New Release Round Up 2/2/21
Small Soldiers is finally on Region 1 Blu-Ray this week along with Shudder’s original move Host, Ethan Hawke in Tesla, Diane Lane and Kevin Costner in Let Him Go, and more on DVD and Blu-Ray.
Spike Lee Heads to Vietnam with Da 5 Bloods (Trailer)
Four Vietnam vets return to Vietnam as older men to try and find the body of their lost squad leader and a cache of gold they found and hid during the war in the new Spike Lee joint, Da 5 Bloods, which hits Netflix in June.
New Release Round Up 2/4
Doctor Sleep arrives on Blu-Ray and DVD this week along with a slew of Spike Lee joints on Blu-Ray for the first time, the John Cena comedy Playing with Fire, Nicolas Cage and Kelsey Grammer in Grand Isle and more.
Musical Montage: Public Enemy “Fight the Power”
Created at the request of director Spike Lee for 1989’s Do the Right Thing, Public Enemy crafted “Fight the Power”, which has become their most popular and well-known song.
Battle at the Box Office 8/13
Blowing past even the most optimistic expectations, The Meg took the top spot at the box office with over $45 million, which gave Jason Statham his best non-Fast & Furious opening of all time.
Admit One 8/10
Jason Statham battles a giant shark, Slender Man is unleashed, doggy romantic comedy shenanigans abound and a real-life sting operation against the KKK are all highlighted in this weekend’s new releases.
Spike Lee Takes on the KKK in BlackkKlansman (Trailer)
Spike Lee and Jordan Peele team up for the true story of Colorado Springs detective Ron Stallworth, who infiltrated the KKK in the 70s via phone and mail and who teamed with a white detective when he needed to show up “in person”.
News Shotgun 3/17
DC is developing a New Gods movie with Ava DuVernay, Danny Boyle is directing Bond 25, the Twins sequel may shoot this year, Spike Lee in talks to direct Spider-Man spin-off based on Nightwatch, Shout! Factory gets the rights to 270 Roger Corman movies and much more in this week’s News Shotgun.