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Kevin Bacon in the Original TREMORS Now Available on 2-Disc Limited Edition 4K Ultra HD and Blu-ray From Arrow Video

Kevin Bacon in the original TREMORS (1990) is now available on a 2-Disc Limited Edition 4K Ultra HD and Blu-ray from Arrow Video

A MONSTER MOVIE THAT BREAKS NEW GROUND IN 4K ULTRA HD!

Good-ol -boy handymen Val (Kevin Bacon) and Earl (Fred Ward) are sick of their dead-end jobs in one-horse desert town Perfection, Nevada (population: 14). Just as they re about to escape Perfection forever, however, things start to get really weird: half-eaten corpses litter the road out of town; the phone lines stop working; and a plucky young scientist shows evidence of unusually strong seismic activity in the area. Something is coming for the citizens of Perfection and it s under the goddamn ground!

4K ULTRA HD BLU-RAY SPECIAL EDITION CONTENTSNew 4K restoration from the original negative by Arrow Films, approved by director Ron Underwood & director of photography Alex&er Gruszynski
60-page perfect-bound book featuring new writing by Kim Newman & Jonathan Melville & selected archive materials
Large fold-out double-sided poster featuring original & newly commissioned artwork by Matt Frank + Small fold-out double-sided poster featuring new Graboid X-ray art by Matt Frank
Six double-sided, postcard-sized lobby card reproduction artcards
Limited Edition packaging w/ reversible sleeve featuring original & newly commissioned artwork by Matt Frank

DISC 1 FEATURE & EXTRAS (4K ULTRA HD BLU-RAY)

  • 4K (2160p) UHD Blu-ray presentation in Dolby Vision (HDR10 compatible)
  • Restored DTS-HD MA original theatrical 2.0 stereo, 4.0 surround, & remixed 5.1 surround audio options
  • Optional English subtitles
  • New audio commentary by director Ron Underwood & writers/producers Brent Maddock & S.S. Wilson
  • New audio commentary by Jonathan Melville, author of Seeking Perfection: The Unofficial Guide to Tremors
  • Making Perfection, a br& new documentary by Universal Pictures interviewing key cast & crew from the franchise (including Kevin Bacon, Michael Gross, Ariana Richards, Ron Underwood, Brent Maddock & S.S. Wilson, among many others) & revisiting the original locations
  • The Truth About Tremors, a newly filmed interview w/ co-producer Nancy Roberts on the film s rocky road to the screen
  • Bad Vibrations, a newly filmed interview w/ director of photography Alex&er Gruszynski
  • Aftershocks & Other Rumblings, newly filmed on-set stories from associate producer Ellen Collett
  • Digging in the Dirt, a new featurette interviewing the crews behind the film s extensive visual effects
  • Music for Graboids, a new featurette on the film s music with composers Ernest Troost & Robert Folk
  • Pardon My French!, a newly assembled compilation of overdubs from the edited-for television version
  • The Making of Tremors, an archive documentary from 1995 by Laurent Bouzereau, interviewing the filmmakers & special effects teams
  • Creature Featurette, an archive compilation of on-set camcorder footage showing the making of the Graboids
  • Electronic press kit featurette & interviews with Kevin Bacon, Michael Gross & Reba McEntire
  • Deleted scenes, including the original opening scene
  • Theatrical trailers, TV & radio spots for the original film + trailers for the entire Tremors franchise
  • Comprehensive image galleries, including rare behind-the-scenes stills, storyboards & two different drafts of the screenplay

DISC 2 INTERVIEWS & SHORT FILMS (LIMITED EDITION EXCLUSIVE)

  • Extended hour-long interviews with Ron Underwood, creature designer Alec Gillis & more!
  • Outtakes w/ optional introduction & commentary by S.S. Wilson
  • Three early shorts by the makers of Tremors

A DEADLY PLACE – 10 Frightening Films Available From Mill Creek Entertainment

A DEADLY PLACE – 10 Frightening Films is currently available from Mill Creek Entertainment. Ordering information can be found HERE

Terror Lurks Around Every Corner !

Encapsulating all the frights you’ve been thirsting for, this 10-film thrill fest includes everything from hauntings and creatures to giant monsters and serial killers. In A DEADLY PLACE collection, there’s no way out once you enter!

Fred Ward, Leslie Nielsen, and John Saxon are among these films’ stars.

