Friday, February 27, 2015

SYFY TO PAY TRIBUTE TO SCIENCE FICTION ICON LEONARD NIMOY WITH SPECIAL FIVE HOUR PROGRAMMING SALUTE ON SUNDAY.

**MEDIA ALERT**

 

SYFY WILL PAY TRIBUTE TO SCIENCE FICTION ICON LEONARD NIMOY WITH SPECIAL FIVE HOUR PROGRAMMING SALUTE THIS SUNDAY, MARCH 1 FROM 9AM-2PM

 

Syfy will honor the extraordinary legacy of Leonard Nimoy with a special five hour programming salute this Sunday, March 1 from 9AM-2PM (ET/PT), kicking off with his role in an episode of the original Twilight Zone series; his guest star arc on Star Trek: The Next Generation, and the final Star Trek original cast movie, Star Trek 6: The Undiscovered Country.

 

Following is the schedule for theLeonard Nimoy Tribute

 

9AM The Twilight Zone/”A Quality of Mercy”

 

9:30AM Star Trek: The Next Generation/”Unification: Part I”

 

10:30AM Star Trek: The Next Generation/”Unification: Part 2”

 

11:30AM Star Trek 6: The Undiscovered Country

Rest In Peace Leonard Nimoy.

May The Work You Leave Behind Live Long And Prosper To Inspire Generations To Come.

Tuesday, February 24, 2015

THE IMITATION GAME Available on Blu-ray & DVD March 31st & for Digital Download March 20th.

Academy Award® Winner for Best Adapted Screenplay 

on BLU-RAY and DVD March 31, 2015

Early Digital Download Window Begins March 20, 2015

 

BEVERLY HILLS, CA – Anchor Bay Entertainment and The Weinstein Company are proud to announce the home entertainment release of THE IMITATION GAME, starring Benedict Cumberbatch, Keira Knightley, Matthew Goode, Rory KinnearAllen Leech, with Charles Dance, and Mark Strong; written by Graham Moore and directed by Morten Tyldum.  Heralded as one of the top films of the year in nearly every major publication, the independently produced film has gone on to gross more than 150 million dollars worldwide, and received eight Academy Award® nominations including Best Picture, five Golden Globe® nominations, nine BAFTA nominations, and three Screen Actors Guild nominations.  It won the Academy Award® for Adapted Screenplay, was named one of the Best Films of the Year by AFI, received the USC Libraries Scripter Award and was awarded Best Adapted Screenplay by the WGA.  It will be available for digital download on March 20th before heading to DVD and Blu-Ray ™ with Digital HD on March 31, 2015.           

 

During the winter of 1952, British authorities entered the home of mathematician, cryptanalyst and war hero Alan Turing (Benedict Cumberbatch) to investigate a reported burglary. They instead ended up arresting Turing himself on charges of “gross indecency” – an accusation that would lead to his devastating conviction for the criminal offense of homosexuality. Little did officials know, they were actually incriminating the pioneer of modern-day computing. Famously leading a motley group of scholars, linguists, chess champions and intelligence officers, he was credited with cracking the so-called unbreakable codes of Germany's World War II Enigma machine. An intense and haunting portrayal of a brilliant, complicated man, THE IMITATION GAME is the story of a genius who under nail-biting pressure helped to shorten the war and, in turn, save thousands of lives. 

 

THE IMITATION GAME is rated PG-13 and has a running time of 114 minutes. Blu-Ray™ and DVD special features include The Making of THE IMITATION GAME, deleted scenes and special commentary.  The Blu-Ray™ will also include the exclusive “Q&A Highlights” special feature.  

 

For more information, please visit TheImitationGameMovie.com

 

ABOUT THE WEINSTEIN COMPANY 

The Weinstein Company (TWC) is a multimedia production and distribution company launched in October 2005 by Bob and Harvey Weinstein, the brothers who founded Miramax Films in 1979. TWC also encompasses Dimension Films, the genre label founded in 1993 by Bob Weinstein. During Harvey and Bob’s tenure at Miramax and TWC, they have received 341 Oscar nominations and won 79 Academy Awards.

