By John Corrado Last week, the classic 1994 documentary Hoop Dreams was released for the first time on Blu-ray, through the Criterion Collection. The film follows William Gates and Arthur Agee throughout their high school careers, two inner-city kids in Chicago who dream of playing professional basketball, with the chance of elusive sports scholarships being the only hope their… Read More Criterion Release: Hoop Dreams
By John Corrado Elevation Pictures is releasing The Rewrite on DVD. Keith Michaels (Hugh Grant) is an award-winning screenwriter who is past his prime in Hollywood, and begrudgingly takes a teaching job at a small town university. But despite his initial inappropriate behaviour and attempts to avoid actual work, the class, including mature student Holly Carpenter… Read More DVD Release: The Rewrite
By John Corrado Elevation Pictures is releasing A Most Violent Year on Blu-ray today. Named for the high crime rate in New York in 1981, the story centres around Abel Morales (Oscar Isaac), a hardworking immigrant struggling to keep his heating and oil business afloat amidst allegations of fraud and threats of violence, and his… Read More Blu-ray Release: A Most Violent Year
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