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Naomi Watts Cast in GAME OF THRONES Prequel Series[teaser]The first cast member for the upcoming show has been announced.[/teaser] According to a report by Deadline, HBO has cast the lead for its upcoming Game of Thrones prequel pilot. Naomi Watts is set to star in the currently untitled series. Though exact character and plot details have not been revealed yet, Watts will play "a charismatic socialite hiding a dark secret," and the show will be a prequel set eight thousand years before the events of Game of Thrones. As such, none of the cast from the current show will appear in the new series. Instead, the story will focus on a very different time in Westeros' history with a new ensemble led by Watts and a mix of strong female and male characters. Here's the previously released synopsis from HBO: Taking place thousands of years before the events of Game of Thrones, the series chronicles the world's descent from the golden Age of Heroes into its darkest hour. And only one thing is for sure: From the horrifying secrets of Westeros' history to the true origin of the white walkers, the mysteries of the East, to the Starks of legend… it's not the story we think we know. George R. R. Martin, the author behind the Song of Ice and Fire book series, co-wrote the story for the pilot with Jane Goldman (Kingsman, X-Men: First Class). Goldman also handled the teleplay will act as the showrunner for the project. The script is the first Game of Thrones spinoff to receive a pilot order, beating out four other potential spinoffs. Some of those additional scripts are no longer under consideration while others remain a possibility for a future greenlight -- though HBO has not confirmed an exact number. Production for the pilot is expected to start next year. A director has not been announced yet. If the pilot is picked up for a full season, the show will premiere sometime after Game of Thrones finishes its run. Though an exact release date has not been announced, the eighth and final season of Game of Thrones is set to debut sometime in the first half of 2019. Sources: DeadlinePosted Tue Oct 30, 2018 at 07:35 PM PDT by: -
Rumor Mill: DISNEY CLASSICS COMPLETE 1937-2018 MOVIE COLLECTION Announced for Blu-ray in Europe -- U.S. Release Incoming?[teaser]Amazon UK has listed a massive 55 film set (mostly Blu-rays) for a December release. [/teaser] Disney is set to release Disney Classics Complete 1937-2018 Movie Collection on Blu-ray in Europe on December 3. No word yet on a North American release. In 1937, the Walt Disney Studios released its first fully animated feature film, Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, and pioneered a new form of family entertainment. More than seven decades later, Walt Disney Animation Studios continues to honour its heritage through animated films that combine beautiful artistry, masterful storytelling and ground-breaking technology. Relive & own forever 55 Disney Classics from 1937-2018 with this special collection celebrating the output of the Walt Disney Animation Studios. The Boxset contains a space for Ralph Breaks The Internet (2018) – available to purchase in Spring 19’ and an additional bonus 80-page book ‘A Celebration Of The Walt Disney Animated Studios’. **Please note for the Blu-ray collection that the 5 films below are DVD discs as they are not available on Blu-ray**: Saludos Amigos (1943) The Three Caballeros (1945) Make Mine Music (1946) Melody Time (1948) The Black Cauldron (1985). Number Title Year of Release 1 Snow White 19372 Pinocchio 19403 Fantasia 19404 Dumbo 19415 Bambi 19426 Saludos Amigos 19427 The Three Caballeros 19448 Make Mine Music 19469 Fun & Fancy Free 194710 Melody Time 194811 Ichabod & Mr Toad 194912 Cinderella 195013 Alice In Wonderland 195114 Peter Pan 195315 Lady & The Tramp 195516 Sleeping Beauty 195917 101 Dalmatians 196118 The Sword in the Stone 196319 The Jungle Book 196720 The Aristocats 197021 Robin Hood 197322 The Many Adventures of Winnie The Pooh 197723 The Rescuers 197724 The Fox & The Hound 198125 The Black Cauldron 198526 Basil The Great Mouse Detective 198627 Oliver & Company 198828 The Little Mermaid 198929 Rescuers Down Under 199030 Beauty & the Beast 