A Thousand Words – A Paramount Pictures’ Release http://www.thousandwordsmovie.com/ DVD Release Date: June 26th, 2012 Rated PG for language and mature themes Running time: 91 minutes Brian Robbins (dir.) Steve Koren (writer) John Debney (music) Eddie Murphy as Jack McCall Kerry Washington as Caroline McCall Clark Duke as Aaron Wiseberger Cliff Curtis as Dr. Sinja… Read More DVD Review: A Thousand Words

Mirror Mirror – An Alliance Films’ Release http://mirrormirrorfilm.com/ DVD Release Date: June 26th, 2012 Rated PG for mild violence Running time: 106 minutes Tarsem Singh Dhandwar (dir.) Jason Keller (screenplay) Marc Klein (screenplay) Melisa Wallack (screen story) Alan Menken (music) Julia Roberts as The Queen Lily Collins as Snow White Armie Hammer as Prince Alcott Nathan… Read More DVD Review: Mirror Mirror

Today, Paramount Home Entertainment is releasing the small masterpiece Jeff, Who Lives at Home on Blu-ray & DVD.  Directed by Jay and Mark Duplass with excellent performances from Jason Segel and Ed Helms, this is a funny, wonderfully acted and deeply moving film that seamlessly builds to a conclusion that could only be described as… Read More DVD/Blu-ray Release: Jeff, Who Lives at Home

Along with Harold and Maude, The Gold Rush is also being released on Blu-ray & DVD today as part of the Criterion Collection.  Directed by and starring the great Charles Chaplin, the story of a prospector looking for his fortune in the Klondike was originally released as a silent film in 1925 and again in… Read More Criterion Release: The Gold Rush

Along with The Gold Rush, Harold and Maude is also being released on DVD & Blu-ray today as part of the Criterion Collection.  Directed by Hal Ashby, Harold (Bud Cort) is a young man obsessed with death who spends his days at funerals where he meets Maude (Ruth Gordon), an elderly woman who is in… Read More Criterion Release: Harold and Maude

Today, Walt Disney Home Entertainment is releasing the science fiction film John Carter on Blu-ray & DVD.  Directed by Pixar’s Andrew Stanton, the martian adventure was a critical and financial disappointment, but fans of the film will still find a few cool scenes and some entertaining moments that play well in high definition.  We reviewed John… Read More DVD/Blu-ray Release: John Carter

Paramount Home Entertainment is releasing the classic 1953 western Hondo for the first time on Blu-ray today.  The great John Wayne stars as Hondo Lane, a cavalry man who comes to protect the headstrong Angie Love (Geraldine Page) and her son, in the midst of warring Apache Indians.  Her first big screen role, Geraldine Page… Read More Blu-ray Release: Hondo

Today, Disney Home Entertainment released the animated film The Secret World of Arrietty on Blu-ray & DVD.  Beautifully animated at Studio Ghibli in Japan, this is a quietly resonant and intricately detailed film that will stick with you long after the credits roll.  We reviewed The Secret World of Arrietty when it opened in theatres… Read More DVD/Blu-ray Release: The Secret World of Arrietty

Today, 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment is releasing the World War II film Red Tails on Blu-ray & DVD.  Produced by George Lucas, the film generally overcomes a clichéd script with enough well staged battle sequences to make it worth checking out in high definition.  We reviewed Red Tails when it opened in theatres on… Read More DVD/Blu-ray Release: Red Tails

This Means War – A 20th Century Fox Release http://www.thismeanswarmovie.com DVD Release Date: May 22nd, 2012 Rated 14A for violence, sexual content and some language Running time: 96 minutes McG (dir.) Timothy Dowling (screenplay and story) Simon Kinberg (screenplay) Marcus Gautesen (story) Christophe Beck (music) Reese Witherspoon as Lauren Chris Pine as FDR Foster Tom Hardy… Read More DVD Review: This Means War