 

Since 2005, TWC and Dimension Films have released such films as VICKY CRISTINA BARCELONA; THE READER; INGLOURIOUS BASTERDS; SCRE4M; SPY KIDS: THE KING’S SPEECH; THE IRON LADY; UNDEFEATED; THE ARTIST; THE MASTER; SILVER LININGS PLAYBOOK; DJANGO UNCHAINED; SCARY MOVIE 5; LEE DANIELS' THE BUTLER; PHILOMENA; ST. VINCENT; THE IMITATION GAME; BIG EYES and PADDINGTON. Upcoming releases include WOMAN IN GOLD, SOUTHPAW and UNDERDOGS.

 

TWC boasts an active television production division which garnered nine Emmy nominations in 2013 and five in 2014. TWC Television produces the reality powerhouse Project Runway, with its spin-off series Project Runway All Stars and Under The Gunn.  Recent TWC television productions include John Fusco’s Marco Polo, Mob Wives, Million Dollar ShoppersRodeo Girls and Trailer Park: Welcome to Myrtle Manor. Scripted projects in development include Ten Commandments and Daniel Stashower’s The Hour Of Peril.  TWC also developed Nanny Diaries and produced The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency.

 

ABOUT ANCHOR BAY ENTERTAINMENT

Anchor Bay Entertainment is a leading home entertainment company.  Anchor Bay acquires and distributes feature films, original television programming including STARZ Original series, children's entertainment, anime (Manga Entertainment), fitness (Anchor Bay Fitness), sports, and other filmed entertainment on DVD and Blu-ray™ formats.  The company has long term distribution agreements in place for select programming with AMC Networks, RADIUS, and The Weinstein Company. Headquartered in Beverly Hills, CA, Anchor Bay Entertainment has offices in Troy, MI, as well as Canada and Australia. Anchor Bay Entertainment (www.anchorbayentertainment.com) is a Starz (NASDAQ: STRZA, STRZB) business, www.starz.com.

 

Batman: The Second Season: Part One DVD Set Review.

For nearly two decades, one of the most requested TV series to be released on DVD from the 1960s was the classic Batman, starring Adam West and Burt Ward as the caped crusaders Batman and Robin. The only item available legally on DVD and eventually Blu-Ray Disc was the 1966 feature film, Batman: The Movie, which released theatrically between the first and second seasons. Then in 2014 Warner Brothers Home Entertainment finally released the complete series on Blu-Ray Disc and DVD as well as Digital Copies in standard and high definition on iTunes and UltraViolet. 

The first season also was released on DVD separately, but many may have not noticed it at first because of the premium complete series sets that were offered first on Blu-Ray and DVD. With the holiday season proving to be a tight season financially for many consumers, those who could not purchase the deluxe sets containing the entire series were also in some cases unable to purchase the first season and or subsequently decided to wait and see how Warner Brothers would release the future seasons on DVD.

Well I can tell you all now that if you have been holding off on the season sets on DVD, there is no reason to hold off any longer. The recently released Batman: The Second Season: Part 1 contains the first 30 episodes of the second season spread across four DVDs and they are beautifully packaged within a Four-Disc Single Sized Plastic Keep Case within a cardboard slip. I find the plastic packaging for both Blu-Ray Discs and DVDs to be preferable over the cardboard deluxe packaging some multi disc sets come within so if you are like me then you might choose to purchase the series this way. All thirty episodes look fantastic in their standard definition digitally remastered (1.33:1) television broadcast aspect ratio and even hold up just fine when up converted via HDMI to 1080p. An English Monaural Soundtrack is provided along with optional English, French and Spanish Language subtitles encoded across all four discs as options.

There is also a beautiful full color episode guide insert within the DVD set Keep Case, which is refreshing because not all TV releases these days include episode guides and information. The effect Batman had during it's original run cannot be understated and it's legacy lives on too. Adam West and Burt Ward are arguably the best Batman and Robin team ever and serve as a litmus test since for all who have taken on the role regardless of the approach.

