Links for 8/26
Short batch but here they are! -The director of Wanted, Timur Bekmambetov, will be next taking on Moby Dick. -More Shane Black is a good thing, and the Cold Warrior sounds promising. Also go out and see Kiss Kiss, Bang Bang already; I will even let you take credit for finding the movie too your […]
Eagle Eye
The new film from D.J. Caruso is a solid action/spyish/thriller that would have done better service to itself if it had just been a bit more original.Jerry Shaw (Shia LaBeouf) is a Copy Cabana employee, he is struggling to make rent, and he has just found out his twin brother has died. Rachel Hollman (Michelle […]
Nights in Rodanthe
This adaptation of the Nicholas Sparks novel succeeds at being an entertaining and engaging romance film that stays away from sap and cliché’s of the genre, but still kind of prescribes to the formula.Adrienne (Diane Lane) is a separated mother with two kids who is heading to Rodanthe for a weekend to cover running a […]
Towelhead
Alan Ball’s feature directing debut is an edgy and biting look at suburbia and the coming of age story of a young girl in this awkward and interesting environment.Jasira is a Lebanese/White girl who lives with her mom in Syracuse, and after a shaving incident with her Mom’s boyfriend; she decides to ship her off […]
Sex and the City
Sex and the City hits the big screen and unfortunately fizzles as a stand alone film due to a bloated run time and a lack of comic balance that made the show as good as it was.The film picks up a few years after the shows finale, Carrie (Sarah Jessica Parker) is still with big […]
DVD’s for 9/23!
The Godfather – The Coppola Restoration Giftset (The Godfather / The Godfather Part II / The Godfather Part III) [Blu-ray] Definitley the release of the week, The Godfather Trilogy, has been painstainkgly repaired and restored to about as good as these films can posssibly look. Each movie gets its own disc, no more swapping DVD’s […]
Links for 9/22
Sorry they are late, but here they are! –Doubt looks pretty much fantastic. -The King of Kong director Seth Gordon’s next is a Christmas movie, we will see how that goes. At least if it sucks, he still has King of Kong! -Please let Aronofsky make a Noah’s Ark film! -The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus […]
‘The Hammer’ on DVD
Adam Carolla’s latest is a great little indie comedy that will go down as one of the better sports films of the last few years.Carolla stars as Jerry Ferro, a handyman that has trouble keeping his day job, but finds peace in his boxing conditioning and classes that he teaches. Jerry was once a Gold […]
‘Made of Honor’ on DVD
Patrick Dempsey stars in this romantic comedy that brings nothing new to the genre and is about as unoriginal as a romantic comedy can be; though the film still is at least entertaining.Dempsey stars as Tom, a life long bachelor that is a millionaire after inventing the ‘coffee cruiser’, which has an amazing platonic friendship […]
Release of the Week on Video 9/16
A new column for you all. A list of the top DVD picks for the week! Check out the titles below along with a link to buy and a synopsis for you, enjoy! Pushing Daisies: The Complete First Season [Blu-ray]Pushing Daisies is a fantastic show that is about as close as a TV show can […]