‘The Boxcar Children’ Get Another Animated Feature!!!
Hey guys, Jana here,
If you’re a fan of movies that are perfect for the whole family and/or grew up loving the literary series ‘The Boxcar Children‘, this is your day! The powers-that-be from Shout! Factory and Legacy Classics have formed a long-term partnership to create family movies that have their roots in classic and contemporary children’s book series. The first project will be, you guessed it, ‘The Boxcar Children‘ and the animated feature will be released in time to enjoy the 75th anniversary celebration in 2017.
read comments (0)Sylvester Stallone and Robert De Niro Will Step Into The Boxing Ring Once Again!!!
Hi, Bryan Here….
Robert De Niro and Sylvester Stallone will fight each other in ‘Grudge Match’ for Warner Bros. Kevin Hart will play the fight promoter who retrieves these two old and retired boxers to step in the ring one last time. Peter Segal will direct with ‘Entourage’ creator Doug Ellin working on a the latest draft of the script. So Balboa vs. La Motta, huh? Not sure whether to laugh or be excited about this. I just hope the tagline is, “No matter who wins, we all lose.”
Check Out The Box Cover Art For The Star Wars Bluray Sagas!!!
Hi Bryan Here…
It has been a fun day filled with Star Wars so far. I just got images for the three sets that will be released. All hail the Star Wars Saga Blu-Rays!!!
Criterion is Releasing the Ultimate Ingmar Bergman Blu-ray Box Set!
The incredible Criterion Collection is celebrating Ingmar Bergman’s 100th birthday by releasing an all new gigantic Blu-ray box set of Begman’s movies, which will come with 39 of his films and a big 248 book about the filmmaker. Ingmar Bergman is one of those legendary filmmakers whose motion pictures are studied in schools and watched in every generation. This is great news to have this kind of set released, celebrating the amazing filmmaker. Below is all the information you will need. The set will be released in time for the holidays on November 20, 2018 and will be around $300 or less. That’s a heck of a deal, considering there are so many movies.
Arrow Video Issues A 1980’s Classic Box Set!!!
Hey guys, Jana here,
The summer really heats up in August, as Arrow Video releases a special edition of an 80s classic, a white-knuckle thriller, a splatter horror masterpiece, a box set of crime classics, a rare Italian sword-and-sandal epic, and an amazing new limited edition steelbook.
Buffy and Firefly are getting Anniversary Box Set Releases!
Hi everyone, Bryan here….
Good news and bad news, folks. The good news is that Fox is releasing two amazing TV Shows for their Anniversary on September 19th, being Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Firefly from Joss Whedon. There will be new packaging and collectibles with each set. The bad news is that there still isn’t and won’t be a Blu-ray or high definition version of Buffy, which just sucks and drives a stake right through my heart. This show looks terrible and is in badly need of an HD upgrade.
‘Night Trap’ Is Getting Released on PS4 and XBOX One!
Hi everyone, Bryan here…
Good news, everyone. Limited Run Games is bringing back the controversial and awesome video game from the early 90s called Night Trap and releasing it on PS4 and XBOX One with PS4 getting an actual hard disc copy. Night Trap came out back in October of 1992 for Sega CD and was a huge hit. It featured live action video game play where a few girls were having a slumber party and vicious vampires were trying to gain entry to the house and kill them It was up to you, the player to protect them.
Enjoy The Action-Packed Trailer For ‘Kickboxer: Vengeance’!!!
Hey guys, Jana here,
Director John Stockwell takes on the remake ‘Kickboxer: Vengeance‘ starring Gina Carano, Dave Bautista and Jean-Claude Van Damme. Van Damme starred in the 1989 original and comes aboard this production as Master Durand. The production will release later this year in theaters and video on demand.
The Force Awakens Shatters Box Office Records & Isn’t Slowing Down!!!
Hey guys, Jana here,
What film just broke the standing record as highest grossing film of all-time in domestic box office sales? You guessed it – ‘Star Wars: The Force Awakens‘!!! Everyone knew it was going to shatter records and it certainly didn’t disappoint!
Jean Claude Van Damme Returning To ‘Kickboxer’?!?!
Hey guys, Jana here,
Jean-Claude Van Damme is heading back to his roots. Well, at least as far back as 1989’s ‘Kickboxer‘. Van Damme starred as Kurt Sloan, the corner-man for his brother and U.S. kickboxing champion, Eric Sloan. Kurt witnesses Eric’s intentional paralyzation in the ring by Thailand champ Tong Po. Of course, Kurt vows revenge, as any good brother should. He finds a trainer, Zion, and meets Tong Po in the ring for the fight of his life. My favorite thing about this film, was a very young Van Damme, and the name Tong Po. The name is just fun to say. Tong Po!
Aaron Eckhart and Miles Teller Set For Boxing Picture!!!
Hi, Bryan Here….
Aaron Eckhart (‘The Dark Knight‘) and Miles Teller (‘The Spectacular Now‘) have both signed on to star in the boxing biopic called ‘Bleed For This‘. This biopic is based on the life of Vinnie Pazienza and it has Martin Scorsese executive producing. Ben Younger has written the script and will direct as well. Younger directed the fan favorite ‘Boiler Room‘ from the year 2000.
XBOX ONE vs. PS4!!
Hi, Bryan Here…
Here we are with our 14th podcast episode. We can’t believe we have been doing this for 14 week now. Time flies when you’re having fun. In this segment, we discuss all you need to know about the new generation of gaming consoles, particularly, the new X-BOX ONE and the PS4. We go into detail about the hardware and software on each unit, the video games that will be exclusive for each console, and which one is the best bang for your buck. So, if you’re looking to purchase one of the consoles, give this a listen before you purchase, as this might help you make make the right decision that best suits your needs. Enjoy the show….
Silva Screen Announces Two New ‘Dr. Who’ Box Sets!!!
Rebecca S., Here….
As some of you may know (and, if you’re like me, are excited about), Doctor Who is celebrating their 50th Anniversary this month (10 DAYS from now!!). Companies around the globe are celebrating the big event with some special releases, and the newest announcement is from Silva Screen Records. They announced today that they will offer a 4 disc CD set encompassing music heard throughout the 50 years and 11 Doctors of the show. They will also be releasing an 11(!!) disc CD set, one disc for each of our Doctors. The discs will be housed in a T.A.R.D.I.S. specially made for the release, and will be very limited, and, I’m sure, highly collectable.
Third Man Records’ “The Rise and Fall of Paramount Records, Vol. 1” Box Set Gets A Price Tag
Hey all, Kimbrell here from Classic Waxxx, back from the dead…
In late September, Third Man Records announced a sweet, hugely ambition project, ‘The Rise and Fall of Paramount Records: 1917-1937’, chronicling a Wisconsin-based furniture company that produced some of the world’s most important records in the history of music. Third Man’s website titillated fans with a handful of awesome production photos of the set, but neglected to mention a price tag. That is, until now.
This is What We Know About the XBOX ONE!!!
Hi, Bryan Here….
Microsoft unleashed a bit of info earlier today at their XBOX conference. Much like Sony did with their Playstation announcement a couple of months ago. Both companies decided to hold their own conference before the large E3 (Electronics Convention) conference which is coming up in a few weeks. Much like the PS4 event, some info was given, some was not. but rest assured, there are definitely some cool aspects to the new XBOX which is being called the XBOX ONE.
Marvel’s Cinematic Universe: Phase One Box Set Announced!!!
Hi, Bryan Here….
We all know that since Marvel’s first film, ‘Iron Man’ in 2008 was all a marketing ploy for ‘The Avengers’. Now that the ‘Avengers’ has been in theaters for several weeks now and that the bluray for ‘The Avengers’ has been announced already, we have all wanted to know if there was going to be an all out ultimate edition of all the Marvel films in one set. Well that day has come.Marvel has announced the Marvel Cinematic Universe Phase One box set. It’s called Avengers Assembled which consists of 10 discs of all Marvel films from ‘Iron Man’ thru ‘The Avengers’.
Coverage on What’s New With the XBOX 360!!! E3 2012!!!
Hi, Bryan Here….
At the E3 conference this year, Microsoft did NOT unveil the much anticipated XBOX 720. We are hearing they will announce the new console sometime next year. But, Microsoft did not let their current 360 model go to waste this year. There are some very cool, new features that were added. Microsoft introduced ‘SmartGlass‘, some new features in the sports area, new games, new apps, music, and more.
