Terry Gilliam has been known for his inventive and original style ever since his early animations for Monty Python’s Flying Circus. As a filmmaker, Gilliam has found the perfect medium to create his fantastic worlds and alternate realities. To celebrate the DVD/Blu-Ray release of The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus, this week’s poll question is: Which [...]
Read MoreThis month’s documentary releases take us around the world–Germany, Chile, Ireland, Senegal, Mongolia and more–and also give us a good look at life here in the U.S. Be sure to check out our recommendations, marked with a red star below…
Read MoreRecent Releases: The Buddha (2010-TV) – Documentary – [imdb] Disgrace (2008) -Drama – [imdb] – check back for our review! Georgia O’Keeffe (2009-TV) – Drama/Biography – [imdb] The Imaginarium of Dr. Parnassus (2009) – Adventure/Fantasy/Mystery – [imdb] – check back for our review! It’s Complicated (2009) – Comedy/Romance – [imdb] – check back for our [...]
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Read MoreWhat came in this week on DVD? AVATAR CRAZY HEART THE LOVELY BONES THE YOUNG VICTORIA and many more…
Read MoreIt’s a peculiar thing to review a movie that has grossed enough money to launch the space shuttle twice or to build a complete Virginia-class nuclear fast attack submarine. Is there actually a point in doing so? If I say it’s overrated will that stop anyone from renting it? If I say it’s underrated will [...]
Read More action, adventure, Avatar, blu-ray, DVD, Fantasy, James Cameron, PG-13, Sam Worthington, Sci-Fi, willCrazy Heart is your solidly good movie. I was expecting that Jeff Bridges’ acting would be more than adequate in his role as Bad Blake, but he surprised me by being really outstanding. So his Oscar for Best Actor was not one of those rewards for his entire body of work, but rather well-earned for [...]
Read More Colin Farrell, Crazy Heart, drama, DVD, jeff bridges, joyce, Maggie Gyllenhaal, music, Robert Duvall, romanceFor those of you who are not in a book club, The Lovely Bones is the story of a 14-year-old girl who is murdered in a cornfield near her home in 1970′s Pennsylvania. She narrates her tale and watches her family cope from the “in-between”–a perfect place to hang out before one lets go and [...]
Read More drama, DVD, Fantasy, Mark Wahlberg, Peter Jackson, PG-13, Rose McIver, Saoirse Ronan, Stanley Tucci, The Lovely Bones, thriller, VarlaIn dramatizing the life of a royal person, filmmakers willingly step into the taffeta-lined pitfall of sumptuous visuals and noble chins held aloft. The problem being that if a story is known or at least known well enough, then there’s no tension present in the telling of the tale. That element of the narrative added [...]
Read More biography, drama, DVD, Emily Blunt, Mark Strong, Miranda Richardson, Mystery, PG-, romance, Rupert FriendJames Cameron has directed some of the highest-grossing and most successful films of recent times. In honor of this week’s release of ‘Avatar’, this week’s poll question is: What is James Cameron’s best movie? Check off your answer in the sidebar to the left — or, on Sodahead.com, where it will remain live even after [...]
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