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Cleopatra 75th Anniversary Edition (Universal Backlot Series) - DVD Review

17 April 2009 6:28 AM, PDT | From Monsters and Critics | See recent Monsters and Critics news

Universal begins a new collection of classic films, the Backlot Series, with the release of Cecil B. DeMille.s historical epic. It.s welcome news for fans of cinema - such as me. The film may be a bit creaky as far as acting style goes, but it still has a sexy side and an abundance of pageantry. More please, Universal. Cleopatra (Claudette Colbert) is the queen of Egypt, but finds herself in political trouble as an attempted coup threatens to strand her in the desert and lose her crown. She outsmarts her usurpers and sneaks into their audience with Julius Caesar (Warren William) and succeeds in defeating them in their own game. She also takes Caesar as her lover

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DVD Playhouse: April 2009

11 April 2009 11:58 AM, PDT | From The Hollywood Interview | See recent The Hollywood Interview news

DVD Playhouse—April 2009

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Allen Gardner

Milk (Universal) Sean Penn deservedly captured his second Best Actor Oscar (and Dustin Lance Black a statuette for his original screenplay) in director Gus Van Sant’s portrait of San Francisco Supervisor Harvey Milk, the first openly gay man to hold public office in the U.S. Alternately heartbreaking, infuriating and very funny, a film that both captures a bygone era and is still very timely. Fine support from Josh Brolin, Victor Garber, James Franco and Emile Hirsch. Also available on Blu-ray disc. Bonuses: Three featurettes. Widescreen. Dolby and DTS 5.1 surround.

Slumdog Millionaire (20th Century Fox) The Best Picture of 2008 is a kinetic, clever audience-pleaser about a determined lad (Dev Patel) from the slums of Mumbai, who has his chance at literal and financial redemption as a contestant on India’s version of Who Wants to be a Millionaire. Best Director Danny Boyle dazzles

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This Week On DVD and Blu-ray: April 7, 2009

7 April 2009 1:36 AM, PDT | From Rope of Silicon | See recent Rope Of Silicon news

DVD Links: DVD News | Release Dates | New Dvds | Reviews | RSS Feed Doubt I have this Blu-ray sitting right here and plan on popping it in as soon as I get done with this column and will hopefully have a review up in the next day or so. Doubt is a solid film with fantastic performances and with cinematography from Roger Deakins I am sure it will look gorgeous in high-def (even though Deakins didn't exactly bring his A-game to this one). The features, however, do look a bit on the weak side with four traditional featurettes and a commentary from writer/director John Patrick Shanley, but Shanley's comments may prove to be solid enough for a recommendation. However, all likelihood is this one is best left as a rental as I don't consider it a buy based on my one theatrical experience. No Country for Old Men (Collector's Edition) Along

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Brad Brevet

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The Reelist: It Happened One Night

11 March 2009 7:00 AM, PDT | From TribecaFilm.com | See recent Tribeca Film news

This year marks the 75th anniversary of It Happened One Night, the wonderfully fizzy Clark Gable/Claudette Colbert starrer from 1934. Directed by Frank Capra, this was a Code-flaunting sweet-tart of a screwball comedy, and the Academy responded in kind; along with One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest and The Silence of the Lambs, Night is one of only three films to win the 'Big Five' categories at the Oscars (Best Picture, Actor, Actress, Screenplay, and Director). This week, the Reelist pays tribute to one of the best movies of all time with a list of other romantic comedy classics that go down like a gulp of champage on a starlit night. If you haven't seen any of these flicks, grab your best guy or girl and get thee to Netflix (or, preferably, your local indie video store). A swell date night is guaranteed. (Apologies to My Man Godfrey, The Philadelphia Story,

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Why Do So Many Romantic Comedies Suck?

11 March 2009 12:16 AM, PDT | From Rope of Silicon | See recent Rope Of Silicon news

A reader sent in a link to E's interview with Zooey Deschanel and Joseph Gordon-Levitt (featured to the right) and the interviewer asks the two stars of the upcoming 500 Days of Summer, "Why do you think so many romantic comedies suck?" A valid question and Deschanel beats around the bush to ultimately come to the conclusion that once you tell the same story 100 different times just with different people it kind of gets old. Gordon-Levitt believes the films seem to fall into the trap of pandering to their audience rather than say something true, which sounds to me like a roundabout way of saying filmmakers are treating the audiences as idiots when they aren't. I haven't seen 500 Days of Summer yet, but I have heard good things, but this question of why have romantic comedies gone so far downhill in the recent years is something I have talked about with

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Brad Brevet

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Don't you wish old photos came with audio tracks?

3 March 2009 1:44 PM, PST | From FilmExperience | See recent FilmExperience news

Or that you could time travel into the room as they were being taken.

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And if either of those things were possible, wouldn't you grab every Old Hollywood candid you could find in order to listen in or join the party? What exactly would Rosalind Russell, Greer Garson and Merle Oberon chat about anyway? Roz only cares about the camera but who are Greer and Merle all smiles about?

I mean just fantasize for a moment about a night at ... on the bar with Marlene Dietrich and Claudette Colbert.

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How much would you have to drink to not be starstruck and join right in. Too much. Too much I say. The mind clouds. The hangover would be epic.

Here's a photo I've cherished my whole life from an old out of print Natalie Wood book from the 80s. It's Dennis Hopper and Wood discussing acting styles as they screen A Streetcar Named Desire

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Fan Rant: No Shopping on Cinema Screens!

18 February 2009 9:02 AM, PST | From Cinematical.com | See recent Cinematical news

I feel bad for you, Isla Fisher. I may have bashed your ridiculous movie in a rant, but I can't believe that everyone is making such a big deal about you playing a confessed shopaholic. Such was my distaste for the film that I initially agreed with everyone mocking its economic ill-timing, and laughed along with them. (The best quote is from Time: "But as an ill-timed anthropological artifact, Confessions offers weird pleasures, not least among them the fact that it makes us root for the debt collector.") Then I came across this Sarah Jessica Parker quote from Access Hollywood pondering how a Sex in the City sequel would avoid a Shopaholic trap. "How do we address these economic times in a franchise that has a lot to do with luxury and labels? How do we do that well? And how do we do that in a not lazy way?

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Elisabeth Rappe

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The Ultimate Guide to TCM's 31 Days of Oscar Begins Here

31 January 2009 5:56 PM, PST | From Rope of Silicon | See recent Rope Of Silicon news

From this Sunday, February 1 through Tuesday, March 3 Turner Classic Movies (TCM) begins their annual 31 Days of Oscar, which brings you night after night of Oscar winning and nominated films uncut and commercial free on TCM and I have put together for you a mini guide for films to look for each day so you can either sit down and enjoy them as they play or set your DVR to record them for later. Either way, this is a great way to knock off so many of those classic films from your must see list. First, how about the TCM video montage preview. Can you name the films?

Now, for the full schedule you can click here to download the Pdf or you can browse TCM's online calendar at the 31 Days of Oscar official site. Because one thing is for sure, even though I list films for every single day below

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Brad Brevet

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2009 | 2008 | 1997

8 articles from 2009

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