Category Archives: DVD

Greenberg

Alliance is releasing Greenberg on DVD in Canada on Tuesday July 13, 2010. Greenberg (Director: Noah Baumbauch): As a director, Noah Baumbach isn’t afraid to show us characters who are, shall we say, less than sympathetic. In recent films like … Continue reading

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The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo

Alliance released The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo in a DVD/Blu-ray combo pack in Canada on Tuesday July 6, 2010. The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (Director: Niels Arden Oplev): Though I’m not usually susceptible to the marketing hype that … Continue reading

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Interview: Brent Hoff

I’m a huge fan of Wholphin, a quarterly DVD filled with short films published by the fine folks behind McSweeney’s and The Believer magazines. It’s one of the chief reasons why my appreciation for short films continues to grow. So … Continue reading

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Lord of the Rings Makes Its Blu-Ray Debut

Surely one of the most successful book-to-film adaptations ever, director Peter Jackson’s trilogy of films finally makes its way to Blu-Ray on April 6th. The theatrical cuts of all three films are being packaged together in a single box set. … Continue reading

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Welcome

Welcome (Director: Philippe Lioret): The title of Philippe Lioret’s latest film drips with irony. The French coastal town of Calais, where the film is set, resembles a fascist police state, at least when it comes to illegal immigrants and anyone … Continue reading

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