DVD releases this week with J. Grassi: Journey to the West Synopsis: Based on one of the Four Great Classical Novels of Chinese literature of the same name, Stephen Chows Journey To The West is a contemporary remake of the misadventures of a Buddhist monk as he makes a pilgrimage from China to India. --(C) Magnet RT Consensus: As sweet, silly, action-packed and ridiculous as director Steven Chows best work, Journey to the West serves up dazzling action sequences while playing its disparate elements against each other with thrilling abandon. Dir: Stephen Chow, Chi-Kin Kwok, Qi Shu Stars: Dennis Lavant, Rated: PG-13 1hr50min 92% @ RT -Endless Love Synopsis: Alex Pettyfer (Magic Mike) and Gabriella Wilde (The Three Musketeers) star in Universal Pictures ENDLESS LOVE, the story of a privileged girl and a charismatic boy whose instant desire sparks a love affair made only more reckless by parents trying to keep them apart. Directed by Shana Feste (Country Strong), the romantic drama co-stars Robert Patrick, Bruce Greenwood, Rhys Wakefield, Dayo Okeniyi, Emma Rigby and Joely Richardson. Scott Stuber and Pamela Abdy (Identity Thief) of Bluegrass Films are joined by Josh Schwartz and Stephanie Savage (Gossip Girl) of Fake Empire to produce the film from writers Josh Safran (Gossip Girl), Feste and Schwartz. Inspired by the 1979 novel and 1981 film of the same name, ENDLESS LOVE will be released on Valentines Day, 2014.(c) Universal RT Consensus: Blander than the original Endless Love and even less faithful to the source material, this remake is clichéd and unintentionally silly. Director: Shana Feste (Country Strong) Stars: Alex Pettyfer, Gabriella Wilde, Robert T-1000 Patrick Rated:PG-13, 1hr 25min 15% @ RT -Run and Jump A headstrong Irish housewife finds her life transforming in ways she never thought possible after her husband suffers a life-altering stroke, and an American doctor arrives to chronicle the familys recovery process in this intimate drama from director Steph Green (whose short film New Boy was nominated for an Oscar in 2007). In the wake of her husbands stroke, loving wife and mother Vanetia (Maxine Peake) gradually comes to realize that her household will never be the same again. Much to Vanetias relief, a research grant from American doctor Ted Fielding (Will Forte) provides the funds needed to remain financially afloat. Ted wants to study how the family copes with such a severe trauma, and though at first his presence in the home strikes a chord of resentment in the overburdened Vanetia, he exhibits an air of tranquility that soon becomes a source of deep comfort to her. Likewise, Vanetias unwavering strong will awakens a newfound sense of vitality in the reserved Dr. Fielding, resulting in growth and healing for all involved. RT Consensus N/A Director: Steph Greena Stars: Maxine Peake, Will Forte (of SNL and more importanly Beerfest fame.) Rated:Unrated, 1hr 45min 86%@RT, 100% among Top Critics -24 Exposures Fetish photographer Billy (Adam Wingard) stages elaborate shoots around his fixations, photographing women in various stages of undress and death. When one of Billys models winds up actually dead, depressed and romantically disillusioned investigator Michael (Simon Barrett), suffering through a crumbling relationship himself, knocks on his door and discovers a world he struggles to understand - in Billys art, as well as his apparent ease at juggling professional and intimate relationships with a committed girlfriend and various models. Jealousy runs high, and meanwhile, a killer is still on the loose. (c) IFC RT Consensus N/A Dir: Joe Swanburg (rather good RT scores on other projects) Stars: Adam Wingard, Simon Barrett, Sophia Takal Unrated 1hr 20min 25% @ RT
Posted on: Thu, 29 May 2014 16:36:28 +0000
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