‘The Avengers’ Box Office Total and Counting!!!
Hi, Bryan Here….
Joss Whedon’s ‘Avengers is breaking records all over the place. It is the fasted film ever to reach $200 million. And has the biggest one day record and biggest weekend record to date. Take that James Cameron, George Lucas, Twilight twats, and Potter fans. And the numbers keep on coming in. I’m willing to bet that it will break records for biggest week, and possible biggest grossing movie ever. You listening DC Comics. Get your act together and get the JLA movie made.
Microsoft Is Selling the XBOX 360 + Kinect for Less Than $100 Now!!!
Hi, Bryan Here…
I guess Microsoft is taking their cue from cable tv companies and have just released a coupon that would allow you to purchase an XBOX 360+Kinect for less than $100. The small print is that you have to sign a two year contract with X-Box Live Gold for $14.99 a month. Which is about three times more than what you would normally pay for it.
Halo 4 Will Release In November 2012 on XBOX!!!
Hi, Bryan Here….
The countdown has begun for the landmark entertainment event millions of fans worldwide have been anticipating for more than four years. “Halo 4,” the hotly anticipated sequel to the iconic franchise that has shaped entertainment history, will launch worldwide on Nov. 6, 2012. This is known as Election Day!
Geek Deal of the Day!!! Disney Blu-Ray Box Sets for 50% Off!!!
Hi, Bryan Here…
Amazon.com is currently having a 50% off sale on four of their epic Disney deluxe box sets. The four sets include: The Pirates of the Caribbean box set, The Toy Story box set, The Cars (Pixar) box set, and The Lion King box set. This is a great deal and it will last all week. SO be sure to stock up for the holidays or treat yourself to one of these amazing box sets.
Geek Deal of the Day!!! The Ultimate ‘Matrix’ Blu-Ray Box Set!!! 61% Off!!! Only $25.49!!!
Hi Bryan Here….
“The definitive 7-disc Blu-ray set, The Ultimate Matrix Collection features all three films in the trilogy together for the first time ever with a newly remastered picture and sound for The Matrix. Also included is the companion piece The Matrix Revisited and the best-selling The Animatrix, plus five entirely new Blu-ray discs packed solid with brand-new supplemental materials that encompass every aspect of the Matrix universe, including two new audio commentaries on each film, Enter the Matrix video game footage, 106 deep-delving featurettes/ documentaries and much more!”
Lockbox To Steal Your Soul!!!
1821 Comics, bringers of Missing Linx and Warlords: Brotherhood, have released the preview of their next project: Lockbox, the story of a bank heist gone terribly wrong.
GEEK DEAL OF THE DAY: Jimi Hendrix ‘Winterland’ LP Box Set!
It is 8 LPs of sheer 180g awesomeness, and if you don’t believe me, pick up a copy and see for yourself!
The Jimi Hendrix ‘Winterland’ box set hit the streets yesterday, and Amazon definitely has the best deal in town. Originally priced at $100 before its release you can now pick up this gem for about $60 if you act now!!! This price won’t last long!!! Dude, think about it…that’s like buying two records at an Indie store and getting the other six LPs for free. Hell yes. But wait, there’s more! By ordering from Amazon you will also receive an exclusive CD with additional unreleased material, which sounds incredible all on its own.
What is more criminal? This steal of the price or the fact these brilliantly sounding gems have been hidden away from the public all these years?!? It’s time your ears hear this material at a price that would even make your accountant happy. However, if vinyl isn’t your thing (and shame on you if it isn’t) the CD version is available at a great price, too.
Eric Clapton “Blues” Vinyl Box Set Coming November 22!
Clapton fans rejoice!
On 22 November, Warner Brothers / Reprise will release Clapton Blues, an Eric Clapton blues box set. The five vinyl LP collection will include the three albums From The Cradle, Riding With The King and Me and Mr. Johnson along with an exclusive lithograph of the cover image photo of Eric. This edition will be priced at $124.98 (US). Additionally, a limited edition version pressed on blue vinyl will be available only from EC’s official website, ericclapton.com.
Pre-order info will begin shortly. Be sure to check Clapton’s website for the sweet blue vinyl edition!
Geek Deal of the Day!!! The Ultimate ‘Matrix’ Blu-Ray Box Set!!! 58% Off!!! Only $26.99!!!
Hi Bryan Here….
“The definitive 7-disc Blu-ray set, The Ultimate Matrix Collection features all three films in the trilogy together for the first time ever with a newly remastered picture and sound for The Matrix. Also included is the companion piece The Matrix Revisited and the best-selling The Animatrix, plus five entirely new Blu-ray discs packed solid with brand-new supplemental materials that encompass every aspect of the Matrix universe, including two new audio commentaries on each film, Enter the Matrix video game footage, 106 deep-delving featurettes/ documentaries and much more!”
Geek Deal of the Day!!! L.A. Noire On XBOX 360 or PS3 For Only $39.99!!!
Hi Bryan Here….
This excellent video game from Rockstar Labs just came out a few weeks ago. The same makers of the Grand Theft Auto series and Red Dead have made L.A. Noire which takes place in the 30’s or 40’s and is fucking AMAZING. Most video games these days are $60.00. But for a very short time and while supplies last, come get this L.A. Noire video game through us and you will save $20.00. The game is $39.99 for a very limited time. Get it on XBOX 360 or PS3.
Hulu Plus Comes To XBOX 360!!!
Hi Bryan Here…
Starting today, April 29, 2011, the online streaming television service has been added to the XBOX 360 console. Not much has been said about this from the Microsoft or Hulu people, but rest assured, I have confirmed this. We knew about this combining of forces a while ago, but neither company really elaborated on the issue.
Pearl Jam Readies Deluxe Box Set for 20th Anniversary
Twenty years? Gosh…do the young feel old all of a sudden.
Yes friends, that little ol’ band from Seattle who helped usher in the ‘Grunge’ era of the early 1990s is getting ready to release an uber super-deluxe edition of their now classic gems, “Vs.” and “Vitology”, in celebration of the band’s 20th Anniversary.
Both albums are available for pre-order via the band’s website and will be available in six different formats. Choose from deluxe remastered CD versions with bonus tracks, remastered vinyl editions or the special limited edition box set with a truck load of goodies, like remastered version of both albums on CD and vinyl LP, the double vinyl LP of their legendary 1994 Orpheum Theatre performance, a special ‘mix tape’ cassette, an 80-page hardbound book filled with exclusive photos and drawings, including a glassine envelope containing “Vs.” and “Vitology” era memorabilia, such as photos, lithographs, postcards and more.
Weekend Box Office Roundup
Halloween Weekend was a slow weekend at the box office this year. Whether it be people going out for parties in costume or watching the World Series, they definitely did not make it to the movie theatre.
Weekend Movie Box Office Round-Up
Bryan Here….
Paranormal Activity 2 came in #1 at the box office this weekend. It brought in $41.5 million dollars. It’s budget was only $3 million dollars. It broke a few records for an opening weekend. Read my review HERE of the movie.
Jackass 3D came in at #2 bringing in an impressive $21.6 million dollars for a combined two week total of $87.1 million dollars.
Red came in at #3 bringing in $15 million dollars for a combined two week total of $43.5 million dollars. Read Cowdefender’s review HERE.
Clint Eastwood’s “Hereafter” came in at the #4 spot sadly bringing in $12 million dollars. Read CowDefenders review HERE. clint needs to make another BADASS western movie.
Facebook’s “The Social Network came in at #5 this week from being the #3 spot last week. It brought in $7.3 million dollars this week for a combined 4 week total of almost $73 million dollars.
The Horse film, “Secretariat” finally surpassed its budget bringing in almost $7 million this weekend for a combined 3 week total of about $38 million dollars. It currently holds the #6 spot this week.
Ben Affleck’s “The Town” and “Easy A” are still in the top 10 highest grossing weekly movies being out for over 6 weeks now.
Stay tuned for next week.
Weekend Box Office Round Up
Jackass 3-D is the #1 movie in America this week. It also broke records for biggest opening ever for this past weekend bringing in over $50 million dollars. The previous record holder was Scary Movie 3 which brought in about $48 million dollars. So kudos for the Jackass team for bringing us yet another wonderfully hilarious film. It also set a record for being in the top 5 non-fiction/documentary biggest grossing movies of all time. Pretty amazing. Hopefully this means a Jackass 4. Read my review HERE.
