 | | 1. Wizard of Oz-70th Anniversary | | | Starring: Jack Haley Ray Bolger Director: King Vidor Victor Fleming | | Format: DVD Release Date: 9/29/2009 |  | The Wizard of Oz - DVD Review By: David Bezanson - filmcritic.com DVD Reviews Published on: 9/18/2009 5:43 PM | |
The Wizard of Oz is a classic film from an era when American studios were confident and breaking ground (within the discipline imposed by the Hays Office). Stuffed with now-familiar tropes -- the yellow brick road, the wicked witch, the emerald city -- and a supply of often-quoted lines, famous songs, and gags, the film is probably as entertaining now as it was in 1939. Oz was groundbreaking in a number of ways, most obviously in its visual impact. Movies in color had been made for a while, but most films in 1939 were still in black and white, so the gimmick of beginning in BandW and shifting to Technicolor was very effective. Some of the special effects were advanced at the time (and are still one of the movie's strengths). read the full review | |
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 | | 2. To Catch a Thief | | | Starring: Cary Grant Grace Kelly Director: Alfred Hitchcock | | Format: DVD Release Date: 1/17/2006 | | To Catch a Thief - DVD By: Christopher Null - filmcritic.com DVD Reviews Published on: 4/27/2007 7:26 PM | |
Alfred Hitchcock went a little soft in 1955, giving Cary Grant a largely throwaway role as a reformed cat burglar living incognito in the south of France. Hitch would really put Grant through the ringer in 1959's North by Northwest. Here, though, Grant's enjoying a day in the sun -- and night -- as he tries to track down the villain that's giving him a bad name. You see, John Robie (Grant) is retired. But some young upstart is stealing his M.O. -- and the new cat's eyes are on Robie's new would-be girlfriend, Frances (Grace Kelly), and her mom (Jessie Royce Landis). read the full review | |
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 | | 3. Wizard of Oz-70th Anniversary (Blu-ray) | | | Starring: Jack Haley Margaret Hamilton Director: King Vidor Victor Fleming | | Format: Blu-Ray DVD Release Date: 9/29/2009 | | The Wizard of Oz (70th Anniversary - Ultimate Collector's Edition) (1939) - Blu-Ray DVD Review By: El Bicho - Blogcritics.org Reviews Published on: 10/5/2009 9:37 PM | | One way to commemorate the 70th Anniversary of The Wizard of Oz is the Ultimate Collector’s Edition on Blu-ray. This adaptation of L. Frank Baum’s children's novel The Wonderful Wizard of Oz is one of the all-time classics in the history of cinema, and will win you a bet against nay-sayers who confidently claim there’s never been a remake as good as the original film. Shot in sepia-toned black and white, young Kansan Dorothy Gale (Judy Garland) lives on a farm with her aunt and uncle, dreaming of a chance to break away, as the song goes “Somewhere Over The Rainbow.” During a tornado, she receives a bump on the head and then finds herself, her dog Toto, and her house, which landed on and killed the Wicked Witch of the East, in the magical Land of Oz, vividly brought to life by Technicolor. read the full review | |
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 | | 21. Let's Go To Prison (Unrated Widescreen) | | | Starring: Dax Shepard Will Arnett | | Format: DVD Release Date: 9/9/2008 | | Let's Go to Prison - DVD By: Jesse Hassenger - filmcritic.com DVD Reviews Published on: 2/23/2007 6:47 PM | |
I can attest first-hand that there are certain facts about Let's Go to Prison that might make it seem worthwhile. It was directed by Bob Odenkirk, the "Bob" half of the sometimes brilliant sketch comedy show Mr. Show with Bob and David; it was written by other sketch-comedy veterans, driving forces behind The State and, more recently, Reno 911; and it stars Will Arnett from Arrested Development, a show that was not sketch comedy but still favored by comedy connoisseurs. Other loose-collective comedies of this time period, like Talladega Nights or The 40-Year-Old Virgin, pool comedy's best and brightest to thoroughly entertaining results. read the full review | |
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 | | 27. Idiocracy | | | Starring: Luke Wilson Dax Shepard Director: Mike Judge | | Format: DVD Release Date: 7/14/2009 | User Rating: 5 | | Idiocracy - DVD By: Margaret Williams - Cinema Blend DVD Reviews Published on: 1/22/2007 10:55 PM | | Idiocracy has a lot to offer as far as social commentary goes and Mike Judge keeps up his opinion without pausing to worry about what others will think. That's what makes him so good. But, unlike his other film and the lasting effect of Office Space and its cast of characters, Idiocracy won't be so loved and memorable. It's a good film for the time that it is running, but after the movie is over, it is not so endearing. Idiocracy is definitely a film to watch, but not necessarily a DVD to buy. read the full review | |
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