The Spy Who Came in From the Cold DVD Reviews: Criterion's bonus-packed reissue of Martin Ritt's 1965 Cold War thriller "The Spy Who Came in From the Cold," based on John le Carre's bestselling novel, demonstrates just how well the DVD form delivers when material, resources and imagination impressively combine. Publ.Date : Mon, 1 Dec 2008 14:11:19 EST
Mary Poppins DVD Reviews: The 45th anniversary of "Mary Poppins" returns as a two-disc DVD edition and remains the exact same collection as the 40th anniversary package Disney put together four years earlier, save for one new wrinkle: An hourlong-plus set of extras about the Disney on Broadway production. Publ.Date : Tue, 27 Jan 2009 16:05:04 EST
Wall-E DVD Reviews: Whenever you have Steve Jobs and Roger Deakins aboard the same project, you know you're in for a visual treat. "Wall-E," one of the great films of 2008, arrives on DVD loaded with bonus material that will surely enhance the film's cinematic pleasures. Publ.Date : Tue, 18 Nov 2008 16:52:37 EST
The Films of Michael Powell DVD Reviews: Of all Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger's films, "A Matter of Life and Death" is the most rhapsodic, so three cheers and then some to see it bow on DVD in such a spectacular transfer. Yet it seems a false step to couple the pic with the vastly inferior "Age of Consent." Publ.Date : Wed, 21 Jan 2009 14:39:47 EST
Europa DVD Reviews: Revisiting Lars von Trier's 1991 film "Europa" offers an excellent opportunity to track this enigmatic auteur's growth. It was, after all, the picture that immediately preceded his masterpiece, "Breaking the Waves" (1996). Publ.Date : Fri, 19 Dec 2008 12:15:17 EST