 Alain Delon's beautiful and cold Tom Ripley is one of film's all-time great villains, and this new edition of Purple Noon shows off the film's sensuous pleasures to great effect. Read More...
Posted by: Ross Johnson - January 5, 2013, 3:37 pm - DVD Review
Keywords: french new wave, italy, ripley
 Derek Jarman's debut film Sebastiane is a historical drama which lays bare the latent homoeroticism that has always lurked beneath the glossy surface of Hollywood biblical epics. In Jarman's hands, The Tempest becomes an original and dazzling spectacle mixing Hollywood pastiche, high camp, and gothic horror Kino Lorber Read More...
Posted by: News Editor - August 7, 2012, 7:18 am - PR
Keywords: drama
 Highly anticipated, Game Change ultimately falls flat, but not because it is not entertaining enough in a superficial way. The story of Sarah from Alaska and her ascension to the national stage is an unpleasant story of unpleasant people trying to do very unpleasant things. Maybe playing it for real laughs would have redeemed it. Read More...
Posted by: Joseph Burke - March 29, 2012, 6:52 am - Article
Keywords: political
 This 4-disc anniversary editions won't offer anything new, in terms of extras or image transfer, but the opportunity to get the full compliment of Donnie Darko versions (theatrical/director's cut/BD/SD/digital download) for well under $20 is a terrific deal.
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Posted by: Rich Rosell - August 14, 2011, 12:43 pm - DVD Review
Keywords: richard kelly, donnie darko, time travel, sci-fi, destiny
Christian News Posted by: News Editor - July 21, 2011, 4:11 pm - News
Keywords: movie, r-rated, casual sex, ron luce, sexual trysts, consequences
 Criterion spruces up Chaplin's first talking picture, an extended, impassioned, heartfelt kick in the ass of Adolf Hitler. Read More...
Posted by: Jon Danziger - July 6, 2011, 2:01 pm - DVD Review
Keywords: chaplin, hitler
 Cinema Verite tells the behind-the-scenes story of the groundbreaking 12-hour PBS documentary series "An American Family," which chronicled the lives of the Louds in the early 1970s and catapulted the Santa Barbara family to notoriety while creating a new genre: the reality TV series. HBO Read More...
Posted by: News Editor - April 19, 2011, 10:52 am - PR
Keywords: drama
 Another of the great Ingmar Bergman's classics makes its way to Blu-ray, and it primarily needs to be seen for Max von Sydow's wonderful performance. The Criterion Collection offers it in the best way possible, with amazing extras to boot. Read More...
Posted by: Chuck Aliaga - November 20, 2010, 9:18 am - DVD Review
Keywords: engaging, mesmerist, peddler, magic
 The master in his apprentice years. Watch and learn. Read More...
Posted by: Jon Danziger - September 27, 2010, 10:30 am - DVD Review
Keywords: kurosawa, criterion, eclipse, samurai
 They call her Jigoku Tsushin - the Hell Girl. For endless years Ai Enma has served as the embodiment of revenge itself. If you desire to send another's soul to eternal torment, contact her via the internet and she'll come from her land of endless sunset to deliver your revenge... at the cost of sending your own soul, of course, but it's a price a surprising number of people are willing to pay. Sentai Filmworks Read More...
Posted by: News Editor - May 25, 2010, 11:33 am - PR
Keywords: anime
 b>Tinker Bell and the Lost Treasure is the highly anticipated second film in the continuing Disney Fairies Franchise and a captivating story that continues the overwhelmingly popular adventures through breathtaking animation, spectacular music and an all-star cast of voice talents Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment Read More...
Posted by: News Editor - October 4, 2009, 3:42 pm - PR
Keywords: kids, animation, clip
 The Last Days of Disco might be Stillman's weakest film, but it still delivers an intriguing, compassionate look at young professionals. Few pictures (besides Stillman's own) depict these types of characters, who are written as flawed, three-dimensional individuals.
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Posted by: Dan Heaton - September 4, 2009, 9:19 am - DVD Review
Keywords: whit stillman, disco, criterion, chloe sevigny, chris eigeman
 Wes Anderson has developed into a love-him-or-hate-him filmmaker, but it's hard not to be won over by his first attempt, especially when watching it on Criterion's excellent Blu-ray release. Read More...
Posted by: Joel Cunningham - June 18, 2009, 8:59 pm - DVD Review
Keywords: wes anderson, owen wilson, crime, twee
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