Showing posts with label Popcorn & Coffee. Show all posts
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Saturday, July 22, 2017

Popcorn & Coffee: Prison Break: Event Series Blu-ray


Fox Home Entertainment; 390 minutes;

Now available on Blu-ray from Twentieth Fox Home Entertainment is Prison Break: Event Series, featuring all nine exciting episodes from the reboot season (aka, the fifth season). Produced by Paul Scheuring, the series stars
Wentworth Miller, Dominic Purcell, Sarah Wayne Callies, Amaury Nolasco, Paul Adelstein, Robert Knepper and Rockmond Dunbar.

Prison Break: Event Series (also known as Prison Break: Resurrection) is a sequel mini-series to the series Prison Break that aired on Fox from 2005 to 2009.

Picking up seven years after season four finale, Theodore "T-Bag" Bagwell is mysteriously released from prison and is given a picture of Michael in the Ogygia prison.

Since T-Bag has now forgiven everybody for sending him back to prison, he tracks down Michael's brother, Lincoln Burrows, and gives him the picture. After telling Michael's wife Sara about the picture, Lincoln, along with C-Note, travel to Sana'a, Yemen to see for himself if Michael is actually alive.

This is Prison Break, so of course Michael is somehow alive, sporting several new mysterious tattoos, and must once again find a way to escape from a prison, as well as unraveling another "hard to follow" conspiracy plot.

The only featurette is "A Return Home: The Making of Prison Break Event Series."

Monday, July 17, 2017

Popcorn & Coffee: Smurfs: The Lost Village Blu-ray Review



Sony Pictures Home Entertainment; 90 minutes; Amazon
Now available on Blu-ray + Digital (also available on 4K Ultra HD, and DVD) from Sony Pictures Home Entertainment is the animated fantasy adventure Smurfs: The Lost Village.

Directed by Kelly Ashbury, the film features the talented voice-cast of Demi Lovato, Rainn Wilson, Joe Manganiello, Jack McBrayer, Danny Pudi, Michelle Rodriguez, Ellie Kemper, Ariel Winter, Mandy Patinkin, and Julia Roberts.

The Smurfs (also known as Les Schtroumpfs) characters were created in 1958 by Belgian comics artist Peyo, but didn't really become a pop culture phenomenon until the Hanna-Barbera produced Saturday morning animated series debuted in 1981; lasting 9 seasons with 256 episodes.

The franchise seemed to be over until Sony Pictures Animation released a CGI/live action film in 2011 and followed by a sequel in 2013. While both films made a decent amount at the box-office, the movies received negative reviews from critics and die-hard Smurfs fans; which eventually lead to the all 3D computer-animated reboot Smurfs: The Lost Village being released to theaters earlier this year.

Smurfs: The Lost Village mostly centers on Smurfette, the only female resident in Smurfs' village. Smurfette was originally made of clay by Gargamel, in the attempt to locate the Smurf's village, but things didn't go as planned. Papa Smurf redeemed Smurfette and she became one of the Smurfs.

After accidentally breaking Brainy's invention, Smurfette sees a blue Smurf-like creature go into the Forbidden Forest. While she couldn't catch up with the creature, she did find the creature's hat, which is similar to the ones the Smurfs wear. Unfortunately, Gargamel briefly captures Smurfette and he finds the creature's hat. After using a locator spell on the hat, Gargamel goes on the hunt for the lost village of the Smurfs.

Feeling responsible for what has happened, Smurfette and her pals Brainy, Clumsy, and Hefty venture into the Forbidden Forest to save the lost village from Gargamel.

Blu-ray Special Features are:

  • Filmmaker Commentary 
  • Demi Lovato Meets Smurfette
  • Lost Village Dance Along
  • Smurfify Your Nails
  • Kids At Heart! The Making of Smurfs: The Lost Village
  • Meghan Trainor "I'm a Lady" Music Video
  • Baker Smurf's Mini Kitchen
  • Draw Your Favorite Smurfs
  • The Sound Of The Smurfs
  • “Making The Song ‘You Will Always Find Me In Your Heart’"
  • “The Lost Auditions” Featurette 
  • 4 Deleted Scenes
  • The Emoji Movie Sneak Peek

Monday, July 10, 2017

Popcorn & Coffee: The Unholy: Vestron Video Collection Series

Lionsgate; Rated R; 102 minutes; Amazon

Now available on Blu-ray for the very first time from Lionsgate Home Entertainment is the 1988 horror-thriller The Unholy, the 10th title in the Vestron Video Collection Series.

