Archive for March, 2007

The most interesting DVD releases in April, 2007 (5 region)

1. Babylon («Babel»)
West Video
Genre: a drama
Manufacture: Frantsija/SsHa/Meksika, 2006
The director: Алехандро Гонсалес Иньярриту
In roles: Brad Pitt, Кейт Бланшетт
Exit date: on April, 2nd

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The most interesting DVD releases in April, 2007 (1 region)

1. The Good Shepherd («a false temptation»)
Universal Studios
Genre: an espionage thriller/drama
Manufacture: the USA, 2006
The director: Robert De Niro
In roles: Mett Damon, Анджелина Джоли, Alec Baldwin
Exit date: on April, 3rd

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Infection

Last years in the West (and at us in Russia too) get the films of the horrors which have been removed in Japan – them even have united the increasing popularity in one special category: J-Horror Films (the truth, for some reason as it rank also films of this genre from Thailand, Korea and other east countries). In my opinion, a principal cause of it is the world recognition of such qualitative Japanese tapes which have appeared in last decade of the given genre as "Call" Хидео Накаты, "Damnation" Такаси Симидзу, «Royal fight» Киндзи Фукасаку, etc. Not last role in propagation of the Japanese cinema including horrors, also talented director Takasi Miike abroad plays, whose creations have the big success in the western public. The number of the American remakes of "horror films" from the rising sun Country grows: are already removed "Call" and «Звонок-2», «Проклятье» and «Проклятье-2», «Dark water» etc.

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The illusionist

The American-Czech film of 2006 "Illusionist" («The Illusionist») has been let out on licence DVD by company Twister.

It is possible to argue long on a genre accessory of this picture as in it elements of a drama contain, mysticism, thriller, a detective and an istoriko-political film, but it seems to me, that it should be considered exclusively as a mystical melodrama. The matter is that in the head of a corner the novel between the illusionist who has left bottoms, and the aristocrat having every chance to become by a member of imperial family Габсбургов here is put. It is beautiful history about the all-consuming and passionate love, thrown down time challenge, to the mighty of this world and even the death.

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I always knew, that you have made last summer

Much to our regret, in a filmland there is a great variety of films which never should be removed. So it would be better for us, dear readers that we for nothing did not spend the money and time for a campaign in a cinema or purchase DVD so it would be better and for founders of a film hand-made article that they did not stain the reputation (if this in general is available). However in a life all happens in another way, and at will of a case sometimes we should look dreadful films from the creative point of view which I simply name "zero".

To such group of films belongs and let out on DVD company "Video service" a picture «I always knew, that you have made last summer» («I’ll Always Know What You Did Last Summer»).

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Wildness

The thriller of horrors of 2006 "Wildness" («Wilderness»), let out on DVD company Vox Video became one of the films most liked me seen lately. At once I ask not to confuse this film to the erotic thriller of 1998 with the same name with Deniz Richards and Fields Кэмбелл in leading roles (generally in English it was called «Wild Things»). Once again our translators have appeared «at height» and have without thinking twice appropriated to two absolutely different pictures the identical name.

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The most interesting DVD releases in March, 2007 (5 region)

1. And now do not look («Don’t Look Now»)
CP Digital
Genre: horrors / a psychological thriller
Manufacture: Italija/Velikobritanija, 1973
The director: Nicolas Roug
In roles: Donald Sutherland, Dzhuli Christie
Exit date: already on sale

2. Remain («Stay»)
The twentieth century Fox
Genre: a psychological thriller
Manufacture: the USA, 2005
The director: Mark Forster
In roles: Juen McGregor, Наоми Уоттс, Bean Хоскинс
Exit date: on March, 6th

3. Snake flight («Snakes on a Plane»)
Universal Pictures Rus
Genre: an adventure thriller
Manufacture: the USA, 2006
The director: David R.Ellis
In roles: Samuel L. Jackson, Dzhulianna Margulis, Nejtan Phillips
Exit date: on March, 7th

