Blu-ray Review: The Seduction of Joe Tynan
A flawed drama, the actors performances (including an early appearance by Meryl Streep), makes “The Seduction of Joe Tynan” worth watching.
Blu-ray Review: Postcards from the Edge
[amazon_link asins=’B01N30JFZX’ template=’ProductAd’ store=’moviegazetteo-20′ marketplace=’US’ link_id=’36c9aefb-13f2-11e7-a489-2d6023dd7b92′]To much of the world, Carie Fisher seemed to have it all. The daughter of Eddie Fisher and Debbie Reynolds and Eddie Fisher, she was cast as Princess Leia in Star Wars: A New Hope at just 19. Despite her good fortune and success, Fisher’s life was tumultuous; marked by […]
Florence Foster Jenkins (Blu-ray)
Considered by many to be the best actress of her generation, Meryl Streep gamely takes on the role of Florence Foster Jenkins, a woman who would have to have been considered her opposite. A patron of the arts in New York City during the first half of the twentieth century, she also fancied herself a […]
Suffragette (Blu-ray)
The struggle for equal rights for all has been, and in many ways, continues to be, a hard fought battle. Directed by Sarah Gavron and written by Abi Morgan (The Iron Lady, Shame) Suffragette vividly recreates the significant sacrifices made by women to earn the right to vote. Although this film tells the story of […]
Into the Woods (2014) (Blu-ray)
Stephen Sondheim and James Lapine’s amalgamation of four Grimm fairy stories with one of their own tales, the Broadway smash Into the Woods, has been given an imaginative transformation onto the big screen by director Rob Marshall, assisted by a group of talented singers and actors, who effectively capture the darkness, fun and quirkiness of […]
The Giver (Blu-ray)
Based on the Young Adult novel by Lois Lowry, a near two decade passion project for actor Jeff Bridges, The Giver is yet another in what has become a bit of a glut in science fiction films set in a dystopian future. In a sense it’s unfortunate, because The Giver was published a little more […]
The Roosevelt’s: An Intimate History (Blu-ray)
Politics has had its share of dynasties—the Adamses, the Kennedy’s, the Bush’s—but none can compare to the Roosevelt’s. Theodore Roosevelt and his fifth cousin Franklin Delano Roosevelt served a combined total of nineteen years as President of the United States. Franklin’s wife Eleanor, both admired and reviled, paved the way for many modern women, becoming […]
The Bridges of Madison County (Blu-ray)
One of the bestselling novels in history, Robert James Waller’s 1992 novel, The Bridges of Madison County, has sold over 50 million copies. Most critics hated it, but the public ate it up. I remember seeing several women reading the book in the line at the grocery store; The Bridges of Madison County was everywhere! […]
Sophie’s Choice (Collector’s Edition) (Blu-ray)
Widely regarded as one of America’s greatest actresses, Meryl Streep has turned in many memorable performances over the years. Choosing her best performance thus far is subjective of course, but her work as Sophie Zawistowski in Sophie’s Choice, has to be near the top. Based on the novel by William Styron, it would be easy […]
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 […]