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DVD Pick: 2001: A Space Odyssey (Two-Disc Special Edition)
Stanley Kubrick's 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968) is a landmark 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. It is thought-provoking, visually stunning and has superb music.
DVD Pick: Away From Her
Away From Her DVD review that explores both the movie and the DVD extras. Away From Her is a poignant, intelligent, low-keyed drama that was adapted from Alice Munro's short story The Bear Came Over the Mountain. Find out more about this movie in the Away From Her DVD Review.
DVD Pick: After the Wedding
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.
DVD Pick: Black Snake Moan
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.
DVD Pick: Children of Men
Home Video/DVD Guide Ivana Redwine's review of the Children of Men DVD. Children of Men creates an unforgettable vision of things as they might become. The film is disturbing because its fictional world is all too recognizable as a possible projection of the real world we're living in today. Read a review of Children of Men on DVD.
DVD Pick: Borat: Cultural Learnings of America
Home Video/DVD Guide Ivana Redwine's review of the Borat DVD. Borat is a hilarious, politically incorrect comedy starring Sacha Baron Cohen. Take an in-depth look at the film and the DVD in this Borat DVD Review.
DVD Pick: A Guide to Recognizing Your Saints
A Guide to Recognizing Your Saints is an ambitious film of raw emotional power. Home Video/DVD Guide Ivana Redwine reviews A Guide to Recognizing Your Saints on DVD.
DVD Pick: Babel
Home Video / DVD Guide Ivana Redwine reviews Babel on DVD. Babel intercuts linked stories of four families. The stunning visual style artfully of Babel 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. Read a review of Babel on DVD.
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