My favorite box-sets on DVD

Today I would like to share with you my Top Ten favourite DVD box-sets.

1) Star Wars: The Complete Saga
No fanboy's collection is complete without this box-set. My favorite sci-fi action adventure movie series of all time is not available as in one collectible set.....six movies of the Star Wars saga (Episodes I-VI) together for the first time. There are a number of bonus features as well, most importantly never-been-released deleted scenes from the Original Trilogy for the die-hard fans like me.

2) The Lord of the Rings Trilogy (Extended Edition)
The greatest trilogy in film history is now available in one set together with over two hours of never-before-seen footage.

3) Alien Quadilogy
The original Alien, made in 1979 by Ridley Scott, was a brilliant hybrid of horror and science fiction, built upon a solid foundation of character development and a realistically imagined future. Now all four movies are available in one package.

4) Rome (Seasons 1-2)
One of HBO's best series is Rome, a violent, brutal portrayal of a turbulent era that saw the death of a republic and the birth of an empire. Unfortunately the series only lasted 2 season. Now both seasons are available on DVD.

5) Back To The Future (The Complete Trilogy)
Robert Zemeckis's classic comedy which launched Michael J Fox's movie career. It's been a long time since I watched the movies and it bring back a lot of memories. It looks a bit outdated though but still funny after all these year.

6) Lost (Complete Collection Seasons 1-6)
Finally I can watch the complete series without trying to remember what happened in the last season. One of the most unique series ever to grace out TV screens, Lost still holds plenty of mysteries and surprises the second time around.

7) Seinfeld (Complete Seasons 1-9)
No show captured the eccentricities of New York like the Larry David-created sitcom Seinfeld. Self-obsessed comedian Jerry Seinfeld is joined in the cast by his neurotic ex-girlfriend, Elaine (Julia Louis-Dreyfus); his chronically lazy pal, George (Jason Alexander); and Cosmo Kramer (Michael Richards).

8) The Exorcist (The Complete Anthology)
Although the sequels did not create as much headlines as the first movie, this is still a very creepy series in my books. Watch it with the lights on! This collection includes The Exorcist, The Exorcist: The Version You've Never Seen, Exorcist II: The Heretic, The Exorcist III, Exorcist: The Beginning and Dominion: Prequel To The Exorcist.

9) Roots (30th Anniversary Edition)
Finally the 1977 TV mini-series is on DVD. Based on Alex Haley's best-selling novel about his African ancestors, Roots followed several generations in the lives of a slave family. The saga began with Kunta Kinte (LeVar Burton), a West African youth captured by slave raiders and shipped to America in the 1700s. The family's saga is depicted up until the Civil War where Kunte Kinte's grandson gained emancipation.

10) The Twilight Zone (The Complete Definitive Collection)
For the first time ever, find all 156 complete episodes of Rod Serling's groundbreaking series in one DVD box set, packed in 28 discs. Travel to another dimension of sight and sound again and again through these stellar remastered high-definition film transfers.

Jennifer Aniston Sex Tape

RIP: Elizabeth Taylor

Elizabeth Taylor (February 27, 1932 – March 23, 2011)

We will miss you!

Bono's glasses

"Killing Bono" is a new Indie comedy about two brothers who attempt to become global rock stars but can only look on as their old school friends U2 become the biggest band in the world.

This nifty poster for the movie celebrates Bono’s glasses through the years.

Happy St Patrick's Day!!

New Warner Bros Theme Park in London

Warner Bros. has just unveiled their plans for the Warner Bros. Studio Tour London – The Making of Harry Potter! Go behind-the-scenes of all eight Harry Potter films to see authentic sets, costumes, animatronics, props and effects used within the productions! Experience what went into bringing this beloved film series to life. Tickets go on sale later this year!

