"The dreams in which I'm dying are the best I've ever had," the man sings at the end of "Donnie Darko." It's an old Tears for Fears number, one of several major intersections of lyrics and storyline in the film -- guaranteed chills for admirers of this odd and addictive film. The 2001 movie bombed, but it wasn't long before a "Rocky … [Read more...]
‘High and Low’ and hard-boiled
Akira Kurosawa wasn't known for film noir or crime thrillers, but he did do a genre drive-by back in 1963. Of course, it's killer. The Criterion Collection has reissued to Blu-ray "High and Low," the Japanese master's tale of a hardworking factory chief whose life is ruined after his son is targeted by kidnappers. Toshiro Mifune plays shoe … [Read more...]
‘Beauty and the Beast’: HD visions from 1946
French critics of 1946 were so wary of "La Belle et la bete" that its director decided to begin the film with a plea to his audience: "Children believe what we tell them," Jean Cocteau wrote across the screen. "I ask of you a little of this childlike simplicity." Children believed in the fairy tale of "Beauty and the Beast," but what were they … [Read more...]
Netflix pricing soars
Netflix has announced a stinging price increase, with the majority of subscribers about to see their bills go up by as much as $6 a month. Someone paying $11.99 a month for streaming and DVDs/Blu-rays will now fork over $17.99. The Netflix corporate line goes something like this: The costs of mail-rental DVDs and Blu-rays were never … [Read more...]
YouTube’s pretty Panda
YouTube has transformed itself -- for a while, anyway -- with an optional redesign dubbed Cosmic Panda. Users of the uber online video site are invited to check out the new look via this redesign portal. It'll affect most of your YouTube pages until you change back. The channel pages look a lot better, but the most dramatic and most welcome … [Read more...]
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