Written by Phillip Yordan and Fernando Fonseca, and directed by Camilo Vila, the film stars Ben Cross, Ned Beatty, William Russ, Jill Carroll, Hal Holbrook, and Trevor Howard.

The Unholy centers on Father Michael (played by Ben Cross), a priest who recently survived from falling out of an apartment window. Shortly after the incident, Archbishop Mosely (played by Hal Holbrook), assigns Father Michael to take over the St. Agnes church. The two previous priests at the church were both murdered.

After reopening the church, Father Michael takes it up upon himself to solve the priests' murders. His only lead is Millie (played by Jill Carroll), a young waitress at a Satanic nightclub. He starts a friendship with Millie, and helps her to escape from her abusive older boyfriend, Luke (played William Russ), who happens the be owner of the Satanic nightclub.

At the Satanic nightclub, Luke has live fake sacrificial shows to entertain his customers. Through one of the performances, he accidentally released a demon known as the Daesidarius (played by Nicole Fortier), who is hellbent on sending any sinner's soul to hell.

Special Features on the Blu-ray are:

Friday, June 9, 2017

Popcorn & Coffee: Enter The Warriors Gate Blu-ray Review


Lionsgate; PG-13; 105 minutes

Now available on Blu-ray + Digital HD from Lionsgate Home Entertainment is the Chinese-French action-fantasy-adventure film Enter The Warriors Gate. Directed by Matthias Hoene the film stars Mark Chao, Ni Ni, Uriah Shelton, Dave Bautista, Francis Ng, Sienna Guillory, Ron Smorrenburg, and Dakota Daulby.

Enter The Warriors Gate (also known just as The Warriors Gate) centers on a bullied teen gamer Jack (played by Uriah Shelton), who's accidentally mistaken as a warrior when a Zhao (played by Mark Chao) travels to our world through a magical wooden chest. Believing Jack is a hero, Zhao assigns him the task of protecting Princess Su Lin. Not having any other choice, Jack agrees to protect (or more like babysitting) the princess.

After giving the princess a brief tour of our world, evil warriors travel through the chest and kidnaps the princess for their barbarian king, Arun the Cruel (played by Dave Bautista). Of course, young Jack chases the bad guys back through the chest and travels to an ancient empire. Jack teams up with Zaho and a weird wizard (played by Francis Ng) in the hopes or rescuing the princess before she is forced to marry Arun the Cruel.

Uriah Shelton ("Jack") and Su Lin ("Ni Ni") star in Lionsgate Home Entertainment's ENTER THE WARRIOR'S GATE.

Tuesday, June 6, 2017

Popcorn & Coffee: The Young Pope Blu-ray Review


HBO; TV-MA; 600 minutes

Available today on Blu-ray + Digital HD from HBO Home Entertainment is the critically acclaimed mini-series The Young Pope. Created by the Academy Award winner for Best Foreign Language Film, Paolo Sorrentino, the ten-episode series stars Jude Law, Diane Keaton, Scott Shepherd, James Cromwell, Ludivine Sagnier, Silvio Orlando, Cecile De France, Javier Camara, and Toni Bertorelli.

The Young Pope tells the fictional story of the first-ever American Pope, Lenny Belardo, a.k.a Pius XIII (played by Jude Law). The College of Cardinals elected Lenny, as they thought he would be easier to control than the older and more experienced clerics. However, the Cardinals and the entire world are in for a surprise, as Pius XIII plans on setting his own rules for the Vatican.

