One of my favorite time of the year is the holiday season. I love Christmas for many reasons, especially my grandkids and grandnephews. We always find time to watch our old and new favorite Christmas …
After two decades as one of the most beloved and enduring musicals on the stage, Wicked makes its long-awaited journey to the big screen as a spectacular, generation-defining cinematic event this holiday season. Synopsis: Wicked, …
In recognition of Domestic Violence Awareness Month, here’s an impactful new film Another Love Story, now available for streaming on TUBI. This timely film sheds light on the emotional and psychological journey of domestic abuse survivors …
My #1 grandson and I screened the new #TwistersMovie last night. And it was a long overdue date, too. The film was much better than we expected. It had its excitements that kept you on …
Welcome to a new world of Gods and Monsters, Universal Pictures’ The Mummy, starring Tom Cruise in a spectacular, all-new cinematic version of the legend that has fascinated cultures all over the world since the dawn of civilization. Thought safely entombed in a tomb deep beneath the unforgiving desert, an ancient princess (Sofia Boutella of Kingsman: The Secret Service, Star Trek Beyond) whose destiny was unjustly taken from her is awakened in our current day, bringing with her malevolence grown over millennia and terrors that defy human comprehension.
Cast: Annabelle Wallis, Jake Johnson, Courtney B. Vance, Russell Crowe, produce and directed by Alex Kurtzman.
If you missed it in the theaters, the Blu-ray Combo Pack will be available in stores on December 6. The disc comes with three mini movies too! With the talented voices of Louis C.K., Eric Stonestreet, Kevin Hart, Jenny Slate, Ellie Kemper, Lake Bell, Dana Carvey, Hannibal Buress, Bobby Moynihan, Steve Coogan, and Albert Brooks.
Diego Luna has been making the talk show rounds talking about his role in Rogue One: A Star Wars Story. He’s very proud to be part of the Star War franchise.
Diego Luna and Ellen DeGeneres Photo: Michael Rozman/Warner Bros.
We have a few clips of him on Live Kelly, where he tells Kelly Ripa, “I am a hero to my son again!” and on Ellen, he exclaimed “A Mexican in Star Wars? Come on!” We liked these and wanted to share and hope you enjoy them.
Rogue One: A Star Wars Story, the first standalone anthology film set within the cinematic universe. Luna portrays a veteran Intelligence Officer for the Rebels named Captain Cassian Andor, alongside Felicity Jones (Jyn Erso), Donnie Yen (Chirrut Imwe), Forest Whitaker (Saw Gerrera), Riz Ahmed (Bodhi Rook), and Jiang Wen (Baze Malbus).
Rogue One: A Star Wars Story in U.S. theaters December 16 in 3D, RealD 3D and IMAX 3D. — A.O.
We have 5 Blu-ray Combo Packs of The Secret Life of Pets to give to some lucky winners. The dics comes with three mini movies too! With the talented voices of Louis C.K., Eric Stonestreet, Kevin Hart, Jenny Slate, Ellie Kemper, Lake Bell, Dana Carvey, Hannibal Buress, Bobby Moynihan, Steve Coogan, and Albert Brooks.
The Blu-ray Combo Packs will be available in stores on December 6.
Would you like to win one? Then just click here to send us an email with your name and address. And that’s all!
We’ll draw the winners at 6P (PT) ON FRIDAY, DECEMBER 2.
I had a fun talk with Lucy Dahl a British screenwriter and the daughter of author Roald Dahl. We talked about stories she enjoyed from her dad and about her own writing work and the things we will find on the Bluray/DVD release.
This past summer we got to sit in and chat with director Spielberg and the stars of The BFG, Mark Rylance, Penelope Wilson, and Ruby Barnhill. You can listen in and find out what happened. They are some GREAT interviews and all you need to do is click here and click below on the audio box to listen to my talk with Ms Dahl.
Lucy Dahl
Disney’s release of The BFG this year was very fitting, because it was the celebration of Roald Dahl’s 100-year birthday.
The release of the Bluray/DVD is on November 29. The other stars of the film are Jemaine Clement, Rebecca Hall, Rafe Spall, and Bill Hader.
