Welcome to another week of new releases! This time around, we’ve got archival favorites, recent releases, cult classics, and so much more! Here’s a rundown of the latest DVDs and Blu-rays that you’ll want to explore in the days ahead!…
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My Break Up with “Manhattan”
For most of my adult life, I’ve listed Manhattan as possibly my favorite Woody Allen film. It made that much of an impression when I saw it in 1980. Hence, I was enthused about a recent opportunity to view it…
Read more →“Thor: Ragnarok,” “Lady Bird,” and More DVD/Blu-ray New Releases
If you are the type of movie fan who is currently suffering from post-Oscars seasonal affective disorder, we have got some great news for you. This week a bunch of hugely entertaining films are making their home video debut. From…
Read more →“The Mountain Between Us” and Other New Releases
Twas the week before Christmas and panic sets in, “what do I get for my friends and kin?” But fear not my friends we’ve got the solution for you. Check out these new DVDs and rays that are Blu! The…
Read more →Woody Allen Turns to Bogie for Advice in “Play It Again, Sam”
Since Casablanca just celebrated its 75th anniversary, we thought we’d keep the celebrations going a little bit longer by taking a look at a 1972 comedy that is a love letter to the film. Based on the Woody Allen stage…
Read more →Independence Day: Resurgence and Other DVD & Blu-ray New Releases
We are at the point in the year where the major studios rush their summer releases to DVD and Blu-ray just in time for the holiday shopping season to begin. Thus, this week’s titles are dominated by films that reached…
Read more →Woody Allen’s “Café Society” Drifts into Another Time & Place
Woody Allen’s 2016 film Café Society invites you to enjoy a warm fantasy of 1930s’ Hollywood and New York. Ostensibly, you’re there to follow the life and loves of a young New Yorker named Bobby (Jesse Eisenberg) searching for his…
Read more →The Women in Woody Allen’s Films
To mark Woody Allen’s 80th birthday today, we offer this classic article in which writer John Tartaglia focuses, not on the filmmaker himself, but on his leading ladies and Allen’s sometimes controversial depiction of women over the years.
Read more →My Favorite Woody Allen Movies
Paragraph one: He adored Woody Allen movies. He idolized them all out of proportion. Uh, no, let me start that over. Paragraph one: He was too romantic about Woody Allen movies…oh, you know what? Let’s cut to the chase: Here are my 10 favorite Woody Allen movies.
Read more →Family Thanksgivings: Hannah and Her Sisters
Guest blogger The Lady Eve writes: I’m looking forward to spending some time with one of my favorite families over the coming Thanksgiving weekend, Hannah and Her Sisters (as well as her other relatives and friends). Hannah and Her Sisters,…
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