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Sky Movies app rolls on to Android – provided you have the right one

Sky has brought its Movies app to Android, meaning that Sky Movies subscribers can now watch films on their droid-based tablets and smartphones – provided you have the right ones. If you’re a Sky Movies subscriber, the app will give you access hundreds of films on demand as well as being able to set recordings to your Sky box from afar. If you’re not a Movies customer, you can still download the …

March 14, 2013 No Comments

Which movies to see this weekend, March 1

Which movies to see this weekend, March 1 Two unforgettable portraits of prostitution, early 1930s style, make up this Sunday double-header. The first features the lovely Mae Clarke, as a destitute American showgirl stranded in London and forced into prostitution in order to survive

March 1, 2013 No Comments

New on DVD and Blu-ray, March 1

New on DVD and Blu-ray, March 1 The Fight to Rescue American Healthcare This well-crafted documentary by Matthew Heineman and Susan Froemke offers an X-ray of what’s wrong with this nation’s health care system and suggests solutions – among them, that the medical industry needs to switch its focus from intervention to prevention and that patients should change their lifestyles.

March 1, 2013 No Comments

50 factoids you didn't know about your favorite sports movies

In honor of the Academy Awards, we’re celebrating our favorite sports movies with our favorite pastime: useless trivia.

February 25, 2013 No Comments

Which movies to see this weekend, Feb. 22

Which movies to see this weekend, Feb. 22 Another winner from talented director Eytan Fox, this intimate, engaging romantic drama is a follow-up to his groundbreaking movie “Yossi & Jagger.” The new film, which concerns an ex-Israeli soldier struggling to move on from the loss of his lover (who died on the front lines), features excellent acting and showcases a director who gets more assured …

February 22, 2013 No Comments

Just released on Blu-Ray and DVD

Just released on Blu-Ray and DVD Argo That Ben Affleck can direct a film this smart, this gripping, is no surprise any longer, but still – his account of a rescue effort during the Iran hostage crisis is as precise as it is suspenseful. Affleck plays the CIA operative who aims to fly out six Americans posing as a film crew for a fake movie

February 22, 2013 No Comments

New on DVD and Blu-ray, Feb. 19

New on DVD and Blu-ray, Feb. 19 The Strike” (2012), “Bagdad Cafe” (1987), “Broken Roads” (2012), “The Cyclist” (2012), “The Factory” (2012), “Fangoria Presents: Renegade Version” (1991), “Hipsters” (2008), “Hollow” (2011), “I Love You to Death” (2012), “Innocent Bystanders” (1972), “Irreconcilable Differences: Special Edition (1984), Julius Caesar (1970), Lake Noir (2011), Live Nude Girls (1995 …

February 19, 2013 No Comments

New on DVD and Blu-ray, Feb. 12

New on DVD and Blu-ray, Feb. 12 New DVD and Blu-ray releases Feature: Aladdin and the Death Lamp (2012), Alpha Males Experiment (2009), Babar: Official Fifth Season, Volume Two” (1964), “Bully” (2011), “Croczilla” (2012), “Dangerous Liaisons” (2012), “Girl Model” (2011), “Heist: Who Stole the American Dream? (2011), Jedi Junkies (2010), The Kid With a Bike (2011), Kill for Me (2013), The Man …

February 12, 2013 No Comments

New on DVD and Blu-ray, Feb. 8

New on DVD and Blu-ray, Feb. 8 Alex Cross An indifferent story and script are elevated somewhat by action director Rob Cohen, who makes the most of every opportunity in this tale of a madman assassin and the cop out to catch him. The Eye Has to Travel Lisa Immordino Vreeland’s captivating documentary explores the wit, whimsy and world-class taste of her mother, renowned fashion editor at Harper …

February 8, 2013 No Comments

What's new on DVD and Blu-ray

What’s new on DVD and Blu-ray Alex Cross An indifferent story and script are elevated somewhat by action director Rob Cohen, who makes the most of every opportunity in this tale of a madman assassin and the cop out to catch him. Celeste and Jesse Forever Old-fashioned and modern, funny and melancholic, this witty, heartfelt romantic comedy involves a couple (the excellent Rashida Jones and Andy …