By Pius XIII's side is Sister Mary (played Diane Keaton), the nun who became his mother after his parents had abandoned him at a young age. Unlike previous Popes, Lenny refuses to be seen in public and doesn't allow himself to be photographed. He wastes no time announcing strict initiatives for the Vatican, which backfires with the world's followers.


Special Features on the Blu-ray are:

The Making of The Young Pope
An Invitation to the Set
Inside the Episodes


Monday, June 5, 2017

Popcorn & Coffee: Disney's Beauty and the Beast Blu-ray Review


Disney Home Entertainment; PG; 129 minutes
Arriving tomorrow on Blu-ray, DVD, and Digital HD from Walt Disney Home Entertainment is this year's smash-hit Beauty and the Beast. Directed by Bill Condon, the film stars Emma Watson, Dan Stevens, Luke Evans, Kevin Kline, Josh Gad, Ewan McGregor, Stanley Tucci, Audra McDonald, Gugu Mbatha-raw, Emma Thompson, and Ian McKellen.

Based on the Disney's 1991 animated film of the same name (which was based on eighteenth-century fairy tale by Jeanne-Marie Leprince de Beaumont), Beauty and the Beast centers on a cold-hearted prince (played by Dan Stevens), who is cursed by an enchantress. The curse turns him into a monstrous beast and also turns all of his servants into household items. The enchantress puts a spell on one single rose. Unless the princes finds true love before the rose's last petal falls, he will become a monster forever.

Years later, a widow father named Maurice (played by Kevin Kline), gets lost in the woods and stumbles upon the Beast's castle, where he comes upon a rose garden. After attempting to steal a rose to bring back home for his daughter, Belle (played by Emma Watson), the Beast catches Maurice and tosses him into a dungeon.

After finding her father's horse, Belle goes out to look for him, and she too stumbles upon the castle, where she makes a deal with the Beast to take her father's place in exchange for his release.

While the Beast has no other intention than to just keep her imprisoned, his servants have other plans for her. They are hoping that Belle is the one who will help break the Beast's curse, thus turning them all back into their human forms.


The bonus features on the Blu-ray and Digital HD includes:

  • Enchanted Table Read – Join the cast for the movie’s elaborately staged table read, complete with singing and dancing to live music, set pieces and more.


  • A Beauty of a Tale – Explore the process of transforming a beloved animated film into a new live-action classic.
  • The Women Behind “Beauty and the Beast” – Emma Watson introduces several of the talented women in all aspects of production who helped bring this enchanted tale to life.
  • Making a Moment with Celine Dion – Celine Dion shares what it’s like to sing “How Does a Moment Last Forever” – and be a part of the legacy of “Beauty and the Beast.”

Friday, April 21, 2017

Popcorn & Coffee: Band Of The Hand Blu-ray


Mill Creek Ent.; Rated R; 110 minutes;


Now available on Blu-ray from Mill Creek Entertainment is the 1986 Michael Mann produced action-drama Band Of The Hand. Directed by Paul Michael Glaser, the film stars Stephen Lang, Michael Carmine, Lauren Holly, John Cameron Mitchell, Danny Quinn, Leon, and Laurence Fishburne. There are no special features or bonus extras on the disc.

Band Of The Hand centers on five young felons, Ruben Pacecho (played by Michael Carmine), Moss Roosevelt (played by Leon Robinson), Carlos Aragon (played by Danny Quinn), James Lee "J.L." MacEwen (played by John Cameron Mitchell), and Dorcey Bridger (played by Al Shannon), who all get a second chance after being accepted into an experimental rehab program led by a Vietnam veteran named "Indian Joe" Tegra (played by Stephen Lang).

Tegra drags the five felons into the dangerous swamps and forces them to learn how to survive. Afterwards, they work together on restoring a vacant house in a bad neighborhood in Miami. This might all sound good at first, but their actions causes a war with the local drug kingpin named Cream (played by Laurence Fishburne).

