CD Review “DJ Dougg Pound: Pound It”

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DJ Dougg Pound Pound It Running Time: 37 minutes Tracks: 27 Produced by: Doug Lussenhop Our Score: 4.5 out of 5 stars When we recently interviewed Doug Lussenhop aka DJ Dougg Pound, he said that he told us that he tried doing both stand up and playing in bands but wasn’t good enough at either [...]

“Martha Marcy May Marlene” DVD Giveaway

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This giveaway will be open until Tuesday February 28th

Interview with Bridgit Mendler

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“The Secret World of Arrietty”, “Good Luck Charlie”

Film Review “The Secret World of Arrietty”

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This will entertain families both old and young with its extremely vibrant animation and overall fun story.

Disney Junior Orders Third Season of Hit Series “Jake and the Never Land Pirates”

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Sails to New Heights as Disney Channel’s #1 Preschooler Series of All Time with 100 Episodes and New Consumer Products Line Disney Junior has ordered a third season of “Jake and the Never Land Pirates,” its #1 series and cable TV’s #1 series among Boys 2-5, bringing the episode tally to 100 thus far, it [...]

Maya Entertainment Gets “Between Us” with Foreign Rights

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MAYA ENTERTAINMENT GETS “BETWEEN US” WITH FOREIGN RIGHTS The Julia Stiles, Melissa George, Taye Diggs Film Hits EFM LOS ANGELES, CA – Maya Entertainment Group, Inc., a leading independent multi-platform content and distribution company based in Los Angeles, has acquired from Slamdance Co-Founder, Dan Mirvish’s Bugeater Films, the foreign rights to “Between Us”, starring Julia [...]

DVD Review “Little Angels: Animals”

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Directed by: Phil Lollar Starring: Roma Downey MPAA Rating: Not Rated Distributed by: 20th Century Fox Run Time: 33 minutes Film: 4 out of 5 stars Extras: 3.5 out of 5 stars This animated series is produced by Roma Downey, known best for playing the lead role in the TV series “Touched by an Angel” [...]

DVD Review “Little Angels: 123′s”

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Directed by: Phil Lollar Starring: Roma Downey MPAA Rating: Not Rated Distributed by: 20th Century Fox Run Time: 33 minutes Film: 4 out of 5 stars Extras: 3.5 out of 5 stars This animated series is produced by Roma Downey, known best for playing the lead role in the TV series “Touched by an Angel” [...]

DVD Review “Little Angels: ABC’s”

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Directed by: Phil Lollar Starring: Roma Downey MPAA Rating: Not Rated Distributed by: 20th Century Fox Run Time: 33 minutes Film: 4 out of 5 stars Extras: 3.5 out of 5 stars This animated series is produced by Roma Downey, known best for playing the lead role in the TV series “Touched by an Angel” [...]

Adult Swim Airing Bob Odenkirk’s Pilot “Let’s Do This” This Month

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Adult Swim will be airing ”Let’s Do This” this month online, which is a new live-action comedy pilot created, directed, produced and starring Bob Odenkirk. The show resolves about Cal McKenzie Goldberg (Odenkirk) who is running a movie studio, Cal-Gold Pictures, in a strip mall in North Hollywood.  In the pilot, Cal is hired to make a [...]

3D Blu-ray Review “Transformers: Dark of the Moon”

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Directed by: Michael Bay Starring: Shia LaBeouf, Rosie Huntington-Whiteley and Josh Duhamel MPAA Rating: PG-13 Distributed by: Paramount Home Entertainment Running Time: 154 minutes Film: 3.5 out of 5 stars Extras: 5 out of 5 stars The “Transformers” series has really turned into a love it or hate it series. Fans have been doing nothing [...]

DVD Review “Insight”

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Director: Richard Gabai Cast: Sean Patrick Flanery, Natalie Zea, Adam Baldwin, Christopher Lloyd, Thomas Ian Nicolas, Veronica Cartwright, Juliette Landau, Max Perlich, Angeline-Rose Troy Distributed by: Phase 4 Films MPAA Rating: Not Rated Running Time: 92 minutes Film: 3.5 out of 5 stars Extras: 2 out of 5 stars It is rare that a film [...]

