The Japanese film Happy Family Plan looks at the effects of the recession on family – and how some things resonate with everyone – and add a real, quirky Japanese game show for heightened drama. The DVD release includes features that familiarise us with some of the country’s language, ritual and food. It’s an unusual […]
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Mighty Morphin Power Rangers Gets 19-DVD Complete Series Set!
Shout!Factory has announced the upcoming release of Mighty Morphin Power Rangers: The Complete Series – a 19-DVD set that will include all 145 episodes from the first series, the 10-episode Alien Rangers miniseries and two discs of bonus archival content. The set will be released on November 20, 2012. Mighty Morphin Power Rangers was cheap, […]
They Live Lives! John Carpenter’s Classic Sci-Fi Satire Gets Collector’s Edition November 6th!
One of John Carpenter’s most popular films – They Live – is getting the special Shout!Factory treatment. They Live: Collector’s Edition will contain a bundle of features (the same features, in fact, on both the DVD and Blu-ray!) including an audio commentary track with Carpenter and the film’s star, Roddy Piper. Whether you consider […]
Trailer: Grimm: Season One on DVD & Blu-ray
Grimm was an unexpected surprise for NBC – a good show that garnered better than expected ratings – and a vociferous core of fans. Now the first season of the series is coming to home video. Grimm: Season One arrives on DVD and Blu-ray on August 7th, 2012. Follow the jump for the official press […]
DVD Review: God Bless America: Bobcat Goldthwaite Takes Out The Trash!
If you’ve ever been ticked off by a jerk who not only zips into that parking space you were heading for, but parked diagonally across its neighboring space as well; if you’ve ever wanted to wring the necks of a group of kids chattering through a movie, or put a definitive end to reality shows […]
Lost Girl Goes To Comic-Con!
Fans of Syfy’s supernatural series Lost Girl will be pleased to hear that the show will have a double-barrelled presence at Comic-Con 2012. Anna Silk, Ksenia Solo and Kris Holden-Ried will headline a panel that will also include Executive Producer Jay Firestone (Prodigy Pictures) and veteran Lost Girl writer and Executive Producer, Emily Andras on […]
The Killing: The Complete First Season – Two Weeks In A Frustrating Murder Investigation!
AMC’s The Killing debuted to rave reviews and hit us with four or five amazing episodes of television before seeming to wander off and devolve into self-indulgence for four episodes before roaring back with three amazing episodes to finish its first season. The season finale puzzled some, infuriated others and intriguing just as many. The […]
DVD Review: The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo Rocks The Small Screen!
When I reviewed David Fincher’s The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo for its theatrical release, I noted that it surprised me because it was as good as the earlier, Swedish version that made Noomi Rapace familiar to an international audience. Considering its length and the fact that it’s very much a film that should be […]
Battle Royale: The Complete Collection 4-Disc Collector’s Set – Before The Hunger Games There Was Battle Royale!
Battle Royale – and its sequel, Battle Royale II – are among the most brutally beautiful movies I’ve ever seen. The original film is about a class of junior high school students are dumped on a deserted island and forced to kill each other off; the sequel, finds another ninth grade class being forced to […]
The B-52’s: With The Wild Crowd comes to DVD/Blu-ray
In October of 2011, I had posted an article about Eagle Rock Entertainment releasing its first ever live album from the B-52’s entitled “With The Wild Crowd”. Well in one more week, the DVD/Blu-ray will be available to purchase and will be filled with plenty of entertaining footage. More details from the press release after […]
2-Disc Set Shows That Puss In Boots Is Terrific In 2D Too!
Dreamworks Animation’s Puss In Boots was a big hit in 3D, but, as the DVD release shows, it’s great fun in 2D, too – and the DVD Double Pack contains both a new Puss adventure – The Three Diablos – and plenty of bonus material.