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Disc Reviews by Gino Sassani on May 2nd, 2013
“So no one told you life was gonna be this way. Your job’s a joke, you’re broke, your love life’s D O A. It’s like you’re always stuck in second gear. When it hasn’t been your day, your week, your month or even your year. But I’ll be there for you…”
And for ten years and 236 episodes, they were there for you. It was part of NBC’s famous Must See TV Thursday Night. The show has been a perennial Top 10 placeholder in the Nielsen ratings.
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Disc Reviews by Brent Lorentson on December 18th, 2012
It’s that time of year when the studios enjoy churning out their holiday films to help get people into the holly jolly spirit of things. Thankfully for us bah-humbuggers out there, studios also release films that kick dirt in the face of the holiday season. Silent Night isn’t the film to play after a night of caroling while trimming the tree and listening to the fire crackle. Instead this is the film to watch with a six pack and a group of friends to just blow off some steam.
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Disc Reviews by Jonathan Foster on December 3rd, 2012
In 1975, Gerald Ford was President of the United States, Wheel of Fortune made its debut, disco was groovy, and Patti Smith burst onto the music scene with her debut album, Horses. She would go on to become known as the “Godmother of Punk” and greatly influence the New Wave genre of music. I admit, before watching this concert, I had only heard one of Smith’s songs — her #1 single, “Because the Night” — so I was curious to hear more of her material. The fact that my aunt says she still owns an LP of Horses she bought as a teenager intrigued me more.
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Disc Reviews by Brent Lorentson on November 20th, 2012
“What’s out there? Out in the great beyond? And what’s beyond that? What’s beyond beyond? The answer is, I don’t know. And quite frankly, I don’t want to know.”
There is a lot of talent in front and behind the camera on this film, and if this film delivered on its potential this could be a surprise moneymaking giant. Unfortunately this film doesn’t manage to live up to its potential and becomes a missed opportunity for all involved. I’m not saying I didn’t like the movie; in fact I enjoyed quite a bit, but when you have Ben Stiller, Vince Vaughn and Jonah Hill headlining your movie
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Uncategorized by Gino Sassani on October 25th, 2012
Our friends over A&E are staying in the baseball post-season spirit by giving us three copies of 100 Years As The Heart Of Red Sox Nation. Now you have a chance to visit the “green monster” any time you like. The best part? It’s free.
To win just follow these instructions.
- Fill out your name and email address in the comment form below – your email address will remain private and visible only to us.
- Do not post your address as an actual comment! Instead – Tell us who is your favorite Red Sox player of all time is..
- Only those comments that answer our question will be considered.
Contest is open to residents of the U.S. & Canada only, and will conclude on Sunday, November 25th, 2012.
Please – only one contest entry per person!
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Disc Reviews by Gino Sassani on September 13th, 2012
The title might be a bit misleading this year. Alicia is not so “good” this season. She’s tougher and more willing to make the hard choices. She’s more cutthroat in court and even when it comes to asserting her position in the firm and with her cheating husband. This is not the “stand by your man” show it might have appeared to be when it began. It’s evolved, and that only makes for better television.
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Contests, Expired Contests, Uncategorized by Gino Sassani on August 13th, 2012
Our pals over at CBS/Paramount have given us a copy of NCIS The 9th Season to give away. You get all 24 episodes on 6 discs. Join Gibbs and his team for a 9th year of explosive drama.
To win a copy of this prize, follow these instructions.
- Fill out your name and email address in the comment form below – your email address will remain private and visible only to us.
- Do not post your address as an actual comment! Instead - Tell us who is your favorite NCIS character?
- Only those comments that answer our question will be considered.
Contest is now closed Winner is Frederick H.
Winners are notified by E-mail. If you did not get a confirmation E-mail from us, check your Spam filter and contact us. Any prize not claimed in 2 weeks will be forfeit and be placed in the end of year contests next Holiday Season.
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Uncategorized by Gino Sassani on August 13th, 2012
Check out the trailer for this Holiday film. It’s coming your way December 7th, 2012. Gerard Butler is a down on his luck soccer star coming home to build a relationship with his son and rebuild his own life. The film also features Dennis Quaid, Uma Thurman, Jessica Biel and Catherine Zeta-Jones.
