Pete’s Dragon (2016) (Blu-ray)
The original Pete’s Dragon (1977) came out when I was a kid. I saw it quite a few times growing up and while I never remember considering it a great movie, I thought it was enjoyable fun. Now, almost forty years later, Disney has delivered a reimagining of the film and I had nearly the […]
Disney’s Pete’s Dragon Arrives on Blu-ray Nov. 29th
“Pete’s Dragon,” a reimagining of Disney’s cherished family film centered on an orphaned boy named Pete and his best friend Elliot — who just so happens to be a dragon — comes home on Nov. 29 on Digital HD, Blu-ray™, Disney Movies Anywhere, DVD and On-Demand. Families will be captivated by this magical movie followed […]
Blu-ray Review: The Help
Despite the Emancipation Proclamation of 1863, and the UN Declaration of Human Rights in 1948, institutionalized indenture existed in the southern United States throughout the civil rights movement in the 1960s. The black “help” were not simply housekeepers, but nannies to the children. In many cases, they were de facto mothers to neglected children at the […]
The Help Comes to Blu-ray and DVD December 6th
BURBANK, Calif., October 5, 2011 — The Help, the inspirational summer hit film people can’t stop talking about, arrives in homes just in time for the holidays, delivering this powerful story on Blu-ray™ Combo Pack, DVD, Digital Download and On-Demand, December 6, 2011. The #1 New York Times bestseller by Kathryn Stockett comes to vivid […]
Blu-ray Review: Hereafter
Warner Bros. | 2010 | 129 mins. | PG-13 Over the years, my respect for Clint Eastwood’s talent has grown immeasurably. Having grown up on countless re-runs of Rawhide and his years as a western and action movie star, I couldn’t have imagined the courage he would show in his later years as a director. […]