Due to the cannibalistic nature of the Hollywood system, there have been several instances over the past decade where two films with very similar storylines have been released in a short span of time. We’ve had "Volcano" vs. "Dante’s [...]
Anchor Bay Entertainment and Universal continue to show their support of DVD by releasing obscure films from the past. Their latest offering is Paul Schrader’s 1978 drama “Blue Collar”, starring Richard Pryor, Harvey Ketiel, and Yaphet Kotto. The [...]
Let me start by saying that I’m not a fan of "Pretty Woman" and I’ve never liked Julia Roberts very much. However, I loved "Notting Hill", so I tried to go into "Runaway Bride" with an open mind. I had no illusions, mind [...]
As the number of DVD titles grows and as more Americans bring DVD players into their homes, the number of family titles has also started to increase. The way I see it, this is of vital importance to the longevity of DVD. The more well-rounded and easily [...]
Have you ever noticed that if Kevin Costner has a moustache in a film, that the film tends to do comparably poorly? I want to get a grant in order to study this. The obvious example of this is "Wyatt Earp." But, there’s another Costner film [...]
I always try to be honest with my reviews, so let’s all be frank here. For several different reasons, Disney has not been the studio that would be ranked number one among DVD collectors. And for a while there, it seemed that they had no intentions of [...]
You often hear people say that they don’t make them like they used to, and that’s certainly the case with the psychopathic killer film. In the 70’s and early 80’s, some of the sickest psychos ever graced the screen. These villains carried out acts [...]
"Rushmore" is one of the best comedies that I’ve seen in years (for more gushing and a full plot synopsis, please see my full review for the Touchstone DVD release of the film), so I was delighted to hear that the Criterion Collection had been [...]
I love it when underrated films make their way onto DVD. It’s even better when the film is one that you thought would NEVER see the light of day on DVD. I consider "The Exorcist III" to be the most underrated film of the Nineties, and Warner [...]
Yes, ladies and gentlemen, it does exist! “The Shawshank Redemption”, the DVD that has been announced and canceled mulitple times, has finally been released. And while the Morgan Freeman audio commentary which had once been advertised didn’t make it [...]
