This Week on DVD: September 25, 2007
Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Lionsgate, Paramount, Sony, Universal, Drama, Horror, Romance, Comedy, Home Entertainment, New Releases
Here are a few of the titles you can find on the rental shelves this Tuesday:
- Babel (Special Collector’s Edition): starring Brad Pitt, Cate Blanchett (watch the FilmCrunch review here)
- Black Book: starring Carice van Houten, Sebastian Koch
- Bug: starring Ashley Judd, Michael Shannon
- Cujo (25th Anniversary Edition): starring Dee Wallace, Danny Pintauro
- Evening: starring Natasha Richardson, Toni Collette
- Knocked Up: starring Seth Rogen, Katherine Heigl
- Next: starring Nicolas Cage, Julianne Moore, Jessica Biel
Click here to see the TV-On-DVD options for this week.
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Cate Blanchett to Reprise Royal Role
Posted by K.C. Morgan Categories: Universal, Drama, Sequels, Awards, Casting, Celeb News, Upcoming Releases
Joining a very elite group of actresses, Cate Blanchett will reprise the role that pushed her into the mega-star category back in 1998. Almost ten years after her original performance as Queen Elizabeth I of England, Blanchett will star in Elizabeth: The Golden Years. Clive Owen and Geoffrey Rush will co-star in the flick, which will depict the controversial clash between England’s Queen and Mary, Queen of Scots. Mary Stewart is one of the most interesting characters in history, but there’s a good chance Blanchett will drown out any other female performer who shares the screen with her. As Elizabeth, Blanchett won the Golden Globe and receive an Oscar nomination for her well-loved portrayal. Will the Golden Years prove to be Blanchett’s chance for winning gold as Elizabeth?
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Official Title Announced for ‘Indiana Jones’
Posted by Johnny Mercedes Categories: Lucasfilm Ltd., Paramount, Action, Adventure, Sequels, Comedy, Thrillers, Upcoming Releases
In a truly auspicious moment at Sunday’s Video Music Awards, Shia LeBeouf announced the title of the upcoming fourth installment in the Indiana Jones series:
So I’ve been sworn to secrecy by Steven Spielberg and George Lucas not to tell you the title of the next Indiana Jones movie. What the hell, I’m 21 and we’re in Vegas, baby, so here it goes. The official title to the next Indiana Jones installment: Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull.
The much-anticipated film has already been filming for several months and will star Harrison Ford, Shia LeBeouf, Cate Blanchett, Jim Broadbent, John Hurt, Ray Winstone and Karen Allen. It’s scheduled to open in theatres May 22, 2008.
Does anyone else think the title is a bit busy? I mean, at least Raiders of the Lost Ark was officially titled as such, without the Indiana Jones and the
at the beginning. It could be worse, I suppose—how about Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Shiny Crystal Skull or Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull that Bites People. Imagine if M. Night Shyamalan, once offered a chance to write the screenplay, had penned the script: Indiana Jones and the Amish Comic Book Alien in the Water that Sees Dead People. Scary. But I’d love to see the poster.
Oh well, I suppose the title has little to do with the content—let’s hope that the film supersedes its bloated moniker, hmm?
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FilmCrunch 062: Shrek the Third, Pirates of the Caribbean 3, The Good German
Posted by Andru Edwards Categories: DreamWorks, Disney, Warner Bros, Action, Adaptation, Adventure, Animation, Period, Romance, Sequels, Thrillers, DVD Reviews, Full Episodes, Theatrical Reviews, Videocasts
Veronica Santiago and Neil Estep review Shrek the Third, Pirates of the Caribbean: At Worlds End, and the DVD release of The Good German. Plus, Neil goes into detail of his celebrity run-in while working at a high-end Seattle restaurant.
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FilmCrunch 054: Grindhouse, The Hoax, Notes on a Scandal, Jessica Biel
Posted by Andru Edwards Categories: Fox Searchlight, Miramax, Action, Adaptation, Drama, Horror, Period, Comedy, Thrillers, DVD Reviews, Full Episodes, Theatrical Reviews, Videocasts
Veronica Santiago and Neil Estep review Grindhouse, The Hoax, and Notes on a Scandal in this episode of FilmCrunch. Also, Veronica shares her disdain regarding Jessica Biel and her lack of clothing in movie trailers.
