By John Corrado Disney is releasing their delightful 1961 animated classic 101 Dalmatians for the first time on Blu-ray today as part of the Diamond Edition series, and it’s a must have for fans of the film. When their puppies are dognapped by “devil woman” Cruella De Vil (Betty Lou Gerson), dalmatians Pongo (Rod Taylor)… Read More Blu-ray Release: 101 Dalmatians
By John Corrado Today, Disney is releasing three Studio Ghibli films for the first time on Blu-ray, including Porco Rosso, Pom Poko and Tales from Earthsea. Following the release of The Wind Rises, Princess Mononoke and Kiki’s Delivery Service back in November, this is another fine chance for fans of the Japanese animation studio to round out… Read More Blu-ray Release: Porco Rosso, Pom Poko and Tales from Earthsea
By John Corrado Today, Sony Pictures is releasing writer-director David Ayer’s Fury on DVD. The film takes place in the final weeks of World War II, with the tough Don “Wardaddy” Collier (Brad Pitt) and the determined crew of his Sherman tank, including shy new recruit Norman Ellison (Logan Lerman), fighting their way through the… Read More DVD Release: Fury
By John Corrado Two weeks ago, 20th Century Fox released Gone Girl on Blu-ray. When his wife Amy (Rosamund Pike) goes missing on their fifth wedding anniversary, Nick Dunne (Ben Affleck) is painted as the prime suspect, with her disappearance becoming the point of widespread media fixation. You can read my full review right here.… Read More Blu-ray Release: Gone Girl
By John Corrado After premiering at Sundance last year, Paramount is releasing Rudderless on DVD today. When his son (Miles Hezier) dies in a school shooting, Sam (Billy Crudup) is left depressed, until he discovers his son’s old demo tapes and starts working through his grief by performing the songs at the local bar. There… Read More DVD Release: Rudderless
Sony Pictures Classics is releasing Love is Strange on Blu-ray today, a small gem that deserves more attention. When Ben (John Lithgow) and George (Alfred Molina) finally get married after nearly four decades together, George is fired from his teaching job, forcing them to sell their Manhattan apartment and stay separately with their respective family and… Read More Blu-ray Release: Love is Strange
Today, Paramount is releasing Men, Women & Children on Blu-ray, one of the best films from last year’s TIFF. Directed by Jason Reitman, the haunting drama seamlessly weaves together the relationships of numerous teenagers and their parents, including the moving friendship that develops between high school outsiders Tim (Ansel Elgort) and Brandy (Kaitlyn Dever), whose… Read More Blu-ray Release: Men, Women & Children
Last week, D Films released The Guest on Blu-ray. When David (Dan Stevens) arrives on the doorstep of the grieving Peterson family, claiming to have fought with their son who was killed overseas, he is immediately welcomed into their home. But when people start mysteriously showing up dead, their crafty young adult daughter Anna (Maika… Read More Blu-ray Release: The Guest
Today, Paramount is releasing SpongeBob SquarePants: The Pilot, A Mini-Movie and The SquareShorts on DVD, including a barrage of goodies for fans of the character. The main draw here is easily the mini-movie of the title, which is actually the 2009 extended episode Truth or Square, a thoroughly delightful and surprisingly clever affair that functions… Read More DVD Release: SpongeBob SquarePants: The Pilot, A Mini-Movie and The SquareShorts
Today, Paramount is releasing the recent Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles reboot on Blu-ray. Teaming up with budding reporter April O’Neil (Megan Fox), genetically enhanced turtles Leonardo (Johnny Knoxville), Donatello (Jeremy Howard), Michelangelo (Noel Fisher) and Raphael (Alan Ritchson) must venture out of the sewers to save New York City from their evil nemesis Shredder (Tohoru… Read More Blu-ray Release: Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
Sony Pictures Classics is releasing Magic in the Moonlight on DVD today, the latest from writer-director Woody Allen. Stanley (Colin Firth) is a famed magician who travels to France to try and disprove Sophie’s (Emma Stone) claims of actually having psychic powers. But instead he finds himself falling for her and starting to question his… Read More DVD Release: Magic in the Moonlight
Last week, Paramount released Mork & Mindy: The Complete Series on DVD, featuring all 95 episodes of the classic show about Mork (Robin Williams), an eccentric alien from the planet Ork, who comes to Earth to study humans and becomes friends with Mindy (Pam Dawber). Running for four seasons from 1978 to 1982, this Happy Days… Read More DVD Release: Mork & Mindy: The Complete Series
Today, Disney is releasing Guardians of the Galaxy on Blu-ray. When Star-Lord (Chris Pratt) steals an Orb, the ruthless Gamora (Zoe Saldana), as well as Rocket Racoon (Bradley Cooper) and his tree companion Groot (Vin Diesel), try to bring him into custody to collect a bounty. The four of them end up thrown in prison,… Read More Blu-ray Release: Guardians of the Galaxy
Last week, Touchstone Pictures released The Hundred-Foot Journey on Blu-ray. When young chef Hassan (Manish Dayal) moves from India to France, his father (Om Puri) buys an old property to open their own restaurant. The only problem is that they are a hundred feet across from uptight Madame Mallory (Helen Mirren), who operates a classic French… Read More Blu-ray Release: The Hundred-Foot Journey
After premiering at TIFF back in 2013, D Films is releasing Third Person on Blu-ray today. Written and directed by Paul Haggis, following a similar structure to his superior Oscar-winner Crash, the film weaves together the stories of a novelist (Liam Neeson) and his mistress (Olivia Wilde), a man (Adrien Brody) helping a mysterious stranger… Read More Blu-ray Release: Third Person
Last week, Disney released Hayao Miyazaki’s Oscar-nominated The Wind Rises on Blu-ray, along with new editions of the classic Studio Ghibli films Princess Mononoke (1997) and Kiki’s Delivery Service (1989), providing a good overview of the recently retired filmmaker’s legendary career. The Wind Rises: Although his nearsighted vision kept him from being a pilot, Jirô Horikoshi… Read More Blu-ray Release: The Wind Rises, Princess Mononoke and Kiki’s Delivery Service
Last week, Disney released a new Sing-Along Edition of their beloved musical Frozen on DVD, featuring a bouncing snowflake to help us join in with the bestselling soundtrack. Since last November, Frozen has gone from being a holiday box office hit, to the highest grossing animated film of all time and an Oscar-winning cultural phenomenon… Read More DVD Release: Frozen: Sing-Along Edition
Today, Paramount is releasing the complete first and second seasons of Comedy Central’s Drunk History on DVD. Hosted by Derek Waters, and originating as an internet series, the TV show features inebriated comedians retelling classic stories from throughout history, with their drunken narrations playing over reenactments by a cast of famous faces. With each episode… Read More DVD Release: Drunk History: Seasons 1 & 2
Today, director Frank Capra’s Oscar-winning 1934 classic It Happened One Night is being released for the first time on Blu-ray, through Criterion. Ellie (Claudette Colbert) is a spoiled heiress, and Peter (Clark Gable) is a struggling reporter looking for a story. When she runs away from her family and he helps her survive on the… Read More Criterion Release: It Happened One Night
Today, Sony Pictures is releasing 22 Jump Street on Blu-ray, a very entertaining comedy that smartly references its own sequel status. Police officers Schmidt (Jonah Hill) and Jenko (Channing Tatum) are going back undercover, and this time Captain Dickson (Ice Cube) is sending them to college, where there is a new drug making the rounds. … Read More Blu-ray Release: 22 Jump Street
