because you missed it in theaters: ‘Blood Done Sign My Name’
This is one of the best movies so far of 2010, and you probably haven’t even heard of it, but now it’s on DVD in Region 1…
dvd/vod/streaming
the oh-no! DVD of the week: ‘Graphic Sexual Horror: Special Edition’
No, see, it’s educational, not exploitive…
retro trailer: ‘Without a Clue’
Another reminder of just how often Sherlock Holmes has been fiddled with, updated, rewound, and reinvented by filmmakers…
cinematic roots of: ‘Middle Men’
In *Middle Men,* Luke Wilson invents porn on the Internet and then thinks it’s a bad idea, but no backsies, he’s stuck with the Russian mobsters who want his money and him dead… This flick sprang from (among other films)…
cinematic roots of: ‘Step Up 3D’
In *Step Up 3D,* street dancers in New York City meet other tough dancers in a battle to the death… or at least for the prize money to save their world from being foreclosed. This flick sprang from (among other films)…
cinematic roots of: ‘The Other Guys’
In *The Other Guys,* Will Ferrell and Mark Wahlberg are ordinary NYPD detectives trying to move out of the shadow of two superstar detectives, while also trying not to kill each other. This flick sprang from (among other films)…
the oh-no! DVD of the week: ‘Cop Dog’
He’s a dog! And a ghost! And a cop!
wtf: are people really upset by a *drop* in Criterion DVD prices?
I don’t know what to make of this. The Criterion Collection dropped the prices of its loaded DVDs, but some cineastes are apparently unhappy…
quick list: five TV shows that should be on DVD
With the long-awaited DVD release of Max Headroom arriving next week, I’ve been thinking about what other shows deserve to get DVD releases that are lingering in the ether. After the jump, a few I’d love to see.
retro trailer: ‘The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes’ Smarter Brother’
Enjoy Gene Wilder as a consulting detective who is even smarter than Sherlock Holmes, but somewhat more emotional…
