Highly Recommended The Film: Porco Rosso rarely finds itself at the top of most Studio Ghibli “favorite” lists, which are often capped off with the works of Hayao Miyazaki involving whimsical creatures of the forest and grand narratives hinged on being transported to dream-like settings. His tale of a veteran WWI pilot turned bounty hunter who's been cursed with the vestige of a pig doesn't have …
Rent It Track the Man Down (1954) is an extremely mild thriller about the manhunt following a greyhound track robbery, of interest today mainly for its cast, and because it was one of a small handful of pictures made by Republic Pictures' British subsidiary. (Presumably, Republic made films there to access funds that could only be spent in Britain.) Like the contemporaneous co-productions …
Recommended THE FILM: Click an image to view Blu-ray screenshot with 1080p resolution. What would you do to be famous?
Highly Recommended THE FILM: Click an image to view Blu-ray screenshot with 1080p resolution. Although much of David Ayer's Fury takes place inside an M4 Sherman tank, the most compelling drama is outside its metal walls, in the smoldering German villages torched by a desperate Nazi army. Ayer assembles a strong cast – Brad Pitt, Logan Lerman, Shia LaBeouf, Michael Pena and Jon Bernthal – to man …
Rent It Despite a good cast, a great title, and an even better poster (see below), World for Ransom (1954) is a terrible Cold War thriller, though not without interest. It was Robert Aldrich's second film as director following Big Leaguer (1953), though quite possibly World for Ransom was made first and released after. Many consider World for Ransom a dry run for Aldrich's great nihilistic noir …
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Bandai Visual lists the May 27 Blu-ray Disc and DVD releases of UchÅ« Senkan Yamato 2199: Hoshi-Meguru Hakobune (Space Battleship Yamato 2199: Star-Voyaging…
A look at new releases, including 'The Judge,' 'The Book of Life' and 'La Ciénaga.' A look at new releases, including 'The Judge,' 'The Book of Life' and 'La Ciénaga.'