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Salim, Aaron and Leah review this new drama about Abraham Lincoln and his quest to abolish slavery. Starring Salim Lemelle, Leah Aldridge and Aaron Fink. Directed by Sean Wright. Synopsis: As the civil war continues to rage, America’s president deals with the unending carnage. Seeking to abolish slavery, he leads the passage of the thirteen amendment. But he […]
Lincoln is a film that has been a long time coming. I remember hearing about early stories of director Steven Spielberg working on getting a movie made about Abraham Lincoln, with Tom Hanks being rumored for the role. Then things became more official, as Liam Neeson was said to be attached. The time passed, Neeson […]
E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial, Academy Award-winning director Steven Spielberg’s magical adventure, celebrates its 30th Anniversary with its first-ever release on Blu-ray. E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial remains the fourth most successful movie of all-time in the United States. Nominated for nine Academy Awards including Best Picture, Best Director, Best Cinematography, Best Writing and Best Screenplay, the film took home four statuettes for Best […]
The man with the hat is back – and looking and sounding better than ever! The world’s favorite globe-trotting archaeologist is, at long last, embarking on his greatest adventure – when The Complete Indiana Jones Blu-ray Collection comes to Blu-ray Disc from Lucasfilm Ltd. and Paramount Home Media Distribution. Exploding to instant acclaim, the film […]
Every week sees the release of a few new trailers. This week has provided trailers for two heavily anticipated films of the fall. While Why So Blu only posts about trailers every so often, we are probably the only site to put up a post that has both the latest trailer Disney’s Wreck It Ralph […]
The extraordinary true story of a brilliant master of deception and the FBI agent hot on his trail makes its high definition debut when CATCH ME IF YOU CAN arrives on Blu-ray December 4, 2012 from Paramount Home Media Distribution. Oscar®-nominee* Leonardo DiCaprio and Academy Award®-winner** Tom Hanks star in the “supremely entertaining” (New York […]
Directed by Academy Award winner Steven Spielberg, Jaws set the standard for edge-of-your seat suspense quickly becoming a cultural phenomenon and forever changing the movie industry. When the seaside community of Amity finds itself under attack by a dangerous great white shark, the town’s chief of police (Roy Scheider), a young marine biologist (Richard Dreyfuss) and a grizzled […]
Every unforgettable exploit of world-renowned, globetrotting hero Indiana Jones finally comes home with pristine picture and sound when INDIANA JONES: The Complete Adventures debuts on Blu-ray September 18, 2012 from Lucasfilm Ltd. and Paramount Home Media Distribution. The cinematic classic that started it all—Raiders of the Lost Ark—has been meticulously restored under the supervision of […]
The world’s greatest archeologist and adventurer Dr. Henry “Indiana” Jones’ fears came true at Comic-Con 2012 in San Diego, as throngs of live snakes greeted fans of the iconic franchise. Attendees at the Lucasfilm booth were given the opportunity to pose for photos in front of a pit of live, slithering snakes within a re-creation […]
In June of 1981 director Steven Spielberg and executive producer George Lucas introduced the world to Indiana Jones when the unforgettable Raiders of the Lost Ark debuted in theaters. Exploding to instant acclaim, the film has now been carefully restored, alongside remastered versions of the archaeologist’s other thrilling adventures—Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom, […]
From Executive Producer Steven Spielberg, and the director of Paranormal Activity Oren Peli, a truly harrowing and hair-raising series comes to DVD. “The River: The Complete First Season” tells the tale of famed wildlife explorer and TV personality Dr. Emmet Cole who went looking for magic deep in the uncharted Amazon and never returned. Now, six […]
E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial, Academy Award-winning director Steven Spielberg’s magical adventure, celebrates its 30th Anniversary with its first-ever release on Blu-ray this October.Featuring an all-new, digitally remastered picture that delivers six times the resolution of DVD, as well as all-new 7.1 surround sound, the E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial Anniversary Edition Blu-ray Combo Pack includes the 1982 theatrical movie, an all-new […]
Jaws comes to Blu-ray for the first time ever on August 14th, 2012 and features an all-new, digitally remastered and fully restored picture, as well as 7.1 surround sound. The film is one of 13 classic Universal films selected to be digitally remastered and fully restored from 35mm original film elements as part of Universal’s ongoing […]
With their powers combined, Steven Spielberg and Peter Jackson have sought to bring Herge’s beloved classic journalist Tintin to the big screen in an ambitious motion capture project entitled The Adventures of Tintin. Using the latest in performance capture technology, along with Jackson acting as producer with Spielberg directing, they were to bring the character […]
The man with the hat is back – and looking better than ever! The world’s favorite globe-trotting archaeologist is, at long last, embarking on his greatest adventure – when The Complete Indiana Jones Blu-ray Collection comes to Blu-ray Disc from Lucasfilm Ltd. and Paramount Home Media Distribution. The Complete Indiana Jones Blu-ray Collection will be […]
“War Horse,” the Academy Award-nominated Best Picture, is a story of incredible friendship, loyalty, courage, hope and tenacity. Based on the Tony Award-winning play, and set against the sweeping canvas of World War I, this deeply heartfelt tale begins with the remarkable friendship between a feisty colt named Joey and his young trainer Albert (Jeremy […]
The incomparable team of Steven Spielberg and Peter Jackson brings the world-renowned stories of Hergé to life in the rollicking and wildly imaginative THE ADVENTURES OF TINTIN, bursting onto Blu-ray 3D, Blu-ray and DVD (all with UltraViolet™), On Demand and for Digital Download on March 13, 2012 from Paramount Home Media Distribution. Winner of the […]
It’s easy to write off sentiment. Having a sweet-natured sensibility is apparently a negative for films that wear their hearts on their sleeves these days. I don’t feel this way when the film is both effective and presents more than just these qualities. Before seeing Spielberg’s beautifully made War Horse, I had recently seen The […]
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