The Essential Games of the Chicago Cubs
Posted in No Huddle by J C on August 12th, 2012
Any compilation of the greatest moments in Chicago Cubs history has the potential to come off as a cruel joke. After all, we’re talking about a franchise that hasn’t been to the World Series since 1945. On top of that, Roosevelt was in office the last time they won it all…Teddy Roosevelt in 1908! As a result, The Essential Games of the Chicago Cubs obviously doesn’t feature any moments from the Fall Classic.
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Winx Club: The Secret of the Lost Kingdom Movie
Posted in Disc Reviews by William O'Donnell on August 10th, 2012
A group of teenage faeries are graduating from their Faerie academy, and set off on a grand adventure to stop an evil force from…doing evil in general. Meanwhile, one of the faeries is searching for her birth parents, while the rest are giggling about boy faeries and various colouful, giggle-inducing cute items.
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Contest: Win Perry Mason Season 7 Volume 1 On DVD From CBS/Paramount
Posted in Contests, Expired Contests by Gino Sassani on August 10th, 2012
CBS and Paramount are on the case with Perry Mason. You’ve read the reviews for years and now you can own a piece of Perry Mason television history. They’re giving us a copy of Perry Mason Season 7 Volume 1. to give away to a lucky winner. The release features one of the few cases Perry lost. Raymond Burr is Perry Mason in this 15 episode collection.
To win just follow these instructions.
- Fill out your name and email address in the comment form below – your email address will remain private and visible only to us.
- Do not post your address as an actual comment! Instead – Tell us what is your favorite CBS show of all time.
- Only those comments that answer our question will be considered.
Contest is now closed Winner is Sandy Rooke
Winners are notified by E-mail. If you did not get a confirmation E-mail from us, check your Spam filter and contact us. Any prize not claimed in 2 weeks will be forfeit and be placed in the end of year contests next Holiday Season.
The Campaign
Posted in The Reel World by Gino Sassani on August 10th, 2012
“War has rules, mud wrestling has rules – politics has no rules” – Ross Perot
When a political comedy starts out with a Ross Perot quote, you might start asking yourself if the comedy can be anywhere near as funny as the real thing. Of course, politics isn’t very funny these days. You’d have to go back the 19th century to find a time when America was more divided or when the stakes were this serious. And we sure don’t have Ross Perot to laugh at anymore.
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The Bourne Legacy
Posted in The Reel World by J C on August 10th, 2012
Going into this film, I considered the Bourne movies to be an extremely rare breed among film franchises: each sequel was better than the movie it followed. The fantastic Bourne Ultimatum even wrapped up the Matt Damon trilogy with an ending that dovetailed perfectly with the first shot of the series. So when I heard they wanted to make another Bourne film (uh-oh) without director Paul Greengrass (uh-oh!) or star Matt Damon (UH-OH!!!), I was, to put it mildly, skeptical. After all, how can you make a Bourne movie without Jason Bourne?
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Contest: Win Girls Gone Dead From Entertainment One
Posted in Contests, Expired Contests by Gino Sassani on August 9th, 2012
Our friends at Entertainment One are going to spice up your home theater system. You’ve heard of Girls Gone Wild. Now you can enter to win Girls Gone Dead. Just when you thought it was safe to go topless the blood and guts start to spill. It’s out now from Entertainment One. We have three copies to give away.
To win just follow these instructions.
- Fill out your name and email address in the comment form below – your email address will remain private and visible only to us.
- Do not post your address as an actual comment! Instead – What celebrity do you wish got theirs in Girls Gone Dead.
- Only those comments that answer our question will be considered.
Contest is now closed Winners are Gary Smith, Paulie Bolt & Cat
Winners are notified by E-mail. If you did not get a confirmation E-mail from us, check your Spam filter and contact us. Any prize not claimed in 2 weeks will be forfeit and be placed in the end of year contests next Holiday Season.
Strike Back: The Complete First Season (Blu-ray)
Posted in Disc Reviews by Gino Sassani on August 9th, 2012
“A high-octane, globe-spanning thriller with storylines ripped from today’s headlines, Strike Back, Cinemax’s first scripted prime-time original drama series, focuses on two members of a top-secret intelligence agency known as Section 20.”
Cinemax has finally joined the world of original cable television programming. It’s not really a first step since the powers that be at Cinemax are part of the HBO family of premium cable channels, and HBO’s been in this game for a long time.
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Blue Like Jazz (Blu-ray)
Posted in Disc Reviews by J C on August 7th, 2012
“Life is like jazz, son; never resolves.”
