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5. Maleficent 2 Is Happening
It was confirmed this week that Disney's sequel to 2014's Maleficent is in the works with Linda Woolverton returning to write the screenplay alongside Joe Roth who is back as producer.
News of a sequel is not surprising as the film grossed nearly $760 million worldwide.
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We've teamed up with the awesome team at Fliks to give you the chance to Win the Top 100 Greatest Movies Ever Made! To go in the draw all you have to do is vote for your greatest movie ever made over on Fliks.
You get (up to) 3 votes – each vote weighted by your ranking. Your top pick is worth 3 points, 2nd with 2 points etc. You can vote more than once, but only your last entry will be counted, so if you want to recast your vote you can!. Voting ends on June 25th 2015.
The full Top 100 will be announced by July 2nd on Fliks.com.au. The winner will receive the Top 100 on either DVD or Blu-ray (winner can choose the format depending on availability). So be sure to jump over and start voting now!
Need to jog your memory? Swing by our mighty Movie jungle!
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OK, so that title might be a little misleading from the get-go, but it certainly got your attention, right?
With Blu-ray being out for a while now, we still come across customers that either aren't aware of it, or are confused by the platform compared to DVD. We thought it might be a good idea to put a little something together to clear up any confusion and point out the benefits of Blu-ray as a platform.
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We've just kicked off our Mighty Ape Easter Sale where you can save up to 60% off selected DVDs and Blu-rays! Of course, with so much to choose from, it can get a bit overwhelming, so here are our Top 5 Picks for the hottest deals in our sale…
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The Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts Awards were held last night in Sydney and hosted by Cate Blanchett and Deborah Mailman. The awards were a surprise with the top award Best Film going to The Babadook as well as Russell Crowe's hit drama The Water Diviner.
Swing by and check out our range of the nominees on DVD and Blu-ray. Here are the winners for some of the big awards on the night:
AACTA Award for Best Film
Winner: The Babadook
Winner: The Water Diviner
Charlie's Country
Predestination
The Railway Man
Tracks
AACTA AWARD FOR BEST LEAD ACTOR
Winner: David Gulpil CHARLIE'S COUNTRY
Russell Crowe THE WATER DIVINER
Damon Heriman THE LITLE DEATH
Guy Pearce THE ROVER
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The Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts Awards are Australia's highest film and television Awards, the AACTA Awards are Australia's equivalent of the Oscars and the BAFTAs. The 4th AACTA Awards will be held on the 29th January in Sydney and hosted by Cate Blanchett and Deborah Mailman.
Swing by and check out our range of the nominees on DVD and Blu-ray. Here are the nominees for some of the big awards on the night:
AACTA Award for Best Film
The Babadook
Charlie's Country
Predestination
The Railway Man
Tracks
The Water Diviner
AACTA AWARD FOR BEST LEAD ACTOR
Russell Crowe THE WATER DIVINER
David Gulpil CHARLIE'S COUNTRY
Damon Heriman THE LITLE DEATH
Guy Pearce THE ROVER
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The complete fourth season of the hit HBO TV drama Game of Thrones will be releasing on 18th February on DVD and Blu-ray. Both the DVD and Blu-ray comes with exclusive packaging for Mighty Ape. We also have Game of Thrones Season 1–4 Box Set available for pre-order, releasing at the same time.
The Blu-ray comes with the Beautiful Death book which is an official episode-by-episode guide to the most iconic deaths in the realm. The perfect bound hardcover mini book contains 42 pages of exclusive artwork by Robert M. Ball as featured on the HBO Social Media team’s “Beautiful Death” microsite.
Special features on DVD and Blu-ray include:
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The 2015 Fangoria Awards are a chance for horror fans to vote for best films, filmmakers and actors in the horror genre for 2014. This year Australia's horror film, The Babadook has 4 nominations! You can email your votes to chainsaw@fangoria.com, deadline is March 10. Swing by and check out our range of nominees on DVD and Blu-ray.
Here are the nominees…
BEST WIDE-RELEASE FILM
AS ABOVE, SO BELOW, directed by John Erick Dowdle
DRACULA UNTOLD, directed by Gary Shore
GODZILLA, directed by Gareth Edwards
OCULUS, directed by Mike Flanagan
THE QUIET ONES, directed by John Pogue
BEST LIMITED-RELEASE/DIRECT-TO-VIDEO FILM
THE BABADOOK, directed by Jennifer Kent
THE BATTERY, directed by Jeremy Gardner
HOUSEBOUND, directed by Gerard Johnstone
THE SACRAMENT, directed by Ti West
UNDER THE SKIN, directed by Jonathan Glazer
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This morning the nominees for the 87th Academy Awards were announced. The awards will take place on the 22nd February and will be hosted by Neil Patrick Harris. Check out our DVD and Blu-ray range of 2015 Oscar nominees in stock now or available for pre-order.
Here's the full list of nominees for each of the 2015 Academy Awards:
Best Picture
American Sniper
Birdman
Boyhood
The Grand Budapest Hotel
The Imitation Game
Selma
The Theory of Everything
Whiplash
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The 72nd Golden Globe Awards were held yesterday at the Beverly Hilton hotel in Los Angeles. The awards were hosted by the hilarious duo, Tina Fey and Amy Poehler. Check out our range of the Golden Globe nominees on DVD and Blu-ray.
And the winners are…
Best Motion Picture – Drama
Winner: Boyhood
Foxcatcher
The Imitation Game
Selma
The Theory of Everything