Director Julie Taymor came to film from the stage, where she directed a number of classic operas before helming the Broadway production of The Lion King, for which she also designed most of the puppets, masks and costumes, to rave reviews and numerous awards. Her film resume is eclectic, and while her films haven’t always … Read more
The Disney Sci-Fi extravaganza John Carter is in theaters now, but did you know it was based on a series of classic novels by Edgar Rice Burroughs, the same man who brought us Tarzan and The Land That Time Forgot? Good news: the first five books in the John Carter series are available in a … Read more
Equally at home with drama and comedy, live action and animation, farce and realism, Jessie Eisenberg may very well be the next Tom Hanks. He first came to the attention of critics and the public in the dark comedy, Roger Dodger, in which embittered adman Roger (played by Campbell Scott) receives an unexpected visit from his … Read more
Yesterday, season 1 of the HBO series Game of Thrones was finally released on DVD, Blu-Ray and for digital streaming and download. On Collider.com, Andre Dellamorte reviews season one: HBO’s Game of Thrones comes at an interesting time in geekdom, and its success speaks to the barriers that have been broken. Though fantasy and science fiction have … Read more
Director Tarsem Singh is known for his stunning, epic, gorgeous visuals. In a Tarsem Singh film, every frame is like a painting, many of them surrealist masterpieces. Singh’s most recent release, Immortals, was released on DVD, Blu-Ray and for digital streaming today. While critics didn’t have a lot of positive things to say about this … Read more
So you see a great movie, TV show or concert video listed in the Amazon Instant Video store, and the rental price is less than you’d pay to rent through other outlets, or what you’d pay for a Video On Demand pay per view on your satellite TV service. The purchase price shown is pretty … Read more
Nick Park’s Aardman Animation is releasing its next film, Pirates! Band of Misfits, on April 27. Advance buzz on the film is overwhelmingly positive, and that’s not surprising given Park’s four Academy Awards and track record with hilarious, family-friendly films to date. Park is perhaps best known for his Wallace & Gromit shorts (all available … Read more
If you’re sick of the glitz, gloss and glam of teen soaps like One Tree Hill, Gossip Girls and Vampire Diaries, you might want to give a certain critically-acclaimed and highly underrated little TV drama from the 90’s a try: My So-Called Life. The show features Claire Danes (Temple Grandin, Brokedown Palace, Stardust) in her … Read more