Small-scale Christian (or faith-based) films have found modest-yet-passionate audiences in recent years. They also have a reputation among mainstream moviegoers for being overly earnest. Blue Like Jazz — based on the popular 2003 crisis-of-faith best seller by Donald Miller — curiously circumvents that criticism by employing an overly stylish approach and, more importantly, by not billing itself as a “Christian movie.”
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Marvel Anime: Wolverine – Complete Series
Posted in Disc Reviews by Michael Durr on August 6th, 2012
While I have watched a ton of cartoons, the same really can not be said of anime. Sure, I know my classics like Akira, Ghost in the Shell, or Vampire Hunter D but by and large I am not up on my anime. I certainly like it but when I look the shelves and shelves of television episodes or movies, I’m mostly overwhelmed. However, a little bit ago I saw a commercial for some Marvel Anime on G4, I was instantly interested. Little did I know that a couple of the series would end up on my doorstep.
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Earth From Above – Preservation of Water and Forests/Food and Wildlife Conservation
Posted in Disc Reviews by Gino Sassani on August 6th, 2012
Earth From Above is a French nature documentary series dubbed into English for its American and British Blu-ray release. The host, Yann Arthus-Bertrand, garnered international attention with his renowned photography. He’s best known for his best selling coffee table book, Earth From Above, chronicling his world travels with stunning photos from a bird’s eye view. He then branched into filmmaking, using his unique aerial photographer’s eye to draw attention to world’s conservation and preservation needs. This resulted in an Earth From Above full length feature and eventually this running French series of the same name.
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Age of the Dragons
Posted in No Huddle by Brent Lorentson on August 6th, 2012
Ever wonder what Herman Melville’s classic tale Moby Dick would have been like if instead of a white whale Ahab was obsessed with but a giant white dragon? Well, then you’re in luck, because that is exactly what Age of Dragons is, a literal remake of the classic but with dragons. At first I found this idea pretty awesome, and heck it even has Danny Glover (Lethal Weapon) with Vinnie Jones(X-Men Last Stand); what could possibly go wrong? Sadly, a lot can go wrong.
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We The Party
Posted in No Huddle by Brent Lorentson on August 6th, 2012
Going into this film all I really knew was that it was written and directed by Mario Van Peebles (New Jack City) and a vague memory of the trailer I caught on a previous DVD I reviewed. One look at the unappealing cover and it had me thinking I got stuck with a low-budget Step Up knockoff, and I just really wasn’t looking forward to this film, but I do try and stay optimistic, because sometimes you never know when something good may come along. This is one of those films.
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La Grande Illusion (Blu-ray)
Posted in Disc Reviews by J C on August 4th, 2012
– “It’s our duty, this is war.”
– “Agreed, but even so let’s remember our manners.”
You know how Citizen Kane is considered by some to be the greatest film of all time? Well, I’m the kind of curious movie nerd who subsequently wonders which film was atop Kane auteur Orson Welles’ personal list. Unfortunately, I can’t ask him, but there’s evidence suggesting the answer was Jean Renoir’s La Grande Illusion/Grand Illusion.
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Total Recall (2012)
Posted in The Reel World by Gino Sassani on August 3rd, 2012
“This is going to be hard for you to believe. Whatever you think you remember, it’s not real. This person you think you are now, it’s all a lie.”
Philip Dick’s original stories We Can Remember It For You Wholesale and Do Androids Dream Of Electric Sheep made the pulp-age science fiction writer a household name in the 1980’s. The later title became Ridley Scott’s breakout cult classic Bladerunner, while the former title became the troubled Total Recall. I say troubled because the film went through 40 actual script rewrites, three lead actors, and several directors before it finally made it to the big screen in 1990
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Shark Divers – Documentary Collection (Blu-ray)
Posted in Disc Reviews by Gino Sassani on August 2nd, 2012
“It’s one thing to see a great white shark on television or from the safe confines of a boat. It’s another experience entirely to see the animals in their natural element. There simply is not a single creature on Earth that we’re more afraid of.”
Man’s always had a rather natural, and healthy, fear of sharks, but it was perhaps the 1975 film Jaws that brought all of those primordial fears bubbling to the surface of our pop culture. Since then sharks have taken an almost mythic position in our culture
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Mystery Science Theater 3000: XXIV
Posted in Disc Reviews by Gino Sassani on August 2nd, 2012
“You have been summoned to a place beyond this Earth, a place beyond your understanding. A place with laughter and love, safety and happiness for all eternity. A trusted friend will accompany you to this other plain of existence. And your journey will begin. Watch for the signs, my friend. Godspeed and good luck.”
The place you are being summoned to is that wacky film study group that is MST3K. Classes are about to begin again thanks to Shout Factory and their continuing release of these classic films and the men who hate them.
