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    A Liar’s Autobiography

    Directed by Bill Jones, Jeff Simpson & Ben Timlett
    Written by Graham Chapman, David Sherlock, Douglas Addams, David Yallop & Alex Martin, based on the memoirs of Mr. Chapman
    Released by Epix/Brainstorm Media
    UK. 82 min. Rated R
    Featuring the voices of Chapman, John Cleese, Terry Jones, Terry Gilliam and Michael Palin, and with Carole Cleveland, Tom Hollander, Stephen […]

    By |February 17th, 2013|Comedy, DVD/Streaming/On Demand, Pop Culture|0 Comments

      Happy People

      Directed by Werner Herzog & Dmitry Vasyukov
      Produced by Christoph Fisser, Vladimir Perepelkin, Nick N. Raslan & Charlie Woebcken
      Written by Herzog & Rudolph Herzog
      Released by Music Box Films
      English & Russian with English subtitles
      Germany. 100 min. Not rated
      The documentary Happy People: A Year in the Taiga—which was shot not by director Werner Herzog but by Russian (co-) […]

      By |January 25th, 2013|DVD/Streaming/On Demand, Environmental, Featured|0 Comments

        Sleep Tight

        Directed by Jaume Balagueró
        Produced by Julio Fernández
        Written by Alberto Maurini
        Released by Dark Sky Films/MPI Media Group
        Spain. 102 min. Not rated
        With Luis Tosar, Marta Etura, Alberto San Juan, Petra Martinez, Iris Almeida, and Carlos Lasuarte
        César (Luis Tosar) works at the front desk as the concierge of a small Barcelona apartment building. He’s the guy in charge […]

        By |January 13th, 2013|DVD/Streaming/On Demand, Foreign, Horror|0 Comments

          Django (1966)

          Directed by Sergio Corbucci
          Produced by Manolo Bolognini & Corbucci
          Written by Corbucci, Bruno Corbucci, Franco Rossetti, , José Gutiérrez Maesso, Piero Vivarelli
          Released by Rialto Pictures
          Italian with English subtitles
          Italy/Spain. 91 min. Not rated
          With Franco Nero, Loredana Nusciak, José Bódalo, Ángel Álvarez, Eduardo Fajardo & Gino Pernice
          Django was not just a spaghetti western when released in Europe—it became […]

          By |December 26th, 2012|Italian, Western|0 Comments

            Django Unchained

            Written & Directed by Quentin Tarantino
            Produced by Stacy Sher, Reginald Hudlin & Pilar Savone
            Released by the Weinstein Company
            USA. 165 min. Rated R
            With Jamie Foxx, Christoph Waltz, Leonardo DiCaprio, Kerry Washington, Samuel L. Jackson, Don Johnson, Walton Goggins, Jonah Hill, Bruce Dern & Franco Nero
            A filmmaker’s love for his art can be infectious—we’ve seen it […]

            By |December 24th, 2012|Comedy, DVD/Streaming/On Demand, Top Picks, Western|0 Comments

              California Solo

              Written & Directed by Marshall Lewy
              Produced by Ross Girard & Mynette Louie
              Released by Strand Releasing
              USA. 94 min. Rated R
              With Robert Carlyle, Alexia Rasmussen, Danny Masterson, William Russ, Kathleen Wilhoite, Michael Des Barnes & A. Martinez
              Lachlan MacAldonich lives on his own. He works in a farm field, tending the vegetables, and selling them at markets. It’s […]

              By |December 16th, 2012|Drama, DVD/Streaming/On Demand, Top Picks|0 Comments

                Deadfall

                Directed by Stefan Ruzowitzky
                Produced by Shelly Clippard, Ben Cosgrove, Gary Levinsohn & Todd Wagner
                Written by Zach Dean
                Released by Magnolia Pictures
                USA. 95 min. Rated R
                With Eric Bana, Olivia Wilde, Charlie Hunnam, Kris Kristofferson, Sissy Spacek, Kate Mara & Treat Williams
                Eric Bana and Olivia Wilde play brother and sister, Addison and Liza, in a relationship which becomes […]

                By |December 16th, 2012|Crime, Psychological thriller|0 Comments

                  Hitchcock

                  Directed by Sacha Gervasi
                  Produced by Alan Barnette, Joe Medjuck, Tom Pollock, Ivan Reitman & Tom Thayer
                  Written by John G. McLaughlin, based on the book Alfred Hitchcock and the Making of Psycho by Stephen Rebello
                  Released by Fox Searchlight Pictures
                  USA. 98 min. Rated PG-13
                  With Anthony Hopkins, Helen Mirren, Scarlett Johansson, Jessica Biel, James D’Arcy, Danny Huston, Toni […]

                  By |December 16th, 2012|Film History, Horror|0 Comments

                    Silver Linings Playbook

                    Written & Directed by David O. Russell, based on the book by Matthew Quick
                    Produced by Donna Gigliotti, Jonathan Gordon & Bruce Cohen
                    Released by the Weinstein Company
                    USA. 120 min. Rated R
                    With Bradley Cooper, Jennifer Lawrence, Robert De Niro, Jacki Weaver, Shea Wigham, Anupam Kher, Julia Stiles & Chris Tucker
                    After seeing the sixth feature film from […]

                    By |November 24th, 2012|Comedy, Top Picks|0 Comments