Editorial
Posted in The Reel World by Archive Authors on October 4th, 2011
Written by John Delia
It’s a chick flick, so there you go, I said it right up front. And What’s Your Number? is very predictable, so there you go again. AND it’s 27 Dresses with a bit more sex and without Katherine Heigl. Actually, I almost liked the film up until two scenes that show the moral decay of American cinema.
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Posted in The Reel World by Archive Authors on October 4th, 2011
Written by John Delia
When I see Seth Rogen’s name listed in the cast of a film, the first thing that comes to my mind is a wild comedy. But in 50/50 Rogen adjusts his bizarre persona and creates a character that provides the right medicine to a poignant situation. Although the film gets a little sappy at times, it delivers a strong, meaningful story.
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Posted in The Reel World by Archive Authors on September 23rd, 2011
Written by John Delia
The inspiring, moving, poignant true story Dolphin Tale splashes into theaters this weekend with a family friendly theme that’s sure to touch your heart. Filmed in Florida where it happened, it’s a movie about a dolphin that receives a compassionate helping hand and a strange new lease on life.
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Posted in The Reel World by Archive Authors on September 23rd, 2011
Written by John Delia
The film Killer Elite plays out like you are watching a video game — kill an assassin and move up to the next level. Exciting, power-packed, and relatively predictable, the film tends to mirror other action movies that have been released this year. The thing that does play better than the rest involves the suspense that comes with trying to decide who really is the bad guy here.
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Posted in The Reel World by Archive Authors on September 23rd, 2011
Written by John Delia
Sweet, charming and touching, My Afternoons with Margueritte has what it takes when it comes to entertainment value. What makes the film so good comes from the acting of Girard Depardieu, Gisèle Casadesus and fine directing by Jean Becker. If you prefer a film that has excellent acting with a loving script, then My Afternoons with Margueritte is your French strawberry croissant.
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Posted in The Reel World by Archive Authors on September 16th, 2011
Written by John Delia
Here’s a remake that actually makes for better entertainment. It’s called Straw Dogs, and the cunning little tale takes you into the dark side of a dysfunctional town and renders fear. I was very much blown away by the film from its mellow beginning to a buildup of concern and a final turn of events that made me shudder. If you like films that have a deep seeded alarming undertone, then rush to see Straw Dogs.
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Posted in The Reel World by Archive Authors on September 16th, 2011
Written by John Delia
Just to make sure that the trailer for Drive doesn’t give you the wrong idea, NO, this is not a Jason Statham movie in the vein of the adrenaline pumping Transporter series. Ryan Gosling holds his own in this rough surrealistic drama that inserts all the thrills shown in the preview and more. If you like looking into the mind of a tough loner who is on a road to a life full of angst, then take a ride to Drive.
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Posted in The Reel World by Archive Authors on September 9th, 2011
Not all documentaries can make a mark in society, but I found Genius On Hold a remarkable film that takes a crack at big business and proves positive. Genius On Hold is eye opening, courageous and extraordinary. It’s a father and son story of fate that intertwines life struggles, crime and monopolies, which decide their future. If there’s one documentary you see this year, make it be Genius On Hold.
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Posted in The Reel World by Archive Authors on September 9th, 2011
Slick, compelling and gripping Contagion uses the fright brought on by past outbreaks of deadly virus attacks around the world to punch home a ‘what if’ plot that succeeds in scaring the pants off accepting moviegoers. The recognizable actors saves the plot from being hard to follow as it jumps from country to country in this thriller that ‘could actually happen’.
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Posted in The Reel World by Michael Durr on September 1st, 2011
As with many of the audience who reads the reviews we write, I have been to a ton of movies. But most of the time when I go, I go on the second or perhaps third week of release. Rarely do I ever go the first week. Even rarer is when I get invited to a screening of a movie before it even opens. Well, on August 31st, 2011, I got the chance to see the new feature from Lionsgate entitled The Warrior which opens September 9th, 2011. Let us see what it had to offer.
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Posted in The Reel World by Gino Sassani on May 5th, 2011
Today we begin a new feature here at Upcomingdiscs.
From time to time we are invited to take a sneak peak at some of the movies that are about to make their box office debuts. They are not coming out on home theater release… just yet. You can count on them truly being Upcomingdiscs. The new series of articles will be called The Reel World. They may include several new films in one piece or focus on one particular release. With a summer filled with potential blockbusters, we decided this was the time to roll out the new feature. What better way to kick the whole thing off than with one of this summer’s most anticipated films: Thor.
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Posted in News and Opinions, The Reel World by Gino Sassani on January 5th, 2010
As we head into the movie release year of 2010, we understand you might like a handy reference guide to show you the various films coming this year to cinemas near you. Upcomingdiscs has done all of the work for you. Here is a comprehensive look at the films scheduled so far for 2010.
Feel free to bookmark the post and refer to it throughout the year.
