Posted in Disc Reviews by Gino Sassani on February 17th, 2016
“Will you follow me, one last time?” It’s time to say goodbye to Middle Earth, at least from a cinematic perspective. The Hobbit: The Battle Of The Five Armies marks the last time we shall see Peter Jackson’s version of Middle Earth. Sure, Ian McKellen has told us he wouldn’t be surprised to see some […]
Posted in Disc Reviews by Gino Sassani on March 23rd, 2015
“Will you follow me, one last time?” It’s time to say goodbye to Middle Earth, at least from a cinematic perspective. The Hobbit: The Battle Of The Five Armies marks the last time we shall see Peter Jackson’s version of Middle Earth. Sure, Ian McKellen has told us he wouldn’t be surprised to see some […]
Posted in The Reel World by Gino Sassani on December 17th, 2014
“Will you follow me, one last time?” It’s time to say goodbye to Middle Earth, at least from a cinematic perspective. The Hobbit: The Battle Of The Five Armies marks the last time we shall see Peter Jackson’s version of Middle Earth. Sure, Ian McKellen has told us he wouldn’t be surprised to see some […]
Posted in Disc Reviews by Gino Sassani on November 6th, 2014
“There are dark spirits, old and full of hate…The world is in great danger.” A trilogy is a hard animal to pull off. Even when you have a popular franchise, it is extremely difficult. All of the pieces have to work just right, or you could have a disaster on your hands. It is even […]
Posted in Disc Reviews by Gino Sassani on April 8th, 2014
“There are dark spirits, old and full of hate…The world is in great danger.” A trilogy is a hard animal to pull off. Even when you have a popular franchise, it is extremely difficult. All of the pieces have to work just right, or you could have a disaster on your hands. It is even […]
Posted in The Reel World by Gino Sassani on December 13th, 2013
“There are dark spirits, old and full of hate…The world is in great danger.” A trilogy is a hard animal to pull off. Even when you have a popular franchise, it is extremely difficult. All of the pieces have to work just right or you could have a disaster on your hands. It is even […]
Posted in Disc Reviews by Gino Sassani on March 18th, 2013
“My dear Frodo, you asked me once if I had told you everything there was to know about my adventures. Well, I can honestly say I’ve told you the truth, but I may not have told you all of it…” It’s hard to believe that it’s been a decade since Peter Jackson last brought us […]
Posted in The Reel World by Gino Sassani on December 13th, 2012
“My dear Frodo, you asked me once if I had told you everything there was to know about my adventures. Well, I can honestly say I’ve told you the truth, but I may not have told you all of it…” It’s hard to believe that it’s been a decade since Peter Jackson last brought us […]
Posted in News and Opinions, Release Announcements by Gino Sassani on March 21st, 2011
Attention Tolkien Fans! Today began the first official day of shooting on the back-to-back Hobbit films. After years of lawsuits, director changes, studio buy-outs and New Zealand union troubles the films have finally gotten underway. The same day, the Blu-ray editions of the Lord Of The Rings Trilogy finally have a date. On June 28th […]
Posted in News and Opinions by Archive Authors on December 18th, 2007
Today New Line released a press release declaring their feud with Peter Jackson settled. Not only are these two parties settled they are now working on an adaptation of the classic novel, The Hobbit. Work will also start for a follow up sequel to the hobbit which will fill-in the spaces between the Hobbit and […]
Posted in Disc Reviews by Gino Sassani on May 23rd, 2023
The 1978 Superman film set the standard for what a quality comic hero film should be. The tagline promise: “You will believe a man can fly” was kept. All future comic films would be judged by this standard. Superman II had its faults. Certainly it was not the modern classic like the first film. The […]
Posted in No Huddle by Gino Sassani on November 22nd, 2022
“Good evening. Let me welcome you to this parlor of paintings. We offer them to you for your enjoyment and edification. Feel free to dwell on them at your leisure and in your own good fashion, but kindly don’t touch, because here they frequently touch back.” When I mention the name Rod Serling, I’ll bet […]
Posted in No Huddle by Gino Sassani on August 10th, 2022
“For those of you who haven’t met me, you might call me the undernourished Alfred Hitchcock. The great British craftsman and I do share something in common: an interest in the oddball, a predilection toward the bizarre. And this place is nothing if not bizarre, by virtue of the paintings you see hanging around me.” […]
