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Notorious DVD review

On April 21st, 2009, Fox Home Entertainment released the biopic Notorious on DVD. The film tells the tragic story of Christopher Wallace (1972-1997) aka Biggie Smalls aka Notorious B.I.G., a Brooklyn-born rapper who was taken at 24 years of age, a casualty of the now famous East Coast-West Coast turf war which first claimed the ….

Blu-ray release of Star Trek: The Original Series giving hardcore Trek fans exclusive this weekend

Owners of Star Trek: The Original Series on Blu-ray will be able to access daily reports from FEDCON, Europe’s largest Star Trek convention, for direct download from the disc’s BD-Live portal. Apart from the additional information and exclusive videos and trailers provided via BD-Live, videos of the highlights at FEDCON will be available for download. ….

Win one of two copies of John Wayne’s classic El Dorado: Centennial Collection DVDs

Those of you that have won copies of Paramount’s Centennial Collection DVDs from us, or have purchased copies, already know the care that goes into these notable releases. When I heard the studio was releasing two classic John Wayne westerns in the format, I jumped at the opportunity to review them, and of course, nab ….

Win one of five copies of the urban comedy Da’ Booty Shop

Ummm…Looks FilmFetish is living up to it’s name tonight. Lightyear Entertainment released the urban comedy Da’ Booty Shop on DVD today, April 21st. To celebrate the release, FilmFetish is getting five copies of the comedy for readers to enjoy. In order to be entered in the random drawing for a FREE copy of Da’ Booty ….

Win one of two complete sets of Marvel X-Men: The DVD Comic Book Collection

On April 28th, 2009 Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment will release Marvel X-Men: Volumes 1 & 2 on DVD. For the first time, all 32 episodes of the cult favorite animated TV series will be available on disc. Discover the origins of your favorite X-Men characters with stories adapted directly from the original comic books. ….

Win one of five DVD copies of the groundbreaking Star Wars documentary A Galaxy Far Far Away

I have another great contest this week. Next Tuesday, April 21st, Cinevolve Studios invite home viewers to go deep inside the weird, wonderful universe of the Star Wars phenomenon, when they release the 10th Anniversary Collector’s Edition DVD of the documentary A Galaxy Far Far Away. Created in 1999 by director Tariq Jalil, the film ….

Win a copy of the cult comedy classic Galaxy Quest on Special Edition DVD

On May 12th, 2009, Paramount Home Entertainment will release the cult comedy classic Galaxy Quest, in brand new Deluxe Edition DVD. The cast, including Tim Allen (Wild Hogs), Sigourney Weaver (Baby Mama), Alan Rickman (Sweeney Todd), Tony Shalhoub (Monk), Sam Rockwell (Confessions of a Dangerous Mind), Enrico Colantoni (Just Shoot Me), Daryl Mitchell (Ed) and ….

Sin City 2 Disc Recut, Extended & Unrated Edition Blu-ray review

Robert Rodriguez and Frank Miller shot Sin City using high-definition cameras, so it makes sense that the Blu-ray release of the film would be no minor effort, filled with thorough, layered bonus features, that make it a worthy edition to consider owning. The new Blu-ray release features two very unique cuts of the visually stunning ….

Doubt Blu-ray review

I didn’t watch Doubt in theaters, however watching the film on Blu-ray for the first time didn’t diminish the riveting effect of such powerful writing and acting representations for me. Doubt was a class in great filmmaking from beginning to end. The performances by Oscar winners Meryl Streep and Philip Seymour Hoffman, as well as ….

The Odd Couple Paramount Centennial Collection DVD review

Paramount recently released two more classic films from their library for the seminal Centennial Collection, a series that includes restored versions of the studio’s classics, along with thorough extras and bonus material. Many of the movies released rank among the best in American cinema, and The Odd Couple is one of those films.

Marley & Me: Bad Dog Edition Blu-ray review

Marley and Me, based on John Grogan’s bestselling non-fiction book that recounts the author’s life with an uncontrollable Labrador Retriever named Marley, became a runaway hit in theaters, December of last year. Marley’s dizzying behavior had been the focus of Grogan’s Florida newspaper column, winning over readers long before the book came to pass. Now, ….

No Country For Old Men 2 Disc Collector’s Edition Blu-ray review

The 2007 Oscar winner for Best Picture, No Country for Old Men, arrives in a new collectable 2-disc Blu-ray edition tomorrow, April 7th, from Miramax Films, Paramount Vantage and Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment. Based on the novel by Pulitzer Prize-winning author Cormac McCarthy, No Country For Old Men is easily Joel and Ethan Coen’s ….