Barney’s Version Coming to Blu-ray and DVD
CULVER CITY, CALIF. (April 25, 2011) – Barney’s Version, the warm, wise and witty story of the politically incorrect life of Barney Panofsky, comes to Blu-ray™/DVD Combo Pack from Sony Pictures Classics and Sony Pictures Home Entertainment on June 28th. The critically acclaimed film stars Paul Giamatti (Win Win), who won a Golden Globe® for […]
DVD Review: Pretty Bird
Paramount | 2008 | 98 mins. | Rated R Though Paramount agreed to distribute the 2008 comedic drama Pretty Bird, the studio clearly didn’t have much faith in the film as they screened it at Sundance and then shelved it for two years, finally releasing it directly to video. To cut their losses, the studio […]
Blu-ray Review: John Adams
HBO | 2008 | 560 mins | Not rated I reviewed John Adams when it came out on DVD last year and now I’ve had the opportunity to look at the upcoming Blu-ray release that will hit store on June 16, 2008. If you haven’t had a chance to purchase this excellent mini-series or are […]
Blu-ray Review: Fred Claus
Every year, Hollywood cranks out two or three Christmas movies in hopes of making a classic that will stand the test of time. You know what I mean; become a move like It’s a Wonderful Life or the 1947 version of Miracle on 34th Street starring Natalie Wood–Films that become so identified with the Christmas […]
DVD Review: Smart People
Having seen Wonder Boys, The Squid and the Whale and Sideways, I’ve noticed that actors looking to reinvigorate sagging careers or working actors looking to gain some notoriety seem to jump at the chance to play overwrought academics and frustrated male writers. Michael Douglas wasn’t exactly box office gold when he took the role of […]
DVD Review: John Adams
As Benjamin Franklin lay on his deathbed in 1790, John Adams said, “The history of our Revolution will be one continued lie from one end to the other, the essence of the whole will be that Dr. Franklin’s electrical rod smote the earth and out sprang General Washington.” As it turns out, Adams wasn’t altogether […]