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October 2011

Bored to Death: The Complete Second Season (Blu-ray)

Posted in Disc Reviews by M. W. Phillips on October 24th, 2011

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“For what it’s worth, I read your first book. I’m not Jewish, but I liked it.”

In the spirit of disclosure, the first time I tried watching Bored to Death, I gave up early in the first season. The title described the experience of this viewer. Jason Schwartzman has never really clicked with me. His schtick always seemed a little too precious and self-aware for my tastes. Pressure from friends who insisted the show got better in the second half of the season got me back.
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“31 Nights of Terror” A Scary Dose of Fiction: Condemned: Criminal Origins – Part Two (Xbox 360)

Posted in Disc Reviews by Michael Durr on October 23rd, 2011

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When these 31 Nights of Terror started, I was pretty much set on spending time with both Condemned: Criminal Origins and the sequel Condemned 2: Bloodshot. As I got farther into researching the first adventure, I realized I rather keep on writing with the same material. There was certainly more story to tell and furthermore I liked what I was writing. Hopefully, you as the audience enjoyed it too. So here we go with the second part. Ethan’s story has only begun.
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“31 Nights Of Terror” Incredible Melting Man

Posted in No Huddle by Archive Authors on October 22nd, 2011

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By Natasha Samreny

“General, he was stronger than the others. That’s why he lasted so long. I don’t know why General, but he seems to be getting stronger all the time.”

The next time you want to scare yourself on Halloween without guaranteed nightmares, watch The Incredible Melting Man. It’s melty, scary and you get to watch his whole body decompose into slimy glisten.
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AN INTERVIEW WITH GEOFFREY RUSH of PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN: ON STRANGER TIDES

Posted in Random Fun by Gino Sassani on October 21st, 2011

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With the release of the new Pirates Of The Caribbean on DVD and Blu-ray, we thought we’d share some extra content with our readers. We all know that Johnny Depp’s Captain Jack Sparrow is the hero of the Pirates films. But every hero needs a nemesis and for Captain Jack that man is Captain Barbossa. Continue reading for an interview with the talented actor:
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“31 Nights Of Terror” Win Atrocious On DVD From 42 West

Posted in Contests by Gino Sassani on October 21st, 2011

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The horror giveaways just keep on coming. Our very good friends over at 42 West are at it again. They have given us a gruesome, mind-bending thriller shot in a style reminiscent of The Blair Witch Project on DVD to giveaway as part of our 31 Nights Of Terror. The film is Atrocious and you can win a copy of the DVD 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 horror movie character is.
Only those comments that answer our question will be considered.

Contest is now closed Winner was Douglas Houston

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.

The DVD hits stores on October 25th, just in time for Halloween. Check out our review coming soon.

You can also visit their official web site. Bang it here to learn more about Atrocious: Official Site

The Real L World: Season Two

Posted in Disc Reviews by David Annandale on October 21st, 2011

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It’s willing suspension of disbelief time, folks, as this reality show chronicles the soap-operatic lives of a group of young lesbians. Cari and Kacy want a baby – will they find the appropriate sperm donor? Romi and Kelsey are are having trouble with their sex life. Whitney is having all sorts of girl trouble, while Sajdah (whose name oddly does not end with “y” or “i”) is seeking her first relationship.
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CatDog: Season One, Part One

Posted in Disc Reviews by Michael Durr on October 20th, 2011

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It is that time for more cartoon goodness from the people at Nickelodeon. As we have seen, I seem to attract odd cartoons to review. Let’s see, there is a dude with a football as a head, a beaver with a surfer voice or perhaps a monster who has to carry his own eyeballs. This time I lay witness to a Cat and a Dog conjoined at the stomach devoid of tails or hind legs. What sounds like a bad science experiment might be full of cartoon love.
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Beautiful Boy (Blu-Ray)

Posted in Disc Reviews by Michael Durr on October 20th, 2011

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There are some things in life I will never be able to relate to. Famous sports athlete, sorry missed out on that boat when I walked off the baseball team in high school. President of the United States, I need more than the votes of my wife and parents. But there are other things on a smaller scale I can’t relate to either. Like children. I will never how it is to have my own children. While I have certainly accepted this fact and I am okay with it, sometimes movies come along with themes that are foreign to me. Enter Beautiful Boy.
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“31 Nights Of Terror” The Others (Blu-ray)