Visit the official website here: www.wbstudiotour.co.uk

New Conan poster

Here's the new "flash" poster for the upcoming Conan movie:

X-Men: First Class - Official Trailer

Here are 2 character posters from X-Men: First Class.....

and here's the official trailer:

Winners of the 83rd Academy Awards

James franco & Anne Hathaway - this year's hosts for the Oscars

Here are the winners of this year's Oscars:

Best Picture: 'The King’s Speech'

Best Director: Tom Hooper, 'The King's Speech'

Best Actor: Colin Firth, 'The King's Speech'

Best Actress: Natalie Portman, 'Black Swan'

Best Supporting Actor: Christian Bale, 'The Fighter'

Best Supporting Actress: Melissa Leo, 'The Fighter'

Best Original Screenplay: David Seidler, 'The King's Speech'

Best Adapted Screenplay: Aaron Sorkin, 'The Social Network'

Best Original Song: We Belong Together, 'Toy Story 3'

Best Original Score: Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross, 'The Social Network'

Best Foreign Language Film: In A Better World (Denmark)

Best Animated Feature Film: Toy Story 3

Another crappy remake?

I could not believe it when I heard that they are remaking "Arthur"! Is Hollywood going to ruin another classic movie?

Can Russell Brand fit into Dudley Moore's shoes? And imagine replacing John Gielgud with Helen Mirren!

In my opinion, Russell Brand is the worst actor I've seen.And Helen Mirren is definitely going downhill by associating herself with this movie.

Anyway, good luck with the movie!

Introducing blinkbox

I came across blinkbox recently and got hooked on it immediately.

 

blinkbox allows you to watch movies and watch TV from anywhere through your PC, MAC, TV or games console!

blinkbox is a video-on-demand (VoD) website that allows users to buy or rent movies and TV shows online.The table below shows you the difference between renting and buying the movies. (Please click on the image to view full size.) 

Difference between Rent and Buy

They've got so many movies on their website, and a lot of them a not even released in this part of the world yet. My favorite movies are the Stieg Larrson Millenium Trilogy, The Town, the comedy The Rebound with Catherine Zeta Jones and so many more. 

And they have TV series as well. My favorite series Supernatural and Chuck are there. And I managed to download the episodes that I missed on TV.

I also downloaded the complete Season 1 of The Big Bang Theory.

Downloading Big Bang Theory

My receipt for the purchas

To download movies, you have to install the blinkbox Download Manager. Once downloaded, you can watch the movie using Windows Media Player. However because of copyright protection, the content uses Digital Rights Media as a security measure. So before watching the movie, you have to enter your LoginID and Password.

There is also a huge section of free movies which you do not have to pay a single cent to watch. There's like more than 600 movies which is being offered for free currently. And believe me some of these movies are classics which are not available at the stores anymore. Movies like the 1998 version of Les Miserables, Nosferatu,and many more.

I only have two grouses with blinkbox. Firstly the service is currently only available in UK. So I had to redirect my proxy to be able to viw the contents. That causes my bandwidth to slow down. Secondly, the price is pretty high if you start converting the currency in Asia-Pacific.

Overall, I like the navigation and user-interface. Most importantly, the content is great. I believe this will be the start to a new revolution in watching movies.

Thor - Official Trailers

Happy Chinese New Year

Here's wishing all my readers a Happy and Prosperous Year of the Bunny.

Superman 2012

Henry Cavill has been cast as Clark Kent aka Superman in the latest movie of the comic-book hero. The film will be directed by Zack Snyder and is due for release in 2012.

The 27-year-old actor was reportedly shorlisted for "Superman Returns" but the role eventually went to Brandon Routh.

Henry Cavill is known for his role in the series "The Tudors". Cavill will soon be seen as Theseus in a mythological special effects and big budget film entitled "Immortals".

Guide on video editing

I discovered a great website which provides guides on video editing. Some of the guides include:

• How to burn a DVD-Video Disc with Nero Burning ROM
• How to rip part of a DVD and upload it to YouTube
• How to rip DVD subtitles to .srt
• How to add permanent subtitles in a video file

Click the logo below to go to the website.

The original Green Hornet

How many of you know that the Bruce Lee played Kato in the original Green Hornet? Bruce Lee can kick Jay Chou's ass anytime!

