Posted in: Disc Reviews by Gino Sassani on November 28th, 2012
"I promise you the secrets of the universe, nothing more..."
It's been an astonishing 15 years since Will Smith and Tommy Lee Jones first teamed up as Agents J and K respectively for the intergalactic police force Men In Black. The film was like a breath of fresh air. It combined top-flight science fiction fantasy with whimsical humor. It was a hit at the box office, and like most wonderfully original hits it was quickly followed by a sequel that had almost none of the cleverness and freshness of the original film.
Posted in: No Huddle Reviews by Gino Sassani on November 27th, 2012
"Contestants are experienced marksmen operating on a closed course. Do not attempt this at home."
So just in case you have access to all kinds of firearms and a few spare acres to set up a range, you might want to think twice before trying to reproduce the challenges you'll find in History's latest reality show Top Shot. It's part Survivor and part Big Brother with the added dimension of marksmanship. And, honestly, it's quite a bit more compelling than either of those shows.
Posted in: Holiday Gift Guides by Gino Sassani on November 26th, 2012
Warner Brothers Gift Guide
If you have a television fan on your Christmas list, you can't do much better than Blu-rays from Warner Brothers this year. No other studio gives you more of your favorite television favorites on Blu-ray. They have some of television's hottest titles, and these babies are all in wonderful high definition. This is not a paid advertisement. The picks we're providing here are really some of our favorite titles this year. Here's a few of our favorites that are available from Warner Brothers for this Holiday Season:
Posted in: Holiday Gift Guides by Gino Sassani on November 23rd, 2012
A&E just might be able to help you to play Santa for that special home theater fan on your Christmas list. Here are some excellent suggestions from us here at Upcomingdiscs. This is not a paid advertisement. Each of these titles comes highly recommended. Continue reading to find out how A&E can help you out with those last-minute Christmas shopping needs. Don’t forget to order through Amazon and help us at Upcomingdiscs to bring you another year of reviews and contests. Look for some incredible A&E giveaways for our 12 Days of Christmas Giveaways
Posted in: Contests, Expired Contests by Gino Sassani on November 21st, 2012
Our friends over at Lifetime want to help kick-off your Thanksgiving Day by giving us all something to be thankful for. While you sit down to that great feast don't forget to thank Mom. Here's another great way to thank Mom. Lifetime is giving us a copy of their Moms To The Rescue Collection. That's four movies in one set. You get Honeymoon Mom the story of a young woman left at the alter. Taken From Me: The Tiffany Rubin Story and Mom, Dad And Her the coming of age story for one troubled teen. Plus Mom At 16 where a young mom seeks to start fresh in a new town.
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Posted in: The Reel World by Gino Sassani on November 21st, 2012
"For them this is just some place. For us it's our home… it's up to us to fight for it."
For decades it was the doomsday scenario. Cold War Americans lived in almost constant fear that the Soviets might drop a nuke on us and begin Armageddon. It was unthinkable that a conventional invasion could reach our shores instead. Red Dawn stirred its own mushroom cloud of controversy when it reached theaters in August of 1984.
Posted in: The Reel World by Gino Sassani on November 21st, 2012
"Pause...take a breath."
At first you might expect A Late Quartet to be about the music. There is certainly plenty of it to go around. The film even manages to convince us that Christopher Walken is a renowned cello player even though we all know what he can do with a pocket watch. Yeah, you caught yourself smiling there, even if you'd like to believe you're above such things. It demonstrates the real strength of the film.
Posted in: Disc Reviews by Gino Sassani on November 20th, 2012
Just in time for the holidays A&E puts together three of their history documentaries and send them out to you in 3D. I'm talking about the History In 3D collection, of course. This is a 3-disc set with an episode on each disc. They come in a nice box with a holograph cover to get you in the 3D mood.
Posted in: Disc Reviews by Gino Sassani on November 20th, 2012
“In the beginning there was darkness. And then bang, giving birth to an endless expanding existence of time, space, and matter. Every day new discoveries are unlocking the mysterious, the mind-blowing, the deadly secrets of a place we call The Universe.”
The History series has lasted for six seasons to date. The show uses modern space photography, computer-generated images, and demonstrations along with respected scientists to explore the various aspects of our universe.
Posted in: The Reel World by Gino Sassani on November 16th, 2012
"Four score and seven years ago our fathers brought forth on this continent a new nation, conceived in liberty, and dedicated to the proposition that all men are created equal. Now we are engaged in a great civil war, testing whether that nation, or any nation, so conceived and so dedicated, can long endure. We are met on a great battlefield of that war. We have come to dedicate a portion of that field, as a final resting place for those who here gave their lives that that nation might live. It is altogether fitting and proper that we should do this..."
These were strong words, and the man who spoke them was certainly a dominant figure in American history.