The comic book based movie, “Red” came in 2nd bringing in $22.5 million dollars. Go Warren Ellis.
The Social Network went from being #1 for two weeks down to the #3 spot this week bringing in $11 million dollars for a 3 week total of $63.1 million dollars.
The horse film, “Secretariat” dropped one spot to #4 bringing in $9.5 million dollars for a combined two week total of $27.2 million dollars.
Ben Affleck’s “The Town remains in the Top 10 for 5 weeks now bringing in a little over $4 million this weekend.
GO Jackass 3-D.
Movie Box Office Weekend Round-Up
Facebook is #1 again for the second weekend in a row. “The Social Network keeps its #1 spot bringing in $15.5 million dollars this weekend for a two week total of $46 million dollars.
The Katherine Heigl film, “Life As We Know It” came in 2nd bringing in $14.6 million dollars.
The movie about a horse, “Secretariat” came in #3 bringing in $12.6 million dollars.
The CG animated film about owls, “Legend of the Guardians: The Owls of Ga’Hoole dropped from the #2 spot to the #4 spot bringing in $7 million dollars for a combined 3 week total of $39.4 million dollars.
Wes Craven’s (Nightmare on Elm street) new horror film, “My Soul To take” came in at #5 taking in almost $7 million dollars. His next film is Scream 4.
Ben Affleck’s “The Town” dropped from the #4 spot to the #6 spot bringing in $6.3 million dollars for a combined 4 week total of $73.7 million dollars.
The Wall Street sequel dropped from the #3 spot to the #7 spot this week bringing in $4.6 million dollars for a combined 3 week total of 43.6 million dollars.
The ten sex comedy, “Easy A” remains in the top 10 at #8. It was at the #5 spot last week. It brought in $4.2 million dollars this weekend for a combined 4 week total of $48.1 million dollars.
That’s it for this weekend. Stay tuned for next.
Avatar Special Extended Edition Extras and Box Art Revealed
The Avatar Extended Collector’s Edition which will be released on November 16th will be a 3-Disc feature heavy release.
The three-disc AVATAR Extended Collector’s Edition Blu-ray and Theatrical Special Edition Re-Release DVD will both feature the original theatrical release, a special edition re-release, family audio track with all objectionable language removed and new collector’s extended cut with sixteen more minutes including an exclusive alternate opening Earth scene. Viewers will journey to the depths of Pandora with filmmakers during “Capturing Avatar“ an in-depth feature length documentary covering the 16 year filmmaker journey including all new interviews with James Cameron, Jon Landau and cast and crew. … The AVATAR Extended Collector’s Edition Blu-ray will also have even more bonus material and interactive viewing. Through the unparalleled, interactive technology of Blu-ray, fans can dive further into the world of the Na’vi and experience the #1 international sensation from behind the scenes, with a “master class” on the production of the film. Leveraging the interactivity of Blu-ray, viewers can experience the full film in three stages of production: Performance Capture, Template (1990’s video game version) and Final as well as a composite of all stages in “Pandora’s Box”. This will be supported with interviews by Jim Cameron and the filmmakers and serve as a “master class” on the making of AVATAR.
AVATAR Extended Collection’s Edition: 3-Disc Collector’s Edition Blu-ray:
Disc One
- · Original Theatrical Version
- · Special Edition Re-Release
- · Collector’s Extended Cut – 16 more minutes and exclusive alternate opening
Family Audio Track (All Objectionable Language Removed)
- · Original Theatrical Release
- · Special Edition Re-release
Disc Two
- · “Capturing Avatar“ An in-depth feature length documentary with James Cameron, Jon Landau and cast and crew
- · Deleted Scenes – including over 45 minutes of new never-before-seen deleted scenes
- · Production Materials
Disc Three
- · Open “Pandora’s Box” and go deeper into the filmmaker process
- · Interactive Scene Deconstruction: Explore the various stages of production through 3 different viewing modes
- · Production Shorts: 17 featurettes covering performance capture, scoring the film, 3D fusion camera, stunts and much more
- · Avatar Archives including original scriptment, 300 page screenplay and the extensive Pandorapedia
- · BD-live Portal with additional bonus materials
AVATAR Collector’s Edition: 3-Disc Special Edition DVD:
Disc One
- · Original Theatrical Version
- · Special Edition Re-release
- · Collector’s Extended Cut – 16 more minutes and exclusive alternate opening
Disc Two
- · Original Theatrical Version
- · Special Edition Re-release
- · Collector’s Extended Cut
Disc Three
- · “Capturing Avatar“ An in-depth feature length documentary with James Cameron, Jon Landau and cast and crew
- · Deleted Scenes – including over 45 minutes of new never-before-seen deleted scenes
Now I know this is not the last release for this film. Some time after the first of the year, they will release the 3-D version, then after that the ultimate 3-D collector’s edition.
A Danny Elfman/Tim Burton Music Box Set is Coming…
It is a Tim Burton day at Boomstick. Who would have thought. I guess it is because that tree in the backyard grew all twisted like and has a small opening at the bas of the trunk for me to crawl through. Hmmmm.
In Decemeber, Danny Elfman and Tim Burton is conjunction with Warner Bros. Records, will be releasing an ultra limited and rare music box set spanning some of the great films Danny Elfman and Tim Burton have worked on.
That means I get Pee-Wee music and Beetlejuice Music.
It is a numbered box collectors edition which only 1,000 sets will be made.
The set will contain expansions of 13 original scores by Elfman from Burton’s iconic movies. It contains 16 CD’s with artwork by Burton himself. It comes to about 19 hours of music with 7 hours of un-released masters and demos, work tapes, other rarities.
You also will get a DVD with a great interview with Burton and Elfman as they both talk with each other on their 25 years of working together.
In addition you will be getting a Nightmare Before Christmas skeleton key flash drive that already has all the music from the box set on it.
If that wasn’t enough, how abotu a 250 page hardcover book with essays, interviews, pictures and a forward by Johnny Depp. The books covers the films and music of Danny Elfman and Tim Burton.
This comes at a heft price through. $499.99.
WORTH IT!
Pre-order HERE.
Weekend Box Office Roundup
I can’t believe October is already here. This year has been going by fast.
Well everone’s favorite social network Facebook is on top this week.
Aaron Sorkin’s “The Social Network” was #1 at the box office this weekend. It brought in $23 million dollars. It’s budget was double that. So it has a ways to go.
Staying at the #2 spot this week is the cgi animated film “Legend of the Guardians: The Owls of Ga’Hoole”. It brought in almost $!1 million dollars bringing its two week total to at little of $30 million dollars.
The Wall Street sequel dropped from #1 to the #3 spot this week bringing in $10.1 million dollars for a combined two week total of $35.8 million dollars.
Ben Affleck’s “The Town” dropped down one spot to #4. It brought in $10 million.
Easy A dropped down 1 spot as well to the #5 spot bringing in $7 million.
The Renee Zellweger thriller, “Case 39” opened up at the #7 spot bringing in only $5.3 million dollars. The premise of this movie looks amazing, but I do not think it was marketed well.
The remake of one of the best vampire films EVER, “Let Me In” opened in at #8 bringing in $5.3 million dollars. GO SEE THIS MOVIE.
For the first time since its opening, “Inception” drops out of the top 10 list and goes to #12. It brought in less than 1 million dollars this week. It is going on its 13th week in release.
That’s it for this time. Stay tuned for next weekend.
Movie Box Office Roundup
Gordon Gekko is on top once again making that money.
Wall Street 2 opened at the #1 spot this weekend bringing in a total of $19 million dollars. Michael Douglas, Shia Lebouf, and Oliver Stone have brought us the sequel from the 1980’s about insider trading on Wall Street.
Coming in at the #2 spot is the computer animated owl adventure, “Legends of the Guardians: The Owls of Ga’Hoole bringing in about $16.3 million dollars.
Ben Affleck’s “The Town” went from #1 last week to the #3 spot this week bringing in a little over $16 million dollars with a combined two week total of over $49 million dollars. It has surpassed its budget by $12 million.
The teen comedy, “Easy A” dropped from the #2 spot to the #4 spot this week bringing in $10.7 million dollars for a combined two week total of $32.8 million dollars.
