Articles by Mike Long

Tumbleweeds

April 26, 2000 // 0 Comments

From year to year, it seems to get more difficult to decide which films are "Oscar-caliber" and which aren’t. At first glance, I wouldn’t have considered the hard-edged "Tumbleweeds" the kind of film that the Academy would embrace. [...]

Interactive Mind Teazzer

April 25, 2000 // 0 Comments

Vivid Interactive has become very famous for stretching the limits of DVD technology, and they’ve taken another step with their latest release "Interactive Mind Teazzer." This DVD offers the viewer a new way to access the entertainment offered [...]

The Insider

April 24, 2000 // 0 Comments

Michael Mann’s ’The Insider’ is a powerful drama which explores the struggle of two men fighting a corporate giant. Mann abandons his trademark action sequences and gives the film its own unique style. Russell Crowe plays Dr. Jeffery Wigand, a [...]

Happy Texas

April 20, 2000 // 0 Comments

The comedy ’Happy, Texas’ first gained notoriety at the Sundance Film Festival, where its screenings all sold out. It then made the news again when it was learned that Miramax passed on buying ’The Blair Witch Project’ (I wonder why?) and [...]

Tierra

April 18, 2000 // 0 Comments

So, you say that you’re looking for a movie that’s a little different? I’ve got your different right here. ’Tierra’ (which translates as ’earth’) is another unique foreign film being offered to us by Vanguard. This Spanish production follows [...]

Half Japanese

April 17, 2000 // 0 Comments

Living somewhere between a documentary and a mockumentary, ’Half Japanese: The Band Who Would Be King’ is a real documentary, but it’s hard to believe that any of it is true. The film follows the alternative-rock band Half Japanese through an [...]

Bride On The Run

April 7, 2000 // 0 Comments

"Bride on the Run" is a new film from VCA Interactive. As with some other adult video companies, VCA Interactive has its own stable of in-house stars, with "Bride on the Run" featuring one of their brightest stars, Nikita. Despite the [...]

The Sixth Sense

April 6, 2000 // 0 Comments

On a certain level, it seems unnecessary to write a review for a film that has just become the tenth highest grossing movie of all time. Apparently, plenty of people have already made up their minds about the movie. But, that record is based on how many [...]

A Little Bit of Soul

April 5, 2000 // 0 Comments

With their recent DVD releases, Vanguard Films is proving themselves to be quite adept at providing unique film experiences from overseas. One of their latest offerings is the offbeat Australian comedy ’A Little Bit of Soul’, which stars Oscar-winner [...]

The Aristocats

April 4, 2000 // 0 Comments

So far, Disney is making good on their dedication to their ’Gold Collection’ DVD line, which will see at least one new DVD released on the first Tuesday of each month. The new release for April is the 1970 production, ’The Aristocats.’ In the [...]
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