Blu-ray Review “The Fades: Season One”

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Created by: Jack Thorne Starring: Iain de Caestecker, Joe Dempsie, Natalie Dormer, Tom Ellis, Johnny Harris, Daniel Kaluuya, Lily Loveless, Sophie Wu, Daniela Nardini Distributed by: BBC No. of episodes: 6 MPAA Rating: Not Rated Running time: 360 minutes Series: 3 out of 5 stars Extras: 3 out of 5 stars “The Fades” is a [...]

DVD Review “Young Justice: Season One, Volume Three”

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Created by: Greg Weisman, Brandon Vietti Voices of: Bruce Greenwood, Crispin Freeman, Stephanie Lemelin, Jesse McCartney Danica McKellar, Nolan North, Khary Payton, Jason Spisak 4 episodes Running Time: 90 minutes Our Score: 3.5 out of 5 stars Join Robin, Miss Martian, Superboy, Aqualad and Kid Flash on their adventures to fight the bad guys. This [...]

“Footloose” Let’s Dance Giveaways & Blu-ray Trailer

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EVERYBODY CUT LOOSE! To celebrate the Blu-ray release of “Footloose” on March 6th, 2012, Paramount Home Media Distribution is giving fans of the hit film Footloose the chance to win a dance inspired by the movie for their school! Just visit https://www.facebook.com/FootlooseMovie to vote for your school, then tell all of your friends and tweet [...]

Interview with Jason Neulander

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Creator of “The Intergalactic Nemesis

“In the Land of Blood and Honey” Available March 27th on Blu-ray + DVD Combo Pack

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Academy Award® Winner Angelina Jolie Makes Her Acclaimed Filmmaking Debut with the 2012 Golden Globe® Nominee for Best Foreign Language Film – IN THE LAND OF BLOOD AND HONEY Featuring Both Authentic Language Theatrical and Never-Before-Seen English-Language Versions of the Film Available March 27th on Blu-ray™ + DVD Combo Pack. Get Both Versions Early on [...]

Interview with Kevin Tostado

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Producer/Director of “Under the Boardwalk: The MONOPOLY Story”

Interview with Meagan Tandy

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“Piranha 3DD”, “Jane by Design”

Interview with Jeffrey Reddick

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Creator of the successful horror “Final Destination” series.

Book Review “The Greatest Sci-Fi Movies Never Made”

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Author: David Hughes Paperback: 368 pages Publisher: Titan Books Revised & Expanded Edition Release Date: July 25, 2008 Our Score: 5 out of 5 stars I think we all forget that some of our favorites films have long journeys to the big screen and some never even get made.  Whether it is changing directors or [...]

Interview with The Twilight Saga’s Booboo Stewart

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Seth Clearwater in “The Twilight Saga”

Book Review “My Boring-Ass Life: The Uncomfortably Candid Diary of Kevin Smith”

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Author: Kevin Smith Paperback: 512 pages Publisher: Titan Books Expanded and Updated Edition Release Date: September 22, 2009 Our Score: 5 out of 5 stars Yes, you are not misreading the cover wrong Kevin Smith is a New York Times Bestseller author.  This book is a very personal in-depth diary into the life of Kevin [...]

Book Review “Shootin’ the Sh*t with Kevin Smith: The Best of the SModcast”

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Author: Kevin Smith Paperback: 384 pages Publisher: Titan Books Release Date: September 22, 2009 Our Score: 5 out of 5 stars I have to start this buy saying I never (and still haven’t) got into the whole podcast phenomenon.  I am sure that they are absolutely hilarious if you chosen the right one  but I [...]

Book Review “Vicious Dogs Attack Me In Sleepless Nights Of Summer”

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Author: Scott Schiaffo Paperback: 112 pages Publisher: Scott Schiaffo Release Date: January 5, 2012 Our Score: 5 out of 5 stars The subtitle really sets the mood for this book perfectly: “a collection of prose, tales, and streams of semi-consciousness”.  Actor and musician, Scott Schiaffo not only authored this book of poems he also self-published [...]

