New Release Round Up 1/19
John Carpenter’s classic They Live is out on 4K for the first time this week along with 2012 also on 4K, two very different Scott Adkins movies, some Shudder original horror movies, and more.
Everything Action Theater: Bad Ass
The legendary Danny Trejo plays Vietnam vet Frank Vega in 2012’s Bad Ass, loosely inspired by the viral video “AC Transit Bus Fight”, and follows Frank as he makes his way around Los Angeles, trying to get justice for a friend and fellow vet who was murdered. Watch the whole movie here via YouTube.
Musical Montage: Soundgarden “Live to Rise”
When The Avengers arrived in 2012, it had not only Alan Silvestri’s score available as a soundtrack but an “Inspired By” album of songs called Avengers Assemble, which included the movie’s credits song, “Live to Rise” by Soundgarden.
Action Hero of the Week: John
After his family is murdered at the hands of the formerly heroic Luc Deveraux, John sets out on a quest for revenge and uncovers an entire army of rogue Universal Soldiers.
Action Hero of the Week: Wilee
Bike messenger Wilee becomes the target of a corrupt NYPD detective as his delivery is more valuable than he originally believes.
Action Hero of the Week: Chris Farraday
Pulled in for “one last job”, former smuggler Chris Farraday has to head to Panama to try and get a shipment of counterfeit money back to the states to bail out his brother Andy.
Action Hero of the Week: John Ottway
When their plane crashes in the Alaskan wilderness, a group of oil workers must rely on John Ottway and his survival skills to try and survive against nature and the vicious wolves tracking them.
Know Your “That Guy”: Oliver Platt
A regular on great shows like The West Wing and a co-star in movies like The Three Musketeers, The Ice Harvest, 2012, Frost/Nixon and more is Oliver Platt.