Blu-ray Review: Damage (1992)
A visually stunning cautionary tale, Louis Malle’s 1992 film Damage is seen through the eyes of Stephen Fleming (Jeremy Irons), a proper middle-aged millionaire physician turned Tory member of Parliament. He has a devoted wife Ingrid (Miranda Richardson) to whom he shows obvious affection and two children, Martyn (Rupert Graves), a journalist and precocious teenage […]
Blu-ray Review: Cosmopolis
David Cronenberg and dull aren’t two words you see together very often, but the writer/director’s latest effort, Cosmopolis, left me wondering how characters can talk for so long and say so little. Cosmopolis offers up plenty of gratuitous nudity, but even that can’t save this disappointing effort. An adaptation of Don Delillo’s novel, the film […]
Blu-ray Review: Certified Copy (Criterion Collection)
More psychological than emotional, Abbas Kiarostami’s Certified Copy is a well crafted debate between a man and a woman that’s both fascinating and irritating. Graced with two solid performances by Juliette Binoche and William Shimmel, Tuscany as a backdrop, Kiarostami posts some tough questions about what we see as real, without providing any definitive answers. […]
Blu-ray Review: The Son of No One
Every actor stars in a bad movie or two over the course of their career. Sometimes, as in the case with The Son of No One, a handful of talented people end up in a film so bad, you can only shake your head. Directed by Dito Montiel (A Guide to Recognizing Your Saints) The […]
Blu-ray Review: Chocolat
Based on the novel of the same name by Joanne Harris, Chocolat is a whimsical story that blends together eccentric characters, small-town intrigue, food (namely chocolate), with a healthy dose of fairytale trimmings to create an easily digestible confection. It’s 1959 in the fictional French village of Lansquenet, a conservative place where life has not […]
Lionsgate to Release a Wave of Miramax Blu-ray’s July 19
Movie lovers will be seeing stars this summer as Lionsgate debuts four beloved, acclaimed Miramax films on Blu-ray Disc – Bridget Jones’s Diary, Chocolat, Amélie and The Boy in the Striped Pajamas. Presented for the very first time in 1080P High Definition and 5.1 DTS-HD Master Audio, all four films feature award-winning casts and engaging […]
Sorest Oscar Loser and More…
The Los Angeles Times has an interesting poll today asking, who was Oscars sorest loser? There are many to choose from, no doubt. I’d have to go with the legendary Lauren Bacall. When the grand dame was nominated for best supporting actress back in 1996 for The Mirror Has Two Faces, she was the odds […]