Sara

Greetings, Starfighter. Those two words from The Last Starfighter perk up the ears of any 30-something privy to the 1980s rash of science fiction films in their heyday. They also recall a historical milestone in filmmaking where a small effects company pioneered the use of computers to create near photo-realistic digital effects in a theatrical picture. No film had attempted the feat prior, not even the original Star Wars trilogy. It was a….

When Babel hit theaters in 2006, it hit the movie-going world like a surprising and critically acclaimed storm. The movie’s three distinct yet connected stories each told an emotional tale that few people saw coming, and the Golden Globes and Academy Awards both recognized the film with a Best Picture award and nomination, respectively. Yet the movie’s original DVD release met with much less acclaim. In a world of….