Thursday, April 6, 2017

Popcorn & Coffee: Rogue One: A Star Wars Story



Best Buy; Walmart

Now available to own from Lucasfilm on Blu-ray Combo Pack (Blu-ray +DVD+Digital HD) is Rogue One: A Star Wars Story, the first standalone adventure set in the Star Wars franchise. Directed by Gareth Edwards, the film stars Felicity Jones, Diego Luna, Ben Mendelsohn, Donnie Yen, Mads Mikkelsen, Alan Tudyk, Jiang Wen, and Forest Whitaker.

Set just prior to the events that took place in the original movie, Star Wars: A New Hope, Rogue One tells the story of the small group of rebels who stole the plans to the first Death Star, which will eventually finds its way to Princess Leia.

The rebel group consists of Jyn Erso (played by Felicity Jones), Cassian Andor (played by Diego Luna), Chirrut Îmwe (played Donnie Yen), Bodhi Rook (played by Riz Ahmed), Baze Malbus (played by Jiang Wen), and K-2SO (played by Alan Tudyk), all of whom must (Spoiler Alert) sacrifice their lives in the attempt to stop the Empire's greatest weapon - the Death Star.

The special features are a little lacking for this release. There are no deleted scenes, bloopers, or commentaries. However, there are several short behind-the-scenes features.

These bonus features are:

  • A Rogue IdeaHear how ILM’s John Knoll came up with the movie’s concept – and why it’s the right film to launch the Star Wars stand-alone films.
  • Jyn: The RebelGet to know Rogue One’s defiant, resourceful survivor, and hear what it was like for Felicity Jones to bring her to life onscreen.
  • Cassian: The Spy Diego Luna shares insights into his complex, driven character, who becomes a hero through selflessness, perseverance and passion.
  • K-2SO: The Droid Explore the development of this reprogrammed Imperial droid, from initial pitch and character design through Alan Tudyk’s performance.

  • Baze & Chirrut: Guardians of the WhillsGo deeper into the relationship between these two very different characters, with Chinese superstars Jiang Wen and Donnie Yen.

Tuesday, March 7, 2017

Popcorn & Coffee: Moana Blu-ray Review


PG; 107 minutes; Walmart

Arriving on Blu-ray + DVD + Digital HD from Disney Home Entertainment today is the animated blockbuster Moana. Directed by Ron Clements and John Musker, the film features the talented voice cast of of Auli'i Cravalho, Dwayne Johnson, Rachel House, Temuera Morrison, Jemaine Clement, Nicole Scherzinger, and Alan Tudyk.

Moana centers on Moana Waialiki, the daughter of Chief Tui on the small Polynesian island of Motunui. At a young age she was chosen by the ocean to receive the mystical heart that once belonged to the island goddess Te Fit. The heart was originally stolen by the the demigod Maui over a millennium ago.

While their island has always provided enough resources for their tribe, vegetation and fish have now become scarce. Moana recommends sailing pass the reef to search for fish, but Chef Tui denies her request as he believes the ocean is too dangerous to cross.

After finding several boats belonging to ancestors in a cave, Moana, along with her pet rooster Heihei, sails off pass the reef in search for the long lost demigod Maui (voiced by Dwayne Johnson). Moana hopes she can convince Maui to return the mystical heart and save her tribe.

Tuesday, February 28, 2017

Popcorn & Coffee: Doctor Strange Blu-ray Review


PG-13; 115 minutes; Amazon
Available today on Blu-ray + DVD + Digital HD from Marvel Studios is the fantasy comic book adventure Doctor Strange. Directed by Scott Derrickson, the film stars Benedict Cumberbatch, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Rachel McAdams, Benedict Wong, Mads Mikkelsen, and Tilda Swinton.

Created by Steve Ditko and Stan Lee, Doctor Strange debuted as a comic book supernatural superhero in 1963. The film adaptation stars Benedict Cumberbatch as Dr. Stephen Strange, a brilliant (but arrogant) neurosurgeon who loses the use of his hands after a terrible car crash. After having several unsuccessful surgeries to restore the nerves in his hands, Strange travels to Kamar-Ta to seek out the Ancient One (played by Tilda Swinton), who has been known to help others heal from wounds.

