Today, 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment is releasing 50th anniversary editions of two classics starring legendary movie stars, for the first time on Blu-ray.  Both are beautifully packaged with 24 pages of trivia and photos, and come highly recommended. The Hustler:  First up is The Hustler, starring Paul Newman.  The story of Fast Eddie Felson,… Read More Blu-ray Release: The Hustler & The Commancheros

Daydream Nation – An eOne Films’ Release http://www.daydreamnationmovie.com/ DVD Release Date: May 17th, 2011 Rated 14A for sexual content and coarse languge Running time: 98 minutes Mike Goldbach (dir.) Mike Goldbach (writer) Ohad Benchetrit (music) Kat Dennings as Caroline Wexler Reece Thompson as Thurston Josh Lucas as Barry Anderson Andie MacDowell as Enid Goldberg Our… Read More DVD Review: Daydream Nation

The Illusionist – A Sony Pictures’ Release http://www.sonyclassics.com/theillusionist/ DVD Release Date: May 10th, 2011 Rated PG for thematic elements and smoking Running time: 80 minutes Sylvain Chomet (dir.) Jacques Tati (original screenplay) Sylvain Chomet (adaptation) Sylvain Chomet (music) Jean-Claude Donda as The Illusionist (voice) Eilidh Rankin as Alice (voice) Our reviews below: __________________________________________ The Illusionist… Read More DVD Review: The Illusionist

Le Concert (The Concert) – An eOne Films’ Release http://www.weinsteinco.com/#/film/the_concert DVD Release Date: May 10th, 2011 Rated 14A for coarse languge, not recommended for young children Running time: 123 minutes Radu Mihaileanu (dir.) Héctor Cabello Reyes (original story) Thierry Degrandi (original story) Armand Amar (music) Alexeï Guskov as Andrei Filipov Dmitri Nazarov as Sacha Grossman… Read More DVD Review: Le Concert (The Concert)

Blue Valentine – An Alliance Films’ Release http://www.bluevalentinemovie.com/ DVD Release Date: May 10th, 2011 Rated 18A for sexual content, coarse languge and nudity Running time: 112 minutes Derek Cianfrance (dir.) Derek Cianfrance (writer) Cami Delavigne (writer) Joey Curtis (writer) Grizzley Bear (music) Ryan Gosling as Dean Michelle Williams as Cindy Faith Wladyka as Frankie John… Read More DVD Review: Blue Valentine

Today, Universal Studios Home Entertainment is releasing The Dilemma on DVD & Blu-ray.  Directed by Ron Howard and featuring characters written with a surprising amount of depth, this is an entertaining film that works as light drama.  We reviewed The Dilemma on January 14th, our overall consensus was: “Striking a satisfying balance of comedy and… Read More DVD/Blu-ray Release: The Dilemma

The Green Hornet – A Sony Pictures’ Release http://www.sonypictures.com/homevideo/thegreenhornet/ DVD Release Date: May 3rd, 2010 Rated PG for violence, language may offend Running time: 119 minutes Michel Gondry (dir.) Seth Rogen (writer) Evan Goldberg (writer) Based on the radio series by George W. Trendle James Newton Howard (music) Seth Rogen as Britt Reid / The… Read More DVD Review: The Green Hornet

Casino Jack – An eOne Films’ Release http://casinojack-movie.com/ DVD Release Date: April 26th, 2010 Rated 14A for coarse language Running time: 108 minutes George Hickenlooper (dir.) Norman Snider (writer) Jonathan Goldsmith (music) Kevin Spacey as Jack Abramoff Barry Pepper as Michael Scanlon Jon Lovitz as Adam Kidan Graham Greene as Bernie Sprague Our reviews below:… Read More DVD Review: Casino Jack