DVD Review “Looney Tunes Super Stars: Pepe Le Pew”

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Created by: Chuck Jones Voiced by: Mel Blanc Rated: NR (Not Rated) Distributed by: Warner Home Video Episodes: 17 Run Time: 119 minutes Our Score: 3.5 out of 5 stars Well Valentine’s Day is right around the corner and why not celebrate it with the old school French Skunk, Pepe Le Pew! He has looking [...]

Blu-ray Review “Urbanized”

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Directed by: Gary Hustwit Starring: Sir Norman Foster, Rem Koolhaas, Oscar Niemeyer, Amanda Burden, Enrique Penalosa Distributed by: New Video MPAA Rating: Not Rated Running Time: 85 minutes Film: 2.5 out of 5 stars Extras: 3.5 out of 5 stars “Urbanized” is the final documentary in director Gary Hustwit’s design film trilogy following “Helvetica” and [...]

Media Mikes on the Radio 2/9/12 on “The Walt Bodine Show”

This Week on The Walt Bodine Show Movie Critics: New Releases Friday, February 10th, 2012 10:00 – 11:00 AM CST Russ Simmons and the Movie Critics join Walt Bodine for a look at recent movie releases. GUESTS: Russ Simmons, co-host, KKFI, Fox 4 News Mike Smith, MediaMikes.com Call Walt’s LIVE Listener Line: (816) 235-2888 or [...]

Blu-ray Review “The Phantom of the Opera at the Royal Albert Hall”

Directed by: Nick Morris Actors: Ramin Karimloo, Sierra Boggess, Hadley Fraser, Wendy Ferguson, Barry James MPAA Rating Rated: NR (Not Rated) Distributed by: Universal Studios Run Time: 160 minutes Film: 5 out of 5 stars Extras: 3 out of 5 stars “The Phantom of the Opera” is the currently longest running show on New York’s [...]

DVD Review “Knuckle”

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Directed by: Ian Palmer Starring: Ian Palmer, James Quinn McDonagh, Paddy Joyce Rated: R (Restricted) Studio: Arc Entertainment Running Time: 97 minutes Film: 2.5 out of 5 stars Extra: N/A The fighting world has been sprung into the spotlight in the last few years with UFC and many other MMA leagues. This film focuses on [...]

Interview with Barry Bostwick

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Brad in “The Rocky Horror Picture Show”

Blu-ray Review “2 Headed Shark Attack”

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Directed by: Christopher Olen Ray Starring: Carmen Electra, Brooke Hogan, Charlie O’Connell MPAA Rating: Unrated Studio: The Asylum Home Entertainment Running Time: 90 minutes Film: 3 out of 5 stars Extras: 2 out of 5 stars With a title like “2 Headed Shark Attack”, you know that you just have to have fun with a [...]

SyFy Renews Hit Series “Being Human” for Third Season

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SYFY RENEWS HIT SERIES BEING HUMAN FOR THIRD SEASON Second Season-To-Date Delivers Double Digit Audience Growth Over Season One in Key Demos and Total Viewers New York, NY – February 8, 2012 – Syfy is ordering a third season (13 episodes) of its hit drama series Being Human, it was announced today by Mark Stern, [...]

Concert Review “Jimmy Buffett: Welcome to Fin Land Tour 2012″ Anway Center, Orlando FL

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Artist: Jimmy Buffett and the Coral Reefer Band Date: February 4th, 2012 Venue: Amway Center- Orlando, FL Tour: Welcome to Fin Land Our Score: 5 out of 5 stars I have been a fan of Jimmy Buffett for at least the past 15 years or so but I am embarrassed to say that I have [...]

Interview with Kaitlyn Dever

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Eve Baxter on “Last Man Standing”

“The Town” Cop Back in Town: Titus Welliver in Boston

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Titus Welliver, who played one of Boston’s finest in “The Town,” was back in his old neighborhood yesterday to honor Warner Home Video’s Blu-ray Ultimate Collector’s Edition release of “The Town Take 2,” Ben Affleck’s brand new version of his hit drama about a Boston bank robbery. Sal LaMattina, Boston City Councilor representing Mayor Menino [...]

