Rent It Robotics; Notes Part 2 Blu-ray Review Robotics;Notes is ananime adaptation based uponthe visual novel video game released by the Japanese production company5pb.The story told is the third one in the game series subtitled “ScienceAdventure”and the anime realization of the story was animated by the acclaimedProductionI.G. There is also a manga series that was published in Monthly …
Question: My VCR-DVD recorder now appears to be blocked by DirecTV from recording TV shows on a DVD. All channels display the message, “Copy Protected. Can Not Record.” Should I toss out my DVD recorder and get a DVR (digital video recorder)?
Recommended THE MOVIE: Please Note: The stills used here are taken from promotional materials and other sources, not the Blu-ray edition under review. In college, reading Peter Shaffer’s Equus had a profound impact on me.
Skip It THE FILM: Click an image to view Blu-ray screenshot with 1080p resolution. After low-budget thriller Paranormal Activity earned over $100 million on a $15,000 budget, distributor Paramount churned out sequels annually for the next three years. Paranormal Activity 4 was a critical dud and earned far less than its predecessors, so the powers that be gave the franchise a year off before …
DVD Talk Collector Series The Movie: There are not as many directors as polarizing popularly yet as talented as Lars von Trier. While it feels like at times his films have perhaps catered a little too hard to the gimmick (looking specifically at Dogville and Manderlay ), when he is on’ there are few unlike him. In the mainstream announcement of his presence, we have perhaps the best example of …
Highly Recommended Arguably the most obscure American feature released to Blu-ray format to date, Boardwalk (1979) was heretofore unknown to this writer despite an excellent cast of important actors. Spottily distributed by Atlantic Releasing, Boardwalk ‘s run may have been limited to a few prints distributed to a handful of theaters in major cities only. The movie, however, is excellent.
Skip It While test piloting a new jet, Fred Norwood (John Ericson) sees something he can’t explain: a flying saucer, one which requires some tricky maneuvering to avoid. Unfortunately, when he touches down, his bosses are furious — the radio transmissions he was sending describing the incident didn’t go through, the radar was a storm of static, and his test pilot partner was busy investigating …
Rent It If you’ve seen the trailer for Peter Segal’s Grudge Match (2013), chances are good that you’ve formed a clear opinion already…and though it doesn’t quite play out how you’d expect, there aren’t many surprises along the way. The film follows the rivalry of Henry “Razor” Sharp (Sylvester Stallone) and Billy “The Kid” McDonnen (Robert De Niro), two former boxers whose only single career …
Highly Recommended The Movie: When I was in high school, I had a history teacher who was a big movie buff. He helped organize an after-school cinema club, where a dedicated pocket of burgeoning film fans would watch mostly old movies