 Despite a horrendous title, and cheesy-looking DVD cover art, a quick read of the plot synopsis and interesting casting has me chomping at the bit to give this flick a look. Read More...
Posted by: Chuck Aliaga - July 15, 2012, 9:57 am - DVD Review
Keywords: killing, loony bin, mental trauma
 Only a few years before Malcolm McDowell did a little film with Stanley Kubrick, he starred in this look at an anarchic society in Britain. Sure, we've seen movies set in boarding schools before, but this one is heralded as one of the best. Read More...
Posted by: Chuck Aliaga - October 23, 2011, 8:02 am - DVD Review
Keywords: anarchic, boarding school, insouciant
 An 11-hour celebration of the six-string that attracted a sold-out crowd of more than 27,000 music fans to Chicago's Toyota Park. All profits from this daylong display of guitar virtuosity benefited The Crossroads Centre in Antigua, a treatment and education facility Clapton founded to help people suffering from chemical dependency. Rhino Entertainment Read More...
Posted by: News Editor - November 7, 2010, 10:23 pm - PR
Keywords: music
 One of the great films from French director Maurice Pialat makes its DVD debut courtesy of The Criterion Collection, and it sure looks like a disc that's more than worth owning. Read More...
Posted by: Chuck Aliaga - October 5, 2010, 11:37 am - DVD Review
Keywords: lost-youth, devastating, foster child
 The silent melodrama, before we paint the town, and all that jazz. Read More...
Posted by: Jon Danziger - September 14, 2010, 1:28 pm - DVD Review
Keywords: silent
 Perhaps one of the more unusual Christmas concerts I've seen, this family-and-friends affair anchored by Kate and Anna McGarrigle is oddly disarming, in an "I'm not sure this is charming or not" sort of weird way. It may not be the perfect fit for every household, but there is that elusive something on display here that I can't put my finger on that I found intriguing. Even perpetually craggy rock icon Lou Reed looked like he was enjoying himself. Read More...
Posted by: Rich Rosell - November 1, 2009, 7:14 am - DVD Review
Keywords: christmas, mcgarrigles, knitting factory, lou reed, laurie anderson, emmylou harris
 Miss O'Connor, Mr. Huston. Mr. Huston, Miss O'Connor. Now you zany kids go make a movie that's batcrap crazy. Read More...
Posted by: Jon Danziger - May 13, 2009, 6:57 pm - DVD Review
Keywords: john huston, flannery o'connor, criterion, southern gothic, macabre
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