Blu-ray Review: Conclave
A film squarely for adults, Conclave is based on Robert Harris’s 2016 novel of the same name. While many of the films centered on religion have been fodder for the horror and thriller genres, Conclave explores the ancient, secretive process of selecting a new pope. Filled with surprising twists and turns, the film is respectful […]
Blu-ray Review: Blue Velvet (Criterion Collection)
Three years after the disappointment of Dune, David Lynch returned to form with Blue Velvet. The film begins, appropriately enough, with the opening credits superimposed over a beautiful piece of blue velvet swaying in the breeze. The tone of Angelo Badalamenti’s score is melodramatic and ominous. The small town of Lumbertown is a fantasy world; […]
Ingrid Bergman: In Her Own Words (Criterion Collection) (Blu-ray)
Nominated for seven Oscars, winner of three, forever having reached iconic status for her role opposite Humphrey Bogart in Casablanca, Ingrid Bergman kept everything. From childhood diaries, letters wrote and received, as well as her own home movies, Bergman kept her memories close at hand. Now, almost thirty-five years after her death, Swedish filmmaker and […]
Blue Velvet on Blu-ray Giveaway
MovieGazette.com and Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer are offering readers the opportunity to win a copy of David Lynch’s 1986 film, Blue Velvet. The new Blu-ray release features over 50 minutes of never before seen Deleted Scenes remastered, edited, and scored from the original negatives thought to have been lost forever. To enter the giveaway, simply add a comment […]
Blu-ray Review: Blue Velvet
Three years after the major disappointment that was Dune, David Lynch came back better than ever with Blue Velvet. The film begins, appropriately enough, with the opening credits superimposed over a beautiful piece of blue velvet swaying in the breeze. The tone of Angelo Badlamenti’s score is melodramatic and ominous. The small town of Lumbertown […]
Blue Velvet Makes Its Blu-ray Debut November 8th
LOS ANGELES (September 14, 2011) – From the mind of David Lynch (Mulholland Drive, “Twin Peaks”) comes a visionary story so startling, so provocative, so mysterious that it will open your eyes to a world you have never seen before. Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment celebrates the anniversary of a groundbreaking American cinema classic when […]