Posted in: News and Opinions by Gino Sassani on December 10th, 2010
Friday and the end of the week brings us to the last of our Gift Guide editions for this week. Today's studio is Lionsgate. Over the last year there have been plenty of solid titles from the roaring studio. I'll bet you have at least one someone on your Christmas list who is into either action or horror. Lionsgate is going to have just the ticket to get that adrenaline going. You better prepare an extra hearty man helping of holiday dinner when you put these titles under the tree, because someone's going to get one heck of a workout.
Posted in: News and Opinions by Gino Sassani on December 9th, 2010
Our fourth edition of the Upcomingdiscs Holiday Gift Guide takes us to Warner Brothers. For this edition I'm going to help you tackle those people on your Christmas list that have Blu-ray players and love genre television shows. Warner has the best selection of Blu-ray supercharged television shows and seasons to pick from. From the small screen to that big screen hanging in that certain someone's home theater, Warner Brothers is the place to shop.
Posted in: Disc Reviews by Gino Sassani on December 9th, 2010
"The war between sorcerers was fought in the shadows of history, and the fate of mankind rested with the just and powerful Merlin. He taught his secrets to three trusted apprentices, Balthazar, Veronica and Horvath. He should have trusted only two."
It was one of the most memorable Walt Disney moments in the long history of animation. The Sorcerer's Apprentice segment in Fantasia would become the most recognizable piece of the film.
Posted in: Disc Reviews by Gino Sassani on December 9th, 2010
"Nobody thinks of it from the whale's point of you."
I think this is the very first film I've ever seen that was made in Iceland. Of course, Iceland isn't one of those movie-making meccas known throughout the world for their movie magic. The truth is, there haven't been too many films set in Iceland and even fewer shot on location there. Now that Harpoon has come along, I don't expect that is going to change any time soon.
Posted in: Disc Reviews by Gino Sassani on December 9th, 2010
In December of 1980, John Lennon was gunned down by a crazy man who was trying to get the attention of yet another celebrity. In 2010, the BBC assassinated the man's character in this dreadful television film called Lennon Naked. I had such high hopes for the film. I rather like star Christopher Eccleston. I enjoyed his take on The Doctor from Doctor Who. He was also quite good in the zombie thriller 28 Days Later with a run as a man who can become invisible on Heroes. What made such a fine actor stoop so low as to take a gig like this is beyond my understanding.
Posted in: News and Opinions by Gino Sassani on December 8th, 2010
For the third straight day Upcomingdiscs is here to help you with that home theater fanatic on your Christmas list. There's a ton of stuff out there to pick from. Leave it to us to help you pick out just the right gift. If the gift is a hit, we don't mind if you take all of the credit. Of course, if the gift isn't a hit, we'll take the heat for you. But the only heat there's going to be this holiday season is the warm glow of a high-definition monitor and a few classic television shows via Image Entertainment.
Posted in: Disc Reviews by Gino Sassani on December 8th, 2010
And the George Lucas Award for the filmmaker who has mined the most out of his movie this year....the envelope please. It's James Cameron for releasing not one, not two, not three, but four different versions of Avatar in less than a year. But I'll have to give him a pass, just this once. This 3-disc collection offers enough goodies that it will tempt you to trade in your still-new version for this complete collection. Better yet ... put it at the top of your Christmas list. The film comes in three versions. One with 8 minutes added. Another with 16. What's the point of having the new version if not to see the most extensive edit?
Posted in: Disc Reviews by Gino Sassani on December 8th, 2010
I grew up on the Peanuts creations of Charles M. Schulz. Most of us have, in some way or another. His newspaper comic strip is one of the longest running and most successful strips of all time. The work has been translated into every language currently spoken on the planet. The images of Charlie Brown, Snoopy, Linus, and the rest of the Peanuts gang have appeared on just about any kind of product imaginable. Our pop culture contains too many references to the strip to mention briefly. For me, it was the television specials starting in the mid 1960’s that brought the gang into my life. The classics are running annually, still after nearly 50 years.
Posted in: Disc Reviews by Gino Sassani on December 8th, 2010
"September 19th. Dear Diary, as I sit here thinking about picking up the pieces of what used to be my life, I realized something. Every room in this house holds a painful memory for me. Even though he's suffering, something somewhere in me wants him to suffer more. A few months and a divorce can take you through just as many emotions as 18 years in a marriage. And I'm starting to feel all of them at once. But the one that is clear is rage. Signed, a Mad Black Woman."
Lately I've had an opportunity to watch a ton of Madea on Blu-ray.
Posted in: News and Opinions by Gino Sassani on December 7th, 2010
Upcomingdiscs continues with our handy Holiday Guide. Once again we've come up with those special Blu-ray releases out there that will showcase your friend’s new Blu-ray player or high-definition television.
With FOX/MGM we get into a couple of titles that are collections of classic films. These are the kind of releases that might be a little heavier on the budget. That makes them the kind of thing less people are likely to buy for themselves. It also gives you the chance to swoop in and be there hero on Christmas morning.
![Rambo: The Complete Collector's Set [Blu-ray] dvd cover art](https://upcomingdiscs.com/ecs_covers/rambo-the-complete-collectors-set-large.jpg)
![The Vampire Diaries: The Complete First Season [Blu-ray] dvd cover art](https://upcomingdiscs.com/ecs_covers/the-vampire-diaries-the-complete-f-large.jpg)
![The Sorcerer's Apprentice (Two-Disc Blu-ray / DVD Combo) [Blu-ray] dvd cover art](https://upcomingdiscs.com/ecs_covers/the-sorcerers-apprentice-two-disc-large.jpg)
![Harpoon: Whale Watching Massacre (Unrated Edition) [Blu-ray] dvd cover art](https://upcomingdiscs.com/ecs_covers/harpoon-whale-watching-massacre-u-large.jpg)
![The Twilight Zone: Season 1 [Blu-ray] dvd cover art](https://upcomingdiscs.com/ecs_covers/the-twilight-zone-season-1-blu-ra-large.jpg)
![Avatar (Three-Disc Extended Collector's Edition + BD-Live) [Blu-ray] dvd cover art](https://upcomingdiscs.com/ecs_covers/avatar-three-disc-extended-collect-large.jpg){kind=avatar}
![Peanuts Holiday Collection (A Charlie Brown Christmas / It's the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown / A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving) [Blu-ray] dvd cover art](https://upcomingdiscs.com/ecs_covers/peanuts-holiday-collection-a-charl-large.jpg)
![Diary of a Mad Black Woman: The Movie [Blu-ray] dvd cover art](https://upcomingdiscs.com/ecs_covers/diary-of-a-mad-black-woman-the-mov-large.jpg)
![Alien Anthology [Blu-ray] dvd cover art](https://upcomingdiscs.com/ecs_covers/alien-anthology-blu-ray-large.jpg)
