Altered States DVD

Who wants to guess that one of the greatest films psychedelic, would not be released in the late 60's or early 70's, but in 1980! "Altered States" ranks up there, "El Topo", "2001" and "Performance" as the film more hallucinogenic. Do not expect anything like this trip just a pretentious film directed primarily to appeal to stoners. "Altered States" is a film that seems more and more intelligent in-depth multiple screens. It can be a head-trip film, but you do not need drugs to have fun and enjoy this film.

This is probably the best film by Ken Russell. Russell is best known for his gaudy field and over-the-top, like "Tommy" and "Devils". This is one of the most striking of his films, because for once, think too much visual inspection. And 'only during the hallucination that he remembers this is a film by Ken Russell. The effects of these sequences are fantastic, and probably the highlight of the whole movie. Acting is also a first class, if largely overwhelmed by the direction and screenplay by Paddy Chayefsky Russell.

Only problem I have is a change order. When Hurt becomes a gorilla, it will be a surreal silly. However, this is Ken Russell's film, so I think it was a small field. It 'still fun and not boring enough to reduce the overall brightness of the film.

Going The Distance DVD movies

Imagine if someone made a film about people whose Facebook friend requests regularly rejected.

You know the type: They call or text at inappropriate times, willing to give all the details about your weekend shadow miserable recent disappointments at work, the last date that had to endure terrible, or variety other topics that love to stay blissfully ignorant. When they are selfish, self-pity are, and in the rare moments when something good will happen to them, rain on their parade in overanalyzing, be convinced that this is a buildup to another disappointment inevitable.

But even if Twitter can be locked in and delete e-mails without reading, you can avoid these bad luck harangers forever. For example, you could buy a ticket to see the first real-life couple Drew Barrymore and Justin Long in "Going the Distance", which is sold as a comedy cute difficulty of long distance love. In fact, as lovely as Courtney Love and fun as a scale of six hours in Newark.

The film was directed by Nanette Burstein, whose documentary "American Teen" was an insightful look into a small town high school life. Maybe its follow-up, Burstein wanted to tackle a project that had no connection with real life. He found: "Distance" is built around the thirties Garrett (long) and Erin (Barrymore), who speak like pre-adolescents, who have just found the strength to swear when they drink too much, too often cries, and explain their "needs" too often.

They meet at a dive bar in New York City, hours after Garrett was dumped by his girlfriend to believe when she said she wanted nothing for his birthday. Erin Garrett and connect to an arcade game Centipede, jokes about "Top Gun" and "Dirty Dancing" and a powerful blend of cheap beer and marijuana, leading to a late night hook and some anxiety early in the morning all stakeholders.

But instead of developing a contemporary twist in "About Last Night", the film degenerates into a hodgepodge of toxic convincing raunchiness (which is the most uncomfortable Barrymore actress when she is called to render a storm?) And pseudo-serious they can "talk about our relationship-ay-ay-ay-relationship" moments that are tailor made for a relaxing holiday or long trips in the entry hall table. As in the worst romantic comedies, to express love is much less important than constantly barking in the mechanics of being in love, trade rules of the agreement and complain at length about everything under the sun and moon.

Geoff LaTulippe script is no longer a feeling of when it comes to professions Erin and Garrett. Work in the music world, which seems to alt-rock, sub-activities of the Sub Pop, but it is presumably driven to sign a threesome Teen cuties, which can be "the next Jonas Brothers." He stages the fictional New York Sentinel, where you turn the machine publishing stories that corrects his cards with red label and strictly hands it back to him, apparently so that he can take the room Linotype for inclusion in a tabloid weekly § with Nellie Bly latest shows and the last column Dear Beatrice Fairfax.

Skipped Parts DVD

Ignored parts, or Wonder of the sex of her title in the UK, is an absolutely charming gem of a film.

I was completely engrossed in the story of age, which is very rewarding for the viewer, offering a good script, solid direction and acting wonderful.

Unconventional relationship with her mother and her teenage son freed one hand, and his occasional lover of India, on the one hand and the unconventional friendship by his son and his "girlfriend" to find a sexual (which leads to pregnancy), all of this is described in the course of treatment, and the apparent simplicity, but without being judgmental. That's why it works so well.