199131 Aladdin 199232 The Lion King 199433 Pocahontas 199534 The Hunchback of Notre Dame 199635 Hercules 199736 Mulan 199837 Tarzan 199938 Fantasia 2000 200039 The Emperor's New Groove 200140 Atlantis 200141 Lilo & Stitch 200242 Treasure Planet 200243 Brother Bear 200344 Home On The Range 200445 Chicken Little 200546 The Wild 200647 Meet The Robinsons 200748 Bolt 200849 The Princess & the Frog 200950 Tangled 201051 Wreck-It Ralph 201252 Frozen 201353 Big Hero 6 201454 Zootropolis 201655 Moana 2016 You can find the latest specs for Disney Classics Complete 1937-2018 Movie Collection (UK) linked from our Blu-ray Release Schedule, where it is indexed under December 3.Posted Thu Oct 25, 2018 at 08:26 AM PDT by: -
THE NUN Announced for Blu-ray[teaser]The next chapter in The Conjuring film universe is planned for Blu-ray in November. [/teaser] Warner Brothers is set to release The Nun on Blu-ray on December 4. When a young nun at a cloistered abbey in Romania takes her own life, a priest with a haunted past and a novitiate on the threshold of her final vows are sent by the Vatican to investigate. Together they uncover the order’s unholy secret. Risking not only their lives but their faith and their very souls, they confront a malevolent force in the form of the same demonic nun that first terrorized audiences in The Conjuring 2 as the abbey becomes a horrific battleground between the living and the damned. Supplements include: • A New Horror Icon • Gruesome Planet • The Conjuring Chronology • Over 10 minutes of deleted scenes You can find the latest specs for The Nun linked from our Blu-ray Release Schedule, where it is indexed under December 4. Order the Blu-rayPosted Wed Oct 24, 2018 at 01:56 PM PDT by: -
Nicole Kidman Goes Undercover in Gripping First Trailer for DESTROYER[teaser]The upcoming crime thriller will hit theaters in December.[/teaser] Annapurna Pictures has released the first trailer for Destroyer starring Nicole Kidman. The crime drama originally debuted at the Telluride Film Festival on August 31, and is set to hit theaters in New York and Los Angeles on December 25 before expanding to more locations in January. Destroyer follows the moral and existential odyssey of LAPD detective Erin Bell who, as a young cop, was placed undercover with a gang in the California desert with tragic results. When the leader of that gang re-emerges many years later, she must work her way back through the remaining members and into her own history with them to finally reckon with the demons that destroyed her past. Check out the official trailer below! The movie comes from director Karyn Kusama with a script written by Phil Hay and Matt Manfredi. Nicole Kidman stars, along with Sebastian Stan, Toby Kebbell, Tatiana Maslany, Bradley Whitford, Jade Pettyjohn, and Scoot McNairy. Fred Berger, Phil Hay, and Matt Manfredi are all on board as producers as well. Previous films directed by Karyn Kusama include Girlfight, Æon Flux, Jennifer's Body, and The Invitation. Likewise, Kusama has directed several episodes of shows like The Man in the High Castle, Billions, and Halt and Catch Fire. Beyond Destroyer, Nicole Kidman can be seen next in James Wan's Aquaman from Warner Brothers. The film is based on the DC Comics character and is set to hit theaters on December 21. Kidman plays Queen Atlanna, the mother of Arthur Curry / Aquaman (Jason Momoa). Source: Annapurna Pictures (YouTube)Posted Wed Oct 17, 2018 at 10:40 AM PDT by: -
The CRITTERS Collection Announced and Detailed for Blu-ray[teaser]The boxed set of four cult classics will scurry to Blu-ray in November. [/teaser] Scream Factory is set to release The Critters Collection on Blu-ray on November 27. They're back and ready to devour your Blu-ray player! The terrifying and tiny menaces are out in full force with this four-film collection packed with enough Special Features to make any fan's mouth water! In Critters, the terrified Brown family are trapped in a deadly nightmare and must fight for their lives against a litter of extraterrestrial, bloodthirsty monsters. But it's a losing battle until two intergalactic bounty hunters arrive, determined to blow the creatures off the planet! In Critters 2: The Main Course, some eggs have survived and