DVD REVIEWS.Byline: GRAHAMYOUNG DRAG ME TO HELL (15) Verdict: HHHII SPIDER-MAN trilogy director Sam Raimi goes back to his horror roots with a filmwhich fails to live up to its 'Scariest movie of the decade' billing. Matchstick Men star Alison Lohman plays Christine Brown Christine Brown is a politician and current municipal councillor in St. Albert, Alberta. She holds a Master's in Economics and teaches the subject at Grant MacEwan College.[1] She also runs an economic consultancy, CMB Consulting. , a loans officer trying to make her mark with boss Mr Jacks (David Paymer). But Christine quickly regrets having to evict Mrs Ganush (Lorna for pounds 19.99 (Blu-ray pounds 24.99) the extras include ten production diaries as well as director and cast interviews. The Blu-ray version has an extended cut of the film. DISTRICT 13: ULTIMATUM (15) Verdict: HHHII NOT TO be confused with producer Peter Jackson's current science fiction thriller District 9, this is the sequel to writer Luc Besson's exciting 2006 hit, District 13. The new plot is a no-brainer and the 'parkour' action is less impressive this time. Out to buy for pounds 15.99 (Double DVD DVD: see digital versatile disc. DVD in full digital video disc or digital versatile disc Type of optical disc. The DVD represents the second generation of compact-disc (CD) technology. Box Set pounds 24.99/Blu-ray pounds 24.99/ Double Blu-ray Box Set pounds 29.99). THE PRIVATE LIVES OF PIPPA PIPPA Pressurized Pile Producing Power and Plutonium (UKAEA codename for the Calder Hall and Chapelcross reactors) LEE (15) Verdict: HHHHI IF YOU like well-crafted human dramas, Rebecca Miller's adaptation of her own novel is well worth seeking out. With her older husband (Alan Arkin) on the verge On the Verge (or The Geography of Yearning) is a play written by Eric Overmyer. It makes extensive use of esoteric language and pop culture references from the late nineteenth century to 1955. of retirement, Pippa (Robin Wright Penn) is feeling bored. Enter neighbours' son Chris (Keanu Reeves) who turns out to be not quite all that he seems. The great supporting cast includes Winona Ryder, Maria Bello Maria Elana Bello (born April 18, 1967) is a Golden Globe-nominated American actress. Biography Early life Bello was born in Norristown, Pennsylvania to an Italian American father and a Polish American mother. , Julianne Moore Julianne Moore (born December 3, 1960) is an Emmy Award-winning American actress. She has been nominated for four Academy Awards. Biography Early life Moore was born Julie Anne Smith in Fort Bragg, near Fayetteville, North Carolina,[] and Monica Bellucci and the strong women keep us watching whenever the slight plot threatens to stall. Also available to buy (pounds 17.99). MONTY PYTHON: ALMOST THE TRUTH (15) Verdict: HHHII THIS mammoth 465-minute mixture of compilation and retrospective interviews called The Lawyer's Cut is clearly meant for diehard fans. But, at pounds 24.99, it's also cheap enough for the curious to what has made the legend so enduring for 40 years. GRAHAM YOUNG |
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