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
Blu-ray players may have spread from early adopters to suburban basements, but DVDs are still widely watched, and some frugal consumers no doubt find the newer technology tough to justify.
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 …
RPX seats at the new Regal in San Bernardino are the equivalent of first class seating on an airplane.
Customs officers at the Sydney Gateway Facility have foiled a novel attempt to smuggle nine packages of drugs into Australia.
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?
When Universal Studios announced that they would have 13 Special Edition Blu-rays for their 100th Anniversary I became all giddy. When I learned the likes of To Kill a Mocking Bird and Out of Africa were slated to get the royal 100th Anniversary treatment I completely understood those films.