are popping open, bringing another horde of the little creatures! Brad Brown (Scott Grimes) returns to fight them along with three bounty hunters. Critters 3 stars Leonardo DiCaprio as Josh, a beleaguered Angelino who must lead the fight against the little monsters as they invade an L.A. apartment building. In the final film, Critters 4, a super strain of genetically engineered monsters are designed to take over the universe. This time, Brad Dourif and Angela Bassett must battle the little bloodthirsty hairballs. Critters - It's no picnic for the Brown family when a lethal litter of carnivorous aliens arrives unannounced at their Kansas farm. Trapped in a deadly nightmare, the terrified Browns fight for their lives against the attacking bloodthirsty monsters. But it's a losing battle until two intergalactic bounty hunters arrive, determined to blow the hellish creatures off the planet! It's an alien adventure, full of action and just crawling with Critters! Special Features and Technical Specs: NEW - 2K REMASTER OF THE FILM struck from the original film elements NEW - Audio Commentary with producer Barry Opper and star Don Opper NEW - Audio Commentary with Critter designers Charles Chiodo, Edward Chiodo and Stephen Chiodo NEW - They Bite!: The Making of CRITTERS featuring interviews with actors Dee Wallace, Don Opper, Terrence Mann and Lin Shaye, producer Barry Opper, writer Brian Muir, Critters designers Charles Chiodo, Edward Chiodo and Stephen Chiodo, make-up artist R. Christopher Biggs, special prop supervisor Anthony Doublin, composer David Newman and second unit director Mark Helfrich, Critter Voice actor Corey Burton and Miniature Effects Supervisor Gene Warren Jr. NEW For Brian: A Tribute to Screenwriter Brian Domonic Muir Behind-the-Scenes Footage Alternate Ending Theatrical Trailer TV Spots Still Gallery Optional English SDH subtitles for the main feature Critters 2: The Main Course - Is it human? Is it a beast? Whatever it is, IT LIVES AGAIN in this second film in the Critters quadrilogy! It's been two years since the fiendish Critters first terrorized the town of Grovers Bend and sent the Brown family packing. But the "boy who called Critter," Brad Brown (Scott Grimes), is back … and just in time. Critter eggs have been hatching lethal litters, and the bloodthirsty hairballs are eager to partake in their favorite pastime – eating. In no time, the eggs are popping open everywhere – a field full of livestock becomes a gigantic feeding ground, and local residents are disappearing by the mouthful. Fortunately, three bounty hunters from space, Ug, Lee and Charlie, are flying back to eradicate the problem. But can they wipe out the Critters before Grovers Bend is erased from the map? With outstanding special effects, Critters 2 – The Main Coursedelivers a fine repast of morbid mayhem! Special Features and Technical Specs: NEW - 2K REMASTER OF THE FILM struck from the original film elements NEW - Audio Commentary with director Mick Garris NEW - Audio Commentary with Critters designers Charles Chiodo, Edward Chiodo and Stephen Chiodo NEW - The Main Course: The Making of CRITTERS 2 featuring interviews with director Mick Garris, actors Liane Curtis, Don Opper, Terrence Mann and Lin Shaye, producer Barry Opper, Critter designers Charles Chiodo, Edward Chiodo and Stephen Chiodo and make-up artist R. Christopher Biggs Behind the Scenes Footage Additional TV Scenes Theatrical Trailer TV Spots Still Gallery Optional English SDH subtitles for the main feature Critters 3 - First, they destroyed a farm. Then they destroyed a town. Now they're ready to do some REAL damage! Leonardo DiCaprio stars in the third and most outrageous installment of the classic cult tale of the infamous Critters. As the fanged, furious furballs viciously invade an L.A. apartment building and sink their teeth into the low-rent tenants, Josh (DiCaprio) leads the battle to beat back the conniving critters and save the planet. It won't be an easy job, but he's the one person the human race must depend on to destroy these terrifying alien hedgehogs once and for all! Special Features and Technical Specs: NEW - Audio Commentary with producer Barry Opper and star Don Opper NEW - You Are What They Eat: The Making of