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General Admission - September 5th, 2008
Opening this week: September 5th, 2008
Bangkok Dangerous - Trailer - Starring Nicolas Cage, Charlie Yeung, Chakrit Yamnam
This is a remake of a Pang Brothers film of the same name that released in Thailand in 1999. Hitman Joe (Nicolas Cage) goes to Bangkok on an assignment to kill four people. He hires pickpocket Kong (Shahkrit Yamnarm) [...]
RA: Renters Anonymous - September 2nd, 2008
This Week: September 2nd, 2008
New Releases
The Promotion - 6.7/10 - Trailer
Starring John C. Reilly, Seann William Scott, Gil Bellows, Masi Oka
John C. Reilly and Sean William Scott play two assistant managers that are both up for promotion at a corporate grocery store. Now the two must fight each other for the new position. This could [...]
General Admission - August 29th, 2008
Opening this week: August 29th, 2008
*Finally we are back to regular Friday releases
Babylon A.D. - Trailer - Starring Vin Diesel, Michelle Yeoh, Mélanie Thierry
In the near future, Toorop (Vin Diesel) is a mercenary who takes the job of escorting a woman named Aurora from Eastern Europe to New York. While he thinks this is just [...]
‘Watchmen’ Toys
So today I was going through my blogroll and found that my local toystore has some of the figures for Watchmen up for pre-sale. So since we haven’t reported on them before I thought I’d give you guys a little bit of info.
First off, we will be able to collect all the main characters as [...]
OMG The Boys is Being Adapted by Sony
So remember a little while ago when I was talking about Simon Pegg no longer being cast in ‘Inglorious Bastards’ and then I went on into a little rant about his likeness being used in a comic book titled ‘The Boys’? Well it looks like Sony just picked it up and will be using Matt [...]
RA: Renters Anonymous - August 26th, 2008
This Week: August 26th, 2008
New Releases
What Happens in Vegas - 6.4/10 - Trailer
Starring Cameron Diaz, Ashton Kutcher, Queen Latifah
Set in Sin City, story revolves around two people who discover they’ve gotten married following a night of debauchery, with one of them winning a huge jackpot after playing the other’s quarter. The unhappy pair try [...]
“Everyone hail to the Pumpkin King”
If you recognize that little quote in the title, then this is the giftset that you have been waiting for, the Limited Edition Ultimate Collector’s DVD set of The Nightmare Before Christmas (releasing August 26th). This special bust set is individually numbered and hand painted, and it also plays sound bites from the movie. There [...]
General Admission - August 20th, 2008 - Early Edition
Opening this week: August 20th, 2008
*The Rocker opens Wednesday night while the remaining films open on Friday night.
The Rocker - Trailer - Starring Rainn Wilson, Christina Applegate, Teddy Geiger, Josh Gad, Will Arnett, Emma Stone
Robert Fishman (Rainn Wilson) would have been the drummer for one of the 80s greatest hair bands Vesuvius but he was [...]
RA: Renters Anonymous - August 19th, 2008
This Week: August 19th, 2008
This week I have a new feature for everyone, a calendar that will be updated for all future DVD/Blu-ray releases. You can find the calendar here which can be easily added to Google Calendar and here is an iCal link for those who might request it.
New Releases
Street Kings - 7.5/10 - [...]
Simon Pegg no longer a ‘Bastard’
It looks like Simon Pegg will no longer be in Quentin Tarantino’s ‘Inglorious Bastards‘, which is a huge disapointment. I love Simon Pegg and ever since I saw Shaun of the Dead I’ve done everything I can to watch Simon Pegg in films, television and comic books. I was excited to hear a little while [...]
General Admission - August 13th, 2008 - Early Edition
Opening this week: August 13th, 2008
*Tropic Thunder opens Wednesday night while the remaining films open on Friday Night
Tropic Thunder - Trailer - Starring Ben Stiller, Jack Black, Robert Downey Jr, Brandon T. Jackson, Steve Coogan
During the filming of a Vietnam war movie, the director decides that he isn’t getting the best performances from his actors. [...]
RA: Renters Anonymous - August 12th, 2008
This Week: August 12th, 2008
After receiving a few suggestions on the previous Renters Anonymous posts, we’re going to try a new setup this week that should give you readers some more information for when you head out to rent or buy new dvd/blu-ray discs. We won’t be covering every single release because we don’t have [...]
General Admission - August 6th, 2008 - Early Edition
Opening this week: August 6th, 2008
Both of the films open on Wednesday.
Pineapple Express - Trailer - Starring Seth Rogan, James Franco, Gary Cole, Rosie Perez, Danny R. McBride, Amber Heard, Bill Hader
Rogen plays Dale a lazy stoner who visits his local dealer Saul (Franco) to purchase a rare strain of marijuana called Pineapple Express. [...]
RA: Renters Anonymous - August 5th, 2008
This Week: August 5th, 2008
Nim’s Island - 6.8/10 - Trailer
This week we have a children’s book turned film starring Abigail Breslin, Jodie Foster and Gerard Butler. Breslin plays Nim, a young girl who lives alone on an island in the South Pacific with her father. But when her father vanishes out to sea one day, [...]
A Darker Anne Hathaway in “Rachel Getting Married”
I’ll have to admit, I’m a huge fan of Anne Hathaway, first of all she’s gorgeous and second she’s a pretty good actress. I enjoyed her in Brokeback Mountain, The Devil Wears Prada and Get Smart, I’ll even admit to having watched her in the Princess Diaries with my little cousin.
