In recent years, we’ve become grudgingly accustomed to multiple DVD editions of the same movie. In the beginning, this was due to the remastering of a DVD or a release of a special edition disc to replace the previous release. More recently, the trend [...]
"The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension" surely ranks as one of the classic cult movies of all time. This insanely great little film has carved out a nice little niche for itself due solely to word of mouth by the rabid fans [...]
After their successful and highly entertaining spoof of the "Star Trek" phenomenon with "Galaxy Quest, " the folks at Dreamworks decided to get off on a few other highly successful science fiction franchises, this time the mix includes [...]
One of the most amusing murder mystery comedies has so far been sorely missing from DVD. Fortunately Columbia TriStar Home Entertainment has taken heart and is now bringing "Murder By Death" to the digital video domain. Featuring an all-star [...]
"Osmosis Jones" is quite a surprise, emerging as a funny and clever comedy for adults and kids alike. Bill Murray stars as zookeeper Frank, the man who will eat anything. After eating an egg, which had been in the mouth of a monkey, the film [...]
There are some movies which simply look great "on paper". That is, the factors involved in the film seem to insure success. Be it a spectacular cast with a well-known director (i.e.: "Mixed Nuts") or a film with a cool concept that [...]
"Beware the Jabberwock, my son! The jaws that bite, the claws that catch!" Director Terry Gilliam began work on "Jabberwocky" very soon after the completion of the classic "Monty Python and the Holy Grail." As both films are [...]
We all have seen the animated version of Dr. Seuss story of the evil Grinch countless times, who has a heart that is two sizes too small. Combined with Boris Karloff’s narration, for generations this version of the story has been cherished by millions [...]
After the success of Brett Ratner’s 1998 action comedy "Rush Hour, " New Line quickly made plans to follow up the meeting of East and West with a sequel. Part of the challenge was of course to bring Hong Kong superstar Jackie Chan and Chris [...]
When we think of foreign films, what usually comes to mind are movies from continental Europe or the Far East. Given that perspective, the definition of a foreign film for most Americans would be a movie, which isn’t in English. But, there are occasions [...]
