Posted in: Tuesday Round Up by J C on December 12th, 2017
Winter is here...and not just because sub-50 degree temperatures in Florida this week have everyone in the Sunshine State dusting off their sweaters and winter coats. This week, HBO releases Game of Thrones: Season 7, the penultimate installment of its blockbuster fantasy drama. Elsewhere, Lionsgate plays Cops and Robbers and gets in the holiday spirit with Once Upon a Christmas. Finally, Shout! Factory explores The Mysteries of China (4K), while Monarch releases cult flick One of Us.
Later this week, we'll have reviews for a pair of exciting theatrical releases. Come back for our take on Guillermo del Toro's creature feature The Shape of Water...and a little movie called Star Wars: The Last Jedi. (Here's hoping the latter film can somehow find an audience.) One last reminder before signing off for the week: if you’re shopping for anything on Amazon — a Christmas present for a loved one, perhaps — and you do it through one of our links, it’ll help keep the lights on here at UpcomingDiscs. See ya next week!
Posted in: Holiday Gift Guides by Gino Sassani on December 6th, 2017
I think I see your problem. You have this list. It’s a list of people you need/want to buy a Christmas gift for. The trouble is that they’re into home theatre, and you don’t know Star Trek from Star Wars. You couldn’t tell a Wolf Man from a Wolverine. And you always thought that Paranormal Activity was something too kinky to talk about. Fortunately, Upcomingdiscs has come to the rescue every Christmas with our Gift Guide Spotlights. These gift guides ARE NOT paid advertisements. We take no money to publish them. The kinds of things we recommend here are things I would be delighted to find under the tree.
CBS still has the highest rated dramas on television. There have been quite a few good DVD sets from the network in 2017. Here's a look at my recommendations.
Posted in: Tuesday Round Up by J C on December 5th, 2017
Earlier this year, the fifth film in the Transformers franchise made its UHD debut. This week, the rest of the robots in disguise arrive in 4K! Thanks to Paramount, we'll soon have reviews for Transformers (4K), Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (4K), Transformers: Dark of the Moon (4K), and Transformers: Age of Extinction (4K). Elsewhere, RLJ Entertainment goes out of this world with The Osiris Child: Science Fiction Vol. 1 while Omnibus Entertainment crowns The White King. Finally, Lionsgate loses its religion with The Crucifixion.
While this is the start of a new month, you're going to get the same ol' reminder: if you’re shopping for anything on Amazon — maybe a Christmas present for a loved one — and you do it through one of our links, it’ll help keep the lights on here at UpcomingDiscs. See ya next week!
Posted in: News and Opinions by Gino Sassani on December 2nd, 2017
If you live in the Tampa Bay Area you absolutely must check out the Tampa Bay Underground Film Festival. They have some amazing films from some up and coming artists in the field. Check out the schedule of films at the Tampa Bay Underground Film Festival. Do a little Holiday shopping, enjoy a meal and then see some great independent films.
Posted in: Tuesday Round Up by J C on November 28th, 2017
We are a little less than a week removed from Thanksgiving, and we are feeling thankful for your continued support of our site. (And I'm still feeling like I'm in a bit of a food coma.) We're also feeling Lucky this week. Thanks to Universal, we'll bring you our take on Steven Soderbergh's latest heist comedy Logan Lucky (4K). Universal also profiles a pair of music mavericks (Dr. Dre and Jimmy Iovine) with The Defiant Ones. Finally, Warner Bros. seeks to recapture the magic of one of its most successful franchises with the Harry Potter Film Collection 1-4 (4K).
Before signing off for the week (and for November), here’s the usual reminder: if you’re shopping for anything on Amazon and you do it through one of our links, it’ll help keep the lights on here at UpcomingDiscs. See ya next week and have a spooktacular Halloween!
Posted in: Holiday Gift Guides, Uncategorized by Gino Sassani on November 26th, 2017
I think I see your problem. You have this list. It’s a list of people you need/want to buy a Christmas gift for. The trouble is that they’re into home theatre, and you don’t know Star Trek from Star Wars. You couldn’t tell a Wolf Man from a Wolverine. And you always thought that Paranormal Activity was something too kinky to talk about. Fortunately, Upcomingdiscs has come to the rescue every Christmas with our Gift Guide Spotlights. These gift guides ARE NOT paid advertisements. We take no money to publish them. The kinds of things we recommend here are things I would be delighted to find under the tree.
