Remembering Sidney Lumet

Director Sidney Lumet, who died Saturday of lymphoma, was the bigscreen’s prime purveyor of films that addressed themes of justice and the corruption of power, almost always in a New York setting. In films including “12 Angry Men,” “Serpico,” “Prince of the City,” “The Verdict” and “Q&A,” he explored the always-fragile justice system and the […]

Continue reading

Filmfest DC Starts Today!

This year the festival will feature provocative Italian films and cutting edge work from Romania, the hottest spot on the international cinema scene. Fans can also look forward to “The Tango Singer” (Argentina), “Hipsters” (Russia), “Medal of Honor” (Romania), “Heliopolis” (Egypt), “Will You Marry Us” (Switzerland), “25 Carats” (Spain) and scores of other international award […]

Continue reading

Selected New Home Use Titles

Solar Anus Cinema – HU DVD 8081Bob Roberts – HU DVD 8082Animal Kingdom – HU DVD 8083The Milk of Sorrow – HU DVD 8084Platoon – HU DVD 1158*Kitten with a Whip – HU DVD 8085Veer-Zaara – HU DVD 8086Devdas – HU DVD 8087Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi – HU DVD 8088Dogtooth – HU DVD 8089The […]

Continue reading

5 Movies That Changed Hollywood

Entertainment Weekly did a short piece highlighting their picks of “5 movies that changed Hollywood.” Here they are: 5 Movies that Changed Hollywood“Our picks for the flicks of the past 20 years that infused filmmaking with a new spirit.”By Owen Gleiberman and Lisa Schwarzbaum Ocean’s Eleven (2001) – HU DVD 1792 Steven Soderbergh wasn’t the […]

Continue reading

Big surprise. Online video viewing up from last year

From MediaPost.com:“According to a recent release by Nielsen, online video usage in the U.S. is up considerably from the same time last year, as time spent viewing video on PC/Mac/laptops from home and work locations increased by 45%. Although the number of unique online video viewers only increased by 3.1% from last January, level of […]

Continue reading