Celebrities wanted to be on Batman to be a special guest villain or simply make a cameo appearance while the dynamic duo do their famous climb up a building wall. Guest Villains/Stars for these first 30 episodes of season two include Art Carney as The Archer, Julie Newmar as Catwoman, Van Johnson as Minstrel, Victor Buono as King Tut, Shelley Winters as Ma Parker, Walter Slezak as Clock King, Vincent Price as Egg Head, Liberace as Chandell, Burgess Meredith as The Penguin, Otto Preminger as Mr. Freeze, Cesar Romero as The Joker, Carolyn Jones as Marsha, Queen of Diamonds, and Cliff Robertson as Shame.

An outstanding addition to any fan's Batman collection, Batman : The Second Season: Part One is available now at retailers on and offline courtesy of Warner Brothers Home Entertainment.

(C) Copyright 2015 By Mark Rivera
All Rights Reserved.

Friday, February 20, 2015

UPDATED WITH COVER ART! ECHOES arrives April 14th on Blu-ray and DVD from Anchor Bay Entertainment!

PRESS RELEASE

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

UPDATED February 20, 2015

 

Can the desert summon the dead?

 

ANCHOR BAY ENTERTAINMENT 

PRESENTS THE FESTIVAL SENSATION 

ECHOES

 

Awakening to Blu-ray™ and DVD April 14

BEVERLY HILLS, CA – An official selection of the New York City International Film Festival and FilmQuest Film Festival, winning Best Actress, Best Screenplay and Best Director honors, the highly anticipated supernatural thriller Echoes arrives on Blu-ray™ and DVD April 14th from Anchor Bay Entertainment. The feature directorial debut of Nils Timm (who also wrote the screenplay), Echoes explores the murky realm between reality and dreams, and what could happen when these worlds collide. With a stellar cast including Steven Brand (“Teen Wolf,” The Scorpion King), Kate French (Channeling, “Gossip Girl,” “One Tree Hill”), Billy Wirth (“Chicago P.D.”, The Lost Boys) and Steve Hanks (12/12/12, Hold Your Breath), Echoes will have viewers guessing until the final fade-out! SRP is $26.99 for the Blu-ray™ and $22.98 for the DVD, with pre-book on March 11th.

 

Struggling with horrifying, sleep-paralysis induced visions, Anna (French), a young writer, retreats with her boyfriend (Brand) to an isolated yet beautiful glass house in the desert. Hoping that the desert vistas surrounding her will spur her creative juices, she welcomes the opportunity to stay behind when her boyfriend must return to the city for urgent business.

 

However, Anna’s sleep paralysis does not abate, despite the calming environment. And now, her attacks are accompanied by a mysterious figure, caked with dirt as if it was made of sand itself. As the visions intensify, she finds herself on the verge of losing her mind...or is she being lead to uncover a life-threatening secret?

Wednesday, February 18, 2015

AMERICA’S FAVORITE FURRY MONSTER MAKES LEARNING FUN AS WARNER BROS. HOME ENTERTAINMENT AND SESAME WORKSHOP RELEASE

SESAME STREET: THE BEST OF ELMO 3 

ON DVD AND DIGITAL MARCH 3, 2015

 

DVD Includes Bonus Full-Length Feature, “Elmo and Abby’s Birthday Fun”!

 

BURBANK, CA (February 18, 2015) – Elmo is back and more lovable than ever as Warner Bros. Home Entertainment and Sesame Workshop, the nonprofit educational organization behind Sesame Street, release Sesame StreetThe Best of Elmo 3 on DVD and digital on March 3, 2015 for $14.98 SRP.  This trip down memory lane will teach Elmo fans both young and old about the importance of friendship and helping others. Elmo sings and dances his way through numbers, letters, vocabulary, and emotions with his Sesame Street pals and a few famous friends like Melissa McCarthy, Taye Diggs, Drew Brees, Romeo Santos, and many more! Order due date is January 27, 2015. 

 

Elmo fans will love this new DVD where everyone’s favorite furry and red friend is reminded of all the fun, friends and music he’s made on Sesame Street. Join Elmo as he does “The Elmo Slide,” finds out about “The Power of Yet" with Janelle Monae, and sings about the number 5 with the band Train. Elmo learns about counting, vocabulary and even how manage his emotions in the hit song, “Belly Breathe” with Colbie Caillat and Common. This special collection is filled with Elmo moments fans will treasure. As an added extra, this release features a special bonus title which will provide over two hours of Elmo!

