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Oz the Great and Powerful, a review by addicted2dvd

Oz the Great and Powerful (2013/United States) IMDb |Wikipedia |Trailer | Buena Vista Home Entertainment Director: Sam Raimi Writing: L. Frank Baum (Original Material By), Mitchell Kapner (Story By), Mitchell Kapner (Screenwriter), David Lindsay-Abaire (Screenwriter) Length: 130 min. Rating: Rated PG : Sequences of Action and Scary Images, and Brief Mild Language Video: Widescreen 2.40:1 Audio: English: Dolby Digital: Dolby Surround, English: Dolby Digital: 5.1, English: DTS-HD Master Audio: 7.1, Audio Descriptive: Dolby Digital: 2-Channel Stereo, French: Dolby Digital: 5.1, Spanish: Dolby Digital: 5.1 Subtitles: English, French, Spanish

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Stars:
James Franco as Oz
Mila Kunis as Theodora/Wicked Witch of the West
Rachel Weisz as Evanora
Michelle Williams as Annie/Glinda
Zach Braff as Frank/Finley
Bill Cobbs as Master Tinker

Plot:Extras:

• Scene Access
• Bonus Trailers
• Featurettes
• Outtakes/Bloopers
• Digital Copy
• Disney Second Screen

I decided to watch this one this evening.... since I been curios about it since I first heard it was coming out. I found this one to be entertaining... and some of the visuals are simply gorgeous. I thought James Franco was great as Oz... and Mila Kunis was fantastic as the Wicked Witch of the West. I will be honest... it did take me a little bit to get into the story... but once I did I was glued to the set. If you haven't seen this one yet... give it a chance... I recommend it.



(From Weekend Movie Marathon: Library Loans on February 2nd, 2014)

Le Quattro Volte, a review by Danae Cassandra

Le Quattro Volte
Year of Release: 2010
Directed By: Michelangelo Frammartino
Starring: Giuseppe Fuda
Genre: Director

Overview:
Le Quattro Volte (The Four Times) is an ineffably beautiful meditation on the mysterious cycles of life.  Set in Italy's mountainous region of Calabria, it traces the path of one goat herder's soul, as it passes from human to animal to vegetable to mineral.  Director Michelangelo Frammartino was inspired by Pythagoras' belief in "four-fold transmigration" of souls, but his film is far more physical than philosophical.  In gorgeous long takes, he captures the daily routines of the herder, a baby goat, an imperious tree and a humble charcoal kiln.  Plus there is a scene-stealing cameo from a stubborn sheep dog, who hilariously interrupts an Easter Procession.  Working as both a spiritual investigation and a documentary of Calabrian life, Le Quattro Volte's placid surface hids a complex understanding of humanity.  Everything is connected in Frammartino's sublimely mystical universe in which he finds both humor and pathos in the hypnotic rhythms of everyday life.

My Thoughts:
A meditation on the interconnectedness of life and death; of men, animals, plants, and minerals; of the natural world and the civilized world; of one soul to another. It's as much philosophy and poetry as film, and its questions and message are universal. There is a deep empathy and understanding for all life.

Bechdel Test: Fail

Overall: 4/5

(From March Around the World 2016 on March 29th, 2016)

Tom's Buffy and Angel Marathon, a review by Tom

17. Passion (1998-02-24)
Writer: Ty King (Writer)
Director: Michael E. Gershman
Cast: Sarah Michelle Gellar (Buffy Summers), Nicholas Brendon (Xander Harris), Alyson Hannigan (Willow Rosenberg), Charisma Carpenter (Cordelia Chase), David Boreanaz (Angel), Anthony Stewart Head (Giles), Kristine Sutherland (Joyce Summers), Robia LaMorte (Jenny Calendar), Richard Assad (Shop Owner), James Marsters (Spike), Juliet Landau (Drusilla), Danny Strong (Student), Richard Hoyt Miller (Policeman)

A great episode! With a few scenes I always found very powerful: Angel killing Jenny. Giles finding Jenny. The phone call were Buffy and Willow learn that Jenny is dead. And the scene outside of the factory after Buffy saved Giles.

Rating:

(From Tom's Buffy and Angel Marathon on February 15th, 2009)