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DVD Pick: The Age of Innocence
Daniel Day-Lewis, Winona Ryder and Michelle Pfeiffer star in The Age of Innocence (1993), an absorbing and beautiful period piece directed by Martin Scorsese, who co-wrote the screenplay with Jay Cocks. The film is a faithful adaptation of the 1920 literary classic by Edith Wharton (1862-1937).
Daniel Day-Lewis, Winona Ryder and Michelle Pfeiffer star in The Age of Innocence (1993), an absorbing and beautiful period piece directed by Martin Scorsese, who co-wrote the screenplay with Jay Cocks. The film is a faithful adaptation of the 1920 literary classic by Edith Wharton (1862-1937).
DVD Pick: Charlie Wilson's War
Based on a true story, Charlie this is a highly entertaining movie that gives us three colorful characters: playboy US Congressman Charlie Wilson (Tom Hanks), right-wing Houston socialite Joanne Herring (Julia Roberts) and scruffy CIA agent Gust Avrakotos (Philip Seymour Hoffman in an Oscar-nominated performance). Read a review of this movie on DVD.
Based on a true story, Charlie this is a highly entertaining movie that gives us three colorful characters: playboy US Congressman Charlie Wilson (Tom Hanks), right-wing Houston socialite Joanne Herring (Julia Roberts) and scruffy CIA agent Gust Avrakotos (Philip Seymour Hoffman in an Oscar-nominated performance). Read a review of this movie on DVD.
DVD Pick: Atonement
A faithful and sometimes dazzling adaptation of the best-selling novel by Ian McEwan, Atonement stars Keira Knightley and James McAvoy. The movie is impeccably acted and offers topnotch cinematography, art direction and costuming, plus an Academy Award-winning musical score.
A faithful and sometimes dazzling adaptation of the best-selling novel by Ian McEwan, Atonement stars Keira Knightley and James McAvoy. The movie is impeccably acted and offers topnotch cinematography, art direction and costuming, plus an Academy Award-winning musical score.
The Assassination of Jesse James DVD Review
The full title of this lyrical, poetic historical drama is The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford, and the protagonist is Bob Ford, who is brilliantly played by Casey Affleck. The antagonist is Jesse James, and Brad Pitt supplies the necessary star power to this role to make the legendary outlaw and folk hero come alive on the screen.
The full title of this lyrical, poetic historical drama is The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford, and the protagonist is Bob Ford, who is brilliantly played by Casey Affleck. The antagonist is Jesse James, and Brad Pitt supplies the necessary star power to this role to make the legendary outlaw and folk hero come alive on the screen.
2 Days in Paris DVD Review
This laugh-out-loud-funny film written and directed by Julie Delpy, who also costars with Adam Goldberg.
This laugh-out-loud-funny film written and directed by Julie Delpy, who also costars with Adam Goldberg.
3:10 to Yuma DVD Review
The year 2007 saw the theatrical release of a remake of 3:10 to Yuma with Russell Crowe in Glenn Ford's role and Christian Bale in Van Heflin's.
The year 2007 saw the theatrical release of a remake of 3:10 to Yuma with Russell Crowe in Glenn Ford's role and Christian Bale in Van Heflin's.
2001: A Space Odyssey (Two-Disc Special Edition) DVD Review:
Stanley Kubrick'slandmark film that appears on most lists of greatest all-time movies. It ranks number 6 on the 2002 Sight and Sound Critics' Poll and number 15 on the American Film Institute's 2007 list of top 100 movies.
Stanley Kubrick'slandmark film that appears on most lists of greatest all-time movies. It ranks number 6 on the 2002 Sight and Sound Critics' Poll and number 15 on the American Film Institute's 2007 list of top 100 movies.
Breathless (Criterion Collection) DVD Review
Arguably the quintessential French New Wave film, Jean-Luc Godard's Breathless is often identified as one of the most influential movies of all time.
Arguably the quintessential French New Wave film, Jean-Luc Godard's Breathless is often identified as one of the most influential movies of all time.
Battleship Potemkin (Two-DVD Boxed Set) DVD Review
Sergei Eisenstein's Battleship Potemkin is an important film, both in terms of cinema history and world history, and it is well worth watching many times.
Sergei Eisenstein's Battleship Potemkin is an important film, both in terms of cinema history and world history, and it is well worth watching many times.
