Oscars Night America Interview w/ Randy Haberkamp
February 26th, 2011 by Ken Johnson
The countdown to the 83rd Oscars continues in Hollywood. The red carpet area is coming together, statues are in place, and most of the media outlets are ready to go for the broadcast. Back in the Greater Cleveland area, our folks are busy readying for the first Oscar Night America Cleveland watch party in several years, which will take place Sunday night at the Geneva Lodge. Continue reading ‘Oscars Night America Interview w/ Randy Haberkamp’
This is a movie about dorks. The characters here are a couple of nice guys, who act like nice guys caught saying inappropriate things on many occasions. There is a lot of raunchiness and gag related humor mixed with some sentiment and a touch of heart. Unfortunately, the film does not hit the humor marks very hard. 
This is strange, but I am going to have to both judge this movie, while defending Piranha 3D. I think Piranha was the kind of film where I could have written the exact same review and assign it either a 1 star or a 4 star rating (which is what I ended up doing). That film knew exactly what it was and it did it well. Drive Angry also knows exactly what it is, but unfortunately, what it is as not as much fun as it should be. 
When I first heard of this movie I wanted to see it just for the cast alone. Glorious 39 has Bill Nighy, Julie Christie, Christopher Lee, Jeremy Northam, David Tennant, and that’s a pretty good combination. Plus, it was marketed as a thriller that takes place right before World War II, so between the two I wanted to review this. While I did get to see this excellent cast do their parts as well as they could, I was let down by the rest of the movie. 
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. 
