By Sandra Kraisirideja “A Chorus Line” is a behind-the-scenes account of the casting process for a Broadway show so a documentary film about the show’s 2008 revival is entirely fitting. The movie received positive reviews from critics and the DVD hit shelves on Oct. 13. Director Adam Del Deo shared his experiences during the making [...]
By Sandra Kraisirideja Judging from the rehearsal footage of “Michael Jackson’s This is It,” the concert would have been a spectacular showcase for Jackson’s music. The audience during the Tuesday preview screening could hardly contain themselves after each song, clapping and cheering wildly as if they were witnessing the final concert rather than just rough [...]
In 2008 audiences around the globe re-discovered and fell in love with one of the world’s most iconic characters, as Walt Disney Pictures launched the breathtaking origin story of a beloved character in the fantastic all-new animated adventure – Tinker Bell, the debut film in the exciting new “Disney Fairies” movie series. The delightful tale thrilled audiences of all [...]
Dileep Rao, “Drag Me to Hell” Kate Vernon, “Battlestar Galactica” Geoff Johns, winner for Best Comic Book Writer Nathan Barr, music composer for “True Blood” Darin Brooks, Sam Jones III and Alan Ritchson, “Blue Mountain State” Dr. Armand Dorian, “Deadliest Warrior” Audio interviews by Sandra Kraisirideja Photography Carla Van Wagoner
What if the newest member of your family just wasn’t quite right? Find out the secret when “Orphan” arrives on Blu-ray and DVD on Oct. 27 from Warner Home Video. Peter Sarsgaard and Vera Farmiga star in this terrifying tale of a seemingly sweet young orphan who quickly casts a dark cloud over her new adoptive [...]
By Sandra Kraisirideja Directors and brothers Paul and Chris Weitz are on a vampire kick these days as both have feature films opening within weeks of each other that further explore vampire mythology. First up is Paul and “Cirque du Freak: The Vampire’s Assistant,” opening Oct. 23. Brother Chris follows with “The Twilight Saga: New [...]
An ill-fated love affair scandalizes glittering Belle Époque France in “Chéri,” coming to DVD on October 20, 2009 from Miramax Films and Buena Vista Home Entertainment. Directed by two-time Oscar® nominee Stephen Frears (Best Director, The Queen, 2006; Best Director, The Grifters, 1990), “Chéri” is a sensual and provocative celebration of the meeting of love and lust in the [...]
By Sandra Kraisirideja After accepting the award for Best Fantasy, Taylor Lautner introduced exclusive footage from “The Twilight Saga: New Moon” at the Spike TV Scream Awards taped Saturday night. The behind-the-scenes footage focuses on the werewolf storyline that will be introduced in “New Moon.” One of the opening shots shows Lautner jumping while attached [...]
Storytelling magic comes alive with the adaptation of the internationally best-selling “Sword of Truth” novels, in Legend of the Seeker: The Complete First Season, coming to DVD on Oct. 13 from Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment. The 5-disc set containing all 22 one-hour episodes of Season One reveals even more of the fantasy, magic and romance with exclusive-to-DVD bonus [...]
Corporate ambition makes for strange bedfellows when a hard-nosed executive talks her overworked assistant into a marriage of convenience in “The Proposal,” arriving on Blu-ray Hi-Def and DVD on Oct. 13 from Buena Vista Home Entertainment. A contemporary romantic comedy from director Anne Fletcher (27 Dresses), “The Proposal” is available in Two-Disc Blu-ray Hi-Def and DVD editions, as [...]
