In a year that otherwise struggled to deliver where comedies were concerned, Knocked Up proved to be a very welcome treasure trove of laughs. It's from Judd Apatow, the man behind The 40 Year Old Virgin and the excellent TV show Freaks and Geeks, and sits easily as an equal to both. It's also a long-awaited showcase for the talents of Seth Rogen, who proves with some ...
Manufacturer: Universal Pictures VideoStarring: Katherine Heigl, Jay Baruchel, Jonah Hill, Martin Starr, Paul RuddDirected By: Judd Apatow
The significance of Ed Wood, both man and movie, on the career of Tim Burton cannot be emphasised enough. Here Burton regurgitates and pays homage to the influences of his youth, just as he would continue to do with Mars Attacks! and Sleepy Hollow. Everything is just right, from the decision to shoot in black and white, the performances of Johnny Depp (as Ed) and Martin Landau ...
Manufacturer: Walt Disney Studios Home EntertainmStarring: Johnny Depp, Martin Landau, Sarah Jessica Parker, Patricia Arquette, Jeffrey JonesDirected By: Tim Burton
The Beatles Anthology was initially broadcast as a TV miniseries to run alongside the series of three Anthology double-CD albums. This set of eight documentaries has the heft and scope of one of Ken Burns' expansive projects. Still, you may find yourself with more material--particularly about the Beatles' early lives as lads in Liverpool--than you'll want to watch. The documentary ...
Manufacturer: EMIStarring: The Beatles, Paul McCartney, George Harrison, Ringo Starr, Neil Aspinall
Woody Allen's gentlest and most unassuming movie, Radio Days isn't so much a story as a series of anecdotes loosely linked together by a voice-over spoken by the director. The film is strongly autobiographical in tone, presenting the memories of a young lad Joe (clearly a stand-in for Allen himself) growing up in a working-class Jewish family in the seafront Brooklyn suburb of Rockaway ...
Manufacturer: MGM EntertainmentStarring: Mia Farrow, Dianne Wiest, Mike Starr, Paul Herman, Don PardoDirected By: Woody Allen
Manufacturer: Shout! FactoryStarring: Linda Cardellini, John Francis Daley, James Franco, Samm Levine, Seth Rogen
Manufacturer: Universal Pictures UKStarring: Katherine Heigl, Jay Baruchel, Jonah Hill, Martin Starr, Paul RuddDirected By: Judd Apatow
Manufacturer: BMGStarring: Ringo Starr, Dustin Hoffman, Paul Frees, Lennie Weinrib, Bill MartinDirected By: Fred Wolf
Manufacturer: Universal StudiosStarring: Colleen Camp, Brandon Davis, Kadeem Hardison, Christine Lakin, Ali LandryDirected By: Andy Fickman
Edward D. Wood Jr was an actor writer-director-producer, occasionally in drag, who combined meagre bursts of talent with an undying optimism, enabling him to create some of the most bizarrely memorable "B" movies to ever come out of Tinseltown. Though Wood died in obscurity as an alcoholic in 1978, his films have been considered cult classics for years. He is consistently voted the worst director ...