Chinatown (Special Collector's Edition) DVD Review
Jack Nicholson gives a brilliant performance in the film noir Chinatown (1974), which often appears in lists of the best movies ever made. Read a review of Chinatown on DVD.
Jack Nicholson gives a brilliant performance in the film noir Chinatown (1974), which often appears in lists of the best movies ever made. Read a review of Chinatown on DVD.
1408 DVD Review
1408 is a horror movie in the vein of The Shining and Misery. There's almost no blood or gore in 1408, but it is creepy. Read a review of 1408 on DVD.
1408 is a horror movie in the vein of The Shining and Misery. There's almost no blood or gore in 1408, but it is creepy. Read a review of 1408 on DVD.
Babel 2-Disc Collector's Edition DVD Review
The Babel Two-Disc Collector's Edition DVD set contains only one extra of any consequence, an exceptionally good making-of documentary titled Common Ground: Under Construction Notes.
The Babel Two-Disc Collector's Edition DVD set contains only one extra of any consequence, an exceptionally good making-of documentary titled Common Ground: Under Construction Notes.
Away From Her DVD Review
Away From Her is a poignant, intelligent, low-keyed drama. Find out more about this movie in the DVD review.
Away From Her is a poignant, intelligent, low-keyed drama. Find out more about this movie in the DVD review.
2001: A Space Odyssey DVD Review
Stanley Kubrick's 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968) is one of my all-time favorites. It's one of the films that started me on a life-long love of the movies.
Stanley Kubrick's 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968) is one of my all-time favorites. It's one of the films that started me on a life-long love of the movies.
2046 DVD Review
"This movie is about how a person deals with his love stories in the past." So says writer-director Wong Kar Wai about his film 2046 (2004) in the behind-the-scenes documentary on the DVD. The movie centers around a man named Chow Mo Wan (Tony Leung) recalling his relationships with women in Hong Kong and Singapore in the 1960's. Read a review of 2046 on DVD.
"This movie is about how a person deals with his love stories in the past." So says writer-director Wong Kar Wai about his film 2046 (2004) in the behind-the-scenes documentary on the DVD. The movie centers around a man named Chow Mo Wan (Tony Leung) recalling his relationships with women in Hong Kong and Singapore in the 1960's. Read a review of 2046 on DVD.
21 Grams DVD Review
Read a review of 21 Grams on DVD.
Read a review of 21 Grams on DVD.
A Beautiful Mind DVD Review
Winner of four Academy Awards including Best Picture, A Beautiful Mind is a biopic about gifted, but troubled, math genius John Nash.
Winner of four Academy Awards including Best Picture, A Beautiful Mind is a biopic about gifted, but troubled, math genius John Nash.
A Guide to Recognizing Your Saints DVD Review
A Guide to Recognizing Your Saints is an ambitious film of raw emotional power.
A Guide to Recognizing Your Saints is an ambitious film of raw emotional power.
Ace in the Hole DVD Review
In Ace in the Hole, the protagonist is an unlikable antihero played by Kirk Douglas in what is arguably the best performance of his career. From beginning to end, the gritty film presents a bleak vision of human nature. Read a review of In Ace in the Hole on DVD.
In Ace in the Hole, the protagonist is an unlikable antihero played by Kirk Douglas in what is arguably the best performance of his career. From beginning to end, the gritty film presents a bleak vision of human nature. Read a review of In Ace in the Hole on DVD.
After the Wedding DVD Review
Nominated for an Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film, After the Wedding is an absorbing Danish-language melodrama that packs an emotional wallop. Read a review of After the Wedding on DVD.
Nominated for an Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film, After the Wedding is an absorbing Danish-language melodrama that packs an emotional wallop. Read a review of After the Wedding on DVD.
Alfred Hitchcock — The Masterpiece Collection DVD
Read a review of this classic film collection on DVD.
Read a review of this classic film collection on DVD.
American Wedding Review
Although American Wedding offers little other than entertainment, I recommend this sweet-natured, laugh-out-loud comedy. However, it's not for people who don't like sophomoric, raunchy, vulgar humor.
Although American Wedding offers little other than entertainment, I recommend this sweet-natured, laugh-out-loud comedy. However, it's not for people who don't like sophomoric, raunchy, vulgar humor.
Anne Frank Remembered DVD Review
Winner of the Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature, Anne Frank Remembered (1995) does a better job of putting a human face on the Holocaust than any movie I know.
