This is a week of the unusual with augmenting parasites, various paranormal experiences and a young woman’s untraditional introduction to love and sex.
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New on DVD & Blu-ray: August 31, 2010
Posted: August 31, 2010 in DVD & Blu-ray ReviewsTags: blu-ray, DVD, Emily Mortimer, George Romero, Gregory Smith, Harry Brown, Ian Somerhalder, Kristen Hager, Leslie My Name is Evil, LJ Smith, Manson Family, Michael Caine, Nina Dobrey, Paul Wesley, Reginald Harkema, review, Survival of the Dead, The Vampire Diaries, zombies
This week’s releases all feature death as a significant element in the stories’ plots, whether it’s caused by vigilante justice, psychotropic murder, zombie hunger or vampiric necessity.
New on DVD & Blu-ray: August 24, 2010
Posted: August 24, 2010 in DVD & Blu-ray ReviewsTags: $5 a Day, Abandoned, After.Life, Alan Arkin, Alessandro Nivola, Alex O'Loughlin, Amanda Peet, Andy Garcia, Back-up Plan, Bela Tarr, Blake Lively, blu-ray, Bret McKenzie, Brittany Murphy, Chace Crawford, Christina Ricci, Christopher Walken, City Island, Claire van der Boom, David Roberts, Dean Cain, digital copy, DVD, Ed Westwick, Emily Mortimer, Flight of the Conchords, Gossip Girl, Jemaine Clement, Jennifer Lopez, Julianna Margulies, Justin Long, Leighton Meester, Liam Neeson, Man From London, Mimi Rogers, Miroslav Krobot, Penn Badgley, Peter Bogdanovich, Raymond De Felitta, review, Sharon Stone, Steven Strait, Taylor Momsen, The Square, Tilda Swinton
This week’s releases have a little something for everyone, including a complete television series, a late actress’ final performance, a film noir, an existential film from a Hungarian auteur, and a comedy romance.
Review: Nanny McPhee Returns
Posted: August 20, 2010 in Film ReviewsTags: Asa Butterfield, Emma Thompson, Eros Vlahos, Lil Woods, Maggie Gyllenhaal, Mary Poppins, Nanny McPhee, Nanny McPhee Returns, Oscar Steer, review, Rhys Ifans, Rosie Taylor-Ritson
For those of all ages who enjoyed the first chapter, Nanny McPhee Returns is more of the same with a new family in a different decade.
Nanny McPhee (Emma Thompson) arrives to help an extremely stressed young mother, Isabel (Maggie Gyllenhaal), who is trying to run the family farm while her husband is away at war. Adding to her troubles, Isabel’s brother-in-law (Rhys Ifans) is trying to convince her to sell the farm so he can settle his own debts. Nanny uses her magic to teach the woman’s three children (Asa Butterfield, Lil Woods and Oscar Steer) and their two spoiled cousins (Eros Vlahos and Rosie Taylor-Ritson) five new lessons and help them get their lives back in order.
TAD ’10: Phobia 2
Posted: August 19, 2010 in Film Reviews, Toronto After Dark Film FestivalTags: 4bia, Banjong Pisanthanakun, Parkpoom Wongpoom, Paween Purikitpanya, Phobia 2, review, Songyos Sugmakanan, TAD, Toronto After Dark
Last year, four Thai directors terrified audiences with their anthology of scary stories titled 4bia. This year, three of the filmmakers return (with one new one) to Toronto After Dark Film Festival with the equally terrifying sequel Phobia 2.
Imagery à la carte 