CRITTERS 3 featuring interviews with producer Barry Opper, screenwriter David J. Schow, stars Don Opper and Terrence Mann, director of photography Thomas J. Callaway and Critters designers Charles Chiodo, Edward Chiodo and Stephen Chiodo Trailer Still Gallery Optional English SDH subtitles for the main feature Critters 4 - They've returned home …. to outer space! The Critters are back in this supercharged sci-fi space adventure! But these are no ordinary Critters – they're a super strain of genetically engineered mutants designed to take over the universe! This time, they're hungry to conquer the galaxy, with an appetite for mankind that's out of this world. Joined by Angela Bassett (Black Panther) and Brad Dourif (Child's Play), Don Keith Opper and Terrence Mann reprise their popular roles as they battle for survival against the Critters, a nuclear meltdown and the fate of the universe! Special Features and Technical Specs: NEW - Audio Commentary with producer/director Rupert Harvey NEW - Space Madness: The Making of CRITTERS 3 featuring interviews with producer Barry Opper, screenwriter David J. Schow, stars Don Opper and Terrence Mann, director of photography Thomas J. Callaway, Critters designers Charles Chiodo, Edward Chiodo and Stephen Chiodo Trailer Still Gallery Optional English SDH subtitles for the main feature You can find the latest specs for The Critters Collection linked from our Blu-ray Release Schedule, where it is indexed under November 27. Order the Blu-rayPosted Wed Oct 17, 2018 at 09:36 AM PDT by: -
Criterion Details January 2019 Blu-ray Titles[teaser]Alfred Hitchcock's Notorious, Norman Jewison's In the Heat of the Night, and more are all in the works for Blu-ray.[/teaser] In an early announcement to retailers, Criterion is preparing 24 Frames, Notorious, Mikey and Nicky, 4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days, and In the Heat of the Night for Blu-ray throughout the month of January. 24 Frames (January 8) - For what would prove to be his final film, Iranian director Abbas Kiarostami gave himself a challenge: to create a dialogue between his work as a filmmaker and his work as a photographer, bridging the two art forms to which he had dedicated his life. Setting out to reconstruct the moments immediately before and after a photograph is taken, Kiarostami selected twenty-four still images—most of them stark landscapes inhabited only by foraging birds and other wildlife—and digitally animated each one into its own subtly evolving four-and-a-half-minute vignette, creating a series of poignant studies in movement, perception, and time. A sustained meditation on the process of image making, 24 Frames is a graceful and elegiac farewell from one of the giants of world cinema. 2K digital master, with 5.1 surround DTS-HD Master Audio soundtrack on the Blu-ray New interview with director Abbas Kiarostami’s son Ahmad Kiarostami, who helped finish the film after his father’s death New conversation between Iranian film scholar Jamsheed Akrami and film critic Godfrey Cheshire New short documentary about the making of the film by Abbas Kiarostami collaborator Salma Monshizadeh Trailer PLUS: An essay by film critic Bilge Ebiri Order the Blu-ray Notorious (January 15) - With this twisting love story, Alfred Hitchcock summoned darker shades of suspense and passion by casting two of Hollywood’s most beloved stars starkly against type. Ingrid Bergman stars as Alicia, an alluring woman of ill repute recruited by Devlin (Cary Grant), a suave but mysterious intelligence agent, to spy for the U.S. Only after she has fallen for Devlin does she learn that her mission is to seduce a Nazi industrialist (Claude Rains) hiding out in South America. Coupling inventive cinematography with brilliantly subtle turns from his mesmerizing leads, Hitchcock orchestrates an anguished romance shot through with deception and moral ambiguity. A thriller of rare perfection, Notorious represents a pinnacle in both its director’s legendary career and the pantheon of classic Hollywood cinema. New 4K digital restoration, with uncompressed monaural soundtrack on the Blu-ray Audio commentaries from 1990 and 2001 featuring Alfred Hitchcock scholar Marian Keane and film historian Rudy Behlmer