Shortly upon arriving, Strange learns that the Ancient One is a powerful sorcerer, who shows him that magic is real, as well as the astral plane and other dimensions. He learns there are are three buildings called the Sanctums (one in New York City, one in London, and one in Hong Kong) that protects the world from the other dimensions.

Under the guidance of the Ancient One and another sorcerer named Mordo (played by Chiwetel Ejiofor), Strange begins his training as a sorcerer, and hopefully he will one day be able to regain control of his hands. Using his photographic memory, he easily learns their ways and starts to gain magical powers, such as bending time with the mystical Eye of Agamotto.

Unfortunately, Strange also learns there are evil sorcerers, lead by Kaecilius (played by Mads Mikkelsen), who are going to destroy the Sanctums and summon Dormammu of the Dark Dimension.


Blu-ray Bonus Extras includes:

Tuesday, October 11, 2016

Popcorn & Coffee: Blood Father Review



Rated R; 88 minutes; $24.99; Amazon

Available today on Blu-ray + Digital HD, and DVD Lionsgate Home Entertainment is the action-thriller Blood Father. Directed by Jean-Francois Richet, the film stars Mel Gibson, Erin Moriarty, Diego Luna, Michael Parks, and William H. Macy.

Based on the novel of the same name by Peter Craig (who also co-wrote the screenplay), Blood Father centers on an ex-convict John Link (played by Mel Gibson) who is out on parole. He spends most days as a tattoo artist; tattooing people in his trailer/home. The rest of the time he is trying to stay sober and out of trouble.

Out of the blue, John receives a phone call from his estranged, runaway teenage daughter, Lydia (played by Erin Moriarty), who is in hiding after accidentally shooting her drug-dealer boyfriend Jonah (played by Diego Luna). While he is well aware that she is probably just wanting money from him, John picks up his daughter and brings her to his trailer, hoping he can try to figure out where she has been and what kind of trouble she has gotten herself into.

Unfortunately, John has to risk his newfound morals when Jonah's gang comes looking for Lydia, who now has a ransom on her head. And John will do anything to protect his daughter.

The only special feature on the Blu-ray is "Lost Souls: On the Road with Blood Father" Featurette.


Tuesday, October 4, 2016

Popcorn & Coffee: Banshee: The Complete Fourth Season Blu-ray



TV-MA; 480 minutes; $27.99; Best Buy

Available today on Blu-ray +Digital HD from HBO Home Entertainment is Banshee: The Complete Fourth Season, featuring all 8 episodes from the final season.

Created by Jonathan Tropper and David Schickler, Banshee aired on CINEMAX from January 2014 to May 2016. The series centered an unnamed man (played by Antony Starr)who was recently released from prison after being incarcerated for fifteen years for stealing $15 million dollars worth of diamonds for his Ukrainian mob boss, Rabbit (played by Ben Cross). With the help of his computer hacker friend Job (played by Hoon Lee), the man tracks down his partner in crime and former lover Anastasia Rabitov (played by Ivana Miličević), who is also Rabbit's daughter. For the last fifteen years, Anastasia has been living in Banshee, Pennsylvania under the name Carrie Hopewell, where she is now married with two children.

After witnessing the death of the soon-to-be sheriff, Lucas Hood, at the bar outside of town that is owned by Sugar Bates (played by Frankie Faison), the man takes the sheriff's identity.

Season Four takes place two years after the season three finale, where Hood has isolated himself from the world, well, that is until the new sheriff, Brock Lotus (played by Matt Servitto), locates and informs him that the Rebecca Bowman (played by Lili Simmons) had been murdered. The news brings Hood back to Banshee, where Kai Proctor (played by Ulrich Thomsen), Rebecca's uncle and the town's crime kingpin, is the now the mayor.

In episode three, Hood, along with Carrie, track down the location of Job (who was kidnapped at the end of season three) and rescue him from his captors. The rest of the season focus on Hood's quest to find Rebecca's murderer.