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Uncategorized by Gino Sassani on July 30th, 2012
It was a great Summer for contests here at Upcomingdiscs. We want to thank A&E/History and 2K Games for really stepping up for our readers.
Remember them when you’re out there shopping.
Here’s the winners for June/July
Ice Road Truckers – Dee & Michael Carter
Houston Astros Collection – James
Exit Humanity – Chaz Walter
The Monster Package From A&E – David Lintz
Girl Fight – Ron Miller
Bling Ring – Daniel M.
WWII In HD on Blu-ray – Michael Grammer
America: The Story Of Us – Joseph Menard
Spec Ops: The Line for PS3 – Edwin F.
Spec Ops: The Line for XBOX – Michael Scott
The Presidents – Kathleen Gereg
Titanic: The Complete Story – Connie Lewis.
Congrats to the winners and thank you all for spending time here at Upcomingdiscs!
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Uncategorized by Gino Sassani on June 22nd, 2012
It’s been a busy weekend for movies. We also caught Pixar’s new film Brave. A review is coming. It’s another fun adventure. While you’re waiting go behind the scenes for some Pixar magic
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Disc Reviews by Gino Sassani on June 8th, 2012
“In space no one can hear you scream.”
It was the tagline that brought us by the droves into our neighborhood cinemas in 1979 to see one of Ridley Scott’s two classic science fiction adventures. Alien was one of the scariest science fiction films we’ve ever seen. It wasn’t just the wonderfully organic H.R. Giger designs that had us on the edge of our seats. Scott delivered a claustrophobic nightmare that caged us with this remarkable killing machine. Much the same feeling I had recently trapped in a mini-van with a large spider on the prowl.
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Disc Reviews by Gino Sassani on June 5th, 2012
“Blacks are mentally inferior, by nature subservient, and cowards in the face of danger. They are therefore unfit for combat.” – U.S. Army War College Study 1925
Obviously, there’s another story to be told here. George Lucas says that he’s been wanting to tell this story for over 20 years. It’s a story that has often been told in both film and documentary form. In none of those cases has the movie been made into the kind of spectacle film that we find in Red Tails.
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Disc Reviews by Gino Sassani on May 24th, 2012
“It’s funny how you wake up each day and never really know if it will be one that will change your life forever. But that’s what this day was. The day I left the city to spend a week in the house where my mother grew up. A day I’ll never forget.”
The Secret World Of Arrietty comes from the collected works of English writer Mary Norton. The first book, The Borrowers, introduced us to the Clock family. They were a race of tiny humans known as Borrowers. They lived beneath the floorboards of normal-sized humans and lived off the things they could “borrow” from the human family.
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Disc Reviews by Gino Sassani on May 10th, 2012
“My name is Charles Carmichael, and I have one final question for you. Have you ever had to subdue a Basque terrorist on a Swiss train? Or fight your way through the jungles of Southeast Asia? Or, take out an arms dealer with a penchant for murder and ice cream? Well… we have.”
And, if you’ve been a fan of Chuck for the last five years, you know exactly what we’re talking about here. And, for now, the ride has come to a close.
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Contests, Uncategorized by Gino Sassani on December 27th, 2011
On the Third Day Of Christmas A&E gives to you Mike Hammer: The Complete Series on DVD. It’s time to put the Hammer down with the original Mike Hammer. Kolchak himself, Darren McGavin stars in all 78 episodes on 12 discs. Yeah, he’s also “The Old Man” on A Christmas Story. It’s another super release from A&E.To win this grand release just follow these instructions.
- Fill out your name and email address in the comment form below – your email address will remain private and visible only to us.
- Do not post your address as an actual comment! Instead – Tell us what you’d like to see us change or add to Upcomingdiscs in the new year.
- Only those comments that answer our question will be considered.
Contest is now closed Winner is Freddie Hall
Winners are notified by E-mail. If you did not get a confirmation E-mail from us, check your Spam filter and contact us. Any prize not claimed in 2 weeks will be forfeit and be placed in the end of year contests next Holiday Season.