Nominees for the 83rd Academy Awards

Here are the nominees for the 83rd Academy Awards:

Best Director
Darren Aronofsky, Black Swan
Joel & Ethan Coen, True Grit
David Fincher, The Social Network
Tom Hooper, The King’s Speech
David O. Russell, The Fighter

Best Picture
127 Hours
Black Swan
The Fighter
Inception
The Kids Are All Right
The King’s Speech
The Social Network
Toy Story 3
True Grit
Winter’s Bone

Best Actress
Annette Bening, The Kids Are All Right
Nicole Kidman, Rabbit Hole
Jennifer Lawrence, Winter's Bone
Natalie Portman, Black Swan
Michelle Williams, Blue Valentine

Best Actor
Javier Bardem, Biutiful
Jeff Bridges, True Grit
Jesse Eisenberg, The Social Network
Colin Firth, The King’s Speech
James Franco, 127 Hours

Best Supporting Actress
Amy Adams, The Fighter
Helena Bonham Carter, The King's Speech
Melissa Leo, The Fighter
Hailee Steinfeld, True Grit
Jacki Weaver, Animal Kingdom

Best Supporting Actor
Christian Bale, The Fighter
John Hawkes, Winter’s Bone
Jeremy Renner, The Town
Mark Ruffalo, The Kids Are All Right
Geoffrey Rush, The King’s Speech

Best Animated Film
How to Train Your Dragon
The Illusionist
Toy Story 3

Best Foreign Language Film
Hors la Loi (Outside the Law) (Algeria)
Incendies (Canada)
In a Better World (Denmark)
Dogtooth (Greece)
Biutiful (Mexico)

Best Original Screenplay
Lisa Cholodenko and Stuart Blumberg, The Kids Are All Right
Scott Silver, Paul Tamasy and Eric Johnson, The Fighter
Mike Leigh, Another Year
Christopher Nolan, Inception
David Seidler, The King's Speech

Best Adapted Screenplay
Michael Arndt, Toy Story 3
Danny Boyle and Simon Beaufoy, 127 Hours
Joel & Ethan Coen, True Grit
Debra Granik and Anne Rosellini, Winter's Bone
Aaron Sorkin, The Social Network

Best Art Direction
Alice in Wonderland
Happy Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 1
Inception
The King's Speech
True Grit

Best Cinematography
Black Swan
Inception
The King’s Speech
The Social Network
True Grit

Best Costume Design
Alice in Wonderland
I Am Love
The King's Speech
The Tempest
True Grit

Visual Effects
Alice in Wonderland
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 1
Hereafter
Inception
Iron Man 2

Music (Original Score)
John Powell, How to Train Your Dragon
Hans Zimmer, Inception
Alexandre Desplat, The King's Speech
A.R. Rahman, 127 Hours
Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross, The Social Network

Music (Original Song)
"Coming Home” from “Country Strong” Music and Lyric by Tom Douglas, Troy Verges and Hillary Lindsey
“I See the Light” from “Tangled” Music by Alan Menken Lyric by Glenn Slater
“If I Rise” from “127 Hours” Music by A.R. Rahman Lyric by Dido and Rollo Armstrong
“We Belong Together” from “Toy Story 3" Music and Lyric by Randy Newman

2011 Golden Globe Award winners

Here are the winners of the 2011 Golden Globes:

Best Motion Picture - Drama
The Social Network (2010)

Best Motion Picture - Musical or Comedy
The Kids Are All Right (2010)

Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Drama
Colin Firth for The King's Speech (2010)

Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Drama
Natalie Portman for Black Swan (2010)

Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Musical or Comedy
Paul Giamatti for Barney's Version (2010)

Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Musical or Comedy
Annette Bening for The Kids Are All Right (2010)

Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture
Christian Bale for The Fighter (2010)

Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture
Melissa Leo for The Fighter (2010)

Best Director - Motion Picture
David Fincher for The Social Network (2010)

Best Screenplay - Motion Picture
The Social Network (2010): Aaron Sorkin

Best Original Song - Motion Picture
Burlesque (2010/I): Diane Warren("You Haven't Seen The Last of Me")

