“CONAN” ON TBS SET TO END ON JUNE 24

 

“CONAN” ON TBS SET TO END ON JUNE 24 SHOW’S FINAL WEEKS TO INCLUDE SPECIAL GUESTS AND AN EXTENDED, HOUR-LONG LOOK AT THE PAST 11 YEARS OF O’BRIEN’S LATE-NIGHT SHOW LOS ANGELES - May 3, 2021 - Conan O’Brien’s long-running late-night show on TBS, “CONAN,” to end on June 24th, 2021. The final weeks of shows will include a lineup of special guests as well as an extended hour-long finale with a look back on the past 11 years of this iteration of O’Brien’s lengthy late-night career. Post June, O’Brien will turn his focus to his deal with WarnerMedia and development on his new show for HBO Max, which will be a departure from his current traditional talk-show format.   O’Brien is the longest serving current late-night talk show host in the U.S., who began his late-night career in 1993 when NBC tapped him to take over as host of Late Night. His late-night career has since spanned three shows over 28 years as well as four Emmy® Awards and six Writers Guild Awards. His Emmy® award-winning “CONAN: Without Borders”has visited 13 countries and his award-winning podcast “Conan O’Brien Needs A Friend” currently has amassed over 185 million downloads since it launched in 2018.    O’Brien also sits at the helm of his production company, Conaco, and Emmy®-winning digital brand, Team Coco, through which he’s successfully expanded into branded content, live events, merchandise, expertly produced comedy specials and a rapidly flourishing podcast empire. ### "CONAN" airs Monday-Thursday at 11 p.m. (ET/PT) on TBS. The show is produced by Conaco LLC, with Jeff Ross serving as Executive Producer. Website: Teamcoco.com Instagram: @TeamCoco | @TeamCocoLive | @TeamCocoPodcasts  Facebook: @TeamCoco | @TeamCocoLive Twitter: @ConanOBrien |@TeamCoco | @TeamCocoLive  YouTube: /TeamCoco

The decades go by fast.

There is something to be said about dates and numbers. In 1991 I co-won an award for screenwriting in film school. In 2001 I appeared on the cover of The New York Times Technology Section regarding the reviews of videos I was reviewing on my website/blog and in 2011 I published my first book The Final Arbiter. Between the Times article and book they came out ten years apart by roughly one day. So I wonder and hope 2021 will surprise me with something good? I also hope 2021 surprises everyone with something good. Namaste.

WILDCAT arrives on DVD June 29th

Release Dates:                Now in Select Theaters, On Digital & On Demand

On DVD June 29, 2021

Starring:                            Georgina Campbell, Luke Benward, Ibrahim Renno, Mido Hamada, Ali Olomi, Maz Siam

Directed By:                     Jonathan W. Stokes

Written By:                      Jonathan W. Stokes

Synopsis:                          An ambitious reporter (Georgina Campbell) stationed in the Middle East is taken captive after a militant group ambushes her convoy. Convinced that the young woman is hiding her true identity, they’ll stop at nothing to extract information crucial to the success of their upcoming terrorist attack.  With time running out, she must find a way to survive and turn the tables on her assailants.

Genre:                               Thriller

Run Time:                         93 minutes

Rating:                               R for violence/torture and language

The Action-Packed, All-Star G.I. JOE Feature Films Make Their U.S. Debuts on 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray™

 

 The Worldwide Smash Hits Arrive July 20, 2021, in Advance of the Highly Anticipated Theatrical Premiere of Snake Eyes: G.I. JOE Origins

 

 

When all else fails…these guys don’t!  Based on Hasbro’s wildly popular action figures, Paramount Pictures’ big screen global blockbusters G.I. JOE: THE RISE OF COBRAand G.I. JOE: RETALIATION make their long-awaited U.S. 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray debuts on July 20, 2021 from Paramount Home Entertainment.

