu-ray Review)’
October 11th, 2011 by Jami Ferguson
In Zookeeper, the animals at the Franklin Park Zoo love their kindhearted caretaker, Griffin Keyes (Kevin James). Finding himself more comfortable with a lion than a lady, Griffin decides the only way to get a girl in his life is to leave the zoo and find a more glamorous job. The animals, in a panic, decide to break their time-honored code of silence and reveal their biggest secret: they can talk! To keep Griffin from leaving, they decide to teach him the rules of courtship – animal style.
Continue reading ‘Zookeeper (Blu-ray Review)’
October 11th, 2011 by Matt Goodman
Bridesmaids was certainly something different and really funny. Not only did I enjoy Kristin Wiig’s roundhouse performance, I enjoyed the script written by her along with two other cast members. Men, don’t be fooled; Bridesmaids is a film for guys and girls alike that has enough wit and humor throughout to keep it entertaining. The big problem is that some scenes were prolonged and were unneeded, while most were riotous and hilarious. Melissa McCarthy is comedy gold in this, she was the main scene-stealer along with the other bridesmaids including actress Ellie Kemper, Chris O’Dowd, and especially the parts with Jon Hamm. Continue reading ‘Bridesmaids (Blu-ray Review)’
October 11th, 2011 by Sean Ferguson
A pair of low-rent hit men, Vincent Vega (John Travolta) and Jules Winnfield (Samuel L. Jackson), are sent out to collect a stolen briefcase for their mob boss employer, Marsellus Wallace (Ving Rhames). Having proven himself worthy, Wallace then entrusts Vincent to entertain his wife, Mia (Uma Thurman), while he is out of town. Meanwhile, Wallace has paid off aging boxer Butch Coolidge (Bruce Willis) to throw his next fight. The lives of these wildly entertaining characters intertwine with unexpected and violent consequences. The film was honored with an Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay and earned a total of seven nominations, including Best Picture and Best Director for Quentin Tarantino. Continue reading ‘Pulp Fiction (Blu-ray Review)’
October 11th, 2011 by Gerard Iribe
Up next for the Why So Blu crew we have The Naked Gun on Blu-ray. This is a Best Buy exclusive, meaning that for the time being it can ONLY be purchased at your local Best Buy store or online at www.bestbuy.com. I’m sure it will be available at other retailers down the line very soon. The Naked Gun is one of the three catalog classics that were released by Paramount. You can read our review or Airplane! and we will also be bringing you Planes, Trains, and Automobiles soon. For now, sit back, relax, and prep your funny bone. Here is The Naked Gun on Blu-ray. Continue reading ‘The Naked Gun (Blu-ray Review)’
October 10th, 2011 by Blu-ray Brian
A home entertainment debut as fierce as the warrior himself, Lionsgate brings Conan the Barbarian to 3D/2D Blu-ray Disc, 2D Blu-ray Disc, DVD, Digital Download and On Demand this November. In an epic battle led by an epic hero, Jason Momoa (HBO’s “Game of Thrones”) stars as Conan, the Cimmerian set on avenging his father’s death. The action-packed film, directed by Marcus Nispel (Friday the 13th), also stars Rachel Nichols (Star Trek), Stephen Lang (Avatar), Rose McGowan (Planet Terror) and Ron Perlman (Hellboy). The 3D/2D Blu-ray Disc and DVD releases are both loaded with ferocious bonus materials that include two audio commentaries, a history of the Conan franchise featurette, “The Man Who Would Be Conan: Robert E. Howard” featurette that looks at the creator of the famous character plus two additional featurettes that examine the action and fight scenes. Continue reading ‘Conan the Barbarian Destroys On Blu-ray November 22nd!’
