Top 7 New DVD Releases for the week of August 18, 2003
It's a good thing we're the World and Indie Film Guides, because otherwise we'd have to recommend that cynical pagentry otherwise known as "Chicago." Instead, we're free to point you to a Jean-Pierre Melville remake, a strange Hollywood biography, and Michael Moore's rabble-rousing documentary "Bowling for Columbine." Top 5 New DVD Releases for the week of August 11, 2003
This weeks recommended releases feature rolling heads, a shockingly mischievous Audrey Tatou, a moving Holocaust drama, and a lovely coming of age story about an Iranian girl in New Jersey. Top 10 New DVD Releases for the week of July 29, 2003
Out this week on DVD is the movie most people didn't get to see in the theaters: Philip Noyce's evocative "The Quiet American." Also Soderbergh's remake of "Solaris, the Academy Award nominated "Zus and Zos" from the Netherlands and more. Top 10 DVD Releases for the week of July 22, 2003
There are numerous excellent DVD releases this week, including Atom Egoyan's "Ararat," French thriller "Read My Lips," Jean-Luc Godard's "In The Name of Love" and the Italian neo-realist classic "Umberto D." Top 7 DVD Releases for the week of July 15, 2003
Why leave home to see Francois Ozon's "Swimming Pool" when you can watch Frances McDormand swill whiskey sours in the pool in "Laurel Canyon" - our top DVD pick of the week. Top 10 DVD Releases for the week of July 1, 2003
If you were ever tempted to see "City of Angels" or "Point of No Return," you can sleep easier: their much superior foreign originals are coming out on DVD this week. Also, films by Kurosawa, Fassbinder, Polanski, and Zhang Yimou. Top 7 DVD Releases for the week of April 21, 2003
This week: cinematic explorations of religious and racial hatred, grooving Motown goodness, and Speed Racer. Top 10 DVD Releases for the week of April 14, 2003
It's a fine week for Hayao Miyazaki fans, with the release of the anime master piece "Spirited Away" plus two earlier delights, "Kiki's Delivery Service" and "Castle in the Sky." Top 9 DVD Releases for the week of April 7, 2003
The top recommendation "Hit Me" has the makings of a definite cult classic, plus films by Caroline Link, Alison Anders and Bruno Barreto. Top 6 Films about Girl Friends
Coming of age films don't get enough respect. What experience is more universal? In this genre, I have a special weakness for films about girl friendships. Here are the very best. Top 10 Films of 2002
Regardless of what they say, every year is a good year for movies. Here are ten films you don't want to miss. They all teeter on the edge between pure lush escapist entertainment and topical, political films. Top 8 Anime DVDs
There are plenty of folks who still equate Japanese animation with "Pokemon" and can't get used to the flat faces and weird storylines. But the plunge is worth taking. At their best, anime are as intelligent as the best feature films, and their daring plots can make the most jaded heads spin. Here are the best looking, most exciting anime DVDs. | 