 

For the first time, both G.I. JOE: THE RISE OF COBRA and G.I. JOE: RETALIATION will be available on disc in 4K Ultra HD with Dolby Vision^® and HDR-10 for ultra-vivid picture quality.^*

 

Starring Channing Tatum, Marlon Wayans, Sienna Miller, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Rachel Nichols and Ray Park, as well as veteran actors Dennis Quaid and Christopher Eccleston, G.I. JOE: THE RISE OF COBRA follows a top-secret elite strike force featuring the best operatives from around the globe.  After a high-tech secret weapon is stolen by a mysterious and evil organization known as COBRA, it’s a race against time for the G.I. JOE team to avoid their enemy from plunging the world into chaos.

 

Dwayne Johnson, Channing Tatum and Bruce Willis star in the explosive global hit G.I. JOE: RETALIATION.  The G.I. JOE team has been set up to take the fall for a terrible crime they didn’t commit.  Now, ROADBLOCK, DUKE, and the rest of the team must once again face their mortal enemy COBRA, as well as dangerous new threats operating within the government. When all else fails, one option remains —RETALIATION.

 

The G.I. JOE: THE RISE OF COBRA two-disc 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray set includes access to a digital copy of the film along with previously released bonus content:

              4K Ultra HD Blu-ray

·       Feature film in 4K Ultra HD

·       Commentary by director Stephen Sommers and producer Bob Ducsay

Blu-ray

·       Feature film in HD

·       Commentary by director Stephen Sommers and producer Bob Ducsay

 

The G.I. JOE: RETALIATION two-disc 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray set includes access to a digital copy of the film along with previously released bonus content:

4K Ultra HD Blu-ray

·       Feature film in 4K Ultra HD

·       Commentary by director Jon M. Chu and producer Lorenzo di Bonaventura

Blu-ray

·       Feature film in HD

·       Commentary by director Jon M. Chu and producer Lorenzo di Bonaventura

·       G.I. JOE: Declassified

o   Mission Briefing

o   Deployment

o   Two Ninjas

o   The Desert Attack

o   COBRA Strikes

o   The Lone Soldiers

o   The Monastery

o   Fort Sumter

·       Deleted Scenes

Newly Remastered Eddie Murphy Classics 48 Hours and Another 48 Hours Arrive on Blu-ray July 6th

 

Eddie Murphy and Nick Nolte push the limits of both action and comedy in the acclaimed classics 48 HRS. and ANOTHER 48 HRS., arriving separately on Blu-ray in the Paramount Presents line July 6, 2021 from Paramount Home Entertainment.

 

Both films have been newly remastered from 4K film transfers and are presented with new bonus content featuring insight from director Walter Hill along with vintage behind-the-scenes footage to look back at the making of his high-octane classics.  This is the Blu-ray debut of ANOTHER 48 HRS. The limited-edition Paramount Presents Blu-ray Discs^™ come in collectible packaging featuring a foldout image of each film’s theatrical poster and an interior spread with key movie moments.  The discs also include access to a digital copy of the film along with the theatrical trailer.  Special features on each disc are detailed below:

 

48 HRS.

·       Filmmaker Focus: Director Walter Hill on48 HRS.

·       Theatrical Trailer

·       Space Kid—original 1966 animated short, which makes an appearance in the film

 

ANOTHER 48 HRS.

·       Filmmaker Focus: Director Walter Hill on ANOTHER 48 HRS.

·       Theatrical Trailer

 

 

48 HRS. Synopsis

Nick Nolte is unforgettable as Jack Cates, a rough-edged Inspector on the hunt for two vicious cop-killers. Unlikely ride-along con Reggie Hammond (Eddie Murphy), is given 48-hour leave from prison to help Cates on the case. The laughs fly almost as much as the punches, as both men pursue two very different goals in a short amount of time.