Posted in Holiday Gift Guides by Gino Sassani on November 26th, 2021
I think I see your problem. You have this list. It’s a list of people you need/want to buy a Christmas gift for. The trouble is that they’re into home theater, and you don’t know Star Trek from Star Wars. You couldn’t tell a Wolf Man from a Wolverine. And you always thought that Paranormal Activity was something […]
Posted in Disc Reviews by Gino Sassani on March 31st, 2020
“The First Order wins by making us think we’re alone. We are not alone. Good people will fight if we lead them. Leia never gave up, and neither will we. We’re gonna show them we’re not afraid. What our mothers and fathers fought for, we will not let die. Not today. Today we make our […]
Posted in Disc Reviews by Gino Sassani on August 13th, 2019
“Tell me a story…” One of the first people in my life to tell me a story was J.R.R. Tolkien. I was given a colorfully illustrated copy of The Hobbit that I still have to this very day. Sure, it was abridged and was mostly filled with pictures, but I was likely five years old […]
Posted in The Reel World by Gino Sassani on May 12th, 2019
“Tell me a story…” One of the first people in my life to tell me a story was J.R.R. Tolkien. I was given a colorfully illustrated copy of The Hobbit that I still have to this very day. Sure, it was abridged and was mostly filled with pictures, but I was likely five years old […]
Posted in The Reel World by John Delia on February 15th, 2019
I’m sure many of you reading this review have seen documentaries about war that have run on cable TV. The most prevalent is World at War that covers World War II and other American conflicts. Digging through archives of war museums could be a very difficult task and one that would have to be approved […]
Posted in Disc Reviews by Dan Holland on September 26th, 2016
When it comes to titles from Blizzard Entertainment, I was always more into the Starcraft and Diablo franchises. I played World of Warcraft (WoW) for a small period of time when it became a popular MMORPG (Massive Multiplayer Online Role Playing Game), but my interest in the game quickly died. The aesthetics were a little […]
Posted in Disc Reviews by J C on August 24th, 2016
“There is another story. One that comes long before…happily ever after.” An unseen narrator — an uncredited Liam Neeson, wisely choosing not to show his face in this film — intones these words at the start of The Huntsman: Winter’s War. He’s talking about the saga involving a certain magic mirror and Ravenna (a still-captivating […]
Posted in The Reel World by Dan Holland on June 11th, 2016
When it comes to titles from Blizzard Entertainment, I was always more into the Starcraft and Diablo franchises. I played World of Warcraft (WoW) for a small period of time when it became a popular MMORPG (Massive Multiplayer Online Role Playing Game), but my interest in the game quickly died. The aesthetics were a little […]
Posted in The Reel World by J C on April 22nd, 2016
“There is another story. One that comes long before…happily ever after.” An unseen narrator — an uncredited Liam Neeson, wisely choosing not to show his face in this film — intones these words at the start of The Huntsman: Winter’s War. He’s talking about the saga involving a certain magic mirror and Ravenna (a still-captivating […]
Posted in Disc Reviews by Gino Sassani on January 9th, 2016
“I’m under some medication for a medical condition so I may not be seeing this correctly. But I’m pretty sure I might be seeing some of your students possibly eating Mr. Peterson. Again it could be the medication.” Cooties starts out with the grossest sequence in the entire film. You might not want to start […]
Posted in Contests, Tuesday Round Up by J C on November 17th, 2015
UpcomingDiscs headquarters looks suspiciously like Middle Earth this week. Join us as we bid farewell to the Hobbit saga…again. Warner Bros. brings us the R-rated, Extended Edition of The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies. Speaking of Warner, I spy The Man From U.N.C.L.E finagling its way into our midst as well. Finally, IndiePix jumps in […]
Posted in Tribute by Gino Sassani on June 14th, 2015
“I don’t want to sound gloomy, but at some point of your lives, every one of you will notice that you have in your life one person, one friend whom you love and care for very much. That person is so close to you that you are able to share some things only with him. […]