Posted in Disc Reviews by Gino Sassani on October 20th, 2011

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“Now children, are you sitting comfortably? Then I’ll begin…”

A good ghost story is actually pretty hard to pull off. Unlike a typical slasher or monster movie, ghost stories can’t really depend on visual elements to carry the burden. Certainly, there have been those films where apparitions take on some pretty creepy forms, and that can go a long way. The Asian horror market has explored that world often enough. Still, some of the best ghost stories make their impact on what you can’t really see. It’s the tale and the telling that makes a film like The Others come to life.
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How to Make It in America: The Complete First Season (Blu-ray)

Posted in Disc Reviews by M. W. Phillips on October 20th, 2011

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“I’m just a hard working man trying to get by.”

HBO has a way of making series that feature cities like one of the major characters, and How to Make it in America showcases New York City. Not the NYC of Sex and the City, which was all uptown preppie, How to Make it in America takes it to the streets. Not since Woody Allen have the boroughs been so lovingly represented. Much like the hustle of the NYC, How to Make it in America crackles with street-savvy vigor and style.
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Chuck: The Complete Fourth Season (Blu-ray)

Posted in Disc Reviews by Gino Sassani on October 20th, 2011

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“This is not the opening of a TV show. This is real life.”

If you had to describe the fourth season of Chuck in one word it would be Mother. This season Chuck learns that his mother was also a spy and that she didn’t really just abandon her family. She went deep undercover and now may or may not be one of the bad guys. It helps that Momma is played by genera favorite Linda Hamilton who makes some sweet references to her earlier works on Terminator and Beauty And The Beast.
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Craig Ferguson: Does This Need To Be Said?

Posted in No Huddle by Archive Authors on October 20th, 2011

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Comedians like to use bad words. Late night talk show hosts don’t. They are not supposed to because the people who pay them get very mad at them if they do. Craig Ferguson is a late night talk show host. The person who pays him is David Letterman, who is paid by CBS. So when Craig says a bad word on CBS they put a flag over his mouth and a recording of ooh-la-la to cover up the offending vocabulary.
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Scarface (Blu-ray)

Posted in Disc Reviews by Gino Sassani on October 20th, 2011

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“In May 1980, Fidel Castro opened the harbor at Mariel, Cuba with the apparent intention of letting some of his people join their relatives in the United States. Within seventy-two hours, 3,000 U.S. boats were headed for Cuba. It soon became evident that Castro was forcing the boat owners to carry back with them not only their relatives, but the dregs of his jails. Of the 125,000 refugees that landed in Florida an estimated 25,000 had criminal records.”

One of those refugees was Tony Montana.
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Contest: Win A Copy Of NBA 2K12 For The PS3

Posted in Contests by Gino Sassani on October 19th, 2011

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Bummed About The Basketball Lock-Out?

2k Sports has been a leader in sports games for years now and they say lock-out, what lock-out? The guys have a new NBA game out and it’s NBA2K12. NBA2K series is the best selling basketball video game on the market and we’ve got a copy for the PS3 to give away. Take your NBA game into high definition action. Please be sure that you have a PS3. Look for Michael Durr’s review for the XBOX version soon. To enter to win this high court video game, 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 NBA player of all time.
Only those comments that answer our question will be considered.

Contest is now closed Winner was Unita Esau

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.

Check out some hot trailers for the game.

Wilson vs. Wilson Trailer

Wilson vs. Drake Trailer

“31 Nights Of Terror” A Horrible Way to Die (Blu-ray)

Posted in Disc Reviews by Gino Sassani on October 19th, 2011

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Just look at the title, A Horrible Way To Die, and I’ll bet you pretty much know what you’re in for. You could very well be expecting a gore-fest that borders on the torture-porn genre, and you might be preparing yourself for some imaginative and bloody kills. Looking at the title you’d have every reason to believe that’s what you were going to get. You might expect it, but that’s not really what you’re going to get. The title is quite misleading, in fact. Yes, it’s a horror tale about a brutal serial killer. No, it’s not the kind of film that lingers on mutilated victims or covers the surroundings in blood and guts.
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Cinema Paradiso (Blu-ray)

Posted in Disc Reviews by Gino Sassani on October 19th, 2011

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In case you were not already aware, the makers of Cinema Paradiso wanted you to know just how acclaimed their film happens to be. So, before the film itself starts there’s something akin to a credit roll with a long list of awards and acclaims the film has received since its release in 1988. To say that it is a film held in high regard would be a terribly unfair understatement. The movie is an undisputed classic and for good reason.
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There Be Treasure Here: Celebrate The Release Of Pirates Of The Caribbean On Stranger Tides

Posted in Random Fun by Gino Sassani on October 18th, 2011

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Ahoy there Mates, Pirates Of The Caribbean On Stranger Tides is coming out on Blu-ray today. Our review will be on the way next week. Until then, I’ll share some pretty cool Disney treasure that you can dig up right now.