New interview with Hitchcock biographer Donald Spoto New program about the film’s visuals with cinematographer John Bailey New scene analysis by film scholar David Bordwell Once Upon a Time . . . “Notorious,” a 2009 documentary about the film featuring actor Isabella Rossellini; filmmakers Peter Bogdanovich, Claude Chabrol, and Stephen Frears; and others New program about Hitchcock’s storyboarding and previsualization process by filmmaker Daniel Raim 1948 newsreel footage of actor Ingrid Bergman and Hitchcock 1948 Lux Radio Theatre adaptation of Notorious, starring Bergman and Joseph Cotten Trailers and teasers PLUS: An essay by critic Angelica Jade Bastién Order the Blu-ray Mikey and Nicky (January 22) - Elaine May crafted a gangster film like no other in the nocturnal odyssey Mikey and Nicky, capitalizing on the chemistry between frequent collaborators John Cassavetes and Peter Falk by putting them on-screen together as small-time mobsters whose lifelong relationship has turned sour. Set over the course of one night, this restless drama finds Nicky holed up in a motel after the boss he stole money from puts a hit on him. Terrified, he calls on Mikey: the one person he thinks can save him. Scripted to match the live-wire energy of its stars—alongside supporting players Ned Beatty, Joyce Van Patten, and Carol Grace—and inspired by real-life characters from May’s childhood, this unbridled portrait of male friendship turned tragic is an unsung masterpiece of American cinema. New 4K digital restoration, supervised by director Elaine May, with uncompressed monaural soundtrack on the Blu-ray New program on the making of the film featuring interviews with producer Michael Hausman, distributor Julian Schlossberg, and actor Joyce Van Patten New interviews with critics Richard Brody and Carrie Rickey Audio interview from 1976 with actor Peter Falk Trailer Order the Blu-ray 4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days (January 22) - Romanian filmmaker Cristian Mungiu shot to international prominence with this rigorously realistic Palme d’Or–winning second feature. In 1987, during the dictatorship of Nicolae Ceaușescu, college roommates Otilia (Anamaria Marinca) and Găbiţa (Laura Vasiliu) seek an illegal abortion for Găbiţa. In unflinching but empathetic detail, 4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days recounts the events of twenty-four perilous hours in their lives, culminating in their encounter with a manipulative and menacing abortionist (Vlad Ivanov). With powerful performances that accentuate the characters’ flawed humanity, 4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days is a gutting account of the impossible choices women face when taking control of their bodies means breaking the law. New 4K digital restoration, supervised and approved by director Cristian Mungiu, with 5.1 surround DTS-HD Master Audio soundtrack on the Blu-ray New interview with Mungiu New interview with film critic Jay Weissberg on the New Romanian Cinema Press conference from the 2007 Cannes Film Festival, featuring Mungiu; director of photography Oleg Mutu; and actors Laura Vasiliu, Vlad Ivanov, and Alexandru Potocean The Romanian Tour, a short documentary from 2007 on the film’s reception in Romania Alternate and deleted scenes Trailer New English subtitle translation PLUS: An essay by critic Ella Taylor Order the Blu-ray In the Heat of the Night (January 29) - Passing through the backwoods town of Sparta, Mississippi, Philadelphia detective Virgil Tibbs (Sidney Poitier) becomes embroiled in a murder case. He forms an uneasy alliance with the bigoted police chief (Rod Steiger), who faces mounting pressure from Sparta’s hostile citizens to catch the killer and run the African American interloper out of town. Director Norman Jewison splices incisive social commentary into this thrilling police procedural with the help of Haskell Wexler’s vivid cinematography, Quincy Jones’s eclectic score, and two indelible lead performances—a career-defining display of seething indignation and moral authority from Poitier and an Oscar-winning master class in Method acting from Steiger. Winner of five Academy Awards, including for best picture, In the Heat of the Night is one of the