DVD

Holocaust

May 14, 2008 // 0 Comments

As a teenager in 1978 I witnessed a TV mini-series that shook me to my foundation. For the first time the atrocities of the Nazi Regime, the horrors of the Jewish genocide were driven home to me in a matter that was tangible. Not the dry dissertation in [...]

She Done Him Wrong

May 9, 2008 // 0 Comments

In pre-code 1930s Hollywood, before the Hays Office and the Catholic Church began enforcing a system of self-censorship on Hollywood films, sex was a frequent ingredient in popular movies. And nobody brought sex to the movies like Mae West. A vaudevillian [...]

Cloverfield

May 6, 2008 // 0 Comments

When I saw the first trailers for "Cloverfield" I got incredibly excited, hoping that this would turn out to be some cool "Godzilla"-style reincarnation, outside of the legendary franchise. Now that Godzilla has been put on hold by [...]

Delirious

May 2, 2008 // 0 Comments

When I read the synopsis of "Delirious" I knew I was a movie I had to check out. A small indie production starring Steve Buscemi as a paparazzo – I just had to see it, and I popped in the disc when it arrived on my desk from Genius Products. [...]

Charlie Wilson's War

April 28, 2008 // 0 Comments

With a cast like Tom Hanks, Julia Roberts and Philip Seymour Hoffman under the direction of Mike Nichols, "Charlie Wilson's War" had to be a good film – or so you would think. It was for that reason that I decided to give the movie a [...]

Blast Of Silence

April 25, 2008 // 0 Comments

On their release of the Allen Baron movie “Blast Of Silence, ” Criterion Collection has also included a cool little hidden feature for you to uncover. Insert the DVD in your player and on the disc’s Main Menu highlight the “Trailer” entry. Then [...]

Dan In Real Life (Blu-Ray Disc)

April 23, 2008 // 0 Comments

On the Blu-Ray version of the Disney’s “Dan In Real Life” the studio has also hidden two little bonus features for attentive fans to uncover. From the disc’s Main Menu go down the list of entries and then select “Scene Selections.” Now go [...]

Don’t Go In The House

April 17, 2008 // 0 Comments

On the Shriek Show release of the 1980 indie horror film “Don’t Go In The House” the studio has also included a hidden feature for you to discover. From the DVD’s Main Menu select the “Extras” menu entry and on the follow screen move the [...]

The Untouchables: Season 2 Volume 1

April 16, 2008 // 0 Comments

Dishing them out half a season at a time, Paramount Home Entertainment has just released "The Untouchables: Season 2 Volume 1" offering up another 16 episodes from the classic TV show surrounding the incorruptible federal agents. Robert Stack [...]

The Nanny

April 15, 2008 // 0 Comments

One of the great stars of the classical Hollywood era, Bette Davis, like so many actresses before and after, saw a steady decline in decent roles as she approached middle age. By the late 1950s, her film career had become stymied, with only a smattering [...]
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