We have 3 new clips from Ryan Gosling’s directorial debut ‘Lost River’ (written and directed by Gosling) which is now playing in limited theaters (New York & LA) and also available at home on Digital via iTunes, Amazon, etc. Hit the jump to check out the clips from the film. Continue reading “Watch 3 Clips From Ryan Gosling’s ‘Lost River’: Now In Limited Theaters & On Digital From Warner Bros”
U Turn (Limited Edition) [Blu-Ray]
Director: Oliver Stone
Cast: Sean Penn, Jennifer Lopez, Nick Nolte
Release Date: Limited Edition Series Blu-Ray Now Available
A Review By: Kevin Lovell
Film Rating: 9/10
Disc Rating: 9/10
Plot Summary:
A young punk drifter heading to Vegas to pay off his gambling debt before the Russian mafia kills him, is forced to stop in a Arizona town where everything that can go wrong, does go wrong for him. Continue reading “[Blu-Ray Review] Oliver Stone’s Masterpiece ‘U Turn’ Finally Comes Home In HD: Limited Edition Blu-Ray Now Available From Twilight Time”
Warner Bros. has officially announced the Home Entertainment releases of ‘Focus’ starring Will Smith and Margot Robbie. The film will arrive home on Blu-Ray Combo Pack, DVD and Digital HD on June 2nd. Hit the jump to check out the full announcement including special features listings and more. Continue reading “Own ‘Focus’ On Blu-ray Combo Pack, DVD & Digital HD On June 2 From Warner Bros”
Joining the numerous renewals already announced today, Showtime has now (finally) renewed their original series ‘House of Lies’ for a shortened 10-episode fifth season. This marks the second of Showtime’s January Sunday shows to be renewed, ‘Shameless’ being previously renewed months ago. Hopefully we’ll hear some news regarding the fate of ‘Episodes’ in the near future. Hit the jump to read the full announcement regarding the renewal of ‘House of Lies’. Continue reading “‘House Of Lies’ Renewed By Showtime For A 10-Episode Fifth Season”
FX has now officially renewed their original series ‘The Americans’ for a fourth episode that will consist of 13 episodes. Hit the jump to read the full announcement regarding the renewal. Continue reading “FX Renews ‘The Americans’ For 13-Episode Fourth Season”
Director: Simon West
Cast: Jason Statham, Michael Angarano, Milo Ventimiglia
Release Date: Available on Blu-Ray & DVD March 31st
A Review By: Kevin Lovell
Film Rating: 7.5/10
Disc Rating: 8.5/10
Synopsis:
Nick Wild (Statham) is a Las Vegas bodyguard with lethal professional skills and a personal gambling problem. When a sadistic thug beats his friend, Nick strikes back, only to find out the thug is the son of a powerful mob boss. Suddenly Nick is plunged into the criminal underworld, chased by enforcers and wanted by the mob. Having raised the stakes, Nick has one last play to change his fortunes…and this time, it’s all or nothing. Continue reading “[Blu-Ray Review] ‘Wild Card’ Is An Entertaining High Stakes Crime Drama: Arrives On Blu-Ray & DVD March 31 From Lionsgate”
Lionsgate Home Entertainment has officially announced the home entertainment releases of the modernization of a Shakespeare classic with an all-star cast, ‘Cymbeline’. Hit the jump to read the full announcement with disc specs, special features listings and more. Continue reading “‘Cymbeline’ arrives on Blu-ray, DVD & Digital HD May 19 from Lionsgate”
Two classic family favorites: ‘My Girl’ and ‘Troop Beverly Hills’ have both finally arrived home to own (available separately) on Blu-Ray for the first time ever from Sony Pictures Home Entertainment so that you can now share with them with the next generation in the best possible video and audio quality available. Hit the jump to check out our reviews for both of these Blu-Ray debuts. Continue reading “[Blu-Ray Review] Classic Family Favorites ‘My Girl’ & ‘Troop Beverly Hills’: Both Now Available On Blu-Ray For The First Time Ever From Sony”
The Breakfast Club (30th Anniversary Edition) [Blu-Ray]
