Posted in: Tuesday Round Up by J C on March 1st, 2016
…“And in the blue Blu corner...weighing in it about 5 ounces...hailing from Warner Bros...the surprise underdog sensation of 2015...Creed!” The boxing hit starring Michael B. Jordan and recent Oscar winner Sylvester Stallone highlights this week slate of Blu-ray and DVD releases. Cinedigm clocks in with The Midnight Man, joins God's Club, takes up arms with Weaponized, and follows James Dean through some of his Life. Cinemax retaliates with Strike Back: The Final Season. And it's either Kill or Be Killed, courtesy of RLJ Entertainment. (Be sure to keep an eye out for our interview with Kill or Be Killed filmmakers Justin Meeks and Duane Graves.)
Adonis Johnson and Rocky Balboa aren't the only contenders around these parts. Congratulations to Ronald Oliver, who wins a DVD copy of Misfire, courtesy of RLJ Entertainment in our February contest.
Posted in: Contests, Tuesday Round Up by J C on February 23rd, 2016
The final Tuesday Round Up of February is set to close the month with a bang! Isn’t it funny how things tend to go boom whenever Bruce Willis is around? This week is no exception, as the action legend stars in new thriller Extraction, courtesy of Lionsgate. Speaking of lions, Disney takes its place in the circle of life with The Lion Guard: The Return of the Roar. Finally, Magnolia hits the road in search for laughs in Entertainment.
Of course, this is also your last chance to get some free stuff from our Round Up contest. Once a month we’re going to give away a surprise DVD title from our archives to a lucky winner who comments in our weekly Round-Up posts. All you have to do is comment in a Round-Up post — like this one! — and tell us which of the featured titles you’re most curious to read about. (Quick reminder: You're not telling us which title you'd like to win; your free DVD will be a surprise.)
Posted in: Contests, Tuesday Round Up by J C on February 16th, 2016
Who's up for mid-week Mass? You don't even have to put on your Sunday best...in fact, all you have to do is pop in Black Mass, the star-studded Johnny Depp crime drama from Warner Bros. that highlights this week's Tuesday Round Up. The studio also mines drama from The 33. RLJ Entertainment engages in Criminal Activities, Sony mingles with Saints & Strangers, and Comedy Central yuks it up with Brian Regan: Live From Radio City Music Hall. Cohen Media Group fraternizes with the three-film Taviani Brothers Collection, Lionsgate races to the Wiener Dog Internationals, and Cinedigm eggs us on with Hatched.
HBO joins hands with Togetherness: The Complete First Season and continues its quarter-life crisis with Girls: The Complete Fourth Season. CBS whistles through The Andy Griffith Show: The Complete Series, and tells the story of The Brady Kids: The Complete Animated Series. Finally, Shout! Factory enlists in the two-film McHale's Navy/McHale's Navy Joins the Airforce.
Posted in: Contests, Tuesday Round Up by J C on February 9th, 2016
Round Up...Tuesday Round Up. By now, our friendly little weekly post should need no introduction, and neither does a certain super spy who highlights our latest slate of offerings. That would be Bond...James Bond, who returns to action in Fox's Spectre. This week’s Round Up is also shaping up to be somewhat of a family affair. Lionsgate/CBS Films shows us how to Love the Coopers, which finds four generations of the titular family gathering for the holidays. Meanwhile, Sony pays a visit to Grandma, which stars Lily Tomlin as a scrappy senior. Lionsgate also spies MI-5 and tames Mountain Men: The Rules of the Wild Have Changed. Finally, Dark Sky Films moves heaven and earth with Convergence, while Cinema Epoch exhibits Sociopathia tendencies.
Just so you know, the Denver Broncos aren't necessarily the only big winners this week. Once a month we’re going to give away a surprise DVD title from our archives to a lucky winner who comments in our weekly Round-Up posts. All you have to do is comment in a Round-Up post — like this one! — and tell us which of the featured titles you’re most curious to read about. (Quick reminder: You're not telling us which title you'd like to win; your free DVD will be a surprise.)
Posted in: Tribute by Gino Sassani on February 3rd, 2016
“Can you get me off the hook? For old times’ sake?”
But it was we who were on Abe Vigoda’s hook. He might have been a character named Fish, but he had us hook, line, and sinker. Godfather fans knew him as the dangerous Sal Tessio. To the Barney Miller faithful he was Detective Fish, who eventually moved to his own spinoff. Certainly, he had many more memorable characters over his nearly 70-year career, but these will likely remain his legacy. He was a reliable character actor on shows like The Rockford Files, Mannix, Hawaii Five-0, Cannon, Dark Shadows, Kojak, MacGyver, Law & Order, and even the voice of a mobster in a Batman animated feature. Last week we lost Abe. He was 94 years old. Fortunately, we’ll never lose Tessio and Fish.