The #5 spot belongs to the dominant female cast of “You Again” bringing in a little over $8 million dollars.
Devil and the Resident Evil sequel have clinched the #6 and #7 spots. Resident Evil: Afterlife has made so far over $52 million dollars. that is $8 million dollars shy of its $60 million dollar budget.
And Inception is still in the top 10 weekly top movie grossers at #10. It brought in $1.2 million dollars this weekend for a combined 11 week total of $287 million dollars.
That’s it for this weekend. Stay tuned for next weekend.
Jimi Hendrix Box Set Coming Soon (West Coast Seattle Boy)
West Coast Seattle Boy will be the next compilation album from Jimi Hendrix. It looks like there will be 4 discs and 1 dvd in this box set with tons and tons of great music and info about the legend. It is up for pre-order over at AMAZON for $55.99 and will be delivered to you in November, just in time for the holidays. That is an amazing deal. The product description is below with a link and picture so you can pre-order it.
West Coast Seattle Boy – The Jimi Hendrix Anthology tracks Hendrix’s remarkable journey from little known R&B sideman to international stardom through an unprecedented assemblage of previously unavailable recordings.
This long-awaited career-spanning box set is not a collection of existing Jimi Hendrix albums but instead 45 unreleased Jimi Hendrix live and studio recordings including demos and alternate versions of songs from Are You Experienced, Axis: Bold As Love, and Electric Ladyland. West Coast Seattle Boy includes Hendrix’s never before heard version of Bob Dylan’s “Tears Of Rage,” solo acoustic recordings of Electric Ladyland favorites like “Long Hot Summer Night” and “1983 (A Merman I Shall Turn To Be)”as well as never before heard live performances from Berkeley and the legendary Band Of Gypsys Fillmore East concert on New Year’s Eve 1969 combined together with such new Hendrix songs as “Hear My Freedom,” “Hound Dog Blues,” “Lonely Avenue” and more.
The crown jewel of Legacy Recordings’ monumental Jimi Hendrix catalog project, West Coast Seattle Boy – The Jimi Hendrix Anthology is the first Hendrix collection to bring fans access to a comprehensive treasure trove of previously unreleased recordings — including demos, alternate takes, live concert jewels and more — from all phases of the artist’s recording career (1964 -1970).
West Coast Seattle Boy – The Jimi Hendrix Anthology offers the most complete collection of Jimi’s pre-Experience R&B performances (including his singles with the Isley Brothers, Little Richard, Don Covay, King Curtis and more) to ever be officially anthologized while bringing together the most comprehensive and revelatory set of unreleased, fully realized songs, never before heard live performances, alternate studio takes, acoustic and electric demos and other rarities drawn from every chapter of Jimi Hendrix remarkable life and career.
West Coast Seattle Boy – The Jimi Hendrix Anthology includes the 90 minute DVD Jimi Hendrix: Voodoo Child, a new documentary directed by the Grammy award winning Bob Smeaton (Beatles Anthology, Festival Express, Beatles: The Studio Recordings). The acclaimed documentary tells Jimi’s incredible story in his own words. The documentary features some of Jimi’s greatest performances as well as rare and never before seen footage and photos. Jimi Hendrix: Voodoo Child also includes–for the first time ever—examples from the Hendrix family archive of the late guitarist’s personal drawings, postcards home to his father, song drafts, sketches, and lyrics. Jimi’s interviews and private writings shed new insights within the extraordinary life and career of the greatest guitarist of all time.
Movie Box Office Weekend Roundup
Ben Affleck is on top again at the box office. His movie “The Town: starring himself and John Hamm from the AMC series “Mad Men” is number 1 at the box office this weekend bringing in almost $24 million dollars.
Coming in at number 2 is the teen comedy “Easy A”. This movie is loosely based on the classic novel “The Scarlet Letter”. It brought in a little over $18 million dollars. It only had a budget of $8 million. So kudos there. Read Cowdefender’s review HERE.
At number 3 is the M. Night Shyamalan film “Devil” bringing in a little over $12.5 million dollars. This is the first in series of films thought up by M. Night Shyamlan who other people write and direct. Supposed to be a creepy film. Read Cowdefender’s review HERE.
Resident Evil: Afterlife went from the top spot last week to number 4 this week bringing in $10 million for a combined two week total of $44 million dollars.
George Clooney’s “The American” went from the number 3 spot to the number 7 spot this week bringing in about $2.7 million dollars for a combined three week total of about $32.8 million dollars.
In a surprising movie, the blockbuster hit “Inception” went from being number 10 last week to number 8 this week bringing in a little over $2 million dollars for a combined 10 week total of a little over $285 million dollars.
Machete came in at number 10 bringing in $1.7 million dollars for a combined 3 weeke total of about $25 million dollars which has surpassed its budget. Hopefully this means sequel.
Also something to note is Sly Stallone’s “The Expendables”. It came in at number 12 bringing in $1.4 million dollars for a combined 6 week total of $101 million dollars. That is an uber violent rated “R” film bringing in that much money. Kudos Sly. Kudos.
That’s it for this week. Stay tuned for next weekend.
Disney/Pixar Unveils The Toy Story Trilogy Box Set
Disney has issued their Toy Story 3 press release, which confirms that the film will bow in multiple versions.
A single-disc DVD (SRP $29.99), a 2-disc Blu-ray (SRP $39.99) and a 4-disc Blu-ray/DVD/Digital Copy Combo (SRP $45.99). You’ll also be able to buy a new Ultimate Toy Box 3-Movie Collection (SRP $100) which will include Blu-ray, DVD and Digital Copy versions of all three Toy Story films.
Once again, the Toy Story 3 DVD will include the Day & Night animated short, 5 featurettes (Toys!, Paths to Pixar: Editorial, The Gang’s All Here, Buzz Lightyear Mission Logs: The Science of Adventure and A Toy’s Eye View: Creating a Whole New Land) and 3 Studio Stories shorts (Where’s Gordon?, Cereal Bar and Clean Start).
To this, the Blu-ray will add a Cine-Explore commentary/viewing mode (with director Lee Unkrich and producer Darla K. Anderson), a Beyond the Toybox alternate commentary track (with story supervisor Jason Katz, supervising technical director Guido Quaroni, production designer Bob Pauley and supervising animators Bobby Podesta and Michael Venturini), the Toy Story Trivia Dash game and 7 more featurettes (Beginnings: Setting a Story in Motion, Bonnie’s Playtime: A Story Roundtable, Roundin’ Up a Western Opening, Life of a Shot, Goodbye Andy, Accidental Toymakers and The Making of Day & Night). Audio on the Blu-ray will be 7.1 DTS-HD Master Audio.
I am looking forward to this set. Love all these films.
You can pre order the box trilogy below for 35% off which brings all three blurays and extras to $65.99.
Boxee Box is up for a Pre-Order Discount
The Boxee Box by D-Link is a pretty cool product. If you have not heard of it well it basically works as an on demand service for movies,music, and tv shows. You can enjoy thousands of shows available for free from your favorite networks, ready to watch at any time and you can also check-out free movies from the web & watch new releases in stunning HD from premium movie services. In addition to that you can play videos, songs, or pictures from your computer or home network. It also plays any non-DRM video, music, and photos and media from anywhere on the Internet.
It sounds like this will compete with quite a few services. And it is FREE. Click the picture below to take advantage of the special pre-order offer.
Movie Box Office Weekend Round Up
It looks like Resident Evil 3-D took the number 1 spot this weekend taking in over 27 million dollars. George Clooney’s “American” came in at number 2 with a 2 week total of about 27 million dollars. Machete came in at number 4 with a 3 week total of 21 million dollars. The Last Exorcism came in at number 7 with a 3 week total of over 38 million dollars. The Last Exorcism cost less than 2 million to make. The Expendables came in at number 8 with a 5 week total just shy of 100 million dollars. And the hit of the summer “Inception” is still in the top 10 coming in at #9 with a 9 week total of 283 million dollars.
So HOORAY for Horror movies! Looking forward to seeing the new Resident Evil movie in 3-D.
X-BOX LIVE raising their subscription prices.
X-BOX LIVE raising their subscription prices.
Yes, I just received an email from X-BOX informing me that they are increasing subscription prices for Gold Level membership to their X-BOX live subscription by $10.00. Now it will be $60.00 per year rather than $50.00 per year.
