DVD
Half Japanese
Living somewhere between a documentary and a mockumentary, ’Half Japanese: The Band Who Would Be King’ is a real documentary, but it’s hard to believe that any of it is true. The film follows the alternative-rock band Half Japanese through an [...]
The Black Pirate
When discussing silent films, the first titles that usually come to mind are the great comedies of Charlie Chaplin and Buster Keaton, or foreign classics such as ’The Passion of Joan of Arc.’ But even back then there was a place in Hollywood for that [...]
Boys Don’t Cry
When Oscar time came around this year "Boys Don’t Cry" was the talk of Tinseltown – among many other films, of course. But one thing that was so remarkable about this particular movie was the fact that actress Hilary Swank had made such [...]
The Living Sea
Narrated by Meryl Streep, with music and songs by Sting, ’The Living Sea’ is a beautiful visual and audio experience. From the tropical lagoons of Palau, to the raging seas off the coast of Maine, this IMAX experience provides a very broad, [...]
The Sweet Hereafter
A rather unsuspecting hidden feature can be found in New Line Home Video’s Platinum Edition of Atom Egoyan’s masterpiece “The Sweet Hereafter.” It is very inobtrusively hidden in the menus of the disc, and it is audible. If you go to the disc’s [...]
Never Cry Wolf
Based on Canadian naturalist Farley Mowat’s autobiography, ’Never Cry Wolf’ tells the tale of a young scientist sent alone into the wilds of Northern Canada to uncover proof that wolves are responsible for the rapid decline in the local caribou [...]
House On Haunted Hill
Over recent months I have really become suspicious, every time a new horror film showed up in theaters or DVD respectively. The reason is quite simple. For the most part, recent horror movies just could not convince with their Generation X approach, their [...]
