Annette Bening Archives - DVD Review & High Definition

“Danny Collins” will take life by the horns in June

April 30, 2015 // 0 Comments

Universal Pictures Home Entertainment is delivering a destiny-changing letter that sends an aging rock star on a transformative journey in Bleecker Street’s Danny Collins, a heartfelt comedy inspired by a true story, that will arrive on Blu-Ray Disc and [...]

Being Julia

May 4, 2005 // 0 Comments

Let’s just get this out of the way before we start: Annette Bening was robbed at this year’s Oscars. While the individual eventually awarded the statuette gave a terrific performance in their film (so I don’t name names), it just can’t hold a [...]

Open Range

February 6, 2004 // 0 Comments

The times where the Wild West were portrayed as a wonderfully romantic era populated with nothing but larger-than-life characters is definitely over. During the past 10+ years we have seen increasingly critical movies who take a closer look at the period, [...]

The Siege

January 11, 2001 // 0 Comments

Director Edward Zwick’s ’The Siege’ takes a hard look at a New York City besieged by Middle Eastern terrorists and the subsequent imposition of martial law that challenges the most basic of American freedoms. Previously issued on DVD by 20th Century [...]

American Beauty

September 26, 2000 // 0 Comments

Showered with awards and nominations, Sam Mendes’ "American Beauty" has reached a status that hardly allows you to view the picture without any preconceived notions. The fact that the DVD release had been postponed for a long time now further [...]

What Planet Are You From?

July 21, 2000 // 0 Comments

The movie ’What Planet Are You From?’ has an interesting concept. Garry Shandling plays an alien from a planet which is ’way the hell out there’ in space and is inhabited solely by men. Shandling is sent to Earth, where his mission is to allow a [...]

In Dreams

June 1, 1999 // 0 Comments

The subject of dreams is nothing new to movies. Actually, thanks to the prolific – or inexhaustible, depending on your outlook – "Nightmare On Elm Street" movies, using dreams in films has also become passe. However, since some films [...]