Skip It Less than a year ago, Acorn collected the first two “Jack Irish” telemovies into a Blu-Ray set. The films, based on the books by author Peter Temple, followed Irish (Guy Pearce) as he slowly shifts from being a fancy criminal attorney to being a private investigator, while recovering from the murder of his wife, Isabel.
Recommended [click on the thumbnail to enlarge] “I live my life a quarter-mile at a time.” “That is the dumbest thing I’ve ever heard.” Turns out that Neal H. Moritz really liked raking in millions and … Read the entire review
Washington, D.C. (May 12, 2014) – Her, the Spike Jonze-directed masterpiece starring Joaquin Phoenix, leads this week’s top new releases on Blu-ray high-def disc. If you’re buying just one new release this week, this should be the one.
Eagle Rock have set an June 24th release date for Peter Gabriel’s ‘Back to Front – Live in London’ on DVD, Blu-ray and they will also offer Deluxe Editions on DVD and Blu-ray
Sony and Panasonic have unveiled a new optical disc format designed to replace the Blu-Ray format, don’t expect to see a format war – the Archival Disc isn’t going to be aimed at consumers.
This week’s reviews of what’s new on Blu-ray and DVD by Matt Brunson (View From The Couch is a weekly column that reviews what’s new on Blu-ray and DVD.) BLACK NATIVITY (2013).… [ Read more ] [ Subscribe to the comments on this story ]
The absence of female directors and producers in Hollywood probably explains why, in the post-Bridesmaids era, there are still so few movies about women. Still, it’s nice to know that the imbalance is for no legitimate business reason, and the movies that do get made sell just as well as … More »    Â
Recommended The Movie: For all of the commercials that shill fizzy golden water most Sundays in the fall for football, the overall message, it would appear that the only film that has effectively explored a grown man’s fandom for a sports team has been Fever Pitch . Based on the work of a writer whose name is familiar to many, it went from a book to a movie to an American remake that explored …
Skip It Jack (John Cusack) has one task to complete on his newest assignment: deliver a bag.
Highly Recommended In 10 Words or Less Harold Lloyd tackles popularity at college Reviewer’s Bias* Loves: Classic comedies Likes: Harold Lloyd, good slapstick Dislikes: Most silent films Hates: Big-time college sports, most modern slapstick The Movie The Criterion Collection has long been in the Charlie Chaplin business, but they’ve kept the other members of the silent comedy holy trinity …