 

“With such great response from the release of Sesame Street: The Best of Elmo 2, Warner Home Bros. Home Entertainment is thrilled to release the next edition, Sesame Street: The Best of Elmo 3,” said Jeff Brown, WBHE Executive Vice President and GM of Non-Theatrical Franchise Marketing. “Kids now have the opportunity to see their favorite TV character’s most memorable segments all on one fantastic DVD.”

 

Celebrating its impressive 45th anniversary this season, Sesame Street is the #1 top-of-mind preschool show with moms. The series has received more Emmy awards than any other show in television history, as well as a Lifetime Achievement Emmy Award.

Tuesday, February 17, 2015

A cool pic.

Jack Black posted this pic on FaceBook. It is nice to see someone who is famous that collects too.

ZOMBIE KILLERS: ELEPHANT'S GRAVEYARD Screening/Party Saturday, February 21st at Bethlehem Sands Event Center!

Join Dee Wallace, Felissa Rose and ZeroGravity Band front man Michael Kean for a Zombie Killers Evening on 

Saturday, February 21st

 

WHAT:                Join screen legend Dee (E.T. The ExtraTerrestrial, The Howling), as she leads a special event screening of his new thriller ZOMBIE KILLERS: ELEPHANT’S GRAVEYARD at the Sands Bethlehem Event Center. In addition to introducing the film, Dee will participate in a Q&A after the screening, moderated by director B. Harrison Smith with fellow cast mates Felissa (Sleepaway Camp) Rose, ZeroGravityBand lead Michael Kean (making his feature debut) and crew members.

                             

                             In addition, the Sands Bethlehem Event Center will become a “playground for the dead,” complete with zombie bartenders, aerialists and a really Red Carpet!

 

                             For more information, check out:

                             http://sandseventcenter.com/event/details/zombie-killers-movie-screening/.

 

DATE/TIME:       Saturday, February 21st

                             5:00pm – Doors Open;

                             5:45pm – Intro to movie by Jeff Trainer and cast;

                             6pm – ZOMBIE KILLERS screening;

                             7:30pm(approx.) – ZOMBIE KILLERSQ&A;

                             8:15pm – Concert performance by Feral Vinca;

                             8:45m – Ozzy Osbourne Tribute Band;

                             10:00pm – After party at Vision Bar (in event center)

 

WHERE:             Sands Bethlehem Event Center

                             77 Sands Boulevard

                             Bethelem, PA 18015

                             

WHO:                  Stars Dee Wallace Stone, Felissa Rose, and ZeroGravityBand lead Michael Kean; Director / co-writer B. Harrison Smith;

                             Executive Producer Jeff Trainer; Director of Photography Charlie Anderson.

 

DETAILS:            Anchor Bay Entertainment presents Zombie Killers: Elephant’s Graveyard,an exciting survival thriller about

                             a fallen world that’s provocative as it is chilling. Directed by B. Harrison Smith, the film boasts a stellar genre cast

                             including Billy Zane (Electrick Children, Titanic, Dead Calm)Dee Wallace (E.T., The Howling)Mischa Barton

                             (“The O.C.,” Walled In), Felissa Rose (Sleepaway Camp, Camp Dread), and Brian Anthony Wilson (Law Abiding Citizen).

 

                             The rural town of Elwood has always been a “bubble” against the backdrop of an organism-based epidemic where

                             infected humans don’t die, instead they roam to spread the infection in a grisly, horrific way. Those who escape

                             must survive—by any means necessary. But at what price? The "Zombie Killers" are a small band of young

                             adults, trained by military vet Seiler (Zane), who have sworn to protect the town and aim for the head if

                             anything threatens Elwood's last survivors.

 

ZOMBIE KILLERS: ELEPHANT’S GRAVEYARD is now available on DVD and Blu-ray™ from Anchor Bay Entertainment.

