The union of showbiz superpower Disney and Japanese animation master Hayao Miyazaki would seem a case of strange bedfellows. The Walt Disney Co., the mass producer of children's entertainment. Miyazaki, the painstaking auteur behind "Princess Mononoke." Disney, the house of happy endings and familiar themes. Miyazaki, the creator of films … [Read more...]
DVD review: ‘Sunset Blvd.’
"There's nothing tragic about being 50," gigolo Joe Gillis tells the freshly face-lifted Norma Desmond in "Sunset Blvd." For once, Gillis gets it right. Certainly nothing wrong with being 50 if you happen to look as good as Paramount's restored version of Billy Wilder's creepy Hollywood classic. Filmed on unstable silver nitrate, the 1950 … [Read more...]
‘Waking Life’: Linklater’s ani adventure
Sartre meets slackers in Richard Linklater's "Waking Life," a terrific film of ideas that's perfectly matched with the DVD format. The animated meditation on dreams and man's place in the universe moves so quickly -- and in so many visual styles -- that viewers barely have time to absorb one concept before another comes rushing in. The pause and … [Read more...]
Rush’s ‘Stunt Man’ escapes to DVD
Richard Rush promises his video audience more than they'll ever want to know about "The Stunt Man," the director's marvelous 1980 movie about the making of a movie. The Anchor Bay DVD set offers a graduate-level breakdown of the film, but it's a lesson in guerrilla filmmaking and marketing that savvy film fans will savor. The numbered … [Read more...]
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