The visionary 1999 classic Being John Malkovich is being released on Blu-ray & DVD today, as part of the prestigious Criterion Collection.  Starring John Cusack as a struggling puppeteer who finds a portal that literally takes him into the mind of actor John Malkovich, the strikingly original film was deservingly nominated for three Academy Awards… Read More Criterion Release: Being John Malkovich

Today, 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment is releasing the found footage film Chronicle on Blu-ray & DVD.  Directed by Josh Trank and led by a good cast, this is an interesting little science fiction film that mixes in elements of horror and is well worth a look.  We reviewed Chronicle when it opened in theatres… Read More DVD/Blu-ray Release: Chronicle

Today, Paramount Home Entertainment is releasing the 1995 classic Clueless for the first time on Blu-ray.  Cher (Alicia Silverstone) is a spoiled high schooler who has it all, only doing stuff for others to make herself feel good.  But her attitude is about to get a makeover under the influence of Josh (Paul Rudd), her… Read More Blu-ray Release: Clueless

Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol – A Paramount Pictures’ Release http://www.missionimpossible.com/ DVD Release Date: April 17th, 2012 Rated 14A for violence Running time: 132 minutes Brad Bird (dir.) Josh Appelbaum (writer) André Nemec (writer) Based on the television series created by Bruce Geller Michael Giacchino (music) Tom Cruise as Ethan Hunt Paula Patton as Jane Carter… Read More DVD Review: Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol

Shame – An Alliance Films’ Release http://www.foxsearchlight.com/shame/ DVD Release Date: April 17th, 2012 Rated 18A for nudity, sexual content and disturbing content including some graphic images Running time: 101 minutes Steve McQueen (dir.) Abu Morgan (writer) Steve McQueen (writer) Harry Escott (music) Michael Fassbender as Brandon Sullivan Carey Mulligan as Sissy Sullivan James Badge Dale as… Read More DVD Review: Shame

The Iron Lady – An Alliance Films’ Release http://weinsteinco.com/sites/iron-lady/ DVD Release Date: April 10th, 2012 Rated PG for violence and mature themes Running time: 105 minutes Phyllida Lloyd (dir.) Abi Morgan (screenplay) Thomas Newman (music) Meryl Streep as Margaret Thatcher Jim Broadbent as Denis Thatcher Olivia Coleman as Carol Thatcher Roger Allam as Gordon Reece Our… Read More DVD Review: The Iron Lady

We Bought a Zoo – A 20th Century Fox Release http://www.weboughtazoo.com/ DVD Release Date: April 3rd, 2012 Rated PG for mild language and some thematic elements Running time: 124 minutes Cameron Crowe (dir.) Aline Brosh McKenna (screenplay) Cameron Crowe (screenplay) Based on the book by Benjamin Mee Jónsi (music) Matt Damon as Benjamin Mee Scarlett Johansson… Read More DVD Review: We Bought a Zoo

Today, Walt Disney Home Entertainment is releasing legendary director Steven Spielberg’s War Horse on DVD & Blu-ray, courtesy of DreamWorks Pictures.  Nominated for six Academy Awards including Best Picture, the WWI film is worth seeing for the impressive production design and a few touching scenes on the battlefield.  We reviewed the film when it opened in… Read More DVD/Blu-ray Release: War Horse

For the first time in High Definition, Paramount Home Entertainment is releasing the iconic 1974 classic Chinatown on Blu-ray today.  Directed by Roman Polanski, this is a tightly plotted mystery that follows a private detective (Jack Nicholson) who is hired to investigate an adultery case and uncovers dark secrets tied to the city’s water supply. Backed up by… Read More Blu-ray Release: Chinatown

Last week, the 1958 classic A Night to Remember was released on Blu-ray & DVD as part of the Criterion Collection.  Directed by Roy Ward Baker, this is a meticulous dramatization of the Titanic’s journey, from its celebratory launch to the fateful night on April 14th, 1912 when the “unsinkable” ship tragically struck an iceberg.… Read More Criterion Release: A Night to Remember