DVD review: ‘House M.D.: Season 8’ In 2008, across 66 countries, this series became the most watched TV show on Earth. Every culture, it seems, enjoyed seeing American doctor Gregory House, played by British actor Hugh Laurie, behave like a pompous ass, ridiculing his fellow doctors and nurses, sneering at his administrators and humbugging the experts because he always understood the …
DVD review: ‘Purple Noon’ “The Talented Mr. Ripley,” a 1955 psychological thriller about a charming serial killer, has the distinction of having been turned into a movie twice, most recently in 1999 by Anthony Minghella – the director’s finest hour
Movies to see this weekend, Dec. 28 Django Unchained Quentin Tarantino’s spaghetti Western, about an escaped slave (Jamie Foxx) who teams up with a bounty hunter (Christoph Waltz) to rescue his wife from an evil plantation lord (Leonardo DiCaprio) is the most consistently entertaining film of the year, full of dazzling dialogue, imaginative story turns and moments of high tension. Sulley, the …
New on DVD and Blu-ray, Dec. 28 Arbitrage In writer-director Nicholas Jarecki’s smooth, snooze-inducing anti-thriller – about a high-finance magnate whose cushy life is threatened – an exceedingly dapper Richard Gere appears in nice suits and handsome close-ups that serve no purpose other than to remind us how exceedingly dapper Richard Gere looks in nice suits and handsome close-ups. Killer Joe …
There were lots of movies that came out in 2012, here is a look back at the family-friendly films during the year.
# hivefivecallforcontenders If you’re about to get on a plane, have an HTPC and don’t love the idea of changing physical discs, or just want to declutter, the idea of ripping your DVDs probably sounds good, assuming you don’t do it already.
This is the lightest week of the year when it comes to new DVD releases.
The raunchy adult comedy “Ted†beat a pair of action films in pre-holiday sales of DVD and Blu-ray discs, with humor trumping the final installment of director Christopher Nolan’s Dark Knight trilogy, “The Dark Knight Rises,†and newcomer “The Bourne Legacy†as well as the animated “Ice Age: Continental Drift.†But “Ted†barely cracked the top 10 when it came to DVD and Blu-ray rentals.
Various Artists, “La Boheme” (Electric Picture, Deutsche Grammophon)
This year may be preparing its swan song, but the cinematic gems of 2012 live on. The long weekend ahead presents a prime opportunity to catch up on your list of neglected movies from these past dozen months.