The Guilt Trip – A Paramount Pictures’ Release http://www.guilttripmovie.com DVD Release Date: April 30th, 2013 Rated PG for coarse language and mature themes Running time: 95 minutes Anne Fletcher (dir.) Dan Fogelman (writer) Christophe Beck (music) Barbra Streisand as Joyce Seth Rogen as Andy Brett Cullen as Ben Graw Adam Scott as Andrew Margolis, Jr. Our… Read More DVD Review: The Guilt Trip

Promised Land – An eOne Films’ Release http://focusfeatures.com/promised_land DVD Release Date: April 23rd, 2013 Rated 14A for coarse language and mature themes Running time: 106 minutes Gus Van Sant (dir.) John Krasinski (screenplay) Matt Damon (screenplay) Dave Eggers (story) Danny Elfman (music) Matt Damon as Steve Butler Frances McDormand as Sue Thomason John Krasinski as Dustin… Read More DVD Review: Promised Land

Today, eOne (formally Alliance), released Django Unchained on Blu-ray and DVD.  The film was nominated for five Academy Awards including Best Picture, and deservingly won two, for Best Screenplay and Supporting Actor (Christoph Waltz). Django Unchained tells the story of Django (Jamie Foxx), a slave in 1800s Southern USA, who teams up with Dr. King… Read More Blu-ray Release: Django Unchained

Back on April 2nd, 20th Century Fox released the popular History Channel miniseries The Bible on Blu-ray & DVD.  Narrated by Keith David, the ten episodes serve to dramatize some of the most influential Biblical passages from Genesis to Revelation, including the story of Moses (William Houston) and the birth and passion of Jesus Christ (Diogo… Read More DVD/Blu-ray Release: The Bible

Today, 20th Century Fox has released The Cary Grant Film Collection on DVD, a good mix of screwball comedies and classic dramas.  The six films included in the set are Born to be Bad (1934), I Was a Male War Bride (1949), People Will Talk (1951), Monkey Business (1952), An Affair to Remember (1957) and… Read More DVD Release: The Cary Grant Film Collection

Hyde Park on Hudson – An eOne Films’ Release http://focusfeatures.com/hyde_park_on_hudson DVD Release Date: April 9th, 2013 Rated PG for mature theme and tobacco use Running time: 94 minutes Roger Michell (dir.) Richard Nelson (writer) Jeremy Sams (music) Bill Murray as FDR Laura Linney as Daisy Samuel West as Bertie Olivia Colman as Elizabeth Olivia Williams… Read More DVD Review: Hyde Park on Hudson

Today, Touchstone Home Entertainment is releasing Lincoln on Blu-ray & DVD, on behalf of DreamWorks.  Nominated for twelve Academy Awards, with a mesmerizing performance from Daniel Day-Lewis that won him a much deserved Oscar for Best Actor, this is an excellent film with solid direction from Steven Spielberg and a smart screenplay.  We reviewed Lincoln… Read More DVD/Blu-ray Release: Lincoln

We’re a little late in providing coverage of this one, but back on February 12th, Fox Home Entertainment released The Sessions on Blu-ray & DVD.  With excellent performances from John Hawkes, William H. Macy and Helen Hunt in an Oscar-nominated supporting role, this is an entertaining and profoundly moving film that is highly recommended.  We reviewed… Read More DVD/Blu-ray Release: The Sessions

Two weeks ago on March 12th, the iconic 1958 science fiction classic The Blob was released on Blu-ray & DVD, as part of the Criterion Collection.  The film stars Steve McQueen in his first big role as a teenager who has to defend his town from a gelatinous alien substance, a villain with no motives… Read More Criterion Release: The Blob

Parental Guidance – A 20th Century Fox Release http://www.parentalguidancemovie.com/ DVD Release Date: March 26th, 2013 Rated G Running time: 105 minutes Andy Fickman (dir.) Lisa Addario (writer) Joe Syracuse (writer) Marc Shaiman (music) Billy Crystal as Artie Decker Bette Midler as Diane Decker Marisa Tomei as Alice Simmons Bailee Madison as Harper Simmons Joshua Rush… Read More DVD Review: Parental Guidance

