'Nine' on DVD and Blu Ray Today: ***stars

'be italian'



'call from the vatican'



'cinema italiano' montage



'cinema italiano' film sequence



'unusual way'



'take it all' video




'folies bergere'



official trailer



'nine' take two for blu ray/dvd release

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my original 'nine' slideshow for the film opening

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bonus: film scenes of 'my husband makes movies' and 'take it all' combined

'Hachi: A Dog's Tale': *** stars

how does a richard gere and joan allen starer go straight to video? how does a lasse hallstrom. 'chocolate' 'cider house rules' film go straight to video. with all the crap released theatrically this heart warming adult yet family film gets kicked to rental. i've stopped wondering 'what the hell is hollywood thinking' i'm convinced they don't!

this is a heart warming tale of a man and his dog. it is not 'marley and me'. it is the exact opposite. my recommendation is rent it today and enjoy.


















trailer

'The Boys Are Back': ***stars

a sincere little film that does. it's moving, touching and simple. a recently widowed father has to learn to be a mother and father.
clive owen does a more than admirable job in a change of pace role. perfect film for a rainy spring day. rent it.

'The Young Victoria' ***1/2stars

it isn't often i give a film four stars simply because they don't deserve them. 'the young victoria' more than fits the bill as a four star movie. it's a beautiful costume drama, a slice of life portrait of the up and coming young queen and a love story. and what a love story. the historical union of two royals who really loved each other and not just fulfilling a royal obligation.

emily blunt amazes as the the young victoria and is most complimented by rubert friend as the young albert.

how the hell was this not nominated for best picture and best actress? answer: the independent film makers in hollywood and everywhere are nominating the critic's choices. they need the critics to bolster their films. therefore they nominate as many independent films as they can to satisfy those they are dependent on i.e. the critics.

this 'victoria' is a wonderful, beautifully made and scored film. it is now available on dvd and bly ray. you can rent it but i say buy it. you will want to re-watch it again and again.















trailer



'will you marry me?' due to protocol albert cannot ask victoria to marry him. so....



'only you' closing theme by sinead o'connor

'Love and Pain and the Whole Damn Thing' on DVD:***stars

1973: alan j. pakula gave us this tragicomedy love story starring maggie smith and timothy bottoms. i love this film of unthinkable lovers traveling thru spain on holiday. how did i miss this september 2009 dvd release. oh well i found it now. pakula was amazing. 'the sterile cuckoo', 'to kill a mockingbird', 'klute', 'love with a proper stranger' and 'starting over' are among the highlights on his resume. he passed on 11/19/1998 and hollywood suffered a great loss.












the dvd cover



the trailer