Posted in: Contests, Tuesday Round Up by J C on February 2nd, 2016
Happy, Grumpy, Sleepy, and Dopey…these are just a few of the words I would use to describe my mood over the last couple of months as I bought and moved into my first house. More importantly — and much more famously — those are, of course, a few of the iconic title characters in Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, which gets a shiny new “Signature Collection” Blu-ray from Disney this week. Cinedigm boards Noah’s Ark, regales us with Extraordinary Tales, and visits Meadowland. Hallmark accepts us For Better or For Worse, and hounds My Boyfriends’ Dogs. HBO comes to the rescue with Show Me a Hero, while Warner Bros. reintroduces us to The Man From U.N.C.L.E.: Season 2 and goes out of this world with Falling Skies: Season 5.
Dreamworks crosses a Bridge of Spies, and Entertainment One pulls an all-nighter with From Dusk Till Dawn: Season 2. Lionsgate charts the Rise of the Krays, battles in a Fight to the Finish, advocates in Freeheld, and breaks the curse of The Last Witch Hunter. Sony cuts to the chase with The Lizzie Borden Chronicles, while RLJ Entertainment celebrates All Hallows’ Eve 2, and lays eyes on The Sin Seer.
Posted in: Contests, Tuesday Round Up by J C on January 26th, 2016
After a *very* welcome vacation last week, I’m off the cruise ship and happy to be back at the UpcomingDiscs ranch. (Although I kinda miss the part where I got to eat all the time and someone else made my bed.) Speaking of returns, Jack’s Back thanks to Shout! Factory, which also takes the good and takes the bad with The Facts of Life: Season 8. Cohen Media Group moves on with The New Girlfriend, Warner Bros. takes Forever: The Complete Series, and Sony finds Jesse Stone: Lost in Paradise. Finally, Anchor Bay decodes Da Vinci’s Demons: Season 3.
This Round Up post is also your last chance to win our January giveaway. Once a month we’re going to give away a surprise DVD title from our archives to a lucky winner who comments in our weekly Round-Up posts. All you have to do is comment in a Round-Up post — like this one! — and tell us which of the featured titles you’re most curious to read about. (Quick reminder: You're not telling us which title you'd like to win; your free DVD will be a surprise.)
Posted in: Tuesday Round Up by Gino Sassani on January 19th, 2016
Howdy partners. Gino here again. Johnny’s out on the high seas running from the likes of Captain Jack Sparrow and Flint. If he makes it back, I’m sure he’ll be filling you in on titles again real soon. If not, we’ll be sure to send out a search party real soon.
This week Shout Factory keeps it in the family with Sisters: Season 3. Timeless Media canonizes The Saint Seasons 3 & 4. Indiepix has faith in I Believe In Unicorns. Universal climbs Everest in 3D and menaces us with Sinister 2. Warner Brothers gives us Robert De Niro in The Intern. A&E grabs the gator by the tail with Swamp People Season 6. Sony logs in with The Diary Of A Teenage Girl. Lionsgate passes judgment on The Condemned 2 and raises our awareness with Stonewall.
Posted in: Tribute by J C on January 14th, 2016
- “After all your posturing, all your little speeches, you're nothing but a common thief.”
- “I am an exceptional thief…”
Posted in: Contests, Tuesday Round Up by J C on January 12th, 2016
Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are dead. In 2016, that last sentence sounds like a spoiler-phobe’s worst nightmare. Fortunately, Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead is actually the title of Tom Stoppard’s existential, “sideways Shakespeare” comedy, which gets a 25th anniversary Blu-ray release this week courtesy of RLJ Entertainment. Speaking of RLJ, they’ll also be administering our Painkillers. (You can already check out our chat with star Colm Feore.) Hallmark pledges All of My Heart and nods to So You Said Yes. Finally, Shout! Factory scores a 10 with the Bo Derek double feature Bolero/Ghosts Can’t Do It.
We still want to give you more free stuff. Once a month we’re going to give away a surprise DVD title from our archives to a lucky winner who comments in our weekly Round-Up posts. All you have to do is comment in a Round-Up post — like this one! — and tell us which of the featured titles you’re most curious to read about. (Quick reminder: You're not telling us which title you'd like to win; your free DVD will be a surprise.)