Continue reading for the goods:
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“31 Nights Of Terror” Everybody Has A Cousin At Howl-O-Scream, Busch Gardens Tampa

Posted in Random Fun by Gino Sassani on October 18th, 2011

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They call it Howl-O-Scream, and what a scream it is, literally. I dressed in a Frankenstein’s Monster shirt that was given to me by Sara Karloff, daughter to the late great Boris, herself. Anything to get into the mood. So with proper attire and tickets in hand, Ellen, my wife, and I drove the 10 minutes to the park and quickly boarded the tram of the damned. But this was not to be anything like my last few visits to the annual event.
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Life is Beautiful (Blu-ray)

Posted in Disc Reviews by Gino Sassani on October 18th, 2011

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“This is a simple story, but not an easy one to tell. Like a fable, there is sorrow. And, like a fable, it is full of wonder and happiness.”

Roberto Benigni has been somewhat of a staple in Italian cinema for nearly 40 years. He has a solid reputation not only as a talented actor but as a writer and director, as well. He has been known mostly for his comedy, and that’s exactly how many people see Life Is Beautiful. On first glance you might read the description and be somewhat skeptical about watching a comedy about the Jewish Concentration Camps during World War II. But Benigni manages to mix just the right amount of whimsical comedy
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Red State

Posted in No Huddle by Archive Authors on October 18th, 2011

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The film isn’t billed as Kevin Smith’s Red State. It’s just Red State, but Kevin Smith is an independent counterculture auteur diva so to speak. It’s pretty widely thought that Kevin Smith has a cool and honest and don’t-give-a-crap attitude. Kevin Smith is a brand, but he knows he’s not a mainstream big blockbuster brand. He is indie.
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“31 Nights of Terror” A Scary Dose of Fiction – Condemned: Criminal Origins (Xbox 360)

Posted in Random Fun by Michael Durr on October 17th, 2011

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Perhaps it is a cliché for a lot of review writers on here to aspire to be “published writers”. To go beyond the webpages that we put out two and three times a week (and in case of some hard working site owners and webmasters, two to three times daily) and produce a physical, published book. For many of us, it is a dream that we wish we could make a reality. Personally, I have had that dream for over twenty years and after hardships, setbacks and general depression, I find myself in a place where I finally feel I can write. Hopefully in these pages, we can consider this another step towards that fulfillment.
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“31 Nights Of Terror” Frat House Massacre

Posted in Disc Reviews by M. W. Phillips on October 16th, 2011

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“Rush Week just became Death Week!”

Let me say first off that director Alex Pucci knows something about production values. For a film shot on Super 16mm for a reported budget of around $1 million, Pucci delivered a film that looks and sounds far more expensive. Reportedly attempting to be a homage to the seventies grindhouse slasher/revenge flicks, Pucci’s focus on detail is amazing, even if his seventies period piece comes with a few anachronisms.
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“31 Nights Of Terror” South Of Heaven

Posted in No Huddle by Archive Authors on October 15th, 2011

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By Natasha Samreny

South of Heaven carried far too much violence and gore for me to look past. Maybe enjoy isn’t the best word, but I had a hard time stomaching and therefore appreciating the film fully because of its nature. If you’re not a fan of such horror movies, even with beautiful design, cinematography and acting elements, don’t watch this.
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Submarine (Blu-ray)

Posted in Disc Reviews by M. W. Phillips on October 15th, 2011

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“I find that the only way to get through life is to picture myself in an entirely disconnected reality.”

15 year old Welsh schoolboy Oliver Tate (Craig Roberts) has an amazing amount of self esteem for a kid his age. He fantasizes about his own funeral and the tragic impact it would have on his community and Wales in general. In reality, Oliver is severely socially retarded and unpopular.
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Meet The Cast Of Disney’s New Muppet Movie

Posted in Release Announcements, Uncategorized by Gino Sassani on October 15th, 2011

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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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