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DVD/Blu-ray Breakdown: July 13, 2010

Mike Eisenberg — Tue, 13 Jul 2010 17:22:40 +0000

This week’s DVD and Blu-ray releases are not overwhelmingly great, but do provide some quality entertainment. While the new releases lack any kind of box office punch, the Blu-ray re-releases include a pair of films every movie-lover needs.

One of the missing pieces to the Christopher Nolan Blu-ray collection finally hits the format this week, as the world prepares for his critically-acclaimed Inception.

The new releases don’t have any “blind buys,” but two quality films make their way to home video along with one of Gerard Butler’s more forgettable comedic turns.

All of the following can be purchased on DVD or Blu-ray this week:

NEW RELEASES

The Bounty Hunter – When Gerard Butler turns his action-star persona into romantic comedy slop, he becomes just another ...

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Golden Globe Nominations: Little Love For The Dark Knight

Kofi Outlaw — Thu, 11 Dec 2008 23:35:24 +0000

The 2009 Golden Globe Nominations have been officially announced and it looks like The Dark Knight has been almost totally snubbed by the Hollywood Foreign Press Association.

That’s right folks, The Dark Knight received just one nomination: a Best Supporting Actor nod for Heath Ledger’s groundbreaking (and freaky) turn as The Joker. No Best Director nomination for Chris Nolan; no Best Screenplay nomination for Chris and Jonathan Nolan; no Best Original Score nomination (although Dark Knight composers Hans Zimmer and James Newton Howard are both nominated in that category for work on two other films).

So, want to see which films stole the slots that rightfully belong to TDK? Check out the list of the 2009 Golden Globe Nominees in film:

BEST DRAMA
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
Frost/Nixon
Revolutionary Road
The Reader
Slumdog Millionaire

ACTOR (DRAMA)
Leonardo DiCaprio ...

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Review: In Bruges

Vic Holtreman — Fri, 18 Jan 2008 02:26:28 +0000

By Vic Holtreman

Short version: While the individual parts of the movie satisfy, In Bruges doesn’t really come together as a whole.

Back in November I posted the trailer to In Bruges and commented that it looked like a movie that would not be a hit with mainstream audiences but those that like indie movies would probably love it. Well I just watched it and I’m more certain than ever that my first reaction will turn out to be accurate.

Right from the opening frame of the movie it seems that the director is intent on keeping the audience off-balance. The camera pans across various landmarks and streets in the beautiful town of Bruges, Belgium with music that sounds like it comes from some French romance movie. But as this is happening, we get quick cuts to the two main ...

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In Bruges: Awful Title, Funny Trailer

Vic Holtreman — Mon, 26 Nov 2007 17:16:14 +0000

This past weekend I saw the trailer for In Bruges with No Country for Old Men. It looked very funny and I suppose you’d have to categorize it under Quirky Black Comedy. The film will open the Sundance Film Festival a little over a month from now, so I found it odd to see a trailer for it at a movie theater. Generally trailers are only shown for movies that are “coming soon to a theater near you” but after some checking I see that this has already been picked up by Focus Features for at least a limited release in February ’08.

I don’t think this will be a big hit with mainstream audiences, but it looks like one of those little indie flicks that might end up being considered an undiscovered gem.

The movie is about ...

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