The Organizer: Criterion Collection
May 3, 2012
Director Mario Monicelli made some of his best films during what many consider to be the golden age of Italian cinema when that country’s output was among the greatest in popular cinema. He was known for making socially conscious films that mixed comedy...
Alambrista!: Criterion Collection
May 2, 2012
Illegal immigration, especially from Mexico, is a hot button topic that has become a significant issue on the political landscape in recent years but it has been a problem for some time as evident with the little-seen film Alambrista! (1977). It was considered...
JOHN CARTER BLU-RAY AND DVD TRAILER
May 1, 2012
A Warrior On Earth Becomes a Hero On Mars New On Disney Blu-ray™ Combo Pack, Blu-ray 3D™, HD Digital, DVD, and On-Demand June 5th “A Visual Marvel” Steven Weintraub, Collider.com BURBANK, Calif., April 27, 2012 – Disney brings to life...
That ’70s Show: Season One
April 27, 2012
Initially disregarded as a lame Dazed and Confused (1993) knock-off, That ‘70s Show survived for more seasons than anyone thought possible and helped launch the careers of Topher Grace, Mila Kunis and Ashton Kutcher. To the show’s credit, it doesn’t...
ABC Studios’ THE RIVER, MISSING, SCANDAL & GCB on DVD with CLIPS!
April 18, 2012
The Complete First Seasons of Acclaimed Drama Series “The River,” “Missing” & “Scandal” and the Hilarious Hit “GCB” Available On DVD This Spring – Loaded with Never-Before-Seen Bonus Materials BURBANK, Calif. – March 23, 2012...
12 Angry Men: Criterion Collection
December 13, 2011
Adapted from the 1954 teleplay of the same name, 12 Angry Men (1957) marked the auspicious feature film debut of director Sidney Lumet who had cut his teeth on live television in New York City. He brought a gritty, edgy realism to this film, an approach...
Deadly Intent
December 12, 2011
Deadly Intent (1989) is one of those forgettable thrillers you happen to catch on television late one night, enticed by the cast of interesting character actors, and then promptly fall asleep partway through because it is so predictable. It was directed...
Welcome to L.A.
December 9, 2011
Alan Rudolph got his start in the filmmaking business as a protégé of the great Robert Altman, working as an assistant director on a few of his films. He was clearly influenced by the veteran director in his own work, which featured ensemble casts often...
Enter the Ninja
December 8, 2011
Those of us who grew up in the early 1980’s were witness to a mini-renaissance of ninja films spearheaded by Cannon Films – owned, at the time, by those scrappy Israeli cousins Menahem Golan and Yoram Globus. – with Enter the Ninja (1981). It proved...
Chillerama
December 5, 2011
One of the staples of the horror genre is the anthology film, comprised of several stories, often linked together by a common thread. The 1980’s was the last time a good crop of these kinds of films were harvested with the likes of Heavy Metal (1981),...