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Shia LaBeouf Confirmed for ‘Indy 4’
Posted by Johnny Mercedes Categories: Paramount, Action, Adventure, Sequels, Casting, Celeb News, Rumors, Upcoming Releases
Steven Spielberg and George Lucas announced Friday that Shia LaBeouf will star in the upcoming fourth installment of Indiana Jones. This comes – as many similar announcements these days tend to – after months of Internet rumors and buzz surrounding the 20-year-old actor and the undoubtedly epic film, set to release on May 22nd, 2008. Cate Blanchett has also been attached to the sequel, though it is unknown what characters either actor will play – plot details are still a mystery. LaBeouf, already a veteran of television and film, has recently said that he is ready to drop his childlike image and focus on more mature roles. With the recent release of Disturbia, a modern-day, Rear Window-esque thriller, the upcoming Transformers, and a high-profile action-adventure flick like Indiana Jones 4, LaBeouf shouldn’t have any trouble steering clear of youthful typecasting. And as with most of his work, he will surely be an invaluable addition to the cast. Keep checking back for all Indy updates right here on FilmCrunch.
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Cate Blanchett to Star in Fourth ‘Indiana Jones’
Posted by Johnny Mercedes Categories: Paramount, Action, Adventure, Sequels, Casting, Celeb News, Rumors, Upcoming Releases
Cate Blanchet (Notes on a Scandal, The Aviator) was recently in negotiations for a starring role in the fourth installment of Indiana Jones, according to her publicist. The role will place Blanchett in the oft-occupied female space next to Indy, hopefully allowing her to exude a strong, supporting presence that is typical of her performances. Much remains unknown about the long-awaited film, but keep checking back for all updates right here on FilmCrunch.
The fourth installment of the Indiana Jones series will be directed by Steven Spielberg, produced by George Lucas, and will star – as always – Harrison Ford.
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FilmCrunch 022: Babel Review, Monster House DVD Review
Posted by Andru Edwards Categories: Columbia Pictures, Paramount, Sony, Animation, Drama, Family, Full Episodes, Theatrical Reviews, Videocasts
Neil Estep and Veronica Santiago review the theatrical release of Babel in this episode of FilmCrunch. If you truly don’t get enough out of this in-depth video review, there is always our text Babel review as well, which seems to be all the rage as far as controvery is concerned. On to the Babel synopsis:
In the remote sands of the Moroccan desert, a rifle shot rings out—detonating a chain of events that will link an American tourist couple’s frantic struggle to survive, two Moroccan boys involved in an accidental crime, a nanny illegally crossing into Mexico with two American children and a Japanese teen rebel whose father is sought by the police in Tokyo. Separated by clashing cultures and sprawling distances, each of these four disparate groups of people are nevertheless hurtling towards a shared destiny of isolation and grief. In the course of just a few days, they will each face the dizzying sensation of becoming profoundly lost—lost in the desert, lost to the world, lost to themselves—as they are pushed to the farthest edges of confusion and fear as well as to the very depths of connection and love.
The crew also takes a look at the DVD release of Monster House, and chimes in with a bit of movie industry news.
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Babel Review: ‘Crash 2: Now It’s Global…and Longer…and Boring’
Posted by Johnny Mercedes Categories: Paramount, Adventure, Drama, Thrillers, New Releases, Theatrical Reviews
EDIT: Check out FilmCrunch’s Babel Video Review.
This film follows four interconnected stories – an American couple vacationing in Morocco, a poor Moroccan family, a young deaf girl growing up in Japan, and a middle-aged Mexican woman living illegally in the United States. We get to see how these stories affect each other in otherwise inconspicuous ways and watch each person as they experience various forms of predjudice. Babel stars Brad Pitt, Cate Blanchett, and Gael Garcia Bernal, and is directed and written by the duo behind Amores Perros and 21 Grams, Alejandro Gonzales Inarittu and Guillermo Arriaga, respectively. Although this film says a lot about the current sociopolitical climate inherent in our world today, it does little else but flimsily connect four desolate situations.
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