Blu-ray Review: Manchester By the Sea
An authentic and moving story, Kenneth Lonergan’s Manchester By the Sea, is a portrait of a man so consumed by grief, going through the motions of a life, but no longer living. Avoiding any social contact and engaging in menial labor as the days turn into nights. When he goes to the local bar, if […]
Carol (Blu-ray)
Whatever its flaws, Todd Haynes’ Carol has to be one of the best looking films of 2015. Lensed by cinematographer Edward Lachman (Far from Heaven), on 16mm film, Carol meticulously takes the viewer back to 1950’s New York. Shot after shot is beautifully framed, and gorgeously colored. From the cars to the clothes of the […]
Blu-ray Review: Argo
Few directors have enjoyed as much success as Ben Affleck this early in their careers. Few would deny that his previous directorial efforts, Gone Baby Gone and The Town showed that Affleck had a real affinity for guiding a film, with the later turning out to be one of the most intense crime dramas in […]
Blu-ray Review: Super 8
J.J. Abrams’ ode to childhood memories, mixed with appreciation for Steven Spielberg’s films can’t possibly recreate the magical experience of say ET or Close Encounters of the Third Kind, but damned if he doesn’t come close. Abrams does such a good job of recreating the kids vs. adults theme Spielberg popularized in the ‘80s, it […]
Win an Autographed Copy of Super 8
Hollywood, CA (November 14, 2011) – The wait for director J.J. Abrams’ sensational coming-of-age story SUPER 8 to arrive on Blu-ray and DVD is almost over…but fans will have a chance to get their hands on early copies signed by the director in a nationwide “Hide & Tweet” event. The DVD/Blu-ray combo pack will be […]
SUPER 8 debuts in a Blu-ray/DVD Combo Pack with Digital Copy November 22nd
HOLLYWOOD, Calif. (September 15, 2011) – Called “a mind-blowing masterpiece” (FOX-TV), writer/director J.J. Abrams’ (Star Trek) breathtaking adventure SUPER 8 debuts in a Blu-ray™/DVD Combo Pack with Digital Copy November 22, 2011 from Paramount Home Entertainment. Produced by Amblin, Bad Robot and Academy Awardâ winner* Steven Spielberg, the exhilarating story follows a group of friends […]
DVD Review: Friday Night Lights – The Fifth and Final Season
Universal Studios | 2010 | 562 mins. | NR Adapted from a book and film of the same name, when Friday Night Lights began, it focused on events surrounding the Dillon Panthers, a high school football team based in fictional Dillon, Texas, with particular focus given to the team’s coach, Eric Taylor (Kyle Chandler) and […]