Blu-ray Review: Asteroid City
Once again exploring love and loss, Wes Anderson’s latest film Asteroid City is everything his fans expect, with a dose of science fiction. Set in 1955, Asteroid City is a fictional location in the Southwestern United States. With a population of 87, the city gets its name from a massive “impact crater” at its core. […]
Blu-ray Review: Marriage Story (Criterion Collection)
Writer/director Noah Baumbach explored divorce from the perspective of a 16-year-old boy in 2005’s The Squid and The Whale. Marriage Story finds him exploring the deep emotions of a marriage ending from an adult perspective. When the movie begins, Nicole (Scarlett Johansson) and Charlie (Adam Driver) are in the process of splitting up. Living in […]
4K UHD Blu-ray Review: Sing
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Disney’s The Jungle Book 3D Collectors Edition on Blu-ray 3D on November 15th
Beginning Nov. 15, the collector’s edition of Disney’s live-action epic adventure “The Jungle Book”—Jon Favreau’s stunning reimagining of Walt Disney’s animated classic—will be available to own just in time for the holidays. “The Jungle Book” Collector’s Edition offers more than just the bare necessities with collectible packaging and a three-disc set containing the original theatrical […]
Hail, Caesar! (Blu-ray)
An homage to Hollywood of the 1950s, the Coen Brothers’ Hail Caesar! likely won’t appeal to everyone, but for anyone with a taste for Hollywood of yesteryear, it’s a chance to relive several old style productions including scenes from a Busby Berkeley clone, a Gene Kelly-inspired musical, a Cecil B. DeMille-influenced Bible Epic and straight […]
Under the Skin (DVD)
Culled from a novel by Michael Faber, Under the Skin merges horror and mystery to create a very unusual viewing experience. The story offers virtually nothing in the way of emotions, only observations with a sci-fi bent. Director Jonathan Glazer (Birth) wants viewers to immerse themselves in the distorted reality unfolding on screen. An alien […]
Her (Blu-ray)
Set in the not too distant future, Her, the latest film from writer/director Spike Jonze (his first since 2009’s Where the Wild Things Are), deals with love, loneliness and relationships at a time when technological advances have made it possible for humans and computers to converse with each other on an apparently deep level. Theodore […]
Marvel’s The Avengers Arrives on Blu-ray and DVD September 25th
BURBANK, Calif. June 29, 2012— Coming this fall, the third highest-grossing movie of all time and the #1 movie in the world, “Marvel’s The Avengers” assembles as you’ve never seen it before on Blu-ray 3DTM, Blu-rayTM, DVD, Digital and On-Demand platforms on September 25, 2012. In anticipation of this release, Marvel is also launching an all-new […]
Blu-ray Review: The Island
While 2005’s The Island marked director Michael Bay’s first effort without the assistance of producer Jerry Bruckheimer, you’d be hard pressed to know it. Like many of his past films with Bruckheimer–Armageddon, Pearl Harbor, and Bad Boys II—The Island delivers plenty of thrills and loud action sequences.
The Island Coming to Blu-ray
HOLLYWOOD, CALIF. – Director Michael Bay delivers a mesmerizing look into the not-too-distant future in THE ISLAND, debuting on Blu-ray June 21, 2011 from Paramount Home Entertainment. Ewan McGregor (The Ghost Writer) and Scarlett Johansson (Iron Man 2) star as Lincoln Six Echo and Jordan Two Delta, residents of a confined indoor community created after […]