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In This Dispatch:
- What's New: Spider Woman, Transsiberian and much more.
- What We're Watching: Six in Paris, Annie Liebovitz, Mushi-Shi.
- Contest: Uncounted, last chance!
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First time on DVD for this magical film (and film-within-a-film) which the Chicago Tribune's Michael Wilmington called "one of the most intriguing prison dramas ever put on film." William Hurt won an Oscar for his portrayal of a gay man imprisoned for sexual offenses in South America. Roger Ebert noted that all "The performances are wonderful...[A] film of insights and surprises." The extras in this 2-disc set include a new documentary, Tangled Web: Making Kiss Of The Spider Woman, tracing the odyssey from novel to film. |
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A taut thriller with a fine cast, by a multifacted director that many moviegoers still confuse with those other filmmaking Andersons, this is "one train that you shouldn't miss," raved Premiere. "A fine showcase for [ Brad Anderson's] versatility," adds AV Club. "[He] and his very fine cast keep things chugging along at a breathless pace," wrote LA Weekly's Scott Foundas, "complete with a midfilm reversal of fortune nearly as unexpected as Psycho's shower scene. All aboard!" |
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Anthology films are always a good idea, but for some mysterious reason, they very rarely ever work out. The French New Wave film Six in Paris, directed by superstar filmmakers Claude Chabrol, Eric Rohmer, Jean-Luc Godard and the lesser-known Jean Rouch, Jean Douchet and Jean-Danile Pollet, is no exception. Each of the six was assigned a different Paris neighborhood, not unlike last year's Paris je t'aime, though with more detailed results. Douchet, best known as a Cahiers du Cinema critic, kicks things off with a pretty traditional short, complete with an obligatory O. Henry-type twist... Read more >> |
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She has been for such a long while -- in my mind, at least -- a celebrity photographer (in both senses of the phrase) that, until I saw Annie Liebovitz: Life Through A Lens, I had pretty much forgotten her early work for Rolling Stone: the San Francisco hippie revolution, politics, police, even Nixon's resignation. So this new-to-DVD documentary, directed by Annie's sister Barbara Liebovitz, is a very good reminder of, shall we say, better times. First televised in 2006 via the PBS American Masters series, the 80-minute film is, yes, hagiography of sorts. Yet, to her credit, B. Liebovitz allows some criticism of... read review >> |
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Mushi-Shi is a gorgeous series in every respect. All elements of the series mesh well, complementing each other. From the theme, you quickly get a feel for Mushi-Shi. The song is folksy and happy, set to a backdrop of what is largely nature artwork. The character drawings are very plain, with people looking like human beings and not some nebulous anime idea of people, and the backgrounds are often given more detail than you'd find in any other series. Read review >>
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