DVD Talk (Free subscription) | 07/21/2008
This week the DVD Talk Review Database has some great new entries, from classic Hollywood fare to '80 comedies...
ABC News (Free subscription) | 07/20/2008
Review: "Trafic," "Daniel," and "Bank Job" are among the best new DVD releases.
Seattle Post-Intelligencer (Free subscription) | 07/16/2008
French filmmaker and actor Jacques Tati returns to his Monsieur Hulot persona one last time with this 1971 comedy.
A.V. Club (Free subscription) | 07/16/2008
Jacques Tati’s 1971 comedy doesn’t have the vaunted reputation of Playtime or Mon Oncle , but his final M. Hulot vehicle deserves a second look.
DVD Talk (Free subscription) | 07/15/2008
Highly Recommended In 10 Words or Less The easy life isn't on the open road Reviewer's Bias* Loves: Comedies Likes: Jacques Tati, M. Hulot Dislikes: The lack of choreographed comedy today Hates: Traffic (not any of the movies) The Movie It's never easy to let go of a beloved character, but sometimes, there's just nowhere left to go with the concept. Given time though, a fresh approach and an open...
Screenhead (Free subscription) | 07/14/2008
Fly Me to The Moon — it’s all in 3-D. The story about three young flies set off on a courageous mission to become the first insects on the moon by hitching a ride on the historic Apollo 11 space flight. Based on the actual transcripts and the original blueprints from NASA, the film’s stunning [...]
Largehearted Boy (Free subscription) | 07/14/2008
Of all the week's DVD releases, I am most looking forward to the second season of the Sci-Fi Channel's quirky series Eureka. Other television releases worth noting include the fifth season of Reno 911, the first season of Holy...
mikl-emphasizes (Free subscription) | 07/08/2008
Playtime is one of my favorite films of all-time. It is really its own form of cinema, not a typical movie. It's at the Castro tonight and I'm catching the 6pm show! You really should come out tonight or tomorrow to catch this incredible film. from an article on Jacques Tati In most cases - in fact, all but one - the real joy of seeing Tati's films is still unknown to me. This is because, out of the...
Big Screen Little Screen (Free subscription) | 06/28/2008
So Ted Zee already left on a jet plane, and a few of the YESORNODC crew are headed to the shore this weekend, all of which got me to thinking about movies of movement: the good, the bad, and the inscrutable. Too many films belong to the first category to even begin to exhaust the [...]
FirstShowing.net (Free subscription) | 06/27/2008
Although Ken's glowing review of Wall-E is due out in a few hours, I thought I'd take this moment to feature a number of other incredible reviews popping up around the internet that highlight just how phenomenal Wall-E is. Calling it one of Pixar's masterpieces is not an understatement - everyone is loving the movie [...]
Animated News (Free subscription) | 06/02/2008
Variety has posted an article featuring Academy award nominee Sylvain Chomet and his new feature film The Illusionist. The article suggests how the Scottish capital seduced the French director and his wife in 2003 when they visited the place for the screening of his film The Triplets of Belleville at the Edinburgh International Film Festival. [...]
DVD Times (Free subscription) | 05/28/2008
DVD Video Review: Anthony Nield looks at the BFI's latest British Transport Film Collection...
PARIS /moleskinecity.com (Free subscription) | 05/28/2008
If you love films and you want to discover Paris from a different perspective, at the Pavillon de l'Arsenal, the first Thursday of each month, you can partecipate in “Small Cinema Sessions”, a series of conferences which feature the screening of a short movie or a documentary on or taking place in the city and [...]
GreenCine Daily (Free subscription) | 05/19/2008
"Like an episode of Sesame Street scripted by Luis Buñuel and helmed by Jacques Tati, Rumba turns dark tragedy into deadpan comedy through a series of surreal G-rated gags." Jordan Mintzer in Variety: "An impressive do-it-yourself feature about a couple...
Variety.com (Free subscription) | 05/16/2008
Film Reviews: Like an episode of "Sesame Street" scripted by Luis Bunuel and helmed by Jacques Tati, "Rumba" turns dark tragedy into deadpan comedy through a series of surreal G-rated gags.
