R.I.P. Elmore Leonard
Witty and prolific crime novelist Elmore Leonard passed away on Tuesday at the age of 87. Over the course of his long career, a couple dozen of the author’s stories were adapted to film (some of them more than once) by sever...
Tag Archives: Quentin Tarantino
‘Django Unchained’ Contest Results
The “D” may be silent, but our readers certainly weren’t. When we offered you the chance to win Quentin Tarantino’s ‘Django Unchained’ on Blu-ray, you spoke up and provided a lot of great entrie...
Now You Have My Attention – Win ‘Django UnchainedR
Turnout for last week’s contest was a little on the light side. Let’s see if we can heat things up here by giving away a hot new title this week. We have a Blu-ray copy of Quentin Tarantino’s blockbuster hit R...
Blu-ray Highlights: Week of April 14th, 2013 – Let’s
In terms of volume, this may seem like another slow week in April for new Blu-ray releases. Fortunately, a major new hit movie and some more cult flicks are here to spice things up.
Full Metal Jackets: The “D” Is Silent
More often than not, SteelBook collectors are forced to import Blu-rays from other countries, frequently at great inconvenience and expense, in order to obtain the shiny metallic goodness they crave. In a welcome change of pace, Q...
New Year’s Weekend Movies: Oh Frack…
This week, three new movies opened on Christmas Day: ‘Django Unchained’, ‘Les Miserables’ and ‘Parental Guidance’. The first two performed very well on Christmas, so don’t expect any of to...
Now Playing: Tarantino’s ‘Unchained’ Blaxploita
Quentin Tarantino is back at it again, mixing genres and re-writing history, all while purposefully touching on taboo topics and using blatantly inappropriate dialogue. Don’t expect another Best Picture contender here, but &...
Blu-ray Highlights for November 20th, 2012 – Gobble, Gobble
It’s a holiday week here in the United States, which means that the Blu-ray release schedule has slowed down significantly. After the deluge of major titles that have come at us in recent weeks, my wallet sure is thankful fo...
Weekend Roundtable: Best and Worst Actor/Directors
They say that every actor wants to direct. Quite a few directors have also attempted to act. (This week, even Tyler Perry makes a bid for action stardom.) Some have pulled this double-duty off better than others. In today’s ...
Weekend Roundtable: Favorite Revenge Movies
The thirst for revenge is one of the basest of human emotions. As such, it has naturally made great fodder for plenty of movies over the decades, including this week’s theatrical release of ‘Taken 2’. In today...
The Trailer Park: Samurai Django
Two great-looking films are heading our way later this year. Each visits the past when heroes required wit and intelligence to match their skill in a fight. One is from Takashi Miike while the other is the much-anticipated Western...
Unboxed: Japanese ‘Grindhouse’ DVDs
In this new installment from the “Unboxed” series, I’ll pull another of my import DVD box sets off the shelf to take a look at the contents. After all, what’s the point of having these things if I don’...