Posted in: Disc Reviews by Gino Sassani on January 10th, 2012
James M Cain wrote Mildred Pierce in 1941 and based the character on a woman he was seeing at the time. It's said that she offered much of the insight into women's plights of the depression era from undisclosed women. Not that Cain needed help in writing a compelling story. He's had a few hit novels that include The Postman Always Rings Twice. Mildred Pierce was an almost instant hit and was soon optioned for a film in 1945 staring Joan Crawford, for which she won an Oscar, and while she had been nominated three separate times, it would be her only win. The filmed did huge at the box office, and that's where the character and story have pretty much resided for over 60 years.
HBO is no stranger to quality series or mini-series. The John Adams production is considered one of the best period mini-series ever made. The list of Emmys is long and well deserved. So, it is in their hands that the long-dormant Mildred Pierce would make her resurrection in the form of Kate Winslet. The all-star cast also includes: Homicide's Melissa Leo, Guy Pearce, Mare Winningham, Evan Rachel Wood.
Posted in: Disc Reviews by Gino Sassani on January 10th, 2012
"December 7, 1972: Apollo 17, the final official lunar mission, lands on the moon. In 2011 eighty-four hours of classified footage is uploaded to www.lunartruth.com. This film was edited from that footage."
Yes, you get the picture. Apollo 18 is another "found footage" film that has populated the movie landscape since the time of The Blair Witch Project. Unlike that famed film, this movie did not go on to make any kind of box office history. In spite of a rather large advertisement campaign, the film pulled in a very modest $17 million. I'd say we've become somewhat jaded by these kinds of films, and we've begun to demand something more in order to put up with the intentional amateur shooting style and enough shakes to reward our attention with something akin to a hangover. There will continue to be a flood of these kinds of films, and some of them might even be quite good. I can't count Apollo 18 among them.
Posted in: Contests by Gino Sassani on January 5th, 2012
On the Twelfth Day Of Christmas Lifetime gives to you another "You Pick 'Em". We have four holiday movies to give away. Under The Mistletoe with Stargate's Michael Shanks, A Christmas Wedding with Sarah Paulson, A Very Merry Daughter Of The Bride with Joanna Garcia and Holiday Wishes with Amber Benson. Relive the holidays and enter to win one of these prizes today. To enter just follow these instructions.
Contest is now closed Winners are
Posted in: Contests by Gino Sassani on January 4th, 2012
On the Eleventh Day Of Christmas Anchor Bay gives to you Catch 44 on Blu-ray. This wild drama features Bruce Willis and Forest Whitaker.
To win this collection just follow these instructions.
Posted in: Contests by Gino Sassani on January 3rd, 2012
On the tenth Day Of Christmas Barron's gives to you a dealer's choice. We have three books to give away to the movie lovers out there. These are great little reference books from the wonderful Barron's series of Movies You Must See Before You Die. We have 101 Sci-Fi Movies You Must See Before You Die, 101 Gangster Movies You Must See Before You Die and 101 Horror Movies You Must See Before You Die. To win a copy of one of these prizes, follow these instructions.
Contest is now closed Winners are
Posted in: Contests by Gino Sassani on January 2nd, 2012
On the Ninth Day Of Christmas Lionsgate gives to you a chance to help out with those New Year's Resolutions. Yes, we have more workout videos for you. One winner will get two DVD's: This Deepak Chopra & Tara Stiles collection features two Yoga Transformation titles. Weight Loss and Balance/Strength and Energy. To win this collection just follow these instructions.
Contest is now closed Winner is Bruce Lamesse
Posted in: Contests by Gino Sassani on January 1st, 2012
On the Eight Day Of Christmas A&E gives to you the best prize we've ever offered here at Upcomingdiscs. It's the World Series Film Collection. The massive collection includes 21 discs with World Series footage going as far back as there were cameras to capture the action. You get hours upon hours of vintage footage that highlights the great plays and players in the history of baseball’s classic championship series.
But that’s not all. The entire set comes inside a wonderful coffee table book that contains incredible pictures and a history of the series. You’ll get a time-line and a complete guide to every game going back to 1903 when Boston beat Pittsburgh.
Posted in: Contests by Gino Sassani on December 31st, 2011
On the Seventh Day Of Christmas A&E gives to Kids In The Hall: The Complete Series. It's another mega-set from A&E. You get every episode of the comedy troupe's five seasons on 22 DVD's. To win this collection just follow these instructions.
Contest is now closed Winner is Chris Carter
Posted in: Contests by Gino Sassani on December 30th, 2011
On the Sixth Day Of Christmas Barrons gives to you a wonderful book. It's 1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die. This book is huge and contains tons of photos and facts. We reviewed the book earlier and I'm not parting with my copy for anything. Lucky for you, our friends over at Barrons have decided to give a copy to one lucky reader. To win this collection just follow these instructions.
Contest is now closed Winners are Carol Ames
Posted in: Contests by Gino Sassani on December 29th, 2011
On the Fifth Day Of Christmas A&E gives to you Robotech: The Complete Series. All 85 episodes can be found on 17 discs. It's the ultimate collection for any Robotech fan. Now it can be yours from A&E and us here at Upcomingdiscs. To win this collection just follow these instructions.
Contest is now closed Winners are Dave Bensette
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