Yeah, this is the young (and very handsome) Uruguayan director we wrote about way back when. Here’s what we said:
More than three years ago, a wild little short film called Panic Attack hit the interwebs. “Giant Robots invade Montevideo!” the slugline reads, and the exotic location made perfect sense: it wasn’t exotic at all for the creator/writer/director of the chilling pseudo-documentary of alien attack: after all, Fede Álvarez was a native of Uruguay and a resident of Montevideo when he used the modest resources of his commercial-production firm to make the movie.
In the mysterious ways that no one can predict and every one wishes for, Panic Attack went viral. Today the YouTube upload of the entire short has been seen by more than 7 million people, and you can still see it here. Álvarez was whisked to Hollywood, feted by agents and studios all over town…and then, quietly, disappeared.
There’s no telling how many meetings he took, how many pitches he made, how many promises got broken, but now—finally–we’ll be getting a chance to see what Fede Álvarez can do. He’s just wrapped principle photography as director of the long-awaited remake of the horror classic Evil Dead.
Alvarez was hand-picked by Sam Raimi, Robert Tapert, and Bruce Campbell. The careers of all three of them–as director, producer, and actor–were launched by this audacious, hilarious, cheesy and scary little horror film, and they have held tight control of the property ever since. Fans may not be happy that this is a completely new story–no Ash, no chainsaw arm, and no Bruce Campbell–but now that the original star himself as seen a roughcut, he’s 100% behind the project. In an interview with Digital Spy, he said, “We’re really excited and really behind it, [but] it’s going to take a bit to get the Evil Dead fans behind it. We know we’ve pissed a lot of them off. We appreciate that and we appreciate their anger and their zeal, but the only thing we want to impress upon them is that we didn’t screw it up. This is going to be just as memorable as [the original] Evil Dead without being the same movie. It’s a contemporary movie–just like Evil Dead was contemporary in 1979, this is contemporary for young adults now…It’s basically five new kids who are going to have a really bad night with a brand new director. I’ve seen it already; I think it’s definitely fabulous.”
Post-production is underway, but we’ll still have to wait awhile to see if all the promise of Panic Attack in ’09 and all the hoopla since is worth it. Evil Dead is scheduled for release in 2013.
Fede Álvarez
…and of course Evil Dead came out about 3 ½ years ago (April 2013) and made about $100 million in worldwide box office (Lord knows how much more in DVD and VOD by now), on a $17 million budget. Now Don’t Breathe, after only 11 weeks, has made close to $100 million itself (about two-thirds in foreign box office), and it’s still in theaters.
Now with the release of the Don’t Breathe DVD on November 29, I got to chat with Fede about the making of the film and now you can listen in too. — A.O.
I think Moana is a new Disney classic. We really enjoyed it. The animation work is just wonderful, the little details in each scenes keeps you captivated. I loved the way the hair curls looked.
The characters of Moana and the grandmother were my favorites. I think girls and boys have a new heroine to cheer for and some new music to sing along with, You’re Welcome.
Moana
Now sit back and listen in on the conversation with the casts, directors and producer and a couple of treats below.
From the Walt Disney Animation Studios, you can get a first listen of “You’re Welcome,” the brand new song from Moana performed by Dwayne Johnson and written by Lin-Manuel Miranda (Hamilton, In the Heights)!
In the movie clip, Moana (Auli’i Cravalho) encounters the demigod Maui (Dwayne Johnson).
Disney’s Moana in theaters in 3D November 23. — A.O.
Bad Santa 2 returns Academy Award-winner Billy Bob Thornton to the screen as America’s favorite anti-hero, Willie Soke; and joining him is, Tony Cox, Brett Kelly, and Academy Award, Golden Globe and Emmy-winner Kathy Bates as Willie’s horror story of a mother, Sunny Soke, and Christina Hendricks of Mad Men fame.
Brett Kelly, Mark Waters, Tony Cox, Billy Bob Thornton, Christina Hendricks and Kathy Bates
It has been thirteen years since the first Bad Santa and I don’t remember much of it and I will have to re-watch it. This one has a few laughs and at times it made you pause and think. Yes, it’s over the top and everyone looks like they are all in on the joke. We got to sit in on a q&a with the main cast and director Mark Waters and we had some good laughs. Now you can listen in too.
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Also starring Jenny Zigrino, Ryan Hansen, and Cristina Rosato.
Check out the Red Band trailer, it’s a wild one! In Theaters November 23.
