DVD review: ‘The Gold Rush’ The histories of literature and classical music contain many examples of artists going back years later and tampering with and diminishing their earlier work. Seventeen years later, wanting to rerelease the film, but finding himself in an era in which silent films had no audience, he eliminated the intertitles, made cuts in the story, changed the ending and added his …
Which movies to see this weekend, July 13 The Amazing Spider-Man While you can argue that the last thing the world needs is another reboot of a comic-book movie franchise, the film gets off to a good start, with Andrew Garfield and Emma Stone in the lead roles. Part of Me Fun, at times exhilarating, at times revealing, this is about as good a documentary as can be imagined, considering that it …
Movies opening Friday, July 13 Bonsái A guy tries to weave a romantic spell around the new object of his affection by dishing about one of his past relationships. Crazy Eyes Zach (Lukas Haas) has the money, the time and the lack of direction to party his life away. Continental Drift Scrat’s nutty obsession with an acorn results in an earth-shattering fracture
New on DVD and Blu-ray, July 10 New on DVD and Blu-ray, July 10 The Poker Movie” (2009), “American Reunion” (2012), “Being Flynn” (2012), “Black Limousine” (2010), “Cherry Bomb” (2010), “Dark Nemesis” (2011), “Flowers of War” (2011), “Freak Dance” (2010), “Good Morning President” (2009), “I Kissed a Vampire” (2010), “Kassim the Dream” (2008), “Making Plans for Lena” (2009), “Miramax British …
Worth Seeing The Chronicle’s Recommendations for Movies to See This Weekend Pink Ribbons, Inc. How can anyone ever say anything negative about promoting breast cancer awareness?
DVD review: ‘How to Die in Oregon’ (As of two years ago, 500 had chosen to do so.) Without a narrator, the documentary allows several of those facing death to speak for themselves, and it is often heart-wrenching, other times inspiring. After a slight improvement, she suddenly deteriorates again, her stomach swollen with bile to the point she looks pregnant. Another story line carries us away to …
New DVD and Blu-ray releases, June 29 21 Jump Street Based on the 1980s TV series, this movie takes the name and the part where young cops infiltrate high schools, and then mocks pretty much everything else, with plenty of success.
Movies opening June 24 Opening Friday Corpo Celeste Magic Mike People Like Us Pink Ribbons, Inc.
DVD review: ‘The Films of Jay Rosenblatt’ Rosenblatt, who is program director for the San Francisco Jewish Film Festival, will take snippets from instructional, industrial and education films from the middle of the 20th century and put them together with music and narration to achieve profound emotional effects. To see a Jay Rosenblatt movie is to come into contact with something deep and true …