DVD Releases for the Week of Jun. 30, 2009
I usually try to avoid showcasing movies that border on smut or exploitation, but the effort that went into the release of Women In Prison, a triple feature, is worth mention. Containing the films The Hot Box, Escape from Hell and Women in Cell Block 7, the set is a triumvirate of cheese, gore and smut-lite. The decrepitude is just B enough to warrant it a watch if you take part in ‘bad movie nights’. Otherwise, avoid it at all costs. Read more »
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June 29, 2009 | Comments Off
Mark your calendars. This Black History month, Concordia University (thanks to the student union, and student funds) is hosting a two-hour-long lecture with renowned director Spike Lee. Known equally for his charged dramas as his revealing documentaries, he is one of the few auteur filmmakers to bring an African American perspective to the screen. The lecture takes place Wednesday, February 18th at 4:30pm. Doors open at 4pm and the event is on a first come, first serve basis. Don’t miss it! 
Two film releases in particular this week have respected names behind them: Spike Lee & Oliver Stone: Miracle at St. Anna and W., respectively. The first is about black combatants during WW2, a blockbuster that mixes in issues of race we’ve come to expect from a Lee movie. The second is another presidential biopic from Stone, though clearly he has become so self-conscious of his leftist bent that he has instead faulted Bush on Freudian rather than political grounds. The problem with both films is they are so obviously films by their respective directors, and poor efforts at such, that we’d all be better off renting something from earlier in their filmographies: how about Do the Right Thing and Platoon? 
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