DVD Pick: Pandora's Box (Criterion Collection)
Wednesday December 23, 2009
G.W. Pabst's psychologically complex, hypnotically resonant masterpiece Pandora's Box (1929) is a movie about a woman named Lulu, but it's difficult to maintain a sharp distinction between that character and the actress who portrayed her, Louise Brooks. Read a review of Pandora's Box on DVD.
Pandora's Box DVD Cover - © The Criterion Collection
Monday December 21, 2009
The new DVD releases include (500) Days of Summer, All About Steve, and District 9, and Extract. You can also take a look at additional releases of interest and next week's movies on video/DVD.
(500) Days of Summer DVD Cover Art - © Fox Home Entertainment
Monday December 21, 2009
Adapted from the children's book by Judi and Ron Barrett, this is an animated comedy. The setting is a tiny Atlantic island that prospered from the sardine business, but the market collapsed, leaving the inhabitants with nothing else to eat. Read more
Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs DVD Cover Art - © Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
Wednesday December 16, 2009
Inglourious Basterds (2009) is a pulpy, darkly comic, violent thriller written and directed by Quentin Tarantino. The movie features a fine international cast, and a substantial part of the marvelous dialogue is in German and French (with English subtitles). One of the best things about the film is the brilliant performance by Austrian-born actor Christoph Waltz. Read more:
Inglourious Basterds DVD review
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