Two boys, river-rats on the mighty Mississippi, run smack into adulthood when they encounter and befriend a fugitive from the
Recommended Let’s be honest: a lot of movies and TV shows from our childhoods just don’t hold up now, since kids are much more forgiving of…well, total crap. Disney’s loose adaptation of Robin Hood (1973) was a personal favorite growing up, mostly because a friend of mine always seemed to be watching it when I came over. He pretty much wore the cassette out after a few short years…but during …
After the intensity of Shane Meadows’ last two features, Dead Man’s Shoes and This Is England, this feels like a small holiday project. Tomo (Thomas Turgoose) is a teen escaping a bad home life and a refugee of sorts; he meets a genuine one in Polish teen Marek (Piotr Jagiello), left to his own devices while his father works on the St Pancras redevelopment (Eurostar was the main financier). The …
The Aboriginal Australian women whose lives inspired the acclaimed movie “The Sapphires” have protested at the film’s US DVD cover, saying its portrayal of a white male actor as the lead disrespects people of colour.
The now 97-year-old Ronald Neame worked with Alec Guinness on five important British films: as producer of Great Expectations and Oliver Twist , and director of The Card, The Horse’s Mouth and Tunes of Glory, made when we had a properly functioning film industry. The neglected Horse’s Mouth is a labour of love by Guinness. He adapted it from Joyce Cary’s rambunctious novel and himself played the …
James Cameron movie is brilliant at bringing a world to life you sometimes feel bludgeoned with his none too original green, antiwar message writ large. By Rob Mackie There is no 3D version on either DVD or Blu-ray planned for the near future but there will be a director’s cut out in the autumn. For now, a 2D version still feels like an event without that third dimension.
The original Sapphires have reached across the globe to call on race rights advocates to boycott the US DVD version of the movie made about their lives. Â Â Â Â
The original Sapphires have reached across the globe to call on race rights advocates to boycott the US DVD version of the movie made about their lives. Â Â Â Â
BBC Worldwide is in discussions to buy DVD publishing business 2entertain from struggling retailer Woolworths. By Mark Sweney
Sony’s answer to the Flip Flip Video was one of the gadgets of 2008 , so it’s no surprise that the rest of the tech industry is trying to muscle in to regain a bit of market. Flip was a best seller at Christmas in both the UK and US, so what can the big boys do to compete?