To celebrate the July 5th first time ever Blu-ray release date of Das Boot, the Zoo is giving away ONE copy of the Blu-ray, courtesy of Sony Pictures Home Entertainment, to ONE lucky winner.

Movie Synopsis:
At the height of WWII, a young submarine crew heads out to sea on a top-secret mission that all but ensures most will ever make it home alive. Ordered to patrol the Atlantic and destroy an allied armada bringing supplies to Britain, these raw recruits must band together, bracing themselves against a depth-charge assault from an unseen enemy. Oscar-nominated director Wolfgang Petersen’s epic adventure deftly explores tension as pressure builds to an explosive climax, packing a visceral punch few movies can match. Read the rest of this entry »

It looks like Robert Pattinson is getting ready to give us another theatrical treatment of a piece of literature. Unlike the Twilight series this book actually isn’t based on a piece of mindless rubbish. The movie next on Patterson’s executioner block is Don DeLillo’s Cosmopolis. Read the rest of this entry »

On behalf of The Collective, AMC Theatres and Bloody-Disgusting.com we are pleased to announce that the Argentine apocalyptic horror film – PHASE 7 – will hit theatres on July 13th for a special engagement! PHASE 7 premiered at SXSW and will now join the “Night Terrors” film series where The Collective, AMC Theatres and Bloody-Disgusting.com have teamed up to distribute the best new horror and thriller titles from the festival and international markets to AMC theatres across America. Read the rest of this entry »

To celebrate the June 4th Blu-ray 3D and Blu-ray release date of Sharks 3D and Ocean Wonderland 3D, the Zoo is giving away ONE pair of the 3D Blu-ray and Blu-ray combos, courtesy of Universal Home Entertainment, to ONE lucky winner.
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To celebrate the July 5th Blu-ray and DVD release date of Uwe Boll’s newest action film, BloodRayne: The Third Reich, the Zoo is giving away ONE copy of the Blu-ray, courtesy of Phase 4 Films, to ONE lucky winner.

Movie Synopsis:
Half-vampire, half-human, Rayne (Natassia Malthe) hides in the shadows slaughtering vampires and those that get in her way. In 1943 Europe, during World War II, Rayne faces her greatest foe, a growing army of undead Nazi soldiers led by Ekart Brand, a top Nazi official turned day-walker. Rayne must team up with a group of resistance fighters to defeat Brand and his vampire army before they reach Berlin to grant Hitler immortality. Read the rest of this entry »

It has been a while since I enjoyed a period war movie as much as I enjoyed the Eagle. Set in England in the 1300s the film has an almost sci-fi like plot to it. The plot is peppered with themes that seem as if they could fit into a Klingon storyline on Star Trek TNG. Our Chief Film Critic Joe Viglione also picked up a Star Trek vibe when he reviewed the theatrical release (Joe’s Review). Read the rest of this entry »

Yesterday news broke that Fred Phelps and his Westboro Baptist Church would be picketing the funeral of Jackass star Ryan Dunn. As soon as the news broke Jackass fans worldwide responded and the reactions might be a little more than what Fred Phelps was looking for. Read the rest of this entry »

To celebrate the June 14th release date of Norm MacDonald latest comedy DVD, Me Doing Stand Up, the Zoo is giving away THREE copies of the DVD, courtesy of Comedy Central, to THREE lucky winners.

Prize Synopsis:
Norm Macdonald, the iconic anchor of SNL’s “Weekend Update” and star of the cult classic “Dirty Work,” is back with a vengeance. This time he serves up a hilarious hour of stand-up comedy, covering everything from cheating death, 24-hour news stories, shameful sex, serial killers and cheese sandwiches. Don’t let his laid-back demeanor fool you; Macdonald’s brand of comedy is as blunt and sharp as ever. Read the rest of this entry »

The Adjustment Bureau threw me for a loop. The previews and even the cover of the disk show Matt Damon racing through the streets of Manhattan. The premise Jason Bourne does New York pops into your head. The action scenes in the trailer…are just about the only action scenes in the movie.

Lack of action aside The Adjustment Bureau is a very well put together movie. This love story disguised as an action flick is actually pretty good. The cast is brilliant including Mad Men star and Boston native John Slattery as Damon’s nemesis. There are also a bunch of cameos in the film that only a star of Matt Damon’s magnitude could draw. Read the rest of this entry »

In what could be deemed a preview for her upcoming leaked sex tape Jennifer Lopez had a nip slip this week. the wardrobe malfunction happened at a private photo shoot which makes us wonder if these pictures were “leaked” on purpose.

