With a tagline of “8 Strangers. 8 Points of View. 1 Truth” you more or less expect a high octane thriller. The cast list includes Sigourney Weaver, Forrest Whitaker, Dennis Quaid, William Hurt and Eduardo Noriega. You might remember Noriega from “Abre los Ojos” and “Tesis”. Since the film won’t be released until the end […]
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Bourne Ultimatum on DVD
The Bourne Ultimatum, directed by Paul Greengrass, was one of the big hits of the summer, so it’s hardly surprising that the DVD would top the bestseller lists on etailers such as Amazon. I saw the film on the big screen when it was released last summer. While I enjoyed it overall there were several […]
Warner Drops HD DVD – Blu Ray Wins?
Format wars are not pleasant, but, unfortunately, they seem to happen with startling frequency. In the realm of high definition video there has been an ongoing “war” between Blu Ray and HD DVD. While a couple of hardware vendors have made available dual format players the cost associated with them is prohibitive. In the last […]
80th Academy Awards – Oscars 2008
The Oscars will be held next month in Los Angeles and the nominees are due to be announced in the coming weeks. So which films do you expect to see take awards? Will 300 sweep the boards or is Transformers likely to pick up the lion’s share? What of smaller budget productions like The Wind […]