Archive for the ‘Television’ Category
  • DVD/Blu-ray for Week of October 9
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    Posted October 6th, 2012 at 8:15 pm No Comments »
    Prometheus Ridley Scott, director of Alien and Blade Runner, returns to the genre he helped define. With Prometheus, he creates a groundbreaking mythology, in which a team of explorers discover a clue to the origins of mankind on Earth, leading them on a thrilling journey to the darkest corners of the universe. There, they must fight a terrifying battle to save the future of the human race Rock of Ages Rock of Ages tells the story of small town girl Sherrie and city boy Drew, who mee...
  • DVD/Blu-ray for Week of October 2
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    Posted September 30th, 2012 at 9:30 am No Comments »
    Dark Shadows From the wonderfully warped imagination of Tim Burton comes the story of Barnabas Collins (Johnny Depp), a dashing aristocrat who is turned into a vampire by a jilted lover and entombed for two centuries. Emerging from his coffin into the world of 1972, he returns to his once-majestic home, only to the few dysfunctional descendants of the Collins family who remain. Determined to return his family name to its former glory, Barnabas is thwarted at every turn by his former lover -...
  • 2012 Emmy Award Winners
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    Posted September 24th, 2012 at 12:30 pm No Comments »
    It was a big night for Showtime as freshman series Homeland took all the major drama awards. Though the show was expected to do well, with Claire Danes a lock for Best Actress, it was a bit of a surprise that it also won Best Drama, Actor, and Writing. In the comedy categories no surprises for the most part as Modern Family cleaned up. Winners***** DRAMA SERIES “Boardwalk Empire” (HBO) “Breaking Bad” (AMC) “Downton Abbey” (PBS) “Game of Thr...
  • DVD/Blu-ray for Week of September 25
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    Posted September 22nd, 2012 at 2:45 pm No Comments »
    The Avengers Marvel Studios presents Marvel's The Avengers-the Super Hero team up of a lifetime, featuring iconic Marvel Super Heroes Iron Man, The Incredible Hulk, Thor, Captain America, Hawkeye and Black Widow. When an unexpected enemy emerges that threatens global safety and security, Nick Fury, Director of the international peacekeeping agency known as S.H.I.E.L.D., finds himself in need of a team to pull the world back from the brink of disaster. Spanning the globe, a daring recruitmen...
  • Blu-ray/DVD for Week of September 18
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    Posted September 15th, 2012 at 10:45 pm No Comments »
    The Cabin In The Woods A rambunctious group of five college friends steal away for a weekend of debauchery in an isolated country cabin, only to be attacked by horrific supernatural creatures in a night of endless terror and bloodshed. Sound familiar? Just wait. As the teens begin to exhibit standard horror movie behavior, a group of technicians in a control room are scrutinizing, and sometimes even controlling, every move the terrified kids make! With their efforts continually thwarted by ...
  • DVD/Blu-ray for Week of September 11
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    Posted September 8th, 2012 at 6:15 pm No Comments »
    Snow White and the Huntsman In the epic action-adventure Snow White & the Huntsman, Kristen Stewart (Twilight) plays the only person in the land fairer than the evil queen (Oscar winner Charlize Theron) who is out to destroy her. But what the wicked ruler never imagined is that the young woman threatening her reign has been training in the art of war with a huntsman (Chris Hemsworth, Thor) who was dispatched to kill her. Sam Claflin (Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides) joins th...
  • Amazon Announces New Line of Kindles
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    Posted September 6th, 2012 at 6:45 pm No Comments »
    Amazon today debuted the upcoming refresh to their line of Kindle devices by revealing two new Kindle Fire HDs (one with 8.9 inch screen and the other 7 inch) and a new Kindle Paperwhite. You can check out the specifics on each device here. The Kindle Fire capitalizes on Amazon's rich supply of content by streaming through Amazon Instant Video and having access to the humongous library of books - it's even better with the Amazon Prime service which offers up a bunch of movies and TV shows...
  • Amazon Adds More Movies and Shows to Prime Streaming
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    Posted September 4th, 2012 at 12:00 pm 1 Comment »
    Amazon has announced that two new deals have been signed delivering even more content to their streaming service which offers selected content for free to Amazon Prime members. The first is with EPIX which brings movies from Paramount, MGM, and Lionsgate. Specific recent films being added include Thor, Iron Man 2, Captain America, Transformers, Warrior, Super 8, True Grit, and Rango. 2000 movies from EPIX will be coming to Prime Instant Video this year. The second deal adds TV shows fr...