Posted in: Disc Reviews by Gino Sassani on October 27th, 2009
“It’s the end of the world. Society is in chaos. Government’s no longer in control. The world has been devastated by a catastrophic disaster, but you’re still alive. Overnight, you’ve been thrown back into the Stone Age. Modern conveniences are a thing of the past. Would you have the guts to survive? Welcome to the Apocalypse. Over the next 5 days contestants will be put to the ultimate test. These 6 contestants have been thrown together in a devastated wasteland with only the clothes on their backs and the will to survive. Rain or shine, in 5 days only one will be alive.”
At least they got the last part right. That’s the premise of the new reality show Ultimate Survivalist. Reality star Kimberly Caldwell is racing to join the cast of the new pilot.
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Posted in: Disc Reviews by Gino Sassani on October 27th, 2009
It sounds like nothing new. Hard boiled detective uses computers and other forms of technology to solve cases. It isn’t anything new, except the detective in question is Joe Mannix, and the series started in 1967. The computer that Mannix used took up an entire room and was queried using cardboard punch cards. This wasn’t science fiction. We’re not talking some newly discovered Irwin Allen series. Mannix didn’t go after aliens or robots. This was a down to earth gritty detective show. Mike Connors played the tough as nails detective. He was perfect for the part and blended into the role seamlessly for 8 years.
Posted in: Disc Reviews by Gino Sassani on October 27th, 2009
“The man is Richard Kimble and, not surprisingly, the man is tired. Tired of looking over his shoulder, the ready lie of the buses and freight trains. Richard Kimble is tired of running…”
The elusive “one armed man” is one of the best known television icons of all time. The plight of Dr. Richard Kimball has been the subject of numerous imitations and even a feature film staring Harrison Ford as Kimball and Tommy Lee Jones as his pursuer. Tim Daly left the ranks of comedy to fill the shoes of Kimball in a very short lived revival series. While some of these efforts managed to capture the essence of The Fugitive, none can truly compare to the real thing.
Posted in: News and Opinions by Gino Sassani on October 26th, 2009
I would like to take a moment to welcome our latest sponsor here at Upcomingdiscs.
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Posted in: Disc Reviews by Michael Durr on October 26th, 2009
As you might be surprised to find out, my aspirations include more than being a darn good dvd reviewer & video game columnist. I like to write, really write and not just interpret other people's works into a ten to twelve paragraph summary document. By really writing, I mean fantasy or the creation of heroes. My wish beyond being published was always to see my work come to life on either the small or big screen. It was refreshing to find a television series based on a fantasy series of books. The Legend of the Seeker is based on Terry Goodkind's Sword of Truth series. But there was something awfully familiar about the series as I continued to watch it. Let's find out what that is.
Posted in: Podcasts by Gino Sassani on October 26th, 2009
In the year 2000 the horror community awarded me song of the year for a song I wrote about my love of monster films. When I played the song for Sarah Karloff she nearly busted my guitar because she was hugging me so tight. With the help of my wife Ellen Sassani on cello and Daniel Swartwood on keyboards we recorded the song as a tribute to Boris Karloff. Enjoy this completely original song. It’s available as a bonus track on the In Cold Blood CD. Check out the ad to the right to get one.
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Posted in: Brain Blasters by David Annandale on October 25th, 2009
Ten years ago, a micro-budgeted, mockumentary horror film found a special alchemy of filmmaking and marketing, and became a box office sensation. That movie, of course, was The Blair Witch Project. In the long run, it divided audiences sharply, between those frightened speechless and those bored stiff. The case can certainly be made that the film was hyped outside of its natural cult environment, and hence some inevitable mainstream backlash. But one of my treasured memories is attending opening night with a packed crowd, and witnessing more than a few primal traumas. That's a rarity, these days.
Posted in: Disc Reviews by Gino Sassani on October 24th, 2009
“I am William Castle, the director of the motion picture you are about to see. I feel obligated to warn you that some of the sensations, some of the physical reactions which the actors on the screen will feel will also be experienced for the first time in motion picture history, by certain members of this audience. I say certain members because some people are more sensitive than others. These unfortunate sensitive people will, at times, feel a strange tingling sensation. Others will feel it less strongly…”
We just couldn’t have a month long celebration of horror films and not mention William Castle. Sony has now given us an excuse to feature him in our “31 Nights Of Terror”. Somehow, I think Castle would be loving a promotion like this one. Somewhere Castle is nodding his head in approval.
Posted in: Contests by Gino Sassani on October 23rd, 2009
You love him in the hit series The Mentalist. Catch Simon Baker in his earlier hit show: The Guardian.
Paramount and CBS have graciously given us 10 copies of The Guardian: The Complete First Season on DVD to give away.
To enter to win a copy of this Simon Baker television show, just follow these two steps...
- 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- just tell us why you would like to win this release.
“The Guardian, the dramatic legal TV series starring Simon Baker, debuts on DVD with the First Season in a 6 disc set, including all 22 first season episodes. In stores October 27th from Paramount and CBS Home Entertainment.”
CONTEST IS NOW CLOSED. The Winners are: Laura DeLuca, Carol, David, Tracy Byran, Jacquie Hess, Robert W., djgroz, Allen, Tonya, Terry Cover.
Winners have been notified. If you do not get an E-mail from us please check your SPAM filter and get back to us. Any prizes not claimed within 2 weeks will be forfeit and added to our end of year Holiday Giveaway.
Congratulations!
Posted in: News and Opinions, Random Fun by Michael Durr on October 23rd, 2009
There are many movies when you are young that you just never get around to see. Perhaps your parents aren’t into that kind of movie. If it tanked at the box office, then there are probably not any friends that are going to secretly show you the film while their parents are out of the house. But often there are films that we discover in college and wonder where the heck this movie has been all my life. Such brilliance, such deep of thought, this is fantastic. For me, that movie was John Carpenter’s The Thing.
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