New DVDs | ‘Coco Before Chanel,’ ‘Law Abiding Citizen,’ ‘Black Dynamite,’ ‘Good Hair’
New DVD releases for Tuesday, Feb. 16, include “Coco Before Chanel,” “Hunger,” “Revanche,” “Black Dynamite,” “Good Hair” and “Law Abiding Citizen.”
New on DVD: ‘Law Abiding Citizen,’ ‘Black Dynamite,’ ‘Coco Before Chanel,’ ‘Good Hair’
Law Abiding Citizen When a thief and murderer gets a light sentence because of police bungling, the victim’s husband and father (played by Gerard Butler) takes the law into his own hands and then proceeds to exact revenge against the whole criminal justice system, including a prosecutor played by Jamie Foxx. As written by Kurt Wimmer and directed by F. Gary Gray, the thriller is a jacked-up …
Audrey Tautou (THE DAVINCI CODE, AMELIE) plays the legendary “Coco” Chanel in an enthralling exploration of her early life before she rose to worldwide fame as the most celebrated fashion designer of the 20th Century. We meet the young Gabrielle Chanel, illegitimate daughter of a traveling salesman who learns to sew in a Catholic orphanage before following her singing ambitions lead her to a cabaret club. It is here where Chanel earns the nickname Coco and also where she catches the eye of several high society gentlemen who would ignite her passion and become instrumental in the development of her remarkable career. From director Anne Fontaine (NATHALIE), Coco Before Chanel is the fascinating untold story of how one woman rose from humble beginnings to become one of coutures most important icons. In Cinemas July 31 www.cocobeforechanel.co.uk
Movie review: ‘Coco Before Chanel’
A truism about acting insists that it’s all in the eyes; when it comes to the French actress Audrey Tautou, that means performances of alert sensuality and limpid, smoldering depth. She brings everything her eyes have to bear on her role as the title character in “Coco Before Chanel,” portraying the legendary fashion icon while still a young woman, not yet a designer and far from the …
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