Welcome to Part Two of the week’s new release DVD and Blu Ray round-up. Part One covered Action, Thriller, Drama, Comedy & Horror, so get over there if you missed that; this one will cover the rest. TV is extremely well represented this week with so many boxsets that, if they fell on you, you’d [...]
We all knew the latest Bond film was going to do well, but who would have thought that after just three weeks it would be snapping at the heels of Casino Royale’s $599M worldwide total. Syfall has yet to open in a number of major territories such as China, Japan and Australia, so a conservative estimate [...]
After a record-breaking opening weekend at the UK Box Office, Skyfall has proven a hit with audiences and critics alike. Whilst praise has naturally been lauded on the cast, director Sam Mendes must also receive credit for crafting a believable modern world in which 007 can conduct a classic adventure. With the sky literally falling in on [...]
A group of over-the-hill mercenaries invade a fictional country to rescue the last bastion of hope for democracy in Africa. No, it’s not the plot of The Expendables 3. It’s Andrew V. McLagen’s, The Wild Geese, a 1978 action adventure movie that has been re-mastered for Blu-ray. Col. Faulkner (Richard Burton) has been hired by a [...]
Making his debut Craig era appearance in the forthcoming Skyfall, gadget-master Q is finally getting a look in. Desmond Llewelyn played Q in 17 Bond movies beginning with From Russia With Love (1963), his final appearance was in The World is Not Enough (1999) and John Cleese was introduced as his replacement. Ben Whishaw (Nathan [...]