DVD Review “El Monstro De Mar”

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Directed by: Stuart Simpson Starring Norman Yemm, Nelli Scarlet Rated: Unrated Distributed by: Vicious Circle Films Run Time: 75 minutes Film: 2.5 out of 5 stars Extras: 3.5 out of 5 stars With a tag line on the box “Killer Vixens vs. The Creature from the Deep”, I was hoping this film was going to [...]

DVD Review “Vision Quest”

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Directed by: Harold Becker Starring: Matthew Modine, Linda Fiorentino, Michael Schoeffling, Ronny Cox Charles Hallahan, Harold Sylvester, Daphne Zuniga Distributed by: Warner Bros. Archive MPAA Rating: R Running time: 107 minutes Film: 3.5 out of 5 stars Extras: N/A If you are wondering why we are reviewing this title from 1985, it is because Warner [...]

DVD Review “The Fat Boy Chronicles”

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Directed by: Jason Winn Starring: Ron Lester, Cole Carson, Kelly Lynn Washington, Christopher Rivera MPAA Rating: Unrated Studio: Phase 4 Films Run Time: 78 minutes Film: 3.5 out of 5 stars Extras: 3.5 out of 5 stars Obesity is a very serious issue especially amongst young children. If you match that with the subject of [...]

DVD Review “Another Happy Day”

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Directed by: Sam Levinson Starring: Ellen Barkin, Kate Bosworth, Ellen Burstyn, Thomas Haden Church George Kennedy, Ezra Miller, Demi Moore Distributed by Phase 4 Films MPAA Rating: R Running time: 119 minutes Film: 2.5 out of 5 stars Extras: N/A This film has one heck of an outstanding cast and the performances are great…although it [...]

Blu-ray Review “The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn, Part I”

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Directed by : Bill Condon Starring: Kristen Stewart, Robert Pattinson, Taylor Lautner MPAA Rating: PG-13 Distributed by: Summit Run Time: 117 minutes Film: 2.5 out of 5 stars Extras: 3.5 out of 5 stars “The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 1″ is the second to last film in the series.  Some people will be [...]

Grand Opening of the Smithsonian’s Warner Bros. Theater

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On 2/1/12, The Smithsonian’s National Museum of American History celebrated the grand opening of the new Warner Bros. Theater in Washington, D.C., with a ribbon cutting and presentation of the Smithsonian Bicentennial Medal to Clint Eastwood for his contribution to the American experience through film. The medal recognizes Eastwood’s six decades of captivating national and [...]

Interview with Chronicle’s Alex Russell

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Matt Garetty in “Chronicle”

Disney’s “Lady and the Tramp” Blu-ray Giveaway

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This giveaway will be open until Monday February 20th

Interview with Brett Davern

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Jake in the MTV series “Awkward” and Fox’s “The Finder”

“Treasure Buddies” Blu-ray Giveaway [ENDED]

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This giveaway will be open until Friday February 17th

Media Mikes Hosting Advance Screening for “Act of Valor” in Kansas City

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Media Mikes is happy to be hosting an advance screening of Relativity Media’s upcoming film “Act of Valor,” starring Alex Veadov, Roselyn Sanchez and Nestor Serrano. The screening will taking place on Wednesday, Feb 15, 2012 – 7:30pm — at the AMC Main Street Theatre in Kansas City. Follow the instructions below if you would [...]

Interview with Napalm Death’s Mark Greenway

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Vocalist for the legendary grind-core band Napalm Death

Interview with Josh Altman

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Bravo series “Million Dollar Listing”, One of LA’s Top Real Estate Agents

Interview with Sammy Boyarsky

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“Rampart” and Voice work on “Diablo III”

Adult Swim’s “Delocated” Interview Series

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Adult Swim’s “Delocated” is created by and starring Jon Glaser. The show is currently entering its third season and this season promises to be the sexiest season of “Delocated” yet.  It is set to premiere Thursday Feb. 2nd at Midnight!  Media Mikes had a chance to interview a few cast members from the show.  Feel [...]

