DVD Playhouse—March 2011
By
Allen Gardner
127 Hours (20th Century Fox) Harrowing true story of Aron Ralston (James Franco, in another fine turn), an extreme outdoorsman who finds himself trapped in a remote Utah canyon, his arm pinned between two boulders, with no help nearby, no communication to the outside world, and dim prospects for survival, to say the least. Director Danny Boyle manages to prove again that he’s one of the finest filmmakers working today by making a subject that is seemingly uncinematic a true example of pure cinema. Inventive, breathtaking, funny, and horrifying, often all at once. Amber Tamblyn and Kate Mara make a memorable, brief appearance as hikers who connect with Ralston during his journey. Also available on Blu-ray disc. Bonuses: Commentary by Boyle, producer Christian Colson, co-writer Simon Beaufoy; Deleted scenes; Featurettes. Widescreen. Dolby and DTS-hd 5.1 surround.
Amarcord (Criterion) Federico Fellini’s Oscar-winning, autobiographical classic might...
By
Allen Gardner
127 Hours (20th Century Fox) Harrowing true story of Aron Ralston (James Franco, in another fine turn), an extreme outdoorsman who finds himself trapped in a remote Utah canyon, his arm pinned between two boulders, with no help nearby, no communication to the outside world, and dim prospects for survival, to say the least. Director Danny Boyle manages to prove again that he’s one of the finest filmmakers working today by making a subject that is seemingly uncinematic a true example of pure cinema. Inventive, breathtaking, funny, and horrifying, often all at once. Amber Tamblyn and Kate Mara make a memorable, brief appearance as hikers who connect with Ralston during his journey. Also available on Blu-ray disc. Bonuses: Commentary by Boyle, producer Christian Colson, co-writer Simon Beaufoy; Deleted scenes; Featurettes. Widescreen. Dolby and DTS-hd 5.1 surround.
Amarcord (Criterion) Federico Fellini’s Oscar-winning, autobiographical classic might...
- 3/1/2011
- by The Hollywood Interview.com
- The Hollywood Interview
How I Married My High School Crush charts the unlikely romance of Sarah Jacob (Katee Sackhoff) and Brian Porterson (Sage Brocklebank) across the farthest reaches of space and time, or at least from 1990 to 2007. When the film opens, Sarah and Brian are in high school, and Sarah has one of those crushes on Brian that romantic comedies have been trying for years to convince us is completely healthy; she dreams about marrying him, despite the fact that he seems to have little but disdain for women in general, and next to no interest in her. One day, while she is handing off his homework to him (which she did for him) in the middle of an eclipse, they find themselves suddenly launched 17 years into the future and right into the middle of their (exceedingly successful) adult lives. But it doesn’t take long before they realize that adulthood isn’t...
- 2/14/2011
- by Anders Nelson
- JustPressPlay.net
How I Married My High School Crush charts the unlikely romance of Sarah Jacob (Katee Sackhoff) and Brian Porterson (Sage Brocklebank) across the farthest reaches of space and time, or at least from 1990 to 2007. When the film opens, Sarah and Brian are in high school, and Sarah has one of those crushes on Brian that romantic comedies have been trying for years to convince us is completely healthy; she dreams about marrying him, despite the fact that he seems to have little but disdain for women in general, and next to no interest in her. One day, while she is handing off his homework to him (which she did for him) in the middle of an eclipse, they find themselves suddenly launched 17 years into the future and right into the middle of their (exceedingly successful) adult lives. But it doesn’t take long before they realize that adulthood isn’t...
- 2/14/2011
- by Anders Nelson
- JustPressPlay.net
Battlestar Galactica star Katee Sackhoff is starring in the tentatively titled telefilm Be Careful What You Wish For, which is set to air on Lifetime in the U.S. and on CH Television in Canada.
The two-hour movie, from Blueprint Entertainment, is set in a small town in the 1990s. Sackhoff will star as Sara Jacob, a teenager who has had a crush on one of her classmates since preschool. But when an eclipse lands the unsuspecting teens at their wedding almost 20 years in the future, neither of them is prepared for what adulthood has in store.
Also starring in the movie, which just wrapped production, are Sage Brocklebank (Psych), Kim Poirier (Dawn of the Dead) and Tommy Lioutas (Whistler). Careful is set to air July 16 on Lifetime.
Careful, filmed on location in Regina and Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan, was produced by Blueprint with local producer Stephen Onda Prods. The companies produced the TV movie Intimate Stranger.
Executive producers for Blueprint are John Morayniss, Noreen Halpern and Ira Pincus.
The two-hour movie, from Blueprint Entertainment, is set in a small town in the 1990s. Sackhoff will star as Sara Jacob, a teenager who has had a crush on one of her classmates since preschool. But when an eclipse lands the unsuspecting teens at their wedding almost 20 years in the future, neither of them is prepared for what adulthood has in store.
Also starring in the movie, which just wrapped production, are Sage Brocklebank (Psych), Kim Poirier (Dawn of the Dead) and Tommy Lioutas (Whistler). Careful is set to air July 16 on Lifetime.
Careful, filmed on location in Regina and Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan, was produced by Blueprint with local producer Stephen Onda Prods. The companies produced the TV movie Intimate Stranger.
Executive producers for Blueprint are John Morayniss, Noreen Halpern and Ira Pincus.
- 4/10/2007
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
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