Win a copy of the classic Pinocchio on Special Edition Blu-ray
On March 10th, 2009 Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment will release the timeless classic Pinocchio: 70th Anniversary Platinum Edition on Blu-ray and DVD. Featuring the Academy Award winning original song When You Wish upon a Star, join Gepetto’s beloved puppet—with Jiminy Cricket as his guide—on a thrilling quest that tests Pinocchio’s bravery, loyalty and honesty, ….
10th Anniversary screening of cult comedy Office Space lures original cast
On February 8th, Fantastic Fest sponsored a 10th Anniversary screening of the cult classic comedy Office Space, featuring appearances by most of the original cast members, including Gary Cole (Bill Lumbergh), Stephen Root (Milton), David Herman (Michael Bolton), Ajay Naidu (Samir Nagheenanajar) and Diedrich Bader (Peter Gibbons’ neighbor Lawrence) along with the film’s writer and ….
New footage and interviews from the Star Trek set
MTV has posted a brand new behind-the-scenes peek at J.J. Abrams’ upcoming Star Trek movie. The featurette is from the most recent episode of Spoilers, and includes director Abrams along with Chris Pine, John Cho, Zoe Saldana, Simon Pegg and more of the cast, on set, along with glimpses of brand new footage.
New clip from Watchmen featuring Silk Spectre and Nite Owl in action
MTV posted this new clip from Zack Snyder’s Watchmen movie, featuring Malin Akerman as Silk Spectre II and Patrick Wilson as Nite Owl II, kicking ass in a prison during a riot. There’s also some great views of the Owl Ship flying over the prison. Those of us waiting anxiously for the film, get another ….
The French Connection Blu-ray review
New York City detectives “Popeye” Doyle (Gene Hackman) and Buddy Russo (Roy Scheider) attempt to break a mysterious narcotics smuggling ring and ultimately uncover The French Connection – the gritty classic New York crime story is a blueprint for how contemporary action movies are done right. Based on a true story, this action-filled thriller won ….
The Batman Anthology available for the first time in Blu-ray
The Batman Anthology will be available for the first time ever on Blu-ray HD on March, 10, 2009. Batman (1989) Jack Nicholson is The Joker, who emerged from a horrible accident as a maniacal criminal. Michael Keaton is the Caped Crusader, who emerged from a childhood trauma to become a masked crimefighter. Kim Basinger is ….
Watchmen screenwriter discusses Illustrated Man and Frankie Machine
Alex Tse – who wrote the screenplay for Watchmen – spoke exclusively with Collider.com about the upcoming adaptation of Ray Bradbury’s sci-fi classic The Illustrated Man, which Zack Snyder is also attached to helm, and the Michael Mann crime thriller Frankie Machine, based on the Don Winslow novel about a retired hitman lured back into ….
Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa Blu-ray review
After the success of Madagascar, releasing a sequel was a given for DreamWorks. But the studio went that extra step and created another gem of an animated film with Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa. While M2 follows a similar formula to the the first, featuring Alex the Lion (Ben Stiler), Marty the Zebra (Chris Rock), Gloria ….
Animated sci-fi epic Battle for Terra trailer online
The official theatrical release trailer for the animated Battle for Terra is now online. ‘Terra’ follows the story of a peaceful alien planet facing annihilation. The animation was done by a company called MeniThings, whose artistic director, Aristomenis Tsirbas, is also the director of the film. According to MeniThings’ website, Tsirbas was a visual effects ….
Third Wolverine origins trailer now live (Legends)
The third of three new 60-second ads for X-Men Origins: Wolverine has gone live. The spot is titled Legends, and focuses on Stryker (played by Danny Huston) assembling a team of mutants, including Sabretooth (Liev Schreiber) and Wolverine (Hugh Jackman), and glimpses of other mutants, including Taylor Kitsch as Gambit, Ryan Reynolds as Deadpool and ….
Chocolate DVD review
Ong Bak and and Tom yum goong director Prachya Pinkaew, successfully adds another notch to his action genre belt to the with the kinetic film Chocolate, this time with a female protagonist played by the director’s new protégé, Jija Yanin Vismistananda, a charming newcomer who spent five years training for the role. Fans will not ….
Holly DVD review
Shot on location in Cambodia, including many scenes in actual brothels in the notorious red light district of Phnom Penh, Holly succeeds in its efforts to stir sufficient emotion to make the viewer ask questions about the inhuman, and sometime brutal world of sex-trafficking. The issue has become a hot topic in the past few ….
The Boondock Saints Blu-ray review
The Boondock Saints follows religious Irish brothers Connor and Murphy MacManus – played by Sean Patrick Flanery and Norman Reedus – who grab Boston by the balls as vigilantes out to eliminate evildoers. It all starts after they kill a Russian mobster in self-defense, and decide that they have found their calling from God – ….
Pretty Woman Blu-ray review
Buena Vista Home Entertainment released the romance comedy classic Pretty Woman on Blu-ray disc for the first time on February 10, 2009. The feel-good modern spin on the Cinderella tale stars Academy Award winner Julia Roberts as Vivian – a spirited, streetwise prostitute, who has a chance meeting with a a dapper, no-nonsense socialite billionaire ….
Second of 3 Wolverine origin trailers (Brothers)
The second of three 60 second spots introducing X-Men Origins: Wolverine’s back story is now online. Titled Brothers, the new spot focuses on the wartime experiences of Victor Creed/Sabretooth (Liev Schreiber) and Wolverine (Hugh Jackman), leading up to a fateful meeting with Stryker (Danny Huston). A woman is also involved in the dispute between Sabretooth ….