October 10th, 2011 by Gerard Iribe
Uh huh huh huh Uh huh huh huh Uh huh huh huh Uh huh huh huh Uh huh huh huh Uh huh huh huh Uh huh huh huh Uh huh huh huh Uh huh huh huh Uh huh huh huh Uh huh huh huh Uh huh huh huh Uh huh huh huh Uh huh huh huh Uh huh huh huh Uh huh huh huh Uh huh huh huh Uh huh huh huh Uh huh huh huh Uh huh huh huh Uh huh huh huh Uh huh huh huh Uh huh huh huh Uh huh huh huh Uh huh huh huh Uh huh huh huh Uh huh huh huh Uh huh huh huh Uh huh huh huh Uh huh huh huh Uh huh huh huh Uh huh huh huh Uh huh huh huh Uh huh huh huh Uh huh huh huh Uh huh huh huh Uh huh huh huh Uh huh huh huh Uh huh huh huh Uh huh huh huh Uh huh huh huh Uh huh huh huh Uh huh huh huh, this is cool… Continue reading ‘Beavis & Butt-Head: Mike Judge’s Most Wanted (DVD Review)’
October 9th, 2011 by Sean Ferguson
Creators of the series Blue Planet shot a new film showing the earth be what it has not been seen before. The incredible beauty of landscapes and the most protected and lesser known corners of our planet. Four years of hard work and unprecedented for a documentary budget will create a unique scale of the film. A revolutionary hyper-fast shooting modes and picture detail, made it possible to show the splendor of our nature in all its details. Experience the ultimate portrait of our world like never before as BBC Earth releases Planet Earth: Special Edition and Planet Earth: Limited Collector’s Edition to DVD and Blu-ray. Harnessing new advances in high definition technology, the blockbuster series looks more beautiful than ever. Both the 6-disc DVD and Blu-ray box sets showcase over three hours of fresh bonus materials including a sneak peak at Alastair Fothergill’s next project Frozen Planet, the all-new specially made program “Great Moments of Planet Earth” and several other new features. Additionally, the Planet Earth: Special Edition Blu-ray contains the original behind-the-scenes featurettes and bonus series, Planet Earth – The Future. Continue reading ‘Planet Earth: Special Edition (Blu-ray Review)’
October 9th, 2011 by Sean Ferguson
Bringing viewers deeper into the process of psychotherapy than perhaps any previous show, In Treatment: The Complete Third Season picks up as Dr. Paul Weston (Golden Globe winner Gabriel Byrne, The Usual Suspects) continues to struggle with the aftermath of his recent divorce as well as his move to Brooklyn where he now practices. In Treatment: The Complete Third Season finds Weston in the midst of new emotional and physical challenges including hand tremors he fears might be the onset of Parkinson’s disease, the announcement that his ex-wife is remarrying and his youngest son’s problems acclimating to life with a stepfather. Meanwhile, he takes on three challenging new patients and turns to a new therapist, Adele (Oscar nominee Amy Ryan, Gone Baby Gone), who compels him to confront his own deep-rooted fears about his health, divorce, patients and all-encompassing relationship with former therapist Gina Toll. Continue reading ‘In Treatment – Season Three (DVD Review)’
October 9th, 2011 by Aaron Neuwirth
In reviewing a film that would be described as a political thriller, the question of how that person leans versus how the film is deciding to lean can easily come up. This is the same as associating any personal view towards a film, come time for its evaluation. Being subjective while holding back personal views can easily be tricky business to contend with. It also feels non-bothersome to me, as I am fairly apolitical and was really just interested in seeing what this fantastic cast could do in this film. Headlined by Ryan Gosling and starring George Clooney both in front of and behind the camera, among others, The Ides of March is a solidly entertaining film that may not have the punchiest dialogue or sharpest take on modern politics, but is very well acted and assuredly made. Continue reading ‘Don’t Beware, But Instead Welcome “The Ides Of March”’
October 8th, 2011 by Sean Ferguson
African Cats takes viewers deep into the breathtaking African savanna to witness the heart-stopping rivalry between two lion prides and the epic journey of one brave cheetah family. Shot over the course of two and a half years using state-of-the-art camera equipment, African Cats captures the awe-inspiring beauty of one of the wildest places on Earth as it tells the dramatic and often intimate stories of Mara, an endearing lion cub who strives to grow up with her mother’s strength, spirit and wisdom; Sita, a fearless cheetah and single mother of five mischievous newborns; and Fang, a proud leader of the pride who must defend his family from a rival lion clan.
