Tag Archive for 'Forrest Whitaker'
August 27th, 2017 by Brandon Peters
In this new, Disney-led, era of Star Wars, one of the best joys for me has been the animated follow up to Star Wars: The Clone Wars, Star Wars Rebels. The program has been a nice bridge, follow up and unique to in its own right, piece of the galaxy. From its own characters to […]
July 10th, 2017 by Brandon Peters
Last year, Scream Factory completed the Species series’ Blu-ray representation by releasing all the sequels (Species II by itself and a double feature of the TV-movie ones). Now, they are just gonna cap off the hole in the series in their line by putting out a new edition of the original film. Since its MGM we […]
May 25th, 2017 by Brandon Peters
Beauty can be deceiving. Loyal fans of the popular sci-fi terror classic SPECIES know well that evil lurks beneath the beauty go unnoticed, especially in the form of a seductive alien-human hybrid. Directed by Roger Donaldson (The Bank Job, The Recruit) and produced by Frank Mancuso, Jr. (Stigmata, Friday the 13th Part II), SPECIES stars […]
November 17th, 2016 by Brandon Peters
Four weeks to go until we see the first of the three planned Star Wars “spinoff” films, Rogue One. This film about the band of Rebels and spies that steal the plans to the Death Star, kicking into motion the original film, is the kind of spinoff I’m more eager to see from these than […]
October 17th, 2016 by Brandon Peters
You know right after that trailer dropped last week for ROGUE ONE: A STAR WARS STORY, your next thought immediately was “When will we get character posters and how many?” Well, you only had to wait for the weekend to end to be satisfied. They’re here and they’re definitely character posters for ROGUE ONE: A […]
October 13th, 2016 by Brandon Peters
Coming hot off the heels of its debut on Good Morning America, its the latest (And final?) trailer for the first Star Wars spin-off film, ROGUE ONE: A STAR WARS STORY. This one gives us a bit of a different vibe as well as some more background on Felicity Jones’ Jyn Erso. We also get […]
August 11th, 2016 by Brandon Peters
Watch the new trailer for ROGUE ONE: A STAR WARS STORY that debuted during tonight’s Olympic coverage. Lucasfilm’s Rogue One, which takes place before the events of Star Wars: A New Hope, tells the story of unlikely heroes who have united to steal plans to the dreaded Death Star. The cast includes Felicity Jones, Diego Luna, Ben […]
March 15th, 2014 by Brandon Peters
Coming in late last year, with some small hopes at awards possibilities was Scott Cooper’s Out Of The Furnace. The Crazy Heart director followed up his Oscar winning film with a gloom and doom tale regarding a family of mill workers in North Braddock and an underground illegal gambling fight scene. The film surprisingly (in […]
May 22nd, 2013 by Brandon Peters
Twisting and turning its way onto Blu-ray is Anchor Bay’s Pawn. It’s a film that lives on the plot twist, double cross and connectivity between characters. With so many new revelations and turns through the film’s runtime, this film should be a mess. However, it’s not clumsily handled, not expertly either, but well enough to […]
May 27th, 2010 by Blu-ray Brian
Here’s another title I unfortunately missed during its theatrical run earlier this year. Thank God for the Blu-ray format! There’s nothing like experiencing a movie for the first time on Blu-ray I always say. Ready for a futuristic action thriller starring Jude Law and Forrest Whitaker? Well ready or not, here the Repo Men come! […]