Here’s the line-up of movies in this set:

Cardiac Arrest

Day of the Animals

Grim

Tunnels

Dead Hate the Living

Don’t Go in the House

Deadly Instincts

With Friends Like These

You’re Driving Me Crazy

Shrunken Heads

WAMG GIVEAWAY: Win TREMORS – THE COMPLETE COLLECTION on DVD


Get ready for the cult classic fan-favorite phenomena with all six actionpacked Tremors films available together in Tremors: The Complete Collection. Relive the adventures with Graboid-hunting Burt Gummer (Michael Gross) as he battles the ominous, giant man-eating monsters in a fight for survival against each destructive generation of the deadliest creatures on Earth. The terrifyingly funny collection includes: Tremors, Tremors 2: Aftershocks, Tremors 3: Back to Perfection, Tremors 4: The Legend Begins, Tremors 5: Bloodlines, and the latest evolution, Tremors: A Cold Day in Hell. Also starring Kevin Bacon, Fred Ward, Reba McEntire, and Jamie Kennedy, the collection delivers outrageous twists, earth-shattering special effects and explosive thrills!

Now you can own TREMORS – THE COMPLETE COLLECTION on DVD. We Are Movie Geeks has 3 copies to give away. All you have to do is leave a comment answering this question: What is your favorite TREMORS movie and why? (mine is the first because it’s the only one I’ve seen!!). It’s so easy!
Good Luck!

OFFICIAL RULES:

1. YOU MUST BE A US RESIDENT. PRIZE WILL ONLY BE SHIPPED TO US ADDRESSES.  NO P.O. BOXES.  NO DUPLICATE ADDRESSES.

2. WINNERS WILL BE CHOSEN FROM ALL QUALIFYING ENTRIES.

Special features

Disc 1 – Tremors:

  • Outtakes
  • Featurette
  • Theatrical Trailers
  • Kevin Bacon Profile
  • Michael Gross Profile
  • Reba McEntire Profile
  • Production Photographs
  • Tremors 2: Aftershocks Trailer


Disc 2 – Tremors 3: Back to Perfection:

  • Spotlight on Location
  • Theatrical Trailer


Disc 3 – Tremors 5: Bloodlines:

  • Deleted and Extended Scenes
  • Outtakes
  • Tremors 5: Behind the Bloodlines


Disc 4 – Tremors: A Cold Day in Hell:

  • The Making of Tremors: A Cold Day in Hell
  • Anatomy of a Scene
  • Inside Chang’s Market

TREMORS – THE COMPLETE COLLECTION Available on DVD May 1st


Get ready for the cult classic fan-favorite phenomena with all six actionpacked Tremors films available together in Tremors: The Complete Collection. Relive the adventures with Graboid-hunting Burt Gummer (Michael Gross) as he battles the ominous, giant man-eating monsters in a fight for survival against each destructive generation of the deadliest creatures on Earth. The terrifyingly funny collection includes: Tremors, Tremors 2: Aftershocks, Tremors 3: Back to Perfection, Tremors 4: The Legend Begins, Tremors 5: Bloodlines, and the latest evolution, Tremors: A Cold Day in Hell. Also starring Kevin Bacon, Fred Ward, Reba McEntire, and Jamie Kennedy, the collection delivers outrageous twists, earth-shattering special effects and explosive thrills!

Special features

Disc 1 – Tremors:

  • Outtakes
  • Featurette
  • Theatrical Trailers
  • Kevin Bacon Profile
  • Michael Gross Profile
  • Reba McEntire Profile
  • Production Photographs
  • Tremors 2: Aftershocks Trailer


Disc 2 – Tremors 3: Back to Perfection:

  • Spotlight on Location
  • Theatrical Trailer


Disc 3 – Tremors 5: Bloodlines:

  • Deleted and Extended Scenes
  • Outtakes
  • Tremors 5: Behind the Bloodlines


Disc 4 – Tremors: A Cold Day in Hell:

  • The Making of Tremors: A Cold Day in Hell
  • Anatomy of a Scene
  • Inside Chang’s Market

30 MINUTES OR LESS – The Review

Gone are the days of our pizza deliveries being guaranteed hot and fresh within 30-minutes, unless you live in a fictional version of Grand Rapids, Michigan. The setting of 30 MINUTES OR LESS, the new comedy from director Ruben Fleischer (ZOMBIELAND) revolves around a pizza delivery boy named Nick (Jesse Eisenberg, SOCIAL NETWORK). Without any sense of ambition, Nick lives day-to-day, working for an unreasonable boss, and hanging out with his best friend Chet (Aziz Ansari, PARKS & RECREATION) while harboring mixed feelings toward Chet’s twin sister Kate (Dilshad Vadsaria).

Nothing about Nick’s life is extraordinary or exciting, except maybe for the way he drives while attempting to deliver pizzas before they get docked from his paycheck. Nick’s driving is as energetic and recklessly enjoyable as the film itself. 30 MINUTES OR LESS is a mere 83-minutes in length, a quick and dirty joy ride, but doesn’t leave you feeling cheated. The story picks up when Nick delivers to a junkyard, where he encounters Dwayne (Danny McBride, YOUR HIGHNESS) and Travis (Nick Swardson, BLADES OF GLORY).