Bonus Features on the three-disc set are:

Monday, October 3, 2016

Popcorn & Coffee: Mike and Dave Need Wedding Dates



Rated R; 99 minutes; $39.99; Amazon

Now available to purchase on Blu-ray, DVD, and Digital HD from Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment is the outrageous comedy Mike and Dave Need Wedding Dates. Directed by Jake Szymanski, the film stars Zac Efron, Anna Kendrick, Adam Devine, Aubrey Plaza, and Stephen Root.

The film centers on two hard-partying brothers, Mike (played by Adam Devine) and Dave (played by Zac Efron) Stangle, who are both told by their father (played by Stephen Root) to find "respectable" dates for their sister Jeanie's (played by Sugar Lyn Beard) wedding in Hawaii.

Since they had never dated "nice girls" before, they have no idea where to find any. So they post an all-expense-paid trip to Hawaii ad on Craigslist. The ad goes viral quickly, leading the brothers to appear on n The Wendy Williams Show.

This is where best friends Tatiana (played Aubrey Plaza) and Alice (played by Anna Kendrick) comes into the picture. They see Mike and Dave on television, and the girls decided they are going to be their dates, though all they want is a free trip to Hawaii.

After a brief meeting, Mike and Dave pick Tatiana and Alice as their dates. However, once they arrive in Hawaii for the wedding, they start realize the girls are wilder than them.


Blu-ray Special Features includes:

Saturday, October 1, 2016

Popcorn & Coffee: CLOWNTOWN



NOT RATED; 86 minutes; $14.99; Amazon
Now in theaters from ITN Distribution, Inc. is the horror-flick CLOWNTOWN. The film will also be available on DVD and VOD on October 4th!

Directed by Tom Nagel and co-produced by Robert Kurt, the film stars Brian Nagel, Lauren Elise, Andrew Staton, Katie Keene, Jeff Denton, Chris Hahn, David H. Greathouse, and Greg Violand.

Inspired by true event, CLOWNTOWN centers on four friends (Brad - played by Brian Nagel, Sarah - Lauren Elise Compton, Mike - Andrew Staton, and Jill - Katie Keene) who are on a road trip to a concert. They stop by a rural Ohio diner and get directions from the local sheriff.

They go back on the road, but are quickly sidetracked when they realize one of the girls had left her cell phone at the diner. They call her cell number hoping someone at the diner would answer it. However, a seemingly nice male answers the phones and agrees to give the phone back to her. The only catch is they have to meet him in an abandoned town.

Well, the town isn't exactly empty as there are several bloody thirsty clowns hanging around, looking for new victims.


Tuesday, September 27, 2016

Popcorn & Coffee: The Neon Demon


Rated R; 117 minutes; $34.99; Amazon
Arriving today on Blu-ray and DVD from Broad Green Pictures is the horror-thriller The Neon Demon. Directed by Nicolas Winding Refn, the film stars Elle Fanning, Kapl Glusman, Jena Malone, Bella Heathcote, Abbey Lee, Christina Hendricks, and Keanu Reeves.

The Neon Demon centers on Jesse (played by Elle Fanning), a teenager who had left her small Georgia town in the hopes of becoming a fashion model in Los Angeles. During her first photo shoot, Jesse befriends Ruby (played b Jena Malone), a makeup artist, who later takes her to a party where she meets two other models Gigi (played by Bella Heathcote) and Sarah (played by Abbey Lee). Let's just say the models aren't exactly nice to her; both judging her natural beauty.

Jesse quickly gets signed by a modeling agent (played by  Christina Hendricks) by telling the woman she is nineteen-years-old instead of her real age - sixteen. This leads to her landing a test shoot with the famous photographer Jack (played by Desmond Harrington), which outrages Gigi and Sarah.

Despite her possible rise to stardom in the fashion world, Jesse is still living in a ruined down motel, managed by the creepy Hank (played by Keanu Reeves). She tries to begin a relationship with aspiring photographer Dean (played by Karl Glusman), but her narcissism ruins everything.

Unfortunately for Jesse, she's about to learn that the saying, "Beauty is more than skin deep," means nothing in the high-fashion modeling world.

