American Pastoral receives, let’s say, mediocre reviews but for my money, I found all of the performances genuine and the story rather compelling, if not outright depressing and sad; for his first outing as director, Ewan McGregor did a fine job.
Lionsgate Home Entertainment has announced the date and released artwork for the drama, American Pastoral starring Ewan McGregor, Jennifer Connelly and Dakota Fanning and directed by McGregor. Click on the link below or image to the left to check out the features and artwork.
Uptown Girls is a breezy but nice little comedy featuring pleasant performances by Brittany Murphy and Dakota Fanning to go along with an interesting enough plot. The Blu-ray released through Olive Films has some actual features to go along with the so-so video and audio transfers.
Night Moves is not a movie for everybody. It’s a slow-burn crime-drama with some fine performances, particularly by Jesse Eisenberg yet you also have to be patient for the plot to play out with the first 20-minutes or so is all set-ups with the final 80-minutes used for the aftermath of the characters’ actions.
The Motel Life is a somber but well acted drama headlined by Emile Hirsch and Stephen Dorff who both work well together playing brothers. The writing is well done and it’s not your typical, run-of-the-mill film interjecting animation into the storytelling. The Blu-ray released by Cinedigm is light on any substantial special features but the video is good and the audio acceptable.
As usual, unless you are a fan of the Twilight films you probably won’t enjoy this film. It’s not for everyone, and really only applies towards the younger female crowd. But as a guy, I enjoyed them and feel Eclipse will likely appeal more towards guys then the previous two films and hopefully will drag in some new fans along the way.
As usual, unless you are a fan of the Twilight films you probably won’t enjoy this film. It’s not for everyone, and really only applies towards the younger female crowd. But as a guy, I enjoyed them and feel Eclipse will likely appeal more towards guys then the previous two films and hopefully will drag in some new fans along the way.
This movie is strictly for those wanting to learn more about The Rockets seen in the movie and that’s it.
The Twilight Saga: New Moon is the second entry, following last year’s monstrous debut for the first in the series of novels to make the big screen. The first movie introduced newcomers and fans of the book to the characters and setup the plot that we knew would happen in the second film. It’s also worth noting that the third movie is slated for a 2010 summer release already, meaning that there is no stopping the giant momentum this series is likely to have for quite some time. But is the sequel better than the first, or has the series run out of steam before it left the station?