DVD

Jack Frost

December 14, 1999 // 0 Comments

Just in time for the holiday season, Warner Home Video is bringing us a stylish and highly entertaining Christmas movie. The problem with these holiday movies is usually that it seems to be hard for them to strike the right balance between entertainment [...]

Psycho III

December 14, 1999 // 0 Comments

Goodtimes Home Video presents “Psycho III” on this DVD in a 1.85:1 widescreen version. Although not 16×9 enhanced, the transfer is very good, without notable film artifacts. A few scenes exhibit some noise and film grain but for the most part, [...]

The Third Man

December 13, 1999 // 0 Comments

Based upon a story and the screenplay by Graham Greene, "The Third Man" is a movie that takes you back to post-war Europe in 1949. The film has had a lasting impression on me since I first saw it on TV as a child many years ago. It is a [...]

Bridge Of Dragons

December 13, 1999 // 0 Comments

HBO Home Video’s release of “Bridge Of Dragons” contains a fullframe transfer of the movie on this DVD. Considering that the movie is a direct-to-video release, this seems to be its original aspect ratio, as no obvious cropping or unbalance in the [...]

Feeling Minnesota

December 13, 1999 // 0 Comments

New Line Home Video has hidden a few trailers on their release of “Feeling Minnesota”. From the disc’s main menu, go to the Cast Filmography Section. Under Cameron Diaz“ entry you will find a trailer to ”The Mask“, and under the section [...]

The Bonfire Of The Vanities

December 10, 1999 // 0 Comments

Warner’s release of the Brian DePalma comedy “The Bonfire Of The Vanities” contains a 16×9 enhanced widescreen version of the movie as well as a pan & scan presentation that is slightly cropped on the sides. The transfers are very clean [...]

The Last Picture Show

December 10, 1999 // 0 Comments

This is a special edition of Peter Bogdanovich’s small-town drama, released by Columbia TriStar Home Video. Shot entirely in black and white, the DVD contains a widescreen presentation of the movie in its theatrical aspect ratio of 1.85:1, in a transfer [...]

Black Mask

December 10, 1999 // 0 Comments

In the wake of Jet Li’s recent recognition among American moviegoers, it is hardly surprising that some of his films that predate his appearance in "Lethal Weapon 4" are slowly trickling into the US mainstream. Artisan Entertainment has just [...]

The Sea Wolves

December 9, 1999 // 0 Comments

Warner Home Video has just put out “The Sea Wolves”, a 1980 film starring Gregory Peck, David Niven, Roger Moore and Trevor Howard among other stars, and despite the lack of any extras, the disc at least contains an anamorphic widescreen version as [...]

Edgar Ulmer Collection Vol.1

December 9, 1999 // 0 Comments

All Day Entertainment’s first release in their “Edgar Ulmer Collection” is an impressive double-feature disc that features “The Strange Woman” and “Moon Over Harlem”. Both films have been digitally restored and especially in the case of [...]
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