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Weekend Roundtable: Best Movie Endings

Josh Zyber — Fri, 25 Oct 2019 17:00:36 +0000

It may be true that all good things must eventually come to an end, but unfortunately not all good movies end well. Some do, however! Brace yourself for some spoilers, because we’re about to give away some of our favorite movie endings. Deirdre Crimmins Not just my favorite ending to a film, but also my...

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Weekend Roundtable: Send in the Clowns

Josh Zyber — Fri, 04 Oct 2019 16:00:32 +0000

Clowns seem to be having a bit of a moment this year. A few weeks after Pennywise terrorized audiences, the Clown Prince of Crime gets an origin story in theaters this weekend. Our latest Roundtable topic looks at some of our other favorite fictional clowns. Deirdre Crimmins It feels like I’ve been talking about clowns...

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From Silents to the Seventies: Sweet Charity

David Krauss — Mon, 19 Aug 2019 16:00:41 +0000

Shirley MacLaine’s irrepressible vivacity and Bob Fosse’s iconic choreography sweeten Sweet Charity, but the lumbering story of a not-so-happy hooker’s quest for love leaves a slightly sour aftertaste. Sweet Charity Theatrical Release Date: February 14, 1969 Blu-ray Release Date: August 20, 2019 Directed by: Bob Fosse Starring: Shirley MacLaine, John McMartin, Ricardo Montalban, Sammy Davis...

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Blu-ray Highlights: Week of February 11th, 2018 – They’re Coming to Get You, Barbara

Josh Zyber — Mon, 12 Feb 2018 13:00:28 +0000

It’s Valentine’s week and, curiously, almost no romantic movies are available on Blu-ray to capitalize on that. In fact, catalog releases are heavily weighted with gory horror flicks. I wonder what kind of message that’s supposed to send? New Releases (Blu-ray) ‘Wonder‘ – Do you remember the 1985 movie ‘Mask’, in which Eric Stoltz wore...

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Blu-ray Highlights: Week of October 29th, 2017 – Tall, Dark and Handsome

Josh Zyber — Mon, 30 Oct 2017 12:00:20 +0000

Halloween week scares up a fresh assortment of Blu-ray releases. Take a look and let us know if you find some treats to your liking. New Releases (Blu-ray) ‘The Dark Tower‘ – “The man in black fled across the desert, and the gunslinger followed.” So began the first volume of Stephen King’s epic book series,...

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Blu-ray Highlights: Week of December 11th, 2016 – Squad Goals

Josh Zyber — Mon, 12 Dec 2016 13:00:34 +0000

It’s another overstuffed week for new Blu-ray releases, as the Hollywood studios dump a bunch of titles on the market before the holidays. This batch has psychotic clowns, peculiar children, bad robots, gladiators and more. New Releases (Blu-ray) ‘Suicide Squad‘ – After the disappointment of ‘Batman v. Superman’, Warner Bros. and DC pinned a lot...

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Blu-ray Highlights: Week of May 29th, 2016 – You Down with PPZ? Yeah, You Know Me

Josh Zyber — Tue, 31 May 2016 12:00:58 +0000

Another long weekend has flown by too quickly. Let’s start the new week as we always do, by looking at all the latest Blu-ray releases. As few as there may be this week, perhaps you’ll find a disc of interest? New Releases (Blu-ray) ‘Pride and Prejudice and Zombies‘ – “It is a truth universally acknowledged...

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Blu-ray Highlights: Week of August 2nd, 2015 – Action Faction

Josh Zyber — Mon, 03 Aug 2015 12:00:06 +0000

Our recent Blu-ray dry spell breaks somewhat this week with the release of one sort-of-hit movie that made a decent amount of money earlier this year. To be honest, that one’s probably not very good, but several smaller titles look more promising. New Releases ‘The Divergent Series: Insurgent‘ – The basic premise of the YA...

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Weekend Roundtable: Movies About Making Movies

Josh Zyber — Fri, 05 Jun 2015 19:00:15 +0000

Actors and directors are, predictably, vain creatures. So often, they enjoy nothing more than to celebrate themselves and what they do. This week’s ‘Entourage’ is just the latest movie about the business of making movies. For today’s Roundtable, here are some of our other favorites. Mike Attebery Like all of us on this site, I...

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Blu-ray Highlights: Week of February 22nd, 2015 – I’m Holding Out for a Hero

Josh Zyber — Mon, 23 Feb 2015 18:00:33 +0000

By the time you read this, two of this week’s big new Blu-ray titles may be able to boast about winning shiny Oscar trophies. Or maybe they walked away empty-handed at the awards this weekend. I have no idea. Writing these posts in advance is a tricky business sometimes. New Releases ‘Big Hero 6‘ –...

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Blu-ray Highlights: Week of October 19th, 2014 – The Secret Word Is “Remastered”

Josh Zyber — Mon, 20 Oct 2014 13:00:51 +0000

This week may seem like a breather after the bombardment of new Blu-ray releases we’ve seen recently, but the good titles are really, really good. Of course, you’ll have to wade through a little bit of muck to get to them. New Releases ‘Sex Tape‘ – Cameron Diaz and Jason Segel must have gotten along...

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Weekend Roundtable: “Holy Grail” Blu-ray Wish List – 2012 Edition

Josh Zyber — Fri, 07 Sep 2012 19:00:37 +0000

This year has seen (or will see shortly) the Blu-ray releases of numerous big-ticket catalog titles that people have long clamored to own in high definition. In September alone, we’ll get the Alfred Hitchcock Masterpiece Collection, the complete ‘Indiana Jones’ series, the remaining James Bond films, and ‘Titanic’. Before the end of the year, we’ll...

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