Control
Posted by Dean in Independent Films on 17. Jul, 2008 | 1 Comment
Ian Curtis, frontman of 70’s British post-punk band Joy Division, is one of rock’s most tragic and elusive figures. In 1980 he committed suicide at the age of 23, at the height of his creative powers. While all this may provide good fodder for music fans and pop historians, it’s a slippery slope of a [...]
Michael Clayton
Posted by Serina in New Release DVD on 07. Nov, 2007 | 2 Comments
I was in the mood to see if Hollywood was still putting out something interesting as far as law thrillers went. To my surprise, they didn’t do too bad keeping things fresh. This movie stars George Clooney (I don’t think I have to tell you any of his previous movies), Tilda Swinton (Chronicles of Narnia), [...]
Shooter
Posted by Sy in New Release DVD on 18. Oct, 2007 | 4 Comments
Mark Wahlberg stars in this edge of your seat action thriller. A marksman (Wahlberg) living in exile is talked back into the military after learning of a plot to kill the president. Ultimately double-crossed and framed for the attempt, he goes on the run to track the real killer and find out who exactly set [...]
The Pursuit of Happyness
Posted by Serina in New Release DVD on 29. Sep, 2007 | 3 Comments
Will Smith stars in his most serious roll to date, accompanied by the debut of his biological son Jaden Smith. Jaden is quiet the little actor and I am sure we will be seeing more of him. Although I have to admit I much prefer Smith in his more typical heroically amusing rolls, I [...]
Little Children
Posted by Sy in New Release DVD, User Submitted on 24. Sep, 2007 | 2 Comments
Little children is one of those films that stay with you months after you’ve seen it. It has no pretensions, nothing is glossed over, just a hard, in your face drama about love, perversions and growing up. Each of the characters has a pretty strong role to play and each does it admirably.
I found myself [...]