Acting is top notch! Jennifer Jason Leigh proves once again that not only is one of the best actresses around today, but that she chooses her roles well. Bug Hall and Mischa Barton (who in turn does an excellent job in TV time) are very promising for talented players.

The attitude of adolescents about sexuality is delightfully naive and sometimes funny. When Barton character remain at the place of Sam after her pregnancy (her father did not approve of what happened) and he offers to sleep outside on the couch, she suggests charming Ina is just average .. sleep on the floor if I need you!.

The pieces you missed a very rewarding and underrated film unfortunately, that deserves to be in your collection.

Ray Bradbury Theater 5-Pack DVDs

Attracted by magicians, comic books and science fiction magazines, Ray Bradbury began "educating" him in Los Angeles Library three to five times a week. At 27, he "review" after writing several million words. In his early twenties, he supported selling newspapers on street corners and writing radio programs such as Power, Escape, CBS Radio Playhouse, and X Minus One. Bradbury has written more than a thousand short stories-400 was published in magazines like The New Yorker, The New Republican, The Saturday Evening Post, Amazing Stories, Colliers, Dime Detective and McCall. He also wrote for Alfred Hitchcock Presents and The Twilight Zone Rod Serling.

And now, in this 5 DVD set shows some of Ray Bradbury's finest works, including numerous stars, including Drew Barrymore, Jeff Goldblum, Peter O'Toole, Sally Kellerman, Eugene Levy, Shelley Duvall, Elliott Gould, Ray Sharkey , and, of course, William Shatner (Captain Kirk of Star Trek). Source: Echo Bridge Home Entertainment

Riding In Cars With Boys DVD

Riding in Cars with Boys with broad appeal as a tearjerker with humor Hardscrabble. Hands very popular director Penny Marshall, Beverly Donofrio Memoirs lose much of its best-selling real-life gravity, but its rich humanity back in abundance, especially since Drew Barrymore plays Donofrio with effortless charm. The film spans 20 years, pregnancy Bev to 15 in 1963 (actually 17 in the book), through welfare parenthood with a heroin-addicted husband (Steve Zahn) and semi-adult resentment as his teenage son (Adam Garcia) outweighs its ultimate goal of finishing college and publishing her memoirs. For all of Barrymore perseverance winning project is a good heart loser Zahn gives the film its true soul while giving a hint of honeyed sentiments Marshall. The equipment to pray for the subtle hint of James L. Brooks (who produced this and Marshall Big hit more difficult), but it will not stop the film to attract a legion of admirers.

Titan A.E. DVD movies

A visual knockout, Titan AE is an ambitious animated feature that combines traditional animations, computer generated images and special effects in the service of a science fiction adventure with narrative conventions familiar from Star Wars plotted and Star Trek. Credit directors Don Bluth (An American Tail, The Secret of NIMH, Anastasia) and Gary Goldman, creating a vivid, convincing look to this deep space saga, which conjures up images superb. A tense opening sequence culminating in the destruction of the Earth, a watery planet where delicate but deadly hydrogen trees float, joyriding in a vessel while pursued by playful "space angels," and an exciting journey through a maze of deadly mass of ice crystals each qualify as mesmerizing sequences in any context of the film.How much space is visually impressive evidence of strain on the narrative front, however. Orphaned when the evil Turn atomize Earth, protagonist Cale (voiced by Matt Damon) travel through space to solve the mystery of the final draft of her late father, the Titan spacecraft, in a test of faith and the filial identity that echoes Star Wars. Titan itself ultimately represents a cosmic potential familiar to admirers of Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan. Comical sidekicks (Nathan Lane, Janeane Garofalo, John Leguizamo), a sensual love story (Drew Barrymore) and a roguish mentor (Bill Pullman) all point to the generic, narrowly redeemed by dialogue from a writing team including Buffy the Vampire Slayer creator Joss Whedon.It is likely that Titan's target audience of young males prompted the filmmakers to walk a tightrope between family characteristics and anime softer violent, hard-edged. Blood Titan Field Coy brief stop nudity PG-13, but younger viewers may be disturbed by the violence. Teenagers is the procedure tamer video games and anime fantasies that have influenced. - Sam Sutherland

Product Description

Reluctant young hero of the keys to the future of mankind in the palm of his hand in this eye-popping, sci-fi adventure. In 3028 Drejø, vicious alien race, has destroyed the country. Fifteen years later, a young man named Cale discovers a genetically encoded map to the Titan, a spaceship that holds the secret to the salvation of mankind. With Drejø at his heels, the crew blasts Cale Valkyrie, which is trying to find the Titan before Drejø destroyed - and with it the last chance for people in their homes. Involved in the All-Star soundtrack, which includes Matt Damon and Drew Barrymore, and irritable, out of this world soundtrack, Titan AE is an intergalactic tour of the new generation.

