Browsing Month September, 2007
Ken Burns’ “The War” Premieres on PBS
By Norm Schrager at September 23, 2007 | 4:08 pm | 4 Comments
Ken Burns, a master filmmaker who knows how to turn a movie into a viewing marathon, debuts his World War II opus, The War, on PBS tonight. Has anyone actually watched any of Burns' multipart films in its entirety? It's tough. His subject matter, enormous details and long running times (The War is 15 1/2 hours long) are made for DVD. In fact, you can more...
DVD Documentaries from The Ramones and U2
By Norm Schrager at September 20, 2007 | 11:08 pm | 3 Comments
Two of the most influential rock bands of the 20th century -- U2 and The Ramones -- have new performance documentary DVDs. The Ramones' documentary is It's Alive 1974-1996, and it's about as comprehensive as it gets. Four hours of performance footage, all of it rare or never released. Two discs, 119 songs. "Judy Is A Punk" from CBGB in '74, "Blitzkrieg Bop" from more...
FREE DVD GIVEAWAY: Brooklyn Rules on DVD
By Norm Schrager at September 18, 2007 | 10:35 pm | 16 Comments
This giveaway is now over. Thanks for entering! Win a DVD copy of Brooklyn Rules, the slice-of-life crime drama directed by Michael Corrente and written by The Sopranos' Terence Winter. To win, just add a comment to this post and say you want the DVD! We'll choose one comment at random, and that's our winner. Deadline to enter is Monday, September 24 at 5pm et. The more...
NEW ON DVD: “Brooklyn Rules” with Alec Baldwin
By Norm Schrager at September 18, 2007 | 10:21 pm | 2 Comments
After writing 25 episodes of The Sopranos and 50 Cent's Get Rich or Die Tryin', screenwriter Terence Winter stays on the mean streets with Brooklyn Rules. This 1980s-era crime story looks familiar, sounds familiar... and doesn't add much to the genre. WIN A FREE COPY OF BROOKLYN RULES ON DVD REVIEW: Three Brooklyn buddies grow up in the shadow of a low-level more...