No studio has embraced the 4K format as much as Warner Brothers in 2017. They have become the first to release a television series in UHD and the first to release vintage material in 4K. They have consistently provided us with 4K versions of their new releases, and the results have been impressive. If you have a 4K/UHD Blu-ray adopter on your list, you won't find a better selection than Warner Brothers to start checking names off swiftly.
Posted in: Holiday Gift Guides by Gino Sassani on November 26th, 2017
I think I see your problem. You have this list. It’s a list of people you need/want to buy a Christmas gift for. The trouble is that they’re into home theatre, and you don’t know Star Trek from Star Wars. You couldn’t tell a Wolf Man from a Wolverine. And you always thought that Paranormal Activity was something too kinky to talk about. Fortunately, Upcomingdiscs has come to the rescue every Christmas with our Gift Guide Spotlights. These gift guides ARE NOT paid advertisements. We take no money to publish them. The kinds of things we recommend here are things I would be delighted to find under the tree.
Usually we stick to movies and home theater equipment when we do talk about gifts here at Upcomingdiscs. However, I do keep my eye out for things that might be of special appeal to the film collectors in our audience. If you're at all like me, you've been trying new ways to keep track of your video collection for years. I have stuff on so many formats that it gets pretty tough to find a way to keep it all together and easy to access. Most of the time I used to just work with Works database options and let that be my database. But a few years ago I've finally found a commercial database that does everything I want it to do, and a ton more. I'm talking about Collectorz.com, and they've been helping to organize my film collection for a few years now. We talked about them last Christmas, and I'm here to talk about them again. This thing rocks and is about as easy to use as anything else I've ever tried. It keeps track of everything you need.
Posted in: Holiday Gift Guides by Gino Sassani on November 24th, 2017
I think I see your problem. You have this list. It’s a list of people you need/want to buy a Christmas gift for. The trouble is that they’re into home theatre, and you don’t know Star Trek from Star Wars. You couldn’t tell a Wolf Man from a Wolverine. And you always thought that Paranormal Activity was something too kinky to talk about. Fortunately, Upcomingdiscs has come to the rescue every Christmas with our Gift Guide Spotlights. These gift guides ARE NOT paid advertisements. We take no money to publish them. The kinds of things we recommend here are things I would be delighted to find under the tree.
We turn our first spotlight on the folks at Time-Life. They put the wow into gift sets and have assembled some mighty big collection sets particularly for that person on your list who loves all things vintage. Here's what they have this Christmas:
Posted in: Tuesday Round Up by J C on November 14th, 2017
They say that blondes have more fun, and Charlize Theron certainly seemed to be having a blast kicking all manner of butt in Atomic Blonde. With the action hit arriving at UpcomingDiscs HQ this week, we are absolutely in for a treat ourselves! Thanks to Universal, we will soon have our take on the UHD release of Atomic Blonde (4K). Elsewhere, MPI Media Group tries to cover up for an Indiscretion. And a little later this week, we'll have a review of the latest superhero smackdown when Justice League arrives in theaters.
Before you run off until next week, here's for your customary reminder: if you’re shopping for anything on Amazon and you do it through one of our links, it’ll help keep the lights on here at UpcomingDiscs. See ya next week!
Posted in: Tuesday Round Up by J C on November 7th, 2017
Giddy up, pardners! Last week, our Tuesday Round Up took a mini-break to recharge its batteries. This week, we are back and ready to transport our readers to the rootin’ tootin-est, most high-end vacation destination in all of television. Warner Bros. is releasing HBO’s hit sci-fi Western drama Westworld: Season 1 — The Maze in 4K! Elsewhere, Disney zooms toward the finish line with Cars 3 (4K). Finally, Eagle Rock Entertainment’s Hans Zimmer: Live in Prague offers a fresh look at the legendary composer, while RLJ Entertainment goes searching for a killer terrorizing merry scary ol’ England in The Limehouse Golem.
On top of this week’s home video releases, we’re reviewing a pair of upcoming big screen entries. So check back to see how weird things get in The Killing of a Sacred Deer and whether or not you should hop aboard the remake of Murder on the Orient Express. While this is the start of a new month, you're going to get the same ol' reminder: if you’re shopping for anything on Amazon and you do it through one of our links, it’ll help keep the lights on here at UpcomingDiscs. See ya next week!
