Roger Corman Cult Classics

THE GIRL ON THE TRAIN highlights Blu-ray, DVD and Digital Releases for Jan. 17, 2017

By PETER BROWN 01/21/2017

THE GIRL ON THE TRAIN | © 2017 Universal Home Entertainment

Your guide to some of the new releases that are out this week. THE GIRL ON THE TRAIN – They don’t make movies like this much anymore in Hollywood. A straight thriller that’s R rated featuring lots of adult themes, nudity and sex. Of course, death, mystery and twists are also in the mix. In previous decades, movies like this were common like FATAL ATTRACTION, THE HAND THAT ROCKS THE CRADLE, THE AFFAIR and many more. THE GIRL ON THE TRAIN is all about smoke and mirrors, building a case that someone has committed a brutal murder without having all […]Read On »

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ALICE THROUGH THE LOOKING GLASS highlights Blu-ray, DVD and Digital Releases for Oct. 18, 2016

By PETER BROWN 10/22/2016

ALICE THROUGH THE LOOKING GLASS | © 2016 Disney Home Video

Movies: ALICE THROUGH THE LOOKING GLASS – The sequel to Disney’s original ALICE live action movie is an interesting take on the myth of the classic tale. While it received so-so reviews from critics and fans were a bit disinterested in the whole film (read: it flopped at the box office), it does a good job of bringing back the elements of the first movie that made it good with a strong cast (Helena Bonham Carter, Anne Hathaway, Mia Wasikowska and, of course, Johnny Depp) and an interesting story about Alice (Wasikowska) returning to Neverland and once again battling […]Read On »

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Blu-ray and DVD picks of the week including THE DIVIDE

By PETER BROWN 04/24/2012

THE DIVIDE | (c) 2012 Anchor Bay Home Entertainment

Your time is short. We know this. So in order to expedite your buying and Netflix decision making, we provide you with a list of the cool and not-so-cool titles coming out for movies, television and everything in-between. So put your feet up, grab some popcorn and check out this week’s selections. Movies: THE DIVIDE – This is not a movie for the faint of heart. It is a nightmare within a nightmare with nowhere to run, nowhere to hide, no hope of relief but where the human survival instincts won’t let go. After a nuclear explosion rocks New York […]Read On »

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Blu-ray and DVD picks of the week including REAL STEEL

By PETER BROWN 01/24/2012

REAL STEEL | © 2012 Walt Disney Home Entertainment

Your time is short. We know this. So in order to expedite your buying and Netflix decision making, we provide you with a list of the cool and not-so-cool titles coming out for movies, television and everything in-between. So put your feet up, grab some popcorn and check out this week’s selections. MOVIES REAL STEEL – As the creators of REAL STEEL must have been, I too was a fan of Rock ‘em, Sock ‘em Robots as a kid. Of course, I never really thought I could make a movie out of it, I guess in a world where everything […]Read On »

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DVD Review: EAT MY DUST/GRAND THEFT AUTO – Roger Corman’s Cult Classics Double Feature

By CARL CORTEZ 05/31/2011

EAT MY DUST - GRAND THEFT AUTO double feature - THE RON HOWARD ACTION PACK | ©2011 Shout! Factory

Eat My Dust Stars: Ron Howard, Christopher Norris, Warren Kemmerling, Dave Madden, Jessica Potter Writer: Charles B. Griffith Director: Charles B. Griffith Grand Theft Auto Stars: Ron Howard, Nancy Morgan, Marion Ross, Peter Isacksen Writer: Rance Howard, Ron Howard Director: Ron Howard Distributor: Shout! Factory Suggested Retail Price: $19.93 Grades: B- (Eat My Dust), C (Grand Theft Auto) Car culture certainly was a major part of the 1970s, both on screen and off. This resulted in a slew of car-driven (pun-intended releases) that ranged from comedic, dramatic, action-packed and even horrific (THE CAR anyone?) Oddly enough, Ron Howard was the […]Read On »

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GNOMEO AND JULIET is one of the Blu-ray and DVD picks this week

By PETER BROWN 05/26/2011

Your time is short. We know this. So in order to expedite your buying and Netflix decision making, we provide you with a list of the cool and not-so-cool titles coming out for movies, television and everything in-between. So put your feet up, grab some popcorn and check out this week’s selections. MOVIES GNOMEO AND JULIET – You’ve seen them in your neighbor’s yard. You’ve looked at them and laughed wondering why anyone would actually have such a thing in their yard. But step into the world of Gnomes and you learn there is much more than we’ve ever thought […]Read On »

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AVENGERS: EARTH’S MIGHTIEST HEROES: VOLUMES 1 and 2 is one of the Blu-ray and DVD Picks this week

By PETER BROWN 04/27/2011

AVENGERS: EARTH'S MIGHTIEST HEROES: VOLUME 1 | (c) 2011 Walt Disney

Your time is short. We know this. So in order to expedite your buying and Netflix decision making, we provide you with a list of the cool and not-so-cool titles coming out for movies, television and everything in-between. So put your feet up, grab some popcorn and check out this week’s selections. TELEVISION AVENGERS: EARTH’S MIGHTIEST HEROES: VOLUMES 1 and 2 – Production on the feature-length blockbuster movie has just begun and here’s your chance to check out some of the classic villains and storylines from the comics in animated form. Both volumes collect all 13 episodes from the series […]Read On »

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DVD Review: UP FROM THE DEPTHS/DEMON OF PARADISE – Roger Corman’s Cult Classics Double Feature

By CARL CORTEZ 02/03/2011

UP FROM THE DEPTHS - DEMON OF PARADISE - Roger Corman's Cult Classics | ©2011 Shout! Factory

While the Roger Corman Cult Classics releases have featured, for the most part, the best the famed producer has had to offer from the late ‘70s and early ‘80s, the double feature of UP FROM THE DEPTHS/DEMON OF PARADISE scrapes the bottom of the underwater barrel.

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DVD Review: THE SLUMBER PARTY MASSACRE COLLECTION – Roger Corman’s Cult Classics

By PETER BROWN 01/26/2011

SLUMBER PARTY MASSACRE - ROGER CORMAN'S CULT CLASSICS | ©2010 Shout! Factory

Stars: Michelle Michaels, Robin Stille, Debra Deliso, Crystal Bernard, Kimberly McArthur, Brandi Burkett, Hope Marie Carlton Writers: Rita Mae Brown, Deborah Brock, Catherine Cyran Directors Amy Holden Jones, Deborah Brock, Sally Mattison Suggested Retail Price: $24.97 Distributor: Shout! Factory Adam Green may be the modern day master of old school American horror with his HATCHET movies and FROZEN, but back in the day, that title was held by a number of different directors. Surprisingly, Roger Corman was one of them. Not saying that his work was always the best or most entertaining but when it came to delivering serial killers […]Read On »

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DVD Review: THE EVIL/TWICE DEAD – Roger Corman’s Cult Classics Double Feature

By CARL CORTEZ 12/31/2010

THE EVIL/TWICE DEAD - ROGER CORMAN CULT CLASSICS DOUBLE FEATURE | ©2010 Shout! Factory

Clearly, THE EVIL is the “A” title of this B-movie package. Even with its massive shortcomings, it’s an effective little horror thriller starring Richard Crenna as a psychologist who decides to fix up an old mansion as a potential rehabilitation clinic.

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