The Horseman (Blu-ray Review)
June 17th, 2010 by Gerard Iribe
Every few years a low budget thriller will come along and blow away even the most polished, cliched, mindless pieces of crap out there with its heart and simplicity. I’m quite pleased to say that Steven Kastrissio’s The Horseman is one of those films. Having financed the film by himself with the help of family members, The Horseman is a four year journey in the making. Believe me when I tell you, it wasn’t all a labor of love. Continue reading ‘The Horseman (Blu-ray Review)’
It’s that time of the year again. The time we start blitzing you with all the happenings that will be going down this July at Comic-Con 2010. The fever is in the air and I could not be more excited about it, especially when you are talking about the Starz original series Spartacus. Few TV shows have touched me like Spartacus has this past year. Not only did I never expect to like it, but my cheap arse also subscribed to a premium cable channel just so I didn’t miss a heart pounding moment. 
This week at Why So Blu highlights the second of our three MMA fighter interviews. We are happy to introduce Ohio native Mike Maderitz. Maderitz competes in the lightweight class and, like Brandon Vasquez (
Screen Media Films was nice enough to give us a few advance Blu-ray copies of Crazy to give away to some lucky readers here. The film hits the Blu-ray format on June 21st. Never heard of the film? That’s no problem. We got you covered with the full synopsis found below. But hey guys… best of all… the Blu-ray stars everyone’s favorite Hero… Ali Larter (well of course not everyone’s). Check out the contest rules below and stay tuned for a few Blu-ray review here by Sean Ferguson sometime this week too! 
I’ve always loved movies about magic so I was looking forward to reviewing The Illusionist which I missed in the theaters. I remember this movie came out around the same time as The Prestige so there were dueling magician movies just like volcano, Wyatt Earp and asteroid movies, which usually ends with the first movie doing well and the second one suffering. 
Martin Lawrence, Tracy Morgan, Zoe Saldana and Chris Rock lead an all-star cast in one of this year’s most outrageous comedies… Death at A Funeral. And now you can die laughing all over again (see my full theatrical review 
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Love or hate the 80’s, it became a pop culture mecca, spitting out one frame of success after another. As a kid, the The A-Team was one of my favorite television shows. I didn’t know anything about melding as a group back then or what good acting or bad acting was. I did know that show had lots of action with some good guys that were framed and they drove around in a really wicked van…with a spoiler! Then, earlier this year, I saw the trailer to…could it be…an A-Team movie?! 
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Until recently, my interaction with mixed martial arts fighters was pretty much nonexistent. After the good folks at CageStars and Chu To Bu West Gym showed me around, I was an educated man. As photographer Scott Morrison and I first walked into the gym, a Jiu Jitsu class was well under way on one end of the room, while the other featured the MMA athletes hard at work, attacking the punching bag with lightning-quick jabs and high-flying knees. The first fighter I had the opportunity to sit down with was the 185-pound Brandon Vasquez from Lorain, Ohio. 
When it comes to documentaries, the British Broadcasting Corporation, otherwise known as the BBC, strives to not only to provide a high quality production, but the best that can be offered. The 2007 release of Planet Earth was truly a sight to behold and up to that point, was arguably the greatest nature documentary of all time. Not only did the crew manage to capture the beauty of nature, they also managed to grab footage never before seen, ranging from highly endangered creatures to behaviors of desperation. 
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Wow! I never saw this one coming. I know they set it up in the deleted scenes of the 2nd Lost Boys film, but with the untimely death of Corey Haim, I never thought a third film would ever come to fruition, not to mention so quickly. Well folks get ready for some more vampire slashing. The official trailer for the third film in the franchise, Lost Boys: The Thirst, hit You Tube a little over a week ago. I’m just now catching wind of it. The synopsis and full length trailer are posted below. Enjoy! 
I’m not sure how this Tim Burton film ever slipped by me in the past. Now that I caught up with his latest work, Alice in Wonderland, it’s time I tackle James and the Giant Peach on Blu-ray this August. Disney releases the classic on Blu-ray August 3rd. The movie is voiced by an all-star cast including the likes of Richard Dreyfuss, Susan Sarandon, Simmon Callow and Janes Leeves. Check out the full press release below and 
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