Vexille Special Edition
Renowned anime director Fumihiko Sori created Vexille, a CG anime film that was well received upon release last year in August. The film along with two hours of extra features came to Blu-ray recently and it's a pretty impressive release. Let's take a closer look.
The Heartbreak Kid
Ben Stiller stars along side his dad, Jerry Stiller, Malin Akerman, and Michelle Monaghan in 2007's The Heartbreak Kid. Now on Blu-ray, how does this romantic comedy in the vein of There's Something About Mary and Knocked Up fair?
Into the Wild
Sean Penn spent the better part of ten years creating Into the Wild, which is inspired by a remarkable true story of a young man who literally just wanted to get away from it all and become one with nature. The story is that of Christopher McCandless, a very successful college student who one day decides to give up all of his possessions and money and abruptly head west.
Jingle All the Way
One of my favorite actors over the years would have to be Arnold Schwarzenegger. Like any great actor, Arnold has had his great films, and his bad films. 1996's Jingle All the Way would have to firmly be in the bad category I'm afraid, but would a timely Blu-ray release help? Let's find out.
Meet Dave
Eddie Murphy stars as the captain of a spaceship that looks exactly like he does in Meet Dave, a family comedy about an alien race that comes to Earth in search of a lost artifact that will save their home planet. Now on Blu-ray, this enjoyable family film may very well be worth your consideration this holiday.
Roast of Bob Saget- On DVD coming 12/30
Synopsis: Cut…It…Out. Daddy doesn’t always know best. America’s favorite sitcom dad was ripped a new one by the best insult comics in the business at the Comedy Central Roast of Bob Saget. Headlined by Roast master John Stamos, sit back and enjoy Greg Giraldo’s cutting insights, Jeff Garlin’s raucous impressions, and Jeffrey Ross’ jabs at Saget’s life, career, an...[Read More]
Swingtown Season One Comes to DVD – 12/9/08
The Sensually Provocative Drama Swings Onto DVD December 9 From CBS Home Entertainment And Paramount Home Entertainment HOLLYWOOD,CALIF. – The summer’s steamiest television show, SWINGTOWN™, sizzles its way onto DVD for the first time on December 9 from CBS Home Entertainment and Paramount Home Entertainment. From the Emmy® nominated director* of Six Feet Under, SWINGTOWN™ is one of the most talk...[Read More]
Coach Carter
Samuel L. Jackson is one of my favorite actors and I've seen most of his films, but one that I never got around to seeing for whatever reason was Coach Carter. Coming to Blu-ray next week, we received our review copy in recently and I was pleased to finally have the chance to watch this film which I had heard a lot of great things about. Indeed this is a fine film and a pretty solid Blu-ray releas...[Read More]
Hot Rod
Andy Samberg stars along side Jorma Taccone, Bill Hader, Danny McBride, and Isla Fisher in Hot Rod, a comedy from Paramount. Coming to Blu-ray next week, Hot Rod tells the story of Rod Kimble, a self proclaimed motorcycle stunt man who is preparing himself for his greatest, most dangerous stunt in an attempt to raise money for his dying step father.
The Day the Earth Stood Still (Special Edition)
This week, the new The Day The Earth Stood Still is coming to theaters. In preparation for that, Fox has released the original film from 1951 on Blu-ray and two disc Special Edition DVD. Both versions include a sneak peek at the new film as well as tons of extra features. I just reviewed the DVD release, but this Blu-ray has a few small differences in it that make it stand out. Whichever format yo...[Read More]
The Day the Earth Stood Still (Two-Disc Special Edition)
In 1951, one of science fiction's greatest films was released. This week, a remake of the classic is coming to theaters starring Keanu Reeves. Of course, the film I am talking about is The Day The Earth Stood Still, a chilling tale of an alien invader who comes to Earth bearing a grave warning to all of its inhabitants. Given the occasion, Fox has released a two disc Special Edition DVD and also b...[Read More]
Jet Li’s Fearless: Director’s Cut
Jet Li's Fearless was released by Universal back in the HD-DVD days and I was quick to pick it up after having seen it on DVD. When I found out Universal was going to to re-release this instant classic on Blu-ray, I was pleased, having at that point already sold my HD-DVD player and films. While the amount of extras is lacking, the presentation and film quality remain phenomenal.