 

ANOTHER 48 HRS. Synopsis

Eight years after the first 48 hours of mayhem, Reggie (Murphy) is about to be released from the pen.  But, after the bus transporting him flips over (17 times), Inspector Jack Cates (Nolte) enlists the ex-con for another seemingly impossible two-day task to nail an elusive drug lord with a price on Reggie’s head.

 

About Paramount Presents

This collectible line spans celebrated classics to film-lover favorites, each from the studio’s renowned library.  Every Paramount Presents release features never-before-seen bonus content and exclusive collectible packaging.  Additional titles available in the Paramount Presents collection on Blu-ray include: Fatal Attraction, King Creole, To Catch a Thief, Flashdance, Days of Thunder, Pretty In Pink, Airplane!, Ghost, Roman Holiday, The Haunting, The Golden Child, Trading Places, The Court Jester, Love Story, Elizabethtown, The Greatest Show on Earth, Mommie Dearest, and Last Train From Gun Hill.

UNDERCOVER PUNCH & GUN new trailer & on DIGTAL & BLU-RAY June 8

 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

 

“… bracingly brutal, down-and-dirty yet precise, and full of beautifully painful flourishes …”

~ASIAN FILM STRIKE

 

UNDERCOVER PUNCH & GUN

 

The MMA Thriller Debuts Exclusively on the Streaming Service Hi-YAH! May 7

 

Available on Digital, Blu-ray^™ & DVD June 8 with an All-New English Dub

 

 

PLANO, TEXAS (April 21, 2021) – An undercover cop’s daring plan to infiltrate a notorious drug ring is severely compromised when a rival agency attacks mid-trade and kills the gang’s leader in the action-packed MMA thrillerUNDERCOVER PUNCH & GUN.  Their cover blown, both teams are forced to unite and take to the high seas in an attempt to overthrow the ruthless smuggler behind it all. UNDERCOVER PUNCH & GUN debuts exclusively on the martial arts streaming service Hi-YAH! on May 7, before smashes its way onto Digital, Blu-ray^™ and DVDJune 8 with an all-new English dub from Well Go USA Entertainment.

 

First-time co-directors Lui Koon Nam and Frankie Tam assembled an exciting cast – including Philip Ng (Enter the Fat Dragon, Chasing the Dragon), Van Ness Wu (Ip Man 4, Dragon Blade), and Andy On (Special ID, Once Upon a Time in Shanghai ) – for this MMA extravaganza with the explosive action fight sequences choreographed by Philip Ng, “…one of the best action directors working today.” (Asian Film Strike)

 

Synopsis: 

While an elite cop is working undercover to infiltrate a notorious drug ring, his plan is compromised when a rival agency with a grudge attacks during a trade, killing the gang’s leader. Their cover blown, both teams are forced to unite and take to the high seas in an attempt to overthrow the ruthless smuggler behind it all.

 

Country of Origin:    China

 

UNDERCOVER PUNCH & GUN has a runtime of approximately 91 minutes and is not rated.

NIGHT OF THE SICARIO arrives on DVD June 22nd

 Release Dates:                Now In Select Theaters, On Digital & On Demand

                                      

                             On DVD June 22, 2021

 

Starring:                            Natasha Henstridge, Manny Perez, Costas Mandylor

 

Directed By:                     Joth Riggs

Written By:                      Ernesto Melara and Matthew Eason

Synopsis:                          Natasha Henstridge (Species) and Costas Mandylor (Saw franchise) star in this action-packed, suspenseful thriller that will shock you at every turn. While transporting the family of a key witness in a federal trial against the cartel, DEA agents are ambushed in a fatal shootout. Now the survivors, including the witness’ young daughter, must take refuge in a nearby home as the ruthless sicarios hunt them down. With danger at every corner and a violent hurricane wiping out any chance of outside help, they must play a deadly game of cat and mouse with the cartel to live through the night.

Genre:                               Action, Thriller

Run Time:                         82 minutes

 

Rating:                               R for some violence