DVD Review: "Suffi Soul: The Mystic Music Of Islam" by Richard Marcus
Sufis believe that through music and song people can learn how to love God. It doesn’t particularly matter to them how you express that love, or whether you want to call that expression of love Christianity, Hindu, Judaism, or Islam, what matters is that you love.
DVD Review: "My Faraway Bride" (My Bollywood Bride) by Richard Marcus
Listen, don’t pick up a copy of My Faraway Bride expecting art or genius…It’s fun, light hearted, enjoyable, and best of all it never takes itself too seriously…one of the best romantic comedies I’ve seen.
DVD Review: "The Buddha Of Suburbia" by Richard Marcus
The Buddha Of Suburbia is a great coming of age tale set amidst a very turbulent time period. It’s beautifully written, wonderfully acted, and full of moments both funny and sad.
DVD Review: "Deserter" A Documentary by Richard Marcus
The story of one person’s flight to Canada – to escape the war in Iraq. Deserter is a little piece of Ryan Johnson’s story, and maybe it will help you understand why he felt like he had to do what he did.
DVD Review: "Helen Mirren At The BBC" by Richard Marcus
It is not only a pleasure to watch Helen Mirren’s performances because they are brilliant, it’s also nice to see a woman being given the same opportunities that are normally only given to men on this side of the Atlantic Ocean. If you liked Helen Mirren as Queen Elizabeth, l & ll, you will love this set.
DVD Review: "Beowulf & Grendel" by Richard Marcus
Beowulf & Grendel is a reminder that you can still create a magnificent cinematic experience without CGI or a blue screen in sight. Reality is still a lot more powerful than anything you can churn out in a studio or on a computer screen.
DVD Review: "The Thames Shakespeare Collection - "Macbeth", King Lear", "Twelfth Night", and "Romeo And Juliet" by Richard Marcus
In the end, despite some disconcerting elements, these are four wonderful examples of what it’s like to see Shakespeare performed when none of the actors are intimidated by the text, and everyone from the leads to the smallest walk-on has a firm grasp of how to “speak the speech”.
