I have always felt that George C. Scott was the strongest in the parts that brought out the human and emotional sides of his characters. Although his performance in movies like “Patton” was truly remarkable, to me parts such as that of Edward [...]
Recently New Line Home Video has released a series of movies on DVDs that contain rated and unrated versions on the same disc. “Embrace Of The Vampire” is one of these films, and in effect you get four versions of the same film on this dual layer [...]
Mr. Jones is an energetic and passionate film in which Richard Gere plays a man on the verge of self-destruction. Columbia TriStar Home Video is presenting the movie on this DVD in its original 1.85:1 theatrical aspect ratio, as well as a pan and scan [...]
Although a number of titles from Vivid’s catalog are rather stylish and slick, further and further getting away from the sleazy image that adult movies used to have, “Nightbreed” came as a complete and pleasant surprise to me. Starring Christy [...]
Universal Home Video has placed some additional trailers on their release of the Steve Martin and Eddie Murphy comedy “Bowfinger.” From the disc’s main menu, go to the “Recommendations” menu. Here you will find trailers for “The Nutty [...]
While there are several television programs that I enjoy, there haven’t been that many that I would like to have on DVD, so that I could always have a pristine copy of the show. Sure, like a lot of people I’m hoping Fox will release “The Simpsons” [...]
What at first sight looks like a typical New Line Home Video credit easter egg, turns out to be much more upon closer examination. From the disc’s text main menu select the New Line logo. This will bring up a credit screen. Within this screen highlight [...]
Flash Gordon fans rejoice! Image Entertainment has just released a phenomenal collection of 13 complete and uncut episodes of the 1936 serial “Flash Gordon” starring Buster Crabbe and Charles Middleton on one DVD. In total the dual-layer disc is [...]
I am not sure whether the success of Harold Ramis’ "Analyze This" has inspired the creation of the movie "Mickey Blue Eyes", but even if it did, this version of a Mafia spoof with Hugh Grant in the lead stands on some solid feet of [...]
New Line Home Video has hidden an interesting supplement on their release of Bernardo Bertolucci’s movie “Besieged”. Although not exactly hidden, it is a feature that has not been announced and is not documented on the disc’s packaging. In the [...]
