First Men In The Moon is a 1964 science fiction film adapted from the H.G.Wells novel, written by Nigel Kneale of Quatermass fame with special effects from Ray Harryhausen and directed by Nathan Juran. Since it’s not yet available on Blu-ray (Twilight time have announced a release in March 2015), I thought I’d give the iTunes HD rental a quick review.
Young Ones is a 2014 neo-western written and directed by Jake Paltrow and starring Elle Fanning, Nicholas Hoult, Michael Shannon and Kodi Smith-McPhee. Set on a future dust-bowl earth, the film tells the story of a farming families struggle to survive. Since the movie is not available on Blu-ray yet – I thought I’d give the iTunes HD version a quick review.
Automata is a science-fiction thriller starring Antonio Banderas, available on iTunes in HD right now, and since it’s not available on Blu-ray yet, I thought I’d give it a review. Directed by Gabe Ibáñez, Automata is based on a script he co-wrote with Igor Legarreta and Javier Sánchez Donate. Made on a shoe-string 15 million dollar budget, Automata tells the story of beaten-down insurance agent Jacq’s (Antonio Banderas) quest to explain-away why his companies robots have been breaching their prime directive not to self-modify. Interestingly the film has been given an almost parallel theatrical and digital release on iTunes, which I always appreciate, since it’s increasingly difficult to get to the theater.