Wes Anderson’s Moonrise Kingdom, the witty-comedy that has received some of the best reviews of the year so far, now has a release date on Blu-Ray/DVD and and On-Demand. The film will be released on Blu-Ray/DVD October 16, 2012. By releasing the DVD in the middle of October, its positive reviews it received will possibility reignite the passion and excitement it received in early 2012.
The film is one of the favorites in the Original Screenplay category and a dark horse in Best Picture and Director for Wes Anderson. With a nice transition and placement for Academy members, the film has can realign itself to be a Best Picture hopeful.
The press release is listed below: Read more on “Moonrise Kingdom” comes to Blu-Ray in October!…
Categories: Blu-Ray/DVD, News Tags: Bill Murray, Bob Balaban, Bruce Willis, edward norton, Entertainment/Culture, jared gilman, kara hayward, Moonrise Kingdom, Tilda Swinton, universal studios
 In an attempt to present a true occurrence, Writer/Director Craig Zobel brings his sophomore effort, Compliance starring Ann Dowd (The Informant, Garden State) and Dreama Walker (TV’s Don’t Trust the B*** in Apt. 23).
The film tells the story of Sandra (Dowd), a manager of a fast-food restaurant that receives a phone call from a man claiming to be a police officer that claims one of her employees Becky (Walker), stole money from a customer’s purse. Based on true events, this man, who calls himself Officer Daniels, persuades Sandra and other individuals to not only shame Becky but to violate and ravage any persona that was once that former girl. What happens to young Becky is one of the most abnormal and malicious pranks ever recorded. Read more on Compliance (**)…
Categories: Editor, Film Reviews Tags: Ann Dowd, Compliance, Craig Zobel, Dreama Walker, Editor Film Review, Entertainment/Culture, independent cinema, Independent film, Writer /Director, Zach Braff
 I’m just about ready to declare filmmaker David Cronenberg in an official slump, at least in my eyes. After the underwhelming ‘A Dangerous Method’ last year, Cronenberg is back with an even bigger letdown with his adaptation of the novel ‘Cosmopolis’. Almost none of this film worked from me, and it was a total chore to sit through. Badly paced and written in such a way (and so unevenly acted, to boot…especially Robert Pattinson’s performance, but more on that later) that the characters are just expounding monologues at each other instead of talking, pretty much the only thing I didn’t dislike here are the visuals from Cronenberg. The film looks great, it just didn’t do a thing for me. It’s likely to split viewers right down the middle when it opens on Friday, and so far it’s managed to split my fellow critics as well. I was expecting to like it, but as this Early Review will show, it just fell short on almost every level possible for me. Somewhere along the line Don DeLillo’s novel was transformed from Oscar bait to an instantly forgettable and massively disappointing exercise in pointless oddity. The flick is weird enough to feel like a David Cronenberg work, but the normal quality is severely lacking. Those who like it will probably LOVE it, but those like me will just shake our heads and sigh.
Read more on Cosmopolis (**)…
Categories: Film Reviews Tags: book adaptation, Cosmopolis, david cronenberg, Early Review, Jay Baruchel, Juliette Binoche, Mathieu Amalric, Oscar, Oscar hopeful, Paul Giamatti, Robert Pattinson, Samantha Morton
Next month, Paul Thomas Anderson’s highly anticipated new film (and presumed heavy Oscar player), The Master, arrives in theatres in limited release, along with appearing in several major film festivals. We now have a full track listing for Jonny Greenwood’s score to the film (you might remember Greenwood’s incredible score for Anderson’s There Will Be Blood). Aside from the performances from Joaquin Phoenix, Philip Seymour Hoffman, and Amy Adams, Greenwood’s score is one of the elements of the film I am most excited to see (hear) in play. The soundtrack is scheduled to be released on September 11, 2012 by Nonesuch Records, and contains 11 original compositions by Greenwood along with four additional pre-existing songs from the post-World War II era. If you pre-order the soundtrack (the cover is seen above) at Nonesuch site, you will get an instant download of Greenwood’s piece “Application 45 Version 1.”
Track list after the jump…
Read more on Full Track Listing to Jonny Greenwood’s Score for ‘The Master’…
At The Odd Life of Timothy Green press junket, I was fortunate enough to get a chance to conduct a one-on-one interview with the film’s titular star, the very talented and awesome CJ Adams. Below, you will find the transcription of this interview, and let me tell you, it was an absolute joy to interview CJ Adams. He already behaves like an experienced interviewee, but is still a lovable kid at heart who answers each question with total honesty. He even colors his responses with wit and humor. Just like in the movie, it’s hard not to find CJ Adams the coolest, most amazing kid you’re ever likely to meet. He’s got a great career ahead of him if he continues his path of acting. Check out what “Timothy Green” himself has to say to The Awards Circuit: Read more on Interview with “The Odd Life of Timothy Green’s” CJ Adams…
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