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The DVD Report #98
It’s St. Patrick’s Day, what better time to talk about my favorite Irish films? Here then my chronological evaluation of a baker’s dozen. Ten are available on DVD, and three that aren’t, but should be. No one made more films about the Irish than John Ford whose characters seemed to be Irish even when they…
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Review: Watchmen (2009)
Watchmen Rating Director Zack Snyder Screenplay David Hayter, Alex Tse (Graphic Novel: Alan Moore) Length 162 min. Starring Malin Akerman, Billy Crudup, Matthew Goode, Jackie Earle Haley, Jeffrey Dean Morgan, Patrick Wilson, Carla Gugino, Matt Frewer, Stephen McHattie MPAA Rating R for strong graphic violence, sexuality, nudity and language. Buy/Rent Movie Soundtrack Poster Source Material…
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The DVD Report #97
Now that the Oscars are over, last year’s major award winners and contenders are being released on DVD and Blu-ray. The first Best Picture nominee to hit home video is Gus Van Sant’s Milk,nominated for eight Academy Awards and winner of two for Sean Penn’s portrayal of California’s first openly gay elected official and for…
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Film Preview: Hunger (2008)
Trailers (Due to age, may no longer be available) Posters (Due to age, may no longer be available) Poster Rating: B Review: There’s a simple power to this poster that so few words and so little imagery can evoke. It’s fascinating to look at even if it isn’t exceedingly detailed. Trailer Rating: B- Review: A…
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The DVD Report #96
Buz Luhrmann’s long-in-gestation epic Australia, about life in that country’s northern cattle country at the outset of World War II was one of last year’s most anticipated films. Lackluster reviews and tepid box office have culminated in an earlier-than-anticipated DVD release. Given the mostly negative reviews, I found the film better than I would have…
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The DVD Report #95
Guy Ritchie has had a checkered career. The audacious British director burst onto the international scene with the manic crime caper comedies, 1998’s Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels and 2000’s Snatch, and then squandered his talent with 2002’s Swept Away, a dreadful remake of the classic Italian film as a star vehicle/vanity production for…
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Review: The Visitor (2008)
The Visitor Rating Director Tom McCarthy Screenplay Tom McCarthy Length 104 min. Starring Richard Jenkins, Haaz Sleiman, Danai Gurira, Hiam Abbass, Marian Seldes, Maggie Moore, Michael Cumpsty, Bill McHenry, Richard Kind, Tzahi Moskovitz, Amir Arison MPAA Rating PG-13 for brief strong language. Buy/Rent Movie Soundtrack Review Tom McCarthy’s sophomore outing, The Visitor, explores the close…
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Review: The Day the Earth Stood Still (2008)
The Day the Earth Stood Still Rating Director Scott Derrickson Screenplay David Scarpa (1951 Screenplay: Edmund H. North) Length 104 min. Starring Keanu Reeves, Jennifer Connelly, Kathy Bates, Jaden Smith, John Cleese, Jon Hamm, Kyle Chandler, Robert Knepper, James Hong MPAA Rating PG-13 for some sci-fi disaster images and violence. Buy/Rent Movie Soundtrack Poster Source…
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Review: Let the Right One In (2008)
Let the Right One In Rating Director Tomas Alfredson Screenplay John Ajvide Lindqvist (also Novel) Length 110 min. Starring Kre Hedebrant, Lina Leandersson, Per Ragnar, Henrik Dahl, Peter Carlberg, Ika Nord, Mikael Rahm, Karl Robert Lindgren, Anders Peedu, Paul Olofsson MPAA Rating R for some bloody violence including disturbing images, brief nudity and language. Buy/Rent…
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Review: Revolutionary Road (2008)
Revolutionary Road Rating Director Sam Mendes Screenplay Justin Haythe (Novel: Richard Yates) Length 119 min. Starring Leonardo DiCaprio, Kate Winslet, Michael Shannon, Ryan Simpkins, Ty Simpkins, Kathy Bates, Richard Easton, David Harbour, Kathryn Hahn MPAA Rating R for language and some sexual content/nudity. Buy/Rent Movie Soundtrack Poster Source Material Review When is what is left…
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Review: Changeling (2008)
Changeling Rating Director Clint Eastwood Screenplay J. Michael Straczynski Length 141 min. Starring Angelina Jolie, Gattlin Griffith, Michelle Gunn, Michael Kelly, John Malkovich, Colm Feore, Jeffrey Donovan MPAA Rating R for some violent and disturbing content, and language. Buy/Rent Movie Soundtrack Poster Review An unusual title adds complexity to a story that, in the telling,…
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Review: Valkyrie (2008)
Valkyrie Rating Director Bryan Singer Screenplay Christopher McQuarrie, Nathan Alexander Length 120 min. Starring Tom Cruise, Kenneth Branagh, Bill Nighy, Tom Wilkinson, Carice van Houten, Thomas Kretschmann, Terence Stamp, Eddie Izzard, Kevin McNally, David Bamber MPAA Rating PG-13 for violence and brief strong language. Buy/Rent Movie Soundtrack Poster Review In the sophomore offering of the…
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Review: Doubt (2008)
Doubt Rating Director John Patrick Shanley Screenplay John Patrick Shanley (His Play) Length 104 min. Starring Meryl Streep, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Amy Adams, Viola Davis, Alice Drummond, Audrie J. Neenan, Joseph Foster, Mike Roukis MPAA Rating PG-13 for thematic material. Buy/Rent Movie Soundtrack Poster Source Material Review We’re expected to form our own opinions about…
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The DVD Report #94
This coming Sunday brings with it the presentation of the 81st Annual Academy Awards. Though none of this year’s Best Picture nominees is yet available on DVD, films with other major nominations have been released. Joining the previously reviewed WALL-E, The Dark Knight, Tropic Thunder, Vicky Cristina Barcelona and The Visitor are two films featuring…
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The DVD Report #93
Improperly marketed as a satire, Oliver Stone’s W. is a sobering look at the man who was president of the United States for the last eight years. Sure, there are some funny moments, but most of those are the ones that are overly familiar from the much seen trailer. The film covers the presidency of…
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