most courageous Hollywood films of the civil rights era. New 4K digital restoration, with uncompressed monaural soundtrack on the Blu-ray New interview with director Norman Jewison New interview with actor Lee Grant New interview with Aram Goudsouzian, author of Sidney Poitier: Man, Actor, Icon Audio commentary from 2008 featuring Jewison, Grant, actor Rod Steiger, and cinematographer Haskell Wexler Turning Up the Heat: Movie-Making in the ’60s, a 2008 program about the production of the film and its legacy, featuring Jewison, Wexler, producer Walter Mirisch, and filmmakers John Singleton and Reginald Hudlin Quincy Jones: Breaking New Sound, a 2008 program about Jones’s innovative soundtrack, including its title song sung by Ray Charles, featuring interviews with Jones, lyricists Alan and Marilyn Bergman, and musician Herbie Hancock Trailer PLUS: An essay by critic K. Austin Collins Order the Blu-ray You can find the latest specs for all of the titles listed above linked from our Blu-ray Release Schedule, where they're indexed throughout January.Posted Tue Oct 16, 2018 at 09:00 AM PDT by: -
Coming Soon to Blu-ray: DOCTOR WHO, ALPHA, and More[teaser]A time-traveling doctor, and a boy and his wolf lead the pack of upcoming Blu-rays.[/teaser] New info has been revealed for several Blu-rays from Sony, Image Entertainments, PBS, Rhino Records, The BBC, Disney, Warner Bros., Flicker Alley, Arbelos Films, and Music Box Films. Here's a full rundown of recently revealed details and title announcements: First up, Sony is prepping Fede Alvarez's Evil Dead: Unrated starring Jane Levy, Shiloh Fernandez, and Jessica Lucas for Blu-ray on October 23.The 2-disc set will feature the R-rated and Unrated cuts of the film, and supplements will include: Audio Commentary Making Life Difficult Featurette Directing The Dead Featurette Being Mia Featurette Unleashing the Evil Force Featurette Evil Dead the Reboot Feature Likewise, the studio is releasing Outlander: Season 3 Ornament Edition starring Caitriona Balfe, Sam Heughan, and Duncan Lacroix on October 23 as well. The limited edition set includes an Exclusive Season Three ornament in a collectible giftbox. In addition, Albert Hughes' Alpha starring Kodi Smit-McPhee, Leonor Varela, and Natassia Malthe will hit Blu-ray on November 13. Supplements will include: Alternate Opening and Ending with Commentaries by Director Albert Hughes Deleted Scenes with Commentaries by Director Albert Hughes “The Wolf Behind Alpha” “Boy & Wolf” “Building the World” “A Hero’s Journey” Netflix's The Crown: Season Two starring Claire Foy, Matt Smith, Vanessa Kirby, and John Lithgow is also due to arrive on November 13. No supplements are currently listed for the disc. And rounding out Sony's upcoming lineup will be James Nunn's The Marine 6: Close Quarters starring Mike 'The Miz' Mizanin, Shawn Michaels, and Rebecca Quin on November 13. Supplements will include: "Making Maddy & The Marines" "The Breakdown: Epic Fights" Order the Blu-ray Order the Blu-ray Order the Blu-ray Order the Blu-ray Order the Blu-ray Image Entertainments is bringing Panos Cosmatos' Mandy starring Nicolas Cage, Andrea Riseborough, and Linus Roache to Blu-ray on October 30. Supplements will include: Behind the Scenes - Featurette Deleted & Extended Scenes Order the Blu-ray PBS has announced plans to release Joss Agnew's Poldark: The Complete Fourth Season starring Aidan Turner and Eleanor Tomlinson on November 6. Supplements have not bee detailed yet. Order the Blu-ray Rhino Records will release Amir Bar-Lev's documentary Long Strange Trip: The Untold Story Of The Grateful Dead on November 9. No other details are currently listed. Order the Blu-ray The BBC is prepping Alan J.W. Bell's Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (1981): Anniversary Edition starring Peter Jones, Simon Jones, and David Dixon for Blu-ray on November 13. Supplements will include: Hours of fun extras Likewise, the studio is bringing Doctor Who: Peter Davison Complete First Season starring Peter Davison to Blu-ray on December 4. The limited edition eight-disc box set will feature all 26 episodes remastered, and special features will include: Five new Making-Of documentaries for Castrovalva, Four To Doomsday, Black