Posted in: Disc Reviews by Gino Sassani on August 25th, 2011
“Unlike the rest of us, sex, lies, and scandal never take a vacation. Instead they take the Long Island Expressway and head East to the Hamptons. Some would say summer is their busiest season. Think Park Avenue, but with tennis whites and Bain de Soleil. The players change, but the game remains the same.”
With internet blogging becoming such a common trend, we just knew that someone somehow would work it into a clever little plot. It started as a series of adolescent books that appealed mostly to the teen girls.
Posted in: News and Opinions by Gino Sassani on August 24th, 2011
It's not very often that we make pleas like this to our readers. Matt Birskovich is the brother of one of our studio reps here at Upcomingdiscs. We rely on folks like his sister Dre to provide us with the discs we review every day here for you. They provide those wonderful contest prizes time and time again. She's an important part of the Upcomingdiscs family, as I hope are all of you.
Matt is literally in the fight of his life. He's battling stage IV cancer and could use all of the support he can get. I encourage you to check out Matt's story here MattB vs. Cancer. Help out, if you can. Spread the word, if you can.
Posted in: Disc Reviews by Gino Sassani on August 24th, 2011
NCIS is a spin-off, of sorts, from the popular military lawyer show JAG. You could say that NCIS is the Order to JAG’s Law. The NCIS is a real government agency that deals with criminal activity inside or involving the US Navy or Marine Corps. The series has an incredibly global feel and honestly looks damn good for television. Production values are high, and the location stuff is out of this world, or at least all over it.
Posted in: Disc Reviews by Gino Sassani on August 24th, 2011
"I never thought we'd get back to this table. I can't tell you how good it felt to have dinner together again. We hadn't done that since the accident. To be honest, sometimes it felt like we'd never get over it. But somehow we did."
But will we ever get over the Walker family? This was to be the final season of the series, and the network wasn't exactly kind in its last days. The budget was slashed so that most of the characters appear in limited episodes. You won't find near so many of the Walker family gatherings as you did in previous years.
Posted in: Contests by Gino Sassani on August 22nd, 2011
Entertainment One wants to make sure you get the picture. You see, they're giving us 2 copies of The Bang Bang Club on high definition Blu-ray for our readers. Based on the acclaimed memoir by Greg Marinovich and Joao Silva, THE BANG BANG CLUB is the real life story of a group of four young combat photographers -- Greg Marinovich (Ryan Phillippe), Joao Silva, Kevin Carter (Taylor Kitsch) and Ken Oosterbroek -- bonded by friendship and their sense of purpose to tell the truth. To win a copy of this prize, follow these instructions.
Contest is now closed Winners are Steve Wilson & Peter
Posted in: Disc Reviews by Gino Sassani on August 22nd, 2011
"Hello, Pretty Bird..."
Director/writer Carlos Saldanha is perhaps best known for his work on the Ice Age films. He's been a part of the director duties on all three of the films so far. It's natural that he might wish to step away from the popular franchise and find a computer animation project that is more of a work of passion for the young talent. He decided to write and direct his own feature and set it in his native Brazil.
Posted in: Contests by Gino Sassani on August 21st, 2011
Our very good friends over at A&E are at it again. They have given us another great documentary to give away. The Greening Of Southie. Take a trip to Boston and check out their first "Green" building.To win a copy of this prize, follow these instructions.
Contest is now closed Winner is Sammi
Posted in: Disc Reviews by Gino Sassani on August 19th, 2011
"Who knew mothering was so hard?"
If you thought that mothering was hard, you should see the work and creativity that goes into making a motion-capture computer animation feature. What started with The Polar Express led to a wonderful holiday special in the hands of Walt Disney with last year's charming A Christmas Carol. Now Disney has taken the magic one step farther with the recent release of Mars Needs Moms.
Posted in: Random Fun by Gino Sassani on August 10th, 2011
The RIO celebration has given wing to prospects for an endless summer, with the colorful, musical family adventure from Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment setting home video history as the biggest selling family title ever for an August release in its Blu-ray and DVD debut.
Posted in: Random Fun by Gino Sassani on August 10th, 2011
Joan Cusack recently starred as ‘Mom’ in Disney’s family space adventure film Mars Needs Moms. With the Blu-ray DVD about to be released, we caught up with the acclaimed actress to find out more about this family fun adventure film. Continue reading for the entire interview.
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