DVD

Mystery Men

February 23, 2000 // 0 Comments

Universal Home Video has hidden some hidden trailers on their release of the action filled comedy “Mystery Men”. From the disc’s main menu go to the bonus materials. There, scroll down to the second page of the bonus materials and select [...]

Nature’s Fury

February 23, 2000 // 0 Comments

Distributed by Warner Home Video, The National Geographic Society has started to release some of its highly acclaimed documentaries on DVD. One of them is “Nature’s Fury, ” an incredible view on the devastating forces of natural disasters. The DVD [...]

Stigmata

February 23, 2000 // 0 Comments

Stigmata: Marks or sores corresponding to and resembling the crucifixion wounds of Jesus. With this explanation given in a dictionary, it quickly becomes obvious that "Stigmata" has to be a movie with religious overtones. A quick look at the [...]

MisSpelled

February 22, 2000 // 0 Comments

For some reason I always find it interesting and very appealing when an adult movie breaks away from the standard wham-bam production formula and creates and atmosphere and surrounding that is more picturesque than the clinical and almost emotionless [...]

Out Of Africa

February 21, 2000 // 0 Comments

In 1985 Sydney Pollack’s epic "Out Of Africa" was nominated for 11 Academy Awards and eventually won 7 of them, including that for "Best Picture". Interestingly, lead actress Meryl Streep lost hers as "Best Actress" to [...]

The Hidden

February 21, 2000 // 0 Comments

I remember the first time I heard about "The Hidden, " it was in the late 80s when a friend recommended me to watch this rather obscure movie at the time. I went out, rented the video and was quickly captivated by this powerful film that had [...]

Stir Of Echoes

February 18, 2000 // 0 Comments

Due to the cannibalistic nature of the Hollywood system, there have been several instances over the past decade where two films with very similar storylines have been released in a short span of time. We’ve had "Volcano" vs. "Dante’s [...]

Grey Owl

February 18, 2000 // 0 Comments

James Bond plays as Indian? It may appear a little weird at times, but believe me you will quickly settle into the idea of Pierce Brosnan as an adopted frontier trapper. “Grey Owl” is a great and beautiful movie by Richard Attenborough that gives us [...]

The Astronaut’s Wife

February 17, 2000 // 0 Comments

I like movies that come from the "What if?" or the "Wouldn’t it be cool if?" school of filmmaking. These are movies that start with a very basic central premise that is usually built around one idea or even one scene. For example, [...]

Space Truckers

February 17, 2000 // 0 Comments

Sterling Home Entertainment’s Millenium Edition of “Space Truckers” contains a few very interesting hidden features. From the main menu, go to the disc’s “Scene Access” menu and from there to section “E”. Now push the arrow up key once or [...]
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