Orchid, Earthshock and Time-Flight Surround sound mixes for Kinda and Earthshock An Extended Version of Black Orchid Part One Rare studio footage from Castrovalva, Four To Doomsday, Earthshock and Time-Flight Updated special effects for Castrovalva Seven more editions of Behind The Sofa A newly-shot one-hour interview Peter Davison In Conversation with Matthew Sweet And much more In addition, Doctor Who: The Complete Eleventh Series starring Jodie Whittaker is set to hit Blu-ray on January 29, 2019. Supplements have not been revealed yet. Order the Blu-ray Order the Blu-ray Order the Blu-ray Disney is bringing Pixar Short Films Collection: Volume 3 to Blu-ray on November 13. The collection will feature thirteen short films, including Piper (2016), Sanjay's Super Team (2015), Lou (2017), and more. Supplements will include: Bonus Mini-Movie: Marine Life Interviews Bonus Mini-Movie: Miss Fritter’s Racing Skoool Order the Blu-ray Warner Bros. is prepping The 100: The Complete Fifth Season starring Eliza Taylor, Paige Turco, and Bob Morley for Blu-ray on November 13. Supplements have not been announced yet. Order the Blu-ray Flicker Alley is bringing William Beaudine's Little Annie Rooney starring Mary Pickford, William Haines, and Walter James to Blu-ray on Novemer 13. The disc will feature a new 4K remaster of the film, and supplements will include: NEW music score for the film composed by Andy Gladbach Booklet featuring rare photographs and essays by Cari Beauchamp In addition, the label is also prepping James Kirkwood's Fanchon the Cricket starring Mary Pickford, Jack Standing, and Lottie Pickford for Blu-ray on November 13. Order the Blu-ray Order the Blu-ray Arbelos Films is set to release Dennis Hopper's The Last Movie starring Julie Adams, Daniel Ades, and Richmond L. Aguilar on November 13. The disc will feature a brand new 4K restoration of the film from the original camera negative, and supplements will include: Scene Missing (2018), a sixty-minute documentary directed by Alex Cox on the making of THE LAST MOVIE. Some Kind of Genius (1987), a thirty-minute documentary portrait of Dennis Hopper directed by Paul Joyce. Postcard from Peru (2018), a new series of video interviews with members of the Peruvian crew filmed by Daniel García and Aurelio Medina. The Dick Cavett Show 1971 interview with Hopper. 2007 video introduction by Dennis Hopper. 2018 U.S. Theatrical Trailer. 1971 Theatrical Trailer. 1971 Product Reel. Restoration Demo. New essays by Julie Adams, Jessica Hundley and Mike Plante plus a 1971 Evergreen Review report from the set of the film by L.M. Kit Carson. Order the Blu-ray Music Box Films is prepping Robert Schwentke's The Captain starring Max Hubacher, Milan Peschel, and Frederick Lau for Blu-ray on November 27. Supplements will include: Filmmaker Q&A with director Robert Schwentke from Chicago premiere at the Music Box Theatre Interview with director Robert Schwentke Interviews with cast and crew Behind-the-scenes featurettes Storyboard-to-Film comparison Order the Blu-ray You can find the latest specs for all of the titles listed above linked from our Blu-ray Release Schedule.Posted Mon Oct 15, 2018 at 08:35 AM PDT by: -
First Teaser for Disney's Live Action ALADDIN is a Diamond in the Rough[teaser]The genie will be let out of the bottle again in May.[/teaser] Disney has released the first teaser for its new live action version of Aladdin. The movie is an adaptation of the 1992 animated film of the same name, and is set to hit theaters on May 24, 2019. Aladdin is the exciting tale of the charming street rat Aladdin, the courageous and self-determined Princess Jasmine and the Genie who may be the key to their future. Directed by Guy Ritchie, who brings his singular flair for fast-paced, visceral action to the fictitious port city of Agrabah, the film is written by John August and Ritchie based on Disney’s Aladdin. Check out the teaser trailer below! The film stars Will Smith as the Genie; Mena Massoud as Aladdin; Naomi Scott as Jasmine; Marwan Kenzari as Jafar; Navid Negahban as the Sultan; Nasim Pedrad as Dalia; Billy Magnussen as Prince Anders; and Numan Acar as Hakim. Dan Lin and Jonathan Eirich serve as producers. Meanwhile, Marc Platt and Kevin De La Noy