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Glee Does Rocky Horror Picture Show for Halloween

by on October 19, 2010

in Entertainment, television

Tim Curry stars as Dr. Frank-N-Furter in The Rocky Horror Picture Show

Glee.  When you think of1975′s The Rocky Horror Picture Show starring the ever insightful, envelope bending Tim Curry, Susan Sarandon, Barry Bostwick, Richard O’Brien & Meatloaf, what do you think of?  Me, toilet paper, lighters, A LOT of rice and getting kicked out of theaters for my modified lighters.  I also remember many many midnight shows.  More than I will even admit.  I don’t hold any record, but I’m not sure too many can duplicate the show count!

GLEE: Chris Colfer behind the scenes in "The Rocky Horror Glee Show" episode of GLEE airing Tuesday, Oct. 26

GLEE: Chris Colfer behind the scenes in "The Rocky Horror Glee Show" episode of GLEE airing Tuesday, Oct. 26

When I first heard that Glee was going to tackle The Rocky Horror Picture Show I started to cringe.  I honestly started thinking, was nothing sacred any more?  But it is Halloween and this is a pretty decent platform to outline Halloween with.

GLEE: Brittany (Heather Morris) performs in "The Rocky Horror Glee Show" episode of GLEE airing Tuesday, Oct. 26

GLEE: Brittany (Heather Morris) performs in "The Rocky Horror Glee Show" episode of GLEE airing Tuesday, Oct. 26

Then I took a look.  And I was impressed.  Very impressed.  I saw what looked like a fantastic update.  I saw almost every single original character without a stretch.  I heard a rendition that is incredibly faithful to the original with just a touch of a modernization that seriously pays homage to the original.

GLEE: Artie (Kevin McHale) performs in "The Rocky Horror Glee Show" episode of GLEE airing Tuesday, Oct. 26

GLEE: Artie (Kevin McHale) performs in "The Rocky Horror Glee Show" episode of GLEE airing Tuesday, Oct. 26

As far as I’m concerned, Glee’s take on the material hits it out of the park in every instance.  And that’s saying a lot coming from me.

The item below is the behind the scenes B-Roll behind the scenes bits for making the Time Warp.  Once you’ve checked that out, the hard-core Rocky fan has to check out the Glee version of The Time Warp and tell me they don’t nail it with a wonderful twist?

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Glee 3 minute preview clip of The Time Warp from the Rocky Horror Glee Show.  (Though this link led to the video the day of posting…  now leads to another vid… just look below that and find the 3:22 clip.  Grr.)  Oh hell, scratch that!!!  Check it out here:

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Kudos and appreciation to the GleeOnFox Channel on YouTube!

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New DVD & Blu-ray Releases for October 19th, 2010

by on October 18, 2010

in Entertainment, movies, television

New DVD and Blu-ray Releases from Cinema Static

This week’s new DVD & Blu-ray releases number close to 250 titles!  Amongst those titles are Predators, Apocalypse Now, Psycho Blu-ray & the 35th Anniversary Edition of The Rocky Horror Picture Show.

We’re also starting to see holiday titles peppered within the list at the bottom of this article!  Let’s see what new DVD/Blu-ray titles we have coming out on October 19th, 2010:

Movies on DVD/BD

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  • Agora Starring Rachel Weisz and Max Minghella
  • Apocalypse Now [Blu-ray] Starring Martin Sheen and Marlon Brando
  • Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (Ultimate Edition) Starring Daniel Radcliffe, Rupert Grint, and Emma Watson
  • Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (Ultimate Edition) Starring Daniel Radcliffe, Rupert Grint, and Emma Watson
  • Mirrors 2 Starring Nick Stahl, Emmanuelle Vaugier, Evan Jones, et al.
  • Moulin Rouge! [Blu-ray] Starring Nicole Kidman and Ewan McGregor
  • Night of the Demons Starring Edward Furlong, Shannon Elizabeth, Monica Keena, et al.
  • Predators on DVD and Blu-rayPredators Starring Topher Grace and Adrien Brody
    • Predators DVD Special Features:
      • Commentary by Robert Rodriguez and director, Nimród Antal
      • De-cloaking the Invisible: Alien Terrain
      • Motion Comics:
      • –Moments of Extraction: Robert Rodriguez presents exclusive prequel vignettes voiced by the cast of PREDATORS. Witness the secret adventures that turned two of our world’s most ruthless killers into the ultimate Predator prey
        —-Isabelle
        —-Mombasa
        —Crucified
    • Predators Blu-ray Special Features
      • Disc 1: Blu-ray Theatrical Feature
      • Commentary by Robert Rodriguez and Nimród Antal
      • Motion Comics
      • Fox Movie Channel presents Making a Scene
      • Deleted and Extended Scenes
      • Theatrical Trailer
    • Disc 2: Digital Copy
  • Psycho on Blu-rayPsycho (50th Anniversary Edition) [Blu-ray] Starring Anthony Perkins, Vera Miles, John Gavin, and Janet Leigh
    • Psycho Blu-ray Special Features
      • The Making of Psycho
      • Psycho Sound
      • In The Master’s Shadow: Hitchcock’s Legacy
      • Hitchcock / Truffaut Interview Excerpts
      • Newsreel Footage: The Release of Psycho
      • The Shower Scene: With and Without Music
      • The Shower Scene: Storyboards by Saul Bass
      • The Psycho Archives
      • Lobby Cards
      • Behind-the-Scenes Photographs
      • Production Photographs
      • Theatrical Trailer
      • Re-release Trailers
      • My Scenes
      • Feature Commentary with Stephen Rebello (author of “Alfred Hitchcock and the Making of Psycho”)
      • BD Live
  • Romeo + Juliet [Blu-ray] Starring Leonardo DiCaprio, John Leguizamo, Harold Perrineau, et al.
  • Seven Samurai (The Criterion Collection) [Blu-ray] Starring Toshirô Mifune, Takashi Shimura, Keiko Tsushima, et al.
  • The Rocky Horror Picture Show on Blu-rayThe Rocky Horror Picture Show (35th Anniversary Edition) [Blu-ray] Starring Tim Curry, Susan Sarandon, and Barry Bostwick
    • Restored Picture – Brand New 4K/2K Master From The Original Camera Negatives
    • The Midnight Experience: The Late Night, Double Feature, Picture-in-Picture Show, Vintage Callback Track (Unrated), Prop Box, Trivia Track
    • BD-LIVE: Live Lookup, Powered by IMDb
    • Rocky-oke: Sing It!
    • Don’t Dream It, Be It: The Search for the 35th Anniversary Shadowcast, Part I
    • An-tic-i-pation: The Search for the 35th Anniversary Shadowcast, Part II
    • Mick Rock (A Photographer)
    • Mick Rock’s Picture Show (A Gallery)
    • Pressbook and Poster Gallery

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Grease Sing-Along, Where It’s Playing Friday July 30th

July 29, 2010

Is the Grease Sing-A-Long becoming the next Rocky Horror Picture Show?  Nah, no one can compare to Dr. Frank-N-Furter, Janet Weiss and the rest of that musical gang of misfits.  But the Grease Sing-A-Long has gained enough momentum to have it air in more theaters since its inception some weeks back. Check out the info [...]

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GLEE News from Comic Con 2010 (Season 2 Spoilers)

July 26, 2010

The following news bits from the Glee panel at Comic Con 2010 are the bullet points from the session with the fans in Ballroom 20.  There are more details at the source link: Tina (Jenna Ushkowitz) will fall out of love with Artie (Kevin McHale) and in love with Mike Chang (Harry Shum Jr.) Glee [...]

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Nationwide Grease Sing-A-Long In Select Theaters

July 10, 2010

If you’re a huge Grease fan, and you’re interested in a re-release where you can sing-along with the movie, much akin to the Rocky Horror Picture Show, check out the following press release below! – Grease (Widescreen Edition) from Amazon -

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