DEADPOOL & WOLVERINE are COMING TOGETHER…Watch at home with your BEST BUBS again and again and again!
Add The Highest-Grossing R-Rated Film of All-Time to Your Marvel Studios Movie Collection when it arrives on Digital on October 1 and on 4K Ultra HD™, Blu-ray™ and DVD on October 22.
Experience all the laughs with hours of all-new exclusive bonus content including a gag reel, deleted scenes, filmmaker commentary and all-new featurettes!
Cast Ryan Reynolds (Wade Wilson/Deadpool), Hugh Jackman (Logan/Wolverine), Emma Corrin (Cassandra Nova), Matthew Macfadyen (Mr. Paradox), and Dafne Keen (Laura / X-23).
° ° ° ° ° ° ° ° ° Veep: The Complete Series. All 65 episodes from the 17-Time Emmy® Award winning series will be available to purchase on Blu-ray October 22.
Warner Bros. Discovery Home Entertainment will be releasing the complete series. Get ready to binge on all 65 episodes (seven seasons) from HBO’s Emmy® award-winning original series, along with all the previously released special features. The political comedy series follows United States Vice President Salina Meyer (Julia Louis Dreyfus) and her incompetent team as they attempt to secure a legacy, but often instead become bogged down in day-to-day political games. Pre-order your copy today. Also starring Anna Chlumsky, Tony Hale, Reid Scott, Timothy Simons, Matt Walsh, Sufe Bradshaw, Kevin Dunn, Gary Cole, Sam Richardson, Sarah Sutherland, and Clea DuVall. The series was created by Armando Iannucci.
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The West Wing: The Complete Series for the first time ever on Blu-ray, in celebration of the 25th anniversary of the critically acclaimed series. Get ready to binge all 156 episodes from NBC/WBTV’sEmmy® Award-winning original series.
The brilliant political drama, following an extraordinarily intimate look at an American President and the inner workings of the White House, will be available to own on Blu-ray on October 1.
Widely considered one of the best series of all time, The West Wing remains a landmark achievement in television, earning 26 Emmys, including four for Outstanding Drama Series. With its sharp writing and memorable ensemble cast, the show continues to inspire audiences with its intimate look at the triumphs, sacrifices and inner politics of the White House.
Created by Aaron Sorkin who executive produced with Thomas Schlamme, and John Wells, The West Wing stars Rob Lowe, Dulé Hill, Allison Janney, Janel Moloney, Richard Schiff, John Spencer, Bradley Whitford, and Martin Sheen. The series was produced by John Wells Productions in association with Warner Bros. Television.
The Complete Series Includes all 156 episodes from all seven seasons on 28 discs, plus over 20 commentaries, behind the scenes featurettes, unaired scenes, gag reels and more.
° ° ° ° ° ° ° ° ° HBO’s The Gilded Age: The Complete Second Season to DVD on October 1, 2024. The Gilded Age season 2 was recently nominated for six Emmy® Awards including Outstanding Drama Series. Indulge in all 8 episodes from the second season of the historical drama that won fans over with its charming cast and compelling storylines plus over 20 pieces of bonus content including never-before-released featurettes.
The Gilded Age season 2 cast includes Carrie Coon, Christine Baranski, Cynthia Nixon, Morgan Spector, Louisa Jacobson, Denée Benton, Ben Ahlers, Michael Cerveris, Kelley Curran, Taissa Farmiga, and more.
The American Gilded Age was a period of significant economic change, conflict between old and new systems, and fortunes made and lost.
° ° ° ° ° ° ° ° ° FRIENDS: The Complete Series in 4K Ultra HD for the first time on September 24.
This ultimate collector’s set features ALL 10 seasons from one of television’s most popular sitcoms completely remastered–plus all new bonus content!
Pre-order your copy now.
From Warner Bros. Television, FRIENDS follows the lives and loves of a close-knit group of friends living in New York City: siblings Ross (David Schwimmer) and Monica Geller (Courteney Cox), along with friends Chandler Bing (Matthew Perry), Phoebe Buffay (Lisa Kudrow), Joey Tribbiani (Matt LeBlanc) and Rachel Green (Jennifer Aniston).
FRIENDS marks its 30th anniversary this year, the beloved TV series continues to hold an enduring place in popular culture and hearts worldwide.
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