DVD Playhouse September 2010
By
Allen Gardner
The Girl Who Played With Fire (Music Box Films) Follow up to the hit The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo finds Lisabeth Salander (Noomi Rapace) and Mikael Blomkvist (Michael Nyqvist) joining forces once again as Blomkvist is about to break a story on Sweden’s sex trade, which leads unexpectedly to a dark secret from Elizabeth’s past. Starts off well, then quickly nose-dives into sensationalism and downright silliness, with a pair of villains who are straight out of a Roger Moore-era James Bond film. A real letdown for those of us who felt Dragon Tattoo had finally breathed life into the cinema’s long-stagnant genre of the thriller. Bonuses: English language track; Trailer. Widescreen. Dolby 5.1 surround.
The Killer Inside Me (IFC Films) Michael Winterbottom’s adaptation of Jim Thompson’s classic, and notorious, novel about the psychotic mind of a small town sheriff (Casey Affleck,...
By
Allen Gardner
The Girl Who Played With Fire (Music Box Films) Follow up to the hit The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo finds Lisabeth Salander (Noomi Rapace) and Mikael Blomkvist (Michael Nyqvist) joining forces once again as Blomkvist is about to break a story on Sweden’s sex trade, which leads unexpectedly to a dark secret from Elizabeth’s past. Starts off well, then quickly nose-dives into sensationalism and downright silliness, with a pair of villains who are straight out of a Roger Moore-era James Bond film. A real letdown for those of us who felt Dragon Tattoo had finally breathed life into the cinema’s long-stagnant genre of the thriller. Bonuses: English language track; Trailer. Widescreen. Dolby 5.1 surround.
The Killer Inside Me (IFC Films) Michael Winterbottom’s adaptation of Jim Thompson’s classic, and notorious, novel about the psychotic mind of a small town sheriff (Casey Affleck,...
- 9/25/2010
- by The Hollywood Interview.com
- The Hollywood Interview
Wondering what to rent (or what not to rent) tonight? Here's a look at what's currently out on DVD in Toronto.The Secret of Moonacre - This sweet and magical fairy tale for the whole family is based on the 1946 novel The Little White Horse by British author Elizabeth Goudge and follows young orphan Maria Merryweather (Dakota Blue Richards) who gets sent, along with her governess Miss Heliotrope (Juliet Stevenson), to live at Moonacre Manor with her long-lost Uncle Benjamin (Ioan Gruffudd). The mysterious mansion is beautiful but in severe disrepair and Uncle Ben is secretive about...
- 9/22/2010
- by kcooper27
- Examiner Movies Channel
The Secret of Moonacre is based on the novel The Little White Horse by British author Elizabeth Goudge. While not entirely faithful to the novel, this film directed by Bridge to Terabithia.s Gabor Csupo has a winning charm and is delightfully entertaining. Both those who know the book and those new to the story should find much to love in this beautifully crafted film. In the late 1800.s in England, Miss Maria Merryweather (Dakota Blue Richards) has been left a penniless orphan and is taken in by her Uncle Sir Benjamin Merryweather (Ioan Gruffudd) of Moonacre Manor. Maria and her governess Miss Heliotrope (Juliet Stevenson) are city folk, and living in the countryside holds all kinds of...
- 9/21/2010
- by June L.
- Monsters and Critics
Based on Elizabeth Goudge’s Carnegie Medal-winning novel The Little White Horse and featuring Victoriana romance, unicorns, princesses, and handsome dudes, this flick is out on DVD in September. Unicorns.
After 13-year-old Maria Merryweather's (Richards) father dies, she is left orphaned and homeless, and is forced to leave her luxurious London home to go and live at the mysterious Moonacre Manor with Sir Benjamin (Gruffudd), an eccentric uncle she didn't know she had. Soon Maria finds herself in a crumbling moonlit world torn apart by a hatred borne of an ancient feud with the dark and sinister De Noir family. Maria discovers that she is the last Moon Princess and, guided by an unlikely mix of allies, she must unearth the secrets of her past before the 5000th moon rises and Moonacre disappears into the sea forever.
Apparently, this novel was one of the inspirations for Harry Potter and The Narnia Chronicles,...
After 13-year-old Maria Merryweather's (Richards) father dies, she is left orphaned and homeless, and is forced to leave her luxurious London home to go and live at the mysterious Moonacre Manor with Sir Benjamin (Gruffudd), an eccentric uncle she didn't know she had. Soon Maria finds herself in a crumbling moonlit world torn apart by a hatred borne of an ancient feud with the dark and sinister De Noir family. Maria discovers that she is the last Moon Princess and, guided by an unlikely mix of allies, she must unearth the secrets of her past before the 5000th moon rises and Moonacre disappears into the sea forever.
Apparently, this novel was one of the inspirations for Harry Potter and The Narnia Chronicles,...
- 8/22/2010
- by Superheidi
- Planet Fury
Good morning and welcome to another week of movie mischief here at Boxwish. Today we’re continuing our week of Harry Potter features with a rundown of some of the best merchandise inspired by the boy wizard and later in the week we’re getting in the mood for romance with fashions from screwball comedy hit The Proposal. But before we get to that, let’s check out some of the new films hitting store shelves from today. Get spooked with haunted house horror The Haunting in Connecticut, tap your toes to blues and soul classics with music biopic Cadillac Records or if hungry for more family fantasy after Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, there’s The Secret of Moonacre. Read on for more…
If you see… A teenage boy suffering from cancer and his family relocate to a new house only to find their new place is rife...
If you see… A teenage boy suffering from cancer and his family relocate to a new house only to find their new place is rife...
- 7/20/2009
- Boxwish.com
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