The Trailer Park: Muppets vs. Dragons vs. Apes
In our post-holiday selection of new movie trailers, let’s take a look at a few of the big sequels arriving next summer.
In our post-holiday selection of new movie trailers, let’s take a look at a few of the big sequels arriving next summer.
As we continue our charge towards Christmas, it should come as no surprise that this week’s new Blu-ray releases put a major focus on movies that appeal to children and parents. I suppose I’ll be in that category soon,...
Forget anything else being released this week, the one and only, original 1979 ‘The Muppet Movie’ is finally available on Blu-ray, and there’s only one thing to say about that.
These days, it seems like any even remotely popular movie franchise is required to get the dark and gritty reboot treatment. Everything is “Dark” this or “Darkness” that. ‘Star Trek’ is just the...
Over on his Whatever blog, author John Scalzi poses an interesting philosophical question about the nature of an important scene in ‘The Muppet Movie’. I thought I’d put it to our readers to decide the correct an...
This is no way to end the year. Two beloved character actors both passed away on Christmas Eve.
The theme of this week’s Blu-ray release slate is second chances. One studio takes a major comic book franchise down the reboot route, while another offers a long-awaited do-over for an important catalog title that it notori...
The month of August is affectionately known as the “dog days of summer.” Allegedly, this has nothing to do with actual dogs. Theory has it that the term was coined in relation to the star Sirius (the “Dog Star...
Normally, I use these “Unboxed” posts to examine some of the exotic import video discs in my collection. For today, I thought that it might be worthwhile to shine the spotlight on a few recent limited-edition retailer ...
Did you burn through your Blu-ray budget for March last week? I hope you set at least a little money aside for today, because we still have a few notable new releases to look at.
After the complete disaster that was this past Sunday’s Academy Awards telecast, it’s clear that the Academy needs to take major steps to revamp the ceremony. It can no longer fall back on dragging Billy Crystal out of...
The Oscars are only days away and I’ve found myself running through the nominees, wondering who will take home the statuettes. I have no real reason for caring as much as I do about these awards, but something deep inside me...