Posted in: Disc Reviews by Gino Sassani on October 6th, 2010
We all remember the classic underdog film from 1984. Then it was awkward child star Ralph Macchio and Pat Morita in the lead roles. It was a coming-of-age story that taught some valuable lessons about discipline and patience. It was an immediate classic that pulled in a much more than respectable $90 million at the box office. It spawned three sequels which did not do near as well as the original. Now we find ourselves in an age where just about any movie ever made has to be remade/reimagined/rebooted/ or merely capitalized upon. Should there have been a new Karate Kid?
Posted in: Disc Reviews by Gino Sassani on October 6th, 2010
One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest was the first movie I ever saw on HBO. These were the very early days of the cable network. It was before the dawn of any real home video. It was at my Aunt Shirley's house that several members of the extended family gathered in dining room chairs around a 19-inch television to watch a movie uncut and without commercial interruption for the first time in our lives. A lot has changed since that 1970's afternoon at my aunt's house. Today we have hundreds of such choices on our television dials.
Posted in: Disc Reviews by Gino Sassani on October 6th, 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
Posted in: Contests by Gino Sassani on October 4th, 2010
The good folks over at Anchor Bay have given us yet another copy of Hatchet on high definition Blu-ray to give away. This 2006 slasher film will be presented in an unrated director’s cut. Features an all-new audio commentary with writer/director ADAM GREEN and Victor Crowley himself – KANE HODDER!
To celebrate 31 Nights Of Terror we're giving you a second chance to win this high definition prize.
Posted in: Disc Reviews by Gino Sassani on October 4th, 2010
"1.2 billion TV viewers saw the home-made autopsy film in 1995. Experts have been divided over its authenticity ever since ... until now."
I think we all remember that night in 1995 when Jonathan Frakes from Star Trek: The Next Generation hosted the television event Alien Autopsy: Fact Or Fiction. The media hype surrounding the event was one of the largest I can recall from the time. I was one of the billion-plus viewers who were curious about this allegedly "found" footage of an actual alien autopsy conducted on one of the bodies found in the Roswell crash of 1947.
Posted in: Disc Reviews by Gino Sassani on October 4th, 2010
"General George S. Patton. His bold attacks are legendary. See the war the way he saw it and ride along with his hard-fighting troops as they battle their way through World War II. On this 360-degree battlefield, Patton's enemies could be anywhere and everywhere. There's nowhere to run, when the war is all around you."
Patton 360 does for the European theatre of World War II what Battle 360 did for the fight in the Pacific. Just as in that earlier program, we are brought into somewhat intimate contact with one of the most prolific and successful fighting corps in that part of the war.
Posted in: Disc Reviews by Gino Sassani on October 4th, 2010
It's a classic moment in holiday cinema history. Ralphie, Flick, and Swartz are gathered around a flagpole in the dead of winter. Flick is scoffing at the idea that your tongue will stick to a metal surface under these extreme cold conditions. So Swartz commits a small violation of etiquette when he goes right for the triple dog dare. There isn't any way out for our friend Flick. The results are predictable, but nonetheless hilarious. I wish I could say the same for the teen angst film Triple Dog. For me, there truly was no way out. You, my gentle reader, might yet save yourself.
Posted in: Contests by Gino Sassani on October 2nd, 2010
Our friends over at Midnight Syndicate have given us a couple of their haunting Halloween music CD's to give away. We recently talked to Midnight Syndicate mastermind Edward Douglas in a podcast interview. (check that out Here) Now you can experience the sounds of the season direct from The Midnight Syndicate. We're giving away two CD's to one lucky winner: Halloween Music Collection and The 13 Hour. You've heard their music on television and at your favorite haunted house event. To win these spooktaclular CD's, follow these instructions.
Contest is now closed Winner is Johnna
Posted in: Contests by Gino Sassani on October 1st, 2010
Our good friends over at Diabolik DVD have volunteered to kick-start this year's 31 Nights Of Terror. They are giving away a $25 Gift Certificate to 4 lucky readers here at Upcomingdiscs. If you haven't already, you really need to check these guys out. They specialize in DVD's and Blu-ray titles from all over the globe. They have an incredible catalogue of horror titles, including rare and hard to find films.
You can visit them by clicking on their ad to your right or follow this link and see what they have to offer today: Diabolik DVD
Posted in: Disc Reviews by Gino Sassani on September 30th, 2010
We all remember Ed O'Neill as Al Bundy from Married With Children. It's an iconic role that he'll never be able to shake no matter what he does for the rest of his life. After that series ended its 11-year run, he even attempted to get out of comedy and take more dramatic roles. I'm sure there was a deliberate intent to try to distance himself from Al. It's not that he likely didn't love playing the role. He just wanted to avoid getting forever typecast in the mold. Those efforts weren't all that successful. But now he's back where he belongs again in a pretty solid sit-com. He's not playing Al Bundy anymore, although you won't have to look very hard to find some of Bundy in Jay
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