Winner of the Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature, Anne Frank Remembered (1995) does a better job of putting a human face on the Holocaust than any movie I know.
Apocalypse Now - The Complete Dossier DVD Review
A review of Apocalypse Now - The Complete Dossier on DVD.
A review of Apocalypse Now - The Complete Dossier on DVD.
Ask the Dust DVD Review
Ask the Dust is one of the most engaging romantic dramas I've seen in a long time. Read the DVD review...
Ask the Dust is one of the most engaging romantic dramas I've seen in a long time. Read the DVD review...
Babel DVD Review
Babel intercuts linked stories of four families. The stunning visual style artfully of this movie intermixes close-ups of people with landscapes and cityscapes, capturing the differing lifestyles of the rural North African desert, Tokyo and the San Diego-Tijuana area. Above all, the film is intensely emotional.
Babel intercuts linked stories of four families. The stunning visual style artfully of this movie intermixes close-ups of people with landscapes and cityscapes, capturing the differing lifestyles of the rural North African desert, Tokyo and the San Diego-Tijuana area. Above all, the film is intensely emotional.
Black Snake Moan DVD Review
Starring Samuel L. Jackson and Christina Ricci, Black Snake Moan was written and directed by Craig Brewer (Hustle & Flow). Black Snake Moan is a blues film that takes its title from a traditional song by Blind Lemon Jefferson. At the movie's emotional high point, Jackson performs that song during a thunderstorm.
Starring Samuel L. Jackson and Christina Ricci, Black Snake Moan was written and directed by Craig Brewer (Hustle & Flow). Black Snake Moan is a blues film that takes its title from a traditional song by Blind Lemon Jefferson. At the movie's emotional high point, Jackson performs that song during a thunderstorm.
Blazing Saddles DVD Review
This is one of the most hilarious movies I've ever seen.
This is one of the most hilarious movies I've ever seen.
Borat: Cultural Learnings of America DVD Review
Borat is a hilarious, politically incorrect comedy starring Sacha Baron Cohen. Take an in-depth look at the film and the DVD in this DVD review.
Borat is a hilarious, politically incorrect comedy starring Sacha Baron Cohen. Take an in-depth look at the film and the DVD in this DVD review.
Born Into Brothels DVD Review
Born Into Brothels won the Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature and many other prizes. When I watched it on DVD, I found it very moving. Also, the extras on the DVD enriched my experience of watching the documentary. Read a review of this movie on DVD.
Born Into Brothels won the Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature and many other prizes. When I watched it on DVD, I found it very moving. Also, the extras on the DVD enriched my experience of watching the documentary. Read a review of this movie on DVD.
Boudu Saved From Drowning DVD Review
Boudu is one of the relatively few movies that not only makes me chuckle while I'm watching it, but makes me smile every time I think about it later.
Boudu is one of the relatively few movies that not only makes me chuckle while I'm watching it, but makes me smile every time I think about it later.
Breach DVD Review
Chris Cooper gives an outstanding performance in this well-acted docudrama dealing with the two-month period that culminated in the arrest for espionage of FBI agent Robert Hanssen.
Chris Cooper gives an outstanding performance in this well-acted docudrama dealing with the two-month period that culminated in the arrest for espionage of FBI agent Robert Hanssen.
Breathless DVD Review
A review of Jean-Luc Godard's Breathless (1960) on DVD.
A review of Jean-Luc Godard's Breathless (1960) on DVD.
Bringing Up Baby DVD Review
Cary Grant and Katharine Hepburn star in the 1938 screwball comedy Bringing Up Baby. Read a review of this movie on DVD.
Cary Grant and Katharine Hepburn star in the 1938 screwball comedy Bringing Up Baby. Read a review of this movie on DVD.
Brokeback Mountain DVD Review
Heath Ledger creates one of the most memorable characters in cinema history in Brokeback Mountain, a melancholy drama about forbidden love. Read a full-length review of of this movie on DVD.
Heath Ledger creates one of the most memorable characters in cinema history in Brokeback Mountain, a melancholy drama about forbidden love. Read a full-length review of of this movie on DVD.
Broken Flowers DVD Review
Bill Murray gives a superb performance as the star of Broken Flowers (2005), a bittersweet film that also features appearances by Sharon Stone, Julie Delpy, Jessica Lange, Tilda Swinton and Jeffrey Wright. I found this movie, which won the Grand Prix at Cannes, highly enjoyable when I watched it on DVD. Read a review of Broken Flowers on DVD.
