The Kingdom

As the war in Iraq drags on, the number of films about it increases until its own subgenre has been created. Along comes the Michael Mann-produced thriller, The Kingdom (2007) that attempts to fuse the action film with a dose of political intrigue while... 

Sunshine

In some respects, Danny Boyle is Britain’s answer to Steven Soderbergh – a filmmaker who moves effortlessly from independent to studio films and works in a variety of genres: gritty drug drama (Trainspotting), kids film (Millions) and edgy horror... 

National Treasure: Collector’s Edition

Just in time for the sequel, Book of Secrets (2007) which hits theatres on December 21st, Disney has gone back to the well and re-released the first National Treasure film (2004) with a Collector’s Edition that adds a DVD of brand new extra material.... 

Breathless: Criterion Collection

Jean-Luc Godard’s Breathless (1960) is arguably the most famous example of the French New Wave, a group of film critics who were inspired by classic Hollywood films to become filmmakers themselves. Breathless certainly wasn’t the first French New... 

The Two Jakes: Special Collector’s Edition

Making a sequel to a classic film like Chinatown (1974) was never going to be easy. How do you equal or surpass the original? Robert Towne, who wrote the first film, penned the next installment. However, the film’s original director, Roman Polanski,... 

Cheech & Chong’s Up in Smoke: Special Collector’s Edition

Before there was Bill and Ted, before Wayne and Garth, before The Dude, there were the original pothead slackers, Cheech and Chong. This comedy duo got their start on the stand-up circuit in 1970s which they parlayed into a series of very successful comedy... 

My So-Called Life: The Complete Series

When My So-Called Life debuted on television in 1994, it was seen as a smart alternative to mindless teen pap like Beverly Hills 90210. I don’t know about you, but I didn’t know anyone like the “teens” (just how old were the actors anyway?) on... 

Live Free or Die Hard: Unrated

It seems like some of the action stars from the 1980s are trying to make a comeback. You’ve got Sylvester Stallone resurrecting the Rambo franchise. Harrison Ford is donning the hat and bullwhip to play Indiana Jones again. Hell, even Jean-Claude Van... 

Hot Rod

Hot Rod (2007) marks one of the first films to feature the new generation of Saturday Night Live members with Andy Samberg and Bill Hader. It’s standard practice that SNL has become a launching pad for a movie career. Do Samberg and Hader have what... 

Paris, Je T’aime

The short film, much like the short story, is an artform unto itself. It takes a certain set of skills as a storyteller to be able to tell a tale succinctly. People who make commercials have even less time. Unfortunately, outside of television stations... 

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