Windfall hidden in Florida widow's home movies
Reviewing old home movies proved to be a richer experience than one southwest Florida woman expected.
August 6, 2012
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Reviewing old home movies proved to be a richer experience than one southwest Florida woman expected.
Why must the beloved Hobbit novel be stretched over three films? Must all of Hollywood be so greedy
1. “Fast Times at Ridgemont High†(cafehabana.com) You can say it: Thirty years later, this remains among Sean Penn’s finest work.
Hey, these guys are tired. For many days now, Will Ferrell and Zach Galifianakis have been on a cross-country (and Canada) whistle stop, delivering stump speeches and doing meet-and-greets with public officials, media types, and even a few carefully vetted regular folk.
If the prospect of viewing a two-hour, black & white French-language prisoner-of-war movie leaves you less than enthusiastic, you may safely banish all qualms.
We know you’ve got questions, and if you’re brave enough to ask the world for answers, here’s the outlet to do so. This week’s Ask Engadget inquiry is from Dominic, who’s moving into the world of drive-less laptops but can’t let go of his Blu-Ray discs. If you’re looking to send in an inquiry of your own, drop us a line at ask [at] engadget [dawt] com
A foreign film from the 1930s leads these Blu-ray upgrades and DVD debuts of vintage favorites.
All movies are 2012 releases unless otherwise noted. Availability: DVD | Blu-ray | Both Blu-ray and DVD In this musical CGI version of the classic Dr
It’s kind of sweet that dumb, untalented people with very little money get to make movies sometimes. -TNP
Recommended A remake of Alfred Hitchcock’s Dial M for Murder (1954) and the Frederick Knott play from which it was derived, A Perfect Murder (1998) cannily reconfigures its plot and characters for a much more cynical, modern day audience. Patrick Smith Kelly’s screenplay deviates from its source quite a bit, but the results aren’t terrible