Director: John Hughes
Cast: Emilio Estevez, Judd Nelson, Molly Ringwald
Release Date: Now Available on 30th Anniversary Blu-Ray & DVD
A Review By: Kevin Lovell
Disc Rating: 9/10
Synopsis:
The Breakfast Club 30th Anniversary Edition commemorates the debut of Hughes’ most beloved creation with an all-new, digitally remastered and fully restored version of the film Entertainment Weekly calls “the best high school movie of all time.” At the beginning of a Saturday detention session, five teens are simply the Jock (Emilio Estevez), the Princess (Molly Ringwald), the Brain (Anthony Michael Hall), the Criminal (Judd Nelson) and the Basket Case (Ally Sheedy), but by afternoon they become closer than any of them could have imagined. Continue reading “[Blu-Ray Review] ‘The Breakfast Club: 30th Anniversary Edition’: Now Available On Blu-Ray & DVD From Universal”
Watership Down (The Criterion Collection) [Blu-Ray]
Director: Martin Rosen
Cast: John Hurt, Richard Briers, Ralph Richardson (VOICES)
Release Date: Now Available on Criterion Collection Blu-Ray & DVD
A Review By: Kevin Lovell
Film Rating: 9.5/10
Disc Rating: 9.5/10
Plot Summary:
A group of rabbits flee their doomed warren and face many dangers to find and protect their new home. Continue reading “[Blu-Ray Review] ‘Watership Down’ Looks & Sounds Better Than Ever With The Criterion Treatment: Now Available On Blu-Ray & DVD From The Criterion Collection”
Birdman: Or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance) [Blu-Ray]
Director: Alejandro G. Iñárritu
Cast: Michael Keaton, Emma Stone, Edward Norton
Release Date: Now Available on Blu-ray & DVD
A Review By: Kevin Lovell
Film Rating: 10/10
Disc Rating: 8.5/10
Plot Summary:
A washed-up actor, who once played an iconic superhero, battles his ego and attempts to recover his family, his career and himself in the days leading up to the opening of his Broadway play. Continue reading “[Blu-Ray Review] ‘Birdman’ Couldn’t Possibly Be More Awesome: Now Available On Blu-Ray & DVD From 20th Century Fox”
Director: Theodore Melfi
Cast: Bill Murray, Melissa McCarthy, Naomi Watts
Release Date: Now Available on Blu-Ray & DVD
A Review By: Kevin Lovell
Film Rating: 9/10
Disc Rating: 8/10
Synopsis:
Maggie (Melissa McCarthy), a single mother, moves into a new home in Brooklyn with her 12-year old son, Oliver (Jaeden Lieberher). Forced to work long hours, she has no choice but to leave Oliver in the care of their new neighbor, Vincent (Bill Murray), a retired curmudgeon with a desire for alcohol and gambling. An odd friendship soon blossoms between the improbable pair. Together with a pregnant stripper, named Daka (Naomi Watts), Vincent brings Oliver along on all the stops that make up his daily routine – the race track, a strip club, and the local dive bar. Vincent helps Oliver grow to become a man, while Oliver begins to see in Vincent something that no one else is able to: a misunderstood man with a good heart. Continue reading “[Blu-Ray Review] ‘St. Vincent’ Is Wonderful; Bill Murray Is Marvelous: Now Available On Blu-Ray & DVD From TWC & Anchor Bay”
Director: Dan Gilroy
Cast: Jake Gyllenhaal, Rene Russo, Bill Paxton
Release Date: Now Available on Blu-ray Combo Pack & DVD
A Review By: Kevin Lovell
Film Rating: 10/10
Disc Rating: 8.5/10
Synopsis:
NIGHTCRAWLER is a thriller set in the nocturnal underbelly of contemporary Los Angeles. Jake Gyllenhaal stars as Lou Bloom, a driven young man desperate for work who discovers the high-speed world of L.A. crime journalism. Finding a group of freelance camera crews who film crashes, fires, murder and other mayhem, Lou muscles into the cut-throat, dangerous realm of nightcrawling – where each police siren wail equals a possible windfall and victims are converted into dollars and cents. Aided by Rene Russo as Nina, a veteran of the blood-sport that is local TV news, Lou blurs the line between observer and participant to become the star of his own story. Continue reading “[Blu-Ray Review] ‘Nightcrawler’ Is A Masterpiece With A Phenomenal Performance By Gyllenhaal: Own It On Blu-ray Combo Pack Today From Universal”
