Posted in: No Huddle Reviews by Gino Sassani on July 7th, 2015
"When I first took the deal to become an undercover informant in a biker gang, I did it to save my own skin. But over the next three years, putting bad guys away became my personal mission. I saw it as a chance to make amends for my past mistakes, but I paid a heavy price. I'm Charles Falco, and this is my story."
So, who the heck is Charles Falco? For a while he was a rather successful meth cook who was pulling in 100 g's a month. He appeared to have it all: fast cars, big house, and a trophy wife. The problem is that he got hooked on his own product. That leads to mistakes
Posted in: Contests by Gino Sassani on July 7th, 2015
There are some great folks over at ARC Entertainment who like to take good care of us. That's good news for us. It's even better news for you. They've sent over three copies of their new DVD Echoes Of War. We're giving them to you. It's Texas just after The Civil War and there's plenty of grief to go around. When it appears that there's also some stealing going on, one man decides to take justice into his own hands. The bad blood threatens to grip this community once again. The film stars James Badge Dale, Ethan Embry and William Forsythe. It's now out on DVD. It can also be yours.
To win a copy, just follow these simple instructions.
Posted in: Disc Reviews by Gino Sassani on July 6th, 2015
"During the long, dark period of the Great Wars, an elite class of soldier rose from battle. Their unbreakable code was simple: possess a noble heart of courage, right conduct, and absolute devotion to one's master. From out of those years of bloodshed an empire would emerge. Its power would assimilate persons of every color, creed, and faith. This uncontested rule eroded the traditions of the great knights... but not for all."
Last Knights is an ambitious direct-to-video production. It sports a rather elite class of actors headed by Morgan Freeman, who adds a ton of gravitas to any role he plays.
Posted in: Contests by Gino Sassani on July 6th, 2015
Our pals over at Magnolia Home Entertainment want us to have three times the fun. They've given us three copies of the Simon Pegg film Kill Me Three Times on high definition Blu-ray. It's a dark comedy involving an eccentric hit-man who finds out that more than one person wants Alice Braga's cheating wife character dead. The film also stars Luke Hemsworth. they say once is never enough. Let's try for three.
To win a copy, just follow these simple instructions.
Posted in: Podcasts by Gino Sassani on July 4th, 2015
Awaken hits on DVD from Arc Entertainment on July 7th. In the meantime, enjoy the second in our three-part interview series to talk about the movie. David Keith has been acting a long time. He's played such diverse characters as Elvis and Ollie North. This time he plays an ethically-challenged doctor. I had a chance to talk to him about his career and his role. Bang it here to listen in on my chat with David Keith.
You should also check out his charity work to protect children at Protect.org
Posted in: Contests, Expired Contests by Gino Sassani on July 3rd, 2015
Our friends over at Ketchup Entertainment are going to send up a little fireworks of their own here at Upcomingdiscs. They've given us 2 copies of their sci-fi adventure Debug to give away. The movie was directed by David Hewlett, better known as Dr. Rodney McKay to his legion of Stargate fans. It also stars his castmate Jason Momoa. Jason has been shining pretty bright since his Stargate days. If you've been wanting to see it, we've got a chance for you to win it.
You can also listen to my chat with David Hewlett Here.
Posted in: No Huddle Reviews by Gino Sassani on July 1st, 2015
What young 1970’s pup, learning to play a guitar for the first time, didn’t, at one time or another, attempt to imitate Pete Townsend’s windmill power chord strum? I count myself in that group. While I was not a very dedicated Who fan, I had an appreciation for the musicianship. There were still songs like Pinball Wizard and Behind Blue Eyes that I would embrace as if they were my own anthems in those days. It would be hard to deny that The Who is one of the most successful rock bands in history. Part of the original British Invasion of the 1960’s, there are few such acts that are even still around, let alone able to fill the huge stadiums and halls of Rock’s yesteryears.
Posted in: Podcasts by Gino Sassani on June 30th, 2015
Robert Davi has been around for a long time. He was a Bond villain against Timothy Dalton's Bond in License To Kill. He went toe to toe with Sly Stallone in The Expendables 3. He told off Bruce Willis in Die Hard. Most of you remember him as Agent Malone on The Profiler. So what does he do for an encore? He sings Sinatra songs, what else? I'll tell you what else. He stars in Awaken the new film out from Arc Entertainment. I had a great time talking to the man recently. We talked about Italy and music. Of course, we talked about Awaken. The man's a force to be reckoned with. Just ask Sly, Bond or Bruce. It was even his birthday. Bang it here to listen to my conversation with Robert Davi. You should also check out his music site Here.
Posted in: Disc Reviews by Gino Sassani on June 29th, 2015
"There's always a consequence for breaking the rules."
Maybe that's why the crew from The Lazarus Effect decided to use all of the rules and conventions in the book without daring to really break any new ground of its own. By the time I was finished with the film, I felt like I had watched several horror movies at the same time. It's most intentionally Frankenstein meets Flatliners meets insert-your-favorite-ghost/possession-movie meets every-Stephen-King-film-ever-made. With all of that at its fingertips and a pretty bright cast, all The Lazarus Effect could do was raise itself to mediocrity.
Posted in: Disc Reviews by Gino Sassani on June 26th, 2015
"In these mountains roams one of the rarest species on our planet. A shy, elusive, and gentle creature: the giant panda."
If you are old enough you will remember President Richard Nixon's famous trip the China. He was the first President to make the voyage, and it was heralded as a foreign policy breakthrough for the nation. Long after, the hoopla had died down and the only time it seemed Nixon was in the news was for Watergate. But even amid the scandal, one bright legacy of that trip remained for years to come. That was, of course, the Chinese gift to the United States to celebrate the event. We received two pandas named Ling-Ling and Hsing-Hsing that would capture the hearts of a nation even as Nixon was losing them
