Archive for May, 2008
Friday fun with trailers … starring the Coen brothers!
OK, OK, I realize it’s the height of sloth to simply post a couple of trailers for only my second post of the week, so let’s first start out with a bit of news, the first of which I can only see being all kinds of poor.Now, I love the movie “Donnie Darko.” It took me at least three viewings to prope…
New DVD Pick of the Week: ‘Rambo’
Filed under: New Releases, DVD Reviews, New on DVD, Home EntertainmentRamboHe is no longer fresh with First Blood. Still, Sylvester Stallone slipped into John Rambo’s shoes again, in his flipping 60’s, to bring us hardy and gruff action. When I first heard about it, I was intrigued. certain, Harriso…
Magical things happen under “La Misma Luna”
Perhaps still lurking in the shadows of Indy and Iron Man you might find a little Fox Searchlight movie called “Under the Same Moon.” whether so, I can’t urge you strongly suitable to go see it right away.This one has been playing at our local Regal theater for at least six weeks now, but I had unti…
This just in - Indy mostly rocks hard!
Is it really fair to give “Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull” a pass on something as key as plot?Well, it may not be the most professional of standards for reviewing movies, but I say in that case yes, considering it delivers just about everything else you’re looking for in an India…
Indiana Jones and the saga of the rapidly aging man
I apologize up front for that rather unlucky title whether it leads anyone to think I have seen the new Indy movie. It instead reflects that I’m simply too old to stay up until 2:30 a.m. or so on a school night to watch a movie, even one as potentially cool as that. To complete my transition to soli…
Surprise … Spike Lee sounds off at Cannes
I love Spike Lee, even when he’s just horribly wrong, considering the man is never, ever boring.At Cannes to promote his upcoming World War II flick “Miracle at St. Anna,” Spike couldn’t help but take swipes at some big-time fellow directors, the Coen brothers and Clint Eastwood.When it comes to the…
New DVD Picks of the Week:
Filed under: Animation, Foreign Language, Horror, New Releases, DVD Reviews, New on DVD, Home EntertainmentVexilleAfter premiering at Cannes in 2007, Fumihiko Sori’s Vexille traveled the world, got a limited US release in February, and has now, finally, arrived on DVD. Set in Japan during the year 2…
