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One of David Carradine’s last screen performances out on DVD today

The noir thriller Break is out on DVD today, featuring David Carradine in one of his last performances. The film, written and directed by Marc Clebanoff (The Pink Conspiracy), revolves around an introverted hit man named Frank, who is contracted to carry out an unusual job. When the city’s crime boss, known only as The ….

Ole Bornedal’s Just Another Love Story DVD review

Danish director Ole Bornedal – who directed the brilliant thriller Nightwatch, and is now attached to adapt Dean Koontz’s book The Husband for the screen – directed Just Another Love Story in 2007. It was recently picked up for U.S. home video distribution by Koch Lorber, after getting rave reviews on the festival circuit. The ….

Bloody trailer and even bloodier trailer for action film noir Give ‘Em Hell Malone

This trailer for Give ‘Em Hell Malone, which may be appearing at the Cannes Marketplace in a few weeks according to FilmSchoolRejects, was posted on YouTube. The film was directed by Russell Mulcahy, who lensed the cult sci-fi classic Highlander, along with Ricochet, Resident Evil: Extinction, and a bunch of other action films. The movie ….

First seven minutes of long-awaited Brothers Bloom online…legally

The first seven minutes of director Rian Johnson’s follow-up to the noir thriller Brick – The Brothers Bloom – is up on Hulu. The Brothers Bloom, which hits theaters on May 29th, is a story of a pair of con men who try to swindle a millionairess (played by Rachel Weisz) out of her cash. ….

Film noir screening series this weekend at classic New Jersey movie palace

This coming Friday and Saturday night, The Loews Jersey has another great classic film series. This time it’s the Film Noir Series, hosted by Professor Foster Hirsch, author of The Dark Side of The Screen, a revised and updated look at Film Noir. The landmark Loew’s Jersey Theatre is a not-for-profit arts and entertainment center ….

Max Payne Unrated Edition Blu-ray review

Yesterday, Fox Home Entertainment released the noir thriller Max Payne on DVD and Blu-ray. The film stars Mark Wahlberg as a damaged cop, hellbent on avenging the murder of his family. He’s joined by Mila Kunis (Forgetting Sarah Marshall), who plays Russian assassin Mona Sax, who doesn’t seem to totally fill-out the dark leather outfits ….

Sunset Boulevard Centennial Collection DVD review

Billy Wilder’s noir-classic about death and decay in Hollywood holds up so well, with its power to provoke thought, laughter and shock, all at once. It was a special enjoyment that I watched this film again after so many years, and it blew me away all over again. Many stars of the time make cameo ….

The Day the Earth Stood Still to get IMAX digital format release

IMAX and Fox announced today that The Day The Earth Stood Still, directed by Scott Dickerson (who helmed The Exorcism of Emily Rose) and starring Keanu Reeves, Jennifer Connelly, Kathy Bates, John Cleese and Jaden Smith, will be simultaneously released to both IMAX and conventional theatres on December 12, 2008. The film, which is a ….

Tale 52 (Istoria 52) trailer

The noir thriller Tale 52 follows Iasonas, a timid young man who meets his future girlfriend Penelope at a dinner party, only to find she’s gone missing when he wakes up one random morning. Unable to understand what has happened, he falls into a world of anguish, confusion and delusional behavior. The Greek fantasy, which ….

Noir martial arts film Bunraku film details

Bunraku is a noir martial arts live-action/animation hybrid film, that revolves around a mysterious drifter (Josh Hartnett) and an ardent young Japanese warrior Yoshi (Gackt), who both arrive in a town that is terrorized by outrageous and virulent criminals. Each is obsessed with his separate mission, and guided by the wisdom of The Bartender (Woody ….

Alien film review

The good news: Sigourney Weaver’s famous underwear shot, which probably launched millions of now middle-aged men straight into puberty and beyond, has survived Ridley Scott’s keen eye in his digitally remastered 2003 director’s cut of Alien. As for the bad news, well, there really isn’t any. Alien, first released in 1979 and in theaters right ….

Blade Runner film review

A rare masterpiece in both the sci-fi and film noir genres. Blade Runner makes you think, makes you question reality, and makes you return to watch it again and again. I own both the VHS and the DVD and have seen the movie a dozen times. It gets better with age. The best work of ….

The Brick Trailer

Brick revolves around a teenage loner dives into the underworld of a high school crime ring to investigate the disappearance of his ex-girlfriend. The cast includes Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Meagan Good, Lukas Haas, Lost’s Emilie de Ravin (recently seen in The Hills Have Eyes remake), Nora Zehetner, Noah Segan and Noah Fleiss. Focus Features is releasing Brick on March 31, 2006 in New York and Los Angeles, ….