Movies
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 [...]
Hellboy II: The Golden Army An Early Look
Universal Studios Home Video have announced two Blu-ray releases for Guillermo Del Toro’s ‘Hellboy II: The Golden Army.’ Universal has also unearthed some ‘hellish’ details on their forthcoming US Blu-ray Disc releases even though a date has not been forthcoming (various markets are predicting November 18th) buyers can expect a 2-Disc Special Edition ($39.98 SRP) [...]
From Small Screen To Big Screen: Death Of The Saturday Morning Cartoon?
Remember the days when the school week drew to an end, not only was there excitement of the oncoming weekend and the hours of free play, but it was the significance of the next morning, Saturday morning cartoons. Every kid would spend their next morning affixed firmly to their comfort spot and sat there starry-eyed [...]
Now, “This…is…Sparta!”
Warner Home Video have announced the Region 1 DVD release of ‘300: Limited Collector’s Edition’ on 18th November 2008. This rousing, blood-soaked blockbuster, based on the graphic novel by Frank Miller and directed by Zack Snyder, returns to DVD as a new Limited Edition set that is “available only while supplies last”.
What to Make of All These Remakes?
Has Hollywood run dry when it comes to the horror film genre? As of late, the recent trend by studios have been to quickly churn out subpar remakes of our beloved horror classics, but are they worth our time and movie dollars? I say, “no”, though there may be minor changes, expanded storylines, bigger budgets [...]
Paramount Payback
In an encouraging move, Paramount is hoping to entice hi-def shoppers to their new slate of Blu-ray titles by offering a sawbuck in return. After pledging support to HD-DVD in the format wars, I see this as a promising move by Paramount.
Beginning with the release of the ‘Transformers‘ Blu-ray on September 2nd, the company [...]
“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 - [...]
Rogen Plans Superbad/Pineapple Express Crossover
Seth Rogen is planning to revisit the recent box office mega hit Superbad and the current release Pineapple Express with one cross-over sequel.
Rogen and Evan Goldberg creation Superbad was a box office hit in 2007, grossing $162 million off a relatively small $20 million budget.
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. [...]
Review: Midnight Meat Train
At the first glance of the enticing poster for Midnight Meat Train, I was intrigued. A blood splattered train car, Vinnie Jones’ name and writing credits to Clive Barker. “This could be good,” I thought. So with high hopes I made my way to the local cinema. The film centers on photographer Leon Kaufmann (Bradley [...]
