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New DVD Releases: Knowing, Push, The Unborn

Andrew Payne — Tue, 07 Jul 2009 16:24:45 +0000

It’s time to get serious people! Push the intensity (not necessarily the quality) to 11 and you’ve got: Knowing, Push, and The Unborn all rolling into stores. That along with some classic TV shows such as “Matlock” and “Murder She Wrote” along with newer comedies such as “Kath and Kim.” And then, of course, we have three horrible straight-to-DVD releases to whet your MST3K appetite.

Speaking of which, MST3K’s 15th Volume hits shelves this week along with plenty of mid-90s TV classics on DVD. Check out the full list below…

FEATURE FILMS

Knowing

Starring: Nicolas Cage

There was a time where Nicolas Cage was a brilliant up-and-coming actor. He had an Oscar in tow from Leaving Las Vegas, and classics like Moonstruck and Raising Arizona on his resume. Plus, Francis Ford Coppola for an uncle! A recipe for superstardom if there ever was one.

But now? He’s something a little, uh, less than an immortal movie star. In fact, he’s about one more darkly strange bald mullet away from reaching Seagal-level mockability. He’s another weird pseudo-thriller away from becoming a punchline on the level of Van Damme.

It may actually already be too late. According to his IMDB page his next three films are voiceovers for G-Force and Astro Boy along with something called Kick-Ass.

So buy this DVD and experience the last moment before Nicolas Cage became a complete joke.

The Unborn

There isn’t much to say about this movie. It’s just like every single other early-year horror movie that costs $20MM and makes $60MM. Well, there is one difference. This movie does feature a trailer where the kid who plays the little kid in every single movie punches the film’s lead actress.

So the inclusion of the theatrical trailer may be reason enough to buy the DVD.

Also:

Push – Learn More – Buy Now

TV ON DVD

“Kath & Kim” – The Complete Series

Okay, so this set is actually being billed as “Season One” of the series, despite the fact that it was canceled about four months ago. But here it is on DVD in all its Floridian glory!

This show received scads of negative press, mostly because it didn’t have the charm of the Australian original. Nevertheless, it is actually pretty funny, particularly John Michael Higgins as Kath’s fiancee.

The show is certainly funnier than NBC’s torpid “Parks & Recreation” and received similar ratings. Yet one survives while the other can only be seen by buying the DVD.

Also:

“Jeff Garlin: Young and Handsome” – Buy Now
“Matlock”: Seasons 1-3 – Buy Now
“Murder She Wrote”: Season 10 – Buy Now
“Mystery Science Theater 3000”: Volume 15 – Buy Now
“Reno 911”: Season 6 – Buy Now
“Third Watch”: Season 2 – Buy Now

SPECIAL EDITION OF THE WEEK

The John Barrymore Collection

There was a time when the Barrymore’s were the first family of acting. Now, that set of acting royalty is down to Drew and that’s about it. With this four-disc set, you can experience the patriarch of this family, the legendary John Barrymore, in his prime.

The set includes Sherlock Holmes, Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, The Beloved Rogue and Tempest. It’s loaded with features including some documentaries and retrospectives.

Horrible Straight-To-DVD Release of the Week

Three terrible movies, three new DVDs. Which is the worst? Cast your vote and tell the world!

The nominees are:

Five Fingers

The Case to Vote for It: Ryan Phillipe is a legitimate star. So is Laurence Fishburne. They made a movie about terrorists capturing a charity worker and it went straight to DVD. That can’t be good. Plus, the box says the film features Phillipe engaging in a “Mental Chess Match”. That really can’t be good.

Night Train

The Case to Vote for It: Here’s the thing to know about Night Train. It seems that when you ride it, the next stop may be your last.

Also, Danny Glover, LeeLee Sobieski and Steve Zahn pay a trio of train riders who discover a dead man’s suitcase contains some treasure. And they got to great lengths to keep it for themselves.

See Dick Run

The Case to Vote for It: This movie stars Kel Mitchell. As in Keenan and Kel Kel Mitchell.

That’s probably enough to include this, but the fact that the film follows the story of a man whose manhood dissapears following a voodoo priestess’ curse really puts it over the top.

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Movie Releases: Bride Wars, The Unborn, Not Easily Broken

Mali Elfman — Fri, 09 Jan 2009 16:30:21 +0000

The good news is there are still plenty of other amazing films in theaters for you to see right now. This weeks releases are pretty thin. We’re getting to that time of year. Anyone going for an Oscar released their films towards the end of last year, anyone with a big Blockbuster is waiting for summer, and now we get… the rest. And it’s not very good.

Here are this weeks movie releases:

Bride Wars | Reviews | Showtimes and Tickets
The Unborn | Reviews | Showtimes and Tickets
Not Easily Broken | Reviews | Showtimes and Tickets

Trailer below…

Bride Wars Trailer:

The Unborn Trailer:

Not Easily Broken Trailer:

New Trailer: THE UNBORN

Mali Elfman — Thu, 09 Oct 2008 20:38:14 +0000

This films’s got a LOT of shit going on. MTV released a new trailer for David S. Goyer’s new horror film for 2009 “The Unborn” starring Odette Yustman, Gary Oldman, Cam Gigandet, Meagan Good, Jane Alexander, and Idris Elba.

The story is about a teenage girl, Casey Beldon (Odette Yustman) whose mother inexplicably left her when she was a child. As Casy grows older she begins to find out why she left. She had a twin brother when she was younger that died. Casy begins to become plagued with nightmares and a tortured ghost that haunts her, so she turns to Sendak (Gary Oldman), who uncovers the source of a family curse. Her brother was so evil that when he died, he was denied entrance to heaven. Now he wants back on earth and he needs to find a body to bear him.

Check out the trailer below…

The film potential. Some of the best producers you can work with and I see Garyn Oldman and I’m smitten. The story however gets a bit confusing when they start talking about curses that go back to Nazi Germany, a disappearing mother, spirits with revolving heads, and a boy who wants to be born to what seems like his sister. That starts to make me a little nervous. It sounds like they don’t exactly have their synopsis for this movie down yet which is always a little worrisome.

But take a peak at the trailer and judge for yourself. And let me know, is the twin brother trying to use his sister to birth him or simply as a body to possess?

The Unborn Opens On January 9th 2009.

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