By W. Andrew Powell • Mar 11th, 2010 • Category: DVDs
This week on DVD and Blu-ray I review Jason Reitman’s Oscar-nominated Up In The Air; Michael Moore’s quasi-documentary, Capitalism: A Love Story; the animated adventure, Planet 51; plus a look at Oscar-winner, Precious.
Tags: Anna Kendrick, DVD Tuesday, Dwayne Johnson, Gabourey Sidibe, George Clooney, Jason Reitman, Jessica Biel, Jorge Blanco, Justin Long, Lee Daniels, Lenny Kravitz, Melanie Lynskey, Michael Moore, Mo'Nique, Paula Patton, Reviews, Seann William Scott, Vera Farmiga |
By W. Andrew Powell • Mar 4th, 2010 • Category: Films
Opening in a theatre near you this weekend, Tim Burton directs the trippy remake of Disney’s Alice In Wonderland; and a look at Antoine Fuqua’s crime drama, Brooklyn’s Finest.
Tags: Alan Rickman, Anne Hathaway, Antoine Fuqua, Crispin Glover, Don Cheadle, Ethan Hawke, film friday, Helena Bonham-Carter, Johnny Depp, Mia Wasilkowska, Michael Sheen, Reviews, Richard Gere, Stephen Fry, Tim Burton, Timothy Spall, Wesley Snipes |
By W. Andrew Powell • Mar 4th, 2010 • Category: DVDs
This week’s new arrivals on DVD and Blu-ray include Roland Emmerich’s epic disaster, 2012; Spike Jonze’s adaptation of the children’s book, Where the Wild Things Are; plus a look at The Private Lives of Pippa Lee, and Ponyo.
Tags: 2012, Alan Arkin, Amanda Peet, Betty White, Blake Lively, Cate Blanchett, Catherine Keener, Catherine O'Hara, Chjwetel Ejiofor, Chris Cooper, Cloris Leachman, Danny Glover, DVD Tuesday, Forest Whitaker, Frankie Jonas, Hayao Miyazaki, James Gandolfini, John Cusack, Julianne Moore, Keanu Reeves, Lauren Ambrose, Lily Tomlin, Maria Bello, Mark Ruffalo, Matt Damon, Max Records, Mike Binder, Monica Bellucci, Noah Cyrus, Oliver Platt, Paul Dano, Rebecca Miller, Reviews, Robin Wright Penn, Roland Emmerich, Spike Jonze, Thandie Newton, Tina Fey, Winona Ryder, Woody Harrelson |
By W. Andrew Powell • Feb 26th, 2010 • Category: Films
New this week at a theatre near you: Bruce Willis and Tracy Morgan star in Kevin Smith’s action comedy, Cop Out; plus a look at the horror film, The Crazies, starring Timothy Olyphant.
Tags: Adam Brody, Breck Eisner, Bruce Willis, Danielle Panabaker, film friday, Fred Armisen, Jason Lee, Joe Anderson, Kevin Smith, Michelle Trachtenberg, Radha Mitchell, Reviews, Seann William Scott, Timothy Olyphant, Tracy Morgan |
By W. Andrew Powell • Feb 23rd, 2010 • Category: DVDs
This week on DVD and Blu-ray, Matt Damon stars in Steven Soderbergh’s corporate drama, The Informant!; Cameron Diaz and James Marsden play a troubled couple in the sci-fi film, The Box; plus a look at Cirque Du Freak: The Vampire’s Assistant and Sorority Row.
Tags: Briana Evigan, Cameron Diaz, Carrie Fisher, Chris Massoglia, DVD Tuesday, Frank Langella, James Marsden, James Rebhorn, Jamie Chung, Joel McHale, John C. Reilly, Julian Morris, Ken Watanabe, Leah Pipes, Margo Harshman, Matt Damon, Matt Lanter, Melanie Lynskey, Patton Oswalt, Paul Weitz, Reviews, Richard Kelly, Rumer Willis, Salma Hayek, Scott Bakula, Steven Soderbergh, Stewart Hendler, Willem Dafoe |
By W. Andrew Powell • Feb 20th, 2010 • Category: Films
Opening this week in theatres, Martin Scorsese’s thriller Shutter Island makes its debut with Leonardo DiCaprio playing the part of a troubled gumshoe unravelling puzzles in a very strange case. Plus a look at the musical documentary, Céline: Through the Eyes of the World, and upcoming films arriving in theatres next week.
Tags: Ben Kingsley, Céline Dion, Emily Mortimer, film friday, Jackie Earle Haley, Leonardo DiCaprio, Mark Ruffalo, Martin Scorsese, Michelle Williams, Reviews, Stéphane Laporte |
By W. Andrew Powell • Feb 16th, 2010 • Category: DVDs
New this week, Gerard Butler and Jamie Foxx star in the action-thriller, Law Abiding Citizen; and in the biopic Coco Avant Chanel, Audrey Tautou portrays one of fashion’s most important women.
Tags: Alessandro Nivola, Anne Fontaine, Audrey Tautou, Benoît Poelvoorde, Bruce McGill, Colm Meaney, DVD Tuesday, Emmanuelle Devos, F. Gary Gray, Gerard Butler, Jamie Foxx, Leslie Bibb, Marie Gillain, Regina Hall, Regis Royer, Reviews, Viola Davis |
By W. Andrew Powell • Feb 12th, 2010 • Category: Films
Opening this week in theatres: Benicio Del Toro stars in the horror-action film, The Wolfman; director Garry Marshall brings together a massive cast for the romantic comedy, Valentine’s Day; and Logan Lerman stars in the adaptation of Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief.
Tags: Anne Hathaway, Anthony Hopkins, Ashton Kutcher, Benicio Del Toro, Bradley Cooper, Chris Columbus, Emily Blunt, Emma Roberts, film friday, Garry Marshall, Hugo Weaving, Jamie Foxx, Jennifer Garner, Jessica Alba, Jessica Biel, Joe Johnston, Julia Roberts, Logan Lerman, Patrick Dempsey, Pierce Brosnan, Reviews, Sean Bean, Uma Thurman |
By W. Andrew Powell • Feb 9th, 2010 • Category: DVDs
New this week, Rachel McAdams and Eric Bana star in the chronologically-challenged romantic drama, The Time Traveler’s Wife; Michael Stuhlbarg leads the Coen brothers’ A Serious Man; plus a look at Bronson, Halo: Legends, and SG-U: Stargate Universe, Season 1.0.
Tags: Aaron Wolf, Arliss Howard, Brian J. Smith, Coen Brothers, David Blue, David Wald, Elyse Levesque, Eric Bana, Fred Melamed, Halo, Hugh Ross, Jonny Philips, Juliet Oldfield, Justin Louis, Louis Ferreira, Michael Stuhlbarg, Nicholas Winding Refn, Rachel McAdams, Reviews, Richard Kind, Robert Carlyle, Robert Schwentke, Ron Livingston, Shelley Calene-Black, Tom Hardy |
By W. Andrew Powell • Feb 6th, 2010 • Category: Films
New this week in theatres, Channing Tatum play Amanda Seyfried long-distance lovers in the romantic drama, Dear John; John Travolta and Jonathan Rhys Meyers team up as CIA operatives in the action film, From Paris With Love; and Steve Buscemi stars in the comedy Saint John of Las Vegas.
Tags: Amanda Seyfried, Channing Tatum, film friday, Henry Thomas, Hue Rhodes, John Travolta, Jonathan Rhys-Meyers, Lasse Hallstrom, Peter Dinklage, Pierre Morel, Reviews, Richard Jenkins, Romany Malco, Sarah Silverman, Steve Buscemi |