Michael Mann’s ’The Insider’ is a powerful drama which explores the struggle of two men fighting a corporate giant. Mann abandons his trademark action sequences and gives the film its own unique style. Russell Crowe plays Dr. Jeffery Wigand, a [...]
New Line Home Video has hidden a number of exciting trailers on their release of Jack Sholder’s horror-actioner The Hidden. Three trailers in total can be found on the disc, if you know where to look. From the disc’s main menu, go to the “Special [...]
In 1956 the Cold War was fully under way and the fear another world war was imminent in people’s mind. The threat of nuclear destruction, an invisible yet absolutely lethal force, or from Outer Space was omnipresent and built the backbone for a great [...]
Warner Home Video’s release of the Steve McQueen action classic “Bullitt” contains an interesting unadvertised feature that may easily escape viewers. From the disc’s main menu, go to the “Special Features” section, where you will actually [...]
The comedy ’Happy, Texas’ first gained notoriety at the Sundance Film Festival, where its screenings all sold out. It then made the news again when it was learned that Miramax passed on buying ’The Blair Witch Project’ (I wonder why?) and [...]
BMG Music has released “Sarah McLachlan: Mirrorball” with an interesting feature on the disc that is not completely obvious. This feature requires a DVD-ROM drive however, and is either a result of a bug on the disc, or a last-minute change in the [...]
Brigitte Bardot has been a sex symbol for a whole generation and even watching her today in the movies that made her the star she was, it is hard to escape her charisma and charm. But it wasn’t only her sex appeal and her voluptuous lips that made her a [...]
’Destination Moon’ was an early attempt to realistically depict a manned mission to the Moon. Co-written by science fiction legend Robert Heinlein, with other-worldly artwork provided by Chesley Bonestell, this is serious, speculative sci-fi. With the [...]
So, you say that you’re looking for a movie that’s a little different? I’ve got your different right here. ’Tierra’ (which translates as ’earth’) is another unique foreign film being offered to us by Vanguard. This Spanish production follows [...]
Jackie Chan has become a seal of quality for action films a long time ago. While he is developing his own future projects, Chan also has enough time to make sure he is actively establishing a new cadre of action films that ensure the future of the genre [...]