Why Don’t You Play In Hell? [Blu-Ray]
Director: Sion Sono
Cast: Jun Kunimura, Fumi Nikaidô, Shin’ichi Tsutsumi
Release Date: Now Available on Blu-Ray & DVD
A Review By: Kevin Lovell
Film Rating: 9/10
Disc Rating: 8.5/10
Plot Summary:
A renegade film crew becomes embroiled with a yakuza clan feud. Continue reading “[Blu-Ray Review] ‘Why Don’t You Play In Hell?’ Is Bloody, Over The Top Fun: Now Available On Blu-Ray & DVD From Drafthouse Films”
Director: David Dobkin
Cast: Robert Downey Jr., Robert Duvall, Billy Bob Thornton
Release Date: Own it today on Blu-Ray Combo Pack, DVD & Digital HD
A Review By: Kevin Lovell
Film Rating: 9/10
Disc Rating: 9/10
Synopsis:
In “The Judge,” Downey stars as big city lawyer Hank Palmer, who returns to his childhood home where his estranged father, the town’s judge (Duvall), is suspected of murder. He sets out to discover the truth and along the way reconnects with the family he walked away from years before. Continue reading “[Blu-Ray Review] ‘The Judge’ Is Well Constructed Drama That Shines With Exceptional Performances: Own It Today On Blu-ray, DVD & Digital HD From Warner Bros”
Director: David Fincher
Cast: Ben Affleck, Rosamund Pike, Neil Patrick Harris
Release Date: Now Available on Blu-ray & DVD
A Review By: Kevin Lovell
Film Rating: 9.5/10
Disc Rating: 8/10
Plot Summary:
GONE GIRL— directed by David Fincher and based upon the global best seller by Gillian Flynn — unearths the secrets at the heart of a modern marriage. On the occasion of his fifth wedding anniversary, Nick Dunne (Ben Affleck) reports that his beautiful wife, Amy (Rosamund Pike), has gone missing. Under pressure from the police and a growing media frenzy, Nick’s portrait of a blissful union begins to crumble. Soon his lies, deceits and strange behavior have everyone asking the same dark question: Did Nick Dunne kill his wife? Continue reading “[Blu-Ray Review] ‘Gone Girl’ Is Phenomenal; Powerful & Visually Gorgeous: Now Available On Blu-Ray & DVD From 20th Century Fox”
The Equalizer (2014) [Blu-Ray]
Director: Antoine Fuqua
Cast: Denzel Washington, Marton Csokas, Chloë Grace Moretz
Release Date: Available on Blu-Ray & DVD December 30th
A Review By: Kevin Lovell
Film Rating: 9/10
Disc Rating: 8.5/10
Synopsis:
In The Equalizer, Denzel Washington plays McCall, a man who believes he has put his mysterious past behind him and dedicated himself to beginning a new, quiet life. But when McCall meets Teri (Chloë Grace Moretz), a young girl under the control of ultra-violent Russian gangsters, he can’t stand idly by – he has to help her. Armed with hidden skills that allow him to serve vengeance against anyone who would brutalize the helpless, McCall comes out of his self-imposed retirement and finds his desire for justice reawakened. If someone has a problem, if the odds are stacked against them, if they have nowhere else to turn, McCall will help. He is The Equalizer. Continue reading “[Blu-Ray Review] ‘The Equalizer’ Is Exceptional; Calm & Composed Bloody Chaos: Arrives On Blu-Ray & DVD December 30th From Sony”
The Rover [Blu-Ray]
Director: David Michôd
Cast: Guy Pearce, Robert Pattinson
Release Date: Now Available on Blu-Ray & DVD
A Review By: Kevin Lovell
Film Rating: 10/10
Disc Rating: 8.5/10
Plot Summary:
Ten years after a global economic collapse, a cold-blooded drifter traverses the scorched Australian outback on a mission to track down the men who stole his last remaining possession – his car. When he crosses paths with a badly wounded member of the gang, he takes the vulnerable, naïve young man along as his unwitting accomplice. Continue reading “[Blu-Ray Review] ‘The Rover’ Is Breathtaking; Pattinson & Pearce Are Phenomenal; Now Available on Blu-Ray & DVD From Lionsgate Home Entertainment & A24”
