After premiering at TIFF last year, Remstar Films is releasing Devil’s Knot on DVD & Blu-ray today.  Dramatizing the story of the West Memphis Three, the film follows Pam Hobbs (Reese Witherspoon), the grieving mother of one of the three young boys that were killed in 1993. We see everything from the events of that… Read More DVD Release: Devil’s Knot

Two weeks ago, MGM released the classic 1996 comedy The Birdcage for the first time on Blu-ray.  Armand Goldman (Robin Williams) is the owner of a cabaret nightclub, with his partner Albert (Nathan Lane) as the star performer. But when their son Val (Dan Futterman) announces his engagement to Barbara (Calista Flockhart), the daughter of… Read More Blu-ray Release: The Birdcage

Today, Paramount is releasing Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit on Blu-ray & DVD, after opening in theatres on January 17th.  After injuring his back overseas, young soldier Jack Ryan (Chris Pine) is recruited by government agent Thomas Harper (Kevin Costner) to become an analyst for the CIA. But when he discovers a plot by Russian businessman Viktor… Read More Blu-ray Release: Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit

After doing well in theatres earlier this year, 20th Century Fox released the Bible epic Son of God on Blu-ray & DVD last week.  Narrated by John the Apostle (Sebastian Knapp), the film tells the story of Jesus (Diogo Morgado), from his early life and most famous teachings to his crucifixion and miraculous resurrection. Edited… Read More Blu-ray Release: Son of God

Back on May 6th, MGM released the 1989 comedy Weekend at Bernie’s for the first time on Blu-ray.  When corporate drones Richard (Jonathan Silverman) and his slacker friend Larry (Andrew McCarthy) present their boss Bernie Lomax (Terry Kiser) with a financial discrepancy, he invites them to his beach house for the weekend, with plans for… Read More Blu-ray Release: Weekend at Bernie’s

Last month on May 6th, Fox Searchlight released their 2001 thriller The Deep End on Blu-ray, in honour of the studio’s 20th anniversary.  Margaret Hall (Tilda Swinton) is a small town housewife who finds herself dragged into a dangerous web after telling the shady Darby (Josh Lucas) to stay away from her teenaged son, Beau… Read More Blu-ray Release: The Deep End

Last week, Paramount released a new edition of the 1963 western McLintock!, fully restored on Blu-ray.  With their daughter (Stefanie Powers) coming home from college, proud cattle baron George Washington McLintock (John Wayne) is reunited with his estranged wife Katherine (Maureen O’Hara) after several years, and the bickering couple picks up right where they left… Read More Blu-ray Release: McLintock!

About Last Night – A Sony Pictures Release http://www.sonypictures.com/movies/aboutlastnight/ Blu-ray Release Date: May 20th, 2014 Rated 14A for mature themes and sexual content Running time: 100 minutes Steve Pink (dir.) Leslye Headland (screenplay) Based on the play Sexual Perversity in Chicago by David Mamet Marcus Miller (music) Kevin Hart as Bernie Michael Ealy as Danny Regina… Read More Blu-ray Review: About Last Night

Today, Sony Pictures is releasing The Monuments Men on Blu-ray & DVD.  Directed by and starring George Clooney alongside an impressive ensemble cast, the fine film tells the story of an unlikely group tasked with retrieving works of art stolen by the Nazis during World War II.  We reviewed The Monuments Men when the film… Read More Blu-ray Release: The Monuments Men

The cult classic short George Lucas in Love is being released for the first time on iTunes today, courtesy of Level Film.  Taking place in 1967, the film follows George Lucas (Martin Hynes) as he struggles to finish his screenplay “Space Wheat,” before a fellow student (Lisa Jakub) with an iconic hairstyle and other quirky… Read More Digital Release: George Lucas in Love

Today, VVS Films is releasing the aptly titled romantic comedy That Awkward Moment on Blu-ray.  After Mikey (Michael B. Jordan) finds out his wife (Jessica Lucas) is cheating on him, his buddies Jason (Zac Efron) and Daniel (Miles Teller) make a pact that they are staying single with him.  But their promise predictably gets broken… Read More Blu-ray Release: That Awkward Moment

Today, Paramount is releasing the 2002 animated film Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron for the first time on Blu-ray.  With narration by Matt Damon, the film tells the story of a wild horse who is captured by a colonel (James Cromwell) who tries to break him, before regaining his freedom alongside a young Lakota brave,… Read More Blu-ray Release: Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron

Paramount is releasing the 1986 classic Crocodile Dundee for the first time on Blu-ray today, in a double pack with the 1988 followup Crocodile Dundee II. The first one follows newspaper reporter Sue Charlton (Linda Kozlowski) who travels to Australia to meet eccentric local Mick “Crocodile” Dundee (Paul Hogan).  But when he saves her life… Read More Blu-ray Release: Crocodile Dundee and Crocodile Dundee II Double Feature

This week, 20th Century Fox is releasing the 1984 comedy Revenge of the Nerds for the first time on Blu-ray. After excitedly arriving at college, likeable nerds Lewis (Robert Carradine) and Gilbert (Anthony Edwards) find themselves mercilessly picked on by Stan (Ted McGinley) and his gang of dumb jocks. Determined to no longer put up… Read More Blu-ray Release: Revenge of the Nerds

Today, Paramount is releasing two classic sitcoms for the first time on Blu-ray, including The Honeymooners: Classic 39 Episodes and The Andy Griffith Show: Season 1. The Honeymooners: Classic 39 Episodes: Running from 1955 to 1956, The Honeymooners follows bus driver Ralph Kramden (Jackie Gleeson) and his sewer worker friend Ed Norton (Art Carney) as… Read More Blu-ray Release: The Honeymooners and The Andy Griffith Show

Today, Paramount is releasing the modern classics Amistad and The Terminal for the first time on Blu-ray, both directed by Steven Spielberg. The Terminal: First released in 2004, The Terminal follows Viktor Navorski (Tom Hanks), an Eastern European immigrant who ends up stranded at the JFK airport after war breaks out in his home country,… Read More Blu-ray Release: The Terminal and Amistad

Labor Day – A Paramount Release http://origin.labordaymovie.com Blu-ray Release Date: April 29th, 2014 Rated PG for mature themes and sexual content Running time: 111 minutes Jason Reitman (dir.) Jason Reitman (screenplay) Based on the novel by Joyce Maynard Rolfe Kent (music) Kate Winslet as Adele Josh Brolin as Frank Gattlin Griffith as Henry Tobey Maguire as… Read More Blu-ray Review: Labor Day