Tag: UNIVERSAL SOLDIER: DAY OF RECKONING

Laserblast Podcast 3:46.2: Universal Soldier, Red vs. Blue, Jack & Diane, Bava

Posted on by Steve Biodrowski

Universal Soldier Day of Reckoning crop
The Cinefantastique Laserblast Podcast returns, bringing you news and reviews of the latest horror, fantasy, and science fiction films on home video – DVD, Blu-ray, VOD, and instant streaming. Dan Persons and Steve Biodrowski take a look at new releases for Tuesday, November 20, including the Japanese anime title GRAVE OF THE FIREFLIES, now on Blu-ray for the first time, and the DOCTOR WHO LIMITED EDITION GIFT SET on DVD (featuring the three most recent doctors: Matt Smith, David Tennant, and Christopher Eccleston).
But wait, there’s more! Dan Persons reviews Season 10 of RED VS. BLUE. Steve Biodrowski reviews two films in limited theatrical release that are also currently available via Video on Demand: JACK & DIANE (a teen romance with weird, artsy horror elements spliced in) and UNIVERSAL SOLDIER: DAY OF RECKONING (the film that asks whether the UNIVERSAL SOLDIER franchise can successfully incorporate elements of MEMENTO and APOCALYPSE NOW). And things wrap up with a look at some titles from the late Italian horror specialist Mario Bava, which have recently become available on Netflix Instant Viewing.

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Universal Soldier: Day of Reckoning in theatres November 30

Posted on by Steve Biodrowski

Magnet Release, the genre division of Magnolia Pictures, gives a limited platform theatrical release to this fourth entry in the UNIVERSAL SOLDIER franchise, including an exclusive Los Angeles engagement at the Mann Chinese 6 Theatre in Hollywood. The story follows what happens when the Universal Soldiers (dead soldiers resurrected and genetically enhanced) regain their memories and go rogue, led by Andrew Scott (Dolph Lundgren). Also back for more bloodshed is Jean-Claude Van Damme. New man on the block is Scott Adkins, as the the distraught husband and father tracking down the man who killed his family. John Hyams directs from a screenplay he co-wrote wtih Doug Magnuson and Jon Greenhalgh.
Universal Soldier Day of Reckoning poster
Theatrical Release Schedule:

November 30:

  • Hollywood, CA Mann Chinese 6
  • New York, NY: Village East Cinemas
  • Austin, TX: Alamo Slaughter Lane 8

December 14:

  • Tucson, AZ: The Loft Cinema

Click here to check for additional engagements on the official website
UNIVERSAL SOLDIER: DAY OF RECKONING is also currently available via Video on Demand.