Today, 20th Century Fox released Percy Jackson: Sea of Monsters on Blu-ray & DVD. This second big screen adaptation of Rick Riordan’s popular books follows the demigod Percy Jackson (Logan Lerman), Annabeth (Alexandra Daddario) and Grover (Brandon T. Jackson) as they journey to the Sea of Monsters to track down the mythical Golden Fleece. Released… Read More DVD/Blu-ray Release: Percy Jackson: Sea of Monsters
Today, Disney Home Entertainment is releasing this summer’s underrated western The Lone Ranger on Blu-ray & DVD, just in time for the gift giving season. The story begins in 1933, as an elderly Tonto (Johnny Depp) is recounting the events of close to sixty years earlier, when he first teamed up with his masked partner… Read More DVD/Blu-ray Release: The Lone Ranger
Today, Disney Home Entertainment is releasing Mary Poppins for the first time on Blu-ray, to coincide with the upcoming 50th anniversary of the classic musical, and the release of the excellent Saving Mr. Banks. Based on the books by P.L. Travers, the film follows a magical nanny (Julie Andrews) and a charming chimney sweep (Dick… Read More Blu-ray Release: Mary Poppins
Today, Disney is releasing the Of Pirates and Pigs Collection on Blu-ray, including two classics with Jim Henson’s beloved gang. First up is the 1996 musical Muppet Treasure Island, an entertaining take on the Robert Louis Stevenson story, starring Tim Curry alongside the felt characters. Next is the hilarious 1981 film The Great Muppet Caper, which… Read More Blu-ray Release: Muppet Treasure Island & The Great Muppet Caper
Today, Universal Home Entertainment is releasing Fast & Furious 6 on Blu-ray & DVD. The latest in the action saga of Dominic Toretto (Vin Diesel), Brian O’Conner (Paul Walker) and Hobbs (Dwayne Johnson), this instalment in the blockbuster series was released to critical and commercial success back on May 24th, becoming one of the highest… Read More DVD/Blu-ray Release: Fast & Furious 6
Back on November 26th, Remstar Films released Jobs on Blu-ray & DVD. Directed by Joshua Michael Stern, the biopic follows Apple visionary Steve Jobs (Ashton Kutcher) from the start of the company in the 1970s alongside Steven Wozniak (Josh Gad) and the financial support of Mike Markkula (Dermot Mulroney), to their reinvention of the company… Read More DVD/Blu-ray Release: Jobs
This Tuesday, Mongrel Media released the indie film Drinking Buddies across all home entertainment platforms, including iTunes. Kate (Olivia Wilde) and Luke (Jake Johnson) are best friends and colleagues at a Chicago brewery, but their friendship and possible romantic feelings for each other are put to the test when her boyfriend Chris (Ron Livingston) starts to… Read More Digital Release: Drinking Buddies
Today, Paramount Home Entertainment is releasing Anchorman: The “Rich Mahogany” Edition on Blu-ray. First released back in 2004, the totally ridiculous and instantly quotable comedy follows broadcaster Ron Burgundy (Will Ferrell) as he faces rivalry and romance with Veronica Corningstone (Christina Applegate), the first female news anchor. With a hilarious cast that includes Steve Carell,… Read More Blu-ray Release: Anchorman: The “Rich Mahogany” Edition
Today, Paramount Home Entertainment is releasing The Jack Ryan Collection for the first time on Blu-ray, a boxed set of four popular action films featuring the iconic CIA agent created by author Tom Clancy, who sadly passed away earlier this year. The set includes The Hunt for Red October (1990) starring Alec Baldwin and Sean… Read More Blu-ray Release: The Jack Ryan Collection
Today, 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment is releasing eight of their classic films for the first time on Blu-ray. The first four are from the 1930s and ’40s, including the supernatural love story The Ghost and Mrs. Muir (1947) starring Gene Tierney and Rex Harrison, the swashbuckling romance The Black Swan (1942) with Tyrone Power… Read More Blu-ray Release: Fox Studio Classics
