Tag Archive for 'Leslie Nielsen'
October 17th, 2023 by Brandon Peters
Shout! Factory has collected many of the film and television works of the king of the disaster film, Irwin Allen, for a 7-disc box set. A load of mini-series, tv movies and feature films are hitting Blu-ray for the first time in this Irwin Allen: Master Of Disaster Collection box set. See notable stars like […]
July 22nd, 2020 by Brandon Peters
One month, two Jerry Zucker titles from two different decades and two completely directions for the Paramount Presents brand label. We first talked about Ghost, but now lets shift landing gears to Airplane! A landmark comedy that has never left the “movie quotes” lexicon and still works its magic on generation after generation. And this […]
October 20th, 2018 by Brandon Peters
vvThis whole newfound relationship between Shout!/Scream Factory and Warner Bros for Blu-rays has been nothing short of a dream come true and has come swinging right out of the gate. Here we are talking about a Collector’s Edition now of George A. Romero and Stephen King’s collaborative effort and horror anthology masterpiece Creepshow with a […]
September 13th, 2018 by Brandon Peters
In Creepshow, masters of the macabre – writer Stephen King and director George A. Romero – conjure up five shocking yarns, each a virtuoso exercise in the ghouls-and-gags style of classic ’50s horror comics. Available October 23rd, 2018, from Scream Factory, the Creepshow: Collector’s Edition Blu-ray features a new 4k scan of the original camera negative supervised and […]
July 3rd, 2014 by Brandon Peters
Start getting back your disco fever as Prom Night is coming to Blu-ray! Synapse Films is bringing this classic slasher to HD glory on September 9. And if you follow them on Twitter or like them on Facebook, they’ve been keeping the fans in the loop the whole way regarding the restoration process and newly […]
November 1st, 2011 by Matt Goodman
There are countless reasons why I should think of this movie as low-brow, stupid, and idiotic attempt at a spoof film. However, I found myself laughing out loud throughout the entire movie, from the side-splittingly hilarious opening titles to the “twist” ending. Along with being a major improvement over the painful Scary Movie and Scary […]
October 11th, 2011 by Gerard Iribe
Up next for the Why So Blu crew we have The Naked Gun on Blu-ray. This is a Best Buy exclusive, meaning that for the time being it can ONLY be purchased at your local Best Buy store or online at www.bestbuy.com. I’m sure it will be available at other retailers down the line very […]
October 4th, 2011 by Gerard Iribe
It’s safe to say…no, it’s safe to INSIST that Airplane! was the first of the satire-spoofs to hit film more than thirty years ago. At long last the original spoof-satire has arrived on the Blu-ray format. Are you tired of those movies that have “movie” in the title? It would appear that the makers of […]
August 16th, 2011 by Gerard Iribe
Surely everyone will want to own three of the funniest comedies of the 1980s in high definition. Thankfully, PLANES, TRAINS AND AUTOMOBILES, AIRPLANE! and THE NAKED GUN: From the Files of Police Squad make their Blu-ray debut exclusively at Best Buy on September 25 from Paramount Home Entertainment. And don’t call me Shirley. Written and […]