Today, eOne (title formally under Alliance Films), released Zero Dark Thirty on Blu-ray and DVD.  The film was nominated for five Academy Awards including Best Picture, and won in a tie with Skyfall for Sound Editing. The film, which tells the story of the manhunt for terrorist leader Osama bin Laden, features stunning performances, tension,… Read More Blu-ray Release: Zero Dark Thirty

Last week, Fox Home Entertainment released the 1988 film Willow for the first time on Blu-ray, in honour of the 25th anniversary.  When the kindhearted Willow Ufgood (Warwick Davis) finds an abandoned baby girl who is destined to end the reign of the evil Queen Bavmorda (Jean Marsh), he teams up with a swordsman (Val… Read More Blu-ray Release: Willow

Last week, Paramount Home Entertainment released Cecil B. DeMille’s 1949 classic Samson and Delilah for the first time on DVD.  Nominated for five Oscars and winning two for Best Art Direction and Best Costume Design, the film brings to life the story of Samson (Victor Mature), a strongman who is seduced and then betrayed by… Read More DVD Release: Samson and Delilah

Cirque du Soleil: Worlds Away – A Paramount Release http://www.worldsaway3d.com/ DVD Release Date: March 12th, 2013 Rated G for some dramatic images and mild sensuality Running time: 91 minutes Andrew Adamson (dir.) Andrew Adamson (writer) Benoit Jutras (music) Erica Linz as Mia Igor Zaripov as The Aerialist Lutz Halbhubner as Ringmaster John Clarke as Sad… Read More DVD Review: Cirque du Soleil: Worlds Away

The Intouchables – An Alliance Films’ Release http://weinsteinco.com/sites/the-intouchables/ DVD Release Date: March 5th, 2013 Rated 14A for coarse language and substance abuse Running time: 112 minutes Olivier Nakache (dir.) Eric Toledano (dir.) Olivier Nakache (writer) Eric Toledano (writer) Ludovico Einaudi (music) François Cluzet as Philippe Omar Sy as Driss Anne Le Ny as Yvonne Audrey… Read More DVD Review: The Intouchables

Today, 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment is releasing Life of Pi on Blu-ray & DVD.  After his family sells their zoo in India and the ship they are travelling on sinks during a storm, the teenaged Pi (Suraj Sharma) finds himself stranded on a lifeboat with a large Bengal tiger named Richard Parker, with only… Read More DVD/Blu-ray Release: Life of Pi

Today, Paramount Home Entertainment is releasing the excellent Rise of the Guardians on Blu-ray & DVD, just in time for Easter.  A visually enchanting adventure that becomes a touching story about how the belief in hope can overcome fear, this is a beautifully animated film that is worth seeing for the dazzling set designs and… Read More DVD/Blu-ray Release: Rise of the Guardians

Disney Home Entertainment is releasing the animated films The Hunchback of Notre Dame, Mulan and Brother Bear for the first time on Blu-ray today, packaged with their respective sequels.  All three are highly recommended for fans who want to add these ones to their collections. First released in 1996, The Hunchback of Notre Dame is… Read More Blu-ray Release: Disney 2 Movie Collections

Hitchcock – A Fox Searchlight Release http://www.hitchcockthemovie.com/ DVD Release Date: March 12th, 2013 Rated PG for violence Running time: 98 minutes Sacha Gervasi (dir.) John J. McLaughlin (screenplay) Based on the book by Stephen Rebello Danny Elfman (music) Anthony Hopkins as Alfred Hitchcock Helen Mirren as Alma Reville Scarlett Johansson as Janet Leigh Danny Huston… Read More DVD Review: Hitchcock

Smashed – A Sony Pictures Classics’ Release http://www.sonyclassics.com/smashed/ DVD Release Date: March 12th, 2013 Rated 14A for coarse language, sexual content and substance abuse Running time: 81 minutes James Ponsoldt (dir.) Susan Burke (writer) James Ponsoldt (writer) Andy Cabic (music) Eric D. Johnson (music) Mary Elizabeth Winstead as Kate Hannah Aaron Paul as Charlie Hannah… Read More DVD Review: Smashed