Remember that release dates are not static and often change. This post represents the schedule as of January 2010.
I will try to update it each quarter.
Enjoy:
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Posted in Blog Posts, Release Announcements, The Reel World by Archive Authors on November 7th, 2007
Direct to DVD comes #1 of 4 direct-to-DVD Futurama feature length movies – “Bender’s Big Score.” Of note: lots of PR flackery over the fact that this production is “carbon neutral” with Fox apparently ponying up for offset credits against CO2 releases from energy and materials used in production. The extras (after the jump) also include a “Terrifying Message from Al Gore” – Huzzah!
Uncancel your plans for the future — Futurama is back! In this all-new, feature-length epic, evil nudist aliens send Bender on a rampage through time, forcing him — slightly against his will — to steal all of Earth’s priceless historic treasures. Will the heroic Planet Express crew save the planet? Will Leela find true love? Will the ancient and terrible secret of Fry’s buttocks be exposed? All will be revealed in Futurama: Bender’s Big Score, the greatest adventure of our time, and also the greatest adventure of several other times! In the words of a certain beer-fueled robot . . . “We’re back, baby!”
Pricing: $29.98 U.S. / $37.98 Canada
Special Features follow after the jump…
Posted in Blog Posts, Release Announcements, The Reel World by Archive Authors on November 5th, 2007
January 15th is the just announced release date for the Family Guy “Blue Farce” – apparently an extended version of the season six premier that is a protracted sendup of Star Wars.
I’d link to a trailer or some clips, but hey! Fox has taken everything related to this down off of YouTube. And of course, the Fox media site is lagging their press releases with no coverart, trailers, stills, or anything related to this release available. So enjoy some mildly descriptive text instead!
Featuring hysterical cameos from Rush Limbaugh, Chevy Chase, Beverly D’Angelo and Helen Reddy, Family Guy Presents: “Blue Harvest” is “a dead-on homage that hilariously picks apart Star Wars, along with much of real life” (Associated Press). The DVD features more than four minutes of never-before-seen material; an uncensored track; animatics; commentaries; interviews with Seth MacFarlane and George Lucas…
Man, these guys are bundling hard on the SE release. T-shirts, 3-D glasses, trading cards (meh), and, of course 3D footage to go with the glasses…
See the full specs after the jump…
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Posted in The Reel World by Archive Authors on September 25th, 2007
The Simpsons announcement has dropped: December 18th is the day! Coming out on Blu-ray and DVD, both single disc releases:
The DVD Release
“The Simpsons Movie DVD is presented in North America in widescreen format, featuring English Dolby Surround 5.1 sound, Spanish and French Dolby Surround and English and Spanish subtitles.”
Extras Galore:
The Blu-ray Release
“The Simpsons Movie BD release will be authored in BD-Java with AVC (MPEG 4 compression) on a dual-layer 50 GB disc with English 5.1 DTS HD Lossless Master Audio plus English, French and Spanish 5.1 Dolby Digital sound. The disc will feature all of the above special features in high-def.”
I’m not seeing any cover art on the press site yet, but stay tuned. In the meantime, looks like a strong (though expensive!) release.
Posted in The Reel World by Archive Authors on September 21st, 2007
An interesting bit of news I stumbled across: a new Braveheart release on DVD. Uninspiring audio, but a new features list – I don’t think, from a cursory scan of Amazon, that all of these have been seen previously…
Posted in The Reel World by Archive Authors on September 15th, 2007
Urggh. 42 disc (dvd) set, includes all 20 original films, plus Casino Royale. In their own words:
“Presented on two-disc special edition DVDs spanning 42 discs, each mission grants all-access to the chronicles of the agent’s storied career from the Bond archives, including deleted scenes, rare interviews, documentaries, featurettes, interactive film guides, music videos, audio commentaries and more.”
Each film has been…
“…recently restored and re-mastered for optimal sound and picture quality.”
The complete set retails for $270 CDN, pre-orderable October 10.
Or, you could get the Ultimate Edition box set for $180 at Amazon now, and grab a previously viewed copy of Casino Royale (2006) from BlockBuster for $8. Your call.
Disclaimer: I have no idea if these discs are any different from the UE’s – though both this new release and the UE’s are 2-disc sets – and I find it hard to imagine that MGM’s dredged up another set of extras for each film; I’ve emailed MGM and will post a response.
Posted in News and Opinions, The Reel World by Archive Authors on September 15th, 2007
(click the cover to expand, btw) I know nothing about this movie other than that the concept sounds intriguing, and that it hits DVD October 23rd. Directed/produced/co-written by Arquette, Fox describes the film as an homage to slasher flicks by Wes Craven & Tobe Hooper. The plot is right from the slasher playbook: group of teens stalked and killed. But the “Arquette Homage” element is intriguing. Calling David Annandale: do you anything about this?
Screencaps follow after the jump!
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