DVD releases: Scorsese's 'Hugo' a beloved journey
A brave animated cat and a loving look at film history top this week’s DVD releases.
February 24, 2012
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A brave animated cat and a loving look at film history top this week’s DVD releases.
What is, arguably, Disney’s most romantic animated feature has made its Blu-ray debut, and a bevy of vintage titles arrive on…
Feature: “Anatomy of a Murder” (1959), “Bad Actress” (2012), “Blank City” (2010), “Blood Shed: A Brother’s Revenge” (2011), “Everyday Sunshine: The Story of Fishbone” (2011), “Honey 2” (2011), “House of Flesh Mannequins”…
RATING: (POLITE APPLAUSE) In this easygoing documentary, the players who compete in the Monopoly world championship are almost quirky enough to qualify for an Errol Morris film. “Under the Boardwalk” doesn’t reach those…
Opening Friday Act of Valor Gone Good Deeds In Darkness Khodorkovsky Roadie Straight Outta Hunters Point Wanderlust
Two films that had limited play top Tuesday’s DVD releases.
‘Tis nearly Valentine’s Day, fellas, when you’re expected to sit down with your gal to see “The Vow,” or something like it.
Love has triumphed over action at the weekend box office with a No. 1 debut for the romantic drama “The Vow.” Studio estimates Sunday show that the love story starring Rachel McAdams and Channing Tatum took in $41.7…
RATING: (POLITE APPLAUSE) There is nothing more buoyant, dangerous or irrepressible than James Cagney in his first years of stardom. Every film he did between 1931 and 1934 is worth seeing. Each one is a delight
Hi Mick: Why do quality actors like Geoffrey Rush and Robert Downey Jr., who presumably have long ago achieved financial comfort, take part in bad movies?