 

REC]4: APOCALYPSE Available April 14 on DVD


FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

 

“Offers plenty of gory horror fun. This fourquel brings the series back to basics 
and should remind fans why they fell in love in the first place.” 
– Phil Brown, Fangoria

 

“An adrenaline-driven roller-coaster ride.” 
– Jonathan Holland, The Hollywood Reporter

 

“Fast paced and entertaining.” 
– Dennis Harvey, Variety

 

The Terrifying Final Chapter in the Popular Spanish-Language Horror Series that Inspired the Hit Quarantine Franchise

 

[REC]4: APOCALYPSE

 

Available April 14 on DVD

 

 

 

 

CULVER CITY, Calif. (Feb. 17, 2015) – The popular Spanish-language horror series [REC] comes to a terrifying conclusion in [REC]4: APOCALYPSE, available on DVD April 14from Sony Pictures Home Entertainment. Original series writer/director Jaume Balagueró ([REC][REC]2) returns to deliver a “head-bashing, blood splattering and gut gushing explosively awesome ending to a franchise that aims at nothing but to scare the living daylight out of you" (Rama’s Screen). Manuela Velasco ([REC][REC]2) also returns in her Fangoria Chainsaw Award®-nominated performance ([REC], Best Actress, 2007) as television reporter Ángela Vidal.  Finally rescued from the virus-infected building, Ángela is taken to an oil tanker quarantine facility to be examined. Little do the soldiers on board know, Ángela now carries the seeds of the mysterious demonic virus that is about to be unleashed one last, horrifying time.  This must-own finale to the action-packed horror saga that inspired the hit American remake Quarantine comes with a thrilling making-of featurette.

 

Synopsis: Several hours have passed since the terrible events that ravaged the old building in Barcelona. After the chaos of the first few moments, elite soldiers infiltrated the building to put an end to this nightmare once and for all. They thought the mission was a success. Angela Vidal, the young television reporter who entered the building with the fireman just hours before, manages to make it out alive – but no one knows that within her she carries the seed of the strange infection. When she is taken to quarantine, the high-security isolation facility becomes the perfect breeding ground for the virus to be reborn and mutate into even more deadly forms, setting the scene for unimaginable horrors. The apocalypse has just begun…

 

[REC]4: APOCALYPSE co-stars Paco Manzanedo (Gente de fiestaFlores de otro mundo), Hector Colome (Family UnitedLos días no vividos), and Ismael Fritschi (OmnivoresAl final todos mueren). It was produced by Julio Fernández ([REC]The Machinist) and co-written by Manu Díez ([REC]2). Executive producers are Carlos Fernandez, Adrià Mones, Laura Fernandez and Julio Fernandez. 

 

It has a run time of approximately 96 minutes and is rated R for strong horror violence/gore, and language.

ROLAND EMMERICH TO BE HONORED AT 26TH ANNUAL GLAAD MEDIA AWARDS IN LOS ANGELES

ROLAND EMMERICH TO BE HONORED AT

26TH ANNUAL GLAAD MEDIA AWARDS IN LOS ANGELES

 

Channing Tatum to present the Stephen F. Kolzak Award to Emmerich

 

Los Angeles, Tuesday, February 17, 2015 – GLAAD, the nation's lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) media advocacy organization, today announced it will honor writer, producer, director, and philanthropist Roland Emmerich at the 26th Annual GLAAD Media Awards in Los Angeles at the Beverly Hilton on March 21, 2015.

 

Channing Tatum will present the Stephen F. Kolzak Award to Emmerich. Tatum starred in the Emmerich film White House Down and will next be seen starring in Magic Mike XXL, The Hateful Eight and Hail, Cesar.

 

The 26th Annual GLAAD Media Awards are presented by Delta Air Lines, Hilton, Ketel One Vodka, and Wells Fargo; and Official Presenting Partners Amazon and Bud Light. The GLAAD Media Awards recognize and honor media for their fair, accurate and inclusive representations of the LGBT community and the issues that affect their lives. The GLAAD Media Awards also fund GLAAD's work to amplify stories from the LGBT community and issues that build support for equality.

