From hit musicals to schlocky horror picture shows, September arrives with an impressive batch of new releases. Dive right in to what you’ll be watching as summer fades into memory! We think you’ll love this assortment of new DVD, Blu-ray…
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Create-A-Caption: The Silence of the Lambs
In 1991, horror thrillers were changed forever with the release of Jonathan Demme‘s The Silence of the Lambs. Only the third film in Oscar history to win all five top awards (Best Picture, Director, Actor, Actress, and Adapted Screenplay), this…
Read more →Make Room for Hannibal: “The Silence of the Lambs”
In this post, Jim Brymer serves up his thoughts on Jonathan Demme‘s multiple Academy Award-winning The Silence of the Lambs. A serial killer is on the loose. Known by the FBI as “Buffalo Bill”, he has the habit of kidnapping…
Read more →Guest Review: Walt Disney’s “Candleshoe”
Michael Innes, who is best known for his novels featuring detective Sir John Appleby, was a prolific author for over fifty years (1930s-1980s). In 1953, he penned a little book entitled Christmas at Candleshoe which Walt Disney Studios subsequently produced…
Read more →“Skyscraper” and “Hotel Transylvania 3” Lead Off A Jam-Packed Week of New Releases
It’s a great week to be a movie fan. But then again, aren’t they all? Yet this week’s lineup of new releases include some fresh-from-the-theater blockbusters, as well as plenty of rare classics from the Hollywood vaults — with some…
Read more →10@30: Ten Great Films Celebrating Their 30th Anniversary
1988 was a groundbreaking year for motion pictures. It was a time when inventive jaw-droppers rubbed shoulders with audience-pleasing dramas, and the art of special effects reached new heights. And it was 30 years ago. It seems impossible that so…
Read more →“The Silence of the Lambs,” “Night of the Living Dead,” and More New Releases
Wow. That’s the best possible word to use in response to the huge array of new DVDs and Blu-rays being released this week. From new collector’s editors of old horror favorites to family classics, cult films, TV faves and more,…
Read more →40 Years Of Taxi Driver
This year marks the 40th anniversary of Taxi Driver, Martin Scorsese‘s haunting exploration of urban alienation that marks one of Robert De Niro‘s finest performances. Although the grim and gritty New York City featured in the film has become sanitized…
Read more →Panic Room (2002): A Thinking Woman’s Action Movie
Jodie Foster and a pre-Twilight Kristen Stewart are a mother and daughter whose new Manhattan home is under siege by a trio of burglars in Panic Room. Guest writer Steve Bailey unlocks his thoughts on director David Fincher’s 2002 suspense hit.
Read more →Jodie Foster: Clarice Starling vs. Iris Steensma
Jodie Foster: Clarice Starling (Silence of the Lambs) vs. Iris Steensma (Taxi Driver). Two film roles, which Jodie Foster character portrayal was the best?
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