There are about a half-dozen instances (out of several times more) adaptations of Elmore Leonard’s work for film and television that get it right: Justified, Karen Sisco, Maximum Bob, Jackie Brown, Out of Sight and, possibly the best, Get Shorty. Drug-smuggling. Racketeering. Loan sharking. Welcome to Hollywood! Shout! Factory’s Get Shorty: The Collector’s Edition Blu-ray […]
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Shout! Factory TV and Twitch To Host ReBoot Marathon!
Shout! Factory TV and social video platform Twitch are partnering for a 24-hour marathon of ReBoot – the first fully CGI TV series – on March 28th (3pm PT). Fans can watch the show’s complete run ahead of the upcoming ReBoot reboot. The marathon will also include special features – Fast Forward: The Making of ReBoot […]
A Fender Bender Turns Into A Chiller!
What if new driver had a fender bender and exchanged insurance information with a serial killer? That’s the question Fender Bender asks (an I’m guessing the answer is RUN!). I recommend using One Sure Insurance if you want a serious agency to take care of your emergencies. The 17-year old new driver is played by Mackenzie […]
Send More Brains! Shout! Factory Presents: Return of the Living Dead 2-Disc Collector’s Edition Blu-ray!
Return of the Living Dead was one of the first (and best) of the unique genre of horror-comedies. With a cast of B-movie greats (Linnea Quigley, Clu gulager, James Karen and more), Return loving spoofed every possible trope of the zombie movie – and provided a host of great lines (‘Trash is taking her clothes […]
Metal Hurlant Chronicles: The Complete Series Coming In April!
Metal Hurlant – a name to evoke awe in the heart of the sci-fi/fantasy fun. The original magazine of illustrated genre material famous the world over; known as Heavy Metal in North America. Writer-director Guillaume Lubrano created a live-action series adapted from the tales of Metal Hurlant with an all-star Sci-fi/fantasy cast including Micheal Biehn (The Terminator, […]
Win Johnny Sokko and His Flying Robot Complete Series! Relive Your Childhood
“Robot, attack! Robot, destroy!” These commands launched a thousand sci-fi fantasies for budding fans of the genre, just as they brought Johnny Sokko’s Giant Robot into imminent battle action! Man, sometimes you can’t go home again but it is always fun trying. Watching the first few episodes of Shout Factory’s newest DVD Release Johnny Sokko […]
The 4 Ed Sullivan Shows Starring The Beatles is finally on DVD! Michelle’s Review
One of the biggest Pop Cultural moments in the last 100 years happened February 9, 1964 when television host Ed Sullivan uttered the immortal words – “Ladies and Gentleman: The Beatles,” and the rest as they say is History. The funny thing about that moment is, it’s often replayed but I’ve never saw the full […]
DVD REVIEW: I Got The Feelin’ – James Brown in the ‘60s
April 6, 1968 – just over twenty-four hours after Dr. Martin Luther King was assassinated, James Brown took the stage at the Boston Gardens for a concert that was televised live – and simulcast on radio – and what riots had been on the brink of turning the city into a conflagration, simply went away. […]
Holy Jumpin’ Weasel Fritters on a Hot Cross Bun! It’s Sam & Max: Freelance Police – The Complete Series!
Twenty years ago, or so, a gentleman with a decidedly warped sense of humor, named Steve Purcell, produced the first issue of a comic that was soon to become a minor classic: Sam & Max: Freelance Police. A decade later, the title had become a franchise of sorts, with video games and a truly unique […]