 

Emmerich will receive GLAAD's Stephen F. Kolzak Award, which is presented to an openly LGBT media professional who has made a significant difference in promoting equality. The award is named after a successful casting director, who devoted the last part of his life to raising awareness in the entertainment industry about the discrimination faced by LGBT and HIV-positive people. Previous Stephen F. Kolzak honorees include Laverne Cox, Wanda Sykes, Rufus Wainwright, Melissa Etheridge, Bill Condon, Todd Haynes, Alan Ball, Ellen DeGeneres, and Sir Ian McKellen.

 

Roland Emmerich is one of the world's most talented and sought-after directors. His films include the blockbusters 2012Day After Tomorrow, StargateIndependence DayThe Patriot, and White House Down. Emmerich has recently completed filming Stonewall, a drama about the 1969 Stonewall Riots in New York City, a major turning point in the struggle for LGBT equality.

 

In addition to his work in film and television, Emmerich has significantly contributed to several non-profit organizations, including but not limited to, Outfest's Legacy Project, dedicated to preserving LGBT film history; The Los Angeles LGBT Center; Freedom to Marry; and the Cambodian Children's Fund.

 

“As one of Hollywood’s most sought-after film directors, Roland Emmerich has entertained audiences across the globe. His generosity has touched the lives of countless LGBT people, bringing shelter to homeless youth and preserving culture-changing stories that help close the gap to full acceptance,” said GLAAD President & CEO Sarah Kate Ellis. “Now, with the upcoming release of ‘Stonewall,’ millions of moviegoers all across the world will see the harms of anti-LGBT discrimination and learn about the historic riots that forever changed equality in America.”

 

Additional special guests and honorees for the Los Angeles will be announced.

 

In January, GLAAD announced 104 nominees in 21 English-language categories, and 40 Spanish-language nominees in 10 categories. Nominees for the 26th Annual GLAAD Media Awards can be found here: www.glaad.org/mediaawards/nominees.

 

These Final Hours: Theatrical Release Review


These Final Hours is an Australian post apocalyptic end of the world film that was released in 2013 and after acclaim at Cannes, the film is finally being given an official USA theatrical release on March 6, 2015. An asteroid capable of destroying all life on the planet has crashed in the North Atlantic and created a blast wave that will cover the entire planet and incinerate all life as know it in the process.

In Perth, the citizens have been notified that they have 12 hours of life left to live. James, a troubled twenty something man just wants to numb the pain by taking as much drugs and booze as he can and spending his final hours with his girlfriend. However as society begins to fall apart around him he saves a young girl named Rose from being raped. With no one else to take her to her family, James keeps her in tow and together they realize how they want to spend their moments.

Directed by Zak Hilditch and filmed on location in Perth, These Final Hours covers familiar ground covered in other end of the world thrillers, but unlike some movies which tend to focus too much on a few characters without giving any sense of the greater picture at hand, Hilditch manages to pull off both with clever editing, a good use of radio voice over and an excellent cast of Australian actors. The film has a very natural feel to it too. Characters lament about how painful being incinerated alive will be, which while morbid it is still something I have never heard any characters address in a film like this and besides the fear of death, the possibility of it being a painful one is never once mentioned in most end of the world movies, but I think it is something we all have in our minds.

Even if it were for just a second, would we feel anything?" Like getting a shot at the doctor's office where despite having received vaccinations and having blood drawn from us many times, once in a while we feel that pinch from the injection and it hurts. The film also does not try and candy coat the bleakness of the situation and yet it doesn't dwell on it. The characters we meet are well developed even if they only get a few minutes of screen-time. Like most films in this sub genre, the story is about redemption, but unlike many others it does not feel preachy and despite the bleak situation, there is a certain human comfort reached by the viewer as though one was watching another's journey in the face of death and because the characters are very human and are largely neither good or bad, the film accepts the human condition as the individual presents his or herself and allows the viewer to do the same and have empathy for them.

I liked this movie a lot more than I expected. Would I want to watch it over and over again, no. However I would not mind sharing the experience of seeing a screening of These Final Hours with one who has not seen it yet. Then be thankful and hope nothing like that ever comes to pass.

Once again These Final Hours will open in the USA on March 6, 2015. Additional information can be found at www.wellgousa.com.

(C) By Mark Rivera
All Rights Reserved.

Tuesday, February 10, 2015

DA VINCI'S DEMONS: THE COMPLETE SECOND SEASON arrives on Blu-ray and DVD March 10th from Anchor Bay Entertainment!

