Tag Archive for 'Michael Keaton'
April 21st, 2017 by Brandon Peters
Food, folks and now a film. I’m lovin’ it. Okay, I’ll stop with the silly McDonald’s puns. Like the fast food empire it became, everyone pretty much knows the name Ray Kroc when you hear it. You know him just like you know Colonel Sanders in association with KFC. He’s someone studied in the history, […]
January 18th, 2017 by Aaron Neuwirth
The story behind McDonald’s is almost as fascinating as the world’s obsession with the McRib. The Founder is a straightforward attempt to tell that story (of the history, not the pork sandwich), with a focus on Ray Kroc, the man who turned McDonald’s into what it would come be today, for better or worse. Given […]
January 6th, 2017 by Aaron Neuwirth
Given the research and only having so much to work with, this is always a tough list to put together. I see over a hundred movies a year theatrically and a lot of those films are ones I’ve been anticipating to some degree, while many others are smaller films that randomly arrive on the calendar […]
January 1st, 2016 by Aaron Neuwirth
2015 has come to an end and now I get to post my favorite films of the year. This is never an easy list to put together and having seen 150+ films theatrically this past year, it was a challenge, but it is always fun to do and I’ve come up with a ranked list […]
December 7th, 2015 by Brandon Peters
The breakout stars the world fell in love with in Universal Pictures and Illumination Entertainment’s Despicable Me global film franchise headline their own movie for the first time in Minions, available on Digital HD November 24, 2015, and on Blu-ray™Combo Pack, DVD and On Demand on December 8, 2015 from Universal Pictures Home Entertainment. A […]
July 8th, 2015 by Aaron Neuwirth
It has happened. The Minions now have their own film. Admittedly I am not a Minions fan. I have seen both Despicable Me films and have not been fond of their antics. A whole film about them is not exactly something that was going to rock my world, but I am happy to give everything […]
February 16th, 2015 by Aaron Neuwirth
Birdman is an ambitious and unpredictable ball of energy that just so happens to be a spectacular film to watch. Currently nominated for 9 Academy Awards, appearing on over 100 Top Ten lists, this was one of the defining films of 2014. I was hugely anticipating the film before its release and was blown away […]
February 3rd, 2015 by Aaron Neuwirth
One of the favorite films of 2014 amongst all of us here at Why So Blu, Birdman is coming to Blu-ray this February. News: Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment, Fox Searchlight Pictures and Regency Enterprises invite audiences to take flight with a New Regency / M Productions / Le Grisbi production, BIRDMAN or (THE UNEXPECTED VIRTUE OF IGNORANCE) […]
January 24th, 2015 by Brandon Peters
Porco Rosso was a bit of step in a different direction for Hayao Miyazaki. This film would take a more adult tone and presence than his previous ventures. Its still very accessible for children and in the “all ages” arena for viewing, but if its going to skew to one side of the fence, the […]
December 30th, 2014 by Brandon Peters
All right, its my turn. Up front, there’s a few movies I didn’t get to. I haven’t been able to get out and see Whiplash yet. Selma and Inherent Vice don’t open here in my fair city until the year reads 2015. In 2014, my little bundle of wonderful daughter was born, so like 2012 […]
December 29th, 2014 by Brian White
It’s that time of the year again. My how time flies by, huh? I generally hate this time of the year not because of the holidays, but because it means nothing but cold and deadness outside and in a reviewer’s world, the dreaded TOP 10 lists as well. Ugh! I’m not going to lie. I […]
December 28th, 2014 by Aaron Neuwirth
Never a post of joy, but every year does see the release of films that are not very good. I never seek out films with the purpose of hating them and a majority of these are not without redeemable elements, but if I have at least 10 films on a list that I consider better […]
October 16th, 2014 by Aaron Neuwirth
As if I needed more reasons to want to love Michael Keaton as a performer, director Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu has given the actor a fantastic role that puts him back in the spotlight, in a film that puts heavy emphasis on what it is to mean something to many, only to want to redefine one’s […]
October 11th, 2014 by Blu-ray Brian
Friday was Marvel Day at NYCC, with the studio dropping several surprises on fans during the course of the day! The biggest news of the day from Marvel was the announcement that this summer’s biggest blockbuster Guardians of the Galaxy would be getting an animated series for the Disney XD channel. The announcement generated a […]
August 15th, 2014 by Aaron Neuwirth
I am a bit surprised we didn’t hear about this earlier, but hey, Batman is coming back to Blu-ray on November 11th at Best Buy and December 9th everywhere else. Tim Burton’s 1989 Superhero film that changed the way for many blockbusters to come is about to receive an all new Blu-ray celebrating its 25th Anniversary. […]
July 29th, 2014 by Brandon Peters
Video game movies have yet to really “take off” like the comic book ones. There’s many attempts, but aside from the Resident Evil franchise, none have really taken off. They don’t usually dominate the box office and are usually met with mixed critical reviews at best. However, fans will tell you, these games have such […]
June 8th, 2014 by Brandon Peters
It’s the reboot that seemed an interesting but dangerous venture. The original Paul Verhoven classic is damn near as perfect a movie as you can get. As unnecessary as the reboot sounded, interesting names kept popping into it. At the outset, this was a Darren Aronofsky project, but he exited. Even the eventual director Jose […]
May 2nd, 2014 by Brandon Peters
Directed by José Padilha, ROBOCOP stars Joel Kinnaman, Gary Oldman, Michael Keaton, Abbie Cornish, Jackie Earle Haley and Samuel L. Jackson. In ROBOCOP, the year is 2028 and OmniCorp – the world’s leader in robot technology – sees a golden opportunity to reap billions for their company. When Alex Murphy (Joel Kinnaman) – a loving husband, father and good […]