DVD: The Owls Pounds Another Nail into the Coffin of the '90s
What happens when riot grrrls become women of a certain age? That's the provocative question posed by The Owls (out this week on DVD from First Run Features), from its…
All Good Things: 5 Great Frank Langella Performances Available on DVD
In honor of Frank Langella's terrific supporting role in All Good Things (out today on DVD and Blu-ray) -- as the patrician real-estate mogul perpetually disapproving of…
DVD: Is Black Swan the New Showgirls?
With awards season now safely behind them, Twentieth Century Fox apparently feels relieved the burden of having to treat Black Swan (out this week on DVD and Blu-ray)…
Mildred Pierce Is the Film Event of the Year So Far — And It's on HBO
To my previous rule of "Only Remake Bad Movies, Not Good Ones," let me add the codicil, "But It's OK to Remake Good Ones If the Original Strayed from the Source…
DVD: The People I've Slept With a Frothy and Fearless Sex Farce
It's so rare that American movies give us hot and sexy Asians who sleep with other hot and sexy Asians that The People I've Slept With (out on DVD this week from Maya…
5 Great Over-the-Top Elizabeth Taylor Performances
Let's be clear from the get-go: Elizabeth Taylor was perhaps the last of the great legendary movie stars, a tireless hero in the battle against HIV/AIDS, and arguably…
DVD: Gene Kelly's Invitation to the Dance As Pretentious As Its Reputation Suggests
After being exposed to the gateway drug known as That's Entertainment! as a young child, I spent much of my early film-geek years seeking out the great MGM musicals. But…
The Times of Harvey Milk's Rob Epstein on Docs, Reality TV, and Keeping Harvey Alive on Film
You've seen Gus Van Sant's Milk, but for the real story of slain San Francisco city supervisor (and gay rights pioneer/martyr) Harvey Milk, you absolutely must watch Rob…
DVD: How Do You Know Deserves a Second Chance
Critics generally ganged up James L. Brooks' How Do You Know (out this week on DVD and Blu-Ray from Sony Pictures Home Entertainment) when it opened over the holidays -…
DVD: Gamera is Bradley Cooper is Jayne Mansfield — In Praise of the Also-Ran
Shout! Factory finished off its series of DVD debuts for original Japanese Gamera movies this week with the release of Gamera vs. Zigra and Gamera: The Super Monster…
DVD: Clint Eastwood's Tsunami Movie, and 3 Other Examples of Bad Pop-Culture Timing
Given that it opens with a tsunami so realistic that it got an Oscar nomination for its special effects, Hereafter (out this week from Warner Home Video) got yanked from…
DVD: Nicole Kidman in BMX Bandits, and 5 Other Goofy Early Works by Best Actress Oscar Winners
This year's Best Actress Oscar-winner, Natalie Portman, was getting critical raves from the moment she hit the screen with prepubescent performances in The Professional…
GALLERY: The Fighter, and the Best and Worst of Mark Wahlberg
While his castmates Amy Adams, Christian Bale, and Melissa Leo got Oscar nominations for their roles in The Fighter (out this week in a Blu-Ray/DVD combo pack from…
DVD: The Humor (and Angst) of Peanuts Lives On in Its First Two Films
Charles Schulz's landmark comic strip Peanuts has occupied a unique niche in American pop culture. It's part of a medium often aimed at children, and its cast is a group…
DVD: You May Not Think You Want To See Four Lions, But Trust Me, You Do
Satire at its best goes after the most sacred of cows -- religion, politics, the rich and powerful. When it's done bravely, satire brazenly stands up and stares down the…
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