So it will be roughly $5.00 a month now starting in November. Not a huge hike up but still, more money.
I read further into this and was informed of some new changes and upgrades such as: ESPN will be streaming live and on demand content and highlights. So from what X-BOX says you can watch just about any game you want to. Sounds great if you love college sports. In addition, a couple of Kinect features will be added such as video and interaction with your friends online. The last upgrade they mentioned was Hulu Plus, which I am not sure what that means yet, but hopefully it means all access pass to tons of shows through Hulu.
In all, some cool features will be added that I will use and X-BOX still has the best online networking around. Plus when Halo Reach and Call of Duty Black Ops are released it will be all worth it.
Tell me what you think of the price increase.
The Prodigy: Film Review!
The Prodigy is an early-in-the-year horror film that checks most of the boxes of the horror genre while at the same time, showing us something fresh with a possibility of something much larger in scope. Which ever the case is, this film is very promising and I hope there is a sequel of some sort down the line, because this is an avenue of horror that needs to be explored.
‘The Prodigy‘ is an early-in-the-year horror film that checks most of the boxes of the horror genre while at the same time, showing us something fresh with a possibility of something much larger in scope. Which ever the case is, this film is very promising and I hope there is a sequel of some sort down the line, because this is an avenue of horror that needs to be explored.
‘Bumblebee: Film Review!!
Hello Everyone, Janet W. here…
B-127 is a film that is centered on one of the most beloved Transformers. Most people love Optimus Prime and a few “special” people love Megatron, however, B-127 is cooler than them both without question. B-127…you know whom that is, right? Bumblebee formerly known B-127 was sent to Earth under the order of Optimus Prime as its protector. Bumblebee landed on Earth and immediately into battle as well. A Decepticon pounced on Bumblebee and robbed him of his voice communications module. One additional hardship befalls Bumblebee as his memory is corrupted and amnesia weighs him down to an infant child. Plot sound familiar? Read the rest of this entry »
Film Review: ‘Venom’!
Venom is the latest example of a movie trying to be too many things. I don’t know if we need to blame the writers, director, or studio tinkering but somehow this movie attempts to be everything to everyone and fails miserably. That isn’t to say its a bad time at the movies, I actually truly enjoyed some aspects of Venom. I think if the movie focused on trying to do one thing instead of a million it may have been one of the best comic book movies in years. Instead, as a whole, it should be launched into space.
WARNING: THIS REVIEW WILL HAVE SPOILERS
Blu-ray Review: ‘Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom’!
‘Jurassic World‘ burst onto the scene as a sequel/reboot hybrid film that made over $1.6 billion at the box office. Of course, there would be more, but at what cost? ‘Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom‘ takes place a year or so after the events of the first film where the island where the theme park and dinosaurs were on are ravaged by an exploding volcano. Chris Pratt and Bryce Dallas Howard team up again to save the dinosaurs, however they are misled by a maniacal businessman who has other plans for the dinosaurs, mostly being selling them at an auction to warlords across the country in hopes of turning these dinosaurs into military killing machines with freaking lasers attached to their heads for a profit. I’m not making this up.
Blu-ray Review: ‘Phantasm IV: Oblivion’!
The ‘Phantasm‘ series is legendary with filmmaker Don Corsacelli and his villain the Tall Man front and center. What’s fun about this series of horror films is that each sequel starts off right where the previous movie left off. This fourth film had an insane pre-production history. Roger Avery of ‘Pulp Fiction‘ and ‘Rules of Attraction‘ actually wrote a screenplay for this 4th film where it centered on a post-apocalyptic future world. It even was set to star Bruce Campbell too.
Blu-ray Review: ‘Phantasm III: Lord of the Dead’!
The ‘Phantasm‘ series is legendary with filmmaker Don Corsacelli and his villain the Tall Man front and center. What’s fun about this series of horror films is that each sequel starts off right where the previous movie left off. This third film plays out like ‘Inception‘ in a way, where characters are living in a dream within a dream, or shall I say nightmare through a lot of the film. There are some incohesive moments, but overall it’s still a lot of fun.
The Ultimate Guide to SummerSlam 2018 – Alexa Bliss vs Ronda Rousey!
The big summer blockbuster is almost here. I’m not talking about the destruction of Vibranium either. I’m talking about WWE’s 31st annual SummerSlam PPV of entertainment and pro-wrestling, which is set to take place on August 19th at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn New York and can be watched live in HD on the WWE Network for $9.99 a month or for free if you’re a new subscriber. Over the next few days, our writer Angi and I will be conjuring up some entertaining pieces about each match at SummerSlam 2018. We’ll cover each WWE Superstar, the background of the match, the odds of winning, and what to look out for in each match.
Film Review: ‘The Meg’!
If you watched the trailer for The Meg in which a 90-foot shark appears to stalk a wedding party because the bride’s tiny dog jumped in for a swim while ‘Somewhere Beyond the Sea’ blares over the speakers and hated it, then The Meg is not for you. The Meg is continuing a growing trend of low-tier Hollywood movies knowing exactly what they are. It is big, loud, preposterous, silly, funny, and so over the top, it hurts. It leans into these descriptors so hard that I found myself sort of admiring the fact that everyone involved was like, “We’re gonna see how ridiculous we can make this and the audience will either smile or their eyes will roll out of their head.” I found myself chuckling at the absurdity of it all, but not in a malicious way. I enjoyed the movie but will never see it again.
4K UHD Review: ‘The Matrix’!
THE FILM
There are only a handful of times where a single film completely flips the entire cinema world upside down and becomes the landmark and milestone for future movies and filmmakers in the decades to come. In 1999, the filmscape was forever changed with a sci-fi action movie called ‘The Matrix‘ by the Wachowski siblings. Nobody had ever heard of the filmmaking duo before and there was not a single soul in the world that though Keanu Reeves would become the action star he became after this movie, but it all worked out well and drove a ton of creative people to think, philosophize, and create even more work based on ‘The Matrix‘.
Film Review: ‘Deadpool 2’!
Ryan Reynolds was born to play the Marvel Merc with a Mouth, Deadpool. Reynolds just pours all of his unique charm, wit, comedy, and physical choreography into the character. It’s almost like Reynolds is the actual Deadpool in real life, and indeed the world is better for it. Marvel and Fox decided to play nice a couple of years ago and we got a rated R Marvel superhero film with ‘Deadpool‘. It was a gamble for sure with the strong bloody violence and foul language, but the film ended up making almost $800 million at the box office and was met with rave reviews across the board.
Film Review #2: ‘Deadpool 2’!
Beka’s Review: ‘Red Sparrow’!
Do you love spy movies? Are you way too into the Russia probe? Do you like gratuitous torture scenes? Did you miss the Jennifer Lawrence nudes? Get your tix for Red Sparrow, because it’s right up your alley. Walking in and realizing this movie is two hours and twenty minutes sets you back, but I have to be honest, once it started, it doesn’t drag. Without spoiling this spy thriller for you, the most I can say is that Jennifer Lawrence is a prima ballerina whose leg legit gets shattered during a performance and in order to keep her government paid housing and medical care for her ill mom, her dirty uncle sends her to whore school to learn to be a spy. She becomes their best student. AND. HERE. WE. GO.
4K UHD Review: ‘Hell or High Water’!
THE FILM
(The film portion was written by Liz Tramer)
Director David Mackenzie’s latest film, Hell or High Water, is a perfect example of how slow and steady wins the race. The film is a little slow to start, but once it gets going, it’s fantastic. The story centers around two brothers, Toby Howard (Chris Pine) and Tanner Howard (Ben Foster) who are desperately trying to save their mother’s farm and keep it in the family. The brothers are literally under the gun to find the money and decide the quickest way to make the deadline is to rob banks. Toby is intelligent, calm, cool and collected and the brains behind the operation. Tanner is an ex con hothead who relishes the crime spree and does little to control either his rage or his inclination toward violence.
4K UHD Review: ‘Jigsaw’!
THE FILM
Wait, what? He’s back? He’s really back with his infamous contraptions that kill people? Of course he’s back, even after a seven year hiatus, which was the last time we watched the Saw franchise on the big screen. Jigsaw marks the 8th film in the series since 2004 and with an eight film combined budget of $77 million, the box office gross of all eight films is a hair-line under $1 billion. So if you think there will be more Saw films with more Tobin Bell, the answer is a hard “yes”. The Spierig Bros. (Undead, Predestination, Daybreakers) are in the director chairs this time around as they put Jigsaw/John Cramer (Bell) in the center of the story.
