Though not the biggest fan of the Harry Potter franchise, I am impressed with the Ultimate Edition releases of the films, and since The Prisoner of Azkaban is far and away the best installment (book or film), this release in particular is something special. Not only is it the best film, it contains one of the most interesting pieces of the Creating the World of Harry Potter collection that are … [Read more...]
I have serious doubts about Daniel Radcliffe’s non-Potter acting future, but as my wife pointed out at the end of Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, he’s already been in a scene with Alan Rickman, Gary Oldman, and David Thewlis, where he got to be, more or less, the center of attention. I’d hate to take anything away from countless similar scenes that have been a part of the Potter … [Read more...]
In honor of Natasha Richardson, an older review of one of her finer roles, in a grossly underappreciated film, Blow Dry. Indie-Brit (or perhaps, Indie-U.K.) is practically its own genre at this point. In recent years there have been a host of movies that, to one degree or another, feel like they belong together, and not just because of where they were filmed, or where they take … [Read more...]
