On June 6, Universal Home Video is releasing Gus Van Sant’s shot-for-shot remake of the landmark film by Alfred Hitchcock. The film was reason for many a heated discussion and still, Van Sant’s intentions are dubious. Psycho presents an unpredictable [...]
Warner Home Video just announced the release of the animated version of the Rodgers and Hammerstein classic, The King And I on July 6. In addition to trailers, TV spots and biographies, the disc will contain a “Creative Room”, allowing viewers to [...]
Here is a very interesting piece on the state of the Hong Kong filmmaking industry from Yahoo, which we feel is very saddening, but infromative. By Carrie Lee HONG KONG (Reuters) – Hong Kong’s once booming movie industry — one of the [...]
British actor Oliver Reed died yesterday in Malta as a result of a heart attack in a bar at the age of 61. Reed, appeared in 53 films, ranging from Ken Russell’s 1969 film “Women in Love,” which featured nude wrestling and the first screen scene [...]
It’s a midsummer pyromaniac’s dream as Germany’s hottest export Rammstein returns to the United States for its first ever full scale headlining tour. Riding the success of its soon-to-be-platinum Sehnsucht (Desire) LP and its appearances on the [...]
You either love them or you hate them, there is simply nothing in between! Monty Python are synonymous with a dark, subversive humor that defies comparison to anything else in the market. Although often attempted, no-one since this legendary British [...]
For a long time, it had been considered "unfilmable", until a daring Milos Forman teamed up with writers Gerome Ragni and James Rado to create one of the best musical transitions from stage to screen. Converted directly from Broadway to a [...]
As someone who is watching a number of foreign movies over time, I am always surprised to find new gems, as well as films that have been ripped off by Hollywood filmmakers in one way or another. Image Entertainment’s recent release of the Hong Kong [...]
"The Avengers" is a British TV cult series that ran for many years, with a variety of casts. The definitive team of Avengers was clearly Patrick Macnee as Mr. Steed and Diana Rigg as Emma Peel. Teaming the two up as secret agents, each episode [...]
Since director John Woo’s work has caught the eyes and attention of American audiences, gritty Hong Kong action movies have become an integral part of the genre for many fans. In "Man Wanted" director Benny Chan pitches Simon Yam and Yu Rong [...]