CD Giveaway - 33Miles, "One Life"
Ends Aug 4, 2010
The country-pop sound established in their eponymous debut is a mainstay for this album as well, and even adds a little more southern flavor.
CD Giveaway - Phil Wickham, "Cannons"
Ends Aug 3, 2010
With an opening shot that hits the sonic pinnacle, this collection of spiritual Brit pop/rock is heavily influenced by Keane, Travis, Coldplay, and U2.
The cover of this DVD always makes me laugh because Ben Affleck looks nothing like that in the movie. All the other actors look the same as their characters, but not him. And I'm always, "why?" -- but anyway.
On May 30, Disney will release its likely Oscar contender for Best Animated Feature in “Finding Nemo.” As we gear up to sea it, let’s take a look at the winner from this year, the beautiful, acclaimed “Spirited Away.”
Journalist by day, Tony Wilson adores the punk movement, recognizes it as an uncontrollable force, just waiting to take off. He sees the Sex Pistols play and that’s it -- he must be a part of it. “24 Hour Party People” documents the rise and fall of that genre; Mr. Wilson as our guide.
Previously on “Buffy the Vampire Slayer,” we got a funny Andrew-centric filler episode that also gave us Xander and Anya and a little Spike and Buffy dream sequence. This week, it’s basically all.about.Spike and this reviewer loved it.
Last summer, Sam Mendes followed up his color-bursting, Oscar-winning “American Beauty” with the nearly-monochromatic, moving crime drama “Road to Perdition.” Proving he was no one-hit wonder.
Previously on “Buffy the Vampire Slayer,” Buffy was given a vision and a message, Spike dusted off his duster, Willow did her magic, and the Scoobies worked together to “get it done.”
Previously on “Buffy the Vampire Slayer,” our poor Xander had a date with a demon, Wood was visited by his mother, and Buffy told Spike she wanted him to stay.
Previously on “Buffy the Vampire Slayer,” there was Potential confusion, Buffy and Spike, and Dawn and Xander talked about being special and who they are.
With utter grace, the extended version of “The Fellowship of the Ring” delivers on every level and serves as an early gift, a happy reminder of what is to come.
In “Monsters, Inc.”, Pixar Animation Studios steps through to another world, a wondrous world filled with monsters who scare because well -- they care.
Martial arts in eighteenth-century France. A werewolf story that mixes fantasy, legend and history. "Le Pacte des Loups" has a little something of most everything, but can’t quite pull it all together.
With the incredible success of “My Big Fat Greek Wedding” at the box office, the timing seems perfect to discover another small, delightful wedding film... monsoon and all.
Andrew Niccol’s prophetic “Gattaca” takes place in the “not-too-distant” future. Genetic engineering has become a realty and a brave new world has been built based on its perfection, setting each individual at birth on a life path unchangeable -- that is of course, until someone chooses to change it.
"Gosford Park" is not only a British murder mystery, but also a comedy and social satire. With touches of sentiment and a great deal of wit, it is a stylish whodunit well deserving of its praise.
With Best Picture winner, “A Beautiful Mind,” and nominee, “Gosford Park,” coming out on DVD this week, I though I’d highlight another nominee, “Moulin Rouge!”, whose DVD sparkles with the same elaborate packaging that made the film such a hit last year.
Directed by Ridley Scott, “Black Hawk Down” relates the events of October 3 and 4, 1993, when elite U.S. soldiers left base in Mogadishu, Somalia, with a seemingly simple mission, only to find themselves locked in a chain reaction that would take the lives of 19 of their men and hundreds of Somalis.
More suspenseful than frightening, "The Others" is a tightly-wound haunted-house story. Now on DVD, the small screen takes nothing away from this quiet, atmospheric film about a mother, her two children, and the large manor they live in.
Inspector Fred Abberline investigates mysterious, precision murders in Victorian England in “From Hell,” a film by Albert and Allen Hughes – new on DVD.
"Enemy at the Gates" features Jude Law in one of his few leading-man roles to date and serves as a precursor for things to come. He's wonderful as the young Russian, Vasilli Zaitsev, who rises to fame as his country’s premier sniper.
