The Expendables 3 Unrated Edition Including Even More Mind-Blowing Action Arrives on Blu-ray Combo Pack and On Demand November 25

SANTA MONICA, CA (October 8, 2014) - The Expendables return tougher and faster than ever as old friends face off in the exclusive unrated edition of The Expendables 3,arriving on Blu-ray Combo Pack (plus Digital HD) and On Demand November 25 from Lionsgate Home Entertainment. The Blu-ray Combo Pack will include the never-before-seen unrated edition of the film - featuring more action, more explosions, more fights - and a higher body count - everything fans have come to love in the franchise!  And now, with the immersive Dolby Atmos soundtrack experience, audiences will feel like they're at the center of the action.  The Blu-ray Combo Pack will also feature the original theatrical movie. Full of "testosterone-fueled fun" (IGN), both versions of the film will be available two weeks earlier on Digital HD November 11. Also available November 25, The Expendables 3 DVD (plus Digital) will include only the original theatrical version of the film. 

 

The Expendables 3, "the best Expendables yet" (Crave Online), features an all-star cast of iconic action veterans and new recruits including Sylvester Stallone (Rocky franchise, Rambo franchise), Jason Statham (Crank, Snatch), Jet Li (Hero), Antonio Banderas (The Legend of Zorro), Kelsey Grammer (X-Men: The Last Stand), Wesley Snipes (Blade), Dolph Lundgren (Universal Soldier), Randy Couture (The Expendablesfranchise), Terry Crews (TV's "Brooklyn Nine-Nine"), Kellan Lutz (The Legend of Hercules, The Twilight Saga franchise), Ronda Rousey (UFC Champion, Fast & Furious 7), Glen Powell (The Dark Knight Rises), Victor Ortiz (WBC World Welterweight Champion), Robert Davi (Die Hard, The Goonies), with Mel Gibson (Braveheart, Mad Max), with Harrison Ford (Indiana Jones franchise) and Arnold Schwarzenegger (The Terminator franchise). 

 

In the latest edition of the popular franchise, Barney (Stallone) faces off with an old enemy and must fight old blood with new blood, bringing in a new era of Expendables who are younger and faster. The latest mission becomes a clash of classic old-school style versus high-tech expertise when TheExpendables find themselves in their most personal battle yet. 

 

The Expendables 3 Blu-ray Combo Pack is loaded with bonus material that includes The Expendables 3 documentary, two featurettes that delve deep behind-the-scenes with the incredible cast and crew, an extended scene and a gag reel. The Blu-ray features a Dolby Atmos^® soundtrack encoded with Dolby TrueHD for Dolby Atmos-enabled systems. Dolby Atmos provides captivating, multidimensional sound to bring consumers deeper into the story by delivering an experience that moves sound throughout the room with amazing clarity and true-to-life detail. The Expendables 3 Blu-ray Combo Pack and DVD will be available for the suggested retail price of $39.99 and $29.95, respectively. 

 

BLU-RAY SPECIAL FEATURES*

• The Expendables 3 Documentary
• "New Blood: Stacked and Jacked" Featurette
• "The Total Action Package" Featurette
• "Christmas Runs the Gauntlet" Extended Scene
• Gag Reel

The Countdown Concludes just on time for Season 5!

Here is a link to the countdown to the fifth season of The Walking Dead with my review of the fourth season on Blu-Ray at Halloween Forevermore where I contribute as a a writer. So please check it out. Thank you.

http://www.halloweenforevermore.com/scary-movies/movie-reviews/tv-review-the-walking-dead-season-4-bluray/

BLACK SAILS: THE COMPLETE FIRST SEASON on Blu-ray, DVD & Digital HD - coming January 6, 2015 from Anchor Bay Entertainment!

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

October 3, 2014

“Ambitious...Unexpected...Is its own little treasure”

– The Hollywood Reporter

ANCHOR BAY ENTERTAINMENT 

SETS SAIL FOR A WILD AND WICKED ADVENTURE

“BLACK SAILS: THE COMPLETE FIRST SEASON”

ON BLU-RAY™ + Digital HD with Ultraviolet™ 

AND DVD JANUARY 6, 2015

Three-Disc Set Contains All 8 Episodes and New Bonus Features!

Beverly Hills, Calif. – Anchor Bay Entertainment releases “BLACK SAILS: THE COMPLETE FIRST SEASON” the acclaimed STARZ Original series on Blu-ray™ + Digital HD with Ultraviolet™ and DVD on January 6^th, 2014.  “From executive producer Michael Bay (Transformers, Armageddon, Pearl Harbor) and his Platinum Dunes partners Brad Fuller and Andrew Form (Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, The Purge), the Emmy® Award-winning first season of “Black Sails” follows the story of Captain Flint (Toby Stephens), the most brilliant and feared pirate captain of his day, who takes on a fast-talking young addition to his crew who goes by the name John Silver (Luke Arnold).  Threatened with extinction on all sides, they fight for the survival of New Providence Island, the most notorious criminal haven of its day – a debauched paradise teeming with pirates, prostitutes, thieves and fortune seekers, a place defined by both its enlightened ideals and its stunning brutality.  The series is created by Executive Producers Jonathan Steinberg (creator “Jericho,” “Human Target”) and Robert Levine (“Touch”).  

 

The 3-disc set is filled with exciting behind-the-scenes featurettes that give insight into the lavish production and inspired performances. The SRP is $59.99 for the Blu-ray™ + Digital HD with Ultraviolet™ and $49.98 for the DVD.  Pre-book is December 3^rd.  