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Disc Reviews by Archive Authors on October 28th, 2011
Ken Burns has achieved a rare feat in the world of filmmaking: he makes clean, concise, uncontroversial documentaries and yet has somehow become a household name, or as close as any documentarian can get in this society. It also depends, I suppose, on the ratio your household’s television is tuned in to PBS compared to, say, Spike TV.
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Release Announcements, Uncategorized by Gino Sassani on October 15th, 2011
All of you Muppets fans are in for a huge treat. The Muppets will take to the big screen once again this November. All of your favorites are back, bigger than ever. Our friends at Disney have shared some cool information on the new movie. You’ll find some secrets as well as the 911 on all of your favorite characters. Continue reading for the full scoop:
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Disc Reviews by Archive Authors on September 9th, 2011
Slick, compelling and gripping Contagion uses the fright brought on by past outbreaks of deadly virus attacks around the world to punch home a ‘what if’ plot that succeeds in scaring the pants off accepting moviegoers. The recognizable actors saves the plot from being hard to follow as it jumps from country to country in this thriller that ‘could actually happen’.
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Disc Reviews by Gino Sassani on August 30th, 2011
“He is the unique high-seas hero. A man of unshakable courage, unwavering principles, and extraordinary skill. Joining the Royal Navy at the outset of the bloody Napoleonic Wars, Horatio Hornblower rises quickly from new recruit to seasoned sailor, and his exploits become the stuff of legends.”
When Gene Roddenberry was preparing his “Wagon Train to the Stars” that would become Star Trek, he turned to the historic hero from the books of C.S. Forester.
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Disc Reviews by Archive Authors on August 25th, 2011
Back around the time I was born, when Tom Cruise had an ounce of sanity, a little movie called Top Gun swept across the globe raking in over $350,000,000 worldwide, as well as sparking an interest in the US Navy and everything Tomcat, Skyhawk, and MiG related. Ever since its original release Top Gun has kept a hold on its audience, being played almost weekly, and now it makes its way into the world of high definition with its release on Blu-ray.
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Disc Reviews by David Annandale on October 10th, 2010
So Troll 2 hits Blu-ray. That fact is as sure a sign of the coming Apocalypse as any I can think of, and, at the very least, must threaten the entire Blu-ray format with destruction, as judgment rains down from the hands of an angry God. If, Gentle Reader, you come to this review without any foreknowledge of the film, and are actually wondering if a movie called Troll 2 might be good, then please run as fast as you can and hide. Or at the very least, please watch the legendary YouTube clip appended below. What, you’re still here? Don’t say you weren’t warned.
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Disc Reviews by William O'Donnell on September 20th, 2010
This documentary follows four different families as they await the date for a charter school lottery in Harlem. As the date approaches, we bear witness to the heated debates that go on between those that wish to implement more charter schools (a charter school being one similar to public schools but relies on stringent academic results and standards from its students and operates as an autonomous public school) into a “project” area, and members of the community who believe that their children would be excluded and object to the idea of closing public schools who have failed to produce positive results.
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Disc Reviews by Gino Sassani on May 6th, 2010
Robert Kurtzman is known mostly for his exceptional makeup and other special f/x. He’s worked with both Freddy and Jason, and he helped to form one of the best f/x houses in the industry. He found considerable cult success with the quirky but exceptional The Rage. Again it is those technical abilities that stand out. So I was a little bit more than curious when I was discovered that his recent film, Deadly Impact, was something quite different from anything I had associated with the name in the past. I was even more drawn to the project when I was told I had an opportunity to interview the man about the movie.
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Disc Reviews by William O'Donnell on May 2nd, 2010
It’s the Bronx in the early 60s and a psychotic man named Heinz (John Turturro) is released from jail and immediately starts stalking the girl he tried to rape (Jodie Foster), which landed him in prison in the first place. Upon hearing about his release, the son of a cop turned pacifist/activist is enlisted as protection despite his hesitancy and desire to move to Mississippi to support the Black communities’ struggles there.
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No Huddle Reviews, Uncategorized by William O'Donnell on March 13th, 2010
I am about to tell everyone out there to “not bother” with this film, so why do I “bother” you might ask? Because it is my duty to watch garbage like this so that you never have to. It is a bullet that I absorb with equal parts pain and pride for the world may be better off because of I do it.
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