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 …
Silent films – 40 movies will screen Silent films – 40 movies will screen Some 40 silent films, all projected on 35mm, will be screened in the Bay Area through February (three unrelated film series plus the Niles Essanay Silent Film Museum’s usual weekly fare). Most intriguing is a traveling Pickford series, with author Christel Schmidt presenting a program each of the next three nights …
DVD review: ‘Death Watch’ (Ironically, the film predicts the coming of “reality TV” and deals with some of its questionable aspects.) Subsequent laserdiscs and VHS tapes were also edited, so this is the first time the complete version intended by the director has been commercially packaged in America. The story focuses on a young Harvey Keitel as a man with an implanted brain-camera whose …
New on DVD and Blu-ray, Jan. 25 End of Watch David Ayer’s (“Street Kings”) riveting thriller about L.A. cops stars Jake Gyllenhaal and Michael Peña as decent young officers patrolling the hood
DVD review: ‘Weekend’ of your opinion of his later work, “Weekend,” his 15th feature in nine years, was the last film of the first stage of his career, which began with 1959’s “Breathless” and produced most of his best-known works (“Contempt,” “Vivre sa vie,” “Alphaville,” “Band of Outsiders,” etc.). Featuring a set-piece of cinematic legend – a lengthy traffic jam sequence that goes for …
Movies opening Friday, Jan. 18 The Last Stand The Governator pumps up his acting resume with this tale of a cartel honcho who busts out of federal custody and makes a run for the border. The Law in These Parts This documentary examines the legal system of the occupied West Bank and Gaza Strip, established more than 40 years ago by the Israel Defense Forces
New on DVD and Blu-ray, Jan. 11 Compliance Based on the infamous “strip search” prank calls that occurred in dozens of states, this naturalistic, morally discomfiting film dramatizes what might, could, did happen if a man were to call up a fast-food restaurant and claim to be a cop investigating a young female employee.
Movies opening Friday, Jan. 11 Amour This Cannes Film Festival and critics’ favorite depicts retired music teachers Georges and Anne doing their cultivated thing in their 80s.