Continue reading ‘African Cats (Blu-ray Review)’
October 8th, 2011 by Brian White
And now it’s time to review a Blu-ray title that I know everyone out there is probably jealous and envious of me for. Eat your hearts out because today we’re tackling a motion picture that took the box office by storm earlier this year. No one could have ever predicted that this little superhero flick could have garnered so much praise, fanfare love and positive attention in the eyes of merciless critics around the globe. And honestly, no one even bothered to believe that the film’s subject matter and lore could ever possibly be presented in such a down-to-earth reality-like fashion like that employed in Nolan’s Batman franchise. I know. I once stood with all of you. I was once a naysayer of the picture too. I overlooked the grand picture and judged the book by its cover. Then came the premiere screening on June 17th and it suddenly hit me like the football that once struck Marsha Brady in the nose. My world was never going to be the same…ever again! Continue reading ‘Green Lantern (Blu-ray Review)’
October 8th, 2011 by Aaron Neuwirth
As if one giant freaking robots movie was not enough for one year, we now have a new one that involves the seedy underbelly that is robot boxing. Well not quite, Real Steel is a fairly standard sports action/drama, which happens to be set a small amount of time in the future where robots have replaced humans in the world of boxing. However, despite the Rock ’Em Sock ‘Em concept of this film, the central plot of this story revolves around a father and his estranged son learning to come to terms with each other, bonding over the accomplishments of a robot boxer they turn from an underdog into the people’s champ. Despite its adherence to clichés and many other issues that I had with the film, there was enough heart, likability, and sweet robot fighting action to have kept me involved with what was going on. Continue reading ‘“Real Steel” Is Built From Likable Spare Parts’
October 8th, 2011 by Aaron Neuwirth
Further proof that the 70s were a wonderful time for horror films, although this is less of a horror film and more of a series of unfortunate and really messed up events involving two teenage girls and a group of escaped psychotic killer convicts, The Last House on the Left is a film that pushed boundaries at the time, feels dated today, but is still a solid retrace of the earlier steps taken by Wes Craven. While Craven has recently done very little to keep me interested in what he has left to offer (he made the worst film of 2010 and Scream 4 was no return to form either), I can at least look back to these early days, when he had more interesting films to offer. It also helps that this Blu-ray supplies plenty of further info about this film, its production, and the times in general. Read on to find out more about this collector’s edition release of The Last House on the Left. Continue reading ‘The Last House On The Left: Unrated Collector’s Edition (Blu-ray Review)’
October 7th, 2011 by Sean Ferguson
An unforgettable story, breathtaking animation, beloved characters and award-winning music sets the stage for “The Lion King”, a Disney classic that follows the adventures of Simba, the feisty lion cub who “just can’t wait to be king.” But his envious Uncle Scar has plans for his own ascent to the throne, and he forces Simba’s exile from the kingdom. Alone and adrift, Simba soon joins the escapades of a hilarious meerkat named Timon and his warmhearted warthog pal, Pumbaa. Adopting their carefree lifestyle of “Hakuna Matata,” Simba ignores his real responsibilities until he realizes his destiny and returns to the pride-lands to claim his rightful place. The all-star vocal talents include: Matthew Broderick, Nathan Lane, Whoopi Goldberg, James Earl Jones, Jeremy Irons, Robert Guillaume, and more! Come see why this movie’s messages of courage, loyalty and hope make this a timeless tale for all ages. Continue reading ‘The Lion King 3D/2D Diamond Edition (Blu-ray Review)’
October 7th, 2011 by Gerard Iribe
Hello boils and ghouls, it’s time for our movie review for a film that you may not have heard of until recently…and by recently I mean this last weekend. It had the #39 rank in terms of box office receipts and an awesome $7,826 per theater average. Did I mention it only opened on 11 screens? Yep, that’s pretty damn impressive by Hollywood or non-Hollywood standards, and this weekend is almost getting started! Oh, but you want to know how the movie is, right? Follow me. Continue reading ‘Filth To Ashes Flesh To Dust (Movie Review)’
October 7th, 2011 by Gerard Iribe
Wow, time for a flashback of a review with A Guy Thing. I honestly thought A Guy Thing was only a couple of years old, but when I looked at the back cover it said 2003 – which means it was probably in production in 2002, and next year will be 2012 which make it a nearly ten year old film! Sorry, the logistics are fascinating to me. Jason Lee (Mallrats, My Name Is Earl), Julia Stiles (The Bourne Trilogy), and Selma Blair (Hellboy, Hellboy II) are cool people that I happen to like which did not make me dread watching the Blu-ray of the film. I do remember laughing at the trailer all those years ago, so here was hoping that the Blu-ray would rock. Did it rock or did it suck? Let’s do it! Continue reading ‘A Guy Thing (Blu-ray Review)’
