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Romance And Cigarettes, a review by Rich

Romance And Cigarettes



See and hear the fearless Kate Winslet as you never have before in this down and dirty savage musical from Director John Turturro and Executive Producers Joel & Ethan Coen - creators of "The Big Lebowski" and "O Brother, Where Art Thou?"
Nick Murder (James Gandolfini) is a man torn between 2 women - his long suffering wife Kitty (Susan Sarandon) and the flame-haired, foul-mouthed seductress Tula (kate Winslet), who really knows how to flick his switch. With faith in her husband shattered, Kitty surprises even herself with the ferocity of her anger as she struggles to cope with his betrayal. It is only through a tragic twist of fate that Nick finally understands the extent of the pain he has inflicted on his family.
Employing a fabulously eclectic mix of contemporary and classic songs, and featuring such diverse artists as James Brown, Nick Cave, Bruce Springsteen, ROMANCE & CIGARETTES is a unique tale of sex and mortality that features an all-star cast.

Musical, comedy, romance, drama - sounds like it will be awful right?
Wrong.
It was absolutely superb viewing, totally entertaining and if like me you see the genre MUSICAL and shy away, I urge you strongly to try this as it is original and compulsive watching pleasure. Incredibly witty dialogue, superbly and star studded casting, music mixed from so many genres and eras but totally works.
Kate Winslet is like you have never seen or heard before, a foul mouthed lingerie selling slut, and 1st rate performances from Gandolfini, Sarandon, Buscemi etc etc etc  make this a stand out movie. Raunchy and raw, this film dares to be different and was a joy.
 


** Kate Winslet mini-marathon


(From Riches Random Reviews on August 1st, 2009)

Ice Age, a review by addicted2dvd

Ice Age (2002/United States) Wikipedia |IMDb |Trailer | Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment (United States) Director: Chris Wedge Writing: Michael J. Wilson (Story By), Michael Berg (Screenwriter), Michael J. Wilson (Screenwriter), Peter Ackerman (Screenwriter) Length: 81 min. Video: Widescreen 1.85:1 Audio: English: DTS-HD Master Audio: 5.1, French: Dolby Digital: 5.1, Spanish: Dolby Digital: 5.1, Commentary: Dolby Digital: 2-Channel Stereo Subtitles: Chinese, English, Korean, Spanish

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Stars:
Ray Romano as Manfred
John Leguizamo as Sid
Denis Leary as Diego
Goran Visnjic as Soto
Jack Black as Zeke

Plot:
Heading south to avoid a bad case of global frostbite, a group of migrating misfit creatures embark on a hilarious quest to reunite a human baby with his tribe. Featuring an all-star voice cast, including Ray Romano, John Leguizamo and Denis Leary, ICE AGE is the coolest animated adventure of all time!

Extras:

• Scene Access
• Audio Commentary
• Feature Trailers
• Bonus Trailers
• Deleted Scenes
• Featurettes
• Closed Captioned
• Short: Gone Nutty

I watched this one with my daughter Brittany today. I enjoyed it quite a bit. I really liked the animation here... and the story was enjoyable as well. It is definitely worth the time put in to watch it. Looks like I will have to look into seeing the sequels.



(From May Marathon - Animals on May 2nd, 2016)

Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles: The Complete First Season marathon, a review by addicted2dvd

7. The Demon Hand

Not bad... definitely a decent episode... but for some reason I felt like I wanted more.

8. Vick's Chip

Pretty cool episode... I enjoyed the storyline this one has.

9. What He Beheld

Maybe not the best of season finales.... but I did enjoy it... and liked the cliffhanger they had.



(From Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles: The Complete First Season marathon on January 22nd, 2009)