Posted in: Tuesday Round Up by J C on April 26th, 2016
Who’s the baddest pimp in town? (Other than yours truly, of course.) Well if you’re a fan of blaxploitation cinema, you probably know the answer to that question is Dolemite! The film makes its Blu-ray debut this week, so be sure to keep checking our site for the review. Meanwhile, Lionsgate retraces its steps with Backtrack, and Comedy Central bids a warm farewell to Hot in Cleveland: Season 6.
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Posted in: Site News by Gino Sassani on April 21st, 2016
Paul's been with us for a while. Regular readers are familiar with his work because he's just reached his 200th review. He's absolutely the most off-the-wall writer here, but we love him because he makes the rest of us look sane. Hopefully, he'll be driving us crazy for another 200.
Posted in: Tuesday Round Up by J C on April 19th, 2016
We've got a bear of a Round Up for you this week, my friends! Leonard DiCaprio tussled with a vicious grizzly and took home his first Oscar for The Revenant. And now, thanks to Fox, we'll bring you a Blu-ray review of the hit survival drama. Lionsgate also engages in some gross Misconduct, while Entertainment One seeks safe Haven: The Final Season. HBO plays second fiddle with Veep: Season 4 and innovates in Silicon Valley: Season 2. Comedy Central brings back Daniel Tosh: People Pleaser, while Magnolia Home Entertainment lampoons an iconic magazine/comedy brand with Drunk Stoned Brilliant Dead. Finally, Warner Bros. schemes with Pretty Little Liars: Season 6.
One last reminder before signing off for the week: 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: Random Fun by Brent Lorentson on April 15th, 2016
It has been “Ten years of film,” the Gasparilla International Film Festival touts proudly upon its program magazine. It’s certainly a feat to be proud of for a festival that has had its share of troubles over the years and at one point was seriously close to never happening again. But in 2016 the festival is ready to kick things off on a beautiful spring day in the heart of downtown Tampa, Florida at the Tampa Theatre for its opening night film Eye in the Sky. The red carpet is rolled out for this big-time affair that has drawn a fair amount of media attention and plenty of festival-goers to fill the historic theatre to experience this moment when Hollywood comes into our city to put on a cinematic show. And over the next few days film fans will be flooding down the aisles to look upon the screen, to take in a few films and have a chance to experience a film with the potential to be the next great classic, or perhaps its only public viewing.
Opening night goes just about as you would expect as the beautiful people of the Tampa Bay area gather together for photos while an excited buzz works through the crowd. Flashbulbs ignite as director Gavin Hood (Enders Game, Eye in the Sky) takes photos and fields questions from various reporters. For some fans, over the course of the night this will be their chance to rub shoulders with various filmmakers and go away with stories to tell their friends about who they got to meet. After all, it’s at these festivals where the filmmakers get a chance to step out in front of an audience and discuss their latest film and engage various fans while enjoying some cocktails.
Posted in: Tuesday Round Up by J C on April 12th, 2016
It's a shorter Round Up than usual, pardners! But one release we're reviewing for you this week has one of the longer titles you're likely to find anywhere. Magnolia Home Entertainment revs up The Lady in the Car with Glasses and a Gun, a French-Belgian thriller/mouthful. Meanwhile, Lionsgate laughs it up with Grace and Frankie: Season One. Finally, Shout! Factory spends some family time with Sisters: Season 4.
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Posted in: Tuesday Round Up by J C on April 5th, 2016
Not that long ago, in a theatre that was hopefully not too far, far away from your galaxy home…chances are you settled in to enjoy Star Wars: The Force Awakens. The movie went on to become the highest-grossing film of all time in the U.S., and this week you can bring the Force home. You can actually already check out our review of Disney’s Blu-ray release for Star Wars, along with our thoughts on Showtime’s House of Lies: Season 4.
Banshee: Season 3, from HBO, is a real scream. Meanwhile, RLJ Entertainment throws us a Curveball and was kind enough not to keep The Hoarder all to itself. Shout! Factory cops to NYPD Blue: Season 9. Finally, Lionsgate starts at the very beginning with The von Trapp Family: A Life of Music and has it made in the shade with Mojave.
Posted in: Tuesday Round Up by J C on March 29th, 2016
There’s plenty of love hate to go around in this week’s Round Up. We’ll be covering the Blu-ray release of The Hateful Eight, Quentin Tarantino’s bloody, brutal Western/Agatha Christie-style thriller. In addition to reviewing the film itself, you can also check out Gino’s chat with delightful Hateful co-star Dana Gourrier. Elsewhere, IndiePix bundles up for The Winter, while Film Detective allows us inside The Red House. Momentum Pictures saddles up for father/son Western Forsaken, while Lionsgate leaves itself Exposed.
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Posted in: Tuesday Round Up by J C on March 22nd, 2016
Turns out the odds were definitely in our favor. Thanks to Lionsgate, we’ll soon be posting our review of The Hunger Games: Mockingjay, Part 2, the final chapter in the wildly popular dystopian YA saga. The studio was also kind enough to crown us with The Royals: Season 2. Shout! Factory catches up with Maude: Season 4 and takes us to court with the Perry Mason Movie Collection: Volume 5. Meanwhile, All Hell Breaks Loose courtesy of Wild Eye Releasing. Finally, Anchor Bay starts a revolution with Turn — Washington’s Spies: Season 2.
And one last reminder before signing off for the week: 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 March 15th, 2016
Brace yourselves…winter is coming…and so is our review for Game of Thrones: The Complete Fifth Season. HBO’s blockbuster fantasy drama releases its latest jam-packed Blu-ray set this week, but that’s far from the only noteworthy title you can read about on our site. Magnolia Home Entertainment delves inside Steve Jobs: The Man in the Machine, while Lionsgate eggs on The Hatching. Shout! Factory takes care of The Nanny: The Final Season, and Universal keeps it in the family with Sisters. On top of that, you can already see whether we think you should invest in Paramount’s The Big Short.
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Posted in: Tuesday Round Up by J C on March 8th, 2016
It’s a whale of a week here aboard UpcomingDiscs headquarters! Luckily, Warner Bros. helped us reel in a big one with the 3D Blu-ray of In the Heart of the Sea. The high-stakes, high-sea adventure is just one of the titles we’ll be reviewing over the next week. Anchor Bay shares The Spoils of Babylon, while Hallmark answers When Calls the Heart: It Begins with Heart. Lionsgate goes nuclear with Manhattan: Season 2 and looks to escape Out of the Inferno. In the meantime, you can already check out our review of Paramount’s Hogan’s Heroes: The Complete Series.
And one last reminder before signing off for the week: 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!
