What movies came out on DVD this week? THE DARJEELING LIMITED BEOWULF 30 DAYS OF NIGHT GOYA’S GHOSTS DEATH AT A FUNERAL SILK IN THE SHADOW OF THE MOON COMANCHE MOON (miniseries) And what TV Shows are new on DVD this week? THE FUGITIVE: Season 1, Volume 2 NEWHART – Season 1 SPIKE JONES – [...]
Read MoreDirector Wes Anderson‘s latest effort is admirable on several levels, the greatest of which is that it evinces a progression and refinement in his style, a rarity among contemporary American directors. No longer fixated on ironic hipster humor (which was, don’t get me wrong, wonderful in its own right), Anderson has made a transition to [...]
Read MoreThis is the story of a hero who becomes the King of Denmark by killing the monster Grendel. The CGI looked good most of the time, but there were times when it appeared to look more like a video game.
Read MoreDavid Slade (Hard Candy) brings the vampire comic 30 Days of Night to the screen. Every winter the small, isolated town of Barrow, Alaska becomes even more secluded when the sun goes away for a month. So, why wouldn’t vampires happen, right? They totally happen. Trying to survive this horrible situation are the town sheriff [...]
Read MoreWaiting for all the American TV shows to catch up from the writer’s strike? Maybe some British TV can fill in the gaps. Here’s what has come in on DVD in the last few months from the BBC. Click the links below to go to TV.com to get more info about any of these titles…
Read MoreTwo things seem to be happening to films, or at least happening more and more often. 1. The plot description on the dvd case bears no resemblance to the film and may even give the impression it’s a different genre than what the film actually is. Oh sure, we all know not to believe any [...]
Read MoreI had really looked forward to liking Death at a Funeral. I adore dark comedy (when done well), and I recognized several actors whom I’ve enjoyed watching in other films (remember Spud from Trainspotting?) The basic premise: The funeral of a family’s patriarch starts off bad and gets worse, etc., etc. Throw in the tired [...]
Read MoreBased on a novel by Alessandro Baricco, Silk tells the story of a silkworm smuggler (Michael Pitt) who, on a trip to Japan to pick up his cargo, becomes obsessed with the concubine of a local muckety-muck. Despite the language/cultural barriers, a romance blooms.
Read MoreOne of my goals in life is to visit the Kerguelen Islands in the southern Indian Ocean. Why, you ask? Because it’s the closest significant landmass to the opposite end of the planet from where I was born, here in Boulder. If I get there, I’ll have traveled farther from my birthplace than 99% of [...]
Read MoreAnother Larry McMurtry TV miniseries, similar to Lonesome Dove, Dead Man’s Walk, Streets of Laredo, et al. It’s pretty much a buddy cop movie, but with cowboys instead of cops.
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