Best Original Score - Motion Picture
The Social Network (2010): Trent Reznor, Atticus Ross

Best Animated Film
Toy Story 3 (2010)

Best Foreign Language Film
Hævnen (2010)(Denmark)

Best Television Series - Drama
"Boardwalk Empire" (2009)

Best Television Series - Musical or Comedy
"Glee" (2009)

Best Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for Television
"Carlos" (2010)

Best Performance by an Actor in a Mini-Series or a Motion Picture Made for Television
Al Pacino for You Don't Know Jack (2010) (TV)

Best Performance by an Actress in a Mini-Series or a Motion Picture Made for Television
Claire Danes for Temple Grandin (2010) (TV)

Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Series - Musical or Comedy
Jim Parsons for "The Big Bang Theory" (2007)

Best Performance by an Actress in a Television Series - Musical or Comedy
Laura Linney for "The Big C" (2010)

Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Series - Drama
Steve Buscemi for "Boardwalk Empire" (2009)

Best Performance by an Actress in a Television Series - Drama
Katey Sagal for "Sons of Anarchy" (2008)

Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Series, Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for Television
Chris Colfer for "Glee" (2009)

Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Series, Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for Television
Jane Lynch for "Glee" (2009)

Happy New Year 2011

Introducing "The Avengers"

In Comic-Con in July this year, Marvel Studios announced the line-up of their movie "The Avengers" which will be coming in May 4, 2012. Let's look at the cast for the movie.

Robert Downey Jr as Tony Stark/Iron Man

Mark Ruffalo as Bruce Banner/Hulk

Jeremy Renner as Clint Barton/Hawkeye

Chris Evans as Captain America

Scarlett Johansson as Black Widow

Chris Hemsworth as Thor

Samuel L Jackson as Nick Fury

My 10 favourite Christmas movies

Here's a list of my 10 favorite Christmas movies:

1) It's a Wonderful Life (1946)
I bet this movie is on everybody's Top 10 list. A charming little movie with a happy ending...who can resist watching this on Christmas. the story is about an angel who helps a compassionate but despairingly frustrated businessman by showing what life would have been like if he never existed.

2) Gremlins (1984)
Not a typical holiday movie but still fun to watch. A boy gets a furry, cuddly gift for Christmas and it turns out to be a nightmare for the whole town.

3) Home Alone (1990)
Another fun movie to watch in Christmas. Chris Columbus' comedy classic is about an eight year-old who is accidentally left behind when his whole family goes on holiday. Alone for Christmas, the boy has to defend his home against some bumbling burglars.

4) Die Hard (1988)
A rare action movie during Christmas...Bruce Willis plays a New York cop has to save everybody held hostage by terrorists in a building including his wife.

5) A Christmas Story (1983)
Nice little movie.....Ralphie has to convince his parents, teachers, and Santa that a Red Ryder BB gun really is the perfect gift for the 1940's.

6) A Christmas Visitor (2002)
This is a TV movie but stands out over the rest of the crappy holidays movies shown on Hallmark channel every year. A couple decides not to celebrate Christmas for 11 years after their son dies in the war. However one year a stranger visits and teaches them the meaning of forgiveness, redemption and letting go.

7) Scrooged (1988)
A comedy version of The Christmas Carol. With the help of the ghosts of Christmas past, present and future, Frank Cross (Bill Murray) learns to change his selfish, cynical ways.

8) The Polar Express (2004)
Great animated movie. Watch it on 3D if possible. On Christmas Eve, a doubting boy boards a magical train that's headed to the North Pole and Santa Claus's home.

9) Miracle on 34th Street (1947)
Another holiday classic. Young Natalie Wood plays Susan, a girl who believes that the Santa in Macy's Departmental Store could be the real thing.

10) White Christmas (1954)
The movie which introduces the whole world to the famous song. Nobody sings White Christmas like Bing Crosby. A successful song-and-dance team become romantically involved with a sister act and team up to save the failing Vermont Inn.

MERRY CHRISTMAS & HAPPY NEW YEAR !!!