“Who is Ava DuVernay” is the question you might be asking. If you’ve heard of a little film called Selma, which was something of a topic of discussion earlier this year in the run up to the Academy Awards, you may have come across the name of this director who made something of a splash […]
French filmmaker Luc Besson has been on a comeback lately. His last movie, 2014’s Lucy starring Scarlett Johansson, made a whopping $458.8 million worldwide, becoming the highest grossing film of his career. The movie was seen by many critics as a return to form for the director of classic 90s action movies like La Femme Nikkita and Leon: The Professional. […]
With some fabulous re-releases – including a timely Jurassic Park box set – this week’s home-video fare is skewed toward an older group of films. However, an Oscar Winning performance from Julianne Moore won us over, and earned Richard Glatzer’s Still Alice the title of Recommendation of the Week. New Release: Still Alice – (Blu-ray, DVD and Instant) […]
The Incredibles is one of the most beloved Pixar films of all time. Since its release in 2004, fans have been clamoring for a sequel. After a decade of silence, Pixar announced last spring that The Incredibles 2 was in the works for release at an indeterminate point. Having kept himself busy with live action […]
British actor Martin Freeman has made a name for himself playing Bilbo Baggins in the Hobbit trilogy, which wrapped up its final installment, The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies, last December. Combined, the trilogy has grossed almost $3 billion worldwide. With the popularity of the movies, it appears Freeman has been given quite the […]
With the Collector’s Edition of Mad Max and the 25th Anniversary Edition of Goodfellas getting a release this week, the new on Blu-ray features had some major competition. A pair of Oscar-nominated films headline our new releases for the week, and the opportunity to trump the poor decision making of the Academy lead to our choice of Selma as Recommendation […]
May the Fourth comes with a little extra this year, as we received a gift from J.J. Abrams and crew via Vanity Fair Magazine. The upcoming June issue of the magazine touts even more character revelation, but we are still offered a small taste of things to come. Vanity Fair photographer Annie Leibovitz visited the […]
Warner Bros. has done a terrific job of marketing the highly-anticipated sequel to the Mad Max trilogy, Mad Max: Fury Road. There have been a few trailers and posters released, which have provided the chaos of the post-apocalyptic world created by returning director George Miller. Now, we have the final trailer to get audiences geared up for the […]
We have some awesome re-releases this week from The Criterion Collection, as well as the fun-for-the-whole-family new release, Paddington. Despite some tough competition, the beautifully shot, and completely bizarre Inherent Vice takes our title of Recommendation of the Week. New Release Inherent Vice – (Blu-ray, DVD and Instant) Paddington – (Blu-ray, DVD and Instant) Last Days in Vietnam – (Blu-ray, […]
After a poorly-received A Million Ways to Die in the West, Seth McFarlane is back at it with a follow up to his more widely-appreciated, Ted. Early trailers for Ted 2 promised reused jokes from the first with a slightly different plot. This morning, the best gauge of Ted 2‘s humor was released in the form of a red […]
