Recommended The above is from a trailer for The Manson Family included on this disc and is also quoted on the back cover. Being a DVDTalk reviewer for a relatively short time, this is the first time I have been faced with the unique challenge of covering a new release of a title that previously received praise worthy enough of being quoted on it.
This week brings one of the biggest films of 2013 (so far) to home video, some Disney animated titles, and some classic schlock.
BRIDGEWATER — Pull up your kayak and enjoy the movie. Or your yacht or speedboat, if you have one. You could even bring a chair if you prefer to sit on the grass.
By Brent Lang LOS ANGELES (TheWrap.com) – “House of Cards” may be upending the way viewers watch television by releasing all of its episodes in one binge-friendly gulp, but Netflix’s series will have a rather conventional afterlife. The glossy, 13-episode political thriller will be released on DVD and Blu – ray on June 11, according to Home Media Magazine, which noted that the series is available …
Times critics review three of this week’s new films.
The South by Southwest Film Festival kicks off this Friday evening, March 8 in Austin, TX. The opening night festivities
By Karen Valby Karen Valby’s Austin picks include Shakespeare a la Whedon; punk rock docs; and a newlywed comedy
Recommended Released between 2009 and 2012, five animated adaptations of Theodore “Dr. Seuss” Geisel’s most celebrated books made their Blu-Ray debut courtesy of Warner Bros., who also did wonderful restoration work on Charles Schulz’ beloved Peanuts animated shorts
Recommended Like Network and several other films before and since, Paul Michael Glaser’s The Running Man (1987) seemed far-fetched decades ago…but it hits a little closer to home these days.
Highly Recommended THE MOVIE: Please Note: The stills used here are taken from promotional materials, not the Blu-ray edition under review. The 1941 winner of the Best Picture Oscar, How Green Was My Valley is one of John Ford’s nostalgic tributes to a foreign land and a foreign time. Narrated from a modern vantage point, but set in a Welsh mining village at the outset of the 20th Century, the …