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PR Silent Souls on DVD & Digital Feb 26

An Official Selection of the Toronto, New York and Venice Film Festivals, this breathtakingly beautiful road movie garnered tremendous critical accolades upon its 2011–2012 U.S. theatrical rollout from Shadow Distribution.

Zeitgeist Films

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Posted by: News Editor - February 25, 2013, 8:40 am - PR
Keywords: drama

DVD Review FEMME FATALES: THE COMPLETE FIRST SEASON

I like the premise of this sexy Cinemax anthology quasi-noir series more than I like the actual eps themselves, which is essentially attractive women taking control of various nasty situations, as well as being nude most of the time. They don't call it Skinemax for nothing.

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Posted by: Rich Rosell - February 23, 2013, 8:57 am - DVD Review
Keywords: pulp, noir, femme fatales, tanit phoenix, anthology

DVD Review FOLLOWING (BLU-RAY)

Christopher Nolan's low-budget 16mm debut thriller receives the Blu-Ray treatment from Criterion.

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Posted by: Rich Rosell - February 24, 2013, 9:06 am - DVD Review
Keywords: christopher nolan, time-shifting narrative, following, thriller

PR Femme Fatales: The Complete First Season on DVD Jan 29

The half-hour program from creators Mark A. Altman and Steve Kriozere features stories inspired by such noir classics as Double Indemnity and Pulp Fiction and classic thriller TV series like The Twilight Zone. In each stand-alone episode, women find extraordinary ways of coping with their problems, channeling their survival instincts and bringing out their inner guile.

Entertainment One

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Posted by: News Editor - January 30, 2013, 9:13 am - PR
Keywords: mystery

DVD Review BRAZIL (BLU-RAY)

Without question this is one of my top five favorite films of all time from one of my favorite directors, and Criterion's treatment - now on Blu-Ray - is equally epic.

Highly recommended

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Posted by: Rich Rosell - January 27, 2013, 10:28 am - DVD Review
Keywords: terry gilliam, brazil, dystopian, anti-authority

PR Killer Joe On Blu-ray Disc, DVD, Video On Demand and Pay-Per-View Dec 21

Academy Award-winning director William Friedkin and Pulitzer Prize-winning writer Tracy Letts take a trip into a Texas trailer park underworld. This twisted and darkly humorous story of Detective 'Killer' Joe Cooper (Matthew McConaughey) has electrified audiences with its audacious spirit for deep-fried noir.

Lions Gate Entertainment

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Posted by: News Editor - December 18, 2012, 8:59 am - PR
Keywords: black comedy, thriller

DVD Review ELENA

I'm always up for a good foreign thriller, and everything I've heard about this in the past year or so has my anticipation level near its highest point.

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Posted by: Chuck Aliaga - December 24, 2012, 10:38 am - DVD Review
Keywords: noir, thriller, twist

PR Special Clips from Sunset Boulevard on Blu-ray

Making Its Long-Overdue Comeback, Noir Classic with Over Two Hours of Illuminating Bonus Features, Including a Never-Before-Released Deleted Scene. A fitting release to continue Paramount's centennial celebration, Billy Wilder's seminal classic continues to enthrall audiences with its bizarre and tragic tale of Hollywood's dark side.

Paramount Home Entertainment

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Posted by: News Editor - November 16, 2012, 8:43 am - PR
Keywords: drama

PR Elena on DVD Oct 30

Sixty-ish spouses Vladimir and Elena uneasily share his palatial Moscow apartment--he's a still-virile, wealthy businessman; she's his former nurse who has clearly married up. Estranged from his own wild-child daughter, Vladimir openly despises his wife's freeloading son and family. But when a sudden illness and an unexpected reunion threaten the dutiful housewife's potential inheritance, she must hatch a desperate plan....

Zeitgeist Films

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Posted by: News Editor - October 24, 2012, 7:24 am - PR
Keywords: horror

PR Suddenly Blu-Ray + DVD Combo Pack Oct 16

It's not every day the president comes to town... When he makes a stop in sleepy Suddenly, Calif., things liven up after a possible assassination attempt comes to light. Starring Frank Sinatra, James Gleason, Nancy Gates, Sterling Hayden and Willis Bouchey.

