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Vintage Almodovar

Vintage Almodovar

  • by Brian Bromberger
  • Feb 28, 2018

"Julieta" is the latest Pedro Almodovar film from Spain released on DVD by Sony Pictures Classics.

Field of vengeance

Field of vengeance

  • by Brian Bromberger
  • Feb 14, 2018

How we deal with cruelty is at the root of "Land of Mine," one of last year's Academy Award nominees for Best Foreign Language Film from Denmark (it lost to Iran's "The Salesman"), recently released on DVD (Sony).

Provincial romance

Provincial romance

  • by Brian Bromberger
  • Feb 14, 2018

If someone were to ask you what or who is the center of your world, how would you answer? This question is at the heart of the new German-language "Center of My World" DVD just released from TLA.

Gay & bi lives

Gay & bi lives

  • by David-Elijah Nahmod
  • Feb 7, 2018

James Fanizza's romantic drama "Sebastian," on DVD courtesy of lesbian-owned Wolfe Video, poses the question, What do you do when your soulmate turns out to be your cousin's boyfriend?

School daze in England

School daze in England

  • by Brian Bromberger
  • Jan 31, 2018

Last year's BBC-TV movie "Decline and Fall," based on Evelyn Waugh's 1928 much-loved first satire, is now released on DVD by Acorn Media.

German cinema between the wars

German cinema between the wars

  • by David Elijah Nahmod
  • Jan 24, 2018

"From Caligari to Hitler: German Cinema in the Age of the Masses" documents the history of German cinema beginning in 1919, the year after the first World War ended, until 1933, when Hitler rose to power.

Coming up 'Gypsy'

Coming up 'Gypsy'

  • by Brian Bromberger
  • Jan 17, 2018

The character of Mama Rose in "Gypsy" has been called the King Lear of musical theater, generally considered the greatest female role in musicals.

Bette Davis' last star turn

Bette Davis' last star turn

  • by David-Elijah Nahmod
  • Jan 3, 2018

In director Lindsay Anderson's sublime "The Whales of August," screen legends Bette Davis and Lillian Gish are playing themselves, two old ladies near the end of their lives.

Intimate connections among women

Intimate connections among women

  • by Brian Bromberger
  • Dec 20, 2017

Stephen Cone's "Princess Cyd" is just released on DVD by Wolfe Video.

What to watch: DVDs for holiday giving

What to watch: DVDs for holiday giving

  • by Tavo Amador
  • Dec 13, 2017

Why not give film-lovers on your holiday gift list one of these DVDs, and let them chill out at home?

Eye on the Prize

Eye on the Prize

  • by Brian Bromberger
  • Nov 29, 2017

For almost any writer, winning the Pulitzer Prize is the height of a career, often the beginning line in an obituary.

Kelly Reichardt's inner landscapes

Kelly Reichardt's inner landscapes

  • by Brian Bromberger
  • Nov 15, 2017

Kelly Reichardt, like caviar, is an acquired taste.

Icelandic idyll

Icelandic idyll

  • by Brian Bromberger
  • Nov 8, 2017

The new DVD "Heartstone" from Iceland (Breaking Glass) will strike a nerve with viewers.

Troubled waters

Troubled waters

  • by Tavo Amador
  • Oct 25, 2017

Despite a limited output of short stories, Katherine Anne Porter (1890-1980) enjoyed a great literary reputation.