Videophiled: ‘Clouds of Sils Maria’ with Juliette Binoche, the epic ‘Gangs of Wasseypur’ from India, the insidious horror of ‘It Follows’

by Sean Axmaker | Jul 15, 2015 | Home Viewing, What's Hot

Clouds of Sils Maria (Paramount, DVD, Digital HD, VOD) – Olivier Assayas wrote this drama about a veteran actress facing a transition in her career after Juliette Binoche, arguably France’s greatest and certainly most ambitious actress working today, challenged...

Videophiled: ‘The Wind Rises’ for Hayao Miyazaki’s swan song, plus more from Miyazaki and Leos Carax and Bill Nighy as Johnny Worricker

by Sean Axmaker | Nov 18, 2014 | Home Viewing, What's Hot

The Wind Rises (Disney, Blu-ray, VOD) – Hayao Miyazaki is a national treasure in Japan, the director of beloved animated features and filmmaker dedicated to preserving the art of hand-drawn animation. The Wind Rises, which was released in 2013 and earned an Oscar...

Videophiled: ‘Captain America: The Winter Soldier’ and ‘Words and Pictures’ with Owen and Binoche

by Sean Axmaker | Sep 9, 2014 | Home Viewing, What's Hot

Captain America: The Winter Soldier (Disney, Blu-ray, Blu-ray 3D, DVD, Cable VOD) has been touted by many fans as the best Marvel Universe superhero movie to date. Picking up where The Avengers left off, it’s a superhero adventure by way of a political...

Interview: Director Fred Schepisi on Working with Clive Owen and Juliette Binoche in ‘Words and Pictures’

by Danny Miller | May 23, 2014 | Interviews

At an exclusive New England prep school, English teacher Jack Marcus (Golden Globe winner Clive Owen) laments his students’ obsession with social media and good grades rather than engaging with the power of the written word. A one-time literary star, Jack has...

Videophiled: Martin Scorsese and Leonardo DiCaprio cry ‘Wolf’ plus ‘The Past’ from France and ‘The Great Beauty’ from Italy

by Sean Axmaker | Mar 25, 2014 | Home Viewing, What's Hot

The Wolf of Wall Street (Paramount, Blu-ray+DVD Combo, DVD, Digital HD, On Demand) is, to my mind, the best of the Martin Scorsese / Leonardo DiCaprio collaborations to date. DiCaprio burns through the role of real-life financial fraudster Jordan Belfort, a born...