Escape from Alcatraz on Blu!

Well, it's about time.  Paramount has kept this classic buried in the archives so thankfully they have licensed Clint's studio home Warner Brothers to finally release this on blu ray.   This was first released on DVD back in 1997 and it was not an anamorphic release so it is hard to sit thru on a nice TV these days.  Sure you know the outcome of this but this is a great thriller and was the last collaboration between Eastwood and director Don Seigel.  This classic gets released on blu October 13.

Happy Birthday Lynda Carter!

Holliston Lives!!!

It was announced today that Adam Green's sitcom Holliston will be back for a third season after a two year hiatus following the death of cast member Dave Brockie and the death of the network the show appeared on Fearnet.  This is great news as this is a great show with way more heart then that nerd show on CBS.  Congrats to all involved! See more about the season three release here
And if you need to get caught up on Holliston episodes see about that here.  Then head over to Market Basket to get some beer and chips!

Movie Poster Monday- Joe Kidd

Everly

All you have to do is look at this poster and see Salma with a machine gun.  SOLD.    Director Joe Lynch (The very awesome Wrong Turn 2) himself calls this Die Hard in a room and I could not agree more.  Salma Hayek plays Everly, a woman beaten in her own apartment by a bunch of thugs.  When Everly gets a minute she manages to get herself together and decides it’s time to take of care of business and kick some ass.  She clears the apartment of said thugs with a lot of gunfire and then battens down the hatches in the apartment because she knows more thugs will be on the way.  

It turns out Everly’s ex is the one that sent these guys and he also happens to be the local mob boss.  Everly has a well-stocked kitchen of arms and is able to fend off the first assault wave quite nicely.   As Everly gets some of this bloody mess cleaned up her mother and young daughter decide to pay a visit to her apartment and complicate matters a little more.  Finally, the big, bad mob boss shows up himself with more men and heads up to Everly’s apartment.  Will Everly survive?  What will she do with her Mom and daughter?  Give it a spin to find out.  This is a very good action movie that basically takes place in the one apartment and that makes it a lot of fun being contained in this one location. 

New Release Tuesday

A young woman is followed by an unknown supernatural force after getting involved in a sexual encounter.  This is the big horror movie of the year as of right now as this was supposed to go VOD but was receiving such high praises that it received a small theatrical run and that pushed its release to VOD and home video.  I am all about independent horror movies so I am looking forward to this flick.

A young programmer is selected to participate in a ground-breaking experiment in artificial intelligence by evaluating the human qualities of a breath-taking female A.I.  This is another independent movie that has garnered a lot of attention this year and it is probably much better than the crap released in theaters.

The X-Men send Wolverine to the past in a desperate effort to change history and prevent an event that results in doom for both humans and mutants.  This was a great X-Men movie released last summer that just had too much story in it so director Bryan Singer has made this “Rogue” cut that is about 16 minutes longer and will involve Anna Paquin’s Rogue character a little more this time around so it will be cool to check out the difference of these two cuts of one of last year’s biggest movies.

After an automobile crash, the lives of a young couple intertwine with a much older man, as he reflects back on a past love.  Ah, one of Clint Eastwood’s offspring seems to have quite a career going for himself now. I am not sure this is my kind of movie but Scott is making sure the name Eastwood will continue to be on movie posters for a long time to come.

A failed attempt to make the masked man a movie franchise in the early 80s as this is not a bad movie but not great either.  The story behind this movie and its one resume actor is more interesting than the movie itself.  If you have not checked out Disney’s failed version from two summers ago do yourself a favor and watch it, it is great.

On the U.S.-Mexican border, border cop Jeb Maynard is hunting for a human smuggler responsible for Jeb partner's murder.  I love me some Chuck Bronson and this also features the great Ed Harris and Wilford Brimley who reminds you to eat your oatmeal and to check your blood sugar.  Often.