Quadrophenia: Criterion Collection
September 11, 2012
Based on The Who’s 1973 rock opera of the same name, Quadrophenia (1979) is a gritty snapshot of British street culture at its rawest. Set in the early 1960s, the film chronicles the violent rivalry between two gangs – the scooter-driving Mods and...
Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull: 2-Disc Special Edition
October 17, 2008
It was with equal parts anticipation and trepidation that fans of the Indiana Jones films greeted news that a new installment entitled, Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull (2008) was in the works. Would Harrison Ford be too old and look...
Beowulf: Unrated Director’s Cut
February 29, 2008
After leaving behind live-action motion pictures for the computer-animated adaptation of The Polar Express (2004), Robert Zemeckis utilized the same technology for another adaptation – Beowulf (2007). With the help of author Neil Gaiman and screenwriter...
The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, The Witch, and The Wardrobe: Extended Edition
December 21, 2006
Taking a page out of Peter Jackson’s book, the filmmakers behind the hugely successful Chronicles of Narnia: the Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe (2005) have revisited their film with an extended edition that beefs up the film’s running time to 150...
The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe
April 4, 2006
Carefully marketed to be the next franchisable fantasy film alongside The Lord of the Rings trilogy and the Harry Potter series, The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe (2005) defeated Peter Jackson’s over-hyped juggernaut, King...
Nil by Mouth
May 21, 2003
‘Nil by Mouth is my blues, if you like, about what was outside my window. The film is very much based on my experiences and impressions growing up and living in London’. Gary Oldman. In his directorial debut ‘Nil by Mouth’, Gary Oldman depicts...
Cold Mountain
May 2, 2003
Adapted from Charles Frazier’s book of the same name, Cold Mountain (2003) is an epic odyssey of one man’s struggle to travel back home to the woman he loves set against the backdrop of the American Civil War. Unfairly snubbed at last year’s Academy...