Interview with Jon Glaser

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Star/Creator of Adult Swim’s “Delocated”

Blu-ray Review “Anonymous”

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Directed by: Roland Emmerich Starring: Rhys Ifans, Vanessa Redgrave, Joely Richardson, David Thewlis, Xavier Samuel, Sebastian Armesto, Rafe Spall, Edward Hogg, Jamie Campbell Bower Distributed by: Sony Pictures Home Entertainment MPAA Rating: PG-13 Running Time: 130 Minutes Film: 3.5 out of 5 stars Extras: 3.5 out of 5 stars This film has had a lot [...]

DVD Review “My Kingdom”

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Director: Xiaosong Gao Starring: Chun Wu, Geng Han, Barbie Hsu MPAA Rating: Unrated Distributed by: New Video Run Time: 97 minutes Film: 2 out of 5 stars Extras: N/A The box art for this film claims to have its action scenes choreographed by Sammo Hung (“IP Man 2″) and to me, that sets my expectations [...]

Blu-ray Review “Lady and the Tramp”

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Directed by: Clyde Geronimi, Wilfred Jackson, Hamilton Luske Starring: Barbara Luddy, Larry Roberts, Bill Thompson, Bill Baucom, Peggy Lee Distributed by: Walt Disney Home Entertainment MPAA Rating: G Running time: 75 minutes Film: 5 out of 5 stars Extras: 5 out of 5 stars Almost 60 years after its release “Lady and the Tramp” looks [...]

Blu-Ray Review “In Time”

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Directed by: Andrew Niccol Starring: Amanda Seyfried, Justin Timberlake, Cillian Murphy, Olivia Wilde Alex Pettyfer, Vincent Kartheiser Distributed by: 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment MPAA Rating: PG-13 Running time: 109 minutes Film: 2 out of 5 stars Extras: 2 out of 5 stars Andrew Niccol seems to have a thing for futuristic themes like in [...]

Blu-ray Review “The Big Year”

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Director: David Frankel Starring: Steve Martin, Jack Black, Owen Wilson Distributed by: 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment MPAA Rating: PG / Unrated Run Time: 100 minutes Film: 2.5 out of 5 stars Extras: 3 out of 5 stars When you have three comedy geniuses like Steve Martin, Jack Black and Owen Wilson…you get high expectations. [...]

Blu-ray Review “Take Shelter”

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Directed by: Jeff Nichols Starring: Michael Shannon, Jessica Chastain Studio: Sony Pictures Home Entertainment MPAA Rating: R Running time: 121 minutes Film: 4 out of 5 stars Extras: 3.5 out of 5 stars In the most cases, movie posters really influence whether or not you will see a movie. This one definitely packs a really [...]

Interview with Eugene Mirman

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Yvgeny Mirminsky on Adult Swim’s “Delocated’

3D Blu-ray Review “A Very Harold & Kumar 3D Christmas”

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Directed by: Todd Strauss-Schulson Starring: John Cho, Kal Penn, Neil Patrick Harris, Thomas Lennon, Danny Trejo Distributed by: Warner Bros Home Entertainment MPAA Rating: R (Theatrical) / Unrated (Extended) Running time: 90 minutes (Theatrical) / 96 minutes (Extended) Film: 4 out of 5 stars Extras: 3 out of 5 stars Traveling back to 2004 with [...]

Blu-ray Review “The Rum Diary”

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Directed by: Bruce Robinson Starring: Johnny Depp, Aaron Eckhart, Michael Rispoli, Amber Heard, Richard Jenkins, Giovanni Ribisi MPAA Rating: R Studio: Sony Pictures Home Entertainment Run Time: 119 minutes Film: 3.5 out of 5 stars Extras: 3 out of 5 stars Johnny Depp + Hunter S. Thomspon novel = match made in heaven. After Depp’s [...]

DVD Review “Dragon Age: Redemption”

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Directors: Peter Winther Starring: Felica Day, Adam Rayner, Doug Jones, Marcia Battise Rated: Unrated Distributed by: New Video Running Time: 90 minutes Film Score: 3.5 out of 5 stars Extras: 4.5 out of 5 stars This six-part web series is based on the BioWare video game series of the same name. The series is created [...]