Dwayne is a redneck loser with delusions of grandeur, the disappointment of a son to “The Major,” played by Fred Ward (TREMORS). Nick is the dimwitted, but good-hearted friend and accomplice to Dwayne’s dreams of inheriting his father’s lottery wealth. The only tip this delivery earns Nick is10-hours of adrenaline-fueled efforts to survive, as he wakes from his black out with a bomb strapped to his chest and two gorilla mask wearing idiots instructing him of his ultimatum… rob a bank, or be blown to smithereens.

From here, 30 MINUTES OR LESS is pure, fun-filled comedic action. True popcorn entertainment smothered in fresh, hot laughter is what you get from Ruben Fleischer, and it’s a refreshing change of pace. Eisenberg plays the freaked out slacker wearing the boom-vest to a point completely opposite of what we’ve seen from his other, more sharp-witted roles. Instead, Aziz Ansari nearly steals the show as the sarcastic, witty best friend who is dragged into Nick’s unbelievable situation.

Unfortunately, Danny McBride is beginning to wear a bit thin on the funny bone. While he repeatedly nails the numb-skull that thinks he’s smarter than he is role, it’s repeatedly the same role in virtually everything he does. Nick Swardson, on the other hand, is successful as Travis, the lovable and well-meaning Barney Fife to McBride’s Andy Griffith. Michael Pena (OBSERVE & REPORT) adds an absurdly flavorful spice as a hired hit man who ups the stakes for all parties involves in this small town plot that’s doomed by design.

30 MINUTES OR LESS doesn’t deliver any hidden messages or morals, doesn’t ask us to think too much or wrap our heads around any major plot twists or mysteries. The film is just fun. Period. In some ways, I equate the film the BEVERLY HILLS COP, in that Fleischer has rediscovered the satisfying formula for comedy plus action. This is the perfect summer film for a quick laugh while hiding out from the brutal summer heat.

Overall Rating: 3.5 out of 5 stars

Win Passes To 30 MINUTES OR LESS

Do you think that you could rob a bank and make a clean getaway in 30 minutes? Well, you can find out by entering for a chance to win tickets to an advanced screening of 30 MINUTES OR LESS… So let’s see if it’s possible.

The screening for 30 MINUTES OR LESS will be on AUGUST 9th, at THE WEHRENBERG RONNIES 20 THEATER, 7pm.

OFFICIAL RULES:

1. YOU MUST BE IN THE ST. LOUIS AREA THE DAY OF THE SCREENING.

2. FILL OUT YOUR NAME AND EMAIL ADDRESS BELOW.

3. ANSWER THE FOLLOWING: IF YOU HAD 30 SECONDS TO ROB A BANK, WHAT MASK WOULD YOU WEAR TO HIDE YOUR IDENTITY?

WINNERS WILL BE CHOSEN THROUGH A RANDOM DRAWING OF QUALIFYING CONTESTANTS.

NO PURCHASE NECESSARY. PASSES WILL NOT BE SUBSTITUTED OR EXCHANGED.

SYNOPSIS:

In the action-comedy 30 Minutes or Less, Nick (Jesse Eisenberg) is a small town pizza delivery guy whose mundane life collides with the big plans of two wanna-be criminal masterminds (Danny McBride and Nick Swardson). The volatile duo kidnaps Nick and forces him to rob a bank. With mere hours to pull off the impossible task, Nick enlists the help of his ex-best friend, Chet (Aziz Ansari). As the clock ticks, the two must deal with the police, hired assassins, flamethrowers, and their own tumultuous relationship.

30 MINUTES OR LESS IS IN THEATERS AUGUST 12th

New 30 MINUTES OR LESS Photos Features Jesse Eisenberg & Danny McBride

Check out the photos of Jesse Eisenberg, Danny McBride, Aziz Ansari and Nick Swardson in Columbia Pictures’ “30 Minutes or Less.” Look for it in theaters August 12, 2011.

Synopsis:

In the action-comedy 30 MINUTES OR LESS, Nick (Jesse Eisenberg) is a small town pizza delivery guy whose mundane life collides with the big plans of two wanna-be criminal masterminds (Danny McBride and Nick Swardson). The duo kidnaps Nick and forces him to rob a bank. With only a few hours to pull off the impossible task, Nick enlists the help of his ex-best friend, Chet (Aziz Ansari). As the clock ticks, the two must deal with the police, hired assassins, flamethrowers, and their own tumultuous relationship.

Directed by Ruben Fleischer (ZOMBIELAND), the screenplay is by Michael Diliberti with the story by Michael Diliberti & Matthew Sullivan. 30 MINUTES OR LESS stars Jesse Eisenberg, Danny McBride, Aziz Ansari, Nick Swardson, Michael Peña, with Fred Ward.

