Category Archives: DVD

‘Supernatural: The Anime Series’ Coming to the U.S. In July

Posted on April 4, 2011 by Jonathan Weilbaecher

Supernatural is a popular show, or so I am told. My TV watching principles force me to avoid shows that air on The CW. It is nothing personal, I just have an important man card renewal hearing coming up and … Continue reading →

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Brian Austin Green’s Superhero Flick ‘Cross’ Coming to DVD This May

Posted on April 4, 2011 by Jonathan Weilbaecher

Direct-To-DVD features have developed a certain negative stigma. Usually they have significantly smaller budgets, B to Z level actors and scripts that make Tyler Perry read like Shakespeare. So when Sony Pictures Home Entertainment announces the upcoming release of their new direct-to-DVD superhero movie … Continue reading →

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‘Superman: The Motion Picture Anthology’ Coming to DVD & Blu-Ray

Posted on April 1, 2011 by Jonathan Weilbaecher

Look, up in the sky! It’s a bird, it’s a plane, no it’s…a definitive blu-ray collection of Superman movies? 2011 is a year filled to the brim with superhero cinema and the folks over at Warner Home Video think that now … Continue reading →

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War Movie Mondays: ‘To Hell and Back’

Posted on March 28, 2011 by Douglas Barnett

This week’s pick salutes World War II’s most decorated hero. Audie L. Murphy stars as himself in the 1955 film To Hell and Back directed by Jesse Hibbs. The film was based on Murphy’s autobiography of the same name. The … Continue reading →

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War Movie Mondays: ‘Force 10 from Navarone’

Posted on March 21, 2011 by Douglas Barnett

This week’s pick is the 1978 release of Force 10 from Navarone, directed by Guy Hamilton (Battle of Britain). This was the sequel to the 1961 film The Guns of Navarone, which I wrote about last week. The film is loosely … Continue reading →

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War Movie Mondays: ‘The Guns of Navarone’

Posted on March 14, 2011 by Douglas Barnett

This week’s pick is the classic World War II commando caper The Guns of Navarone (1961) directed by J. Lee Thompson, and written by acclaimed author Alistair MacLean, (Where Eagles Dare). The film stars Gregory Peck (Capt. Keith Mallory), David … Continue reading →

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War Movie Mondays: ‘To End All Wars’

Posted on March 7, 2011 by Douglas Barnett

This week’s pick is the real life story about the Bridge over the River Kwai, and a fantastic war drama about a group of allied POWs who are forced to build the infamous Burma “Railway of Death” in director David … Continue reading →

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‘Green Lantern: Emerald Knights’ Trailer Arrives

Posted on March 2, 2011 by Joe Gillis

DC Entertainment and Warner Home Video have been on a roll as of late. Their latest release, in the form of adapting Grant Morrison’s All-Star Superman was a massive success, and had great voice work done by names like Christina … Continue reading →

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