Nightfall (2012) (Blu-ray)
Skip It It only takes three things to make a good movie: an interesting and engaging story, well-drawn characters, and skillful execution.
May 23, 2013
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Skip It It only takes three things to make a good movie: an interesting and engaging story, well-drawn characters, and skillful execution.
Rent It The Movie: The John Wayne melodrama Three Faces West is nothing if not timely, tackling issues of rural poverty, the dust bowl, European expatriots in the U.S., and the threat of fascism all within the span of 80 minutes. A product of Wayne’s longtime employers at Reupublic Pictures, the 1940 film arrives on DVD and Blu Ray as the latest in Olive Pictures’ line of handsomely reissued …
Highly Recommended The Movies: The Movies: A Peter Fonda double feature?
Rent It THE FILM: Click an image to view Blu-ray screenshot with 1080p resolution. I lamented the aging of steadfast movie hero Clint Eastwood in my review for Trouble with the Curve , and have similar feelings about Al Pacino, Christopher Walken and Alan Arkin in Stand Up Guys . I guess it’s time to accept that my acting heroes are not getting any younger, and, particularly in Pacino’s case, it …
Highly Recommended THE FILM: Click an image to view Blu-ray screenshot with 1080p resolution. Steven Soderbergh claims he is retiring from directing this year
Rent It THE FILM: Click an image to view Blu-ray screenshot with 1080p resolution. If you listen to the cast and crew of Texas Chainsaw 3D talk about making the film, it’s clear the group set out to make something that respects the fans and legacy of Tobe Hooper’s 1974 cult classic . Diehard fans sharpened their knives immediately upon hearing that Texas Chainsaw was to bill itself as a direct …
Highly Recommended THE FILM: Click an image to view Blu-ray screenshot with 1080p resolution. John Sturges’ The Great Escape is regarded as one of the most exciting dramas ever filmed. The movie is a favorite of critics and casual fans alike for good reason, as it remains a thrilling, intelligent retelling of the prison break at Germany’s Stalag Luft III in March 1944
Rent It THE FILM: Click an image to view Blu-ray screenshot with 1080p resolution.
Highly Recommended THE FILM Please Note: The images used here are from promotional materials and stills provided by Criterion , not the Blu-ray edition under review. It’s no coincidence that, of all the multifarious masterpieces the great French filmmaker Jean-Luc Godard has given us over the years and decades, it’s 1964’s Band of Outsiders ( Bande part ) that revved American auteur Quentin …