Drama
Trailer: APOCALYPSE NOW Coming to Blu-ray
By Norm Schrager at August 29, 2010 | 12:44 am | 1 Comments
This is the end. My only friend, the end... So begins Francis Ford Coppola's bizarre American war classic, Apocalypse Now, as performed by the Doors, and accompanied by a searing image of a firebombed Vietnam landscape. It's the film's opening attack, an intro to a symbolic surreal nightmare of war, a film that's become more legendary with time -- especially more...
Drama , Featured , New on DVD
Behind The Scenes: Clooney’s THE AMERICAN
By Norm Schrager at August 16, 2010 | 10:41 pm | 1 Comments
The other day someone asked me "What's Clooney up to next?" This. His one-last-job, assassin-comes-out-of-hiding drama The American, which we previewed in mid-June. Now, Focus Features has released this short feature. Come spend a couple minutes on location with Clooney and director Anton Corbijn. The American Behind-The-Scenes Featurette Interested in the more...
Drama , Featured , Movie Previews , Trailers
Preview, Trailer: Award-Winner MESRINE
By Norm Schrager at August 8, 2010 | 2:08 pm | 0 Comment
It's finally time for the two-part, 4-hour-7-minute French crime epic Mesrine to make its way to the States. Next Friday, August 13, the first film, Killer Instinct, hits a limited number of US theaters. The second entry, Public Enemy No. 1, follows in New York and LA on September 3. Both small openings will be followed by national rollouts. Mesrine stars super-suave more...
Awards , Drama , Featured , Movie Previews , Trailers
Film Review: Todd Solondz’s LIFE DURING WARTIME
By Norm Schrager at August 6, 2010 | 6:30 am | 3 Comments
by Norm Schrager, Meet In the Lobby 3.5 / 5 stars Broken spirits. Hopeful hearts. Pedophilia. Ah, it must be another character examination from Todd Solondz, a filmmaker with the sure-handed ability to make us wince through a feature. By crafting challenging conversation and complex performances, Solondz keeps us on edge with Life During Wartime -- but not as riveted as more...
