Posted in: Disc Reviews by Gino Sassani on September 12th, 2014
"There's virtually nothing the Winchesters can't do if they work together."
But that's the rub, isn't it? The tradition has been that each of the last several seasons end up beginning with the brothers separated for one reason or another. Often one of them is trying to escape Hell, purgatory or some fantasy mental land. There are at least two times a year they split up over an argument.
Posted in: Disc Reviews by Gino Sassani on September 11th, 2014
"One must regard the 30 years of strife, turmoil and suffering in Europe as part of one story. One story of a 30 years war." - Winston Churchill
He was exactly correct, and one of only a few people of the time who had the vision to understand that concept. Before the end of World War II the first world war was known as The Great War. The idea of two separate world wars came later.
Posted in: Disc Reviews by Gino Sassani on September 10th, 2014
"It's been a long summer."
And my how things have changed in Mystic Falls. Elena is a vampire, and Katherine is now a human, and doing a pitiful job of that, to be sure. Bonnie is a ghost who only Jeremy can see, and they're trying to keep it all a big secret from everyone so they all think Bonnie is out globe-hopping and having a great time. Stefan is at the bottom of a lake in a safe where everyone else thinks Silas is.
Posted in: No Huddle Reviews by Gino Sassani on September 9th, 2014
"It's called compartmentalization. No one spills the secrets because no one knows them all."
I was lucky enough to grow up during Marvel's wonderful rebirth of the 1960's and 1970's. Of all of the comics they produced during that time, I was always least impressed with Captain America. I don't think I ever read an issue of any of his mags with the notable exception of The Avengers. So how can it be possible that after dozens of Marvel films, and I'm including the Fox and other-studio-produced stuff, that Captain America: The Winter Soldier can end up being my favorite?
Posted in: No Huddle Reviews by Gino Sassani on September 9th, 2014
Erle Stanley Gardner wrote crime fiction, and while many of his 100 or so works are unknown to most of us, he created a character who has become as identified with criminal lawyers as any other in fiction. It was in these crime novels that Perry Mason first faced a courtroom. He developed a style where he would investigate these terrible crimes his clients were on trial for. He would find the real killer, and in what has become a Hollywood cliché, reveal his findings in a crucial moment during the trial.
Posted in: Contests, Expired Contests by Gino Sassani on September 8th, 2014
Arc Entertainment is on a roll, and our followers are cashing in. The gifts just keep on coming, and it's not even Christmas yet. This time they've given us 3 copies of the DVD Louder Than Words. The X-Files' own Agent Mulder, David Duchovny stars in this inspiring drama. A couple deals with the death of their young daughter. Their tragic loss becomes hope for other children when they create a special hospital in their daughter's memory. The film also stars Timothy Hutton and Hope Davis. It' a heartwarming story based on real life.
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Posted in: Contests, Expired Contests by Gino Sassani on September 4th, 2014
Arc Entertainment wants to take you home with a collection of fanciful characters and hope for a small town. We're talking Home Is Where The Heart Is on DVD. It features Bailee Madison, Laura Bell Bundy and John C. McGinley. It can be yours. We have 2 copies to give away to a couple of lucky Upcomingdiscs fans.
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Posted in: No Huddle Reviews by Gino Sassani on September 3rd, 2014
Three-time widower Ben Cartwright (Greene) runs his famous Ponderosa Ranch with the aid of his three grown sons from three different mothers. There’s Little Joe (Landon), Adam (Roberts) and Hoss (Blocker). Set some time in the mid 1800’s, this long-running series followed the family’s many exploits. In the late 1950’s, westerns accounted for six of the top ten programs on TV. Only Gunsmoke had a longer run than Bonanza. From 1959 to 1973, Ben Cartwright and his boys rode across the small screen.
Posted in: Disc Reviews by Gino Sassani on September 2nd, 2014
"My siblings and I are the first vampires in all of history. The Original Family. Three centuries ago, we helped build a town called New Orleans. Now a plot by witches has lured me back, hoping that I will defeat a tyrant, a vampire I created. My brother hopes I will find redemption through the power of family, a miracle child, part werewolf, part vampire, a hybrid. My sister is doubtful; she thinks I am beyond redemption. Despite my brother's best efforts, I have a plan of my own. I will take back my home and reclaim what was mine. I will be king."
If you're a fan of The Vampire Diaries, you need no introduction to Klaus Mikaelson and his family of original vampires.
Posted in: Podcasts by Gino Sassani on September 1st, 2014
If you've had a chance to catch the film Sanctuary: Quite A Conundrum you know the name Thomas L. Phillips. The film has taken a heap of awards on the film festival circuit and is finally available on DVD for the fans. It's more black comedy than horror but Phillips takes delight in one critic calling it Clerks meets Scream. I had the opportunity to chat with Phillips on Friday. Bang it hear to sit in on my chat with Thomas L. Phillips
