Posted in: Disc Reviews by Gino Sassani on January 29th, 2014
"This evening I finally met Count Dracula. He is younger than I expected, although his behavior and his demeanor seem to somehow contradict his appearance."
Dracula and vampires in general have taken on many appearances and personalities over the years. He has been portrayed as the suave European gentleman and a vicious gaunt creature best left to the shadows. Lately vampires have taken on the angst and yearnings of adolescence. Dracula has been around since 1897 when Bram Stoker wrote his groundbreaking novel.
Posted in: No Huddle Reviews by Gino Sassani on January 29th, 2014
Wings was one of those unusual sitcoms that depended more on the characters than the situations they were in. While the setting was a small Nantucket airline owned by two brothers, most of the episodes had very little to do with flying. Rather, the writers populated this small airline with very distinctive personalities and let these interactions be fodder for the funny. The characters were played by more than competent actors, many of whom have proven themselves beyond this quaint sitcom.
Posted in: Disc Reviews by Gino Sassani on January 28th, 2014
"One … two… Freddy’s coming for you, three… four… better lock the door, five… six… grab your crucifix, seven… eight better stay up late, nine....ten … Never Sleep Again."
Freddy is one of the more memorable monsters from the slasher era that also brought us the Halloween and Jason films. Freddy might have been born in the mind of Wes Craven, but he grew and developed in the knife-wielding hands of Robert Englund. Granted, not all of these films are equal in quality. The first and third are the best story-wise, while the last might be the most unpredictable and original.
Posted in: No Huddle Reviews by Gino Sassani on January 28th, 2014
"Everybody has a story to tell about their lives. My story begins the day I died."
It also seems that everybody has a tale of ancient fighters and heroes to tell. With the popularity of television shows like The Vikings and Game Of Thrones, there appears to be a considerable demand for this kind of film. Zack Snyder added his own graphic- novel style to 300, and it's been repeated to the point where the style itself has become a sub-genre of its own. The Spartacus series took that style, noted for the animated cartoonish blood in plentiful supply, and made it into a common event.
Posted in: No Huddle Reviews by Gino Sassani on January 28th, 2014
On October 9th 1986 the network television landscape did something that hadn’t been done successfully in its 40-year history. A fourth network broke on the airwaves. It was called FOX and wasn’t even going to broadcast seven days a week. Most pundits in the television industry never gave it a chance. Most of the channels were in the double-digit UHF range. This had long been considered the independent station area, and a lot of televisions didn’t pick up this band as well as the established VHF band. And for a while it looked like the network was going to disappear almost as quickly as it appeared. But by 1987, the network suddenly had two big hits on its hands.
Posted in: Site News by Gino Sassani on January 27th, 2014
Congratulations to our 12 Days Of Christmas Giveaways.
It looks like 12 lucky Upcomingdiscs fans still have one more Christmas Present left to open.
Posted in: Contests, Expired Contests by Gino Sassani on January 27th, 2014
Our cool friends over at Epic Pictures Group have passed along a really cool prize for three lucky Upcomingdiscs winners. We have three (3) full-sized one-sheet posters for their latest release Vikingdom. The DVD is also up for grabs in an earlier contest and a review of the film is also on the way. A heart thanks to Epic for the cool stuff. The posters will arrive in a tube. They are rolled and NOT folded. These guys thought of everything.
To win just follow these instructions.
Posted in: No Huddle Reviews by Gino Sassani on January 22nd, 2014
Steven Bochco is no stranger to innovative television. Hill Street Blues is arguably the best cop show ever made. Even his failures are praised for their innovativeness and freshness. Remember Cop Rock? NYPD Blue didn’t just push the prime time envelope. It tore the envelope to pieces and blew it away with hurricane-force winds. George Carlin made a career out of his “Seven words you can’t say on television”. Along comes NYPD Blue and Carlin just might have needed a new act.
Posted in: Contests, Expired Contests by Gino Sassani on January 20th, 2014
Our cool friends over at Epic Pictures Group want to make sure you start your New Year off just right. They've given us three (3) copies of Vikingdom on DVD to give away to some lucky Upcomingdiscs readers. The film stars Prison Break's Dominic Purcell as Viking mythology's King Eirick. It's a search for Odin's Horn so that the god Thor can conquer the world. It arrives on DVD Jan. 21st and here's your chance to win a copy for yourself.
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Posted in: Disc Reviews by Gino Sassani on January 15th, 2014
“It’s been a long time getting from there to here.”
Thirty-five years to be exact. Enterprise is the fourth spinoff from the original 1960’s hopeful series. The Earth is finally ready to send its first starship to explore the vast galaxy. This first starship Enterprise is smaller than the ships we’ve become used to. There are no shields or photon torpedoes. The transporter has only been cleared for inanimate objects. Not that this stands in the way of its occasional “emergency” use.
