August: Osage County (Blu-ray)
Based on Tracy Letts Pulitzer Prize winning play, August: Osage County is the kind of drama many actors love to do: thick with dialogue, it gives multiple performers a chance to really chew some scenery. Packed with fighting, crying, drinking, and smoking, it lends itself to moments of great acting, both comic and tragic. At […]
Blu-ray Review: The Company You Keep
Robert Redford’s first movie role since 2005 and his ninth directorial effort, The Company You Keep, based on the novel by Neil Gordon, is a fictionalized account of the radical anti-war movement called the Weather Underground. Old news footage at the beginning of the film informs us that members of the group were charged with […]
Blu-ray Review: The Muppets
First introduced to the Muppets on Sesame Street, I’ve been a big fan ever since. However, since creator Jim Henson’s death in 1990, the franchise has seemed a bit lost. The last theatrical release in the franchise dated back to 1999 when the lackluster Muppets From Space was released. Since Disney purchased the Muppets in […]
Blu-ray Review: The Town (Ultimate Collector’s Edition)
When considering all the Warner Brothers classics that deserve Ultimate Collector’s Edition status—Casablanca and Ben-Hur, for instance—The Town doesn’t immediately spring to mind. Granted, The Town, one of the best heist pictures I’ve seen in years reestablished director/actor Ben Affleck as a force to be reckon with after the whole “Bennifer” period threatened to make […]
The Muppets on Blu-ray & DVD 3/20
BURBANK, Calif., January 19, 2012 –– One of the year’s best-loved family comedies and among the best reviewed films of 2011, Disney’s “The Muppets,” starring Jason Segel, Academy Award®-nominee Amy Adams, and favorite celebrity couple Kermit the Frog and Miss Piggy — debuts March 20 on Blu-ray™ Combo Pack, DVD, Digital Download and On-Demand formats. […]
Blu-ray Review: The Tempest
When compared to his other works, William Shakespeare’s last play, The Tempest is a bit of an odd duck. While it combines elements of his previous comedies, romances, and tragedies into something original, it can also come off as a bit stuffy. That’s not the case for Julie Taymor’s big screen adaptation which features lots […]
Blu-ray Review: The Company Men
If you’re looking for a bit of escapist entertainment, The Company Men certainly isn’t it. Writer/director John Wells pulls few punches: a large shipping company as they lay off scores of employees as a cost cutting measure. he film follows the fallout as several former employees from various levels within the company console one another […]
American Beauty Coming to Blu-ray
HOLLYWOOD, CALIF. – Director Sam Mendes’ haunting, lyrical and darkly comedic tour de force AMERICAN BEAUTY makes its Blu-ray debut on September 21, 2010 from Paramount Home Entertainment. Winner of five Academy Awards®, including Best Picture, Best Director, Best Actor, Best Cinematography and Best Screenplay, the contemporary classic presents an engaging portrait of the disillusionment, […]