Black-and-white films don't always get the respect they deserve these days, but a trio of top-of-the-line Criterion releases of European classics showcases what a glorious medium it can be.
Jon Favreau didn’t have a big advertising budget to promote his independent film “Chef.†So to keep it in the conversation months after its May release, the director and actor turned to one of its stars: the Cuban sandwich.
While none of this year’s movies are among the most expensive, many that made the list cost more than $200 million.
But when Kiannah, two, began regularly using the F-word, her mother Natalie from Cardiff, was horrified to learn the tot had picked it up from her favourite Peppa DVD. She said: ‘You don’t expect language like that in a Peppa Pig DVD, it’s disgusting. Nice things are supposed to come out of children’s mouths, not that.’
Parents and their kids have a clear option this week, as do edgy teens. If neither wide-release film strikes your fancy, and you don’t happen to live in NYC or LA, there’s plenty of good stuff on demand and streaming this weekend.    Â
Domestic movies are expected to conquer the Chinese market this year, after being beaten by imported productions for the first time in four years in 2012, industry observers said. In the first three ….. Â Â Â Â
Hollywood movies once dominated in China, South Korea and Japan, but the East Asian trio are fighting back these days.
New DVD releases this week include Robert Redford and Susan Sarandon in “The Company You Keep.â€
This image is the DVD cover for the movie “The Sapphires” distributed by Australian company Hopscotch Entertainment. AP The Australian DVD cover shows four actresses of various races prominently in the foreground, and Chris O’Dowd, who plays their manager, in the background.
The American distributor of the Australian film “The Sapphires” is apologizing for the DVD cover, which some have called sexist and racist, and said Monday it is considering new cover art for fu…