Author Archives: Matt Blackwood

DVD Review: ‘Roger Corman’s Cult Classics: Vampires, Mummies, & Monsters’

Posted on March 26, 2012 by Matt Blackwood

If you love old B-movies, you can’t miss Shout Factory’s line of “Roger Corman’s Cult Classics” DVD collections. Horror, fantasy, science fiction, grindhouse- all are represented in these neat 3- and 4-film multi-packs. The Vampires, Mummies, and Monsters collection is … Continue reading →

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DVD Review: ‘Beautiful Boy’

Posted on February 28, 2012 by Matt Blackwood

There are many reasons a film might be hard to watch: unbelievable performances, sloppy writing, unskilled direction. Some movies offend with tasteless portrayals of strong sexual content or graphic violence. Beautiful Boy doesn’t have any of these problems. The film … Continue reading →

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DVD Review: ‘Cyrus: Mind of a Serial Killer’

Posted on February 21, 2012 by Matt Blackwood

As technology gets smaller and cheaper, making films is getting easier and easier. But in a market lousy with low-budget indies, it’s not always easy to score well known actors. This wasn’t a problem for Mark Vadik. The writer/director of Cyrus: … Continue reading →

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Dream Cast: ‘Uncharted’

Posted on February 13, 2012 by Matt Blackwood

Uncharted is one of the most beloved and critically praised game franchises of all time. Both epic and intimate, the trilogy brought back the concept thought killed by shooters of games as storytelling. The game has been so successful, it was only … Continue reading →

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Elijah Wood, Mandy Moore, Simon Pegg, & More Star in Max Landis’ Short Film ‘The Death and Return of Superman’

Posted on February 6, 2012 by Matt Blackwood

Max Landis’s Death and Return of Superman is a very long sketch. No, it’s a really funny short film. No, you know what it’s like? It’s like, after a long night of gaming, when you’re hanging with your best nerd … Continue reading →

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Blu-Ray Review: ‘In Time’

Posted on January 31, 2012 by Matt Blackwood

In case you missed it in theatres (and chances are you did), the sci-fi thriller In Time, starring Justin Timberlake and Amanda Seyfried, comes to Blu-Ray and DVD* today. The first thing you might notice about In Time is how good-looking … Continue reading →

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20th Century Fox Takes Viral Marketing to the Next Level to Promote ‘Chronicle’

Posted on January 31, 2012 by Matt Blackwood

First, Chronicle‘s trailer goes viral, attracting over 8 million views on Youtube. Then they try to capture lightning in a bottle by releasing “flying men” in NYC. That’s right, taking a page straight out of the marketing of Skyline, the studio … Continue reading →

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Dream Cast: Marvel’s ‘Black Panther’

Posted on January 30, 2012 by Matt Blackwood

Now that Marvel has its own movie studio, it’s time for the House of Ideas to try out some fresh ones on the big screen. Sure, we all know the Iron Man and Thor sequels will make a billion dollars, … Continue reading →

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