4K UHD Review: ‘Kick-Ass’!
THE FILM
Back in 2008, Mark Millar and John Romita Jr. created a new comic book that was kick-ass, that they in fact named it ‘Kick-Ass‘. It was basically Spider-Man if Spider-Man had no superpowers and was had a hardcore R rating. The amount of creative energy, violence, comedy, and character development that went into the comic was magical as it was entertaining and wonderful. Millar just had a way with words and story plot that made this comic book called ‘Kick-Ass‘ solid gold. It was to nobody’s surprise that only two years later, we got a feature film directed by Matthew Vaughn (Layer Cake, X-Men: First Class, Kingsman) and produced by Brad Pitt, that ignited a new breed of R rated superhero films.
Baby Driver is Coming to 4K UHD and Blu-ray!
Hi everyone, Bryan here….
Perhaps the best film of the year BABY DRIVER is coming to 4K UHD, Blu-ray, and Digital HD, which I couldn’t be more excited for. On September 12th, you’ll be able to watch the film on any digital platform. On October 10th, the 4K UHD and Blu-ray will be available with a ton of bonus features. I’m super excited about this release and I hope it wins an OSCAR. Details below.
George A. Romero ‘Between Night And Dawn’ Collector’s Movie Set Coming In October!!!
Hey guys, Jana here,
Arrow Video presents George Romero ‘Between Night and Dawn‘ a limited edition 6-Disc box set (Blu-ray + DVD) is coming October 24th. ‘There’s Always Vanilla‘, ‘Season of the Witch‘, and ‘The Crazies‘, made between ‘Night of the Living Dead‘ and ‘Dawn of the Dead‘, showcase the extraordinary versatility and dynamism of this irreplaceable American auteur. Three films from the late, legendary horror director, George A. Romero, showing that although he might have defined zombie cinema, it didn’t define him.
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Fantastic Fest 2017 Announces its First Wave of Programming!
Hi everyone, Bryan here…
It’s the most wonderful time of the year. No, it’s not Christmas, but rather movie-lover Christmas, because the best film festival of all time – FANTASTIC FEST is up on us. We have the first wave of programming to get you all excited and up in arms about attending this year. If you love films more than life itself, then FANTASTIC FEST is the festival for you. It has everything you could possible want, including horror, sci-fi, action, foreign, documentary, and even adult movies. I’m looking at you X-Rated Supermarket. This year is looks incredible with some excellent films on the block right now. Below is the official press release.
The Karate Kid will Sweep the Leg one last time!
Hi everyone, Bryan here….
Finally. Somebody’s doing it right. No shitty remakes, revamps, or reboots. Just a straight sequel that seems full of heart with the original cast. I like this. The Karate Kid will have a sequel called Cobra Kai, which will be a 10-episode half hour series that will air on YouTube Red next year. Not only that, the show will have Ralph Macchio and William Zabka coming back to reprise their roles as Daniel and Johnny respectively.
Film Review: War For The Planet of the Apes!
Hi everyone, Bryan here….
I believe we all thought that Tim Burton killed the Planet of the Apes franchise back in 2001 with his horrible version of man vs. ape. Luckily in 2011, the studio breathed new life into the franchise with Rupert Wyatt’s early telling of what is to become with Planet of the Apes with astonishing visual effects, acting, and one hell of a story. That film – Rise of the Planet of the Apes showed that one ape named Caesar (Andy Serkis) was to become the first highly intelligent and humanized ape, but it came at a great cost with a virus that wiped out most of Earth’s population. In the sequel Dawn of the Planet of the Apes that was taken over by Matt Reeves (Cloverfield), Caesar and his ape friend are battling for their lives against the humans that have survived the virus outbreak. Now we have arrived at the conclusion of this epic trilogy – War For The Planet of the Apes, with Reeves in the director’s chair again as we see an aging and grayish haired Caesar tending to his family and still battling the demons of his former human-hating friend Koba, whom was killed in the previous film.
‘Star Wars Rebels: Season 3’ on Blu-ray and DVD August 29!!!
Hey guys, Jana here,
Disney and Lucasfilm present the complete Season Three of ‘Star Wars Rebels‘ on Blu-ray and DVD August 29! You can expect all 22 action-packed episodes of the hit CG animated series’ third season, plus exclusive, never-before-seen bonus material on Blu-ray and DVD.
The Entertainment Answer Radio Show – June 3rd, 2017!
Hi everyone, Bryan here…
If you missed our radio show on the air and can’t catch our video show on our YouTube channel, or please catch our full show in podcast form by Subscribing to iTunes or Stitcher Radio. At ‘The Entertainment Answer‘, we have a ton of fun talking about movies, television, Blu-rays, and anything pop culture that comes up, PLUS, we might just have the answer to any question you might have. Join Matt Mungle and Bryan Kluger weekly for this fun-as-hell Radio Show! In this episode from June 3rd, 2017, Matt and Bryan have the answers for the box office for May, thoughts on Wonder Woman, the latest and greatest Blu-rays and 4K UHDs, the new Murder on the Orient Express remake, and WWE news. Also, catch Matt Mungle’s very own podcast by clicking HERE. Enjoy!
‘Logan’ Drops To 4K UHD With Special Edition Showing At Alamo Drafthouse!!!
Hey guys, Jana here,
Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment brings Hugh Jackman’s celebrated seventeen-year run as Wolverine to a close when the box office phenomenon Logan arrives on Digital HD on May 16 and 4K Ultra HD™, Blu-ray™and DVD May 23. Sir Patrick Stewart (X-Men: Days of Future Past, Star Trek: The Next Generation), Stephen Merchant (Hello Ladies, The Office), Boyd Holbrook (Narcos) and newcomer Dafne Keen join Jackman in the iconic character’s final chapter, directed by James Mangold (The Wolverine, Walk the Line).
M. Night Shyamalan Announces Sequel to ‘Unbreakable’ and ‘Split’!
Hi everyone, Bryan here….
M. Night Shyamalan was the next greatest filmmaker in the world. With films like The Sixth Sense, Unbreakable, and Signs – the talented filmmaker was set to be the next Spielberg, Lucas, Scorsese, Hitchcock, and Gilliam combined into one person. It was working for him. Then, Shyamalan went on a “bender” and made a ton of shitty films, but I do believe this was a case of Hollywood taking control and not letting him do anything creative.
Blu-ray Announcement: ‘Get Out’!
Hi everyone, Bryan here….
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Official Release: A speculative thriller from Blumhouse Productions (Split, Insidious franchise, The Gift) and the mind of Jordan Peele, the first African-American writer/director to cross $100 million at the box office with his debut film, GET OUT arrives on Digital HD on May 9, 2017 and on Blu-ray™, DVD and On Demand on May 23, 2017 from Universal Pictures Home Entertainment. Known as the best reviewed movie of 2017 on Rotten Tomatoes to date, the dark and unsettling break-out hit is deeply relevant to modern day topics, captivating audiences with thrilling conflicts and danger at every turn. Own GET OUT on Blu-ray™, DVD and Digital HD and be the first to see the chilling alternate ending that flips the script, a behind-the-scenes look at the making of the film, plus much more! |
Blu-ray Announcement and Pre-Order: ‘The Marine 5: Battleground’!
Hi everyone, Bryan here….
In what looks like to be the BEST film of the year, ‘The Marine‘ is on its 5th installment, which is headed direct to Blu-ray and DVD on April 25th, but will be available for HD streaming on March 28th. The first ‘Marine‘ film came out eleven years ago in 2006 and starred John Cena as a marine who gives the Attitude Adjustment to terrorists. Solid gold entertainment, Jerry. Solid gold. That first film cost $15 million, but only made $22 million at the box office. I guess that was enough to have WWE Studios create a franchise, which now we are on Part 5 with Mike ‘The Miz‘ as Cena’s replacement.
Another ‘Halloween’ Remake is Coming From Danny McBride and David Gordon Green!
