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Blu-ray Review: Crazy, Stupid, Love.
Let’s face it; most romantic comedies are pure fluff. So, when a love story with substance emerges, it’s quite notable. Crazy, Stupid, Love. is one of those rare romantic comedies that could appeal to both men and women and presents a story that offers more than the typical boy-meets-girl premise. Cal Weaver (Steve Carell) is [...]
Blu-ray Review: Footloose
Based on the real life effort from the kids of Elmore City, Oklahoma, to overturn a law in their town banning public dancing, Footloose is about more than rowdy high school kids wanting to show off their cool moves. Though driven by its soundtrack (Footloose was one of the first films to use its soundtrack [...]
Blu-ray Review: X-Men – First Class
After the poor reception of X-Men: The Last Stand and X-Men Origins: Wolverine the franchise was clearly on life support. If the franchise we to survive, the latest installment, First Class had the tall order of revitalizing a well known story. For those who didn’t know, producer-director Matthew Vaughn (Stardust, Kick-Ass) was the original choice [...]
X-Men: First Class Arrives on Friday September 9th
LOS ANGELES (July 19, 2011) – Before they were superheroes, the fate of humanity depended on an extraordinary group of youngsters who went on to become X-MEN: FIRST CLASS. Based on the international bestselling Marvel Comics franchise, this box office hit bursts onto Blu-ray and DVD Friday, September 9 from Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment. [...]
Footloose Dances on to Blu-ray September 27th
HOLLYWOOD, CALIF. – Filled with electrifying dancing, memorable music and timeless spirit, the contagious celebration of youth FOOTLOOSE arrives on Blu-ray for the first time ever and in a new Deluxe Edition DVD, both featuring more than 30 minutes of all-new special features, on September 27, 2011 from Paramount Home Entertainment. In this beloved fable [...]
Blu-ray Review: Mystic River
Warner Bros. | 2003 | 137 mins. | Rated R Beginning with his directorial debut, 1971’s Play Misty For Me, Clint Eastwood’s style has been decidedly lifeless, resulting in films that plod along—managing to be simultaneously laid back and heavy handed—a directorial approach that has often fail to impress me. But, 2003’s Mystic River, a [...]
DVD Review: Rails & Ties
After watching Rails & Ties, I couldn’t help but feel the film could’ve and should’ve been better. Rails & Ties marks the directorial debut of Alison Eastwood (daughter of Clint), and she should be applauded for taking on such difficult material for her debut behind the camera. While I found the first thirty five minutes [...]
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