MITL on the Radio: Week of April 4

Here’s another week’s worth of possibly worthless Meet In the Lobby opinions… as spoken on Wes McElroy’s show on WRNL radio last Friday.
TOPICS:
:: Leatherheads Preview and John Krasinski’s Short Filmography
:: Scorsese and The Rolling Stones’ Shine A Light
:: DVD Pick of the Week
Press that play button to check it out. If you’re so inclined, you can listen […]

Free DVD Giveaway: DAY ZERO Starring Elijah Wood

THIS CONTEST HAS ENDED. If you’ve entered, thanks and good luck! We can only accept entries dated before the deadline.  
The war / conflict / aggression / occupation in Iraq has been the focus of near-countless films for the past four years, but here’s something fresh: What if the draft were re-enacted? That’s the key to […]

Two “Killer” Endings Now on DVD

2007 brought tons of discussion about the power of movie endings. Now, the buzz around two specific finales has spilled over to their 2008 DVD releases. The first is I Am Legend (see our preview notes on the new ending), just out last Tuesday. The alternate ending we wrote about in December hit online video […]

DVD Review: THE DRAGON PAINTER

For film fans, not much compares to the excitement of a new discovery. As Martin Scorsese reminds us, too many movies have been lost or destroyed, so here’s the latest find to get excited about: the newly restored 1919 silent classic The Dragon Painter, now on DVD.
Milestone Films, the folks that proudly offer restored DVDs for
I […]

Free DVD Giveaway: AWAKE

THIS CONTEST HAS NOW ENDED. If you’ve entered, good luck! We are only accepting entries posted before 5pm et on Thursday (sorry, we can’t accept any late entries). We’ll determine a winner as soon as possible. Thanks! 
What if you remained awake through general anesthesia, and couldn’t speak out during invasive surgery? Ouch. Now what if the whole […]

DVD PREVIEW, TRAILER: Kurt Cobain About a Son

If Nirvana singer-songwriter Kurt Cobain were still alive, he’d be celebrating his 41st birthday Monday. To commemorate his abbreviated life, our newest Lobby contributor, Andrew Moran, has this DVD documentary preview. Please welcome Andrew, who will be our Canadian correspondent. After this post, you’ll see his name on the bylines. Andrew, great to have you.
KURT COBAIN ABOUT […]