Trailer: “Dune: Part Two” (2023)

Trailer: “Dune: Part Two” (2023) Warner Bros. Pictures has premiered the second official trailer for Denis Villeneuve’s sci-fi epic “Dune: Part Two” (2023). The clip offers a first look at Christopher Walken as Emperor Shaddam IV. The sprawling tale adapts the back half of Frank Herbert’s classic 1965 novel and wrapped filming in mid-December. The …

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Blu-ray review: “Arabian Nights” (1942)

Adventure  Running Time: 87 minutes Written by: Michael Hogan Directed by: John Rawlins Featuring: Jon Hall, Maria Montez, Sabu, Leif Erikson, Billy Gilbert, Edgar Barrier, Shemp Howard, Thomas Gomez, Turhan Bey, Elyse Knox, Acquanetta and Carmen D'Antonio Scheherazade: “I would swear I have seen this man before. But where?” Ali Ben Ali: “Maybe in your dreams.” Critical Commentary "Arabian Nights" (1942), directed by John Rawlins, is a classic adventure fantasy film …

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Blu-ray review: “Billion Dollar Brain” (1967)

“Billion Dollar Brain” (1967) Drama Running Time: 111 minutes Written by: John McGrath Directed by: Ken Russell Featuring: Michael Caine, Karl Malden, Ed Begley, Oscar Homolka and Françoise Dorléac Col.Stok: “I suppose a young man like you wouldn't know the pleasure of removing a tight collar.” Harry Palmer: “I thought Lenin called such comforts "momentary interest."” Col.Stok: “Don't tell me what Lenin said. I touched Lenin. …

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Trailer: “Futurama: Season 11” (2023)

Trailer: "Futurama: Season 11” (2023) Hulu has released the official trailer for the highly anticipated return of the beloved adult animated series “Futurama,” with ten all-new episodes which will be released weekly on Mondays on Hulu from July 24th. There are developments in the epic love story of Fry and Leela, the mysterious contents of …

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Blu-ray review: “Funeral in Berlin” (1966)

“Funeral in Berlin” (1966) Drama Running Time: 102 minutes Written by: Evan Jones Directed by: Guy Hamilton Featuring: Michael Caine, Paul Hubschmid, Oskar Homolka, Eva Renzi, Guy Doleman and Hugh Burden Samantha Steel: “My name is Samantha Steel. Some people call me Sam.” Harry Palmer: “Edmund Dorf. Some people call me Edna.” Critical Commentary “Funeral in Berlin” is a 1966 British spy film directed by Guy …

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Trailer: “The Witcher” Series 3: Part 1

“The Witcher” Series 3: Part 1 Netflix has premiered yet one more trailer for the third season of its big-budget fantasy drama “The Witcher” based on the books by Andrzej Sapkowski. The clip puts the focus on the first part of the new season, which will run for five episodes arriving this Thursday, June 29th. …

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Blu-ray review: “The Ipcress File” (1965)

“The Ipcress File” (1994) Drama Running Time: 109 minutes Written by: Bill Canaway Directed by: Sidney J. Furie Featuring: Michael Caine, Nigel Green, Guy Doleman and Sue Lloyd Major Dalby: “The next time you use CC1 authority, just you make sure you have it!” Palmer: “You know, it's funny... If Radcliffe had been here, I'd have been... a hero.” Major Dalby: “He wasn't. And you're …

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Trailer: “Star Trek: Strange New Worlds Season Two” (2023)

Trailer: “Star Trek: Strange New Worlds Season Two” (2023) Paramount+ has released a new trailer for the second season of “Star Trek: Strange New Worlds,” this one showing off what’s to come on the season ahead following last week’s season premiere. There’s more of Jack Quaid as Ensign Brad Boimler in the crossover episode with …

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“Agatha Christie’s Poirot – Final Case Fiile Collection Series 9 – 13” (1999 – 2000)

“Agatha Christie's Poirot” (1999 - 2000) Television Twenty-One Episodes Created by: Agatha Christie Featuring: David Suchet  Poirot: “There are many things not called poison which can kill a man,”  Hercule Poirot is a British television series based on the works of Agatha Christie. It stars David Suchet as the Belgian detective Hercule Poirot. The series ran for 13 …

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Trailer: “Kraven the Hunter” (2023)

Trailer: "Kraven the Hunter" (2023) "Kraven the Hunter" is an upcoming American superhero film based on the Marvel Comics character of the same name, produced by Columbia Pictures in association with Marvel Entertainment. Distributed by Sony Pictures Releasing, it is intended to be the fourth film in Sony's Spider-Man Universe (SSU). The film was directed by J. C. Chandor and written by Art Marcum, Matt Holloway, and Richard Wenk. It stars Aaron …

