DVD Playhouse—July 2011
By Allen Gardner
The Music Room (Criterion) Satyajit Ray’s 1958 masterpiece looks at the life of a fallen aristocrat as a metaphor for an India that is not only becoming Westernized, but modernized technologically and culturally beyond recognition. When the beloved music room, where he has hosted lavish concerts in the past, starts falling into disrepair as attendance drops steadily, the man realizes his way of life is vanishing. Stunningly shot in black & white, one of Ray’s finest works. Bonuses: Documentary on Ray from 1984 by Shyam Benegal; Interviews with Ray biographer Andrew Robinson and filmmaker Mira Nair; Excerpt from 1981 roundtable discussion between Ray, critic Michael Ciment, director Claude Sautet. Also available on Blu-ray disc. Full screen. Dolby 1.0 mono.
Beauty And The Beast (Criterion) Jean Cocteau’s sublime adaptation of the classic fairy tale become a beloved classic upon its 1946 release, and hasn’t faded since.
By Allen Gardner
The Music Room (Criterion) Satyajit Ray’s 1958 masterpiece looks at the life of a fallen aristocrat as a metaphor for an India that is not only becoming Westernized, but modernized technologically and culturally beyond recognition. When the beloved music room, where he has hosted lavish concerts in the past, starts falling into disrepair as attendance drops steadily, the man realizes his way of life is vanishing. Stunningly shot in black & white, one of Ray’s finest works. Bonuses: Documentary on Ray from 1984 by Shyam Benegal; Interviews with Ray biographer Andrew Robinson and filmmaker Mira Nair; Excerpt from 1981 roundtable discussion between Ray, critic Michael Ciment, director Claude Sautet. Also available on Blu-ray disc. Full screen. Dolby 1.0 mono.
Beauty And The Beast (Criterion) Jean Cocteau’s sublime adaptation of the classic fairy tale become a beloved classic upon its 1946 release, and hasn’t faded since.
- 7/7/2011
- by The Hollywood Interview.com
- The Hollywood Interview
Your Weekly Source for the Newest Releases to Blu-Ray Tuesday, June 14th, 2011 Gerard Depardieu stars in 36th Precinct (2004) from Palisades Tartan Video. Aaron Eckhart fights against a devastating alien invasion in Battle: Los Angeles (2011) Martin Lawrence & Brandon T. Jackson star in Big Mommas: Like Father Like Son (2011) Sean Patrick Flanery & Willem Dafoe star in The Boondock Saints (1999) Steve McQueen & Edward G. Robinson star in The Cincinnati Kid (1965) Owen Wilson stars in The Farrelly brothers’ Hall Pass – Blu-Ray/DVD Combo (2011) Harry Potter & The Order Of The Phoenix – Ultimate Edition (2007) Harry Potter & The Half-blood Prince- Ultimate Edition (2009) Theresa Russell stars in Nicolas Roeg’s Insignificance – Criterion Collection (1985) Keanu Reeves stars in the futuristic sci-fi actioner Johnny Mnemonic (1995) Ray Stevenson, Val Kilmer & Christopher Walken star in Kill The Irishman (2011) Magnet presents the period epic Kingdom Of War: Parts 1 & 2 – Two-Disc Edition (2006) Legend Of The Fist: The Return Of Chen Zhen – Collector’s Edition...
- 6/13/2011
- by Travis Keune
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
Most of you didn’t seem to care for it, but, that certainly didn’t stop it from performing decently at the box office did it?
It made close to $3 million after 5 weeks in theaters, late last year, on a budget of about $1.6 million.
And now, N-Secure is heading to home video land – specifically DVD and Blu-ray, in a deal with Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment.
Bonus features will include a behind-the-scenes mini-documentary titled, Inside N-Secure.
Release date for both is set for June 14th. Costs? $17.99 for the DVD; $26.99 for Blu-ray. You can pre-order right now, via Amazon.com.
N-Secure features an ensemble cast, including Lamman Rucker, Tempestt Bledsoe, Essence Atkins, Elise Neal, Cordell Moore, and others. It was written by Julius Lewis & Christine Taylor; David M. Matthews directed.
