The Third Reich: Rise and Fall
Posted in Disc Reviews by William O'Donnell on March 30th, 2011
The Nazis have been the subject of countless documentaries and films. On this occasion, The History Channel has decided to place the focus on the people of Germany, with a time line that starts at approximetaly the First World War and leads to the end of the Second World War. With the aid of newly discovered home videos gathered from Germany & Russia, we see a combination of German life during this time, as well as public and private views of Nazi discourse and planning.
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A Kiss of Chaos
Posted in Disc Reviews by Archive Authors on March 30th, 2011
Phoenix is having a rough night. Her scumbag ex boyfriend has just shown up in her apartment with a gunshot wound and a sack of stolen cocaine and her psychotic HIV positive prostitute sister has also shown up, having just shot a john in the face. Plus there are gangsters after the cocaine who will stop at nothing to get it back. Plus there’s her lesbian friend downstairs whose brother is involved on multiple levels and wants to drag her into a plot to steal and sell the cocaine. Plus it’s her birthday.
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Contest: Win Series 1 of the BBC hit Garrow’s Law From Acorn
Posted in Contests by Gino Sassani on March 29th, 2011
Our very good friends over at Acorn are at it again. They have given us another great BBC drama to give away. Garrow’s Law is set in 18th Century England. Andrew Buchan stars as William Garrow who fights the corruption of the system. Check out the very first season on DVD. To win a copy of this prize, 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 who is your favorite television lawyer. Can be any show past or present.
- Only those comments that answer our question will be considered.
Contest is now closed Winner was Jason Olsen
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 Tourist (Blu-ray)
Posted in Disc Reviews by Gino Sassani on March 29th, 2011
All eyes are on Angelina Jolie; okay, so that’s not much of a surprise, is it? But, I’m talking about the opening scenes of Jolie’s partnership with Johnny Depp in the remake of the French spy thriller Anthony Zimmer, retitled for the American audience, The Tourist. Her character Elise is attracting a lot of attention from men hidden away in vans with surveillance equipment trained on her every move and from every angle. No, it’s not the paparazzi this time. Elise is being followed because the intelligence community believes she will lead them to their real target, an elusive master criminal named Alex.
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Yogi Bear (Blu-ray)
Posted in Disc Reviews by Gino Sassani on March 29th, 2011
“Jellystone Park, one of the nation’s oldest and most beautiful stretches of wilderness. For years, families have headed out from the busy city eager to enjoy a little camping, fishing, and, of course, observing the park’s natural wildlife…”
He’s smarter than the average bear. Children and adults alike have been watching his adventures since 1959. Yogi and his young sidekick Boo Boo were one of the most popular of the Hanna-Barbera stable of talking animal characters
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Vega$: The Second Season, Volume Two
Posted in Disc Reviews by Gino Sassani on March 29th, 2011
By 1978 the television detective model had been nearly complete and possibly already a cliché. Dan Tanna might have well been the complete model as far as the formula goes. It was almost as if you could go down a checklist and, like Dr. Frankenstein creating a monster, check off the necessary elements. The scripts could then almost write themselves, and you let the show fly on autopilot for three seasons or so until someone decides to look behind the curtain.
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Contests: March Winner’s Circle
Posted in Contests by Gino Sassani on March 28th, 2011
Congratulations to all of our March Contest winners.
Don’t forget we already have a ton of April Giveaways running right now.
Continue to read The March Winner’s List:
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Are You A Black Swan Or A White Swan?
Posted in Random Fun by Gino Sassani on March 26th, 2011
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
Contest: 2K Sports Top Spin 4 on PS3
Posted in Contests by Gino Sassani on March 24th, 2011
Tennis Anyone?
2k Sports has been a leader in sports games for years now. To help show off their new tennis game Top Spin 4 we’ve got a copy for the PS3 to give away. Take your tennis into high definition action. Please be sure that you have a PS3. Look for Michael Durr’s review for the XBOX version soon. To enter to win this high court video game, 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 who is your favorite tennis player of all time.
- Only those comments that answer our question will be considered.
Contest is now closed Winner was Susan Ainsworth
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.
