Posted in: Disc Reviews by Gino Sassani on January 4th, 2011
Dateline: September 13, 1999
Mankind has been storing all of our nuclear waste on the far side of the moon. On the other side of the lunar surface was Alpha Base. Here mankind had a research station which also served as a launching point for deep-space missions. An unfortunate chain of events led to the unthinkable. The nuclear waste pile was ignited, and the whole dump exploded with a force so powerful that it tore the moon out of Earth's orbit and sent it hurtling through space. The 311 inhabitants of Alpha were swept along for this uncontrolled flight into uncharted space.
Posted in: Disc Reviews by Gino Sassani on January 4th, 2011
I’ve seen some dysfunctional families on television over the years. Haven’t we all? It’s fun to laugh at someone else’s flaws. Along comes Showtime, and it’s rather hard to classify the series The United States Of Tara. This one takes dysfunction to a whole new level. Tara (Collette) suffers from multiple-personality disorder. Laughing yet? She has managed to control the problem by using medications and attending frequent therapy sessions. But the medication is sapping her creative ability.
Posted in: No Huddle Reviews by Gino Sassani on January 4th, 2011
Just in time for the winter holidays we get a Yogi adventure that takes place in the spring. This is another Warner Archive Collection release that allows us to get our hands on something that would otherwise be impossible to find. The 1987 full-length cartoon adventure features your favorite "smarter than the average Bear" Yogi and Boo Boo as well as a few guests from the Hanna-Barbera line of characters. You'll also find Snagglepuss, Wally Gator and Quick-Draw McGraw in this adventure.
Posted in: Contests by Gino Sassani on January 4th, 2011
On the 11th Day Of Christmas we looked under the tree here at Upcomingdiscs and what did we find? The Santa's Helpers over at CBS left two more DVD sets. This time they left a copy of the Final Season part 1 of The Fugitive AND Perry Mason Season 5 vol. 2 under the Upcomingdiscs Christmas tree. To win a copy of this series classics just follow these two steps…
Contest is now closed Winners are Robert Wise & Adam Lipkin
Posted in: Disc Reviews by Gino Sassani on January 3rd, 2011
"I love it when a plan comes together."
I love it when a movie comes together that offers you some value for your entertainment dollar and manages to touch a bit on the old nostalgia strings along the way. I'm not going to try to convince you that the new A-Team film is a great movie. It's not even close. But neither was the series a great series. What I am going to try to convince you to do is go out and at least rent a copy
Posted in: Disc Reviews by Gino Sassani on January 3rd, 2011
"Luke Skywalker has returned to his home planet of Tatooine in order... But, you know this story..."
Know this story, you do. It's the opening of the third, or actually the 6th in sequence, but it is the 3rd one made, unless you count... Never mind. This is the prologue to Return Of The Jedi. Not so long ago in this Galaxy, Family Guy took a shot across the bow of those Imperial Cruisers with its extremely funny and on the spot spoof of the first Star Wars film, or actually the 4th chapter.... Star Wars: A New Hope. It was only a matter of time
Posted in: Disc Reviews by Gino Sassani on January 3rd, 2011
Futurama was the brainchild of Simpson veterans Matt Groening and David X Cohen. With the growing popularity of their iconic cartoon, it was no surprise that Fox would tap the team to bring another show to the network. When Futurama premiered in 1999, it was a combination of The Jetsons and The Simpsons. That would be ironic for those of us who think the Simpsons theme is a direct knock off of The Jetsons. It was 1000 years in the future, and the joke was that no matter how much things changed, they hadn’t really changed at all.
Posted in: Contests by Gino Sassani on January 3rd, 2011
Congratulations to all of our December Contest winners.
Don't forget we have a ton of Holiday Giveaways running through Jan.
Posted in: Contests by Gino Sassani on January 3rd, 2011
On the 10th Day Of Christmas we looked under the tree again here at Upcomingdiscs and what did we find? The Santa's Helpers over at CBS were at it again. This time they left a copy of the Monte Walsh on DVD under the Upcomingdiscs Christmas tree. To win a copy of this Lee Marvin Western just follow these two steps…
Contest is now closed Winner is Patty B
Posted in: Contests by Gino Sassani on January 2nd, 2011
On the 9th Day Of Christmas our friends at Image Entertainment were at it again. This time they left two copies of Van Gogh: Brush With Genius for two lucky Upcomingdiscs readers. So lend me your ears and enter to win this IMAX documentary. Just follow these two steps…
Contest is now closed Winners are Carol Ames & Mike
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