The trailer follows again below, if you missed it the first time:...
It made close to $3 million after 5 weeks in theaters, late last year, on a budget of about $1.6 million.
And now, N-Secure is heading to home video land – specifically DVD and Blu-ray, in a deal with Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment.
Bonus features will include a behind-the-scenes mini-documentary titled, Inside N-Secure.
Release date for both is set for June 14th. Costs? $17.99 for the DVD; $26.99 for Blu-ray. You can pre-order right now, via Amazon.com.
N-Secure features an ensemble cast, including Lamman Rucker, Tempestt Bledsoe, Essence Atkins, Elise Neal, Cordell Moore, and others. It was written by Julius Lewis & Christine Taylor; David M. Matthews directed.
The trailer follows again below, if you missed it the first time:...
- 4/18/2011
- by Tambay
- ShadowAndAct
It is no wonder that Nashville entrepreneur Julius Lewis wrote more than just the checks for N-Secure. You know your seeing a film written by a guy who simply wants to make a movie where the main character talks to themselves, revealing what their face should. Let’s call this a “duh” moment that a test screening might have stopped. This isn’t the only thing wrong with N-Secure, I’m convinced a feature film instantly doomed when it opens with a montage of “happy couple” going out, living and loving. If you a regional film funded by non-professionals who decide to make a film because you like movies – you know further doom is around the corner when the camera lingers on names of local brands and restaurants for too long.
This filmmaking probably exists in every city lurking in the shadows of film artists in the avant-garde. Buffalo is...
This filmmaking probably exists in every city lurking in the shadows of film artists in the avant-garde. Buffalo is...
- 10/30/2010
- by John Fink
- The Film Stage
Both have been covered previously on this blog. One seemed to appeal to most of you, the other didn’t as much.
Regardless of what you think you know of either, both open in theaters today, in limited releases, and you’re encouraged to go see one, or both of them this weekend to find out if your preconceptions are confirmed or negated.
I’ve seen one – Legacy (my review of it Here). And I’ll be giving N-Secure a look over the weekend, since New York is one of the cities in which it’s opening, with a review of it to follow sometime thereafter.
Legacy stars Idris Elba, and was written and directed by newcomer, Thomas Ikimi; N-Secure features an ensemble cast, including Lamman Rucker, Tempestt Bledsoe, Essence Atkins, Elise Neal, Cordell Moore, and others. It was written by Julius Lewis & Christine Taylor; David M. Matthews directed.
To...
Regardless of what you think you know of either, both open in theaters today, in limited releases, and you’re encouraged to go see one, or both of them this weekend to find out if your preconceptions are confirmed or negated.
I’ve seen one – Legacy (my review of it Here). And I’ll be giving N-Secure a look over the weekend, since New York is one of the cities in which it’s opening, with a review of it to follow sometime thereafter.
Legacy stars Idris Elba, and was written and directed by newcomer, Thomas Ikimi; N-Secure features an ensemble cast, including Lamman Rucker, Tempestt Bledsoe, Essence Atkins, Elise Neal, Cordell Moore, and others. It was written by Julius Lewis & Christine Taylor; David M. Matthews directed.
To...
- 10/15/2010
- by Tambay
- ShadowAndAct
N-Secure the new indie drama opening this weekend will be showing at several Birmingham area theaters. In the film which stars Lamman Rucker (Why Did I Get Married?/Why Did I Get Married Too?), Essence Atkins, Cordell Moore, Tempestt Bledsoe, Denise Boutte and Elise Neal, a successful man's corrupt character leads to his downfall. The movie is directed by David M. Matthews and co-written by Julius Lewis and Christine Taylor and was filmed in the neighboring state of Tennessee. It can be seen at the following theaters: Carmike The Summit 16 Regal 16 Cobb Theaters-Hollywood 16 Cinemas...
- 10/15/2010
- by D.M. Sanders, Birmingham Movie Examiner
- Examiner Movies Channel
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