With Zebraman’s popularity, it’s not surprising to know that a sequel is already made, after all, there’s a big clamor from fans of the movie for a continuation of the story presented in the first Zebraman.

What’s unusual is having a spin-off that will serve to “complement” the upcoming sequel. But it’s there and it’s real. The straight to DVD spinoff is directed by Miike’s assistant director Nishiumi Kenichiro. The sequel, with the title “Revenge of teh Zebra Miniskirt Police” will feature three pretty women who will be the members of the police squad. Their role in the sequel are bodyguards to the main character . They will all be wearing Zebra miniskirts, which just brings the weirdness factor up a notch.

The Transformers: Revenge of The Fallen two-disc Blu-ray and DVD editions will have more than three hours of comprehensive special features that will give viewers a wonderful view of the world of Transformers. Aside from the by-now requisite commentary, expect a documentary of the making of the movie that covers all of its aspects — from conceptualization to special effects to coordination with the US military. There are also multi-angle breakdowns of pivotal scenes, which budding directors will surely appreciate.

The movie is supposed to be more than just a Jessica Biel stripper movie and the plot promises a whole lot more but it makes us wonder why it still wasn’t good enough to make it to the big screen. Other disappointed cast members of Powder Blue include Patrick Swaye, who plays the part of a sleazy club owner; Redmayne, a mortician head over heels for Biel’s character Rose Johnny; and Forrest Whitaker, a suicidal ex-priest. Luckily Whitaker, who’s also a producer of the film doesn’t feel suicidal over the movie being snubbed.

Hopefully Jessica Biel’s career will start faring as well as her love life is although right now even her next movie doesn’t seem to be making waves this early. In case her career doesn’t pan out well at least she has a fall back plan because according to Cher Tippetts of Entertainmentwise, “Jessica Biel has all the necessary requirements to become a real-life stripper, according to the woman who trained her in the art of exotic dance…should the Hollywood roles ever dry up, which could be a real possibility following Powder Blue.” Oh well, I bet she’ll have the last laugh.

Big Stan is about a con artist who, when he found out that he was going to prison, prepares by learning martial arts. Stan (Rob Schneider) is trained by “The Master” (David Carradine). When he arrives in prison he immediately sets out to make a reputation for himself and eventually becomes the big man in prison. He teaches fellow prisoners to co-exist in peace and thwarts the plans of the corrupt warden (Scott Wilson) to produce a bloody riot.

Though definitely not a deep movie it is worth watching if you are in the mood for something light-hearted. Rob Schneider’s attempt in action is also commendable with the scenes believable enough yet still managing to retain the humorous side each time. So if you’re looking for a few belly laughs this weekend go buy Big Stan settle down for an hour and a half of laughs.

Even before the Dark Knight came out, the hype reached immense proportions. Some people say that it was because of the untimely passing away of Heath Ledger – and that certainly is one of the critical factors. However, no one in his right mind can deny that the movie was a big hit on its own. The acting was superb, the effects magnificent, the story great. The result was that it broke box office records – not surprisingly.

It is also thus not a surprise that, not long after the movie’s release in DVD and Blu Ray, it is breaking records one more time. It was released on Tuesday in Canada, the United Kingdom, and the United States. After the first day of being in the market, the figures that were tallied amounted to 3 million copies. Right now, the current record holder is Iron Man – another high profile movie that did not fail to impress – with a 7.2 million DVD and Blu Ray debut week. With almost half of that number in the bag within a day, it is thus safe to project that The Dark Knight will surpass that figure within its first week.

With the Oscars just around the corner, the sales of the DVD and Blu Ray copies just might skyrocket even more. If The Dark Knight receives a good number of nominations – which many (including yours truly) think will happen, the sales are sure to go up even more. So what about you, have you gotten your copy yet?

One of the most anticipated DVD releases this year is the Iron Man DVD. Online forums are abuzz on when the DVD or Blu-ray of the hit movie will finally hit stores.

Paramount Home Entertainment has finally confirmed the date for Iron Man’s release and it’s going to be on September 30.

Three different variants will be available for sale, a Two-Disc Special Collector’s Edition, a Single-Disc Edition and a Special Collector’s Edition Blu-ray Disc.

As a way of drumming up interest for the release (like they still need it for Iron Man), Marvel Studios will be distributing a flash drive that contains a sneak peek of the DVD at the Comic Con that will be held next week.

