Peter Falk Archives - DVD Review & High Definition

The Great Race

September 16, 2014 // 0 Comments

Blake Edwards’ 1965 movie “The Great Race” will always have a special place in my heart. I loved the movie since the first time I saw it when I was a child, and its quirky characters, the locales and of course the zany comedy all appeal to me like [...]

Columbo: Mystery Movie Collection 1989

June 27, 2007 // 0 Comments

With the "Columbo: Mystery Movie Collection 1989" Universal Home Entertainment has released another set of TV movies featuring the trenchcoated super-sleuth. Like all previous releases, sadly this set seems to be way too short as fans just [...]

Murder, Inc.

July 5, 2006 // 0 Comments

Gangsters rule the streets of 1930s Brooklyn in "Murder, Inc.," a gritty crime drama from 1960. Taken from the real-life history of the notorious titular gang, the film mixes hard facts and Hollywood romanticism to create an entertaining, if [...]

Columbo: The Complete Third Season

July 22, 2005 // 0 Comments

Once again the bumbling LAPD detective is back at it again as Universal Home Entertainment is releasing ’Columbo: The Complete Third Season.’ This season includes some of my favorite episodes of the show, most notably ’Any Old Port In A Storm’ [...]

Castle Keep

October 15, 2004 // 0 Comments

Towards the end of the World War II a squadron of American soldiers takes residence in a medieval castle in the Ardennes. The owner of the castle is hopeful the soldiers will defend the castle and its priceless art collection from destruction and the [...]

The Great Race

June 25, 2002 // 0 Comments

Blake Edwards’ "The Great Race" will always have a special place in my heart. I loved the movie since the first time I saw it when I was a child and its quirky characters, the locales and of course the zany comedy all appeal to me like few [...]

Corky Romano

June 11, 2002 // 0 Comments

The number of films coming out of ’Saturday Night Live’ alumni has been steadily increasing and Chris Kattan seems to be the next star of the comedy series to make a real impression on Hollywood. ’Corky Romano’ is his latest comedy in which he [...]

Murder By Death

December 5, 2001 // 0 Comments

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 [...]

Made

November 28, 2001 // 0 Comments

One of Artisan’s highly touted films is now on DVD. It is the Mob comedy ’Made, ’ in which two small time mob-runners (Vince Vaughn and Jon Faverau) are given a big job in New York, only to mess it up with their innate inability. Sadly, not much of [...]