https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E5sd_wn2ztg FilmStruck is dead. Long live The Criterion Channel. In the wake of last fall's shocking demise of FilmStruck (the now-defunct streaming service collaboration between Turner Classic Movies and The Criterion Collection, which was shut down in a total blindside to subscribers when the new conglomerate Warner Media was formed), The Criterion Collection wasted no [...]
https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=213&v=B6uuIHpFkuo Pixar's new endeavor makes two bold statements with its debut. The first is the endeavor itself: SparkShorts, a new animated division from the legendary studio that allows for (as they describe it in the video below) "indie filmmaking inside of Pixar." With a limited time and budget, animators within their team will be allowed [...]
Thanks to StarWars.com, you can now make some special modifications yourself to your new Solo: A Star Wars Story disc jacket, now available on 4K and Blu-ray. Star Wars comics artist Phil Noto was commissioned by Lucasfilm to create a special art design for the home video release of Solo. Free to download, the design can be printed and [...]
Most 2016 nominated films are still in theaters, but a few - including some nominated shorts - can be watched at home via streaming. Here is a list of Academy Award nominated titles that are currently available via online and streaming outlets (whether for free or to rent). Click on the provider (Netflix, Amazon, Youtube, [...]
In the fall of 2015, a new, longer remastered version of the animated classic The Iron Giant enjoyed a limited run in theaters. This fall, on September 6th, it hits blu-ray in Signature and Ultimate Editions. The Signature Edition (or "the normal blu-ray purchase") will have the 2015 re-release version (with additional scenes), as well as a high-def version [...]
Right on the heels of a huge opening weekend, the first deleted scene from Batman V Superman has been released by the studio (see below). And the more you know about DC canonical history, the more packed with potential the scene apparently is. SPOILERS! Titled "Communion", the 45-second creepy outtake - which will most certainly appear in [...]
The Force comes home this April...just not in 3D. Disney announced that the 2D Blu-Ray/DVD home video release for Star Wars: The Force Awakens will be April 5th, with a digital download pre-release on April 1st. A 3D edition will be released later this year. This new promo video - with sneak peaks of the extras - [...]
I Can't Unsee That Movie: film news and reviews by Jeff Huston 