Interview with Todd Barry

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Todd on Adult Swim’s “Delocated”

Book Review “Jack Davis: Drawing American Pop Culture- A Career Retrospective”

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Author: Jack Davis Hardcover: 192 pages Publisher: Fantagraphics Release Date: December 12, 2011 Our Score: 3.5 out of 5 stars I recently had the privileged to interview Jack Davis himself and discuss his work with him. I have to tell you that it would honestly take hours of questions to barely scratch the surface on [...]

Interview with Jill Andresevic

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Director and Producer of the film “Love Etc.

Blu-ray Review “Styx: Grand Illusion / Pieces of Eight – Live”

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Starring: Styx MPAA Rating: NR (Not Rated) Studio: Eagle Rock Entertainment Run Time: 131 minutes Concert: 3.5 out of 5 stars Extras: 3 out of 5 stars The boys of “Styx” still got it. They still know how to put on an entertaining show and they definitely can still sing and rock out! They might [...]

DVD Review “Woody Allen: A Documentary”

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Director: Robert Weide Starring: Woody Allen, Antonio Banderas, Josh Brolin, Penelope Cruz, Larry David, Mia Farrow, Diane Keaton, John Cusack Rated: NR (Not Rated) Distributed by: New Video Run Time: 195 minutes Film: 5 out of 5 stars Extras: 4 out of 5 stars This film is really an absolute complete look into the career [...]

Interview with John P. Locke

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1st self-published author to sell a million eBooks on Amazon Kindle

DVD Review “Under the Boardwalk: The Monopoly Story”

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Directed by: Kevin Tostado Narrated by: Zachary Levi MPAA Rating: G Distributed by: New Video Running Time: 88 minutes Film: 3.5 out of 5 stars Extras: 3.5 out of 5 stars Who doesn’t love “Monopoly”? Everyone has played this game at least once in their lives. This movie is a great showcase of the game [...]

Interview with Doug Lussenhop

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Co-Writer/Editor of “Tim and Eric’s Billion Dollar Movie”

Interview with Will Keenan

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“Chop”, “The Ghastly Love of Johnny X”, “Terror Firmer”

Blu-ray Review “Treasure Buddies”

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Directed by: Robert Vince Starring: Richard Riehle, Edward Herrmann, Mason Cook, Adam Alexi-Malle, Mo Gallini, Christopher Maleki, Ranya Jaber, Anna Primiani Distributed by Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment MPAA Rating: G Running time: 92 minutes Film: 4 out of 5 stars Extras: 2.5 out of 5 stars This series is a spin-off of the “Air [...]

DVD Review “Fireflies in the Garden”

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Directed by: Dennis Lee Starring: Ryan Reynolds, Willem Dafoe, Emily Watson, Julia Roberts, Carrie-Anne Moss, Hayden Panettiere, Ioan Gruffudd, Cayden Boyd Distributed by: Sony Pictures Home Entertainment MPAA Rating: R Running time: 98 minutes Film: 2 out of 5 stars Extras: 1 out of 5 stars “Fireflies in the Garden” is the type of film [...]

Blu-ray Review “There Be Dragons”

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Directed b: Roland Joffé Starring: Charlie Cox, Wes Bentley, Dougray Scott, Unax Ugalde, Olga Kurylenko MPAA Rating: PG-13 Studio: 20th Century Fox Run Time: 122 minutes Film: 2 out of 5 stars Extras: 2 out of 5 stars Just to clear the air, this film has nothing to do with dragons at all. It actually [...]

Interview with Pollyanna McIntosh

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Star of Lucky McKee’s “The Woman”

DVD Review “Delocated: Season 1 & 2″

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Created by: Jon Glaser Starring: Jon Glaser, Jacob Kogan, Nadia Dajani, Eugene Mirman, Kevin Dorff, Zoe Lister-Jones, Mather Zickel Distributed by: Warner Home Video Episodes: 19 Rated: Not Rated Running Time: 347 minutes Season 1 & 2: 4 out of 5 stars Extras: 3.5 out of 5 stars Jon Glaser, creator/writer/star of “Delocated” has created [...]

