When I went to college, Siegfried Lenz’s ’Das Feuerschiff (The Lightship)’ was required reading for all students and I remember how impressed I was with how different the story was from the typically boring and stuffy material we were required to [...]
On their release of the Collector’s Edition of “Star Trek: Insurrection” Paramount Home Entertainment has added a few Easter Eggs for fans of the film to uncover. Insert the second disc of the DVD set and from the Main Menu go to the [...]
"Hostage" may not have made a huge box office splash but it is nonetheless a pretty good, intense and dark thriller. It is great to see Bruce Willis in a role again that is tailor-made for him. A hero with tough and feelings, without the swagger [...]
On 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment’s release of “The Three Stooges In Color” the studio has also added a little extra. Although the Easter Egg is advertised on the packaging, it is not immediately obvious. So here’s how to get to it. During [...]
Synapse Films has in the past released some independent films and some schlocky material but with ’Bizarre’ even this studio treads new territory. Originally released under the title ’Secrets Of Sex’ in 1970, this film is an anthology of weird [...]
Like countless others, I’ve been a fan of Andrew Lloyd Webber’s "The Phantom Of The Opera" musical version for some time but I did have some difficulties wrapping my mind around the thought of perceiving this musical as a movie production [...]
Stop-motion television shows were very popular during the 60s and 70s and many children’s shows were produced that way in those days, as well as many TV specials and films, such as the Rankin/Bass productions. ’Davey And Goliath’ was the story of a [...]
On the DVD version of “Racing Stripes, ” the studio as also added a hidden feature. From the DVD’s Main Menu go to the “Special Features” section and there go to the third page of special features. Now use the directional keys on your remote [...]
When review quotes on a DVD packaging come from a writer you’ve never heard of or a publication you have never encountered, chances are the film is utter crap and the studio simply didn’t get a useable positive review quote from one of the well known [...]
If you watch "The Assassination of Richard Nixon" and expect a polit-thriller this is not the movie for you. Instead it is a character drama about an everyday man who is brought to the breaking point by his surroundings and our culture as a [...]
