Across the Universe: Hey, this wasn't my bag, but maybe it'll entertain you on DVD and get some of the young'uns interested in The Beatles (though each generation seems to do discover them just fine on their own. More importantly, now that this is widely available on home video, I patiently await the creation of a quality clip of the scene in which multiple nurse Salma Hayeks sing "Happiness is a Warm Gun." America, you have your homework assignment. Chop chop!
Wait, this scene has already been on YouTube for months? What's wrong with me? God bless you, America.
The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford: And I should have saved this one for the end of the post. I'm tuckered out from typing that title. I hope to catch up with this epic (or at least epically long) Western on DVD, though.
Wait, this scene has already been on YouTube for months? What's wrong with me? God bless you, America.
The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford: And I should have saved this one for the end of the post. I'm tuckered out from typing that title. I hope to catch up with this epic (or at least epically long) Western on DVD, though.
Elizabeth: The Golden Age: The power of the Academy Awards is in action. Since Cate Blanchett got a Best Actress nod, I feel the need to check this out. Otherwise, I'd be content to ignore it, then, 25 years from now when everyone's saluting Blanchett's career, do like everyone else and pretend to have seen it.
The Brave One: Jodie Foster plays a strong, capable woman who strikes back after being pushed to the edge. It's Jodie Foster as you've never seen her...if you haven't seen any of her movies for the last 20 years.
The Apartment Special Edition: The sharp Billy Wilder classic gets an upgrade. I love the movie, but right now there are too many other things on my list to get before I double-dip. But DVD Savant, always a reliable reviewer, indicates this redo is worth it, though MGM inexplicably irritates fans by deleting the original trailer from this version.
Blonde and Blonder: From the sublime to...well, a movie co-starring Pam Anderson and Denise Richards. Settle down, boys. Apparently, the one thing that could make you buy this movie isn't in this movie.
Fierce People: I don't know anything about this movie, which I think is straight to video, but I have to mention the hilarious cover, which pairs Donald Sutherland with Diane Lane--or at least, Diane Lane's breasts. Any effect the cover designers hoped to induce by photoshopping Lane's chest is nullified by putting them so close to Donald Sutherland.
Route 66 Season 1 Volume 2: There's a diehard fanbase for this classic series that was overjoyed to learn Roxbury was issuing this series through Infinity Resources. These fans tried to get past the split seasons thing and be happy the episodes were coming. Then they found shoddy-looking episodes in Volume 1, despite the same ones looked fine on Nick at Nite years ago. Then Voume 2 came out, and fans were excited to learn the transfers were much better. Then they were irritated to learn Roxbury CROPPED the episodes to give a fake widescreen effect. There is no reason to "letterbox" old TV shows by chopping off the tops of people's heads. What on Earth is going on here? Check out the (justifiably) angry members of the Home Theater Forum for more info.
The Brave One: Jodie Foster plays a strong, capable woman who strikes back after being pushed to the edge. It's Jodie Foster as you've never seen her...if you haven't seen any of her movies for the last 20 years.
The Apartment Special Edition: The sharp Billy Wilder classic gets an upgrade. I love the movie, but right now there are too many other things on my list to get before I double-dip. But DVD Savant, always a reliable reviewer, indicates this redo is worth it, though MGM inexplicably irritates fans by deleting the original trailer from this version.
Blonde and Blonder: From the sublime to...well, a movie co-starring Pam Anderson and Denise Richards. Settle down, boys. Apparently, the one thing that could make you buy this movie isn't in this movie.
Fierce People: I don't know anything about this movie, which I think is straight to video, but I have to mention the hilarious cover, which pairs Donald Sutherland with Diane Lane--or at least, Diane Lane's breasts. Any effect the cover designers hoped to induce by photoshopping Lane's chest is nullified by putting them so close to Donald Sutherland.
Route 66 Season 1 Volume 2: There's a diehard fanbase for this classic series that was overjoyed to learn Roxbury was issuing this series through Infinity Resources. These fans tried to get past the split seasons thing and be happy the episodes were coming. Then they found shoddy-looking episodes in Volume 1, despite the same ones looked fine on Nick at Nite years ago. Then Voume 2 came out, and fans were excited to learn the transfers were much better. Then they were irritated to learn Roxbury CROPPED the episodes to give a fake widescreen effect. There is no reason to "letterbox" old TV shows by chopping off the tops of people's heads. What on Earth is going on here? Check out the (justifiably) angry members of the Home Theater Forum for more info.
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