Hooray & finally!  If you weren’t able to catch Black Snake Moan at your local movie theater, you can now take that opportunity at your favorite local movie rental location. 

Up for grabs today, we have the DVD releases for Tuesday June 26, 2007. 

Behind the Mask: The Rise of Leslie Vernon
Black Snake Moan
Dead Silence
Hannah Montana: Pop Star Profile
High School Musical: The Concert
Louis C.K.: Shameless
Miami Vice: Season Five
Monk: Season Five
The New Adventures of Batman: Complete Series
The New Adventures of Superman
Peaceful Warrior
Pride
Psych: The Complete First Season
Reno 911: The Complete Fourth Season
Shooter
Something To Cheer About

I think the only thing here to cheer about is going to be Black Snake…

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Well, it’s no real blockbuster week, but I’m sure you can find something to snack on.  I mean Ghost Rider isn’t good for much, but you can still check out hottie Eva Mendes.

Here they are, the DVD releases for Tuesday June 12, 2007:

Blood and Chocolate
Breach
Deadwood: The Complete Third Season
Ghost Rider
Hellboy Animated: Blood & Iron
The Hustler
Masters Of Horror: The Screwfly Solution
The Practice: Volume One
Primeval
Tyler Perry’s Daddy’s Little Girls
Welcome Back, Kotter: The Complete First Season

You know, I have been meaning to welcome back Kotter myself….

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Well, it’s not a blockbuster week for DVD releases, if you ask me.  I guess you could sink some teeth into The Messengers, but not much else is all that tempting.  You take a look & tell me if you disagree….

Here they are, folks, the DVD releases for Tuesday June 5, 2007:

CHiPs: The Complete First Season
The Cosby Show: Season 3
The Dead Zone: The Complete Fifth Season
The Fall Guy: The Complete First Season
Fantastic 4
Fantastic Voyage
The Messengers
Mission: Impossible – The Second TV Season
Norbit
Rescue Me: The Complete Third Season
Seinfeld: Season 8
Spongebob Squarepants: Bikini Bottom Adventures

Do I hear an, I told you so?

Finally!  We’ve all been waiting for George Clooney’s The Good German to hit DVD release, so I know you’re celebrating today as well.

Here they are folks, the DVD releases for Tuesday May 22, 2007:

The 40 Year-Old Virgin
Apocalypto
The Breed
Constellation
Epic Movie
The Good German
Kitchen Confidential: The Complete Series
Kyle XY: Season One Declassified
Letters from Iwo Jima
The O.C.: The Complete Fourth Season
Porky’s
Rio Bravo
Roots
Scrubs: Season Five
Venus

I think I’ll start with Apocalypto, move on to “Scrubs” & finish up with The Good German.  What about you?

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“Universal wants to move ahead with a direct-to-video prequel of ‘Smokin’ and asked me if I wanted to Godfather the thing and make sure we did a really cool story” Caranhan told to Slashfilm.”The DVD numbers ‘Smokin’ Aces’ has done are astounding and they want to strike while the iron is hot. Whatever reluctance I have is alleviated by the fact that we can really do this balls out, hardcore prequel and not be constrained by ratings or any other puritanical MPAA bullsh*t. That I love.”

Well, we finally hit a good week!  With The Fountain & Pan’s Labyrinth out this week, we’re going to be busy movie-watching bees this week.

So, without further adieu, here are the DVD releases for Tuesday May 15, 2007:

American Dad: Volume Two
Becket
Creepshow III
Denzel Washington Spotlight Collection
ER: The Complete Seventh Season
The Fountain
Frasier: The Ninth Season
Home Improvement: The Complete Sixth Season
The Last Sin Eater
M*A*S*H: Goodbye, Farewell & Amen
Martin: The Complete Second Season
Masters of Horror: Right to Die
Pan’s Labyrinth
The Rockford Files: Season Four
Seraphim Falls
Stomp the Yard
Tex Avery’s Droopy: Complete Theatrical Collection
The War at Home: The Complete First Season
Wings: The Fourth Season

Now get those cars a-humming & go on over and grab you a handful to get you through the week!

I may have said it before now, but this has to be the worst week ever for DVD releases.  I mean, come on!  Not even a goodie out there!  I guess it’s back to the theater to see Spider-Man 3 again for my movie fix.