‘Remo Williams/Destroyer’ Project in the Works

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‘Remo Williams: The Adventure Begins’ is one of those classic films from the ’80s that never turned into the franchise it had potential for.   Based on the series of paperback novels, The Destroyer, it told the story of a cop whose death is faked in order to turn him into an government assassin.   Continue reading ‘Remo Williams/Destroyer’ Project in the Works

Throwback Thursday: ‘Tremors’

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When it comes to fun movies that never get old and stand up to repeat viewings, it’s hard to beat the original ‘Tremors’ (1990). I never did see this movie in the theater, but I can only imagine how much fun this would have been to experience for the first time in a crowd full of moviegoers seeing ‘Tremors’ on opening night. ‘Tremors’ grossed $16,667,084 domestically, not including VHS/DVD sales.

‘Tremors’ wastes no time throwing us into the heart of what makes it great… monsters. The movie is this odd but wonderful melding of the two biggest genres of the 1950’s bringing the monster flick and the western together to create uniquely entertaining and nostalgic movie fare. We are introduced to our first “victim” at precisely 13 minutes into the movie, but this doesn’t really count because it’s sort of a self-inflicted death, brought upon by fear. What drives a man to climb up an electrical tower and sit there for 3-4 days and die of thirst?

Our first “real” victim makes his debut at 15 minutes into the movie, meeting his demise exactly 30 seconds later. What has begun now is a chain reaction of events that lead Earl (Fred Ward) and Valentine (Kevin Bacon) on a mad dash to flee the tiny town of Perfection, believing a crazy killer is on the loose. They would be correct, except for the crazy part.

Oh, I almost forgot the love interest. There always has to be a love interest and it’s Rhonda (Finn Carter) in ‘Tremors’ causing a rift of sexual tension between Earl and Valentine… all over a nerdy hot seismologist chick. Of course, she proves useful in surviving and defeating the mysterious killers.

Oh, what the Hell! I’m not giving anything away here. The killers are giant subterranean worm-like creatures of unknown origins, but theories abound with the most popular being mutants caused by radiation, government weapons created to attack the Russkies, dormant prehistoric creatures, or alien beings from outer space. You pick! What they most certainly are is determined by opportunistic entrepreneurial general goods store owner Walter Chang, played with great caricaturistic finesse by Victor Wong. What are they… they ARE Graboids! Hell yeah!

As totally awesome (and smelly) as the Graboids are, the heart of the movie is made of it’s characters. Offbeat, stereotypical and often naive, the townsfolk of Perfection perfect what is great about ‘Tremors’. The most memorable characters are Burt (Michael Gross) and Heather (Reba McEntire), a married couple who live in a fortified house bunker and make Charlton Heston and the NRA look tame when it comes to an obsession with guns. Michael Gross would ultimately end up making something of a career out of the ‘Tremors’ franchise, starring in all four movies and the Sci-Fi channel TV series which ran for 13 episodes. It’s tough to say if Michael gross is better known as Burt Gummer in ‘Tremors’ or as Mr. Keaton in ‘Family Ties’.

‘Tremors’ is one of the last great bastions of stop-motion animation, combined with animatronics, used for special effects in big movies. In this sense, the Graboids were real, not computer-generated, making them that much more enjoyable. The effects are both fun and convincing enough so that we don’t sit through the entire movie huffing and puffing like we do when effects are ridiculously bad.

‘Tremors’ could also make a great, if not brutal, drinking game if played based on how many times Earl and Valentine say Hell, Damn, Son of a Bitch or some variation thereof. Oh, and you’ve never heard anyone utter the words “mother humper” the way Kevin Bacon does in ‘Tremors’. Hey, what do you expect? It’s a PG-13 movie from 1990. ‘Tremors’ was originally set for an R-rating until the studio cut a deal with the MPAA by removing all but one F-word from the finished film.

The ‘Tremors’ Collector’s Edition DVD released in 1998 with special features including a Making of Documentary, a video showing the creation of the Graboids, Outtakes, the original unused ending and production photos. If you’re truly into the franchise as a whole, all four films can be purchased in one two-disc set for $14.99 on Amazon.com or at Best Buy.

Let’s check the counts on this modern classic of comedy horror…

  • Body Count: Eight Humans, One Horse and several sheep.
  • Burt & Heather’s Gun Collection: 36 Rifles, Shotguns, Semi-Autos and Pistols (that I could count); One Elephant Gun; One Flare Gun; a Cannon (sight unseen) and a slew of Pipe Bombs (aka “a few household chemicals in the proper proportions”).
  • Times Melvin Pisses Earl Off: Four.
  • Times Earl Says Pardon My French: Twice. (Rhonda says it once as well.)
  • Make-Shift Pole Vaulting Scenes: One.
  • Bulldozers: One.
  • Reba McEntire Songs: One.