It’s unfashionable to encourage people to go see an unfamiliar movie. We tried it with Kiss Kiss, Bang Bang and Slither, and the encouragement seemed to have exactly the wrong effect. But to hell with it — and to hell with anyone who doesn’t want to be led to water — I’m going to do … Continue reading
Nicolas Winding Refn isn’t a household name, and probably never will be. You don’t find mainstream fame by making uncompromising crime films that are both phsyically and emotionally brutal. His movies Bleeder and Fear X (with John Turturro, co-written by Hubert Selby Jr) got some attention outside his native Denmark and surrounding Europe. Ironically, it’s … Continue reading
BUY IT FROM AMAZON: CLICK HERE!STUDIO: UNIVERSALMSRP: $29.98RATED: RSPECIAL FEATURES:• Spike Lee commentary• 5 Deleted Scenes• The Making of Inside Man• Number 4 – Spike and Denzel discuss their collaboration The Pitch "Hey, does anyone think Spike Lee could make…you know…a regular movie?" The Humans Denzel Washington, Jodie Foster, Clive Owen, Christopher Plummer, Chiwetel Ejiofor, … Continue reading
M. Night Shyamalan calls Lady In The Water a bedtime story, but I suspect he wouldn’t know a fairy tale if it pissed on The Village. Granted, somewhere at the bottom of this murky and repulsive water lurks the kernel of a unique tale. But watching this film is like having Shyamalan punch you in … Continue reading
Sitting down before United 93, I expected a difficult experience. I was prepared for a film that would play to my assumptions about the hijacking and its perpetrators. I worried that it would be crass. And the film is sometimes extremely difficult to watch; it would probably be worthless otherwise. But crass and obvious it’s … Continue reading
Many years ago some friends and I shared rent on a dingy practice space with one of those goth/metal bands that now litter MySpace. You know the ones: homemade backdrop with thorny roses, economy size mascara. They left their lyric book on an amp one day and we had a ball reading it. I don’t … Continue reading
BUY IT AT AMAZON: CLICK HERE! STUDIO: Warner BrothersMSRP: $30.98 RATED: PG-13RUNNING TIME: 157 MinutesSPECIAL FEATURES: • Deleted Scenes • Conversations with the cast• Reflections on the fourth film• Featurettes explaining the effects of the Tri-Wizard Tournament• DVD-Rom Games Until The Prisoner of Azkaban hit I’d never been much for the Harry Potter films. The … Continue reading
If you’re looking for a film to make you believe in Harrison Ford once again, move along. Firewall isn’t it. If this heist/techno-thriller isn’t quite as rote and pedestrian as his last couple flicks, it’s just as formulaic as you’d expect polished moneymaking product to be. There are enough tense moments to keep you awake, … Continue reading
BUY IT AT AMAZON: CLICK HERE! STUDIO: Warner Brothers MSRP: $19.94 RATED: PG-13 RUNNING TIME: 136 Minutes SPECIAL FEATURES: • Commentary by Nick Redman, David Weddle, Paul Seydor and Garner Simmons • Alternate 2005 score• Riding For A Fall — stunt featurette (2 versions)• Excerpt from Mike Siegel’s ‘Passion and Poetry’ documentary• Trailers (This is … Continue reading
BUY IT AT AMAZON: CLICK HERE! STUDIO: Warner Brothers MSRP: $26.98 RATED: NR RUNNING TIME: 115 Minutes (2005 Cut) / 122 Minutes (1988 Cut) SPECIAL FEATURES: • Commentary by Nick Redman, David Weddle, Paul Seydor and Garner Simmons • Two cuts of the film• Deconstructing Pat and Billy• One Foot in the Groove: Remembering Sam … Continue reading