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

February 10, 2015 

SAME GENIUS. NEW WORLD.

ANCHOR BAY ENTERTAINMENT

RELEASES 

“DA VINCI’S DEMONS:

THE COMPLETE SECOND SEASON”  

ON BLU-RAY™ 

AND DVD MARCH 3, 2015

 

Three-Disc Set Contains All 10 Episodes and New Bonus Features!

 

Beverly Hills, CA – Get ready to journey into one of the greatest minds in history! Anchor Bay Entertainment releases the second season of the critically acclaimed STARZ Original series, “DA VINCI’S DEMONS: THE COMPLETE SECOND SEASON,” on Blu-ray™ and DVD on March 3rd. From Creator and Executive Producer David S. Goyer (BladeThe Dark KnightMan of Steel), comes the second season of the series, bigger and bolder as Leonardo da Vinci travels to South America, Naples, and Turkey, in his quest to find answers. Science mixes with love, lust and thrills in an adventure that is as inventive as the man who inspired it. Bonus features include featurettes that give a behind-the-scenes look at the artistry that goes into the making of this lavish show, as well as a recap of Season 1. SRP is $54.99 for the Blu-ray™ and $44.98 for the DVD.  Pre-book is January 28th. The series is currently available on all digital platforms.

 

“DA VINCI’S DEMONS: THE COMPLETE SECOND SEASON” begins as Florence is thrown into chaos in the wake of the Pazzi conspiracy and Leonardo da Vinci must push the limits of his mind and body to defend the city against the forces of Rome. When the dust settles, friends are buried and rivalries enflamed. While the Medicis go to unthinkable lengths to deal with new threats, da Vinci continues on his quest to find the fabled Book of Leaves and uncover the secret history of his mother. He'll come to realize that he has lethal competition in his quest -- new enemies who may be even worse than the forces of Pope Sixtus.

 

New Bonus Features:

  • New Sets
  • Creating the World
  • A Closer Look
  • The Journey Begins: Season 1 Recap                                             

                                    

“DA VINCI’S DEMONS: THE COMPLETE SECOND SEASON”features BAFTA award-winner Tom Riley as Leonardo da Vinci, Laura Haddock as Lucrezia Donati, Blake Ritson as Count Girolamo, Riario, Elliot Cowan as Lorenzo de Medici, Lara Pulver as Clarice Orsini and James Faulkner as Pope Sixtus IVand The Prisoner.

 

This is the must see series that critics are calling "Explosive" and a “Fantastical drama” (TV Guide Magazine), “Compelling” and a “Well-crafted story” (New York Daily News) and simply “a whole heck of a lot of fun” (Zap2it). “DA VINCI’S DEMONS: THE COMPLETE SECOND SEASON” is unlike anything ever seen, a historical fantasy drama that truly soars to new heights!

 

“Da Vinci's Demons” season three will return in 2015 on STARZ.

Critically Acclaimed WGN America Period Drama Manhattan: Season One Arrives on Blu-ray, DVD and Digital HD April 7 and Lionsgate Home Entertainment

 

SANTA MONICA, CA (February 10, 2015) - Bring home WGN America's bold new drama Manhattan: Season One, on Blu-ray™ (plus Digital HD), DVD (plus Digital) and Digital HD April 7th from Lionsgate Home Entertainment. Featuring strong performances by Rachel Brosnahan (TV's "House of Cards") and Michael Chernus (TV's "Orange Is the New Black"), Manhattan: Season One, provides "acleverly imagined portrait of the men and women who were at the center of that peculiar sovereignty" (Alessandra Stanley, The New York Times).

 

Set against the backdrop of the mission to build the world's first atomic bomb, Manhattan follows the brilliant but flawed scientists and their families as they attempt to coexist in a world where secrets and lies infiltrate every aspect of their lives. 

 

Blu-ray and DVD bonus materials go behind-the-scenes of the set, fashion, history and "making of" Manhattan with multiple featurettes and also include select episode audio commentaries with the cast and crew.  All 13 episodes of Manhattan: Season One, will be available as a 3-disc Blu-ray and 4-disc DVD set for the suggested retail price of $49.97 and $49.98, respectively.

