Time changes how we react to particular movies. As we grow older and presumably/hopefully more worldly and sophisticated, films that seemed neat when we were younger may now seem naive or superficial.
AMC's fine series "Mad Men" begins its second season on July 27 - and gives DVD collectors a lavish presentation of the first season this week.
These were the Top 10 DVD rentals at Redbox kiosks from June 23 to June 29:
Following is a partial schedule of coming movies on DVD. Release dates are subject to change:
John Sayles' 2007 "Honeydripper" has everything a serious filmgoer searches for in an independent film.
When "Mad Men" first made its splash last summer - on AMC, of all unlikely places - there was no doubt that it was going to look as sharp and shiny as a classic Cadillac tailfin. Set in 1960 amidst the hustle and bustle of Madison Avenue ad agencies (hence the title), "Mad Men" was an art director's fever dream, full of smart suits, cool cars and cumulus clouds of cigarette smoke.
These were the Top 10 DVD rentals at Redbox kiosks from June 16 to June 22:
Following is a partial schedule of coming movies on DVD. Release dates are subject to change:
A a 30-disc box set with every episode of the HBO series "The Sopranos" weighs in at nearly 10 pounds.
For nearly eight decades, Dick Tracy has fought an often bizarre assortment of mobsters, dope pushers and other vermin who inhabit the comic strip underworld originally created by cartoonist Chester Gould.
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