Well, here they are, the DVD releases for Tuesday May 8, 2006: 

Because I Said So
Cagney & Lacey: Season One
Catch and Release
Dirty Dancing
Donnie Brasco
Everybody Loves Raymond: Complete Eighth Season
Fur: An Imaginary Portrait of Diane Arbus
Music and Lyrics
The Painted Veil
That ’70s Show: Season Six
The Waltons: The Complete Fifth Season

So, you can see what I mean, right?  Back to Spidey I go….

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Well, this week is all over big because of the Dreamgirls DVD release.  I know you more than likely pre-ordered your copy like a month ago, but that won’t stop me from telling you all about it anyway.

Movie releases for the week of Tuesday May 1, 2007:

The 4400: The Third Season
Alpha Dog
Beverly Hills 90210: The Second Season
Dinosaurs: The Complete Third & Fourth Seasons
Dreamgirls
Fletch
The Girls Next Door: Season Two
Happily N’Ever After
The Hitcher
Little Children
Melrose Place: Second Season
An Officer And A Gentleman
The Sandlot: Heading Home
What I Like About You: The Complete First Season
Who the #$&% is Jackson Pollock?
Will & Grace: Season Six

So, as you can see Dreamgirls pretty much saves this week from being an absolute DVD release failure.

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Film releases for the week of Tuesday April 24, 2007:

10 Items or Less
Caffeine
Code Name: The Cleaner
Columbo: Mystery Movie Collection 1989
Deja Vu
The Drew Carey Show: The Complete First Season
Ed, Edd N Eddy: Complete 2nd Season
Flipper The Original Series: Season 1
Harry And The Hendersons
Ironside: Season 1
Kidnapped: The Complete Series
NCIS: The Third Season
Night at the Museum
The Odd Couple: The First Season
One Day at a Time: The Complete First Season
Planet Earth: The Complete Series
The Queen
Rocketman
Thr3e
Tsunami: The Aftermath
WKRP: The Complete First Season
Wonder Pets: Save The Wonder Pets!

Unless you count The Queen, there’s just not a lotta cud to chew on.

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This week is a biggie for DVD releases, as far as I’m concerned.  I kinda flaked on you last week & forgot all about Tuesday, but never again dear reader, never again!

Here they are, the DVD releases for Tuesday April 3, 2007:

3 Needles
Aurora Borealis 
Backstage
Black Christmas
Charlotte’s Web
Copying Beethoven
Death of a President
The Good Shepherd
Moonlight
Opal Dream
Rank
Romantico
Volver 
Woman Is the Future of Man

You know how I feel, I’m going to skip on over to The Good Shepherd then have a tasty dessert of it with Volver.  And I still haven’t made it to the store to grab The Pursuit of Happyness, it’s going to be a movie-filled week, I can assure you!

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Now, I know that you’re not going to be interested in much more than the highly-anticipated Casino Royale DVD release, but we have to be thorough, don’t we?

Here is what we have on the DVD release menu for Tuesday March 13, 2007:

Casino Royale
Favela Rising
Harsh Times
The Holiday
Mendy – A Question of Faith
Paper Dolls
Shortbus

It’s a good idea to go ahead & skip the majority of these movie titles & just head on over to James Bond land in Casino Royale, but it’s actually worth checking out Favela Rising.  Favela is a documentary that focuses on a man that came out of the Rio slums  to lead a nonviolent movement known as Afro-reggae.  RT didn’t give the movie an astounding rating, but it’s still an important film.

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For the week of March 6, 2007 the DVD releases are as follows:

Borat: Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan
Confetti
The Empire in Africa 
Fast Food Nation
Kettle of Fish
Let’s Go to Prison
Requiem
Woman Is the Future of Man

You know I have a soft spot for Borat, so this week is going to get an A+ even if Kettle of Fish is trying to bring it down to a B-.  With Borat’s new film being set loose on the world at large, who knows what else will follow this mayhem.

The romantic comedy/mockumentary Confetti is being released on DVD today, making Jimmy Carr fans worldwide ecstatic, while South Korea’s Woman Is the Future of Man, despite a high rating from Rotten Tomatoes, doesn’t really have folks lining up at the movie store.

All in all, this week in DVD releases was worth is just to see charismatic Borat hit the boring shelves.  Who’s with me?

