Posted in: Site News by Archive Authors on September 3rd, 2007
If you've noticed, were struggling with various server and software issues here. Apologies in advance, and thanks for your patience.
-Rod & the UpcomingDiscs team
Posted in: Site News by Archive Authors on September 3rd, 2007
If you've noticed, were struggling with various server and software issues here. Apologies in advance, and thanks for your patience.
-Rod & the UpcomingDiscs team
Posted in: Disc Reviews by Archive Authors on August 31st, 2007
I don’t care what anyone thinks, A Night at the Roxbury is awesome. Back when Will Ferrell and Chris Kattan would do the skits on Saturday Night Live I loved it, and when the movie came out I pumped. This was back when I was barley a teenager and for me, this one has still got it. The hard part is explaining why this movie is so funny to me and its cult following. It has no real story, character development, etc. But still it manages to keep me laughing, time and time again. I’ll get more into that later, for those of you who haven’t seen A Night at the Roxbury I’ll play it out for you.
Posted in: Disc Reviews by Archive Authors on August 31st, 2007
Ted Crawford (Anthony Hopkins, The Silence of the Lambs) is a successful engineer who recently discovers his wife’s infidelity. He becomes aware that she has been sleeping with a police detective, which pushes Ted to the point of shooting his wife. Initially he confesses to the crime, and it looks to be an easy win for rising star district attorney Willy Beachum (Ryan Gosling, The Notebook). This is of course until Ted redacts his confession and engages in a battle of wits with Beachum.
Posted in: Blog Posts, Random Fun by Archive Authors on August 30th, 2007
Nip/Tuck S4 is coming out shortly - which provides an excuse for promotional website fun! In the case of N/T, the site in question is NipTuckYourself.com, which lets you upload a photo and digitally give yourself different facial features in a nifty click & drag interface. Following your transformation, you can email the modded you, or post it to MySpace. Finally, there's a contest to win $2k worth of unspecified home theatre swag - but you have to Nip/Tuck yourself to get to the entry form.
Anyway, I decided to give Johnny Mnemonic a makeover to look like that stoner-chick from the original Apple "switch" commercials (embedded below).
Posted in: News and Opinions, Random Fun by Archive Authors on August 30th, 2007
The Sci-Fi-London Film Festival (here) has created a website to let everyone watch submissions and assorted sci-fi content - from shorts, documentaries, and "classics," to full length movies (there's only two at the moment). The site is at Sci-Fi-London.tv, and features a somewhat awkward, somewhat low-res way of displaying video, which must be YouTube-style streamed in your browser (no downloads). If you're an aspiring filmmaker, there's a submission page too.
Anyway, its a fun and easy way to check out some neat content.
Posted in: Disc Reviews by Archive Authors on August 30th, 2007
1998 marked an interesting time for the career of Robin Williams. The previous year he stared in his Oscar Winning Role via Gus Van Sant’s Good Will Hunting, which was a somewhat rare role for Williams as it showcased his dramatic side. Obviously hoping for similar success, Williams followed that excellent role with another role that, at some points, finds itself just as good as his performance in Hunting.
![What Dreams May Come [HD DVD] dvd cover art](https://upcomingdiscs.com/ecs_covers/what-dreams-may-come-hd-dvd-large.jpg)
Posted in: News and Opinions by Michael Durr on August 30th, 2007
Xbox Live Arcade decided to spring a super secret release on us that was not made public knowledge until it showed up. Poof! Streets of Rage 2, one of the best Sega Genesis Beat em ups hits the marketplace for a mere 400 points. The game besides featuring the same great gameplay featured two new characters; Max Thunder and Eddie "Skate" Hunter in addition to Blaze and Axel. The story can be seen below from YouTube. Yet another *beeping* title for me to get when the Xbox 360 returns from McAllen repair center!
Posted in: Random Fun by Archive Authors on August 29th, 2007
Terminator 2 tells us that Skynet nuked the planet on August 29, 1997 - making today the 10th anniversary of Judgment Day. Thanks, Wikipedia! T2 still goes down as one of the most influential movies in my collection: action, ground-breaking sfx, and an engaging plot all combined in the perfect storm of movie awesomeness. Below is the T2 trailer for your retro enjoyment...
Posted in: Disc Reviews by Archive Authors on August 29th, 2007
Maybe you're wondering why there's a movie starring Zach Braff (Scrubs) and Jason Bateman (Arrested Development) that you never heard about. That's what I was doing when I first received this disc. I'm a big fan of Braff, and a moderate fan of Bateman, so why was I not in the know on The Ex?
I'll tell you why. The Ex had only a limited North American release in late 2006, and under a different title: Fast Track. It bombed. Then it disappeared for all but a handful of foreign markets, before washing ashore in DVD-land.
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