 

“BLACK SAILS: THE COMPLETE FIRST SEASON” begins in 1715 The Golden Age of Piracy in the Caribbean is at its apex. The former British colony of New Providence Island is now lawless territory, controlled by a few dozen of the most notorious pirate captains in history.  The most feared among them is Captain Flint (Toby Stephens). s the British Navy returns to these waters, and the threat of extinction looms, another side of Flint emerges. A man driven by deep, complicated, even romantic motives.  He will ally himself with the beautiful Eleanor Guthrie (Hannah New), daughter of the local smuggling kingpin who turns the pirates’ loot into profits.  Together, they forge a plan to hunt the ultimate prize, and by winning it, stave off reclamation of their home by a resurgent empire. Arrayed against them are a series of opponents: rival captains, jealous of Flint's power; Eleanor's father, whose ambitions for the island conflict with his daughter’s; and a young sailor, recently recruited onto Flint's crew, who will somehow manage to constantly undermine his captain’s agenda. His name is John Silver (Luke Arnold).

New Bonus Features:            

• BLACK SAILS: A Look Inside                    
• Dress To Kill               
• Pirate Camp                
• Folklore Is Finished: Pirate Politics                
• A Place In History                  
• Building The Behemoth

Here, then, is all the dangerous adventures of our brethren of the sea in one beautifully packaged bold and bawdy set - “BLACK SAILS: THE COMPLETE FIRST SEASON” – is one epic treasure not to be missed!

Shocktober is here. 31 days of horror!

We have spooks, scares and even surprises in store for every day this October. If you're brave, start with our Spotlight on The Sin Within. Enter into the minds of compulsive freaks, psycho killers and a few nice people who just happen to have darkness lurking beneath the surface.

The ABCs of Trouble Every Day BY KIVA REARDON Sex, love and death: Leave it to Claire Denis to make the conventional challenging. Vintage Rollins, Uncorked   BY DENNIS HARVEY Jean Rollin's films spun the erotic and macabre into dreamlike, poetic surreality.

Ganja and Hess (1973) dir. Bill Gunn   About addiction (to blood), sex, religion and African American identity, and an inspiration for the recent Spike Lee joint Da Sweet Blood of Jesus. Watch preview I'll See You in My Dreams (2003) dir. Miguel Vivas   The most expensive short film ever produced in Portugal is also a Cinemascope zombie epic that has been an audience favorite virtually everywhere.

DC All Access Update.

This week's episode of DC's web series "DC All Access" is now live, full of fan-favorite news and interviews from the world of DC Entertainment, and I wanted to send it along in case you'd like to share with your readers!

First, an exclusive clip from an upcoming episode of Beware the Batman, before this week's Grayson #3 scoop from writers Tom King and Tim Seeley. Then there's an early look at Lobo #1 by writer Cullen Bunn before the exclusive reveal the cover for MAD #530 along with the chance to win a special MAD Magazine prize pack.

Link:

http://youtu.be/PSO47c6Kegk

CARTOON NETWORK PEEKS OVER THE GARDEN WALL

Cartoon Network Peeks Over The Garden Wall

First-Ever Miniseries Spans Five Mysterious Nights Beginning Monday, November 3

 

Come along with brothers Wirt and Greg on their puzzling adventures filled with twists and turns, friends and foes.  Cartoon Network’s first animated miniseries Over The Garden Wall will premiere over five consecutive nights beginning Monday, November 3 at 7pm ET/PT. This ten episode mystery adventure, created by Patrick McHale (Adventure Time), features the voices of Elijah Wood (Lord of the Rings Trilogy), Melanie Lynskey (Two and a Half Men) and Collin Dean (The War At Home) and is produced by Cartoon Network Studios.

Over The Garden Wall is the story of two brothers, Wirt (voiced by Elijah Wood) and Greg (voiced by Collin Dean), who find themselves lost in the Unknown; a strange forest adrift in time. With the help of a wise old Woodsman (voiced by Christopher Lloyd) and a foul-tempered bluebird named Beatrice (voiced by Melanie Lynskey), Wirt and Greg must travel across this strange land, in hope of finding their way home. At the heart of Over The Garden Wall are two brothers who are looking for direction in different ways. Wirt gets lost in his own thoughts, while Greg gets lost in the wonder and fun of the world around him. Join them as they encounter surprises and obstacles on their journey through the wood.  

The visually stunning series offers a soft and nostalgic storybook feeling, inspired by folk art, classical illustrations and features a soundtrack full of Americana-influenced original songs. The ten-part miniseries includes guest voices from film, television, theater and music. They include Chris Isaak, Bebe Neuwirth, John Cleese, Shannyn Sossamon, Jack Jones, Samuel Ramey, Tim Curry, Deborah Voight among others.

Over The Garden Wall is based upon McHale’s award-winning short, Tome of the Unknown, which took home the Bruce Corwin Award for Best Animated Short at the 2014 Santa Barbara International Film Festival. Produced under Cartoon Network’s prolific shorts program, Tome of the Unknown joins an illustrious list of animated shorts to become fully produced series on Cartoon Network (Regular Show, Steven Universe, Uncle Grandpa, Clarence, and the recently greenlit We Bare Bears). 

Part Three of The Walking Dead Countdown Continues!

The third installment of my contributed coverage of the AMC original series, The Walking Dead continues at Halloween Forevermore.

http://www.halloweenforevermore.com/scary-movies/movie-reviews/tv-review-the-walking-dead-season-three-bluray/