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Blu-ray Highlights: Week of September 10th, 2017 – Mum’s the Word

Josh Zyber — Mon, 11 Sep 2017 12:00:57 +0000

Is there such a thing as a week with too many new Blu-ray releases? I think we may have one on our hands. The release slate is clogged with 4k upgrades and other reissues of old titles. Also, Tom Cruise fights a sexy mummy. New Releases (Blu-ray) ‘The Mummy‘ – After disavowing ‘The Wolf Man’...

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Blu-ray Highlights: Week of April 9th, 2017 – Crouching Lion, Hidden Figures

Josh Zyber — Mon, 10 Apr 2017 12:00:14 +0000

I’m sure that Fox and Starz didn’t coordinate their movies intentionally, but releasing a couple of this year’s Oscar contenders on Blu-ray the same day allows me to use the above headline. I thank both studios for that. New Releases ‘Hidden Figures‘ – ‘St. Vincent’ director Theodore Melfi quickly shot up into the big leagues...

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2017 Golden Globe Nominations

Josh Zyber — Mon, 12 Dec 2016 20:00:42 +0000

As it inevitably must every year at this time, awards season has begun. This morning, actors Don Cheadle, Laura Dern and Anna Kendrick announced the 2017 Golden Globe nominations for movies and TV. I don’t know if it’s just typical Golden Globes quirkiness, but this seems like a particularly unexciting year in almost every category,...

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2016 Emmy Winners

Josh Zyber — Mon, 19 Sep 2016 21:00:42 +0000

The Emmy Awards aired on Sunday and I barely even noticed. Once again, my interest in this ceremony was minimal. Nonetheless, I feel obligated to mention here that they happened. I watched Jimmy Kimmel’s opening monologue, which was pretty funny, and walked into the room a couple of times here and there to catch a...

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Blu-ray Highlights: Week of April 17th, 2016 – Grin and Bear It

Josh Zyber — Mon, 18 Apr 2016 12:00:55 +0000

What’s a fella gotta do to win an Oscar? That’s the question Leo DiCaprio asks in this week’s biggest new Blu-ray title. The answer ain’t pretty, but it worked for him. Also available this week… honestly, not a whole lot. New Releases ‘The Revenant‘ – Alejandro Iñárritu joins the rarified ranks of filmmakers who have...

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2015 Emmy Winners

Josh Zyber — Mon, 21 Sep 2015 16:00:23 +0000

I’ve had so little interest in the Emmy Awards this year that, honestly, I didn’t even realize the ceremony was on this weekend until fellow blogger Shannon happened to mention it to me on Sunday afternoon. I didn’t make any predictions in advance, or even notice who’d been nominated. Should I be more excited that...

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‘Veep’ 4.01 Recap: “We Will Be Ready for the Future Whatever”

Josh Zyber — Tue, 14 Apr 2015 19:00:04 +0000

HBO’s brilliant political satire ‘Veep’ is back for its fourth season. Considering how last year ended, shouldn’t the series consider a title change? That’s right, the woefully out-of-her-depth Selina Meyer (Julia Louis-Dreyfus) is now President of the United States, after the former POTUS resigned. While the show is still called ‘Veep’, the opening titles sequence...

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Blu-ray Highlights: Week of March 29th, 2015 – Far Out, Man, Like LITERALLY Far Out

Josh Zyber — Mon, 30 Mar 2015 12:00:51 +0000

The last couple weeks had a bit of a slowdown on the Blu-ray front. This week comes roaring back with a major blockbuster, a very respected Oscar nominee, and at least one double-dip reissue worth considering. New Releases ‘Interstellar‘ – Christopher Nolan shoots for the stars with a massive sci-fi epic about humanity’s quest to...

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Blu-ray Highlights: Week of March 23rd, 2014 – The Show Goes On!

Josh Zyber — Mon, 24 Mar 2014 13:00:18 +0000

This week’s new Blu-ray release slate is overrun with wolves, dinosaurs and babies. I’m not sure which is more dangerous. New Releases ‘The Wolf of Wall Street‘ – Of the nine movies nominated for Best Picture at this year’s Academy Awards ceremony, five walked away completely empty-handed. One of those bypassed was Martin Scorsese’s blackly...

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Blu-ray Highlights: Week of March 24th, 2013 – I’ve Got Faaaaith, Faith of the Heaaarrrtt!

Josh Zyber — Mon, 25 Mar 2013 13:00:46 +0000

The final week of March brings us a huge new slate of Blu-ray releases. Sadly, it’s mostly a case of quantity over quality. However, a recent Oscar winner, some classics, some cult flicks and a few TV box sets of note stand out above the rest. New Releases Daniel Day-Lewis won his third Best Actor...

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Emmy Winners 2012

Josh Zyber — Tue, 25 Sep 2012 16:00:23 +0000

Oh, right. The Emmy Awards happened over the weekend. That’s something notable that we should probably mention here. Of course, it wasn’t notable enough for me to actually watch the thing. Did you? I’ll do the Oscars and even the Golden Globes, but that’s about the extent of the awards-show viewing I can take. For...

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2012 Emmy Nominations

Josh Zyber — Fri, 20 Jul 2012 17:00:26 +0000

This year’s Emmy Award nominations were announced yesterday. Surprisingly, some of my favorite shows actually made the short list. Unfortunately, it’s all for naught, given that the same series that won last year and the year before are destined to win yet again. Oh well, as the saying goes, “It’s nice to be nominated.” No...

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