DVD Review “Scooby Doo! Mystery Incorporated: Season 1, Part 2″

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Created by: Joe Ruby and Ken Spears Directed by: Victor Cook Voices of: Frank Welker, Matthew Lillard, Grey DeLisle, Mindy Cohn, Gary Cole, Patrick Warburton, Lewis Black Studio: Warner Home Video MPAA Rating: NR (Not Rated) Episodes: 14 Running Time: 311 minutes Our Score: 4 out of 5 stars Finally WB’s listens to its fans [...]

Film Review “Adventures in Plymptoons!”

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This documentary is really funny and gives great insight into the career to date of Bill Plympton.

Blu-ray Review “Queen: Days of Our Lives”

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Director: Matt O’Casey Starring: Freddie Mercury, Brian May, Roger Taylor, John Deacon MPAA Rating: NR (Not Rated) Studio: Eagle Rock Entertainment Run Time: 221 minutes Film: 5 out of 5 stars Extras: 5 out of 5 stars “Days Of Our Lives” is a two hours documentary on the legacy of the band Queen. It is [...]

DVD Review “Drive”

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Directed by: Nicolas Winding Refn Starring: Ryan Gosling, Carey Mulligan, Bryan Cranston, Christina Hendricks, Ron Perlman, Oscar Isaac, Albert Brooks Studio: Sony Pictures Home Entertainment MPAA Rating: R Run Time: 100 minutes Film: 4 out of 5 stars Extras: 3.5 out of 5 stars This film is one of those films that are split among [...]

Interview about “Real Steel” with Legacy Effects’ John Rosengrant

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SFX on “Real Steel” and upcoming “The Hunger Games”, “The Amazing Spider-Man” and “The Avengers”

Interview with Alexia Anastasio

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“Supernaturalz”, “Adventures in Plymptoons!”

Book Review “The Winston Effect: The Art & History of Stan Winston Studio”

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Author: Jody Duncan Hardcover: 336 pages Publisher: Titan Books Release Date: November 1, 2006 Our Score: 5 out 5 stars Stan Winston has created some of the most amazing monsters/creatures in films for over the last 30 years. Some of Stan’s work that he is known best for is ranges from The Terminator to Aliens [...]

Book Review “A Perfect Haze: The Illustrated History of the Monterey International Pop Festival”

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Author(s): Harvey Kubernik, Kenneth Kubernik Hardcover: 288 pages Publisher: Santa Monica Press Release Date: November 1, 2011 Our Score: 3.5 out of 5 stars Before Woodstock, the summer of 1967 brought us the Monterey International Pop Festival. It was the first festival where thousands of hippies went to experience the summer of love. The book [...]

Book Review “MGM: Hollywood’s Greatest Backlot”

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Author(s): Steven Bingen, Stephen X. Sylvester, Michael Troyan Hardcover: 312 pages Publisher: Santa Monica Press Release Date: February 25, 2011 Our Score: 4 out of 5 stars MGM Studios in Hollywood was the last great original place where the movies were made. This book is a great ode to back lot that helped shape filmmaking. [...]

DVD Review “Mad: Season 1, Pt. 2″

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Created by: Kevin Shinick Starring: Kevin Shinick, Hugh Davidson, Larry Dorf, Rachel Ramras, Gary Anthony Williams Distributed by: Warner Home Video MPAA Rating: NR (Not Rated) Episodes: 13 Running Time: 146 minutes Our Score: 3 out of 5 stars This DVD release included the second half of “Mad”, from episodes 14-26. I have to say [...]

Blu-ray Review “The Doors: Mr Mojo Risin’ -The Story of L.A. Woman”

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Directors: Martin R. Smith Starring: The Doors Rated: NR (Not Rated) Studio: Eagle Rock Entertainment Run Time: 94 minutes Film: 3.5 out of 5 stars Extras: 3.5 out of 5 stars “Mr Mojo Risin’” focuses on Jim Morrison’s last album “L.A. Woman” with The Doors. The special itself run about 60 minutes and feels a [...]

