Halloween: The Complete Collection Blu-ray Set
Michael Myers Is Coming Home To Blu-ray! Continue reading
Coming Soon: RiffTrax Live!- Godzilla ’98!
If you’ve ever wanted to see the RiffTrax gang (Mike Nelson, Bill Corbett, and Kevin Murphy) mock the film that even Godzilla fans disown (myself included), now is your chance! On August 14, 2014, RiffTrax Live!- Godzilla ’98 will be broadcasting live in theaters across the country. If you are unable to make that showing, the event will be re-broadcasted on August 19th in select theaters. For a list of participating theaters and or showing times, head on over to http://www.fathomevents.com/event/rifftrax-live-godzilla
Fathom Events: Doctor Who- Rise of the Cybermen/The Age of Steel Review
“Doctor Who” returns to the big screen thanks to Fathom Events. Continue reading
Pretty Little Liars Season 4 Is Now Available On DVD!
Aria, Emily, Hanna and Spencer are back for 24 more episodes of the hit ABC Family series “Pretty Little Liars.” In this fourth season, fans can expect to see stories involving Mona, A and the A team (no relation to “The A-Team”), Detective Holbrook investigating Wilden’s murder, Red Coat, Toby’s mother, texts (naturally), college, character deaths, A framing people for crimes, the ongoing Alison mystery, Black Hoodie, and supporting characters like CeCe Drake, Ashley, Caleb, Ezra, Melissa, Travis, Shana, Jessica, Toby, among others.
If you’ve been on board with “Pretty Little Liars” the previous three seasons, you should know what to expect from the fourth season of this “Twin Peaks,” “I Know What You Did Last Summer” and “Agatha Christie” esque young adult mystery TV series based on Sara Shepard’s novel. The writing staff dishes up plenty of the same buzz worthy twists and turns in this convoluted and repetitive, but oddly watchable trashy teen soap opera that has developed a rabid teen fanbase. It’s not hard to see why that demographic has flocked to the show as ‘Liars’ knows how to hook viewers into watching each and every episode.
If you can’t get enough “Pretty Little Liars,” it should be noted that season 5 is just around the corner as it will premiere on June 10th, 2014.
The episodes are presented in widescreen with a Dolby Digital 5.1 audio track.
Extras include deleted scenes from episodes 10, 12, 16, 18 and 20, a bonus episode titled “A LiArs Guide to Rosewood” which recaps the first 3 seasons, and 3 behind the scenes featurettes titled “Unhooding Redcoat: Alison Is Alive,” “Pretty Little Scenes” and “Confessions of “A” Lair” about Alison, costume and set design, and A’s lair.
“Sophia Grace and Rosie’s Royal Adventure” Is Now Available On DVD and Blu-ray
Just who are these two British child actors/singers/dancers/entertainers? After a quick read through of the back of the DVD box and some YouTube video views, I discovered that Sophia and her cousin Rosie are famous for viral videos and appearances on “The Ellen Show.” This, in turn, led to the two getting their own direct to DVD feature film titled “Sophia Grace and Rosie’s Royal Adventure” which sees the duo acting as Ellen show correspondents for a Queen’s coronation.
‘Royal Adventure’ is clearly trying to emulate the enormously successful made for video Mary Kate and Ashley Olsen movies of the 90’s, but the major difference between the two duos is that Sophia Grace and Rosie never had acting experience on a hit show prior to this movie. As a result, this cutesy LOUD film is extremely uneven and more than a little bit exploitive to say the least. With all of that said, Sophia and Rosie seem to have a loyal fanbase who will undoubtedly want to check this film out. I’m sure children (especially young girls) will get a kick out of this as well. As for everyone else, you would do well to avoid it all costs.
Note: The film is presented in widescreen with a Dolby Digital 5.1 audio track.
Extras include an activity booklet, a Color Me Mine coupon, Warner Brothers trailers, a sing-along to 5 songs, a montage of appearances on Ellen’s show, 4 minutes of bloopers, and a featurette in which Sophia and Rosie talk about their love of pink.
Doctor Who Returns To The Big Screen!
After an enormously successful “Doctor Who: The Day of the Doctor” theatrical event in November, 2013, Fathom Events and BBC Worldwide are prepping to screen more “Doctor Who” episodes in theaters across the United States. This time around the event is centered around fan favorite David Tennant (the 10th Doctor).
