Movies opening this week, Aug. 24 The Apparition Researchers (Ashley Greene, Sebastian Stan, Tom Felton) out to prove that paranormal occurrences spring from the minds of humans embark on an experiment. Compliance A fast-food restaurant manager takes a call from an officer who reports a woman is accusing pretty worker Becky (Dreama Walker) of theft.
New on DVD and Blu-ray, Aug. 21 Special Edition” (1970), “Attack of the Killer Backpacks” (2012), “Bernie” (2012), “Bilitis” (1977), “Bindlestiffs” (2012), “Black Magic Rites” (1973), “Bonsai” (2012), “California Indian” (2011), “Captain Carey, U.S.A.” (1950), “Deadly Renovations” (2010), “The Dictator: Remastered” (1982), “Let Go” (2011), “Lovely Molly” (2011), “My Son John” (1952), “One in the …
DVD review: ‘Films of Fury’ none of that Chinese body-flying, butt-kicking attitude is missing in this amusing, eye-popping documentary based on the “Films of Fury” book by Ric Meyers, a World Martial Arts Hall of Fame inductee. An expert on genre movies in general, Meyers traces the Peking Opera origins of kung fu through the latest in CGI American-made pandas.
Which movies to see this weekend, Aug. 17 The Beauty of the Real: The 14-film festival of women in contemporary French cinema begins Friday night with a double feature of two crowd-pleasing films, never released in the United States: “Anthony Zimmer,” about an innocent man targeted for assassination by a femme fatale (Sophie Marceau); and “Prix a Payer,” a brutal comedy, with Nathalie Baye as a …
Movies opening this week, Aug. 17 Beloved Christophe Honoré’s three-decade escapade depicts the flirtations, deceptions and liberation of a mother (Ludivine Sagnier/Catherine Deneuve) and daughter (Chiara Mastroianni) attempting to heed their hearts.
A Central Florida man’s documentary on the power of the film”Jaws” is included on the Blu-ray edition of the 1975 killer-shark thriller, which goes on sale today.
DVD review: ‘Give Me the Banjo’ Giving us Steve Martin as narrator for this documentary history of the stringed musical instrument was a wise choice, given that Martin won a Grammy for his bluegrass album “The Crow” and has used the banjo as a comedy tool since his early years.
Movies to see this weekend, Aug. 3 The Well Digger’s Daughter Daniel Auteuil’s first film as a director – he also stars – is a lovely and passionate visit to the Marcel Pagnol world of rural Provence – the same world that was the setting for “Jean de Florette” and “Manon of the Spring.” The Queen of Versailles Lauren Greenfield’s startlingly candid look at one family’s descent from colossal …
New on DVD and Blu-ray, Aug. 3 Detention This high school comedy morphs into a slasher movie, then morphs into a time-traveling/body-switching/world’s-about-to-end science fiction story.