Friday, August 26, 2016

Popcorn & Coffee: The Jungle Book


PG; 106 minutes; $39.99; Amazon

Arriving on Blu-ray and DVD on Tuesday August 30th from Disney Home Entertainment is this year's mega-blockbuster The Jungle Book. The film is already available on Digital HD. Directed by Jon Favreau (Iron Man 1 & 2), the film stars Neel Sethi as Mowgli, along with the talented voice-cast of Billy Murray, Ben Kingsley, Idris Elba, Lupita Nyong'o, Scarlett Johansson, Giancarlo Esposito, and Christopher Walken.

Based on the classic novel of the same name by Rudyard Kipling and the1967 Walt Disney classic animated film, The Jungle Book tells the tale of a young orphan boy, Mowgli (played by Neel Sethi) who is saved by a black panther named Bagheera (voiced by Ben Kingsley) and is given to a clan of Indian wolves to be raised by.

Years later, a deadly Bengal tiger named Shere Khan (voiced by Idris Elba) threatens to kill the man-cub, which leads Bagheera to make the decision to take Mowgli to the man-village. However, on their journey there Shere Khan attacks them, and Mowgli and Bagheera become separated.

Despite being raised a by wolves, Mowgli's chances of surviving the dangers of the jungle (including an encounter with the python Kaa (voiced by Scarlett Johansson)) are slim, well, until he is rescued by a sloth bear named Baloo (voiced by Bill Murray). It doesn't take long for Mowgli and Baloo to become best friends, though the bear is sorta using the man-cub to help him gather honeycombs.

Unfortunately, King Louie's, a giant orangutan (voiced by Christopher Walken), army of monkeys have plans for Mowgli, which leads Baloo to team up with Bagheera to rescue the man-cub.


Blu-ray & HD Digital Special Features includes:

  • “The Jungle Book” ReimaginedFavreau sits down with producer Brigham Taylor and visual effects supervisor Robert Legato to discuss “The Jungle Book” and reflect on the years they devoted to the reimagining of this timeless tale. Discover how Rudyard Kipling’s original stories and the classic animated film influenced their unique approach, witness the technical wizardry that enabled the team to create a believable and thrilling movie-going experience, and learn how they borrowed a page from Walt Disney’s innovation playbook to make it all happen. Lastly, meet the all-star voice cast who help bring the film’s colorful characters to life, as well as the musicians who accent the adventure with a majestic music score. 

Monday, August 22, 2016

Popcorn & Coffee: The Titanic: The Epic Mini-series Event


NOT RATED; 174 minutes; $14.98; Amazon


When you hear the name Titanic, many us probably think of the James Cameron's 1997 Oscar-winning blockbuster starring Leonardo DiCaprio and Kate Winslet. However, over a year before it's release there was a two-part miniseries called "The Titanic" that aired on CBS. Directed by Robert Lieberman, the mini-series starred Peter Gallagher, George C. Scott, Catherine Zeta-Jones, Eva Marie Saint, Tim Curry and Marilu Henner.

The Titanic: The Epic Mini-series Event is finally available on Blu-ray and DVD from Mill Creek Entertainment.

Similar to the 1997 film, The Titanic is a romantic-disaster movie, just with a much smaller budget. This story centers on four different characters, Isabella Paradine (played by Catherine Zeta-Jones), Wynn Park (played by Peter Gallagher), Jamie Perse (played by Mike Doyle) and Aase Ludvigsen (played by Sonsee Ahray).

Jamie is a young thief who steals himself a ticket on the fatal Titanic voyage, taking on a new identity to start a new life. There he meets the very religious Aase and the two quickly fall in love (Sounds familiar!). Unfortunately, Jamie's old criminal pal, Simon Doonan (played by Tim Curry) is working on the ship, and he wants Jamie to help him steal from rich passengers.

Saturday, August 20, 2016

Popcorn & Coffee: Ash vs Evil Dead: The Complete First Season



TV-MA; 294 minutes; $49.99 - Blu-ray; $39.98 - DVD
Arriving on DVD and Blu-ray tomorrow from Anchor Bay Entertainment is Ash vs Evil Dead: The Complete First Season, featuring all 10 episodes from the hit STARZ Original series. 