Film Chest

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Posted by: News Editor - September 14, 2012, 7:20 am - PR
Keywords: drama

PR Understanding Art: Impressionism on DVD Sep 18

Renowned critic Waldemar Januszczak presents this lively documentary on the legendary artists of the impressionist movement. Available to U.S. audiences for the first time, this four-part 2011 program sheds light on the motley collection of personalities that revolutionized art.

Athena

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Posted by: News Editor - September 11, 2012, 7:21 am - PR
Keywords: documentary, art

PR The Salt of Life on DVD & Digital Sep 18

Director Gianni Di Gregorio has created another sparkling comic ode to the ladies in his life--but this time he plays middle-aged retiree Gianni, who has become invisible to all the women of Rome, regardless of age or relation.

Zeitgeist Films

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Posted by: News Editor - September 3, 2012, 9:24 am - PR
Keywords: comedy

PR Sunset Boulevard on Blu-ray Nov 6

A fitting release to continue Paramount's centennial celebration, Billy Wilder's seminal classic continues to enthrall audiences with its bizarre and tragic tale of Hollywood's dark side. William Holden, as a struggling young screenwriter, and Gloria Swanson, as an aging silent film queen, created two of the screen's most memorable characters, delivering unforgettable performances amidst the dramatic light and shadow of John Seitz's evocative cinematography.

Paramount Home Entertainment

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Posted by: News Editor - August 21, 2012, 7:33 am - PR
Keywords: drama

PR Bored to Death: The Complete Third Season on Blu-ray, DVD, Download Sep 4

Jonathan Ames (Jason Schwartzman) continues to ply his trade as an unlicensed private detective, getting caught up in increasingly risky jobs and absurd adventures around New York City with George (Ted Danson) and Ray (Zach Galifianakis), his always supportive partners in solving crime.

HBO

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Posted by: News Editor - August 4, 2012, 9:24 am - PR
Keywords: television

PR They Made Me a Fugitive (aka I Became a Criminal) on Blu-ray Jul 24

Kino Classics announces the Blu-ray release f They Made Me a Fugitive from director Alberto Cavalcanti, a gripping, taut suspense thriller set on the streets of post-WWII London. Trevor Howard stars as Clem, a hardened and disillusioned ex-serviceman who gets drawn in to the dangerous and thrilling world of black-marketeering.

Kino Lorber

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Posted by: News Editor - July 9, 2012, 7:34 am - PR
Keywords: drama

PR Some Guy Who Kills People on DVD Jul 3

Few films achieve the perfect balance of genuine sincerity, tastefully ironic humor, and the heightened level of blood and guts expected from horror movies. At first glance, Ken Boyd (Kevin Corrigan) may seem like an average comic enthusiast, living with his mother and working to make ends meet as an underpaid, underappreciated ice cream parlor attendant. But Ken has a dirty little secret: he fantasizes about killing people. After being released from a stay in the loony bin, for severe mental trauma suffered when he was beaten and tortured by a gang of high school thugs, Ken's repressed anger suddenly reaches a boiling point.

Anchor Bay Entertainment

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Posted by: News Editor - May 30, 2012, 7:19 am - PR
Keywords: horror

PR Strange Love of Martha Ivers on DVD/Blu-ray combo pack May 29

Fate Drew Them Together, Only Murder Could Part Them - 1946 Film Noir Classic Stars Barbara Stanwyck, Van Heflin, Lizabeth Scott and Kirk Douglas in his film debut.

Film Chest

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Posted by: News Editor - May 1, 2012, 7:49 am - PR
Keywords: drama

News Seven more films added to Cannes Film Festival lineup

- CBS News

Posted by: News Editor - April 30, 2012, 11:16 am - News
Keywords: movie, cannes film festival, trashed, the sapphires, maniac, djeca, renoir, gimme the loot