Trailer Tuesday (07-27-10)
This Week on DVD & Bluray (07-27-10)
It’s a pretty rough week at the DVD/Bluray shelves. As far as broadly known releases, the 3D-bomb Clash of the Titans is out of DVD and Bluray, as well as the futuristic action film Repo Men. Two independent films you might not have heard of, Vincere and The Art of the Steal, come recommended from Keeping It Reel. Other than that, there are plenty of reissues and new-to-Bluray oldies that should get you through the week. Enjoy!
Salt (2010) ***
Trailer Tuesday (07-20-10)
Since last week’s ‘Trailer Tuesday’ post was so well received, we are going to keep this train rolling. There were a couple of really exciting and entertaining trailers released in the last week or so, so let’s take a look!
This Week in DVD & Bluray (07-20-10)
Among the lot of DVDs and Blurays releasing this week, there are several that have Keeping It Reel reviews, so we’ll be linking those so you can get extended descriptions and insight for those titles. One film that David & I both view as one of the top 5 films of 2010 (so far) is Bong Joon-Ho’s Korean masterpiece Mother. In addition to that, there are several wider-known films coming out as well: The Runaways, The Losers, and Cop Out. If you like documentaries, one of last year’s Academy Award nominees, The Most Dangerous Man in America: Daniel Ellsberg and the Pentagon Papers, is available for you viewing pleasure, too! Enjoy!
Inception (2010) ****
Written by: Christopher Nolan
Produced by: Christopher Nolan and Emma Thomas
Directed by: Christopher Nolan
Rated PG-13 for sequences of violence and action throughout
148 mins
U.S. Release Date: July 16, 2010 (wide)
Christopher Nolan, arguably the best filmmaker of the 2000s (Memento, Insomnia, Batman Begins, The Prestige, and The Dark Knight) kicks off the new decade in style with Inception, a dreamy psychological thriller that deals with physical turmoil within the confines of one’s subconscious. The film is about professional thieves that infiltrate subjects’ minds to “steal” information as opposed to conducting interrogations.
Nolan is famous for his mind-bending thrillers that typically feature slow-burning story lines with masterful twist endings. After several films that fit into this particular genre, has Nolan outstayed his welcome? Are broad audiences receptive to films that don’t necessarily spell out everything for them?
Keeping It Reel is Finally on Twitter!
Hello world! We, at Keeping It Reel, are finally catching up – albeit slowly – to the rest of the world! We’ve been on Facebook for a while now, but haven’t been on the “tweet side”. Well… as of this week, Keeping It Reel has an official Twitter page! So, those of your with the tweet bug, find us out there @keeping_it_reel !!
Also, be on the look out for our review of Christopher Nolan’s Inception, coming very soon!
The Sorcerer’s Apprentice (2010) *1/2
Written by: Lawrence Konner, Mark Rosenthal, Matt Lopez, Doug Miro, and Carlo Bernard
Produced by: Jerry Bruckheimer
Directed by: Jon Turteltaub
Rated PG for fantasy action violence, some mild rude humor and brief language
111 mins
U.S. Release Date: July 14, 2010 (wide)
Walt Disney Pictures, mega-producer Jerry Bruckheimer, director Jon Turteltaub, and Nicolas Cage team up, once again, to present the feature-length extrapolation of the classic Disney story “The Sorcerer’s Apprentice”. You may remember it from the short piece in Disney’s Fantasia, where Mickey Mouse puts on a magical hat only to animate a bunch of brooms, mops, and soap buckets to clean his master’s work space. However loose of an interpretation it may be, the film adapts this story to tell one of a young boy who has a special power and the potential to become the greatest sorcerer that ever lived. The Sorcerer’s Apprentice features Nicolas Cage as a sorcerer, a hard-thumping pop soundtrack, and a tweenie love story, but is there enough entertainment to bring the film up to a positive overall experience?
Trailer Tuesday (07-13-10)
We at Keeping It Reel present, for your viewing pleasure, the first installment of a weekly post that will showcase a handful of new movie trailers that will get you psyched about huge films coming up, get lesser-known upcoming films on your radar, and sometimes allow all of us to laugh together at a horrible trailer or two. Some weeks will be lighter than others, but we intend on bringing you some hot trailer content every week! This week, we have several trailers that should get your noodle going. The trailers we show are completely at our discretion. We do not intend to show every trailer released in a given week… just the BEST ones! Enjoy!
This Week on DVD & Bluray (07-13-10)
Nothing epic to write home about for this week’s dump of DVDs and Blurays. Better known new-to-DVD titles include: The Bounty Hunter, Greenberg, Chloe, and Our Family Wedding. Luckily there are finally some solid flicks out at the theater right now. This may be the week when you should get out of the sun and into the cool theaters instead of getting a new DVD. You may still want to check out Greenberg though. Also, the Bluray release of Christopher Nolan’s Insomnia should get you psyched for the release of Inception this week! Enjoy the rundown!
