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 […]
DVD Review: Lili
Lili is no Gigi, but it’s a pleasant enough film that showcases Leslie Caron quite well. Based on the story by Paul Gallico, Caron plays the title character, a lonely 16-year old orphan from the country. She travels to the city to get work with her father’s old baker friend, but learns he also died. […]
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 […]
Blu-ray Review: Gigi
Gigi has finally arrived on Blu-ray, looking better than I’ve ever seen it before. Released in 1958, the film reunited director Vincent Minnelli with producer Arthur Freed, Alan Jay Lerner and actress Leslie Caron. After the success of An American in Paris, Freed and Minnelli were more than happy to put a new twist on […]
Blu-ray Review: An American In Paris
Last September, I had the pleasure of reviewing Warner Bros. An American in Paris – 2 Disc Special Edition. Now Warner Bros. has made this undeniable classic available on Blu-ray as of March 31, 2009! Directed by Vincente Minnelli, the 1951 film An American in Paris was inspired by the 1928 orchestral composition by George […]
DVD Review: Gigi – 2 Disc Special Edition
Along with An American in Paris, Warner Brothers has recently released Gigi, in a two disc special edition. Released in 1958, the film reunited director Vincent Minnelli with producer Arthur Freed, Alan Jay Lerner and actress Leslie Caron. After the success of An American in Paris, Freed and Minnelli were more than happy to put […]