Check out the Top Spin 4 Facebook page. Just Bang it right here: Top Spin 4 on Facebook
Hereafter (Blu-ray)
Posted in Disc Reviews by Gino Sassani on March 24th, 2011
The home video release of Hereafter, like its Asian box office release, is the victim of bad timing. The movie has been pulled from theaters in Japan since the tragic events that have struck that country in recent weeks. It’s unfortunate that the movie opens with one of the most realistic depictions of a tsunami that I’ve ever seen. The ultra-realism will be an emotional pang for anyone who shares the sadness of the current disaster. The film has suddenly been criticized for its graphic portrayal, but that kind of statement bears the mark of the worse kind of insincerity
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The Zombie Farm
Posted in Disc Reviews by Gino Sassani on March 24th, 2011
“Don’t let the love of your life leave you for a damned Gringo. Come and see us, and I guarantee you that we’ll save your life. United Parapsychologists Of America. Esoteric jobs, spiritual cleansing, taxes and immigration papers…”
If ever there was a movie that should have fired its marketing department, it’s Zombie Farm. If you read any of the descriptions or look at the cover art, you are expecting this to be one of thousands of movies that offer up gritty images,
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The Ten Commandments (Blu-ray)
Posted in Disc Reviews by David Annandale on March 23rd, 2011
A sure sign that Easter is just around the corner is yet another home video release of perennial seasonal favorite The Ten Commandments. In years past, we got the multi-disc edition, complete with original silent version of the film. This particular version is rather more stripped down, as far as features go, but it does mark the film’s extremely welcome arrival on Blu-ray.
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BMX Bandits
Posted in Disc Reviews by David Annandale on March 23rd, 2011
The more famous a star, the more curious their early, pre-icon efforts become. Thus, we watch agog as Humphrey Bogart plays a murderous, blood-thirsty zombie in The Return of Doctor X (1939). And here, a 16-year-old Nicole Kidman makes her debut as a BMX-obsessed teen who runs afoul of a group of not-very-competent gangsters. Once again, one watches agog.
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Contest: Win Discovering Hamlet As Seen On PBS
Posted in Contests by Gino Sassani on March 23rd, 2011
Our new friends over at Acorn/Athena have given us a copy of Discovering Hamlet on DVD. The film stars Derek Jacobi and Kenneth Branagh.To win a copy of this prize, 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 who is your favorite Shakespeare character. You do not need to list someone appearing in Hamlet. Your choice will not change your chance of winning.
- Only those comments that answer our question will be considered.
Contest is now closed Winner was Tonya
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.
Check out some other titles they have at Acorn
The Virginian – The Complete Third Season
Posted in Disc Reviews by Gino Sassani on March 23rd, 2011
The Virginian set itself apart from the others in two ways. The first was found in the source material. The series was based on a 1902 novel by Owen Winsler, a man who actually lived in the Wyoming badlands during the time the series was set. The source material helps to add a sense of authenticity that might well have been a slight step ahead of the rest. It wasn’t as violent as the others, again reflecting a more realistic sense of direction.
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Scarecrow and Mrs. King: The Complete Second Season
Posted in Disc Reviews by Gino Sassani on March 22nd, 2011
While Scarecrow And Mrs. King first aired in 1983, this show is really one of the last of the 1970’s crime dramas. It was an early attempt to bring in more of the female audience that seemed reluctant to join the popular detective shows of the era. While not really a “detective” show (they were spies), it employed a lot of the 1970’s conventions. Even the film footage has that distinct style from those days and type of shows. The idea worked, and the series did bring in a sizeable female audience, but it never really caught on with the guy crowd who found it a bit too relationship-heavy. The two leads were chosen less for their character appeal than for their apparent “easy on the eyes” look.
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Daniel Tosh: Happy Thoughts
Posted in Disc Reviews by Michael Durr on March 22nd, 2011
I have a penchant lately for reviewing stand up comedians. This is mostly a good thing. After all, stand up specials aren’t usually that long, have few extras and will hopefully provoke a laugh from yours truly. But lately, it seems that the comedians I get to review aren’t really that funny. Hopefully that trend changes with Daniel Tosh, star of the tv show Tosh.O. Heck, I wasn’t even aware he did stand-up. Well, here goes nothing.
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It’s Tolkien Day. Great Hobbit and Lord Of The Rings News.
Posted in News and Opinions, Release Announcements by Gino Sassani on March 21st, 2011
Attention Tolkien Fans!
Today began the first official day of shooting on the back-to-back Hobbit films.