“Real Steel” Blu-ray Giveaway [ENDED]

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This giveaway will be open until Monday February 6th

Interview with Debbie D

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Known as “The Ultimate Fantasy Queen”, “Supernaturalz”

Indomina Releasing’s “Punished” DVD Giveaway [ENDED]

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This giveaway will be open until Monday February 6th

“Mosquita Y Mari” Lands with Maya International

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The Sundance Next Film Selection From Aurora Guerrero Gets Rep’d Los Angeles, CA – Maya International, a leading independent sales and distribution company based in Los Angeles, has worldwide rights to the Sundance selected film “Mosquita Y Mari” written and directed by Aurora Guerrero. The film, a co-production with Chad Burris’s Indion Entertainment, will be [...]

DVD Review “Tall Story”

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Directed by: Joshua Logan Starring: Anthony Perkins, Jane Fonda, Murry Hamiliton Distributed by: Warner Bros. Archive Run Time: 91 minutes Our Score: 4 out of 5 stars This film is such a classic and thanks to WB Archive, you are able to own this gem on DVD. It stars a very young Anthony Perkins and [...]

DVD Review “Limelight”

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Directors: Billy Corben Starring: Peter Gatien, Michael Alig, Ed Koch, Howard Safir MPAA Rating: R Studio: Magnolia Home Entertainment Run Time: 102 minutes Film: 3 out of 5 stars Extras: 3 out of 5 stars I remember the night of my prom pulling up the cathedral doors of Limelight club. It was an experience unlike [...]

TNT’s “Southland” Interview Series

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Ben McKenzie, Dorian Missick, Lucy Liu, Michael Cudlitz, Regina King & Shawn Hatosy

The Top 10 Albums of 2011

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2011 brought a plethora of good and bad music releases to the masses and we here at Media Mikes had quite a pile of releases to choose from for our top 10 of 2011. However after great thought and debate our writers have come up with the lists below. Adam Lawton: 1.) Wasting Light- Foo [...]

Book Review “Rankin/Bass’ Mad Monster Party”

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Author: Rick Goldschmidt Paperback: 272 pages Publisher: Miser Bros Press Release Date: December 25, 2011 Our Score: 5 out of 5 stars When it comes to Rankin/Bass Productions, Rick Goldschmidt is the man you want to go to. He is known best for being the Rankin/Bass Historian and Biographer. You know that when he is [...]

Book Review “Alien Vault: The Definitive Story of the Making of the Film”

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Author: Ian Nathan Hardcover w/slipcase: 176 pages Publisher: Voyageur Press Release Date: September 17, 2011 Our Score: 5 out of 5 stars When this book says that it is the definitive story of the making of “Alien”, they were not exaggerating.  This book is extremely thorough and very descriptive. It also comes in a very [...]

HBO’s “Luck” $50K Challenge

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MediaMikes.com is proud to be working with HBO on this contest for their new TV series “Luck”. The contest is called “LUCK $50K CHALLENGE”. Check out below on how you can get involved with this contest and for the chance to win $50K. Good luck, thanks for visiting and don’t forget to spread the word [...]

Blu-ray Review “Happy, Happy”

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Director: Anne Sewitsky Starring: Agnes Kittelsen, Henrik Rafaelsen, Joachim Rafaelsen, Maibritt Saerens Studio: Magnolia Home Entertainment MPAA Rating: R Run Time: 88 minutes Film: 2 out of 5 stars Extras: 1/2 out of 5 stars This film is a Norwegian comedy from 2010 ( if you can consider it a comedy). It was also elected [...]

Blu-ray Review “Primeval: Volume 3″

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Created by: Adrian Hodges, Tim Haines Starring: Andrew Lee Potts, Hannah Spearritt, Ben Miller, Ben Mansfield Number of discs: 4 Rated: NR (Not Rated) Distributed by: BBC Episodes: 13 Run Time: 581 Minutes Volume: 3 out of 5 stars Extras: 1.5 out of 5 stars Volume 3 of “Primeval” includes Series 4 and 5 of [...]