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Here’s the complete lineup for DVD releases for Tuesday February 20, 2007:

American Hardcore
Babel
Crossover
Flushed Away
For Your Consideration
The Godfather of Green Bay
Going Shopping
A Guide to Recognizing Your Saints
Keeping Mum
Lunacy
Man of the Year
The Prestige
Shut Up and Sing

Did I tell you this was a big week, or did I tell you?  Babel aside, a good family movie is the newly released Flushed Away, there’s not too many okay family movies out there, so you gotta take what you can get, right?

Definitely skip over Robin Williams’ latest attempt at humor, Man of the Year, unless you want to end up in some kind of laugh-devoid coma.  But you’re pretty much going to have see The Prestige, if even just because of the all-star lineup including Hugh Jackman, David Bowie, Scarlett Johansson, Christian Bale & Michael Caine.

All in all, this week’s DVD releases were none too shabby, provided that you skip most of them.

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Well this week doesn’t look that terribly painful for DVD releases.  Let’s see for the week of Tuesday February 13, 2007 we have the following films to feast upon:

13 Tzameti
Cave of the Yellow Dog
The Departed
The Departed (2-disc Special Edition)
F**k
Half Nelson
Infamous
Marie Antoinette
Mutual Appreciation
The Quiet
Samoan Wedding
School for Scoundrels (Rated Version)
School for Scoundrels (Unrated Edition)
Shock to the System
So Goes the Nation
The U.S. Vs. John Lennon
Zoom

My suggestions?  Skip down to The Departed & watch the movie at home this time with more extras & then check out Sofia Coppola’s Marie Antoinette for either a good laugh at actress Kirsten Dunst or a mild appreciation for Coppola.

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Wow, baby!  This week’s DVD releases blow last week’s right out of the water.  For the week of February 6, 2007, feast you eyes on these little treats:

After Innocence Boynton Beach Club
Coastlines
Flags of Our Fathers
Flicka
The Grudge 2 & The Grudge 2 (Unrated Director’s Cut)
Hollywoodland Riding Alone for Thousands of Miles
Running with Scissors
The Science of Sleep
Soap
Trust the Man
Heading South

How are you going to get any work done with all these movie goodies hitting the shelves today?  I have no idea how I’m going to fare either.  I have to see Flags of Our Fathers & Running with Scissors before the day is over, although I’ll pass on horse film Flicka.

Wow.  This is a tasty week.

You tell me- What DVDs are you checking out this week?

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Open Season features a 900 pound grizzly bear & a one-horned deer that end up stranded together in the woods during hunting season.  With voices that include Ashton Kutcher & Gary Sinise, this movie saves the week from drowning in below par films.

If you’re interested in a drama that didn’t quite reach the level of entertainment that everyone hoped it would, check out One Night with the King.  If you’re more into an intense thriller that falls flat on its face, see The Marine.  And if you’re looking for a movie who’s tagline is “With God all things are possible”, make sure to grab Facing the Giants.

I, myself, am still thanking Open Season for salvaging the week of DVD releases.

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So, I’m a day late & a dollar short on reporting Tuesday’s DVD releases.  My sincere apologies, I got too award-show-excited & red-carpet-carried-away.

This week will be good to you on DVD releases if you like a little action & some more gore in your life.  Released Tuesday January 23, 2007 were The Guardian starring Ashton Kutcher & Kevin Costner as well as the much-anticipated Saw III (Unrated Edition) with all your favorite Saw characters.  I know you haven’t been shy at the movie store with the Saw series, they’re kind of addictive, right?

Also out this week are Cocaine Cowboys, Cowboy del Amor, Jesus Camp, The Puffy Chair, Sherrybaby, This Film Is Not Yet Rated & IFC’s Unknown.  I would personally skip the cowboys & head on over to Unknown, it’s looking pretty interesting to me lately.

Now it’s your turn- What DVD release is the best this week?

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The DVD releases for Tuesday January 16, 2007 are not really all that sparkly, if you know what I mean.  It’s no Munich week to be sure.

Today on the menu we have:  Employee of the Month; Gridiron Gang; La Moustache; The Protector; Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Beginning (R-Rated Edition) & of course Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Beginning (Unrated Edition). 

Unless you’re really into chainsaws & gory acting from Jessica Simpson, I think you had better check out an oldie but a goodie- maybe it’s time to re-see Waking Life to get you in the mood for A Scanner Darkly.