Last week, Sony Pictures Home Entertainment released Breaking Bad: The Final Season on Blu-ray & DVD. The suspenseful and riveting final chapter in the saga of meth cookers Walter White (Bryan Cranston) and Jesse Pinkman (Aaron Paul) that began in 2008, the two disc set includes the final eight episodes of the critically acclaimed TV… Read More DVD/Blu-ray Release: Breaking Bad: The Final Season
Back on November 12th, the silent classic City Lights was released on Blu-ray & DVD, as part of the Criterion Collection. Following the iconic Little Tramp (Charlie Chaplin) as he falls in love with a blind flower girl (Virginia Cherrill) who mistakes him for a millionaire, this is a timeless romance that was made without… Read More Criterion Release: City Lights
Two weeks ago, acclaimed director Noah Baumbach’s Frances Ha was released as part of the Criterion Collection. Frances Halladay (Greta Gerwig) is drifting through her life in New York, living with various roommates and struggling to make ends meet through her apprenticeship at a dance company, while trying to accept the evolving nature of her friendship… Read More Criterion Release: Frances Ha
Today, Disney Home Entertainment is releasing Planes on Blu-ray & DVD. A spinoff “from above the world of Cars,” this is a completely innocuous animated film that will harmlessly keep young audiences entertained. When we reviewed Planes in theatres back on August 9th, our overall consensus was: “Although this DisneyToon Studios spinoff of Cars lacks… Read More DVD/Blu-ray Release: Planes
Today, 20th Century Fox is releasing Turbo on Blu-ray & DVD, on behalf of DreamWorks. This is a fun animated film that provides harmless entertainment for kids and has enough clever scenes to keep adults amused. We all reviewed Turbo in theatres back on July 19th, and our overall consensus was: “Although the actual story… Read More DVD/Blu-ray Release: Turbo
Disney Home Entertainment is releasing Mickey’s Christmas Carol: 30th Anniversary Edition and Winnie the Pooh: A Very Merry Pooh Year for the first time on Blu-ray today, two childhood favourites that come just in time for the holiday season. Mickey’s Christmas Carol: First up is the Oscar-nominated Mickey’s Christmas Carol, which was originally released in… Read More Blu-ray Release: Mickey’s Christmas Carol and A Very Merry Pooh Year
Today, Sony Pictures Home Entertainment is releasing White House Down on DVD & Blu-ray. When John Cale (Channing Tatum) goes in for a job interview with the Secret Service, the White House comes under siege by a group of heavily armed attackers, and he finds himself fighting not only to save his daughter (Joey King)… Read More DVD/Blu-ray Release: White House Down
The Way Way Back – A Fox Searchlight Release http://www.foxsearchlight.com/thewaywayback/ DVD Release Date: October 22nd, 2013 Rated PG for mature themes and language Running time: 103 minutes Nat Faxon (dir.) Jim Rash (dir.) Nat Faxon (writer) Jim Rash (writer) Rob Simonsen (music) Liam James as Duncan Steve Carell as Trent Toni Collette… Read More DVD Review: The Way Way Back
Today, Disney is releasing the wonderful Pixar prequel Monsters University on Blu-ray & DVD, just in time for Halloween. This is an incredibly entertaining college movie that allows us to spend more time with these loveable characters, while offering a very touching message about self acceptance. We all reviewed and highly recommended Monsters University when… Read More DVD/Blu-ray Release: Monsters University
Before Midnight – A Sony Classics Release http://www.sonyclassics.com/beforemidnight/ DVD Release Date: October 22nd, 2013 Rated 14A for coarse language and nudity Running time: 109 minutes Richard Linklater (dir.) Richard Linklater (writer) Julie Delpy (writer) Ethan Hawke (writer) Graham Reynolds (music) Ethan Hawke as Jesse Wallace Julie Delpy as Céline Wallace Our reviews below: ____________________________________________ Before Midnight… Read More DVD Review: Before Midnight
