Following hot on the heels of their impressive second-wave of ’Secret Agent’ releases, A&E Home Video unveils another show which is sadly best remembered today for its classic theme song. When Generation X’ers hear the ’Peter Gunn’ theme, [...]
While many trends and fads come and go, it’s always interesting to note the ones that never die. Since the early 1980s, Transformers have gone in and out of vogue in their incarnations as both toys and entertainment. Today, Transformers are hot once [...]
Today, more than ever, the media loves to scrutinize the media. And now, as it has been throughout history, this kind of coverage can, at times, thrive on sensationalism. So, whenever a product is labeled as "controversial" or [...]
There is a dangerous secret hidden somewhere inside an aging gothic cathedral. And, there is a good movie hidden somewhere inside ’The Church’. And while the mystery in the cathedral is eventually solved, that good movie never shows up, unfortunately. [...]
While Anime has been around for years in various incarnations, such as "Speed Racer", "Battle of the Planets" and "Starblazers", it wasn’t the 1988 release "Akira" that western audiences really sat up and began to [...]
Hey Kids! Have you ever asked yourself, ’What would happen if Ed Wood tried to make an Italian zombie movie?’ Well, wonder no more, as Anchor Bay Entertainment brings you ’Hell of the Living Dead’ on DVD. This crazy film wants to be a hybrid of [...]
During the finale of ’The Grapes of Death’, one of the characters states, ’This is too damn crazy!’. And how, brother. French director Jean Rollin, best known for his artsy female vampire films, here takes a shot at making a zombie film, and the [...]
A&E Home Video continue their commitment to being the leaders in bringing cult television series to DVD with the release of two new box sets of ’Secret Agent’. This British series was known as ’Dangerman’ in the UK (which explains the title [...]
People will always want more of a good thing. Which is why, when ABC canceled the TV show "Twin Peaks" in 1991 after a 29-episode run, the ravenous fans of the show demanded more. Despite the fact that the central conceit of the show, the murder [...]
For those who like to get technical when pigeonholing films, it seems that every genre has a series of sub-genres. In the early ’70s, exploitation films gave way to "Blaxploitation" films, which featured predominantly African-American casts. [...]
