Although we weren’t able to attend the Sundance Film Festival back in February, one of the many intriguing movies that I kept hearing about from this year’s festival was a film called Catfish . The unassuming title did not do much to catch my attention initially, and since the film screened under the Documentary Spotlight, I am guessing that a lot of other people probably overlooked it as well. However, it started to build buzz and ended up getting picked up by Rogue Pictures, which is strange, because they are generally known for horror films. Now that they’ve released the first official trailer on Apple , there is…

‘The Horseman’ is not (repeat NOT) a western. Revenge films are among the most basic and often among the most satisfying genres in all of moviedom. It doesn’t take long to set up a situation where we find an emotionally devastated protagonist (usually the relative of someone who has been slain, or at the very least kidnapped), give him the tools to enact his justice on the perpetrators, and then simply sit back and watch the chips (and broken bones) fall into place…

With Steve Carell hitting the talk show circuit over the past week or so to promote Dinner for Schmucks , there is one topic that almost never fails to crop up: the fact that he is only doing one more season of The Office . Carell recently confirmed rumours that he would give up his role as Michael Scott once his contract expires in 2011, stating that he would prefer to spend more…

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More incentive for ‘Avengers’ fans to check out one of the biggest blockbusters of the year blasting to Blu-ray this September! As previously reported, Paramount has revealed that ‘Iron Man 2′ featuring…

A masterpiece of sight, sound, and story debuts on Blu-ray as a stunning package from Paramount. Is one more body going to make a difference? Road to Perdition is an innately gorgeous exhibit of art moving at 24 frames per second. The film, as directed by Sam Mendes ( Jarhead ) and photographed by Conrad Hall ( American Beauty ), is as visually captivating as it is thematically enthralling, a potent combination to be sure … Video It’s almost criminal to give Road to Perdition ’s fantastic and wonderfully faithful 1080p transfer less than a perfect score, but wobbly opening title credits and some random pops and speckles over the image prove just enough to knock the total down a half-notch. Don’t let those nitpicks detract from just how …

It seems like nothing can possibly topple Inception right now, but with the Steve Carell / Paul Rudd comedy Dinner for Schmucks opening this weekend, I have a feeling it might surprise a few people. Reviews have been mixed, but Steve Carell is a huge draw (as Despicable Me already proved a few weeks ago). Also hitting theatres this weekend is the Zac Efron drama Charlie St. Cloud and the talking animal spy comedy Cats & Dogs: The Revenge of Kitty Galore . Plus Lisa Cholodenko’s critically acclaimed The Kids Are All Right is expanding to over 800 screens, and in limited release we have Get Low starring Robert Duvall and Bill Murray and The Extra Man starring Kevin Kline and Paul Dano. What will you be checking out this weekend? Dinner for Schmucks Charlie St. Cloud Cats & Dogs: …

Highly Recommended The Movie:   Once again Criterion brings an important film tomarket.   This time they’ve brought TerryZwigoff’s important documentary Crumb to Blu-ray with an excellent transfer anda wonderful set of bonus features.   Themovie profiles seminal underground comic creator Robert Crumb but morethan achronology of what the artist has accomplished, the film examines theman’stortured childhood and shows how the act of drawing has kept theinfluentialartist sane.   Robert

Keep up to date with what’s happening in the world of Blu-ray movie releases with our handy roundup. New Release Dates: Monster House 3D – 14th September USA. MacGruber – 7th September USA. Dollhouse: Season 2 – 12th October USA…

Not exactly the hyper-violent extended cut I was hoping for, but still worth a look. Given the number of franchise reboots in recent memory, it wasn’t terribly surprising when I first heard of Sylvester Stallone’s intention to bring the Rambo franchise back to the big screen. After all, the reluctant action hero still resides among Hollywood’s list of iconic characters, gradually acquiring a growing fanbase over nearly three decades. Though I wouldn’t count myself among the devoted followers of the original trilogy, the film buff side of me always has a sense of reserva … Video Presented in 1080p utilizing the AVC codec (at an average bitrate of 22Mbps), John Rambo…

J. J. Abrams continues to keep busy as his Bad Robot production company has picked up another property for the big screen.  This time out, they’ll be adapting Boilerplate: History’s Mechanical Marvel , a graphic novel-picture book hybrid by Paul Guinan and Anina Bennett.  The film will tell “the story of the world’s first robot, who, in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, fought alongside Teddy Roosevelt and Lawrence of Arabia, journeyed to the South Pole and was involved in the silent movie business before disappearing on the battlefields of World War I.” The story sounds like …

Recommended The Movie: Henry Selick’s follow up to the amazingly successful A Nightmare Before Christmas didn’t quite take the world by storm the way the Tim Burton produced exploits of Jack Skellington (who actually does sort of have a cameo in this film if you pay close attention) and company did, but his adaptation of Roald Dahl’s James And The Giant Peach is still a pretty impressive work of art. Once again produced by Tim Burton, the…

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Recommended The Movie: One of the things that came to mind while I was watching Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon is the fun and entertainment in revisiting it again. The films that have employed wire work as part of an action sequence have ranged from the ridiculous to the fairly entertaining, but Ang Lee’s ode to 19th century China remains as breathtaking now as it did when it was released a decade ago. Based on the book from Du Lu Wang, Chow Yun-Fat ( Hard Boiled ) plays Li Mu Bai, an accomplished swordsman and fighter who has returned from his latest journey. He meets Yu Shu Lien (Michelle Yeoh, Memoirs of a Geisha ), who is a longtime friend. Li asks Yu to transport a mystical weapon called “The Sword of Green Destiny”…