On DVD/Blu-ray this week: Once of the most beloved classics of cinema, on Blu-ray for the first time; Jennifer Westfeldt’s hilarious and insightful directorial debut; Abel Ferrara’s most acclaimed film in years; the latest from feel-good auteur Lasse Hallstrom; and a heady trip back to the Beat generation. #1.
With this season’s biggest releases venturing into grim territory, it’s time to ask: Has the classic summertime movie turned into a major bummer?
The prison takeover film has been a Hollywood staple for decades and Lockout runs with the formula with the only real snippet of originality being that the prison is set in space. It is the year 2079, and CIA agent Marion Snow (Pearce) is framed for the murder of another agent who was investigating stolen government secrets…
Five ‘Avengers’-related movies planned for next two years. Producers discussed plans for five Avengers-related films to be released in the next two years at the “Iron Man 3” Comic-Con panel in San Diego.
SO, WHILE THERE’S OBVIOUSLY A VERY BIG MOVIE ELEMENT TO COMIC-CON, THERE’S A LOT OF STRAIGHT-UP COMIC BOOK STUFF TOO. DO THOSE TWO CULTURES COME TOGETHER AT ALL THERE? But of course! Marvel pretty much owned the comics-and-movies crossover today…
Times film critics on “Farewell, My Queen,” “Trishna” and “Ice Age: Continental Drift.”
Eagle Rock have set a September 25 DVD and Blu-ray release date for Freddie Mercury’s The Great Pretender.
By Meg Malone Everyone’s favorite archaeologist-action-star is coming back in a high-definition way. The upcoming “Indiana Jones: The Complete Adventures” is a Blu-Ray release of all four films starring Harrison Ford as the titular hero and will be available on September 18
Still slow – perhaps post-holiday lag – for DVD and Blu-ray releases, but this week you can catch up with two of this year’s misfires, and a film that has had its reputation grow ever since it was dumped by its studio. Check out this week’s picks.
Bruce Wilis has an interesting interview style. Sure he’ll take your questions, ponder them and give you a steely, action-star answer, but he’ll also commandeer your audio…