Blu-ray Review: The Reader
After five Academy Award nominations, Kate Winslet finally took home the coveted statue on her sixth try, for her portrayal of Hanna Schmitz in The Reader. Based on the 1995 German novel of the same name by Bernhard Schlink, the film adaptation was written by David Hare (The Hours) and directed by Hare’s frequent collaborator, […]
DVD Review: Perfect Strangers: The Complete First & Second Seasons
Perfect Strangers, you remember it. Balki Bartokomous (Bronson Pinchot) from the island of Mypos shows up unexpectedly to live with his distant cousin Larry Appleton (Mark Linn-Baker) in Chicago. The two couldn’t be more different. Balki is a wide-eyed fun loving guy (he sleeps with a stuffed lamb), while Larry is tense organized and methodical.
Trailer for Alfred Hitchcock’s Rare Window
Recently, as part of Turner Classic Movies 31 Days of Oscar, I watched Hitchcock’s Rear Window(1954). The film about a wheelchair bound photographer who spies on his neighbors from his apartment window and becomes convinced one of them has committed murder. Starring James Stewart, Grace Kelly, Wendell Corey, Thelma Ritter, Raymond Burr, Judith Evelyn, Ross […]
Actor Heath Ledger Found Dead In His New York Apartment
Heath Ledger Found Dead: Actor had received an Oscar nomination for his role in Brokeback Mountain. Here he talks about playing “The Joker,” in the upcoming, The Dark Knight. Is it Just me, or does it seem like he is in terrible need of a fix?