Recommended The Movie: Directed by Joe Massot (who would later make The Song Remains The Same ) in 1968, Wonderwall is noteworthy for being the first movie that George Harrison did the music for. The storyline, such as it is, follows a strange fifty-something man named Professor Oscar Collins (Jack MacGowran) who lives all alone in his apartment
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Highly Recommended The Movie: Takashi Kitano’s Beyond Outrage (a follow up to his 2010 Yakuza picture Outrage ) picks up where the first movie left off, albeit a few years later. Kato (Tomokazu Miura), with some help from his right hand man Ishihara (Ryo Kase), has moved to the top of the ladder within the Sanno-kai yakuza clan and has proven a strong leader.
Recommended THE FILM: Click an image to view Blu-ray screenshot with 1080p resolution. In hindsight I’d say I should have watched The Best Man before watching its direct sequel, The Best Man Holiday
Rent It THE FILM: Click an image to view Blu-ray screenshot with 1080p resolution. To create a biographical film worthy of Nelson Mandela, one of the greatest leaders and social advocates of our time, is no easy task, and director Justin Chadwick falls somewhat short with his well-meaning but not terribly memorable Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom . Anchored by strong performances from Idris Elba …
Highly Recommended In 10 Words or Less Disney continues their non-Pixar hot streak Reviewer’s Bias* Loves: Animated movies, Bobby Lopez Likes: Idina Menzel, Kristen Bell Dislikes: Chick flicks, simplistic comedy Hates: Weak bonus content The Movie I may have a slight bias against Walt Disney Animation Studios.
Recommended The Movie: Jean-Claude Van Damme should play the villain more often.
Rent It TheSeries: Big History is a way of looking at the past with a broader perspectivethan historians have traditionally used (or so the adherents claim).Instead of looking a linear progression of events, the field tries toembrace the whole of history and science in order to discoverpreviously unknown links between seemingly disparate events. At leastthat’s the theory. My only exposure to the …
The South By Southwest Film Festival kicks off tonight in Austin, and from zombie documentaries to the return of Veronica Mars, we’ve got a dozen movies on our gotta-see list. Â Â Â Â
Highly Recommended The Movie: After a seven year break from filmmaking following the 1981 release of Polyester , Baltimore’s John Waters returned to directing films and made what would be his first shot at ‘the mainstream.’ This picture, 1988’s Hairspray , would also be the last film he’d make for New Line for a decade. The film would also be a historic moment in his career as it would make the …