Bill Murray gives a superb performance as the star of Broken Flowers (2005), a bittersweet film that also features appearances by Sharon Stone, Julie Delpy, Jessica Lange, Tilda Swinton and Jeffrey Wright. I found this movie, which won the Grand Prix at Cannes, highly enjoyable when I watched it on DVD. Read a review of Broken Flowers on DVD.
Bubble DVD Review
Bubble (2005) is a dark little movie about a murder in a small Ohio town. When I watched it on DVD, I found it riveting.
Bubble (2005) is a dark little movie about a murder in a small Ohio town. When I watched it on DVD, I found it riveting.
Bukowski: Born Into This DVD Review
A review of Bukowski: Born Into This on DVD.
A review of Bukowski: Born Into This on DVD.
Capote DVD Review
This movie is an absolutely fascinating character study. Read a review of Capote on DVD.
This movie is an absolutely fascinating character study. Read a review of Capote on DVD.
Carmen DVD Review
Opening with shots of a bloody bull being tormented by a matador, this is a crowd-pleasing screen adaptation of Georges Bizet's 1875 French-language opera. Read more...
Opening with shots of a bloody bull being tormented by a matador, this is a crowd-pleasing screen adaptation of Georges Bizet's 1875 French-language opera. Read more...
Casino Royale DVD Review
A franchise reboot with a new incarnation of James Bond, Casino Royale offers top-notch entertainment with something for everyone.
A franchise reboot with a new incarnation of James Bond, Casino Royale offers top-notch entertainment with something for everyone.
Children of Men DVD Review
Children of Men creates an unforgettable vision of things as they might become.
Children of Men creates an unforgettable vision of things as they might become.
Cinderella Man DVD Review
Cinderella Man (2005) is an old-fashioned, well-crafted, feel-good sports biopic, and I think it makes a nearly perfect star vehicle for Russell Crowe as boxing great James J. Braddock.
Cinderella Man (2005) is an old-fashioned, well-crafted, feel-good sports biopic, and I think it makes a nearly perfect star vehicle for Russell Crowe as boxing great James J. Braddock.
City of God DVD Review
I can certainly see why City of God was nominated for four Academy Awards: Best Cinematography, Best Editing, Best Adapted Screenplay, and Best Director.
I can certainly see why City of God was nominated for four Academy Awards: Best Cinematography, Best Editing, Best Adapted Screenplay, and Best Director.
Closer DVD Review
Julia Roberts, Jude Law, Natalie Portman, and Clive Owen all give fine performances this talky drama directed by Mike Nichols.
Julia Roberts, Jude Law, Natalie Portman, and Clive Owen all give fine performances this talky drama directed by Mike Nichols.
The Aviator DVD Review
Directed by Martin Scorsese and starring Leonardo DiCaprio, The Aviator was nominated for eleven Academy Awards and won five. I think this movie was one of 2004's very best.
Directed by Martin Scorsese and starring Leonardo DiCaprio, The Aviator was nominated for eleven Academy Awards and won five. I think this movie was one of 2004's very best.
The Barbarian Invasions DVD Review
The Barbarian Invasions won the Oscar for Best Foreign Language Film. When I watched this emotionally engaging movie on DVD, it made me both laugh and cry.
The Barbarian Invasions won the Oscar for Best Foreign Language Film. When I watched this emotionally engaging movie on DVD, it made me both laugh and cry.
The Battle of Algiers DVD Review
Read a review of the Criterion Collection three-disc DVD set of "The Battle of Algiers."
Read a review of the Criterion Collection three-disc DVD set of "The Battle of Algiers."
The Big Red One DVD Review
The Big Red One: The Reconstruction is a World War II combat movie that was showcased at Cannes.
The Big Red One: The Reconstruction is a World War II combat movie that was showcased at Cannes.
The Bourne Identity DVD Review
A DVD review of the slick spy thriller The Bourne Identity.
A DVD review of the slick spy thriller The Bourne Identity.
The Bourne Supremacy DVD Review
Matt Damon again plays CIA-trained assassin Jason Bourne in the action thriller The Bourne Supremacy, the follow-up to The Bourne Identity. Read more...
Matt Damon again plays CIA-trained assassin Jason Bourne in the action thriller The Bourne Supremacy, the follow-up to The Bourne Identity. Read more...