Today, Level Film released the charming A Birder’s Guide to Everything on DVD. When young birder David Portnoy (Kodi Smit-McPhee) spots what could be an extinct Labrador Duck, he takes a road trip with his buddies Timmy (Alex Wolff) and Peter (Michael Chen), along with their photographer classmate Ellen (Katie Chang), to try and prove… Read More DVD Release: A Birder’s Guide to Everything
Today, 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment is releasing The Secret Life of Walter Mitty on Blu-ray & DVD. Walter Mitty (Ben Stiller) lives his life daydreaming, imagining elaborate fantasies involving his charming coworker Cheryl Melhoff (Kristen Wiig). But when his job at Life Magazine is threatened, he goes on a real adventure to track down the… Read More Blu-ray Release: The Secret Life of Walter Mitty
Last week, Remstar Films released the Canadian documentary Takedown: The DNA of GSP on DVD & Blu-ray. Directed by Peter Svatek and Kristian Manchester, the film follows mixed martial artist Georges St-Pierre from his humble upbringing in Québec City, to his reigning title as the UFC welterweight world champion. Most recently, Georges St-Pierre had a… Read More DVD Release: Takedown: The DNA of GSP
Today, Paramount is releasing Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues on Blu-ray, featuring three different cuts of the hit comedy sequel that opened last December. After losing his job, Ron Burgundy (Will Ferrell) is hired by a 24 hour news station that is set to revolutionize TV in the 1980s, reuniting him with his old team… Read More Blu-ray Release: Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues
Last week, Sony Pictures Classics released The Past on Blu-ray. When the kind Ahmad (Ali Mosaffa) returns from Iran to finalize the divorce from his wife Marie (Bérénice Bejo) in France, he finds her living with Samir (Tahar Rahim) and his young son (Elyes Aguis), who’s mother is in a coma, a tragedy that has a… Read More Blu-ray Release: The Past
Today, Paramount is releasing The Wolf of Wall Street on Blu-ray & DVD. After Black Monday costs him his job, Jordan Belfort (Leonardo DiCaprio) goes into the business of unloading penny stocks. Founded with business partner Donnie Azoff (Jonah Hill), their company quickly rises in the financial world as their employees become rich on generous… Read More Blu-ray Release: The Wolf of Wall Street
Touchstone Pictures is releasing Delivery Man on Blu-ray & DVD today, a likeable dramedy that is fronted by a charming performance from the perfectly cast Vince Vaughn, and deserves to find a bigger audience. We all reviewed Delivery Man when the film first opened back on November 22nd, and our overall consensus was: “A faithful… Read More Blu-ray Release: Delivery Man
Today, the acclaimed Italian film The Great Beauty is being released on Blu-ray & DVD through the Criterion Collection. After celebrating his 65th birthday, wealthy journalist Jep Gambardella (Toni Servillo) comes to question the meaning of the affluent life he has built for himself in Rome, having gained fame after publishing his only novel as… Read More Criterion Release: The Great Beauty
Last week, the classic 1991 documentary A Brief History of Time was released on Blu-ray & DVD as part of the Criterion Collection. Based on his bestselling 1988 book of the same name, the film focuses on the life of brilliant astrophysicist Stephen Hawking, shedding light on the debilitating motor neurone disease that has left… Read More Criterion Release: A Brief History of Time
Today, Disney is releasing their blockbuster hit Frozen on Blu-ray & DVD. The optimistic Anna (Kristen Bell) and her sister Elsa (Idina Menzel) grew up separated, with Elsa fearing the powers she has to create ice. But when their kingdom is cast into eternal winter, Elsa hides away on a mountain and Anna sets off… Read More Blu-ray Release: Frozen
