Posted in: News and Opinions by Archive Authors on April 26th, 2005
Miramax Home Entertainment will release the bollywood-style comedy Bride And Prejudice on July 5th. This disc will be presented in a 2.35:1 anamorphic widescreen transfer, along with Dolby Digital 5.1 audio (in both English and French). Extras will include an audio commentary (with the filmmakers), deleted scenes, Ashanti's song, a gag reel, extended songs, a "Bringing Bombay to L.A.: The Making Of Bride & Prejudice" featurette and a Conversation with Aishwarya Rai and Martin Henderson.
Posted in: News and Opinions by Archive Authors on April 26th, 2005
Miramax Home Entertainment will release the bollywood-style comedy Bride And Prejudice on July 5th. This disc will be presented in a 2.35:1 anamorphic widescreen transfer, along with Dolby Digital 5.1 audio (in both English and French). Extras will include an audio commentary (with the filmmakers), deleted scenes, Ashanti's song, a gag reel, extended songs, a "Bringing Bombay to L.A.: The Making Of Bride & Prejudice" featurette and a Conversation with Aishwarya Rai and Martin Henderson.
Posted in: News and Opinions by Archive Authors on April 26th, 2005
On June 21st, Warner Home Video will release the Sandra Bullock sequel Miss Congeniality 2 on DVD. This disc will be relesaed is separate 2.40:1 anamorphic widescreen and 1.33:1 full frame versions, both featuring Dolby Digital 5.1 audio (in both English & French). The only extras to be included are some deleted scenes and the theatrical trailer.
Posted in: Disc Reviews by David Annandale on April 26th, 2005
Synopsis
Miner’s daughter Barbara Stanwyck sets her cap for John Boles, a New England aristocrat who has fled financial disgrace and sought honest work far from home. She lands him, and they marry, but almost immediately their very different backgrounds create tension. When he finds work in New York, she refuses to move with him, and they grow further apart. Meanwhile, their daughter spends most of her time with Stanwyck, but her visits to New York become more and more wonderful, as far as she is con...erned, even moreso when Boles renews his friendship with his former fiancée. Stanwyck is so determined to give her daughter the good life, that she is willing to sacrifice everything to that end.
Posted in: Disc Reviews by David Annandale on April 26th, 2005
Synopsis
Lloyd Bridges is the Major in the Canadian forces who is seeking redemption for a failed raid. His audacious plan is to attack the German’s fortified docks in occupied France. His scheme is opposed by Brit Captain Andrew Keir, whose son died in the earlier raid, but Keir finds himself captaining the substandard ship as the raid begins.
Posted in: Disc Reviews by David Annandale on April 26th, 2005
Synopsis
The life and career of Peter Sellers (Geoffrey Rush) is chronicled here, from the height of the Goon Show’s popularity to his penultimate, Oscar-nominated role in Being There. Along the way, we see the collapse of his first marriage to Anne (Emily Watson), his second to Britt Ekland (Charlize Theron), and his fractious working relationships with such directors as Stanley Kubrick (Stanley Tucci) and Blake Edwards (John Lithgow).
Posted in: Disc Reviews by Archive Authors on April 26th, 2005
Synopsis
This is a film that delights in not being what it appears. The opening moments look like a period gangster film. Suddenly, the scene transforms into a musical. Then this turns out to be movie within the movie. And so it goes, as one scene after another turns out not to be what we thought it was. The plot has roguishly charming Jean-Louis Trintignant setting up a kidnapping scheme with two colleagues. I can’t say much more without giving away the whole plot and the strange circuit on which it...operates. Suffice it to say that though there might be a couple of confusing moments, this is a playful, light-on-its-feet effort that will have you smiling (if sometimes sardonically) from start to finish.
Posted in: News and Opinions by Archive Authors on April 25th, 2005
On June 7th, Miramax will release the Collector's Series of the Billy Bob Thorton film Sling Blade. This disc will feature the Director's Cut of the film presented in a 1.85:1 anamorphic widescreen transfer and Dolby Digital 5.1 audio tracks (English & French). Extras will include a Commentary from Writer/Director/Actor Billy Bob Thornton, Roundtable discussions & Conversations with the cast, a "Mr. Thornton Goes to Hollywood - The rise of Billy Bob and the evolution of Sling Blade" featurette, Bravo Pro...iles: Billy Bob Thornton, On The Set With the Filmmakers, “Doyle’s Dead” (with Billy Bob intro), Swingblade reviews, and a "The Return of Karl" video piece.
Posted in: Disc Reviews by David Annandale on April 25th, 2005
Synopsis
Mexican immigrant Paz Vega comes to work as a maid for the household of Adam Sandler (a chef who is very reluctantly accepting his growing renown) and Téa Leoni (insanely overwrought neurotic interior designer). Vega and her daughter wind up living with this family during a summer, and Vega’s presence is the catalyst for many changes, particularly in the relationship between Sandler and Leoni, which is veering into very treacherous shoals.
Posted in: Disc Reviews by Archive Authors on April 25th, 2005
Blade: Trinity caught a lot of flack from most critics, and even the movie going public as per the box office returns (only grossing $52 million domestically). When I went to see this film in the theatre, half of my party was extremely disappointed with the flick. The other half, including myself, thought the film was quite entertaining. I must admit, this film does not come close to the original Blade, but I did find it a little bit more entertaining the Blade 2.
The biggest change...to this sequel is the addition of Ryan Reynolds and Jessica Biel to the cast of Vampire Hunters. Reynolds is a breath of fresh air to this series with his wit and humor, and Biel, well, she looks great. Reynolds one-liners were a little much at times (which turned many viewers off), which made this picture more of an action-comedy then an action-horror. You could tell they were stretching for a premise this time around, but the cast pulled through for the most part. I don't think you will get a consensus on this films quality, but if you are looking for some over the top action and some cool special effects, this film is worth a watch.
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