Fantastic Mr. Fox (Criterion) (Blu-ray)
20th Century Fox released a fairly impressive Blu-ray of Fantastic Mr. Fox back in 2010. However, Criterion is renowned for producing wonderful looking, and sounding editions packed with special features. This release is no different; I’m going to go out on a limb and say that this release might show up on a few “Best […]
Blu-ray Review: The Iron Lady
An elderly woman enters a small corner shop in London for milk. She is shuffled about and ignored by other shoppers and the clerk. What those in the shop fail to realize is that the old woman with glasses, bundled in an overcoat and headscarf, is none other than former Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher (Meryl […]
Blu-ray Review: Fantastic Mr. Fox
20th Century Fox | 2009 | 87 mins. | Rated PG Adapted from Roald Dahl’s book of the same name, Fantastic Mr. Fox is director Wes Anderson’s (Rushmore, The Royal Tenenbaums) first foray into full length stop-motion animation. Adapted for the screen by Anderson and Noah Baumbach (The Squid and the Whale), the first thing […]
DVD Review: Fantastic Mr. Fox
20th Century Fox | 2009 | 87 mins. | Rated PG Adapted from Roald Dahl’s book of the same name, Fantastic Mr. Fox is director Wes Anderson’s (Rushmore, The Royal Tenenbaums) first foray into full length stop-motion animation. Adapted for the screen by Anderson and Noah Baumbach (The Squid and the Whale), the first thing […]
Blu-ray Review: Doubt
Meryl Streep is just one of the few actors I’ve watched over the years who truly has the ability to mesmerize me. I’ve often said she could simply sit silently in a chair for fifteen minutes and make it an affecting experience. With her performance in 2008’s Doubt, Streep has once again proven she is […]
Blu-ray Review: Kramer vs. Kramer
The 1970’s was a seminal decade in the history of American film. A new crop of directors including Martin Scorsese, Francis Ford Coppola, William Friedkin and others ushered in a new era of weaving personal narratives into their stories in a way that had never been done before. At nearly the same time, another crop […]
Movie Trailer – Mama Mia!
Starring Meryl Streep, Pierce Brosnan, Colin Firth, Stellan Skarsgard, Julie Walters, Amanda Seyfried, Dominic Cooper, Christine Baranski. Based on the smash hit musical. Coming Summer 2008! Featuring the music of ’70’s super group ABBA.