Pinocchio at 70: Celebrating Disney's Classic
March 4, 2009 by
For the celebration of the 70th Anniversary of Disney's landmark cartoon Pinnochio, the studio is putting out for the first time an edition of 2-Disc Blu-ray Hi-Def.
The movie is based on Carlo Collodi's fantasy for children, published in Italy in 1883 and in an English translation in 1892. Disney's cartoon film, based on Collodi's story, was released in 1940 and brought the character to a wider audience. Among other things, Pinnochio is the film that taught the world to “Wish Upon a Star.”
Watchmen: Must-See Movie of the Spring
February 25, 2009 by
Why should you see Watchmen?
The goal of visionary director Zack Snyder (“300”) was to create an experience true to the feeling of the graphic novel, unlike anything put to screen before: “There's massive spectacle in this movie. It's that mix of hard emotional reality with Dr. Manhattan on Mars in this giant glass palace, floating above the Martian landscape, or Manhattan 200-feet-tall walking through the jungles of Vietnam. It goes back and forth between action and what that action means to the characters. We tried to push the storytelling to the very edge, and to push the look as far as we could to truly bring to life the experience of the graphic novel.”
Oscar Actors: Winslet, Kate–Another Big Year?
February 13, 2009 by
It's rather shocking to realize that the extremely gifted Kate Winslet is only 33, considering the stellar career she has had over the past 15 years, including six Oscar nominations. This season, Winslet shines again in two different films, “Revolutionary Road,” directed by Sam Mendes (her husband) and “The Reader” by Stephen Daldry. So far, she has won two Golden Globe Awards (lead and supporting for the two films), as well as Supporting Actress Awards from the Screen Actors Guild (SAG) and the Broadcast Film Critics Association.
