Alliance Films’ released Total Recall today as a Blu-ray + DVD combo pack. Fans of the 1990 film starring Arnold Schwarzenegger will want to get themselves a copy to rewatch before the release of the remake with Colin Farrell this Friday (Aug. 3rd). The combo pack (‘Ultimate Rekall Edition’) includes the following special features: •… Read More DVD/Blu-ray Release: Total Recall
Two weeks ago on July 17th, 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment released The Three Stooges on Blu-ray & DVD. A passion project for directors Peter and Bobby Farelly, this is an amusing family film that is brought to life by good performances from Sean Hayes, Will Sasso and Chris Diamantopoulos in the iconic title roles. … Read More DVD/Blu-ray Release: The Three Stooges
Footnote – A Sony Pictures Classics’ Release http://www.sonyclassics.com/footnote/ DVD Release Date: July 24th, 2012 Rated PG for mature themes Running time: 106 minutes Joseph Cedar (dir.) Joseph Cedar (writer) Amit Poznansky (music) Shlomo Bar-Aba as Eliezer Shkolnik Lior Ashkenazi as Uriel Shkolnik Alma Zack as Dikla Shkolnik Micah Lewensohn as Yehuda Grossman Our reviews below: _____________________________________________… Read More DVD Review: Footnote
Friends with Kids – A VVS Films’ Release http://www.friendswithkids.com/# DVD Release Date: July 17th, 2012 Rated 14A for coarse language and sexual content Running time: 107 minutes Jennifer Westfeldt (dir.) Jennifer Westfeldt (writer) Marcelo Zarvos (music) Adam Scott as Jason Fryman Jennifer Westfeldt as Julie Keller Maya Rudolph as Leslie Chris O’Dowd as Alex Our reviews… Read More DVD Review: Friends with Kids
Today, Union Pictures is releasing Donald Shebib’s iconic 1970 Canadian classic Goin’ Down the Road and the recent sequel, Down the Road Again on Blu-ray & DVD. Pete (Doug McGrath) and Joey (Paul Bradley) are two young Maritimers travelling from Nova Scotia to try and get work in Toronto, finding a city very different from their… Read More DVD/Blu-ray Release: Goin’ Down the Road and Down the Road Again
Alfred Hitchcock’s 1935 classic The 39 Steps is being released on Blu-ray & DVD today, as part of the Criterion Collection. Based on the 1915 novel by John Buchan, the film stars Robert Donat as a Canadian who finds himself involved in a conspiracy in London that sends him on a chase through the Scottish… Read More Criterion Release: The 39 Steps
Today, Paramount Home Entertainment is releasing the 1968 cult classic Barbarella for the first time on Blu-ray. The film is based on a French comic strip and stars Jane Fonda in the title role as a 41st century astronaut who uses her beauty and sex appeal to find a lost scientist on the Planet Lythion. … Read More Blu-ray Release: Barbarella
Alliance Films’ released The Artist today as a Blu-ray + DVD Combo pack. The silent masterpiece will be remembered for its universal story of romance and changing times, as well as the wonderful performances by the whole cast, including the lovable dog Uggie. Deservedly nominated for ten Oscars and winning five including Best Picture, The… Read More DVD/Blu-ray Release: The Artist
A Thousand Words – A Paramount Pictures’ Release http://www.thousandwordsmovie.com/ DVD Release Date: June 26th, 2012 Rated PG for language and mature themes Running time: 91 minutes Brian Robbins (dir.) Steve Koren (writer) John Debney (music) Eddie Murphy as Jack McCall Kerry Washington as Caroline McCall Clark Duke as Aaron Wiseberger Cliff Curtis as Dr. Sinja… Read More DVD Review: A Thousand Words
Mirror Mirror – An Alliance Films’ Release http://mirrormirrorfilm.com/ DVD Release Date: June 26th, 2012 Rated PG for mild violence Running time: 106 minutes Tarsem Singh Dhandwar (dir.) Jason Keller (screenplay) Marc Klein (screenplay) Melisa Wallack (screen story) Alan Menken (music) Julia Roberts as The Queen Lily Collins as Snow White Armie Hammer as Prince Alcott Nathan… Read More DVD Review: Mirror Mirror
Today, Paramount Home Entertainment is releasing the small masterpiece Jeff, Who Lives at Home on Blu-ray & DVD. Directed by Jay and Mark Duplass with excellent performances from Jason Segel and Ed Helms, this is a funny, wonderfully acted and deeply moving film that seamlessly builds to a conclusion that could only be described as… Read More DVD/Blu-ray Release: Jeff, Who Lives at Home
Along with Harold and Maude, The Gold Rush is also being released on Blu-ray & DVD today as part of the Criterion Collection. Directed by and starring the great Charles Chaplin, the story of a prospector looking for his fortune in the Klondike was originally released as a silent film in 1925 and again in… Read More Criterion Release: The Gold Rush
Along with The Gold Rush, Harold and Maude is also being released on DVD & Blu-ray today as part of the Criterion Collection. Directed by Hal Ashby, Harold (Bud Cort) is a young man obsessed with death who spends his days at funerals where he meets Maude (Ruth Gordon), an elderly woman who is in… Read More Criterion Release: Harold and Maude
Today, Walt Disney Home Entertainment is releasing the science fiction film John Carter on Blu-ray & DVD. Directed by Pixar’s Andrew Stanton, the martian adventure was a critical and financial disappointment, but fans of the film will still find a few cool scenes and some entertaining moments that play well in high definition. We reviewed John… Read More DVD/Blu-ray Release: John Carter
Paramount Home Entertainment is releasing the classic 1953 western Hondo for the first time on Blu-ray today. The great John Wayne stars as Hondo Lane, a cavalry man who comes to protect the headstrong Angie Love (Geraldine Page) and her son, in the midst of warring Apache Indians. Her first big screen role, Geraldine Page… Read More Blu-ray Release: Hondo
Today, Disney Home Entertainment released the animated film The Secret World of Arrietty on Blu-ray & DVD. Beautifully animated at Studio Ghibli in Japan, this is a quietly resonant and intricately detailed film that will stick with you long after the credits roll. We reviewed The Secret World of Arrietty when it opened in theatres… Read More DVD/Blu-ray Release: The Secret World of Arrietty
Today, 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment is releasing the World War II film Red Tails on Blu-ray & DVD. Produced by George Lucas, the film generally overcomes a clichéd script with enough well staged battle sequences to make it worth checking out in high definition. We reviewed Red Tails when it opened in theatres on… Read More DVD/Blu-ray Release: Red Tails
This Means War – A 20th Century Fox Release http://www.thismeanswarmovie.com DVD Release Date: May 22nd, 2012 Rated 14A for violence, sexual content and some language Running time: 96 minutes McG (dir.) Timothy Dowling (screenplay and story) Simon Kinberg (screenplay) Marcus Gautesen (story) Christophe Beck (music) Reese Witherspoon as Lauren Chris Pine as FDR Foster Tom Hardy… Read More DVD Review: This Means War
The visionary 1999 classic Being John Malkovich is being released on Blu-ray & DVD today, as part of the prestigious Criterion Collection. Starring John Cusack as a struggling puppeteer who finds a portal that literally takes him into the mind of actor John Malkovich, the strikingly original film was deservingly nominated for three Academy Awards… Read More Criterion Release: Being John Malkovich
Today, 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment is releasing the found footage film Chronicle on Blu-ray & DVD. Directed by Josh Trank and led by a good cast, this is an interesting little science fiction film that mixes in elements of horror and is well worth a look. We reviewed Chronicle when it opened in theatres… Read More DVD/Blu-ray Release: Chronicle