After years of lawsuits, director changes, studio buy-outs and New Zealand union troubles the films have finally gotten underway.
The same day, the Blu-ray editions of the Lord Of The Rings Trilogy finally have a date. On June 28th you’ll be able to own the extended films in a 15 disc set. You can pre-order yours now and lock in the price. You’ll also be doing your part to keep Upcomingdiscs on the net. Just follow the Amazon link underneath the cover art (^).
Happy Days, Indeed!
Enjoy a couple of photos from Peter Jackson’s Facebook page on the set of the Hobbit production. (click on image for larger version)
Contest: Warner Brothers Yogi Bear On DVD
Posted in Contests by Gino Sassani on March 21st, 2011
Hey, It’s Yogi The Bear!
Our very good friends over at Warner Brothers have given us a wonderfully funny prize for all of you Yogi Bear fans out there. We have a copy of the new Yogi Bear on high definition Blu-ray/DVD. The film stars Dan Aykoyd and Justin Timberlake. To win a copy of this prize, 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 – Yogi loves his picnic baskets. Tell us what kind of snack would be in your picnic basket.
- Only those comments that answer our question will be considered.
Contest is now closed Winner was Cam Miller
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.
Check out the Yogi site for cool bear facts and activities. Bang it here to play with Yogi The Bear. It’s fun for the whole family.
Spooner
Posted in Disc Reviews by Michael Durr on March 19th, 2011
Most people know me to be a little bit quirky. *laughter comes from the back of the room*. Okay, very quirky. As to be expected, there are a lot of quirky movies out there for me to watch. But more often than not, most of those movies go way beyond anything I’ve ever thought was entertaining. Now here I am on the cusp of another review and I get a quirky romantic comedy called Spooner. I just hope that the movie I’m about to watch doesn’t involve cutlery and other assorted kitchen gadgets.
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The Man from Nowhere (Blu-ray)
Posted in Disc Reviews by Bob Ross on March 17th, 2011
Connections between Eastern and Western cinema aren’t new, but they do seem to be proliferating. Back in 1964, Italian maestro Sergio Leone borrowed from Japanese genius Akira Kurosawa, turning Yojimbo into A Fistful of Dollars. Just last year, Korean writer-director Lee Jeong-Beom looked to the West for multiple influences, and the result is The Man From Nowhere, a psychological action-thriller that alternately engages, confuses and kicks major butt.
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Batman: The Brave and the Bold – Season One, Part Two
Posted in Disc Reviews by Michael Durr on March 16th, 2011
Some of you might remember my review of Batman: The Brave and the Bold, the first thirteen episodes which can be found here. I found it to be a great little series that was rich in its roots. Well, six months have passed and we finally get a chance to look at the next thirteen episodes. With a little bit of luck, maybe they will be just as good if not better than our first look into the series.
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Felicity: An American Girl Adventure
Posted in Disc Reviews by Gino Sassani on March 16th, 2011
The American Girl series appears to have started as a collection of dolls. The collection featured various girls from a wide range of historical periods. The dolls came with rather unique histories that provided both a chance to bring the doll to life in the imagination of the child and also teach a little of what life might have been like for girls that lived in these different eras. Of course, the collection had to have accessories, and before long an entire industry was born. The dolls led to a series of books that fleshed out the adventures these characters might have had in their time periods.
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The American
Posted in Disc Reviews by David Annandale on March 14th, 2011
The cover of this DVD is, depending on which signals you pick up on, either misleading or perfectly accurate. If all you see is George Clooney running with a gun, and you therefore come to the conclusion that this is going to be some action-packed thriller, and that is what you’re hoping for, then you’re going to be disappointed. If, on the other hand, the orange colour and the rather retro look to Cloney’s image, not to mention the rather uninformative title, makes you think of the 1970s, then you’re on the right track.
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The Walking Dead: Season One (Blu-ray)
Posted in Disc Reviews by Gino Sassani on March 11th, 2011
“I guess if this is the first you’re hearing about it, I know how this must all sound.”
Unless you’ve been in a coma like the lead character of The Walking Dead, you’ve been hearing a lot about this AMC television series of late. It’s no wonder. I’m amazed that it’s taken so long to see a zombie television series. The show has incredible visuals. There’s a courtyard scene at the beginning of the pilot that is as impressive as anything you’ve seen in a movie.
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