NEW RELEASE RECAP – February 23, 2010

Posted by The Video Station Staff - February 25, 2010 - weekly new releases

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What came in this week? THE INFORMANT! THE BOX THE DAMNED UNITED EVERYBODY’S FINE THE SEPTEMBER ISSUE and many more…

THE INFORMANT! – Reviewed by Alex

Posted by The Video Station Staff - February 25, 2010 - blu-ray, comedy, drama, movie reviews, recommendations

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Although a certain esteemed colleague of mine would vehemently disagree with my opinion, I think my favorite character in The Informant! would probably have to be the hilariously Laugh-In inspired, assorted Americana-flavored score by national treasure/composer Marvin Hamlisch. I found the music served to keep a consistently absurdist tone throughout what might otherwise have been [...]

THE BOX – Reviewed by David

Posted by The Video Station Staff - February 25, 2010 - blu-ray, drama, movie reviews, sci-fi / fantasy, suspense/thrillers

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I never much cared for director Richard Kelly’s Donnie Darko, with its trippy time travel and cryptic-creepy rabbit, and liked his nonsensical Southland Tales even less. His seeming need for his films to be illogical eventually plagues The Box, too, turning what starts out as an intriguing and easy-to-grasp sci-fi parable into yet another mind-bending [...]

THE DAMNED UNITED – Reviewed by J.D.

Posted by The Video Station Staff - February 25, 2010 - drama, movie reviews, recommendations

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(Warning: Sports-related terminology, of both a British and American variety, is contained in the following review, including the usage of the term ‘football’ for ‘soccer‘, references to 1970′s baseball managers, and the like. To find out whether the film is ‘shot well’, is ‘well lit’, or is ‘an adrenaline-fuelled thrill ride‘, please consult the footnotes [...]

EVERYBODY’S FINE – Reviewed by Noah

Posted by The Video Station Staff - February 25, 2010 - drama, movie reviews

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Everybody’s Fine, the third film from Waking Ned Devine director Kirk Jones, is a remake of an Italian film of the same name. It’s the story of Frank Goode (Robert DeNiro), a recent widower. After his children (Drew Barrymore, Sam Rockwell, and Kate Beckinsale) all call and cancel a planned weekend, he decides to go [...]

THE SEPTEMBER ISSUE – Reviewed by Lando Goshen

Posted by The Video Station Staff - February 25, 2010 - documentary, movie reviews, recommendations

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The business of fashion, like the business of art or the music industry, is a shuck and jive. But this isn’t news and our reactions to these institutions are always the same. Where anything creative is involved, we’re jealous because we can’t do that and aren’t privy to the glamorous life that goes with it, [...]

DOCUMENTARY ROUNDUP – February 2010

Posted by The Video Station Staff - February 25, 2010 - documentary, news & features

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Fashion, sports, philosophy — we have ten fascinating and multi-faceted new non-fiction films on our rental shelves this month. Read our roundup below to find out what’s new:

STAFF PICK OF THE WEEK – Reviewed by Will

Posted by The Video Station Staff - February 24, 2010 - recommendations, staff picks

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High and Low 1963 – Japan The great Akira Kurosawa is mostly famous for his epics set in medieval Japan, but my favorite Kurosawa film is set in modern-day Yokohama Harbor. High and Low (or by its alternate translation “Heaven and Hell”) is staged like a three-act play, beginning with a besieged businessman (Toshiro Mifune) [...]

IN THIS WEEK ON DVD – February 23, 2010

Posted by The Video Station Staff - February 23, 2010 - weekly new releases

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Recent Releases: $9.99 (2008) – Animation – [imdb] Alexander the Last (2009) – Drama/Romance – [imdb] Apocalypse How (2008-TV) – Documentary – [imdb] Beyond Sherwood Forest (2009-TV) – Action/Adventure [imdb] The Box (2009) – Drama/Horror/Mystery/Sci-Fi – [imdb] – check back for our review Breakfast With Scot (2007) – Drama/Music/Romance/Sport – [imdb] Cirque Du Freak: The [...]

NEW RELEASE RECAP – February 16, 2010

Posted by The Video Station Staff - February 19, 2010 - weekly new releases

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What came in this week on DVD? COCO BEFORE CHANEL REVANCHE LAW ABIDING CITIZEN and many more…