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Hugh Hudson Takes Us Back with Revolution

26 May 2009 2:35 PM, PDT | MovieWeb | See recent MovieWeb news »

The director of the 1985 film talks about the new director's cut of the Al Pacino film

Sometimes, in the movie business, things just don't work out the way they should have, and one such instance would be the box-office and critical bomb Revolution. The film starred Al Pacino, right off the heels of Scarface, and also starred Donald Sutherland, Natassja Kinski and Joan Plowright in this epic tale set against the backdrop of the Revolutionary War. Director Hugh Hudson had come off such hits as Chariots of Fire and Greystoke: The Legend of Tarzan, Lord of the Apes also, so you would've thought this would be a massive hit... but it wasn't even close. The film, which cost an estimated $28 million to produce, took in less than $350,000 at the box office in 1985, and the overwhelming failure of the film apparently even cause Pacino himself to go on an acting hiatus, »

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[DVD Review] Enchanted April

9 May 2009 7:04 PM, PDT | JustPressPlay.net | See recent JustPressPlay news »

In Enchanted April four women laze about in a drafty castle talking and learning about the most personal and romantic aspects of each others' lives. Starting first as a lesson about female empowerment in the face of overbearing masculinity, Enchanted April sacrifices that message for one of "bliss by romance" in the second half. Each of the women has a somewhat unique situation at home, but the bottom line for each of them is a pervading sense of loneliness. Enchanted April can't seem to decide on the message it really wants to send and instead surrenders to a cheap candy-coated "everybody falls in love" ending. The movie started off as something groundbreaking but just couldn't commit - though the source material deserves more credit for that failure.

Lottie (Josie Lawrence) has submitted to the wants and desires of her husband Mellersh (Alfred Molina) as society at the time says a woman should. »

- Lex Walker

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This Week On DVD and Blu-ray: May 5, 2009

5 May 2009 1:51 AM, PDT | Rope of Silicon | See recent Rope Of Silicon news »

DVD Links: DVD News | Release Dates | New Dvds | Reviews | RSS Feed The Curious Case of Benjamin Button I posted my review of the Blu-ray edition yesterday giving Benjamin Button another glowing critique. So, it shouldn't come as any surprise I am leading with it this week and recommend it as a film you should at least watch, since I am willing to admit this isn't a movie everyone will love. However, I do believe this is a film everyone should revisit every few years if they don't like it as I think it is a film that only gets better with age... Dexter - The Complete Second Season Paramount sent this one over and I have also recently taken a look at the first season of the original "Star Trek" on Blu-ray and just a couple nights ago finished watching the first season of "C.S.I." on Blu-ray. I covered the »

- Brad Brevet

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2009 | 2003 | 2000 | 1999

3 articles from 2009

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