October 14, 2012
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DVD review: ‘Indiana Jones: Complete’ Sure, getting four Indiana Jones movies in one package is a treat almost everyone will enjoy, and seeing it on Blu-ray is really cool – but the real plus is the documentary made in 1981 on the first of the films, “Raiders of the Lost Ark.” All of today’s technology can’t compare with that travelogue mixed in with filmmakers trying to make a movie “without …
DVD review: ‘Crimson Petal and the White’ Gillian Anderson (“Bleak House”) plays the heartless madam of Sugar’s brothel, and Amanda Hale is the sickly, delusional wife of Sugar’s regular patron, played by Chris O’Dowd. The miniseries is sexy but, like Faber’s novel, uses the format of the Victorian novel to explore the theme of sexual and emotional repression.
When “Ella Enchanted,†the whimsical and funny fractured fairy tale, hit theaters back in 2004 it garnered a mixed critical response and lackluster box office. Never receiving much popularity or notoriety, many may not remember this little film, which is a real shame.
Recommended The Movie: The story of Legendary Amazons is fairly straightforward, I believe. All of the men of the Yang Clan are killed in battle and their women, from the youngest to the oldest, must take up arms and seek revenge against the armies that killed their men.
In ”Argo,” production of a fake film is central to the plot; films within a film can be reel magic
Two classic movies are new out on Blu-ray now. One is a family film from the 80s and the other is a restored version of an award-winning world cinema masterpiece
You don’t expect much from a musical built on a foundation of 1980s glam-metal anthems, but you do expect it to be fun.
Though converting to digital is proving to be a costly venture for area community theaters, it also means theaters could potentially grow after the new technology is installed.
A “handful†of additional library titles are getting the 3D treatment.