4. A bog («The Marsh»)
Vox Video
Genre: horrors
Manufacture: Canada, 2006
The director: Jordan Barker
In roles: Gabriel Anvar, Форест Уитакер
Exit date: on March, 7th

5. Ганнибал: the Ascension («Hannibal Rising»)
Paradise Digital
Genre: horrors/thrillers
Manufacture: Frantsija/Velikobritanija/SsHa, 2007
The director: Peter Uebber
In roles: Гаспар Ульель, Whether Гон, Rice Айфанс
Exit date: on March, 7th

6. The perfumer («Perfume: The Story of a Murderer»)
West Video
Genre: a thriller/drama
Manufacture: Germanija/Frantsija/Ispanija, 2006
The director: Volume Тыквер
In roles: Ben Uishou, Dastin Hoffman, Рэйчел Herd-Vud
Exit date: on March, 13th

7. Three («Thr3e»)
Vox Video
Genre: horrors/thrillers
Manufacture: the USA, 2007
The director: Robbie Henson
In roles: Bill Mozli, Джастин Уодделл, Mark Blukas
Exit date: on March, 22nd

8. The illusive racer («Ghost Rider») – the gift edition
Sony Pictures/Видеосервис
Genre: a mystical thriller
Manufacture: the USA, 2007
The director: Mark Stephen Johnson
In roles: Nicolas Cage, Peter Fonda, Eve Mendes
Exit date: on March, 29th

9. A fountain («The Fountain»)
The XX-th century Fox of the CIS
Genre: a scientific fantasy/drama
Manufacture: the USA, 2006
The director: Дарен Аронофски
In roles: Хью Джекман, Rejchel Veis, Эллен Бернстин
Exit date: it is not defined

10. Revenge («The Return»)
West Video
Genre: horrors/thrillers
Manufacture: the USA, 2006
The director: Азиф Кападия
In roles: Sara Michel Gellar, Sam Shepard
Exit date: it is not defined
Boxings-sets: People икс: the Trilogy («X-Men Trilogy»); Омен: Квадрилогия («Omen Quadrilogy»); the Stranger: Квадрилогия («Alien Quadrilogy»); Risen from the Hell 1-4 («Hellraiser») – exit date is not defined.

The most interesting DVD releases in March, 2007 (1 region)

1. Casino Royale («a casino the Grand piano») – the 2-disk special edition
Sony Pictures
Genre: an espionage thriller/insurgent
Manufacture: SsHa/Germanija/Velikobritanija/Chehoslovakija, 2006
The director: Martin Campbell
In roles: Дэниел Крейг, Eve Green, Джуди Денч
Exit date: on March, 12th

2. Harsh Times («severe times»)
Weinstein Company
Genre: a detective/drama
Manufacture: the USA, 2005
The director: David Ejer
In roles: Christian Bejl, Eve Longorija
Exit date: on March, 12th

3. Blood Diamond («bloody diamond») – the 2-disk special edition
Warner Home Video
Genre: an adventure thriller/drama
Manufacture: the USA, 2006
The director: Edward Tsvik
In roles: Leonardo di Caprio, Дженнифер Коннелли, Arnold Voslu
Exit date: on March, 20th

4. Rocky Balboa («Рокки Balboa»)
Sony Pictures
Genre: a sports drama
Manufacture: the USA, 2006
The director: Silvestr Stallone
In roles: Silvestr Stallone
Exit date: on March, 20th

5. Re-Animator («Реаниматор») – the 2-disk collection edition
Anchor Bay
Genre: horrors
Manufacture: the USA, 1985
The director: Stewart Gordon
In roles: Джеффри Комбс, Bruce Ebbott, Barbara Krempton
Exit date: on March, 20th

6. Children of Men («the child human»)
MCA
Genre: a science-fiction thriller/drama
Manufacture: Velikobritanija/SsHa, 2006
The director: Альфонсо Куарон
In roles: Клайв Оуэн, Dzhulianna Moore, Michael Kejn
Exit date: on March, 27th