Tuesday Releases: Bumblebee, The Mule, & Vice

April 2, 2019 / Leave a Comment

BUMBLEBEE
*Paramount Pictures | 2018 | 114 min | Rated PG-13*

Official Synopsis: Cybertron has fallen. When Optimus Prime sends Bumblebee to defend Earth, his journey to become a hero begins. Charlie Watson (Hailee Steinfeld), a teenager trying to find her place in the world, discovers and repairs the battle-scarred robot, who’s disguised as a Volkswagen Beetle. As the Decepticons hunt down the surviving Autobots with the help of a secret agency led by Agent Burns (John Cena), Bumblebee and Charlie team up to protect the world in an action-packed adventure that’s fun for the whole family.

Agent Burns: Welcome to Sector 7
Sector 7 Adventures: The Battle at Half Dome (All-New Motion Comic)
Deleted and Extended Scenes
Outtakes
Bee Vision: The Transformers Robots of Cybertron
The Story of Bumblebee
The Stars Align
Bumblebee Goes Back to G1
Back to the Beetle
California Cruisin’ Down Memory Lane

TV SPOTLIGHT

ARCHER: SEASON NINE || DANGER ISLAND
*FX | 2018 | Rated TV-MA*

Official Synopsis: Archer is an animated comedy that, in Season 9, centers on the semi-functioning alcoholic seaplane pilot, Sterling Archer, a lush on the lush South Pacific island of Mitimotu in 1939. Along with his trusty co-pilot Pam, he must navigate quicksand, cannibals, super-intelligent monkeys, poison darts and pirates, amongst other things. Welcome to the mysterious world of Archer: Danger Island.

Inside look: Making Archer
Crackers’ Costumed Playings

HIGHLIGHT RELEASES OF THE WEEK

THE MULE
*Warner Bros. | 2018 | 116 min | Rated R*

Official Synopsis: A 90-year-old horticulturist and Korean War veteran is caught transporting $3 million worth of cocaine through Illinois for a Mexican drug cartel.

Making of The Mule: Nobody Runs Forever
Toby Keith “Don’t Let the Old Man In” Music Video

NANCY DREW AND THE HIDDEN STAIRCASE
*Warner Bros. | 2019 | 89 min | Rated PG*

Official Synopsis: After the death of his wife, Carson Drew decides to leave Chicago behind and make a fresh start with his daughter in River Heights. But for 16-year-old Nancy Drew, life in a small town is mighty dull. She longs for excitement, adventure, and the chance to make a difference. Nancy gets that opportunity when she is asked to help solve the ghostly activity at the Twin Elms mansion. Can she help explain the creaking footsteps, exploding lightbulbs and the ominous creature? Is it the handiwork of high-school bully Derek Barnes? Or is it possible that the ghost of original owner Malcolm Colfax is back for revenge? Recruiting her best friends George and Bess, along with local “mean girl” Helen, Nancy is determined to solve the mystery! Join Sophia Lillis (Stephen King’s It) as Nancy in this thrilling mystery that will keep you guessing till the very end!

A Sleuth, a Girl and an Inspiration
Pink Footprints: Touring Twin Elms
Gag Reel

PLEDGE
*Shout Factory | 2018 | 78 min | Not rated*

Official Synopsis: Three friends get the chance to live their college dream when they’re invited to join an elite fraternity but first they’ll have to survive the hazing from hell. Freshman social misfits Ethan (Phillip Andre Botello), David (Zack Weiner), and Justin (Zachery Byrd) are desperate to improve their terminally uncool reputations by pledging to one of their university’s prestigious Greek houses. When every frat on campus turns them down, they are unexpectedly recruited by a shadowy social club offering them access to an exclusive world of raging parties, eligible coeds, and VIP social status. The catch? A sadistic initiation ritual that goes from depraved to deadly over the course of forty-eight booze-and-blood-soaked hours.

VICE
*20th Century Fox | 2018 | 132 min | Rated R*

Official Synopsis: VICE explores how a bureaucratic Washington insider quietly became the most powerful man in the world as Vice-President to George W. Bush, reshaping the country and the globe in ways still felt today.

Deleted Scenes
- High School
- Musical
- Bunker
Gaming the System: The Making of VICE
The Music of Power
Gallery

TV BOX SET

Official Synopsis: A unique brand of magic dwells in Eridana, where the Dragon Empire and the Seven- City Alliance have come to a head. In this tumultuous city, two bounty hunters set up shop. Gayus is book-smart and will do whatever it takes to keep the lights on. Gigina is a phenomenal fighter who spends his free time with well-crafted chairs. Together, they’re nothing but trouble, and when political intrigue puts opposing nations on the brink of war, this dubious duo finds themselves in the thick of it.

Basilisk: The Ouka Ninja Scrolls: Season Two — Part One (2018)
Castle Town Dandelion: The Complete Series (2015)
Chaos Dragon: The Complete Series (2015)
Dances with the Dragons: The Complete Series
Doctor Who: The Macra Terror
Dragon Ball Super: Part Seven (2015-2018)
Game Of Thrones: Season Five
Game Of Thrones: Season Six
Golden Kamuy: Season One (2018)
The Heart Guy: Series Three
Pokemon: Indigo League: Season One (1998-1999)
Rake: Series Five
Rise of the Clans: Season One
Space Battleship Tiramisu: Season One + OVAs

NEW TO 4K ULTRA HD

Official Synopsis:

HELLBOY ANIMATED: SWORD OF STORMS

In the first animated feature from director Tad Stones (Buzz Lightyear of Star Command), a folklore professor becomes unwittingly possessed by the ancient Japanese demons of Thunder and Lightning. But when The Bureau of Paranormal Research & Defense dispatches a team of agents to investigate, a cursed samurai sword sends Hellboy to a supernatural dimension of ghosts, monsters, and feudal mayhem. Now, while pyrokinetic Liz Sherman and fishboy Abe Sapien battle one very pissed-off dragon, a lost and cranky Hellboy must find his way home. Even if he can survive the perilous journey, how much crap does a guy have to put up with from the two most vengeful and ferocious spirits of Japanese legend?

HELLBOY ANIMATED: BLOOD AND IRON

When Hellboy, Liz Sherman, and Abe Sapien are assigned to investigate the ghost-infested mansion of a publicity-hound billionaire, they uncover a plot to resurrect a beautiful yet monstrous vampire from Professor Bruttenholm’s past. But before they can stop her bloodbath, Hellboy will have to battle harpies, hellhounds, a giant werewolf, and even the ferocious goddess Hecate herself. How much crap does a guy have to take from a Hungarian Blood Countess before he and his surrogate father can avenge the souls of the damned? It’s going to take more than just a horde of very pissed-off demons for our heroes to see the light in this animated adventure from creative producers Guillermo Del Toro and Mike Mignola.

Special Features:

“A New Breed: Creating the New Hellboy” Featurette
“Conquering Hellboy: The Actor’s Role” Featurette
“A View from the Top: The “Heads” Sequence” Featurette
“Tales from the Tomb: A Look Inside Blood & Iron” Featurette
“’Iron Shoes’ with Introduction by Mike Mignola” Featurette
Sword of Storms Audio Commentary FeaturingHellboy Creator Mike Mignola, Supervising Producer-Director Tad Stones, and Director Phil Winstein
Blood & Iron Audio Commentary Featuring Mike Mignola, Tad Stones, and Vic Cook
“Reversal of Fortune, Professor Bloom’s Story” Featurette