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With the recent passing of famed filmmaker Stuart Gordon, it felt appropriate to pay tribute to one of the genre’s most notorious helmers with a look back at the talented writer/director’s long film career. From cool cheddar fare (Robot Jox is still a guilty pleasure!) to flicks that changed the game (Re-Animator is a classic […]
The Puppet Master films have been an ongoing series of straight to video B-movie classics going for a few decades now. They’ve been a backbone for Charles Band the THE series in terms of doll-based horror. The Littlest Reich is the latest and the thirteenth film in the series (Or film featuring these Puppets and […]
RLJE Films (NASDAQ: RLJE) will release the FANGORIA horror film PUPPET MASTER: THE LITTLEST REICH on DVD, Blu-ray and 4K UHD/Blu-ray combo on Sept. 25, 2018. Written by S. Craig Zahler (Bone Tomahawk, Brawl in Cell Block 99) and co-directed by Sonny Laguna (Wither, Animalistic, Blood Runs Cold) and Tommy Wiklund (Wither, Animalistic, Madness), PUPPET MASTER: THE LITTLEST REICH stars Thomas Lennon (I Love You, Man, “Reno 911!”), Jenny Pellicer (“State of Affairs”, “The Bridge”), Nelson Franklin (“Black-ish,” […]
It seems super strange but also super wonderful to me that week to week there’s no shortage of smaller film fare to check out. (Shame to those who say there’s not that many films being released these days!) This week sees a crop of nine new cinematic hopefuls for those with a hankering for flicks […]
There aren’t a whole lot of reasons to watch Dead Night. There are many impressive gore effects, but there’s no genuine terror behind them. The way cinematographer Kenton Drew Johnson captures the snowy wilderness is nothing short of hypnotic and sensuous. The elegant, otherworldly work from Johnson provides the heavy lifting for a weak script.
Your mission should you choose to accept it – seek out Indie outings! And to provide a little help in the area of lesser-known cinema are seven smaller flicks dissected below to help film fans along the way. Featuring docs on Hollywood icons and the dark side of medical devices, plus tales of love and […]
Films, films and more…films. (LA Fest style!) We here at WhySoBlu.com are trying to keep up with the cinematic offerings of the ongoing LA Film Fest 2017 (taking place June 14-22 at various Arclight Cinemas and theaters around LA – go to www.lafilmfest.com for more details!) and it’s a long movie race for sure. Full […]
For those here in LA the film fest fever never stops as witnessed by the myriad of movie gatherings in the month of June alone. So up next in our WhySoBlu.com comprehensive coverage is a famed fest so prestigious and well known that a cinema celeb sighting is all but guaranteed – it’s time for […]
Its not often that I get super hyped for one of the modern movies that Scream Factory & IFC Midnight put out. Some of them, yeah, I look forward to, but catching the trailer on Beyond the Gates grabbed me and had me wanting to skip the rest of it as to not spoil. A […]
Welcome, curious viewers…have you the courage to go Beyond The Gates? A creepy homage to ‘80s horror, Beyond The Gates makes its Blu-ray and DVD debut on May 2nd, 2017 from Scream Factory, in conjunction with IFC Midnight. Filled with gory fun, this love letter to the VHS Golden Age of home video contains a […]
Its not like we’re winding down any time soon on films that still need to make it to the Blu-ray format. There are ah-plenty. Heck, there are films that still never made it to VHS or DVD. 2016 introduced us to 4K Ultra HD Blu-rays. The new wave, the new cream of the crop. And […]
I’m taking a pause in between a gaggle of end of year ‘must sees’ (whew!) to pick off five more indie films that may provide some cinematic satisfaction. (Or may not!) Grim tales of horror, dramatic stories of second chances, criminal activities, almighty homicide and gun battles done in a noble fashion – what a group! Check […]
Lionsgate is exhuming classic horror films with a red carpet rollout this fall for the limited edition Vestron Video Collector’s Series. Hours of materials have been assembled for the Vestron Video Collector’s Series Blu-ray™ releases, starting with with Chopping Mall and Blood Diner, and continuing with Waxwork and Waxwork II: Lost in Time Double Feature, Return […]
A weekend filled with DC bad guys gone good dominates the big screen this week, but there are also a gaggle of indie films to counterbalance all things big budget. In fact, there are a massive six flicks covered this week and the subjects and themes are delightfully diverse. From psychic head explosions to call […]
A tragic death leaves a married couple devastated, but their misery soon turns into mortal fear in the thoroughly haunting new film WE ARE STILL HERE. The Dark Sky Films/MPI theatrical release, from the producers of The House of the Devil and Cheap Thrills, comes to Blu-ray and DVD on October 6, 2015. The cast […]
A tragic death leaves a married couple devastated, but their misery soon turns into mortal fear in the thoroughly haunting new film WE ARE STILL HERE. The Dark Sky Films/MPI theatrical release, from the producers of The House of the Devil and Cheap Thrills, comes to Blu-ray and DVD on October 6, 2015. . .
Happy Halloween – tomorrow. I’ve saved my grooviest scary movie wishlist pick for last here. If you’ve ever seen this one, you’ll know its tons of fun and man o man do we wish for it to get the Blu-ray treatment. Make sure you check back next week (Wednesday to be exact) as it will […]
The award winning and critically acclaimed home invasion thriller, You’re Next, arrives on Blu-ray (plus Digital HD Ultraviolet) and DVD (plus Digital Ultraviolet) January 14 (with an early Digital HD and Video on Demand window beginning December 27) from Lionsgate Home Entertainment. AND I COULDN’T BE HAPPIER about this news!!! To say I loved this […]
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