On June 16th, the Cybermen 2 parter “Rise of the Cybermen” and “The Age of Steel” will hit the screens at 7:30 p.m. As an added bonus, fans who purchase tickets to the DW event will also have the opportunity to see the David Tennant narrated bird documentary “Wings 3D” on the following night (June 17th) at 7:30 p.m. for no additional cost. You simply use the same ticket to see BOTH events. Visit http://www.fathomevents.com/event/doctor-who-and-wings/more-info/details for further details and theater listings.
China Beach Season 3 DVD Set Now Available!
In the third season of the Vietnam War set drama “China Beach,” viewers get further acquainted with the show’s core characters of nurse Colleen McMurphy, K.C. (the prostitute business woman), Red Cross volunteer Holly, Dodger the Marine, Dr. Richard, Major Lila, Boonie the Lifeguard, medic Jeff Hyers, and Samuel Beckett (a member of the Graves Registration Unit) in the China Beach evacuation hospital outpost. Throughout the season’s 22 episodes, there are storylines about: injured patients, a beauty pageant, a dead Colonel, relationship issues, a major character death, a new Major in the charge of China Beach, Dodger’s child, an abortion, flashbacks, criminal investigations, Viet Cong encounters, and more.
While comparisons to “M*A*S*H” are inevitable, this is a far more dramatic wartime series that really explores all manners of themes, ideas, emotions, controversies, and issues of the Vietnam War. The show is incredibly ahead of its time due to its very un-network television like adult content and complex characters. Even more surprising is the fact that the series never holds back in its storytelling and or portrayals of the horrors of war.
“China Beach” also boasts an impressive cast that contains many Dana Delany, Michael Boatman and Robert Picardo among others. Keep an eye out for tons of guest stars as well such as Clancy Brown and R. Lee Ermey.
Presentation: Fullscreen (not restored).
Audio Track: Unspecified.
Extras include a deleted scene for “Souvenirs,” a commentary on “Souvenirs” by John Sacret Young, Carol Flint, Lydia Woodward and Dana Delany, a commentary on “F.N.G.” by John Sacret Young and Robert Picardo, a silly season 3 gag reel, and individual interviews with Dana Delany, Nancy Giles and John Wells.
Note: Seasons 1 and 2 are available to buy now. Season 4 is set to be released in the near future.
Dallas Seasons 1 and 2 Are Now Available On DVD
I’m not sure who was clamoring for a reboot of a primetime soap opera that was clearly a product of its time, but fans of the popular 70’s series may be happy to return to Southfork Ranch once again. Continue reading
Happy TableTop Day 2014!
In honor of the second annual TableTop Day, I thought I’d help readers and gamers out by suggesting a few board/card games to play at your friendly local game store or at home with your family/friends.
In no particular order:
1. Smash Up- A highly addicting mash-up fighting game that continues to grow with new expansion sets.
2. Summoner Wars- A strategic and rewarding 2 player game.
3. Any Fluxx Game- The ultimate party game. I suggest picking up Pirate Fluxx or Monty Python Fluxx for starters.
4. Magic: The Gathering- An easy to learn 2 player collectible card game with an endless amount of replay value.
5. Discworld: Ankh-Morpork- A must play board game for fans of Terry Pratchett’s “Discworld” series.
6. Dominion- THE best deck building game.
Now, go out and play some games and support your local game stores, folks!
Cocaine Cowboys: Reloaded Will Be Availble On Blu-ray and DVD April 8th
Remember the shocking, revealing, and disturbing 2006 documentary “Cocaine Cowboys” that detailed Miami’s illegal cocaine business boom and the grizzly gang warfare in the 1980’s? If the answer is yes, you might be interested to learn that a new version of the film is set for release this upcoming Tuesday April 8th, 2014 courtesy of Magnet/Magnolia. In this new edition dubbed “Cocaine Cowboys: Reloaded,” the film is actually 36 minutes longer than the original release. On top of that, there are nearly 14 minutes of deleted scenes in the bonus features section. In short, there is plenty of new material here for viewers to absorb.
If you have yet to see “Cocaine Cowboys” at all, now is the time to to give this documentary a watch. It’s an engrossing and informative film that offers up a wide array of interviews from law enforcement officials and criminals from that time period.
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