More Articles By Ed Grant

• DVD Review: Don’t Look Down
  STRAND Street: March 31 Prebook: now > Erotic comedy about a sleepwalker who receives lessons in sex from a lively young lady. Magical realism and Tantric-style sex blend together in this erotically-charged Argentinian light comedy. More
  
• DVD Review: Shark in the Head
  REVIEW: CINEQUEST Street: March 25 Prebook: now > Imaginative film about a Czech senior’s fantasies. More
  
• DVD Review: A Secret
  DVD REVIEW: STRAND Street: March 10 Prebook: now > Engrossing French drama about a man’s discovery of a tragic WWII family secret. More
  
• DVD Review: Wonderful Town
  DVD REVIEW: KINO Street: March 3 Prebook: now > Thai love story with third-act swerve. More
  
• DVD Review: Fireproof
  DVD REVIEW: SONY Available now > Christian indie melodrama that set a blaze at the box office. More
  
• Otto; or Up With Dead People
  STRAND Street: Feb. 10 Prebook: now > Gay Teutonic zombies band together in this cult horror spoof. Shaun of the Dead still stands as the ultimate zombie movie send-up, but this unusual hybrid from cult Canadian filmmaker Bruce La Bruce definitely tops Shaun in terms of outrageousness. Shot in Germany, the English-language film follows a confused young zombie (Jey Crisfar) who is cast in an... More
  
• The Universe of Keith Haring
  ARTS ALLIANCE AMERICA Street: Feb. 10 Prebook: now > Portrait of the late artist and graffiti-deity. The artist who fused graffiti, cartooning and fine art is memorialized in this fast-moving, affectionate portrait. Keith Haring’s fellow artists, friends and relatives are all heard from as filmmaker Christina Clausen follows his life from a small town in Pennsylvania to international ... More
  
• Noah's Arc: Jumping the Broom
  PARAMOUNT Street: Feb. 3 Prebook: now > Theatrical spinoff of the gay primetime soap from the Logo network. The characters from Logo TV series Noah's Arc travel to Martha's Vineyard for a wedding ceremony in this feature-length, theatrical spinoff. The plot is a snarl of soap-opera conventions, involving arguments, betrayals and coy wedding complications. More
  
• Black Is… Black Ain’t
  DOCURAMA Street: Jan. 27 Prebook: now > African-American culture is dissected. Issues surrounding African-American identity are explored in an artistic and playful fashion in this 1995 PBS documentary. The piece blends poetry, dance, archival footage and stirring commentaries from seniors and children as well as authors and icons including Cornel West, Bell Hooks and Angela Davis. More
  
• The Yellow Rolls-Royce
  WARNER Street: Jan. 27 Prebook: now > Three kitschy tales linked by the titular vehicle. Boasting picturesque locations, a mix of American and European stars and a gaggle of romantic plotlines, this frothy 1964 big-budget confection is certainly representative of its era. Director Anthony Asquith and scripter Terence Rattigan collaborated on the classic The Browning Version (1951), but here... More
  
• 2012: Science or Superstition
  DISINFORMATION Street: Jan. 27 Prebook: now > Thoughtful discussion of the concept that life as we know it will end in 2012. End-of-the-world prophecies declaring that 2012 will be mankind’s final stand are analyzed, dissected, pondered and (somewhat) debunked by numerous authors and academics in this thought-provoking documentary. More
  
• The Sidney Poitier Collection
  WARNER Street: Jan. 27 Prebook: now > Four-film box set celebrates legendary actor. The brilliant, groundbreaking actor is saluted with a quartet of films from different periods in his career. The films are only available as part of this box set, but hopefully separate releases will soon follow. The collection includes the Richard Brooks African drama Something of Value (1957), the Oscar-wi... More
  
• The Good Student
  SCREEN MEDIA/UNIVERSAL Street: Feb. 3 Prebook: Jan. 6 > Hayden Panettiere in a cheerleader outfit—but sans Heroes powers. Kevin Spacey co-produced this DVD premiere, which has traces of American Beauty and prominently features Heroes star Hayden Panettiere. She plays a high school cheerleader who serves as a less-than-obscure object of desire for a dorky history teacher (Tim Daly). More
  
• OPINION: End of the line
  Ed Grant reviews DVDs for VB. JAN. 5 | I’m still taking the subway to rent DVDs and (gasp) VHS from Mondo Kim’s , a bricks-and-mortar establishment that’s going out of business this month. More
  
• Roman Polanski: Wanted and Desired
  REVIEW: THINKFILM/IMAGE Street: Jan. 27 Prebook: Dec. 27 > Renowned filmmaker’s statutory rape trial is the focus of this middling doc. More
  
• Vox Lumiere: The Hunchback of Notre Dame
  DPTV (www.dpmedia.org) Available now > Broadway-style musical mingles with Lon Chaney classic. Silent cinema meets rock opera and MTV choreography in this unusual multi-media experience. The DVD presents a record of a live performance of musician Kevin Saunders Hayes’ Hunchback musical, performed in front of a movie screen showing the classic 1923 Lon Chaney film. More
  
• Holly
  REVIEW: CITY LIGHTS Street: Jan. 27 Prebook: Dec. 30 > Problem drama is bolstered by strong supporting cast. More
  
• Saxondale: Complete Seasons 1 & 2
  BBC/WARNER Street: Jan. 13 Prebook: Dec. 9 > Superbly scripted Brit-com about a philosophical ex-roadie turned exterminator. British comic Steve Coogan added another indelibly deluded character to his portrait gallery with this 2006 sitcom about Tommy Saxondale, a former roadie turned exterminator in suburban England. More
  
• Brideshead Revisited
  MIRAMAX/DISNEY Street: Jan. 13 Prebook: Dec. 2 > This adaptation of Waugh’s novel moves considerably faster than the BBC miniseries. When this lavish adaptation of the Evelyn Waugh novel was announced, many people wondered how it could improve on BBC’s well-loved 1981 11-part TV miniseries staring Jeremy Irons. More
  
• Patti Smith: Dream of Life
  PALM Street: Jan. 13 Prebook: Dec. 16 > Portrait of the artist’s obsessions for initiates only. The poet-musician deemed the “godmother of punk” explores her beliefs, accomplishments and obsessions in this free-form documentary. Shot over a number of years, the film proceeds in a random, dream-like fashion, to the extent that the viewer learns only what Smith cared to impa... More