Blu-ray Review: From Up on Poppy Hill (Special Edition)
Now in his early seventies, Studio Ghibli master animator Hayao Miyazaki has chosen to ease his way out of the director’s chair in favor of his oldest son Gorō. Gorō co-wrote and directed the 2006 effort Tales from Earthsea, and made a return to the director’s chair to oversee a screenplay written by his father […]
DVD Review: Like Crazy
Director Drake Doremus brings us a touching story about first loves in the Sundance Award winning film Like Crazy. Anna (Felicity Jones) falls for Jacob (Anton Yelchin) while studying abroad in America. When it’s time for Anna to return home to England, she decides to overstay her visa and after a short trip home, she […]
Blu-ray Review: Fright Night (2011)
In the interest of full disclosure, I should state that for some odd reason, I’ve never seen the original Fright Night released in 1985. While some may believe that makes me unqualified to judge the recent Craig Gillespie remake. I figure this: while I can’t tell you how this one compares to the original, not […]
Blu-ray Review: The Smurfs
The Smurfs debuted on North American television as a Saturday morning cartoon in 1981. Created by Peyo, the Smurfs, a population of adorable blue creatures who were named according to their occupations or personalities, with Papa Smurf their wise leader. Their idyllic existence was only occasionally interrupted by small, simplistic problems and an evil wizard […]
Blu-ray Review: The Beaver
From Mad Max to Lethal Weapon and even Hamlet, Mel Gibson has played variations of crazy characters. Gibson’s latest effort, The Beaver, which has him, portraying a middle-aged man who attempts to deal with his debilitating depression by communicating through a beaver hand puppet is one of his strangest. Despite the films many flaws, Gibson’s […]
The Beaver Comes to DVD and Blu-ray on August 23
Burbank, Calif. (July 18, 2011) – Two-time Academy Award® winner Jodie Foster (Silence of the Lambs, The Accused) directs and co-stars with two-time Academy Award® winner Mel Gibson (Braveheart – Best Picture and Best Director) in The Beaver, a compelling and original film, slated to arrive on Blu-ray™ and DVD August 23rd from Summit Entertainment. The Beaver — which Rolling Stone […]