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 | | 3. 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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 | | 12. Untraceable | | | Starring: Diane Lane Billy Burke Director: Gregory Hoblit | | Format: DVD Release Date: 9/22/2009 | | Video Reviews Available: 1 | | Untraceable - DVD Review By: Lori Kapes - Cinema Blend DVD Reviews Published on: 5/24/2008 2:56 PM | | The killer's point is that we are human and can't turn away from a car wreck or from seeing someone else suffer. While I commend the writers for not shoving this message down our throats like the first Saw, the little one liners are so obvious. In one scene Griffin laughs at the fact that the killer has blocked all foreign IP's from viewing the site. "How patriotic," he says read the full review | |
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