New on DVD and Blu-ray, Jan. 22 Inferno (2012), Dirty Energy (2012), Don Giovanni (1979), End of Animal (2010), End of Watch (2012), Fat Kid Rules the World (2012), For a Good Time, Call ..
DVD review: ‘Weekend’ of your opinion of his later work, “Weekend,” his 15th feature in nine years, was the last film of the first stage of his career, which began with 1959’s “Breathless” and produced most of his best-known works (“Contempt,” “Vivre sa vie,” “Alphaville,” “Band of Outsiders,” etc.). Featuring a set-piece of cinematic legend – a lengthy traffic jam sequence that goes for …
Movies opening Friday, Jan. 11 Amour This Cannes Film Festival and critics’ favorite depicts retired music teachers Georges and Anne doing their cultivated thing in their 80s.
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DVD review: ‘House M.D.: Season 8’ In 2008, across 66 countries, this series became the most watched TV show on Earth. Every culture, it seems, enjoyed seeing American doctor Gregory House, played by British actor Hugh Laurie, behave like a pompous ass, ridiculing his fellow doctors and nurses, sneering at his administrators and humbugging the experts because he always understood the …
DVD review: ‘Purple Noon’ “The Talented Mr. Ripley,” a 1955 psychological thriller about a charming serial killer, has the distinction of having been turned into a movie twice, most recently in 1999 by Anthony Minghella – the director’s finest hour
Movies opening this week, Dec. 28 First the money rolls in, then the quest to save Django’s wife plops them in enemy territory – the plantation of callous Calvin Candie (Leonardo DiCaprio).
Which movies to see in the week ahead While the movie loses steam in the last 45 minutes, strong performances by Naomi Watts and Tom Holland (as her son) keep it worth watching.
DVD review: ‘Letters From an Unknown Woman’ Watching Jourdan play a romantic obsession in this heartbreaking melodrama, you realize there is nobody like him or his compatriots in today’s Hollywood. Jourdan plays a famous concert pianist in early 20th century Vienna who catches a glimpse of a pretty adolescent girl (Joan Fontaine) living in his building. German director Max Ophuls had a poetic …
Following another busy year for movies filmed in Atlanta, here’s when you can expect them to hit theaters, along with our handicapping to help you decide what to put on your calendar.