Between the time he directed his last film — Imitation of Life, in 1959 — and his death in 1987, Douglas Sirk managed to see his critical stock rise considerably. His work, specifically his 1950s work for Universal, went from being dismissed as soapy fluff to being reevaluated as sly, barbed condemnations of the social values …
One of last year’s very best films, Lincoln, arrives on Blu-ray today. This excellent historical epic, which garnered its lead, Daniel Day-Lewis, another Best Actor Oscar, is also being sent on DVD to most school districts across the United States, so hopefully, it can become a standard for generations to come. Lincoln steps right where …
Cinderella is, perhaps, Disney’s most enduring animated feature. Though Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs predates it in terms of princess movies, Cinderella has had an even more lasting effect on children around the world. So, this 1950 film finally being released on Blu-ray is cause for celebration simply because of its event-like status. By …
Beverly Hills Chihuahua 3: Viva La Fiesta Directed by Lev L. Spiro Written by Dana Starfield USA, 2012 You are a dog person. You don’t just own dogs; you fetishize them. When the holidays come around, you make sure to get your pups brand-new sweaters, hats, and gloves for each of their paws. You own …
AMC and Anchor Bay Entertainment announced today that Anchor Bay Entertainment will distribute AMC’s original hit series, The Walking Dead, on Blu-ray™ and DVD in the U.S. and Canada. I personally couldn’t think of a better company to distribute the series. Anchor Bay has a great reputation of releasing quality products for feature films, children’s …
We here at Sound On Sight try our best to promote the best genre films released each year. This year the remake of I Spit On Your Grave landed on our list of best horror films of 2010. Well Anchor Bay has just announced the DVD/Bluray release. Below you can read the press release and …
After a decade long wait, late director Kinji Fukasaku’s iconic cult hit Battle Royale is finally coming to North America courtesy of the fine folks at Anchor Bay. According to Nippon Cinema, the distributor has acquired US distribution rights to the popular franchise just in time for the ten year anniversary. Battle Royale was never …
“There’s much to admire about Rodney Evans’ meditation on homosexuality and the Harlem Renaissance. If only Brother to Brother didn’t feel so much like homework.” Brother to Brother Directed by Rodney Evans So well-intentioned is writer-director Rodney Evans’ debut film Brother to Brother that one is tempted to ignore its dramatic shortcomings. This was have …
There is no harm in further promoting one of my favourite films of 2010 Scott Pilgrim Vs. The World, especially since it isn’t making much money at the box office. It was reported that Edgar Wright changed the ending from what test screening/preview audiences saw earlier in the year to what we have now in …
A masterpiece in levity and pop cultural reverence, Wong Kar Wai’s 1994 film Chungking Express, uses pop art elements in order to create a unique vision of love in the modern world. Using the premise of a crime or gangster film, two independent narratives are presented, both featuring heart broke police officers that find love under unusual circumstances.
Haunting, despite often being drenched in southern Australian sunlight, and that is in no small part to the understated performances within… Picnic at Hanging Rock (1975) Directed by Peter Weir Australia – 107 min. Color Criterion Collection #29. Hanging Rock is an actual place, an actual rock as it were, situated in the southwestern part …
Philippe Mora’s Mad Dog Morgan, a violent true story and a 70’s classic that forever changed the way international audiences saw Australian cinema, is being released in a two-disc limited edition DVD set on November 24 from Troma. Dennis Hopper (Easy Rider, Apocalypse Now) plays Mad Dog Morgan, Australia’s most notorious criminal, with all the …
Take Out 2004, USA Directed by Sean Baker, Shih-Ching Tsou Written by Sean Baker, Shih-Ching Tsou Starring Charles Jang, Jeng-Hua Yu, Wang-Thye Lee, Justin Wan English/Mandarin In the context of film reviews, ‘hypnotic’ often means the critic fell asleep, but got the DVD for free and is trying to be nice. This is why Jean …
On October 27, Troma Team Video will unleash upon US audiences Shameless, Tasteless: Trash Cinema from the Soviet Underground – a collection of sleaze gems by infamous Ukrainian filmmaker Yakov Levi. With casts composed of real-life criminals, prostitutes, and narcotic addicts, this depraved anthology chronicles the misled adventures of degenerate hookers, possessed sadomasochists, and homicidal …
If you missed our interview last month with John Cregan of Severin Films, than you might not have yet heard the exciting news. Richard Stanley’s classic sci-fi horror, Hardware, (one of my favorite sci-fi films of all time) is finally getting a long overdue DVD release form the boys over at Severin Films. For the …