Posts Tagged “Art House”
Cast: Ryan Gosling, Carey Mulligan, Albert Brooks Directed by: Nicolas Winding Refn Written by: Hossein Amini Genre: Crime Rating: Video: Audio: 1/2 Extras: 1/2 Value: Read more about Drive (2011) Review: Video: Sony’s high definition presentation of Drive is something to behold. It packs a wallop with its tactile textures, vibrant colors (particularly in facial [...]
Cast: Brit Marling, William Mapother Directed by: Mike Cahill Written by: Mike Cahill and Brit Marling Genre: Drama, Science Fiction Rating: Video: 1/2 Audio: Extras: Value: Read more about Another Earth (2011) Review: Video: 1/2 Often times when a film is shot on certain types of digital formats, a high definition presentation highlights the flaws [...]
Cast: Bertil Guve, Ewa Fröling, Jan Malmsjö Directed by: Ingmar Bergman Written by: Ingmar Bergman Genre: Drama Rating: Video: Audio: 1/2 Extras: Value: Review: Video: The Criterion Collection has a brilliant track record when it comes to restorations of catalogue titles, (considering that’s a good part of what they do). There has hardly been a [...]
Cast: Brad Pitt, Jessica Chastain, Sean Penn Directed by: Terrence Malick Written by: Terrence Malick Genre: Drama Rating: Video: Audio: Extras: Value: Read more about The Tree of Life (2011) Review: Video: Sheer brilliance. The Tree of Life may or may not affect people on a deeply spiritual level, but the one common factor that [...]
Cast: Ryan Gosling, Carey Mulligan, Albert Brooks Directed by: Nicolas Winding Refn Written by: Hossein Amini Genre: Thriller The Man With No Name myth is as old as time. It has been seen most effectively in films like Yojimbo (1961) and it’s Italian-American counterpart, Fistful of Dollars (1964), but remains an effective storytelling device to [...]
Cast: Brit Marling, William Mapother Directed by: Mike Cahill Written by: Mike Cahill and Brit Marling Genre: Drama, Science Fiction At a young age, an astronomy enthusiast, Rhoda (Marling), made an irresponsible decision to drink and drive. Upon hearing the discovery of a second Earth within our solar system, she crashes her car into the [...]
Cast: Brad Pitt, Jessica Chastain, Sean Penn Directed by: Terrence Malick Written by: Terrence Malick Genre: Drama When asked what The Tree of Life is about, it’s nearly impossible to explain to the “weekend” moviegoers, (as I lovingly refer to them), that it isn’t about anything, but rather about everything. Naturally, I feel I fail [...]
Cast: Natalie Portman, Mila Kunis, Vincent Cassel Directed by: Darren Aronofsky Written by: Mark Heyman, Andres Heinz, John J. McLaughlin Genre: Drama, Thriller Swan Lake is one of the most popular and frequently performed ballets of all time. It has been performed on every continent and has seen incarnations of every sort, “but not like [...]
Cast: Max von Sydow, Ingrid Thulin, Gunnar Björnstrand Directed by: Ingmar Bergman Written by: Ingmar Bergman Genre: Drama Rating: Video: Audio: 1/2 Extras: Value: Review: Video: Despite one or two instances of debris finding its way into the picture (a hair or two rear their ugly heads), the video presentation is rather astounding. The image [...]
