New on DVD and Blu-ray, Nov. 6 Feature: Alter Egos (2011), American Nightmare (1983), Arthur Christmas (2011), Batman: The Charley Chase Comedy Collection” (various dates), “The Day He Arrives” (2011), “Death Ship” (1980), “Dick Tracy: Kino Classics Deluxe Remastered Edition” (1924), “Dinotasia” (2012), “Eleven Samurai” (1966), “Even the Rain” (2010), “The Fighting Sullivans” (1944), “Fire With …
Movies opening Friday, Nov. 2 Utilizing stark public and police cameras, plus blurry private video and cell footage, we see parasitic creatures jump from fish to humans, terrorizing a town
New on DVD and Blu-ray, Oct. 19 When the patriarch kills a neighbor, the family members become, by ancient custom, prisoners in their own home. Europe’s Most Wanted The “Madagascar” films have never been realistic, or moved at a snail’s pace, but this speed-freaking latest installment – in which our anthropomorphic Zoo Yorkers swim from Africa to France – is frenetic to the point of incoherence …
Rating ‘found-footage’ movies In collaboration with Rotten Tomatoes and its parent company, Flixster, The Chronicle presents the critical consensus of found-footage movies. The figure listed is the percentage of critics who have rated the film positively, based on reviews listed at rottentomatoes.com. Full of creepy campfire scares, this mock doc keeps audiences in the dark about its titular …
Movies opening Friday, Oct. 19 Alex Cross Tyler Perry goes all cops and killers in this adaptation of the James Patterson thriller, as a homicide detective dancing a dangerous tango with a sly serial killer (Matthew Fox) who makes it personal.
New on DVD and Blu-ray, Oct. 16 Feature: Airborne (2012), Alien Dawn (2012), The Ambassador (2011), The Angel Who Pawned Her Harp (1956), Becoming Blond (2010), Bush Christmas (1947), Chernobyl Diaries (2010), A Christmas Carol (1951), Don’t Answer the Phone (1980), Exorcism/Demoniac Remastered (1974), Female Vampire/Erotikill: Collector’s Edition” (1981), “The Heart of Christmas” (2011), “Ice …
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New on DVD and Blu-ray, Oct. 12 A Cat in Paris This Oscar-nominated, animated noir adventure concerns a cat leading a double life: as a little girl’s cuddly pal and a cat burglar’s aide
Movies to see this weekend, Oct. 5 Looper A sci-fi thriller set in 2044, it uses the story of a hit man (who disposes of people from the future sent back to the past) for a reflection on morals and technology. There’s comedy, satire, sci-fi and thriller material, and even some music