Movies opening Friday, Nov. 30 The Collection No one re-enters the lair of a serial killer after escaping – unless he or she is being coerced. Liu (Donnie Yen) just wants to live in anonymity with his family, but a snooping detective begins to peel away the layers
DVD review: ‘Elena’ Sedately and methodically, director Andrei Zvyagintsev leads the viewer to a point of view that is the complete opposite of his own, in telling the story of a former nurse, now married to a rich man. The bulk of his estate will go to his daughter, a woman whom Elena (the remarkable Nadezhda Markina) views as a cold, unfeeling drug addict. From that setup, the director …
Movies opening Nov. 30 Opening Friday The Collection Dragon Just 45 Minutes From Broadway Killing Them Softly The Starlet
New on DVD and Blu-ray, Nov. 20 Movie Collection” (various dates), “Another Kind” (2011), “Backslasher” (2012), “Black Magic” (1949), “Bringing Up Bobby” (2011), “The Captain’s Table” (1959), “Cinderella” (1950), “Cinderella II & Cinderella III” (2002, ’07), “Dragons: When Horror Came to Shochiku” (various dates), “The Expendables 2” (2012), “Eyewitness” (1956), “Gingerdead Man Trilogy Box Set …
Movies opening Friday, Nov. 16 Underneath the stunning gowns beats the heart of a warrior – patriarchy and societal exile be damned. A potent force – the American dream – molds a tiny team into a powerhouse dubbed the Yankees of chess
New on DVD and Blu-ray, Nov. 9 Khodorkovsky This is a rather eccentric entry, the product of one documentarian’s interest and unflagging passion concerning a billionaire businessman in Russia unjustly imprisoned in Siberia for challenging Vladimir Putin’s regime. Last Call at the Oasis The latest fright-fest from Participant Media (“An Inconvenient Truth,” “Food, Inc.”) looks at the global water …
Movies opening Friday, Nov. 9 Dangerous Liaisons In this Chinese adaptation of the French classic, an older society woman cannot break free of her ex-boyfriend’s allure.
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 …