Inside Job (Blu-ray Review)
February 26th, 2011 by Gerard Iribe
One of the most anticipated and well received documentaries of 2010 is Charles Ferguson’s Inside Job. If you’re curious as to how this global recession all started then you don’t need to go anywhere else. Inside Job chronicles the events that led to a $20 TRILLION global financial crisis. Yes, I said TRILLION. Strap yourself in, hold on tight, because it’s going to be a wild and bumpy ride! Continue reading ‘Inside Job (Blu-ray Review)’
It’s Thursday night at the Academy and that means time to honor the nominees for Best Animated Feature Film. This year there were three nominees for Best Animated Picture – Feature Length: Toy Story 3, How to Train you Dragon and The Illusionist. Talking with Tom Sito, Animator and Host for the evening, he gave us some interesting trivia. Tom explained that the award for Best Animated Feature has only been around for ten years, starting in 2001. You may ask why they didn’t have the category sooner, and the answer is one that each of our honored guests felt passionate about, “animated feature films are not a genre-they are a medium.” 
Taking a look at Director Tony Scott’s filmography, it’s easy to see that he loves movies about vehicles and that he has a deep appreciation for speed. Top Gun, Days of Thunder, Crimson Tide, and The Taking of Pelham 123, represent just a few of his earlier efforts. Now he’s back with another train movie called Unstoppable with Denzel Washington and Chris Pine. Unstoppable is based on a real life incident about a runaway unmanned train and the efforts made to stop it. 
And you thought you would just be happy with one Thor movie this year, huh? Well do I have news for you. Lionsgate is proud to announce the Blu-ray Combo Pack, DVD, Digital Download and On Demand release of Thor: Tales of Asgard available on May 17th. You wanna know more about it now, don’t you? I know I do. So without further ado check out the below press release hot off the press from one of my favorite studios, Lionsgate. 
Dungeons & Dragons is a powerful brand. Even those that haven’t held their breath as they rolled a twenty-sided die have at the very least heard of it. With the global awareness of the brand, one would think that selling a movie based on the franchise would be an easy sell but it took a long time to reach the big screen. Even with a built in audience ready and eager for a movie, it still took almost thirty years for that to happen. 
Can I get a hell yeah? I can’t hear you! Say HELL YEAH! The #1 comedy and film of 2009, in my book, is back! Well sort of. Remember that talked about sequel to The Hangover? Well it’s not a rumor anymore. The new teaser trailer for the film, The Hangover: Part 2, has just surfaced online today and I wanted to share it with everyone here! That’s right man. The Wolfpack is back! Check out the teaser trailer below. This is my #1 anticipated film of 2011! There. I said it! Captain America and Thor have some heavy hitting competition to deal with this year! 
Over 30 great musical performances back to back! Oh wow! “Gleeks” around the world unite! I know one reviewer of ours who is going to be pretty excited about this newest Glee Blu-ray release (see 
I didn’t get a chance to see this in the theaters but you can read my fellow Why So Blu reviewer Aaron Neuwirth’s review 
I have to be brutally honest about something. In the past I never really paid too much attention to the cable network station AMC. But after experiencing The Walking Dead I have a whole new appreciation for the channel and needless to say, they got my full undivided attention. So now that I have yours I just want to remind you that we are almost one month away from Mad Men Season 4‘s debut on Blu-ray March 29th. Check out the short press release below from Lionsgate and 
This classic movie is Walt Disney’s fifth full-length animated film and was based on based on Felix Salten’s book Bambi – A Life in the Woods. It was originally going to be Disney’s second release but Walt’s desire for realism delayed the movie considerably. The movie was finally released in 1942 and has finally gotten its turn for an exhaustive restoration and a release in high definition.
The tagline reads: “You don’t have to be a country fan to love this movie.” Hmm…I wonder how true that is? Anyway, Sony Pictures Home Entertainment has just announced today that Country Strong will see an April 12th Blu-ray release date. Country Strong stars Gwyneth Paltrow, Country Music Sensation Tim McGraw and Rising Stars Garrett Hedlund and Leighton Meester. The Blu-ray will consist of Extensive Bonus Materials that include an Original Ending, Music Videos, Deleted Scenes, Behind-the-Scenes Featurettes and an Extended Performance. 
Before I begin, I wanted to give a big shout out to my main man, Gregg Senko, who is recovering from some pretty invasive shoulder surgery last week. Gregg was originally supposed to review this title, but due to his current status of not being able to operate heavy machinery, the torch was passed onto me. I hope I make you proud Gregg. You see, in many ways, I hold Gregg personally responsible for discovering The Walking Dead, in my life. During Comic-Con 2010, he excitedly texted me that he had just met Robert Kirkman and that he gave our original screenplay to him. 
