Historical-drama veteran Tom Cruise looks to take more than an eye for an eye in Valkyrie, a film based on a true story about a small group of German politicians’ and military leaders’ assassination attempt on Adolf Hitler (out on DVD and Blu-Ray this week). Cruise talks to Earl Dittman about his portrayal of Colonel Claus von Stauffenberg, the controversy surrounding the film’s production in Germany, and the importance of WWII films today. Plus: this week’s DVDs and Blu-Rays, all after the jump.
Archive for May 20th, 2009
CD review: The New York Dolls’ ’Cause I Sez So
This is the second album in the New York Dolls second recording incarnation, and original 1973 producer Todd Rundgren is back in the producer’s seat. Though the youthful exuberance and genre-defying rock’n’roll assault have been lost in a long-forgotten stream of dollar mascara, they have nonetheless been replaced with a headmaster’s maturity and dignity.
