Archive for 'blu-ray' Category
Disc New Releases – 5/24/2011
Top of the Pops: I Am Number Four – Critics hated it, but I bet “the kids”getting out of school this time of year will help push this to be a top seller. It’s got cute boys and it’s loud!
Classic Re-Issue: The Great Dictator – Probably C…
Disc New Releases – 5/10/2011
Top of the Pops: Blue Valentine – This is my pick for best actor and actress of last year. Seeing a couple fall apart is not easy, but Michelle Williams and Ryan Gosling present it seemingly without effort in a beautiful, painful work of art.
Class…
Disc New Releases – 5/3/2011
Top of the Pops: The Green Hornet – Director Michel Gondry’s artistic flourishes are barely visible under the ham-fisted attempts of the studio to control this mass-marketed movie, which was supposed to launch Seth Rogen’s blockbuster status. J…
Disc New Releases – 4/26/2011
Top of the Pops: Human Planet – The BBC has been putting out some amazing documentary series, and they continue that tradition with one about humanity’s place on earth.
Classic Re-Issue: The Scent of Green Papaya – This Vietnamese visual maste…
Disc New Releases – 4/19/2011
Top of the Pops: The King’s Speech – I don’t want to be a detractor for this film. It’s adequately made and hits the right notes for its intended audience, but it is simply not the best film from last year. It’s not even a good enough movie…
Disc New Releases – 4/5/2011
Top of the Pops: Tron: Legacy / Tron: The Original Classic (also available as a stand-alone Tron: Legacy or a stand-alone Tron: The Original Classic or in the Five-Disc Identity Disc Collectible Packaging) – The best thing about TRON: LEGACY …
Disc New Releases – 3/29/2011
Top of the Pops: Black Swan – 5 Academy Award nominations, including a win for Natalie Portman’s Best Actress performance, leaves little room to doubt the quality of this masterpiece. I consider this Aronofsky’s most accessible movie and he did…
Disc New Releases – 3/15/2011 and 3/21/2011
The time-based anomaly known as SXSW stole my attention, but I’m back and catching up.
Top of the Pops:
The Fighter (3/15)- One of my favorite movies from last year, and Christian Bale’s performance is only a small part of my attraction. The fe…
Disc New Releases – 3/1/2011
Top of the Pops: 127 Hours – It may not have won any awards last night, but the 6 nominations are deserved, plus the sound design should have attracted some attention. Watch this one with the volume cranked.
Classic Re-Issue: Bambi – The quality…
Disc New Releases – 3/1/2011
Top of the Pops: 127 Hours – It may not have won any awards last night, but the 6 nominations are deserved, plus the sound design should have attracted some attention. Watch this one with the volume cranked.
Classic Re-Issue: Bambi – The quality…
Disc New Releases – 2/22/2011
Top of the Pops: Due Date – Take two of Hollywood’s most wanted actors and make a buddy movie. The only thing keeping this from being exploitation cinema is the low likelihood of it developing a cult following. However, I bet it sells like Di…
Disc New Releases – 2/8/2011
Top of the Pops: Life as We Know It - I’m betting this is the biggest seller/rental of the upcoming week. If so, you people get what you deserve from the Hollywood comedy blockbuster machine again this year. I really want to believe that Heigel and…
Disc New Releases – 2/1/2011
Top of the Pops: Let Me In - You may have forgot there were two remakes this year that were met with jeers when they were announced, then lauded when they were released. Just as Oscar nominee TRUE GRIT is actually based on the original book, and deli…
DVD New Releases – 1/18/2011
Top of the Pops: Buried - This is the first of three films released this week that were shown at Fantastic Fest. I have to give credit to director Rodrigo Cortés and star Ryan Reynolds for pulling off the stunt of filming an entire movie in a coffi…
DVD New Releases – 1/11/2011
Top of the Pops: The Social Network - This is an easy pick for best screenplay of 2010, and it’ll make a decent run for best director and cinematography. The depiction of heads-down coding is the most authentic I’ve ever seen depicted on screen.
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