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Hope Springs & Green Card + Mumford – Triple Feature
Posted in No Huddle by Brent Lorentson on August 2nd, 2012
The romantic comedy, the genre most guys avoid like the plague unless trying to score some points with the girlfriend. It’s the genre I seem to only like a handful of titles from, though the ones I do like seem to be my fallback films after a breakup. Beautiful Girls and High Fidelity seem to be the go-to films for me. With a triple feature of Rom-Com action heading my way I dug deep into my manly soul and told myself I can do this. If I can survive watching bad Tyler Perry knockoff films, then this lighthearted triple feature should be no trouble at all.
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Gunsmoke – The Sixth Season Volume 1
Posted in Disc Reviews by William O'Donnell on August 2nd, 2012
I’ll say this about a program that has remained consistant in quality for twenty seasons…it makes for challenging reviews. Talking about each season of Gunsmoke is difficult in that you either write briefly to try to avoid redundancies, but might seem too hasty, or you have to labour over each episode, in which case, you’re only going to have hardcore fans paying attention.
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Clue: The Movie (Blu Ray)
Posted in Disc Reviews by William O'Donnell on August 1st, 2012
Who killed Mr. Boddy? Col. Mustard in the Library with the Wrench? Mrs. White in the Study with the Revolver? Maybe even the butler did it? A talented comedy cast bring the famous board game to life in a slapstick whodunnit where the chuckles mean more than solving the actual mystery.
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Triple Feature: D.O.A. / Playing God / Color of Night
Posted in Disc Reviews by Michael Durr on August 1st, 2012
Like a lot of people in general, I strive to get more bang for my buck. Whether it is in grocery shopping, video games or a pizza buffet, I always want to pay the bare minimum and reap the maximum benefit. Another area this holds true is movies. In my collection, there are double packs, triple features and quadruple showings. Today, it just so happens that we have a triple feature from Mill Creek Entertainment that brings us three thrillers: D.O.A, Playing God and Color of Night. This might be a long night.
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The Three Stooges (Blu-ray)
Posted in Disc Reviews by Gino Sassani on August 1st, 2012
“This ain’t a revival, it’s an orphanage.”
It’s the 1970’s and a speeding car screams down the dirt road of an orphanage. A duffel bag is tossed on the doorstep, and Moe, Larry and Curly have arrived. Ten years later we see the beginnings of the familiar routines in the teenage versions of The Three Stooges. They are unadoptable and are causing the nuns who run the joint a ton of headaches.
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Leverage: The Fourth Season
Posted in No Huddle by Gino Sassani on August 1st, 2012
“Corporations… They have all the money. They have all the power, and they use it to make people like you go away. Right now you’re suffering under an enormous weight. We provide the Leverage.”
The series centers on Nathan Ford (Hutton), an ex-insurance investigator. His life was turned around when the very insurance company he recovered millions for turned down his child for treatment to keep her alive.
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Heaven Strewn (Blu-ray)
Posted in Disc Reviews by J C on August 1st, 2012
We all have That Friend. We’ve known him/her most of our lives, and he/she was a perpetual screw-up even when we were kids. We hoped they’d grow out of it as adults, but they always seem to rope us into their drama or cockamamie schemes. Yet we can’t completely cut them off because, even if it’s sometimes hard to remember why you’re still friends, it’s hard to get rid of anything that’s been a part of our lives for so long. And if you don’t know what I’m talking about, I regret to inform you that you probably are That Friend.
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The Weight of the Nation
Posted in Disc Reviews by J C on July 31st, 2012
“More than two out of three U.S. adults are overweight or obese. During the past 30 years, adult obesity rates have doubled.”
After watching this documentary — developed with the Institute of Medicine, in association with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention as well as the National Institutes of Health, and in partnership with Kaiser Permanente and the Michael & Susan Dell Foundation — I feel like I should be typing this review while walking on a treadmill instead of planted on my couch like a lazy lump.
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Contest: Win The Jodi Picoult Collection From Lifetime
Posted in Contests, Expired Contests by Gino Sassani on July 31st, 2012
Our friends at Lifetime have given us a triple-feature film collection to give away to one lucky reader. We’re talking the Jodi Picoult Collection and it includes Salem Falls with Sarah Carter, Plain Truth with Law & Order: SVU’s Mariska Hargitay and The Pact with Will & Grace’s Megan Mullally.
To win just follow these instructions.
- Fill out your name and email address in the comment form below – your email address will remain private and visible only to us.
- Do not post your address as an actual comment! Instead – Tell us what your favorite Lifetime show is.
- Only those comments that answer our question will be considered.
Contest is now closed Winner is Ron Crouch
Winners are notified by E-mail. If you did not get a confirmation E-mail from us, check your Spam filter and contact us. Any prize not claimed in 2 weeks will be forfeit and be placed in the end of year contests next Holiday Season.