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Black Dog (1998) starring Patrick Swayze to be released June 14.
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The Russia House (1990) with Sean Connery and Michelle Pfeiffer comes out July 12.
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Alan Parker's The Commitments (1991) will be released on August 30.
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I like all three of these. The Russia House is a beautiful adaptation of a John leCarre spy novel with some fine acting from Sean Connery and Michelle Pfeiffer and a fantastic jazz soundtrack.
What can I say about The Commitments that hasn't been said a hundred time already? If you haven't seen it, it is just a rollicking good time with a kick-a** soundtrack of fantastic hits.
And I have a soft spot for the fun trucker film, Black Dog ("Have you seen it? Have you seen the black dog?" LOL) with Patrick Swayze and M.L. Aday a/k/a Meat Loaf.
You can't go wrong with any of these!
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Gang Related (1997) with James Belushi, Tupac Shakur and Dennis Quaid Hoodlum (1997) with Laurence Fishburne, Tim Roth, Andy Garcia and Vanessa Williams
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Patch Adams (1998) with Robin Williams comes out on August 16.
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Beethoven (1992) with Charles Grodin and Bonnie Hunt is due August 16.
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The Exorcist III (1990) with George C. Scott comes back to Blu-ray in a special edition from Shout Factory on October 25.
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Robert Altman's Short Cuts (1993) debuts on October 18 from Criterion Collection.
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Spice World (1997) heads over to Blu-ray September 27.
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Stephen King's It (1990) comes to Blu-ray on October 4.
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Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil (1997) with Kevin Spacey and John Cusack due on September 27.
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The Next Karate Kid (1994) comes out on September 6. October Sky (1999) with Jake Gyllenhaal, Laura Dern and Chris Cooper due on October 4.
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Ridley Scott's 1492: Conquest of Paradise (1992) finally makes it Blu-ray/DVD debut from Kino Lorber later in the year.
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Abel Ferrara's Body Snatchers (1993) comes out from Warner Archive later this year.
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I really like Ferrara's take on Invasion of the Body Snatchers. It's creepy and very underrated. I find it fascinating that the original is a masterpiece, the 1978 remake is suprisingly excellent, and the 1993 version is quite good too. You have three different takes on the same plot, all with excellent results. (Of course, the less said about the fourth version, 2007's The Invasion, the better. )
"Where you gonna go? Where you gonna run? Where you gonna hide?" Meg Tilly's line reading of that from Ferrara's version is perfect and priceless, completely sums up the film.
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Totally agree with Crash, awesome eerie atmosphere in that film.
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quote:Originally posted by Crash: I really like Ferrara's take on Invasion of the Body Snatchers. It's creepy and very underrated. I find it fascinating that the original is a masterpiece, the 1978 remake is suprisingly excellent, and the 1993 version is quite good too. You have three different takes on the same plot, all with excellent results. (Of course, the less said about the fourth version, 2007's The Invasion, the better. )
"Where you gonna go? Where you gonna run? Where you gonna hide?" Meg Tilly's line reading of that from Ferrara's version is perfect and priceless, completely sums up the film.
Though I feel 1978's IOTBS (with Donald Sutherland & Leonard Nimoy) is the best version of this film, I will say that 1993's version is excellent as well - and is my second favorite version.
Though the 1950's original film is classic, I don't find it as effective as the '78 or '93 versions.
I thought the 2007 version was just O.K. - I guess I had seen the story so many times by that point that the plotline(s) had lost their ability to shock.
At some point, it would be interesting to sit down and see all four versions back to back, and compare them all.
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A marathon of "Invasion of the Body Snatchers." Great idea!
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The Good Son (1993) with Macaulay Culkin and Elijah Wood due from Kino Lorber early next year.
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Barton Fink (1991) set to be released from Kino Lorber early next year.
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