Today, Disney is releasing the wonderful Saving Mr. Banks on Blu-ray & DVD, one of the best movies of last year. Brilliantly depicting the struggle that Walt Disney (Tom Hanks) faced when trying to convince author P.L. Travers (Emma Thompson) to sign over the film rights to Mary Poppins, this is a moving and entertaining… Read More Blu-ray Release: Saving Mr. Banks
Today, Disney is releasing The Jungle Book 2 for the first time on Blu-ray, a theatrical sequel that originally came out in 2003. When Mowgli (Haley Joel Osment) gets bored living in the “man village” with Shanti (Mae Whitman) and her family, Baloo (John Goodman) brings him back to the jungle, but Shere Khan (Tony… Read More Blu-ray Release: The Jungle Book 2
Last Tuesday, VVS Films released Out of the Furnace on Blu-ray & DVD. Returning from service in Afghanistan, Rodney Baze (Casey Affleck) goes missing after entering the world of underground fighting, causing his older brother Russell (Christian Bale) to seek justice, struggling to finally settle a score with the psychopathic crime lord Harlan DeGroat (Woody… Read More Blu-ray Release: Out of the Furnace and Homefront
The Book Thief – A 20th Century Fox Release http://www.thebookthief.com Blu-ray Release Date: March 11th, 2014 Rated PG for violence and mature themes Running time: 131 minutes Brian Percival (dir.) Michael Petroni (screenplay) Based on the novel by Markus Zusak John Williams (music) Sophie Nélisse as Liesel Meminger Geoffrey Rush as Hans Hubermann Emily Watson as… Read More Blu-ray Review: The Book Thief
Today, Disney is releasing Winnie the Pooh: Springtime With Roo for the first time on Blu-ray. When Rabbit (Ken Sansom) gets overwhelmed and cancels Easter for Spring Cleaning Day, much to the disappointment of little Roo (Jimmy Bennet), it’s up to Winnie the Pooh (Jim Cummings) and his friends to set things right in the… Read More Blu-ray Release: Winnie the Pooh: Springtime With Roo
12 Years a Slave – A Fox Searchlight Release http://www.12yearsaslave.com Blu-ray Release Date: March 4th, 2014 Rated 14A for brutal violence, sexual violence, disturbing content Running time: 134 minutes Steve McQueen (dir.) John Ridley (screenplay) Based on the book Twelve Years a Slave by Solomon Northup Hans Zimmer (music) Chiwetel Ejiofor as Solomon Northup Michael Fassbender… Read More Blu-ray Review: 12 Years a Slave
Nebraska – A Paramount Pictures Release http://www.nebraskamovie.com/index_splash.php Blu-ray Release Date: February 25th, 2014 Rated PG for mature themes and language Running time: 114 minutes Alexander Payne (dir.) Bob Nelson (writer) Mark Orton (music) Bruce Dern as Woody Grant Will Forte as David Grant June Squibb as Kate Grant Bob Odenkirk as Ross… Read More Blu-ray Review: Nebraska
Today, Disney Home Entertainment is releasing Thor: The Dark World on Blu-ray & DVD. This is an entertaining entry into the Marvel Cinematic Universe, that is carried by an excellent cast and provides another fun opportunity to spend time with this colourful cast of characters. We reviewed Thor: The Dark World when the film opened… Read More Blu-ray Release: Thor: The Dark World
Last week, Wes Anderson’s animated classic Fantastic Mr. Fox was released on Blu-ray as part of the Criterion Collection. Based on the book by Roald Dahl, the 2009 film tells the story of the clever and suavely dressed Mr. Fox (George Clooney), who is facing a bit of an existential crisis while trying to outwit… Read More Criterion Release: Fantastic Mr. Fox
The Inevitable Defeat of Mister & Pete – A Level Film Release https://www.facebook.com/MisterandPete Blu-ray Release Date: February 18th, 2014 Rated 14A for language, drug use and sexual content Running time: 109 minutes George Tillman Jr. (dir.) Michael Starrbury (writer) Mark Isham (music) Alicia Keys (music) Skylan Brooks as Mister Ethan Dizon as… Read More DVD Review: The Inevitable Defeat of Mister & Pete