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DVD review: “The Passengers of the Night” (2022)

“The Passengers of the Night” (2022) Drama Running Time: 111 minutes Written by: Mikhaël Hers, Maude Ameline and Mariette Désert Directed by: Mikhaël Hers Featuring: Charlotte Gainsbourg, Quito Rayon-Richter, Noée Abita, Megan Northam, Thibault Vinçon, Emmanuelle Béart, Laurent Poitrenaux and Didier Sandre Elisabeth: “I prefer to be understood.” “The Passengers of the Night” is a 2022 French drama film directed …

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Blu-ray review: “Broker” (2022)

“Broker” (2022) Drama Running Time: 129 minutes Written and directed by: Hirokazu Kore-eda Featuring: Song Kang-ho, Gang Dong-won, Bae Doona, Lee Ji-eun and Lee Joo-young Dong-soo: “It might rain. Take an umbrella.” Moon So-young: “Come and get me if it rains. With an umbrella.” Critical Commentary Broker is a 2022 South Korean drama film directed by Hirokazu Kore-eda. The film stars Song Kang-ho, …

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Trailer: “Foundation: Series 2” (2023)

Trailer: "Foundation: Series 2" (2023) Apple TV+ has released the full-length trailer for the second season of its long-in-the-works adaptation of Isaac Asmio’s hard sci-fi novel series “Foundation”. The story chronicles a band of exiles on their unprecedented journey to rebuild civilization amid the fall of the Galactic Empire. Four crucial individuals who transcend space …

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Blu-ray review: “Pearl” (2022)

“Pearl” (2022) Horror Running Time: 103 minutes Written by: Ti West and Mia Goth Directed by: Ti West Featuring: Mia Goth, David Corenswet, Tandi Wright, Matthew Sunderland, Emma Jenkins-Purro and Alistair Sewell Pearl: [yelling in distress after being rejected] “No, I'm a star! Please, I'm a star! Please, somebody help me! Please help me! Help me!” Critical Commentary “Pearl” is a 2022 …

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“Magpie Murders” (2022 – Present)

“Magpie Murders” (2022 - Present) Television Six Episodes Created by: Anthony Horowitz Featuring: Conleth Hill, Lesley Manville, Tim McMullan and Ian Lloyd Anderson Sue: “You must know that feeling when it's raining outside and the heating's on and you lose yourself, utterly, in a book. You read and you read and you feel the pages slipping through your fingers until suddenly there …

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Blu-ray review: “Triangle of Sadness” (2022)

“Triangle of Sadness” (2022) Drama Running Time: 147 minutes Written and directed by: Ruben Östlund Featuring: Harris Dickinson, Charlbi Dean, Dolly de Leon, Zlatko Burić, Iris Berben, Vicki Berlin, Henrik Dorsin, Jean-Christophe Folly, Amanda Walker, Oliver Ford Davies, Sunnyi Melles and Woody Harrelson The Captain: “'How people perceive themselves is nothing that interests me.. There are very few that are gonna look in the mirror and say: The …

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Blu-ray review: “Stargate” (1994)

“Stargate” (1994) Science Fiction Running Time: 121 minutes Written by: Dean Devlin and Roland Emmerich Directed by: Roland Emmerich Featuring: Kurt Russell, James Spader, Jaye Davidson and Viveca Lindfors Colonel Jonathan "Jack" O'Neil: “Give my regards to King Tut, asshole.” Critical Commentary Released in 1994, "Stargate" is a science fiction adventure film directed by Roland Emmerich. It serves as the introduction to the Stargate …

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Trailer: “The Witcher Season 3″ (2023)

Trailer: “The Witcher Season 3" (2023) Netflix has premiered the final trailer for the third season of its big-budget fantasy drama “The Witcher” based on the books by Andrzej Sapkowski. The new season will be split into two with the first five episodes to arrive on June 29th, while the remaining three episodes appear four …

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“Freaks and Geeks” (1999 – 2000)

Television/Comedy Eighteen Episodes Created by: Paul Feig Featuring: Linda Cardellini, John Francis Daley, James Franco, Samm Levine, Seth Rogen, Jason Segel, Martin Starr, Becky Ann Baker, Joe Flaherty and Busy Philipps Neal Schweiber: “The dance is tomorrow. She's a cheerleader, you've seen Star Wars 27 times. You do the math.” "Freaks and Geeks" is a highly acclaimed television series that originally aired in 1999 and has since gained …

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