 

BLU-RAY/DVD SPECIAL FEATURES*

  • "Ground Zero: Bringing the Bomb to Screen" featurette
  • "P.O. Box 1663: Creating a City that Didn't Exist" featurette
  • "'Now I Am Become Death': J. Robert Oppenheimer" featurette
  • "Recreating an Era: 'Manhattan'Costume Design" featurette
  • Select episode audio commentaries with Cast and Crew  

*Subject to change.

Monday, February 9, 2015

FEAR CLINIC: Stone Sour "The Dark" Digital Single and Music Video Now Available!


In honor of tomorrow's release of Fear Clinic, the latest excursion into unrelenting terror, Stone Sour unveils their specially created music video "The Dark," now available for viewing and posting. Please see the link below:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NXexq0hRyY0&feature=youtu.be

Fear Clinic stars horror icon Robert “Freddy Krueger” Englund, Fiona Dourif, Angelina Armani, Thomas Dekker, soap opera star Brandon Beemer (“General Hospital,” “Days of Our Lives,” “The Bold and the Beautiful”) as well as Stone Sour and Slipknot lead vocalist Corey Taylor in his acting debut. Fear Clinic is available on DVD, Blu-ray and On Demand February 10th from Anchor Bay Entertainment.

The digital single "The Dark" is also available on iTunes.

Directed by Robert G. Hall (Lightning Bug, Laid to Rest, ChromeSkull: Laid To Rest II), with blood-chilling special effects by award-winning FX creators Robert Kurtzman and Steve Johnson, Fear Clinicwill take viewers on an unforgettable journey into the very soul of terror itself.  

Co-written by Hall and Aaron Drane, the film is based on the critically acclaimed and fan favorite 2009 FEARnet.comseries. When trauma-induced phobias begin to re-emerge in five survivors a year after their horrifying tragedy, they return to the “Fear Clinic,” hoping to find the answers they need to get cured. 

 

Dr. Andover (Robert Englund), a fear doctor who runs the clinic, uses his “Fear Chamber” to animate their fears in the form of terrifying hallucinations. However, the good doctor soon begins to suspect that something more sinister may be at work, something that yearns to be more than just an hallucination..

Thursday, February 5, 2015

FEAR CLINIC: BEHIND THE SCENES premieres on ChillerTV Friday, February 6th at 8pm PST!

FEAR CLINIC: BEHIND THE SCENES Featurette


World Premiere on ChillerTV on Friday, February 6th at 8pm PST!

ChillerTV is available on:

DIRECTV - Channel 257

DISH Network -- Channel 199

Wave Broadband -- Channel 224

On Friday, February 6th at 8pm PST, ChillerTV will premiere an exclusive behind-the-scenes look at the making of Fear Clinic, the latest excursion into unrelenting terror starring horror icon Robert “Freddy Krueger” Englund, Fiona Dourif, Angelina Armani, Thomas Dekker, soap opera star Brandon Beemer (“General Hospital,” “Days of Our Lives,” “The Bold and the Beautiful”) as well as Stone Sour and Slipknot lead vocalist Corey Taylor in his acting debut. 

Directed by Robert G. Hall (Lightning Bug, Laid to Rest, ChromeSkull: Laid To Rest II), with blood-chilling special effects by award-winning FX creators Robert Kurtzman and Steve Johnson, Fear Clinicwill take viewers on an unforgettable journey into the very soul of terror itself.  

Co-written by Hall and Aaron Drane, the film is based on the critically acclaimed and fan favorite 2009 FEARnet.comseries. When trauma-induced phobias begin to re-emerge in five survivors a year after their horrifying tragedy, they return to the “Fear Clinic,” hoping to find the answers they need to get cured. 

 

Dr. Andover (Robert Englund), a fear doctor who runs the clinic, uses his “Fear Chamber” to animate their fears in the form of terrifying hallucinations. However, the good doctor soon begins to suspect that something more sinister may be at work, something that yearns to be more than just an hallucination...

Fear Clinic is available on DVD and Blu-ray February 10th from Anchor Bay Entertainment