Tag Archive for 'Kevin Dunn'
December 9th, 2024 by Adam Toroni-Byrne
Have you ever heard of twin cinema? I don’t know if this is the proper term, but this is what I’m calling it. Twin cinema is where two movies come out and are similar enough that one does better than the other. It’s a phenomenon that happens only so often but it’s always the same […]
November 12th, 2024 by Adam Toroni-Byrne
Veep began as a charming comedy series about the ins and outs of being the Vice President of the US. Julia Louis-Dreyfus’ Selina Meyer turned out to be a lot more than just a foil for the President and her journey lasted 7 years, and all the way to the best seat in the Oval […]
October 15th, 2024 by Adam Toroni-Byrne
Academy Award® nominee Kevin Bacon stars in Stir of Echoes, a psychological thriller that will keep you on the edge of your seat. Tom Witzky (Bacon) is a blue-collar family man whose world is turned upside down after being hypnotized at a party. Opening a gateway to the supernatural, Tom begins experiencing terrifying visions and […]
November 13th, 2023 by Brandon Peters
One of the more overlooked films in both the resume of Jamie Lee Curtis and Kathryn Bigelow is that of 1990’s police thriller Blue Steel. When it comes to Blu-ray in the United States it is overlooked no more as Lionsgate brings it to its Vestron Video Collector’s Series line. They are giving it the […]
November 25th, 2017 by Brandon Peters
We continue this Thanksgiving weekend journey through autobot Earth history with Transformers: Dark of the Moon. This third film completes the Sam Witwicky trilogy Shia exits after this one. When the film came out it was noted as being a noticeable improvement over the first film. And oddly, its one of the first films I […]
November 25th, 2017 by Brandon Peters
We continue on, going just a swift two years later, with the sequel, Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen. Like the other four films not called The Last Knight in this series, it will be available on December 5th. This second film in the franchise was one that many fans and moviegoers thought was quite subpar […]
November 24th, 2017 by Brandon Peters
Paravmount is completing their 4K Ultra-HD releases of Michael Bay’s Transformers series by releasing the first four to compliment last month’s release of The Last Knight. The four films are going to be available on December 5th (Though there is word that these might be shipping early). While I wasn’t the biggest fan of these […]
April 12th, 2017 by Brandon Peters
Sunday nights have proven themselves to be most hardcore night of television in the modern era. Forget about Thursday, Sunday is when all the great shows air. Well, premium channel speaking, I suppose the regular networks still hold their big guns for Thursday. I’d also make an argument for Tuesday being a big night as […]
April 11th, 2016 by Brandon Peters
The fourth season of the hit HBO® comedy series Veep was the winner of five 2015 Emmy® awards including Outstanding Comedy series, Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy series (Julia Louis-Dreyfus who has won an Emmy for each season of Veep), Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series (Tony Hale) and Outstanding Writing for a […]
March 15th, 2015 by Brandon Peters
Julia Louis-Dreyfus reprises her 3-time Emmy®-winning role as Vice President Selina Meyer in the sharp and satirical third and most-watched season of the comedy series VEEP. Hilariously skewering the whirlwind day-to-day existence of the Vice President’s office and Washington politics at-large, the series continues to prove that in Washington, even the most banal decisions can […]
March 16th, 2014 by Brandon Peters
When one of televisions best dramas, Game Of Thrones, returns in April, so does one of its very best comedies. Just in time to brush up for season 3, here comes the second season of HBO’s VEEP on Blu-ray. The show has received plenty of awards circuit attention, including 2 victories for Julia Louis-Dreyfus for […]
February 25th, 2011 by Sean Ferguson
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 […]
November 13th, 2010 by Aaron Neuwirth
Unstoppable is the new action thriller from director Tony Scott and star Denzel Washington and presumably the second part of their “Train Trilogy,” which began with the tepid The Taking of Pelham 123, and will hopefully conclude with an adaptation of red-light/green-light taking place on a monorail and reuniting Denzel with his Man on Fire […]