Set 30 years after the original Evil Dead trilogy, Bruce Campbell returns as Ashley "Ash" Williams, the hero from film series. Despite being a little older, he's still the same old Ash with the same dead end job as a stock boy. 

After a drunken night trying to impress a woman, he accidentally recites the incantation from the Book of the Dead and unleashes the Kandarian Demon, again. Of course, Ash is determined to fix his deadly mistake by seeking out a book dealer who might be able to read the Necronomicon, but with the evil awaiting for him around ever corner, he going to need some help this time.

Yep, this time Ash has two sidekicks - Pablo Simon Bolivar (played by Ray Santiago), a young co-worker who thinks Ash is a hero, and Kelly Maxwell (played by Dana DeLorenzo), a new co-worker who was just trying to get home to her father, but ends up tagging along with Ash.

With his house trailer attached to his Oldsmobile, Ash, Pablo and Kelly head out to stop the Kandarain Demon, if they can outrun a state trooper, Amanda Fisher (played by Jill Marie Jones) and a stranger named Ruby (played by Lucy Lawless), who will do anything to get a hold of the Necronomicon.


Wednesday, July 13, 2016

Popcorn & Coffee: Green Room


Rated R; 95 minutes; $24.99; Amazon

Now available to own on Blu-ray, DVD and Digital HD from Lionsgate Home Entertainment is the gritty thriller Green Room. Written & directed by Jeremy Sauliner, the film stars the late Anton Yelchin, Imogen Poots, Alia Shawkat, Joe Cole, Callum Turner and Patrick Stewart.

Green Room centers on a small punk band called The Ain't Rights (Pat (played by Anton Yelchin), Sam (played by Alia Shawkat), Reece (played by Joe Cole) and Tiger (played by Callum Turner)), taking a gig at a bar outside of  Portland. The band is used to playing to rough crowds, but this bar is full of a neo-Nazi skinhead, making it a little difficult to finish their set of songs.

After they exit the stage, the band is in a hurry to leave the bar, but the unexpected happens when Sam goes back to the green room to get her phone. There she finds the body of a young woman on the floor with a knife sticking out of her head.

Not wanting the police to get involved, the bouncers, Gabe and Big Justin (played by Macon Blair and Eric Edelstein), won't let the band members leave the bar. Gabe informs the bar's owner, Darcy Banker (played by Patrick Stewart), of the situation, who immediately takes action by closing the bar down for the night.

Locked in the green room with the other witness, Amber (played by Imogen Poots), the band is forced to fight for their lives when Darcy unleashes his henchman and dogs upon them, in the attempt to clean up the situation.

Specials Features on the Blu-ray includes "Into The Pit: Making Green Room" Featurette and Audio Commentary with Writer/Director Jeremy Saulnier.

Saturday, July 9, 2016

Popcorn & Coffee: The Other Side Of The Door


Rated R; 96 minutes; $29.99; Amazon
Available now on Blu-ray, DVD and Digital HD from Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment is the horror-thriller The Other Side Of The Door. Directed by Johannes Roberts, the film stars Sarah Wayne Callies (The Walking Dead) and Jeremy Sisto (Law and Order; Suburgatory). Special Features includes deleted scenes, "Behind The Door," a gallery, and the theatrical trailer.

Set in India, the film centers on a grieving mother, Maria (played by Sarah Wayne Callies) who had lost her young son Oliver (played by Logan Creran) in an accident, where she was only able to save her daughter Lucy (played by Sofia Rosinsky), and ever since she has blamed herself for his death.

After a failed suicide attempt, Maria's housekeeper, Piki (played by Suchitra Pillai-Malik) offers her chance to say goodbye to Oliver. To do so, Sarah must travel to a temple in Piki's village, scatter Oliver's ashes on the temple's steps and lock herself inside. Then she must wait until dark to hear Oliver's voice one last time. The one thing that she is instructed not do, is to leave the open the door for her son.

However, things don't and exactly as planned when Maria leaves the door open and releases a supernatural force that is hellbent on destroying her family.