Blu-ray Review: Men At Work
Once upon a time, “tiger blood” wasn’t a thing and Charlie Sheen was considered a decent actor. His brother Emilio Estevez was a well-respected actor too, with a budding career as a director. Released in 1990, Emilio wrote directed and co-starred with his brother Charlie in Men at Work a comedy about two garbage men […]
Ken Burns’ Jackie Robinson (Blu-ray)
The story of how Jackie Robinson broke modern major league baseball’s color barrier in 1947, is known by many. Brooklyn Dodgers president and general manager Branch Rickey offered Robinson the chance to play in the majors under the condition that he react passively to taunts and abuse, no matter how vulgar. Much of this was […]
Adventure Time: The Complete Fourth Season (Blu-ray)
Since its premiere on the Cartoon Network in 2007, Adventure Time has been a hit with viewers and critics alike, attracting roughly 2 to 3 million viewers per week and winning numerous awards, including two Annie Awards and two Primetime Emmy Awards. Currently in its sixth season and already renewed for its seventh, the series […]
Blu-ray Review: The War – A Film By Ken Burns and Lynn Novick
As one of the most pivotal events in American and World history, there is no shortage of documentaries and films based on World War II. In 2007, Ken Burns and Lynn Novick debuted The War on PBS, a six-part 15-hour epic that explained the War through the stories of the men who fought it and […]
Blu-ray Review: Platoon
1986’s Platoon is a semi-autobiographical film. Writer/director Oliver Stone, who served as an infantryman in Vietnam, integrated several of his own experiences into the film. The main characters are based on people Stone served with. The lead and narrator, Chris Taylor (Charlie Sheen), is based on Stone himself. Of all of the great Vietnam epics–Apocalypse […]
Platoon Comes to Blu-ray May 24th
LOS ANGELES (March 23, 2011) – Catch a young Charlie Sheen in his breakout performance in one of the most iconic movies ever when PLATOON makes its stunning Blu-ray debut on May 24 from MGM Home Entertainment. The remastered, first-ever Blu-ray edition brings the sounds and images of Oliver Stone’s critically acclaimed Vietnam War drama […]