“We cross and re-cross our tracks like figure skaters,†claims Jim Broadbent’s bumbling publisher in this impenetrable adaptation of David Mitchell’s time-hopping bestseller. Various characters – played by Tom Hanks, Ben Whishaw, Halle Berry, Hugh Grant – are connected through the ages by a musical score and acts of violence.    Â
Gael GarcÃa Bernal, in his best role since Y Tu Mamá También, plays Rene, a skateboarding advertising hotshot tasked with running the 1988 “NO†campaign against General Pinochet’s vicious Chilean dictatorship.
A resident poisons her neighbour’s dog, another flings herself off a balcony, a visitor’s car is broken into. It’s clear that this middle-class neighbourhood in Refice, Brazil is unravelling. Â Â Â Â
Marvel has just announced that their latest blockbuster, Iron Man 3 , will be released on DVD and Blu-ray on September 24th. The film will also be available for digital download three weeks earlier on September 3rd. Here’s the special features for the film’s Blu-ray.
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Already breaking records in its April release, Blu-ray and DVD for the History miniseries best all of the last two years’ TV efforts. read more    Â
Movies opening Friday in S.F. Bay Area The Heat The cop-buddy flick goes full chick mode in this tale of a mismatched FBI agent (Sandra Bullock) and a Boston police detective (Melissa McCarthy). Hey Bartender The elixir of bar life comes not from the heady crowd but the vibrant blending of artistry, assessment and engagement
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Looking for a way to celebrate the end of DOMA? How about a movie night! From Harry Hamlin in 1982’s Making Love to Jake Gyllenhaal and Heath Ledger’s cowboy romance in…