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Blu-Ray Review: The Darjeeling Limited — The Criterion Collection

Ammon Gilbert, Oct 05, 2010 Director Wes Anderson may be the most stylish filmmaker working in Hollywood. To witness his sense of style and classic direction look no further than 2007′s The Darjeeling Limited, a film that manages to be both funny and serious, dramatic and wacky, superficial and deep, and most importantly, a film that is blessed with a unique look and style, possessing a rich visual palette that only Wes Anderson could deliver. If you missed The Darjeeling Limited the first time around, all is not lost, as the film has arrived on Blu-ray as part of The Criterion ...

Blu-ray Review: Classic Clash of the Titans

Christine Champ, Mar 10, 2010 When revisiting a childhood favorite as an adult, like the classic 1980s Clash of the Titans (it’s 21st-century upgrade releases this April), there is always the worry that the film will not stand the test of time — especially when special effects are involved. The epic spectacle casts Hollywood gods and goddesses as immortals, with Lawrence Olivier as Zeus, Ursula Andress as Aphrodite, Harry Potter’s Maggie Smith as Thetis, and L.A. Law’s Harry Hamlin as Zeus’ hunky son Perseus.

DVD Alternatives to This Weekend’s Theatrical Offerings

MaryAnn Johanson, Mar 12, 2010 We know how it is: You’d like to go to the movies this weekend, but you still have not given up the search for WMDs in Iraq. But you can have a multiplex-like experience at home with a collection of the right DVDs. And when someone asks you on Monday, “Hey, did you see Green Zone this weekend?” you can reply, “No, I prefer my urban warfare when I can watch it from the safety of my sofa.” INSTEAD OF: Green Zone, in which Matt Damon and director Paul Greengrass reunite from the last two Jason ...

Blu-ray Review: Where the Wild Things Are

Sacha Howells, Mar 11, 2010 Taking on a classic is hazardous even with the author’s blessing, and there will be people who hate anything that messes with the easy perfection of Maurice Sendak’s original. But while it certainly is not for kids, Spike Jonze’s dark vision of the wilds of childhood is an adventurous, touching epic in its own right. Max is a lonely, destructive nine-year-old (played by first-time actor Max Records), a ball of emotion at loose in a world he cannot quite understand.