Posted in: News and Opinions by Gino Sassani on November 12th, 2015
At the turn of the millennium a decade and a half ago, lists were pretty popular. It didn't matter if you were into the world of sports or movies, everybody was looking for the all-time best of everything. The American Film Institute got into the trend by releasing top-100 lists. Heroes, villains and memorable quotes all got the treatment. We all argued about the "classics" we felt were unfairly slighted and the "idiotic" choices that did make the lists. If only the lists were so much larger. Then everyone's favorites would be included and we could all finally find a list we could agree on. But, what number would that be? 100 was too small. A million was just too large. What number might be just right? 1001?
Posted in: News and Opinions, Site News by Gino Sassani on March 26th, 2015
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Posted in: News and Opinions, Release Announcements by Gino Sassani on April 29th, 2014
Today Shout Factory releases the entire 7-season run of Hill Street Blues. We will be celebrating all week with more character profiles and our full review on Friday.
Until that time, let's look at some of the awards the series won in its 7 years.
Posted in: News and Opinions by Gino Sassani on October 2nd, 2013
If you live in the Tampa Bay area you should already know about Tampa Theatre. It's one of the most beautiful places in the world to catch a film. It doesn't matter if you're into classic cinema or the latest art film. This is the place to go. The wonderful spires and classic trimmings make it the most atmospheric place to be. Organ music still entertains the crowds here. If you're into horror films you can't beat the mix of atmosphere and haunts. Then there's the movies. Check out their October slate of films and events. Lose the trick. It's time to treat yourself. Read on to see what they have in store all October.
Posted in: News and Opinions by Gino Sassani on January 4th, 2013
Forget everything we've said about these guys. It's not often that we have to admit we were wrong here at Upcomingdiscs. This is one such time. We said good things about the program. I thought I'd finally found a good movie database, the Holy Grail of the industry. Well... it works fine....for a short time. In less than a year it's been pretty much broken and they'll charge you all over again to get a working version. What is wasted is your original money and the time you spent entering your films. For us that meant literally thousands of titles. Save your money and stay far away from this one. I'll keep looking for a good program. When we offer a recommendation, we want you to be able to count on it.
Bolide Software's attempt to hook you on a never-ending money grab isn't what you're looking for. There's got to be a great database software out there. I promise you. We will find it.
Posted in: News and Opinions by Gino Sassani on January 1st, 2013
From all of us here at Upcomingdiscs:
We wish you a wonderful and a safe New Year.
Posted in: News and Opinions by Gino Sassani on December 4th, 2012
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Posted in: News and Opinions by Gino Sassani on September 22nd, 2012
It turns out that 13 is going to be your lucky number this Halloween. The folks at Busch Gardens are celebrating their 13th year of Howl-O-Scream and it appears they've created an eerie night of spooks and spectaculars for your fright. Upcomingdiscs will be there for all of the action and we'll be reporting back in early October.
In the meantime, yours truly was invited to sneak into the bowels of the park at 2:00 AM just a few days ago. No, I didn't have to climb over the walls or outrun the Cheetahs. It was all part of a media night invitation to preview one of the new haunted houses for Howl-O-Scream. It was a blast, to be sure. Best of all, they've captured my descent into Oglethorpe Asylum where "The Creature" is stirring and he isn't a mouse. Check out my early morning adventure and then check out Howl-O-Scream for yourself. Bang it here for the video: Gino Scream Cam
Posted in: News and Opinions by Gino Sassani on August 29th, 2012
We closed out another month of contests and here's to the winners:
The Jodi Picoult Collection - Ron Crouch
Posted in: News and Opinions by Gino Sassani on May 9th, 2012
Every now and then we try and give a little push for films made here in our back yard in Florida:
Check out the trailer for Step Up:Revolution hitting theaters on July 27th.
