Posted in: Contests, Expired Contests by Gino Sassani on November 21st, 2012
Our friends over at Lifetime want to help kick-off your Thanksgiving Day by giving us all something to be thankful for. While you sit down to that great feast don't forget to thank Mom. Here's another great way to thank Mom. Lifetime is giving us a copy of their Moms To The Rescue Collection. That's four movies in one set. You get Honeymoon Mom the story of a young woman left at the alter. Taken From Me: The Tiffany Rubin Story and Mom, Dad And Her the coming of age story for one troubled teen. Plus Mom At 16 where a young mom seeks to start fresh in a new town.
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Posted in: The Reel World by Gino Sassani on November 21st, 2012
"For them this is just some place. For us it's our home… it's up to us to fight for it."
For decades it was the doomsday scenario. Cold War Americans lived in almost constant fear that the Soviets might drop a nuke on us and begin Armageddon. It was unthinkable that a conventional invasion could reach our shores instead. Red Dawn stirred its own mushroom cloud of controversy when it reached theaters in August of 1984.
Posted in: Disc Reviews by William O'Donnell on November 21st, 2012
A single father gets a major job offer working in a prestigious Chicago restaurant, but the job requires him to move his entire family from out of their hometown of Toledo. They are set up with a new apartment but their dog, Shakey, is not permitted in the building. This family must then decide whether staying for this swanky job is worth losing a member of the family, or is there any other alternatives to losing Shakey?
Posted in: The Reel World by Gino Sassani on November 21st, 2012
"Pause...take a breath."
At first you might expect A Late Quartet to be about the music. There is certainly plenty of it to go around. The film even manages to convince us that Christopher Walken is a renowned cello player even though we all know what he can do with a pocket watch. Yeah, you caught yourself smiling there, even if you'd like to believe you're above such things. It demonstrates the real strength of the film.
Posted in: The Reel World by J C on November 21st, 2012
There’s an old showbiz adage warning performers to “never work with children or animals.” There’s also an impressive list of legendary filmmakers — including Steven Spielberg and James Cameron — who struggled mightily to make water-based blockbusters like Jaws and Titanic. (That list also includes somewhat less legendary names like Kevin Reynolds and Waterworld.) Apparently, no one told Ang Lee any of this before he agreed to make Life of Pi.
Posted in: Disc Reviews by Brent Lorentson on November 20th, 2012
"What's out there? Out in the great beyond? And what's beyond that? What's beyond beyond? The answer is, I don't know. And quite frankly, I don't want to know."
There is a lot of talent in front and behind the camera on this film, and if this film delivered on its potential this could be a surprise moneymaking giant. Unfortunately this film doesn’t manage to live up to its potential and becomes a missed opportunity for all involved. I’m not saying I didn’t like the movie; in fact I enjoyed quite a bit, but when you have Ben Stiller, Vince Vaughn and Jonah Hill headlining your movie
Posted in: Disc Reviews by Gino Sassani on November 20th, 2012
Just in time for the holidays A&E puts together three of their history documentaries and send them out to you in 3D. I'm talking about the History In 3D collection, of course. This is a 3-disc set with an episode on each disc. They come in a nice box with a holograph cover to get you in the 3D mood.
Posted in: Disc Reviews by Gino Sassani on November 20th, 2012
“In the beginning there was darkness. And then bang, giving birth to an endless expanding existence of time, space, and matter. Every day new discoveries are unlocking the mysterious, the mind-blowing, the deadly secrets of a place we call The Universe.”
The History series has lasted for six seasons to date. The show uses modern space photography, computer-generated images, and demonstrations along with respected scientists to explore the various aspects of our universe.
Posted in: Disc Reviews by William O'Donnell on November 17th, 2012
A wealthy mother of three has a secret revealed about her past when her well-meaning son brings a homeless man over for dinner. This production is a play that has been filmed (not adapted) with a laugh-track spliced in, making it resemble a television show. It's meant to be inspirational but it's really just a big mess.
Posted in: The Reel World by Gino Sassani on November 16th, 2012
"Four score and seven years ago our fathers brought forth on this continent a new nation, conceived in liberty, and dedicated to the proposition that all men are created equal. Now we are engaged in a great civil war, testing whether that nation, or any nation, so conceived and so dedicated, can long endure. We are met on a great battlefield of that war. We have come to dedicate a portion of that field, as a final resting place for those who here gave their lives that that nation might live. It is altogether fitting and proper that we should do this..."
These were strong words, and the man who spoke them was certainly a dominant figure in American history.
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