Ever After: A Cinderella Story DVD

Take away the Fairy Godmother, and what you have left the story of Cinderella? The story of a girl who unfortunately can not compete with her inner strength and purity of heart. Drew Barrymore plays Cinderella's alleged inspiration, Danielle, in this romantic drama that purports to tell the "facts" behind the Grimm brothers' story. One of the three daughters of a man (Jeroen Krabbe), who dies and leaves his fate in the hands of scheming stepmother (Anjelica Huston), Danielle is cast into the role of a humble servant. At the same time, his sister is estimated as the boys, and a French prince (Dougray Scott), but is much more intrigued by Danielle intelligence and beauty - not to mention her way with the sword and fist.Directed by Andy Tennant (who directed Barrymore in TV History Amy Fisher), even after he has rare ability to win the hearts and mind of a viewer simply by being committed to his own innocence, especially when the light output Barrymore concerned. A contemporary version of an old convention, almost forgotten Hollywood - the costume adventure with a mediocre artistic ambition but real audience appeal - for a movie is always surprisingly delicious. - Tom Keogh

Product Description

A "modern" woman young 16th century, Danielle (Drew Barrymore) is as independent and wise as she is beautiful and friendly. Outstanding against all odds, she stands up to her scheming stepmother (Huston) and works miracles on the lives of people around her, including the crown prince of France (Dougray Scott)! Now you can relive this captivating, contemporary telling of the classic fairy tale.

Scream DVD movies

With the highly successful Scream, novice screenwriter Kevin Williamson and veteran horror director Wes Craven (Nightmare on Elm Street) revived the Teen Horror Picture mold body so creatively and commercially, by playfully recognizes the end of the cliché and turning in and out them. Scream is a postmodern slasher movie, a horror film that cleverly deconstructs horror films, then reassembles the dead tissue, and (like Frankenstein's monster) creates new life. When a serial killer starts hacking their fellow teens, the media-savvy youth Scream realize that the smartest way to stick around for the follow-up is to avoid the terminal behaviors that inevitably ruin the film media players. They have seen all the movies and the rules of the genre are like second nature to them. A configuration of the scariest / funniest features of a child to watch John Carpenter's seminal Halloween on video.

Jamie Lee Curtis is the shadow of Michael Meyers and the guy on the couch yelling around, Craven reverses his camera and we see that the child must take his own advice. The face of the young cast (including Drew Barrymore, Neve Campbell, Skeet Ulrich, Courtney Cox and David Arquette) is fun to watch, and his dialogue is peppered with malice tart enough awareness of pop culture references to make Quentin Tarantino view. - Jim Emerson

Drew barrymore biography

Drew Barrymore was born in Culver City, California February 22, 1975. In 1982 she was an international star, known for her role as Gertie in ET, Steven Spielberg, the alien. In late 1982, Drew was known worldwide as the epitome of "cute blonde girl," but what was happening behind the scenes were much darker tones.

Barrymore began drinking at age nine and started taking the drug shortly after. Fama much pressure and attention was apparently a toll young actress. His 15 years Drew Barrymore had cleaned up his act - Drew spent time in rehab to help control his drinking and drug problems, and also published her autobiography "Little Girl Lost," which has helped to rejuvenate the his career. Drew began to appear in films again, and the mid-90s is back on track as a bankable actor.

Drew has always had a wild-child image and is only enhanced by its flashing David Letterman during an appearance on the Late Show as a "birthday gift" and pose nude for Playboy in 1995.

From this point of his career kept Drew Barrymore on the track. He made great films and some 1982 ET The Extra-Terrestrial, Batman Forever, 1995, 1996, Scream, The Wedding Singer, 1998, 2000 Charlie's Angels, Donnie Darko, 2001, Confessions of a Dangerous Mind 2002 Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle, 2003 Fever Pitch 2005 words and music Lucky You 2007 and 2007