Hi everyone, Bryan here…
We’ve talked about a ‘Halloween‘ remake before here. Hell, Rob Zombie even made two remakes of ‘Halloween‘, which really didn’t live up to anything that resembled a horror film. But that was long ago and we like to forget such films ever took place. The original horror master and filmmaker John Carpenter, who made the original film is putting together a reincarnation of his own film and just announced that Danny McBride and David Gordon Green will be writing and directing the new film. As you probably already know, McBride and Green have a long lasting relationship, as they both worked on ‘Pineapple Express’, ‘Eastbound and Down’, and the recent ‘Vice Principals’.
Film Review: ‘SPLIT’!
Hi everyone, Bryan here….
M. Night Shyamalan has sure given us some wonderful and unforgettable films over the years. Somewhere along the way, Shyamalan lost his way as a filmmaker. So much so, that the studios would leave his name off all advertisements for the movie. It wasn’t until ‘The Visit‘ when Shyamalan came into the good graces of his fans again. Perhaps this is because he only had a very small budget to work with and got creative control without a ton of studio interference to do his own creative work. Now we have a new small budget film from Shyamalan called ‘Split‘, and is yet another step forward for the filmmaker in the third part of his career, which seems to drop the Spielberg aspect and go straight for the B-Movie genre.
The 30th Anniversary Edition of ‘Dirty Dancing’ Is A Must-Have!!!
Hey guys, Jana here,
Just another few weeks until you can get your hands on the spectacular 30th Anniversary Edition of ‘Dirty Dancing‘. February 7th will see the release of this special edition available on Blu-ray, DVD and Digital HD in a fantastic Limited Collector’s Edition Box Set.
‘XX’ Will Have It’s Debut at Sundance Film Festival!!!
Hey guys, Jana here,
‘XX‘, A horror anthology from an all-female lineup of filmmakers opens in theaters and on VOD February 17, 2017 coming from Magnet Releasing & XYZ Films. The 2017 Sundance Film Festival will host the film’s world premiere.
Anne Rice Sinks Her Fangs Into ‘The Vampire Chronicles’ Once Again!
Hi everyone, Bryan here…
Someone alert Brad Pitt and Tom Cruise again. Anne Rice has the theatrical rights to her ‘Vampire Chronicles‘ once again and looks to make a TV Series and maybe even more movies. Anne Rice released here first book on the vampire lore back in 1976 with ‘Interview with The Vampire‘, which had a sequel book in 1985 titled ‘The Vampire Lestat‘. Warner Bros. got the rights shortly after and made the Tom Cruise and Brad Pitt film, which made over $220 million. Not exactly a light-weight.
‘Assassin’s Creed’ Trailer with Michael Fassbender Looks Good!
Hi everyone, Bryan here…
Yes, we are all a bit nervous when it comes to video game movies. There is good reason for that too, since most of them are fairly terrible, even though some make a ton of money at the box office. The ‘Tomb Raider‘ films with Angelina Jolie made a ton of money as did the many sequels of ‘Resident Evil‘. Let’s not forget the recent ‘Warcraft‘ movie or ‘The Angry Birds‘ movie either – all of which made a big box office splash, despite the quality of story and performances.
Blu-ray Review: ‘Child’s Play’ Collector’s Edition!
Hi everyone, Bryan here…
THE FILM
Back in 1988, an excellent creative team consisting of director Tom Holland, writer Don Mancini, producer David Kirschner, and visual effects wizard Kevin Yagher got together and made ‘Child’s Play‘ and psychological thriller turned horror film about a serial killer’s soul that is transferred into a kid’s toy doll and wreaks havoc on this family in Chicago. Nobody knew at the time, but this small little film would be an instant cult classic with rave reviews from audiences and critics alike for years to come. Not only that, but this film hatched numerous sequels and created one of the most famous horror icons in pop culture – Chucky.
FILM REVIEW: “OPERATION MEKONG”
Justin C. here,…
Operation Mekong waits until the final credits roll to inform its audience that the film they’ve just witnessed is based on a true story. I can’t help but feel that this may have been by design as it certainly would have lessened my enjoyment to think that the filmmakers meant for me to believe even for an instant that what I was watching was true.
More than anything else, Mekong is an action movie, but does the element of realism hurt it or help it? Read the rest of this entry »
FILM REVIEW: “THE GREASY STRANGLER”
Justin C. here,..
Correct me if I’m wrong, but at one time the term “cult film” referred to a movie that failed at the box office during its initial release but eventually found its niche, either through home video release (The Evil Dead) or midnight screenings (The Rocky Horror Picture Show). Nowadays, it seems as if certain filmmakers have grown disinterested in commercial success and are instead targeting that fringe audience they consider underserved by mainstream fare.
Such is the case with The Greasy Strangler. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Donnie Darko’ Is Getting a 4K Transfer!!!
Hey guys, Jana here,
‘Donnie Darko‘ is a 2001 film from Richard Kelly (‘The Box‘, ‘Domino‘) that boasts of a ridiculously star-studded cast and is one of the first films mentioned when putting together a list of cult-classics. It’s been released in what seems like a dozen different formats, but we’re looking at a 4K release now!
Jackie Chan and Owen Wilson Are Coming Back For ‘Shanghai Morning: The 2nd Breakfast’!
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MGM is wanting to make yet another sequel to the ‘Shanghai’ film series that successfully starred Jackie Chan and Owen Wilson. This time, MGM has secured Jared Hess to direct. Remember Jared Hess? He was the guy who directed ‘Napoleon Dynamite‘, ‘Nacho Libre‘, and the upcoming ‘Masterminds‘.
Pick Up Your Copy of ‘Star Wars: Rebels Season 2’ In August!!!
Hey guys, Jana here,
If you like your ‘Star Wars‘ stories animated, then you’ll want to be sure to pick up a copy of ‘Star Wars Rebels: Complete Season Two‘ when it becomes available for purchase on Blu-ray and DVD August 30 of this year.
‘The Conjuring 2’ Spinoff Movie is Happening with ‘The Nun’!
Hi everyone, Bryan here…
Yes, ‘The Conjuring 2‘ made it difficult to sleep for a few nights for me, and since I’ve seen that excellent sequel, I still get visions of one of the demons, which was a nun. It was truly terrifying. Well, just like ‘Annabelle‘ was a spinoff of the first ‘Conjuring‘ film, ‘The Nun‘ will be this sequel’s spinoff movie with James Wan and Peter Safran teaming up again to produce the film.
Film Review: ‘Neighbors 2’!
Hi everyone, Bryan Here….
It’s rare when a comedy sequel works on all levels. With sequels, you’d hope the original cast comes back and there is a good balance of returning and new jokes and plot devices to make it stand on its own without doing the same recycled material as the original. With the case of ‘Neighbors‘, you had a pretty great cast with Seth Rogen, Rose Byrne, Zac Efron, Dave Franco, and Christopher Mintz-Plasse, in an ‘R’ rated comedy about a couple with a newborn baby, trying to raise a family next to a frat house. It was a solid premise with a lot of funny moments. The small budget film of only $18 million went on to make over $270 million at the box office.
Will There Be More ‘Dredd’ For Fans? Karl Urban Hopes So!!!
Hey guys, Jana here,
***UPDATE***
Karl Urban ignited fans’ enthusiasm in the last week or so with his tweet about more Judge Dredd. During an appearance at the Calgary Comic and Entertainment Expo, the actor let fans know that “conversations are happening” about bringing back ‘Dredd’.
***END OF UPDATE***
If you’re a fan of Karl Urban and his ‘Dredd‘ remake, I bet you’d like to see some more, right? Well, Urban is game for bringing more to the fans and he’s looking for a platform to host, it would appear. Urban Tweeted his willingness calling out a couple of streaming sites he thinks would be a good fit.
Enjoy Trailer For ‘Hands of Stone’ Starring Edgar Ramirez and Robert De Niro
Hey guys, Jana here,
‘Hands of Stone’ follows the life of Roberto Duran (Edgar Ramirez), who made his professional debut in 1968 as a 16-year-old and retired in 2002 at age 50. In June 1980, he defeated Sugar Ray Leonard to capture the WBC welterweight title but shocked the boxing world by returning to his corner in the November rematch, saying ‘no mas’ (no more).
‘How To Be Single’ Can Be Yours on Blu-ray in May!!!
Hey guys, Jana here,
‘How To Be Single‘ hit the box offices just in time for Valentine’s Day which meant the singles crowd could celebrate their love life, or lack thereof, too. Now the Blu-ray and Digital copies will be available for your personal movie collections at the end of May.
