Articles by Mike Long

Josie And The Pussycats

July 26, 2001 // 0 Comments

Hollywood is often accused of underestimating the masses and delivering the same drivel to the public over and over again. (For a rather acidic diatribe on this point, check out the by Henry Selick on "Monkeybone".) Typically, the only way to [...]

Die Hard Collection

July 25, 2001 // 0 Comments

One of the most highly anticipated box sets of the year has finally arrived, and the "Die Hard: The Ultimate Collection" proves itself to be quite worth the wait, as it’s overflowing with great bells and whistles. In fact the only real problem [...]

Saving Silverman

July 20, 2001 // 0 Comments

When a film is universally despised by critics and ignored by filmgoers, I like to check it out and give my own two-cents. I usually find myself disagreeing with the status quo about such films. But, in the case of ’Saving Silverman,’ I’m in with [...]

Down to Earth

July 17, 2001 // 0 Comments

During the featurette included on the DVD of Chris Rock’s latest film, ’Down to Earth’, one of the interviewees states that once we see the film, we’ll understand why they remade ’Heaven Can Wait.’ Well, I’ve seen ’Down to Earth’ and [...]

American Pie: Ultimate Edition

July 11, 2001 // 0 Comments

Just in time for the theatrical release of ’American Pie 2’, Universal Home Video is unleashing The ’Ultimate Edition’ 2-disc DVD set of ’American Pie’. This new version only offers a few new features which weren’t found on the original DVD [...]

Monkeybone

July 10, 2001 // 0 Comments

Have you ever wondered where nightmares come from? Or, have you ever given any thought to what is happening in the minds of those unfortunate people who are in comas? If these thoughts have crossed your mind, you’ll find some answers in the film [...]

The Stepford Wives: Silver Anniversary Edition

July 6, 2001 // 0 Comments

Anchor Bay Entertainment is releasing a special ’Silver Anniversary Edition’ of the 1975 cult classic ’The Stepford Wives’ to replace their earlier DVD, which was released in late 1997. This re-release DVD features a newly made anamorphic [...]

Dracula 2000

July 5, 2001 // 0 Comments

As the name implies, ’Dracula 2000’ is a modern updating of the classic vampire tale, but it’s also a pseudo-sequel to Bram Stoker’s original tale. The film opens in London, where Matthew Van Helsing (Christopher Plummer), grandson of the Abraham [...]

Unbreakable

July 3, 2001 // 0 Comments

At times, it seems that entertainment reporting is more popular than the entertainment itself. Today we are swamped with magazines, television shows, and websites reporting exclusively on Hollywood and the entertainment industry. Therefore, it’s hard to [...]

The Cat O’ Nine Tails

June 29, 2001 // 0 Comments

For his first three films, Italian director Dario Argento created a series of films that has come to be known as the "Animal Trilogy", as each film has featured an animal in its title — "The Bird with the Crystal Plumage", [...]
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