New on DVD: The Ultimate Sopranos Collection

The Sopranos was arguably the greatest television phenomenon of the past decade — a real achievement considering its relatively limited distribution via HBO. If the show ever made your jaw drop (it happened often enough), then this immense collection will as well. All six Sopranos seasons, 86 episodes, on 33 discs. I said 33 discs. It’s called […]

Movie Poster Monday: DEFIANCE UK Poster

If you’ve already enjoyed our Quantum of Solace UK quad poster, here’s another for you Daniel Craig admirers, and it’s a hell of a lot more somber. The film is Defiance, based on the Nechama Tec bookabout three Jewish brothers during the Nazi slaughter in 1941 Eastern Europe, and their desperate fight to survival that turns into […]

Trailer Tuesday: SUNSHINE CLEANING

It comes from the producers of Little Miss Sunshine. (Their titles share just a little something in common.) And it also stars Alan Arkin. Sunshine Cleaning had some high expectations to meet at the 2008 Sundance Festival. And it seems to have let people down, the biggest complaint being the aimless happy ending.
Bought by Overture […]

Did You See Oliver Stone’s W? Here’s Who Did

While preparing for a radio appearance this morning (Atlanta’s 92.9 Dave FM), I was asked if W. viewers could be categorized along political party lines. I thought, “There would have to be exit polls at the theater… just to gauge politics? Who’s going to spend money on that?” Well, someone spent money on that.

Here’s who saw […]

Another CHE? No Way!

Yes way. And you can watch it here… Read on.
Before Steven Soderbergh’s ambitious, two-feature Che (The Argentine and Guerilla), there was another film about Ernesto ‘Che’ Guevara. No, not The Motorcycle Diaries. The forgotten 1969 bomb Che! (I didn’t add the exclamation point, it’s in the title).
Che! was released in late June of ‘69 with the tagline […]