Film Review: ’10 Cloverfield Lane’!
Hi everyone, Bryan Here….
Has it really been 8 years since we saw New York destroyed in ‘Cloverfield‘, which was the “found footage” film produced by J.J. Abrams about a giant monster in NYC. That film was highly secretive before it came out, and nobody really knew anything about it, but it did well at the box office and there was a lot of talk of a sequel for a number of years. A couple of years ago, things started popping up on sites that said “Untitled J.J. Abrams” project, and as of a couple of months ago, we got the first glimpse of a trailer called ‘10 Cloverfield Lane‘, produced by Abrams again and directed by first time feature director Dan Tratchenberg (Portal short). The studio and Abrams himself said that this was not a direct sequel to 2008’s ‘Cloverfield‘, but it was a blood relative or spiritual successor to it, because where do you really go from the end of ‘Cloverfield‘?
Blu-ray Review: ‘Creed’!
Hi everyone, Bryan Here…
THE FILM
Another year, another ‘Rocky‘ movie. Some of you might be saying, “When is enough, enough?” More times than not, you might be right with any string of sequels that goes back the third installment, particularly with the ‘Rocky‘ franchise. Sure, the first ‘Rocky‘ film from 1976 was spectacular, and arguably one of the better movies ever made. It even won a ton of Oscars that year, including Best Picture. ‘Rocky II‘ came shortly after, which was still excellent, but starting with ‘Rocky III‘, things got silly and the films lost some focus. Still, audiences world wide packed theater houses to see the Italian Stallion (Sylvester Stallone) underdog his way up to the top, never quitting and giving his best. It’s a great message.
‘The Good Dinosaur’ Comes To DVD February 23!!!
Hey guys, Jana here,
If you’re like me, your kids beg you to run out to every animated movie that hits the box office and, especially, if it’s a Disney movie. I’ll admit, I drag my feet on most films, but when it comes to Disney animated flicks, I’m just as excited as the kids are and can’t wait to hit the theaters.
Danny McBride is in for ‘Alien: Covenant’!
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Danny McBride hasn’t been on a screen in a while, but that’s all about to change. The comedic actor, mostly known for HBO’s ‘Eastbound and Down‘ as Kenny Powers is in talks to co-star in Ridley Scott’s next installment of the ‘ALIEN‘ franchise, titled ‘Alien: Covenant‘. This is just too cool for school. Danny McBride starring in an ‘ALIEN‘ movie alongside Michael Fassbender who will be reprising his role from ‘Prometheus‘ as well as Katherine Waterson in a the new female lead.
Enjoy the Trailer For ‘Kubo and the Two Strings’!!!
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From Focus Features and acclaimed animation studio LAIKA comes a trailer for ‘Kubo and the Two Strings‘, an epic action-adventure based in fantastical Japan. Director Travis Knight taps into his skills he honed as lead animator and as producer for ‘Paranorman‘, ‘Coraline‘ and ‘The Boxtrolls‘ to tell the story of Kubo.
Blu-ray Review: ‘A Lego Brickumentary’!
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THE FILM
When you were a kid, which of your toys was limited only by your imagination? Dolls? Cars and fire engines? Your Big Wheel? For many people, it was LEGOs. If you could imagine it, with hard work and lots of LEGOs you could bring it to the third dimension. A LEGO Brickumentary explores the origin, innovation, and longevity of this building block known around the world. Guided by a trusty LEGO minifigure narrator (Jason Bateman), the film travels from the outer reaches of space to LEGO’s birthplace, Denmark. What Ole Kirk Christiansen created started out as solid red blocks with small knobs to attach it to other blocks (“Clutch Power”) has evolved into translucent, motorized, and magnetic units available in a bevy of different colors. Chock full of facts and awe-inspiring constructs, A LEGO Brickumentary reveals there is more to this block and its uses are infinite or are they? For example, the name LEGO comes from the Danish word Leg Godt, which means “play well.” Read the rest of this entry »
Film Review: ‘Creed’!!
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Another year, another ‘Rocky‘ movie. Some of you might be saying, “When is enough, enough?” More times than not, you might be right with any string of sequels that goes back the third installment, particularly with the ‘Rocky‘ franchise. Sure, the first ‘Rocky‘ film from 1976 was spectacular, and arguably one of the better movies ever made. It even won a ton of Oscars that year, including Best Picture. ‘Rocky II‘ came shortly after, which was still excellent, but starting with ‘Rocky III‘, things got silly and the films lost some focus. Still, audiences world wide packed theater houses to see the Italian Stallion (Sylvester Stallone) underdog his way up to the top, never quitting and giving his best. It’s a great message.
‘My Big Fat Greek Wedding 2’ Finally has a Trailer!
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It’s odd that it has taken this long for a sequel to come out for this. Sure, there was a short-lived television show, but that’s because most of the original cast and crew did NOT return. ‘My Big Fat Greek Wedding‘ cost $5 million to make and was produced by Tom Hanks himself. This little romantic comedy ended up making $369 million dollars in the box office. Now if that isn’t a mega hit, I don’t know what is.
Get Ready To Own The Film Scores From ‘Back to the Future’ On Vinyl!!!
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It’s almost time! October 21, 2015 is so close you can taste it. If you don’t know the significance of that date, you’re not too big of a ‘Back to the Future‘ fan, then. The date, of course is the destination Marty McFly traveled to in 1989’s ‘Back to the Future II‘.
Film Review: ‘A LEGO Brickumentary’!
Janet W., Here…
When you were a kid, which of your toys was limited only by your imagination? Dolls? Cars and fire engines? Your Big Wheel? For many people, it was LEGOs. If you could imagine it, with hard work and lots of LEGOs you could bring it to the third dimension. A LEGO Brickumentary explores the origin, innovation, and longevity of this building block known around the world. Guided by a trusty LEGO minifigure narrator (Jason Bateman), the film travels from the outer reaches of space to LEGO’s birthplace, Denmark. What started out as solid red blocks with small knobs to attach it to other blocks (“Clutch Power”) has evolved into translucent, motorized, and magnetic units available in a bevy of different colors. Chock full of facts and awe-inspiring constructs, A LEGO Brickumentary reveals there is more to this block and its uses are infinite or are they? For example, the name LEGO comes from the Danish word Leg Godt, which means “play well.”
Here’s a Cheat Sheet For ‘Old Man Logan’ – SPOILERS!!!!!
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San Diego Comic-Con is all I’ve been talking about the last week, and with good reason! The epic trailers, the cast surprises, the tidbits of info that have been, previously, safely guarded. This week gives us a fantastic peek into the next year or two of film and gets us stoked for those release dates. One of the most exciting bits of information came from Wolverine himself, Hugh Jackman. He gave us three words that sent fans everywhere into a frenzied sort of glee as to what ‘Wolverine 3‘ could entail, myself included, those words were “Old. Man. Logan.” Boom!
SPOILERS AHEAD!!!!
‘Star Wars: Rebels’ Season One Drops To Blu-Ray and DVD!!!
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‘Star Wars Rebels: Complete Season One‘ can be yours to own on Blu-ray and DVD September 1st! SW Rebels is an animated TV series set between the events of Episodes III and IV, Rebels takes place in a time where the Empire is securing its grip on the galaxy and hunting down the last of the Jedi Knights as a fledgling rebellion consisting of a brave and clever ragtag starship crew, against the Empire is taking shape.
Film Review: ‘Ted 2’!
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Who would have thought that Seth MacFarlane’s (creator of ‘Family Guy‘) first feature film about a pot-smoking foul-mouthed teddy bear would have made over $550 million at the box office back in 2012? I certainly didn’t expect it, but it’s the sole reason why we have the sequel to ‘Ted‘, simply titled ‘Ted 2‘. I’ll be honest with you. Macfarlane did a fantastic job with the first film, making an ‘R’ rated comedy with heart and enough laughs that are still memorable today. He even threw in some great cameos and nods to pop culture references, much like ‘Family Guy‘ does.
‘Furious 7’ Available On Blu-ray and DVD This Fall!!!
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After the more than $1.5 billion the film made worldwide at the box office, the film behind it all, ‘Furious 7‘ is coming to Blu-ray and DVD and On Demand, September 15, 2015.
Bruce Campbell makes another appearance on blu-ray