While J Lo has no need for additional publicity or fame; this may be her way of controlling how her nude body is perceived by her fans. We reported last month that her ex-husband won a court ruling to release private intimate videos of the superstar. We still do not know if the videos are XXX in nature, but the buzz is this is a sextape. Read the rest of this entry »

To celebrate the June 14th DVD release date of Sweet Karma, starring Playboy’s Miss November 2010 Shera Bechard, the Zoo is giving away ONE copy of the DVD, courtesy of Phase 4 Films, to ONE lucky winner.

Movie Synopsis:
Sweet Karma is a thriller starring Shera Bechard (Miss November 2010). It follows Karma Balint a shy, mute Russian girl whose sister Anna left for Canada with bright hopes of making some money for the two of them. When Karma discovers that Anna’s body has been found in the woods, the apparent victim of a Russian mafia hit, Karma sets off to infiltrate the criminal underworld to avenge her sister. Her journey takes her through the twisted underbelly of society leaving behind death and mayhem in her wake. Read the rest of this entry »

Mila Kunis and Mark Walberg were on location in Somerville, Mass just outside of Boston last night. TMRZoo was there. For those of you not familiar with the area, Somerville is at the opposite end of the subway line from Mark’s birthplace in Dorchester. To put this in perspective, Gone Baby Gone and The Departed are South Boston/Dorchester flicks. Somerville/Cambridge is more along the lines of Good Will Hunting and The Social Network. Read the rest of this entry »

With perhaps the most spectacular train wreck in film history, director J.J.Abrams and producer Steven Spielberg have all the elements for an all-time Science Fiction classic. Alas, in attempting to reach serious Sci-Fi fans and children, by wanting to be all things to all people, the movie tends to dissipate by serving two masters.

According to BoxOfficeMojo.com “Distributor Paramount Pictures’ exit polling indicated that 71 percent of Super 8‘s audience was over 25 years old and 56 percent was male”, which, I believe, proves my point. The June 4th critics screening – on a weekend when the June 3rd passing of actor James Arness was announced – was eerie as SUPER 8 has more elements from the Gunsmoke actor’s iconic Sci-Fi role as “The Thing” (From Another World) than Spielberg’s E.T. or Close Encounters Of The Third Kind. It’s too bad that Arness didn’t make a guest appearance in this…Kyle Chandler (TV’s Early Edition; films The Day The Earth Stood Still and King Kong) plays Jackson Lamb (shades of John Cusack as Jackson Curtis in 2012) with veteran actor Bruce Greenwood also in for some of the fun…the vets holding up an array of new faces, which seems to be the formula these days…and a good one for establishing new actors via Sci-Fi vehicles…think Christopher Reeve. Read the rest of this entry »

To celebrate the June 7th DVD and Blu-ray release date of The Company Men, starring Academy Award winners Ben Affleck, Chris Cooper, Kevin Costner and Tommy Lee Jones, the Zoo is giving away FIVE copies of the DVD, courtesy of Anchor Bay Entertainment and The Weinstein Company, to FIVE lucky winners.

Prize Synopsis:
Bobby Walker (Ben Affleck) is living the proverbial American dream: great job, beautiful family, shiny Porsche in the garage. When corporate downsizing leaves him and co-workers Phil Woodward (Chris Cooper) and Gene McClary (Tommy Lee Jones) jobless, the three men are forced to re-define their lives as men, husbands and fathers. Read the rest of this entry »

We all remember Blue Crush, the movie that launched Kate Bosworth and Michelle Rodriguez into the limelight. Tomorrow the sequel Blue Crush 2 comes to us on blu-ray. Blue Crush brings us to the beaches of South Africa. This is a welcome departure from the typical Australian, California and Hawaii surfer movie locations.

The photography is stunning, the film captures the sprawling landscapes of Africa. The surf scenes are also beautifully captured.
The audio gets the benefit of a pumping soundtrack. The surf footage also gets the benefit of the 5.1 DTS-HD sound. The pumping bass brings you into these beach parties. Read the rest of this entry »

Sanctum directed by Alister Grierson and executively produced by James Cameron is visually stunning. Originally shot in 3D the film beautifully transfers to blu-ray. Shot on the Gold Coast in Queensland, Australia Sanctum brings to the big screen stunning images of down under.

Please don’t take this to mean Sanctum is all rainbows and puppy dogs. This thriller has a dark and mature plot. The films main charaters Richard Roxburgh as Frank and Rhys Wakefield as Josh make some life on the line decisions that are mind blowing. These are situations that make you ask yourself “if I was put to the test could I do that?”. Read the rest of this entry »