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Mr. Woodcock DVD Giveaway

Mr. Woodcock DVD Giveaway

Nix January 10, 2008

“Mr. Woodcock”, the comedy starring Seann William Scott, Susan Sarandon, and Billy Bob Thornton arrives at your local DVD shelf on January 15th, 2008, but we’re giving you the chance to win a free...

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Warner Bros. to go Exclusive with Blu-Ray in 2008

Warner Bros. to go Exclusive with Blu-Ray in 2008

Nix January 7, 2008

Warner Bros. may have just dealt the death blow to the HD-DVD format when they announced last week that they would be going exclusively with Blu-Ray for their HD disks in 2008. In the...

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Last Chance to Enter the Death Sentence DVD Giveaway

Last Chance to Enter the Death Sentence DVD Giveaway

Nix January 4, 2008

Today’s your last day to enter our “Death Sentence” DVD giveaway. Kevin Bacon stars as Nick Hume, an everyday family man living a stable, comfortable life – a good job, a loving wife and...

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Jean-Claude Van Damme is … The Shepherd

Jean-Claude Van Damme is … The Shepherd

Nix January 3, 2008

Fans of the Muscles from Brussels unite! (I’m sure there are one or two of you still out there…) Jean-Claude Van Damme returns to fight crime in the direct-to-DVD movie “The Shepherd: Border Patrol”....

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Rush Hour 3 DVD Giveaway — Last Day!

Rush Hour 3 DVD Giveaway — Last Day!

Nix January 2, 2008

Just a reminder: Today is your last day to enter our Rush Hour 3 DVD giveaway. If you haven’t already done so, head over here to put your name in the hat. It’s easy...

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Day of the Dead Remake Goes Straight to DVD

Day of the Dead Remake Goes Straight to DVD

Nix January 2, 2008

According to the spooky goons that run Upcoming Horror Movies, the much derided “Day of the Dead” remake has shown its true colors and gone straight to DVD, thus saving us the trouble of...

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Death Sentence DVD Giveaway

Death Sentence DVD Giveaway

Nix December 19, 2007

The DVD release for the Kevin Bacon revenge thriller “Death Sentence” doesn’t arrive on the streets until January 8th, 2008, but that isn’t going to stop us from delivering bloody justice to you in...

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Rush Hour 3 DVD Giveaway

Rush Hour 3 DVD Giveaway

Nix December 18, 2007

You can’t run out to your local store to grab the latest adventures of Chris Tucker and Jackie Chan until December 23rd, 2008, when the DVD hits the streets, but don’t fret none, because...

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New Asian DVD Releases: Lust, Caution and Triangle

New Asian DVD Releases: Lust, Caution and Triangle

Nix December 16, 2007

Ang Lee’s World War II-era Shanghai drama “Lust, Caution” and the Tsui Hark, Johnnie To, and Ringo Lam collaboration “Triangle” leads this week’s new Asian DVD releases. The street date for the erotically charged...

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The Simpsons Movie DVD Details, Cover Art

The Simpsons Movie DVD Details, Cover Art

Nix November 24, 2007

The Simpsons did the impossible — made people forget that they had been on TV for ages (and for free!) and forced them to pay good money to see it again in theaters. After...

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The Seventh Seal (1957) Blu-Ray DVD Review

The Seventh Seal (1957) Blu-Ray DVD Review

James Mudge November 23, 2007

Tartan’s 50th digitally re-mastered Anniversary release of Ingmar Bergman’s immortal classic “The Seventh Seal” on Blu-ray format is an interesting proposition, offering a chance to see how an older black and white film holds...

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Bride of Re-Animator (1990) DVD Review

Bride of Re-Animator (1990) DVD Review

James Mudge November 15, 2007

Although the much touted Quentin Tarantino and Robert Rodriguez double bill “Grindhouse” unfortunately turned out to be a bit of a box office dud, it did have the knock-on effect of inspiring a flood...

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Bright Future (2003) DVD Review

Bright Future (2003) DVD Review

James Mudge November 10, 2007

“Bright Future” is a recent effort from acclaimed Japanese director Kiyoshi Kurosawa, finally released on region 2 DVD via Tartan. Although Kurosawa is best known for horror films such as “Kairo”, “Séance” and “Cure”,...

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DVD Specs for Danny Boyle’s Sunshine

DVD Specs for Danny Boyle’s Sunshine

Nix October 31, 2007

I was really looking forward to Danny Boyle’s first foray into science fiction, “Sunshine”, then I heard some bad things about it, then some good things, an when I finally saw it, I really...

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Oldboy (2003) Blu-Ray DVD Review

Oldboy (2003) Blu-Ray DVD Review

James Mudge October 27, 2007

For their second Blu-ray release Tartan have chosen Korean director Park Chan-wook’s worldwide cult hit and award winner “Oldboy”. Whilst on one hand selecting such a popular title for a flagship release on the...

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Buried Alive DVD Sweepstakes

Buried Alive DVD Sweepstakes

Nix October 23, 2007

You gotta love Halloween. No other event in America has the type of pedigree as Halloween, which basically allows you to do pretty much everything all in the name of celebrating horror. Such as...

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Shocker — Transformers DVD is a Big Seller

Shocker — Transformers DVD is a Big Seller

Nix October 22, 2007

Hear that? That’s the sound of the suits at Paramount jumping for joy at the news that the “Transformers” DVD, in its first week of release, has already sold more than 8.3 million copies....

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Karas: The Revelation DVD Giveaway

Karas: The Revelation DVD Giveaway

Nix October 19, 2007

You’re in luck, anime lovers (or hey, you can win it too even if you can’t spell “anime”) — we have 10 DVD copies of “Karas: The Revelation” to give away. Picking up right...

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Havoc 2: Normal Adolescent Behavior DVD Giveaway

Havoc 2: Normal Adolescent Behavior DVD Giveaway

Nix October 19, 2007

If you’re a fan of Anne Hathaway’s 2005 sexually charged drama “Havoc”, you’ll be interested in writer/director Beth Schacter’s “Havoc 2: Normal Adolescent Behavior”, which chronicles the sexual exploits of high school teens. To...

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The Scorpion King 2: Rise of the Akkadian to Land on DVD in 2008

The Scorpion King 2: Rise of the Akkadian to Land on DVD in 2008

Nix October 17, 2007

Earlier this year we heard that Russell Mulcahy will be directing a sequel (or prequel, actually) to “The Scorpion King”, the 2002 movie starring The Rock that was itself a prequel to Stephen Sommers’...

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