Jennifer Jason-Leigh Archives - DVD Review & High Definition

“The Hateful Eight” arrive in March

February 18, 2016 // 0 Comments

Anchor Bay Entertainment and the Weinstein Company have just announced the upcoming release of Quentin Tarantino’s latest film, The Hateful Eight, scheduling a Blu-Ray and DVD version for March. Set six or eight or twelve years after the Civil War, a [...]

Margot at the Wedding

February 22, 2008 // 0 Comments

In the years since her great box office success in "Moulin Rouge!" and "The Others, " Nicole Kidman has seen a steady decline in mainstream popularity as she has opted for smaller films, such as "Dogville" and [...]

Backdraft

December 12, 2006 // 0 Comments

Admired for it's well executed and technically accurate portrayal of real life firefighting situations, director Ron Howard's 1991 production of "Backdraft" is now available on HD DVD. "Backdraft" initiates a somewhat sombre [...]

Palindromes

September 9, 2005 // 0 Comments

Todd Solondz certainly has a way of making movies. They almost seem voyeuristic in nature as he forces us to watch characters face situations that are normally frowned upon in cinema. Issues like rape, pedophilia, and exploitation are just a few of his [...]

The Jacket

June 23, 2005 // 0 Comments

Disoriented and often frayed timelines, told mostly through flashbacks, is how British director John Maybury presents the story of ’The Jacket.’ Adrien Brody plays Gulf War veteran Jack Starks, who suffers a head wound that causes him to experience a [...]

The Machinist

June 8, 2005 // 0 Comments

’The Machinist’ is a dark and often times gritty-looking film that has the right mix of dark humor to take the viewer inside the world of a shockingly, ghostly-looking insomniac, Trevor Reznik, played by Christian Bale (who reportedly lost sixty or [...]

Kansas City

February 16, 2005 // 0 Comments

With "Kansas City" New Line Home Entertainment has now released one of director Robert Altmann’s often overlooked gangster drama to DVD, giving fans of the film reason to rejoice. "Kansas City" plays in 1934 in Kansas City, as [...]

Sister, Sister

January 24, 2001 // 0 Comments

During the audio commentary on the newly released DVD ’Sister Sister’, director Bill Condon reveals that the original script for the film was entitled ’The Louisana Swamp Murders’ and dealt with a brother and sister who enjoyed killing tourists, [...]

Fast Times At Ridgemont High

December 21, 1999 // 0 Comments

Universal Home Video has prepared a brand-new 16×9 enhanced widescreen transfer for this DVD release, and the result is a great looking presentation of the movie. It provides a great level of detail and perfectly restores the movie’s original color [...]

eXistenZ

November 2, 1999 // 0 Comments

Saying that the films of David Cronenberg are weird is like saying that water is wet — it just doesn’t begin to describe the situation. Cronenberg has made a reputation by creating truly unique films that challenge the viewer — not only [...]