Here’s the details (from the Criterion website) for the upcoming first Criterion release of a Guy Maddin film, ‘Brand Upon the Brain’. Great DVD cover art for this one …

Release Date: August 12, 2008
Synopsis:
In the weird and …

Zac:
Hellboy is an excellent comic adaptation for Guillermo del Toro, with Hellboy being one the funniest and most original superheroes ever created.
Professor Broom (John Hurt) is a paranormal adviser to FDR during WWII and leads …

MGM will be releasing a special 20th anniversary DVD of the original ‘Childs Play’ horror film. The cult classic will be released as the “Birthday Edition” and contain a new audio commentary, four exclusive featurettes …

Christopher Nolan didn’t throw any deleted scenes onto ‘Batman Begins’ and they are saying we can expect the same for ‘The Dark Knight’… From The Movie Blog:
“We know there won’t be any deleted scenes because …

Boxing is a sport that is so much more than just two men beating the pulp out of each other. I’m not even that knowledgeable about the sport or its history, but I enjoy watching …

This little documentary was actually playing for about a week at single theater in St. Louis, but I just couldn’t manage to fit it into my schedule. This was a little frustrating because I had …

Shanna:
The Other Boleyn Girl is the long awaited adaptation of Philippa Gregory’s beloved historical novel by the same name. There is always a risk to bringing a well-known novel to the big screen. Will …

During the early period of my discovery and exploration of all things related to Philip Glass, I stumbled upon a remarkable movie called Koyaaniaqatsi. Actually, its not what most would call a traditional movie by …

Alex Proyas’ amazing sci-fi/film noir film will finally be getting the treatment it deserves. Having had only a single DVD release very early in the DVD age [you’ll remember when ALL DVDs came in those …

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Have you ever noticed someone out in public and wondered what their life is like? This is precisely what director Michel Negropante experienced after discovering Maggie, a homeless woman in New York City who wanders …

Seriously? You are throwing an out of work UFC dude in ‘The Scorpion King 2′ and then giving it the direct to DVD treatment? I know it somewhat worked with putting The Rock in the …

Ryan Reynolds is truly grabbing my attention lately by his choice of smaller, more intelligent films he has been selecting. In this case, he stars as Frank Allen in Chaos Theory, written by Daniel Taplitz …

What a freshman film outing for Scott Glosserman! Directing his first feature film, Glosserman transitions brilliantly from stage productions. All sorts of critics are hailing this movie as brilliant … and I am one of …

Zac:
The new film by Todd Haynes is as about as unique and as ambitious as one can get. Based off the songs, stories and life of Bob Dylan, six different actors play different parts of …

Well … that’s the name of his new DVD says so anyways. ‘Kevin Smith: Sold Out’ comes out in October which happens to be the same month that ‘Zack and Miri’ comes out. Here are …

This one’s for all you X-Files nuts out there … Closure is a great little sleeper film that’s gone under the radar … way under. Other than the Internet dudes looking for clips of Gillian’s …

Written and directed by Nick Love, Outlaw is more complicated that it appears on the surface. Not only is this not just any run of the mill action movie, but Love has broken several mainstream …

Zac:
This is one of those movies that comes out of no where and smacks you in the face with how good it is. Control, by first time feature director Anton Corbijn (veteran of many music …