Warner’s release of the William Castle classic “House On Haunted Hill” contains the film’s fullscreen version as well as a 16×9 enhanced widescreen transfer in the film’s original 1.85:1 aspect ratio. The full frame transfer is an open [...]
In the early 80s, the animated feature film "Heavy Metal" became in instant cult classic upon its release to theaters. Combining flashy imagery with a lot of violence and gratuitous sex, the film was the animated version of the comic book series [...]
Over the past decade, there have been many movies, which have dealt with inner-city life and the struggle for youth to escape that life. Films like "Boyz ’N The Hood", "Menace II Society" and "Set It Off" set the stage for [...]
On Warner Home Video’s special edition re-release of “The Wizard Of Oz” you can find some interesting hidden features. In the “Oz Characters” section off the special features menu, go to the first page of Glinda’s info. Select the glowing orb [...]
What attracted me the most to view "Notting Hill" at first, was the fact that it is mostly located in one of London’s most colorful suburbs, the titular Notting Hill. Since I have spend quite some time in London myself, a bit of nostalgia [...]
Step by step, DVD is taking one hurdle after the other. As early adopters we have been waiting and seeing Buena Vista, Paramount and 20th Century Fox come around to release DVD titles after a long time of trepidation. We have seen Dreamworks enter the [...]
New Horizon has actually put a number of trailers to others of their releases on the Anniversary Special Edition of joe Dante’s “Piranha”. You can find them in the “Coming Attractions” sections of this great disc. There are trailers for Big Bad [...]
Saying that the films of David Cronenberg are weird is like saying that water is wet — it just doesn’t begin to describe the situation. Cronenberg has made a reputation by creating truly unique films that challenge the viewer — not only [...]
After starring in the wonderful “Ever After”, one can’t help but wonder why Drew Barrymore would want to star in (and executive produce!) drivel like “Never Been Kissed.” Barrymore stars as Josie Geller, an uptight newspaper copy editor who was [...]
“Halloween: H2O” is letterboxed at 2.35:1 in the disc’s non-anamorphic presentation. The picture is very clear, especially during the daylight scenes, and shows only a very fine grain at times, and no artifacting. The DVD transfer appears to be [...]
