Joan Allen News

Review: Lifetime's 'Georgia O'Keeffe' features Irons and Allen, Sept. 19

Sep 19, 2009, 15:11 GMT

'It isn't art until somebody rich comes along and buys it!' - Jeremy Irons as Alfred Stieglitz, 'Georgia O'Keeffe.' ... more

The Bourne Trilogy – Blu-ray Review

Mar 2, 2009, 15:22 GMT

Packed with action and redefining the spy genre, the Bourne films are collected for Blu-ray and look great. The set is worth picking up if you don’t already own them on DVD or want a complete collection of the first three films (a fourth one is in the works). ... more

Death Race – Blu-ray Review

Dec 29, 2008, 14:45 GMT

Death Race is a throttled up action film that requires you to just turn the brain off and enjoy the car crashes. The plot is thin, but the film is action packed and a lot of fun. ... more

Death Race – DVD Review

Dec 23, 2008, 11:55 GMT

If like me, you were craving an unrated, violent live-action film adaptation of 'Mario Kart', then you're prayers have been answered with Paul W.S. Anderson's 'Death Race' - a very, very loose remake of producer Roger Corman's 1975 original 'Death Race 2000'. ... more

The Bourne Trilogy – DVD Review

Nov 6, 2008, 15:15 GMT

Not sure the occasion (the upcoming Bond pic I suppose?), but Universal has seen fit to release the Bourne trilogy to DVD in a new slimcase collection that’s pretty much a repackaging of past DVD releases with the cheap price seems to be the sets redeeming feature for Bourne newcomers. ... more

Nixon (Election Year Edition) - Blu-ray Review

Aug 24, 2008, 16:00 GMT

Oddly on some presidential polls Richard M. Nixon shows up on both the positive and negatives sides of the equation. Director Oliver Stone turns his lens to a biopic of the first president to resign. However, you always get the impression that Stone’s vision is more fiction and less fact. ... more

Win a Death Race Gift Pack!

Aug 6, 2008, 19:34 GMT

Adrenalized inmates, a global audience hungry for televised violence and a spectacular arena come together to form the Death Race – hitting theaters on August 22nd from Universal Pictures. M&C is giving away Death Race Gift packs to get fans ready for the film. ... more

Blu-ray Review: Face/Off

May 20, 2008, 14:25 GMT

HD DVD and Blu-ray had a face off and HD DVD ended up being the one skinned and bloody. Now that the war is over some titles that appeared solely on HD DVD are making their way to Blu-ray. ... more

Joan Allen to star Lasse Hallstrom’s remake Hachiko, A Dog's Story

Dec 11, 2007, 16:51 GMT

Joan Allen has agreed to join Lasse Hallstrom for the director’s remake of Hachiko, A Dog's Story - a Japanese film about an Akita's relationship with its owner. ... more

Bourne is back and we’re giving away five copies of the DVD

Dec 10, 2007, 16:15 GMT

Matt Damon is back as Jason Bourne for the latest installment of this smart, action-packed espionage series. M&C’s giving away five copies of the Bourne Ultimatum DVD – out now from Universal Home Entertainment. ... more

Bring Bourne home on DVD and HD DVD Combo Disc in December

Nov 15, 2007, 17:10 GMT

Matt Damon is back as Jason Bourne for the latest installment of this smart, action-packed espionage series. Delivering signature Bourne fight and chase sequences, bring Bourne home on DVD and HD DVD Combo Disc December 11th. ... more

HD DVD Review: Face Off

Nov 2, 2007, 16:52 GMT

John Woo’s best American film to date, Paramount releases an HD-DVD 2-Disc Special Collector’s Edition of ‘Face Off’ with all of the virtuoso camerawork, over-the-top action and insane performances completely intact with the added bonus of every explosion and spray of bullets being in glorious high-definition. ... more