Americans love Westerns – just three years ago James Mangold’s 3:10 To Yuma scored a respectful $70 million at the Us box office, while bringing in a significantly smaller $16 mil worldwide. Something about the Western as a genre appeals to the American moviegoer – maybe it’s the concept of righteousness, of tough guys standing up for what they believe in. While the 90s and the 00s saw a rise in deconstructionist westerns like Unforgiven and the grievously underrated The Assassination of Jesse James By The Coward Robert Ford, pulling the myth apart is still not quite gravy with most moviegoers, as evidenced by Jesse James middling box office profits.
With digital cinema having almost entirely replace film as a choice of most productions, it’s understandable that novice filmmakers would turn to low cost, high quality cameras in an effort to curb development costs. Now we come to the root of...
With digital cinema having almost entirely replace film as a choice of most productions, it’s understandable that novice filmmakers would turn to low cost, high quality cameras in an effort to curb development costs. Now we come to the root of...
- 6/1/2010
- by Mark Zhuravsky
- JustPressPlay.net
Overall, it's a pretty forgettable batch of new releases in stores today, but there is always the chance to catch up on something you missed in theatres whether it be Clint Eastwood's Invictus, all-star rom-com Valentine's Day, or The Spy Next Door starring Jackie Chan. Harrison Ford works around the clock in Extraordinary Measures and Kevin Costner moves into a haunted house in the direct-to-dvd horror movie The New Daughter, but my pick of the week would be Oscar-nominated indie drama The Messenger starring Woody Harrelson and Ben Foster. Also out this week is the Criterion release of Nicolas Roeg's Walkabout, Carlito's Way on Blu-ray, and the complete series of Morgan Spurlock's FX reality show 30 Days. Will you be buying or renting anything this week? Invictus [1] (+ Blu-ray [2]) Extraordinary Measures [3] (+ Blu-ray [4]) Valentine's Day [5] (+ Blu-ray [6]) The Spy Next Door [7] (+ Blu-ray [8]) The Messenger [9] (+ Blu-ray [10]) The Girl on the Train [11] Southern...
- 5/18/2010
- by Sean
- FilmJunk
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