are on board as executive producers. The score is written by Alan Menken, and will feature new recordings of the original songs written by Menken and lyricists Howard Ashman and Tim Rice from the original animated film, along with two new songs written by Menken, Benj Pasek, and Justin Paul. Aladdin joins a series of recent live-action adaptations based on classic Disney animated films, including Maleficent, Cinderella, The Jungle Book, and Beauty and the Beast. Other Disney re-imaginings in the works include Dumbo from director Tim Burton, The Lion King from director Jon Favreau, and Mulan from director Niki Caro. Source: Disney (YouTube)Posted Thu Oct 11, 2018 at 08:15 PM PDT by: -
The Villains Escape in Thrilling New GLASS Trailer[teaser]Mr. Glass, David Dunn, and The Beast will return to theaters in January.[/teaser] Universal has released a new trailer for M. Night Shyamalan's Glass. The film serves as a sequel to the director's previous films Unbreakable and Split, and is set to premiere on January 18, 2019. From Unbreakable, Bruce Willis returns as David Dunn as does Samuel L. Jackson as Elijah Price, known also by his pseudonym Mr. Glass. Joining from Split are James McAvoy, reprising his role as Kevin Wendell Crumb and the multiple identities who reside within, and Anya Taylor-Joy as Casey Cooke, the only captive to survive an encounter with The Beast. Following the conclusion of Split, Glass finds Dunn pursuing Crumb’s superhuman figure of The Beast in a series of escalating encounters, while the shadowy presence of Price emerges as an orchestrator who holds secrets critical to both men. Check out the new trailer below! Additional cast members include Treat Clark as Dunn's son Joseph, Charlayne Woodard as Price's mother, and Sarah Paulson as Dr. Ellie Staple. The film is produced by Shyamalan, Jason Blum, Ashwin Rajan and Marc Bienstock, along with executive producers Steven Schneider, Kevin Frakes, Gary Barber, and Roger Birnbaum. Glass is a Blinding Edge Pictures and Blumhouse production, and will be released by Universal Pictures in North America on January 18, 2019. Meanwhile, Buena Vista International will handle distribution abroad. Unbreakable was originally released in 2000 by Touchstone Pictures. Meanwhile, Split was first released in 2016 by Universal. Both films are currently available on Blu-ray and Split is also available on 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray. Source: Universal (YouTube)Posted Thu Oct 11, 2018 at 10:52 AM PDT by: -
Jason Momoa Prepares for Battle in New Extended AQUAMAN Trailer[teaser]The DC superhero is swimming toward theaters in December.[/teaser] Warner Bros. has released a new 5 minute trailer for Aquaman starring Jason Momoa, offering an extended look at some of the movie's action scenes. The film is set to hit theaters on December 21, 2018. From Warner Bros. Pictures and director James Wan comes an action-packed adventure that spans the vast, visually breathtaking underwater world of the seven seas, Aquaman, starring Jason Momoa in the title role. The film reveals the origin story of half-human, half-Atlantean Arthur Curry and takes him on the journey of his lifetime—one that will not only force him to face who he really is, but to discover if he is worthy of who he was born to be…a king. Check out the extended Aquaman trailer below! Aquaman also stars Amber Heard as Mera, Willem Dafoe as Vulko, Patrick Wilson as Orm/Ocean Master, Dolph Lundgren as Nereus, Yahya Abdul-Mateen II as Black Manta, Nicole Kidman as Atlanna, Ludi Lin as Captain Murk, and Temuera Morrison as Tom Curry. The film is written by David Leslie Johnson-McGoldrick and Will Beall from a story by Geoff Johns & James Wan and Will Beall. Other upcoming films set in the DC Universe include Wonder Woman 1984 from director Patty Jenkins. The movie is scheduled to hit theaters on November 1, 2019, and stars Gal Gadot, Chris Pine, Pedro Pascal, and Kristen Wiig. Likewise, the studio is also currently filming a Joker movie starring Joaquin Phoenix from director Todd Phillips. The movie will not be connected to the other DC Universe films and is set to premiere on October 4, 2019. Source: Warner Bros. (YouTube)Posted Fri Oct 5, 2018 at 12:00 PM PDT by:
