On the Shelves
New on the DVD Shelves: Crazy, Stupid, Love (2011)
Crazy, Stupid, Love is a romantic comedy. But near the end it has a whopper of a reveal. And whether you buy that reveal or regard it as a cheat will pretty much determine how you feel about the movie.
New on DVD: Cave of Forgotten Dreams (2010)
I practically bawled looking at the Ice Age art on display in Cave of Forgotten Dreams, director Werner Herzog's documentary about France's Chauvet-Pon-d'Arc cave. It is that beautiful and moving.
New on DVD: Larry Crowne (2011)
How much do we love Tom Hanks and Julia Roberts? Enough that we'll stick with Larry Crowne, a romantic comedy so slight that it’s hardly even there.
A Tribute to Ken Russell (July 3, 1927 - Nov. 27, 2011)
Ken Russell, who died Nov. 27 at age 84, was the sort of filmmaker who amused audiences and abused audiences in equal measure. He was not a gentlemanly director, he was more like an anarchistic madman. But a weirdly affable one.
New on DVD: Water for Elephants (2011)
The best moment in Water for Elephants has almost nothing to do with its stars. The strong suit of this melodrama is its sense of time and place, namely America in 1931.
