Random Fun

Joan Cusack recently starred as ‘Mom’ in Disney’s family space adventure film Mars Needs Moms.  With the Blu-ray DVD about to be released, we caught up with the acclaimed actress to find out more about this family fun adventure film. Continue reading for the entire interview.

Seth Green stars as a broccoli-hating kid Milo in the intergalactic space adventure Mars Needs Moms. With the Blu-ray, Blu-ray 3D and DVD about to be released, we sit down for a chat with Seth for the lowdown on the making of the movie… Continue to read the interview:

One of Upcomingdiscs readers, Andrea Mandarino was one of the winners of the contest.

Upcomingdiscs would like to congratulate her on her winning design.

Andrea's design can be seen here: Scarface Design

SCARFACE arrives on Blu-ray on September 6, 2011. Click continue for the full list of winners.

On Tuesday, March 29th, 20th Century Fox will release The Black Swan on Blu-ray and DVD. In the meantime, immerse yourself into the world of dreams and reality.  The experience morphs depending on the responses chosen, ultimately leading users to “transform” into the White Swan or Black Swan. The result is a tailored piece of visual poetry, an individual’s emoti-poem, that can be shared with others. All the emoti-poems are also housed in the video gallery to create a collective, evolving experience.

So, while you're waiting for the release and our upcoming review, bang it here to explore the world of The Black Swan

We continue our celebration of the release of Bambi on Blu-ray with some art lessons. Veteran Disney Animator Andreas Deja shows you how to draw the popular Disney character. Watch it with the kids. It'll make a great art project to go along with your family sharing the movie together.

Just Bang it Here: Learn To Draw Bambi

This week we're going to be celebrating the Walt Disney release of Bambi in high defintion. The Blu-ray comes out Tuesday March 1st. Our review will be out a week later. But we don't want you to miss out on all of the fun. With the help of our friends at Disney, we're going to offer a few Bambi posts this week.

Anyone who is a fan of horror or science fiction knows who Forry Ackerman was. He gave more to the industry than anyone else. He coined the term sci-fi and inspired the likes of Stephen King, John Landis, Steven Spielberg, and many others. He was the editor of Famous Monsters Of Filmland and held the largest collection of movie memorabilia anywhere in his famed Ackermuseum.

I’ve been lucky enough to have counted Uncle Forry as a friend since 1991, when I first visited the Ackermuseum. I’ve spent many hours and meals with him and miss him greatly.

I was invited to write and perform an original song tribute to Forry in January of 2000. It was my honor to perform the piece in front of a room of invited guests with Forry by my side. I was told that the plaque, containing the lyrics, remained one of his prized processions until the day he died, long after most of his collection had been sold.

In honor of Forry, Upcomingdiscs will present our award for the best that horror home video had to offer from one Halloween to the next. I call them 4E based on a keychain Forry once gave me that said "4E 4E remember me with every key". Upcomingdiscs will remember Forry each and every Halloween with the annual 4E Awards.

This year the selections were made from among the staff here at Upcomingdiscs.

Starting next year, you will be providing us with the nominations and helping us pick winners. To be eligible a film must have been released on home video since last Halloween.

And now ... the First Annual 4E Awards. (click continue to see our selections).

To continue with our Toy Story coverage, here's an interview with Tom Hanks.:Hanks provided the voice for Sheriff Woody in all three of the Toy Story films. Of course, Hanks is also known for oustanding roles in such films as Saving Private Ryan, The Green Mile, and Cast Away. Click continue to read the interview:

In anticipation of the Tuesday release of Toy Story 3 on Blu-ray, we present you with an interview with John Ratzenberer who provided the voice of Hamm in all of the Toy Story films. Ratzenberger is also a lucky charm, of sorts, for Pixar, appearing in all of their films.

Here's what John had to say about Toy Story 3: